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The hospitality ef the Citizens of
Vaientine Js unboundei Last week
the Elkhirn Valley Editorial Associa
tion held it fifth annual meeting here
aud twodojien editors came to town
Wnen th train from the east pulled in
to the Valentine station at 130 in the
inorfling A host of Valentine people
4vere on the depot platform to greet the
aBvrspaper me and escort them to co
fey homes for entertainment The
train from tfce west came in at 440 in
the merning yet the visiting editors
who came on that train found many to
Ivelcoma tham
When one spends a couple of days m
the society of the newspaper men of
Northwest Nebraska one is able to un
derstand why this section is receiving
the attention o people looking for lo
cations in which to engage in cattle
ttrising and mercantile pursuits They
Ri e tho liveliest lot of hustlers imagin
able aud each is forever declaring that
his particular town and section are the
best that erer happened
A year ago Eob Good was editor
f the Valentine Democrat and week
in aa wek out he was ready to mount
his aditovial tripod thats what the
old sway Kackad office chair is always
called aad declare in double leaded
accents that Valentine stood at the
head of all and Cherry county led the
procession Now Bob is printing
the Xagle at Bassctt llock county and
ho spent twenty three of the twentj
four hour he was here insisting that
Knsstt is tke best town in Northwest
ern Nehrasfe while llock county can
give every cnty in the state cards
and spades and bat em out Bob
alnaysjw elequent when talking
ybst his hmt county Frank Wing
field of the Crawford Gazette listened
to eno ef ffcb spiels for an haur or
two and then remarked in his broad
Englislwtceent
If Good was in Hadcshe wonld whit
tle eut font of type make a press and
gat eut a paper full of declarations that
his particular corner- was the coolest
and most comfortable portion of the in
fernal regions
And Goods eloquence in behalf of
his sectkin3 equaliedby the eloquence
of every- of her newspaper inan in this
VortUufof th0 nrorai vineyard -
ThroughWnhihe andrain through
drouth and moisturey tlirogh good and
evil report tht iditcis cfthe north
west haYfl had an abiding faith in the
future of this section and their cheerful
optimism and their 4never say die
method has had mubh fo do with ihK
present prosperity of this gfcat catth
country They were the first one-
he q SThen others were leaving ill de
they remained behind and swon
that th time would como wjjsn theOde
spised sajwihillfj wouldbe the objei1
of all w4p sought wealth And the
have lived tefisee their faith vindicated J
Today a lnillioAslletrsroam these same
sand hill34nndijr otrnerssit back ii
ease and wafchthoir bank
growing to reipectablo proportions
It maynot be generally known but
the fact isthatrthere is ah industry 6tL
er than cattle raiding that is bound- t
grow in this sectinn Along the Nio
brara and Miunechaduza exist great de
posits of fuller earth waiting for the
developing influence of capital Build
ing stone of superior quality exists in
untold quantities along the
duza J
i rrrwaiTinfTrnBtiafa
THE YALttTM QUBCGRAT
I M RlCr EDITOR
J1V0 Mer Advance
FUBrIHEn EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at I be Poai afflee at Valentine Cherry
ceuntv Nebraska an Swond daua matter
