THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT t. M. RICE EDITOR Mutual coapanlee pay lessee in full , fit dfecoant I. M. RICH , Agent. A MATTER OFHiALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure HASKO SUBSTITUTE Ordcrof Hearlnir nnl Notice on I'etit- Ion for Settlement of Account. In the County Court of Cherry County Neb raska. KTATKOF NBimASKa G UXTT OK CHEKRV t ° ° To the boirs and to all nersons Interested in tlie BMtnte of Sylvester K. Orr , deceased : ON reading tne petition of Hugh Boyer. ad ministrator , praying a final settlement , and ' - rovrABC * of his account fll d in this court on the S th day of January. 1W. > . It to hereby orderedthat , you , and all per- interested in said matter , may. and do. ap- the uounty Court to be held In and for ty on the 10th day of February , A.D 1C05 'clock a. m..to show cause , if any there 1 . xrhy tlie prayer of the petitioner should not i be ent d , and , that notice of the pendency of { tibtd petition and that the hearing thereof be Riven to all persons interested in said matter by knbllshlnjca copy of this Order in the Valentine wni cr t , a weekly newspaper printed Iu said muRty. for three successive weeks prior to said day of heariBs , W H. TOWNB. 'J 3 County Judge. ii rtferof Hearing on Petition fer Ap- of Administrator. In the County Court of Cherry County , Neb raska. StATEOF NKHUASKA. I OoirsTv OK CHEUKV. i T * the heirs and to all persons interested In fte asiata of Robert Smart , deceased : On reading the petition of fcdward Collins , prayiug that the administration of said estate c antod to 'Herbert Green as adminie- tr tr. 'It is hereby 01 dered that yeu. and all BereotH ) intereit d in said matter , may , and $ fl , appear at the County Court to be held in and Die said county , on the llth day of February , A.D. 1904 at 10 o'clock a. m , to show cause. If ijny there bo , why the prayer of the petitioner tthonld not be granted , ami that notice of the pendency of said petition and that the hearing Ck reof be given to all persons Interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order in the VmkHUlne Democrat a weekly newspaper print ed In said county , for threu successive weeks -friar to said day of hearing. Witness my hand , and heal of .said court , this ' 'Join day of January. A. D. 1004. EAL \V. R. TOWNE , , 2 3 County Judge. In the County Court of Cherry Coun ty , Nebraska. la the matter of the adoption of Joseph Mon roe Rndsnn , a minor child. All pprsonp Interested will take notice that on Ow2fnd day of December,1 04.James AT.Hudson < 1 Tvife filed their petition for the adoption ol icild Joseph Monroe Hudson and that matter vrill be heard by the County Court at the County Ooart Room in said county on the 26th day of January ; 1603 at 10 o'clock a m. . at which time tut4 plate objections to said proposed Adoption Mill be heard. It Is further ordered that servi-j j of this notice be had by publication of the same wh wfet for four successive weeks Iu the Vs4eHtlne Democrat , a newspaper printed in my hand and'ofeclal seal this Kh day of January , 1W3. W. R.TOWXK. 514 County Judge. * In the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District , in and for Cher ry Count } ' , Nebraska. Ja tb matter of the CTtttte of Titus J 1 Order to Show Cause. Tayler deceased. This cause came OH for hearing upon the pe- titien of Henry Taylor.-.administrator of , the tsfata of Titus J. Taylor , ' deceased.-prayihg a license to sell the Southeast one-qunrt rir of Ht-ctiuu 32.- 3a.-Range.27. . w. , or a sufllcient amount thereof lo 'brine the sum of Sloo.oo for the payment of -aebts-allowed against said * tur and tlta'costs of administration , tnere not bein sufficient personal property to pay said debtR'and expense * . II Is therefore ordered that all persons inter ested in said estate appear before me at Rush- vllle , NebraskaO on the ! 