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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-29

the general verdict An adjournment was
made to have dance in the hall, and |
was standing idly looking on when Bu-
dell, once more in his usual grab, rushed
up to me in a fever Of excitement.
"By George, sir,'' he whispered, soon
gratulate me I've done it; it's all right"
And he dragged me along with him
from the hall into the empty library.
"What on earth do you mean, manw
exclaimed. s'What have you done?"
''I've proposed, sir; and | have been
accepted
| cordially congratulated him; and then
[ inquired: GLOW did you manage it
when did you find the time-and where
the courage?''
'.I'll tell you. did it in that tableau.
Under cover of musicI told Edith that in
all sober earnestness was at her feet, not
in jest alone; and I asked her to be my
wife. That's why she ran away"
"No wonder!' | interjected.
wasn't it splendid doing it under
smithers' very eyes? And then of course
[ saw Edith afterwards in the little draw
ing room; and she'll be here directly,
whenever She has changed her costume" !"
"Well, Pm glad you've settled it; and
think Smithers was right when he said
you would end by proposing in some ex-
traordinary way. And it seems to me that
it was decidedly embarrassing for Miss
Maxwell
Smithers married Edith MaxWell's sis
ter eighteen months after the tableau.-
Belgratia.
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Apache DevIItry.

TOMBSTONE, Sept. 17.-Since the mur-
der yesterday of George Ward at Antelope
Springs by the Apaches, nothing further
has been heard of their doings. The feeling
in this place is one OF intense excitement
against the Indians. Crooks peace policy
is bitterly denounced as unsuccessful.
CHICAGO, Sept. IA special from
Tombstone, Arizona, of the 10th says,
eight hostile Apaches attacked the hog
ranch at Antelope Springs, ten miles from
this city this morning. There were only
two there at the time, George Ward and
Amos Williams. The former was killed,
the latter escaped, bringing the news here.
The citizens armed and went in pursuit,
but there is little chance of oyertaking the
hostles. The Indians came from the di-
rection of Sonora, and were probably a
part of those left in the mountains by
Crook. They were on bare back horses
which are believed to be stolen from the
ranchers below here. Several parties have
left here for Sonora the past few days and
grave fears are entertained for their fate.
The main body of hostiles is encamped in
Casas Grandes. Their comrades reject
the peace offered by the Mexican authori-
ties. Col. Joaquin Terrezos was at last
accounts organizing force to attack them
in the mountains.
News was received to-day via Sonora,
that Terrezos, while reconnoitering, was
captured; but it lacks confirmation.
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Lost at Sea.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. Sept.-A bottle
washed ashore at quarantine to-day con-
tanning the following without date, writ
ten in pencil fragment on brown paper
"The steam yacht Catherine, from New
York bound for Jacksonville, is sinking
off Hatteras; all hands at the pumps; no
hope. Officers; James Spencer, captain
Tom Rample, first mate; r. Thomas, Sec
ond mate; Bob Richards, engineer; Crew,
Tom Dale, Abraham Salemans, John
Kelser, James Brown, VIM. Peterson"
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Judge Lynch Ahead.
Chicago Journal

Chicago Journal.
Judge Lynch appears to be rapidly US
urping the functions of the regular execu-
last January sixty-fve criminals have been
hanged by due process OF law, while Sc
venty-one have been hanged or shot with
out it. In January there were six, in
February fifteen, in March three, in April
eleven, in May seven, in June nineteen,
and thus far this month ten. The south
furnishes thirty-six of these, and of this
number twenty-five were negroes. OF
the thirty-five lynched in the north, six
in nsparts of Montana where there is no law
administered.
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Harry Hili's Purchase.

