Local.
*
\ \ . A. Bonscr is in town.
Tinuinilifi lias hciMi fine th
past week.
S. L. Ellis was up from Simeoi
last Thursday.
William Epke was clown fron
Crookston yesterday.
. P. H. Young and Miss Crow (
of Simeon spent Saturday and Sun
If i day in town.
Miss Mattie Kimball , of Ains
worth , is visiting her sister , Mrs
Kimbell this week.
\Vr. A. Kimbell has stored hi ;
bowling alley in the rear of Mrs.
McDonald's store room.
August Epke and E. D. Spencei
of Crookston were in the citj
Monday transacting business.
The Story Brewing Co. ha ?
erected a storage building neai
the railroad track east of the depot.
% "VTes llolsclaw has returned from
Ains worth where he has been dur
ing the past few weeks , and is ai
home for awhile.
The llushvillc Standard an
nounced last week that it here
after would be independent in
politics until further notice.
The band , assisted by Mrs.
Hewett and her pupils in voice
culture , gave a concert Tuesday
evening in the M. E. church.
J. A. Sparks returned from
Cody yesterday and1 reports his
cattle doing well , having gone
through the cold weathe1 * all right.
"Wm. Clarkson fell onto a board
with nails sticking up , penetrating
into his knee , last Monday night.
Dr. Compton is attending him.
A. M. Morrissey purchased the
bowling alley building of Dr.
IVortman and this week has been
moving it to his ranch , the Wm.
Hornstein place , west of Crookston.
The last lecture may have failed
to please , but we guarantee the
Chaffee lecture to be good. He
says it is his best. Friday , March
3 , at the M. E. church. Tickets
at Quigley & Chapman's.
Allen Benson is employed as
city editor and general representa
tive of the Fremont Daily and Tri
Weekly Herald , having recently
accepted that position. THE DEMO
CRAT wishes him success.
Five Indians , headed by Hollow
Horn Bear , came down yesterday
from Rosebud and started for
Washington , D. C. to participate
in the inauguration ceremonies.
Rev. Cross accompanied them.
Thomas Jones ( colored ) was
tried in county court this morning
on the charge of breaking into TJ.
A. McQuade's house on the nijrht
of Feb. 1 , and for striking Mrs.
Bachelor. Lie was bound over to
district court.
Yesterday L. N. Layport sold
his ten shares in the First National
bank to W. E. Efner for § 1500 ,
making § 200 clear since his pur
chase of the same stock at the time
of the organization of the bank as
a national bank.
At a special term of court held
Monday , Judge Westover granted
a divorce to Mrs. Genevieve Ad
ams Hewett and a divorce to Zan
der Big Crow. A decree of fore
closure was granted L. N. Layport
vs Wm. Francke.
Ben Lovejoy called on us Mon
day while in town with hay which
he 'hauls from the hay flats of his
father's rancli twelve miles south
of town. Ben is the oldest son at
home and transacts most , of his
father's business , creditably to
himself and to his father , C. A.
Lovejoy.
Mr. Chaffee was here May 20
and 21 , 1000 and at that time
preached on the "Prodigal Son , "
Sunday night , May 20 , 1900. The
next night , he delivered his famous
lecture , "A Prescription for Lean
Folks. " It was the occasion of
the commencement of the high
school. Those who heard Mr.
Chaffee at that timeould willing
ly enlist as apostles to share his
fate , his joy and pleasures , at his
command. Come and hear him.
Iluiili BMr , of Mullen ,
up to Yah-nline the first of thr.
week , by way of Crawford , or
business as ; uiiuini : rilor of tin
.e-tate ol S. E. Orr. Mr. Boyerii
suffering considerable from a boi
, on his left hand and had Dr. Lewi ;
put a poultice on it but it continue ;
to grow worse apparently.
Prof. Chaffee has entertainec
the people of Valentine before anc
did his work so well that many o :
us remember him. We woulc
go fifty miles to hear Chaffee de
! liver his lecture again on "Lear
i Folks , " and he thinks "The Pur
suit of Happiness" is his best.
Everybody should hear Frank
McClure Chaffee.
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT is
in favor of an amendment to our
revenue laws , making loaners oJ
money pay their own taxes oc
mortgages. There is no other
correct way. Lack of space for
bids us going into details but it is
wrong to require a man owning
stock or real estate to pay ataxoc
what he owes on that stock or real
estate ancl exempt the mortgagee
from taxation.
The Ladies Aid Society gave a
supper in Bethel ha'l . Wednesday
evening for the benefit of the M.
