Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-29

John Hoffman, Jr., the youn.Z st res
ident of Beaverhead county, VINO was
accused Of stealing q horse from
Thomas Bros. of Sheridan, has had his
preliminary hearing at Twin Bridges
and was bound over to the district
court in the sum Of $500.
Miss Harriet Waldorf Of Dillon has
been elected to a position in the Helena
schools She is a graduate Of the state
normal, class Of 1900. Miss Waldorf
has been successfully teaching in the
country schools Of this county since
her graduation. She expects to leave
Dillon for Helena about Sept, 5.
There is quite a good deal of COM
plant made at Bozeman CONGO, ming the
condition of the road up the West Gal
latin canyon. The county commits
sioners built the road few years ago
at cost of $40, 900 or $4,000 to the tax
payers, and this year they refuse to
expend eaough money to keep it in re.
pair.
John Curran, who has n consuming
appetite foT strong drink and an aver
sion of physical labor equally as strong,
was in the police court at Billings re-
Gently on the charge Of begging on the
streets and in the public buildings of
the city. At the time John was ar
rested he was making q thorough cam
vas of the city in the interests of his
appetite. He entered a plea of guilty
to the charge and the court gave him
five days work Oh the street as sort
of side tonic for his system.
A. ]. Robinson caught burglar in
his sleeping apartments at Butte early
the other morning. Robinson sprang
out Of bed and went after the intruded
without gloves. He landed on the
point of the burglars chin and the rob-
Der was counted out. When he recOv-
cred he accompanied his captor to
policeman, who escorted him to Jail.
Mrs. Lola DAILY has instituted d.
vorce proceedings against f.. j. DAILY.
She alleges intemperance. She asks the
courts to fix her temporary alimony at
$3.50 per month. In addition to the de-
cree she asks for an equal division OF
$4,000. She says her husband owns a
saloon at No. 13 West Broadway and
that his income is $3.50 a month.
James Harris was the victim of an
accident which occurred at the Noun
tdli VIC" DIT Ioullc WilcIl
may result in his death. Harris fell
from one floor to another. He struck
OH his head. fracturing the skull. The
wound is a serious one and the attend
ing physicians are of the opinion that
Harris cannot recover.
Hugh Weaver has returned to Miles
City from Big Timber, where he went
last spring with William Dixon to
prospect. They took up ten claims Oh
the lower Deer creek twenty-five miles
from Big Timber. Weaver says the
first ore, which included lead. copper,
silver and gold, assayed about $23, but
some they have dug out recently is ex-
pected to go $50.
complaint was filed with the clerk
of the Fourth judicial dictrict court st
Missoula by Albert Karkanew, guar
dian of Henry karksnew, six years Of
age. against the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company, asking damages of $685.
600 for injuries sustained on the rail-
way of defendant company on May "a
1901.
The residences of ]. ]. Brill and Jerry
Ellis at Clancy were almost completely
destroyed by fire recently. Both houses
are situated opposite the Harvey hotel.
The direct cause Of the fire is unknown.
but it is supposed to have caught from
a match thrown on the floor by Mrs.
Ellis. who a few minutes before had
started a fire in the kitchen prepara-
tory to cooking super.