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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
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C. vj , jluM'Kii , C. S. GOULD.
C. C. K , of II. & . S.
VAI-KMTIXK LODG XO. 203 I. O. O. F
Meets Thursday night each week ,
AMOS KANIJALL , J. T. KKELEV ,
W , G. Sec'y.
3Il.\XEtJHADUZA LOWfeE A. F. &
A M. A'O li 3.- Meets 1st Tuesday on or be.
fore the full of the moon each month.
T. C , HOKNUY , WV , THOMPSON ,
\V. 11. Sec'y.
A. O. U. W. IMO. 7O.- Meets 1st and 3rd Mun
day oi each month.
W. A , PKTTVCUEW , U. G , DUNN ,
II. W. ttecordei. .
K IIOA'OK AO. ilO.Meets
2ud and 4th Monday each month ,
ETTA BUOWN , INKPirrxyciiEw ,
C. of II. Itecorder.
31. W. A. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each
mouth.
M. V. .NICHOLSON , W. K , HALEY ,
V.O. Clerk
FlIATEUKAlj UX10X NO. 5G8-Meets
every f-atun a ulgh
J. A.IioRNBACK , E. D , CLAUK ,
F , M. Sec'y.
1(1 ( + JtOYAIj K El II BOKS. Meets 2nd and
4th Weduesdaya each month.
MARY QUIGLEY , _ MINNIE DANIELS ,
Uraclc. Kcc.
Son * and Daua liters of Protection
Led eo. . 6. Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays each
month.
HKNHY GUAIIAM , Mrs. JENNIE LKWIS ,
P.es.
Royal HishlanderH , Devon CastlcXo.
2 l. Meets 2nd Friday eaca month.
EDCLARIC , - .E. HALEY.
I. P. ,
Charles U. Faulhaber
Brownler
Breeder ul
lle 'st-'d Heretord-i
o
liyam , No. 74,538.
at head ol herd.
Young bulls from 6
to Id months old
for sale
HENRY ATJGUSTON
Blacksmith
Brown lee , Kebr.
r JDoes general blacksmithingathard
times prices for cash.
\
PAT HETT
Valentine , Kebr.
Good , Hard Rock for sale in any
quantity.
H. M. CKAMER ,
CityDeliveryman. .
Trunks , valises and packages hs-.uled to and
from the depot and all parts of the City.
W. A. KIMBELL
Barber
First-class Shop in Every Respect
Euu de Quinine Hair Tonic , Golden Star hair
Tonic. Herpicide and Ooktj's Dandruff Cure , j
Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream
LEEOY LEACH
County Surveyor
Valentino or WoudUike
UKMKKAL , VTOHK pKoMrxw ATTENDED TO.
JOHN POiiATH
KKioge , Xebr.
Tubular wells and windmills.
A. M. MOERISSEY
Attorney at Law ,
Valentine , X * br.
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A. N. COMPTON
1 Physician and Surgeon
Office at Quigley & Chapman's 1
1'f Drugstore. Nights Th- Don
'f- oher residence , < IUMTVtrui't
Edward S Furay
Physician ami Surgeon
Office Fraternal Hall or El
liott's Drug Store.
V , M.-WALCOTT
YAN. fBS.AGTtR
I
Vateiitiiic , Kebr.
in District ' 'oiirl ami I1 S Uuid
< > nii ( ' - Ueul hbUiteandCauvh Property
Bought and sold. Dou'ded Al/airacter
F. B. A Iff V.K. R.
A I * Hi. U >
.No.27 Fil Daily 2 33 P. M
No. 25 " . except Sunday 9:40 A. M
No. 3 Pass ? 'in r Maily 12:49 : A. M
No. 28 Frt. Daily . 6:50A.M.
No , 2P ' except Sunday 5:00 P.M.
NO. 4 Passenger Dalij 4:47 A. M.
MILL PRICES FOF FEED ,
ir-tii on Ik 75 per cwt | 14UUton
. . . .85 PHI $16.00 tun
7oc * .3.00 "
KHed . . . .1.05 " $20.00 "
Corn , .95 " $18.00"
Chop corn 1.00 " $19.00"
Oat * i.20 $2300 "
John Nicholson ,
Dentist.
Will be in Valentine on the 20 , 21 , 22
and 23rd of each month. Reserve
your work for him. Office at Donoher
House.
