THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE EDITOR Mutual companies pay losses in full. No discount I. M. RICE , Agent. NOTICES. Notice to Creditors. THE STATK OF NKIJIIASKA ICQ In the County CIIEUUY COUNTV , Court. Tn the matter of the estate of James B. Cox , deceased. lothecredr of said estate : You are here < y notilied , That I will sit at the County Court Room in Valentine in said Coun ty , on the 30th day of July 1904 at 10 o'clock a. m. to receive and examine all claims againsr said estatu with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited ffor the presents tiou of claims against said estate is the 30th d.y of Juiy A. D 1904. Witness my hand and the seal of said County Court this 5th day of July , 1001. SEAL W R. TOWNE , 25 4 County Judge Order of Hearing on Petition for Appointment of Administrator. In the County Court of Cherrj County , Neb raska. State of Nebraska , County of Cherry. S3. TO the heirs and to all persons interested in the estate of Titus J. Ttiylor , deceased : On reading tlui petition of John Taylor , praying that ihe administration of saidestuie be granted to Henry Taylor as administrator. It is h-rebv ordered that you. and all persons interested ni said matter , mav , and do. api-ear at the Countv Court to be held in and for saul county , on the 23rd day of July , A. D. 1304 , at 10 o'clock a. m. to show cause , if any there be , why the prayerof the petitioner should not f < e granted , and that notice of the pendency of said petition and that the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested i said matter by publish ing a copy of this Order in the Valentine Demo crat a weekly newspaper printed in said county , lor three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and the seal of said SBAL court this y'lli day June , A. . D. 1901. , W.R. TOWNE , 62 3 County Judge. In the District Court of Cherry County , Nebraska. Tn th' * matter of the application of Elmer Ev erett , guardian of Mella Kverelt , minor heir of Emma Everett , deceased , formerly Emma feur- son , for leave to sell real estat" . Notice is hereby given that In pursuance of an order of the .Honorable J. J. Har liimton , one of the Judges of the District Court of Cherry Coun ty , Nebraska maae on the jrd day of May , 1904 for the sale of real estate hereinafter de scribed , there will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder for one-third cash , balance on three years rime , at se\vn per cent interest l > er annum , .secured by first mortgage ou said real estate , at the front door of ihe Court House iu the Village of iilenilue. in said county , on the 9th day of Juij , 1W4. f t the h ur ot 10 a. m , , the following le8' rlbeu leal estate : 'dMjNWtf , NWtf SWJi & 6WJ4 NEh , Sec. 8 , Tp. 28 , R. 28. said county. Said sale will remain - main open one hour. Dated this 16th day of June , A. D. , 1904. ELMER EVEuETT , Guardian ot Stelln Everett , minor heir of Emma Everett , deceased. By Walcott & Morrissey his attoniejs. 22 4 Order of M earing : iui J Xotice on i'etit- iou for ttettleim it of Account. In the County Court o Cherry County Neb raska. bTATK OF NEBKASKa I . COUKTY OF CHKKKY f ' To the heirs and to all persons interested in the eMnteof John J'.Mt'h , deceased : OJS' rt-adlmithe peti-iou 01 Joiui li. StoII praying a final settlement ana allowance of his account iiled in this court on the Sinli day .f A lay 1904. It htTCPy ordered that you , a.id all i er- 1-0115 interested m said matter , ma > , undUu ap- pt-arattlie tomity Court to be held m and lor said county "ii the utliday of July , A. D. 1904 : tt 10 o'clock a. m. , to show cause , it any there be , why the prayer of the petitioner should not l e granted , and that notice of tbe Pendency 01 said petition and that the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing acopy of this Order in the Valentiue Democrat , a weekly newspaper printed iu said county , for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing , < W. K. TOWNE. SEAL County Judge. v - 233 Taken Up at llijr place 2 milts east of Valentine. Nebraska , 2 red yearlings , one > teer and one heitt-rs. t > o brands. 