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LIVE STOCK SALFSW ' AND BROKE S
'Director : iaem n :
F. W. FLA TO. Ju , PH-sidr-ru. KD u. KKIO )
PAUL FLATO"u - - I'roidiMit .Jm s HOKN \ rat ! ! ( ' Sjlf ) M1 '
I ( ' DAULMAN. he retiry. K \ \ < AIIOAV fl > : - . .
JOHN P SKITZ. ,
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JOHN i CLAIJV. < -isl.i-i
SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA
Correspondents :
DRUM-FLATO COMMISSION COMPAQ Y
Capital $500.000.00.
CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY. 61. LOUIS
gTOCK EXCHANGE
RESTAURANT.
OP EX f > AT AND MGI1T.
E. T. MILLEB , Proprietor.
- -LODGING FOlT STOCKMEN
40 NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS'
262 N STREET , South Omaha.
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RATES : § 1.00 to § 1.50 Per Day. Telephone No. G7
85.00 to 87.00 Per \Ve k.
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MRS. JOHN Rl'KD , Proprietress.
STOCKMEN'S PAIROHAfiE BiPECHLLT SOLICITED ,
'Sili : , t. B Iweea : . snd M St-eets. St cttli Omaha , Nebr
A Few Facts For Cattle Dealers.
\r\\ \ that \
Stands at top as market for Range Feeders
You can stisfy ) yourself ; ts t i ili truth of that dtarement by
comparing tlie s.ues at Sioux City , l-- stear , with those at any oth r
competitive market You c-an aloisik your neighbors who have sold
canlc ; at hioux City. This \ear Sioux < 'ity is in the liehl for fat cat
tle as well as feeders Phf i rnat beef slauglHerini plant of the
Cud-ahy Packing I'o. is read } toi business
The capacity of the Stock Yards lias been
greatly increased and you will find
excellent facilities for handling
your business.
Xo charge. , except for frecl ordered if your cattle are not sold on our market
he Sioux Uity Stock 1 ards Co.
JOHN II. IvEENE. General Manager
Highest market price paid and prompt returns. Reference-
Omaha National Bank.
F. S. BUSH & COMPANY ,
513 South 13th St. , OMAHA , NEB
We charge no commission.
LIVE STOCK
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
SOUTH OMAHANEBRASKA
Konm 10H B x
Heferencos :
( JKIOK STOCK YARDS PRICKERS' NATIONAL
HATIOKAL BAWIT 1JAJMK.
Telphone 141
Nebr sUi Ffedc-.s mid fan : il\\a\s neat Ouialia prices lo
Kanch eubtonu-rs IF .NOTIFIED IJliKOUIi : SHIJ'MKNT.
head
rou
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machine for S21.00
by writing to
. H EMERY ,
Valentine , - Nebr.
JL . O. Parsons
Photographer !
lias rented the \ . G Sliaw Art Culh'iv in this City for one year and \\ill bo here Iroin
1ST TO 12TH OF EVEBY MONTH
First-rlass Work in every I'artio-ilar Cnarantecd. See Samples of Work at the lied Fron
Millinery
and Ladies' Furnishing Goods
GALL AND GET PRICES.
X CORA GILLBTT.
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ROBERT GOOD , Editor and 'Publisher
Republican oflicinls rideon passes
and afterwards present a bill for inile-
i : > < re and collect from the. state. Here
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| is food for thought for republican pap-
1 ers who \\ish t < do house clean in * ; of
their own. The fusion ollicials. bad as
it is , gave the tax-payers the benefit of
the pass.
Since the days of AlexanderIlainil
ton there has been an imperialist senti
ment in this country but it has never
dared to assert itself until the oppor
tunity grew out of the late war , and
even now it is clothed in the seeminirly
respectable form of patriotism and ex
pansion. Alliance ( Jrip.
A republican paper remarks : "Joe
Bartley is in the pen ; don't you dear
pops think Cornell should v e ihero.
| too ? " Joe Bartley > va * a thief and de
served what he got. Cornell on the
other hand has not vet had one bit of
evidence him . ' .
produced against .Hiio'.r-
in that he has violated anlaw. .
