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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER op CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA
VOLUME-xvn VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , JANUARY 1,49996-JSgTV NUMBER 50
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FOR HOLIDAY TRADE
SPECIAL BARGAINS
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Ladies' Fufs Handkerchiefs
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GROCERY DEPT
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49 49 18 Ibs , Gran , Sugar $100 * *
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49 2 Cans Best Tomatoes ,25
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i A fine line of Spices , Extracts and etc * &
at lowest prices
| Red Front Mercantile Go ,
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Cold Weather is Here
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Overcoats Overshoes Cloaks
Jackets Sweaters
And a pair of warm Mittens for winter ,
TAILOR
STINARD
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T. YEARNSHAW
THE OWL SALOON
JAMES BHULL
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HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY
Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER
Choicest Wines and Cigars ,
VALENTINE NEBRASKA
Anderson & Fischer ,
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GENERAL
Stoves and Cutlery
Iron Beds , Springs and Mattresses j
Furniture
Coffins , Caskets ,
and a Full Line of Undertakers' Supplies.
Chartered as a State Bank Chartered as a National Bank
. - June 1 , 1884. August 12. 1902 ,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
CAPITAL PAID IN A General Banking
Exchange and
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CollectionBusiness
C. H. CoKtEtL , President. , J , T.MAY , Vice-President.
' M. V , NICHOLSON , . WATTEBS , Assistant Cashier.
CITIZENS ; EAT MARKET
% J. W. STETTER , PROP :
FRESH FRUIT AND CAMF
IN THEIR SEASON
First-class1 line of Steaks.RoaetB
-Dry Salt Meats , Smoked
Bteakfwt Bacon
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TALK OF THE TOWN
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Local Veather Record
U. 8 , Department of Agriculture >
Weather Bureau f
Valentine , Nebraska , week ending 6 a , m. , Dec- '
ember 31,1002 ,
, | Maximum temperature 30 deprces on the 27th.
Minimum temperature , 7 degree on the . 25Ui.
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Mean temperature. 15.7 degrees , which is 2.4
degrees below the normal.
Total precipitation , .0 inch , which is 13 inch
below the normal.
N. AI. CUNNINGHAM ,
Official in Charge.
C. P. Hamar was'in town the
first of the week' fromdown the
river.
Fred Cumbow returned Monday
from a visit over Christmas * with
his parents at Johnstown.
The Valentine sc.hool"was . dis
missed for two weeks'and will bo-
gin Monday'Jan. 5,1903.
Miss Holcombone of the teachers
in the Valentinoschools , went
home to visit during the holidays.
Louis Kleinschmidt , of York
Nebr. , called to see us last week
while in our city visiting friends.
Mrs. Levi Sparks and daughter ,
Helen , went te Hot Springs , S. D.
for a couple of .weeks visit last"
Friday.
Arkansaw Bob came in from his
ranch last week and-helped J. W.
Stetter to ship out three loads of
cattle this week.
Miss'Laura Petti John came up
from the Fremont Normal last
.Wednesday evening to visit home
folks. She returned Sunday.
Mrs. E. H. Bohle had the mis
fortune to fall down in the cellar
at-their restaurant Tuesday mornj j
ing,11 severely bruising' her"side
and hip.
A "Stocking Social" will be *
given at the Ward school house
January 10 , 1903. Girls bring
supper for two. All come , some
thing new.
A. B. McAleyy and his brother ,
from Iowa , came into town last
Monday to get a load of supplies
and house furnishing goods. They
started home Tuesday.
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Al Young and Lee Shepherd
went to Cody Saturday night and
attended church Sunday. Mr.
Young says they listened to a good
sermon by Rev. Bazel Hunt.
'Geo. 'Miller , a jolly , smiling ,
goodnatured young man working
for R. FGillaspie was in .town
the flrst of the week , George
formerly lived on the north table.
An old man by the name of
Simpson is carrying his face in a
sling as a result of a mix up with
a colored gem'man who goes by
the name of Spcnce. Simpson
was accused of setting the fire at
the dance hall owned by Spence
that burned recently.
Prof. Vincent F. Safranck , the
band leader of .the 25th Infantry E
located at Ft. Niobrara , made us 1
a pleasant visit Monday and made
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arrangements for a concert which : \
the band will give at the M. E. f
Church Friday evening , Jan. 9th. 2t
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The land has 22 pieces and we can
expect some excellent music. i
The Woodmen will have a joint a i
installation of officers in the near
future and will take in the Simeon
Lodge. fitep"E t
on hand to witness the doings of ]
the' best lodge in the world. There
is none other just as good or just
as strong an organization as the
M. W. A. Not wishing to do an
injustice to any one or any J9fi
it is but justice to say "Sui ttiejHi
Modern Woodmen have a memtet-
ship af which each member , should
feel proud. N It's a grand old lodge
and has never yettaken a back
ward fitep"
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J | Some of the teachers are back
to town spending tho holidays.
