> T7 i
J. A. rtpai Us and Al. A. Brown
of Ali'inc ! eni ' < > " . ! < > 1) ) . A.
Hancnrk'.s u h iv d : ys abound sold
Dave a dipping vat.
MirLauia Seger came up ironi
Nels Rowley's Manday to visit a
few days with her uncle F. M.
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Segcr and wife beforethey go to
Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Logan , of
Norden , were Valentine visitors
the first of this week at the home
of Mrs. Shore. Mr. Logan is the
Norden banker.
On March 24th L. C. Sparks
gave his daughter Helen 5 shares
in the Valentine B. & L. for a
birthday present. This will be a
§ 1000 cash in about 10 years.
Rev. Wells' family , consisting
of a wife and three children , mov
ed into the Episcopal rectory '
Tuesday. Glad to welcome them
to our city. They came here from
Schuyler , Neb. , Saturday.
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If you have a drive to make or
a team to feed , call on Shcpard j
Bros. Your teams will be prop
erly cared for. They have good
rigs , good horses and right prices.
Give them a call.
10 SILEPIIAKD BROS. , Prop.
L. H. Perkins called at our of
fice lust Thursday , just asve were-
going to press with samples of his
Pingrce seed potatoes which we
placed in our office window for
inspection Mr Perkin : sK us
to piil'-i j'-eal in our PMJU" -
the ; ieo-l | ' tnnl he has eed pota
toes for sale.
Miss Leora West , of Woodlake ,
entertained about twenty-five
guests at her home Saturday eve
ning in honor of her birthday.
Gaijies of various kinds were play
ed , * followed by dainty refresh
ments and a jolly time was reported
by all who were present. The
following from Valentine were in
attendance : Misses Bertha Har
vey , Xellie Easley , Bertha Gaskill
and Ethel Sherman ; Messrs. Ros-
coe Fischer , Rollin Robinson ,
Floyd Pettycrew and Wallace Mc
Donald.
Last Thursday evening the citi
zens of Valentine held a caucus in
the court room to nominate three
candidates for the village council
which resulted in the unanimous
choice of Geo. Elliott and Charles
Sparks renominated , and Gus
Garlson was chosen in place of Joe
Yeast. Since no other candidates
were nominated the citizens ticket
Is the only one in the field and the
nominees are practically elected
without the formality of an elec
tion which only adds expense and
time to legalize the nominations of
Thursday night.
Ludwig Lumber Co. got. a car
of lumber last week from Texas ,
which is the lowest shipping rate
of any lumber districts , being 4oc
per cwt. The lumber cost § 99.02
and the freight on the same was
$252.77. The railroads get the
biggest share of profits on every
thing shipped and they are getting - ,
.
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more oppressive each year. A car * i K
O1
of lumber shipped from Puget ! i ,
Sound to southern Michigan goes
at the rate of 65c per cwt. From
the same point to Valentine the
Ci
railroads charge TGc per cwt. , Cin
though this is less than half the
distance to Mich. These are facts
as given us by Mr. Sparks.
The third division of the high
school entertainments was held
Friday evening in the M. E.
church and was greeted by a large , n
I
audience. The entire program.
n
was a success and much credit is !
due the class for the creditable
manner in which each declaimed.
The musical part of this program
was particularly good , each num- ( n
ber being encored and thoroughly L
enjoyed by the audience , especial- i
M
ly we might mention the flute solo
Q
by Mr. McLean and the instru
mental duet by Messrs. Flo.yd
Pettycrew and Frank Fischer.
OliverValcott and Chas. Brown
each brought down the house with
their eloquence , Oliver on the
Sandwich Islands by Mark Twain
and Charles on Seth Peters' report i
of Webster's sp'eecb. '
Johh Sfflliicek toas in town yesi
! ! < > 1'uidmg .four hor.-e team
with lumber for his new house thit :
he is iiuildmg tiich itrroiio ualin.
