vf'j - " * * " - .
The undersigned will sell at public auction the personal property and effects of thelate
Lewis II.Smith , at the resicl-ji e of Matthew G-.House , four miles west \ralentine , on
i-o ,
o 9
Beginning at I . oi.9 sharp.
/Consisting of the following :
Horses and Mules Wagons , Buggy , Etc.
Four Wagons.
4- old 1.300 Ibs.
One mare , - years , weight ,
One Buggy.
One mare , 8 years old , weight , 1,250 Ibs.
Five sets Harness.
Two Geldings. 4 years old. weight 1,100
pounds each.
mplements
One 3-year-old mule , weight 1.100 Ibs.
ic Lister.
One mule weight 1,100 Ibs.
4-year-old , , One Corn Binder.
One 3-year-old mule , weight l.C-00 Ibs. One Small Grain Binder.
Two 2-year-old geldings , weight 1,050 One Double How Corn Cultivator.
pounds each. Cultivators , Plovrs and other Farm Im
plements too to mention.
One 3-year-old gelding , weight 1,100Ibs. numerous
Grain
Cows
475 bushels oats.
Five milch COAVS , two fresh ; one yearling 1-14 bushels spelts.
heifer Jerseys. 1,958 bushels corn.
i g
TERMS = = = On purchoses tess than $10.00 , cash. Over $10.00 nine months
time at 10 per cent Interest , or 5 per cent off for cash ( with the exception of
grain , and we reserve the right to accept or reject a\l \ bids on grain. )
e1fe < nf ° 81 ITS & P
IILPl ctiiim W <
Q. E. TRACEWELL , Auctioneer. W. E. HALEY , Clerk.
Our Lincoln Letter.
Lincoln , Xch. : I1'eb. 13 ,
( Hpccial ( Correspondence )
Last Aveek the house manag-
aged to get action on the
woman suffrage bill before
the senate got to it. As a
result the senate was com
pelled to defeat the propo
sition that an amendment to
the constitution be submit
ted permitting the women
to vote. The senate per
formed the task with neat
ness and dispatch.
Several members , repre
senting both parties , have
expressed the fear that
franchising women would
speedily lead to prohibition.
A little investigation of
this question reveals the
startling fact that in every
prohibition state the women
are disfranchised , while in
no state where the women
vote is there state wide pro
hibition.
The same old howl about
' 'hungry for pie ' is being
sent out by the g. o. p. org
ans. After creating a lot of
offices for the , purpose of
taking care of hungry pa
triots , the republicans are
now complaining because
the democrats insist on tak
ing their turn at the coun
ter. The latest complaint is
that the democrats are now
figuring on securing the ap
pointment of a clerk of the
HIP printing board. The board
consists of the secretary of
the state , the auditor and
the treasurer. It is now
proposed to make the gov
ernor a member ifi place of
tlie treasurer and give him
the appointment of the sec
retary.nd the Avail of des
pair sent up by the republi
cans can be heard from Pan
to Beer-Bheba.
The bank guarantee bill
is now before ' . he legisla
hire , and itvill be passed
in a form that will redeem
the party's pledge on that
point. It was drawn with
infinite -care and patience
and will safeguard the inter
ests of the public as well as
the interests of t h e
bankers. Right here is an-
I other interesting parallel.
i The republican papers make
'much ' of the fact that the
, banking committee employ-
jed Judge Alberts at a stip-
i end of § 300 to look after the
I legal phases of the banking
bill. This was pointed teas
as a sample of "democratic
inefficiency" and an example
of ' 'democratic extrava
gance. " But it was just
# 9,700 less than a republican
legislature appropriated to
employ John L. Webster to
help the attorney general
fight for the freight law en
acted by the legislature of
1891' . And the freight rate
case was lost by the state ,
too.
There was a merry little
fight in the house and sen
ate Thursday , and in both
instances the soldiers1 homes
at ivh'lforcl and Grand Is
land were the cause thereof.
Reports submitted showed
grave irregularties in the
management of both these
institutions. It was charged
that one inmate of the MilFord -
Ford home was discharged
because he wrote a campaign
letter to the World-Herald.
