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J ( i SAGE OF LONE JACK"
EIGHTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY OF
V" MARTIN RICE CELEBRATED.
One of the Oldest Living Pioneers
in Cass County Many Old
Timers Present An Au =
thor of Some Note.
r Martin Rice , author of "Rural
Rhymes and Talks and Tales of
Olden Times , " familiarly called
' the "Sage of Lone Jack , " Mo. ,
' celebrated his eighty-ninthbirthday
- at his home in Cass county , Mo.
surrounded by friends and rela
tives on Nov. 22. Ric is the old
est living pioneer of Cass county ,
having come to Missouri and set
tled at Lone Jack in 1832. He was
born in Tennessee in November ,
ISM , and since that time he has
seen 8 generations of his own kin
grow up and pass away , some of
them , while he still lives in peace
and happiness , enjoying the com
panionship of his younger com
rades , though some are gray hair
ed with age , who constantly sur
round him. At his 89th birthday
a few days ago there were seated
at the table 15 friends and relatives
of the kind old man who ranged in
age from 60 to 85 years.
J. M , Tate , the first grandchild
of Martin Rice , was at the birth
day'anniversary and gives the fol-
lowipg story and reminiscences of
RiceJs life :
November 22 , 1903.
"The "sage" of Lone Jack , the
poet laureate , Martin Rice , passed
his 89th mile post of life and is
K. now enjoying the sunrise of his 90th
: t W- . - -
fr
* 'tfear , ' while-he tremblingly rests
on his-cane and watches patiently ,
trustingly arid prayerfully the eve
ning sunset of his eventful life.
This wonderful and useful life began -
gan its journey in Union county ,
Tenn' , Nov. 22,1814 , passing IS
milestones there ; then journeyed
westware ( o Mo. arid passed the
remainder of its year marks on , or
near , the home where its mortal
tabernacle is now slowly crumb
ling , weakening and waiting for its
eventful fall , which will probably
take' place before another birthday
snail occur. This S9th mile post
was pleasantly passed last Sunday
in the , home of the "hero" of this
sketch , with several old friends
and # ' few kin. The day was all
that one could wish for beauty ,
pleasantness and good cheer.
-While "Uncle Martin , " as the
poet is familiritfty called , is subject
to sudden attacks of sickness and
pain , he was spared this suffering
that he might enjoy the company
of His kind friends and the feast of
, good things which they spread be
fore him. Among these guests
were two of his daughters , Mrs.
"Mary Butler and Mrs. Nancy
Mitchell , oiieson , A. B. Rice , their
ages respectively , being 63 , 56 and
a4. A number of those present
and their ages as follows : James
\VUsoq , & & ; Wesley Yankee , 81 ;
Yankee , 79 ; Alvis Pow-
| ; Stfllie Yankee , 77 ; Rebecca
Jackson , 77 ; Noah Hunt , 73 ; Mollie -
lie # untf 72 ; Mose Ferguson , 72 ;
Jacpfo Bennett , 70 ; Alex Jackson ,
(3ft ( ; 'Cqrnelia Rawson , 65 ; Jonath-
enjtjayden , 6i ; Julia Rice , 62 ; Mary
Ferguson , 61. The entire gather
IS * ing Cumbered 30. A coincidence
. .
'p. yjf tjis ( gathering may be worthy
of : 'pqto at this juncture. Four of
tis.'concourse | had met 70 years
Rrqr at the first Baptist Associa-
tiqn held in Jackson county , viz :
IVJartin Rice , James Wilson , Alvis
Powell and Rebecca Jackson. This
association was held with the Sal-
en ; Baptist church , east of Inde-
s , before the Blue River
was organized. An-
. oi .IM ; historical fuel , Mrs. Ork'.ina
Yankee , another of our .subject'-
bo&ored guots , is tlic ouly
living in the township now that
was living in it when "Uncle"
Martin came here in 1833 , and has
lived continuously 71 years within
one mil < of the same place and are
now neighbors and in sight of each
other's home. Uncle Mose Ferguson -
uson , another guest , claims that he
I was the first white male child born
' in Johnson county , and the first
. white child was a cousin to our
honored host , daughter of Pleas-
, Rice , living- then near Columbus.
I Speaking of cousins calls up an
other incident connected with the
memorable birthday anniversary.
A cousin of Mr. Rice's was pres
ent , the oldest one now living as
far as known , the time honored
and esteemed citizen , Alvis Pow
ell , who is well known in the coun
ty and a nephew of Elder Joab
Powell.
" The idiiin. shnnle preacher , the good , ( honest
preacher.
