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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
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VOL XEI
THIS AND THAT
Com ina Events
farmers Meeting Feb 13
St Valeutlnes Day Feb 14
Wacbipi Ciub Dsuice Fi 17
A O L W Supper Feb 22
Washingtons Blrthdav Feb 22
District Court March 22
Jlastcr Sunday April 18
Valentines at Moreys 2
i Valentine business men paySaxes
Valentine business men are faere to
stay
Morey has a nice selection -of valen
tines 2
Buy of business men younow to be
honest
Frank Mogle of Cody was in town
JMonday
Whats the matter with this for
weather
E McDonald returned to Crookston
Tuesday
W Honey was up from Wood Lake
Saturday
Valentine business men are not
pretenders
Jas Childers came down from Cody
Saturdey afternoon
Valentines from one cent up to
1150 each at Moreys 2
Money spent with Valentine busi
ness men remains at home
Daniel Fowler was over from- the
artesian well again Sunday
JG Young of Omaha coffin sales
man was in town Tuesday
Dr Winder of Rosebud has been
quite ill for several days past
Waicted Fresh milch cow at
once Enquire at The Dohoher
Valentine vindicated herself when
she voted for a new school house
Smvser Vincent have some of the J
finest livery teams in the northwest
Alex Charbonneau was over from
the reservation the first of the week
Charlie Schwalm is expected back
nra week or ton days
Three men are in town this week
fiolicitingtfor a picture enlarging firm
Valentine business men patronize
their neighbors not one day but every
-day
F II Baumgartel one of Crooks
tons business men was in town Satur
day
The Wachipi club will give a dance
jiext Wednesday evening at Cornell
Hall
A solicitor for a Woodman insur
ance company has been in town this
week
J A Fike was on the sick list Fri--day
and Saturday being laid Hp with
lagrippe
Valentine business men help build
churches school and pay taxes for all
purposes
Amos Strong was in the south part
of the county last week on official
business
Geo Tracewell came in from Ke
wanee tovisit his family the first of
the week
Tom Dowd of Rushville and Frank
Stuart of Gordon will open a saloon
at Ragged Top
The W C T TJ will meet with Mrs
Vacbon Tuesday afternoon at 230
All ladies invited
The contest case of Ware vs Sawyer
was heard before the land office officials
Monday and Tuesday
H E Dewey of Wood Lake was in
town Monday and Tuesday on busi
ness before the land office
One improvement should beget
another Now let the court house
project be pushed to the front
Jos Nollette of Nenzel a merchant
and one of Cherry countys substantial
business men was in town Monday
Arkansaw Rob Gillaspie was -up
from the ranGh the first of the week
and spent a few days with the boys
The Democrat would not be sur
prised to see a new business firm in
town before many moons have islled
away
Ninety three women exercised their
right of suffrage at the bond election
Friday many voting for the first time
jQf these ninety one voted for bonds
If you want a cushion call at Mc
Donalds and learn how to get one
easily 3
Miss Iva Davisson of Longpine
visited fiiends in town Tuesday and
Wednesday returning home tbis morn
ing
L H Perkins left at this office last
week a sample of yellow Mexican 4ent
corn which is hard to beat Cail and
see it
The railroad company Is evidently
trying to reduce expenses Local
freights are run anly three times a
week now
Valentine business men do not ped
dle shoddy goods under the pretense
that their uncle is a bankrupt or their
brother had a fire
Do not buy of strangers until you
have carefully examined the articles on
the shelves and ascertained the prices
of Valentine business houses
W S Marr representing the Ameri
can Biscuit Co Omaha was quite ill
at The Donoher last evening but is
recovering his usual health today
A D Lewis left for his home at
Brownlee Cherry county on Wednes
day of last week after a weeks visit
with relatives and friends Key a Paha
Call
W E Haley has been appointed a
member of the school board vice J T
Keely resigned The appointment is a
good one and will meet the approba
tion of all
Maud L Rhodes came up from Lin
coln Monday night and Wednesday
morning went to Rosebud where she
will act as bookkeeper for E J De
Bell in his store
The editor gambled heads or tails
with Arkansaw Bob Tuesday and lost
As a consequence he no longer sports
a beard but Prof Gillaspies lilacs
still wave in the breezes
Those who are in any way interested
in church history or who desire to
listen to a well delivered address
