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THE VALENTINE QEMOURA !
I. M RICE EDITOF
Thmrflday , December 31 , 1002
finteral at Ue Poat-ofllce at Vatenttne. C&err ;
. Nebraite , as Second-daw matter.
TERMS
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\ Subsenptton * fi.ob per year in advance ; | i.S
Wb n not paid in advance , Mingle copies Cc.
Display afiTprtlsl'.R i Inch single column 16
.per Issue er $ < 3.fl a year.
' Local Nottoe * . Obituaries , Lodge Resolution
ind Socials for Revenue Gc per line per Issue.
Frauds. IX ltche $4.00 per year In advanci
additional space $300 per inch per year jengravw
blocks extra : 91.00 < bacn.
Partlea living outside Cherry county not pei
( tonally known are. requested to pav in advance
10 per cent additional to above rates If oven
Months lu arrears.
. Notices ol IOBBOS of stock free to brand adver
tilers.
E. L. McEldcrry was in towr
Tuesday.
Corn Shelters , both hand anc
power.
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Bob Gillespie is in town from
the Arkansaw valley.
- Robert Webb is home from Fre
mont to spend the holdays.
A. W. Grooms was in town yes
terday and stayed over night.
The R. R. company has built a
new water tank at their yards.
T. L. Tinkham , of Wood Lake ,
was in town yesterday on business ,
Repair that wall before winter.
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Miss Larra Pettijohn came up
from Fremont Normal to , spend
the holidays.
J. C. Dahlraan , of Omaha , and
C. W. Allen , of Merriman , were
in' town last week.
The most complete line of lum-
"berintho Northwest.
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Prof. Safranck announces the
band concert will be held Jan. 6th
.In the M. E. church.
We noticed John A. Gee at
church in town Sunday from his
ranch near Kennedy.
: Roy DeWoody was in town dur
ing the holidays visiting his sister
Mrs. Brayton and friends.
Try our Fiber Wall Plaster.
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: Judge Walcott and- wife went
'down to Long Pine to eat Christ
mas dinner. They returned last
evening.
i The Misses Holcomb , Miss Nel
son and Mrs. L. 0. Sparks went
down to Lincoln Tuesday to attend
the State Teachers Association.
Geo. Harden has opened up a
.shop in the old office of the Ludwig -
wig Lumber Yard and is doing re
pair work on guns and light ma
chinery.
' Miss Lou Webb went down to
'Fremont Monday and from there
joined the teachers in a visit to
Lincoln to attend the State Teach-
e > 3 meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Collins have given
up the Cody hotel and are in town
seeking a location. We welcome
them and hote they can be induced
to'rcrnum here.
J. A. Sparks , who has been
quite low with typhoid fever aiid
erysipelas the'past two weeks , is
now getting' along pretty nicely
and is able to sit up sonic.
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Ellsworth DeFrance , who robbed
the U. S. mall at. Gordon about 10
years ago and feceived a life .sen
tence for it , was pardoned the 23rd
and returned to Gordon.
The ladies of the M. E. church
will serve oysters and lunch at
Bethel hall on New Year niglifc
from five until half-past eight
o'clock. Oysters 25c. , lunch 15c
or 35c for all. .
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Cornell have
been occupying their fine new
house" the past two weeks. The
old house 'was sold to Howard
Layport and moved to the lot west
of Sheriff Layport's.
Miss " Bora Davis , of York , * Neb.
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visited friends in this city a few
days the'past "week.Miss Davis
is remembered fry raafcy. as the"
trimmer in yis - Ef netfJs milinefy }
rfgp'titar pftsfc seusotJ.
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NEW STORE
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Just opened up a stock of
Dry Goods , Notions , Cloth
ing , Furnishing Goods ,
. Shoes and Flour.
door to Democrat office.
A. JOHN & ABDALLAH.
Local Weather Record
U. 8. Department of Agriculture i
Weather Bureau
Valentine. Nebraska , week ending 6 * . HI , .
December 30.1903
Maximum temperature 53 degrees
Minimum temperature , 0" decrees
Mean temperature. 28 degrees ,
Total precipitation. .05 inch.
/ D. r. MrCALLUM.
Official in Charge.
Special dispatch to Mr. Post
states that the Chicago opera house
burned last night and 600 people
perished.
John J. O'Donnell , who is to
have permanent charge of the Val
entine weather office , arrived this
morning from Bridgetown , Barba-
does , West Indies , and will assume
his duties here in a few days.
