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VOL XI
THIS AND THAT
Comina Evete
Valentine ToadiprjABSOciatfon Dec 12
K rf P Dance Dec 16
Christmas Doc 25
7 January l
County Cominlsloners Jan 5
Fur Coats at Stinardc
K of P dance next week
Did you see the Camel at Stinards
Mtna Arctic one dollar per pair at
SLmarda
Prof Ted Ormesher was in town
-Saturday
J R Fee camedown from Crooks
ton yesterday
J Greve of Dodge Nebr was in
-town Tuesday
Pearl Porter came up from Wood
Lake Tuesday
-The party of hunters last Sunday
caught four jack rabbits
Dave Hanna and W G Ballard are
up from Wood Lake today
C C Parker ex sheriff is down
from Lavaca on court business
John Ilaeber was up from Kennedy
on business the first of the week
Jas M Ash was up from Ains
worth on court business Monday
Prof Daniel Adamson of Kennedy
called on The Democrat Tuesday
10000 envelopes just received b
The Democrat Get a supply print
ed
Miss Edith M Stark has closed her
school in the Harmony district for the
present
X X Lnyport spent a few days last
week on the reservation returning
-Saturday
S W Chestnut of Gordon was in
town Tuesday attending to some busi
ness matters
Trof Jas Hughes of Spaiks was in
town Friday and paid us a business
and social call
Prof Jos Wisser ot Xenzel was in
town this week Attending court and
made us a pleasant call
John Steinbrecher of Georgia Kil
gore and Ripley was in town Monday
returning homeTiiesday --
Chas Tate came down from Enlow
precinct where he has been surveying
jmdspentsfev days at home this
week
Frank Whittecar returned to Ains
worth Saturday having completed his
work here as government brick in
spector
Under the auspices of the TMSC
a party was given at Hornbys Hall
last night About 40 young people
were present
It is reported that the approach on
the north end of the Berry bridge is
badly washed out prohibiting traffic
in that direction
The court house Fischers saloon
the Palace saloon Sagese rs barber
shop and The Donoher are all graced
with storm doors
Mrs Vivian Lawrie spent Saturday
and Sunday in town visiting friends
while on her way from a two weeks
vacation at Cody to her school at Dry
Creek
L F Corbitfc Arthur Townsend
Frank Whittecar and Henry Lock
miller came up from Ainsworth last
nigbt to attend a sale of quartermas
ters goods at Fort Niobrara
C E Bowring came up from Mis
souri as a witness on the Dobson case
and will spend the holidays here He
will go to Virginia for the Chamber
Iain Medicine Co the firstof January
anidwill remain until spring
JJ Guth has purchased the half
interest in The Exchange saloon owned
by thVheirs of the late Walter Hare
and will run the business alone here-
after Johnny is a good saloon man
and his evident prosperity is Dut the
natural result of his business ability
Howard J Case John - W Strong
and Chas Stephenson were given a
preliminary hearing before Judge
Walcott last Friday on a new inform
ation filed by County Attorney Clarke
charging them with stealicfg 20 head
of cattle from John Ahrens The case
against Stephenson was dismissed and
tbe othtr defenders were bound over
vo ais vn court in r or
VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
Wakted Competent girl or
woman for general house work
Mrs W E Waite
Kennedy Nebr
F K Bivens came home from Rose
bud reservation Monday evening after
five mopths absence working at the
carpenter trade He is afflicted with
a sore hand and had to quit work on
thataccount
The creditors of the defunct Chad
rqn Banking Company will soon be
paida dividend of 50 cents on the dol
lar It is expected that another
ueng or zo cents win oe declared in
thecourse of time - -
Art Sherman is assisting Jackson
Brayton the Red Front store people
to take care of their holiday rush of
business The assistance is needed
judging from the number of people
seen in their store
Only a few more signers are requir
ed on the petition to the school board
asking them to call a special election
for the purpose of voting on a proposi
tion to build a new school house Let
the good work go 6m
J H Quigley returned from his
ranch at Cody last Friday evening
after an absen ce of about three weeks
He reports everything in that section
of the county as getting along finely
Cattle are doing well
Ice a foot thick is now being pnt up
by the butchers and ice men for next
summers use Ice of such thickness
was never known here before at this
season of the yearthe last week in
November ONeill Sun
W R Towne aud daughter Maud
made a visit to northwest Missouri
and southern Iowa the past week Mr
Towne returned Tuesday night He
does not seem very favorably impress
ed with his old stamping ground and
says he would not live there again for
the whole country
Dr A Lewis is covering the sides
and front of his drug store with sheet
iron XT G Dunn and H rabaia
doing the work When completed Dr
Lewis will have almost a new building
so far as the outside is concerned
The improvement will also add greatly
to the looks of our town
The current number of Farm
Stock aud Home Minneapolis Minn
should be read by every farmer in tbe
state In fact for a farmer to miss
reading any number of that excellent
journal is a misfortune which he can
escape aimost without money and
without price by taking it in connec
tion with the Democrat
P J Donoher so well known and
liked by many Cherry county citizens
has been spending a week here with
his mother and sisters although his
friends managed to monopolize a good
