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U. S.'Weatlier Bureau Report'
WEEK ENDING DKC.22,1910.
tJaily mcanj cmiJcraturc 32.s
! ' Nornial temperature 21 = ' , /
Highest temperature 40 ° . . , ' '
10west temperature J7 ° .
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flange of temperature 29 ° . .
Precipitation for week OO.W5 of an inch.
Average for 22 years 0.14 of an Inch.
Precipitation March 1st to date j : > .31 inche ;
Average for 22year.s 21.14 of an inches.
i JOHN J. McLfcAS. Observer.
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* School . Notes.
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i- - The school plan to give an open
program ihe latter part of Jan li
fe
Annie Tackettand Julia DeCory
lave gone home for their Xraas
VacatioriV
* The Kfgh school candy sale was
very successful one. Over § 18
was cleared which goes into a fund
yrith which to purchase music
books for the high school. -
. "Hoher als die Kirche" is a fas-
iinatingiGerman story which the
Ihd year German class has , just
inished' reading. ' Several hecto-
ffaph copies of the translation
'Vere m'ade , which show the excel-
ent work done by this class under
itie superior training of their
teacher Miss Van Driel.
The freshmen have been busy
employing their spare moments
ijoliectirig and repairing broken
loys which they are sending to the
vhrjstmas Home at Council Bluffs ,
Iowa.Unselfish and thoughtful
consideration for others that cheers
and brings re.lief to the unfortu
nate deserves commendation. The
freshmen class have acted the
good Samaritan. '
School closes this Friday for a
ttfo week's vacation which will
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rest and recreate , the energies of
. fcupils and teachers , besides -fos-
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t/tering thoughts and deeds aiding
in materializing perfect " 'peace on
earth < and good will to men.- ' '
Principal Julia Van Driel will
spend- her vacation at home in
Malmo. Miss Carroll at her home
at Creighton andJVliss Gordon at
Hot Springs S. D.
A ' . ' .
Miss Carlson and the class in
physic § . enjoyed a pleasjint eve
ning with . Supt. and Mrs. Betten-
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ga last Saturday. After several
intellectual contests , in which Kate
Helzer and Helen Sparks were
rv. factors , "magic" fortune telling
\afforded much amusement and
\ verified-the popularity of the horoscope -
scope of ancient days. The class
were a unit in pronouncing eulogies - -
gies over an invention useful and
ornate which Supt. Bettenga hopes
to get patented. After refresh
ments were served the class spent
an hour in bright , sparkling con
versation , sometimes thoughtful
and : serious , sometimes humorous ,
which was accredit to the students.
All present greatly regretted Ivliss
Van Driel's absence.
Stories.at Less Than a
Cent Apiece.
Inthe fifty-two issues of a year's
volume The Youth's Companion
prints fully two hundred and fifty
stories ! The subscription price of
the paper is but § 1.75 , so that the
stories cost less than a cent apiece ,
without reckoning in all the rest
of the contents anecdotes , hum
orous'sketches , the doctor's week
ly article , papers on popular top
ics' by famous men and women.
Although the two hundred and
fifty stories cost so little , they are
iiot cheap stories. In variety of
scene , diversity of incident , skill
and truth in character-depicting ,
they cannot be excelled.
The announcement for 1911 ,
beautifully illustrated , giving more
detailed particulars of these stories
and ofcjier new features which
greatly enlarge the paper , will be
sent to any address free with sam
ple copies of current issues.
Every new subscriber receives
free The Companion's Art Calendar -
dar for 1911lithographed _ in thir
teen colors and gold , and if the
Subscription is received at once ,
all tlie issues for the remaining
weeks of 1910.
THE YOUTH'S COMPANION , -
" .lA'Ber-Ueley'St. , Boston , Mass.
New subscriptions received at
ibis office
j ? . ' J. Ci''Brown'was'in town lasl
' Saturday.
, Mrs. Harold Zielian and Ed
* Parry are visiting in town.
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; ' * E.L. Tryon and famly are
down from Kilgore , shopping.
Mrs. Slonecker's parents are up
from Ainsworth to spend Xmas.
Four car'oals of Posts , from lie
to60c. Ludwig Lumber Co.
Walter Jackson and .wife are
visiting relatives in Pecatonica ,
Illinois.
Wm. N. Ballard , Wra. Fugate ,
P. S. Dotson and Gordon Lord
are in town.
\Ve wish you one and all a Mer
ry Christmas and our calendar ap
pears elsewhere on this page.
Big base burner coal stove for
sale , $12 , cheap. Worth more.
Don't need it. I. M. KICK. tf
Charley Bennett and W. G.
Ballard were in town yesterday
attending the school land auction.
