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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

seemed to be fairly prosperous. Search
for him was made after he had disap-
peared a few weeks, but no trace of
him could be found. Finally the
roundup started and the cowboys con-
cluded to look for Ferguson as we'll as
for cattle. One day some of them dis
covered dead body buried in the red
shale of the hills near by where Fer
guson had lived. The body was iden-
titled as that of the missing man and
subsequently it was fairly we'll estab-
lished that he had been killed by the
Cheyenne Indians, who at that time
were still inclined to be ugly and would
take in every Struggling white man
they could find when they believed that
detection would not follow.
Ferguson left sister, who disposed
of the ranch to a married man. 1t was
not long after the new owner had taken
possession when nightly the occupants
of the house were awakened by some
one rapping on the door. Beattie, the
man who bought the ranch, was away
from home considerably, leaving his
wife alone. She was anything but a
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

WITH THE LAWMAKERS
j. j.. HAPPENINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE
~ ~ BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT * *

Representative men are found in both
bodies. 1t is the concensus Of opinion
that this is to be working body, de-
spite the fact that nothing has yet been
done. Your county is to be congratu-
lated on the men you have sent here.
Politics aside, they are believed to be
men who have the interests not only of
their direct constituency at heart, but
men who will work for the best inter-
ests of the state at large.
One of the first measures to come
before the senate was bill in favor of
equal suffrage. This was promptly
defeated when it came up for consider
alton, but by a narrow margin, the
vote being tie, and the presiding off :
Ger casting his vote against the meas
ure. The next day, however, the sem
ators experienced change of heart,
and announced their willingness to
consider the measure, so that if it
should receive favorable consideration,
or if the measure already introduced
in the house becomes law, the people
of the state will be given opportunity
to vote on the proposition of allowing
women to exercise the right of suffrage.
There are some active workers here for
the measure, not only among the gent
Ter sex, but many of the legislators
favor giving women the right to vote.
The new capitol building makes a
splendid meeting place, and the mem
bers are proud of their quarters. AL
ready it is evident that the building is
none too commodious for the needs of
the state and some go so far as to say
that there will, before many years,
arise the need of enlarged quarters
which will! necessitate the construction
of an addition to the state house. The
present number of representatives (72)
just fills the house. SO that if additional
counties are created there will be a
necessity for crowding the meeting
place of the members unless the pro-
posed apportionment bill cuts down the
representation from some of the coun-
ties.
The most important business before
the supreme court last week was that
against the newly-elected county attor-
ney of Carbon county. Proceedings
for disbarment were instituted against
him for forging the name of firm of
attorneys. He admitted having done
so, and there remained nothing for the
court to do but to render an opinion in
accordance with the facts. 7 is was
done, and the legal career of the Car
bon county man has come to an abrupt
termination, and through the fault of
no one but himself.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

