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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1902)
VALENTINE THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA VOLUME XVII VALENTINE , NEBRASKA. APRIL 3 , 1902. NUMBER 11 ' . Our New Waterloo Underskirts , 49 < ? w I * 4 ? 4 ? 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 Tliev are c.it to M , having the glove tightness above a slop- Ing hip and the dainty , pretty flaring u\\ay beneath winch 49 give the wearer an inimitable grace : : : : : * Colors : Cerise , Cardinal and Black. 49 49 49 THE RED FRONT. & & ft * 49 , * jsjpring clothinQ- We are now receiving our Spring Liiie of Ladies' and Gents' Shoes , Moll's , Boys' and Children's Suits. A full line of Furnishing goods always on hand , All the tile newest and up to date styles , We do custom work. tou't ) forget to order your Spring Suit until the Fourth of July. Samples now ready , D. STiNARD , CLOTHIER and MERCHANT TAILOR . . 11 i i ! i- Sporting Goods . . < - An assorted line of Fishing Poles , Hooks , Reels , Balls , Bats , Gloves , Bicycle Sundries and Marbles. O. W , Morey , the Old Felia lp Je on OVERSHOES , UNDEBWEAE and many other WINTER G-'OODS W.A. . PETTYCREW , General Merchandise Get one of our Steel Ranges ! Saves time in cooking Saves coal. It's what you need A Household JSeeessity. Kitchen Furniture to make housework a pleasure , Your troubles disappear when you buy your Hardware of us. ANDERSON & FISCHER , . CITIZENS MEAT MARKET J. W. STETTER , PROP FRESH FRUIT AND IN THEIR SEASON First-class line of Steaks , Eoabts Dry Salt Meats , Smoked Breakfast Bacon. Highest cash price paid for The place to get the best Windmill , alac pumps and Tanks. First door eoulh uf the Donober IIoiisc. S.Mooisr , . . . Valentine , Nebr Bates Eeasonable Give a A. SgJxatztlaauer , \ t * TALK OF THE TOWN Col. E. J. Davenport Dead. Yesterday morninjj about 7 o'clock Col. E.J. . Davenport died , , of heart failure. Mr , Davenport had been around the day previous and appeared as well as usual , but during the past few vveeks was subject to severe at- tacKs of heart failure at intervals of which he bad no warning of the at tack nor expressed any pain or weak ness succeeding the attack. He was inclined to treat the matter Jijfhtly and jestingly , that it made no partic ular difference if he should die as he being an undertaker would get his funeral at cost. It is not believed however that Mr. Davenport even thouuht seriously of dyinjj , to him death apparently coming while he slept. Dr. Cumpton was called and tried to revive him but it was too late , he died without a return of conscious ness , Though people who knew Mr. Davenport best did not believe he had lon j to live , there was no little sur prise manifested at hearing of his death. Col , E , J. Davenport was born in Ohio during the time when our coun try was almost rent asunder over the slavery queotiuu. When the civil war broke out he was a boy of ten years but joined the army of the north as a drummer boy and has held im portant positions since which have placed him amon the foremost men of our land. In the early days he was a leader of Buffalo Bill's band and has always taken a great interest In iniibic , being Kt the present time aa for the past eight or ten > tiara the leader of the col-net band of this city. Mr. Davenport wan prominent In lo cal , state and national uolitics , being twice a delegate to the national con vention and was a Colonel ou the staff < f Gov. D itrich at Washington during the inauguration of Pres. .McKinley. Mr. Davenport came to Ft. Niobrara i j 1584 and clerked in the stoie of J. M. Timelier as post trailer for live } ears when be went into .the drug busmen in this city , two 3 ears later entering into a partnership with A. E Timelier to con duct a general mercantile store in this city , which has been mutually profit able and existed up to the present time. devoted wife , twoons and a dftug - ter survive Mi. Davenport of , which \ \ \ > ! son Cl > de a yo wg i\ir\ \ gr < WH aud. V tl\p Stale.JniversUv at 14111- * the daughter Mae older , grad uating last year with honors , Harrison Lhejoungest about the age his fathei was when ue joiued the army as * drurnulU' boy. lloili bos play in tin Odd Fellow's band here , Mr. Daven port was a member of the it. of P. tht 1. 