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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER QF CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA
VOLUME XVI VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , NOVEMBER 28,190(1 ( NTTMBEK 45
49 49 WHAT A BLUFF
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a Ml MEGHAN'S PUT UP toto toto
49 49 By .telling what they are going toto toto
to do next year
49 , Wje buy for Cash
And sell for Cash
That is why we don't make any jj
Grand Stand Talks. jjto
to
49 toto
Look at our toto
49 Men's Overshoes at $1.25-
4 ? Those Fine Co\v Boy Roots at 3.50
4 4 ? ? The Hest Michigan Salt at l.UO per bbl
4 ? 12 c outing flannel at lOc per yd
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49 49 This is our wayof doing business. toto
49 49 49 49 THE RED FRONT toto toto toto
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SITS $5 TO$20
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Ladies , Misses and Children's Jackets ,
Capes. Collarettes , Muffs and Fur Coats
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and Methods to Fit
Spectacles and Eye-
Glasses.
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glasses accurately adjusted. Astigmatism cleared up.
TESTING EYES FREE OF CHARGE.
Good stock of Watchss , , .Clocks and Jewel *
ry. Holiday goods just arriving. Largest
and best display in town. Good work at
LOWESI PRICES.
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TALK OF HE TOWN
Extravaganza Comedy Co. SaturC
night.
John Kee/ey hast been quite sick
with pneumonia. f.
Max E. Viertel was in Valentine on
business this week.
J. H Searby was doing business it
our city last Safurdar.
W. N. Bliss was down from Crooks-
ton the first of the week.
J. R. Ayers and wife attended the
Farmers" iastitute last week.
Mr. Hood formaly of RushvIIleif
now oberator for P. E. and M. V. at
ibis place.
James Irwin has accepted a posi
tion doing the heavy work at the
Donoher hotel ,
Vrs. L. C. Ramoerg was visiting
Mrs Geo. Tracewell this week They
called at tbe DEMOCRAT office Tue r
day.
day.The
The foot ball game last Saturday
was a rare treat to our citizens"who
turned out in large numbers to witr
ness the game.
The "Bell Kearney Y" will meet
with "Miss Elsie Sherman Monday eve
ning Dec. 2nd at 7 o'clock. Please
notice the hour.
H' R. Edgar and wife were up the
past week from Brownlee. Mr. .Ed
gar returned about tkree weeks-ago
from the Black Hills. * " *
Dave Archer and Miss Nellie Grad
dy were married a couple of weeks
ago but it was not reported in time
for us toret into the papsr last week
Cigars Dave.
L. H , Overman who advertises a
sale in this issue of the paper was.m , ;
town last week and informs us that he
will move to Crookston to run the. liv
ery stabje having bought A. J. Folks
stable and hotel.
Mike Clyne had an attack of hpar.t
failure last Sunday evening which'
laid him out for awhile. Mr. Clyne
was able to be up again at his duties
as niuht clerk a.t-the. .Donoher % Tuegr ,
day though pretty weak.
O. W. Morey made another ( trip
down the road to fit eye-glasses for
his patrons. Several parties from a
distancecalled to see him during bis
absence. Mr. Morey has a complete
set of testing aparatus for the eye
and can fit glasses withskill and ac
curacy saving much strain uponjthe
eye.
eye.Work
Work was begun moving the county
offices and their .books to the new
court house Monday , morning where
everything will be as neat as a. pin *
It did not take very long to-move and-
now they are installed where there
plenty of ? room , light and heat and
Cherry county the largest in the
state can boast of as neat a court
house as graces any.
J. E Cochrati of Wood Lake and
R W.Dunn of Omaha were visitors
the fore part of the week. Mi. Cocb-
ran went to Omaha Wednesday and
Mr. Dunn . went to Cody
Mr. Dunn says he had fair suc
cess in rounding up his cattle being
only about 200 head short which he
considers pretty well at this time and
expects to get some more of them yet.
Dr. Palmeter the V.S , and dentist
spent the past week in Vale'ntine and
was visited by several'persons who
had horses needing attendance. The
doctor is a bright looking young man
and inspired our people with confi
dence in his ability to'h&ndl.e and dbc : ,
tor stock. Dr. Kennedy his asslsj
tant was here with him and they rt- .
moved a large wart from a mules leg
for one of our stockmen ,
Jno. W. Whilans ! was in town Mon
day getting lumber to furnish his
building over to Sparks where he and
FCallen are putting in store *
Sparks ought to be a good business
mint and these men are well known
and will help to build up a good busi
ness. Each new business house draws
trade that much farther and will
make better business for allAdd - .
ng a business house to a town does
not divide the trade but rather in-
creases it for those already there. fli
Ed Bichards of Kennedy , Geo. Dew
of Wood Lake August Epke of Crooks-
ton , Wm. L. Cole of Kansas City Mo. ,
F' Kirkman of Compton , 3. EVar - < i
ney of Cascade , F. W. Jeraig of Val
entine are a few of the new subscrib
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ers to the VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
during the past week. We think
there were a half dozen ore but we
don't recall their .names just now. If
the paper fails to reach every one
who has subscribed please notify us.
