THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE EDITOR $1.OO Per Fear in Advance PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. ' Entered at the Tost-ofllce at Valentine. Cherry county. Nebraska , as Second-class matter. Notice Probate of Will. Notice probate ol will. Davjd f. Nelson , df cea d. In county court of CbeJry county. J e braska The statn of Nebraska to the hein ant next ofrkin of the said David C. Nekon , deceas ed : * Take notice that upon filing of \Vrftten in strumeut purporting to be the last will and tt tiinient of David C. Nelson to * iirobate and al lowance , It is ordered that atd niattrr be set for hearing the 12th day of October A. D. 1901 be fore said county court at the hour ot 10 o'clock a. in. at which time any person interested ma > appear and contest the same : and dotice of this proceeding is oidered published three .weeks successively in the VAI.KNTI.VK DKMOCKAT , a \\ecklyne\ssparer publinhed in this conn y. ID testimony whereof I have hereunto bft rnj hand and the seal of the county court : it Valen tine this 23th day rf September a. . 1) KAI. 11H)1. ) Y W.ll. KOWNE aj-3t County Judge. Renovate , * Renovate , * Renovate White Lead ; Oil Turpentine Putty , Paint Whitewash , and Kalsomine Brushes Cfll C A PC UTQ CfiD T c Celebrated Lincoln Ready Mixed Paints , CULL HULillO lUn Varnishes and Stains. There is none other so Good We Keep in Stock at all times a large assortment of Wall paper in prices ranging from lOcts to oOcts for a double roll. ' OUR SODA WATER IS EQUAL TO THE BEST And it is as cold as Greenland's Icy Mountains. ELLIOTT'S DRUG STORE Accounts pP Merchants , Ranctyrjzn and Individuals Invited , Mone-y to Loan on Pirst-clasa Cattle Paper and Other Securities , f Valentine State Bank ( Successors to Cherry County Bank. ) Capital 3 ? i < l Up , NEBRASKA. FKED WIIITTEMORE , President J. W. STETTER , Vice President CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier T. C. HORNBY W. S. JACKSON Coine D. S. LUDWIG'S OLD STAND FOR Eclipse Windmills , Builders' Materials. Fairbanks Steel Windmills. f . Buggies , Moline Wagons , Lumber , J. A. SPARKS , ADMINISTRATOR Bates Reasonable Give Me a Trial A. Schatzthauer , Propr. FOUND , NOT LOST. The place to get the test windmill also pumps and tanks. Fijst door south of the Doiioher Bouse. S. MOON VALENTINE NERR , BARBER Go to CLAUDE JONES for Hair % Cut , Shave , Shampoo and Hot Jjl or Cold Baths. Second door south ot The Donoher. MYRTLE VINTON CO. Open a Uvo nights engagemant at Valentine opera house Friday October 4th. They will present two great plavs. The first will be the pretty bouthern play That has set everv one talking A Tiue Kentuckian" it is rep lete will thrilling climaxes. Ludicrous situations aud brisliling with fun from start to finish Red hot specialties bet ween acts The second ia The play you have all reap about ' 'Under Two F lacs. " It will hold your interest from the horse race in the first act to the f rench army in camp in the hist act prices have "deen reduced to 35 aud 50 cents. Have your seats reserved in ad vance and be sure of s .ening the best show on the road thin season. . JKancJi for Salc.