T. B. Irwin was in the city yes
terday on business and visiting
friends. He is one of the .old timer -
er § in the western part of Cherry
county and is interested in the cat
tle business near Gordon and in
the banking business in Gordon.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Cornell last Saturday evening ,
Dec. 26 , 1903 , a son. The young
man came a day too late for a
Christmas present but was wel
comed none the less. Mr. Cornell
put up the cigars all around on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Efner returned
from Chadron Monday where they
had been to visit their son Dean
and family. Mrs. Efner had been
up to Chadron for several weeks
and Mr. Efner went up Christmas
eve to visit and accompany his
wife home. Dean has 4i boy.
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Miss Leta Stetter , one of the
brighest pupils of Valentine school
during her school days here , came
homo from Lincoln , where she has
been attending the university , to
spend the holidays' with relatives
and friends. Miss Stetter was cor
respondent for THE DEMOCRAT
during her last year at school and
everyone who rgad her items was
pleased with orignality and breadth
of thought displaye'd.
Woo ( I mt'IB Fl ' &nt > Take Notice.
The M. W. A. supper and joint
installation of officers with the
Royal Neighbors will take' place
on Wednesday evening Jan. 13 ,
iestead of Jan. 6 as announced in
THE DEMOCRAT'two weeks ago.
NEW YEARS
AT THE DONOHER , 1904
MENU
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Soup
Oyster
Olives „ . : . - . Celery
Fish
Trout.
Roast
Turkey with Dressing "CrSnber-
_ f . ry Sauce -
Goose Plupa Jelly j
Short Kibs of 'Beef Chili .Sauce
Entree ' |
Oyster Patties . Banana-Fritters !
Vegetables
Mashed Potatoes
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Stewed Tomatoes ( Spanish style )
French Peas
Dessert
Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie [
English Plum Pudding
. . Strawberry Sherbet
Assorted Cake
Cheese , I
Coffee ' Tea ;
Dinner at S.j&'clpck. Price SOc ,
Propr.1
Christmas exercises were well
attended at the Presbyterian and
M. E. churches in this city.
Christmas trees were loaded with
presents which made the old feel
young and the young feel gay.
Wm. Brown , living 3 miles
northeast of Crookston , has lost
G head .of cattle : 3 steers and 3
heifers. Three of them are brand
ed half circle S high behind left
shoulder. Other 3 not branded.
All two-year olds , red and white
spotted , " excepting one red heifer
branded. Notify \Y. F. Brown ,
Crookston , Nebr. , and get reward.
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Town Herd.
I desire to again run the town
herd of cows the folio wing summer
beginning about April 1st if the
weather is favorable. I thank the
people of Valentine for past fav
ors and hope to merit their patron
age. . 50 tf
850.00 KEWABD
will be paid for information lead
ing to the recovery of one brown
mare about 10 years old , branded
H S L under mane. Said animal
was stolen from my homestead
northeast of Valentine.
F. W. MUMFORD ,
50 Valentine , Nebr.
F' Si g ! < Tax Biterator
Single Tax Literature will be
sent free to any one who writes
for it.
Single Tax Information Bureau ,
1467 Bedford Avenue ,
Brooklyn , N. Y.
Portland , Ore. u < id Betnrn
$5O 00.
via the Great'-Northern Line , ac
count meeting National Live Stock
Association in Jan. Excursion
tickets on sale Jan. 6th to 9th , fin
al return limit Jan. 31 , 1904.
Choice .of several routes return
ing , rate returning via San Fran
cisco § 70.25.
Stop-overs allowed at intermed
iate points. For full informatidn ,
apply to any agents Great North
ern Line , or to Fred Rogers , G.
P , A. , Sioux City , Iowa.
Real tslate Transfers
U S to Gee I'oleman , pat nwse s ne
7 31 28
U d to Eloni'-r Mv"rB , pat a\v 153239
U 6 to August Schulz , pat cue awoe
Benw 2 34 31 '
