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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1906)
V2 - - r" , IM- a : . / CHURCH'S OPERA -HO.USE Y 7 f i NEW YEAR'S ATTRACTION Fred Q. Conrad PRESENTS Ernest Stout's Unique Melodrama " w f "In A W CRY ANDIWBLL More heart > interest in this drama than most of the others combined. It is vastly entertaining and is something new. That's enough to commend it. You are sure to L'i ' get even more satisfaction than you are paying for. Seats willJbe placed on sale CHUECH'S STORE , one week in advance of date at Prices 25c , 50c and 75c. Professional The Loup Valley Hereford Ranch. Browniee.Net Prince Boabiie 131693 and Cut Coat 112261 at he : of herd The bloi of Fowler. Anxiet Lord Wilton and S Gladstone predon nates in my herd. I have no bulls for sale until 1907. hiving so all bulls on baud. I will handle only pure brt Herefords iu the future. C. H. FAULHABEK. JOHN F. POEATH Riege , Kebr Tubular wells and windmills , me up by Telephone. S. W. COUKTY SURVEYOR Valentine - , . ' -Nebr All work will be jjiven prompt and careful attention. JOHN M. TUCKEB , COUNTY ATTORNEY. Practices in all State Courts. HTVF City Deliyeryman , -Trunks , valises and packages hauled to an from the depot and all parts of the City. ST. J. Austin. J. "W. Thompson Austin & } Thompson General Blacksmithin and Wood Work. HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY H. S. LOCKWOOD Handles the SHARPLESS CREAM SEPARATOR , . FLOUR , GRAIN AND HAY. Opposite Postoffie. Phone 71' . H. DAILEY , Dentist. Office over the grocery deparment of T. C. Hornby's store. Will be in Kosebud agency July 3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1,1904. C. M. SAGESEE Barber First-class Shop in Every Eespect Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic , Golden Star Bair Tonic , Herpicldfl and Coke's Dandruff Cure. IryPompeian Face Massage Cream ' ; Itt-P-A-N-S Tabules Doctors find A good prescription For mankind. The tf-cent package s enough lor usual occas sions. The family bottle ( GO cents ) contains a supply for a year. All druggists sell thorn ' MILL PRICES FOE FEED , f December 20 , 1906. PerCwt. Per Ton. " Bran , sacked. . . . § 90 $17 00 -Shorts , sacked 1 00 19 00 t Screenings , sacked 70 ' 13 00 Chop Eeed , sacked 1 10' 2100 _ .wCorn , sacked 3 00 19 00 Chop Com , sacked 1 05 20 00 Oats , sacked 1 15 22 00 Agrcs In tlic Animal Kingdom. A great variance as to length of lif appears among different animals. Sorn insects live for only a few hours , whil lish. elephants and turtles are * fre queutly centenarians. The averag life of the mosquito is three tlays Toads usually live to the age of abon fifteen years , while carp have beei known to reach 130. Chickens Hv from twelve to fifteen years , dogs t < the age of ten and occasionally fifteei and parrots to extreme age. Thesi birds have been known to pass tin age of 200 years. Turtles are also fre queutly centenarians , as are storks and elephants are said to reach tin age of 300 years. Whales have beei known to live for 400 years. Postage Stamps. The largest postage stamp ever is sued was a five cent stamp of thi United States intended for newspape : postage. It was 4 by 2 inches in size The smallest postage stamp , on th < other hand , was a twenty-five pfeuuij stamp of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. is sued in 1S5G. It was one-fourth th < size of an ordinary postage stamp. In cideutally it has been calculated lha about 13,000 different kinds of postag < stamps have been issued by the vari ous countries of the earth. Fate. A strange comedy and tragedy wa : woven into the lives of Ibsen ant Bjoruson. As