The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-28

money for cash transactions. An arrange
ment of this kind would supcrssde the
necessity of employees Of the county dis
counting their orders.
There have been several sales Of pa
tented farming lands in the vicinity Of
Fort Benton lately, and the demand for
this class of property will surely increase
during the spring and summer months,
as immigration increases, says the River
Press. Many inexperienced persons, who
know nothing about farming, were seized
with the agricultural fever, ma de loca-
lions and proved up on them under the
impression they wanted To he farmers,
and that they could learn the business In
a short time. After q short time these
people became convinced that they were
not farmers, and never will bc, and are
willing to quit IL they can find some one
who is q farmer, and likes the business,
TO buy them out. This Is the case in
every new country and this country IL
just passing through that experience. We
are glad to know that eastern farmers are
coming in and buying up land for the
purpose of engaging In farming. These
people know what they are about.
Word has been received from Washing
ton Of the establishment of a new mail
route TO White Sulphur Springs, says the
| Bozeman Chronicie. For many years the
mail has been carried daily from the rail-
! road at Townsend to White Sulphur, but
under the now regime Creamery will hc
the southern terminus OF this route. The
change will bc made as soon AS offices
can be established along the new route.
| The change will be as soon rs Offices
can bc established along the new route.
| This change will bcnefi a large numbc
| OF people, whereas the former route was
Of use to only n n along the route.
The change is said TO have been made in
answer to n petition from this city, which
asked to have the route from here. Con-
gresham Carter thought that u larger
number Of people would be supplied with
mail with the starting point at The place
named and his counsel was followed by
the department, which has already ordered
that the change he made.
Professor Bach was yesterday c~irculat-
ing "A petition requesting Representative
Carter to procure aid from the govern
ment in turning the Tonguc.river into its
old bed or course, and away from the
east or Miles City bank, which II has been
cutting into the past eight years says the
L ltffbtCSfONf BSuf II wv ~S'
accompanied by a mar showing the loca-
ton of the bed of the river in ls7s, and
again in 1890, by which II is To he seen that
in the period Of Il years the stream has
e~ncroached upon the Miles City bank
some 400 feet or morc. The situation is
becoming very serious, and il is To be
hoped that Mr.. Carter can secure the aid
asked for. A very small appropriation
would accomplish "A great deal of good,
while every year il IL delayed b damage
il greater and more money will he re-
auired to put matters as they should he.
The petition wa universally signed and
goes to Washington representing the
leading business men of the city.
Edward Mcvickcr Of Ellcnsburg, was
found dead in his bed the other morning.
He was 55 years of age and a bachelor,
His death is supposed to have resulted
from natural causes. Edward Mcvicker,
says the Register, was a pioneer OF the
West, an argonaut of the early days OF
California, always highly respected for hi,
good qualities. At one time he was q
prosperous miner and the owner of the
richest claims i'm the ncighborhood oi
Helena, Montana. He was one OF tina,
army of brave and hardy pioneers who
blazed the way across the country, endured
the suirerinRs n h~ardships of the earl,
days, and vino did SO much I'm developing
the latent mineral Of the Rrea'
West and the LAND of the setting sun. Ed
ward McVicker vas we'll and favorabl,
known to all old-timers on tho Pacific
coast, and his mortal remains were fol
lowed to their last resting place this after
noon by a number of his old associates IL
the mining days and many friends ans
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