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THE RIVER PRESS. Wednesday, April 20, 1881. J. E. ,STEVES.-- -- - --LOCAL EDITOR Terms,. .......................$5.00 per Year. RATES OF ADVERTISING: ,One Column, 1 year ...............................$175 6 months .......................... 100 " 3 " ............................ 75 Half Column, 1 year............ ............... 100 6 months ...................... 75 "n 3 " ......................... 40 One-Third Column, 1 year.............. ...... 80 " 6 months ........ ......... 40 " 3 months ................... 30 Quarter Column, 1 year.......................... 75 ' 6 months .................. . 40 " 4 3 months .................... 30 Three inches, 1 year ........................... 50 i 6months.........................35 3 months... ..................... 25 Professional Cards, 1 inch, 1 year .............. 15 Rates for Transient Advertisements given at office. All letters and communications containing matter in tended for publication in this paper, should be addressed to "The lRier Press," and the name of the writer must be given to insure attention. Local advertisements will be inserted in these columns at the rate of fifteen cents per line from transient and ten cents per line from regular advertisers. IN TOWN AND OUT. -----~oE-- A new coat of paint is being put on the Catholic church. See the advertisement of Keenan & Payne, the popular painters and paper hangers. The cases that are specially set for this afternoon are divorce cases. All bald-head ed men will take the front seat. The Exchange, next door to Wackerlins', has been thoroughly renovated and now pre sents a neat and handsome appearance. This is the season of the year when our population is materially increased by the ad vent of young and prospective heirs. We listened to an able, really eloquent and instructive sermon delivered by the Rev. Mr. Biackiston, last Sunday morning. The sing- 4 ing was excelleut. Owing to the damage done the steamers, I by the unprecedented flood of the Missouri, boats will probably not reach Benton, until e about the 25th of April. The firm of Storer & Storer has been dis- 0 solved, Mr. T. G. Storer retiring. The brick- t making business will be carried on by C. D. t Storer and W. H. Wilson. James Rowe is among those who have come to town to enquire after the Judges' welfare. It must be gratifying to his Honor t to receive such marked attention. The Chop House will have in connection p with its usual hotel menu a lunch department which will be kept open day and night for the benefit of the belated, hungry public. The large herd of cattle on the outside of the Benton Record has wintered well. They look as fat as when first turned out to pas ture on that vast plain last year.-H-erald. It is said that a Benton girl boasts of hav ing several "fellers" on her string. That's good, and if the string is as long as her shoe there is room for thirty more names to be added. Bryer and Duke have been making a scoop and reducing the number of the great un washed. Twenty-seven was the number who sought the benefits of their popular bath last Saturday. The District Court being in full blast there is an extra effort on the part of many of the young men to take a fishing tour. Gentle men you will be remembered hereafter as in the past. In our brief notice of Fort Assinaboin last week, we unintentionally omitted the really neat and first class 'restaurant, presided over by Mr. Spitzler, who is the popular host of a really excellent Hotel. Mr. McDonald has made a new discovery in the Barker, which has been christened the "2:ick Welch." The load was discovered on the east side of Galena creek, and shows three feet of solid galena. We call attention to an advertisement of Wachten's ranch, at Stand Off, near' Ft. Mcleod. The property, as may be seen, is a large, d.esirable one, and offers great induce ments to investors. Read it. With the advent of spring things are as suming a more healthy, wholesome appear ance. Business is already improving a great deal, and our merchants all anticipate a more than usually successful season. Benton is really fortunate in the posses sion of a corps of splendid mechanics. They are enterprising too, and one can be assured of having either a cabin or a mansion built in the most efficient and workmanlike manner. Messrs. Either and Embleton have leased ground of Deletraz and are putting in a large garden for the purpose of supplying our citi zens with vegetables the coming summer. Both men are experienced gardeners and they will:do well. The Indepndente is very properly agitating the question of building a large hotel in Helena. Our cotem. is right, if there is any place in the west that is in need of a large, roomy