FLTO COMMISSION COMPANY LIVE STOCK SALESMcN AND BROKERS Capita ) $ F.Y. . FLATO. JK. I'lehidtMit. ED II KKID ) PAUL FI.ATO , Vhc : I'mtidiMit. JIM s. HOKN \ ( 'atfie Sajfm < ' J. C. DAIILMAN. becretary. E. W. CAIIOW. Hog Salesman JOHN D. SEITZ. HUGH HITCHCOCK , Shepp ED H HIED , JOHN P. CLARY , rashier SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA Correspondents : DRUM-FLATO COMMISSION COMPANY Capital $500.000.00. CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY. ST. LOUIS RTQCK EXCHANGE RESTAURANT. OL'EX DAY AND NIGHT. B. T. MILLER , Proprietor. LODGING FOR STOCKMEN 40 NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS' Doors From Corner South Omaha. RATES : $1.00 to § 1.50 Per Day. Telephone No. 67 S5.00 to 87.00 Per We k. R H H ID HOTEL. MRS. JOHN RE ED , Proprietress. STOCKMEN'S PATRONAGE ESPECIALLY SOLICITED , ' 5th .1. B tweor ' mill Shots. Si nth Omaha , Nebr A Few Facts For Cattle Dealers. It ha ? * been repeatedly demonstrated in the pant that TY 1A Stands at top as a market for Range Feeders You can satisfy yourself as to the truth of that dlarement by comparing the saies at Sioux City , last year , with those at any other competitive market. You can also ask your neighbors who have sold cattle at Sioux City. This year Sioux City is in the field for fat cat tle as well as feeders. The great beef slaughtering plant of the Cudahy Packing Co. is ready for business The capacity of the Stock Yards has been greatly increased and you will find excellent facilities for handling your business. N o charges , except for tVnd ordered if your cattle are not sold on our market he Sioux City Stock Yards Co. JOUN II. KEENE , General Manager. Highest market price paid and prompt returns. Eeferenc-e Omaha National Bank. F. S. BUSH & COMPANY. 513 South 13th St. , OMAHA , NEB We charge no commission. COX , J ES & COX LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA Itoom 10S Exchange ISldg. References : UNION STOCK YARDS PACKERS' NATIONAL NATIONAL BANE BANK. Telphone 141 We have a Iane clientage among Nebraska Feede'-s ami oan always neat Omaha prices to Haneh customers IF NOTIFIED BEFOHE SHIPMENT. Why Pay $30. For a dr > > p-head machine when you can get a first-class machine for 821.00 by writing teL L H EMERY , Valentine , - Nebr. P. O. Parsons Photographer ' Has rented the & . . G Shaw Art Gallery in this City for one year and will be here from 1ST TO 12TH OF EVERY MONTH First-class Work in every Particular Guaranteed. See Samples of Work at the Ked Fron Millinery and Ladies' Furnishing G-oods CALL AND GET PRICES. CORAGILLETT. WESTERN NEWS-DEMOCRAT BOBEBT GOOD , Editor and Publisher "Forcible annexation would be crimi nal aggression. " McKinley's message to congress. The O'Neill Independent wonders if the military bands at Manila play the "Battle Crv of Freedom. " If Lichty is right , Cornell should be fired from the state house ; if Cornell is right Lichty should be sent to the asylum. Engan was court martialed and found guilty , then rewarded by being giyen a six years * vacation on full pay , $5,500 per year. This is discipline. The WESTERNEWSDEMOCKAT is a bright newsy sheet edited by Robert Good and is always welcome to our table barring its political prejudice. Newport Republican. The .Norfolk News apphuids Gov. Roosevelt when he says the Filipinos "must be made to realize absolutely that we are the masters. " And yet we fought our brothers for five long years to keep them from using the title of "masters. " As evidence that ( phony county is prosperous , the large roller mill of 200 barrel capacity , at Valentine , is run ning regularly , using the wheat of the locality. The live stock interests are in very encouraging condition. The loss from the recent storm and cold spell is practically nothing. Cattle are in fine condition. In Sunday's World- Herald. A boy in Sheridan county was play ing with a 50-cent piece recently , and the same became stuck in his throat. A doctor was called , and that indi vidual caused the boy to swallow the coin and then made the boy's father cough up two silver dollars. If we had fifty cents and a boy we'd employ that doctor by the year and get rich with out working. John Sherman , former Secretary of State , is indignant over the report of the war investigation commission in re gard to General Miles. He says : "If President McKinley were up for elec tion today , he would get in Ohio but an inconsiderable number of votes. From all that I can learn there is little en thusiasm for him there , and but very few newspapers are supporting him/ ' This paper wishes to enter an em phatic protest against the habit certain members of the legislature haveof 'pairing' ' every week on the vote for senator. Members were elected to the legislature to work and vote , and not to "pair" with sonic fellow who wants to go home everv other day. Legisla tors should stick to their knitting and j elect