mfrl. frl. \ M. RISE EDI JOB Mutual compajileK pay inshes in fo discount . L M. RIPE AHXTTEROFHEALIH POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUBSTITUTE 'NOTICES. Notice to Creditors. THE STATIC or NKJ-.HASKA i In the County CKBRUT Court. IB the matter of. the estate of Christopher C. Itrctthan , 'deceased : T the eredltorg of said estate : Y < m ar hereby notified. That I will sit at the Gh t ? Gcurl Kooni Ih Valentine fn said county , Mi tto 14th day of January. 1903 at 10 o'clock a m. to rewire and examine all claims against * totA eitate , with a > iow to their ad juutm nt and ailriWAtaoe. The time limited for the prtscnta- ffet of claims against said estate is the 14 day of jBiuityA. D. 1005 and i he time limited for piy- : eatQT debts is one year from said 'iGth day of- June 1004. 1004.Witness Witness my hand and the seal of said 881.L County Court tliis2lt day of December N 1904. W. R TOWNE , 494 . County Judge , Order to Show Cause Why License. Should Not.BeGranted to Sell R al _ Property , In the District Court of Cherry County , Ne- Draska. - ' - - . , " . * In the matter of ihp petition of Gardner II. y6I ftnr , ' dniiiiistjaUjr.uf-ihe estate of Charlotte Folsom. for llqense to ell real estate/ NOWVon.tnJ8"5th3ayoI December. 1904 , thJs-ciiise ame cm for.hearinsriipon the petit ion uffoBr'oath'of'GArnner-H Fi W-im. adniihi tra- tor Ottile 65t tc-.gt"CharlotterF ) lom ) , ueceased , ; for ncptise to s'ell the fbllowing descnb- .rlotte JTolsom , to-I * Jt. . _ . . . . . . Section G.Tp.34 , U. 37. for theoayment o ( debts allowed against " 1 estate aim allowances and costof said ad- of personal property in the oftue said GardnenH. Folsom , ad- fnlBfstncto 7'bPlpn inKto'- > * atestate-t pay said 4fe 9 , allowances and cp.sra and for the further ntikon ihatltwlU'W for the * boatr 'interests of Mid estate to convert said real estate-to .cash. . . Ztjs.therefore ordered that all persons in- tefMted In'said"esTitte"'appear beiom meat Cambers in the city nf O'Aeill in the 15Mi Ju dicial DisirfefdU'thftSiid day of January ; 1905 , at & knur of ten < o'clock n. m .and show cause , if any there l-e , why'license shoald not be fftuited to said Gardner H. Folsom , adminis. trator , to sell the ( above described real estate of Mid decedent to pay said debts and expenses It ia further ordered that a copy of this order fceserred upon all persons interested in SM * . iUte.by causing the same to be published once each week for four successive weeks in the Vai- entite * TJenlocrat , a news'paper printed and pobliined'ia said county of Cherry. J.J. HARRINGTON. 474 Judge District Court. ; Notlce to Non-Resident Defendants. StATE OF NEBRASKA , CJIKEIRY COUNT v. TStella S. Bullard. S. A Ramplin , Mrs. S. A. Rauipliu and S. J.-Oaynorc ( fl stand real names W known ) non-resident defendants : Yoii , ' and each of you. will take notico tint on tlie 19th day of December , 1004. Adell S. Curtis. rtalullff herein , filed her petition in the district court of Cherry county , Nebraska , against Stella n. Butlard. S. A. Ramplin. Mrs. S. A. Ramplin. g. J Gaynore , ( first and rf-al names unknown ) , tull Broq. and William Stull. trustee for Louis Stull , defendants , the object and prajer of * hich arc to foreclose a certain mort- executed by Stephen L. James Virgin Janvs upon tot Four and the easr qua-rter of the Soutinvest quanerof Sect'on ' NlneU-en and lot One and the No th- eait qu&rter f the Northwest quarter of Sectio'n Thirty , all in Township