" t X. THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE EDITOR " Mutual companies pay loBseflin full. No discount I. M. RICE , Agent. Notice of Application for a Lic ense to SellLiquors. Notice is hereby given "that I have filed with the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Valentine NVraska , a petition accompanied by a bond duh ittested , said petition praying that I be gran ! I a license to sell malt , spirit uous and vinon.- , liquors in said 'Village of Val entine. Cherry county. Nebraska , for the year end ing May U 1004. GEORGE N. HERSIIEY , Dated this 2nd day of April , 1903. Notice of Application for a Lic ense to Sell Liquors. Notice is hereby given that we have filed with the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Valentine Nebraska , a petition accompanied by a bond duly attested , said petition praying that we bejgranted a license to sell malt , spirit uous and vinous liquors in said Village of Val entine , Cherry ; county , Nebraska , for the year ending May l.iso-l. T. A. VEARNSILAW , J AS. B. HULL. Dated this lied day of April , 11)03. ) Notice of Application for a Lic- "ensc to Sell Liquors. Notice is hereby giAen that I have filed with the Clerk of the Board of.Tnistees of the Village of Valentine Nebranka a pet lion accompanied by a bond duly attested , said petition praying that I be granted a [ license to sell malt , spirit uous and vinous liquors in said Villiig0 ofral - entine. Cherry county , Nebraska , for the year ending May 1,1001. .HARRY HILSIMGER , Dated this 2nd day of April , 1DOJ. Notice of Application for a Lic ense to Sell Liquors. Notice is hereby given [ that I have filed with ihc Clerk of the Board of rrustees of the Village of Valentine Nebraska , a petition accompanied by a bond duly attested. said petition praying thut I be granted a license to sell malt , spirit uous and vinous liquors in said Village of Val entine. Cherry emiuty. Nebraska , for the yeai ending May 1,1904. WILLIAM R. McGKEIl Dated this 2nd day of April , 1903. Notice of Application for a Lic ense to Sell Liquors. Notice is hereby given that I have filed with the Clerk of the Board ol Trustees of the Villagi of Valentine Nebraska , a petition accompanied hy a bond duly attested , said petition , praying that I be granted a Jieer e to fsell 4malt , spirit , uoas and vinous liquors in said Village of Val entine , Cherry. , county Nebiaska , for the jear ending May i , 1901. \VALTB ER F. A , MKLTEXDORFF. Dated this 2nd day of April , 1003. Estrtty Xotice. Taken tip .March 17,1903 , at my place G miles east and 3 miles north of Fort .Niobrara by tin undersigned , the following described estray- towit : One red cow 0 or 7 years old , Branded right side and blotted or blurred urlllJ left side. Also one red roar steer coining two years old branded ffaHl in left hip. WM. FOSTKK , Valentine , Nebr. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE : MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &c. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probaWy p.itentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest ncency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice , without charge , in the Scientific tftnericati A handsomely illnstrated weekly. largest cir i culation of any scientific journal. Terms , ? 3 o year : four months , $ L Sold by all newsdealers. Mlllil&Go.MM ! * New York Bmncb Office. 625 F St. Washington. D. C. THE OLD RELIABLE POWDE Absofutefy Pur@ 7HBZF IS NO SUBSTITUTE Job Work at the DEMOCRAT' SSOr MawBk < i M C F COOPEE Postofflce address Oasis , Nebr Brand registered 2095 Cattle branded on left side same as cut IJorses branded on left bip Also-.ome rattle Branded ; Range South and of Hafkberrv and DUCK ALONZO HEATH Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On left side. Hor-i ses left shoulder. Range north of Cutcorab Lake U. G. Griger. Merriman Nob. Brand recorded No. 1087. CD < Brand eas cut on si icft hip Range 10 miles south of Merri man ou the Nio brara. John Gresh. Merriman , Neb. On both sides ; some on right side and hij- > . Horses same with out bar , left thigh. Range.Lake Creek and Little White River. D. Bray Rosejud S D Cattle branded on left thigh er hip same as cut Horse brand same on the left shoulder A T DAVIS Postofflce address liyannls , Neb On right side horses on left shoulder also cattle 01 riuhtside Range 16 miles , north of J. J. Peck. Cody , Nebr On both sides. Horses CO on AGO left thigh. Range Head Pass Creek , S. D Seth Garv. Merriman , Nebr. On both side and hip. Herd mark dewlap. Horses same on left shoulder. Ranee Lake Creek and Little White River. D. A. Hancock Blackburn , Mo. or Simeon. Nebraska Cattle branded on left side as on cut ; also 16 on left side with on left hip of some rattle : H O SIR or riiiS " ! M < ie Tior-e brand"rakt and 10 on left shoulder or hipHome Home ranch on Dewey Lake. Range on Niobrara River , east efFort Fort Niobrara ; all in Cherry County. Nebraska. A. Benson Address Arabia Nebraska. Range North of Niobrara river. Sawyer Bros. Postofflce address. Oaeis , Nebr. < G. K. Sawyer has charge of these cat tle Horses O < JJ on eft shoulder , some left side same left tliUUi Range ou Sn ko riv-TRji ( 'has. Yirgst. Arabia Nebr. Brand registered No. 1131) ) Cattle branded on left side as in cut. flors ° s same oa .left ahoulder. _ _ _ Kange on Ever crt-en creek 5 miles northwest of Arabia. Report of school dirtrict No. SI 'or the month beginning Mar. 9th ind ending April 3rd. Number > f pupils enrolled , 11 ; average lail.y attendance , 10 ; neither ab- ; ent nor tardy , Pearl and Carl rVinslow , Raymond , Alta andLot- ie Jones , Pearl and Clarence ? pence ; those not absent more than me day , Herbert Jones ; No. of isitors , 3. NELLIE MOSENA , Teacher * MILLS BROS , Merriman , Nebr. Cattle and horses ses branded on left side or shoul der. der.Brand Brand register ed 1091. Rangelumije * southwest of Merriman on the Niobrara river. H A BUCK PostoHlce addre Hyannis , Neb Branded on left side Range eighteen miles nortb of Hvannis Roan Brothers Woodlake Neb John Roan's ni ivtae mark , slit hi left ear D N GOURLEY Poatutllce address Rushville , Neb On left hip ; also 5OO on left side Horses shonld- Range-Odar I ake Sandy Williams Merriman. Nebr. Mostly on left side. Some on right side. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Lake Creek , S. D. J A 5AULTS Cattle on let1 hip.Horses Horses on left shoulder. Some stock yet bearing my former brand as shown be'ow. ' Postofllce address Gregory , Nel On left side or hip horses same on left shoulder Range-Arkansas Vailey and Snake A'len ' & Sous Ft Niobrara. Brand registered No 870 Horses branded on left hip Range , Niobrara river 12 miles east of Valentine G.H. seager. address Cody , Nenraska fat rlc branded as on Ml on left side , hip vni sliouliier ; horses iMJlltt Kange , 3uake Creek J. B. Lord imeon Net ) Stock branded same as cut back of right shoulder and on right hip Range on the Niorara F. W. Valentine. Nebr brands as follows R Q left aide , loin or hip - leit thigh. A N Lef ' or eitn- er side Also the following brands. fi'eft ' side Range between the Gordon find Snake * outh of the Niobrara river J R tiffin grf ord' Keunedy.Neb. Cattle branded same as cut ; also jm.brandeil y j on liifthip KOU8CHE Postoftlci- . Hrownlee , On left aide or .in part of animal. Kar- niar ! ? right t-ar cut off ; horses branded same on left hip.Also has stock branded H on side or shoulder. or J K or W or O ' VI. or O or FAlse lie-following , the first urn he.mg on side ana hip Wra F. - Rosebud 8 b Same as cuter or with bar under S ; right ear slit and diiiapped uor-f > . branded atn-on left hi- Garner Brothers. Cody , Nebr. Anywhere on cat tle. Horses on left shoulder. Range- North Ell. F T. Brackett Riege. Nebr. Brand Registered $0 1400 " Brand right side or hip Horses same oa right shoulder Range , Niobrara G miles south of Kilgore P. M. Walcott. Valentine , Nebr. Cattle branded on left hip- 0. W. Benne.it Simeon Neb Stock branded with 7 on tell hip also same'as cut Range between Gordon and Snake < ; rt-eks and ou the Minbrara river FranK T. Lee. Brownlee , Neb , Cattle on left side ; horses same on left shoulder. Range Four miles northeast of „ Brownlee. Char ] es Richards. sierriman. Neb Robert Emery Rosebud , | S. D. Cattle branded on both sides. Horses on left thigh. Range on Cut Meat creek. D. M. Sears. Kennedy , Nebr. Cattle branded as on cut.lef t side Some on left hip. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Square WILLIAM WILSON Postpfflce address Kilitore Nebr Two half circles of left hip and left side of neck Horses same on left shoulder Some cattle branded reaper hook on left hip H V DOWNING PostoSlce addreas Gregory , Neb On left side ; also C 0 L E on side Range - Stevenson Lake VV. E. Haley Valentino Neb Brand registere No 200 Range in Sharp * Ranch and German precincts 6 miles south of Kilgore C. H Little. Merriman , Nebr. On either side Horses same on hip. Also C Range Lake Creek SD WILLIAM REAMER Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded same as cut on left side. Horses on shoulder , Range 6 mile' south of Irwin. JULIUS PETERSON Postoffice address Gregory. Neb [ Branded as on cut Range two miles lorth of Greeory F. C. & M. O. Metzger. Me riman Nebraska. rattle branded on leftside ; Horses branded ou left th'gh , some are branded " 111C.I'tie branded Y on left si 'e. Range Gbi it > S"akp 35 miles south of Me'riman. Otherb bi miles northwest of Merriman , Je James Goodfellow. Cody. Nebr. Cattle branded on left side. Horses J3 on left jaw Range Between the Niobrara and Medicine Luke. N. S. Kowley Kennedy , - Nebraska. Same as cut on left , side and hip , and on left shoulder of her ses. AlsoKSH on left Hide hip. 3 on right hip and F + on left side. Q on left hip of horses. p on left jaw and left shoulder of horses , UJQ on left hip of horses. R M Faddis& Co. Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. Some branded ? on left thigh Horses on 7 left shoulder * or thigh Som on right thigh or shoulder. J P GARDINER Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On left side of cat tle ; horses O right armRange Range , north and south of Niobrara iver,12-miles south west of Cody Frank Rothleutner Postoffice address KilgoreNeb. Cattle branded on side as on cut same on hip iSome on left side. VA George Heyne Cody , Neb Brand registered No 1027 Horses branded ou left shoulder Ranee north and south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co Pat Peiper Simeon Nebr. G. W. McFarland Valentine , Nebr Range : four miles east of Fort Niobrara , north and south of Berry bridge the C. E. Wnght. Valentine Nebr. Brand registered No. 374. Brand anywhere on right side C. P. Jordan. Rosebud , SD Horses and cattle same aa cut ; also CJ BE JJ on right hip. Range on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection of rustlers of stock leariugany of these brands. Morey & Hewett. Jordon , Nebr. Jrand registered 292. On left hip if cattle. Horses ame left should- r ; a3b ! OAQ 5ft Bide. lange South of Hake 35 miles B of Gordon. Robert Quisenbery Postofflce address Simeon. Nebr. S loft hip on "Si cattle. Horses same on o right shoulder. Range on Snake fiC C ( River. Jos. Bristol Valentin , Nebr. Range ou Nio brara river four miles east of Ft. Niobrara. Horses and cattle branded r B connected on left hip or side as shown in cut - * rr rKf + ? St r ! ' ' 1 * * * * Albert Whipple & Sons Rosebud , S. D. Cattle i-ranrted C SOS on left side : OSO on riuhrside ct Some cattle also sare have af fen net k reS Some with A on left shoulder and some branded with two haas Across hind qnar- _ . _ . _ _ _ J _ _ _ jters. orses branded 80S on left bin Some cattle fo anded AW bar connected on both sides and of WILLIAM FERDOX. Postofflce address Brownlea , Neb Like cut on either left side or hip -also lleft side. i. Horses isameascut on left hip. 8250.OO RE- . _ _ . . . _ _ -i iV A R I > tor con- of anyone unlawfully handlinir cattle nVtheSto urnnds. John Sedlacek Valentine , Nebr. 03 Cattle branded LT on left bip. Horses same on left shoulder. Some branded - * on left shoulder uud hip. Some O onside of Valentine on north side of Mobrara.rivcr. PIKF BROS PostofSce address Crookston , Neb Cattle branded PE on either hip or right side. Horses PE on left shoulder. Range-On Minne- chaduza 5 miles east of Crookston , J.F. Swain. Sparks , Nebr. Cattle branded on eft side as shown n cut. Eange South of Sparks on Nio- brara river , FRANK MOGLE Postofilc address Cody. Nebraska On either side cattle herdmark left ear clipped and ripht ear splithorses o anded jsame on left sh oulder , Range on Nio ara land Medicine Canyon 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- brara. Nebraska Land and Feeding Co. Jortlett Richards Pres Will G Comstock , V. P. Chas C Jamison Sec&Treas Cattle branded on any part of animal ; also the following brands : orses branded the same Range between Gordon on the F.E , , , &M. V.R. R. and Eyanmson B&M.R.B. in Northwestern ebraska. Address. BAKTLKTT RICHABOS. Ellsworth. Nebraska. Metzger Bros. , Gregory Neb Clierry Co Branded on left side and thigh. Earmark , square f crop right ear Horses have same brand ou left thigh. Range on Gor don and Snake Creeks. - ° f S25 ° w"1 ° e Paid to any nrson Hual for information leading to the arrest and conviction ofany person or P-WO G. W. BEAMER. Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded on leftside a * iu cut , B-inch bo and 2-inch circle Brand registerdd 875. br ed i * i left shonl-H" ! tier. 24 ! inch circle , l-ln J L ROSEBERRY Postoffice address Pullman , Neb Branded on left hip ; lorses same Herd- nark-double dew-lap Range south iastof Brush Hill A J PLUMER Postoffice address Hyannis , Neb side and Also nave stoefc branded * rieht side and hip Horses ( ange-Southwestern Cherry' J. A. YARYAN Pullman , Nebr Cattle branded JY on nghtside Horses branded JY f on right shoulder Reasonable from SWEENEY BROS ) stoffice address Pullman , Neb. ittle * branded as on : t ; horses branded me as cattle excent versed s " , E e block K a inge Stevei d Stephenpon ikes and South leadin any person