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About Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1899)
Metzger Bros. , Pullman Neb Cherry Co. Brand on left and thigh Earmark , square crop right ear 1 Southern branded L cattle have but one j"half-diamond E" on [ left side Native cattle have Hanee on Gordon and Snake Creeks * Horses have same brand on left thigh . "I R ? ° " * : rf of $250 win be paid to any gereon for information leading to the arrest and snal conviction of any person or persons steal ing cattle with above brand EDWAKD BAD IIAIlt. Postoflice address Allen S D On left shoulder and baron side ; horses same on thigh Jlange-Bear Cicelc T J ASHBURN Postofflco addres Valentine , Neb Branded on right side ; horses same Itange-lOimles east ol Valentine on theNiobrara Joseph "W. Eownet I * . O. address Mernnwn , Nebr. Right ear cropped Hole in center of left ear Range Lake creek S. D. Joe Ylondrav Cody , Nebraska Left side. Lefc ear V on left shoulder ol horses. Charles Benard Rosebud S. D. RangeJiBig White' ' and Had Ilivers Charles C. Tackett Rosebu'l , 5. D. Range head of An telope near St , Marys mission Horses branded on left thigh Peter Ylondray Rosebud , S. D. Left side. Left car cropped. Horses branded VB. VB.Range Range Little White River , at mouth of Cedar ( -reek. Louis J. liichards Mrrriman. Neb Gorsuch Eros. NortonNebraka Cattle branded as ou cut cutSon.'e ft side or hi ; . Range on Goru' u Creek Louis JF. Hichards Meiriman Neb Henry Pratt Rosebud S. D. U Left side Horses same on .left shoulder Deerhorn clip on ssoine cattle John DeCory Rosebud. S. D , Some branded ID 417 on left side Horses JD on left hip Kange in aieyer Co on Antelope Creek Thomas Farren Rosebud , S. D. ID 1183 either left side or hip Range head of jAntelopo Marquardt & Bowlus OTTO STKUBK. Manager. Merriman.Neb Cattle brand OM on left shoulder. Some of cattle have various older brands. OS on left hip. Horse bra'd A on left shouldei. Ran ge Formerly Gee W Monnicr ranch 5-miles east of IMerriman. from F.E. " Leander Creok. Mar- R , R south to ' , Scribner.Nebraska. W.V. ANDKUSON. ' . . . , T. C. ROUNDS' Anderson & Hounds. Simeon. Nebraska Cattle branded on left side as on cut ; also 10 on left side with ZI on left hip of some cattle ; also S4C on right side. Horse brand , rake and 16. on left shoulder or hip , Home ranch on Dcwey Lake. Itange on Niobrara River , cast efFort Fort Niobrara ; also between Snake Kiver and Simeon , known as the Felch range , all in Cherry County , Nebraska. Marshall & Wolfendcn Kennedy , Neb. Some B on the left , ' hip Horses K on left shoulder Brand is small Earmark : Quarter clip behind , half cir cle forward on left ear Itange Lone Tree Lake I. T. llichanlson. Kennedy , Ncbn Some on left Horses on left shoulder William M. Dtinbar I.csnee from Heine & Kroeger Cody. Neb Either side low Alsr Oil right Left ear ot cattle Split Range head of Hay Creek < Amelia Young. Cody , Nebraska On right side. Eight ear split ' Itange , Littl White river 1 Peder Thorsen. Gordon , Nebraska On right sideT ; on i right hip. c horse brand and Ton , right shoulder Also cattle branded It S on leftfside i Range , fowl miles south of Irwin Henry Young , r t Cody , Nebraska Horse brand 1IY o on left shoulder Cattle , right ear a split J Range , Little White river , S. D. s b Stotts & Stetter. a d n Cody. Nebraska n Branded on lelt side Range. Tin Can Lake a mid Morgan Flats t n tih titl D. C. Nelson. tl tltl tl tlA Cody , Nebraska. A\ On right hip. AO Range , Medicine O Lake to the Snake river latl tl ; tloi tlh oi JIutt Brothers. fJordon , Nebraska Kange,14 miles north sf Gordon. ) T i n F. C. Dueri'eMt , Manager. ai Gordon , Nebraska Cattle also branded 10 9O on right hip r Horses and mules uranded same as cut tli on left shoulder tliT T [ " rca rN J. C. Jordan v Gordon , Nebraska Due bunch branded m is on cut on left side a One bunch branded I * on left hip cain Horses .1 on left shoulder Range. 