Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1885-01-08
TI.. 20. .AL PRESS TOPICS.

Marshal Botl;in. of Montana. are triv:
ial in themselves, and seem to have
originated in The spite of The fresh
yo1pg che OF President Arthur who
WIS sc,t o,S Il year ago rs Governor
OF The Te' 'to';. and who has since
been provided with Il soft berth in
Washington. Nobody who knows
Botkin and necrl.f everybody in the
Northwest knows him will believe
him guilty either Of neglect of duty
or habitual intoSication. 1t would be
interesting to know how young Cros-
by managed to make the Minnesota
Senato's Instruments of his spite"
The Inter-Mountain says: "The
Mormon aiii';a,es who claimed cleo
ton to The idaho Legislature from
Oneida county, have been refused
seats in that body, and there is wall
ing and gnashing Of teeth. Fraudn-
lent practices ut The polls having come
to the knowledge OF the county com
missionc s, they o. dc ed second can
vass OF the vote. aud these retainers
Of The Priesthood wcfe reirsed CO :
tifica;es Of election. They p-csen,ed
themselves, Eowcve zen The Legis-
latMe conyeneo. but the temporary
speal.er retascd to swear them in.
Great indignation is e.prc ssed by The
rejected applicants. and their cause is
heartily esponsed by The Mormon
newspaper organs: but the people of
Idaho have had surieit of Mormon
aggression and mis- ulc, and the at
tempt of these p .'cs TO create pub
lie sympathy is not meeting with sue
cess"
The Hrs5:ac nan savs in read 10
Montana ho ses lat "the rs,er, on
that The Mon,.1a bo Sc is destined. ut
no dis, INT day TO maze bilDse'f known,
is no jGle boast. HIS srpc ,otiiy 10
hoses crown elsew whee is a. eady m
established fact here in orr Tc, .ofy,
and tue me It cannot fail TO make il
self felt. When our Te.!,ory o.
duces enorrh hoses FOR ihem 10 make
a showing on tae thosor..; ..;hfc 'cs and
pleasure drives of easte n cites, The ;
superior endu lcr, splendid boo,
good mrsc'cs and long lie will soon
assert themselves ard eae a de
mand. Montana bunch C ass see.ns
to be peculiarly adapted 10 making
good solid horse flesh, 81 .ong bone
and torgh sinew, and onr altitude and
pure air, gives good wind. while orr
open coult'y SO educates their vision
as to give ihem snpe '.or esiyht over
animals grown in most oihercountries.
Our grayclly hills and roads makes
The hoof hard and finiy, and hence
lasts longer and is less given 10 dis
ease than ibat OF the low land horse.
Such aie onr pastures, orr soil, our
products, Our climpte aud the Gene al
surroundings that OR horses are rs
near what the world wants as has yet
been produced. Ibis being The case,
fortune certainly lies within the reach
OF our ho SO "'oWe 81
From an article by Il. Y. Smalley in
January Century we quo;e the follow
ing, which is he in some particulars
and false in othc IS '1ho,e is Il mis-
taken noi;on among philanthropic
people in the east that the Indian is
II much abused person who is entitled
to the lively sympathy of mankind.
Unqucstionably there have been plen-
ty of instances of broken treaties and
individual and tribal wrongs; but,
looking at The matter not from The
historical but from actual point OF
view, it must be admitted that the
aborigine on reservation has more
rights and privileges than II white
man enjoys. IF 1 could have the
privileges on this Reservation which
the Indian has said Major Roman,
the Indian agent, rs we We're driving
through the lovely Mission Valley. i
would resign my office ut once, settle
down on one of the 50 streams. build
house, fence in al The land want.
cd. and get me a big be Il OF cattle
} be lrt'an oribe half breed explain
cd The agent, can incDose as much
land rs he pleases aa,i use as much
more rs be wants FOR stock race.
He pays no taxes. and rides irec Oh
The railroad. ls lis tools get ont of
repair, OF bis ho "ses need shoeing, the
COVE nment employs a blacksmith to
work fot him. He takes his wheat to
the agency four-mill, where it is
g'ound by Tho Government, and his
logs to tbe agency saw-mill, to be
made into lumber OF the dimensions
he wishes. II he is sick, the Govern
ment supplies him with medicines
and Il doctor. The missionaries edu-