Here are some of the sales made
by the. Luchvig Lumber Co. thp
|
past week on John Deere imple-1
ments :
Ken Ilobfon. Valentine .1 Cultivator
Myroii GoswHI " "
Jdlm JUy.AV'Jofllake , . . jvagon , 1 sulky
listerplow , 'l 'lever1 harrow and
1 disc harrow.
L. K. Travis. St. IMarys Missioa , J culti-
vator
A. V. Iliowii Crookston , 1 lister and 1
mow
John Jfovalf. Hriit 1 sulky lister
John Grooms , .Sparks 1 sulky lister
Geo , Foster , Valentine l disc narrow
D. A. i\Id ton " do
NelsTolen " do
W. T. Brobius " do
and 1 bucKy.
Mat House " l lever liarrow.
Jolin liittlu , I'cnbrook do
It pays to advertise. Let TJIE
DEMOCKAT hunt up customers for
what you have to sell. It pays to
hunt customers. IL you don't the
'other fellow will and you'll be
sorry. The customer is also pleas
ed , for it brings him face to face
with a bargain and both are pleas
ed. One wants to sell , another
wants to buy.
C. V. Thorn drove down from
Rosebud last week and took the
next morning train for Lincoln to
consult a specialist for ear trouble.
A few days previous he had sud
denly become deaf , and fearing
that he had IO.-.L . his hearing he was
very much alarmed as to his con
dition. He was able to hear a lit
tle Thursday evening , but having
been leit : in on - e-vr for 20rars
had | i > rtni-i ( habit ! " ' : * )
wonU Miid siMilenei'Iroiua - > | ieak-
er by the shape of the mouth in
articulating , he was able to get
along fairly well in conversation.
At Lincola Mr. Thorn found a
speciali-l who discovered the cause
of his rer.enl deafness in his good
ear to be a decayed bone of the ear
drum which had fallen , obstructing
the waves of sound from the tym
panum to the cochlea. The spec
ialist removed this bone and Mr.
Thorn returned Monday evening
minis the malleus or anvus of his
good ear but can hear better than
for some time previous. .He re
ports his father's family in good
health and all doing well. |
Maxwell , a colored man who has
been Capt. Cronin's "striker" for
about a year past , hung himself i
last Friday morning in the wood
shed. Maxwell had gotten up as
usual Friday morning , built the
fires and went to the cook's door
to call ' 'Mary3 a colored girl who
was employed as cook. Maxwells
[
called to her as he k nocKed on her
door , "good by Mary , I'm going
n
to kill wy elf. " Mary had pnb- a
ably heard these threats before
and paid little attention to him.
About five minutes later Maxwell
was found dangling at the end of a
I a
rope in the wood shed. He had
pile.d up boxes and trunks as a
platform , and , after putting the
rope around his neck and over the
rafters of the wood shed , he kick
ed his platform over and was there
hanging when found but a moment
after life had become extinct. He
had done his work well perhaps
better than he intended. It is said
,
that Maxwell had become infatu-
rr
ated with Mary who was the apple
of his eye , and because she didn't
care for him he thought he could
not live without her.
The sale of the effects of the late
A. E. Thacher in front of the old .
g
First National bank building ren ,
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suited in drawing several hundred ,
from and vfi
persons together town fi
the surrounding country , each fiv
eager , for something that they fic
might fancy or desire. The sale .fi
had been well advertised and Geo. ,
I
Tracewell had a crowd of pur ti
chasers for every article from the
first of the sale. In fact he could ,
a
not beat 'em back with a stick as atl
tl
they ] kept crowding around his box tla tlo
\ here he stood as the mighty man a
of old , crying , "going , going , go-
ing" and , " 25 , make it 30 , 30 I've
got , gim'me the five'1 and so on r
until people raised-their own bids
for fear that someone else had bid
at the same time they bid la t.
Furniture brought more than first
cost. Anything that looked like 51 a
brought 25 , and like 25 brought a
Books sold like JTirafc .
