Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-13
MONTANA NEWS

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Sam Larson, the horse thief and des.
perado.
Jacob Antillai. a Finn miner, was
killed in the Rocky Fork coal mines.
near Red Lodge, by stone falling DIP
on him.
The horticultural society will hold q.
meeting at Missoula in February. Cx-
Gov. Smith will deliver an address at
one of the sessions.
Houston Parsons broke through the
ice W lille skating on the Missoula river
at Missoula. but held to the edges unit!
assistance reached him.
Subscriptions to the amount of $10O
~er ERASED at Billings for the Mckin-
ley Memorial fund. The little town of
junction sent in $11.25.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephon=
company expects to construct new lines
during the coming summer, one to Deer
Lodge, the other to Kalispell.
William Vert, d well known stock
man Of Victor. is dead. He was fifty
years old, and settled in the Bitter Root
Valley about eight years ago.
A movement has been started ut Mis-.
soula which has as it's object the build
ing of a detention hospital for women.
The need for such an institution has
been made very apparent lately.
Charles A. Stidwell. formerly EN-.
ployed by A. Nathan, clothier, of Great
Falls. has been arrested, charged with
cashing a bogus check on the First Ma
,ioral bank, at the Cuban saloon.
There are some smallpox patients at
1ynch's camp. near MissCula, but it is
difficult to keep them under quaran-
tine. Lynch is feeding the mtn, but
expects the county to reimburse him.
The "Rube" bicycle trick rider
VI hose Hello, Bill" during the sum-
mer season echoed from one side of the
state to the other, particularly in Butte,
Is in Jail in Spokane On charge OF lar
.eny.
The Helena Division of the Montana
Fish and Game Protective association
has prepared resolutions criticizing the
official report of w. F. Scott, the state
game warden, and will present them to
Gov. Toole.
Hung Toy, the Chinaman supposed to
have struggled himself into this .coun-
try, has been turned loose at Fort Ben
ton He may be prosecuted, however
for building fire under sidewalk in
that city.
H. G. Howard. sneep-raiSer resid-
ing near Gaylord. says that the recent
cold snap did not injure the sheep in
dCstry. James Gentry. an old cowboy,
says he has not seen cattle look so well
in twenty years.
Twelve lodges Of Cree Indians in
camp or the Grow reservation, have
been ordered north by Maj Edwards
and other officials in the vicinity of
Billings. They are bound for Canada,
where they belong.
An electrical phenomenon has beer.
observed at Lewisville, Ind, on two
telephone systems which are half
mile apart. One person can use both at
the same time. 1t is thought to be
case of wireless biography.
Burlington surveyors are still en-
camped on Alkali creek. They have
been joined by two engineers from Lin
coin. Nebraska, and the report that the
work on the Great Falls Billings ex-
tension line will be stopped is denied
Virgil P. Dickinson. who says he is {,
dc serter from the United States army,
surrendered to the sheriff at Boulder.
H says he was stationed at Fort ASSN
abone. He was taken to Fort Harri-
son. He is not over twenty-five years
old
An effort is berg made to have Gov
Toole take steps towards attempting to
secure for the state a portion of the
east side of the Grow Indian reserya-
ton, part of which, it is thought, win
be thrown open to settlement insid, of
year.
Leonard Steinbrenner has sworn on,
warrant at Helena, charging James
Day with passing forged checks to the
amount of $417o, at his Main street sa-
loon. about three months ago. Tt is
understood that Day is working at the
Wickes tunnel
William Dblbeer and family had :,
narrow escape from suffocation by
smoke at their home near the Rand
mann toll bridge. Missoula, a few days
$50. 1t was due TO an attempt to pre-
Vent vegetables in the cellar from frecz-
ing.
.coroner's jury at Gilt Edge says
that Deputy Sheriff Martin is not Grim
inal'y responsible for the death of
Bud Taylor, who was shot by Marti,
a Few days ago for resisting arrest.
The officer was attempting to arrest
Taylor on the charge of stealing
horses.
At gathering of the Odd Fellows at
recently, w. E. Bancroft was
presented with a veterans jewel. for
Paving been a member of the lodge FOR
twenty-five years without being sus-
pended for failure to pay dues. The
presentation speech was delivered by
Judge Woody.