davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
The Sweet Bye and Bye Club.

An extra meeting of the Sun River
Sweet Bye and Bye club was called on
Friday evening for the purpose OF TAX
ing action and giving expression (as in
structed by their constitution to their
views concerning the action OF one of
their members, who had forfeited all
rights conferred upon him by the organ
ization. 1t became the painful duty of
the president to present the facts before
the club, and there being no dissenting
voice the following verdict and sentence
was issued by him:
Brethren and fellow members of the
S. B. & B. club-The extremely painful
duty devolves upon me to pass sentence
upon a heretofore honored member of
our body, who has, contrary to our law
(sec. II, p. p, vol. u. taken unto him.
self wife, thereby torfeiting and set
ting at defiance our tine-honored con-
stitution and making some other object
paramount to this club. This, fellow
members, we admit to- be each mans
privilege, but when exercised he be-
comes as one who never existed as far
as the benefits of this club are concern
ed; but IN the every day walk OF life it
becomes our duty to treat him cordially
and kindly, while wishing him all sue
cess and happiness in his new life But,
as L said before, as far as the club and
It's benefits are concerned, he ceases to
exist. No more will his form darken
our club room door; no more will his
melodious voice be heard singing our
sweet and beautiful hymns; no more
will he be heard in our councils; no
more will he stand outside the bar (of
iustice) while the chief cork puller dis
penses the lemonade and soda water
with which the members are wont to
refresh themselves between each hymn
no more will q committee Of search be
required to hunt up and return truant
members who prefer empty boxes to
their club room; and when the grand
recorder, in stentorian tones, inquiries,
w hat does a new member doV his
voice, heretofore the loudest and first to
be heard, will be missed and hushed
forever in the rooms of the club. The
chaplain being moved to tears is escort
ed out by the chaplain. I trust, breth-
rem we may all profit by this example,
and out OF it some good may come.
While to the outside world and the un-
Initiated this sentence may seem uni ust
and severe, L am sure you will all agree
with me that something must be done
to check this rapidly spreading disease
which is affecting our flock. Rumo1
has it trust unfounded) that other
members of our club have been stricken
by this fell disease and are about to dc
likewise. To these / would say, Stop
Pause! Hesitate in your mad career.
The fate Of your unfortunate brother
will be yours if you continue"
The usual thing having been done
by each Of the tWenty-seven members
assembled, the meeting was adjourned
until Sunday week, the intervening
Sunday being allowed for reflection
REPORTER OF THE CLUB.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Reservation Racket.

We ale Informed by a gentleman who
has been on the Indian reservation every
day for the last week that the rumors as
to threatened invasion of the country
to the east of the Marias is not merely
all talk, but that quiet exodus is now
going on towards the promised land.o
Many small parties of adventures are
now quietly prospecting the country for
choice locations, and probably before
the reservation is thrown open by act of
congress to settlement by the whites
many of the choice stock and grain
raising ranches will be in the hands of
these adventurous spirits. A squatter's
title is pretty good just now for these
valuable lands, and a better claim can
be procured in due time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Compliment sary N Office.

The attention of our readers is respect
fully called to the advertisement, in
another column, of D. M. Ferry & Co.,
Detroit, Mich, the celebrated seedsmen.
They do the largest business in their
line in the United states raise the bulk
of their seed on their own farms, by the
most approved methods, and have OBJ
tanned worldwide reputation for the
quality and variety Of the seed they put
upon the market, and their integrity in
filling all orders entrusted to them.
Their beautiful Seed Annual for 1884,
sent free to all who apply for it, will be
found of practical value to all who de-
sire to purchase seeds true to name.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
WRITE THEM A LET TER TONIGHT

Don't 60 to the theatre, lecture or ball,
But stay in your room to-nlght;
Deny yourself 70 the friends that call,
And good long letter write
Write to he sad old folks at home
Who sit when the day is done
With folded hands and dowIlcast eyes,
And think of the absent one.
Don't selfshly scribbe; "Excuse my haste,
I've scarcely the time to WRITE"
Least their broouing thoughts 60 wandering back
To many bygone night.
When they lost their needed sleep and rest,
And every breath was prayer
That God would leave their delicate babe
To their tender love and care.
Don't let them feel that you've no more need
For their love and counsel wise:
For their hearts grow strangely sensitive
When age has dimmed the eyes. .
II might be well to let them believe
You never forget them quite
That YOU deemed it pleasure when far away,
Long ie tiers home to write.
Don't think that the young and giddy friends
Who make your pastme gay,
Have half the anxious thoughts for you
That the old folks have to-day.
The duty Of writing do not put off,
Let sleep or pleasure wait,
Lest the Ietter for which they looked and longed
Be a day or an hour too late.
For the sad old folks at home,
With locks fast turning white,
Are longing to hear of the absent one
Write them letter tonight
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Destroyed by Fire.

