giitoricjil SooUty * -v CRAT. 1. M. Rice , Editor and Proprietor VALENTINE , NEBR , THURSDAY , MARCH 16 , 1911. Volume 26 , No. 10 Till1" All kinds of Merchandise. I can afford to sell as low as anybody , I buy pro duce and pay market price for hides. Ml IS , VALENTINE , NEBRASKA. jSja McGEER & CARROLL , Proprs. Fine Wines , Liquors and Cigars Bourbon Whiskies : Rye Whiskies : Old Crow , , * Sherwood , Hermitage , ; ' tGuchenheimer , Cedar Brook , Sunny Brook , Spring Hill , . and 29/year/old and Jas , E , Pepper , O , F , C * Taylor , These whiskies were purchased in bond and came direct from the TJ. S. gov ernment warehouse. They are guar anteed pure and unadulterated. Un excelled for family and medical use. Three Star Kennessy and Dreyfus Brandies , Imported Gordon and DeKuyper Gins , Guinness's Extra Stout. Bass Ale , Storz Blue Ribbon and Budweiser Beer , Valentine Nebraska y Bread , Pastries , Lunches , Meals f CONFECTIONERY , CIGARS \ , , TOBACCOS- I ry m TELEPHONE NO. L& Cigars and Soft Drinks JOHN G. STETTER - PROP. BULLS FOR SALE Registered Hereford Bulls for sale at all times of the year. . SUNNY SLOPE STOCK RANCH Simeon - - Nebraska JOHN F. PORATH BURGE , XER. Tubular Wells and Windmills Call me up by phone | : JOHN D. EATON | : ' Drayman > Liglit and Heavy Draying * Furniture and pianos handled in a careful manner. Coal x ! * hauled and trunks and .grips f a specialty. Phone'No. 48. CuSrfOOy = AAAAA > * * ArfiA The Chicago House * * r JIM FELCH , Propr. * " ' v CalHon.-me for rooms and * - lodging. Valetfttnfc Notice We , the undersigned do hereby give publics notice that on the 10th day of February , 1911 , the co partnership heretofore existing under the firm name and style of Olmsted and Wayt , and doing business at Irwin , Nebraska , as general merchants , is this day dis solved by mutual consent. . Upon the dissolution of said co partnership , E. W. Olrnsted as ; sumes all the indebtedness of the co-partnership and receives all credits due said co-partne rship , said E. W. Olmsted succeeding , and Geo. W. Wayt retiring from said firm. Dated this 10th day of February , 1911. E. W. OLMSTED. 7 ± GEO.r. . WAYT. St. Nichols Church. Services will be held at the Catholic church as follows : . In Valentine , on Sunday -Men. 26. 1st mass at S a. m. No services at 10 a. m. on that day. , In Crookston on Sunday , March 2G , at 10 a. m. During lent every Friday eve ning at 7 p. m. , devotions , rosary , stations of the cross and benedic tion. Leo M. BLAERE , R&tcfr : 19H MARCH 1921 STM.ITJW 2 5 8 9 11 12 13 141 17 19 ! 1 24 26 Talk of the Town. Ed Ballard was in town Tues day. day.Go Go to Fischer's hardware for fresh seeds. 10 Quite a number of people were in town last Saturday.i . L. K. Travis was over from St. Mary's Mission Monday. D. A , Whipple , the Rosebud mail carrier was in town Saturday. Henry Jelinek and Joe Uehling of Goose Creek spent Saturday in Valentine. Henry and Antoine Schaefer and Ignatz Stusch of Nenzel were in town Monday. Mesdames J. F. Young and J. W. Mann of Cody visited friends nr Valentine last week. - John Adamson brought in sev eral loads of hogs Monday which be fed on Cherry county corn.x The citizens caucus Monday night nominated Geo. A. Chapman and re-nominated E. C. Daven port and Howard Lay port. Jose Eberling and Miss Edith Trapple of Kilgore were married Wednesday evening of last week by Judge Quigley. Wra. Joseph , a nephew , - and Joe Nesalla , a cousin of Mrs. Charles Gussari , are inthis city Omaha . ' l fr6m visiting. < Furnished rooms to rent by day or week , Hot and cold water baths included. Valentine House , John D. Eaton , Propr. 32tf The new contest notices are so long that we have decided to charge legal rates for contest notices , the same as other legal notices. L. N. Hudson and J. 1ST. Copeland - land and son were in town last Saturday and dated their sub scriptions a year in advance. 1520-acre ranch to lease for a number of years , 6 miles south west of Arabia , improvements in first class condition. 0 C. D. QUERY , Arabia , Neb. County Commissioners Rowley and Adamson were in town Mon day to re-advertise for bids for road work on the Minnechaduza hill north of town and other busi ness. Henry Hoenig and Frank Bray- ton returned from Lincoln and Omaha Saturday night. They re port an interesting meeting of the merchants at the retailers con vention. Tom Brown .was brought back from Lincoln last week and was released Saturday night and is now at home with his family. His wife has been seriously ill of late but is reported improving. Charles Ballard and Gust Klop- ping were up from Wood late1 Monday. Charles has just return ed from the hospital where he had an operation for vericose veins in his ankles and is .feeling all right again. Sheriff Rosseter returned Fri day night from Greeley , Colo. , with Edward Ingles , alias Frank Allen , who is charged with steal ing a saddle from Hugo Stevens afTd two horses from Joe Downing of Merriman. Services in St. John's church on Sunday , March 19 , as follows : Early communion at 7:30 : , Sunday