A Few of the good points :
All wheels , poles , reaches 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 and twenty-four springs in all
spring wagon cushions ? Nothing but best of cloth , leather and
paint used.
>
MOLINE
Good and complete stock of 'lumber always on hand
PHONE 8 VALENTIHE , NEBRASKA
Co ) . Bryan's Illustrated Seek
of Travel.
Col. Bryan's hold on the popu
lar mind finds striking illustration
in the success of his new book ,
"The Old World and Its Ways. "
It' recounts and profusely 'flhfc-
trates his recent journey aVouud"
the world. We are advised , that
in the short period of 90
has gone through three 3arg j
editions aggregating 25,000 copies
and that the demand for it exceeds
that for any book published for
the subscription trade since the
period of Orant's Memoirs. "
In the latter case the demand for
the book was strengthened by a
just and all-pervading feeling of
sympathy for a great soldier ,
struggling against the dread com
bination of death and poverty , and
buoyed by the heroic purpose to
recoup his fortunes , and provide
for his family.
Col. Bryan's book , with like
success , depends upon no sympa
thetic element for its strength ,
but it has on the part of the. people
the enduring feeling of personal
confidence in the great moral and
intellectual integrity of its author.
It has an equally pronounced a.cl-
miration for his brillianCaFilities .
and the untiring energy that en
abled him to cover the world in
his noted tour and to photograph
and describe it in his inimitable
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Bryan is everywhere regarded/
home and abroad , asa vital foiice
jn American affairs. As a student
of men and of government , and of
governmental conditions , his ob
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foundly interest the people. Hence
the great sale of his book , descrip
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his noted tour around tlie world
and through the Nations. Itf" is"
vitalized by 251 artistic engrav
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resenting men , places an'd things
that interested 'him and that spec
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ation of a wonderfully interesting
journey that has caught the attention - .
tion of the people , and met with
great demand. It is sold only
through soliciting agents.
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St. Loui ? , Mo , are the fortunate ,
publishers. Tlify advertise for
agents in another column of this
issue. ' *
/ - . . .
WeathefMJataf.
The follow-in" ; data , covering a period - j
iod of 18 years , have been complied |
from the Weather Bureau records at j
Valentine , Nebr. They are issued to
show the conditions that have pre- (
vailer > , 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 ; month.
December.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal 24 °
The warmest month was that of ] 899
with an average of 30 °
The coldest month was that of 1902
with an average of U0
The highest was 72 ° on 30,1904
The lowest was -34 ° on 14 , 1901 j
. PRECIPITATION.
Average lor month 0 47 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an..inch or more'C - : - „ * . ; . , '
The"gVeatest monthly precipitation
yfa2 57inches in 1S90 < ; '
"The , least monthly precipitation
was 0 03 inches in 1905. > (
The greatest amodtlt of precipita
tion recorded in any' ' 24 consecutive
hours was.O 70 inches on 29. 18S9.
1 The greatest amount of snowfall
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
( record extending to winter of 1884-85
only ) was 4.G inches on 10j 1901.
CLOUDS AMD WEATHER
Average number of clear da s , 13
partly cloudy , 10 ; cloud3r , 8.p
WIND. '
The -prevailing winds" have been
from the W. , - * ' * '
* " * "v * * * * " *
- r
The average liburly velocity of-the
-w-ind4s 10 miles.
" * " - S. v"
The highest velocity 'of the wind
was 52 miles from the N W on 20,1890.
j. j. MCLEAN ,
Observer Weather Bureau.
Get your property insured by 1.
M. Iice and you will be safe. His
companies pay losses promptly. '
Crookston News.
Joe Pavlik has completed a new
house for Jas. Marley.
Christmas will be observed by
an entertainment and tree by the
church.
Chas. Brenklander has been do
ing carpenter work at the hotel
the past few days.
Hon. John 11. Fee is remodel
ling his residence and also adding
other improvements.
The Crookston merchants have
enjoyed a good trade with the In
dians the past week.
Messrs. John Ninas and John
Kisher of Valentine are doing
work for Webster Wertz.
There will be a meeting at the
Rock school house on Friday eve
ning to consider the building of a
high telephone line north from
Crookston.
ANON.
Notice to Non-Resident Defendant.
To Prair > e Dog. non-n siipnt. ! defondnnt :
You : ire hereby nptifid thsit on Novemlvr 27.
1007. Talking I'lairie Dofi lilfd a petition apiinst
yon in the distnct court of Clurrv county. Ni'-
braskaTtheo jcoti' ' < i jinuer of which arc to
obraui a div-TCP from yu < > n the urouud of
adultly , and to obtain the car" , cuslodv and
control ot Steve Ptairi" Doi ; the minor child of
siid plaintiff and the aid defendant.