A car load of Weber wagocs ,
must be sold at once.
LUDWIG LUMBER Co.
Guy C. Kennedy and Miss Ethel
Grady , both of Norden , were mar
ried today at the Donoher by S.Q.
Spain , J. P.
I will be located here for some
time , and will buy all kinds of
horses , cattle and sheep. Call at
Fischer Hardware store ,
43-St TED PERRINE.
Corn King Manure Spreaders.
Price $110. Will close out at $90.
LUDWIG LUMBER Co.
Charley Breuklander and wife
have returned from Wyoming and
have rented the building west of
this office , where they will live.
Charley will be engaged in his
father's blacksmith shop.
To the Members of Valentine
Lodge No. 70 , A. 0. U , WA
grand ball will be given Monday
evening , Dec. 26 , 1910 , in Quig-
ley's ball under the auspices of our
drder. All Workmen and their
friends are cordially invited to at-
teri'd , 'eacb"m1emler "being permitted
to give his friends written invita
tions to be presented at the door.
W. D. CIARKSON , Chm.
This Christmas some one will
get a handsome Eight ' Day Clock ,
worth § 10.00 , free. . You get a
number with each purchase until
January 1st. The one having the
winning number at that time gets
the clock absolutely free of charge.
The cash purchase is not limited to
any specified amount , and yon get
a number with each cash punhise ,
if it is only one cent. Christmas
Toys-for tlie children , lots of them ,
and valuable presents for the older
ones. CODY DRUG STORE ,
47 4 Cody , Nebr.
Hill City has some freaks atd
we can prove it. We have a girl
not over 16 years of age who gels
up in t'he morning and gets break
fast while her mother rests. We
have another girl who is not seen
on the streets of the city more
than once a day. We have a boy
in town who does not smoke or
chew tobacco. We have a wealthy
financier and politician who owes
for his coanty paper and pays no
attention to statements sent him.
We have a barber who never talks
about the ball games. We have a
livery barn where drinking is
strictly forbidden , We have men
in the town who talk against water
works and fire protection. Hill
City New Era ,
Presbyterian .Church.
J , M. CALDWELL , D. D. , PASTOR
Morning subject : "What Xmas
Means to Nations. " Evening sub
ject : "What Xmas Means to
Men. " All cordially invited.
Sabbath school at 10 a. m.
Junior Endeavor tit 3 p. m.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 : p.m.
Annual Christmas exercises at
7:30 p. m. Monday.
Nebraska Lawyers to Meet.
Omaha , Dec. 19. * The eleventh an
nual' meeting of the Nebraska State
Bar association will be held iu Oma
ha Bee. 27 asd 28. The session will
be held in the assembly room on the
second floor of the board of trade
building.
Treasurer Brian Reports General
"
al Fund Free of Debt ,
WOULD BOY HOME SECURITIES
Advocates Disposal of Bonds of Other
States and Reinvestment in. Bonds
of Nebraska Local Paper Bought in
Quantities Biennial Statement.
Lincoln , Doc. 20. State Treasurer
Brian in his biennial report to 1ha
governor says that all general fund
registered warrants have been can
celled and DO warrants have been reg
istered in this fund since Bee. 2 , 190 ! ) ,
wh ch means that there is no debt ,
either floating or bonded , against the
general fund of the state of Nebraska.
The treasurer recommends * that tne
board of educational laicls and lunds
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be given authority to dispose of $ I-
099,300 of bonds of other states , held
as pn investment for the state school
fund , if the bonds can be sold at par ,
in order to convert this money into
home securities , which are being or-
fered for sale. This would give the
school districts and municipalities a
lower rate of interest on bonds issued
by them and would keep the money in
Nebraska.
Treasurer Brian reports that no
bonds of othsr states have been bought
since the adoption of a constitutional
amendment giving the state 4bo right
to invest in school district and other
securities to be designated by the
legislature. Since Esc. 1 , 1908 , the
state board , through the treasurer , has
bought $484,655.41 of school district
bonds and by authority of the last
legislature bought $668,030 of munic
ipal bends and $130,000 of county
bonds.
The total fees collected and turned
into the state treasury during the last ,
two years , ending Nov. 30 , was $843-
716.91.
Dec. 1 , 1908 , there was in the gen
eral fund and the redemption fund
S10.666.48. During the bienniurn the
amount collected by Treasurer Brian
for these funds was $4,624,463.01 ,
which , with the amount on hand ,
makes .1 total of $4,635,129.44. Pie
paid out of these funds a t tal of $4-
479,084.52 , leaving a total of $156-
044.92 on hand.
STUDENTS MAY BAR CABBIES
Question of Abolishing This Form of
Expense to Be Considered.
