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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
For the Farmer.

Wisconsin's hop product last year was
about 10000 bales.
Secured wool shrinks about one-third
in manufacture.
See that all live stock have easy ac-
cess to good water during the winter.
The Rural World says no feed for
sheep will make as tender mutton as
turnlps.
AL proV1dent ranchmen now keep
enough hay in store for a few weeks OF
severe weather.
Tn many parts Of Germany there are
Q 9oO colonies OF bees kept to the
square mile.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
Damaged by Cold Weather.

ST. LOUIS, January 13.-Advices from
Mobile say that the late cold snap caused
immense damage ia that section. The
loss to the orange growers is estimated
at nearly a million dollars, and the value
Of the vegetables killed in Mobile coun-
ty will reach the same sum. Great dam
age was also done to the orange groves
Of Florida, but many growers profited
by the signal service warnings and built
fires in their groves, thus saving their
acres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
SPRING PRICE OF STOCK CATTLE,

What the price of stock cattle for
spring delivery will be the oldest man
in the business is unable to answer salts
factorily, further than this, that there
will certainly be no abatement from last
years prices. Nominally $35 per head,
some small herds were sold after the
spring branding as low as $31 because
the timid holders feared a decline in
prices or a hard winter. For the same
reasons herds have been sold all along
the line of the advance from 500 up
wards, and now their former see
themselves badly 'skunked,n with
money on hand that it is hard to invest
profitably and is easily FILTERED away.
To persons who view the stock indus
try as a business it has for some time
been apparent that no other form of in
vestment in the United States offers
greater inducements for capital. The
production cannot be overdone, for beef
IS now, as it never was before, the meat
Of all classes, and it has been demon
strated time and again that the demand
is increasing in a greater ratio than the
supply. While mercantile concerns on.
every hand are meeting with embar-
easements because of the small mar
gins in trade; and while farm crops fail
to reimburse the husbandman for his
arduous labors, the stockman's gains,
matured by grass and sunshine that
cost him nothing, are evidenced by his
smiling cOuntenance and plethoric peck
etbook.
Tie only important sale for spring de-
livery recorded to date is that made by
tile Forsythe land and cattle company
Of Texas, which has contracted for the
sale of 1000 one, two and three year
Odds upon their ranch at $50 for year
lings. S25 for tWo-year-olds and $50 for
three-year olds. Now when we note
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
Dorsey Defeated.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, January Elm the
case of the Palo cattle company against
ex-senator Dorsey, the chief justice has
dissolved the reeeivership obtained by
Mr.. Dorsey and returned the property
and business to the company. The case
involved 100000 worth of property, and
was closely contested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
The Panama Canal.

PANAMA, January 13.-Men continue
to arrive by every vessel for the canal
company. The number now employed
exceeds $4,000. The dry season has set
in and it is hoped that good progress
will be made this year on the work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
w ants to Stay Home

DUBLIN, January 1l.-Mrs. Carey
declines to go abroad and asks for safe
employment III Great Britain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
LOOK OUT FOR THE WAGON!
or Dairy Ranch
FOR SALE

A fine Horse or Dairy Ranch for sale, four miles
miles OF good fence-a big bargain for
the one that gets it, Will be sold cheap at present.
Address C. A. MARTIN, or Ell. %. BURGHARDT.
Manager Clandenin Smelling Co. CIandenin M n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
Betrayed.

From the ranch of the undersigned. in thu Big Sag,
q black mare. branded Ss and lib on the left shonf-
DER. A reward O $40 will be paid for any information
leading to the re overy of thu animal.
j.. r.. PATTrRscE q Go.
70 Z Benton.
Fine Job Printing a speciality at The
RIVER PRESS office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
800 c @ SALE.

These bucks consist of thoroughbred Merino and
q cross between the thoroughbred Merino and the
thoroughbred Shropshire Down. We invite all per-
sons VINO are DESTROYS OF purchasing bucks to look at
our pand before purchasing elsewhere. For partlc-
ulars address or call on SMITH BROS,
Martinsdale, NJ. I.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
FOR SAL. = Z: .
SHEEP FOR SALE.

100 Wethers, 1<200 of them coming 2 and .
years I'D: 1000 coming Yearlings 10000
LOU breeding Ewes; so First Glass Graos
Rams. All are free from scab or ticks, and very
cno,ce sheep. Will sell whole lot of wethers at ST.
per Eead, ewes a. 8 and rams at III per head.
WIN. WALLACE.
Utica, Meagher Co., NJ
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16
TO WOOL GROWERS.

