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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31
NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.

LAND OFFICE At HELENA, MONTANA:
August "a, 1875
NOTICE is hereby given that the following e nance mnfa
6na, moot in sunport of his claim, and that said p5so1
viii viii Be made before J. ". Tattan. Prebastas Spdgs,
ohoteaa Comfy, n. ! at, Ct For, it, B9 Raod 1lp ai smith J |.
s nenu : : tary statament No. dir for the s 3 quarter or
n e 3 quarter : ana Lott Of Sec. ! aud 18th the : sbs " fol a loWIne
of " quarter and Lot 4. he names aaaiasn ree iU,cD and
cnltiiyation OF aaid land, viz: william II Todd, Jonn
Guthrie, James Yore and Worden I Nfen' III = :
Benton, Choteau county, NJ y. y y aa NE
II is hereby ordered that the above notice pc pup
lished for 5 eonsec aai,,s weeks ss X u Rd the RIv Montana fnnss' At {
paper p.p of the applicants. j ii MOE,
~ n.sss Register. Il
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q planning Mill.

While in the city last week Mr.. A. NJ. Hol-
ter partly made arrangements for establish
ing at this point 8 planning and re-sawine
mill. The machinery has been ordered from
the East and may possibly arrive this fall
yet. In that event the mill will be put in
operation at once, bat the chances are that it
will be delayed until next season. Such an
institution is badly needed in Benton ana has
been for tue past two years. The mill will
NOT be located on the leves, Dat s,mewhere
in the bottom north Of the Wilton brick
yard.
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- @@.3I &
VS.. Wetze1 has The iM -gest stoo,x
most complete assortment If tobaoes ant
cigars IN benton, and is eons>tautlv reca; auo
auoitlons to it. Call and examine for nan
selves. your
carpenters and builders attention w q
retzei mas now received has full assor,n..
OF carpenters and builders hardware taaIa
etc;, and respectfully invites an eyam;,a as
OF his stock and prices. Anat1on
). d. Wackerlin & Co. bava a, ;
STOCK OF cooking and HEATING s1a 1n itunehse
Wnicn tney are selling at bed rock nrioaa a"I 70
you want a heating stove for tha p pl,Sos =
not fail to call on Wackerlip. "An'ef 90
w. ;. Weizel respectfully calls tho a,to.
llon oI the public to the fact Tint be 10 ~
selllng mems and boys clothing and finnish
ing goods below cost, but he a. selling clo,h
aug OF all description at prices that emf ha
low anything in Fort Benton. A large snn~
ply OF Inc celebrated California CLOTHING and
groves always on hand. Boys and yonthss
suits q specially. Sou'ns
Murphy, Neel & Co. have lust received q
Large stock of
Furniture,
Stoves,
schuttler Wagons,
Groceries,
Liquors,
Cigars,
Dry Goods,
Buckeye Mowers,
Buckeye Mowers and Reapers,
Sulky Plows,
Walking Plows,
Milwaukee Beer,
Wines,
Oranges,
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ADVERTISER LETTERS.

While digging a hole to put down a post
IN his blacksmith shop to-day, Dick Nee
came upon a pine box IN o good state Of pre-
servation about eighteen inches below the
surface. Continuing the investigation be
found it was 8 rough coffin and contained
the remains of an infant. Little more than
skin and bones were left. Dick concluded
net to further disturb the grave.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31
Thoroughbred Ra1ns !
FOR SAIL.

and y rot.roJd Rams for Sale. These Rams are from
the be focks Of some of the best breeders Of thoron g
bred sheep in the United s,s,ss. - T1 ysrm Mepino and i arc
asnacia,Iv edanted to the climate OF Montana, because
th E Comparative freedom from wrinkles and grease
or yolk. Prices reasonable. 4o, whore we
shall he nleased to see all parties inter sted IN Lnoi
oughbred sheep. PARIS aibsoN
Fnrt RanfOn. June i, 1851.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31

Another indication that civilization is
moving on towards Benton' The sewing
machine man is in our midst and his wagon
with the legend, 'tThe Singer is the best, +"
painted on the same, may be seen every day
on our streets. The lightning rod man and
vendor of windmills will Q be here.
They never permit the sewing machine agent
to get in much ahead Of them.
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EEa was Met In she Papers.

