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The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
NEW COURT no USE.

Let us have new court house and one
that will be credit to the county and SO
substantial that it will assure Benton q
being the county seat Of Choteau County
as long as it is in existence. When Ben
ton was village struggling for a place
and recognition in the commercial commu-
nifty, the present building was good
enough, but now. when handsome busi-
ness blocks are the rule and noe the ex-
ception, and brick buildings for residences
and places Of business proudly rear their
heads among the frame shanties that are
the distinguishing feature ofall frontier
towns. It seems that the county in order
to Keep up and make an outward appear
ance in keeping with its flourlshing finan-
cial condition, should build a court house
and a good substantial and permanent
building. We cannot disguise the fact from
ourselves nor from others who are familiar
with this county that i'll the course OF a
short time after. the opening Of the Milk
river Reservation that 4 town will spring
up on the river, probably at Clagett. This
town with Fort Assinnaboine will divide
the trade with Benton Of this vast section
OF rich country with its mineral, agricul-
tural, and pastoral resources. with the
rapid growth that is the characteristic OF
all new towns there will come q time when
their population may excel ours, ma
turally they will want the county seat il
they can get it or wish to divide the coun-
ty. If, however, we have substantial
county buildings it can be opposed sue
cesstully on that ground, and if we have
such buildings tax payers who have paid
once to Lave such bindings will not submit
to having the county seat moved; that
possibly they may be called upon to pay
for the same thing again.
Then again to refer to a we'll worn sub
iect, the improvement Of the Missouri
fiyer between here and Clagett, will be-
come if possible more of a necessity than it
is now. That bug-bear Of all steamboat
men, Shonkin bar, must be removed.
The time has passed when people will
be obliged to make Benton their supply
point. The Canadian Pacific with giant
strides has virtually taken the Northern
trade away from Benton, the Northern Pa:
cific Railroad will cut off the trade from the
south. The people Of Benton cannot al
ways expect to enjoy the same immense
| trade that has made it the flourishing busi.
uess centre that it is. Other people are
ambitious to make money, and other towns
want this trade and will get it If they can
But we wander from the subject of thit
article which was to suggest that new
court house be built and give the reasoni
why it ought to be built, and we feel con
fdent that the people Of this county tha
have its true interest at heart sswill coincide
with us.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

Montana down was $811,776 There were
e3 arrivalsof boats aC Bismarck and 81
departures. At Fort Benton, the head OF
navigation, there were 40 arrivals. There
were % boats at work above Bismarck
having tonnage Of 8,3t6 tons, and val
ne of $493, 1000. These boats carried 2,54s
civilian passengers and ], ,155 troops. The
total value of the up-bonnd merchandise
taken from Bismarck was $4,000, 900, and
of the government freight $509, $40. Now,
though the river is the only highway for
an immense country no Government mails
are carried on the boats. The boats, as
courtesy, carry letters from every Govern
! ment post, settlement and woodward. But
some better way should be arranged for
getting the mails into the rapidly settling
river country. The boats could be made
mail carriers as on the Mississippi, tothe
great convenience Of the river settlements.
The river settlements received large I'M
migration this year and will get larger
next But the fact that there are no mali
facilities deters many from going in.
! The river must always be the route oy
| which great extent Of the country Wila
| be supplied and its improvement is mat
| ter of national, rather than local impor-
cance. The East is as much interested in
the Improvement Of the Missouri as the
| West. All the Government freight, ex-
cepting the grain, comes BY rail from the
East. The down river shipments, Mon
tana cattle, bullion and hides, are sent
from Bismarck, East. The East Is d.
reetly interested in making the navigation
of the river safer and more easy. From
the mouth of the Yellowstone to Benton,
900 miles, the channel is fixed, not shift
| ING as in the river further down. In this
fixed river any improvement in the chan
mel is permanent. Much has been done
with the small appropriate rs at command
to improve the river above the mouth OF
the Yellowstone, and much remains to do.
Below the Yellowstone, too, improvement
is needed. With the present and prospec-
tive Importance Of the river business the
Missouri river is entitled TO the most lid
eral appropriations.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
THE SISTERS HOSPITAL.

