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About Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1899)
Bros. , I'uilinan Neb Cilery Co. Hramt on left i-ide UIK thigh HiirmarK , s I rim1 j . have lfii < oiic liili"limr.iuiid K" on i'elt ' side Native cattle have Jtatiee on Cordon and Snake Creeks ' Horses have same brand on left thigh A Jtrtraul of $ i 5 will be i-aid to ; tm prr-on for ii.formatior , 1. ading in tinai re i : ; tli nnal conviction of an > person or persuiis < te.i' ing cattle with above brand KDWAKD BAD HAIR rostoffice Address Allen S I ) On left sliouldor and baron aide ; bor.se * same on thigh Range-Boar T J ASHItUltF I'osfoince addre.s Valentino , Neb Branded on right side ; horses same Kange-iomileseast of Valentine < -n the Niobrara Joseph W. Bownet r. O. address Merrinian , Nebr. Right , ear cropped Hole in center of left ear Itange Lake creek S. U. Joe \nomlniv Cody , Nebraska Left side. Left ear cropped. j V on left shoulder oj t horses. j I Charles Benard Koscbud S. D. Range-Rig Whiu and JJad Rivers Charles C. Tackett Koselni'l. * . D. IJange head of An Momriiar St. Marv mission Hordes braiidprl on left thigh ggS r LI Peter Vlondray i - Kosebud. S. D. Left side. Left car cropped Horses branded VB. Range Little White River , at mouth of Cedar''reek. Louis T. Kichurds Merrinian. Neb Gorsuch Bros. Newton , Nebnika C attle branded as oti cut cutSome Some ft sidcorhij Kance on Gordon Creek Louis F. Richards Meiriman Neb Henry Pratt Kosebud S. 1) . Left side Horses same on left shoulder Deerhorn clip on some cattle John Rosebud. S D. Some branded II1 417 on left side Horses .11) on left hip Uange in Meyer C < - on Antelope Creek Thomas Fan-en Rosebud. S. D. [ D im either lelt side or hip Hon.es F on left _ sllouider Range head of Ant < ? lope JEwf rtuj Taken up October S , 18US , ten miles south of Cody. Nebraska , one white cow bran en on left side and one red calf with no brand U OHAMIJEIlLArN & CO _ Postoffice address & Wolfenden TCeimedy , Neb. .m < > r. IMI the Iff ! hip Horses on leit shoulder Hrand is small Earmark : Quaiter flip behind , half Jir- ele forward on left car Range Lone Tree Lafce I. T. Richardson. Kennedy , Ncbr-i Some on left Horses on left shoulder \Villiam M. Dunbar Lessee from Heine & Krocger Cody. Neb Hither side . Left ear ot cattle .Split Range head of Hay creek- Amelia Young. Cody , Nebraska On right side. Right ear split Range , Little White river Pcder Thorsen. Gordon ( , Nebraska On < right sideT 01 right i hip. o hors ! brand and T on. right shoulder Also cattle branded 1 * H on leftTside I ange. i \ \ \ m o s.uth of Irwin Henry Young. f'odv. Nebraska Hurse brand J1Y on leit shoiildi'r Cattle , right ear IJango , Little White river , S. D. Stotts & Stettor. Cody , 'ebraska Branded on leit side liangc. Tin C'nn Lake and Morgan Flats D. C. Nelson. Cody , Nebraska. On right hip. Itange , Jledicine I ake to the Snake river Ilutt BroUu-is. Gordon. Nebraska HUT Range.,14 miles north of Gordon. F. 0. Duerl't'lit , Manager. Gordon , Nebraska Cattle also branded OOon right hip Horses and mules Branded same as cut on left shoulder J. 0. Jordan Gordon , Nebraska One bunch branded , ns on cut on left side One bunch biaudcd O i' on left hip Horses .f on left shoulder Itange. 10 miles southwest of Gallop , between Niobrara and Snake rivers George F Damon Albany. Neb cattle branded F I > on left ribs or right shoulder ; I > fSD FD on right hip and left ribs : Con left hip Horses FI ) or SI ) on right shoulder Itange 7 mi north cast ot Albany Neb Agent for Pasteur Black Leg Vaccine Jospph Fickel Gordon Neb Also Horse brand F on left shoulder IC.uige 10 nnlos northeast of Gordon Wheeler Bros. Cody Neb Also ! 6 on right .Mde Range Chamberlain Flats and Snake River Marquardl & Howlus OTTO ST. IIURK. Manager. Merriman Neb Cattle brand OM on left shoulder Some of cattle have various older brands. O S on left hit * . Horse bra' A on left shouldei d Range Forme * Gee W Monnier ranch 5-miles east of Merriman. from F.E. & M. V. R. R. south to Leander Creek , Mar- rprardt & Ihnvhis , i News Publishing Company. PPUTICS Three years ago this month the editor . begun the publication ol the Valentine Democrat , lie came here practienlly penniless and friendless , and started to make his way in the world. Democrat ic in principles , he espoused the cause of the party of JelTerson and Jackson and up to date he has labored manfully for his party. Fusion obtaining in his county , he has .supported it , and did so with good heart , believing it right. He has helped many men , and knowl edge that he was right in so doing has been his only reward. He bought the old