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& ing and Gents Furnishings has been
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Of tinware and small hardware are our specialty , and
on them we make prices that simply cannot be beaten.
All goods new and of the lirst quality. Let us show
you what we have to offer , whether you buy or not.
Another of our specialties is the making of picture
frames , and for that purpose we carry in stock a fine
line of mouldings. See our spring mattresses. "
A. M. MOKittSSEiY
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ATTORNEY
AT LAW
VALENTINE , NEB
QR-O.R. JACKSON
DENTIST
Office over T. C. Hornby's store
Stairway on tvest side
Operations as nearly painless as
possible.
, | I M. RICE
L : | , REPRESENTS THE
j | PAEMEKS1 MUTUAL
and
NEBEASKA MEEOANTILE MUTUAL
Insurance Companies of Lincoln
A. N. COMPTON
PHYSICIAN
AND
SURGEON
J Office at Quigley's Drug Store.
Nights-Upstairs-Red Front
J. S. ESTABROOK
COUNTY
SURVEYOR
All wort executed with promptness
and accuracy
Office at Estabrook Honse on Cherry St.
YALFNTINE , NEB *
M. WALCOTT
ATTORNEY
AND ABSTRAGTBR
Valentine , Nebraska
Practices in District Conrt and U. S. Lund
Office. Real Es-ate and Knnch Property
bought nnd sold. Donded Abstractor.
J. C. DWTER. E. H. DWTER.
DWYER BEOS.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Superintendents of
A Private Hospital.
For the Treatment of Diseases-
All Kinds of Surgical Oper
ations Successfully
Performed.
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THE VALENTINE (
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Carrie's a full line of ster-
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ling silver novelties
a A. WELLS J. B. WELLS
WELLS BROS.
DENTISTS !
Office over
Cherry Coitttfy
C. M. SAGESER ,
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving.
HOT AND GOLD BATHS.
D. C. NELSON
CODY , XEBR.
Has recenth started in business and
offers bargains to all cash
buyers of
/ * Groceries
Corn
/ Ottts
* * ' Chopped Feed
* / " Flour
* * ' Salt
Glidden Wire , Soft andlfard
Pine , Paints , Oils ami all
kinds of Itanchent9 Supplies
lOc - 15c - 18c
30c - S5c - 30c
per
DOUBL
ROLL
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PCLEY'S STO Re.
NEWS-BEMOGRAT
ROBERT GOOD , Editor and Publishei
PUBLISHED EVEKY TIIUKSIXAA.
Entered at the Post-ofllce at Valentine. Clierrj
county. Nebraska , as Second-class matter.
This paper xvill be mailed regularly
to its subscribers until a definite orriei
w discontinue is received and all ar
rears are paid in full.
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Old Maids Conveution Airil 19
Ladies private Mop. April 21.
Bishop Graves April 23
Velvet candy at T. C. Hornby's
Lace curtains at T. C. Hornby's.
Fence posts for sale at W. A. Petty-
crew's. 10
Millet seed for sale at Farnham &
Dikeman's. 12
Mrs. R. Anderson returned fiom
Rosebud Tuesda3r morning" .
J. A. Sparks of Leonardsville , Kan
sas , is in town this \veek.
Tents , wagon covers and stockmen's
bed sheetn at T. C. Hornby's. 12
J. T. Keeley purchased J. J. Guth's
horses and carriage last week.
Peter Evenson was in town from
Cod } ' Tuesday doingbusiness. .
Fine line of Mackintoshes on sale at
Farnham & Dikeman's. 10
Work on Robert Robinson's house
is progressing- rapidly this week.
Imson's Comedians , opera house.
24 , 25 and 26 : price , 10 , 20 and 30 cents
Nellie Bullis and Delia Sawyer
were in town from Sparks , Sunday.
New York apple butter for sale at
Farnham & Dikemai/s. 3-2
O. J. Bed } ' , of Compton , registered
at the Donoher the lirst of the week.
Hay , grain and feed bought and
sold at W. A. Pettycrew's. 10
A. B. McAlvey was in town from
Kenned } ' a couple of days this week.
A fine lot of fence posts for sale.
Max E. Viertel. Crookston , Nebraska.