a senator. The last act in the pretended prose cution of Eugene Moore occurred in the Lincoln courts the other dav. The republican county attorney entered a nolle pros , in all the cases against him , at the same time to just wipe the slate clean as itwere , all the cases against Mayor Graham and other republicans . .charged with bribery and such like things were also dismissed. Nebraska Independent. The deficit of $112.000,000 announced bv the secretary of the treasury needs serious revising in several points. One item in the correction should be a re duction in the receipts of the govern ment of $64.731.222. ; That amount was paid into the treasury during the year to buy Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroads. That amount should be added to the deficit of war ta < osand Diugley bill. Nebraska Independent. The populist party of Nebraska will doubtless take up the battle cry at the next election and attempt to make great political buncombe out oi the fact that the anti-pass bills in the state legis lature were defeated by the votes of the republicans. Dawes County Journal .Not political buncombe , but real meritorious facts. The populists and democrats have continually roted for measures prohibiting "passes' * while republicans always supported the same , and evidentally causes the Journal no little amount of uneasiness. Two bills in the legislature which have been placed on general file , and are especially interesting to our readers , are , 1st , a law to let the voters of a county decide whether they want a herd law or not. 2nd , a law repealing section 1 of chapter 51 , requiring the county clerk to keep a record of the different brands , without which end less litigation is sure to ensue. The fact that these bills have been placed on general file , is conclusive that they are considered meritorious , and our readers should not be slow in making their desires known to our representa tives. Live Stock Notes , While in town last Saturday . W. Ostrander of Rushville called at these headquarters and chatted a few min utes with the editor. Mr. Ostrander has decided to offer a reward for in formation leading to the arrest and couvi2tion of any person or persons stealing cattle with his brand , and has had notice of ? 400 reward inserted with his brand advertisement , the "circle . " Speaking of the condition of cattle , he said his stock was all in fine condition , and he attributes this to the fact that he doesn't use sheds except for calves and cows about to drop calves. lie is firmly convinced ikat an animal which has to stav out in all sorts of weather will come through the winter in better shape than those which have shelter. This ofcourse does not app y to ranches where the herds may be fed while under covi r , but to the ordinary ranch where stock must go out for feed and water. A prominent Chicago live stock com mission mercliaat says : "There is no probability of any oversupply of cattle any time this side of May 1 , and there is ever , ' indica ion that the demand will keep in excess of the supply right through the season. The prevailing high prices during the last three months have caused the shipment of every steer that was anywhere near ready , and a great many that ought to have been fed several months longer. This marketing has left the country with lighter sto'-ks ' of marketable cattle than any time in the last ten yearsand I think the people who are advising everybody to ship cattle "now" are "guessing wild , " with nothing to war rant such advice. The eft'ect of the "embalmed beef" scandal has already been nearly discounted , but it undoubt edly was instrumental in breaking prices last week. The public will probably never know the "iiiMde workings" of this case , but if the gov ernment inspection had been as rigid on meats furnished the army as it is on meats furnished the export trade there would have been no foundation for any of the reports that have been scattered broadcast over the country. ' ' The inferiority of southern cattle has been a great draw back to that country in the production of beef in competi tion with northern cattle. None feel this shortcoming more than do the railroads throughout that section , and they are inaugurating moves to remedy the deficiency in at least one particular better breeding. It behooves our northern ranchers to guard well their laurels lest they lose the place now held in supplying the markets with beef cattle , for season , cheaper labor and freight rates are all in favor of the southern cattle raiser. In referring to the matter of improving stock in the south the Iowa Homestead says : "The Industrial Department of Sea Board Air Line has inaugurated a plan to be gin the work of improvement among southern cattle by placing pure bred bulls along the line of their road for free use. To this end the department has solicited the contribution of bulls from breeders