Cherry County Independent when it was at best a sickly sheet , barely fi be called a newspaper. Under Im protection and care the paper rapidh became one of the best in the state , and such it continues to be , having now the largest circulation in nortlr Nebraska In the interests of harmony the West ern .News was purchased Jast fall , the editor agreeing to pay for the same within two ye.u-s He expected to re- eive the entire support of the united mrties , but he didn't , an ! he still pegs away in their interest notwithstanding this lamentable fact. lie may be fool ish in this respect , but he doesn't think so. BUSINESS Aside from politics , the paper is one of the best local papers in this section , and this we challenge anyone to dis pute. It is always found standing up for its town , county and state , more es pecially this part of the state. As a stock paper it publishes more live stock news than any other weekly paper in the state , and this service it expects to greatly enlarge this spring. But to en large costs money , and the editor pos sesses no surplus car ital. To make a long story short , a stock company has been organized for the purpose of mak 1 ing the paper better , with the follow ing ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 1. The name of the corporatioi shall be THE NEWS PUBLISHING COM PANY. 2. The principal place of business shall bo in the village of Valentine , Cherry County , Nebraska. 3. 'The nature of the business to lx transacted bv said corporation shall be to publish a newspaper , do job printing , eleetrotyping , lithographing and such other business as is incidental thereto. 4. The authorized capital stock of said corporation shall be Five Thousand Dollars ( $ , " 5,000) ) in shares of Ten Dollar.- each , to be subscribed and paid as re quired by the board of directors. H. The existence of this corporation shall commence on the first day of April , IS'oO ' , and continue- during the period of ten years. 6. The business of said corporation shall be conducted by a board of di rectors , not to exceed five in mimbc-r , including the President and Secretary Treasurer , to be elected by the stock holders ; such election tc take place at such time , and be conducted in such manner , as shall be prescribed by the. by-laws of said corporation. 7. The officers of said corporation shall be a president , secretary and treasurer , who shall be chosen by the stock holders , and shall hold then office feT the period of one year , and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. 8. The highest amount of indebted ness to which said corporation shall ai any time subject itself shall not be more than one thousand dollars. 9. The manner of holding the meet ings of stock-holders for the election of officers , and the method of conducting the business of the corporation , shall be as provided in the by-laws adopted by the board of directors. ORGANIZATION Temporary officers have been elected to serve until the first of July , and the books of the company are now open to receive subscriptions for stoc - ' . Not to exceed $3,000 worth of stock will be is sued , and everyone is invited to join the company As soon as possible the paper will be enlarged to 10 pages and complete market reports will be given : new material will be added to the of fice , and new territory entered for bus iness. Don't be backward with your subscriptions sir res are $10 each. ARGUMMENT Don't think this is a charity deal , be cause it isn't. It is purely a busines- proposition , on both sides. The editor wishes to branch out and prefers to dis tribute interest in the form of dividends1 to ten , fifty or one hundred people to paying it all to one man , because he be- lieyes it will pay to so do. If you are a politician , a stockman or an enterpris ing citizen interested in having a good live paper represent 3Tou and assist you or if you are looking for an investment which is sure to return you a good per cent on your money , you will at once enroll yourself as a stockholder. You cannot lose by so doing , because there is no water in this stock , and each share represents an interest in the outfit , sub scription list , etc. , of the paper. Court Gases. Edmond George was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary for cattle stealing" , and was taken to Lin coln , Sunday. Andrew Christensen. charged with selling mortgaged property is out on bail until next term of court , the jury disagreeing ; . The case of State vs Freeman was dismissed. f .r 1 Educational Notes I v-j By rror. R. H. WATSON YD School report of Dist. Xo.lii , for term beginning October 3 , 1SOS , and , ending April 14 , 