The Dickinson press., 1903-10-10
MEDORA THE COUNTY SEAT.

Medora was a busy place this week.
The county board was in session and the
term of court brought people in from all
parts, but Landlord Rozell managed to
provide for all corners
Through the courtesy of Auditor S. M.
Ferris it wat learned that GIG wolf GER
tihcates have been issued in Billings
county since the first of April. One hun
bred ffty-one of the certificates we're for
greys. A levy of 3 mills was made in
July which will raise a wolf bounty fund
Of So, 500. 1t is believed that this will be
sufficient to pay off the certificates which
will be issued during the year. The
bounty is s7.5o per head, and the state
pays an equal amount.
Financially Billings county is in good
shape. The bonded indebtedness is only
$4,000 and there are no outstanding
warrants, and it is estimated that there
will be sufficient funds in Treasurer
Robinson's hands to pay all warrants is
sued for the next six months. The
county board, Messrs. Stoddard, Roberts
| and Lowery, are careful men and they
are not fooling away any of the peoples
money.
The general levy of the county for the
current year is l6.2 mills. To this is ad-
I ded Z mills for wolf bounty, and in Me-
| dora and Sentinel Butte districts 3.4 mills
is added for school purposes, making a
total levy of 22.6 mills. In the fractional
Belfeld district 81 mills is the school
levy. The assessed valuation of the
county is S~I,248,775.
During the past summer J: A: n ;
M. Ferris purchased of the N. P. railway
1880 acres of land 8 miles south of Me-
dora. The land comprises some of the
finest hay and grazing range in the Bad
Lands, taking in 2 miles of bottom land
| on the Little Missouri river and I mile
on Garner creek. 1t is the origina
| Theodore Roosevelt ranch, established
IN 1881, and managed by Ferris Bros. a!
long as Mr.. Roosevelt had stock on the
range. Late years Ferris Bros. have
stocked the ranch with their W cattle
They were very fortunate ! in getting hole
of the land at the price they paid and
could more than couble their money any
day if they cared to sell.
DISTRICT COURT AT MEDoRA.
District court drew the following at
torneys to Medora on Monday: L. A
Simpson, w. c. Crawford, c. E. Gregory
M. L. Mcbride, Frank Baker, Geo. Pur
chase and Joe Gamble.
The two state cases which attracted
| considerable attention were those of T.
E. Johnson and John T. Heisler.
Mr.. Johnson was charged with shoot
ing a bay mare, branded quarter circle
E on left shoulder, the property
of E. E. Mikkslson. According to
the evidence of the state the mare
was shot on the range about the 2oth OIL
Tune and was no found until some two
or three days later. The evidence wal
all circumstantial. The jury returned
a verdict of guilty. Messrs. Simpson
and Gamble prosecuted and McBrid,
& Baker defended. Capt. Gregory who
had been retained by Mr.. Johnson wa
taken sick in Medora, the day the case
was called, and Mcbride & Baker were
called in to defend without any'specia
preparation.
The second case was started on a NOR
serious offense. John Heisler wa.
charged with attempting to kill Alber
Hinckley, The shooting took PLACE ii
the vicinity of Sentinel Butte last sum
mer and Hinckley lost an arm as a re
suit of the affair. Heisler was arrestet
at the time and placed In the count,
Jail at Medora. Geo. Purchase and c
E. Gregory appeared for the defendan,
The above case was given to the jur'
Thursday evening. The star witnes
for the state, the wife Of Hinckley,- hat
faced about since the preliminary ex
animation and Have testimony showing
that plaintiff had commenced the troubl,
himself and that Heisler was justified il
shooting, and it was generally suppose
that the jury would return 4 verdict 70
defendant.
The civil action brought by Ghisbcr
Verhasset against l.. Nollet on a charg
of SANDER, was put over th
term. L. A. Simpson. Mcbride &Bake
appeared Tor plaintiff and VIC. Craw
ford and c. c. Gregory for defendant.