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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Nelly Grant sartoris.

No one can read Withouta shade of re-
gret the story that comes across the water
of the unhappy lot of Nellie Grant Sartoris,
which is told as follows: "A relative of the
Grant family in Washington City is au-
thority for the statement that the married
life of Nellie Grant Sartoris is more un-
pleasant than has yet been made public.
Mrs. sartoris makes her home with her
husbands father in the North of England.
She is treated as a sort of poor relative.
Two rooms are. set aside for the use ofher-
self and children. Their meals are fur
nshed, but nothing else is given to them
either by her husband or .sartoris, Sr. The
younger Sartoris, it is said, has not contrib
uted penny to his Wife's support for
wears. It issa well known f;ect that for 4
couple Of years prior to Gen. Grant s death
remitfalees Of money were regularly sent
to Nellie to provide herself and children
with clothing and necessary articles. All
the members Of the Grant family still con-
tribute to the support of Mrs. Sarteris and
children. They have urged Mrs. SarIoris
for. wears TO separate from her husband and
return to- America. Meanwhile SarIoris
ID racing about England spending the
ineagre alloWence his father gives him
among companions OF his own kind. Re-
ports which reach here from New York
saw sartoris has been absent from his wife
since last spring. She hears from him
only lit rare intervals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
DUPUYER DOTTINGS.
Grass and News Scarce Up That Way, but the
Sheep Men are Happy and Contented.
DUpUYER, July IS, 1886.

DUpUYER, July is, 1886.
Editor of the River Press:
Haven t forgotten the RIVER PRESS yet,
but the weather has been SO hot that news,
like the country, is pretty nearly dried up.
Can't tell you how hot it is, or has been,
for thermometers are scarcess but If Hades
or Sheol, or whatever the place is, is much
hotter, fellow had better reform and give
it a wide berth.
Flies? oh, no, don't have any here near
the mountains; at least you wouldn't
think so if you were on the back of cay
use that was trying to dance double
shuttle in frantic efforts to get rid of them,
while small streams of perspiration, trick
ling down your back, with a scorching sun
blazing down on your head, would make
you feel--I don't know how; uncomforta
BILE? well, yes, little stronger.
The range is badly eaten and dried out,
and hay will, to all appearances, be scarce; );
in fact, the stock and ranchmen here are
rustling pretty hard for it now. There
has been no rain of any consequence for a
long time, but this seems to be the general
complaint all over the country.
Most OF the sheep men of this district
are now In Benton Or Helena. Nearly all
of them have had good season this year
"a large per cent. OF lambs, heavy fleeces
and good prices--and are, consequently,
in good trim and spirits to enjoy them
selves to the utmost limit now that they
find themselves once more within the
realms of civilization. Cattle are looking
very we'll now, but the outlook for winter
feed is poor.
About the only thing going on in the
building line is being done BY ]. F. Burd,
who is having new frame saloon put up
near the old one. It is 23x42 feet and one
story high.
The Fourth was passed SO quietly here
that it was not worth while to write about
it, SO I just remained in that schrysalistie
state' that somebody got SO surprised
about last spring.
Now, Mr., Editor, what with intense
! heat and dearfh or news, flnd that trying
to hunt.up any events to chronicle is max
ing small rivers run down my back, and
/ as the. sansa ation Is not the most agreeable
I'Ils close hefore bore you or make any
OF your readers sweat trying to wade
through what L writeiif they do try.
We did getsa pretty good sschestnnt, >
though, the other morning. We were al
the table dinner table, not poker) when
some one got religious and began talking
about the e'poWer behind the throne ,:
A certain gentleman said, s'Well there is q
power behind the throne now" "What
is it?' was innocently asked. t'Mrs
Cleyeland," came the dry response.
j KANApsA.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
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BARKER BOYS,
Who are following the Yellow Phantom in
the Pipestone District.

