Metzger Bros. , Pullman Neb Clif rry Co. Brand on left aim thigh Earmark , sqjan crop right ear , 1 Southern brandc < .cattle have luit on < { "hair-diamond K" ot lii'ft side ' Native cattle liavi , throat wattle Ranee on Gordon and Snake Creeks Horses have same brand on left thigh A Itcwartl of $25O will be paid to any person for information leading to the arrest and anal conviction of any person or persons steal I UK cattle with above brand EDWAKD BAD HAIK. 1'ostoffice address Allen S D On left shoulder and baron side ; horses same on thigh Range-Hoar Gieek T J AHBUit > ' , Neli Branded on rigln side ; horsessame Kange-10 miles east ol Valentine on the Niobrara Joseph W. Rowuet P. ( ) . addre.ss Merrunan , Nebr. Right ear cropped Ilole in center of left ear Range Lake creek S. I ) Joe Vlondrav Cody. Nebraska Left side. Left ear cropped. V on left shoulder ol horses. Charles Bcnard Rosebud S. D. Range iBig White and Had Rivers Charles C. Tackett Rosebud , S. D. Range head of An telope near St. Marys mission Horses branded on left thigh * Peter Vlondray Rosebud. S. D. Left side. Left car cropped. Horses branded VB. VB.Range Range Little White River , at mouth of Cedar ' 'reek. Louis J. Kichards Merriman.Neb Gorsuch Bros. Newton , Nebrnka Cattle branded as on cut cutSome Some ft sideoihij Ranee on GordoII Creek Louis F. Richards Metriman Neb Henry Pratt Rosebud S. D. Left side Horses same on left shoulder Deerhorn clip on some cattle John DeCory Rosebud. S. D. Some branded ID 417 on left side Horses JD on left hip Uange in Meyer Co on Ant elope Creek Thomas Farren Rosebud , S. D. ID 1183 either left side or hip Horses Range head of Antelope Marquardt & Rowlus OTTO STHUBK. Manager. Merriman. Neb Cattle brand OM ou left shoulder. Some of cattle have various older brands. 0 S on left hip. Horse bra'd A on left shouldei. Range. Formerly (3eo W Monnier ranch 5-miles east of Merriman .Jrom F.E. Y , R. R. south to Leander Crrak. Mari i ' Alex Marrivall Pine Ridge , S D Cattle branded as on cut and below on either side Eennk swallv fork on lext and .T'p right Horst- rands a * below on left thigh or hip horses Marshall & Wolfenden Kennedy , Neb. Some 5 on the left hipHorses Horses s on left shoulder Brand is small Earmark : Quarter clip behind , half cir cle forward on left ear Range Lone Tree Lae I. T. Ki'imed'pbr i Sntw ou left hip l Horses on left shoulder William M. Dnnbar I c.t'i' Iroin Heine & Kroeger ( odNi b ' ) ,1 Hither side Left t , tr ui cattle Split Rantre l.ad of Hay fm-k Amelia Young. fody , Nebraska On right side. Right ear split Range , Little White river Peder 'll.orsen. Gordon , Nebraska On right sideT ; on right hip. horse brand and T ou right shoulder Also cattle branded lj S on left'side Raiiuc. fowl miles south of Irwin Henry Young , Cody , Nebraska Horse brand If Y on left shoulder Cattle , right ear split Range , Little White river. S. D. Stotts & Stetter. Cody. Nebraska Branded on lelt side Range. Tin Can Lake and Morgan Flats D. C. kelson. Cody , Nebraska. On right hip. Range , Medicine l .ake to the Snake river Hutt 33rotheis. ( tordon. Nebraska Rangi',14 miles north of ( jordou. F. 0. Diieri'eldt , Manager. Gordon , Nebraska Cattle also branded OO on right hip Horses and mules Branded same as cut on left shoulder J. C. Jordan Gordon , Nebraska One bunch branded as on cut on left side One bunch branded C It on left hip Horses J on left shoulder Range. 10 miles ( southwest of Gallop , between Niobrara Joseph Fickel Gordon Neb Also Tlorsft brand F on left shoulder Itange 10 miles northeast of Gordon Wheeler Bros. Cody Neb Also 15 on right side Range Chamberlain Flats and Snake River Strayed or Stolon. Several head of horses and cattle - tle jfi < Ainos Strong , Valentine , J An Old Citizen Passes Away. Died , at Crookston , Sunday morn ing , May 14 , Edward McDonald , aged 50 years. Deceased was born in Albany , Ts Y. . in 1843 , and at the ajre of 32 years moved to Caliiornia with his parents , going by way of Cape Horn. He at tended and graduated from the col lege at Santa Clara and joined the United States army during the re bellion in 1S62. After serving as a soldier for three years he obtained an honorable discharge , and engaged as interpreter for Kit Carson , on the southern frontier. Later he was ap