Twenty-five , north. f Range Thirty-two west of the 6th f. M iu Chcr- 7ry Bounty. Nebraska , which mortgage was g-veu to secure the payment of a certain promissory 'not * } dated Aovomber-flrst , 1889 for the sum of faob. and due and payable to L"uis Stull or order on tlnnuiiry first , 1895. whi-h not and mortgage xluly aligned by the said Louis Stull in , 1889 t Ward & Cobn and by tlitiu and transferreii to Prise-ilia Brown and thereafter was bv her tran ferrrd to the plaintiff herein , who In now th sole owner of aid indebtedness and the mortgage securing .the ame. That In order to protect the said ige Hen the owner of said note aid mort- did pay the taxes levied and as e-ssed inst sajd premisei' for the year ? 1890. isoi , , ls.93 and 1S91 , and that t > y virtu * of said as- Mtumentof T saidnote and mo tgage the said ntiff became the owner of all rights obtained ylrtue of the payment of said taxes and hich taxes ar * also secured by said mortgage. That there is uow due upon said note and tiortK.nre and for raxes the sum of Right nun- drd twelve and thtrtcen-hundrelh dollars , for which ouni with in'erest from December 15th , 1904 the plaintilt prays for a decree that de- taidants be required to pay the sam : thnt the liten-si r HMD of each and all of said defrnd- HKt.i be found to be junior and inferior ro that of tbe plaint ifl ; that the proceedings upon which Uio said Stella S. Bullard claims title to said yftMttoej bo declared to be void in so f.ir as the aarfte may affoct the rights of said plamtilT ; ana ( hut if the Interest or lien of said - telld s. Bul- lard l > e fdiind to be superior to that of ulaintiiT. tUattb is plaintiff be permitted to redeem the same , ind in case the mnouat found t be due Mir p'.s'ntiff ' with interest and costs is not pasd itarima to be fixed bv the court that said prvivl. e ? be sold to satisfy the amount fouud TO t due \ou. and each of you. are required to answer § ft } < ! petincu on or bifore the 30th day of Janu ary. 1905. IMled Uetercber 19th , 1904. A DELL S.CURTIS , . riaintitf , . By W. W. Y ) U.VJ. 4fA Her Attorney , " THE < NORTH-WESTERN LIKE OnlyDouble Track tttiitrmatt br.ltrve.n ' / lr4f//o. r fllrcrt tinc t Nt I'aul-JIinneajt- line to Black MMills. to near rut agent for rate * time cartts. ( INt f'"UATKI > . ) ! ( vi * fttock < jiimtxM.nn ! firi ha fK UNIOHiorji YARDS , so. OMAHNEB. . TO MII'TKKS We will > e plwued to -r-n wjiii .iir < u.Iinifiits our market rc- jmrf nr the Jouin tl-Sr/icfm n to all who 'on inipia p shippim * itofk 'liN Wnt to HH aijn ivt wil gla'1 fn k HV you 1-03. I'd .in tne rirtikrt liy good si' s au ' onrU'ous trpatnn .1 out : u > < t < uiiers haw be come our best solicitors Sliipn-ei-t to u > , ii'i'ovo mobt cartful attention ( Jive 'is a tiial and become convinced , l--.il : l AfSTO\ I'0A , ( Incmporat'.d. ) TAKJBUl at my place , two miles east of Crookston , on Oct. 26 , IK ) , one brown horse about 12 years old branded | J on left thigh , weight about 1100 pounds. El ) PIKE. Daud this 5th day of. November low 433 IM-P-A-N-S Tabules Doctors fiiid A good prescription For mankind The o-cent package s enough for usual occas si ns. Tho family bottle ( GO cents ) contains a supply for a year. All druggists sell U , S , DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , Weather Bureau The following data , covering a pc r tod of 15 years , have been compiled from the Weather Bureau records at Valentine. Nebr. They are issued to show the conditions that have pre vailed , during" the month in question for the above period of years , but must not be construed as a forecast for the weather conditions tor the coming month. DECEMBER. TEMPERATURE. Mean or normal temperature 27 ° The warmest month was that of 1889 with an average of 33 ° The coldest month was that of 1902 with c n average of 17 ° ( The highest temperature was 68 ° on the 18 , 1890. The lowest temperature was 34 ° on" the G , 1901. Ttie earliest date on which first kill ing frost occurred in autum , Sept. 12. Average date on which first killing frost occurred in antum , Sep 18 Average date on which last killing frost occurred in spring , May 9 The latest date on which last killing frost occurred in spring , June 21. PRECIPITATION ( rain or melted snow ) Average for the month 0 G2 inches. Average number of days vnth .01 of an inch or more , G. The greatest monthly precipitation was 1.28 inches in 1902. ' The least monthly precipitation was 0.03 inches in 1894. The greatest amount of precipita tion recorded in any 24 consecutive hrs. was 0.7(5 ( inches on the 28-29 , 1889 The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any 24 consecutive hours ( record extending to winter of 1884-85 only ) was 46 inch eson the 10. 1901. CLOUDS AND WEATHER. Average number of clear days , 12 ; partly cloudy , 10 ; cloudy , 9. WIND. The prevailing winds have been from the W. The ax-erage hourly velocity of the wind is 10 miles. The highest velocity of the wind was 52 miles from the NW on the ? G , 1890. J. J. McLEAN , Official in charge Weather Bureau. ALONZO HEATH Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On left side. Ho ses left shoulder. Range north Gutcomb Lake H A BUCK Postolflce addre Hyannis , Neb Branded on leit aide Range eighteen miles north of Hvannis A T DAVIS Postofflce address Hyannls , Neb On right side horses on loft shoulder also cattle on right side Range 16 north of Hyanni > ; t Niobrara. ' Brand rpgistwd ' < ) 70 ' Horses branded m left hip Range , Niobrara Ivor 12 milCR ea > t n Valentine Sawyer I'ostoffice address. Oasis , Nebr- G. K. Sawyer has * charge of these cat tle. Horses Dg on ie < t shoulder. Some stop left side _ _ _ H" ' Ml s sam e ft thigh. Range on Snakn civ Mll.l-h Kl > W rririiiui Hit It411(1 llul -WH ( irandPd on let ! wlfnr ch'iill t net netBruin Bruin rvtri- ! ! d IOUJ Range izm'ie. ' ! 'h west of on V . .lir-.r- . riVMr Address \ Range Noith of Niobranv liver. J.V. . Stetter , Valentine , Nebr. 0 > lier brands : ! < I + - Horses branded : I , < orf on leit shoulder ; f O lc thiirh. Rangp on Boar.im < in , Gordon. Snnke and Sand Creek. P. II. Young. Simeon Nebr Cattlr * branded as cut on left side Some. side. " " on left jaw of V horses. Range on Gordos Cre-'k north of Simeon , Sandy Williams. Merriman. Nebr. Mosfly on left side. Some on right side. Horses same on left shoulder. Kange Lake Creek , S. D. D A Hancock Marshall , Mo. or Simeon , Nebraska Cattle branded on Mtsideasoacut ; also 16 on left side with on left hip of some cattle ; also S46 on right side Horse brand , rake and it on left hnnlde > iiip /t on left jaw Horn'ranch -on Dewey Lake Range on Niobrara River , east oi Fort Niobrara ; all in Cherrj County. Nebraska St. Francis Mission Postofflce address : Crookston. Nebr , or Rosebud , S. D. Cattle branded as in cut , Some cattle in S O branrtt-d only on lett hip. R' nge : North of the Minnecha- duza , 8 miles west lot Crookston , and 'on ' Bull Creek. Any information regarding cattle branded as above will