i. M. RIOE EDITOR Mutual companies pay losses in full. NTo discount I. M. RICE , Agent. NOTICES. Notice to Creditor * . IHK STVTK OK NKHRASKA < , „ in the County CIIKUKV Cot-wry. P3 Court. In the matter of the e tate of Elizabeth Re- maly , deceased. ' ! the credit' ts of said estate : You are herel % notllied , That I will sit at the County Court Ifvom In Valentine in s-iid Coun ty , on the 2nd day of July 1904 at 10 o'clock u. . m to receive and examine all claims against said estatu with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited for the presenta tion Dl claims against saiu estate is the 2nd day of Jury A. 1) . 11XH. and the time limited for payment of debts IN one year from said 8th day of August 1903. Witness my hand and the seal of said County Court this 8th day of .lime , 1904. SEAL W. R. TOWNE. , 'ji 4 County .ludge Order of Hearing. STATE OK NITHKASKA. COUNTY OK CHKUKV. AVhereas. on this 4th day of .lunp. 1904. fame Perry W. C. l < aw.snn and made and Hied in this olllcea. statement under oath , duly attested , that h desired lo adopt said Roy.ena Lawson as his own child. 1 have therefore appointed the : wih dav of lime 1904. : it 10 o'clock si. in. . ; it my olIlL-c iti \ nlenline , as the time nnd place where ah-ariim will he li-ul in said matter , it which time and pkuv ail persons interested ma } * ap pear. It is ordered , that a coj.y of this order be pub lished in the Valentine Democrat , a newspaper published in Cherry county , for 4 successive \\ceks prior to the time set lor hearing. W. R. TOWNE. 21 4 County Judge. In the District Court of Cherry . . County , Nebraska. In thr matter of the application of Elmer Ev erett , guardian of Stella Kverctt , minor heir of Emma h-verctt , deceased , formerly Emma Pear- .1011. for leave to sell real estate. Not'ce is hereby given that in pursuance of an order of the HonontMe J. J. Hariiutrton , one of the Judges of the District Court of t berry Coun ty , Nebraska made on the 2rd { day of May. HW4 lor the FHle of real estate hereinafter de.- M'rihf d , there will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder for one-tlurd cask , balance on tliivf years time , at seven per cent interest per annum , secured by first morgago on said real cst-ite , ut the front door ot the Court House in the Village of Valentine , in said county , on the 9th day of July , UO4. at the hour of 10 a. in , , the following Mes ribed real estate : S ! N\V'i. NW'i SWh & rfW 4 NEU , Sec. 8 , Tp. ' 'S , U. i . .sanl county. Said Kile will re main open one hour. Dated this 10th Uav of June , A. 1) . . 1904. ELAllill EVEtiETT , Guard 1:1:1 of Stella Everett , minor heir ol 1 : nma Everett , deceased. By Walcott & Jlorrissey uis attorneys. 22 4 Order of II eurlns and Xotice on Petit ion for Settlement of Account. In the County Court of Cherry County Neb raska. COUNTY OF CHEKKY ivd To the heirs and to all uersons interested in the estate of John PtbtoJ , deceased : ON reading the petition c. John B. Stoll praying a final iet I lenient and a umance of his account filed in this court on flie 2oth day of May 1004. It v hereby ordereu that you , aud all per sons interesU-d in said nutter , may , aud do. ap pear at tbe bounty Court to be held in and for > aid county on the 'Jtnclay of July , A. D. 1904 : it 10 o'clock a. m. , to j > how cause , il any there be. why tbepiajer f tbe petitioner should not ! > e granted , ; inn thai notice of the pendency of sad } petition and that the. hearing thereof be given taall persons interested in said matter by ] > uhliM > ! ni > acopy ol Ibis Order in the Valentine Jemovrat , ; v wet-Kly newspaper printed in said comity , for three buccessive weeks prior to said day of hearing , * W. R. TOWNE. SEAL County Judge. . 