'
'
.t4
We have * just unloaded
FA
ed our third car of
farm implements and
j 1 I would be pleased to
have all our friends
call and see samples
which we have set up ,
consisting-
John Deere Hiding' and Walking Plows ,
Ked and Moldboard Breaking Plows , Disc
* *
Harrows , " with either Pole or Tongue
Truck ; liiding and Walking Listers ; List
er Carriages to convert any Walking List
er to a Riding Lister or any Walking Plow
to a Riding Plow ; Breaking Plows to fit
this lister carriage ; Double Cast Hoosier
Eudgate feeders ; Riding and Walking
Cultivators ; Disc Cultivators ; Steel Lever
Harrows and riding attachments for har
4n rows ; Single and Double Row Listed Corn
i ' Cultivators ; Tower Surface * Cultivators ;
Oliver Chilled Plows ; Moline Wagons ;
Yelie Buggies. Call and inspect them.
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PHONE 8 VALENTINE , NEBRASKA
i ! PARTIAL LIFE HISFORY
OF JUDGE W. R. TOWNE
The Following \Vus Written
JEJy Jnd ft Townft Some
Time Before His 2 > catli
r - 'i '
Born in Franklin , Franklin
M
county , Vermont , Oct. 2 , 1834 ;
raised on a farm until 1854 : left
home for the west ; landed in Chicago
cage , December , 1854 ; commenced
work for a commission house in
1856 ; left Chicago for Iowa ; re
mained in Iowa until the fall of
1856 ( had the chils and fever ,
which were quite prevalent in
: > y Iowa in those days ) , and returned
to Chicago in spring of 1858 ; left
Chicago for St. Paul , Minn. ; was
with government survey during
the summer.
H ! In November , 1858 , started for
the Bed lliver country with dog
train to trade with the Indians ;
made a successful trip ; returned
to St. Paul in spring of 1859 ; fit
ted out a trading expedition and
loaded L > oatxs at Otter Tail Lake ,
Minn. , and floated down the lied
lliver of the North. At mouth of
Red Lake River was taken in by
Indians and lost all our goods.
After losing all we traveled on
to Pembina , North Dakota and
there waited the coming of the
steamboat , Ans Nothrup , the first
steamer floating on the Red River
of the North ; boarded the little
steamer at Pembina and made a
trip to Winnipeg , British Posses
sions , and went on a buli'alo hunt
with the Red River half-breeds in
August , 1859 ; returned to St.
Paul , Minn. , then to Chi'cago ' in
\yinter of same year dead broke ;
J * remained in Chicago until the
In >
spring of 1861 , and , on April IS ,
enlisted in the Barker dragoons ;
was sent to Cairo , 111. , and from
there to West Va. , as bodyguard
for Gen. Geo. B. McClellan ; re
I' mained in his command until Au
gust 19 , 1SG1 ; was returned to
Chicago and was muslered out.
In September went to St. Louis ,
Mo. , and joined Fremont's ex
pedition to Springfield , Mo. ; en
tered Springfield with the advance
guard. I was then in the scout
service. From there we went to
Sedalia * Mo. ; was under command
of Gen Pop ? ; remained the're un
til spring of 1862 ; ordered to
Commerce , Mo. , wh re we advanced
on New Madrid ; \v- ; ordered to
Hamburg Landing on Tennessee
rirer. JTroni Pi i-e's command
It _ _
was transferred to Gen. Grant's
command in Scout service. After
the evacuation of Corinth left the
service for a time and returned to
Chicago.
In the fall of 1863 went to St.
Louis and enlisted for six months
in the Q. M. service ; was trans
ferred to Rolla , Mo. , to Col. Liv
ingston's command , colonel of
First Nebraska Volunteers ; order
ed to Batesville , Ark. ; remained
during the winter a very dis
agreeable one ; ordered to Duvals
Bluffs , Ark. ; was transferred to
Q. M. department and had charge
of all stock shipped to that point ,
and fitted out teams for Steele's
command-at Little Rock , Ark. ;
was compelled to leave the service
on account of sickness ; returned
to Chicago and remained during
the winter.
In the spring of 1865 left for
Dunlieth , 111. ; in the fall of same
year-left for Denver , Col , , in 1886.
I was with a prospect party , but
like most prospectors came out of
the mountains dead broke ; drove
stage on the "Overland" until
spring ; emigrated to North Platte ,
Xeb. , then the terminous of the
U. P. R. R.
From there moved to Jules-
burg , Col. , one of the hard towns
of the west. In the same year.