hotel it is the Capital and metropolis of Montana. The project to start a brass band meets with universal favor, and should be received with substantial encouragement. We have a half dozen or more of the finest amateur talent in the Territory, which a little training: en masse would develop a: fine band. On Sundaylas- t occurred the 25th anniver sary of the weding of Mr. Mrs. II. Brink man. A large number f guests were at their residence and an elegan collation was served. The guests all extended congratulations, as we do, and hope that the, couple will live to celebrate their diamond anniversary. Th committee ow engaged in the labor working hard to knock h-l and its effects out of this truthfi) book. This wll be- re gretted, as it affotds aF only hope beypd Improvements should not be retarded this year, as it was. last, by the scarcity of build. ing material. We feel safe in asserting thai had these things been obtainable last season, R at least fifty more buildings would have been erected. There appears to be a belief on the part of a great many that the Council did not pass 5 the division bill in a proper manner and that r no such county as Silver Bow exists. The 5 question will be decided at the next regular term of court held at Deer Lodge. Mr. Evans has thoroughly renovated the Extradition, and has put the business under the immediate supervision of Mr. Aspling. Perry is popular, energetic and a thorough business man, and tbis place, always popular, will do a thrifty and prosperous business. It is to be hoped our merchants and capi talists will take measures to erect-or induce Eastern men to erect-a flouring mill in Benton this season. There is certainly a splendid field here for an enterprising firm to build up a large and lucrative flour traffic. A look through the Choteau House con vinces us that the popular managers of that really excellent Hotel, are arranging for their usual rush of business. The dinning room one of the finest of. the Territory, looks bright and cheerfully as does the entire house. Frank D. Brown, for a number of years the Philipsburg correspondent of the New North- West, is now traveling agent for the Mfiner. Mr. Brown is one of the most grace ful writers in the Territory, and will meet with the success he deserves in his new vo cation. It is a noticeable fact that Montana papers, as a whole, present a bright contrast to their eastern contemporaries. Our average papers in the west give a much larger local, and a far superior editorial page to papers publish ed in towns almost a dozen times as large back east. John Schwartz has leased the building now occupied by Winm. Joyce and will renovate the place thoroughly, and put in a very large and complete stock of confectionary, fine ci gars and tobacco. Mr. Schwartz is a deserv edly popular young merchant and is building up a nice business. The man Freeman's threatens to make some startling disclosures unless Register Moe gives him the mineral land notices to print. Mr. Moe is a .strictly honest and conscien tious officer, and this last attempt of Free man's at blackmail will meet only with the contempt it deserves. C. D. Storer is pushing Hirshberg & Na than's new fire-proof warehouse to comple tion. The building is a necessary adjunct to this firm, as it insures a large portion of their stock in the event a visit from the fire fiend. As a contractor Mr. Storer shows commend able energy and goaheaditiveness. Nick Welch threw the doors of the Occi dental open on Monday evening, and a band discoursed sweet music to a large and happy throng who came to admire the ar tistic manner with which Frank has remod eled this popular resort. Mr. Welch has the neatest place in town and deserves the lib eral run of patronage he is enjoying. The pork-packing establishment of Bass & Bro., of Missoula, is meeting with the success which their enterprise merits. The firm slaughtered 1,000 hogs last winter and paid cash for them in every instance. It seems strange that Benton, a much larger town than Missoula, does not inaugurate a similar enterprise. Reports reach us that, with the exception of three horsis, the entire herd at Barker tave been stolen by the Indians. It occurs to us that a neck-tie festival, at which some of these thieves take an active and important part, might tend to divert their attention to 3ome other pastime. Three cold reds are worth fifty live ones. This is merely a suggestion, you know. We have invested four "bits" in a padlock For our coal house, and if the parties whb aave been borrowing our fuel, under the :over of darkness, wish to obtain any more .n a similar way, they will find the key hang ag on a nail, just to the right as they enter heback door. Please return the key to its