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Volume 26 , No. 50 VALENTINE , NEBR , THURSDAY , DECEMBER 21 , 1911. § 1.50 per year
are not only a covering for the head but they
are the essential part of a man's dress. A good
stylish hat is the fitting crown for a well dress
ed man. We have just received the advance
styles in men's stifTand soft hats. Ask us to
show them to you for they are good to look
upon. Get yourself one for Christmas. \
Prices from $1.50 to $5.00
1 Here are "JUST the THINGS" for Xmas. |
§ The Useful is Combined with the Ornamental in-our
Supqrb Array of Holiday Merchandise ,
DAINTY NECKWEAR Collars and Ties , al
ways popular among gift seekers.
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HANDKERCHIEFS A beautiful collection of
dainty conceits in hand = embroidered linen.
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HAND BAGS The latest , in leather , velvet
and plush.
BEADS In Gold and Pearl.
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A Beautiful Line of Combs , Barrettes , f |
Beit Pins , and Hat Pins , '
$5.00 Silk Underskirts , black and colors $3.95 | |
New Auto Scarfs in the Popular Shades | |
We couldn't suggest anything that would be
more suitable and appropriate for your Christ
mas selections than the few item ? from our line
we haye mentioned above.
< SPECIAL REDUCTIONS ON MILLINERY
Just received new samples o > f Barcley Made-to-Measure
Corsets.Mrs. . M. K. Beeson the factory representative
was here some time ago and we secured the exclusive
right to sell this excellent corset in this locality.
Johnson's Millinery ;
Livery , Feed and
Sales Stable 5
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Wood Lake.Nebraska 4 j
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Special Attention to Hunting and Fishing Parties. 5
Headquarters For Electrical Supplies
We Carry the Largest and Best Line of
Carbon and Mazada Lamps
Sad Irons Stoves . Warming Pads
Toasters Curling Iron Heaters
Electrical Fixtures of all Kinds.
Electric Wiring , Plumbing , and Heating ,
Our Specialties.
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Red Front Hardware Co.
Valentine
E. D. Searby was down from
Crookston Tuesday.
Allen Benson was up from
Wood Lake the first of the week ?
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
Melvin Hooper Tuesday morning.
F. M. Walcott returned Sunday
night from his two weeks' trip in
the east.
Services will be held in St.
John's church on Christmas day
at 10 o'clock a. m.
I. M. liice went down to O'Neill
Thursday for a couple of" days
stay on business.
Wm. Fugate of Bfownlee is in
town visiting friends and transact
ing business.
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Pat Peiper was up from the
hay Hats last week and took a few
Christmas- remembrances home
with him.
Mrs. Tillie Hippie of Crookston
was in town Monday on business.
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Max E. Viertel , the Crookston
postmaster , transacted business in
Valentine Monday.
Wm. Bollwerk and daughter
Anna of Xenzel were business vis-
tors in Valentine Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson
drove up from Kennedy Monday
to do their Christmas shopping.
Ed Pike will sell off the stock
and implements on his ranch on.
January tt. Head his display ad
in this issue.
Louis Marvin , the old soldier
who. was lield forsorae _ time orr-an ?
insanity charge , was allowed to go
to Indiana where he will enter a
soldiers' home.
Mrs. Minnie Handy visited in
Valentine the first of the we k
and then went to Wood Lake.
Mrs. Handy hassled oa a home
stead near Ballards.
Yesterdays , snow flurries put an
end to the good skatiug on the
pond. Now those having flexible
flyers or home made imitations
will have their inning1.
Wm. Erickson of Canada was
in town several days the past
wpek on business and talking wiih
friends about his home'there. He
returned about six weeks ago with
his wife who had gone up there to
visit 1'irn for several -weeks pre
vious to their coming home. *
G. M. Tracy of Crookston 'was
placed under arrest Tuesday on
charges filed by the connty attor
ney alleging that a check given by
a creamery concern in Sioux City ,
while in his posession was raised
from $2.82 , the original value , ' to
§ i.82. Mr. Tracy was released
on § 1,000 bond to appear for hear
ing on Jan. 6th.
The largest and most enthusias
tic meeting of Masons in the history
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tory of that order was held in
Fraternal Hall Tuesday , night.
The Master's degree was con
ferred-upon four members ; T. 0.
Clark , R. J Bauraberger , Perry
Veach and EH Cohoto Jr. Twelve
members of the Ainsworth an'd
Long Pine lodg'es and large del
egations from Kosebud and other
points were in attendance. Afte/
the work had been completed a
banquet was given.
Miss Ella Copeland and Silas
Lund of Brownlee were united in
marriage Wednesday afternoon by
llev. Haislup of the M. E. church ,
at the M. E. parsonage. Miss
Copeland is the daughter of J. W ,
Copeland north of Sparks and has
spent several years in Valentine
and is well and favorably known
here. Mr. Lund has purchased
the Sand Hills store at Brownlee
of W. L. Clark and will make
their home there. We join with
the numerous friends of this
young couple in wishing them a
John Haeber was in from Oasis
Monday. '
H. M. Cramer was in from his
place on the North Table Tuesday.