young men they were great friends ; then politics flung then apart ; they quarreled and never rnei for years and years. Strange fate brought the children of these twc great writers together , and Bjorusou'j daughter married Ibsen's only child The fathers met after a quarter of century of separation at the wedding of their children. Excursion Bates to Lincoln , Via the Northwestern Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold Dec. 25 and 26 , limited to return until Jan uary 2 , inclusive , on account of State Teachers' Convention. Ap ply to agents Chicago & North western Ey. A Woman's Power. " Plays whose prominent features are love , heart interest , heroism , comedy , pathos , vice and virtue , al ways find popular favor. They are sought after by theatregoers who appreciate real merit. That is why "In A Woman's Power , " an original melodrama , booked at Church's opera house Tuesday , January 1st , has met with such brilliant success. It contains five acts and the scenes are laid in California and New York. Various types of life , good and bad , including a unique "Jew" character , ire introduced , while the scenic dis play is said to surpass in vividness ill previous attempts in stage real- sm. Don't forget the date. Sheriff Sale By viriueof anordPi-of "ale Issued by the Jerk of the District Court of Cherrj county Ne- iraska. Octo-er 13 , 190U , under a decree of nortgage foreclo ute \\liereln W. E Efneris -minim and Henry Letget and Flora Letcet , lushrnnd and wife , and .Solomon Mc ieut Dele , defendants , I will rell at the front dour f tlit > eo .rt house in Valentine. Cherry county , l-braska. that being the.building wherein the wft t j m of court was held , on the 20th day of amia-y , 1907 at 10 o'clock a. m. to satisfy iidginentot Sl.OOOand mt rest at 10 per cent rum date of judgment , Septembr-r 18.190G. a d sts taxed at 23 40 aiul accruing costs , at piit- c auction to rue highest bidder for cash the blowing described property to-wit : SVS EJi , S swjf otsectlnn 10 township 32 , inpJ27andS15jfNE 4. KJSsK&of section 2l ! ! K4Mi'4 or section 28 , township 30 , ranire 30 gethf-r with all impr venients 01 whatsoever uid. including write , wind mills , water tnks ire and tencepo ts uo\v upon or in am way sed I' connection with the ranch or rauue itioining siid premises. Dated this 20th oay of December 1900 P. K. SIMOfS , J ! ) 5 Sheriff & MorrisBej atrys for pltf. IlJEOAJL , NOTICES. Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of an order of sale issued by tl c erk of ih > dis rlct co rtof Cherry county v bra kn < > ctofcti 15.1900 under a deem ) of tM li-n fwec'osiir ' . whr in * .L eowell 5- < n ah tiflf-mdj 1m Sell r.s tu4 Mrs Sell 'r . lir t an re l name unknoun are dcfcudunN. I wi p 1 at. tlif f-ont do-.r of the co rl-nousei Valentine. Oherrj- county , Nebraska , that bein th buil'ifnghercin the la1trm of said con w * beld. o ihP20lh day of Te"eniJ er , 1900 ; 10 o'clock a m . to satisfy judpment of ? 77. < and int ret at 7 per cent from date of judgmei September II. 190G and costs taxed at $23.90 an acouinp costs , at public auction , to the highes bidder , for ca h , tlip following descrihed pn > i erty to-wit The NEJi of section 27. townshi 33. mnyt27 , in Clierrj county JQe r ska Uatrd this 23th day of November. 