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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-30
Notice of Sale Of Bonds.

Notice is hereby given that the School Trustees OF
School District No. i, of Choteau county, Montana,
will on the 31st day of Nav, 1884, offer tor sale at the
school house, in the city of Fort Benton, M. T. the
wing described bonds: !, oao
Ten bonds of one thousand dollars each, $4,000,
bearing interest. payable semi-annually, at seven per
cent per annum, said bonds payable ID tive ears after
and redeemabie in twelve years. :
erecting a school house in said district. Inc law
reauires that said bonds shall not be sold for less than
their par value, and the said trustees reserve Inc right
to reject any and all bids.
EDWARD dunno,
D.v1nG RRoyNE. Chm'n B ard Trustees.
clerk School Dist. No. 1.
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John C. Lilly, Defendant.

Oouh " iAAJt oa.t
To be sold at sheriff's sale. on Tuesday, the 2eth
day Of May. A. D. 1884, at the hour OF zen oe,4 tba
q n. of said day, and at the Court House door IN the
Gitv Of Fort Benton, County of Choteau, M. t., the
following described property a,2p dtyst to wit: 1o hl q 5hf I FYgo Of,
~ and To ali those Ger tain lors. pieces, or parcels OF
lar : Situated, lying. and being in the City Of Fort
Benton, County of Choteau, TERRITORY OF Moata ~
known and described as lots numbers thirteen Io)
and fourteen a. in block number twenty-four 24l.
being twenty-siz (26l feet each front on N an s,re S
lots numbers seventeen 90 and eighteen Iel IN BLOCK
NM nine (). each t~hirty-hye $3.50 feet front on
Front street; lots number nine ~ and ten Qol "a
block number twenty-nine t29), each t~hlrty-nve 500
feet front on Main street; lots Numbers i've q and
six () in block number twenty nine 2s) LET, eac1 tb thl1,y-
divided one-fourth ~ of lot number twenty-four
% in block number sixteen CO. a,. being tw se tge sraa
eoefcial Mat Of the townsite of Fort Benton on file in
the office OF the County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds
for Choteau County, Territory of Montana, 1ogeIner
with all the tenements, hereditaments and appurten-
ancies thereunto belonging or in any wise apper-
tanning james 1hcDh CO !
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TO wool GROWERS
PARIS S & SON,
Fort Benton, Montana.
$50 REWARD.

Stolen. from Dry Wolf creek, on Monday, Feb
ruary Attn, 1854, THREE HORSES, as below: One
light roam. eight years old, branded ] P on right side;
one dark iron grey horse, is hands high, weighing
/ $50 pounds, branded Y tdim) on right shoulder, two
black spots on left shoulder caused by collar, two
plain saddle marks on kidneys; one light grey horse.
weighing abont / $50 pounds, IS hands high, branded
dim on left hip. The above reward will be
paid on their return 10
VIM. BLANKINsHIP Stanford, MT.
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Texas Cattle.

ST. LOUIS, April 26.-Advices from
western Texas report that the cattle are
suffering and that large numbers are
dying from want of water and grass, the
drouth haviD beer very severe in that
section. Myriads of caterpillars have
appeared, and are destroying all kinds
Of vegetation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-30
800 c FoR SALE

These bucks consist of thoroughbred Merino and
a cross between the thoroughbred Merino and the
thoroughbred s ~hropshire Down. We invite all per-
sons who are DESTROYS OF purchasing bucks to look at
our band before purchasing elsewhere. For partic-
ulars address or call on. SMITH BROS.,
Martinsdale, M.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-30

AcARn.-To all who are suffering from errors
and minddiscretions of youth, nervous weakness. early
decay. loss of manhood, sc | will send a recipe that
will cnre YOU. FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send self-addressed envelope to REV.
JOSEPH It. INMAN, Station D. New York
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-30
$50 Reward.

Strayed or stolen-From the ranch of the under
signed. last fall, ten head OF horses and a sucking
mule. But one marc among the ten head. They are
branded u and cross p on left thigh. A reward of
$50 will be given for information that viii lead to
their recovery. 3, SAMPLES.
Fort Benton.
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Letter List.

4. The following is a list of letters re-
manning in the Fort Benton post office
for the week ending April 26. 1884:
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Timothy E. Collins, Char'esl
e. Duer, Aaron Hershfeld and
Louis H. Hershfield, copart- Plat,
ners in business under the
firm name and style OF Collins,
Duer 81 Company. I
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sherin's Sale.