HELENA, December Yesterday,
about o'clock in the morning, the prop
erty on north Helena avenue, near the
depot, belonging to John r. Dean, was
discovered to be on fire, and before q
general alarm was responded to was en-
tirely consumed. The property consist
ed Of two new frame buildings, one oc-
cupied as brewery saloon by a Mr..
Johnstone, and the other as a black
smith shop by son Of Mr. Deans. The
value of the buildings is not known and
they were probably not insured. The
origin of the fire is not positively known.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Progress in the Bozeman Tunnel.

HELENA, December 7.-Engineer
Broker, in charge of the Bozeman tun-
mel, reports to Col. Dodge progress to
the extent of seventy-eight feet, includ-
ing timbering, the past week. This is
an extraordinary piece Of work for the
time stated. At this rate the tunnel
will be open through the mountains by
the end of the present week or at the
furthest by Christmas day; following
this there will be some timfering work
to be finished fand the tunnel bed to
be. leveled up. Col. Dodge expects
trains to be admitted through the tun-
mel not later than January 10th.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Sun River n ews.

Dyas & Murray's new store bulldlng
is simply immense 1t will soon be
ready for occupancy as the painters are
now putting on the finishing touches.
Murray's hail. with it's imported seen
erv. chandeliers and foot lights is good
enough for city with 5000 inhabitants.
The hall will be formally opened to the
public by the Sun River Ministries. This
trouBe expect to make tour OF the prln-
ciDaI eastern cities, and appear by re-
quest before all the crowned heads OF
Europe this coming theatrical season.
The old-timer, Bob Chestnut, is 10
town spending a few days. Hels the
godfather OF Chestnut valley, on the
upper Missouri, and he can regale any
one with feast of old timers. stories.
His personal appearance would make
fit hero for one Of FinnimOre Cooper's
tales of frontier tragedy. Bob's remin-
iscences of how he used to throw rocks
at the deer to scare them away from his
house is quite novelty in these degen-
crate davs when deer is rare sight IN
most parts Of Montana.
All the prominent Sun River men are
doing everything in their power to have
the Fort Shaw military reservation cut
down to a circle of one and one-half
miles in diameter. Gen. Brooks will
SIGN petition to that effect, as with no
cavalry at the post a larger reserve is
unnecessary. This will open up the
choice portions OF sun r river y, vatiey valley 70 70
the towns boom.
Geo. STEEL reports that the Touring
mill, under the new management, Is
now turning out some first class hour
that will compare favorably with the
Minnesota brands. Every one should
give the flour a fair trial, as they can
Save meney by buying the homemade
article.
A sun River newspaper is now an as
sured fact, with d. B. Hall and w. ID.
Hanks, lately of Bloomvilie, Ohio, as
editors and proprietors. The presses
and office material are prooaoly on tnelf
way by this time. The upper floor OF
Ford Bros store has been secured for
the office this winter. Mr.. Hall says
they will build in the spring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
A Curiosity.