8th day of February , 13G6. at-len o'clock a. m , . to show cause why a noensft should not be granted to said adminis trator to sell o much ot the above described renl estate of said deceased , asshall t be neces sary t6 pap saioT'debts and expenses ; that a oopr efi tuis order be published fur four weeks in rae Valentine Democrat , a newspaper of gen eral circulation. In Cherry County , NcbnipKa. lMt d this4th day January. HH)5. ) W. II. WKSTOV.ER. Judge of the District Court. E. D , Clarke , nttgrjjey. 511 Order to Show Cause Why. License Should Not Be Granted to' Sell Real Property. . In the Di&trlct.Court of. Cherry County. Nr. fcraska. la tno. matter of the prtltion of Joseph Jfellette for license lo sell real estate. Koir , on this 30th day of December. 1POJ. this caase came on for hearing upon the petition tmderoath of Joseph Nolletlo , administrator , ot Julia'Auna Nenzel. deceased , pr.iying for li- iffl&e "to sell the following real estate ef the said Julia Anna Neuzel , to-wit : KVTJT of Sec.21 , Tp. 34 , R. 't" , being liB acres more or less , and all nfthoNK'i of the.NK& of Sec. 17. fp 31 R32 , in Cherry countyNebraska , except tne tuwusite of Nenzel and tlie richt-of-way of the Fremont Elkhorn & Mlssou4 valley Rail way. the gamo being u-n IMTM , mor * or less , for the payment of debts al lowed againrit said estate and allowances and nont * ot administration for t e reason that there is wot n sufficient amount of personal property la po.ises.ilon of bald Joseph Nolletto , adminis trator , belonging to said es ate to pay said 4eDt4 , allowance.H and costs and lor further reason that . aid above-described real estate is ot producuye of any itieome to sai-l rotate. It in there/bre'ordered that all persons inter- t l in said estate appear before me at cham ber * In the cltjy-'of JJu3hviIlo.Nebr.iskuoii the Idth day of FehWarv , H > 05 , at the hour of ten o'clock a. m. to show cause , if any there be , why a license should not be granted to Joseph Nol- letto , administrator , to sell above described real estate of said decedent. Jt is further ordered t Mat a copy 01 this order bo served upon all persons interested rri aid elitate by causing the same to be published ohce each weikfor four successive weekaln the A'aleutine Democrat , a uepaper ptifcttd'-.andpublished iu auia couu ty cf Cberr1. . .AV. H. WESTOVER. wll uffge W-iie District Court , i Notice to Creditors. Inn Si A i r. or NEBRASKA t - „ in the County CitrituvCoUNTV , fa3 Court. In the matter of the estate ofSwan J. Ward , ' To the creditors of said estate : Y"ti are hereby notilied , That I will sit at the Couritv Court Room in Valentine In s'lid Coun ty , on the 18th day of February 1905 at 10 o'clock a. rn to receive and examine all claims agains * sa'.il eitatu with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited for the presenta tion of claims against said estate is the 18th day of February , A. . D 1005 , and the time hunted for payment of debts is one year from said 17th day of May , 1901 Witness my hand and the seal of said County Court this 25th day of Januarv , 1003 , SEAL ' : W. R. TOVVNK , , 1 County Judge Order of Hearing and Notice of Probate of Will. In the County Court of Cherry County , Ne braska. KTATE or NEBRASKA. COUNTY OK CHKKKV. To the heirs and to all persons interested in the estate of Albert E. Thacher , deceased : on readli K the petition of Charles 11. Cornell , pray ing that the instrument 11 led in this Court on the 20th day of January , 1903 , and purporting to be th * last will and testament ot the said deceased , nmv be proved and allowed , and recorded as the last will and testament of Albert K. Thacher , deceased ; that said instrument be admitted io Probate and the administration of swd esta'C bo uranted to Charles H. Cornell as executor. It is hereby ordered that ya and all persons interested in said matter , may , and do appear at the county court to be held in and for said county on the llth day of February. A.D. lOOj. at 10 o'clock a , in. , to show cause , it any there he , whv the prayer of the petitioner should not be Kra"nte < iand that notice of the pendency of said i > etition and that the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by puu- llshing a copy of this order iu the Valentine Democrat a weekly newspaper printed in said county , for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 25th day of January. A 1) 1905 , SEAL W.K. TOWNB. , 2 3 County Judge. Notice to Non-llesident Defendants. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF C1IERKV COUNTY , NEBRASKA. AMAXDA B. HOUNIIACK. ndinln- 1 istratnx of the estate ot M. I E. Horuback , dcccn&ed. I I'laintitf. vs ! C. C. STixcHCfum and JESSIE | M. STi2 > cucoMit. t Defendants. J The above named defendants will take notice that on the 14th day of January. 1W)5. ) ihe above named plaintifl llled his pet'niou in the District Court of Cherry county , Nenraska. the otijVct and prayer of which are to foreclose a certain trust deed executed and delivered by C. C. Btinchcomb and Jessie M. Stinchcomb to ME. . Hornback on the 8th day of July , 18 ! > S. and re corded In Honk "I" of Mortgages , paire 217. up on the SKVf of Sec. 3-1. Tp. : u. U. 25. Cherry county , Nebraska , to secure the payment of the promissory note dated July s , l.s S. executed and delivered by C. C. Stmchcomb and Jessie M. Stinchcomb for the sum of SoOO.oo with interest thereon at the ranof seven per cent per annum from January 1,1899. upon which there Is now due plaintill" the sum of 424 ; w and interest from the lath day of January. I''OS. ' for which plaintiff pr ys that an accounting may be haH of the amount due plain tin * upon said note and trust dted and for a decree of foreclosure ex cluding the defendants and each ot them from all right of title , lien , claim and interest or equity of redemption in ami to said premises. Said defendants are required to answer Haiti petition on or before the 2(3th ( day of February , 1005. AMANDA B. HOIINBACK , I'laintiu" . l y Walcott & Morrissey. 1 4 Her Attorneys. * + . 1H-P-A-N-S Tabules /Doctors find A good prescription For mankind The 5-cent package s enough lor usual occas sieus. The family bottlo ( GO cents ) contains a supply for a year. All druggists sell them. U , S , DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , Weather Bureau The following data , covering a per ioci 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 lor the coming month. JANUARY- TEMPERATURE. Mean or normal temperature 17 ° The warmest month was that of 1900 with an average of 31 ° The coldest month was that of 1S90 with z.u average of 11 ° The "highest temperature was OS0 on the 30 , 1892. .The lowest temperature was - 38 ° on the 24 , 1894. The 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 killin - o frost occurred in spring , June 21. PRECIPITATION ( rain or melted snow ) Average for the month 0 57 inches. Average number of days with .01 of in inch or more , 8. The greatest monthly precipitation : vas 1.27 inches in 1889. The least monthly precipitation vas 0.00 inches in 1900. The greatest amount of precipita- : ion recorded in any 24 consecutive irs.was 0.37 inches on the 31,1894. The greatest amount of snowfall ecorded in any 24 consecutive hours record extending to winter of 1884-85 mly ) was 37 inches on the lo-lG. 19U1. CLOUDS AND WEATHER. Average number of clear days , 15 ; > artly cloudy , S ; cloudy , 8. WIND. The prevailing winds have been rotn the NW. The average hourly velocity of the nnd is 10 miles. The highest velocity of the wind ras CO miles from the NW on the 7 903. J. J. MCLEAN , in charge We'atter Bureau. Estray Notice. Taken up by the undersignd at my place on the Niobrara River , about nine miles southwest of Valentine , Nebraska , one dark red steer , four years o'd past branded on right side , blotched. Dated at Valentine this 22nd day of Decem ber. 1901. 