I
al i bank stock and old magazines
15k" I rlinii'C mii.sir ( vi-t > Tiace-
rt'i-ll ' has < M ; l > lishe < l Ins repntuon
: ih an auctioin rr aini can mine as
near hypnotizing a crowd as John
Edward O'Sullivan Addicks did
'j the Boston gas officials , if you'll
only advertise your sale and get
him the crowd.
No Election This Year.
The bi-ennial election bill , house.-
roll 235 , passed the senate yester
IC
day morning. The three compan
:
' ion bills shifting odd year elections
to the time of electing the state
.
ticket were also passed. State or
county officers hold over another
year whose terms expired next fall.
Sparks Qnills.
Mr. Geyer went to town Mon
day.
day.Wm.
Wm. Allen went to town Mon
day.
day.Wm.
Wm. Graddy went to town Sat
urday.
Henry Grooms went to town
the first of the week. '
Mr. Copeland went down to
Norden Saturday on business.
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Our merchant , Mr. Callen , went
to town Monday for supplies.
i
Thad Jelly has a colt with a j I
broken leg , kicked b.v another
horse.
rl : is lntiKling right along.
Last week Judge Srillwell , Deacon
Sch ate than er and Walter John-
ston moved in.
Mr Al' ' Mi. wh < > xv l > rripp'i" ' ! up
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in : * 'MinT-vs * ' ih-tu ! tnn < \ yf' ,
we' 'tir ih < l in report i- t'airl.on .
the road to recovery.
Eagle and Porcupine will get all
the news from this part as the one
goes overhead while tho other
takes the ground for it.
Mrs. Kuskie and Miss Starr .
went to town Saturday. Mis"s
Starr closed a succes.sf ul term of
school at Highland the 2ith.
Porcupine lost his mule. Guess
he loped off with Joahnn Hoch.
Hoch wont get no life insurance
on dat mule. Better hab his own
insured.
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Mrs. Rosa Breachbill and father-- ]
Mat Jelly went to town Monday.
Mr. Jelly will build on the table
this spring and has a nice frame
house already started.
Mr. and Mrs. Logan , of Norden ,
went up to Valentine. Mr.Logan
reports his little boy who has been
crippled for a long time so he
could not walk , is able to bo about
now under the treatment of Dr.
Dwyerof Bonesteel c
John Owens found a fortune in'
lead mine out atthe. sale Thurs-
,
dav Tt WMS in the form of 'hilly ,
about M\ indi"lonir - > n < I tanie < l
from : ibou four inches around at' :
one i nd down to about the size of
man's little finger at the other.
John don't , like the looks of such
.
things , especially when thev are -
. . . ' cl
coming at him. ,
Thadeous Jelly , of Sparks , had
the misfortune of having an eye |
hurt Friday while sharpening his i fc
disk. lit ? went to Ft. Xiobrara u
Sunday and Dr. Brown found a , \
small piece of steel had penetrated . 11
the outer coat of the eye. He gave fi
Thad some medicine to ease the s
pain and will remove the. steeli '
about Wednesday. i
The entertainment given at the
Highland school house Friday
night by the Highland literary
society ) in honor of Miss Starr was ' ci
grand success. The school house 1
was crowded , and then some. A u
fine program was carried out o
which was arranged for " the ocA '
casion. After the program was v
finished a committee of two was '
appointed by Chairman Grooms *
to act as judges. The judges were
Miss Laura Tillson of Penbrook "V
and Miss Pearl Jelly of Sparks , b
these two selecting Martha Grooms 1
of Penbrook as the third judge , r
Then lo ! and behold ! such a stack ii
of fine cakes you never saw. The ft
judges pronounced Mrs , S. C. C
Gordon's cake the prettiest , and ti
with due ceremony they presented e
the same to Miss Starr , tho. only "
surprise , wo believe , she received d
during the evening. Ice cream
c
and cake were served and every
body enjoyed a nice time. to
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e
Keport of Ward district , Xo. 2 :
Nfiimber of pupite enrolled , 15 ;
tIv l e--neither .absent nor tardy'
diif < ing the month arc Mary , John
and j Edwin House , and Arthur
Hooper. 1 No tardiness , except one
morning , for the past five weeks.
