The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-27
MONTANA CATTLE COMPANY
RlIyS i. r. BRADDOCk RANG

Philip. S. D., Feb. PA deal has
Just been closed by which the Big
Stone CMontana) Land and Cattle
company get possession of the ranch,
lea ED land, cattle and horses of James
F. Braddock, a rancher on the Chey-
enne river, 40 miles north of this point.
The contract involves the transfer of
more than 1000 acres of land, a large
bunch of cattle. and a drove Of horses,
a conservative estimate of the value
of the property being 100000. Three
decided quarter sections, three sections
school lands, and 1000 acres of Indian
lands were included in the real estate.
The cattle numbered 500 or 500 head,
the exact number to be determined
after roundup; there were 20 head Of
horses.
The Montana company was repre-
sented by r. L. Wiley. who formerly
lived on a homestead not far Gas dis
tances go in a fiat country from the
Braddock ranch. j. r. Braddock has
been ranching in this section Of South
Dakota for many years, and is a man
Of considerable wealth, in addition to
the property enumerated above.
USES HEAD TO CRACK BEER
BOTTLES; RUINS OPTIC NERVE
Kimball. s. d.. Feb. 24.-The removal
to the county poor farm Of Bryan
lCoffee. Familiarity known as Blind
Barney" removes from activity one of
the best known of the unique charac-
tiers who in the early days of settle
ment drifted to the Missouri river sec
ton Of what now is South Dakota.
of the conspicuous characters of this
region. He was a heavy drinker and
while entertaining jovial comrades in
saloons made a practive of breaking
beer bottle on his head. He did this
once too often. with the result that the
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lcame totally blind. This was many
years ago.
Blind Barney was a natural mu-
stefan and had he received training
along this line doubtless would have
made a name for himself in the mu-
steal world.
He protested vigorously against be-
ing taken to the county poor farm to
spend the remainder Of his days. but
the authorities felt there was no other
| alternative.
NORTHWESTERN CHARGED
WITH DISCRIMINATION
Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. 24.-The tax
Ing of testimony in a case wherein the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway COM
pany Is accused of having shown dis
termination, has been concluded before
an examiner of the Interstate Com
merce commission, who came to Sioux
Falls for the purpose.
The case arose as the result of
Messrs. Lehman n Wright, shippers
Of Volga, requesting cars at Volga for
. shipment of live stock to Chicago.
They allege they were refused the cars
because Of stormy weather. While
they were refused cars at yolga. 1t is
alleged. shippers from Bruce and
Estelline were given cars notwith-
standing the storm
AScoTTY. PHILLIP BUFFALO
HERD SOON ON THE MARKET
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 24.-The buffalo
herd which has long been the property
of the late tScotty" Phillip, of Fort
Pierre, must be sold in settling up the
estate. George Phillip. a nephew. was
man and the herd OF buffalo. which is
one of the finest in America or the
world. There are 260 buffalo in the
herd, valued at $500 each
Each Christmas in the past one OF
1.-THE big buffalo was killed and the meat
sold In Pierre for a holiday delicacy
land the hide and head mounted n
Isold for a high price. More than $1,000
has been realized from a single animal.
There is agitation in the legislature to
secure h herd for state property.
INVITED TO UNWILLING
WITH NO EXPENSE MONEY
Mclaughlin, S. D., Feb. ga num-
Der of Sioux ridian from the Chey-
enne reservation were asked to at
tend the ceremonies connected with the
unwilling OF the statue to the North
American Indian al Washington Feb
ruary 10, but az the money for the trip
was t o be taken Eoui. of the tribal funds
1t was decided at 81 council Of the rep
resentatives of the Indians, held here.
not to send a representative. Those
asked to &c were Chief John Grsass,
Flying BY, Wakutemani, One Feather
and Robert High Eagle.