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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-12

AlSAdutiSl, hopkins q w l1ucr re-
ceived and unloaded this week one of
the latest improved we'll drilling ma
chimes. 1t was taken to the old Billie
ranch where drilling is now in progress
for an artesian we'll. Quite number
have signified their intention of avail
ing themselves of the opportunity of
having wells dug with this machine
this season.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
has been made by the Northern Pacific
to Helena from any point in the state
at the time of the dedication of the
Montana capitol and the Fourth of
July celebration. y
The building at one time occupied
by the late Cass Gates has been moved
to position facing Main street, just
east of T. J. Thompson's confectionery
store. 1t is being remodeled and en-
1arged. When it is ready for occu-
pancy the Forsyth Harness and Sad
dlery Co., will move their stock into it.
That portion of the rg1ey building
now used by this company will be par
titioned off into offices.
The first meeting of the Thursday
afternoon Euchre club, consisting of
twelve ladies, took place at the home of
Mrs. Alexander last week. Miss Mae
Alexander, who favored for an abb
sentee, won the first prlze-a carved
leather photograph frame-while Mrs.
James Eckles was the fortunate win
ner of the consolation prize-a case of
bottle perfume--for which all present
cut. After the games very palatable
refreshments were served and everyone
departed after spending a most enjoy
able afternoon.
The Northern Pacific will make a
rate of fare and one third to those
attending the Epworth League con-
vention at Butte June 18th to 10Th. X
In recognition of the valuable SER
vices rendered by Miss Julia Peden in
saving a train recently by notifying
the agent at Miles City of the burning
of small bridge near the poor farm,
the Northern Pacific railroad has
rendered the heroine her choice be-
tween 500 in cash and pass good on
the road through Montana the rest of
the year. Miss Peden preferred the
former.
Without any noise but with steady
determination, the directors of the
Chicago, Milw aukee & st. Paul rail
road are going about the extension of
their lines into Montana, with a view
to ultimately extending to the Pacific
coast. They have surveyors at work
in many parts of the territory to be
travcrsed and having a reserve fund of
SIS, 10000 are financially able to
carry out their plans.
Col. O. F. Goddard of Billings, will
apply to the supreme secretary for a
certificate of probable cause in the
case of the state against William
Broadbent and James Donaldson, who
were convicted in the district court of
Dawson county of stealing sheep. The
men were sentenced to the penitentiary
for eight years and both have been
sent to Deer Lodge. Colonel Goddard,
who with Sydney Sanner defended the
men, will now endeavor to secure an
order of the supreme court returning
them to Glendive, where they could be
released on bail. Broadbent and
Donaldson are wealthy woolgrowers
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-12

Forsyth will celebrate the Fourth of
July.
Bert Lyndes was a visitor in town
from Otis Tuesday.
". c. Henderson was a Sunday
visitor in Milestown.
Mrs. B. X. Holt has returned from a
short visit to Miles City.
Miss Pearl Kane has gone to Omaha
Oh visit with friends and relatives.
Townsite Lamb was passenger on
the eastbound North Coast Limited
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Coleman are now
located in their new brick residence on
the south side.
A good line of wines, liquors and
cigars to be had of Butler & Holt,
American Hotel.
Kennedy & Hopkins have this week
been busy unloading a carload of fur
nitasre which they have received direct
Al OHt tllC CI
T. w. Longley is among those who
were successful in drawing prizes from
the San Francisco Examiner this year.
SWIFT drew.a sfo' gun. Delinquent
taxpayers beware.
All coal accounts due J. H. Austin
may be paid at the office of Big Red
Barn.
DIR. l.. c. Bruning, of Miles City,
passed through here Wednesday from
Great Falls, where he attended the
second annual reunion of the Spanish
American war veterans.
Gay Huff has sufficiently recovered
from the injury he received in run
away to weeks ago to be about on
crutches. He is under the care of DR..
u. n. Reber and hopes to be at his
business shortly.
East bound passenger train No. 4
WAS delayed several hours this morn
ing by the derailment of carload of
awberries near Sanders. AS con-
siderable damage was done to the car
it was necessary to set it out.
4 ticket to Hunters Hotsprings and
return, including board and baths at
the hotel for one week, for only So.
Apply N. P. ticket office. =
Mrs. J. c. Aud and son came down
from Helena last week to join Mr..
Auld, who will be cashier of the new
bank. Their household goods have ar
rived and they have taken up their
home in one Of the Longley houses.
According to the report of County
Clerk and Recorder Chas. Bailey the
following figures show the running
expenses of Rosebud county from
March /. 1901 20 March /, 1902: Gen
eral fund, S5,o18. 3; contingent. S10,-
1875; poor, S1,57.85; road S9+5. 81.
Total S1S, 2S4.5O
Judge Harry G. Wright has been
circulating amongst his friends during
the past two days with gratifying
expression on his countenance and dis
tributing the best brand of Havanas
as the result of a ten pound boy who
arrived at the Wright home Tuesday.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-12
OF LOCAL INTEREST