You arc'cquircd to jinswer faid petition on
or b f ire January 6. tOOs
TALKING PKAlIilK. DOO , IMlintiff
By Walcott & Mornss&y , her attorneys.45 ! 4
Contest Notice.
U. S. Land Office , Broken Bow , Nebraska I
November . U'O" ' "
A snfllci < Mit contest affidavit , navinir hem lih'fl
in this ollice by .lames M. Mclntosh. i-ou'e t-
ant. agrtinst homes * ad "ivy No * r2 \ made
Oclob-r in. 1901. for SW siJU. ec-ion 1 , J
Nl % NTKWX\SJ4. > ec.ton 21. township 2ti
rHiifre 3S , by L-e IJ.irker , conte > t-e. in which
it is al etied that Lte Itarkcr has wholly
abandoned said tract lor iiKire than six months
li.st jast that he has never resided upon , cu ti-
vate i or impiovd . ' aid lar.d as reiuited by
law. That he maintains a bona lide residence
elsewhere than on . aul land , that the said al-
lesreu nhsei-ce from paid land occurred six
months piior t" livA ears from the date ot
said entry and that ail the above aliened Defects
exist , at tins date and have not , be n cured
Said parties are hereby i.onlied to app nr
iv p < ii d and olfer evidence tonch'in : sai'l alleiia-
t on at 10 o'clock a. m on January 7 1003 He-
Ton ; .J. 11.Vefon ! , U . ( 'oniniissioner. Mullen ,
fruhr. . and tiu.t the linal hcanng will be held
tit IT o'clock a.m. on January 11. 100S , lie-
tore the r ir-tcr and receiver at the United
State- land Oflu-e in Broken Hqw. Nebraska ,
The .sa d contestant havins ; . in a proper alli-
dav t. Hied V-v ? 2 , imr.ft : torth facts which
show idat alter du dilijienc ; personal service
ot thin itii caii'-ot Iw made , it is hereby
otdei'i-d that such notice be yiven by due and
"proper publication.
17 4 llpd JOHN 11EESK.
Old Grow , All Leading
Hermitage Brands
and Bottled
\
; f ( hichen- Under the
V
heimer Supervision
K.fe" of the
* * - '
Whiskeys. U. S. Gov.
" \Ve also handle the Budweiser Beer.
JOHN Q. STETTER , Propr.
MILL PRICES FOR FEED ,
PerCwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked § 1 10 § 20 00 ,
Shorts , sacked 1 20 22 00 ;
Chop Feed , sacked 1 55 2900
Corn , sacked 1 45 27 00
Chop Corn , sacked 1 40 20 00
Oats , sacked 1 60 30 00
Contest Notice.
U. S. Land Office , Broken Bow. Nebraska , i
Octoher l. 1907. \
A sufficient contest , affidavit having been filed
in pis otn > " bv Kentou Bowers , cun'est-int
aga'nsr Homectend e try No. 580. ) . made
for K'iSW ; Sectio'i ± J.M v4 S c 27. town.shin
25 nuK30 bv Fred Jy'lau t cniit-stf" in
which it is alleged that said H red .Ivlland his
failed to live on aim nnpr-i\e said Ivid as rc-
( mirea by law and has made his home el ewhere
foi-more th-n. a year and not on said land : that
he has abandoned s id land for m iv ihan six
months last past ; th.tt. s id def -cts herein al
leged have not been cured but exist at this dale.
Said par.'ieare hereby notified to appear , respond
spend and offer evidence toucluiii ; said alleg-i-
tion ar 10 o'clock a. in , , on January 2. 190S. be
fore the r ui t. r and receiver at the United
States L ml Office in Broken Bow , Xebiuska.
Tne. said contestant having , in a proper affi
davit lied October 31. IC07. set lorth Jjwts
which show that ait-r due diligence perMinal
s-ervice of tins notice cannot be m-use , it is
hereby ordeied and directed tha Mich notice be
given by tine and pronnpubliottion. .
47 4 Bpd JOHN KEKhE , Register.
