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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

The case of the Territory VS.. Thomas
Lacey ct al. was not tried yesterday, as
Judge Tattan came to the conclusion
that the offense charged is Of such a
nature as should receive attention from
the grand jury and district court. The
defendants were bound over in the sum
of 5000 each.
The river is nearly at a standstill and
is behaving nicely in that regard. The
Bachelor and Helena will have notrou-
BILE at all in getting here at the present
stage of water and if needs be can make
more than one trip. These two boats
will doubtless be able to take down all
the wool and bullion on the levee.
Hon. Henry Chambers of Missoula
county, who was a member of the house
of representatives when Col. Donnelly
was speaker, made us a pleasant call
yesterday. MI. Chambers is looking
over northern Montana with the view OF
locating in this section. He expresses
himself as we'll pleased with this portion
ofthe territory.
We were shown quartz from the Healy
mine at Silver City, taken from the sur
face, which shows quite an moun OF
silver. The company have hitherto
relied altogether upon copper, thinking
they would get a mere trace OF silver.
From the appearance of things nov 1T
looks as though silver will predominate.
calgary Herald.
From Sundays Daily.
Mayor Roosevelt is at Helena.
The Teton wood drive will soon be due
at the boom.
Johnny Devine of Sun River left for
home yesterday.
M. V. Hartwell, Judith, is registered
at the Grand Union.
Jack Harris arrived in the city yester-
day from the roundup.
Ira Brown, the Dupuyer wool grower,
lett for home yesterday.
Mr.. Marcus DAILY Of Butte is expected
to be at Neihart this week.
j. NJ. Arnoux came to town yesterday
The first time in several Weeks.
Assessor Kennerly starts out on n
other official trip this morning.
o. G. Cooper took his departure for
The Dupuyer sheep camps yesterday.
Attempts were made last week to fire
the Northern Pacific hospital at Mis-
Soula.
j. r. Wilton and Ell. G.. McIntire ex-
pect to start on a trip to Neihart this
morning.
w. G. Jones is preparing to put up "A
big lot of hay on his fine hay raAeh
near the Highwood gap.
Mike Barrett arrived in the city yes
terday from Neihart and reports every
thing pretty lively in that camp.
Billy Allen, who won the 500 saddle,
says he has no use for such an outfit,
and proposes to rattle it off again.
+. K. Ballou, superintendent of the
hudson Mining company, has returned
rom Boston and is now at Neihart.
DIR. William Turner. whose illness was
reported in these columns some days
ago, has since died, at his home IN IL
linois.
The Shonkin roundup will be at
Spring coulee in a day or two-to-mor-
row, if the rain has not checked their
progress.
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$50 Reward.
Horse Stolen.

The property Of Godfrey Bros, TIBET, one roam
horse, seven years old, Is hands high, branded nA on
left thigh. Was stolen June 7th, 1884.
Any person giving information leading to his re-
covery will be amply rewarded.
GODFREY BROS,
Ubet, Meaghef. county, Nj. T.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

Capt. Kreider. sreceiver of the land
office It Miles City, has been asked to
step down and out in favor of some east
ern chap.
Paul Leach, of the Butte Miner, who
Is the owner of some bonanZas on Snow
creek, is now in that camp looking after
his interests.
Geo. A. Wells, the popular wool grow
er or Cora creek, is a tit subject for con-
CALCULATIONS. 1t is a daughter, born on
the
Grasshoppers in great numbers are re-
hported between the Missouri and Dia-
mond City. In places they have de-
Estroyed the crops--
Burke & Hooper's and Campbell &
Records teams loaded at [. G. Baker d
Co.'S yesterday with supplies for various
Judith wool growers.
/. G. Baker & Co. yesterday loaded
Miller and ~Champire's teams with 90
600 pounds of merchandise for Hamilton
& Hazlett, of Choteau.
President Harris, of the Northern
Pacific, is making his first trip over the
road, and is growing enthusiastic
the further west he gets.
The crop of candidates for the several
county offices is growing every day.
The contest promises to soon break out
into an active, vigorous me-.
III. B. Calfee of Bozeman will open a
photograph gallery at White Sulphur
Springs this week. Mr.. Calfee has a
fine reputation as a photographer.
-
w. O. Dexter is considering the mat
ter of moving his Highwood saw mill to
Great Falls to saw timber for the Boom
and Lumber company at that place.
George w. Magee, styled the Delmo-
nico of the northwest, will run" the
big hotel in the National park this sea-
son. The house is now open for the re-
ception Of guests.
M. H. Cusick, of Elbow Lake, Wis,
and Ella HI. Stewart, of Bureau county,
Ill, have been selected as teachers for
the coming term at White Sulphur
Springs. 1t is about time that u
school board were making a selection Of
teachers.
An assay of ST. 900 was recently OBJ
tanned from a piece of ore from the
Mountain Chief at Neihart. One ton Of
this kind of ore would nearly pay the
price of the bonds, I
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