In the District Court of the Third judicial Dlslrlct
I OF the Territory of Montana, in and for the tounty
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Notice Of Final Entry.

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, MoNTANA,o
April 25. 1884.
Notice is hereby given, that the following-named
settler has filed notice of his intention 10 make final
proof in support 'f his claim. and that said proof
will be made before Charles l.. Spencer, deputy dis
trict clerk in and for the county of Choteau, at Fort
Benton, M. T.. on Saturday. May 81, 1884, viz.
George FL. Niebauer, who made presumption declar-
ton 5, M NWA, section 10, township 20 north,
range 8 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land. viz. Silas A. BeacLley, John Woods, John Fl
Whytal, and Herbert p. Rolfe, all of Fort Benton.
Choteau county, M. T..
E. Atkinson, Register.
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Blank Receipts and Fromissory Notes, in hand,
tablet form, for sale at the RIv1R PRHss odace.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-09-06
NEWS rTEIMs.

- .
We. thought we were too lato until we saw
the advertisement Of Kendalfs SPAWN Cure.
Drinking of huttermilk viii cure
the craving for alcoholic stimuhtnts
if persisted in for awhile. g
The Boatner papers, III the fifth
congressional district, have made
the discovery that Gen, King does
not pay a cent taxes III Louisiana
not even a poll tax. a
A Photographic printing press is
now talked Of, capable ofturning Off
900, GOO papers ali hour, This would
print some papers we know Of iii
one sixtieth Of az eye;twinkle. n,
Thecontract for closing the Davis
cevasse has been given to Messrs.
James and M. Ginty, and it Is ex.
pecteq that the work will be conf
menced on il next week.
We ara glad to note that La
tourche aud Iberville parishes have
followed In the wake Of Ascension,
in the organization of branches Of
the louisiana Sugar Planters Asso.
citation.
The parish Of East Baton Rouge
has appropriated 5000 and Rap
ides $3.50, TO enable their commits
hionefs to exhibit their resources ut
the Cotton Centennial Exposition,
An invention which will clarity
12,OO0,0O0 gallons Of. Mississippi
water in four honrs, leaving II in a
tirinkahie condition, is ascribed to
i. III Gardner, secretary of the
New Orleans Nyaterworks Company
Captain Bradley has gone to
Vicksbnrg and will, we learn this
week locate agents at the various
stations along the route of the Miss
isSippi Valley Road. --T Capitolian
hdyocate.
a gentleman who rode from .Oul
PARISH 10 Bayou Goula this weel
returned with the intelligence thai
theresis serious trouble in LheTville
resulting from the reduction of la
bors' wages on the sugar planta
fions. * sa -;
We claim that so far Sieve,
work-,and the preparations being
madelto withstand the future floods
of the Mississippi river are con
cerned, Ascension is the banner
parish OF the State.- Chief. e. u
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DAVIS GREY AssE.

It wonld be impossible to oyer
state tile relietlfeIt by the people Of
this and adjoining parishes AZ the
announcement that the Davis Gre
vase is to be closed.
Whether ornot the showing made.
of the injustice done to this leyee.
district by the distribution already
made of the various funds under
controlufthe State Board OF Elgin.
Eeers, and whereby this district was
denied her share, has had its influ
ence IN bringing about this favor
able changein affairs, it is uuneces.
sary5 to consider. Suffice it for the
people of the district to know, shat
from some cause, what ten days ago
was a matter of serions Doubts now,
probably a fixed fact, that tie great
break in the river from Which mil.
lions of dollars of property have
been destroyed, with danger of con
timed devastation, is to be closed,
and am area comprising one Of the
| richest portions of the State is to be
returned to cultivation. Sufficient
funds have been found to do the
work, the lines of leyees have been
determined on, and, misunderstood,
Ithc contract for the work has been
allotted.
In che announcement of this in.
formatiou sreaderstb the HERALD
for this week, has no inclination tc
talk politics, or mingle in the Rurly.
Ibarly of party strife. Were the
waters of the great river to continue
TO spread their floods over our land
as they have the past season, little
difference would lit make to the in
Ehabitants Of this district whether
Republican or Democratic principle,
prevail; whether there should bt
free Importation of sugar. or, it b,
made subject Of a protective duty
Therefore the closing of the breal
lis a prerequisite to anInterest il
other matters, and the principle 2
self protection. centers, at least ten
porarily, all our thoughts in thi
one direction. e
n This accomplished, or rendered
certain, the HERALD and its reader
will beTeady to renew their interes
+ land, as good citizens, participate j
social and political affairs.
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The following appears in a late
number of the Sugar Planter:
1t is row becoming evident that
no levee can be constructed that
will Withstand the terrible pressure
that is brought to bear during high
water upon the Grand Leyee, oWi2g
to its peculiar and unfavorabIe
Situation. The building of this
levee has cost the State immense
sums OF money and been productive
of no beneficial results that we are
aware Of Then, we say, leave the
levee uubnill; open Bayou Plaque,
mine and the other outlets that
relieve the river to sneh an appre-
ciable extent, and our word for it,
there will be no necessity TO close
the Atchaf,laya in order TO make
the channel of The Mississipmdeeper
and more capable OF carrying off its
Volume of water. a.5a ~ 3Hss
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PoIice Jury.
Pt0seedMgs 81 thetr Last MeotiAg