AROUND THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST DOWN
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truck wheels, stand over fifteen fee+
high and have a wheel base of 80 feet
Each has 19H foot boiler and a fire.
box 7Ox9O inches. The cylinders are
22x26. The tenders hold s, 600 gallons
OF water and about II tons of coal.
Each engine without the tender, weighs
100000 pounds. The price is about
$4,000. Two have already gone west.
-Four more will arrive shortly. Sixteen
more, which completes the order Of
twenty, will arrive early in the spring.
They are built by the American Loco
motive Works.
Local railroad men are discussing
with approval the run made Tuesday
by No. l, the North Coast Limited, be-
tween this city and Missoula, saws the
Livingston Enterprise. The Limited
left this city two hours and five min
utes late. The road to Missoula in
cludes two mountain ranges, and the
Limited arrived at Missoula onlv IS
minutes late. Engineer Charley G. ard
iner was at the throttle from Livinps-
ton to Butte and Engineer McGonigal
from Butte to Missoula. On some
stretches OF track the speed reached as
high as 20 miles an hour for stretches
OF Is or 20 miles. The run is consid-
cred the best ever made between Liy-
ingston and Missoula by any regular.
There is some agitation on foot to
amend the present game law. One
proposition is to require all residents
who desire to hunt to pay 81 license.
AT present ducks, geese, brants, etc.,
may be killed up to May 1st, ard it is
proposed to close the season Dec. LIST.
1t will also be recommended that the
maximum number of deer that NAV be
killed by one hunter in season should
be reduced. At present the limit is
six and it will be urged that it be re-
duced to three or four and perhaps two.
1t will be asked that the open season
for deer and elk be reduced, probably
to period between Oct. lst and Dec.
1st for deer, and between Sept. 18th
and Nov. 1st for elk. It will also be
recommended that the maximum num-
Der of mountain goats that may be
killed by one hunter in a season be
reduced to three or four and perhaps
two.
There is great deal more skill
about growing potatoes in Montana
than the average farmer is willing to
admit, says the Rocky Mountain Hus-
bandman. The first difficulty is the
late spring frosts. Potatoes must be
planted early in order to be we'll out of
the way of the early frosts that come
in September, and in order to do this
some chances must be taken on the
spring frosts. 1t is better to have
potatoes killed down by frost than not
have them start early, for generally
when they kill down they come up
again. Sometimes the frost kills them
entirely, but not often. Water may
be applied until the potato begins to
form, but not later, since it prolongs
the growth and has tendency to make
the tuber soggy. Something also de-
pends on the land. The land should
be of a gravely, sandy nature, and
very rich. Damp bottom land and
land inclined to alkali is not good.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22
REVIEW OF CATTLE BUSINESS.
Giving Review Of Business Done Mt
Union Stock Yards in 1902

Advance sheets of the annual review
of the business done at the Union Stock
yards. issued by the management, has
been received, and there is much in it
OF interest to Montana stockgrowers.
Throughout the live stock industry of
the United States the year 1902 was
rich in developments. Never before
has there been such a passing of the
scrub, such demand for choice meats,
such appreciation of wel1-bred live
stock by everybody, such wise economy
in the use of feeds, such advance in
education all along the line concerning
live stock and agriculture, such splen-
did results of progressive breeding and
feeding, and, on the whole, such salts
factory average prices for well-bred
stock, for both breeding and slaughter,
as during the past year.
The only thing that seemed to be
lacking was corresponding degree of
confidence on the part of feeders in the
stability Of prices for good finished
cattle and their skepticism, put into
action, tended to bring about tempo
rarily the very condition of the market
which they feared. The greatest and
almost the only depressing factor in the
cattle market during 1902 was spas
nodic marketin of floods of poorly
bred and half-fat cattle. These swelled
the receipts at times far beyond normal
proportions, exceeding all previous
records of daily and weekly receipts,
even filling all refrigerator space
There can be no doubt that values al
the close of the year would have occu.
pied higher range had receipts been
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

HELENA, MONT, JAM, q. - The
Eighth Legislative assembly has not
yet begun active work, so far as the
passage of any bills are concerned, but
it is expected that this week will wit
ness a good deal of activity in both
branches.
The committees have been appointed
in both houses. In the senate that
body took the appointment of the COM
mittees away from the president of the
body and appointed committee to Sc
1ect the committees. This provoked
some considera bic comment, favorable
and otherwise, some asserting that the
principal prerogative of the residing
officer had been taken away from him,
but when it is known that the custom
is the one followed by the senate of the
United States, it does not seem that
anyone has any particular grievance.
Speaker White, of the house, appointed
his own committees. There are thirty
three of them and it required a great
deal of work to find just the proper
men for the different places. It is
generally conceded that his selections
were good ones. The democratic men,
bers of the house are in a decided
minority, and did not expect to be given
chairmans hips, but they were placed
on important committees, and no one of
them has been heard to complain of
any injustice.
An amusing happening occurred in
connection with an appropriation bill
to pay the attaches of the legislature.
The measure was drafted in the office
of the secretary of state, reported to
the house, referred to the committee on
appropri ations, reported back to the
house favorably ank ordered printed.
Copies were prepared by the printing
committee and sent to the printer.
Then it was discovered that the enact
ing clause had been omitted. No one
will be seriously affected by the omis-
sion, and the matter will be speedily
remedied by the house. 1t is we'll that
the mistake happened so early in the
session as it will induce not only the
men who draft proposed laws, but all
of the members of the house to exercise
more care with the measures in the
preparation thereof.
1t is too early in the session to ven
ture prediction as to the outcome of
the contest cases in both bodies. Gen
eral talk is indulged in and many sur
misses made, but nothing tending to
show the feeling in either house or
senate has been made public to the
extent that would warrant saying any
thing definite had been determined
upon.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22
Mrs. Hopes Dead.

