a32S S2SC a
I COUNTRY
\ Correspondence , fj
Big Valley.
Why did they turn Dietrich
loose ?
Joe Leader is going to bale his
hay soon.
Jesse Brosius , of the J E ranch ,
went to town Friday.
Paul Kennicott is hauling baled
' hay to Woodlake.
Geo. White was in this vicinity
several days last week.
We predict plenty of cold weath
er and snow for February.
Church at Clear Lake Union
< . , Church every two weeks. Come.
Mrs. J. W. Groves was a caller
at Mr. Smith's last Tuesday.
Berne Tinkham went homo Wed
nesday evening from Arabia where
he has been baling hay.
We should strive to help in ev
ery just cause. A just caust this
year is the democratic cause.
Clarence Groves is going to
school , and trapping musk ruts ; he
has caught over 70 this winter.
Senator Dietrich is a lawabiding
citizen ; he even abides by techni-
calties when charged with bribery.
Wm. Smith is through hauling
baled hay now for a few days and
he can enjoy all the privaleges of
a rich man.
Miss Tillson is undoubtedly a
person of much endurance ; she
rides a mile and a half to school
and does not seem to mind the cold.
We observed David Groves go
ing north last Sunday in a top
buggy ; where he went and when
he went home we don't know , but
we have our opinion.
BIG VALLEY WIZARD.
Wood I ake.
2Cj below zero this morning. -
Max Gulick is home again from
the south.
Look out boys , Jack Frost will
catch you.
Frank Day has returned to town
once more.
The literary was well attended
Friday evening.
C. R. Kinkead has returned from
his trip out west.
David Richardson is out trap
hunting this week.
Mrs. E. V. Johnson is improv
ing at this writing.
Mr. Klingaman was seen on
Main street Friday.
W. A.Parker made a flying trip
to Valentine this week.
Mrs. Richardson is recovering
from her recent illness.
Whillans & Vincent made a trip
to Ainsworth last week.
Fred Vincent , of Ainsworth ,
was in town yesterday.
E. W. Manchester was transact
ing business in town Friday.
Considerable baled hay has been
hauled into town and stored in
Vincent's barn.
Mrs. Henry Vansteenis returned
to her home last Friday , consider
ably improved in health.
Rev. Wells will hold Episcopal
service next Sunday morning ,
and evening , Jan. 31. Everybody
invited.
We all sincerely hope that Mrs.
Paul Kennicott will reside in Wood
Lake as we all enjoy her paper at
the literary.
Miss Carlson , our primary teach
er is contemplating a box social
and entertainment at Honey's hall
in the near future.
Remember the literary Feb. 5.
Subject of debate is , "Resolved ,
that Bad Cooking is worse than
Bad Laws. " Come everybody
and enjoy yourselves.
Jonh West , who has been em
ployed with Otto Berger in his
store at Deadwood , S. D. , return
ed bomc Satur < Jay on account of a
,
* " * *
severe attack of rheumatism , but
improving at this writing.
Kev. Cumbow held service last
Sunday morning which was as well
attended as could be expected on
account of such cold weather.
Rev. Cumbow had not visited our
town for six weeks and we were
all pleased to see him and shake
hands with him.
Miss Emma Riggs has returned
from her visit in the Sunny South
where she had a very pleasant vis
it and enjoyed her trip very much.
She accompanied her parents there
and we understand that Mr. Riggs
is well pleased with that country
and would not return here for any
money. Miss Riggs will return
to the South soon.
Wno AM P. .
Real Lstate Transfers
We want expressions from people
ple who read the real estate trans
fers. Do .you appreciate this work
and are you particularly interested
in this kind of news matter ? If
so , please write us a card to that
effect , so that we may know
whether or not to continue run
ning them.
Soracrs Land Co to M S Sturg
eon , w d § 250 sse 13 nne 24 : 27 31
M S Sturgeon to H Murphy w
d 8320 sse 13 nne 2-i 27 31
Stull Bros to A F Jacobs , rel so
nw lots 3-1-5 , 6 25 32
A E Thacher to Louisa E Mar
tin , bond for deed , § 600 nene 34
34 28 other land.