Lincoln , Dec. 20. The question of
abolishing the custom of "cabs" for
formal parties at the University of
Nebraska has conic to the limelight
during the last few days and the
school is apparently divided.
A movement to do away w.th cabs
started at a meeting of the inter ! ra-
ternity council last week , when a mo
tion was made to force all .fraternity
men to use the street cars going to
and from-the dances. Since then the
college paper has carried a column of
letters each day expressing opinions
on the advisability of the measure.
The interfraternity council of the
sororities has not considered the ques-
tfon , although when discussed last
year the co-eds seemed to favor it.
Before the council had fully dis
cussed the motion adjournment was
taken. The expense of formal parties
has aroused criticism from students
and faculty alike , and the use of cabs
is regarded as unnecessary by a ma
jority of the students. The council
will probably consider the matter at a
meeting following the Christmas re
cess.
Leap Valley Hereford Ranch ,
C. H. FAULHABEK * SONS , BROWNLEE , NEB.
Herd headed by S. C. Columbus 17 ,
No. 160050 , and Climax 2 , No. 289-
B22 ; also , Melvin , No. 327072 , reg ,
Bulls for Sale at All Times ,
Fine Rooted Trees
That Grow.
Acclimated and varieties adapted
to Northwestern Nebraska.
Prospects are. for good fruit
crop next year. Trees are full of
fruit buds now. .
Buds are formed in August of
this year for next year's crop.
If ground is dry now give yqur
young trees bucket water each.
Catalog upon request.
Boyd Nurseries and Fruit
Farm.
Ainsworth , - Nebraska
"I had been troubled with constipa
tion for two years and tried all of the
best physicians in Bristol , Tenn. , and
they could do nothing for me , " writes
Fhos. E. Williams , iliddleboro , Ky.
"Two packages of Chamberlain's Stom-
ich and Liver Tablets cured ine. " For
shle b ? Cfcajnnati , th'es
Old Crowv All Leading
Hermitage Brands
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Gruchen- Under the 7'
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Whiskeys. U. S. Gov.ll
We also handle the'Budweiser Beer.
HENRY STETTER , Propr.
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Detroit Man Killed With Axe.
Detroit , Dec. 20. Francis KniSen
was found dead in bed , with his head
split open , at his home , 375 LeMay
fcvenue. His widow , Nellie Kniffen ,
who was taken into custody , by the
police , gave the neighbors their first
report of the tragedy. She soid that
Ehe. was occupying a room in another
part of the house and sh * ? was awak
ened by 'her husband's"ircans ivno
found him in * a dying condition. A
blo'ody axe was found in a woodshed.
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Blazing Comb Kills Aged Man.
Pittsburg , Dec. 20. Stockdale Sn : ;
flor , eighty-two years old , was using c
celluloid comb while sitting near z
gas grate. It caught fire and conamu
nicated the flames to his hair unt
clothing , burning him fatally.
Strike on Missouri Pacific Called Off
St. Louis , Eec. 20. The strike oi
the machinists , boilermakers an :
blacksmiths of the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain system has been caller
off. Formal announcement to that ef
feet was made.
A Safe ,
Simple System
The system of paying
by check was devised
by all men- for any
man for yon. It is
suited to the need of
any business , either
large or small. It makes
,110 difference whether
we pay out § 10 or 110000
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.
The Chicago House .
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JIM FELCH , Propr. ' " ,
Call .on mefor.rooms
lodging.
Valentine Nebraska ,
C. A. RUBY :
! Attorney-at-Law
! Office front room , second story ,
over T. ( J. Hornby's store , Main"
street entrance. ' !
Valentine , Nebraska ,
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Dr. M. T. Meer , .
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DENTIST '
Rooms over lied Front store
Valentine - Nebr ,
JOHN F. PORATH
SSIJKGE , XEIi.
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Tubular Wells and Windmills
Call rue up by phone
W. H. Stratton *
Dealer in a
FLOUR & FEED 'I
General Merchandise ,
PHONE 125 3--
cor. Hall & Cath. Valentine , Nebr :
JOHN D. EATON
Drayman
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> Light and Heavy Drayinff3P
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Furniture and pianos handled
in a careful manner. Coal
hauled and trunks and grips
a specialty. Phone No. 48. 5.
The quicker a cold is gotten rid ofthe .
less the danger from pneumonia > ang
'other ' serious diseases , Jlr. B. Wsj *
Hall , of Waverly , Va. , says : I firmiy.
balieve Chamberlain's Cough Remedj :
/ /be absolutely the test preparation'ofl
the market for colds. I have ° - "
mended it to my friends and
agree -with me. Tor sale
! the druggist ;