The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-03-01
? lCtlCtlYeand Detective Assn
n. RODR, General Manager for
y Indian ftrritsry.
Addrcss NJ Communications to rro.cct'v,
Grd detective Association, Atoka,
t Indian Tcf tory.
Of Texae,

.ssfs Inuiun Icr itOTy.
AroKA, Nj, Feb. lC, 1884.
The Protcctia and Detective As.
scciniion of rcxl opened y hranch
Office for The IndiSA Territory here
on December l, 1854 and appoint.
Cd Mr.. d. n. RobDA of this town,
manager, and Mr.. r.. O'Beirnc,
of Dallas, secretary. Tie branch
association since that time has been
diligently employed In securing good
and responsible agents throughout
the Territory aud 80 far have sue
cccdcd, much to their satisfaction.
Their mai, object by 40 doing Is to
leave no pant Of u G country insecure
in that respect, ns it adds much to
the protection of all stock In their
brand.
The Protective and Detective As
soc,atlon has now been twQ.ycars and
a half in existence and the ju-
dicious management Of officers
has sur,nOun,ed all its difficulties,
and has come To the front with II
record that IL may well be proud OF.
On January The first of this ycsr
the Association. in its paper "Ihe
Es,ray Record of Texas" had u list
.nkcn from It's books of all the stock
brandcd, stolen or strayed, and all
recovered. aud ii shows II percentage
OF over nincty-hvc recovered, this
extending hack To the date when the
Association WAS in it's infancy, when
the protection was not what il is to.
day, end rs it extends so will the
protection he greater. Anyone Of
sound judgn ent can see that the As.
socia,iUu ms sur,nunntcd its d.ilicul.
ties. They have now over three
hundred working agents in Texas
aud nearly Nity here, aud hope soon
To- be able 10 report u hundred, and
it is thoroughly advertised: through
out he adjoining states, consequent.
~ they have not in one case out OF
five to pay tho reward 81
SlCO Cor capture and conviction of II
,Licf, for the reason that thief will
no, now handle horse branded with
the letter CT. invariably gives him
uwny. hc cannot dispose OF il. con
.ccWni v hc does not wanti'. unless
ho thinks he can get rid OF il. and
llc consequences are before h. can
get very iar there are hundreds ni
Inscriptions OF that horse printed Of.
te;ing 500 reward .,s the capture
and con'i iclion cf the thief, aud sen,
Dut over the states and Territories,
into the huNos ol all ,hci, agents
ana ID. olilerent shcriTs. The thi,f,'
unless he !, very green, knows this,
Mud IL hc does not he will learn bet
t.r the neat time.
! He Association was chartered hy
the state a. Texas November sob.
1881, and lhc trade mark. letter {
on ici, jaw, sccurod from the Init, Il
States NCScWbor 20th Of The same
year Its Oi!jcct is In place stock
ia rosi,lou that thieves have no us,
fo- It,
lhc Association Issues certificate
for every aulmal branded and regis
tered, .3yerv ccrl,Gcaic is iss,rd
from The gcncial office az the branch
C.t!ce OF State or Territory. where
there may be one. amt signed v the
President end Secretary and has the
- preston OF the sc,i Of the AsSoci.
n,ion rtiNcd thereon. n duplicate Of
wHicN Is !, cyrdcd IN The books kept
'or tlpt purpose.
When al agent brands any stock
l!e takes description uf Tie animal.
siV'gg - cCipt iu ,ho owner fni The
Tee yhWled for handing and reels.
lcriaG lhe same. this description with
ihe ial"c aud poslcllicc address of
tac owNor j. forwarded 10 The scncl-
II @ Nuroh oi.Icr hy the AZ mt.
i'he rciiiNc:lc alior hvus. made
out IS ioiNUrdcd ~ mail To- the uwn.
~ - 'hc animal "a bianGcd aud rec
,stUcj Should anyone hatc an,
stock branded and registered with
We Association slolrn ii i import.
; taat they Immediately notify Til,
clar- eNirg ,h humb,r OF t.r ere,
N.lcNc OF the s'n!cn umum. y,
rrlr',nce 10 the book" IN our Office
w eVe .r the number al The rcrt!!l
o'Nl ,uo description oi' the arimal.
The o.icc immediately notifies il,
APcuiS nmi the ot''c.r> Throughout
me c'uulrN. giving di-cliu.iun of
,hc Niolco stock. slandinx re-
@rd6 - Sioo j. offered hv tnc H,,o.
cation for the cap,ulc and ron,ic.
Won ~ anyone having stolen nn AMI.
mnl branded W,h The Association.
! bee ,rtlcr { is so wei advertised
even I'll, uld tho "h,d,ps and nLr
;gvu's rot receive notice at stolen
toes, the iac, oi nnNohc ifcrihg an
,aiHvl i"r sale With The srttrr {
niaLdrd on tie lVlt jaw and the per
sou 20 rl,rrng the animal nol huyina
= ccbll.LaIc or giving salis,acor,