Just as we go to press the shocking
announcement of the death of Mrs. H.
B. Hopes, wife of the senior member
of the firm of Hopes & Potter, is
made. Mr.. and Mrs. Hopes arrived
in Forsyth about six months ago and
have since resided in the southern part
of the town. Besides her husband. a
newborn babe, boy, survives her.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

The treasury department has trans.
mitted to the house a supplemental
estimate submitted by tbs interior de-
partment of $4,000 for survey of the
Montana-Idaho boundary line.
Governor Joseph X. Toole has re-
ceived from w. S. Crandall, of New
York, secretary of the American Road
Makers, letter announcing that an
International road conference is to be
held in connection with the associa-
tion's annual meeting in Detroit, Mich.
on the 18th and 14th Of February, and
requesting the governor to appoint ten
delegates to represent Montana at the
conference.
Representative Webb, in his bill in
troduced in the house seeks to remedy
an evil that exists in some of the coun.
ties. The law provides a punishment
for persons who take up range or stray
horses belonging to other persons and
either ride or work them. In the stock
sections of the state cattlemen are
bothered with this evil. If the bill
becomes law persons riding or work.
ing other peoples horses without due
authority will be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Thursday by the unanimous verdict
of the state supreme court county attor-
ney F. c. Woodward was disbarred
from practicing law in Montana. Re-
Gently in making application for ad-
mission to the bar of the state, Wood
ward forged the name of Fox & Fox to
letter to the supreme court recon-
mending his admission to the bar. The
letter was written on a printed head
which he had stolen from the office OF
Fox & Fox. Woodward was elected
county attorney Of Carbon county at
the recent election.
The force at the Livingston shops OF
the Northern Pacific has been con-
stantly increased since the first of the
year. Master Mechanic Clarkson says
that it will be necessary 10 have loo
additional men by the first of February
in order to keep up with the work. AS
there were only about 90 men dis
charged last December, the increase
will mean 40 more men than have ever
been employed at the shops in that
city. With this addition the force en-
ployed at the Livingston railroad shops
will approach close to 400 men.
Sensational developments are expect
ed in the Bridger bank robbery case
soon, although the officers will not dis
close the exact nature of what they are
| working on. 1t is believed that one or
more of the four men confined in the
county Jail have turned states evil
dence. One report is that they have
implicated seven persons living in the
western part of the county, and that
other arrests will soon be made. 1t is
again reported that Pat Murray has
confessed, duplicating himself and
others in Jail, but declaring that those
who secured the booty are now far in
the east. When asked what there is
in all these reports Sheriff Potter has
nothing to say.
The new engines for the Northern
Pacific passenger service dwarf even
the big machines in present use. The
engines have six six-foot boxes and two
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
Showed Common Sense.