The following is true copy of letter
received the other day by Mr.. /. P. Bss-
ker from Wolf Chief, an Indian Of Fort
Berthold, who, it seems, turns an honest
dollar in the summer season by selling
wood to the steamboats,. The epistle is
written by himself, in red ink, in a fair
hand, and quite legible. The letter is
published verbatim and doubtless is in
telligible to Mr.. Baker:
FORT BERTHOLD Noy 9th 1888:
NV Dear friend T. p baker
Will you Please tell the steamer Ros-
bud, d. w. Moratta how many took
Nv Wood 1880 cords. Ash. Wood. cot
ton Wood. and the steamer Black Hills
and Helena how many took.
/ Want to knoW-the steamer Eclipse
saws. three steamers taking all Wood
the st he know all My Wood
We come back here hunting
I tell sometime the Black Hills
took Wood.
NV Dear friend I. P. Baker
T Wrote to you some time a go. the
steamer Black Hills took 10 cords ash
Wood. In July 1882.
south. friend T. p Baker.
Will YOU Please tell me / would like
to know. Which amount please send
me and obiige
your Friend
WOLF CHIEF
FoRT BERTHOLD ID. Il.
sept 26th 1883. go up Black Hills
Oct1O Rosebud-go up
Oct 10 Helena go up
Oct %, Eclipse go up-and he tolds
mo Ealipca
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Col. Ilges' Lecture.

There was large audience in attend
ance at the lecture OF Col. llges, at
Stockings hall, Thursday, and they
had the pleasure OF listening 70 one OF
the most entertaining lectures ever de-
livarad in Montana. Col. Donnelly oc-
cnniad the chair of master Of ceremo-
nias and the speaker was happily intro
duced by ". RI. Hunt, when heentered
1T once unon his subject Five years
among the Apacnes.n The colonel
makes a fine appearance on the rostrum
and his bearing is easy aid reading ex-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
GOOD NEWS FOR BARKER.
The Smelling Company to Resume Opera
tions in a Few lays.

4 telegram was received Sunday by
r. A. Wall from Ell. D. Burghardt stat
ING that the arrangement had been fully
made for a resumption Of operations at
Barker by the smelling company, and
numerous messages received yesterday
confirm the report.
Mr. Burghardt leaves Helena this
morning for Benton and will arrive to-
morrow evening. He will probably be
accompanied by mining expert to ex-
anime the Silver Belle. If the latter's
report is favorable the arrangements
for resuming operations are already COM
pleted, and it will he only a few days
until the smelter is again running in
full blast That the report will be favor
able cannot be doubted. The mime never
looked better than it does to-day, an inn
mense deposit of high grade ore being
exposed to view. The programme is to
work the mine and smelter for all there
is in them. at the least possible expense,
in order to nav off the debts of the com
nanv, and it is confidently expected that
his can be done in few months, Sc
c7rino to every creditor the full value Of
his claim.
Under this arrangement the business
Of r. w. Reed & Co. will also be re-
sumed. probably under the management
Of the assignee, 50 that the prospects az g
first rate that the creditors Of that firm
will come out even.
This will be a welcome piece Of news
to every reader Of the RIVER PREss, as
there is scarcely a section Of northern
Montana that is not interested IN the
welfare of Barker
-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
MONTANA ITEMS.

The Bozeman tunnel will be complet-
ed about January 25th. Only 300 feet
now remain to be tunneled through.
The finances of Silver Bow county are
in plethoric condition judging from
the last report of the treasurer, showing
$4,000 cash on hand.
On and after to-day the passenger
trains on the Northern Pacific will leave
Helena as follows: East bound Atlantic
express daily at 5:25 in the afternoon
and west bound Pacific express daily at
o:25 In the morning.
Calfee q Smith with their panorama
OF the Yellowstone wonderland are now
ready to make a tour Of the principal
cities OF Montana and then Washington,
Oregon and California We hope they
will come this way.
John Easterling, an old time Montana
miner and prospector, who has been
prospecting at the head Of Pioneer and
Pilgrim bar, has found the feeder of the
famous placers in gold bearing ledge
ffty-seven feet between the walls, and
which averages $40 per ton all the way
across. Picked samples have yielded as
high as S72 per ton.
Placer diggings have been struck on
Fish creek, near the far famed Highland
gulch. The new strike, it is thought,
will discount the much talked of CCeur
d d'Alene mines. AS high as one dollar
to the pan has been washed from'the
gravel, which is pay dirt from the grass
roots down to the bedrock. The gulch
has good fall and about 900 inches of
water in the spring, SO that hydraulic
mining can be made a success. The
ground is all taken up in twenty acre
lots, SO there is not much chance for
stampeder to get his work in.
| \ ST. Paul dispatch of the 9th says:
Mr.. ID. 3. Berry, prominent cattle
man from Colorado, was at the Northern
Pacific offices to-day. He drove up $500
head of cattle from Colorado to the Little
Missouri river in Dakota He says the
SO called bad lands are the finest stock
range he has seen. He will bring
up next spring 1000 head more of cattle.
| he anticipates an extensive movement
| of cattle from Colorado and New Mexico
to eastern Montana and western Dakota,
and claims that the largest stockmen
| will all desire to purchase and own
| their ranches.
| An order was issued on the 7th inst,
| from the headquarters of the department.
of Dakota, convening a general court
martial at Fort Maginnis, Montana on
| Monday the 9th inst The following
officers constitute the detail: Captain
| William C. Rawolle, Second cavalry;
Captain William A. Miller, Eighteenth
infantry; First Lieutenant Edward ].
| McClernand, Eighteenth infantry; First
| Lieutenant Marlborough G. Wyeth,
medical department; Second Lieutenant
| Lloyd NJ. Brett, Second Cavalry; Second
Lieutenant Charles L. Steele, Eight
teenth Infantry; Second Lieutenant
ond cavalry; First Lieutenant Charles
B. Hinton, Eighteenth infantry; judge
| advocate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19