Gross neglect of the farm
interests at Gand : Island
was charged. After the re
ports had been read the re
publican members of the
committee realized that they
would not make good cam
paign material , so they in
sisted upon their withdraw
al. This was agreed to , but
the facts will doubtless be
brought ont officially at an
early date.
i In order to bolster tip its
charge of "riotous extrava
gance" the Omaha Bee
prints a list of the appro
priations asked for , andtak-
ng it for granted that every
appropriation 1 asked for will
, be granted it shows that the
j total appropriations will be
labour a million larger than
' usual. The trouble with
the Bee's estimate is that
'the ' appropriations asked for
will be cut down about 35
or 40 per cent , as usual.
, Xattirally the appropriations
jwiil be larger than usual be-
I cause Nebraska is a growing
; state and a growing business
always means a growing ex-
ipense account. One big
item in the forthcoming ap
propriation bills will be de
ficiencies caused by the last
republican administration.
It has been necessary to
make up several thousand
dollars of deficiencies in
state institutions already ,
one of § 15,000 for the peni
tentiary being a case in
point.
The Talcott bill , No. 288 ,
is aimed at the destruction
of what has become about
the smoothest republican
machine in the state the
state superintendent's office.
The state superintendent
today has the appointment
of more people and the ex
pending of more money than
any other state official , the
governor alone excepted in
the matter of appointments. '
The Talcott bill provides
that all the army of appoint
ees in the public school and
normal school service shall
be made by the educational
board instead of by the state
superintendent. This board
is appointed by the governor
and is by-partisan. J. L.
McBrien , ex-state superin
tendent , who is about as
smooth politically as they !
melee 'em , organized the
machine and it is a wonder
worker. The Talcott bill ,
if it becomes a law , will put
a plug in the aforesaid ma
chine and take the normal
and junior normals out of
politics.
It doesn't take much to
make the disappointed and
; displaced republicans "hol-
; ler. " They are now putting
! tip a great cry over the
proposition to provide for
another district oil inspec-
! tor. There are now five.
The proposition is to ap-
i point another one so as to
i have one in each congress
ional district and leave the
chief oil inspector free to
attend to the duties of the
office. As the oil inspection
department docs not cost
the taxpayers a penny the
g. o. p. cry of extravagance
is no better founded in this
case than in the rest of them.
Observing /Farmers will
note that chief among the
appropriations asked for ,
and chief among those al
ready granted , are for the
establishment pc experi
mental farms in different
parts of the state. This sort
of'"extravagance" will not
hurt the feelings of the men
who have dared the frontier
and arc now interested in
learning how best to adapt
themselves to the soil of
their localities. Dollars
spent in this way will be re
turned manyfold in the near
future.
Thursday of last week
closed the thirtieth day of
the session as far as the
house was concerned. From
now on the work will be
ha stencd. Many of the mem
bers are farmers , and as
soon as they feel the spring-
winds and feel the tang of
"plowing weather" they will
be anxious to get home.
Then will be the time when
pet bills will be ruthlessly
slaughtered. J. A. L.
By R. H. WATSON
Supt. Watson irf to go to Chjul-
r in on Saturbay Kcbtiary 20 10
: ut as one of the judges of the de-
dab ; between the Chadron and
Gravford high schools.
Proff. Koirg of Lincoln who \vas
to ca-t loti to decide whether At
kinson or Valentine should IIMVC
the affirmative of the ojiestioii ? > on
to be debated lias reported that
Valentine lo-l and that we are
now to take the wgati v < and to
meet the Atkinson people in tin ir
own town. Charles lleixer. Edith
Adamson , Marie Ohi lt.Misun and
Mary Easely will g i to Atkinson
abont the last ol : t'he month
to prove to the Atkinson
folks that. the'C is no call for a
compulsory board of arbitration
in the railroad biioinc-s. We be
lieve that they can prove this jui-t
MS conclusively to Atkinson as they
proved to Ainsworth that there is
a need for such a board.
It is a surprise and a wonder to
any one uhovi'l ' compare serious
ly the wav little folks think and
* /
express their thoughts to day with
the work we were capable of do- 1
ini ; when \vc wore children. The
following sentences written by j
Elmo Ulson. of the first iM-aclc. one
day recently when he had finished
his number work and was waiting
for the time for his class to ircite ,
are certanly : worthy of notice.
Valentine , Neb , Feb. 10 , 1909.
I will write a letter about Lin
coln this morning.
