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VOLUME XVIII VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , JUNE 11,1903. NUMBER 21
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Your Attentionl
That the Good Old Summer Time is
here , and you will necessarily need
something in the following line :
Screen Doors
Window Screens
Wire Cloth
Poultry Netting
Field Fencing
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We are also Sole Agents for the Aermotor Windmills
and will give prompt attention to all orders for repairs received
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ceived by us. We have also added to our already complete
line of hardware , etc. , a full line of Pumps , Pipe , black or if
galvanized , all sizes ; fittings and plumbing supplies.
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Headquarters for Busby Gloves , Stetson
Hats , California Pants and Suits.
Tailoring in all Branches
TAILOR
AND CLOTHIER.
I Gasoline Stoves I
$3 Comfortable cooking. All through the summer your kitchen b&
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II General Hardware , Stoves and Bang- * *
H es. Iron Beds , Springs , Mattresses and g
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15 Piano Mowers and Rakes. St
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HERALD PUFE RYE WHISKEY
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I Ale and Porter , AndFRED KRUG'S BEEP
Choicest Wines and Cigars.
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CITIZENS MEAT MARKET
HENRY STETTER , PROP
FRESH FRUIT AND CAM I
IN THEIR SEASON
First-class line of Steaks , Roasts
Dry Salt Meats , Smoked
Chartered as a State Bank Chartered as a National Bank
Jimn 1 , 1884. August 12 , 1002 ,
: . X A FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
CAPITAL PAID A General Baning
S3 . 5 000 . ' Exchan and
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Collection Business
C. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President.
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'M. Y > NICHOLSON > Cashier *
TALK OF THE TOWN
Local Weather Record
C. 8. Department of Agriculture i
Weather Bureau )
Valeutiue. Nebraska , week ending G a , ra , ,
June 10,1903 ,
Maximum temperature 82 degrees on the 7th.
Minimum temperature , 37 degrees on the 10th.
Mean temperature. 61.4 degrees , which is 1.7
degree below the normal.
Total precipitation. 0.13 Inch , which is 0 67 inch
below the normal.
H. McP , BALDWIN ,
Official in Charge ,
Yes , we're going to celebrate
the 4th of July. Come and join us.
E. H. Wilson is quite sick this
week. Spinal trouble is the Dr.'s
statement.
Frank Bray ton is building a nice
home on Cherry street where his
house formerly stood.
The Valentine Bottling Works
puts up the finest kind of soft
drinks. 17
"W. D. Kicketts of Merriman was
in the city Tuesday and handed us
a dollar for another year to the
Democrat.
Now let everyone chip in
and spend a little money to get
a 4th of July celebration. How
much will you give ?
Prof. Watson has built a neat
addititon to his dwelling and is
making his place look more home
like with improvements.
The Eqnal Suffrage Club will
give an ice cream social at Bethel
Hall Friday night. Everybody
ordially invited to be present.
Born : A fine baby boy , to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Price last
Saturday morning June 6 , 1903.
Dr. Compton was the . attending
physician. '
Morning subject at the M. E.
jhurch next Sunday will be , "Seek-
ng a Better Country. " Evening ,
is June the 14th is Children's Day
a very interesting program will be
given by children of the Sabbath
school , consisting of songs , recita
tions and speeches. You are cord
ially invited to attend.
Later reports indicate that the
circumstances relating to Lyon's
whipping his crippled son at Gor
don as reported in these columns
last week , were only a part of the
story. We learn that Lyon , after
knocking his boy down with his
fist and kicking him until he lay
helpless before him , ran into the
house and got his shot gun but was
intercepted by his wife and prevented -
\ vented from using it. Lyon ex
plain ed that he knew the gun was
not loaded and that he just got the
gun to scare the boy. Tuesday
until noon a stuffed suit of clothes
to represent Lyon was hung to the
liberty pole. We were told that
it was thought to be hanging there
yet on Saturday. This is the man
who poses as a writer of cute things
and thinks that the boys of great
men don't usually amount to any
thing.
R. W. Tellis who shot Mrs. Kit
chen as reported last week in these
columns sends us a communication
stating that he had been out of the
city previous to the shooting of
Mrs. Kitchen and had not spoken
to the woman for three days and
had not been to the place where
she belongs for more than a week ,
consequently had not brought her
to town but met her as she was be
ing taken out of town near uncle
Paul's residence where the shoot-
iing took place. THE DEMOCRAT
got its information from parties
j who told the story as they believed
to be true and wishing to be fair
we gladly make this correction.
