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A Few of the good points : \
All wheels , poles , readies and axles are made from hickory stock.
All open head springs 38 inches long' and oil tempered. All bolts ,
clips , bailey hangers , body loops and fifth wheels are made from the
best quality of wrought iron. Special channel irons on reaches.
Twenty springs in all buggy cushions and1 twenty-four springs in all
spring wagoji cushions. Nothing but best of cloth , leather and
paint used.
MOLINE V
Good and complete stock of lumber always on hand
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PHONE 8 VALENTINE , N
a i _ jEg ggaff5gs5B3nre3
Old Grow , All Leading/ /
*
Hermitage Brands
and Bottled
GrucJieii- Under the
haimar Supervision
Bye of the
Tllislceys. U. S. Gov.
\Ve also handle the Budweiser Beer.
TH L.
JOHN G. STETTER , Propr ,
Sparks Quills ,
Hello , Eagle , how you wa >
Jake Hewer was in Sparks on
business Monda } * .
D. G. Grooms is moving over
to the Minnechaduza west of Val
entine.
Every school house is supplied
with school ma'ams and good
ones. too.
9
Wm. Meyers and Chas. Shel-
bourn were callers at this berg
this week.
Miss Jacobs will give a'spelling
contest Saturday night in Green
school house.
The loud , husky voice of the
mule was heard braying over the
arrival of his master.
Florence Kuskie went to town
the Grst of the week. Henry
Grooms also went to town.
Frank Grooms was out serving
s bp0enaes the first of the week
for district court , being deputized
by Sheriff Simons. ,
The democrats of Sparks are
stalling over the election , and why
sfecmkln'j , they ? It's about time
tfee ring was getting a jolt.
The church at Sparks has re
ceived a new coat of shingles and
an additional lot of work through
the geaerosity of the people of
the neighborhood.
Mrs. James Hughes and D. D.
Green were trading with our
merchant Monday. Mrs. Hughes
reports that her husband has one
of his Severs badly mashed.
POKCUPIXE.
If. S. W - itlier JJiirettu tf
lor week r2tidii 3Tc v. < 5.
Daily mean temperature ti0.
Normal 3(5 ( ° .
In feest tfI ° ; lowest -L 0.
Frcoipitution .00 of an inch.
T.j&il precipitation to date 13.GO
laches.
The average for 1H * ears for the
sarafe period 'u 21.53 : . .vhcs.
KOTICB.
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 oilice to insure
prompt delivery.
Anyone noticing street arcs not
in working order will confer a
favor by notifying us.
6tf S. F.
( HSiTUACV.
Sarah E. Cameron was born
Oct. 1 , 1S52. near Keitbsburg
111. , aiil died Nov. 11 , 1907.
She was married /Thomas /
Fowler in Cortland , 111. , to which
union seven children were born ,
four sons and three daughters , all
of whom bub two survive her
Arthur T. , having died in 1S95 ,
and Mrs. Dora V. Petty crew in
1905 , her husband also surviv
ing her.
Fuperal services were held at
the home Nov. 12 , Rev. Magill of
Crookston conducting same and
the body laid to rest in Harmony
cemetery. A large number of
friends attended the funeral.
CA1M ) OK THANKS.
We wish sincerely to thank those
who have so kindly given their I j
assistance in time of sickness and
bereavement of our wife and
mother.
Thomas Fowler and family.
Remove Scot From V/ = : sit
Should n hit of scot or oilier
black dusfc make a spot on a clean
white shirt \vai-r , to remove the
spot place under ( l ovaist a piece
of muslin and rub over the soiled
place \vliito crayon , that r.sed in
schools. Ixiib the = pot with a clean
white cloth and the spot will dis
appear.
To Remove Dandruff.
Take tinchire of witharidc- . one
ounce : liquid ammonia , one dram :
glycerin , one-half ounce ; oil of
thyme , one-half dram ; mix all to
'
gether'with six ounces of rose wa
ter , li'ulr the scalp with this prep
aration until no further evidence of
dandruJE is noticed. - .
- Weather Data.
The following data , covering a per
iod of 18 years , have been complied
from the Weather Bureau records at
Valentine , Xebr. 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
of the weather conditions for the
coming mcnth.
