THE VALENTINE OEMOCRA ) I. M. RICE' EDITOR Mutual companies pay tosses in full. "To discount , I. M. RICE , Apent. Absolutely Pure 'I ' ! HAS/M (1N ( OKPOJtATED. ) _ "C' > c'knuniHHioii 3I 'ichants. UNION SIUOK YARDS , SO. OMAHA , NEB. - T < i .SHIPPERS-We will be pleased to PC i wiinoiir compliments our market re- ji"tt or the Journal-Stockman to all parties v. ; io contemplate shipping stock this season. Write to us and we will be glad to keey you posted OH the market By good sales and courteous treatmen our customers have be come our best solicitors. Shipments to us receive most careful attention. Give us a trial and become convinced. Signed : KAJ.STOX & FOXOA , ( Incorporated. ) 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS . . . COPYRIGHTS &c. Anyone Bending a sketch and description mny nulckly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest neeiicy for securing patents. Patents taken through JIunn & Co. receive tpecial notice , without charge. In the Scientific A handsomely Illustrated weeklv. Inrcst clr- culation of any srieiitiHc Journal. Terms. $3 e year : four months , (1. Sold by all newsdealers. SflUF $ S Go.3G1Broadw2 ew YorP Vnnch Ollloe. B5 V SL. Wnihincinn. 1) G Monthly Meteorological Summary , STATION : Valentine , Nebr. MONTH : February , 1905. "T" Indicates trace of precipitation ; " ' > elow zero ; " C' ' partly cloudy. JOHN J. McLEAN , Observer Weather Bureau. . J THE NORTH- OnlyDouble Track btitivcen Missouri Jttvvr int'd Cltivfiffo. Direct line to St I'anl-JIinncitjt- olin. olin.Direct line to ISKicli Hill * . Aj > jtlto netit't'Kt tiycnt for rutet * in < itH ami titnc wtritx. TIME'TABLB .Great Korthern Line at O'neill , Xebr. Going East , Going West. Leaves 10:10 a. m. Arrives 9:50 p. m. .Passenger , daily except Sunday. Connections with Elkhorn trains east and west-bound from all points west of O'Neill. Shortest/oute to Sioux City and beyond. Thrmigh connections fc r Sioux Falls , Minne apolis , St. Paul and all points north and west. Halocal ti'kets to O'Neill. FKKD ROGERS , G , P. A. SfoiiT dry .Iowa The North-Western One of the most interesting series of-articles on the subject of the great railways of the country that has appeared recently , is that from the pen of Frank H Spearman , rec ently published in the Saturday Evening Post , and since printed in book form by Scribners. The chap ter descriptive of the Chicago & North-western By. has been pub * lishod by the passenger department of that line in pamphlet furm for general distribution , and will be sent to any address on receipt of 2 cents for postage. 74 Joe Bristol is short seven head of cattle , branded same as in cut else where in this paper ; also one black liOrE'e about 6 yrs old , weight about idpO-pounds , branded 02 on left fch'oulder , and MB connected below on r ejlrn ; ; Shoulder. Anyone knowing of pbcfvfe' &to'ck p feassf import to . ' * * JOE -'i&T/- . / . ' - ' ' * * - . < ? :3-- : . > a rflHBM.J r iHl * IVOTICES. Order of II oarin-r' n l Notice nit Iitit- ion lor . * cti lament of A ' < M > iint. In the County Court of Cherry County Neb raska. STATKOK NcisuAHKa COUNTV OK ClIKKUY | 3H To the helrt and to all persons interested in the estate of Christopher 0. Hranhau , deceased : Ox reading the peiliion of Frede ick W Kin ' praying a final settlement and allowance of Ins account til'd in this couit on the 1st day of March , 1905 It i hereoy ordered that you , and all per sons interested in sud matter , may. and do ap pear at the oiinty Court to be held in and for said county > nllielSrhuay of.Maroh. A. I ) . 