. ' . . . . . . 1 ± i' L' . . . T' _ _ . I e . I j AT CHAPMAN . . . . . . . . . . . , . ' , . , . " 'L ' . . . . ' t. . ' . . \ ' . , . ' ' . . , 'e i . . I 'f ] rit " v Crushed Shell e I I Lee's Egg Maker V V . ! Lee's Lice Killer § . r - Germazone I I . . I G e6 . \ ° c."d. ' . . . . . . . . . . ' . ' 7 ; 'h' . ( . . . .J\ I : g @ . VALENTIHC. NtO , _ I .osc \ , ' . . . . . . - _ . - - . - ; ; - . . TO D - . 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 any business , either large or small. It makes no difference whether we/pay out $10 or $10000 7 a month. A checking account will serve your needs. Pay by check , the method puts system in- to your business and ; gives you a record of every transaction. VALENTINE . STATE BANK . . VALENTINE. NEBR. . H. BAILEY ' \ , : : ' Dentist. \ Office over the grocery i deparment . . of T. C. Hornby's store. , , . . ' , . ' < ' . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , FRANK RAN DALL , Drayman - . ; Light and Heavy Draying- , . .Furniture and pianos handled /in , ' a careful manner. Coal , Hauled and trunks and grips : > a specialty. Phone No. 131. . . , , , , . . ' VAX * . ' W. H. Stratton ' - . . Dealer in : ' FLOUR & FEED General Merchandise - PHONE 125 cor. ' Hall & Cath. Valentine , Nebr. . 8 I JOHN F. PORATH Barge , Nebr. Tubular wells and windmills. a-Cail f me up by Telephone. r ' a.MILL . PRICES FOR FEED 4 . . Per Cwt. Per Ton. Bran sacked. . . . $ ) 1 10 $21 00 I - Shorts , - sacked 120 23 00 Corn , sacked 1 35 26 00 . Chop Corn , sacked 1 40 27 00 " Chop Feed , sacked 1 45 28 00 . Oats , sacked 1 45 28 00 - Nebraska News at Wash , . , ington. - . . Washington , Feb. 3. - The war department has agreed to lonse J * . 1 , fJ9U acres of the Fort Niolini : , , A milita'ry reservation near Val , n- , , f" tine , Neb. , to the Nebraska Sut ' . university . regents for the e tah- j I / lishment of an agricultural experi , I \ . , ment station , , as provided for by : , . the last ' J 1isluture. ' The lease is to be made pending the passage { > _ of * the bill of Senator Brown prof ! id- I , . ing for the deeding , .of.th . rsa mo , I f l ! ntl.tB tbb stetfe. : Otaaha > : B'eb. : : ( . . f . . . . > . 0 . s - . . I ' Talk of the Town. . 'F. W. Beloit visited Valentine Monday. ' Frank Witt , of Johnstown , was 'in Valentine last Saturday. Four-room house for rent. I. M. KICK. J The A. 0. U. W. took in a class of 21 new members Monday night. J. V. West and Gordon Lord of Cody . were in our city last Thursday. J. F. Geyer of Sparks has pur- chased the Aunty Cole property and moved into town Monday. Dr. Shipherd dentist , of Ains- worth , will be in Valentine March 9 and 10 at the Valeutine House. J. P. Burgess stopped in Valen tine last Friday and we took him on for a week as a typo. He's one of the Knights of the Road. Wanted - A laundrgss ! at once at Lake View hotel , Woodlake , Neb. Good wages. J 9SE1JH W IESN'F.R. Dr. Shipherd , the Ainsworth Dentist was in town Wednesday and Thursday , coming here from Wood Lake and reported to us the details of Mr. Sawyer's acci- dent at Wood Lake. Last Friday night. Fischer's orchestra gave their first ' social dance since Valentine has been quarantined. large crowd gath ered at the opera house and all en- joyed a very pleasant evening. Alf Morris visited in Valentine over , unday. He and Will Mor- rissey recently took a trip to Mo- . linc , Illinois , to visit the John Deere Plow Co. A special , car was run from Omaha and a num- ber of men throughout the state accepted an invitation to spend a few days : getting acquainted with the company and learning how farm machinery is made. Chas. T. Boydthe Ainsworth nurseryman , was in our city Sat urday. He was returning from e several week's trip up west in tha interest of his nursery and will advertise this season in every town between Ainsworth and the Black Hills. 