As we go to press we learn that fully
five thousand dollars has been subscribed
towards the erection Of q Sisters Hospital
at Benton, one. Of the most necessary ms
titutions that could be established IN =
town where there are-no publicaceomnlo
dations whatever forsick or Injured per-
sons. The liberal sums that have been
contributed towards this worthy enter
prise speak yolumns for the philanthrophy
and generosity Of orr citizens. The large
sums subscribed by the firms and indi-
yiduals seem almost incredible. I. O..
Power 8 Bro, $500; I. G. Baker 8 CO.,
$500; Collins, Duer 4 Co, $500; Judge
,Tafta11, $3.50; T. A. Cummings, 800; w.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
A Big B0Raa N Za.

The PIONEER PRESS Co., have issued @
new and brilliant poster advertising THE
PIONEER PRESS for the season of
1928. This paper is so well known and
appreciated as to hardly require our hearty
endorsement, but to those who may not
have seen it, if there are any such in this
county, we would say elnphatically that it
ID by far the best Weekly in the West.
It's columns are full of well and care
fully selected matter, giving complete and
acurate reports Of the political, scientific
and business worlds. To some of its spe-
cial features, such as 'Hints for the House,
hold, !" "What Women Want to Know, +"
THE Farm . Commercial Review, etc.
we would call particular attention.
dec16d&w1m.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
DIR : DE FreYea

Late surgeon in the T. army, late pro-
fessor OF surgery and dean Of faculty, San
Francisco, CAL, member Of New York
Medical Society, founder and proprietor
of n. York Orthop'd Institute, can now
be consulted at his office, WEST PARK
STREET. BUTTE CITY, MONTANA, between
Main st. and the bridge, near the bridge.
He deYotes special attention to the cure OF
all chrome and private diseases, and to
those of a delicate, complicated or oDsti-
nate character; also to all diseases of the
nervous system and the various female
complaints. Those who have placed
themselves under the treatment of preten-
=ders or sot-0isant physicians, from whose
treatment they have received no benefit
or who may even have aggravated their
troubles, by keeping them trifing month
after month, are cordially invited to con-
suit the Doctor, who, BY merit Of his ex-
perience ii the various hospitals Of Europe
Paris, Vienna and Berlin; has succeed
ed in curing many cases pronounced in
durable by others.
CALL On, OR ADDRESS DR.. DEFREyE,
WEST PARK ST., between Main st. and
the bridge, near the bridge. 2. Q. Box
s63, Butte CRY, Ne. 7.
HouRs 10 q. n:., to 4 p. m, and from
6 to sin n7the evening. Sundays from 70
q. M, to p. M, only. Consultations
FREE, Consultations II all modern Ian
guages; ENGLISH, FRAScAIs, DEuTseH,
ELPANNoL, ITALIANo, etc.
deel4. 3md85W.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
WHAT WILL BEC0NE or BENTON?

| A correspondent writing from Sun River
asks the queer question what will become
| of Benton in the event Of a new town be-
ing established either above OF below the
presentriver metropolis ?'' The writer is
an Intelligent man, notwithstanding the
fact that an intelligent man ought to know
better than to ask such a question, and,
considering the fact that the Helena hsde-
pendent was stupid enough to publish a
communication a few weeks ago to show
that Benton would sooner or later be wash
ed away by ice gorges, our correspondent
may be excused for his ignorance Of a SUBJ
iect about which even an old established
newspaper allows itself to be misled.
The failure OF Musce1shell City and the
town of Carroll to become serious rivals Of
Benton is all the evidence required to show
| that rival towns below Benton can never
materially affect our own commercial adj
yantages, and it must be evident enough
that the present site Of Benton being the
most conveniently situated to command
the trade Of an immense tributary country,
10 other town can hope TO reap any adj
vantage by locating either above or below
the head Of navigation.
III II singular that any question Of this
kind should ever arise. Benton is uI1-
EdoubtedIy the most advantageously loeat-
ed town i'll Montana. Aside from the fact
T il isatthe head of navigation Oh the Mis-
souri, river, which alone insures it per-
NANCY, it has 4 large tributary country
of greater resources than any ether town
| nthe Northwest, not excepting even St.
PatlI 81. Minneapolis. Compare its erec-
ton with that Of Helena, Butte. Bozenan,
Deer I.oageo or Missonla, and Nillappear
at once that while the latter were located
with as little regard to permananey rs the
campof d weary traveller pitched to OBJ
taina single nights rest, the Benton site
was selected because it possessed greater
advantages than any other spot in all OF
Northel.a=ATontana. Its first advantage
was the river; It's second, proximity to
the buffalo ranges; third, the centre of In
dim trade and fourth, security against
floods and ice gorges. Those who select
cd the Benton toWnslte with these things.
alone ii view .builded5 better than they
thought. for the buffa1o ranges have be-
como equally good for domestic cattle, the
centre Of Indian trade has become the CEN
tre Of commerce for q large white popula-
ton, and the river III time will make It the
railroad centre OF the Territory.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

