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I. M. : Rice , Editor and Proprietor . . ' VALENTINE , NEBR. , THUESDAT , AUGUST . * 5 , 1909. Volume 24 , No. 30
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, Get ready for the hot days. We have the
largest and best assortment of Gasolene and
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believing. Call and see them for yourself.
We are also headquarters for Garden
Tools , Garden Hose , Sprinklers , and Hose
Nozzles ; Garden Seeds , Barbed Wire and Field
Fence. We are also the only up-to-date em-
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. Fine Wines , Liquors and Cigars
" \ ' Bourbon Whiskies : Rye Whiskies :
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Hermitage , ' - ' Guchenheimer ,
Cedar Brook , , ' 7" Sunny : Brook ,
Spring Hill , and . 28/yeaivold
I " and-las" , E , Pepper / 0 , F , C , Taylor. -
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These whiskies } were purchased in bond
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" Three Star Hennessy and Dreyfus Brandies - - , Ijnported '
Gordon and DeKuyper Gins Guinness's ' Extra Stout.
Bass : Ale Storz Blue Ribbon and Budweiser Beer } : , ,
Valentine = Nebraska J 1
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Chartered n.s a Stntc Bank Chartered ' as n National Bank
June 1,1881. August 12 , 11102. )
< < , . The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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Successor ( to Bank of Valentine. )
Valentine , - Nebraska.
; CARITAII'AID IN A General
Banking , Exchange
. $25,000. ' and Collection Business : : : :
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' , President. M. V. NICHOLSON : , '
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' ' ' , „ Miss GLKN HOKNIG , '
J. T. May VIce President. ; - ; IG Ass't Cashier.
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New Hotel. Electric Lights.
Good Rooms. Hot and Cold Water.
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NEAR DEPOT
" . MRS. : S. A. SEARS , Propr. , Valentine , Nebr.
Rates $1 per day , Calls for all trains.
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WEST BOUND :
No. 7 , 1:50 p. m. New passenger train.
No. 8 : i , 1 : H.j u. in. Old " "
No. 110 , 11 : J'j p. in. Through freight train. .
No. 81 , 10:3) ( ) a. in. Local freight train.
EAST itouxn :
No.2 , 11:00 p. m. New passenger train.
No. (5 ( , .r : ( > 5a.ni. Old " "
No. 110 ( , 0:20 ( ) a. in. Through freight ; , train.
I No. 82 , 830 : ; ) p. m. Local rrelgh " trnln.
Talk of the Town.
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The Catholic parsonage is being
built up fast. i I
James H. Quigle.y's building is I
making rapid progress.
Miss Mildred Dunn is visiting
friends in Ainsworth.
Verne Caton of Stearns , S. D. ,
is visiting friends in the city.
Man Hatten was in town Tues-
day from up the Minnechaduza. :
C. C. Parker of Gordon was
transacting business in Valentine
Monday ,
L. K. Travis of St. Mary's
Mission was in town the first of
the week on business. ,
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The date of the old settlers pic -
nic in Dunn's grove has been set
for September 11 , 1909.
Mrs. Chas. Sparks is in Uhadron
visiting her sister , Mrs. Nicholson ,
who is reported quite ill.
The county commissioners held i
a short session to transact business
Monday , all being present.
Mrs. M. V. Nicholson and son ,
Milton left Tuesday morning for
O'Neill to spend a few days.
Miss Helen Bolding of Omaha ,
who has been visiting at the home
of L. C. Sparks , returned today.
Mrs. Wilson of Simeon came in
to see the \ Campbell Bros. show ,
and her son who is with the show.
Mrs. Bina Holsclaw and two
boys came down from Chadron
last Friday and are visiting in the
city.
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P. H. Lyman of Bayard spent
several days in our city last week ,
visiting his brother , ' E. ' : W. Ly : :
man.
John Cronia handed us a dollar
on subscription the other day
while in town getting some haying
supplies.
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Litany on Friday evening , Aug
ust 6 , at 7:30 : o'clock , in St. John's
church , followed by choir re
hearsal.
J. W. Stetter and Jake Tobien's
livery barn has been extended
nearly to the alley and is nearly
completed.
Miss Morrissey has returned
from Chadron and , Hot Springs'
and is visiting her brothers and
friends in Valentine.
A. K. Kuskie was in town Mon
day and says his sale was a sucr
cess. Mr. Kuskie expects to
leave soon for Oregon.
C. E. Grey , the mechanic of the
boarding School , returned this
week from a pleasant visit back in
Indiana , his former home.
N. S. Rowley and Chas. Mc
Coy drove into town the first of
the week and were looking for
hay hands to take back with them.
Grant I oyer has the contract
to build a dwelling for H. C. Jen
nings on a lot adjoining Mrs. : Lot-
tie Ward's and is to begin in a few
days.
Jack Whipple and son were
down from the SOS ranch on
White river the first of the week ,
buying supplies and transacting
other business.
Miss Florence Morris , the gen
ial telephone operator of our city ,
is visiting relatives this week in
Dead wood. Veva Rosseter ac
companied her on her trip.
H. T. Wilson of Lincoln came
last Friday to look up a homestead
dear his sister-in-law , Mrs. Wil-
son , who has a homestead near
Simeon. He returned Monday
night.
