Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-21
How to Catch Wild Horses.

kearney, Neb., Dec. 1910 the
Editor of The Bee: If you only knew
how much hilarious fun I have de-
rived from the columns of The Bee
these last several days anent the wild
horse proposition you would look with
charitable benevolence upon this ire
pressible communication which pri-
marily purports to give you and your
amused readers some inside informa-
ton on this rich subject.
But first ! must say how funny the
thing does seem. l am of the belief
The Bee has also enjoyed this pi-
quaint occasion from the way you have
tipped the wink in several editorial
cites found in the first column Of the
editorial page. In one of these you
paid the presiding federal judge SOL
emn compliment upon his judicial
temperament, his sang-froid, or self
possession, under circumstances most
provoking to ordinary human amuse-
ment. If the learned jurist sat
through this trial, this trying situa-
ton, without cracking smile, he is in
line for promotion to the supreme
bench.
It occurred to me recital of the
ingenious method of catching them
(the wild horses) would be of some
interest at this time. A friend and
proprietor of half section Of Buff
falo county's incomparably rich land
read an advertisement several years
ago in which it was stated the pro-
moter had several hundred head Of
good range horses he would exchange
for land or staple merchandise on a
basis mutually agreeable and equita-
BILE The advertisement was so adroitly
Hrp m art exciting cQnSp
of bad case of infection of specula-
tive character. In fact, the toxaemia
following hard by was soon observed
by few intimate friends, who were
much concerned for his mental equi-
librium. The fine and fertile farm,
in which he had on all previous occa-
sions shown SO much pride and inter-
est, now, seemed small thing. At
length his good wife, becoming
alarmed, quietly called upon their
banker. My friend was Immediately
sent for and subjected for hours to
the third degree-when at the end
of the ordeal he made a full confess
sion, acknowledging, with great men
tai exaltation, that his dreams of
wealth were i"st on the eve Of ma
FERTILIZATION. / hat he was to receive
trainload Of good western horses
IN exchange IOT MS H1OHOlOHOuS ldTIIl
lands.
1t was found that he had not seen
the bronchos. 1t was suggested that
he had heretofore exercised common
horse sense in the transaction of his
affairs. 1t was intimated that he was
tired and needed a vacation trip and
that Arizona was indicated as mild
climate and full of picturesque nov
city. He must go away from common
place things and spend a brief time
in the recuperation of his health
out in the wild woods. the petrified
forests of Arizona.
Upon arriving he felt curiosity to
see the range and also some wild ami
NAL life. At his hotel, upon inno-
cent inquiry, he learned that the full
area of Co-co-in-no county, Arizona
had not been explored. But Of one
fact the informant was sure: there
were but four water holes in the
county and they were fifty miles apart
All animal life must drink from these
pools. He learned that wild horses
| were seldom caught Yet if one mus
catch one or two the scheme was tc
locate a few cowboys at each water
hole. The wild horses came daily tc
one or other of the pools. Upon the
approach of the little ponies the COW.
boys would fire off their guns and
give the Apache war whoop, this STAN.