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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
Lord Sidney Pagett.

Young Sidney Pagett, an English
lord, has gone back to England after
spending about four years in Montana
among the wild and woolly cowboys.
Pagett was heavily interested in the
large herd Of Texas cattle which arrived
on Tongue river in October, 1880, in
such poor condition that in the follow
ing April about 100 had died out of 5000.
Paget then shifted his outfit to a range
near Benton, and has lately come into
notice by having a large amount of
money up on horse races at Miles City,
and running one of his thoroughbred
animals in the scrub races. When
Pagett first came to Montana, like all
adventurous Englishmen, he became
greatly excited over the sport of hunt
ing the wild bison. Soon after his out
fit had established their winter quarters
on Tongue river, a herd Of those noble
animals was sighted, and Pagett at once
mounted a cow pony and started in pur-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
WHAT Is TT e''
Some Light on q Subject That Is Ag1tat-
Tag the Alleged "Rustler" of Our
Contemporary.

Several years ago a druggist in the
employ of Mr.. M. A. Flanagan recelv-
ed q present from a friend in the shape
of a skull which he (the friend) had
picked up somewhere on the prairie
the Uranium of a young Indian. some
care was taken of it for a time but final
ly it found its way into the rubbish
room where it has lain many years. "A
few tufts of hair cling tenaciously to the
scalp and from contact with various
chemicals were changed in color from
glossy black to light red" so that
q person not familiar with the history
would hardly think that its owner IN
life was one of the aborigines of North
America. a race in which red hair is un-
known. Yesterday jim Irish, Mr.;
Flanagan's present druggist, concluded
that the thing had lain about the prem
| ises long enough and he gently tossed It
| over the fence into the alley. Soon al
forwards MI. Rogron, the baker, came
| along and picked it up. He exhibited
his find to others, among them the sus-
| ceptible reporter Of u contemporary;
| The latter became excited at once and
rushed frantically about town with the
skull seeking the opinion OF experts
| and the What is it, article last even
ling is the result of their extensive n
diligent researches on the subject. The
| concluding statements that 1.-The shape
| of the skull shows it must have belonged
Ito an intelligent woman and that Ut
| would be interesting to know the facts
in the case, but they will probably nev-
| er come to light are not sustained by
the light thrown on the subject by Mr..
Irish. Hereafter Cur somewhat gullible
IneighborIwill probably want something
more substantial upon which to build a
| sensation, while the "What Isl pa hoax
will take its place as a companion piece
for that in reference to the gavel of the
| first Montana legislature.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

While up at his brick house on the
island yesterday, MI f. G. Roosevelt
found out that some hungry mortal had
broken out a window light and crawled
in and had got away with a side Of ba-
con and a sack of -four belonging to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
Renew Your Lease.

There are times IN every ones life
when energy fails and a miserable feel
ing comes over them, mistaken for lazi-
ness. Danger turks in these symptoms,
as they arise from diseased organs. Par
ker's Ginger Tonic will restore perfect
activity to the stomach, liver and kid
neys, purify the blood, and renew your
lease of health and comfort.-Aduocate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

tack Lee was snow bound three days
IN one place, and in consequence of that
and the bad roads the return Macleod
coach will not get back for several days
after the usual time. p
hundred head Of Conrad's beef
herd got away from the herders during
the storm and came back south as far as
Sol Abbott's place, but are being driven
back north, now.
X Shultz says that five Piegan Indian
parties with stolen horses have passed
his ranch this fall. Little Dogs Broth
er's outfit came up by Kipp's, then past
Shultz's, with eleven head of horses, evil
IDENTIFY stolen from the whites, as they
were branded JP. Three Piegan par
ties were along before this one and one
since. One ofthe Indian parties had a
lot of unbranded Indian ponies, which
they claim to have stolen from the
Crows. This party were all drunk hav-
ing a keg Of whiskey which they must
have procured cver on the Teton, as
they came from there. The prairie was
set on fire by one of these travelling
troupes, and cost 500 to put out, or the
range would have been destroyed for
many a mile.
The Indians at the Blackfeet agency
have about enough grub to last them
until the first of January, and then the
Lord will have to provide or the white
mans herds across the Marias will suf-
fertile loss of many a fat cow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

private letter received from Fort
Assinaboine last evening states that the
sentence in the case of Col. Ilges went
into effect day before yesterday and in
consequence the colonel is now a private
citizen, no longer connected with a SER
vice that he has so long honored. The
feeling of regret at the post is universal
over this event, and Col. Ilges retires
with the hearty well wishes of every
officer and soldier in his late command.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

Society Bellies.

