The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-05-15

Our local page cant stand the pres
sure this week and sslops over On the
editorial page. On this account, the
usual amount Of editorial had to be omit
ted.
We feel rather proud Of this Issue of
the Cow Boy as every stroke Of work,
both literary and mechanical was done
by ''ye editor. since Monday morning.
During the three days we haYe also
turned out over $25a worth Of job work.
We are thinking Of running a supple
ment next issue. Just for recreation
Severaliot the horses brought down BY
Johnny Goodalt have been broken at the
Sully Creek ranch. As there are TIVE
or three steep entertainments near the
ranch and the horses take it into their
heads to seek tall timber in almost any
direction, it was deemed best to do the |
rest Of the breaking at Beaver creek.
T. G. Jones, Of Deadwood, arrived last
Monday evening. He took it easy on d
valuable horse and made the distance in
less than three days. Tuesday evening
he went to Miles City but expects to re-
turn tomorrow. While here he pur-,
chased four Of. our best business lots,
showing conclusively the faith he has in
Metora. :s
" "a. Beaumont, better known as. Scot
ty,n is certainly having a streak Of hard
luck. Late last week his shack at the
sheep ranch burned, together with all he
|oWned. Coming to town TO get new
outfit he received a letter from Scotland
i stating that his father was dead. It
never rains but it ponrs," is little conso-
lation but @scotty" may be sure that in
his present affection he has the heart
felt sympathy Of all his friends.
L Particular attention is called to the
advertisement Of Peter j. Book, appear
ing for the first time in this issue. Mr..
Book wishes it distinctly understood that
he is making as good brick as can be
made in America and will compete with
any one in quality and price. There is a
cement in the clay that dries and burns
perfectly without a crack or blemish and
without the use Of sand in any Of the
processes Of making. Both white and
,Ered, mould and depressed brick will be
made, and extensive pottery works will
be built in the fall, thus furnishing em-
i ploYment to a large force of men the
year round. Besides being brick-maker
Mr.. Book Isl an experienced contractor
and is inst the Kind Of energetic busi-
ness man that makes a valuable citizen.
The cattlemen are all supposed to
1 know that the roundup for this section
Of the Bad Lands begins May Is, at the
4 Beaver creek crossing Of the N. PR. R.
II Every stock owner win send enough cow
4 boys to look after his interests, Who
/. will all be under the orders Of and sub
tject to dismissal by the foreman, John
IGoodall. Each cattle owner will provide
o mess-Wagon or make arrangements to
mess with some one else. At least six
!, good horses will be needed by every man.
4 There will be day and night hcrding, in
4 which each man must take part. Brand
ing viii be done every day. Every man
who wishes his cattle taken caro- of
must be represented on the roundup
The time taken by the round-u Will be
from six weeks to two months and The
extent Of territory isabout one hundred
: lby fifty miles. IN this district there are
9 Iabout 40, 900 cattle.
/: The cattle belonging to q. B. Wads-
=. worth 8 Co. came in last Friday. They
consisted Of !, 1888 yearling and two year
! old heifers, all in good condition. They
Z are. all Minnesota cattle and from the
! time they we're bought, shipped here,
driven to the ranch and up to the present
not a head was lost from any cause. To
I gether with the cattle, came several
| brood mares and a valuable stallion. Be;
y fore this shipment there were 1900 cat
, tie on the range and Mr.. NJ. WadsWortll
j, has not seen dead animal there and
q knows where all but ten OF dozen Of
a them are. Every cattle paper that we
see, estimates the loss at from three to
thirty per cent. and we challenge the
4 United States to equal Mr.. " adsWorth's
record. At the outside it does not equal
i one-tenth Of one per cent. There is moi
d a newspaper in the country but that
would rejoice at the smallness Of loss
! thirty times as great. Bring the banner
to the Bad Lands. .isss:
a Perfecto Fernandez, the Mexican who
returned with Johnny Goodall. is rider
4 from way back. One Of the horses is
like Mark Trains racer: warranted to
out4buek anything in America After
throwing several riders, the Mexican
4 mounted him. An amused smile began
4 to spread over the bronco,s face but it
4 didn't percolate far. His first move was
to jump straight into the air and come
down stif-legged, as solid as a brick
!; house. The Mexican never budged but
|got out his paper and tobacco and began
q rolling cigarette. This, the reader: will
!. understand, is not always necessary nor,
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