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VOL XI
THIS AND THAT
Cotnina Events
Dance Jan 15
Farmers Institute Tan 23
SchooltHouse Bond Election Feb 5
tit Valentines Day Fob 14
Fur Coats at StinarTg
Did you see the Camel at Stinards
Vote for the school house bonds
Feb 5th
Mens Arcticsone dollar per pair at
Straards
A P Rowleyy of Kennedy was in
town Tuesday
Arthur Sawyer was in - town ifrom
-Sparks Tuesday
Prof Jos Wlsser was in town from
Nenzel last Saturday
D Stinard visited his farm east -of
Port Niobrara Monday
MarshalBray was in town again
Tuesday and W9nt to Rosebud
Prof John rmesher was in from
Swan Lake on business Tuesday
Semi annual examinations are being
held in the public schools this week
Geo Leanaugh returned from the
1 Gilman Hellar camp at Roaebud
Friday
Two more days of winter this week
- Had a light fail of snow Tuesday and
Wednesday
J A Pike spent a couple of days
this week in Lincoln and other east
era villages
Tom Bowers of Ainsworth was in
town Tuesday night while on his way
to Rosebud
Jackson cBrayton -will commence
moving into their new building the
first of theweek
Mrs Josle Frnsh has been -quite ill
during the past week and is Tinder the
care of physicians
Tommy Garvey the jolly was over
from Rosebud Friday but returned to
the reservation Saturday
J F Florentine of Wheaton 111
auditor for toe American Express
-company was in towu mis wees
Dont forget that the school house
hond question will be up for final de
cision on the fifth day of February
Geo Leanaughs family have moved
-from the Tate house on Edna street to
the Steelo property just south of the
jail
Prof W Hooper one of Cherry
countys prosperous farmers from north
of town made this office a call last Sat
urday
Crookston camp of Modern Wood
men will give a grand ball next Wed
nesday night Everybody is invited to
attend
Protracted meetings are still being
held at the Presbyterian church this
week -with Revs Bassett and Moore
vin the pulpit
C R Watson has been repairing his
windmill in the rear of the postoffice
and now has his water works system
in working order
Miss Maggie Herring of Ainsworth
who has been making her home with
Rev O T Moore and wife is serious
ly ill of typhoid fever
One of Judge Townes first -official
-acts was the issuance of a marriage
lisence to F C Thompson and Miss
Belle Brown of Simeon
Owing to the ill health of his wife
Commissioner Parker made the trip
rfrora Wood Lake here daily coming
up on No 25 and returning on No 26
Lost Monday night at the skating
pond four bladed buckhorn knife
valued on account of its associations
Leave at this office and receive re
gard
jEugino French of Gordon was in
town Tuesday and Wednesday morn-
started for Rosebud with a couple
-of horses which he will use while
working for Gilman Hellar
Geo Beers had the misfortune to
break one of the rear springs on the
Rosebud stage while making his trip
to town Tuesday He made his trip
as usual yesterday morning
Jas H Ray returned Friday night
from Omaha where he had been in a
hospital for some time He ia consid
erably improved iu health -but -is yet
Trcry weak and needs niimh case
VALENTINE
To the Property Owners and Resi
lient of Valentine
You are hereby requited to -clean
your lots and alleys of all filth
manure etc Unless complied with at
once legal action will be commenced
By order of Board of Heath
Dk Alfred Lewis
President
F Bullis bought the T W
tfones farm of 162 -acres last week for
450 The farm is about 10 mie3
northwest of tow and the improve
ments alone are worth that price
Rev Moores sermon at the M E
church last Sunday night seems to
have created quite a sensation in cir
cles outside the church Rev Moore
is what the vulgarians and others
call a corker
Fred Horr who was employed by
the Republican for several mouths as
foreman left Friday night for Buffalo
Gap Mr Horr made many friends
while here who will wish him success
in his new location
Miss Mary Hurley who has been
spending the Ohiistmas vacation with
her relatives and friends in this city
returned to Arabia Cherry county
