FLATO OMMISSION UOMPANY
LIVE STOCK SALESMFN AND BROKERS
Capita I dlOOOOO.OO
Salesmen :
F. W. FLATO , .Ii { . I'n'.sidnnt. ED II. UKI
PAUL FLATO , Vice President. JIM S. HORN Cattle Sal en t
J. 0. DAHLMAN. Secretary. E. W. CAHOW , Hog Salesraa"
JOHN D. SKITZ. HUGH HITCHCOCK , Sheep "
KD K. HIED , JOHN P. CLAUY , Cashier
SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA
Correspondents :
DRUM-FLATO COMMISSION COMPANY
Capital $500,000.00.
CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY. , ST. LOUIS
flTOCK EXCHANGE
ESTAURANT.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
E. T. MILLED , Proprietor.
-LODGING FOlTsTOCKMEN
NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS'
Three 262 i Doors H From STREET Corner , South Omaha. t
RATES : § 1.00 to § 1.50 Per Day. Telephone No. 67
S5.00 to 87.00 Per \Ve If.
REED HOTEL.
MRS. JOHN RE ED , Proprietress.
STOCKMEN'S PATRONAGE ESPECIALLY SOLICITED ,
[ 5th 3t. B tweca L and M Streets.m Sc atli Omaha , Nebr
A Few Facts For Cattle Dealers.
It Im been repeated By
demonstrated Szi
the past that
Stands at top as a market for Range Feeders
You can satisfy yourself as to the truth of that dlarement by
comparing the siies : 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
Cudnhy 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 feed ordered if your cattle are not sold on our market
T he Sioux City Stock Yards Co.
JOHX U. KEENE , General Manamjr.
Highest market price paid and prompt returns. Reference
Omaha National Bank.
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F. S. BUSH & COMPANY.
513 South 13th St. , OMAHA , NEB'
We charge no commission.
LIVESTOCK
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA
ICoom IOW UxcnauKe Kills ; .
Deferences :
CINIOIST STOCK YABDS PACKERS' NATIONAL
NATIONAL BANK BANK.
Telphone 141
AVe have a large clientage among Nebraska FmU > rs and can always neat Onialia prices to
Kanch customers IF NOTIFIED UEFO11E SHIPMENT.
WA r S Sn7ra5a5K5 U MU For a drhead
Wg@A9 S W 'f3iiffl5Wn ! i
machme *
can get a first-class
machme for § 21.00
by writing to
I. H EMERY ,
Valentine , - Nebr.
P. O. Parsons
Photographer
Has rented the A. . G Sliaw Art ( Jallerv in this City for one year and will be here Iroin
ST TO 12TH OF EVERY MONTH
First-class Work in every Particular Guaranteed. See Samples of Work at the lied Fnm
Millinery
and Ladies' Furnisliing G-oods
CALL AND GET PRICES.
CORA GILLETT.
WESTERN NEWS-DEMOCRAT
EOBEET GOOD , Editor and Publisher
Wu have been wondering why some
wit lias not remarked that the Nebras
ka insurance department takes the
Palm. It is equally true that Palm
takes the ca .e as an examiner.
The Fifty-fifth congress dies a natur
al death on March 4. which is Sunday.
In this case the old adage ' 'The better
the day the better the deed" may be
said to apply with unusual force.
The paymaster of the army refuses
to pay Gen. Ea./an his salary of $5,500
per year , upon the ground that he is
not entitled to government support
when suspended from his duty in dis
grace. The paymaster is wise and the
American people r.'ill heartily concur
in his decision.
One thing is certain , the investiga
tion of the state auditor's office will not
result in a wnite-wa/ih. To siiow his
sincerity Guv. ijoyliter asked the legis
lature to appoint two republicans and
one f usionist as an investigating com
mittee , llns is a good example for
future governors , and if this committee
doesn't find any rotten ness it will be
because none exists.
A bill is pending in the Texas legis
lature to make assault and battery
justifiable when a Texan has been call
ed a liar. No exception is made when
the person called a liar is a liar , for the
law acts on the principle that the
greater the truth the greater the libel.
Such a law is actual ! } ' in force in
Georgia , and , according to theSt.Louis
.Republic , the Missouri statute on the
subject is practical ! } * the same. In
Missouri any abusive language calcu
lated to produce a breach of the peace
is justification for assault and battery.
St Paul Dispatch.
When the Union lAicific railroa d was
built the government donated several
miLion acres of land to the company ,
providing that such of the land as was
not sold within three years after the
completion of the road should be
thrown open to entry the same as other
land , at not to exceed § 1.2.3 per acre ,
the money therefor going to the com
pany. The sunreme . court has decided
L V A.
that the road was completed in Novem
ber , 1801) ) . In 1873. however , the
Union i'acific mortgaged these lands
for $1(5,000,000 ( , when they Imd no title
whatever , and now this mortgage is
being foreclosed and the company
wants the government to give them a
clear title. Hundreds of settlers are
on these lands at present , and if the
government yields to the request of the
corporation they will be compelled to
leave their homes. This is but one
more incident illustrating the greed of
c * *
corporations.