\ My ranch of 560 acres deeded land and lease on 360 acres of school land 3 miles north-west of Valentine , all to- gother and all fenced ; good improve ments , will run 200 head of cattle sum mer and winter. Price $45QO. F. M. SEGEB 34-tf Valentine , ! Nebr. Strayed or stolen from Valentine , Xebraska one dark bay horse branded Q ou left hip , has sore back and loft ft Lip lower than right. Xotify -An X "W. l G , BrittXebr. Taken Up. Ta kfi ) up at iny phxe. two mile Iroin Kennedy P. O. , one brown njare about 3 years old , weight about 800 pounds , no visible brands pr marks Owner can have same by proving prop erty and paying charges. WiL EfUCKSON . All kinds of heavy 'hard ware and wajjon wood stock at E. Breuklau'der . - For Sale. 300to5GO head of cows and calves. All high grades and good colors Calves nearly all WLiltjfwes. Time given to responsible parties with good security. F. W. JET.SJG , 33-3t Valentine , .Ranch for Sale Cheap. Stock and implements complete for engaging in the stock business. This is a chance for some man who has'about $5000 to invest. Call on I. M. Rice or write us. Wanted Good Farm Ifnnd. At Hervey ranch , two miles east of Crookston. Apply 'at once to Wm. Cavanangh. on ranch. Just received a new line of children's school shoes at Petrycrew's. 33tf Ha vingf recently purchased one of the Kewcomb fly-shuttle rag carpet looms I am now prepared to do all kinds of rap carpet weaving on short notice. MRS. ADA HOLSCLAW , Valentine , Nebr. LOST From my place on Snake riv er in Kennedy precinct. , two light hay n n colts , one about two years old aud"the a other about three , both branded A' on tl c right jaw. Have not been seen since tltl last October. tli 27-tf W. A. SnELBQURN. i ! See our bargain counter of ladies7 and children's shoes. 33tf \v. A. PETTICKEW. Furnished room to rent. Inquire of E. Gf. HEISTOL. 35-tf Legal Notice st Notice is hereby ulvon that application for a ta i.iirdoii for Hrank HeeJ-e. who wa < * sentenced on I jhtt 2Tjh < i v 5 Novembers. D. if in the di - ' oo rictcoi it in for rh-rry county , Nebraska to a or lerw < if iniprlsoi int > utofr years for statntorv in rspo ami who lias .hem imprisoned in the suite sa pf'iiltciit'Hry at l.incoin. .Nphrnsfcu , SIIIP the all A. D. 1890. uill l > , made to tl < Jin , . Vy.n 1 > . hav-o , ( S-vornnr fn of tlie MH'C of Kflinmka , atnis ofiiw at Lincoln . til > " > n ski. at tlie St t Cajil on OftnlicT ± } ntl ye ISWI UMI o clock a in. or ns soon thereaftea , as L-ounsi 1 can pe heard. " - ' . ' 3AiL B. IIAJIS , Charles II. Faulbaber Brownlee Breeder of Itcc'st/d Hereford * o Hymn , No. 74 . "wl at bKid of herd. Young Imila frttni. to is months old for sale. Good .Hard ROOK . . . For Sale PAT HETT , Valentine , Xeb. Has been inored'the IniiidiuK'ou South Chen street formerly known { is the Masseiicale housf and here we are prepared to give customer better service than ever before. You c n make your har ness as Bofc as n glovo and n < j tough us wlro by usin ? EUREKA Har- nons Oil. You can lengthen its Hfe make it latt i\vic3 ns Joey as it ordinarily would. ankco a poor Icoblne har ness liko new. iludo of pure , lieavv bodied oil. es pecially prepared to with stand the wecther. Scld everywhere in cans all eizea. E3ato ! ty STANDARD OIL GO. Sale of Estraj' . I will 5fll tn ( lie hijzlipst bicMcr for ra > h at mj place poutli of ( Jeorcia October l'J , iflOl at OIK ' 'clock p. in. , one 3year old = oirel horse will : white strip on nose and two white hind ieet. U. K Xotice to Creditors To county cnnrt , wllhln and for Cherry 7elu asku : In the mutter ot the estate ol < 1hirle > Stricklnnd. ( le ( pn ell. To the creditors of said estate : You are heieby nntiUfd. that iJ11 sit at the ronuty ( " "ourt room in Valentine in