and will Furnish Music for the occasion.
Music by the Fairview Chorus.
Ball Game between Sparks and Britt teams- Parse $18.
Horse Race , entrance fee $1.00 , free for all. Purse $15.
Novelty Eace ? entrance fee 50c , walk trot and run. Purse $
Pony Baee , free for all , no entrance fee , standing start. Purse $6
Foot Eace ( men ) Purse $3.00. Foot Eace ( boys ) Purse $1-50
Standing Broad Jump Purse $ L50
( All horses must be entered for races by 12 o'clock noon clay of picnic. Apply to D. D. Kellogg , Sec. )
JHA
To the person for the best agricultural exhibit grown by himself ,
100 pounds Elkhorn flour.
For the best exhibit of corn , 1 sack Elkhorn flour.
For tlie best exhibit of wheat , 1 sack Elkhorn flour.
For the best exhibit of rye , speltz or barley , 1 sack Elkhorn flour.
For the best exhibit of potatoes , not less than one-half oushel to be
shown , purse $5.00.
For the best fruit -exhibit - , purse $3.00 ,
FREE HAY FOR HQR8E8. PLENTY OF WATER. MEALS MAY BE HAD ON GROUNDS FOR 25G
BOWERY DANCE DAT AND NIGHT COMMITTEE.
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TO SECOND NATIONAL WOOLSON SPICE CO
TOLEDO * Off/o ,
\ Cash to forz Coffee users in our Great V7orld'
2139 people get checks , 2139 more will get them
Five Lion-Heads cut from Lion What v/ill be the total popular vote cast
for President votes for ail
( candidates
Coffee Packages and a 2 = cent
didates combined ) at the election
stamp entitle you ( in addition to
November 8 , 1904 ?
the regular free premiums ) to In 1900 election , 13,959,653 people voted
one vote. The 2-cent stamp covers = for President. For nearest correct esti
mates received in Woolson Spice Com
ers our acknowledgment to you pany's office , Toledo , O. , on or before 1
that your estimate is. recorded. November 5 , 1904e will give first
prize for the nearest correct estimate , i
You can , send as many estU . i
second prize to the next nearest , etc. ,
mates as desired. etc. , as follows :
FirsS Pfe @a SSjOOOafl 1 First Prise S2,6OOiOO
1 Second Prize l.OOO.OO
2 Prizes . . . . . . . S50O.OO eacli 1 .OOO.OO
rr YI..J. rrrfr . \ f . / " \ \ / . f\f\
will be awarded to the one who is nearest G Prizes 200.OO l.OOO.OO
10 PrJzes 1OO.OO l.OOO.OO I
correct on both our World's Fair and Presx = 20 Prizes 60.GO l.OOO.OO
60 Prizes 2O-OQ l.OOO.OO !
dential Vote Contests. . 25O Prizes 10.OO
. . . i
i 180O Prizes 5.OO 9.OOO.OO
We also offer tS.OW.M Special Cash Prizes to Grocers' . 2139 PHIZES , TOTAL , $20,000.00
Clerks. ( Particulars In each case of Lion Coffee. )
Your Mam © Look on © ne
E BOTH FREE PREitflEURgS ANS CASH PHIZES
) Complete Detailed Particulars in Every Package of
W. B. FORD. HERBERT BREUK LADDER.
V
( Successors to E , Breuklander. )
General Blacksinitliing and Wood Wdrk.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
If you want to sell your
Bist it with us.
Mr I
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REFERENCES :
Reek Co. State Bank ,
Peoples Bank of Naper OFFICE : One Door North
and Bank of Naper. of First -National Bank.
< J . JLJ. A , !
Contractor and Build
er in Brick or Stone
Work.
Valentine , - Nebr.
TV. B. M'Xcel of Xorth PJatte ,
is the Democratic nominee for con
gress in this district. He is a high
ly esteemed citizen of Lincoln Co.
t *
Elmer Ayers' 7 months old boy
died about one o'clbck this morn-
ing. 4 The funeral will be held this
afternoon and interment made in
Mount Hope cemetery.
Mrs. Alice Bay of Cliadron and
Mrs. J. W. Spirk of Neligh , moth
er and sister of Stanley T. Ray ,
after a shdrt visit in Alliance , re
turned to Chadron Monday.
Pioneer Grip.
A. AY. Scattergood and E. M.
Eldred , of Ainsworth , lion. Jas.
Morris , Capfc. Fisher the guest of
Col. Tucker , Dave lianna of Wood
Lake , and several from up west
were here yesterday.
J. W. Stctter shipped five car
loads of cattle from Cody Sunday
morfiing. A prominent stockman
was heard to remark that Jake's
cattle were the fattest of any bunch
of cattle that had been shipped
lately.
Miss Seman is working at Pen-
brook at present.
"Wm. Seman is working at Mr.
Mr. Hittle's at PORCUPINE."I
Mrs. Swain and daughter Roxie
went to town Saturday.
Eorn , to Mr. and Mrs. Whet
stone , a girl August T , lOOdk
Geo. Bristol and wife of Valcn-
tine , were present at church Sun.
Chester Grooms killed an owl
that measured 7 ft 4 inc from tip
tip of wings.
Mr. Hoover , of > Norclen puts in
his appearance in this neighbor
hood occasionaly.
Rev. Julian , the presiding elder
of Longpine , preached in the M.
E. church at Sparks Sunday and
everybody seemed to enjoy the
sermon.
The old settlers re-union will be
held at Sparks on Friday and Sat
urday , Sept. 2nd and 3rd. Come
everybody and be showed a good
time once in your life.
There will bo school in district
li this year. This district has
been vacated for several years but
from the looks of- things this neck
of the woods is coming to the front.