Gee Bter to Julia U .Sbeuard , w d 865U
lot 1 bSk 2 clJ ad V ilewiue
-3 LCl/iritand wf to c
Barrett , w d 66000 * e 22 enw u e 27 36
26
Uuht Qui-enberrv and wf to W G &
HXG Sawyer , w d $1 wse nwse 1 29 29
W G & M G JJawxrr and wivrs. ; to
Unlit Quist-n berry , w d $275 nw 4 31 30
V. G anil wt & B G 8tw\trr apd wt
to r Addle Butler , qcd dl * vv 4 31 40
U S Lock wood to Alf J Bradley , wo
8500 Ipt U Wk 15 .Valentine.
U a to Edjjar W Levee , pat ne 12
32 26
U S to Eva Razey , iR B $200 s ne
anw nwaw 1 31" 20
Nolen and wf to Solomon Ellis ,
w d-81000 lot 4 sec 18 3i'29
.Eva Razey to Solomon L El lit * , w d
5550 ijwne Ktivr nwaw 1 31 29
Hoot. E Evans to The Spar ks Cemr
kery Co , w d 810 2 acres in ne 10 34. 25
L N Lavport ahff to J L HibbS S D
&J67 saw 35 ewe 34 35 34
Abbie Srtjfth and bus to Wm Jopiin
tv d 8100 lot 5 bfK 9 Cornells ad
TIMKTAIU.K
lirent XorihfrBi Line
Joinra.Mt. . ' Oolni : West
IxjHVPi 10:10 a. in arrives 9:60 p. n >
Passenger , dall > except Sunday.
< % onnec.tinns with Klklium tratns east ate
vest bound from all points west of n'\cii |
shortest route to Sioux rity a'nd bttyond.
Thnmtrli conimctiona tT Sioux Falls , Minn.-
' ) ' > ll8 , St. Paul and all i-olnw north and WI-HI
-y 'oral ti wts to O'N.-llI
KOORKH. G F. A.
Cjt >
ii-I-P-A-N-S Tabnles
. Doctors fin J
. . -For. mankind - -
Th * 5-tent paeHiiK * Bvnouab tor usnal ocras-
for ytir.
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New Ye&rV
'Oh , Promise Me
AELE me a promise , sweet.
M That you will keep. I j
A promise. I repeat.
To be renewed , throughout th
year.
Every golden day.
Forswear no whim or wile
That conquered mo of old ,
Nor promise me your smile-
Tour passing frown , your foolish tear-
To temper or withhold.
Forsct no tiny dot
Of girlish vanity.
Nor strive for higher thought
Than has enriched your past , so dear
And helpful unto me ;
REMAIN XOUl : SWEET , T7XCHASGIXO SELF.
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Nor starve the dainty pride
That lives and dies again.
Had trouble never lived and died
I could not know how very near
Tour balm is to your pain.
Not one wee ash of fire
Extinguish in your heart ,
For I do so admire
The warmth and afterglow , I fear
To see the ash depart.
Lay not one gift of thine
To rust upon the shelf ,
But make a promise , mine ,
That you'll remain the whole glad year
Tour sweet , unchanging self.
New Tork Herald.
NEW YEAR'S GIFT ANNUALS
Curious Volnnica In Vogue For- Pres
ents Half a Century A r > .
Even in the earlier days , when New
Year's gifts were comparatively com
mon , the idea of a gift for a gift Avas
too suggestive of the friendship of
central Africa not to lead the makers
of such gifts to look for something
suggestive of the ne.w. year , and this
demand' was largely responsible for
that large output of literature in the
shape of "gift annuals , " now found in
the attics and lumber rooms of all fam
ilies of long established residence.
These curious volumes seem to have
sprung into existence , multiplied and
passed away during the years between
1830 and 1870. A few of them are dis
tinctly religious in character , but the
majority are made up much after the
fashion of a modern ten cent maga
zine without the advertisements.
Poems , talcs and beautiful touching
little moral essays make up the letter
press , while the illustrations are steel
engravings , often of a high order. The
binding is usually calf , sometimes mo
rocco and seldom in the best of taste.
An excess of ornamentation and a too
lavish use of gold leaf are apparent in
every instance. Gilt edges were a sine
qua non in the days of gift annuals.
York Commercial Advertiser.
Strausre Xeiv Year's ? Custom lu Russia
In France the New Year's day Corresponds
spends pretty closely in its social ob
servance to our Christmas. In Russia
it every country home there are a pro-
iession and feast in honor of the day ,
tiorses , cows , sheep and hogs being
ijayly dressed with garlands and led
to the landlord's house. An essential
part of the programme is that the ani
mals shall be taken into the dining
room , but when the landlord does not
; are to have a nice apartment spoiled
by this , human and beastly procession
lie fits up a large room on the ground
floor with tables and benches. Pitts-
burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Mistletoe at Xew Year's.
The Druids blessed and distributed
'he sacred mistletoe at New' Year's.
Che Saxons observed it with festivities
ind gifts. . With the Chinese it is a
festival and includes a yearly sottle-
Dent of accounts.
