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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1909)
/ - ' , , i . , . ; _ - - - - - - - , , , . - - - , . . . . . . - - - - . . . k' ' . : r..f - . . . . . . - : - - . 4 . . . . . I . . . . : : . . . L : \ y P -Oh . the. - - < ) : .Th t J Threshold , . \ . . ' : . . . " h ' . . I _ _ -I _ . 1 : Of a New Year t . . . : . " , . 4 , L _ . ' 1t 1 1 , . ' .We : wish ' to , thank those t ' I ? 'o'I ha.ve ; helped to make our I J Tast 1 year's business the best \ . , we have had. . We acknow- a , : . ' : ; J . . age' "appreciation ; , and ex- _ 1 _ " -itend ; . to the . t , - our patrons sin- ? f i . § M' : , r cerfcst 4 Cf' . . Wish i T that the coming I < * ' " s1year may 'be one of happi- I , ; ? ; , . . -.ness ' . . and- prosperity. . - * , . ; > - ' . . ; t . tr . ' I : - . Qur ' aim .laS been ' to / con- . ; duct'a drug store that should ' 3 : ; . conserve . in every way 'the ' . ; I best interests of the public. I' ; : The accomplishment of this . " ' j ' purpose . ' ' has been made ( pos- ,1 , sIble . b.y' the steadfast ad " ' . , ) herence of those to whom ' , | , this . .Jr.eeting is extended. I I . . . . . . : , ' , . . ( i . pl\fAN I. . > ' . ' . ' i . . VALCNTlNt. . NEB : . ; T.J . ' - ' -c -JfE2 , . . . . . ' ; r . - : . , , , -a , ' . : * : IL - - - 1 _ , 11 , - . ' , & - . . - ' - of g . _ . - ' : - .r . t , . . . . : .Ir.r . : . i Lumber - Piles " . -/v : It keeps us busy , to keep our " stock : full , so we can meet' all de- J . ; : mands. We.are especially pre- - : pared now " to take , care ' .of ' orders requiring. ' . , long } ' : timbers. JSut . our " ' , stock of . . . , . , . . . ' ! : ' ; t , Finish Lumber . ' i 1is | also complete' including White % : : . ' } and Fir Fin- , . Pine , rellow Pine aD ( - ' : " . ish , etc. I .C" . . _ , .iLud : tfig Lumber Co. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . ' . . - . . . : . . " . : : : . T : : l. . . ; \ ; " . . A Safe , . . ' Simple System . . . . . . The system of paying . ' : . by check was devised - by all men-for any . man-for you. It is ' . , : suited to the need of ( - . : ' business either : ; } ; any , . ; . . - ; : large or ' small. It makes ' . \ . no difference whether . . : : ' we pay out | 10 or $10000 \ . . ' . : ' a month. : A checking " . " t acco1l , nt will .serve your . ,0' . needs. . i . - - ' Pay by check , the method puts system in- to your business and , gives you a record of , . every transaction. . - VALENTINE STATE BANK VALENTINE. NEBR. k f , . ; " " \ ; ) . . . . . . . . . < , " , , , ' _ _ ' : . _ "J1. If LUMBER . . Lath Siingles Doors , Windows , Paper , . .Pat ent Roofing Tar Paper , . . ' .Paints , Oil , Varnish , ' \ r : . .Brushes : , Glass , Putty , : = jjuime , Cement.Plaster , . . , : : . . .BrickPOSTS : : , Poles. BrWe : . , JO. , _ We Sell Hudson Coal l . . . . . . ; . ' 4 ; : . . . BISHOP & YOUNG J. ' 0 ; , : HODY NEB R . . . . , . _ . . , , . . . . . . ' . - " ' , , c < & 1) ( , . " " . ' . . . . . . . \ . : . J J . . . - ' - " / i ' MILL PRICES FOR FEED - " ' . . fjk . . ' . r . , / ' - - ' . , - . . . Per Cwt. . Per Ton. - - - ' : ; " - . . . ; . -'BraI ' , sa.cked. " ; . $1 10-$2-1 . . 00 . . . , . ; " ' t-a c . " _ . . . , . _ . . ' . . . ' t\D " " ; ' S6brti saeked- : 2O y-- . --28 00 . . , . r : - _ - ; - - ' ' . - - 00 rfJick . d -i --1-35-1. 26 . . . . Chop Corn , " sacked 1 40 27 00 . d'Niaeked : 1 4528.00 . ditsj S .lkea 1I4 ' 2g.