THE VALENTINE DEMOGRA !
f : I. M RICE EDITOF
Per Yvtir in Advnne
' PUBMBIIED EVERY THURSDAY.
Entered at ttoe Post-office at Valentine , Chen
county. < Nebraska , as Second-class matter.
Charles II. Faulhaber
Brownlee
/ i Breeder of
Rett'st'd Hereford
o
Hyain , No. 74.K.
at bend of herd.
Young bulls from
to 18 months old
for sale.
TJiKTIOKT
Located on Cherry St. 2nd do <
south of Smyser's livery , furniahi
excellent board and lodging. Mea
same old price 25 cents. A heari
welcome to all.
MRSM.HARRIS
MILL PKICES FOR FEED.
Bran , bulk. . . l..ril ) per cwt $20 00 t (
Shorts bulk . . 1 Ifi per cwt | 22 00 ti
Screenings I0 < : $7.00
Chop Feed 1.25 424.00
Corn l.i 5 $20.00
Chop corn i .10 $21.00
Oats 1.50 $29.00
The Democrat
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Job Worl
HENKY AUGUSTON
Blacksmith.
llrownlce , 3f
Does general blucksuiithingatha
times prices for cash.
PAT HE1T
Valentine , K
Good , Hard Rock for Bale in ai
quantity.
M. WELCH
D eliyery Wagon No.
. Leave orders at Qi ;
To any part of the City.
ley i. Chapm-in's Drug Store
W. A. KTMBELL
Barber
pirst class and up-to-date. Ne
and attractive , every cnstoi
er has a clean towel. Vale
tine State Bank Building.
i
'LEROY LEACH
County Surveyor
Valentine or Woodlal
GKNXKALWOKK I'KOMIIUY ATTENDED TO.
JOHN POKATH
Rtege , Neb
Tubular wells and Eclipse win
mills. Wells guaranteed fi
years.
Z M. MORKISSK
Attorney at Law
Valentine , Kot
A. N. COMPTON
Physician and Surgeo
Office at Qniglev & Chapmai
Drug Store" Nights Tl
Donoher.
F. M. WALCOTT
ATTORNEY A * ABSTRACT *
Valentine , Keli
Practices in District Court and U. S. La
Office. Jteal Ketate and Sanch 1'jope
bought and sold. Bonded Abstract !
J. C. DWYER
Physician and surgeo
Valentines Neb
All kinds of surgical operatio :
successfully performed.
Kmray Jk'otlce.
five nines south
at my place
Taken up
Sparks , Nebr. , on he Niobnini Uiver. Man-h
red ami whiti > ster , coining tun y \
11)03 ) one
old , lias no horn ? . , mishj part in tail j-ut
left hi
circle CO on
, branded quarter
square the - as it k very di
I this
ot sure that w Jra-d ; .
left hip.
but ii aa near as I can tell , on
.Mi J. F. Swain
Some Reasons
Why You Should Insist on Having
EUREKA HARNESS OIL
( Jneqiialed by any other.
Renders hard leather soft.
Especially prepared.
Keeps out water.
A heavy bodied oil.
HARNESS
AU excellent preservative.
Reduces cost of your harness.
Never burns the leather ; its
Efficiency is increased.
Secures best service.
Stitches kept from breaking.
OIL
| s sold in all
Localities Manufactured l > y
Standard Oil Company.
O.J. Kellar
Brownlee Nebr
Range between
Goose Creek
aud Loup
D. A. Hancock
Blackburn , Mo
Simeon. Nebras
Cattle branded
left side as on cut ;
also 1C on left s
witli on left hij
some cattle ; also
on right side. Ho
brand , rake and
on lett shoulder
hip
_ _ _ , „ , Home ranch o
Niobrara River , eas
) ewey Lake. Range on
fort Niobrara ; all in Cherry County. Nebras
J.F. Swain.
Sparks , Nebr.
latllc branded on
eftsideasbhowu
a cut.