1867 , moved to Cheyenne , Wyo. ,
and started freighting to Denver
and the mountains ; continued
freighting until the spring of 1870 ;
sold out and went to Omaha , Neb.
the same year , and located at
Schuyler , Neb. , built and supe.r-
intended the. stock yards at that
place , then the shipping point of
Texas cattle on the U. P. R. R.
In the same fall purchased 2500
head of cattle and located' them on
the South Loup river , the first
herd of cattle ever wintered in
that section of the country. It
was considered a hazardous under
taking on account of Indians , but
] had but little trouble with In
dians , except stealing horses. In
the fall of 1871 shipped the herd
and left the state of Nebraska ,
and , in November , 1871 , located
in Creston , Iowa , in the employ
'
of the C. B. & Q. railroad as live
stock agent and superintendent
stock yards at that place.
f
July 1 , 1872 , married in Lowell ,
Mass. , , to Olive O. Aldrich and
came to Creston , Iowa to assume
the management of stock yards
and live stock for the C. B. & Q.
During my stay in Creston was
twice mayor of the cit-y ; alsocoun-
ty commissioner of Union county.
In the spring of 1880 removed
to Cheyenne , Wyo. : remained
there until the spring of 1SS1 ; re
moved to Fremont , Nob. , and be
came live stock agent of the UE. .
& M. V.
In July , 1883 moved to Cherry
county and located 20 miles north
west of Valentine on a sheep
ranch , but my success in the sheep
business was like many others
that went into the sheep businesa
at that time in Cherry county ,
went broke.
In November , 1890 , moved to
Valentine , and in 1894 was ap
pointed marshal and water com
missioner.
In January , 1897 , was appoint
ed county judge , and in Novem
ber , 1897 , was elected county
judge
NrtTICK.
Parties wanting wiring done or
needing repairs to their light ser
vice will please phone No. 9 or
notify the .office by noon and their
wants will be promptly attended
to. Grain or feed order should
also be placed at office to insure
prompt delivery.
Anyone noticing street arcs not
in working order will confer a
favor by notifying us.
6tf S. F. OILMAN.
St. Ksolioas Church.
Services will be held as follows :
In Norden , Sunday , May 5.
In Nenzel , Thursday , May 9.
In Valentine , Sunday , May 12 ,
with services as follows : Low
mass at S a. m. , high mass and
sermon at 10:30 : a. m , instruction
for the children at 3 p. m.
In Merriman on Wednesday ,
May 15.
' In Cody on Thursday , May 16.
In Arabia on Sat. , Ma.y IS.
In Crookston in the Prairie
Belle school house , Sunday , May
19.
16 3. LEO M. BLAEUE , 'Rector. '
Placing the Responsibility.
For six months or more the
glsVs assistant had occupied his leisure
moments by writing verses for the vil
lairo paiier , in the "poets' corner' ' of
wlndi publication they appeared anony
uior.rly every Thursday , says the
1'or.th's Companion. On opening lib
copy oL' the Weekly Br.slo one mor.iinc :
and , turning first , as was his rcs
habit , to that particular corner , he was
surprised and gratified beyond meas
urc to see his name in full appended to
his latest poetical outbreak.
He hastened to call at thc/officc oi
the Bugle.
"Mr. Stiros , * ' he said to the editor , "I
want to thank you for signing ray
name to my poem in this week's paper-
It encourages a fellow whim he gets
proper credit for his work. "
"Oil. that's all right. .TobSDU. " re
sponded the editor. "We thought it
was about time to place the responsi
bility for that poetry ? where it be
longed. "
His "Richt" Name.
From queer names and descriptions
of things there follow sis a natural
sequence queer names and descriptions
of people. Among a number of racy
instances is one quoted l.\v Mr. Fox-
D.ivies. the well known authority ou
nomenclature , from Blackwood's Mag
azine , of April , 1SJ ± "In one of the
Buchan lishing villages a stranger had I
occasion to call on a fisherman of the
name of Alexander White. Meeting a I
girl , he asked. 'Can ye tell me fa'r
Sanuy Fite lives : ' * FIlk Sanny Flic' : '
quoth she. 'Muckle Sanny Fite ? ' said
he. 'Filk muckle Sauuy Fite ? ' 'Muckle
laiig Sauny Fite. ' 'Filk muckle lang
Sanuy Fite ? ' 'Muckle lang gleyed
Sanuy Fite ! ' shouted the exasperated
man. 'Oh , it's Goup-the-Lift ye're
seeking , ' answered , the girl , 'and fat
the de'il for dinna ye speer for the raon
by his richt name at anceV "
The Retort.
