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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

The freight forwarded from Billings
on the Northern Pacific during October
was valued at S19, 801. 20. That received
at this station during the same period
was valued at $27, 161. Ticket sales in
October amounted to $6,412.55.
Clark Tingley is a United States jury
nan no more, but only a private citizen.
Clark thinks that the court at Helena
does not pay enough per day to justify
an able bodied man to loaf around all
winter, as So a day is not much of an
inducement to a nan with a healthy
appetite.
Sam Smith, lately from Fort Macleod,
has been up to Old Agency, or rather
the town of Choteau. It is reported that
he contemplates starting up a store there
with a stock of general merchandise.
Sam will make a success of it il he ever
starts into the business. He is too much
Of a rustler to make a failure Of any
thing.
Paris Gibson returned last evening
from a trip to Great Falls. He was ac-
companied this trip to the future
great by Mr.. George P. Huy Of Min
neapolis, who assisted in laying out the
latter city, not a great many years ago.
Mr.. Huy is very much taken up with
Great Falls and expects to invest in real
estate there and locate permanently.
ID. E. Folsom, who has been extern
lsively engaged for many years III the
survey Of government lands for the
United States land department, has COM
pleted a successful survey this year of
the country around Shields river, Mon
tana. He has by purchase secured a
handsome farm of I'VE 400 acres near
Birch creek, Meagher county, where he
will hereafter reside.-Hernld.
To-day the new Standards of time will
be adopted by nearly Ill the principal
railroads of the country. AS nearly all
of our readers will understand, there are
four standards of time adopted, varying
each one hour. They will be Known
by the names of the eastern standard
time, central standard time. mountain
standard time, and Pacific standard
time. The Northern Pacific will adopt
this time except for the line west of
Missoula. This action will greatly SIM
pity the multiplicity Of different rail-
road times in the east and pc q boon to
the often badly puzzled traveller.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The The. Shed case is in progress at
Helena.
Capt. G. Durham, Of Fort Assinaboine,
was in st. Paul en- the 18th.
Bert. Huy went out on the Barker
coach to Cora creek yesterday.
Five passengers went out on the Fort
A~ssinaboine coach yesterday morning.
TIBET, Judge BarroWs' town, will in
dulge in a grand ball on Thanksgiving
evening.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

Frank Balm ard wife are in from
Wolf creek. Frank is quite largely in
terested in stock as he has a band of
over 5000 on his Wolf creek ranch, and
q fine band Of over 800 head of horses on
his Surprise creek ranch. He reports
but little snow down OF Wolf creek. the
last storm.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

The RIVER PRESS reprinted from the
I~ndependent the Associated Press dis
patch in reference to the failure Of Ell. c..
Tillinghast & Co., Of Chicago, and the
Record comments or the same as the
opinion of this paper. This, however,
is but a sample of that papers fairness
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

r. Mcdonald is in from his ranch on
the Teton, at the mouth Of the Big
Muddy. He has q fine stock ranch, as
the range is almost untouched on all
sides. and 100 tons Of hay was put up
this last season without any trouble.
He intends 10 procure some sheep the
coming summer and put them on the
ranch, as it is well adapted to that in
dustry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21


Three little brothers by the name of
Coleman saved o train from destruction
and the passengers from certain death at
Eagle Butte, on the 4th. The track
there winds arouud the face of a perpen-
dicuIar cliff several hundred feet above
the turbid Yellowstone. A slide had
covered up the track. but those boys
crossed the river and by waving a Ian
tern succeeded in stopping the night ex-
press.
David Wilson, who has a large stock
ranch Just below the mouth Of Deep
creek, on the Missouri river, has sold
800 steers to the Helena butchers for $65
a head. This may seem a good price to
paw for live meat, but as they are to be
kept on the ranch and fed hay until they
ara delivered, at the rate of fifty a month,
it makes the apparently large price more
reasonable. The same steers could have
been bought on the range last summer
for SAT. so each.
A reporter of the Inter Mountain in
terviewed a Butte butcher as. to the
prices obtained for meat, with the fol-
lowing result: We get for beef per
pound 20 cents for roasts prime steaks
sell for Is cents, and round steaks 15
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

