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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1907)
wv < * t * * * , .Did you know that our * Coffees and Teas I are the FINEST , in town ? 'Ruff Said. ornby. EDISON S If you. want the best phonograph that is at the disposal of the American people buy an T * 4 Edison Phonograph , the one phonograph which does not repre sent sound , but which exactly reproduces it. The largest and most complete stock of B * Edison Gold Moulded Records is to be found at ( OCB30 OCB30e * > ' 3 f O V o tnTffiHHZMfc < 3 VALENTINE. NED i E Professio ! in Loup Valley Hereford Banch. Brown lee , Nebr , Sodier ! Cree Onl- umtius 17th 1C005 < . a son of Columbus 17th. a ha'f brother ol the $10.000 C > : un- pion ( Me , and i'cince BoHbdPl 131- 693 at head of herd. I will have. no bulls for sale until 190S , having sold all of 100G bull calves. ! calves.C. . H. FAULHABEH , JOHN F. PORATH Biege , Nefor. Tubular wells and windmills , me up by Telephone. \ J. W. McD ARIEL , COUXTY § U K V K YO K Yaieutinic - All work will" be { riven prompt and careful attention. De Laval Cream Separators ' FOR SALE BY Valentine It ? Nebraska H. S. LOCKWOOD Handles the SHARPLESS CREAM SEPARATOR , FLOUR , GRAIN AND HAY. . Opposite Postoffie. Phone 71. H. BAILEY , Dentist. " / Office over , the grocery deparraent of T. C. Hornby's store. Will be in Rosebud agency July 3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 1904. E : D. DEBOLT. Barber STATE BANK BUJLDING First-ela B Shop in Kvery Respect Evn de Qulume Hair ToriUoldf > ft .Star hair Tonic. D > rpiftide anil Ookf's l ; indr tf Cure. Try Pompeian Face Mafcsage Cream \ itafk of the Town. Buy White Star at Davenport's. I 'For Rent. 3 rooms over print- f ing office. I. M. RICE , tf Wm. Thunder Hawk came down from Rosebud yesterday after a load of freight. Ed Richards came in with the mail last Thursday and visited in tojvn a couple of days. For Sale Good Blue Victor "ed Potatoes. Inquire of John -Orraesher , Valentine , Neb. > 12 Thomas McClean of Brownlee was in town yesterday on business and was a pleasant caller at this office. f Wanted A woman to do gen eral house work. MRS. C. H. CORNELL. 18 Wm. Niemolh of Ptirdumwas in our city Monday on business and called at our office for a friend ly visit while in town. Miss Jennie and Master Henry Williams of Surprise , Neb. , neice and nephew oL J. A. Hornback , are here for a few weeks visit. Regular visits will be made by Dr. Barnes and notice always giv en through the papers. One day only , Wednesday afternoon , the 29th. The M. W. A. took in four new members last week and had a good enthusiastic meeting. They have four new members to initiate at therTiext meeting May 29. Mem bers come out. i Mrs. Catherine Steadman and son Ben came in from Kennedy last Thursday and visited at the home of Mrs. R. M. Faddis in this city until Monday. Ben made our office a business call while in town. Dr. Barnes , Eyesight Special ist of Omaha , will again be at the' Valentine Hotel , Wednesday the 29th. Call'as earlyas convenient. Remember the date. Everything warranted as represented. 17 3 D. M. Sears and wife have mov ed to town to spend a few weeks during this spring and have rent ed rooms of Mrs. Shore. The. came in last week but through an oversight we failed to mention the item because we expected to give a more complete account and at the time of going to press we forgot - got it. We are in receipt of a letter from P. S. Roueche of Brownlee tating that he is on the way to the land of the red apples in the sun ny south ; the land of the o'possum , persimmons , the paw-paw and all other toothsome dainties. May T good fortune attend .Mr. Roueche on his journey and the smile of cheerful contentment linger in his pathway , is the wish of his friend , the editor of this paper. Mr. Roueche goes to Arkansas and thence to Texas , visiting relatives and friends. Webster Wertz of Crookston returned from a trip down in the eastern part of the state Monday night. He and Will Clarkson went down to Omaha last week as delegates to the grand lodge of A. O. U. W. , and while there were initiated into the Ak-Sar-Ben mysteries arid rode the goat. Wash Honey of Woodlike was also there and rode the goat. Max E. Viertel of Crookston .was se lected to ride the goat but a friend put him next and he didnlt appear until the ceremonies hacf begun and another candidate wa ? chosen in his place. About twehty out of several hundred were selected to ride the goat while the others looked on and took tlieir\ obliga tion without the initiation work. Mr. Wertz went down to Brainard to visit a brother over Sunday and reports the wheat crop ( kit-look very bad and needing , rai . He says the wheat is very shoH but' ' beginning to stalk and-theground j is so dry that it is crack d and ! hard. Corn is backward | here , ' too. Early corn : s just coning up and much ground not > yet planted. 