Don't orget-Forsyth will celebrate
the Fourth.
D. }. O'Mally, the bard of Big Dry,
was greeting friends here Friday.
James Eckles has resumed his run
as passenger engineer between here
and Billings.
Justice of the Peace Wright was
transacting business in Miles the fore
part of the week.
J. H. Austin has returned from
Hunters Hot Springs, where he spent
sever al days recuperating.
Miss Hattie Lane, who has been
teaching school at Provo, Utah, for
several months, returned Sunday and
will spend the summer here.
The Ladies Aid society will give a
lawn social at the Wise Westaby
home Friday. Ice cream will be served
and sociable time is guaranteed.
The American Hotel makes a spec
ialty of Sunday dinners. Bring your
families next Sunday.
DR.. o. Hauge of Miles City, has dis
posed of his dentist business to A. J.
Schruffie of Chicago Mr.. Hauge will
remove to st. Paul, where he will en-
gage in the live stock business.
Dave Nelson, the popular north side
sheepman, evidently has confidence in
the future of Forsyth. He has pur-
chased three lots of l.. L. Crockett and
will build commodious residence
thereon.
Chas. Patchen desires to dispose of
bis household effects at very low prices.
Enquire at residence east of school
house.
Night Operator Wilson took in the
sights at Billings Sunday and Incl
dentally witnessed the ball game be-
tween the team of that place and Liv-
ingston in which the latter was de-
feated by a score of 9 to O..
! Rev. John Evans arrived this morn
ing from Miles City and will hold
Ep; scopal services in the church this
evening, after which he will proceed to
Missoula to attend the annual convo-
cation of the Episcopal church.
Chas. Mock, practical digger. All
work promptly done. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gibson and child
accompanied by Miss May Wadding-
ham, have gone west. Mr.. Gibson ex-
poets to return shortly, while Mrs.
Gibson, child and Miss Waddingham
expects to spend several weeks visiting
in Madison county and other western
points.
In accordance with an agreement be-
tween Rosebud and Custer Countie;,
and owing to the numerous escapes
from the Jail at this place, Tailor Dan
Muri took H. McHugh and Frank Flu
quay to Miles City Tuesday and
placed them in the bastile of Custer
county. Ntzhugh, will serve a SEN
tence of six months for assault and
Fuquay yet has about thirty days tc
serve on d 90 day sentence for the
same offense.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-12

When in town stop at the American
Hotel. Good rooms. Billiard and
pool tables and bowling alleys in
connection.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-12

stops the Cough, Works Off the Cold.
Laxative Bronco uinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price Is cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
Vicious and of No Good Purpose.
OBJECTION TO DIANA
Young Woman of Ancient NIythOIo-
gy Not Sufficiently
Clothed.

Omaha, Neb.. March 15.-Diana and
the Stag. Il fine seven-fOot cast show
ing the superb undraped figure of the
goddess TO full advantage. has brought
down the censure of the Omaha library
board upon the WOmen's club. 1t was
q gift to the library and was to be
hung in the children's room. At the
department meeting Mrs. W. W. Key
sOr. the department president. slowly
read before some fifty indignant mem
bers n resolution from the library
board requiring the board to be con-
suited in such matters hereafter.
After reading the resolution Mrs.
EeysOr said that the department took
no Offense at the library boards action.
regarding it only with pity. She pro-
posed that since the board thought so
little of the departments artistic taste
the department should thereafter turn
its scorned benefdctions over to the
high school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15

Washington, March 15.-The senate
spent an hour in executive session yes
terday on the convention growing out
of The Hague peace conference relat-
ing to the conduct of war on land and
sea. and finally ratified the agreement
without Il division. The discussion
turned entirely ON the conduct of the
war in the Philippines, and related es-
pecially to General FunstOn's capture
OF AguinalGO.
Burton said, speaking especially for
Funston. that he was sure the pro-
cceding on the generals part had been,
not only humane, but that it had been
in accordance with the rules of civil
lized warfare, 1t was true. he said,
that General Funston and fiis fierce
lad acted somewhat i'm the capacity
OF spies. but what they had done had
been in the line of honorable warfare.
The most important feature OF the
treaty. the contents of which have been
generally known, is that prohibiting
the use of "dum-dum" bullets. Among
other things especially prohibited are:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
WHITECAP NOTICE
Served on a Michigan Man Who Does
Not Appear to be
Warned.