Proceedings Of their Last Meeting
iHAHNvII1E, Sf.Charles Parishsl
Monday, Sept. / 1884.
The Police.Jury met this day sin
regular session: were presentM essrs
J. i. Boutte, president, ArthurBrou,
Emile Rost, and Leon Sarpy; absent,
j. b. lGassen. ssfm hua es SIX
The minutes Of the meetings Of the
7th and the 14th Of July were read
andsapprdyed. Tile parish Treas
urel's report was then read and
accepted, as follows:
TREAsURER's OFFICE, /
Parish of St.Gharles. Sept. /, 1884,
10 tie Honorable The President and
members 81; tic Police Jury,
The Treasurer reports as follows:
To balance on hand June 11th, 1854,
ON settlement with committee which
amountwas transferred to the funds
of 1884, -.,,.,e..-..-,.l $62S8, 81
Received frolnTaxCollector
follicenses. sG13,7C
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! IOCAL ITEMS.


Several charming ladies' viz: Mrs.
Jos. Kantz, and Miss Jennie ,Gretz'
ner, ..of New. Orleans, aud Miss
Norma Samuels, of Gretna, who
were visiting Instantaneous friends
of THIS parish, returhedshome after
a pheasant visit, short time since.
Last week, a shark about five feet
in length was caught on a trot line
by opr young friend Keten, of the
Darjsan Mary plantation, oppo-
site their place, about seven miles
above Hahnville. This shark evi-
IDENTITY was out on a lark and got
caugAtnapning. ~
We-are indebted to tho gentlemen,
members of our Police Jury who
were present at tile meeting on
Monday last, for the honor confer
red on as BY their appointment as
parish Commissioner to the Worlds
Centennial Exposition. We will
endedvor to merit the confidence
they have bestowed upon us, and
trust that we will receive the sup
port and encouragement of our
parishianers and Thereby be enabled
to seetire 4eeeditahle display worthy
81 eur parisb.-I Ed.
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!. Denver OoLoRApo. ApRlL 22nd. Is

\, DENVER COLORADO. April 22nd 1882.
ago while in the employ of A. p. Perley & Co.,
Danvers, Mass, we had a horse that became
spawned during the first year ofmy stay with
them, and iemained SO for four years, though
we used every remedy we knew of or could
hear of but Of no avail. Some time during the
fifth year, tor WIS in their employ between
five and six years.. we were recommended to
try KendalFs SPAWN Cure and after using 1t
two months the Horse was cured, the enlarge
ment having been entirely removed, and thus;
beieveing it to be a valuable medicine fully
recommend it to ali who have OCCASION to use
it. # ~ Respectfully
U tG3 iaHfs PHI. LYONS.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-09-06