Tho Land of the MildEyed
1fniwio NbM June 3 4f Wash
iiigUili JBihe GlyrtA iW3giflflcent Dibt
Mices thfii this ifP country df
inatfaiflwut distant The gooil ioadb
inovemjijjt irrav br fifVUlJl JJiIowa Il
linois ami Imlana but the penple of
SbHlwrsstarn jSHmiska have no cause
for rrMrj on this point Tho roads are
hlways g3 liw Mud is something
iinkuorMnrf fVfn iji the dryestweath
ei the dut is At burdensome
Tire raiHhmftiiiof jNorthwesern Ne
braska use a rub the wide tired
wagon ami a s a result tho roads are al
was likfe tho bent maendam hard
free1 front kit ad as smooth as a bill
iard table This is a good thing for
tho ceunlry for where houses aro miles
apart and a ranchman has to drive
thirty or forty miles to a town good
roads are a prlrtie necessity But up
here in Oherry county a forty mile
diiv is an absolute pleasure
FullTa earth is found thrth
liedfordshire Surrnv w JOnt Emit
md i id its pr homil use is fkinsi
il fion VimiIcq fil rics jlntaitsp of
-imp has huprsli it for
this pwrpose but it would still be used
fit could be had as cheaply as so ip
ft also furnHIuS a basis for many of the
high explosives Aluminum is obtain
ed in largH quantities from this species
f clay There is no reason why the
ndustn should not 11 mrish in this
rion for ihe deposit of fullers earth is
inexhaustable
Valentine first sprang into fame dur
ing the famous Sioux uprfing in 3890
91 This was headquarters for the mil
itarv service both militia and regular
and the famous seventh cavalrv was
Ntationed at Ft Niobrara when the
Sinux came down in a swarm and
threatened to massacre every white
peion in tlu northwest Valentine
was at its liveliest then Those who
were not too budly frightened nt tho
idea of a lot of half starved Indians
wrecking the government were work
ing day anil night making money while
the soldiers was present
From tnat day to thi Valentine has
been uronnnentlv before the ppople
About the time the Sioux grew fract
ious the people of this country began
to realize thatj farming was useless and
that cattle raising was their only hope
Today the country prospers because
the mild eyed steer grows fat upon the
grass of the sand hills
The Standard Cattle Company with
headquarters at Ames owns a sizeable
ranch in Cherry county The company
owns and controls a range twenty five
miles wide and forty eight miles long
The Richards Comstock people own
a range only a little smaller But
there is no conflict between these big
range men and the men who have only
a faw acres homesteaded and a limited
range privilege The big concerns
have pursued a policy of conciliation
If the small herd owner wants to sell
out the big concerns pay him his price
and the maUter is settled If the small
herd owner wants to hold on aft
er the big concerns have secured con
trol of all the land about him he is ot
molested On the 0 mtrary ho is al
low ad to pasture his cattle with the big
herds and his hay is purchased at a
fair figure
The result of this policy has been ad
vantageous to Cherry county The big
ranch owners have prospered and the
little ranchmen -have been benefited
Up to date there has been no conflict
between the cattle men and sheep head
ers The sheep men have not advanc
ed this far to the southeast yet But
when they do no doubt the history
written in blood further to the north
westwill be repeated here Sheep and
