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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

ADv1cEs from various parts Of this section
report stock doing reasosably well excepting
on Highwood, wheress they are not SO faVora-
BILE. On the Marias, while there is consider
able suffering, and a scarcity Of feed, there
has been no great mortality among stock,
and the favorable turn Of the weather will
prevent the disaster that was anticipsted.
The .sChinook'' wind, which began Tuesday
afternoon, has continued with such steadi-
ness and warmth that the entire sheet Of
snow is disappearing, and another day will
remove the cause Of apprehension Of stock
starving to death. The most astute weather
prophets, (who lave hit the weather business
pretty straight thus far) predict fair weather
for February, and if they had not, we may
reasonably conclude that the severe weather
Of the past two months will not last through
the entire winter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

wealthy parents and Influence are no sort of
service in getting . young man a place on q
newspaper. There is no business that is so
entirely independent of all these considera-
tons as this. a wealthy father can easily
get his son 9 location to read law or medicine
or push him forward in almost any other
walk of life he may select ; but he is utterly
powerless to do anything for him in a journ-
alistic way. To be sure, he may buy q news
paper, and set up his hopeful in that manner,
but unless there is something in the youth
called Journalistic knack, a natural knowl-
edge Of what to write and how to write it,
he will be a failure in that line, and Gil the
money and influence Of wealthy and per-
haps powerful relatives will count him moth.
ing.
Some fond parents educate their sons with
especial view to making Journalists out Of
them, but it is rare that we hear of these
young men after a few years. Meanwhile
some scrub, born among the hills, having
nothing but q common school education, and
the knowledge scraped up in q country print
ing office, will advance to 9 front rank in the
profession. He has the journalistic knack,
and forces recognition because he has it. He
gets . place, not because he has wealthy par
ents to influence the proprietors of leading
newspapers, but because he knows what to
write and how to write il, and the editors
take it because it is what they want. His
articles go in because they supply q demand,
while perhaps the elaborate essays from the
pen of @ man educated on two continents
with an especial view to journalism are cast
into the waste basket.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

TIE Daiy Record appeared on Nednes'
day. and is a singular effort in newspaper en-
-terprise. 1t is we'll filled with Advertisement
taken from the weekly. and has all the attrl'
butes Of d good newspaper except news. y
is large enough for Chicago, but It Is ques.
tionab BILE if q five column story, 9 large 10
stallment of poetry, and dull editorials On top
les which as d whole indicate more 9 know
ledge Of books than Of newspapers or Of PEG
Die who read them, will meet with public ap
nroyal at $26 per year. We have canYassee
this daily business pretty thoroughly anon
o,1r business men and others, and have foune
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
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Strength of the Irish League.
1.-THE American. |

The strength of the Land League IN Its
even by those who wish to believe that it is a
system OF terrorism by which the people
have been dragooned into compliance. It is
the London Times Dublin correspondent who
p%ronounces that a new government has been
set up in Ireland, with the full and united
support of the people, who leave the ordina-
~ method Of obtaining redress to find it in
the unauthor lied and even illegal courts Of
the Land League. The story Of the struggle
Of Mr.. Bence Jones, of Cork county, to get
his cattle over to Bristol, is a fine illustration
of the situation. Fortunately we have two
versions Of it that Of terrorism as given
by Mr.. Jones himself, who thinks he has
been a model landlord, and that his laborers
would stay with him, and bis tenants pay the
old rents, if it were not for fear Of the
League. But the Times correspondent tells
q different story. He finds a general exas-
peration Of public feeling against Mr.. Jones
throughout the neighborhood. The steam
ship companies of Cork and Dub lin dare not
take his cattle on board, for fear of losing
all their customers only the efforts Of the
police can get them forwarded by rail and
only by sending them the length Of the island
to Belfast, can he get them transported to
England.
If this state of things continue, 'sthe land
lords must CO." No arrangement for the Sc
curity of private rights can be maintained to
the permanent destruction of the public
peace. Whatever rights England may have
given the landlords, it was always assumed
that these are to be consistent with the main
tenance Of public order. Indeed, the land
lords were sent into Ireland to bind it closer
to England'sssrule, just as the Irish establish
ed church was created for the same purpose.
Both have managed 10 deepen and Intensity
the alienation. The church, for that reason,
has been abolished. Landlordism must fol-
low. It is only q question of terms.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
Greece amA Turkey.