Correspondent Boulder Sentinel.
Messrs. Mcqueen and Wall are working
a force Of men in the "Chesselwayo mine
under the supervision of D. d. Mcmillan,
with promising and satisfactory results.
They have been shipping their ores to the
Colorado Smelling works in Butte as an
experiment, and are well pleased, Mr..
M2aQaeen was formerly q resident Of Bar
X !. diatrict and Fort Benton.
Thos. A. Wall, formerly or butte, but
now resident Of Meagher county, and
one Of the guardian commissioners Of said
county, is apparently known by every one
here, particularly old-timers.
1In444e5P= I44e5P= 14a5EEe purchased pa the quartz mill
with all the motive power, including %
H. z. engine and boiler belonging to the
Lee family, near Grace, and are putting
the same in thorough order, and are also
making additional Improvements in the
way Of putting in a concentrator, etc.,
preparatory to putting the same in opera
ton, and which is probably operating by
this time They have Jones erusher and
soloman pulverizer, which is equal to a 81
stamp mill, and are going to run their
quartz through this mill, catching what
free gold thereis in their rock on silver
copper plates and concentrating the base.
BY this operation they lessena big expense
ii the way Of freights and for the treat
ment Of their ores in the Butte works, and
can utilize their poorer quality Of ores
that would not bear expense of shipping.
They are down something over 100 feet
and have drifted probably $50 feet or
more and stopped so feet. The ledge is
vertical and averages from to Is inches.
The assays show from $50 to $40 in gold
and $5 To $40 in silver. The further they
sink the wider the ledge and richer the
rock. These gentlemen are very sanguine
Of success, but are not enthusiasts. They
have had two or three liberal offers for
their property, but not enough to satisfy
| them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
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Sir John Taking Horizontal View.

SIR John A. Macdonald, premier Of Can
ada, was in Regina on Tuesday last. Al
a reception teadered him by the citizens
of that town he made speech in which
he said, among other pleasant things, that
some of his friends had predicted that be-
fore the Canadian Pacific was completed
he would be above looking down upon il:
other equally good friends said he would
be looking up, but he was glad to say the
road was completed and he was able to
look at it horizontally. He will 60 On to
British Columbia.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
What Beiclaer Says.

Mr.. w. E. Belcher is accompanied this
time by lis fifteen-year-old son, who is
tie only attendant he has. He has the
same najr Of grays and they look but little
the worse for the hard years work. He
will make Fort Benton his headquarters
during the season and from here visit 9th
a. norfions Of the range country. Mr..
Relcher saws that while water is scarce and
tbe grass somewhat short, as compared
MIN 4 other seasons, there i plenty of both
for 4 trip or drive from here 70 Maple
creek. lie found the range IN much better
condition than he was led to believe by re-
norts that reached him q Maple creek and
beyond.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
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Some Opinions.

d. G. Browne Yes, [ am glad to get
back to Montana and Benton. Have
closed out my mule outfits and am now
waiting for something to turn up. Major
Maginnis is more talked of for delegate at
Helena than any body else. He seems to be
the general choice.
TT. Lee-I never saw so desperate an
outlook for hay and grass.
Old Timer-The prairie dogs are all de-
serting the bottoms and coulees and max
ing new burrows on the sidehills or up
lands. Look out for big rains and sweep
ing floods.
Judge Tattan-It is dead hard guess
to name the democratic nominee for dele
gate. [ donot think it will be either
Too1e Or Maginnis, as neither Of these gen
tlemen will seek the prize.
Geo. D. Patterson-The most interest,
ing think know of is that wool has gone
up two cents in the last few days.
Persistent office seeker am in the
hands of my friends. Don't know that
will be candidate or seek nomination
Jim McDevitt-I don't propose to have
the first thing to do with politics this fall
Dent care. a continental who gets there
unless. Of course, | should want to have
some friends on the slate. In that even
I would have to take hand and helI
elect them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
They viii Elect a Senator.

SAN FRANcIsco, July 20.-The legisla-
ture convened III extra session at Saera-
mento 1t noon to-day, but promptly al
jcurned until tomorrow in Difference to
the memory of deceased member. Many
members assert that Senator Hearst's
term rs United States Senator expired at
noon to-day, when the Legislature con-
vened, and that the legislature would pro-
ceed to elect . new senator on the second
tuesday from to-day. Several prominent
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Gladstone Packing his Grip.