Lincoln was a very good man. I
love him.
Mamma , and pnpa love him , too.
Would you like him for a papa ?
I would.
. He was in a war one day. Would
you like to fight like hrtid ? He
was in iLe.Bfetflfv-EJnxvk win * . '
.
* _ . ' . . .
He kept a ston\once. . . - . .
Then he was onr IG'h ' i-resideut.
Lincoln's birthday will be hen1
soon. His birthday is the 12th of
February.
He said : "All I am or hope to
be I owe to my angel mother. "
ELMO OLSOX.
Theodore Vian handed his books
toPrin. Mohlman Monday ? md said
he was going homt * . Theodore af-
signed no reason for quitting school
and we are sorry to have him gofer
for we still cherished a hspe that he
would get down to earnest work and
make us a strong student.
IS'otice ' to Owners of Town
Cows.
I arn iioin r to run the town hoivl
ajrain this season and the price
, will be the > amo as last .yoar.
o 3 JOE MAKSHALL.
Notice to Creditors.
In in- Bounty ( . ' "iirtviUim : tnd lor Cherry
l tile ill-liter .ftiieestat of L"vi IKim - * .
To the creditors s > f saw estate :
You ai'f hcivl'\ not died'I , hat I xv II sit nt the
Count * , ( ' ( -in t Iiiiom In \ ale tine in .said county
on the u'uih d iof ! * uriiiiry.'M'J \ .it lOo'c ock ft.
in. In Mveive a d \-tiume : tl ! claims airainsf
, said estsiteith \ie\v to tlii-n adjustment and
allowance I'lietHiu' inn te > l toitlie p-t-st-nt i
'inn ol rifiims against said < -s > ate is Mm tit is
| rnmtie:2U : l ; dav ol August A i- lO-io and Me.
tune liiniii-d for p.m * l ol debts is one ye ir
from SIM ntii ia % 01 , \ niibt if-os.
. * \ \ itnrs iiv 11,111 , ii' . ' lir - . .v.lfsJld ]
sKM. oiiit | . our i i > * Ji > ili < ] > \ i > f J tMiar ,
I ! 4 t niiiiiv .liuige.
Order of Henriny and Notice ou
Petition for Settlement of Account
In the county court cf Cherry count v , Ne
braska.
Stale of Nebraska.
Cherry I'ountv \
To the heirs and all persons interested in
the estate ol Fred Kuu tke. ueceased.
On reading the petition of Joseph Kudelke
praying a Una ! settlement and allowance of
his account tiled in thi > court on the t-'nd
dajot Febraarv. ' ItMO. and for his discharge
as admini.strato'r ot said estate.
It is hereby ordered that you and all ptr-
sons interested in said matter may. and do.
appear at the count v court to be held in and
lor said county , on the 5th da } ' ot March ,
A. D . 10W. ; at 10 o'clock a. in. , to show cause ,
if any there be , why the praver of the pe
titioner should not be granted" , and that not
ice ot the pendency ot saiu petition and the
hearing thereof be'given to all persons inU rested -
ested in said matter publishing : i copj" i-
this order in fj he Valentine Democrat , a
weekly newspaper printed in said county l > r
four successive weeks prior to said dav " of
hearing. JAMIS C. QUIGLKY.
[ : siAi.j 5-1 County Judge.
to C
Tin ? STATIC OF N'KISHASICA i In the Bounty
CIIKKKV COUNTY. t Court ,
In the matterof the estate of Fred KuJcII e ,
dcL-e.isi'd :
To tlie credito s of said est.it- :
Von are hen-uy noufied 1'nat I will sit at the
Ooun y Court U.ioin VjileniiiK'in said county
on tli7th day of I-Vbrnary , IC'J'.i at 10 VIocifi. .
in. , i o receive and exaiiini- 1 claims airainst
> ; ; id eti'e : wif'i a \ iew to th"ir adjustment and
nilouanof Ihe/inie / limited lor the pr-st-nt.i-
lioti ot claims auanist said estate is six months
from the 27 h diy ot August A. 1) . 1'JOS and t.ie
tnti" himiud lof pajmcut of debts is one jiar
tr.iin said liTlh dav ot August 1HK !
