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THE VULEKTISE DEMOCRAT
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OfjiCtftf fcaWRgHipiW of VhePvy
This jwper will be mailed rp gnlarly
te iU nHbzcnbeci until x definite order
Co iimitittimna hi received and all ar
rears arc jfjahi In full
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Suhsttfiptlnn l no ppr jcar In advance 150
when nof jiatd in advance
Dapbiy iidrcrtlMng 1 Inch 15c rT issue 10
per coin mil by the month
Local Notices Be per lino oich tsuie j
Rrands Vi IrvhPR 4f0 per jear In ad-
vawe mlditlniiAl pace 3 00 per Inch per ear
engravprt Mwk extra lx each
rr1cs liviinr nit1Ir Cherry canity not pr
sjnilly known are icnjicided to pay In advance
in per cent additional to ahovo rates if over
0 month hiarreart
Notices of Ins of stock Tree to brand julver
tlsl1
Tfcn rutin y March 28 1001
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Good farm for rent or sale
J J Swim of Norden was in town
Judge Walcott returned from Oma
ha last night
F H Baumgartel was down from
Crookston Tuesdav
Good farms for rent or sale E I
Mills Valentine Nebr 10 2t
G H Q Smith House and carriage
painter 8 tf
Co attorney Morrissey is attending
court thiB week at Chadron
Lost Red Pointer bird dog- named
Sport Will pay for trouble to re
turn him or any information leading
to his recovery
8t L L BlVEXS
John Maier has given the contract
for the basement of the court house
to Ilouse Ohirkson and Smith for ex
cavating and to Itev Holsclaw for
putting up the walla 3fr Maier sig
nifies his intention of employing all
of the resident workmen that he can
and merits the good will of our peo
ple
Anthony Johnson Black Oddity
Co are booked to us as a first clas3
company of people They come well
reccomended as first class artists in
their bill of singing and dncing and
Mile Dorza the black nigl tingale in
classic selections Johnson Bros in
their musical art Prof O W John
Fdwards in Buqk and Wing
Snow Eound Mi6s Ora Britain at
her home stead near Arabia from
Saturday until Tuesday also
School teachers at Valentine
Misses Tbackrey Pettvcrew Thorn
Morgareidge and probably others
Crrded oat last week
Martin ChriBtensen the painter
Rasmus Anderson the hardware mer
chant and Chris Elling the
week for a hunt returning Monday
evening They got some game had
a good time but didnt have their
skates so couldnt make use of part
of the weather
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Next
Month
You will want to clean
house a ud perhaps do some
papering Wo want yon to
come in and ook at our se
lection of Wall Paper Our
fitock is all new
The Wall Paper Trust
has gone to pieces and
prices have dropped so we
are able to show better
goods for less money than
we have been able to show
for several years
QUIGLHY CHAPMAN
DRUGGISTS
VALENTINE NEBR
of
then through the head He then rodo
north declaring that he would kill the
woman and then kill himself When
next seen he bad been his own exe
cutor and tvas bathed in his own
blood
Mrs Underwood visited Valentine
Saturday
Miss Eva Heath was at the county
seat Saturday and took Ihe teachers
examination
J O Gnskill lias rented his farm
located north west of Valentine and
came to Cody with his wife and
daughter on Sunday Tuesday morn
ing Mr Gaslull and daughter Lulu
left for Montana where other mem
bers of the family reside Mrs Gas-
kill has rented a house in west Cody
and will make her home here for the
coming summer at least
F n Good fellow and wife came up
from Valentine on Friday and went
down to the ranch south west of Cody
the following daw
Misses Jennie Weed and Lillian
Ooodin came over from Bailer last
Friday and went to Valentine Satur
day morning to take the teachers
examination Miss Giodin we are in
formed will teach the first term of
school in the new Lindberg district
beginning about the first of April
The district has et to build a sod
school house
Joseph Wisser and Laurenzo Lind