ETTA BROWN
SUPf , PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Examination Third Saturday of eacli
month and Friday preceding.
* ALENTNE NEBRASKA
Mot.es & Hoffacker.
Simeon , Nebr
S on right or left
O shoulder of hors
es
O onleltjsiw. II on left fide , II on left thigh
S. S. Moses
x = xleft side
X right shoulder
O Hud hip.
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contnins original anecdotes and wit ,
moral lessons in homely phrase and
yersp. and appeals to old and young
I
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The excellent record of the' 'Mer
cantile''is attracting much attent
ion. It now has in Nebraska over
seven thousand policy holders and
over six million dollars of insur-
ence in force. It has annually for
five years on an average declared
to its policy holders a div
idend of 15 to 20 per cent ; that is ,
it has saved in cost to its policyholders -
holders that much. There is no
man but what would like to be in
a business that would yield him 20
per cent profit. The Mutual In
surance Journal. '
The Mutual Insurance people of
the state can be proud of the fact
that Nebraska has within its board
ers some of the very strongest
Mutual companies in the world ,
Many both farm and city whose poli
cies are as good as gold anywhere
and the reputation of which goes
unquestioned. Among the number
none are better than the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company and
The Nebraska Mercantile Mutual
Insurance Company , both of Lin
coln , and the Trans-Mississippi
Mutual Fire Association of Oma
ha , and our readers should carry
in these companies all of the insurance -
ance they can place with them up
to the full amount desired. No
person claims but that in case of
loss they are fairly treated and
when the amount is agreed upon ,
paid promptly. The Mutual In
surance Journal.
These companies are represent
ed by I. M. Kice of Valentine. In
these companies together with the
German Mutual of Omaha he has
written thousands of dollars of insurance - f
surance for people in Valentine ,
Crookston , Cody , Merriman ,
Gordon , Wooklake and through
out Cherry Co. There has never
been a question as to the reliability
of these mutual companies and
those holding policies in them can
testify to the saving in cost of in
surance. There should be no dis
crimination against them because
they have saved thousands of dollars
lars to policy holders , and insur
ance rates have been lowered 25
per cent by virtue of the existence
of these companies , in which even
those opposed to mutual insurance
have profited. They insure city
and farm property , school houses t
and churches.
Bailey
Lee Sellers is home at this writ-
mg.
A
Anna Dart was visiting on the
g
Snake last Sunday.
Flint Yuong is buying- bunch of
cattle now and then. F
Ira Gooclin got home f roln the ir
reservation last week.
Al Cass will move to Lou Dahl-
grens place in a few clays ,
Lon Heath and his mother took
in ] the show at Cody last week.
B. F. Nelson and wife were call
ers at W. H. Sellers on thc6.
Jerry and Myra Cass were vis
iting at the 0 S ranch recently.
Alma TVeede has
been staying w
at the orphans home last week.
Now if trusts will only begin to
bust they will be freely forgiven.
W. H. Sellers bought all the hay
on the Fred Walker place at § 5 a
ton.
ton.W.
W. H. Carter moved his cattle
from the Gunderson ranch last (
week.
Cattle are doing well. They are W
combing their hair with their
tongues- . n-
Wm. Fennelson and wife went nsi
south last week to buy some ranch
property.
Lee and Lulu Sellars and Cora
Gunderson were guests at John
Bishops last Sunday.
Now good trusts you may sob
and we'll not rue it. Since yoii
now must telltis jusjihowyoudo it. '
Pharasites there are , dark and
bright ; tick and louse , scale , mite
and ilca ; but none should man so il
stoutly fight , as that worst of all-
monopoly.
The writer thinks we will have
an early spring "We heard thun
der On the 15th. An early spring
will suit the stockmen as hay is
getting scarce.
Arabia Screenings.
Our citizens have been enjoying the
fine weathei after such a storm as we
had.
had.A
A dance was held at Welkers , two
miles east of Arabia. Geo. Veach
furnished the music and a good time
was reported to have been had by all
present.
J. P. Heelan.returned from Omaha
some time ago. He seems to be much
improved in bealth and also in spirits
and is no longer a bachelor. He con
cluded he was tired of bachelorhood
and brought back a frow with him.
