The Dickinson press., 1917-10-27
GRASSY BUTTE E

GRASSY BUTTE NEWS
Mrs. VIM. Luckow has been in Tay-
lor with her sick sister for some
time.
B. o. T%horkelson, cashier of the
First State Bank of South Heart, was
looking after collections in this part
of the country last week.
Grain threshing is about over for
this year. The weather has been ex-
%ceptionally good this year for thresh-
ing. John Hemmer was laid off for
some days while getting repairs for
his engine.
C. G. Simpson, the big horseman in
the Quinion-G orham country, was
over this way recently. He will re-
main at the ranch about six weeks
before returning to Arcadia, Wis, for
the winter. Mrs. Simpson is already
there.
Miss Daisy P. Waddell of Dickinson
and Grassy Butte, has engaged to
teach in the nKife River Butte district.
Miss Waddell, who was with the First
State Bank here during the summer
and fall, holds a first grade certificate
and is one of the best teachers in
this part of the state.
Dave Dolf, manager and one of the
proprietors Of the Grassy Butte Mer-
camille Co. store, made a business
pany with Vic Hayes. He returned
ISOLATED with him DR.. Oscar Smith
Of Killdeer, also Joe Yeager of
Manning.
DR.. v. G. Morris of Watford was
here on the 10th and 18th and vacci-
mated about 80 school children at 81
per. Fred Hoerauf broke the record,
seven of his children riding over on
horse back, the understanding being
that if the war horse buyer took their
steeds they were to have a ride home
with their father in the auto. They
all rode their horses home.
Our cattlemen, who are wintering
about 800 head on the Standing Rock
reservation, were delayed in getting
cars, but expected to load at Kill
deer about the 18th, shipping via
Mandan and Flasher, thence south via
Morristown. Sam Glerup and T. G.
Saunders were among those to go
down with stock and probably will be
away from home for two or three
weeks anyway.
Mrs. John Rooney and son, John,
are in from their farm near Manning
for the winter. Mr.. Rooney, local
manager of Reed Bros. Store in
Grassy Butte, sold his cattle in the
fall, but still has his horses, machin-
cry and full equipment for farming.
Some good party will be fortunate
enough perhaps to get the place to
carry on another year. Of course Mr..
Rooney thinks some times that he
would like to go back to the farm,
but his place seems to be in the store.
There were a lot of disappointed
horsemen here on the 18th, when AL.
Neiman was billed to buy war horses.
He came out from Belfield with Al.
Hike sure enough but as far as
known did not buy a single horse.
The horses were every where and
there were many more out just a few
hours ride, but the buyer said that
they were not the kind he wanted
for cavalry and artillery purposes.
1t was stated that Mr.. Neiman would
willingly pay from $500 to $3.50 per
head for the right kind of animals.
The government is said to be very
particular as to age, color, weight
and height. Joe Cain and John Mar
ucheck brought in some good horses
to Six Mile but they were not tempt
ed by the prices offered, so it is re-
ported. The light stuff is never con-
sidered. 9
T. H. Mouat, the cattle buyer, re-
Gently returned to Hardin, Mont, for
the winter. He did not make any
thing on his last shipment of beef
stuff from this locality, but he says
that is all in the game and that he
will be just as willing to buy again
another year when he hopes to come
out ahead: Mr.. Mouat is associated
with other stockgrowers in a large
tract of grazing land in Montana, but
the cattle have to be fed during the
winter and at the present prices of
hay it is not so certain about the
profits. The sheepmen, who had
money sticking out of every pocket
after shearing last spring, spoiled. the
hay growers by contracting in adj
vance at prices ranging from So to
$17.5O per ton. It will be recalled
that wool sold all the way from 45c
to SOC per pound this year, and one
Montana man actually received 72c
per pound for a choice clip Of wool.
Tom Mouat has been around these
parts for a quarter Of a century, hav-
ing charge of the famous Bird Head
ranch, now a part Of the town of
Alexander, at one time. In earlier
days he was often engaged in ship
ping trainloads Of cattle to the Chi
cago market, and in 1887 he made
two trips with export cattle to Liver
pool, England. On the second voyage
he decided to see some of the country
across the ocean and crossed the
English channel into France for a
few weeks.