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VOLUME XX VALENTINE. NEBRASKA , OCTOBER 12 , 1905. NUMBER 39
MERC
Fall and Winter
School Suits for Boys ,
and
Shoes for Boys and Girls.
The best for wear in the. town for the money.
Suits made to order. Cleaning , pressing and repairing.
CLOTHIER.
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Quick 5 CD My Furniture
stock is being con
stantly replenished
Meal with good serviceable
articles for the home.
Gasoline Stoves and
ranges are the best and I invite you to call
safest. They are al and inspect the best
ready for use. CD
ways
' CDCD stock of Furniture
Don't . Get
delay. one CD
and save half the wor- OJ and Hardware ever
of your life. None brought to the city.
soII good as the
II QUICK MEAL. "
Chartered as a State Bank Chartered as a National Bank
June 1 , 1884. August 12 , 1902 ,
T1' ' " FIRST NATIONAL BAN !
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
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CAPITAL PAID IN A Gener.tl Banking
$25,000. Exchange and
, Collection .Business.
C. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President.
M. V , NioaoLSON , Cashier.
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TALK OF THE TOWN
DThe Carr brothers were in town
after freight hst Saturday.
llobt. Mcgeer has completed the
side walk around the front of his
saloon this week and it is a beauty.
P. F. Simons , demoiri ; ! ; " randi-
j date for sheriff went out to Simoon
last Saturday and took in the old
settlers reunion.
Martin Carr was in town from
his ranch southwest of Simeon last
Tuesday and made this oflice a
social call while in town.
Dick Osborne and Frank Grooms
were up from Sparks Tuesday as
witnesses for Chas. W. Brindia
:
who was making final proof on
that date.
Henry Schafer of Xenzel and
Joe and John TVray of Kilgore ,
were in our city last Saturday on
business and returned home that ,
night on the freight ,
W.Honcy was up from Wood-
lake Monday and went down to
the fort in the afternoon to see the
base ball game between Fort Nio-
brara and Ainsworth.
Dan Barnes , democratic nomi
nee for comissioner from the 2nd
com. dist. was in Valentine from
Newton last Friday and was a
pleasant caller at this office before
returning home.
II. J. Newman , from the west
end of Pelican lake drove to Wood
Lake Tuesday and came up to
Valentine on the train Wednes-
day on business. He visited our
office while in town.
John Moore , a man from good
old .Missouri , has about 200 to 300
bushels of Missouri apples on the
track near the depot and says he
will be here the remainder of the
week. Call and see him.
The personal property belong
ing to the estate of the late U.K.
Brown will be sold in this city
Saturday , Oct.M , 1905at 1:30 :
o'clock. See ad elsewhere in this
paper for further particulars.
Charles Latta , of Oasis , had the
misfortune to break his leg last
Friday while riding horseback ,
caused by his horse falling with
him. Mr. Latta's wife set the leg
before the doctor arrived and
Charles was getting along all right.
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John Scott , Ol. Grecian and
James Heed came up from Mar
shall , Mo. , last week and have
been visiting with Dave Hancock
and Phil Young and hunting the
past week. Mr. Scott is a brother
to Mrs. Hancock and owns a fine
farm near Marshall. Mr. Grecian
is deputy postmaster at Marshall
and is a cousin of former county
treasurer Thackrey , Miss Cora
Thackrey and Mrs. Chas. Eeece.
Col. G. E. Tracewell returned
Sunday morning from Douglas ,
Wyo. , where ho had been attend
ing the Wyoming state fair and
conducting a sale of 1800 head of
cattle as an auctioneer. The Col
onel informs us that the sale was
a tremenduoas success , 13 yearling
registered Hereford bulls selling
at an average price of § 131. Cli-
man 31st sold for § 225 , and 7-i
head of cows and calves sold at an
average price of § 80 per head.
Feeders brought from § 32 to13.25
per head. Mr. Tracewell was i
well pleased with the management I
of this sale and sees no reason why 1
Valentine cannot duplicate it if the 1c
money could be raised to properly (
advertise the sale. \
Catholic Church Aunonmrc- (
iii eiat.
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On Sunday next , mass will be
said here at 10:30 : a. m. Catechism (
class at 3. Evening devotions and ]
benedictions at 7:30 : p. in.
The band boys returned from
Omaha last Friday night covered
with glory for their part in the
Ak-Sar-Ben parade in which they
are spoken of in the following
manner by the World-Herald of
j last Thursday : *
\ ! "One of the best marching bands
j in the procession and one whii h
received much favorable comment
was that from Valentine , Xeb. It
is composed of sixteen pieces , and
its members marched in natty uni
forms which where particularly
pleasing to the eyc. : '
A Card to the Public.
Having recently purchased the
Chicago House in Valentine , J
make my bow to the public and
cordially invite my former custom
ers , friends and the traveling pub
lic generally to make my hotel
their headquarters while in town.
Thanking you all cordially for past
favors , I hope to merit a continu
ance of the same.
332 J. A. IIoiiXBACK.
SCHOOL NOTES.
, > I Margarete Qdigley.
t > y ) t' > . - * ra Dunham.
Mabel Helper writes that slie
likes Parkville very much.
. Earl Slough has moved to Geor
gia , so is not here any more.
Loon Hilsinger , of the second
grade , is at Neligh this week.
Mac and Cecil Barnes' father was
down to visit them two days last
week.
Olive Bliss of the class of ' 0-1
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Bertha Robertson.
Miss Clara Dunham took Miss
Friend's place Monday forenoon.
Miss Friend was absent on account
of sickness.
Neillic Euslcy of the class of 'Oi
has gone to her school and expects
to board at home as long as the
weather is pleasant.
Stella Spratt of the class of ' 01 ,
had her face badly poisoned so
she had to return home after teach
ing three days of school.
Mrs. Quigley , who spent a week
in Omaha , was visiting her son at
Bellevue. While there she saw
Alberta O'Kanc and Oliver Wal-
cott. They are looking well and
enjoying their work greatly.
A reading lesson about a cat-tail
was made interesting one day this
week in the primary room. When
one of the little ones brought a
cat-tail so all could examine and
see the little seeds with their feath
ery dresses.
List of the tardies for last month :
High school 17 , grammar depart
ment 7 , 2nd intermediates , 1st in
termediate 21 ; 2nd primary , 3rd
grade 13 , 1th grade 1 , total 17 ,
one pupil making 6 tardy marks ;
1st primary , girls 20 , boys 12 , a
total of 32.
Elizabeth Allen went to her
home in Merriman , last week
thinking1 she would attend school
there as her folks had moved to
town but she persuaded her father
to let her return to Valentine as
she thought she would derive
greater good from the school here.
State Supt. McBrien is gather
ing data from the high schools in
the state to find out whether it will
be profitable to establish normal
courses in the high schools. His
object is to find out what occupa
tion the graduates take up. Out
of the 29 graduates from the Val
entine school in the last three
years , 1C have begun teaching , 6
entered college , 1 went directly
into business and 3 to house-keep
ing.
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TTTl13rPTnT CROOKSTON
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J.V. . STBTTER , Vice Pres. ORA.K L. BRITTON , Ass't Cash.
Valentine State Bank ,
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