FULTJME XXI VALSNTINE. NEBRASKA , MAT 17 , 1906 NUMBER IS ftft ft ftft ft feft ft ftft ft ftft ft ftft * * ftft ft ftft ft ftft ftft 4 ? & 4 ? ftft 4 ? ft 4 ? 1 * AVe have in stock a full line of ftft 49 Garden , Field and Flower Seeds. ftft 49 All fresh , new seed. If you want ftft 49 ceed that will grow make us a call. ftft 49 We carry in stock a supply of ftft ftft 49 ft 49 BROMUS INHERMUS , ftft 9 ftft 49 a grass that is gaining a great reputation ftft 49 49 utation for this country. Also ftft 49 ft 49 ALFALFA , TIMOTHY , CANE SEED , MILLET , 49 SEED CORN , CLOVER and BLUE GRASS. 49 ftft 49 49 Orders taken for Nursery Stock. 49 "We also carry a full line of steel 4 ? goods , including Hoes , Rakes , ftft 4 ? 49 Spades , Shovels , Forks , etc. , etc. ftft 4s ? 4s ? If you need anything in the above lines , send us your ft 49 mail orders or call and see us. Prices right and * ? 4 ? quality guaranteed. 49 I' " 49 49 49 RED FRONT MERC. CO. | ft SEE OUR NEW LINE Spring Clothing Ladies Shirt Waists and Skirts TINARD Wagons and Buggies Lumber arid Hardware Pictures Framed to Order , Established In Valentine since 1S83. TEN CENT SPECIALS : Glass Berry Dishes Call Bells Scales Work Baskets Eat Traps Dust Pans Steak Pounders Knife , Fork Base Balk Cuspidors Tin Pails Dover Egg Beaters Hammers Tinware , Oils , Etc , Lamps , Crockery , Lime , Coal Papei FURNITURE and COFFINS , liicesisetl Embalmcr Chartered as a National Bank Chartered as a State Bank June 1 , 1884. August 12. 1902 , The Valentine , Nebraska. ( Successor to ) PAID IN ' A General Bankinj Exchange and Collectioa Businesa C. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President. M. V , NioaoLsoN , Cashiec. * ; Talk of the Town. John Haeber of Oasis was in town last Thursday. ' C. L. Latta of Oasis was up from Oasis last week. The Chicago House will receive letters to mail on the train. J. C. . Northrop and family re turned last week from their visit , glad to ge < - . back home. W. S. Barker went down to Tekamah last Saturday on account of the serious illness of his mother. 4 Dr. Charles Taylor , an optician of Yankton , S. D. , stopped in our city one day last week while pass ing through. Sheriff Simons took two prison ers down to the penitentiary last week and his wife accompanied turn for a visit. G. Carlson has taken a home stead of 640 acres near town and expects to build a house on it soon and move out. Miss Ada Stinard closed a suc cessful term of school in the west ern part of the county last week and returned home. Geo. H. Sawyer was in town ast Thursday and hauled out a Dig load of provisions and sup plies for the summer. Sheriff Simons , Ed Clarke , T. A. Yearnshaw and Geo. Hershey went out to the lakes Sunday and enjoyed a couple of day's fine fishing ing- Sam Hudson came in from Sim eon the latter part of last week , accompanied by Mrs. H. Daniels , and visited in the city until Sun day. Herbert Green of Merriman was in our city last Friday transacting business in probate court. He found time while here to visit with friends. Miss Cora Thackrey .closed , a successful term'of school in the Borman-Ferstel district and has gone out to C. S. Reece's to spend the summer. The Sterling Stock company gave an excellent play at the opera house last Saturday night. They expect to return in about three weeks and play "Faust. " Charles T. Maxwell and C. A. Austin returned from W. H. Hooper's last Saturday where they had built an addition to Mr. Hooper's house , 16x20 ft. At a meeting Tuesday night of the B. & L. stockholders the old board of managers was re-elected , excepting that > . E. Sherman was elected instead of G. A. Chapman. J. T. Keeley , F. A. Cumbow , Thomas Watkins and Fred Jones were shocked by lightning while down to the Mmnechaduza lake fishing last Sunday. A close call. Sam Bordeaux , the printer on the New Era at the Boarding school , drove down'last Saturday with ( ieo. Cyphers , who went to Oihulia as a witness in one'of the land fraud cases. Fred Holsclaw has just returned from the Rake ranch where he has been plastering a house , and is ex pecting to go out to Haber and Grange's to do some work this week. Fred does all kinds of mason work and plastering. L. 0. Pearson , a congregational missionary , preached at Thacher last Sunday evening and organized a Sunday school. Mr. Diehl was elected superintendent and the first meeting will be held Sunday at 10:30 a. m. , at the Thacher school house. A. M. Morrissey , Wm. Stead- man , D. M. Sears , Ed Richards , Homer Tait and Lee Shepard re turned yesterday morning from Omaha where they had been for more than a week as witnesses in a case in federal court , in which Mason , a cattle buyer , and Faddis and Steadman were the parties in terested. The boys tell a good joke on a part of the number who went out for a ride in an automo bile. Everything went well for a time and John Bachelor's team wasn't in it with.