Here is a retort which a "dull stu
dent" once made : Professor You seem
to be very dull. When Alexander the
Great was your age , he had already
conquered the world. Student Well ,
you sec , he had Aristotle for a teacher.
Chambers' Journal.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtn of an order of sale issii-rt by tl-e
rVrk of the dfcttict court of UhPrry County.
Jfehraskn , April 24th. 1907 , under a rieoreebf
mortgage foreelo lire , wherein R T. Barnes et
al is plaintiff , and Scott A. Bsillenge" ctal are
defendants , I will sell at the front door ofihe
court house in Valentine. Cherry cniim.r. Nen-
raska. thiit being the inii'dini ; worrin Hie last
term of said court WMS held , on the I6th day
riav of June UW. at 10 o'clock a. in. , to > atisfy
judgment of S1450.00 and interest at 10 per cent
iroin date tf jndgn cut , March 25ti. 1907 , and
i osts taxed at S30.G5 ami accruing costs , at pub
lic auction , to th highest tinldnr for casli the
lolloAvinu csciib'-cl pD ptrrty towlt : i.ot Nu.
i-ue flj ( in Blue * one Uin Cole's Second addi
tion to the ullage of Codj * . Cherry county , Ne-
raflka.
D.ued this atli day of May. 11)07.
P. F. SIMONS.
Sheriff.
Jblm M- . Tucker , atQ i f .r pltL- J7 5
Weather Data.
The fallowing data , coverintr a per
iod of Jg years , have been complied
from the VY pa * her Bureau records at
Valentine , ehr. They are issued to
show the conditions that have pre-
vailec1 , during- the month in question ,
for the above period of 3'ears , but'j
must not be construed as a forecast
of the weather conditions for- the
coming mcnth.
May.
TEMPERATUR E.
Mean or normal 58 °
The warmest month was that of 1900
with an average of 63 = >
The coldest month was that of 1802
with an average of 48 °
The highest was 97 ° on 8,1895
The lowest was 23 ° on 2 , 1889
PRECIPITATION.
Average tor month 2 51 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more 11
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 5 93 indies in 1898
The least monthly precipitation
vvas'O IT inches in 1894.
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 1 9(5 ( inches on IS. 1897.
The greatest amount of snowfall
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
( record extending to winter of 1884-85
only ) was 12 27 inches on 7-8 , 1892
CLOUDS AMD WEATHEE
Average number of clear da3rs , 12
partly cloudy , 11 ; cloudy , 8.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the NW.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 12 miles.
The highest velocity of the wind
was 76 miles from the SW on 21,190G
j. , r. MCLEAN ,
Observer "Weather Bureau.
NOTICES.
Order of Hearing and Notice of
Probate of Will.
Tn the County Court of Cherry County , No
braska.
STATRO
COUNTY OPCHKKUV.
To the heirs and tc all persons interested in
the estate of Henry Aherns. decease * ! :
on reuili'p the petition of John M. Tnckrr
praying that the instrument ttiert in HIM roiirt
on the 26'h day of April , lf > 07 , and purport
ing to he the last will aim test iinent of ilie v Jd
deceased , may h - proved mxl ; ilowed ! and re
corded as the last will and testament 01 saul
dei'3-i ed ; that said instrument b ad
mitted 10 probate , and the administration of
snid estaie be gianted to William Welchas e.\e-
cuior.
Tt is hereby ordered thahy-ni and a'l
interested in-said matter , may. and do appear
at the countv court to be he'd ' in and for said
county on 'the 17tti day ot May. A. I ) . 1907. at
in o'clock a. in. , to show cause , it' any there lie ,
why the prayer of ( he petitioner shouTd not be
graniu-i.and that notice of the pendency of said
petition and that the hearing thereof b > given
to all persons interested in said m.-ifter by puo-
lishing a copy of this order in the V lent me
Democrat H weekly newspaper printed in said
cmintv. tor three successive weeks prior to said
day of luaring.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court
vhisSOlb. day of April. A i ) 1007.
SEAL W. R. TOWNE.
. 1C 3 County Judge.
Order of Hearing and Notice oh Pe-
titioM for Settlement of Accout.
niK STATE OF NKIMSASKA i. In the County
CIIKKUV COUVTV. 1 3 Court. .
