The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-09-03

Little Missouri river stockgrowers'
Meeting, Saturday. a.
Towers & Gudgell shipped fifty car
Dads of cattle from Dickinson last
week.. - n. ~
John Carr, of Delayan, Ill, is here vis-
ting his son Dick, whom he had not
'een for twelve years., a::., =, - ~. /
M. c. Corners, Of spearfish, passed |
through Medora last sweek with train
Dad Of his cattle forttile Chicago mar
z,t. s,,.. Is, IL, sl.5 z ~ szz
Messrs. Allan and Walker, tourists
rom Warren, Pa, were visitors here
Monday and Tuesday. They were much
pleased with. the country and will repeat
their visit. "a, ,..., I,
Mrs. W. G. Meyer, of. Aurora, Ill, has
written Jig, to learn the whereabouts Of
her son Joe. He is well-knnwn here AMI
any information left at the: Cow Boy
office will be forwarded to his mother. q
It would be a good scheme for the
stockmen at their meeting, Saturday, to
change the names Of: some of the nume-
rous Beaver creeks,in this vicinity. 1t
could easily be done and would save a;
vast amount of misunderstanding.
q f,-r : T. e - s-.-
G. W. Reynolds went east last week,
his brother, B. F., taking charge Of the
cattle. which arrived at Mingusville in
fine condition. Five hundred ones and
two's were sold to the III outfit and
the remaining four thousand head will
be ranched on Cedar creek, about forty
miles below Howard Eaton's ranch at
the mouth of Beaver. 4. 4. z
No definite news has us yet been
learned concerning the relocation Of the
territorial line, except that it is really
west Of where it was supposed to run.
It may OF may not locate Mingusville in
Dakota. The citizens there are as anx-
ious to become citizens of Dakota and
Billings county, Us those here are that
they Should be-. & &ss--t
In the robbery case against E. G. Pad
dock, tried at Mandan this week, the jury
disagreed, standing seven to Eve for
acquittal. Tie case was continued under
$500 bail to the next tenn of court. We
learn that a good deal.of sentiment was
manufactured against J:Mr. Paddock; but
there is no one in Medora who believes
him guilty Of the charge. ss,i,5.s ss
As No. 2 was pulling out, Tuesday
morning, gentleman standing on a
car platform, excitedly punched a lady
in the ribs and exclaimed: aThere's a
cowboy" pointing Ito Van, who sat with
his paJenthetieaI legs wrapped around
two or three barrels and crate Of crock
cry on the depot platform. The lady
gave a perfect squeal of delight, and
cried, hat, a real one ?'''a The gentle
mans reply was lost in the roar of the
receding train, but the laly's head was
only lost to view when the train disap-
peared in the cut: Meanwhile, a mel
low smile dimpled Vans. classic features
and as he uncoiled himself from around
the barrels and things, he exclaimed,
"Py sheeminy, poys, L made mash.
Won't effer-r-r-rybody take somedings?''
And it cost him just six dollars and
seven bits to treat the thirsty multi
tude. s5 %z sGiss
The commonest and the greatest curse
Of a western eountryis the. habit of Dor
rowing. It arises from the whole-souled
generosity that cllaracterizes western
community and from The fact people gel
along here with as few as possible of the
luxuries of life. When in need of any
the first impulse is to borrow. This
Etrait makes a nuisance of those who
would otherwise be good neighbors
Guns, horses, wagons and in fact every
thing but wives are borrowed with a tota
disregard to the fact that the owner
thus, in many cases, does not get hall
the wear out Of the articles lie has
bought, that lie should Fully half thu
time, the owner must look up the Dor
rover and himself take back the article
floaned. There is nota reader of this ar
4 ticle who. has lived in the! west any
length of time, Wha has not suffered
from the chronic borrower. How Otter
does it happen that person borrows
horse Of one man, d saddle and bride o
}another, gun of third and ammuni
ton of a fourth and goes hunting? 1
actually seems as IT the person who hal
none OF these articles uses them NOR,
4 than the person who has all Of them
i We fully realize the fact that borrowin,
is more Of necessity here than in th
east but there is certainly no necessit,
4 Of the wholesale system as praetised here
i Does it ever occur to the chronic borrow
er that there are horses for hire here
which he should rent and not impose Of
4 his friends? Does it ever occur to lin
that no man wants to lend his gun
Does il ever occur to him than an expires
sion Of sorrow IS not q sufficient recon
Ipense for d broken OF soiled borrowe
article2 And lastly, does itever occur t
Lain that he could easily deprive liimsel
tile pleasure he gains through borrow
ID articles By not borrowing them ]
would bel good idea II all our citizen
you'd combine and refuse to lean thin
4 hat could be bought Or rented III tow
twould almost double the circulatin,
Medium We hope the chronic borroWe
will take this lesson to heart md ais
| a.ake tumble To himself ss