Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-02
OF LOCAL INTEREST


wars transacting business here Tues
day.
John 4. Hubbard was among the
many business visitors in town from
Rosebud.
H. Wilkie has been spending several
days in the county seat this week from
Rosebud Monday.
c. H. Thompson, representing the
Rocky Fork Coal company of Red
Lodge. was a business visitor in town
Saturday.
| Miss Rosalia Terrett, accompanied
by her brother Colver, is spending
few days in town visiting friends and
| relatives.
cola" Danielson leaves today for
Brainerd, Mimi, where he will re-
main for several days receiving medi-
cal treatment at the N. p. hospital.
Chas. A. Wiley. we'll known in east
ern Montana and until last summer,
one, of Miles City's progressive bust
ness men, died last "Wednesday at Col
orado Springs.
| Special rate of So to Hunters Hot
springs, including board, room and
baths at the hotel for $22. Apply N.
p. ticket office.
Chas. Smith of Billings, has been
appointed game warden for eastern
Montana district to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Thomas
T. Thompson Of Miles City.
Mrs. A. G. Strickland and her
mother, Mrs. Moore, returned to Miles
City, the latter's home, yesterday after
spending several days here. Mr..
Strickland, who short time ago OBJ
tanned leave Of absence from his du-
ties as fireman on the N. p. to visit
his old home in Iowa, has decided to
remain here. Mrs. Strickland will
join her husband in a few days.
The STATE OF Montana is beginning to
20 into the real estate business on an
extensive scale and will soon have
agents in every county, employed to
negotiate the sale of land in the state s
great domain and to lease such land as
cannot be sold. This system has been
already put in operation in two coun-
ties and has. brought good results and
will be gradually extended to every
county.
Last monday afternoon Mrs. Thorn
as Alexander entertained the, Daughters
of Rebekah and members of the East
ern Star order at cards. Hearts was
the game and Mrs. N. O. Finch carried
away the head prize, a handsome vase,
while Miss. Gertrude Higgins took the
consolation. a cute little pop gun. An
elegant luncheon was served at $50.
Mrs. Alexander is a member of both
the Rebekah and Eastern Star orders
ana ner many sisters proclaim a thor.
: oughly enjoyable afternoon.
Governor j. X. Toole has appointed
L. Alexander 4 member of the Mon.
tana auxiliary committee of the Nation.
al Mckinley Memorial association.
The purpose of this committee is to raise
funds in this state to be forwarded te
the national committee that has in
charge the id,., ri erecting at Canton
Ohio, 4 suitable memorial to the mar
tyred president. Representative mer
are upon the committee and it is the
expectation that as now constituted the
committee can work to better advantage
than it could as first named with only
ten members.
According to st. Paul dispatch O.
recent date the Northern Pacific viii
soon announce Il revision of it's presen
freight tariffs covering the territory
between st. Paul and the Pacific coas
and establishing lower through rates
: Similar tariffs will be announced a
Northern Pacific rate clerks have beer
at work on the revision for more thar
, two months. 1t is stated semi-officially
that the important feature of the new
taTlUS VIII De the remover OF ulSCTlmi
natiou that has gradually grown fo
;. several years, and radical changes, es
a pecially in local rates, that will adjus
: many reasons of complaint from
shippers. The new Great Northern
: tariffs will be constructed cn simila
! lines.
: A dispatch from Omaha says: Rail