The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-11-20

The Grove reservation is harbor for
horse thieves, Indians and whites alike.
There are said to be from 300 to 400
head Of stolen herses cached in the
vicinity Of Black canyon at the present
time.-[Glendiye Times.
Horses arc not injured by label any
more than men, and it is only by ex-
posure, overexertion and neglect that
they become jaded out at time when
they should be in their best condition
for uscfulness.-[Col. L. S. Record.
Western stockmen who buy young
eastern stock cattle must be prepared to
shelter them the first winter from the
severe storms. No greater mistake can
be made than to compel unacclimated
calves and ill conditioned yearlings TO
rustic for themselves and have no shell
ter from the winter storms.-[ Kansas
Cowboy. -t 3 .y-'..
Advices from the vicinity of Chan
paign, ILL.,, say that hog cholera is rag
ing to an alarming extent along the
Sangamon river. In Sangamon township,
in Piatt, county. John Madden has lost
100 head, and many others each from
40 to 100. In Goose Greek township, H.
F. Dillon has lost 200 head, IL S. Nc
Fadden, $50 and others have lost hear.
lily. -~. +D<s's
Stations on exhibition in Scotland
are not awarded premiums as in this
country. The awards are decided there
by their get, which circumstance
actually excludes the uncertain foal
getter from successful competition
This is certainly much more thorough
test of merit than the American system
and that far at least is decided improve.
ment upon it.-[Col. L. S. Record.
| And now comes Benjamin F. Butler in
his new role Of cattle king. If Ben can.
not be President Of the United States he
can get up the boss cattle company
| We are glad to welcome Ben as a cattle
man. The New York and Boston Cattle
company was incorporated the other day
with capital stock Of 100000, and
Benjamin F. Butler, of Boston, heading
the directory of the company. The
company will operate in Kansas, Colo
RADIO, Texas, Arozona, New Mexico ant
Wyoming.-[Drovers' News. =
The warden Of the Manitoba peniten
tiary, at Stony Mountain, near Winnipeg
has fine herd CT hybrid cattle, crosset
between tho male buffalo and the domes
tic COW. They are very tame, taking NJ
more notice of human being than ordin
ary cattle DO. They are very hardy, ant
seem pre-eminently adapted to ranging
our plains. Fk.y readily mate ant
nature seems to provide their offspring
with constitution adapted to all eli
matte charges of the northwest.-[Droy
ers' Journal. j. '&S
A few day ago Nj. Blasting, of Rile.
county, Kan, missed his cattle, q il
number, and the next day heard Of then
being driven towards Manhattan. H,
found that two strangers, with NOR,
enterprise than good judgment ha'
butcheredS 3 head Of them, selling on
carcass to local butchers and shippin,
/ of them to Kansas City. A Telegram
with sheriff at the end Of it caught u
4 with the exporters, in Topeka, and the,
! are now, temporarily, gusts Of th
county. When the returns are all in
. will doubtless BIZ found that they ar
!, unanimously elected to State position
with permanent headquarters at Lar
, sing. The minions Of thg laws seem d,
termined to crush out every attempt |
establish what, il undisturbed would a,
yolop into q great traffic In dressed mel
tKans City 4. 8. indicator. u.