F
ED1TC
BVKliY THURSDAY.
titt-mi u ; th - pfist-omctj at Vateutims , C
Bounty. Nebraska , as Second-class rnatt r
COUNTRY
Correspondence.
Slowti tin * River
: ' i J. Wolfe's fall herd broke i
Ifist week.
' Quite a squall we had , but fii
V weather again.
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. 'Martin Becker and family spei
. Sunday at Mr. Taylor's.
' Frank Ashburn was in Valci
'tine the last of last week.
Shorty Mumford has been husl
ing corn for Felix Nollette.
if
" -Quite a number of families hav
the whooping cough in this vicii
ity.
. Miss Anna Becker and brothe
Henry started to school in distrk
No. 33 , last Monday.
Mrs. Ashburn , mother of Jarm-
and Thomas Ashburn , died at he
home in the south-eastern part < \
this state a few days ago.
( Jattle have commenced dying ii
those parts from running in th
Stalk fields. Martin Becker lost
fine , 'steerand. . . Jacob Sauerweii
lost one.
YOUNGSTER.
Briefs.
Bros , are breaking hors
. : > rWm. Finalson has built a ncv
sod house.
.had 5 inches of siiov
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fall the night.of the Slfh.
SellersJBros. were in' Cody tlu
f ? 4lK and" returned tlm Oth ? ' "
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' ' "Lee Sellers is freighting lumbei
Lfrom Cody , for cattle sheds.
* 'Lulu Sellers returned from
weeks visit , in Merriman.
jt The telephone line will soon 1 r
completed from Cod.v to Bailey.
Bishop & Young1 intend to pit
in 1000 head of cuttle this winter
: . 'Gus Gunderson was freightin ;
. .corn last week from E. L. Seller- .
Corn averages 40 to 45 bushel ?
' . -to the acre around Bailey and is a
good quality.
. . John Seager was visiting Fred
Walker and Bert Serls last week
-at the 7 ? ranch ,
o
J' G. H. Seager broke out with
-the prickly heat last week and he
went to Brustcr to be doctored.
Gus Gunderson makes a trip t.
Cod.v about every other day to see
his son E'mer who is down wit ! ,
typhoid fever.
1 ; & L. Hauver will move his
iarnily from Cody out to the ranch
. -as his daughter Bessie is out ol
danger , She had the typhoid fev
er.
Joe Crowe , our mail carrier.
Says he makes better time than ai *
automobile would ; he makes a 7. .
mile trip three times week am ;
he is 67 years old.
! Tim last week in October , tin
iwholesale price of kerosene wa. <
advanced li cents a gallon. Mr > .
Rockerl'eller's hired girl must have-
struck for higher wages.
T Senator Dubois , of Idaho , wants
to disfranchise the Mormons , be
cause of their growing strength
and political ambitions. Why not
, disfranchise our monopoly mag
nates for the same reasons
The old saying is , "the first u
days of December rules the three
winter months. " The 1st was
warm , the 2nd was colder and the
3rd was several degrees colder.
, ; Mx > okcmt. for a tough time in the
' " . .spring on stock , . & . - . : . . . . . . .
Pcnbrook Quilta.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Brown
baby girl.
Fate Graddy sold his bugg.v
L. Morrison.
Wm. Graddy was down on t
river Sunday.
Hey Kuskie andF. Grooms we
to town Monday.
Dick Ogle and wife will go
Oregon in the near future.
Wai Hamar sold his mules i
Frutik Gokey , of Valentine.
The threshing machine has bee
here and threshed everything.
Dick Osborn lost 3 head of ca
tic from the corn stalk disease.
Dick Burdick has moved to th
rake ranch , opposite Penbrook.
Wra. Ryder has lost six head c
cattle from the corn stalk disease
Albert Hutchison has finishe
his house which makes him a nic
lionac.
Mr. Sorby went to town th
latter part of last week.
H. Brown sold a team of mule
io Curly Huggins for something
a'er § 325. -
The dance at Dave Owens' wa
t'l right. 37 numbers and a gooi
, urn out.
To-day , Monday , Dec. 7th3 th
? orcupine prophesies fine weathe
'or three days.
Sparks will once more give ai
snlattainment and have a Xma ;
r MJ. Come everybody.
Dave Hamar , son of the Valen
ine groceryman C. P. Hamar
pent to the herd after his catth
Sunday.
Gus Kuskie is having an arcl ;
milt over his cellar out of .lime
ock. Wesley Holsclaw is doinjj
h mason work.
