THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. M. RICE EDITOR
Thursday , April 23 , 1903
TERMS
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nouuis in arrears.
N'otices of losses of stock free to brand adver
tisers.
Is it not time that the populists
take charge of our state govern
ment again to reduce freight rates
and raise railroad taxation ? The
populists may have given up their
fight as a party but their work with
the democratic party was product-
of much good to the people of the
state of Nebraska. Anyone who
is fair ought to admit that the
populists did more for the inter
ests of the farmer and ranchmen
than any republican legislature.
Junction City voted on a library
proposition at last week's election
and failed to carry it by ten votes.
There were more votes cast for it
than against it , but the votes for it
lacked ten of being a majority of
all votes cast. This was due to the
fact that ninety-six ballotts were
defective. It seems that notwith
standing their plan of escaping the
burden of taxation by the well
known system of "lines , " the citi
zens of that town are a trifle re
luctant to add anything to their
load of taxes. Manhattan ( Kan. )
Nationalist.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Chas. Eeecc , County Clerk is out
to his ranch this week.
Al Thacher is having his room
over the store papered.
A. B. Ries , of Crookston , was
in the city one day last week.
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Mrs. Lizzie Harris is thinking
of opening up a stock of millinery
soon in our city.
Hon. David Hanna and Wash
Honey were in our city yesterday
from "VYoodlake.
Mrs. McDonald was down from
Crookston last Saturday and called
at this office.
Win. Tetherow moved this week
onto the Geo. Hull ranch , which
he recently purchased.
Kay Jones and Ed Elliott started
Monday morning for Omaha to
work at the carpenter trade.
John Harden is having a nice
building erected on lots owned by
his wife in the west part of town.
Max E. Viertel , the Crookston
wide awake merchant , was in our
city the first of the week on busi i
ness.
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There was a swell ball given at l
the Post last night by one of the t
officers. Several from town were l
present.
L. N. Layport has erected a wat l
er tank near his windmill and will l
now have water to burn during t
the hot days. \
Will T. Seagcr writes us that cV
ct
his,14A Busy Day , ' ' Farce Comedy t
Company will be here shortly. t
Watch for dates.
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Edmund Gcrber was arrested 1 :
yesterday for using profane and 1
bad language on the street. He h
hn
was placed in jail to await trial. ha
Mrs. Adelia Pettycrew is im
proving very much in health and
is able to be up and walking about v
this week. She has had a severe I
attack of the grip. c
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The building being put up by tl
Kobt. McGeer is nearing complet tlt (
ion and will be occupied by him fc
as a saloon on May 1st if complet fch
ed by that time. fcP
The First National Bank is being u
rapidly built and the stone work P
will probably be finished this week. E
Mr. Cornell thinks he will be n
able tb move iotib it ty Juae 1st- ,
John Chaloud was transacting
business in our city Tuesday.
F. M. Seger returned Saturday
from Colorado , where he had been
to bury his mother.
Straw hats made their first ap
pearance on our streets yesterday ,
worn by three of our attorneys ,
F. M. Walcott , Ed Clarke and J.
M. Tucker.
11. F. Pettycrew called yester
day while in town and introduced
a couple of ladies who were out
from Council Blufls , la. , to file on
land in the west part of the county.
John Shaughnessy has purchased
a bill of lumber of L. C. Sparks
and has begun to rebuild his house
that was partially destroyed by
fire recently. He will rebuild as
it was.
L. C. Sparks has been putting
up' lumber sheds and a new office
building which will be a great sav
ing of lumber and other building
material from injury by the
weather.
The Union hotel was taken
charge of last Friday by Mrs. E.
Massingale and will be conducted
by her. Eay Jones had been run
ning the hotel since the departure
of his father to Iowa.
Mrs. E. M. Henderson and Mrs.
M. L. Irwin , of CouncirBluffsIa. ,
visited our office yesterday while
in our city to file on land. There
were 12 soldier's widows who came
in a bunch to file on land.
