m w Vt m fWy -v Tt - VOLUME XV J 3 r 0Qnmf - THE L 6 s 1 vtJis - - El I lliiL KS1 I llil i IMPLEMENTS swii i ft - nysTrkyNyT B M GET ST - Why People Buy Here Not because they like tis any better think we are handsomer -or more entertaining than other mer chants but because we give better value than other local concerns We do not claim that the mer chant who askshigh prices makes more money than we do We make a fair profit but sell cheap be cause this business is organised on lines that enable us to obtain exceptional advantages in buying We pass the good values thus obtained along to our customers and they share in the benefits that our long experience and ample capital give us You will find it to your interest to buy your DRY GOODS GROCERIES HATS and CAPS SHOES and -- QUEENS WARE AT THE RED FRONT TEX PEIl VEXT OFF OX EVERYTHTXG QC W 4 i ENERAL HARDWARE Wall tents wagon covers wagon bows gasoline stoves poultry netting screen doors and screening lawn mow- ers rubber hose hammocks picture frames room moulding window shades etc Call on me and get Prices when in need of anything in my lin It ANDERSON 5 Hot and Cold Water 4 AGENT FOR - - cucKeye Mowers iTHiMf iTr ATiA jkdV3 M to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to VWWWW ATATATJTATATrWArJK The DONOHER j Is continually adding improvements and it is now tbo - r best equipped and most conifortablB FIRST CLASS MODERN HOTEL IN NORTHWEST NEBRASKA Excellent Bath Room Twa Sample Rooms 999999999 4444444 999999V 999S9WI IhMP 1 1 J 11 ANNUA L CLEARING SALE SHOES AT HALF PRICE BOOTS SHOES CLOTHING AMD GENTS FURNISHINGS PRACTICAL TAILORING AIjJj ovr work guaranteed Valentine D STINARD CLOTHIER Nebraska a jwMjrjwTArArArszERC W agyil CU1V j Harvesters CatTiage Makef Machine Oil and Twine ita inwnnn rTTivrprcR tteavt ttardwarf and N AaRTnTTTTlTRAT JJJJLUi VU J 1J v - i mii t BKJbULAJNLfciK ANK OF VALENT ryniTkinmir at this YOUR JTIU1N 1 liNVjr OFHCB We Can Satisfy You in Quality Price and Workmanship f7 itreJyJiJ JHSK C H CORtfELIi President Jff V KICHOIiSON Cashier INE Valentine Nebraska A General Banking Business Transacted Bays and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange ShemiearNational Bank New York Correspondents First National Bank Or aaha Neb aiSJ V tSi tvtiXSr wvw bAAAA t VALENTINE DEMOCRAT VALENTINE NEBRASKA JULY 5 1900 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvnnnfvvvvvvvvnryvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvl TALK OF THE TOWN James Skirving of Brownlee an old time Democrat was a delegate to the County convention Saturday Judge Tucker and Col Towle went up to Crawford Sunday to talk to the people of war times at the Reunion Ice cream was a scarcity in Valen tine on the 3rd of July and as the day was warm we noticed the lack of it Clarence Carson the blacksmith of Crookston was helping to mould the political complexion of our coun try Saturday Mr Bradford a day school teacher of Rosebudhas been appointed super intendent of the boarding school at Leach Lake Minn Wednesday evening the Industrial school on the Agency delivered a pro gram which was well carried out as closing exercises of the term Dick Zelian and wife came back to Valentine to spend a months vaca tion from work at the Agency - Mr Zelian has been reemployed U OBrien came in Tuesday morn ing from Hot Springs much improved in health and speaks of the wonder ful cures of all diseases at that place A P Madson and Ira Johnson were delegates from Lavaca precinct Sat urday Mr Madson was nominated for Commissioner of the Third Dis trict H Murphy of Brownlee was a del egateto the convention Saturday and stayed over Sunday resting up and getting better acquainted with our people Is your liyer tired Does it fail to do its dut3T If so dont neglect its call for help A few doses of Herbine may save you a spell of sickness Herbine is the only perfect liver med icine It cures chills and fever Price 50c Quigley Chapman i AAAAIWWWUWWWWWWAAAaAAWWUUWAAA AAMAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAA A AMAAJ John Adamson was in town Tues day The Summer School is progressing nicely Chas Linebrink is on our streets this week Hon Frank Rothleutner was in town Saturday Wm Gillaspie came to town to cel ebrate this week Ed an Bert Pike were in from Crooksjton Saturday S Ellis was in town Saturday at tending the convention M G Hopkins is a familiar figure on our streets this week J R Lee was in attending the Pop ulist