x w it I T Wr it M I Kfi v 49 VOLUME XV D ST1NAHD r - r v PRINTING RememberBuy Only the Black Cat Hosiery THE RED FRONT EXT OFF OX EVERYTHING 9rcorcrcrcorQrcircrocrc cr wwvwwwwrww CLOTHIER C H CORXEIJL President B AT THIS OFFICER We Can Satisfy You in Quality Price and Workmanship Wt V - f Getting Ready to Receive New fi nndfi 4 J 49 All Summer Goods Going at 4 49 Out Prices BIACKCAT TOIPlKNEE mn fe 4Q sioaurtopw 49 49 40 TEX 11311 Q m HATS the story in few lines We wish to say briefly however that our summer clearing sale is a good bit different from most sales you see adver tised Our bargains do not consist of a lot of shop worn odds and ends dear at any price The goods we offer are new fresh and desirable and we sell them at cut prices now because we can turn the money several times before next spring We are If ftfr willing to make a big concession on prices jj in order to obtain your money I 2 WWWWWW GENERAL 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 line R ANDERSON VJmZVlWXJMVtVbrA 4 - 3 AUg j1 biWMjrjrjrjrJlrMJZl CLOAKS CAPE For Ladies Misses and Children V BOOTS SHOES CLOTHING AND GENTS FURNISHINGS PRACTICAL TAILORING AIjXj OUtt WORK GUARANTEED VALENTINE NEBR SI V NICHOISOKCasIiier ANK OF VALENTINE Valentine Nebraska A General Banking Business Transacted Bays and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange Correspondents Ubemlcal National Bank New York First National Bank Omaha Neb 5fc fakd5cztki6kitK3tlKittri FRANK ECOFFEY We respectfully call your attention to our complete lines of Dry Goods Hats and Caps Boots and Shoes Groceries and Lumber You will find our prices to be as low as any in the business We will from time to time have something of interest to tell you through our adver tisement and something that will be to your advantage Fair treatment to all Merriman Nebraska j jjsjjjjyjjjjrirjjr ttycjgcjJiyctJiyryJ JjijyBr ymj3fcJPj GET YOUR dlvSi NHlTTJ5t3M IH rw J vvvvvvvvyvwvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvyvvvvvvvvvvvvvwvvTyvvvvvvvvvvv i 23ifl0Wmmi iii VALENTINE NEBRASKA SEPTEMBER 6 1900 0 0 TATT AC THR TnYW vi A new line of gloves at Farnhams O W Morey went to Lincoln Tues day Jas Quigley went up to his ranch Monday There were services in the Episco pal church last Sunday Mrs Harris takes charge of the Union Hotel this week The horse races will be held in this city October 3 4 and 5 Try that 50c Japan Tea at Farn hams 33 Miss McNamer went to Lincoln to visit friends Tuesday Bob and Zan Gillaspie were renew ing acquaintances in town this week Creamery Prices paid for butter and eggs in cash Crabq Co 20 tf Miss Tacey Collett came home from Cedar Rapids la Tuesday night Frank Ashburn took two carloads of cattle to Sioux City the first of this week Miss Anna Ladley returned from 0Neilwhere she spent her vacation at home Miss Edith Pettycrew went to Lin coln Wednesday morning to attend the state fair F M Walcott left Sunday morning for Chicago expecting to be absent about a week Dr Dwyer and Dr Holsclaw have fresh vaccine virus Children and others should be vaccinated We deliver groceries as well as feed to any part of town W A Pettycrew Miss Brown county superintendent left for Lincoln Wednesday morning to attend the state fair Capt Fuller is having a bank and dwelling built at Merriman The dwelling is nearly completed Barnes Childers have built a good substantial building at Merriman where they expect to be in business soon A second hand stock saddle for sale at Farnhams 33 Miss Laura Tillson of this village left Saturday morning for Gordon near which place she will teach school for the next nine months Mrs George Ball accompanied by her daughter arrived in Valentine Friday morning She will visit her son Woodruff Ball for a few weeks R S Dennis late proprietor of the Union Hotel has moyed into John Dillons house Mr Dillon and family will live in Fremont with a daughter On account of some necessary changes in the paper this week our local space is limited Next week howeyer we will not be so crowded Frank Ecoffey has an advertisement in this issue of the Democrat calling attention to his mercantile business also a stock brand for his stock inter ests W A Brubaker of Peoria 111 gave an excellent talk to the people of Valentine at the M E Church Mon day night There was a good crowd out to hear him For Sale A fine matched driving team also some work and saddle horses Max E Viertel 31 Crookston Nebr Davenports Hall is being thorough ly renovated this week by R S Den nis the painter The hall is repa pered and otherwise made more cosy and bright Miss Maggie Shaiighnessy com menced her term as teacher of the Nenzei school on Monday last She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Shaughnessy of this town We neglected to mention in last weeks paper that Dr J C Dwyer who has j been on a visit for a few weeks has returned and is again in practice at his profession The voung menvpf Valentine who are interested in the devotional and Bible study work of the Y M C A section are requested to meet at Hornbys Hall at 1 oclock sharp Sun day afternoon C H Wexford Secretary There will be a reunion of the sol diers of the Northwestern Central District at Ains worth Nebr Septem ber 13-14-15 1900 One and one third fare on F E M V R R from all points between ONeill and Chadron Piano for sale cheap O W Morey Inquire of 30 2t Dont fail to see that bargain dis play of shoes at Pettycrews 31 tf The Equal Suffrage Club will meet in Hornbys Hall Monday evening Sept 10 at 8 oclock All are cor dially invited The Annual Convention of the Wo mens Christian Temperance Union sixteenth district Nebraska will be held in Mrs Law of DetroitMichwili speak dur ing the convention See program RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE Valentine Lodge No 6 Sons and Daughters of Protection Whereas It has pleased the Great Ruler of the Universe to call from our midst the beloved mother of our brother and sister Pettycrew Whereas We as members of Valentine Lodge No 5 Sons and Daughters of Protection do hereby extend to our brother and sister our sympathy and condolence in this tneir sad be reavement therefore be it Resolved That a copy of these resolutions be placed upon the records of this lodge and a copy be sent to our brother and sister also a copy be sent to each of the Valentine papers v Matik Graham Harrikt Morey fc G P Craw Committee i RACES OCTOBER 3-4-5 Following is the official program of the races to be held in Valentine on October 3d 4th and 5th 1900 Six hundred and iifty dollars has been put up for purses This promises to be one of the best Race Horse meets ever held in this town first day No 1- Purse of 75 Half mile dash for Cherry County horses only First 50 second 15 third 10 No 2 Purse of 50 Quarter mile dash free lor all First 35 second SlGf third 5 No 3 Purse of 75 Half mile and repeat for Rosebud horses only First 50 second 15 third 10 SECOND DAY No 4 Purse of 50 Half mile dash For cowboys Horses actually used on the range owners to ride saddles to weigh 25 pounds or over Noboys under 18 years of age allowed to ride in this race First 35 sec ond 10 third 5 No 5 Puise of 100 Half mile and repeat Free for all First 65 second 25 third 10 No 6 Purse of 40 600 yard dash Free for all ponies under 14 hands First 25 second 10 third 5 THIRD DAY No 7 Purse of 50 Half mile and repeat For Rosebud horses only First 35 second 10 third 5 No 8 Purse of 125 One mile novelty race Money divided as fol lows First quarter 20 half 25 third quarter 30 mile 50 No 9 Purse 4250 Consolation race Free for all horses started here and that have not won in the Novelty or been better than third in any oth er race First 25 second 1250 third 5 Entrance 10 per cent of purse live to enter and three to start or race will be declared off Cowboy and In dian races catch weights All other races weights up Purse No 9 entrance free Grand display of fireworks last night of the races Purses guaranteed by committee - C R Walcott T A Yearnshaw Geo Elliott Committee School Land Leasing The Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings will offer about 50000 acres of school land for lease at pub lic auction at Valentine at the coun ty treasurers office beginning at 9 am September 18 1900 under the following provision of the new school land law If after using due diligence to lease said landat an annual rental of six per cent upon the appraised valu ation the commissioner is unable to do so he may offer the same lor lease at less than the appraised valuation and lease it to the person or persons who will pay six per cent on the high est offered valuation as annual rent alif in his judgment it is to the best interests of the state to accept such bid Persons desiring to examine the lands to be leased may secure lists of the same showing the present ap praisement thereof as well as any other information upon application to the County Treasurer or by ad dressing the Commissioner at Lin coln At -the beginaing of the auc tion the commissioner will gladly an swer all inquiries in regard to the school land business or the workings of the new law The list of lands above referred to will be found on page 0 of this paper v fc f THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT S -4 f a NUMBER 33 J A 49 19 s AN OUNCE I OF SATISFACTION 49 Every Merchant Successors to W AL00TT STEVENSON LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE s Best If you believe what he tells you himself Everyone has the best grades of goods and the lowest prices Perhaps he thinks so It would be a poor sort of a business man didnt stick up for his own store Why not judge for yourself Before buying anything get our prices We sell Salt Coal and Fence Posts MAX E VIERTEL CROOKSTOX NEBR 5ft v G 2 0 3 IS WORTH A TON OF TALK g 49 2 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 WE MAKE PRICES X THAT MAKES BUSINESS 7C DAVENPORT THACHER General Merchants 2 h h 2 i 2 if 2 2 2 2 2 2 99 vvvvyvvTVfvyvvvTVTyvvvvyvTWTvvv4 CITIZENS - MEAT MARKET J W STETTER PROPRIETOR This market always keepa a supply of RESH - FRUIT - AND -GAME In addition to a urst clasi line of Steaks Boasts Dry Salt Meat Smoked HamB Breakfast Bacon and Vegetables AtStetters Old Stand on Main Street VALENTINE NEBRASKA ZttKZJTJTAJWJXZTs K LIVERY BARN WALCOTT L LUD WIG Props 0OW3 A 4 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 PAINTING K S DENNIS 49 Valentine Nebraska t N0TI0E A meeting of the school board in Dist No 53 is hereby called to be held in the new school house Satur day3Sept 8th 1900 4 Oclock p m for the purpose of receiving- the school house and to pay or make arrange ments to satisfy the contractor A Second grade certificate teacher wanted School Dis No 53 Cherry Co Neb Aug 31 1900 R Hansen Director I save you 20 to 50 per cent on your insurance and write in the best mu tual companies of the state T M Rice Agent PAPER HANGING V v CALOIMINING g All work well done Vvvvyyvfvvfrvyvvvvvfvffvvvvvvvv Endured Deaths Agonies Only a roaring fire enabled JM Gar rettson of San Antonio Tex ro lie down when attacked by Asthma from j which he sutfered for years He writes his misery was often so great that it seemed he endured the agonies of death but Dr Kings NewDiscovery for Con sumption wholly cured him This mar velous medicine is the only known cure for Asthma as well as Consumption Coughs and Cldsand all Throat Chest and Lung troubles Price 20c and100 Guaranteed Trial bottles free at El liots Drug Store 1 Ask for bur pi ices on job work v Jsia rs X Vpi Wliji ny