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launted him for sot mating The a.
tempt. He finally yielded against
~ better judgnsat and ordered tAs
cat&ie across. The foreman lost his
lie In the river. and. upon the ~
covery OF his body. in the pocket Of
hfs coat was found = letter from
his wife begging him. II the river
vas up. 10 take no cnances. but to
wait. II was this that held him
back.
The Jones Brothers we're among
the first to give confederation TO the
Improvement OF the grade OF cattle
then in Colorado. They imported
ahorthorn bulls from the eastern
states. and their herd became one
OF the finest In the west. The Halls,
u the crosselle ranch. did much the
same. but they. little later went
more extensively into Herefords
The Prairie Cattle Company sold
this ranch some years ago to Mr.. q.
A. Fowler. OF Colorado Springs. Mr..
Fowler has continually purchased
the best bulls obtainable In the east,
and has now brought his herd. which
Tor it's size is probably the best bred
herd In the states. TO . high state Of
perfection. Many are the blue rib
bons he has captured for carload lots
At the Royal and other shows.
The Liitiefield L I T herd was start
ed with well-selected southern Tex
as cows. but the improvement Of that
herd and the high standard Il subse-
quentiy reached was due to the man.
agement Of the Prairie Cattle Com
pany. The three herds OF cattle
were under one management. Under-
wood. Clark 4 Company. Of Kansas
City. who were the promoter. ap-
pointed . Mr.. Johnston TO be general
range manager He was In this Of
flee for about . year when he vas
killed BY lighting while riding the
range. and Mr. willard r. Green sue
ceeded him. Mr.. Green vas not much
Of cattiemsa but . very bright busi.
ness man. aad 70 him vas due ths
credit Of selecting and acquiring
title 70 many of Tie water eisins -
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Head. Who vas With ths eoapany see
about two years. bsing succssAed h
1855 BY NJ. ". J. Tod. who remain.
Il II that capacity for thrss yeass.
~. Tod. Who 10 ksown threushout
The west. nov resides at Mspls Hlll.
Kas. He 10 one Of the largest - veil
- ooe o. the most successful cattle
feedess In that state. AZ oas tire
be vas associated with NJ. Fowler
u the crossslle. and Mr. Fowler vas
also associated With him u Mapls
nul.
After Mr. Tod rcsisnea. NJ. Murdo
Mackenzie vas sppointed manager.
but later resigned to accept ths nsa-
assnership Of the Matador Land Z
Cattle Company. Mr. MacKsnsis
naased most successfully that con-
Dany's business for over tweaty years
ssd be IL nov manager Of one Of the
wesid's largest cattle companies. II
Brastl-she Brasil Land. Cattle and
Paekias Company. san Paulo. Bra.
"a.
NJ. Mackenzie vas succeeded by
Mr. james G. Johnston In 1850. Who
coasinued - manager for sixtssa
years. Mr. Johnston rstired In 1905
ssd now resides Ia Edinbprs. He
was succeeded BY Mr. Howard 0lss.
brook. the present manager. NJ.
01ashrook came from Eugisnd 70
Tsxss IN the late seventies and imme-
dialsly engaged In the stock huslness.
which occupation be has followed %
the pressal time. TIE assistant nan.
asefs. all Of whom ase veil kaown
shsoushous the west. have besa NJ.
vsaak iAw. who died nes loss aOs|
u Oklahoma: Mr. n. 3. wsesea. aev
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ovkes. whe die1 II Dsavss II 1919.
- lhe preseat occupant q shsl -
oDtjoo. NJ. r. &. OssTses.
Ths J herd bss1ed q eos siue|
nbses 1890 calves . year - ~ J
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ogon1e1 abost The sane nunbss. ~
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luoelv vlshese his1sanes. - = eno|
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