Billy RoWe's stock lerder is indignant. He
was thrown over the ears ola bucking bron-
cho last week and almost mashed into a jelly
| and yet the partial papers had not a word to
say about it. Pat didn't care a cent about
his injuries, but to be sighted by the press is
| what hurts his feelings. He didn't really ex-
| pect any mention from the Record as the
ambitious (?) scribe Of that sheet doesn't
| corral more than three locals q day On an
average, but when the RIVER PRESS over
| looked his toss in the air it almost broke his
heart. He was reciting his woes at Rosen-
| Grams shop last Wednesday when the car
| rier left the Press there Pat picked it up
Immediately and closely canned every col
| umn. At LAST he threw down the paper and in
| evident disgust exclaimed:
ssNoW, that bates the devil There isn't a
holy word not a syllable in that paper about
meself and the fall | got yesterday. Billy
Rowe was ID. the paper when he got hurt,
and ain 7 I as deserving of notoriety as bim?'
Mr.. Rosencfans tried to explain that the
reporter, supposed to be omni present and ir-
repressible, is not really SO and that ata times
items of great moment escape his notice.
But Pat refused to be comforted because she
was not il the44paper, and this item has
therefore been prepared as a balm for his
wounded feelings.
Col. and Mrs. Clendennin mourn the loss
Of their only child,a bright little boy eighteen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31
Music.

Prof. LoreDze's band is prepared at all
times to furnish music for private parties,
balls or amusements Of any kind. Good
music and prices reasonable. Address hlm
at Fort Renton VI. r. Az
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EsTRAy noTlcE.

Came to nv ranch on the Teton about the mloals
of Nav. one brown horse, lett front foot white ana
branded s on left shoulder.
The owner can have the same by proving properly
and paying charges. ii. .. hENNhnAA'
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August 81, Il

xya are tEss duGy sgtho ICED &geaes
Sow sna Nexy Ser es OF ScEIoDs RoOAss
A full suppl ~ oa nanas
WI u Ia MEL 81 CO.
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have removed my Meat Market TEN por-
arily to the room on the corner OF Main ana
Bond streets, lately occupied by F. q. Roos-
welt s. Co. ae q furniture store. My. patrons
will please take notice. Viii pc in my new
brick, on Main street, in 8 few weeks.
j. J. KENNEDY.
August 81, 81.
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First N atiOnal
s! 3. 3 n n f
For B o n.

w. q. CONRAD, President
Jos. ). HILL, Nice-P resident
4. A. LUKE, Cashier
WE TRANSACT "A GENERAL BANKING
BUSINESS.
Will issue Exchange or Geographic Transfers,
and Europe.
Buy at the highest rates, Gold Dust, Coin, Gold
and Silver Bullion and Local Securities.
Keep current accounts with merchants. stockmen
%freighters and Others subject to sight drafts.
Will pay special attention to collections, and all
other business entrusted to our care.
viii pay interest en- time deposits, and discount
notes or bankable paper.
Will make advances to merchants, stock dealers and
others, as are suited to their requirements.
Will give freight rates on wool to all Eastern cities,
and make liberal advances on same at O low rate of
interest.
S. 7. HAUSER
II. G. POWER
49,. w. {, CONRAD D;u
JOS. S. HILL, bfec1ofs'
JNC. H~UNSBERGER
R. A. LUKE,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31
Bound for Eensna.

The Utah 6 Northern and Northern Pa
cihc railroad companies, with an eye single
to the interests of their lines, are fastening
the construction of branches to Benton. the
entTepot OF Montana. The surveying parties
representing both Totjs are now on their
way to this city, between here aud Helena,
and may be expected ia Benton within q few
weeks. a surveying party representing the
former road Was at P4lckly Pear ClnYon last
week and the NorIhern Pacific party in the
nelghborhood Of Silver City, both moving on
to the river metropolis as rapidly as possible.
There will doubtless be a contest between
these lines as to which will get here first and
the result will be to hasten the coming of
the iron horse. 1t will not be long after the
whistle of the locomotive is heard in Helen l
until the same sweet music lin Montana will
strike the ears of our citizens. The railroad
companies can not slight Benton and they
have nc intention Of doing such q thing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31
--xE>-N4 4<@ We
RSyes Hs1RsEsles.

