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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1916)
LEGAL BATTLE OVER BIG RANGE A. G. Butterfield, Sheep man, Covicted of Using Cattle Range. PORTLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET REPORT Wclser. .1 urn- 29. In tin dl trie) court o Washington county, Judge Edward" Uryan praildtag tin- Jury IhH' Tuesday Dlfhl brought In a v.i diet of guilty In tlic MM of the slate NMM A. U. lluttcrfl. Id, tli M sheepman thus tag convicted on Um charge of herding and grazing si Mf upon a range previously occuplt d bf cattle. This widely known breeder of pure bred sheep Home ItaM ago was convicted upon the name charge In the i ri tut t roiirl of t til k WtUt) from which he took an appeal to the district court where he wan again convicted throiiKh the action taken by the Jury after a hotly contented trial. It In rumored Mr. Ilutterfleld will appeal lo tlM supreme court of thl state to text out the contraction of the atatute aa It appllea to the ranre In Washlngon county. This controveray la over the gag atructlon of aectlon 6872 of the Idaho revlaed codes. Thla aectlon waa held conatltutlonal by the Idaho aupreme court In the caae of the atate of Ida ho veraua Home, decldeil ji October ioir. Section 687 2 reada aa follew: Any person owning or halni( charge of aheep, who herd, pi or peature the una, or pernilta or HUffer the aante to herded, gra.ed or paatured. on any cattle range pre vloualy occupied by cattle, or upon any range uaually occupied by any cattle grower, either a a prlng, Hummer or winter range for hi cat tle, la guilty of a mladetneanor. but the priority of poaaeaaory right be tween cattle and heep owner to any range, la determined by the priority In the UHUal and cuHtumary ue of such raiiKe. either a a cattle or aheep range." The case HKUlllHt A tl llllMTl If III la the reault of a long standing m flirt between Hie cattlemen mid heep men a to the priority and right an to the range. The range in linn mi thl particular cue extend i in- treat ! Um In i I petal II mil' i and extending north a dis tal, ,, .,1,001 Hi mile This ruuge ,-,n, , . n irea "i about algal i lost la thl 1 .11 -in IpllMt creek, . , ., , I.-.I.. I. title Uock Hock Bf! ek Thl nuige waa Ued lor gritting horses and tattle since the early aeveutle. It i the outlet for the fanner In the Welaer flat mat of U , About 50 farmers In the Wi-isiT Hat mid ulioiit home ' era ure interested iii HiIh a a cattle range It was on the l't cattle and hore range Iti w-iern Idaho for ninny years It ia ald sheep in MmII numbers begun lo he put on Ihta rungc in s In Lit. I v. numbers ,,i li.-.-ii were run over tin range I grated Hiere iii n.e spring. DO i in- a-ay la too higher mountains la the lull tin- aheap ware broach) baoh and graaed on In) Tali progt nil It aid to I " baaa toltoa ,-,i i,v i in- itei i ii n tftat raai it i. roltabl) n rornd that 6l,lll la ,,n l,i en pal on this range la n "'' lhal , ioiisi ,u, i.i . ol o IB) beep . jig there this range l ptacti amllj daetroyed tor Um tattla and es owneil D) the II or more small farmers. The ease ol UM I tU against llut i. ipel. I arose OTar II"- latter putting . p on i ins range this aprtai n lilting in IhO conviction of the da I. ii, lalll on ;i misdemeanor chaig. , oiiiiiii in i traaa Um ,lli, I r.lltleinetl III I lit - roiln' eome so acute I In. I either UM ' I P must he withdrawn from lliis and . ,,il,. i in;.. ..i Hi. iii. ill rattle i , alley! must go out ,,l lot ill. II d tl ' 'I' i" tereet here are combined in Um r opposition to being puehad n Um rant'.' In thli oonl rovi raj i1 ported there are ahoul a doien Hock tuusiei' w in. in Dm pa t Imi baaa putting aheep ua thli rang) to Tiiis botng wati bad with great Interest Uj u,e aheap aad eattle men of this entire seel on oi Idaho . iittaa