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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATE
Vlovernor Silas A Holcomb
Lieutenant Governor EoDert E Moore
Secretary of State Joel A Piper
Treasurer JSBartley
Auditor -v v v- Eugene Moore
Com Lands and Buildings Henry C Russell
-Attorney General - Arthur S Churchill
Stopt Public Instruction Henry R Corbett
CJBrGere Lincoln
L Burnliom Omaha
Hegente University JM Halt Alma
j E P Holmes Pierce
T Mallaheu Kearney
UlJHull Edgar
CONGRESSIONAL
Senators Wm V Allen Madison John M
Thurston Omaha
Rspresentatlves First District Jesse li Sttodc
Lincoln Second D R Mercer Omaha Third
Geo D Meiklejohn Fullerton Fourth E J Hai
DPr Aurora Fifth Wm K Andrews Hastings
Sixth1 0 M Kem Broken Bow
JUDICIAL
Supreme Court T L Norval Chief Justice
Harrison and Polk associates
-Fifteenth Judicial District M P Kinkaid
c ONeill W H Westover Rushvilld
LEGISLATIVE
Representetlve Fifty second District Frank
Eothleulner Kilgore
Senator Fourteenth District Henry G Stew
art Crawford
IND OFFICE
Reslstcr 0 R Glover Longpine Receiver J
A Fike Newport
COUNTY
Treasurer G P Crabb
Jlerk Geo Elliott
Sheriff Amos Strong
Judge FMWalcott
County Attorney Ed Clarke
Countv Superintendent Lillian Stoner
Surveyor Chas Tait
kroner A Lewis
E W Starr
KJomraiMfonera M Dunham
J P Sullivan
PRECINCT
Overseers of Highways R Hansen and J Ray
Constable R Towno
Justices of the Peace John Dunn and J M
Catnm
Assessor- John Dunn
VILLAGE
Town Board EE Sparks president G H Cor
liell treasurer T C Hornby clerk D S Ludwig
-and J w Burleich
Marshal and Water Commissioner R Towne
school District No 1 F M Walcott president
M V Nicholson treasurer J C Pettijohn secre
tary J W Burleigh G P Crabb and J T Keeley
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Societies
MENS SOCIAL CLUB Meets
YOUNG
every Wednesday evening at the resi
nce of Mrs Helen Hornby
N King President
Fbank E Thokn Secretary
BULL TRIBE No 22
SETTING
lMIKOVKD ORDEK OF RED3IEK
Meets every second and fourth Saturday of
each month Members of the order in good
standing arc cordially and fraternally invited to
attend C H THOMPSON Sachem
J D WIGGINS C orRecords
A F A M
MInnekadnsa Lodge No 192 A F A M
ineets in regular communication Saturday even
ing on or before the full moon in each month
membera of the order in good and regular stand
ing cordially and fraternally invited to attend
F M WALCOTT W M
WW THOOT802T Secy
O E S
Northern Star Chapter No S Order of the
Eastern Star meets on second and fourth Tues
day evenings of eah month m Hornbys hall
Maggie walcott Emma Yeast
Secretary Worthy Matron
A O U W
Valentine Lodge No 70 A O U W meets
1 st and 3rd Monday in each month
H Curistcnsen M W L L Stoner Rec
I O O E
Valentine Lodge No 205 I O O Fr meets
very Thursday evening Visiting brothers cord
ially nvited to attend our meetings
J H Yeast N G
WESLEr Holsclaw Secy
G A R
Xol Wood Past No 208 Department of Ne
braska regular meeting2d and 4th Saturdays of
eacUtoontLat 2d m sharp Comrads from
ather Posts aro cordially invited to attend
W W Thompson Commander
JoSk Dun adjf
W E C
Col Wood W R C No 179 regular meeting
Bd and 4th Saturdays of each month-
Amanda Ludwig Pre
Helen Hobnbt See
M W A
Yalentine Camp No 1751 Modern Woodmen of
America meets second and fourth Wednesday
evenings of each month at Davenports Hall
Visiting neighbors cordially invited to attend
P F Sinuns Yen Counsel
J w Spirk Clerk
K of P
Cherry Lodge No 1G9 Knights of Pythias meets
every Tuesday evening at DavenpoitsHall
J T Keely C C
Jos Putmecil K of R and S
Arrival and Departure of Mails
Mall east and west closes at 8 p m
Rosebud leaves at 800 a m daily excepfcSun
day and arrives at 500 p m
Simeon Kennedy and Oasis leaves
at 700 am Mondays Wednesdays and Fri
days and arrives at 700 p m Tuesdays and
Saturdays
Ft Niobrara leaves daily at700 a m and
600 p m arrives at 930a maud 730 p m
Kewanee and Sparks arrives Mondays
Wednesdays and iridays at 509 pm and
leaves Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at
7o am
General delivery open from 769 a m to 700
p m General delivery open on Sundays from
8 to 10 a mc Lock boxes opeudaily form 6 a
m to 830 p in
W EHALEY Postmaster
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS
J C DWYER
Physician and Surgeon
Officeat C R Watsons Drug Store Prompt
attention given to all professional calls