Parties intending To buy Merino Rams this f~allEare
invited to examine our stock of pure bred Campbell
Merlnos, brought ont from Vermont early this seas IN.
we claim that they are the most hardy race of pure
bred Merlnos ever brought to Montana, and we are
prepared to show that rs regards q ality the wool of
the Campbell flock has never been surpassed in the
united States by any Spanish American sheep.
we refer to the following gentlemen or to any 9th
ers VINO nave bought our rams: Geo. ID. Patterson,
reek d Lacy, Hay Bros, Fort Benton; W. B.. Edgar,
Utica; Dent u Tulock, Wolf Greek; Brooks & Hill
ger; Andersonvlne; Poole Bros, Stanford William
Williams, Deer Lodge.
Correspondence solicited.
PARIS GIBSON e. SON,
Fort Penton Montana.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16

Twelve delegates have been instructed for
Arthur and twenty eight instructed for
Blaine. Logan has eighteen instructed for
him in Illinois and claims one in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, two in Indiana. and
seven in Missouri A-thur has four Ala
bema delegates instructed for him and his
friends here claim eleven from Arkansas,
twenty -four from Georgia, three from NH
nois, eight from Indiana, one from Ken
tucky, sixteen from Louisiana, two from
Mississippi, twelve from Missouri, two
nom New Jersey, twelve from New York,
ten from Pennsylvania, and one from the
District of Columbia. Blaine has twenty
two delegates already instructed for him
In Pennsylvania and claims eight more.
He has six instructed for him in New York
and claims six more, without including
contesting delegates. He also claims -four
from Arkansas, four from Illinois, fourteen
Indiana, two from Kentucky, twelve from
Mi, souri,, and two from Mississippi A
;.ts.r as tan be gained frora newspaper re.
ports, Arthur has about 100 delegates
Blaine 50, Logan 81, with about 25 who
are non committal or for Edmunds, Gresh.
am or Harrison.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16

There is large number Of young men
who came to Dakota with the apparent be-
lief that they could in a short time ac-
quire sufficient competency for the rest
Of their natural lives with little exertion,
at the same time to be able to indulge
themselves in so called luIuries. Miller
has some Of these deluded specimens of
humanity as well as other towns. OF
course it is discovered in time that irrigat-
ing the stomach with beer does not neces-
sarily make wheat grow. A billiard cue
is very poor implement to cultivate a
pre-emption with and the first case is to
be recorded where the persistent manipu-
lator of paste boards has won enough to
commute his homestead with. However
il fellow comes here with the intention
of not making an ass of himself, provided
he is not one before he comes, he can by
very ordinary figuring make it win. The
opportunities here for making good liv-
ing cannot be excelled.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
no IOWA FARMERS.

We observe by few Iowa exchanges
that a considerable quantity of wheat is to
be sown in that territory Of mud this sea-
son. This paper falls into the hands Of a
good many Iowa farmers and they are re-
quested to size up with the following work
already performed this season by Hand
county farmers. All the farmers men,
toned below have only partly sown their
wheat crop: w Gould 10 acres, Olson
Bros, 1856, p wyland 1G0, David Walton
lis, Mark Lester 1875. B McCullock l30,
Elihu Alley 30, W II Furman 95, CIV Liv-
ingston $50, A C Reeves 65, W II Davis So,
W A Sewall 10, Chas Sardoris 12j, II
Hunter 1l3, II S Abbott 75, John McMur-
try io5. Henry Miller s., Winters IS,
Sturgis d Son 200, b X Purkey ITO,
Is c Anderson so, and hundreds of others
who have ms much and more than the
aforesaid. And we would also asic that
they keep tally when they thresh and COM
pare yield with Hand county farmers.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
THE OFFICIAL CALL.

