Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-06
MONTANA NEWS

AAsAAA w oA SApiOSlCu VI giant pOWueX.
He was taken to Butte, where he died
In st. James hospital.
The grain dealers ( Bohemian antici.
pate having a great demand for clover
seed this spring, as the farmers are ap-
puarently going in very extensively for
clover raising the coming season.
There is an epidemic Of mumps in
Bozeman. which is causing many stu
dents of the college, high school and
pubic schools to remain at home. a
few cases of SMALLPOX. in a mild form,
are also reported.
The thaws Of the past week are tax.
ing the snow off the foot hills rapidly.
Farmers in the winter wheat sections
report the grain in excellent shape, and
still covered with snow. The past win
ter has been an excellent one for stock.
Fire destroyed the dwelling of John
Swager, about six miles from Cascade,
with all The contents. Mr.. and Mrs.
SWager We're absent at the time, the
latter being at neighbours, and when
she returned home the use was prac-
.ically destroyed.
The poisoning Of valuable hunting
dogs has become so common in Helena
OF late that the 81 ortsmen are UP in
arms. purse of several hundred dol
lars has been raised, to be used in col .
Letting evidence and Furnishing the per-
'etrators Of the deeds
George H. Beer, aged thirty years
| die dat his home in North Missoula
from carbuncle which affected his
praln he was a comparative stranger
IN the city. and his remains will be held
until word is received from Lead, S. d.,
where his wife, father, mother and a
sister reside.
Cyr Parent, a well known citizen of
Bonita, is under arrest at Missoula,
charged by William Graham with at
tempted blackmail. Parent made a
complaint against Graham charging
him with attempting to assault Mrs.
Schneider at his house. Hence the re-
taliatory charges.
A serious accident befel Rains. son
Of G. P. Dana, a prominent ranchman
OF the East Rosebud. recently. The
young man was chopping wood, when
splinter struck him in the eye de-
stroying it's sight. At last accounts he
was likely to lose the sight of the 9TH
er eye, through sympathy.
August w. Stenberg, convicted by the
jury at Great Falls OF the crime Of
forgery, was sentenced by Judge Les
lie in the district court The prisoner
made few remarks when asked if he
had anything to say, and practically
admitted having uttered the forged
checks He was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary.
The Anaconda school district will be
tonded for $4,000 for the erection Of a
new school building in that city. The
election was held recently, and the re-
suit was PA votes for ard sc votes
against the bonds. This is the largest
bond vote ever cast in Anaconda and
speaks we'll for the interest manifested
in the public schools. 1t is also very
conservative bond, as the limit in the
district is $4,000.
f. p. Sterling, the secretary of the
Montana auxiliary committee of the
Mckinley National Memorial associa-
ton, received 1906 from William Seal
Ion Of Butte, the amount received in
Silver Bow county up to date. About
$3.50 has been received for the memorial
fund in that state by the committee,
which has nothing to do with the sub
scriptions received by postmasters and
through other soursec.
Burglars entered the hay, grain floui
and feed warehouse Of Pullman Il
Hopewood, in the Danforth building.
at Livingston, and stole about 400
pounds of flour. Mr.. Pullman, who had
gone home, was notified by a neighbOr
who, while on his way home, saw the
warehouse door open, and he immed-
ately Investigated and found that the
large paddock of the door had been
broken with a crowbar and some flour
stolen.
The sixty inmates of the soldiers
home have been restored to liberty, and
are again allowed to visit Columbia
Falls. Two weeks ago Capt Hillman,
cCmmandant of the home, following the
advice of the home physician declared
quarantine against Columbia Falls,
owing to the fact that a single case of
smallpox had been discovered and taxi
Ell to the pest house near Demersville.
No new cases developed. however, and
the quarantine against the city was re.
moved
Lum Holly, wei known cattle fore.
man and range rider of Eastern Mon
tana, is dead at Grow Agency, after
terrible experience. He was riding the !
range recently, when his horse fell on
him, and he was not discovered until
the next day. when an Indian passed. /
He was then unconscious. He was taxi
en- to the Grow Agency and given every
care, but his injuries, combined with
his nights exposure, proved too much !
for medical skill, and he died twenty
four hours after being found
Three soldiers, Watson. Sample ana
Ferris. serving sentences at Fort Ke
IL