fliitorical Society * Tl R : H B a Ja _ _ : Volume 27 , No. 14 VALENTINE , NEBR. , THURSDAY , APRIL 11 , 1912. § 1.50 per year. UI-S-A W ni y - g-a $ ni r We are showing some pretty effects in Ladies' White Wear. Dainty lace and embroider = ed Corset Covers. Prettily embroidered white under skirts. Sheer princess sHps that are so much in vogue for the slender figure ef = fects this season. We invite your inspection. IK ® . ! > New up-to-date line of Spring and Summer Hats \ * on display for your inspection. 0 W MORFY IFWFIFR * < < \Jo vv o IvA'LfJLc.iL : a sj 1 v DJJuJLiSA , v ; , A'si > 'u = A.A4A ! V ! ' < > * r > HcC ? sC ? < Z > ? < Z ? ? Z ? ' QC t S ( Q ( C fl w Q QQ C52 A A Reel Front Hardw * We cany a In ! ! line of WFSTFRN FIFfTRIf SIINPFAM 7 lLtj1 JuI > j JLrJLsL * i / uJwlxi/lurlil'l ' IT N r ? A A is is n * c1 ADZA LAt"5 at 0 > iowm prices : * ) a " 25-"Watt Madza Tungsten $ .50 40 u uu u .55 " u u 60 .75 100 u u u 1.10 " i ; n 150 1.65 250 " u i : 2.30 W We guarantee these lamps to be THE BEST OX THE MARKET Red Front Hardware Co Cottage Restaurant Edmund Qerber , Prop. . First Class Meals and Short Orders Board by the day or week. Ticket good for twenty = one meals $4.50. Come to the Cottage Grove Res = taiirant for a "square meal. " THE VALENTINE HOUSE W. B. HOWE , Proprietor * ' Successor fo John D. Eaton. ; -El.ectric Lights , Hot water Heat , Good .Rooms and Hed , where you can feel at home and be comfortabe while yon remain. We invite old patrons and others to call and see us. TO f "We have choice , early maturing , carefully selected Seed Corn for Sale Grown at Brunswick , Neb. Just what you want for. your territory. High - germination. Limited . -amount. Price $2-50 per bushel at Brunswick. Order early before supply is exhausted. Sample at J\icLeod's \ office , Valentine , Neb. Address * * " " * * * * ---lfl eCau 11 - We bs'fer EB ! ator Company W. W. CALKINS , Agent Brunswick/ &ka VALENTINE LOCALS Remnant sale at the Red Front. E. Barnes had business in town last week. Ed Heelan has rented the Gerber - ber ranch of Messrs. Ruby and Kuhn. John Stetter spent several days in Omaha the past week on busi ness. William Harnan , candidate for representative , was in town yes terday. George arid William Roan of Wood Lake were in town Tuesday oa business. Judge \Valcott returned Sunday nigiii from u busine > s trip to Washington , D. C. John Grange and son , Howard , of Oasis ; and Wm. Hobbs of Sim eon were in town Monday. J. W. Daniels and Grandpa Davis came in Monday with a wagn load of potatoes from near Oa-iis. Neil Har.na came up Monday and says they have some hay but n > t much and most , of their stock ! is on the range. Ross Rash , Helen Jacobson and Glenn Gealy , the Gordon high school debuting team , won the de bate with Chadron. C. W. Lattin has 6 or 7 bushels of artichokes which he offers at $ t.OO ppr bushel , or § 1 00 per p-ck Vaiontinp , Nebr Morris Walker and Mitchell i De Sersa were callers at our office while in town Monday. Mr. De- Sersa is a carppnter at Rosebud a { pncy. Fred Schaffer , who was taken to ; 'ie pen last October , sentenced to three years for taking a suit ca < ; p and suit of clothes from fharli s Grassan , escaped Sunday night It is with deep sorrow that we eceived the news from our early lome at Randolph , Kan , of the deith of Peter Heller and S. P. J > hnson , both old pioneprs of that place. Cyrus Hagen , Wra. Gulick and J. S. Burleigh were up from Wood ike Monday. Mr. Hagpn is the assessor in Wood Lake precinct and enrolled for The Democrat while in our city , A band concert will be given in Quigley's hall Friday night , April 26 , 1912 , by Weber's band. Dance after the concert. Everybody in vited. Good music and a good time guaranteed. The speakers , who went from here to the declamatory contest ! held at Chadron last Thursday night , returned with honors , Spray Gardner having won out in the oratorical division. Misses Min nie Adamson and Gu si , Graoff also did well and received markings. La t Thursday a lover of our newspaper press broke as we were about half through printing the last side and we called upon our neighbor Bretiklander , the village blacksmith , for repairs. Charley , the son , came over and put a couple of ankle braces upon the injured member and the press now works as before. Charley is a good , honest worker and if he will stick to the business is bound 11 win out. $200 REWARD will be paid for information that W'll lead to the conviction of the { partyor parties who burned four stacks of hay on. the old'Quip pi Je , t - < D" th rd 1 - nrl'S w - > f parl-s. Nebr , on the ni in } .M.