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buy from manufacturers who know how to put j
long wear into their hosiery without sacrificing
appearance In childrens school hose we have i
t an especially desirable line at 25 cents that
saves darning Try the BLACK CAT hose g
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WINTER BUSINESS IS OVER
Full Line of Spring and Summer
Goods now on hand
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Clothing and Furnishings Ladies Gents
Childrens Shoes
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ANK OF VALENTINE
Valentine Nebraska
A General Banking Business Transacted
Bays and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange
Chemical National Bank New York
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First National Bank Omalia Neb
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Mrs Abba Thackrey and her sister
in law Mrs Elva Thackrey returned
Tuesday morning from their trip to
Hot Springs by rail They got tired
of riding over land and longed for a
comfortable bed and pleasant sur
roundings It is pleasant for a while
but itsoon grows old and yet there
are lots of people who enjoy a trip
with a team and camping out Rev
John E Thackrey was called to Kan
sas City and Jas E is coming home
with the team alone
Mr and Mrs John DcWoody of
Ainsworth are visiting with their
daughter and Mr and
Mrs Brayton this week Mr Bray-
ton took them out trout fishing Mon
day and one of Valentines fish
ermen who is generally successful
is co mpelled to turn over the belt to
Mrs Frank Brayton as being the
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Mrs E E Underwood proprietor of
the Cody Eating House spent Monday
in our city
Our races will be fine if it will only
stop raining now and let the track
dry up so the horses wont slip
Cutting parts furnished for all
kinds and styles of mowing machines
and binders at E Breuklanders
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You should have letter heads with
your name and address printed on
them It costs yery little and you
get first class paoefj too
WANTED Aboy to work oiffarmi
15 per month
Mark D cyphers
Valentine Nebr
Mrs J W Smyser has been quite
sick lor a couple of weeks past and
this week goes to St Josephs Hospi
tal in Omaha in hopes of recovering
her health
Having recently purchased one of
the Newcomb fly shuttle rag carpet
looms I am now prepared to do all
kinds of rag carpet weaving on short
notice
MRS ADA A HOLSCfcAW
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The f ecedt lieavv rains have soften
ed up the ground considerably and che
hearts of the farmers leap for joy
over the starting of fine crops of all
kinds but they have had enough for
the present and are glad to see a few
ing from the large number of lakes
sunshiny days
John Britt of Eritt was in town the
first of the week and seems to be im
proving in health considerably He
has Buffered from the rheumatism dur
ing the past winter until his life vas
despaired of We are glad to see him
again in hopes of the enjoyment oi
life
C M Hunter hospital steward at
Ft Niobrara was a pleasant Visitor
at the Democrat office this week
Mr Hunter was formerly engaged ii
newspaper work in the east and be
sides being a practical printer has
worked in all lines ot tne newspaper
and printing business
Wm Brown of Crookston intends
shipping a car load of horses back to
his former home at Zaneevllle Ohio
about the first of July Mr Brown
has been in the country as one of the
pioneers and though he spent consid
erable money trying to iarm he has
made it pay by raising stock
We are indebted to Theo Tillson
for a pleasant visit Tuesday while he
was in town from his farm down the
Niobrara Mr Tillson has 25 acres of
corn thatis knee high and is growing
nicely during the raina and as he is a
worker we can youch for his com be
ing clean and well cultivated
Ed Satterlee had the misfortune of
having his store front struck by light
ning last week during a storm and did
some damage though not serious
Mr Satterlee thinks about 25 is the
extent of the damage and as it is in
sured in the Nebraska Mercantile
Mutual the loss will soon be adjusted
Strayed or stolen from my ranch 5
miles west of Valentine on the Minlie
chaduza 5 head of horses about May 1
One iron grey maro and colt one sora
rel yearling coll one three year old
horse colt dark bay or black white spot
hi forehead and white hiud foot one
buckskin yearling colt branded PE on
right shoulder Liberal reward will be
paid for information leading to the re
covery of the above property
Geo J GasKill Valentina
Local Weather Record
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Valentine Nebraska week ending Tuescla
June 4 WO
Mean temperature C8 decrees which is 20 de
grees belore the arerage
Mean temperature for corresponding week
last yenr C8 degree
Highest temperature 82 degrees on the loth
Lowest temperature 48 degrees on the 10th
Highest and lowest temperature for corres
ponding week last year 88 degrees and 40 de
grees respectively
TotaWlnfalMlO inches which Is 320 inches
above the average On the Uth and 10th 325
inches fell in about 42 hourr
Total rainfall for corresponding week of last
year TO of an inch
Maxln in velocity of vlnd4o miles on the 13
Percentage of suusliiue 18
Last weeks rainfall as a record
smasher is Up a tree And we regret
tosayjtthe end is not yet Unsettled
conditions still prevail as last nights
water and fireworks will testify But
as a local Solon remarked this morn
Irig Nebraska Boil can hold lots of
water we wIbU to remark that judg
great and small about town it can
hold water exceedingly well
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Observer Weather Uureatl
Walt d Baker the stoek solicitor ia
in town this Week
ME Hall of Cody Was down the
first part of the week
Tom Ash burn the orator of the Ni
poraraj was in town Monday
Come and see our lOe counter of
actual values W A PiJTTYGfttiW
Thd government ia advertising for
bids to repair the bridge across the
Niobrara this side of the fort At
present people are compelled to ford
