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' 0 e ' , : box' or barrel - exposed to / . . . - . . dust , moisture , handling. . . " ' . . " . . Nation I They have learned that ' . " , . . th.e only crackers that are : \ . . . . : , crisp , tender , always fresh . " ' ( , . , . . _ , , ' and really good are those ; . . ' , , - T : . v protected by a moisture . ' " . > - _ proof package. These ' i' : _ ' / . . - / c . _ .t are the kind they get - , . - . ' ; a % , as if just from the oven - \ ' - 1 I : . . " S gi/d / C * when they ask for , ) I , , . : , H H - If I Uneeda : , I , . , " ' : . . : . - - 1 , - , / l NATIONAL B I- I-t oA , f ! \ I . , ' BISCUIT SC ' U . i . COMPANY e , " , , , . , , ! , , - . . . . . iii , - - \ , ii i i , . . j . jf f I I : , , , i' , I : ' . I I ! \ - \ * - . : ' . . . . ' ' , " . I ' : Talk of the . Town. . ! i , . I - I ! , ! Mrs. Mark Cyphers is in Ains- : , I , worth this week. - I : Robert Thompson has been : building a dwelling on his home- stead. . Attorney Ed , Clarke went to Chadron and returned , the latter part of last week. . . . Attorney A. M. ] . Morrissey went / to Wood Lake and- returned the first of the week. . . i Jake" Stetter returned from i Omaha last Saturday morning " where he had bsen with a ship- ment of cattle. The excavation for the base ment of H. S. Lockwood's new 1 ! atone building on Main street is , , , _ completed , all but the leveling up. I t'T II I The work on the Quigley hall , I on Main street is fast nearing completion , so far as pertains to tthe outward structure of the . building. I ' . . Don't neglect . , to send a dollar for THE , DEMOCRAT and mention our . special offer or send clipping. Every tenth subscription free. See our advertisement ' in this paper. . . : One house for rent- in town , 4 I ; I rooms . and city water. : I I Two houses for sale. . a : Several farms" and ranches for t sale in tracts of 80 , 120 , 160 , 480 ' : and 2480.acres. . M. RICe , Valen- , ; i tine Nebr. " I , ' - - "I ; : . f Quaker Oats J I \ , 'T . - " - i iI . . ' I ' , , , ' ' > . ' I. ' . _ ) M' . , ' . , " i . is. th e ; . / . - . P ; , . . ' . -'j-j . . . ' ' . . ' < ' : ' ' ' . . ; ; ? " " ' ' ; ; ' ; perfectly balanced . . ' < , . " r ' . : : : ; . : " - ; , " ' ' . -i 1. ' ' : : , j'n'vifflan , : . . , . ' . of't. , , i. . . . . . i . : " . . , . , . . . " ' . , . , ' food " 1 . . . . 3 ! ; , , . > . . ' ' : & 0 " ; , , { ' . . , r ' ' ; " . ' " - 'off " . : ! It . . ' ' ) 'ff. t\ ' ; .4fl { . t ; : ( " . _ " , . . " . . . ' , L . " . . . . . . . c - , ! . . - . ' . _ ' . S . \ T . I - . . . " " ' . . . . . - . . ' . . . ' . . Ui1'w.ir..w.rt''tbe ' > ! Family F ' : : e . , . 11 " j - - . . . . . . . . . . . H \ m ) . , o - - - 7 Sheriff Rosseter was called to I the country south of Cody the fore part of the week to take charge of a five year old boy who had been deserted by his mother. The football enthusiasts who went from Valentine to Omaha I last week to see Minnesota run up : 14 to 0 came home meek and low . ly. You'd hardly know they'd been away from home. Send your dollar to I. M. Rice for THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT to Jan. 1 , 1911. Every tenth new subscriber will get the paper free and your dollar returned to yon. See adver- ' tisement in this issue. Dave Piepgras is the name of a new settler over in Tripp county - near Ben F. Dean and Jesse Cas- teel. They all come to Valentine occasionally and here i § where they buy their building material. You ought to take a , county pa- per. Every man who lives in the , county ought to read a county pa- j I ' i per. Why not send a dollar for the I DEMOCRAT : ? Don't put it off. Do it now. If you : have been a subscriber I and dropped out , let us renew our acquaintance. Send your name and a dollar. I The weather of the severe past I two weeks from extreme heat to cold , snow and ice wa common all over the country' and as .far south as Oklahoma. ' We don'i have an exclusive weather bureau here but find that when these sud- den changes occur here , they -visit ; other portions of our " state and . . ' ' ' ' surrounding states. . I David Emerick of Kennedy . ' pre- , cieut , while in Valentine "after 'Sup plies Tuesday of this week ma' t ' w'th a serious accident tliat ' may cause him the loss of an eye. He was boxing in a friendly way with some of the boys when his foot. slipped causing him to lurch his head . for ward and downward and to one side thereby receivtng the full force of a blow on the side of the eya that was intended to catch him on the I shoulder , the bout was eniirely im- . promptu . and friendly and every body is eorry that ii happened. Mr" . Emerick r was sent to dmaha , at , i once to receive the care of an eyo , ! specialist. J ; JL - SCHOOL NOTES - - ) MINXIE ADAMSON AXJ By * - i SPRAT L. GAKPNKK. Bertha Hoos is in school again. Eldene Sparks was absent Mon- day. ' [ On Monday Anna McCloy en- tered the fourth grade. Atbert and Philip Francke are out of school this week. The pupils of the first grade are making a rope hammock. Ardis Sherman is absent from school on account of sickness. , Elizabeth Jane McCloy was e 1- rolled in the sixth grade lVlonda " . Earl Farrell was absent from i school Wednesday and Thursday. The high school orchestra had their . first practice Monday even- ing. ' . Several members of the third grade went to the mill Saturdry to study flour making. A question asked _ in the Physics class ; Professor : What is force ? " Lee , "Force is a breakfast food. " If any one thinks they need a lecture ] on spelling , just go to Miss Van ' rie1. The tenth grade Eng : lish will commend her very highly. Rev. J. E. Baker addressed the high school Wednesday morning. He earnestly spoke for encourag- ing the . desire for a college educa- tion. . , ' We were very glad to ' see Char- lie Daniels enter the tenth grade I Tuebday morning ; and _ ! ope he will be a permanent member of the class. The tenth grade have laid aside their botanies till . some time in February when they . will again take up the study and prepare for . the ' spring flowers. I Three new pupils entered the second primary room Monday. Frank Bradley and James McCloy in the third and Florence Young in the second grade , For the past six wt + & ks . ' those , in the seventh jind eighth grades who , were neither absent nor ' - tar- ; dy were , Grace Brayton : . average ' 97 , Jennie Graham , average 05 , Albert Foster- 9&f MinnieKifester. : ' ! . N 194 , Bellan Hutchins , 94 , Emma Anderson , 94 : , Mae Peters , 95 , Martha Haley ; , 92 , Mattie Able , 91 , Gilbert Erickson , 91 , Addie Harvey , 90. The first grade pupils have cut and colored enough maple ] leaves to fill eight long strings which ex- tend from the center of the room to the walls. These leaves make a very pretty decoration for the fall months. Those from the sixth grade re ceiving an average above ninety , thereby getting a holiday Friday while the remainder of the grade I were poring over the examinations were : CherrieLeaneah , Leon Hill- singer , Dwyer Hoxey , Helen Hornby , Eldene Sparks , Donald McLean , Irene Northrop and Kathleen Yeast. A rule was made in the high school that-all students who were not absent nor tardy and who had made a daily grade of 90 per cent would be exempt from all exam- inations. The few who were ex- empt from the examinations were Helen Bachelor , Bertha Helzer , Minnie Adamson , Claude Lam- ereaux and Spray Gardner. We are in hopes there will be a larger number at the close of the next six weeks. The following is the program of the Philomathean society , Oct. 29 : Roll call by secretary , responded to with a quotation. Instrumental solo - - Miss Van Driel I Oration - Public Speaking , Margaret Hllle ' . Recitation-Rugged , Adolbert Leneagh I Declamation - Nobility - Harokl Dunn I Vocal SOIO-"itching' Hour , Marie Christ - ensen. - r Paper-Atrip to Seattle - Edna Brown , Recitation - Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech I _ _ _ _ ' CJlnrence , - . Clarence Haley Invective Looking Glass , . Claude . La- moreaux. Eulogy - A J opl > : ing Glass , Lettie