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CLOTHIER.
J ust the thing to buy for Christinas , and fit up your
home something to use every day in the year
Cutlery , Lamps , Kocking
; , Writing Desks , a new Cook
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. .t . .alluseful articles. Come and select from -
" ' * ' ' * the biggest stock in western Nebraska.
K FISCHER.
Hardware and Furniture.
Chartered as a State Bank CJhartorod as a National Bank
I J-un * 1 , 1884. August 12. 1902 ,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
. . .Valentine , Nebraska.
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$25,000. Exchange and
Collection Business.
C. H. CORNELL. Present. J. T. MAY , Vice-Preaident.
M V. Nurini.uoK.
TALK OF THE TOWN
Mrs. Gertrude Brown went
down to Omaha Tuesday expecting
to return in a few days.
Col. Holt departed last Sunday
morning , going to "Woodlake where
he held enthusiastic meetings.
lloscoe Fischer and Jim Lewis
have returned from the Kearney
military school to spend vacation
at home.
Dr. B. F. Jeffers arrived Tues1
day morning from Kirwin , Wyo.
where he has established a good
practice in medicine.
A dance will be given in the
Woodmen hall at Crookston New
Year's night. Everybody is in
vited to attend and enjoy a good
time.
There will be a oarnivall ballin
Church's hall Monday evening ,
Dec. 2p. . A prize Will be given 'to
most appropriate costume , and jto
the best waltzing co.uple. ;
Invitations are out announcing
the approaching wedding of Miss
Inez Pettycrew and Mr. Bertrand
F. Jeffers , which is to occur Satur
day evening , Dec. 23,1905.
There will be a Christmas can
tata rendered at the Presbyterian
church by the children on Satur
day evening , Dec. 23 , and Christ
mas services Sunday morning , by
the Kev. J. W. Morgan.
Religious services will be held
in Bethel hall in Valentine for the
colored people , Sunday , Dec. 31.
Chaplain StewaTt of the Fort is
expected to preach and all the col
ored people are urged to be present.
Mrs. Livermore , formerly of
Smith county , Kan. , and a friend
of Judge Walcottnow missionary
to India , talked to the people of
the M. E. church last Sunday
morning , afternoon and evening.
Albert Whip pie , of Rosebud ,
came down the first of the week
with five teams to haul back feed
for the winter. 'While here he.
purchased a bunch of horses of" J.
W. Stetter and some from oth'&rs
in town which he will take to his
ranch. - -
: Mrs. Miller ofWoodlake , Frank
Mumford'of northwest of Valen
tine , ' and a young man . who refused
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'were adjudged insane by the board
of insanity , ' were taken last night
by Sheriff Layporfc and wife "to
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Charley , Mayfield , or Mustang
Charley" . as he is.known . h.e.re , .
writes ifs from Tee. Dee , Mont , . , : to
send him TIIE DEMOCRAT , gays
he has been sick for some time " . of
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fever but is recovering. Charley
says he is going to quit broncho
busting and go into the sheep
business.
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P. Sullivan , of Merriman , was
in town a couple of days last week
on business. He is preparing to
go to Phoenix , Ariz. , soon to spend
the winter. Mr. Sullivan has rec
ently had his store buildings north
of railroad track at Merriman , the
Ecoffey store building and , the
Green drug store , moved to the
south side of the track near the
site of the White hotel facing the
west.
Sam Hudsonre.turned last Thurs
day morning from a six weeks
tour of the.West . , going to Omaha
and Denver from here and from
thence to Colorado Springsand
from there to Salt Lake City , Og-
den , Carson City , Sacramento ,
Oakland and San Francisco where
he spent four weeks visiting
friends and looking at the country.
He tells us many things of the won
derful climate and vegetation , and
manner of. farming and gardening.
A fire of supposed incendiary
origin burned the" Stratton dance
hall east of town on the Stolzle
farm early Tuesday morning. The
inside furniture was saved.
Albert Thacker and Mr. Gheens
came in from Simeon Monday to
meet Mr. reen ? ' wife and five
children who arrived Monday night
from Sheridan county , Mo. , ex
pecting to make their future home
in Nebraska.
Several of the most intimate
friends of Miss Inez Pettycrew
gave her a reception and linen
shower at the home of Mrs. I. M.
Rice , Wednesday afternoon. An
enjoyable time was soon brought to
a close with lightrefreshments at
early twilight.- .
The screens before the doors of
several saloons were removed up
on the complaint of the W. C. T.
U. this week. Jim Hull tells us
that he removed looking glass
near his door upon complaint be
ing made and is ready to meet the
requirements of the people in that
respect but did not think the mir
ror objectionable.
U. S. Weatherbureau report
for .week ending Dec. 20. The
daily mean temperature 3i ° is
above the normal. The pre
cipitation was 0. The winds were
below the average , the highest
velocity being 30 miles from south
west on the 17th. The weather
has been ideal California winter
climate in Nebraska. * It is rather
unfortunate that the associated
press only adonizes our occasional
blizzards never our. ideal weath
er , such as we had.the past week.
SCHOOL NOTES.
R { Marffarete Qulgfey.
Dy I Clara Dunham.
Anna Evanson , of the 7th grade ,
has gone to Colorado to live. .
The second grade enjoyedthe
book , "Mr. Kris Kringle" very much.
. : All the grades , including the 8tb ,
are making their Christmas black
board drawings. .
The children in the lower grades
are very enthusiastic over Christ
mas. They are bringing pictures of
Santa Glaus and Teindeer , and fire
places.
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The pupils of the third and fourth
grades are busy , finishing tlieir
Xmas'presents. . They hpe. pas.ted
the Xmas pages of their scrap books
. Misses Florence Nelson and L'ulu
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Ivortz drove .out to Mary Grewe's
school last Friday , evening and ai-
len'ded the literary society. They
reported a lively .and interesting
meeting. . . -
. -The Kewanee school , " which is
taught by Miss Grace Hobson of
the clas.s of ' 05 , hae organized a lit
erary society. Themeetings are
held in the school house 'every two
weeks on Friday-night. After the
meeting Dec. 80 , a secktie social
will be.held. , . Everybody is invited.
Catholic Church Announce
ment.
On Christmas day the services
will be at 7:30 and at 11 o'clock in
the morning. On Sunday eve
ning from 6 o'clock , confessions
will be heard , also on Christmas
morning.
Stetter pays 9l cents for hides.
'We have received a car lqadof
fine Christmas apples in bushel
boxes. A. ? JOHN & Co ! '
Frank Fischer's line of Heating
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Stoves and Ranges is the largest
and best to be found in th city.
This line is open for inspection
and the prices are most reasonable.
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Come and give us a chance to prove that we are selling good goods
of all kinds cheaper than anybody in this party Ofyfche country. '
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MAX E. VIERTBL CROOKSTON 'NEBRASKA
jOe.aler in Everything. "
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J. TV. STETTER , Vice Pres. ORAII L. BRITTOX , Ass't Cash.
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