l A If N r f opportunity to secure hereby withdrawn from V- ginning of the public auction aforesaid A portion ot these lands are vacant by return it at our expense sad we wiu reiuna your money equal to any standard high grade sewing machine made sold for less money must be made of Inferior material varj THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I M RICE EDITOR SCHOOL LAND LEASING The following described school lands in Cherry coimtv will bo olfered for lease at public auction at Valentine at the County Treasurers Ofllce on September 18 1900 beginning t 9 a in and continuing until all of said lands have been offered Theselaods may be leased at an annual rental of six per cent of the valuation shown below by the first person offering to take tbo same when they are called for lease ac the auction unless a premium Is offered In which case the lease con tract will be awarded to the person paying the greatest amount of bonus therefor Failing to receive a bid of six per cent upon eaid appraised yalue of any of 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SW 1 4S 1 2 se 1 4 nl 2ne 1 4 sel 4 30-20-39 w 1 2 nw 1 4S6 1 4 nw l lS 1 2 16-29-30 ne 1 4S 1 2 nw 1 4S 1 2 Sl 2 10-31-39 sw 1 4 nc l 4se 1 4 nw l 4n 1 2 sw l 4n Wl 4se 1 4 30-31-39 n 1 211 l 2se 1 4 ne l 4e 1 2 se 1 4 16 33 39 W 1 2 lie 1 4U 1 2SC 1 4 32-33-39 sw 1 4 ne l ls 1 2 uw l 4n 1 2 sw 1 4 n 1 2 8C 1 4 30-20-40 g 1 2 ne 1 4S 1 2 10-29-40 ne 1 4 sw l 4n 1 2 se 1 4 - 20-29-40 6el4 nel 4Se 1 2 nw 1 4S 1 2 sw l 4Xne 1 4 sw 1 4SB 1 4 30-34-40 ne Wse 1 2 nw 1 4SW 1 4 nw 1 4S 1 2 10-34-26 n 1 2 n l 2sw 1 4 nw l isw W 1 2 llWnw SW S 1 2 s 1 2 36-34-30 All 16-25-25 All 136-25-25 J V WOLFE Commissioner Public Lands and Buildings Mrs McDonald is having city water main connected with her property on Main street how occupied by D Stiu ard for his clothing store Jim Bay tells us that he cannot fur nish ice for the family supply any longer except where contracted for or in families where children require it Mr Ray made a trip to Omaha last week to see about shipping in ice to supply his trade but ice is not to be had anywhere along the line Last week Charles Uradeson and wife ana P Belgard and wife drove over to Valentine from Kosebud for a few days visit Mr Balgord brought his son Oscar along to attend school here as he thinks Valentine school has made a good reputation tor itself and Query Discussion led by Mrs J C Northrop Evening- 7 to 8 Parlia mentary drill bv Mrs E TJ -Law De troit Mich music by quartet pray er lecture by Mjs E U Law Wednesday 930 am Devotional exercises led by Mrs Oral Morey roll call of officers and superintend ents minutes of last convention re port of committees Evangelistic Lillian Nelson Cody discussion led by Maude V Jlorgareidge report from delegates Afternoon 2 oclock Helen Hornby scientific temper ance instructions Mrs M R Harden discussion led hy Stella Nelson Mer riman Question Box presided over by Mrs E TJ Law Evening 7 to 8 oclock Parliamentary drill by Mrs E U Law music by quartet prayer lecture Christian Citizenship Mrs E U Law Thursday 930 a m Devotional exercises led by Mary Towle Paper How can we make our Union move successfully Stella Nelson discus sion led by Mrs S Moon report of contest work by district superintend ent of contests Afternoon 2 oclock Devotional exercises two minute talks from delegates Why I wear the white ribbon Mothers meet ing by Mrs E E Underwood Cody discussion led by Mrs J A Hornback Evening 7 to 8 oclock Parliament ary drill prayer elocutionary and song Law and any machine wemanuueturem Urge quantities and seU enly at small advance of factory cost which enables us DCUf IDC flS IlilTATflDQ Unknown concerns are continually offer- tJLtlAni Ul IRlinlUnwibewOTachmcsundervariousnames with rarious inducements Write to the Akron Savings Bank or the Second JTatioaal Bank of Akron Ohio and they will tell you of our reliability UnnCQU lUDBfUrcn limUIUP TheASEOS has every modem im entertainment by Mrs E U song God be With Us Til We Meet Again RUUUIIfl imillUTUV mnwtllllUBprofrmeat f g i u j Benediction Chamberlaius pain balm applied to a cut bruise burn scald or like injury will instantly allay the pain and will heal the parts in less time than any other treatment Unless the injury is very severe it will not leav a scar Pain balm also cures rheumatism sprains swellings and lameness For sale by Quigley Chapman 1 Remember the dates October 3-4-5 NO MONEY REQUIRED WITH YOUR ORDER Cut thlsadcatandsendtous State whether you wish drop head or np risht and we will send you our high grade Akron Sewing Machine by freight C O D subject to examination Examine it at your nearest freight or express office and if found exactly is represented here equal to other machines costing from 40 to 60 pay the agent our SPECIAL FACTORY PBiGE 1695 of the races TA D Valentine Lodge No 6 SC A JL Meets every second and fourth Wednesday even ine of each month at Hornbys Hall A cordial invitation is extended to all visiting members O W MOREY President MAUD V MOKGAKE1DGE Secy lUsbW U W Tim chine with the defects of none Made riht in our factory by tie most skilled