189'J : Number of months taught , 6 ; number of days taught , 103 ; number of pupils enrolled , i ; average attendance , 3. MAUDK HEX-SETT , Teacher. Let even body remember to call at the high school room on Saturday of next week ( April 29) and see the drawings - ings made by the school children of all the grades. This is to be the event of the season and every person interested in school work should see these dravi ings. If you don't care to attend the teacher's meeting , bo sure to visit the high school loom between four and live o'clock in the afternoon and see these drawings. Parents fail to do their duty unless they keep informed of the class stand ing of each of their children during the year. They ought to study the mark ings with reference to any branches in which the child may ba deficient. A little aid an-1 explanation at home from parent or older sister may bo of great value in those studies that are har.l to c vnpvhen : 1. This rule is always a' ' w.se an 1 safe one for parents , whe i c.x-r a p.ipil has fallen so ! o\v in marlc- in ts that it is evident that ho cannot do the work easily an 1 well , and it is I doubtful if iie can pass , he ought to j stay in the same grade another ve.ir. The parent ought not only to accept it but to req-iost that it be done for the good of the child. When he goes up the next year he will b t among the strongest and b."st in the class u'ul able to maintain , that position and do the | work with c ; .ij-arative ea.sj. It is the fear , the worn ing and fretting that in jures children more than the work. It is the weak , not the slroug , wii-j suffer from this , those who arc trailing at the bottom of the class , hanging uour the ragged edge , who worry and dream and wonder if they will "pass. " ' Two years in some one grade ill often give a child strength , maturity- , special preparation and high markings that will be felt through at least several grades. II. II. Shedd , in Nebraska Teacher. * 33 ii SBivciis t. Spring hcems 10 be here at last. I. IJ. Nichols was at Merrinian the last of the week j-lastiri ig. Lottie Johnson and Ida Garner , Dan Garner and the Hunt boys , attended ths dance at Mer riman last Friday nigh- * . O. C. Goodrich , Geo. Monnier , Nick and son Charley wore in Va'cntine hi it week. E. F. Devi ne \ \ f s 0:1 : the sick list Saidrij - . Two of Frink Jones' children. 01 the flats , were siok last week Win. Ileckel leturned to the south p.irt of the county last ween. While here he filed on a quarter section of river Und. J. E. Solder and To.ighy Nichols ay th-j dance at .Merriman was out of sigiit. The winter just past should be \\arning to 1 most of us to put up more hay. I Mrs. Andr nvSteele w.is bed fast last week , but learn she is batter at this writing. SAXDV. W. II. Kennedj wont to Valentine as a juror last week. C. A. A-istin uent to Valentine April 1:2 : as a witness on a law suit. Yankee Robinson returned from the western pvrt of the con ity April 15. J. N. Steadman commenced fie building of a sod house on his claim this week. Cvrus Wolfenden. of the firm of Marshall & Wolfenden , returned the 15 with a bunch of cattle from Frontier county. J J. M. Bates has finished plowing and planting ten acres to tree seeds and cuttings last week. Bishop Graves will conduct services at the 'pUcopal church at Kennedy , April 21. Mr. I'axton , who lu * bien working for Sears lros. the p.ist winter , leaves for Valentine the 17th. 17th.As As the weather v'nnliimes dry and warm the stockmen feel inuoh elatecU U S. Slrest/ril or Several head of horses and catr . . llebranded lg | Amos Strong , Valentine , Xeb. ! BE = SSL _ . i XoilCK i Notice is hereby given that I lime Hied \ \ the Clerk of Cherrv ' county , Nebraska.a petition ; ureompanit d bj a'hnnd duly tes'ed , said neti- | lion praying that a license may be i-siscd to me j lo t-eI ! malt , spirituous and vino-s liquors in1 the village of Cody. Cherry county. Nebraska , ! for the ensuing year , and that I wilt apply to i the board of county commissioners for said li cense. May 15 , 1MW. 13 FitANK MOGI.I : . i \oticc Notice is hereby given that I have filed w'th the Clerk of the Hoard of Village Trustees of the ' village of Valentiiu' , Nebraska' i petition ac companied bv a bond duly tested , said petition praying ibat a liccii'-e may be is < ucd to me to < IPI ] malt , spirituous ana vinous liquors in said village of Valentine , Nebraska , for the year ending M.iy 1 , 1000. C. II. TIICWIVSOX. Notice is hereby given that I have tiled with ' the Clerk of the Hoard of Village Trustees of the j village of Valen line. Nebraska , a petition ac- I compan ied bv a bond duly tested , said