The Butte, Of the Benton P Line, is ex-
pected At Ciaggett every day.
The steamboat lines will do well to come
out even this season. The fates have been
against them from the start.
The steamer Benton which is one of the
pluckiest and Quickest on the river, is probab-
ly at Bismarck loading for upthe river.
The Dacotah left Bismarck on the 18th,
bound for Poplar Greek and laden with
three hundred tons Of freight. She made a
clean up of freight consigned to the Coulson
line.
1t is reported by the steamers that have
just arrived that the water at Buford is forty
two inches deep; at Poplar river, thirty
inches and with the exception of Nisch Wall
bar, about thirty inches to Carroll and from
there to Coal Banks about Two feet.-B3-
marck Tribune.
The boats from above report the freight
lying along the river about az follows: Sew
enty tons Of DAcotah's freight at Grand Is
land; eighty tons OF Nellie Peck's freight at
the mouth Of Sandy. The Back Hills and
Benton have each left about eighty tons OF
freight at Nisca Wall bar. The Key West
put off about half her lead at the SAME place.
-Bisnearck Tribune.
---------@s II 500 ssa#--------
ReuEs araent e~rgazatsnttOsa or ms SloE-
Esn District stock Association.
The meeting Of the cattle growers Of the
Belt, Hollywood. Shonkin and Arrow creek
ranges, was held at Benton, Saturday, Au-
gust Il, according to announcement.
The attendance was large, fully three
fonrtlls Of the stockmsno 81 the district being
represented. The meeting was called to or
der at $50 p. NJ, Mr. !. Harris, presiding.
After rea1ing the minutes Of the prelim-
mary meeting held July oath, the Constitu-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31

Mrs. PAYS little pupils will give az enter
tainment at the school house on Friday even
ing. Il will be free TO parents, but an adj
mission Of twenty-five cents will be asked Of
sill others, 1t IS not gotten up for the nnr-
pose Of making money, but to please 10th
parents and pupils and in q way instruct the
latter. We hope TO see an interest taken IN
the exhibition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31

The Union Pacific company, alarmed on
account Of the just Indignation felt by Mon
tana dealers by reason of the exhorbitant
charges made by that road on freight from
tie West, have issued q circular Of explana.
ton and offer special rates to December 1st
on the transportation Of rice and green cof-
fee. They agree to lay these goods do#n at
Melrose from Chicago at $3.50 per hundred.
They explain that the Central Pacific is cut
ting into their business and that they are
compelled to defeat their efforts in any leg.t-
innate way possible. The explanation WILL
hardly hush the hue and cry raised about the
exherbitant freight charges on California
goods.
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Furniture, Ina endless " ar5eGy. at Net
Cost 10 close OMG same. Now rs sauar
opportunity
II Ea II. NEIL Il co.
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Messrs. j.. L, Todd, Wheaton and Den
mis- returned from q hunting excursion On the
Shonkin Monday evening with tvs beer box
es full Of game, and well pleased with the
result Of the expedition. Our ''devil' sug-
gests that the beer cases were more valuable
going than coming, but of course he has got
a wrong impression. The boxes were taken
out empty to hold the game-as a natter Of
course! It is not to be supposed that three
such good little Sunday school boys would
HE to the boundles5 prairies with two
dozen bottles Of the ~foaning.
j. e. Stevens, of the RIVER Press has gone
down into Meagher county in the interests
Of this paper and will circulate among his
many acqaaintances during the ensuing two
weeks. He is fully supplied with receipts,
and nothing, we are certain, will afford him
more pleasure than 10 fill them out. To our
readers in Meagher county, and they are
many, we would say have your VS. ready.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
Money fn Chestnuts.

The Rural New Yorker says IS q
remunerative crop, chestDuis have not
received their share OF attention, aud we
presume 1t will BIZ long ere the raising OF
chestnut trees is made part OF our rural
Industries. But may there not be money
In II? In some foreign countries the
chestnut crop is equivalent to the wheat
crop In America, both as respects Its
money value and the uses TO which 1t Is
put. Chestnut bread, a thing of blch
Americans are wholly ignorant, consti
tutes the principal food Of thousands In
Europe and Asia. The fruit is ground
into meal, and puddings, cakes ana
bread are made from it. Ohio statistics
show that her chestnut crop Is valued at
100000, and it could soon be made to
reach ten times that amount. The tree
is Of quite rapid growth, attaining the
height of fifteen TO twenty-five feet 10
five years, from the seed; II Is, as we
know, valuable as timber; can IL not be
made more valuable here for its fIuip
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
A Steamship Toppic. over.

