. " . . . . . . . ' . , . . . - . , " - i . 1 v . . . . . ' " . - - - . . . . . . " - - - - - . , , 1" \ . _ c. " , Tlhere : . . , is no prob- . , * . ? ' . . ; r- ; ; ' , . . ; ; . - - " ti. lem . ; ; .o fincreased . : COst lit < . ' " ' - ' 1' I of f oodif ' , ydu ea-t : . . . more 1 Quaker Oats Ah ideal ' food ; delicious ; V. / < . , Co appetizing ; . strengthening. . ' ' . * - < - I Comparedwith other foods Quaker Oats costs almost . nothing , and yet it builds tHe ' best. - ' 62' ? . 1 . . Are You Going to Do It ThSpring , , ' t' . - . . . or put it off and not have the benefit and lose the value it gives to a ! place ? Put out a few of the best varieties. It'e most interesting and will do you more ood-we want them to do you good. ' t We have the ' - foJlowing varieties in the nursery : We have 22. varieties of Summer , Fall and Winter Apples , 7 varieties ' of Crab Apples. 5 varieties of Cher 1 ries , 7 varietiesof , Plums , Peaches , Currants , Goosrberries , Blackberries , Raspberries , lGraes , Strawberries , Evergreens , Shade Trees , Forest Trees , Roses and other Ornaments ; adapted to this part of the state. GET THE CHEAPEST for a long , time usefulness. A THEE IS A PER ' ' ' ' , MANENT INVESTMENT ; Get trees 1 grown nearest home. 'l'h'y.are - ac climated and grown under same con- . .ditiortsyou want them to grow , and where they oan be had fresh and planted the quickest , and from those that are growing orchards for th m- selves and are producing fruic and will Jurnibh any information desired for you ' to succeed. , Come to the nursery and see the - stuff or write for catalogue and prices. 65 acres.in nursery and our own orchards. ' . Chas , J , Boyd , 1 . Brow.n : County Nursery r 1 A orth Nebr Ainsworth . , Nursery one block north-east of the t Court House. . . . ' . , A Safe , Simple System The system of paying - by : check was devised b Y ' all ' ' .m eF for _ . any man--'for : yo It is man - - ' ' you. s , suited to the need of any business , either large or small. It makes no . difference whether' we pay out.$10 or e $10000 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. . W. H. Stratton Dealer in FLOUR & FEED General Merchandise PHONE 125 J ' cor. Hall & Cath. Valentine , Nebr. . MDXJPfiICES- - . FEED , . . . Per Cwt. Per Ton. < . . . , . . . ' ' . Bran , sacked. . . . . § 1 10 § 21 00 . Shorts , sacked 1 20 23 00 I Corn , sacked 1 . 35 26 00 Chop Corn , sacked 1 40 27 00 , . Chop Feed , sacked 1. 4 = 5 28 00 , . t Oats , sacked . 1 45 28 00 ' Contest Notice. w ' U. S. Land Office Valentine. Vebrska , | April 8. 1910 f sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this ottlce _ by Frederi'-k W. Jticliardson con- te tnnt. , ' against homestead , entry No. 16687 , , serial No. 02811. . made August 16 1904. for the S W W-of section 22. > 'WK of section 27. NY or . section 28 . township 28n , range 32\v : , by Lester H. Mason , contestee. iu which It is alleged that j said claimant lias wholly abandoned said tract 1 for more than six months pri 'r to the expiration I of jive years from date . of entry ; that he has ,1 l t neverresiaed upon , cultivated or improved said tract as required by law and that all ft the above defects exist at this date and have COG 'J been - curtL > " , I Said parties are hereby notified to appear re spond . and'offer evidence , touching said aliena : - ' r ' tion at 10 o'clock 1\ . in. , on May 18 , 1910 on- fore the jndKe of the county court , for Hooker f county , at his office in Mullen , Nebr. , and that I final hrarinp will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. . on May 25,1910 before the n-jiMer and receiver at t the ' United btatesiand . office in Valeiiiine Ne- ' braska. . . . . . "T.1ie"said contestant havinjj , in a proper affi davit , filed March 18 1910. sen forth facts wblch show that alter due diligence personal i servke of this notice ' cannot be made it la J I hereby ordered and directed that such notica be given by due and propei , ntblict tiou. 144 11 fe. OLSON , Keceiver. h I I I , ELDAILEY , . , - Dentist. 