son the master of 27 different berg are prepiring to -pull up nnd
push out Mr Wiss r we under
stand has purchased a business house
in some town in southeastern Smth
Dakota and expects to engage in the
i mereanlilj business The Cow Boy
can sav with many other friends that
tre regret to see these two families
leftve this section of the country
Gordon Journal
George Johnson got a hand tang
led up in a hay rake some way last
week4 and when it was released he
ble man went out to the lakes last found the index finger of his left hand
so badly mashed that it necessitated
amputation at the first joint
Bert White of Marriman was mar
ried on Ihe 14th inst to Miss Faith
Hale
Cody Cow IJiy W A Kimbell has negotiated for
Our Merriman correspondent in last H barber shop at Valentine and will
weeks Rue mentioncathe mumber of move to that pla e the 1st of April
J ouis Collier at his home on the Mr Kimbell is a No 1 barber and all
reservaf ion north of Merriman We regiet to see him leave Gordon
haw since learned that the murderer
was Bill I My a full blood Indian and
that follow ing the commission of his
crime he took his own life by means
of an overdose of cold lead on last
Thursday morning about 40 miles
north of the scene of the murder on
Potato creek From parties who claim
Billy Mctzir
some time ago by
who was injured
a horse falling on
him has been in a very precarious
condition all whiter He will be taken
to an Omaha hospital for treatment
as soon as he is able to stand the jour
ney
to bo intimatey acquainted with the has Busio came to town Monday
circumstances and cauw of the com- d had Dr Elmore tike an inventory
mission if the dime u learn that it
nun l to mans weakness
for woman and reads as follows
Louis Cottier was a mixed blood
His father was a Swiss and his mother
was a halt breed Indian lie was
of the injuries he received the day be
fore in an encounter with a bucking
bnneho Tih mo t serious was a
fractured ulna which Dr Elmore ad
justed and now Charley wishes he had
taken out an accident policy in the
icdwaa shrewd stock dealer and WOW
bore the reputation of geing square
cllas Dix reiurned from Aiusworth
was well liked by those who knew him via Stalltoni Monday morning He
Bill Day was a full blood Indian lie
hid a very nice visit with Mr and Mrs
also was married aud had a family but Xnepper whom he reports delighted
sometime since becane intimate with
an Indian woman other than his wife
This woman had also faened her
captivating influence about Kouis
Cottier and therefore Bill Day put on
the frreen goggles and looked up
Itis rival with envy while at thu same
time he maintained friendlv relations
with hi in On Tuesday Day ve t to
the 1 0 ne of Coi it r and by mutual ar
rangement Day look Cdtnrs huuaz
leaving his own wagon and went fo
Mer 1 oas anl r nrned Liter in the
tfay well loaded with booze fio liid
pfuittV ia his perbM ami als a
with their now home at Stanton and
prospering in business He also made
arrangements to rent a farm near
Ainsworth for his father
Notwithstsnding business has been
a tritlo slow in Gordon since the holi
MWUac a
Ainsworlh Herald
About this tme openeth the wily
Au she has the st IKli loii
nJ Ami the wife ef the
jniii man 001 h to see the bonnet
AjiI her husband thereafter givelh her
five and Went- pieces of gold and
mnkelh various lemarks therewith
Hariison Tioss Journal
criticise every proof that may be hang
ing on the hooks or on the case
Never leave the office without taking
type from the case and when you put i
it back be very careful that you put it
back m the wrong box Pursue the
cause diligently and the printer will
forever cany you in his memory as the
biggest dod gasted fool that eur wore
haii
Basset t Eagle
A Nebraska editor lately married
asks What is the difference between
a honeycomb a honeymoon and a
pretty girlV Thats dead eas A
honeycomb is a small cell a honey
moon is a big sell and a pretty girl is a