It is not inteat'pnal tombs any one
> . | J. F. Nye iu in town this week.
r Elden Sparks was in town over Sun-
-day with his family.
. I J. A. Sparks is now manager of the
D. S. Ludwig estate.
Nels Rowley and wife were in town
over Sunday last week.
.Pete De Cory is dehorning cattle
this week after some previous celay.
Jessie S. Brosius was down from St.
Marys Monday adter a load of sup
plies. *
Are you going to take in the mov"
ing picture show Saturday night
Nov. 30 ?
J D. Klme and son-in-law of New *
ton were , doing business in town last
Saturday.
' " Harry Pfesho , who works for Pete
De Cory , spent a few days in town
last week.
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Marine and Nellie Ohler , teacher
atid matron of St. Marys , went to Lin
coln jMonday morning.
Andrew ' Mazgo is going east and
will return in a week or ten days to
resume his work at S. H. Kimmel's.
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* * Wm. Mprrissey came down from
jbhadron last week and is book-keeper
for the Dud wig Lumber Company ,
D MSears was up attending the
school land auction and got a nice lot
of school land to help out his ranch.
&L , W Ostrander of Bushvilfe was
among the number here attending the
school land auction last Tnursday.
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There was a dance at Bosebud , Fri
day evening1. All report having a
good time. There will be.another on
Thanksgiving.
'Dan Webster was a pleasant caller
at this office last week while in town
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from his ranch between the Niobrara
and Snake south of Merriman.
LewU Ganow proved up on a fine
quarter of land on the Snake last Sat
urday Mr. Ganow has been out on
the roundup-for a month past gather-
for the.winter. . .
P. S Bouche was in town last Sat
urday from his ranch near Brownlee.
His sons are here attending school
and appear to be nice gentlemanly
boys , well behaved and intelligent.
Dr A. J. Plumer and wife were in
our city last Thursday and Friday
from their home in Mother Lake pre
cinct. Mr.Plumer was transacting
business in the county treasurer's
office aad we suppose was too busy to
call on us.
Chas Beece appointed John Keeley
deputy county clerk. Jack , as he is
familiarly kno n is well liked * around
town-and will liiake a popular deputy.
He has beenx uite sick the past cou
ple of we/a-Ss.
'We like the boy who when he knows
of Eometbitig that is going on and is >
worth telling about comes in with a
4jood * account of it. Hs is a bright
boy and by practice in reporting
these happeninga will notice a great
deal more. After a while this boy
will DC looked for when people want
to kno.w something and he can get a
good position because he is alive and
will know something that other peo
ple will be willing to pay for and
they'll pay too.
Dave Archer and Miss Nellie Grad-
e
dy were mairled a couple of weeks
aqb but we didn't getjany report of it
until it waa too late for a chlvari
party and the dance given on the loth
was said to be the largestj gathering
in the settlement for years and they
had a good time so they say. Why
don't these young people get out in
vitations and give the printer some"
thing to do and then we would be able
to tell about who was there. When
anything happens in your neighbor.
hood you should rnb up against the
newspaper man and if he doesn't ask
you what has happened out. in your
neck of the woods , you just up and tell
him.
him.We
We are going to offer a prize to the
boy or girl over 12 years of age who
will bring in the largest numbr of real
mews items neatly written and read
able from now until January 1 , 1902.
The prize will be a years subscription
to the VALENTIME DEMOCRAT for the
best and most complete news gatherer.
Seo nd prize , six months subscriptien-
and the winners of prizes will be in
.vited to contribute articles of their own
writing as a regular correspondent dur
ing the 3 ear , , with paper and prni-ila
furnished for taking items. Anyone
wishing to take ttdvautage of this offer
will call at this office and register with
US' and get further particulars.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
All parties who are indebted to us
whose accounts have beea running for
two years and more will please call
and settle. We Mean the parties
who can pay but wont. There
are some who would pay but 'can't.
Now to the former class we want to
Jj say that if accounts are not settled by
January 1 , 1902 we will publish a lis t
oi their names and amount due in each
of the County Papers for a period of
60 days and sell same accounts for
49 what they will bring. ftfr
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DAVENPORT THACHER
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General Merehan ts.
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