New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE steam .
ship Crescent City, while in the drv
dock at the foot OF Clinton street. was
capsized this morning, beng badly
balanced. The steamer was consider.
ably damaged, but the exact extent
OF the injury cannot be ascertained
until she is righted, to accomplish
which efforts are now being made.
John Hart, q firemen on the steamer
was killedl and his body sank in the
river. VIM. Butler of Sixth avenue.
was injured internally and was sent
TO the hospital.
The Crescent City is one of the
Pacific Mail steamers, OF 1000 bur-
den. She was put IN the Clinton street
dock to have her bottom painted last
Friday. This morning she lurched
and settled over on the port side. All
of the twelve men at work about the
steamer escaped except John Hart,
who was probably crushed to death
his body being submerged and held
last under the water. VIM. Butler
received injuries In similar manner
and John McCann, foreman was
slightly hurt. The steamer was moi
damaged.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
The Lest BALLOON.

CHICAGO, October 1S-No further
news has been received from Prof X ng' =
balloon, though the newspapers are send
ing out correspondents from towns sup
posed In the vicinity OF where the aeron-
auts descended to gather Information
and look for the missing men. The
Western Union telegraph operators ave
instructed to scan every speck In the SIX,
and give Information of any appearance
of the balloon. The signal service al
Washington, one of whose employees
accompanied Prof. King. Is beginning to
express some anxiety. A suggestion has
been made that cavalry be sent out from
Fort Smelling, Minn., and other poi Is
where United STATES troops al 9 stationed,
to scout for the aerial voyaRars. Mrs.
King is said to have gone to East Ten
nessee, annoyed by tha visits Of u ewspa-
per men and the cries OF newsboys about
the lost balloon. She has the utm ost cor.
tideuce In her husband, and believes he
Is ia the forests OF Wisconsin, Northern
Michigan, Minnesota or Dakota. The
chief cause OF anxiety Is the fact that the
balloon took only twenty.four hours
SUI ply of provisions.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
A Treasurer's DefaIcatton.

John W. Shepherd, the Treasurer of
the Northwestern Building Association.
has been found TO be defauller and
He'd the city in consequence of the dis.
coyery, though he is badly wanted by
the Assignee Of that corporation, Thos.
u. Reeves. The exact amount of The
oefalcation is not yet known, as before
leaving the city Mr.. Shepherd hid the
books, and they were found only after a
long and patient search by Mr.. Reeves.
IL Is supposed the amount will be at
least $1,000, and possibly $4,000. The
Associations affairs will be wound us as
soon as possible and the loss will fall ON
the shareholders. Mr.. Shepherd was
formerly hardware merchant on Fifth
street near Market, and he was never
suspected OF dishonesty until he fed the
city, though his financial affairs were
somewhat involved before that time. He
was also Secretary and Treasurer of the
Green Hill Building and Loan Associa-
lions Nos. l and 2 aud Is said to be short
some VI 900 In his accounts with these
lnstitutions.-Prew.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
NOTES ON THE SITUATION.
ParneIl, Dillon and sexton I'm the
Prison In6rmary.-

LONDON, October 1.-THE Times, In a
leading article this morning, says: awe
are convinced that If the Irish masses
see that the Government Is resolved to
carry out The law, they will not engage
IN disastrous contest out of any roman
tic loyalty to their imprisoned leaders. !"
Eleven men returning from working a
"Boycotted" farm near PortarlinRton
were fred upon and five wounded, one
Of them seriously. This is the affair that
led 70 the arrest of Andrew aud Patrick
Gallagher on suspicion of fripv the
shots, as before mentioned. Mr.. Parnell
Is In the prison infirmary, with Mesers.
Dillon, Sexton and O'Brien. The 52i
Regiment has been ordered TO Ireland,
A man was MORALLY shot near Tralee,
County Kerry, during an afflay between
Ine pohce and party of armed men.
me Press Association says the head Of
ncer OF the Irish Land League has been
transferred to Liverpool, where Mr..
UConnor ~ conducting its bnsin ness.
The Pdu Mall Gazette this evening says:
AS neither Mr.. OBrlen nor Mr.. Quinn
mad participated in public meetings,
their arrest Is naturally taken to mean
that the Government will tolerate no
form Of Intimidation however indirect.
We may even Infer that the Castle will
oonstrne too vigorous criticism OF It's &C
ton rs Intimidation. The recent pro-
ciamation leads tostbe same inference.
The Land League rs to be suppressed
forcibly.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
Railroad Affairs.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l7.-It Is stated
upon what is considered excellent au-
thoiity that Mr.. Vanderbilt has about
completed arrangements for a connec-
ton with the anthracite coal fields. The
connection Is 10 be made by the Geneva
and Lyons Road TO Corning, New York,
and thence to Antrim, Tioga county,
Pa, by coal roads already built. II is
proposed TO make Antrim the northern
terminus Of the Jersey Shore and Pine
Creek Road. The right of way for this
road belongs 10 the Reading, and II has
never been completed. When COM
pleted and used In connection with the
roads mentioned IL will give The New
York Central an entrance to the anihra-
cite coal fields, which Is said to be about
all the interest AIR. Vanderbilt has IN
the Reading Railroad.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
An Unset.