E. church , taking in $45.00. The
hall was beautifully decorated in
honor of George Washington's
birthday with national colors ancl
Dave Wishart was dressed to rep
resent George in the revolutionary
times and Mi > s Clara Collett , in
ancient costume , represented Mar
tha and received the guests in a
corner of the room , decorated with
flags and bunting.
C. A. Lovejoy was in town yes
terday for the first time in a couple
of months , having kept pretty
close at home during the rec
ent cold weather taking care of his
stock. He is looking as young as
seven years ago when we first
met him and is always busy. He
owns nearly 50 quarter sections of
land and is able to buy a section of
land every year with his profits
from his ranch. At present he
has about 800 iiead of cattle , and
lost ony one cow and a calf this
winter.
A "Pure Seed Potato" train will
be run from Harrison eastward on
Feb. 2S , stop jing at the different
stations along this line of railroad ,
arriving at , Valentine at 6:00 : p.m. ,
and a meeting will probably be
held at th * court , house at S o'clock
p. m. , where the Prof , of agricul
ture of the stato university will
delivera lecture on the potato.
The farmers of the German settle
ment , iSorth Table , Crookston ,
Sparks and everyone else interest
ed in potato growing arc invited
to be present.
The U. S. Weather Bureau re-
purt for the week ending Feb. 22 ,
shows highest and lowest temper
ature respectively 59 ° and 1 ° ,
with a mean of GO.G ancl a range
of 00 ° . One slight flurry of snow
with a trace of precipitation on
the 16th. The winds have been
compartively light , 28 miles from
NW on the 16 being the highest-
velocity. The snow has rapidly
disappeared under the genial in
fluence of premature spring weath
er. There has been a gain of 79 °
in temperature as compared with
the average.
Prof. Chaffee will be welcomed
here by our town , He can have
right-of-way and camp with us as
long as he ean keep away from his
friends elsewhere. Every family
in the town will bid him welcome
and help to make his visit to us
Friday night of next week , March
3 , 1905 , the crowning feature of
the lecture course for this year.
Judge Walcott says an evening
with Mr. Chaffee is worth the
price of the whole course of lec
tures. The people from far and
near ought to be in our town Fri
day night , March 3 , and go to
hear Mr.
A Great Composer.
Ethel "Who was that man you just
bowed to ? renelopc That was Dob-
son , the groat composer. Ethel A
composer , did you say ? Penelope lie
manufactures soothing sirup. ' ,
Boi.esfei is Excited Over A
Coal Vein Find ,
It Hecms to bo the generally ac
cepted opinion that the reported
discovery of an eight-inch vein oi
coal on the reservation is a fact ,
Specimens of the find have beer
taken to Bonesteel , but the dis
coverers are keeping the locatior
a profound secret. John Butlei
of Omaha , one of the lucky one ?
in the drawing , says he knows
where the vein outcrops , and thai
it is his intention to file raining
claims on the reservation in the
spring. He tells me that he will
have no trouble in organizing
plenty of capital in Omaha to op
erate the mine. Davis Foster ir
World-Herald.
John LI. Schultz was born April
2i , 183-i in Germany , was married
to Ellenora Mantler ancl from this
union were born twelve children.
The deceased came to America
and located in Omaha in 1882
where he and his wife joined the
M. K. church. From Omaha they
moved to Cherry county and lo
cated near Georgia in 1885 where
he. has been a faithful and consist
ent , member to the time of his
death. Fie died Feb. 12 , 1905 at
the age of 71 years , 2 months and
3 days.
Mr. Schultz was a faithful hus
band and a loving father. He
leaves a wife and eight children
ami n multitude of friends to
mourn his loss. He was highly
esteemed by all who knew him
and will be missed in his com
munity.
Funeral services which were
largely attended , were held Feb.
15 , and were conducted by Rev.
J. E. Parsons , and the remains
buried in the Georgia cemetery.
CO3IMUXICATED.
The farmers of Cherry county
are invited to attend a free lecture
on soil cultivation ancl benefit of
Pure Seed Potatoes at Valentine ,
Feb. 28 , at 8 p. m. The C. & N.
W. R. R. is running a special train
through the state. The Prof , of
agriculture of the university of
Nebraska and other scientific men
will be present. Don't fail to at
tend this meeting.
Weather Data.