dence in other parts, even though his
absence from the Territory may amount
to no more than the winter season of
each year. The Herald most cordially
commends this sterling gentleman to
the good graces and hospitable reception
Of the people of Southern California
Herald
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Accident.

All will be sorry to hear that our es-
teemed friend, Mr.. G. w. Choate, had
the wrist and elbow OF his right arm
broken by falling from a buggy. The
accident happened on Belt creek last
Saturday evening, and the unfortunate
man is now at Phil Gibson's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19

DR.. Franklin B. Hough, chief Of for
estry in the department. at Washington, :,
estimates that in 1870 our entire area of
wood lands of every kind was $50, ,000,0 900
acres that we were stripping off the
wood from 100000 acres annually.
and were planting less than 10000 acres.
IF this data were correct, the area Of
wood has since been reduced by 1885,
O0O, 900 acres and stands now at 255, ,000,-
600 acres, or enough to last twenty-five
wears longer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
A. War of the Bonanza Kings.

SAN FRANCISCO, December ia
sharp contest is being waged between
Milionaires Flood and Senator Sharon,
for the controFof Appeo stock; through
proxies. It started this afternoon at
premium of$3 share. Sharon secured
a majority of the stock which, hsa risen
from six to eleven and three-quarters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19

Il ne @l0llOWluS Is d llSI Oh letters re-
naming in the Fort Benton post office
for the week ending December IS, 1888:
Bledsaw B Matkin Miss Grace
Burns Jas Martin w NJ
Burns Mike Martin Henry 2
Cecil Allin Moore Miss frankie
Conklin Geo Nelson w H 2
Crowder Chas A 4 PetersonM MrsMarg't
Degan Thos Peters Cyrus
Donahue Jno 2 Popeioy w RI
Dunkin Geo Sanders SeWell
Emmett Jno Sampson Mason
Gaugler F Scott Tommie
Heydt August3 8 Stephens Chas
Henderliter Vans SWingie G w
Higgins Jno Turner Geo S 2
Johnson James ? Wales Geo Ii 2
Iandet Erik Willis Miss Fanny2 2
Leighton & Jordan Wohlhart Frank
Isippincott Eugene Woods N
Maddox ThOs Wren IL
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say Advertised. -
M. A. FLANAGAN, z. NJ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19
Letter List.

The following is a list of letters re-
naming in the Fort Benton post office
for the week ending December Is. 1888:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-29
Western Lad.