22 MICHAEL FKEIBEKGEH. Excursion Kates to Colorado , Utah and the Black Hill. , 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 81. 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 B'y. 20 11 THE Only Double Track tiftiect'it JI intfont'1 Iti wr ami C/iivrtffo. Sttfci-t Iliu-to St. lititl-JliiuH > rtjt' M/i * . tJlr < > Pt ttitr to tiirsctt JtlHif. - < * l Jilf t iifrif-Mt tti/tiiit for rate * n < tp tintl time c rc/ar. Going West. Leaves 10:10 a m. Arrives U:50 p. m. Passenger , daily except ftniday. 'JonnCCUoas wllli Elkhoni trains ennt and west-bound from all points westoZ O'JvHll. Bhortest route to aiotix Clly and beyond. Through connections fr Sioux Falls , Mlnne- spbliB , 8t. Paul and all points 'inortli and west. Bu/locBl ' kets to ONelii. FllKD BQUKH3 , G , P , A. Sioux Cllfy , Towa Screen doors win'dow . , screens , A * * ofcc.- ; are sold by Ked Front Merc. 2 ; Rate # to Atlantic City , Via the North-western Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold July 0. 10 , with favorable return limits , i u account of Annual Meeting Noble.- of the Mystic Shrine. Apply to r rents - ents C & N W B'y. 221 Special Summer JKxeursmss Kates Via the North-wes'tern Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold to Chicago cage and return until Sept. 80,1904 , via Oinaho and St. Louis or via di rect routes , limited to return until October 31. Apply to agents Chicago cage & Vorth-western R'y- 22 7 tow Rates to St. Paul , Via the North-western Line. Ex cursion tickets will Tbe 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 R'y- 243 ALONZO HEATH Postoffice address Cody , Nebraska On left side. ses left shoulder. Range north of Ctitcomb Lake U. G. Criger. Merriman . . Brand recorded No. 1087. Brand same as cut on si Ais. ieft hip Range 10 miles south of Merri man on the Nio brara. 1) , Bray Roseoud S D Cattle branded on left thigh or hip same as cut Hor.se brand same on the left shoulder A T JVAVIS Postofflce address Ilyannis , Neb On right side horses 0:1 left shoulder also cattle on right si'le Itanue 16 miles1 north of Jlyannis AUen & Sons Ft Niobntra. Hraiul registered No 870 Horses branded on left hip Range. Niobrara river la miles east of Valentine D. A. Hancock Marshall , Mo. or Simeon. Nebraska Cattle branded ou left side as on cut ; also 16 on left side with on left hip of on ntrni ittf ti i brand , rake and it > on left shoulder or hip. X on left jaw Home ranch on Rewey Lake. Range on Niobrara River , east efFort Fort Niobrara ; all in Cherry County. Nebraska. A , Benson. Address Arabia Nebraska. Range North of Niourara river. ( Sawyer Bros. postofflce address. Oasis , Nebr. G. K. Sawyer has charge of these cat tle Horses I S ou left shoulder. Some stock HR1 ? left side left ttagh. JCauge on Snakft 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &c , Anyone sending nnhetchnnd description may flitlckly ascertain our opinion free whether an iijvpiitinn is probably pntentnble. Communira- Hoiia strictly coiittdontml. Handbook on Patcuts sent free , oldest occncy for securing patents. I'nfenfd taken throueh Munn & Co. recwlve tptrial notice , Tfithout chnrao , Intho knfific A hftndsomoty tlhistrntPd wecklr. J.nrcest cir culation of any cieiUtio journal. CTerms , f3 e t ; four monthsi C-i. Sombyall neweuealors. * VftsJiinffton. B IH'P-A'N-S Tabnlea Doctors find A good prescription , For mankind Tlie. 6-cent package s enough for usual ocras- iloiiH. Tbe family bottle ( CO cents ) contains a luppiy fpr ft ym , 4JI ar gsiatg ee.U 01019 , MILLS BROS , Merriinau , Nebr. Cattle and hor- Be orauded on lelt side or shoul- aer. t Brand register ed 1031. , ' Range 12 mllej southwest of llerrlman on the . Niobrara river. H A BUCK Postofflce addre Hyannis , Neb Branded on lelt side Range eighteen miles north of Hvannis J. W. Stetter , Valentine , Nebr. Otherbrands : ! < If - Horses branded : X , - < orf