1900. P F. SIMONS , 465 Sheriff of Cherry County. Walcott & Morrissey , Attj s. for Pltf. Contest Notice. TJ. S. Land Office , Broken Bow. Nebraska , t November 20 1000 f B M fflcl nl pontest affidavit navlng been file in this Oftlce by VVmfield s. Brisco. rent * stain asMiiist homes cad entry Fo. 2306. made June li 1901. for v K 4. section 11. township 25. ranr 3- by Marparo.i- . MoOalmanr. contestee. in whic it is alleged that contest * * * has wholly abandot ed said tract f--r rnor than six months la < pa t , that said tract i not cultivated , improve * or resided upon as required bv law , tbwt th land is now in its wild state nnd thai the abov allege dpfects exist at this date ad have DC hppn cured. Said t > arti"s are hereby ngtifi d to ap "ai reipni d and offer evidence touchiuc said -Merf t on at 10 o'clock a. m on January 12 1907 in fore the rfr ster and rec-eiv-r at th Unite ! States land Ofiicp in Broken Bow , * ebni > ki : , Tlip sa'd contestant havmt ; . in a pr. > ppr aff davt. filed v0v 17. moo. t-.t forth facts wlucl show that after dn diligencs personal servic of thi = notlf-e can tot b" made , it is hen > l ) "rdered that such notice be given bv due an proper publication. JOHN HEKSK. 1C 5 Register. Contest Notice. U. S. Land Office , Broken Row. Nebraska , ( November 20.190G f A sufficipnt "ontp.st affidavit bavinp been file in this otlice by vvinfie d S. Brisco. cnnteetan1 against homestead entrj' No. 2 305. made Jim 13.1901. f ir4VJi N Wjf'and W",4S\V.i ml .SFJ SWH Section 12 , Township 25. Range a by Flori Grate , contes'ee , in whioh it i < ? allegpi that contestee has wholly abandoned the sain lor m re than six months last past ; that th paid tract is not improved , cultivated or residei upon as requir. d by law. that said tract is no\ in its wild state ; that the alleged defects ah > v > exist , at this date an i have not been cured. S id paities are hereby notified to npppa' respond and ff-r evidence touching said alt Kfition at. 10 o'clock a m. on January 12 1907. be fore thp register amt receiver Ht thy U. s. Lam OHlce in Broken Bow. Nebraska. The < ? aid ccmtestant having , in a properalhdn vit lilrd November 17. litoo , set forth fa-ts whit ] blniw that after due diligence , personal servici of this notice can not be made , it is lierpbv or ilerd and directed tat. . such notice be given b' due and proper publication. 4t5 5 JOHN KEESE , Kegister. Sheriff's Sale. Bvvirtupofanorder of sale issued by tl'i clerk ot the ni tiict court of Olierry Cotiniv Nebraska , Vovembpr 5.1900. under a decree o moit'a e for-do tire , wherein the Valentin Kuildinir& Loan Association of Valentine Ne bruswa. incorporatf d , is plaintiff , and Mattii ( irham and Henry Graham are defendants. : will sell at th front door of ihp court n ns in Valentine. Cherry c-unty. Nebraska , that be ngtheimiidi tcwncrinlhe last term of sair court WHS he'd ' , on the iGth rtay of January 1907. at 10 o'clock a m..to > atisfy judgment o S3' 71 and interest at 10 per cent from date < jndgmenr , January 30.1906 , and costs taxed ai s510 SO and accruing costs , at punlic auction. t < -highest bidder for cash the following < e sc ! ib-d property towit : Lot No. 14 in olocli N 2 of El. & C. H. Cornell's addition to the Vil'ag of Valentine. Cherry county , Nebraska Dated this 14th day of December 1906 P. F. SIMONS. Sheriff. Walcott and Morrissey , attj * s for pltf. 48 5 Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of an order of gale issued by the lerk of the district court of ( > beiry Counry , Ne Onska , October 9 , 190C. under a decree oi mortgng- foreclosure wherein William M. Alt s plaintiff and Frank I. . Tajlor , Jessie s. Tay- > r , his wife , .sarah Taylor , widow of llaloh D. rayhir , iloceased. and the unknown beirs ol Rilph D. Ta\lor. deceased , detendants. I will sell at the lrontf oor of tlie court house in Yal en- ; ine. Cherry rounty , Nebraska , that being t"e uilding wherein the last term of sairt court was ield. on the 29th d < ty of December , 1906 , at 10 ) 'COCK a. m to