Contest Notice ,
U. S. Laud Office , Valentine. Nebraska , I '
Octo e r 2:5 : , 1907. )
A sullicit'nt contest affidavi-having been filed
in this ottice by Harvey D. Meredith , eoniefct nt.
against Homestead entry No 18340 made
August G 19015. torv2 Jiji.'y . section 4.
and KV Ki . section 5. tov.nMiip 31 range 20. by
Jose' hV I'icKett. conte-stee , in vhieh it is af-
leged tlut Joseph \V. Pic otr has wholly aband
oned suid land and changed ' "is re idenc th'-re-
from for m. re than MX mouths last past , that
the land is not settled iiuoti nor cultivated in
good la th , and entrvnuin has not established
residence thereon and has f ileu to cine his
lachesp to t' ' > is date
And sai 1 allege t alxeic- ' was nof din to h's
em ploj mem in the i nijnav \ or nmrtne t ori s
ot tlit- United Mate * : s a privates > ldi . officer ,
seaman or marine during thr war with Spun
or dining m\y other w. r in which i he United
States may e t imaged.
Said nartnM aie h reby potifie-i to appear , respond
spend oiij olfer tvidence touching s-iid all ga
llon at 10 o' . lock a. in. on Jann.irjS , 190S. ( ' -
fore the reiiistt-r and receiver at. the United
States Land Cilice. Valentine. Nebraska
The said e > nr. siatit hav ng. in a proper affi
davit , filed Oet 23 , 1907. set forth facts which
siiow that after diir-diiireiite ! perso al service
of thU notice cannot be ina ie , it is hen-ny
ordered an-i direclc * ' . that S'ich notice b-given
by due and proper publication.
E 40 4 K. OLSON.Iteneiver.
In the District Court of Cherry Coun
ty. Nebraska.
Jsoeph Bristol , plaintiff , vs Eliza Russel. T C.
Canno and Win Ired ( 'annoii eta' ' , detendii'ts-
You and each of yn are hereby i-otilied that
upon tin 27th day of November. 1907 the plain-
till' herin lil d his petition in the distrier court
ot Cherry coin ty. Nebraska , against yon and
each of yon and atrain-.t all peisons claiming
under y u. the objec and prayer ot whiHi are to
for-close aceitiin tax lien toiitHed upon acer-
tilicate of tax sale issued by the Bounty Trea- > -
urerofCherr county , Nebiasta. 'or the > -ale
of the a ovu d > scril > ea land , on the 23rd day of
Oetot er , 1905. for the pavment o taxes on
Northwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter Sec
tion 14 Northe-ist < Jua ter or Northeast Quarter ,
Sec , IB. Township 34 , U inge 2G. for te years lt-91
to 1DO. ; . inclusive , amounting to . 'S63.31 and for
the payment of subsequent taxeon said real
estate.for the arsKHM 1905 ml 1006. amoum-
inj : to S4 18 lor raxes assessed and levied upon
said ival estate for eiiher s ate , county or
school district purposes during sai t y are and
there i * now due plaintift upon said tax sale
certificate and upon subsequent taxes paid i y
plal' till upon said land tor said years the sum
of $90.18 with interest thereon from th * * 27th
day of November. l)07 ! ) at th rata or ten per
cent per annum , toirrther with eosts of suit and
attornejs tees as provided by statute , lor which
sum plaintiff prays judgment and a Jecree or
foreclosure , to nave aid premises sold for the
payment and satisfaction of the amount due
for such taxes , interest and costs 01 suit and
eosts of sle. . to btr , foree'o ' e und e-xchiiie the
defend-ints and each of them having or claim
ing any lien , title.'merest oremutv of redem-
tioii in and to thu same or any part tiiei eof and
for geiiernl r lief
You and each of you are required to answer
s id petition on or before Monday , January 0.
1908.
JOSKHI BRISTOL. Plaintifi.
By W.ilcott & iUorri sey , his attorneys. 4tj 4
In the District Court of Cherry Coun
ty , Nebraska.
Theresa Eisenriech , plaintifT. vi > J > el Barto ,
Ktt * Uatto and Oh 'er K. ll.irto and the un
known heiis ot J lantz B. Kasteiiherger. and
Southwest Quarter > i Northeabt Quarter. South
east Quarter < 1 Nonhvesr QuHrler. Moithe < ist.
Quara-r of Somli\\e.-t Quarter ami Nor'hwe.st
< iua ter of Southeast ( Juaitrr of Seeiion 7.
