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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11

The first fire in which fatality has
ever occurred in Forsyth took place
about three O'Clock on Monday morn
ing.
Jacob Brown, young man en-
ployed on the section was burned to
death and ten others were injured by
jumping from the third story of the
Northern Pacific section house, other
wise known as the Occidental Hotel.
The section house was big, barn
like structure of three stories, standing
just west of the depot lunch counter
which was built in the early days of
the railroad to meet the heavy demand
for shelter of railroad hands. 1t
stood in big yard apart from other
buildings and diagonally opposite on
the track stood the coal docks, where
all passing trains are fortified with
fuel. Just south of the docks is Beck
er's warehouse, used tor the present
for storing wool, which is now coming
in from the surrounding county in
large quantities.
The fire was discovered by the
nightw atchman of the yards, who ran
to the house and gave the alarm.
Shortly afterward someone else sew
the flames issuing from the second
story window and fired off his pistol
several times, the first and only no
tice to the town people of the fire.
When the nightwatch burst into the
building the flames were on the stair.
way of the second landing. The fire
spread with marvellous rapidity, and
within few minutes flames were is
suing from every window and door in
the building.
There were in the building at the
time of the fire between IS and 80 in
mates, four of whom were women.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11

Mrs. Nellie Mcclure, the landladv,
and her cousins, who assisted in the
work, heard the alarm in time to es-
cape without injury. Those on the
first floor got out by way of the kitch-
en-the others made their escape by
way of the windows. There were a
number of men on the second floor who
got out without injury, but the eleven
men in the garret Jared worse. These
were all section hands, and as all the
men were enjoying the deep sleep that
follows a day of hard work, they were
the last to hear the shouts, pistol shots
and cracking of the flames. When
they awoke the fire had cut off all re-
treat and their only hope lay in a leap
to liberty.
There was IA panic stricken rush to
the two windows and the men tumbled
promiscuously out. The least injured
was the last man out, who more cooler
headed than the rest, poised himself
carefully on the sill and leaping,
landed square on his feet. Even he
sustained an injury to his leg and cut
on his face. The others were all more
or less Jared and bruised; all suffered
severe strains in the region of the
back. The injured men crawled to
places of safety and were later cared
for by the company physician, DR..
Wilson.
One man, Jacob Brown, failed to
awaken, and it was not until later in
the morning that it was known I,
man had perished in the flames.
Someone curiously looking over the
ruins observed a form underneath the
debris and the charred and dismem-
bered remains of the unfortunate were
brought to view. The trunk of the
body alone remained, even
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11
WAS BROWN
MURDERED?
Strong Evidence Of a Conspiracy 10
Remove Traces Of O1c Crime
by Committing IN
other.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MAY FOLLOW
COroner's Jury Holds "A Secret Inquest
and Decides that Brown Met
Death at the Hands OF
Incendiary-Gi
Makes His I..-
SEVERAL ARRESTS MAY FOLLOW

The following is the verdict reached
by the coroncr's Jury on Tueeday niTht
after two days session.
At an inquisition held over the re-
mains of human body. We, the irry,
find that said body j, the remains Of
one Jacob Brown, who came to his
death by fire in the burning Of the
section house, commonly knoWn as the
Occidental Hotel, at Forsyth, said fire
taking place on the ght Of the 18th
of July, 1901.
We, the jury, also believe that said
fire was set by some unknown party.
ID. J. O'MALbEY,
ANDREW AND aSoN,
PETER DROEsD,
CHAs. e. RICHER,
w. ]. Nix,
J. A. DE BERCe. Foreman.
Dated this, the 9th day OF Juiy, 1901.
Was Jacob Brown murdered!
Evidently the coroner's Jury, after a
two days secret session IL the court
house during which many witnesses
were examined, think he was.
The press and public were shut ont
from the deliberations of the inquisit-
ors, but the stories of the witnesses,
the threads Of testimony that form the.
warp and woof OF "A rotten conspiracy.
have been learned from other sources,
and furnish a motive for the crime.
Undoubtedly the Occidental Hotel
was set afre-the motive double one
t, 4,-nn ,F
series of robberies and destroy dan
gcrous witness against the slayer OF
Jim Baker.
Locked in the sheritf's office is a
miscellaneous amount of plander
found in room I3 OF the Occidental
Hotel on the day following the murder.
These were found in Charlie Green's
trunk and bear the cost tags of Mar
cey's store. There were other trunks
in the room which undoubtedly con-
tained more p!under, but these were
not molested.
Here are tn" scraps OF elidence that
point to the existence of an organized
gang of robbers who made this place
their rendezvous, unknown to the other
inma .es of the building. One of the
men who had been sleeping on the
second floor, and who may have been
in the confidence of the gang, was
prevailed upon to induce two others,
who roomed in No. l.. to sleep in the
garret on the night of the eth. This
was to give the gang an opportunity
to remove the stolen goods from the
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11