1905 at 10 o'clock a. m. . to show rmse. if any t'lere be why theprajer "t tlio jtctn on jr h . .iil'l11,1 be granted , and that notice ot I uc pen.Icm-x u. said petition and that the hearing thfieof he given to all persons inter jste'l insUd matter by publishinu a copy of this ) rder in thValciitiie Democrata wveKly newspaper printed in said county , for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing , W.'R.TOWNE. 7 3 County Judge. Order to Show Cause Why License Should Not be Granted to Sell Real Property. IN THE DISTRICT COITKf OF CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA. . In the matter of the u Ution of Gardner H. Folsom , administrator , for license to . ell real estate. And now on tjiissO'h day of February , 1905 , ihis cause came on forlie.-iriiiir upon the petition under oath o Giriiierll F. I om. administra tor ftli estate v f Chanotte Folsom , de-ea-ed , to sell the I llowinir de cribed eat < 'Stiit of th > said Charlotte Folsom. itcrttMipd to-\\it : ! . . oltlie > Kh d the N'i of the > E14 ot Sec. 15 , To. 31. noith < > 'r-uge 37 wes ot the Gth e. Rt. Cherry county , Nebraska , for the payment of uetits stliow Ml .iii.tiiist ssjii ! f state an i allo\v- au-c and costs ofadminist-atiou for the reason that the r i > > otasullicieut Amount "f peisonal nrojierty in tin-p' s esiin of the said ( Jarrtner H. Fo'som. adminihtrator. belonging to said estate to pay said dehts. allowances and co ts and for l he furthe rcjuson that it w ! ! oe for the nest Merest of the said estate to convert suid re ; l psiate into casli ] t is theref'ire ordered that ill rersops in'er- estin said state appear Pefor * me at ch-in- ders in the city ut Kushville in t e loth judicia distrttt on tiic lOtli day of April , 19 5 ar. thw hour of ten o'clock a. m and shocause , if any there \\iiyahceuseshnli not be granted to the sain Gan'.uer H. Folsom. administr-ito' ' , to sell the above described eal estate of the sai l decedent to pay the add ocbts and ex penses it Is further ordered lliat a copy of tills oidcr oe seived upon all pers > PS -terested m this slati by eausimr th s.iiu-i to i e publish ed once each week tor four consecutive Weeks in tin' Valentine Democrat , a newspaper prim ed and published in Cherry county , e raska. \v. H. WH-.TOVKU. 71 Judjj * of the District Court. Low Itato * to Iiiiingaratioii of t at \VasIiinton , ! > . . . c Via the North-western Lino. Ex cursion tickets will be sold on Feb. 28 and March 1 and 2 , limited by .extension- return until March 18 , inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago * & Northwestern - K'y 4 4 For S Some good work horses , saddle horses arid some good young mares Terms to suit purshaser. Inquire at Bishop's livery barn. 23 AY. T. BISHOP. 1M-P-A-N-S Tab tiles Doctors find A good prescription For mankind The 5-cent package s enough lor usual occas- eions. The family bottle ( OO cents ) contains a supply for a year. All druggists sell them. MILLS BROS , Merrlman , Nebr. uattle and hor- es oranded on lett side or shoul- aer. ? . 'rand register ed 1091. Range 12 miles southwest of Merriman ou the Niobrara river. A. Benson Address Arabia Nebranka Range NortJi of Miobrnra river J.V. . Stettrr , Valentine , Nebr. OXier brands : branded = or + on leit shoulder ; E O left thich. Range on Boaniman. Gordon. Snake and Sand Creek. P II. Young. Simeon Nebr. bninded as cut on lefc side V / \ 1 F me Q.yon left eide. " "on left jaw or V h'irses. Range on GordoCreek north of Simeon , Saudy Williams. Murriman. Nebr. y o& left side. Some ou right side Horses same on left shoulder Lake Mrook. S. I ) . Land and Feeding Co. ' lartlKt Richards Pres Will G Comstock , V. P. Chas C Jamison Sec&Treas Cattle branded ou any part of animal ; also the following brands : horses branded th same Range betweec Gordon on the F.E , &M. V.R. R and 3yaunis on B , & M. R. R. in