November.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal
The warmest month was that of 1S99
with an average of 41 °
j The coldest month was that of 1896
with an average of 10 °
The highest was 78 ° on 14,1894
The lowest was -18 = on 29 , 1896
PIIECIPITATION.
Average lor month 0.65 inched.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more 5
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 2 , " > 7 inches in 1S96.
The luasL monthly precipitation
was 0 04 inches in 1903.
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 1 f > 5 inches on 26. 1896.
The greatest amount of snowfall
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
( record extending to winter of 1884-85
only ) was 15. " > inches on 25-26 , 1896.
CLOUDS AMD WEATHER
, Averasre number of clear days , 13
partly cloudy , 9 ; cloudy , 8
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the NW.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 10 miles.
The highest velocity of the wind
was 52 miles from the NW onll , 189J.
j. j. MCLEAN ,
Observer Weather Bureau.
St. Nicholas Church.
Services will be held as follows :
In Arabia Nov. 16.
In Valentine , Nov.17 ; low mass
at 8:00 : a. m. , high mass and ser
mon at 10-30. Instruction for the
children at 3 p. in.
At Orookston in Prairie Belle
school house Nov. 2i.
LEO M. BLAEIIE-I RectDT <
To Chicago and ilie feast.
Be sure your ticket reads via The
Chicago & Xorlhwestern ll'.y. to
Chicago and all points east , there
by surrounding yourself with a
perfection of train service that in
cludes 'The Best of Everything. "
Fast and convenient schedules ,
safety and comfort , if your ticket
reads via this line , Full informa-
iion on application to any ticket
agent. The North wertern Line.42 4
A Chance for "STon.
Just to introduce it , the pub
lishers are offering for only 50
cents to send the Daily State Jour-1
nal , except Sunday , from now until -
til January 1 , 1908 ; with Sunday
75 cents. These are little over
half price offers , and will attract
thousands of new readers. The
paper will stop coming on January -
ary 1st without notice from you.
Why not send in a half dollar
and see what a great volume of
reaclihg matter you get for your
money. Some big events are hap
pening in Nebraska and you should
keep posted by reading the paper
that can tell the whole truth about
everything and everybody.
In the District Court of Cherry Cotin-
t } * , Nebraska.
In flic matter of the application of Alfred
l.eis. . acmmistintor nf thf e at ° f I'obcrt K.
Giliaspie. d- < 'ea-.e < < .f T license to sf-llreal estate.
NoMre N hereby inveu that in piir.siuiu-e of
an order of thi > lion. * v' if. vve tnver. one ct
r > e judges of the district court ot < 'h-rry
county. > M-aska. ina < e on the 30th diy ; o'f
Oetobnp l07. ' lor t > > e s.ile of leal HsUfr * hen i- -
< ttpr ! deseriiif-rt. there will be sold at pui > lie
\endue to the hiuh..st bidder for cash. Mit-j cf
to all inu in erunces of r cor I. it thironfc oor
n il K ro'iil hoiiH ! . in ihf villni : of Val ntuie in
Miid c miiy mi the'Jnd day of December 19.17 at
the-hour oi 10 a. in , tl.e. ' lu lowuii ; desc-ubeil
leal estate. to-\\it :
An undivided oni'-lialf inter'5t in SIM | to the
Lot * 'I wo and Three and .South Half ooutn -
ve.st < v > "aiter ot Section 30 , Township at ) , U < uuce
Ul
South Half of Southeast Q larter of Section SO.
Township : * > o Itangeol.
hout'i Half of Northeast Qne'ter. Southeast
f'.tarteror iSortliw l ( , 'iuter an < ] North a-it
( .iii-ii'terof Soul h'Mst < , Miarter t Section -1 ,
Tonship 'M , Kautr * 31.
Nortli"aM inarter of St'dion 23. Township ' . " 0.
Ranire 31.
Miiithwest Quarter of Vortheattt ( Juarte- ,
'Vest ha.f of Nonlnve. . t ( Jnarter finU S-miheast
Qns'.rter ot N-irtlnvist '
Qiutter of Secti-m 24 ,
'ion > .liip SO , li uiye 3t.
oonthHalfof Northeast Quarter of SLC'UOM
-o , Township 30. Itan e 31.