Township 32. It uite :5S : west of the fith 1' . il , in
Cherry connly. Nebraska , defendants :
You and each m von are h ret v noriiUd that
upo the i'5h | day of November , 1907 the plain
tiff herein filed hei petition in the distnet eourt
of Cheiry c tinty , Nebraska , auamst you an-J
each of you and attain-.t all persons eiai'iung
under jon. the ol-jee and pr. y ref which are
to fi-recloje a certain tax I'en ' founded upon a
uMtificate ot tax s.Miissued by the County
Tr-usurer ot Cli-rrvc-ountv , Nebia a on ihe
2."ith day or October , 1905. lorthe- > ale of the
above described lind , for the payment "f taxes
n isouthwest Quarter of Nnrthea-t Quaiter ,
Southeast Quarter of i > orthwe-t Quarter , North
east Quarter -outhwrst ( i.arter and Norih-
we < t ( Quarter -ntueast Quarter of Sec 7 , Tou u-
ship32. Uange 33 wes > ot theGth .M lor the
year 1903. and for .subsequent taxes up n said
real estate tor ti > e years l.i4. ! 1905 and 190 ( > for
taxes assessed and levied thereon for either
sta e county or bchopl disirict purj'o es during
said years aud tliere is now due plai''tilf upon
said tax s-tle certificate and upon sub equenr
taxes paid by plaintiff upon said land for"ald
years the sum of Shi 79 wish interest thereon
Irom the 25th day of November. iy07. at tbo rat"
of ten percent per annum together with costof
suit and attorneys feeus provided by .sta ute.
for whi-ii sum plaintiff pr.iy judgment and a
decree of foreclosure , to have siid premises
sold for the payment and sitisiactiou of the
amount due for such taxes , interest and costs
of suit and costs ot saie to bar foreclose ann ex
clude the delendants and each of them having
or claiming any lieu title , interest or equity ot
redemption in and to same or any part thereof
ai.d lor general relief.
YIMI and each ot you nre required to answer
said pttition on or before Mond.ij , January 6 ,
190S.
THERESA EISENRiECH , Plaintiff.
By Walcott & Mori isse.\ . her attorneys. 40 4
Contest Notice.
U. S. Laud office , Valentine.
H 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in thN ollice b > Henry II. I'gglest . contes anr
itgainsr homestead "entry "M iW : ; ! ) and hjoar
made July 21. 1J. ! . a d Augi.-t 1 2 tut'4 fcr . vV
U S\\'M S e 20 : N yt * Kli Nr J SU 't Sec 30.sWij
N\V 4 S li-sU hV4SW 4 - eo 2S ) . SK 4N'W Ji.
SF'4S\\ S SK 4 sy.VKJ4 See 30 ; Nh U X
NW iNh1 * . seciion 31. Townshu- . Ifai-ge 34
bv l avi < t Livings , coi testee i which it is
& [ [ > sfl that said la\ii Livintr- has
wb i v abainl "i-d the s ii'i tr.i"t ot Ian- ' for
more than six months la-tpast , 'hat t aui claim
ant has ne.ver resided up , cultivated or im-
l > rovefl Ihe same s requ'red ' I'Y latv that the
siid claimant maintain * .1 re-Jiiience elsewhere
than nnjJtul tcicL.nnl tlie above all ged defects
exist at th's date and have not bsen cuit-d
Wild partiesare here-y notified to appear , re-
Knond ad - ijlervldriiie touchum said a'lt-ga-
tinn at 10 o'clock a. in. on Deceraber 2.5 1907 , be
fore U. s Court Commissioner J H.Vlton at
Mullen' Nebraska , and that the final hearing
will be held at 10 o'clock a in. , on Oeceni' er 31 ,
1907 , before the regi-ter and receiver at tha
United Suites Land Office iu Valentine , Ne-
imisku ,
The ald contestant having in a proper altl-
rtavit filed Nov 14 , 1907 S"t forth facts which
show that niter due dilicence jiersonal service
of this notice cannot be nude it isherenynrd red -
ed and diiected tbat such notice be given by
due and iiqiper nubliontioii.
43 i &Id 3.-
R M'ddis& Co. .
i Valentine or Kennedy.
Some branded
on li It
Ihhjh.
Horses branded
, on left
[ shoulder
or thigh.
Some Some branded
i-randcd j on rinhr thigh
on left or &hou der.
shoulderj
or thi h
N. S. Rowley
Kennedy. - Nebraska
Same as cut on left
side and hip , and on
left shoulder of horses
ses AlsoS on
left nide
hip.
