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is a direct benefit to people who buy shoes
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Col W W Anderson has decided to
give up the ranch business on account
of failing health aud will close out
his intererests here He offers his
claims known as the Dewey Lake
Ranch IT claims for sale on easy
terms to the right party He sold 5
claims known as the Felch Ranch
near Simeon at 1500 each We are
aorry to lose Col Anderson as he is a
popular man and just the kind oi a
man we like to have among us
An ad in the Democrat pays well
as it brings purchasers of the best
class and they buy of the best mer
chants who carry fresh new stocks of
goods that are neatly kept because
they know how to take care of their
goods and also know what to buy from
long and successful experience If
your merchant is hoodooed into buy
ing some worthless article he must
hoodoo you so that he dont always
have to keep it Ouf advertisers know
how to buy ijuodd
Fridays Races were thereat of the
three days held here last weeK Vfc
would gladly have given you a report J
of It last week but we were alreadv
past due and had to make our appear
ance without further delay Many
people who came stayed over for Fri
days Races and there were numerous
new comers so that our town fairly
which came in torrents each night of
last week but the days were fine and
the track was good excepting that It
was about half under water In places
Ne3rly two thousand people were on
hand for the last days Races and en
joyed It Numerous races were run
beside those given on the program
and whose name we did not learn but
one of the most interesting was the j
Rosebud pony race in which a small
pony beat six or eight horses that
were larger and stronger The little
mouse laid close to the ground and
kept jumping and came out clear It
was a pretty race as the other horses
worked bard to keep up and it was an
interesting race from start to finish
the small pony resembling a rabbit
the lare ones the hounds in hot
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appearance In childrens school hose we have
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Valentine Nebraska
A General Banking Business Transacted
Buys and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange
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Our genial ice man Jas Rayis
kept very busy delivering ice to his
customers these warm days
Have 3our name printed on 3our en
velopes Its a business transaction
We do the work at small expense
Davenport Thacher offer you spec
ial inducements to invest 3our money
in groceries See their ad at right
hand cornerof first page
J D McClain can boast of one of
the best runners ot its size here or
anywhere else and can rnn faster
than lots of bigger horses
Did jou buy any of the shops and
hosiery adyertised by the Red Front
If you did you are pleased with them
Our advertisers are first class mer
chants and you dont take chances in
buying goods of them
Fred JE Whitney came up from
Stuart Monday evening to ship his
household goods to Stuart where we
understand he has a position on the
Stuart Ledger published bv Miss Rose
Hudspeth one of the liye editors of
the west
We acknowledge receipt of a large
sized photograph of Carl Irwins grave
at Fort Niobrara as it appeared on
Decoration Day An inclosure of iron
bars a large square monument at the
head and the grave heaped with flow
ers deposited there by loving hands
Wm Epke this week becomes a
subscriber to the Democrat and will
prosper in this land of the mild eyed
steer as all other readers of the
Democrat have done Mr Epse
comes to our county from Wyoming
and finds a better opening for stock
than he enjoyed previously
There are always bargains at this
time of the year as the stocks of goods
in certain lines become broken If
you will mentibn it to our merchants
that you saw their ad in the Demo
crat and want some of their bargains
we will guarantee that you will ne
pleased with the lines of goodo shown
you at lowest prices
Geo Elliott is kept quite busy these
warm days in taking care of his cus
tomers at his soda fountain You will
always find a deliclously cool drink
there and the best that can be made
Ice cream soda of any flavor is a pop
ular drink with a great many and if
3ou dont want to miss a good thing
you shouid make good use of this hot
weather
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Local Weather Record
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Valentine Nebraska week ending Tuesday
June inoj
Mean temperature 71 Uoree3 which is 0 de
grees ftbove the average
Mean temperature for corresponding week
last year 7C degrees
Highest temperature 2 degrees on the ith
Lowest temperature 7 degrees on the 23th
Highest and lowest temperature for cm res
ponding week lrst year 97 degrees and 58 de
grees respectively
Total niinfall tlTO inches which is 180 Indies
above the average
Maximum velocity of wind 32 miles on the Si
Percentage of sunshine 80
The recent wet spell wound up in a
blaze of glory last Friday evening
when Jupiter Pluvius let go all holts
and iet the Olympian sprinkler cart
do its own work It is needless to say
that it did the work in a way that
must have made old Pluvius turn
green with enyy and which has com
pelled the local oldest inhabitant
to choose a new subject when he feels
compelled to draw the long bow
The succeeding hot spell is about ov
er at present writing and local so
ciety leaders may don their high col
lars again
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Observer Weather tiuruaiu
Cutting parts furnished for ail
kinds and styles of mowing machines
and binders at E Breuklanders
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Wanted A boy to work on farm
15 per month
Mark D Cyphers
Valentine Nebr
F M Sageser came down from Gor
don to take in the races He knows