satisfy judgment oi S1353.00 and merest at 7 per cent Horn date oi judgment , -eptemueris , 190G , and costs taxed at 37.80aad iccr-.ing co-ts. at public auction , to the hignest ) idder , for cash , th" following described prop- srty to-wit : The S NE ; and V , 8Eh , section 0. township 30. range 40 , in Cherry coun.y , Ne- ) raska. Dated this 28th day of November , 190G P.F.SIMONS , 405 Sheriff of Cherry County , iValcott & Mornssey , Attys. tor fltf. Sheriff's Sale. Bv virtue of an order of sa'e issued by the lerk of the oistrict , ourb of Cherry countv , Ne- iraska , oct her 15,1900 , under a decree of mort- : aee ton clovuie , wherein O L. Oles n isnlaiii- iffand Lizzie E McCuniber. Levi Mc'Uimber ' , l-ichel mallt-y ami Everett Smal'ey , her 1ms- iand , defendants , will sell at tli front door of the court house in ralpntine. Chjrry county. Nebraska , that being lie building wherein the laft term of said court as hfld , on the 29th day of Ducember. 1906. at 0 o'clock a. in. , tj satisty judtrraent of § 198 03 nd interestatlOpercent from date of judgment , eptembei 18,1900. and costs taxed at S19.C5 and ccruing costs , at pin lie auction , to the highest idder , for cash'the fo'lowiug descrinpd prop- rty. to.wit : Tlie E iSW4 and W 4SE 4 section J. towiistiip 35 , range 25 in Cherrry countj- . ipbraska. Dated this 28th day of November , 1900. P.F.SIMONS , Sheriff of Cherry County , falcott & Morrissey , Atty's for Pltf , 4(5 ( 3 Sheriff's'Sale. By virtue of an order of sale issued by Ihe erk of 'he district court of Cherry County , Ne aik . October 13.1900 , und-jr a decive of taj 511 foreclosure , wherein M. K. Noble is plain [ f and Andrew Graham and Mis. Andrew raham. his wife , first and real name unknown , ife.ddnts , I will sell at the fiont door of the urt. honsf ) in Valentine Cherry county. Ne- aska , that beine the building wherein tlie last rm of said court was held , on the 29th day of 2c mber. 1906. at 10 o'clock a in. , to satisfy ligment of 514540 and interest it 7 per cent ) iu date of judgment , September 18.190C. and sts tavd at $23.40 and accruing costs , at pub- auction , to the highest bidder for cash , the llowing described iropertv towit : bJiSW } Section 28 and the E iNsW of Section 33 , vnship 85 , range 25 , m Cherry county. Ne- iBka. Jated this ssth day of November inoc. 1 * . F. IMONS. Sheriff of Cherry , County. Jlcott& Morrissey , attys lor pltf. ' 4G3 Notice to Creditors. E STATK OF NKBUASKA / " _ _ In the County CHEKUV COUNTI . j"bb Court. n the matter of the estate of David A. ircy , deceased : 'o ' the Creditors of said Estnte : n are herenv notified. That I will sit at the nty Court Itoom iu valentine in said county the 5th day ot January , 1907 , "t 10 o'clock n. to receive and examine ali claims against 1 estate , with a view to their adjustment and iwancc. The time limited for the presenta- ) of claims against said estate is the 5h ' of January , A.D. 1907. and the time limited payment of debts is one year from said 1st of June , 1S06 , my hand and seal of saSd county court this } 2th day of December. A. \ ) . I90t5. W. R TOWN E. 48 * County Judge. Low &af < > fo y < itional G oivcrsrIssocififiim , Sail Lake Cittj , Ufn/i.f Via the Northwestern Line. E : cnrsion tickets will be sold Jarr ary 15 , 16 arid 17 , with favorab return limits. Apply to agen Chicago & Northwestern By. 483 Weather Data. The following data , covering- pe iod of 17 years , have been compile from the Weather Bureau records ; Valentine. Nebr. They are issued \ show the conditions that have pr vailed , during the month in questioi for the above period of years , bi 'must not be construed as a forecas of the