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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1911)
foCMC Four Persons Kiiiftl and FEUF b- jured at Mara , FliE | DESTROYS THE BUft Struck Match to Locate Gas eak Owner of Hotcl ( Son , .Em | ployee and Lincoln Traveling Safes s I man Among Killed. m * Niobrara , Neb. , Jan. 1C. Four per sona wore killed and four injured in au explosion v/hich occurred here and the fire which resulted from the explosion liurned to the ground the three story frame hotel owned by Michael Ken dall. The explosion was caused by a leak in the gas plant which was lo cated In the cellar of the hotel. Mr. Kendall noticed that gas was escaping end went to the cellar to investigate and it Is supposed that he struck a match and ignited the gas in the eel- Inr. It is thought that all of the in jured will recover , though the injuries of three arc serious. The -d'ead are : Michael Kendall , proprietor * of the hotel ; Kennith Ken dall , hig son ; Anna Duseka , a cook ; Roy F. Crosby , traveling salesman for G.A. Crnncer & Co. , Lincoln. The. hotel caught fire' and was burned to the ground. Mrs. Crosby. wife of Roy Crosby , had both legs broken and was burned about the face and arms. -Mrs. Kendall , wife of the hole ! pro prietor , had one leg broken , and was burned about the face , arms and body. IPoarl Kendall , her son , had one foot tlpwn off and was badly burned on the legs , arms and across the back. 4Mrs. Krtipicka was burned , but her injuries .arc not considered serious. "There is no hospital in Niobrara and all of the injured are being taken cate of at the home of friends. MAN KILLS WIFE AND SELF Wallace York Is Murderer , Then Suicide - cide , Following a Dance. Qmaha , * . Jan. . .16. Murder and sui cide ended . { lie jealous rage of Wallace Yorsk when he cut his wife's heatl nearly off with a butcher knife and slashed his o\\n throat. ; .The couple attended the dance of tie' Tmrant Fire company at Washing ton hall. York became jealous bee - e use the woman danced with other meV and compelled her to return jiprhe early. They left the hall at'i o'clock. -When Mrs. York's brother , Henry Covelan3who also attended the danfritK4 "a rf iemPof the murdered wo jinan , arrived" home at 2 o'clock he foufid'the man and woman under the enl table in the house , dead. j ( fire was found smouldering in the waitress and it is presumed York in tended to burn the house. rO TRANSPLANT TOWN Plan" for Eacfi Business Man to Have Plant in New Town. ' ! Omaha , Jan. 16. If the plans of J. F. Sweesy of Omaha and William Rood , cashier of the Webster City ( la. ) National bank materialize , they will transplant the latter town to Deei Trail , Colo. A special car carrying many of the business men of Webster City passed through Omaha recently on the way to Denver , there to leave its passengers for a tripsto TDeer Trail fifty miles away. Mr. Rood , who conceived the plan of getting his townsmen into the proj ect of building a second community ai Deer Trailj is financing the idea to a large extent. The plan is for everj man interested in the undertaking tc conduct a farm as a side issue and es tablish a branch of his principal busi ness at Deer Trail. The town's nanu may be changed. * " * _ _ _ * TRY TO BURN POOR FARM 1 Footprints and Inflammable Material Found in Vicinity of Building. Broken Bow , Neb. , Jan. 16. An"at lempt was made to" burn the buildings i 1 at the county poor farm. . A quantity of inflammable material was found about the main building and out house1 ; . It is thought the incendiary "was frightened away before complet ing his work. There are a number of strange footprints about the building and Supervisor Foley of that district -luis notified Sheriff Kennedy to send f or ' bloodhounds. The sheriff will at once put them on the trail. REAL ESTATE MEN'S SESSION .State Meeting Called by York Men Will Be Held' in Lincoln. , York. Neb. , Jan. 16. The state real estate dealers' convention to be held tomorrow at Lincoln promises to be a lively session. A large per cent of real estate deal ers "believe in perfecting a state or ganlzation , and through this organiza .tlon advertise , the great agricultural- resources of Nebraska. Important business , ifl wh'Qh every real estate dealer will be. interested , will be acted upon. The Lincoln Commercial clut will provide a hall for the meeting. State Poultry Show. Hastings , Neb. , Jan. 16. Entries for the state poultry show this week have exceeded . expectations. . Probably. 