Northwestern Nebraska Address. BARTIBTT Ellsworth St. Francis Mission Postofllee address : Crookston. Nebr , or 'toscbud , S. D. Cattle branded ; is in cut , lome cattle In S l > bniiK d only ou le't hip R n e : North of the Minnecha- du/ca. Smiles west > ! Crookston , and 'ou ' Bull Creek. Any information reg-rding cattle branded as above will be thankfully revived l y Wm. Skelly. Crookston. Nebr. ; or St. braucis Mission , Itose- biid. S D. J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock branded eame as cut back oi right shoulder and on right hip Range on the Niobrara F. VV Jursig Valentine , Nebr Cattle branded a.s shown Jin cut on left side , loin or hip. Ri'.nge between the Gordon and Snake south of the Niobrara ri.er C. P. Jordan. Rosebud. SD Horses and cattit same as cut. alsi CJ BK 1.1 on nprht hip. Itante on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection of nmtlers of stock bearing any of these brands Gr.H. Postofflce addrepp Cattle branded as on cut on left side , hip and shoulder ; horses inme Range , Suake Creek ALONXO UKATH 1 < d\ . Ou lett side ses kft shoulder Range north o Cuteomb Lake A'len ' & Sons Ft Niobrara. Brand registered No 870 1 1 Horses branded on left hip Range , Niobrara river 12 milee east of Valentine Garner Brothers. Cody , Nebr. Anywhere on cat tle. Horses on left shoulder. RangeNortl - Eli F T. Brackett RIege. Nebr. Brand Resist "red ,10 1490 Brand Hjrht tr hip Hures saint.- rmht shoulder Range , Niobrnra S miles south of Kilgore MeiTlPiau On both side and hip. H < > rd mark dewlap Horses same ou left shoulder. Rantie Lake Creek and Litt'e H'hit * ' Riv * r : . \V a Stock branded , with 7 on letl hip also same as out Range between ' ordonand Snake creeks and on \iohrara river D. M. S Kennedy , Nebr Cattle branded as 011 cut.left side Some on left hip Horses same on left shoulder. Range Square Lake. Sawyer Bros. Postoffice address. Oasis. Nebr. G K. Sawyer ha * ci'arge of these cat tle Horses I > < 5 on eft shoulder'ome stockSJJjyg leftside H < irsP es same left thudiTTtanue on Sn&kt riv r j Hoan Brothers Woodlake Neb .lohn Roan's p ivtae mark slit in left E Haley Valentine > b Brand reuistered No 200 Range in Sharps Ranch and Gurman precincts 6 mil ' ° of Kihjore \VILLIAM BEAMER Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded same as cut on left sirle. Horses branded/ on left shoulder. Range miles south of Irwin. JULIUS PETERSON Postofflce address Greg'ory , Neb Branded as ou cut Range two miles north of Gregory ti M Faddis& Co. Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. Some branded left thigh Horses O' left nr li inl Ider thiuh. on right thigh or shoulder , Charles Richards. aaerrlman. Neb J. ,1. Peck Cody , Nebr On both side's Horses OP left thigh. Range Head Pass Creek. S. D r- H.llTf JlfU PI * " ' ' ' > n left * i'lr' Horsi'p J3 'i- fft jaw Range Between Ihe Mobrara and Medicine Lake. N. S. Bowley Kennedy - Nebraska. Same as cut on left , side and hip , niul on left shoulder of hor ses. AlsOJS on Mt side hip. - 4on left side. J > X ou left side and " " on left hip. p on left jaw and left shoulder of horsea. LU on left hip of horses Chi Psi Cattle Co. Edward Lewis , foreman. Wood teike , Nebr. Cattle branded as in cut on right .side. Itange : r miles east of Simeon on Cronin ran ch. ,1 P GAUDINKU Postoftice address Cody , Nebraska On left side of cat tle ; horses O right armRange Range , north and south of Niobrara ver,12-miles south pst ot Cody Frank Rothl uttiPr Postofllee ddres . KilgoreNeb. Cattle bninded on &ide as OH nit ssim * oi > tun Some on left side. VA George Cody , Neb Brand registered No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Rang ? north and