We are keeping a list of candidates
for county offices and succeeded in get
ting down three or four new names yes
terday.
The steamer Bachelor will be eight
days out to-day, and she will probably
throw out her line here by Friday or
| Chris. Dickinson left yesterday with
a load of supplies for Great Falls, in
lcluding a lot of finishing lumber for
Paris Gibson's office at that place.
lieutenant O. B. Warwick, in COM
mand of a detachment, arrived in
tbe city yesterday and will leave to-
day for the 28-Mile Springs to meet Pay
master Blaine, and escort him to Fort
Assinaboine.
Messrs. Burge & Bowers changed their
quarters on Sunday to Il. A. Cummings
brick building formerly occupied by
Barney Tierney. They now have an
elegant room and seem to be doing a
rushing business.
The contested land case of Burke VS..
Swingley will be commenced tomorrow
before Justice insolvency of Stanford.
Rolfe q Parker represent the plaintiff
and Col. Donnelly the defendant. The
legal lights will leave to-day tor. Stan
ford.
( Robert Blankenbaker, the we'll known
Sand Coulee wool grower, is building a
nice two-story residence within five or
six miles of Great Falls and is having it
finished up in fine style. AS Bob con
templates a visit to "old Missouri soon
lit is the most natural thing in the world
to draw the inference that his days of
pachelordom are nearly at a close.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

= Grasshoppers in great numbers are re-
ported between the Missouri and Dia-
City. In places they have de-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16
On the Barker Road,

AcARD.-To all who are suffering from errors
and lndiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early
decay. loss of manhood, &c, I win send a recipe that
will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send self-addressed envelope to REV
JOSEPH T.. INMAN, Station d, Ne1o York. 81
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Some off the Piegans have lately been
on an expedition to the country Of the
Crows and have returned with a goodly
number of ponies, including a feWWhite
mems horses. A Crow raid by way of
retaliation will be the next thing in
nrlnr
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

Book and Job Printing a specially at
the RIVER PRESS office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

From Saturdays Daily.
Rilly Allen won the 500 saddle ratified
otthe Grand Union last evening.
Mrs. Jas. Shelton leaves this morning
for the Cuur d'Alenes to join her hus-
hand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

/The enthusiastic democrats celebrated
the nomination OF Cleveland yesterday
( NV shooting off the old cannon. John,
TTntt was chief a~rtilleryman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

Jos. Kipp's teams roll out today load
ed with .e A, svd T pounas Wool % m sroMans ns
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16
LOCAL NOTES.

From Saturdays Daily.
Rillv Allen won the 500 saddle ratified
q the Grand Union last evening.
Mrs. Jas. Shelton leaves this morning
for the Ceur d'Alenes to join her hus-
band. -
1os- Kipp's teams roll out to-day load
"A with 40, 900 pounds of merchandise
tor himself and various wool growers on
Dupuyer'
[The enthusiastic democrats celebrated
I+ha nomination of Cleveland yesterday
( NV shooting off the old cannon. John
Tyntt was chief artilleryman.
~0nfte a number Of the wool growers
Who have been in the city the past week
are pulling out for their homes, all with
teams well loaded down With supplies
for the year.
los. Kipp has two Indian bull whack-
orc with his train and he says they are
tho hest men in hat position he has
aver had. We are glad to find out that
there is something an Indian is good for.
There is propably more wool on the
levee now, waiting shipment, than was
ever before at n time. Nearly all of it
10 consigned to Harding, Martin & Cav
erIy, Boston. And still there is more to
come.
The cottonwoods lin eastern Meagher
county are bearing fruit this year. A
half breed horse thief was recently found
hanging from the limbs of n of these
trees not over half a dozen miles from
Fort Maginnis.
Messrs. j. Healy, and A. B. Hamil-
ton, Fort Benton, and j. 5. Dennis,
Winnipeg, arrived on Saturday on their
wav to the Alberta mines at Silver City,
in which they are all interested.-Cal-
gary Herald, End.
Parties who wish information of any
kind in regard to shipping via the Cana
dian Pacific road can find Mr.. Belcher
at the Choteau house for the next few
DAYS. He will be glad to enlighten
them in any possible way.
The prospects of starting up the smelt-
er at Clendenin very soon, Mr.. Burg
hardt reports are not encouraging.
When the property is sold under the
hammer somebody will get is at a nom
inal tioure-and make money out Of it. =
Some off the Piegans have lately been
on an expedition to the country Of the
Crows and have returned with a goodly
number of ponies, including a feWsWhite
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

