Old Grow , All Leading
Hermitage Brands ' f
and Bottled.
*
( jiichen- > Under the
heimer Q upervson
Bye of the
"Whiskeys. 1 U. S. G-ov.
" \Ve also handle the Budweiser Beer.
IU
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Niobrara Falls.
Mrs. Crosby took her son Jim
to the doctor Sunday.
Dock Grooms and wife spent
Xmas with 11. Grooms.
Thomas Harris and wife are
visiting at Adamson's.
Miss Mary Grewe spent several
days with Mrs. Adamson this
week.
Miss Drucie Bassford and Gee ,
Adamson spent Monday at R.
Grooms.
Harve Williams of Clear Water
spent Xmas with his brother
Charles.
Wm. Grooms and Miss Delia
Osborn spent a couple of days at
R. Grooms' .
Richard Grooms and family at
tended the wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. Quincy Buck on Xmas day.
- Mrs. Adamson entertained sev
eral friends at a Xmas dinner.
There were 46 present and all re
port a pleasant time.
Mks Lulu Gregory and her pu-
pia ! gave the friends and patron ?
"of this locality a treat Xmas ( tve
with a splendid < : -"riainment.
Miss Gregory went I.- * . * o Wednes-l
day to spend her vacation.
\
j Mrs. Mary Bush is probably
the happiest woman f n the river.
All her children came home to
spend their vacation , Julius hav-
'in < r been one nearly two years.
Miss Libbie has been down lo
Grand Island at business college
for about the same length of time.
DAD BOY.
Artesian Wells.
i The theoretical explanation of the
phenomenon is easily understood. The
secondary and tertiary geological for
mations often present' the appearance
'
of immerse basins , the boundary or
j rim of the basin having been formed
J by an upheaval of adjacent strata. In
these formations it often happens that
a porous stratum , consisting of sand ,
sandstone , chalk or other calcareous
matter , is included between two imper
meable layers of clay so as to form a
flat porous U tube , continuous from
side to side of the valley , the outcrop
on the surrounding hills forming the
r.io-.th of t3 > : > tube. The rain filtering
douii through the porous layer to the
bottom of the basin forms there a sub-
terr.T.v:1. : ! po-l. \vhch , with the liquid
or MMiiiliquid column pressing upon it ,
constitutes a sort of huge natural hy
drostatic bellows. Someiimes the pres
sure 0:1 Ills' superincumbent crust is so
great as to cause an upaemal or dis
turbance of the vallJ" . It is obvious ,
then , that when a hole is bore.1 down
through the upper impermeable layer
to tlie surface of the lake the water will
be forcvd up by the natural law of water
.eeking its level to a height above the
surface of the valley , greater or less ,
according to the elevation of the level
in the feeding column , thus forming a
natural fountain on precisely the same
principle a : < that of most artificial foun
tains , where the water supply com -
from a considerable height above the
jet.
A Perfumed Ccrcvan.
Everybody knows how subtle , pene
trating and permanent is the rich per
fume of at'.ar of roros. The larger part
of the world's supply of thio delicious
scent is made in Persia , where there
are many hundreds of acres devoted to
the cultivation of ro.-es for this pur
pose. At certain seasons of the year
long caravans of donkeys , laden with
attar , and under guard of soldiers to
protect the rich booty from attacks by
robbers , journey from central Persia
to the little port of Bushire. whence it
is exported to Bombay. Other donkey
trains similarly escorted pro.-eed to
ports on the Caspian sea , which , after
Hindustan , are the largest consumer.-
of the costly luxury. When the \\ind
is in the right direction the approach
of one of these caravans is announced
by the scent long before it can be
seen , and the line of its progress can
be traced by the odor for days after it
has passed by.
Pirates of the Cscpian.
The Turcoman dwellers in central
Asia are terrible robbers. They are
also slave dealers , selling all the pris
oners whom they make in war or in
their thieving raids. Besides plunderIng -
Ing by land , they carry on their evil
work by water , for they have a num
ber of pirate ships on the Caspian sea
which lie in wait for Russian and Per
sian vcEEois. They seize all the goods
on board ti e-e : ships , and the unfortu
nate * civ . - . - : ; : : re sold into slavery. The
chief ; : " ; : ; ! * for slaves are Khiva
and IJo'.r'iar : ' . . Sometimes they have a
difficulty ii { hiding purchasers for all
the- ' ' " > ' if these have been
: < : : nu-
nirr'i""d : * "j\v have been known to
rife.Kv.van prisoner for a sumo
o---- ; ' ' pence-of British money.
