El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-28
Live Stock.
HEAVY CATTLE FAILURE.

HEAVY CATTLE FAILURE.
6lllett, the Kansas Cattle King, Fails
For Million.
An Abilene, Kans., dispatch says
| A failure involving cattle interests
| throughout the southwest was pre-
cipitated here today when an attach
ment suit for $40, 900 was filed against
Grant G. Gillett of Woodbine, by the
Gillespie Commission company of
Kansas City.
Gillett controls thousands of cattle on
the southwestern ranges, and his liabi-
Titles are believed to be over 81, 900, 600.
It is now known that on Monday of the
present week Gillett made an assign
ment and deed of trust of all his hold
ings to D. W. Naill. He at once depart
ed for Texas. Mr.. Naill, however, refus-
ed to accept the trusteeship, and the
papers were not filed.
The condition of affairs becoming
noised about, Gillett's creditors came
down upon him in droves. Men re-
presenting twenty-five commission
firms in Kansas City arrived at Wood
bine today on special train, and i'm
mediately began searching for Gillett
cattle, which are ranging over central
and " estern Kansas. Oklahoma, Indian
territory and Texas. How many
there are none of the creditors seem
to know, but it ia stated that there are
about five Thousand head on Gi]lett's
Wood bine ranch.
Some idea of the extent of Giliett's
liabilities was gained at the county re-
gister's Office here, where fully 81 ,OOO,-
600 of his paper Is recorded. About
one third is blanket and unreleased
mortgages, while the remainder covers
cattle now being fed.
Most of Gillett's paper is thought to
have been held by the Kansas City
banks and commission firms, but the
The career of Grant G. Gillett has
been of the sky-rocket order. He is
but 81 years Of age, and his operations
have started more conservative stock
men. Four years ago he lived on
mortgaged quarter section of land near
Woodbine, where he began the cattle
trade, feeding steers for others. In
this he was successful and on the little
ranch he laid the ground work of a
handle over A zoo 900 cattle
within the last three years. He bought
great droves of cattle in Texas
and brought them north for feeding.
Soon he organized his celebrated 'cow-
boy band" composed of plainsmen In
his employ and when he rode about the
country in a special car he took his
band of musicians with him. He even
took them into eastern cities, where
they attracted much attention.
Gillett is said to have recently taken
out 1921, 900 life insurance and 5000, 900
accident insurance.
The story that Hon. J. W. Bailey in
tends removing to Lexington, KY, has
brought from him denial showing
connected with what will probably be-
come an important breeding enterprise
in Texas.
Col. Hunter, a cattle breeder Of Ora
ham, was at Ranger some days ago to
receive ten calves that he had pur-
chased in a northern state and which
we're shipped to Ranger. They were
thoroughbred Durhsms and cost the
colonel S1500.-Baird State.
At Paris arrangements have been
made to feed an unusually large num-
Der of cattle this season at the stock
pens south of town, The oil mill is
providing large quantity OF feed and
cattle are going in rapidly and fatten-
ing very fsst.-Pecos County Pickings.
81. F. Stephenson and G. 81. Roberts
are the joint owners of fine brood of
Scotch shepherd dogs, which they have
men in the county have got pups out of
the litter. They are very Intelligent
dogs and easily trained.-Pecos Pick |
ings.
The Chetopa, Kas., Cattle Dipping |
company, with capital of $4,000, was
chartered in Kansas. The object Is to |
construct and maintain q cattle dip |
ping yard near Chetopa, under gov
srnment and state regulation for the |
cure and prevention Of Texas fever
Pecos Co. Pickings.
The Seven D cattle outfit, in charge |
If j. L. Moore, will begin Saturday,
November 9Th, at Leon Spring. to
gather cattle for delivery. They will
gather two herds and will drive them
20 the Horsehead crossing on the
Pecos where they will deliver them
across the river on Tuesday the 18th,
he usual date OF opening Of the quar-
.ntine line.-Pecos Times.
W. N Fowler, of the sheep firm of
King & Fowler, was in town Monday
md Tuesday. Mr.. Fowler says they
lave finished dippingAtheir sheep and
will at once ship II, 600 head to Ken
lett, Missouri, where they will feed
hem through the winter. The re-
of the flooks will run on the
'ange here. Their sheep are all in
rood condition, and with the present
rood range they will be able to with
tand pretty severe winter.-Pecos
Times.
The largest live stock sale ever made
n the southwest, when Kayser & Cox,
# Denver, purchased of ex-Gov. Ter
azas, of chihuahua, $1,000 head of
'attle, was referred to in these columns
few DAYS ago. In speaking of the ex-