the head being mostly burned away.
The body was boxed and turned over
to the keeping of Kennedy & Hopkins,
the undertakers.
AS Forsyth has not yet reached that
stage in the course of its progress
where a fire department is available,
there was no attempt made to extin-
gulsh the fire, the efforts of the volun-
teers being directed TO protecting the
wool warehouse and removing the cars
standing on the opposite track. In
almost in the course of the wind, was
set afire, and furnished beautiful
spectacle. The heavy timbers out
lined by fire looked like a set piece of
fireworks, and a considerable space of
time elapsed before the structure COL
lapsed and blockaded the track The
engine house adjoining the dock was
destroyed also, together with the gaso-
line engine.
q
wool warehouse managed to put out
flying sparks as soon as they lit on
the tar-paper covered roof and by hard
work managed to save the building.
The warehouse is $50 feet long, and
about 240, 900 pounds of wool, besides
farming machinery and other good 5
were stored inside. This would have
made a serious loss had fire started,
and it was only by the utmost vigil
lance that it was saved. The wind
was in the northwest and blew the
| flames from the dock just SO as to miss
the west end of the building, but
sparks constantly fell outside of the
! course of the fire.
The engineer of the work train ,y-
ing in the yards lost little time in get
ting the side track between the dock
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11
WANTED FOR MURDER! ;

On the evening of July 4th, 1901, Charles
Green shot and killed James Baker at FORSYTH !
} Montana and is still at large.
Charles Green, the slayer, is Swede; feet :
inches in hei ght; dark hair; blue eyes, smooth !
shaved gold crown front tooth; some front !
teeth gold filled; large back of left I
hand between thumb and forefnger; weight
about 100 pounds; 20 or 21 years old, I
Notify Chas. Davis, Sheriff, FORSYTH, Mon I
: tana.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11
A LIFE LOST
IN THE FLAMES
Ten Men Injured by Jumping from
Occidental Hotel Windows. Loss
of Property Large. Coal
Docks DeStrOycd--WOOl
Warehouse Escapes
Destruction.

Dead
acob Brown.
Injured
Albert Smith.
Carl Schroeder.
J. V. Salem.
Stephen Bulen.
Gus Ahlgren.
John Faler.
John Rowe.
w. S. Myers.
Fred Rowe.
Aman Ahoucik.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DIR. A. BUTLER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Hours 9 to II a. m, to 3 and
to p. m.-Office over
Drug Store.
Night Calls at the Hotel.
Forsyth Montana
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11

Continued on Eighth Page. J
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22

terrain. The changes Of scene and COM
plexities revolve with rapidly, and as
fast do the occasions to laugh arise
Miss Stanton plays the title role, and
will be ably assisted by George Kunkle,
J. Clarence Harvey, George Lyding, a
full cast of characters and large Choir
US.
There is a large demand for reserved
seats as Miss Stanton Is a popular ia
vorite and has q host Of personal friends
who are ell trying to show their appre-
citation Of her worth as q musical star
A pretty chorus with fresh voices is
one of the big features Of the Josephine
Stanton Opera Company. Managers
Hellam and Jim Love have had many
years experience in the theatrical bust
ness and know the value Of pretty faces
The girls Of this company were chosen
from the leading companies on the stage
and will go far towards making the short
comic opera season here a success. Spe-
cfal choruses have been added to the
musical comedy 'Dorcas," in which the
company will make their first appearance
here on Thursday night, April %.
The comic operas Wang" 1.-THE Fenc-
ing Master and "Said Pasha" will be
produced during the season.
Reserved seats will be on sale at Wall,
Nichols Company Saturday morning
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22
O 81 O. {