LONDON, July 19.-The new parliament
will probably be summoned to meet Ar
gust 9Th. 1t will then, it is believed, be
adjourned to reassemble some time in
October. Gladstone's servants are pack
ing his furniture, books and papers in his
official residence on Downing street, pre-
paratory to moving. The Marquis Of Sal
isbury, who has been sojourning at Royal,
France, has left for Dieppe, en- route to
England. Lord Churchill has been sum
moned home by telegraph and has started
for England.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
A New Register for Miles.

Mules Cry, Mont, July 21.-Major 4.
Grover is receiving the congratulation Of
his friends to-day upon his nomination by
the President to be register of the Miles
City land office. Major Grover served
four years in the rebellion as captain and
was afterwards major Of a company Of
Maine volunteers, and is a brother of L. F.
Grover, a prominent citizen of Portland,
Oregon His friends have no doubt but
thar fhe senate will ratify his nomination.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Gladstone Despondent.

LONDON, July 2o.-After the eabinent
meeting M. Gladstone give a reception in
Council hall to "a number of his friends, in
Guiding Baron Wolverton, Lord Granville,
Lord Roseberry, Baron Monson and Arnold
Morley. Mr.. Gladstone referred in les
pondent terms to his staying powers. say
ing that he would be unable to fight i'll the
face Of All embIllered parIiment. He
would do his best, but he urged his follow
ers to prepare to rely on other leaders.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28

members are quietly laughing over this
arrangement, saying that no such oppor-
tunity will present itself, as the business
for which the extra session was called will
be completed and the Lex islature adjourned
long before the legal date for the election
of senator has arrived. In this case the
governor would have to reappoint sena-
tor. The situation is peculiar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Montana Not the Only Parched Region.

s.. LOUIS, July 18.-Dispatehes from
the Indian territory say the drouth still
continues over nearly the whole of the
territory. The range is rapidly bein(
ruined, and the praries are already bur
ing in every direction. Murrain has Fo-
ken among the cattle IN several
ties, and many are dying. Unles RAIN
falls soon regular epidemic arong the
stock is feared
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28

inc along the international boundary line
ia the vicinity of Wood mountain, said to
have been started by lightning. Terrible
drouth and unprecedented heat, as high as
1909 in the shade, are reported. This, if
true, does not augur well for the Home
Land & Cattle company, which is driving
a large herd Of cattle to the Wood noun
tain country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
A Civil Service Rule.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The civil ser
vice commission to-day issued an order
prohibiting the private secretary of an ap-
pointing or nominating officer, or an offi-
Ger who in the absence of an appointing or
nominating officer who acts in his place,
from being either chairman or secretary OF
board ofexaminers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Brick For the New Packing House.

Mules CRY, Julys21.-A contract for
5000 brick for rebuilding Duster &
Hough's packing and Strengthening estab-
lishment has been let to NJ. V. Boughton,
of Miles City. Work has been going on
for the past two weeks on the foundation,
and the building will be rapidly pushed
to completion for the fall business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Mormon Converts From Iceland.

New York, July 1e.-Twenty-six i'm
migrants arrived from Europe at Castle
Garden yesterday by the Alaska. All but
one came from Beikiavik, Iceland. The
Icelanders say that they were converted 70
Mormonism by Missionary E. Erickson.
Though very poor, they are heartily look
ing and cleanly people. The party left At
s O'Clock tonight for Salt Lake City.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
An Indian Horse Thief.

WINNIPEG, July 19.-The mounted po-
lice brought Nez Perce Indian named
jackson to the city last night, from Fort
Mcleod. The prisoner has been a noted
horse thief on the Montana frontier. He
was convicted, and goes to the Stony
mountain penitentiary this morning to
serve two years imprisonment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Sparks Latest order.

BOHEMIAN, Mont, July 20.-The local
land office here has received instructions
from Sparks that the supervision Of filings
on the odd sections in the ceded portion of
the Grow reservation has been raised. All
entries will now be received and all lands
within the 4O-mile limit will be $3.50 per
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
In the Hands Of the Queen.