Valentine - Nebraska
Teachers Examination
The regular monthly Teachers
Examination will be held the
third Saturday of each month
at my office in theGourt House
LILIAN STONER
Supt of Schools
TD CLARKEr
Attorney-at-Law
HlkfndB el legal business promptly attended to
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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
successor to
CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
E0BEET GOOD Editor and Publisher
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Wyri
Eaces June 11
Agitate for the Fourth of July
celebration
Charles Wellford has been promoted
from the position of editor of the
school column to foreman oi The
Democrat composing room
C H PeLong D D S of Omaha
was in town yesterday morning but
finding Valentine well supplied with
Dentests went to Longpine
Geo Cyphers has a bid in for con
structing the addition to the hospital
at Fort Niobrara Bids will be opened
today The job amounts to about
3000
The parties who were arrested a few
weeks ago on the charge of stealing
fifteen sacks of flour from an Indian
were acquitted of the charge last Fri
day In the U S Court at Omaha
Your attention is called to the
change in the advertisement and firm
name of Selden The Tailor The
business will hereafter be carried on
by Otto Berger with W A Selden as
manager
Wm Steadman was up from his
ranch at Pass Tuesday Mr Stead
man is one of the most progressive and
prosperous ranchmen in Cherry coun
ty and is one of the invincible dem
ocrats of the southeast
The Supreme Court has reversed the
the sugar bounty decisions of Comp
troller Bowler and the bounties pro
vided for by the last congress will be
paid Nebraska factories wilt receive
45087 by this decision
Company Q was out in force
Tuesday night to celebrate the depar
ture of Prof Medders This is a jolly
crowd ot boys but they never ailow
their hilarity to cause them to over
step the bounds of prudence
One of the finest driving horses we
have seen recently is the black horee
purchased by E J BeBell in Omaha
and shipped here Tuesday He is a
beauty and will show his heels to
most anything that travels m these
parts
From private sources we learn that
R M Faddis will arrive at his ranch
at Pass ahout June 5th with 500 head
of cattle which he is driving overland
from Julpsburg Colorado having
shipped them to that point by rail
from Southern Colorado and New
Mexico
W E Haley went to Omaha Sun
day as a witness in the case against
Collins and Woodford of Chadron
who were charged with using the mails
for fraudulent purposes The defend
ants plead guilty and were fined 75
and the costs Mr Haley returned
home Tuesday night
The car of horses for the St Louis
commission house was launched upon
its journey Friday night with Phil
Horn in charge Some of the boys
celebrated the event Saturday by get
ting gloriously full The outcome of
this shipment is watched with a good
deal of interest Hay Springs Leader
The Hay Springs Live Stock Asso
ciation has been formed with Wm
Colman president and H A Peters
secretary The object of the associa
tion is the promotion of the interests
of stockmen location of estrays etc
and the membership numbers thirteen
Next meeting will be at Hay Springs
May 30
The Wymore Arbor State is after
the municipal administration of that
burg with a sharp stick Among
other complimentary things- it says
Born of ignorance nutured m malice
and placed in power by treachery we
have today the most disreputable
municipal gang in power this city has
ever seen
The Democrat is in receipt of a
copy of the proceedings of the second
general convention of the Nebraska
Beet Sugar Convention held at Free
mont February 5th and 6th and may
next week give our readers the bene
fit of some of the facts contained
therein relative to- the growing of
sugar beets
Mrs Kurtzebaum mother of Mrs
Sergt Dyer and Mrs Corporal Wayne
died at Fort Niobrara last Thursday
of cancer She had been ill for some
time and was 62 years of age at the
time of her death Bev J M Bates
of the Episcopal church conducted
the funeral services and the body was
interred in the Post cemetery Friday
afternoon a number of her friends in
Valentine attending the funeral ser
vices
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Sunday has special attractions for
the piscatorial artists and they were
