. .
l
1
0 ' . . Y
!
, , . . , . . . . . ' . ,
- . . < . , . . . , . . . - 't
' -
{
\ ,
3 \ / s
"
i
.
'
r . k . . ' S"
,
We've necn that came smile
! ' , .iii ! on hundreds since v/e've been
I celling :
" w . AGi { & \7riffE" I
and it's no wonder. The equal of
I f f en ordinary threc-fcr-a-quarter cigar
m for a nickel ! f , would ! ( create on any
body n the csiilc : that won't'come
or ? a
1 BLACK ( & WiUTf"
t ra
,
! t contains a filler of Cuban-grown
,1 ° ! leaf , wrapped in excellent quality
' , ; 1 of Sumatra wrapper , and it's free ,
. burning fragrance makes its popu
, larity greater than any cigar for 5c.
that we sell.
t
. " Come in and smile too. ,
. _ - . . / -
. ( ! A e
- VALENTIE. : NED :
I i : y5 , .
- '
f , u E _ .5 : _ _
: . ,
CQ
Y : o
r ,
' '
? ii ' ' ' '
' , , , ,
n
. , , Lumber Piles
l "It , keeps us busy to keep our
1 + - stock , . full , so we can meet all de-
m nds. . We are especially pre-
: pared now to take care of orders
requiring long timbers. But our
t . slock of
' t
- „
; , Finish Lumber .
1r
is _ ' . also complete , , including . . . White .
' ' -
Fine7 : ; elrowPineabd ' i - ' : . ; fir ' ' 'Fin '
.
ish I , ' . etc.
r
' .l. Lumber Co
. Ludwi.gLumber : ,
, ( " : . A Safe -
I . ,
'
IJ II J I Simple System
1 .
I ,
I 3,1i.e 1 , ' system of paying
. . . b Y check was devised
by . all men-for any
jnan - for you. . It is
111 ' ' : ' suited to the need of
t.i i , # , any ' business , either
! - : large or < ; > small. It makes
nV difference whether
l we pay out $10 or $10000
, /a month. checking
'
. account will serve your
needs.
Pay by check , the
. . method puts system in- I
to your business and ' , '
gives you a record of
every transaction.
VALENTINE , STATE BANK
_ lc VALENTINE. NEBR.
. . " \
60 YEARS'
rXPERLFNCE
a
- ,
TRADE : MARKS
DESIGNS
- COPYRIGHTS &c.
eltetcb and description IDIl'
' sending a
\ ;
" qttlcltly An\'onO ru certnll\ our opinion % tree . Coether an
Commn IC o
" is rrobnbly pntentab1e.
tlonslltrlcUyconlldentlnJ In\"onUon HAfII3BOUK on Patent
r ' lIont. { rec. Oldest D enyoreecUr . efltS.6
1'lI.tont.8 taken tbroulh l\lunn c ! ; Co. receive
ntcial notice : without charge , In tbe
Scientific flnienccr. :
I11nlltrnfpd weekly. J.nrlZest cr. !
blmdsomcly
sst
A I.e 3
IclCIIUtlc iournal . } 'erms 5 3 8
of !
clllnUon nny
c iournalnee . ,
. cyear : fourof months , bI . Sold by n1111e\TsdCD.lers
, HUNK & . 361sroadway . Hew York
" Branch Office. C25 F SU Waahlngton. D. C.
SHBP YOUR
1 . ' . HIDES
4f flIRS etc.
; p/F . Es&Hlshcd 1867 . . . . TO . . . .
, . QLBERGMAN&COI $
STrPAUL , MINN.
Deal direct with the largest and oldcsthouso
in the West. Highest prices and immediate
e
cash returns. . , . Write for ' nrice . . . list , , ' tags , and
tul ' ! liif riTh & > n , u _ '
, .
,
'
I'
.
. . . . , . . . 0. - . . - - . J . . . .
. .
- ' - '
The - Sand Hill Region. .
On the front page of the N e-
braska Farmer of Oct. 27 , there
is an attractive picture of a plate
of fine large potatoes. The line
underneath says : , . Nebraska Sand
Hill Spuds ; Six Make a Peck.
On page ° 39 of the same issue ,
S. R. McKelvie , the responsible
editor , prints a two column "View
of the Sand Hills. " in the conclus-
ion of which he says : " 1 surely
would not advise a friend of mine
to start out in that direction hop-
ing to get a tract of land that will
r-ver be worth the money and labor
that it will cost before it is fully
acquired from the government , to i
say nothing of the unlimited hal'd-I
ships that must be endured in liv
ing under such conditions. "
The two pictures do not fit well.