that Valentine is the best town on the
F E M V There is always some
thing going on here to Interest one
who likes a busy town
Having recently purchased one of
the Newcomb Hy shuttle rag carpet
looms I am now prepared to do all
klnda of rag carpet weaving on short
notice
Mrs Ada A HolscluYW -
21 tf Valentine Nebr
There was a little spat over the
running of one of the races Dave
Archer and a son of Dan Truax of
Cody started to mix up but the mar
shal called a halt before any damage
was done to either o their physiogno
mies
There was sime loud talking done
at times when the boys got over zeal-
omin tile praises or some particular
horse but Valentine was never m re
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races though the crowd was larger
and the races better than previously
Do you buy your goods where you
ran get what j ou call for or do you
have to look a long time and theu
take the least objectionable thing as a
substitute for what you wanted to
buy If you do business with our ad
vertisers 3Tou can get what you want
They have it and will sell you what
you call for at the right prices
A north front is not bad when the
sun comes down Into our midst throw
ing the thermouietors up to the top
of their limits in altitude We Can
sit in our front door and omile upon
neighbors and feel comfortable while
others Cant look out of their front
door on a deal day without scorching
their noses and sizzling their hair
while the presplratlon flows off their
brows
Stmyed or stolen from my ranch 5
miles west of Valentine on the Minne
chuduza 5 head of horses about May 1
One iron grey in tiro and colt one sor
rel yearling colt one three year old
horse colt dark bay or black white spot
in forehead and white hind foot one
buckskin yearling cott branded 1E on
thronged with people despite the rains J rigl shoulder Liberal reward will be
paid for information leading to the re
covery of the above property
Geo J Gaskilg Valentine
This Is usually the time when most
towns begin to take on a dead appear
ance and we have noticed places
where merchants would quit advertis
ing but not so here We are doinif
business all the time Our merchants
mostly cairv big stocks of good and
always have something to sell that is
worth talking to you about Read
the ads in this pape t aud you will see
that it is not a case of sending for a
bill of goods and advertising while
they last Watch our ad columns
when others to vus appear to be do
ing nothing and you will knov that
we are alwas doing business here and
alwavs have something to sell you
pursuit There was no jockeying in tliat is worth buying Our merchants
this race s it was plain that each carrv bif stocks and yoU can get your
ted to win and made a gobd run for it choice
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Evaporated Peaches
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California Peaches - -
Splid Puck Tomatoes -
Sugar Corn - - - -Green
Gae Plums
California Blackberries
M E Hall of Cody spent last week
in ourcitj and remembered the editor
with the cash that so many forjet
about for their country paper that
tells them what is taking place in the
best town on the F E M V
Britt will celebrate the 4th of July
this year and as her citizens have beei
good to us we have many kind words
for them and only need prompting to
make in outward display of our in
ward yeuerosity and good feeling
Mr ind Mr- L N Li port who
have been viciting relative at Mar
shailtown and Deep River Iowa re
tnrned home last Saturday night
Thev were accompanied by Mr Ls
mother who expects to spend a mouth
in Valentine
0 lbs for 25cts
per lb lOcts
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0 lb can lOcts
2 lb cans 3 for 25cts
31b cans 2 for- 25cts
3ib cans 2 for1 25cts
Gooseberries GaPon cans oOets
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OUR PRICES
Good Roasted Vofeo - - pet ih 10c
5 Pound SnctSH of Penrl Hominy - IOc
S IPurmond Soap - - S5c
Bars Jrtjje ttar Wool oaji - 5er
HO Pound of Good nice - - 0O
Bargains in EVERYTHING the Next
Two Weeks to Make Room tor Our Spring
Stock
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FRESH FRUIT AND GAME
IN THEIR SEASON
First class line of Steaks Roasts
Drv Salt Meats Smoked
Breakfast Bacon
THE DONOHER
Is the Best Equipped most Comfortable Largest
and Beat Two Dollars a Day
FIRST GLASS MODERN HOTEL
In Nortbwestern Nebraska
Bath Hot and Cold Water Two Sample Rooms
VALESTIHE - HEBRASKA
W A Bonser from the reservation
was in town the lirstof the week
Perry King was down from Cod
Monday visiting his manv frieds
You want good stationery We
have it and will do your printing at a
All kinds of heavy hardware and
wagon wood stock at E Breuklanders
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Geo Ross is laying off for a couple
of weeks to build a substantial resid
ence on his claim at Dewey lake
trille of expense j 11 S Dennis the Valentinepainter
John Cordier was a visitor at this 1 a contract to paint and paper the
olliceduring the races Mr C rdif r is i inside and paint the outside of Alex
famous j Onarbonneaus house He wiligo up
the owner of the Nigger
Saby that has won so many races in
and around Valentine
I to the rauch this week to commence
the job
Several of the Gordon bjys were
down to take in the races and visit
the best town with the finest location
in the west and supported by the
healthiest and wealthiest stockmen
along the line
Jerome Broad was a pleasant visi
tor from Britt Monday and paid us
another dollar on subscription Mr
Broad formerly lived in our city and
run the town herd of covs but hst
spring a year ao went to In eon it
farm that he Iruded hi liouie aud lot
for and has been increasing hi- herd
of cattle and horses and i doing well
Britt has other good citizens in her
vicinity who have all been on the roll
of henor by paying up promptly for
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