Battle Greek. Mich, March 15.-
Poet Lawyer Editor j. b. Smiley. Of
the GalesburS Enterprise. has ran
about as far up and DOWN the gamut
of human sensations as Il man can go
without being shot to death by in
stallments. He has known the joys
of being hanged in effigy. and Wednes
day morning got a whitecap warning
with all the accompaniments of skull
and croSSboneS and red ink.
Smiley got up Wednesday morning
and went to the front door for the
morning dish of milk, with which to
isrigate his breakfast of Battle Greek
health food. Pushed under the can OF
milk. was blood curdler in the form
of Il warming to Smiley to get out of
town and stay out. Lose no time in
going. either" the notice read. ''or YOU
viii be the leading spirit in IL meeting
by the banks of the river and will
.afterward haVe n ride through the
streets astride of a rail and wearing
coat of tar and feathers
Smiley read the warning. which was
signed Captain of the HoOdlums."
Then he ate his dish of breakfast food
and took car for his law office in
this city. He says it amounts to moth
iTcv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
BRYAN AND WATTERSON AND THE
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN

Washington, March 15.-William !.
Bryan returned to Washington yester.
day from Culpcper. Va, where lie
lectured Thursday night. During the
morning he received Il number of prom
inent Democrats and discussed the
coming congressional campaign and
other matters of interest to the party.
Bryan again visited the members lob
by of the house and met large num-
Der of members. While he was Il cen
ter of attention in the corridor Henry
WattersOn was notable figure on the
floor of the chamber in conference
with Richardson of Tennessee.
The Democratic congressional cam
paign committee met last night anu
for over two hours discussed plans of
reorganization. Thirty-fOur states were
represented. 1t was decided that mas
much as there were number of states
without representatives in the Demo
cratic party in the house. the organi-
zation should not be completed until
the next meeting of the committee. to
be held two weeks from last night
when u chairman ard secretary auG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
GIVE THEM A BANQUET
How Kansas City HonOrs Promoters
of a Big Pros
ject.

Kansas City. March ia. L. still
we'll president of the projected Kan
sas City. Mexico and Orient railway,
and Il party OF Englishmen. including
Lord Munson. of London. who ac-
companied him to this country recent
ly. were given an elaborate banquet
last night by the Commercial club.
Three hundred plates We're laid. and
among the guests preSentN were Gov
crnOr William +. Sanley. of Kansas:
+. Stanley Young. British consul in
KANSAS City: Colonel J. *. Skinner, of
the British army. and Captains II. G..
Cote. W. II. Dean and y. l.. Berry, of
the United tSates army.
President Stillwell. Lord MunSon.
and several others responded to toasts.
President Stillwell. VINO has been in
England for he past six months in
terestinS capital in the new railway,
was given an enthusiastic>receptio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
HURT IN A WRECK
NickIe Plate Train Runs Into an
Open Switch With Disas.
trous Results.

Knox. Ind. March 15.-Westbound
Nickel Plate passenger train No. !,
due here at $50 p. M, ran into ali
open switch, resulting in disastrous
wreck. The following persons were Sc
verely injured: y. \. Schwind, enGi-
neer, and Jim Dalton, fireman, Fort
Wayne: c. l.. Alexander, baggage mas
ter. and William BrOwe. mail clerk,
Cleveland. o. Many passengers were
slightly injured.
The train was running at a high
speed when it colfided with number
of freight cars which were standing
on the side track. The baggage coach
was torn to pieces and the engine and
six freight cars piled in a heap. which
was completely destroyed by fire.
Schwind received dangerous wounds
in the head and his wrists were Sc
verely~cut He almost bled to death.
Dalton's shoulder and wrist We're Sc
verely injured. Alexander and Browe,
it is feared. were internally injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
Takes Big Part of Town
of WinsIoW,
Wis.
MANY BUILDINGS GO
But Six Business EStab-
1iShnentS Remain
Loss S125,OOO.