LONDON, July 2o.-'fhe cabinet, at me
meeting this afternoon, decided toinrae-
diately place their designations iii tie
hands Of the queen. The meeting was
held At Gladstone's official residence oa
Downing street. The.street was eroWle#l
with people.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Killed by Lightning.

ST. HELA1RE, July 19.-During a violent
storm Yesterday afternoon four Indians
were killed and ten Others injured by
lightning on Red Lake reservation. 1t is
thought some of the injured Wilde. 1t is
also reported that settler and his wife liy-
ing on Thief river were killed in the same
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
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An Excellent Appointment.

WASHINGTON, July ao.-The President
to-day nominated Henry P. Henderson, Of
Michigan, to be associate justice of the SUI
preme court of Utah.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
A * of p Charter for Montana.

TORONTO, July 2o.-At to-day's session
of the supreme lodge Knights of Pythias,
a charter was granted to the grand lodges
of Montana and Dakota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Banker Barring.

Mr.. Thomas Barring, of the world re-
nowned banking firm Of Barring Bros,
London. will visit Fort Benton some time
the latter part of August. Whether or
not he is seeking investments for his firm
we did not learn. The firm is among the
most extensive in the world and ranks
with that of the Rothschilds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Stage Robbed.

ST. PAUL, July 1e.-Pioneer Press Win
nipeg special: At noon, Saturday, six
mounted and masked bigh-waym robbed
the mail coach twenty-five miles south OF
Humboldt station, obtaining $4,000 from
the mail bags. The coach had left tQn'Ap-
pelle on Friday. 1t is reported that the
driver was killed. The coach contained
two passengers. tits supposedt to be the
work of Montana road agents. Mounted
police are scouting the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Asking the Appointment of a Butte Man as
Judge.

BUTTE, July 2O.-Large numbers of PEE
titions from members of the bar Of this
city to President Cleveland praying the
appointment of 7. C. Bach, of the firm of
Dewitt &. Bach, to be associate justice OF
the supreme court of Montana, to fill one
of the two places now vacant on the terri
torial bench.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-07-28
Wool Quotations.

Coates Bros (Philadelphia) wool circu-
lar received Friday quotes Montana fine,
% to 25 cents; medium, 26 to Soc. Mon
tana wool is coming to the front il great
shape.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-04-02
miscellaneous.
Jere Blacks Eloquence.


They tell story Of friend of a
Western Congressman who happened to
be ut the capital Sightseeing, at the time
the historical Milligan case was on trial
before the Supreme Court. This Con-
gresham was to make great speech on
certain day, on some question or other,
and his friend went up to the capitol to
hear it, tle somehow missed his way
in tho building, however, and wandered
into the court instead. There he saw a
man Of the most towering figure stridng
back and forth In the narrow space be-
fore the bench, arguing the case Of the
defendant, Milligan. 0ratory is capti-
waiting to Western man, and no staid
to listen few minutes. Judge Black
was denouncing trials by military COM
missions, and painting the iniquity of
the extra-judicial tribunals that ever in
all history usurped prerogatives of the
duly established courts. He instanced
Herod, who, when unable to single out
from the multitude Of children the Christ
child, who was to be King of the Jews,
tried all the babes for prospective trea-
son, convicted them, decreed their death,
and had the sentence carried out with
such alacrity and zeal that in one day
the whole land was filled with mourn
ing and lamentation. He cited Nero
trying the whole Christian Church in
body on the charge Of setting fire TO
Rome and sending them to the cross. lie
described Macbcth's hired murdercrs,
'the commission organized in Banquo's
case, which sat upon him that very night
at convenient place where it was known
be would be travelling He pictured
Lola Monies, Minister and mistress to
the King o: Bavaria, and her commits
sion"--"a pack Of British bulldogs,
trained to tear the flesh and manglc the
limbs and lap the life blood"-and much
more, which cannot accurately recall.
The Westerner stood and drank it in
with eager ears and eyes that hung on
every gesture of the orator until, at the
climax of the Monies instance, Judge
Black Numbered out
1t gives me unspeakable pleasure to
tell you the sequel The people rose in
their wrath, smashed down the whole
machinery of oppression, and drove out
into uttormost shame King, dogs aud
mistress
Then the listener rushed out Of the
chamber, hurried across into the hall of
the House, pushed past the Doorkeepor,
down the aisle to where his friend was
in the midst Of his speech, and, pluck
ing him by the coat-tail, exclaimed in
voice so loud as to be heard dozen
seats around
"Wind her up, Bill Wind her up,
aud come over here aud listen 10 old
Jerry givin' 'cm HI "--Pinsburg Dis
match.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-04-02
Planting Fruit Trees.