A young Irishman , fresh and
rcen from the Emerald Isle , or
lie "third day of.hiis arrival in the
teat America as he called' > it. writes
short letter to his dear old mith-
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who ' " * Ire4
r , resides'-nearjCprkin
uid , as .follows : ' " * , . -
Cork- Dear Mither. -
Aug. the onthe. I just arrived
) .borrow and if i live till yester-
ay i will be apt to turn round a
Duple of times and stay awhile.
ie consumpthing has had me all
immei * . when you rite address
13 where i am at for i have just
sft the place i reside at. Please
) me over if you can't and if you
ant come , come by sea for if you
) me by land you mayn't get
rowned. Hoping to hear from
DU before i close , i remain as
aver , Murphy Pat.
PORCUPINE.
Wood Lake School Not * > s.
The following pupils were per-
; cfc in attendance for the month
iding Dec. 4 :
it ' * Parks Harvvy McNam e
irion King Wilbur Parks
) yd K n Vivian
ace Wig oner Ed Koutinovsky
Her Wigner .Fo-ieph K 'unuovsky
iv vv.jcne Htrnian McNanve
> ytl-Eherlmrt Samuel Wagner
irridon wyman C-irl Bob-art
3 . a ley Merle Eoerharl
ilie Boliart Lillian King
E. B. Gowix , Prin.
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PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Those perfect during the month
ere :
vir u'.i-.n-r AlbertKoimnovsky
t Day Dorwln McNamee
i ht .Mi-Naniee Don Paraer
rrett U'eUeElmer Shaul
a ive.s Rohart Klnyd Wynan
n ' -hft-ijar. Marry ifajj n
.rol I x eiker Nile \Vnlker
y ilnli Kaljih Baker
ell WelUcr Trov Hul" "
; ii- lik-r ; KmUy Villains
a Richardson N-llie K-LSJUS m
. ' Voaii Lucy Willams
it -Vdlcer CallhPowll
> tl e Lewis Llaneruarc
iil Sha-il Vivia Kennedy
EMMA CARLSON , Teacher.
Minnie Bailey has entered the
gh school class.
The vacation of two days Thanks-
ving week was a pleasure to all
us.
Leola West and Chloe Waggon-
spent several days in Valentine
st week. j
Ajmmb.er.qf.visitors. called oni
tiic past month.We were glad
ames
60 different games all new
one in each package of
Lion Coffee
at your Grocer's.
to see them , 'too. Call : again.
Alva Shaul , who has plenty i
enthusiasm and lung power'irfak
a good leader of the school yell. '
Our attendance is. , good ; mo :
bhan half the number enrolU
jvere perfect in attendance , th
month.
The vsixth grade 'class contaii
some of the best spellers in schon
it the match Friday Ruth Kenn
jott spelled the school down. A
; he former contest Vivian Youn
lid the same.1 The sixth grac
lebaters also defeated those of tt
ifth grade. .
Do HUM-rat if
. - . Washington , D. C , , Dec. 9. ,
James tj.Jones , chairmanK.c
he democratic national committee
Oday issued a call . for the commil *
ee to meet at the Shorehain hote
a this city Tuesday , January 12
or the purpose of deciding upoi
he time and place for holding tin
emocratic. national convention.
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Vorld-Herald.
Business Notices , .
Notices mutar lh' hen'Miiu s ofiits pern
toll insertion. AIIIOIIH n-arlnm nintler , 10 oMit
ar UIIK eacn insenion
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MI Kinds' ul licavlM.rttvy.inr am
.ii nn > v tid - < tnci < at K. Hrt-nkJander *
Good fresh Meat and Lard a
tetters Meat Market. "r 26
I am now ieud > to take orders foi
ne Knit Underwear for ladies auc
ud children ; MRS. ELMORE. : < - : 3 (
LOST- ! . ? - .
One brown yearling horse cell
randed , [ B@l on left hip. ' '
D. STINARD , Valentine. , Nebr.
Genuine home made Lard at the
jw Butcher Shop.1- - 26 ,
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For all kind's of .Undertaking
oods and Undertaking work , call
i the Red Front Merc.Co. . ; 27' :
The Red Fronts-Mere. Go. carr a
mplete line of sportinggoods.l ! f
Now is the time to get-grour in *
ranee on your buildings- and
: > ck. Storms have already begun
id'if you are without insurance
will be your neglect..J It costs but
trifle to insure against fire , light-
ng and tornadoes in the best-state
mpanies. They a're represented
r I. M Rice , Valentine , N'ebr. '
R OH FOR AL " ; ; - J !
