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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I M RICE
EDITOR
Local Weather Record
U S Department of Agriculture j
weather Bureau
Valentine Nebr -week ending Wednesday
Aug 8 1900
Higheat temp Tor week 9 dee on the Aug 2
Lowest temp forweekC4 deg on theCth
Mean temp lor week178 deg
Av temp for the week lor 10 years72 deg
ExcesB ol temp for the week 6
Accumulated excess of temp since Jan 11000
812 deg
Total precipitation for week 27C inches
Av precipn for week forio vears 049 inchs
Excess of precipitation for the week 227
inches
Total precipn from Jan 1 1900 to date 1591
Inches
Av precipn for 10 years from Jan 1 to date
14fiG inches
Excess of precipn from Jan 1 1900 to
date 135 inches
Highest velocity of wind for week 30 miles per
hour from the S on the Gth
FRANK It BEAHAN
Observer Weather Bureau
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Miss Noy Ashhurn has been visiting
at J A Hootens the past week
See the ladies slippers at Farn
hams 20 tf
w
Lew Hollister who has been work
ing over in Alliance is in town this
week
D Miss Bertha Kneeland writes from
Pueblo Col that she is enjoying her
self immensely
Miss Clara Watson clerk in the
postofflcereturned this morning from
a visit to Hot Springs
Miss Anna Blau who has been stay
ing with Mrs Caveny returned to her
home in Johnstown last Saturday
The Boardman Swamp is to be
ditched For particulars see Bids
for Ditching in another part of this
paper
Mrs Ed Clarks mother Mrs J A
Carlisle of Shelby ville Ind arrived
in Valentine last nirht on a visit to
her daughter
Mrs W Massingale left for Hot
SpringsSouth DakotaTuesday night
where she will take the baths for the
benefit of her health
Judge Towne went down to Long
Pine yesterday to hear the political
question discussed by his famous
namesake Charles A Towne
Miss Fanny Van Buskirk of Gordon
is here visiting her sister Mrs Will
Morgareidge this week and expects
to remain for several days
Wm Brosius who fell from a wind
mill tower on his fathers place up on
the Table and received -some severe
injuries is getting along nicely at
present writing Dr Lewis has
charge of the case
The Royal Neighbors will hold a
basket picnic on the GAR grounds
Wednesdays August loth A cordial
invitation to attend is extended to all
Modern Woodmen and their families
Eunice Farnham Recorder
Mrs J C Dwyer returned yester
day morning from Hot Springswhere
she has been enjoying herself in wcom
pany with Mrs Baumgartel and
daughter Leona since last Thursdays
The merry party went to Wind Caye
and other points of interest
Dr A N Compton in a letter to
George Chapman says that as he was
leaving Ft Worth Tex for Valen
tine last Saturday morning he re-
ceived a telegram from his home in
Honey Grove Tex informing him
that his father was dangerously in
jured and to return on first train
He got home and found that a vicious
bull had attacked his father thrown
him down and broken his shoulder
and crushed his chest The Doctor
will remain until his father is out of
danger
G W Beamer and daughter Clara
came down from Irwin last Friday
to spend a few days at the county
seat Mr Beamer was a delegate to
the senatorial convention As a dem
ociat Mr Beamer is hopeful for the
success of our party at the coming
election and is always loyal to the
principles advocated by reform Miss
Clara is visiting with the county
treasurers family and the editor and
his mother Mrs Rice expecting to
return to Gordon Friday where she
takes a lesson in music Miss Beam
er sings and plays the organ quite
well and is making a study of music
L
s sold in all
Localities
R
Some Keasons
Why You Should Insist on Having
EUREKA HARNESS OIL
Unequaled by any other
Renders hard leather soft
Especially prepared
Keeps out water
heavy bodied oil
Harness
a excellent preservative
Reduces cost of your liarness
jever burns the leather its
Efficiency is increased
e cures best service
titches kept from breaking