said couutv on the nth day of October. lOOt at JO o'clock a. in. to receive aul examine all claims ajraiiibt Kbtxtevith a view to tliHr adjustment and illowance The time limited for the presenla- tion of claim sairainsc said estate is on tn l th day of October A. D. 1901 and the tiiae limited for pa ment ot debts Is One year Irom saia loth day of January 1901. ' Witness my hand and the seal of snM County ' Court tliia ICth day of September , 1001 . SKAI , \v. K.TOWNK , 35-Jt County Judse [ n the Countj' Court of Cherry County , Nebraska. Tn the matter of the estate of Joha Wesley Tucker , deceased. Amanda Tnrker baving filed in my oflii'p a ml itlon prayiwr for the a ] > p intinent'ot John U. Tucker as artinimslrelor of the estate of John Wssley Tucker oeeased. . All persons nterested in said estatw will talcnotice that 1 liave lixed ( ) tcer3. ! . HiOl at 10 o'clock a. m. as he time ami my oilice in Valentine in said conn yas the place for hear u .said petition : it vhich time and place all per.-xons 'intLTesf d in iai i estate mny appear and show cans1 it any here be why such administrator should not be ippdintcd. Witness my hand and seal this 17lh day of September , 1001. SKAr , W. K.TOWNi : i 35-Ct County Judje } Contest Notice. U.3 land Ofllce , Broken Bow. Nobr. , July 10,11)01. i A sufficient rentest affidavit having iieen liled 11 this ofllce by Jcny O1. Warden contestant aaJnst < * h-rles B. ICerliu. entiy No. 7 Ji ) . made nly ( ! . ISM. fop ne1 ! , eJ'ion 8 , tounsliip 25 dii'm * ; : ! . l y ( haries B. Keiiin. conifstfe. in , hih it is alleged that Cliailes B. Kerlin Las illed to bieak , plow or phuij to timl-er trcts , t > eds or cuttings of timbers uuy pait of said ract since date f entry to the prcent time nd that no timber is now growing upon said ract , and sine has been obst-rved .ilner date of n'ry to thi * date. All above defaults now ex it. Said parties are hereby notified to appear , \spond and offer evidence touching said alleg- tion at in o'clock a m on October. 18 , 19 t be- > re clerk of the district court , Mullen. Nebr. . md that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock .01. . Oclohe ij.'D'Jl held re } .1.3 Hfjiister a. > vi eceiver at the T"TU-U States Land Office in rnken Bow , Xehraswa. Tlie sai < t content mil huving iu a pi-U.er | alJItla t , liled July 9. ipiil. setfoi tti iaitb whicli show tat after due dilijzHice pttsunal service of this ot ice cm not be made , it is hereby ordered nd directed that such notice be gucn by due nd proper publication. \ MK3 WlUTKHKAI ) . FlLANK II. S3 .Register. j\rotice IJy Publication. Lncins H. Wood ami II. M. nuislny. Hrst name iknnwn , i'on-re. ileni clefondant's will take lire that William K. llitlov. piaintill. liled his tition in the district couri of ( hcrry county. jbrfska. on the 12th dav of September , IflOi , Hin. t said defendants the object , and pra > er which are to torccl'isa a certain inorlgafjc ex- uted by Lucius II. Wood tu H. M. Henley and Henley assigned to Hannah T. Perry aiid by r assigned to this plnmtiif mlon Lot l and SC"H the neM and eji or the seVi of sen. 2 tp. . ? 