pointed government interpreter at or near Santa Fe. After serving in this capacity lor several years he moved to Colorado and established a ranch near Fort Garland , at which post ue was for some time post trader. A > - one time he ran a store in Lead iilc , Colorado , and in,1877 was married , in Denver. A short time after this i f sold out and under orders Irum physician left the Jiiya altitude ue was then in and came to Omalia. where he bought and sold live stock , making his home at Blair. In IS 31 he came to Valentine and opened u hardware store , and was one of tne men who helped organize Caen count- . Democratic in politics .u- was nominated and tuice elected u the position of county treasurer , which position he lilled witu nonor to himself and party. At the time of his death he owned a store in Valen tine and one in Crookston , besides having property in Blair , this state , and near Fort Garland , Colorado. He leaves to mourn him a devoted wife , two daughters , Ednah and Helen , and one little boy , "William , generally known as "Bud. " ' About two weeks before his death , ME. McDonald embraced the Catholic faith , and funeral services were held according to the rites of that church , A. M. Morrissey reading the praj-ers. at his home in this city. ' 'Mack , ' ' as he was most commonly known among our people had hosts of friends who will do all in their power to make the loss to the widow and orphans seem smaller. Mrs. McDonald will sell her store here , and move to Crookston , where she will lun a store and hotel , plans for the latter now being in the hands of contractors. Card of Thanks. To those kind friends who assisted us during the illness and burial of our beloved husband and father , especially the families of Messrs. Searby and Johnson , of Crookston , we wish in this manner to extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks. MCDONALD AND FAMILY Free Dance. Minnechaduza Camp , 4207 , M. W. of A. , Crookston , Nebraska , will give a free dance in their hall on Thursday night. May 18 , 1899. Everybody cordially invited to attend and bring a basket. BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE. Last Call to Clean Up. If allevs.3fards and outbuildings in the village of Valentine are not given a thorough cleaning by May 18 , same will be .done by the Board of Health at the expense of propert } ' owners. BOARD OF HEALTH. Dii i'ii ui el'.st'ni > f > lij c3 of Mmneehaduza Lodge , Xo. 192 , A. F. & A. . M. , will be held in Masonic Hall , "alentine , Nebraska , Saturday , May 20 , 1899 , at 7:30 p. m. sharp. All members in good standing are cordially requested to be present. W. W. THOMPSON , W.T. BULLIS , Secretary. W. M. It is stated on good authority that Utah , Nevada and Idaho will ship practically no more cattle until next lutumii. There are , it is s.iid , no vear- iins in those states to be had. En Oregon there is an urgent demand for stock cattle , owing to the scarcity of Battle , in the great feeding states. Sfearlings in Oregon are selling at per head , and two-year olds up to $27 National Stockman. A commission merchant who was present at the Dickinson. Miles City and Chinook meetings says the beef 3attle on the ranges will be four weeks later and scarcer than last year , but he thinks the ranges are being replenished fairly well for the future. Some 2-year old cattle sold recently at $21 per head , against § 23 six weeks ago. There is a scarcity of 3-year olds , but a fair supply of 2-year olds , and a big supply of yearlings. Nebraska and Kansas cattle growers are renewing an unusually large amount of paper ' on cattle. John Clay , Jr. , of the firm of Clay , Robinson & Co. , who is back from a twenty-flve day trip to Montana , tells that the loss of cattle on the ranges that were not provided with feed was very great last winter , although the reports have been absurdly over-estimated. Where feed was provided the loss was quite small National Stockman. A. M. Modisett lias returned from his western trip. He spent some time in Oregon where he purchased about 1200 head of cattle. He expests to go back as soon as the stock have been gathered in and receive and ship liis. Rushville St-a-wdard. BLACKLEG. Opinion 011 Itn Prevention mid Treatment. The veterinary department of the Kansas experiment station in a bulletin just issued says that blackleg in cattle is caused by the blackleg bacillus and by no other germ. On the other hand , the blackleg bacillus causes blackleg and no other disease. By controlling this bacillus we would have one solu tion of the question of prevention Blackleg is a wound infection disease that is , it is produced by infection through a wound , by the entrance of the blackleg bacillus through a wound into the body tissues. This wound may be in the skin or in the mucous mem brane of the digestive tract ( mouth , stomach , intestine ) . 