6 quarter sections of Deeded land' '
d some school land. Range' for
0 head of stock and is the : best
nge now vacant. 200 tons of hay.
n be cut on this ranch and there
a good house , corrals , cattle sheds
ible , two windmills with never
; ling wells and stock tanks. Al-
open water on a part ofthe' '
tige the year round. $4,000 will
y it.Call at this office or writ a
I. M : RICK ,
Valentine , \plir. ,
TIIIKTilff'tt
Xinherit Lin
at O'ii > ill.Vin -
nu I'-sist. ' ' Coin } * West ,
eaves 10:10 a. in arrive * 950 p. in. :
1'iissenfier , dailj cxocpt Sunday. . '
onnections witli Elkhorn trsilns east : irn'l
it-hnnni ) from Jill poi ts vvvstof I 'NII !
irtesr roiit - to Sjonx Pity HI d by nd
brongh connetlnTi3 K-r'Sloux .frills ; Minne-
lis , St. 1'iiul iiud uU poiuuorth and
r local tenets" O'Neill. . ' "v ' "
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th * Rnnge T * rn
M B-'a tally.
Alliance , NebDec. . 6. A rar
rider named Cummins , in the e
ploy of Bartlett Richards , the
braska cattle king , was killed t
morning by a companion , Dem
Walker , at the Spade ranch m
Ellsworth. Sheridan county. T
story of the killing , as told
the ; a near .the two men when t
fij Kt blow was struck , is that Cii
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mins was sitting with his back 1
ward AValker , who crept up 1
hind 'his victim and dealt hin
heavy blow-"on. the hcaq1 with
club:1 ' " \Valken''Jthen mounted 1
horse and sought refuge in fligl
Whafc were the . incidents which 1
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-'K-/ f
tJQ the ; murder are not. known hei
but it is presumed the men h
quarreled.
/Cummins , * > . was at once taken
Ellsworth and brought on a tra
to Alliance , where Drs. Bellwoi
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: md' Bettlclieim found that his ski
was broken , the fracture pressii
Joiwn upoa'tho brain1. Trepanii
ivas1 * resorted . to and the ski
raised. Although the operati <
vas successfully performed Cur
inns continued to grow weak
md h'nally passed away .at noon.
Men on. horseback are scourh
ihe country 'in' pursuit of Walke
> utrit is not knovpn here tonigi
vhether Ife 'has b'e'eVi * taken . Fro
vhat caq tbe iearfie f there is a po
ibility that sh'o'uld" Walker I
latight he will be-ly-nchecl.
' RaWchForeman DeFrance , wl :
arne't'd'4lliUhibe ! with Cummin
ays be is/not ableto. give any ii
oi'mation. concerning the afl'aii
s the spot where . .tlie quarr.pl 01
urred was , some distance from h
leadquarters and he did not hav
ime to investigate the case befoi
tarting for Alliance.
It is Iqarned tliat the dead ma
omes from' Virginia ; but little 'els
; known of him'
'Bartlett Richards , owner of th
pade ranch , is now at his Cal
3rnia home.-
Alliance , DecT , . 1903.-r Dcnni
i Woof o.rcl , alias..Dqums . , AYalkei
e ! cowboy who is , alleged Xo havi
illed .another , range Dicier name' '
lum.mins on . the Spade rancl :
vned by Bartlett Richards , nea
'ilswort.li ' , Sheridan county , Sun
iy moi'ning , is TIT the custody o
guard of cowboys at the Nortl
jade ranch. Hewas capturei
ssterday bjr a party of cowboy
5 miles from the. place where hi
aid to have struck Cummim
ie blow which ended his life
i
irhn taken into custody his horse
as completely played out. Woo
ird was making for Alkali lak <
illey. He is reticent and wil
, y nothing about the matter.
It developed tha'6'bofch ' Wooforc
id his alleged victim were goinf
ider assumed names. . The dfcat
iwboy , who wcnfcby ! the name oj
Limmins , was really named Rine-
iH. His home was in Akron , 0 ,
3 to his antecedents there islittle
10 wn at the ranct excepting1 thai
\ had beep : a soldier in the Philip-
nes. It is also- said that he was
desertsr from the army and thai
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Hiad taken the name Of Cum
ins in order to avoid detection.
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\Voorord ' is'said " ' to be a very
iiet > man. Manager Jamison says
at "lie has 'bfapn away from the
nch but twice since he went tc
} rl ? there in April. A peculiar-
r about him is that he seems to
oid meeting people. His home
in Texas.
Coroner Moore has impanlcd a
ry composed of James Mekiney ,
ed Molleing , Fred Moisten , C.
.New berry , B. 0. Lockwood and
iorge Clark. The evidence con-
rning the alleged killing of Rine-
rt is to the effect that Wooford
is not seen to strike the blow ,
t is said to have told John Ma
le that he struck Rinehart with
; lub and that it would be just
luck t6fiave "killed the man. "
The .sheriff of Sheridan county
rived from Rushville . this after-
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on and will take charge of Wo'o-
. funeral-
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Id at the undei't-aking rooms o
F. Lqcfcwood , Rev -G. p. Clark
the Episcopal . .church pfficiat-
immediately atter tb6 inaues
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Mt-als Lunches Short
PJ
i FirriL class meals at all hours ,
day ar.d light.Oysters in
i season. Pies , cakes , dough
nuts always on hand.