3- OOdlnrds will be on display. Meetings of" the Stateand * American Poultry as sociations will bt held in Sweet WaterjGIeanings. A masquerade ball is reportei for Brownlee March 17. Ed Belsky made a business trjj to Wood Lake last week. B. W. Pritchard was feeling UE der the weather last. week. J. R. Chaloud shipped a load o fat hogs and cattle last week. L. D. Cole made a .trip" t Brownlee one day"last week. Floyd Farlow is going to Oma ha for a short visit with relatives Miss Ella Michcel has been liv ing.on her claim lately and batch ing it , Austin Moll is putting the fin ishing touches on Gee , Hick'f house this week. J. S. Cole had the misfortuni of spraining his ankle while haul ing hay sometime ago. R. D. McBeth , who has been a Rosemout looking after his inter ests snd visiting relatives , is baci and is at his old occupation can vassing trees. Fred Preston and wife are the happy parents of a baby girl , borr January li. Papa Preston , > feeh like a lord and Grandpa Pritch ards expressions are amusing tc hear. hear.A A petition for a school house or Sweet Water is in circulation acd we hope to succeed in getting the school' . The orchestra will s < e that they get a school ma'am tc teach it 0. K. The 21 ranch has again started in business'with Sam Richardson as foreman , Sam is a good mac for the job and a fine young fellow to meet. . He will no doubt be in the market for a cook now. One of the happiest , nights was spent at the Cross L ranch last Friday the 13th ; ftbieh will long be remembered by those present. In spite of the cold weather and bad roads a large crowd attended , some coming as far as 25 miles. Music wasvfurnished by therSweet Water orchestra. Dancing open ed at 7:30 : by a clog dance first , Bfiven by Mr. Boliver and contin ued till midnight when a most re freshing supper was served by Mrs. Steadraan , Mrs. Miller , Miss Grace Grooms and Miss Coe. Af ter supper dancing and singing was resumed and continued until 3awn when another lunch was served , after which most of the srowd departed for their respect ive homes , those living afar retir ing for a good sleep first , when mother rnca ! was served. The irowd then departed wishing Mr. ind Mrs. Stead man many happy returns of the day. THREE NEGROfS "LYNCHED Masked Men Storm Jail and Secure Insurers of Women. Shelbyville , Ky. , ' Jan. 17 Fifty masked men stormed the Shelby ciun- ty jail here , seized and lynched thret negroes , two of whom were charged with insulting white women and tht third sentenced to hang for the mur der of a negro woman. The bodies o { two of the negroes , Gene Marshall and v.Vade Patterson , have been found , but that of the third , Jim West , is still un accounted for , although he was ssen edoa TJ U.TAV qoui eqj jo spuui [ 9m u , ibout his nock. The two bodies recovered were found about a quarter of a mile apart. I'hi't of Marshall was found hanging tea a bridge , while that of Patterson was found in Clear creek. Patterson at tempted to escape from the mob , was shot and his body thrown into the ? reek. Patterson , it was charged , Im ? ulted two white women , and knocked .nein down. West was a chauffeur and lad often been seen throwing kisses it white women. HOUSE UPSETS SPEAKER nsurgents Vote With Democrats Against Decision. Washington , Jan. 17 ; By a vote of L55 to 124 the house refused to lay on : he table an appeal taken by Repre- ( entative Fitzgerald ( Dem. ) from a lecision of Speaker Cannon. Fitzger- ild appealed from a decision which vould have permitted the setting aside if the new rule giving power to take ) ils away from committee. Twenty- hree insurgents voted with the Demo- : rats. . _ . > r ( - : Reports'of damage to the Kansas nut crop as a result of the. sleet and : od weather are not given much cred ence by Waller Wellhouse , secretary if the Kansas state board of hwticul- ure : . . . Sam Pierce is in town today. A. T. Bracket ! } and Henry For ath are in town today. ' Postmaster Waggoner was u ] last Friday from Woodlake. Pat Piper and wife are in town Mrs. Piper is having some denta work done. Big base burner coal stove fo svle , § 12 , cheap. Worth more Don't need it. I. M. RICE. t * . John Slonecker is having a verj bad spell with bis stomach anc though better yesterday is verj bad today. Miss Mabel Green has resignec her position in the state bank tc take effect as soon as her success or arrives. A message to Grandpa Carlson clicked over the wires last Thurs day from Fred Vincent saying it was a boy and all well. The county commissioners ad journed last Saturday for a week to attend to outside work. Next week they expect to finish up their regular work