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VOLUME XIV VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , JANUARY 11 , 1900. NUMBER 51 ,
Metzger Bros. ,
Pullman Neb
Cherry Co.
Brandon left bide
and thigh
Earmark , sq.iare
I crop right ear
i Southern branded
L cattle have but one
phalf-diamond E" on
lief t side
I Native cattle have
_ , , throat wattle
Ranee on Gordon andiSnake Creeks
Horses have same brand on left thigh
A Jtetvarrl of $ % so will be paid to any
person for Information levding to the arrest and
final conviction of any person or persons stealIng -
Ing cattle with above brand
EDWAHD BAD HAIR.
rostoffice address
Allen S D
On left shoulder and
baron side ; horses
same on thigh
Range-Bear
T J ASHBURN
rostofflce addres
Valentine , Neb
Branded on right
side ; horses same
llange-10 miles east
of valentine on
the Niobrara
Joseph W. JBownet
P. O. address
Mernman , Nebr.
Right ear cropped
Hole in center of left
ear .Range Lake creek
S. D. < :
Parker & Son
P 0 Address
L. W. Parker
liiMge. Neb
Brand same as out
Also ZP
Itansre on Niobrara
soutb of Crookston
li. A. McQuade.
Valentine. Neb
Branded on either
side Range- between J R
Iltaclier and Swan
Lake
.a *
Charles- . Tackett
Iloseiwl , . D.
Itange bead of An
telope near St , Marys
mission
Horses branded
on left tliigh
Peter Vlondmy
llosebud. S. D.
Left side. Left car
jronped.
llor&es branded
VR.
VR.Bailee
Bailee Little White
[ liver , at nioiitb of
3edar 'reek.
Louis .T. liichards
Merriman , Neb
Gorsuch Bros.
Newton , Xebraka
Cattle branded
as on cut
cutSome
, ft side or hi ]
' Itamre on OortioI7
Creek
Louis F. Richards
Me in man Neb
Henry Pratt
Koseljud S. D.
Left side
Hors > es same on
left shoulder
net-rhorn clip on
some cattle
John DeCory
Rosebud. S. D.
Some branded ID
417 on left sirte
Horses JD on left
hip '
ttange in Meyer Co
on Antelope Creek
. S. Rowley
KemiPdv.Nebr.
Same MS rut > n left
side and liip. and on
left shoulder of hor-
. ses.
left hide F-fisI an
hip.
.7 n ricbt hip and
-r on left side.
C on left hip of horses.
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W , W. AXDRRSOX. J. C. ROUNDS
Anderson & Hounds.
Simeon. Nebraska
Cattle branded on
left side as on cut ;
ulso iu on left side
with on left hip of
some cuttle ; also S4G
on right side Hor. e
brand , rake and 1C
on left shoulder or
bin Home ranch on
Dewey Lake. Range on Niobrara River , east efFort
Fort Niobrara ; also between Snake River and
Simeon , known as the Fetch range , all In Cherry
County , Nebraska.
Marshall & Wolfenden
Kennedy , Neb.
Some a on the left
hip
Horses S on left
shoulder
Brand is small
Earmark : Quarter
clip behind , half cir
cle forward on leitear
Range Lone Tree
Lake
I. T. Richardson.
Perch , Ncbr
Some on left
hip
Horses on
left shoulder
William M. Dnnbar
Lessee from Heine & Kroeger
Cody. Neb
Either side
low
Alsr on
right
Left ear ot cattle
Split
Range head of Hay
Creek
Ameli.i Young.
fody , Nebraska
On right side. .
Right ear split
Range , Little
White river
Peder Thorsen.
Gordon , Nebraska
On right sideT ; on
right hip. horse
brand and T on
right shoulder
Also cattle branded
It S on leftside
Itange , fowl mile.s
south of Irwin
Henry Young ,
Cody , Nebraska
Horse brand H.Y
on left shoulder
Cattle , right ear
split
Range , Little
White river , S. D.