workmen and from the best material that MMa igiCfl MMiB S JBuaBMiHHrJfc money can buy DROP DESK UmnssssSs shows Box Top mtchlne open ready for use the other our Drop Head machine with the head dropped from sight to be used as a center table or desk The uprightor Box Top midline has six fancy drawers and one drawer for tools needles etc Drawers are latest jgoo skeleton frame carvedpaneled embossed and decorated cabinet finish line nickeled drawer pulls rests on four casters adjustable treadle genuine Smyth iron stand The Drop Head has four fancy drawers and cne drawer for tools Each machine has the finest high arm nead positive four motion feed self threading vibrating shuttle automatic bob bin winderadjustablebearings patent tension liberator impioVedioosewhcel improved adjustable pressure foot improved shuttle carrier patent aress guard patent needle bar head is handsomely decorated and ornamented and beautifully nickel trimmed We guarantee this machine to be the lightest running most durable and nearest noiseless machine made Every attachment Is furnished free together with a complete Instruc tion book telling you how to do any kind of plain or fancy work We issue a written binding guarantee with every machine It will cost vou nothing to see and exam ine this machine compare it with others selling for from 40 to 63 and If satisfactory ray the agent 1693 and charges Send for circulars and full descriptions of sewing machines and bicycles manufactured oy us Order today Address all orders to dfflffljmuBiismA rcY8W r - 1 - i to hear from him often Mr Balgord is the wagonmaker at Kosebud and al soiuns the hotel CONVENTION A Democratic Convention of the Third Commissioner District is called to meet at Cody at 2 oclock p m on Saturday September 29to nominate a county commissioner for the Third district of Cherry county with repre sentation as follows Eli 3 Irwin 3 Lavaca 4 Merriman 3 Nenzel 3 Barley 2 Gillaspie 4 Boiling Springs 4 bharps llanch 3 The central committeemen are re quested to see that caucuses are held to select delegates to attend this con vention I M MCE Chairman Dem Central Com PROGRAM Following- is the program of the annual convention of W C T U Sixteenth District of Nebraska to be held at ValentineNebraska Septem ber 18-19-20 1900 in the M E church Tuesday 230 p m Devotional ex ercises Appointment of committees Parlor meetinsr led bv Mrs H C fwwwwvwvwwywwwvwwwww I I EDUCATIONAL DEPT Conducted by Ixkz Tistxycbew 5 WAAAAJ In last weeks paper we stated that one of the Cody schoolgirls had taken charge of Primary department there but a later and correct report luforms us that Miss Heath of Eushville has taken charge instead Earl Pettycrew and Jessie Sageser began their schools Monday bept 10 Anna Tillson and Paxton Iloruback have entered school since last weeks column was printed It is very evi dent they wondered how much Latin could be learned in a weeK James Grouden and Guy Gaskill are still lost on the hay flats If they do not start to school pretty soon they will be lost in Rome in their Latin classes For opening exercises Miss Cooks and Prof Watsons rooms join togeth er Four days of the week are devoted to singing Mhile the fifth under Miss Cook is devoted to the discussion of news He Oices Ills TAfc to the Fore thottffht of a Companion While on a camping trip in Webster county Mr S 1 Stump of Xor mantown W Va had a severe attack of bloodv flux He says I firmly believe tnatlowe my life to the forethought of one of the company who had taken along a ljottle of Chamber lains coliccholera and diarrhoea reme dy Moral procure a bottle of this remedy before leaving home It cannot be obtained when on a hunting fish ing or prospecting trip Neither can it be obtained while on board the cars or steamship and at such times and places it is most likely to be needed The safe way is to have it with you Thousands of travlers never leave home on a journey without it Fai sale by Quigley Chapman 2 SPARKS SCRAPS The hail on the first of this month did considerable damage to the crops in this part of the country Gardens are completely ruined Some parties have commenced dig ging potatoes and ckim there are but few in a hill but of a very line quality II P Barker has the boss millet crop He says four tons to the acre is about what he has received for his la bor That will surely pay him Johnny Bowers was over from the hay flats last week Ed Swaney of Belle Fourche visited at Charles Hudsons last week Charles Berry formerly of tins place but now of Belle Pourche has shipped his cattle to market on acoount of the range Tjeing short up there He talks o coming back to Cherry county to start in the business again where there is a better location Several parties around here are talk ing of taking cattle to winter J M Stears and wife of Arkansas and N B Leamar of Maryville Mo who have been visiting the Hudson families since the 5th of July left for home last week Mr and Mrs Stears go to California for a short stay before returning home Uncle Pole is safe at home and feel ing good so says his letter received this week The Sunday School picnic held by the Union