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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23
Casualty.

James T. Thonburn, president of the
William H. Elliott company of Detroit,
accidentally shot and killed his wife
at their home on Second avenue.
Fire at Athens, Ca, destroyed
large cotton warehouse belonging to
Deadwiler & Co. The loss will aggre.
gate $4,000, covered by insurance.
Josephine Dom was instantly killed
and her sister fatally wounded By hold
up men a quarter of mile outside of
the city limits Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
One hundred and ten summer cot
tages with their contents were de-
stroyed by fire which swept Acton
Park, fourteen miles southeast of In
dianapolis. Loss, $4,000.
Harry G. Campion, 65 years old,
head OF the wholesale drug firm of
Campion & Co. of Philadelphia, and
member of the Union League club,
died as the result of being run over by
trolley car.
Texas & Pacific passenger train
carrying sixteen loads of excursion
carrying sixteen coaches of excursion
lists was wrecked near Aledo, Tex.
The fireman was killed and several
passengers were injured.
Stephen Cristinelle, single man
was killed in the Saginaw mine at
Norway, Mich. He was loading in a
skip two milling machines. A brake
in the engine room slipped, letting the
skip and man fall $50 feet.
Henry Pippo, farm hand employed
four miles south of Houghton, Mich,
went to sleep in a barn while intox-
icated and was stepped on by horse,
serious injuries. He was taken to St.
Joseph's hospital, where it is not
thought he will recover.
Fire at Albany, N. Y, destroyed the,
stock in one of the temporary stores
opened by the John G.. Myers company
after the collapse of their building last
August, when thirteen persons were
killed and thirty injured. The Myers
people say their loss will probably ex-
coed $25O,000. The stock is believed
to have been fully insured.
Three children of August Pell, aged
| two, four and five years, respectively,
were burned to death at their parents
| home near Metz, Mich. The children
were in the barn and it is believed
| they were playing with matches. The
| barn and all buildings on the farm ex.
cept the house were destroyed.
! Three deaths were caused at Pater-
son, N. j., by the falling of large
picture on the wall, which broke a gas
pipe while the Schroeder family was
asleep. Chris Schroeder, his mother
and her grandchild, Ira La Forge, were
all asphyxiated. Neighbors who en-,
tered the house found the fallen pic
ture beneath a gas fixture which had
been snapped off short They arrived
in time to save the lives of two small
| La Forge children.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23
Crimes and Criminals.

Mrs. Helen Davis, 20 years old and
the mother of an infant child, drank
wine glass of carbolic acid at Red
Lodge, Mont, and died, despite the
efforts of several doctors.
A race war between the pupils of
the Palmer school at Springfield, ILL.,,
and the colored pupils of ST. Mary's,
which bid fair to result fatally, was
quelled by the police, and Clarence
Cousins, colored, was arrested, hav-
ing in his possession loaded revolv-
er.
While engaged in the celebration OF
mass at ST. Roses Catholic church at
Bradenville, Pa, Father Shea, the
aged pastor, was attacked by John.
Ravonski and stabbed in the chest.
The heavy vestments, which caused
the blade to glance aside, doubtless
saved his life.
Six men have been taken into Gus
tody by the police at Toledo in con-
nection with the murder of Miss Evan
Meyer, who was shot and almost in
stantly killed by an ambushed assas-
sin while the girl was walking with
| her lover near the city limits. All OF
| the men arrested were held on the
charge of suspicion. Arejected sutton
is among those under arrest.
After chase of two blocks and a
prolonged struggle during which he
used his fists to such good effect that
,,xr1, L>Ys
John r. Watson, assistant pastor OF
ST. Matthew's church of St. Louis, cap
tured a man whom he claims robbed
the church's poor box of $21. The man
arrested gave his name as Castmirel'
wich and his home as Chicago. He ad'
United the theft.
A mob of 200 men broke into the
fail at Henderson, Tex, and, overpow
ering the officers, took therefrom
John Reece. Robert Askew and one
other negro, whom they hanged in the
public square. The negroes were ar
rested with two others a few days age
for the murder of a farmer about ter
miles from Henderson. The Other
two negroes were not mOlested, mem
bers of the mob claiming that they
were only accomplices and not princi
pals.
Harry A. Leonard. the young Wal
street clerk who stole $359,O0O worth
of securities from the City Nationa
bank of New York recently, was sen
fenced tC thirteen months imprison
ment in Elmira reformatory. HI
pleaded guilty, and Judge Mcmahon
IN giving sentence, said he believed
the boys story that he took the secur
fties as an object lesson to Wall stree
of rhe ease with which such theft
m,ght be made. All the stolen secul
] tiles were recovered.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