ed the privilege of naming the six
cared barge, which is the pride Of the
club, paying therefor the sum Of 800.
He at once designated ALEX. R." as the
name under which the barge should
ply. Eighty dollars was paid by Vic
tor Hoffman for being allowed to name
the new two-oared shell.
W. w. Harris, who extended a cordial
welcome to the guests, being assisted
throughout the evening by Albert Judd
and A. A. Wilder The announcement
was made that a silver cup of an in
trinsic value not less than 500 would
be offered as prize in the 4th of July
championship race. Harry Armitage
and A. F. Gilf1llan announced that they
would also contribute a silver cup as a
prize for the races, and Hon. A G.. M.
Robertson notified the meeting that he
would offer a silver cup to the winner
are to be won three consecutive times
before permanent possession is given.
Among the musical numbers that
were given during the evening were the
following: Songs by the Tuxedo Quar-
tette; selection, Mandolin Club; Some
thing" John Piver; songs, c. N.
Prouty; selection Myrtle March," Prof
Berger; recitation, A. e. Murphy; song,
J. Dougherty; Something Again." by
John Piver, and a final selection by the
Mandolin Club.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22

The Myrtle Boat Club entertained
about two hundred guests Saturday
evening in a manner most delightful
to the masculine heart-the informal
program of smoker" A happy
sociability, untrammelled by conven-
tionality, characterized the evening, and
songs, speeches and stories
came spontaneously in entertaining sue
cession. The Myrtle Boat Club has
reputation for entertaining, and the af-
fair did justice to the clubs fame. The
pleasant rooms and broad lanais over
hanging the water We're thronged with
good natured loungers in a humor to
amuSe and be amused. Encores fol-
lowed each number of the program, and
1t was not until a late hour that the
guests cautiously sought their way
across the plank bridge leading from
the boat house to the shore.
The gathering was enlivened during
the evening by the auctioning off of
the privilege Of naming the three new
boats that the club have recently ac-
quired. Harry Armitage presided at
the auction block and welded the ham,
mer. Spirited bidding began at once
upon the privilege Of naming the clubs
handsome new shell, the hammer fall
Ing upon George Robinson's bid Of 1920
A. F. Gilfllan was close behind Mr..
Armitage in the bidding, and he secur-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22
THE PLOT OF DoRcAs.
The Theme About Which the Fun
Will RevoIve.

The plot of 'fDorcas," the musical COM
edy in which the Josephine Stanton Op-
era Company will open their short sea-
son at the Opera House Thursday, April
70, Is laid in England in the times of a
hundred years ago. There Is a pretty
young girl travelling incognito in male
attire as a novelty peddler. She, with
her maid, also in male attire, arrive at
an Inn presided over by Lubin Mugsby
VINO has just taken unto himself wife
The lord of the manor passes by and
learns that his ward has married a
charming creature, and he summons
Mugsby to his house with the strict in
Junction that he bring his young wife
whom he has not seen, with him. Mugsbv
demurs and tells his troubles to the
young peddler, and she consents to take
his wife's place and go with him to Lord
Lambourn's house. The Lord does not
know Of the deception and receives the
peddler with grand show of gracious
ness and affected esteem. The dolt of
an inn-keeper fills up with good wine and
watches the proceedings with a deal of
amusement for the audience CompIica
tons follow complications because the
thinks the peddler, who is
playing the part of his wife. Is a man.
So there arise occasions when he believes
1t devolves upon him to tell the ladies
OF the household just the kind of a man
In woman's clothes they are about to en-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22
WORKING FOR
BOYS BRIGADE
Prospect That the Lads May
Get an Athletic
Field.