weather conditions for th coming mcnth. December. TEMPER ATURS : ' . Mean or normal 27 ° The warmest month was lhat of 1S with an average of 36 ° The coldest month was that of 19C with an average of 19 ° The highest was 72 ° on 30,1904 The lowest was -34 = on 14 , 1901 PRECIPITATION. Average for month .47 inches. Average number of days with , ( l of an inch or more 6 The greatest monthly precipitLtio was 1 27 inches in 1902. The least monthly precipitatio was 0 05 inches in 1894 The greatest amount of precipit : tion recorded in any 24 consecutiv hours was 0.76 inches on 28-29. 1889. The greatest amount of snowfa recorded in any 24 consecutive hour ( record extending to winter of 1884-8 only ) was 4.6 inches on 10 , 1901 CLOUDS AMD WEATHER Average number of clear days , ] ! partly cloudy , 10 ; cloudy , S. WIND. The prevailing winds have bee from the W. The average hourly velocity of th wind is 10 miles. * The highest ve'ocity ' of the win- - was 52 miles from the NW on 26. 189 J. J. MoLEAN. Observer Weather Bureau. Get your property insured by 1 M. Eice and you will be safe. Hi : companies pay losses promptly. E. D. Spencer. August Epke UrookstoE , Kefo. Cubular Wells made to order at 60 < 3er foot , complete with pump. Wind nills and Well Repairs at reasonable trices. Call us up over the Nortt Table Telephone Line. Sheriff Sale. By virtue of an order of sale issued by the lerk of the district court of sherry county. Ne raska on November 10.1906 under a decree o ] Iort age foreclosure wherein F. M. Clark is lamtilf mid Ira 1 $ Nichols and E. A. Nichols re defendants , I wll sell at the front door of tie court house in taientine. Cherry c-'imty , I braska. that HP in a : the bu Idmg wherein fhi ist term of said mnrt was hold , on the 26th ay of January. 1007 at 10 o'clock a m to sans y irtgrnent of SO ! ? " OS and intere at 10 per < * nt mm datof judgment. Ma eh 10.1900. and costs ixed at 51580 nnrt aci-riiing cosis. at public notion to the highest bidder lor easa the fol- ) wing described property towit : The Wi of SEJi. SKJ4 of hW'f , S\V of XE } { Action 9. township 33. range 3ti and also the E4 ! of section & } . township 33 range 37 m lierry county. Nebraska Dated this isth day of December , looc. P. F. SIMONS , 4S 5 Sheriff falcott & Morrissey , attjs for pltf. 50 YEARS * EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &c. Anyone sending a sketch and description inaj rjulckly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest aecncy for securing patents. Patents taken through JIunu & Co. receive tpecial notice , without charge , in the ; clentiftc . handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest clr- mlation of any scienttflo journal. Terms , $3 s rear ; lour months , $ L Sold by all newsdealers. Office. 625 K StWashineton. . DC Double Track luilroiut between Jlinsottri Hive.r nd Cfiicaffo. Direct line to St Paiil-JUintieajt- lis. Direct line to JBiack Hills. * / ' / * ' ? / to nerir Ht nyent for rtttv * anrl time K M Faddts& HO. ? - Valentin or Kennedy. on 1 ft thigh hr < nd ( 01 lft . 'mnlder r thigh. Some Some i-nuided ; on riiihtiiigh on left or .vhou der shonldTJj or thuh N. S. Rowley ICeunedy. - Nebraska. s as cut on left iide and hip , and on ieft shoulder of hoi ses Also SSS on left hip * * * - on ieft I P S me fat- tie brana "d husk ng peg ( either side up ) < left side or hip. p on left jaw and e t should of horses. UJ UJQ on left hip of horses. | \J on left jaw of horses Slmron Net > Stock branded with 7 on left hip ilso same as cut Range between tfordon and Snake creeks and on thp Viobrara river George Heyne Cody , Neb Brand regitere i No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Range