The vote for Joint Councilman will be
canvassed at O'Clock to- morrow after
noon by the County Clerk, and one other
county officer as required by law. we un-
derstand that the issuance Of a certificate
of election to Bach will be opposed on le-
gal grounds. For reason that the certifi-
cate sent to the Clerk of this county by the
Clerk and Recorder Of Dawson county,
whom we understand is the owner ct the
Glendive Times, is not a certificate OF the
abstract of the vote for Councilman as re-
quired by the statutes. Should it occur
that d certificate Of election is issued to
the Hon. A. B. Hamilton, it will prove q
lesson to Mr.. Tingle and the other politi-
cal leaders Of Dawson county that it IS not
well to 'sholler before .yop are out Of the
woods.'' The issuance Of a certificate OF
election to the Hon. A. B. Hamilton is GER
tainly proper thing to do, in view of all
the circumstances attending the organiza-
ton Of Dawson county, not to mention the
baseness of purpose and intent displayeo
by not only the Democratic but Republi-
can Leaders Of that county.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21


THE military expedition that was to have
started 'out against the Indians, horse
thieves, and cattle slayers has not yettaken
tile road. Perhaps the cold and stormy
weather has had much to do with the de
lay, but the old regiments that performed
duty in Montana during the Indian wars
always selected just such weather as the
present to hunt red skins, proving we'll
that the latter are unable to travel rapidly
while the grass is short and the : snow
marks d broad trail = 1t is a thankless
task, however, for the military to attempt
the punishment Of Indian depredators.
Military coercion is not In harmony with
the government system Of controlling the
Indians and is regarded unfayorably by
the Indian agents. We do not assert il as
a fact, but should not be surprised to learn
that as soon as some Of the agents hid of
the intended expeditions from Shaw and
Assinnaboine they reported at once to the
department that their Indians were on the
reservations quietly preparing to celebrate
the holidays, and to their eertait1 knoWl-
edge no horses had been stolen and no cat
tie had been killed. at all events there
never was military expedition sent
against the Indians in this Territory that
was not more or less thWarted Of hamper
ed BY the agents at home, and the headso Of
Indian Ring in Washington, and it will
doubtless always remain 50 until under
Democratic rule the eontrolof the Indians
is placed in the care of the War Depart
ment where it properly belongs.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

SAYS the New York Tribune: "The re-
cent Republican defeat was nota public
verdict in favor of Democratic principles,
as the Democrats have been defeated time
and again upon the same issues" This
may be true, but the Tribune should re-
member that the world is every day be-
coming more enlightened, and it has at
last dawned upon the public mind that the
principles which were misunderstood, Or
unappreciated at the close of the Buchanan
administration, are the only safe and5sure
guides to permanent and universal pros
perity. Arthur seems to be one Of the
first prominent Republicans to discover
the value of those principles or, at least is
the first to act upon them, for in his late
message he regards all important ques-
tions from q Democratic standpoint, and
practically places himself squarely OF the
Democratic platform.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

