Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-27

1t has been computed that the Black
trial cost the taxpayers of Gallatin
county about $4,000. For one week the
expenses amounted to 81, OOO
In spite of the heavy fall OF snow
amounting to foot or two in the vicn-
'ty Of Lewiston, there have been no
losses OF live stock reported.
Charles +. Smith, who lives near the
lime kiln. five miles south Of Living.
ston, was sentenced to ninety days in
the county Jail for disturbing the peace.
The recurring mild weather caused
Ten Mile creek to break away from it's
icy confinement, and the water system
IF Helena is again in it's normal condi-
ion
G. c. Sampson, who was tried for as
;ault on John Ladue at Fort Benton, as
result of which the latter died, was
convicted Of assault in the third de-
gree.
Lial Brandon, an inmate of one of the
swell houses Of the tenderloin district at
Butte, was arrested on the charge of
having robbed a man named George
Justin of $3.50.
Tom Aahestad, accused Of setting fire
trraigned before Judge Pound at Big
Timber and bound over to the district
court in the sum of $500.
Deputy Game Warden Aware of
Butte swore out warrants for the arrest
Of Norman Charles and d. M. Watt.
whom he charges with violating the
game law in that they sold deer hides
to firm Of junk dealers iii Butte.
Gilt Edge is still cut off from the
world as a result of the quarantine, al
though no new cases have been report
I'd. Only one mail has reached there
for over a week. Lewiston has but one
case.
Henry Sing and wife are under arrest
at Hamilton, charged With making
away with property from the residence
Of DR. d. N. Reber. Sing lie restau-
rant man. On account of the bills he
owes his water and light supplies have
been stopped.
AS a result of holding the wool in
stead of selling on the Billings market,
Fl. j. Giltinan announces that the Phil
adelr hin Montana Live Stock company,
IF which he is manager, sold their en-
tire clip to the Philadelphia market for
. cents per pOuIlu.
Owing to the fact that twenty seven
Eases of smallpox are quarantined in the
pest house at Columbia Falls, and the
further fact that the disease has APP
peared in mild form at the soldiers
home the latter institution has Deen
biaccd under ten-days' quarantine.
The Great Falls school district, COM
flying with the law, has offered an issue
Of 500, 900 of per cent bonds to the
state AS they will probably be refused,
they will then be sold to the highest
bidder The district will put up one
new building ana repair the old ones.
Although the police at Billings were
unable to prove the charge of highway
robber laid against them, "Crilnie l<id'
Boyd and Eddie Stokes were arralgned
on the charge of va grancy, sentenced TO
sixty days, aud the sentence was sus-
pended providing tn ~ hit the trail. TO
~ AXE this good, the officers kept them
in Jail until 10 o'clock at night, ana
then ut them on the train.
Henry and w. A Wiegand, after
fearing in justice Races court at
Great Falls on the charge of obstruct-
ing the public highway, asked to be
bound over to the district court. They
are charged with putting up the fence
cut down by Sheriff Benner and County
Surveyor Morrison. The trouble over
this same fence 1 ow obliges Henry Wie-
gand to face the charge of assault IN
he first degree.