Show t HERDERS ENGAGE L IN RANGE RAN fiE W J Peery Pecry and Neponsit t. t Come to Blows In Iti Open Government Land I WEAKER FORCE DRIVEN OFF J t Owner May Take Mat Mat- Mattel f ter tel Into Federal Courts Cou L for Redress Republican Special Service Ogden July Joseph 31 Jo Joseph eph S. S i of ot this city who Iio owns owns own's extensive sheep interests throughout hout the tho moun tah West cst to today ay received a telephone H message c from his herders on the government government gov gov- O Monte Cristo township In Rich and Weber c cr counties that they the wei-o wei having dl with representatives l cs of oC the lie Live Stock c company of oC Evan Evanston Eanson ton y Wyo and an arl that that serious trouble might follow Collow The difference appears to have arl arisen en according to tho Information received by Mr 11 lr Peery tOda today when a Neponsit wether herd became mixed with ith a n. Pecry ewe and lamb Jamb herd o othe on L the open township The Tho Neponsit t company compan it Il Is said raid owns about 2 25 x herds now in the township above men men- Honed Including four or five e wether t S herds s. s it A I luge e c Threats et f Mr l was informed that the I j representative had y J lone one of Mr 11 Peery's herders rs that he ht j would woul give lVe ive him hIm two lasS days da s 's In which to toi i l remove the Peery Peen sheep This Mr Jr i p.- p. l- l Pecry's s herders refused d to do 10 A man i named Hooper and a Neponsit foreman fore fore- r man about the same tI le it Is la said f J came Caine to 0 o another Peery camp and ano f t c threatened t to drive his v s ether herdon herd s F on the Peery bed ground That same me I night the Neponsit dry herd was mixed with the he Peery ewe eue and lamb herd on the tho Peery bed ground round The following morning morning- a herder for Peery Peer and anel Hooper met L Harsh language and blows lows followed i r 4 Hooper It was stated drew a knife inICe Aside e from several bad bruises how how- 4 I ever cr no one US as seriously Injured 4 h Mr 11 Peery has ordered his men hOW I to T move o his sheep out of oC the country countr at a Jh once so as to avoid a further trouble f Mr Ir Peery PeeL PeeL- said today that flint lii- lii he could not I 1 Rt i expect to t contend with such aY 4 forces as are arc in this thim region and thai tha he lie docs does not intend to take the law Jaw ii Iii In I his own hands haIlls To remain would probably r babl result In lii bloodshed t to-t to fa Appeal to Courts COUlt 1 I lr Icer Peery will Investigate the matr matter mat mat- r tel ter thoroughly and find if reports from his i men are arc true he lie will tal take e the tho matter up with Judge Marshall In the time United States courts with a 0 view icv of obtaining damages for tor the Intentional and to learn what redress his Jils sheep menI men can hope lOpO to have on ori an au open domain I l r Peery Peer Is Is- Is of c the tho or op that the I fn I should be ue 4 4 placed in n a government T. T with government o In n charge A Ait AK it is iH he states statcH the range la Is being J l killed mcd by overcrowding and overstocking overstock overstock- ing lug nn and the small sheep owner has lIttie lit little lIt fit tie tic show to graze glaze against a tho the organization organization organ organ- of 01 a lar large e outfit that might decide del de tic- l cide to monopolize the open range ranse |