cattle cannot occupy the same range
In the latter part of June about the
20th Valentine will haye three daj s Of
horse racing and other western sports
that4 will be worth traveling hundreds
of miles to see The trotter and the
paeer are unknpwu in this section The
cow pony and rhe rangy runner are the
only kinds of horseflesh receiving any
particular attention in this neck o the
woods The races will be running
races and purses aggregating more than
1000 have The Indians
from the Rosebud Agency will be down
in full force for they have a lot of
gallopers that they are willing to bet
tlieir last blanket upon The sport
promises to be fast and furious
W M if
Peter Ylondfay
Rosebud S D
Left side Left car
cropped
Horses branded
VB
Range Little White
River at nioith of
Itedar Creek
Hutt Brothers
r
Gordon Nebraska
itangoi4 miles north
M Gordon
TH ut
C E Wright
BMBaMaavfll
J G
Postoffice address
HyannisNeb
on right sMe bor
es same on right
shoulder
nge six miles
nor th west of Mot
fil 1 il i l ii i i
ei
Valentine Nebr
Brand registered
No 374
Brand anywhere
on right side-
COOLEY
efcirf wTlTafrrffagst
in ITeury Fliniaux
Kennedy Nebr
Cattle branded
same as cut
Horses p lelt
shoulder
Range Mouth
of Boardman
Cody Nebr
Cattle branded
anywhere some
wi th under
neath the brand
Horses on
left shoul
der
Range Little
White River and
mouth of Cedar
Creek S D
RosebHd S D
-
Oirvi
Huh
brand d
OH Inf Ilip SOIlie
vitliMit iirir
circli
IXh Iiranil
l nil left shoul
der
U N UOUltLKl
fc
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Pimeon Nebrasf iTS C P Jordan
- t 33
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s W m vr
2E
R M Faddis Co
rcwofilce address Valentine or Ken no
1 f GAUDINKK
Postofflpo address
Uody Isebruska
On left side of cat
tle horses O iUt
arm
Kanue north and
south of Niobram
lllvr12 nile south
west of Cody
Cattle branded
same as cut
Some branded
on lett
th ixh
Home on
leftside or
liip
Jostofilpp address
ltuahville Neb
Op left Mp aso
SOU o t side
Horses
3
D Bray
Ub J
m Mi in i
Hanep Odar I
Wee
Robtnld S D
Cattle brandtil on
lefirlilali or hip
same us cm I
Horse Irmid
same on tlie left
shoulder
Charles Richards
Merrlman Neb
yCCR
m FM nidt
Uosebud S I
Same as cut
or wit bar under
S lijrht ear slit
and dulapped
Horses branded
same on left hip
Charlotte E Bovill
Merriinnn Neb
Left side or hip
Range north o EH
Mill I iHWJWKKihKS V
bearing any of these brands
ui Gordon
Uervey Itaucn
Two miles east of
Crookatou in Cherry
coiiitXoiaska
Caitle branded or1
on lefi hip on ripht
hip and oiLrteht side
with 3 lnch letter
Vl Cavanaugh Mgr
Crookstou Neb
IsD
AVm
Ft Niobrara Neb
Brand regislced
No 870
Horses branded
on left hip
Range Niobrara
river 12 miles east
of aleutiue
HOtTJnSSlM LIlvi
TH
Perry Parker
Vetal Vlandry
Ileuben Quick Beat
Cattle branded
same as cut or on
hip
Range Blnblc
Pipe Creek
vauge rincvjctuii
KKswPfc3tHK3p3
I cxjiLii linn j JIBLb mm tt
ifPrAiwfMii
yyarrrfP5 Spfeg3
f ZP I
i m J
John DeCory
Rosebud S D
Some branded 1 D
417 on left side
Horses JD on left
hip
Kangein Meyer Co
on Antelope Creek
CHAS S NICHOLS
Postoffice address
Merrlman Neb
On hip of cattle
horses same left
shoulder
Range between Bear
Creek and Niobrara
River 9 mi southeast
of Merriman
RQB 1
fC SB
High Grade Bulla
I have it my ranch 20 miles south
of Valentine in Dewey Lake precinct
8 hirh jrrade Herford bulls two and
