Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-29

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George F. Hammond, the train rob.
Der, pleaded guilty of the charges a,
Phi1lipsburg. Thursday, and 0was
sentenced to IS years in the peniten.
tiary.
The wool season of 1905 has opened
in northern Montana with the purchase
OF the L. D. Pugsley clip by c. H.
Merrill at Tx cents. The clip will
probably amount to about 40, O0O
pounds. Mr. Merrill has also con-
tracted to buy next years wool clip
from an outfit OF about 1,7OO lambs
near Chinook at 10 cents, and has Sc
cured the clip from about $500 head of
ewes in feed lots at Winopa, Mimi, at
10 cents. The latter are owned bv
Albert Miller and will be sheared in
March.
W. F. Clark, of Hyde, Gallatin
county, was the victim of a clever "con-
fidence'. trick last Thursday, perpe-
trated by chance acquaintance whom
he fell in with on No. at Livingston.
The stranger, with whom Clark was
ccnversing, was suddenly accosted by
man who demanded the payment of
debt of $50. Clark's friend protested
that he did not have the money and ap-
peared to be in great straits, fearing
arrest. Clark was sorry for his friend
and handed him the money and is now
in search Of the swind1er.
The new Catholic bishop of the late
ly designated diocese of Great Falls,
the Right Rev. Matthias Clement Len
Than was duly consecrated-at Dubuque,
Iowa, Wednesday. The ceremonies
attending the conservation are de-
scribed as being most beautiful and
impressive. The ceremonies took place
in the cathedral, and were participated
IN by many of the leading prelates of
the Catholic church from various parts
OF the country. as well as the clergy of
the diocese of Dubuqe and vicinity,
and many priests from distance who
are friends Of the bishop.
Chief Joseph, one of the boldest and
most diplomatic of the old Indian war
riors, died last week on the Colvil1e,
WASH, reservation. Some of the old
settlers remember we'll the. raids of
Joseph and his band of warriors in
the early eighties. ''In olden DAYS he
roamed from the California line to the
Canadian boundry, and from the Blue
Mountains to the summit of the Rock
les When in 1877 it was found
necessary to make new Indian treaty,
Joseph and his braves went on the
war path, there then followed a long
series of raids, each time Joseph, like
wise old Fabius, eluded his pursuers,
until he was finally captured by Gen.
Miles in the Bear Paws on the Mis-
souri,. Joseph for number of years
was held captive, but was finally al
lowed to live on the reservation, where
he died, never being permitted to leave
It without the consent of the govern
nent.
Although the state of Montana is
anxious to assist the federal govern
nent in every manner possible in the
scheme for the reclamation of arid
lands of the state by the construction
Of canals, the state cannot donate state
lands to the government for sites for
reservoirs, dams or other purposes.
Under the terms by which the state
acquired the land from the government
t Cannot be sold for less than the min
mum price fixed in the grant. The
state board of land commissioners
cached this conclusion at a meeting
held last week when, among other
matters considered, was the applica-
ion of F. E. Weymouth, engineer in
,harge of lower Yellowstone projects,
or section of school land in Dawson
county for site for a dam and other |
portions of the proposed Yellowstone
ANAL, which is to tap the river north |
u Glendive and furnish water for a
arge tract of arid land. =! Sc |