The Territorial Republican convention
III he held at Huron, on Wednesday,
snril 23, at 2 oclock P. NJ; for the purpose
u selecting two delegates and two alter
,,stas 10 represent the Territory of Dakota
= the National Republican convention
n.,,ed TO be held at Chicago June -, for
the nurpose of nominating candidates for
President and Vice President of the Uni
,ad States. Each organized county in
nakota will be entitled to one delegate,
an3 10 one additional delegate for each
s5o votes or major fraction thereof cast for
,be Rspublican candidate for delegate In
conoress at the election of 1882. II is
,scommended that the soanty conventions
ssIact delegates in accordance with the
foregoing, to be held at the court house at
. o'clock IN Wednesday, April l6, and the
nrimaries to select delegates to the county
comfy conventions shall be held at 2
o'clock oD the Saturday preceding said
.opnty convention. In the counties or
sanized since the last general election the
Chairman af the board of county COM
missioners, or some Republican official,
i hereby authorized to call Republican
convention ON the day above designated,
and at such convention county central
commi ttee may be selected to serve until
a future county convention shall select
a successor. The following is given to
show the number of delegates to which
county is entitled. Any organized county
not mentioned or organized subsequently
will be entitled to delegates according to
the apportionment herein mentioned:
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
NEWS BRIEFS.

John Dingman Of Prentice, Price county
Wis, was before the United States court
at Madison to answer to the charge Of cut
ting timber from government lands. He
was.:held in 81 ,OCO bail for appearance ct
the June term Of the court.
Friday Northwestern locomotive killed
at ]. 1. Cases Raine stock farm, Ken.
tuck-bred four-years- colt, valued at
81 200, owned by Mr.. Case, and a brood
mare, q half sister of Maud s., valued at
81, 900, owned by Mr.. Remy Chicago law
yer.
The wife of John L. Sullivan, the pugi-
list, gave birth to a bouncing boy at Bos-
ton Saturday.
J. G. Cotton, cashier Of the Newton, Ia,
Bank, is reported to have absconded with
| 5000. II is supposed he started for CAL
! ifornia.
c. B. Finlayson, II years old. who muir
dered his grandmother. hung himself in a
corridor Of the Portland, Oregon, Jail last
week.
DR.. John Hunter, who was recently sur
geon ON a State Line ocean steamer, has
been indicted ut Boston tor forgery and
larceny.
In mixed wrestling match at Cleveland
Saturday night the Jap, Sorakichi; defeat
ed Andre Christol. The butting tactics
of the Jap redoundedto his benefit.
In collision on the Lehigh Valley road
near Allentow n. Pa. Friday. the fireman
was thrown into the fire-box and burned
alive. Thirty cars were demolished.
At Minneapolis Saturday night Profess
sor Donaldson knocked out Beecher, Of
Brainard in the I'd round. The Professor
has offered to do as much in four rounds
for any man in the Northwest.
Alexander Spear, of Baltimore, has been
appointed Grand Treasurer Of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge. /. q. o. f., to Ill va
cancy caused by the death of Joshua Van
SAINT.
The Republican primaries at OMAN
Saturday were hotly contested, and an ex
citing convention is anticipated. Tn,
ballot t-box was bursted in one ward, tn,
votes destroyed and the tally sheet carried
away.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
THE CONTEST IN NEW YORK
OPPOSED To ARTHUR.

vi eoHb ~
ALBANY, April l3.-The results Of the
first weeks struggle for the election Of
delegates to the Republican state and ma
tlonal conventions leaves no doubt that
the state convention will be in control of
those opposed to President Arthurs re-
nomination, and that Senator Warner Mil
Ter will head the New York delegation as
delegate at large. The convention consists
of 497 delegates. OF these $50 have al
ready been elected. Blaine has a clear
lead of ninety delegates favoring his nomi-
nation. Arthur follows next with not to.
exceed 6fty-pine delegates. OF the re-
mainder, twenty are pronounced in favor
Of Edwards, and twenty-four are pro-
nounce ed against Arthur, but divided in
uncertain proportions between Blaine, Ed
munds, Lincoln and Hawley. Five dele
gates are not committed. Four delegates
have been chosen in Kings county, whose
preferences cannot be exactly ascertained.
A majority is claimed by both the friends
and opponents of President Arthur. In
the estimate given here, one-half is allot-
ted Arthur. OF the congressional district
delegate es to Chicago already elected, six
are for Arthur, six for Blaine and two for
Edmunds. One district is contested.
Messrs Carpenter and Fish, delegates
from the Sixteenth district, are uncom-
mitted beyond the fact that they are
against Blaine. Maj Edward II. Holmes,
Of the Second district, is opposed to Ar
thur, but has stated no positive choice.
His colleague, Mr.. butcher, is understood
to be opposed to the nomination of either
Arthur or Blaine.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
PENNSYLVANIA.
BLAINE AHEAD.