portion of his time Pete is employed
in the revenue collectors office at
Omaha under Jacob North
Len Graves returned Sunday morn
ing from a trip to Wyoming He was
there during the recent storm He said
there was considerable loss of cattle
and hkelo to be more A car load of
thirty calves shipped from the southern
part of the state froze ts death in the
cars at Sheridan Hyannis Tribuae
Ira Johnson Sampson Bradley
Wesley Holsclaw and G H Sawyer
who were drawn on the petit jury
were excused from service by Judge
Kinkaid Levi Woodruff sent word he
was ill and could not be present while
A J Plummer never recognized the
court at all An investigation may
follow
Last month over 4000 taxes were
collected by County Tresurer Crabb
With the exception of the months
when the rallroad company sends in
its dough this Is the largest amount
collected in one month during the last
three years Prdsperity notices of
delinquencies is doing its work in this
county
Mr J L Johnson of Chicago III
was the guest of xxr fellow townsman
C H Cornell a few days the past week
Mr Johnson is interested in the estab
lishment of various manufacturing in
dustries and while here examined the
feasibility of putting in a beet sugar
factory Ee seemed very favorably
impressed with the town and we can
say for him that a more thorough
hnsrierercorae utiaet our ob-
Published for Foa Tear as
CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
VALBKTINE OHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY DECEMBER 10 1896
NOT GUILTY
H J CASE IS ACQUITTED OF
CATTLE STEALING
After the Jury had Beenout for Over
19 Honfs The Trial rnd Verdirit
Were Fati Other Business
Uope in IMstrlct ConjPt -
District court convened Monday
morningwith Judge Kinkaid on the
bench The first day was qpnsuraed
in hearingcases of minor importance
a record of the- various transactions
heinggiven below Several divorpes
were granted among them being Anna
M Ash vs James M Ash on the
charge of abandonment 3Tc Gght was
made and the parents are left joint
guardians of the children Louis
Gallineaux was granted a divorce from
Nellie Gallineaux Charles K Brower
from Molle Brower Sarah A Blair
from Oscar A Blair and Elsie Ulrick
from John H TJlrick This leaves
three divorce cases yet to be disposed
M viz Hugh R Sears vs Lottie
Sears John Hof man vs Amalie Hof
man and Stella E Grooms vs Jacob
M Grooms
The foreclosure record will be found
in another column A number of
naturalization papers were issued
among them being second papers to
Lars Pederson Mary Sedlacek and
Michael Kennealy
Tuesday jury cases were called and
a sensation was sprung when the case
of State of Nebraska vs Alexander
Dobson was called up The state was
anxious to go to trial and had its case
all laid out when the defense produced
a letter from L W Steele the prose
cuting witness in which he said he
would agree to not prosecute if de j
fense would pay him 100 cash inti
mating that he thought tbe proposition
a very fair one in regard to the amount
The letter was signed L W S but
numerous witnesses are ready to swear
that the writing was Steeles Of i
course the presentation of this lette4
was all that was neededto have vthe
case dismissed so it was done M F
Hairington refusing to prosecute
Thus about 1400 of the cou ntys
money has been spent for nothing ii
is said that several parties are anxious
to learn of Steeles whereabouts but
cant do it
When State vs Henry Vanleer
charged with shooting with intent to
kill was called defense was ready for
trial but judge Tucker asked to have
the case passed until his principal wit
ness J R Lee could arrive As he
did not come by noon his recognizan3e
of 10t was ordered forfeited and the
court issued an order for the delivery
of his person and that of his frife in
court Lee made his appearance yes
terday and Chas Sherman is now
away after Mrs Lee When she ar
rives the case will be tried
The cases of State vs Jas Ogle
adultery Alice Eakin adultery and
Alice Eakin and Jas Ogle larcenyf
were dismissed as was also the case of
State vs Cyrus Wolfenden charged
with assault with intent to commit
rape on the person of Mary Sedlacek
There was not enough evidence in
either of the cases to warrant prosecu
tion
State vs Howard J Case and John
W Strong was commenced Tuesday
forenoon Ed Clarke and M F Har
rington appeared as prosecuting at
torneys and J Wesley Tucker and
John H Burns the latter of t Dead
wood for the defendants Separate
trial for Case and Strong was allowed
and Case was first arraigned and plead
ed not guilty to either of the counts in
Sidewalks at Lnst
For months yea and years the
children who attended the public
school and t3ie M E Sunday school
tosay nothing of the hundreds of
the information thdt charged him with pedestrians on x other purposes
stealing the cattle also receiving stolen
property The defense exhausted all
its peremptory challenges m securing a
jury and as finally sworn the jury was
composed of the following Alex
Hoffman J W Beed G E Russell
F W Beck A Benson Edwin Cooper
J W Steele F M Seger Harold
Zeilian F K Bivens Chas Hoffman
Xx N Folsom
After the opening statements of
council J W Stetter was called and
swore to the ownership of the eight
head of cattle described in the inform
ation John Ahrens wh6 Tormerly
owned the cattle and wtio Vvas keeping
il A VVU no H j
Ahrens told how Case had visited their
place about a month prior to the theft
and had seen the cattle Then the
following witnesses were put on the