Maggie V Murphy and hus to
Mrs Mna Wilson , w d § 125 nene
10 34 31
J E Devore and wf to TL Tink
ham , w d § 500 nw 32 30 26
J E Devore to T L Tinkham and
wf , rel wse esw 32 30 26
W Honey to T L Tinkham , rel
above land.
U S to F T Brackett , pat wne
nene 7 33 30
U S to O W McDaniel , pat sne
snw 4 : 29 26
W E. Eartman and wf to Ora
Britton , w d $300 lots 1-2 sne 2 34
26
L K Brownell to W H Kennedy
margl rel sese 31 30 30
G H Hornby to John D Sitzer ,
mch lien § 96.92 repairs of dwell
ing lot 1 blk S Cornell's ad.
Cornell Townsite & Land Co to
Mae Gal line , w d § 25 lot 13 blk 4 =
Cornell's ad.
I C und Mary A Stotts , w d § 1
s&e a2 une 27 33 32
U S to H A Turner , pat nest
esw lot 4 : , IS 30 35
U S to Robert Ellis , pat lot 3
sec 4ssw swse 33 31 28
U S to J G Cooley , pat ese t Woe
26 ; nenw 25 26 40
Henry Stetter and wf to 1C
Stotts , q c d § 1 lots 1 to 6 inclus
ive blk 2 Cody.
H Stetter and wf to I C Stotts ,
w d § 1 undividee i int lots 14rl5
blk 2 Vogts ad to Cody.
U S to H SLee , RE200 nwnw
33 , nne 32 , swsw 28 28 35
As riches and favor forsake a man we
discover him to be a fool , but nobody
could find it out in his prosperity. An
swers.
SUITEROFHEALTH
ti
THE SHEEP
BREEDER ,
There scoius to bo a diversity of opin
ion : is ( o the necessity' of water foi
sheep , saj'.s Richard Wo Hoy. or. e ot
Ohio's breeders. I have often heart ]
men say a sheep does not require watei
when oil pasture. From the small ex
perience I have had I believe this a
great mistake. Whether sheep are enl
nights or have to be corralled of course
makes a great difference. In the sum
mer of 1900 I herded a lot of sheep on
an Ohio ranch. It was on poor , coal
land , and , although there was plenty
of water , it was strong sulphur water ,
and the sheep would uot touch it , the
result being that the weak ewes ad
lambs soon went under.
On Sept. 1 we look 000 sheep on a
large tract of poor land which had uot
been thus pastured for many years.
1'ccd was plentiful , such as it was. but
the water was bail. After trying for a
time to keep them alive under such
conditions , it became impossible , so
they then commenced to haul well wa
ter aud give it in troughs. From that
time they would drink twelve barrels
a day , and the improvement in their
condition was marvelous. I have seen
those sheep stand upto their bodies
panting in sulphur water and yet
would not < 7rink it. The farmers round
said it was the best water for their
horses and cattle. I doubt it. I once
saw a tlock the owner was watering
out of a stinking cistern , lie said they
drank it all right. I did not contradict
him , but I never saw sheep on such
good pasture look so bad.
Sliveii IVith Cattle.
There is uo doubt about the theory
of combining cattle and sheep proving
a taking proposition with the smaller
ranchmen of west Texas , says a Colorado
rado ( Tex. ) correspondent.
There are a number of ranchmen in
"ibis immediate vicinity who are giving
the matter favorable consideration ,
and the indications are that bunches
of sheep will soon be found in many
west Texas pastures to which they
have heretofore been total strangers.
It may be true that the larger cattle
men of this section will be slow to take
bold of the innovation , but the larger
ranch owners have already iu great
measure given place to the man' of
smaller holdings , and it is the little
fellow who is HOAV engaged in the prob
lem of developing most along the most
remunerative and successful lines.
Sheep and Pnstnrcvs.
In speaking of the relation of the
flock to the pastures of the farm. Pro
fessor Thomas Shaw has said :
"The grasses draw food elements
from the subsoil as well as from the
surface soil. The growth resulting
i from these is consumed by the 'sheep.
: It is deposited again on the land in
the droppings ; hence the available fer-
I tility for producing grass continually
increases. Theoretically the plant food
in the subsoil decreases , but as fast as
it does , through the action of various
'
agencies , inert plant food in the subsoil
' is transformed into available forms.
