THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE EDITOR Mutual companies pay losses in full. No discount ' I. M.'RiCE , Agent. THE OLD RELIABLE . Absolutely Pure. < THESE IS NO SUBSTITUTE < Jfolfce to Creditors. Iri'Gounty Court , within and fur Cherry Coun ty. Nebraska , In the matter of the e'tate of George E. Sims , deceased. To the Creditors of said estate : You are hereby notified. That I will sit at the county courb room in Va'entiii > in said coun ty , on the 3Ist day of Octooer 1903 at 10 o'clock a. m , , to receiye and examine all claims against paid estate , with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited for the presenta tion of claims against said estate is the 31st dav of October , A , L > . 1903 , and the time limited f < r payment of debts Is one year from eaid i Uh day of March. 1903. Witness niV hand and the seal of said County - Court this 6th day of October , 1903. SEAL W. R. TOWNE ; , 38 4 County Judge. Notice to Creditors , In County Court within and for Cherry County Nebraska. Jfiln the matter of the estate of Adam Housch , 'deceased. . To' the Creditors of said Estate : * You are hereby notified , that I will sit at the county court room in Valentine m said county , on the 24thdayof October 1903 at 10 o'clock a. m. to receive and examine all claims agaiust said estate , wiin a view to their adjustment and al lowance. The time limited forthe presentation of claims against said estate is the 24th day of October A. D. 1903 and the time limited for the payment of debts is one year from said 25th day of March 1903. ' Witness my hand and the seal of said ' 'SEAL county court , this 30th day of Septcin- r berl9o3. W. K. i'OWMff 37 4 County Judge Notice to Cretlltors. In County Court , within and for Cherry Comity "Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Thomas J. Jones , deceased. To the Creditors of said es * ite : You are hereby notified , that I will sit at the icounty court room in ValenUne in said county on the 31st day of October I9t:5at : 10 o'clock a.m. to receive and examine alj claims against said estate , with a view to their adjustment and al lowance. The time limited for the presentation ' 'of claims against said estate is on tne 3tst day of October A. D , 1903 , and the time limited for ; the payment of debts is one year from said 7th ; day of March 1903. " " ' \Vitnessmyhandanrtthesealofsaid County Court this 3rd day of October 1903. W. R. TOWNE , County'Judge. , A ' 1 V * * * ftt Ij3. 'Order of Hearing on Petition for Appointment of Administrator. In the County Court of Cherry County , Neb raska. . - , * STATE OF NKBRASIVA. i COUNTV OF OHKUKY. f To the heirs and to all persons interested in ' the es'ate of Hiram' Jl limersol , deceased : On reading the petition of Jennie Lewis praying that the administration of said estate be granted to Alfred Lewis as administrator It is hereby ordered that you , and all persons interested in said matter , may , and do , appear at the County Court to be-h'eld in and for said county , on the 17tb day of October , A. D. 1903 at 10 o'clock a m. , to show cause , if any there be why the. prayer of the petitioner should not be granted , and that notice of the pendency of said petition and that thf hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in aaiu matter by publisb- A copy of chisordrr in the Valentine Democrat a weeWy newspaper printed in said county , for 3 successive weeks prior to said day ot Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 3oth day of September. A D. 1903 , SEAL W. R. TOWNE. , 37 3 Countj Judge. Ixi the District Court of Cherry Coun ty , JVcbrasku To u. F. Anderson , whose full Christian name Is unknown , Mrs. Anderson , wife of B. R And erson , whose Christian name is unknown. Eilen E. Williams as administratrix of the estate ot Uanuuli M. Humiston. deceased , and sole heir of Hannah M. Humiston. deceased , and the un known heirs of B , F. Anderson lion resident defendants : You are hereby notified that on the Hth day of September. 