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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Ed. Maclay started up the river yes
terday afternoon to where the boom
party are at work on the drive. The
late rains raising the river has facili-
tated the work of driving greatly.
About 500 logs had been put in the riv-
er at the latest report, and Mr.. Allen,
the contractor, was quite confident the
drive would prove a success.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Butter is reported very scarce in our
stores at60 cents a pound. Ches. Eaton,
from the Teton, says he will make 1000
pounds Jhis season, and is now selling
and pacing for winter use for 70 cents.
This wo Id look like a big figure to the
old Lads back east. Butter has not
sold for ess than fifty cents at any time
the past summer, and there is now more
demand for that article than there is
1 butter il the market.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Tom Todd and Joe Baker and wife
ORC i'm from HighWood. ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

7H. D. Burghardt, manager of the
Clendenin smelter, came in yesterday
from Barker. He reports that the Silver
Belle mine is turning out between 80
and 40 tons of fine smelling ore a day
as much as they could run through the
shelter. Everything is running in first
class order and a run of two weeks more
will probably be made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

We are glad to learn our esteemed
friend. Mr.. Choate, has perfected his
purchase Of III interest in the Snow
Greek Mining Co.'s leads. He has Sc
cured a valuable property which needs
only development and time to show as
good mines as there are in Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Six carloads of bullion were shipped
from Big Timber. It came from the
Barker mining district. All bullion
is shipped at Big Timber, instead of
Billings, as formerly.-LiuSngston Enter.
prise
Coal retails at $3.50 at Miles City
where they have a railroad, aud at SIS
in Fort Benton where we have a wagon
road and yet there are people here
who think the city is as well off without
as it would be with M
7 Owing to the excellent management
on the Benton and Billings stage line
coaches have been delayed only four
hours. This a remarkable showing con-
sidering the inclemency of the weather
and the frightful conditio reads:
/ A grand hunting expedition is to
start out tomorrow morning, wind and
weather permitting, under the personal
supervision Of Ashby Conrad. We ex-
pect to hear some big stories on his re-
turn as to the shooting qualities of that
Ifamous shot gun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Charley Miller, late OF the Overland
bar, is going into business with Nose
Solomon, at the Marias. A new house
will be erected adjoining the present
dining DON for a grocery and general
supply store, also a fine bar in the same
building. Several additional rooms will
also be added. Charley knows how to
conduct these things, and ought to doa
big business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

The travel on the Helena coach has
been remarkably large the last few days.
There was not room on the coach Sat
urday for all that wished a seat. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

We should judge from the following
that the Billings people have not given
up the idea yet of the Bull mountain
and Fort Benton branch railway start
ing from their town: "Dewars' party
came in from Buffalo creek yesterday
evening, in consequence of the order to
discontinue work on the Bull mountain
road. They are camped near the Head
| quarters hotel. 1t is expected that Mr..
| Grant and party will be in tomorrow.
Next spring we shall see new parties
starting out to build the road."-Bm-
| lngs Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

The Snow Creek Mining Company
will send out parties next week to do
representation work on the Black Chief
mine, near Neihart.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Sol. G~enzberger, u genial friend Of
Cans & Klein's clothing emporium, left
yesterday morning for a business trip to
Barker. AS this is the season of the
year that good warm clething sup
plies a long felt want we expect he will
do a rushing business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Charley Fish, from Highwood, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Fort Belknap.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

We noticed a beautiful bunch Of pan
\ sizes yesterday from the flower bed Of
Tom Cummings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Joe Kipp's teams have unloaded their
lumber at T.. G. Baker & Co.'s and start
ed back home.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Jack Hammond rolled out yesterday
with a big load for muddy weather. He
loaded at Murphy, Maclay & Co.'s for
Barker and way points.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

The rumor that A.. Fl. Bell, former
telegraph operator here, is to return
from Miles City does not seem to have
any foundation, as MI. Morgan, the
present efficient operator, has received
no official news Of any change to be
made at this point.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

