The Benton weekly record., 1881-01-07
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The Helena Herald Of January ist is be-
yond any doubt, the ablest holiday paper
ever published in Montana or any other
Territory. Its articles are from men Of
learning and thought, and whose writings
must attract attention wherever they may
be read. Subjects Of vital interest are
freely discussed, and Judge Henry N Blake,
Of Madison county. III an article entitled !
.sThe Rights Of Territories i'll the Election |
Of Presidc.:F," !" treats his very import
ant topic in VS., deliberate, logical way. ]
He displays fami:;2rity with the Consti- |
tutional relations Of o.ates and Territories. !
that should guide and assist legislators
striving to benefit and accord all rights to |
the latter, and yet by SO doing not lessen |
the power of the former by fully equaliz- /
ing the embryo State in the great body
polite Cornelius Hedges, III comment
ing upon the article of Mr.. Richard Grant
White. on our Public school training. adds
another learned opinion to those already
on record against much ofour system and
III his scholarly essay commands the atten-
ton Of political economists, especially in
terested in educational subjects. Judge
Hedges SAYS Of Whites recent article, 'It
may and ought to startle the public into a
thorough oyerhauling Of our entire school
system and lead to a clearer and better de-
fined purpose for the public schools. n \
ssIf the article referred to helps to this
end, it will be more useful than the most
laudatory article that could be written on
education" And just those ends we be-
lieye will he the outcome Of such opinions
as Mr.. White entertains. There will be
far greater benefit ultimately accrue to the
whole American school system, by ably
publishing ITS defects, than by applaud
ing its solid Features, for with the ex-
posure of Il defect is suggested remedy
fraught with good. Judge Hedges has
done powerful work III advancing his
views in Montana, We are justly proud
to think that the learned men in the Terri
tory are giving so much thought to the
subject, for its discussion by such writers
is..ominous Of an unusually perfect public
| school training in Montana. Truly is the
| whole 's1natter an exhaustless and most
promising field for intelligent cultiva-
tion'' Marshal Botkin on the u. S. conrts
in Montana, sets forth facts often felt, but
very seldom properly represented in plain
| English. The authorities in Washington
should, by some means or other equalize
their appropriations for conducting our
us. Courts, so that at least, due respect
could be paid to their process. There is
not an inferior communication in the
whole edition and our comments upon the
above selected articles mean only that their
extraordinary merit and National inter-
est elicited our particular commentator.
The whole paper is credit to the pub
fishers, an homer to the contributors and
fit source Of pride to the Territory.
Baptiste Ducharme Of Frenchtown in
proving up on his pre-emption claim,
gave his age as 80 years He came to Mon
tana before Bonnevill's expedition.
a horrible murder was committed nea,
New Chicago, December 3Oth. Boulder
Fritz, Phil Hcnal sand one Dougerty II
common owned some property, over
which they had at times disputed. Mon
day last, some fellow, thinking to say
"howl'' to them, opened their door and to
his horror discovered two Of them murder
ed. Heenal and Doughtery were dead in
a pool of blood, the former having had the
top Of his head blown off. The third man,
was gone. Fritz is generally believed to
be the murderer, though Hcenal when
found, had a double barrelled gun clasped
between his feet pointing toward his head,
which would indicate suicide. The full
reports Of the fiendish crime have not been
received in Butte yet.
/ Rev. NJ. n. Gilbert of, Helena has preach
ed his farewell sermon there.
In Butte John c. OBrine was fined
$50 for drawing deadly weapon. They
must be very vigilant in the enforcement OF
the ordinances OF our mountain city.
The Yellowstone journal says that Col.
Groom's Texas cattle on Tongue river are
diving fast while "the American or Mon
tana cattle are in fine condition and thriy-
ing
The townsire plat Of Glendive, NJ. T..
has been received in Miles City. The
town will be on the Yellowstone river
where the Northern Pacific is expected te
cross Great hopes are entertained o.
Glendive becoming large place. W.
hope it may, but at present desolatt
prairie and high hopes constitute its build
ings and capital.
The Meagller county census shows three
males to every female; Of adults there ar
seven men to every woman. In the Terri
tory the males are in excess 1o,977-a stat'
OF affairs truly horrible!
The Benton Line, it thought, will hav
all the transportation it can do next yea
and it is estimated that it will be able t
move i've or six thousand tons Of freight
! besides thousands of passengers. Montan:
may we'll be proud Of her enterprising citi
) zen, Y. G. Powers, the owner of this line
= --HusbGndaean.
! On December 9th Spo-pee and Pete
{ Pelkey were brought in irons into the Dis
! tkict Court room in Helena, to receiv
3 their death sentences. AS Judge Conge
}. spoke, his words were interpreted by JohE
/ ". Brown. After commenting on tn
: fairness of their trials, the magnitude o
3 their crime and the necessity of satisfac
e tion for outraged law, Judge Conger sen
/ fenced both prisoners to be hung Februar,
4 4th. The murderers listened to their sen
\ tences with characteristic Indian stolidity
!, Col. Delacy and Granville Stuart Esq
9 mhoaa authority Is the best, assert the las