The old-fashioned preacher of long time ago. "
The above quotation is from one
of the poems written by the host
in 1875 and is found in the auth
or's well known book of poems ,
entitled "Rural Rhymes and Talks
and Tales of Olden Times. "
The home in which "UncV
Martin received his worthy guests
and was so royally entertained by
them is where he has lived since
1856 , his wife dying in December
1855 in cass county , where the.v
had lived since 1836. It can be
said of him that he is the oldest
living pioneer of that county , and
its first county surveyor , taught
one of the first public schools in
VanBuren township , then a part
of cass county ; helped in the culti
vation of about the first apple tree
stock in said township. The
writer of this article is his first
grandchild , now 45 years old , son
of his first child , daugher by his
first and only marriage. Grand
father is also the first child of his
father's family and the only one
living of 8 children ; and his father
the first of his grandfather's fam
ily.
ily.This
This grand old man has"seen 8
generations. , p his--own kin : His
great-grandfather in the morning
of life , his own children at the
noontide and his great-great
grandchild in the evening. It is
to be hoped that he may spend
several more such days with us as
he did last Sunday. But to hope
thus , when we look upon his white
locks , furrowed cheeks , bent form
and faltering steps , it is to hope
against fate. To say that he ap
preciated everyone present and en
joyed their hospitality , would but
feebly express his gratitude to
ward them and to his God , whom
he has so faithfully served more
than 60 years in the Baptist church
having been baptized into its fel
lowship by Rev. William Owsley
in 1841 at Pleasant Garden church
uniting with the Lone JacK Bap
tist church in 1844.
ml now while 'he ev iii.ig sh < tdw - | r ngilu-
ml tin ; uiylit of tli'at' tlmwnijjh. .
hi > host iid ywst he ever mriiKtbin d
For t" ( rials ouminjj tty and i > y
J. M. TATE.
In Kansas City Journal.
Real tstate Transfers
Wui L Eanc ck and wf to D A Bu\ \
cocK. w d $ o,000 rtivnw nsw 27 30 28
Com Gen Li'e In ? . Co to.Jauje-E
' 't\cre-\ ' . - - \ il $150n \ nsw 20 : Jo 27
din.Ttn Lite ins ' < i' E -
Uiuiuiruatri , rci suw nsw 20 357
id. , 1' Dtviso vV doriew ii $2i
i- i ? 14-15 OIK 34 " . O'jil
si V Wast ami wf toS E
uti , vd 3140 t4lo > 17 IS OIK 42 * L
U rt to Aln.jrt Zla.binjjer , pat awne
ties * wje30 29 27 J
A asti fclone. } and wf to .lot ? D.tvid
& . o , wd $250 lraction.il lots 14-15 OIK
34 wood lake.
Pioneer Townsite Co to Cbaeles W
Maxwell. d $105 lot 2 blk 17 Valen.
vVcn vj a v bee- and vf toease vV anil
Daniel L Garner , wd $3500 sue 4 lots
1-2 see 4w 3 33 35
1 'A'alcott to Anna Shauyn
, ui'iryi n-i 1 : 16 b'k-1 Valentine
E F Swrnevto . Ge rj > e
lot 5 in 29. lots 5-6 swse 30 30 28
U S HI John Rilev , H R lot 1 s c 5 ,
lei 2-34ficc 4 25 40
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U 't s : i . - . R R * 2f > A , , < ; . , -v
i-e.-i aWri'
* ± _ x/ ?
5o diEferent games all new
one in each package of
Lion Coffee
at your Grocer's.
Rraltv To , v d value recd lot 22 blk 5
Valentine.
John Riley to Richards & Cair.ne's
Co , w d 8500 lot 1 in 5 lots 2-3-4 sec-4
56 40
lames B Hull and wf to Archibald
Thompson , w d 8500 nnw 28 , sesw swse
21 32 28
\1rrchnnfs & Farmfrs Rank to Hi o
HrckH. rel n w gwnw 14 32 36 -
Q S to EIenrM Doujjert pat hene
24 29 28 ; /
L N Lavport to and wf to John -D
Kime , w d $1000 se 14 29 33 ;
Hans Pedersen to I/has H Becllman
svd 81500 P * 21 32 29
David A Hancock and wf.to Efenr\
L. Brown , w d $350 sne senw mvsw,35
3425
c.Jhas H Heryford to John I ) Kime ,
Ad $300 < ne 14 29 33
In * z ' - ' Smit n to John I ) Kime. w d.
$400 swserfw 24 29 33
P'orence E Hainar to John D Kime ,
w d 8400 st18 29 32
A 1 Morrisst'y to D Hanna , v d 81
24 29 28
Harrvi Dougherty and wf to A .
