Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-06
STOCK s0UIBs.
Points and teens About Kansag stock.

Points and Items About Kansas Stock
Sedan Times: One hundred and fifty
head Of sheep belonging to a. Wilson
were sold at auction the other day, at an
average Of sixty cents per head.
Dodge CITY CooObOy: Mr.. Copper, Of the
Dominion Ranch, is in the city. He re-
ports having 1850 head of twOs, threes
and tours near by, ready for shipment.
Dodge City Cowboy: Mr. Hopkins, of
the Horse Shoe Ranch, is in town with
600 head of beeves for shipment, which
will make 1000 head of threes shippe
during the week. He reports cattle in
extra fine fix and the grass cured up in
fine shape for Winter use.
Mcpherson Freeman: There were
stolen from the POttaWatOmie Reserve,
IN this State, during thirty days, seventy
one head of horses and ponies. The
horse thief seems to be abroad in
the land, and horse owners should look
well to their stock.
Abilene Gazstte: Knapp & Young, of
this city, purchased a herd of about
thirty ponies from three men who
claimed to have brought them from the
Indian Territory. Last week the agent
of the POttaWatOmie Indians, accOmpa-
MED by two dusky braves, put in an APP
claiming that hey had been stolen of
the Indian Reservation, in Jackson
county, this State. Proving a good title
to the animals, the agent was allowed to
take them.
Girard Press: Sam Stewart, of Neosho
county, has lost several valuable horses
in the last three months by a strange
disease, which bafHed all horsemen IN
the vicinity. One of the horses was a
/ S3U0 stallion which took the premium at
! the Crawford County Fair last Fall for
/ best horse of all work. The loss IS a Sc
we're one to Mr.. Stewart. The disease
first makes itself known by the animal
/ losing It's appetite and q general stiffness
/ IN the limbs, the latter symptom coming
and going at intervals of from four To
six hours, and when the horse Is free
/ from the stiffness he walks as though he
I had the stringhalt. These symptoms are
| accompanied by drOWsiness aud an eX-
| cessive flow of urine. The horse fingers
/ IN this condition for several days. and
/ then drops dead, as if dying from heart
disease. Several farmers IN Mr.. Stew
arts neighbOrhOOd have lost horses from
/ the same cause.
! Abilene Gazette. In fine stock Diczin-
| son county stands at the head. Last
/ Fall Mr.. .. I. Thisler, of Riverside Farm,
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/ ton City FAIR, as follows: First premium
/ for stallion; first for draft mare; first for
/ matched dIaft mares; first for ShOrthOrn
/ bull over 8 years; first on bull calf under
6 months old; first on COW 8 years old
/ and over; first on yearling heller; first
on heifer calf under 8 months; first.on
h5ifer calf over months; sweepstakes
on bull any age or breed; sweepstakes on
COW, any age or breed; sweepstakes
I (pFize cup worth $25) for herd OF four
animals; and to wind up with, Mr. This
Ter captured the Challenge Cup" foI
ANY age, breed or sex" Dir. Thisler is
extensively engaged in the stock bust
ness, and has some very fine animals.
Jewell County Republican: AstTange dis.
ease has broken out among the cattle ia
! Prairie township and stOckmen are great
I iy alarmed. 80 far as We have learned
the following parties have been losers