Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-23
Of LOCAL INTEREST

dairy business of Jas. Keneally.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Could spent
several days in Billings this week on
business and visiting friends.
Rev. John Evans of Miles city is
here today and will hold services in
in the Methodist church this evening.
''Babe" Smith went to Miles Sun
day morning and returned in the
evening in charge of the Miles city
bowlers.
Among those who witnessed Sun
day nights bowling match from
Eiles were VIM. Gordon, ". A..
rremblay and Levi Schwartz.
State Superintendent of Schools w.
w. WEIGH has sent letters to the coun-
ty superintendent urging their COOP
Grafton in enforcing the compulsory
education law.
According to a dispatch to the Mon
tana Record from Sheridan, Wyo., a
telephone line is to be built from that
place to Birney, Mont, a distance of
50 miles, and connect with the Miles
City line.
W. w. D. Terrett went to Miles CITY
Saturday in response to word sum-
moning him there owing to the serious
illness of his mother. He returned
Monday morning leaving her much
improved,
Philippe Fontaine. who delivered a
lecture at this place Saturday night
was barred from appearing at Miles
city the night following his engage
ment here owing to unfavorable press
comments, both on his character and
exhibition.
A ticket to Hunters Hot springs and
return, including board and baths at
the hotel for one week, for only $22.
Apply at N. p. ticket office.
While splitting wood Sunday.
Elmer Holt was so unfortunate as to
have stick fly up and strike him in
the eye. The injury was of such
nature as to confine him to a dark
room FOR several hours, but he is out
again with two good clamps"
About a week ago Butler g. Holt
offered as inducements to local bowl
ers, two cash prizes of ST. so for the
local BOWERS breaking the ten-pin
record IT EOS held by Judge Wright
and the score of 90 at seven up made
by Elmer Holt. Since then both
prizes nave been paid, Chas. Bailey
winning the ten-pin purse by rolling
2O7 and Robt. Cole beating the seven
up record with IS.
The following from the Helena Rec
ord will be of interest to Chaplain
Stull's many friends in Rosebud coun-
ty: The Rev. Jacob Mills is receipt of
a letter from Chaplain George c.
Stull, dated Nov. 10, at Tananan,
Leyte, p. l., in which he says that he
is in a ''very desolate piece of country
among an ignorant and vicious class
OF people. Baling;gan, the place of
the massacre is twenty miles distant.
and we have t" sleep with one eye
OPEN" Chaplain Stull's address is
Manila- p. j.. Eleventh Infantry, U.
S. \.
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed
in the United States court at Helena
Monday by Geo. w. Farr, as attorney
for Mary E. Mason and Chris E. Ma
son, who until just recently conducted
the Leighton and Miles City hotels at
Custer county's capital. Mary E. |
Mason's liabilities amount to Sis $685.
80, while her assets aggregate $14, 975,-
SIS, of which $4,000 represents the
value of stock, and 81, 854.O5 represents
claims for board. Mrs.
Mason asks the court to restrain the |
sheriff from selling any of her property
ON note and mortgage, as he threat
ened to do. while the bankruptcy pre-
ceeding is pending, Mr.. Mason's |
liabilities are $7,O31.4O, while his as
sets are $50.
Senator Clark has introduced bill
in the senate ratifying the agreement
entered into with the Grow Indians in |
1899 for the cession of a portion of the |
Crow reservation. The bill is similar |
in most respects to the one introduced |
at the last session, but with the amend. |