Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

and span oi horses as representing his
live stock accumulation; also Il ranch
claim aud improvements. Billings Gazette.
! Van Spalding was in from Grass Range
Monday with his family. Mr.. spalding re-
/ Gently returned from visit to his brother
IN Madison county. driving back 800 head
of sheep. lie says grass is so short in that
county it could not be gathered with pair
of tweezers. Horses are selling cheap and
cattle at from S1O to $50 per head. Mr..
Spalding ON his way back lost two horses
between Martins,lale and Okla. They are
branded inverted : ON right shoulder.
Should any one learn of their whereabouts
he would confer favor by addressing Mr..
Spaldng at Grass Range.
| In IA conversation with Mr.. Asbridge of
Sahara about some better method Of dis
posing Of wolves and coyotes than by poi
son. he said he believed that hounds would
he the most effective If il were not for the
fact that the dogs are constantly coming in
contact with the prickly pear. and when
their feet get sore they will not go ON the
chase. lie thought this might be obviatesl
by some kind Of IA pad or covering for their
feet. Mr.. Asbridge says he has killed bob
cats and coyotes and upon examining their
feet found them completely filed with
briars from the prickly pear, these animals
evidently having got used to have pegs
driven into their feet.
Ab.ut two weeks before the election +.
X. Stoddard left his ranch near Font Ma
ginnis ON "a visit to Castle, Meagher county.
On his return trip he was taken sick at
Martinsdale with mountain fever, and grew
worse until his condition became alarming
A letter was written to his brother Arthur,
requesting him to come to Martins,lale at
once. Mr. Stodldard was taken to Okla ON
Monday Of last week by u. NJ. Crowley,
from which point he took the stage. lie
writes Mr.. Crowley that he found his
brother very weak and greatly changed,
but hoped To bring him around all right.
lie thought it would be n number Of weeks
before he could he brought home.
Thomas Garlck of Warm Spring creek
was in town last Saturday. Mr.. Garlick
was the first to bring his grist to the mill.
IL consisted of five or six bushels Of fife
wheat and about the same amount oi corn.
The corn is what is known as 'squaw corn"
Mr.. Garlick says there is M trouble in rails
ing it in Montana, and should next season
he more favorable he will raise a large guam
tity Mr.. Stiles. in speaking Of the corn,
says it is the same kind that was grown in
Michigan thirty or f"rty years ago. when
people thought no other kind could be
raised. lie says it makes excellent corn
meal. II would be well for our ranchmen
tn get some of the seed and have it more
generally raised.
Cal Dickinson was up from Judith Land
ing last week ON IA brief visit. Cal il getting
somewh hat attached to the river metropo-
lis and predicts quite II boom next spring.
lie says business has been good ut that
point the past season, hut quieting as win
ter approaches. From him we learn that
+. &. Power X Bros store at that place
will hereafter lie known as The Judith
Mercantile Company" with John ". Power
president, q. II. Norris vice president, and
VIM. Miller secretary and treasurer. The
Judith Ferry Company" is also IA new or
ganization at that point. Mr.. Dickenson
has made many friends since he went to he
Landing, and parties who have business at
that point will find him "A most genial and
accommodating gentleman,
j. l.. Asbridge, of the firm OF Asbridge X
Battams, cattle growers Of the Musselshell'
was in town several days during the past
week on land business. Mr.. Asbridge
shipped "A car load OF mixed beeves to the
Chicago market this fall receiving - 3ofor
cows and SO. 10 for steers. He made light
shipments this season owing to the low
prices. lie has great faith in better prices
for cattle in the near future. Mr.. Asbr'dee
reports wolves and coyotes very numerous
in the Musselshell country. Poison does
not prove an effective means OF reducing
the number From Mr.. Asbridge We learn
that j. II. lIightower, "a former member of
the firm, is located at FL Reno, New Mex
ice. where he has taken up ranch