for January. E. B. Quible and son , George , are in town today on their way to Omaha and Lincoln where George is. to have his ear treated. He has not fully recovered from the ef fects of scarlet fever. F. K. Cochran , travelling salefs- man for Carpenter Paper Co. , dropped into town three days late , being delayed with a severe cold down the road and though hoarse appears to be recovering. Geo. Thompson and son , Cleve land , came down from Cody today on business before the laud office. He has a homestead up the river and works in Cody for the rail road company , but manages to get out home to do a little work and raises a crop. Wm. Crawford and W. H. Sirrell were up from the Loup last Friday and say the report sent in from Valentine that the colored people were starving is false. This is confirmed also by Matt Woodson and C. E. Howard who recently returned from there. J. A. Hornback dropped in to day and surprised us. He came clown from Lander where he had been visiting his daughter , Mrs. McBride , and has engaged to help run the Cody hotel for Mrs. Lew is. Mrs. Hornback is at Salt Lake City with Flora and her husband , Mr. Thompson. Glad to see him back. Mrs. Brackett of Kilgore lost her house by fire last week. Fire started from an unknown cause in lay time just after she had been iown to the basement to attend to the furnace. The fire * started on the side next to the wind and on the opposite side of the room from She register. Some household goods were saved and the insur- mce company paid § 800 on § 900 insurance. Alonzo Boyer , father of Grant Boyer and Mrs. Horace Todd , lied Tuesday night at 10:20. : He lad been in failing health since ast year when h fell off a ladder , 3U.t has been growing old all the ; ime and has worked hard all his ife and was failing in health gradually. He was born in New Fork state on the Mohawk river , kpril 13 , 1832 , and was nearly 79 rears old. He came to Nebraska n ' 84 from Michigan and settled m a homestead in Keya Paha sounty. Several years later the iamily went to Missouri and after 'our or five years returned to Val- sntine where they have since re- iided with their son , Grant. Two ions and two daughters survive he deceased , his wife preceding lim by only a few months , J. 3oyer in Missouri and Salina jraddy in Louisianna and the two ibove mentioned. The funeral vas held today at 2:30. Presbyterian Church. J , M. CALDWELL , T ) . D. , PASTOR Preaching morning and evening. Sabbath School , Junior , and Christian Endeavor as usual. < . All cordially invited. Old , Crow , All Leading * " * " * * ' _ Brands- ' * * Hermitages ; ' , i- and s * * Bofctled . i : . < * G-uchen- Under the . * . ' V : U lieimer Supervision . * . f- 3rt Rye of the Whiskeys. U. S. , * . We also handle the Budweiser Beer. E SALOON , HENRY STETTER , Propr. y School Notes. Roy Brown is back at his worl in the 6th grade. Joe Thackrey of the 6th grade is on the sick list. Wauneta Cole , after an absencf of several days , is back in her place in the 4th grade. We are all pleased to have Leoiia Herman a member of the freshmen class again. The Sth grade is thankful to our janitor , Mr. McCrae , for making a neat iitte dictionary table for their room. Lagrippe has laid his grip on quite a few of the grades , among them are Katherine Howe , Anna M'cGloy , Edith Jaycox and Irene Clarkson of the 3rd room. A social hour in conversation in German is part of the work in the 2nd German class under MissVan Driel's leadership. This class is doing superior w.ork in this lang uage. uage.Wfc Wfc are sorry to report that Miss Nelson , teacher of the 2nd room , is on the sick list this week. y r Several of the normal training class members have had charge of this room this week. Time for our annual field day will soon be here. Boys , get ready to enter some of the events. Only those will be permitted to enter an event that have practiced before hand for the meet. That other schools in Nebraska are anxious to adopt our play ground devices is evidenced by the fact that Supt. Bettenga has been asked by the North Nebraska Teachers' Association at Chadron to give a report on the playground equipments of the Valentine schools. We failed to report last week that Mrs. Miller resided her po sition as teacher of the Sth grade room the week before school op ened after New Year. The board will elect a teacher for this room soon and till then Mrs.N Bettenga will teach those grades. Mrs. Miller has a position in the Den ser schools , having charge of a 3th and 7th grade room. TEACHERS' MEETING. . SAT. TAX. 28 , 1:30 P. M , 'ii. s