Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26

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Thousands Of cars OF cattle are no"
leaving the P~anhandi" of Texas ana
are being moved to ranges of NYoH'lTS,
Montana and North and SOnth DAKOTA
to be at some future date u L"
he Omaha market. The movement
has begun and is heavier than ever
before
The Burlington has moved Loo
cars, mostly through Dcnvr and
thence to Wyoming and Montana.
John Eyler. live stock agent "f the
Bsrlington, is now in Texas in charge
Of these, shipments II he wires that
he expects the movements this spring
for the Burlington will exceed 5000
cars.
Other roads are also getting their
quota, the Rock Island handling many
cars through the omaha gateway and
then turning them over to SOM" other
line to be IKE to SOuth Dakota
The Rock Island had seventy-tive cars
behind the high water in southern Ne
braska and the cattle had to be I'M
loaded and fed until the wafer sub
sided.
On the other hand many cars for
South Dakota, which formerly were
moved from the Panhandle through
Omaha are now diverted because of
ll0N LIN IIIN AVN $3.50 ~ - 49,
ling a great many over the Pierre,
Rapid City line and the Burlington
was moving a large number over the
Ashland-Sioux City line, until the
bridge went out near Fremont. These
are now coming through Omaha.
Reports from the ranges all over
the west are hat they have been at
this time of the year, for many seasons
and the stock is reported to be in fine
shape. The reports ais show that
the 4 and 5-year old stuff is except
ionally fat and will be ready for mar
ket early. The high prices of good
stuff at South Omaha last week When
10 head sold for $40, stirs up the
cattlemen to their best endeavors to
get the top of the market
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Another investigation has been
made in the United States assay Of
fee at Deadwood. Heretofore it has
been the custom for the office to pay
the mining companies in purchasing
their bullion in checks. Under q new
order Just received from Washington.
these payments will hereafter be male
entirely in gold. Thus turning back to
the Hills the gold as fast as it IS taken
out and not permitting it to go t.
eastern banks as it has been doing for
years.
The election judges for the north
east precincts in Butte county will
have a nice mileage claim to present
to the county for the delivery Of the
ballot boxes Judges from two Of the
precincts in the county went through
Pierre with the boxes on their way e
Belle Fourche. Making the trip by
way of Aberdeen, Huron, Pierre, t.
Belle Fourche, a distance of about SOC
miles. It was either a trip that way
by rail or one for $50 miles across
country by team. and they selected the
rail trip Is the shortest one. as heavy
rains have ba4y swollen the stream.
which they would nave been COMPEL.
ed to cross by driving, with th4
| anc Of waiting several days fol-
the streams to go down to allow them
to continue their journey.
Articles of incorporation have beer
| fled with the secretary of state for {
new rural telephone company il
l Brule county, to be known as thu
Cleveland-Sn1ith company, with a cap
! ital Of $4,000, and headquarters OF
the at Kimball. The incor-
| p%orators are A l. Carey. P. D. Brady
| and Bait Ryan