roper place after using. The tendency of property holders to ask !arge and really exorbitant prices for build ng locations is a source of much detriment o the growth of our town. Where a man las two or three lots together it would. pay irm to sell one of them for a merely nominal rum, if built upon, at once, and would raise 1 lis additional property in value 100 per sent. The Cosmopolitan Hotel is the name of a ine new Hotel located on Franklin street. [he house is a large two-story brick, with eally handsome appartments, complete with :very convenience and under the immediate lupervision of Mrs. Beckman, who has gained n enviable reputation as a landlady. The ady deserves the large patronage she is as lured of. Benton ladies are certainly possessed of more than ordinary pluck. A sneak thief ittempted to effect an' entrance through the vindow of a down town residence the other veriing, but the two ladies, sole occupants, bjected, and the ruffian was chased from ;fhe premises by a couple-of leaden missiles. 1 rhe ladies-deserve great credit for their dis hiay of courage. The new store building of Power & Bro. aas been brought to a standstill owing to an unforseen accident to the foundatioin walls. During the winter and early spring water in he cellar so permeated te soil, on which the oundatiGin walls rest, that it reduced it to a softoozy condition, and a settling of the front walls was the consequence, the priessure fore ig out the :soft soil. Both the proprietors nd contractors agreed that it would be un Sbais, and strict di This is the time of year when mud clerks can be utilized once more to good advantage. You can easily pick them out, as they are generally encumbered by a book the size of a hotel register, a pencil as long as' an ordinary rail and a pair of gum boots stretching from their ponderous feet to the nap of the neck. Nothing personal, Frank, we assure you. The appointment of. Amory to be deputy district clerk of this county does not give general satisfaction. It is to be hoped that the young man will resign and relieve Mr. Beattie from an embarrassing position. We are of the opinion that Clerk Beattie made the appointment without due consideration -possibly upon the recommendation of some personal friend of the applicant. The beautiful spring weather we are hav ing should have a tendency to urge our peo ple to active measures in the building of the Barker and White Sulphur Springs road. Delays are sometimes dangerous, and as this is a question of vital importance to us all, those who have been appointed to take charge of the matter should be untiring in their efforts to further the project. The present year promises to be the most prosperous Montana has ever enjoyed. New and valuable mines are being discovered and developed ; quartz mills and smelters are being erected in all parts of the Territory ; railroads are crossing our borders, and a large immigration is and may be expected. We are" certainly making rapid strides to overtake our sister States and Territories. Our business men should unite on some fa vorable method to induce-the large immigra tion, expected by river, to settle in this county. People arriving on steamers are nearly all ignorant of the really excellent lo cations they can secure in this vicinity, and some means should be inaugurated whereby their attention may be called to the fine farm ing lands and magnificent valleys with which our county abounds. The reception given last evening at Todd's Hall was a very enjoyable affair. Perhaps thirty couples participated, and dancing was continued until nearly o.ne o'clock this morn ing. The managers should have appointed a committee to receive and introduce strangers who had been invited, without making any distinction, as to their position. This advice is given in a friendly way, for the benefit of future entertainments. The services at the Catholic church on Sunday last, in celebration of the Easter fes- t tival, were notable for the splendid music rendered by the choir. The character of the selections and their harmonious rendition, were both superior to anything in the musical 1 line yet attempted in Benton. It is to be re gretted that the talent which was engaged in I this effort will not be retained permanently. i Two of the singers are non-residents, who will soon leave us. This Territory, now in its infancy, 1 offers more inducements to the immigrant than any point in America. Both skilled t and common labor commands from fifty to ' one hundred per cent. more money here than elsewhere. The farmer can always find a e ready market and good prices for his pro- c duce. We have thousands of acres of good, tilable land waiting for the plow of the set ler to unbosom to him a wealth of