Morioal Soclity
m VALENTINE CRAT.
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA
VOLUME XVII VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , OCTOBER 9 , 1902. -NTTMBES 38
Prospective
Purchasers
of the "Acorn Brand"
clothing can certainly
be congratulated on the
sterling worththe style ,
the tone and fit of these
garments. Our untir
ing zeal and great pur
chasing power have en
abled us to place them
before you this season
at prices that will pre
clude any question of
our clothing leadership
The
Red Front
: Cold Weather is Coining
We are getting ready. Are you ready for
your fall suitl If so , call and examine
our stock or leave your measure. All cus
tom prk made in our own shop. Work
manship and fit guaranteed : : : : :
Ladies' , Gents and Children's Shoes
Ladies' , Misses' and Children's Jacke
The best Mercerized Skirt on earth for $1,00
TAILOE
AND CLOTHIEI
T. YEARNSHAW
JAMES B. HULL
Sole Agents for
HERALD PUFE RYE.WHISKEY
Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER
Choicest Wines and Cigars ,
VALENTINE 3C NEBRASKA
Anderson & Fischer ,
-DEALERS IN
i Agents for the Quicknical Gasoline Stoves and Ranges.
-WE SELL THE--
Piano Mower and Hay Bakes.
Coffins , Caskets
and a Full Line of Undertakers'1 Supplies.
Chartered as a National IBank
Chartered as a State Bank
1 , 1884. August 12. 1902 ,
The
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
CAPITAL PAID IN A General Bnr.ku
Exchange and
Collection Busines
C , H. CORKELL , President. J. T. MAY , Yice-President.
M. V , KICHOLSON , Cashier. COHA L. WATTERS , Assistant Cashier.
CITIZENS MEAT MARKE1
J. V-J. STETTER , PROP
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fRE8i ! FROST AHO GAHT
IN THEIR SEASON
First-class line , of Steaks. .
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Drj * Salt Meats , Smoked
Bacon .
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FTALK OF THE TOWN !
It sounds like old times to hear t
Band practice.
Levi Sparks is new in charge of t
Ludwiff Lumber yard.
Chickens are ripe now and go pret
well , but our Hotel fare does r
permit us to enjoy many of them.
Orvilla Carey has been ailing i
some time , but is improving in heal
of late and is again able to wa
around ,
J. E. Thackrey attended the sale
J. R. Ayers and bought several he ,
of cattle , which he took down to 1
ranch the first of the week.
There is a neat iron fence arou
the front of the Court House now a
stands as an invitation to keep off t
grass , which is growing nicely with
the vard.
The County Commissioners are
session from Tuesday , but as the
were no proceedings ready to publi
we omit it until next week. We a
on time this week , and go to pre
Wednesday.
David Peters , the genial and pop
lar salesman in the Ludwig Lumb
yard , came in last week and hand *
us a couple of dollars for which he ai
a friend will read the Valentii
DEMOCRAT for a year.
M. Katie Noble goes to Hay war
Wis. for a years visit , after sever ;
years work with ber brother-in-la
in the Real Estate business. Tl
DEMOCRAT will follow to carry tt
news and happenings of Valentine.
Florence May Joycox , who has bee
sick for some time , died Sunday evei
ing of typhoid , fever. The funen
was held at the Harmony school hous
Tuesday afternoon. The DEMOCRA
extends sincetest sympathy to th
bereaved family.
J. H. Sears and wife , finally got ri
of the post office at Sparks , and th
the latter part of last week passe
through town on their way to visi
some friends in the eastern part o
the state. We did not see Mr. Sear
nor leapn how long he intends to b
gone.
Mabel Spain , a three-year-ol
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Spair
was seized with convulsions last Sur
day evening at the home of he
grandfather , Tom Ashburn. and caus
ed considerable fright to the family
A severe cold and high fever wa
thought to be mainly the cause. Sh
is getting along nicely now.
Our telegraph service is not good
[ t takes nearly as long to get a re
jponse from a telegram that it wouli
take for the train ta run that distano
ind back We don't know where ti
place the blame but it is certainly an
aoying to wait from 10 to 20 hours fo
a. reply when it takes only a minutt
[ or the message to go and"come
Some revision ought to be made.
There was a Billv Buster in towi
the other night who thought he couli
run over the marshal and do as hi
pleased. Marshal Corbin nailed hin
ind took him to the cooler , where h <
lad time to reflect upon his ungentle
uanly conduct In the morning whei
he was turned loose he promised tc
jet out of town and behave himsel :
.n the future when he came to town
Sunday night the city night rnarsha
thought he was on track of a desertei
: rom Ft. Meade and chased a soldie :
iround for some time before finallj
; oming to the round up. When h <
irought his brawny hand down upoi
Vlr. Soldier there was a shudder , anc
; hen he began to plead that he was
> nly a girl in disguise. The last tha'
, ve heard of them , the marshal hat
lim going toward the calaboose.
Jackson Brayton's fine store roon
) n the south of the grocery depart
nent is nearly completed , and wil
nake for the Red Front three larg <
salesrooms that are unexcelled ii
western Nebra&ka. Messrs Jacksoi
fe Braytoutare enterprising mer
: hants. and know the value of print
ir's ink when rightly used , and havi
auilt up a ilne business among firs
; lass people by dealing in a goo <
luality of goods at living pricea , am
i liberal display of printer's ink.
Report of school district number
School opened Monday , September 1
with nine pupils enrolled. Averayi
attendance eight. Those preeen
every day were Florence Jackson
Elizabeth Jackson , Gladys Jackson
Ht-nry Jackson and Harry Kalblingei
with the first four neither tardy no
absent. GLEN HOENIG ,
Teacher.
