Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-29

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chine.
| Marcus O'Farrell, foreman of the
Anaconda mine and Il nephew of the
late Marcus Daily, died suddenly of
| heart failure at his home in Butte Sun
day.
Orders have been received in the
Great Falls custom office by Collector
c. M. Webster that bituminous coal is
to be admitted into the United States
free of duty, or rather on rebate
proposition.
John Mcguire. Montana's pioneer
actor and stage manager, is going to
dramatic the Shores case. He has
announced that he will crystalize it in
a modern melodrama, bring it out him
self and present it to the Montana
public for it's delectation, instruction
and encouragement.
President Dan Mcdonald of the
American Labor Union announces that
that body will be swelled by the affili-
alton of $4,000 members of the United
Brotherhood of Railway employees, with
headquarters in Denver. The ANAL
gamation will mark an epoch in the
history of labor in the west.
Representatives of 13 Elks lodges in
Montana met in Helena Thursday for
the purpose of forming the Montana
State Association of Elks. The asso-
citation will have for it's object the pro-
motion of good fellowship between the
lodges and to provide for an annual
gathering of the representatives of all
the lodges in the state.
In the biennial report of the bureau
OF agriculture, labor and industry,
Commissioner ]. A. Ferguson gives
statistics showing the growth of the
Asiatic population in Montana during
the past II years. According to these
reports there were in this state on the
3Oth of June, 1900, ?, AL Japanese and
1879 Chinese, SO of the latter being
women.
In the basket ball game at Helena
Friday Friday between the Fort Shaw
Indian school and the Helena High
school, the Indian maidens won by a
score of 13 to II. The umpire was so
rank in his decisions against the visit
ors that the audience would not stand
tor it, and he was forced to retire.
The game was a rough one, but no one
was seriously hurt.
Speaking of the home industry meet
ing which is to be held in Helena in
February, as a result of the crusade
started short time ago, Commissioner
ferguson of the bureau of agriculture,
labor and industry, says that Montana
people do not realize what this state
can produce, nor do they know that
they are buying things every day from
the outside which they can get from
their neighbors.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
opened negotiations with the Custer
County Wool Warehouse company look
ing to the purchase of the brick ware
house erected a couple of years ago on
the railroad right of way in Miles City.
The move on the part of the company
is in line with a custom they have
adopted OF acquiring the ownership of
the wool warehouses along its lines
wherever it seems to be a wise under.
taking.
In monograph by Commissioner
}. "A. Ferguson, of the bureau of agri-
culture, labor and industry, the ques.
ton of good roads in Montana is intel
ligently treated in many of it's phases. |
even to the item of cost of transporta-
ton by dirt road and by rail. Mr..
Ferguson deplores the general lack of
sentiment in the question that is be-
coming of more and more Importance
each year, and gives facts from the
experience Of other states that show
what can be done if the sentiment of
the people is with the movement for
better highways.
1t is now thought by the officers of
Carbon county that the Brdger bank
-obbery was intended as a preliminary
step iii one of the most stupendous plots
,oncoCted in the criminal history of
Montana. The statement is made by
me in authority, who refused to allow
he use of his name at this time, that j,