Slotts & Stetter.
Cody ,
Branded on left side
ItAime. Tin Cnn Lake
and Morgan Flats
D. C. Nelson.
Cody , Nebraska.
On right hi p.
Range , Medicine
Lake to the
Snake river
Ilutt Brothers.
Onrrton. Nebraska
KuigeU ; miles north
of ( iordon.
F. C. DuerfeMt , Manager.
Gordon , Nebraska
Cattle also branded
DO on right hip
Horses and mules
uranded same as cut
on left shoulder
J. C. Jordan
Gordon , Nebraska
One bunch branded ,
as on cut on left side
One bunch branded
C I * on left hip
Horses * ) on left
shnuliler
Range. 10 miles
southwest of Gallop ,
between Niobrara
and Snake rivers
George F Damon
Albany. Neb
Cattle branded
I > on left ribs or
right shoulder ; MIen >
on right hip and left
ribs ; Gen left hip
Horses FD or SD on
right shoulder
Range 7 mi north
cast of Albany Neb
Agent for Pasteur
Black Leg Vaccine
Jospph Fickel
Gordon Neb
Also
H brand F on
left shoulder
K.uige to miles
northeast of Gordon
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STOCK NOTES ,
At theSouth Omaha stock yards hist
year 837,583 cattle , 2,210,482 hogs ,
1,086,319 sheep , and 34.255 horses and
mules were received. The largest re
ceipt of cattle in any one day during
the year was on September 18 , when
10,695 head were handled.
The Belgian hare is becoming quite a
fad in the west , Colorado and Califor
nia being especially afflicted. The kids
aie sold at three to four months old ,
dressing two to three pounds. One doe
will raise about sixty kids per yearand
the flesh is by many considered to be
superior to the spring chicken of our
mammies.
Some shippers have a habit of shear
ing their sheep before sending to mar
ket , but we are advised by a promi
nent commission firm that buyers make
a difference of fully $1.00 per hundred
pounds in favor of the unsheared stuff.
In view of this fact we would advise all
to refrain from snearing sheep or lambs
until regular shearing time.
The Platta Kiver country is becom
ing quite' breeding district for stock
hogs. The Rush Creek Cattle Com
pany raised about 500 which they ship
ped to the company's feeding pens at
Central City. Duffin Bros , have mar
keted about 230 , Ilagerty LJros. about
17. ) , s.s well as numerous others. Tin-so
hogs seem to be proof against the ra\
ages of cholera aud are in good de
mand. Alliance Grip.
"Here , " says an exchange , "is some
thing that is worth t\vo dollars to every
farmer to know. Sprinkle limp in
your stock tank and not a particle of
scum will form on the water. When
the lime loses its strength the scum be
gins to form , which may be twice dur
ing the season ; wash out the tank and
repeat the dose. It is cheap , and not'
only harmless but wholesome , keeps
the water sweet , and-saves livestock. "
At Omaha , Monday , about a hun
dred cars of cattle were received , made
up of all kinds of stuff. Eight good
beef cattle were scarce , the market as
usual being made up principally of half
fat stock. More than the usual num
ber of stockers and feeders were on
hand , but they were gobbled up in a
hurry at price's a little in advance of
last year. In the list of sales AVC notice
the top price was § 4.'J3 for 84 head of
feeders which averaged 575 pounds.
Cows sold at $3.50 , the highest price
paid being $4.15 for 22 head. Hogs
sold at $4.32 and $4.37.
The proposed new treaty with Ar
gentine provides that the tariff on
wool and hides from that country shall
be reduced 20 per cent , and cattle and
sheep men all over the country are op
posing the treaty. The Argentine re
public is one of the largest wool pro
ducing countries in the world , and is
the most formidable competitor the
United States has in the meat markets
of the world. To reduce the tariff ,
therefore , is a direct blow to the live
stock industry of this country , but we
doubt not that it will be done. Were
the stockmen organized into a gigantic
trust which could make and unmake
politicians , , they might secure more
favorable legislation.
