The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-31
THuRspAY. n DECEMBER 81 !. Il essI5..
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5HanDy New Yearl,

Coleman. last Monday,
Il J. r. Egymes returned last Sunday
night from his long eastern trip. g51
Johnny Munro came in from Mingus-
willie yesterday. He will invest in stock
In the spring. a IL.
It's too bad a grind on Maxwell, so we
won'tsay anything. about his getting
buck ague. Il ~: g5s: {. 5 "a
Miss Finger Of South Heart, attended
the Christmas hop, and is now a guest Of
Mrs. Il. g. Paddock. rs. q.
&C +. Ellison and wife will begin
housed keeping to-day. Their home is the
neatest one in Medora.
I Abe SGoodktnd oc Bismarck, came in
Tuesday night and spent yesterday rust
ling alnong our cigar and liquor men.
W. Il. Fortier has resumed his old po-
sition.. as:agent al Gladstone. He recent
" bought another farm in that vicinity.
A. Osborne was in yesterday from the
Etna ranch and Is as much pleased with
the condition Of his cattle as are the men
on the river. .-.5 .. ,..s; .:sS:..
Chicago Az returned last week from
a,tripsnearly. to Miles City, on q success
ful hunt after some strayed: horses Of
Howard Eaton's. /: j, 3.
Valley City had a game Of baseball
Saturday. There have scarcely been ten
days this fall and winter that one could
not haye.b splayed here. ;,j s:.S
The stag party at the 1T horse ranch
on Christmas day, Is still the topic Of
conyersation,Eup the river. All the par
Elephants report q glorious time.
The Christmas tree at Mrs. 1orgens
was enjoyed as much BY the old people
asby the youngsters. We hope there
viii be many repetidons Of the good
time. fs5f ~ as :;s. y v
Lloyd Roberts will probably start east
next month to contract cattle for spring
delivery. He reports that he can lay cat
tie down here as cheap or cheaper than
he did last year.
The socialhop given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Arch, Boyd at;the Northern Pacific, was
2 thoroughly enjoyed by all OF the large
! number in attendance. Christmas even
ing could not have been spent in a pleas
anter way. n sss AZ N SSS;
Harry Tarbell has measured some 81
the distances up theriyer with an odon-
eter and from Medora, they are IS fol-
lows: To Ferris 6 lIerrifeld's, ~ miles;
/ to Dantz'; 10 miles; to the Logging
Camp, 29H miles; to the 1T horse camp,
e715 miles. These distances will be
authority In the future. 81 4
j. N. Maxwell and wife intend leaving
for st. Paul in twoor three days. Nj.
MAXWELL has accepted q position as mes
senger for Wells Fargo with arun be-
tween st. Paul and Fargo. He has only
accepted the position for til CO months
and will return In the spring and put in
Z cattle. Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell are gene
raj fayorites here and evena brief alb
sence is regretted BY all. 81. II
"A year ago today the thermometer
registered forty -four degrees below zero.
This morRing at ten o'clock, it was thir-
ty two. above, and the light Snow which
fell last night had already begun to
+ melt from the roofs. New Years day a
year ago was the coolest day Of the win
ter, the mercury crawling down into the
bulb and trying to pull the tube In after
It, while spirit tllermome letters registered
from forty-six to fifty below. Unless
there Is q sudden and unexpected change
in the temperature, We expect to make
our New Years calls tomorrow in a lin
en.duster and straw hat. ;s5 4
Never before have cattlemen in this
section felt 80 jubilant at this time Of
the year. We have had no real winter
weather and there has not beena day
( since tile roundup that cattle have moi
\ been taking OH fat. ~ ride, over tile
y ranges shows sleek. vel -countented cat.
Tie that. win eas!lys & and the t,vo month";
at S most al winter that Ne can have \ II
Il aIl the coolies ard broken country, there
Isl an abundance Of the very best feed. q
present entirely untouched, but which
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