The driver Of the Billings coach in
forms us that the last stage came through
from the railroad in 81 nours-the best
time that has been made on the road,
with one exception, when he came
through in 36} hours. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

| Geo. B. Parker went north yesterday
on the Macleod coach to take a position
I. G.. Baker d Co.'s store at Macleod.
George is to have charge of the books of
the establishment. we belieNe--------..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

Now, Lord, if you will give me your
attention just a moment" is the name
in which a Montana minister began a
prayer last Sunday Tribune.
The fine Judith butter which was
brought in by S. j. Howell has been
purchased by L. G.. Baker & Co. and
will be kept for the delectation Of their
numerGuu cuSt1marS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

Andrew Okerman, Of the Shenkin,
has purchased eleven head of fine Hol-
stein cattle from Mr.. George White,
which will give him quite a start in the
.J,oJ c+ool, 1;,o
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

The we'll known Jim Hathaway ar
rived on the last Billings coach. He is
deputy q. S. marshal and also deputy
revenue collector under Col. Enller
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

I w. J. Minar and John c.. Tut left for
Highwood yesterday with shot guns to
see what they could find in the way of
game. Nothing will be ruled out with
them except bear. The meat of that
ANIMAL is so strong they do not fancy it,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

IT. A. Wall, J.. F. Perron and A. H.
GAIA, of the enterprising firm of Perron,
Wall & GAIA, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
eveningfrem Otter creek.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

Chas. Mccormick, Of Highwood,
brings in a lot of prime chickens when
ever he comes to town. They fetch q
good figure in this market.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

Dan Dutro has purchased the city
photograph gallery of Mr.. Duffin and IS
now in charge of the same and fully
prepared to do all work in his line.
Dan is a practical photographer and can
give his patrons first class work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

n Frank Coombs is q home over Sun
/ day from Sun River. He has the first
story up of the brick building that be is
erecting for Blossom & Hastie./
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
MERCHANTS
National Bank
OF Helena.

This bank succeeds the old established and we'll
known Banking House or. Il. III. HefshIfeId DC
Bro.
Authorized Capital, $500, 900
Paid i'm Capital, $4,000
President-L. n. HERSHFIELD.
vice-President-A. j. DAVIDSON.
Cashier-AAROM HERSHFIELD.
Board of Directors:
S. S. HUNTLEY, W. I. NICHOLAS,
A. SANDS, MOSES MORRIS,
THOMAS CRUISE, D. III. ESTON
CHAS. LEHMAN, I. ii. HERSHFIELD,
A. j. DAVIDSON, A. H~ERSHFIELD.
Exchange on the commercial centers of the
United States and Europe bought and sold.
Collections and all business entrusted to us re-
ceiye prompt and thorough attention.
Deposits received and interest allowed on the
same it left for a specified time.
Bay gold and silver bullion, gold dust, ores, ter
%r1torial, county ssand government securities and war
rants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

The mining IOWA OF COOKE city cast
227 votes at the late election for dele
gates to the constitutional convention,
a large majority of which We're republi-
can votes, securing the election of two
republican delegates from Gallatin coun-
ty-Eaton and Pease-instead Of one as
heretofore reported. ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

Fitzgerald and Severance's teams are
loading at T. G: Power & Bros with
store at Reedsfort. They must be selling
piles of goods out on Big Spring creek,
judging from the amount that is sent
there every few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

w. 0. Dexter finished threshing on
Otter creek last week and while en-
route home one of his wagons upset on
a grade just above Mann's ranch, Ieav-
ing it bottom side upward in the creek
below. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

cents per pound corned beef 121 cents.
For mutton we get for the hind quarter
ID cents, leg 20 cents, fore quarter 121
cents. Fol veal, roasts and outlets 25
cents, inferior parts Is cents For pork
we get 20 cents all round.''4
From Sundays Daily.
George p. Reeves & Co., Helena,
jewelers.. -
>Ds~F.-Wilson, the noted stock mar of
Deep creek, is at the Grand Union.
Miner & Boardman have put up a fine
addition to their house on the ranch.
G. E. Bent, superintendent of the Box
Elder sheep company, is in the city.
Geo. Patterson reports building three
land one-half miles OF fence this summer!
| The mines os-tne Northern Pacific
coal company yield a monthly income
Of $4,000.
The Livingston skating rink will
open with a grand ball and supper, next
Friday, the 23d.
III. j. Wackerlin & Co. sent out 5000
pounds Of hardware, stoves, ETC., yester-
day to Reedsfort.
A firm of Butte butchers recently pur-
chased $50 head Of fine beef cattle for
$19,080, or $61 a head.
If you want a fine gold watch for lady
or gentleman, write to George P. Reeves
& Co..of Helena, and get prices.
. Chas. Crawford is back from a quick
trip to Barker. He made the trip there
in the short time of IL hours, and in the
pirbf of fEoat -mn~~axsax~@wm
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

