The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-03-06
Joe Pencil il sin ii ST. Pau.


Joe Pennell is still III ST. Paul.
Bob Roberts went to Bismarck on the
Iearly train yesterday morning
W.5B. Milne, Of the popular dry-eools
house Of Wyman, Mullin q VanDyke,
Iof Minneapolis was in town Yesterday
and to-day. Mr.. Milne is one Of the BOYS
and has made many friends since his ar
rival. He has the tcinchn on the dry
goods trade here. We hope he will come
this way often.
1t was more fun than a basket Of mon
keys to hear Arthur Smith yell: 'sBy Tie.
bald-headed Mackinaw, z as he took d
header off his wagon and struck out for
q bale Of hay that had fallen into tho
Little "a Missouri and was floating toward
the big Muddy amid the drifting ice at
the rate of I'm miles an honr. he got
the hay but haysn't dried out yet.
More than one heart viii be struck
with sorrow at the bereavement that MI.
and ant Mrs. Osterhaut have just endured.
The little baby which had made itself a
general farorite by its infantile beauty,
died this morning. As Mi. Osterhaut
moved up the river last week, it was inn
possible to learn more than the mere
fact Of the death and that it was entirely
unexpected. g.,s:=: sss;5s5S
Our citizens have labored under one
disadvantage which they will endure no
longer. There has been no Insurance
Iagent here and great difficulty has been
found in obtaining Insurance., We5wish5
to state that we have just received d
commission as agent for the old reliable
Springfield ms. company, one Of the best
if not the best in the {. Is. All insurance
matters will be promptly attended to by
writing to or calling at the Cow Boy
Office. Ell +
Jack Simmons, better known as BLACK
jack made Mcdora flying visit yester-
day. He is fresh from the Occur D, Alene:
gold region. He reports great scarcity
and :costliness Of provisions and much
suffering on account of tho snow. The
gold regions as yet, are an experiment
but he thinks the prospects are good.
At any rate 50 many people will 60 in
this spring and summer that It will be a.
good point for merchants and lumber
men. He has q saw-mill near the mines
and will &c: to work with it as soon as
possible. .Ss 4.
The list of names published in our re-
port Of the cattle meeting is doubtless
very incomplet We wish every reader
Iof The Cow Boz who knows any addi-
tional names would send them in imme-
diately. It is necessary to get full and
complete List Of all cattle men in the
territory and those who will be actively
interested in Territorial organization.
This would include many in Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho, Minnesota and Iowa.
AL who know additional names will ia
cilitate the work Of the committee and
confer q favor on tho editor by Bending
them to TIE Cow Boy.
The meeting Of stockmen held last
Thursday did all that full attendance
lofseyery man in the Bad Lands could
hare accompl ished. It started tho ball
rolling that will eventually make this.
point the cattle headquarters Of the
Northwest. We DO not care it, 60 over ipals
the arguments again toSprooye this, for
fitis SO manifest on its face. There is no,
argument against itand everything is in
fits favor. The bulk Of the work now
rests with the two committees. Tpon
these rests in q great measure the re-
sponsiL!lity Of making this point what it
should be. Every member should realize
the importance Of his position and let no
personal matters interfere with the per-
foimance of his committee duties. The
report of both committees win probably
Es published in our next issue.
IA Miles City special says that it Is re-
ported there that remarkable death rate
prevails among Marquis de MOres' sheep
IN the Little Missouri Bad Lands in Da-
k0ta, the result of poison. The Marquis
has some enemies. Sheep on Montana
ranges are healthy. The Marquis lost
GOO out OF 900. 1t can be accounted
for on no other ground than that poison
WAS administe by enemies Of the
Marquis, on account Of the killing Of
0Donnell last yea. $
& The above article, clipped from The
Evening Missourian, Is too foolish even
to contradict, were it NOT for the fact
that it has been extensively copied and
commented on by editors who should
know more than to give it credence.
The only and true reasons for the death
OF the sheep, as We stated In our last is
sue, were that they were fall-cIipped, be-
5longed to the Merino breed, were shipped
in late in the fall and were entirely I'M
acquainted with the ranges till after the
snow flew. These are the reasons and
none other for the death Of the sheep.
The long wooled variety, shipped In at |
the same time, are doing as well aseat-
tie.
q NJ. Gregor Lang's herd Of cattle, fftyl
miles up the river, are a standing adyer-
5tisement for the Bad Lands and the best
one they have ever had as q cattle c6un-
Try they are mostly young cattle and
were brought in here during the intense
cold Of january. On the way here theyi
suffered severely from the effects of a.
railroad accident, many being hurt badly
and all bruised more or less. On tlleI