be thankfully received by Wm SkHly. Crookston. Nebr. ; or St. Francis Mission , Rose bud. S. D. J. B. Lord Simeon NeD Stock branded same as cut back f right shoulder and on right hip Range OB fht- Nlobrara F.V. . Jersig Valentine. Nebr Cattle branded as shown Jin cut on left side , loin or hip. lUuge between the Gordon and Snake south of the Niobrara river J R Wallingford KennedyNeb. Cattle branded sime as cut ; also some branded | J | on lefthlp. Rosebud , SD Horses and cattle same as cut ; also 0.1 BE IJ OB rijW hip. Range on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection of rustlers of stock eari ng any of these brands. Gr.H. Seagcr 'ostofflce address Codv , Neoraska 'attle branded as on ut on left side , hip id shoulder ; horsos ame &nge. Snake Creek J. J. Peck. Cody , Nebr. On both sides. Horses CC on lelttft&h. Range Head Pass mjf Creek ' , 8. D. EL i..JIM. . . . . Parmelee Cattle Co ? ; us cut < > n left "id - withtr | i .1 IKI ) ( nil Range on Soldier creek * " Hiuthers > < 1\ V.'ll ou ua.1- on left shoulder. - North F T Bracket ! Kiege. Nebr. Brand Registered 0 1490 Brand right sideff or hip S ) Horseb same OP right shoulder Range , Niobrara t > miles south of Kilgore Merriman. Nt br On both side and hip. Herd mark dewlap , Ilorses same on left shoulder Range - Lake Creek and LittJe White Ifiver. : . W. JienneSt Simeon Neb U Stock branded with 1 on Ipfl hij , also same as cut Range between Gordon and Snake creeks and on the Niobrara river Frans T Lee. Brownlee , Neb , Cattle on left aide ; horses san" on left should * " Range Four miles northeast nf Rrownlee D. M. Senrs. Kennedy , Nebr. Tattle branded is on out.left side > ome on left bip Horses same on left shoulder , Kange Square Lake. Chi Psi Cattle Co. Edward Lewis , foreman. Wood Lake , Nebr. C.ittle blinded a ? in cut on right * n\t \ Range ; 6 of Simeon on ( 'ronin ranch. Hnati Brothers Woodlake Neb John Roun's ) iivta i mark , slit n left ear W E. Haley Valentine Neb Brand reglstereo No 200 Range in Sharps Ranch and German precincts 6 mi-le * south of Kilpore C. H Little. Mernman , On either sidrt Horses same on hip Also Q > Range Lake Creek SD WILLIAM BKAMER Gordon , Nebt. Cattle branriei ; same as cut on left sirle. Ilorses branded on left shoulder. J i Range 6 mile' south of Irwir , JULIUS PETERSON Postofflce address Gregory , Neb Branded as on cut Range two mile.s uorth of Gregory F. C. & M. O. Metzger. Merriman Nebraska. Cattle branded on leftside ; Horses branded on left thigh , some are m * branded MR Branded left si ie. Range [ in Snake 35 miles soutli of Mernman. Others angeS miles n..rthwestof Merriman. Charles Eicbards. Merriman , Nib N KMined\ , * cut ii let side and hip , nnd "i Uft shoulder of I or sesAlM > 2KSiS3 on left bide hip. F -f on left side. j X o 'eft ' side and on ! < > ft hip. p ou left jafind left < th < > ilitf r of UJ f > - on left hip of horses. R M Faddis& Co. Postofllce address Valentin or Kennedy Some InanttVd eft thigh Horses on left shoulder or thigh Somi sliou or Soni" on right thigh or shoulder. J T GARDINER Postofflco address Cody , Nebraska On loft side of cat tle ; horses O right armRange Range , north and south of Niobrara ver,12-miles south west of Cody Frank Rorhlentner Po tolllce .n > dress KilgoreNeb. Cuttle branded on side as on cut same ( > Inn Some on left George Heyne Cody , Neb Brand registered No 1027 Horses branded on irtft shoulder Range north and south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co G. W. MoFnrland r , Nebr branded as in cut on left side. side.Old Old stock 2Y Range : four miles east of Fort Niobrara , north , iud south of Rt-rry bridge tin C. E W right. Valentine Nebr. Brand registered NT0. 