Miss Mutchmore , one of the
teachers , was sick last week and
Miss Brown took her place in the
school room for a few days until
her recovery. Miss Brown is in
the western part of the county ,
looking after schools this week.
H. A. Daniels called on us yes
terday and paidus a couple $ on
subscription. He has sold his land
to his brother and is now entirely
out of the ranch business but a sad
dle which he says he can't borrow
to fiit him though there are plenty
of horses to be had.
A fight in town during the past
week. One of our citizens was
hurt but will soon be around again.
Win. Francke and Harry Hilsinger
had a few words which came to
blows. Some of their friends tried
to separate them and in the melee
Wm. Francke had his 'shoulder
thrown out of place.
We are in receipt of some recent
photographs of Dr. Seymour and
family , which were made especial
ly for his patients , also a booklet
containing some very strong com
mendations. He requests that his
patients write at once , if they have
not received either , and he will be
pleased to forward same.
Spring is here. The trees are
budding and beginning to put out
their leaves. Grass is growing
and nature is smiling in the gold
en sunshine. Farmers are busy
putting in crops and the cattle
wander out on the prairies. It is
hard to stay in doors and feel con
tented to work at dry books and
lifeless paper.
A fight took place at the depot
Monday between a soldier and a
knight of the road , who happened
to be hanging about the depot ,
waiting to catch a ride out. He ]
called a colored soldier a "nigger" ]
which raised his Irish and they fell \
to and scrapped it out. When the c
the scrap ended both of them looked cc
pretty much 'hors de combat , " a
but the tramp will probably use a t
little : better grammar next time he t
has occasion to address a colored
man who has the grit to join the li
lit
army. t
Ser'gt. Yours , of I company ,
was shot and instantly killed last
Friday by a private in the same
company who had a grievance
against him because he had cursed
the private about some trival mat
ter and had said something dis
tasteful to the private regarding
liis girl in the Philipines. The 3f
private will beOheld in the lockup
jntil his preliminary which will p
probably be held before El. L. r <
Seath , of Cody , some time in the
icar future. The Sergeant was
at the -Post cemetery. / c <
Strawberries are on the market
and arc sold at 20c per quart. The
quality is fine and the stores have
a fresh quanity every morning that
is readily devoured by the lovers
of fruit.-
J. E. Thackrey writes from Hot
Springs , S. D. , that he arrived
there safely with his two boys at
4 p. m. Wednesday. Mrs. Thack
rey and the two younger children
leave on to-night's passenger to
join them. N
Mrs. Viola Cook has sold her
house on Macomb street to Hezekiah -
kiah Brown and is preparing to
leave our town. Her friends re
gret that she is going away , but
Mrs. Cook thinks she has better
health in a lower altitude.
Clyde Pettycrew , a son of E.
F. Pettycrew on the norfli table ,
had to give up his position in W.
A. Pettycrcw's store last week on
account of sickness and is now
staying at home on the farm. His
brother Will has taken his. place
in the store.
Yesterday was Arbor clay.
School was dismissed in the after
noon and the children had a half
holiday. Some went riding , some
walking and others went fishing.
Lawrence Eicc , son of the editor
of this paper , went fishing with
H. McCrea and caught 12 fish ,
weighing nearly half a pound each ,
in about an hour clown at the Min-
nechaduza Lake. He now wants
a fishing pole.
Eeports from the Manhattan
( Kan. ) papers chronicle the death
of J. J. Davis , editor of the Mer
cury at that place , at the age of 53
years. Over work and enlarge
ment of the liver had brought the
man down to a state of ill health
and was a ready victim of the
grippe which hastened death. Mr.
