i. - v
We have just unload
ed our third car of
farm implements and
would be pleased to
have all our friends
call and see samples
which we have set'up ,
/consisting of
John Deere Riding and Walking Plows ,
Rod and Moldboard Breaking Plows , Disc
Harrows , with either Pole or Tongue
Truck ; Riding and Walking Listers ; List
er Carriages to convert any Walking List
er to a Riding Lister or any Walking Plow
to a Riding Plow ; Breaking Plows to fit
this lister carriage ; Double Cast Hoosier
Endgate Seeders ; Riding and Walking
Cultivators ; Disc Cultivators ; Steel Level-
Harrows and riding attachments for har
rows ; Single and Double Row Listed Corn
Cultivators ; Tower Surface Cultivators ;
Oliver Chilled Plows ; Moline Wagons ;
Yelie Buggies. Call and inspect them.
LI E
PHONE 8 VALENTINE , KEBRASKA
Crookston Items.
Somone poisoned two of Mr.
Sisler's dogs.
Mr. Sauervvein , north of Crooks-
ton , is building a new house. |
Mrs. Bruce came up from Wood |
Lake last Friday evening to visit
friends.
I. M. Jones left last evening
for a visit , but we did not learn
where.
Max E. Viertol has moved his
dry goods and postoffice into the
new addition lately built.
"W. E. Searby has improved his
residence with a new porch. We
like to see new improvements.
M. E. Sunday school shipped a
case of eggs to the M. E. hospital
at Omaha last week and are now
filling another.
Spring has come with the black
birds this year and the poor men
are catching it planting gardens
and house cleaning.
A. Z. Eraser returned last week
from his visit in Indianna and
Kentucky , resuming again his po
sition with Krotter & Hall.
Two of our citizens had gotten
into a dispute over some matter ?
so to settle it , they pulled coats
and clinched fists , but otherwise
no damage was done that was
heard of.
St. Nicholas Church.
\
Services will be held s follows :
In Arabia on Sat. , May 18.
In Crookston in the Prairie
Belle school house , Sunday , May
19.
19.In
In Valentine , Sunday , May 26 ,
with services as follows : Low
mass at S a. m. , high mass and
sermon at 10:30 : a. m. , instruction
for the children at 3 p. m.
In Kenzel , Sunday , June 2.
'
1C 3 LEO M. BLAEKE , Hector.
Oasis
. Bachelor of Oasis went to
town "for a load of supplies.
The Oasis hoys have organized a
base ball team.
Ben Bachelor and wife are visit
ing Mrs. Bachelor's parents , J. H.
Newman and wife.
Mrs. Tohn Grange and her daugh
ter Mary went to town recently.
Get your pro pert , 'nsured by i.
Mi , Rice and you will bo safe. His
( companies pay loss- .promptly.
Had a Glow but S-.ire Gait.
There have been numerous' ' disap
pointments in the outcome of .uome of
the boys. We remember one boy in
particular who was the butt of all ridi
cule from the boys of his age. and he
took it gDod natifredly. He seemed to
have no particular friends and herded
by himself. His clothes always looked
funny , and he had that awkward swag
ger over which the rest of us had
much sport. Xo one over thought thai
that plug would ever get anyAvhere or
have anything. But today that plug
is drawing a better salary than any
tAvo of the old gang. He has more
money , more influence and more
friends than any of the rest of us. The
plug had a gait that was alow , but it
was sure. He didn't appeal" to be a bit
bright then , but he had a surface that
took on a polish. Westphalia ( Mo.
Times.
Yet He Didn't Need Them.
He had been calling on'a young lady
for many moons ; but , being backAvard ,
his suit progressed slowly. Finally she
decided it Avas up to her to start some
thing , so the next time he called she
pointed to the rose in his buttonhole
and said :
"I'll give you a kiss for that rose. " A
largeT open face blush meandered over
his countenance , but the exchange was
made. * Then he grabbed his hat and
started to leave the room.
"Why , where are you going ? " she
asked in surprise.
"To the er florist for more roses , "
he exclaimed.
Dangerous Ignorance.
If his son came to him and said , "I
want you to show me on a piece of pa
per hoV this house is drained and why
such traps are used , " could the Average
citizen satisfy that sou ? Of course he
could not. A few might be able to dose
so , but tlij& average man is an ignorant
person on all questions of hygiene. ft.
H. R. Dabbs , M. D. , in C. B. Fry's
Magazine.
A ! ! Hers.
"I'm told , " said Miss Pepprcy , "that
your bride is very pretty. "
-es ; , indeed , ' ' replied Mr. Con Sect.