John f. Murphy and Herman Brink
imam go out on a hunting and fishing ex-
cursion to-day. May they have. differ
ent luck from the proyerbiai fisher
mans luck and not forget the poor
editor when it comes to the distribution
of the spOils.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

"Joe," one of the dining o boys at
the Grand Union, won the gold watch
ratified off at Brennan & Donovan's last
night. A Al throw took the timepiece.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

An eastern sporting journal says that
Noah armstrong, owner of Lord Rag
Ian, Monarch and other racers, has re-
tired from the turf. He mas returned to
Montana, where he hos q breeding es-
tab~lishn1efFf,f nd ford Raglan, who was
so badly cut down at Saratoga, will be
placed in the stud. @@--
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Wackerlin has now, all the same as
Bonner, a fine team Of bay %trotters for
his carriage. It will soon be necessary,
we expect, for the council to pass an or
dinance prohibiting fast driving on our
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

The Masonic hall has been tastefully
decorated in mourning, in memory Of
the lamented JOS. S. Hill, who was q
member of the Fort Benton lodge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

At a sDecial meeting Of the city coun-
Ecil last evening the city taxes We're
levied upon the property included IN
the late extension Of the city limits.
It was also agreed that stringers would
be furnished at the city's expense toan
parties who would lay them in the cross
ings and fill in with gravel sufficient to
naaka q GOOD walk ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

T. A. Cummings leaves this morning
ON the coach for Helena to attend the
republican district convention as Cho-
taaule representative.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

The horse thief, Clark, who escaped
from the Meagher county jail, left the
following note: 1.-THE jail is good, so IS
the grub, but I don't like the county, 50
T CUES I'll leave.n The Chinese MUIR
derer from Maiden, who also escaped,
added underneath Clark's note, Me no
likee, all same Mclean man.
Paris Gibson informs us that he has
disposed of all the merino bucks he had
for sale and could sell a good many.more
if he had them here this fall. He has
distributed PTS fine merino bucks
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Tom Cummings started for Helena on
Yesterdays coach to attend the district
convention, to which he is a delegate,
He will cast the two votes Of this county,
as Max Waterman, the other delegate
could not attend.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

The Billings ditch, thirty miles in
length, is completed and a copious
stream of water now flows through that
town. Some $4,000 acres Of valuable
land can be Matered from thisrditch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

only one night, when the coyotes per-
sisted in pulling the buffalo robes off
from them, leaving them in imminent
danger of a lingering death by freezing.
THE French cook brought in q nice
present of a we'll done up package OF
wild game to his old friend, Norris
which affected the recipient very
.much, as it reminded him so much Of
sold times in the states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Mr.. Beale, superintendent Of the Box
Elder sheep company, went out to the
ranch Yesterday. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Fort Benton society will be pleased to
hear that Mrs. Ed. Maclay and Miss
Jodie Murphy will be with us again
this winter. They are expected down
from Helena some time this week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

Hank Jennings, the former boss hunt
er and trout fisher of Montana, but now
a steady rancher on Willow creek, is in
the city. He says that the rumor that
~he~has been recently married to a lady
of that vicinity is totally without foun-
dation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24


Henry Kennerly, our efficient county
assessor, is in from his Teton ranch.
Miles City is short of school funds, as
$4,000 had to be raised by a special tax.
w. P. Wren, of Murphy, Maclay &
Co.'S is absent on a business trip to Bar
kerr
Jim Werrick's old cronies will now
find him safely housed with Burgess at
the grocery.
Joe Conrad's many friends are glad
ito see him with us again from his long
eastern trip.
Nell Keith and MI. Winters returned
Sunday from plastering Phil. Gibson's
fine house, on Belt creek.
Walter Burke, Miss Katie Leith, f.
M. Eastman and wife went out on the
Billings coach Monday morning.
We are Informed by Mrs Ray that
Winner is getting along nicely, being
able Sunday to get up and walk around
d little.
We see by the Miles City Press that
lone of our prominent stock dealers, Asa
Samples, passed through there on the
Mest bound train, on the 10th.
Tt will be good news to all consumers
of the tactical fluid that M. S. Richard
has got back from his Iowa trip with fif-
teen fine milch cows, some of them fine
blooded stock
We e from the Independent that it
is understood Col. Ilges will locate at
Fort Benton for the practice of law and
form a partnership with Judge Tattan
for that purpose.
We understand that Mr.. r. w. Johns
and Mrs. Dapper were married at Glen
denim on the 18th by Justice insolvency.
The RIVER PRESS offers its congratula-
tons to the happy couple.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15
Charles MOrgan's Stock,
New York Herald, goth inst.