petition ! praying that a license may bo issued to me to1 xeil malt , spirituous and vinous liquors in said village of Valentine , Nebraska , for the year end ing Ma , v 1.1DOO. IIENUYSTBITEIC. AWice Notice is hcrebv given that I have filed with the Clerk of the lioard of Village Trustees of the viiagr of Valentine , Nebraska , a netition accom panied by a bond duly tested , said petition pray ing that n license maybe issued to me to sell malt , spintuous and vinous liquors in said y 1- Jage of Valentine. Nebraska , for he year enaing May 1.1900. FliAXK 3'ofiee Notice is hereby given that I have lilcd with the Clerk of the Board of Village Trustees of the village of Valentine. Nebraska , a petition ac- companitMl by a bond duly tested , said petition praving that a license may be issued to me to sell malt , spirituous and vinous liquors in said village of Valentine , Nepraskn , for the year end ing1 May 1,1000. WALTEII F. A. MELTENDOKFF W H b N F V * H w iff e 4 &B , 3 S ioo. v , 3 i ; H Anything in the line of Clothing , * J ! < ? Hats or Caps , Boot.or Shoes , & I ' | | | Staple or Fancy ( . .roeeries , * J c3D \ 4 ? Stoneware. Dry Goods * > i * s ? C j j i g Notions. Salt Meat , Grain or Eeed , p i 41 Be sure to call and get prices at § ? i i ! I ? ji j i 8 ? I ALCOTT TEVENSON I T. , | . . , SUCCESSORS TOTHEO.TILLSON , fT TJ -ssd'.ftj1 > VVi j * . . j' - jQ WE HAVE RECtNTLY DOUBLED THE SIZE OF OUR BARN t tot B\ ' buying your Drv Goods , Groceries , Hats Shoes , Furnishings , Clothing , etc. , from us. We have the iinest assortments fet you to select from and the very best goods. Our prices are the lowest oo. "We will posititivel } ' not be undersold. AX Yv'e arj Agents for Pasteur's Blackleg Vaccine The Rustler's Story , WKIITKX KOI : UIK Ni-.v.'S-DKJiOCitAT : Way out in Cherry county on the North Loup river bank. A little mound on the sandy ground Marks the grave of Hard Up Hank ; Tlhjre never was a braver soul and he always used to boast , That on the day death came his way 'Twould find him at his i/ost. * Now Hank and his panl worn rustlers , nothing . bothered Ilium a bit. For there wan't a brand throughout the land They couldn't coun'ciffit ; TbH worried all th stoknen : that ranged their nattie there. And every man thought of sonic plan r o down the foxy i air. It came to j.a. s ono morning , while preparing for a job , I5oth of the boys heard a certain noise That caused their hearts to throb ; I t wan't an angel's whisper , but the crank of a forty-four , And the gallant ; Hank so tall and lank Fell to rise no more. Iiis raic.irr fKijjfd tic icin.tiy. 'nvas the proper thing to do , f seen asrain by the cattle men lie would d'e with Iiis Inots on too : Concluding now this story. Pil say that it is so Cause Hank and P.H > were pan's jou ee An I reckon I ought to know. J. W. TvAXATSHKI' , Kearney , Nebraska. ,1 RAILROAD. Xorih-Western Line7 i ? the best to and from the SUGAR BEET FIELD OF NORTH NEBRASKA. EXICAN POULTRY PEPPER The Greatest Cgg Producer on Earth Makes hens lay all v , inter and is absolutely drouth proof. Kriiorntor t'tnc I' as , a grand w\v Northern Variety , matures in on dajs : prn.luces jircat crops of hay anrt is a wonderful fertilizer. For / / / ! > ' / , # . > I will send postage paid enough p as to plant an acre and enough pepper seed to produce ? 60 ( .0 worth of peppe's and seed By freight 1 will send th * * Peas and Tempers , also Econ omy Harness and Belt Mender , a large bottle of lr U ratio's Cough and Kidney Halm and a Quart of "Early Yellow Queen" Porn , rf it- Hfaction giiaiauteed .Supply limited Order Quick and metiti'm this paper JONES & DUNN Carpenters and Builders Woodwork of all kinds promptly and carefully done And repairing made a specialty * Shop at residence opposite the School House. Give us a Trial J. C1. Trowbridfje Merrinian , N'eb Kange between Irwin - win and Mcrnina'i , .south of railroad If ugh Boviil , Manager Merriman Neb AM on left eide or hip r * Uange north of El Charlotte E. Uovill i Merrinian Neb Left side or hip Range north of Eli s lex Marrivall Pm ? Ridge , S D Cattle branded as on cut and below on either side Kermk swallow fork on Jell and cr"i ri ht Horse L rands as below on left thigh or hip B B. Teeter ? Bros. Newton , Neb. Horses same on left shoulder IJ.mcc between | \ J the Gordon and the J. A. Adamson. Valent'ne. Neb On left side or hp A 4 left side or hip On Vt s'de Range on Niobraia Xe\vmnn Bros. & Xations. Cody , Nebraska On point left * lionl- 4er. Also O on point left should * r Also yT on left shonldi r Same on left hU > left side 11. A. McQuade. Valentine. Neb Branded on either side Range between Timelier and Swan Lake