Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-07

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On June S, the people of Yellowstone
county will vote on the proposition OF
erecting a $4,000 court house.
Louis H. Mott, the Missoula wife
slayer, was not hanged Monday ac'
cording to sentence. The condemned
man was given respite and as the
case goes to the supreme court it may
be months before decision is rendered
by that tribunal.
Bert Lane, a young man, was acct
dentally killed by Burlington train
near Toluca Sunday while he, in COM
pany with brother and two others,
was 'beating" his way from Sheri-
dan, Wyo., with the intention of going
to Livingston to secure employment.
The Helena and Butte big dailies
having SO usurped the local field, last
Thursday the Times and Gazette of
Billings suspended their daily publ
cations and the future issues of the
two newspapers will be restricted to
eiC oCHl-WCShly pau III tAO ptSSCLI a.
least.
Assistant State Treasurer Nesbit
Rochester has completed the April re-
port from the treasurer's Office. 1t
shows that at the beginning of the
month there was on hand 1928, 233 81;
received during the month, 500, 164.8e;
on hand at the close of the month,
$5O5, O53 OF.
Senator w. A. CLARK has purchased
all the lines of the Oregon Short Line
south of Salt Lake City, which will
be used in connection with his new
road to the coast. He also has made
arrangements with the Short Line for
joint use of the Short Line terminals
for period of nineteen years.
John Howard Hoover of Great Falls
secured the highest grade Monday in
competitive examination held in Mis-
soula by Congressman Joseph M. Dixon
for the purpose of selecting a young
man to send to Annapolis to represent
Montana in the United States naval
academy for the next four years.
AS a result of the failure of the re-
Gently elected city officials on the So
cialist ticket to comply with the law in
filing a bond within 10 days after they
had been officially nominated of their
election to office, the MAYOR, city treas
urer, police judge and three aldermen
are deprived of Office in Anaconda.
Jack Balm, one of the proprietors of
the Topic theater at Billings, was shot
twice Monday evening by S. Thomp-
son. cook employed on one of the N.
p. dining cars. Thompson, who was
intoxicated when he fired the shots,
claims to have been "short changed"
by Balm. Balm will probably recover.
Gov. Toole has issued proclama-
ton calling for special election in
Sweet Grass county, for the purpose
of electing state senator to succeed
J. N Kelly, who recently resigned to
accept the receivership Of the United
States land office at Bozeman. The
date Of the special election is May 10.
Eva Hart, better known as Madame
LaBonta, will not have to stand trial
for alleged completely with J. w. Kelly
i'll the killing of DR.. H. A. Cayley.
The action against her has been dis {
missed and she is permitted to go free,
ending probably the most sensational {
murder case ever brought to the atten- {
ton of the Butte authorities.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone is lecturinr in
the state. Her lecture is a recital of {
her experiences during the time she
was in the hands of Turkish brigands,
who threatened to murder her if a
ransom of $65.OOO was not paid. The |
lecture tour is being made by Miss
Stone in the hope that she will be able
to reimburse those friends who came !
to her rescue.
While hunting for moss agates near S
the Yellowstone bridge at Glendive the t
other day stranger found large
opal, more than an inch in length. t
slightly oblong, imbedded in a piece of i
clay. The stone was taken to Mayor I
Mlskimen's jewelry store, where it was +;
pronounced rare and valuable opal
and has been sent to New York to ne ,
cut and mounted. c
Evidence in the possession of the +
officers of the immigration bureau of {