Saturday evpning to complete the re i
maining six months of her school
ONeill Sun
A number of cattle belonging to the
Pierce Mill company of Pierce died
-Monday and Tuesday and others may
yet perish as the 300 head had no
shelter from the storm Deaths among
stock in the country is also reported
from around Pierce ONeill San
M J Dolan of Yankton superin
tendent of construction of the Indian
school on the reservation was in town
yesterday on business Mr Dolan is
an exceedingly pleasant gentleman
and gave the editor many facts con
cerniug the school which will be pub
lished later
Tn pursuance of the call issued for a
meeting to perfect arrangements for a
farmers institute quite a number of
Cherry county citizens met at J Wr
Tuckers office Saturday and took the
preliminary steps S H Perkins was
elected chairman and J E Pettycrew
secretary The next meeting will be
held Saturday Jan 23 at 1 p m
One of the most useful reference
works that has ever come to our desk
is the Nebraska State Journal Alma
nac and encyclopedia for 1897 It is
full of facts and figures the election
statistics for the state of Nebraska
being especially valuable It contains
facts relative to everything you want
to know andis dirt cheap at 25 cents
The medicine show closed its -doors
last night and journeyed on towards
the setting sun in search of greened
fields and bigger suckers Just who
the afflicted are in -Gordon who were
miraculously healed we did not learn
but we never knew a eoncern to go a
fishing for sucKers that they did not
catch a liberal haul Gordon Journal
Several citizens attended the concert
at Gordon Hall Fort Niobrara last
Friday evening C G Adams appear
ed for the last time before a western
audience in a clarinet solo from H
Travatore Mj Adams is an expert
performer on his favorite instrument
and the Twelfth Infantry band and
orchestra will lose a valuable member
when he leaves for his home in Bos
ton Sunday morning
Sheriff Essex accompanied by his
wife and Sheriff Hamilton of Holt
county left for Lincoln on last Friday
morning to convey his prisoners Cat
ron Plenty Bird and Granger to the
penitentiary The attorneys for the
three named criminals Tiled motions
for new trials in each case but were
overruled The attorneys then signi
fied their intention to take their cases
to the supreme court on -error Rush
ville Standard
Died At his home in Hay Springs
this morning at 540 from paralytic
stroke Geo H Rhodes He was al
ways an excellent citizen and the
Staudard extends to his bereaved
family its deepest sympathy
ville Standard
The deceased was a member of the
Knight Templer degree of Masonry
and our townsman and brother Knight
W T Kincaid attended the funeral at
Rushville Sunday in company with
about 80 members of the lodge from
Chadron who went to Rushville in a
bpecia team
Published for JFtmx Yeaxs a
CHERRY COUNTlY INDEPENDENT
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ho J a an Adjourned Meeting and
Considerable Business
ASSESSORS
NAME v PBKPINCT
A C Boiling Springs
Alex Iiiur BuffaluLake
W F Morgareidge Cleveland
J W Daniels DeweyLake
C O Davis Enlow
Charles llottman - Georgia
II Porath Jerman
- AMkl tl
t M woodward lrwiuj
Dull Howluy - Kennedy
mounts bowier ivewanee
G A Wagoner - Lavaca
l S lUmechf Loup
US Johusou Mother Lake
P W Pruden Merrinian
iesln Wilson Minneeliaduza
iulward Satterlee Nenzel
John Saul Pleasant Hill
Herman Sehnltz Sharps Ranch
H F Barker Sparks
Edward rmeahtir Schlagle
CFLong Steeii
- Table
John iunn valeunnoi
E j Valentine Wood Lake
O VKRSEER I11G H WAYS
AME WIST NAMK DJST
useiii nuusun o utn ciiviiia -
I HSearbv 5 -Albert Nenzel c
Ed S Hanks 7 MT Itichardson g1
E E Crane 9 G H Fdlsom v10
HI 1 am McNamee 15 HuehAloue JlU
J K Hook 17 wuiiani IanoisKy iv
Matt House 21 S B Downing S2
John Ormeslier 23 Markltichar0son28
Jacob Byistra 29 Geo N Davie 30
AM Levee 31 GM Trailer 63
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Hugh Boyer
ltobt Biuce uod Lake
AG Shaw Valentine
A Benson Wood Lake
M BTrussell Pleasant Hill
A LKoseberry I Buffalo Lake
GUFolsom I Merritnan
