The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-11-19


$2} J.N.MAxwELl, Agent.
SG Next Thursday is Thanksgiving day.
frank Moore returned from st. Paul
last Thursday, where he sold the KG cat,
tie for $3.65.
Charlie Bronson writes us from Chad |
ron that he is doing we'll there and that |
the town is booming.
Jos. O'Brien is in Buffalo Gap, a new
town on the Black Hills branch Of the
NORTH Yestern. He has blacksmith
shop, hut the business there is over-done
and lie contemplates moving.
q. Jones, well known here is now in
Spear6sl with John Guild, the hacker Of
tho Hay creek coal road It looks as.
though that project may develop even
I tually s5 DE
Charlie Eaton writes from Pittsburgh
That hssis enjoying himself hugely and
will stay some time longer in the Smoky
City. By the way, it changes the sub
let, but this name is likely to prove 4
nlis-nomer to Pittsburgh, as the intro
tluctiOn Of natural gas for fuel has al
ready decreased the smoke fifty per cent.
Jack Matlock writes us from Lavina,
Montana, where he is driving on the
stage line between Billings and Fort
Benton. He says that lie has forty
mile drive through a fine agricultural
+ md stock country. There is plenty Of
water and as fine timber as one would
want iii the Bull mountains. Money is
plenty there and Jack has his share.
AS we have a constitutional objection
& to working on a National holiday, the
Cow Boy, barring accidents, will appear
/; next Wednesday instead Of Thursday.
Flle editor-in-chief, business manager,
associate editors, reporters, foreman,
printers and his Satanic Majesty will all
t,ke q holiday to eat Thanksgiving tur-
key. u;
Nothing has been heard of ]. B. Walk
er and all his goods that he left have
been seized by the sheriff to satisfy exc
cuti0ns issued against them for unpaid
labor bills. Tie sale is to come off on
the 18th. Of this month. Numerous other
unpaid bills have come to light, making
the amount Of his. Indebtedness in tile
neighborlood Of 50, 900. 5s' I (.
A letter received from A. C. Huideko-
per expresses his strong opinion that the
future Of horse-raising in this country is
bright one, especially with high-priced
horses. Next summer he intends put.
ting up q barn at the Logging camp like
s; the one at the Deep creek horse ranch
Such expressions OF confidence, coming
Err from a keen business man and practica
81 stockgrower like MIR. Huidekoper mean
u much for the future Of the Bad Lands
WA Fred. Ertel, well known on the line Of
Re the Northern Pacific is making great
success Of his pictorial paper, .sEhe st
Louis Whip" It is gotten up in Puck
81 style and some Of the hits are as good al
&. any we have seen. Notably the cartoons
4: on Cleveland ordering the cowmen Of
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reserva
VI lions and the appeal of the Territorie.
s for admission into the Union, which nov
adorn the walls Of the Cow Boy Office.
We have RETAINED from remarks OF
"a Rev. Mr.. Schaffner Of Dickinson, hoping
that we could find some good to say
During his many visits here, he did no
impress our people fayorably. He wa
too much con the make.''' A minister
81 ruling passion should by no means be
loveyof gain but Mr.. Schaffner's certain
81 " was. Lately he hal another fgh
ssg with neighbor on account Of Whic
his bondsmen went back on him. Depu
tp Sheriff Drury arrested him, but CAV
him considerable freedom in searcllin,
for new bondsmen, on his solemn prom
Use not to escape His solemn promis
seemed to have little effect for it look
now as il he had skipped the country
We suggest that the officers look for hin
iii Ills old home in Canuckland.
G.. Miller Of New York and repre-
sentative Of New York capitalists arriye
Tuesday night and is awaiting the re
81 turn Of the Marquis from his hhntin,
E trip down the river. Heis here to lool
up the feasibility Of building arail-roa,
to the Belle Fourche. where the plal
must DO to connect with the PROSPECTIVE
Hay creek coal road. The New York cap
ita1ibts are5in earnest about the road an,
Z q favorable report from MI. Miller vii
81 probably set the project in motion. sTh,
Northern Pacific ii actively interested ii
the plan and will give 1t every encour
& ageInent. For many reasons, we wont,
not be at all surprised il we would in
side of two years. have direct railroal
connec tions with the Black Hills. 81
Two Of the petitions for, county organ
& ization are now in, containing NOR,
1 than enough names, according to Law
for the Organization Of the county. Tn,
petition for down the river is not yet in
Il but s known to contain q goodly mum
Der of names. No names have as ye
been secured from lie Beaver creel
d country as it Is not certain where til,
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