On account Of it's remarkably delicate
and lasting fragrance society bellies are
loud in their praise of Floreston Cologne
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

We acknowledge the receipt from Mr..
Morgan, of the signal service office, of
a quaint little volume issued by the sig
nal service department., and giving in
well arranged form about all the wealth
er signs and prophecies that have ever
been heard of, s we'll as a great deal
other meteOrOlQgical information-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

Mr.. J. E. Stevens and mother take
their departure from Fort Benton this
morning, via the Billings coach, en-
route to White Sulphur Springs and
thence to Townsend, where Mr.. Stevens
will soon start a paper. They were fol-
lowed by the well wishes Of many
friends, among them everybody about
the RIVER pRECc office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
Shonkln Shots.

II VIM. Garter, with c~ommendabie zeal,
has undertaken the construction of a
new road through the Shonkin canyon,
commencing near Pat Conley's and run
ming on the opposite side of the creek
from the one now travelled. People who
get their wood and building timber from
the mountains have subscribed quite
Aliberally toward the new road, as it will
shorten the distance considerably and
also ave a long pull up the Lacy hill.
The new road will pass close by Mr..
sCarter's fine ranch, on Morgan's flat, on
(which the waters of the Shonkin will
Ibe turned next spring through a two
lmilaaitcn. -
Everybody is talking about Tie mill
project and wondering as we'll as hoping
that it will be built.
A few oats, due on grub stakes and
lawyers fees, are being freighted to
town, but the greater part Of the crop is
held as yet.
Your correspondent is safe in predict
ing a crop of 500 acres of wheat in this
locality for next year if producers are
assured a market.
School district No. 6 is still alive and
Eproposes to open its second term very
shortly. The special tax voted for last
fWlHUCI w Dullu ~ IIcW SCIlOOl uOuSc was
reconsidered at the last meeting of the
board, and that body decided to not de-
pend or a tax but build the house by
subscription and gratuitous labor. Since
last February there has been no school,
but hereafter there will probably be
school the year around.
There is a large prairie fire raging
near Lest lake.
The interesting legend, "3-7-77,n is in
scribed on the door of G. w. Settles
new residence.
During the late storm twenty-nine
deer were killed by different parties.
Jack and Mike Comfy got away with
fifteen of the number.
K. D. Phillips expects to be married
on Thanksgiving day.
Belton's "lay-me-f1at" caused a we'll
known freighter to put a bell on his
mules leg, instead Of around the ami
| MAILS neck, not long ago.
Bill Evans and Tex. do not believe in
having.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
Upper Mar1as News.

From J. w. Shultz, who is in from
his sheep ranch on the Marias, above
Fort Conrad, we CLEAN the following
items of interest to Acknowledgements:
DTheTe was~~not-much snoW-on-
the ground during the late storm on the
Marias, but On Dupuyer one sheep man,
Scoffin, had to run a snow pillow n day
on account of the grass being covered SO
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

/ Jim Massie has his mackinaw all
built and ready for the launch. In a
few days he will be gliding down the
Missouri to Carroll, where, with his
family, he will spend the winter. The
wolves and coyotes are plentiful in that
country and with the aid of plenty of
s%trychnine Jim expects to make quite a
~B;iG;nm
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12
OUR FOREIGNERS.

On the TRANSPORTER mailing list
at this time are a great many sub
scriptions due us by foreign sub
scribors. We desire to have it un-
derstood that all such subscriptions
will if, not renewed, be discontinued
after June 1st. The fee for the
TRANSPORTER is so small that all
who receive the paper can well afford
to pay for it; so those who do not
pay up by the time mentioned, we
shall regard as not desiring
our paper and their subscriptions
will be discontinued. This announ~
cement is made alone to foreign sub
scribers. To keep the wheels Of a
machine running smoothly and q
smile upon the editors faces, it re-
Quircs q little cash ALONG at intorvaIs.
We hope this call for cash win rec
cciyo aprompt response, and In re-
turn we shall ondcavor TO Give you
a frst-class paper.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

