The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-03-23

Several Of the Barkerites have arrived in
town within the last few days. Major Ed
wards, T.. A. Wheaton, and Chas Mix are
registered at the Overland. Jersey Moran,
Frank Aldrich and ssBuckskin'' arrived yes
terday.
For the first time in the history Of Fl. Zen
ton you can at this time of year buy every
thing in the shape of hardware or tlnware,
and We have to thank the enterprising firm
Of Fl. P. Wackerlin 6 Co. for it. Their as
sortment Of hardware is complete.
EThere have been about one thousand dol
lars already SUBSIDIZED to build the Barker
road and all this without the committee hay
ing taken any especial pains 70 solicit sub
scripsions. We are at q loss to know why
more promptly.
Mr.. Al. Olden, proprietor Of the Martins
dale stage line, has been in town for the
past week, and favored us with a pleasant
call. Mr. Olden has some $50 miles Of stage
line under his immediate control, and the
entire line is run with the regularity Of clock
work.
The general activity in transferring build
ing material would indicate that the building
season had opened in earnest. Brick and
other material are being rapidly placed upon
the ground for the new drug store to be &C.
cupied by Mr.. Minar, and the dry goods
1..-~a Gan NRa1..~ Da11a. O. TN r crsronr and
several others.
There has been a general activity among
the miners il the last week. The warm
weather has induced many to start out and
many have come in within the past few days
for supplies for the spring prospecting cam
paign. From the best information we can
get, new and rich developments are being al
most daily made.
A letter Just recei we'd by US from Mr.. FL.
?. Brooks, Of Spring Creek, Reeds Ranch,
says the weather through this month has
been remarkably fine, and that his stock are
doing we'll, although he has been troubled q
good deal with ~maurauding bands Of Indians
hunting through his herds. lie would like
our advice as to what method to pursue to
get rid Of them. We know Of several ways
in which he might give them the run, but
perhaps the safest, easiest and quickest
method would be to import q few gallons Of
Deer Lodge whisky, and educate the reds to
imbibe it. Il that don't clean them up,
nothing the Governor can do will faze EN-.
MIR. Brook states that horse thieves are
thick in that vicinity.
In looking over the Benton Pictorial we
notice what appears to US something that has
much the seeming Of financial irregularity.
We notice the laconic announcement in
graceful Ionic letters, displayed along the
side of the mansard building the quiet legend
-''Cost to build, $50, 0OO.' Now, we do
not question the entire correctness of this es-
but believe it to be a truthful state
ment, else, why is it there? But what we do
not understand is that if it cost $50, 600 why
it that this property, that occupied by
Hirshburg & Nathan, and several thousand
dollars worth of printing material and stock
$37, 900, only assessed for $11, 600.
Now taking one third from this to find the
valuation, we have 1874, ZOO,
is the figure that the assessor should
have adopted for a basis Of taxation. But
did NOT. He put them all in at $11, 600
and paid Is mills on it IS his share, or $176.
But the amount that should have been paid |
this property was 1896, leaving q differ
snce unpaid Of 1919, and we leave out of the
entirely the two spirited horses
and the street car, worth ct least 81, 900 more
It the lowest valuation. Now we ask that
he owners of this valuable property walk up
% the captains Office and settle this little bal
ance of 1919 Owe do not expect anything
rom the street car and mules) which q gen.
orous public will be happy to donate to as an
to the editorial force of the Record.
An Apology Denoan1ed.
ErTny RIVER M IT March 10 1891