out in force last Sabbath We dont
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like to say bow many fish they caught
but we know of one party who cap
tured at least three
We wish to call the attention of all
secret society men to our lodge direc
tory Its value is so apparent we need
not expatiate on it Should any lodges
be not represented or should any
changes be desired we will consider it
a favor if you notify us of the fact
The F E railroad is beautifying its
depot grounds all along the line
Trees have beerr planted in the park
here and good black dirt is being haul
ed from Fremont for filling in the
same after which it will be covered
with blue grass sod The section men
have orders to water the trees every
night
State Fair Aug 7 to Sept 5
The premium lists of the Nebraska
State Fair and Exposition are out and
announce that 40000 in premiums
will be paid to exhibitors The
Knights of will celebrate
the Feast of Olympia and the North
western Scandinavian Singers Associ
tion will hold its third biennial session
at Omaha during fair week and give a
grand musical festival on the groundj
on Friday September 4
JLove Drove Him Crazy
Goo Moehlenkamp of Merriman
was adjudged- insane last Saturday by
the county board of insanity compos
ed of County Clerk Elliott Attorney
Clarke and Physician Lewis and was
taken to the Norfolk asylum by Sheriff
Strong Tuesday morning Moehlen
kamp it is said went crazy over a
pretty Cherry county school teacher
and his mania consisted principally in
making offers of marriage to every
girl he met Several Valentine young
women received proposals from him
Attention
Joint memorial services will be held
Sunday June 7 by the Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias and Modern Wood
men lodges Visiting brothers are
invited to participate in the exercises
Members of the order named will meet
at their lodge room at 10 a m sharp
and march to the M E church at 11
where Eev J C Sloan of Alliance
will deliver the memorial sermon
After the church services all will
march to the cemetery to decorate the
graves of deceased brothers The
12th Infantry Band will furnish
music
Anent Moustaches
Queer isnt it what different opin
ions men have regarding whiskers
Now theres Chas B Watson the
owner of as nice a drug store as any
one could wish to see and yet he has
gone and spoiled it all by shaving off
his mourtache With the ticklers
he looked just what he was a first
class druggest but now Mike Harring
ton of ONeill will have a terrible
time explaining to his traveling friends
that he has not gone into the drug and
weather bureau business at Valentine
Have you noticea the resemblance
Nextl
Stetter Ctirtis
Last evening at eight oclock in the
presence of a few friends was solem
nized the marriage of John G tetter
and Mrs Fannie Curtis Rev O L
Ramsey performed the ceremouy
Both the contracting parties are well
known in Valentine having lived
here for many years and they have
hosts of friends who will wish them
joy and prosperity in their matri
monial venture The bride is a lady
esteemed by all and will make a model
spouse for Johnny while the sterling
worth and honest good burner of the
groom insures for Mrs Stetter a poor-
er half who will never be found
wanting in those qualities which go
to make a good husband
Make Brick
The party of gentlemen who were
out last week searching for brick clay
found a large deposit of an excellent
quality of the same on the Cornell
place near the mouth of the Minne
chaduza Frank Whittecar the brick
man says he will put in a plant with
3r capacity of 20000 brick per day if
the citizens of Valentine will guaran
tee him the sale of 500000 brick this
year at 7 per thousand at theyard or
775 delivered in town This seems
to us to be a liberal proposition and
prompt action to accept it should be
taken Two or three of our business
men are talking of building this
summer and besides we ought to
have a new school house Our pre
sent school accommodations are al
most a disgrace to the town and
should be tolerated nolonger
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WOOD LAKE - DEPARTMENT
LeBoy Lkach Editor
Postmaster Leach returned last
week from Omaha accompanied by
his grand daughter Miss Nellie Hal j
lenbeck who intends visiting for some
time with her relatives Mr Leacli j