7 27 in Cherry County. Nebraska to secure llw yment of 01 e cei Uin coupon bond for ? too.no ted Dei'i'inl'pr 14. isss.and interest at 7 jvr it from that dale and due and payable in five ; irs from dale tbeieof. That therojs now con said coupon , l > oud.iud morisja etiie sum j S7GS 79 for w hlch sumirh intorest from Sep- ' nber 12th * 1901 , the plnintiif jinivs judgment mist defendant Lucius II. Wood and forade- e requiring him to pay the same and that sy be barred of all interest claim and demand i equity of redemption in said , premises and it the lien and mortnoce of U. M. Henley he slaml junior and inferior to ih.t : of "this Jntiff and that the pienUses be sold to satisfy amount found due. rou are required to answer this petition on or 'ore the 21st day of October. 1UOI. AVfixiAM E. IfAU'.v. Plaintiff. oiix M. TUCK Kit , attorney for plainiiit. 'rst publication September 12. lyoi. t Notice to Creditors. bounty Court , wjtiiiu and for Cherry County , iiml\i n tbe matter orihe e.-jtafo of ITenrv J [ . C n- jle , deceased. To tne creditors of said es- on are hon'by notified lhat T will s't a > the nty coiirrnmni in Valeiirinp in naid coantv Hie 19th day of October I'M ! nt leu oVIm-k a. 0 receive and evatmno ail rlmm * a aiusf. 1 estate with a vifw t' -iradjii > , tmoiij ai.d B wunre. The timelirtiited for the pivs a i of clalm > rfpainst said etalo is 10 in O ] ti the mh dav of December A. D . 1XK ! ) and SJ time liiiiiti-f ] for Hie pament of em is one SJei r from said 17ih dav nt December 1K ! > 0. It ilucss my hai dnd thseal ot said oo.in v > court this 2oth dav of September 11)01. ) : AI , SC-lt W.JR.TOWNK. Si Count St \V/r Styles In J. 'Xftc Arrival of Watches. Aetr l'items ( in KirigH. A'uto l-ot of KishinpTacklp. Xfic Musical Jmtruments. AVip ways of dni f : business. All atthf old blaud O.W.MOREY.jSSI5 Good worl ; and prompt attention. If von wsiut ood work , nut your Name and lV > t Ofiice addiess m a Ta and .seu < l to me. J. irilt send estimates of work on re- c ipt of watch i b rough mil. ! Nctid In yourYa ci. \ Valentine , s > Nebraska , / Drs. CaldweU & Hulchinson Over Hornbys Grocery , C 3 i i SCS3SSC3C i Z C r = = 3 , J O. DVVYER PHYSICIAN AND SORGEO ! All Kinds of Surgical Operations Successfully Performed. VALENTINE NEBKASK A. M. OOMPTO5 PHYS LCI AN AND SUHG-EON Office * At Quigley & Chapman's Drugstore. Nights-At The Donoher Hotel. OBS CIIUJEICH Hair cutting and shaving. HOT AMD POLO BATHS M. WALCJOTT ATTORNEY AND ABSTRACTED Valentine , Nebraska- Practices in District Court and U. S. Lan < Office , lieal Es-ate and Ranch Property ight and sold. Bonded Abst racier 'V M. MOKRISSEY ATTORNEY v Vrl' LAW , NEB ou want a TUBULAR , t WcLL or an ECLiPSE WIND MILL , WELLS GUARASTEEO. JOHN" POEATH Or write him at Riege , Nebraska Henry Auguston , oes General r.Bbcksmithing liaccJjtlme prices , ITY DELIVEJRY Call JOJ1X D. EATON "o iiaul your 'itUNKS ' , VALISES lOc nd PACK ACES MILL FJRICES FOS FEED. Iran , bulk - SOc per cvv.t ] 5 00 to . horts bulk - Soc per cwi $10 UO creenings . 40c ' $7.00" hop Feud . 9- , ) " 17.00 " oru . c ' hop corn . 8Gc " $15.00" 1.10 " 4 = 21.00 " ; r T Plentine Ix-e No. c. . C\y JLJ _ . Meets everv second and tMinli Weanoaday evt-u- : of each inontli at Hornby's Hail. A corrtinl itatiou is extended to all vipiliiij ; members O. W. MiUFA' , ITcaidwir. MAUJD V. MOUKAUBID GE.Sec'y 0. P. Jordan. tvittle same a * i'iit ; also CJ15EJ on light hip. itange on Oak and A liberal reward for intormation s , It.idingro detection of riibtlers of block inn any of these brands. Morey & Hewett. rdon , Nebr. i. On loft hip s : attle. Horses sIt ne left should- llC ipe South of ike 35 miles Pi 'I ' Gordon. * ii ! in J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock brande < as cut buck o right shoulder am on rlylit hip