"Several of the guests at the ceremony
were pleased to call it 'a wedding of
beauty and brains. ' "
"Really ? She must be a remarkable
woman to have beauty and brains too. "
rhiladelnhia Tress.
When Stevenson Was Poor.
Robert Louis Stevenson was in poor
circumstances in San Francisco before
he made his hit with the world. Dur
ing the time that he used to loaf , pen
niless , upon the lawn where afterward
they put up a bronze and marble statue
to him , he picked up a few quarters
acting as super in the old California
theater , in Bush street.
Hint Not Taken.
"From the grammatical standpoint , "
said the fair maid with the lofty fore
head , "which do you consider correct ,
'I had rather go home' or 'I would
rather go home ? ' "
"Neither , " promptly responded the
young man. "Fd much rather stay
here. "
His Little Joke.
At the breakfast table Good Friday
morning Wilfred was given a hot cross
bun. It was very small , raisinless and
burnt.
"Ma , " said the little fellow , disap
pointedly , "this seems to be a hot cirosa
bunko. " Wbrnaii Homfc Companion.
Americans to Pay the Tariff
For Forebnsrs.
A STRANGE PROPOSITION ,
Imports of Raw "Materials to Es Free ,
So the Trusts Can Sell Cheaper
Abroad Than Hero ? rc-tectonictg
Evidently ct Thiir Wits' End tnuld
Foreign Markets.
The strange economic theories oi Sec
retary Shaw will soon not be of much
consequence , 'tor after March 4 hrcvill
sink into political desuetude. IVat 113
shov.iny the perplexed condition of the
Rt.'ind put mind iu seeking lo escape
the inevitable tariff reform his proposition -
, osition to create three free trade xone.s ,
tv.'o of which arc to be located on the
Atlantic const uud one on the u-f
coast , where inuuufactories may be e.--
lablishe.l tiiid allowed to iuu Iree raw
uiriierml for products to be said abroad ,
is remarkable. These free trade soiies
would be for the : ulvantage of foreigners -
eignors , so that American piouucts
could be sold to them cheaper thiui to
our own people , for the full tariff
rates are to be paid by the American
consumer whether manufactured in
the zone. ; ol--ewhero. .
As the tariff on afrtual imports aver
ages over (50 ( per cent a IK ! on some
articles is over 100 per cent and this
high protection to the trusts and com
bines hs had considerable to do with
trust high prkfcs and the grc.Vi.ly in
creased cost of living , very naturally
It costs much more to manufacture
here than in such low tariff countries
as England and Belgium and else
where , where the cost of livir.-- much
cheaper. The absurdity of the Shaw
plan is evident from the face th.it the
wages paid to labor in thy fre v trade
zones must he just as high as are ] > aid
to those working in the tariff territory
of , the b.-ilance of the United States,1
for it would cost the workmen there
as much as elsewhere. Everything
used or consumed in the zones by the
workers there would pay the present
high rates of duty , and only the raw
materials imported for manufacturing
would be free.
The Important fact that this Shaw
plan brings out is that the p"otectiou-
ists acknowledge that the'pvo-ent high
tariff is too great a burden for our
manufacturers of products for export
to boar and that as the rftnliative tar
iffs of other countries become opera
tive against our exports it p-t t end
in so decreasing their volume as to
virtually be destructive of cur foreign
trade in manufactured articles.
The trust barons , who are now so
highly protected , may obtain still high
er rates under the proposed maximum
jMirt minimum tariff , which would give
them a further mouopftly of the home
market and would surely result in ? till
higher prices for manufactured prod
ucts , because even the little competi
tion from abroad which we now en
joy would be effectually cut off. That
would increase the cost of living still
more and make it more difficult to
compote in foreign countries with our
products , and apparently the plan is
to overcome the partial annihilation of
our foreign trade that the prohibitive
tariff of other countries is likely to
cause. As Secretary Shaw is high in
the councils of the stand patters , his
new plan is perhips a scheme of
the protoL'tionirts to add to the tariff
taxes the American people now paj-
by ( T'ating free cones for the benefit
of the trusts and tr = foreigne" and
maximum rates for us. It ir ro evi
dent that under the Shaw pl.-n. instead
of the foreigner paying the tax , as the
protectionists have tried to make us
believe he floes , the American people ,
not only pny the tariff tax , but the e-v-
peuse of keeping up the free zones
and the increased profits on trust
products which the tariff p-otects them
in charging in the home market. Does
not all this indicate that the protec
tive t-'ystem is bre-iking down of its
own weight and that its votaries are
at il : ° ir wit1 ; ' end to continue plans to
Ir. p Ih.Mr hold on fovign markets ,
which they find slipii.r away from
them through the retaliation of other
countries a gains * cur high tariff ? How
long will tlie peopio contir.r.e to suI-iaJt
to thi 5 tru t and corporation plunder-
'n.T ' under tlu guise of law ?