Mr.. Geo. w. 1Lanot the senior
editor, and also book-kooper for
Capt. Conncll, is absent. this week
on business connected with the Cap
tain's branch store at Cntonment.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Shultz.
who goes to visit Mrs S. S. Ilaury.
With opening buds, sweet songs of
the lark rcycrbcrating ON every hand,
together with these balmy days and
the pleasant odor of the spring flow
ers, they will in all probability enjoy
this overland trip.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

JAS. S. Morrison returned to his
Washita range, after spending a
week at the Agency.
Cattlemen and others when at the
Agency can get first-class meal or q
good bed at the City Hotel
Robert Curtis brought up his little
son on Monday and placed him in
the Mennonite mission school.
The goods for Dudley p Browns
new store at Anadarko passed down
the trail ON Tuesday. There were
ten wagon loads in all.
A new daily paper has been start
cd at Wichita, KS, of which, we
hear, w. A. Eaton, formerly Of the
TRANSPORTER, is city editor.
TwOcommunications were omitted
this issue; one from Pawnee Agen-
cy and the other FROM Err Springs.
They will appear next issue.
Rev. Wicks has gone to the lower
Agency ~ missionary duties Mr.
Taber fills the pulpit at the Arapa-
hoe school on Sunday evenings. Y
II. II. Seger took the postollice in
>/spector out to Mobeetie, and will
stop and view his horse ranch on
the Panhandle on his way home.
Mr.. O. J. Woodard and family
lett by stage on the oath en- route
for Lawrence and other places. Mr..
Woodard has a thirty days leave Of
absence.
Ralph p. Collins, Of the Red Fork
ranch, came in on Sunday, and re-
mainod with his many friends here
until to-day, when he returned to
the ranch.
r. w. Fred, who has been spend
ing the past month in the east, pass
ed south by coach on Tuesday to
Anadarko, at which point he is con-
nected with his fathers trading store.
~ S. Decker has been appointed
80 tmasto~ at Cantonment Mr.
Decker is also in charge of Capt. T.
Connells branch store at that place,
and is doing a fine business for the
Captain
r. NJ. Smith and Arch Goodc
came up from the ChickasaW range
on Monday, and ON Tuesday they
went out on the Washita range to
see bow cattle and the boys are get
ting along.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12
CHEYENNE SCHOOL LOCALS.

Chester a. Arthur has left the
tailor's bench this quarter for out
door work, on account of bis health.
A number of the Cheyenne school
boys were trying their skill in arch
cry at the beef corral ON Monday
morning
Mr. Tabcr spent some of his vaca-
tion painting tables and benches.
1t seems quite like spring to smell
fresh paint about a house.
The boys have been planting po-
tatoes and other vegetables. The
early potatoes are up. The field is
now being pIowed for corn.
The children are naming the new
scholars who are i'm. Rhoda Red
Wolf Fred Bushcy and Mark Ar
thur are the latest accessions named
by them.
The girls who arc at West Branch,
Iowa, have written several letters
back to our school, saying they are
very happy and well pleased with
their new home.
We are under many Obligations
to Mr. Wicks for five nicely made
window screens for the reception
room. tits certainly convenient for
ones self and ones friends to be able
to turn the hand at any kind Of
work.
Irene Little Robe, one Of our
school girls, died at camp on the
26th ult She went home sick soon
after the holidays, and was never
able to return. The funeral took
place on the following day, the scr-
vices being conducted by Mr. Wicks.
Many of the oldest school boys
are anxious to earn money and do
something for themselves Some
have even written to persons in the
states asking for work. Steve Har-
rold received good letter from In
4 spector HaWorth in answer to one
he had written to him, Inspector
encouraged him by saying that as
soon as he returned to Kansas he
would see what he could do for him.
The children went homo TIM wcol,
for few days rest. Itisrolnarlable
how prompt they have been this
year, thus far having but q few cases
Of truancy A few have gone to
camp sick and some ofthe large boys
have gone out to work, but then
Iplaccs have been filled by new chill
| drcn, tlus making our number com
plotc They appreciate Agents
kindness in giving them this much
needed rest, and understand it is
because they have been SO pWctual
The employees as well as children
needed relaxation. The house seems
deserted without thcmcmimont and
.uoiso, but the children viii soon
return and the regular duties rc
sW.d
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