Thei.eis.tQ be a box social at 6u
school house Friday , October ITtl
The money will be used for benefit o
library AH are cordially i
H. O. Tucker made a trip down t !
road Sunday , returning Monday.
We cut out a large number of stoi
brands this week , of those who ha
paid up and of those who have neglec
ed to pay up. Please consider tl
an invitation to pay.
J. McHardie and family. Jam
Ainslie and son , P. J. , and familie
started Sunday night for Mosco
Idaho , where they expect to find mo
lucrative fields in which to operat
Jack promises to write back and tt
us if they run across more gold th ;
they can handle and perhaps send
some. Mrs. Levi Handy accompanii
them and will visit her son in Seatt
for a time.
Last Friday night about forty pe
pie gathered at the home of Mr
fallen , each equipped withsomethir
valuable and about 8 o'clock wei
icross the alley and rapped at tl
oack door of the M. E. parsonage 1
'pound" the new preacher. The ' 'su
Drise" was complete , a pleasant tin ;
; njoyed by all , but owing to the il
less of Rev. Ra } * , the stay was shoi
vith a promise to return.
Frank Krampert , of Wood Laki
ind Nicholas J. Uck , of Omaha ,
) rother-in-law and associated wit
Ur. Krampert in the ranch busines
outh of Wood Lake , were in tow
onday , paying taxes and bouaht
[ uarter section of land from I. &
lice , the editor of this paper , Krati
icrt & .Uck now have one of the fines
tock ranches south of Wood Lake
, nd they are getting it stocked wit
ood cattle.
Educational Department.
Seven new pupils enrolled this week
Leonard Sparks , writes from th
[ ilitary Acadamy at Orchard Lake
[ ichigan that he is enjoying himsel
nd getting along nicely with hi
-udies.
In a letter just received from Let ;
tetter , she states that she is study in *
olid Geometry , English Literature
rench and German , and finds ifquit <
isy to keep pace in all her studies.
The Cincinnati Managers of oui
: cture cours-e have changed the date
E Montaville Flowers and have de
ided that we shall open the seasor
ith the Hahn Parse Quarette or
ct. . 27.
In the University Catalogue received
iis week , we notice the name of B. F.
jffers , enrolled in the Collet of Mech
ne , and the name of Clyde Davenport ,
irolled as a student in the Industrial
ollege for last year.
President A. S. Draper , of the Ui > i
jr&ity of Illinois , in addressing a bodj
teachers ivcentl vnd , ' 'IV.jcliers ,
: yiKit minion ofoiir station i > tc
s pire Uouwl jfirl.N , If that isdone.
waiters uotho much what is left un-
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Not until recently have we had time
examine the ten volume edition ol
Si < Thousand iears of the Woi-'d's
i-tory , " pnx-ntfd to the school k-
ary by the Misses Donoher during
ication. This proves to be a most
: ci-Ilent set of reference books for the
Aschool. . So far as we know this is
e most valuable present , ever made to
ir library.
Capt K. B Ilo.vell presented the
hool library four good books this
eek as follows : One large volume
Will C.irletou's prose writing ; A
) ok of the Jlii'ison. by Irving ; Pillars
the hou.se. by Charlotte M. Younge ,
id tatile\'s adventures in Africa.
lie latter while not .so valuable as the
hers , is in a way , both interesting
id insrtuctive. Capt Powell is break-
up hoUSe keeping and preparing to
ave Valentine for a time and says he
ishes to leave his books where they
ill be best appreciated and do the
o t good
Snpt Gordon and the principals ol
ic Lincoln schools ; issue a monthly
iper called the School Index and lis
ibute it to all the pupils free. Om
pm in the September number says ,
that under the new schedule of salaries
! centladopted br the Board of Edu
itiou. the maximum salary for grade
'noheis is raised from .sj7 JO to $7 (
er month with an ultimate possibh
mxiimsm salary of $80 per month. I
le school board will keep this paci
rid allow Supt. Gordon to' select hi
> achers solely on their merits , grea
lings raav be p.xppcted of thj Lincoli
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A COMPLETE LINE OF
GeneralMerchandise
Merchandise
AKD
Groceries
MAX E. VIERTEL jSTE13HASKA CKOOKSTON
School and Fancy .Tablets
Childrens and Ladies5 Mittens and Gloves ]
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Also a new line of outings
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W. A. Pettycrew , General Merchandise.
Fimes are Good
And perhaps your Watch is okl and' don' t'keep time : . You
perhaps have let it run without cleaning or oiling too long
so it is worn in some parts , and .will never do well without
too much expense for an old watch. You get my prices ,
conside r.the price and practical part of the investment. Re
member my guarantee insures you a'good wabh" . . Big
stock of Jewelry and Talidng Machines on hand. : :
) , \V , Morey , The Old' ReliableJeweler. .
HEADQUARTERS FOR
WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS
OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS
ralentine Nebraska
ccounts of Merchants. Ranchmen and Individuals invited. Money
to loan on first-class cattle paper and other securities.
Valentine State Bank :
( Successors to Cherry County Bank. )
l 3 ? i < ! Tip SSJ5OOO
itu WUITTEJIOKE , Prusidcut J. VV. STETTEK , Vice
CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier . ;
. . "w. .
C. HORNBY S. JACKSON
I I QIf ( so yon waut
WANT A
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LL I In. rjooil one.
The place to get the best Windmill , also-pumps and Tanks.
First door south of the Donoher House . -
- - . . - - Valentine , Webr.
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