The Dickinson press., 1912-06-01
RANCH AND FARM

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". 8. Parkin & Son shipped in 80 to
10 carloads of cattle last week from
Texas to craze in the pasture on the
Standing Rock reservation.
On a charge of horse stealing. for
which so many are BEING arrested Ed.
Stone arrested Addie Gatewo0d Thurs
day. He was arraigned Friday and the
hearing set for Tuesday. The date was
afterward stipulated to q later day.
Herald.
County Attorney Albert Anderson was
called to Wibaux May 18th, to conduct
a preliminary hearing against John
Cowee, a rancher living twelve miles
east of Savage, who is accused of kill
ing a stallion belonging to Arthur Par
n Attorney S. J. Leahy of Wibaux
appeared as counsel for the defendant,
and the hearing was had before Justice
T. J. Bushell. The defendant wal
bound over to the district court in bail
of $500. which was furnished.
Dunn County News Owens Bros.
have finished seeding $50 acres of
wheat, oats and speltz. and have about
$50 acres of new breaking to seed to
flax. The discine and back setting has
all been done with their hart.Parr en-
CINE, and they have kept three four
horse teams busy seeding and harrow
ing. They have about 800 acres under
cultivation on section Z. and the re-
mainder is on section S. this township.
and section 81 in the township north.
Their 700 acres should yield them q
good return this yea
A Montana dispatch says: The heav-
lest movement Of range cattle into Mon
tana for several.'years so far as records
here show, is nov on and within the
next few days IS. 900 head will have
passed through Billings to the northern
part of the state where they will be
placed upon the RANGES. The animals are
loaded at Huachita. N. NJ, a place on
the border between the United States
and Mexico. and from their appearance
it is believed they are really from the
last mentioned country and have beer
trailed across the line into New Mexico
for shipment. Already 81 carloads
have arrived in Billings, the first con-
signment reaching there last Sunday.
They unloaded at the stock yards. fec
and watered and the shippers were 81
we'll pleased with the service that they
wired instructions that all of the re-
naming number should be unloaded il
Billings. Something like 1. 200 of the
animals were reloaded into cars of thu
Great Northern and were started foI
Hilger. Cascade country.
A new swindle is reported from Kan
sas and Oklahoma and is being attempt
ed in some sections of Illinois. 1t j,
similar and on a par with the Bohemian
oats. Alaska wheat and several othe
seed fakes which have been operated OF
farmers from time to time. Unscrupu'
lous promoters are advertising the plant
as something new and immensely val
liable as a forage and grain crop. The
stories told of it's worth could scarcely
be more glowing. The scheme is to sell
small packages of the seed through cit,
agents at an extravagant price equiva'
lent to several hundred dollars a bush
ell. Good quality of the same seed car
be obtained from reliable seed dealers
at about $3.50 per bushel. Shallu hal
been sold. at various times under thu
name of Egyptian wheat" Mexican
wheat and 'California wheat" Il
has been extensively tried in this coun'
try. but i, is usually discarded for bet.