1 OMce ' over " $ .6grocery ' department l Q 1 ; 1 : Qio : rn hF 's store ; . J I I i _ . . . . ' . . . . a t , , I ' - U. S. Weather Bureau Report ' ! WEEK ENDING MAE. , 31 , 1910. ' , / Daily mean temperature 52 ° : : . " ' : ' , 'j Normal temperature . 37 = Highest temperature 82s * : . ' Lowest temperature 29 ° . Range of temperature 53 ? : : . Precipitation for week 0.36 of an inch. - I Average for 22 } 'cars 0,33 of an inch. Precipitation March'1st to ' date 00.8C inches. I Average . for 22 years 01.15 of an inches . . JOHX J. McLEAN Observer. Talk of the Town. . ' - Garden seeds at the JRed Front. ; Four-room house for rent. I. M. RICE. D. H. JLoyejoy was in town : Tuesday. J. H. Baker was in from Sim- , eon Monday. I Mrs. Len Bivens is enjoying a visit from f , her mother. The JIasons had a big time at their lodge ] Tuesday night. "V\fash \ Honey and W. F. Parker of Wood lake were in town Tues- day. Mrs. C. H. Cornell and children returned from Omaha last Thurs- * day. Mrs. : M. V. Nicholson is enjoy ing a visit.from her mother and , sister. A car or ' two ' of Early Ohio po tatoes for sale. E. ORMESHER 9 { ) Valentine , Nebr. Andrew Benson was in town Tuesday to attend the Masons' meeting. Wanted : Married man to work on ranch. Apply to Wm. Stead- man , Kennedy : , Nebr. O. L. Miller , Indian trader acd merchant of Oak creek was in town Tuesday on business. Our VACUUM CLEANER will do your spring house cleaning. Order it from Fischer's Hardware. 14 Evart Harvey is home from York , Nebr. , where he has been in the employ of J. A. Parks. Leonard Piercy came in from Kennedy Monday and went east . , on - tbe . train to be gone a few days. - " , , _ . . . -t ' Jim Lawless'-/came into town Monday from J. H. Baker's ranch where he'd worked the past win- ter. Charles Latta , John Daniels and the Carr Bros were in town Mon day to haul out lumber for the new school house to be built near Oasis. Mike Monewas down from Cody last week and we intended to have a visit with him but he was probably kept busy . all the time he was here. Sam Tetherow and wife were in town Tuesday proving up on Mrs. Tetherow's homestead. Charles Yingst and Ben Jfaxton were the witnesses. Mrs. Milt Latta and daughter , Vaunna , were in'town Monday do- ing some shopping. She tells us that they are not keeping fisher I men this year. Tom Hornby and Eldon Sparks departed Sunday to join their wives - atOmaha for a trip to Seattle where they ' expect to re main several weeks. H. A. Davis returned last Fri- day night from a two week's visit at Buffalo , Wyo. , with his broth- er , J. G. Davis and brought his mother home with him. John S. DeWalt and family ar rived in Valentine Tnursday night from Harrisburg , Pa. , to make this their home and expect to find work here. They have rented a the P. F. Simons house. On Sunday next , Apiil 17 , ser- vices in St. John's church both ' morning and evening. Early ] eu- charist at 7 a. m. * Sunday school at 10 , morning prayer and sermon at 11. . Evening prayer and ser- mon at 8. Choir rehearsaf Friday t evening , April 15 , at the church. i Ed Satterlee , the Nenzel merch- ant : , . was in town Monday and we both went to the barber shop to- gether to get a bait cut in hopes i of improving our - appearance and looking y'unger. . ft helped Ed but we feel just