Manufactured by
-Standard Oil Company
IT IS TIME
To buy SHIRT WAISTS and I am de
termined that I will not have a Sum
mer Waist on hand August 1st
Note the following CASH PRICES
35c Shirt Waists 25c
65c 45c
85c 60c
oc N ooc
100 75c
125 90c
1 50 1 10
2 00 - 1 40
2 25 1 75
These prices are made right in the
middle of the season when everyone
wants a waist I do not wait to offer
you a bargain in Summer Goods in
mid winter
These prices are CASH
T C HORNBY
Headquarters for Sewing Machines
Model Form and American Lady
Corsets
Tents and Haymakers Supplies
FOUR HAPPY COUPLES
Launch Their Boats on the
Matrimonial Sea
DWYER DORR
Dr Edward H Dwyer of Gordon
and Miss Charlotte A Dorr of Valen
tine were married at the Hotel Evans
at Hot Springs S D Tuesday even
ing August 7th at 7 oclock by Rev
Pierson the Presbyterian minister
Dr Dwyer is a young man of pleas
ing manners good appearance and a
brilliant future
Miss Dorr came to Valentine with
her mother and sister when she was
but two years old and has grown up
among our people being well and fa
vorably known
This young couple starts out on lifes
journey with more than usual bright
prospects for a happy life and we join
their many friends m wishing them all
the pleasure life affords
COLE BULLIS
Elmer Cole and Miss Nellie Bullis
were joined in wedlock by Rev Cuni
bow on Monday evening August 6that
8 oclock in their home in the west
ern part of the town
The groom is a popular young man
and well known to most of our citizens
lie was formerly first sergeant of Com
pany D Twelfth Infantrjr and served
with distinction in Cuba and the Phil
ippines He was honorably discharged
from the service last November
The bride is a - daughter of Mr and
Mrs William Bullis who reside at
liritt She is an accomplished and es
timable young lady and has a host of
friends in Valensme and vicinity
A long and happy voyage oer the
matrimonial sea is the wish of the
Democrat for this young couple
Scott Banks and Florence Ragan
both of Woodlake were married in the
Catholic church Wednesday afternoon
by Rev- Father Lechleutner
This young couple are well known
and popular among a large circle of
friends in their neighborhood
The groom is foreman of the Ben
Pierson outfit
Alfred Rogers of Woodlake and Miss
Lena Huffman of Arabia were made
one by Rev Cumbow last Sunday
morning
OASIS
A fine rain Monday evening
R Quiesenberry made hay last week
but the rain Monday spoiled haying
Tuesday
D Grooms and William Hellandbolt
went to Oasis Sunday and returned
by way of R Quisenberrys accom
panying a crowd of young gentlemen
to Sunday school northeast of Oasis
Say boys There are some pretty
girls in this locality but dont tell any
one Porcupine
Story of a Slave
To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery George D Williams
of Manchester Mich says My wife
has b een so helpless for five years that
she could not turn over in bed alone
After using two bottles of Electric Bit
ters she is wonderfully improved and
able to do her own work This su
premo remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness sleepless
ness melancholy headache backache
fainting and dizzy spells It is a god
send to weak sickly rundown people
Cure guaranteed Only 50c Sold at
Elliotts drugstore 2
I save you 20 to 50 per cent on your
insurance and write in the best mu
tual companies of the state
I M Rice Agent
LOST- July 27th 1900 One vest
containing 45 and tax receipt for
over 7 AOUW lodge pin on left
Napel and a program of Bordeau re
union also contained the address of a
Mr Evans Whitney Nebr Left it
at my camping place 4 miles north
east of Metzger Bros 500 reward
if returned to S S Barhite Hay
Springs N9br A S DUFR 28
a a
MACHINE
OIL
HHHI
We Hatole the
Eldorado
Castor
at
40 cents
a gallon
35c in
Sgallon Lots
QUIGLEY CHAPMAN
DRUGGISTS
Valentine Nebraska
BIDS FOR DITCHING
Proposals fr ditching 4J4 miles of Boaidman
Swamp m Cherry county Nebraska will be re
ceived up to 1 oclock pm September l 1900
