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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1904)
THE VALENTINE -DEMOCRAT I. M RICE EDITOR Thursday , May 12 , 1 O4. Entered at the Tout-office at Valeuttne , Oherrj eonnty. Nebraska , as Second-class matter. TERMS Subscription $1.00 per year in advance ; S1.5C When not paid in advance , Single copies 5c. Display advertlslPK 1 Inch single column 15c per Issue or $0.00 a year. Local Notices , Obituaries , Lodge Resolution- tnd Socials lor Revenue 5c per line per Issue. Brands" . IK ii-ches S4.00 per year In advance additional space $3-00 per Inch peryearjengraved blocks extra ; $1.00 each. Parties living outside Cherry county not pei sonally known are requested to pay In advance 10 per cent additional to above rates if over t months in arrears. Notices of losses of stock free"to brand adver tisers. Convention Call. We have not received official call from Chairman P. L. Hall , of the Democratic State Central Com mittee , but we would suggest that a democratic county convention be held in Valentine on Saturday , May lith , for the purpose of selecting delegates for the state democratic delegate convention , which meets -in Omaha , June 1st to elect delegate to the St. Louis democratic National convention July 6 , 190A. The representation for Cherry county , based upon the vote cast for Hon. J. J. Sulli van in the general election of 1903 is 6 delegates. It is to be hoped that each precinct in the county will be represented. M. CHRISTENSEN , ' Chm. I. M. RICE , Sec'y- Caucus Call , We would suggest that the dem ocrats and those believing in the principles of the democratic party or interested in the success of that party , that they hold meet ings in their respective precincts to select delegates to attend the county convention in Valentine , Saturday , May 14 , 1904 , for the the purpose of selecting delegates to attend the state democratic dele gate convention in Omaha June 1 , 1904. * The representation will be based upon the vote cast for Judge Sullivan , at last election. Each precinct is entitled to one delegate and in addition thereto one delegate for each 10 votes or major fractior thereof : I. M. EICE , Sec'y. jttinlcaid Homestead Hia > v The following is the bill as re ported by the conference com mittee and adopted by Congress. "That from and after sixty days after the approval of this act , en tries made under the homestead laws in the state of Nebraska , west and north of the following line , to-wit : Beginning at a point on the boundary line between the states of South Dakota and Ne braska where the first guide merid ian strikes said boundary ; thence running south along said guide meridian to its intersection with the fourth standard parallel north of the base line between the states o'f Nebraska and Kansas ; thence west along said fourth standard parallel to its intersection with the second guide meridian west of the sixth principal meridian ; thence south along said .second guide meridian to its intersection with the third standard parallel north of the said base line ; thence west along said third standard parallel to its intersection with the range line between ranges twenty-five and twenty-six west of the sixth principal meridian ; thence south along said , intersection with the second standard parallel north of the said base line ; thence west on said standard parallel to its inter section with the range line be tween ranges thirty and thirty-one west ; thence south along said line to its intersection with the bound ary line between the states of Ne braska and Kansas , shall not exceed - coed in area six hundred and forty acres , and shall be as nearly com pact in form as possible , and in no event over two miles in extreme length : Provided , That there shall be excluded from the pro visions of this act such lands with in the territory herein described . as in the "opinion of the secretary of the interior it may be reason ably practicable to irrigate under the national irrigation law , or by private enterprise ; and that said Secretary shall prior to the date above mentioned , designate and exclude from entry under this Act the lands , particularly along the > Torth Platte