Oil Trust Exposed.
The interstate commerce commission
in its scathing report to congress on
the investigation of the Standard Oil
trust arraigns that great corporation
for corruption of officials arl employ
ees of rival corporations and the press.
It also declares that the course follow
ed has been without decency or con
science and says the pipe lines and rail
roads have fixed rates to shut out Its
'independent competitors. All this Is
but an official version of what the
Democrats have long claimed as the
way the trust was operating , but the
Republican leaders denied It and refus
ed so long to legislate to prevent 5H
continuance.Vill any one ray after
this exposure that the pious Rockefel
ler and his partners should not be pro
ceeded against under the criminal law
against trtists as well as under the civil
sections which only provide for fines ?
No wonder Standard Oil has paid 40
per cent dividends and over for many
years , with huge profits wrung from a
helpless people !
Hard on the Farmer.
Tnder the new German tariff but
little of our meat and fruit'"will p ° t
past the taT collectors unless our pro
ducers follow the trust plan of selling
cheaper to foreigners than to our orrn
people.
Weather Data.
The following data , covering a per
iod of Ig years , have been complied
from the Weather Bureau r cnr ( ] = ? at
Vnlentine. ebr. They are issued to
snow the conditions that have pre
vailed , during the month in question ,
for the above period of years , but
must not be construed as a forecast
of the weather conditions for the
coming mcnth.
May.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal 58 °
The warmest month was that of 1900
with an average of 63 °
The coldest month was that of 1892
with an average of 48 o
t >
The highest was 97 ° on 8 , 1895
The-lowest was 23 = > on 2 , 1889
PRECIPITATION.
Average tor month 2 51 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more 11
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 5 98 inches in 1898
The least monthly precipitation
was 0 17 inches in 1894.
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 1 ! ) ( > inches on 18. 1897
The greatest amount of snowfall
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
( record extending to winter of 1884-85
only ) was 12 27 inches on 7-8. 1892
CLOUDS AMD WEATHER
Ave'ratre number of clear days , 12
partly cloudy , 11 ; cloudy , 8.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the NW.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 12 miles. /
The highest velocity of the wind
was 73 miles from the SW on 21 , 1900
j. .r. MCLEAN ,
Observer Weather Bureau.
t
LEOAJL , NOTICES.
Order of Hearing1 and Notice of
Probate of Will.
Tn tlie County Court of Cherry County , Ne
braska.
STATF. I F
COUNTV
To the heirs anrl to all persons interested in
the t state ot Henry AliiTiis. neco.ise-1 :
un remli'jr th - jii-tilior of .Jolin M. TurUrr
praying that , the instnnn-nt Ji't-i in HIH Court
on i he Mil dav of April. 1907 , and purport
ing lo lie thf Inst will anu tejjtimeui of ihe s id
( let-eased. may he proved and allowed and re
corded as Hi * last will and testament 01 saul
dec2.t-ed : that said instrument b- ad
mitted 10 jnobate. and the. administration of
said estate be gianted n William Welch , as exe
cutor. /
It is hereby ordered iliay.j and all per ns
interfbti'd in said matter , may. and do appear
at the countv court to be held in nnd for taid
countv on the 17th dav of May. A. D. 1907. at
10 o'clock a , m. . to show came , if any there he ,
why the prayer of the petitionpr should not he
granten.aml that notice of the pendency of said
petitionvand that the hearing thereof be given
to all persons interested in said matter by puo
lishiug a copy of this order iu the Valentine
Democrat a weekly newspaper printed in sait
county , for three successive weeks prior to saic
a ay of hearing.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court
ibis 30th day of April. A 1) 1)07. ! )
SEAL W Jl. TOWNK.
, 10 3 County Judge.
Order of Hearing and Notice on Pe
tition for Settlement of Accout.
run STATF. OF NEKIIASKA i _ s \n the Count j
CHKUKY COUNTY , ) Sb Court.