Whipple . [ U' . : ; Stllhvell ' 3a"J1itiml Jpnes Music-Boys' QuaHettei pf.IiY ftSf ( Lawrence Rice Newspaper - The Vldette Reporter , Minnie Ad 11 ms . Essay . - - Albert Ohristcnsen Solllloquy - The Owl Critic , Maude : : Rowley Recitation - Annla Laurie , Blanche Hutcli- inson. Vocal Duet - Gentle Be Thy Slumbers Helen Sparks , Alice McLean Biography -George Johnson , Be'da Turn- quist. _ ' ' Hf. , ! tn J.on-Llttle Jim . - Lu.c'y Foyer Pnr 'ctY-Thj : ftlOnkon / . Bucket' t , Ruth . Quigley. : " . . . " , Tinrrf I Bpfay Gn1h nui 'Gili Duct y on - - 1 ) LCO . ' stlllw&ll : Recitation. Kl.ulingTSeelu ' Things - Ha//ul Graua hb\lgU-Hh\v EUftfc ID:1PY : ' $ J 12 , Along - - Mae Wade Music by Orchestra. Discussion : That Novel Rending is' Detri- mental Mental Development ; affirma tive , Elsie Nelson ; negative , Belle Hob- feOH ' , Rosolvod tlwt tJJO n. - ? fJfmrIS Done More to Advance CivWzal.Q { : T.hAH JIlP Iu. ventor ; affirmative , Florence | ! acks.pn and Ora Perkins ; negative , H/lte Helzpj and Spray Gardner Critics report. \ t Program of Teachers' Association , Sat. , Oct , 23 , 1:30 : p. m. , High School Building I Salisbury's Theory of Teaching , chapters - 13 - - - - E. P. Bettenga Music , Plays and Games , pages 20-65 . - - - - Mrs. Hudson Traditions of the "White House , Jennie Dew Parlamentnry Usage - Frances Harden Ancient History - - Mary Jacobs Howtp Counteract the Influence of Bad Litci'jiturft : ; , ! Mamie Newman Domestic Science r MJKffFei / ? ' ' 't : Book Review - ll/muh . jjipIW ! Modern Religious Pointers - . : - . . JuthleenIcIJ1tUshlin : : Normal Training in High Schools . - - - , KJnoru Hower Reclamation of Arid Regions - - - ! - . - Alda Applegate Yellowstone Park - Bertha Gordon , . Taken Up. I , tho undersigned , have this day , Septem - ber 23. J589. : i taken up if. piy : ranch + , section , ' township 82 , range : ! II / 'In Gh'/jrfy ' . pop t ! > > uty ! NebraHka tho following . rtesprfbgd p'str/ty" ! to -wit : One red bull about 8 years : ! "flirt" branded ONO on left hip. wind puff on p-ifr side of left front leg. JOHN H ELA. . . . ' . 38 o Arabia Nebr. Contest Notice. U. S. Land Office , Broken Row. N'pbrasll'n , September 23. 1909. A sufficient contest affidavit bavin : been filed in this office by Frank Gregory , contestant , against homestead entry No. 02588 , made December 241904. for NW # . N % awji. section IS. NEi ! A % , S & and S'/JNWtf : , section ; w , Township n. range SOw Ctli P M. , by Jnnn A. Stafford. cbhtestfiP ji. s'hiclj it is I alleged that said John A. Stafford has whnjly ' hapdflned said tract for morn than six months. lst l pas , that he has never cultivated , improved or re ? sided upon said tract as required by law but maintain , : a residence elsewhere than OD said tract that said land is in Its wild and native state , that said defects exist at this date and have not been cured. Said parties are hereby notified to appear I respond and offer evidence touching said alfe ; m. ton at 10 o'clock a. m on October 30. 1C09 to fore J . H. Welton , U. 3. Commissioner Mullen. Nebr. , and that the final heannc will be held at 10 o'clock a , m. on November 3. 1909 ! , be- fore the register and receiver at the United States land Office in Broken Bow. Nebraska , The said contestant luvint in a proper am- davit filed Sept. 13 , 1909 set forth facts whcb show chat alter due diligence personal service of this notice cannot be made it hereby ord' r- ed and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication. S J ; ? 