Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27

Go to T. C. Hornby's for Clothing
He has the largest stock and lowest
prices. q
A good second hand Kimball organ
for sale at a reasonable price. In
uuire at this office. 27-S
c.. P. Jordan was in town the first
OF the week on his way home to Rose
bud from Hot Springs.
T. D. Perrine is in town this week
looking after business for a South
Omaha commission firm.
Dean Elmer assisted us in getting
out this weeks paper. Dean is about
as good a typo as can be found along
this road.
Not less than twenty people have
told us they heard we had sold out to
George Reinert. Wonder who started
that story.
J. G. Stetter has been in Rocky
Ford, Colorado, this week, called
there on account of the death of his
father-in-law.
A. Fl. Metzger was in from the
ranch Saturday as a witness in the
Bailey case. He reports everything
fine southwest, and says the hay crop
is very good.
Mrs. Sam Hudson has been danger
ously i'll at the home of John Shore
this week, with cancer of the stomach
but at present writing is thought to
be improving in health.
E. E. Edwards, Peter Peterson,
Robert McCarty and VIM. Enlow
came down from Gordon Monday on
business before the land office. Nc
Carly is contesting Foley's tree claim.
Burt Hammond spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Ainsworth. Burt
said he went down to see "the boys"
but he winked when he said it. I'VE
don't blame Burt, cause she's a fine
girl.
The hay crop seems to be heavier
in the west portion of the county than
else. While the crop is
generally good in all parts of the
county, it will not be so large as last
year.
Major Wood of Norden VINO has
been SO very sick at DR.. Dryers Hos
pital has returned home very much
improved in health. Although his
life had been despaired of, DR.. Dryer
he has made remarkable recov-
cry.
j. G. Welles and wife, one of the
principal stockholders of Atkinson &
Railway and the new town
Boyd Co., passed through Norden
this week enroute for Valentine, to
make their permanent residence
NOrden BOreallS.
T. J. Foley and w. B. Thomas of
Omaha were in town yesterday visit
friends. The former runs a bar
Omaha which is known to every
body in the northwest as ''Foley's
Place." and the latter an old time
of RrO Rarker
Squire Jones was kicked by a horse
Monday and it was thought for a
While seriously hurt, but finally it
found that two ribs had been
broken and his teeth badly jammed,
'ut nc serious results are feared.-
Home Rule.
Grant Spain's little boy accident
lily drank some carbolic acid at his
ONE near Kennedy last Friday, and
yas Immediately brought to town,
here under the treatment of DIR.
COMPTON he speedily recovered from
he effects of the burning poison.
About twenty ladies and gentlemen
a horseback ride Monday
vening, starting from The Donoher,
DING up Spring canyon and through
Ort NiObrara. The ride was followed
y a Vienna lunch at the home of
RS. Chas. Sparks, at about 1920 pm.
Uncle Jake Wolfe, state land COM :
%issioner, was here yesterday dis g
,sing of school lands. He auctioned 7
{ about half of the $4,000 acres !
tered. He says he disposed of every
re offered in Keya Paha and that
e sale in Brown has been the poor
t of any he has attended so far
.nsworth Journal.
Jack Heelan captured VIM. Witt,
e young man who is accused of
a horse and saddle near
abba a few weeks ago, near Mo :
ara, and brought him to Valentine =
It Thursday. He waived examina-
at the preliminary hearing and =
default of $500 bonds is now board
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