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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1909)
Historical Society t \ L 11 I. M. Rice , Editor and Proprietor VALENTINE , NEBE. , THUKSDAY , MARCH 4 , 1909. Volume 24 , Xo. 8 Manufactured by U. S. WIND EiNQlNE & PUMP CO. , is retailed by Red Front Merc. Co. I'll our "Model A" you will find all the uptodate principles carried out , and we do not think we are exaggerating * when we claim that it is the most practical , successful and reliable steel mill on the market today. Red ere. Sewing ; Machines at Lowest Drophead machines at § 15 , guaranteed for ten years. New Royal Cabinet and Semi- Cabinet machines. Progress and Service Machines , and in conclusion the best of all The New Home , with automotic lift Needles , Bobbins and Shuttles for all machines made. Be sure and secure one of our "Boye" Needle Threaders. With this threader you can thread your needle in the dark as well as day light. Machines , etc. , now on display. S J2 253SS ! s ROBERT McGEER , Propr. I Fine Wines , Liquors and Cigars SS r S Bourbon Whiskies : Rye Whiskies : Old Crow , Sherwood , j $ Hermitage , Guchenheimer , Cedar Brook , Sunny Brook , Spring Hill , and 27'yearsold | and Jas. E. Pepper , O , F. C , Taylor , These whiskies were purchased in bond and caniQ. direct from the U. S. gov ernment warehouse. They are guar ' anteed pure and unadulterated. Un excelled for family and medical use. | -N ! y : Three Star Hennessy and Dreyfus Brandies , Imported > j Gordon and DeKuyper Gins , Guinness's Extra Stout , g Bass Ale , Storz Blue Ribbon and Budweiser Beer , /j Valentine = Nebraska g K ! K2tf2S2S2S52 2S2S V I \ ? is . - Read the Advertisements. c Mysterious Murder of Last October Cleared. The murdered man proves to be Fred Smith of Geneva , Nebr. Samuel L Story has been ar rested and is now in the Cherry county jail charged with the mur der. der.J. J. A. Smith and wife of Geneva came up to Valentine about four weeks ago after some correspond ence with Sheriff Rosseter regard ing the man found in the Niobrara river near Valentine last October and identified the clothing worn by the rrurdered as that worn by their son , and also identified the picture taken after his death. The mother picked up the silk purse which she made with her own hands , that was found pinned on the murdered man's shirt. Last Friday morning they re turned to Valentine again und had the body of Fred Smith taken up and they , together with a neigh bor , J. G. Swails , who had known Fred since he was born , positively i lentified tli3 body as that of Fred S nitli. Fred Smith left his home near Geneva March 9 , 1908 , going Douglas , \Vyo. , where he work ed for a dray or transfer company until Oct. 9,1908. Fred was indus trious and a good worker , saving about § 30 a month out of his wag es , which he deposited in a Doug las bank. On Oct. 9 , 1908 , he wrote a letter to his parents , stat ing that he was going to Oakdalev Nebr. , "to husk corn. That was tie last heard from him until the parents read in the State Journal of the mysterious wild man being found in a claim shack north of Cody , and in that article the mys terious murder was referred to of the previous October , which caus ed the parents to write to our sheriff for particulars. After re ceiving a picture of the murdered man they immediately came up here and gave such particulars and data as they knew , connecting their son with a comrade or as sociate who started out from Douglas , Wyo. , with him. They had shipped Fred Smith's suit cae to Oakdale containing a pair of shoes and some other wearing apparel belonging to Samuel Story , and together they bumped their way to Valentine , giving a "brakey" $2 to carry them from Chadron to Longpine , but the con ductor discovered them and put t-iern off at Valentine. Here they 1 cmie up town and stopped at the Chicago house to wash up , then i came up to a restaurant to get i breakfast. They started out rf town afoot together , but Samuel Story arrived \Voodlake alone and instead of going on to Oakdale made a circuitous route down the 1 road and headed for Cheyenne , 1 Wyo. , and thence to LaGrange , i Ore. , where he was located , ar rested and brought back Monday 1 morning by Sheriff Eosseter and lodged in the county jail. i The evidence will probably be i largely circumstantial , but they t were known to have left Douglas i together and that they arrived in Valentine together. Stony is known here by a num ber of prople , he having worked here for D. A. Hancock , P. H. 1 Young and several others. Story i was recognized at Valentine upon his arrival here last October and t he has a brother , it is said , work ing for John Ormesher , six miles south of town. 1 The body of Fred Smith was taken by the parents to Geneva Saturday morning for interment. He was born January 27 , 1SS5 , and was past 23 years old. The parents opened a letter We have an elegant line of Ladies' and Children's Muslin Underwear An attractive showing in Ladies' Satine , Heatherbloom and Silk Under Skirts , See our window display et cll- \vho which was addressed to Fred Smith at Geneva after having1 it forwarded to Oakdale and it re turned , being uncalled , and this letter was from Samuel L. Story , accusing Fred of taking a pair of Story's shoes and other thing ? , which , it is supposed , that Story thought he would have to account for and stated that he would get even with Fred some time and hoped they would do him lots of good. The chain of evidence may not be all complete yet , but al ready there is considerable , and enough to cause sleepless nights for Story , if he is guilty. George S. Cove of Somerville , . Mass. , has invented a storage bat tery to place upon the roof of his house and collects electricity from the sun's rays , which generates electric power by which he lights his house , day and night. This demonstration he uses to prove the authenticity of his assertions that electric power can thus be stored in sufficient quantities to run ships at sea , or railway trains , anrl that every man may own his own battery for the sum of slOO , to 1 light his house , supply his heat i , pump water , grind feed , turn the washing machine , run the electric iron for the housewife , and can be used on Tom Hornby's automobile to carry him safely over boggy roads. Somebody will now be getting acopyrighton sunshine and a big trust combina tion will be formed to control the output. This invention will fur nish plenty of fire , but Valentine needs a twin reservoir on the hill north of town for village water storage , and what are we goinu to do about it ? If somebody will gat busy this week and circulate a petition for bonds to vote upon at the spring election , they'll be do ing a favor to Valentine people and earn the friendship of every business enterprise in our city. How much money will we need is the perplexing question and how much work shall we undertake this year ? Why not call a meet ing to talk this matter over and decide upon plans of operation ? Don't all speak at once , but don't wait for someone else to start something that you might start this time and take a leading part in it. The electric battery will be useful to only those who avail themselves of its usefulness , and likewise our water power and high hyi north of town will only be beneficial to us after we avail our selves of these advantages. Why should we wait that this security ind pure water come not to us while we live but rather to herald i new , ambitious and more pro- commonwealth * an do ,000 in keart a < l- i t of the taken ip rass anil , r country Wo sell farming- implements as well as . vill . afford - eat. merchandise at reasonable prices. Call and try us. ' " CROOKSTON NEBRASKA. , MAX E. VIERTEL DEALER IN EVERYTHING. UJiartere-cl as a St-ue recj as a National Bauk Jur. 1 , l R-1. August ; 12. i002 , Valentine , Nebraska. ( Successor to ) ; A.FTAL PAID in A General Banking S " 5 K Exchange and < O , Collection G. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President. * * . V. NinrroixoN. OnRh \ r T J i / " * T F > ONFECTl K ' 1 obaccos and Cigars. Canned Goods Z 3C Lunch Counter. S $ Phone 6 o § Stetter & Tobien , Props. fl DEALERS IN All Kinds of Fresh ! and Salt Meats. . . . \Vill buy your Cuttlo. Hogs , Poultry , Horses , Mules and anything you have to sell. ii5 ii S 4 > > L S t < > r < C' . ' Valentine , Nebraska , has received a complete line of new , high grade Fall and Winter Goods , which are being offered at the lowest prices pos- g sible. the margin of profit being only reasonable. Prices are within the reach of all and plainly marked - ed on every article. One price to everybody. L ' ht