amsel
COMMUNICATIONS
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Along tliclliiinecliiiliiza
Left over from last week on account of lack
of space
Fine weather and grass 1ms started
in low places Lots of hay in the
ley Stock in line condition Geese
and ducks are numerous Mike
Duffy of Glenrock Wyoming is visit
ing his sister Mrs Clara Hums He
has taken up a claim and intends to
irake this his home Mr Thomas
Beod who ownes an orango grove in
Florida talked of going to the same but
received a letter from his brother who
informs him that the frost has again
frozen up the trees We hear Mr
Robertson intends building in the
spring Wm 1 Fatten is suffering
with a sprained ankle Tan Humes
bought some cows and a team of horses
from Burnes A great many of
the land owners are fencing and more
are contemplating fencing We hear
Kilgore is going to have a skimming
station
EXCISEME
Bailey Briefs
Money talks yes and legislature
The first presidential veto was by
Washington and a oongres ional appor
tionment bill was the object -of disap
proval
L A Heath was at G II Seagers on
he 10th on business
D C Nelson and loe Bemisdorfer
settled their case at Cody on the 21st
There is a widespread disinclination
to pail the cow and ihe mechanical
milker is not 3 et popular Why did
not nature make the tail the pump han
dle and the teats the spout
Mrs G IT wl Mrs C Gart
side were callers at D L Roses recent-
When they want to swear in Kansas
now thev dont say d nation or darn
nation but Carrienation
G W Monier received some horsos
from W H Sellers on the 13rh ihat he
was wintering Quick settlements
keep good friends
We think oar cold we ither i
for we saw a hiney bee buzzing around
on the loth
We had the worst blizzard in 1901 on
the 23rd
Arthur heath bought 20 head of
calves from L S Good in recently
W II Sellers was at G H Quibels
on business on the 20
Earl Beede likes to go goosT hunting
Guess Who -Am
The dude with the
tie and leather belt
us asrain
If we cannot keep our secrets our
selves wo need not expect others to
keep them for us
days our business men have shown a j an e fraternity tlno ighout the state
loyalty to their home paper that is com- ire crazy t i find out what brand of
mertdMble and th it is appreciated by J hi skey he drinks Thev want to offer
the editor Tne business men of Gor
don who miiirinrt i iiAwMffonnr are of
it as a premium
All desirintr help and out of
1 1 1 i by - ti 1 person
ih lovai Mirl time stand it throughi
- femp ivineii should write at once to
adversity as well as prosperity
r tho sta bureau and fl the r
DIE Dorothy Only child of Mr wal1t be known Thft Iptfs itnr
u
y -
of labor etc Those who want situa
tions j hould stale sx ago heigh th J
weight trade or experience reierence
etc All information receive J by the
bureau will be held stri tly confiden
tial and all services rendered will he
free Absolutely no fee will be charg
ed in any case This is a free employ
mentbureaM and is designed to do away
Dataware in the U S senate is rep- with the private employment agency
resented by two vacant seats If nuisance in the cities by which so
bras a lias no hotter tcnaVihil timber many worthy people are vietimized
to rcpresnt her interests in ihe upper Al dohirin help carpenters brick
hoine than the republicans have trolled makers mill men farm hands city la
out so far the statp like Deleware will borers cnoks servant girls or help of
best iepresentd by two vaccnt seats any kind should immediately apply to
in the American home of lords this office and they will bo put in com
1 niunication vith those in the line of
Holt County independent-
fervice desired Poisons out of em
When 3 on visit the printing office
I 1 i i tf i i niivinnnt climilil ulcn u ril a witlinnf
anu wiMi hi niaKO yoursoir exceedingly i -
popular sot yourself at the desk An filled applications should
Had elnerfiilly examine everv thing it bo renewed after thirty days Com