Ditch to be ZXA feet wide at top 2J4 feet wide at
bottom ajid to average 2ls feet deep Work to
be executed during September 1900
The Committee reserves the right to reject
any and all proposals COMMITTE E
29 3t Lock Box 330 Valentiue Nebr
Button button whos got the but
ton is the game Dietrich has started
out to play for the next three months
When the game closes he will find that
he hasnt even a button for all his trav
els and worry As he retires to the
parlors of his national tiank he will
sigh and say Ah me Eighty thou
sand buttons and all for naught Then
just think of the sauerkraut I ate and
thebeer I paid for Independent
1 OO for a Bottle
This would not be a large price to pay for Dr
Drummonds Lightning Remedies for rheumat
ism if one could not get relief any cheaper
The Druramond Medicine Co New York
have received hundreds of unsolicited testimon
ials from grateful people restored to health by
the use of their remedies who would not hesi
tate to pay any price rather than suffer the
former torture If you would like to try these
remedies and your druggist has not got them
write direct to tiie company Agents wanted
MILL PRICES FOR FEED
Bran bulk 65c per cwt 1200 ton
Shorts bulk 70c per cwt 1300 ton
Screenings 40c 700
Chop Feed 100 1900
Corn 90c 1700
Chop corn 95c 1800
Oats 105 2000
It Saved Jlitf litibu
My baby was terribly sick with the
diarrhoea we were unable to cure him
with the ttbetors assistance and as a
last resort we tried Chamberlains
Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea lleraedy
says Mr J H Doak of Williams Ore
I am happy to say it gave immediate
relief and a complete cure For sale
by Quigley Chapman druggists 2
TAKEN UP-
About May 15 one bay mare about
6 3Tears old one brown mare about 3
years old wire cut on hind leg and a
sorrel yearling horse colt The above
horses have been on my range one
year and are not branded
26 N S Rowley Kennedy Nebr
STRAYED
Qne 4 year old bay horse with a
white face one 3 year old bay horse
with narrow strip in face one 3 year
old horse All branded K9 on left
shoulder Left my rangeggggin 1 898
Liberal reward willbepaid for inform
ation leading to their recovery
26 X S Rowley Kennedy
STRAYED OR STOLEN Last
November a 3-year-old brindle cow
branded RKSSSH jslfl hair
iHKkS and is Drand
left shoulder W L Nichols
22 Merriman Nebr
STRAYED 17 head of cows
branded JW2 on left side or hip A
suitable BmI reward will be paid for
recovery C H CORNELL
Valentine Nebr
TAKEN UP
At my place 12 miles southwest of
Cody one bay horse about six Tears old
branded IHVJif fi on left hip weight
800 lbs IpFfljfl Also one gray mare
four vears old J P GARDINER
29 Cody Nebr
Mutual insurance companies are
the best because they are safer and
the profits are shared by the policy
holder making the cost less
I M Rice Agent
Rheumatism
Is quickly relieved and promptly cured by
Dr Drummonds Lightning Remedies The
internal remedy is pleasant to take acts immed
iately does not disturb digestion and is for
rheumatism only in all its torturing forms
The external preparation restores still joints
drawn cords and hardened muscles If your
druggist has not these remedies in slock do
not take anything else SendSu to the Drum
mond Medlclue Co New York and the fulj
treatment of two large bottles will be sent to
your express addres Agents wanted
TV
DAN
Postoffice address
Harlan Nebraska
On left side or hip
horses branded same
left shoulder
Range between Nio
Drara and Snake riv
era south of Merri
man
JvjradEjHnjKflBfiB
east ot iordun
Nenzel Neb
WEBSTER
A lletcanl of 100 will be paid to any
person for information leading to the arrestand
ilnal conviction of any person or persons steal
iug cattle or hoises with above brand
ALBERT NENZEL
Postofllce address
Nenzel Nebraska
On either side of cat
tle horses same
Range northeast of
Nenzel
C JENSEN
ostoflice address
Gallon NphrauL o
3SCXCS3
TflilT
Brand registered
No 1C55
Range 2V2 miles
east of Nenzel
Creek
tHHEnlHHEHHfli