Henry U. Johnson , a republican
member of congress from the Sixth
district of Indiana , delivered a scath
ing speech in the house in reference to
the president's Boston speech. He
sneered at the president and the influ
ences which he alleged controlled him.
impugned his motives , questioned his
sincerity and likened him to Dickens'
most contemptible character , Pecksniff ;
charged his secretary of war with iu-
competenc- . and predicted that the
president would in the end l > e engulfed
by adverse public sentiment.
He said that the president's original
intention had been to merely ask for a
coaling station in the Philippines.
Continuing he said :
"But the president committed a fatal
error , lie wrote into that treaty the
absolute transfer of Spanish sovereignty
to the Philippines to ourselves , and the
payment of $20,000.000 as a consider
ation for the cession. Then he issued
to the people of the Philippines that
proclamation in which he informed
them that the United States had suc
ceeded to the title of Spain , declared
that the government and control of
their territory belonged to us , ordered
them to pay their taxes to the military
government which he established over
them and blandly made known to them
thit ; our mission in their midst was one
of benevolent assimilation. "
He asked why the president had
changed his mind in regard to the coal
ing station , and gave as his opinion :
"The reason for the change in the
presidential policy was his concession
to the selfish capitalists of the country ,
his surrender to their demands. These
are the gentlemen who furnished the
money for his nomination and election
and who. I doubt not. have pledged
him a renomination and a re-election.
These are the gentlemen who are al
ready seizing upon valuable franchises
in China in connection with the Eng
lish syndicate.with a member of parlia
ment from Wales at its head. These
are the gentlemen whom Lord Beres-
ford has in mind in his cordially but
not wholly disinterested invitation to
an alliance with China , Britain , Ger
many and Japan against Russia and
France , the old-time enemies of his
country and the old-time friends of
ours. "
The speech has attracted wide at
tention by reason of its opennsss.
Live Stock Notes , 3
A bill has been introduced in the
Illinois legislature providing penalties
for the publication of false pedigrees of
! breeding animals.
; Lust year tlic 630 rnembers of the
American Trotting Association paid
j out in stakes and purses § 1,203,73. ) for
1,914 days of racing.
The Broken Bow Chief savsthatGeo. j
I Palmer , deputy U. S. marshal , has j
gone to Cuba with a car load of hordes
owing to the demand for them down
there.
Importations of Mexican cattle into
the United States arc falling off. Only
4,820 of these cattle were brought
into this country during the month of
January , against 10.o5 ! ) in the first
month of 1898. a decline of more than
oO per cent.
Fred Terry , of the Fred Terry Com
mission company , South Omaha , is in
the city looking after the purchase of a
car load of horses weighing from
twelve to fifteen hundred pounds. lie
just came from Gordon where he
bought and shipped six cans to his
house for the market. Chadiou JNows.
The golden rule in shipping all kinds
of cattle is to get them -as quickly as
possible from range , ranch , farm or
feed yard to market. Notably is this
the case with rangers. Ic has been
proven time and again that a range
bullock 'shrinks every hour after he
leaves his native haunts. It stands to
reason that all cattle will do so , but
natives do not fret , nor are they liable
to g'-t so bruised as the former.
"This has been a remarkably hard
winter on stock ami stockmen in the
northwest. " .said the veteran Thomas
JelltTson H.van of Cheyenne at the
Barber. ' 'The winter has been long
and cold : snows heavv , and stockmen
j * / >
not only had to feed a great deal , but
have lost hea\ily. i have been in
Wyoming many year. , and this is
doubtless the hardest year in my ex
perience. All things considered , how
ever , stock is looking very well and
prices are good. " "World-Herald.
Advices from Washington are to the
effect that the bureau has not given up
the idea that dipping will prevent
Texas fever , but has simply concluded
to carry the experiment turther. It is
practically admitted that no further
dipping will be done with the present
government formula while the cold
weather lasts. The dip in use now is
composed of lubricating oil , known as
dynamo oil. from which the paraffin
lias been extracted. To this is added
l.j per cent of sulphur to increase the
efficiency of the solution. It is report
ed that the government officials believe
that dynamo oil and sulphur is all
right in xrarm weather , but is too
severe on cattle in cold weather. Some
e < periments are now being conducted
with linseed and lard oil.
A considerable loss in cattle , says the
Iowa Homestead , has occurred in South
Dakota this winter from a disease not
heretofore causing observable loss , and
it was feared that it was a contagious ,
one. Investigation of it , however ,
prove i this fear to be groundless. It
turns out to be bronchial croupous
pneumonia , and became a serious
trouble in the herds of the state when
sudden and severe changes in the tern-1
perature occurred. Quite a large num
ber of deaths resulted from it , and it
was this that gave r.iso to the appre
hension that it was contagious. The i
fact , however , that many deaths oc
curred in the same herd proves to be
due to the fact that the individuals in
the herds were exposed to the same
conditions and consequently suffered
in the same way.