The Marion county young man,
who was exposed to smallpox in
Pittsburg, broke out next day, for
titled himself in a lonely cabin on
his fathers farm and warned all to
keep away from him shows sense
in every respect except that of not
permitting proper medical treat.
ment says the Clarksburg Tele-
gram. His desire not to give the
disease to others places him high
up in the catalogue of great men,
whose highest aud noblest ambi-
ton is to thave consideration for
the welfare of their fellowmen.
There is nothing selfish about him
and he has shown that he would
rather die than subject others to
danger. What a pity it is that
there are not others like.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
FIRsT p1srRICr INsr1rnrE

The first Teachers District In.
stitute that ever met in Cooper
district convened in the school
house at Flat Rock, Wednesday,
Nov 4. The following teachers
were present: Messrs j W Fogle.
song, E W Cullen, s M Boston.
f NJ Rousb, p E Roush, Frank
Fadely. Homer Moody, JEFF Eck-
ard, Hart Billiard, Jonathan Hill.
John Cullen, NJ M Ball and Miss
Lily Kincade
After singing by the teachers
Superintendent Green gave a short
address of welcome, stating the
object, etc. Those present other
than teachers were: Senator Darst.
of jackson county; B 81 Blaeg. ex.
County superintendent; r E Nit
chell, of Point Pleasant, and E Nc
Kinny, of Flat Rock. The fol-
lowing program was carried out:
Current Events, Supt Green:
Best Method of Teaching History,
b I'll BIagg; Uniform Examination
Law. Senator Darst; Miscellane-
GUS. r q Mitchell and E McKinny.
The Reading Circle was organ
lied and viii have their next meet.
at Letart, Dec. 9th.
A TEACHER
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Indictment.

Fulton Cummings has been in
dicted by the Cabell county grand
jury. and, if he can be brought
there in time, will be tried at the
present term of the criminal court
for the violation of the state health
laws.
Cummings is.a we'll known tim.
Der man, and it will be remember
ed that while the smallpox was so
bad at Guyandotte he was afflicted
with the disease, and, while so af-
footed, broke the quarantine, board
ed a train on the Guyandotte Val.
ley road and went to his home in
Lincoln county.
There he became worse, but
finally recovered. His SON nursed
him through his illness, then took
the dread disease, and soon died.
From these cases the disease
spread until it is now very preva-
lent throughout Lincoln county,
the greater portion of it, so it is
declared, originating from the
Cummings case. -
There is a, great deal of feeling
against the action of Cummings
and should a conviction follow his
trial, it is likely that a severe PEN
atty will be imposed. 4
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
New Pension Ruling.

An important ruling has just
been made by the commissioners of
pensions which has been confirmed
by the assistant secretary of the
interior. This ruling relates to
pension claims of minor children
of a soldier whose claims were filed
under the general law after they
became 16 years of age. All claims
of minors filed after they became
10 years of age were suspended by
81. Clay Evans, commissioner. of
pensions. April 90, 1898, and no
suoh slams have been granted
since that date.
Under the recent ruling this
GLASS of claims now pending will be
adjudicated whether the claims
were filed before or after the minors
became 16 years of age, but it must
be proven that the soldier died of
disease contracted in the army.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
Canning Factory Progressing.

Mr.. r. L. Hutchinson. repres-
enting the Board of Trade has
been spending what time he could
spare in looking after the interest
of the proposed canning factory.
Already some of the best farmers
in the county r taking it up and
there is every Indication that it
will be a success. 1 have myself
pledged 20 acres, j. f. Burdett, 20,
Rankin Wiley 10 acres, Sheppard
w. Moore 10 acres, and others are
making preparation. Farmers are
urged to take the matter up with
me and let it be settled as soon as
possible. Mason county ought to
be able grow ten times five hundred
acres of tomatoes, and that, too,
proitiably. This is indeed the
golden opportunity for the farmer.
1t you are a big farmer try and see
how much better it will be than
wheat or corn. IF you are the
small farmer you can demonstrate
how much osn be made of a little.
1t you are a gardner you have solv-
ed the problem of a sure market
for your product. Now is the time
to clynoh the matter and move Ma
son county up a few notches more
to the front.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
Neurology of 1908.