To the heirs and to all persons interested in
the otlatp ot" George S > 'Hrien , deceased :
On j-eadhm the petition of George K. O'Krien
prajing * final hettlcmei.t a ni llowaii'-e o'
his account ti.ed in this court on the 'Jlth day
of April , 1P07.
It is hereby < rrtr red that you and all
persons ni'eieited iraid matter in-y. and
do. appear at the County Con.-1 to be held in
and l rsid c"in ty. o i ilie 17th d < iv of May
1907 at 10 o'clock a m to show pause , if any there
he. why the prayer oi the petitioner should oot
be granted , and that iMt ce of the i > eiidenc > of
s iu pet tion and the hearmir thereof tie given
to ali persns interested in said matter by
publishing a copy of this order in the Valentine
Democrat a week'y ' newspaper printed in said
county , for 3 ° uccessive WCCKS prior to said day
of hear DIJ.
SKAi. W. 11. TO\VNK.
v - 1(53 ( County Judge.
In the County Court of Cherry
County , Nebraska.
In the mattf r of the estate of George F. Van-
biirpn. deceased :
All persons in'erc-'ted in said rstute will take
notice that I have fixed Saturday. - ay is' . IW < 7 ,
at 10 o'clock a. in. , as the tinif and my oflice lu
YalenMne. Cnerry county , Nf-mska , as the
place for the h-aring of tne petition "f Thomas
L > . Vaiiburen for thepiobate of the estate of
eonre F. Vaiiburen. deceased , without ad
mit-iitration ami fur H decree of the county
court Here mi in ing the heirs at law of the sa-d
George F. Vaiiburen , deceaseJ. at which time
and pl u- ; all t-enious interested m s id estate
appear and show can.se. if any there be
why s'-tid es ate sh.uld not oe probat-d without
alminlstratioii.
W. ] { . TOWXE.
County Judge.
Dated April 23 , 1007. 15 4
Order of Hearing and Notice of
Probate cf Will.
In the County Court of Cherry County , Ne
bras' * n.
T the heirs and to all persons interested in
the estate of Tatrlck 'u livan , deceased. On
reading the petition of Andrew M. Morri-isey
praying that the instrument tiled in this com't
on tne l&rd day of April , 1007. and purporting
to be the last will and testamentof the said de-
censed mav be proven and allowed , and re
corded as the last will and testamentof Pat
rick Sullivan , deceased ; tlntsaid instrument be
admitted tprobate. , , .na the administration of
slid estate be granted to Andrew in. Mornssey
as executor.
it is hereby ordered that you and all persons
interested in said matter , indj7"and do appear
at the County Court to be held in and for "mer
ry County , Nebraska , ou the llth day of ftlay
A. I > , 1007 , at 10 o'clock a. in. , to show
cansif any there be , why the prayer of the
peiuiuuer should not he granted ai-d that
not ice of i he pendency of said petition and that
tlie hearing tnereot be given t > all persons in
ii-rei-ted in said matter t > y publishing a copy of
this Order in the Valeiitue Democrat a weekly
newspaper pi iutt-il in 5wid county , for 3 suc
cessive wee s prior to said day cf hearing.
-Witness mv hand and seal of said
S15A1. Court thl 24th day of October. 1906.
, W. Jl. TOWNE ,
15 3 County Judge.
R M Faddis& Co.
address -Valentine or Kennedy.
Some bninded
on hit
thigh.
Horse * branded
tin'R ,011 , left
shoulder
j or thigh.
, ,
, Some Somft branded
j | Branded ! on rlf-hc thigh
I on lett or i.houlder.
shoulderj
i or < tin'
N. S. .Rowley
Kennedy , - Nebraska.
Same as cut on left ,
side and hip , and on
left shoulder of her
ses. AlSOflftaKfi OU
left side
hip.
* on ieft
Some cat-
tl" branded - ,
ed husk-t _ _ _ _ , _ ig peg ( either suleupon
left sine or hip. p ou left Jaw and e t shoulder
OI horses. in
inQ on left hip of horses
Isj"or left jaw of horses
; , w UennoSt
Simeon Xeb
Stock branded
with 7 on lelt hip
also same as cut
Range between
v.onlonand Snake
creeks and on the
Niobrara river
George Heyue
Cody , Neb
Brand registered
Nf 1027
Horses branded on
left shoulder
Hanee north and
south of Cutcoinb
l > ake in Cherry Co
P. II. Young.
Cattle bninded
as cut on lefc side
Some Q.Yon left
side.
on left Jaw of
V horses.