Mr. Heelan is one of Arabia's best
citizens and a hustling ranchman.
We wish him a long life of happiness
and contentment of which he is well
deserved.
THE BLACK KNIGHT.
Bivczes
Miss Danielson , of Davey , Nebr. , is
visiting at J. R. Lee's
Last week James McClain was the
one to break an axle to his freight
wagon.
Miss Anderson finished her term of
school last Friday and has returned
to her Omaha home.
Rev. Johnson preached last Sunday
evening a thoughtful and instructive
sermon on amusements.
Mrs. Bennett , a sister of Wm. Shep
herd , returned to Fairbury last Tues
day to-attend to some legal business.
John Anderson having disposed of
his big corn crop , has bought the
blacksmith shop of Henrv Auguston.
Peter Rousche and Tom Shanley
went to Woodlake Saturday to look af
ter a bunch of cattle being wintered
there.
When Frank Lee came to haul out
of the river , the cattle lost in the re
cent storm he found 25 head instead
of eight reported last week. There
have beena few other losses reported
from the storm but cattle generaly
are looking well.
OBSERVER.
Sparks.
Harvey Johnson was seen on our
streets Sunday.-
We expect meetings to begin in
the near future.
The entertainment at Sparks was a
grand success.
Mr. Haley's have now become resi
dents of Sparks.
Mr. Callen tells us that business is
rushing this week. T
Mr. Roby's family have been very
.
sick but are improving.
School opeaed Monday with a good
attendance and Miss Stella Crowe as
beacher. (
Miss Delia Osborn will stay with
Mrs. Gee Bristol and attend the Bristol
tel school.
Sparks ought to be greatly enlight
ened now days , since three teachers
start ] from that point every morning
for their schools.
There will be a box social given
Friday evening , March 20. AU are
invited to attend. The proceeds to be
added to the organ fund.
Wm. Ogle may be seen on our
streets any time now adays for as teen
spring opens he has the decoratin of
Mr Haley's and Mr Callen's dwelling
bouses to do.
NIGHTENGALE.
Stasis liuttcrflv
The dance at Simeon was a success.
Mr. Davis , a traveling merchant ,
was at Oasis yesterday.
The two Mrs Harris were pleasant
visitors at Mrs Payton's.
Mrs. C. Stead man is visiting her
daughters in Valentine.
Spring has come at la'st. Black
birds and geese are already here.
Earnest Wilkinson and John Beckley -
ley were in our neighborhood Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Wilbur were vis
iting at Richards and Ganows last
iveek.
'Butterfly feels kinds of sore as I had
my wings frost bitten in the last
storm
Robert Howard is getting tired of
batching and I think he would line to
Qud an assistant.
Homer is stepping as high as a blind
horse now adays from the effects of a
new pair of high heel boots.
W R Grange was visiting Henry
Earris last Sunday. Talk nice Henry
ind you will come out all right.
Hosa Husted was shampooing W.
G. Ballard's cattle. They have the
itch and he thought that was the pro
per thing to do.
George Sedlacek was in our neigh
borhood last Friday with a fine team
and buggy and attended the dance at
Mr. Grange's. Oh my ! George did
look fatniling.
F. Kime passed through Oasis en-
route for Valentine and returned
of last week- , conveying
his lady relatives in an automobile
and stopped at Ed Harris' over night.
Sait did look real funny to see an
automobile in the sand hills. The
blacksmith's eyes bulged out thinking
too much opposition and no more
horse shoeing.
BUTTERFLY.
Dr. Withers , the Omaha pain
less dentist , will be in Valentine
March 81. One day only.
Rocky Corner.
John Ormeshcr went down the
river to town the other day.
C. C. Thompson was out airing
his hounds one day last week.
John Sedlacek caught two co
yotes last week with his dogs. He
has some fine dogs.
By the way , Porcupine , come
ahead and as we don't talk from
experience perhaps you wont run
up against the person you arc ex
pecting to.
George and Frank Sedlacek went
over to Oasis to a hop March 17.
The boys are building a house on
Frank's claim that he recently
homesteaded.
Evidently someone is laboring
under a delusion. There is cert
ainly more than one person in the
world that can carry on a news
paper correspondence.
"WEAKYVILLIK. \ .
Kiobrara Falls.
Mrs. Adamson is on the sick list.
