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

The Northern Pacific railway COM
pany offera rate of fare and one-third
to st. Paul July Is, Minnesota County
Officers and Bankers Exchange to
Worlds fair; Hamilton, Mont, August
% to %, Federation of labor; Deer
Lodge, Mont, August . to %, A. o.
u. w.
Tfresher Bros. wish TO announce
that their painting and paper hanging
business. including shop, tools. room
moulding and about 1000 rolls of
paper, is for sale. An excellent offer
in the east has decided them in max
ing this move. They wish to thank
their many patrons who have helped
to make their business a success from
the first.
DIR. A. G. Wilson was called out to
the A. D. Howard ranch Yesterday to
attend Mrs. John Anderson, who had
been taken with stroke of apoplexy.
power but without avail. The woman
died about an hour after his arrival
and was today laid to rest in the
FORSYTH cemetery, Jas. F. Kennedy
director in charge. Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson were comparatively new ar
rivals here having worked at the
Howard ranch only one week. IL
The idea that the world is deterior-
ating is not altogether true by any
means. There are many men we know
which are headed for the pearly gates,
which will be opened wide when they
enter its portals. We have many
prompt paying subscribers who are
booked for the celestial realm as their
final home just as sure as the sun
peeps over the hill. But few days
ago we we received letter from a
subscriber who had accidentally let
his subscription lapse about twenty
days, and, to make amends, pays two
years in advance. There is no doubt
of the future happiness of a man of
that character.
]. H. Kennedy of Minneapolis came
in from the west Saturday morning
and called upon DR.. Reber, requesting
the doctor to examine his jaw which
had been paining him some. Upon ex-
animation the doctor found his jaw TO
have been broken. From Kennedy's
story it seems that he had been down
to. the stock yards at Billings Thurs
day night and was returning to town
when he was attacked by a pair of
thugs, one. striking him from each side
He was dazed for time, and when he
realized what had happened he found
himself short about 800 in cash. He
did not state his case to the officers in
Billings but left the town as soon as he
could. He stopped here few days
that the doctor might look after his
jaw, and then left for his home in
Minneapolis.
From the constant explosion of can
non crackers early Monday morning
one would would naturally have con-
cluded that great celebration was on
at Forsyth. We were favored with
the sunrise salute and various others
in all of which the cannon cracker
figured very prominently. People be-
.! gan to show sighs OF restlessness quite
early in the game and by the middle
of the forenoon very few remained in
town, and after No. had passed
through those few were cut down to a
straggler now and then who did not
demonstrate passionate fondness for
the tuneful strains accompanying the
expansion of the cracker. consequently
all was quiet until the loyal began to
return from Rosebud when the bonn
bardment again started. AS soon as
darkness set in great variety of fire.
works were displayed in various parts
of town. Taking all in all Monday
was undoubtedly the most quiet Fourth
of July that Forsyth has seen for many
day.