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SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA
Correspondents :
DRUM-FLATO COMMISSION COMPANY
Capital $500.000.00.
CHICAGO. , KANSAS CITY. T.LOUI
flTOCK EXCHANGE
RESTAURANT.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
E. T. MILLER , Proprietor.
LODGING FoTsTOCKMEN -
NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS1
South Omaha ,
I'hree Doors From Corner
RA.TES : $1.00 to * 1.50 Per Day. Telephone No. 67
So.OO to S7.00 Per We k.
R HOTEL.
MRS. JOHN REED , Proprietress.
STOCKMEN'S PATRONAGE ESPECIALLY SOLICITED ,
' 5th "t. B-tweer L and I Streets. SL atli Omalia , Nebr
ALFew Facts For Cattle Dealers.
It haw I > ei > n r
n
thepaxt that
Stands at top as a market for Range Feeders
You can satisfy yourself as to the truth of that otarernent 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
ca'tle at hionx City. This year Sioux City is in the fir-Id for fat cat
tle as well as feeders. The great beef slaughtering plant of the
Cudahy Packing Co. is ready for business
Tlie capacity of the Stock Yards lias been
greatly increased and you will find
excellent facilities for handling
your business.
Xo crnrgK" , except for feed ordered if your cattle are not sold on our market
fhe Sioux City Stock Yards Co.
JOHN II. KEENE , General Manager.
Millinery
and Ladies' Furnishing Goods
CALL AND GET PRICES.
CORA GILLETT.
LIVESTOCK
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA
Koom 1O8 Exchange ISIdff.
References :
UNION STOCK YAIIDS PACKERS' NATIONAL
NATIONAL BANII BANK.
Telphone 141
We have a lare ; clientage among Nebraska Feeders and can always ocat Omaha prices to
Kaneh customers IF NOTIFIED IJEFOKE SHIPMENT.
MRS , HARRIS BOARDING HOUSE
AND BAKERY ,
Fruits ' and < *
Meals at all hours ,
Price , 25 cent , First door South of Valentine Bank ,
Fhe DONOHER
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is. ciuitHiiinilv adding improvements und it is now the
S ? best equipped , and must comiortable
FIRST-CLASS MODERN HOTEL
IN NOUTIIWEST NEBRASKA
t Ho and Cold Wjter Excellent Bath Room Two Sample Rooms
I "MERRY i : OUNTY KANK
\ - \sa / - - $ Jt -
Valentine. Nebraska
frvr ' f-MM'-ty xt "niil : u t nnr.s consistent , with conservative bankln
,1'iuui" ' * t ! ; ami si ul Inis upon good security solicited at reasoimh
ri < - . County depository.
. "si AUK6. President CHARLES SPARKS Cashier
WESTERN NEWS-DERilOCRAl
EGBERT GOOD , Editor and Publishe
Capt. Fisher and live other republi
cans are being read out of the party
[ Jo-.v sad !
The Rushviile Standard is support
ing Judge Westoverforcongress. W <
had heard it rumored that the editor o
the Standard would himself be a candi
date , but this seems to ba a mistake.
Once more we wish to call the at
tention of our newspaper friends to the
action of Senator Reynolds in working
for the reduction of printer's fees.
Some nf them should look over theii
files and changing the name of Mutz It ;
that of Reynolds in certain editorials
should reproduce them at this time.
Governor Foynter has issued a procla
mation designating Saturday , April 22 ,
as Arbor Day. From the proclamation
we select the following sentences : The
planter of grain plants for himself.
The planter of tres plants for others.
The one plants for the present , the
other for the future. Let each school
boy plant at least one tree , which may
be a shade for his noontime of life. Let
every young man plant a tree which
may be a comfort in after j ears. Let
3\ery man of middle life plant a tree ,
which may grow into a monument of
us foresight when his other work shall
lave been forgotten.
New Zealand has a population of
ome 700,000. Her railways are not
only owned by the state , but nearly all
were built by the state. The experi
ment has been a long one , dating back
to 1803. The number of miles of rail
way in operation in 1893 was 1,88(5. (
The net profit for the year 1893 was
$2,246,900. The wages of the employes
average 30 per cent higher than those
paid in the railways of the United
States. You can ride 30 miles for 10
cents. The annual profits from the
railroads , postal telegraph , telephone
and express arc sufficient to pay all
federal taxes.- Southern Mercury.
Before the investigating committee
Monday , Judge Xorval was confronted
with proofs and admitted that he re
ceived from the state treasury while
Bartley was treasurer , $ G2o for one of
his warrants , and ten months later
drew about $85 interest on this warrant
which had been paid. This show& ut >
bad for Xorval , and the fact that a
member of our highest tribunal has ad
mitted himself to be guilty of so ques
tionable a transaction in state funds
will cause all true citizens to blush with
shame. And Judge Norval admitted
that he had d ne this same thing
"possibly one other timebut not often. '
A couple of weeks ago we were treat
ed to dispatches announcing that thou
sands of Filipinos had laid down their
arms , and that lighting was about over.