495 JOHN SEDi.ACKK. MILL8 BROS Merrlman , Nebr. Cattle and hor- t'H oranded on lelt side or shoul der. der..Vrand register ed southwest ol Morriiti : * . ! ! on Hi Niobrara river. A , Benson Address Arabia Nebraska. Range North of Niobrara river. J. V > * . S tetter , Valentine , Nebr. OXier brands : Horses bninded : E , - < orf on lelt shoulder ; E O left thigh. Range on Boardman , Gordon. Snake and Sand Creek. P. H. Young. Simeon. Nebr. Cittlo bninded as cut on lefc side Sme Q. Y ° n lclf ; side. QII left Jar'of V horses. Range on Gordon Creek north of Simeon , Sandy Williams Mcrriman. Nobr. Mostly on left side. Some on right side. * Horses same on left shoulder. Range Lake Creek , S. D. Nebraska Land and Feeding Co. 3artlett Richards Pres Will G Comsteck , V. P. Chas C Jamison Sec&Treas Cattle branded on any part of animal ; also the following brands : torses branded the same Range betweei Gordon on the F.E , &M. V.R. R. and Hyanms on B , &M. R. K. in Northwestern Nebraska. Address , BAKTLBTT RIOHAKI B. Ellsworth. Nebraska. St. Francis Mission Postofliceaddress : Crookston. Nebr , or Rosebud , S. D. Cattle branded as in cut , Some cattle in S D branded only on lelt hip. Run'je : North of the Minnecha- duza , 8 miles west ol Crookston , and on Bull Creek. Any information regarding cattle branded as above will bo thankfully received by Wm. Skelly. Crookston , Nebr. ; or St. Francis Mission , Koso- Uud. S. D. J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock branded same as cut "back of right shoulder and on right hip 4 Range on' the Niobrara F.V. . Jersig Valentine , Nebr Cattle branded as shown { in Cut on left side , loin or hip. betweenthe ? , Gordon and Snake south of the Niobrara ri.er J 11 Wallingford Kennedy.Neb. Cattle branded s.irae as cut ; also iome branded J | on lefthlp. C. P. Jordan. Rosebud , SD Elorses and cattle same as cut ; also CJ BE JJ on 'right hip. Ran on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection of rustlers of stock earing any of these brands. G.H. Seagor 'ostoltlce address Cody , Neonkska attle branded as on ut on left side , hip nd shoulder ; horses ime : aDge , Snake Creek 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 Urothera. Cody , Nebr. Anywhere on cat- * on left shoulder. RangeNorth Eli. F. T. Brackett Riege. Nebr. Brand Registered < 0 1490 Brand right side jrhip Horses samp OP right shoulder Range ; Niobrara 6 miles south of Kilgore Seth Gary. Merriman , Nebr. On both side and hip. Herd mark , dewlap. Horses same on left shoulder. Ranee Lake Creek and Little White River. C. W. Bennett Simeon Neb Q Stock branded with 7 on lett hip also same as cut Range between t/ordonand Snake creeks and on the Niobrara river FrariK T. Lee. Brnwnlee , Neb , Cattle on left side ; horses san-e on left , shoulder Range Four miles northeast of Brownlee. D. M. Sears. Kennedy , Nebr. Cattle branded a son cut.left side oOine on left hip. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Square Lake. Chi Psi Cattle Co. Edward Lewis , foreman. Wood Lake , Nebr. C.-.ttle branded as iu cut on right side. Range : 0 miles cast of Simeon on Crouin ran ch. Roan Brothers Woodlake Neb John Roan's piivtae mark , slit in left ear W. E. Haley Valentino Neb Brand reglsteret No 200 Range In Sharp : Ranch and German precincts 0 mi-'es south of Kilpove C. H Little. Merriman , NeVtr , 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 brandodfl on left shoulder. Range 6 miles south of Irwin. JULIUS PETERSON rostofflce address Gregory , Neb Branded as on cut Range two miles north of Gregory D. A. Elan cock Marshall , Mo. or Sii oon. Nebrarka Cattle branded on leftside ? .oon cxt ; also 16 un left side with Zl on left hip of some cnttje ; also S46 on right side. Horse brand , rake a .d 16 ion leu ohnnlder or lu > . X on left Jaw ranchon Oewey Lake. Range on Niobrara River , east of Fort Niobrara ; all In Cherry County. Nebraska. J. J. Peck. Cody , Nebr. On both sides. Horses on left thigh. Range Head I'ass Creek. S. D James Goodfellow. Cody. Nebr. Cattle branded on left side. Horses J3 on left Jaw. Range Between the Niobrara and Medicine Lake. N. S. .Rowley Kennedy , - Nebraska. Same as cut on left. 3idu.ml ! , > , iind on left stmul'i' f nt on lefc bide hip. P -f on left side. on left side and on left hip. 