Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-11
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J. Walker was down from Billings
Tuesday.
L. E. Merrill was in from the 20
ranch Tuesday.
r. c. Long of Glendive was ON our
streets Tuesday.
r. w. Kreidler, district court steno-
grapher, was up from Miles City
Tuesday.
Fresh bread constantly on hand a
T. J. Thompson's.
The band boys will give masque-
rade ball Monday night, February
I'D. Good music will be furnished
and a good time is assured.
Don't forget the children's masquer-
ade ball given by the basket ball girls
Friday night, February 18th. Grand
march at eight o'clock sharp.
It is not considered good form to
ask the pork packers wife to render
something on the piano; just ask her
to get busy with the worries.
.rMidwinter clearance sale at Hopes
& Potter's. All winter goods posi-
lively must go-call and save money
most complete line of shoes in town.
At the session of the district court at
Miles City last Friday the case of the
state against Al Terrier came up and
was set for hearing on the 22nd day of
February.
!. We are informed that the. Rancher
Ditch company has filed an appropri-
alton of $50 cubic feet of W alter per Sec
ond from the Yellowstone to be used
for irrigating purposes in their pro-
posed ditch. y
The next regular teachers examin-
alton will be held in the court house,
Forsyth. Montana, February 10th and
9th, 1904, beginning at eight O'Clock
a. m. Gertrude M. Higgins, Co. Sup
erintendent.
c. A. Ferris of Arme11s creek was a
business visitor to town Saturday and
incidentally pleasant caller at our
office. He informs us that feed on the
range south of the Yellowstone is very
scarce and that it is necessary to feed
stock.
Rev. G. S. Schermerhorn was cir.
culating petition the first of the
>. week, getting the names of those who
wished the organization Of a First
Presbyterian church., We have not
Learned what success was met with
but the opinion is prevalent that the
church will be instituted.
At the meeting of the Business Men s
association last Friday night there
were u members present who mani
tested great interest in the business
before the meeting. Though this or
ganization is but an infant, it is cham
pioned by the, better class of our citi-
zens, and we feel safe in predicting
that it will produce results of vast i'm
portance, placing Forsyth on basis
never before attained. Their next
meeting will be held tomorrow friday
night at the court house at $3.50. Do
not fail to attend.
articles of incorpor ration were filed
with the county clerk Monday by the
Linton Richardson company. The
capital stock of the company $3.50, 900
and they expect to carry on a whole
sale and retail business. This is the
company who recently purchased the
Marcy stock. They expect in a short
time to be able to take care of all GUS
toners in the storerooms of the new
Marcy building into which they are
now moving. The members of the
firm are W. L. Linton, E. A. Rich
ardson. E. A. Conwell and H. S..
Wilmington.
While there are a great many peo-
pie who appreciate their county paper,
there are numerous others whose ideas
are peculiar mixture; they take it
for granted that the paper should
make its weekly visit to their homes,
but forget that there is an expense con-
nected with its weekly appearance; let
their subscriptions run for two or three
years, forgetting that it is an honest
debt and one that they must pay when
1t comes to a point of law. What
would community be without local