J Genera ! Merchandise , Mats , Caps , Boots and Shoes , Notions and Furnishing Goods. Flour and Feed. : = : HORSES FOR SALE. < Wood Lake , Nebraska ? yVVV Q Livery , Feed and Sales Stable , Wood Lake , Nebraska Special Attention to Hunting1 and Fishing Parties. 3 LY ( Successor to AVelkcr & Lyons ) Wood Lake , Nebraska Am still doing driving and freighting. ' Special attention to hunting and fishing parties. A , ( Successor to Ed Young. ) Full line of Groceries and Dry Goods. Millinery Goods and Ladies' Furnish ings. Boots and Shoes , Hosiery. Men's Clothing and Furnishings FLOUH , FEED AND COAL. Wood Lake = Nebraska , GENERAL FARM F. J. . . and LJVE STOCK Satisfaction guaranteed and prices reasonable. Thirty years ex perience in the Eastern stales. Will go to any part of the State. Write me , or. dates can be made at this office. * t F. J. WILSEY , Aisctioneer Box 826 Rosebud , South Dakota Contest Notice. U. S. Land Office , l.roken 15o\v , Nebraska , i December 19. 1010. f A .sufficient con test affidavit having beeii ftU'd In this nfllct' by Orson Log-jet t. contestant , auainst Homwtuud entrv No. 3124. serial No. 0251G , made October 26.1004 for ej . section 21 ; 1WJ4 , u neH , sej n . se < - ion 28 , township 25. rante 2S , oth PMncipal Meridian , by Cora 'Eatioger , conteatee , , in uhieh it is alleged that Cora Eatinger lias ne er establishes a liona tide residence upon s-ud trict and has wholly abandoned th same for a JUTHM ) of morn than six months last pusr. and that sid tracLs are not resided iiron. eu'tivdi ' d , int. roved or jrrazed by said claimant as required bv law , and that all of said failures exist at the present time. Said parties arft hereby notified to appear , respona and olfer evidence toiicjiintr saiaalk a- t'on at. 10 o'clock a. in on L 'ebrnar > 1. 191 ! . before John A. McMillan , clerk of the district court , at Theriford. .Neisra-kci , and that llnal hearing will be he'd at 10 o'cl-el ; . in , n Keb ruary 4 , lull bcfoieihe HegNter and llecoit er at the "United States Land ullicu in Uiokeu Bo\v. Nebraska. The said contestant having , ina proper afli- davit Hied DecHjn'-t-r in , 1910. .set forth la-its which show that alter clu diligence personal service of llns notice cannon be made , it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice I.e given by due ami proper publication. Darius M. Ainsbem , Kec ivcr. Kecord address otciitryinanThedfor.i , Ne. > . 51 4t K In the County Court of Cherry County , Ne braska. In tin * matter of the estate of Edward O'Connor , deceased : A duly verified petition having been llled in my ollic * , praying for the probate of the estate of Edward O'Connor , deceased , with out administration , and it bntisinutorily ap pearing to me that the statements made in said petition are true , it is hereby ordered that a hearing on said petition be had on the 21st dnv of January , Hill , at 11 o'clock a. in. nt my cilice in "Valentine , Cherry county , Nebraska , at which time nil persons Inter- terested in said estate may appear and show cause , if any there be , why &aid petition should not be grunted. Witness my hand and seal of said court , this 4tli day of January , It'll. ' JAMES O. QUIGJEY , [ SKAT. ] 52 County Judge. Notice of Probate of Will In the coun ty court ot Cherry county , Xe- " braska. STATE OF NEBRASKA , { . COUNTY OF CHERRY. rs To all persons interested in the estate of Margaret Hoist , deceased : On reading the petition of ChristianTToLst , praying "that the instrument tiled in this court on the ; 3rd day of Lecember. 1910 , 'and purporting to be the last will and testa ment of the said deceased , may be proved and allowed , and recorded as the last will and testament of said deceased : that said instrument be admitted to probate , and the administration of said estate be granted to himself as executor. Jt is hereby ordered that all persons inter ested in said'matter. ma3 % and do , appear at the countv court to be held in and tor said county , o'n the 14th day of January , A. D. . 1911. at 10 o'clock , a. in. , to show cause , if any there be , why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted , and that notice of the pendency of said petition and that the hear ing thereof be given to all persons interested in-said matter by publishing a copy of this order in the Valentine Denocru , a weekly newspaper printed in said county , for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness inv hand and seal ot said court ISEAX. ] this yth davof Jccember. A. D. , 1910. JAML-S C. Q.UlGl-.h.Y. County Judge. AVulcott A Morrissey , attorneys. 