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Brand on left tide
and thigh
Earmark square
Crop rifiht ear
Southern branded
cattle have but one
brand on left side
Native cattle have
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Horses have samebrandjon left thigh
A Reward of 100 will be paid to any
for Information leading to the arrest aud
final conviction of anv person or persons steal-
cattle with above brand
Joseph W Bownct
P O address
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Right car cropped
Hole iu center of left
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Eange Lake creek
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William M Dunbar
Lessee from Heine Kroeger
Cody Neb
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Jack LePoint
Merrtman Neb
Cattle branded ou
left side Some on
lp also
Earmark round hole
In center of left ear
Also use BB on
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And Rn side
Either side
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Henry Pratt
Rosebud S D
Leftside
Horses same on
Soft shoulder
Deerhorn dip on
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William Shangren
Cody Neb
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Brownlee Nebr
Either right or left
side on cattle
Horses same on
left shoulder
Left ear cut off of
cattle
Range Loup river
Marshall Wolfenden
Kennedy Neb
Some s on the left
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Horses S on left
shoulder
Brand is small
Earmark Quarter
clip behind half
cle forward on left ear
ltange Lone Tree
Lake
Louis F Richards
Merriman Neb
Charles Benard
Rosebud S D SrfA
Range Big White
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Brownlee Neb
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Cody Neb
Range on the Snake
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Horses branded
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William FSchmidt
Rosebud S D
On left side
Horses branded
same on left hip or
boulder
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STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM
Work on Omaha Exposition Is Being
Rushed as the Time Approaches
for tho Opening Thousnnds of-
People Visit the Grounds Daily
Rushing Work on Expo
Increased activity is the watchword at
the exposition grounds in Omaha as the
time approaches when the gales must be
thrown open to the world and tho great
industrial exposition of the west stands
on dress parade for the inspection
of all comers Great as has been the
efforts in the last year to push the work
of preparation these efforts are now be
ing redoubled Large gangs of men are
working in every portion of the spacious
grounds adding the finishing touches here
and there to landscape work and to build
ings and this numerous army has recently
been augmented by carpenters and dec
orators in the interior of the buildings
who are preparing the booths for the ex
hibitors Thousands of people visit the
grounds overy day to admire the beauty
every where apparent -
Suspicious Cattle Shipment
Stockmen of Seuhyler and vicinity are
quite exercised over the mater of shipment
of a carload of cattle from Lambert Siding
four miles west of Schuyler by a shipper
who claimed he fed the cattle in the neigh
borhood six or eight miles northwest of
there but who it is positively declared is
not known by the feeders of that vicinity
The cattle were kept at Lambert Siding
all day having been seen early in the
morning and while the man claimed the
cattle were fed in the district north of tho
track no tracks were found to show that
they came from the north As soon as the
billing at Schuyler and loading at Lam
bert was called to the attention of stock
men they became suspicious and notified
Omaha commission men which was done
just in time as the cattle had arrived in
South Omaha and an advance of 400 had
been asked for r
Child Burned to Deatn
Claud Enlow the 2-year-old son of John
Enlow was burned to death at the home
of his parents in East Ashland the other
day The other two children were play
ing in tho door while their mother had
gone to the barn to shell some corn and
the little boy was asleep in the bed room
The house caught fire and was totally de
stroyed The house wss too far away
from a hydrant to make a connection with
the city waterworks in time to save it A
subscription was circulated and over 70
in cash besides food and provisions were
secured for the benefit of Mr Enlow who
is a poor man and can illy stand the loss
He was not at home when the fire occurred
Salesman in Trouble
E C Cook or Koch a traveling soap
salesman from Omaha entered the Even
ing Express office at Beatrice in a drunken
condition and frightened the young girl
clerk by some indecent remark and she
fled to the basement where she reported
the matter to the engineer The latter
came up and ordered Cook to leave the
building Instead of complying he began
blackguarding the engineer when he was
promptly knocked down and kicked down
stairs where he was picked up and taken
to the police station
Trusties Escape
John Carter and John Doe two trusties
at the Lincoln penitentiary made their
escape one night recently by scaling the
wall with a ladder The men had been
allowed outside their cells being in the
hospital part of the time for ailments that
it is now believed were feigned Blood
hounds were put on the track of the
fugitives but at the last account no cap
