' . - \ THE VALENr j. .THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER "OF CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA VOLUME XVI VALENTINE , NEBRASKA. SEPTEMBER 19.1901. NUMBER 35 i CLOSING SALE SUMMER GOODS | 49 Which ID elude the following : W" 49 ' - ftft 4 ? ftft ft ftft 49 ft 49 Parasols ftft ftft 49 ft 49 White Goods Dimities ftft 49 ft 49 Muslin Underwear ftft ftft ft . * Laces Embroideries ftft ft 49 Knit Underwear ftft 4 % 49 49 Linen Damask . Hosiery ftft 49 Linen Napkins * f 49 ftft 49 ftft 49 ft 49 49 For discounts on above goods ftft ftft 49 49 Goto 1i i CLOSING OUT SALE. All Straw and Crash Goods go at Half Former Prices. . See Our Cut Price Shoe Counter. Clothing , Boots and Shoes , Gents Furnish ings , Ladies' Skirts Capes and Jackets. Tailoring in All branches. D. STINABD , Clothier , C. II. CQRXFJX. President. Jfc V. NICHOLSON , CaMhicr ANK OF VALENTINE. Valentine , Nebraska. A General Hanking RnttiiieKH Trait arted -c BDJN and Sell * Domestic and Foreign Exchange Corre ponrt Mits : 3hemltal National Bank , New York. First National Hank. Omaha Neb * IT e : a HEADQUARTERS FOR WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS Valentine - - Nebraska I PAINTING 49 PAPER HANGING g CALCIMINING. & 55 R S , DENNIS , - 49 Valentine Nebraska , x All work well done fc > T. YEARNSHAW HE OWL SALOON JAMES B. HULL v Sole Agents for HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER Choicest "vPine and Cigars. VALENTINE X NEBRASKA GET AT THIS PRINTING YOUR OFFICE * 'We Can Satisfy You in Qualitv Price and Workmanship TALK OF THE TOWN1. _ - . J I. C. Stotts was down frjin Cjiy Saturday. Qnite anumber of stockmen are in town this week. Leroj Leach and mother were lip from Woodlake. yesterday. ' Mrs. Chas. Sparks and son Laye ne returned to Valentine Sunday night. Mrs. Jessie Kulliya of Oneil is ? vis iting at Mis. J. C. Reece this week. Pat Piper , S. L. Ellis and W. D. Morgareidge were i/p last Saturday from"Siraeon. Recent heavy rains followed by the successive frosts gives our people a chilly sensation. Dr. Comptpn reports a sort born to W. E. Haley and wife Saturday morning Septemder. 14. The Y. W. C.T. U will meet with Mrs. O. W. Morey Monday 2J. : After the meeting a good social time will be enjoyed. Memorial service to day at Cornell's Hall for our president in which pol itical belief or former differences is no part. W. E ; Haley and George Tracewell went up to Herman Scbaeffer's place Monday ni ght to be on hand iat the sale Tuesday. Miss Clara Watson is working in the Valentine State Bank. MissEls.ie Sherman has taken the place ' 'of as Distant postmistress. An eicht pound clrl was. b'drn to , Mr. and 'Mrs. George.f Weisflog of Riege , Tuesday night. Dr. Compton was the attending physician. Ralph E. Johnson , Deputy State Consul of the MW. . A , will deliver a lecture at the Hall , Sept. 21 at 8 o'clock p. m. All are invited. . Frank Fischer went to Otnaha on business , Sunday and as a delegate to the State Democratic Convention at Lincoln Tuesday September 17. Samuel I. Thackery father of J. 13. Thackery will start for'.Manhattan Kansas , Friday morniug [ probably o remaiii foVlwa or three months. Mrs. John U. Bachelor and children started back to Ohio Tuesday .morn ing to visit among relatives. John will go in a month or six weeks and accompany them home. W. W. Anderson returned Sunday night from Washington , D. C. Mr. Anderson also visited the exposition at Buffalo and was there the day be fore vicKinley Was assaiSiuitttid. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parry came down Sunday and went down to the river to Mrs. Parry's mothers where Mrs. Parry will visit for a couple of weeks- Mr. Parry returned Sunday night to Gordon. Mrs. R. Anderson returned Sundny * morning from Gordon where she had been for the past two weeks visiting- Mrs. Ed Parry. Our hardware man has a pleasant look on his face since her return. C , J. O'Conner and son went out to the ranch Saturday , recently'pur chased of W. E. Waite. C. J.'Jr. re mained at the ranch. Mr. .O'Com' ' nei expects to pnt some cattleon ! his ranch soon. Mr. Schaeffer came down to Valen tine Wednesday after his sale and ex pressed himself as well pleased with the result of his sale. Mr. Schaeffer with his family will move to 3lari < m Junction , South Dakota , in a couple of weeks. Despite the efforts to prolong Presr ident McKinley's life the shot was fa tal say the doctors faom the start ami that he appea'red to be doing well un-1 til gangrene set in. He died Satur day morning at 2:15 : , September 14. Our nation for the third time is bow ed down with sorrow. H. A. Dawson , of Pine Ridge , ship ped 30 cars of fine well fattened cat tle irom this place Monday night and Tuesday , 20 cars of which are steers and go to Chicago , 10 cars of cows go to Omaha. They are a nice lot of cattle and ought to bring good prices. Hank Simmons was here to assist with the loading. At the M. E conference held last week at Ainsworth a few of ap pointments made with a note of some changes is all onr space permits us to give this week. Valentine , Crooks- ton , Brownlee and Gordon same as last year. Long Pine , J. L. Baker : Ainsworth. O. L. Ramsey ; Springview A. T. Carpenter ; Norden , Jag. S. Campbell ; Chadron , D. J. Clark ; Hem ingford , C. E.