Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-17

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have passed, and stockmen now look
to the better care of their stock, and to
do this are lessening the number of
their holdings and acquiring lands
whereon they raise feed sufficient to
provide their animals in case of a Sc
we're winter or a shortage of the range.
Diversified farming is the coming in
dustry in this section of Montana, east
ern homeseekers coming to this county
can step right into good lucrative
business. The mining certers of Butte
and Anaconda, as we'll as those in the
Black Hills, which are tributary to
this county, afford an ample and sat
isfactory market.
In many portions of the county very
good quality of Ignite coal is found,
which sells at from So to $3.7S per ton.
delivered.
Throughout the county there still re-
mains unsold vast tracts of railway
lands, besides immense areas Of gov
eminent land, which can be filed upon
and secured under the homestead and
desert land acts. The splendid graz
ing and agricultural lands recently
purchased by the government from the
Grow Indians for 81, 1900 and COM
prising 100000 acres, more than hair
of which are within the limits of this
county, afford Il magnificent opportun
ity to the homeseeker to obtain a settle
ment in one of the most favored spots
the sun shines upon. The principal
features of the bill which adds this
great domain to this already immense
commonwealth are as follows: It pro-
vides that settlers may file on lands,
particularly mentioned, by using their
homestead rights only and paying
therefor the price of 81 per acre, pay
able as follows: One dollar per acre
When entry is made, and the remain
der in four equal installments, the first
to be paid at the end of the second year.
In addition to the price to be paid for
the land the entryman shall pay the
same fees and commissions at the time
of communication or final entry, as now
provided by law, where the price of the
land is 81. Is per acre.
A little north of the center of this
fertile county of Rosebud, upon the
main line of the Northern Pacific rail
way and on the south bank Of the yell
lowstone river, is the thriving little
principality. With a present popula-
ton of between 700 and 800 energetic,
progressive, wideawake people, it
offers special inducements to those de-
sirous of engaging in mercantile pur-
suits. 1t is the end of one of the freight
divisions of the Northern Pacific rail
quite number of the railway COM
employees. The payroll of this
company at this point shows disburse
ments monthly of from IS. 600 to $50, 900,
depending on the season of the year.
All branches of trade are represented
here, and being the county seat is To-
Gated so centrally, with such a vast
territory tributary, its volume of bus
mess compares very favorab!y with
much larger cities throughout the
The town is Incorporated,
but has hardly yet assumed all the
garb of d municipality. One of the
finest public school buildings in the
state is seen here, where very effici-
ent corps of teachers is employed and |
where the standard of education is of
the highest. Graduates from it's high |
school department are received direct
into our state universities. Four diff
ferent religious denominations have
here, the Presbyterian,
Methodist ahd Catholic, al
though but one, the Methodist, has yet
a church building. 1t is naturally the
mercantile and banking cen
ter of this whole section, supplying the
cattle, sheep and ranch outfits for a
radius of over 100 miles and affording
ample facilities for the transaction of
all manner of business. In 1904 the |
county voted bonds for $50, 900 for the
purpose of building bridge across
the Yellowstone river at tins point to
connect the city of Forsyth with the
north side of the river. The bridge is
of steel and, with approa-
ches, is $40 feet long. 1t is now
and was thrown open to
traffic on July and cost the county |