When Charles Morgan died he left
a will directing his propertyto be dis
tributed according to the law of the
State of New York relating to intes-
tacy. The accounts of the executrix,
Mary J. Morgan, were objected to by
all the grandchildren and great-grand-
children of the decedent except Rich
ard J. Morgan. The testator owned
40. $40 shares of the Morgan Louisi-
ana and Texas Railway Steamship
company, the total capital stock being
10000 shares. Mrs. Morgan in her
accounts charges herself with 7,94O
shares of this stock, but does not &C.
count for the other $4,000 shares.
She claims that these $4,000 shares
were given to her and certain of his
children by the testator in his life
time, and that it was not necessary
for her to account in respect thereto.
The directors claimed that this was
never a completed gift, and even if
it was it should be treated as an'ad-
yancement. The referee found that
it was a completed gift, and Surrogate
Rollins recently, on a motion to con-
firm this report, sent in a memoran-
dun to counsel stating that he would
hear them further on the question as
to whether he had jurisdiction. The
argument, in obedience to this sug-
pestion, was partially had Yesterday
before Surrogate Rollins. Mr.. Fran
chs n. Bangs, on behalf of some OF
the directors, eOntended that a decree
by the Surrogate would be no impair
ment of the equitable rights of any
of the parties. Mr.. Parsons and Mr..
Burrin Will be heard on the motion
on Friday.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15
The MOSher.

The masculine masher, the well
dressed buck, of high or low degree,
who has nothing to do but stand
around on street corners and insult
decent women with his insolent star
ing, is beast against whom society
should have armed itself with whips
and scorpions. Whether the Great
ure is high swell, or a gambling
hell stoolpeon; whether he has $780,
600 year, or depends ON throat
shuttle of cards for his next cocktail,
he is the same beast everywhere.
His clothes may be models of the tay-
lor's art, or may out dazzle the many
tinted lamps Of an al-nigh saloon
with the vulgar gorgeousness of their
stripes and plaids; he may wear dia-
monds on his Immaculate linen that
would pay kings ransom, Or he
may sport paste jewels as big and as
cheap as restaurant salt cellars amid
the gaudy amplitude of his shirt front;
butin all DISCUSSES and under all Cir.
cumstances, he is the same vile ami
NAL. He is to be found sauntering
in the afternoon sunshine along the
fashionable promenades of all our
cities. He swarms in front of all our
theaters and matinees, and even in
trudes his well-clad insolence and
lust upon the doorsteps of our churches
on pleasant Sundays. He is ever on
the alert to catch some silly girls OF
woman's eye and smile an insult back,
or firt an outrage with his scented
handkerchief. His every look is con-
tamination, and his every glance
would burn blackened hole through
modestys wymantle. Purity melts
at his touch. He is combination of
beast, plague, disease, filth and deg
relation, all wrapped in one hide and
passing for a man. His highest am
bition is to work infamy for the limo
cent and unsuspecting. -Austim States
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15
MISSION VALLEY NURSERIES.
Twelve Miles from Victoria, Tex.

