Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-25

The sheriff's office is to be commend
ed on the showing it has made this
season in keeping the town rid Of no.
boes and others who have no regard
for the peace and dignity of the COM
munity. So little has the leniency
been in dealing with these characters
by the officials that the side door tour
lists invariably cut Forsyth off their
itinerary. Yesterday Deputy Huff
succeeded in bagging couple of plain
DRINKS and this morning, after having
imposed fines of SIS and $40 and costs,
| which they were unable to pay, Justice
Thompson severely lectured them and
suggested that the deputy see that
they leave town and stay left.
Cattle and sheepmen in Rosebud
county are elated over the heavy rains
which have visited this part of the
state during the past week. According
to reports the rains have been quite
general. Range conditions had be-
come quite discouraging prior to the
storms, and while the rains came some
what late to save all of the range it
came at a time that will greatly i'm
prove crops and afford water for stock
for a while at least. Unless the grass
hoppers and other pests become too
numerous again, many stockmen who
were contemplating the removal of their
herds to other sections may now be
able to hold over another year.
| From commissioner Hammond,
who was in town Friday we learned of
the death of Ben Mitchell at one of Mr..
Hammond's sheep camps on the Little
Dry which occurred on the 18th instant.
The deceased was one of the trail
blazers of this section, having came
here when the historic buffalo held full
and undisputed sway of the range. In
the frontier days Mr.. Mitchell devoted
his time to hunting and trapping and
in the summer of 80, with Bill Talbot,
went down to New Orleans with a flat
boat laden with 'jerked' buffalo meat
and hides. Mr.. Hammond was in
one of his foremen. The cause of his
death was not given. Owing to the hot
weather and other conditions the fore
man stated that it was impossible to
keep the body any length OF time, and
Mitchell's body was laid in it's last
resting place on the Little Dry.
Word was received here Sunday stat
ing that Thomas H. Deckert, who at
one time conducted a barber shop here,
had committed suicide at Billings,
where he has been in the barber bust
ness for the past few years, by send
ing 44-calibre bullet into his brain
on Saturday evening. 1t is said that
this rash deed, Mr.. Deckert lost about
500 at roulette in southside resort,
and this coupled with the respondent
mood he is said to have been in for the
past year Vi w DIS tuc Cause Oh
him acting as he did. After he lost
the money he deliberately walked to
the wagon bridge east of town and
placing a revolver, which he had bor-
rowed, to his temple fired the shot of
self-destruction. His body was found
by a ranchman living four miles east
of Billings, who was going into the
town and he informed the officers. A
coroner's inquest was held over the
body Monday and suicide was the
jury's verdict. He leaves a widow
and five children and is said to have
carried $4,000 life insurance.
WANTED-YOUNG MEN to prepare
for Government Positions. Fine Open
ings in all Departments. Good Sala-
ries. Rapid Promotions. Exumina-
tons soon. Particulars Free.
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