Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-03-28
BILLINGS COUNTY
A BATCH OF INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE MEDORA LITTLE
& SMISsOURIAN' OF THE 18TH

1
INST.
Outside Of one or two instances the
sheep losses in Billings county will
not aggregate ) per cent from last
weeks blizzard. The cattle losses will
amount to about per cent.
County Treasurer Hawe Robinson
received word Monday evening, that
out OF 500 hea ,dof cattle that Russell,
S. NJ. Ferris and himself were interest
ed in, only six head had perished dur
ing the storm, but that ten head were
still missing.
The storm and a coal famine in
town made it impossible to get the
Little Missourian out last week, but
here it is, with the news up to March
25. There will be another issue the
2Sth, and the April Fools days issue
will come out on the regular publica-
tion day.
Sheriff J. w. Follis left for his
Mineral Springs ranch this morning,
18th, he having received word that his
cattle were all scattered or lost, and
that his father, who went in search
Of them has been missing for several
days. Mail Carrier j.. o. Grey, Of
Sand Creek, brought in word Monday
evening, that Mr.. Follis has been miss
ing since Tuesday morning.
A. l.. Martin of Sentinel Butte: who
has 1000 to 5000 sheep, writes: Have
counted my bands and find my loss is
20 yearlings and lambs One Of my
herders was cut Friday and Saturday
nights, and until IL a. m. Sunday. His
face was. frozen and one foot quite
badly He had the band within 100
yards of the shed when the wind
drifted them away.
The other day N. B. Stith dug ,lp an
old Indian tomahawk, on one of the
streets Of Medora 1t was in a good
state of preservation, and is a relic
| OF the early SOS when the Sioux and
the Crows fought a terrible battle fo1
supremacy on the present site of Me
dora. A chemical analysis disclosed
the fact that it was covered with In.
dian blood. Mr.. Stith has refused an
! offer of $50 for the tomahawk and will
| add 1t to his celebrated collection o1
western relics that he has been gath
ering for the past fifteen years.
G. w. Myers. one of Billings coun-
tvs prosperous and well-known stock
men. captured wolf recently that
was a "whopper.' He measured seven
feet ten inches from the tip of his nose
to the tip of his tail. and weighed 16s
pounds, his paws measuring seven
inches across. The wolf was an old
one, having a we'll known history, and
since September last Mr. Myers has
had standing reward of $50 for his
capture dead OF alive. It is estimated
that during his active career, extend
ing over some ten years, that he has
destroyed over $1,000 worth of stock,
and during the past winter has killed
four head of cattle belonging to Mr.
| Myers Mr. Myers had bunch on
forty-eight cattle rounded UP about 1OC
yards from the house, and as a safe
guard set eight wolf traps in their
vicinity, and when the famous wolf
came up for its fifth bovine victim, ii
found itself snapped by a trap and
held fast. AS his disposition was
somewhat ferocious. it was next tc
impossible to capture him alive and
he was accordingly shot down in his
tracks. Mr.. Myers was offered $3.50
! for the hide, but has decided to have
it tanned and keep it as souvenir.
Green grass is reported in several
! places on the range.
H. A. Scott and c.. H. Taylor. of
Bismarck, visited Medora over Sun.
4 day.
The rains Of the past few days have
soaked the ground thoroughly, thereby
| CIOU
Of hay for the coming season.
Twenty years ago E. G. Paddock
went into partnership with Frank
| Moore to run the Pyramid Park Hotel
Anticipated.
4 Stern Parent suppose you are
| aware. young man. that cease to pro-
vide for my daughter when she leaves
my roof?
Suitor Oh. yes! We have settled
| about that-Bertha and /. We have de.
cided to make our home with you.-
Boston Transcript
The Very Best.
| Mrs. Nurich-I want some terrapins
Dealer es'm. Diamondbacks?
Mrs. Nurich- Yes, ana see that the
diamonds are Of the first water. Ohio
| State Journal. #
! think you win find that people who
| honestly mean to be true really con-