There is no law on our statute books
which says a state official may or
shall accept a pass on the railroads in
discharge of his duties. There is how
ever a provision which s'ays such mile
age shall be charged up to the state. j
I and for which appropriations are made.
| Let us comply with the spirit of the
j law or else repeal it.
What is rather nauseating to an editor -
tor is to pick up his exchanges expect
ing to read spicy editorials from the
pen of chief moguls and find they
nearlv all are using readv-made hand-
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me-down editorials as original matter.
This practice shoul \ be discouraged
for it lowers the press from that high
plane it should attain ot being original
and a moulder of thought , instead of
an oracle to di seminate the views and
fancies of others.
By the republican press anil we are
sorry to say by a portion of the popj-
cratic press. Samuel Lichty is just novr
beir.g treated as one vrho was martyred
in the cause of truth and honesty when
he was fired from the auditor's oflice.
To our mind Liclitv has by his exposure j
shov.n himself to be a rank hypocrite.
j Why didn't he toll all these things before -
| fore he got firedV Why didn't he rc-
I sign if tin ; auditor's methods were so
rotten. To us it looks like a mean
spirited revenge lie is now trying to
work on his whilom benefactor.
This paper believes that department
stores are wrong in principle , and is
honest in its conviction , therefore we
h\ve within the last two weeks refused
advertisement- the T. M. Roberts
Supply House , of Minneapolis , the
Sears , llobuck Co. , of Chicago , uiul
John M. Smyth , of the same place.
We are by this action out of poc et to
the tune of $50 or more , and now we
are wondering if the local merchants
appreciate our action. These offers
! came not in tha regular course of busi
ness , but because the firms named
recognized the superior merit of this
paper as an advertising medium.
"It .seems a strange anomaly that the
highest aim of physical existance is its
own preservation. In other words , the
obtaining ot bread is the grand struggle
of humanity. In this battle for bread
no field of labor is" more honorable
than another. IJonoror dishonor de
pends , not upon the kind of work done ,
but how well it ib done. The -worker
who can grow more corn or potatoes is
Avorthy of much more credit than the
one WHO produces inferior poetry , in
different art or mediocre literature. A
man's wrk should never degrade him
lie may frequently degrade his work/ '
Governor Poynter , in a recent address - j
dress before the university farm school , j
It is very funny to notice in ho v j
man } ' ways the goldbug papers explain
the fact that although we export $300 ,
000,000 a year more than we import
yet we get no gold to settle balances.
Two weeks ago today AVC AVCTG a credi
tor nation , we had paid all our foreign
debts and Avere loaning our vast sur
plus abroad. Xow they are paying u& j
that balance in shares of American
stocks. If AVC don't owe anything
abroad how do the foreigners have
American stocks to send us ? Why do
they borrow our money Avhcn they
hold millions on millions of dollars of
onr securities ; * For years and years
AVC have been exporting A-as > tlv more
than Ave have been impoi ting and have j
been told that thereby AVC have been i
making money , A'ct in all that time |
nothing has come back to us to pay the !
difference and now they are sending
back to us evidence of indebtedness
instead of 11101103' . ' nc reason those
bonds are coming back now is because j
there has been a big boom in the stock i
market and they are unloading a part
of the mighty debt AVC owe them and ,
instead of paying debts to us they arc [
demanding gold from us. Is'oncon- >
formist. '
ive Stock Notes ,
T. W. Ilagsdalc of Paris. Missouri.
2 noted Short Horn breeder , says he
has sold nearly one thousand bulls in
Tesas since 1891. They have gone
from Pilot Mount to Valentine , and
from the Fnnlmmlle to Laredo , on the
line of Old Mexico.
The stockman keeps his animals not
for what they can consume nor for
what they can ultimate ! } ' produce , but
for what they c n reconstruct out of a
given amount of food. In other words.
he keeps them for pront and this prolit
Avill depend entirely upon their ei'i-
ciency as machines
J A Norfolk di-patch * ; n > : 1J. A.
