The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

E'ron late reports from Bow River, W
hear that the SNOW is very deep In tha
vicinity.
Teams were crossing on the ice thi
| morning. That Is to say, horses were LEI
across and the wagons pulled across b.
men.
At noon to-day the gentlemen compos
ing the committee soliciting subscription
for the Sisters hospital had q total Of a..
100.5O subscribed.
TO insure your having fresh oysters for
christmas leave your orders with Higgins
6 Ayres that they may make arrange
ments TO have sufficient quantity here to
supply the demand.
| A lot Of mules were driven across the
river on the Ice this morning and were
with difficulty saved. Several men went
to their rescue and pulled them out by
roping them around the neck.
4 committee, consisting of John w.
Power, Chas. e. Conrad, Jere Sullivan,
Edward Dunn and Thos. A. Cummings,
were calling on our citizens to-day for
subscriptions to build the Sisters Hes
pital.
AT about half past one to-day fire was
discovered in the house occupied by Mr..
Chas. Bryer and family, the property of
Mr. Rufus Payne. At the dread cry of
fire there was stampede from all parts
of town to the scene. Bucket brigades
were organized and soon had the fire un-
der control. Everything In the house
was burnt and it was fortunate that no
wind was blowing, otherwise the conse-
quences cannot be calculated. The i'm
peratiye need Of some organized fire pro-
lection is more and more obvious every
day. A steam fire engine should be pur-
chased and kept in readiness for occasions
Of this kin1.
Now that the legislative halls ofour Ter
ritory are about prepared for the recep-
tion Of our representatives., and before
many days their deliberations will COM
mence, there is the passage of one bill
that we would like to see the representa-
tives of fChoteau county interest themselves
in getting through. 10 get a criminal
code similar to the one Enow in vogue in |
the northwest territories, by which cri-
minal can be punished for crime COM |
mitted on either side Of the line. With the |
influx Of lawless characters that follow the |
construction OF railroad, the country |
north of us will be swarming with them /
for opportunities to pursue their |
practices, and to check this as |
much AS possible special legislation is
needed that the line shalInot be used as q
cloak for the protection Of criminals. For |
Northwest territory and brings him into
Montana and can be convicted of the theft |
here, let the law be SO worded that he can |
be punished. Such law would serve as
1 mutual protection. We know not
whether our Constitution will permit of
such law or act, butif it does, let lis have
it by all means.
Apropos to the article that appeared in
RECORD in regard to artesian
wells, in 1868 or 1869 Fred. Wacter, or as
1e was famillarly called then "Dutch
Fred, located ranch where the lakes are |
low on the Helena road. There being no
water in the vicinity he proceeded with the
assistance Of man to sink o well. When
Down about forty feet Wacter struck q
'ed Of slate, and using his pick to dig
through it bis attention was
by roaring noise, and becoming
alarmed he signaled to his man at the
vindlass TO haul him up. His man did SO,
nd Fred says ''You go down a little
vhile,'' 10 which his man assented, and
fred lowered him down. The man made
few strokes with his pick and broke
through. 4 perfect deluge OF rocks, dirt
nd water came rushing up and, although,
fred and some 1reighters who We're camp
a near and had been alarmed by Fred'g.
ries for help did their utmost to pull the
nan up, he barely escaped 1.-THE deluge Of
water and cavingin of the we'll which inn
neeliately followed. From that time the
ody of water known 40 the lakes CONF ,
nenced 60 form and have been increas-
ng in extent ever since. From this we
udge that the site would be a likely place
o bore for artesian wells.
Mail service on the Missouri River dur Il
ng the season OF navigation Is necessity
hat il probably not understood by peo-
lie not living on or doing business on the Il
liver or in the country contiguous to it. Z
he season Of 's1 the Benton line. of steam
rs had the mail contract, but the route was |
discontinued to the great detriment of
BUSINESS, and all the people, amounting to
everal hundred, who depended upon this
nedium for the transaction of their busi- /
less and communication with the outside
world. An effort was made last spring
" the circulation Of petition along the
iver to get the route re~established, but
efore il could be got In shape the
eason which was q short one closed and it
vas given up for the time. We hope,
oWever, that steps will be taken at as
arlY moment as practicable to bring the
ttention Of the post Office department to
be urgent necessity to the reestablishing j
+ this route. Every steamboat that plies
n the river carries hundreds of letters
very tri1, and often at much Inconvenience