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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
HOMEsEEkERs COMING
Farmers Of Central states to Lacate
Here


Here.
c. NJ. Brooks of Cedar Rapids Iowa,
immigration and industrial agent of
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern railroad. left Big Timber after
week spent in lookiI over ranch prop
erty III that vicinity.
Mr.. Brooks visit is for the purpose of
securing ranches for Eastern farmers
who desire to change their location. He
says there are hundreds of farmers
through Iowa, Illinois and Indiana who
desire to move into Montana ii they
can only secure good ranches at rea-
sonable figures.
During his visit here he had couple
Of farmers from Independence, Iowa.
with him, who are looking for a new
location. In conversation one of them
stated that he has large herd Of cat
tie which will cost him $12 a head to
feed this winter. And he says the same
conditions exist all over the Central
states.
Mr.. Brooks will make monthly visits
here and to other points in Montana.
leaving Cedar Rapids on the first Tues
day in each month, with a party Of
hOmeseekers.
He is most favorably impressed with
the lands in this vicinity and will take
an option on all the ranches he can get
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
LA TOILETTE RECEIVERS.


He IL Now Preparing speech De-
Tending His Tax Commission.
Madison, Wis, Aug. 26.-Gov. La Fol-
lette, who has not been at his chambers
at the capitol for seven weeks, has
practically recovered, and has been
preparing a speech which he will de-
liver at the state fair in Milwaukee
the second week in September and at
the various county fairs at which he
has engagements to speak during the
remainder of next month. 1t is known
that many volumes upon the subject of
tsxation has been carried to the execu-
tive mansion during the last ten days,
and it is commonly reported that the
governor will in his forthcoming speech
reply to the attacks that have been
made upon his tax commission in the
stalwart press of the state.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
NIHILIS'rS ARE GREATLY sTI2RED
III OVER THE CZAR's CON-
ING TOUR.
RESTRICTIONS ON NInIllsls
French officials Issue an Order For
bidding Them From Leaving
Their Houses In Paris During the
Cars Presence in Eramce--Rua-
sian students Promise to Fight
the Police at Every Turn.

Paris, Aug. 25.-The French people
are wild with delight over the coming
visit Of the imperial Russian couple.
Cabinet ministers are wildly cheered
whenever they appear in public. But
there is another side to the picture.
The police, who have begun to de-
wise measures to insure the safety OF
the Russian sovereigns during their
sojourn, have already succeeded in get
ting mixed up with the sharp claws
of the league of the rights of man.
which proposes to fight the police at
every turn wherever they interfere
with the sacred claims of individual
liberty The leagues cause for COM
plant Is as follows: Among the large
Russian colony in Paris there are 300
Nihilists, mostly quiet, peaceable stu
dents at the Sorbonne, none of whom
Is known to have committed any act OF
violence in the carrying out of the
ideas. Nevertheless the prefecture OF
police issued an order
ForbidtiinE These Nihilists
from leaving their houses during the
presence of Car Nicholas in France.
This order is accompanied by the
warning that If they are found on the
streets they will be dealt with sum-
marily. The league intends to prevent
such travesty on justice by any
means in it's power and will go. II nee
essary. even to the forming OF a cohort
to protect the Nihilists while on the
streets.
The president Of the league OF the
rights Of man said: 1T looks as IL the
shameful and humiliating ignomies
perpetrated during the ears visit in
1896 are to be repeated. If so. / warn
the police that the imperial sojourn
instead of triumph may prove q
scandal. This society condemns all
kinds Of violence, but particularly OFF,
cial violence. The Russian students
shall not be immured il we can prevent
it,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
MONTANA NEWS
EXPEDITE WOOL SALES.
Billings to Give buyers Every Adj