THE YoLTAIo BFLTo., Mar shall, Mich, will
send DrDye's Observation-Disclosures oltaic Belts
and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days
TO men Lyoung or oldl who are afflicted with
nervous debility lost vitality and kindred
troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration of health and manly vigor. Ad-
dress as above.-N BIO risk is incurred las
thirty days trial is allowed
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Office La. State Commissioner, !
New ORLEANs,L A. Aug. 8, 1SS4)
You are earnestly requested to fur
nisb as with all Information as to
where and whatquantity geological
specimens, viz; Mineral, ore, clay,
mali, salt, sulphur and mineral
waters, etc, may be had ID your
parish; how accessible; estimate Of
cost ofcollecting and shipping same,
and what quantity will be given us
a donation to form part of State ex.
hibit. Names of contributors will
be catalogued aud mentioned.
rs. All minerals, waters or soils for,
warded, whether to form part Of
State or parish exhibit, will be ana
lyzed free of charge and should be
Shipped to w. /. Hodgson, Alters
nate Commissioners, New Orleans.
Expenses attending shipment and
displaying exhibits will be paid By
State Commissioner to and from.
When exhibits are contributed to
form permanent part of the State
exhibit the State Commissioner will,
OH application, furnish glass Jars or
other packages. We are prepared
to receive articles for parish or
State exhibit, and they can be ship
ped at any time not later than first
Of November they will be care.
fully stored and transported to the
Exposition grounds free of charge.
Freight ~ all articles ofiparish ex.
hihit TO form put of State exhibit
will be paid by State Commissioner.
"a prompt reply is earnestly llia,:
'quested. Very Respectfully,
G. j. BARROW,
.Sls. - State Commissioner.
Approved; Il. A. BURKE,
Director.GeneraL. s.
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STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

2 +
Fluk in Bastrop is epidemic, and
many deaths haze occurred.
The new Jail Of Caicasieu has been
completed and accepted by the
police jury.
The crops are suffering consider
able fdanfa &c from want of rain.
-lCapitolian- Advocate.
Dr.sA. Tircuit, who was reported
very i'll, has entirely recovered, we
are pleased to stare, nnd has again
resumed his professional rounds in
this nejghborhood. Pointe Coupee
Democnath 1.
1t is. a matter Of iliipossihility to
obtain positive, information as TO the
crops in ibis parish and vicinity
owing to the variety of opinion and
the conflicting epoI'tsa-I Feliciana
Sentinelgol n@ .
There are 40 houses vacant in
Gretna, but quite enough ground
upon which double tenement houses
might be erected, which uudoubt
eddy woul,l be filed during the
Exposition. -TGretna Courier.
While Mr.. Simmons, the courteous
operator Of the Telephone Office, was
out delivering messages i'll town an
unknown thief opened his drawer
and abStraeted the amount of eig ht
dollars Ascension Democrat.
AS the proof against Wright, the
negro who attempted a criminal
assault upon a white woman on tile
| twenty-sixth inst, iii Jednnerette,
| Iberia parish, was conclusive, d
crowd Of men took him out the next
morning and hung him.
1t is customary foran editorupon
his return 70 the post OF duly "a
| apologies to- his readers for his
absence. We do not think such an
/ apology necessary in our case
/ Under the able management of Mr.
| s. ID. Ponder, the Review has not
suffered iii the least by the absedct
Of its editor,-I Democratic review
Some time ago the Police Jury d
\ Ascensfon parish appropriated q
certain sum of money to repair theil
levees. But ras the, amount was
( flafoWnHto beinsulHcient to complete
all repairs, many Of her public spif
tied planters Went to work in dead
earnest and at their own expense, L
repair their leyees. We would lik,
! to see alike spirit manifested By otu
planters Ibelville South.
Equity seems TO demand that i'll
parties erecting poles on which t.
string electric wires shoul, b
treated alike. The Item fails to so,
, VIII, rein 4 telegraph company ha
rights superior in this respect L
those Ola telephone company. TIL
. poles are generally an unsightlY an,
obstructive nuisance; they belnDl
to "soulless corpoations,v whie
squeeze every dollar of the pu
lie that competition or other bus
i Hess conditions will allow; the
/ sh0uldrtbe sgtaxed uniformly wit
7 other %property owners, and no e1
5 ceptions ought to be permitted
!, -IIten.
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HAHNv1LLE. SEPT. 8, 1884
ADVERTISING RATES.

Transient adveFtisements 81 per square, first
insertion. Each, subsequent insertion, fifty
cents per inch
One column Que year $4,000
0ne-llalF column one year 5000
One quarter column one year $500
Small Cards one year -aei- 1900
Advertisements AMI subscriptions are
Coiieefnhle Invariably ~ Advance.
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'sThe proof Of the pudding isin the eating"
so says the old adage, and SO the proof Of tie
value Of medicine ia the opinions, Of those
who have used it. Thos. Bass, Sr., of Steel
vile, says, 81 have used Prickly Ash Bitters
in my family for2 years for ailments Of the
kidneys, liver and bowels, and find there isno
remedy equal to it."
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-09-06

Now is time to advertise your
goods in THE HERALD.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-09-06

