The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
From honday'BdasIs.
SILK smoking cans at WeEzel,a.

9Tom IAoD0ay Baa3I9.
u Silk smoking caps At Wetzel'a.
! Wetzel has splendid lot Of ladies Ii
which he is selling sc cost.
A large assortment OF 6ae silk han
: kerchiefs at 90 cents each, as Wetzel's,
Messrs. 4. D. Burgbardt and j. '
Caldwell returned to Barker thss morning
: The county fathers are in full session {.
/ day, all the gentlemen composing Il
Board being present.
Pres. Lewis arrived yesterday. He loat
ed at Dillon with a full cargo Of Goyerr
ment freight for Fert's Shaw aud Magin
mis-.
| Orders have been received frem the Pes
Office Department to change the road /
Barker by way Of che Gallatin Crossing G
Highwood and Castneg's on Belt creek.
The ice broke again yesterday. and th
river is open this morning and running
free Of ice. Mike Lynch 10 working to ge
his boat III the river, and parties will b.
able to cross soon.
Parker Allison, an old tine freIghter
arrived yesterday loaded with '-saonr fol
W. S. Wetzel. 1t is several years sinet
ne was in Benton and is aseenishetf at tn
improvements which have taken place.
The Phil Ryan concert at the Pacific
Hotel Saturday evening was fairly at.
tended and was quite good performance
considering the short time for preparation
Johnny Lorenzo, the violnse, was good
he always Is.
We wish to cali the attention ef oux
law makers to the necessity Of providing
some law by which non-tax payers can be
compelled to pay the special poor tax. Az
it is now payment can not be enforced 90
in the case OF road tax, and many dollars
that should go into the county treasury are
lost because there Is no way to make the
collection should persons refuse to pay It.
A wedding which the Intelligence OF
will be quite surprise to many, occurred
this morning. Mr.. Frank Streng, well
known In our community, and 6 mighty
nice fellow withal, was married TO Miss
Maggie Pratt, a. very estimable young
lady. The wedding wae quiet, there be-
ing present only the immediate friends OF
the bride and groom. Judge John. w.
Tattan performed the ceremony, and the
happy couple departed for Sun River by
private conveyance. The RBcoRp wishes
them all the good fortune in the world.
Captain O. Brien, OF the Second Cavalry,
with his company numbering IS men, and
a mounted detachment OF Is men went to
"Little Dog" and BLACK Weasel's IS camp
near the Goose Bill after stolen horses.
When near the camp Of the Indians 8
piece of artillery was placed upon knoll
commanding the Indian camp, and Capt.
O'Brien went through she camp
and got all the stolen horses that could be
identified. The Indians were thoroughly
alarmed, the women and children taking
to the brush, evidently fearful that sc Lass
the whites patience under the repeated
horse stealing and cattle killing that had
been going on so long were about 10 take
a bloody revenge. No blood-spilling,
however, was necessary and after obtain
ing all the stelen animals that could be
found the expedition returned Go Fort AS
sinaboine. The effect that this expedition
will have upon these lawless narauders Is
net to be overestimated, and few lessons
Of this kind viii inspire our red brother
with the idea which he seems Fery 10th to
accept, that white men In this country
have some rights that must be respected
and there is probability, that for 8 time
at least, there is safety for horses and cattle
outside the limits Of the large settlements
from these Indians at least.