convention Saturday Miss Mable Fike is visiting with Miss Inez Pettycrew this week G H Q Smith Kalsominer house and carriage painter 16 tf John Foster drove in from his farm down the river Monday with produce C A Lovejoy and son were in Mon day attending to some business mat ters See the ladies slippers at Farn hams 20 tf Harry Folks came down Tuesday from Rosebud to celebrate in Val entine Farnham has a good fireproof safe for sale A bargain 21 tf Jacob Groves was up from Wood Lake Saturday attending the con vention G A Chapman made a trip to j Oamha last week returning Satur day evening We deliver groceries as well as feed to any part of town W A John Fritz formerly of Brownlee now of Ains worth was in town Friday and Saturday Our hotels are doing all they can to accomodate the people who come in to celebrate Francis McDermott and 3Iiss Fan nie Dalv went to Rosebud to spend the Fourth of July M G Hopkins came in Saturday evening from the Agency to get a whiff of Valentine air Wm Klingaman was a delegate to the county convention His son Harry was also in town Miss Lena Fike came up from Newport and is spending a short time with Miss Lucille Stinard Fence posts at Farnhams 20 tf Got a cow to sell You can get goods for it at Farnhams 20 tf ForSale An Epworth organ nearly new Inquire of O W Morey 20 tf Miss Fannie Swartz and Mr Ed Calkins were married at the home of Mrs Satterlee in Cody June 27 The Democrat wishes them success and bappiness Fire poppers galore fingers scorch ed and burning but it pleases the boys and annoys the women yet it is a part of our grand Fourth of July celebration Whites Cream Vermifuge not only effectually expels worms but is un equaled as a tonic and is a certain and permanent cure for chills and fe ver in children Price 25c Quigley Chapman druggist Her from Cork is visiting in townthis week and Hop is enjoying the coolness of the breezes by giving free circulation of the atmosphere around the cranial nerves and la menting the shortage in the ice cream supply Some very nice potatoes were brought in from the farms around town There are no better potatoes than those raised in these parts We also have all kinds of vegetables here and people are living high on the fat of the land Jas H Quigley left Monday morning for the national convention at Kansas City expecting to be gone until after the state convention at Lincoln on the 11th There will be a grand reception given in Lincoln to W J Bryan on the 10th of July which will be participated in by Mr Quigley and others from Valentine What among human ills are more annoying than piles The afflictions that prevent active exercise are bad enough but one that makes even rest miserable is worse Women are among its greatest martyrs Tablers Buckeye Pile Ointment will cure the most obstinate cases Prices 50 cts -in bottle tabes 75c Quigley Chap man druggists - I Notice Everybody taking water from the city water works is requested to call and settle to July 1st before July 10 The next payment will be October 1st By order of Citv Council West Bound Excursions Tickets on sale June 21st July 7 8 9 10 and 18th and August 2 1900 to Deadwood Hot Springs and Rapid City S D and Casper Wyo and Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Glen wood Colo Salt LakeGCity and Ogden Utah atone fare plus 200 for round trip Final limit of all tickets October 31st 1900 Call on nearest ticket agent of F E M V Ry lor further information 25 Cents to 1901 That big state paper The Semi Weekly State Journal will be mailed from now until January 1 1901 for 25 cents This is the biggest offer of reading matter ever made in the west and is done for the sole purpose of in troducing the paper to thousands of new homes Heres your chance to get an up to date reliable state pa per for a mere song Send in your quarter and youll get the paper all through the remainder of this Tear Address The State Journal at Lin coln Uebr PENBROOK PARAGRAPHS Another local shower this week Wanted at Penbrook A dentist to work on the teeth of the wind Chester Grooms has been on the sicK list this week but Junder the ef ficient care of Dr Dwyer be is im proving rapidly Sam Small and wife started last week for York Nebr where they spent the 4th We understand that Mr and Mrs Jake Swim have taken a new boarder for 21 years All well Mrs Rebecca Hutchison returned last week from Buffalo county Miss Minnie Hornback visited with C P Hamars several days week be fore last