Ye editor and son Lawrence en-
joyed a fishing trip to the lakes
Sunday , bringing home a few nice
fresh fish which were the best we
have had this year. We visitecl
at C. W. Bennett's and at P. H.
Young's while there.
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Mid-Summer Clearing Sale
From now on , until our stock of summer merchandise is greatly re-
duced , we are offering you some elegant bargains in varm weather '
SI goods. ' These are not seconds but first grade goods. You can't af : e
ford to pass them up at the prices we are placing on them.
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10 Dozen Ladies Elastic Belts , 75c values at 35c ; 50c values
at 20c ; 25c values at lOc. ,
5 Dozen Suits Men's Summer Underwear , 75c values at 50c ,
e 5 Dozen Men's Work Shirts - - 60c values at 49c. e
5 Dozen Men's Negligee Shirts - 50c values at 35c.
Nice assortment of Men's Hats , values $2.00 and up at $1.50.
. Ladies' Shirt Waists , good styles and patterns , 25 percent reduction .
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Trading Stamps .
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Any intelligent , person may earn j ;
a.good income corresponding for
newspapers ; experience unneces-
sary. Send stamp for full par-
ticulars. Empire Press Syndi
cate , Middleport , N. Y. 30 3
J. E. Nye has returned from
Colorado where he recently got
hurt while operating a mine near
Long Mount. He fell down shaft
16 feet and cut one ear partly off
and cracked a rib in his fall.
Ben F. Dean was in town Tues-
day for building material and fam-
ily supplies. Mr. Dean has a
homestead in Tripp county about
28 miles from Valentine and is
building a good house and barn.
Irs. " W. W. Wells and daugh
ter Sarah left on the early passen-
ger train Monday morning for a I
ten day's visit with Mrs. S. W.
Green at Ewing. They will also
take in the carnival held there this
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' Mrs. Grant Dunn went down to
Long Pine yesterday to meet Mrs.
Crabb who is returning from a
visit to Northwestern Missouri ,
and the two expect to go.out to J.
C. Pettijohn's for a visit with
Mrs. Petti John.
A severe storm passed over
north table Monday doing con-
siderable damage to buildings and
crops. The wind blew a gale and
and the hail tore up fine fields of
corn for O. W. Hahn , G. W.
Cowan , Ben Hobson and rna.ny \ \ .
others in that viqnjty. , \ .
Cletus Haley , the 1J a $ year old
son of VV. E. Haley \ , had . the mis
fortune to get his eyelid scratched
off and his ear scratched by a.
leopard . of Campbell Bros. show.
The doctors sew R d the eyelid
foapk to place aLd Clete wears his
head in a sjing since the show.
Haying time is at hand and
numerous teams may be seen on
our streets every day , loaded with
supplies for haying. Harvesting
of small grain is also in full blast.
Hands are scarce and hard to get ,
although wages are paid as high
as § 50 per month for hay hands. ,
William Mumford , the freight
er , loaded up a load of brick and
other freight for Kosebud last
Thursday , and it being over five
tons he drove on to Yeast's scales
and the right front wheel broke
through the two inch plank.
Heavy loads they pull to Rosebud
from here.
Col. G. E. Tracewell and family
have moved down town into the
dwelling that I. M. Rice recently
moved and fixed up near the Strat-
ton store. Mr.'Tracewell rented
his residence on north Cherry
stiro to Mr. Lamoreaux and fam-
ily who are moving to our town
for the benefit of school privileges.
P. H. Young drove in Monday
with a team of four J'oungmules
and found them hard to hold.
While coming down the Thompson
hill the team started to run and
straddled a ridge , tipping his
wagon over and dragging Phil
several feet with the lines but he
held onto them and stopped them.
He had to drag his _ wagon box
down the hill by hand and load it
on , but he still likes the mules. .
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Farm Implements
We sell farming implements , as well as other 1
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merchandise at reasonable prices.
Call and try us. ,
CROOKSTON NEBRASKA. , , MAX E. VIERTEL.
DEALER IN EVERYTHING' ' . :0. .
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NEW PERFECTION " ' 'ft ' ;
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Blue Flame Oil Stoves ' , i : ; : z . '
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_ These stoves are made1 * the Standard Oil J . ' C6. , . * i.Ii ti
Land . they are . the b'est tlfat money can buy. . ' The Y' iirnisK '
an intense' . steady heat , lighted in a second , no smoke , no
soot , and no danger , whatever. One , two and three
burners , and also with cabinet warming shelf or oven . as
you desire.
Frank Fischer.
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Stetter & Tobien , Props. , , Ilr ij' I I III ! ' . , 4
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All Kinds of Fresh 1 r lu I I r
and Salt Meats. . . .
Will i buy your Cattle , Hogs , - - . - -
Poultry , Horses , Mules and
anything , you have to sell.
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Valentine , Nebraska . , _ ' > _
Has the largest and prettiest line of ' : . _ . "r
Ladies' Shirt Waists. ' " ' I /
in town and at attractive prices
i "AIl the latest styles and the best makes of
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K GENT'S AND LADIES' FURNISHINGS
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All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes.
Residence and shop one block south of passenger depot.
Valentine , PHONE 72 Nebraska . .
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