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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-16

THE First Congressional District
held ito CONVENTION At Owatoona last
Tuesday, and re-nominated Hon. n.
H. Dunpell, BY At least = two-thirds
vote. The minority made . dstsr1in.
ed opposition, but without avail. The
existence Of , marked, hostility 70 The
further candidacy Of Mr.. Da.nsll, Va
evident lseg before The convention met,
aud many expressed The hope that The
party might escape the burden Of an
ipjaaicioas ssd unpopular nomination.
Disiatserated ~ il is,-wantiag IN IT,
PERFORMED, very many Of b. elements
Of eobssivessss % tho bringing forward
Of some man against whom none a.
tsrtsiosd even prejsdiss, sssaaed to
u absolutely essential TO il success.
md had the people done their duty in
The primaries, the result would hsve
bess different o. there woaiA have
beso = more cordial acceptance Of the
nominee. We preferred tho retire
neat Of Mr.. Duansll,-mei.ly te
personal Reasons, but To public hae %
interest i. our private hads. We vsrs
dipatis6sa With what ~ 1t The tine
undssstoo3 10 b BIZ eoursa On Tie
sealary Grab" bill and ~ INDUCED in
soos MID criticisms Of hin = b %.
peaced O ~ yseord - 49, psessst-
"a. We 40 ,op dissatis6pd With biz
having asssptsd The sssk peg. Con-
eseeisg IL ,ssard, ~ ars sNase taat
he ~ The victim Of malicious miesp.
rsssatat;on; Of tho baek pey-that h
~.s The willing rseip;sat of money,
Tho legal right 70 which M abee.
satsa By ths higher hw It stssnal jas-
ise,-a hw not enacted at Waking.
~ y. 9.
IL Repsblisaas q IL staas l.
1aoled q ~ esaaaecs al RsQes'
Isestsavo Il Minssso>s, - IL - ~
sou]d b i,sirunental j. etestiag Il, 4
repeal Of ths odious salasy bin. Mr.
Dunnell laboesd and voted for it, n
peal, and also for provision requiring
. restoration Of the salary received By
each member in exoess Of that Pre-
soribed BY the old law. The BIZ ''e'
repealed, and the issue which It raised
is settled. No one pretends that Mr.
Duunell has not been an able aud 4
faithful representative Of his oon'tita'
eut's interests, in al their infinite Va
risty and extent. Neither do any
claim that bis character in Washington
u not seeditable 70 tho Diatrict which
he represents, nor yet that his positioa
among tAe Representatives Of o+hs'
States, and tho several departments o.
the government, Il not Of such . char
aetsr - to resder him exesediogly val
uabls aud efficient in promoting thu
interests d Minnesota.
| The opposition 10 him is perennial
and while ~ frsely admit that 10 hsv'
No friendship, On The eo.a.on mean
ling Of that tsrp). br Mr.. Dsaosl, X
shall support him-believing that tn
principles # Just and free govern
ment arc embodied in the platform o
the party, and illustsatsd in the aehive
msnts 'of the party, whish has th<
Third time expressed its confidence ia
his integrity aud ability.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-16