says it rained continually while he I
was in Omaha and as a result the i
country was flooded Flood3 are
something we need not fear in Cherry
county
Mr Piercy of Kennedy visited our
city on business last ween
The boys had another horse
Wednesday but as we were not
ent cannot give details beyond
tionmg the fact that everybody
race
won
the purse
W Honey Esq is sinking a well in
the city square and will soon be able
to supply the dry suburbs with water
at cheap rates
LeBoy Leach and Chas Murphy
took a trip to Ainsworth on Tuesday
of last week and report business very
quiet in that section
however are excellent
The roads
for bicycle
riding
As news is somewhat scarce this
week we will tell you about
THE COLONELS SPEECH
A few years since a Colonel wan
dered over to our town from the north
expressly for the purpose of furnishing
the learned populace of Woodlake
with a free speech relative to the early
life of General Grant and made
arrangements to deliver it over the
counter of one of our busy stores on
the evening of the day on which he
arrived
The boys most of them ranchmen
conclude d that it would be real funny
to give the Colonel a warm reception
They accordingly proceeded while the
Colonel was at supper to swing up au
old skull to the ceiling directly above
where the Colonel must stand loaded
both barrels of a shot gun which they
placed beneath the counter with a
string to the triggers then having
provided themselves with fire crackers
croquet mallets together with some
large tin pans quietly awaited the
Colonel He soon came in and com
menced the following speech
Gentlemen General Grant was one
of the most remarkable men of our
time and- Bang went a large fire
cracker while the skull slid slowly
down in front of the Colonels nose
the ablest general named on the
pages of the worlds history contin
ued the unmoved Colonel Hi yi
yip yipl Boom fizz crack crack
crack crack came the applause at
the conclusion of the sentence
Gentleman continued the Col
onel we all know that without the
aid of General Grant the civil war
would never ha- Boom I boomf roared
the shot gun at this juncture while
with a yell of terror the Colonel leaped
the counter clear and made madly for
the door followed by a deafening roar
of tin cans six shooters and wild
western yells Having gained the
doorway the Colonels courage return
ed and as soon as the tumult had sub
sided he said Gentlemen I supposed
I was addressing a peaceable gather
ing not a crowd of Sioux Indians but
I see you do not appreciate my
oration so will add just this much
If I but possossed the muscle that I
had twenty years ago I could and
would thrash every man in the room
Good night allf So saying he dis
appeared while the boys looked at
each other silently
At the January meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners the
following estimate for county expenses
for the year 1896 was made
County Bridges 0000
Court and Jury 4000
Precinct Officers 4000
County Officers 3500
Jail and Boarding Prisoners 2000
County Roads 2000
Supplies for Poor 2000
Sinking Fund and Interest 2000
Rent of County Offices 810
Bounty on Wild Animals 400
Fuel and Repairs 300
Books Blanks and Stationery 300
HonorablyDischarged Soldiers 200
Total 25510
Attest Geo Elliott County Clerk
Forty thousand head of Texas and
Mexican cattle belonging mostly to
the Cordilitas mining and cattle com
pany will be turned on the range near
Chadron Nebraska next week to run
on pasture until fall when they will
be sent to Gordon Journal
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W F Morgireiige purchased the
Ayers tree claim last week
C A Day and family passed through
this locality last week enroute to Cali
fornia We wish him success in his
new home
Mrs HoDbs lost two line calves with
the black leg last week
Sheriff Strong was out Saturday and
Sunday looking after his horses
Mi and Mrs Avers of Crookston
were visiting in the flats last week
H B Clapp has gone up on the
table to put in corn The girls all
look sad
John Lord has bought the Jack Dan
house and is moving it He says he is
going to have a log house this fall
Picnic at Simeon Decoration Day
Childrens Day will be celebrated at
the new church Everybody is expect
ed to come and bring their dinners
J Farris was out from Valentine
Monday
Mrs Biggie of Sparks is visiting in
the flats this week
