Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-06-05
A CATTLE DEAL
In Which Woman Sold Live Stock
by Samples and Photographs.

Daniel Noonan, the baron of the ella
Bend region. arrived in town yesterday
morning with hundred cattle that he
wishes he had never seen. He is trying
to make himself even in deal with
woman. No living man could have
put up such job on Mr.. Noonan, and
no man would have gone about the
making of the sale of these cattle as
this woman did.
She lives near Flagstaff, and word
reached MIR. Noonan in some way of
her existence and of the fact that she
had lot of blooded cattle to sell. 1t
happened that for some time Mr.. Noon
an had been thinking of embarking
in the blooded cattle business. He fig
ured that il would cost no more to
raise fine steer than one without d
pedigree. 1t was, he believed, in tfa
propagation of cheap cattle that so
many failures had been made in the
cattle business.
He accordingly made a trip to Flag
staff and saw the woman and sample
of the cattle. There were three of the
sample bunch. They were good look
ing Herefords, the breed of all breeds
that Mr.. Noonan wanted to stock his
range with. The woman said there
were a hundred of them altcgether.
The rest were out on the distant range.
but the woman showed Mr.. Noonan
their photographs. which she kept in
an album Mr.. Noonan was pleased
with the photographs. but he believes
now that the photographer is flat
terer.
The deal was closed at once, and the
woman wanted to pay mortgage, for
IL H. Il \,
on lie spot. The price of the cattle
was 31e head and the balance was to
be paid CT delivery. Mr.. Noonan re-
turned home and in the course of time
he was informed that the cattle were
being gathered up ready for delivery.
Mr.. Noonan hurried back to Flagstaff,
and he got there just a few hours in
advance of the incoming blooded stock
He paid the balance due by a check
on a Phoenix bank; he didn't make a
point of seeing the cattle. He had
seen the samples and the photographs
and that was enough to satisfy any
reasonable man.
Along in the afternoon the cattle ar
rived. Mr.. Noonan cast only one hur-
ried glance at them and then he broke
for the bank to get his check. The
bank had sent it by mail to Phoenix
for collection. Mr.. Noonan wired the
bank to hold up the check for further
orders. Then he went back and looked
at the bunch of cattle again. They no
more resembled the prize winners of
the samples and the photographs than
they looked like a bevy of angels.
1t was the skinniest, scurviest agSre-
cation of livestock he had ever seen.
There were cattle of all sorts of breeds
but none in particular. There were Us
many marks and brands as there were
cattle. Most of the animals were so
lame that they could hardly walk.
The woman seemed to take no con-
Germ in the disappointment of Mr.. Moo
nan and would listen to no talk about
an adjustment. Mr.. Noonan studied
the matter over for some hours and
then resolved to try to save a part at
least of the $500 he had advanced. lie
could do that better by holding the cat
tie as hostages. Therefore he brought
them with him. Yesterday morning he
had them examined by an expert, who
put the highest value upon them that
they would stand, but that was corsid-
erably lower than the price made in
the deal. The woman has been inform
ed that if she will accept this figure
and pay the freight to Phoenix, Mr..
Noonan will consent to resumption o.
negotiations.