Htmth H lf f Norlhw st Quarter and North
Half < > f Southwest Quarter of Section 23 , Town
ship 30 Kan e 34. . .
North Half ot Southeast Quarter of S-ction\
25. Township 30 , Kan e 31
South Half of Northeast Quarter and Est
Half ol southwest Quarter ol section 20 , Township -
ship 30. rHiiie34.
Norih Half < > f Southeast Quarter of sertior.
20. T-wnsjnp 3 > . Halite 31. west of the Oth 1'rin-
cijml Meridian , in Cherry county. Nfhnibkii.
S-iid sale will rtinain open oi > e hour.
ALFKED LKWIS.
Administrator ot the estate of
Jioherr K. oill lsiedece.i-ecl. ]
Jatcd November 4 1007.
1007.Wil"
Wil" ott & Mornssoy.
13 3 Attorneys lor administrator.
In the District Court of Cherry Coun
ty , Nebraska.
In the matter of the application of Ku\v.ird
Satterlef. administrator of the estate ot Jennie
K. Karnes deceased , for license to sell real
e-tate.
Notice is hereby given that in pursmnc" of an
order of Uie Hon \V. U.Ves > tover , one of tile
judges of the district court .if Clie rv 'wncv ,
Nebr ska made on tiie 30th day of October ,
1007. for the sle of real estate hereinafter de-
scrii ed. there will i e sold at public venduo to
the highest bidder for cash , subject to all in-
cumjerances of record , at tlu Iront door of the
court house in 'he village of Valentine in said
county on th 2nd day of U iii"er , 190" at the
hour of 10 o'cloek a. lii. , the f > Ilo\ving de&criocd
real estate. to-\vlt :
South Half ol Southeast Quarter ot Sect'onSI ,
Township 35. and North Half of orthi-ast
Quarter of Section 0 , Township 3t. all in Kang < >
33 , and th" Southeast Quart r of Section 7 ,
Townsh'p at. Range : ) - ' . west of the Six'h Prin
cipal Meridian in Cherry county. Nebraska.
iailsale will remain open one b-mr.
EDWARD SAITKULKK.
Administrator of the K tate of
Jenn e E. Barnes , Deceased.
Date I Novemoer 4. ino7. " -
133 Cvalcott & TVlorns"ev.
Attorneys for administrator.
Contest Notice.
U. S. Land Office , Valentine ,
October 23 iy07.
A .sufficient contest affidavit having been Hied
in this ollice t > y EstHIa M. Merrill , con
testant , against Homestead entry A'o. 1-4552.
made Jmy H. 1P03. for K sEh. Secti n ( > ,
and KViMi * " , section 7 , township 31. rang * 25 ,
by Miranda i > .auder ! coni s'e . in which it
is alleged th : t said Miranda Chaimler
lias u holly abandoned .siiu land ana
change'i her re idence therefrom f ir in ire
HMD six months last past , thai the land is not
settled up ai nor cnlmated in goiiit laith as 'he
law reij nires. and eutrjinanlias nc\er establish
ed her residence the land the law
u. ' on as re
quires and IMS tailed to cirf her laches ; > tj
this date , and said all ged abs. uce was nut due
to her employment in the at my. navy or marine
corps 0' ' Hie United States as a private soldier ,
> ! ncer , s-aman or marine dnrn.g the war with
Spain /lii'ing any other war in which the
United "Stairs may b * * engaged.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear , re-
spotid and oiler evidence toucunii ; saui allegsi-
tioii at , 10 o'clock a. in , , on Ieinter I 5. 1907. ne-
fore the r gisti-r and receiver at the United
States Land Office in Valentine , JS'ebiaska
Ihe said rontestant having , in a proper affi
davit , li t-d October 23. 1U07 , set forth facts
which s'how that after due diligeJice personal
servne ot this notice cannot be in de.it is
hereby oidered anduirecied that such notice
be given by due ami propei publication.