! hi following ia'.i. cuveriny < ' i pt-r-
ioii nf To ' ! < > , ' < v. ht-en -rplied
irunt HitWvhei | 5urru : r"r idat
V ilenttic. : Nehr. Tbej'ire issued to
* how tMt1 coniiitvms tii.x * hav < - prtv
v.tiltM1 fiunn rue month in qwsMon ,
tor the above period of yenrs , but
must not be construed as a forecast
of th - WH.Mthi'r conditionfor tbe
co - ifUf month
F B UA'-.Y-
TEMPEBATURS.
Mean or normal 21 °
The warmest month was that of 1806
wit 11 an average ot 3-i"5
Thecoldest month was that of 1809
with an average of 9 °
The highest was 63 ° on 27th , 1S98
The lowest was - 7 ° on 11 , 181)0
PRECIPITATION.
Average 1or month 0 07 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more 7
The t-reatest monthly precipitation
w i ! 35 ir'c'u's ' in 1801
jLiif U'abt monthly precipitation
was 0 15 inches in 1S9P.
The grf-atp'.t amount of pri'cipit ' -
tion rfcordt-d in anv 24 c > n ecutivi
hour.was 0 8b inches on 18. 1901
Che greatest amount of fmowfjl' '
iecorrle ! in any 24 ci > ngecurive hour- .
( r -c < > rd extending tovintrr > f 1884 So
< m'\ ) wiv 9 inci'f ? on 18. 10'I '
L"r' ! - / MO * VKi'HEB
\ver.t. r i'Ui'jivr i f v . ar days , 1" :
pnrt . rJjM.ith : riond,8
tt'IND
The prevailing winds have been
from tnr N'T
Tne average hourly velociu of ihe
\vino i9 mile- .
The h' fhe-t vemcitv < if the ' . \'nd
w -s (50 ( ti-ilt'- t'om the N\V on 4 , 1899
.1OFJV .1. X't-RNN ,
Of course you know the ground
hog saw his shadow on the 2nd and
you know what that means ; six
more long weeks of winter. Better
examine our stove ad on another
page and see what we can do for
you. Bed Front Merc. Co.
Arc u iversilly admired by pe pie of
artistic taxtes S-'ndfora 1'ttlo book
explaining all about portr.ita and en
larging pictures it is freo. Address
GEORGE HOLMES ,
918 N. 1C St. Omaha , > . l > .
Business Notices.
Notices under this heading 5 cents per line
each Insertion. Amonu muling matter , 10 cents
per line each insertion.
- - -r > - - - v - - % - ' - X -
The Red Front Mercantile Co.
carry all kinds of shelf and heavy
Hardware , Furniture , Harness and
Saddlery goods , quality and price
guaranteed. 4.
High grade Galloway Bulls , 2
to 5 years old , for sale. Also twn
Thoroughbred's. For further in
formation inquire at this office. IS
I\ow is the time to get your in
and
surance on your buildings
stock. Storms have already begun
ancl if you are without insurance
il will be your neglect. It costs but
a trifle to insure against fire , light
ning and tornadoes in the best state
companies. They are represented
by I. M. Rice , Valentine , Nebr.
FOR RhNT
13 room hotel at § 30 per month ,
furnished. Inquire of
1 MRS. MASSING ALE.
When you need anything in the
Undertaking line go to the Red Front
Merc. Co. They carry all sizes of
coffins nd do all kinds of under
taking work . 4
I have buyer for Nebraska farms.
If you want to sell , list with me or
write for particulars. 47
HORACE GRANT ,
Heist Bldg. Kansas City , Mo.
Statlio For Trade.
" I will trade my registered stal
lion for horses or cattle , lie is
coming 3 years old and weighs
1400 pounds. I hare his pedigree
and he is as fine a specimen as one
would like to see.
EDWARD LEWIS ,
4 Wood Lake , Neb.
Towai II krtl.
\Ve will begin herding the town
cows about April 1st. Terms will
be the same as last year. Thank
ing you for past favors , we re
spectfully solicit a continuance of
your patronage.
05 WILBEU & GANOW.
Onr ConffrcSH.
When comparisons are made between
America and continental Europe vr < -
can find much of which to be pro-id
Our growth , ourwealth , our Industries
our resources , our energy , all make
fiattoriug comparison Avith average F.u
ropean conditions. Hut I believe in
making such comparisons there Is no
one thing of which we have the ri ht
to be more proud than of the congress
of the Tinted States. Better than any
continental parliament , it represents
the people. The crio legislative body of
the world tl'ai is in any way compara
ble to ours is i"e prvli.iment of Gre
Britain. In ch.irac'er , intol'ect , me'.i '
ods , digni'.y and in the t
with which each represents the
the British parliament and the
States congress str-nd in a cl'.s5 ; < p'.t'
apart and above any of the parliament
of continentai Europe. Frank A. Van
derlip in Scrihr.&r's.