Range-South
I Sparks on Nio-
irara river ,
J. A. YARYAN
Pullman , N
Cattle branded
on right side
Horses branded
on right shoukle
Reasonable rew
- for any informal
leading to the
covery of ca
strayed from
range.
XOMK
CVM
BoMtm4.il >
Julius Heckmar
HrowuJee N
soutl
D. M Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
is on cut.lef t side
tome on left hip.
Horses same on
eft shoulder.
Kange Square
Like.
recentlv purchased one
the Newcomb Hv-abuttle rag car ]
oomtI am now prepared to do
kinds of rap carpet weaving on al
lotice
MRS. ADA HOLSCLAW ,
Valentine , Nebr
Ranch for Sale or Lease !
10 quarter sections , good range , 1
ivnter and timber. Will run 300 hi
) f stock. For information address , 1
10.154 , Gordon Nebr. or I. M. Ri <
Valentine , Nebr. 42-t
Smoke Spearhead 5c Cigar at Qu :
L.EY & CHAPMAN'S , fi
All kinds of heavy hardware a
vagon wood stock at E. Breuklande
20-t
Bemember Vincent's Sale on the
it the Old Walcott Barn , Valent
Nebraska. 9 2
Highest market price paid :
thickens , Game and Fish at the D
> her. C
RESTAURAI
MEALS AT ALL HOURS
25 O ENTS
FRESH OYSTERS SERVED
ANY STYLE
OPcfM
DAYANDNiGH
MRS. R. A. MARhALL & FRED HI
Xotiee nt Election.
NoMei- hf-rotn uivn that < m Tncv.n Ai
Stlii-2 , th Jv W.ll l > * hi id at , . HiUMI il v t
'bice ' , ill tin * T P v" \'neiirm > ' in ii i.
trt-t-f < % - ! > '
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tinof two loi Hi' ' it
f one year , for siidiliu. . ' > i Vrtl
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TIME TABUS
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No. 27 Frt. Daily 2:331' : .
No. 23 " except Sunday 0:40 A
No. 3 Pa-senger Daily 12:49A. :
- " - Daily C:50A.
ex."pt Sunday 5.001' .
I't < ' * Da . ' 4:47 A.
- : * TI is hole . .i-l/i- '
Tixmn < - Vf n ! to-iijiit-lr' . . Snturd
Li.c horary rriuay higul was a s
.ess.
.ess.The
The dance at Ilamar's was well
,8nded. ,
Jim i I utchiusoii killed another coy
as ! week.
A. K. lluskie had his ankle dialoc
; d , Friday.
We agree with the writer from Ara
ibout the women.
Mrs. Hittle boards at home now i
rides to school on horseback.
\VMle hauling hay at Horden , 1
Friday , Joseph Seman was run over
i loaded wagon and died at 1 o'cl
ihe next morning. He leaves a f am
The bridge 2 miles above Penbr
is badly in need of repair and slio
be fixed at once. We understood t
it Lad been fixed but it was mei
propped up and not fixed at all.
PORCUPIN !
Arabia Items.
Miss Mamie Keeley spent Satur
and Sunday with Miss Mary Jordai
Miss Esther Benson departed
Ainsworth last Saturday , where
will visit with friends for a few days
Wild ducks are now quite numer
on the many lakes and I take this
portunity of informing the hunters 1
now is the time to try their luck.
The social given in Clear Lake UE
church Thursday night was well
tended in spite cf the threaten
weather. Even body seemed to ei
themselves and a neat little sum
raised for the support of the churcl
The Arabia orchestra returned f i
Valentine Tuesday , looking rather w
out. On being questioned about tl
trip they said that the dancers seei
to appreciate their music and were
luctant to leave the hall at 3:30 : a.
*
We are well pleased and hope the d *
ers were as well pleased with our in
as we are with Valentine.