Ten , twenty , thirty cents , Imson's
Comedians , opera house , 24 , 25 and 2(5. (
Mocha and Java coffee , 25 cents , at
T. C. Hornby's. 12
Miss Mattie Carlisle , of Rosebud , is
visiting with friends in town this
week.
J. A. Hooton is an applicant for the
position of census taker for this sec
tion.
The ladies of Valentine will give a
dance to their male friends Friday
night.
P. O. Parsons , the photographer ,
will be in Woodlake from May 13 to
18 without fail. 12-4t
Efner & Sherman built an awning
in front of their harness shop during
the last week.
John Haeber was in from Oasis the
first of the week and attended the
minstrel show.
Levi Sparks is moving with his
family into the Dick Zelian house on
Cherry street this week.
W.W. . Anderson and his foreman ,
J.C. Rounds , were in from their ranch
at Simeon a few days this week.
To Cure n Cold in One tony.
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it iuils to cnro. 25c.
The genuine hasL. B. Q. on each tablet.
For sale , or will trade for cattle , a
desirable house and lot in the west
ern part of Valentine. Apply at this
office. 4-6
See the new line of dress silks at T.
3. Hornby's.
You get the best , insurance from
the Nebraska Mercantile Mutualand ,
Farmers' Mutualand , at a lower rate.
[ . M. Rice , ap-ent. 10
P. Parsons , the photographer , will
be in Valentine from the first to the
twelfth of every month , without fail.
The best popular priced company
an the road. Anson's Comedians at
the opera house , 24 , 25 , 26 ; prices , 10.
20 and 30 cents.
J. C. Northrop and family are tak
ing their annual vacation "in Illinois
bhis week. They will be away from
home about a month.
Opera House , April 24 , 25 , 26 , An
son's Comedians in a jolly program of
t-aundeville and farce comedy. .Popu
lar prices , 10 , 20 and 30 cents.
Mr. Powell , of Norden , purchased a
stock tank this week of Jones & Dunn.
Dhas. Reese also bought a tank of
bhis firm for use on his ranch south of
town.
If you like red-hot dancing ; if you
ike pure fun : if you have to borrow
Boneydou't fail to see Anson's Corne
lians at the opera house , 10 , 20 and 30
: ents.
Frank Brayton returned Sunday
iiorning from Hot Springs , where he
lad been having an outing of a couple
) f weeks , very much improved in
lealth.
The Old Maids Convention at Cor-
lell Hall last night was very liberally
patronized , the receipts being over
563. This will leave about 850 to ap-
ily on the new Presbyterian parson-
ige.
Commissioners were in session this
veek , and among other business
; ransacted. employed W. T. Misener ,
) f Omaha , to draw up plans for the
lew court house. Full proceedings
text week.
A Hot Time/
About the rockiest aggregation of
would-be actora and actresaaes that
ever struck town was "Duncan Clark's
Female Minstrels. " which held the
boards at Cornell Uall Monday night.
The manager announced that he
could give a clean show , but if there
were no ladies present he would show
the boys a "hot time. * ' Ofcourse the
' 'hot time" went , and those men who
had bought tickets for their wives
gave them to male friends and not a
single ( or married ) woman was in the
audience. But say , you ought to have
seen the gang that collected. There
were old men , young men , fat men
and lean men ; men that ought to
have known better and men that did :
single men , married men , and men
that should get married , and they
were all there to see a dozen pairs of
feminine limbs , and have a "hot
time. " The married men were out in
greater numbers than any others in
fact it is said the only two in town
who were not present were Harry
Hilsinger and Clarence Walcott , and
we noticed they wore a sheepish look
next morning. The editor was there
as a matter of course , but as he went
from purely Parkhurstian motives he
didn't count.
Well , at 8 o'clock the curtain rose ,
and the show began , and such a showi
The display of limbic and bustic
charms was peed , but the faces we
can't describe them. Two "Creoles"
were in the bunch , and one of them
started thething going by singing a
song in a fog horn voice , and the bal
ance of the company followed suit ,
each making her little bow and
"executing" a song , or what was sup
posed to be a song , each differing but
slightly in the degree of badness
with which they were rendered.