0 O P. the W. O. W. mill the M.V. . A. , the two latter a beneficiary membei and was the youngest member of tht OK A. R. at this place. Mr. bavunpoll was honored and rtBpected by his fel low men , courteous , polito and oblig ing , a plensant conversationalist , gent lemauly and dignified iu manner , I worthy and intelligent ad\i&or and * loing father. The funeral H'rvices will be held a the new court hout-e tomorrow after noon afrtf o'clock ttlld will Ue uudeV tin au picfis of tl e Odd Fellow * ' lodgH The other lodges of which lie Was i member will partitwte. The DKMOOKAT extends sympathie to the bereaved family' who are no\ bowed down with this grief. Mrs. Derrick went up to Gordoi Tuesday for a visit with friends Miss Mary Cum bow went out to th south part of tht county iWeduesdcT to take charge of a school. Chas. Reece departed Sunday rnoi nin f for ft few weeks visit in Kansn with his brutUer and other relatives The friends of Miss Edith Crab met at her home in a pleasant sui prise party Wednesday evening o last week. Miss Edith IP popular wit her friends and they regret very muc her contemplated departure. M P. Brosius , who returned receni ly irom a trip through some of th eastern states , fell over while In th Union Hotel lapt Thursday from paralytic stroke on the right side c the head which caused a like parah sis on the left side of the body. 11 was taken to the Valentine Hous where he is being taken care of b his wife who wassentfor immediately and the A. O. U. W. lodiie of whic Mr. Brosius was a member. M ] Brosius has remained in a semi-coi scious condition since and there is aj parently little hope for his complet ' John Neifcs , of Rosebud , wa in town a couple of days the first of the week. Yank O'Brien ' , a prosperous ranch man on the reservation , was in town Saturday and Sunday. Dave Hendershot , ot N'cCann. made this ofllce a pleasant c-tll while in town a few days the fore part of the week. \ Wesley Holsclaw went up to Rose bud last Thursday todo work at his trade , laying rock for the govern ment. Perry Bryant , who IP engaged in the stock buhiness this side of the reservation line , was transacting business in this citv Tuesday. Miss Cena Downing came down with Mr. Deed's folks last Saturday and visited at Air. VVilber's over Sunday , Miss Downing closes her school in an other week. J. N. Williamson has resigned position at the Boarding School on the reservation as carpenter and will yo to vyinona , N. D , where he has some property , Latr r he will o back Katit on a visit and will probably to to the oil region in Texas. * Henry Booker called at this office while in town Wednesday and made good his subscription to the DEMO CRAT. Mr. 3ecker , who lives out on Uiunorth table , is a prosperous farm er and ranchmen. Be has two good fa'ma and thinks Cherry county ijood eioujrhfor him , He tells us that the farmers have commenced &owlnjj wheat and getting their land ready for other smalt grain. Mrs. Frank Parker drove up last Thursday from their home near Keni i nedy to meet her husband whom we reported as uoing back to Tennessee to purchase a farm a couple of weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Parker cahed on us Friday morning before going out home. Mr , Parker says he doesm't want'any land back East at all and wouldn't live there. He speaks prais es for Nebraska and is content o , re- main here. Mi&ses attie aj d. c ° tra. received a tUetrrara. last a.nnoui\cing the death af their aroth- er HarvtyThey took the Sunday morning train for Manhattan Kan sas to attend the funeral. Harvey A. Thackrey had been staying at the home on College Hill , Manhattan,1 Kansas since leaving here last fall , During last summer he worked for his brother , J. E. Thackrey , and will be remembered by many here as an in * dustrioua man and a true Christian. Many friends will mourn his demi > e and to the sorrowing relatives we join iu extending sympathies. -Ir Educational Department , BYlETASTETitR , fr "The HlorJ1 ot wif Ufa Conies not iruni vuat w io ! or what vv know , Butilwelle loieverniorc \\liat\Vo The De'iuhinus ai'e woi'kltig hard ou their piogrum. MibS Tudd , from Sparks , was a vis itor iu the II 6 one day last w.ek. The juniors aud freshmen t > ttll play April fool jokes but not ou the benior& . Miss Starr aud Mr. Collett were ab sent from duties in the llth grade. Miss Ilolsdaw was absent from prac tice one evening this week ou account of a bad memory. Examnnnion comes a week fiom Friday , after which only six moie weeks of school will reiUHin. Miss Cumlxnv , uho ilh > coiitinud her po > tgraduate work a short liuiengo. has secured u , position as teacher at Compton. The cliia of ' 02 are determined to establish , precedent , and a class yell is being composed which , when finished , will be something startling and uovtil. Miss Way mouth and Mils Kurtz , both btudnuts of the Uhadrou academy , \ vrrtvibitiug Miss I'ettijoliu the first t t the week and pent Mxmday afternuuu with the II. S. The class of " 02 had u meeting Tues day for the purpose of selecting Com- j mencement cards and discussing other clas. > matters. Two of the ineinheis beiog absent , however , nothing was 4 ? We make our business pay us jit ' * mmm | by.makiDg it pay you. 4 ? All our Winter Goods M GO ! You know what that means. 9 RICES - THE - LOWEST ! 9 DAVENPORT & THACHEP 9 t9 19 General Merchants. CLOSING OUT We must sell our entiie stock of goods , Everything goes. 400Pairs of Shoes at 50c on the Dollar , Big lledu&bioiis In Everything. Come and see for yourself h'jw niibcli a dollar will binj. Maier Sisters. WE CARRY A GOMPELTE LINE OP GeneralMerchandise Merchandise Groceries MAX E. VIERTEL CI500KSTOX XKIJU.V-sK.V THEDONOHER . . . . . J. C.VE.IUt. Proprietor. 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