On the face of things it follows
that any country that can raise
such potatoes-six of them make !
a peck-can raise other things .
equally as good as well. Abd if ,
the soil is so productive , then the
second picture painted by Editor
McKelvie vanishes" " into thin air.
Editor McKelvie wrote his ar-
ticle after a visit to Cherry coun-
ty. He says that he traveled
through much of the , central and
north portion and found the set-
tlers comfortably situated with
homes and belongings that enable
them to get some satisfaction and
return for their labors.
And yet , after seeing that con-
dition he writes as above , virtual- '
ly I putting the black eye on all the
sand hill region.
The Star-Journal is not so fam-
iliar wit i Cherry as with Brown ,
but th editor has driven from
Brownlee to Kennedy and from
Kennedy to Valentine and has
seen much of the country between
Valentine and \ \ ' oCld Lake , and
Valentine and the west line of the
county. From : his observations
he concludes that Editor Mc-
Kelvie's conclusion is unwarrant-
ed and that it casts an undue re
flection on a fine and prosperous
portion of the state.
Old settlers who have been fam-
iliar with conditions in Brown
and Cherry counties since 1880
say that the Cherry county hill
district is much more inviting
now than the same district in
Brown county was in those days.
A great transformation has been
worked in Brown county since
then. Our sand hills , which were
then dry and barren , are now CQV-
ered with nutritiour grasses upon
which the cattle feed , thrive and
fatten. And the valleys and low-
er places in between the hills have
all developed into fertile places !
where the rankest of vegetation
grows. These are facts , but they
are only the beginning.
At the Brown county fair in
Sept. 1908 , the best corn , wheat ,
oats , potatoes , melons , cabbage
and other farm products on exhi-
bition came from our sand hill
region. And everyone who knows
anything about the Brown county
farm lands will say that we have
as rich and fertile soils on our flats
as can be found anywhere in Ne-
braska. There is no gainsaying
this proposition.
There are a number of people
from Lincoln living in our sand
hill region , and they will back
every word herein contained-
Among the number we will men-
tion :
J. P. Rucker , for eighteen
.years a mail carrier in Lincoln ,
who now ownes a fine sand hill
farm and is happy , prosperous
and contented. He is living real
life now , and is his own boss , ab
solutely. He comes and he goes
at his own good will , and his stock
and farm are growing into wealth
every : day. He recently sold fifty
head of fine cattle of his own rais
ing.
Another Lincoln man is G. T.
Bell , brother of Hon. O. C. Bell
of that city. He has a fine place
in the sand hill region and is doing
well. He was connected with the
I Burlington road in Lincoln for
some eighteen or twenty years ,
and woulden't give up his sand
hill , home and go back to the old
life for anything. '
W. C. Butler is from David
City and he can be interviewed [
any day in the week on what he
thinks . . of a home in the sand hill [
region :
C. S. Barrington is another Lin-
coln man that is enjoying real life
I in a Brown county sand hill home.
Then there are the Halls , Feld-
mans and ever so many more who
p.ou Id be called to the witness
stand. /
Also Profps ' or E. W. Hunt of
the. State University lecture bu
reau knows of the worth of Brown
county lands. , He may : be called
to the witness ' stand.
Say brother McKelvie , ve are
going to have a corn show in Ains-
-wortji ( between Nov. island Nov.
20-Brown county corn. Much
. of it will be from thousand hill re-
gitim Cohib up1 am } sfee iv t tidk
/ " "
. . 1
, . . " . ' n -
oJ <
-
.
.
- - , ---7 . .
'
-
-
: - " - - - - - .
! . ,
1 ( fi1Mr0 MII0,1
i " .
No wcvr.rn °
! I .
Question
I as tOtthe
Superiority
of . .
CALUMET
Baking Powder
Received Highest Award
, a World' Pare Feed Expositioft
. Chicago. 1907.
with our ppoplo and then it is cer-
tain you will write another View
of the Sand Hills. - Ainswortk
Star-Journal. -
Talk of the . Town. . I
Hans Ulrick is up from Kenne
dy to day.
Sam Schneider of Crookston is
in town today.
For Sale - Old Catholic , parson-
age. For particulars call on
Father Blaere. 29
For Sale-Second hand Cash
- Reg-
ister. Total adder. Kegisters Ic
to § 9.99. Chapman The Druggist.
Yank O'Bryau went 'back to
Omaha yesterday to continue the
treatment he is takiag for asthma.