Hinge on tin Niobrara D. M. Sears. Kennedy , Xebr. < 2prP > . SiVjftV. Cattle branded : is on cut.left side tioniu on left hip. Horses same on left shoulder. flange Square Lake. Shaclhoit fc Fleishman. Bailey , Nebr kle ; S I left shoulder. lUrdinarkrdev lap. Stotts & Stetter. Cody.yebrnshu Branded ou leftside lUnsi1 , Tin Cnn Lake and Moruan Fiats WILLIAM FEKDON. I'ostofllce isddress . lor cou pon vfction of an j one unlawfully handling cattle in these brands. William Sh.ingran. Cody , Ne'or. On left side. Horses same. Kanjre fake Oreek , S. Dakota. P S iiOUSCHE Fostoffiee address on bide or slioulder. or J iv or W or O ' VJ. ( > r t > or FZ. Also4 tlie-tolhnrinyt the first on1 being on side andhlr E. R. Yandegriffc. Brownlee. Xeb. Saiue.a 0:3 rutr. IZaMse TJehveon Onose Creek and forih Lonp. Frank T. Lee. Bro'.vnlec , Keb. \ 'le.'t Tattle on . j sitlc ; horses Mime on left shoulder Gorsuch Bros. Ne'-vfon , NVbmka Cattle branden as on cut cutSome gj eft side orh' _ Rainje on Gordon" LIreek Julius Heck man manL L _ < Milee Xebt south oi Bronnlce Sawyer Bros. Sj i , rostoffiee address Jnwi . rrrz * . Oasis , Xebraska Robert ( juiesfiitieri inve ehartje m these at tie ; horses JU OD eft .shoiilder ; some -ifcock brands1 V nywlioreont. ttange , Snake c F COOPEJ : oslofflce address Oasis , rand registered 2003 ittle branded on ft side same as cut or es branded on ft hip. V : Sf Sfi Ranjre S oud v/est of Ha'-kbenr i id or cu Alctzger Cros. , 1 eai Sherry Co bn Ininded on left ! e and thigh. nnark. have tie on on Gor- - - - - - - - . / Sccft * nll JJP pnif ] to ii\ sou for information leading to the arrest a ad iUaviction of any person or cattle with ahove Drain ! D. B. STOXEK & SOJS . Xewlon. Nebr. Brand re i-tered No. is i. "Cattle branded same uscut on left sldo or left hip. } ! urc3 same oJi leit shoulder. Range South of Gordon Teeter ? Bros. Newton , Xebr Ca < tie branded on Iffl. ide same as cut. cut.J torsos on left shoulder. llanpe Between e CJordou aud Louis F. Richards Meiriman Neli Garner Brothers. Cody , Nebr. Anvwhere on cat- tiorses on leit bhoulder. fianceNorth Eli. Postoflk-B address Cattle br.tudud cuthorsfd ; branded sunie a.s i Utie except reversed oec block Hange St and Stephemon Lakes and South S-OCO rcu.nrd v.ill be paid to .iny person for in. formation touting to the nn-est and conviction of any person or persons stealing cattle with the above brand. C. Evenson Codv , Nebr. Onlcftsidpr.n l thigh ; horses the same on left side. Range - Between .Niobrara and the Snake. GEOI\GE N DAVIS Simeon. Nebr. Cattle Immfoetl on leftside. Horses same ou ! elt shoulder. " fajije ! Gordon Creek. P. A. Cooper. Chesterfield , Nebr. Cattle branded samo as cut on left side. Horser same on left. shoulder. A Also on 2 _ J f\ left side DATVSON & BALL 'ostoffleo address ( T. Che-SterJiel-t. Ne 'attle ' branded on jfteide lib on cut- bo v leit neck and g ) ft hip ; some Viet t eck. % left shoulder nd Zlefthiojhorses TZ left hip. Uanjce uake ICiver.31,32,33. < T A SAT7LT3 Cattle on Ielu ip Horses on left ioilder. Some stock it ueaiinx my inner brj.nd as lown beio\v. Postoffice address Oretrory , Wet asisa ° nteft w p wgtj sf& in-e-Arliansr.s ' Valley and Snake JULIUS PETEKSO.N Gregory. ! Teb amledas-on cut iange t\vo rth of Gregory Gordon , Xebr. Cattle brandeJ ine cut iefi si.V. Morses VJ shoulder. , = i entine , Nebr. : e Rraud res- tered5TA. . Ie and horses Jded on left hi p. : ? e-2 miles of Pt. Nlo- . _ L V - > v * -