north and south of Cutcomb Lake in Cherry Co P. H. Young. Simeon. Nebr. Cattle brande as cut on lefc aid Some Qyon le. side. en left jaw ( V horses. Range on Gordon Creek north of Simeon , A T DAVIS Pnstornce address Hyannis , Neb On right side horses on left shoulder also cattlf on right s d < Range la miles ; north of H\annis C. H Little. Merriman , Nebi On either side Horses same on hip Also g > Range Lake r.Tt > t > i SD Pat Peiper Simeon Nebr Roan Brothers Voortlake Neb ohn Roan's nivatemark.sltt Q left ear O P Jordan. Rosebud , 3D Horses and cattle same as cut ; also CJBE JJ on right hip. Range on Oak and Butte creeks. A liberal reward for information leading to detection , -i * . - - - T Tiay V , | of rustlers oi stock saringany of these brands. Albert Whipple & Sons Rosebud , S. D. Cattle branded SOS on left side OSO on rightside Some cattle also have a - fen neck Some -with A on left shoulder and some branded with two bars across hind quar- _ ters. Some Texas ttle branded id O on left side and left side. > rses branded SOS on left hio. Some cattle inded AW bar connected on both sides and r. bin of horses. STOLEN om my place on Piosebud reser- , tion , about Oct. 11 , 1906 , one ay horse , 3 or 4 years old , brand- " GB on left thigh ; one dun Tse , 3 years old , branded left nhoulder. Liberal reward for information iding to their recovery. JOHN COBDIER , Ipd Eosebucl , S. D. > \v ISutes to Denver. Colo. , tional and Western Live Stock ow , via the Northwerstern Line , cursion tickets will be sold Janu- ' 20 , 21 and 22 , with favomble urn limits. Apply to agents icago & Northwestern Ey. 492 * . , Vf' < 4 w KEAMEK Gordpn , Nebr Cauie brande un ieftsidf a.- cut , 6-inch 0 < > l-ln box. Kejristereo tf7a. Kauutt < 5 miles south on Niobrara river. Parmelee Cattle Co. Ko obud.S.D , Cattle branded as cut on left side with stripe under tail. Horses branded left thigh. Range on Soldier creek. Metzsrer Bros. , RolfN i Cattle branded anywhere on left side. Earmark , square crop right ear. Hors'-s have same brand on left thigh. Range on Gordon and Snake Creeks. A Reward of $250 will he j aid to-any person for information leading to the arrest and final conviction of any person or persons stealing cattle with above brand. Jos. .Bristol Valentine , Nebr. Range on NIo brara river four miles east of Ft. Niobrara. Horses and cattle branded nB connected on left hip or side as shown ID cut H A BUCK Postofflce address Hyannis , Neb Branded on lelt Bide Range eighteen miles north of Fvannis J. A. YABYAN 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 range Sandy Williams. Morriman. Nebr. Mostly on left side Some on rieht side. Horses same on left shoulder Range Lake Crook , S. D. D. M. Sears. Kennedy , Nebr. Cattle branded is on cut.left side jorne on left hip. Horses same on eft shoulder. Range Square ' WILLIAM BEAMEB Gordon , Nebr. Cattle branded same as cut on left side. Horses , branded ) on left shoulder. Range 6 miles south of Irwln. J. B. Lord Simeon Neb Stock branded same as cut back right shoulder and on right hip Range on the NIobrara ALONZO HEATH Postofflce address Cody , Nebraska On left i , side. Hor-i , ses left shoulder. Range norta Cutcomb Lake ' Garner Brothers. Cody , Nebr. Anywhere on cat tle. Eorses on left shoulder. Range- North Sawyer Bros. ostoffice address. Oasis , Nebr JG. K. Sawyer has charge of these cat- I tie Horses D s enL L left shoulder. Some ckKTa left side . FHorspKj' ' es same ' thigh. Knge oa snake riverBS nl brasfea Land and Feeding Co. Uett Richards Pres Will G Comstock V P ' Chas C Jamison Cattle branded on anypartofammal ; 1 ilso the following brands : Am 1f f 1