I Catholic < Church Announce
ment.
Next Sunday no services will be
held here. , Mass will be said here
on * Sunday , April 9th. The Kev.
Rather Perrig of St. Francis Mis
sion will be here on that day to
hear the. confessions of those who
make their Easter duty. Notice
the change.
Business Notices.
Notices under this heading 5 cents per line
each insertion. Among reading matter , 10cents
per line each insertion.
High grade Galloway Bulls , 2
to 5 years old , for sale. Also two
Thoroughbred's. For further in
formation inquire at this office. 13
Furnished rooms , rent reason
able. Mus. RUTH A. SHORE.
All kinds of Flower , Vegetable
and Field seeds for sale by the Red
Front Mercantile Co. 8
Pure Pingree Seed Potatoes for
sale at my farmi miles north of
town.113 L. H. PERKINS.
Fon SALE : 7 room house. Acre
lot"NTir < - lawn and fine trees.
. - 9- P. P SIMONS.
For Trs le.
I will trade my registered stal
lion'for ' ] horses or cattle. He is
coming 3 years old and weighs
1400 pounds. I have his pedigree
and he is as fine a specimen as one
would like to see.
EDWARD LEWIS ,
4 Wood Lake , Neb.
Town Ifferd.
WQ will begin herding the town
cows about April 1st. Terms will
be the'same as last year. * Thank
ing .Y ° U f ° r past favors , we re-
spe.ctfully solicit a continuance of
your patronage.
05 WILDER & GANOW.
: Dressmaking and
plain sewing.
. 9 Miss JESSIE HAYTER.
A full supply of fresh new
garden seeds have just been re
ceived < by the Red Fnrit Merc. Co.
.
.S'rayerl from my ranch about ,
, ,
Oct. . 1 , 1904 , one roan hull coming
(
3 vanrs old , branded T oxyoke con
nected ' . oncl Wt hip and Y lazy D
connected on left side. 8-4
D. M. SEAES , Kennedy , Neb.
A full line of Pipe , Pumps , Cylin
ders , < , Pipe Pitting , etc. are sold by (
,
the Reel Front Merc. Co.
Now is the time to build that
fenco around your farm. If you
J
want the best Glidden & Baker barb
wire or good field fencing call on
Red Front Merc. Co. They can
furnish you what you want for the
same and less money than you
would have to pay for cheaper
brands of wire fence.
Stiites to St. '
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Via the Northwestern Line. Ex
cursion tickets will be sold on May
13 to 22 , inclusive , limited to return
until May 24 , inc usive , on account
of National Baptist Anniversaries.
Apply to agents Chicago & North
western R'y. 118 (
.
.iv
asici
Via the North-Western Line , will
he in effect from all stations April
10 to 14 , inclusive , with favorable
return , limits , on account of Meet
ing Woodmen of theVorld. . Two
fast trains to California daily. "The
Overland Limited" ( electric lighted
throughout ) , less than three days
en route. Another fast train is |
"The California Express" with
drawing room and tourist sleeping
cars. For rates , tickets , etc. , apply < i
agents Chicago & North-West- ,
"
ern R'y. 104. .
. J. AUSTIN. J. W. TH03IPiOS.
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' AUSTIN & THOMPSON ,
( Successors to E. Breukliuiderr ) ij _
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General Blacksmithing and Wood-work
Horse Shoeing a Specialty. - *
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Valentine Nebraska.
JAMES B. HULL.
THE OWL SALOON W.A.TAYLOR.
9 Sole Agents for. .
HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY
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Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER .f.