4 H JOHN REESE , Register. - - - - - - - Notice to Creditors , In ihe : County Court within and for Cherry T county , Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Thomas Martin deceased. - To the creditors of said estate : You ara hereby : notified. That I will sit at I he County Gout Room In Valentine in said county. on the 5th day of Novemher , t009 at 10 o'clock a , m. to receive and examine all claims against said estate , with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited for the presenta ? tion of claims against said , estate is six months- from the 5th day of May A. IX 1009 and tho time limUpd for ' pavmeut ot debtfe \ is one year ' from said fith da ? of May. 1QO ! ) . e - " - - * < Witness my hand an * the seal of said SEAL County Uourt : this ' ' 18th dsw of October , - - * - - 1909. ' JAMES 0. QjJ GLEY. I 411 f 4 uwmy . . , , - - - " - - - - - - - - - . ; - - - . - - - . . - - . . . - . . , - " . . , ' - " 0 : ' " : . -V---- ' _ , , ' w' . " " " . \ ' I ' - ' - , 'I R. 1 I . Faddis & Go . Postofflce address Valentine or Kennedy. - \ Some . branded . . . lr24 - on left thigh. Horses brande , on left - shoulder gon or thigh , Some " Some branded branded on ri brandedll on left or Shoulder. : boulder ; I r thigh I P. H. Young. / ' Simeon. Nebr. ; : _ . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ : . Cattle branded as cut on left aide Some left Q. yon . . side. - An left Jaw of V horses. ! " c : : . . Itange on Gordon Creek north of Simeon. r Albert Whipple & Sons. t Rosebud S , D. Cattle branded SOS on left side OSO on right side Some cattle also have a -f- on neck Some with A. on left shonlder and ! some branded with two bars across hind quar- ters. Some Texas w cattle branded * O on left side and some ® 4 on left side. Herses branded SOS on left hip. Some cattle branded AW bar connected OD both sides ana left hip of horses . . . N. S. Rowley. Kennedy , ' - Neoraska. Same as cut on left side and hip , and on left shoulder of hor ses. Als on hip. left side . nd i : F X on left se ' I' Some at- R tlo brend- _ , . . ed hWlk. ing pec ( either side up ) on left side or hip. f on left Jaw and Jeft shoulder of horses LU Q on left hip of howea. * N J" on left Jaw of houses r 0. p Jordan. Rosebud , 8D 4 Horses and cattle same as cut ; also } OJ BE JJ on right hip. Range on Oak and Butte creeks. s A liberal reward for information leading to detection " . - - of rustlers of stock bearing any of these brand * . 1 R. M. Terrill , Propr. Brownlee , 'Ori . Cattle branded as in cat on left side. Some V 11.1J branded H. T Y . _ . on left hip. Range on North Loup river. two mil s west of Brewnlee : J. A. Yaryan. Pullman , Nebr Cattle branded JY . - , - on right side ' - - ' Horses branded JY oh 'sttoirTder ' ' f- Seasonable reward f6.ranyinforra $ to ! > i lead6g } ft th } f rt- c ePat : 1 Q f 2ttll l ! atraypa tftJIP IJtf . * range. , ; \ . - - - I' D. M , Sears. ' . Kennedy , JiTebr. Cattle branded as on cut.left side Some on left hip. S v Horses same on left shoulder Range Square Lake. Nebraska Lajd ang Fading Co. 4wilBtt j chard ! ' J'es oFiftSffifeN , v. r- J ? GJl5 : u J'af ) Qn tp'f'f ; ! 'D t.tla.ilrp deJJ RP 4t ! ! y PfJt } Q 1J1HHi $ lso tne JJQ I TJj ! brands : ; filII " loraes ran e t c , I same i' ' F Range between 11 ' 11 Gordon on the F , E. , t &M V. , R R. and I ; yannis . on M. R. R. in Northwestern Nebr. BARTi.ETT " 1iVHA RDS. Ellsworth. Nebr. ' j , T olH Kills P let. . - St FrancJg Mjs- i - ' _ ' ' sfon. HpspftiijJ. 9. p. _ _ . _ _ , I r n : ttle branded as In cut ; horse ' i same on left ' thfgh. Range her I tween Sprint ; C'k j and Little White river. ' : i : . . , I' I 1I awyer Bros. / Oasis , Nebr : . : > G. K. Sawyer has > ' charge of these ! lJ cattle. H rses j S - S 1 > 8 on left shoul r der. Somel ! . , r lett sllfe. " , ! some. . _ . _ . . .o , ey I. . , ( . . . ; . } , I .e left th b. i ' Range ' on bfia ! ip ' . . . r Q : river. . Metzger - Bros. - : - .t . Rolfe Nebr' ' . , Cattle branded . i ! ; . anywhere on left , ' : .f t side. i i , iI . 1 Earmark . , square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / ' . . . ) f\ - \ . , . . crop right ear. J r- r- ff Horses have - 00J ? \ ! same brand on ! eft thigh. ! t E I1ngp ; Qn nOrdjjj , apd a _ . j Snakepryig ; ; f ' F * , Rfwarl tW f O Fifrh vww : f i FtL ' \ tot \ Information leading arreVt'anS ' i to : ttnii ' qg me arr Qt tL , . n 11 " .p bj J ' r'"i I ssgaa'aatRg or SBS.HUIS ! ; ! -4 \ k , * NebEoan Bros. . . ' 0 Woodlake Neb * i i Range on Long ! ' . RB ' : Lake and Crook. , ed Lake. " " I 7 "Y _ , - _ . - _ _ _ _ _ _ r r