Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-04
STATE HAPPENINGS
Matters Worth Reading Which Have
Recently Happened, Compiled in a
Condensed Form.
DOINGS OF THE MONTANA PEOPLE

A farmers institute has been in ses-
sion the past week at Kalispell.
Louis Mott, the Missoula murderer,
is sentenced to be hanged March the
18th.
A grand jury has been called in
Cascade county to investigate county
affairs.
May Hickman white girl of Miles
City was married Jan. % to Louis
Fong, a chinese cook
Statistics show that for the year
1908 Missoula county ranks first in the
number of incarcerations.
Charles Richards, aged 70 and
Nellie Marshall, aged %, were mar
ried at Billings yesterday.
Leland Wise, young man of 10
years was arrested at Bozeman Tues
day for ,disregarding the ordinance
forbidding minors to enter saloons.
He was taxed five dollars.
1t is expected that the Helena divis-
ion of the Montana Fish and G anne Pro-
tective association will reorganize in
the near future. Plans are under way
to stock the rivers with fish.
Matt Sullivan of Hamilton captured
a huge mountain lion said to measure
eleven feet in length. 1t is one of the
largest ever captured in the state. Mr..
Sullivan values his prize at $500.
The N. P. company has been caused
considerable annoyance the past few
weeks by the breaking open and pill
fering of freight cars between Billings
and Livingston. 1t is thought that
the stealing is being done by tramps.
William Bradshaw died at the Bill
lings hospital Friday morning as a
result of exposure. His team having
run away with him few days ago
near Terry, he made his way with
great difficulty to Billings where he
has since been in the hospital.
Katherine Roberts Clark, wife of
Charles w. Clark died. Wednesday
evening in New York. Her husband
FASTENED by special train to reach her
bedside but was unable to do so. Mrs.
Clark was prominent in social and
literary circles in Butte and her death
will be mourned by many.
New coal fields have been opened up
in Carbon county which promise an
abundant supply of coal of the best
quality, suitable for both domestic
and steaming purposes. The output
of the mines is so great that the coal
interests of Carbon county will soon
be developed to the fullest extent
Sheep Commissioner B. c. White in
his annual report to the state board of
sheep commissioners states that the
general health of the sheep throughout
the country is excellent. There have
been no cases of scab or other infect
ious diseases. He also states that the
general range conditions are about the
same as last year.
Current meters have been received
by State Engineer John w. Wade and
will be used the coming summer in
measuring the speed of the currents of
the principal streams of Montana. A
great many difficulties have been elm
mated by the introduction of this new
system for the measurement of cur
rents and it will prove instrumental in
the retaining of valuable lands, with
| much less labor than before.
Owing to the incessant demands
made of them to buy tickets for balls,
socials etc., the merchants of Great
! Falls have organized themselves into a
body pledging to purchase no tickets
except by vote of the organization. II
appears, however, that everything is
not harmonious in the guild, owing tt
the fact that some of the leading mer
chants refuse to come into it. Many
have already declared their intention
of withdrawing if the organization
does not embrace all the merchants.