1 Chris. Dickinson left yesterday with
a load of supplies for Great Falls, in
lcluding a lot Of finishing lumber for
paris Gibson's office at that place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

The case of the Territory VS.. Thomas
Lacey ct al. was not tried yesterday, as
Judge Tattan came to the conclusion
that the offense charged is Of such a
nature as should receive attention from
the grand jury and district court. The
defendants were bound over in the sum
of 5000 each.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

Burke & Hooper's and Campbell &
Records teams loaded at I. G.. Baker &
Co.'s yesterday with supplies for various
Judith wool owe
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

quite a number of the Woof~growers
who have been in the city the past week
are elsd PuI weIf loaded ooe tGf down down VIII with SUPPLIES al1 nien
for the year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-16

A New York dispatch says: AtNa
meeting of the Northern Pacific direct
ors Tuesday the lands for agricultural
purposes were graded, a step which
permits cattle raisers and ranchmen to
purchase their own territory.
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FUN


He Took THE HINT.-"My darling.
you never have kissed me yet, he said.
"Haven't 1 ?'' she answered, with a
gurgling laugh.
"Never,' he repeated, "and wish you
would now. Will you 20
She did.
"Ahl" he sighed, ''how sweet it is to
feel the pressure Of your warm lips Oh my
cheek.''
do you know why my lips are warm ?"
she asked archly.
because - he stammered.
s'Because," she broke in. mo ice cream
has passed them for ever so long"
He took the hint.-SomervilL Journal.
She was in humble circumstances, but
she was Boston girl for all that. Eyes,
= papa is unicyclist," she remarked to the
railroad reporter whom she met on an eX-
curslon train. "Indeed ?" responded the
young gentleman addressed, very much
concerned to know what unicyclist
might be, but very much afraid of expos
Boston young man on the train it was
learned that papa" impaired the desired
impetus to wheelbarrow used in connec-
tion with city improvements.
''When [ was youug," said Mrs. Y east,
''the principle used to be to spend as you
CO." swell, ism It it just the same row 2"
inquired Mr.. Crimsonbeak. "Bless you,
no." replied the old lady, throwing down
the paper in which she had been reading
of recent bank defalcations; ''the prin-
ciple with bank people seems to be to
spend before you go!'"
- .'John," said the proprietor of the ice
cream saloon to his dusky mental, ''has
the cornstarch come yet ?'' Eyes, sah."
sand the citric acid ?'' Yes, sah.''
Sand the three gallons Of skim milk ?''
"Yes, sab. :" 'Then you had better make
four gallons of lemon cream. 7 think we
are going to have warm evening""
The latest device of Paris paper for
attracting readers is the engagement of
: two eminent physicians to attend gratuit-
pusly upon its yearly subscribers. Recent
" the manager of the paper notified one OF
n6icians- mot to prescribe for X.
has ex.siraa-
- norn--hiq GIL hecrin nm
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BALTIMORE 6 OHIO RAILROAD.

