The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
WOOD LAKE DEPARTMENT
LEROY LEACH, Editor.

in Valentine, after which WI came
home with our liking for the jolly
inhabitants of the above burg much
increased. Judge Walcott and banker
Sparks kindly furnished for our amuse-
ment n saddle pony and bicycle,
which kindness we appreciated very
much. Valentine is all right and has
IL best wishes.
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W. g. Ballard was in from his ranch
Saturday and reports everything in the
cattle business lively.
Miss Sadie Levee returned last week
from a few days visit at the home of
her sister Mrs. J. r. Day, who now re-
sides in the Snake country.
Sunset is now the signal for the de-
parture of our young folks for the
bathing pond north of town where in
the cool hours of twilight they gaily
disport themselves a la mode de New
port.
y
We can now furnish complete de-
tails concerning the home peculiari-
ties of the bachelor girl, for we were
recently sufficiently fortunate to re-
ceive a special invitation to sup at the
only bachelor quarters in the city,
where we most certainly lost not the
smallest chance for collecting tie ms of
interest regarding a matter that we
have always been more or less inter-
ested in, viz: What they ate, what
they said about bachelors, how they
behaved toward male guests who might
happen to be present, etc., and we will
add that our curiosity was completely
satisfied. AS the supper did not cause
our death. we give below lie grande
menu: Salmon on tin "a treat); bread
and soft butter; lovely cake; coffee de
hate; ice lemonade; corn on iron; po-
tatoes q mode de Paris, with various
other dishes that we never before heard
of, after which we were served with
following dessert: Paper wads; a ser
les of lectures regarding the ~depravity
of the human male; some pie, ETC.,
after which we bowed OH goodnight
fled far from the nadding crowd.
J. M. and David Hanna were in
from, their ranches Saturday. We are
pleased to see MI. Dave Hanna on his
feet once more, as he has beenconfned
to his bed for several weeks with rheu-
matism.
Orion Porter, formally a resident of
W%oodlake, now cashier of the Fairfax,
S. OAK, state bank, came up from
Fairfax last week for a visit with
friends and relatives. He says Wood
lake has improved greatly since he left
here several years ago, and that with
out the assistance of the drug store di-
rectoly he would surely have been lost
in the city.
"Bob" Ingersoll, a wellknown South
Omaha cattle buyer, came up Sunday
night and is prepared to purchase all
the cattle in the country.
The Sioux are a progressive tribe, as
is shown by the following observations
made by a Sioux brave TO a COM
rade Is an intellectual looking young
American passed them a few days
since mounted on a bicycle and head
ed for the agency:
"Frlend Observation-Disclosures
See the heap lazy paleface sit down n walk
X
Milton Latta, of Simeon, is putting
down a well for G. A. Johnson this
we Elk.
X \
We understand that W. Y. johnson,
who went east some time ago, intends
to soon return and bring with him a
bride.
Ranchmen around Woodlake seem
well pleased with the present prospects
for a good hay crop. Grass is much
better than at this time last year,
therefore haying will SOON be in order.
y, X
The past week has furnished us the
warmest weather of the season. If it
keeps on in this way, farewell, dear
ones, for we are going to HE to the
shady side of the north pole.
\ tn the land Of tha Aurora