Major Maginnis has left for Washing
ton. He did net appear very anxious to re-
sumo the work which the people OF Mon
tana had named him to do until he was
reasonably certain that he would be allow
ed to draw his salary from the government
for two years more. III other words, he
cared more for the successful termination
of the recent fraud on the people OF the
Territory than for the interests OF his CON
stituents. The Major is not bit SELFISH
Riuer Press.
The people Of this Territory elected
Major Maginnis to Congress for the term
commencing March next, and accordingly y
Maginns awaited his certificate Of elee-
ton, which, as was heralded by the I'M
derstrappers of the Republican party, was
to be held back from him. For the benefit
of Marshal Botkin and few other smart
political Alecks. we might say here that
Major Maginnis had i'll his possession GER
tain documents bearing upon the late elec-
ton, which, had his certificate Of election
been for 4 moment withheld would have
exposed to the public a system Of fraud
such as even the most INSCRIPTIONS OF
Botkin's mouth -pieces-the Riuer Press
and the Helena Herazd-wouhi not be able
to defend.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

A vigilance committee for hanging
horsethieves has heen organized in Custer
County. The committee will coufine itself
exclusively to horeethieves and cattle
branders. A like organization in Benton
is uzanfnn
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

TIE death OF Thurlow Weed is much
la,nented n New York State, but Demo
cratic journal Of New York city says that
no other state, except New York, would
eyer regret the life Of q man like ThurloW.
Even the Republican organs say that he
was an INSCRIPTIONS politician, but in this
respect lie was most remarkable to his par
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
BUSINESS ON THE MISSOURI.
Summary OH the work of the Past
Season Between Sioux Ctey and
Bismarck and Points Above.
/ From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Captain John G. Barr, the statistical riv-
Wednesday, by areporter of the Journal,
and Oh solicitation checked off the follow
ing facts and figures, which to amuse him-
self he had collected while on the ways at
Bismarck and that city:
y "FeW people appreciate the Importance
Of the Missouri as a commercial high
way" said the Captain. Here are some
Of the figures 7 have looked up. They are
based on the books of the different boat
lines, excepting the business Of the Coul-
son boats below Bismarck. The item is
certainly low enough, but probably about
right, as the Coulson boats worked be-
tween Bismarck and Benton, only carry
ing freight below Bismarck when they
went up il tn spring and returned in the
fall. Between Sioux City and Bismarck
there We're carried ii pounds
Pfivale ssas Freight ai1tz u os5ss5
Total ......... i, ,sg6 7ss
Of this there was carried by the Peck
line, $685., ,395 ;by the Chares line, $685.
ses; BY the coulson, say, SOC, 900, and the
balance by outside boats on their
way to and from Bismarck Twelve boats
worked in the trade between Bismarck
and Sioux City, and are laid up for the
winter here or at Yankton. The twelve
have a custom house tonnage OF 800 t6na,
and there il invested in them $50 90.
I The total vallle of the slefE,Ealegafs llEfaai
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

LIEUT.. JOHN W. HANNEY, U. s. A. is
engaged In writing an article OIL Northern
Montana, for the Holiday Edition Of the
RECORD. Other well-known contribu-
tors have promised to make our New
Year Edition the best ever issued by q
Montana journal.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

TEE peanut venders Of New York city
have termed an association for the pur-
pose of protecting their interests, and as
far as possible controlling the peanut mar-
ket. The cultivation and sale Of peanuts
have become important industries in this
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
TIE venerable Peter Cooper, now nea

IKE venerable Peter Cooper, now near
~ ninety-two years Of age, recently called
oa Mas Clara Louise Kellogg, who sang
20 hin several charming songs. He asked
her IL che knew Or had heard an old bal
lad called the sTortoiee-sIleil Cat" She
answering him in the negative, he at once
sang verse Of il for her in clear firm
voice, and in manner that won from hel
Q hearty encore.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

FROM the way they are catching and
hanging lieutenants Of the False Prophet
III Egypt, the inference is that his army
contains about as many officers to the prl-
vate us does that of our own fair land.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