Th ' . ' .any slaves to till their
fiehl . r-v..t them most cruelly.
Gavagc Sense of Humor.
Lecturing on New Guinea. A. II.
Dunning siicl lie once offered a native
some smelling salts. After going
through extraordinary contortions the
native went : nvny , returning soon with
another native , whom lie compelled to
make acquaintance with the salts. The |
two brought a third , and co on unliJ
the wholu village h.'id been victimised.
The1 savages watched each new sutler- j
er with the kenuest delight aud tool : '
good care not to let him know what i
fate awaited aim. London Standard , j
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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 tlie month in question ,
j 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 1899
with an average of 'Hi0
The coldest month w1 that of 15)02 )
with an average of U-
The highest .vas 72 ° on 'H ) , 1904
The lowest was -34 = on 14 , 1901
PRECIPITATION.
Average ior month 0.47 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more G
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 2 57 inches in 1890.
The least monthly precipitation
was 0 03 inches in 1903.
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 0 70 inches on 29. 1839.
The greatest amount of . snowfall
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
( record extending to winter of 1884-85
only ) was 4.6 inches on 10 , 1901.
OLOUDS AMD WEATHER
Average number of clear days , 13
partly cloudy , 10 ; cloudy , 8.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the W.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 10 miles.
The highest velocity of the wind
was 52 miles from the IW on 20,1890.
J. J. MuLEAN ,
Observer Weather Bureau.
K * : ir. the 31. K. Church TCver.v
MOKXIXG SERVICES -
Sunday School begins iit 10fO o'clock.
I'leachii'g " " 11:00
Junior League " " 2o p. in.
EVEMNG SEUV1CES
Epvvorlh League begins at 0:30 o'clock.
I'reachi-tg " " 7:3)
I.KV. r. 1C. COX > 'EI > I , , Pnstor
MILL PRICES FOR FEED ,
PerCwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked § 1 10 , $20 00
Shorts , sacked 1 20 22 00
Chop Feed , sacked 1 ttO 26 00
Corn , sacked 1 30 21 00
Chop Corn , sacked 1 35 25 00
Oats , sacked 1 45 27 00
U. J § . W * iitWr Bireain He port
tor week KntJisijj Jim. i.
Daily mean temperature-27 ° .
Normal 20 ° .
Highest 57 ° ; lowest 4 ° .
Precipitation .35 of an inch.
Total precipitation to date 16.29
inches.
The averaire for 10 years for the
same period is 22.42 inches.
frofcasly.
"The idea ! " cciaiiucd Mrs. Kadlc.v.
"I vrondorvliy that v.-oiiiau is watch-
int ; mo so ? "
"Probably. " replied her husband ,
"she's tryhi'j to liiul out why you are
staring at her. " Exchange.
i he i irr.c to Call.
Mrs. Dmi'eigh ' It is very singular
that ywir mother always happens to
call ou me when I am out.
Little Flossie Dimplcton Oh. we can
see from oir front window vrhenever
you go : i\v.y.
Is not every clay thy two boufluxcs of
two eternities for every mauV Lines
of inf'ucuct'S from ull tlie past and
stretching onward into nil the future
intersect them. Carlyle. j
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- I
In the District Court of Cherry Coun
ty. Nebraska.
in thfjrnttor of thp petition of Thomas Liad-
ivrir. AdiniiNtrati f ot the e tite of Josepli
Zirfas. for Inns to sell real eslit- .