Combined receipts of live stock at
the four principal markets during the
last year s''ow an increase of 200,000
cattle , 40,000 sheep , and a decrease of
1,000,000 hogs. The average weight of
cattle was the lightest since 1895 , and
sheep were the lightest on record , ow
ing to the greatly increased price of
lambs. The advance in the price of
by-products helped to keep cattle at a
high price , and the same1 cause kept
mutton up. Eight dollars and twenty-
five cents was the highest price paid
for beef. The lowest average price at
Chicago was $4.80 in April. The high
est average price for native beef steers
was $3.30 , being 05 cents higher than
in 189S The export cattle trade showed
a falling off of about 20,0(10 ( head during
the year , the British demand showing
the greatest decrease. Increased ship
ments from Argentine and the British
colonies were the greatest factors caus
ing the decline in exports. Exports of
dressed beef showed a gain of 50.000 , _
000 pounds , and since the South Afri
can war canned beef has taken a boom ,
the November shipments amounting to
almost 9,000,000 pounds. Eange cattle
were fewer in numbers than any time
since 1889 , and the prices show the
highest range since 1891. It is gener
ally conceded that prices this year
show an increase of So to § 7 per head
over last year , but few tailings > and
feeders selling below § 4 Chicago sent
290,000 head of cattle to the feed yards
during the year , extreme prices being
§ 2.65 and $5.40 , the bulk selling at
$3.60 and $4.50. The top price on hogs ,
$3.00 , was reached in August , the aver
age for the year being § 4.05. No other
branch of the live stock industry has
shown such a wonderful growth as the
sheep business , the exports being es
pecially hirge , and the price of western
wool reaching 20 cents , when before 8
and 12 cents was considered a fair price ,
although the sales of feeders fell off
over 100,000 head.
The above we condense from the
Drovers Journal annual review.
When Cleveland made his now fa
mous bond issue , he told the congress
he could get § 16,000,000 more for the
bonds if they would make them pay
able in gold instead of in "coin. " This
congress refused to do , most of the
present republican leaders voting
against the proposition. The financial
bill now before the senate makes these
bonds payable in gold , thus making a
present of $10,000,000 to the bondhold
ers. Is anyone so blind he cannot see
UK"truth of this ?
I'Yo'ii all reportt'.ii ! ivccnt i-hsmges
: i ! ihc live btock r.ih-t a : - verv obnox-
iou. > to the loi-jil hhiMpeis and unless
the state board of transportation takes
the matter up there will be trouble in
the air shortly. It should bo remem
bered that this is one of the fusion
counties of the state , anil unless some
thing is done presently there is Jipt to
be a change in the political complexion
of the county which will not be very
pleasing to our present board of secre-
tariejs , , w a-c drawing $2jCOO a year
-fordoing-practically nothing. Argu
ing from this point it is easy to see that
if the secretaries do not do something
the county is apt to change its political
complexion.
We have had many inquiries for a
copy of the financial bill , passed by the
national libuse of representatives , and
now before the senate. We have but
one copy of the bill , but below will be
found a sj'nopsis of the bill , which we
believe will be found fair , one which
will stand criticism from all parties.
We would publish the bill in full but
for lack of space. The bill :
1. Makes the dollar of 25.S grains of
gold the standard unit of value.
2. Declares that all bonds now ex
isting and hereafter to be issued shall
be paid in gold.
3. Makes all greenbacks and treasury
notes under the Sherman act payable in
gold.
4. All silver certificates to be re
stricted to one , two , and five dollar
notes ; legal-tender quality of silver dollar
lar not affected.
5. Establishes a division of issue and
redemption , to which is assigned all
records and accounts relating to the is
sue , redemption and exchange of the
several kinds of United States money.
0. Establishes a permanent gold re
serve fund equal to 25 per cent of the
total of greenbacks and treasury notes
outstanding.
