The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-25

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|the>two points is growing, and the en-
terprising merchantsO j. Benton are real
ing the benefit thereof.
w @. Dexter returned Sunday from
Otter and Highwood, where he hsshes n
ousy threshing for the ranchmen. He
finished up the Highwood country on
Saturday. He reports the crops fair, but
not, on an average, as heavy as in some
former years.
A mail route to Sand Coulee has been
established for some time, but as yet
there is no service on it. That is some
thing which should be looked after.
The inhabitants Of this section are al
most isolated from the rest of the world,
and have to rely at present on chance
opportunities for getting their mail
matter brought in from Benton or Chest
nut.
A. III. Wilder and G.. A. Broadwater
met at Miles City a few days ago, and
went up and down the Yellowstone
country together. Of course it was
purely business that brought them to-
gether in Montana just at this particular
time, even if it is just q few weeks prior
to election time. But then, Maginnis'
election is only business with them-a
matter of dollars and cents, that is all.
A young gentleman of prominence, on
the West Side, in writing from New
Chicago under date of the 7th inst, says:
''The young men Of Montana are making
themselves felt this campaign, and I
think we stand q good chance to win. A
large portion of the Missourians here
will certainly throw Maginnis. I was
in Missoula, the ether day, when Magin-
mis- arrived. His reception was about as
cold as that usually extended by o grave
yard to a corpse.-Cowieg.
The RIVER PRESS, which was founded
two years ago, is very ably conducted by
Jerry Collins and J.. e. Stevens. The
sheet was established under many diff
culties and the predictions that it would
soon succumb We're numerous. But all
propfesies of disaster have come to
naught, andthe paper to-day stands upon
a substantial financial foundation. It is
ably edited, has the respect and conf
dence of the community, and has already
established q large circulation and q
profitable business.-Cor. Herald.
Judge Tattan went out to Highwood
Saturday and held o political meeting
there. We understand that he devoted
considerable of his speech to the RIVER
PRESS. Well, we guess We can still
exist. Parties from that section tell us
that q good many went to hear him and
went home saying that he talked for two
or three hours and said nothing, and
that his speech had not changed their
opinions in the least. We wonder If he
INDUCED in any the gentlemanly and
polite language which he is In the habit
of using in Benton towards anyone who
happens to disagree with him.
The Helena Fair association is, weIbe-
lieve, composed of honorable men, but,
as it relies for the most Of its receipts
from those who patronize the racing, it
should at least get some men IN the
Judges stand and starters who know
something about racing. Two or three
Of the starts ut the late fair were SO pal
pably Unfair as to call out bowls Of
derision and reproach rom the assembled
crowd, while in the 900 yard dash, the
pulling Of Chantilla was so palpable and
plain that the bets should have been
declared off or the race ordered to be run
over with different riders. Such things
carried out successfully right under the
eyes Of the judges cannot fall to bring
the association into d%isrepute and mill
tale strongly against its future success.
We hope to see these things remedied
next year.
Something OF Interest to the Pubic.