Mont Bishop and family have
moved intd""roems over Johnson's
Millinery.
Charley Eads has started con
tracting in the carpenter line for
himself. He has an ad in this
issue , look it up.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kennedy
came ( up from the ranch Monday
and went to Omaha where they
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will place their children in school.
. Miss Rosa Pilfold , stenograph
er for the Northwestern Land Co. ,
leaves tonight lor a two weeks
visit with her parents and relatives
in Ashland ,
The Christmas rush at the post-
office started several days earlier
than usual this year , though the
busiest time will come on Sunday
and Monday. Do your packages
up real well and write the adress
plainly or your friends may bm
disappointed in not receiving your
present.
Simeon
G. P. Bucy made a business
trip to Kilgore recently.
Miss Moore attended teachers'
meeting in Valentine Siturday.
C. A. Daniels was in Valentine
Saturday on business and doing
Christmas shopping.
Miss Andrews will give her
Christmas program Saturday De
cember 23.
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G. S. Reece received an invita
tion to address the Live Stock Im
provers association during the
meetings of Organized Agricul
ture at Lincoln Dec. 15-19 , 1912.
Paul and Ray-Christopher have
gone to Lincoln to be with their
mother who is in the hospital.
Her condition is very serious.
The new organ , desk , chair and
lamps recently purchased for Dist.
109 , have arrived and been duly
installed. The patrons of this
district have just cause to be
proud of their equipment.
A new postoffice has been es
tablished at the , residence of U. G.
Welker on Dewey lake , which is-
to be known as Dewey Lake. This
will be much appreciated by those
who live south of the lakes espe
cially as they have had no conven
iences in the way of getting their
mail.
Sunday school will be discon
tinued at Gordon Valley from
Jan. 1 to April 1 , as it was thought
best to take a recess during the
severe winter months. All feel
that some good h ; s been accom
plished , and thatSupt. Carr is en-
litlecl to much credit for his faith-1
fulness.
New style wire type Edison's
3r. E. lamps can be used in any
position. 25 watt lamp 60c. 40
watt , 70c. Sp.ecia h prices for a
short time only at 'H. ' I. Weinzim-
raer's. Plumbing and Electrical
shjp. 40
Largest line of fancy Xmas can
dies at the Home Bakery. 48-2
"Morey's for my Xraas good.-
this yean" Best , cheapest. 44
In 1910 the United States ex
celled all other countries of the
world in the conversion of raw as
bestos into manufactured products
but a very small percentage less
than 1 per cent of the asbestos
used was mined in this country ,
by' far the larger part being im
ported from Canada. The total
production in the United States
for 1910 , according to the Geolog
ical Survey , was valued at § 65,327
the imports of raw material from
Canada were valued at more than
ffffetn WMW t&ntf watfantf.
New
Hats
ISTew to look at the new fall
Shoes
styles and get an idea
as to what are going
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to be the st3'ie leaders
Shirts
and begin to make up
your rnind in regard
to the new "Togs" you
Caps j
will want to buy soon.
You'll find us , at all
New .
times , glad to show
NeckWear
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the new goods ! New
Wear
and distinctive styles ,
in everything a manor
New - .
or boy wears are now
Suits
being shown. . .
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sers . H. W. HOENIG , Prop.
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McGEER & CARROLL , Proprs. B
Fine Wines , Liquors and
Bourbon Whiski es : Rye Whiskies :
Old Crow , Sherwood ,
Hermitage , Guchenheimer ; h
Cedar Brook , Sunny Broolr , ' '
Spring Hill , * . * and 29 yearxold
and Jas , E , Pepper , XX FC. Taylor , . .
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These whiskies were purchased in bond . . ,
and cauie direct from the U. S. gov
ernment warehouse. They are guar
anteed pure and unadulterated. Un
excelled for family and medical use.
Three Star .Hennessy and Dreyfus Brandies. Imported
Gordon and DeKuyper ins , Guinness's Extra Stout , |
S Bass AleStorz Blue Ribbon and Budweiser Beer-/1
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Genuine Java& Mocha
Plantation Brand
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Chase & Sanborns
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McLaughlins XXXX >
Excelsior Brand , .
Partner's Ak-Sar-B h'
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Golden Glow . . . . .
Ifs White House Coffee.
DWINELL-WR1GHT CO. , White House ' ' -
BOSTON. CHICAGO.
Grocery Department Phon .v.
Red Front Mercantile
Stetter & Tobien , Props.
BALERS IX
: All Kinds of Fresh
and Palt Meats. . . .
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Will buy your Cattle-Hogs ,
Poultry , Horses , Mules and
anything grcfr have to sell.