A1eeo!o2 81 U1ooeU0004l00 - th0'
- 1srtls' Osss2 <Ie~ss 1se-
w. tas uadersigas& il order To- a.
soeiaes ourselves aa& become ineorper.
atsd &u tho ppef o. Of Building. and
opsfasi1sa. ehsees factory. under and
ps1suaoe to.tbe provisions. Of the stat.
ute in.ssash sssae, made ssd' provided,
DO hsr.b1 sdopt' ths following article.
|oi Incorporation, vis:
ARTICLE Let.
The name Of the corporation hereby
i;smed, shall TO "The Turtle Greek
Cheese Factory" The general nature
VI II baslaess shah DO The manufsc-
turs Of cheese and butter, and its
plaee Of business shsh b near Turtle
Greek, on the farm of j. b. Rogers, in
ehe town Of Laaaing, in Mower Co.,
AIinn..
ARTICLE 2nd.
The time Of oomnsneemsnt Of said
oorPor.tsoa.shau be July, 1st, 1874,
aud the period 81 its continuance shall
b thirty yeass'
! ARTICLE: 3d..
The amount of capitol stock Of said
Incorporation shall be Two. thousand
dollars, and tho Same shall h. paid -
ealled .tes. BY the board Of directors
! b. 1oaiss oE;thirty days, one halt to b,
paid IT, 1st,day, of October 1874 and
lose half Tho 1t day Of. March 1885,.
| ARTICLE 4th.
The highest amount Of liability, O
liadsbtedeees to vhioh said eorpora:io,
shall b ssejseted, D. shall notsxoeed on
Thousand 'do'l.s''.
Fl Aa11cLR' 5th:
The names aud places Of rssia5ns
Of the psrsons forn,ing this association
for Incorporation, arc ~ follows:
John Van House, Moscow, Frsebor
Co. MINI.
J. n. Cook, Lansing Newer Co. Minl
> D, +. Bsro, -" "
s. Lazy, "
. J. B. Ro9sss,
) A. P. MeBride, I" {"
ss::: s:'' Ken, Moscow, r...s..
Co. MINI.
n. 8. Hardy, :.
IS. N. Frisbis, Ct.
III
E 1. II. Paes. I"
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|. City Il A,atis, Jsly 1sth, 1874.
Adjourned 1estisg..
0s.asl ~. pnssu,.t 70 adjourn.
Dss< Present, D. B. ;snith, Btssftt.
Alds. Cox, Padea, Athsrtos, Hsany,
and stads.
Minutes Of last regular meeting read,
and on motion were approved.
The following bilk were presented,
and on motion were referred 70 com.
mittse on bills.
s y Of '. = r. !. s.i'a. - !: ::
" Mserisk / Kasx so
" Mr.. Parry, Toe rent ~
y Pstsseh aassSaty ~
Bill Of B. J. TylAr for twelve dol
lars and afty cents, received, and laid
on The table.
A eonnnaieatioa from All. Mean
q, md Michael Collins, in rsfsrsoc,
to sids walk q rail 1oad street, re
esived, and placed - 6ls.
Reports from Justisee Griffith and
Smith, presented and referred 10 ::oom
mittes On bilb.
The committee on bills reported tb,
following bills to be correct, and 0,
motion wsrs allowed, and ORDER
drawn toe tho came. .
Bin Of L. y. arl0th,:: so
y 1se Jeess, 30
I" Wa. 1isbas1s loo.oo
Report Of Q. W. Aust;a, City Treas
ursr, received and . vote Of thanks ten
dsssd him t6r the styls and manner Il
which il was made up.
Report Of road ovsrseer Of Sd var,
~ ze1ssred baek for correction, Uni
detailed statsnsat.
Reports ofrosd ovsrssse Of 1t ~,
End wards accepted and placed On Ole
TO b taken Up On final settlement.
The following ,ssolutioa va pre-
ssntsd and adopted.
Reso1sed-ThatJ J. 8. Pullman, Jul
tiss Of the Peace, in the Sd ward, b
md hs H. hezsby directed aud n
quiIsd 70 make report 70 this Counei
4 il MT nesting. Of al easss tia
my have bssa bstace him, in whiol
- city u inteesstsd, cd IL al u
spssts to comply With The charter Q
cid sity.
The street. commissioner Was direct
ID to have small signs painted, an'
placed q saea end Of NV bridg
across tho Turtle, at tie south side o
s;ty, x,raing tho public Of the penal
lty 6r driving hstse than walk.
On melton Council adjourned h
lneot n 80 week.
A>tsst, RUSS B. DAVIS,
City Reeords,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-16
DR., ca. AMER,
80 II CAisage, Tie Celebrated
0,ie o1lDo

