The Dickinson press., 1908-06-06
RANCH AND FARM.

For sale-Registered Hereford bull,
age 6 yrs. Address A. H. Pelton, or
phone I27 ]. 5-23.25
For sale-I have IS head of native
mixed cattle for sale. Willmar Carlson,
belheld, N. D.. 5.2-7t
Herman Lebo of Billings county
gets an increase of pension from $40
to $50 per month.
At Miles City a dipping vat has
been established for the stamping
out Of scab in horses.
Being o~verstocked, l will sell a few
fullblood Poland China bred sows and
several good dairy bull calves. The
BROWN DAIRY, phone 125-L, Dickin.
son. 2-I.tf
TAKEN UP-at my place heal Daglum,
one bay horse, 1900 pounds; one black
horse, 400 pounds. both about 10 years
old and no brands E. M. Eagon, Dag
ium, N. u. 6.6-3p.
Owing to the absolute necessity Of
paying the Flathead Indians for the
lands desired, an appropriation of
100000 has been made, and for fenc-
ing the range a fund of $4,000 has
been provided.
Nichols & Britt closed a deal with
Geo. w. Myers last week whereby
they came into possession Of all of
Mr.. Myers A bar horses except his
string of saddle horses. The exact
number will not be known until after
the roundup, but it is likely there
will be somewhere between 300 and
400 head.-Medora Herald.
Jerry Hayes was in from the north Sum
day night. He is breaking horses for the
Standing Rock Indian reservation con.
tract and will have 200 ready to turn over
IN July. He says that the nov storm
the 10th of May was much more severe
on the Little Missouri river than in their
locality. In addition to the loss of some
colts and calves, the ranchers lost cows
through getting begged along the
streams.
One of the standard cl~assifications
OF commercial horses is saddlers
which are In broad demand for city
use by the wealthy leisure class who
enjoy outdoor pastime. No recrea-
ton Is more conducive to health
tina equ%estrianism, and horseback
riding is highly recommended by
physicians as conducive to health.
A well-mannered saddle horse is a
luxury beyond the means Of the
working class and is only to be found
in the stables Of wealthy owners,
says the Chicago Drovers' Journal.
Saddle horses have attained the
distinction of a recognized breed.
There is nov a saddle horse registry
and standard bred saddle horses are
subject to the same rules of breeding
as other classified breeds of horses
representing trotters, PAGERS, Shet-
land ponies, thoroughbreds and the
several draft breeds. The saddle
horse is descended principally from
the thoroughbred or race horse and
is a very Intelligent, sensitive and
refined animal. Good commercial
sadders can be purchased at $500 to
$500, while show animals run into
the four-figure class.
The Montana National Bison range
is now, to all intents and purposes,
an accomplished fact. Congress has
promptly and cheerfully entered in
to the plan Of the American Bison
society for joint action by the gov
eminent and the society in the crea-
ton, on the Flathead Indian reserva-
ton, of a great national herd of pure
blood American bison, perpetually
endowed with a range of 20 square
miles of good grazing grounds.
The supply of domestic wool at
Boston has been gradually reduced
at really sacrifice prices of late.
Veteran dealers say that in twenty
five to thirty years. experience they
have never seen the wool market so