should not fail to afctend Miss Childes
meetings at the Episcopal church
County Clerk George Elliott made a
business trip to Lincoln and Omaha
the first of the week starting Sunday
morning While gone George will
probably assist the state legislature in
solving some of the knotty problems
which now confront it
As we were on the press 3 oclock a
messenger arrived with word that Pete
the 10 year old son of John Neiss one
of the most prominent stockmen on
the reservation broke one of his limbs
at noon to day Dr Dwyer has gone
to assist the little fellow
Martin Christensen left Tuesday
evening for Fort Robinson where he
has a contract to do a lot of work for
the government He will be gone a
couple of weeks When people want
any painting done in good shape they
can always depend on Martin
Miss Childe will begin a series of
addresses on English church history on
Sunday evening next to continue
through five Sundays which will con
sider the foundation and development
of the early church until tbe Reforma
tion and its present relation to other
religious bodies
J W Spirk of Pierce shook hands
with old friends in town yesterday
leaving last evening for Gordon From
there he goes on into the Hills in the
interests of the Pierce and Valentine
flouring mills Joe says everything at
Pierce is lively and that he and his
wife like the place very much
Wm Mumford received the con
tract for transporting the boilers and
other iron work needed at the Indian
school and will receive therefor 50
cents per hundred This is a pretty
big contract one boiler along weighing
several tons and some trouble may be
experienced in moving the monster
It is said the iron will not be here un
til some time in Apnl
Fiank Whittecar is a candidate for
superintendent of construction of the
new school house provided the board
does not let the building by contract
andWm Vannatta and Gus Rath
burn of Ainsworth are also spoken of
The latter built the new Ainsworth
school Gus Carlson and Wesley Hols
claw of this place are both mentioned
and either would fill the position with
credit
PiiblisliLMl for Itorcr Years as
OHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11 189
A
BRIGHT BOY DEAD
Don McDoimlii JttitU Friday of Con
eassion of the Brain
While romping with some of his
playmates last Tuesday afternoon lit
tle Don McDonald was aucidently
pushed from a pile of baled hay at
Harveys place corner Hall and
rine streets striking on the back of his
head- The little fellow waJtakentd
his home next door and Dr Evans
was called to see the patient His
seemed to be recovering from thu
shock very nicely but Wednesday
evening became worse and on account
of Dr Evans absence at Cody Dr
Lewis was Galled into the case All
was done for the boy that could be
but twas of no avail Friday morn
ing about 1145 oclock his spirit left
him death coming with slight warning
as Don had not appeared worse than
usual The cause of death is assigned
to concussion of the brain
Dominick Forrester McDonald was
born in Valentine on the second day
of January 1890 and died on the 5th
day of February 1897 being 7 years
1 month and 3 days old at the time of
his death Don was an exceptionally
bright boy for his age and had a de
cided turn for mechanics and mechan
ical drawing which made a pronounced
showing even at his tender age He
was a member oAhe third grade in
the public school and his father and
mother Mr and Mrs E McDonald
have the syampathy of hosts of friends
in this their hour of trouble
The funeral was held from the house
Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock a large
concourse of friends assembling to at
test their love for the dead boy and
their sympathy with his parents
brother and sisters The funeral was
conducted under the ritual of the
Catholic church Mrs W E Haley
reading the prayers which was fol
lowed by interment in the new ceme
tery west of town
Card of Thanks
To those kind friends who so cheer
fully assisted us in the iliuess death
and burial of our dear son we wish to
extend our sincere thanks
Mr and Mrs E McDonald
A O U TV Supper
The A O U W and Degree of
Honor will give a supper in the county
judges office on the evening of Febru
ary 22 which will be followed by a
drama Louva the Pauper at Cor
nell Hall The play is now under re
hearsal and will be rendered by 14
characters The proceeds of the en
tertainment will be used for the estab
lishment of a liabrary to be conducted
by the orders mentioned
Tiie Democrat 1 per year
SCHOOL
197 PERSONS VOTED FOR BONDS
AND 1 7 VOTED AGAINST
10000 was the Sum Yoted The Building
