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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT.
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CHERRY COUNTY. NEBRASKA
VOLUME XVII VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , NOVEMBER 2U , 1902. NUMBER 44
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Cold Weather is Coming
We are getting ready. Are you ready for
your fall suit ? If so , call and examine
our stock or leave your measure. All cus
tom--work made in our own shop. Work
manship and fit guaranteed : : : : :
Ladies' , Gents' and Children's Shoes
Ladies' , Misses'and Children's Jackets
The best Mercerized Skirt on earth for $1,00
D. STINARD. TAILOR
. . AND CLOTHIER.
OWL SALOON
9 Sole Agents for
HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY
Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER
Choicest Wines and Cigars ,
VALENTINE X NEBRASKA
Anderson & Fischer ,
-DEALERS IN
GENERAL HARDWARE
Stoves and Cutlery
Iron Beds , Springs and Mattresses
Furniture
Coffins , Caskets ,
and a Full Line of Undertakers' Supplies.
Chartered as a Stato Bank Chartered as a National Bank
June 1 , 1884. August 12. 1002 ,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
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CAPITAL PAID IN A General BHnfeii g
Exchange and
Cullwtinn Business
C. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President.
M. V , NICHOLSON , Cashier. CORA L. WAITERS , Assistant Cashier.
CITIZENS MEAT MARKET
J. W STETTER , PROP
FRESH FRUIT AND CAM !
IN THEIR SEASON
First-class Hue of Steaks , Roasts
Dry Salt Meats , Smoked
TALK OF THE TOWN
Harry J unod and wife are up from
WoodLake.
Albert Nenzel , of Nenzel , was dung
business in town this week.
Thanksgiving service at the M. E.
church , Nov. , 27 at 10 a. m.
Tom Nelson a nd wife are up irom
WoodLake visiting their parents.
Anson Newberry came down from
Cody Monday and returned on 27 the
same day. -
Yohn P. Yones has yumped his yob
skinningmules at the Fort and tells
us he has moved to town.
Mrs. Mogle and Mrs. Hanks , of Cody
came to Valentine the latter part cf
last week to consult a doctor.
We are in r eceipt of a dollar from
Mrs. Jennie Day , of Wolfe Wyo. , ask
ing us to send the DEMOCRAT.
Robt. Quisenberry , of Oasis , was in
our city the past week and asks us to
send the DEMOCRAT to his wife's moth
er at Ashley Ind.
Last week I M. Rice and special
agent Drebert , of the German Mutual
Insurance Co. , of Omaha , wrote near
ly $10,000 insurance.
Miss Flora Hornback started Tues
day morning for Weissnrt ( Ouster ( Jo. )
Nebr. , where she will visit with her
aunt during the winter.
Andrew Bonson was in town Tues
day and remembered us with another $
on subscription. His son Allen is at
tending school at Fremont.
M. P. Urosius and wife were in town f
Tuesday and stated that their daughter
Nellie , at Hay ward Wis. , had cut her
hand and was unable to work.
There was a coal famine in our city
the latter part of last week and the finit
of this , and yet our people do not want
a change to government ownership of
railroads. People like to be hoodooed. SKa
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Max E. Viertel's store at Crookston
is crowded with goods from top to
bottom and the ware rooms are chuck is
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full of goods. Last year Mr. Vfertel a
did a business aggregating over sia
$24000. a
J. O. Carter , who has been here dur 5'T
ing the fall firing one of the push eng T
ines , will soon be sent to other points ai
as the busy season is drawing to a li
close. Mr. Carter has made many
friends here and we hope to meet him
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Frank Eothleutner .of Georgia , was c
in town Tuesday buying goods Irom a 2
travelling man and transacting other E
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business. We acknowledge a pleasant EM
call. Mr. R. has purchased the Au M
gustus Davis store and is again in busi ec
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ness at Kilgore. m
Chas. P. Jordan has engaged Jas. S
White , formerly employed as fore ftbi [
man by Jas. Quigley to take charge biC
of his cattle. Mr. White is a thor C
ough cattleman and will bold an im se
portant position with Mr. Jordan. siA
Mr. White will live at the ranch and A
have hisvife and little girl with him wi ,
Mr. Jordan writes us that he has re tt
ceived a book entitled ' 'Rural Rhymes inm
and Talks and Tales ot Olden Times" m
from the author Martin Rice of Lone dc
Jack Mo. , with a dedicatory poem hi
written on the iiy leaf by the author's tb ;
own hand. This book is much appre er
ciated by Mr. Jordan , and the old poet cr
who i3 still alive and in his 89th year ,
will be again cheered to know that his pi
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life has not been in vain.
A radient light surrounds us here
Whene'er we read those ihyuies ;
A voice of melody we hear * , "
In talks of olden time * . m
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The picture drawu of earlier da\s ,
So natural do they seem ;
We liv. again in ancient ways f
And of those times we dream. * .
We render thanks unto the muso , M
Whn-e rh. m.hts m verses r.m no
In writing History for our use , g
Wo cheer the "graud old man. " ' 111
In revprnnce we how our head P
Unto thlman of fame , \
His words will live when he is dead < !