-the auto and he was going to sell it and buy a ma chine that wouldn't get tired when he got back home , but the auto mobile balked just about that time and the boys had to hoof it back to the street car to get back up town. John wouldn't give his team now for a car load of uutos. rlv Goods * JL JL 7 e/ if- Take a few minutes from your daily work and spend it refreshing your mind with new ideas for summer , the soft cool effects of the light fabrics , the daintily trimmed lingerie waists and the summery styles of the new short sleeves. : : : : : : : : : : : : Lawns9 tSilks , Pretty Ginghams , iSoisette , Linens Moussaline De Sole , Taffetta Checks , Cotton Mohairs 4 ? 4 ? The lingerie and short sleeve waists are seasonable and present a stylish effect. Note the prices : $1.50 , 12.50 , $3.00 , $3.50 Children's Cotton Vests 4c. Hemstitched Handkerchiefs Ic. < pr 8 ? VALENTINE WILL CELEBRATE Valeniine people have decided to .celebrate the Fourth of July , and a meeting has been dalled to meet in the County Judge's office next Monday night at S o'clock to make arrangements. Watch for further particulars. SCHOOL NOTES. ) Marjjarete Quigley. R t > y . I Clara Dunham. Miss Lulu Kortz visited the dif ferent rooms Friday. The students in the high school are planning for their annual pic nic , May 19. Prof. Watson speaks to the graduating class at Cody , Friday evening , May IS. Mesdames Unas Boyer and Dell Sherman visited the high school Tuesday afternoon. Miss Florence Nelson has re signed her position as assistant principal in our school , and Miss Meta Schaper of Fullerton has been elected in her place. We re gret very much that Miss Kelson will not be withus next year , but we wish her success wherever she may b . Miss Schaper cornes liiahl.v VHcnmmemled , as the people ple of Fuller-ton say she is the best principal they ever had. Letters will be received at * the Home Bakery to be mailed on the taain. C. M. Sageser and wife have gone to Minneapolis , Minn. , to spend the summer in hopes of benefitting Mrs. Sageser's health. George Kraft is running the Mr. Sageser's shop during his absence , and is assisted by J. T. Butler , "formerly of Newport , and later of Neligh and Sioux City. James Goodfellow , a prosperous and prominent stockman of Ash land Nebr. , and ajso the owner of a fine ranch south'of Merriman , was in town last week on busi ness and bought a 40-acre tract of 'land adjoining his ranch , which because of competition , cost him considerably more than the usual price or value of government land. At the recent term of court , Edith Poyser was granted a di vorce from C. W. Poyser and had restored to her , her maiden name , ( Dunham ) . William Hector was granted a decree to quiet title. In the matter of Jacob & . Yaryan vs Laura Yaryan , the latter was granted divorce on cross petition and- allowed 82,000 alimony , $200 attorney fees and § 25 per month for , and the care and custody of the two children , Come and inspect our Stock. We will try and please you. North Table Telephone ( Call Two Long Rings. ) . ; . VISRTEL CtlOOKSl'UJS RASKA Dealer in JEnertttiling. IL . 3 Have advanced 20 to 25 per cent. WE HAVE 400 PAHS ! AT THE OLD PRICE. W. A. PETTYCREW , GENERAL MDSE. rrrr vra * ! FRED WHITTEMOEIE , Pres CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier. .1. W. STETTER , Vice Pres. ORAH L. BRITTON , Ass't. Cashier. t3J * * > tate Bank C-ji a5 o T Valentine , Nebraska _ 0 P 0 0O . Capital Surplus . O -i $25,000. $2,000 , , CD O Persons seekinir a place of safety for their moneys will profit by invesLi atinrj the methods employed in our business. : : : : : : : : : : m I ? Tobaccos and Cigars. Canned Goods ? ? Lunch Counter. 8 PhoneS Bakery. S 7 . „ „ C Having engaged in the Meat and Butcher business , we shall endeavor to keep the best meats obtainable in a clean and up to date shop. We .solicit a share of your patronage and invite you to visit our shop. : : : : : : : : and Kilter national Stoclt J ootl. VALENTINE NEBRASKA. AVERS BROS East side of Main St. JL sts \ . & *