These were interpolated with smutty
jokes , and finally the show was about
to close. The manager then an
nounced that he would give a "con
cert" after the next act , and nc
small boys or married men would be
allowed to remain. We didn't notice
anybody go away , so we presume the
meirhad all got divorces recently ,
( as we remarked before , the editor
didn't count. )
A general moving to the front be
gan when the curtain dropped , and in
a few minutes the "concert" began.
It differed from the "big show" only
in being a little more vulgar , and
those who expected to "see" were
disappointed. In fact , everybody
was disappointed , even the fellows
who "caught on" after the show , but
nevertheless about STo was taken infer
for tickets.
Rushville and Chadron have prob
ably had the same experience by this
time , and Rapid City catc lies it next.
The show can't help making money ,
even if it is on the bum : it's surpris
ing what a lot of attraction there ib
in a crowd of women in short skirts.
We observed another thing the oth
er dav that points to the unusual se
verity of the winter just passed. A
laundry woman was hanging out her
washing and on the line was an under-
vest with torn and frattered arms
waving , trying to get up a flirtation
with a pair of underpants * with legs
full of holes and patches on the pos
terior as large as dinner plates. The
winter has been so long and severe
that the wealthiest people in town
have worn their undergarments into
shreds. Gordon Journal.
That's nothing. We saw a whole
line full of washing the other dayand
there wasn't a single undergarment
in the lot.
Mrs. E. J. Davenport gave a lunch
eon to a party of friends Saturday
afternoon. The time between 3 and
6 was pleasantly spent in conversa
tion and the solving of conundrums ,
Mrs. Sparks winning the main prize.
A very dainty lunch was served at G
to the following : Mesdames Lewis ,
L C. Sparks , J. B. Wells , Gould , R.
EL Watson , Crawford and Good ,
Misses Hills and Brown.
W. E. Waite. of Chesterfield , sued
Bachelor & Njre recently for damage
: lone by the latter's stock , estimating
the ruin wrought at $150. Bachelor
made several counter claims , and the
case was tried before Judge Towne
last Saturday. Judgment was given
plaintiff in the sum of $87.25.
Born , Saturday morning , April 15 ,
to Geo.H. Reinert and wife , a 9-pound
boy , strong of lung and sound of body.
GJeorge has had hard work walking so
Iris feet would touch the ground this
iveek , and says the first words of the
youngster were ' * Br3ran and Allen , "
from which we judge he is a popocrat.
J. C. Trowbridge understands the
ralue of an advertisement in this
paper and therefore he this week be-
jins publishing his cattle brand , ' 'Bar
P. " Mr. Trowbridge reports all
stock in the vicinity of Merriman to
be doing well.
Mrs. Maggie Martin returned from
South Dakota. Saturday last , where
she had been teaching , and this week
joins her husband , Clarence Martin ,
in Madison , where he is engaged in
the cigar making business. Ains-
ivorth Journal.
Brig. Gen. T. H. Stanton came up
Prom Omaha last evening and is visit
ing with friends here while the guest
jf our townsman A. E. Thacher. The
general has many friends in Valen
tine , who are glad to meet him once
nore.
During the high wind Monday
norning about 4 o'clock , one of the
) ld stables at Fort Niobrara collapsed.
Fim Irwin and family lived in the
structure , but they all escaped with-
mt injury.
While rounding up a bunch of stock
Sunday Ed Parry's horse fell with
lim and cracked two of Ed's ribs ,
[ "he injury was very painful but not
in its nature. i
a/fcocfo-
o-b-uo/vice ] 14'ivuvtDe
Before - Buying - Elsewhere
T HER
GENERAL MERCHANTS
FJ
Our spring line is now complete. We are better pre
pared to fill the ttants of customers than ever before
COMPETITION DEFIED
Our prices are made on the lowest cash basis. Prac
tical tailoring in connection. .All work guaranteed
D. Stinard , Clothier.
Wide Tire \Vagons
Are acknowledged to be the best and to meet the growing
demand I ordered and
HAVE JUST EECEIVED A CAE LOAD
In addition to this 1 have just received a ear of
"WIND MOTOK" WIND MILLS
Wliich I am selling very cneaply
Try me before buying anything in my line elsewhere
Valentine. Xebraska D. S. Ludwig
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I will fill a set of wagon wheels , set the tires , boil the wheels
m oil and paint them , for 815.00. This makes a wagon
about as good as ne\\r.