'He raises -the trees here in our country and they will ] ] grow. They are growing and ihey will grow for others if plant- ed right and cared for. See his advertisement elsewhere in this paper. . . . St. Nicholas Church. Services will be held in the Catholic church as follows : In Valentine on Sunday , / /Febru ary 13th First Mass at 8:00 : a. m. , Second Mass at 10:00 : a. rr . Ben- ediction of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass. At 3:00 : p. m. , Instruction for the children. During Lent every Friday eve- ning at 7:30 : p. m. , Rosary , Sta tions of the Cross and Benediction. In Crookston on Sunday , | Teb- ruary 20th at 10 a. m. LEo M. BLAERE , Rector. \ Peru Normal Notes. The State Board is expected . here for the purpose of locating the new \ \ administration building. Miss Stoner was called to her home at Osceola for several days last week on account of the illness of her mother. Tuesday evening , February 8 , the Chicago Glee Club will give a num- ber of the lecture course. We are expecting this to be one of the best numbers. Miss . Vivian Young , of Wood Lake has entered the senior class for the second semester. Miss Young was with us a semester last year and we are glad. to have her again with us. Only Half Price. , . , A quarter will pay for the Lin- coln Daily News until April 1 , 1910 , just half price , and the pa- per will stop then unless you send in money to renew it. This is one paper that don't try to force itself upon people. . Not a name is put on the list unless paid for I and every fellow is cut off when . his time is up. You're not help : ing to pay for other people's pa- ; pers.Ve don't have solicitors I and other expensive method , but do business through Uacle Sam's ' I' mails , which is the cheapest way. The News is a live one. You'll like it no matter whether you are satisfied with things or are a kick- er. The news is plain , frank and fair. It's not afraid of tramping on somebody's toes. Goes right- to the bottom of things. Invest this quarter and you'll be more than satisfied. Send direct to the publisher or give to your post- master. Don't ever let somR smooth canvasser come around and work you with some premium scheme. You can" trust your mfcfatjy with ybur ' pb tmagthr : , . . _ / " " , 1I f I . II I II I . I s II I S II j Ij I I m I 1 I I The only high-class Baking Powder sold at a moderate price. Ye Scribe . . . Visits Wood lake Ye scribe went down to Wood- lake Monday to see' our neighbor city on the east. We found .J os. , Weisner running the hotel and do- ' ing a good business. All the tab- les were full and there was plenty to eat. We found \V. A. Parker , Henry Lausen , Dr. Shiph erd , a couple of fadies , Messrs. Ruby ! and Ward , teachers of the school , F. W. Beloit and J. L. McElderry and many others boarding there and they all seemed to be in good health and looked cheerful. Wood Lake people are a pros- perous lot and always have a little time to visit with their friends. Uck & ; Krampert have recently purchased lots across the street from the uck & Lausen store and are going to > stait a lumber ] yard. Dave Planna and daughters , Mary and Florence , recently re turned from Minnesota , where they attended the Bobbie Burns' celebration at their old'home town Mapleton. We quote from the Blue Earth County Enterprise re porting the program in which Mr. Hanna and his two daughters . took active part , the following : "Miss Florence Hanna was a new face on the program and filled very ac- ceptably the vacancies unavoidly caused by the storm. In fact her numbers were such as to bring fortb repeated applause and so favorable were her elections re ceived that one lover of music was heard to say : I wish she were the whole 1 I program. ' " . . . . . * "By request Miss Florence Hanna again appeared on the program and it took several selections to satisfy the music lovers present. " Pat Peiper rode into Woodlake and for the first time that we saw him appeared down at the mouth. Pat says he has been quarantined ever since