ture had been made
Beatrices New Superintendent
J W Dinsmore of Lincoln has been
elected superintendent of the city schools
of Beatrice Mr Dinsmore lias had a wide
experience in school work at present be
ing engaged as supervisor of the study
room in the Lincoln high schools He
will be in Beatrice most of the summer
preparing for the opening of the term
Held for Trial
Howard King who was taken to Teka
mah from Sioux City to answer to the
charge of hog stealing was before the
county court for a preliminary hearing
and was bound over to the district court
under 750 bonds and failing to furnislj
them he was returned to jail
Loses Tnroe Fingers
F R Wooley who operates tho brick
yard at Seward met with a serious acci
dent while cleaning out and readjusting
his steam brick machine His left hand
was caught in tho machiue crushing three
fingers so badly that ampul al ion was
necessary
Killed on the Trail
A telegram was received by Postmaster
W E Morgan at Greeley Center that his
son Eph had been killed on tho Klondike
trail by the caving in of an ice bridge over
one of the passes His remains will be
sent back for interment
Held for Trinl
txxxx Dunn imct his preliminary hearing
at Greeley Center on the charge of crim
inal assault on Louise Lund the
daughter of O P Lund Tho judge
bound the defendrnt over to the district
court in 1000 bonds
Verdict of Not Guilty
The juiy in the case of the State against
John Gallican at Columbus returned n
verdict of not guilty arter being out only a
half an hour Gallican was ehanreri with
mayhem and public opinion is divided on
the action of the jury
Fatally Injured
An old man by tho name of McDonald
living north of Minden was thrown from
his rig and received injuries from which
died His youngest son is in the National
Guard being a member of the Kearney
company
Fine Barn Consumed
Andrew Young a prominent farmer
living five miles east of Oakland lost his
barn by fire recently Eleven horses and
forty hogs were consumed also corn and
small grain The loss is over 5000 with
1300 insurance Origin of the fire is un
known
May Cost Him His Life
Harley Woods of Weeping Water while
suffering from tonsilitis took a tablet for
relief but by mistake took one containing
corosive sublimate and grave fears are
entertained for his recovery
MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS
Judge Scott Declares Two Omaha
Organizations Illegal
Judge Scott of Omaha has handed down
a decision that has caused a commotion in
mercantile circles It was the indirect re
sult of the suit recently filed by Shaw
the dissolution
Fell local merchants requesting
solution of the Omaha Produce exchange
on the grounds that it was organized for
the benefit of the members and contrary
to the best interests of the community
The testimony brought out the fact that
the plaintiffs are themselves members of
the Itetail Grocers Association an organ
ization with similar aims and of the same
mercantile connections The court refused
to order declaring that sinca both organi
zations were illegal it would not be con
sistent to dissolve one at the request of the
other He dismissed the case but declared
in open court that if any disinterested
person would file a bill he would dissolve
hnfh uiprpantile associations and all other
similar organizations in his jurisdiction
Suits are expected to b3 immediately filed
against all mercantile associations This
will include Duns and BradstreetTs
Gored by a Mad Steer
Mrs James Cheezem of Fremont was
seriously and probably fatally gored by a
mad steer A bunclr of cattle belonging
to Heraan Haubensack were being driven
through the southwestern part of the city
when one of them went mad He turned
and ran back up Pierce Street tearing up
gardens and fences and everything that
stood iu his way Mr and Mrs Cheezem
who are both over 70 years of age were
out working in their garden The steer
threw bolfl of them Mr Cheezem escaped
with slight injuries His wife was injured
internally and her recovery is doubtful
Shutting Out the Fakirs f
The city council of Ashland has passed
and Mayor Railback has approved an or
dinance which it is thought will effectually
shut out the traveling patent medicine
fakirs and the itinerant peddlers who have
been swarminsr there lately An occupa
tion tax of 3 per day will be levied on
venders of this class with a view to protect
merchants and business men who reside
there pay taxes to support the city and
who are engaged in a legitimate business
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Gives a Horso to Moj Tracy
Maj E H Tracy of the Second Ne
braska is the recipient of a fine saddle
horse as a gift from L C Littelstadt of
Norfolk in honor of the majors recent
promotion just previous to the departure
of Company L for Lincoln Mr Little
stadt told Majl Tracy who was then cap
tain of the company that when he got to
be major he would present him with a sad
dle horse within twenty minutes after the
receipt of the news of his promotion
Serious Casualty on a Farm
A terrible accident occurred on the
farm of Frank Smith four miles north
west of Wymote which resulted in the
death of one boy and cut one leg off an
other boy The accident occurred to the
two sons of- Mr Smith who were riding a
stalk cutter when the team became fright
ened and ran away with tho above re
sults The older boy was killed instantly
and there is little hope for the recovery of
his younger brother
Suit for Heavy Damages
