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<DIV><STRONG>Viola,</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>I don't find the name Stacey in the large MALHEUR COUNTRY HISTORY,
Vol. I & II books, published by the M. C. Historical Society in
1987, but they are not every name indexed. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Gerrie</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 8/22/2008 4:53:02 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
Cuprum4445@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=3><STRONG>I'm <U>not</U> a rancher, but if
I understand the instructions correctly:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><U><STRONG><FONT size=3>Brands Recorded to January 1,
1941:</FONT></STRONG></U></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Both on Page 22 under "Additional Brands":</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=3>Square #13: </FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4><STRONG>FS</STRONG></FONT><FONT size=3> F. W. Stacey; Vale,
Malheur Co.; <STRONG>R. H. H. </STRONG>(Right Hip Horses)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=3>Square #14: </FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4><STRONG><U>FS</U></STRONG><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=3>F. W. Stacey; Vale, Malheur Co.;<STRONG> R. H.
C. </STRONG>(</FONT><FONT size=3>Right Hip Cattle)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>There's a vertical notch on the left ear of this
one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG><U>Brands Recorded since April,
1942:</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Page 258:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Square #44: </FONT><FONT
size=4><STRONG>V</STRONG></FONT><FONT size=3> J.C. & Ethel Stacey,
Vale, Malheur Co.; <STRONG>R. St. H. </STRONG>(Right Stifle
Horses)</FONT></DIV>
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size=3> </FONT><FONT
size=4><STRONG>T </STRONG></FONT><FONT
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R. H. C. </STRONG>(Right Hip Cattle)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>That "T" should be touching the bottom of the
"V",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>but this was all I could do to type the brand.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>There's a vertical notch on the left ear on this
one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>LN (</STRONG>I think this means a Wattle on
Right Neck)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=3><STRONG>I hope I didn't make
mistakes translating these abbreviations.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>My husband isn't home right now to
help me with this, -</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>maybe a rancher can correct me
if I'm wrong.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Gerrie</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 8/22/2008 3:18:15 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
vkassing@minn.net writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Stacey: F. W.
(</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">two listings under
Vale<STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">); J. C.
& Ethel</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG> (Vale)</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">These are the ones
I’m interested in! I’d sure appreciated what you
have.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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Kassing</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots
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