5 , There will be an entertainment at Crookston school Saturday night , June 1. C. A. Austin received a tele gram yesterday morning of the death of his mother at Sutherland , Iowa. Andrew Benson and C. D. Query of Arabia were in town lastj Saturday and each invested a dollar lar for THE DEMOCRAT. Opening of the Gem restaurant Thursday , June 30 , 1907. Free lunch from 2 to 4 p. m. MRS. AMTT FLIETNER , propr. , Wood Lake , Neb. Mrs. Ruth Shore has been ser iously ill the past week but seems to be recovering. She had never fully recovered 'from illness of seven weeks ago. Mrs. J. E. Thackrey had an other spell of illness the first of last week but has recovered and was able to go fishing and caught a fine black bass Monday evening. L. H. Smith had an operation performed at ? the Swedish hospital in Omaha last Thursday for a fractured Ji/mb. / Will Clarkson went to { see him while in Omaha last 'week. At a meeting-of the stockholders ers of the V. B. & A. Tuesday night the same members were elected with the exception that Geo. Elliott was elected in place of W. S. Baruer. H. H. Wakefield of Crookston wants 150 acres prairie broke. Will pay § 2.50 per acre for all , breaking done in May , § 2 00 per acre for first half of June. Good smooth land , half mile furrows. Cash every Saturday night. IS D. W. Parmaleo , Jas. H. Quigley - ley and R. M. Fad lis have gone to Texas and Old Mexico via Den ver to receive some cattle they purchased last winter and which they expect to run on the reserva tion the coming season. Jas. Galloway was called up by , phone this morning/ stating < th'at- his half-brother , Dave Hendershot , died this morning at McCann. No particulars were given. Mr. Hen- dershot was formerly postmaster at McCann. Mr. Galloway and wife have gone out the e. M. C. Carroll of our city is en joying a visit from his son and daughter , Frank and Miss Cather ine , of Keokuk , Iowa. J. M , is also down from the reservation visiting with t icm. Frank is em ployed with the C. B. & Q. R. R. , and is off on a 30 days leave of absence. The Rev. Wells confirmed a class of eleven members last Thursday evening at the Episcopal church , at which time special ser vices were held. Those uniting with the church were Prof. Wat son , Mr. and Mrs. Olson and son , Mrs. Mabel Caton and children , Mrs. Garrett and children , Paul Cole , Helen Sparks and -lady from Cody. Our local base ball team return ed from their western trip Wed nesday morning , and on the high school grounds at 3:30 : p. m. out played the Kewanee team and won by a score of 2-i to 10 in seven in nings. At Crawford the Valen tine team was defeated by a score of 6 to 5 ; at Chadron they were out-battled 12 to 3 , and at Gordon the game resulted 12 to 9 favor of Gordon. A pleasant surprise party was given by Howard Lay port and wife at their home Tuesday evening - ' ning , May 16 , in honor of Mrs. Layport's father and mother , Air. and Mrs. Ha mar , Thursday being Mr. Hamar's 72nd birthday and i the Sunday previous Mrs. Ham- ; ar's 6ith birthday. Among the ! i 'guests present were J. T. Keeley j and wife , J. A. Hornback and' wife , L. N. Lay port and wife , G. , E Truemvfll and wife , Mrs. Jef freys , Frank Randal and wife , : Mrs. Brosius , Mrs. Ida King , Miss Katie. King and Miss Gail Magopn. Several nice and use ful presents \veYe received , which were much appreciated. Refresh ments were served and all enjoyed a pleasant evening. i " AILMENTS OF COWS. Preciutions to Take to Prevent Milk i Fever , G-zryci , Etc. Of the different diseases to which a cow is liable , none is dreaded much more .than garget , because it usually attacks the-best milkers and often , leaves a permanent injury tq their productive capacity , writes C. f. Coru- man in the American Farm "World. If j JT record is kept of the date of breed ing each cow , as it should be , it will be an easy mater to regulate the diet so as' to prevent milk fever , garget arul like ailments. As siai : at ; the cow is allowed to go dry , s-'Iie should be fed on a generous j rath n of forage and grain , which will give her strength and furnish suitable nutrition tor the coining calf. We are speaking iio\v of the cow coming fresh when not on grass. The wcefc before j she is due to calve it is well to feed a j little more sparingly of the foods ' which stimulate milk production and j keep cloFo v.