: The opening of the Indian Reservation
adjoining Chotean County is most earnest
.ly desired by every Intelligent resident Of
Choteau County, and will be one Of the
frat matters to engage attention Of our
Delegate. the Hon. Martin.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

FROM Plymouth, Conn, comes the story
that an excited elector deposited his butter
bill in the ballot box. After his mistake
was discovered he was allowed to vote
again, and that ballot elected the Repre-
sentative in the Legislature from that dis
frfof
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
Ir Ia said that the four Drincely reside,

II Is said that the four princely residen-
ces in San Francisco, belonging to Ex-
Governor Stanford, Charles Croker, Mrs.
Mark Hopkins, and Mr.. Clinton, cost in
she aggregate $3,Ooo,oOO, and are now not
occupied for more than two months of the
wnnY
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

A great fire occurred in London, Eng
land, on the 9Th inst, in which the Alham-
bra Theatre was destroyed. 1t is said to
be the largest fire known in England's
capital for years.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

DEER LODGE is noH having her railroad
boom, which I'LL the towns of Montana
will have in turn. Butte has seen its best
) days and Deer Lodge has successfully
passed the most unpromising period Of its
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

Ii school recently opened in Phila-
delphia, EN- balming is the only branch Of
study, and undertakes are the only stu
dents. The cheerful exercises comprise
daily experiments with subjects.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

haR. BARNuM tlas got his animals q
high and .low degree into their Wintel.
quarters at Bridgeport. He has two Or
three acres of buildings devoted NJ cars,
cages, and aneh, and u still short Of room.
Tracks run directly into his grounds, and
eara A. drawn into The buildings BY ele-
nlanta, &c which lle has tVenty~ona, In
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

Guiding the two baby elephants and Jum-
DO, who has gained very mnch il weight.
Jumbo eats three hundred pounds of hay,
three bushels Of oats, and fifty sloaves Of
bread every day.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

4 new brick hotel for the town of Mis-
eoula and one of the finest in Montana is
spoken of.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

TIE New York Observer, & religious pa
per, says that Mrs. Langtry creates ad-
niralion, but has no power to excite pas
aiOn
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

THE New York tS,sn is hard at work on
a continued story entitled the "Press Gag
Conspiracy; or, the Growing Infamy Of
q Republican Administration"
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
JOB PRINTING.

We have every facility for executing the finest
Glasses OF Book and Job printing and our prices
are nc low as those of any other printing
naen& In Montana. AL Book or JOB work must De
paid fer on delivery.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

At Winnipeg on the 7th instant the
thermometer stced 67 degrees below zero.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

The business prosperity of Texas must
be extraordinary, if one may judge Of
from the action taken recently BY the
Methodist Conference, in Austin. The
Conference found that the temptations
held out to preachers in that State to en-
gage in secular pursuits, and thereby to
neglect their duties as ministers Of the
Gospel, are so numerous and so strong
that an official warning was needed. A
resolution was accordingly passed point
ing out the necessity Of drawing the line
closely between worldliness and Christi
anity Perhaps young men who find the
ranks Of business SO crowded in the older
States that they turn to the ministry as
the best means Of making an easy living
would do we'll to 60 to Texas.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21

w. Ez. BUCK, Editor and Proprietor
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
D1ssoAurIoN or PAarNIsIssHlP.
10 w Hnspnaa i { may Coaaeerga

To whom it May Concern.
The partnership heretofore existing between
Daniel Kelly and sam Sing has this day, by nu.
tual consent, been dissolved, the said Kelly 70
firing AL the accounts due the firm and all LA
hlities Of the f1rn TO be settled with and By aald
DANIEL KELLY
sAM SING.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
ADVERTISING RATES.

Professional cards occupying the space OF Six
naes (this type) or under, sixteen dollars per
sanuru. EBtray, Co-partnership, Collecnon OF
ether transient notices, not exceeding ten linef
SonpaFie, fve dollars for four Insertions Tran
saent advertising must be paid in advance.
We allow no commissions ana prefer ho'
20 deal with advertising agents. agents Or.
6ers for advertising, unless accompanied by the
cash. will receive no attention.