- O . . J 4 s 1 . . . . - , . - o \ . . . . .j Talk of the oven. ' \ , . ; Jake Brechbill had business in Valentine yesterday. , One of the Piercy brothers was in town a few days ago. I I Wm. Skelly of Wood'lakeis I visiting friends in town. I Mrs. JLen . . ' Bivens.is ' visiting her sister , Mrs. Sol Morey , in Craw- ford. . . . . ford.Wm. 0 qF ' ' ' 'm. . : . Bachelor . - . . . . . ' . . " ' w as . ' transacting Ln iness' in 'town the first of the week. . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . < . Charles , ' { he three-year-old son of J. F. Hunter and wife , ' died this morniug scarlet fever. J. F. Fowden and wife are.visiting at J. E. Pettycrevv's and : may decide' to re-l cate in Cherry county. George : N. Thompson of Cody is in town today and called to sub- scribe for THE DEMOCRAT. Mrs. C. H. Cornell entertained . . a number of little folks Xmas eve in honor ot Elmore's sixth birth . day. John Fenner arrived last night to attend the funeral of his sister's husband , S.Aloon + , which was held at the home today. - I t E. C. Scovel and wife came down . hristmas eve to spend the holidays 1 with1 their daughter , Mrs. H. S. ( . JGocksvood and family. James Phelts of Bellraont and Miss Anna McClelland of Fuller- ton are .visiting at the home of r James H. Quigley this week. j Pete DeCory is in town and says the stock are beginning to drop by I the wayside and those without feed t will probably have a heavy loss. i W. M. Dunn and Jos. Ryschon departed fo r Oklahoma City and . Kansas where they will spend a month visiting friends and rela- tives. The town board has quarantined a several . places in town on account of scarlet fevei patients and have forbid all public meetings or gath- erings in , . the city. , U Geo. W. Kellar of Cascade is doI ing business in town today and call- I ed to renew his subscription to this j 4 paper. He says stock that is being 1 fed ' is doing well but fears for those that must rustle. Alva Green and wife of Merri- . Q man have been in town the- past week. Mr. Green is a practical surveyor and is making ! a map of the western part of the county for n the bank at Merriman. s These are strenuous times for the \ i stockmen who have stock without feed and the more so if he owes for q them. That recalls the old saying . 1 ' ' " the head , that "heavy hangs that t wears tyie t crown" and that the t banks which are carrying these t stockmen cannot rest easy except- ing where they know that feed is provided in abundance for winters that may be severe. . r 1 Those who wish to becme a census taker in this district should 1 write Jos. Pigman , Broken Bow , Nebr. , before Feb. 5,1910. Eith- 3 er sex are eligible who are citizens \ of the United States and residents l of this district ; who are between the ages of 18 and 70 and who are' ' , physically and capable of doing f the work. Write Mr. Pigman t for further information. Miss ' Angeline Gaskill and Har- : ' " ry E. Losey were married at 3:30 : p. m. Tuesday , Dec. 28 , 1909 , at a : J the home of George Gaskill , a ac ac I brother of the bride ! They left c on the early morning train Wed 1 nesday , going to Fremont , the \ home of the bridegroom's parents , where they expect to live the 're- mainder of the winter. The bride a is a talented lady of goodparent - age and relationship and has for a long time been employed as stenographer in the office of Wal- , cott & Morrissey , the best at- torneys in the western part of the state , and socially this'young lady has many friends. Mr. Losey came here last . pring to .play with ] ou / baseball team . and . later work- : . ' ed in . THE DEMOCRAT Officej . Wjaicla time , we "have ' known = Jiim . . - ' 0 -and believe , nim to be honest , cour " . ageous and industrious , , _ Wie ont t gratulatg them. s . " . . . , . . . ' - - - - - " 'Sherman - McClelland. Miss Elsie Mae Sherman was united in marriage ' Wednesday evening to ' Clarence J. , McClelland of Fullerton , Neb. , at the home of the bride's parents , Mr. arid Mrs. D. E. Sherman this city , in the presence of a score of rela : tives and a large number of the : most intimate friends of the family . I in Valentine , the ceremony being I performed by the Rev. J. H. Baker of the M. E. church with impressive solemnity. The house was handsomely decorated in drapery festoons , ferns and flowers and brilliantly lighted with electric lights in clusters with bell shaped globes and made to look its prettiest. The bride was beautifully ar- rayed in a princess gown of cream Jandsdowne with yoke of gold net aud finished with a fancy 'cream silk braid , and carried a boquet of roses. Miss : Ethel Sherman , sister of the bride was bridesmaid and was assisted by Miss Anna , McClelland , a sister of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was 'dressed in , the conventional black and was at- tended < by Roscoe Fischer. To the strains of a wedding1 march played by Miss : Leo West of Woodlake r , they marched . into the _ front room near the entrance to : the dining room where the guests could view from both ar rooms < and from the rooms ad- joining and here the ceremony , . ! was ; performed. Many : beautiful- in . . beautiful-presents a measure : expressed . the high es : 'I teem : in which the bride is held n this community. ' \ , lVIAUIUED-At the home of the bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs. A. ( 1. Lotspeich of Red Deer ranch , in this county , on the 22nd : inst. , : . Lt 9 o'clock a. m. , Rev. A. F. : t Cumbow officiating , Mr Theodore } . Waddell.of Alliance and Miss' ' K. [ Marian Lotspeich of Wood ) L ke. _ l'I'1'r ! | add Il is an ' expert . machinist of Alliance . . , where/he < , : - - I J has fitted up an excellent home . : [ for himself and bride. Miss i. . ts- ; peich is the accomplished ' . daughter' . and eldest child of A. M. Lots- ! ! : peich and wife. Her father is the ' . owner of the Red Deer ranch and ' among Cherry county's , most prominent stockmen. Miss Lots- , p eich has been residing with ' her parents at the ranch for several months , previously ; , having taught - several ; successful terms of school ] f in ] and near Bingham , Neb. , where. j she ; has many friends and ac.'J : 'J quaintances. One of the impress- . ; ive features of the occasion was . . the "ring ceremony" which beau1 1 tifully displayed the sacredness . of ? the marriage vow. . Sheriff Rosseter brought in" ; Ralph Wilson and Cecil Coryell from ! Merriman Tuesday , charged with burglary. They broke into trotter & Hall's hardware or umber yard office Saturday night and took from the safe about § 85 , which H. E. Root had laft l ( th'ere upon closing up , that belonged to the Woodmen lodge , Mr. Root ' being the secretary. Ralph ' Vilson or "Shorty , " as he is familiarly ! known , seemed to be % the , principal in the burglary and gave § 25 to Cecil Coryell as his " 1 share . and kept the remainder. . I Shorty was known I to be broke . . and had been trying to borrow money from friends without suc- cess : previously and was seen to have ; money after , so suspicion pointed to him'and Charley Rose playedPinkerton" to get him to lr' nk' a little and flash his money and , "throwed in with him" .so to I speak ; until such time as they were I ready to sp'ring the trap. * They ' knew Cecil had been with him a"hd I got him to confess and finally I when Shorty was landed , in tl-.e' caliboose was confronted with Cecil's confession and he also con fe & sed. Most of the money . was recovered. Wilson's age is given as 26 and Coryell's , as 16. : . . - ' . ' - . . , : Miss Myrtle 1 r- , , Tettijqhn.xsame : i ; \1'p' . to ; attenJ the wedding . her . old. * i ' - . I bho l',1I1at j Hisfc , Elsi Sherman. - \ \ e i . S . . , . , . . . _ . , t i - y a , . . . . . . ' - , + . , . ---dc-- w " ' ' F . { _ . - rx " . . ' . . ' \ . , . ' . 