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( , , , . \ 1 . M. Rice , Editor and Proprietor . . VALENTINE , NEBR. , THURSDAY , DECEMBER 16 , 1909. Volume _ 24 , No. 49'
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- 'I Bourbon . . . . Whiskies . : Rye Whiskies :
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& Three Star Hennessy and Dreyfus Brandies Imported
T4 Gordon and DeKuyper Gins , Guinnessfs Extra Stout
i. , Bass # Ale Storz Blue Ribbon and Budweiser . Beer , .
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OLarterecl as a Stnte Bank . Chartered as a National Bank
June I , IS H. August 12 , 1002. )
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OAR1TAI . ' PAID IN A General Banking , Exchange
$ 2 ,000. and Collection Business : ; : :
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CORNEMJ , President. M. V. ,
C. H. COR ELL NICHOLSON Cashier.
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" J. T. , , . } fiiy , Vice President. Miss GLEN HOENIG , Asst Cashier.
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Good Rooms. . . Electric Lights.
. w JSTe.ar Depot. ' . ' Hot and Cold Water. .
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WEST IJOUNH :
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No. 1 , 7:82 : p. in. New passenger train.
No.3 , 1:35 : a . m. Old ' " " "
No. 110 , 11:55 p. in. Through frt'Ight train.
No. 81 , 10:208. : in. Local freight train.
EAST BOUND :
No. 2 : , 10:50 > p. in. : New passenger train.
No. (5 , 5:05 a. m' . Old" "
No. 116 , 6:20 : a . in. Through freight train.
No. 82 , 3:50 p. m. Local freight train.
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Talk of the Town
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Sam Burgett has recovered from
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his seige of the typoid fever. .J
Frank Hipple of Crookston has
gone down east to visit a brother.
T. A. Cutschall and daughter of
Kilgore were in ' town Tuesday on
business.
Mrs. Milt : Dunham has . returned , . . . .
from her visit with relatives at
Beatrice.
J. T. Keeley and family are in
Omaha this week taking in the
corn show.
Anton Schaefer of Nenzel called
at our office while in town yester-
day on business.
Doc White of the Sand Hills
Com. Co. , of Brownlee , was in
town the first of the week.
Chatfield will be here to buy
horses and mules Monday and
Tuesday , Dec. 20-21 , in Vale iltipe.
Felix Nollette and family were
in town yesterday , doing Xmas
shopping , and didn't forget the
editor : with a renewal of subscrip-
tion. \
Four Brill brothers of South
Dakota were in jbown the first of
the week , filing upon , homesteads' '
southwest of town ten or twelve r'
miles. * . .
Rev. Dannis , the Presbyterian
minister , has recovered from the
typhoid fever , and last Sunday
held services in the Presbyterian
church.
E. D. Spencer and family are
moving to town from their home-
stead in the German Settlement ,
and will occupy a house in the
west part of town.
Mrs. L. C. Sparks entertained
a few lady friends in honor of
Mrs. Samuel Green of Ewing ,
formerly Miss Claudia Wells , at a
Five Hundred party.
This is good weather for ice.
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For two weeks it has . been down I
below or near zero , and though I
this week it is considerably warm-
It is pretty cold and icy yet.
Get your New Year's resolutions
ready and be mending the broken
or weak parts to last like the
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Deacon's wonderful one hoss shav.I ; I
which lasted one hundred years to
a day.
Mrs. Gould has returned to
Valentine and rented rooms in the
Stinard building where she ex-
pects to make her home. She '
likes Valentine better than other < <
towns she has lived in since lea V'-
ing here. . . . .
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Robert Evans came in from the l
Ballard ranch and is going down
to hi ? former home in Burt coun- 1
ty to spend the winter. He has
worked for the Ballards for about
, five years , and before that worked
a couple of years : for John ' ( Bache
lor.