To the heirs and to all pe-sons interested in
the o&tatp of George S i > 'Brien , deceased :
On reading the petition of George K. O'Rrien
prajing H final settlement and Klloivaiwe o
his account filed in this court on the 'Jlth daj
of April , 1J)07. )
It is hereby 'rrleied that you and al
persons inteiested in said matter m y. and
do , appear at the County Com tin be held in
ami l > r s-iid conrty. o > i ihe 17th < Uv of May
l)07at ! ) 10 o'clock a m to show cause , if any tliere
he , why the prayer of the petitioner should nol
be granted , and that not ce of the pendency ot
SHJU pet tion and the hearing thereof ne given
to all pe'smis interested in said matter bj
publishing a copy ot this order in the valentine
Democrat , a weekly newspaper printed in said
county , for 3 MICCCSSIVU wccics pnor to said da >
' of bear ng.
SKAL W. II. TOWME.
i IG 3 , County Ji'dge.
In the County Court of Cherry
County , Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of George F Van-
biirpn. deceased :
All persons interested in said estate will take
notice that I have lixed Saturday.Hay 18. 10f'7 ,
at 10 o'clock a. m. . as the timnd my office in
ValenMno. Cherry county , A'chnska. sis the
place for the hearing of tut * petition of Thomas
D. Vaiibureii for tliei > rob < ite of the estate of
( Jennie F. Vanburen. deceased , without ad
ministration and for a decree of the county
court determining the heirs at law of the sa'cl
Georg F. Vanbuivn. deceased , at which tune
and pl cd all pcsrsons interested in s nl estate
may appar and show cause , if any there be
why sid es'ate sluuld not ue probat-d without
administration.
W. K. TOWNE.
County .Indgc.
Dated April 23 , 1C07. 134
Sheriff's Sale.
I5v virtu" of an order of sale issu d by tie
c erk of the district court of Cherry Coiintv.
Nebraska , April 241 h. 1907 , under a decree of
mortgage for clo ure. wherein K.T. Barnes et
al is plainntt , and Scult A. Hilienge' * etal are
defendants. 1 will s-ll at the front door of the
court House in Valentine. Cherry county'eti -
r < tski. that hesng the building wfjerin Ihe last
term or said court w.ts held , on the loth day
day of June 1007. at 10 o'clock a. in. , to .satisfy
judgment of S1450.00 and interest at 10 per cent
irom date of judgment1 , March 25tn. 1U07 , and
costs taxed at s30 C5 and accruing costs , at pub-
lie auction , to thr highest bidder for cash the"
following resciibed property towit : Lot No.
one ( ) iu IJIoch one ( l ) in Cole's Second addi
tion to the village of Coay , Cherry county , Ne-
niska.
Dated this 9th day of M-jy. 1007.
J' . F. SIMONS.
Shenffi
John M. Tucker , att ) 's for pltf. 17 5
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale issued by the
clerk of the district court of cherry Coumy , .Ne-
br.iska , Arril 9. 1907 , under a deree and
judgment on order of attachment wherein The
folerton & Stetson Company , incorporated , is
pMutilf ana Harry Godfrey is defendant. 1 will
sell at the front r oor of the court house in Valen
tine. Cherry County , Nebraska , that being fie
building wherein the last term of said court was
held , on the l.'ith day of June. 1007. at 10
o'clocK a. in , to satisfy judgment of sitrt.GO and
interest at 7 per cent from date of judgment.
November li. : laotl , and costs taxed at S12.05 and
accruing co s. at public auction , to the highest
bidder , fcr cash , i following described prop
erty. lo-v\it. sSlN'Fif , 8NVfcf } of Section 17 ,
township 34. rat-Ke 37 , iu Cherry county , Ne
braska.
Dated this 10th day of May , 10C7.
1' . F. SI HUNS ,
. IS 5 Sheriff of Cherry County ,
WcTcbtt & MorrisSBy , Attys. for
R Al Fflddis& Co.
tilctv a ldn"H Valentine or Kennedy.
3t.ni > ' branded
en I It
thigh.
Horse * branded
left
jsboulder
or thigh.
Some Some branded
branded gen on rlfchn thigh
on left or shoulder.
shoulder !
or thi-h
N. S. JRowley
Kennedy , - Nebraska.
Same as cut on left ,
side and hip , aud on' '
left shoulder of her
ses. AlsoESHi on
left side
hip.
F + on ieft side
'
Some oat-
tte brand
ed hubk-BgggHKJ ng peg ( either side up ) on
left side or hip. p on left jaw aud e t shoulder
of horses. UJ
UJQ on left hip of horses.
fj"on left Jaw of horses
. W Jienueit
Simeon Neb
Stock branded
with 7 on left hip
also same as cut
llanue between
Hordonand Snake
creeks aud on the
Niobrara river
George Heyrie
Cody , Neb
Brand registered
No 1027
Horses branded on
left shoulder
Ranee north and
south of Cutcomb
Lake in Cherry Co
P. H. Young.
dimeon. Nebr.