23 3 Taken Up at my plncn 2 miles east ot Valentine. Nebraska , 2 red j earl ings , one . * teer and one heifers. No brands. ± 1 MICilAEL FREIIJERGKR. Excursion to Colorado Ltah and the Black HiL , Via the North-western Line. Be ginning June 1st excursion tickets will be sold to Denver , Colorado Springs , Pueblo , Salt Lake City , Hot Springs , Deadwood , Lead and Cus- ter , S. D. , etc. , good to return until October 31. A splendid opportun ity is offered for an enjoyable va cation trip. Several fine trains via the North-western Line daily. Ap ply to agents Chicago & North western E'y. 20 11 THE NORTH-WESTERN LINE Only Double Track I ( illro < ul ntttl Ch i Direct line to St I'aitl-Jllnneajj- otin. Zl/rerf line to lllack Hilts. to jtetirt'Ht fif/cnt/or rrrfes antl time TIME TABLE Great IVortiier lei at O'neill , Nebr. Going East , Going West. Leaves 10:10 a , in. Arrives 9:60 p. in. Passenger , dally except Sunday. 'Jonnections with Elkhorn trains east and west-bound from all of ' points west O'Neill. Shortest route to Sioux City nnd beyond. Through connections t-r Sioux Falls , Minne apolis , St. Paul and all points inorth and west. Buy local W kete to O'Neill. FKED ROOEHS , G , P. A. .Sioux City .Town K-rP-A-N-S Tabules Doctors find A good prescription For in an kind The < Vcent package s enough for usual occas- The family bottle ( GO cents ) contains a ( or a jear. All ilruggtets seJJ tben. cursion tickets will be sold July ' . ? . 10 , with favorable return limits , o. account of Annual Meeting Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Apply to vents - ents C & N W R'y. 22 I Special Summer Kates Via the North-western Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold to Chicago cage and return until Sept. 30 , 1904 , via Oniaho and St. Louis or via di rect routes , limited to return until October 31. Apply to agents Chicago cage & Vorth- western E'y. 22 7 Low Rates to St. Paul , Minn. , Via the North-western Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold at one fare plus 50c on July 14,15,16,17 and 18 , with favorable return limits on account of Triennial Convention L. C. B. Apply to agents Chicago & North-western E'y. 243 4th of { fnly Excursion Via the Northwestern Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold at low rates to points on the Northwestern ern System within 200 miles of bell ing station , July 2 , 3 , and 4 , good returning until July 5 inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago & North western E'y. 231 ALONZO HEATH Postodlce address Cody , Nebraska On left side. Horses ses left shoulder. Range nortn of Cutcomb Lake U. G. Criger. Merrlman Neb. Brand recorded No. 1087. Braud cut on si Ais < teft hip , Range 30 miles south of Merri. man on the Nio brara. D. Bray Roseoud S D Cattle 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 horses on left shoulder also cattle on right side Range 16 miles north of Hyanui A'len ' & Sons Ft Niobrara. Brand registered No 870 Horses branded on left hip Ranee , Niobrara river 12 miles east of Valentine D. A. Hancock Marshall , Mo. or Simeon. Nebraska Cattle branded on left side as on cut ; also 16 on left side s with zz on left hip of some cattle ; also S4G on right side. Horse brand , rake and 16 on left shoulder or hip. Z on left jaw Home ranch on Dewey Lake. Range on Niobrara River , east of Fort Niobrara ; all in Cherry County. Nebraska. so A , Benson Address Arabia Nebraska. Range-North of Niobrara river. Sawyer Bros. Postofflce address. Oasis , Nebr. G. K. Sawyer has charge of these cat tle Horses B > S on left shoulder Some stockHff leftside _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . same eft talgh. Rauge on Snake 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Po Ca cut Ra : TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &c. Anyone sending a slcetoh and description may quickly Jiscertain our opinion free wiietlierv.a invention is probably putcntuble. Coinmunicvu lions strictly conUdcntlal. Handbook oir Patents sent free. Oldest ncency for securing patents. Patcnta taken tlirontrb Munn & Co. receive tpecfal notice , without chnrcc. in tbo Scientific A handsomely illustrated weohly. T.-irtpat cir culation of any scientlflc journal. Terms , $ * e year : four months , ? L Sold byall newsdealer * . D/Bco. / 625 F St. . Vfaahlncton. D. C. i H oraaded or Jettsuteor shoiil- < er. Brand register ed icyj. I Range 12 in He 3 -outhwest of ierriman on the Mobrara river. H A BUCK. Postofflce addre Hyannis , Neb Branded on lell side Range eighteen miles north of Hyannis J. W. Stetter , Valentine , Nebr. Otherbrands : 3X I + - Horses branded : X , - < or + on lelt slioiiider ; f-O le thigh. Range on Boardman , Gordon , Snake and Sand Creek. P. II. Young. Simeon. Nebr. Cattle branded ; ib cut on left side Mt " " " on left jaw of V horses. Range on Gordon Creek north of Simeon. Sandy Williams Merrimau. Nebr. Mostly on left side. Some on right side. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Lake Creek , S , D. J A SATTLTS Postofflce : Gregory. Nebr. Cattle on lef1 hip.Horses Horses on left shoulder. Some stock yet bearing my former brand as shown below. St. Francis Mission Postofflce address : Crookston. Nebr , or Rosebud , S. D. Cattle branded as in cut , Some cattle in S D branded only on left hip. Rmige : North of the lUinnecha- duza , S miles weet ol Crookston , and on Hull Creek. Any information regarding cattle branded as above will be thankfully re : elved by Wm. Skelly. Crookston , Nebr. ; or St. Francis Mission , Rose bud. S. D. J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock branded eame as cut back of right shoulder and on right hip Range on the Niobrara F. W. Jersig Valentine. Nebr Ctittle branded as shown Jin cut on left side , loin or hip. Range between the ( lordon and Snake south of the Niobrara river J E Wallingford Kennedy.Neb. Cattle branded sime as cut ; also some branded on lefthip. P S ROUSCHE Postoillce a 'dress i Brownlee , Neb On left side or any part of animal. Ear mark right ear cut oil' ; horses branded same on left hip.Also has stock branded H on side or shoulder , p or JK orV orO 'VL ' Jor O or FZ. Also B he-following , the first one being on side andhip n G.H , Seager. 'ostofflce address Cody , Neoraska lattle branded as on on left side , hip ml shoulder ; horses fime ange. Snake Creek J. , T. Peck. Cody , Nebr. On both sides. Horses CC on left thigh. Range Head Pass Creek. S. D ' lf. ' . asit on If ft aide . t' : ' tripe tnd" . tail. Horses branded left I ® sl Range on Soldier creek. Gartiur Bi others. Am where on oat- tie. uti if shoulder. Range- North Eli. F. T. Erackett RIege. Nebr. Brand Registered ,10 1490 Brand right side jr hip Horses same op right shoulder Range , Niobrara 6 miles south of Kilgore Seth Gary. Merrlman , Nebr. On both side and hip. Iferd mark , dewlap. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Lake Creek and Little White River. U. W. Bennett Simeon Neb Stork branded with 7 on left hip also same as cut Range between Gordon and Snake creeks and on the Niobrara river T. Lee. Brownlee. Neb , Cattle on left side : horses same on left shoulder. Range Fou - miles northeast of Browulee. D. M. Sears. Kennedy , Nebr. Cattle branded as on cut.lef t side Some on left hip. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Square Lake. Chi Psi Cattle Co. Edward Lewis , foreman. Wood Lake , Nebr. Cattle b-and * d as in cut r.n right side. Range : G miles east of Simeon onCrouin ranch. Kuan Brothers Woodlake Neb John Uoan's uiivtae mark , slit in left ear 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 ssme on hip. Also c Range Lake Creek SD se WILLIAM BEAMER Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded same as cut on left side. Horses branded on left shoulder. Range 6 miles south of Irwin , JULIUS PETERSON Postoffice address Gregory , Neb Branded : as on cut Range two miles north of Greeory F. C. & M. O. Metzger. Meiriman Nebraska. Cattle branded on leftside ; Horses branded n left thigh , some are branded . cattle j : : on left si < e. Range Ho Snake 35 nnles so .th of Memman , Others bra miles n..rthvve.stof Merrimau. fr Charles Pilchards. Murrlmau. Neb ( . ' ' .Cite br. ' on left side left jaw. Range Between the Niobrara and V -Medicine Lake. K. S. Rowley Kennedy , - Nebraska. i Same as cut on left \ ' side and Slip , and 011 left shouliier of her ses. Als left side : t on right hip and F + on left side. Q on left hip of horses. p on left jaw and left shoulder of horses , UJ / - on left hip of horses. K M Faddis& Co. Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. Some branded rTTBrloii left thigh Horses on left shoulder or thigh Some on onIder slum Ider oren thigh. Some on riglit thigh or shoulder , J P GARDINER Postoftlco address Cody , Nebraska On 'eft ' side of cat tle ; horses O right arm Range , north and south of Niobrara verl2-miles south west of Cody Frank Rothleutner Po tofllce address KiigoreNeb. C ttle branded on sidiis : on cut same on Inn 3 Some on left aside. | VA George Heyne Cody , Neb P.rand registered No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Range north and fiouth of Cutconb Lake m Cherry Co G. W. McFariand ValentinNnbr Cattle branded as in cut on left Old stock 2 Y Range : fo'tr miles east of Fort Niobrara , north ; md south of Berry bridge the C. E. Wright. Valentine Nebr. Brand registered No. 374. Brand anywhere ou right side. G. P. Jordan. Rosebud , SD Horses and cattle same as cut ; also CJBE JJ on rijrht hip. Range on Oak aud Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection of rustlers of stock bearingany of these brands. Morey & Hewett. Gordon , Nebr. Brand registered 2232. On left nip of cattle. Horses same lelt should er : also 94.O left side. u Range South of Snake 35 miles of Gordon. Robert Quisenbery Poitofflce address Simeon. Nebr : S left hip on V cattle. e Horses same on right shoulder. Range on Snake River. Jos. Bristol Valentin , Nebr. Rangr on Nio- brara river four rule ? ea-t : of Ft. Niobrara. Horses and cattle bnuidfd B connected on on left hip or side as onRa shown JD cut Ra CO Albert Whipple & Sons " Rosebud , S , D. Cattle branded S ° Son left side ObO on rfebtside Some cattle also have af fen neck Some with A on Mt .shoulder and ioine branded tv.o biss across hind quar ters. lorses bi nded SOS on left hin. Some cattle randed AW bar connected OD both s.dee and IUD nf Pat Peiper Simeon Nebr. Cat eft u c cR ofS bra ' ' Vi8 < * ' / ' /'f1 " * * < & * SfafwJ Sfc ? * / ! Horses * . . , .f AVrASWS S3UL Hj5iinooocut > on left hip. W25O.OO TK- WAftM r con- " handling cattle In Uiest > Brands. John Sedlacek Valentine , Nebr. _ CO Cattle hracrtwlj oh left hip. Hors < - > s.inmou eft shoulder. Some branded' " " * on left shoulder Some .3 on leftside- l ) miTes southwest of Valentine on north side of j > .iobrara mer. PIKKBROS . > PostoflJce address < > .R-3 Crookston , Neb Cattle branded PK on either hip or right side. A Horses PE on left ' shoulder. Range On Mlnne- \ ( chaduza 5 miles east of Crookston , SWEENEY BROS Postofilce address Pullman , Neb , Cattle branded as on cut ; horses branded same as cattle except reversed fcj , See block Range Steve and Stephenson Lakes and South S300 reward will be paid to any person for information - formation leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons steal tug cattle with tn < > nrurul FRAXK MOOLE Postotllc addreaa Cody , Nebraska On either side cattle herdmark left ear clipped and rijrht ear splitherses t anded same on left eh otilder * aRange on Nioara wtcand Medicine Canyon D. Stinard. Valentine , Nebr. State Brand reg- iHtered 1054. Cattl ? and horses branded same as cut on lefc hip. Range 2 miles east 01 Ft. Nio- brara. Nebraska Land and Feeding Ca. 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 branded same Range betwees Gordon on the F.E. Jyannis on B , & M. R. R. In Northwesteni Nebraska. Address. BAETI.KTT RIOHABDS , Ellsworth. N * * ' Metzger Bros. , Gregory Ne& Cherry Co Branded on left ? ide and thigh. Earmark , square crop right ear Hordes bave same brand oa left thigh. Range on don aud Creeks , Itrwarit of $ % 5O will be paid to any n for information leading to the arrest and G. W. BEAMER. Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded on leftside a u cut , B-inch bo and 2&-inch circle Brand registered 875. circle . . j-in S ° Util of J I. P.OSEBERliT PostofSee address Pullman , Xeb Branded on left hio ; horses same Herd- oiark-double dew-lap Range south east of Brush Hill A J PLUItfER PostofSce address Hyanim. Neb right side and nip _ Also have stock branded rteht side and hip Horses un right hip vange-Southwestern ounty ! Cherry X J. A. Pullman , Nebr Cattle branded JY on rlghtslde Horses branded JY on right shoulder Reasonable reward for-my iuformatioo ; ! . to the r - covery of cattlt strayed from OJT J.P. Swain. Sparks. Nebr. . 5 ittle branded on side as shown cut. Range-South Sparks on Nio- i river. t