The freight forwarded from Billings
on the Northern Pacific during October
was valued at $40, 801 20. That received
at this station during the same period
was valued at $27, 161. Ticket sales in
October amounted to S6,412.5 5
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

. Chas. Crawford is back from a quick
trip to Barker. He made the trip there
in the short time Of IL hours, and in the
NIGHT at that.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

The cook at the Day house, at Reeds
fort, out of curiosity, kept count of the
number Of loaves of bread she baked
last month, also the number of pies.
The former figured up POP big loaves,
and the pies 1913. Oh, we are a delicate
set around here.-M5ner0I Argus.
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22
CROTCHETS AND QUAVERS.

For THE WLMINGToNIAN.
Our local agents for Pianos and Parlor
Organs are doing thriving business, and
several of them report that they are unable
to supply the demand
A very handsome piano is on view at the
store of F. Wagner & Co. It's a full grand
trichord, metallic action, with the same vol
ume as a concert grand. The case is rose
wood. The instrument is one of the hand
soonest we have seen, and its tune is s,i-
perb.
Messrs Wagner & Co. have also fine
new Reading organ by f. Kautzner, with 10
stops and 8 sets Of reeds; improved patent
adjustable stop action, patent octave coup
Ter, divided coupler and tremolo. This or
has very agreeable combinations of stops.
Miss Groswald, the young American pri-
ma donna, relation of Bret Harte, who
successfully sang in "Hamlet," 'sFaust,"
etc, in Paris, is said to have been engaged
by Mapleson for America.
1t is said that the United States have paid
about twenty million dollars for the last
thirty-four years, since Jenny Lind's time,
for musical artistes.
The music teachers of Indiana were the
first to form State Music Teachers Associ-
alton. The association has met in various
places of the State, and is every year ex-
panding. Several members are earnestly
working at it, and ladies are attending the
meetings. Every State in the Union should
have such an association.
Mr.. Mullen, agent for the Wilcox & White
Co., states that he has leased out since the
s5th of March sl5, 900 in organs, and the de-
mand is increasing. Eight new and power
full organs were received at the store 713
Market Street, this week. These have the
Trumpet Sub bass, octave-coupler and 9TH
er extra stops.
Mr.. McCrea has fine show of Estey or
gans at 119 Market street, concerning which
more in our next.
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22
OUR COLoRED SCHOOLS.

We have just received copy of very in.
ceresting little pamphlet entitled "a Glimpse
at the Colored Schools of Delaware" be-
ing the paper read by Henry G. Conrad Esq.
of this city before the annual meeting Of
the State Teachers Association at Rehoboth
last August
Mr.. Conrad has long and very successful
ly identified himself with the cause of the
colored people of Delaw are and in this city:
his efforts to promote their spiritual and
temporal welfare have been acknowledged
by the entire community. In the paper now
under notice the author traces the first steps
at improving the intellectual and moral stat
us of the negro in Delaware to the establish .
ment of the "Freedman's Bureau, " after the
close of'the War of the Rebellion. Then we
have the meeting held at the house of VIM.
s. Hilles in 1866, when the cause of the col
ored man found warm md valuable friends,
whose unremtting efforts down to 1875 had
provided 2S schools for negro education. Mr..
Conrad, after detailing the labors of the
Board of Education since the first named
date, forcibly repudates any suggestion
that he is in favor of MIXED Schools" and
expresses the opinion that the colored peo-
Pile themselves are in favor of separate and
distinct schools for their own children.
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22