cereals. And our merchants, of this section in par- t ticular, furnish the stable necessities of life almost as cheap as the same articles can be obtained East. Montana deserves the atten- d tion she is receiving from the masses of the eastern States. The benefit of advertising were never more strikingly showl than by the following inci- f lent. A couple of months ago a gentleman ii of Emerson, Mills county, Iowa, forwardedt iLn advertisement asking for information re garding the whereabouts of Samuel W. Mills, which adv. appeared in the RIVEihR PnEss. a On Monday we received a letter from Ft. j Wfacleod, stating that the party referred to a was there, and a letter has been forwarded '1 to his relative to that effect. Nothing will ?qual the newspaper-penetrating hundreds f homes and telling its story to thousands jach week, doing its effective work with si- t4 ence and thoroughly. n As ye local was ineandering in the lower t part of town for items the other evening, lie was almost startled by a deep, musical voice nzurmuring, "Kiss me darling, before you a go," and immediately thereafter occurred a sound that reminded us of the creck of a 3ullwhacker's whip. Now, we have no ob- t jection to young people smothering them- d 3elves with osculatory performances, even d jehind a wagon, although a kitchen or din ng room would seem to be a more proper nd convenient resort, but we do earnestly protest against their' "giving themselves a iway" to every passer-by that unfortunately t verhears it. "Kiss me, d-a-r-l-i-n-g, before e: you go !" How lovingly romantic it sound- tl d to us wafted on the soft breeze of a spring b vening. Hours after, as we retired to our onely couch, those gentle, sympathetic and leving word ang in our ears. "Kiss me, it larling, before u go." How - . Two ,igars and a bottle of Mum's extra dry is our t weakness oldboy. q . A hypocrite is the most despicable creature h n God's earth. He or she will entwine :hemselves around you with the subtlety of a v serpent and then, when yoiur back is turned, n will attempt to sting !pou with the venom of a i rattlesnake. Our attention was called tol his subject by an incident that came under Ir notice last Sunday evening. We saw a Eather aged person eriter a building Used as a shurch; we saw her. sweep up the isle, take the seat assigned her, and bow her head in profound and holy prayer; we; saw her lookd ip a moment afterward and greet one or two0 Ladies with an almost angelic smile. And we hoiught: .how beautiful was faith. We saw mother lady enter and quietly and unasum- f :gly take her seat; we saw the first person glance.at the last. n wwesaw the mask drop 3 it another lady, in the same insttltng; who witnessed this marvelous piece of ( iWitb' just suchi Christjans a~s tbis one. a Sitting Bull is said to be about to surrend. er. It occurs to us we have noticed that re port somewhere before. For the benefit of our readers, who have never heard of this eminent personage, we will state that S.B.Bwas born in New Jersey of a respectable father, who went broke trying to educate his son at Yale. His father, becoming heart broken at his son's wild and dissolute habits, quietly folded his hands and climbed the golden stair, leaving his heir with but 40 cents to complete his education. Sitting Bull then joined the confederate army and was in com mand of the rebels at the battle of Bull Run, where the noble Union army gained a signal victory. Becoming disheartened at his de feat and fearing the vengeance of Jeff. Davis, he sought safety in -flight. He was next heard of in Europe, where he was chosen to represent the Manchester district in the House of Lords, and through the influence of Billy Gladstone, a ward politician of some note, he was elected speaker of that assembly. The Duke of Wellington, his competitor for the speakership, was so mortified at his de feat that he committed suicide by hanging himself with his suspender on the door-knob of the Royal Kitchen of Her Majesty's Pal ace. S. B. was subsequently appointed lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and mayor of Cork, but was finally banished to Manitoba for aspiring to the hand of Princess Beatrice, oldest daughter of the Empress of Africa, whom' James Gorden Bennett afterwards married. While in Manitoba the young man became infatuated with a beautiful Indian maiden, who assisted him to escape, and stealing two cayuses of Col. Macleod they lit out for Milk river, where they joined the' Sioux Indians, who immediately elected him Chief. His subsequent career is familiar to the many thousand readers of tile Frontier Index, and it is unnecessary for us to repeat the rest of the adventurer's romantic and' thrilling episodes. PURELY PERSONAL., -Judge