All trains East of Ohio River are run bv Eastern
standard or 18th Meridian time, West of Ohio Riv-
er by Central or 9th meridian time.
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STANDARD TINE East of Huntington, 10Th me
rdan, or Eastern time West of Huntington,
Goth meridian or Central time which is one
Eour slower than Eastern time.
No l, daily, except Sunday. Old Point to White
sulphur leaves " hite Sulphur daily. except Sat
urday. arrives Cincinnati and Louisville daily. ex-
cept sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars from Clifton
Forge and White Sulphur to ST. Louis, Mo-, aud
Columbus, Ohio, without change.
No 2, daily, between Ashland and Clifton Forge
leaves Clifton Forge daily. exct pit saturday. arrives
Old Point daily, except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping
tImore, and from White Sulphur 10 Richmond.
Nos 8 and 4, Solid Trains daily with Pullman
Sleeping Cars, between Washington, Richmond,
and Louisville and Cincinnati. DO not stop for
local business
Forge; daily, between Clifton Forge and Ashland.
Pullman Sleeping Cars Baltimore and Washington
to White Sulphur, and Richmond to White Sui
phur
No 6, daily, except Sunday, from Louisville, Gin
cinnaS and lexington arrives White Su phur
daily, except Monday; leaves White Sulphur for
ing Cars st Louis to White Sulphur and Clifton
Forge, via Louisville Air Line, and Columbus to
White Sulphur via Ashland.
Charlottesville Accommodation.-No. Z, leaves
Richmond except Sunday, 4.30 2. M. arrive Char
lottesville, 8 Is P. M
Train No. connects with Old Dominion Steam
Tuesday, wednesday, and Saturday; arrives New
York next afternoon
Trains from Old Point Comfort make direct con-
nection at r., f. & P. Junction for Washington
and New York. No omnibus transfer required.
any Office Of the C. &. o RY. or Depot OF Ticket
''-'O - s ~ H E. sUMMERsON
G. W. SMITH. General Manager.
Fl. W. FULLER. G. P. Ag't.
june 20
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Spring Without Blossoms.

LATE IN LIFT TO LOOK FOR JOY-YET
NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND.
Readers of Hawthornes House of Seven Gables"
will recall the pathos with which poor Clifford
Pyncheon who had been uniustly imprisoned since
his early manhood said, after his release !: "My
life is gone, and where is my happiness? Oh! give
me my happiness" But that could be done only
in part, as CLEANS of warm sunshine occasionally
fall across the gloom of a New England autumn
day.
In a letter to Messrs, HIscox g. Co, Mr.. L q;
Titus, of Pennington, N j.. says: Il have suffered
rntold misery from childhood from chronic disease
of the bowels and diarrhea. accompanied by great
pain sought relief at the hands OF physicians OF
every school and used every patent and domestic
remedy under the sun. | have at last found In
PARKER'S TONIC complete specific, preventive
and cure. AS your invaluable medicine, which did
for me what nothing else could do is entitled to the
credit of my getting back my happy days, cheer
fully and gratefully acknowledge the fact"
Mr. E. s. Wells, who needs no Introduction TO
the people of Jersey City, adds; 1.-THE testimonial
of Mr. Titus is genuine and voluntary. only he does
not adequately portray the suffering he has endur.
ed for many years. He is my brother-in.laW, and
from his old troubles and enjoys health and llfe'
ascribing it all to PARKE R'S TONIC"
Unequalled as an inVigorant; stimulates all the
organs; cures ailments of the liver, kidneys and all
diseases OF the blood.
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hrs. A M. g. HALLER Fl. HENKEL,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
Having entered into co partnership, tender their
professional services to the public Special attention
given to Surgery and Diseases OF the Eye and Ear
They may be consulted at all hours at he office,
heretofore occupied by A. M. Henkel, M. D No.
13. West Frederick Street. feb25 1y*
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Tram No. 6 has Palace Sleeping Cars, Baltimore
to Cincinnati and Toledo daily.
Train No. 2 has Palace Sleeping Cars, Baltimore
70 Train No. has Palace Sleeping Cars to- Cipcn
natl, St Louis. Chicago and Indianapolis daily.
Train No. 2l2 has Palace Sleeping Cars Baltimore
and Washington, to Lynchburg via Stanton and
Lexington daily
Train No. 253 has Palace sleeping Cars from
Lynchburg Lexington and Staunton daily to
Washington and Baltimore.
Train No. 2o3. Northward, connects at Harper's
Ferry with Trian No 4, Westward.
Train No 23l, NOrthward, connects at Harper'S
Ferry with Train No 6, WeatWar I'd.
For tickets and further information apply to B.
& o. Agents or to B F. BOND. Pass Agent Baltt.
morr 9. E. DUDRow, Travelling Pass. Agent,
Staunton, Va.
OK LORD. L. M. COLE
GenI Paas. Agent. Genn Ticket Agent
W. M. CLEMENTS
dec2l Master OF rams nortatio n.
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n A. RICHARDSON,
". ATTORNEY-AT-LAw,
STAUNTON, VA
Special attention given to the collection of claims
and prompt returns made.
CoURTs-Augusta and Rockingham
OFFICE 2 Law Building.
Oct10
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..uy more-his subscriptiod>4(lD.s ~
The doctor replied, $50 has X"

