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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1902)
\ yL _ a-.l V. , f'A Mfc \ s A Defiance to the Sun Most p.iints are but a , poor protection from the sun. The sun's rays cannot . . penetrate the perfect protection Pulton's Sun ProofPaJiit3givciiliou.se. It is a. permanent painting out of everything that can injure walls or roof a . defiance to the Him. Sun S Proof arc made of the purest materials , accurately mixed J > y powerful machines making every can alike and render It possible to yuurantcc the paint in every can to wear well for five years. It usually lasts twice as long. Send for our free book of paint knowledge , or write for anything you want to know about paint. PATTON PAINT COMPANY , fiffMwaukee , Wis. For Sale by Valentine Nebraska Fl Next Monday and Tuesday Big Fire Auction Sale At tlie Old Court House What is left from the fire goes at any price. F , H. Baumgartel , \ Valentine : : : : : Nebraska Public Auction. At the James 13. Cox place , 7 miles northwest of Crookston , Neb. I - I Following is a list of the propeity for sale : About 150 head oi cattle , includ ing 13 head of S-year-old steers , 20 head of yearling steers , , about 12 head of good milch cows5 balance stock cows9 heifers and calves ; 9 head of horses ; 9 head oi hogs ; 12 dozen chickens ; McGormick 8-foot mower , McGorinick hay rake , corn grinder , plows , harrows , wagons ; half intesest in hay stacker house hold goods and other articles. TEEMS : 12 months with good , bankable note at 10 per cent interest from date , All sums $10 and under , cash. 5 per cent dis count for cash on Jill time sales. ISTo property to be removed until settled for. Free lunch at noon. GEO. TRACEWELL . , Auctioneer. . irs. dlla B. ft MAX E. VIERTEL , Clerk. HEADQUARTERS FOR WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS Nebraska Valentine - - Highest cash price paid for The place to get the best Windmill , also pumps and Tanks. First door south of the Donohcr House. S.MOOIT , - Valentine , Nebr. THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT 1. M. RICE EDITOR tfl 3 Tetvs iner of Cherry Thursday , May 15 , 1902. TJE1&M8 Subscription SI.00 per year in advance : § 1.50 When not paid in advance , Single copies 5c. Display advertising l inch single column I3c per issue or $0.00 a year. Local Notices , Obituaries , Lodge Resolution * and Socials for Kevemie 5c per line per issue. brands , lj < iuol'es S4.CO per 5ear in advance additional spaceS3'00 per inch per year jengrave blocks extra ; $1.00 each. Parties living outside Cherry county not per sonally known aie requested to pay in advance 10 per cent additional to above rates if over G aionths in arreais. Notices of losses of stock free to brand adver tisers. To ILcase or Efot To We publish the following clipping from the Sioi'X City Tribune by request of one of our patrons and suggest thut our stockmen look into the conditions of the land leasing bills before con gress and study as to which conditions are favorable to their individual inter ests if they are favoring the leasing of public lauds. If not in favor of leasing the public domain they should at least study the different bills proposing to lease that may choose the least objecti onable and the most favorable to their interests or prepare to fight all means and measures looking to the parceling and dividing up of Uucle Sam's do mains without due consideration of the home seeker. "Major Lacey , chairman of the com mittee on public lauds of the house , upon his return from the IIawke3e state today introduced a bill to lease the grazing lands of the arid and semi- arid regions of the United States , lim iting leases to small holders. Under that bill no one can lease more than 3,200 acres of land and no corporation can lease any laud whatsoever , except after the small holders have had the rights provided for in tha bill. The bill prohibits the assignment of any lease and gives homesteaders the right to lease ten times the amount of their holdings , not exceeding 3,200 acres , and any freeholder may lease ten times the amount of his holdings , not exceed ing 3'JOO , acres , and it must be in the vicinity of his own land. If there is not laud