JE. D. Cohota , Prop
THE
NORTH-WESTERN
LINE
Only
Double Track
Itnilftunl iH'tt JIinaonri
ft nil C/iiv.ano.
Direct tinr to St I'atil-Jliniicaj ,
Direct line to ISlaeli Hills.
< * llfU to neari-fit aycitt fur rate
ami time eardti.
The Elite Restaurar.
. - and Chop House
Meals at all hours.
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Fruits , Candies , Cigars
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Good cooking and just as yc
want it.
MRS , C , L , WALKER , Prop :
"I was troubled with stem-
nch trouble. Thedford's Black-
Draught did mo mora good
In one week than all the doc
tor's medicine I took iu a
y ar. SIBS. . SAR.A.It B. '
flHlRFlELD.ElletthViilc.Irid. ' '
Thedford'sBlackDraugiit"
quickly invigorates the ac
tion of the stomach and
cures even chronic cases"of
indigestion ; If you' will
take a small dose of.Thed- :
ford'3 Black Draught occa
sionally you - willkeep your *
stomach and liver ir
feet condition.
' -MJ } '
_ More sickness is causedI by , / j
constipation than "by any
'otherdiseaseThisdf6fd'3 !
lieves constipation but cures
diarrhea and dysentery and
keeps the bowels regular. " ' -
All druggists ecll ;
25-cent packagea.
Black-
Draught is the best medi
cine to regulate the bowels
I have ever used. " MRS. .
A. M. GRANT , Sneada"
Ferry , N. C. " '
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DICTIONARY.
The Valentine Bottling Works
i | - up eleven different kinds of
: inks. . IT
Rooms furnished for rent by the
onth > or beds by t'hd ni lifc.
orth of deirot.on Cherry'street. .
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. .Th- I.Valley Hereford Jfiuirh. .
lirnuule-.N'ebr.
1'riiict' UIHI'- " !
< : it. ll-.i.l : t iM-iiI
l-l ll.T'i . . I'll lllt -l |
i.i r mr. . A.tf v.
Hales Ui iny hcr l
No stix 1. r ale nt jTrOsent. Hunch teur niilvs
u > , of Itnwnlee , > > eHr
C. 11. FACI.lIAKKlt ;
MILL PRICES , FOR FEED. .
j , f.Ji& per cwt
Chert's bulk . 85 per QW { , $16.00 JOD
Screenings . 70c" " " - $13.00
hop Feed _ . . 1.Q5 , x * ' $20.01)- "
Corn . 95 " . . $48.00"
i 'hop corn. . . . . .1.00 . $19.00 "
1.20 ' $23.00"
John Nicholson , T :
Dentist.
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Will be in Valentine on the 2021 ; , 22
and 23rd of each month. Reserve
your work for him. Office attJonoher
House.
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ETTA BROWN , , , ;
SUPT , PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Examination Third Saturday * of' each
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mouth and Friday preceding ; .
AL NTJNE NEBK'ASKA
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Dentist.i . ,
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Office over the grocery .deia.r.ment
of T. C. Hornby'.s.'Store. . ,
Will be in Rosebud agency July
3rd , Oct. . . 2nd ; and 'Jan.Vl pi. '
HENBY
i. ; .v lirowiilee , JTebr.
Does general blacksmithingatliard
tinles prices 'for caSifr ' ' - . - . '
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City DeliyetyTnairu * .
s , vaWes afa'd 'pkck gt'a Ltruledf to aud
. Iroitf tlie jd pcH , and alt pjj-iB.yf.j ! e J 'lpf.
.ry Fo'mpeianafc'e ysaie'
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ENK1CAL WOhK VTLY TT I KD 10. ?
N.
'ffiee ' at Q
Drng Store.
oher residence , CUe
Edward 'S. 'Fiifaif
ysician idSBfi ]
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Office Fraternal Hall'Qr.El-
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ott's Drug Store.
i1. M. WALCOTT
ITdRNEY ABSTRACTER
Valentine , J
aetiecs in District Court and U. S. Land
Oflice. Keal Estate and Itauch Property
Robert G. Easley ,
Yr AT JLAW ,
' Oilice over Red Front
GENERAL LAW PRACTICE
Clothes , Cleaning !
I > yeing and Pres.Niiig
ats renovated and blocked.
W.1J. JOPJLI\ . .
s Leave orders at Duveuport & Tliac-hcr 'a.
) E , F. M , BLAKE ,
BEKTIST. ;
"Eooins at Mrs.Shore. . ' '
a I en tine . Nebraska.
If yoii need a g'un bt b'otne aiji-
oniiion call on tJie Ked
mtt.