shortly after election. Three of his dhildren haddiptheria or scarlet fever and two had about recovered when the third took it. Pat didn't like being penned up so long. Carter Bros : ; were in town and one was on his way to Sioux City. Mr. . Wilson of the \V ilsc'n & ; Long ranch was in town , as was alsoVm. . Heelan , B. E. Johnston and a Mr. Lovejoy. The latter reports a daughter at his home. We heard talk of an oy . ster supper that Sam Tetherow . was going to put up. \ The west pool hall changes , hands the 10th , and Henry Lausen takes charge. . I have for sale sixty bushels of alfalfa seed grown on my ranch in Cherry connty. If you desire to secure home grown seed that was raised on upland this is your op portunity. Price is ten dollars I per bushel and no order will be : taken for less than one bushel. All orders must be in before March 15 , as I am going to ship all the seed not sold before that date. A. M. MORRISSKY , 5-4 Valentine , Nebr. Sam Chestnut , . A. W. Scatter- good and Wm. Ely of Ainsworth were in town Monday defending a contest case for the former. ( Mr. Chestnut formerly lived up l west in Enlow precinct. } Thorough bred Barred Plymouth Rock , Partridge Cochin , Partridge 1 and Buff Wyandotte roosters for sale on Main St. , Sat. , Feb. 19th. 4-2 MRS. CHRISTEXSEX. ( 7 Loup Valley Hereford Ranch , C. H. FAULHABER SONS , BROWNLEE , NEB. Herd headed by S. C. Columbus 17 , No. 160050 , and Climax 2 , No. 289- 822 ; also , Melvin , No. 327072 , re * . . Bulls for Sale at All Times. t : g : I SHIP YOUR HIDES II I FURS etc. ' L = = = = = = = Established 1867 _ . . . . TO . . . . . . I D.BERGMAN&CO. . ST. PAUL ; MINN. Deal direct with the largest and oldesthonse In the West. Highest prices and immediate . cash returns. Write for price list , tags and full.information , _ . ' I . . . - - . . . , ' - . . " . . . ' - . . . - . . S I - . - - - - - - , . ' - - , . i- /I. . Auction 1- ' . 'I , ; . ' : : a e : " ; , . . . . - , - ' J " 'w. ' A . . - .1" T 1 . . . . ' II will sell at public auction at my place , six miles nOl'thl'st'o : : . . , . I Crookston and two miles southwest of Britt , on Wednesday , . 1. , I ' ' _ , , , " ; t ' . . the following property , to-wit : . ' 25 Head of Cattle9 , : ' . . . . . : ; consisting of 10 yearling steers , 2 yearling heifers , 5 good milch . ' : ' ' . cows , 7 stock cows , 1 Short Horn bull. \ 3. . ' Work HOI.Gses' - : ' . . 17 Young gs 1,7 : " 1 , McCormick mower , 1 two-seated spring wagon , 2. walking cul " tivators , .1 stirring plow , 1 sewing machine ( good as &ew ) , 1 new gasoline range , 1 new cream separator , 1 saddle , and . other arti . , " cles too numerous to mention. . TERMS OF SALE : All sums of $10 and under , cash. On sums over $10 , - : . one year's time will be given on approved notes , bearing 10 per cent interest . . ' ' . r . from date , or 5 per cent discount for cash. . : ' FREE LUNCH AT NOON " . . . Johanna Janssen , Owner' " ; . , . . . Col. G. E. ; Traceweil , Auct. . W. E. Haley , Clerk. ' \ . . . . . . . . " " ' . . . . . . . - - - - - - - . ' " ' . - - - . , _ _ , . _ . , -.r . .or.S. . - _ ; . , . . , f.Sfl.f. . --fr „ . . . . , . , . . , . . . . . . . . --n--p- . . . i Old Crow , i f . . . . . ' : : : Y All Leading . ' , . . . . . . : . i . . . . . Hermitage' 'Brands : . . : . - . . . . - . * , ' " . . V . * . . " .t ! and ' , : : , , 1 Bottled . . , . r . : . " ; . . . _ . . ; . . . , . . . : 4. , ; $ . . . ' . : ' . , . .fI : \ , . . \ ' . . . . , , . : J. . " - 5i the" , Grucheh- , - Under " , . i 1/ t * * heimer 1 4' . < Supervision . } 't i' - ' . . . * J ; . , " t . . Y , , , $ , , , . . , , , . . ys . . " . . ' ys ry 8r/ . .w 1 y µ " a + / sf ry < a y. ' .t. ' / * / - ' Rye > t of the , : ' , ; . ' . " i : . ' _ " . p " " - - : ( ' Whiskeys. , , i { $ a" # n7 9" j . S. + b , .r . ? k W'f/ ! ! # H t4 , . , , , .r k"X u. s. G-ov-r : , ; : , ; . . . . . , . . ' . ' : : " We ' also handle the Budweiser