rl VJ 1 ML xm til rt - I If I if n if 1 1 V O fr VOLUME XV I tXAA X vvinnnnfvyvvvyvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvTwvvvvvvvvvvvvvv NUI MANY UAYS TILL CHRISTMA Dont waste any time in doing your shopping Come here where you will be sure to find what you want at a price you will he pleased to pay It is easy to understand why this store is so popular when you once commence trading here Everything in connec tion with this business is conducted with the object of making trading here aatisfactoay and profitable to our customers and this is especially true right now a holiday time See oiir line of Handkerchiefs Misfflefs Ribbons Fur Collarettes Neckties Silk Mittens Muffs Fascinators Pocket Books Mens Slippers THE RED FRONT UjUUSJSJSJAUKJUUWllwSAiSAAAAVA AAAAftAAAAAA AAAAA mBsmuMtLmAznaBUHi C Xt li continually adding improvements and It is now thi best equipped and most comfortable FIRST CLASS MODERN HOTEL m m IN NOETHWEST NEBRASKA J Hot and Cold Water w Excellent Bath Room Tws Sample Rooms PAPER HANGING AAAM a ine DUJNUJtiJktt 9 PB I tfWWMHHP W 9999 99999 99999999931 laaMaaHaBHHBHBBMHHMHnHHHM D STINARD B loak AND For Ladies Misses and Children AJjTj OVU WORK GUARANTEED mniiT CLOTHIER C H CORSTCliIi President IAP BOOTS SHOES CLOTHING AND GENTS furnishings practical tailoring VALENTINE NEBR Jff V NICHOLSON Cashier ANK OF VALENTINE Valentine Nebraska A General Banking Bnsiness Transacted Bays and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange Correnpondents Ohemleal National Dank New York First National Bank Omaha Neb 4 4 4 49 49 49 49 PAINTIN to to to to to to to to CALCIMINING g P S DENNIS 2 9 Valentine Nebraska All work well done to 99999999999999999999999999999999 SOMETHING TO EA1 Apples and Oranges Cranberries Sorghum and Syrup Cider for Mince Pies Preserved Raspberries Cherries and Plums Buckwheat Flour and Mable Syrup Will take good Cattle Nuts and Candv Fresh New Stock AT FARNHA MS Rice writes insurance Large line of toys at Elliotts Drug Store Arthur Ries was up from Oasis Saturday Buy your holiday goods at Elliotts Drug Store Peter Jerman was down from Mer riman Friday Ely Valentine was up from Wood Lake Tuesday Fine line of books and stationery at Elliotts Drug Store 3 year old horse for sale Inquire of Mrs Eunice Bowden 2t All the novelties in celluloid goods at Elliotts Drug Store Pettycrew has the biggest and best line of mittens and gloves Buy your little girl one of those toy pianos at Ellotts Drug Store Davenport and Thacher make a bid for your holiday trade this week It is said that Jack flooton will go into the hotel business about January 1st Our advertisers will give special values during Holidays See their ads A Newberry was down- from Cody on business the front end of the week Anna S Rieber of Kennedy regis tered at the City Hotel the first of the week The Christmas tree industry in northwestern Nebraska is at a dis count this year Geo Ross took a coffin to Rose bud Monday for a child which died at Tacketts place J W Groves of Wood Lake was a city visitor and pleasant caller at this office Tuesday John Giroux was thrown from his buggy on Rosebud Reservation last Thursday and killed Max Viertel the Crookston mer chant offers a new lot of bargains to our readers this week F R Tanish was in town from Mer riman the first of the week attend ing to business matters Dr C V Holsclaw is superintend ing the erection of a drug store build ing at Merriman this week Henry Ballard is running TOO head of cattle near town this winter with the assistance of Lon Mosher Woodruff Ball visited the city again this week His new house is not yet completed but is very near it Malt Sageser returned home to Newport Monday morning after hav ing attended his fathers funeral For sale One iron bedstead one dresser and commode one hot air blast stove Mrs J G Gibson Gloye and handkerchief boxes col lar and cuff boxes photograph boxes and jewel boxes at Elliotts Drug Store For sale My 2 Story 7 Room houso and lot well windmill and other im provements A bargain Mrs Eva Razey 4t Carl Seeley the affable gentleman who looks after Uncle Sams revenues in this district called on our business men Tuesday There are three stock assosiations in northwest Nebraska the secretar ies of which are not owners of stock not even a dog The Pine Ridge Indians are not al lowed to visit Gordon as a result of Bro Lyons roar about small pox Sicsempei tyrannis I M Jones the carpenter return ed Saturday night from the vicinity of Kennedy and Chesterfield where he had been working at his trade The Magic Estate Hot Blast Heat er will save vou coal and produce more heat than any other stove on the market For sale by R Ander son 35 tf Wood Lake will soon boast of a new bank building whicn U A Jonnson is making preparations to build on the corner opposite his old building and north of the post office j Mrs A Seldei of Merriman caused a ray of sunshine to illuminate The Democrat office this week by placing her name on our subscription list and adding a dollar to our paste account - Fine imported china at Elliotts Drug Store Henry VanLeer came up from Brownlee Sunday A full line of mirrors and fine pict ures at Elliotts Drug Store Mrs Lottie Dwyer of Gordon visted her mother and sister in town this week W E Waite came up from his ranch near Chesterfield Sunday af ternoon for a load of supplies Buy a Woodmanse windmill guar anteed for five years all repairs fur nished free of charge For sale by R Anderson 35 tf Have you noticed that the village board has advertised for bids for