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 bramtpd ion icft thigh Horses on loft shoulder or thigh Ml . , tl Ider thmh. Soim on right thigh or shoulder. J P QARDINKIi Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On leftside of cat tle ; horses O right armRange Range , north and Bouth of Nlobrara verl2-milvs , south west of Cody Frank Rothleutner Po tolllce nrtdress KilgoreNob. Cattle bninded on side as on cut same oil Inn 'Some ' on left side. Georgo Heyne Cody , Neb Brand registered No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Rancs north and south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co G. W. McFarland Valentr-e , Ne' Cattle branded as in cut on left side. side.Old Old stock 2Y 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. D. Bray Rostuud 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 2ii > 2. On left hip of cattle. Horses same left should er ; also 940 leftside. Range South of Snake 35 miles sfl of Oor "on. Eobert Q-aiscnbery Postofflce address Simeon , Nebr. S left hip on "Y cattle. 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 bninded B connected on left hip or side as shown in cut Albert Whipple & Sons Rosebud , S. D. Cattle branded SOS on left side ObO on riehtside S OS borne cattle also have a - ton neck Ofm1wltl1 A on left shonlder and „ some branded f with two bars ' Jf-2 'across hind onar- ojaj vjE .vgrrT ? ! " ' - 3'j ' = = 'tersSom ? Texas rattle branded SO on left sidoand'soine on left side. ) Horses branded SOS on left hin. Some caiue hrftTldMfl A\V hriTnnno / tQ/l on both sides and ' "ft hfr > of horqe i Pat Feiper Simeon Nebr. i : Sawyer Bros. Postofflce address. Oasis , Nebr. G. K. Sawyer has charge of these cat tle Horses I > S on left shoulder. Som stocklPl leftside _ _ _ _ sa rae left thigh. Range on Sinake PIKF.BR03 PIKF.BR03Postofflce Postofflce address Cokston , Neb ratKcbren-IM PE on either hip or right side. Horses PK on left shoulder. Range On Minne- chaduza 5 miles east of Crookston , SWEENEY BROS PostoClce address Pullman , Neb Cattle branded as on cut ; horses branded same as cattle except reversed S. * See block Range Stover and Stephenson Lakes and South S300 reward will be paid to any person for in formation leading to the arrest a'Vj.00 11 ] srwilliur cattle with the * of any erson or person FRANK MOOLE Postofflc address Cody. Nebraska On either side cattle hcrdmark left ear clipped and rltrht ear spiithorses ; i > andeJ , saine on left sh oulder tange on Nio < am land Medicine Canyon D. Stin&rd. Valentine , Nebr. Hiate Brand reg istered t&54. Cattle and horses branded same as cut on left hip. Range 2 miles east of Ft. Nio brara , ALONZO HEATH Postofllce address Cody , Nebraska On left side. Hor-i ses left shoulder. Range north o Cutcomb Lake Metzger Bros. , Kins NeV Cherry Co Branded on left side and thigh. Earmark , square crop right ear Horses have same brand 011 left thigh. Range on Gor don and Snake Creeks , A Iteirartl of $ 5O will be paid to any nrson for information leading to the arrest and Una' "nnviftion of anv person or persons steal ing eatlle w itli abov e brand. O. W. BKAMKR. Gordon , Nebf. Cattle branded on left side as m cut , 6-inch bot Brand registered 875. br ed S nj1 eft shoiil-3 1 'tier. ' 2. . iuch circle , l-ln box. Registered 870. Range 6 miles south ol Irwin on Niobrara nver. A BUCK PostotKce artdre Hyannis , Neb Branded on lelt side Eange eighteen miles north of Hvannis T. A. Y A RYAN Pullman , Nebr Cattle branded JY on right side Horses branded JY on right shoulder Reasonable reward for any Information leading to the re covery of cattle strayed from my ranga. J.F. Swain. Sparks. Nebr. Cattle branded on It side as shown u cut. Range-South of Spurks on NSo- brara river. A T DAVIS Postoflice address Ityannis , Neb On right side horses on left shoulder also cattle on rit ht side Ranue 13 miles north of II\anni A'len & Sons Irt Niobrara. Brand registered No 870 Hor es branded " > u left hip Ranee. Niobrara river T2 miles east 3f Valentine Charles Richards. Mtrrl'iian. N- >