Valentine needs a new hotel ,
sufficient to accommodate the trade. (
There was never enough hotel f
room in our town , and hotels ha'er
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always done well here. Our best
hotel l is sadly in need of repairs
and should be rebuilt , or another 1
will be built before long , Valen-
is a big town now and every house (
and every business building in the
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city is occupied. : , More , . buildings .
must be built. Our growth' de I t
mands it and why not start right ! < :
providing : . . ample accpramoda 11
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Long Sweater Coats , $6.00. Handkerchiefs , 5 , 10 , 15 , 25 { > , 35 , 50c. '
Fancy Waists \ , $4.00 to $6.00. House Slippers , $1.75. ' .
Head Scarfs . , 75c , $1.50 , $1.75. Hand Bags , all prices. . .
Neck Scarfs , 50c. Dainty China Ware , 'all prices. 1
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Bath Robes , $6.00. ( , Seven in One Scarf Pins , per set $2.00 j
Fancy : Yests , $1.25 .to $3.00. . - Fancy Cuff Buttons , , , all prices. .
Sweater Coats , $3.00 to $5.00. I House Slippers , $1.75. . ' " ' :
Kid Gloves , $1.50 to $2.50. I Phoenix Mufflers , 50c. . _ . . '
Neckties , 35c to 75c. Silk and Fancy Handkerchiefs. ' ,
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Dec. 20 ; jury is called for the 21.
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Hon. C. H. Cornell and wife I
went , down to Omaha , Monday
night , and from there expect to
go to New York.
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. "r e have a nice line of silver
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knives forks and spoons. One set
makes an elegant Christmas pres-
ent. Fischer's Hardware. 48I I
H. E. Losey and Fred Richards I
went down to Battle Creek last
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Saturday night to visit relatives.
&ft' . R chards. . ba's , a-iiorrfestead
nearNBig Creek and is an old time
friend of Mr. Losey , who has
been working in THE DKMOCUAT
office since the baseball season
closed. They returned the first
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of the week. A brother of Mr. I
Richardson returned with him to
go out in the country and take a
claim.
H. Wasmund , of Rushville ,
who is county clerk-elect of Sheri-
dan county , is in the city visiting
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Cherry Co. Clerk-elsct , Cumbow.
These bo.ys were well acquainted
in 'Rushvills ten years ; ago , when
Rev. Cumbow and family held a
charge at that place. Mr. Was
mund succeeded his father as
county treasurer of Sheridan
county , and last fall was elected
county clerk. Mr. Wasmund is
studying up the work in the
clerks's office.
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De Graff were married Sunday I
morning , Dec. 12 , after a short
courtship. ' Mr. De Graff , we
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understand , is a steel worker on
the new railroad bridge across the
Niobrara and is said to be a
steady man. They first met on
the train enroute to Valentine at
which time Mr. De Graff was
coming here to begin wyo rk , and I
assisted Mrs. Smith in carrying :
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her [ baggage home from the train. I
Mrs. Smith was the- wife of the I
late Lewis H. Smith , whose estate '
was just recently ] settled , leaving
the widow 1 her dwelling and about
2,000 in cash.
A baby was born to Mrs. : John
Keeley [ , jr. , last . Friday afternoon
while all alone in the home near I
the coal chute. It was about four I
'clock and she was unable to call
inyoue and no one came near.
Fhe mother and child were un-
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ittended until between eight and
aine o'clock when John returned I
iiome and found the child dead
ind the mother in a serious con-
lition . , . Dr. : " Compton was found
it the opera house and taken to I
the .home. We have not learned I
the , cause ' of the mis nclerstandin g I
of the case or why tfye woman was
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Fischer's Hardware H .
COFFEE PERCOLATORS
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SILVER KNIVES AND FORKS
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"l1 " STAG HANDLE CARVING SETS "
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'tJ. ' NICKEL PLATED AND ALUMINUM WARE '
We have these wares in many different articles. '
GILLETTE SAFETY RAZORS
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SUIT CASES AND TRAVELING BAGS . . . '
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SHIRT WAIST BOXES "
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A piece of furniture is always a welcome addition to the om. . .
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Heel Button Skates , "Flexible Flyers" , Coasters , Air Guns
and Rifles. Dolls and Doll Heads.
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