1. " .vi- . * A _ . - . . _ . . ti . 0 . " . . ' ' . "t ' . . - " . - _ . ; . . . . . . . . . _ . . . , . , . , _ , , , . - - . ' m-- . . . - - . - ' . . -a - . . _ . ' . " ' . . - : r. . ; . . ' : ; ' . . / h't . - , - " 'j _ - , 1 , _ ' . . * . _ - ! . . - . , . - < " 0. . Old , . Crow ; . , " r I . : . - , . / ' " ; " ' : , ' 1T 'r ( , .A.lll. ca ding . , . . ° : ' . . , . . . . . . . s _ ' 4. . ' . . . * * ' ' v. . . * "f B - * " . Bi-an Hermitage ? t r 'aiih xf , S , q ; v-i-r * . rtiY ' S" " M , . . < S"v . and i Bottled-5' " * v - ' r 7 * " . " * I (3-uchen- ( _ _ - [ J 11dei ' the i . ' ' . - _ I , ; i * % I , _ . - ' L4-t1 ' ' ' . b y ' . . * . . 12 - " > : heimer/ . . ° SuAerylsiu : ! lt. - , ' < . : . f ; Rye / , of the " . : : . . . . . . ' , - . , ' . . I . . , . . . . - . - ; : : .f ; ; Whiskeys. U.S. . GP1 ! ' > . . . . tf * - ' : > : < ; . . r . . . . . . . . . . . * ? . ' We also handle the Budweiser > y * so e Beer. . . : . , . ' . THE ' - PALACE , SALOON ) . : : ' . HENRY - STETTER. Propr. " . - - - - " W. A. Pettycrew has gone to St. Francis , Kan , to the bedside of his daughter , Mrs. Inez Jefferswho is reported seriously ill. If you don't want to stand spon- : ser . for ' a man don't jump in to de- fend him or call someone to ac- count for complaining ; of his I wrongs ) and give that ; impression. G. A. Chapman t down to his old home at Onawa , Ia. , to eat Xmas dinner with his mother , tbe first time in ' 15 years. , He says weather conditions are not half so bad here as ] there. Mud , bad roads and corn in the fields laying down , and peo- ple can hardly get fo ' town or travel. . Write it 1910 beginning Satur- day , and ' we wish all our readers a happy and prosperous New Year. The past year has been the most prosperous for THE VALENTINE DE JCI- CRAT that we have known in busi ness done during the - year. Our job work has never had such a' I I heavy run and the business patron- age has never been better. , 'We now hear that it seemed to be - . ' in evei yone ' a mouth about . the court house last week that some- thing was going to happen.1 : : That $ e editor was going to be called up , to\aiis.wer t , : : . : for an editorial and that I I ,1 % e whole " bunclr . was after . us. . , HVho did the talking ? ' We didn't ? If there , was any grand stand plays they were not. made Jby/ us. Some one may have had some desire or ' purpose to humiliate the editor for reasons best known to themselves. , U. S. Weather Bureau Report. I WEEK ENDING DEC. 30 , 1909. Daih-mean temperature 16 ( = . . " ' ° . Normal temperature 21 \ \ Highest temperature , ? 33 = . " ' .Lowest temperature- = . _ Range of temperature = . ' Precipitation for week .03 : of an inch. "Average for 21 years 0.14 of an inch. Precipitation March 1st to date 18 .Hi inches. Average for 21 J years .I : ; : : O of ah ! inches. . ' JOHN J. MOLE N. Observer. : : ' - Business Locals * . . . . . . "Flexible Flyers" at Fischer's JIardware. 48 ' ' For . Sale-Old Catholic parson- j age ! * . For particulars call on Father Blaere. 