BY the use of kites at Fort Leaven.
worth the signal corps has demon
strated that the upper air is full OF
wireless messages lowering around
and looking for some convenient
place to light.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

During all of the time he has been
IN India Lord Curzon has never work.
ed less than fourteen hours day.
And look at him now-turned out OF
office in humiliation and not friend
ON earth.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23
100000 Fire.

Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. Is. - The
Riverside Bridge works at Martins
Ferry, Ohio, were completely destroy
ed by fire early this morning. Loss,
100000; no insurance.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

The man who makes two laughs
grow where two sour faces grew be-
fore deserves to be made a multimil.
liOnaire.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

When bank fails, it is only an
other case where the examiners fail
ed to examine or the directors to d.
rect.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Owing to the disturbed condition OF
ect of tunnel through the Caucasus.
to cost $15O,00O,000, has been temper.
arily laid aside.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Jerome X. Jerome's joke about
American. cooking is all right-as a
joke Also it is all right when applied
seriously to some American cooking.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

The full fall text of the Portsmouth
treaty shows it to be much more COM
prehensive than the summary sum-
mary would have led one to believe.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

II seems sometimes to the owner
that about all the fun there is in a
nice, we'll kept, airy house and lawn
is enjoyed by folks who drive by and
look at it.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Let us not shed more than q pailful
OF tears over the brief Imprisonment
OF an American swell in Paris. The
tears are proper for the girl whom he
killed by reckless driving.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Secretary Taft thinks football needs
as played at present, for gentlemen
built on the architectural lines of Mr..
Taft
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Chief Chemist Wiley found butter
colored, with coal tar dye, but with
cut tremendous journey he could
have made the much more painful
discovery of butter favored with it.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

If the women's charges are true,
washerwomen first tear garment up,
then they split it across, then they
wet it, dry it and send it home with a
bill-Atchison Globe.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Ais quiet in Ekaterinoslav-the
place with the name that sounds like
a roll of musketry.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

New Jersey is about to have a law
providing that drunken chauffeurs
shall pay $1,000 and spend three years
in states prison. That ought to lower
the death rate considerably.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

A Philadelphia woman had her hus-
band arrested for beating her between
prayers. He was probably praying for
more strength"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

The consumption of Scotch whisky
Is steadily declining So it was
really a fad and not a preference.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Admiral Togo can't be so much OF
& hero after all. He hands over every
cent of his salary to his wife.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

If the University of Chicago sue.
teeds in discouraging the great Amer
lean toothpick habit, it will need no
other claim to fame
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Where" asks a Nashville paper,
''are the strong men," A good many
of them are playing center just now.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

If they shoot too we'll for the world
to know about it, Uncle Sans tars
must be shooting some.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Hall Caine addressed the Rockefel-
Ter bible class on 'The Pace That
Kills" Does Mr.. Caine use a gaso-
line, electric or steam car?
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Henry Arthur Jones, the English
dramatist, says the people should read
plays as we'll as see them. Heavens!
Has the man no pity?
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

Pittsburg is to have hotel of great
magnificence, and New York one of
great height. You pays your money
and you takes your choice.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23

On the new liner America there is
every modern facility for getting
meals, but the facilities for keeping
them are as primitive as ever.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-23
The Grand Duke Cyril must thank
bis stars that he was exiled when he
was.