< > rrisesse nrsr sesw 24 7 19 in Sur
icco county N. M
L N La\port , sheriff , to Frederick
Shiek , s d 81000 wse swne sen v 15 25'B
business N oticeb.
i r N utnler ih's ' lir > tliii 5 cent.nt |
ti'h insfrtldii. Anioiif , n-udiiiK niHttfr. l'u vin
r Mnf cHKti insert tou
lh oi neavnarowart .m
; . . mi ivooii Mtock at It' . ' lircuklandei
Good fresh Meat and Lard at
8 tetters Meat Market. 2b'
1 am now iead > to take orders for
iirie Knit Underwear for ladies and
and children. MRS. ELMOEE. 36
LOST !
One brown yearling horse colt
randed , fig i < > n left hip.
12 I ) . STINARD , Valentine , .Nebr.
Genuine home made Lard at the
new Butcher Shop. 26
For all kinds of Undertaking
Goods and Undertaking work call
MM the Red Front Merc Co. 27
Rooms furnished for rent by the
month , or beds by the night.
North of depot on Cherry street.
44 i MRS. M. HOFFMAN.
> GH FOR -AL'r
6 quarter sections of Deeded land
and some school land. Range for
200 head of stock and is the best
range now vacant. 200 tons of hay
can be cut on this ranch and there
is a good house , corrals , cattle sheds
stable , two windmills with never
failing wells and stock tanks. AI- ,
so open water on a part.of the
range the year round. § 4,000 will
buy it. Call at this office or write
1. M. RICK ;
Valentine , Nebr.
ci\ : - : . : . : i .t or. ,
.r.ii nothing except runil > L. <
1:3 : " 'r'morbid condition..si.
tiu . .1. . i.ijr.x I ress. They remind out
very sirlJnjjly of the old lady who.
when sjhe was asked how she felt , re
plied that she felt better , but tha'
when she felt better she always fell
worse , as she knew if she felt beKni
she was going to have a worse spell
It Would So < rn Jkj.
Fair Niece Wliy do you object ta
toots so strenuously. Xfocle Ton ?
IFScle Tbni Because-wl ) Dtwo people
ple attack one inoffensive "piece .of
music simultaneously it's taking an JJU-
"The w : ! ; oou.e * ehsniers p-.y n ? :
sfiill ; bills in ec .Iu- : . for \\v. \ o .
mr : t iuko other iiicu as t.'v'd as it
wearies me * . " remarked : uiwarring
bnsiijos ; ? man to another ' - , " .r. ; ! . : :
l-"i . ft * "
- uptown r"--
str.p tlo : o : . . > < : : ii. i nvos ! : s-
n tc-u a tl'.uiigu ho wj.v . ' . .
of molnsscaiiiJy ever . - > . lj- .
hit ii ; ( let go.
"It d ) t s. " : u-tjnicsced hjs fri .Mii { .
lull pyi.cc ! to bo n Unit.'d Sts : I.--
my c' ; ; f"t. "The way -some . -.si , t-rs
jerk , simp :5i l pull at bills ; is uu-y j-v :
them otil is ull rly : il > < iu' l. Tl.o ol.l
; ulw about ! : ! . ; : i sliver < loii..r
'until the eajr ! ? screins pales li"i'n %
tLe way tl.e i : ; > io . . .tIIU ) t. ; ; > . . . -r
"jerks the lon ; green l.e haixllps.
"In this eoi..ection ; I will give you : i
/fact that is nut generally known , and
Unit is the weight a it-v.- tva.4ary : ein-
glo note , aiul four i.oies in a s..er ' . ' ' ]
sustain without breaking. Tlie ii. . . -
nmy be accepted as oliicial and ai-
curate.
"A single-treasury note measures ya
in flies wide by \ \ inches bug ' : 1
will suspend pcuuds longtlnvi-- : ' and
OJ. pounds crosswise. Notes are pri.ed
four to a sheet. A sheet'will su ; - > : . : '
" 108 pounds lengthwise ami 177 p
Crosswise.
' ; The remarkable streji ; th of a T. . !
ed States I. . ; sury note may t.ii ! > be
seen at a glance , and I venture t < > : : ay
that not one jserson in a million would
have guessed the great tenacity of the
paper which , when properly pruned
land stamped , becomes good money "
The cashier had interestediy list
to the treasury expert's explaino !
the weight sustaining and nvs. > ! ; ly
resisting power of wear and tear oi'
our paper money , and then i. < --i' ' .