1Troa& Qhreaao DISEASES Qnlyl
AL DesRAsEs cosssssurseaALLv snsA4ED.
TIN 131T 1laST3u1f3NTS
Ior Diag.osisg and .sesstaising the facts
and sxtsat Of oiseess. I make : thorough
saalysis u tAs essrseie1s Of The System It
|eaaaot gst q shsts without; Which, IN most
easss takes one OF two days. do not ask .
case fully" I viii not tribe With life and
health. Below will 30 found . fsw ;of tie
FITS! FITS, FITS, FITS!
That most fearful malsdy, bpitepsy (Fitsl,
have Dst failed thrss times In six years %
ouse, sDd can give yoa rslsssaess 70 many
eases sarsd, now living I'D at&sadipg 70 thsis
ALSO, ALL CHRONIC DISEASES,
6aeh g sseofaIa, Syphilis, Catesrh, co.san-
ton, Chronic dy:snt'ry, Torpid Liver, Pilee
!:s:"G",2: e:.s,,:'' Or Ply f:.:: :aS
The bladder and Kidasye. 1eaals Complaints
Of wbatsvsr character, and those leathso1s
ed disgusting
>~~. CATARRH AFFECTIONS
which arc The bate of life to Thousands, know
ing tho end thereof is
CONSUMPTION AND, DEATH.
In all Throat and Lung Disease, with my
new, original aud perfect system-1 will ad-
nit no superior.
treat almost helpless cases. s,eoessfally.
Rsos.her the datss: 0ov11o00
000oe. 10ly 10eA AaA llaA.
Post-O0ee a1drsss, 1876 Nadisoa Street,
Chicago, III. v7nl4yl
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-16

Al. Testsr, lansing, Mower Co. MINI.
J. Sehwan, Austin, Mower Go. Mimi.
ARTICLE 9Th.
John VaaHouse, s. n. Frisbie,
Jonas Haaey. Michael Teetsr, A. p.
Mcbride, shall constitute tho first
board Of directors. The officers Of the
corporation shall be . President, Vice
President, Secretary, and Treasurer,
and the govsuamens Of the corpora
ton aud the management Of it, adai,s
shall b vested in 10 board Of diree-
ton, Who shall serve without compensa.
ton. The hoard Of directors sha Il
consist Of I've steek holders, they shall
BE- elected At the annual meeting Of the
stock holders, which meeting shall be
on the first Monday Of April, Of each
aud every year, At 10 o'clock A. II. At
the cheese factory Of said corporation:
All officers Of said corporation shall be
elected BY the bessd. Of directors auau.
ally, On the first noaday Of April, Of
Zach year, and Ill e6eers and direct.
ors shall be stock holders; oil officer,
and directoe1 shall hold their Office 70,
the term Of one year, and until thei,
sueoeseors are elected and qualified and
any vacancy may 30 filed BY the direct
ors either In tho directors or officers
ARTICLE 7th.
The capitol stock Of said corporation
shall b divided into forty shares Of
6fty dollars each.
In testimony whereof, W have herr
unto ct orr hands aud seals, this 1s'
dsy Of Jaly. 1874.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-16
UOTtC& 70 CREOlTD1D
OTATE OF MINNESOTA COUN.
0TY or MOWER.
II. Probate Court.
Inbkha natAar az the astnte Of nsns Hanson

deceased.
70 whom It nay concern: Notice 10 hereby
given TO ill persons having claims against the
sstste Of Hans Hanson late Of NevxdA, Now
Or county, deceased, to present tho same foz
examination and hearing, to The Judge Of the
Probate Court for Mower osunty, It bic olaea
In the city Of Austin in said county, within q
months, on the following day, Wis: ssptem-
bsf 9Th 1874, md January 71d 1875.
Dated July sth 4, D. 1874.
By the Court, WI. II. C1ANDALL,
1l4.5t Judge Of Probate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-16
Job. Work:
sre unexcelled IN southern Minnesota.

Parties dssirisg anything in eur limo ars
invited 70 call o. send their orders, aud
prompt attention will b given them.
G. II. HOWE.
Austin, Nay 18th, 1874. VIM.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN
SICKLES AND FISH.

