The Dickinson press., 1902-09-06
Ranch Talk

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The R. H. Johnson and John Courtney
sheep sold at $500 per cwt. and averaged
us pounds in weight.
Geo. Ludolph was in town the first of
the week to arrange for a trainload ship.
ment Of beef cattle. Mr.. Ludolph in
tends to ship about the 18th and later, if
feeders are in good demand, he may ship
again.
McFee, Duff and others from Haley
are planning for a trainload shipment of
beef cattle about the 10th of this month.
Pioneer: There has been a reduction
on grain rates from stations in Morton
and Stark counties to the eastern termi.
nails, and the present rate par hundred
pounds is now as follows:-From Man
dan, l8c; New Salem and Sims loHc;
Glen Ullin, Hebron, Richardson zoe;
Taylor and Gladstone 2oHc; Dickinson
21c; Belfeld &c.
E. o. Baker & Sons shipped 3 cars of
cattle from Taylor last Saturday, the ia
ther and son, Oscar, going to Chicago
with the shipment. V. A. and Louis
Baker wee in Dickinson OF Monday Of
this week and bought 81 head of cows
and calves of Henry Edgar. The Bakers
are the eastern parties who bought Joe
Christensen's place north of Taylor last
fall. They are doing we'll and like the
country we'll.
Claude Miller took the Converse train
loaded Sunday night to market and Jim
Sexton took the train loaded the follow
ing day.
The Pioneer says that District Veter-
marian Mackin visited the John Fleck
ranch 3 miles north of Richardton and
killed 3 horses that wert suffering from
CHAMBERS.
o. P. and Paul liner went to Chicago
last Saturday with a Io-car shipment of
beef cattle.
Henry Edgar, who bought the Lynch
cattle-125 head-has sold all but the
yearlings.
Hill & Langley have sold 40 cows and
calves to l.. F. Crawford.
For some reason the shipment of cat
tie made by Pendergast, Howe, Brown,
liner and others last Friday night did
not get into Chicago until Monday after
noon.
A large box of vegetables, which Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Cook brought into Dick
inson the first of the week, shows that
something besides wool and mutton can
be raised in the Cannon Ball country.
The Cooks have over 1000 fine sheep at
their ranch and they also have a fine
garden. poultry, etc, something that ev-
cry rancher should have.
c. H. Pearl & Son had a disagreeable
time last Saturday at the stock yards
east of Dickinson loading 10 cars of NUT
ton sheep.
Mark Sutherland shipped another car
of horses last Saturday. Willie Pullins
had a car in the same train.
J. Crowley, who breeds fine registered
Hereford cattle at his Elmwood stock
farm near Broncho, has had a large sale
of pure bred stock this season. The Elm.
wood Herefords bring the highest mar
ket prices because buyers have learned
that there is nothing better in the state.
Eben Dunlap recently purchased SC
2-yea r-old steers and heifers of an Iowa
party.
Three hundred of the D. B. thinner.
man Texas cattle we're branded the past
week and sent on to the Hartinger
ranch.
D. B. Zimmerman has put in between
1000 and 5000 Texas cattle this season,
A. H. Arnett has not made any beei
shipment from his North Dakota or
Montana ranches so far this year. If
prices should continue to decline he will
be inclined to hold over as many as he
can until another year.
1t was expected that 3 trainloads Of
cattle would be loaded at Eland on Fri
day. James Converse does not load un'
til next week.
There is quite a shipment booked fol
the 18th and 13th:-Elwin Johnson I car
F. A. Little 1. James Converse IS, w
Badger 10, A. c. Gilbert l, Little Mo
Horse Co. IS On the 16th:-Geo. Lu'
dolph 10, Deep Creek c. Co. II.
Several OF the stock trains from this
locality got a mighty poor run the pas
week and many of the sales were moi
made in time for a report this week.
The H. Curliss sale of II cows and
heifers at $500, average weight 1923
was incorrectly given last week as steers
This week Allenberg & Co. sold
among others, the Hecht cattle, also the
Mike Kelley cattle, but they we're in toe
late for a report this week,
Twenty head of the L. D. Dohrman
oI2-steers sold at $3.50
The North American report the fol.
lowing sales: F. S%chlapman 20 1888.
steers $, 4 lo87-steers S4.75,6 I1o6-feed'
ers $500.
d. b, Zimmerman will receive his las,
trainload of Texas cattle for this season
in a few days.
Paris 4 Co. report the following:-C,
r. Pendergast 9 IIo3-steers SAYS, P,
Brown 4S l2lo-steers s5.Io. For Tues
day the same firm reports:-C. r. Pen
dergast ID llS7-steers $3.50 and 80 1854
steers S4.75. P. Brown 10 1I4o-steers
s4.65, 81 o9o-steers S+.1o, S lo35-steers
S4.Io, "a II4o-steers 1870, 9 looo-cows
$3.50 and l6 1o76-cows s3.I5. For
Wednesday, same irm:-P. Brown Ie
888-cows $3.50. ...