the river near the mouth of the Ulin
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Sol Ellis was in town the first of
the week and tells the editor to tell
the people that they will celebrate at
Simeon and invltea everybody to
come While tJncle Sam smiles the
eaglcwJil nop his Wingsand scream
Isaac Morgareldge a life long Deni
ocratand a veteran of the civil war
having been in service four years is
out here trom Alalama and has taken
a claim joining his brother Willis I
It was one formerly held by George
N Davis
The dance that was to have been
given last Friday night was postpon
ed to Saturday night on account of
the rain A good time is reported by
those attending though the crowd
was not as large as it would have
been had the weather been favorable
enough to have had it Friday night
as advertised
John Porath came to town Monday
and informs us that he has just com
pleted five 3 inch tubular wells for
Faddis and Steadnian on their range
Mr Porath is haviitjj good success
with his wells and the people who pat
ronize him are well pleased While
in town Mr Porath purchased a wide
tired wagon to haul his apparatus for
drilling
Yes Crookston will celebrate The
eagle will stream as it never did be
f ore at Crookstoni The young eaglets
will fire the cannons galore Irt honof
of the stars and bars that float out
Upon the air an emblem of what ouf
forefathers suffered that our land
might be free and of a people brave
The young and old should meet and
enjoy the day while Uncle Sam smiles
James Roby came in Tuesday morn
ing with Wm Brown claiming the
horsesadvertised by Wm Brown last
weekj squared accounts with us and
went his way rejoicing that he was a
subscriber to a paper that has a wide
f ifrnlntlnn and tfoes into a thousand
homes in northern Nebraska Mr
Roby formerly lived in Sheridan
county but has a son living down east
50 miles or 15 miles the other side of
Springview and his horses were stray
ing between ranges
Pete J3ecory the early scout and
government employee under General
Jos E Johnson as chief artificer and
travelled over these lands 46 years
J ago brought down four carloads of
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horses which he ships to St Joe mo
Tuesday morning Mr Dccory has
long since become independent in this
worlds goods and money is no object
to him He wants to live right and
seethe world During the summer
Mr Decory will go to Buffalo and vis
it his former home along the St Law-
most successful in trout fishing i rence river and is as familiar with
ing caught the first fish caught the
last one caught and more fish than
all the remainder of the fishing party k
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The Official Newspaper of Cherry County Nebraska
valentine Nebraska june 201901
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Sugar Corn 2ib cans 3 for 25cts
Green Gage Plums - 3fl cans 2 for 25cts
California Blackberries - - - 3ib cans 2 for 25cts
Gooseberries GaPon cans 50ct8
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We Give Auction Prices Without the Auction
Evaporated Peaches - - - - 3 lbs for
Evaporated Pears ------ per ib
California Peaches 3 lb
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Solid Pack Tomatoes - - - - 3 lb can
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Good Roasted Coffee - - per Ih 10c
a Pound SncIcH of Pearl Hominy - XOe
8 Jia8 Diamond Soap - - S5e
S Bars Ziatye Eiar IVool iSoap 25c
20 Pounds of Good Uica - - 100
Bargains in EVERYTHING the Next
Two Weeks to Make Room tor Our Spring
Stock
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We hear that Geo N Davis has
moved to Brown county
Levi Sparks came down from Cody
laatSatuiday to visit the wife and
babies
You want good stationary We r
have it and will do your pointing at a
trifle of expense
Have your name printed on your en
velopes Its a business transaction
We do the work at small expense
Andrew Koralewski was in our citjr
Sundav and Monday and remembered
theeditor with an advance subscrip
tion
One day last week our worthy good
natured and respected proprietor of
the Valentine Ice Trust wentorth
In his boat upon the peaceful waters
of the Minnechaduza armed with wea
pons common to the fishermen vow
ing within himself to fish At an un
lucky moment or the size of the fish
we were unable to learn which out
went Jim jumper boots and all into
the water It being deep water and
the boots heavy Jim turned in his
downward course and came up head
first It was a narrow escape for the
Ice Trust and our citizens feel thank
ful that Jim wag spared
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FRESH FRUIT AND GAME
IN THEIR SEASON
First class line of Steaks Roasts
Dit Salt Meat Smoked
Breakfast Bacon
THE DONOHER
Is the Bust Equipped most Comfortable Largest
and Boat Two Dollars a Day
FIRST CLASS MODERN HOTEL
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Bath Hot and Cold Water Two Sample liooms
YALEHTIHE - HEBRASKA
AH kinds of heavy hardware and
wagon wood stock at E Breuklandera
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Albert Nenzel and family drove
down from his native town to trans
act business in our city Monday We
expected a call from him as he gen
erally remembers our location Mr
Nenzel is one of the early setWers of
Cherry county and is known by moat
of our people in the north and central
part of our geographical division and
long after the present generation has
passed away the town that bears his
name will be a monument to the Nen
zel family and thev become a link in
the history of our country
Henry F Barker died at his home
down the river last Friday morning
June 14 1001 of heart failure Hr
had been failing of late but on the
morninc of his death had been out
m Hieing his cows and doing chores
when he began feeling faint and went
to the house to rest for awhile He
died a few minutes afterward sitting
in his chair Mr Barker was an early
settler and was welbliked by alLwJio
knew him We hope tofpubliah a
more complete account in our corresr
poudence from Bear where he lived
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