contains Go b hind the cases and nuinicalioiK should bo addressed to
monkey with ihe compositors read and j to Labor Hureau Lincoln Neb
csx3csjSc tBs jfirW ag
Educational Department j
By LETA STETTER
acji jypi yr jyi jye l yi uyv iyc
lilse it is Caosar to hein
Kmina like it Is to dwell therein
lvde like it is or Caesar lo pricve
Jert like it is all Caesar to leave
nonymous
Anybody who didnt krow would
think that Charlie Maxwell was an an
gel of deliverenco judging from the
the Phys ics class act when he
comes in to ring the closing bell
And there abideth these three Ilic
uJoo and Scipio all Philomath
inns but the wisest of these is Sci
pio
Miss Need was a visitor in the school
last Friday
A man ought to be stronger than
anything that can happen to him
A lot of new school supplies arrived
last week noticeably a irreat many in
struments of torture for the physics
class
We have fixed the eveniug of April
13 for the date of our first program to
be given in Cornell hall
Those who intend to follow Prof
Watsons advice on reading poetry
should not fail to get the little book of
poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox enti
tled -How Salvator Won and Other
Recitations
Father alarmed Vho in the world
is that hollering upstairs Sounds as
if murder were being done Ill inves
tigate
Fond Mother For shame thats our
Lucy practicing her graduation essay
Glen Hoonig had charge of Miss Mos
es room last Thursday Miss Moses be-
mg in
Examination
is sufficient
UA word to the wise
Mr Frank Thorn was a congenial
visitor in the U S Monday morning
having been detained from his duties
in Woddlake by the blizzird
Mr Growden at the present writing
is trying tn invent a scheme wherebv
he may transform the pump recently
borrowed for the penefit of the physics
clas iiio a machine for the destruot
01 of Latin infinitives We beleive
that to Mr GroAdcn is about to be
praised everlasting
-The 8th grade drawing class exhjbits
some specimens of original designs
which could result only from care skill
and practice
Cloyc iuigley of the 9th grade was
absent from school duties last week on
account of illness
When Miss Townes bell rang at
half pist three she thm jjhtit was a mis
take when in reality it was only that
physids class again experimenting with
electric dynamos
v0n tip toe should be the motto of
even 8th and 9th grader
Let ns not become so interested in
what the Koman senate did 2300 years
ago thrt we forget to find out what the
American senate di I yesterdaj
Prof WaWiM is much better he being
able to dispense with both bandage
iinil glasNcs
Vlvdi IJavuiorr re entered last week
upon his duties as reporter for the lle
uhblican That he intends to discharge
these duties as faithfully as ever was
made manifest by the manner in which
he attacked the dispositions of the
Quiet Family
Mr Morgareidge and Miss Inez Pet
tycrew visited the H S Monday after
noon
Mr ITeadly a ranchmen of White
river was vi nniir ins cousin Miss 1 ook
miiI U ileiaiieil
puff shirt pink fltunhV hig
blizzard paid pleasant visits to
will soon be with Jnhe rooms
Comnsisslonera Proceedings
have been paid under prot st
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Valentine Nebu March 19 1901
Board met as per adjournment
Present Chairman L Laufer lex
Unrr ind W V TItilv
It is the man without much mind 0n motio A ndffmiin was
who always has a mind to do some- ed assessor for Georgia precinct T F
thing and never does it Kelly Justice of Minnechaduza pre-
constable of
An editor says he has two cinct nrn7
J aca precinct and Ld Valentine road
ers who frequently get full and every overeerj District No 29 On motion
time they are in that condition they the following official bonds were
come in and pay a year in advance approved A Hoffman assessor of
One of them is nlrearlv credited to 10 H Georgia precinct Henry Hugen con-
staoie 01 Lavaca precinct
On motion tho clerk was instructed