Now. on tn ! < 27th d.tv of Decr-ui'LT. 10.17. this
citus came on for hearing upon tin petition
uii'l'rouili of i'iioinas Lindberi ; ad-iiinl-.tr.ito'
< if ( he * > tateof Joii'pii Zirfa-s. dHftMVJ-1 , pra.\-
inu ser licci e to bell tlii following uescribetl
real eMateto-wlt :
Tlie North Half of the Northwest QinrtPr
the St utheast Quarter of the Northwest ( nnr-
tHr.'ind tliu Norllieast ( Quarter of the S < uthw ? , t
( jnarter of Section 17'lo\rnsbii | 31n , Kau e :5i :
\ve.st of the Oth P. M. . tor the taymentuf tlie
debts jig inst pani esiat' and for cost's and < -x-
jiei-S'-.s of adiiiinbteting said e.slatifor the
ivsison that there is no persona1 property with
. vli ch to p.iy.jiid : debts , costs and expen-e * .
li la ihvreton * ordered Hut ait lu-r.-ons uitf'r-
ete I. in slid cstitr. " appe.ir before iw at eiifiin-
i > ers in the i-itv oi Itu-hvilie , on thloth day * !
I-'elxiiary. lyOs at the hour ol 10 o'clock a in ,
toMiow cause if any there by why a IICCIIM ;
Miould not granted to tlie sud I'hoinas Linrf-
liri'g lo eI11l4 above" < lescnoed real estate in
niitniier mid lorra ; is provided t > \ law
It ! fiutlier ordurt-u thai n copy of this order
i > e sened IIIKIII all persons intertstea in j > ud
t'-tate bv \iisiiig the tame to be putiliMied
f-ur siic'co-ssivrt wiv'-s ' in the Valentine Oeiuo-
cr.tt , j ; iiisvsuappr piinteti aid : published in su-l
county 01 Cherry.
W. \VKSTOVHIi
.rl 4 Judge of Hie District Court ,
In the District Court of Cherry Coun
ty , Nebraska.
In the ni I'UT the npplicntion of Fankv. .
Clark , uuardiiii Hied T. ( ; aiL" > .aii iiiuuiiiptt-
e t per-oii. lor the sale of real estate.
ln leading and filing the petition , duly veri
fied , ot j 'iniikV. . t lai k. guuidian of the"pen > on
: iini estate " 1 Fivd T. ( iatt-F , aii incompetent
person , for lice se to sell tinintere > > { ! Fred ' 1 .
in the iollouii ! < ; described retl ; estate to-
'J he West Hr.K i-f the Southeast Quarter th
Noitti llilf ol the Southwest ( JIMI let iind ihe
Sititi'\v < * > t < ) lurtei oi the Nonhwe t ( > niner : ot
-ection } . ' ' : south Hal' ot the Northeast Quarter
Soiithe st ( j.iarh r ol , he Nortest ( > nt : ter of
Section 14Muitli ; Half t thtS 'iitliea t < i arter
ot Section 2i. .southeast Quarter of Section 2:5 : ;
JMMithwt st Quarter ot the Northeast Quarter ,
NoitliHdfot the Southwest Quarter. < North-
wesr ( Jnarier of th b nitlieast Quarter ol Se >
tion 27 ; south Mtlf of the southeast ( iuarU-r.
Souih Mitl ol the southwest ( Quarter ot rieetimi
: > % all of toiiship lisa Uiiigt ; ; ? s we1of the Gtu
I' . M . s tti.iu d in county or ( h m . - > t.tte of
NebiasUa. lor the sup ] > ort and niiiitiiiieii : ) < 'e of
tlu-.s.il Fred I' . iite , and lor the ivinve-st-
nifiit ot residue ot any pait ol said uiocee-is.
and it appealing from said puti'lou that it wilt
he for the besi interest of said estate that aid
real estate 1-e sold aim as prajed lor , it is here
by tudered that the next oi kin of the said Fred
T ( iat'.s tn'd all peisons interested isaid
estate.ii pear before me at chain ers in the city
of itushv'llti. Sher-dr.il coin t\ou thf lir t d y
of 1'Vbiiwry. 1908 t ) cause , it any there be , why
jv liceiite should iiul be granted in saul Frank
W. ( lH k to .sell fuliit itul e-ttto lor tin * par-
1'iis-s tjtKiveel loi'ih
Ii is luuiier , r .eieil that a copof this order
be puoii.sbeil once ertdi.ree * l' r to ir oonse-
eutive v\eex6in | the Valentuiu Denioerat.si paper
printed and puiilished in the county of Cherry ,
staH ; of Nebraska.
Dated at Chambers in the city of Hnshviile ,
Serutaii eouutv , this i7ih day or. Doceuib r.
