The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-07
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London is at present paying for fire
insurance over $4,000, 900 a year-4o per
cent. more than the cost Of maintaining
II, 600 metropolitan police.
Researches as the origin Of draWpoker
convince the Macon Telegraph that the
game was invented about 1916 by John
Kirknlan, a Tennessee turfman.
It was a thoughtless Michigan physi-
clan who laughed while eating catsup,
and so got some of the stuff into his
windpipe, where it choked him to death.
GRAY squirrels are so troublesome in
Connecticut that the farmers wish TO eX-
terminate them, and they are beng
killed in great numbers. A party OF
three recently bagged 405 squirrels IN q
day.
Justice Jim Smith sent Margaret
Gregory to jail for drunkenness, at
Washington, Ind, as a matter OF official
duty. chen he went to the prison
with a clergyman and welded the
woman in her cell as a matter OF person
al choice.
Boston has gone far toward commit
ting itself to d worlds fair next August,
but it will be held III the building OF the
Mechanics Association, enlarged Tor the
Agents have been sent to the
principal industrial centres OF the Old
World to secure exhibits.
Adam Weber d~islocated his neck in
Utica, and a large number of physicians
and students gathered to see an expert
surgeons attempt to set it right. Death
was certain to ensue II nothing was
done. and was likely to follow the oper-
alton, which, however, in this instance
proved successful.
Matte Meade, a wealthy girl OF Salem
Mass, was SO chagrined by her failure
to lass a school examination that she
Quilted her home, leaving a note saying
that she could not bear her disappoint-
ment among those who knew her, and
preferred disgrace among strangers. she
was found in Boston.
According to a recent return, there
are 1857 theatres in Europe. Italy heads
the list with 34S: next comes France
with 337; Germany, 1874; Spain, 16O;
Great Britain, $50; Austria and HIM
gary. 1872; Russia, A; Belgium, A; Hol
land. % Switzerland. 20; Sweden ane
Norway, IS; Portugal, 16; Denmark, 10
and Turkey and Greece, 4 each.
Pastor Phillips, on returning homt
from a revival meeting at Bond, Ill.
found that his neighbours dog had killet
his chickens. He broke open that man.
door in order to fling in the dead fowls
and for that d~isorderly conduct wa
fined $40. He will retaliate with a clvl
action for damages, unless his Christian
ity leads him to forgive and forget.
That wolves still exist in large mum
+ bers in France is shown by an offlcla
return lust issued, wherein the sum
paid by the Government for their de
struction during. the last fiscal year i
recorded. The amount annually VoteC
with this object is 10000 francs, ane
the number of wolves killed during tn
twelve months by those who receives
rewards amounted to ,225.
i Col. P. DOMAIN, of Fargo, writes from
Chicago concerning his visit to th
Langtry show tow in progress there
, Well, I've seen the famous "Jerse.
Lily.u and I know a hundred Missouri
daisies, Illinois wild-roses, and Dakot
snow-drops that are handsomer an
loyelier. If I had not long since learne
9 that blessed is he who expecteth notI
+ ING. / would have been disappointed i
e Mrs. Langtry. Sheis not beautiful; sh
is not even pretty. / have many gil
aco~uaintances, and friends in every pal
: Of the country, who are Infinitely he
superior in this much-advertised respec
4 And. as an actress, we have a half-scol
! of amateurs in Fargo who excel hel
She is simply a large, finely formed
: striking-looking woman, who remlno
e YOU in all her movements OF q thorough
bred race-horse.
The Lottery of Marriage.