Half ri S'ace
"It Is not an uncommon thing , "
ft man who"s hrn'c\l In central fi
en , "to meet a native with half of V.
face mi .ing. and when you ask hlu
how it happened he will tc'l you th.t :
hyena snapped at him while he wa
asleep. It is marvelous how they re
cover from such wounds , as the teeth
of the animal IUU.M ; bo poisonous , and
the natives have no antiseptics and a
very crude way of treating wounds.
When a 'ii.i. ' as the natives call it
comes round the camp howling , the
'boys' shout all su-'ts of vile names at
it. But very often the animal make *
no noise whatever , and not till next
morning is the loss of something dis
covered. "
SnporstitionM Pnrnell.
Miss Charlotte McCarthy , daughter
of Justin McCarthy , told a curious
story of Charles Stewart F.irnell. "One
evening , " says she , "Parncll was talk
ing to me at the coffee stage of dinner ,
and I , gazing at him with rapture , was
vaguely stirring mine and going to
drink it when he said : 'You must not
drink that. You have stirred it the
wrong way , and it would be unlucky.
Get another cup. ' What struck me as
strange in this was not his being su
perstitious every one who knew him
at all knew that but his extraordinary
power of observation. "
Heaven takes care that no man se
cures happiness by crime. AlflerL
CundltlonH That Tuff For Ma.-Har
The low paid employ ee today can FU
ceed as wo.I alone as with n wf
which llSIUT : : . . TS rnv'-l njt do.
tne sriu .r , - i.js cv.-.s- . eiij - > ; -.e .
are grunt"1 without her , for he may live
Irresponsibly , without a motire to im
and with all his surplus available foi
wayside pleasures of aa uiiUw cl l * irt
The disiiitegrathv ; forces or a grail
city upon homtMedS youth nn ? too obvl
ems to need emphasis. The wage earn
ing girl , on her part. Is likely to acquire
the taste of fragmentary , pointless nnO
unproductive spending. Both fore ;
Jiabits harmful to the altruistic mo
tives of group living of the home Idea.
A man who got3 from liie paloon , streei
corner or cheapV - * " " -P club , s Rlrl
who leaves the dar.ce hall and pave
ment glitter to make a home for him
the bare norf itlos of which arp hardly
met by his wages , are nor qualified by
their experiences to bring to a success
ful issue the supreme test of character
that makes stable a high standard.
Professor Simon N. Patten in Inde
pendent
A Soft
It was in 1872 that George Chesmore
Bromley , author of "Long Ago and
Later On , " became n member of the Bo
hemia club of San Francisco and soon
found himself "Sire of the Low Jinks , "
which occasion he vividly recalls , and
especially his arrival at home after
ward. He writes : "My dear little wife
awoke at my entrance and inquired the
time. I looked at my watch and re
plied , Ten minutes past 10 , ' and then
laid the watch on the mantelpiece.
Having some doubts as to the correct
ness of my reply , the little woman
arose and looked for herself. 'What
time did you say It was ? ' she asked
again. 'Ten minutes past 10 , ' said I.
'Ten minutes past 10 ! Why , It only
lacks ten minutes of 2 , ' said she. 'Is
that so ? ' said I. 'Why , bless my soul ,
how time flies ! I had no Idea that I
had been home so long. ' This was an
other occasion when I realized that 'n
soft answer turneth away wrath. ' "
With the Spaniard.
When Walter Williams , from Colum
bus , Miss. , was In Spain In the sum
mer of 1903 he called upon a provin
cial editor in the interest of the SL
Louis exposition. The next day the
paper had the following : "Walter "Wil
liams of the United States purchased
the state of Louisiana and next year
will give a celebration , to which he In
vites his fellow journalists oY Europe. "
Mr. Williams again called upon the ed
itor and thoroughly explained matters.
The editor apologized and printed this
correction : "Governor Frnncla of Mis
souri has purchased a large tract of
laud in the Great American desert , and
Walter Williams Is here to Invite the
journalists of Spain to a show which
the governor will give next year. " Mr.
Williams fled the place , fearful the ed
itor might explain some more.
Awful Breakfant.
It was at one time arranged that
Dante Gabriel Roflsettl , bis brother
WlJlIara and Swinburne and George
Meredith should live together in a
certain house. Meredith happened to
see Dante Gabriel RossettI at break
fast and changed his plans. Meredith
himself tells the story. "It was past
noon , " says he. "RossettI had not yet
risen , though it was an exquisite day.