stand Kert E Johnson Chas Steph
leiison Thomas Johnson Amos Strong
JohuL Meltendorf Charlie
BullisTOsdla Hammond
K Put together their story is as fol
lows-
y On Sunday jjight Aug 23d 28 head
of cattle were stolep from the pasture
of John Ahrens 8 head of which be
longed to J W Setter On that day
Walter Meltendorf tried to hirea horse
and saddle of Case but Case refused it
saying he wished to use it Case wag
not about his usual haunts on Monday
mprnlhgyrbat at 11 ofclock appeared at
his hay camp 23 tailessoutbwest where
Bert Johnson Jack Strong and Chas
Stephenson were working The day
was warm but his horse appeared cool
and he said he spent the night at John
Lords That night George Mills ap
peared at camp being introduced to
Johnson as George Emory Next day
Mills and Strong left the ranch osten
sibly to look for horses Case and
Stepheuson came to town returning
Wednesday Strong returning some
time that night Next morning Case
nrsi spose or cattle telling -Stephenson
and Strong to go over on the Schlegle
where they would meet Mills with a
bunch of cattle which he inteded win
tering but they were to take the cattle
to Johnstown and put them in a pas
ture controlled -by his brother-in-law
Tom Johnson Meltendorf found the
catele Case was arrested broke jail
was apprehended at North Platte and
brought back Such in brief was the
evidence foriherosecution
The defense introduced Howard
Case his wife and Billy Hunter They
said
Billy Hunter liad Cases saddle until
8 oclock Sunday night Case was at
home all of Suuday night He had
agreed to winter a bunch of cattle for
Mills whointended trading for them
on the Missouri river How many he
didnot know Millstold him Tuesday
night the cattle would be in Valentine
Wednesday night and as he was not
ready to care for them just then sent
them to Johnstown Case said he had
never seen the stolen cattle except at a
distance denied the story of Melten
dorf of Freda Ahreus and B Johnson
He said that he did not break jail be
cause he was afraid and told of his
course from the time he stopped at
Hackfaerry Thompsons until arrested
at North Platte
Lack of space will not permit a dis
cussion of the many inconsistencies
of the story Harrington presented
the case to the jury Burns followed
Tucker came next and Harrington re
viewed the speeches and the judge in
structed the jury that body retiring at
4 oclock yesterday afternoon
The prosecution was given the op
tion of naming the count on which it
wanted a verdict and chose the first
nd weakest that charging defendant
with stealing the cattle After being
out 19 hours the jury returned a ver
dict of Not Guilty
J W Strong is being tried today on
the same charges and it is probable
that a verdict will be asked on the sec
ond count The jury in this cade i3
Ed Norriaj J V Steadman G W
Surge J A Yaryan Arthur Heath
Chas Maxwell D Stinard J A Car
roll W T Kincaid W T Builis Jas
Hughes and Robert Robinson
bent
have had to wade in mud and slush
and snow and water whenever they
passed lot No 13 in block No 7 of tha
Village of Valentine corner Virginia
and Main streete and petitions re
monstrances curses and prayers have
been useless in the endeavor to secure
a sidewalk along the south aide of the
property But at last it has been done
the work being completed Tuesday
and it will be paid for in equal pro
portions by the school board the
church trustees and the village council
all of whom will be reimbursed when
the tax is paid by the owners of the
property i that is ever done The
them temporarily with 28 head of his improvement was ordered by the
own told who Snd how tbe cattle and the contract for constinc
were ato and described the fmdttfg tion let for 25 csnte a fot The wulk
of stesn Tvead ot ms own stocK tieda about 150 Xeot lohir
NO 46
Wise Hunters
4V L
After bargains in Valentine
never have much trouble in find
ing them because they all know
that there is at least one store in
town where they can always get
what they want at the lowest liv
ing prices Need we mention the
xiaiuu me ior j ust now ev
erybody is hunting Christmas bargains a present for father mother
brother sister wife husband son daughter friend or sweetheart
and everyone can find something suitable by visiting the store of
Davenport Thacher
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the best plaee in town to buy fresh
fruits and vegetables is at Petty ere ws
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the best place in town to buy gro
ceries and confectionery is at Pettycrowsf
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the highest price for butter and egg3
is always paid at Petty crews
If yon didnt try him and you will
Cherry Qqunty Bank
Valentine Nebraska
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Exchange hougnkandssold
rates County depository
godcLaecurity
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What we are
Where we are
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fiANK OF VALENTINE
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A Getteral Banking Buine99 Transacted
jBuyo and Sella Domestic and Foreign Ectehmngtj
Correspondents National Bank New York Vint tfttootl Sank Otuha
CITIZENS MEAT - MARKET
WILL FURNISH -
Fish Game TenderrSteaks
Jucy Roasts Dry Salt Meats
and the finest line of Smoked
Hams and Breaklast Bacon
ever sold in town
At StattersOid Stand on Main Street
CEO G SGHWAIM PROP
THE PALAGE SALOO
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