Aiieniev lantaa Harrli and Lot L. Fell hum were OOUD ,i. Rd. R Coulter .i W ei and A A i'r.i-.r ol Bol fen. I. nil I OOUD ' I EX) ii wi.i: I'm: i tO Two fine relsdence lots, each lUlIt '" Ontario l'ark addition. Hive p.iril I From Monday' Reporter.) Quite a liberal offering of cattle here Friday. About 200 head, most ly of thin and feeder variety. All Ktuff found good ale, a there waa n gOOd demand from feeder hnv.r. Saturday, with Ml head on the mar ket, was on the anie basis na the day previous. Quality of stuff was all of medium and poor type Raaatota for the week were much lighter than the week previous A few head over a thousand were re ceived, i ne in i,.i ,,., ::. -" " A46.1 head, agalnat 5050 head last year. Price during the week were on about the same basis as the week before, although an Improvement could be noticed toward the cloe of the week Today's cattle treed Is showing up very well. The choice grade of stuff are 2.".e higher lluyers were all anxious for good it i 1 1 1 offering Some very good stuff on market to day. Medium grades of cattle are selling on a steady basis Steer. About 400 bead on Hie market Frl ady and Saturday. A good week-end run An Improvement was in evi dence In the general trend of the trade Some choice offerings sold at 00, with other loads from $7.00 to f 7.60. There waa also a good de mand for choice feeder ateera welling front J.VtSO to $8.76. Toady ateer made a good show Ing for the choice offerlnga. I'rlcea were 25c higher. A few head sold at 18.60, with other loads selling up to $11.20. The medium and poor grades selling on a steady basis with ilaae of lat week The bulk of steers sold a week ago at $1.26 to $(.76; a month ago at $8.00; a year ago at $8 75 to $7 35; two years ago at $7 00 to $7.50; three years ago at $8.00 to $8.45; four years ago at $8 85 to $7.00. t'owa anil Heifers. Some very good stuff on week end market which sold $8 25 to $6 60 for unite a hunch Poor and medium grade ner selling steady own and heifers today a.e Helling steady with last week, llcst itt. 1 1 1 offerings selling from $6.00 to $'. other grade rrom $1.50 to $5.00 A load of cows sold at $7.00, The bulk of cows sold a week ago 7". lo 11.11, a month ago at $8 65; a year ago at $6 M ' mi years ugo at $li un to three years ago at $6.60 to tour years ago at $5.85 to .. llogk. W.th u liberal run of bogs here I'rlduy. prices were again advanced I He Top Mild at $8.25. with the hulk going from $8 25 to $K :i(l Sat urday's market was stead), with the day priM.iii toil head were on the market and were ..I good iualltv Prices closed Hie week general!) L'lo higher than last week l;.cei,t ,,r week were much lighter than for some lime. HI! head were received; 2S.IU.. head were receive. I during Jun again si , last .war. ibowtag an increase of 7 7 7 for the mouth Today's hog ni.ii I.. I opened up very strong I'n bowed from 1.". i i iiiit close of last week Quullty. as a rule, is very excellent lops are bringing $S I'.u. which is about lie higher Hulk of sales are being inade around $S.5o to $.",.", I'ig un meeting uili a pretty t.ur .1. -in. in, I at an .niv.,1.., of ahoul a qtMltf TlM market this morning i y act ive and all offet ings were sold oag before noon The hulk of hogs sol da week ugo al $s ", to $s i month ugo al II lo ll.llj I v.'ar ago at $7.25 to $7 7". : two cui ago ut $7 11 to ll.lli three .. ir- ago at 11.11 to I $ I to JN III! l.oi i. i itt i.t.iKT TALKS. have uow procured a pi.paia li.ni Whlefa we can recommend to all our triends as bttag splendid r.m e.ly In- all lornm of stotnacli and Uroubtoi Indtgoetlon, bloating, siek headache, heunbiirn. etc, und nl t -r i ii ii from being "sick at the stomach " atoi Pienappla regain Oonpoaad -.I.I on a positive guarantee of : n Ii, Hi or in. in. buck. 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