The enterprise Of number Of the peo-
| pie interested in the Boys Brigade tour
ney which is to be given on May Is, has
already brought good results to that in
stitution. 1t now Is probable that the
Brigade will get a considerable lot of
land lying in the heart of the City to be
used as background and general ath-
letic field Negotiations are also under
way for purchasing an adjoining tract of
land which would give the field an area
Of over five acres, and If the deal goes
through the tract will be known as the
Boys Brigade athletic field
Money will also be secured for putting
these grounds in shape not only for
Background, but for a football, and 9TH
er outdoor sports. This would fill a
long-desired want of the City and the
grounds would undoubtedly become a
center Of attraction for amateur sports
Hon: s. NJ. Damon has offered the use
of Moanalua 10 the Boys Brigade for an
athletic meeting to be held on Decoration
Day. Teams will compete for a banner
and medals. The grounds will be the
same as those used by the polo players in
Lihue valley, on Mr.. Damon's extensive
estate.
The committee appointed to secure the
patronesses as well as the lady judges
will make known their names some time
this week.
The committee having in hand the ad-
Vertfsing feature of the tourney report a
splendid demand for space at the drill
shed. This will be one of the leading at
fractions of the affair. Several requests
have been made to increase the time for
exhibiting the different features on the
stage from four to six minutes The COM
mittee, however, has decided that four
minutes for each stunt will have to suf-
flee. Wives, daughters and others are
assisting the men-folks in getting I'D
their ideas for novelty and originality,
and many of them have suggested that
tableaux, charades and other features of
the kind be used in connection with the
advertising exhibits. 1t has been sug-
gested that E. r. Adams. c. N. Prouty.
G.. P. Wilder, Oscar White, Walter Dill
bingham and H. F. Wichman be added to
the general committee.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22

Our entire stock Of Eastern
Star, Daughter of Rebekah, Odd
Fellows, Masonic, Knights of
Pythias, Sons of st. George
jewels, buttons, charms and pins
Is very complete, and varies
from the small pin at $1.00 and
less to a jewel as high as $500.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22

In Elks' jew ~ the assert
ment Is very complete, from a
small lapel button to an expen-
sive jewel. This jewel is an ex-
ceedingly handsome piece of
work, and as increased interest
is being taken in this organiza-
ton, Elks will do well to make
early selections.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23
aNDQAN BILL COMPLETED.
The Appropriation Measure Is Ready
to be Reported to the Senate.

The Indian appropriation bill
was completed Monday and will be
offered in the senate by Senator
Thurston, chairman Of the com
mittee which framed it. AS finally
decided upon, the bill carries an
appropriation of $S75,O0O more
than the measure as it was passed
by the house. The house bill car
ried total of $,995,0O0. The re-
port of the chairman, accompany
ing the bill, will show that one of
the important increases was for
the Dawes commission the increase
being 100000.
The Dawes commission was pur-
posely omitted by the house with
the idea that the senate would
make provision for it when the
bill came over. The only reason
the house did not make the pro-
vision was because the commission
had not forwarded statement Of
the manner in which the last APP
preparation was expended. The
capitalization of the different an
nuities which are now being paid
by the government stops the con-
slant drain in interest and ends
the annoyance of having 10 include
the items in the appropriation
measure each year.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23

respectfully known to all citizens,
man and boy alike, as "Sweet
Moments" /"
A reply has been received from
the willy Boer general asking Gus
to redouble his efforts and to send
Sweet Moments c. 0. d. upon the
earliest possible shipment. Gen.
De Wet states that neither be nor
his soldiers have had a sweet mo-
ment since Kitchener commenced
his last pursuit.
Mr.. Guilford Edminston's name
is likely to be enrolled upon the
list of the officers of the general
staff. 1t is reported this morning
that he intends to respond to the
personal appeal of Gus Muropulos
and Gen. De Wet.
His hesitancy heretofore is that
he was too noble to fight against
the government of an old woman,
but now that the estimable queen
has departed this life Sweet Mo-
ments will have no qualms of con-
science if be lends his weighty
advice to those who are fighting
the government of the tyrant,
King Edward VII.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23
Reconsidered.

A Topeka man lost small opal set
out OF his ring and went to the jew
eler to have it replaced. Returning
home he found the lost set and, put
ting it in his mouth for safe-keeping,
hurried back to the jewelers. to have
that set used lustead Of the new opal
Rushing into the store, he said: "Say,
I've found The old set, so don't use
that new one" He attempted to
remove the stone from his mouth,
gave a gulp, looked sleepisb, and said:
81 guess you'll have to use the new
stone"
That man needed bottle OF DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Sold by the
Peoples Drug Store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23
A DEAD PREACHER
Left Trouble Behind Him by Not
Signing a Marriage License.