Messrs. Philip and James Flea
are preparing for a journey to Cans
< lnu b i * tifp'i in t ! i at country bei
ait i i * tiii'Mienus it to .my person hi
tiiu' u fircuuifctam-eis. Philip sj
tinj greHU-r pun ot h > 3 oath in Ont
and Uto re > to try the northern clin
ugain We are boiry to know
these two worthy young men ar
leave for a foreign country , yet , s
iliny -leaving , the } take with tl
our best wishes.
Uiiilcy Briefs
lie who enjoys his past life lives
lives.
John Seagcr anticipates gojng to (
ada in May.
Fred Walker went to Valentine
week on a business trip.
G. W. Seager is in Cody , treal
his house to a coat of paint.
Chase Sellers is going to help R *
Goodfellow break some horses.
James Hunt bought a fine ! pai
horses from Ed Weede last week.
The country is full of young cal
We thmk they are smaller in size t
usual.
James and Hugh Moan visited
W. II. Sellers and G. W. Seagers
the 2Dth.
We had two fine rains and the i
cations are favorable for a good gro
of grass.
John Nolan says he wouldn't n
baching if he sould go to town as o
as Mike Moan does.
Some of the Bailey ladies say if
DEMOCRAT didn't have some home n
in it , they would stop the paper ,
they haye no stopper.
Fred Walker put in a protest at 3
rim an on the 24th inst. , against J
Matalka. Mhe trial was put off u
the 31st , when there will be a heari
We hear some of the Nebraska scl
marms say Bailey has some funny ph
in it. We are funny folks and we
lieve funny folks like to read Bai
Briefs.
Adam , who , according to bibl
storwas the fit st man to enter
vale of tears , has only two uamesal
one of them being a colonel in the at
and the other an ordinary labore
the engineering department. Mot
Eve has two also , one of them a cl
'u flv > j'it nor rU'partment and the (
" . . -hn uiedifjil department at I
W < , i. vJUl M.m NTouh. who had se
to'rot in out of the wet i
ith bim a goodly Collection
animals at the time of the rainy sp
las just a half a dozen on the rolls.
Ricn widows are the only desira
second-hand goods on the market.
GUESS WHO I A31
UlcCann Items
Dice Elliott is going to school tli
days for the first time this winter.
D. Hendershct has been plant
some trees in the yard around
liouse.
Mrs. A. E. Galloway and Mrs.
Hendershot were visitors at Valeiil
this week.
J. L. Galloway lost a large g
mare in the last storm by drifting c
a ledge. We Lear that others
stock in the same storm ,
P. O. Galloway , R. J. Wilson , O ,
hchwidersky and 1) . Hendershot v
prospecting and unearthed part t
mastodon's bones in the hillside c
to the Niobrara river.
RELTABLI
Kennedy.
The rain iast Saturday and Mon
started the grass.
Mrs. J. A. Gee wus trading a * K
nedy la-st Friday.
Mell Hale went to the Snake r
after wooJ , the last week.
Mrs. Burge laid in a large supply
goods while here , last Wednesday.
Mr. Walhngford , from Snake ri
was a Kennedy visitor one day
week.
Frank Kiue. of Lone Tree , swat
yarns with us while doing some tra (
here last Friday.
Ed Richards' smiling countem
was seen in Kennedy last Thursi
come again , Ed.
The dance at Mr. Marion's last
daj was a success , though the cr
was not large.
Johnnie Beeklev has quit the i
route and Mr. Marion is carrying
mail at present.
Mesdames Faddis and Steadmai
Kennedy , were on the sick list last v
but are improving now.
Jess Marion and Cora Ayres >
taking in the sights of Kennedy
Sunday in spite of the rain.
BROKEN An :
INiobrara Falls.
L. W , Parker was calling in
vicinity one day last week.
Sylvia Heth is home again after
eral weeks' stay in the flats.
M. McFarland was looKiug for brj
in our locality , Wednesday.
Richard Grooms went down to Sp
Sunday , to visit his mother.
Win. Sewell went down to Sp
last week to look after some cattle.