421 LUKE M. UATES ; Ktuister' _
Slier ill's Sale.
ly $ virtup of an order of sale issu d by tie
clerk ol lliu oistiict court of Lherry County ,
Nebraska , S ptemlu r 11. 11(07. under a decree of
mortgage forlo lire , wherein 'Ihe Commercial
National Hank of Fremont , 2Sf < hraaka. isp'ain-
till > -nd Thomas F. Kelly. M.iigJirei T. Kelly.
Horace H. Clough , .lohn Doe , real name nn-
Miown. aBsigiiee if llor-ce II Clough and
tic-hard lloe. real name unknown , administra
tor of the esiate of Horace 11. longli drcease.i ,
defendants. I will sell at the front door of ( he
court House in Valentine. Cherry c-nniy. seb-
niska. that bo ng the tmlldii g wderin the last
term ot said court was beul. on ti > eUOiliday
day of Nov 1007. at 10 o'clock a m . toatisfy
judgment ol .Sl'S4.56 ' and interest , at 8 per cent
trom date of jud mcnr , Feb. Cth , 1907 , and
rests taxed at § : ' .i 10 and accruing costs , at pun-
lie auction , to th. highest btddor foruuth tile !
folKming . < eseilb.'d jiropi-tty , tcwit : SKJ.1 Of
ectioh 1. towoship JJT r ; ige 2D , alifl KiNE 4.
NW NK . NKJirfl'i. ' , . .Section 12. township 34 , '
in Cherry comity , Neraska. } !
JJatecI this soth-flay of October. 1907 I <
T. F. bIMONS , j
Sheriff , '
M. TUckeri atl3 "S for pllL 4K 3
R M Faddis& Co.
Pnstoftlce address Valentino or K > nnudy.
Some bninded
on 1 ft
thigh.
Horses branded
, on left
[ shoulder
[ or thigh.
Some Some branded JP IG
r-randcd on riih thigh
on left or shou der.
shoulder
or thU
N. S. Kowley
Kennedy , - Nebraska.
Same as cut on left
side and hip , < uid on
i left shoulder of horses
ses Alsos ssi oil
left Hide
hip.
j F1 4on ieft side
, Snme r.-32Ii ?
j I tl * > hnind-a'g i ,
ed husk-BSagHEIf "g PW ( either side up ) on
left side or hip. p 011 left jaw and e t shoulder
of horses. LU
LUQ on left hip of horses.
on left jaw of horses
j
i f-
Stock branded
witb 7 on left hip
also same as cut
Range between
tSordonand Snake
creek and on the
Niobrura river
Heyne
Cody , Neb
Brand registerea
No 1027
Horses branded on
left shoulder
itunue north and
south of Cutcoiub
Lake in Cherry Co
A T DAVIS
Postoflice address
Hyannis , Neb
On right side
horses
, on left
j hotlder
also cattle
ou right s d -
Kau e lo miles „ .
norHi or r-v nniqa
Pat Pftippr
Ml ni eon
Eoan Brothers
Woodlake Neb
John Roan's
private mark , silt
in left ear
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud. SD
Horses and cattle
same as cut ; also
CJRK fj on rirfit
hip.
Ranee on Oak and
Butte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
bearing any of these Dranda
Albert Whipple & Sons
Rosebud , S. D.
< , Cattle branded
SOS on left side
OHO on rtehtside
Some cattle also
have af fen neck
Some with A on
left shoulder and
some branded
with two bars
Across hind ona
_ . _ Texas
cattle branded S O on left side and some
on left side.
Horses branded SOS on left hip. Some eati
branded AW bar connected on both sides and
left ; bin of horses.
P. H. Young.
Simeon. Xebr.
Cattle branded
as cul on left side
i
RqmeQY < > n left
side.
on left jnw of
V horses.
Ilange on Gordon Creek north of Simeon ,
1M-P-A-N-S Tabiiles
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The 5nt packnge s enough lor usual occas
The family bottle ( GO cents ) contains a
suoDlv for a year. All drusnrists sHl them.