Cattle branded
as cut on lefc side
Some
side.
on left jaw of
V horses.
Range on Gordoa Creek north of Simeon ,
A T DAVIS
Postofflce address
Hyanms , Neb
On right aide
horses
on loft
shoulder
also cattle
on right s d
Range id mile ?
north of Hvanois
C. H Little.
Merriman , Nebr.
On either side
Horses same on
hip Also g
Range Lake Creek
SD
Pat Peiper
Simeon Nebr
Roan Brothers
Woodlake Neb
John Roan's
pi ivate mark , slit
in left ear
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud , SD
Horses and cattle
same as cut ; also
CJ BE JJ on right
hip.
Range on Oak and
Butte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
bearingany of these brands.
Albert Whipple & Sons
Rosebud , B , D.
Cattle branded
SOS on left side
OSO on riehtside
Some cattle also
have af fen neck
Some with A on
left shonlder and
some branded
with two bars
across hind quar-
ltera Some Texas
- - - - _ - - -
> ----i j =
cattle branded S O on left side anil
on left side.
a * * * * * *
Horses branded SOS on left hip. Some cattle
branded AW bar connected on both sides and
taft bio of u -
1M-P-A-N-S Tabnles
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The 5-cent package s enough lor usual occas
3ions. The family bottle ( GO cents ) contains a
mpply for a year. All dructriats sell them
MILL PRICES FOR FEED ,
May 15 , 1907.
PerCwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked § 95 " v § 17 00
shorts , sacked 1 05 19 00
screenings , sacked 70 13 00
UhopFeed , sacked 1' 30 21 00
Horn , sacked 1 05 19 00
3hop Corn , sacked 1 10 20 00
Dats , sacked 1 65 SI 00
G. W. BEAMKB.
Gordon. pu M *
oti
cut , tt-ineh no
aud 2H-lnch circle
Brand registered
876.
Horses
branded
jseft choul-
der. 2yli
Incbc circle , i-ln
box. Registered 876. RangeS miles south
Irwin on Niobrara river.
Parmelee Cattle Co.
Ro ebud.S.D.
Cattle branded
as cut on left side
with stripe under
tail. f
Horses branded
left thigh.
Range on Soldier creek.
Metzger Bros. ,
Catlle branded
any\\here on left
side.
Earmark , square
crop right ear.
Horsps have
same brand on
left thigh.
lUintre on Gordon and Snake Creeks. I
A Reward of $250 will bH j aid to any person for
iiirormatioii T leading to the arrest aud flual
conviction of any person or persons stealing
cattle with above brawl.
Jos. rjristol
Valentine , Nebr.
Range on Nio
brara river four
miles east of Ft.
Niobrara. *
Horses and
cattle branded
xB connected on
left hip or side as
shown dn cut
H A BUCK
rostolllce address
Hyannis. Neb
Branded on leit side
Range eighteen miles
north of Fvannis
J. A. YARYAN
Pullman , Nebr
Cattle branded JY
on right side
Horses branded JY
on rijht shoulder
Reasonable reward
for any Information
leading to the re
covery of cattle
strayed from my
range
Sandy Williams.
Merriman. Nebr.
Mostly on left
side. Some on
rijrht side.
Horses same on
left shoulder
Range Lake
Creek , S , D.
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
as on cut.left side
&ome on left hip.
Horses same on
left shoulder. ,
Range Square
Lake.
WILLIAM BEAMER
Gordon , Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut on
left side.
Horses
branded !
on left
shoulder.
Range 6 miles
south of Irwin.
J. B. Lord
Simeon Neb
Stock branded
same as cut back
right shoulder and
on right hip
Range on the
Niobrara
ALONZO HEATH
Postofflce address
Cody , Nebraska
On left
side. Hor-j
ses left
shoulder.
Range north
Cutcomb Lake
Garner Brothers.
Cody. Nebr.
Anywhere on cat
Ue.
Horses on left
shoulder.
Range- North
Sawyer Bros.
ostofflce addresi.
Oasis , Nebr
G. K. Sawyer
charge of these cat
tle Horses D S on
left shoulder Some
same
ft thigh , totnge 01 Snake riverlS
rebrasfea Land and Feeding Co.
artlett Richards -Pres Will G Comstock , V. P.
Chas C Jamison Sec&Treas
Cattle branded on
any part of animal ;
also the following
brands :
orses Dranc
same
Bange between
Gordon on the F.E.
, &M. V.K.B.atd
yannis on B , & M" . K. B. in Northwestern