south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co Albert VYbipple & Sons Rosebud , S , D. Cattle branded riOSon left side OSO on rightside Some cattle also have af fon neck Some with A ou left shoulder and some branded with two Oars acroixhiml qna-- frrs Somv Texas cattle branded 9 O on icrt s.deand on left side. Horses branded SOS on left h'p. rfomc branded AW bar connected on bnt'i t. hip of SWEENEY KROS Postofflce address Pullman , Neb Cattle branded as ou cut ; horses branded same as cattle except reversed S. See block Range Sfeverj and Stepheneon Lakes and South § 300 reward will he paid to any person for u - formation leading to the arrest and convict n of any person or person's qfpaliiur p tti 'with e Brownlee. Neb. Cattle on left side ; horses same on left shoulder Range Four 'rules northeast of lirownlee D. A. Hancock Marshall , Mo. or Siir.eon. Nebraska Cattle branded on left side ? .s on cut : also lj ( on left side with _ i _ on left hip of some cattle ; also S46 ou right side. Horse brand , rake a. > d 16 on left shoulder or hip. X on left jaw Horn * , ranch on Dewey Ljike. Range on Niobrara River , east of Fort Niobrara ; all in Cherrj County. Nebraska. A T DAVIS Postoffice address Ilyannls , Neb Ou right side horses on left shoulder n also cattle on riuht side of Range 18 miles north of flvannis C. H Little. Mfrnman , ' . On either Horses > ame on hiu Also a i , 2.-02 of . f Lakt- SD M PIK" ' okstoi \HI | Cattle branded PE on either hip 01 right side. Hordes PIS on left shoulder. Range 011 Mi ne- chaUuza 5 mile" east of Crookston. Pat Peiper Simeon N"ebr ( i VV Kit AM Kit Gordon. 14 14"I "I si tll'l ' 'tier. ' Inch circle ,1-In box. Registered 876. Range--6 miles south of Invln on Niobrara river. G. W. McFarland ValenM-.e , Cattle branded as in cut on left side. side.Old Old stock 2Y Ranee : four miles east of Fort Niobrara , ro-th and south ol Berry bridge Kobert Quisenbery Postofflce address Simeon , Nebr. . a left hip on " Y cattle. V Horses same on f right shoulder. Ranee on tJuake River. KUANK 5IOGLK Postofllc Cody. Nebraska either side cuttle herdinark lef ar dipped and ritrht ca * horses anded on left sit o Ider on NIo ara - nvon I ) Mjnard Valentine. Brand re.u lutered 1554 Cattle and horse.- * Branded sani- > cut on left hip. Itange- miles < rast of Ft. Nio- I'rara. C5Sv3 FarmeJ e Tattle Co Rosebud , S. D , Cattle branded as cut on left side with btripe under tail. Horses branded JSFiijIeR thlght " * 171 51 j Range ou Soldier creek. t iSJ Metzger Bros. , King . . „ - -v Cherry Co t * Branded on left side and thigh. Karmark , square crop right ear H orsea have s.ime brand on l -ft lHgh. f < ! ilg ( * Oil on UK ! K -5 Kprrmrtl oj tfi5O will be paid to any rson for information leading to th * arr - r ano 5r Una1 * iuivipi-ior of anv person or persons steal ing catHe with above br uid. Jos. Firistol Valentin , Nebr. Range on Nio brara river four milesasr of Ft. Niobrani Hordes and cattle ? branded rsii connected on left hip or side as in cnt H A BUCK addre Uyannis , Neb Branded ou lelt side Range eighteen miles north of v > J. A. YARYAN S > . Pullman , Nebr Cattle branded JY on right Sid * * Horses branded JY on right shoulder Reasonable reward for any information leading to the re covery of cattle strayed from zny range. J.F. Swain. Sparks , Nebr. fattle branded on ft aide asshown cut. Range-South Sparks on Nio- bra-a river. ilorey & Rewett -rdon. Nebr. Brand registered On left hip ctttle Horse- .SHmc left thoulii Wtsl'dfl" 24 Range rfouth ol Snake 33 miles \ { f'urlon Cattle bninded on left thigh or hip ? anie as cut Horse brand same ou the left shoulder C. E. Wright. / - - ? Valentine Nebr. fo l1 rpS stered "Brand anywhere . on right side. v L X e. < i _