Wm. Ogle came down from
Crawford yesterday to visit with
ani ' uncle from Missouri who is
visiting here.
, V m. Howden and son of Noda-
way county , Missouri , shipped a
car of apples into our town the
first of the week , and one car to
Gor on.
A. G. Ward called on us today
while in town as a witness for the
final proof of Edr etch near
Marsh lake. Ray Tinkham is also
a witness.
H. G. Becker was in town today
and tells us thit he and his brother
Oliver expect to take a trip to St.
Paul , Minn. , in a couple of weeks
for a two month's visit with friends.
The Home Bakery changed
hands today Thursday , L. E.
Grarluck selling out to Thomas
Van Buren and Al Webb who im
mediately took charge of the busi-
ness.
ness.The
The 500 club met last evening
with Mrs. Logan Barker. Mrs.
G. A. Chapman won the prize for
the highest score. An enjoyable
time and something eat kept
them till the clor.k ' issued warning
of time to retire. '
One house for rent. in town . , 4
rooms and city water.
Two houses for sale.
: Several farms and ranches for
sale in tracts of 80 , 120 , 160 , 480
and 2480 acres. I. M. Rica , Valen-
tine Nebr.
Charles M. Shepard and Miss
Inez Fairchild were united in mar-
riage at the home of the bride's
parents , Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Fair-
child in Crawford , Nebr. , Ia3t Sun-
day , Nov. 14 , 1909. A number of
invited guests were present at the
ceremony. They will make their
home in Valentine. We extend
congratulations to them andwish
them prosperity and happiness.
Facts why you should insure in
the German Fire Ins. Co. , of Om-
aha Nebraska. A Nebraska comp-
any doing business only in the I
state of Nebraska. : : Officers are I
experienced Insurance . :
- men.
Prompt and efficient services di-
lect from the company through a
local agent , easy adjustment and
speedy quick settlement of losses.
No disputes from misunderstood
policies. You know what you ; are
getting. You can notify the
company or an agent in case of
loss. Rates are low. You need
protection. You get the best to
he had and costs you no more.
I. M. Rice local agent Valentine.
Agencies : Wood Lake , L.Nicholas
J. W. : Groves , Kilgore , State
Bank.
Apples.
A car of fine Missouri hanl pick-
ed apples on track ; Ben Davis , Jen-
netings , Milains , Black Twigs , Gano ,
etc. Plenty of sweet cider. Come
and see us.V retail at car
Saturday Ibis week.
*
Wm. HOWDEN & SON.
_ t
Order of Hearing and Notice on Petition for
Settlement of Account.
Iu the County Court of Cherry county.
I Nebraska. _ "
STATE OF NEBRASKA . , [ I
' ' ' . fbh
Cherry County. !
I To the heirs and . all persons interested In
the estate of Edward R. Riclutr dsdectasul. :
On reading the petition of Eiina Richards
praying a llnnl settlement and allowance of
her account tiled in this court on the 18th
day of November , 1SKW ! , and for a decree : of
llnnl distribution.
It . is hel'eh orderecl that you and all per-
sons interested in said . matter 'muy and do.
appear at the county . court to be held in and
for said county , on the Jltli J day of December
A. : D. , 1W. ! ! ! , at 1 o'clock p. m. to show cause.
If any there he , why the prayer of the pe-
titioner should not be granted and that no-
tice of the pendency of said petition ! and the
bearing : thereof bo given . to all persons in-
terebtiM In said matter by publishing a copv
of tbh . order in Tho Valentine "Domocrat" a
weekly newspaper printed in said county
for Your .successive ! weqkp ! . prior to said day
ofhearing. . JAMKS . QJDIRJET : : , . . . 0
pteAli ] t * . .1. t' ) 4. . \ . , ObUntB" Jud'gO.
> \ \ alcott & Morribbey : : , attorneys. : . .
o
I
L
. ,
.
f
- - . .
_ _ _ _ _ . . . , . ' . ' . . . - . . . _ . . , . ' " _ - - . . - . < . . . - . . . . " . " " , 7--- . . . . . . . . - . . . " " " . ' --r . . . . . . . . - . , . . , . , . ' " _ o. , " " ' " , - - 4 ' ' . " , . ' " . " . . - ' - . . . - ' _ . . . ' \ . ' - . . , . . " - _ . .