Lon Mosher brought down a loa
corn last week for the Jersig ranch
Jay Cunningham and Raymond
more went up on the Snake and <
caught in the blizzard.
Mrs. Roberts came down from
Hills and is stopping with her s
Sam and Ernest Heth.
Hayes Robbins has again take :
the thread of life in this locality
his many friends welcome him 1
n gain.
Louis Mosher invited a numbe
his friends to a social dance March
but the weather afforded some hind
ces. Will report success next weel
Our dream of spring was ru
awakened last JL < riday by a severe \
and snow storm and a fall of se
degrees in the tempeiatare , all in a
hours.
John Ormesher ha had a serious
cideut while filling an old well , w
resulted in the loss of two good hoi
The horses evidently became exc
and ran too close to the well and fel
School meeting came off Tuesday
not quietly , as a great deal of electr ;
accompanied the storm. Ilo\\ever ,
bonds were voted by a majority <
The old adage that "Right wins in
end" has proved true for once.
The dance given by Louis Moi
was postponed until Monday even
when a number of his friends assernb
Lou pioved to be an excellent host
a good provider , as nothing was
undone to make the event a plea
one.
Jay Wilson came down from En
wood , S. i ) . , Thuisday , on busin
lie will take his little step-daug
with him on his return and Grau
Heth will follow him as soon as
weather becomes agreeable and
live with his daughter Rosa and
husband , Mr. Wilson.
SNOW DROJ
Here May 8
Dr. Seymour
Drs. Seymour & Williams , eye
ear specialists , will be here Thursc
May 8th. Anything the matter v
your eyes ? Dr. Seymour will tell
what is best to do. Call on him Tin
day , May 8th , at the Donoher hote
For Sale.
Good four-room house with two 1 <
Inquire at this office. 10-1
New Brand Book.
Ex-Senator Mutz , of Springview ,
copyrighted and is publishing a Bn
t3ook for the stock counties of KG
Nebraska. He wishes to record
jrands of every stockman who h o
jead of cattle or twenty head of hoi
or more. Return postal cards h
3een printed and will be sent to o
stockman to collect brands and ot
data. There is no record obra
outside of Lincoln and the question
estrays and thefts have puzzled
most thorough men up to this til
Mr. Mutz has been a piactical stc
man for many years and no ma ;
better qualified than he to do this we
We believe that this book is a comp
solution to the question and it bespe
for him the most hear/Ty endorsoui
by every stockman. Mr. Mutz says
has no intention of opposing in ;
manner any association but that
wishes to co-operate with them to
fullest extent possible. He wishes
record every brand whether it is
corded in Lincoln or not and he
pecirlly debires to reach every new
tier in the counties in which he o ]
ates. Every man should have
brand recorded and should be the o
er of a book. Every man who rece
a card should promptly fill out the s :
and return it at once , giving the in
mation desired ; but if he has no br
he should hand it to someone who
or return the card stating the l
Remember , theie is no cash for hav
your brand published.
25000.00 Given Away.
Use tha letters contained in the t <
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Form as many words as you can ,
do not use any letter in the same \ \
more times than it appears in The '
mouth Press Association.
$230 00 in cash paid to the pe :
sending fiftv words formed as ab <
as that many small English words
be spelled from these 27 letters. E\
person sending 25 words will be MV ;
ed a handsome Dessert Set of qua <
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your own selections of seeds , or we
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"THE PLYMOUTH PRESS Ass1 :
73-73 Plymouth Place. Chi
Leu Bivens "will pay highest <
price for furs.
WANTED. Two girls at the Dom
Hotel. 8
Smoke Spearhead oc Cigar
QuiciLEY & CHAPMANS.
Smoke Spearhead 5c Cigar at Qi
LEY & CHAPMAN'S.
Notice of Settlement.
In Estan ? of James P. Thayer , deceased.
In County Court , Cherry CCunty , Nebrasl
To the Creditors , Heirs , Legatees and othei
terested in the estate of James P. Thajei
ceased.