Left side on private
stock and right side
on cattle held
also
oi left side of cattle
npia or
left side
Horses C Jon left
shoulder Eange Eitrht miles south of Gallop
MOREY HEWETT
Postofflce address
Gordon Neb
On leftside of cattle
horses same left
shoulder also
1 IMrU anu
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Mickel Boltz
leusia
on left
y
side of some
i - ynarsgy
Ranee south
of Snake 35 mi south-
C Geo Bowlua
A Kay Williams Manager
C GEO
JOE ROOKS JK
mOTflBBi
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Postofllce address
Merriman Nebr
State orand
Cattle and horses
OM on left side
Some have var
ious older brands
liar mark
Left ear clipped
Ranee from F
E M V R R
south to Leander
BOWLUS Scribner Nebr
Postofllce address
Allen S D
On left side horses
same on teigii
Sange Bear Creek
TAKEN UP
At my place 2 miles east of Crook
ston about June 30 1900 lbay mare
about 3 3rears old branded on
left shoulder also one sorrel ffljyg
yearling mare colt ED PIKE 29
TAKEN UP
At my place one Arabian gray mare
age unknown blind in one e3Te and
branded
weight
on right shoulder
about 1100 pounds
W A Wilson Kilgore Nebr 28
STRAYED OR STOLEN-
One black mare stripe in face
branded long bar up and down on each
thigh Two 3-year-olds branded 3
on left shoulder One mare branded
S on left shoulder Reward of 5
per head for recoverv
28 D M SEARS Kennedy Nebr
173 PER CENT ANNUALLY
Thats the Profit Copper the Article
Mexico the Coudtry
El Progrcsso m its group of six mines has
some of the rtchest copper ores in the richest
mining country in the world Ore runs 12 per
cent copqer lJoz silver a trace of gold total
value about 13 a tou and in two of the mines
in addition to copper aud silver ore contains 3
percent to 5J4 per cent quicksilver or merciuy
about 105 a ton The great Lake Superior cop
per mines Calumet and Hecla Wolverine and
Tamarack Quincy etc that annually return
millions run only from S3 to 13 a ton
Boston and Montana six years ago sold for
15 a share to dav S27i paying 24o per cent on
the investment United Verde sold for 5oc a
share today stock not in the market and pays
8JC per cent on investment
Calumet and Hecla sold for St a share to day
worth S00 and pays on investment 1C000
per cent
Entire capital stock of United Verde was off
ered for S150000 and refused Senator Clark
later paia 200000 and to day he has annual
income from this property of over 13000000
If this is possible here with labor six times
higher than in Mexico with ore live times less
valuable wite fuel five times dearer and every
toing elsein proportion do you doubt that El
Progress will return 173 oer cent and more an
nally to original Investors to first stockhold
ers who contribute thJ money to start the ball
rolling who ate on the ground floor
Am experienced know the country the peo
ple the language lived there 18 years and
know the mines of this section of Mexico and
unhesitatincly state El Progreso is the best
have been worked for generations in a Mexican
way and supplied the copper for the surround
ing country No attempt was ever made to ex
tract the gold silver or quie silver
A modern 40 ton concentrating and smelting
plant smelting only the 43 ore will return
400000 per an mini thus 43 S10 for treatment
equals 33x40 tons equals 1320 a day for -300
dajs equals 300000 This will pay 2ti per ci nt
on 1500000 total capitalization Par value of
shares 100 OooOOO shares are treasury stock
and 400000 of this to be sold very low to raise
money to start things when price will he greatly
advanced -100000 at 12c all sold 100000 at 15c
100000 at 20c 100000 at 25c
Dividend multiplied
If Stock No of by No of shares for
purchd -shares Animal 100 show annual
at fori Profit Profit
15c C3 173 Per Ct20xGal73 Per ct
20c 5 130 Per Ct 20x5 130 Per Ct
25c 4 104 PerCt2Cx4 104 Per Ct
50c 2 52 Per Ct 20x2 52PerCt
100 1 2BFerCt26x12GPerCt
The best chance ever offered of securing stock
m a legitimate copper mining enterprise
Sena for prospectus