river , which in his opinion it may be possible to irri-1 gate as aforesaid , and shall thereafter - ! after from time to time open to entry under this Act any of the lands so excluded , which , upon further investigation , he may con clude cannot be practically irri- gatted in the manner aforesaid , tfec. 2. ' That entrymen under We Have Just Received a full line of the celebrated JOHN DEERE Farm Impl w Consisting of Plows ; Cultivators , both walking and y riding ; Listers , riding or walking ; Qo = Devils with knives or discs ; Harrows ; \ End Gate Seeders , etc. We are enabled by buying for spot cash in car load lots to make exceptionallyxlow prices. Call and get prices and see the DEERE Improved Farm Machinery. 1 j L. C. SPARKS , Mgr. SEEg g g 2 ! the homestead laws of the Unitec States within the territory above described who own and occupy the lands heretofore entered by them may , under the provisions of this Act and subject to its conditions enter other lands contiguous t < their said homestead entry , whicl shall not , with land so already en tered , owned and occupied , exceec in the aggregate six hundred anc forty acres ; and residence upor the original homestead shall be ae cepted as equivalent to residence upon the additional land so enterec but final entry shall not be allow ed of such land until five years af ter first entering the same. Sec. 3. That the fees and com missions on all entries under this Act shall be uniformly the same as those charged under the pres ent law for a maximum entry al the minimum price. That the commutation provisions of the homestead law shall not apply tc entries under this Act , and at the time of making final proof the en- tryman must prove affirmatively that he has placed upon the lands entered permanent improvements of the value of not less than one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre for each acre included in his entry : Provided , That a former homestead entry shall not be a bar to the entry under the provisions of this Act of a tract which , to gether with the former entry , shall not exceed six hundred and forty acres : Provided , That any former homestead entry man who shall be entitled to an additional entry under section two of this Act shall have for ninety days af ter the passage of this Act the preferential right to make addit ional entry as provided in said section. Approved , April 28,1904. in Acres of" Unap propriated and Unre served Publics Lands in * ne Following- counties. Greeley 1,760 Custer 3,905 BoxButte 1,651 Cheyenne 478,817 McPherson . . ' 561,356 Dawes 148,820 Scotts Bluff 136,211 Duel 647,317 Sheridan 480,391 Blaine . -.219,912 Sioux 862,252 Logan : : 174,059 Brown 422,641 Hooker 316,158 Kimball .108,492 Keith 129,755 Cherry 2,320,900 Grant 178,419 Thomas 245,261 KeyaP.aha , , .25,927 Rock 220,302 Valley 400 Chase \ 44,251 Lincoln .Y 232,266 Dundy ; . . * . - . - . . - . - . . . -.113,440 Perkins 14,344 Hayes 15 1 Boyd 2,52C Hitchcock 1,997 Wheeler 198,70C Holt 154,320 Loup 207,78C Banner 4 ' The first issue of The Keya Paha County News came to our desk last week asking for exchange. It is published at Springview , Nebr. by Mrs. Pearl Skinner who shows by the first issue that she has * I ability , and will be successful in getting patronage and subscrip tions is our prediction. Dr. Headrick's visit Friday , May 20th and 21st. * , Wm. Lee was up from Brown- lee the past week. Dr. Campbell , of Cody , was in , Valentine Tuesday. i | J. A. Sparks spent a few days in Valentine the past week. I Wm. Gulick has traded for the McNamee hotel in Woodlake. The C. & N. W. is building an addition to the Woodlake depot. Rev. Carpenter went over to Springview this week on business. J. A. W. Johnson , of Kilgore , was in our city on business Tues day. Miss Dora Davis , of York , came up Monday for a short visit in Valentine. Remember the ice cream and strawberry social tomorrow night at Bethel hall. Mrs. S. A. Rice and grand-son started for the former's home in Kansas Wednesday morning. Vern Stevenson has accepted a position with T. A. Yearnshaw at Neligh. He will move his family down the last of this week. Strawberries and ice cream to morrow night at Bethel hall , serv ed by the Methodist Sunday school. Everybody come. No more blue Mondays after you. use Swift's Pride soap. Good in hard water and good in soft water. Order today for Monday's wash. W.P. . Taber took his wife down ! to live with her folks at Rising , Nebr. , Monday to try to regain her health. Mr. Taber is one of , the teachers on the reservation , j Mrs. Taber has been suffering for some time with .stomach trouble . Dr. Headrick's practice is limit- I ed to Chronic Diseases. See special - , ial notice. The high school band furnished music at a reception given by the I Degree of Honor. The boys f ur- | nished good music and Valentine has at last a band of which we may feel proud. i Soney Ford returned from the state penetentiary at Lincoln Sun day night , having received a full pardon from the governor. On Xmas eve 1902 he shot and killed Allan Rothchilds at a dance * hall on the river. He was convicted and sentenced to 7 years. After hearing the pleas of the county prosecutor and the district judge , Gov. Mickey pardoned him.v The car load of hogs shipped from here last week by J. F. Swain topped the market in So. Omaha last Monday. Part of the hogs were sold to Mr. Swain by Chas. and Pole Hudson , Ben Pet erson , Wm. Allen , , Jr. , John Grooms , Robt. O. Jones and Dav id Green , of Sparks. Cherry county and the sand hills are all right when it comes to raising live stock. The east bound passenger was five hours late Monday morning on account of a wreck up near Buffalo Gap , in which two engines were upset but no one reported hurt. As the train speeded along the way near Merriraan , a section gang failing to remove a hand-car from tlie track , it was struck and dumped" off by the cow catcher , breaking several bars and smash ing the hand-car. Rice = Davis. Isaac M. Rice and Miss Dora M. Davis were married to-day , Thursday , at York , Nebr. They immediately started on a trip to St. Louis where they intend spend ing a week or ten days at the world's fair. After a short visit at other places they will be at home in Valentine , Nebr. , after June 15. Low f < * t < * Excursion Tickets to Via the Northwestern Line will be sold May 17 and 18 , limited to re turn until May 21 , inclusive , ac- xmnt of Republican State Con tention. Apply to agents Chicago & North-western R'y. Ice cream and strawberries at Bethel hall Friday night begin ning at 5:30 : p. m. VALENTINE HOUSE Valentine , Nebraska RATES $1.00 to $1.25. C. D. JORDAN , Propr. Opposite the Court House , 2 blocks north of Depot. Jas. E. Pepper W. H. McBrayer Canadian Clnb CSrOO , IDS' . All the standard brands of Whiskies , domestic and imported Wines , Gordon's Dry Gin , and Cigars of the choicest brands. Blue Eibbon Bottled Beer a specialty. : : : : : : : Oakland Hunters Rye Blue Grass Dewars Scotch Whiskey JAMES B- HULL HE OWL SALOON W.A.TAYLOR. if 3 ? Sole Agents for HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY * Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER Choicest Wines and Cigars , VALENTINE X NEBRASKA HENRY TAYLOR. GRANT BOYER. TAYLOR & BOYER , Contractors and Builders , . Carpentering. All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes S Work shop in Charbonneau's blacksmith shop. VALENTINE = = NEBRASKA. Livery , Feed and Sale Stable New Rigs Good/Horses / Careful Drivers Spacious barn , conveniently located , for splendid accommodations - . modations to-the public who want to drive , or have horses . ' ' ' : / * * es to feed. ! SHEPARD BROS. ( Successors to Tracewell & Bonser. ) ' " " ' Valentine . - - Nebraska. : lla-laoe : atocw \ HEADQUARTERS FOR WINES , LIQUORS AND OiGARS OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS VaJentine - - Nebraska ring Your Next Order Here. We print Letter Heads , Note Heads , Bill Heads , Envelopes , Notes , Cards , Wedding Stationery , Sale Bills , etc. , etc. , at prices that are right. All work guaranteed to suit. Our stock stands inspection. THE DEMOCRAT Valentine , = Nebraska W. T. Bishop , LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLI The Wilber Barn / ; 11 Your Patronage Solicited. It /ALENTINE / BOWLING ALLEY No. 1 Standard Alleys , A healthful , innocent sport. fl 'is PEN DAILY FROM I O'CLOCK TO 11 O'CLOCK P , M ,
