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The river press., 1888-01-25
Summons.

In the district court of the first judicial district
of the territory of Montana in and for the county
of Choteau.
Willie G. Conrad, plaintiff, against John G.
Probst and A. M. Probst, defendants
Inc people of the territory of Montana send
greeting to the above named defendant;
Yon are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plaintiff in
the district court of the first judicial district of the
territory of Montana in and for the county OF Cho
teau and to answer the complaint filed therein with
in ten days exclusive of the day of service) after
the service you of this summons, il served with
in this county or if served out of this county, but
in this district within twenty days; otherwise in
forty days, judgment by default will be taken
against you according to the prayer Of said com
plant.
The said action is brought to recover the sum Of
S695.S9 due from the defendant John C. Probst TO
plaintiff upon certain pTomissory note, set out
with interest thereon from the 29th day of June,
1887 at the rate of one per cent per month; also,
the sum of $4,000 due from the defendant John c.
Probst to plaintiff, an account for goods, wares
and merchandise sold and delivered b. plaintiff to
defendant John G. Probst at his request; and also
for the sum of $2,600OO due from the defendant
John c. Probst to plaintiff, for 30 much money
loaned and advanced by plaintiff to said defendant
at his special instance and request; and also to OBJ
tain decree of this court setting aside and holding
for naught certain mortgage made, executed and
delivered by defendant John G. Probst to defendant
A. M. Probst, purporting TO secure note for
and p d asn al rohaf 5ne f mlnng oPer er
tory, all of which will more fully appear BY the
complaint filed herein to which reference is here
made And you are hereby notified that If you fail
to appear and answer the above complaint, above
required, the said plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded In the complaint.
lilyen under my hand and the seal Of the district
court of the first judicial district of the
/ territory of Montana, in and for the coun-
SEAL ty of Choteau, this 10th day of November
- III the year of our Lord one thousand
s'sn' naA'.Y4 90 ' is; KEERL, Clerk.
By JNo w, TATTAN, Deputy Clerk.
r. j. Donnelly, attorney for plaintiff
The river press., 1888-01-25
Working For Statehood.

The ST. Paul Globe "whisperer" gives
the following as the Montana plan of
securing recognition of her claims for ad-
mission to statehood:
Montana, as you doubtless know, wants
statehood almost as badly as Dakota does,
and the people Of that wealthy territory
propose leaving no stone unturned to-
word getting it. I had whispered me the
other day one means Of attack which she
intends making upon the congressman.
Plans are being made very quietly, for
Montana fears she may be forestalled.
Ex-G Governor Hauser will head a delega-
ton OF prominent Montanians to 90 to
The river press., 1888-01-25
THE CONTRACT ABOUT CLOSED.
The Bridge Across the Missouri at Fort
Benton.

We learn this evening from Mr.. w. G..
Conrad, president of the Benton Board
of Trade, that the contract for the build
ing of the bridge across the mighty Mis-
souri, at Fort Benton will be closed this
evening or, for a certainty, by Monday
next.
The superstructure of the bridge will
be of iron throughout and no wood work
will be used on any part of the structure.
The piers will be made of concrete encas-
ed in SO inch boiler iron, and otherwise
protected from the ice. The main struc-
ture will consist of three spans of $50
feet each. There will be two piers, only,
in the stream, on one of which will swing
the draw.
Lumber necessary for building scaffold-
ing and other necessary construction pur-
poses will be telegraphed for this evening.
W. D, Barclay, one of the most compe
tent bridge engineers in the country, has
been selected by trustees of the bridge
company to superintend construction. Tt
is expected that work will be commenced
actively within three weeks, and the
bridge will be completed before the June
RISE We will be able to furnish further
particulars in our next daily issue.
The river press., 1888-01-25
Burial of Liert. Frederick Thies.