-Connell ; Hay SpringsC H. Burleigh ; Rushville , . W. R. War ren ; Lavaca , B. Hunt ; Merriman , R. H. Gammon. Wm. Maier went to Omaha last week on business. County Attorney Morrissey baa been sick the past week. Judge Walcott occupies rooms ov er tbe Red Front now for his office. It is now President Roosevelt. Some say he isa luck } ' man. There are Home who profit by the death of their friends. Mildred * the youngest daughter of Postmaster E L. Maloney and wife da ? been quite sick during the p.xSt week but is improving. Jtfew shades adorn the front of O.W. Morey'a jewelry store and mirrors have been pnt in the windows making a fine display of his goods. Vice president Roosvelt now become president and the senate is left with out a president and it will be necess ary for that body to choose one of its number to act as president of the sen ate. All new subscribers who will come in and 81.00 cash for ' pay a. year's sub scription to the DEMOCRAT we will send them the paper three months free. Send the DEMOCRAT to-your friend * . A number of onr peoble we nt to Aiusworth Sunday morning to hear vtne conference sermon preached by the bishop in charjje of tne con ference. They returned well paid for tlieir trip. . Mrs. Kirsten Peterson and daughter Hannah express their sincere thanks and gratitude to those whoso kindly- assisted them in their bereavement the death and burial of the daughter and sister. Gor , Savage commuted the sen tence of David George last Sunday. Mr. George returned to Valentine Sunday night and was greeted by numerous friends who rejoice with him upon his release. Andrew Scbatztnauer wishes to cal your attention to bis livery business ia Valentine. He invites you to call at his stable on Hall St. for any thing in his line where you will receive prompt and courteou ; treatment and reaaon- abe rates. EL , Hutchison Visited the Dem ocrat oiTice ) t 8t Saturday while in town giving us words , of encourage ment. Mr. Hutchison will make a-rip down near Kearney to see-1 couple of brothera s'ster and mother wLo are there from Colorado. Col. E. J. Davenport goes this morn ing with his son , Clyde , to the state university at Lincoln where < 'l de will take a four years course of in struction in civil engineering and military tactics. Clyde is a graduate of , our high school and is fitted for training in a special course. Laht Friday morning president Me- Kinlej * began growing worse and itopen for his recovery were glvin up. Fri- d.\y night , his family bade him fare * well and during the night he lapsed into unconsciousness and died. Thus passes away the third president of the U. S. from an assassins bullet and the fifth preident to die in office. Judge Walcott and family returned Sunday night Irom Omaha where they had been attending- Knights of Akdurben parade and jubilee for several days. The judge also had bus- iness in Lincoln before returning. We understand some handsome fur * niture will adorn the new mansion of the judge which has just been com pleted making one of the finest and .most up to date buildings in V ilen- tine. . . Miss Inez Pettvcrew departed last Saturday morningfor Newport , where she goes to teach the four low er grades of their school. Miss Pet- tycrew Jias been engaged for two weeks past in the Valentine state Bank. We thipk our teachers could be employed at home rather than send them away and in turn employ teachers from abroad. Our tchool board should look well to these mat ters next year , we think our people are qualified and should be given preference. Maggie Shaughnessy wa * quite sick last week but is improving now as Mr. S. informed us yesterday. Mrs Ed Satterlee was down visiting her parents and sisters and her brother Will Shaughnessy also visited home 'folks before Jthe departure of Miss Mary to Deadwood where she has her same position for another term teach ing in the graded schools. Will is working at his trade bain ting and is doing well-and returned with his sis ter liary to Deadwood. * SoSSmoio * * ' < B-o ) ! t 8 4 4 47 vt ? ? THE WHITE IS KING 4 ? 49 49 49 49 * v Do you want a sewing ina- chine ? If so , you want the j { 49 49 49 best. The WHITE is thfr best H 49 49 sewing machine on earth. Low Prices - - Easy Terms t 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 DAVENPORT & THACHER 49 49 49 General Merchar ts. 49 49 ft Let Us Give You a Few of OUR PRICES GooIf ousted CoffeG - per / ! > 5 Pound Snvk * < f learl Hominyk 9 / * < / * DitntioinJ C Soap . o liars IJart/e Har Woitl Soap . 0 Pound * ofGood liter. - S/.00 Bargains in EVERYTHING the Next Two "Weeks to Make Boom tor Our spring Stock. CROOKSTON. NEBR. MAX E. VIERTEL CITIZENS-MEAT-MARKET J. W. STETTER , PROP FRESH FRUIT AND GAME IN THEIR SEASON First class line of Steaks , Roasts , Dry Salt Meats , Smoked 3 Breakfast Jiacotr THEDQNOHER ts the Best Equipped , most Comfortable , Largest and Best T\vo-Dollara a-Day FIRST-CLASS MODERN HOTEL i In Northwestern Nebraska , Bath , Hot and Cold Water , Two Sample Rooms YALEHTINE - HEBRASKA . JLJQ , McBRIDE 1 CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER CARPENTER IN GENERAL VALENTINE NEBRASKA Cherry County Stone Contractors and Builders in GeneraL Composition und grave ! roofs , slate roofs. Brick and cement sidewalks. Native lime and imported ornamental cut atone. Brick for sale. VALENTINE ,