374. Brand anywhere on right side D. Brar Rosboud S D Cattle branded on left thigh or hip same as cut Horse brand same on the left shoulder Morey & Hewett Gordon , Nebr. Brand registered 292. On left hip of cattle. Horaes ame left should er ; also 94.Q u * left side. Range South of Siiake 35 miles is of Gordon Kobert Quisenbery Put > tofflce address Simeon , Nebr. left hip on V cattle. Horses same on right shoulder. Ranee c Kiver. Jos. Bristol Valentin , Nebr. Rangp on Nio brara river four ni'Ies f ast of Ft. Mobrara. Horses and wittle brsind d B connfctfd on left hip or side as shown in cut Albert TVhipple & Sons Rosebud , S , D. Cattle branded SOS on left side OSO on rightside Some cattle also have af on neck Some with A on left shoulder and some branded with two bar ro i hind onar ters. Some Texa- attle branded O on left sd : < > and * n left side. orses branded SOS on loft hip. Some c niie randed AW bar connected on both sides and uf. hin of horses Pat Peiper Simeon Nebr Ci CiH n ol t olbi bi i _ CO Cattle ( lit left hip. Horst'S s eft shouli Some r n u fr 'ff - Kin'f D mill s loiithwest ot Vnlei tine on ide of Aiobrara river. BROS , , Postofllce address' ? ; t rookston , Nt b $ Cattle branded PE on either hip or right side. Horses PE on left shoulder. Range On Minne- east ol Crookston , SWEENEY BROS Postolllce address Pullman , Neb fault branded as on cut ; horses branded same as Battle except reversed S. Set * block lUiuge Steveri < * nd Stephenson Lakes and South ? 300 reward will be paid to any person for in. formation leading to the arrest and conviction af any person or persons stealing cattle with th FKANE. MOGLE Fostolllc addreaa Cody. Nebraska. On either side cattle herdmark left ear clipped and rtoht eaT splifchorses ; t auded isame on left ah ottlder iKange on Nio. ara land WpdicineCanyon D. Stinard xate Brand reg- isterea 1554. Cattle and horses branded same as cut on left hip. Kange 2 miles -nst of Ft. \Vbraska Land and Feeding Co. tertlett Richards \VillGComstock.V.P. . C Famison Sec&Treas Cattle branded on any part of animal ; also the following brands : lorses brandec same Range betwe > Gordon on the F.E , &M V.R. B and lyannis on B. &M R R in North-western Address BARTI.KTT Ellsworth .Nebraska. Metzger Bros. , Gregory Neh Cherry Co Branded on left side and thigh. ttarmark , square TOP right ear Horses have < ame brand on left thigh. Range on Gor- iou and Snake Creeks , Rewartl of will be paid to an inSto the annn Person OP r rsona steal G. W. BEAJilEB. Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded on leftside a-u. cut , 6-inch bo- . and 2'/5-inch circle Brand registered 875. Registered 876. Eange 6 miles south of frwm on Niobrara river. J L ROSEBEBEY f ostoffice addres ? Pullman , Nct > Branded on leit hip ; dorses same Herd- mark-double dew-lap Kange south fast of Brush Hill Postofflce artdres Hyannig , Neb right side and hip Also have stock branded n rfehr side and hip Horses on right hip tange-Southwestern Cherry ounty J. A. YARYAN Pullman , Nebr Cattle branded JY on right side Horses branded JY on right shoulder Reasonable re-ward for any information leading to the re covery of cattle strayed from range. J.F. Swain. Sparks , Nebr. attle branded on [ t side as shown cut. Bangs South Sparks on NIo- rara river ,