! Knollin & Co. , of Kansas City , have
, ecured a thive-vear lease of eighty
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acres of land smith of the city , to nhere
their sheep " \ards Avill be removed.
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The proent yard- have facilities to
i handle 20,0i)0 ) head of sheep , but the
i new quarter , will be so arranged as to
double the capacity.
Cr. W. Simpson ha * returned from
Cuba where ho has been filling a gov
ernment meat contract. He has been
shipping a good many cattle from
Mexico and Columbia , and intends to
purchase some in Texas. lie states
thai sixty thousand cattle have been
shipped from Florida and other .slates
during the last two mouths , but most
of them were too small and too poor to
make fair beef. National Stockman.
Dr. Peters of the stale university
savs that these is bound to be a great
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boom in good carriage and draft luurscs
in the near future , and he hope.s that
the biveder * of liii- -rate will taU- full
advantage of the new opportunities to
make money in thN line industry. Up
to Ib'Dl Nebraska Avas one of the lead
ing states of the west in the production
of good horse- . Since then the breed
ers have shou n much le. enterprise in
breeding to a high standard than the
swine breeders or the chicken fanciers.
The doctor says that good horses
now bring greatly improved prices , and
that there is bound to be a stead } ' ad
vance , coA'ering a long term of year- .
It Avill not be a sudden spurt like the
boom in cattle a short time ago. It
will be a long period of prosperity for
men Avho are careful to raise only the
best kind of horses. State Journal.
As the reports from tnc ranges come
in it is seen that losses of live stock
during the late storm Av re far below
what was predicted in the press , though
in some cases quite severe. A leading
Wyoming cattleman writes that he be
lieves the losses in that state and Colorado
rado will amount to 10 per cent on
cattle not fed. and much more on the
stock brought from the southern coun
try. Other reports , however , indicate
that this estimate is a very liberal one.
On the southern ranges the losses were
light , as the storm did not last so long.
Everywhere the good condition of the
stock reduced the losses materially.
The severe Aveather has eakencd the
cattle ver\ much and heavy losses will i
occur should there be another storm j
during this month. Losses of sheep on
the range Avere greater than of cattle ,
but much less than reported earlier.
National Stockman.
At the meeting of the Missouri and
Kansas Short Horn Breeder * Associa
tion in Kansas CitFebruaiy 15 , John
C. McCoy , president of the Live Stock
Exchange , naid in his address of welcome - '
come :
( live me the power to select the beef
of a people , and others may choose its
litera'.ure or its armies , for with pure ,
high-bird , wholesome beef , L will pro-
due the brains , the culture and the
development of the oneand the bravery ,
the manhood , the endurance and the
patriotism of the other.
I congratulate you on your _ bright
cts- for the future. There ha s
been a recognized { shortage in cattle j
for throe or four years past , the gov- 1
tTiiment statistics showing a decrease
on January 1. iSfln. of over 1.120,000 |
head as compared with January 1.1S9S.
and for the past three years the same ,
authority gave the decrease as over i
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4,000.000 head. This shortgage has
caused high prices and the high prices ,
have caused free marketing. As a consequence - {
sequence , ranchmen of the \vet have j
found themselves with herds depleted , j
and Arkansas. Tennessee. Mississippi. '
( ieorgia. Louisiana , and eastern Texas ,
have swept bare their hills , cane brakes
and pine Avoods to get rid of their little
2x4 knot heads. Having made good
profits , there is a desire to restock , and
the Short Horn is taking the place of
the "dogie. " i predict that in five
years the quality of cattle Avill have so i
increased as to be beyond the expecta- '
lions of the most sanguine. In fact the [
wonderful reformation is already shown i
in the young stock on the hinges and
is a revelation lo those \\lio have !
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handled thai class ul cattle.
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GEO. G. SOHWALM , PROP.
This market always keeps a supply of
ncou
fog * BS > % v Ear
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B SB
In addition to a first-clas5vline of SteakKonsts ; , Dry Salt Meats
Smoked Hams , Breakfast Ba ( . > i and Vegetables
ttur'B Old Stand on Main Street. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA
FHH PALACE SALO 2 *
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WliJES.- LIQUORS AATD GIG A . ; >
Of the Choicest Brands
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VALENTINE NEBRASKA
MRS , HARRIS BOARDING HOUSE.