Ii the acre has been enriched and
ploughed twice deeply as | have already
suggested, little more is necessary in
planting than 10 excavate hole large
enough TO receive the roots spread out
in their natural positions. Should no
such thorough and general preparation
have been made, or If the ground is
hard, poor and stony, the owner will
find it to his advantage to dig good
sized hole three or four feet cross and
two deep, filling in and around the tree
with fine rich surface soil, Ii he can
obtain some thoroughly -desasposad CONF
post Or manure, for instance, the sorap-
ings of barn yard, or black soil from
an old pasture, to mix with the earth
beneath and around the roots, the good
effects will be seen speedily, but in no
instance should raw manure from the
stable, or anything that must decay be-
fore becoming plant food, be brought in
contact with the roots. Again repeat
my caution against planting too deeply
one Of the commonest and most fatal err
rors Let the tree be set about as deeply
us il stood before removal. II the tree
be planted early in spring, as il should
be, there will be moisture enough in the
SOIL but when planting is delayed until
the ground has become rather dry and
warm, pail Of water poured on its root.
when tho hole has been nearly filled will
be beneficial. Now that tho tree is
planted, any kind of coarse manure
spread to the depth Of two or three
inches on the surface ms a mulch is very
useful. Stake at once TO protect against
the winds. DO not make the common
mistake Of planting too closely. Observe
the area shaded by fully grown trees.
and you will learn the folly Of crowding.
Moreover, dense shade about the house
is not desirable. There should be space
for plenty Of air aud sunshine. The
fruit from one developed tree will often
more than supply a family, for ten or
fifteen barrels Of apples is not an unusual
yield The standard apples should be
thirty feet apart. Pears, the dwarfer
growing cherries. plums, ETC., can be
grown in the intervening spaces. In
ordering from the nurseries insist on
straight, shapcly, aud young trees, say
three years from the bud. Many trees
that are sent out are small enough. but
they are old aud stunted. Also require
Oh at there should be an abundance of
fibrous and unmutilated roots.-E. y.
Roe, IN Harper's Magazine for April.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-04-02

Washing Sheep Before shsaring.

There mr.. many raasons wbv The fsv
growers who still nars;st sho.I an. .doo
The bah;t az wash;nc tba;, shaor 49,
sbear;ng and We know os M s;na,s
aroument n ia favor Ths rr.c,;ss
was ipauourated Al an early DIV ana 4
a relic Of old times when IL WOOL sbor,
from tbs ANAL aocLs !, n. E..,s.,,
States was largely psed M ~ boms
Than Il wos necessarv n wssb a;shsr
before or after sbssr;rs n rse,,srs !,
for cardinu or sninninc Tlhosa A. j
are nast md botb the s5son IA ths;,
owners ought Il bs dad n K III
The volR 81 ! heaitbv asecs 4. c.,e....
preservstion ~ he'fbsr IA. : 1000
matter with 4 afrono rotssh bes. 81 Z.
seu,blme 10 olbsr an3msl sse,es;cr /. j,
IL M SssA J. soan w;tbssnors w issS Nj,
III n nrs,,sg vss ~ elas,;sA ! ~ -.
Cher and should hi Iagt Is MA wool m
iii il il wanted for manufse,.s;ug. use
Manufacturers we'll know that scoursd
wool in time becomes brittle and lo.e.
ito alas, ;c;tv vh;,o rnvasbod ro,.;ns al