Porcupine It Saved His Ley P A- Danforth of LaGrange Ga suffered for six months with a frightful running sore on his leg but writes that ljucklens Arnica Salve wholly cured it infive days For ulcers wounds piles its the best salve in the world Cure guaranteed re - r v -- 3wtvw eMKjsfcjwcelTSKT Only 2Dc Elliotts drug lv Utt r NUMBER 24 ifiAlftt 45 6 49 4 4 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 m w m 8 n m m Reduction in Price U JJ27IittATAS MENS SHOES Call and see our bargain counter of Shoes J Childrens All Linen 2piece Suits 50c 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 R IS C -A -ft f Jk L fH1 Nra3K Jr r DAVENPORT THACHER General Merchants u to to to to to to to to to g Midsummer Sale of Shoes g 49 49 6 to to S FROM 35 to 50 PER QENT g 6 to to WOMENS SHOES to H Childrens One Strap Slippers to to to to to to to to to to to to TIZEN8 - MEAT - MARKET J W STETTER PROPRIETOR This market always keeps a supply of FRESH - FRUIT - AND In addition to a first class line of Steaks Eoasts Dip Salt Meata Smoked Hams Breakfast Bacon and Vegetables AtStettera Old Stand on Main Streat VALENTINE NEBRASKA m i i rjrxrxrjBxrjewmrxrjv9JtMMAAiASA rggBTOWrtiiimK GAME LIVERY BARN oowo WALCOTT 6 LUD WIG Props Successors to WAL00TT STEVENSON LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE arefrreaAflga b Is wwwwJJXJxlxJiZ5S2 AAA tAi fj JKJJ ao 75 1TTT T TR Tinn A HP VC I I to- - S HATS - 49 to 49 Now is the time to select your Hats for 4th of July to 49 to 49 to 49 First Class Dressmaking J MRS F T PRAWI 1 L to 2 Next door sonth of CrabbMorgareide Monthly Meteorological Summary U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau J Valentine Nebr JuneJ 1900 55 TEMFEItATUKE s 52 22 Char Date acterof Max Min Mean day 1 C9 52 I 60 03 PtCIdy 2 75 4S G2 0 Pt Cldy 3 S8 00 74 T Clear 4 77 58 I G8 4P Cloudy 5 8G 57 j 72 02 1tCldy G 83 01 1 72 0 Clear 7 78 55 G6 0 Clear 8 87 44 GG 0 PtCldy 9 75 G5 70 0 PtCIdy 10 74 47 GO 12 Clear 11 80 57 OS 0 PtCldy 12 s5 53 G9 0 Clear 13 77 4ii 03 0 PtCldy 14 S3 GO 72 0 PtCldy 15 77 50 G3 07 Cloudy 1G 78 - 55 GG 02 Clear 17 74 5G G5 0 Cloudy 18 S3 CO 72 0 Cloudy 19 88 GO 74 18 Pt CIdy 20 95 64 SO 0 1tCldy 2 94 640 0 Clear 22 S t 60 74 0 Clear 23 85 5S 72 0 PtClriv 24 SO 62 76 0 Clear 25 97 G2 P0 0 Clear 20 98 G2 80 0 Clear 27 80 5S 72- 25 Clear 23 SG 59 72 00 Clottdv 20 SO 57 08 0 PtCIdy 30 102 57 SO 0 Clear Mean I SUMMARY Mean atmospheric pressure 298G Highest pressure 3010 on the 2d Lowest pressure 2949 on the 30th Mean temperature 71 Highest temperature 102 on the 30th Lowest terapsrature 44 ou the- 8th Greatest dally range of temperature 45 on the 30th Lciat daily range of temperature 11 on the 9th Mean temperature for this month in 1SS9 CO 1S00 GO 1891 G4 189264 1893 701894 70 1895 C3 1896 G8 1897 05 1898 G8 1899 07 1900 71 Mean temperature for this month for 12 years G7 Average excess of daily mean temp during month 4 Accumulated excess of daily mean temp since Jau 1 6S2 Average daily excess since Jan 137 Prevailing direction of wind S Total movement of wind 8131 miles Maximum velocity of wind direction and date Total precipitation 124 inches Number of days with 01 inch or more of precipitation 9 Total precipitation in inches forthis month in 18S9 299 1890 309 1891 630 1892 42 1893 439 1894 230 1895 253 1890 448 1S97 LG3 1898211 1899 2G9 1900 124 Average precipitation for this month for 12 years 319 inches Total deficiency in precipita tion during month 195 inches Total precipita tion from September 1 1S99 to date 950 inches Averace precipitation from September 1 to date 1431 inches Total deficiency from Septem ber 1 1899 to date475 inches Average precip itation for 10 wet seasons 1480 inches Number of clear daysl3 partly cloudy days 12 cloudy days 5 T indicates trace of precipitation FKANK b beaiian Observer Weather Bureau lAhe a Great Railway With its branches running in every direction are the arteries and veins that convey the blood to every part of the system A cold sudden changes and exposure may cause poisonous acids to clog the circulation aud then comes rheumatism v Beware If vou value your lire remrve the obstruction with Dr Drnmmonds Lightning Remedy Seud 3 to Drummond Medicine Co New York and they will send you two large bottles by express enough for a months treatment with full special directions Agents wanted Dont let 3our insurance expire Call on I M Hice to write it up in the best state companjvand at lowest price- iJ