Arbitration between Turkey and Greece
was no sooner agreed to by the SIX great
powers Of Europe than it was discovered
that arbitration would not work at all.
Greece didn't want it, ..and Turkey didn't want
it. The French minister at Constantinople
told the Sultan that Europe was willing TO
ar5itrate, without consulting the ambassadors
of the other governments, therefore the ltal-
ian and Russian ambassadors regret that the
French ambassador was 80 "fresh," and eX-
press the mournful belief that, as the Sultan
learned of the arbitration scheme from q
ambassador instead of six, the cake is dough,
the cat is out of the bag, arbitration must be
abandoned, and direct negotiations between
Greece and Turkey tried.
The Greeks thirst for war. They insist
that the Territory south of the Salambrias
and Kalamas rivers shall be theirs. Turkey
must yield at once, or blood will flow. The
ment does not dare be conservative, though
several foreign ministers at Athens are try
ing to hold back the premier. 1t is believed
that there would be a revolution if the king
and cabinet evaded the popular demand.
That Turkey must lose the territory in dis.
pute, and so suffer a considerable elimination
of its already contracted European domain,
seems inevitable. War between Greece and
| Turkey can be prevented only by the yigo-
rous action of the six powers, and their
agreement to maintain the present situation
is not likely. IF Greece and Turkey fight,
the latter must necessarily get the worst Of it
because, as General Ignatief says, the great
powers will not see Greece get seriously
beaten. Greece will either beat Turkey, or
will itself get beaten till England and Russia,
allies for once, and other governments prob
ably, interfere in its behalf. In either case
Turkey will get the worst Of i, for the Sui
tan has no friend when Lord Beacons6eld is
out Of office. Ii war ensues, Greece will get
by it not only what it now claims, but what
Epirus, and Crete. Yet the Sultan can not
yield except to force without practically alb
dicating all his sovereignty in Europe. To
that complexion must it come at last, but the
Sultan can not be expected to abandon Con-
stantinople till resistance is hopeless.
This suggests the most serious phase OF
the matter. The more Greece extends its
domains the more the future ownership OF
~Constantinople becomes q live issue in
European diplomacy. No government il
quite willing any other government should
have it, and q war between Turkey and
Greece renders q general European war ove1
the s'sick mans : estate quite possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

The New York merchants are opposed to
the new Chinese treaty on the ground that it
would give a monopoly Of the opium trade
to the British. This is a most absurd objec-
ton to q thing that has been the scandal Of
the world, and augurs well for the treaty it
self, since if hat Is the best objection that
can be urged against the document, its gen.
eral provisions must be good to a superlative
degree.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
TITS now almost %conclusively settled that

IT is now almost conclusively settled that
the Northern Pacific will come by way of
the Musselshell and Smith River to Helena.
There is so much to choose in favor Of this
route, and so much in the Southern route that
is Objectionable, that there is little doubt but
that the above route, or one very nearit, will
be selected. The two other roads on the way
must come still further north, and the chance
of some of them striking Benten is almost q
certainty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

The snow-bound mails prevent the max
ing of much territorial news, and, in fact
news of any kind. So We are driven to first
principles, and content ourselves with pre-
senting matter Of general interest and partic-
ular untitness.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

The most trying of all the things to be met
by the people Of Benton this winter is the
scarcity of fuel. Wood is now selling at $50
per cord, and the quality Of it is very poor, 9
cord lasting perhaps five or six days. Our
citizens must take hold of the matter and Or
ganize. Fuel is plenty and cheap at the
heads Of any Of the numerous streams falling
into the Missouri near Benton, and the MIS-
souri, itself will furnish an inexhaustible SUI
DIV Of good wood, which, with the exception
of cottonwood, will bear transportation On
tii1e river and over the falls without injury
to its fuel properties. Why not organize 9
stock company, with the purpose TO supply
itself with wood at cost, selling to outside par
ties at the market price. Such a plan would
REQUIRE but little capital from each one 20
make it feasible, and the stockholders Woula
effect a great saving to themselves, ana e.
move from the town the possibility of q fuel
famine in the future.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

THERE is reason for general and natural
encouragement in the situation as at present
indicated, and with the warm breath of the
Pacific wind, and the disappearance Of the
snow, We may expect to see the gloomy for
holdings give place to more hopeful view of
q situation which has not at any time been
hopeless.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
Journalistic Kmaek.