"You see , it is this wy : : I'-- ]
together , see. and we casi.let-
make uj ) "iiy shortage oui !
pockets , and { hat's one re ;
snap and jerk the bills so . i , .
will not pay out two for < M. > ' .
be done. Again , a two doii.tr
quently mistaken for a five , au-l
versa , and by counting out oi- ; : -
as if it were drops or' ( ' ; -Hf "
are less liable to pas ? out OIK i. . . <
other.- Washington Star. v
PICKINGS FROM FlCTiO
"
Ambitious people mu t always i
appointed people. "Fame For a \
an. "
- , The best kind of courage off-u
from a full stomach. "Cijiiin 1J. . .
'
lin. " ' ' '
Upvo is like bonoy it must ho trt-eu. : .
by sips. One must not s\viui in it.
"Tb-c , rhanioli and the rrieat. "
1 Tire inimvlio inveik ; < norl ii : -si
, doaug by tbe ingratitude ot otiurin
serving God on ; i salary 'basin. "TLo : j
Iowcr of Truth. " :
Nirie times out of ten a woman f.Ml : *
through love , and sle must be roi-.ed :
by love if she is to be restored. "Dovrji
In Water Street. "
Don't call yourself a friend and lv
thinking all the time what the oilier
side of tlie friendship can do for you.
-r"Aunt Abby's Neighbors. " :
Philosophy is primarily a matter of .
food ; secondarily , a matter of clothes ; '
it does not concern the head at all. .
"Two Thousand Miles on an Automo- '
> Half the trouble of this troubled
world comes from the fact that , for
39 reason or another , wouieu are not
'able to look up to the men with whom
' 'they have dealings. "The Vultures. "
A Couple of Inscriptions. j
"I was in New York one day and j
tock a trip down to Coney island , " j
said- the agent of a Pittsburg nail j
mill. "I had heard of the slick fellows
down there , and so I left my watch at j
, , b.ome. and carried a dummy across
which I pasted a slip of paper bearing
the words , 'Look inside for a fool. ' I
: Ji dn't got the salt taste of the ocean
yet when the watch disappeared , and
it was three hours later , as I sat in a
ibooth drinking beer , when I felt that
watch In a side pocket of my coat. I
.pulled it out in amazement , and I
found my slip of paper replaced by ,
* bhe bearing the words , 'Look outside !
-for an ass ! ' It may be that I got the
.bulge on the gang , but somehow I
have always thought that they came
out a trifle ahead just a triOe. "
' ' Barberlns : Used to Be iin Art.
f Time was when barbering was a way
up art. In ancient times barbers were
'surgeons , the only persons who could
Scientifically "let blood. " In London
there is still a barber surgeon class.
They possess a cap given the guild by
Charles II. Around the barber's pole
still twines the snake , the subtlest
Jjeastof the field , a survival of the bra
zen serpent lifted up in the wilderness ,
the symbol of the healing art.
i.
.f. - ? * ot Concerned.
. ( "Why don't you try to hand an hon
ored name down to posterity ? ' '
"I don't know , " answered Senator
rfiorghum. "Maybe I don't look far
enough ahead. So long as my signature
'
.Js honored nt the bank I can't see that
iny credit trith posterity makes much
difference. " Washington Star.
Cynical.
Inquiring Young Man When a per *
eon says something nice about another ,
why is he said to "pay" a cpnjplimcnt ?
'
Crusty Old Man BecausarW expects
tc get something for it.
There Arc Others.
Old Emdce WcJl , Low clo you
7our profession ? : . . . '
Youug .Eindeer-Profe sion is O. J2.
It's the practice I'm ieking abbift.
'
Mrais Lunches Short Orders !
THf KANGAROO
First class meals at all hours ,
lay andi i .l.t. C stciihi
season. Tics , cakes , dough
nuts always on hand.
I.E. Cohota , Prop.
THE
-WESTERN
LINE
Only
Double Track
Kallrotttl bi't.iceeii Jlittttonri J trrr
a tttl C/iicayo.
Direct linn to St
oils.
oils.Direct
Direct Hint to lilttrlt IfiUti.
o ncarrttt nyt'iit for i'
" ami tiiiif van/N.
The Elite Restauram
and Chop House
Meals at all hours.
Frnits , Candies , Cigars.
Good cooking and just as you
want it.
MRS , C , L , WALKER , Propr
2825 Kceley St. , :
CHICAGO ILL Oct 2 1002.
, * , , , , -
I suffered with falling and con
gestion of the womb , with severe
pains through the groina. I suf
fered terribly at the time of men
struation , had blinding 'headaches
and rushing of blood to the'brain. .