Wirings my Iia-.il Jini ; tlie ' ea ! of . " -'id
KAL ( niimvi'iirirl , this 2nd dao , Fet" u-
, ury , ly O. JAM.-.S x . < C > 1'1 .LEY ,
1 4 County Judge.
In the County Court of Cherry
County , Nebraska.
In the Matter of thcstat - * i o
of Jos | ih KolKclt-ce aed "
state \ein-aska , i
Ch.-rrvC unty. fss
Wh-Tpas , 'I -idore \V F.iJk ha filed in tny
ollic a p IIIJMII i . | ; ing rha the re-rular .iitmiius-
tratio of said ' 'st.uv he < tisie ] > svdvitli -i d tl it
lh - notice lie gsxvn to a 1 iiir'i - hit T-sted n
s > ii estate hy the publication ot this ulice t > r
three siicressivtv.telis in some leyal news/ajujr
pt.blislu-il in s'lid Cherry c-tunty.
It ss thereloie "id redbvthecout that the
sunbe set down tor he-irr > ! r efore said eo > rt
on thf 2rth da o. I'Viiruary , IDOU. ar to nVJ . * ' <
a in..athleh tim anpfaee alt perso s ini > r-
Csted are r ijijir - j t appear and siiOA' c.-iu- * ,
l any theie he. why said petition Miould n-it t
: ilii\xii ! > ts iT'txeil for. an th- service then of
be hud np'Mi til ! p. rsons int-iest d in s-iid estnte
prior to s.isd time of neann-j ; bv f.ublicat ion of
said notice < > ne a ueeK l--r tnree con > ecutive
XMekin The Va en 1.1 DeinoiT.i'.u.e' ly
newspaper ji inted imhlUhrd and of g > 'neril
c'p-nlai.i n in sa d Cheiry cotiiity. Vebrisn.i.
( Sixen nmlt-r m > han-i and tli-- seal ot"s id
cour. in Vaicinne Clierre.n ty , ebra-ki ,
this t > ti ! d.iot Ffhru.irj , ! ) : ! )
[ shAij JA.UI-.S c ( inr.i.KY.
5 > County Judge.
Contest Xotice.
U.S. Landoilice , Valen'in.Vehniska. .
February 10 1POO
A sufllcieiir foulest : illd.tvil ; havni ; he-n fih rt.
in tliis i > ttic bKdward H , A imt'1. c-ires ant ,
agaiusi homt'st ail etury NI l ! > S7fi-Oij73. : made
Jtine'7. l ! > ! > 7 , toN' . PI--non 20. ai.d ' ; secti.iu
i7. ; Tounslii.t 20 l.'sihjje 25 bv IiUfu.s H.Djiy ,
contesrce i uiiich it is ali ii > n that Kurus
K P-ij lias whly a'andoiit-d sai'i l.-nl a'd
changed his residence Hien-from lor
inontt.an
six months last nas ? that the Inn is not cettied
upon nor cultivated in utiod ia th. and en'ryman
lui no esa lislied resjnce thereon ami lie
h < s ftii'fd to cure is aches up to tins dat > * .
Said parties ar- hereby notified to atip'ear ,
re-ponu and oiler exuience touch insaiualleua -
ti at 10 o'clock a. ni ' ! ) Man-li 23rd. li > i < Q
before ttie ie ister aim Deceiver at the Unit.-d
StHii-s I.and < > nic. ' in Val nti e. .Nebr
The said conies * itt b iViiiir m a jimper attl-
( iavit liled Febru ry 20,19'iy st frth facts which
show rlia * idtr-r dur < iili < r * neu | > ersonal se-vce
ol this noti.-e eannoT be ide . -
m it i.liortvonl * r-
edaud dnected tat sach notice be "i veil by
due and nr pe ; pubiicat.on
5 1 K K. OLSON. Il.-coiver.
Contest Xoticc.
U. S. Land Otlice. Broken How , Neln sJc-i i
.lamia y 23 1'j \
Asnffieipnt content affifiavit having t.eeu fii-u
in t'ns otliiv b\ Frank o. IVtrick. contestant ,
jiUiiinsr lloiiii--tead eufr > No. : ! 784. ma.le
.11111 2:1 : l : ii4 for all of s-ct'on 21 t ) i\nship-\
range : ! " ) Oth I' . M .by Ilenn m C' . ( niniirechr
coiit'stein \\lnch itls nllegt-d that said
el .imaiit Iris wh-Ily abaii'ioned said tractor
nr ie than six months la t past : th.u he has
never resined uon cultivated or impro\ed
suid tract as ic'iuireii bj aw : that the s "d " land
is in its wild and naliv state wholly u tini.rov- |
ed : that a'l th atmv alleged defects ' \ist
at this d te and have rot t'een cured.
