THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE EDITOR Mutual companies pay losses in full. No discount I. M. RICE , Agent. THE OLD RELIABLE THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Chi Psi Cattle Co. Edward Lewis , foreman. Simeon , Nebr. Cattle branded as in cut on right side. Range : G miles east of Simeon on Cronin .ranch. Down The Mies Anna Askburn spent one day last week with her sister Mrs. Roby near Sparks. ShortyMumford was visiting at Joe Bristol's last Sundsy. James Hutchison carried the mail from Sparks toValentine _ last \yeek while Mr. Haley , the present mail car rier , went for a few days sport out at the lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Sauerwine were visit ing at A. W. Grooms Sunday. Will Stillwell and John Graddy were hunting cattle in these parts Sundar. i Dave Archer is s-ieering his sheep this week. YONGERSTER. Forfc Niobrara. Regimental dress parade and drill every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:45 a. m. Guard mount 11 a. m. Target practice is going on and the men are doing some fine shoot ing. Sunday was a fine day and a num her of visitors were out from the city. Beginning Monday "June Sfch the soldiers will wear Kahlaa uniform , campaign hats and russet shoes. The Ladies Independent Social Club gave a fancy dress ball last Thursday night at the gymnasium. There was a game of ball Sunday between the fat and lean men of the Post , resulting in a score of 18 to 8 in favor of the fats. Kennedy News. Jessie Gorsuch and wife are the proud parents of an eight pound baby girl which arrived May 31st. v Miss Clara Dunham in home after teaching. The exercises were fine Memorial Day in spite of the bad weather. John Bachelor and family have moved out on their homestead. * . Ganow Bros , had a runaway last week while breaking a bronch. It didn't hurt anyone but did a little damage. Th'e'ladies"society is getting along fine. fine.We We will be glad to have alhof le the young people corns to Sunday school and hand m a dimu or so to help us a .along. Everybodp is fixing for a fine' time at Old Kennedy the 4th of July. Everybody come. Mr. an'd Mrs. Gano v have moved to Kennedy where they will run the Kennedy store this summer. ur PRETTY ONE. For Sale. .W Timber culture , one-hundred and Jo sixty acres , title clear , no incurn- E ! i brance , for cash.- Within fifteen miles of Valentine , Cherry Cto. Neb. " 'Mrs. S. C. Cameron , 9th sfc , Hamilton,0 , C F COOPER I Postofflce address Oasis , Ntbr Brand registered 2W5 Cattle branded on left side same as cut Horses branded on left hip. Also some catUe Branded ; Range south and west of Haokberrr ' ' and Ducfc ALONZO HEATH Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On left side. ses left shoulder. Range north of Cutcomb Lake U. G. Criger. Merriman N * b. % Brand recorded * > No. 1087. Brand 3itmeas cut on si A1S. . icft hip. . Range 10 miles south of Meiri man on the Nio brara. John Gresh. Merriman , Neb. On both sides ; some on right side and hip. Horses same with out bar , left thigh. Range.Lake Creek Wnite D. Bray Rosfcjud S D C.ittle branded on left thigh or hip same as cut Horse brand same on the left shoulder A T DAVIS Postofflce address Hyannis , Neb On right side horses on left shoulder also cattle on right side Range 18 miles | north of Hvannis J. J. Peck. Cody , Nebr. On both sides. Horses CC on left thigh. Range Head Pass Creek , S. D Seth Gary. Merriman , Nebr. On both side and hip. Herd mark , dewlap. Horses same on left shoulder. - Ranee Lake Creek and Little Whit * ' Rivpr. D. A. Hancock' JtSLiukbtiru , Mo. Simeon. Nebraska Cattle branded on left s > ide as on cut ; also 16 on left side with on left hip of some cattle : also S16 on right side : Horse brand , rake and 16 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. I ostofflce address. Oasis , Nebr. sai so > : G. K , Sawyer has U charge of these cat tle Horses B > S on left shoulder. Some left side same jft ttiigh. Range on Suakn riverR * * ( 'has. Yingst. Arabia Nebr. Brand registered No. 1139 Cattle branded on leftlside 'as in cut. Horsps same on Jcft shoulder. Range m Ever ten creek 5 miles northwest of Koan Brothers "oodlako Neb ilin Roan's livtac mark , slit left ear 333 MILLS