Beer. , I ' . . : . ' . : r THE I PALA"CE SALOON , : : : , " HENRY STETTER , Propr. . ; ' " - - . What is a Tree Worth ? ' ' 25 bushels of That produces apples ind does it in a majority of years. We are doing this in our own or- chards and others in every part of the ountry : and town among you are suc : essf ul. Plant the best trees and Cultivate : well and see them , do tome- thing for you. Cultivate fairly deep lurinir the growing ( season and culti vate shallow in the latter part of the season as soon as ground dries after Cains , keep a dust on top to save I moisture. Best varieties good cuti. t tation , trees grown near home. Mod- i erate pruning and manuring are the jreat and important things- . If you have horses do not put gar- Jen truck or anything else in. 3 our orchard cultivate both W .ys with I tiorses and a cultivator of some kind ! you can do it quickly , easily , often ind do it well if on a town lot it is ill right to put garden truck among the trees if you cultivate them good ( I We have the following trees in our I nu se ry.i ind Winter apples , 7 varieves of Jrab Apples. 5 varieties ot cherrien i varieties of plum. .peaches , currant iooseberries ! , MacKberries , raspber- ies , grapes , stra ' herries , evergreens I .hade trees fo-t , t trees , roses and I jther ornammtHls I adapted to this uart of the country. I Get the cheapest for a long time of asefulness. A tree i * a permanent I .nvestment' Get iree& grown nearest 3ome , they are acclimated ; In'1 urown I jnder same conditions you ant them j o : grow , wherf they can he ! lI.ul l fresM i ind planted the quickest and rum I .1 o.-e who are avowing orchard fur Uem.-elves and ar - : producinu ! lru-t ind will lurnish any inl rm-ttioii 11 t'I I si'red for 34)11 to succeed. i CJcime to our nursery and t ee t c ! itutf lrTi tt , for c.itatogue. II | lf ' N . Chas ] , Boyd , J i I Brown County Nursery ! I . . Ainsworth , Nebr . . . Nursery ore . , block north-east : { If . the .Court House. : i Su'bscr ' The'Democrat " . ' Subscribe fur'The : t : = : ' = = 1'Ir'C : GET YOUR ' . ' - Bakerv Goods , . . ' j . I ? ' " : At the Home . Bakery. I .c I HOT AND COLD LUNCHES DAY OR NIGHT. j | ' 'H M UB DK RY . I : ' , ' ' : tf ; ; . " . . YX ; .b" 4'Y b-IfZ ! 2 ; : : ; = = s $ s - = = = ! t2l , r : ' 2 GREEN FRO T 1 9 V Sfll . , , I pay cash for hides. New shoes on hand. Save Q . I money for cash. Fresh Groceries. . 0 _ 1 : { Valentine MIKE DAVIS ' 8 ' L = : : i' : = : ; : C1tiJ .t.ZYss Y 2it = : : : y. : " ' f. " ' 1 ' . . - - I Schlegel News. Ask Fred Beaman bow to make a dollar sick. Afar/iie Brindia has been . sick but is in school again. The Schlegel school has an en- i rollment of seven , three girls and ' four bo vs. - o Mrs : ; ; Mosher and Mrs. : Abbott spent Tuesday with 'fed Orrnesherj ! and family. i ' \ Ir is i rumored that there will soon ' ; I be wedding bells ringing in . the . Schlejid ) l district. Benfi Canet and Ben Pnxton learned some of the masteries' of the A. 0. L.V. . Monday , ( "ha . Lovsjov ami Hbas. Spain : and Henrj 113 -lice were over from . Siro o - tiha t - dunce Saturday eve- . I . " . " , , . K ning. , : o . , , : ; ; . Lon Mosher anil Frank Higgms , ' jr. , went to Valentine with hay . , yesterday. They returned home be- - fore dark. i A frame barn that , will hold ten " ' . horses has been built over at the ! school honse. Messrs. ! Mosher , : ' , Doty , Beaman ( Bnnflfa and JBuechle - . did the work. - . ' , . I ! A large crowd and a good time , ; ' - , ; . was reported at Rene CaJ1f' ! ' -t dance . . . . ; last Saturday evening. TT ' music f wa- ? fine , being -fnrnished by Pat' . ; i I Mcllhon and Bay Gaskilh . : Mr. and Mrs. [ Lon . AFosher ; Mrs. ! - . ' . . Bert Abbott. M si s. Frank Hig- : J- : i f ginc , jr. , ( Ollie Lansing. Fred Bea-- . ( : man , and Misses Claikon arrd Metz- . . ger st-enfr Sunday with Frm.l.Hi ! . { . . , . , - inpj sr. , _ aud wife. : A CCUl4EGELIG - . - - . . - . I