organized company on a plan to give a chance
to all big and little rich and poor great and
small none need be excluded If quick you
can own Ga shares for every dollar you remit
DAVID B ItUSSELL President
El Progreso Copper Mining Co
63 Wall Street NwYork
Do you want to buy land It will
pay 3rou to see I M Rice
AftfcSS
rtange 10 miles
south of Merri
man on the Nio
brara
Th I
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WILLIAM BEAMEIt
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Gordon Nebr
Cattle branded
same as cut on
left side
Horses
branded
on left
shoulder
George IT Damon
SD FD
m
S3e
aEwftfiSgrffS
llange c miles
south of Irwin
THE PALACE SALOON
HEADQUARTERS FOR
WINES- LIQUORS AND CIGAKS
vi uic vnuicGsi rjrauQ - ri
1 VALENTINE NEBRASKA
R M Faddis Co
Postofflce address Valentine or KenneJy Neb
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MILLS BROS
Merriman Nebr
Cattle and hor
ses branded on
left side or shoul
der
Brand register
ed 1091
Bange I2mle3
southwest of
Merriman on the
Niobrara river
Cattle branded
same as cut
Some branded
mm on left
Some on
leftside or
hip
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I T Richardson
Tffi I
MerrimanNeb
Brand registered
No 1087
Brand same as
cut on left side
Also
left hip
Perch Nebr
Some on left
hip
U Cr Criger
En
M
Horses on
left shoulder
THE OWL SALOON
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Albany Neb
Cattle branded
FI on left ribs or
right shoulder SD
on right hip and left
ribs 6 on left hip
Horses FD or SD on
right shoulder
Range 7 mi north
Us La cast of Albany Neb
Black Leg Vaccine
Hutt Brothers
Gordon Nebraska
Range14 miles north
of Gordon
TH UTI
F C Duerfelit Manager
Gnrilnn Nebraska
Cattle also branded
M on riirlitliin
Horses and mules
branded same as cut
on left shoulder
fan
400 HE llll will be paid to any per
son lor information leading to the arrestand
final conviction of any Derson or peisous steal
ing cattle with the above brand
Z in ii u M ii ii ia iiBirznin N ti nt wing rr
rsgrjcagr
Hervey Ranch
Two miles east of
Crookston in Cherry
county Nebraska
Cattle branded 00
on left hip on right
hip and on right side
with 3 inch letter
Wm Cavanatigh Mgr
Crookston Neb
Postofflce address
McCann Neb
Branded on leftside
Kange McCann
of alentiue
4C jPjt
WT 5c
ftf frffl
A T BRACKETT
Postofllce address
Eiego Neb
Branded on left side
Kange Three miles
Southeast of Georgia
BiRr
G W BE AMES
Gordon Nebr
v
D L Reed
1 HI 1
Cattle branded
on left side as in
cut U inch box
and 24 inch circle
Brand registered
875
Horses fpSJSI
branded IfSil
left sroul KSXJ
der 2iiw
Inch circle 1 lnrIi
box Registered 87C Range C miles south of
Irwin on Niobrara river
Cody Nebr
Same as cut on
right side of cat
tle
Horses same as
cut on right
shoulder
George Heyne
Clarence Cutcomb Manager
fTiiT
Cody Neb
Brand registered
No 1027
Horses branded on
left shoulder
Kamrc north and
south of Cutconib
Lake in unerry uo
T A- YEARNSHAW
JAMES B- HULL
vfy Sole Agents for
HERALD PUEE RYE WHISKEY
Ale and Porter And FRED KRUGS BEER
Choicest Wines and Cigars
VALENTINE 2C NEBRASKA
C F COOPER
Postofflce address
Oasis Neb
Brand registered 2093
Cattle branded on
left side same as cut
Horses branded on
left hip
Also some cattle
branded
raBiiiiiii
Range South and west of Hackberry Lake
and Duck Lake
M RICHARDSON
HAd
iBfiSrR
F T Brackett
I tfi
Gordon Nebraska
Riege Nebr
Brand Registered
No 1100
Brand right side
or hip
Horses same on
right shoulder
Range Niobrara
C miles south of
Kilgore
S W Cbesnut
Brand same as cut
on left hip
Range head of
Gordon Creek forty
miles southeast of
Gordon Breeder of
Hereford cattle
H VsK
C E Wright
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lraS9SISSit3SIBcSSic
Wm J Alien
Ft Niobrara Neb
Brand registeed
No 870
Horses branded
on left hin
Itaime Niobrara
river 12 miles east
LIVERT
STABLE
Cooper Nebr
Brand registered
No 374
Brand anywhere
on right side
JC 2c
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