Billings to Give Buyers Every Adj
vantage.
The Northern Pacific company is
formulating definite plans for taking
care of it's wool business in Billings in
the future in a more expeditions man.
ner that ever before. The delay that
producers are subjected to in getting
their wool on the floor of the exchange
is 10 be remedied. 1t Is an established
fact that Billings is the largest interior
wool market in the world. There are
larger concentrating markets. but only
one larger producers market, and that
is Melbourne, Australia. and Melbourne
is a coast city. Recognizing this fact the
Northern Pacific company Is making
preparations to give the market every
advantage of improved facilities for ex-
peditiIg business in order that the pro-
Queer may market his wool with the
least possible delay and expense.
With millions of pounds of wool in
cars and stored in the warehouse and
a half-hundred producers each ready
and anxious to get his clip on the mar
ket, there is bound to be some dissa it's
faction on account of delay, but the
immense volume of business has been
well handled and with theincreased ia
cilities that the company proposes there
will be no appreciate delays next sea-
son.
The company proposes, if it can Sc
cure the necessary ground from the
city, to erect an extension to it's ware
house. 4Ox1O0 feet in dimensions, ex-
tending the same through and east of
Twenty sixth street. The addition will
make room for a commodious sample
room, which will be feature that will
be highly appreciated by both buyer
and seller.
which is now 100000 pounds in ten
hours, will be doubled by the addition
Of more presses and increased power.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
MAY LOSE FACTORY.

Cracker Concern Has Offers From
Other Cities.
Luverne, Mimi. Aug. 26-Luverne Is
threat tened with the loss of the cracker
factory that has been in operation here
for the past three years. L. D. Man.
chester. the proprietor, has received Of
fers of locations and bonuses from sew
eral Minnesota and Iowa towns, and
has the propositions under ccnsidera-
ton. The Manchester factory is an in
dependent concern and despite the OPP
position of the trust has had remark
able success.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
New Free Rural Routes.

Wincna, Mimi, Aug. rs. = Congress-
man j. A. Tawney arrived home from
Washington, where he went short
time ago to hasten the work of estab-
fishing free rural routes in the First
congressional district. AS a result of
his work Supt. Machen has ordered
Special Agent Gutterson of Lake Crys-
tai into this district in September. Mr.
Gutterson will spend at least two
weeks here and will take up petitions
for the rural routes in the order in
which they have been filed, paying first
attention to those counties which have
no free rural routes.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
SAYS LANDS ARE TAXABLE.
Opinion on "Lfeu" and "Scrip'
Holdings of Railroad.

At the last meeting of the Missoula
board OF equalization it called upon
County. Attorney Charles H. Hall for
an opinion as to whether or not the
lieu lands of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company for which patents had
not been issued. but which had been
selected by them under the lieu land
act of July l, 1898. are assessable and
subject TO taxation.
In a lengthy opinion the county at
torney advises the board that all sur
veyed lands row held by either rail-
way companies or other corporations
or individuals under the acts OF July
/. 1898, and June A, 1894, and commonly
called lieu lands and scrip" lands,
are assessable and subject to taxation.
This is the frs: legal opinion rem
dered in Montana and the question has
been brought before the boards Of
equalization in d number Of counties In
the state.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
HELPED KILL THE RENDERS.
Oregon Man Says lie In One Of the
Twelve Men Who Lynched Them.

Albany, Or, Aug. %. Cornelius
Stone, who lives near this city, has
made the extraordinary statement that
he was one of twelve men who killed
the celebrated Bender family in Kan
sas in 1873. Stone makes a detailed
confession in which he says that the
dozen men were thoroughly convinced
of the guilt of the Benders and tells
how the father, mother, son and
daughter were lynchcd. The bodies
We're buried, he says, near the Bender
tavern. Stone is seventy years old and
leading citizen of Lynn county. He
makes the confession in order to set
at rest the recent stories that the
Bender family was alive, and had been
discovered in Colorado
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
MILWAUKEE WILL EXTEND.
Survey of n New Railroad Into
Montana.