to notify Shad boll Fleisehman that
double assessment in Boiling Spriigs
would be refunded when same shall
The following rt soiutiOn was
Th it al persons who hive chums
against the eouny for erroneous or
double assess ne j its muat prsnt their
Mipply nbonf hi perad1 ilu had and Mis Ivlgar Mohisud died isOo iutUS07 paisctl a law making this the County Twii auvis receipts paid
deatly sectiretl this bracer for ais dar March 18 1901 after an illness of
neivestw put hinibtlfin condition to four weeks with that dread disease
commit tho deed and shoot Cottier scarlet fever Age five aud one half
state in their applications exactly what twice Whereupon the board adjourn-
kimi of lwrp vi irmifel h wh6 bTmiuh w ifu Mfiflvli Wh
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county general fund
Kd Clirk iJofendine John V Merril
iQ uarK insnne iionrd
Ida II IIh 1 wiring for Miller children
i ix City tribune publishing court
housti notiut
C M liriiloy Mdhe for pnnr
L N Layport bcird and jiil fets
h N i uypurt fees MiIur case
C M Hulcp inerch mdise for poor
Kreiiioat Tribune supplies
Hiram Cornell rent for January 1901
School Jisi No 47 ush of house
blcher Lud vig coal for county
Emily Massinjralo boaroing pauper
J JParuha 11 merchandise lor poor
W Jt Towne fees George case
W It Tovns fets Ceirns case
W a Ietlicrew Md3e Hoffman family
i S Iiniwig estate supplies
EtLi Biouii ri tlery 61uajs
CrabbCoMase to nonr
S 33 00
300
1600
5 2-
235
12800
3712
4C0
270
6067
200
3940
4650
720
990
3 5
1170
2 J0
22400
5 31
K WuIcO leruud of taxes Hrrononsv ar uq
Klta lirtJwa expences to February 21 749
on county- fund
J 1 Hook building approach Hook nra 1200
Harris Johnson building apiciiHook brg 1675
J Uunderson building aprch Hook brtg coo
D Ii Ludwig Estae lumber and spikes 42 80
11 S Lee Overseer plow and lumber 3150
E It Vandergriftor building approach
to bridge across Loup 10000
an deerred balance 0 this claim
jor inspection
C C Thompson repairing Oar bridge G 00
Samuel O omali saviud bridge manorial 50O
On motion the following amounts
were deducted from the above allowed
claims and applied upon delinquent
pergonal tax
US Lee S3I50
Harris Johnson o48
C J Farnham Y20
Crabb Co on Crabb Mcryareidgc tax 585
b E Walcott on F M Walcott tux 1021
W A Petticrew 11 70
E It Vanderirnt 51 js
Whereupon board adjourned to
March 22
March 22 1901 Board met as per
adjournment Members all preseut
aim spent ine aay waiting for contract
or to arrive lrom Omaha to
tract for building court house
sum
Whereupon the board adjourned to
March 23
March 23rd 1901 Board met as
per adjournment
Members all present
On motion the botrd took up matter
of awarding contract for building court
house and awarded same to William
Maier of Omaha Neb for 13b79 00
building to be completed Aug 15 1901
On motion ooard purchased lot no 5
111 block 10 original town of Valentine
to enlarge court house site for 7500
On motion petition of J A Adam
sou et al for new precinct was rejected
On motion XV FMcGee was appoin
ted constable for BmIing Springs pre
cinct and his bond for same approved
On motion Frank S Lee was grant
ed a refund of 18 50 reason double as
sessment
On motion the following claims were
I olliitvu f T r t 1 llnriiift - lksj I 1
several i uuwu
on coiuiby general iunu
J W Daniels Miller insaueasc
Cornell Tnwnsite and Laud Co Lots for
court house
Hank of Valentine Ticket for pauper
J W Daiiiel i makiug assessor books
tax on county lois recordingcotmty deeds
World Herald pub not ces for bids
L Laufer commissioners fees
Alex Burr
W E Haley
Earl J look Election Kn
475
soo
225 00
153a
11188
7i5
26CO
30 75
15 U0
400
and holdout for same amount hereto
fore drawn was cancelled
On motion 800 of A Lewis claim
was applied upon delinquent personal
tax
On motion W E Haley was appoint
ed a committee to look after details in
regard to construction of the court
house in the absence of the commission
ers and said W K Haley and County