. . , . . . . , . . _ . ' . . . . ' : : -
< . . . . - . " . . " . . , : . : - Jo - . . 7 . . _ . _ r . . . ' . # , - . - . . 7-
f . . " " ' - ' ' < - . - . " - > . ( - . - - . . . . . . " " ' - . , A1 : , . , , J
I ' i- . . " . _ " . ; -t4f { -r rij " " " : : . ' All Leading
Old Crow , t II' ; . i 7 . ' , ' . : . . ' ! . . , ' , < < . . , 1 . . : ' . t' . fft4f : . . " , ' ' . ' : . . . : . : '
rt' " I
' , .
I . ,
\ : ' ; ; . '
Hermitage : Brand
, . . . ; . . - .
, j \ .
and . - 1 13ottled > , . , < .1 : t
I . . , ' , N-- I' i J 5. " . , . " ,
'
i 0
IG , \ rt chen- ' ' _ _ - : : + , w rr "t _ - Under the .1 1
. . . t
. .
( } ' . ' . .
I - . . r , , , ' ' . . , J
heimer - " > ' 1 _ , _ . , uperv1810n 'f . .
_ _ _ . . . . , , . . rl' .
Eye .C r'F o.f the ' . . . . . . . . . .j ) ;
.
x 's7Y' ' t / , - .
Wlnsk cYs . ; y U. S. Goy. ' # ; .
1 - - " . . . .
. . .
,
. . .
: We also handle the Budweiser Beer. < -
THE PALACE SALOON , . ! i
r
y. HENRY STETTER , Propr.
- - - -
-
' - U. S. Weather Bureau Report. . I I
WEEK ENDING NOV. 11 , 1909.
Daily mean temperature 21 = . _ I
" - ' Normal temperature : W ° .
Highest temperature 5)0. ) I
Lowest temperature 10. 1
Range of temperature 49 = .
Precipitation for week 1.11 of an inch.
Average for Ul years 0.11 of an inch.
Precipitation March 1st to date 17.aJ : : inches.
Average for 21 years 20.38 : of an inches.
. JOHN : : J. MCLEAN. : : Observer.
I'
- I
t. . Sparks Items. I I
- . We ' notice 3 on have no items
fiom Sparks so will send some.
I
. , Florence } O'Banen was in Sparks
Wednesday. . I
The school children are practic
ing for a Thanksgiving program.
Our Sparks merchant , M. Sim-
ons , is kept busy selling overshoes.
Corn husking has stopped for a
few days on account of the snow-
storm. -
'Nancy iGeyer spent last week at
home , returning to Valentine on
the mail Monday.
A new mail ] carrier arrived at
Frank ] Thompson's : last week. Ev
eryone concerned are doing well.
Fred Francke made a trip to Val-
entine Sunday , returning Monday
with a load of coal for Chas. Hud- .
son'
Friday : the school children spent
; their morning recess ' getting kind-
ling : under shelter. ( They were just .
in . tlme. . , I
Frank . Simons and Fred Francke j j i j
went hunting t Tuesday and succeed-
ed in getting a cotton tail and some
woman's old rooster.
Mrs.J.C. Geyer is in-Valentine this
week helping take care of her
new grand-daughter. Grandpa and
the boys are doing their own cook-
ing.
ing.The
The old bachelors have organized
a secret society and do not admit I
wo'men , but we think they would all
be glad to find a few women willing
to take them.
Mr. Simons returned Monday
from a four days trip to Spring-
view. He found people from Tripp
county who had waited several
hours for flour.
SNOW BIRD.
[ We would be glad to get items from the
Spark : neighborhood l'n'Qwl'ek. . Send
them along "Snow BIJ' < l"so I they will reach
us not later than " \ "l'dlll'sdagn. . ]
Don't neglect to send a dollar for
THE DEMOCRAT : and mention our
special offer or send clipping.
Every tenth subscript-ion free. See
our advertisement in this paper.
St. Nicholas Church.
Services will be held as follows :
In Crookston on Sunday , Nov.
21 , at 10 a. m.
In Arabia on Saturday Nov. 27 ,
at 10 a. m.
LEO 11. B AERE. Rector.
To the Friends of Cherry .
" County Schools :
The Cherry County Reading
Circle Banquet will be given Fri-
day evening at s six o'clock , Nov.
26 , 1909. You ire cordially in-
vited to attend thi = * banquet.
Plates 50 cents each. Please let me
know whether you can be present
and how many . plates } yon want
reserved. . . Money should reach
Lillian' Nelson , secretary , Valen-
tine , on or before Nor. 20.
.
" LULU KOKTZ . . . . HUDSON ,
.
, 4' Co. Supt.