Survey of New Railroad Into
Montana.
''There is nc question about the con-
templated extension of Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road into Montana"
said J. M. Streetor of Deadwood, S. D.,
at Helena recently. although the sur
veying party has been called in. the
people of the northern part Of South
Dakota and of Eastern Montana are
sure that work will soon begin.
"In this connection a trip recently
made by c. M. Calkins, assistant gem
eral freight agent Of the road with
headquarters at Chicago is Significant
But few days ago he returned to
headquarters, after an extended visit
to the sections through which the pro-
posed new line has been surveyed Upon
his report will depend the future action
of the company, to a great extent at
least, and there is reason to believe
that his recommendations will be
favorable to construction.
"The assistant general freight agent
is directly in charge of the stock and
wool interests of the company. AS that
would be the chief source Of revenue in
the territory it is proposed to enter, he
was sent out to obtain data upon which
to base calculations of the income to
the system in case of the building Of
the new lin.
''At present the company has ter
minus at Evarts. S. d. The surveyors
worked westward from this point into
Wyoming, and then north and north
west into Montana. running near Miles
City and across the Northern Pacific
The surveyors went as far west as a
point almost directly north of Sanders
on the Northern Pacific. Crossings on
the Yellowstone and Porcupine We're
located.
when the surveying party stopped
work it had reached point almost
midway between Miles City and Bill
ings.'
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
MEAGHER COUNTY TAX LIST.
Fixed mt Is Mills, n Reduction of ::
Mills From Inst YeMr.

The board of county commissioners
of Meagher county concluded their
labors by making the tax levy for the
year. The levy made for county pur-
poses was fixed at Is mills, being a re-
duction of mills from the levy of one
year ago.
Only one district in the county made
application for special levy, and that
one only / mill. All of the districts
have plenty of money in the funds at
the present time for school purposes
for the year.
The board Of equalization made a net
Increase in the assessment as turned
in by the assessor of about $44. 900.
This, with the railroad assessment, will
bring the assessed valuation of the
county to about $3.5OO.0OO. an increase
of about 100000 over last year.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
CUSTER COUNTY LEVY.
Taxes for Ensuing Year Will De
S:f.55Mtll~.

2b.DD N1lll~.
The members of the board of county
commissioners of Cusli county have
finished their work as q board of equal
ization. The principal reductions made
were 200 cattle for the Bufcrd Cattle
company. $232.925 for the Northern Pa
cic railway, 100000 on beef cattle and
1000 on stock sattle for j. M. Carey
e. Bro. Of Wyoming; $71,500 OH cattle
for Corners Brothers. $1l,50O for Rea
Cattle company; $1,000 for the Western
Ranches: limited: $S0,50O for q. A.
Pemberton.
The board also fixed the tax levy for
the ensuing year at 1855 mills, against
GAG mills last year. This includes the
1-4-mill tax required by law for game
and fish, and it will also cover the cost
of the new bridge which many people
We're afraid would necessitate the in
crease of the tax rate.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
Drowned While Swim ming.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 26. - Louis H.
Rogers, a clerk for the Marshall Wells
Hardware company, was drowned in
the St. Louis river yesterday after
noon while attempting to swim to shore
from a steamer. He and companion
were discussing their respective merits
as swimmers and each dared the other
to jump in and swim ashore. Rogers
finally jumped in and after swimming
about 100 yards suddenly threw up his
hands and sank. The river is about a
quarter of mile wide at that point.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
CONDUCTOR BLUNDERED.

Fourteen Persons Seriously Injured
In a Collision.
Indianapolis, Aug. 26.-Fourteen per-
ssons were more or less seriously injured
in a collision between a Greenfield in
terurban car and a train on the Belt
railroad yesterday. The conductor
motioned the motorman to come ahead
at the crossing. A freight engine Will,
dozen cars was approaching and as
the electric car reached the center OF
the track the freight cars struck it and
threw it to one side. The electric car
was practically demolished. The mo-.
torman was badly injured.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
Charged With KidnappinE.

Monroe, Mich. Aug. %. - Frank
Gaines, negro about fifty years OF
age, was arrested here yesterday on a
charge of kidnapping Sarah Hayes, a
-year-old white girl, whose
home is in Toledo, Ohio. Gaines and
his victim We're found in a corn field
three miles north of this city and he
was captured only after a desperate
struggle.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
THIRTY-DAY SWIM.