Take notice. That Andrew P. Madson
llled in the County Court a report of his < U
as administrator of said estate , ant ? it isord
that the same stand for hearing thu 5th da
April , A D. 1002. before the court , at the
of 10 o'clock a in. , at. which time any perso
teresled may appear and except to and co :
the same. And notice to this proceeding i
d < -red piven to the said heirs by publicatioi
Witness my hand and tiie seal of the f'o
Court at Valentine this 12th t\i \
. March , 1902.
{ W. R. TOWNK
i 8-It County Jud :
J. B. Lord
_ Simeon N
Stock bra :
same as cut bat
right shoulder
on right hip
Range on
Niobrara
P S BOUSCHE
Postofflce address
Brownlt'fe ,
On left side or
part of animal ,
mark riaht car
off ; horses l > rar
same on leftiilp .
has stock braiide <
ouside or shoul
or JK or "IV orO
oro or JFZ. ,
the'following , the first one being on side anc
Metzger Bros. ,
Gregory Neb
CherrjCo
Branded on left
side and thigh.
Earmark , square
crop right ear
Horses have
same brand on
oft thigh.
Range on Gor
don aud Snake ]
Creeks.
A Heicartl of $25O will be paid to
nrso n for information leading to the arrest i
final conviction of any person or persona sb
Ing cattlfl frith abnvA br&nd
4
D. B. STONER & b'
Ne\vton , Nebr.
Bran l registered
No. 411.
Cattle branded
same : s cut on
left side or left
hip. Horses same
on lelt shoulder.
Range South
of Gordon Creek.- -
William Shangran.
Cody , Nebr.
On left side.
Horses same.
Range Lake
Oreek , S. Dakota.
Louis F. Richard'
Merrlman'JNeb
Garner Brothers.
Cody , Nebr.
Anywhere on cat
tle.
Korses on left
shoulder.
RaneeNorth "
Eli.
SWEKNKY BROS
Postofllce address
Pullman , Neb
Cattle branded as on
cut ; horses branded
same as cattle except
reversed S.
dee block ,
Range Stever
and Stephenaon
Lakes and South
S300 reward will be paid to any person tor In
formation leading to the arrest d J'
stealing cuttle itu
of any person or persons
above brand.
C. Evenson
Codv , Nebr.
On left side and
thigh ; horses the
bami on left side.
Range-Between
Niobrara and the
Snake.
P. A. Cooper.
Chesterfield ,
Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut on
leftside. Horsei
same on left
shoulder.
. A Also on
I / \ left aide
J A 8ATJLTS
Cattle on let1
hip.Horses
Horses on left
shoulder.
Some stock
yet bearing my
former brand as
shown be'ow.
Postofflce address
Gregory , Net
On left side or hip
horses same on left
shoulder
Range-Arkansas
Valley and Snake
JULIUS PETERSON
Toatofflce address
Gregory , Neb
Branded as on cut
Range two miles
oorth of Gregory
WILLIAM BEAMEB
Gordon , Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut on
left side.
Horses i
branded ]
on left
shoulder.
, Range 6 miles
south of Irwin.
D. Stinard.
Valentine , Nebr.
State Brand reg
istered 1554.
Cattle and horses
branded same as
cut on left hip.
Range-2 miles
east of Ft. Nio-
orara.
PIKK BEOS'
Postofflce address
Crsokston Nebr
Branded on either
side ot animal
Range-On Mlnne-
haduza 5 miles
east of Crookston
DAWSON & BAJ.L
PosU > ffice address
ChesterfleM. e
Cattle branded on
leftside as on cut-
also yieit neck andz
left hip : some V IRt
neck.A left shoulder
and21efthiDhorses ;
VZ left hip. Range
Snake Rlver.81,32.33.
Sawyer Bros.
Fostofflce address
Oasis , Nebraska
Bobert Quiesenbery
jj c charge 01 these
cattle ; horses D on
left shoulder ; some
stockbrancJefi 5.
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