On the breakfast table on a huge dish
rested five thick slabs of bacon , upon
which five rigid eggs had slowly bled
to death. Presently RossettI appear
ed in his dressing gown , Trith slippers
down at heel , and devoured the dainty
repast like an ogre. " That meal was
too much for Meredith , and he sacri
ficed three months' rent rather than
see it repeated.
The Sphinx' * Riddle.
The riddle which the sphinx pro
pounded to the Thebans and the solu
tion of which she made a condition of
her withdrawal from the state was as
follows : "What animal has one voice ,
at first four , then two and at last three
feet ? " CEdipus discovered the answer
to be "man , " who in infancy , from
using his hands as well as his feet in
walking , may be said to have four feet
( all fours ) , in after life employs but
two , and in old age to these he adds a
staff , which may be reckoned a third.
Upon this solution being given the
sphinx is said to have thrown herself
headlong from the citadel.
The Simple Life.
In my wanderings on foot when 1
walk through the provinces of Europe
and talk to the people and fish and
learn I find that what people lack most
In life Is simplicity , the poor man as
well as the rich. It consists not in
plain dress , but in plain living , In sim
plicity of heart , of personal beliefs and
respect for the beliefs of others. Rev.
Charles Wagner.
The "Woman of Kentucky.
The Kentucky woman is simply the
Tenus of Milo In warm healthy flesh ,
with grace in all her motions and when
in love heaven in her eye. She has the
American capacity to adapt herself to
fresh conditions. Her nerves have net
been set on an edge by Atlantic east
winds , and she has a broad and sym
pathetic nature. London Truth.
EIKht AITOTVS In the Air at Oaee.
"There is a purely Indian exploit
which is recognized aa a tost of fast
shooting , " says Mr. Ernest Thompson
Seton in Country Life In America. "In
this the 'honor * Is allowed the archer
who can have six arrows In the air .at
once and the 'hjgh honor' for seven.
The Indian record Is eight , but not
many Indians have made it. "
Kate Do you think it's true that
people catch anything through kissing- ?
Madge Oh , I don't think so. See how
often you've been kissed and you've
never caught unybody yet
Professional Cards ,
I tan nil nrrfara foi tralfe f AM w aft
tlio . Bac& I ur mUw aortb-wMl at "
lee , Nebr.
0.1
MILL PHCBS FO1 FEEDi
PerCwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked. . . . $ S5 | 16 00
Shorts , sacked 05 18 09
Screenings , sacked 60 11 CO
Chop Feed , Backed 90 17 00
Corn , sacked 80 15 W
Chop Corn , wicked 85 16 00
Oats , sacked 1 00 It 00
A ! N. COMPTON
Physician iaa Surgeon
Office at Qnigley & Chapman'i
Drugstore. Nighto Tht Doa-
oher residence , Cherry Stret.
Robert G. Easley , ?
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
KTOfflce over Red Front
GENERAL LAW PBACTIOJB
Vnlentlne ,
. G. H. Hall , M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
All calls promptly attended to day
or night. Drugs and Phar-
maceuticals furnished.
Wood Lake , - Webr k * .
>
H. DAILEY , ;
Dentist.
Office over the grocery depirment
of T. C. Hornby's store.
Will be in Rosebud agency Juljr
3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 190i.v'
JOHN F. PORATH
Biege ,
Tubular wells and windmilhf.
H. M.CRAMER ,
City Deliveryman. *
Crunks , valisea and packages * hau l to ud *
from the depot aad all parts 2 the C j.
C. M. SAGESER
Barber
, i
First-class Shop in Every Kaipect \
PMI de Quinine Hair Tonlo , Golden fitar It air , '
Tonic. Herpieide and Coke's Dandrul Gun. '
fry Pompeian Face lituageCreftli
J. L. ASHBUKN ;
*
Contractor and Build
er in Brick or Stone
Work. if
Valentine , - Nebr ;
' .
Everybody
that writes
Can
use printed stationery. Askt '
See
our fine envelopes and paper.
Your
time ig money.
Mistakes
don't occur BO frequently
and it is a guarantee U ) tbe
public that you're a busy man.
THE DEMOCRAT ,
Valentine , Nebr.
Low Rate * to Inauguration
Pr Ident Boenevelt mr
Wanhinton , B.C. ,
Via the North-western" Line. '
.cursion tickets will be sold on
28 and March 1 and 2 , limited'
extension to return until Mar h 18. '
4 *
inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago
& Nortb-vrestern R'y. 4 4