51 S Every family has need of a good , re liable liniment. For sprains , bruises , soreness of the muscles and rhcumatiV ipains there is none better than Chan berlaiif ss Sold by Chapman , th ? Order of Hearing on Petition for Appointment cf Administrator. In the county court of Cherry county , Ne braska. State of Nebraska , i County of Cherry , t b To the heirs and to sill persons interested in the estate of John Gnvsinjiugh , deceased : On reading the petition of William Cavu- naugh. praying that the administration of said estate be granted to Hugh J. Donahue ns julministrator : It is hereby ordered that you , nnd nil per sons interested In snkl mutter , may , nnd do , appear nt the county court to be held in and for said county , on the 21st day of January , Hill , at 10 o'clock si. m. , to show cause , if any there be , why the prayer of the petitioner should not be. granted , and that notice of the pendency ot said petition nnd that the hearing thereof be given tonll persons inter ested in said mutter by publish ing a copy of this order in The Valentine Democrat , a weekly newspaper printed in said county , for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 4th day of January , Htll. [ SKAJ , ] JAMKS O. QUIGLEY , r > 2 55 County Judge. 31. F. Harrington , attorney. "I had been troubled -with constipa tion for two years and tried all of the best physicians in Bristol , Tenn. , and they jould : do nothing for me , " writes Thos7 E. Williams , Middleboro , Ky. "Two packages of Chamberlain's Stomach ach and Liver Tablets cured me. " For sale by Chapman , the druggist. Rear Admiral Barry on Retired List. Washington , Jan. 17. Ths applica- t'on or Rear Admiral Barry for re tirement has been approved byTresi- 'tfnt Taft and ho has been transferred to the retired list of the navy. This action was taken before the publica- , tinn OL the allegations that officers of the fidgship West Virginia contem- platPd charges against the admiral , re flecting upon his moral character. Plunges to Death on Toboggan. Kearney , Neb. , Jan. 16. Milton B nnor , fourteen-year-old student at the Kearney military academy , plunged- his death down a toboggan Elide. His foot caught in the runners of the sled , the sled was overturned , the railing of the incline gave way aj d he fell to the earth , crushing his c.lull. His relatives reside in Council Bluffs. Race Riot in Arkansas. Hot. Springs , Ark. , Jan. 1C. Reports received from Benton , Ark. , say two negroes arc dead and a third fatally injured juredas a result of a race riot there. The negrops are said to have been members of a theatrical company. Smothered to Death by Cave-In. McCook , Neb. , Jan. 1G. Alfred Lof- vpnborg of this city was smothered and crushed to death by a cave in at the Flitcraft sanjl bank. Ben' Lofvcn- berg ? .nd teen Clark escaped death by a narrow -margin. The body was buried- Inland , 'VnAfWVYVVVW YVYrVY rf nP ! 2" Wood Lake Department 5 ADVERTISING KATES : Locals or rending notices 5 cents per line e.-rch Insertion. Display advertising * 5 fr . 50 cents per inch per month each issue ; $1.00 per inch per month double column. < AAAA/.JLA b&AA w * Neil Hanna was a business callei Tuesday. VV. A. Parker is on the sick lisi with the grip. W.G. and L.Ballard were business callers Monday. Hazel Klingaman is able to b ( up , but unable to attend school. Fred Preston and wife are re joicing over the arrival of a fint baby girl. Milt Latta was a business callei and visited relatives and friends one day last week. P. H. Young was greeting olci friends and attending * to business matters in Woodlake Monday. The little infant of Otto Sleetei and wife died Friday , Jan. 13. Th < deepest sympathy is extended tc the bereaved ones. Mr. Haymaker returned from Oklahoma the first of the week , where he has been visiting nig daughter and other relatives. Little Mary McDill is much im proved at this writing. She has been very ill for some time and we are very glad to report her improve' ment. \Ve understand that Hon. Dave Hanna and wife expect to leave'this week for Florida to spend the re mainder of the winter in hopes of benefitting the former's health. Eev. G. H. Schleh of Omaha , sovengn chaplain and lecturer of the W. 0. W. will talk to the pub- lie at Woodlake on Thursday eve ning , Jan. 26 , at the opera house. Admission free. Boy Klingaman came in from Hackberry Thursday to have his broken limb attended to. He will be able to walk in about a week. His wife is jmuch improved , having suffered a triple case of the grip. The school faculty are again on dufy. Prin. Paine is quite himself this week. Mrs. Latta is in her usual place , her little boy having recovered , and Miss Grady is found at h < ? r post instructing the httle tots. The school board and teach ers join in thanking Mrs. Johnson for leaving her domestic duties to help us out ; also thanks Miss Shannon very much for her assist ance. Joe Weisner , the Wood Lake hotel man , and J. C. Applegate were in Valentine Monday and Mr. Weis-ner contracted with W. D. Clarkson , our ice man , for 250 tons of Minnechadnza ice , to be shipped to Wood Lake business men , and also made arrangements with our dentist , Dr. M. T. Meer , to make monthly visits to Wood Lake to do dental work. Dr. Meer has made a good reputation in Valentine as a dentist and we believe he can enlarge his business by making these visits to accom modate Wood Lake people. Why Hesitate ? * An Offer That Involves No Risk For Those Who Accept It. We are so positive our remedy will completely relieve constipa tion no matter how chronic it may be , that we offer to furnish it free of all cost if it fails. Constipation is caused by weak ness of the nerves and muscles of the large intestines or descending colon. To expect a cure you must therefore tone up and strengthen those organs and restore them to healthier activity. We want you to try Eexall Or derlies on our guarantee. They are eaten like candy , and are particu larly ideal for children. They act diiv.otl.v on the nerves and muscles of the liowols. They have a neutral action .on. the other organs or jglauds. They flo not pur e or cause any inconvenience whatever. They will positively overcome chronic or habitual constipation and the myriads of associate or dependent chronic ailments. Try Kexall Orderlies at at our risk. Two sizes , lOc and 25c. Sold only at our store The Ilexall Store. Chapman , The Druggist. HELD FOR DOUBLt [ ( JLLlNG Evidence Ghc.ws Lad Hit by Train Had Been Stunned. Holman , Mo. , Jan. 1C. Charles Williams , sixteen years old , was ar rested here in connection with the death of Sooey Stcffle and Roy PJege , who were run down and killed by a rrcight train near here last Wednes day. Williams confessed he hit StoL'- fie on the temple with a stone , Hu was placed in jail at Marshficul. Officials say Willisms fought w'th Stofile and Plese and that StoIRe , after being struck with the stone , fjil on the railroad track unconscious , wh re Plcge was trying to aid him when the train ran them clown. Stof- flc and Plege , aged fourteen and sev enteen respectively , were from Falls City , Neb. NEBRASKA'S WOOL CBQP Nearly $350CCO ! s Value of Crop in the State. ftosron , Jan. 16. According to the annual census of sheep in the Unite 1 States , results of which are announced by the National Association of YvTool Manufacturers , there are 42,000,000 in the country of shearing : age and 250- 000 In the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska clip last year was 1,625,000 pounds in fleeces , averaging six and a half pounds each. The shrinkage averaged 60 nor cent , which brought thvoight down Jo G59OCO pounds. The value was S338.700 , or 52 cents per pound , as against 66 cents ob tained the year before. Delegates Discuss Playgrounds. .Lincoln , Jan. 17. Professor II. B. Alexander , who was to speal : upon the "Relation of the Playground Move ment to Education" to the charities conference , now in session here , could not be present and his paper Avas read by Professor Lucile Eaves. The rela tion of the playground to tre moral life of children was admirably dis cussed. W. E. Hardy read a paper on "The Prevention of Unsanitary Homing - ing Conditions" and described the evils of the tenement system. Henry Hogrcfe Acquitted. Wayne , Neb. . Jan. 16. The jury in the case of Kenry Hogrefo of Altoona , charged with the murder of his wife , brought in a verdict of not guilty after being out thirteen hours. There was no crowd in the court room when the jury reported. After the panel had been polled the judge thanked the jury for its consideration of the case and discharged the defendant. is the greatest help and convenience. Pels , fatties , pans , boilers , sinJx and flat-irons ; milk pails and separators ; u-ood * floors , etc. , easier , quicker and better. Some cleaners are harmful. Avoaei caustic and acid. Use this fiteff © handy , all-'round cleanser for sii your cleaning a time and labor saver throughout the house. TO GLE& ® FL&QRS- * Wood , Linoleum or Stcne Wet sprinkle with Old Dutch Cleanser and rub with mop or scrubbing brush ; then mop with clsan vrater. This will give you quick , unusual and most satis factory results , ! LARGE 4 SBFTEiSGA ® j Furniture and - Paints and Oils , Cattla Undertaking Goods- Dip , Stock FoodSj etc. Johnson Bros. , - Lumber , Machinery , Hard ware , Harness , Saddles Wagons , Buggies and a full line of Haying Tools , Windmills' Pumps , Pipe , etc. Full stock of Posis and Barb Wire. \ AVood Lake , = - Nebraska jeoeral Hardware , Wagons and Machinery. . . . ; f- l ' * * ' A complete line of * - ' * * * Harness and Saddles Household and Kitchen Furniture Lumber and Fence Posts WOOD LAKE , NEBRASKA R. M. Faddis & Co Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. Some branded on h-ft Horses branded j on left " shoulder j or thlph Some Some branded branded on mi Me or shoulder * or tlii-h P. H. Young. 