The Dickinson press., 1911-11-25
RANCH AND FARM.

Wanted-horses and cattle to range
during winter. Fine shelter and excel
lent feed. Address Box 845. Dickinson,
N. D. 11-11-3p
H. C. Short has seven registered Here
ford bulls al his ranch which he pur-
chased in the east.
j. c. Gle, Il Beach butcher advertises
to sell dressed pigs at SC per ID. and
beef by the quarter at IN and PIC.
According to the Medora Herald, j.
M. Watson recently bought. a car of hay
at Mckenzie for his stable, at Medora.
Beach is trying to get SIS, 900 in sub
scription as a bonus for getting the
Ware Grain Binder Attachment Co. to
put in a flax cordaee plant. A repre-
sentative of the company was in Dick
inson a year ago and explained the
proposition to a number of our business
men.
W.. L. Dohrmann stated on Monday
that the snowfall at his place north of
Taylor amounted to six inches. The
thaw Saturday afternoon wat not a
good thing, for it turned cold the follow
ing day and formed a crust. Mr.. Dohr-
mann is wintering about 100 head of
cattle and naturally wants to see good
arazing for stock.
F. H. Ray. Register of the Montana
State Land Department at Helena. has
issued advice that the state of Montana
is to hold a sale of land in Powell
county at Deer Lodge on December 18th.
There will be about IL, 900 acres offered
to the public. For information as to
tracts and appraised valuations, etc.,
interested parties are asked to address
Register State Lands. Helena, Montana.
George C. Clark has sold his ranch in
Bad Lands to W. D.. Young, a South Da-
kota rancher, who has already taken
possession. Mr.. Young intends to run
the sheep on the ranch and recently
brought a band up from South Dakota.
The W. C. Mckenzie cattle. which Mr..
Clark had been running, are now at the
T. H. Hayes ranch. Mr.. Mckenzie turn
ing the cattle over to Mr.. Hayes last
week. Mr.. Clark is undecided as to
where he will locate. He has consid-
cred propositions in British Columbia
but may decide to locate on a ranch on
the Little Missouri. -Hettinger County
Herald.
B. S. Townsend put in $50 head of
cattle at his ranch on the Little Mis-.
souri, just before the cold snap. In com
pany with Don Stevenson of Janesbure
he bought a mixed bunch of cattle in
the locality of Miles City. The beef
stuff was shipped to Chicago and SC
head of she stuff Mr.. Townsend put Out
with a farmer near his ranch. A car.
load of COWS and calves. cont aiming
some pure bred stock, was taken to Mr..
~Stevenson's ranch at Janesburg. The
heavy fall of snow and the severe cole
made it a little tough on the stock aht
naturally they shrunk some. but if more
favorable weather prevails through the
balance of the winter he figures on get
ting the stock through in good shape,
A deal was closed at Shollsmadf
whereby John Schaff became owner o:
800 acres of land. the west half of sec
ton $4,000, purchasing the land from
Ira Wilson. 1t is unimproved and solt
for $27.50 per acre, annual payments
MI. Schaff was a horse and cattle
rancher in the Schollsmade vicinity 70
a number of years but closed out hi
stock some time ago on account of tn
extensive farming in this. vicinity
For the past few years he had beel
farming his fine homestead. Mr.. Viii
son says he is not looking for buyers fo
his land but belives in having a reason
able price on his property at all time
and selling when he gets his price. H
still has 1, 100 acres, of which $50 acre
are under pillow, and he is satisfied tha
it is more profitable to hold than to Sc
the land.
A dispatch from Pierre. says: In al
the uncertainties of what the govern
ment land department. might rule as I
the requisition: for proof of a home
stead, those who have been dealing wit
that department for years have fnall
accepted as one thing not subject
daily chanRe. and that the policy ths
a home is where the family resides. O
this more than one homesteader he
been told that no matter what he ma
have done in the way Of improvement
unless his family was with him he ha
made nj home IN the claim, and q
this many a claim has been cancelled
But a Stanley county claimant has jul
ran up against another, idea of some: or
in the government land department
He went upon the tract on which he ha