Historical Society
T L VALENTINE
VOLUME XVIII VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , J NUARYT , 1904 NTIMBEE 51
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J * Your a ? tent ion is now called to our line of
1 Furniture !
. -anr as"k that you note our prices.
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- Bed Boom uits ,
49 Golden Oak and Elm , nicely finished and pretty patterns - ' *
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Beds ,
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all colors of Enamel and neat patterns. . .81.00 to 812.00
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$ Large Arm Rockers ,
H " Golden Oak or Mahogany finish § 2.75 to § 10.50 ! J
43 Also Sewing Rockers and Children's Rockers.
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Extension Tables , 5
4 ? Elm , Gloss finish , 6 feet 86.00. 8 feet § 8.00 , x >
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Beautiful Sideboard , &
4s ? Elm , Gloss finish top , 20x42 , Beveled Plate Glass 14x24 ,
Price , only $12.50 &
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ture , we also carry a nice line of
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PICTURE and ROOM MOULDINGS
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49 of the latest patterns , and are prepared
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CaJ and see us before buying elsewhere
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I RED . FRONT MERC. CO. I *
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iWINTER GOODS
And FURNISHINGS.
Fancy Suspenders in single Cartons
Fancy Neckwear : Scarfs , Ties , Silk Handkerchiefs , Mufflers
and Collars and Cuft's.
Ladies Furs : Handsome and useful presents.
Our store is chock full of goods. Come and make your selection.
TAILOR
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All Kinds of Coal I jj
"Estate Oak" and "Radiant Home" jfj |
are the best on the market. Neatlf ! |
and ornamental and they have goodH |
| heating qualities. They'll keep fire through the coldest night j j
| with ordinary coal. Moore's celebrated Premium Thermom-f |
| cter Guide Kange is the best for cooking and will wear a life time. ff { !
IFURMTUKE and UNDERTAKING. !
1 "FRANK FLSOHFR 1
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IN GENERAL HAFTWARF
Ohartored ns a St-ite .Bank Chartered as a National Bank
Jun1 , 1884. August 12. 1002 ,
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
T Valentine , Nebraska.
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CAPITAL PAID IN A General Banking
Exchange and
Collection Business.
C. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President.
M. V. NinnoLRON. Cashier.
PRINTING
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Local Weather Record
U. S Department of Agriculture i
Weather Bureau ( -
Valentine. Nebraska , week ending G a. in ,
January tf. 1904
M-'vimufit lemin'rutiirt' 47 ipjrrees
Minimum ienipwttttr * , 5 decrees b--low
Mean Temperature 21 deifroeB.
Tolaprerliiitatii > n . a t1 ae
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W. L. Handy has gone up the
road to work.
Nels Rowley spent two or three
days in town this week on business.
Frank Kludiskofsky and John
Weirich were down from. Kilgore
Monday on business.
J. W. Thompson handed us a.
dollar on subscription for a year
in advance the past week.
The teachers who went from
here to Lincoln last week returned
in due time reporting a good time.
A. M. Morrisscy returned New
Xears morning from a trip of about
three weeks in California on bu < < i-
ness and pleasure.
Jens Thompson was a caller at
our office the pa t week to renew
his subscription and have a social
visit with the editor.
Chas. Maxwell is fiving up the
building that Howard Layport
had moved to the corner opposite
Dave Peters this week.
Rerman Riege called a couple
of weeks ago while in town to re-
j new the subscription of his father ,
Peter Ri ge , to THE DEMOCRAT.
Wm. > Riege came in from Riege
last Saturday to do some trading
and found time to call at our office
and seb cribe for THE DEMOCI AT.
Allen Sparks is recovering suf-
ficently from his recent illness so
j as to be up walking a little the
past week though ife quite weak
yet.
I Sunday next , mass will be said
at Arabia in the school hnu p at 10
o'clock in th morning. Explana
tion of the catholic doctrine immediately
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mediately after mass.
Jerome Broad called to hairl us
a 8 last week while in town from
his home near Britt. He tell us
that he lost a fine fat heifer .last
week. It choked on a turnip and
after dislodging it with the handle
of a buggy whip , its throat swelled
and died.
Taylor & Bo.ver have finished up
a nice comfortable building for
Mrs. Cole in the West part of
town. Their work was done nice
and neat , making good joints and
made a good strong building. Mrs.
Cole expects to move into the'
? nnd occupy it as her dwell- '
F. M. Segar called to settle for
the advertisement calling attention
J to his farm for sale a few days
ago. Pie has a choice stock farm
and some one who wants a location
should go up and see this oppor
tunity. Mr. Segar sells a lot of
feed every winter besides winter
ing his stock well.