- -
For Sale -
Six-room house , stable for seven
head of ' horses , granary and ' hay
stable ;
One 4-.room hou e. corn crib and
stable" " , city water. in. both houses.
Must I be sold soon , part time , part
cash , or will take young heavy
team , as part payment. - P. E. .
Siitipns , Sparks , .I eJj . ' ' , or I , I \ I :
Kic'e1 , Valentine l ! , l1 eb. 1
. -
. CONFECTIONERY tXZfX ] . . . " \
"
Tobaccos and Cigars. .
Canned Goods XX Lunch Cpunter. r
r PJ.es Oakes an.d : Bread I .
Phone 7 f Home B a k ery. I I
falsr t l' : ' . Dci _ ; .ti..LI
_ @ @ _ It4ll e .
igoV W .
. Or t Y
. Go to the \S . .
8 I
I Stock Exchange Saloon .
i VALENTINE'S PURE LIQUOR CENTER ,
Walther F. A. L Meltendorff , Propr. .
e _ _ _
. . , - - ,
- - "
, , . - - -4.t
± A J > * ? < # ! jsSi-fif * & t
) T GREEN FRONT . : : .
'
I pay cash for hides , Potatoes , taken .
.
in trade Apples on hand , ' , : ' ,
/ " .
. Fresh Stock of Groceries ! : : ' . :
- . . "
-
Come in and see.
Valentine Nebraska MIKE DAVIS ; - $
: . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . .
Dambly & Hitt " ; -
.
' I _ LIVERY , FEED AND SALE STABLEt : ' , .
Special attention given to farmers' teams ' I
and sale Business. Rigs to _ hire. ' . - . ' : ' . , '
North Main St. Phone 11
/ '
, . . " ; -.A ! < J'q" ' > r N'- & .t'v . . .
; \ , l" : HOOSEWISELY ; : . ' O < ,
h ) wfccn : you buy a SEEING MACHINE. Y wn finI all sorts : ' and Sdnds at J
corresponding 1ic r. But if you want a reputable sarvkcalle Machine , then take < |
, : , , : ' " < . -Q } " . . ' - - E : : : : : , - . . . ' . - : . " ' - , _ = . . . . . the - ' YJV 7HITE - . . .
$ . - - i- , - - : : : = : = - - ' - . - . 27 years experience has . enabkd m to bring' < \ .
. . " - : ; : - - " , : : - out a HANDSOME , SYMMETRICAL and
, ' - : , . . - " WELL-EIHL1/ PRODUCT , comnintng ; in its j
. m.cl ' -c , aH the good point found on fciga 4 \
. , 1r" ; . . . -"cf'I"'J . . , . and otlicrs tiat are ezdtcivdy :
\7HTn : - f = r Stance : , our TFb'SIDNI1VD1- J ' -
C ! 10I , a device tliat shows tie tcasioa at a , < , '
% 4r - glance , and we have others tnat appeal to care- ,
- f d bt - yctr. All Drop Heads have , Automatic \
- . - Lift and fceaatiful Swcl : Frort , Goldca Oak 5
.wt : ' Wccdworii . Vibrator asdRotary Chuta : : ; : St-/- - _
t on ? ; : : SLEQArrr H. T. CATALOGUES civE-Fua. > PARTIOULARG. FREE I , /
' IVfttTE ! SEWZK3 ' f&T" 5,0.'i ; .
, .
. . . . . . .
'
" < -.f < ; . < f' . ? e\tf&&frf > & < Xf > * * f& " , . . ' " ' WA *
I
I For sale byJled Front Merc. Co. Valentine , r T eb.
- - - .
I ;
I A heavy snow fell here and all j
over western Nebraska Saturday , j ,
Sunday and. Monday. : The depth .
, was ! about twelve inches here on
! i the level. - -
I If you want a good sale you
should l bejr.n two or three weeks
lirerinus ' to the sale to advertise.
We . print , _ goocl attractive . and
readable sale ' bills. Call on us. .
. . - - . - ' - '
.
,
. '
.
r MILL m Es FOR FEED. , , - . ; .
" . . : : ' , . .
Per Cwt . ' ' PtTeli. . . . . . . #
. . * - , . . ' - * * > " ' ' :
. l : : )
Shorts I ; sacked ; -l . - 05' ' ' 2cb , ih ,
l Corn , sacked1 . .2&.24 ' : > OO. ,
Chop Corn , sacked 1 30 - . 25.01 :
!
I Chop Feed , sacked 1 48 27 ro
I Oats . sacked . , 1 45 / 28 00