The brands the G',ickasaw Stock
Association will appear next issue.
Mr. c. e. Stokes went north on
Fridays coach, en- route for the east
to see his love once more.
Ed Gilroy came down from Medi-
cine Lodge last week, and in com
pany with Geo. Bent went out on
the range ON Tuesday.
Miss hammond, teacher in the
Wichita school at the lower Agency,
was soiourning last week with her
friends i'm this "nocl; o'woods."
A party Of dishcartening looking
"ArIaneaw grangers" passed along
the trail yesterday en- route for Tex
as. They looked as if they had been
called for and were not in condi-
Jion TO prove an alibi.
Major and Mrs. Devices arrived
from It, Nilcy ON the 29th ult., and
on The evening OF the }rd inst a re-
ception was rendered them at Fort
Reno. The new commandment and
his lady were favored with full
turnout
Dr. and Mrs. Hodge Ioft on Thurs
day for q thirty days visit in civili-
zation The Doctor las been very
much over worked for thc past year
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

Rev. Funk was down again from
Cantonmcnt last week bringing
Mrs. A. NJ IIaury home. lie says
that the Mennonite school aJ that
place will be open and in running
order bytho frstproN., and probably
before These people are deeply in
tercstod i'm this good work, and viii
surely receive the success ,hcy
deserve.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

-IT-. UT-----T 0IT1I0 |--TIT00
scbo0 boys have for the past
few weeks been buaily engaged i'm
plowing and making their garden
and cleaning up generally about the
school yards. These school boys
have also ploWcd and put in order
the large corn field adjacent to the
school and viii soon plant the
seed for their crop
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

Entered at the Postonlce at Darlington, as
second class matter
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subscription, 81 per Year, In Advance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-04
Arkansaw Editors Abroad.

ArkansaW Traveller.
The Arkansaw Press Association, at
this writing, is in the act of starting
on an excursion through Texas and
into Mexico. The gentleman who sits
in buclic grandeur on the tripod, as he
is pleased to term a cracker box, has
provided himself with linen duster
and is ready to view the fossilized re-
mains of a mastodon's shank or to
devour ham sandwich between tips
of ticker" With natural disre-
gard of historical grandeur, he will
spit tobacco JUICE on the cFumbling
walls OF q MonteZumian castle with as
little restraint as he would deposit his
feet in an Arkansaw governors chair
and oriticise the executive gentle>
mans administration. The average
Arkansaw editor may not be man Of
polished education but he possesses a
kind Of saw mill force and ability
which does not hesitate TO call a con.
temporary a liar or politician thief.
In this he is nearly always correct, for
his contemporary often straddles the
truth and the politician is not always
honest. Editorial excursions are
fruitful of literary productions. The
descriptions which he writes for his
paper are finished pieces Of composi-
tion-when they are done-and in
after years are collected in book form
and given to school children. With,
out these annual contributions, Amer
lean literature would wither and crack
open like the back of q teFrspin,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-04
Fort Rae and the DOg-Rib In
dams.


In letter to Nature, Captain Daw-
son, the commander of the British
Circumpolar Expedition stationed at
Fort Rae, thus describes that remote
northern part and its inhabitants:
Fort Rae lies in latitude g. degrees
50 minutes north and longitude lis
degrees 70 minutes west from Green
wich, half way up long gulf of
Great Slave lake that runs for about
100 miles in a northwest direction
from the mouth of the Yellow Knife
river, The fort is situated at the foot
OF rocky hill that rises some 200 feet
above the lake, which is about four
miles wide at this point The Indians
who resort here for ira le hunt for the
most part in the barren lands" near
the Coppermine river, whence they
bring quantities of skins and beef from
the musk OK, which seems to be
abundant. Deer, too, are very plen-
tiful, and in The winter they migrate
in great herds from the barren lands
to the country between the arm of the
lake on which Fort Rae lies and the
Mackenzie. Sometimes these herds
pass quite close to the fort, and take
two or three days in passing. Their
numbers must be very great; single
band has been known to kill over Is
900 in an ordinary season. This year
the deer have passed at some distance,
but the lLdisrs are now dec. ~
bringing in fresh meat daily.
These Indians are of the "Dog.rib"
tribe-a quiet, inoffensive race, like
all the wood Indians. They are al.
most all Roman Catholics, the mis-.
slonaries of that religion being very
numerous In the country, and they
are certainly very devoted and hard
working. There are also Protestant
missionaries, but they do not appear
to have made any converts. The Dog
ribs are a branch Of the Chipewyan
family who occupy all that portion of
the continent between the Rocky
Mountains and Hudson's Bay to the
north OF the parallel OF So degrees.
They are unprepoSsessing in appear.
ance, and their language is almost
unpronounceable by European.
Their alphabet, if they had one, would
contain no less than seventy one let.
tiers, that being the number Of distinct
sounds. believe the language is
allied to the ancient MexiOan-at any
rate the Navajo is the nearest to it Of
existing languages-and the combina-
tons Of letters that one sees in Mexi.
can names I'll, for instance) are com
mon in this language. The Dog ribs
have the remarkable popularity of a
national habit Of stammering, which
is mos marked in those who seldom
come in to the fort, They treat their
women with more kindness than is
usual among the American Indians.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-04
LOaEsY VII 0lU0EsEla
An Explanation of this Inter
esiing Lawsuit.
NashrilIe Banner. 2d.