Frank Fuhlrodt the boy who was
arrested at Fremont on the complaint of
H Blumenthal charging him with break
ing into his store and stealing coods of the
value of several hundred dollars filed a
petition in the district court in an action
for false imprisonment claiming 10000
The suit will be hotly contested on both
sides The case against Fuhlrodt was dis
missed ou the preliminary hearing by tho
county attorney --
Brakeman Fatally Injured
A man aged 24 named Black working
with the Union Pacific steel gang at Weir
Siding thirty miles east of Sidney was
severely and probably fatally injured tho
other day The work train was switching
and he was on top of the cars Suddenly
the engine jerked slack and Black fell be
tween the cars His right arm and left
leg and ribs were broken and there is a
large hole near the stomach
Alleged Robber in Custody
Fred M Hannus has returned to Ains
worth from Casper Wyo with Arthur
Johnson who js charged withrobbing the
express company at Johnstown in Feb
ruary The prisoner was brought by
requisition papers he answering the de
scription of the man who with a shotgun
compelled Agent Alspaugh to give up
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Want a Curfew Ordinance
Amov
e is being made for the imoblion
of a curfew ordinance to keen cuildr
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under 16 years of age off the street of
Ashland after 8 oclock at night A peti
tion addressed to the mayor and city coun
cil is being circulated and a bell will be
rung as a warning that children must
cease running the streets after dark
Fatally Hurt
Andrew Black a laborer of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company while at work
near Chappell was accidently caught be
tween the cars and so badly mashed that
he cannot live His home is in Dorchester
Mass
Pythian Sisterhood
The state meeting of tho Pythian Sister
hood was held in Hastings Many dele
gates were present Reports show tho
sisterhood to be in a flourishing condition
Nebraska Short Notes
McCook boasts there is more building
in progress there than in any city of its
size in the slate
County Treasurer Searle of Keith re
ports that the people are paying their
taxes in a lively manner just at present
ana it Keeps mm pretty busy writing re
ceipts
Two Eustis young men came uninvited
ro a wectamg ana on leaving took an over
coat belonging to one of the guests They
were arrested and now languish in jail
The two Winside saloons are now out
on a strike the town board having raised
the license fee by 25 and the saloon
keepers say they will not pay this ad
ditional sum
Hartington citizens have arranged to se
cure Sunday papers the same day they are
published by having them conveyed from
Wakefield by boys on wheels or horses
While out hunting Will Rose of Fair
mont had the misfortune to shoot the
horse he was driving in such a manner
that it had to be killed The accident
was caused by the premature discharge of
a gun
Ex Governor Robert W Furnas of
Brownville met with quite a painful acci
dent while pruning a fruit tree He had
the misfortune to strike his arm with the
pruning hook No serious results are
contemplated j
Fitting tribute was paid by the Senate
to Commodore Dewey for the magnificent
victory he achieved in the battle of Man
ila Bay A message from the President
was received recommending that a vote
of thanks be extended by Congress to
Commodore Dewey and the gallant offi
cers and men of his command Without
a word of debate and without a dissenting
voice the Senate agreed to the resolu
tion carrying into effect the recommenda
tion of the President The Senate went
farther even that that A bill was pre
sented increasing the number of rear ad
mirals in the navy from six to seven in
order that the President might nominate
Commodore Dewey to the highest posi
tion in the navy within his gift and that
too was passed without dissent In addi
tion a joint resolution was unanimously
agreed to directing the Secretary of the
Navy to present to Commodore Dewey a
sword and medal of honor and to have
struck in commemoration of the battle of
Manila a bronze medal for each of the
officers and men who participated in the
gallant fight The resolution appropri
ates 10000 to enable the Secretary to
carry its provisions into effect The great
er part of the day in the House was con
sumed by war measures The recommen
dation of the President that a vote of
thanks be tendered Commodore Dewey
and his associate officers and men was
followed quickly with a unanimous vote
and with equal concert the House passed
the bill creating an additional rear ad
miralship for the hero of Manila The
bill providing for the organization of a
volunteer engineer brigade and enlist
ment of 10000 volunteer troops immune
to tropical diseases was passed after two
hours of debate The principal ground of
opposition presented was found in the fea
tures giving to the Prudent the appoint
ment of all officers The Senate oaf au
thorizing the army to distribute food
among the suffering Cubans and to arm
the Cuban people was passed
Four war measures were paused by the
Senate on Tuesday One of them pro
vided for carrying on the additional work
in the adjutant generals office the sec
ond authorized the enlistment of a volun
teer signal corps two thirds of the mem
bers of which must be expert electricians
or telegraphers the third was the so-called
immune bill passed by the House