Even Maryland the once impregnable fort
ress of democracy is so disturbed by the an
tagonisms of her political chieftians that a
presidential candidate from her borders
would probably lose that state to the Demo-
cratic party.
The political feuds existing between Kel-
ly and Tllden are such that the candidacy
of any one in New York State who is allied
to either of these interests would be merci-
lessly slaughtered by the opposing faction
and hopeless defeat would ensue.
Thus we see that the strongest argument
that has ever been produced against the can
didacy of Hon. T. F. Bayard, when analys-
ed, develops its disingenuous nature.
AT the three preceding presidential nom
mating conventions when Senator Bayard's
claims for consideration were canvassed the
smallness of his state was served up as a
"bugaboo" and the timid delegate, taking
counsel of his fears, ignored the peoples
favorite candidate.
Expediency and all political chicanery
should be studously eliminated from the
National Convention-the assemblage ap-
pointed to name the chief magistrate of the
American people ought to approach their
grave duty with the single purpose of ad-
vancing the interests of chose whom they
have been delegated to represent-and ifthe
people at large indicate their preference for
Senator Bayard their feelings and wishes
should command the attention of the COM
ing Democratic National Convention.
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22

created the Court and transferred the fees
to the City Treasury, also abolished the fees
of police officers, whose salaries were raised
from 5000 to $700 per annum in Communication
Of the defici ncy. Now that the Off
GERS take their cases before Squire O'Neill,
they get their fees as of old, the ad dition to
their salaries notwithstanding.
The city fathers are therefore painfully
perplexed by the situation, having to pay a
Mayor for doing nothing, and heavy salar-
les to the new officials for working Court
which the police at the instigation of that
Mayor, refuse TO recognize. Like the Wa
ter Commission question, the sole outlook
is endless litigation and partisan bitterness,
while the people of Wilmington are forced
to look on in utter helplessness, and put
their hands in their pockets to pay for the
whole business.
As regards the position of Mayor Wales
in the matter, it would be very hard, we be-
lieve, to find even an ardent Republican
sympatizer who could conseientiously affirm
that the partnership profits rule of DR..
Wales and Mr.. Hawkins could be regarded
as any other than a hideous burlesque of a
court of justice. Even were the Municipal
Court dissolved by the authority which Gre
ted it, no respectable citizen would seriously
wish to see judicial power in the city again
held up to be an object of scorn and dersion
as the public press has over and over again
been compelled to hold up Mayor Waless
Court. Peace to its asles-a long, sweet
peace; but meanwhile the Mayor is jubilant,
if no longer puissant, for ifhe can no longer
roll in fees he can put the City out of pock-
ct to the tune of 1000 year, and spite
the Democratic party in the bargain.
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22

G8 The report of the Board of Health
Meeting of Tuesday last reads like the rec
ord of Mutual Admiration Society, but
we fancy many of our citizens will agree
that the Board have great deal to do be-
fore they can spare time for compliments.
A list of the city nuisances would be little less
than a directory of the streets and half the
houses within its central and southern Sec
tions.
rs The police would find their services
highly appreciated if they would endeayor
to prevent respectable women from being
stared out of countenance and annoyed as
they come out of church on Sunday even
ings by the third-rate dudes and crutch-and-
toothpick idiots who waylay them at the
exit gate,
EEWe have to acknowledge the receipt
of slice of wedding-cake from warm
friend of this paper. He has our best wish
es for his happiness.
- "A police officer on duty was clearly
seen with the naked eye on Ninth and Madi-
son street last week. This rare spectacle
powerfully impressed the roughs and corner
loungres who nightly infest the locality.
"a Contributions intended for our "Church
Notes" column should reach us not later
than Thursday evening. They should be
as brief as possible, consistent with aclear
statement of facts.
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22
HINTS ON THEPARLOR ORGAN
For THE wILMINeroNIAN.

