Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-18

The contract tor the government team
hire in the Yellowstone Nat onal parl,
for 1908 and 1906 inclusive has been
awarded to Paul Mccormick of Bill
lings. The figures are not stated.
Madame La Bonita, accused with 7
w. Kelley, late city editor of the Inter
Mountain, of completely in the murder
OF Or. W. A. Cayley in October, ap-
peared before Judge McClernan Mon
day and pieaded not guilty. Kelley
pleaded the same some DAYS ago.
Neither of the trials have been set.
Disguised with a community that SO
little appreciates her fame as to sem
tence her to 90 days in the county Jail.
Calamity Jane bade adieu to Bill
lings last Saturday. "Calamity" was
sentenced by Justice Frank Mann a
few weeks ago, but on account of illness
was removed to a hospital. She did
not care to return to Jail when she re-
covered and SO left for Deadwood.
The Yellow stone Valley Land COM
pany has recently been formed in Glen
dive for the settlement and colonization
of 100000 acres of land in Dawson
county which has been acquired from
the Northern Pacific. w. f. Jordan
is the president of the company, E. G.
Leonard secretary, and several per-
sons prominent in business circles of
the city are also said to be Interested
". q. Conrad, the we'll known Great
Falls banker and northern Montana
stockman, states that it is evident that
Montana cattlemen would not reap the
rich harvest from eastern markets next
fall that they did last season, and that
the stockmen would be compelled TO
accept lower prices for their shipments
as a result of the greater supply that
will be in evidence. Mr.. Conrad does
not, however, expect that the supply
will be sufficiently great to bring the
ma rket price below what the stock1nan
Will be satisfied to accept.
Governor Toole has issued a procla-
nation calling upon the people of the
state to observe, as far as possible.
December 20 as Flag day, in comment |
or alton OF the actual transfer of title of
the territory involved in the Louisiana
purchase, which included Montana.
That day will be the Goth anniversary
OF the event that was fraught with SO
much interest for the northwest. The
governor urges a general display of
the national colors upon public build
lngs, as well as upon the private houses
and places of business of citizens.
"A new order has been issued from
the ,iontana division of the Northern
Pacific, which will be of interest to
those who are travelling on the North
Coast limited and WHO will make q
change to Helena at Garrison. If is
ordered that the main line trains No.
and No. ? shall not wait more than
twenty minutes at Garrison or at Lo-
gan for the stub train that goes between
Garrison and Logan by way OF Helena.
1t appears that the stub has been de-
layed at times for more than twenty
and in the future any of the
passengers who are to take the stub
will have to ride on to Butte if the stub
is late.
1t is probable that, during the meet
ing of the Legislature in January, the
state board of health will seek to have
introduced a bill to repeal the present
law governing the filing of reports of
births and deaths with the county clerk
and recorder, and substituting d more
rigid one in its place. The present
Jaw required all physicians to report I
births to the county clerk every three '