Ted Ormesher was in town the
past week and told us that we
might say for him that he is justice
of the peace in Schlagle township' i
and that since this is leap year he
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will marry the ladies free during !
the year. Now is the time to
hustle ladies and take advantage
of bargains that are offered.
The sidewalks of our town are
getting bad. Many places need
repairingand manynew sidewalks.
We hope to see many new ones re
built within the next three months
and the nails driven down in some
that are loose or where nails are
one-half inch high. They catch
ladies dresses and make children
sfatobfe ,
[ The Valentine Bottling Works
( puts up the finest kind of soft
. drinks. 17
F. T. Brackett and wife were
down from Kilgore Monday. Mr.
Brackett is living in Kilgore now ,
having moved in about two months
ago from his ranch and purchased
the Davis property near Eothleut-
1 ner's store.
The county commissioners are
' in session this week. Arthur Hies
and some other Crookston people
were before them Tuesday apply
ing for license to conduct a saloon
in Crookston. There appears to
. be considerable opposition to the
saloon there and several citizens
were also on hand against the
saloon.
Western Rancher : It is not an
uncommon thing to sit and listen
for an hour on Sunday to an ex
hortation on the certainty of death
and the importance of getting
ready for the awful moment.
Would it not be better to teach
men that they have a life to live
and that if they are lit to live , the
hour * "in which to die" won't need
to concern them ? We need more
men who are fit to live , and then
we will have more men who are fit
to die.
Edwards , Wood & Co. have put
in a private wire here and will
conduct a stock exchange in the
building formerly occupied by the
First National Bank. This will
be a branch office to the main office
in St. Paul , Minn , and will be con
ducted by a Ioca4 operator. Wires
already connect Deadwood , Lead ,
Rapid City , Sturgis and Belle
Fourche. E. B. Hoover , travel
ling representative , has been in
charge getting the office ready at
this place.
Jas. Hudson was in town yes
terday and paid another dollor in
advance for THE DEMOCRAT which
credits him up to 1905. He came
to Cherry county 20 years ago
.from Nodawuy county , Mo. , and
has lived here ever since , never
getting farther than 25 miles from
his present home during that time.
He ha.s spent every dollar at home ,
never going outside the county to
supply the needs of himself and
family. He is known to-be honest
and is one of Cherry county's best
citizens. He's 3 democrat in polib
tics and knows why. He's right.
Foilii ijtor y , IS ad.
John Storey died at his home 3
miles west of Crookston Dec. 31 ,
1903 , of a complication of diseases
starting with typhoid fever and
ending with gangrene. He was a
young man , well liked by all who
knew him and said to be the only
man in the county who hadn't an
enemy. His wife , Mrs. Mabel
is a daughter of Mr. Overman ,
of Crookston.
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Samuel Grooms came up from
Ainsworth Saturday morning to
look up a location for the coming
season. He called at our office
and tells us that he raised 4500 bu.
.of corn and 500 bu. of potatoes the
past season on the Skillman farm ,
10 miles northeast of Ainsworth , J
on what is known as Buffalo Flats , '
ILi acres of ground. He and his
wife raised the crop without any
hired help. Geo. andRobb-Benbe
and Ernest Marks helped him in
husking his corn , during which time
Robert Beebe made a record of
husking 1574 bushels in 17 days
making an average of 92 } bushels
per day. One day husking 112
bu. and another day 104 bu. and
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SNAPS !
The holidays are over and we are getting ready to rf
invoice. We are closing out our J
fi FURS at HALF PRICE f
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Children's Sets ( collar
$1.50 §
and muff ) were 83.00 , now .
Ladies' Collars that
were 82.50 , now. . . $1.256
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All other Furs at half price. Children's Winter Jackets j *
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Coats , that were § 6.00 , now . .
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Indian and Fancy Cut Beads j |
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at lowest prices. Give us a call and take advantage of the *
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Reduced Prices.
reduce our stock before our annual invoice , January-
1st. , we will sell all goods at Greatly Reduced Prices. .
Come and be Convinced.
MAX E. VISRTT3L CROOKSTON
"Thd" HEST for table use and at popular prices. , . .
Our Stock is Always Fresh
Dry Goods , Shoes , Mittens .
o Hay , Grain and Feed
W. A. PETTYCREW , GfNERAlMDSE.
CITIZENS MEAT/MARKET
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HENRY STETTER. . , . PROP . * ,
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FRESH FRUIT AND CAME ;
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Firt-claBB line of. Steaks ,
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Dry Salt Meats.Smoked-/ ,
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FKRD WIIHTBMOKK 'HARIF . SPARKS.rustier
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I .terest paid on time
deposits.
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Surplus , Sl.OOO
Persons seeking a place "of safety for their
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methods employed in our business.
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