John Foter Kewjvueo
hii Perkins - an e
Henrv Hucaii constable avaca urect
Giliapie
Geo H Sheik constable Pleasant Hill prect
Dan Alder constable Mernman prect
Henry Eazey Dept Sheriff
E M Watcoti county attorney
There being a vacancy in the office
of county judge- owing to the resigna
tion -of P VI Walcott on motion the
board after several ballots unanimous
ly agreed upou the name of R
Towne and he was duly declared ap
pointed to fill said office for the unex
pired term
On motion j Commissioner AV A
Parker was appointed brand commis
sioner in place of M Duuham whose
term of office had expired
Whereupon the board adjourned to
January 1S97
January 1897
Board- met pursuant to adjournment
Present Max E Viertel Chairman
P Sullivan W A Parker
On motion the following claims for
services of -road overseers were audi
ted allowed and warrants ordered
drawn on General Road Fund in pay
ment ofisame
DIST AMI
Hiram McNamee 15 52 00
OC Goodrich 8 1800
Jacob Byistra 29 1600
J It Lee 14 00
A C Kieraenschneider 7 27 00
ru K OrtlUG 9 12 Wj
John B Lord 30 1100
William Foster 2 2100
John Ormesher 25 25 00
F GReece 26 7 00
Le Roy Leach 31 1500
JohnGroomsSr 52 2400
JT Galloway 19 2300
Albert Nenzel G 15 00
Arthur Heath 16 15 00
PaulNeilsen 13 15 00
On motion the following claims
were allowed on bridge fund
Felix Nollette repairing Berry bridgo
Thos Fowler
H Grooms
Lewis Archer
lhos Ashburn
Will 4 rcher
Win Kostor
J RLeb bridge material
F J lteece bricge repairs
F S Yanish bridge paiutiHg
S5 25
400
400
125
5 15
200
440
830
10 50
800
On motiou the following amounts
were deducted from claims allowed
and applied on delinquent personal
taxes
DEDUCTED WRNT
FKYamsh 3 86 4 14
FG Reei e 13C9 381
John Ormesher 5 82 1910
W i lliam Foster 22 42 2 AS
Thos Fowler 400
H Grooms 400
Thomas Ashburu 5 25
John B Lord 1100
AC Kieminsehueider 1 go
James Ghilders 25 40
Ja ob Byistra 6 42 n S
Hiram McNamee 171 2520
OCGoodnch 1300
LeKoy 1 each 300 1200
John Grooms 20t 2104
J TGalloway 1050 1250
Albert Neuzel 890 G 10
Arthur Heath isoo
J K Lee aaos
EE Crane 1200
Thereupon the board adjourned to
January Sba 1897
jjj 1
rypr
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Valentine Nebr Jan 6 97
Board of County Commissioners
met as per adjournment
Present M Dunham Ohairman
P Huilivan Max E Viertel
On motion the board with the couuty
jlerk proceeded to the office of the
r i
county treasurer for the purpose ot
checking up and making annual settle
ment in which business they continued
during the day
January 7fh 1897
Board conveued pursuant toad
jimrnmeut -
Present Max E VierteU Chairman
P Sullivan W A Parker
On motion the resignation of F M
Walcott as county judge was accepted
On motion the following official
bonds were approved
DEMOCRAT
January 9th 1897
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members present P Sullivan and
W A Parker
Ob motion the- following claims
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn on generaiTrcail f und in pay
ment of same
OVKKSKKR DI3T AWT
James Hudson i 908
JHRay 21 1600
riFnl50in 10 23 00
J ft Brown b 27 00
ADGallop 14 1650
Geo WTroffer 53 21 00
On motion the following amounts
were deducted from claims on road
fund and applied on delinquent per
sonal taxes
OVERHBEIt DEDUCTED
James Rudion 89 00
WBNT
G H Foloin 65116 49
JHBfty 1124 3 76
JSWJfbwn 5 09 - 2191
AJXGallOP - 12 G7 3 83
iWrrofferv 115 19 85
On motion the official bond of W
Vowne county judge was approved
On motion the report of Co Supt
for third and fourth quarter 1896 ap
proved
On motion the followins Dersona
ciaimsrfcr taxes paid under protest
wererejpcted John Caloud Geo H
Seager and W G Ballard
On motion the clerk was ordered to
drWveash warrant on county treasurer
for b452 m favor of J T Armstrong
Supt Institute for Feeble Minded at
Beatrice in payment of expense oi
Cecil M Hutchinson an inmate from
fJherry county
On motion tha proposition of C H
Cornell to rent to Cherry county the
room in north east corner of court
nonsenuiiding tor the use of the
county judge at a rental of 8000 per