Theoretically the amount of this inert
plant food decreases , but usually there
is so much of it in the subsoil that the
transforming process will continue as
long as decay continues in the subsoil ,
which is practically forever.
"The surface soil , therefore , contin
ually improves when it is being pas
tured by sheep , and with such improve
ment the growth and decay of grass
roots near the surface also increase ;
hence the supply of humus iu such
soils increases all the while. Why ,
then , do not these results follow the
grazing of cattle ? For the reason
chiefly that the droppings of cattle are
deposited in a way that results in much
waste of the same from various causes ,
while the droppings of sheep are so de
posited that there is but little waste. "
Sheep Killing Record.
William n. Crawford , world's cham
pion sheep butcher , was defeated at
Omaha , Xeb. , in a contest for the
championship and a side bet of $300.
The challenger , Charles E. Crawford ,
clearly demonstrated his ability to de
feat the champion. The contest took
place in Koutsy hall at South Omaha.
The event was made a special func
tion , and there was a large crowd pres
ent. The champion , William H. Craw-
lord , killed and dressed two sheep in
Cm. 52s. His previous record , made
five years ago , was Cm. 14s. Charles
E. Crawford completed his work in
3m. 22s. , beating his opponent by thirty
seconds.
Beets Displace Sheep.
A report from Colorado says that
there is not more than 40 per cent of
the usual number of sheep on feed in
the northern part of that state this
year , the extremely dry weather of last
year and the high price of grain and
Lay having kept many ranchers from
feeding. The increased demand for
sugar beets and the amount of land
which has and will be devoted to this
industry will encroach on the land here
tofore given to the raising of alfalfa.
For this reason few sheep will be seen
on the range in the future.
The "Way toViu AVith Sheep.
The only sure way to win in the sheep
business is to slick to it through adver
sity as well as prosperity , sajs Wool
Markets and Sheep. In times of adver
sity will be a good time to prepare for
prosperity , and vice versa. The man
who manages Avell will have plenty of
sheep to sell when prices are good , and
when they are ruinously low he will be
buying or holding what he has. Of
course there goes with this some allow
ance , for it docs not pay to keep an un
profitable sheep , and some will be un
profitable in times of depression. Then
is when a man can ill afford to keep a
--T f. " "f ! -r' - !
THE SILO.
It C-DMfM Something , but ( lit- Invest
ment Is u Profitable One.
Speaking of the silo , let us take tsrst
tin t.jections. It costs soim-thin- r ;
buil 1 and keep in repair. My own eo > t
nearly $10'J and after filling seven
times needs repairing. In using ei-
silagc I have no refuse stalks to u e
as bedding. At filling time in my
case I have lo hire extra help , which
is hard to get at that time.
I like the silo been ise it enables r. n
to harvest and put away for future use
a , large amount of feed which I could
not have in any other way. making me
independent of weather conditions if 1
tried lo cure the fodder. I put stalks.
ears and all together through the cut
ler and see that it is well packed. Ex
cept a small portion on top and a lit
tle in the corners , it conies out in gooii
condition. I aim lo raise heavy crop.- ;
of corn for ensilage.
My silo is1 square , 12 feet (5 ( inches
by 12 feet S inches , and 20 fee- deep ,
and it look less than four acres to
till it last year. After settling and the
corn became dry ! filled again , run
ning a small stream of water in with
Ihe corn. I went lo feeding it the next
day , using grain ration at the same ,
lime. It lasted twenty milk cows until
July 15.
As lo cost of filling. I do not Hud it
costs as much as to bind , set up. husk ,
grind and cut the dry stalks.
I'.y having corn cr.t with a corn hav-
vester or having it cut before com
mencing we usually finish in fourteen |
hours. I pay $1.50 per hour for ma
chinery and two ruon and use three
learns. I have never scon anything
but good results from feeding ensilage.
A. II. Brown in American Cultivator.
InXtt
It is no secret'that some of those who
have paid the biggest prices for pure
. bred live stock in the west aiv in-finan
cial difficulties , says Stockman and
Farmer. They have "loaded up" with I
high priced animals and cannot sill at
except a heavy sacrifice. They have
tied up their capital and more , too. in
stock which they bought at in Hated
prices. A pure bred animal is the same
as any other investment. Its value
must come at last to the basis of what
it can pay its owner. On this basis a
good many fancy bred animals have
sold too high in the past three years.
Cut there are few men who have paid
more than the animals were worth , be
cause there are comparatively few live '
stock breeders who are not conserva
tive business men. The industry is in
no danger from such speculators. In
fact , most stockmen err on the other
side and are not willing to pay what a'
pure bred animal is really worth to
them.
THE ANGORA HERD
An Illinois" farmer and his industrious
goats got on well together and made
money as follows :
lie purchased 100 acres of valuable
land covered with brush aud producing
but little grass or anything of value.
In the spring of 1900 he bought 300
Angora goats and turned them in on
this land.
In eighteen months they killed all the
brush and sprouts , and he had the land
we.ll seeded to blue grass. lie assisted
the goats by cutting down the large
timber , leaving the goats to take care
of the sprouts.
While the goals were doing this work
they paid him for the privilege by giving - |
ing him two clips of mohair and raising
him two crops of kids.
The first year ho received $2SO for
his mohair and raised 2-10 kids.
The second year he received $4r.O for
his mohair and 293 kids. In the fall lie
sold his land at $ GO an acre , making
$20 per acre profit on the land.
He also sold 2SO head of wethers and
wether kids and 173 head of does , re
ceiving on an average § 3 per head for
his wethers and $5 each for his does. "
many of which were old does and doe
kids. lie received altogether from
goats sold $1,720. ' I
This added to the amount received
from mohair made a total of $2. < ino.
which was § 230 more than the cost of
original Cock. He still has on his farm
3SO head of fine goats , with which he
expects to repeat the operation.
Angoras at Kansas City.
The show of Angora goats at the
recent Kansas City live stock exposi
tion was said to be the greatest ever
LEOPOLD OF KINGSTON.
seen in America. Not as many animals
were entered as last year , but the
marked improvement in the breed was
the distinct feature of the exhibit. En
tries were made by breeders from thc-
northwest as well as the southwest
this year , Oregon , New Mexico. Texas
and Kansas breeders capturing the
principal prizes. The Angoras attract
ed marked attention and again proved
to be one of the most interesting ex
hibits of the show.
The illustration shows the fine Ango
ra buck Leopold of Kingston , who was
one of the winners at Kansas City. He
is the property of Mrs. M. Armer ,
the American Angora queen , " of
M ( : ils Lunches Short Orders
uxt A. > rr
Fir.sl duns meals at all hours ,
clay and ni ht. O.vstci > in
season.m Pies , cakes , dor. h-
nuts always on hand.
l.L. Cohota , Prop
THE
tun i IT it LO i
LiN
Only
Donble jVack
ItttilraiHl brticwit JliNtwiiri ICim-
dint C'uVo. .
Direct line to St I'tml-JIiiiiit'.tfji-
< i ! in.
Siirrrt Una to Klucli llliln.
< tjittltto jirw. * t us/cut fur rate *
nutitx mitt time vartiti.
'Business Notices.
Notices under this hearting 5 nenfs per line
Insertion. Among reading niHtter , 10cents
line each itisen Ion.
All kinds of heavy hardware and
wa on wood stock at E. Breuklanders.
2U-tf
Good fresh Meat and Lard at
Stetters Meat Market. 26
I arn now jead > to take orders for
line Knit Underwear for ladies and
and children. MRS. ELMORE. 86
For all kinds of Undertaking
Goods and Undertaking work call
on the Red Front Merc Co. 27
Do not puinp water hyband. Buy
the ohl reliable Eclipse Wind ALII.
47 LUDWIG LUMBER Co.
Orders taken for Beady-Mude
Tailor Skirts at mtsonaLle prices.
MRS. ELMORE.
One brown yearling horse colt
randed , SS on
12 D. STINARD , Valentine , JSrebr.
REWARD
will be paid for information lead
ing to the recovery of one brown
mare , stolen from my homestead
northeast of Valentine , Christmas
night. Said mare is branded H 3 L
under mane , is 10 years old and
about 1100 pounds ; has white spot
in forehead , one white hind foot ,
one front foot scarred above fet
lock from wire cut , and is of a low
and blocky build.
F. W. MUMFORD ,
50 Valentine , Nebr.
Chicago Minneapolis
Alain Office
Manhattan Building , Co.
ST. PAUL , MINN. .
Dealers in
Stock , Grain , Provisions
Bought and gold for cash or carried on
reasonable margins , upon which a
commission will be charged of i engrain
grain , on storks and i on flax
Private Wires.
Write for our market letter and pri
vate telegraph cipher mailed free.
SHIP YOUR GRAIN TO US
Promot Returns Best Facilities
Liberal Advances.
Usual Commissions
BRANCH OEFICE
Valentine , Nebraska.
First door Aorth of Fisrt jN'atiotr-il Bank.
Lincoln Des Moines
Vm. Brown , living 3 miles
northeast of Crookston , has lost
S head of cattle : 3 steers and 3
heifers. Three of them ; m lu-.ind-
i'd half circle S liijrh hehind left
lioul < lrr. OiliiT 3 not branded.
All two-iear olds , red and white
spotted , excepting one red heifer
branded. Notify W. F. Brown ,
Urookstou , itfebr. , and get reward.
8
I. Ih-rcffnl linh ?
Prim * * J'ojiJ" ' " '
ifcKi : n"i r ri\
t'Jlf 1 ? . ? ' * ! ! ' ' 1I I
| iirF'i t lii :
> tini > pr
- > MI iuy )
liM'K ' -nit at presrnt Uancb Inur iivles-
i.iipli-we > . . i r.rottiilff. Nehr
0. H. FAUI.UAJJ-I : .
MILL PRICES FOR FEED.
ru. bulk . 75 per cwt $14.00 'nil '
* ) . [ is Imlk . . . .85 pur cwt $1G.0 ' ! i"
. 7tC ) " $ lo. H.i
- 1.05 " $20 < M
Corn . 95 * I8.0U "
( hopiorn . 1.00 " $1U.U (
1.20 " * 2o.OO "
John Nicholson ,
Dent ! * ! .
Will be in Valentine on the 20 , 21 , 22
and 23rd of each month. Reserve
your work for him. Olliceat. Donoher
ETTA BROWN
SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Examination Third Saturday of each
month and F-riday preceding.
ALENTINE NEBRASKA
H. DAILEY ,
Dentist.
Office over the grocery deparmeiit
of T. C. Hornby's store.
Will be. in Rosebud agency July
: > rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 1904.
AUGUSTON
Blacksmith
Urounlee , Acbr.
iifral bliu-khinithingathard
ircf for cash.
ti. M. CHAMEE ,
I'ity Deliveryman ,
1 1 nnk.s , xaltec * ; iij < l pitckapea hauled to and
r-.in Hi.i i , poi and all parts of the City.
W. A. KTMBELL
Barber
' *
First-class Shop iii Every JRespect
Kan de Quinine Hair Tonic , Golden Star Bain
Tonic. Hr rpwide aud Coke's Dandrulf Gun * .
Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream
LEEOY LEACH
County Surveyor
Valentine or Woodlake
K > liKAL WOKK PKOJIITLY ATTKHDED TO.
A. N. COMPTON
Physician and Surgeon
' Mir ! < .it Quiglt ? iV : Chapman's
l > Mi > Niiru. Nijrhtt The Don-
uliei Kisitiunc.u , hfrry Street.
i'liysician * u.i Surgeon
( ffflnFrutfinal Hall or El-
V li ny
F. M. WALCOTT
ATTORNEY S. ABSTRACTS
Val < - tint * , Nebr.
i.is in i-istrirt foiirt and U. S. Land
Keal Ksiate aud Canch Property
Robert G. Easley ,
ATTORNEY AT I , AW.
Office over Red Front
GENERAL LAW PRACTICE
Valentine , IVetoraska.
DE. F. M. BLAKE ,
BJKNTIST.
EiPEooms at Mrs. Shore.
Valentine - Nebraska.
T11IKTIBI.E
" Ill fi 'Jittn U , st
I" " ' . - ' vesi
us iii l-Liitri. | ] trains etst and
fn ii all po'a' ; * wstnl O'Neill.
h rti rout to sfoiix City a d b-y < nd
Throutjh connections U-r Sioux Falls , 3Iinne-
a-oolis , St , Paul and all points , north and west.
Buy local U kets to O'Xelll.
FEED SOOEKS , G , P , A.
Sioux City , Iowa