The Benton weekly record., 1884-05-10
state the location of the mine for reasons
that those who have taken up any kind of
land claims will understand.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
w. e. SWEET, of Chestnut, sold his band
of cattle to W. G. Conrad, Chas. E, Con-
ras and Chas. w. Price to-day. It is un-
derstoed that the consideration is 500 900.
Mr.. Fowles of Sun River arrived this
afternoon with Helena Railroad freight for
I. c. Power & Bro and other firms. Mr..
Rowles' regular trips two and from the
Crossing are of great advantage to Benten
and her sister city, and he has we'll earned
the name of 'Old Reliabe.'
The Neihart district seems to be coming
into notice at last in way that encourages
the belief that its value is fully under
stood. 1t is more than year ago that
IHE RECORD predicted that this would
eventually prove one of the greatest min
ing locations in this Or any other Territory.
1t will soon become SO, without a
doubt, and it will be to the interest of
every Benton merchant to encourage the
boom, as the country when develop
ed and populated will certainly
be tributary to BeLton. 1t is really Of
more interests to the business Of Benton at
the present time than the Helena & Ben
ton Railroad ever was, for the reason that
the latter enterprise has had but few if
any sincere advocates who had the means
tn hI1if hnlf la nf@ loo
invest millions in an enterprise of doubt
full utility. Give the Neihart district a
lift.
The morning gooseberry says that the
business of the telegraph office increased
five dollars worth last month owing to its
removal to the Grand Union Hotel
Nothing, of course, is allowed fer the fact
that the business always increases at this
season Of the year, but how will it size up
the same month last year? ApropOs to
this subject it is evident that this govern
ment telegraph does not care to do any
more business than it can help doing. 1t
could earn as much more than its present
| for press dispatches. Several years ago
| THE RECORD offered double rates, in addi-
ton to the Western Union rates or the
same as the Helena papers were paying,
but was refused on the ground that the
operators were unable to handle the des-
| patches. The line is for the transmission
| of weather reports, but could be made not
only self-supporting, but even profitable
| to the government if the officers in charge
had any other object in view than
to draw their pay with the least
possible labor. The operators are
not to blame. We have found them
uniformly obliging and willing to transmit
any press reports, for which they could OBJ
tain authority. The officers in charge OF
the force are alone to blame. They are
generally a set Of useless dudes, built on
the Hazen plan, and it is generally nc
credit to THAR architect.
The Bozeman Courier remarks as fol
lows: "The grand jury and for Choteau
recently III session, made a VO!uminOus
and very critical report to the court
striking right and left at the carelesssncs
and recklessnes OF county officials, and
recommending radical reforms in the ad-
ministration Of cOunty2 officials, as they
appear to be catching Hail Columbia" in
several hitheretO mismanaged and system
alcally swindled counties in the Territory
The tax payers in Montana appear at last
to be waking up to their own financial in
terests, and giving their reckless and dis
honest public servants to understand that
they will not put up with any more fool
ishness. This is a healthy sign of the
times, and should meet with the emphatic
approval Of all good citizens.
The morning squirt, published at the
other end of town, never had the pluck to
directly accuse the county officials of Cho-
teau county with dishonesty, although the
experts backed by the grand jury afforded
it every opportunity to do so. It makes the
coWardly effort, however, to strike them
over the Ardnt C0urier's shoulder by pub
! fishing the above. Birds of q feather flock
Anderson, Of the Courier, was clergy
man until he becomes an Indian agent and
consequently a thief. Previous to his ap-
pointment and while yet clergyman it is
said that the stOckmen Of Gallatin
county caught him in the act OF branding
other mems calves and came within an
inch Of stretching his neck. This is the
party that our esteemed contemporary
quotes as authority for the dishonesty of
the Choteau County officials. A good one,
isn't he?
Those who think they have reached per-
fection in chicken culture are referred to
the fact that q chicken was born in Mis-
souri, recently with three heads and four
feet. The mother, however, took in the
situation without consultation of the med
ical authorities or other ceremony, and
proceeded to tramp her abnormal offspring
ont of existence The phicL<an il thnra