three years old and three head of ful
blood Galloways which I will sell
cheap These bulls are all first class
and were raised on my ranch
W G Ballard
vVoodlake jtfebr
Ilns iniri
Jforses nnd cattle
wini a fin iv
C J lift j oir riKht
hip
Uiww on Oak and
Jiite ereeks
A Ijut rU ri winl
for mfoiiii tlitut
b juliiij to dfUction
of nailers of stock
Aiorey lleweti
iioruon e r
Urand rrrNfirHl
2I2 On left hip
of cattle Hor ea
sme left slould
er also QAn
lft side U
Ihnre Soulliof
sake v miles
-
gsssfeaftiigag
Shadbolt Pleishman
ff VfTi IXPr 1 1 - r J
Bailey Nebr
Lert side S P
lett shoulder
ituidiiiiiilcdenr
lap
Uanje ILinro
anil 37 be
twren Ninbrarj
iiid theiske
wf 6c
George 1 Lamou
tj x
5954
FD
Tr
4 pe3i y -
Albany eb
Cuttle branded
Fl on lett rib or
right shoulder Sf
nrighthipaiKllet
ribs tfon left hip
J lor es FD or SI n
risrht shoulder
Range 7 mi nor h
cast oi Albany Nub
J Alien
allaSaB
H 9 tiiTriBiryrr ffiiiTrn
P i M
m W
James Goodfellow
Ff l
I mm j
Sera
Cody Nebr
M RICHARDSON
Postoffice address
TOcCaun Neb
Tininrlprf nn ipftsidrt
i i
Cattle branded
on left side
Horses J on
left jaw
Range Between
Hie Niobrara and
Medicine Lake
f twXXk
JHAKLES GARTdlDlS
V- lostofllce address
e
H2
Cody Neb
Cattle branded on
left side also C G
on left hip of cattle
and left shoulder on
horses
Kamre on Niobrara
10 mi southwest Cody
Parker Son
Pat Peiper
George Keyne
Cody Neb
Braml registered
No 1027
Horses branded on
left shoulder
Ranee north and
south of Cutconib
Lake iu Cherry Co
P O Address
L W Parker
Reige Neb
Brand same as cut
Also ZP
Ranee on Niobrara
south of Crookston
A T BRACKETT
Postoffice address
Rlege Neb
Branded on left side
Range Three mlies
Southeast of Georgia
Prank Livermore
Cody Neb
On hot l
sides or F3i
any w
on an
Also L on hip or
shoulder
Range Little
White River and
month of Cedar
Creek S D
Irwin Nebr
L B Lesser
Merrlman Nebr
On leftside al
so on same side
SM underlined
Horses under
IhiPd M on left
thigh
Range Little
While River
Kennedy Xebr
Cattle branded
as on cutef t side
Some on left hip
TTorses same on
left shoulder
Range
Lake
Square
Cody Nebraska
Branded on left side
Range Tin Cnn Lake
and Morgan Flats
55
JSES
Brownlee Neb
Same a on cut
Ranee Between
Goose Creek and
North Loup
SJ
TvjJfiX
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SBPftHfcfiCSSwfeRsSflfiWBSHWBBBni
J B Lord
ll tri tfv 1
ur
ivr
atw
t 1
SS23fB
m m a
r
mZLISdam
Slmeon Xeb
St ck branded
same m cut back of
nj ht shoulder nnd
on right hip
Uangc on the
Mobrara
D M Sears
WILLIAM FEKDON
Iostoflice address
JJrownlee Nch
gjJ5SjJ
vWi lpli m
SagsagaRfl
Like cut on either
left sil or hipal80
mmm sm
W Sa
aieu siue
William Shangran
Cody Nebr
On leftside
Horses same
1 Range Lake
ijitcn j iunuiui
vQsameasrut
tdMHOD iLIt 111 D
S250OO
WAIJII lor con-
S nnntlntimi nT unlawtuliv liaudliniT Cattle
iirftnf for Tjisfpnr f j i i
i r T -in mesc uiiiiiua
- ICItlfTIf I MT V
PS ROUSCHE
Postoffice address
Brownlee Neb
TSi
g2lisS222S
Newton Nebroka
Cattle branded
as on cut
Some
eft side or hip
Ranije on Goruou
Creek
Postoffice address
Sawyer Bros
sjH uh
Oasis Neb1
Brand registered 2093
Cattle branded on
left side same as cut
Horses branded on
left hip
On left side or any
part of animal Ear
markright ear cut
off horses branded
same on left lilpAlso
has stock branded H
on side or shoulder
or JK or TV or O VI
orO or JFZ Also