Almost simultaneously came a request
for more American troops , and the last
ten days have witnessed fighting which
has discounted the battles in Cuba , and
for the first time since trouble with
Spain began , the papers were forced to
announce Saturday , the American
troops suffered more severely than did
their opponents. Ofcourse there is no
doubt regarding the ultimate outcome
of the war , but think of the hundreds ,
aye , thousands of lives which will be
needlessly sacrificed in our attempt to
"benevolently assimilate" and chris
tianize the Philippines. Seems to us
that Uncle Sam got a Tartar when he
paid $20,000,000 for the islands , and
we believe he would now be willing to
pay $20.000,000 more to get them off
his hands if he could do so without
making himself look foolish to the bal
ance of the world. The ' 'statesman
ship" of the present administration is a
wonderful thing.
The state legislature adjourns to
morrow after about seventy sessions.
This legislature has been more prolific
of rotten political schemes than any
other ever held in this state , and prac
tically no legislation has as yet been
enacted. In this respect perhaps the
legislature is to be congratulated The
hypocricy of the republican majority
has been plainly shown , so far as we
know not one of their campaign
pledges having been redeemed. The
revenue laws have not been revised ,
and the republican beet sugar bounty
has not been paid. Perhaps this hy
pocricy was more plainly shown in the
matter of investigating committees
than in any other way , though. Not
one of the fusion members objected to
the investigation of the auditor's office ,
they instead assisting the more in every
way. 13ut when it came to investi
gating of the republican supreme court ,
all' kinds of tactics were resorted to for
the purpose of defeating the motion , or
at least appointing a "whitewash" com
mittee , and the senate went so far as to
defeat a motion to appoint a committee.
This is a stain upon the republican
party which it will uot soon wash away.
j dough & To. , of Sioux City , sold 11 !
j head of young cattle to Mum ford Bros
i this week. 70 head to W F. Morgar
eidge and 75 or SO to John Shelb'ourn
The prices ranged fro n * 30 to S35 pe
head .
II. T. liraddock having fed all tin
feed available on Beaver Valley ha :
brought about ninety head of cn'tli
into town and will h-ive them cared foi
near town. He had saved only OIK
calf up 10 the time of bringing tlu
cattle in. Chadron News.
i C. J. llysliam arrived from Soutl :
| Omalia Wednesday night with 30C
head of cattle which he will range foi
a while on the ranch near Lapeer and
will then send them out on the Wy
oming range. He has purchased foi
summer delivery over 40,000 head of
cattle in Montana , a greater part of
which he will offer for sa'e in various
parts of the state Alliance Grip.
Four years ago Nebraska fed 400.000
sheep and lambs. "And all the world
wondered. * ' A year later 500,000 wont
to the shambles from her feeding pens
and the prophets were sure the limits
had been reached. The next year with
a mutton and lamb crop of more than
000,000 hea 1. L-ist year dose to 800- ,
000 head wut to market , and on the
highest western authority the National
Live Stock association this bt < ihi of
wondrous po-i > iilitie.i ; and surprises is
accredited with a round 1.000,000 feed
ing sheep and lambs.
The great loss of cattle which lias
already taken plaej over the western
range districts , owing to the unusual
severity of the present winter , and the
additional loss that must follow before
cattle are safely started on grass means
an additional factor in creating more
price and adding eventually to the in
terest and investment in cattle raising.
Those unfortunate conditions , when
followed by increased demand and
price onlv stimulate the western stock
man to renewed effort in regaining his
lost possessions. More and better win
ter provision will be prepared and
better breeding cattle will be demanded
to fill up the depleted herds of the
range. We predict a safe business in
the cattle raising industry for many
years where proper conditions are ob
served. World-Herald.
A prominent live stock commission
firm has sent out the following advice
to its customers : "The government
report , issued several weeks ago , which
is the most reli ible report we have , in
dicates the lightest number of cattle in
over ten years. We know of no locali
ty in the entire west where there are
as many cattle on feed as fhere were a
year ago now. We believe that feed
ers will have no cause for regret in
making cattle finished right through
the year. Cattle that have not been
forced in by the cold weather will
hardly be forced on the market now , as
feeders will take chances of finishing
their cattle on grass , Avhich is only a
few weeks off , rathei than accept any
further decline in values. We look for
250,000 less hogs in April , May and
June than for the samu months last
year , when we received for the three
months 2.2 10,000. As packers are not
cutting any hogs into speculative meats
this month , stocks of provisions should
show a good decrease the first of next
month , and we can see nothing now to
depress prices of hogs. "
At Fort Worth , Texas , a good many
two-year-old cattle were sold during
the stockmen's convention at $ :23 : per
head. Prices were $1 to $2 lower than
last year. Kansas and Xebraska buy
ers were not numerous.