This Standard Bred Trotting Stall
lion will make his third annual sea-
son-for lSS3-at the stable OF the
subscriber in Cresco, Iowa.
Western Lad is a rich bay, Is hands
high, rangy. well proportioned, with
the best OF legs and perfect dispo-
sition; foaled April %, 1877. Got by
Ruchel, lst dam Rosaline, by Swi-
CART; End dam Merry Bird, by I'M
ported Mickey Free; Ruchel by Swi-
CART, 1st dam Virginia by Goldsmiths
Abdallah (half brother to. st. Julian
Rec. 2:l1) For extended pedigree
I will;cite you to the different vol
umes, (as no stallion is more promi-
nently recorded). You will lind him
in Wallace's 4th volume, page 1892 !;
Kentucky Breeders Trotting Regis
ter, page AL, and is entered for
registration in Bruce's American
Trotting Stud Book, and is Standard
bred under all rules and regulations
published.
Western Lad has been successful
in producing colts, that by their
step and breeding. have found
speedy and liberal offers for them.
w. Strother has refused $4,000,
VIM. Fitzgerald has also been Of
fercd and refused $4,000, for Western
Lad colts.
Western Lad is inbred to the popu-
lar and noted stallion Swigart,
taking in next in line Of ancestry
Goldsmith's Abdallah, half brother
to st. Julian and Mambrino Chief,
the old and we'll established sire
of trotters. thus combining the three
best trotting families in the world
viz: the Hambletonian, Blackwood
and Mambrino Chief families, which
have produced more horses with re-
cords under 2 80 than all other fami-
lies combined.
No stallion possesses a greater trot.
ting Inheritance than Western Lad
from both his paternal and mater
nal ancestry. His get are large
blood. like, and for their age show
great promise Of speed.
Western Lad has taken First Prem.
iums when and wherever exhibited
at GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, Us a two year old
and ut Cresco, Iowa, as Il 4-year old
lst Premiums were awarded him; al
Cresco as a 5-year old he was exhib,
tied in the roadster class, also il
general purpose class, securing First
Premiums in beth. He has never
beer handled for speed, but shows ,
gait which is very flattering and vii
convince any one that sees him NOV,
that he is the making of u fast ans
reliable trotter.
TERMs.-S2OO0. $500 ut time o
service and balance when mare i
, known to be with foul. Good pastur
age for mares. All care and precau
ton will be taken to avoid accident
or escapes, but no risks assumed.
At same Stable you will find thre
Draft Stations Of the different breed
of fine proportion and great muscn
lar development, ranging In weigh
from 1850 to 1850, in age from 1 /
q, and in terms 10 insure from 10 I
ID dollars.
Call aud see them. l am please
to show such grand outfit Of horse
ut all times.
: For Particulars, Address
w. II. ALLEMAN
IL Cleseos Iowa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-29
The Slippery FOOth0ld.

Peabody, Mass.---The Press OF this
city publishes the following: A
lady who till recently resided on
Central street, in this to wn. had Tor
more than ten years suffered with q
pain In her back, which at times was
very severe. One morning as she
was leaving the house she slipped
and fell, striking her back on q
stone step. She was assisted into
the house in great pain, and It was
Il cared seriously injured. She used
the great pain-cure, st. Jac obs Oil
instead Of what the Doctor ordered,
and experienced great relief. By
continued use OF it, she has fully re-
covered, and now for the first time
for years, she is without any pain In
her back whatever.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-29

West Point CadetShip.
NASHUA, Ia, March II, '83.

NAsuUA, An., NutSH ~ W.
TO all Editors 4th Cong. Dist, Ia.
/ am just in receipt OF letter from
the war department, u. S. A., adju-
tant generals office. requesting me
to nominate candidate as Cadet
for appointing mt to the U. s, military
academy at West Point. The option
Is given to me to select personally
or determine by competitive exami-
nation. The latter method seems to
me most proper. therefore request
all desiring to be candidates to write
me ut Nashua, Iowa, on or before
May lst, 1883. On receipt thereof ]
will notify each OF the time and
place for said examination.
Candidates must be between II
and % years vi age, rot less than
five feet in height. generally free
from any deforh ity, disease or in
trinity which may render them unfit
for military service. They must be
we'll yersed in reading, In writing,
including photography, and in arith-
matte; have a knowledge Of the ele-
ments OF English grammar, OF de-
scriptive geography, particularly OF
their own country; also OF the his
tory OF the United States.
Candidates must possess sound
bodies and constitutions, COOL
natural capacity to acquire knowl-
edge, aptitude for study, industrious
habits, perseverance, and obedient
and orderly disposition, and cor
rect moral department.
Applicants will please state their
choice OF place where the cyanina-
ton will take place-Ncw Hampton
or Calmar. The majority opinion of
applicants will control.
The date for examination will be
Tuesday, May 18th 1883.
All papers in the Fourth Congress
sional district are respectfully re-
quested to copy. l.. III. WELLER.