Monroe. Wis, March 15.-Fire at
Winslow, 16 miles south of here, early
today destroyed property to the value
of S12j.OOO.
All the buildings on the east side of
Main street. with one single eXcep-
ton. were destroyed. including two
hotels, two large general stores. Full
er's bank, the new city hall and sew
eral dwellings.
Only six business houses in the
town remain. The insurance if $75,-
900.
Spontaneous combustion is suppos-
ed to be the cause of the fire.
Orphan Asylum Burning.
Denver, March 15.-St. Nincent'S
orphan asylum on the northern out
skirts of the city, is burning. 1t is
not known whether all the inmates
escaped or not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
GET FINE COTTON
Tuskegee Negroes Succeed in Crow
ing Good Arti-
Gle.

Berlin. March 1J.-The negroes OF
the TuskeGee Normal and Industrial
institute who were engaged the lat
ter part Of 1900 by the German govern
mont to teach the natives OF Togoland.
German West Africa. how to grow cot
ton. have. according to the report OF
the colonial committee. succeeded in
producing cotton which is graded oil
the Bremen exchange above American
middling.
The TuSkeGee negroes have de non
Strated that the land in TOgOland il
suitable for cotton. The only obstacle
to the commercial utilization of this
product is transportation. and especi-
ally getting the bales to the coast. The
colonial committee has sent an expe-
ditiOn of engineers to- survey for q
railroad from the coast town Of LONE
to Palime. in the interior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
WILL NOT LEAVE POST
German Minister Won HoIIeben to
Remain in United
States.

Berlin. March 15.-It having been
runored that change in the German
embassy in Washington was possible.
the foreign office here has authorized
the correspondent of the Associated
Press to deny that DIR. Won Holleben,
the present ambassador, Will be either
fUrlOughed or recalled.
One Witte who has been in the SER
vice in some capacity in the German
embassy at>NNaShin%tOu. Il day or two
ago appeared in print as accuser of
Won Holleben. His principal charge
was that Won Holleben had interfered
in the national election of 1896 in be-
half of Bryan. He said he had sent n
letter to the state department at Wash
iuGton making his charges and offering
to prove them; had received no reply.
but that his proofs had been seized
and carried away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15

wife permission TO go at Will through
the British lines. BurlcSon declared
that Hits defense of the refusal OF
the state department to accede to the
request whilc it might have been able
to accede was "klme' The state de-
partmCnt in declining the request, he
said. did not nfad the violation of
International eonfty as Hit had done.
VIII Not Acespt Hits Parallel.
Burleson denied that the hypothesis
of Hit as to our refusal to allow Con.
federate sympathiZerS to 20 through
the lines during the civil war was
parallel case. and moreover he said
it was not historical fact. He read
Il letter from a Union surgeon sta
toned at City Point. Va. during the
war. who told how the Union forces
allowed relief TO pass through the
lines. IF General Sherman" asked he.
had concentrated southern women
and children in camps did any one
imagine that the North would not have
allowed relief to- be sent to them:'
Hit Presents Letter From Hay.
Hit replied briefly to BurlesOn. He
said he felt some hesitation about re-
ncwing the controversy raised by Il
resolution which was not before the
house. His observations the other day,
he said. had been of an off-hand char
aCter. He would content himself at
this time, he said. with having read 4
letter he had received from Secretary
Hay. The letter was as follows:
''Sir-Referring to the resolution re-
Gently introduced in the house, l beg
to make the following statement of
facts: \ few days ago young gentle
man called and asked whether this de
partment would issue passports to the
Rev. Mr.. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas,
who were intending to go to South
Africa for the purpose of distributing
funds which had been collected in ILL
nois for the benefit of the sufferers by
the war. L said at once the department
would issue the passports desired. and
that | would also give Mr.. Thomas Il
letter commanding him to every one
whom | could influence. and asking
their assistance in his errand.
Where the Government Hesitated.
Inquiry was then made whether
this government would ask of the
British government permission for
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas to go at will
through the British military lines and
campS-a suggestion which l thought
inpracticable. This department is
ready ut any time to consult with n
representative of Governor Yates as
to the best means of getting into the
proper hands sums contributed by
charitable people in Illinois for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the war in
South Africa"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
.ELOPERS BLOCKED
Youthful Pair Fail to Realize
Dream of Ro-
nance.
PARENTAL OBJECTION EFFECTIVE
Sort of Foxy Grandpa Trick Pre-.
vented the Pro-
ceedingS.