In the latter part of September
DR.. r. |. Allen and Miss Maude
Webb Of Ruby, !. T., were mar
ried with the late Rev. CIV. jam
ison performing the ceremony.
The minister failed before his
death TO sign the certificate which
the law says must be filed with the
federal court. Now DR.. Allen is
in doubt as to what action to take
to rectify the error of the deceased
preacher and has asked Mr.. Chand-
Ter for advice. The law makes no
provision for such an emergency
because all persons, ministers and
officers, authorized to perform a
ceremony are supposed to sign the
certificate at once and return it to
the clerk. If they do not they are
liable to a fine OF from 500 to
$500.
DIR. Allen will be advised to send
the aflidavits of two witnesses to
the ceremony to be fled with the
unsigned certificate.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23
CASTE OF TURKISH WOMEN.
Otlaman Fair Ones Always Fear Con-
taminntion from Social
Interiors.

A Constantinopie correspondent OF
the London Telegraph writes; 1T 10
not generally known that there exists.
among Turkish ladies Of high class 4
kind of caste feeling similar to that pre-
vailing among the Hindoos. 1t takes
the form of fear of contamination
from the outer world, and is only OBJ
served, as far as ! know, by those who
cannot afford to keep servants in snffi
cient numbers. Before meals ladies'
always wash their hands at a tap from
which the water runs into a marble
basin. They will turn on the tap when
they are just going to wash, but when.
they have finished they let the water
run till somebody shuts it off, as to do
it themselves would make them un-
clean. They cannot open or shut 3.
door, as the handle would be unclean,
SO a slave is generally kept handy for
the purpose.
zone of these fastidious ladies was
talking to a small niece the other day
who had just received a present of >
beautiful doll from Paris. The child
presently laid the doll on the lady's
lap, who was Mortified and ordered the
child to take it away. As the little girl
would not move it, and no servant was
near, and the lady would be defiled by
touching doll that was brought from
abroad, the only thing she could think
of was to jump up and let the doll fall.
which hrole IN Dieces The same ladr
will not open a letter coming by pos.
but servant opens it and holds it near
her for her to read. If her handker--
chief falls to the ground it is immedi-
ately destroyed or given away, so that
she should not use it again. This curl
Gus state of exclusiveness or fanaticism
exists. am told, in many of the large
harems. Among men it is not prae-
ticed."
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23
TO JOIN THE BOERS
In Repelling The Invasion of The
Troops Of The Tyrant King
Edward Willie Will be
Assigned to The Staff
of Gen. De Wet.

Vinita is nothing ifnot patriotic.
When the call for troops was made
to lick the Spanish Don's Vinita
young men responded nobly and
acquitted themselves with honor.
Our sympathies are now with
the downtrodden Beers who are
seeking to maintain their liberty
from the British invaders in South
Africa.
Probably no resident of Vinita
has taken as great an interest in
the affairs of the God fearing peo-
pie of Dom Paul as Gus Mnropulos.
In spite of the neutrality laws
Gus has been advising all the
young men of his acquaintance to
90 to South Africa and assist the
Beers, eloquently telling Of the
riches that is bound to come to one
in case the British are finally re-
pulsed.
No Young man has been as in
terested. apparently, in Gus re-
cruiting efforts as Clifford Ed
minston. In his behalf Gus wrote
o personal letter to Gen. De Wet
telling Of the personal worth Of the
young man who is Familiarity and
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23

New Zealand's revenue for the last
year shows a surplus equal to mone
than $3,0o0.0o0 over expenditures. The
public debt of the colony stands a9
S22s. .7f5.000. and the financial state
ment proposes that parliasntnt should
authorize another $4.s66, 900 loan to Be
expended chiefly in the extension Of
railways. The loan win no coubt Be
outhorized.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23

Beauty without virtue is a ross
without fragrance.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-23

Mr.. E. N. Ratcliffe has the material
on the ground for the construction Of
a new brick building on the site now
occupied by his Wholesale grocery de-
partment. Mr.. J. o. Hall is figuring
on building a new brick building on
the adjoining west lot.