Wade arrived last night and is registered at the Overland Hotel. -That old veteran, Joe. Kipp, from Car roll, is taking city life in for a few days. -Mrs. Tattan and family have returned from their visit to her parents on Belt Creek. -Mr. S. C. Burd is registered at the Cho teau House. He will tarry during the session of Court. -I. N. Hayzlett, of the Old Agency, is taking in the metropolis. Mrs. Hayzlett ac companies him. -Mr. Blankbaker, of Botx Elder, passed a few days with us this week. His genial face is always welcome. --W. E. Cullen, Jeff Lowry and A. H. Beattie are among the arrivals at Benton with in the past few days. --Prof. Suttmer, a musician of some note is registered at the Overland. We hope the Prof. will conclude to camp with us. -I. S. Corson, formerly of Sun River, is taking rations at the Ooverland. Mr. Corson will hereafter be a resident of Benton. Lieut. McClure, of Assinaboin, is register ed at the Choteau House. Wonder who will command the post during his absence. -We notice that Gen. Brisbin will shortly be transferred to Fort Keough. We dislike to see the Gen. taken from this section of Montana. -Mr. Geo. Currie arrivedt in town a few days since and left in company with Winm. Conway to inspect the latter's ranch with a view of purchasing the same. -Mr. Lou Rosencrans has been heard from. Both he and Mr. Wetiel are probably in Bismarck now, en route home. Both gen. tlemen have made heavy and extensive pur chases in their respective lines. -John Wetzel is in town in obedience to a summons from the Sheriff-to act as a juror, of course. Messrs. Mcord and Boyle are taking in metropolitan life for a few days. They came in to see Judge Wade. -The Rev. M. J. Hall, the Methodist minister of the district of Sun River, owing to ill health, will be absent from his appoint ment till the fourth Sunday in May, at which time he will resume his regular plan. -Mr. 1Iat. McGiffin, a prominent stock man of this section is registered at the Cen tennial. Mrs. McGriffin aecompanies him and will leave on one of the early boats for a protracted visit with relatives in Iowa. -Robt. Vaughn, of literary fame, is inr town attending court. Wish we could in duce Ro~. to move his elegant stone mansion0 down here. Wonder if he isn't waiting fon some one to arrive on the first steamer. --Mr. J. D. Weatherw.ax, who has for some time past been at Ft. Maginnis, re turned last Friday. He reports the stock in excellent bondition in the sections he passed through, and a belief that the losses will fill below 10 per cent. -M-r. Bud Ford, of Sun River, is spend ing a few days with the family of J. Si. Hal1. Bud eame ostensibly to attend Court, :b~t we think his real motive was to become· ac quainted with the Benton belles. We iJope he will be successful. -Mr. ' Ed. :Qennis - accompanied by his wife, are stopping at the Choteau. Mr. Den nis i ione of the solid stockmenbf thlisunty and is agreeably surprised at the alnit .e marikable: growth of Benton. We-. ar; in-, -debted to Ed. for a pleasant call. -Coo.iBlack, thecommanding offiler 'at As s'inaboin, arrivedlast night, and is registered at the Chateau House. The Colone ::Will be joined by Gen.. Brook, of Ft. Shaw, and go ~direct from hereto Custer, where they are ordered on a general court martil. -The Rev. iFather Scullan, who has been an effective Missionary of the Catholic church for many years in tis section :of the North west, arrived in town on Sunday from Ft. S..Macleod. He reports his first three days of: treiing as very diiagreeable, but that the balaice of the trip, was pleasant. -l Rev. Father Scullan, zof 'Ft. Macleod, the aid the dilferent nussions 'frominthe bound.ry line up to the Mackenzie river and Arctic Ocean. It is a subject which, we are conf dent will be of uncommon interest to all our citizens, and which will not fail to bring them in large numbers to said church, to lis ten to the interesting incidents of the Mission 4pry Father. The lecture will begin at 7 o clock. WISE AND OTHERWISE, Purchase your queensware and lamps of Kleinschmidt & Bro. A backward spring--Gnirps. Bryer and Dutriuielle have the finest baths to be found in Montana. Friday is an unlucky day--for fish. Go to the Choteau House for fine accom modations and good board. Kind words are bald-headed. They can never die. Go to Bryer & Duke for a clean shave and a good shampoo. Has great heeling properties-the mule. The Choateau house has been newly refitted and is now the "boss" hostlery of Northern Montana. A young lady at a ball called her beau an Indian, because he was on her trail all the time; Kleinschmidt & Bro., offer their entire stock of dry goods and notions at cost. Business in Russia is very much depressed -even Dynamite is a drug on the