The remains Of Lieutenant Frederick
Thies, quartermaster of the Sd Infantry,
who died at Fort Shaw at $50 o'clock p.
m, January Goth, reached this city by the
7 o'clock p. N. train Sunday, and were met
at the depot and Immediately taken to
residence OF Mrs. J. 0. Patterson, the
mother of Mrs. Thies. On Monday, at IL
a. NJ, they we're removed to Riverside Gem
etery. The remains we're accompanied
from Fort Shaw to this city by Gen. J. r.
Brooke, commander of the post of Fort
Shaw; Lieut.. F. 2. Avery, and the Epis-
copal clergyman, the Rev. Mr.. Van Ingen,
of Helena. The funeral and burial servi-
ces were read by the Rev. Mr.. Van Ingen
at the residence and grave. Messrs. J.
W. Power, T. J. Todd, A. G. Johnson. Col.
J. EEL. Rice, Mayor Jere Sullivan, and Mr.
Jos. A. Baker acted as pail bearers. The
deceased leaves a wife and one child, a
little daughter six or seven years old. His
life was insured in the New York Life In
surance Company for $1,000, and the
Army Mutual for s3,ooo Owing to the
severe illness of her child Mrs Thies was
unable to accompany the funeral cortege
to this city and be present at the last sad
rites over the remains of her lamented
husband. The military funeral services
over the dead officers remains were con-
Quoted with usual honors at Fort Shaw,
which included the firing Of the custom
ary salutes due to a departed officer.
The river press., 1888-01-25
IMP OF r.
Notice to whom it May Concern.

| hereby give notice to the public that | will not
be responsible for any debt debts contracted by
any herder or other person having charge of my
band of sheep, which is located near the town of
Choteau, Choteau county, NJ 7. No one is author
lied to contract any debts my account or on ac-
count of any band of sheep they may be in charge
of for me, by which my property may be held liza
bic. Neither is any one in charge of my property
in Choteau empowered to dispose of it or any part
or parcel thereof without written authority from
me. T. j. DEMERS,
Frenchtown, Missoula Co., NJ. T.
The river press., 1888-01-25
j. WI. Eagan, General Manager

We notice the following in an eastern
paper among the condensed kilograms and
give it for what it is worth, not vouching
for its correctness: u. NJ. Eagan, of the
Manitoba railroad, will on the 1st prox
become general manager Of the Chicago
St Paul s. Kansas City road, at a salary
reported to be $4,000 year"
The river press., 1888-01-25
HELENA, January no. 1855.

HELENA, January IU, 1860.
Recognizing the eminent worthiness of
our lamented brother and friend, Joseph
E. Hendry, editor of the Helena Indepen-
dent, who died in the line of duty, con-
Quoting with marked ability one of the
leading journals of Montana, giving his
untiring services to maintaining and in
creasing the usefulness and efficiency of
force which we claim, in simple justice,
has done much toward the material de-
velopment of the territory and the pros
perity ef it's people while it has achieved
distinction, collectively, throughout the
land for it's merits in all that goes to
make up the better record of journalism,
the Montana Press Association has taken
the initiative to perpetuate his memory.
It is unnecessary to amplify here on the
great heart, the brilliant intellect, the
conscientious courage and the many no
BILE and endearing qualities of him whose
memory we would perpetuate. While his
greatest monument will be in the ever
saddened memories of those whose privi-
lege it was to be nearest and know him
best, and who saw him fall in the very
portals of that temple where knightly
service had SO early won him eminent dis
tinction, it is becoming that the journal
lists of Montana, who are ever generous in
their assistance in perpetuating in sub
stance more enduring than our feeting
lives the memories of those eminent in
other walks of life, should do SO unto
their own. First fallen in many years, of
a fraternity now so numerous, we trust so
prosperous as to be able to do thus with
out undue demand upon them, we believe
it eminently proper that a worthy and en-
during memorial should be erected to the
memory Of one SO deserving as our broth
er Joseph E. Rendry. The manner and
form of this memorial will be determined
by the Montana Press Association at it's
next annual meeting at Great Falls this
season, but it is desirable that all should
respond to this, that the association may
determine what is to be done, the plan
proposed being the erection of monu-
ment in Helena. subject in form to the
determination of the Press Association at
it's next annual session.
The river press., 1888-01-25
Found.

Near the junction Of the Shonkin and
Highwood roads, about miles from Fort
Benton, on January 22nd, 1888, leather
valise containing clothing. The owner
can have the same by calling at RIVER
PREss Office and paying for this adver-
tisement.
The river press., 1888-01-25
*Daily. tDaily Except Sunday

Peerless Dining Cars on all Trains. Pullman
sleepers on all night trains Palace Parlor Car on
day trains to Chicago. No change of cars to Chi
cago or St. Louis For Tickets, Sleeping Car Ac-
comm odations, Local Time Tables and other in
formation, apply to j. H. ROGERS,
Agent, Fort Benton.
Or address W. G. KENYON,
G. p A, C. B. Il N. r. R.,
St Paul Mimi.
The river press., 1888-01-25
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,
For Boarders and Day Pupils,
Salt Lake City, Ufah.
Conducted by the
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS.
Studies will be resumed
Monday, August Goth, 1887.

The English course includes all the branches nee
essary for a first class education.
The Languages, Ornamental Needlework Plain
Sewing, the. principles of Voice Culture and Choir
Singing, Drawing and Sketching from nature, form
no extra charge.
Terms moderate The usual modification of terms
given when two or more of the same family attend
school af the same time.
The students who attend All Hallows College will
be permitted to visit their sisters the Academy
Half rates can be secured on two of the railroad
lines
For catalogues, etc, address as above.
The river press., 1888-01-25
Tne Montana wool Grower.

A monthly journal devoted to the inter
ests OF Montana wool growers. Subscrip
ton price, s. per anAum.
The river press., 1888-01-25
THE HENDRY MONUMENT.
Circular Letter From the Committee of the
Press Association.

The committee appointed by President
Sutherlin of the Montana Press Associa-
tion, notably James FL. Mills, of the Deer
Lodge New Northwest, W. Ell. Todd, of the
Benton RIVER Press, and George FL.
Wright, of the Livingston Enterprise,
have issued the following circular letter
upon the Hendry monument:
COMMITTEE Rooms,
HENDRY MEMORIAL COMMITTEE,
, 1888-06-02

The treatment Of beggars / n Cuba gives
them a certain NATURALIZATION and
character. Evidently most of them
quickly take place as genuine public
characters, permitted with consideration
to ask aims, and il detected In imposi-
ton, are instantly subjected to severe
punishment. So those who are tolerated
are most alphabetically treated. While
this Is an odd social condition, it Is still
more odd that the beggar does not be-
come over bold and insolent. But the
recognized mendigo is not only permitted,
but encouraged everywhere. You will
stumble over him at the church doors;
give him the sidewalk on the principal
thoroughfares; see hat he has a COM
Portable seat in the cabin Of the ferries;
walk all around him In his various forms
at the doors of the cafes and shops; defer
10 his being agreeably located in the
parks and plezas; give him the pleasant
est corner beside your potero In the en-
trada Of your dwelling; and, IL you are
not In a mood or condition to give him
aims, you would be socially damned IL
you did not at least humbly respond to
his request with "Perdon a por Diosl"
('Pardon me for Gods sakel')-Edgar
L. Wakeman in Kansas City Journal.
, 1888-06-02
Shot by Mrs, RaWson.

CHICAGO, June IA tremendous sem
sation occurred in Judge Jamieson's court
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning.
While the docket was being called Mrs.
Meckle RawsOn was Impaticntly waiting
for the divorce case OF her husband,
Banker Rawson, to be called. Col. H.
&. Whitney, her husband attorney, was
sitting at a side table writing, when the
court was suddenly startled to hear a
pistol shot and Col. Whitney at once dis
appeared under the table. The shot was
followed by four more in rapid succession,
and Mrs. Rawson was seen pursuing
Whitney with a revolver. Mrs. Rawson
succeeded in emptying the revolver at
Whitney before she could be captured.
Two of the balls hit the lawyer, one in
the groin and the other in the left leg.
The wound near the groin will probably
be fatal. Judge Jameson at once or
dered Mrs, Rawson's arrest and she was
immediately removed tothe sheriff $ Office.
, 1888-06-02
LYNCHED.
The Drake Family Murderer
Captured by Detectives.
He Makes a Full Confession of
His Horrible Crime.
Hanged to a Tree by Enraged
Citizens.

HIGHLAND CENTRE, Wis, June L.
Andrew Grandstaff, who owns forty acres
of land adjoining Drake place, was cap
tured six miles from the scene of his late
murder last night. He confessed to the
awful crime Of killing old Renben Drake,
his wife and two grandchildren.
Andrew Grandstatf was captured while
In bed last night by a Pinkerton detective
and two local officers. To-day the detec-
tlves pumped a full confession out of him.
he intended to rob old man Drake, but
was unable to make him disclose the
place where the family valuables were
hid. This led to the killing. Mrs. Drake
attempted to shoot Grandstaf and he
killed her IN the presence of two children.
10 prevent the little ones telling he cut
their threats.
AT a late hour tonight 1000 deter
mined men surrounded the jail but the
authorities refused to give up the prison
er. The barbados were then broken
down and the officers were overpowered.
An hour was spent in breaking down the
steel cage and then the prisoner fought
with desperate fury against the mob that
sought to enter. The struggle did not
last long and he was taken out, bound
hand and foot, led to the porch below and
there preparations were made 10 hang
him. A ROPE was placed around his neck
and the prisoner asked what he had to
say.
He protested his innocence, but it was
known that he had made a full confession
in the afternoons and he was not believed.
The scene at the jail was horrible. The
prisoner was covered with blood, having
been terribly mangled while the steel cage
was being battered down.
At l2:45 a. m. the mob hung the pris-
oner to a tree in front of the court house,
and let him down to see if he would con.
tess. He will probably not come to.
LATER-Grandstaf refused to make a
confession to the lynchers and after some
time they strung him up again. When
lowered the second time he was dead.
, 1888-06-02

One day I witnessed here the burial Of
a child. The young boy was laid in the
grave wrapped In a yard or two Of white
cotton; q smaller hole was dug at the
bottom Of the grave, and served as a coffin,
being covered with flat slabs of stone to
prevent the earth from falling directly
on the body. Twenty or thirty men
stood round In silence, the earth was
hastily replaced and temporary stones
were placed at the head and feet; the
cushions and pieces of embroidery in
which the body lay on the donkey which
bore 1t to the final resting place were put
back on the animal, and the procession
moved silently away. The women and
girls always com afterward to weep on
the grave and place flowers, and es-
pecially branches Of myrtle. They often
spend the greater part of three days
round q new grave, sitting on mating
and carpets.-F. A Bridgman in Har-
per's Magazine.
, 1888-06-02
New York for Thurman.

NEW York, June l.-Justice Maurice
j. Power. who came over from Washing
ton on Tuesday with the president, says
the New York delegation will be solid for
Thurman if he will accept the nomination,
which he feels sure will be a unanimous
one. Tim Campbell, also one of the
presidential party. says hat he has been
instructed to go for Thurman. 1t has
given by a higher authority han Judge
Power hat the New York delegation in
tend to hold a meeting in st. Louis Mon,
day afternoon to pass a resolution favor,
ing Thurman.
New YORK, June This afternoon
Sheriff Grant and Commissioner Croker
sent the following telegram to Hon. Allen
G. Thurman at Columbus, o.:
"Tamanny hall organization of New
York City have instructed their delegates
to the St. Louis national convention to
present your name to the convention for
vice presidency.
I'VE feel assured that your patriotic
sense OF duty to the Democratic party will
not permit any feeling of reluctance to in
terfere with your acceptance of the nom
nation, and we cordially pledge New
York to Cleveland and Thurman"
, 1888-06-02
The Best He Could Do.


"Do you know that man over there?''
asked one Detroiter Of another on the
Lansing train the other day.
mo"
"Wel, he's O drummer for q jefferson
yer house, and I've known him by
sight for fifteen years. His employer
told me the other day that he hadn't lost
a day for twelve years"
"He looks the picture of health"
80 he does, but I want to make a bet
with you. I'll bet you q silk hat he
carries remedies for no less than six diff.
ferent ailments"
'T'n do It'll"
They went over and the case was ex.
planned to the drummer, who laughed
and replied:
"Well, 1 dunno. I carry some troches
to avoid h~oarseness. I carry a bottle OF
cough medicine to ward off pneumonia.
1 have a porous plaster in my grip t. put
on if 1 get a lame back. I have some
corn salve, a bottle of Jamaica ginger,
some quinine capsules, a vial of pepper
mint essence, a box Of mandrake pills, a
liver medicine. a gargle for sore throat
and a.
"Good hndsl" cried both gentlemen
in chorus.
"Oh, well, what did you expect?" he
inquired, with a injured air. "a man on
81, 200 q year can't carry around a whole
drug store, can he?"-Detroit Free Press.
, 1888-06-02

On the Consolidated Exchange, especl-
ally In the shouting, gesticulating, push
ing and roHicking oil group, It is con-
sidered a very bad omen to open an UNI
brella and raise It over the head. Putting
up a N umbrella In a board room would
seem under all circumstances to be I'M
necessary. 1t Is worse. 1t brings bad
luck. There Is a skeptical wag In the
crowd, however, who, on dull days,
when the brokers are skylarktng, will
raise ar umbrella and run into tho trad
ing ring and hold it over as many brok-
ers as he an. They scamper like q flock
of frightened sheep.
Coming down on an elevated railroad
train not long ago, n Of the largest
room operators on the Stock Exchange
remarked with extreme satisfaction and
perfect conviction;
81 shall make some money today"
"How do you known" asked a friend.
"a black cat passed me this morning"
was the exultant answer.-New York
Mail and Express
, 1888-06-02

time of it all around" said Watterson in
answer to a reporters question. 1T is
all plain sailing and there is no reason
why we should not get through with our
work rapidly. | think Cleveland will be
nominated the first session the conven-
ton holds, and the platform and the vice
presidency will be settled in short order.
Senator Thurman will probably be selected
for vice president"
How about the platform? Did you
bring it with your asked the reporter.
No" said the Kentucky editor grave
ly. I'VE have not begun hat yet, but
there won't be any difficulty this time.
-Four years ago we had a pretty hard fight
of 1t in the committee, but new | { don't
The platform will of course endorse the
presidents tariff message and the Mills
hill
, 1888-06-02
What wOsnan Has Made Him.

Professor @. v. Riley, formerly state
entomologist Of Missouri, and now.ento-
mologist of the department of agricul-
ture, created a sensation at the meeting
Of the Six O'Clock club the other even
ing. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Miss
Phoebe Couzins and Belva Lockwood
were among the ladies present. The sub
ject of discussion was sexual quality from
q scientific standpoint. Professor Riley
showed how the male, at first ipsignif-
a n and apparently a later creation, had
developed and grown to a position of
equality by the side Of his female partner;
how this had resulted from natural and
especially from sexual selection-the fe-
male always choosing for her companion
the handsomest and strongest; how the
female of some species is 10,0 900
times larger than the male, and
how, in other cases, he Is a
mere minute parasite, whom she
carries about as a part of her baggage;
how some female spiders are hundreds Of
times larger than the males, and how my
lady Arachnida kills her myriads of sue
cessive husbands, beats them and filings
their ~carcasses out into the back yard;
how, under the influence of preference,
the males of mammals and birds have
arisen to physical superiority to the
female till the lion rs finer and stronger
than the ~lioness, the bull larger thar the
COW, the peacoo adorned with a gorgeous
tail with which to excite the admiration
of the pea hen, and the turkey cock
gifted with a self important strut and
arrogant gobble.
The inference was that whatever man
Is he has been made through millions Of
years of sexual preference by the female
Of his own species and the anthropoid
and other species from which be has
sprung, and hat it would be unfair for
him to kick down the ladder by which he
has climbed.-Globe- Democrat.
, 1888-06-02
Gen. sherldan's Condition.

WASHINGTON, June /, $50 P. NJ
The following bulletin has just been is
sued: THE situation remains about the
anne Throughout the day Gen. Sheri-
dams mind has been lucid. There has
been no renewal of yesterdays attack,
though there is but incomplete recovery
from its effect"
No new unfavorable symptoms lave de-
veloped. The unavoidable excitement
connected with his promotion has had no
deleterious effect whatever. He has slept
quietly through a great part of the day.
1870 A. M.-There has been no special
change in Gen. Sheridan's condition since
the last evening bulletin was issued. He
has coughed but little. has slept most Of
the time, and when awake has been cleaI
in his mind and cheerful.
Col. Sheridan called on President
Cleveland this afternoon at the general
request, to thank him for his nomination
and commission as general of the army,
and to hand him a formal note of thanks
signed by the generals own hand.
At 3 o'clock Senators HaWley and
Henderson drove to Gen. Sheridan's resi-,
dence with the commission which the
president had Just signed making him
general of the army. They were at once
admitted and were soon Joined by Mrs.
Sheridan. AS she entered the room
Senator Hawley handed her the commits
sion with the remark:
Madam. ! hand you this with grea
pleasure"
Mrs. Sheridan was much moved and
exclaimed: 81 know he will now get
we'll" She thanked the gentlemen with
much earnestness, and retiring, said that
she would at once hand the commission to
The general.
, 1888-06-02

WASHINGTON, June l. Spinola Of
New York renewed his efforts to have
passed the senate bill to revive the rank
of general of the army for the benefit of
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, but Kilgore Of
Texas again objected. Randall suggested
that the bill be passed under suspension
Of the rules and it was referred back to
the committee.
Mills of Texas then asked in the name
of Confederate soldiers. living and dead,
that the house consider the Sheridan bill,
but kilgore persisted in Directing. Spin
ola then asked consent to report the bill
back from the committee. Kllgore with
drew his objection, but Oates of Alabama
promptly renewed it. The Republicans,
desiring to force immediate consideration
of the bill, ~resorted to dilatory tactics and
finally the directors gave way and the bill
passed.
1:45 P. M.-The bill to revive the grade
of general of the army has been signed by
the speaker of the house and the presid
ing officer of the senate and has now been
sent to the president.
. p. M.-The president has signed the
bill to revive the rank of general of the
army and sent the nomination of Phillip
Sheridan for that position.
Shortly before 3 o'clock Gen. Sheridan
was informed of the signing of his com
mission as general of the army and ex-
pressed himself as extremely gratified.