These Nurseries have claims upon the people o
western and southern Texas that cannot be urged
by any other establishment.
To give TO western and southern Texas list OF
fruits adapted TO the climatic requirements Is the
object 70 which the proprietor has devoted his Life.
He has been able to bring to his aid the advantages
OF early horticultural training, and by the eKpend-
ure of over twenty thousand dollars In experiments
upon our own ground--by close observation and
study through the quarter OF q century during
which horticultural study. experiment and labor
has been his leading pursuit-he has been able TO
become acquainted with the peculiar wants Of our
very peculiar climate.
Taking advantage Of the principle well established
BY physical geographists, viz that all truit trees
are improved by being carried toward their polar
;mit and that they are deteriorated by being car.
RED toward their equatorial Hmit-he has made his
experiments and established his nurseries farther
south than any other general nurseries In the United
States. He sells no caeap northern trash 20 his
customers. His trees and plants are Therefore bet
Ter suited 20 Texas culture taAn those Of any other
establishment In the world.
our nurseries and grounds. embracing about s.
,Te1 an horticuIture win be freely shown 70 visit
ors every DAY but Sunday.
Orders for trees and plants received By mail. 90
throHah any Of cur Gntkorzed agents.
Catalogues sent free 20 every applicant For fui
tber Information Apply 20
GILBERT ONDERDONk,
ssptss Nnssion valley, Victoria Co.. Tens
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15

Rev. Ma. TALMAGE says the eye
winks thirty thousand times a day.
When the owner of that eye eaters a
drug store, the clerk behind the soda
water fountain can pick the right
wink out of a hundred the first time.
Mr. Talmage fails to explain this
wonderful mindreading power on the
part of the clerk.-NOTristO1rn Herald.
GEORGIA comes to the front with
man who can hold barrel of whisky
above his head and drink out Of the
bunghole. Though there is compara-
lively very little difference in the
weight of whisky and water, the man
has net yet tined to prove that he
can drink out Of a barrel of water in
the same maner. Whisky prompts
some men to exertion that would
burst a blood vessel were anything
else the consideration.-Peoks Sun.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15

who doesn'tbel vein political Thanks.
giving days, Sl,4O0,O0O last wear.
leaving balance of Texas bonds out.
standing, and held mainly by Texas
schools and institutions of learning,
OF S4'OO0,000 five per cents. The
states taxable wealth has grown from
2S0,0O0,000 in 1877 to S11O, OOO, 600
IN 1882. The free school fund will
soon be $6,361, 900. More than
million dollars were dispensed last
year among free schools attended by
$4,000 pupils. A white and a colored
normal school provide home made
teachers. The University of Texas has
1000, 900 acres of choicest lands which
should be held for thousand years
by the institution, that Holks nav
not "Swartwout' with it. It's main
building at Austin is now being erect
ed, and it, with its branches, now
awaits the intelligent recognition of
the legislature in such liberal action
as will meet the public demand for
its adequate endowment and speedy
organization. 1t should he added
that there is engrafted in the consti-
tuition Of Texas provision enabling
a poor man to invest $4,000 in real
property, and makingit his homestead
it cannot be morgaged or sold for dept,
and only conveyed absolutely by the
joint deed of man and wife. How
people beautify such homes! How de-
.vout islocal patriotism in common
wealth that thus guards the home of
the wife and babies! Life assurance
is given a wide berth among a people
thus induced to, spend everything on
their indefeasible homesteads.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15
The Latest Electrical Discovery.

The Rev. Mr.. Gilber, during an ad-
dress at Christ Church the other
night, remarks the Otago Times, while
speaking of the telephone, asked his
audience if they would be astonished
if he were to tell them that it was
now proved tobe possible to convey by
means of electricity vibrations oflight
to not only speak with your distant
friend, but actually to see him. The
electroscope-the name of the instru-
ment which enabled us to do this
was the very latest scientific discov-
cry, and to DR.. Gnidrah, of Victoria,
belonged the proud distinction. The
trial of this wonderful instrum ent
took place at Melbourne on the 31st
of October in the presence of some
forty scientific and public men, and
was a great success. Sitting in dark
room, they saw projected on large
desk of white FURNISHED metal the
race course at Pennington with its
myriads of active beings. Each men
ute detail stood out with perfect fl
deity to the original, and as they look
ed at the wonderful picture through
binocular glasses, it was difficult to
imagine that they were not actually
on the course itself and moving
among those whose actions they could
SO completely scan.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15
TEXAS TOPICS.