A woman seldom makes fool out
of man; she usually acts as natures
assistant.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
FOSTER CENTER

Mr.. Wm Albro Of PheniT VISITED his
grandparents The past week.
Mrs. Adelia " Sweet is having 'he ap.
pearsncc Of her re'idenee much improved
by being newly painted.
Mrs wsify Bennett has beer entertain
ing her grandson, Arthur Henry, the past
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hofaes Randall and daugh.
ter Leah Of East Providence, visited friend
IN this community Saturday
We we're glad 20 learn that Mr.. Gsrdner
Howard was again elected as Town Clerk,
tbs being tie Commencement of the
fourth year n which he has served in hat
capacity. Mr. Howard is the 9Th of that
name 10 hold the Office, two Of his ancestors
having held it for nearly tveniy-fy, years
each.
A number u Howard lIll residents at.
tended Memorial Services al Moosup VAL
ley, May AZ. The services yer, very I'M
pr.uye an were conducted BY Reverend
Mr. Selleck Of Providence and Reveren.
y. NJ. Baker q Foster. A number of ma
seal selections appropriate 10 th, occasion
ssrs beautifully r.sdercd b. hons tsleai.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
fAORRTON,

Contractor William +. Waterman OF the
annex is building an addition TO Wm. Bur
toms green houses At Valley View Farm.
Harold Hand, the popular clerk al the
Pocasset Mills, has been chosen secretary
Of the Thornton Athletic Club.
The ball given by the Young Men's So
eisl club on Monday evening was one Of
the events Of the season.
Joseph Saunders has taken the lucsi
agency of the Consolidated Laundry.
Two picnios were held here on Memoir
ial Day; one al Taylor's Park and the other
|, in simmons Grove.
Several local dogs ran in the whippet race
! at Brighton Park on Sunday.
Vim. Atehinson has some 6ne plymouth
Rock chickens.
Miss Flora Shaw, who has been visiting
here, has returned to her home in Northnmp-
ton, Mass.
Miss Hattie Brown of Peacedale was
the guest Of Miss Iva Dalton last week.
The liquor dealers Of this place have
formed an association,
Several new houses are under way al
Taylor Park
The ball given in Calers hall on May 30
was continued on the goth and while the
hall was we'll filled everyone enjoyed the
event.
The Good Temp'srs Of this place attend
cd the strawberry festival at the Antioch
chapel on Thursday evening OF last week.
Jonas Gill who has been i'll for the past
three weeks is able to be out again.
The whippit race at New King Park on
Memorial Day was well attended 10y people
from Fall River Providence, Lowell and
other towns in Massachusetts,.
Arthur Shaw, brother of DR.. Ralph Shaw
Of this place, graduated from the Jefferson
Medical College OF Philadelphia with honors
l, is expected that he will take up his resi-
dencc here.
Samuel Youdn OF Brooks street is spend
ing the holidays with his mother in Phila,
dslphia..
Lizzie Marshall Of northampton.
Mass is visiting her mother here.
Arthur Dixon OF this place who is in
the employ Of VIM. Humphreys, visited his
father who resides in Peacedale, on Sunday.
Alfred Hawksley is in the employ Of the
Cooperative store in the place Of Fred
Boulton.
Benz. Dalton and family sailed to Eng
land on Thursday last. Before starting he
entertained many OF his friends.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
M.aNTON.

James Hasney is constructing some new
boats for use on the Woonasquatu cket
river.
John L. wsteymau's poultry farm now
has 5ooehickens.
The lineup OF the new Owl base ball
team is a. follows; MeClairc, Irons. San
souei, Flynn, Rigney, shaw, Ferri, &c
Claire and Flannigan.
Daniel Evans, Arthur Watson, Carleton
DevereuN, Fred Robinson and c.. Clark arc
members OF the newly organized bowling
team OF Manton.
A petition for water mains ON killmgy
avenue near 81 Peters church has been
signed by residents interested
WIN. Driseollis is engaging extensively in
the duck business.
Edmund O'Brien entered the employ OF
Starkweather and Williams of Providence
on Wednesday.
MIR. Doylc's new dwelling on Becker
avenue is being fitted up with all the modern
Improvements.
Miss Lena Metro OF kilhngly avenue is
| III with German measles
The ponds and streams hereabouts arc
abounding with suckers.
Have you seen front lots onIRiyer Road
near the Lymansvlle Mil for sI7S' They
arc the biggest bargains ever offered in the
town. Move quick il you want 10 make
money without working for It. Inquire O
s, ,Bottomley, 10 Woonasqatucket avenue.
A number OF the leading residents of this
section have purchased building lots ON the
Phebc Brown Park Plat on killngly street,
near ST. Peters church, and the property,
comprising 80 acres, promises TO become a
| fine residential section, devoid of objection
able neghbors. Anthony Coreoran is the
agent Of the plat aud reports the phe-
uomenal sale Of / 20 lots in four months.
The Lymansville mill closed Wednesday
on account of the engines breaking down.
MISS s. ID. Barnes delivered an illustra-
ted lecture Wednesday evening in lIolden's
Hall for the benefit Of st. Peters church
The Daley family Of Pascoag moved
this week into J. X. IIulme' house
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
ANTIOCH.

