Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-13
MONTANA NEWS


Wesleyan university has been taken
into the Montana National guard, by
order of the governor.
Work will be resumed on the oil we'll
in smallhorn canyon next week. Work
had been suspended there, owing to the
casing of the well being too small.
William Van Cleve went to call on
daughter of Carl Gerky at Sand Cou
lee. the other night. Her father beat
The young man badly with club.
The city attorney of Helena has beer.
instructed to enforce the payment of
licenses by the pool rooms. The rate
may be raised, in response to a popular
demand.
Judge Loud of Glendive sentenced
James Donaldson and William Broad
bent to eight years each in the peniten-
tiary for sheep-stealing. Both are well
Known woolgrOwers.
A successor to Aid. Matteson of Grea,
Falls. who recently resigned from tn,
city council. will be elected at a special
city election. April T. This is the date
Of the regular election. also.
Rocks have rolled down on the rail.
road track on the Couer d'Alene branch
near Missoula. seriously endangering
traffic. The thawing of the earth IN
he hillsides caused the trouble.
The supreme court has deci led that
James r. Stevenson of Teton county.
convicted of horse-stealing and SEN
fenced to fourteen years in the peliten-
larry, is not entitled to new trial.
Mrs. Olivia Cole of Helena, who was
nv har l,11ch ,ho of nd
killed himself. will recover The deed
was committed week and a half ago,
and she is now said to be out of danger
Miss Nettie Anderson has commenced
suit for divorce against Magnus Ander-
son. She alleges that Anderson desert
ed her more than a year ago. and that
she has since supported herself and
family.
Paul 1vey, well known farmer. was
granted a divorce at Great Falls by
Judge Leslie He claimed his wife de-
serted him. She fought the case des-
perately and denied she deserted him.
rs claimed.
The electricians are now ready to be
gin work on the new station of the
Northern Pacific at Missoula. All de-
partments are to be splendidly equipped
and the carrying out of the company's
plans pushed.
Judge Webster, at Missoula, ordered
the commitm ant to the Miles City re-
form school of Arthur Mahoney, who
was charged with incorrigibilty by his
aunt, as guardian. Arthur is fifteen
years old and an orphan.
Smokers have become Fashionable ir.
4 I,<,
ternal orders at Missoula Every lodge
in the city seems to be trying to secure
additional membership, and the social
smoker is the means u sed Lodge ros-
ters are rapidly growing.
A new ruiz has been adopted by thu
Missoula city library board, requiring
all who reside outside the city limits to
pay rental on books taken from the
library. The new rule is popular in the
city, and naturally, disliked outside.
Andrew Nelson was killed at Missou-
la by current Of electricity. He at
tempted to turn out an inca ndescent
light in his barn ad touched a live wire,
the current of which killed him. He
was about thirty-five years Of age and
had a family.
John Campbell, an old employee of the
Bitter Root stock farm, near Missou-
la, has just learned of the death of his
brother, who was killed in a snowslide
near Weiser, Idaho. His brother-in-
law and another man who accompanied
him, were also killed.
Harry Steffies saw mill at Philomen's
Spur, near Missoula, was burned re-
Gently the fire starting at 4 o'clock in
-,
ing pile of sawdust. The loss will ag-
gregate several hundred dollars, par
tally covered by insurance.
Important real estate transfers We're
effected at Missoula recently, in which
Mrs. Elizabeth Woods of Stevensvill.
purchases of w. w. Kennedy the we'll
known Kennedy ranch of 12O acres near
LOlo station, in the Bitter Root valley.
The consideration was $4,000.
Complaint was filed in Justice w. A
Houtenen's court at Mssoula, charging
John Kelly with assault in the second
degree. The proceedings grew out Of !.
cutting ARRAY at Stark, in which Kelly
is alleged to have slashed three men
With a knife in drunken row.
Thomas d. Wright, a well known
newspaper man of Northern Montana
has been committed to the Warm
Springs insane asylum. He was arrest
ed a few days ago for forgery. Wright
has been in the insane asylum once be-
fore. His present trouble was caused
ny drink.
State Treasurer Barrett has submit.
ted his report for the quarter ending
Feb. % to Gov. Toole. The report shows
that the receipts of the state treasury
for the quarter amounted to $693 1853
and the disbursements to 928612.64