On account of the slippery condition
OF the City Railway tracks, early this
morning, a down town car got going
at very rapid rate between Second
and Front streets, 80 that the brake
would not hold it. Just ahead, driv-
ing one Of John Hanson's buggies,
was young man who did not notice
the rapid approach Of the car until it
was close upon him. In consequence,
he could not leave the track In time,
and the car struck the hind wheel of
the vehicle, upsetting it and throwing
him out on the pavement. Fortunately
neither the carriage or the occupant
were injured, and the car passed safely
around the curve to the level track on
Front street.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
How GouId's Riches Iucre,se

A New York letter to the Cincinnati
Gazette says: "fhe wonderful railway
autocrat Is Increasing his empire at the
rate OF half dozen millions year, the
latest acquisition being the Elevated
Road. lie found the stock selling al
an attractive figure and at once pur-
chased controlling interest. As soon
as this was known quotations began To
advance. Gould now controls the long
est and shortest steam roads In Amer
ica-the Union Pacific on the one hand
and the New York Elevated on the
other. Everybody now predicts that he
VIII bring the latter out OF all its diff
culties, but this is a labor which will
certainly test his genius TO It's extreme
capacity. He bas also had tremen-
dous task in the New Jersey Central,
whose condition is not altogether salts.
factory"
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
Death-beti Insurance.

Insurance Commissioner McFee came
TO Wilmington last night 10 lock after
the operations OF "death bed insurance"
that have lately been conducted In this
city. He says his Interpretation OF the
law Is that he Is compelled " authorize
all life Insurance companies to do bust.
ness In the State when they furnish him
with a sworn statement of their assets.
This includes speculative companies
and will give their agents an unob-
structed field in Delaware. Heretofore
the agents plying their trade here have
made no effJrt to get the Comm ission-
er's authority, but 1t 10 expected that
they will now avail themselves OF the
opportunity to make their sworn state
ments and otherwise come within the
limits Of the Delaware insurance law,
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
THE EkELrse IN ST. LOUIS,


Arrangements for n Mo..,
g Msssing 10 Denounce inc ass
ST: Louis, Oct. ia yery lar,o
meeting Of lrishmen was held al se I,
Patrick's Hall yesterday aflernoo, % ~,
wnicn speeches were made by seyara, nj
prominent IrlsbmeD, and resoIt,oss
adopted strongly denouncing the Enc"
llsh Government ior the arrest of p1s
nell. A Committee was also appointed
TO arrange for monster mass meeiino
A meeting out Of doors Is to be held lbc
night o. the l9ih, the anniversary OF The
surrender of Yorktown. The leadIno
aud most influential Irishmen are en-.
gagged In the movement, aud the meet.
ing will probably be one OF The larcsst
ever held here: The feeling among lhe
irish Is very bitter. WV
The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
A Military Dance of One Hundred
Years Age,

The festivities which Baltimore Of
Tered the French troops moving to and
from Virginia in 1881 were repeated
at almost every continental eacamp-
ment. where time permitted. One Of
dances, was dance at Alexandria
which the translation of Chastellux
Travels, long resident at Mount Yer
non, mentions in note to its English
editors. Speaking Of the march Of the
French troops, he says: "On their
arrival at these quarters the whole
country came to see them; IL was
general scene Of gayety and good hu-
NOR. When they encamped at Alex
audria, on the ground formerly occu>
pied by Braddock's troops, the most
elegant and handsonesyo syoung ladies in
the neigbb0rhood danced with the of
hcers ON the turf in the middle of the
camp to the sound of military music,
and Ga circumstance which will appear
singular TO European ideas) the circle
outside was in greater part composed
OF soldiers who from the heat Of the
weather had disengaged themselves
from the greater part Of theit clothes.
Many OF tho ladies were Of highly pol
ished manners"