Mrs. Lucy Parker is visiting at
Mr. Parker's parents up in South
Dakota.
Lon Moshcr has been helping
John Ormeshcr for a few days.
Johnnie is building an addition to
his house.
After silence for some time we
will try and clear up some of the
mysteries and case Niobrara Bill's
conscience.
John Adamson , J. Sedlacek and
R. Grooms have recently vacci
nated their calves , thus guarding
against the blackleg.
Mrs. Alice Metzgar , of Toledo ,
Ohio , arrived at her -sisters , Mrs.
Adamson last week. Mrs. Metz-
gar's health is very poor at pres
ent but her many friends hope to
see her improve in this climate.
Last week we happened to spy
the following article in Isio. B's
items : "The teacher of district
Kb. 100 was sick and went to visit
her step-mother. " Most assured
ly true , but how abrupt ! How in
sinuating ! "Would it not have
been better for N. B. to have said
the teacher visited her parents ,
and waited developments of some
thing further ? She visited her
parents in the first place because
a sick child always goes to its moth
er ; in the second place to be able
to consult her medical adviser ,
Dr. Lewis ; and in the third place
because it was nobody's business
but her own and that of her fam
ily. Now N. B. if there is any
more curiosity in your poky nose
come up and I can tell you in a
short time everything you want
to know and then some.
THAT TEACHER.
In n Critical Attitude.
Some people sue.ni to bo born iu nn
unhappy frame of mind. They cmuiut
admire excellency without mnUin : :
some comment on deficiencies. With
them the "times are always out of
joint. " They arc simply in a critical
attitude , and nothing except grumbling
will satisfy their morbid condition , says
the Pittsburg Tress. They remind one
very strikingly of the old lady who ,
when she was asked how she felt , re
plied that she felt better , but that
when she felt better she always felt
worse , ns she knew if she felt better
she was going to have a worse spell
again.
.
The Curate's Compliment.
Ill a west end church on a recent Sun
day the junior curate was preaching on
reasons lor coming to church. "Some
people. " he remarked , "come to church
for no better reason than to show off
their best clothes. " Then he paused and
gl.aiced thoughtfully over his audience ,
"i am thankful to see , dear friends , "
he .idded. "that none of you has come
here for that reason. " London Tele
graph.
_
Penalty o * Laziness.
IIend of Department What's this ly
ing on my. Ui'sl : V The last .dunning let
ter received from my tailor , duly ini
tialed by all m ; . clerks ! Oh. dear , what
1mVP I dor.o ? Actually sent it round tel
l e duy ! noted without taking flip trou
ble to look at it ! Fllegende Blatter.
1
Bill to AIlo- Cattle Barcr.3 I- '
Leai Government La ; : : ! .
SETTL1 DrfT . . T i lo
Colonel Tojtliy. "W.'io V.'un ZnvuKtl.Tn'j
Inp : ( hr.Hatter. . Itn.V Ccen Hoc
llcc'uI7i ? Vvn * Lerjrni.j.7 To I
3IucIi ' . lie AilniiniMiratlou I rvor.1 ]
tlie Ilt.-ui.x Anulnst the Settle. * .
The cattle barons appear to 1 * .
friends at court who are hewing theul
to perpetuate their monopoly of , h l
government lands in tlo wesierns : ia.s |
A special tlL'patch from Omha to Lt
Washington Test says :
"The laud leasing bill , as uow <
structed , was introilr.ced into tlii
ate and house at the last session of con-j
grcss. Its advui.t created : t f : r * > [
indignation in the wester : : staus. mull
its effect on the approaching cl t\ ; isl
was- the cause of tie layi : : asltiv i C iliel
measure. Opponents oi' the i.
denounce it as a glaring attt.jjt toj
crectc a land monopoly in the ' , vcj trnj
states.
