The Dickinson press., 1906-03-24
RANCH N FARM.
Billings County Stock Meet.
ing.

pose OF organizing a live stock protec.
tive association.
The crowd assembled in the court
house and the Hon. A. L. Martin was
unanimously chosen temporary chair.
man, with States Attorney Keohane
temporary secretary.
Mr.. Martin read a copy OF the law
governing and making possible county
live stock associations, and made it
plain to the assembly that the members
Of the association would be required to
pay the expenses of said association
during the year, at the expiration Of
which time the county commissioners
were empowered to reimburse the asso-
citation in any sum not exceeding $4,000.
Discussion Their took place as to the
advantages and disadvantages Of such
an association with the result that the
assembly unanimously voted to organ
ize.
The following-named officers were
then nominated and elected:
President, Harve Robinson.
Vice president, F. ID. Peck.
Secretary and treasurer, G.. +. Bur.
CESS.
Mr.. Robinson then took the chair as
president.
The next question in order was: Shall
the president appoint a board Of direc.
tors or shall they be elected? 1t was
unanimously voted to elect them, where
upon the following directors were
elected for the ensuing year:
J. b. Stoddard, ]. w. Follis, A. L.
Martin, A. c. Stone, J. o. German.
Motion made and carried that the
secretary be instructed to correspond
with the Montana and South Dakota
associations in regard to getting inspec-
ton of brands at Chicago, St. Paul and
Omaha.
Motion was made and carried that the
president appoint a committee of four
and himself to draft a set OF bylaws for
the association. The president ap-
pointed J. b. Stoddard. Z. D. Peck,
John Keohane and G.. E. Burgess.
Motion was made and carried that the
organization be called the Billings
Cour ty Stock Association.
Motion made and carried that a
membership fee of $ per member per
year be charged.
Motion made and carried that some
person appointed by the president 70
through the crowd and take up men,
berships. The president appointed w.
A. Shear and John Koch me, and the
iollowing-named gentlemen signed as
members and many paid their member
ship fees on the spot:
J. B. Stoddard, H. Robinson, ]. w.
Follis, f. b. Crawford, G. E. Burgess,
Geo. w. Myers, 5. N. Lebo, H. c. Short.
P. P. McHenry, J. o. German, A. J.
Coils, Christ Paulson, P. Hahnsen, E.
ID. Peck, A. c. Stone, John H. Reid,
John Britt, R. K. Foley: A. l.. Martin,
J. c. Rasmussen, Ed. Dietz. w. L. King
DR., J. B. Harmon. J. J. Tomamichel, w.
A. Shea.
Moved and carried that the by laws
be accepted by the board of directors,
and thus obviate the necessity OF calling
another meeting at once.
Myself and Sons have a fine bunch OF
native cattle for sale. B. Colson,
Belheld. 2-I7-6p
The Car of horses which John Clark
shipped to parties on the Fargo &
Southwestern Ry. recently, netted him
nearly s,ls per head.
John Tyler of Medora. was down
Tuesday to file on a homestead. Mr.
Tyler has been a long time in the
country and has been successful. The
past week he sold eight head of horses
to Ben Lawless and others to farmers
near Beach, for which he received s11oc
or about sroo per head.
This week Frank Janish closed on,
Ills PiooCllv lntcleStS III tnlS VICINITY
selling his ranch to Frank Barta, hi:
cattle to Henry Edgar and his horses t.
c. H. Wiley. He received for thu
whole $3.50. Mr.. Janish came to thi.
section a few years ago with $3.50, two
COWS and two horses. He has done wei
and leaves only because Of poor health
His family will go to Ellsworth, Wis
while he will 60 south for a time. d.
Boston wool houses are again sendin,
representatives to Montana prepared t,
contract if growers make suitabl,
~prices-7low enough. The Independent
(Glendive) is OF the opinion that loca
sheepmen who did buying last year TO
eastern houses have already close,
some contracts Tor the 1906 clip bu
neither they or the sellers disclose tn
price. "Four pounds for dollar" j
the demand of Montana Aockmasters.
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