The Dickinson press., 1905-05-06
RANCH TALK.

The Custer Trail ranch has fine sad
die horses for sale. See adv. 4.l-8p
The c. c. Mead wool, about 10000
was sold to Suddards at 23c.
The Evans and Belden clips were sold
the Toplif buyer, through w. B.
Howe, at the same figure.
Frank Stone contracted his wool,
about 10000, to Dewey. Gould & Co., at
22Hc. A. L. Martin sold his to- the same
firm at 22Hc. Isadorc Nollett, who
was returning to Sentinel Butte on
Tuesday, said that he had offered his
wool at 23c but could not say whether or:
the sale had been closed. Those
around Sentinel Butte who contracted
early will get o c
Grass will grow now.
IA. Caldwell of Gladstone has 100
unbroken horses that he will sell at right
prices. See him and you will find that
he means just what he says. july Up
Washington dispatches Of May | said
that ]. E. Phelan Of this city had been
awarded the lease of district No. I Of the
Berthold reservation at 4Bc per acre.
AS the PRESS understands the matter,
Mr.. Phelan bid Axe, he to do the fenc-
ing, and in a supplemental bid he offered
4Nc if the government would stand the
cost of fencing up to an amount not
exceeding $4,000, and it seems that the
department has accepted the higher
figure.
DR.. Ramsey of Fargo, who is in charge
of the bureau Of animal industry for
North and South Dakota and Montana,
says that double inspection is the only
practical way to secure perfect inspec-
ton. 1t means, however, that cattle are
to be inspected in the field before being
loaded into the cars and again in st.
Paul, Chicago or any eastern points.
This gives the government a check on
the local Inspector, and If he allows
anything to pass that is not clean there
is a lot of explaining due.
L. w. Rand, who has been buying
wool Tor Dupee Y Hackett, came in
from the country early in the week and
stated that he thought about everything
had been contracted for this season.
His firm have contracts out for about
100000 pounds, a large bulk of which
was secured at 20 and Fl cents. Around
kichardton nearly everything was taken
at these figures. c. M. Dinsdale helped
Mr.. Rand secure contracts.
Phil Duff contracted his wool, about
5000 pounds, on Wednesday to &. K.
Topliff at 23c.
G. R. Topliff. who buys for the Boston
house of J. Koshland & Co., thinks that
he has 100000 pounds of wool con.
tracted at Dickinson. He paid good
prices for this wool. from 81 to % cents,
and has the satisfaction of knowing that
the growers are satisfied. He finds the
woods good in this part Of North Dakota,
and believes that there is a fair margin
for his house in the clips which he has
secured. W. Il. Howe assisted MIR,
Toplif in securing his contracts here.
For sale-my stock ranch, two reg.
istered Hereford bulls, two registered
Shorthorn bulls, two registered Pur.
cheron stations, one registered Ham.
~bletonian stallion, INT fine grade stall.
lion. H. B. Schaffncr. Hebron. N. D.
3-25-tt
This week sees the wool of this local
ity nearly all contracted, and before any
of it is taken from the backs of the
sheep. The highest price paid to any
n so far as known, was t billiard &
Merry for their 1905 clip, estimatedaat
100000 pounds, the price being 23Mc,
Justice, Bateman & Co. of Philadelphia
get the wool and paid S 1000 to bind the
contr act. G. r.. Topliff, for ]. Koshland
& Co was a close competitor for this
clip, his offer being very close to 23Hc,
Last year billiard & Merry received
NC for their wool, leaving their 1905
price 6Nc better. These growers are
the largest in the state and they have
received the highest price, so far as
recorded, ever paid in North Dakota for
unwashed wool. The Aeeces from their
sheep will probably average about
pounds, at least a pound heavier than a
year ago. e
William Suddards went to Gaendive
from here last week, closing the pur.
chase of the billiard & Merry wool by
wire. He has something like 100000
pounds contracted at this point and will
be back when the growers have their
wool ready for delivery. During Mr..
Suddards' first trip here he contracted
about 100000 pounds at zoe, but on his
return prices were advanced and he
paid Fl and &c for a larger part of
10000 pounds. paying 23c for a little,
topping with the billiard & Merry lot at
1850
Jefferies & Higgins received $50
cattle from the west this week.
E. Deffebach, agent for the Great
Western, came in from Montana last
Friday and reported that ~ cars of
beef cattle were loaded for market
that day and billed via his road. He
said that one hundred head of alfalfa
fed steers tipped the beam at an average
weight OF 1900 pounds and we're con-
sidered worth SO per head.
The Dickinson woolgrowers seem to
have secured the top prices for their
clips this year. The published reports
at Glendive last week indicated that
several hundred thousand pounds had
been sold at 2lc. 1t is understood that
during this week the prices have ad.
vanced a little-22c and 23c being the