Sunday school people Sept 9 was all that could be looked for A good time a large turnout plenty to eat and a fine day Mr Moss was the speaker and is a good talker Norden gives 350 in premiums on articles exhibited at the fair this fall Lets take our colts down and get part of it Take hold and lift and we will have a fair that we can all feel proud of in a few years J H SEARS NORDEN NOTES Work on the fair grounds is the or der of the day The judges stand and band stand is about completed at the race track Haying is about over in these parts The Xorden band goes to Springview durinp the Tournament September 13-1-4-15 A way up time is expected The Keya Paha county fair at Nor den September 25 to 27ih is bound to be a success The best of accomoda tions in case of bad weather for those coming from a distance Paces at Yalentme October 3-4-5 It will keep us humping kto attend all the doius The Borealis scribe i knocking the whey out of things The Brocksburg baseball team will have to put up or shut up Mr Wakefield takes charge of Bruces gristmill next Tuesday He is an old hand at the business What has become of all the political speakefs They are not at thick as peddlers just now for eight of the lat- ter passed here one day last weelc i The business men of Norden aie kept pretty busy these times The Norden drugstore is undergoing a change Doc is sole proprietor and keeps everything in tiptop shape His line is first class Ri E Jriaes bur Nbtflea merclrarit j 4 H pi 4 ffrBw i v - -- -- 1 4T j jn jjjrE SigJL3 S z TuTh i FIRST DAY No 1 Purse of 75 Half mile dash for Chrry County horses only First 50 secixid 15 third 10 No 2 Purse oj 50 Quarter mile dash free tor all First 35 second 10 third 5 No 3- Purse of 75 Half mile and repeat for Rosebud horses only First 50 second 15 third 10 4 Speaking About Eyes 35r JSil BByanajjnfa irz fi x T ftSsrfogrcftyg DONT FOOL away your money goln to a Specialist who is generally a fraud for ordinary trouble with your Eyes Get your eyes fitted by a man with expf ri enco who knows exactly how to fit you O W MOREY the Jeweler DaTTKivears experience If you need aspenarheill tell you so iiy irrm t - A complete press and printing outfit for sale Yfrite or inquire at this office 23 tf rf p iiiip iii ipi ii Vina iipi ii y x X JL X w lift it i AT VALENTINE NBBB OCT -4-5 j SECOND DAY No i Purse of 50 Half mile dash For cowboys Horses actually used on the range owners to ride saddles to weigh 25 pounds or over No boys 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 10 600 yard dash Free for all ponies under 11 hands First 25 second 10 third 5 A N OOMPTON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office at Qnigleys Drug Store Front w n 1900 PURSES 650 9 PROGRAM 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 errace First 25 second 1250 third 5 Entrauce 10 per cent of purse live to enter and three to start or race will be declared off Cowboy and Indian races catch weights All other races weights up Purse No 9 entrance free GRAND DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS ON LAST NIGHT OF THE RACES Purses Guaranteed by the Committee handles more goods than any store on the railroad within 75 miles If you dont want anything said you had better keep from the editor Hurrah for Bryan and the fusion can didates Success to the Bryan club of Valentine Let the good work go on POPULIST OASIS Haying will soon be over and all the hay waddies will get a rst but some of them need it A party of young gentlemen gather ed at the home of Mr Harris last Sun day and were treated to watermelon by that worthy gentlpman Sorry I was not there because I had my mouth all fixed up for such things Mi Quisenbery of Oasis went to Woodlake last Thursday to get repairs for his new Deering mower Roy Betts from the Snake was riding in this locality lost Sunday Hip hurrah here we go all in a row My gal and me and her three fellers and all the kids and relatives Porcupine v TAKEN UP At my plrce 3 miles east of Fort Niobrara one gray mare branded N3 on left hip Joe Bristol 31 A JPotvtlet Mill Explosion Removes everything in sight so do drastic mineral pills but both are mighty dangerous No need to dyna mite your body when Dr Kings New Life Pills do the work so easily and perfectly Cures headacheconstipation Only 25 cents at Elliotts Drug Storp 2 C R WALCOTT T A YEARNSHAW GEO ELLIOTT Committee A M MORRISSBY O O ATTORNEY ATLAW o o VALENTINE NEB BBHHBHEEsiBHHfflHWBiERK cBB1 rpE OWL SALOON - I JL tfst 49 Ale and Porter VALENTINE 49 Hot and Cold Water Choicest Wines and Cigars T A- YEARNSHAW JAMES B- HULL Sole Agents for HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY And FRED KRUGS BEER Excellent Bath loom Tw Sample Koonu X NEBRASKA I aO000 4ft44ftdl I TheDONOHER X X X Is continually adding improvements and it is now th best equipped and most comfortable FIRST CLASS MODERN HOTEL IN NOKTHWEST NEBRASKA 6 tf 9 wr4vr4 53i 53 49 49 49 49 4 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 HEADQUARTERS FOR WINES LIQUORS AND CIGARS Of the Choicest Brands VALENTINE NEBRASKA THE PALACE SALOON I fcvvvf 3fvv5 msemmijimF 5 If I - r f B X n i HM