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Beginning at 10 O'clock A. M.
I will sell the following described property , to = wit :
5 good Milch Cows , 15 Cows and Calves , 10 two
year old Heifers , 10 two year old steers , 10 yearling
Heifers and Steers. 1 span Geldings , 5 and 6 yrs
old ; 1 Gelding , 5 yrs old ; 1 ten-year old Mare and
colt ; 1 six year-old work Mare and colt ; 1 four-year
old work Mare ; 1 tour-year old gelding ; 1 seven-year
old Mare and colt ; 1 four-year old Mare ; 3 three-year
old Geldings ; 1 three year old Mare ; 4 two-year old
Geldings ; 1 two-year old Mare ; 3 Yearlings ; 3 good
Saddle Ponies , 1 four-old Mare and Colt , 1 four-year
old Gelding.
One three-and-quarter 4-incli tire wagon ; 1 three-inch 5-inch
tire wagon ; 1 three-inch narrow tire wagon ; 3 sets double work
harness ; 3 good saddles ; 1 McCormick Mower , 1 Hay Back.
Household and kitchen furniture and other articles too num
erous to mention.
TERMS of SALE ; Twelve months time will be given en sums over $10 with ap
proved security , notes bearing 10 per cent interest or 5 per cent discount for cash. Sums
under $10 cash , , _ , _ _ _ _ _
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
Q. E. Tracewell , Auct. P. H. Young , Clk. ELLA ELLIS , Adni.
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. M RICE EDITOR
Entered at the Po-tofflce at Valentine. Cherry
County. Nebraska , as -coud-class Matter.
Thursday , June 22 , 1905.
John Adamson was trading in
town yesterday.
Fred Rucker , who has been
working in Sageser's barber shop ,
left for Ainsworth Sunday.
Will Pettycrow and wife are
the happy possessors of a baby
boy , born Friday , June 16 , 1905.
Born to S. J. Blakely and wife
of Simeon } a big , bouncing , eight-
pound girl , on Tuesday morning ,
June 20 , 1905.
W. B. Hammond returned this
morning from Plot Springs. His
wife will remain at the Springs
a while longer.
The Armour Packing Co. was
awarded the contract for furnish
ing beef at the fort. They under
bid our local butchers only 5 cents
on the hundred.
The county commissioners are
now in regular session. Tuesday
they overruled several remon
strances and granted liquor licenses
to A. B. Overman at Crookston ,
and Storey & Hoffman at Georgia.
Miss Elma Mills , of Neligh ,
came up to Valentine yesterday
morning and from now on will be
our "hello" girl. She takes Miss
Kryger's place who returns to
Neligh. Miss Kryger leaves Sat
urday morning. It is hope that
Miss Mills will give as much satis
faction as Miss ICryger , who al
ways was prompt and courteous.
The contract for the new bar
racks at the fort was awarded to
Messrs. Chistensen , Dunn and
Wesley Holsclaw of this city. The
specifications call for a frame
building and work will begin at
once. The town is to be congratu
lated on having contractors who
can successfully bid against Omaha
competitors , who as a rule can se
cure much cheaper material. The
Ludwig Lumber Co. will furnish
the material. The total cost of
the barracks will be about § 15,000.
From the U. S. weather bureau
weekly report for the week end
ing June 21 , we gather that the
extremes of temperaturewere 82 °
on the 20th and 47 ° on the 17th ,
giving a range of 35 ° and a mean
for the week of 61 ° . The preci
pitation was 1.85 ° inches and the
normal 0.72 of an inch , showing a
gain of 1.13 inches. The gain in
the month is 1.82 ° inches and for
the year to date 3.92 inches. The
bumper crop year of 1892 which
shows the greatest rainfall in 17
years bids fair from present pros
pects to be repeated in 1905 ,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sauerxvein
oS' Oook-itt 'iiere in lo.vn Tues
day.
For feed or 1 ivory call on the
Eagie Livery. Commercial ti'ade
a specialty. We have some good
second hand buggies and harness
for sale. Call and see us.
SiiEPiiAiiD BROS. , Prop.
Society Circus Com-
ing.
Collins Society Circus , with
which is combined Dr. Clark's
Dog and Pony Show , will give one
performance in Valentine on Sat-
uarday , June 211905. . The show ,
while not the largest on the road ,
comprises some of the best circus
people in the business. They give
a performance lasting one hour
and forty-five minutes , which is
composed of single , double and
tripple trapeze acts , juggling , bi
cycle trick riding , horizontal bar
act , tumbling , acrobatic gymnas
tics , funny clown acts and the ever
popular performances given by a
troupe of performing1 doo nnd
monkeys , and some uxtram-ilmary
exhibitions by a school of highly
educated ponies.
The shovr closes with sensation
al Koman chariot races.
Diarola , the death-defying dare
devil will make his sensational
"loop the loop' ' outside the big
tent just before the circus per
formance begins. This attraction
is Free and well worth going miles
to see.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
Crookston , Nebraska.
PROGRAM.
Salute at Sunrise.
9:00 : A. M. Reading of Dec
laration of Independence.
Song by Crookston Quartet.
Address by Able Speaker.
Song by Crookston Quartet.
Ball Game Crookston vs Har-
nony. Purse $15.00.
Dinner.
Ball Game Schlagel vs Crooks-
; on. Purse $10.00.
Pony Races , Boys' and Girls'
Foot Races.
One attraction possessing more
nerit than any ever given in the
West
THE GREAT CAMERONI ,
vho suspended 300 feet , will make
L wire slide of 1000 feet , holding
irmly by his teeth , making a slide
'or his life. This attraction , from
jvery point of view , will be worth
: oming miles to see. This man
) ulls against any team of horses
vith his teeth and will give many
> ther thrilling exhibitions during
he day.
Good Bowery and Dancing in
he Afternoon and Evening.
Everybody cordially invited.
COMMITTEE.
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We have just received a full line of the celebrated
JOHN DEERB
consisting of
Plows , both riding and walking
? Listers
$
Cultivators "
Harrows , Disks , etc , etc ,
We have threedifferent
| makes of riding Cultivators
and also carry in stock Lister
Carriages suitable for convert
ing any steel beam walking
lister or plow into a riding lis
ter or a riding plow.
Experience has proven that
the JOHN DEERE goods are
the best in the market , and by
buying two car loads we are
enabled to make you very close
prices , Our friends are invited
to call and inspect the goods.
WILL SELL AT
at 10:80 : A , M , at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash , ap
proximately the following
RES
including the Company's best haying teams for mowers , sweeps and rakes ,
QArVfM C J-JODQP'Q and some ft/1 AD IT G with colts 1 :
OMLJULC. riL/nOLLO young mMnCLO their sides. "
This number will also include about 60 head of young native mares and geldings ( by
pure bred Percheron stallion ) raised on the company's ranch ,
and running from yearlings upward.
ALSO THEIR BEST
WAGONS , MOWERSIn MESS FARM MACHINERY
In addition to the above auction sale
r
The Standard Cattle Company
will hold the foil owing sales :
At Pass Ranch , FRIDAY , JULY 7 , 1905
At Big Creek Ranch , MONDAY , " 10 , 1905
At Carver Ranch , WEDNESDAY , " 12 , 1905
At these sales they will offer for cash to the highest bidder :
All their haying and farm machinery not included in the Mullen sale. Sale at each
ranch will commence at 10:30 a * m. on dates mentioned
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W. E. Hite assisted by G. E. Tracewell , will conduct the Mullen sale , and G * E.
Tracewell the other three sales on the 7th , 10th and 12th of July.