Captains in charge of troops who
captured JEFF Davis, four.
Lieutenants in charge, three
The last one who died the Other
day.
The last man who hanged John
Brown, two.
The last survivors of Waterloo
nine.
Last Bslaclava men, three.
Last men who saw Napoleon,
two. This does not include the
men who have written about him,
none of whom has died for several
years.
Last women who as flower girls
were kissed by Lafayette, thirteen.
Last mea who shot J. Wilkes
Booth six.
The original Roosevelt men are
still living.
There has been a noticeable fall.
ing off in the men who knew Lin.
coin before he was president.
The last man who voted for An.
drew jackson has died onoe this
year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
"a scrap of Paper"

The young people of the Point
Pleasant High School, assisted by
some of the best talent of the town,
will give a play entitled, "a Scrap
of Paper" at Hooff's Opera House
Tuesday night November "a, un.
der the direction of Mrs. r M. A.
Williams, for the benefit of the
Library and the Basket Ball Club.
There will be twelve characters,
six gentlemen and six ladies besid-
es several speciaIties.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
WEST VIRGINIA.:

a T a County Court continued and held for
thereof on Friday, October 9TH, 1905, the fol-
lowing entry was made.
IL is ordered thar hereafter persons owning
or operating traction engines over and upon
the roads and bridges OF said Mason county,
shall not be allowed to drive or place any
vert without nrst having placed thereon q
board ofthe of least three inches
the floors OF such bridge or culvert from the
wheels OF such engine, and that the driver or
keep the wheels OF such engine on such
board In crossing any of the bridges or cui-
verts OF said Mason county. And IT - fur
Their ordered that all persons violating this
order or failing to conform thereto, shall be
held liable for all damage TO such bridges or
cuiyerts as may be caused by such Violations
aud the Surveyors OF said road TO report all
violations Of this order TO this Court
A copy-Teste: Up. Il. b. SMITH.
Oct n Clerk
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-11
Board.
@ rrespondence 9th.


Correspondence 9th.
Misses Jennie Blessing, Blanche
MoMillin and Allah Pickens were
the guests of Lizzie Blessing, Sun.
day.
TZ Blessing and wife we're Wis.
iting friends in the Lower Flats,
Saturday and Sunday.
David Edwards, wife and chill.
dren, of Jackson county, who have
been visiting friends and relatives
here, returned home the 9Th.
Albert Roush and daughter,
Mrs g McMillin, we're visiting
Uncle Samuel Rousb, of Longdale,
Sunday.
b f Roush made a business trim
to Mason City on the 7th
Miss Myrtle Roush is still in a
very serious condition. Miss Til
lie is much improved.
Raymond Timmons, little son of
Ace and Belle Timmons, deceased.
died at the home of his grand.
parents, Mr. and Mrs Robert Pick
ems, Sunday morning, Nov 8. In
terment in Middleport oemetety on
the 9th. Biggs, undertaken.
Foglesoug is seriously ill
at this writing.
County Superintendent, o A
Green, of Otia, was the guest of F
NJ Roush, Wednesday night.
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Correspondence 9TH.
The Sunday school is progress
ing nicely under the management
of John Ohlinger.
We are sorry to announce that
Harvey Spencer's baby is danger
ously i'll at this writing
Miss Dora Wilkeson is able to
be out again.
Mrs. Sarah Piokens and sister
were calling IN Lucrete Ross, Sun-
day.
John Spencer bought a calf, six
weeks old, from VIM Petrol, of Ra-
cine. last Saturday evening and
shipped it across the river on the
ferryboat and was left tied to the
guards fer the night. Next MORN
ing the calf was gone, and was
finally found on the opposite side
OF the river. He must have he'd q
a cool swim of it. as Jos Y B Gibbs
reported icicles on his mustache
that morning.
The Antiquity Council. Jr o q
A Nj are all going to Letart to the
Memorial Sermon. on Thanksgiv-
ing. Syracuse will join them.
Thos Hopkins is in Cincinnati
on business.
Miss Mary Jenkins. of Hartford,
is our school teacher this term.
Chas Windon has returned from
Pittsburg.
George Hesson has returned
home from Plymouth, where he
has been employed in the mines.
Miss Maud Mcdaniel will leave
in a few days for Pittsburg.
JOS 2 B Gibbs is preparing for
a hunt in the mountains during
the holidays. MEANNEss.