"It is proposed to lcr.se for a i
not exceeding ; twenty years any j. AUJ- |
mcnt land remaining uipk.l : : ! i" ntj
the rule of from 1 to i ; rt' . . . > pir acre
per annum. The pivosiion ; ; yn ' i.i"i
means the : : c < fairing o ! " a revi u. liy
the government from lamb , no. . * o ; : -
piecl and seemingly wortliie.-s. T. ; : . . ! -
it.v. it is claimed.'will be an i- . " . : * S
r.uiual draft ci the . v < lrra ! t/ . . .y
for costs of colk'ctiri : . tlst * o .ic.1 -
nient of tl large number oi' new fa * of-
flccs. the control of inimyiisf . . ' of
western land and the cosstvtii i.t : . ( -
vention of settlement by iui ! sir.oi-j in
dividuals by a few j-rirat oatlk1 . .ml
sheep raising corporations : : iul the con
sequent absolute control of pricey of
meats by the hind monopoly. "
The dispatch furtlic-r adds. "i'oloifl
Mosbj * wss : rapidly informij ; tl.v > pub
lic of the1 actual facts wlt'-n ho wa. ; re
called. " As Colonel Mo.-sljy : s the spe
cial of the hind . - - ! . 't
a sent dop.-- : ; * * i : :
vrashington and had leen - ; ' : or-lirs
to remove the wire fcnci-.s Uu cattle
barons had erected , his recall mu t
mean that I bo adiii&istraii-jn has fI en
up its f'mht Ji-'afnst the ciittk-mtn.
The Iniui 1'rtsing hill wi.s ] : thH' ' ( l
in tlif to.U' ; hy Senator Mllnl ; i Xe-
liraska : : i : < l in the house Ly Ci i , re -
man BowrJNcrk < , f ! : : : : : s ; > i\ I It
passed 1 y cungressvlil ofuv.lv : Iv IKV-
petunte thf hold ti e cilllo : Jjro- : h-.o
on tlie covrrninent lands of the west tn
their c\vn Uns. :
The fanners of every st : > - Ii 'lie
Union are directly iitervtd : in o * > j M < = -
injr ie hills : > ov.S'.pfcri ? fvivfcr
they cannot compete with in- price at
\vh'"h 1'eef t-.tih1. sheipin1 vo 1 cn
be produced In l.-ir.w hen- ! ; . : i 1.7nl for
vrhi < 'h nn r"rt ur iiir resl ' . < p i d and
upon \vliich i.o taxes : ire : I > CSM n
l'i the pasi tiif fn-e rangf fur cr/Uo
on the public hind- \vs : prti- : : r : inl in
by all droves , great orsall. : 5-it in tlic
l-t : few years the Ji'rircittlf cfin-
panics have fenonl in v:1.ira ' < -h > of the
public land , anil have tlu-n'fcie i lonop-
olized its use. The honu'stcasucker !
has during this tiie IKCU gr.ulu.illy
encroaching more : t" l i : : > r i on xh's
public ( loiaii that th catt1baro'u
have cciiic' to look : : pr.i as : I\r ov.-n.
and the result is U.t' ' < : : ! lIt-t ! iio.y Ic-
*
fore the publicantl congress. ?
The leasing of tln-se i ul > lli * ! : ri ls at
the rate of from 1 to < ct' : * s : : n acre , or
RI average of . ' 5 ci'nts. 5 > ; out of all po-
pcrtion to their val : . . : : id tlie collec
tion will cost ic v than the govorn-
mcirc will receive. Then * will be no
protection for the homestead- ! th"
cattle barons would lease all i' lands
adjoiiig his hoiuestt-ad and s"it him
off from free range for his cattle , ami
perhaps access to the streams , which
are few and fr : apart on the plains.
The policy of tlie government from
the first has been to reserve the piblic
lands for those who wish to make
homes upon them , and its reversal by
the present administration in the inter
est of the cattle barons should b" de
nounced by all. Senators and congress
men should be written to demanding
that the honest settler be protected and
the cattle barons' fences be removed ,
so that all can have free access to the
public domain.
Under Anxpices of the Ct ± .
I
The Duty 0:1 AitJirsc tc-
Sor.ntor Plait < _ f ( 'onnii'-tieut
hear or mul the president's message tu
congress ? if so , lw\v did be hnr tli
'
temci-rty to say. "There is no duty ou
eoal. " in view of the exnlieit statemci c
ir.d recommendation of'the pvesid'ut.
"In my judgment the tarlH OD autLu.i-
"Ite coal shiuld Le" removed and an-
/nraclte put aerially where it HOT.is
'omisally..on tj fre.elist ; The coun-
ry i. watchiaj ? to see what answer
oiuTOF ! * will make to this a
Xew 1'orLVcrld. .
