The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-22
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sustained serious injuries. He was seated On
. hox in the sleigh, driving his team, When
tho front bob dropped suddenly into q deep rut
~ cbuck-hole, throwing him violently to the
rro,,n6 between the sleigh end horses. After
-ooovorine somewhat from the shock he at
to,nnted to walk to the Post, but found that
one Of his legs refused to perform its usual
oor7;ce. Lie than managed to crawl into his
s,oirh and drive on to the Fort. On arriving
ct Ellis. he ascertained that one of his legs
was broken in two places. On the facts
hpinp made known to General Alexander, he
ordered the ambulance and had Mr.. Engesser
conveyed, as comfortable as possible, to
town, He is now at the Laclede Hotel, and,
after receiving proper surgical attention, is
doing as well as could be expected under the
nainful circumstances.
yellowstone Journal ."m
The scarlet fever still prevails among the
Sioux encampment on the Tongue river to
m extent that j~ustiies the ~strictest precau-
ton on the part of our citizens to prevent the
endemic getting a foothold here. The
stores are crowded with Indians frequently
during the day, and as the germs Of the dis
ease are carried in their clothing prudence
would dictate the %propriety of giving such
visitors the cold shoulder as far as possible.
Parents of families should be especially eau
tious about permitting their children to come
in close contact with the Indians. The pro-
verbal s'ounce Of prevention is just now Of
immeasursble value. AS we unfortunately
have no village Board of Health to exclude
the %red-skinned death messengers from the
tow every one must adopt his avn precau-
tions.
John VIM came near having the wind
taken out of him for good last week. He was
walling q well on a. P. Flannigan's ranch
near town, when q bucket of stone fell from
the mouth, grazing his head and body, and
smashed the bucket to pieces at the bottom of
the we'll. The fall was caused by a broken
plank above.
[Heraldl
The hall of Boulder Star Lodge, I. 0. G.
t., and the school house combined were de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday evening last.
Only the organ and library were saved. The
hall had recently been reftted and carpeted.
The fire was the result Of carelessness on
the part Of persons who had spent the even
ing there. The loss will be keenly felt by
the Good Templers, as there is no other pub
lie building in Boulder valley, and in conse-
quence they will have no place to meet.
The jury in the case Of the murderer,
Peter Pelkey, which was sent out at 6 o'clock
in the evening, stood on the first ballot six
for conviction and six for murder in the sec
ond degree. Al 10 o'clock the vote stood
nine to three in favor Of the conviction.
About thirty ballots were then cast, but no
juror changed his mind until l o'clock the
next morning, when it stood ten to W for
conviction. Balloting continued with no
change until instructions were asked and re-
ceived from Judge Conger, after which but
one ballot was cast resulting in 8 verdict Of
guilty.
The brilliant defense made by Messrs. w.
H. Dewitt and I. B. Porter in the case of the
Territory vs.. Peter Pelkey is commented
upon in the most fattering terms by members
of the bar and those who were in the court
room during the trial. 1t was almost q hope
lees case from the beginning, and that these
gentlemen were able to raise SO strong a
doubt in the minds of he jury that they re-
remained in consultation for thirty hours be-
fore deciding upon q verdict, speaks highly
for the professional ability Of the counsel for
the defense. These gentlemen are to be es-
pecially commended as they serve without
pay, having been appointed by the court, the
prisoner had no money with which 10 employ
counsel.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Kessler, the
estimable wife Of Mr.. Nick Kessler, is dan
gerously i'll, and not expected to survive.
DR.. VIM. H. Hawkes. yesterday evening
telegradhed his acceptance of President elect
tender Of the position of tutor to
dis sons, Harry and James, and in about a
fortnight will take his departure for Wash
City.
W. D. Knight, publisher of the Yellowstone
Journal, accompanied by his wife, left on
the morning of December 10. for Bismarck,
they will take the cars for Washing
on City. They expect to remain at Wash
ngton during the holidays. )
The Indian Spo-pee, now on trial for MUIR
is quite IN artist. In the court room :
his morning he amused himooIf NV drawing :