We think justice should be clone to
the guilty and justice is best arri
ved at from the facts of the case.
We make no attempt to shield the
criminal in this explanation and
hope he will bxrdealtr with fairly *
Secret Teleponq Numbers.
Do not imagine that all the tele
phone addresses are in the book.
Many thousands of our fellow citi
zens who have telephones in their
homes a re unwilling that the gener
al public shall know their numbers.
Therefore , a nuisance is avoided.
The telephone habit is a curse. It
increases talk to a murderous de
gree. It makes fools of women and
martyrs of men. A rich broker
who had a telephone put in his
house and his number in a book had
to hire a boy at $7 a week to ans
wer calls , of which there were over
150 a day. Not one amounted to
anything , but friends with the
habit had to ring up. Now he has
a 'phone , but only a few of the
faithful know his number. It is
notin the books. NewYorkPress.
Field Day Exercises.
The , , following Field Day Exer
cises lnt > 3 held at this post June
16,19ok egin-Xfcg at 9:00 : o'clock
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1st EVENT
Wall scaling teams of S men
from each company or organization
represented to compete one non
commissioned and 7 privates. Each
man to be in light marching order
-single blanket roll , rifle and belt ,
belt to contain 5 rounds of blank
ammunition. Uniform blue flan
nel shirts , blue trousers , campaign
lats.and leggins , if shoes are worn.
Wearing of shoes will be optional
with teams competing. Teams to
start from double rank formation
20ife'et away from wall and to fin
ish 20 ft beyond wall , first man up
so as to see over wall will fire 5
shots as rapidly as posible at im
aginary enemy , 2nd man to fire
shots sitting astride of wall , the re
maining 30 shots to be fired from
the ground beyond wall after all
of team are over. Equipment to
be on in proper order at finish and
pieces at order arms. Team scal-
ng wall-in the shortest time to be
declared the winner.
2nd EVENT
Running 100 yard dash.
3rd EVENT
Pitching conical wall tent. Teams
of S men , 1 non-commissioned of
ficer and 7 privates. Shortness of
time and correct appearance of tent
to determine winner.
4th EVENT
Hurdle race , 120 yards.
5th EVKNT
Relay race , one mile.Teams of
4 men from each organization , rep
resented to compete , each member
of team to run 440 yards and to
touch hands with relay. Failure
to keep within the course or to
touch hands to constitute a foul ,
each foul to be penalized by a for
feiture of five seconds time. Race
to be against time.
6th EVENT
Putting 16 pound skot.
7th EVENT
Infantry obstacle race , 220 yards
field' equipment to consist of single
blanket roll , heversack and canteen
without water. Uniform dark
blue shirts , blue trousers , cam
paign hats and leggins.
8th EVENT
Base ball , battalion competition ,
PRIZES
To the winner of each event by
individual competition , a coupon
book on the Post Exchange to the
value of § 2. To the winning team
in each event where competition is
by team , one box of cigars , "Prin
cipe de Gales. " ' 'These prizes to
be given to the winners on athletic
ground after each event.
By order of Col. Bowman
J. D. LEITCII ,
Capt. & Adjutant 25th , Infantry ,
Adjutant.
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The Newest in Cereals
Strength Fude -15c
Cero Fruto 15c
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Our Spring Goods
are now in and we are prepared to figure with you in any
thing you may need in our lines. We sell everything
kept in a first-class General Store at prices which are
Tight. If you are in need of any
Farming Implements
let us figure with'you.
MAX E. VIERTBL CROOKSTOls NEBRASKA
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Groceries -
Pleasing meals are possible only when
you have pleasing groceries. The best that
the market affords at a right price here.
Selected for your selection.
W. A. Pettycrew , General Merchandise.
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VIEW
LOOKED AT
from every point of viaw , McCormicK mowers
will be found faultless in design , modern in con
struction and thorough in equipment with the
most practical features. These mowers are so
perfectly balanced , so easily operated and do such
smooth and even cutting that they instantly
become the favorite of every man who buys one.
The McCormick book ,
"A MODEL MACHINE , "
tells ell about Model mowers.
LUDWIG LUMBER GO.
DO YOU WANT A
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The place to get the best Windmill , also pumps and Tanks.
First door south of the Donoher House
Highest cash price paid for Hides ami Furs.
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