Retired the Old Year.
The old year is a soldier brave ,
"Whose march is ended now ;
His cloak is rent with wind and storm ;
Their scars are on his brow.
He started out a slender boy . ' |
With youthful fervor fired. '
But that was twelve Ions months ajjo ,
And now he is retired.
The frost is white upon his beard ;
The snow Is on his head. "
He wore a plume of daffodils ; . . I
The daffodils are dead.
.The eagle eye , the fearless step ,
The graces we admired
Are far behind him on the road .
The old year is retired.
.The new 3'car earner young recruit - .
At mldnight-d silver chime
JLnd fell In line to shoulder arms
And march with Father Time ,
pur true" ' and faithful ' comrade'.S'iena
" Of service.has'expired.
Salute him as he passes out
/ The .Yeteran , Is. retired. - - ,
. MiaRa Irving to-Leslie's1 Weekly. .
Jas. E. Pepper W. B. MeHrayiT rannclian ( lub
G-oo , 2ST
AD the standard brands f WhiVkies , domestic ? and
imported Wines , Gordon's Dry Gin , and Cigars
of the choicest brands. Blue Ribbon Bottled Beer
u speciality. : : : : : :
Oakland Hunters Eve Blue Grass IVwars Scotch Whiskey
B HUu
Proprietor-
Sole Agents lor
x HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY-
Ale and Porter. And FRED KRUG'S BEEF
Choicest Wines and Cigars ,
VALENTINE A NEBRASKA
W T. Bishop.
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LIVERY Fun AND h A iVK i / ! h
it U f HULL
The Wilher Marn
Your Patronage Solicited.
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HEADQUARTERS FOP
WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS
OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS
Valentine - - Nebraska
WWVJSS
Minimum of Friction Gives ihe
Maximum of Life
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Smith Premier
Ty p e wr iter
-.11 Bearing Carriage. Conical Bearing Type Bars. Rocking Shaft to Convey
-t from Key Stem to Type. Friction Minimized as in no ether Machine.
' - Qualities and Ease of Operation Multiplied. : : : Beautiful Catalogue Free.
' * ith Premier Type writer Company.
Ooz'.lT'tli Hud JPsivnnni St .
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Tracewell & Bonser
Livery , Feed and Sale Stable
PHONE 44.
We Haveg mo to c-msi lemhli ! expen-c -f ivl.uildint : and en
iHrgingur barn to ma' ' H room fin hav uini grain and ! accommodate
people who < ] ii\e in and \vunr t < ir trams k n.jtre f wl.il * * itown. .
Wi * are now p-epu-ed to do this M-.d hav plenty of Hay and Grain r
and lots of staMiY oem We Inve new iigs and need hrse - . I lumps
furt-ale fl'aalxvavs on hand
TRACEWELL & ' BONSER.
THE VALENTINE HOUSE *
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Valentine , Nebraska
RATES $1.00 tr $1.25. " C. D. JORDAN , Propr.
Opposite the Court House , 21 blocks north of Depot.
Business Notices
Jfottces"undtft this hearting 5 cent * pe.r ! ln -
each iusertiou. AinoUfi r-a.rtuji { mntter ,
per 'luf each inser Ion.
All kinds of heavy hardware and
wood stock .at E. Breuklanders.
20-tf
Good fresh Meat and Lard at
Stetters Meat Market. 26
I am now iead > to take orders for
fine Knit Underwear for ladies and
and children. MRS. Euior E. 36
Genuine home made Lard at the
new Butcher Shop. 26
For all kinds of Undertaking
Goods and Undertaking work call
on the Red Front Merc Co..27' .
Do not pump water by hand.- Buy
the old reliable Eclipse Wind Mill , j
47 LDPWIG LT IBEB Co. '
lLn i * s ami 1ii M-
, Orders taken -Ready-Made
Tailor Skirts at reasonable prices.
MBS. ELSIOKE .
The Red Front Merc. Co. carry a
complete line of sporting goods.
READ THIS.
960 Acre Farm and Ranch , five
miles north west of Valentine , good
improvements , all fenced and cross
fenced , one hundred and eighty
acres in cultivation , balance mead
ow and pasture ; price $4000 , one- p
fourth down , your own time on
the balance at 7 per cent.
48 _ JT.ALSEGER.
Report of school district No. 48
forthom9nth beginning ISTov. 23
' Dec1S > 19 - N :
tau-ht' 195 pupil * 'en *
average attendance , 8.
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