'Blackleg bacilli are found in two places in t'he bodies of dead or diseased blackleg victims and in certain low , soils , usually bottom lands. In both places these germs grow and mul tiply. Infected soil , or food plants grown on such soil , serve as meitns to carry the germs into the animal's tis sues. Wounds or bruises in the animal's skin or digestive membranes , be they ever so slight , serve as ports of entrance for the bacillus. The hoofs of animals and their coats of hair , even their drop pings. carelessness in attendants , serve to carry the germs from place to place. These statements point out two pos sible methods of prevention : Fir&t. Changing animals from in fected fields ( usually low places with rich soil ) to noninfected grounds ( high. dry places ) . "We can further prevent the spread of the disease by burning the dead bodies ies of animals that died of blackleg , avoiding the practice of burying such carcasses , which amounts practically to planting the disease germs for future harvests. Second. The disease can in a meas ure be presented by proper feeding feeding digestible grasses and root crops , avoiding rough cornstalks and other coarse , hard foods which can pro duce small internal or external wounds or abrasions , and thus provide a port of entrance for the disease germ. The germ always enters the body through a wound. Suckling calves do net have these opportunities lor wounding their delicate mucous membranes , and it is a well known fact that they are rarely afflicted with this disease. CottoiiKeed Beef. The professor uf chemistry at the Mississippi Agricultural college says : "Despite the occasional statements in the agricultural press that cottonseed product beef is of poor quality , I have failed to find in searching practically all the experiments on this subject evi dence to justify the statement. It is true that the fat of animals fed on cot tonseed products has a melting point of 2 to 6 degrees higher , the fat is hard er and firmer than that of animals fat tened on corn , but this has not , so far as I can see , caused any objection to be made aimiust the enur.j ; qualities of cne oeef. " ELSON CODY , NEBR. Has recently started in business and offers bargains to all cash buyers of Corn Oats Chopped Feed Flour Salt GUrttlen Wire , Soft ant ! Hart ? Pine , Z'dittfii , Oils find / / / Handlers' 8 Parker & .Son P O Address L. W. Parker Reige. iNeb lirand same as cut. Also Z3 ? ! Kanire on Niobntn j * ' * CrouUhton t II. A. McQnade. Valentine. Neb Branded on either side Range between Timelier and Swan Lake 1) 15. Teeter ? Bros. , Newton , Neb. Horses same on li-lt shoulder Raniro between the Gordon and the Snake J. A. Adamson Valentine. Neb On loft side or hip A4 left bide or hip On left side Rangpon Xiobniru Newman Bros. & Nations. Cody , Nebraska On point left shoul der. Albo O < i on point left hlnulder Albo j * on left shoulder Same onlefthio Left side rA & I ' oAN AS TLEY' , . . ' - .t JLO i M rc u fkj : a \ TKAV'.LINU ON ITS O\\N SI'ECIAI vILKO U > TK'AIN * isplay of Arenic Talent and Fare Zoological Collection , Rare and costly wild beasts from remote countries and troupes of wonderfully trained domestic animals. Stupendous aggregation of noted male and female performers in startling and sensational feats of skill and daring. Funny Glowns to Make you Laugh Highly educated ponies and dogs in novel performances. Jsew and dxclusive features never seen before. Two Performances. At 2:00 : and 8:00 : p. in. Doors Open One Iloiir Earlier. IverythiDg fresh and cleanand prices that are right. Special Jim S Jim attention given to pumpstanks and all stock supplies , J. 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