The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-04-14
HORSEMEN MEET.
Black Hills Horse Growers Hold
an Interesting Session

al interesting Session.
Slxty-elght representative horsemen
were In atte ndance at the meeting of
b Horsemens' Association at SturpiS
on tuesday Of last week and the meet
ing demonstrated the fact that the
horsegrowers Of the Black Hills ar.
thoroughly alive to the benefits of
thorough organization. NV nu,nb.r,
are being enrolled right along and the
association is bound to b. a good, big
one.
Complete and thorough organization
was eff cted at last weeks meeting and
many topics of interest to horsemen
We're taken up and discussed.
or the meeting the Stu,gis Record
says that new memb.rs are coming in
every day, and by the first Of May there
Will b. over II huuirrd on the rolls,
lht Southern Hills is now anxious t .
b, r"pr. scented, and parties from Gus.
Ter suggested that they would run ii
wagon OF their own IN that section OF
W
country to cuin,ct With the reyuIa.
round up Tnr Cain is m 1T tn It. Il
W. IA D. lpr,t,t ;LlGtnu
IN that part of the Hills. Hot Spring
people are ais" represented, and all al,
very fav"rabIy impressed with The i'm
prrt.nc: OF til" W rk to b: d me. A
numb l. from in. urlhu Il >, ciior II
the HlIe ais, ca NJ IN, and others hay
appil, q for mtil.b rship.
The meeting tuesday malr a sligi,
ha'gc in tn, T.. und up trngram,u +.
which will app ar b., ihe report, am.
decided Oh ID schedule vi cua,ges f.;
holding or drliv ring stock. This is Il,
most important feature
Any person, not u member of tn.
association, wishing horses held or re-
turned, can apply to the secretary, J.,
o.. Wcnke, SturYis, giving brands, etc.
or u any round up foreman, and il
stock is found it will b. held at some
convenient place on delivered if posi-
BILE AT the charge of So 90 for each head.
Any member of the association, no,
represented on the round up by wagon
or rider, will be charged $3.50 Tor each
head Of stock SO held or delivered.
This scale of charges was decided On to
reimburse the association in some de-
gree for the great expense, as we'll as
time and trouble. There's no fun in a
a horse round. up-especially this first
one-and the foremen figure on pretty
near Il months hard WORK. A cattle
round up is II picnic compared to it.
The maverick question came up, and
created some discussion. At first it
was thought it proper to sell nav
ericks, but the association decided to
brand all colts and mavericks in pro-
portion to the brands represented in
the bunch where found. The claim is
made that if a particular brand pre-
dominates in a bunch, the natural in
ference is that the colts are of that
brand, so to settle the matter for this
Year the plan as stated was decided on.
SOlne dissatisfaction may arise, but the
round up foreman will have to settle it.
A suggestion has been made that the
association adopt and register u small
brand for the jaw or neck, ,or use on
association mavericks, in orGer to pro-
tect both owner and any possible
future purchase.
The proce, dings Of the meeting. as
reported by the secretary, are in par'
Us follows.
On mutton lhr name of james r.
Sharp was added To the x:cutive com.
mitice.
1t was decided on motion thai tn,
association gal her all horses for the
nrr-m, mbvrs and charge So per head
for so doing.
A motion a than carried that tn
association supply all wagons with
necessary provisions.
It. was moved aud carried hat the
foreman Of tach% roundup use his b,st
efforts to secure horse wrangl-s and
Coz Ks without EXPENSE to the ass 'cia
ton. ano if such arrangements CAM"
b. made the association shall furnist,
same.
Or notion duly carrie all members
10, T., pr, secuted in the roundup will BE-
charged 81 80 pr head for all horses
gathered b. longing to them.
NJ, v d and carried tina, all unbrand-
I'd p. Ura'a according TO thu numb ref
mares Of known ownership in such
bunch.
On motion the programme for
round up wagon No 2 was changed tn
be as follows. G.. /. Cox, foreman;
start May 10; tn com II 'ncs at mourn -.
Belle Fuurche, work up north side "l
Belle FOurche to Hay draw, up Hay