Said i > : iitifs an * hereby nontid to app fir
U'spoi.d .ind offer evvu-iiee touchintr sai jille rat -
t ou at 10 o'clock a. m yn xi rch 12 1009 t-e-
toiv J. II. WVlton , U S. Commtssi met.Mulbn
Neb- . , and that the final hearing will i' * * held
tit HI o'clock a. m. on Mj-rch JO. ir.(9. t e-
rorrihe rirst-rand receixvr at til I'n.tr-d
States mud ( Jllii-e -itoken I ! < iw. ebra k ; ,
Ttif saii coi'ie.stant having. In apropiT.itll
davit II ed J < i..ttary IS IWJ. set forth ta--ts
xvhieh show Hint H t r tint ! diUt-ence p-rsoial :
.service of ; Ius nolle-- cannot be in tie , it in
here'-y ordered and directe-t that such notice oe
iven b\ due aim prop r jnibhcation.
44 H
Peiper.
Simeon N
" ' i ; .j
Joe Bristol.
valentine. Nebr.
Kauge on Nlo-
nrani river four
as * of Ft.
Horses an J
nttle br.vmleiJ
iK connected in
eft hip > r side *
in "nt
R. M. Faddis" & Co.
PostoffleeuddretM- Valentino or lv ujiedy.
Some branded
on left
liiigh.
Horses linudcd
- ittjOM left
* lSashniiWer ,
r thigh.
Some S me branded
bonded on richt. thigh
Oil lefl or shoulder
or tin. h
P. H. Young.
Mineon. Nebr.
Cattle branded
as nit on left side
left
on left jaw of
, - , V horsea.
K-mue o'i fiordorfro - k nor'h of Slme n.
lbert Whipple & Sons.
. - > , it.
branded
left side
OSO on rtehtslde
rfome cattle also
ntve a - ( - on neck
Some with A on
.eft .shoulder and
< ome branded
A'ltli two bars
hind jaar-
] c--rs Some Texas
O on iett side and some
ou Iff t side.
ITor-os br-in'1ert S < on left * iin. Some cattle
- . - , - . i i AWnar "imnwipfl nn horh sidf" and
h-ft hip of hordes _
X. B. Rowley.
tiits : cut on ft
idf.-iid t ip , ud .
1 ft NJi'i'ildfr of her
hip
V" , . ' n 'oil side
tie 'M-
ed tinslc-- ' peg ( either side up ) on
left &id'or hi } . p m le/t jaw and left ihonlder
Of tliirHf. JJ
on left hip of horses.
*
on left ] "a\v of horses
C. P. Jordan.
. SD
Horses and cattle
same as cut ; also
CJ BE fj on right
hip.
Kange en Oak and
Btitte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlera of stock
Kohl & Ten-ill.
lirnwnlee ,
Tattle branded as
in cut on left
side. S o in o
lirai-rt'-d 14. T Y
on left hip. Kange
on North Lonp
river two niil-s
west of Urewulee
J. A. Yaryan.
.Pullman , Nobr
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 tny
ranee.
D. ] > I. Sears.
Kennedy ,
Cattle
a < on cut , loft sid
! "tne on lufr hip.
Horses same OP
1ft 1 shoulder.
Kauge Square
Koan Bros.
on Long
Lak ai.d Crook-
en Lake.
MUJUI Kills Plenty.
St Francis Mis
sion. Kosebud. <
S. D.
e hrandod
us in cut ; horses
tiiu' on letf
thiirli. itriime be-
luve" prin Ck
: md Little \Vh te
river.
Metzger Bros
Cattle branded
: mywhere ou left
bide.
\
Eannark. square
crop right eiir.
Ilorss have
JHme brand on
.Bit thigh.
ci' on Gordon and Snake Creeks.
X Reward of $250 wih be i aid to any person for
iulorin.non lea-ling to the arrest and final
conviction of nny person or persons stealin-
with above bntud.