Harry Hill of New York city, the great
variety show, friend-of-the-slugg gger-old-
man, has large and varied collection of
animals on his stock farm at Flushing,
Long Island, and takes great pleasure in
adding to it any curiosity when the op-
portunity offers. He is at present contem-
plating the raising of buffalo calves, and
then turning them loose in the woods OF
Long Island. so that the boys will not have
to go west to indulge in the sport of bag
ging game. A few days ago Mr.. Hill re-
ceived the following:
DICKINSON, D. T., Aug. 25, 1888.
Harry Hill, Esq:
SlR-A little sketch of your life and sur
roundings attracted my attention while
reading New York paper, and noticing
an account of your stock farm leads me to
inquire if you wish to purchase any buffa-
10 calves. will deliver them eight or nine
months old to you for 500 apiece and pre-
fer you would take ten or more. If the
proposal .heets your approval please an
sWer. | have hunted them for twelve
years and must say that the herds are re-
markably small compared to what they
formerly were. They are getting pretty
well cleaned up.
VICTOR SMITH,
Dickinson, D. L., N. p. r. r.
Mr.. Hill telegraphed that he would take
a herd of fifty calves delivered at the price
mentioned. He has purchased 500 pounds
Of rock salt in anticipation Of their arrival.
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No Danger Signal.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Sept. l3-The wood
en- Fitchburg railway bridge over the
crossingof West Range was removed to
give place to an iron one, but no danger
signal was put up. The eastern bound
freight came along and the engine and five
cars tumbled Is feet into the highway.
The conductor, engineer and fireman saw
ed themselves by jumping. Loss to roll
ing stock $l5O,O00. Travel was delayed
IL hours.
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The Queen Victoria Burned.

DETROIT, Sept. 13.-The side wheel
steamer Queen Victoria, which has been
running the past two weeks on the route
between Chatham, Ont, and Detroit, was
totally destroyed by fire at Mount Clenen's s
wharf, 6 miles below Chatham, at O'Clock
this morning. The flames spread SO ra-
pidly that the crew had barely time to es-
cape with their lives. The loss is estimat-
ed at $13, 500; insurance, $4,000. She was
sailed by Captain St. Mour, who, with Sc
veral Chatham capitalists, owned her. She
was formerly an excursion boat.
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POETR 7 RV.
THE AMERICAN HELEN.

He sat by her side in the cleaning,
And toyed with her hand and her cheek;
His face had the beauty of Paris,
Her face that of Helen; the Greek.
81 love you to Madness my darling"
She whispered in accents of joy.
But you must not perish like Paris,
Nor he your Helen of Troy.
DO you know what to fly with you means love
For you, dear, blas ted career;
For me Il sad life of d-honOr,
'Reft of all that woman holds dear.
love you to madness, my darling;
without you this life has no JOY;
But YOU must not erl h like Paris,
Nor / be your Helen OF Troy"
SIT is not the ting that is done love.
But the way that do it, my dear,
Which sets all society wing,
And shock it from center to sphere.
The oil / days have passed away, darling,
Tnose wicked old a. es Of forcu;
But I'll wri to my lawy er o-morrow,
Anu tell him to get divorce"
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sDon't like the bed?' said the hote

ssDon't like the bed 20 said the hotel
clerk, astonished at the presumption of the
complaining guest; swhy, some of the
best people, some Of the high-tonedest
folks in the United States, have slept in
it, ssYes, that's just the trouble res
ponded the guest; II found last night
there were altogether too many big bugs
in it for the comfort of common people like
me. Boston Transcript
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A LITE OF EVERYTHING.

One of the islands in Lake George was
sold recently tor 81 800.
Corn matured perfectly this season in
the vicinity of fort Macleod.
In the past forty years $4,000, 900 has
been spent in building and restoring
churches in Wales.
Influenced by temperance leader, a
rich English miller has destroyed cellar
of port wine.
With SO counties to hear from, the as
sesSment in Texas shows an increase of
$3S, 900 over that of last year.
Memphis has expended $2700000 in
new buildings since September, 1882, and
more than doubled her manufacturing
capital.
Fresno county, California, is making a
canal 100 feet wide from Kings river 10
irrigate 10000 900 acres of dry and worth
less desert land.
An English gentleman named Preston
has marked his gratitude for rescue from
wreck III his yacht by giving lifeboat to
a Cornish town.
They have landed in Albany block of
granite, six feet square and fifteen feet
long, intended to be the cap stone of VIM.
App'eton's monument.
In the Indian Northeast Methodist Con-
ference Bishop Kingsley said that, meas
uring time by events, men in our day live
to be older than Methusalah.
According'to the Bowling Green Gazette,
the man who stole his girl from an upper
story window with the aid of ladder be-
longed to hook and ladder company.
Edward Stabler, said to be the oldest
postmaster in the United States, was bur-
led from his home, Sandy Springs, Md,
on Wednesday. He was eighty-nine years
of age.
Baltimore's grand jury is seriously ex-
amlning witnesses as to the propriety of
preventing the all-night stages, complaint
having been made of the noise the stages
make.
AS means of advertising Harrison
county, Texas, the Texas & Pacific Rail-
road Company has procured specimens OF
the county's woods to be sent to the Boston
Exposition.
AT the coming term of the Rutland (Vt.,
court, George Cox's suit against the su.
perintendent of the House of Correction
for cutting off the complainant's S hair, is te
be tried for the third time.
Mrs. NV. Lent, frightened by drown.
ing scene in theatre in Oakland, Cal.
tainted and then broke out in violent per.
spiration. They took her home, and she
caught cold and soon died of pneumonia.
Delaware peach growers say that heavy
shipments will come to an end this week
but that Smock's, the best peaches for can
ming, will be ripe next week, and tina
there will be a large shipment of them.
An observer in Utah writes that one o
the causes operating toward the gradua
abolition Of polygamy is the intermarriag
of Gentiles and Mormons. In ma riage
of this kind that have come under his OBJ
servation the supremacy Of the religion
belief oflhe Gentiles is apparent.
A few months ago many medical jour
nails at home and abroad recommends,
electricity as cure for writers cramp.
More recently there is report by DR.. Rob
inson in the British Medical Journal Q
several cases of ''telegraphists' cramp'
produced by ''too much electricity
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Missouri. An establishment such as his
is calculated not only to provide the East
ern consumer with choice article of food,
but it will, because of it's economy, bring
considerable wealth to that section of
country which the work is done.
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OH MY !!