Davis was a wide awake newspa
per man who had struggled from
ne ? rsboy to the owner of a good
plant and was a forceful writer
and a strong democrat , making for
himself the reputation of conduct
ing one of the strongest democratic
weekly papers in Kansas. It is
but another case of a man begin
ning at the bottom of the round of
the ladder and climbing upward
only to learn that "the path's of
glory lead but to the grave. " A
good man is not always appreciated
while he lives. Various reasons
might be assigned. Prejudice ,
jealousy and political preferment
did not keep Mr. Davis down. It
spurred him onward to make a
stronger fight until with health
impaired he sought , rest after 19
years as editor of the Mercury.
Manhattan , Kan. He fought a
good fight and kept the faith.
From the JSew Era.
Press Dispatches of April 9th
note the the appointment of Wil
liam H. Kunsc , of Logansport ,
Ind. , as farmer at the Eosebud
Boarding school.
A number from the Agency at
tended Easter services at St. Fran
cis Mission. The music furnished
by the pupils speaks well for the
work done at that school.
Day school inspector , A. E. Mc-
Fatridge , departed from here on
Sunday morning with Chas. Good r
Beaver and Webster Iron Wing to *
Haskell Institute , Lawrence Kan. ,
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course of study. Haskell is one
of the best schools in the service
and it would please us to chronicle
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the departure of more pupils for v
there. No doubt Bro. Mac will
tell our readers something about °
his trip and the school when he re
turns.
The Gregory County News is
authority for the statement , that v
Jim Emery has 'an artesian well on
liis allottment on the north branch
of Whetstone Creek which is spout s
ing forth water at the rate of 100
gallons a minute. The ilow was'
struck at 900 feet and the volume h
water appears to be increasing , p
Ben Turgeon was the attending exo :
pert and we hope he will become a
responsible for more wells in that p
part of the reservation. Mr. Emai
jry and Mr. Turgeon both are to w >
congratulated upon their success , i is
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The greatest nation in the world is
the greatest consumer of coffee.
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is the standard beverage of every
state and territory of the Union.
It's pure that's why.
Always in 1 Ib. aJr-ti lit , nealed packpws ,
insuring fro.ihno s and uniform quality.
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BUY A HOME OF THEIR OWN
MUTUAL INSURANCE COM
PANIES MAKE
Farmers' Mutual and Nebras
ka Merc an tile Buy the
< & nea Place lor Tlieir
Own Use.
The Nebraska Mercantile Mutual
and the Farmers' Mutual Insurance
companies yesterday purchased
through John S. Reed , the building-
at 1218-22 P street , known as La Gar
ner place. The building will be re
modeled and used as the permanent
home of the two organizations. Each
company bu3Ts an undivided halt in
terest , and both will occupy the pro-
pert3T on the terms of independance
and mutual helpfulness that have pre
vailed since their organization. The
price paid is $12,000. It is said that
the rent the companies are now pay
ing will pay for this property in a lit
tle more than six years and give them
virtually free rent thereafter. The
purchase price will be paid in cash
out of the reserve funds.
The idea of buying a home for the
companies has been entertained for
several months , and at the annual
meetings at the beginning of the year
the directors were granted the power
to act. The Farmer's Mutual has
moved nine times in its history , while
the Mercantile has been obliged to
seek new quarters four times. The
expense of fitting up suitable vaults
for the steadily expanding business is
considerable , and has now reached
such a figure that it is considered nec-
essarv to check it by stopping the
practice ot moving. The only way
the directors could do that was to buy
property that would permit the com
panies to settle down for life.
The Gerner building is located on
the north side of P street between
Twelfth and Thireenth. It is on lot
9 , block 37. It is 42x70 feet in size ,
with two high stories and a good base
ment. It is strongly built of brick
and stone. At present it contains 4
flats , each of six rooms. It is planned
to connect the six rooms with arch-
wavs in a way to make roomy business
offices. In the rear a vault will be
built large enough for the records.
The whole building will de used by the
twc companies , except the basement
which has been rented to printing and
plumbing concerns.
