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Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Organized for the Protection of Nebraska Stockmen A
Growing Organization of Immense Value
to Its Members.
The Nehraska Stock tirowtra bi
clatjou M a Nebraeka in!.itntifn aiul
front its plwii and Mod have MM r
gawi.ed nuuiy other similar Institu
tions throughimt the west. It II
firm ongmmtjed In UN, VkN ctt I
thieves where thlrkT titan cattle OfOO
ere in winter n Nebraska anil t li t -was
great need of co-oiriruM!i' tint n :
ihe stockmen.
tfcttle ami horse stealing at t'ha'
time was a rine ait ami from th" Ml
H Lloyd C. Thomas
"No person shall be it itK ttil'f- of tlii of their county for tibe lpa0fOOPl
association except a Stock ttO f, i - of an limpertor of stock shiinit n I
ri.n-( In the following. lz: A pete n from sa.id county It Khali le (he duty
owwtng or i-ont tol li ng I i x I I ock. ai I of the mild Ismrd to fix a time for
eiwnged n the iNMlMH of kfOOaTOaj heating said t-t It irm and to jelw -or
growing the same fcr profit T tice thereof by pirl4loHtloti in a news
become a member Of this MOOCUttl n iWHr published in such county lot
all pprwMi nnifnt ie .r.osed i.y a two wneks immediately preee.'ding tJ;e
member. Bach prOpOBlttOfl MOOt be i'-,time 0( IkwhIiiik. and ir BfBO said
rompHiiieil by the fee of OdOtfaakpBjJ iMOrtng, uKn due proof, the l mi d
hereinafter specific.!, tog'-th-i- wi'n.iall find that such petition hi sigu-
th( number of such animals owuimI or
controlled by such pffaOtt, Of his fimi
ed liy one hundred or more rOOtOOtttO
of such couuty who are ach the
or conisiny. with all the brands ami owner of cattle and horses, it shall
marks of auck Mock,
: "The iidinl-swiun fee shall bo two
dollaiiN and fifty cents, which H'.t.tl
accompany each applica' Ion, and no
turn- shall bODOOM a member without
such itaymimt. The annual docs shu'l
bt two dollar and fifty cente.
AM member Khali be BObJtOt, n t
often r thatu once iter annum. I t as
H.ttt-ineni, not mote limn two and
one-half rents per head on all cattl.
horses, mules, asses ami other llv
stock of which each person may at
thiat time ln the owner.
"Whenever it shall come to the
knowledge of any in-tuber of this a-
them le Hie duty of the loaiil to ap
Itoint some suitable, competent per
son as such itvsKotor for said emit-
y.
Sec. I!. The iHOOOOtOf appolrted in
any county under this act shall Ird
his office for wo years from the
date of his aiMtointtuenit , and BUtfl
his MWOOJOOf Is duly Ho;iHed and
qualified Me may apKunt deputy in
siiectors to assiat in the work Irk 0
needed anl such ib'puties w It it n
Kagtxl in their duties shall have th
saline pOMMni and th" .van- pay M It 8
chelf nector.
Sec. The chief lOOOOOtor of stock
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K. M HAMPTON, PHKHIDKNT,
in whdcli stock was stolen it app Or
ed that the tihi cs bad Hit n ;tn -zatlon
of Uwir own Tha I, Pi
sation was perfe t( d at Alliat ,-c him I
war iiien-l a Itnwl ono. Hut a
punwee becam.? know a a id the go I
results acootiipli' li. (I u tc . KppK
COJttOBO ponTOd n ami the nope of t'l
work was trnaunally extended. Th
ine.mh;THhlp at firnt was only l KJ
forty members
For the flrat few years It was
hard to conv.tict thi thieves for ttli j
were so. thick aunt b id s. BMO) WUt
Ia.tihiizer thnt tihe courts wit afrafd
of thein and prosecutions Mlod, be
cause the countx would OOOtl.tMt1 th
oaae from time to 'inte. or jurl w
favorable to the tlti - v ittM be -cirrwl.
Rut as the orjranii.ut inn lucre'as
ed in strento'ih and ntmb n tod - n
of t.he thieves were til to 'h r 't -ent!ry.
things 10004 better lor (hb
stiricknien
AtMc1 of lOOOOpOrOriOfl were 'i'-
jkjn i!Mm, the Knri officers Mooj I, P,
DeliitMr, president; A. M M li
vice president, ami I. H Vanl'- isW '. V.