The trial Of the case of Looney VS..
O'Conner, in the Chancery Court,
was finished yesterday, and the Chan
cellor now has the case under advise
ment.
This case involves over 100000 of
stock in the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company, 1t will be remem.
bered that a sale of that property was
made in July, 1881. 1t was made
under an option Nhich ColonelColyar,
Colonel Looney, Major 0'Connor and
others had on the property.
During the negotiations Major
OConner bought out Looney's inter.
est, representing that he was purchas.
ing it as agent for Mr.. Quinn, of New
York, or for the new company. 1t
was afterwards developed that Major
OConner got it himself.
Colonel Looney fled this bill for a
eertlorari, or for the profits realized
by OConner on his share. Colonel
Josiah Patterson, of Memphis, and
Messrs. Vertrees & Vertrees repre-
sent Colonel Looney, and Mr.. J. w.
Childress and Colonel F. E. Williams
the defendant
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-04

4. sgEDs-Blas grass, 81 3D. SFshsfa 90,
p SOal % herd DO SOcatl timothy, a. s5I
clover seed, 50 00as Is; onion sets. 81 sos
100 and 50 so for top. German millet,
81 25al so per bu.
HIDES AND LEATHER - Drv
flint hides, l6al6c per ID for No. /, and l3c
for No. 2; dry sailed, l0a12c; green sailed.
6a7c; green, ba7c. Tallow, 6Ha7c. Bees
wax, 22s24c. Wool, 22a24c per ID.
Feathers, 35a40c. Deer skins, 25a35c; har-
ness, oak sole and skirting leather, 36a4Oc
per 10; hemlock SOLE 27a30c; French calf.
$40a6O per doz; domestic. S24a40 per dc
MAOKEREL-Hf bbls, IS 80, s. OOAnd
"a % for Nos. /, 2 and 8; kits do, IS, 50
and 75c each.
SUNDRIES-Cider, $50 for bbls
and "a 00a4 rs for hf do; pickles.
81 Coat so for bbls and 81 25a4 80 for III
40; oatmeal and cracked wheat,
"a 5Oa6 for hf bbls; rice, 7al1<c per
ID; brooms, 81 75a4 per doz, and broom
corn 70 70 per ID, as per quality It In
bbls. 81 Goa, SKIS, 81 IS:
BUILDING MATERIAL Brick
So 50al0 per NJ for soft and hard, and GA
4c each for FIRE. Nails, So 25a3 55 per key
Lime, 96csSl per Dbl. Cement, 81 Goal rs
per Dbl for Louisville; 81 so for Rosedsle,
and "a 60a5 for Portland. Plaster, 81 so.
Lumber, yellow pine flooring, SIS; rough
framing, $l4; dressed, $50 per NJ; lathing,
81 76a2 per M; shingles, $3a4 so per M. "
COTTON SEED, OIL, ETC.-Cotton
seed at river ldg $40 per ton; at mills, Sll;
seed meal, $l8al850 per ton; oil cake,
81; oil, 46a46c for crude; SIC for re-
hned, and 4Sc per gal for cooking oil, all
f. 0. b.
LIVE sToCK-Choice to medium
beef cattle are from 61<c down 10 Sc
per ID gross; other classes lHa4A G. as per
quality; yearlings, $6a9 each; mich cows
S2Oa4Oi per head sheep 4a6c per ID, for
good mutton qualities, and $lal so per
head for poor hogs 6a6Hc per ID; mules
at 700 to $llO each; horses at $65 to $3.50
each.