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I. M. Rice , Editor and Proprietor VALENTINE , NEBE. , THUKSDAY , MARCH 4 , 1909. Volume 24 , Xo. 8
Manufactured by
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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.
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Bass Ale , Storz Blue Ribbon and Budweiser Beer , /j
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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.
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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
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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 *
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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
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G. H. CORNELL , President. J. T. MAY , Vice-President.
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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 -
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