OOnretary. The Kvcu'iv coamtil
cotisistiNl or W H OorMo, A s it d
Fi Ooonbo, Jotm M Adorai w 0
pooMtoek, L .1. SchiM it Ma a r
A. .lohnstott, Hd Rims. Thus l. 'i
.lame II. Cook. I M Al'ea ar.l L
W. BIckH
Sinoe that Mine the aswociutioti lis
inown unttil there are m:w mq mom
heirs ami over $mhi,imhi i (s been - wed
to Its BMMBbOn sine - the tiJit- of 01 '
Bantwitlon. Since the lust .tninntl
ni.i-ting held July Vti-7, Is.uiiii has
been reeelveil from s!ims a:nl mir
ed Into the association Horn which
It Is returned to mem I hi s.
The following extracts front :'. .-,
Uole of fonorpoivUon ebon woo amy I
be meinberv and wfaat the I a;
tltat any person is ODflftVM rittpOMOCO shall wi!v, fur Lis MT-
in otooMot or ktlHoo oUwk m nj rlem tMpcouoa of otoek btpraoHt
kind ( other filiations of law In tl)lie Min, of fom. rf,nls , ,. 1Pa,i for
POloUaa thereto, he shall Imnm-di it dv1 ,8Potwl and t(,n Ce!lt8 ,..
OOttfjr the Executive OOCDOfttO, wh i h(Nid fo,. ho,.. , i1Sp,t,l. to jkj po!d
are hereby empowered to net in so dt ; b. thfl ow,ner the stock InopOOtOl,
a manner as will. If pooolblO, bring Sec lt t)P ttie duty of every
such pemms to Justice and recover owneT m. 8hippnr or horsts and ct tl'
the p-operty." Lfl (,1 county IttteadiOg to OMp c.tt-
A record book is ke(it by tit,,. sc- tie or horses out of said c m y ' )
MkOT or all bran.is OOOd by nien.be notlfJ. Uit lnmKor of ,,,)(.u .i,;,
of Wie assooiatiou. H.ie association InflHs ,ipf,re thp gDi)mB h, .
lias lirar l in -ipt -t .it's at Siu.ix t".
in ample time U OObk said ill p.c
Soulii Omaha. St. Jose,Mli. Kuntas City to , y 1: Ihl, mm
t'htcago, Deorer ami the Indian ag i-.
cleO All caitle goiiiig to tbcOe pU
ate lnpicted and record keipt o!'
tbo brands.
It is advised by the asoeiutl i
tkw all OOMyi be turned In w'h
ill ii shlpnu-'itM ar.d tin ned OTtt to
th.' broJvV HBopector of the iotfacoton
at the I'olni' of delivery. Th V"" rt-
Siid BOOloa yiu be in wiititm and
ltntt state the time uik! place Of pn -
pueed Mpmoal and the proboMo mini
lier to be ship-d.
Amy person or ern;ns,' firm, i.til-
roOjd or nth r 6otnpon or ooporutl-ii
who shnll liii any cattle or irt
out Of the couti'ty without f t bavc
o- tihcm sends in the mon.y rcr,,vd. Iuul the
together with record of brand, etc.,
to the secretary of the UMOOtOlOO
who rorwards it to the owner of til"
Htruy.
The fc'lowiiTg ex'' tits from I!
Act provided and wiihoiu having a
propel cn:itlflcate of such Insp'cl-n.
or wtto lvall make, forge or us a.i'
fals? or fraudulent OOrtOVIflOtO Of In
spection shall lie deemed jrulltiy of a
misdemeanor and shall uim -tion
thereof le pun'!sh(d by a til - I
not mom than Hva hundred dol'ai
(HOO.OO) or by ImprfopanMnt in the
OOOnty jsiil nrt to excted one year, o
Ity IkmIi NOk fine and imprison Wi Lhe
(Hsorrtion of the court.
Sec. 7. I; t-hall be the duty of :he
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Koll No. 1ST, Passed by the N.i.i.is! i
bojlatoturo of I9u;, at the i ipt m tf
the tisww iation, shi-w tint thJl in i
law gin a long w.n tuwatvls
ly ftntlMtlDI thecvliiK.