of the various improved breeds , and the road undertakes to place them along its line and move them from time to time to new locali ties , giving ample notice to the com munities in other localities where pure bred bulls are entirely too scarce and where the individual holdings of "she stock1 * arc too small to justify private ownership of the right kind of bulls. " A Kansas man has been in the Chicago cage market recently buying a car-load of good farm chunks to ship to that state. Horses on the Kansas farms are becoming scarce , and the shortage seems to be general throughout the state. Horses to ship to Kansas sell at § 50 to $75 per head , plain general-pur pose chunks being wanted. Martin Brothers solda few days ago , a drove of Oil ) head of 75-pound goats to a Chicago slaughterer at $3.25 per 100 pounds. They were raised by Watson Tyson , of Blair , Nebraska. Mr. Blair is a large raiser of goats , and has about 4,000 on his farm. They were bred from goats from Oklahoma , New Mexico and Texas. Last year Mr. Tyson fed 5,000 sheep , but he is not feeding any now. A good many goats are raised in Texas and the surrounding - J rounding country , and large numbers are marketed here. It costs little to feed them , and they make fair profits for their owners in sections where land j is cheap. A few goats are bought for children's pets , but most of them are converted into a common grade of "mutton. " No "goat meat" is ever seen in the butcher shops. The Colorado Cattle Company has recently purchased 20,000 head of cattle near Casas Graudes , 150 miles from El Paso , in Mexico. They will be ship ped to Denver this month. It is un derstood that the amount of monev involved - < volved in the trade is about 50,000. National Stockman. ZENS - MEAT - MARKET GEO. G. SCHWALM , PROP. This market alwavs keeps : i supply of 8H - FRUIT - In addition to a first-class line of Steak . Koasts , Dry Salt Meate Smoked Hams , Breakfast J3aioti : and Vegetables AtStetter'o Old Stand on Main Street. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA 49 to tote to THE PALACE SALOON tote tote tote HEADQUARTERS FOR tote 49 WINES , LIQUORS AND GIG ' " > S tote tote to tote Of the Choicest Brands tote to tote to 4 ? VALENTINE NEBRASKA tote tote to MRS , HARRIS BOARDING HOUSE AND BAKERY , Fruits x and x Confectionery Meals at all hours , Price , 25 cent , First door South of Valentine Bank. 8 * , 35 35to 41 to 49 S9 The DONOHER tote tote tote to tote 49 tote to 49 Is continually adding improvements and it is now tlie tote 49W to 49 best equipped , and most comfortable tote 49 49 FIRST-CLASS MODERN HOTEL tote 4 ? IN NORTHWEST NEBRASKA to tote * 9 Hot and Cold Water Excellent Bath Room Two Sample Foorm tote 49 to HERRY OUNTY RANK Valentine , Nebraska Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking KxchangK bought and sold. Loans upon good security solicited at reasonablt rates. County depository. E. SPAUICS. President CHARLES SPARKS Cashier C. II. COKXEIJLr. President. 3f. V. NICHOLSON , Cashier VALENTINE. Valentine , Nebraska. A General Banking : linsinessTraiisacted H and Sells Domestic and Foreign Kx Chemical National Bank , New York. CnrrcKiiomlentt * ; First National Bank. Omaha Nebr. C. M. SAGESBR , TONSORIAL Hair cutting and shaving. HOT AND COLD BATHS. J. C. DWVEK. E. II. DWTER. DWYER BEOS. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Superintendents of A Private Hospital , For the Treatment of Diseases All Kinds of Surgical Oper ations Successfully Performed. 7ALEN11NE , - - NEBRASKA THEDFORD HOSPTAL _ _ Modern equipment. Lp-to-dite : proced ures. All the newer methods in . -MEDICINE amlSUUGEKY - Specialties Hay fever , Catarrh. Cancer. Rupture and 1'iles cured without the knife. Disease of the eye. esir , stomach and of women , and all chronic : discuses. Will answer calls by mail or wire within a distance of 100 miles. Kejrular days : THUKSDAYaml FHIIMY at SENECA -an d MULLEN - The balance of the week at THEDFORD. Dr. M. . OLAEK , Manager FIRST CLASS MILL I have established a Feed and Saw Mill .i miles south ef Cody , at the mouth of Medicine Canyon , and am now prepared to grind Feed. Corn Meal and Graham. tr turn entail kinds of Lumber and di mension suilT. and Native Shingles . Give us a trial order. J. F. HOOK The OWL SALOON Golden Sheaf Pure White Kyc , Susquehanrm Ryeand Cedar Creek I ouisvillc , Kentucky , Bourbon Whisky. Pure Grape & Cognac Brandy's . Wines . TokaAngellica.PortSherry and Black berry in wood , claret , Riesling , Sauternes. Cooks Imperial ; Gasts and Clicquot in bet tles. Damiana and oth er Cordials. Also Agent for Fred Kings Celebrated Ez ra Pale Bs9r for fimily use , and Pabsts t Bear C. H. THOMPSON , THE Win. 31. Walters. Prop. THEDFORD - - NEBRASKA. Ulill I'rlces for Feed. Bran , bulk 50c per cxvt $9.00 ton Shorts bulk GOc per c\vt $11.00 ton Screenings 40c " $7.00 Chop Feed 70c " $13.00" Corn 65c Oats l-.OO ,