AND BAKERY ,
TUitS "
Meals at all hours ,
Price , 25 cent , First door South of Valentine Bank ,
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continual ! } * adding iniproveinunts and it is now the
best equipped , and most comfortable
to
49 FIRST-CLASS MODERN HOTEL
! N NORTHWEST NEBRASKA
Mot end Cold Water Excellent Balh Room Two Sample Room ?
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HERRY ( HtOUNTY RANK
Valentine , Nebraska
KVIMV facility extended cuslomfrs consistent with conservative banking
KxcSiang * ' bought and sold. F.o.uib upon good security solicited at reasonable
rates. County depository
I ] . SPAUIC . President CIIAilLES SPARKS Cashier
C. HI. CWRXJBJLk. . V. r
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Valentine , Nebraska.
CJieiniiMtNitionU Hank , Nou VoiK. , National Uanlc , Unmliu Nclir
An.irt'i'tl ! Ir-airo * rrlr Co. for t > , ,
5j MnrL and il.iTijr.ilcs at f'm.iha I xj < - .
& htin. Onlcj.il rslesMnri IT. il.nn.
and MorldN'air. Ihirapi , XS.S Knj-r.-f
no ( tit. Mccl Krsim s. Irms f < r M-irt
jS lincU. bralf. fur al vi'Tn-rs. J'i--t
Sfl ( jualllj. tm.est Prices. 'i\.r -'i-u.
Sttel Frame & Roya ! Scale Rack
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AKor.t tthnlrvilr I'rifis : Sc'ring Varhi.ic- . > , * - . lirj-i- ! ,
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THE PIONEER STOCK FARM
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China and Che-tor U lute Her ' > , i
i'iyino.ith Korlv Chickens ami
GALLOWAY CATTLE
REGISTERED BULLS
FOR SALE
d. H. MCALLSTER !
.lor. 55oSfc < . ' . .
Feed in Transit at Fremont
( Japaeky : Sheep , covered
sheds , 24 cars : open ] ) ens. lO.UOn.
Caitle 2S cars
The place to rc t and feed for
tin ; Oiuulia market.
Easv run to feeding points ont-
side ( ri\ Jhieao-o. '
Long distance telephone :
Write"or wire when yoii will ar
rive , t _ >
Fremont Stock Yards Co
Sfrtfcil or Stolen.
'jjeliliiiHr , 4-yr old. weight ahout Vno ,
lnuicd ! horse sliou on Ic-fr biiouldcr. One
\\hitc mnrcuDout 12-yrnlil , ha- brunt ! on left
KlinuUkT ulcbi n not knou n i \ \ ithjvr old colt
folhiuinj ; . ha\ . \ vitliliili - rn-i I/nJcra ! ix-\\.ud
fur iniorinatiou. ! ' . ? ilooi.K.
The
, ( u > ] den Hlier.f J'urc White Ityc.
.Snsqnchaniiii Reund Cedar Creek
I ouisville , Kentucky , Bourbon Whisky.
Pure Grape & f'ognac iJrandy's
. . . . . . / ( irll/\fy , . . . . . .
T > kaAn uIiica.PorcSheiTy and. lilack
bery iu wood , claret , Riesling ,
Sauternes. Cooks Imperial :
Oasts and Clicquot in bet
tles. Damiana and otli-
er Cordials.
'iso Agent fop Fred Kings Celebrated Ex-
r j , Pale BBS ? foi1 fimily nse , and Paists
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C. H. THOMPSON ,
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Wm. 32" . Valtors , I'rop.
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THEQFORD - - NEBRASKA
JIHl I'fli'CN for
IJrnn , bulk .jQc per cwt 'J.OO ton
Shorts balk GOc per cwt $11.00 ton
Screenings 40c " ? 7.00 "
Chop Feed 70c $10.00"
Corn ( ; r c "
Oak ; , . ? -i.30 "