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VOLUME 2IX VALENTINE. NEBRASKA. NOVEMBER 17 , 1904. NUMBER 44
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Are you going to want a Heating
Stove this winter ? If you are , you
want the best the best in appear , ?
ance the best in quality and the
best in results. If you want one
that wil1 give you the best results
for all kinds of fuel , you want one
of the following lines :
Cole's Original Hot Blast ,
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Peninsular Parlor Heate"
and Double Heating
Base Burners ,
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The XXth Century Laurel ,
The Retort Jewel. if
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of the above lines , which include
the best stoves made. Make us a T6 * ,
before buying elsewhere and we will gladly explain to you J *
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all the special features of the diilVrcnt stove ? . We guarantee
every stove mentioned to be perfectly satisfactory in every vay
or we will exchange it or refund numoy paid us.
li We carry the largest and most complete line of stoves of
.trail kinds found in Xorthwest Nebraska.
Call and Inspect these stoves.
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A Six Page Noiseless Slate given with each pair of Shoes.
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S Hardware , Furniture and Coal. II
FURNITURE , bed room suits , dressers , chiffoniers , wurd-g
robes , Iron beds strong and clean , spring couches and mattres-ggj
ses , parlor stands and center tables , combination bookcases and |
m. writing desks. Latest Designs and Lo.vest Prices.
Guns , Ammunition and Hunters' Supplies.
A full line of hardwaro. cutlery and stovps of bost make. . . | * * & |
A lot of useful articles that make house-keeping a pleasure. p
Gome tmci See ITlieiti ioi *
Frank Fischer. 1
Stito Bank Ohartored as a National Bank
Chartered as a
Jun. 1. 1881. August 12. 1002 ,
Valentine , Nebraska.
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0. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President.
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TALK OF THE TOWN 1
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Dave Hancock was on our streets
Tuesdey.
C. J. O'Connor ancl son were
in town last week.
James Shanley , of Brownlec ,
was in town yesterday.
J. H. Goodfellow , of Ashland ,
was in/ur city Tuesday.
L. Peiper spent several days in
town the past week among the
stockmen.
Several farmers of the North
Table sold'potatoes at the Fort
this week. ,
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Henry Harding is now occupy-
ing "Windy V building with his '
meat market.
A J. Short and his daughter
were down from Irwin last week
llin f > n hind.
s. Elliott and Fran eke
wore hiiyinjr horses the past week
, o hip ( oVi con < * in.
J. S. P ) .st departed Sunday
norning for Chicago where he
will remain until after the holi
days. ' |
Miss Viola Brosius returned last' '
Saturday from a three week's visit
at ihc Cochran ranch with her
brother.
Capt. Shaw tells us that ho has
an increase from § S to $12 per
month in his pension , taking eil'ect
July 7 , 190i.
Frank Fischer moved his scales
this week from the front of the
the McDonald property to the
front of his new store.
Mrs. Norman , of Gordon , came
down last week for a few days vis
it in Valentine with friends and is
the guest of Mrs. Elmore.
Mike Clynes , having resigned
his position as night clerk at the.
Donohe.r , is now assisting in Quig
ley and Clripurm's drug store.
Mrs. Dean Efner and baby re
turned to Chadron Saturday morn
ing , after a few days visit with
parents and friends in Valentine-
Will Clark on got back from
Washington. D. C. , several days
airo after having a splendid trip
| an l stopped to sec the Fair at St.
Louis.
John H. Stnitton has rented the
city hotel and is fitting it up , re
pairing , painting and cleaning it
and will reopen it as a hotel for
colored people.
Le\vi Taylor has purchased the
GP ( Y-ibb place on Vorth TiM" :
from . .hidgoVilr tt for 82000 It
was only a * hort time ago that , this
land sold for § 1000.
J. D lowing , of Ashland , Xeb. ,
spent several days in the city the
past week and purchased a car
load of horses and mules while
here , which he shipped Tuesday
to Ashland.
This week the boiler formerly
used for heating the Watson build
ing , now occupied by Miss Wren
Donoher , was taken out of the.
basement and sold to Mr. Hunter
at the pump station.
Holt county has wisely decided
to keep down expenses by keeping
their county intact instead of di
viding into several smaller coun
ties , which the majority of the
people seemed to oppose.