10 miles southwest of Gallop , in Between Niobrara ai md Snake rivers is George F Damon 1 : Albany. Neb > v Cattle branded vt FB > on left ribs or ts right shoulder ; 81 > ' on right hip and left O' ribs ; 6 on left hip O'e Horses FD or SD on right shoulder e Range 7 mi north cast of Albany Neb Agent for Pasteur Black Leg Vaccine of f Joseph Fickel > Gordon Neb 11 A.lso tlii ) i Horse brand .F on 1 ! left shoulder Range 10 miles CC : northeast of Gordon CCc > c iV Wheeler 13ros. 7 : Cody Neb vi viD Also JJ on right D side fc Range Chamberlain in Plats and Snake tl ; River Strayed or Stolon. Several Lead of horses and cat tle , sanded Amos Strong , Valentine , Neb. The Editor in the Country. KEXNEDY , Neb. , May 19 , ' 99 DEAR GEORGE : When I left town yesterday morning for my first visit to the cow "country" . I expected to have a nice visit and see i nice country , but the reality has so far exceeded my expectations. John Shore and I left town behind Charley Sher man's team of "spanking bays , ' ' and under John's guidance we soon reached the Jack Darr bridgejifter passing the time of day with Charley Bennett , Dell Kowley and Joe Burleigh , who said they were going to town to file on some reservoirs. We hope they didn't fill any. After crossing the bridge we drove up the river a short distance , and then started to climb the hill. Th scenery is beautiful , but is much impaired by indiscriminate destuctiou of the timber which has taken place in past years. The bluffs frown down ou one mijj < -t"- cally , huge stones.hurled fro the hi.i by Titanic hands in nges gone , Hue the road. Shortly after ivuchii.g t'-.c to. of the hill the road b'gins its nwtuwest- ern course along the Gordon Tii.s stream is small , but the canyon tliro i 'h which it runs is deep , oh , awful d < H ; > . When aw-iy from the stream a hun-lie-l yards , it seems that one could > jiMly jump across the gulch , but a p.n-p over the edge removes all desire for making the experiment. Bin here's the be-in- ing of the famous "cow country. ' ' Hundreds of head of cattle roam the hills on each side of us as we drive along , and gradually the Gordon can yon gives way to a narrow valley , and the country begins to assume a less 'desolate look. After crossing the cTeek a couple of times we overtook J. S. Grange and Chas. Latta , hauling ba rbwire and lumber. A few minutes later we came in sight of the place wheTe George Beers made his disas trous ! attempt to dam the creek and irriffate his farm , but before we came to the site John ordered a change of routes , and ere we had gone half a mile we were right in the midst of the sand hills , bound for Sam Hudson's. Hills , sand , sand , hills ! Hills in front of us , hills behind us. They rolled away from us in ripples , they tumbled in bllows. they fairly envel oped us , but everywhere was forage and evidence of large herds of cattle. John kept saying "It's only a few rods farther , "and suddenly a beautiful valley stretching away from a crystal lake burst upon our sfght , and wheeling around the point of hill which runs down to the lake , we saw Sam's house , nestling at the foot of the hills , sur rounded by a lawn almost as pretty as any in Valentine. It needed no call to < bring Kirk wood , great mogul of the ranch , to the door -with tbe informa tion that Sam and. his wife were not at liome , and then lu began unhitching the team. Of course , we concluded bins meant an invitation to stop , and ive did. John n 3t feeling well after an r wind } ' drive went in thn house and aid down , while "Kirk" anil I took in hc ranch. As I nientfoned before , the iouscwhich is a pretty and commodious nc , is set in the nudst of a large lawn , tcpt green by meanv. of windmill and iMik , and from