The Dickinson press., 1912-03-02
RANCH AND FARM.

RANCH AND FARM.
J.. A. Dowdle of Brideer. Mont. load
I'd two cars OF beef cattle out OF tho
Dickinson stock yards last Saturday for
Chicago. This cattle buyer had stopped
over q day with his cattle which had
been fed on timothy and Blue-stem out
north of Billings for some time. One
car Of 800 cattle looked good enough to
bring SC on the Chicago market.
Recently Bert Thorson. who works for
Joe Hawslout in the locality Of Bow
man. had an exciting experience with
a coyote. The Bowman Citizen tells it
in this way: Bert Thorson placed a trap
in position and baited it with the. car
cass of a sheep. On returning to the
spot the next morning he found the
coyote. with n hind foot in the trap.
struggling to make its escape. Raising
his rifle. which was a small ~ calibre
affair. he took aim and fired. but some
how missed the animal or did it very
little damage. The discharge of the
gun. however, made it desperate and
it managed to break from the trap leav-
ing part of its foot behind. Grasping
his rifle by the ..barrel Thorson threw it
at the animal and succeeded in knock
ing it over. Not realizing exactly
what he was doing he seized the brute
by n hind leg. whereupon it turned
upon him and started to put up a fierce
fight. With strength born of despera.
ton. Thorson swung the brute over his
shoulder and dashed its head upon the
ground, killing it instantly.
1t is doubtful il any n can make
q valid sale of Government horses,
however, where a party takes up horses
branded U. S. and notifies the govern
ment agents. it seems as though he wal
on the safe side. Here is what thu
New England Herald says of a case o.
this kind: Leonard Towberman. whit
lives several miles northwest of town,
is still in the. possession of sewers
horses belonging to Indians on thu
Standing Rock reservation. He tool
the animals up last summer and adver
tised them according to law. The notic'
was seer by the officers down at tn
reservation and Mr.. Towberman was in
structed to hold the horses until partie
should come for them. or until he re
ceived further notice. He is still keep
ing the horses, but not because he lie
to have them around. Hay is a scarce ar
ticle and MIR. Towberman needs wha
he has for his own use. The officer
at the reservation have taken the mat
ter up with n of the local banks t
have the horses sold. and in a shol
time Mr.. Towberman may be relieve
of the estrays.
A recent dispatch from Schafer says
judge Fisk sustained the demurrer inter
posed by States Attorney Converse j
the tax Ease of H. C. Christensen vs.
C. A. jacobson. as sheriff of! McKenzi
county. In this case Mr.. Christense
claims that as his home ranch is i
Dunn county. he should pay persona
property taxes to that county on stoc
ranging in Mckenzie county. The Nj
Kenzie county authorities claim tina
taxes on stock ranging in the count
must be paid into the t%reasurer's stron
box here. MIR. Christensen started a
action to procure an injunction re
straining the sheriff for levying upo
his stock. In fighting this case, MI
Christensen is not trying to dodge tn
payment of these taxes, but does nc
wish 10 pay them in both Dunn an
Mckenzie counties. He is perfectl
willing tn pay in Dunn county, wher
he resides and it is probable that tn
Mckenzie people know by this time tina
they cannot legally compel him to pa
in their county.