PHILADELPHIA, April 13.-Of the sixty
delegates from this state to the national
Republican convention all but sixteen have
been chosen. Out of the forty -four. thirty
four are instructed for Blaine and many of
them for Rlaine aud Lincoln, one county
going SO far as to require written pledges
of delegates. Arthur has ten, but the seat
of one from this city is contested, the con-
test to be settled by the state convention,
with chances largely in favor of the Blaine
contestant. Two more from the city of
Pittsburg are also contested, With chances
in favor of the Blaine party. Two only
are uninstructed. The state convention
will send six Blaine men, the convention
being about nineteen to twenty in his
favor as far AS known, and all the districts
yet to choose are favorable to the Maine
statesman.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
REPUBLICAN, CO. CONVENTION
OFFICIAL CALL.

A Republican County convention to
elect four delegates and four alternates to
the Territorial convention to be held at
Huron, Aprisl %, 1884, to elect delegates
to the Republican National convention at
Chicago, Junce 3, 1884, and for the trans
action ofapy other business that may prop
erly come before it, will be held at Metro
politin Hall, Miller, on Wednesday April
IL, 1854, at 2 o'clock P NJ
The several towns will be entitled to
delegates rs follows:
Rec Hights, A. Miller, 6; ST. Lawrence,
8; Howell, 3; Burdette, 3: towns, ll2
and 1896; towns Ill, 1l2, and ll4-67;
towns, Ill, ll3, 1l4-6S; towns 112, l13,
ia, 1859; towns 113, ia, 1870, two
delegates each, and all other towns, one
delegate each.
B. 7. Payne, X. S. Smith,
Robert T. Sedan, Curtis Turner,
". w. Corkins, C. G.. Clark, Prox for
G. W. Livingston, T. B. Palmer.
I. NJ wilkins.
Dated April 1, 1884.
c. G. CLARK, b. F, PAYNE,
Secretary. Chairman.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
THE MITCHELL MURDER.

Mitchell Republican: Now that the
smoke has cleared away and excitement
cooled down, thoughtful men begin to
consider the conditions which rendered the
awful tragedy OF Wednesday possible, and
to discuss those methods for preserving
the public peace which are so easily sub
verted. The circumstances which led to
the murder Of Capt Pierce are by no
means rare. The fact that similar crimes
are perpetrated in all parts Of the land
does not render this one less revolving.
Mitchell, with all its business activity and
consequent hustle, has established a repu-
tation as quiet and orderly young city.
It's streets are remarkably free from dis
turbances and it is safe to say ninety nine
out of hundred Of it's citizens are law
abiding, order-loving people, and yet the
small, lawless element Is able to disturb
the public peace and to support the low
dens in which crime is known to germi-
nate To what extent the responsibility
falls upon the better element which is
largely in the majority, and just how to
eradicate or render powerless the disturb
ing element in society is one Of the most
difficult problems awaiting solution in this
or any other city large or small. The
blame may be lightly laid here or there,
But when men stand beside the bier of a
friend and neighbor who has been sacri-
feed, serious thoughts are forced upon
them. Indifference is no longer possible
And whether it be high or low license, to
tai abstinence or prohibition, more strin.
gent laws or their more rigorous enforce,
ment, popular sentiment in Mitchell viii
never again lie dormant while lawlessnest
runs riot.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16

Evansville, Ind. Argus: "Frof. +. J.
Wright has retired from the Evansville
Commercial college and was succeeded by
S. N. Curnick, Esq. Prof. Wright has
been identified with the college for q
number Of years and has always been rec
ognized as one of the best educational
promoters in this section. He has made
many warm friends since his connection
with the college, and to show the esteem
in which he is held by the students they
rendered him resolutions of regret when
it became known that he was about to
leave, and further they presented: him
with a fine gold pen and holder. He has
not fully decided to what business be is
going to do, but he has several fattering
offers under consideration.
Prof. Wright has farm near Miller,
and informs us he will come out this spring
and erect some substantial buildings there
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
PRESIDENTIAL CLAIMS
"Loaded" Dispatches Payoring the
Leading Candidates,
Grant Reported to be q
Candidate.
Out OF 100 Delegates Chosen Arthur Ahead, with
Blaine Second and Logan Third.
GRANT AND LINCOLN.