its sp acious veranda a jcautiful view presents itself , the val- ey extending on thi ce sides of us. ounded by the everla sting sandhills. Che corrals are to the 'est , and here is novelty. They are pn itected on the lorth < by a high and tigh. t board fence , ind in one is a shed 112 f. ? et long and feet wide , covered wi-tt i corrugated ron. Attached to the en d of this is he calf shed , a heavy h ay structure , "auks ; for watering purpi > ses are dis- ributed at convenient points , and iverything is "as neat as a. pin. " Fifteen years ago Sam a nd his young vife settled there , with . lothing , and low they own 040 acres of fine hay and , all these buildings , . 250 head of attle , and a nice bun < ; h of horses , ror the stock he has abouit 100 square niles of range. Towards night Sam .nd his wife arrived at home and found eating a hearty supper turned out by he skillful Kirkwood , a.nd soon , we s'ere chatting about the country and ! principal industry cat tie. At nine 'clock we retired to one of the many oems in Sam's large house which ensibly is all built on the ground but didn't sleep very much , on account John Shore's snoring. Rising early I was tern pted to take a ath in one of the large tanks which ire scattered around the yards , but bought better of it , and waited for the reakfast call. The drive and fresh air lad given us enough , appetite so we ould thoroughly appreciate Mrs. lind en's excellent breakfast , and it was vith sincere regrets that we left , about :3G. I was sorry that we could not asit Burleigh , Morgareidge , Hobbs. Davis , Bennett , and the other Simeon 'oiks , but as our trip is partially a busi- icss one , John deemed it best to take lie short cut south for the mail route , which we did. ( To Be Continued. ) Since the hrst of February nearly 5,000 cattle have been shipped into Lincoln county rjid sold to farmers and stockmen. -v l r The war department is advertising for bids to furnish beef to troops in the field. The demand is for 1,020,000 pounds for Porto Rico and 4,020,000 for Cuba. The estimated cost of the supplies is $30,000. pive Chicago firms submitted bids , but Colonel Sharpe , in accordance with department rules , declined to make public the names of the bidders or their prices. The bids are divided into these classes : Beef , refrigerated cattle shipped to the West Indies from this country on hoof and slaughtered there , and cattle pur chased in the islands and slaughtered for use as desired. A Filipino Village. A complete Filipino village , people , houses and surroundings , as they ap pear at their home , will be at ti e Greater Amerija Mxpo-.it.on , Omaha Pain's Fireworks , and the "Knl ! of Manila. " on the u'-m-r , at the e\p HI tion.liicjniliceut di-play. Indian Congress ot"wnd Indians , trom all parti , of the country. War relics from Cuba , Porto Rico and tin * Philippines. Rare mi no- ) , birds , animals and tropical plants. 1 . " 5,000 neelectr.c lights , be sides all usCvl last year ; a magnificent hpcciacle. Tlu- finest collection of ex hibit in all depart.nents ever shown. Mvisic b } ' tlu ii ieot b.vniU , orchestra aiutsic , vocil music ; an exposition worthy the close of the 19th century , from July 1st until November 1st , ISU9. As an educational exhibit the Greater America will surpass any and all of its predecessors It will present new and unique features , never before presented in any exposition , no matter what ex position you may have visited , the Greater America at Omaha will be new to you. Program , G. A. R. Memorial and Decoration Day. All old soldiers , whether members of the post or not , are requested to meet at the county judge's ofiice at 10:30 : y. . in. , Sunday , May , 28 , and march to the AI. E. church , where Key. O. H. Baker will deliver the memorial sermon. All old soldiers are requested to meet at the county judge's