clerk wire authorized to issue a war
r nt against the bunding fund in fovtir
of the American Warming and Ventil
ating Co for the amount specified in
contract with said company as first
pmnent due under said contract wh n
the same becomes due
un motion ooaru entere 1 into eia
caiins to Ihe bord accompanied by tract with G Carlson to superintend
v protest icason for same
a free emplovment bureau for the en-
On motion LImer Day was granted i
tirostate IMiose who want 11111 rfcfun of 3 Sjuue huviug been pak
a
the construction of the court house for
200
hereupon the board adjourned to
April 30 I9il
Al TEST J W D NIELS
Oooraty Orerk
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It is Good Sense to Save Cents
In Buying Scents
We commenced the new century with a fiue lius of fcho calebratod
PALMEft Perfumes to which we have recently added several new
odors and we are now showing the finest line on the market VTe also
keep a full line of Palmers Toilet Waters Soaps Face Powders and
Smelling Salts The name PALMER on any toilet preparation is a
guarantee of its excellence
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BEST IN TOILET REQUISITES
ates Reasonable
ELLIOTTS DRUG STO
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March 20 1901 Board met as per
adjournment All members present
O i motion the time tor opening
bids for court house was extended to
3 PM
On motion bids for court house were
opened and found to be as follows
C H Withnel 1433000
William Maier 13979 00
N C Bacheller 1522547
The board took the matter of a ward
and ad
journed to March 21
March 21 1901 Board met as per
adjournment Members all present
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frXSl AS SSICTS Ji3 1
WttlvotVs mid Tllsons old Stands
A Schatztliauer Propr
LADIES
Give Me a Trial
f
C A LL Next Week and SEE the NEW STREET IIATS
Every Style Shape and Price Also NOVELTIES in
NOTIONS and LADIES FURNISHINGS
I L Efner
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Call on
JOHN POEATH
Or write him at
Reige Nebraska
On motion the following claims were j Wells Guaranteed for FIVE Years
allowed and warrantsjordered drawn on
Tou want a TUBULAR
WELL or an ECLIPSE
WIND MILL
ITT DELIVERY
Cody Nebraska
Horse brand II Y
on left sboulrier
Cattle right ear
split
Range Little
White river S D
Call JOHN D EATON
To haul 5our
TRUNKS VALISES
and PACKAGES
lOc
Taken tijK
At Ft Viobrara on Saturday even
ng March 3 1901 one bay brindled
mare small white spot in forehead
left fore footrjwire cut with split hoof
scar branded on left shoulder but
cannot decipher it weight about 87o
to 950 pounds in good order about 8
or 9 years old had on a leather halter
with rope attached when found
Hans UlrIch
Valentine Nebr
lllcfli Grade liuila
I have at my ranch 20 miles south
of Valentine in Dewey Lake precinct
8 high grade Herford bulls two and
three years old and three head of full
blood Galloways which I will sell
cheap These bulls are all first class
and were raised on my ranch
W G Ballrard
vVoodlake Nebr
Wf tntcd
Reliable man for manager of branch office we
wish to open in this vicinity If your record is
O K here is an opportunity Kindly give goofl
reference when writing
THE A T MORRIS WHOLESALE HOUSE
CINCINNATI OHIO
Illustrated catalogue 4ctKBtainp
Notice of Election
Ivotice is hereby given that on Tvesdav ihe
second day ol April 1001 there will bp hM at
the usual voting place in the villngp if Valentine
Neb an election as provided by law for tho
lection of thw following otMcens lz tun village
trustees lor the teini of tuo yern each
D STINARI Chairman
A iMiMUiatlsaEr vdlage Clerk
Henry Young
g inii 1 n 1 gri B
I H Y J
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What this country needs most is
more men possessed of manhood and
less canine traits in their makeup so
that there would be less barking and
snarling going on
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