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Choicest Wines and Cigars *
VALENTINE X NEBRASKA
The Commoner
V.M $ Mr , Bryan's Paper
Now is the time to secure Mr. Bryan's paper. All
democrats need the paper and Mr. Bryan needs the sup
port and co-operation of all true friend ; of reform. The
Commoner has commenced to organize the democratic -
hosts for 1908. Mr. Bryan's advocacy through. The Com
moner of public ownership of railroad and telegraph sys
tems , the election of U" . S. judges and U. S. senators. Ipy
popular vote , direct legislation , the overthrow ofprivate , ,
monopolies , tariff re-form and other issues , insures' inter- - .
csting and instructive reading as well as new life to the party/ '
Subscriptions received at this office at $1,00 a year. , ' : ?
Come , wake up , and hand us your doilair.
Professional Cards.
The Loup Valley Hereford Ranch
Brown lee , Nebr ,
Prince Uoabdel
1318D3 and Curly
Coat ll2't > l at head
of herd. The blood
of Fowler. Anxiety ,
Lord Wilton and Sir
Gladstone predomi
nates ic my herd.
I can fill orders foi bulls of all apes at any
lime. Ranch four miles north-west of Browu-
lee , Nebr.
C.H. FAULHABEU ,
- MILL PRICES FOR FEED ,
Per Cwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked..8 85 $1600
Shorts , sacked 95 * IS 00
Screenings , sacked 60 11 00
Chop Feed , sacked 90 17 00
Corn , sacked 80 15 00
'hop Corn , sacked 85 16 00
Oats , sacked 1 00 19 00
A. N. COMPTON
Physician and Surgeon
OfKce at Quigley & Chapman's
Drug Store. Nights The Don-
oher residence , Cherry Street.
JOHN F. POEATH
liiege , Xebr.
Tubular wells and windmills.
G. H. Hall , M. D.
Physician aiid Sargeon.
All calls promptly attended to day
or night. Drugs and Phar
maceuticals furnished.
Wood L < uk * . - Nebraska.
Robert G. Easley ,
ATTOBXKV AT LAW.
jgn ) ffice over Red Front
GENERAL LAW PRACTICE
Vil ntine. Nebraska.
C M. SAGESER
Barber
Simp in Every Respect
i , mine Hair Tonic , Golden Star Balr
u. iH - r ii'ldf and fokf's ! Dandruff Our * .
\ Pornpeian Face Massage Cream
H. DAILEY ,
Dentist.
Hlice over the grocery depannrmt
ofT. C. Hornby's store.
Will BB SI Rosebud agency July
Jrd..uOcti,2nd and Jan. lt 190i.
H. M. CRAMER ,
City Deliveryjgiaiif ,
Trunks , valises and package ? hauled to and
from the depot and all parts of tire City.
J. L.
Contractor .ancl'Bmlcl-
er in Brick or Btone
Work.V . . : :
Valentine . - <
"THE SHINING MARK AND
THE MINING SHABF
Portrayal of the Great TDLfTerence
Between a "SHARE PAKE AND A
FAIR SHAKE. " 'A
bookof < jver 100
pages neatly bound containing" fif
teen half-tones from the'highest pric-
ed photos taken from fife in the state
of Colorado. One'pf ttieVraoat inter ?
esting publications * of the year. "As
rich to read as .Lawson's "Frenzieel
Finance. " You can .pet it ABSO
LUTELY FREE by" addressing
C. JP. JORDAN ,
Rosebud , So. * llakota. rf
An Opportunity
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We want - '
a-man-
in this locality to selb-
the WHEEEE'R\ ; < ;
WILSON Sewi.n"gf'
Machine. ' . . . ; , , . " > X >
We can offer 'ex- : ' " * '
' * '
* &
ceptional . induce- . , -
- & * %
ments to someone. .
who comman4s.au ;
horse and wagon and i
can devote his time
to advancing' " 'the
sales of our product.
Energetic men
find our proposition
a money-maker , ca
pable of development
into permanent
and profitable
business. -
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WRITE AT.ONCE
--Wheeler& Wilsoii Mfg. Co.
' * ' 72 and 24 Wabash Ave.
- . , CHICAGO
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