oih'ce on Tuesday , May 30 , at 10 a. in. , and pro ceed to cemetery and decorate com- rads' graves. Meeting at 8 p. m. at Cornell's Hall PROGRAM. Music Leat. by Miss IvaEfner Prayer. Song By W. W.Thompson Short Address. . . Iy some person to be selected Music By the uhoir Recitation - Bj School Children An admission fee of 10 cents will be charged at the hall in the evening- , the entire net proceeds to be given to parties that lost their property by fire a short time ago. BY ORDER OF COM. How Sorry Are You ? Jin. ED n on. i hue hi your extensively lead paper thalNeivt Grooms and iMis. Ufiborn lost everything they had J by fire , bad uulujd , ibu'c it ? In fact a yre.it deal sadder than it seems at first thought. 1 am awful sorry $10 woith. 1 have talked with se\eral and they "an ; sorry about that much too. These parties are deserving. They have battled against odds for about fifteen yeaib to accumu late what they now lost. Let us help them. M. V. SCKOGGLNS This is indeed a sorrowful event. And \ve shall receive subscriptions for a fund to relieve these unfortunate people. Send in or call and f ive if you are sorry. We start the fund with SCROGGINS $10.00 Gallop. Oscar Sellers and wife arrive ii here on the Uth from Duell county. Mr. Nichols and Lew Adams inrnishud the music for the dance on the nth at Geo. French's place. An elegant time is reported. Geo. Moilnier sold t tiny head of cattle to a party near Pullman at a jiood price. Geo. French , G. W. Ilili , Gene Mossman and W. II. Sellers all vaccinated their j tarings. AI Uass and Wul Duhlgrin went to Gordon on busines this week. Henry Sherman is building a , house on the Snake. Win. Burris is prospecting for water. WHISKKKS. 1'arker & Son r O Address L. W. I'arkrr Keige. Xeb J'.rancl same as cut , Abe Z3 ? Uance on Niobr.ira south of Crookston Prideaux San ford Kennedy , Stock branded on left side J. A. Adamson. Valentine. Neb On left side or hip A4 left side or hip On left side Ilangeon Niobmra I Newman Bros. & Nations. Cody , Nebraska On point left shoul- der. Also O < on j left shoulder point t Also o on left i shoulder i Same on left hiu Left side . ' | ] fi"Cl 5 a AIO v . - TRAVELING ON ITS OWN SI'ECIAI " .IMJOAD TRAINS [ ay or and Rare Zoological Collection , Rare and costly wild beasts from remote countries and troupes of wonder fully trained domestic animals. Stupendous aggregation of noted male and female performers in startling and sensational feats of skill and daring. Funny Clowns to Make you Laugh Highly educated ponies and dogs in novel performances. Kew and dxclusive features never seen before. Two Performances. At 2:00 : and 8:00 : p. m. Doors Open One Hour Earlier. Everytkmg fresh and cleanand prices that are right. Special attention given to pumpstanks and all stock supplies , J. STEADMAN & CO- Kennedy * Nebraska , SPECIAL | FEATURES ! Colonial People | E Birds , Animals. . . j | Products , Homes | E Pain's Fireworks 5 ; OPENS AT OMAHA , NEBRASKA , JULY 1st , I CLOSES OCTOBER 31st , 1899. § its-The Midway i Godfrey's British ! EVERYTHING NEW EXCEPT THE BUILDINGS Will Eclipse Last J Military Band. WfftftNWtfttttfftfito CHAMBERLAIN & CO rostoffice address IJrownlee , Neb Branded on either side same as on cut also both jaws J. C. Trowbridge Merriman , Neb Range between Irvin - vin and Merriman , iouth of railroad Hugh Uovill , Manager Merriman Neb Also All on left side or hip Range north of El Charlotte E. Uovill Merriman Neb Left side or hip Range north of Eli Alex Marrivall Pine Ridge , S D Cattle branded as on cut and below on either side. Eermk swallow fork on left and crop right Horse L rands as below on left thigh or hip Horses 11. A. McQuade. Valentine. Neb Branded , on either side Range between Thacherand Swan Lake 13. B. Teeter ? Bros. Newton , Neb. Horses same on left shoulder Ranee between tbe Gordon and the Snake
