Sun River sun., 1884-09-11

eVCFy 0UOCk m0u Su0U tuiuAc NO WA
benefit himself, his neighbor, or th'
stock interests Of Montana, will sent
INC ~ annual fee @l5, and become ,
member Of the Montana Stock Grow
ers' Association r. s. FORD.
Con Kohr writes Secretary Pope
that be will have twenty head Of fine
show cattle 1t the fair. Independent.
- Tho Iowa l. Montana Cattle Co.,
have lust finished branding 2 25OO head
;ofcse&le that were driven up for their
Powder river range.
John Leplcy expects to turn of $50,
600 worth Of beef cattle this full. He
viii ship to Chicago via the Canadian
PsaAc, unless he finds a buyer befor
he stasts to drive. sfli
At . meeting Of the Shonkin Stock
Associstion 1t Benton, the following
officers were elected: John Lepley,
president, A. w. Kingsbury, vice.
president, NJ. E. Slilner, secretary
treasurer.
From our Flat Greek correspondent
ws learn that . fatal disease has
broksn out smng the horses in that
section. Fred Frost has lost several
vilSa6lo animals. II is thought TO be
6odtaeious.
8. B. Foss, Of the Green Mountain
Cattle Co., came hown from Forsyth
yesterday afternoon, He reports the
lot Of &, 800 Texas cattle received by
them some time ago, doing well, and
no signs Of III health among them
Yellowstone Journal.
We learn that there is q small band
Of horses being held by Stuart and
othsEs in Eastern 'Meaghsr county,
MA wers csptured from horse
thieves. The brands are 80 nlutilatcd
that Il II not possible TO dlscribe them
properly. Husbandman.
Tho Montana Sheep l. Cattle Co.
i rspeesented hero at present by P.
Wyllis, manager Of tho company, who
rsports sock doing splendidly. Their
recent purchase from ]. N. Sharp
makes IN addition Of about 4, 900 sheep,
to their holdings journal.
The Montana Cattle Co.'s drive Of
~ etstle recsntly shipped to Chi
cago vis the Northern route, arrived
in that city in good condition. The
stsars cold for Is q cwt, COWS $3.50
and balls q This company will
ship another lot yet this fall We are
informed t5E9ae'
Sixty carloads Of Shields river cat
tie have been shipped this year, and
sidhly seatbsas more were shipped
Lest week All shippers complain Of
the inconyenielce Of being forced to
drive 70 Srrptdals md swim their
cattle ovet ~ river 70 reach the
stockyarda .sBf
George Barron took bee line from
The, Aarias 70 Maple Siding with the
Aohtsns Co.'S herd Of beef steers, and
struck within one-quarter Of mile Of
the station, at that point on the Co.
madam Poetic. Neither George or
any Of his mon, had ovbr been over
tho route before.
John H. Ming recently sold his
herd Of beef, numbering about six
hundred, which he had started to ship
70 Chicago. He sold to Tasker &
Carter, for $52 per head, all round.
He Us about 700, more on his range,
which hs win deliver to tho samo
parties this fall y : Z ~ a@4 W.
The tall roundup Of the Shonkin
Stock Association commenced on the
3D. immediately following tho round
up these win be q gathering Of beef
cattls. II satisfactory arrangements
can be made with purchasers here
they will be sold, otherwise the cattle
will be driven to Maple creek aud
shipped over the Canadian Pacific to
eastern markets., rrlFES,
W. 3. Belcher, Stock Shipping
Agent for the Canadian Pacific rail
way, arrived here on the 3d to com
plcte arrangements for the second
shipment Of Montana beef cattle, over
his enmpany's line. This lot will
consist Of about 2, 500 head; l, 900 own
ed by Sands & Co., and 1900 by the
st. Louis Go. Mr.. B. is quite popu-
lar among our stockmen and has laid
the foundation Of big stock traffic
tor his road in the future from this
section Of Montan.
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David Hunter, Of Running watel
Land h Cattle Co., returned lately