It has been remarked that very few who
get into journalism start out with such inten-
ton. They drift in accidentally and are pro-
noted as they develop capacity. Money,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

CABINET making in Washington circles
continues with undated energy and the same
uncertainty. The slate still shows a FREEDOM
nance Of Blaine influence, but further than
that nothing can be forecasted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

THERE is one very simple way in which
Congress can confer a mighty benefit on the
deserving poor and industrious people of
these United States, and that is by q postal
saving institution. The average losses OF
these people in so-called savings banks are at
the rate Of $40, 900, 900 or $12,O 100000 per
year, and the number of depositors who 50
suffer is at least 100, 600. In New York City
alone it Is estimated that the losses during
the past eight years by the failure Of these
institutions amounted to $5,00O,O GOO, involv-
ing directly some 80, 200 persons. When it is
remembered that the sufferers belong to the
class who can least afford to spare the loss,
and that the injury inflicted on their habits
thereby is beyond calculation, the need Tor
protection for them can even then be but
family appreciated unless one has gone
among them and become acquainted with
their ways and modes Of thought.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

A PARTY of capitalists in Chicago have
offered, il is said, to construct q t~elegraphline
from Chicago to New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

several years. 1t has been the experience of
the entire country west Of the Missouri and
the country Immediately contiguous to the
Mississippi that agriculture and civilization
have removed the great drouthsto which they
were formerly subject. Whether this pro-
ceeds from the conservation of moisture by
vegetation, or from q gradual change in the
climate from more remote causes, or whether
the conditions did not always exist for sue
cessful cereal production unknown to the
pioneers and travellers who first represented
what are now luxuriant sections as an IN
productive desert, certain it is that wheat,
oats and most root crops will grow luxuriant
ly in the whole Of the plateau OF Northern
Montana. The elevation above tide water is
not great, and the mountains in this plateau.
are not of such magnitude that they precipi-
tate all the moisture of the atmosphere on
their side to the dearth of the valleys, as is the
case with Southern Montana where the
ranges are high and the valleys are narrow.
In this section there is neither mountain nor
valley, and in clayey soils, through which
water does not easily %percolate, it has been
demonstrated through three successive sea-
that bountiful crops can be secured without
| artificial aid in so far as water is concerned.
Crops have been raised for the past three
years, il much less favorable situations than
this. Even up to the very walls of the Rocky
| Mountains from the South Fork Of Sun River
to the Missouri, crops seldom require irriga-
ton, and probably would be as certain any
where in this region as in Nebraska. Com
mon observation will show this. We have
repeatedly seen oats growing wild along the
road between Benton and Sun River, where
they had been dropped by passing freighters,
and have been told by station keepers that it
| was common, and that they would mature
where protected from cattle. And even if
experiment did not prove it, the fact that
grass grows so luxuri ant]y is proof sufficient
that any of the genus will do we'll. The fact
is that nothing has been tried and the capacity
of the country is unknown, and we believe
that as the lands become crowded it will be
seen there is but little Of it that will not pro-
due: its quota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
On the whole there is little real reason for

On the whole there is little real reason for
the feeling Of dependency that is visible
among our citizens, Wher everything is con-
sidered, for there are many compensations
which will result that will repay every one 70
persevere, and while there is certain to be
some loss. which may be as high as 40 per
cent. it will be found to be greatly less than
is imagined at present, for the darkest color
ing is always given TO adversely by those who
are afflicted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

It is well just here to view the nature and
resources Of our country in other matters be
sides stock.raising, and if it can be considered
apart from this industry we will find great
cause for encouragement. The capacity OF
the country is limitless for the production O
cereals and vegetables, and the necessity Tor
irrigation in this section Of Montana for
wheat and oats will only be required once u
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-05-12
Marshfield Items.