Contest Notice ,
U. S. Land Office , Valentino. Nebraska , )
October 23 , 1907 , f
A suflirienf contest aflidavi' Iwvins been filed
in this omre by Harvey I ) . Meredith , oomestai.t.
against Homestead entry so iS3W made
Aii u < ! tC l&OO. tor WT'EiJ. ! . Wi/c. sect'Oii 4.
and E } Il section 5. ton n liip 31 range 20 by
Jose- W PicKott. cnntPstee. in vhich it Is al
leged thrit claimant lias wholly abandon- * ! said
tract , for more than MX mmi'lis last past , tliatlie
has never re-uled upon , cultivated rimnrnvd
said tract as reijuiieu by 1v. 1 . that lie d-es not
maintain a bona lidf residenc- -aid tract but
lives elsewhere , that said defects exist at this
date and have not l > een cur d.
Sai'd parties are hereny notified to appear ,
respond and oiler evidence rouciunir said al ga-
] tioi at 10 o'clock a. m. en the 4th day of xoveui *
her , , 1007 Before John II.VeMou , U s. Com. it
his ollice in Mullen. Nebraska and that the
final livariue will be held at 10 n'cl-'ek a. in on
Meeeim > erG. 1007 , before t tic regNter and re-
Pi-ivfir at tlin t'nitetl Laud
? > tilu3 olllce In
ValeHtlniwebrasfta
The Silitl coiit Slant bav'iig , in a proper affi
davit , filed Oct 23. 1907. set forth facts which
show Unit iiftcrdiie diligence personal service
of till * notice cannot be mane , It is hereby
ordered and directed fhat such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
42 0 E , OLSUITfltecemrr ,
G. W. BEAMEB.
Gorflnii.
T
Drauo >
, inut , H-inch DO
375
Horses
branded
ghouL
.
Inchc circle. 1-ln
. Bange-8 miles south
box. Registered 876.
Irwin on Niobrara river.
Parmelee Cattle Co. "
Ro ebud.S. D.
Cattle branded
as cut on left side
witb etripe under
tail.
Horses brandea
left thigh.
Range on Soldier creek.
' Metzger Bros. ,
Rolfe Nebr
Cattle branded
anywhere on left
side.
Earmark , square
crop right ear.
Hors-s have
Fame brand on
eft thigh.
e on Gordon and Snake Creeks.
conviction of any person or stealing
cattle with above bniud.
Jos. Bristol
Valentine , Nebr.
Range on Nio
brara river four
miles east of Ft.
Niobrara.
Horses and
cattle branded
n B connected on
left hip or side as
shown In cnt
H A BOOB
aj.
Postofflce addn-ss
Hyanuls , Neb
Branded on lelt eide
Range eighteen miles
north of JJvannls
.T. A. VARYAN
Pullman , Nebr
Battle branded .17
on right sm
Horses branded JY
on right shoulder
Reasonable reward
for any information
leading to the re
covery of cattle
strayed from my
ranee
Saxidy Williams.
Merriman. Nebr.
Mostly on left
side. Some on
richt side.
Horses same on
left shoulder
Range Lake
Creek , S. D.
D. M. Sears.
{ 3 ,
Kennedy , Nebr. < Sf |
Cattle branded
as on cut.left side
Some on left hip.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Range Square
Lake.
WILLIAM BEAMEB
Gordon , Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut o
left side.
Horses
brandedj
on left
shoulder.
Range 6 miles
south of Irwin.
J. B. Lord
Simeon Neb
Stock branded
eame as cut back
right shoulder and
en right hip
Range on the
Niobrara
ALONZO HEATH
PostofHce address
Cody , Nebraska
On left ,
side. Horses - !
ses left
shoulder.
Range north o
Cutcomb Lake
C. H Little.
Merriman , Nebr.
On either side
Horses same on
hip. Also
Range Lake Creek
3D
Sawyer Bros.
ostofflce address
Oasis. Nebr
G. K. Sawyer has
charge of these cat
tle Horses D S on
left shoulder Some
left side
_ > , , r HorsJEgJJj es seme
ge on Snakn
Nebraska Land and Feeding Co.
3artlett Richards Pres Will G Comstock v p
Chas C Jamison Sec&Treaai '
Cattle branded on
? Pr-toapimal ;
iorsas
Bange between
* \i ° u ° ? the F.E.