Hon. George w. Greene II Woonsocke,
ybro,hcr-in-law OF Miss Nutting) sailed for
Europe ON Saturday lie will take IN the
sight, and pleasures Of the old world Tor
about Two months.
Miss Nu,ting spent her Memorial day
vacation in Woonsocket.
The many friends here Of Nj. Arthur
Anthony Of Auburn, wish 10 congratulate
him on the announcement Of his engage
ment to Miss May SlJoum q Easi Proyi-
dencc.
DR.. Perry and family spent Decoration
Day at their summer home.
There seemed 10 be general exodus Of
the young people from here on Memorial
Day. The inference is that the shore r..
sorts were well palronlzed.
Young Brothers lost about two-hundrcd
and fifty cords Of wood bya 6rc in Scituatc
last Friday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
4 nlorrnphicnI plclionnrr.

One or the most helpful books 10 kcep
upon your table, ready 10 be consulted
as you read other books. Is a bi0Rraph
lcal dictionary. Then, when you come
10 some historical character about
whom your knowledge ~ a little faded,
II will require but n moment 10 refresh
your memory and make your reading
moro intelligent You have a right u
the acquaintance Of these distinguished
men and women and should keep up m
least friendly relations with them, n
for no other reason than Ia gratitude
for what they have done 10 make your
life pleasant-St Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
A TALE OF TWO SCOUTS.
Marrow Escape From - Rather aud
Hand of Indians.

Hand of Indians.
In Cyrus Townsend Brady's Indian
Fights and Fighters" Is a tale Of two
scouts. Trudeau and Stillwoil. who
carried to General Carpenter through
an Indian infested country the news
that Ma ior Forsyth was being boslcgcd
In the sands OF Becchcr's islau< 10y n
thousand warriors Here IL one Incl
dent Of their journey:
During this day large party OF
scouting Indians halted within 100 feet
OF the wallow where the scouts were
hiding simultaneously with their ar.
rival "A wandering rattlcsnako made its
appearance In front Of the two scouts,
who were buggng the earth aud e1-
pecting every minute 20 be discovered.
1n his way the rattlcsnake was ~
deadly M the Indian. Tho scouts
could have killed him easily had II not
been for the proximity Of the Chcy-
ennes. To make the slightest move
ment would call attention to their hid
ing place. Indeed. the sinister rattle
OF the venomous snake before he struck
Would probably attract ihe noucc or
the alert Indians Between the saw
age reptile and the savage men the
scouts were in frightful prcdicament,
which young Stillwell, n lad OF amaz.
ing resources, instantly and offectually
solved.
'He was chewing tobacco at the
time, and as the snake drew near him
and made ready 10 strike Sullwcll
completely routed him by splitting TO
bacco juice In his mouth and eyes and
oil over his head The rnttlcsnako fed.
He could not stand such n dose The
Indians presently moved on, having
noticed nothing, and 80 ended perhaps
the most terrible half hour the two
men had ever experienced
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
THE HEATHEN ESKIMO.
He IL Good uumorcd Mith his Queer
Customs aud HcIirfS

