The Dickinson press., 1902-03-22

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Jim D[obson.a 100 sheep. win Geo.
Kofier. came through with ~ II tx
Gotlieb olheiser,on Antelope. found
dead cattle out Of (which had stTayed.
He vas wintering 70 head.
The Rouquette cattle, ao6 natives,
up facing storln Friday and were
fed every day. No loss.
w. A. Mcclure, from Taylor: T.. Il.
Hougani 50 cattle scattered, IS Of number
found dead; Henry Myran 50 cattle scat
tered but Tor found dead. Slimmeri&
Thomas Of So. ST. Paul, who had stock
cattle in stock yards here lost IL. These
are the only losses known around here.
O.S Chase in Thursdayevening: Had
pile-up at home ranch and lost a. out Of
1900 sheep. At our other ranch a loss OF
so out of 5000. Merry & Hilliard at
Black butte ranch had loss of ~ sheep.
Mr.. Merrywas at Cedar-old Pendergast
place-where they lost s. Other N. &
H. ranches vet to hear from. Ed. Barry,
they say. lost IS. but l know Of no bad
losses down that way.
Louis Metz says h estayed with his cats.
tie nights and brought them through,
safely. He has good sheds.
Joe Polenski, "a miles northeast Of.
Dickinson, lost ~ steers, COW and calves
out Of a herd Of IS. Stock was in stables
until Saturday night when they broke.
door down and went to strawstack. The
lost drifted into cut where they were
found in a pile. They seemed to have
smothered. The balance of herd re.
turned to stables. Joe says that n Of
his neighbors lost 10 head-straycd.
Charles Colgrove and a 17-year old
boy took care of 7o5 cattle during the
storm with a loss Of steer. Nj. Col
grove had made preparation for the
storm in advance and worked hard day
and night.
B. Blatz, who is w~intering 50 cattle for
A. N. Jefferies & Co, got 100 head safely
through the storm, but lost 8 head in
watering or Monday.
r. H. Johnson sent S. Sedore TO South
Heart this week to see how his band Of
over 1000 sheep at the Egan place had
come through. The loss was 200, about
the same number having previously died.
A. L. Martin Of Sentinel Butte. who
has 1000 to 5000 sheep, writes: Have
counted my bands and find my loss is
725 yearlings and lambs. One Of my
herders was out Friday and Saturday
nights. and untilsII a. m. Sunday. His
face was frozen and one foot quite badly,
He had the band within $50 yards Of the
shed when ihe wind drifted them away.
The Zimmerman herder., Stephen
Hazelhorse. was out AZ. hours, drifting
with the main BUNCH, stopping nights in
a vacant shack on Fishers run. s miles
from, where the storm first struck them,
They have found nearly 100 dead sheep
from the Zimmerman band, but have had
no chance TO count 50 as TO know Just
how many are missing. The sheep lost
will be quite a number j 2 the aggregate,
but nothing serious. The most Of the
ranchers around here had their sheep in
winter quarters, where hay and sheds can
be had, and can nov feed the weakened
ones and prevent further loss. Il was a
bad, storm.
Reports from the Cannon Ball are .tc
the effect that the ALI White and John
Clark herds were badly scattered Nc
definite report Of losses is known.
A loss Of 50 is reported from Ed
Josucks' herd Of 500 cattle at Belield
and from the Peter I~ndergaard herd
same locality, 40 head strayed.
Joseph Hartinger was in from hi:
ranches IS miles north this week ali.
said there were no losses with him. r.
is wintering between 500 and Goo cattle
Richards & Dinsdale, 900 sheep viii
Frank Schwind, ] loss.
Frank Smith, 70 cattle, no loss.
w. L. Richards: We have heard from