The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-09-16
From The Texas Stock journal.


clude roping contest and other
wild-west attractions, will be held
ut Houston September %, % and
"a.
In connection with the street
far at Ennis "roping contest"
was held there last Saturday
Lon Minis won the purse offered
by the merchants for the cham
pion roper: time, 1 minute and
seconds Frank Parks won Sec
ond: time, l minute and Is sec
onds.
Three hundred and sixty head
of two and three-year-old steers,
sold by j. V. Ellis of Beeville to
Capt. Hines Clark of Alice, stam-
peded while being driven to the
the shipping pens. The ther-
mometer registered 9S in the
shade, no wind was blowing and
as a result of the run in the sun
seventeen head died before dark
Sheep owners in Texas and New
Mexico are protesting against the
federal order requiring the dip
ping of all range sheep prior to
shipment, no matter what the
destination may be. The order
is intended as II protection against
scab; but it's application to sheep
intended for immediate slaughter
is causing some trouble
In the Pecos Valley country one
dav last week Tom Wheatt and
Ben Pate, two of the most scien-
tifc ropers that ride the range,
encountered two large lobo wolves
and after an exciting chase, they
succeeded in dropping nooses
about the necks of the mon
sters and bringing them irto
camp. They were fine specimens
of their kind. 1t is not out of
the ordinary to rope panthers,
bears, deer or even coyotes. but
( it is extremely rare that a grown
loafer wolf is lassoed. Their en-
plot is described as "a unique
feat of the art. "
j. G.. Fears and T. F. Benge, of
COncho county, bought 800 head
of mixed sheep from J. O. and
Walter Smith at " per head.
A. J. Myers, of Vineyard, had
in Friday 20 calves, 300 pounds
average, that brought 1926.
Tom Ratliff, of Brentwood,
was in last Thursday with ID
calves, 225 pounds average, which
sold at 1925.
Among the sales of steers last
last Thursday were 30, averaging
982 pounds, shipped by B. R,
Russell, of Llano, that sold at
90; rs. averaging $40 pounds,
shipped by G. W. Morgan, of
Wichita Falls, that brought 81. 80,
and 22l, averaging 100 pounds,
marketed by Scott q Wooten, of
Alvord, that sold at $50; also
10, averaging 1895 pounds, which
brought $3 10, and 9, averaging
900 pounds, that sold at 1910.
Everett Townsend has pur-
chased the following cattle out in
the Alpine country for the Lock,
wood ranch: $50 twos from A. y,
Winder, 500 yearlings from r. l.,
Nevill, POO yearlings from j. A.
Stroul, 100 yearlings from Ben
Billingsley, 200 yearlings from w.
B. Hancock, 80 yearlings from
Tom Pulliam, 40 yearlings from
NJ. B. Chastaln. The prices
paid are said to be 500 for the
, twos and S13 and $14 for the
yearlings.
, An Oklahoma buyer paid Stan
: ley Turner, of Water Valley, SAC
each for II horses and mu es las,
week.
George Haglesteln closed out {
bunch of fat COWS off his Sterling
county ranch last week at SIS 81
per head, range delivery.
= Nj. j. Allen, of Irion county
= bought last week from w. b
1 Ewalt, of Throckmorton county
/. 700 head of sheep at 50 per head
= also some lambs and old eve
s which were counted at rs cent
4 per head.
q Highest cash prices paid 10,