WASHINGTON, December 80.
The following is a telegraphic cor
respondcnce between Secretary Fish
and Minister Sickles, copcerning the
resignation Of the latter:
MADRID, December 6.
1t is published officially that
the Government disapprOvcs my con-
duet in the case OF the Virginius. If,
in the opinion Of the President, my
resignation would facilitate IL satist;lc
tory termination of that question, or
be otherwise advantageous to public
interests, such resignation may be CON
sidc:ed hereby respectfully rendered.
Signed, SlcKLES.
WASHINGTON, December 6.
The alleged publications of disap-
prOvaI of your conduct are entirely I'M
authorized. NOdissatisfactiOn has been
expressed or intimated, and it is deem
ed important that you remain. Your
resignation at this time would not be
accepted, as it would interfere with
prospect Of an accommodation.
Signed, FISH.
MADRID, December 16.
respectfully request that my. tele-
gram Of the 9th inst, rendering my
resignation, and your reply Of the
same date, may now he published.
Signed, SICKLEs.
WASHINGTON, December IL.
Your tender of resignation was only
hypothetical, and your telegram re-
ferred it to alleged publications, un-
known here, attributing dissatisfac-
ton, which had not been expressed.
Under these circumstances its publica-
tion is not deemed necessary, and can
not he authorized.
Signed, FISH.
MADRID, December 20.
respectfully renew the tender of
my resignation, which l trust may be
accepted without interfering with the
prospect of an accommodation.
Signed, SIcKLEs.
WASHINGTON, December 20.
Your resignation will be accepted.
Letters of recall, with instructions,
will he forwarded next mail.
Signed, FISH.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

WHILE the crew and passengers
who invested in the Virginius venture
We're treated to cold lead, several San
Franciscans who indulged in Havana
lottery tickets, realized 100000 in
cash. The Sacramento Union furnishes
the following list Of fortunates who
drew prizes: ''Tom Benton, proprietor
of the Occidental coaches, received
Sl25, 600; Moore, bricklayer, $25, ,OO0; /;
Michael Pace, S25, 600; a newspaper
carrier, S25, 600; real estate dealer
named Lyons and commission mer
chant on Washington street, $25, 900 !;
VIM. OConnor, lamp dealer, 81, ,OOO."
Better be born lucky than rich.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
DInkCroKY OF COUNTY OrFiCE.s.
Tsses ;and Places for Holding Courts 10
the Territory or Montana.

sUPREME COURT.
At Virginia City, first Monday in Ja uary and Sec
Ond Monday IN August
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS.
Fyr,f Disfricf-At Virginia City first NJ nday 10
ArriI, scce III Monday in July, and second Mon
day in November.
seonA Dissricf-At Deer Lodge. third MOnaay IN
April, first Monday in September, and nrsV Mon
DAY in December.
1Airt Districs-At Helena, first Monday In March,
first Monday in July, and fourth Monday In Oc-
t0ber.
TERRITORIAL COURTS.
1frsf isfricf-ln Madison County, nj virginia C,!,
6rst Monday In April, second Monday III Juy'
and second Monday in November
In Gallatin County, at Bozenan, Grst Monday IN
March and fourth Monday in October
In Jefferson County, at Kadcrsburg. second Mon
day in May, and first Monday in October
0eeosd Dtsfrici-Dcer Lodge County, at Deer Lodge
City third Monday in April, first Monday In
Septomber, and first Monday in December.
an Missoula County, st Missoula, fourth Monday
in June and second Monday IN November
III Beaver Head County, Bannack, first Monday IN
june and third Monday in October.
Jkird Disfricf-ln Lewis ana Clark County, at Hell
ena first Monday in March, first Monday In
July, and fourth Monday in October.
In Meagher County. fourth Monday ~ A"y anu
fourth Monday IA NOvemOcf'
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

I. Any one who takes paper regularly from o, ,i,'
PastOfice-whcthcr directed to his i;amc or anoth
sr's-or whether he has subscribed or no'-ls re-
sponsibe for the payment
2 If a person orders his paper discontinued, he
must nav ali nrrearaScs or iie publisher may c"i'.
timIIc to send until payment is made. and coilcci
the whole amount, whether the paper IS taken ffon
the ONCE or NOT
& The courts have decided that refusing to take
the newspapers or periodic Ms from the Postoihce,
or removing and leaving them uncailel Tor, Is
Srima fdcia evidence Of intentional fraud.
REGULATING LEGAL PUBLICATIONS..
An ACT to amend an Act entitled. "An Act to
prO, idle for aud regulate the rates Of charges for
the publication or Legal Documents approved
January Nh, 1872.
Be Il enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of the Ter
ritory Of Montana:
SECTION l. Publishers Of newspapers in this Ter
filnry shall he entitled to the following fees for
Dullicsti, n Of all legal advertisements Fo' the
irst imst rtion of each folio Of hundred words
three dollars; for ca h subsequent insertion, TWO
dollars.
SkC 3. The printer Of such legal advertisements
shall be entitled to payment Of his full fees before
being required to furnish certificate of the publ.
cation.
Approved, December IS, !s'l.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

