Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-11

The postoffice department has begun
to issue the stamps bearing the Martha
Washington portrait. These stamps
will replace the present Scent stamps.
It IS expected that about Is, 600 of them
will be distributed to the postotfices of
the country within a year.
Barney Blum, Bill Shocks, William
Ward and John Hubbard, returned
Sunday from a two weeks hunting
trip to the Missouri river, some $50
miles north of here. They report hav-
ing experienced quite cold weather
during their absence and returned with
about % deer. Old bruin was not
molested by their presence on the Mis-
souri,, but his footprints in the sand
are said to have been visible.
Among other Improvements that are
being inaugurated about the premises
of NJ. M. Thornton, who recently ac-
quired possession of the N. P. lunch
counter from Chas. Richter, is the
erection of an addition 25x30 feet on
the west end of the present building.
The new addition will be partitioned
off into two dining parlors and will
afford the management much better
facilities for handling the increasing
patronage.
w. G. de Normandie, of Lee, was in
town several days the past week Lee
is situated only few miles from the
Lame Deer agency, which is the home
of the Northern Cheyennes. Mr.. Nor
mandie states that the last census gave
the total number of Indians at the
agency at 1,4OO. 1t is the only tribe
in the United States that is increasing
in numbers. They do not inter marry
with other tribes and the squaws are
credited with a high moral standing.
Butler & Holt formally re-opened
their bowling alleys for the season
Saturday night, and those who availed
themselves OF the opportunity to par
ticipate in the popular sport were
treated to nice and sumptuous feast
which was prepared by the proprietors
of Forsyth's popular hostelry. The
alleys, which are under the manage
ment of ]. w. Selvedge, have under
gone great improvements, new balls
and pins have been purchased and
good pin settlers are always available.
Wallace Carpenter and Chas. Rhein-
hart, the Rosebud creek stockgrowers,
returned Monday from Chi ago, where
they spent some time seeing the sights. |
During their absence they took in the
stock fair, which was held In that civ
all of last week. Some of the best
thoroug Inbred stock from all over the
country was to be seen there, and
Messrs. Carpenter and Rheinhart are
naturally pleased with their visit.
They report having seen one steer sell
for 81. 50 per pound at the fair, the
entire proceeds of the animal amount
ing to 81, $50.
The official figures in returns from
the counties of the state show that the
constitutional amendment was carried
it's location at the foot of the
official ballot caused it to be overlooked
by great number. Out of a total of
SIS, 800 votes cast for the head of the
ticket, nearly $4,000 failed to vote on
the amendment; but it nevertheless be-
comes a part of the constitution. And
Messrs. Alexander, Humphreys and
Schiltz, who were the successful candi-
dates in the recent election for commits
sioners, will remain in office until Jan.
|, 1907. After 1907 the election of COM
missions will take place in such a
manner that there will always be two
men in Office, thus doing
away with the present defect of filling
the commissionership with novices. |