What to try I knew not , for .it
seemed that I liad tried" ' all and .
failed' , bat I 'had nevertried.Wine . i
of Cardui , that blessed remedy , fqr
sick women. I found it pleasant'
to take and soon--knew.-that ] ! had i
the right medicine. New Wood"
. , . sccmcafxi course through-jnyveirik' !
.j
| | and after using eleven bottles ; I
was a well
Mrs. Bush is now in perfect
health because she took Wine of
Cardui for menstrual disorders ,
bearing down pains and blinding
headaches when all other remedies
failed to bring her relief. Any
sufferer may secure health by tak
ing Wine of Cardui in her home.
The first bottle convinces the pa
tient she is on the road to health.
For advice in cases requiring
special directions , address , giving
symptoms , "The Ladies' Advisory
Department , " The Chattanooga
Medicine Co. , Chattanooga , Tcna.
Joedecl in Every Home
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, vith Glussury < > rScottish Words ami Phrases.
j HOOrhgcs. llOOUInitrations. Siio 7r.IOi3 5-8 mcbea.
3 "FirFt-clnsHin quality , second-clnss in size. "
Specimen pasrcs , etc. of both
books bc-nt on application.
' G. & C. MER.RI AM CO.
i Publishers ,
Springfield , -Mass.
The Valentine Bottling Works-
puts up eleven different. kinds of
drinks. IT
We have LOTS of Milk and
Crean ) . Ke b' ualitww.Let us sell
GATE DAIRY ,
ession :
. .i : Valiev Hereford Unnoh.
( ! ii 's.onc pi . . . it 1
nrt.cor my henl
| MNBBto-1 Basl1 rw
' NoMoct. * rsilpu jiresent. Kiuicb I iir miles
. ' norih-w m of l.nnvnlee. l e'tr '
C , H. FAUI.IIAr.HU.
MILL PRICES FOR FEED.
firan , bulk. . .1..75 per cwt $14.00 ton
Aborts bulk. . ' . ; ; . 85 per cwt $16.00 ton
Screenings . . 70c „ ' " $13.00
Chop Feed _ 1.05 " $2Q.OU "
Corn . iOo$18.00"
Chop corn . 1.0P- , <
Oata . 1.20 - ' v
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 . . .
t SUPI. PUBLIC iKSTRlJ
*
Examination Third Saturday , qf each
month and Friday preceding.
IALSNT1NE ' NEBUASKA
H. DAILEY ' ;
. , , *
Dentist. /
Office over the grocery deparrncnt
of T. C. i-Ior'nbys stdrb.
: Will be in" Kosebud dgency July
3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. I'
U.ENEY ,
. / . .BriViviilocJ A'ebr.
, > . - , t.i Jv , : > . { . ,
I'oes Irutinf Mi > ifi >
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;
times .prices for cash.
r '
! . i-- . ;
LJity
i runks , valises ana imckHjies 'D'JfiJed to and
' ' froin tile de'pot.an.4 aJi pa-rts orfhe City.
'iiWt UiSK hiipjiiii'jb jsjrjit ? Respect
in de ( jiilitlue llaif yo ; W ? . .poj/lqo atar Iiair
I'ouii' . IJ niicidfaiidok S"l > aijdruirCure.
. ' f J . . ' ' ' '
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i ry rompeian . r ace . .Massage Cream
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LEKOY LEACJH
County : Siifvey or
. Yulci C i ne oit ; > Voo < i lake
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. h KKAI > TO.
A. N. COMiTilT ?
Pbysician and Siirgeon
1 ffice ut Qtiigley & Chapiuau's
Drug Store. iSights Tli" * Don
oher residence , Cherry Street.
Edward S.-Jwray
Physician and Surgeon
Qfflce Fraternal Hall or El
liott's Drug Store. 10UU2
F. M. WALCOTT
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Xebr.
Practices iu IMstrict Court and , U. S. I and
I Office. l eal Kstate an'd .ianch'Tropeny
-
Eobert G. Easley ,
ATTO R'X E V AT X AW .
" " '
Office over Red Front .
GENERAL LAW PRACTICE
' s '
Valentine ,
Clothes Cleaning !
Dyeiiiju am ) Iiv * - ni
Sluts reiioYatt'd and
\V3I
at Davenport & : Tlii ; bers.
Orders taken for " .Eeady-Macle
railor Skirts f , at reasonable i pnces.
MRS. EIAIOBE. .
I
If you need - o'r
a-gun some am
munition call on'ihe . " . Bed * Front
Merc. Co. , tnej can nupply all yonr
waate. . ' '
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