THUS far the Northern Pacific Rail
road has met every payment of its in
terest promptly, and has paid up dol
lar for dollar the wages and salaries Of
it's employees. Throughout it's entire
seven hundred miles of length the
road is built as well as any road in the
country DIETER than the Union Pacific)
and its rolling stock is as good as can
be manufactured. Excepting the con.
struction of the seventy-five miles OF
track beyond the Missouri to tap the
Dakota coal fields, the management
has accomplished all it proposed up to
the present time.-MinneapOlis Times.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
M r . = A g. L
OF TIE
GOVERNOR OF MONTANA,
TO THE
Eigth Legialasive Assembly.
Councilmen and Representatives.:

Comncilmen and Representatives..
You have been called from the usual
pursuits of life, by the suffiages Of
your fellow citize-ls, to the important
work of Legislation, at q period of pc
culiar interest incur public affairs.
The year just clolsd brought the peo-
pie of the Terribly reasonable pros
pcrity; good health blessed our homes
and invigorated our activities; indus
try in every vocation Of life has been
measurably rewarded; no pestilence
or malignant disease has invaded our
Territory; no terrible calamity, such
as has entered the homes of many Cit
izens Of our common country, has Wis
tied our people.
For these and kindred blessings we
should acknowledge our gratitude to
Almighty God and supplicate the con-
tinuance of His mercios.
Before you enter at large upon the
duties of legislation, l submit for your
consideration such informotion as l
have been able to obtain, touching the
conduct of public affairs, together
with such suggestions and recommen-
dations as appear to be demanded by
the public welfare.
Six hundred and twenty thousand,
three hundred and ninety acres of the
public domain have been taken up
under the laws Of the United States
by actual settlers and 31S,030 acres
are under cultivation.
The grand duplicate of taxable
property for 1873, BY counties, is as
follows:
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

AS A cool person, under the circqm-
stances, as was ever heard Of was a
young nobleman; who, in a frightful
railroad accident, missed his valet.
One of the guardians came up to him
aud said, "My lord, we have found
your servant, but he is cut in twO."
CAV, is heT said the man with q
Dundrcary drawl, but still with anxi-
ETY. depicted on his cOuntenance.
"Win You be gwood enough to see in
which half he has got the key to my
carpet bagin
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
BAA1NE's trial was held in tn,

BlAAINE's trial was held in the
Grand Trianon, mansion curiously
connected with the vicissitudes Of
French rulers. Built by Louis XIVth
as a sort Of retreat where he could cs-
cape the cnnui of Versailles, it was af-
terwaid occupied Marie Antoinette as
the scene Of those little fripperies
which were magnificd against her in
the tragic period that followed, and it
was there that the great Napoleon
slept on the night of the dissolution
Of his marriage with Josephine
Charles x and Louis Philippe only
were on their way to the exile from
which they never returned.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
Number and. vaIhe Of the stock in +
the Territory: /.

Total amount Of warrants drawn OH
the Treasury during the fiscal year
ending December LIST, 1878, $2s,S97
Al.
l have the honor to submit for your
information the following statement
Of the condition of. the Territorial
Treasury, for the fiscal year ending
December 1st, 1873, and also for the
month of December, 1873.
Report of Territorial Treasurer for
the Fiscal Year ending December 1st,
1878:
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

HAVANA dispatches state that the
Vos and Diavto comment bitterly on
the sinking Of the Virginius and the
release of the prisoners. and charges
that the Government sank the Vir-
ginius in order not to be compelled to
deliver her up to Spain, and is guilty
Of perfidy in releasing the survivors.
The Vos says, for the great wrongs
Of the Spanish nation terrible atone
ments are reserved, and their hour has
come.
III IN interview with Captain Ger
eral Jovellcr, the latter stated that the
newspapers give their own opinions.
The Government neither shirks nor is
it responsible for hcarticlcs they print.
The Government acts independently,
and according to the circumstances.
1t does not follow because the articles
pass the censor of the press that they
reflect the opinions Of Jovellar, who
denies having seen them.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

