The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-17
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According to figures given out bv
The department of agriculture, South
Dakota at present has 1853 60 sheep. as
against $40, 100 in 1898.
WANTED-To exchange an improved
farm in Michigan, valued at So. 900, for
western range horses. What have
you got? Address at once.-Coon
Brothers, Battle Creek, Mich.
Henry Livermoot returned from
Cheyenne river agency on Wednesday
and reports the drive d cold one. The
temperature stood at 10 below when he
left the agency in the mUrning.--Furt
Pierre Fairplay.
The horsemen of the Back Hills are
called % meet for organization at
Sturgis on February 18Th A good
deal of interest has been worked up
and an effective organization will no
doubt be effected.
John D. Stc>ens, formerly manager
of the BXB, is now in the commission
business at Chicago, being secretary
and treasurer Of the Keenan, Bros. com.
pany. Mr.. Stevens will add popularity
TO that popular frm.-Bll Fourcle
Times.
StocEmen down around Interior have
two outfits hunting wolves. Ont outfit
hunts Sage creek aud the other down
about the end Of the Bad land wall.
They pay $500 ltrpray wolves and 81
for coyotes. They have caught quite
a number the past Two months.
Manager Craig's private dwelling at
the WV rnnch was burned Thursday
morning. The furniture and all con-
tents We're saved. The water pipe IN
the bath room had b come troz ~. and
in attempt to thaw it out the building
caught fire. The loss is probably not
ST. 900 with insurance at S3nO.-Belle
Fourche Times.
William Thompson, who lives on
Redwaler ten miles northwest of Spear
fish, committed sulciuc Thursday morn
ing by cutting his throat with Il razor.
His wife found him lyin. by the cook
ing range in the kitchen. He had
risen early and started the fire in the
kitchen. 1t was some time before any.
one else got 1t of bed, and he had
probably been dead half an hour or
such a matter before he was found
Pioneer Times.
A Deadwood correspondent is author.
ity for The statement that the agents at
tn" different Indian agences between
the Black Hills aud The Missouri river
are encouraging the Indians TO hunt
the wolves which are increasing in
such an alarming name on the cat.
tie ranges. This winter the animals
seem to be- more feruciUus than evel
before, an6 they are killing the young
cattle at an alarming ate. One ran,
cher, VINO came 1o Belle Fuurche from
the Slim Butte range, reported having
seen a large number of carcasses 81
cattle along the trail which had beer
killed py wolves. The Indian agents
are paying S. for every wolf brought in
One Indian spent d week hunting or
the Cheyenne ana he returned TO the
agent AT Standing Rock with IA wagon
load of wolves.
Reports from. NJ ,ntaaa are yer,
meager DIS yet, but the severe wea1heI
prevailing must ezra inly result in
heavy loss on the open rang Tel
years ago the losses would have bee.
estimated at so per cent at least. bu
during the past five yerls there ha
been a change in the methods of carin!
for winter stock and ami ,ri,y of tn,
cattle are rounded up in the fall an,
kept where they d b. fed during tn
storms. There are rulnuIs of severa
herds that broke away ard drif,e
before the blizzard aud there is bour