VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
SUPPLEMENT
VOL XII
VALENTINE NEBRASKA DECEMBER 23 1897
Now is the time to subscribe 100
The saloon at Whitman was robbed
one day last week the thieves getting
about 1100 in cash and some cigars
It is expected that each of the teach
ers in the public schools will attend
I he state teachers association at Lin
coin next week
Rev Hurleigh has again taken
charge of the Ainswirth Star Journal
his brother throwing up his contract
and returning to Iowa
Dont forget the printer when you
arein town telling of the immense
crops you raised this year Poor fel
low lie needs every cent that is due
him Xd other business man would
let you owe him a small account for
twoor three rears without dunning
you upon every possible occasion
Shortly after the editor took hold of
this paper one of the countys most
substantial citizens subscribed but
said he would not pay at that time be
cause he thought we would not re
main here long and he didnt want to
lose anything Last week Ire came in
and paid up in advance There are
others inspite of georgies oft repeated
asseverations that we would not last
long We are not making any pro
phecies over the probable fate of the
but we do advise everybody to
Keep their weather eye on the indica
tor Georgie has run papers in other
towns than this generally in the
ground
NO 48
AVest bound passenger train ISTo 3
Sunday night had probably the fewest
passengers ever carried on the Elkhom
since passenger service was inaugur
ated The train carried one coach
which was entirely empty the chair
car had tour passengers and the sleep
ers had not to exceed four Of the
eight two stopped at Valentine and
one traveling man took their place
This circumstance is all the more odd
because passenger traffic has been un
usually heavy all fall and winter the
trains being so crowded at times that
it was impossible to provide seats for
all Ye editor felt rather lonesome
while riding up from Longpine We
can oiler no explanationfor the light
travel on this particular night it is
simply one of those curious things
that sometimes occur without rhyme
or reason
A larger number of subscriptions to
tliis paper expire this month than at
any other time during the year and
notices of delinquency have been sent
to all who becomein arrears at this
time It would please us gieatly to
have everyone who received one of
these notices to pay up promptly and
save us a great deal of worry and
bother Remember wood potatoes
cabbages or anything else that is eat
able or burnable will be received on
subscription the same as cash at high
est market rates
J J Kaiser has succeeded Barber as
traveling representative for Swift
Co packers and made his first trip
along the line Tuesday