NASHUA, n. H., is beginning to
think that the possession Of an "oldest
inhabitant" is not an unalloyed bless.
ing. The old gentleman has beenmak-
ing his fellow citizens unhappy by
pr0claiming that in 1928 he paid $3.50
taxes on the same property on which
he now pays e141.2A4
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

The yearly production Of paper II
an parts of the civilized world is esti-
mated at 1900, ,OOO, 600. An army Of
nearly 4O0, 900 men and women are em.
ployed in this peaceful profession, and
the capital involved is about $3.50, ,OOO,-
100 In gold.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

LAST August man was killed by
the cars at Kokoma Junction, Indiana.
A few evenings ago his brother was
killed by the same train, the same en-
gineer running it, at the same hour
aud the same place. -
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

LOUISIANA, which before the war
was behind some of the other States
in the production Of cotton, has now
come largely to the front. She raises
this year some loo, 900 bales out Of
the 3,9OO,O 600 bales raised in all the
South. To do this she has largely
abandoned the cultivation Of sugar.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
COUNTRY CHILDNEN.

-~oH@
Little fresh vio!c:s,
Born in the wild wood,
Swcelly illustrating
Innocent childhood;
Shy as the antelope
Brown as a berry
Free as tbe mountain air,
Komping and merry.
Blue eyes and hazel eyes
Peep from the hedges
Shaded by sunbonnets,
Frayed ut the edges;
Up in the apple trees,
Hccdless Af -s,angesS ------
Manhood III embryo
Stares at the stranger.
Out in tho hilly patch.
Seeking the berries
Under tic orchard trees,
Feasting on cherries,
T,~snpIi"g the blossoms,
Down 'mong the grasses,
NJ voice to hinder tlieSl.
Dear lads aid laS>cs.
No grim propricty-
No inlerdiction;
Free us the birdl;ngs
From city restriction!
Coming the lurest blood.
Strengthening each muscle,
Donhing health ar:nor
'Gainst liic's coming hustle.
Dear little inEOccnts
Born in the Wildwood;
Oh, that all little ones
Had such 4 childhood
Gods blue spread over them.
Gods garden beneath them;
No sweetcr heritage
Could VIC bcqucath them!
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09

BEN BUTLER is probably, the hard
est man to corner in America. AT the
choice for seats in the House, Ben's
lot fellamOng the Democratic members.
He took it with the utmost self possess
sion and amid good deal Of laughter,
the Democrats themselves making es-
peciaily merry at Ben's expense. Be-
fore next morning, Ben had traded off
with a colOred member, and when the
Speakers gavel called the House to
order, there was the somber shadow Of
the Fifteenth Amendment lowering
from the very center Of the Demo
craticstronghold. The House chuckled,
Butler looked innocent, and the Demo
Gratis -gesticulated excitedly, and want
ell to know if social equality was to be
forced upon them, and their daughters
compelled to marry, etc, etc.: but the
son of Africa tlincl,ed not, and to-day
from out that spotless crowd Of Anglo
Saxons there looms kinky head and
charcoal face, and the freedman speaks
from Democratic stand point!
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-09
FREIGHTING NEXT SEASON.

A steamboat enterprise to take
freight for Montana aud Idaho at Bis
marck and carry it to Fort Benton and
Helena, has been in operation for four
months, and will be carried on to a
greater extent next season. Since the
completion of the railroad, eight steam
ers of 400 tons have run from Bis
inarck to points beyond, to the head Of
navigation on the Missouri. These
boats have handled s, 800 tons; they
will in early spring make Bismarck
their point Of departure. To secure
direct connection with Helena, aas ar
rangement has been made with the
Diamond r Wagon Transportation
Line, whereby wagon road shall be
made dnring the winter from Helena
to the mouth of Muscleslell river,
which empties into the Missouri river
125 miles this side of Fort Benton, SO
that there will he connecting route
from st. Paul via the N. z. II. r., the
Missouri river, and the Diamond II
Line, direct to Helena.-R. Il. Rerier.