Simeon is organizing a library asso
ciation The first instalment of books
is on hand
Look for us next week
Church ZViewH
Oscar
Rev Bates held services in the
Episcopal church Sunday
Rev Ramsey is rapidly obtaining a
reputation as an orator or perhaps it
would be better to say lecturer and
his talk Sunday morning surely proves
that he deserves a place in the front
rank of northwestern Nebraska speak
ers
Service in the M E church next
Sunday at 11a m and 800 pm Ep
worth League at 700 p m Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 730
All are cordially invited O L Ram
sey pastor
Christian Endeavor topic for May
31 is Ready for Death Matt 2436
51 Meeting commences at 7 oclock
Services will be held at the Episco
pal church Sunday June 7 at which
time Rev Bates will deliver a sermon
on Christian Ministry Service
commences in the evening at 8 oclock
sharp
The Epworth League will discuss
the second clause of the Epworth
League pledge at its meeting in the
M E church Sunday evening Those
desiring Bible help are referred to
Eccles 54 5 John 212 1511 Matt
721 John 174 Gal 516 1 Cor 813
The Edna May Comedy Co played
to a slim house here last Friday even
ing presenting the three act drama
Little Treasure The kaleido
scopic dance was good the calcium
light being managed in a very effec
tive manner The most striking fea
ture of the evening was Judge Wal
cotts attempt at a back summersault
from a seat in the parquet The
furniture broke
The JPaciflo Short Line
Is the only direct line from North
ern Nebraska points to Siiux City and
the East Trains leave ONeill im
mediately after arrival of train from
JiJack Hills saving two hours time to
Sioux City Connections made in New
Union Passenger Station Buy local
tickets to ONeill and rebuy there
We notice that a number of papers
have adopted our method of spelling
the name of Longpine as one word
A glance at the Postal Guide will
show you that our method is right
BREUKLA
BLACKSMITH and
WAGONPMER
Repairing a Specialty
prices Striekly Cash and Low
er than ever
SHOP on Cherry St opposite Langs
old stand
P F SIMONS
PROPRIETOR OF
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Urn
Satisfaction guaranteed
Reasonable charges
Wanted An Idea
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vnufDxatMusaf as co
Who can Chink
of some Btmjjis
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a Tan srealtS
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Dont sleep all the time
You cant afford to pay the
old time prices with 50 to 100
per cent profit Pay cash
when you buy and get cash
when you sell The smaller
the profit the larger the sales
Thafs our plan
It rays
It Fays
us
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It Pays T J J
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TT7 you have been paying 1000 for
JLJC what we ask onlv S700 then
7
you have paid 300 too much
TfT yu ave money to spend it is
JLJt your privilege to go where it
will buy the most nay more it i
your ilxityr
TWKT u kave seen our
Wl
jQLaH goods and prices
we will be willing to leave this to your
judgment
We have just received a new
assortment of
CLOTHING HATS AND SHOES
also
S7iirt8 Overalls Suspenders
Socles Gloves etc
Good fancy suspenders - 15c
Extra heavy - 25c
Good fine socks per pair - 10c
Rib top socks 4 pair for - 25c
Good socks per pair 5c
Good boys shirt - - 43c
Good mens shirt - - 48c
Good mens gloves - - 48c
Fine assortment of pants at 148-
Remember
ELDEN
THE TAILOR
Is always ready to make a fit and
dont forget the place
BERGER
Opposite Geo Hornbys
O M SAGESER
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
Shop in the W H Moses
HOT AND GOLD BATHS
Valentine Nebr
WILLET
NO 17109
Sire of Nabob 4 230 Sire
MoeJiester 610 JSecofd
231
Sire of
BELLBOY - 224 DINNIE - s
ORIAKTA - 225 MINOT - 28
FLOBESTINE - 226 SENSATION - 3J
And many others
1st dam JEANNETTE by HAM
BLETONIAN 157
Dam of Willet sire of Nabolr 230 and
tana dam o Nornette 223 Hajtola Sire of
tlie dams of Ida Belle 2 53 and Lottie K 22T
2nd dam DAUGHTER OF ABDEL
LAH 15
Sire of Goldsmith Maid 2Ji
Will stand the season at M B Far
riB place one fourth mile south of the
depot at Yalentine Nebraska
TERMS- 1000 to insure foal
X W KANDJT Keeper
ELKHORN
RAILROAD
ISTorth Western Line is to best
to and from the
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