Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-07

| Alex Mckay was in from the north
side Monday.
w. L. Linton came down from Bill
lings Tuesday.
E. A. Cromwell was visitor from
Crow Agency Tuesday.
Attorney Collins and wife were For
syth visitors yesterday.
The all bsorbing question now is:
What will Lin do with the quarter?
Art Sickler of the American hotel
made flying trip to Billings Tues
day.
| T. ]. Thompson now has the agency
for the Billings steam laundry. He
also receives fresh bread daily.
! w. I. Lyons has moved his family
to the south side of the track. They
Twill occupy one of the Westaby
houses.
Night Operator Nye, who has been
employed at this place for some time
past has been transferred to Glendive.
He left last night OH No. 4.
c. w. Bailey left this morning for
Helena where he will attend the. hear
! ing OF his election contest case before
the supreme court Saturday, January
9th.
X. H. Thresher, of the firm Of
Thresher Bros, has been out on the
Porcupine the past week painting the
new school house, located just below
the Hammond ranch.
The pupils were again assembled at
the school house Monday morning af-
ter a weeks vacation and put to work
on their customary tasks. All of them
seem to have enjoyed their rest and
have gone to work with will.
Among those who visited Glendive
last week to take in the basket ball
game between Glendive and Forysth
teams were: Mesdames. T. E. Ham
nond and Choisser; Miss Ethyl Wad-
bingham; Messrs. Orville Billie, Clar-
ence Dane, Bert Coleman, w. f. Guy
and Chas. Smith.
w. J. Mulligan left Monday night
for Little Rock, Arkansas, where he
will be united in marriage with Miss
Zelda Campbell. Miss Campbell will
be remembered by Forsyth people as
having taught in the schools here some
years ago. Mr.. Mulligan expects to
return in about two weeks with his
bride and will take up his residence
among us.
James Hanley, cowboy more or
less familiar to people of this vicinity,
was convicted Of murder in the first
degree at Sheridan, Wyo., last week,
for the killing of Henry Schroeder at
Dayton. Wyo., on September 5th.
The penalty for this crime is hanging
and the tranquility of the prosperous
little city of Sheridan will probably
be disturbed by Hanley's advent hence
IN tise near future.
We again wish to call attention to
the meeting OF the Business Mems as
ISOLATION which will take place tomor
row night in the court house at $50.
The committee appointed to solicit
members have secured upwards of 90
names. The association stands for
the betterment of the town in all lines
and is just what we have long been in
need Of At the meeting tomorrow
night a president viii BE- elected and
other important business transacted.
Put in an appearance and show that
you are with the better class of citi-
zens.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Rancher Ditch company were filed
with the county clerk last Saturday.
All those interested in the concern live
at or near Rancher. The purpose of
the corporation is to construct
and maintain an irrigation ditch
which Will have it's source of supply
from the Yellowstone river in the
northwest quarter of section ., town
ship 5, range 81, and running in a
northerly and northwesterlv course
through and across what is known as
Pease bottom and near the foothills.
The ditch will be about ten miles in
length. The Office of the company will
be located at Rancher.