Society Sisto . * ALE VOLUME X2I VALENTINE. NEBRASKA , APRIL 12 , 1906 NUMBER 13 We wish to call your attention to 49 our large and complete line of l Furniture , Carpets Eugs Matting 4 * Linoleum 'Floor Oil Cloth r 49 Also to a few of our prices on same * 49' 49 Sanitary Steel Couches , bes * $ ,6,00 49 49 Common Chairs , per set - 3.75 49 " 8.00 49 "Upholstered Lounges - 49 49 Iron Beds . . . . 3.50 H > 49 49 Cotton Top Mattresses , g oed tick , 3.25 &frto to 4 ? Felted Cotton , ffuartfe7riCrled - 10.00 2 * 4 ? ' Chinese Matting , per yard - .30 & 4 ? Carpets , per yard - .3o to .75 &fr 49 4 ? & 4 ? 49' Now these are onl/ few of the good things we & * > 4 4 ? ? have for you. All we ask is a chance to figure with you. Why ccncl money away for cheap , 49 4 ? shoddy goods when you can buy better goods 49W at home for less money ? Make us a call. Let 49 4 ? us see what we can do for you. : : : : : 49 49 49 RED FRONT MERC. CO. o SEE OUR NEW LINE OF Spring Clothing Ladles Shirt Waists and Skirts Wagons and Buggies Lumber and Hardware Pictures Framed to Order , Established in Valentine since 1885. TEN CENT SPECIALS : - Glass Berry Dishes Call Bells Scales Work Baskets vV Eat Traps Dust Pans Steak Pounders " Knife , Fork Base Balls Cuspidors Tin Pails Dover Egg Beaters Hammers Tinware , Oils , Etc , Lamps , Crockery , Lime , Coal Paper FURNITURE and COFFINS , Licensed Embalmcr Chartered as a National Bank Bank State Chartered as a June 1 , 1884. August 12. 19J02 , . M The Vt Valentine , Nebraska. ( Successor to ) CAPITAL PAID IN A General Banking Exchange and Collection Business , C. H. COBNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President. M. Y , NICHOLSON , Cashier. Talk of the Town. Rices writes insurance. John Lord was in from Simeon the first of the week. A. M. Abbott of Kushville is visiting in town this week. Ed Holsclaw has gone to Fort Sheridan to work at his trade. ' Mass will be said in the Catholic church next Sunday at 10 a. m. Col. Thompson has built an ad dition to his dwelling on Hall St. C. L. Dotson moved his family out to their homestead the first of the month. Will Morrissey has been kept within his room this week with chicle a pox. Jay Fowler is working for Mark Cyphers at the Red Gate , Dairy farm. Many people about town are planting trees and shrubbery , and some are making garden. Wiley Howard has been busy the past week raking and cleaning up lawns and yards for spring. W. L. Cohee was in town last Saturday from Dewey Lake pre cinct where he has a homestead. It is time to do Spring work and get ready for planting corn and potatoes. Some farmers have al * ready begun work. The warm spring weather has started the blue grass lawns nicety and some will soon be ready to go over with a lawn mower * Wesley Holsclaw has sold his residence to Luke M. Bates , reg ister of the U. S. land office , and expects to go to Washington state soon. Jens Thompson has moved from the Hansen farm on the river to the James Smith farm , eight miles northwest of town , which he rec * ently purchased. Mrs. Mai Jeffers departed Sun day night of last week , going to Spokane , Wash. , where she joins her parents. Mai Jeii'ers intends going this week. Chas. Maxwell returned Tues day from near Sparks where he has been building an addition to Henry Grooms' house and repair ing the old one. Mrs. Delilah Carey has purchas ed Mrs. Anna M. Anderson's dwelling. The house was built last year and is 'nicely arranged , containing six rooms. Mr. McLean , the weather man , has been suffering severely from la grippe the past couple of weeks but is recovering , though he feels weakened considerably. W. H. McCloud has been doing work on the streets the past week. As street commissioner , the past two years he has been a faithful worker and has done his work well. H. W. Logan and wife of Nor- den drove over Sunday and visited Mrs. Shore while in the city. Mr. Logan had business in town and Mrs. Logan accompanied him for a visit. Mrs.'W. Morgan , wife of the Presbyterian minister residing here , returned Tuesday from Oma ha where she has been the past two weeks visiting a son , and is much improved in health. John Berry , who has been sick of typhoid fever for a couple of months past * was brought up from his brother-in-law's place at Ains- worth and taken