The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-07-04

in the bunch a black muley COW that
he thought was his, as it was very
much similar to the one he had pur-
chased the year before from Hank
Yeiser, and which had been running
on the range on the reservation. He
had told Roberts and Turner to bring
that COW to him if they ever saw it
on the range, and when he saw one
SO much like it in the bunch, he
supposed it was his, and was so told
by the two men. After some CONVEX
sation over the condition of the cat
tie, which, he claimed, was very poor,
Roberts told him he would sell his
eight head, seven steers and one COW,
for $45 for the steer and $40 for the
COW. Lang would not give this, but
offered $40 for the steers and $40
for the COW, and after considerable
dickering Roberts consented. While
making the deal they were riding
very slowly toward Kalispell, and.
when opposite the Miller ranch, Lang
and Roberts turned in to get a steer
belonging to the former that had
strayed some time before and had
been taken up by Miller They were
at that place but a short time and
after securing the animal, Roberts
had driven it to the rest of the cat
tie, while Lang remained at the Mil
Ter ranch for some time and after
ward came to Kalispell where he
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stayed in Kalispell for some time and
then went home, overtaking Roberts
and Turner with the cattle within
short distance of his ranch. The
cattle were driven into corral about
3 o'clock and the men went to din
ner. Robinett had been drinking all
day and was drunk and was left in
Kalispell.
After the men had dinner Roberts
saddled his horse and asked Lang to
come to Kalispell with him. but the
latter demurred, saying that he was
busy moving from his old house to
his new one and did not have time
He said that he would write out a
check and Roberts could have it
cashed when he reached town. Rob-
erts did not want to do this, as he
said the banks would be closed when
he reached Kalispell, and, as he was
stranger, he could get no one to
identify him. So Lang rode to town
with him, and after some difficulty
cashed his check at the Conrad bank
and paid him the money. He paid
him 1910 in the office of the Dagget
butcher shop The check was for
5000, and he had $110 on his person.
After completing the deal he went
home, while Roberts started out to
sell his horse and saddle. The rea-
son the latter gave for being in such
a hurry for his money was that he
wanted to return to the reservation
that night.
After he returned home, Lang paid
no attention to the cattle until the
next morning, when he and Ben CHM
pose of killing them for beef. He
paid no attention to the cattle, but
cut them out as they came, and drove
them to the corral at the slaughter
house, where they were killed by
Cimmers. Lang did not go near the
slaughter house and did not know
, anything about the brands on the
hides or what became of the hides
The next day was Sunday and in the
, afternoon he hitched up and drove
to Kalispell with the beef and de
livered it to the butcher shop of w
, E. Daggett. On Monday he worked
: at moving and made preparations fol-
: the dance that was held at his house
that night.
Tuesday morning about IL o'clock
John Herman and Frank Alderman
came out to his ranch and asked to
: see the last bunch of cattle from the
reservation, and he took them to the
corral and pointed out the cattle
? Herman rode among them and picked
e out what he claimed was a steer be
e longing to Joe Morgeau, and after
r some discussion Alderman and Her
: man returned to Kalispell. Lans
9 also came to Kalispell and while her,
2 he met Herman and T. j. Hannah
3 who told him that they were coins
, out to his ranch and make an inspee
ton of his slaughter house. He saiC
: all right, and shortly after the thre,
4 men left for his ranch. On arriviny
D there, Lang unlocked all the doors