Call on me for all kinds of wagon work
Spring work is opening up and it is time you are
getting your machinery put in working order. - "We can
do your ttork , and offer the following prices :
Plow Lay , first class , 83.00
Pointing Set Cultivator Shoves , 82.CO
Everything in the line of blacksmithiug and repairing solicited
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I've known men in my time whc
professed to live Christian lives anc
who arose in prayer meeting time anc
again and related- how their whole
heart was filled with love for their
Creator , 3'et the3' would go to then
sto re and cheat a poor blind wido\v
on the weight of a pound of sugar or
the measure of a yard of cloth. They
spent their whole life in scheming
tiow to get more money. Gold was
their god and they worshiped the
golden calf as blindlas the idola
trous pagan ever did. Yet these men
claimed to be Christians : they gave of
their income to the support of their
church , for the sake 01 policj * , per-
laps , but all could see that they were
aut hypocrites and their course"was a
disgrace to the church society with
which the } ' affiliated. Plainview
News.
J. J. Guth has sold his saloon busi
ness to Walter MeltendoriY. possession
to be given the first of Ma- , and will
visit in Oregon and the great north
west this summer. He has sold his
arge house , the one he now occupies.
: o the Hon. John Shore , and \ve un
derstand Sam Hudson is on a deal for
; he other house , occupied b } Dr.
Wells. Johnny is an old timer "in this
country , having been here since 1880 ,
and many friends will be sorry to
lave him leave Valentine. Everybody
knows Walter Meltendorff , and we
wish him success in his business.
At a meeting held Tuesday evening
t was decided that Valentine should
igain hold a series of horse races in
Tune , but the date was not fixed.
5eo. Elliott was elected treasurer ,
W. E. Haley secretary , and C. H.
[ Thompson , J. G. Stetter.and Clarence
Walcott an executive committee.
Enough money hos alreadv been sub
scribed to make a number of good
races a sure thing , and it is expected
ve will have at least a week's sport.
The saddle for the selling of which
'Sampson" was tried in court last
veek was raffled elf Monday evening ,
lievi Sparks and Clarence Walcott
jwned it for a few minutes and then
old it to Wnr. Francke. 9
J. R. VanBoskirk visited at Chad
ron last week and returned feeling
highly elated over the hospitality ex
tended him by all of the Chadron
people. He has the promise of Bartlett -
lett Richards to attend the annual
meeting of the stock association to
be held here on the 9th of May , and
also his promise to join and bring
. with him many stockmen fromDawes .
' Sheridan and Cherry counties. It is
the sntention to create a state or
ganization shortly. Alliance Grip.
CLASS MILL
I have established a Feed and Saw Mill
! ) miles south of Cody , at the mouth of
Medicine Canyon , and am now prepared
to grind Feed. Corn Meal and Graham
cr turn out all kinds of Lumber and di
mension siufl. and Native Shingles
Give us a trial order.
J. F. HOOK
Jlill 'l ? rices for feett.
\ Bran , bulk 50c per cwt $9.00 ton
i Shorts bulk GOc per cwt $11.00 ton
| Screenings 40c " $7.00 "
Chop Feed 70c $13.00"
Corn G5c
Oats $1.00
Strui/fil or Stolen.
One brown -1-yr old mare , weight about 900 ,
right hind foot white , branded O on left shoul
der.
der.One
One black mare 3-yr old with white soot in
forehead ; same brand. Address W. II. SELLERS
_ Gallop. Neb
IHstray X at ice.
Taken up by the subscriber living twelve
miles southwest of Cody on section 3. township
33. range 35. one light gray mare 10 or 11 years
old. weight about 750. no marks or brands to bo
seen. Saul mare came -nto my premises about
the loth of August , isos , and has been to my
premises continually since.WILLIAM
WILLIAM MAYBKK.
Strayed
From range oa Snake Uiver , three head of.
cattle , one branded J O on left side ; one two.
year old branded on left aide ; one yearling
branded BH on right side and has lelt ear split "
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