? " 4on ieft side
tl braim-- . - _ -
ed hnsk-SSSEggg " > - ' PK ( cither side up ) on
left siae or hip. p on left jaw aud e t shoulder
ot horses. LU
ron left hip of horses.
cn Mt I' IW ° f horses
i , . W HenueCt
Simeon Neb
Stock branded
with 7 on left hip
also same as cut
Itauge between
tionlon and Snake
creeks aud on the
Nioorara river
George Heyne
Oody , Neb
Brand registered
N 1027i
Horses brauded'on
left shoulder
Raime north and
south of Cutcomb
S -ike iu Cherry Co
A T DAVIS
Postoftlce address
Hyannis , Nelj '
On'right side
horses
on left
shoulder
also cattle
on right 3 d
Hange itf m'les
north of Hvannis
Pat Peiper
Simeon Nehr
Roan Brothers
woodlake Neb
John Koan's
piivatemark. silt
in left ear
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud. SD
Horses and cattle
iame as cut : also
CJ BE ( J on rijrht
hip
Range on Oak and
Butte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
bearing any of these brands
Albert WMpple & Sons
Rosebud , S , D.
Cattle branded
SOS on left side
OSObuttehtside
Some cattle also
have af fen neck
Some with A on
left shoulder and
some branded
with two bars
, icros hind onar
ters Sonv ? Texas
cuttle branded a O on left side and some ;
on left side.
Horses branded SOS on left hip. Some cattic
branded AW bar connected on both aides and
loft bin if hnr jo < i
P. H. Young.
Simeon. Nebr.
Cattle branded
as cut on left side
Some Qyon left
side.
on left jaw of
V hordes.
Range on Gordon Creek Lorth of Simeon.
U-I-P-A-N-S Tabnles
Doc.tors find
A good presc.ription
For mankind
The 5nt package's enouirb tor usual occas
The family bi > ttl > O cents ) contains a
for a year Ml onnriri-'rw jell
For Sal * * .
House and small harn , with t\vo
lots , close in , noarscln l buildinirJ
for salt * at a barirain HOURR is
new , lawn and slinde. trf1 ? , ji iod
sidpwa'lk , all tVncpd Part cash ,
balance eas.v pa.mpnts. . Call on
I. M. Kice , ajront. -
This is just the place for -some
ranch owner or farmer to select
for his wife and children to live
during the winter and send chil
dren to school. Don't delay as
this property tfill find an owner
soon. It may'be yours. Come
and see about this first time you
are in town. 18
0 W KKAMKK
& '
ut
inrheirc.
J75
Horses
branded
tieft shoul-
der. 2HJ
inche circle i-ln
box. Registered 876. . .RangemMei * outh
Irwln on Niobrara river
Parmelee Cattle Co.
' Roebud.S.D ,
Cattle branded
as cut on left Aide
with Ptrlpe under
tail.
Morses brnndeo
left thigh.
Range on Soldier creek.
Cattle branded
anywhere on left
side.
Earmark , square
crop right e.ir.
Horses have
same brand on
eft thigh.
on Gordon aud Snake Creeks.
A DevardI of $250 wilt be i aid to any person for
inf-M-maiion leading to the wrest aud final
conviction of any person or peraona
cattle with above brand.
Valentine , Nebr.
Range on Nio
brara river four
inileB east of Ft.
Mobrara
Horses and
cattle branded
reconnected on
teft hip or side aa
ID cut
H A BOOB
Postofllce artdn S3
Hy nnia , Neb
Branded on lett side
Range eighteen inllea
north of Mvannis
J. A. YARYAN
Pullman , Nobr
Cattle branded JY
on right side
Horses branded JY
on rijrht shoulder
Reasonable reward
for any information
leading to the re
covery of cattle
strayed from my
range
Sandy Williams.
Mr.rriman. Nebr
Mostly otr left
side. Some on
right side.
Horses' same on
left shoulder
Range Lake
Creek , S. D.
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
as on cut.left side
Some OR left hip.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Range Square
WILLIAM BEAMEB
Gordon , Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut o
left side.
Horses
branded !
on left
shoulder.
Range 6 mJlea
south of Irwln.
J. B. Lord
Simeon Neb
Stock branded
* ame as cut buck
right shoulder and
en right hip
Kange on the
Niobrara
ALONZO HEATS
Postofficf address
Cody , Nebraska
ses left
shoulder.
Range north
Cutcomb Lake
; C. H Little.
Little.Merrtman
Merrtman , Nebr.
On either side
Horses same on
hip Also >
Sawyer Rros.
address
Oa is. Nebr
? * * T&Kf * * * * ' * ? I i
< 5 KSH ' ha3
fliarue of thei > e cat
tie florsea I > N on
left shoulder Sutne
2as K gfK !
high. ( i lit- n - n k T
m. i- ( .at : * aud Feeding To
will ( . lomsrock. V P
tattle bruudeil OL
tay part nfanm Hi ,
also thp follow'n ?
brands :
EmttF P58 * ? *
- - " *
i4f --f horve branded tbf
= - between
Uordoi. on the FJE
Sr M V . R. R d
: . In Northwestern