-atch of the udder , and if | toward the last there seems to be an i overLullnoss , or if the udder feels more than ordinarily warm , do not hesitate to draw out some of the milk. Preventing Milk Fever. We have often found it necessary to do this and by doing so saved much uuhsetiucnt trouble with line milkers which , before coining into our posses sion , had lost a teat by neglect. These cows seemed with each new calf to be predir-poscd to a fresh attack and we were oblige ; ! to be on guard early in I the day. When the calf came , it was I allowed to suck enough to satisfy its j hunger , then some milk was drawn j from the quarters of the udder which the calf left untouched that relief might le experienced by the cow , but under no circumstances was she mil'.red clean. ' Plenty of warm water was given her to satisfy her thirst , and If she liked it a little bran was added to the water. All the forage she wanted was given her and her diet wrs about the same for three or four days as the last few days before coming fresh. L rom that time on the grain ration was gradu ally increased until at the end of two weeks , and sometimes less , she was on full feed. At no time before the milk was fit to use was she milked dry.This time with us was the ninth milking. After that perfectly clean milking was the rule until we began to dry her up. The "Cowy Odor" In Milk. If the cow be kept clean and the milk be drawn in a cleanly manner in to a clean pail by a clean person and be remove ; ! from the barn shortly aft er and immediately strained there is no reason why winter milk should have a "cowy odor. " This "eowy odor" is usually caused by filth which drops into the milk during the milking or is absorbed by the milk from the foul air in the stable. Milk should be re moved from the stable before it cools to the temperature of the stable air ; otherwise it will absorb taints rapidly. If sent to a winter creamery , it should be delivered least three times a week , "if manufactured on the farm it should be ina.de into butter as soon as possible after it is drawn from the cow. The lon ei' that milk is kept be fore being ir.atle into butter the 'poorer will be the product Professor J. B. Reynolds. POINTERS. The cows should bo well bedded both for comfort and cleanliness. A bran mash no\v and then a short time before calving is most beneficial. If the uddiv is excessively caked and hard , it is well to draw a little milk from it. This will help to ward off Inflammation and g-irget. It's poor policy to nse anything but the best bull. A grnrde has no place at the head of your herd. 'Do not move cows faster than a comfortable wall : while on the way to ' place of milkiiipr or feeding. j The breeder who has a definite idea i in view can improve his animals. Tha one who gocs at it blindly never qan. Too' many dairymen do vnot kuo-v whether their cows are paying or not. They do no' l.-iow which are the good and which tlie poor ones. Make a : idy of the herd of cows , select the best ones , sell the poor ones and make the cows keep yon instead i of yon keeping the cows. j In all well regulated libraries there are signs posted in conspicuous placo.s bearing the one word "Silence. " Sim ilar signs should be posted in every ; milking shed. j If you want a1 ventilator to draw'1 well , says an Ohio dairyman , run it straight V.M and do not put any curve- ; or dips in it. and let no man tell you that thy middle of the barn is the proper plr.rto have the veatil.itor. I would i itlior have four ventilators than one. < Sunlight is t3e great natural disin fectant. Sunlight and pure air are two g-eat p sontial.i ta the health of man aul beut : Dark , poorly venti lated and filthy stables are disease breeding grjr.nds. Keep the stables clean and lot tie ! sillglt and fresh air penetrate every nook and corner ! therein. Provide plenty of windows iu the stabJes and ! ; ? ; them no they can be opened and close. ! with ease and facility. A gio.l hardworking cow should ' have sixty days' rest before starting the fresh period , says the Fanners Advocate. Mauy Jl'ow. ; Avlll keep up a good lirr.v until a very few days before calving. Irit it is a ix > or plan to let them do this , 'flu- ones who do this ara the most persirtent r.