market. Attention, sheep men. Kleinschmidt & Bro. have the reliable Mailinckodt sheep dip for sae, A hotel dinner-the fellow who sounds the gong. Five hundred dozen gloves and mittens, positively at cost, at Kleinschmidt & Bro.'s, A correspondent asks what is the relation of a university to an ordinary college. It is a step farther. Ladies' and gentlemen's underwear at bar gains, at Kleinschmidt & Brc's. Hot Koffee, in Ashantee, is what is just now troubling John Bull. Kleinschmidt & Bro. is the only firm in the Territory who sell the celebrated Buford Plows, the, best in the world. Breakfast bacon, sweet and fresh at Mur phy, Neel & Co's new building,. corner of Front and: -Benton streets. He lectured on Shakspeare and they shied eggs at him. He thought there, was something rot ten in Henmark. The medicated baths of Bryer & Dutriui elie are of great advantage to the- medical psofession in almost every description of disease. Kleinschmidt & Bro. are selling clothing hats, cape, boots and shoes, away down, to close out theirpresent stock. Examine their goods and prices. A woman has been arrested in New York for abducting a little boy. Next time she will know enough to take a big one. Kleinschmidt & Bro. have all sizes of the celebrated. Jackson wagons ready for the spring trade. We have just learned the reason why Judge Huntlwas made Secretary of the navy. He once fell out of.a, boat. One thousand pounds of fresh garden seeds from the well known firm of ID M. Ferry & Co. Michigan, just received and for sale at Kleinsch midt'sh A liveryman thinks the great want of the day is-young men with three arms. He vaguely says it would lessen the number of slelghing accidents. A few t arrels of Jas. M. O'Donnell's Blue I.ibbon O. K. whisky (the only genuine) at Murphy Neel & Co.'s rnew store, corner ot Eront and Benton streets. An exchange says the Egyptian obelisk can not stand our climate. It will haverto. It is asking a little too muchlof the people to change their climate to.suit the obelisk, John Endre's celebrated grape creek sour mash whisky for sale at Murphy, Neel & Co.'s. Speeial inducements offered to parties buying at wholesale. There has been so much snow in this vi Eintity this year that the widower who has seven wives - in.the cemetery has to work overtime to keep their graves green. Remember that Murphy, Neel & Co., are the only agents for the genuine Jas. M. O'Donald,, Blue Ribbon O. K. whisky, and that you can buy it of. them cheaper than of any house in Montana. According to the Boston Globe Vennor ap- plies a red-hot poker to the nose o0 his cat and them, predicts that the ''spring will be backward." When. little Vennor puts a tack on his csir it will be early.. It would be well for ranchmen and freight ers who contemplate buying wagons this spring to~ call.at T. C. Power & Bro., andi examine their im- mense stock, of wlhich they have the largest in Moa tana. Remenyi performs on a ~5,000 violin. No wonder the young man next .a.or plays so abomi~s bly. His fiddle cost but $2.50. "E. H. Taylor, Jr. & Co.'s" and "Hume" hand-ma & sour mash whiskies,.the finest and purest g.oods made in the United States, at Murphy,. Neel & Co.'s elegant new store, co ner oft Front and Befnton streets. An Investigation Denrantded To the Ri~er Press. D)ear Sir.-We are citizens and tax Payers of Fort Benton who have a direct interest in the m~anagement of the affairs of ouir own county. There are rumors afloat coucerning the accounts of the late Probate Judge. We believe that the truth and the whole truth should be known concerning any deficit and to that end, withoutt either a desire to harm one who is innoces or to shield one who is gu;.i~ly, w" re8pefully request our county commissioners to, answer throughb any news. paper:. First, whether the late county Clesk was paid $400 for surveying tlh.e townsite, which he has not done? Seconcd, if he was paid $150 for making a plat which could be obttained in Helena for $25 ? Third if $500 aroe lacking i~ the settlement of estates? Fourth, if he has made a true return of fines received fromi crimina)s? Fifth, if he received $20) for fixing the assessment roll which should have been done by the assessor? Sixth, if $125 was paid him for a trip to Helena on business which might have as well been transacted by letter? Seventh, if the commissioners have been detesrted from en quiring into these matters because :someof them were on' his bond? 'We respectfully ask that a thorough inv, s tigabion begiven, not spending a single day, b-' that an expert bok-kee.pernot interested, ma.' be employed and give it the time that is needed. If innocent let the facts be then proclaimed, but let no guilty man escave. 'or Additional IociaI Mato tr er e Pmage (.