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A MODEL OBITUARY.
"De Mortius," etc.
"Indian Jack," a Bannack buck by
birth, passed in his aboriginal checks at a
camp near Red Rock last Saturday morn
ing, May 12th, Anno Doinini, 1883. Jack
had been employed by the Horse Prairie
Round-upers to night-herd the ponies of
the round-up, and it is presumed stole in
to the crmp the night before, where he
swigged from the jug which contained
fluid intended to be drank in moderate
doses by white men and to be used as an
antido e for rattlesnake bites, but the
liquid would kill any buck Indian at long
or short range, Jack died from tackling
that jug, and his squaws and papooses
mourn for him plenty. lie was found
dead as a dornick. No coroner's inquest
was held over the (lead buck. Sympathe
tic white men boxed the dead buck up,
and a sort of a Christian burial was given
him. A man in the outfit who had gradu
ated ata Sutnday SchD)ol kindly volunteer
ed to give the old Indian: a send-off by
reading an ilmprolimptu Western burial
cervicr, after which a pious cowboy re
eited a powerful paryer. The deceased
dhi(d happy and dead drunk. "Indian
lack" had a few virtues and lots of vil
lainous vices, and he used to beg bags of
old biscuit at Bannack with a tenacity
worthy of a nobler cause. There is a
moral to "Indian Jack's" fate that tall
aborigines would do well to read and
heed, and it is this-" Whisky, too freely
imbibed will kill any Indian, or white
man either." The deceased buck was a
fourth cousin to a Bannack Chief and was
aged about four hundred and fifty moons.
-Dillon Tribune.
Shooting Affair near Ft. Missoula.
FOLT MISSOULA, M. T., JUNE 1, 1883.
A soldier named .Iahan was shot through
the heart and instantly killed at 1 o'clock
this morning, and an unknown citizei
asrieously wounded in the leg. The shoot
ing took place at what isknown as the
Four Mile house, about a half mile from
Fort Missoula, where the soldiers generally
congregate after pay day for a spree. It
seems that two or three soldiers were en
gaged in scaffle when a citizen named
King supposed they were fighting and, in
the endeavor to freighten them off,grabbed
a pistol and fired three or four shots, with
the above result. It should be understood
that Mahan was not engaged in the scrim
mage, but standing at a distance from the
scene. It was King's wild firing that
sent the bullet on its fatal errand. King
immediately gave himself up and the sheriff
locked him up in the jail. King declares
that the killing was an accident on his part.
An inquest was held by Coroner Sloane at
the post hospital this afternoon. Drs. Bry
and and Adair made a post-mortem ex
amination when the ball was found to have
passed through the heart and lodged in
the back bone. The verdict of the jury
was that he came to his death by a pistol
shot fired by King. There is great indig
nation expressed here as 3Mahan was in no
way implicated in the affair. It was alto
gether accidental on the part of King. It
seems like fatality, as it was not quiite two
years since Mahan killed a man in the same
house and room.
Au Original Editorial Salutatory.
[Arkansas Traveler.]
An Arkansas journalist in assuming
control of the local columns of a weekly
paper, says: "The proprietors of the
Skillet have deemed it advisable for me to
lend my influence to this great enterprise.
I am an old hand at the business, and
came highly recommended, having been
runoutofthe swampi land district on ac
eount of a delicately exprýels d snlhimnent to
the effect that the county judge was a thief
of no small capacity. So long as the judge
of this county remains houtest, or, rather,
is not caught stealing anything, 1 may stay
with you and helpl you develop the
wonderful resources of this section; but
just as soon as he is proved to be a thief, I
reckon I'll have to slide. I take this meth
od of informing the pl)ople that I will
preach at the Clay Hill Church next Sun
day."
What Dt es It Mean?
