The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-02

Cow horses are in active demand, not !.
only here but through the entire north
west, first class cow horses are bringing
from SIS 10 $50 per head. AS
It is reported that the new stock yards
f,r this station are to be built near the
old 'sY"an will be large enough to hold
5000 cattle. This begins to look as ii s
Me sora was to be a shipping point Of &
importance. There are thousands Of I.
cattle landed here every spring and this
would have been q prominent shipping
point last: year If there had been any
accommo odations for that kind Of busi-
ness. ,53
Il, R. Tarbell, Manager Of the Little !.
Missouri Horse CO., was. In town this
week and reDorts his stock as looking
fine. Mr.. Tarbell is pulling the right
string" to establish a reputation for fine
stock and fair dealing. He wishes it
distinc ctlyg derstood \ that he is no
Jockey OF horse trader but solely a, |
breede and win deal in notlling but the.
best sE stock. tick it 4 Harry, and you
will win not only reputation but IN the
long run l.tl q; large and paying business.
A Galveston news Wichita Falls special
says: Arrangements have been consum-.
mated whereby Texas cattle destined for
the northern market will be shipped to
Harold, the new terminus of the Fort
Worth 6 Denver railroad, thence driven
north to Caldwell and Hunnewell, on the
south line Of Kansas; thence shipped by
rail to the destination. Those for Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and other northern terri
tories will go from Harold, by way of q
new trail, the strip through the north
OF the Panhandle, and thence north to
their respective destinations. This set.
Ties the question of an outlet fol-. the cat
tie drive this year, and saves the Texas
stock interests from being seriously Grip
pied though the quarantine laws Of Kan
sas and other states. Whether this
scheme will work is hard tell, but we
think tile opposition which will come
from the ranchmen of the Panhandle,
over whose ranges the proposed trail will
have to pass, will be SO great that it will
be found that it is not practicable
NJ. Stock Grower. 55. S NJ ..3@ t8.. s
The Northern Pacific has given virtual
half-fare rates to all stockmen attending
the Miles City meeting. Full fair is to
be paid one way and q pass given the (
other. This applies between, Dickinson.
Dakota and Helena, Montana. We are
glad to see this evidence Of liberality Of
the Northern Pacific especially as it is in
line with a new policy that they have SO
far been in earnest about adopting.
Hitherto, there has been much just cause
Of complaint and the plain facts haYe
been freely exposed in the columns Of
the Cow Boy. We, are as ready to praise
as to condemn and will give the N. P:
the credit Of now looking to the future.
for their custom as much as to the pres
ent. On all sides can be heard express
ions of approval at their un-looked-for
liberality and the N. P. seems destined to
attain tho great'praise which it so richly
deserves but which it came; so near for.
feiting. 1 3 5=s
There is point concerning the detcc-
ton Of stock thieves which we think has
escaped the notice Of editors. It is in
relation to the capture OF the thieves.
OF course it is necessary to advertise the
loss Immediately and as widely MS posi-
BILE, as this alone very often lends to
detection. Wee the thief has gotten
away with his booty, however, nothing
should be said as to the means being
employed to bring the culprit TO justice
as this is one Of the most certain means
toward making escape easier. An in
stance was brought to our mind by the {
Atchison Champion. It seems that a
man named Griffith, an ex-sheriff, had
sold a lot Of cattle and then skipped to
parts unknown. Thus far the article is
all right and by the right kind of
advertising the thief would. almost surely
have been cought. The article further
says, however, that the losers by this
steal had selected one of their number to 4
catch Griffith and that he proposed going
to his old home and see if he did not
turn up there. It is manifest that Z
man n in Grifith's position will keep well
posted and the agent could as well look
for Griffith to show up at his old home as
he could forihim to appear In the moon. l
y IS very easy thing for paper to say
g TOO much as has doubtless been done in
this case.
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