The largest hog ever raised was re
cently slaughtered in New York. The \
animal was a Jersey Red boar two and
one-half years old , weighing alive ,
1,60 ! ) pounds. aiuL dressing 1,330
pounds. The National Provision- !
the following to say of the prodigy : j
'
"This huge swine measures ! over nine '
feet from tip of its nose to end of ts
tail. It measures two and one-half
feet across the hams and six feet in
girth. From hip bone to toe it meas
ures three and one-half feet and about
the same from the crest of the shoulder
blade to the bottom of the foot. The
great fat jowls extend nearly two feet
across. From between the ears to the j
tail is over seven feet. The tail itself
is the smallest thing in the big pro
portions. It is a mere point in the air.
The face of the hog is = Iso small for the
size of the animal. It is only sixteen
inches long. The hams are monsters
in size , and the vast stretch of pork in
the long waist is borne just above the
ground by four comparatively small
feet. The usual porker is a mere pig
my by its side. The biggest hog here
tofore grown weighed 1,250 pounds
dead weight/ '
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GEO. G. SGHWALM , PROP.
This market always keep ? a supply of
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In addition to a first-class line of Steals , Roasts , Dry Salt Meats
Smoked Hams , Breakfast J3ai"i : and Vegetables
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VALENTINE NEBRASKA
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Meals at all hour s ,
Price , 25 cent , First door South of Valentine Bank ,
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Hot and Cold Wa cr Excellent Bath Room Two Sample Room ? &
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HERRY OUNTY RANK
Valentine , Nebraska
Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking
! v : hiri : i ! bought and sold. Loans upon good security solicited at reasonib : :
nites. County depository.
E. SPA.HKS , President Gil AIILES SPATlfvS Cashier
C. U. COKXKI.IPre5 lei2l. 31. V. MCHOILSOX , Cashier
Valentine , Nebraska.
A Bankin ;
Sels Dowsestie and Foreign 18x
Chemical National Uank , Nt-.v Yoik. First National Dank , Omaha Nebr.
( c H Awarded ( hiravo Stalf ( Y. for n , ,
i B W 8 / ? * KAfo ff siocfc un.l ULJ aralr-i it Hniah I M.O- .
. slttnn. OiSlrlal Ssali-shlucb l tillua ,
and W orlil's Pair , I'hii 150 , 1 K'J.f. lit < .i.5r <
no pit. W < el ! * rmes. Iriiu- . fur Mut ! .
j KSC K.fcra ! - - for nil jiurini'c * . I" < t
j Quality. LoHfst Frier * . Vn rt i ! >
Stt l Frame & Royal ScaJe Rack P * 2
C3ag. .
Alsnnt TTImlesiie Prttss : Sonir Jiach < np , . , .i&- .
IHarkqctltht * To * ! s , FVed jlilNC irn SItcliersFniIm s.Uoil
? loir , Srr.-pprs , Wirr I encp.Sto e , acldli-s.Ilarnrs- :
j'olshs aud hnn < lre < 2 < i ofuspfui urticlfs. Inir.ln fr : ' < -
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THE PIONEER STOCK FARM
.Mammoth Sjianish Jack's , rulund
China and Chester White IIo s ,
Plymouth J.'ock Chickens and
GALLOWAY CATTLE
REGISTERED BULLS
FOR SALE
J. H. M5ALLISTER
Joy.
Feed in Transit at Fremont
Capacity : Sheep , covered
sheds , 24 cars : open pens , 15,000.
Cattle 2S cars
The place to rest and feed for
the Omaha market
Easy run to feeding points oat-
. , . ° L
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side Chicago.
Long distance telephone.
Write or wire when you will ar
rive , tj
Fremont Stock Yards Co
: j/ < : rl or fituten.
One bine jreldJUsr , 4-yr old , \vol ht anout Ti.-o ,
branded horse i hoe on left shoulder. Om ;
white nuircultciut 12-yr old. has brand on left
shoulder ( desijiti not ktiownMvith ii-vr old colt
followluir. bay. vvith uhite face. Liberal reward
for iuforrmuioiff ' y. MOOLE ,
Co'dj' , Nebraska.
Tlie
Golden Sheaf Pure White live ,
Susquehanna Kye.and Cedar Creek
Louisville , Kentucky , Bourbon Whisky.
Pure Grape & Cognac Brandy's
TokaAngellica.PortSherry and Black
berry in wood , claret , Ptieling ,
Sauternes. Cooks Imperial ;
Gusts and Clicquot in bet
tles. Damiana and oth
er Cordials.
A'sa Agent for Fred Kings Celebrat
ra , Pale Bear- fir family use , and PaLsts
Exi t Be. ° r
C. H. THOMPSON ,
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Win. M. Ylraters , Prop.
THEOFORD - - NEBRASKA ,
Jlill _ Pr ee for Fcett.
Bran , bulk 50c per c\vt 9.00 ton
Shorts bulk GOc per cwt § 11.00 ton
Screenings 40c " $7.00 "
Chop Feed 70c " $13.00 "
Corn G5c
Oats l.O'O "