-Ilkers , the ones that most need ; i good long rest. They will moiv ih-.r : make up for lost time when they fresh-m again. AT TWO INTERNATIONAL , EXPOSITIONS BLUE RIBBON BOTTLED BEER won the highest honors obtainable. At the Trans-Mississippi , Omaha , 1898 , it was granted the Highest Award and Gold Medal. At the Lewis & Clark Centennial , Portland , Oregon , 1905 , the Highest Award and Gold Medal. Other famous beers were entered in competition , but STORZ BEER was adjudged the best by experts. These facts mean much to you if quality and superiority is what you desire in your beer. The strict provisions of the National Pure Food Law do not require us -change our method of manufacture one iota. STORZ BEER is absolutely pure and has alwaysjbeen so. R. McGeer , Dealer , Valentine , Neb. STORZ BREWING CO. (3) OMAHA , NEB. Oasis Several fires have been started by lightning lately. A. L. Smith of Brownlee passed through here the first of the week. Mrs. C. Steadman and son Ben returned from Valentine the first week. Ben Steadman had one of his cows killed by lightning Monday night. Mrs. Grange returned home Monday after a few days visit with her son Howard in Valentine. The Eoyal Neighbors gave a banquet to a large number of in vited guests last night and over one hundred persons were pres ent. A program consisting of recitations , singing and orchestra music occupied the first part of the evening , then .a guessing game in which a first and booby prizes were contested for by sev eral. After the Royal Neighbors s drill by twelve ladies , elegantly clad in gorgeous colored robes of velvet and silk and crown caps of purple and gold , M. V. Nicholson announced supper , which was was served in Bethel hall and a fair sample of the splendid ability of the Royal"- Neighbors to pre pare a sumptuous feast. Toasts were given at supper by L. C. Sparks , M. V. Nicholson , Prof. Watson and J. T. Keeley , who told a fish story. After supper music and dancing entertained those who remained until two o'clock. The orchestra furnished splendid music. The quartette , in justice to the other members , Mrs. L. Bivens , Mrs. Ninas , and F. C. Curabow , was recalled for another song and in each pleased the audience. Miss Laura Pettrjohn recited a thrilling horse race and carried her audience to the height of excitement and thrilled them with the. vivid ac- tount. Mrs. Prof. Watson recited "A Teacher and A Naughty Boy He ro , " with forceful illustrations not excelled by outside talent. Little Arty Sherman amused the audience with a nice recitation. Mrs. Bivens sang a solo which was heartily enc r * H. and she re sponded with another equally as good but more mirthful in its character. About twenty people were up from Wood lake co enjoy the hos pitality of our Royal Neighbors , of which we fen 1 proud. There were also several down from Oookstoii , Georgia , Nenze.l , Cody , Merriman and Gordon. It was plainly the swell eve.it of the season and all who attended wont home rejoicing in tfre fact that if tiie.v can't be a Royal Neighbor ihey can at least be a member of the happy family of Woodcraft. NEW TIME TABLE , C.&N.W. KAST No. 2. Daily except 5iturdav ; orfs p. m. . Pass No. 0. Dilv . 4i3i : in. . I'as Xo. 8-J. Iulv , except Sunday . . . -1:0 ! ) p. in . local No. 116 , Daily . 5:20 a. in. , loca WEST I5OUXO No. 1. Daily , except Sun-tay . 6:30 p. m. . Fass No. P , Uuilv . 1:47 a. in. . Pass No 81. Daily except Sin day . 0lu a. m. . local No. 119 , ( doesn't carry passengers ) 11:45 p.m. Heelings at the HI. E. Chnrch Every Mtimluy. MORNING SEKVldfiS- Sunday School begins t 10:00 o'clock. Preaching " " 11:00 Junior Leamie " 2:30 p. in. EVENING SEICVICES Epworth League begins at G:3o o'clock. Preaching " " 7:30 KEV. C. E. COXMCI-I , Pastor When Lumber was cheap it look to buy 1000 feet of Lumber Now it only takes to buy the same 1000 feet. You can better afford to build a 'house ' now than then , We sell the lumber. in 15CODY CODY , NEBR. UJS. . We.it.lier Kill-pan Report tor week Eiulin 3J y # 2. Daily mean temperature o9 ° . Normal 59 ° . I Highest 85 ° ; ' -.west 38 ° . I Precipitation ( 0.3 of an inch. ; Total precipitation to dale 2.92 inches. Average for same period , 7.74 inches.