pumping water and lighting the town with electricity E E Thorn has a patent gate which he intends introducing to stock men and farmers in this countv which is a time labor and temper sayer Mrs J B Hall of Plainview who has been in town several months was quite ill at the house of J M Clark son Friday and Saturday of last week but is much better now Some of our advertisers got their changes in too late last week to ap pear in the paper Advertising should be in by Wednesday morning Locals any time during the week By next week we expect to be in stalled in the Quigley building on Main street opposite the postoflBce This will make things more conven ient for ourselves and our patrons as well Baptiste Garni er of Pine Ridge was shot and killed at Crawford last Saturday evening by a bartender named Haguewood because Bat re fused to pay for 40 cents worth of drinks We offer space on last page of The Democrat among stock brands to our advertisers 6 inch docble col umn or more will be given exclusive right among stocK brands if desired Also space on 5th page for sale If any of the readers of the Enter prise should see a wandering printer from Valentine looking as if he were lost or had lost something he or she will please boost him into a box car and attach a card to him addressed to the Valentine Republican Cody Enterprise W A Parker tne Wood Lake mer chant was in town on business Sat urday Mr Parker has just built a store building where his old one was located moving the old building back and continuing his business in it dur ing the erection of the new store which is 24x40 ft J W Marroll was arraigned before Judge Towne last Saturda charged with forgery but waived examination and was bound over to district court under 500 bonds which he was unable to furnish and consequently has been enrolled as a regular boarder at the Hotel de Layport C A Johnson the Wood Lake ban ker was transacting business in Valentine and we learned from him that some one was about to real ize the long felt want about start ing a newspaper at his town Mr Johnson didnt say whether it was to be a coat tail hold of some paper or a genuine local paper Isaac Sageser was born in the state of Kentucky on August 18 1818 and departed this life December 15 1900 at the residence ot his son Frank M Sageser in this cit after a few days of illness caused from an attack of pneumonia Age 82 years 3 months and 27 days Mr Sageser went from Kentucky to Ohio when he was about 21 years old and was united in mar riage to Miss Anna Shaklee of that state at about the age of 25 Into this union were born 9 children all of whom were boys His wife and four of the boys preceeded him in death Mrs Sageser died abouc seventeen years ago They moyed from Ohio to Illinois and from thence to Iowa and came to Nebraska thirteen years ago and settled at Chambers in Holt county Almost a year ago father Sageser came to Valentine and lived with his son until his decease The funeral took place from the residence at 130 p m on Sunday the day fol lowing his decease and the body was laid to rest in the cemetery w eBt of town services being conducied by ftevi QUfflbpw I VALENTINE NEBEASKA DECEMBEK 20 1900 HBE wnrinvvvvvvvvnrvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvAvvvvvvvvsrvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvyvvvvvvvvvvvvv I HT A T f rSC TtTO TAWKT 4 H AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWUUWUA THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT 49 NUMBERS 0000OaQ to ICHRISTMASI 4 4 4 4 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 Largest and best Assortment Vj of Christmas Goods In the City T wk k DAVENPORT THACHER General Merchants to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to fcfrrvrrrrrftrffTrTTff jyrgTTiTrvmimSk mEL CITIZE LIVERY BARN WALCOTT LUD WIG Props 0QA - Successors to W AL00TT STEVMSOff I LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE WKS An Exam- ination Will Convince Yon It will be money in your pocket to j trade at Viertels SSfAPS OAIiOBE 15 pounds of Granulated Sugar 100 20 pounds of New California Prunes ioo 8 pounds of German Coffee i no 12 pounds or Mixed Candy ioo Boys Felt Boots and Overshoes 140 Mens Felt Boots and Overshoes 2oo Come and See us MAX E VIERTEL CROOKSTON NEBR NS - MEAT - MARKFT J W STETTER PROPRIETOR This market always keep a supply of - FRUIT - AND - GAME In addition to a first class line of Steaks Roasts Dry Salt Meato Smoked Hams Breakfast Bacon and Vegetables AtStettera Old Stand on Main Street VALENTINE NEBRASKA ffiVZZXXXWJXJW We Handle All Kinds jti Leave orders with Frank Fischer or call at Lud wigs i old stand wSiSw s iT ri n bZeaTSXS x55sf g Kgsrarasra GET TmRTTTraTO at this YOUR AXUIN I IlVjr im Photograph and autograph albums ilt SlUotte Dru Store - -- Vu OFFICE We Can Satisfy You in Quality Price and Workmanship Vnia Jear for His IjCff 13 V Blanton of Til acker ville Tex in two years paid over 30000 to doc tors to cure a running sore on his leg Then they wanted to cut it off but he ured it with one box of Bucklens Ar nica Salve Guaranteed cure for Files 25c a bos Sold by Elliott 1 3 JSL 100 for a Bottle This would not be a large price t pay for Dr Druramouds Lightning Keineaies for rheumat ism if one could not get relief any cheaper The Drumraond Mediciue Co ew York have received hundreds of unsolicited festimon ials from erateful 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 trz these remedies aud your druggist has notgot them write direct to tae company Agents wanted iW wr Hs Iztfureifte 4S Ji