29 Our electric vacuum cleaner has : arrived. Any one wishing the use of it , phone to Fischer's Hardware. * 47 Town Herd. To the owners of cows. I want to take care of the town herd of cows next summer and promise you ; faithful work. . .48 : _ R. A. . McQuADE. Notice to Stockholders of North Table Tel. Co. The annual meet iJig of the North I Table Telephone Company will be held in Valentine on Tuesday , January 4 , 1910 , an 1 p. m. 50 2 T. W. CRAMER , Pres. SHIP YOUR - - . HIDES . - - . ( I FURS etc. .I ! . i - Established 1867 - . . To . . f DI.BpqM. N & P'.1 . .ST. PAUL , MINN. ' * Deal direct"witb tbQJarg ( > st nd oldestbouse. . in the West. TBiEhest prices arid immediate I cash returns. Write . 2br : . , . price list , . tags and " ' ' - - f - " - " - - : I rim fuldrmatio1 ' _ . . - . " . . . . . . ' " . , 2'r ' ' AIr' Y F ' , j , . . Large assortment > . ' . . ' . - . \ . Xmas : Candies. ' ' . ; ' - .i11 : " : : ft f ' - . . ' : : i ' . Home Bakery. . - ' . . . . . . L f. . ' - ' " . .t9:2i rJ' ' l ) 1 : f : ; ; : , li . .r . , - ' fj - - _ _ i ; T e I V I . . ' . of W hisk'e' Go to the . . . Stock Exchange Saloon VALENTINE'S PURE LIQUOR CENTER V Wajther F. A. Meltendorff , Propr. . o _ @ _ e e jGREEN FRONTi . ' N . - ' i . ; I pay cash for hides. N e"\v shoes on hand. Save. : money for cash. Apples on hand. ' j , , Fresh Stock of Groceries " Come in and . . ' 1n see. - ; " Valentine - ; ' , 4 MIKE DAVIS Nebraska " L vas * = yv = ' Y = v = vyvy = y = ! Y'y = vYVa . , - . . . . d' , . M . . . . - , . . ' . _ _ 8 _ e _ _ e . Near Depot. . Gcod Rooms. < * t. . . . . . : . : The City Hote.I. , ! : ' R. HOWE , Propr. . . - . - Rates $1 per day , Calls for all trains. . - S , _ _ _ -4I e e e- t'a'iWW rp.J.1wji" V' . 't.\V\1. lWi'i w-is ° ud -.w A fl , . uoosE WISELY . , v/nen you btr/a SEWING M CH NE. YouTi fini all sorts and kinds at corresponding ; prices. But if you want a reputable servkeable Macbintt ; then take I . _ . tfu WHITE . , - - : _ _ - -o - ; CD " ' o < < , _ _ _ _ cx' 27 years experience has . enabled tn to bring tJ. : . . . , , ' out a HANDSOME , SYMMETRICAL and > . ! l5WELL13UIL : - T PRODUCT , combining in ib ! > ' make-up : all the good points found oa nigh S grade tr ! ac 111'1C\ and others that are exclusively WHITE instance , our TENSION INDI , / I . . . : . ' . . CATOR * a device that shows ! the tension at a . . . . t : ' . T . @ . . { , 'z : : c , and we have others that appeal to care- t \t. \ = , , - - = ; - : . : ; . . f ul buyers. All Drop Heads have Autcsatic J I " - f.o E = J _ ; JC ; ' ; ; * * - - = - = % = - - - = = . - ; J rL'il.J = = _ - _ . , . , , ' : , ' . , . : . : rfOl Lift and beautiful Swell Front , Golden . Oak , J \ - ' -Jmi'Sffi- ' * " W oodwo:1 : . Vibrator cadRotary Shuttle Styles. < ; OU3 : ELEGANT H. T. OATALOOUE3 GIVE FULL PAR JCULARS : , FREE. " j < > ( WWI7E SEWING MACHINE CO. CLEVELAND . ; O. -.AA. V V * AA ' i A AA For sale by Red Front Me rc. Go. Yalestine ; , Neb : . , r GRANT ' 'BOYER ' , - . . . ' " ' . - - CARPENTER & BUILDERV : , : ! . _ . . ' " ' . . . _ T k IT r - i . . i - f : , - . . - - . X'-- : : . ' . , : . . i . : . . : . . . . . ' . ' - ' . . . . . - - . . - . ' . - . , l . - . ' - . . " - ; : - . . ' . " ' . . . ' . " ' " \ " - * * - - ' 'f A.11 kin . . dsrof ' wood ' work done to order : ' Stock'tariks niaderin > al ] [ * i2es . : * , 4 Kesideuce'and shop ' one block south of pa8sengerVdepoftrv . : : , , , . . V . . fentine _ . . . _ . _ . , . . - : ' . ' rHONE 72 , . " , " 'N bi . , $ . ' . , " - ' " - - . . ? ! : : = : - ' - - - ' * " . ' \ : > References : "j\'ly Many Customers. ! c ! , , r