All of the directors of the two com
panies were in session considering
this matter yesterday. They looked
over the buildings and heard all the
real estate men had to say , finally de
ciding by a unaminous vote that it
would be more business like to buy a
home for the companies than to own
a large office building. The directors
of the Mercantile were in session
again last night winding up the busi
ness of the session , while the direct
ors of the Farmer's Mutual were
across the street at the Oliver theatre
investigating the possiblities of writ
ing a few policies for the Si Plunkard
company. All of them were feeling
pleased over the work of the day , and
particularly elated over the develop
ment of the business. The two com
panies now have more than $50,000 ,
000 of insurance. To care for this
volume of business requires a steadily
growing force of employees. The
companies have become so large that
their settling down to stay in Lincoln
will be a cause for congratulation
among business men and property
owners. State Journal.
Ex County Commissioner Alex
Burr called on us yesterday and
we enjoyed a pleasant visit. Mr.
Burr is in as a witness for Mrs.
Haley in proving up on a home
stead.
stead.We
We have heard it remarked that
Dr. Seymour's prices were so much
higher than other specialists , that
people sometimes failed to sec him
3n this account. We think this is
mistake , as it does not cost people
ple anything to talk to the doctor !
md they are at liberty to have the
vork done or otherwise , as there i
no expense for consultation. j
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Meals Lunches Short Orders
THE KANGAROO
I TSe TH
First class meals at all hours ,
day and night. Oysters in
season. Pics , cakes , dough
nuts always onlhand.
E. P. Cohota , Prop ,
GET rvrvn < iT'T'T7iTAT THIS
m YOUR PRINTING OFFICE *
Can Satisfv You to Ooali'tv Price and
HEADQUARTERS FOR
WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS
OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS
Valentine - - Nebraska
' . T. Bishop ,
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The "Wilber Barn
Totir Patronage Solicited.
If your CATTLE SUFFER
from UXJJB , IICH or MANGE
B H 4 & 8 ? * jCtv ft flt A V3S * * Br * f 9 rv I f * 9 V K3 IB
GH HLORO iHPTHn F M
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- Sold by Quigley & Chapman ,
Valentine , T ebr.
Richards & Gomstock ,
Ellsworth , Nebr.
John Bowers ,
. Edward Parry. Bowers & Parry ,
up I M
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Livery , p ed and Sale Stable ,
Good nigs. Careful Drivers , '
Reasonable Prices.
The IValcott Cam , First Stable Eist ; of Stetter's Saloon.
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WITH A FiNE LINE OF CANDIES.
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F.E. B ( a good one.
The place to get the best Windmill , alsc pumps and Tanks.
First door south of the Donoher House
Highest casli pjicc paid for Hides and Furs.
S.MOON .
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, Nebr
Try tJjc O'SFeill Kon4c to
Sioux City and fjioiix
The Great Northern L'"ne ( Pacific
Short Line ) makes daily connections at
O'Neill with Elkhorn trains bcth east
ind westbound , making the shortest
ind quickest route to Sioux City , Sioux
Falls and points east and north. Buy
local tickets to O'Neill and get through
.ickets from Great Northern" Agent
Lhere. FIIBD ROGERS ,
Genl. Pass. Agt.
9 9 Sioux City , Iowa.
TIME TABLE
Great Northern JLine
at O'neill , Mebr.
Going East , Coins West.
Leaves 10:10 a. in. Arrives 3:50 p. m.
Passenger , dally except Sunday.
Connections with Elkhoru trains -east and
west-bound from all points west of O'Neill.
Shortest route to Sioux City and beyond.
Through connections for Sioux Falls , Minne
apolis , St , Paul and nil points north and west ,
Buy local tickets to O'Neill.
FRED EOOERS , G , P. A.
Sioux City , Iowa
The Elite Pestaurani
and Chop House
= , the market affords
'isn ' and game when in season.
Oysters in every style. Cake
< and Pies of all description. You !
? get what you order , give me al
3cail and convince yourself.
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