out to the Berry place down the river Monday. Miss Nellie Easley came down from the west end of the county last Friday to celebrate her birth day and visit home folks and friends. She returned Monday to her school which lasts ten weeks. We are offering a special inducement on Men's Hats this week. You will want a new hat for Easter , the day when everybody wears their best. : : : : See Our Window Display. Stetson Hats $5.00 Graeeos $300 Stetson Styles $2.50 to $3.50 Fedoras 2.00 to $3.00 Panama Shapes 1.75 to 3. Derbys § 3. Military $3.50 Besides these we are handling a great many styles in staple and novelty shapes at prices ranging from § 1.50 to § 3.50. Buy Where Lines are New and Up-To-Date Davenport & Co. Judge Zarr came down from Lusk , Wyo. , yesterday morning for a short visit. Ice cream and cake will be serv ed at Bethel hall on April 18th from five o'clock , by the teachers and senior class of the Junior League. Cream and cake 15c. Everybody come. There will be a special Easter and missionary service in the Presbyterian church at 7:30 : p. m next Sunday , under the auspices of the Ladies society. Music and recitations. All are invited. All members of the Valentine alumni are requested to meet at "myhome Tuesday , April ' 17. A good attendance is desired , as this is the annual election of officers. GLEN HOEXIG , Vice Pres. \ J. C. Pettijohn returned from a trip to Missouri and thinks he wouldn't want to live down there at all on account of the mud which now nearly stalls a team with an empty wagon , and the inconven ience of it. a J. C. Pettijohn has been in town several days this week. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Petti john will soon move on his farm just out of town and reside here in the future. He has disposed of his property in Valentine. Long Pine Journal. A number of ladies belonging to Valentine's Jaunting club went out for their usual walk last Tues day morning. After going some distance , they saw 'the smoke of a friendly campfirc. Drawing near , they found Dr. Dailey and Judge Walcott busily engaged in making coffee and cooking various savory viands. The ladies , after being seated on convenient logs , enjoyed such a breakfast as can only be served around a camp fire. All present agree that Judge Walcott and Dr. Dailey can cook a break fast fit for -a king. ' Robert Boyer of Curlew , Nebr. was in town Tuesday on land office business. He informs us that his cousin , Hugh Boyer of Mullen , and ex-county surveyor , died of pneumonia about three weeks ago. When Hugh Boyer visited our .city about a year ago he had a pimple or small boil on his left hand which caused him great pain , and he finally con sulted a doctor who pionounced it blood poison. Mr. Boyer then re turned home via Crawford , ar riving home in a semi-conscious condition. He was immediately taken to the St.- Joseph hospital in Omaha where his arm was amputated. Since that time Mr. Boyer has. never been in good health and finally contracted pneu monia which caused his death. our last year's inventory and thank our many customers for their patronage , and assure them that we shall -try our best to merit a continuance'of the sam.3 in 1906 All WINTER GOODS will be sold now at Reduced Prices Call us up over The North Table Telephone Line. (2 ( long rings ) CROOKSTOIS NEBRASKA in JEvert/tJiing. c , :2 : L lJt J Have advanced 20 to 25 per cent. WE HAVE 400 PAIHS AT THE OLD PRiGE. W. A : PETTYCREW , GENERAL MDSE. ? < ri'Tre < re 3'ir ci r r FllED "WlIITTEMORE , PfCS. ' CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier. J. W. STETTEU , Vice Pros. ORAII L. BRITTOX , Ass't Cash. Valentine State Bank n r t , COo o ffio Valentine , Nebraska. o o CO ffio Capital Surplus o $25,000. Persons seeking a placs of safety for thsir money , will profit bv mvesfcigifcm th < i nmtiiol ? employe ! in our business * ! ; 2 Tobaccos and Cigars. 3 Canned Goods Lunch Counter/ BUCKSTAFF HARNESS SHADE We use the old-fash ioned genuine Oak Tan California leather. Very best obtainable. Gives long , faithful service. Trimmings perfect. Thread , Irish linen. Workmen , master me chanics. Made in all styles. Ask your dealer he has them. Stand for Nebraska. > ' vnia\a UAVA Aiwm t * j * fct I \ I I ENDS OF TRACES STAP PE BxLcItstaff Bros. Mfg. Co. - Lincoln , Neb.