~
WASHINGTON, April l3.--The Sunday
Capital says editorially this morning:
There Is an organized movement looking
to the nomination of Grant and Lincoln
at Chicago. Its managers, recognizing
Blaine as at the present the most formid-
able candidate, hope to concentrate all the
opposition in support Of their Candidates.
They have an understanding already with
Logan, that as soon as he is satisfied he
cannot get the nomination he will turn
his strength over to Grant. One OF the
features of the Grant-Lincoln canvass will
be G.. A. Il. meetings a II over the country,
such as was held here Friday night. Grant
will attend a many as possible, and will
be represented in the rest. He will be
represented in ex-Confederate meetings,
too. He is candidate.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
THE PLUMED KNIGHT.
BLAINE WILL ACCEPT.

WASHINGTON, April l3-Mr. Blaine tells
his intimates that he has not organized
any movement looking to his nomination
at Chicago, but vt the same time, if the
convention should offer him the leader
ship. be would accept. In saying this,
however, he admits the nomination not
probable owing to prejudices which exist
against him in New York and other states.
II Blaine should not have strength enough
in the convention, after the principal as
pirants have been set aside, to control the
nomination by trade with the floating
votes, his influence will be thrown for
Sherman, whom he regards as the coming
candidate. He makes no concealmcnt
about this preference, nor about his in
tention, in the contingency stated, to make
make it effective by positive support
Blaine and Sherman, and their families,
have been long intimate with each other.
BLAINE cooUErTNG.
Mr.. Blaine is now coquetting with the
Malone element in Virginia. The straight
cut Republican faction or that state have
always been in favor Of him, and have
claimed they would be given seats in the
Republican national conven tion by the
votes Of his friends. He is now trying To
capture the Readjusters. Yesterday he
had long conference with Senator Bid
dleberger and Representatives Wise and
ar A.
decline to say what the interviews were
about. They assert very confidently that
the delegates their faction sent to Chicago
will not be ruled ont OF the covention by
the Blaine men. Riddleberger has been
very severe in his dcnunciation of Arthur
because of the presidents refusal to give
him an appointment, and he is one Of the
three who have declined invitations to
state dinners this winter.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
NoTIcE-TIMpER CULTURE.

u. =, land ONCE. Huron Dakota, NJ arch 22. 1894
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Willis H. Barnes against Edward Dewitt FOR failure
to comply with law ~ 10 Timbnr-Culture Eentry
No. 9i0t Mitchell. dated June -, isf2. upon the
southwest quarter of sccdon s5 township Ill
range 6S in Hand county. Dakota, with view 10
the cancellation OF said entry contestant alleging
that the said Edward Dewitt has failed 10 breaA
any OF said land within the first twelve (l2 month'
after fling that there is no breaking at Iall tho
land that he has wholly failed TO comply with tn,
law for timber culture hling The said parties ar,
hereby summoned 10 appear at this ONCE on th'
q day OF May. 1884. at . O'Clock A. N to respont
and furnish testimony concerning said aileseS
failure. q. B ARMSTRONG. Register.
April 10.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES.
OF CANDIDATES

WASHINGTON, Aprill3.--Up to Saturday
night there have been chosen 1876 dele
gates to the Republican convention, or
about one fourth Of the entire number.
OF these the Presidents friends claim 106,
Blaine's friends claim eighty, and Logan
twenty eight There are three contesting
delegations, from the Cd Illinois, 10Th
New York and 2ad Pennsylvania districts,
which are not included In the total Of 1876.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-16
PROBATE NOTICE.

In Probote court in and for Hand connty Territory
Of Dakota. In the matter OF the estate of Fred
erick Schultz, deceased.
ON reading and hling the petition Of Dora shultz
representing among other things that Frederick
Schultz late OF said county. the 10th day Of Feb
ruary. A. ID. 1884, at Brookhed. Wisconsin died In
testate and bsing resident of this county at the
time Of his death. leaving personal property and
real estate within this county and that the said pc
tioner Is the mothef of said deceased and praying
that administration OF said estate be TO her granted
IL Is ordered that said petition be heard before the
Judge Of this court on the 18th day OF april A, ID.
1884 at o'clock p, m al the city Of Miller in said
county and territory.
Dated al Miller IN said county and territory this
3ist day of March A, ID. 1854
by the court BESJANIs y. PAYNE.
apr2t3 Judge of Probate.
Ha4sel a Myers. Attorneys.