The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
TX US QUEER.
Cowboys DO Great Stunts and People
Sleep on Roofs,

DO Great Stunts and People
Sleep on Roofs.
1t is amusing to read the hot air
go back to their friends after they |
have been on western ranch. The |
following is from the Duluth, Min |
nesota) Herald, and refers to Miss
Bessie Lee, who spent several
months in the vicinity of Hayes.
Stanley county:
Miss Bessie Lee has just returned
from western South Dakota. where
she took a claim built her own
house. dug her own we'll. toted her
own provisions. broke outlaw horses
and took part in the last great cattle
roundup in that part of the country
For more than six months Miss Lee
has roughed II in South Dakota.
wearing FOR the most part mems
clothing and doing mems work She
located near Hayes. S. D., forty
eight miles from the nearest town.
The country has been used for years
by large cattle rarcherS, but the
government has now warned the
rancherS 10 move their cattle and II
was in this last great roundup that
Miss Lee made a hit with the COW
boys by taking the place Of man
that was hurt and holding down a
corner on the las, and greatest round
up ever held in that part of the coun-
try.
Miss Lee is enthusiastic over the
country. the queer ways OF the peo-
pie and the free and easy life they
live. If the cowboys take a dislike
to you number of them will come
along, lassoo you'd humble abode and
dag you and your house away. The
weather is very warm and very lit
tie rain falls. Most people for the
most part sleep on the roof of the
house at night.
IL was given a beautiful black
horse by the boys OF the Triangle
ranch, provided ! could ride him. l
was thrown off seven times in one
day, but finally shcce eded in riding
him, much to the delight Of the
boys. and | now fatter myself that
| own the finest riding horse in Da-
kota
Intend to do with my land?
What question. | am going to make
a farm of course. I am going back in
November and some day there is
going to be a fine little white house
surrounded by grove of trees and
the finest big barns. and cattle and
sheep roaming all over my little
farm"
w. Taylor came in from his saw
mill near Keystone Wednesday morn
ing. returning by way of Hermosa
the same evening.
Oscar Hanson represented Fair
burn in town Tuesday, and while
here visited his sister, Miss Eta
Hanson.
NJ. j. Scanlon was up from Her.
mosa the first of the week to see
abou, getting his two older children
started in school here. He was quite
fortunate in obtaining house and
the rest of the family will move up
in a short time.
Grover Mccarthy left Monday
evening for Notre Dame, Ind whore
he goes to continue his studies in
the university at that place.
E. N. Cogley and wife were Stur-
gis visitors in the city Wednesday
and Thursday.
Royal Johnson was in town look
ing after business matters Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Brennan, formerly OF
Dakota City. is now spending some
time at Salmon Arm ,B. G.
Mrs. Jennie Tenney was down
from Keystone the fore part of the
week She went home yesterday.
The Dorcas society Of the Congre-
gational church was entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Arthur
Lampert and Mrs. Guy Marshall
The acknowledgements Co., is
getting ready to move into it's new
home. The work is slow, but when
it is done and all the goods are in
place it will be handsome store
and will be the pride of the city