Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-11

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phone company has filed an applica-
ton in the council at Billings asking
permission to present an ordinance
granting the company an extension of
their present franchise.
H. M. Sheen, stockmau on Milk
river near Havre was arrested Tues
day for leaving team of horses tied
to wagon Monday night while the
severe storm was raging. The horses
were exposed ali night with no pro-
lection.
A consignment of Cascade county
grain, consisting of IS samples was
shipped from Great Falls last week to
Bozeman at which place the samples
will be cleaned and graded prepara-
tory to being exhibited at the St.
Louis fair.
A telephone company has been es.
tablished among the ranchmen of
Boulder valley under the name of the
Main & East Gallatin Telephone Co.
They asked that an ordinance be
passed at Big Timber giving them the
right to enter the town.
Mrs. Ennis of Billings decided to
commit suicide Sunday because her
husband had been jailed for beating
her, or more likely to free herself from
the tolls of 4 brute, and placing a re-
volver close to her head fired two shots.
Her nerves were so shaken that neith-
er shot took effect.
An appropriation of $4,000 has
been granted to the Fort Shaw Indian
school by the Indian Bureau at Wash
ington. The money will be used for
the completion of the boys dormirory,
the building was started some time
ago, but lack of finance compelled
them to suspend operations.
war is on among the sheepmen of
Missoula county c. L. Cowell, a
prominent sheepman, caused the ar
rest of George May, also a prominent
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ing, and now the herdsmen of the two
are clashing wherever they meet.
Mrs. Anna Salmon CT Great Falls is
dodging the officers who have war;
rent for her arrest. She is charged
with keeping her 11-year- Did daughter
out of school, but hearing that charges
were to be preferred against her, she
sent the child to school and hid out
Prof. H. G. Phelps of the agricnl-
cural college at Bozeman is superin-
tending the publishing of book en-
titled "Practical Accounting for
Farmers. This book will fill long
felt want and will probably find it's
way into the hands of every farmer
and ranchman in the state.
The scratch of pin may cause the
loss of limb or even death when
blood poisoning results from the in.
jury. All danger OF this may be
avoided, however, by promptly apply
ing Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t is
an antiseptic and quick healing 1ini-
ment for cuts, bruises and burns. For
sale by Forsyth Drug Co.
Gen. Gideon Jubert and Capt. w.
S. O'Donnell of South African war
fame were given reception at Great
Falls the first of the week. These
igentlemen are visiting Montana hop
ing that they will be able to find and
make arrangements for tract of land
on which they wish to locate a colony
of Beers from South Africa.
Arrangements are under way where
by ]. w. Taylor, financial agent for
the Mormon church, hopes to secure
land in the vicinity of Conrad, Teton
county, sufficient to accommodate from
three to five hundred families which he
wishes to colonize at that place. The
chief occupation of the colony will be
the production of sugar beets.
John W. Frazer, after drinking toe
freely of the elixir that makes a fool
out of any man, was executing a num-
Der of fancy flourishes with six
shooter at White Sulphur Springs last
week when the gun accidentally dis
charged sending a bullet through both
legs of an innocent bystander, VIM
Beehler by name. Frazer is in Jail
and Beehler is in the hospital