Most of the people who smile at the idi
otic rhymes of Bunthorne, the poet laure
ate of "Patience," would not willingly
concur in the opinion that Robert Brown
ing, the scholar and raphsodist, is guilty of
perpetrating i.nd perpetiating in a volume
lines that have even less sense; yet in his
"Jocoseria" t:his much admired poet is
guilty of the follwing, which would in
voke a roar if it were read upon the comic
stage by the lackadaisical Bunthorne:
Wanting is-wihat?
Summer redundant,
Blu(nBss abindant,
-Where is the spot?
Beamy the world, let a blank all the same-
Come, then, complete in repletion, 0 comer,
Pant through the bluenes--perfect the Summer.
Bre uh but one bretth,
Rwie I e suty above;
A d all that was death
Grows life, grows love
Grows love!
This may be very fine poetry, but What
does it all mean?
Wanted,
AkgMI atout twelve years of age, who is
attending school, to do light housework
for her board and lodging, and small
wages. Address this ofice.
$coNT5AVTeOS.
(HoQTBAU COUNTY.,
MONTaANTERRITORY,
Orncz op,~ CoUrtY °OL$...
FoatBentont';,TM.; May 9tb, 1688...
Popoea for th rection of a Court
Rouse, at Fart Iuton, wll4 be received at
tbli ofleon euthe 1*6 dfy of JoMe, A.
p., 188. Plas ad ApediOaletons of t he
. seean titasse e
tý bj t t
SUMMONS,
In the District Court of the Third Judicial Dis
trict of the Territoryof Montana, in and for the
County of Choteau.
JAMES McDEVITT, Plaintiff, 1
Against,
Loris COBELL, Defendant,
The people of the Territory of Montana send
greeting to the above named Defendant:
You are hereby require i to appeal in an action
brought against you by the above named Plaintiff
in the District Court of the Thirt Judicial District
of the Territory of Montana, in and for the County
of Choteau and to answer the complaint filed
therein, within ten days (exclusive of the day of
service) after the service on you of this Summons,
if served within this county; or, if served out of
this county, but in this District, within twenty
days; otherwise in forty days, or judgment by de
fault will be taken against you, according to the
prayer of said complaint.
The said action is brought to recover of you the
sum of $180.50 and interest from March 1, 1880,
due by you to plaintiff upon,a certain promissory
note describes more fully in the complaint on
file herein; also to recover of you the sum of $15.00
due by you to plaintiff upon an account for a sad
die sold and delivered to you by plaintiff, as more
fully appears by said complaint on file herein and
for all costs of suit.
And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint, as above
required, the said plaintiff sill take judgment
against you for sald sum of one hundred and
eighty dollars and fifty cents and interest and
also for the sum of $15.00 besides all costs of suit.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
trict Court of the Third Judicial District of the
rerritory of Montana., in and for the County of
Choteau, this 23d day of April, in, the year ot
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
three
A. H. BEATTIE, Clerk.
[seal] By CHAS. L. SPENCER, Dep. Clerk.
Buck & Hunt, Plaintiff's Attorneys.
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of Mary F. Healy, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Ad
ministratr of the estate of Mary F. Healy, deceas
ed. to the creditors of a nd all persons having claims
againstthe said deceased, to e' hibit them with the
,, cessary vouchers within tour months after the
first publication of this notice, to the said adminis
irator at the office of Buck & Hunt, attorneys, the
same being the place for the transaction of the busi
ness of the said estate, in the city of Fort Benton,
county of Chotean, M. T.
JNO. J. HEALY,
Adm nistrator of the estate of Mary F. Healy, De
ceased.
Dated at Fort Benton, 1M. T.,May 25th, 1883.
dw4m
Sheriff's Sale.
In the l)istriet Court, County of Choteau, Terri
tory of Montana.
Timothy E Collins, Plaintiff,
Against
Charles E. Conrad, Administrator, et al.