year was accepted making a total
tK80p00 yer year for county offices
Otn motion the resignation of R P
Gtirdon justice of the peace for
gle precinct yas accepted
On motion S M Woodward was ap
pointed sheep inspector to take effect
upon givingTproper bond
Oh motion the following refunding
orders were ordered drawn on county
treasurer for taxes paid under protest
Frank HiggiiiB school dist No 6 g rs
WHCaiter Geo WMunnler 888
WmClarkson Schlajde n 1 j
Joseph Wisser Nenzel m uwcujjwn win uuiu aujournea 10
a n jjye buimiu -
1 8i 7- - -
ifAi - tnhiA vnn ni anr - - - v
K Schwedersky constable Slurps Rancu prect
-Our ieglslntors
O P Billings representative from
the 52nd district in the state legisla
ture has introduced the following
bibs
House Roll Nio 2 to amend and re
peal Sec -16 of Chap 80 Compiled
Statutes of Nebraska providing that
school land shall revert to the state on
failure of lessor to pay interest
H R No 57 to repeal sections 1 to
36 inclusiyi of Chap 2 entitled
Russiau Thistles
H R No 58 to amend and repeal
Sec 127 of fChap 77 relating to a
county treasurers deed for taxes
Mr Billings has been appointed
chairman of the committee on school
lands and funds
Senator Mutz introduced a resolu
tion of sympathy for Cuba
District Court Dates
The following are the dates for the
terms of court in the various counties
of the 15th Judicial district for the
year 1897
Holt Febl9Sept 30
Boyd June 1 Sept 14
Rock - March 15 Oct 25
Brown March 15 Oct 25
Keya May 25 Sept 21
Cherry May 25- Oct 18
Sheridan May 3 Oct 4
Dawes March 29 Nov 15
Bex Butte April 20 Nov 9
Sioux -April 13 Oct 25
Juries are called for one day
than the above dates except in
later
Holt
county where they are not wanted un
til Feb 22 and Oct 4 Judge
ver boldB court here this year
Roil road Work
The P E M V have a large
force of men at work on Lake
chaduza nuttincr on the ice needed for
VALENTINE CHERRY -CO NEBRASA THURSDAY J ANTJART 14 1897
NO 51
THE BEST
As well as the Cheapest of ev
erything in the Grocery Diy
Goods Boot or JShoe Hat or
Cap line can always be had ef
Davenport
Where we are
B
their system east and west of here A At StettersOld Stand on Main Street
chute will be constructed from the
water to the top of the hill and the ice
will be taken from Valentine by
special trains east and by the regular
freights west This work will give
employment to a large number of men
and several teams The company now
has a force of employes and a station
ary engine at work on the bridge
across the Niobrara nver at this place
and when they finish their work the
bridge will be one of the staanchest
i and safest -on the line of road
VALENTINE
Thadhei
G ood Goods Fair Treatment Low Prices-
are a few of the characterists of our
store New Goods are constantly arriving
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the best plaee in town to bujr fr6eh
fruits and vegetables is at Pettycrewfi
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the best place in town to buy
cerios and confectionery is at PottycrewsS - -
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the highest price for butter and eggs
is always paid at Petty crews 2
If you didnt try him and you will
QjjERRY QpUNTY QkUK
Valentine Nebraska
-Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative baektt
ExchaBgeboughtrand sold upon good eecurilysolicited strsasaaate
rates A -
E SPARKS President SFA3EKS Cashier
Who we are
What we are
CUV DRUG STO
J H QU1GLEY PROP
DEALER 1N
DRUGS PAINTS VARNISH
TOILET SBNIJJIIES
MAIN STREET
VALENTINE - NEBRASKA
ANK OF VALENTIN
C H CORN EIuli President
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Valentine Nebraska
A General Banking Business Wmnwacted
Muys and Sells Domestic and Frein JEGceJutngtr
Correspondents Chemical National Bank New Tors tf IrstNational BaakOasAs
CITIZENS -MEAT
MARKET
WILL FURNISH -
Fish Game Tender Steals
Jucy Roasts Dry Salt Meafe
and the finest line of Smoked
Hams and Breaklast Bacsu
ever sold in town
CEO G SCHW9LM PROfc
THE PALACE SALOON
HEADQUARTERS
WINES LIQUORS and CIGARS
Of the Choicest Brands
Nebraska