1903 , Herman Kussell. plaintiff herein filed 1m petition in the above entitled cause , In the district court of Cherry County , Nebraska against said non-resident defendants the object and prayer of which is to cancel , annul and discharge from record a warranty deed exe- cated oy the commercial Investment Company to B. F. Anderson on September 5lh , 1896. and recorded in Book C of deeds at page 625 of the records of the deeds of Cherry County. Nebraska and purporting to convey the ' N.orthwest quarter of Section twenty-three Ci3)'in ) Township Thirty north (30j hange Twenty-six (26) west of thetith P. M. 111 Cherry County. Alno for the ju'dgeiiient of the court declaring the deeds to said tract of Jand made by Ellen K. Williams administratrix to life Commercial In vestment Company , dated August 7,1893 , and recorded in Book C ot deeds at page 518 of the records of Cherry County , a good and sufncieut deed conveying full and complete title to said tract ol laud to said Commercial * Investment omuatiy and to quiet the title to said land in the plaintiff Plaintiff praya for judgement ot the court that left the said deed nude by the i-aid Commercial in vestment Company be cancelled , annulled and discharged of lecord and that taid deed made by Ellen h. Williams. B miniatratrix. to the Commercial Investment Company be adjudged by the court to be good , valid and siillicieni deed conveying the title to said tract ot laud to the Commercial Investment Company and to quiet the title to said tract of laud m the plaintiff. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 2Cth dpv of October 1903. HERMAN KUSSfcU , , Plaintiff , 35 4 By W , . . W. \ \ ood. his" alioruei. ' TAJKEX UJP By 1115 injdereigned-ii my place at liew.i.iee irreen H Nebr . one mile north of * John &helbourn' : ? , on October 7,1903 , one yearling , dark red brockle face heifer , no..brand , both ears cropped. , . . 38 5 LEWIS TAUXK , Valentine , Nebr. i ' ' I Ustiny IVotlcc John 1 Taken up by the undersigned atmyreside , ucve in pi on the AterrlH farm.5 miles south of Valentine Nebr. , October 3,1903-one red cow about four years old , branded ff 3 on left " 'P- 33 5 GEO. jySBIITff , C F COOPBB Postofflce address Oasis , Nebr Brand registered 2095 Cattle branded on left side same as cut Horses branded on left hip. Also some cattle branded ; Range South and west of Hackberry and Ducfc Lake. ALONZO HEATH Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On left side. Hor-j ses left shoulder. llange north of Cutcomb Lake TJ. G. Criger. Merriman Neb. Brand recorded No. 1087. Brand cut on si - 1C llange 10 miles south of Merri man oil the Nio brara St. Francis Mission Postofllceaddress : Orookston. Nebr , or Rosebud , S. D. Cattle branded as in cut , Some cattle in S D branded only On lett hip. Raiise : North of the Minnecha- duza , Smiles west [ "Sot Cmukston , and on Bull .Creek. Any information regard ing'ea'ttte branded as above will be thankfully received by Win. Skelly. Crookston , Nebr. ; ' or St. Francis Mission , Rooe- bud. S. D. D. Bray Rosebud S D Cattle branded on left thigh or hip same as cut Horse brand same on the left shoulder A T DAVIS Postofflce address Ilyannis , Neb On right side horses on left shoulder also cattle on right side Range 16 miles north of Hjannis 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. Range Lake Creek and Little White River. D. A. Hancock il..r hail , Simeon. Cattle branded on leftside as on cut ; also IS on left side with on left hip ol some cattle ; aiso S46 on right side. Horse brand , rake and If on left shniilrlMr or hip. . Zen left jaw Home ranch-on Dewey Lake. Range on Niobrara River , east of Fort Niobrara ; all In Cherry County. Nebraska. A. Benson Address Arabia Nebranka. * Range North of Niobrara river. Sawyer Bros. i ostofllce address. Oasis. Js'ebr. same some G. K. Sawyep. has \J \ charge of .these..cat tle Horses DS on eft shoulder. . om6 leftside same thigh. Range on Suako rivei KL ( 'has. Yingst. Arabia