"You are an excellent cook. Mrs. jack
son. observed Simpul to his landlady,
whom he owed two weeks board. II do
30 like your homemade bread. 1t tastes
like my mother 3 bread. Have you another
plate of it? '' mo Mr.. Simpul,'' replied
the lady with cruel dignity. The baker
left less than usual this morning.
''Shall sing when the Robins Nest
\ Again, darling?' she asked, with sweet
smile, as she moved toward the piano.
YVES, love-" he replied; then. after a mo-
.nent's pause, he added: 'Allow me to
all your attention to the fact that the
5bins won't nest again till next year."
bhe did not sing, and he doesn't go there
any more.
speaking Of ~factions, remarked pol,
itician of the Third>ward, there is one
faction to which NOBODY objects. What
faction is that?'' asked man in the
crowd. ''Satisfactlon.' was the reply. 1t
was only with great difficulty that the
mob was prevented from tearing the man
to pieces.
''Miss Smith," he remarked, as they
seated themselves in the ice-cream saloon.
twill you begin on vanilla and follow il
up with lemon and chocolate, or would
you prefer the chocolate frst?'' On the
way home he asked her to marry him, and
whatever she said, it wasn't 'No."
The woman question-May 1 order a
new bonnet ?
"Can death part those who have gagged
the depths of each others soul ?'' asks
Lila N. Cushman, the poetess. We don't
know, Lila; but it is a fact that after we
have gagged the depths Of some peoples
souls we are convinced that they ought to
be dead.
For the first time in twelve months boys
are beginning to have clean faces. They
don't wash them. They unavoidably come
in contact with clean water while they are
in swimming.
The latest wrinkle in carpets is to have
the name of the person for whose room
they are designed wrought in the centre.
The fashion will not be popular in Chi
cago, as man can't afford to buy new
carpets every time he marries into a new
family.
sob, What Would My Grandfather
Think 7" is the title of new campaign
song. The old man would probably think
that any election is a fraud where good
old Medford rum is not circulated freely
ON election day.
Ella Wheeler asks in a frenzy, SIS there
anything higher than boys's ambition,
that wingeth away to the sun-riven
skies ?'' Look at the thermometer.
stWhat is half so rare as day in June?''
asks poetic propounder of tough conun-
drums. We give it up, unless it is a day in
March or boarding house beefsteak.
A poem published in Brooklyn paper
commences "Come back sweet memo
RESP All ! yes; let US think of those days
when fifty cent sun-bonnet was good
enough for any lady.
Boys, don It leave the farm No. boys.
just take the farm right along with you
when you go anywhere. You will fad it
handy if you fail to get a situation in the
city, as you probably will.
This is the season of the year when the
honest tramp, energetically searching for
work, carefully surveys the back yard,
and when he sees buck saw hanging on
to the kitchen door jamb passes on.
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9ostrp.
The Sweet Girl-Graduates.

The Sweet Girl-Graduate
Oh boy, give me the daily paper, quick!
Forg would read and know what now is Fame s !;
I want to see what's witt of each dear chick,
The sweet girl graduates with baby names!
of Lulie, Susie, Fannie would read
or Nellie, Lille. Minnie aud the games
They play at composition much we need
The sweet girl graduates with baby names!
Do Mamie, Birdie, Sallie write this year?
And Matte, Lizzie, Jenn lie! Language lanes
In telling just how each of these appear
The sweet girl graduates with baby names!
And what of Lottie, Hattie. Carrie too?
EAnd Maggie, Tillie, Se? What SO tames
All savage men and makes them good and true,
AS sweet girl graduates with baby names!
Yes, give me quick, the daily paper, boy!
Just hand it over eer Impotence mains
Your youthful limbs! All here's my joy!
The sweet CIR graduates with the baby names.
Louisville Courier Journal.
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4 LEX. F. ROBERTSON,
~ ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
STAUNTON, VA.
Will practice in the court of Augusta and adjoining
counties.
Special attention given to the collection of claims
ana prompt returns made. iu29- lY