A crowd of young fellows that
are prowling around the country
at night and passing along the pub
lic highway past residences where
decent people live will take notice
that something will happen next
offence.
One ranch in the hay flats prop
erly named "Bean Ranch" as the
boys while haying , say that they
had three kinds of beans three
times a day for three weeks straight
with a side issue of Missouri hoe-
cake. "Well beys , you'll please
excuse , they are from Missouri
but a long , long ways.
ways.PORCUPINE. .
"I was troubled vriih stomach
ach trouble. Thedford's Black-
Dranghfc dta mo more good
in one vrcok than all the doc
tor's medicine 'took
I in a
year. " Mil3. SARAH E.
6HIKFIELD , Elletteville , Ind.
Thcdford'sBlacfcDraught
quickijr invigorates the ac
tion of the stomach and
cures even chronic cases of
indigestion. If you -will
take a small dose of Thed-
ford's Black Draught occa
sionally you will keep your
stomach and liver in per
fect condition.
More sickness is caused by
constipation than by any
other disease. Thedford'a
Black-Draught not only re
lieves constipation but cures
diarrhoea and dysentery and
keeps the bowels regular.
All druggists ceil
2u-ocnt packajjeo.
"Thedford'a Black-
Draught is the beat medi
cine to regulate the boweb
I have ever used. " MRS.
A. M. GRANT , Sneada
Perry , N. C.
If you want the best , self gener
ating gasoline stove made , buy a
"Reliable. " Sold by Red Front
Merc. Co. 29
Found on Wencel Schromm's
place , Itt miles south of town , a
pocketbook containing money. In
quire of Julius Schromm , Arabia.
WANTED Girl to help wait
table for board during normal and
school year.
DONOIIER HOTEL.
If you are wanting a first class
shot gun , a Imniing coat or ammu
nition of any kind , call oa the Reel
Front Merc. Co. 29
Morses For Stile.
Some good work horses , saddle
horses and some good young mares.
Terms to suit purshaser. Inquire
at Bishop's livery barn.
23 . W. T. BISHOP.
Pianos and Organs with a ten
year guarantee from reliable fac
tories , sold for cash or payments.
J. O. BEATTT , .
13 ( At G. H. Hornby's store. )
Buy "Eldorado Castor Machine
Oil. " For sale by Red Front Merc.
29
§ 10.00 REWARD
for information leading to the re
covery of 1 bay mare , 3 years old ,
weight about 850 or 900 pounds ,
branded AZ on left shoulder.
Strayed away from Valentine about
July 20th to 2ith.
HEXRT STETTER ,
30i Valentine , Nebr.-
SSalf Rate * to Fair at
Via the North-western Line. Ex
cursion tickets ivill be sold at one
fare for round trip , plus 50c for ad
mission coupon to the Fair grounds.
Dates of sale , Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 in
clusive , tickets limited to return
until Sept. 3 inclusive. Apply to
agents Chicago & North-western
R'y. 313
ional Cards.
The Lonp Valley Hereford Ranch.
Brownlee , Xcbr ,
Prince IJoahdel
131633 anil Curly
Coat 112-Jtil at head
of herd. Tim blood
of Fowler. Anxiety.
l < enl Wilton and Sir
Gladstone predomi
nates tc my herd.
lean till "tilers foi bulls of all ages at any
time. Jtam-1 four miles north-west ol Brown-
lee , Nebr.
C. II. FAUI.HAV.KK.
MILL PRICES FOR FEEDi
Bran , bulk 75 per cwt $14.00 ton
horts bulk 85 per cwt $16.00 ton
Screenings 70c " $13.00 "
Chop Feed . . . .1.05 " $20.00"
Corn 95 " $18.00"
Chopcorn 1.00 " $19.00"
Oats 1.20 " $23.00"
Qenevieve Adams Hewitt ,
Teneliei * ol"
Scientifically correct method iof chest :
development , deep breathing , articu
lation and tone poising , correction of
defects in singing and speaking voice
Chicago IXouMC.
Eobert G. Easley ,
ATTORNEY AT IAW. _ *
over Red Front
GENERAL LAW PRACTICE
TSTel > ra5Jl ! i.
H. M. CK AMEE ,
City Delivery-man.
rrunks , valises and packages hauled' to and
from the depot and all parts of the City.
a. DAILEY ,
Dentist.
Office over the grocery deparment
of T. C. Hornby's store.
"Will be in Rosebud agency July
3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 1904.
A. N. CQMPTON
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Quigley & Chapman's
Drug Store. Nights The Don-
oher residence. Cherry Street.
LSEOY LEACH
County Surveyor .
Valentine or Woodlake <
GENERAL WOKK PROMPTLY ATTENDKD TO.
G. H. Hall , M. D.
Physician ami Surgeon.
All calls promptly attended to day
or night. Drugs and Phar
maceuticals furnished.
Wood JLako , - Nebraska.
JOHN POEATH
Keige , ? el > r.
Tubular wells and windmills.
M. WILSON
. , -
Proprietor of
Valentine Dray ,
Will do all kinds of draying , expre-s
and freight work. Special attention
given to fine furniture.
'
C. M. SAGESEE
Barber
First-class Shop in Every Hespect
Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic , Golden Star Bair
Tonic , Herplcide and Coke's Dandruff Cure.
Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream
5 Meals : Lunches : Short Orders
IKE KANGAROO
I zzrr. ± 2' cr' u2i
ItESXA.TJiaA.lX T
Eirst class meals' at all hours , $
day and night/ . Oysters in |
season. Pies , ' cakes , doughj j
nuts always on hand. \
E.D. Cohota , Prop. !
Get your Clothes
cleaned and pressed and
make them'look like new.
" Careful attention given to
both ladies' ] and gent's
clothing.
R. H. Robertson , Tailor. The
One door north old City HoteL