AT thesrequest Of the Law yers the
terms Of our District Court for JEFF
fersou parish have been changed.
The terms now in the three different
parishes are as follows:
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EB7 C0inmunicationa handed in later than
Wednesday, evening" sill lay over until tho
week following.
~ Az communications must be witten on
one sides0f tlespaIief
~ rne fall naincnHd address of the wri-
ter ninstiyeeompaly each comIpnuicatiop, NOT
for pnblNHtions but as u matter Of good faith,
e-C COMMUNICATIONS Of personal chnrac
ter viii not he recognized. unless from RESI-
pensibleitaitiea ln.such cases a charge pi
81 so "a square will be made.H So s 81
E~ We cordially invItecorrcspondence from
all parts of this Manufacturing parishes.
Er News and interesting local items res
peetfullt Solicited ~
EW- OUR READERS CAN HELL us
greatlylfs when writing to or bnving goods
from our advertisers, they will simply say
they saw their cards in this paper.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-09-06

@. j. Barrow, Esq, State Ohm
missioner, has issued the following
cieular letter.
10 PARISH COMMISSIONERS.
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4 DIR. Casper recommends Kendall's Spavn
Cure in the highest terms, and thousands OF
eminent physicians do the same, See adv't.
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18th Judicial Di strict

iHf JURY TERMS.
Je6ersonAFirst Monday of Apr Fourth
Monday iu November. uf
st. qharles-First Monday of May and
second Monday Of October.
st. John the Baptist irst Monday of June
and first Monday of November.
% CIVIL TERMS.
,Jelerson-First Monday Of July and 2nd
Mondayot' January. s'f
ST. Charlcs-First Monday ofFebruary and
Fourth Monday OF July..,lire 81
ST. John Baptist--EiIat Monday Of arch
and Third Monday OF August
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While Mr.. Simmons, the courteous
operator Of the Telephone Office, was
out delivering messages in town an
unknown thief opened his drawer
and abstraeted the amount of eig ht
dollars Ascension Democrat.
, 1884-03-05

Steam Communication having
been fairly opened up by the above
Line of steamers between Glasgow
and this Island, the undersigned
would beg to impress upon
Merchants and all Importers the
necessity Of notifying their Agents
abroad when ordering goods to
forward them by this Line Of steam
ers, if regular saiIings are to BE-
maintained.
AS the crop a progresses it
is to be hoped that the planters VIII
also show their interest in support
ing the Line, by rendering good
assis lance in loading homewards,
JOHN MOORE.
agent.
West End, 28th January.
, 1884-03-05
UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN CHRISTIANSTEU SPOSTOFFICE.

Mons. Paillard Cuendet Tom Carlson;
Louisa Chabear; Mrs. Frankry Civile;
Mr.. William DAILY; Mr.. Rozendo II.
Fhipps Mrs. Fredricker Gibbons Mr..
Jacob l.. Holtz; Mr.. a. Johnson Mis-.
Niney ParaSon w. PEBBLES; James
Roberts Mir. Herbert l.. Sulien; Mrs.
Elizabtt1 Kiarumgaard John \. Light
bourn; 5tiss Alice Mohead Miss Anna
Mathilda Mortensen; Mr.. John Montin;
Mrs. Ann Mary Makins Mr.. Peter Nielsen
Mrs. Ann PhilipsS Mr.. Regad Mr..
Richard D0gan Mrs. Mary Utendahl;
Mr.. Mary ann Williams Mr.. B. Williams;
Mrs. Henrata Williams Miss Emelia
Williams.
Christiansted's Post Office, St. Croix,
February goth 1884.
j. A. BOYE.
, 1884-03-05
acknowledgements

GfNET bvkjendtgj6res herved, at
49, Gouvernementet har tilSti'let
undertegrede Foged Fortegnelse
over restcreode Skater for Aaret
1882 med Orire til at rea iScre de
skattepigtige Eiendommr, saafremt
>k"tterue % EXccutions"mkosnin-
gernc like eIe betalte linden den Isle
April d. 4.
Chri>tianSted's Fogedcontoir, St. Croix
den 2Sde Februar 1884.
J. DCUS.
est
, 1884-03-05
ica

mT is hereby made known, that
- Government has transmit, to
the undersigned Sheriff the list of
ta>es due for 1882 with orders to re
alize the properties, in which levy
have been effected, if the taxes and
expenses are not paid by the Isl
Aprii This Year,
Sheriff'S Office, Christiansted s.. Croix,
February 2Gth 1884.
j. DUUS
est