Nebr. Brand registered No. 1139 Cattle branded on left side as in cut. Horses same on - . .left shoulder. Range on Ever creek 5 miles northwest of A-abia. Roan Brothers' Woodlake Neb Roan's ivtae mark , slit left ear I : : . MILLS BROS , Merrlman , Nebr. ' tattleand horses ses orandcd on lettsirteor shoul- aer. Brand register ed JOUl. Range 12 mlle3 southwest of Merriman on the Niobrara river. H A BUCK. Fostofflce addre Hyannls , Neb Branded on lelt side Range eighteen miles north'of Hvannis J. W. Stetter , Valentine , Nebr. Other brands : ZI -f- Horses branded : ± , - < orf on lelt shoulder ; E-O left thich. Range on Boardman , Gordon. Snake and Sand Creek. P. H. Young. Simeon. Nebr. Cattle branded as cut on left side Some Q.Yon leffc side. " " " on left jaw of V horses. Range on Gordon Creek north of Simeon , Sandy Williams. Merriman. Nebr. Mostly on left side. Some on right side. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Lake Creek , S. D. . J A SAULT8 Cattle on lef * hip.Horses Horses on left shoulder. Some stock yet bearing my former brand as shown below. Postofflce address Gregoryt Mel On left side or hip horses same on left shoulder Range-Arkansas Vadey and Snake AUen- & Sons Ft Niobrara. Brand registered No 870 Horses branded on left hip Range , Niobrara river 12 miles east of Valentine G.H. Seager. Postotfice address . Cody , Neoraska Cattle branded as on cut on left side , hip and shoulder ; horses jame Range , Snake Creek J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock branded same as cut back of right shoulder and on right hip ' Range on the NJohrara F. W. Jersig Valentine. Nebr Cattle branded as shown Jin cut on left side , loin or hip. Range between the Gordon and . Snake south of the Niobrara-river J E Wallingford' Kennedy.Neb. Cattle branded as cut ; iilso branded | on leftlup. north P S ROUSCHE , Postofflce address 1 Brownlee , Neb On left side or any part of animal. Ear mark right ear cut ofl' ; horses branded same on left hip. Also has stock branded H on side"or shoulder , or JKorWorO'VL lorO or FZ. Also the-followlng. the first one being on side and hip on ranges Wm. F. Schmidt Rosebud S D Same "as cuter or with bar under S ; right ear slit and dulapped Horses branded same on left hip Parmelee Cattle Co. Rosebud , S. D , Cattle branded as cut on left side with stripe under tail. Horses branded left thigh. Range on Soldier creek. Garner Brothers. Cody , Nebr. tle. Horses on left shoulder. Ranee- North Eli. F. T. Brackett Rlege , Nebr. Brand Registered 0 1490 " Brand right side Dr hip Horses same ou right shoulder Range , Niobrara 6 miles south of Kilgore F. M Walcott. i Valentine , Nebr. Cattle branded on left hip * C. W. Bennett Simeon Neb 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 Brownlee. 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 WILSON 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 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. W. E. Haley Valentine Neb Brand registered No 200 Range in Sharps Ranch and German precincts 6 miles south of Kilgore Little. Merriman , Nebr. On either side Horses same on of hip. Also Q > er : Range Take Creek SD e WILLIAM BEAMER Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded same as cut on left side. Horses branded on left shoulder. Range 6 mile ? south of Irwin. JULIUS PETERSON Postofflce address Gregory. Neb Branded as on cut Range two miles of Greprory F. C. & M. O. Metzger. ' Merriman Nebraska. Cattle branded on left side ; Horses branded on left thigh , left si te. Range Horses Snake 35 miles south of Merriman , Others branded miles northwest of Merriman. Charles Richards. nierrlman , Neb James Goodfellow. Cody. Nebr. Cattle branded on left side. Horses J3 on left Jaw. Range Between the Niobrara and Medicine Lake. N. S. Eowley Kennedy , - Nebraska. Same as cut on left , < side and hip , and on left shoulder of her ses. AlsoFSM on left Hide hip. 8 on right hip and F-f on leu side. Q on left hip of horses. p on left jaw and left shoulder of horses , 111Q on left hip of horses. R M Faddis& Co. Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. Some branded ion left thigh Horses left shoulder or Ihigh Some shnu Ider oren thigh. Some on right thigh or shoulder , J P GARDINER Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On 'eft ' side of cat tle ; horses O right armRange Range , north and south of Niobrara ver,12-miles south west of Cody Frank Rothleutner Postofflce address KilgoreNeb. Cattle oranded en side as on cut same on bin Some on left side. VA George Heyne Cody , Neb Brand registered No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Range n&rtb and. south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co G. W. McFarland Valentine , Nebr Range : four miles east of Fort Niobrara , north and south of Berry bridge the C. E. Wright. Valentine Nebr. Brand registered No. 374. Brand anywhere on right side. C. P. Jordan. Rosebud , SD Horses and cattle same as cut ; also CJBE JJ on right hip. Range on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection of rustlers of stock bearing any of these brands. Morey & Hewett , Gordon , Nebr. Brand registered 2292. On left hip. cattle. Horses ame left should ; also OAn ' ; u eft side. / Range South of Snake 35 miles of Gordon. ' Eohert Quisenbery Postofflce address Simeon , Nebr. K left hip on , Y cattle. east Horses same on right shoulder. Range on Snake- River. Jos. Bristol Valentin , Nebr. Range on Nio brara river four miles east of Ft. Niobrara. Horses and cattle branded PI B connected on on left hip or side as shown in cut COUIl Albert Whipple & Sons Rosebud , S. D. Cattle branded SOS on left side OSO on riehtside Some cattle also have af fen neck Some with A on Mtshonlder and some branded with two baas .across hiud qnar- Jtera. branded SOS on left hip. Some cattle AW bar connected on both sides and hlo of horses. Pat Peiper S Simeon Nebr. Cattle efts ncut Rai ofSp brara WILLIAM FEEDON. Postofflce address Brownlee , Jieb Like cut on either or hiprals- ileft side. Horses same as cui on left hip. S250.OO REWARD - _ WARD for con- conviction of anyone uul [ wfully handling cattle In these orands. John Sedlacek Valentine , Nebr. Nebr.CO CO Cattle branded on left hip. Florses same on eft shoulder. Some branded " * * * on left shoulder Some > _ 3 on ilef t side- of Vatentineon north side of Niobrara river. PIKK BROS . /si Postofflce address " J- Crookston , Neb Cattle branded PE on either hip or right s.ide. -A HorSesT-E on left R shoulder. Range On Mlnne- chaduza 5 miles east of Cropkston , SWEENEY BROS Postofllce address Pullman , Neb Cattle branded as on cut ; horses branded same as cattle except reversed S. t ' * ° See block , Range Stever and Stephenson Lakes and South of any person or persons ahov < nranri FRANK MOG-LE Postofflc address Cody , Nebraska On either side cattle herdmark left ear clipped and rit'ht ear splithorses ; D anded isame on left sh odder ( Range on Nio ara land Medicine nnnvou D. Stinard. Valentine , Nebr. State Brand reg istered Cattle 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. : lorses same Range between Gordon on the flE , . &M. V.R. B.'ancS flyanms on B , & M. B. R. in Northwestern Nebraska. Address , BABTLETT BICHAJSDS. Ellsworth. Nebraska. Metzger Bros. , Cherry Co Branded on left side and thigh. Earmark , square crop right ear Horses have same brand on left thigh. Range on Gor don and Snake Creeks , $25 ° wl11 b paid to any Ieadine to arrest ana or G. W. BEAMEB. Gordon , Cattle branded on leftside a .1. cut , 6-inch bo and 2nch circle Brand registered 875. " "vj a u b br ed . ( left shonl-l 'der. ' - 2W - Mich , . circle ,1-in W * * um of J L ROSEBERRT 'ostoffice address i PtUlman.'Neb Branded on left tiir r horses same Herd- raark-double dew-Ian Range south of Brush Hill A J PLUMER ' I Posiofflce address right anni3' , N < ? rJ side and hip right side and hip Horses Cherry J-F. - Swain. Sparks , Nebr. branded on eftsideasshown- . Range-South Sparks on Nio- river ,