For THE WILMINGToNIAN.
Now that the long evenings are coming
on and our young people are giving up their
pleasant rambles in the fields and the social
door tep meetings to rout out the old mnsic
books from the shelves and fix up the Par
lor Organ, it seems fitting time to say a
few words to those who aspire to perform on
the much-abused instrument which finds a
place in SO many households.
1t seems such an easy thing to sit down
and 'yamp'' accompaniments or grind out
hymn tunes on the Parlor Organ that it Is
no great wonder to hear strains not always
of the tenderest character waking the
echoes of night as we journey along the
streets.
As matter of fact the Parlor Organ
serves very little more purpose in the
majority of cases than a common ACCORDION.
Young players are satisfied with striking
certain chords correctly, and when they at
tempt any additional elaboration it is by
pulling out more stops when they want to
increase the volume of sound.
If, however, the player desires to crafty
those who are listening as we'll as himself
thing more thas this-viz to master the con-
struction of the instrument, learn the touch,
and in particular the use of the knee sDeu.
The ''Tremolo' and "Vox Humana" stops
which are capable, in skilled hands, of pro-
ducing very beautiful effects, are either
ignored or sadly abused by young persons
who do not understand the purpose for
which they are designed.
The general arrangement adopted by
makers is to group the stops in pairs, treble
and bass. Thus in Wilcox and White
organ, the Dulciana in the treble goes
agreeably with the Clariana in the bass; the
Melodia with the Diapason, and SO on. The
Vox Jubiletta gives full and very agreea-
BILE sound, and combines well with the
Diapason, but the latter stop is too heavy
for the Dulciana. On the other hand the
Clariana or Viola in the Bass is too light
fer the Vox Jubiletta in the treble. An
ordinary combination, very suitable for
hymn times is the Melodia and Diapason,
strengthened when power is required by
drawing the Flute or yox Jubiletta on the
Treble side.
But, before the player can aspire to give
pleasure to others as well as himself he
must learn to manage the Knee Ssoeu,
To do this let him draw the Melodia
and Diapason stops open the two flaps of
the swell, having one on the outside of each
knee, and commence with single notes he
ginning as softly as possible, then by pres
sure of the knees outwards gradually devel-
op the full power of which the instrument
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22

s5S There was one item in the Volks-fest
procession which drew little criticism
from the spectators. 1t was the prominence
accorded to the element of Beer. OF course
beer is as indispensable to German as
water is to an American; in fact we can be.
lieve the story of the German who said that
the only use of water was to make beer
with. Still the fact remains that in Tenn
perance country, the mysteries of Bacchus
and Silenus should be an anomaly rather
than prominent feature in great public
demonstration. The spectacle of the brew
ers and distilers with their kogsheads and
bottles and kegs inspired correspondent
of the Morning Ne1Us with the happy idea
that to render the picture complete, there
should have been representation of a
coffin, weeping women, squalid bummers
and the other accessories of the 'drinkn
picture. ..... .-..
The Wilmingtonian., 1883-09-22
THE VOLKS-FEST EPILOGUE.

Well, the Volks-fest has come and gone
What shall we say of it, at this compara-
lively distant epoch when it belongs as
much to the past as the landing of Hem
drick Hudson or the building of the Tower
| of Babel? Everything that can be said has
been said, and we are here to say the rest.
We are of the opinion then, that the
Volks-fest has shown sufficient compatible
iUy with our institutions to be permanently
ranked among the events of the Delawarean
tion is valuable source of information to
the public and an excellent advertising
medium to the stores and factories of our
city. The publicity given to the operations
of the workshop is a guarantee to the peo-
pie of the free service and good will existing
between operatives and their employers
The old-style task master of the Old World
would never have dreamed of exposing to
the light of day the mis- cradle victims of
grinding oppression who wore out skin and
bone in their efforts to provide affiuence for
him and pittance for themselves in foul,
unwholesome dens, dignified by this name of
workshops. Hoods celebrated "Song of the
Shirt could never have been inspired by
the brave procession of Monday.
| The celebration was, in its inception,
purely German but when once our citizens
| had taken hold of it, a process of American
| zation was inevitable. The German had
his way in the matter of the Apotheosis
of Lager Bier and the Trades display and
the Jack Pudding; the American insisted
on the procession, the carr iages, and the
speeches. Out of the medley tolerably
harmonious whole was obtained, and The
| Volks-fest, as we have said, must with GER
tain notifications be welcomed as an an
nual Institution among u.s.
Ii any other argument were wanting to
prove that the German is, of all other
European nations, that with which Amer
lea most easily links and which it most
swiftly assimilates, it was furnished by the
spectacles of Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. In fact we may raraphrase the old
adage, and say:-If we were not Americans,
we would like to be Germans.