Little COW
BY the NOW,
Ea'ing hay.
Frisky boy,
Full OF 10y,
" ants to play.
Takes a straw,
Tlckles jaw
OF the cow.
She gets mad;
ToSaes lad
On the NOW.
The youth yells,
While COW smells
of his feet.
w hen his toes
Touch her nose
OFF she goes
Down the stre ct.
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VILLARD'S LETTER.
The President of the Northern PA.
cific Sends a Reply to the Address
Delivered by the C0mmifte at
Helena

cific Sends a Reply to the Address
Delivered by the Commifte at
Helena.
President Willard sends to the commit
tee which delivered the address to him at
Helena some time since, the appended let
ter, which will bear perusing:
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD Co..
PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
PORTLAND, Or, Sept. Is, 1883.
Z. E. Collins, Esq, G. E. Conrad, Esq,
Paris Gibson, Esq, Committe. Fort
Benton, Montana:
GENTLEMEN II beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your very interesting communica-
tion of August 30th, last. / have read it
with a great interest, and have given it
such consideration as the pressure upon
me of other duties has permitted. MY at
tention was called to the project of con-
Meeting the Fort Benton country with the
main line of the Northern Pacific by rail
soon after my accession to the presidency
of the company, and have keptit steadily
in view ever since. We have had several
explorations made with reference to the
natural resources of the country, its pres
ent development, the promise of traffic and
the feasibility of branch line, and it gives
me satisfaction to be able to say that the re-
suits of these explorations have been very
encouraging. AS you well know, 1t was
absolutely necessary, up to this time, to
devote all our efforts to the completion of
the main line. Now that this great work
has been accomplished, we shall be able to
give more attention to feeding lines.
The first link of direct railroad from
our main line to the Upper Missouri, to-
wit: the road to the Bull mountain coal
fields, WILDE constructed Immediately, and
/ trust that further investigation into the
subject which your communication pre-
sents so forcibly will justify us in continu-
ing it northward next year.
Yours truly,
H. WILLARD, Pres't.
AS will be seen, Mr.. Willard makes no
direct promises, but holds out every hope
that a road will be completed to Fort Ben
ton next year. The Northern Pacific GER
tainly sees the advantage of building to
Benton at once and there can be no doubt
branch will connect this city with the
main line within few months. The re-
sources of this country are such as to war
rant it, and the line will certainly be built.
Mr.. Wizards statements are probably as
definite as he can make, and there is lots
of hope in them.
Merchants throughout the city are gen.
orally pleased with the statements made in
the letter from Mr.. Willard and the ma
iority express the hope that he may do far
better than his letter would lead us to
hope. Fort Benton must have railroad
next year and the Northern Pacific is the
company to build it.
, 1883-08-04
Painful Accident.