An 1 great will be his name
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He lives near that old town. Lone Jacfc
In Jackson County MoM 01P
A farmer sage , who had ths knack
Of writing rhymes just so. ed
He always worked for others good t ]
To him , a sacrifice : n
While others idle , ho suwed wood
Tfet ? { Vet ) M&ttt ftH.
f ' Coming Events.
Thanksgiving next Thursday.
A new face in body type fr > r
VALENTINE DEMOCKAT.
Ed. Elliott of Georgia is in Valen
tine this week.
Ed.Hanks came down from Cody
Monday to spend a few hours with
his wife who is here doctoring- .
Capt. R. B. Howell went to the sol
diers home at Grand Island , Nov.i5th ,
where he will remain until about
Christmas.
Our old friend , Geo. W. Kellar , of
Cascade , called on us while in town
the first of the week. Mr Kellar 'now
runs about GOO head of cattle on his
ranch in Pleasant Hill prec'uct.
M. J. Jordan of Aiabia dropped into
our office the first of the week while
in town We notice the grey hairs
accumulating which indicates that our
friend is growing older day by day.
Dan Barnes of Xewton called to
hand us the almighty dollar while in
town this week as juror for this term
of court. Mr. Barnes was excused on
the grounds of having a lot of calves at
borne to feed and no one at home to
take care of them but bis wife.
Mrs. McDonald , of Crookston , has
been enjoying- pood patronage at
her store and last week was compelled
to < call her son Wallace from school
to < assist her. Mrs. McDonald owns a
lot of town property in Valentine , in
cludingnumerous town lots , which are
for < sale foi cash or on easy payments.
Again our town is filled to overflow
ing with people here attending court.
We need more hotel accomadations.
Some one will do well to put up a good
large hotel or add to one of those already
in use. We will donate $10 worth of
advertising to the fitst person to build
hotel in our city. Others will donate
their patronage.
Wm. Epke , formerly of this place ,
now living in a comfortable home
at Crookston ; Nebr. The family con
sists of himself and wife , three girls
and : three boys , the oldest being a
jirl ' and the youngest a boy of four
months named after our president ,
Theodore. The children are all bright
and Wm. is especially proud of his
little boy.
Services at the M. E. Church next
Sunday as follows : Sunday school at
1C a. m. Morning service at 11 a. m.
Class : meeting 12 m. Junior League
J:30 p m. Epworth League 6:30 : p. m.
Evening service 7:30 : p. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening T.:50 : p. m.
Morning subject uEev/ard for Kight-
2ous Deeds. " Evening subject'De : -
aiands of Christianity. "
Last week Scout and his wife two
uli blood Sioux Indians from Rose
bud got aboard the local freight at
Drookston : and started for Genoa to
see a sick boy who had been there
jince last January attending school
\s the train left Crookston they
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vent out on the platform and sang
Lheir plaintrfe song and continued it
the caboose , later ending in a long
mournful wail in which Scout broke
lown crying as if already attending
iid boy's funeral and was joined iu
he crying spell by his wife. At \ al -
intint they continued the alternate
rying and singing until the train
lulled out , again stand ing on the rear
Dlatform making their plaintive
vail.
Wedding Bells.
Miss Fannie VanHuskirk. of Valen-
ine and Buce Moore , of Cody , were
named at the residence of the brides
enrs at Gordon , Wednesday night ,
Nov. . 12 in the presence of a number
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f invited guests and relatives of the
family This worthy couple is ell
known to most of our people at Cody ,
Merriman. Gordon and Valentine and
< words of this paper could add to the
good < name they have borne as individ
uals. Suffice to say that they have our
pood ( will , and commendation to thobe
\yho have not the pleasure of their ac
quaintance. ' T
They returned from the wedding on
the morning train to Cody and went
out to Mr Moore's ranch where he has
prepared a nice home. The next even
ing the yotmg people , of. Cody , gather
together , took the brass baud .vith
them and went out and serenaded thn
newlx wedded eouple.
The 1 > EMOCHAT extends hearty con
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WE CARRY
A COMPLETE LINE OF
GeneralMerchandise
Merchandise
AND
Groceries
MAX E. VIERTEL NEBRASKA CBOOKSTOX
For UNDERWEAR and SHOES !
we are strictly in it. Come
and see us : : : :
W. A. Petty crew , General Merchandise.
Jets. Silver and Uold
Worn.by the Monarcbs
And Princes of old.
And O. W. MOREY"will show you Jewels and Geuis
And Fine Watches with winding stems :
And willjrepair your Jewelrj * , if broken you know
And regulate'your timepiece if too fast or too slow.
Eyery word of this we certainly mean ,
The balance yon can hear on Edison Talking Machine at
O , W , Morey , The Old Reliable Jeweler.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS
OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS
Valentine - - Nebraska
Accounts of Merchants , Ranchmen and Individuals invited. Money
to loan on first-class cattle paper and other securities.
Valentine State Bank
( Successors to Cherry County Bauk. )
Capital Paid Up S43 ,
PUED WIIITTEMOUE , President J. Wl STETTEU , Vice 1'r'esiden
CUAKLES SPARKS , Cashier
C. HORNBY W. S. JACKSON
UOYOUWANUWINDMILL ? ! . " : :
The place to get the best Windmill , also pumus and Tanks.
First door south of the Dcnohdr House
S. MOON . . . Valentine , Nebr.
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