8imeon. Nebr. Cattle branded as cut on left side Some Q.yon left side. on loft Jaw of V horses. Range on Oorrtow Creek north of Simeon. - N. S. Eowley. Kenuwij , - Same as cut on left , < ide and hip , and on left shoulder of her ses. AlsoKsg on left side & ' X on Jeit side Some fat- . tie' branded - ! ed . peg ( either side up ) on left side or hip. p on left jaw and left shoulder Q on left hip of horses , on left Jaw of horses C. P. Jordan. bc Rosebud , SD Horses and cattle same as cut ; also C.I BE JJ oa right hip. Range on Oak and watte creeks. A liberal reward for information .leading to detection of.rcstlers of stock ) earing'mv of rhny brxnds. E. M. Terrffl , Propr. Brou-nlee , Xeo. Tattle branded as in c-.t on left side. Some branded K. T Y on left hip. Range on North Loup river , two miles west of Brewnlee John Kills Plenty. t Francis Mis- ion , Rosebud , i. D. Cattle branded .sincut ; horses < iine or . .11P on pftthigh. Range letwcen Spring J'k and Little Vhite river. TWO MEN EXCHANGE SHOTS * Old Quarrel Ends in Shooting Affray in Restaurant. Ainsworth , Neb. , Jan. 10. Clyde De- siha , 3 professional baseball player , and Charles Austin , an employee" of the lisue restaurant , indulged in a1 shooting affray , exchanging seven or ( eight diets at close range in the Tisue restaurant. - Austin fired four or live j shots. Onef4Struck Ccsilva in the left ! arm and two in- the right arm , all' ' above the elbow. Desilva's shots went' ' wild. - _ I The fuss started in the kitchen and j wo ind up in the .main room of th.e j restaurant , where many people were ; [ lining. None of thenr'was injured. A j uarrel has existed between the twoj men for.sometime past and a woman' is-said tci. be the direct cause. Both are under arrest. Albert Whipple & Sons. Rosebud S , D. \ Cattle branded 808 ou left side OSO oa rtehtstde Some cattle also have a 4on neck Home with A on left shoulder and some branded with two bar a across * hind qnar cattle branded 5 O ou left side and some ; on left side. Horses branded SOS on left hip. Some cattle branded1 AW nsr connected on both sides atfd left hip of horses D. M. Sears. Kennedy , Nebr. Cattle branded as on cnt.Ieft side Some on left hip. Horses same on left shoulder. Range Square Lake. Land and Feeding Co. Jartlott Richards Pros Will G Comstock , V. P. Chas C Jamison Sec&Treas Cattle branded on any part of animal ; also the following brands : horses branded the same Range betweea Gordon on the F.E. &M. V..R.R. and Hyannls on r & M. R.R. in Northwestern Nebr. HAUTi.KTT KIPF1AUDS. Ellsworth. Nebr Sawyer Bros. Oasis , Nebr G. K. Sa\vyer has charge of these cattle. U rsea I onleftshouF- der. left side. same left tblgn. Hange on Snake river. Metzger Bros. iioife Nebr Cattle branded anywhere on left side. Earmark , square crop right ear. Horses have same brand on \ ' e/t thigh. fi Range on Gordon and Snake Creeks * A Reward of $250 will be j-aid to any personfor information lemling to the arrest and flnfal conviction of any person or. persons stealing fta.ftte , wifh ; il eve brand. J. A. Taryan. Pullman , Nebr Cattle branded JY on rlghtside Horses branded JY on right shoulder Reasonable reward for any information leading to the re covery of cattle strayed from zny range. ROSEBUD LAWD GASES UP' I , Two Nebrasksns Defendants in Sut3 : to Cancel Patersts. Sioux Fal's , S. D : , Jan. 16. Further testimony in what are known , as the Rosebud laud cases will be taken in Sioux Falls , commencing today * ' be fore William Wallace of Aberdeen , who va's appointed special examiner by Judge Garland of the federal court for the purpose. Teh cases were in U stituted by the federal government and are designed to bring about tlie cancellation of certain patents to gov 'I ' ! ernment land on the Rosebud Indian til reservation , which it is alleged were secured from the Indians by fraudu lent means. The defendants in the action are E.J. . Debell of West Point ; Xcb. ; H. Butterfield of Norfolk , Neb.i W. H Lvnn of Dallas , S. D. , and two residents 'ofLeMars , la. , named Mbr- itz and' Johnson. _ < ' * f - - - - * + * -