Yesterday afternoon, about two
O'Clock, a defective plank in a stag
ing on Union block gave way under
the foot Of q brick mason named
CarmOdy, and his fall caused pOr-
tion of the structure to collapse car
rying down a second mason named
Cramer. The latter party only fell
to the ground floor, a distance Of
some eight feet and escaped with
only slight bruises, but the unfortu-
nate Carmody was precipitated into
the cellar, sustaining a fracture of
the collar bone and a very severe cut
on the forehead. Contractor Ben
ham had the injured man removed
to the Western hotel, and every at
tentiOn paid him. DR.. J. Wetham
was summoned and he reduced the
fracture and applied such remedies
as the case required. The hurts are
painful but not necessarily serious,
and the unlucky mason will he out
in a short time, though not in a fit
condition to engage in his trade for
some weeks. He dropped quite a
distance and can be thankful that
the result was no worse. No blame
can be attached to anyone as the
scafolding was put together in the
usual manner and was supposed to
be perfectly safe.
, 1883-08-04
Net had.

II there is any one who has an idea
that Spokane county is running be-
hind just let him peruse the item
published below as an authentic re-
capitulation Of the assessed value Of
property. The county is either max
ing wonderful strides forward or the
assessor has exhibited an ambitious
desire to make grand totals to over
lap other and older counties in the
territory. Knowing something about
the rapid growth Of the county, we
are satisfied that the increase is legiti-
mate, and no one is to blame for the
improved condition Of things but He
who furnished this part of the north
west with so many resources. The
item is culled from the Cheney
Tribune: Assessor Hutchinson fur
nishes us the following comparative
financial statement Of Spokane coun-
ty: Assessment for 1888, 81, ,1S3, 1878;
total cost of taking census, assessing
and completing assessment rolls,
s1,241; poll tax collected, S1,24s. In
1882, the assessment was S2,lO6, 1886;
in 1881, b1,I44,O24; in 1880, 1921, $40.
We think it is safe to assert that
Spokane county shows a greater in
crease in wealth than any county in
the territory"
, 1883-08-04

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Messrs Scheeline Bros. bought from
A. NJ. Cannon one Of the largest
stocks of goods that was ever run in.
to the territory, they felt that the
growing trade required a still larger
display and so ordered through one
of the members Of the firm now in
San Francisco a stock ofgeneral mer-
chandise that will equal anything in
the northwest outside Of Portland.
The immense store is completely
crowded with bales, boxes and bun.
dies, and still there is more on the
way. The boys are old hands at the
business, have the coin to back them,
and are determined to keep up with
the times They believe in "quick
sales and small profits" and intend
to sell goods as cheap as they can be
purchased anywhere. The public
are invited to call in and examine
the new stock. 1t is no trouble ia
display good, and the genial corps
Of salesmen will consider It a great
favor to show you around the prem.
ises.
, 1883-08-04

1t would seem that there is nothing
too large to arouse the cupidity Of
some men. Tuesday night a man
came in on the train on the hunt for
his team Of horses and wagon that
some one had run off with. As luck
would have it stranger tried to sell
an outfit answering the description
given by the visitor to Glover & Gill
liam Tuesday, and when the Mis-
soulain interviewed Deputy Sheriff
Gillian Wednesday and desired him
to go out to Colville in search Of the
missing property he at once remem-
bered the circumstances. The man
who was so anxious to make a raise
was hunted up and 10 and behold the
horses and wagon were the ones want
ed. The thief told such n narrowing
and pitiful tale and worked so on the
feelings Of the owner that he refused
to enter any complaint He took the
outfit, however, and hied himself
eastward happy over the result Of the
trip. The offender was given a few
hours by the sheriff to get out Of
town, being informed that the peo-
pie here had no use for such char
aeters unless to decorate limbs Of
trees with them. He vamosed.
, 1883-08-04