Theodore Tillson was tranacting
business in our city the first of
the week.
Charbonneau & .Taylor are hav
ing all the work they can do at
their shop near the M. E. Church.
Last Friday Mr. Taylor got his
head pretty badly cut while shoe
ing a horse but only stopped long
en'ough to get the , blood stopped
and , went to work again.
Report of school district No. 50.
No. of pupils enrolled 17 ; average
daily attendance 14. School clos
ed-Dec. 25 , ' and will open again
Jan. 5. This district is in a bad
habit of tardiness. Parents should
make it a special point to correct
this error before any severe rules
are passed regarding it.
CLINTON COLLETT , Teacher.
J. H. Searby was in town Mon
day from Crookston and stated that
they had sold most of the 50head
of horses advertised the past few
weeks in this paper. The roads
were bad between here and Crook
ston and Mr. Searby did not stop
long in town. The snow is 12 to
20 inches deep on the roads in
most places.
Word comes tHat Mrs. George
Seager died Sunday night of lung
fever. Mr. Seager lives about 25
miles south and west of Cody and
is well known and indentified with
the business interests of Cody hav
ing considerable property there as
woll as a good ranch and a fine
bunch of cattle where he lives.
He had contemplated. moving to
town.
E. W , Webb & Co. have bought
bhe old county jail and six lots and
Monday of this week opened up a
pop factory and bottling works.
Mr. Webb is a father of the cigar
maker Webb and comes here from
Elgin this state. People in Valen
tine and vicinity will be interested
in .this new venture and will lend
their usual encouragement to busi-
DCSS enterprises.
Services at the M. E. Church
next Sunday as follows : Sunday-
school , 10 a. m. Morning services
11 a. m. Class meeting , 12 m.
Junior League 2:30 : p. m. Ep-
wbrth League 6:30 : p. m. Even
ing service 7:30. Prayer meeting'
f hursday evening 7:30. : Morning
subject : "True Religion of Life. "
Evening subject : "The Spirit of
this Age. "
It gives us pleasure to announce
that the full orchestra from the
Post will play a concert at the M.
E. Church on Friday evening , Jan
uary 9th. This concert will'be
played by the cpmplete orchestra
3f the 25th Infantry and will be a
musical treat such as is only heard
in ] the large cities. ' The orchestra _
will consist of 3 1st violins , 2 2nd
violins , 2 violas , cello , 2 basses ,
flute , oboe , 2 clarionets , 2 bassoons ,
french horns , two cornets , trom
bone and drums , making a perfect
instrumentation capable of playing
anything from ragtime to sym
phony. Mr. Safranek , the band
master has not yet decided on all
the numbers for the program , but
the selections will be such as will
please , avoiding , both the vulgar B
and the classical , but striking a
medium . ' 6f standard and better
class works that are both interest-
and delightful. Some of our
inent citizens have expressed
; elves as highly gratified with
thf prospect of Such an entertain
mdnfc , antf the tfell behaved boys
of the Post will be patronized with
such a turnout as only the citizen
of Valentine are capable of.
AFTER THE XMAS RUSH ! |
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WE ARE BUSY
GETTING INTO SHAPE
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D C CO D C 5 OTJK ANNUAL IN-
D LI U if U VENTORY , JAN. , 5
we are going to clean up all our Winter Goods consisting of heavy
Dressgoods Outings Quilts Blankets
Clothing Underwear Shirts Leggins etc
at greatly reduced prices , and all our stock of K
Shoes goes at COST for Cash.
This is not a sale of undesirable goods , but all up-to-clutc
Merchandise in season
Groceries at Bottom Figures
YOURS FOB BUStt7ESS
MAXE.VIERTBL
COME AND SEE OUR
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Xmas Handkerchiefs for children , . . ,
Xmas Mittens " , ' " ' . . . " ' /
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AIlso our Fine Line of Xmas Candies- -
W. A. Pettycrew , General Merchandise
W. T. Bishop ,
LIVERY FEED i SALE STABLE
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The Wilber Barn
Your Patronage . Solicited. " *
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HEADQUARTERS FOR
WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS
OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS
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Valentine Nebraska
A.cconnt8 of Merchants , Ranchmen and Individuals invited. Money
to loan on first-class cattle paper and other securities- *
Valentine State Bank
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( Successors to Cherry County Bank. )
Capital Faia Tip agOOO > ' .
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FRED WHITTEMORE , President J. W. STETTER , Vice Presiden
CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier
T. C. HORNBY W. S , JACKSO *
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