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VOLUME XXIII VALENTINE. NEBRASKA , THUPxSDAY , APRIL 2 , 190& NUMBER. 1 2
The entire hardware department of
the Red Front Mercantile Go's is no'vy
for sale. Come in and buy part of it.
Carpets
Rugs
Mattings
Burlap
Linoleum
Oil Cloth
.Cool Ranges
Gas Ranges
Kitchen Cabinets
Sanitary Cots
Parlor Furniture
Pictures
- Headquarters for first class
undertaking and embalming.
Red . Co.
Try A.
We have the finest line of Men's
Hats , all styles and colors , in the
city. Prices from § 1.00 to $3.50.
PHONE 97 ,
GRANT BOYER ,
CARPENTER & BUILDER
All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes
Residence and shop one block south of passenger depot.
Valentine , MKWE 72 Nebraska
iARSEST AR3 MOST COKFUBTE VSSKXJB E4CTOR3T IN TBS
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5 < 5SW 2
( ? ? 6&MAQETiSE8 S7AKl * PRICES
Prices are what
we are talking
Our stock is complete.
BISHOP & YOUNG ,
"WAITED : Salesmen to intro
duce our New Commercial Survey
of Nebraska.
These surveys are
a. splendid com Dilation of facts ,
figures and drawings and of won
derful value. Railroads and interurban -
urban lines ar shown up-to-date ,
special attention being given to
them. All counties , towns and
postoflicos fully indexed and popu
lations given. Many other feat
ures too numerous too mention.
A splendid opportunity for enor-
irotic men. RAND , , MCXALLY
Co. . Chicago , 111. f 6
Dr. Meohan , osteopath , has
moved into his new office- rooms
over the Rod Front store. Tele-
The Village Campaign.
It does not seem necessary to
discuss , at length , the issues in
volved in the municipal election to
beheld next Tuesday. Three mem
bers of the old board have been
, nominated to succeed themselves.
They -are well known business
men and there is no one to ques
tion their honesty or ability. They
have served the village for some
time and may well be proud of
what they have accomplished. A
few years ago the village was
bonded for § 8,400 and was behind
a year's" interest. The back in
terest has been paid and § 4,000 in
in bonds have been paid. Seven
hundred and twenty acres of land
has been bought at a cost of § 1440.
The water mains have been ex
tended to about twice what they
were , and , with the exception of
§ 4,400 of bonds , the village is out
of debt.
When people issue a circular ,
telling what other villages have
done , consider what this village
has done. In addition to the above ,
during the past year , the present
town board solved the water prob
lem. For years we were com
pelled to use water from the mill
pond. The men who arc now
candidates for re-election discov-
covered that an abundant watej *
supply could be secured from
wells at a small cost. And the/e-
sult is , that we have a never fail
ing supply of pure water. The
wells have been tested and found
to furnish all the water the village
will ever want , and the water has
been analyzed and found to be
perfectly pure. All that is lack- j
ing is a reservoir to take'the phtce j
of the old rotten tank. This tank j
is so old and the wood so rotten
that the water tastes of the rotten
wood. Something must be done
to take its place. Through the ef
forts of the present board congress
las just granted us 240 acres across
the creek on which to build a res- ,
rvoir. If the old board is n.- ,
lected we may expect to see a j
new reservoir constructed there
this spring. If you elect a new
board you may expect the matter
to be dragged along indefinitely
while they are getting together
and trying to agree on what ought
to be done. This is the time to
build. Labor is easier to get this
year ; it will give employment to
our laborers and teamsters and
help to keep business going until
the panic is over.
There are people who constantly
kick at the town board without
stopping to know whether their
complaint is well founded or not.
One man complains of the hog
ordinance , another about a quaran
tine , one about one thing and an
other about another. This hog
ordinance was passed in 1S9G
twelve years ago and no one has
ever presented a petition to the
board to have it repealed. If it is
such a bad thing why has no one
asked for its repeal ? Why hold
the present board responsible for
an ordinance that was ii fo'rce
years before they went on the
board ? But they say it has not
been enforced against all alike.
The ordinance allows shippers and
dealers to hold hogs for shipment.