schhl at 10 and matins with ad dress at 11 a. , ra. Evensong with sermon at 7:30 p. m. Choir re hearsal on Saturday evening March 18. John Stetter went to Kearney last.week in response to a notice that his daughter , Maggie , had scarlet fever. She being much improved it is thought likely to ha.ve been a light form or the la- grippe and Mr. Stetter is now back home , stopping in Omaha a few U. S. Weather Bureau Report -i'WEEK ENDING M H. in , 1911. Daily mean temperature 42 ° . " Normal temperature 303 Highest temperature 72 ° . Lowest temperature 11 ° . Range of temperature 01 ° . Precipitation for week 00.00 of an inch. Average for 23 years 0.20 of an inch. Precipitation March Jst to date 0.00 inches. Average for 23years 0.50 of an inches. JOHN J. MCLEAN. Observer. Go to Fischer's hardware for fresh seeds. 10 Mike Davis pays Ic higher than anyone else for eggs. The Valentine school was closed Wednesday evening until Monday to await developments of scarlet fever which is feared on account of some attending who had been exposed. School Notes. Paddy Schmidt entered the 4th grade Monday. x Celia Cronin was enrolled in the 8th grade this week. The class in Agriculture will be gin Ihe testing of seed corn next week. The declamatory contest will be held March 31. Particulars next week. Gladys Jeffryes from Sheldon was enrolled in the 3rd grade this week. The Atkinson-Valentine debate will be held in Valentine April 15. Our team will maintain the af- Grmative of the league question. A class day with a prophecy and " also a class play is to be the innovation for commencement week next May. - "j"Y . On Tuesday evening a mostr n- joyable time was participated > in by about twenty-five high school pupils and teachers , the occasion being a party given by Mrs. Clarksonjn honp.r or .her daugh " ter .rjora's ISth birthday. The evening was spent in play ing- games , music and conversation. Delicious refreshments were serv ed and the guests departed in a happy frame of mind with good wishes to Flora for many happy returns of the day. TECOPTERS' MEETING. HIGH SCHOOL BLDG. , MCII. 25 , 1:30 : Picture Study , Lizzie Cavanaugh Modern Religious Painters , Katherine McLaughlin Moving Picture Shows and their Effect on School Work - Elizabeth Carroll School Hygiene - Maud Rector Piano Solo - Addie Harvey Agriculture in the Grades , Grace Grooms Evolution of Dodd , Helen Hunter Our rent-Events and Oivics , Jennie Bennett School Room Decoration , Mary Coggswell Piano Solo - Marjorie Garrett Barrett's Pedagogy , chap. XT Mrs. Lottie Oramer Allen's Civics and. Health , chaps. 28 35 , E. P. Bettenga L. M. AY RES Importer and Breeder of PERC'HERON HORSES AND MARES Shenandoah , Iowa C. C. RATLIFF , Gen. Mgr. of Sales , PURDUM , NEBR. Mr. Ayres has been for the past 35 years an importer and breeder of Percheron Horses and Mares and has a fine selection on hand which he is offering for sale. If any one is thinking of buying a horse , it would pay to see these. Mr. Ayres guarantees every horse he puts out. He is one of the old est * and most reliable importers and breeders in the state of Iowa. Mr. C. C. Katliff , a son-in-law of Mr. Ayres , as general manager of sales , represents the business in this northwest country. Mr. Rat- liff lives 8 miles northwest of Purdum on what is known as British Valley. He has some of these fine horses there for sale on reasonable terms and pricps. Our prices run from $600 to 81000. Will give one or two years time ; will also take yearling steers or heifers. Refer to : Thed.ford Bank , Thed- ford , Nebraska ; First National i&nkj IS and the new Spring Line of Clothing is here and open for your inspection in all lines for Men and Boys. Prices from to $30. Eemember you promised yourself a new outfit for Easter. Why not look over the new stock while it is still complete ? You ought to see our new Spring Hats , Shoes and Oxfords. Agent for Dr. Reed Cushion Soled r Shoes. Phone 145. Chartered as n Stnte J3a-nk Olmrteruci as n National Bunk June 1,1881. August 12,1S < . The FIRST NATIONAL BAN * o Bjiiifc of Valentine.j v < ' Valentine , - * Nebraska. SURPLUS CAPITAL - - $25.000 25.000 A General Banking , Exchange Uudlvided Profits 4,000 and Collection Business 0. H. OoRXKtL , President. M. V. NiC'iioi soy , Cnsliler. J. T. May , Vice President. Miss GL.KN HOKNIG , As-s't Cashier. JINDiSE AT REASONABLE PRICES When in need of anything GIYE US A TRIAL MAX E. VIERTEt DEALER IN EVERYTHING Crookston - Nebraska = DRS. DALLAL & BARAKAT , = GENERAL PRACTICE and SURGERY EYES TESTED and GLASSES FITTED SCIENTIFICALLY. i We compound and dispense our own medicines. Office on 2nd floor ot T. C. Hornby's. Phone 161. Valentine , Nebraska GRANT BOYER , CARPENTER & BUILDER. All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes Residence and shop one block south of passenger depot. Valentine , " PHONE 72 Nebraska References : My Many Customers. Stetter & Tobien , Props. DEALERS IN All Kinds of Fresh 1 and Fait Meats. . . . Will buy your Cattle , Hogs , Poultry , Horses , Mules and anything you hive to sell *