BEOS. Merriman , Nebr. Cattle and horses ses branded on left side or shoul der. der.Brand Brand register ed 1091. Range I2mlle3 southwest of Merriman on the Niobrara river. H A BUCK Postotflce addre Hyannis , Neb Branded on lelt side Kange eighteen miles north of Hvanni J. W. Stetter , Valentine , Nebr. Otherbrands : ! - < I + Dorses branded : - < or + on leit f-houlder ; O l f | ' thich. Range on Boardman , Gordon. Sualcu and Sand Creek. Moses & HoJffacker. \ Simeon , Nebr X on right or left O shoulder ol hors es on left jaw. II on left side. Jl on left thigh Sandy Williams. Merriman. Nebr. Mostly on left side. Some on right side. Horses same on left shoulder Kange Lake Creek , S , D. J A SAULTS Battle on lef * hip.Horses Horses on left shoulder. Some stock yet bearing my tormer brand as shown below. Fostofflce address Gregory , Nel On left side or hip horses same on left shoulder Range-Arkansas VaJey and Snake ' AUen & Sons Ft Niobrara. Brand registered No 870 Horses branded on left hip Range , Niobrara river 12 miles east Df Valentine Gr.H. Seager Postofflce address Cody , Neoraska -attle branded asvon jutonleft side , hip mil shoulder ; horses lame Range , Snake Creek J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock branded same as cut back of right shoulder and on right hip on F. W. Jcrsig Valentine. Nebr Cattle branded as shown Jin cut on left side , loin or hip. Range between the Gordon and Snake uth of the Niobrara river J R Wallingford KennedyNeb. Cattle branded ime as cut ; also me branded 11 on lutthlp. P S ROUSCHE Postofflce address Brownlee , Neb On left side or any part of animal. Ear mark right ear cut off ; homes b'randed same on left hip.Also has stock branded H on side or shoulder , or JK or W orO 'Vt ' | orO or FZ. Also ejfollowing , the first one being on side and hip Win. F. Schmidt Rosebud S D Same as cuter or with bar under S ; right ear slit and dulapped Horses branded same on left hip Garner Brothers. Cody , Nebr. Anywhere on car/ tie. Horses on left shoulder. Rante- North Ell F. T. Brackett Rlege , Nebr. Brand Registered .JO 1490 Brand right side or hip Horses same oi right shoulder Range , Niobrara 6 miles south < f Kiigore F. M. Walcott. Valentine , Nebr. Cattle branded on left hip. C. W. Simeon Neb U Stock branded with 7 on left hip also same as cut Range between Gordon and Snake creeks and on the Niobrara river Frank T Lee. Brownlee , Neb. Cattle on left side ; horses same on left shoulder. Range Four miles northeast of Browulee. Robert Emery Rosebud , , 'SD. . Cattle branded on both sides. Horses on left thigh. Range on Cut Meat creek. D. M. Sears. Kennedy , Nebr Cattle branded as on cut.left side Some on left hip. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Square Lake. WILLIAM WTLSON Postofflce address Kilgore Nebi 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 Postofflce addreas | Gregory , Neb On left side ; also C 0 L E on side Range - Stevenson Lake W. E. Haley Valentine Neb Brand registered No 200 Range In Sharps Ranch and German precincts 6 miles south of Kllgorr C. H Little. Merriman , Nebr. On either side Horses same on hip. Also > Range Lake Creek SD WILLIAM BEAMER Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded same as cut on left side. Horses branded on left shoulder. Range 6 mile ? south of Irwln. JULIUS PETERSON Postofflce address Gregory , Neb Branded as on cut Range two miles north of Gregory F. C. & M. b. Metzger. Meiriman Nebraska. Cattle branded on left side ; Horses branded on left on & left si IP. Range H ( m Snake 35 miles soith of Merriman. Others br miles n..rchweat of Merriman. let ; Charles Richards. Merriman. Neb CCR James Good fellow. Cody. Nebr. Cattle branded on left side. Horses J3 on left Jaw Kange Between the Mobrara and Medicine Lake. N. S. Eowlcy Kennedy , - Nebraska. Same as cut on left Hide and hip , and on left shoulderof her ses. AlscS on left side hip. : s on right hip and F4on lelt side. Q on left hip of horses. p on left Jaw and left shoulder of horses. LUQ on left hip of horses. R M Faddis & Co. Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. Some branded Jon left thigh Horses < v left shoulder or thigh Some [ on leu sliou Ider or thigh. Some P2S on r58ht thigh or shoulder. J P GARDINER Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On left side of cat tle ; horses CJ right armKange Kange , north and south of Niobrara iver,12-iniles south west of Cody Frank Bothleutner Postofflce address KilgoreNeb. Cattle branded on side as on cut same on hip. ( Some on left side. George Heyne Cody , Neb Brand registered No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Range north and south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co G. W. AlcFarland Valentine , Nebr Ranee : four miles east of Fort Niobrara , north and south of Berry bridge the C. E. Wright. Valentine Nebr. Brand registeied No. 374. Brand anywhere on right side C. P. Jordan. Rosebud , SD Horses and cattle same as cut ; also C.IBE JJ on right hip. - Kange on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection of rustlers of stock bearing any of these brands. Morey Hewett. aordon , Nebr. Brand registered 1292. On left hip f cattle. Horses same left should- sr ; also OA.Q eft Bide. Jange South of Snake 35 miles e of Gordon. Robert Quisenbery Postofflre address Simeon , Nebr. S left hip on \f cattle. : Horses same on right shoulder. Range on Snake River. Jos. Bristol ValentinNebr. . Range on Nio brara river four miles east of Ft. Niobrara. Horses and cattle branded reconnected on or left hip or side as erR shown in cut R CO Albert Whipple & Sons Rosebud , S , D. Cattle branded SOS on left side OSOonriehtside Some cattle also have a - fen neck Some with A On left shonlder and some branded with two foaas across hind qnar- _ _ _ rft _ ters. orses branded SOS on left hip Some cattle anded AW bar connected on both sides and ft hip of Pat Peiper Simeon.Nebr. Ca Caef ef n < ] of br , WILLIAM FERDON. Poatofflce address Brownlee , Neb Like cut on either leftsidp or hpal30 ( 'left sld . Horses .tame as cut 'on ' left hip S25O.OO A ! Tfit con comt iToTanyoliel wfully handlum cuttle in these i John Sedlacek Valentine , Nubr. 0) Cattle brnndudt/ on left hip Horses t-ani" on eft shoulder. Some branded'- ' on left shoulder o onside of Valentine on north side of JMobrarulriver. PIKE BROS BROSPostoffice Postoffice address Crookston , Neb Cattle branded PE on rither hit01 right side. IlorsebPK on left shoulder. Range On Mine - cliaduza r. miles " wist of Crookbton. v _ SWEENEY BROS Postofflce address Pullman , Neb Cattle branded as on cut ; horses branded same as cattle except reversed S See block Range Stever and Stepnenson Lakes and South $300 reward will be paid to any P son for in. formation leading to the arrest snd cony ic JOB cattle with M of any person or persons steallnc nrnnd FRANK MOGLE Postoffic address Cody , Nebraska On either side cattle herdmark left ear 'clipped ' and rijrht car splithorses andcil .sameonleftsho Id r .Range on No ar land D. Stinarx-1. Valentine , Nebr. State Brand reg- iatered 1554. Cattlp and horses branded same as cut on left hip. Range 2 miles east of Ft. Nio brara , Nebraska Land and Feeding Co. 3artlett Richards Pres Will G Comstock , V. P Chas C Jamison Sec&Treas Cattle branded on any part of animal ; also the following brands : horses branitcd the same Range between Gordon on the F.E. , , &M V.RR and 3yannis on ± 5 , or M. K. R. in North western Nebraska. Address. BARTT RTT Ellsworth Metzger Bros. . Gregory Neb Cherry Co Branded on left side and thigh. Earmark , square f crop right ear Horses have same brand on left thigh. Range on Gor don and Snake Creeks. * $25 ° will nrson ; for be paid to ; nv information leading to the arrest G. W. BEAMIER. Gordon. N > l.r Cattle bninden on leftside cut , 6-inoli b- alidad-inch cinu Brand register . 875. as-il hs br ed iieft sue 'der. ' 2 iucli circle . i- " , of J L ROSEBERRY Postofflce address Pullman , Neb Branded on left hlo ; lorses same Herd- nark-double dew-lap Range south ast of Brush Hill PLUMER Postofflce address Ilyannls , . N.JI right slda ami Vip have stocii ura'ndeVl richt side and hip Horses on right hip ange-Southwestern Cherry J. A. YARYAN , Pullman. N Cattle branded Ji on right side Horses branded JY on right shoulder LeasoBable reward fo SWrSK SSJgp S tbf - straye < l front SS' i ninPf > J.F. Swain. Sparks , Nebr. ittle branded on ft side as shown cut. Range-South Sparks on Nio- ara river ,