The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-17
Northern Pacific preferred stocks, 591

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Northern Pacific preferred stocks, 591a;
common. 27h. -.
Sheriff sebastion of Dickinson, was
here Saturday.
Bronson Rumsey came in from the
roundup last night and left forhis home
in Buffalo this morning. ~
A dance will be given by Arch Boyd at
the Northern Pacific hotel this evening.
All are invited.
School will open the first Of July in
VIM. Van Driesche's building, formerly
owned by John Kiefer.
3 MIR. E. Elmer was thrown from wag-
on last week and considerably bruised.
7. She hassnow nearlyrecoyered.-
III Justice Copeland's court, the case of
J. A. Ferris vs.. Mrs. P. Malloy, which
came up last Thursday, was postponed
eight days.
The recent drouth badly nipped the
wild cherries and plums. The crop of
each will be unusually small, if it is not
an entire failure. Il
Fishing is new attended with good
success IN the Little Missouri. Numer-
J, GUS catfish Of from two to five pounds in
weight are caught. .a
Some time ago, word was received that
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Dick Carr had lost his team Of mules
south Of the Hills. We learn that they
have not yet been recovered.
The people of Dickinson are making
preparations for a grand celebration Oh
the 4tl. Of July If possible, they will
got Theodore Roosevelt to deliver the
Grafton. ~. .s
5 S. E. Grindall, deputy-sheriff at Min
sgnsyille, was in town last Thursday. He
reports cattle as doing we'll in the Bea-
yer valley, but that the grass needed
rain as much as it did here. 's
II. S. Boice has gone to the Northwest
Territory, to look up the stock ranges
there. The Canadian government is
offering great inducements to American
cowmen to range their cattle there.
Long time, low-rate leases and free en-
try into Canada are the bait used to
catch them. 4 81 II. -. 1872 Is. = Is, :,
Harry Bennett returned Saturday from
his trip to Fort McGinness after Johnny
4 Goodall's horses. He found them, eight
in all, about sixty miles west Of the fort.
On his return, lie picked up one belong
ing to Wall Ostorlaut, near Miles City.
Harry reports that cattle are doing. bet
ter in the Bad Lands than they are fur
ther west, owing to the superior feed.
He made the round trip Of over 1000
miles in twenty-one days. Going, lie
only had one horse to ride and returning,
+ lie drove eight and nine horses. Alto
gether it is good enough. time. to go on
record
A man named Landrum from Glen
dive, borrowed saddle and outfit here
recently from Dan. Mckenzie and z. G.
Paddock and started to Mingusville. lie
sent word that he had shipped them
back but it was learned that lie had taken
them to Glendiye. Mr.. Paddock went up
to Glendive and found Landrum there
with the goods and after vigorous use
of the Kings, English, brought them
back with him. No criminal case can he
Z made outagainst Landrum, or he w0nld
. propably suffer for his action.
Sheriff Sebastian Of Stark county and
L. N. Cary Of Mandan, returned Monday
from locating the scene of the murder OF
Dude Straugh in the year of 1883, by
Dave Lee. It was a point of dispute
whether the murder was committed in
: Dakota or Montana. .Messrs. Sebastian
and Cary surveyed the ground and
y found that the scene of the murder was
+ in Dakota, five miles from Montana, on
the line between Ewing and Bowman
+ counties, at the mouth Of the Box Elder
! where the Hash knife cattle company
now have their home ranch. straugl
was a buffalo hunter from Spearfish and
Lee was a cowboy. In a dispute over
game of cards. the murder was commit.
led. There is said to be REDUNDANT evid.
ence to convict Lee. & &. 5.. J z. 4