The foreign flemand for American
cattle has fallen off seriously. Only
19,015 cattle were exported from this
country during February , against 37.-
130 in the same month last year , and
the exports during the eight months
ending with February were 197.141
sattle , as compared with 279,783 for
the like period in 1897-98 , a decrease
3f 82,012 head.
The Fort Worth , Texas , stockmen's
convention voted unanimously to send
no more cattle to the Chicago market
until the terminal charge of S2 a car is
removed. This action is a natural re
sult of the hostile feeling which pro-
rails all over the country regarding
; his stockyards charge a charge that
is building up other western markets at
the expense of Chicago , it is generally
thought that the new stockyards man
agement will abolish this unpopular
2inbargo on business before long.
National Stockman.
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GEO. G. SOHWALM , PROP.
This market always kcopo u supply of
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In addition to a first-class line of Steal ? * . Koasts , Dry Salt Meats
Smoked Hams , Breakfast Bac . .i and Vegetables
AtStetter's Old Stand on Main Street. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA
1 THE PALACE SALOON 1
HEADQUARTERS FOR
3 wines , LIQUORS AND GIG
Of the Choicest Brands
VALENTINE NEBRASKA tote
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For a drop-head
machine when you
can get a first-class
machine for § 21.
by writing to
"I. H EMERY ,
Valentine , -Nebr.
Highest market price paifl and prompt returns. Pieference
Omalia National Bank.
F. S. BUSH & COMPANY.
513 South 13th St. , OMAHA , NEB
We charge no commission.
C. H. OKXEEU ! M. V. NICHWLSOX , Cashier
Valentine , Nebraska.
A Geuaeral Eiankistg IJsisinessTrausactcd
s and Sells domestic aaid Foreign JSxcIiaaigc
Chemical Xition.il ; Bank , Nv\v York. First .National Bank. Oinahn. Is'cbr
Some two years ago Rev. E.1J. .
Quivey Avas in Valentine and secured
pledges from a number of persons \vlio
agreed to pay So.OO per year for five
years to assist in carrying on the work
of the Xebraska Child-saving Associa
tion whose headquarters is at Omaha.
A branch committee was arranged
here with Ilev. Ilolsclaw as president
and Mrs. Cora Sherman as secretary.
Since its organization this committee
has met on the fir t Tuesday of each
month , but from now on the committee
will meet on the second Tuesday of
each month.
It is the duty of this committee to
hnd good Christian homes for homeless
children. When a homeless' child is
found the committee pay its board in
some private family until a family is
found who will adopt it and give it a
good education. This seems to be the
ideal way of caring for homeless chil
dren.
dren.The
The committee has been doing some
good work since its organization Only i
last week tlfe members got together and ,
made clothes for a six-months old babe j
they had been boarding in Valentine
and sent it to a good family \\here it
will be adopted and well cared for. Xo
effort has been made to raise funds ex
cept the payments on the pledges made
when Rev. Quivey was here : however
if any one feels interested enough to
wish to help in the work. Mrs. O. W.
Morey , the treasurer , will duly receipt
for all contributions.
AX IXTEUESTJED MKM15EU.
If You Want to Buy or Sell
Li\c Stock , make your
>
wants known to the
Cherry Co , Live Stock Exch.
Valentine , Nebr.
Feed in Transit at Fremont
Capacity : Sheep , covered
sheds , 2-i cars ; open pens , 15,000.
Caitle 28 cars
The place to rest and feed for
the Omaha market.
Easy run to feeding points out
side Chicago.
Long distance telephone.
Write or wire when you will ar
rive , tj
Fremont Stock Yards Co
Th- -
Golden Sheaf Pure White Rye ,
Susquehanna Rye.aud Cedar Creek
I ouisvillo , Kentucky , Bourbon Whisky.
Pure I ! rape & Cognac Brandy's
Wines
TokaAngeIlicaPorcSheiTy 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 Krugs Celebrated fo
ra , Me Baer for f-imily nse , and Pabsts
b t Be1
C. H. THOMPSON ,
THE PIONEER STOCK FARM
Mammoth Spanish Jacks , Poland
Chins : and Chester White Hogs ,
riymoiith 1'iock Chickens anil
GALLOWAY CATTLE
REGISTERED BULLS
FOR SALE
J. H. MCALLISTER
Joy , Kolt Co. , Kelir.
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Win. M. Walters. 5'rop.
THEDFOHD - - NEBRASKA ,
Strayed or Stalest.
blue seldin- , 431old , weight atiotit 7 < ) Q
branded horee shoe on left sliouldti. One
\ \ lute niirealoutl2-jr ; old. has brand on lelt
shoulder ( design not known ) with -j-yr old i-olt
followinj : . bay. with \\hite face. Liberal rewaid
for Information. j.MQGLK ,
Cody , : > elraika.
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