The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-05-22
BUYING HORSES
$4,000 WORTH
WILCOX & PARTRIDGE TO DELIV-
ER LARGE NUMBER OF RES
ERVATION HORSES FOR
WAR BUYERS.
E. Z. Marh Riding Country This Week
Picking Different Bunches. Pays
Frank Smith Top Price. Says
the Italians Quit Buying.

Just now there is considerable ac-
tivity in the hoSse market, and during
the past week horse buyers have been
making this city their headquarters
while picking up some of the bands
tributary to the place.
E. z. Mark. the we'll known Mime
sofa live stock buyer, is the biggest
operator in these parts, having al
ready closed deals for horses with a
dozen Or more Of our large growers.
It is estimated that the horses to be
delivered, at Dickinson and. Belfield
during the iiexs few days will bring
lump sum of at least SIS, 900 to the
growers. While it is not known def
nitely at this time what price Frank
Smith received for his horses, it is
safe to say that he gets the highest
price per head and presumably not far
from. $16O per round. The Joe Cain
deal probably amounts to $4,000 to
$4,000. 49,.
Mr.. Mark Stated the first of the
week that the italian agents stopped
buying ON the 10Th and it was now
mostly on a British contract that he
was working. In many instances Mr..
Mark buys colts and all, turning the
war horses al Miles City to the agents
of European countries and the colts
and rejected stuff to parties in this
country.
Robert Wilcox and Ed. Partridge
closed deal last week for the de-
livery in Dickinson of $4,000 worth
of range horses from their pastures
on the Berthola reservation. They
expected to make their first deliveries
the last of the week. Good judges
have often said that Wilcox &
Partridge have the largest band of
really fine branded horses in the
country. Mr.. Mark came in from Bel
field on Monday morning with AL.
Hike and. they expected to leave in
the afternoon for the reservation via
Manning Killdeer and the Wilcox
ranch. Ed. Partridge left for the
ranch earlier in the day to start at
once upon the roundup.
The biggest deal Of all is the sale
of the Joe Cain band at the Six-Mile
ranch which practically includes his
entire band, or some 500 to 600 head.
These horses are being rounded up
and will be delivered to Mr.. Mark at
Belfeld within q few days.
Frank f: Smith is selling Mr.. Mark
two to three carloads Of his fine geld
ings, Ed. Campbell two carloads,
Clarence Snow and Clarence Precise
each car, AL, Hike carload, Tom
Manion and r. C. Davis two carloads.
It is understood that w. L. Fuller is
selling two carloads; McCloud is an
other who is supposed to be gather
ing for the war horse agents.
AS stated last week Percy Goslett
of Miles City shipped carload of
horses out Of Dickinson about the
18th. He had another carload the
last of the week and expected to get
third car for shipment the first Of
this week.
Thursday morning Lieut.. c. W.
Butler of the regular U. S. army ar
rived from Maryland, taking head
quarters at the st. Charles. He has
engaged Charles DeFoe and is out for
all the war hogses he can get. He
offers the highest market price, from
$16O up. Lieut. Butler is a veterinari-
an and will pass on any stuff that is
offered him al once.