7. Directs the .secretary of the trcas
ury to maintain this reserve and , if
necessary , to sell gold bonds at not ex
ceeding 3 per cent , payable in twenty
years , but redeemable in gold , at the
option of the United States , after one
year.
8. Prohibits any transfer from the
treasury general fund to the division of
issue and redemption that will reduce
the general fund below $50,000,000.
9. Greenbacks and treasury notes to
be redeemed in gold at the will of the
holder and to be paid "out again only in
exchange for gold.
10. Reserve funds to be used to main
tain parity , and to do this the secretary
of the treasury may. in his discretion ,
exchange gold coin for any other money
issued.
11. Provides for coinage of subsidiary ,
worn , or uncurrent coins and repeals
the law limiting issue of such coin and
fractional currency to § 50,000,000.
12. Provides for the issue of United
States notes and treasury notes in de
nominations not less than $ I , as the
secretar } ' prescribes.
13. Increases the issue of national
bank circulation up to the par value Of
bonds deposited to secure such circula
tion.
14. Repeals the 1 per cent tax on
national-bank circulation and substi
tutes a tax of one-fifth of 1 per cent in
the aggregate on the capital , surplus ,
and undivided profits of banks.
15. Authorizes J incorporation of
national bank $25.000 capital in
towns of iip xceed 2,000 inhabi
tants. '
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CITIZENS - MEAT MARKET
J. W. STETTER , PROPRIETOR
This market always keeps a supply of
FRESH - FRUIT - AND - GAME
In addition to a first-class line of Steaks , Roasts , Dry Salt Meats
Smoked Hams , Breakfast Bacon and Vegetables " * '
At Blotter1 ! Old Stand on Main Street VALE NTIN E , N EBR AS K -
DREYFUS HAD TWO TRIALS
WE ONLY WANT ONE
To convince you beyond a doubt that the best line of
LIQUORS , WINES AND CIGARS
Can be had at THE STOCK EXCHANGE
WALTER F. A. MELTENDORFF. PROPRIETOR
OUR MOTTO Honest Goods ; Honest Prices ; Courteous Treatment.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Fnr Coats ,
Ladies' and Children's Felt and
Warm-Lined Shoes.
Boots and Shoes and Furnishins of all kinds. Practical Tailorin
our work guaranteed.
D. Stinard , Clothier.
Alex Marrivall
Pine Kidge , S D
Cattle branded as
on cut and below on
either side. Eennk
swallow fork on leit
and crop right
Horse L rands as
below on left thigh
or hip
Horses
Wheeler Uros.
Cody Neb
Also 15 on right
side
liange Chamberlain
Flats and Snake
River
Xewraan Bros. & Nations.
Cody , Nebraska '
On point left shoul
der. Also O O on
point left shoulder
Also on left
shoulder
Same on left hip
Leftside
J. A. Adamson.
Valenthie. Neb
On left side or hip
A 4- left side or hip
Onleftstde
Range on Niobrara"
Marquardt & Bowlus
OTTO STUUIJK. Manager.
Merriman. Neb
Cattle brand OM on
left ilioiilder. Some
of cattle have various
olderbrands. OS on
left hip. Horse bra'd
A on left shouldei.
Range Formerly
Gee W Monnier
Branch 5-miles east of
23Merrinian. from F.E.
&M.V. R.R. south to Leander Creek. Mar-
quardt& Bowlus. Hcribnftr.NehrasUa.
J. C. Trowbridge
Merriman , Neb
'
Range between Tr-
win and Merriinan ,
south of railroad
Hugh Bovill , Manager
Merriman Neb
Also
All on left Bide or
hip
Range north of El
Charlotte E. Bovill
Mcrriman Neb
Left side or hip
Range north o Eli
Taken up , at my place about 4.miles east efFort
Fort Niobrara , May 2G , one sorrel bald-fa/vd
gelding,5year-sold , and one bav mar > l
li years old. both branded on left shouldei 1
ERNEST SKAKS