about as old . as J'1 J J bBfore. t I I The J sale at A. John & Co. . still . . continues. . - ' I . . . C. . F. Johnson is back from Ge. r - va , la. I ' ' I t' * . , Ge ' * * 9. Chapman has bought Val i Nicholson's auto. I Len Ballard and Howard Fer- > t . rel drove in , yesterday. I Alfalfa , Millet , Timothy and Clover Seeds V at Fischer's Hardware. I R. W. Carter and John Uehling were in town last Friday from their ranches south of Woodlake. : G. ; . A. Chapman removed the r Ellidtt soda fountain last Thursday to his own store and will be ready for business in a few days. Wanted : A middle aged wom- an and girl , or two girls , to cook and do restaurant work. Must understand restaurant work. 88 E. D. COIJOTA , Valentine , Neb. C. W. Bennett andAlbert < Spall were in , town yesterday : after a load of freight and because Char- ley hadn't been in town since last ] summer and wanted to take a look at his old friends and say hello. Mrs. Mark Cyphers entertained a dozen lady friends at a 500 party Tuesday evening and it was Mark's time to hide out. Mrs. I. M. Rice won the prize , a beautiful souvenir spoon , for the highest score. The ladies ] , as usual , had a splendid time and something to eat. Thomas J. Brown was brought to town Thursday night by Sheriff Rosseter , charged with , disposing of cattle carrying the brands of other parties who had not disposed of them. There were three counts against him and failing to give bond for § 3600 was held in jail to await the preliminary hearing which is set for next Monday. ' Britt Items. J. Broad was a Valentine caller Saturday. Will Bullis has his barn well under cover. . . Bertha Ryschon . . spent . . Sunday . J. - -i ' - - . - ' on Dry creek. " , " : , ' * Wm. Novak left Tuesday for Tripp county. Roy Brown has been on the sick list but is improving. I Mrs. Novak and son James of Brunswick are here on a visit. Marcus Smith and wife are re- joicing over the arrival of a boy. Dewey Kellogg ] ] and wife visited his brother , Don , on Beaver creek over Sunday. Oscar Graeff had the misfortune of being kicked by a horse but. ; was not seriously injured. John and Will ' Ryschon have returned from Tripp county , hav- ing finished the latter's ] barn. Quite a number of Brittites at- tendeded the social and dance at Crookston Friday night. An en- joyable time is reported. Wm. Janssen was thrown from a ! wagon recently in a runaway , the wagon passing over his body. He was considerably ] bruised but no bones broken. Notice to Creditors. THE STATK OF NKISRASKA i In the County - ss CUKRRY COUN'l'I jD3 I Court. In thfi matter of the estate of Delia E. Burr dem ased : To the Creditors of said Estate : You an herettv notified. That 1 will sit at the Coi nty Court Room in Valentine in said county on the 7th day oJay 1910 , at 10 o'clock a. in. to receive and examine all claims apainst said e ' tate 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 7th day of Nov . A. I ) . 1909 and the time limited for payment of debts is one year from said 7th day of November. 1901. : Witnens my hand and seal of said : county court - Jthis 13th dav of April A FV 1910. SEAL JAMES C. QUIGLEY. - , . - 14 4 County Judge. Walcott & Morrissey , attorl1 . Ys , Order of Hearing and Notice on Petition for . Settlement of Account. In the county court of Cnerry county , Ne- braska. State : of Nebraska , I „ Cherry County \ss I To the heirs and all persons interested in the'estate ; of Carl Beckman. deceased. On reading the petition of L. D. Tice pray ng a final settlement and allowance of his account tiled in this court on the 12th day of April I'JIO.and for a decree of distribution. It is hereby ordered tha you and all per _ sons interested in said matter may , and do appear at the county court to be held in and for said county , on the 2nd ? day of May , A. D , 1910 at 1 o'clock p. in. , to show cause , if any there be , why the prayer of the pc- litioner should not be granted and that not- cc of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be givtm to all persons inter ested in said matter by publishing a - coy oi this order in The Valentine Democrat a weekly , newspaper printed in said county for , four : successive weeks prior to said iiay of h'earlngi : JAMES C QUIGLHT. : sgAL71 H4 County Juts & e. " . . . , . i - : . C8j:8j ' . i I - . , : f 1 1 t ' I ! : . - ' { j . . ' New Store. New Stock . . Call and see us in our new store. We have left in our old store ' { i. : ' . . : . 400 pairs of shoes , odds . and ends ' , , and lots of other goods , such as Underwear , Hats , Piece Goods and Laces that we will close o- , . . . . out at great reduction in price. Sale begins Saturday morning . . and will continue for one week. Do not miss this opportunity. A.John&Co.ti a _ . , . . . " ' ' . . . , - - - . , - . . . - . . . , . . . , : > . ? : : ' . : 'i. : . . C. . . < < : . . : : ; < = Y " All Leading . Old Crow , ' . " , " - ' . ' ' . - . . , 0 , - ' < * - : . , .ax"n r < Brands Hermitage ; . , , " ' . , - 'r. . . and - - ' y i : m Bottled - . , . . + t T ( .a.- t Y.i.ls. . + f , } Guchen- sr < : - - wy Under the \ . . , \ . t ; : ; : : th ; " j . i " , . heimer , 5 : , AILi : , Supervision : . : " : . . ' , . Supervision ' . ' : . . . Rye of the . . . -J - p . . \ ' ' ' : V\T hiske s. U. S. GOT" ' ' ; ; - ; ' , . . . . . . . - ; , . ' : ' We also handle the Budweiser Beer. : ; THE PALACE. SALOON , " f , , ; . ' HENRY . . - STETTER - - , Propr. L , I . - TA N N U A L S A LE : _ ' . or to . , . - ' ' . . . 34 [ HEREFORDS ' .1' . " , . , . . ! , , , ' at Valentine Nebr. . , ' : , , . . , ' . . . ' J' : ' " Commencing . promptly at 1:00 p. m. , on Wednesday , . . : . . . .J. - . . " A p rl I 2-0 , s 1 9 1 0 . . . . On the above date I will sell . ' 34 HEAD OF CHOICE REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS From 16 to 24 months old , richly bred fellows with good bone , good back , good Hereford head and horns , in good flesh but not pampered. All healthy. They were tested for Tuberculosis March 21 , 1910 , by one of the Iowa State 'T eterin- ' aries and all found to be 0. K. , and a certificate from him showing same will go with each bull. Now is the time to buy good Hereford bulls , they are lower now than they will be again in ye i's. Right at grass , with stockers and feeders , the highest on record and all other stock the same. Now is the time , the best show up. Come to Valentine April 20 , and we will show you a better lot of bullsthan you ever saw in one bunch from one man's herd and breeding. Write at once for catalogue. : Geo. Js Anstey , Propr. ' I ; Fairview Herefords ' - 4 " . Massena , Iowa Cols. Tracewell and Flannagan , Aucts. W. E. Haley , Clerk. - Dr. M. T. Meer , DENTIST Rooms over Eed Front store - Valentine - Nebr , . * . i Loup Valley Hereford Ranch , C. , II. FAULHABER , & SONS , BROWNLEE , NEB. 3erd : headed by S. C. Columbus 17 , STo. 160050 { ) , and Climnx 2 , No. 289 , 322 ; also , Melvin , No. 327072 , reg- Bulls for Sale at AH Times ; -f : 'GnTl ! . . S'j M Iuir OOl&I1I1 . .ot T , . q I iStette ; Tobien * Props. / I 111 I i t . , . . . . . . , , . . . jo DEALERS IX , I ; fl Ig l , . All Kinds of Fresh jp I and Salt Meats. . . . * Will buy you ? Cattle , Hogs , 7 - ' . i Poultry , Horses , Mules and } anything 1 you have to sell. N . , . . . . . : , - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -