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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-05
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BLLTIHoss. Nd December L--Co.ton quiet,
middling. eHAg1G Flour fairy active aud
rather easier: HoSari-strsst and western super
s. 75aSl2a: do. extra. SlJ0aSLb0; do. family,
sL75Ata5O. City mills Rio brands. extra. fAt3t
$3.50: winter wheat patent. s575ASl2o: spring
wheat, patent, t5.13ASs. TO- do DO. straight t6T'a
$3.50; do. do. extra. RstAt0. Nnest-Southe-n
quiet and steady; fulgz, fLC9: Longberry. f.oea
tl.ie: no. southern, sl.s. Western active ADD
higher: No winter red, spot, o.: December.
g9c: January. Si0lasi Qla. February, tl.03s
fl.03k. Cern-Ncv southern quiet and castor;
white, &c. [: yellog. SlaiOc.. western sctiyo and
easier, mixed spot. s34G. year. 43hak',c &C.
January. 43 al33 -. February. t3kat3ssc. Oats
steady ana nrm: graded southern sod Penusyl-
ysaia, xsaS3c western white, 3iaSsc: western
mixed. 2SA5ec.; ungretee No. vhiis. a5hc bid.
I've Guies and steady Al 62a63c. Hay steady;
prime TO choice umothY, tl6J)sfi7s0 Pro-
visions easy. buttsr arm: best rsii-. 2fa2sc.
creamery. E3ss8c. Eggs weak AZ 9ta3Sc Petro-
loum quiet; renssd. S.i0 Coffee frmss; Rio
cargees, taiT i1ali &c. sugar sctye aad strong.
A soft. 7i4c. copper-reaned steady az l6aslssc.
Whisky nrm al ti.2L
The river press., 1888-01-18
The C1endennin Sme1ter.

We understand that the First National
bank of Helena has offered to accept S12,-
600 in payment of its claim against the
Clendenin Mining and Smelling compa-
ny's smelter at Barker, and that Mr.. IL.
D. Burghardt has gone east for the pur-
pose Of organizing company with cap
ital of 100000 for the purpose of paying off
the banks claim and starting the smelter.
We hope this is true and that Mr.. Burg
hardt may succeed, as we are confident
that the smelter properly managed will be
profitable There is no man better post
ed on the mines in that locality than Mr..
Burghardt, and the fact of his effort is an
assurance that the ores can be success
fully worked The smelter's long rest
has been severely felt by the country, and
there is certainly nothing to be more de-
sired than resume of the good times
again. With the smelter in operation, a
branch Of the Manitoba passing it's door
and penetrating the mines Of Snow creek
and Neihart, northern Montana would be-
come the principal bullion producing sec
ton east of Helena.-Rocky Mountain
Husbandman.
The river press., 1888-01-18

SEEKERS of coal lands cannot do better
than to come to Choteau county. From
the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains
to Dakota on the east, northern Montana
is the Pennsylvania Of the great northwest.
Surrounding Fort Benton on all sides are
coal veins, cropping out, which show the
best qualities Of the article-as good as
can be found in any country. The lands
can be had by paying government price
for them. With the opening of the reser-
walton twenty million acres of splendid
agricultural and pasture lands, dotted
everywhere with coal veins, will be thrown
open to settlement and location. The
Manitoba railroad has just been completed
and traverses this favorad section from
east to west
The river press., 1888-01-18

The mail that arrived Thursday evening
was the first from Helena since the 7th
inst.-tive days. AS the most of our east
ern mail comes over the Northern Pacific
limited express to Helena and thence by
Montana Central and Manitoba to Fort
Benton, delay of five days is quite a Sc
rious matter to cur business community.
When the railroad was completed through
to Helena we were given to understand
that at least one train day would run
each way, and that if we would petition
to have our mails changed to the railroad
the service would be much expedited and
our mails would come with more regular
ity from both directions. Although there
has been some little trouble from snow
through Dakota, and also at one poi
about fifteen miles this side of Helena,
our citizens cannot understand why such
frequent and long continued delays should
occur, and they naturally complain not a
little. OF course they understand that
the Manitoba, after it leaves Minot or
Williston, coming west, has to run long
distance through an Indian reservation,
and that there is little encouragement to
attempt to keep up regular daily trains
over that part of the road. Still they feel
that they are entitled to be served by the
way of Helena, atleast, with more regulaa-
ity. If the road from here to Helena was
seriously blocked by snow drifts they
would not expect regular service; but
they do not understand that such has
been the case at any time this winter.
The river press., 1888-01-18
CHoTEAU COUNTY.

Settled among the first of the counties
Of Montana, Choteau has gradually grown
and increased in assessed valuation. Fort
Benton, the principal city, is sl1noWn as the
head of navigation, and to that point all
river freight for Montana must be ship
ped. The railroads have rnade vast
change in the matter Of river transporta-
tion. and now the "head Of navigation
town." like all populous places in Mon
tana. has railroad facilities. At the last
session of the legislature portion OF the
county of Choteau was detached and the
county of Cascade formed. But the for
mer is vet grand in the wealth OF mineral
AGRICULTURAL and stock raising industries
She has "a. .78O acres of land and improve
ments assessed, some 250000 head OF
stock are assessed in the county, the total
assessment Of which this year is 3d. 900,
being an increase of S786,873 oyer that of
1886. Choteau county, has brilliant fu-
ture ahead.-The Holiday Miner.
There is one mistake in the above which
we feel called upon to correct, and it is
one that is almost invariably made by our
contemporaries and others who write OF
Choteau county or of Fort Benton. ''Set-
tied among the first Of the counties OF
Montana" is mistake. Choteau was one
of the last counties in the territory to at
tract settlers. Gallatin. Deer Lodge,
Missoula, Beaverhead, Jefferson, Meagher
and Lewis and Clarke were all settled
long before Choteau county ceased to be
known as the Indian country. Up to 1874
there we're less than 45O votes, nearly all
of which were polled at Fort Benton aud
Sun River Crossing. About the year 1878
stockmen and few farmers began to oc-
cupy the ranges and valleys OF Choteau
county. It's close proximity to the great
northern Indian reservation has always
operated against it's it's rapid settlement.
Had that reservation been opened nine
or ten years ago, as it should have been,
Choteau county would to-day be one OF
the most populous and wealthy counties
in the territory.
Fort Benton is always referred to as the
"oldest town in Montana" This is also d
mistake. Granted that Fort Benton as an
American Fur company trading post was
among the first located Ia Montana. But
Fort Benton as toa01e or city is one OF
the Youngest in Montana. Up to 1880
Fort Benton was only an Indian trading
post and river port for the transfer of
river freights for the interior. At that
time she had not one of the many fine
brick residences and business blocks
which now adorn her streets. Fort Ben
ton as city dates from about the year
1881, and she is an infant in years compar
ed to Missoula, Deer Lodge, Bozeman,
Helena other Montana towns. According
to population she has always done the
heaviest business Of any place in the
territory, because she is a seaport, and
through her gates for years came the
bulk of the freight for Montana points.
She now has railroad as we'll as river IA
cilities The opening of the reservation
which will occur this winter will bring
settlers by the thousands, and then will
Choteau county be settled in the true
sense Of the word.
The river press., 1888-01-18
THE RIVER PRESS.
Published EUery Wednesday, Morning
by the R50er Press Publish
ing Company.

HoMBERG, the man reported in our dis
patches as having been arrested for con
spiracy, recently started a scheme IN Hell
ena in which anyone could obtain a
valuable lot in a new townsite in California
on payment Of the sum of three dollars.
This proposition was SO liberal that many
fastened to secure the more desirable
locations, when it was discovered that the
new town-a railroad center, by the way
was laid out on the public domain
Mr.. Homberg's townsite scheme was OF
most reckless character. He even dis
pensed with the formality Of obtaining
temporary title to his real estate bargains
by availing himself Of the privileges OF
the desert land act.
The river press., 1888-01-18

MONTANA owns the greatest silver mine
in the world, the Granite Mountain; the
greatest silver-gold mine in the world, the
Drum Lummon; the greatest copper mine
in the world. the Anaconda. And these
three properties together are enriching
the world at the rate of over S10yO0O,0 600
per annum.- Northwest Magazine.
Mr. Smalley might have added that
Montana owns the largest area Of choice
agricultural and pasture lands in the
world; also that her coal measures are
rapidly developing into the most extensive
and valuable of any in the United States.
The river press., 1888-01-18

WE have been delighted with many ex
pressions falling from the lips of Judge
Mcconnell, chief justice Of this territory.
His address at the citizens conference
in reference to Methodist Episcopal col
Iege in this city, breathed very fraternal
spirit and broad Cathoicity that made
every heart rejoice that we have such a
man on the bench. His address before
the teachers of Montana at the Institute
on Tuesday evening of last week, showed
the Judge to be man Of strong convic-
tions, and with bold disposition to en-
force them. If President Cleveland has
more Of such southern democrats as Gov
ernor Leslie and Chief Justice Mcconnell,
we wish he would send them out this way.
We like them. Burying the past, they
are sound on the living questions of to-
day. We hail them as servants of our
blessed Master Christian Ad-
VOcate
The river press., 1888-01-18
Travel in 1917 VS.. 1886.

A magazine published in Philadelphia
in 1918 gave the following as an item of
news:
"In the course of the twelve months Of
the year 1917, twelve thousand wagons
passed the Allegheny mountains from
Philadelphia and Baltimore, each with
from four to six horses, carrying from
thirty-five to forty hundred weight. The
cost of carriage was ST per hundred
weight, in some cases as high as ten to
Philadelphia The aggregate sum paid
for the conveyance Of goods exceeded
s1,500,OO0."
To move ton of freight between Pitts
burg and Philadelphia, therefore, cost not
less than $140, and took. probably two
weeks time.
In 1886, says the Journalof Railway APP
pliances the average amount received by
the Pennsylvania railroad for the carriage
of freight was three-quarters Of cent
per ton per mile. The distance from
Philadelphia to Plttsburg is 385 miles, SO
that the ton which cost $14O in 1917 was
carried in 1886 for S2.87. At the former
time the woringmen in Philadelphia had
to pay s14 to move a barrel of -four from
Pittsburg, against % cents now. The
Pittsburg consumer paid 81 freight upon
every hundred pounds of dry goods
brought from Philadelphia, which 100
pounds is now hauled in two days at a
cost of Ia cents
The river press., 1888-01-18

The account given in our telegraphiC
burg for crooked work reminds us of q
long delayed intention to sound note OF
warning to our people. Commercial trav-
elers in Montana now have to pay no IL
cense, and when once regular and quick
passenger trains are running over the
Manitoba as we'll as the Northern and
Union Pacific lines, we will be overrun
with all kinds of disreputable characters
in this guise who pretend to represent
reputable business houses and lines They
will not attempt to "work" our merchants
and other business men, for they are liza
ble to be caught before they complete
their game. But they will 60 out among
our stock raisers, farmers and small deal
ers who are not posted and cannot post
themselves. There is only one safe way
to avoid being taken in by such gentry.
Have nothing to do with them. Sign
YOUR name to no contract of whatever
kind, for, if you do, you are LA
BILE to wake up some fine morning
ane find that healthy sized
promissory note has grown over the
signature. All countries have had this
experience and Montana will not escape.
Beware Of the man who has cheap goods,
cheap patent right articles, or any cheap
thing to sell. Beware Of those who want
to give you something for nothing. If
you want anything deal with your own
merchant. If he hasnot what you want
in stock get him to order it for you.
The river press., 1888-01-18
Introduced by Delegate TooIe.

Delegate Toole has introduced the fol-
lowing bills in Congress:
For the relief of J. r. Royce; for the
relief of Paul Mccormick; for the re
lief of f. A. Thompson; to pay $4,000
to the heirs of l.. NJ. Black for trans
portation furnished the quartermaster's
department of the army; for the relief
Of George Clendennin Jr., of Cow Is
land, Mont; for the relief of E. FL. Burr,
Of Montana; for the relief Of Alfred
Wolverton; to repay A. J. Wickert 1868
for depredations by Nez Perces; to pay Il.
L. Carson, of Montana, S3,910 for like
depredations; to pay John Stuart, j. A.
Oldham, A. J. Arnold, I'll. B. Stone, D. Il.
Rouse, Leander Duncan and W. L. Wllkle
for Indian depredations; authorizing the
secretary of the interior to lease Silver
lake, situated in sections q, and -, town
ship 5, range Ii, Montana, to }. IL. B. Foster
for the purpose Of the fish culture; for the
annexation of portion of the territory OF
Idaho to Montana and the admission Of
the territolT u; d state; providing per-
manent reservation for the Grow Indians
in Montana; for a consolidation Of the
various tribes on the great northern reser-
vations of Montana; to amend the alien
land laws; to grant the Cinnabar & Rocky
Fork railroad right Of way through the
northern boundary of the Yellowstone
Park; granting the Missoula & Bitter
Root Valley road right Of way through the
Fort Missoula reservation; to allow the
Fort Benton Bridge company right OF way
across the Missouri river at or near Fort
Benton; several memorials from the Mon
tana legislature urging certain legislation
for the territory, including an appropria-
tion for the Yellowstone Park: bills
secretary of the war to pro-
vide the military Of Montana with arms
and military stores; for the erection of a
public building at Helena; for the estab
lishment Of another land district in the
territory; to extend the functions of the
assay office at Helena.
The river press., 1888-01-18
Tricks in the Orange Trade.

The choicest orange has dark tinge
upon it's cuticle, as if half-shined by an
itlnerant bootblack. But the ingenious
Dago, being well aware Of this fact, SO art
fully arranges that all of his Florida or
anges present this most desirable dark
skinned appearance. Nor is this all. At
ter the Florida orange passes away there
takes it's placeas the choicest feature Of
the market the little blood-red orange,
sweet and juicy as hasheesh dream.
These the artists manufacture by insert
ing in the neck Of white orange tiny
glass syringe, filed with sweetened ami
line dye. So wags the world away.
The river press., 1888-01-18

The enterprising and irrepressible Geo.
F. Woolston, the celebrated water works
builder, has been on visit to Butte with
view of making arrangements to put in
a plant similar to those in Fort Benton
and Helena. It is announced that he will
certainly inaugurate the enterprise there
if satisfactory arrangements can be made
with the city authorities for right OF way,
etc. It will be observed that Mr.. Wool
ston selects the old established and solid
business centers for the permanent invest
ment of capital in water works plants.
His first selection was Helena, next Ben
ton; now his attention has been called to
Butte on account Of the late controversy
over the poor quality of the water fur
nished the inhabitants of the silver city
by the old company.
The river press., 1888-01-18

GEN. ALGER, of Detroit, Michigan, on
Christmas ordered ton Of coal or cord
of wood and barrel Of flour sent to 1000
of the most worthy of the poor families of
the city. He also gave suit of clothing
to every newsboy and bootblack in the
oity
The river press., 1888-01-18

THE Holiday Miner, 1887-8,' has finally
reached US It is certainly a splendid
specimen of the tart preservative," and
we do not see how 1t can be improved
upon, either in mechanical or literary ex-
cellence. Butte has cause to be proud of
both the holiday editions issued by her
leading journals.
The river press., 1888-01-18

While boring in search of water at the
depth Of seventy feet at Mclean, Ill,
Charlie Wright AYERS that he found 2
goose quill in good state Of preservation.
He feels confident that he is near a pond,
and expects to capture the entire flock OF
geese shortly.
The river press., 1888-01-18

WE see that our esteemed contempo-
rary, the Townsend Tranchant, has col
umn headed "Itchings." The next in or
der will be eScratchings." That will prob
ably follow, naturally enough, in due
4in1a
The river press., 1888-01-18
Commissioners in Session.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE inter
state commerce commission resumed its
hearing to-day All the commissioners
were present. The fisheries commission
ers resumed their session at the state de
partment this afternoon.
The river press., 1888-01-18

REMEMBER r6s ras BssuPegsFd hs Rsssdds and Hsr s9s
who are in charge of the drawings, is a guarantee
are all equal, and that no one can possibly divine
what number will draw prize
REMEMB Err that the payment Of all prizes is
GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATION a l.
BANKS of New Orleans, and the tickets are
signed by the President of an institution whose
chartered rights recognized in the highest
courts; therefore, beware of any limitations or
ANONYMOUS schemes
The river press., 1888-01-18
ga apital Prize, S15O.O 900.

2179 Prizes amounting $3.50
Application for rates to clubs should be made only
For further information write clearly, giving full
address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money Orders
or New York Exchange in ordinary letter. Cur
III. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans La.
or n. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, DO.
The river press., 1888-01-18

Fine Book and Job Printing a speciality
at the RIVER Press Office.
The river press., 1888-01-18

We aim to handle and breed as heavy shearing
Merino sheep as the demand of manufacturers for
light, long staple wool, and our climatic condi-
tions will warrant.
Eve band run from Highwood ranch, twenty
miles from Fort Benton. Ram band run from Belt
ranch Cat Belt creek bridge, twenty-five miles from
Fort Benton.
Breeders Of Thoroughbred Shepherd Dogs.
Address PECK &. LACY Fort Rantnn NJ r
The river press., 1888-01-18
Our Dry Goods Department !

We recently
prepared orders Dresses and Ladies'
Garments of all kinds. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Inspection invited IN all Departments =
The river press., 1888-01-18
Helena Business College and Normal Trainin
Established 983.

Fall Term re-opens Sept. 9TH, 1887.
A practical educational institution for youag
and old. BOOKKEEPING, Business and Or
namental Penmanship, Commercial Law, Pho
biography, Type Writing, Industrial and Archi-
tectural Drawing, Crayon Portrait Drawing,
Painting in Water Colors, German, Latin
Higher Mathematics, and all English branches.
The Latest and Best Methods used in teach
ing all branches. Ladies admitted to all depart
ments. Students can enter at any time. Age
and previous education of applicants not taken
into consideration. Special attention given to
foreigners. Send for circular Qree.) Address
H.T. ENGELHoRN, Principal
Cor. Main Street and 9th Avenue,
HELENA, NJ. T.
The river press., 1888-01-18
ATTRAcTi0a
- Over Half Million Distributed.


louisiana State Lottery Oompeay.
Incorporated in 1868 for years by the legislature
capital of 81, ,000 000-to which a reserve fund of
over $550,000 has since been added
BY an oyerwhemlng IN M popular vote its franchise
adopted December I'd, A. D. 1879
The only Lottery egeJ' uoted on and endorsed by
the people cf any state.
1t neUer scales or poStpO2es.
sts Grant single Nssa1sbes. sbs. zsOisss5s
take place monthly, and the Semi-Annual Drawings
regularly every six months dune and December)
a SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY o
WIN A FORTUNE SECOND GRAND
DRAWING, GLASS 3, IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, Febru-
AIRY 9TH, 888 2 9Th Monthly Drawing.
capital Prize, Sl5O,OOO.
The river press., 1888-01-18

Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans. L..
The river press., 1888-01-18
: COOPER WAGONS :
and sADDLERY=


full stock
In line BY Cowboy
The river press., 1888-01-18

m-Call and examine goods and prices.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-22

It is calculated that there are in Asia and
adjacent islands about 20O,0G0,OO0 of Budd-
hist women. None of these have any hope
of immortality, unless in one of the many
transmigratlons all human beings have to
undergo after death, their spirit may chance
to enter boy infant, in which case they will
in the course Of time become incorporated,
or rather ethorealized, with Gaudama, the
greatest good for all. There is, however, but
slender hope of this coming to pass, so they
have to make the best of their human life in
this world. The women of Burlnah are III
consequence more ready to become converts
to Christianity than the men are; for as
Christians they are made equal with men as
regards accessibility to heaven, and have no5
to wait for ages for purity of soul to be OBJ
tanned by frequent Investigations San
Francisco Chronicle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-22
Claiming the Cancer Germ.

The discovery of the "cancer bacillus" the
assumed germ of cancer, threatens to have as
many claimants as the authorship of jun
ius' Letters" In addition to Dr. Sheurler,
who was the first before the public, two Ital-
ians announce themselves as having indie
pendently made the discovery-Dr. Barn.
abel, professor of clinical medicine at Sena,
ard Dr. Sanarelli, graduate and teacher ct
the same school. But, it seems, a compatriot
of Scheurlen is also in the field to claim pri-
GRITTY in the discovery-Dr. Schill. France,
too, not to be outdone, has her special claim
ant in DR.. Perrin. And, finally, Brazil, in
DR.. Domingos Freire, the yellow fever "vac-
cinationist," claims the honor of the dis
covery for the New World Chicago News
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-22
the coNVIcr,s MOTHER.

How glad was when first saw my baby's face,
And felt his small, frail fingers casping mine,
thought Of Mary lying In the manger place
And wondered not she thought her child divinel
Behind his prison bars ne frowns on me
When the stern jailer opens wide the heavy
door.
In his pale face and treacherous eye see
No trace OF the dear child nursed OF yore;
And yet love him as never loved before
Love him with such an agony of pain that ever
more
NY sad soul ceases not to moan and cry
With Israel's king, Would God that might die
For thee, my son, o Absalom, my son."
katherine s. Mason.