-i-cli - If ) , 191-2 , JOHN H NKISS , Vtilimi-me , .N Simeon. J. W. Daniels was a Valentine visitor Monday. W. L. Cohee was hauling corn for C. S. Keece lately. Miss Moore attended the wed ding of her friend , Miss Vivian Clarkson , last week. An Easter party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harms. The children invited their young friends and an all round good time was enjoyed. Mrs. Crowe of the Simeon school has moved on her home stead. We have not .learned if school will be reopened. The fever caused it to be closed. Miss Andrews is preparing a program for the ciose of her school. She has given splendid satisfaction and will leave a num ber of warm friends when s-ho leaves us. P. II. Young has been very busy with his county assessor's work lately. This is Mr. Young's last year and he desires to leave the aC'airs of his office in first chss condition , lie has made'Cherry county a good officer. Mr. Hudson has been confined to his bed with an attack of la grippe. However , he has recov ered sufficiently to partake of an Easter dinner at the Hobbs homo. Such dinners as Mis4 * Ev- . and her mother prepare may not cur la g ippe but have a very beneficial eliVct on the e they serve. A. E. Spall has sold the Simeon store to H. F. Kime of Kennedy , who will take charge soon. Mr. Spall has not decided what he will do.Ve regret to see Bett and his wife leave our community but wish thpm sneers in their home. Mr. Kime will find a welcoire among u and we bolipve he will ell in his new umWtaking. Don't Miss It. Cedar Rapids , la. . Gazette says : Euirene Kerry's production of "Our Village Postmaster" held the boards here last night to a de lighted audience. Mr. B.irring- ton as the Postmaster \vssascream and the company as a whole was all that was expected. At Quigley opera house , Thurs day night , April IS. Tue capitalists and money kings are behind Taft It has been circulated - ' culated by Frank Harrison of Lincoln that they were behind Roosevelt and certain other inter ests behind Taft , but be that as it may , if I were a republican I j should support La Follette as the progressive and this I believe him to be. It is all bosh about Wall street backing Gov. Harmon. His whole record shows up to the con trary. If weak , you need Cardui , the woman's tonic. Cardui is made from gentle herbs , acts in a natural manner , and has no bad results , as some of the strong drugs sometimes used. As a med icine a tonic for weak , tired , worn-out women , Cardui has been a popular success for over 50 years. E 57 The Woman's Tonic | Mrs. Lula Walden , of 1 Gramlin , S. C , followed this advice. Read her let ter : "I was so weak , when I first began to take Cardui , that it tired me to wait just - aIitile."Now , I can do all "the. general housework , for a family of 9. " Try Cardui for your troubles. It may be the very remedy you need. We have employed Mr. H. AY. Cyphers , A First Class Tailor , of 25 years' experience in tailoring in the East , to assist us in our Clothing Department and we are now prepared to give our customers A Perfect Fit in Clothing Alterations iii suits or a tailor made suit of any style. Cleaning and Pressing Prornpt = ly Done on Short Notice. H. W. Hoenig , Prop. II McGEER & CARROLL , Proprs. Fine Wines , Liquors and Cigars Bourbon Whiskies : Rye Whiskies : % Old Crow , ' ' "Sherwood , g Hermitage , Guchenheimer , Cedar Brook , Sunny Brook , Spring Hill , and 29/yeaivold and Jas , E , Pepper , O , F , C. Taylor , These whiskies were purchased in bond and came direct from the U. S. gov ernment warehouse. They arc guar anteed pure and unadulterated. Un excelled for family and medical use. Three Star Hennessy and Dreyfus Brandies. Imported Gordon and DeKuyper Gins , Guihness's Extra Stout. Bass Ale , Storz Blue Ribbon and Budweiser Beer. Valentine = Nebraska a Stetter & Tofoien , Props. DEALERS IN All Kinds of Fresh f jj and Palt Meats. . . . Will buy your Ctttrle , ( logs. Poultry , Horses , Mules and anything you havp to SP ! ! lf * * -rf ! fVri > r * When Times are Hard money close and the demand for loans about three times as large as we can supply , it nat ural that , in case one of our regular depositors needs an accommodation , he should be favored first his interests cared for. Why not protect your future interests by opening an account with us now the amount of your first deposit is not so material as the * fact that you become one of our customers. Deposits Guaranteed fo- * > VALENTINE STATE BANK Deposits in this bank are protected by the Depositor's Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska. Lcup Valley Hereford Ranch , I FAULTIBKR * SONS , BROWNLEE , NEB ill-id lifciuiecl by b. . Coluiub-.s 17 ; . - . 16U05U , aud Climax 2 , No. 1189 fc 2 ; also , Melviu , No 327072 , re * Bulls for.Sak at All Times , , ' K "My little son had a very severe cold. I \vas recommended to try Chamberlain's , , Cough Remedy , and "before a small bo tie was finished ho was ns Veil as ever ; writes Mrs.H- Silks , 29 Pawling Street/ j ( Sydney , Australia. This remedy is for ;