To be sold at Sheriff's sale on the 20th day of
June, 1883, at Fort lenton, Montana, in front of
the court house, RECORD building) at public ýuc
'ion to the hliheat bidder, for cash the following
property: Lots numbered seventeen [171 and
eighteen [I8] in block number four of the town of
Fort I en ton, together with the buildings thereon,
a lasre two-ituor brick builaing, recently built,
containing 7 rooms suitab'e lor offices or family
apartments; also a large log warehouse close to
steamboat landinge and well located for business
purposes.
JAMES McDEV ITT,
Sheriff of Choteau Co.
By .rJ O J. IMEALY, Under Sheriff.
NOTICE TO CiEDITORN.
Estate of Frank II. Burd. deceased.
Notice is hereby gi ven by the undersigned, ad
ministra'or of the estate of Frank I Burd, de
ceased, to the creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary voucher within four months
4after the first publication of this notice to the said
administrator at r)ld Agency, Choteau County,
M. T, or to Messrs. Buck & Hunt, attorneys, at
their office at Fort Benton.
SAMUEL C. BURD,
Administrator of the estate of Frank II. Bur
1eceascd.
Oated at Fort Benton, May 14th, 1883
11883. DIRECTORS. 1388.
F. W. Knight, S. HT.rounse, AaronHershfield,
Frar:cis Pope, B. LI. Tatem. W. A. Chessman,
T. C. rower, A..,. Davidson, Timothy Wilcox.
THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
EXHIBITION
-OF THE
Montana Agricultural Mineral
and Mechanical Association,
Will be held at Helena. September
3d. 4th, 5th, Gth,;7thand 8th, 1883.
RACING EACH DAY OF THE FAIR.
A neat pamphlet of sixty-fourpages containing
Premium List, Racing Programme, and other in
formation of interest to exhibitors 'and vistors
will be mailed to any address furnished to the
Secretary. S. H. CROUN SE,lPresident.
FRANCis POPE, Secretary. m26tf
DR. GOODRICH,
A T HIS ROOMS IN THE 0110 TEA U IIOUSE.
Is now prepared to execute dental work
in a thoroughlily workmanlike manner, and
at reasotnable - prices.
MARIN E
INSURANCE.
GEO. B PARKEW,
Benton, lon ansa.
m y21..m
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the co-partnership
heretofore existing between the undersigned, un
der the firm name of Higgins & McClain,engaged in
the business of buying, selling and raising cattle
and horses, isthis day dissolved by mutual con
sent, the undersigned, 0. P. Higgins paving all
debts of said firm and collecting all debts due the
said firm.
(Signed) C. P. HIGGIN8.
J. P. McCLAI.
Missoula; M. T., April 10. 1883.
CHARLES SHERIDAN,
JOB & EXPRESS WAGON.
Fort Benton, M. T
AU6TION & COIMISSIONI
SPront St., Near MnAy, t Wo.jo O.B; ,
al Etate, ousehold Fritr, o
tc., Boght and Sold?
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9 ·'' ;i.-':~
NEW
BOOT and SHOE
SHOP,
FRONT ST., FORT BENTON,
[TWO DOORS ABOVE OVERLAND HOTEL.]
Made to Made to
Order, Order.
In the most substantial manner and fashionable
styles.
1]REP.A1.IR IN TGr
Neatly Executed.
All Orders Promptly Attended to.
HOLLAND & HACKEL
je28d&wtf
CHAS. G. GRIFFITH, C. E. y JOHN M. MIARSH,
I. County Surveyor.
CRIFFTIH, MARSH & CO.,
Civil ad:Mining nl lers!
U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL
SU.RVEYO FHS.
OFFICE: Front street lbetween Baker and Power
streets.
CRIFFITH & CALDWELL,
CONTRACTORS
Estimates and Di iwings,
Irrigating, Machinery, Bridges
and Earthwork.
Special attention given to methods of water
supply.
j@ Office: Front street. between Baker rnd
Power sts, (sepiSdtf)
OCCIDENTAL
Shaving . Bathing
EMPORIUM,
FORT BENTON, - MIONTANA.
Hot and Cold Baths
At all hours.