1007
W. If. WKSTOVlS-i.
31 4 Judge of the Distiict Court.
Contest Notice.
U. S. Land OiKue. Vri ; entiiio. Nebraska , i
'
December i:5 : , 1U07. (
A sufllei'-nt conrc"-t aRMavit having been ill d
in this ollice t-y Neaoma K Korter. co itest-
aut sigiiu t Homi-srea'l entry No. I59't7. ( in ; < de
July 13. 1004 f r ' /iS\V > 4 sectV'ii 1. . . NKh , N'
sK-i. W'i of .section2. . township ± > langn
'l. by Caiulme Baxter , coutestee , inhic'i it
ii Alleged that .s-ntl Cnrolme uaxter I s
wholly a. andoned B id land and changed her
resulen e ther- from for more th in six ni-MUlis
last pa t. thatth > * land is not settled upon nor
cultivated in good laith and entrynar has never
cstjibli-hed her residence upon Hie l.nid ; us the
law requires , SUM he has tailed to euro her
jachesup to this date ; rind sa.d alleged abs i ce
from the said hum is not due to her employ-
meiit in the rm.v , navy , oi marine corps ot the
united States as n pnv4te - < oldier , othe r. sea-
muu or marine during the war wuh spain or
during any oilier war in which the t'nited
States may he engaged ; said t arties arc hreoy
notified to appear , resp nid an 1 oiler e\i'euc.e
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. in. on
January 22 190a he''oro the register and ic-
eeiver at the Tnited S'ates Liud Omce in
Valentine. > ebiaska
The said conte-taut Iiav ng. in a proper iilli-
davitlileti December i : ! r.o7i ) > ettoit'h ' tacts which
stiow that sifter due diligence personal ser u-e
of this notice can not b ntiule.il is hereby ordered
'
ed and directed that s.ich notice h ; givf u'by due
and proper publication.
K. 0-SO.V.
K W t Keceiver.
The Loup Valley lierofonl lianch.
Hro. > vn'eeNebr ,
So'dkr Creelr Ccl-
nm us 17th iiuo ; : > o ,
a ion of Columbus
17Mi. a half brother
of cue tfio ooin1 ; am-
pion o le , a n d
rnnce Iloiitdel 131.-
Gj5 ; Ht head of ht-rd.
I will huso no bulls for sale until IDO , ha\ing
sold all of IDOti bull cahes.
C. II. FAUI.HABKU ,
JOHN F. POSATH
Tubular wells and windmills.
me up by Telephone.
E. D. DEBGLT.
Barber
STATE BANK BUILDING
First-class Shop in Every Respect
E-iu de Quinine Hair Tonic , Goldou Star hair
Tonic , Herpicide and Ooko's Dandruff Cure.
Try Pompeian Face Massage Crenni
H. S. LOCKWOOD
Handles the
SHARPLESS CREAM SEPARATOR ,
I * LOUR , GRAIN AND HAY.
'
Opposite Postoffie. Phone 71. *
De Laval Cream
Separators FQK s\m
Valentine A ' 9J "W
Nehraskn JTl. JL. TV
H. DAILEY ,
Dentist.t
t ' '
Office over tlie grocery deparment
of T. C. Hornby's store. i
Will be in Rosebud agency July
3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1T1904.
R M Faiths & Co.
iVixtnfllpe address Valentine or Kennedy.
Some branded
on ] ft
rc * v- --L-fs Hugh.
Horses branded
on left
shoulder
or thigh.
Sonic Sonic brandedfp *
i r a tided § on ikh tliiK
on left or Miou der
or thili
N. S. Rowley
Kennedy , -
.Same iis out on
side and hip , and or
left sliouloVrof hur
ses. AlsoJJSScS on
lefr side
hip.
l , , r--00i
branu-L _
ed husk-i33g > 23gg' ' ng peg ( either side up ) on
left side or hip. p < ni left jaw and e r shoulder
ot horaes , uj
ujQ on left hip of horses
f\i on left jaw of horses
i C. W 1 Jennet *
Simeon Neb
Stock branded
with 7 en left hip
also same as cut
Itauge between
Gordon and Snake
creeks and on flip
Niobrura river
George Reyue
Cody , Neb
Brand registered
No 1027
Horses branded on
left shoulder
Kanue north and
south of Gutcoinb
Lake in Cheny Co
A T DAVIS
PostofBce addresa
Ilyaums , Neb
On right side
horses
on left
dhoalJer j
also cattle
ou ri'ht s d
ttange 10 nslles
north nf H\Hnnis
Pat Peiper
Simeon N
P. IT. Young.
dimeon. Xebr.
