The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-13
James Foley, of Bismarck, arrived in
AletlOra last evening,

$. W. Russell. having delivered the N
bar cattle, returned to Miles City, Satur-
day. a
s.A.; Marney, the rustler and proprietor |
of the Stockgrowers' Journal, was here
Saturday. as&
Col. Malone, known everywhere on the
line as stock agent Of C. NJ. & St. p, was
in Medora Saturday. s.sr5ts.
a reliable report from Dickinson states
that the crops there were damaged fifty
per cent. by the hail Tuesday
Agent Maxwell is death on prairie
chickens, for which the guests at the
Northern Pacific owe him many thanks.
Henry Boice, Of the III outfit, left
Medora, Sunday night, having delivered
five hundred cattle, averaging 1O2l1s.
Wilmot Dow and wife arrived from
Maine last Sunday evening in company
with Mrs. seWall. They are now at home
at the 5Elkhorn ranch. Is
a !. G. Ramsey, livestock broker, of
Hlenliye, was in Medora Saturday. He
is working mp a good business, having
made q number Of sales this year.. " 4 }ss
Isl Blanks and instructions have been
received at the Medora post-ofice for a
,money-0rder business. This will be a
great convenience to those desiring to
send money away. 4 : .E.s;,
The outfits mp the river have adopted
theyery sensible plan of driving their.
cattle back from the river bottoms and
thus preserving the feed. This will in
crease the quality of the herds ten per
cent. next spring.
The storm of Tuesday. Of which we
had merely a touch, did considerable
damage at Relfeld. Passengers en- the
train stated that the ground was covered
with hail-stones from five to eight inches
In circumference. n S5S ]
Joe. Cuskelley, formerly of Little Mis-
souri,, and now Of Dickinson, came in
from the east Tuesday evening. The
Cuskelley Bros. have good herd of cat
tie in. the Killdeer MIS-, and their brand
will soon appear in the Cow Boy. y
Orders came from the Marquis Tues
day to begin killing hundred to hun
dred and twenty-five cattle per day.
This will set the works running on full
time. IL the present contract for beef
holds permanently. the slaughter-house
and cooling rooms will be ENLARGED.
Joe. Ferris is moving his stock of
4 goods into his new store to-day. The
building is completed with the exception
Of the second story and is the best store
building in Medora. Joe deserves sue
cess for his enterprise and will undoubt-
eddy secure it. 4. rs S.s:S5ls "a.
sE Geo. w. Reynolds. of Albany, Texas,
arrived Friday evening and in company
with his brother B. F., who has been
here for some time went to Alingusville
Saturday. The two may ride, down to
stonevilIe to; meet their herd Of 4, 500,
which they will probably locate on Elk
creek. * =. MI. g, 8, ~
SS;3.A letter from DR.. j. j. Clemmer, of
Cresco, Iowa, shows that he. is still en-
{ thusiastie over Aberdeen-Angus cattle.
He has calf born last March, that
gained hundred and fifty pounds in
forty days on grass alone. The DR.. and
5sG. M. Dell own the Aberdeen Angus herd
lin Cave Hills. S.g.., 4 "a a,545s
The flying, lazy e bar outfit have fif-
teen hundred cattle on Garner creek, fol-
delivery to the Co. Five hundred head
will be delivered Aug. Is, FIVE hundred
Ang. %, and five hundred, Sept. 1. The
cattle belong to Myers Bros, Of Wyo-
ming and come from the same hord that
the best lot Of cattle killed this year by
the Co. came from. III
Z Following are the arrivals at the
Northern Pacific hotel for the last week:
Peter II. Pernot, W ashing ton, D. c.; W.
Russell, Miles City; II. s. Boice, Mingns-
Vile; w. b. SewelI, Elkhorn ranch; J. A.
Chapman, ". Cushion, Jr., Wellington,
Ohio; Wilmot Dow and wife and Mrs.
SeWall, Elkhorn ranch; O. B. Jenison, E.
r. Jenison, Wapello, Iowa; 1. Il. Parker,
Knowles. Buffalo, Wyoming; B. r.
Thompson, sante Re. N. NJ; Ed. Newton
and wife, Medora;; James Foley, Bis
marck Geo. Harmon, Mandan.
Vim. Van Driesche returned Tuesday
morning from the hunting trip in the
Big Horn. The Marqnise and party are
coming more slowly and will be in
Medora in day or two. The party
hunted on the west side Of the Big Horn,
Sssoni the Meteetse river, not going into the
Big Horn range. The hunting was good
bnts would have; been much: better had
they gone into the mountains. IA num-
Sber Of bear were killed, the larqnise
getting an old bear and two cubs and
lillian securing a fine siIyer-tip. Elk
were not very numerous nor were noun
tain sheep. Antelope and small game
were very plentiful. Mountain trout
abounded In every stream, averaging
from nne TO three pounds. Other parties
that had gons into the mountains re-
ported large numbers Of bear, elk and
! mountain sheep. The Marqniss delayed
saSday oF two III hopes that she might get
mountain sheer. Vic and Frank
Smith expect to start On another hunt
Ing expedition Immediately. probably
I going into tie Big Horn M Tommy
1 Skinner and Sweet viii return to MedOra
with the stock AItog ether the trip
! according to William. was one extremely
sfull of pleasure. 53.s Fl.