1t is a grave offense against a good
law to sell liquor to Indians, or To
supply them intoxicants Of any kind
in any manner. Yet the native,
who hankereth after the fire water
as duck loveth water, manages to
get hold Of the brain-addling fluid
occasionally somehow, and it is no
uncommon sight to see a buck try
ing to untangle his legs and making
spectacle of himself on the public
highway. Whisky does not tend to
improve the docilitv of the red man,
and, like his white relative, pota-
tiOns often get him into great deal
Of trouble. A man must be pretty
low down when he resorts to the ne
fariOus practice Of selling liquor to
Indians, as he is aware of the trou-
BILE that might originate through
drunkenness among the savages, and
it is but right that such a person
should be apprehended and punished
to the full extent Of the law when
any proof exists that will fasten the
guilt upon him. Monday suspicion
pointed to a stranger who was hang
ing about town and a job was put up on
him. Andy Connor wormed him
self into the good graccs of the indi-
vidual, and as they were taking a
smile Marshal Hyde happened along
and addressing Andy asked why he
had not left town when ordered,
rated him upon wearing good clothes
without any visible means Of sup
port and advised him to make him
self scarce. On the disappearance Of
the Marshal the stranger commenced
sympathizing with Andy. He IAN
dy) said he did not propose working
when he could make money with
out labor, and in burst Of confidence
informed the man that he was SELL
ing whisky to the Indians. The in
dividual returned the favor and told
Andy that that was Just the business
he was engaged in. Sufficient evil
dence being secured the man was ar
rested and deposited in Jail. He
had a hearing before Judge Whit
man "Wednesday. The prisoner was
by no means prepOssessing, looking
pretty tough and carrying a black
eye, the handiwork Of some of his
boon companions. After hearing
the evidence, which was pretty con-
elusive, the Judge fined the prisoner
$50 and costs. Not being able to
gather that sum and no one seeming
to be sufficiently warm-hearted to
advance the coin the fellow was re.
manded back to Jail to earn $50
swallowing tainted air.
, 1883-08-04
SUMMONS.

TERRIToRY OF wAsnINGToN, lss
COUNTY or SPOKANE.
IN JUSTICES COURT BEFORE S. @.
WHITMAN, J. p.
A NJ HArruuR plaintfNN
, 1883-08-04

We direct attention to the conspic-
uOus card of Fredenrich & Berg, pro-
prietOrs Of the Boss Store, in another
column. These old timers and sue
cessful business men wish to close
out their stock Of good, and are offer
ing the public great inducements to
purchase in the shape of low prices.
And they have a tremendous large
and varied stock selected to meet
the requirements Of the trade. At
the Boss Store the consumer can get
anything he may desire from a curry
comb to a barrel of sugar, and the
firm has proven,by their long record
as merchants, that they will go as
far to please their customers as any
one.
, 1883-08-04

II there is man in the community
who desires to have his name handed
down to pOsterity as a great bene-
factor Of the human race, or has an
ambition to see his name written in
letters Of living light upon the gilded
scroll Of fame, let him go forth some
evening when man is wrapped in
the mystery Of dreams and all nature
is at rest and deluge the earth with
the life blood Of that abOminable and
Omnipresent bovine that some one
has armed with an ever-intOnating
bell. That COW has the freedom of
the city, and seems to take pure de-
light in ambling around the habita-
tions of men, just as the aforesaid
are trying their best to lose them
selves in fOrgetfulness. At first the
distant echoes strike on the half OBJ
liviOus sense of the tired human like
the holy notes of a vesper bell, but
as the four footed wanderer draws
nearer and takes a prominent stand
beneath the easement the rattly
clatter of the square-mOuthed tor
turer sounds like the warning Of a
locomotive, and continues with a
persevering continuation that threat
ems perpetuity. The suffering list
ener may sling blasphemOus objec-
tions, and shout wrathful abuse, but
the broadside of invectives slide
from her iron-clad person and are
lost in surrounding space. She heeds
them not, neither does she move,
and the poor, miserable wretch arises
in his wrath and stocking feet and
gOeth out with danger in his eye and
a club in his hand. Ninety and nine
chances out Of a hundred, as he
creeps up within reach Of the pos
terror Of the destroyer Of his peace,
and spits on his hands to get better
grip on the bludgeOn in order to
drive the tail Of that COW up over her
horns, and grimly laughs to himself
to think Of the surprise in store for
the animal, he spreads his unpro-
tected foot over a nail that has been
waiting around in position for a
month. Then he fOrgets to carry out
the project, and gathers the foot up
under his arm, and balances himself
on one pedal and hops toward his
domicile filed with agony and q con-
viction that the English language is
deficient in words to meet the ex-
igency Of the case. And while the
sufferer bathes his wounds, and tries
to unravel the wondrOus workings
Of providence, and now and then in
troduces exclamation points tending
to hurt his spiritual welfare and
weaken his standing in the Sunday
school, that imperturbable quad
ruped, evidently satisfied with the
result of the first effort, sOlemnly
chews her cud and takes a position
within earshot Of the next house,
and the discordant music Of that un-
melOdiOus bell rings misery to the
surrounding population. II some
thing is not done by the owner to
remove the nuisance, a vigilance
committee will be formed, and a
most cowardly murder will go on
record as a warning to those who
send out animals armed to annoy
the public.