Cattle branded
as cut on left side
Some Qyon left
side.
on left jaw of
v "orscs-
llange ou Gordon Creek north of Sime 'n ,
*
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud , SD
Horses and cattle
ame as cut : also
CJ BE 1.1 on rtpJit
hip.
Range on Oak and
Butts creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
'leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
bearing any of these nraads
Albert. Whipple & Sons
Rosebud , S , D.
Cattle branded
SOSon left side
OSO on ritrhtside
Some cattle also
OS
S have a - fen neck
Some with A on
left shoulder and
" some branded
Si "l with two bars
acros" hind ciaar
ters Sonv. ' Texas
( * -
cattle branded
on left side.
Horses branded SOS on left bin. Some eattir
branded AW bar connected on both s'.deR anr !
l fr Iiiu of hnrson
1M-P-A-K-S Tabules
Doc-tors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The 5nt package s onnuuh for usual occas
The family bottls (4 > O cents ) contains a
supply for a year. All drumrists s ll them.
J. W.
COUSTY
Valentine - STehr.
All \vork will be { riven prompt
and careful attention.
For Sale.
*
House and small barn , with two
lots , close in , near school building ,
for sale at a bargain. 'House is
new , lawn and shade trees , good
sidewalk , all fenced. Part cash ,
balance easy payments. Call on
I. M. Kice , agent.
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 will find an owner
soon. It may be yours. Come
and see about this first time you
are in town , IS
Gordon. !
f
brande-
.in leftsSde as
cut , rt-tncl > fco
uidU4 Incfcdrel
Rrind
75
Horses
brar.dcd
, teft
'der. '
inoht * circle. 1-In
box. Kegi.stered 87b Range - > fnilns .south
'
Invin on'Ninbrara river
Woodlake
John Koan'a
private mark.
in left ear
' Bros. ,
Eolfe Nebr
Cattle branded
anywhere on left
side.
Earmark , square
crop right ear.
Horses have
same brand on
eft thigh.
Itansre on Clordnu and Snake Creeks.
A Reward of $250 will l > " i-alrt to any person for
ii.formut.on le.i'iing to th arrest and final
conviction of any IHTSIMI or persons stealing
cattle with atiove bniud.
Jos. tfnstol
Valentine , Nebr.
Range on Nio-
brara river four
miles east of Ft.
Niobrara.
Horses and
cattle branded
unconnected on
( eft hip or side as
4hnwn in cut
H A BUCK
Neb
side
Kange eighteen miln
north -vannln
J. A. YAIIYAN
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
Merriman. Nebr
Mostly on left
aide. Some en
right side.
Horses same on
left shoulder
Kange Lake
, S. U.
O. M. ?
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
as ou t-ut.Ief t side
Some on left hip.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Range Squan-
Lake.
WILLIAM BEAMER
Gordon , Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut o
left side.
Horses 33 $ ?
branded &P& '
on left
shoulder.
Range 6 miles
south of Invin ,
"Simeon " Neb
Stock branded
same as cut back
ri ht shoulder and
en right hip
Range on the
Nlobrara
ALONZO HfiATH
Postofflce address
Cody , Nebraska
On left
side. Horn
ses left
shoulder.
Range north
Cutcomb Lake
C. H Littlo.
Merrtman , 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 8 on
left shoulder Some
-
'ft thi
Nebraska Lana and Feeding Co.
iartlett Riobaras ? re * \ \ 111 G Comstock V P
nhas P Jamison Sec&Treas '
1 * 3 5 * Cattle branded on
yS jJj . any part ofanuual ;
* -
Cijggft U5 * ? * * " * 1 * * - * * K. also the f
. . * ' "
} a.Xrf > ; Tii r' i"U brands
' /xsA' - :
uorses branded tht
same
Raage betweea
Gordon oa the f K