Flesh Brushes, Sponges, Clean Towels and Soaps,
with all the modern accommodations in
bathing.
BATH....... ...................25 Cents
SALT DATH........... ......35 Cents
We make shaving and hair cutting a specialty.
Bay rum, clean towels and sharp razors, accom
modating workmen. We hope customers will
please give us a call. We will wait upon them in
first-class order.
J. M. ROSIER, Prop'r.
(dc5tf)
0OO. W. BULLETT . A. MARTIN
(Late Chief Cook at the Grand Union Hotel.
GRAND CENTRAL
RESTAURAN!T
(Next door to the River Press office.)
BENTON, : MONTANA.
Noted for its Tasteful Elegance, superior Ap
pointments, and a Cuisine unsurpassed by any in
the city. Families can have their meals ordered
from the Restaurant.
Dinner Parties and Receptions
served in the Restaurant and supplied at short no
tice in any part of the city. People coming late or
early can always order a flrst-class meal, as we
keep open dayand night.
A First-"lass Bar Attached.
When you visit Benton dine at the Grand Cen
tral. the ONLY First-class Restaurant in the city.
BULLETT k MARTIN,
Proprietors.
ep p~tf
ARCADE
Rcstauranl,
AND
Lunch Rooe,
JOHN ]KLEBER, Proprietor.
Front street, rear of Atlantic saloon, adjoining
Joe Sullivan's harness manufactory.
Open Day and Night.
Meals at all Hours.
Best Table in the city
111Z the Luxuries of the Season
Served in frst-class style.
Famiee Supplied with Beals at
FPries Reasonable
SATISFACTION UAdRANTEED.
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SPH-IN& V 1883.
SNEW DPAR TUE,
Finding that our rapidly increasing sales are not allowing u. to
attend properly to all our former lines of trade, we
have sold out our Hardware, Furnituire and
Qneensware, and will confine ourselves to
Drj "'-.da. Boots dnd 3h0 s.
Hats and Caps, Gen t'- fu nishing Goods
Clothing, Wooden and
Harness and Willow Wares
Saddlery:
We will also keep AN 1 n and nientioi,
a falland well as- among others
sorted line of I "the t r.mnius
BAIN WAGONS, C (HAMPION MOWERS
MITCHELL WAGON:S, CHIAM PION REAPERS,
MILBURN SPRING WAG(ONS5, TIGER HA Y RAKES,
TOP BUGGIES, 1)EI DRICK HAY P'RESSES
Furst & Bradley BREAKING First & Bradley SULKY P1.-,.
and STIRRING PLOWS JIertevl, ter'l V'VIKV PLows,
12 to 1( i FANNING = il i.,
;CO'I('H HIARROW S.
SPEC I .L" -ES :
LADD'S TOBACCO SIfEEP DIP, SULPTfUREID.
SCUTT'S THREE STRAND BARBED STEEL WIRE.
(Orders for the latter must be in bhv May Ist.)
TENT AND WAGON COVERS, HAND and MACHIINE MADE, all sizes.
We will ship the largest and most complete line of Groceries that
ever came to Fort Benton for that trade. We have made our requl.
sition for Fancy Shelf Goods very elaborate, and will undertake
to furnish anything in that line that may be called for. Our fa
cilities for filling orders are greatly improved, and all orders
will receive prompt and careful attention. Owning our own
steamboat transportation we will lay our goods down in
Benton this year at one and a quarter cents per pound from
Chicago and St. Louis, and we propose to give our cus
tomers the benefit f this low rate in prices on our goods.
Having gone out of the Indian Trading business we
will devote ourselves to the trade of Farmers and
ranchmen, to whom we olrer special Inducements.
Marc 1.- (i-. B:akr & C.
JOHN J. KENNEDY EDWARD KELLY.
Centre Market
MAIN STREET,
FORT BENTON, MON TANA.
KENNEDY & KELLY, Proprietors.
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, FISH, GAME
AND ICE.