BLDG. The Rural School Mrs. Lottie Cramer The Gulick Series of Physi elegies - Lillian Nelson Reading From the Evolution of Dodd - Florence Jackson The Condition of Education in Alaska - Vivian Clarkson Vlusic Piano Solo , Add ie Harvey k. Model Reading Recitation , Bertha Gordon Declamation - Gussie Graeff Barrett's Reading Circle Les son - Supt. Cora Thackrey Vlusic - Seventh Grade Sextette \llen's Civics and Health E. P. Bettenga Recitation Selected Queen Moon Song - Seventh Grade Girls "When yonr feet are wet and cold , and ronr body chilled through and through Tom exposure , take a "big dose of Cham- jerlain's Cough Rem'sdy , bathe 'yonij ; eet in hot water before going to bed , md you are almost certain to ward ofi a | ievere cold. For sale by Chapman , the | It Grows Hair , Here Are Facts We Want Yet To Prove at Our Risk , Marvelous as it may seem , Rex all " 93" Hair Tonic 'has growr hair on heads that were once bald Of course , in none of these cases were the hair roots dead , nor had the scalp taken on a glazed , shinj appearance. Jlexall/93" Hair Tonic acts scientifically , destroying the germ. which are usually responsible foi baldness. If penetrates to the roots of the hair , stimulating anc nourishing them. It is a mosl pleasant toilet necessity , is deli cately perfumed , and will not gun or permanently stain the hair. We want you to get a bottle ol Rexall " 93" Hair Tonic and ase il as directed. If it does not relieve scalp irritation , remove dandruff , prevent the hair from falling out and promote an increased growth of .hair , and in every way give en tire satisfaction , simply come bad ; and tell us , and without questioner or formality we will hand back tc you eyery penny you paid us for it. Two sizes , 50c and § 1.00. Sold only at our store. The Eexall Store. Chapman , The Druggist. A Hot Offer. The Lincoln Daily News will be mailed from now until April 1st for only 25 cents , giving you all of the legislative news right straight from the capitol city. A bigger offer yet is a combination of the Lincoln Daily News , Week ly Independent Farmer and Monthly Poultry Topics , all three mailed to one or separate address es from now until April 1 , 1912 , for only § 2.25 not much more than half price. A splendid big family daily newspaper , clean as i whistle and bright and snappy ; i sixteen-page weekly farm and home magazine , a monthly poultry paper full of practical talk about chicken raising. Reading for all nembers of the family , and you ? ave the money by buying all three of them at once. Address The Daily News , Lincoln , Neb. Fine Rooted Trees That Grow. Acclimated and varieties adapted to Northwestern Nebraska. Prospects are for good fruit irop next year. Trees are full of : ruit buds now. Buds are formed in August of -his year for next year's crop. If ground is dry now give your roung trees bucket water each. Catalog upon request. T. W. CRAMER , Local Agent , * Valentine , Nebr. 3qyd Nurseries and Fruit Farm. wcrth , - Nebraska Good residence property for iale. I. M. KICE. if 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 a month. A checking' account will serve yoiir 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 * JIM FELCH , Propr. . - , : . . ; i * * * ' * 5 I " , ' - , ' * ' ' Call on me for rooms and ? t lodging ; " * ' ; - ; : I. . ! " ' " Valentine Nebraska Loup Valley Hereford Ranch- C. H. FAULHABKR & 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 AU Times , U. S. Weather Bureau Report WEEK ENDING JAN. 12.1911. Daily mean temperature 24 = . Normal temperature 18 ° Highest temperature itt = . Lowest temperature-5 ° . ' . Range of temperature = > . Precipitation for week OO.Oo of an inch. " ' Average for 22 years 0.14 of an inch. ' Precipitation March 1st to date 10.33 inch es Average for 22 years 21..is of an inches. ' JOHN J. MCLEAN. Observer. Dr. M. T. Meer , DENTIST Rooms over Eed Front store Valentine - Nebr , W. H. Stratton Dealer in FLOUE & FEED General Merchandise PHONE 125 3or. Hall & Cath. Valentine , Nebr. - * s JOHN D. EATON Drayman Light and Heavy Draying- * * 9w Furniture and pianos handled in a careful manner. Coal hauled and trunks and grips . a specialty. Phone No. 4S. > > Tie qmcker a cold is gotten rid of the ess the danger from , pneumonia and > ther serious diseases. 3 < Ir. B. W. L. lail , of "Waverly , Va. , says : I firmly jelieve Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ; o be absolutely the best preparatipn on ; he market for colds * I have recom- nended it to my friends and they ali igree vrith me. For sale by Chapman