Valentine and Long Pine played
foot , ball here last Saturday after
noon , resulting in a score of 4ri to
0 in favor of Valentine. T.he .I ne
boys were coached by Mr. Julian
a son of Elder Julian. He informs
us that the boys had had practical
ly but one training prior to their
coming here. One of the Long
Pine boys had the misfortune of
bis feg &rfr in tfo gmtfe.
Geo. W. Keller brought up the
Pleasant Hill election returns last
Friday and dropped in to visit with
us for an hour. He thought we
needed some consolation and re
newed his subscription to THE
DEMOCRAT.
A. E. McFatridge , superinten
dent of schools on the reservation ,
was down last Saturday , and the
next day took up a payment , ac
companied by the Indian police. ' ,
Mr. Mclfatridge's son is attending ,
school here but had the measles ,
last week.
Ira Johnson , of Lavaca , came
down last week with his precinct
returns on election and waschosen ;
as a member of the canvassing
board by Co. Clerk Reece. Mr.
John-oN is thinking of moving
nearer to Gordon to school his
children. /
P. II" Young , of Simeon , called
the other day and renewed his
subscription and brand ad for nn-
Vt.her year. Mr. Young couldn't
believe that report about old Mis- '
5ouri and thought as we did that
they'd have to show us. We don't
jnderstand it yet. i
Miss Julia Query met with an '
icoident last week which might
nive. proven serious. While cut
ting buttons from a card , the scis
sors slipped , causing the sharp
points to cut into the eye. After
i careful examination the cut was
round to be above the .eyeball , and
.s now healing up nicely. '
School opened in district No. il
) n the 3rd of October. Thirteen l
pupils arc enrolled and eight more !
ire expected to attend later in the
; erm. Those who attended every
] ay during the past school month
ivere Gordon , Alexanderia and ;
Sre.orna Kief , and Joseph and Al- '
oertKounovsky. Joseph Kounov- ;
sky's attendance was perfect. !
M.vur KIEF , Teacher. |
Wash Honey , of Woodluke , was
in town Tuesday and made ar- '
rangements for his annual Thanks
giving ball which will be given at ;
: he opera house in Woodlake ,
Thursday evening , Nov. 2i. Mr.
Money mafic arrangements with
oreo. Corbin and "Brown the fid-
ller" to furnish music for ' .he oc
casion , and invites everybody io
jome to his Thanksgiving ball and
eiijoy a gc-cd time.
We learned from Albert vSpall
a < t Saturday while he was in town
Yoni the reservation that , three. '
loriesvrre stolen from Pete De-
'Vt.s1- } lac : at his reception dance
) 27. belonging to him-elf , Al
fred Bordeaux and Charley Tack-
Mi They at once notified Agent
Mc.Che ney. who sent out the In-
.lian police and overtook Ed De-
Vrcy with one of the horse.s at
But to Creek and Oreo. DeCitles
ind Win. DeSory at Blackpipe
with the other two. The boys ran
i way from school and thought they
[ ould make better time horseback.
They were lodged in jail at Rose
bud.
\Ve forgot last week to mention
an item that occurred the week |
previous. Tod Smith , a mixed' '
blood Indian , had been down to
ee his half brother who had been
slot and vas returning back to
Rosebud when he came to John
Novak's place on the table where
he wanted to stay over night and
seemed persistent but Mr. Novak
refused to keep him. Smith shot
twice with his revolver and from
hismanneri and Janguage Mr..No- . ,
vak thinks he was shooting at him.
Wm. Novak ran out of the house
with a shot gun and fired it which
had the cfi'ect of scaring 'Smith' ,
away. Smith was arrested the'
next day at Rosebud and landed
iu ttur frftmtfr jaU to await trial.
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Large stock of
Hamilton = = Brown Shoes
Just arrived.
All cither shoes in stock sold at greatly
reduced prices for next 30 days. Come
and see us. We sell everything , and
at prices which arc right.
MAX E. VIEBTBL CROOKSTCXN NEBRASKA
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The BEST for table use and at popular prices. < *
Our Stock is Always Fresh
Dry Gqods , Shoes , Mittens
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Fir > t ( thisline of S-eaks , Roasts
lrSnlr Meats Smoke I
ighsst Market Price Paid for Hogs.
FRED WIIITTEMORE. Pres J , W. STETTEk , Vice Prea.
paid on time ;
deposits. Valentine State Bank ,
capital , 8 3,000
Valentine , Nebraska.
Sui plus , S 1OOO Persons seeking a place of safety for their
money , will profit by investigating the
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