Range on Gordon Crock north of Simeon ,
A T DAVIS
Postoffice address
Hyannis , Neb
On right side
horses
on left e. a * ,
shoulder
also cattle
on right s'ds
Range id mllesi
north of TTyannis
C. H. Little.
Merriman , Nebr.
Ou either side
(
Horses same on
hip. Also Q >
Range Lake Creek
SD
Pat Peiper
Simeon Nebr
Roan Brothers
Woodlake Neb
John Roan's
Etivate mark , slit
j left ear
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud. SD
Horses and cattle
same as cut ; also
CJBE ; , T oa riff
hip.
Range on Oak and
Butte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
. _ of rustlers of
.j- < r J * ' 11 H stock
bearing any of these brands
Albert Whipple & Sons
Rosebud ' , S , D.
'Cattle branded
SOS on left side
OSO on riehtside
Some cattle also
have aJ Jon neck
Some with A on
left shonlder and
some branded
with two bars
.across hind onar
] ters Some Texas
cattle branded S O on left aide and
on left side.
Horses branded SOS on left hiD. Some cattle
branded AW bar connected on both sides and
hio of horsoi.
K-I-P-A-N-S Tabules
, Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The 5-cent package s enough lor usual occas
sinns. The family bottls ( GO cents ) contains a
supply for a year. All druggists sell them.
MILL PRICES FOS FEED ,
Apiil 17 , 1907.
PerCwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked S 90 § 1600
Shorts , sacked 1 00 IS 00
Screenings , sacked TO 13 00
Chop Feed , sacked 1 15 21 00
Corn , sacked 95 17 00
Chop Corn , sacked 1 00 IS 00
Oats , sacked 1 50 2S 00
G. W. BEAMBR. .
5 7T.
Gordon. N"
Can bntnrtt-
on left iMfl 4
out , rl-lnch beau
au-
Brand registered
875.
branded
der.
- InchR circle. Mn
Rangemilea Bouth
box. Bolstered B78. Range--
Irwin on JJIobrara nver.
Co.
Parmelee Cattle t
Ro obud.S. D ,
Cattle branded
as cut on'left side
with stripe under
tail.
Horses branded
left thigh.
Itange ou Soldier creek.
Metzger Bros. ,
Cattle branded
anywhere on left
side.
Earmark , square
crop right ear.
Horses have
same brand on
left thigh.
pinL'p on Gordon and Snake Creeks.
conviction of any person or persons steaan&
cattle with above brawl.
Jos. tjri3tol
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 in cut
H A BUCK
Postofflce address
Hyannis , Neb
Branded on lelt side
Bange eighteen miles
north of P.vannia
J. A. YARYAN
Pullman , Nebr
Cattle branded JY
on right side
Horses branded J7
on right shoulder
Reasonable reward
for any information
leading to the re
covery of cattle
strayed from my
range
Saudy Williams.
Mcrriman , Nebr.
Mostly on left
side. Some on
right side.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Bange Lake
Creek , S , D.
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
as on cut.left side
Some on left hip.
Horses same on
If-ft shoulder.
Bange Square
Lake.
WILLIAM BEAMER
Gordon , Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut on
left side.
Horses .
branded $
on left
shoulder.
Bange 6 rnllea
south of Irwin.
J. B. Lord
gp Simeon Neb
Stock branded
same as-cut back i
right shoulder and "
en right hip , !
Bange on ths
Niobrara
ALONZO HEATH t
j
Postofflce address * L i
Cody , Nebraska
On left i
side. HorJ '
ses l ft i |
shoulder. Cutcomb Kange Lake north o : : ' ! l
{ i n
-
Garner Brothers.
Cody , Nebr.
Anywhere on cat
tie.
Horses on left
shoulder.
North < * *
Sawyer Bros.
ostofflce address.
Oasia , Nebr
G. K. Sawyer has
charge of these cat
tle Horses D 8 on
left shoulder Some
Ieft sl < le
es same
ii
Xebraska Land and Feeding Co
jfl.rfJPt'f' "RfnUo f\ O x * * '
Cattle branded on
ffi Hfa.nil al :
on B , & M R R . , . .
ebraska. Address R .tfl to N ° rtiwestera
UKKtot NfeteagJ " IWBW EWSAXW ,
