Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-30
OF LOCAL INTEREST

]. E. Choisser is visitor in Butte
this week.
Gay HUFF was transacting business
in Billings Friday.
Jack Karkeek was down from Lame
Deer last Thursday on business.
D. ]. O'Mally, the bard of Sweeney
creek. was greeting friends in Forsyth
yesterday.
Miss Rosalia Duff returned the fore
part of the week from visit of several
weeks to her former home in Missouri.
VIM. Choisser left the fore part Of
the week for Butte to attend the an
nual meeting of the assessors of the
state.
Two cars of stock or no pass home
is the rule on all railroads entering
Kansas city from whatever direction
now, according to the Kansas City
Drovers Telegram.
Conductor and Mrs. d. C. Maxwell
departed yesterday for Wisconsin,,
they having received the sad intelli-
gence of the death of Mr.. Maxwell's
sister. They will be gone but few
days.
Senator w. A. Clark's new $4,000
automobile, an exact pattern of the
machine used by King Edward, has
arrived in Washington, and now only
awaits a competent chauffeur before
making it's debut on the streets of that
city.
If the contempt ations of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company are
carried out, Forsyth and other towns
from Billings to Miles City will have
telephone communications with other
towns of the state before next fall.
Chas. Woodward, the murderer Of
Sheriff. Richerts of Casper. Wyo.,
and the man whom the officers OF this
part Of the state have been watching
for for several weeks, was captured at
the ranch of Wilson Owens near
Laurel by Owens and two other
ranchers Monday.
A very pleasant evening was spent
Saturday night by number OF
Young folks at the home of the Misses
Lula and Alma Austin. Dancing,
which lasted until nearly midnight,
was the chief amusement afforded by
those present, and the participants
departed assuring their hostesses of a
pleasant time.
Railroad men throughout the state
are having a hard time with their
trains on account of the cold weather.
Ever since the mercury dropped to
point near the bottom of the tube the
railroad yards at this place have been
we'll taken up with cars of through
freight which it was necessary to cut
out owing to the inability of the en-.
gines to pull their customary trains.
A ticket to Hunters Hot springs and
return, including board and baths al
the hotel for one week, for only $22
Apply at N. P. ticket Office.
Tom Meehan, the ''saloon" man,
was up before Justice of the Peace
Dowlin Friday morning to answer te
the charge of assault in the third degree
A fine of SIS was imposed with The
understanding that he would provide
board and lodging for "Alkali Bill
upon whom he committed the assault
until Bill RECEIVERS from his injuries
sufficiently to resume work.
Indians at the Fort Belknap reser
walton have threatened to revolt unless
the order of Commi ssioner Jones, de
Inanding that all Indians within the
linss submit to having their hair Gu
is revoked. It is said the Indians ar
having dances and that couriers hav'
been sent out summoning all the chief.
for council of war. The population
is made mp principally of Belknap
Sioux and Cheyenne Indians.
The young men on the Belknap In
dian agency are complying with til
haircut regulations of Indian Commits
siOner Jones, but the old bucks SO ia
refuse to obey the order. Twice be
fore has the Indian bereau made a
effort 10 enforce such a rule at til
Belknay agency. Once many year
agent and the troops were ordered on