Vegetables and Fruit in their season
We will purchase Beef and Stock Cattle, and are prepared to deliver
them on board of Steamboats at Fort Benton, or at any other point
on the Missouri river, either by the head or gross weight, at LOWEST
rates.
dtf KENNEDY & KELLY.
. H McKmght & co.
Post Traders,
And Dealers in
FORT 1SHAKW, - M. T.
We are in receipt of a large and complete stock of goods consisang of
Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, Drugs, Boots and Shees, ~lOthb
tlU, H.ts and Capgy Hardware Wobdenware,
Crockery, Harness, Wool .Seeoks and
Twine, Tents, Wagon Sheets,
,A4*RIOULTURAL IIPTEWTS, l
WOOD'S PROVED MOWERS, APGOOD'S SULKY PLOWS,
IP.OV..D .tIK RAK ,S and " UDSAK .Ak8
ta -
1883. 1883
T. C. POWER & RO.,
Wh:deale alnd Retail Dealers in
DRY (OGOODIY
NOTIONS, CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS A SOgS,
Centlemen's Furnishing Coods,
Furniture and Carpets of all Grades,
Fancy 5 Staple Groceries,
SHEEP MEN'S SUPPLIES, B ool Sacks, Sewing Twine Sheep
Dip, & e.
NOTE:-We are Te ritorial agents for La 'd's Sheep I)ip, warranted to cure any case
of scab in sheep.
- --( ))- -
Wines, Liquors, Beer, Ale, Cigars and
BAR SUPPLIES !
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
Wood's Reapers and Mowers, Hapgood Plows ! Twine Binders
and Extras ! Hay Rakes and Gardening Tools, all of the
Best and Most Reliable Makes,
'This year we will introduce the celebrated
CSOOPE:'ý . T. .A.,,ollT,
Guaranteed the best made
Our stock in the above departments will all be complete on arrival of the first
boats, and being selected wi.h great care and shipped direct from eastern markets,
we will be better prepared than ever before to offer
Inducements to the Wholsale Trade.
All our goods are bought from FIRST h ands and in large quantities, and we
propose to give dealers the benefit of
Low Prices and First-Class qoods.
We can furnish low figures on application on all kinds of Hardware, Glasswar
Queensware and Woodenware.
Inspections and Orders Solicited.
T. C. POWER & BRO., Benton M.T.
Overland Hotel
JOHN HUNSBERGER, Proprietor
FOR<T BE OTO1. - - - ItON7T.A9N .A
New 1101so, Nw Rooms, ew Faraituro, AttoieuSvo itrs
Excellent Accommodations for Ladies and Families
3 s"; IMELEf.J .'I. G' fG TOP8 JT THI DOoR
The tuperiir uOmmslatiuos and cunveuInt location ot the Overland make it the most deeixable a.
ping place in town for
STtEAIVBOAT PASSENGERs.
LUMBER AND SHINGLES !
BICG- CAS IN O Mills!
Four Miles from Reedsport, Mont.
Splendid Timber,
Fl ST-CLASS MILL,
Competent Workmen,
PAIRl PRIOES I
11 sloc 1co8istatll on0 BhJd. Dimension sta t10 Orior
W. H WATSON.
TO TOHE ITOCUHOLDERS OF BENI
TON BVILDI~W AS SOCIATION.
(LIMITED.)
Notice Isherebygiven thatas holders meet
Iug of the entoº uild.Asso.iaton (limited)
kwill be heldat tle city of, rtj BentoM.X T, at
half past 7p.m., onday, June 1th, 1888, at the
oSee of T. A. Cummings, in tai city, forthe
pur soe ofccepting.o cti the prvoisios
totbe ia~ bsand*r btaws of
Thd e stors m ay ve power, for
*ete lat th.o
Au~th:!Q Abuth:!!~
GEORGE HOUX, Auctioneer,
FORT BUIITON, M. T.
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Kigha =t.b.: -Mer.
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