We clipp the following items from
the Marshfeld Times:
f. S. Renne has bought the furni-
ture building formerly owned and
occupied by f E. Wheeler.
Mrs. c. Il Upham, of Racine,
mother of Fred Upham, clerk in G.
NJ. Upham & Bros. Store, is visiting
in MarshfeId.
Our neighbors on the north side of
town are making some very tasty i'm
proveme1ts in the way of adornmg
their places with neat picket fences.
Mr.. j johnson, Mr. j. Breyton, Mr..
Russ and Mr.. Waters have each built
a neat and pretty fence. Ye south
siders go and do likewise.
Rev. L. F. Brickels has his room
over the bank neatly carpeted and
furnished. lie makes that his home
for the night and during his stay in
town. He is at present busy circulat-
ing a petition for the purpose of rails
ing funds to build Il presbyteria n
church. The citizens in this place.
of all denominations, have signed lib
orally toward the building of the
same.
G. NJ, Upham & Bro. have added
an improvement to their already com
modious office, in the shape of wire
screen placed on top of the counter,
with convenient port holes to pass
out the cash, of which they handle a
large amount Besides, they have
added a door of the same material,
which virtually shuts out all such as
we-uns. they have also treated their
store to a new coat of paint, which
adds much to the appearance of things
on the outside. On the inside they
have a frst-class stock of general
merchandise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-05-12


Henry Ostrander made this office a
pleasant visit on Thursday last.
Henry has been running stanionary
engine at Auburndale all winter for
Conner Bros.
Prof. Guilmette's French Kidney
Pad is the greatest discovery of the
century for the cure of all diseases OF
the kidneys, bladder, and urinary or
gans, in both male and female.
Garfield is President, but Conkling
wants to be by defeating Robertson.
IF Garfield don't show Conkling and
the people of the U. S. that he is
President, why we will be disappoint-
ed in our man. Conklins must take
Garfield for an ass.
A novel way of transporting tramps
seems to have dawned upon the mind
of freight train Conductor at Hum
bird recently Finding three in a boz
car, he closed the door. locked it and
switched the car of on 2 side track.
We learn through II. B. Philleo,
Revenue Collector of the 9th district,
that W. Hand & Co. OF Phillips, have
organized an Exchange Bank in that
city. We are glad to here Of Philips
prosperity and enterprise, and wish
w. Hand & Co. success in their new
enterprise.
NJ. A. Hurley, one of the foremost
expounders of law at Wausau is in
this city attending to number of law
suits at this court. He is a staunch
Irish Republican of the true blue
stripe and is a credit both to the city
of Wausau and its bar. He made
this office pleasant call Wednesday
and exchanged stories with US. Our
doors are always open to our Wausau
friends, SO don't feel delicate in call
ing as it affords US much pleasure.
More Scandinavians are coming
Contracts have been made in Hull,
Eng, forwarding 10000 emigrants
from Norway aud Sweden to this
country.
Heywood's Mastodons will appear
at Writer'S Hall Thursday, May 10Th.
The mere announcement Of the fact is
sure to pack the Hall, for who are
there among US who do not love to
attend a frst-claSs minstrel troupe.
Go early and secure your seats and
thus avoid the rush.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-05-12
Council Proceedings.