of Representatives and the fourth was
a measure suspending existing law so
additional hospital stewards can be ap
pointed The postofiice appropriation bill
carrying appropriations which aggregate
more than 99000000 was passed after
a debate which lasted several days The
resolution submitting to the Legislatures
of the various States an amendment to
the constitution of the United States
changing the date of the beginning of the
terms of the President Vice President
and members of Congress from March 4
to May 4 was adopted The House in
session less than an hour passed a bill
appointing three commissioners to propose
necessary revision of the statutes relating
to patents trade and other marks and
trade and commercial names
The House by 184 to 11 on Wednesday
passed a resolution for the election of
Senators by popular vote and refused
48 to 90 to consider the Senate bill re
stricting immigration Mr Loud called
up the postofiice appropriation bill as
passed by the Senate and upon his mo
tion the House refused to concur to the
Senate amendments and asked a confer
ence The House then went into com
mittee of the whole to consider the Sen
ate bill amending the revenue law pro
viding for the disposal of abandoned im
ports turned over by impoiters to the
customs officials The bill was passed
The Senate spent the afternoon in dis
cussion of the so called railway arbitra
tion bill A House- joint resolution de
claring the lands within the former Millo
Lac Indian reservation in Minnesota to
be subject to entry under the land laws
of the United States was agreed to
After a prolonged discussion the Senate
on Thursday Jfffpfeia Wqluft jqn
eerumg carriers engaged in interstate
commerce aid their employes popular
ly n4 i eraTivay jfrbitnition bui
The mole iuiportaiil nSientlmeiit 16 the
lTieasute was that offered by Mr Hoaf
Mass which provides that courts shall
issue no inuiricliou agaiusl railway oni
ployes which shall compel them to give
their personal service to T company
against their will On the final vote only
three Senators were recorded against the
bill A bill was passed removing all dis
abilities imposed by the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution on persons who
were nt one time engaged in rebellion
against the United States
An Army 24000 Miles Lonjj
A German military critic has been
adding up the grand total of the conti
nental armies and after noting that
we can form only a vague idea of what
is meant by tens of millions he tries to
bring home to his readers in another
way the colossal growth of modern ar
maments If he says we could have
all the armies of the continent on a
war footing and drawn up in one long
procession with their guns and ammu
nition and baggage wagons the column
would be rather more than 24000 miles
long and marching day and night it
would take nearly a year to pass a
given point
The Largest House
rerhaps the largest house in the
world is iu Wieden a suburb of Vi
enna In this domicile there are 1400
rooms divided into 400 suites of from
three to six rooms each and they at
present shelter 2112 persons who pay
an annual rental of over 100000 florins
This and That
The marriage rate in Ireland last
year was higher than it has been in
any year since 1871
Norsk Kvindestemmeretsforenig is
the name of the womans suffrage so
ciety of Norway Whoop
In a season of about eleven weeks
50000 worth of blueberries were sold
In Marquette County Michigan
Some people study all their life and
at their death they have learned ev
erything except to think Domesque
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CITIZENS MEAT - MARKET
GEO G SOHWALM PROP
This market always keeps a supply or X
FRESH FRUIT - AND GAME
In addition to a first class line of Steaks Boasts Dry Salt Meats
Smoked Hams Breakfast Eacon and Vegetables
At Batters Old Stand on Main Street VALENTINE NEBRASKA
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Valentine Nebraska
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best equipped and most comfortable
FIRST CLASS MODERN HOTEL
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Every facility extpnded customers consistent with conservative banking
Exchange bought and sold Loans upon good security solicited at reasonably
rates County depository
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Real Estate
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busy and introduce early our
did 98 models we have concluded to
make a marvelous offer direct to the rider
For 3o days we will sell samples of our
swell 98 bicycles at net cost to manufac
ture and will ship C O D on approval
to any address on receipt of the nominal
South of Court House
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sum of ioo if west of Denver 5 This J
deposit is merely to show good faith on purchaser3
part if you dont want to send money in advance send
your express agents guaranty for charges one way and
we will pay them the other if you dont want the wheel
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joints improved two piece cranks arch crown large detachable
Bprocketa handsomest finish and decorations Morgan Wright
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Do Yom Want Cheap Wheels
We have numbers of 1896 and 1897 model wheels of various makes and
styles somoalittle shop worn but all new 1200 tO 1600
Wheels Slightly Used Modern Types - 800 to 1200
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