thcfollowing the first one being on side and hip
HSSi
E R Vandegrift
Si nA
fgfjizM MWWff1
Prank T Lee
Brownlee Neb
Gorsuch Bros
Cattle on left
side horses same
on left shoulder
Range Four
miles northeast of
Brownlee
ml L ui
Julius Heckman
B ownlee Nebr
Range south of
Brownlee
Postoffice address
Oasis Nebraska
Robert Quiesenbery
have charge oi these
cattle horsesJJson
left shoulder some
stock brands Y
my where on u
Range Snake me
C F COOPER
Also some cattle
branded
JSmJ
2
IWj its iojuzi
Range South and west of Hackberrv
and Duck ika
Gregory Neb
Cherry Co
Branded on left
side and thigh
Earmark squtr0
crop right etr
Horses have
same brand on
left thigh
Range on Gor
don and
Creeks
Metzger Bros
Snake
MfeytM
Ml Mlllll
IBS Sl
1 xSSZSCti iib H
tf y r - - T J1 J T
A Itcicrtrtl of Siin n m to roi
i erson for information
leading to thfc arrest and
-final convict on of any uerson or rK5L
gcame wuq above brand
f
D B ST02fElt SOX
Xcwlon Ncbr
Brand registered
No -111
Cattlf branded
same us cut on
left sldo nr left
hip Horses same
on lelt shoulder
llanLo South
of Gordon Creek
revoiscd s
tee blcck
Kauge Stever
and Stephenson
I ism j
taSggagnrg mwr
Teeter Bros
p5 - m - n
Mf ft r J niiii iriiTimr
mi ii n miii i j i
tfsajaao seaaEsi j30szmtiEm
- rii A w
Charles II Paulhaber
Rrownlee
Ridit or left side
of caMle
Horses same on
lettishoulder
J eft ear cut off of
cattle
Range on Loup
river
Stotts Stetter
Laies and South
Postoffice address
ChesterlieW Neb
Cattle branded on
left side as on cut
also v lelt neck andZ
left hip some V lett
neck V left shoulder
and Z left hiuhorses
VZ left hip Range
Snake River313233
Ostoffice address
Gregory Neb
Branded as on cut
Range two miles
north of Gregory
feyii miiirr nnnmirnrTK
V 0-
xni - ii i ii- 4D IA
Valentine Nebr
State Brand reg
istered 1554
Cattle and horses
branded same as
cut on left hip
Range 2 miles
east of Ft
orara
Valentine Neb
On left side or hip
A4leftsi or hip
On left side
Eangpoa Niobrara
HSY
Newton Nebr
Ca tie branded on
left side name as
cut
Horses on left
shoulder
Range Between
tne Gordon and
ISnke
Louis F Richards
Meirimau NeU
J gj 1
Garner Brothers
1 KVZ
7 tu5 I gg I
Cody ebr
Anvwhcre on ca
tfe
Horsea on
shoulder
SWEENEY RROS
Postoffice address
Pullman Neb
Cattle branded as on
tut horses branded
same as cattle except
GEOROE Ii DAVIS
Simeon Nebr
Cattle branded
on leftside
Horses same on
left ahouloer
Range -Creek
Gordon
left
Range- North
Eli
X
mr
300 reward will he paid to nnv person for In
formation Inad Inn to the arwt and convictioj
of any person or persons stealing cattle w Itli the
above brand
C Evenson
Codv Nebr
On left side and
thich borers the
salll on left side
Rame -Between
Niobrara and the
Snake
ml
P A Cooper
Chesterfield
Nebr
Cattle branded
same as cut on
left aide Horset
same on left
shoulder
JA
DAWSON BALL
Also on
left side
J A SAULTS
ftfe
Postoffice address
Gregory Net
On left side or hip
horses same on left
shoulder
Range Arkansa
Valle j and Snakr
JULIUS PETERSON
WILLIAM BEAMER
Gordon Nebr
Cattle brnnded
same as cut on
left si ie
Horses 5r5W
branded rtSCas
on left If3
9 shoulder
JD Stinard
jfj Range 6 milea
suumoi lrwm
DSJ
smmm
SffSfSPTKi
PIKE BROS
yyy Postoface addresa
Crnokaton Neb
Branact on eithe
sideotartmal
Some
n right hip
Range On
east of Crookston
J A Adamson
bvl
9 J 01 t A
SkS
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