ne u tood huniorcd WIN TITS queer
Customs aud HcIicfS.
Professor Mylus Erikscu. writing OF
the hcathen Eskimo i'm northern Green
land. says lie lacks Imagination, but
his powers OF observation are very
acute In spite OF the fact that his life
is an uninterrupted struggle for exist
encc the Grecnlander is always I'm n
good humor. aud his hoistcrous laugh
can be- heard sounding far over ice and
snow fields. His way of telling stories
Is short and abrupt, bat comical fca
turcS are strongly emphasized. His sto.
ries consist generally OF his own ad-
ventures old legends about fights with
ncighhors and wild animals. about Sc
we're winters and great famiucs. about
the creation OF the world and about
supernatural beings. II Is considered
highly creditahlo 10 hc able 20 tell sto
rics 80 long that the audience is lulled
90 sleep, An orator who achieves this
feat is solemnly welcomed ON the next
morning, and every one thanks him
profuscly for the pleasure which he ac-
corded the night before
ideas OF beauty are peculiarly devcl
opcd in the heather Eskimo He re
CARDS beauty solely from the stand.
point of utility. For Instance, "A rock
projecting out OF water only appears
beautiful 10 him when Il is visited in
summer 10y water birds which breed
there. A foaming torrent Is only beau
tiful II it contains many salmon.
Clothes are not put together with amy
idea of regularity OF color. only their
practical utility being considered. lluts
are made of snow and stones. with
domod tops but without any arghltec.
tural design.
"Only the spirit coniurcrs (angakoksl
occupy an exalted position, being re-
gardcd rs priests and doctors. Their
task Is to establish n connection be.
tween the visible world and the hidden
spirits, and In this way they obtain
certain Influence over their nclghbors.
The angnkok asks his spirit for adj
vice and then informs the invalid that
his illness has been sent by the spirits
az punishment for certain deeds"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02

ROCKY HILL

Monday morning about 7 o'clock as
Charles Ransom and Otis Bauows were
going to their work on Crystal Spring Farm
they saw three deer, two old one. and a
young one: they said that they were fine
specimens
Cornelius T.. Davis Of North Uxbridg-,
Mass. visited his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Davis over Sunday.
Mrs. Calvin Cooper who was quite badly
injured in a runaway accident one night
last week is much better.
Mr.. Alfred r. Tinkham is having his
house repainted. Walter S. Brown IS doing
the work.
The usual Tuesday evening prayer meet
ing at the Old Bank this week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
To scare Away Grows.

can give a sure preventive against
corn pulling by the black roguos. /
had tried all sorts or devices ana was
rigging n scarecrow, when n Rawky
came along and said, "Tio ears OF corn
to The tops OF poles around your field,
and the crows won't stay nigh t."
I said, They Will eat the corn, and
you and they will both laugh at me"
/ tried the plan, however, and sure
enough they looked at those poles and
went away and stayed away. I sop
pose II was on the same principle "a
that OF the Trojan warrior who said,
Il most fear the Greeks when Offering
gifts."-E. +. Powell In Suburban Life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
CLAYVlLLE.

b +. Owen of Olneyyille has an order
for a llne granite headstone that will mark
the resting place Of the late Amos Wells.
A Peerless oil stove will be given away at
+. p. Hilps store on Saturday, May 27th.
A ticket with every IS cent purchased
The stove is on exhibition; The following
articles are Ioc per can ; for 2sc, Corn
peas, tomatoes, beans, and clans. Seede,
raisens roc per ID, ) for zsc, Pork &c perb.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02
HUCHESDALE

The stone ,ha. was always in thc way
has been removed from the corncrnca the
post Office.
Pred Boullon Of his place has spraincd
his ankle.
Mr.. w. X. Wilder Is able TO be yut again.
The drama "Sunbonnets" will be given
in the HughesdsIe chapel on June Q. The
drama alone, sot counting the other num-
bers will well be worth The price. rs full
Of fun and laughter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02

The fountain Of content must spring
up In the mind, and be who has 30 Iit.
tie knowledge OF human nature az 20
seek happiness b. changing anything
but bis own disposition will waste his
life IN fruitless efforts and multiply
the griefs which he purposes 10 re-
johnson.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02

81 suppose your friend Tittlebat slut
tsrs az badly ss everr'
"Oh. no: he's quite an adept Al y
now. Philadelphia Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-02

Distinction Il the consequence. never
the object, Of a great mind.-Aliston-