The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Who was warned out of this town two

who wal warned out of this town two
weeks ago as a duffer, attempted to
hold up The Blue Hill coach last
Wednesday evening ut Cub Run. He
was plenty of money aboard. but as
soon as Hank Green. the driver, yelled i
at him he made a dive for the bushes |
and was not hoard of again. !
Hank has got Il roar on him like a
wounded bull. and his yells that even
Ing were heard three miles. If it really
was Pete Frazer we hope lie was not
scared out of the county. He wouIl
come in very handy by and by when
our vigilance committee had nothing to
do and wanted to keep their hands in.
Should the Pine Hill folks get hold
of him first they will please remember
that our people have first claim.
Not Used to Climate.
A cowboy named George Swift called
at the Kicker Office yesterday to report
that there was a dead man lying beside
the highway at the top of Grizzly hill,
on the Santa Fe road. Mr.. Swift didn't
get off his horse to make a close exam
nation, but it is his opinion that tho
man was a %tenderfoot, unused to the
climate, and that after the walk up
hill he fell dead.
The coroner goes out today to hold
a inquest, and it is our opinion that
he will discover two or three bullet
holes in the body. The high climate
has more or less effect IN strangers,
but 1t seldom kills them and folds their
hands across their breasts at the same
time.
We were told the other day that the
boys over at 2x2 ranch, where Mr..
Swift belongs, had planted" nine diff
ferent strangers this year, and it might
be we'll for the legal authorities to
make a few inquiries.
Not Any For Us.
We have received the prospectus of
the Great Jupiter silver mine, located
somewhere or other in Colorado and
now almost ready to turn out a mil
lion dollars worth Of ore per week.
We have further received an offer of
$4,000 worth Of stock to publish the
said prospectus II time.
The management will please accept
our redhot thanks, but we are not in
the business any more. In our green
horn days we gave up u columns to
prospectuses and accumulated some
thing like a billion dollars worth of
stock. We r the Croesus of the west.
We've got enough, and more than
enough, and We'll give anybody a
wheelbarrow load Of stocks In ex-
change for a box of nickel cigars. In
fact, we own thirty silver mines out
and out, and we are looking for a man
who wants to give up $500 In cash and
take the lot off u hands.
W. Don't "AiIege."
Those newspaper chaps in the east
can't imagine what a burden would
roll off their backs If they entered the
field of far western journalism. In ev-
cry one of our eastern exchanges the
editor feels obliged to use the prefix
"allege'' or ''alleged" even in speaking
of a fifteen cent robbery or a knock
down on a street
When an Arizona editor feels COM
PEELED to resort to that he will hunt
for some other occupation. Our way is
straight from the shoulder.
For instance, Captain Thompson,
II beloved county register, borrowed
$40 of us three months ago and agreed
to return it next day. We don't "al-
lege" that he is a liar, but we boldly
state the fact. 1t Is the same with
Major Davis. We don't "allege'' that
he is a nuisance and a deadbeat, but
we plainly come right out and say SO,
and If he thinks he can make us chaw
our words he knows where to find us.
We either say a thing or keep shut
about it, and we'd have to be served
with notices of a thousand libel suits
before we'd "allege" anything against
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