If they have been held for any
other purpose , no one has filed a
complaint with the board. One
man , who is now running for elec
tion on the opposition ticket , com
plains because his family was
quarantined and admitted the
other night , in one of the saloons ,
that he was running'to get even. "
In enforcing this quarantine the
board was simply doing its duty.
What would you think of a board
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that would let children , suffering
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with a contagious disease , out to 1
mingle with your children at
school and spread the disease
among all the children of frbe town ?
We have on our special sale counter this week a
bunch of bargains you cannot afford to pass up. .
Ladies' Waists \ . . .19c
Napkins , good qaulity , per dozen 75c
Shetland Floss , assorted , per skein 05c
Ribbon Remnants , good grade , 1 to 3 inches wide , yd.JOc
j Ladies' Kid Gloves , per pair 75c '
| Child's Mittens , , per pair 05c
Lace , 1 to 3 inches wide , per yard 05c
Dressing Sacques , each 49c
Ladies' Stockings , per pair lOc -
Men's Sox , per pffi lOc
We also have an assortment of ladies' skirts which we offer at 50 per
cent discount. Hee our dry goods premium plan in south window.
Do you want to la.y down the bars
and say to this man we will put' '
you on the-.board so the next time
some member of your family has
a contagious disease you may
spread it among all the children
of the town ?
These are the motives that ani
mate some of the people who are
trying to vote out the present
board. Others are honestly en
deavoring to vote out the saloon
under the belief that if we have
no saloons we will have no drunk
enness. The history of prohibi-
tiiSn does not warrant anyone in
believing that there is less drunk
enness under prohibition than
under high license. Just look at
the states that have tried it and
abandoned it. If a state cannot
enforce it do you think a village
can ? Broken Bow is a prohibition
town , but last Saturday" " morning
two drunken men engaged in a
brawl on the main street and one !
shot the other dead. If this had
occurred here it would have been
pointed out as the result of having
saloons in town , but it occurred
in a town that ha ? no saloon the
men were drunk just the same.
It is one thing to vote out the
saloon but quite a different thing
to stop the consumption of liquor.
To vote the town dry simply
means that you take 82,500 from
the school fund and 1,500 from
the village treasury. It means
that you close five business houses
on Main street and throw twelve
or fifteen men out of employment.
These men must engage in some
thing else. They must either com
pete with you for the job you
have or they must move away. If
they get your job you must move
away. In either evenc you have
driven just so many families from
the town. You have reduced the !
school revenue until the number i
of teachers must be reduced or the i
number of months school kept is
reduced. You have reduced the
village income and taxes must be
increased , and all you get in re
turn will be a few ' "blind tigers"
that pay no revenue to anyone.
Do you want to make the changed
Xotice of involution of Bart-
Notice is hereby given that the
co-partnership heretofore existing !
between Louis II. Baumann and
C. B. Bachelor under the firm
name and Style of Baumann &
Bachelor has this day been dis
solved by mutual agreement of
said'partners. . All bills due iliei |
said , eo.-partnership are due and
owing to C. B. 'Bachelor. !
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Dated this oOth day of March ,
.19US. L. EL. BAUMAXX.
12 O. B. BA-OH-ELOR ,
AYe sell farming implements as well as other
merchandise at reasonable prices.
Call and try us.
OROOKSTON NEBRASKA. . , MAX E V1ERTEL
DEALER IN EVERYTHING.
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We have had a panic ;
* f We have had a mild winter :
# * We have had some closing out sales , but
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are still doing business at the old stand
and invite our friends to remember us
when in want of the staples of life.
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Call and see us. Phone 23
W. A. PETTYCREW , GENERAL HHDSE. g
Chartered as a State Bank Chartered as a National Bank
June 1 , 1884. August 12. 1902 ,
The
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
PAID IN A General Banking
835 'OOQ Exchange and
' * Collection. .Business.
G. H. COBNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-president.
M. V , NTOHOLRON. Cashier.
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CONFECTIONERY
Tobaccos and Cigars.
Canned Goods * Lunch Counter.
Phone
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Stetter & Tobien , Props.
DEALERS IN'
All Kinds of Fresh
and Salt Meats. . . .
\V ill buy your Cattle , Hogs ,
Ponltrv , Horses , Mules arid
anything you have to sell.