Boston NIan Will Attempt to Swim
From Boston to New York.
Boston, Aug. 26.-To swim from Bos-
ton to New York is the feat that Peter
IS. McNally will attempt, making the
start next Sunday, the entire distance
to be covered within thirty days. Mr..
Nc Nally hopes to arrive at the battery
in New York before noon on Monday,
Sept. 30. The actual distance is 2S2 ga
nautical miles, but the swimming
course will be very little less than 400
miles.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29

La Crosse. Wis. Aug. 26.-Mrs. ]. r.
Clements, wife of Banker Clements.
now serving time in the Saltwater
penitentiary for the destruction of the
Preston, Mimi, bank. has instituted
suit to recover property in Minneapolis
valued at $4,000 which the court turned
over to the creditors of the bank The
suit is based on the ground that the
property belonged to her and not to
Banker Clements.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
SCHLEY'S ACCUSATION.
May Charge MutllntiOn of Depart
ment Records.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Vague hints
were dropped at the navy department
that serious charges will be made on
behalf of Rear Admiral Schley that
some one in the department has mu-
tilated the records, that letters have
disappeared, and that pages out of the
letter press copy books have disap-
peared. Owing to the stringent orders
issued by the department against dis
cussion OF the Schley case it Is impos-
sible to get accurate statements on
this point. It is also intimated that it
has been impossible to procure docu-
mentary evidence to support Schley'S
contentious from the war department.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
Shot and Instantly Killed.

Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 26.-J. Harley
Cave, a young high school athlete.
shot and instantly killed Joe Sullivan a
candy butcher with a wild west show at
Ccrrectionville. Iowa, yesterday. The
affair resulted from row which arose
at the depot where the show was load
ing. Cave displayed a revolver and the
Snowman chased him to hotel. At the
door he stopped and fired. killing Sulli-
van. Cave came to Sioux City and
gave himself up to the sheriff. He is
confined in the county Jail
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
JESSIE HAS HOPES.
She believes That She Will III.
Granted a New Trial,

Lansing. Kan, Aug. 26.-Jessie Nor
rison hopes to be released from the
state penitentiary soon. She submitted
to ar interview Saturday for the first
time since she was sent here two
months ago to serve her sentence for
the murder of Mrs. Clara Wiley Castle
of Eldorado. I'm ten days or two
weeks" said the prisoner, Il expect to
be out of here. The supreme court
meets early in September and I look for
no other result than that they will
grant me an appeal"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
FOOTPADS ESCAPE.
DlOOdhOundS Used tn Trail Murder
erA Of GillllnnL.

Lincoln. Neb Aug. 25.-BloodhOunds
followed the trail of the two footpads
that killed John J. Gillland for seven
miles to Rockby, where ii is believed
the murderers boarded a train and es-
capped. A heavy reward has been OF
fered.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
Child scnlded to Death.

Willmar. MIMI. Aug. 26. - The one
year-old child of Anton K. Omlie was
scalded by boiling water standing in a
kettle on gasoline stove. After sew
eral hours of intense suffering the child
was relieved by death.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
Killed While Drunk

Benson. Mimi. Aug. ga man about
thirty years old, a laborer. supposed to
be Pat Devine of Dassel, Delano or st.
Paul. was run over here by the east
bound freight and killed. He was in
toxicated and fell between the cars.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
MURDER ON A MOVING TRAIN.

Tramps Kill One Man Who Resists
Robbery and Second Victim Is
Locked in Car.
Litchfield, Mimi, Aug. 26.-Tramps
held ND John and Paul McGrath of
Rush City, Mimi, on a moving cattle
train early Saturday The men resisted
and John was shot dead. Paul escaped
to the top of the train but was over
taken, robbed, and finally locked in a
car The murder was not discovered
until the train reached Lincoln. The
police have arrested one suspect.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
BIG LAND DEAL.
Ashton Stock Farm Brings Owner q
Handsome Sum.