on lelt shoulderO ; 'eft ' tliijrh. Range on Boardman , Gordon , Snake and Sand Creek. V. II. Young. Simeon. Nebr. Cattle branded as cut on left side Some side. on left jaw of V horses. Range on Gordon Creek north of Simeon , Saidy Williams. Merriman. Nebr. Mostly on left side , borne on right side. Horses same on left shoulder. Kahge Lake Creek , S. D. J A SAULT8 Postofflce : 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. Tattle branded as in cut , Some cattle in S D branded only on lelt hip. Rnnce : Nortl of the Jlinnecha duza , 8 miles west ot Crookston , amen on IJnll Creek. Any information regarding cattle branded as above will be thankfully received by Wm. Skelly. Crookston , Nebr. ; or St. Francis Mission , Rose bud. S. D. J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock branded same as cut back of right shoulder and on right hip Range on the Niobrara F. W. Jersig Valentine , Nebr Cattle branded as shown fin cut on left side , loin or hip. Range between the fJonlon and Snake smith of thfl Niohrara river J B Wallingford Kennedy.Neb. Cattle branded s.ime as cut ; also some branded J | on lefthip. P S KOUSCHE PoBtofflce a dress Hrowulee , Neb On left side or any , * iart of animal. Ear mark right ear cut off ; horses branded same ou left hip.Also has stock branded H oiisido or shoulder , or JK orTVorO'Vli ' or O or FZ. Also the'Iollowiug , the first one being on side and hip G.ET. Seager Postoiiice address Codv , Neoraska > ttle. branded as on ut on lyfl side , hip ind shoulder ; horses iame tange , Snake Creek J. J. Peek. Cody , Nebr. On both sides. Horses CC on left thigh. Range Head Pass Creek , S. D Parmelee Cattle Co. Rosebud , S. D , Cattle , branded as cut on left side with btripe under tail. Horses branded left thijrh. Range on Soldier creek. Guruer .brothers. CouX Anywhere on cat tle. Horsei on left shoulder. Range- North Eli. F. T. Brackett Riege , Nebr. Brand Registered . Brand right side ] Drlup Horses same oc right shoulder Range , Niobrara 6 miles south of Kilgoro Seth Gary. Merriraan , Nebr. On both side and hip. Herd mark , dewlap , Horses same on left shoulder. Ramie Lake Creek and Little White River. O. W. Bennect Simeon Neb Stock branded with 7 on left hip also same as cut Range between Gordon and Snake creeks and on the Niobrara river Franfc T. Lee. Brownlee , Neb , Cattle on left side ; horses same on left shoulder. Range Four miles northeast of Brownlee. D. M. Se-irs. Kennedy , Nebr. Cattle branded as ou cut.lef t side Some OR left hip. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Square Lake. Chi Psi Cattle Co. Erhvanl Lewis' , foreman. Wood Lake , Nebr. Cattle branded a ? in cut on right side. I Range : 0 miles east J of Simeon on Cronin ranch. Brothers Woodlake Neb John Roan's jiivtae mark , slit n left ear W. E. Haley Valentine Neb Brand registered No 200 Range iu Sharps Ranch and German precincts 6 ratios south of Kilgore C. H. Little. Merriraan , Nebr. On either side Horses same on hip. Also-Q Range Lake Creek SD WILLIAM BEAMER Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded same as cut on left side. Horses brauded on left shoulder. Range 6 miles south of Irwin , JULIFS PETERSON Postofflce address Gregory , Neb Branded as on cut Range two miles Qortli of Gresrory F. C. & M. 0. Metzger. Merriman Nebraska. Cattle brauded on leftside : Horses branded on left leit si te. Range on Snake 35 miles so.ith of iHerriman , Others rang8 miles northwest of Merriman. Charles Bichards. Merriman. Ns James Goodfellow. Cody. Nebr. Catt.e branded on left hide. Horses J3 on left jaw. Range Between the Niobrara and Medicine Lake. N. S. Kowley Kennedy , - Nebraska. Same as cut on left side and hip , and ou left shoulder of her ses. Also ? left side I hip. 3 on right hip and left side. Ffon Q ou lert hiy of horses. p on left jaw and left shoulder of horses. UI on left hip of horses. R M Faddis& Co. Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. Some branded left thigh Horses on left shoulder or thigh on i iIder thigh. Som on right thigh or shoulder. J P GARDINER Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska ty On left 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. Cnttle branded on side as on cut same on Inn. Some on left iside. VA George Heyne Cody , Neb Brand registered No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Ranee north and south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co G. W. McFarland Valentine , Nebr Cattle branded as in cut on left side. side.Old Old stock 2 Y Range : four mjles 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. 0. P. Jordan. Rosebud , SD Horses and cattle same as cut ; also CJ BE JJ ou right hip. Kange on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection mm of rustlers of stock bearing any of these brands. Morey & Hewett. Gordon , Nebr. Brand registered 2-J92. On left hip of cattle. Horses same left should er ; also 94.Q left side. Range douth of Shake 35 miles HB of Gordon. Robert Qaisenbery Postofflce address Simeon , Nebr. left hip on Y cattle. .Horses same on right shoulder. Ranee on Snake River. Jos. Bristol Valentin , Nebr. Range on Nio brara rh'tjr four miles pass of Ft. Niobrara. Horses and cattle branded > B connected on Ol Mt hip or aide as shown in cut „ c : < Albert Wnipple & Sons Rosebud , S.D. Cnttle branded SOS on left side OaO on rfghtside Some ctttle also have af on neok Some with A on left shoulder and some branded -.nth two baas across Jiiud qaar- Iters. dorses branded SOS ou left hin. Some cattle iranded AW bar connected on both sid 3 and pft hin of Pat PeJper Simeon Nebr. ' el n of br WILLIAM FEKDON. Postoftice addre.tn Brownleo , Neb Like cut on either left side or hipalrfO left side. Horses same as cut oa left hip. O RE" & &Z a&Siagmrrw > * m W A YuY lor con- conviasoii ol anyone unlawfully handling cattle in these orapds. * > John Sedlacek Valentine , Nebr. 0) Cattle branded if on left hip. Horses same on eft shoulder. Sonio branded' on left shoulder Some .3 on | Ieftside- , . jimies southwest of Valentine on north side of iSiobrara liver. PIKK BROS -feSBS Tostoffice address Crookston. Neb Cattle branded PE on either hip or right side. Ilorsea PE on shoulder. Range On MInne- ' ' chaauza 5 miles east of Crookston , SWELNEY BEOS. Postofflce address Pullman , Neb Cattle branded as on cut ; horses branded same as tattle except reversed j $ , See block Range Steveri and Stephenson Lakes and South S300 reward will he paid to any person for in. formation leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons stealing cattle with the ahnvB nranrt. FRANK MOOLE Postofflc address Cody. Nebraska On either side cattle herdmark left ear clipped and ris'ht ea * " spilth-srses ; o auded same on left sh oulder Range on Niob ara and Medicine Canyon D. Stlnard. 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 : ones same Range betwee0 Gordon on the F.E , & AL. V. , R. B. and Jyannis on B , & M. R. R. in Northwestern Nebraska. Address , BAKTLKTT BICHAKDS. Ellsworth. Nebraska. Metzger JBroB. , Gregory Net 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. A Jiewfinl of $ 'ioO will be paid to any nrson for information leading to the arrest and uiiai conviction of any person or Demons * Hie fattl with nhovo h > * an G/W. BEA3IEB. Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded on leftside a u. cut , e-mch bo < aiid2&-inch circle Brand registered 875. eft inch circle ,1-in ° f J L K08J3BEKICY Postofflce address Pnllujan , Neb Branded on left hiu ; hordes same Herd- mark-double rtew-lap Bnntie south eait of Bruab Hill A J PLUMEIi PostoCtee addrea Hyannls. N'eb right side and hip Aiao have stock branded n riuht side and hip Horses un right hip Kange-Southwestern Cherry , ounty J. A. Pulitnan. Cattle branded JT- on right side Horses branded , IY on right shoulder Reasonable reward for any in'ormation leading to the ns- covery of cattle strayed from range. J.F. Swain. Sparks , Nebr. 'attle branded on sft side as shown cut. Range-South Hparks on Nio- rara river ,