Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-01-13

WIS sold, hut through .one ,ni-cl,ntt..
lhs; e:tor Billy S1nt.h failed IT, note
n tile f'r+~tnct nf tf- stray, and rou
|tHhfn'Iy tie +u1'prtn+nlni ret orl
from hIth >hD"ing t1t -ule uf The
steer hy fi},:rr Was 1Itvtr tnht!r Av
smith. and tl4+ >ttny was rrartic4ti>
"h 1t t'"tu ctn IT. FHl Hut Ctlicupr,
M'utwlIl|c Mr.. truts. 'rr.'n,4t .ur
tF}v':r hAtl reltrtnl tu Gltnlt,rr tIt.
fac' "i ~H1t: III t. II Iti> >ttt a. ~.
tt'e 4\H2tt. l-t ~!'tI,a1i~,it, .ifl@ I ,i!tlI +
!"r"t' II" l'nnt!rr II,tkI1 <. 1t't!l1ry.
l.tn*1cr !rnm ~ .>tt,tutt a:tt.it4Y.,4ti
'iiat II stray had E,~et! !''ttl.1 ny t,4i1t Ii
;tl1t shipment rtf.rr+d tU h,autts:d ~
''e ti"'t4ht Or. t;l|lnt1e'- tr4,4d
: 1';ltt- OHD !:'f,t1ntc. +d} M nt t,E, e
inadt ut' I.'@ mind tlint tit ~truy tt-
!nhttd tn titIf1r r. and H. SutI,it;t ~
) IT, naturally would that tit stray
|}"d turned tp IN t'l4irngn I4t1 thete
h++n sold with the r+-t If fht >ntt.
uItht aud the usual report inutc tn
thu H~lena utf1cr, he wr>1- tn Gilmore
! hat the al"li+y tor biz steer MAS III the
Heleha nt1lcr. Billy Smiths fnilu Z to
de ect the stray ut Chicago wa- he tir.t
cog that slipped aud Ltuder. state
tHent la regard To thu 1nOn4y WA, the
second. From tll+se arise tie charges
nf unfalrness and favoritIs,1I that have
| tended 10 tnake thi. a ,mewhat ctle-
brAted csne. For TN being informed
by Lander that his mon+y wa. il,
He ena Gilmore wrote to Secretary
Pruitt, asking that 1t be reu,itted Ia
him, aud the recre Ary. having no re-
p"rt If the sale or remittance from
the shipper. officially and actually
knew nothing Of the transaction and ~
informed Mr.. Gilmore. Secretary
Prutt' did not. however, let the mat
ter drop here. nut instituted 81 inv+>-
tiga.ion, "hlch resulted in eliclttug
he above narrated facts in regard t.
the ltti+-ing animal, the letter from
Billy Smith stating that hI- recu,d Of J
the & "ver -hipmrnt Mt thicrgr .1i4j !
HOT *h"~ th. strry, hting date" JAn.
I h. l>:'2. When III the rtcr.tary'> ;
ot1lrt on the Nth il ". tie wt;t-r ~a-
intnr.It1 that letter had t,t-n Wfi'~ :
ttl trnm that otfiee IL Mr.. EIuv-r1ur- :
fntInE HE ta"'> and asking Inn il r.
port th~ steer or explain h- Airt!c ut !.
Chrc+xo. HIRE the 1Ia't+r ruw II ST.,
but II will be >ttn that while thu IT,
cord oE the ray has bttn 81 inner
tect hud tht.k-n HI to necessarily bar
ts'xr+>- IN fixing nwutr-htl' nud r.
InllurHing the wn+r. tin H. IL really +
nn ontt' blaine. In-ttctnr <lluth'-
failure 10 cAtc!, the stray Il t!irAxn
enn scarcely he cl.Arxrh to ne!iert, IT,
ni> leu 'ru hs ca,tf.tl aHt <'g Iunt
utfir+r IL ton WILL known 10 nce,l +n-
du:-tnl ut hire. II ~A+ III nv+r-'Ett
chnrE+ut'e no druM tu so,1I- +xttuor-
tlunry condition If affairs that trltltr~
ett II impossible tn uetert th- t''c~+uct
n( The stray, nttd ~ he wh~ nn4 tlttecl-
ed, Mr.. Glov-r would nut know IF h.,
having httn sold with h = .hipu. All,
aud consequently ok 10 steps to
make restitution. If there tu those
who would charge this ovtr-,ght at
Ch'csEo HI al unpardnnablr erIur aud
An evidence Of I0o-enc-s In Il liz system,
ltt them Remember that through the
agency of the stock inspection there
has been thia season alone neAr|y $780,
Utm worth Of strays reported. and the
proceeds paid to owners. white s"lne
$lS ,tA]0, the proceeds Of absolutely un~
known straye, Is now in the hand. 1T
The secretary, awaiting payment on
proofo Of Il vnership. The sy.tem In III
uear perft ction Us human ingenuity
can divine, and ia the prosecution Of
the work under 1t the gu. stion is new.
e. asked whether the reputed owner
of II stray il the owuer Of one-hundred
or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. had feat.
tie. Mr.. Gilmore's ease has tended 10
bring this statement to light, and
while he is not to blame for thinking
he WAS being upjustly treated, he and
Others must admit that tuch suspicion
In unjust and unwarrAnted.