Sioux City, Aug. 26-One of the lars-
est land deals in Iowa this year has
just been consummated by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Yeomans in
the sale of the Ashton stock farm of
400 acres and his fruit farm of 100 acres
in Monona county. The purchaser Is
H. Edward Evans Of Illinois, the con-
sideration being /$34,5O0. Some years
ago Mr.. Evans lived on the fruit farm.
1t belonged to him. Now he buys it
back at a much increased price.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
ULTIMATUM OF constants.
Letter From the French ml,nssa-
dor Demanding Prompt Settlement

Constantinople, Aug. 25.-'rha French
ambassador, M. COnstans, sent a letter
to the sultan personally, informing
him that he would leave Constantine
pie with the entire staff of the embas-
sly il the matters in dispute were not
settled Immediately. The letter has
the nature of an ultimatum. 1t accoris
the sultan the briefest delay within
which to comply with the demands.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
Stole II Bicycle.

Wheatland. N. D., Aug. 25. Tom
Harrison was arrested for stealing a
bicycle from a dealer. He was given a
hearing and fined SO.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29
WILL SUCCEED POPE.
johnson of Minneapolis Appointed
Public Examiner.

st. Paul, Aug. 26.-Samuel Theodore
Johnson of Minneapolis has been Sc
lected as the successor of E. NJ. Pope
as public examiner and superintendent
of banks. He will assume office Jan.
J., 1902. Mr.. Johnson, after an inter-
view with Gov. Van SAINT, stated that
the appointment had been rendered to
him.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-20
Man aeoome cixil eovernor.

MANILA, Feb 9.-Tayabas. the first
Southern province pacified, will prob
ably be the fourth in which a provin-
cial government will be established.
Col Gardner. of the Thirtieth regi-
ment. which is at Manila on its way
home from Tayabas. will be governor
OF the province The United States
commissioner desires Col Gardner to
accept and General Macarthur has in
timated that the Colonel might be
released for that purpose. When the
commission is on its way southwark
establish the Tayabas government
Commissioner Ide is completing the
draft OF the civil law code. It abolish
es all distinction In the law of equity.
The court practice viii be modelled
somewhat on the New Zealand plan.
All suits will be begun by complaint
and defendants viii be required to an
swer. The various forms or commence
ment OF law suits in the United States
will be dispensed with There will be
no jury trials. but Commissioner
Wright, who is preparing the criminal
code. is arranging so that the judge
or justice will summon advisers in
criminal trials at his discretion. There
has been a vast amount of criticism OF
the native judges of the Manila first
instance courts, The new code will
recreate the courts and the commits
sion will appoint new judges. These
unquestionably will be Americans.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-20
DR.. LYMAN ABBOTT TALKS
ON NEGRO AND INDIAN
Civilization Must Respect Barbarian
Rights, But 6arbarism Has No
Rights In a Civilized Community.

BOSTON, Feb. 9.--The Rev. DR.. Iy.
man Abbott made scme startling state
ments on the rights Of the negro in
the south during his eighth lecture on
"A study in the problems of demo-
crazy last night He said he applaud
ed the attempt in recent years TO have
the best elements govern in the south.
His lecture opened with a discussion
OF the Indian question, in which he
said:
"Barbarians have rights which civil
liEation must respect; but barbarism
has no rights in civilized community.
The wall which has been erected
around barbarism in the form of In
dian reservations should be taken
down and the Indians thrown out into
the activities Of civilized life TO take
care Of themselves. The negro prob.
lem, he said. is more dirficus,. but can
be solved by the same iaw-by re
versal on the one hand OF the supreme
and unreasonable confidence in the
ignorant negro and on the other Of
the supreme and unreasonable dis
trust OF the stakeholder. IL is a mis-
take TO believe every people can vote.
do not wish 10 justify the methods,
but l do applaud the attempt in re
cent years TO have the best elements |
govern in the south. There should be
drawn. not color or race line, but a
character lin Booker T. Washington
should not be refused ballot because
his face is black. when an ignorant.
incompetent drunken white man is al.
lowed the right of suffrage. Manhood
must come first. suffrage afterwards.
regret the recrudescence OF bar
barism in the operation OF lynch law.
but with iynchings in Ohio. with
Kansas woman smashing saloons In
Topeka and another woman demolish-
ing drug stores in Chicago, we must
realize that this evil is not distinctly
southern"