The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-19

0IOuuu Will SuJH GISlA 1 bAoAS hJ 4Ss
Just below the knee, and away went the horse.
Some Of the boys found him in a day or two
after, without saddle or bride, and his coup
ling out. He had to be shot. The saddle
was never found to my knowledge. DR..
Steele set my leg and said I would be all right
in two or three months. / hired a man to 60
and roundup for me for fifty dollars Mr.
Ulm gave me the money. In about two
months I was able to 60 to Mr.. Ford's place,
but I was not able to work much. The DR..
presented bis bill, which was eighty dollars
He said
Business is business. I expect you have
no objection to signing this note"
"Certainly not" said I, and I did so. The
landlord presented his bill for one hundred
and twenty-five dollars. l had to pay him
with my note.
Mr.. J. H., the Assessor, came along one
day, and he says:
"John, how many cattle have you got
sThirtY head" said ], 'besides an old lame
cow
Chow many calves have you,' said he.
tThirteen' said |.
sis that ALL"
eyes" said /, ''but that old COW will have
a calf before long"
"Well, John" said the Assessor, "there is
no particular hurry for you to turn IN your
list. I will cali again soon."
In about q month he came along, and the
first thing I saw of him he was in the lot
walking around the old lame cow, and iudg-
ing from his actions he must be skilled in
veterinary science, and stepping behind her
he took square look at the COW, after which
he came up where I was and said:
"Where is Mr.. O."
I told him he was about the place, aud he
said he wanted to stay all night, which he
did, and I'll be hanged if that old COW didn't
have a calf that very night. The next morn
ing he said to me:
"John, I have to turn in my assessment
papers in a day or two, and I will have to
assess you to-day"
CAN right said I, and he did assess me,
-forty-fve head of cattle at $13 per
head. You see, be added that calf that he
staid all night to get.
Chow much credit have you"
sNone," / said, s'but I am owing a great
deal"
'You have six months wages coming to
you, hayn't you?"
"Yes,' said I, shut it is not due until the
end Of the year"
'sWell,' said he, sssix months wages at
thirty dollars per month is $3.50. Is that all"
eyes, said /, and be went away, and the
first thing I heard about assessment after
wards, was that | was assessed $1,679. Now,
I want to know if it is right for me to pay
taxes on that amount Of property, when /
have but 1886 worth Of property, or ls it just
for me to pay tax on 1914 / haven't got?
and again, has the assessor of Choteau county
a right to tax wages before they are due ?
Has be the rightto tax calves that come dur
ing the summer if so, why not tax growing
crops? has he the right to tax one man in the
same neighborhood ten dollars per head on
three thousand head of cattle, and let seven
hundred head Of. branded calves 90 without
taxing at all, and at the same time tax me
thirteen dollars a head on a small lot, taxing
the calves the same as the cows, and then
come and stay all night for a cow to have q
calf SO he can include it I? Now if this is the
way you are going to do with Pilgrims,
don't for PHYS sake send out your pamphlets
to encourage any other pilgrims to settle il
| your county, unless you elect more honest
| men to do your county work.
John THORN.
President EAayes's Finances.