enough to give him the amount above mentioned then amount is to be prorated. The leases run for a period of five years at a rental of 1 to C cents per acre , according to the grade of land. A provision is inserted in the bill making the land subject to home stead , mineral or other entry and in case of such entry the lease is to be can celled on the part thus entered upon. Eight of way is provided across leased for watering privileges and water right or springs and streams are reserved for other lessees besides those who of right are accorded water privileges by reason of leaseholds they have. The general scope of the bill is to preserve the leas ing privileges to homesteaders and small laud holders. " An Omaha paper has resurrected Pat Crowe. ! Ne\-s must be scarce down in that part of the state. The Iowa school for the deaf at Coun cil Bluffs was destioyed by lire last Friday evening and the loss was $290- 000. No lives were lost. D. E Thompson , one of Lincoln's wealthiest citizens , will start a daily paper to reduce his surplus and at the same lime holp his senatoiial boomlet. Four young men of "VTest Point have started out to walk around the world. It will be safe to bet that they will soon tire of walking and return home on a brake beam. The citcouncil of Omaha is sitting as a board of equalization by a man date of the supreme court and the at torney for the real estate exchange is having lots of fun trying to find out how much per thousand it costs to man ufacture gas and up to date has not been able to find a bles.-ed ollicer or em ploye of the gas company that knows a thing about it. It might seem surpris ing that the gas company employs a lot of menlio know so little about the business , but as a matter of fact it would not do for the people to know that they are paying $1.43 for gas that costs 7 cents to m inufacture. ADDITIONAL LOCAL John NeSss , one of the high rollers of ten pins , is in town. J. E. Thackrey brought his cattle up from the hay Hats today. S. Q Spain was in town the first of the week on business and hauled out a load of supplies. Mrs , Edith Marvin , formerly a teach er in the Valentine schools , is visiting willi Mrs. Levi Sparks. D. M. Sears was in from Kennedy the first of the week , hauling lumber out to his ranch for The entertainment of theoting p o pie was well attended and appreciated at the M. E. church last night. Another special train load of colorec cavalrymen bound for Fort Robinson \ passed through town this afternoon. D. Stinard has moved his stock o clothing and shoes last week into tlu building formerly occupied by Crabb &Co. Jas. Baldwin , the genial young man who has had charge of the bowling al ley since the opening , has accepted j position in Lincoln and will leave the first of the week. Mr. Baldwin has been a favorite with the young ladies and is popular with all with w horn he has become acquainted. Married AMIOTTE CAllLOAV. Edward Amiotte and Miss Lizzie Carlow , both of Pine Kidge , were mar ried May 5th , "by J udge Towne. DECKER GOLEM AX. Wm. Decker and Miss Gertrude Cole- man were married May 3d by Judge Towne , Mr. Decker is a foreman for liobt. Dunn and hacharge of the iwf herd. Miss Coleuian is a daughter of Geo. Coleman , south of Georgia. Here's wishing them a prosperous and happ } journey through life. A BAS * IXDIAtf MAKES A A special to theVorl d-Ierald , from Rosebud , Tuesday , says : "Information has reached here of the murder of Mrs. Sarah Ghost Face on last Wednesday night , shortly after midnight , at her home , about forty miles north of the agency , by .Allen Walking Shield , a notoriously bad and worthless Indian of this reservation. ' 'The deed was committed with a shotgun , fired through a windo v at short range , the shot entering the back of the head at the base of tlu skull and producing instant death. The murder er then entered the house to carry away the murdered woman's daughter Of 1 7 years of age. and she fled for the vil lage , a mile away , but was overtaken and brought back to near the house , where she remained , half frightened to death , until daylight , when the mur derer compelled her to follow him on foot for several miles toward Big White river. "lie admitted that he did the killing , but admonished her to insist that it was a white man who did it. As they were passing near another Indian's house the young woman saw a woman and fled to her for protection , telling her what had been done and the murderer proceeded on his way , leaving them to discuss the matter and to notify the authorities. "Upto the present the murderer has not been apprehended and it is feared by some that there may be trouble in making the arrest when he is found A number of the policemen are scour ing the country for him and it will be some time yet before it is known wheth er they have found him. ' An Indian , Fred Hair , who was fearful lest the murderer should visit liis house , went to bed with his gun and next morning the gun was accidcnt- ly discharged , shooting oil one of his Iocs. " I Educational I BY LETA STETTER , Commencement cards will soon be out. Class meetings arc much in vogue among the seniors. ML-s x\lice Tillson of the ninth grade luis turned in her books not intending to complete the years course , Mrs. Yv atson is refreshed every after noon , now-a. days by the burning elo quence and fiery oratory of the seniors. Miss Eaom was called home again Saturday morning by the news that ier father was fast failing. Miss Drown iias charge of her room this week. The high school picnic last Saturday ivas greatly enjoyed by all. The iveather was ideal and no accident of my kind happened to mar the pleasuie jf the day. We understand that a movement is on foot to organize an alumini among Llie t-graduate3 of the Valentine high school. All who are concerned Dtight to take an interest in this and lid in making the organization a suc cess" Ot the teachers who come from a listance for next year , Miss Kelson has ! jad four ears experience at Iloldredgc. Mrs. Vaughan four years at ttunvell ind Miss Ilolcomb has had several rears experience in the same grade of , vork which she is to have herCj the , Frank Bray ton is at the Hot Springs ! i District court will bo in session Mav 26th JUKI the jury is called for the ? 7th. i Di .J C. Dwyer vuraped his 3'ob and shook the dust of Valentine from his ! feet. It is thought that he does not intend to return. The DEMOCRAT wants an apprentice. A strong boy about 16 or 17 years old with a fair education will fill the bill. Call at this ollice. Geo. II , Hornby starts for Denver tomorrow to enter upon his new dutks with a building and loan association , liis family will join him later. The the coffee roaster uses to glaze his coffee with would you eat that kind of eggs ? Then why drink them ? Lion Coffee has no coating of storage eggs , glue , etc. It's coffee pure , unadulterated , fresh , strong and of delightful flavor and aroma. Uniform finnllty nnd freshness are Insured by the sealed package. U CARPENTER IN GENERAL VALENTINE NEBRASKA . --V Anything woith keeping is o o worth painting : : : o o Paint and. Calcimine o Aro sanitary sis well as a protection against decay. o o Wall Paper O o o Makes a room cheerful. & o o © o GVARAfiEED 9o - oo Kesew old furniture. A o B SVPERloRlfULL O complete stock at : : : o o RESPEGT3 To ANY ' O o Q Chrlstensen's . 0 o oTfiER WfllTE LEAD O o aJc B- Opposite Xew Court Ilouse. O o Accounts of Merchants , Banchmen and Individuals invited. Money to loan on first-class cattle paper and other securities. i ( Successors to Cherry County Uank. ) Csipitsil Iai < l Tip FRED WHITTEMORE , President j. W. STETTER , Vice Presiden CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier T. C. HORNBY w. S. JACKSON § 5 , cS ift 2 > 3 > SKJ t 'Sb S PAPER HANGING CALCIMINING. R S , DENNIS , Valentine Nebraska Ail work well done C. 53. COJSSIKS,3j. PreKidont. SI. V. A'iCHGlSOS , ' ANK OF C r Valentine. Nebraska. A seneral ISfinEilasg ; Bsisizjess Traw actc l Buys nn 5 SeHs Bone9ii sis : l Fwrciffai xc2 as Correspondents ; 31iemital National Bank , New York. First National Bank. Omaha Neb " 2Sfe5 * a' JciL . ' - T- YEARNSHAW JAMES B. HULL | v Sole Agents for KERLAD FUSE RYE WHISKEY Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER Choicest Wines and Cigars , VALENTINE X NEBRASKA If your CATTLE SUFFER from LIOE , ITCH or MANGE * eR a H USE Hi Sold by Qiiigiey & Chapman , \ alcntine , Xebr. Riohar ds & Com stock , Ellsworth , Xebr.