Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-05

Tor the ranch, ana PROCEEDED 10 tue
wholesale district to make purchases.
On entering the first store and max.
ing his wants known, and making 1t
also known that he was "rhe Man.
ager," he informed the house that he
had twenty thousand dollars to spend.
After making purchases of such
articles that they had for sale, he ask
ed to be directed to another house,
which kept for sale other articles as
he wanted. He would be directed,
but, at the same time, man would
be sent a back way to inform the
house that "the manager" was com.
ing who had twenty thousand dollars
to spend. This was continued until
several carloads or ranch articles
were purchased, from household fur
niture to wagons, platform scales,
haystackers, to rings for bulls noses.
When all articles were purchased,
which filled several cars, a cheap
watch was purchased for the man.
ager, costing five dollars. The part
les then proceeded to city in central
Iowa where the live stock was to be
purchased where upon arrival horses
were procured for use in looking after
stock purchases. Joe was told to
mount a horse and ride in a certain
direction for one day and ascertain
what amount Of stock could be. pur.
chased and for what price, but to
make no purchases and to- return to
the starting point the following day.
After which the manager would 80
over the same route for the like in;
formation. He did not intend that
his assistant should deceive him. {
On the return of the manager, he
learned that two car loads of stock
had recently been: shipped from the
town to the Bad Lands This the
manager" concluded would not do.
Had he not twenty thousand dollars
to spend; and was 1t possible there
would be enough cattle left In Iowa to
use up the money. He at once started
after the stock and overlook the same
at Brainerd, Mimi, and made the pur-
chase Of the two carloads, and ship.
ped them on to Little Missouri. Be.
fore starting after the cars he had
authorized Joe to make some purchas-
es, and had also given authority to
a cattle buyer to purchase all the cat.
tie he could find. On his return to
Iowa he found Joe had made some
purchases, and the cattle buyer was
there with a train load. On counting
his money he found that much of the
twenty thousand dollars was spent,
and not sufficient left to pay for the
train load, and he so informed the
buyer. ....
Joe and the manager held con.
sultation when the conclusion was
reached that an arrangement must
be made with the railroad employers
to have train set at the yards in the
early morning when the stock paid for
would be loaded and started for
home. On arrived at the yards they
found the gates locked and a deputy
sheriff in charge. Joe said for the
first time "the manager" weakened,
and mounted the stockyard fence and
held his beard between his knees
for several hours. Joe advised that
as they were strangers and among
strangers the only thing they could
do was to sell some of the stock
which was paid for and use the pro-
ceeds to buy the train load, which
was done. Home was reached and
the ring put into the bulls nose
where it was found the spring, but
the animal was dead. "The manager"
learned better in time and the Yank-
ees did not always get the best OF the
bargain. -