East ST Louis. HIS. March 15.-The
marriage Of two children who had
eloped was frustrated in East st. Louis
by the arrival of y. Boch, of Williams
Vile. the grandfather of the prospect.
i've bride. Annie Boch, aged - years,
and Arthur WeatherhOId, aged IL. Il
farm hand, disappeared from Williams
vile several days ago. They wished
to be married, and when refused per-
mission decided to elope. They went to
Springfield and remained there in hid
ing for several DAYS.
just in Time.
The young couple learned that MISS
Bbch'S relatives were after them, and
left for st. Louis. Boch arrived al
Springfield and learned of the flight of
the pair and took a train for East st.
Louis. where he arrived just in time
to prevent the wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
ALL OVER WHISKY
Injunction Refused in New Jer-
sey Proceed
ings,
IN WHICH TRUST Is INVOLVED
Circumstances Out of Which the
Trouble Has
Grown.

Trenton. y. J.. March 15.-Judgt
kirkpatrick. in the United States Gil
cult court. has rendered Il decision It.
fusing an injunctionin the suit brought
by Louis Windmuller to prevent the
dissolution of the Spirits Distributing
company, one OF the constituent COLI
Germs Of the Distiliing Company OF
America. y resolution of the board of
directors Of the Spirits Distributing
company in favor of dissolution was
adopted some time ago. and was pro
pI IopoSed to the stockholders for rati-
fication. Windmuller. in the suit just
decided. sought to restrain the Stand
ard DiStillinS and Distributing com
rany and the Distilling Company of
America from voting its stock in the
Spirits Distributing company on the
DroDoscd dissolution.
The Circumstances.
lie claimed that the Standard com
pany in 1895 entered into an agreement
whereby. in return for the surrender
of the preferred and common stock OF
the Spirits company. it guaranteed &
per cent. dividend on the first preferred
stock of the Spirits company. and ,
per cent on its second preferred stock
during the existence of the company
Judge kirkpatrick held that the
agreement to guarantee dividends on
the preferred stock of the Spirits COM
pany was only to hold good during
the existence of the company; that one
stakeholder had just as much right as
another to vote on 4 proposition TO
dissolve the cOmDany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
Secretary of State Again
Subject of At
tack
BY TEXAS STATESMAN
In Discussion of Thorn
as Mission to the
Beers.

Washington, March 15.-Yesrerday
in the house Burleson of Texas re-
turned TO the discussion of the Beers
and the state department in re Rev.
DIR. Ii. w. Thomas and wife. Chicago
agents to visit the Bo6r concentration
camps with relief raised in Illinois
The substance of BurIeson's remarks
was the failure of the state depart
ment to secure for Thomas and his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
RATIFICATION OF HAGUE TREATY
BRINGS UP FUNSTON'S FEAT.

To XIII or wound treacnerousIy lnuI-
viduals belonging 10 the hostile nation
or army; to Kill or wound an enemy
who, having laid down arms. Tor hav-
ing no longer means OF defense, has
surrendered at discretion; to make
improper use of a flag of truce, the
2Etional fag. or military emblems, and
the euemy's uniform.
The treaty provides as follows re-
Carding spies: An individCak can only
be- considered spy if acting clandes-
timely. or on false pretenses. he OBJ
tains. or seeks to obtain. information
I'm the zone of operations of bclliE-
erent. with the intention of cOmmunl-
cnting it TO the hostile party"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
only a HatfuI Left OF Him.

Battle Creek. Mich, March ID
What remained of Abner Case. the only
person who lost his life in the sanato-
rum fire. has been shipped to Bath,
" Y. his former home. All that could
he found of Case would not fill hat
There were just a few charred rem
Hants of bone. the largest of which
was so burned that it was not more
tI,an six inches long. This was Il part
of the thigh bone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-15
VIII Omen Navigation E,r1r.

Detroit. Mich. March 1j.-The De
troit and Cleveland Navigation com
pany will open navigation between this
port and Cleveland Monday, March Il,
two weeks earlier than last yeN. The
City OF Detroit will leave her dock
here at o o'clock Monday morning and
will be in communication with the office
here during the trip. reporting ice con-
ditions in Lake Erie by wireless tel
egraphy. a complete set of instruments
having been installed on the boat.