GRAND RAPIDS, March IA, 1881.
Council met Mayor Webb in the
chair. Aid. present Nc Camley, Ssmp-
son, Gerard, Herschleb and Kroner
Absent Aid. Arpin.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
Frank Russell applied for remission
of Saloon License for two months.
Aid. Arpin comes in.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to investigate the matter
for remission of W. B. Neeves' taxes,
reported that they had been unable to
see Mr.. Richards, Mr.. Waterman and
Others and asks for further time.
Mr. Geo. A. Neeves being present
desires that the matter be determined
at this meeting. Aid. Herschleb
moves that the proposition of Mr.
Neeves be rejected. Motion carried
by the following vote. Aye: Mccain
ley, Sampson, Herschleb, Arpin and
Kroner. Nay: Gerard.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to investigate the matter
of renting Ed. Wheelan's taxes re-
ported.
Aid. Kroner moves and AID.
Herschleb second the motion that Mr..
Wheelan's proposition be rejected.
Motion carried.
Bond of L. E. Hitchcock with j.
E. Ingraham and P. McCamley as
surities approved by the Council.
Bond of D. W. Compton with
John Daily, D. 2. Morrill, A. c.
Podarwiltz and W. A. Roe as sureties
approved by the Council
Bond of Seth Reeves as City Treas.
with j. D. Witter, F. J. Wood and
John Arpin as suretics, on motion
approved.
The Council then proceeded to fix
the salaries of officers for the present
year.
On motion the salary of City Clerk
was fixed at $3.50.
CityAttorneY 500
! CITY Physician $40
City Marshal SIS
The Council then proceeded to bal
lot for officers. The names of Ed.
King, Arthur Brundage. F. W. Burt,
G. l.. Williams, D. D. Demarais and
G. S. Warren presented for City
Clerk.
The mayor appointed Aid. Kroner
and McCamley as Fellers.
1st ballot for City Clerk:
Ed. King, received 3 votes,
A. Brundage &" g"
d. D. Demarais /" 4"
G. L. Williams 1"
End ballot:
Ed King, received 3 votes,
G. L. Williams :"
D. D. Demarais & 2
Sd ballot:
Ed King, received 3 votes,
ID. Demarais (" 8
4th ballot:
Ed. King, received 2 votes,
D. D. Demarais g
| D. D. Demarais having received the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-05-12
Notice of Foreclosure by
AdVcrtESeEsl Ont

To JACQUES WooIf, Louise CIV oolf) Sharkey and
Jendice WoOlf heirs at law Of Joseph Wool
deceased:
payment 0. the money secured by certain
mortgage bearing date the 18th day Of August !,
1879, made and executed by Joseph Wolf "a
wIdowerl Of Port Edwards, Wood County
State of Wis, as mOTtgagOr to the McDOnHid
Manufacturing CompanyO OF Fond du Lac, is.
which said mortgage recorded IN the
Register OF Deeds office Of the county OF Wood
= on The 4:h day Of August 1879 at 0 clock
WHEREAS, the ga i'd mortgage was afterward,
to-Wit: on the 18th day of March 1880, by
Instrument in writing bearing date on that
day for a valuable consideration duly assigned
ard transferred unto the subscriber, Alfred
him and the assignment thereof duly recorded
in said Registers Office On the 9th day Of April
1881 at 10 O'clock a. 81. in Book "F'' Of Assign
ment Of mortgages on page 1876. and
WHEREAS, the amount claimed 10 be due on
said mortgage, at the date of the first pa blica-
ton of this notice is the sum of two hundred
y $3.50 for principal and 1886 for interest. and
that said sum is part Of the whole amount Of
said mortgage and is the second installment.
Now therefore notice Is hereby given accord
ing To the statufe IN such case made end pro-
yided that by virtue Of the power OF sale con-
tanned in said mortgage duly recorded there
with as aforesaid, the SAID mortgage VIII be-
fOreclOsed by sale Of the premises herein
described by the sher i Of said county OF ood
or his deputy at public aUetIon on tne 80 Day
Of June 1881 next, at one o'clock in. tho after
noon of that day at the front door of the court
house In the city of Grand Rapids, in said
county.
The following is a description Of the mort
gagged premises so az aforesaid to be sold sub
stantialiy they contain ed IN said N ortgnge-
All the following described real estate stu
ated lying and being in the county Of Wood
and State of Wisconsin, ond described az fol-
lows to-wit: The southeast quarter Of the
northeast quarter (se8 nee and fractional lot
No two ~ all Of section No twenty
(21) town twenty-One CD north Of
range FIVE "a east supposed to tain eighty
acres more or less according to Government
survey"
Dated at Grand Rapids VS.. the 18th day Of
APRIL 1881.
a. MAssK, Assignee.
GEO. L. WILLIAMS. Attorney, Aprl4w6