The sheriff of an interior county
recently visited Galveston, and while
at the opera accidentally dropped his
pistol and killed a young man accom-.
panying a lady acquaintance.
1t is reported that Count Telfener
has paid $4,000 for land on the
Texas coast, near Mexico, fer railroad
facilities, and that as soon rs the port
of Soto Ia Marina is opened by the
government construction work in
Mexico will begin.
President Goslin, of the Texas
Press Association, informs the editor
of the Dallas Herald that he has per-
fected arrangements for an excursion
to Monterey, Mexico, Immediately
after the adjournment of the annual
meeting of the Association, which
will he held in Dallas in May next.
According to the last biennial re-
port of the Texas state penitentiary,
1853 convicts were received during
the past six months. During the
same time $50 were discharged, 397
escaped, IA of whom were captured,
154 pardoned and 154 died. -
In alluding to the Marshall Car
and Foundry Company, the New
Orleans Times says it is one of the
most extensive manufacturing enter
prises in the state. Car wheels and
all kinds of railroad castings are pro-
duced from Texas iron, which is said
to be superior for that purpose to
most of the iron of the southwest
Freight cars are extensively made,
nearly all of which are for the Texas
Pacific and the, International and
Great Northern roads. 1t is now i'm
tended to erect a large blast furnace,
at which pig iron will be made from
native ores. Fa ,t.,.
In speaking of the sale Of tie
Houston & Texas Central, the Finan-
cial Chronicle says; 1t has been re-
ported that Mr.. Gould was asked to
Join in the purchase, but declined to
do so, for the reason that interests
extended to st. Louis rather than to
New Orleans. The Texas. Central
road has heretofore been in an
tagonism with the Gould roads in
Texas, but the transfer to the South
en- pacifio syndicate is probably sat-
isfaction TO him, as the Atlantic g.
Pacific and St. Louis o. San francisco
are owned Jointly by the Missouri
Pacific and Southern Pscifc managers,
and the competitive through business
Of the Texas Pacific and Southern
Pacific is pooled under agreement.
There is every reason to suppose,
therefore, that the Texas Central and
it's feeders will be worked in harmony
with the rest of these two great
southwest systems, which now divide
between them that great triangular
section of the United States, of which
St. Louis, New Orleans and Ell Paso
form the salient angles-in the com
mon Wall street phrase they have
corner on that district. :
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15

n EAa week made Al home By the industri
hAOus. Best business nov before the
~ ~ publlc. Capital not seeded. We vii
= tart you Men- women. boys and Firis
wanted everywhere % work for Nov a The
Whole time 20 the businCss. No other buElEcss
viii pay you nearly as vel. No one fall q
make enormous pay. by enrngine a. once. Cosu
outft and terms free Money made fast. EASILY
lnt hOn0rabiy. Address TECE Co.. A1gusts
Mai1e.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15
About Texas.
American Register.

In Texas there are 600 miles in
length of railway lines, growing two
miles daily. Taxation is 80 cents on
each. 500. There are S1,25O,eOO
IN the state treasury. State bonds
are worth 40 per cent premium and
the debt of the state was reduced by
hatrare oldgenius, Governor Roberts,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-15

UHIuREleogIsa are LyAys on the lookou
nr ehAnees % increase their earn.
MSIS sS Ss, 3 10 TSsSs.,: ~;
men, boys and Ffrls 20 work for rs rfht IN their
ovn localities. Any one can DO the worf properly
from the frIt start. The business win paw more
than ten tines ordinary wages. Expensive oufft
furnished free. No one Who engnre6 falls 20 make
% The uork, o. Only yolr spare nonenn. fun
drsss sTTssoE Co.. PoFtans, Msi1s.