Proejldlo rtr the loojtootii n e!
bcroea aj:d eottle btr.r.' ekSjpm
out of courti , for th? app ' : 1 n Tit.
of an loonnlni by county bomrdo, rlx- f b:' ?k obpnonti either n
ing his term or offlee, du" .. ( :ru- XQ Or diputy wh-cmever 01
PfWOOilm and bond, r. tec r-r lit- H,wU hIV( bnowdne in Oof w-ay cf
spcetion and the dMnuaoitlO0 Of tfc in,WK,w, oklDJOOOi of koroek or
same, ror tine OMOMCOI or a l ra,le out of h,b ""lt'. ;' lOMBOrt-
tund ror pay ltit? q : '. ur, . ,, a,,,lv re,air proposal luce f
provided Tor a ponoit (Of vtbUtfOO of sir't,nie,l't l,,'k' cai.ul ins,,- ,-
tbilg aet ,!t'n 11 t' s or caKI:,. 1 1 s.hill.
art or lniit inspected Hie same, link'
out a c ntiflloate of Imapectirn. wMctt
isluill lie in wrttlOg and siwll bo ex -
Ue h etktcted by the bttfolotor of
the EMtkte of Wbrat-ka
M. i. woaoovor in any count, Ut'cuted la triplicate and pblj wntaiu
this state 004 hundred or more ie,- the uam-e ct the owner or OkCfm r '
dents of HWk cotMnty who are .a.'h'aald stock, the number ur I kind til...
OOOJOro ot OOOftn and hOroOj lall pOk, Upm hefe shipptd and the
I.etiUon the board of cuaty c .minis- time tJXTOof, the uroDOOoJ d -stina ii n
HitMnrs. or board of euner.visci tnjof the stock, kofothn with the
OOJNOlOJ unde, towiui.i, o: x ni' it . marks bOMOO tberoOO, and shu!l be
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Martin Bros. & Co.
Live Stock
Commission
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South Omaha, Nebr.
Chicago, 111.
Correspondence Solicited.
Market Reports Furnished Free on Application.
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COWBOY HACK AT LAST CONVENTION
signed by the iipector, the ojisJiinl
of which lie shall retain in his of
fice, h pop of which shall be d l v i
d to the agent or the railroad c iin
P00y from which tin- shipment origl-
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lb' B&&HfirikSSkHUil ik3f8HKf' Cfk&'-vjlI ifiu Bli
uu imfbSfOBteM - M r-BfbH
an M.t.i anci: arrocKVAtto
imted botor tile slupnitn is made,
and a copy of which siiall be iBMBOdi
ateiy delivetvd to the OOOHO or slhip
POT of said sock ami when pKptl
made out and signed as hurtluhefor'
pro vt sad, shall entiUe tite owner ur
shipper of said s.tock to remove the
same ffCjaj the c un y att.l eboM .n
title any ra'!:"ad company to t. i ;
the saute ri hipment out of the
county .
Sec. , The owner or sh:pp;r of
any horses or cattle shipp, il iimlet
the provisions of this act shall pay
the baapoobar an kaapooHoa om i f
four centM per head ror all aajtf
not billed to an open market, un.l
Ibc iter head for liotvjee so laaoafltud
at the time of insectiiu, and pri r
to the issuance of the certificate
or ii perton
AM suoh fees shall ba rOtOkOOd bf
the kaOpOOtOr or deputy iQjafjrcitnJl l Bf
his or tlu It services.
Sec. ! m-ovided, that fhieai::, Ku.
ao Cdtjr, Soutli St Joseph. South OniB.
ha and Si.mx City shall b.; class, ii as
open markets as lung as they riuin
taiiit ijiand laaaaajttal HaalOf the siip
ervision of the Nebraska StiK-ktriw-rs
A''i'atioii.
Sec. 10. Provided, that where catii
an? shipped to an open market it
brand inspector siiall be required at
point ol loading, and further provided
that where cattle are bill, d an
open market, it shall i- a mlsd a
nor and violation' or Hits law for the
roilrood odanpao) to alkiw the owner,
shipper or party In charge to oha,i:ije
bllHng without first having secured
from the inspector of the county from
which the cattle OlfgblOtod, or flnmi
the Nebraska Stock Qrow r a.-eaxia-
tioitH Inopaotm ol south Omoho a
OOattfleofO of b an Is.
The yearly in. .,1Kb dM. .(, ;lt Aj.
Uance and are always att.ndicd by
M0Jfen NtOOl all oror the Mate. The
OOBNUUiM has always wated out very
m)mt roi the interests of its
m"i.il.e,s and it Is ui.hJ in th,
roiia.,t urma that eeiy fttuafc roki
er should kooooM a member, It ia omlj
by oooperoiioa thot tfaa iMerooM or
the Mookorovara cam be rtghti pro
teie.1 and ( man win refuae to
mk.. topMoaUoa ror ineiobawiifa)
whe,1 tbe benltk urs tfeneted to
' - w.. low and tOim
kobodto di rlvad gnat.
AM appl;e,illlh f.. IIIHIIlJ,,:-llto
.'" 'k... ...an,, on
0 Kntb. Sehmaka This
"- dewiud batorwaitoai Mcardiaa ute
xiHk ot aba aswiation.