will beMade of Stone and Work will
be done by by Home Laborers
Last Friday February 5 School District To 1 Cherry county
Nebraska which is comjjosed principally of the Village of Valentine
decided by a vote of 157 to IT to issue bonds in the sum of 10000
and levy a tax therefor for the purpose of building and furnishing
a new school house fr
Let the eagle scream beat the tomtoms look pleasant roll up
your sleeves and holler for Valentine the best town in Nebraska has
retrieved her reputation and the shack which has eo long been used
for school purposes will be abolished ere winter conies again
The practically unanimous vote in favor of the bonds was a great
surprise to eveu their most enthusiastic advocates Considerable noise
was made by a few in opposition but the necessity was so urgent that
the opposition finally narrowed down to a question of location and
at last almost ceased as the vote shows The election was held in
the county judges office between the hours of 1 and 4 oclock p m
and more than 50 votes were cast in the first half hour after the polls
were opened so eager were the people to secure the improvement
Of course up to date very little is known regarding the size or
general plan of the building to be erected but work will be com
menced as soon as the plans and specifications are selected bonds dis
posed of method of construction decided urjon etc It is thought
thsit the bonds will bring perhaps a small premium The building
will probably be built of native stone by home labor and will be
constructed under the supervision of a competent builder who may or
may not be employed from abroad The building will contain six
or seven grade rooms principals office library cloak rooms halls
basement closets etc and be heuted with hot air
Patrick Duffy EPead
Sunday February 7th Patrick
Duffy aged 85 years died at the
residence of Chas Burns 6 miles
northwest of Crookston Funeral was
held from Crookston Tuesday after
noon The old gentleman had been
quite feeble for some time and the
rigors of winter proved too much for
him
M
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iniv5iii Wood Choppers
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Last Friday Sheriff Strong served an
injunction on Aaron Grooms and E
Myers living eaat of town about 15
miles to prevent them cutting and
taking away wood- from the Ware
place on the Niobrara in that neigh
borhood There seems to have been
considerable misunderstanding
the ownership of the land and
notrthought the wood was taken
express intent to defraud
over
it is
with
Aitegiaii Well Abandoned
It is reliably reported that work on
the artesian well which the govern
ment has been drilling on Itosebud
reservation has been stopped al
though it may be taken up again in
the future At the time of abandon
ment a few days ago drillers had made
a hole in the earth which was 2501
feet deep and six inches in diameter
at the bottom Work was first com
menced on the well in July 1895 and
the resulting hole cost the government
about 20000
Ilnn Rry Four Entertain
Last Saturday evening the Hungry
Four entertained Misses Kate and
Wren Donoher Anna Connolly Ghas
Sparks and wife W T Kincaid and
C A Wells to an oyster supper at The
Donoher Hungry Al furnished the
provender -Bivalve Bob bossed the
cooking QHiver Twist set the table
Voracious Kick ornamented the
dining room and lent grace to the
occasion while each of the four washed
the dishes The feed was glorious the
fun furious the entertaiuers lavish
and the whole thing scrumptious
Court and Jnrv
District court will convene in Valen
tine on Monday March 22 with Judge
Westover on tbe bench No cases of
special importance are to be tried out
side f a couple of criminal actions
The jury has been drawn as follows
and jurors are ordered to appear on
Tuesday March 23
B H Hewett
David Hanna
John Salzman
C J Bowman
Manley Wyman
W G JUlon
F H Higgins
Wm Metzszar
Chris Halst
M G House
Wm Cavanaugh
W E Cady
Hugh Mone
G A Waggoner
C E Sherman
Jesse Granger
W H Hughes
E R Yanish
Eichard Kainsford D A Bristol
Chas Hoy t Ed T Boss
W G Ballard Bobert McNamee
Davenport
THE CLOTHIER
MAIN STREET - - VALENTINE
LADIES
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WATCH
O W MOREY
JEWELER
TREES AND PLAtfTS A full
line FRUIT TREES Df BEST VARI
ETIES at hard times prices Small
fruits in large supply Millions of
Strawberry plants very thrifty and
well rooted Get tbe best near home
and save freight or express Send for
price list to North Bend Nurseries
North Bend Dodge County Neb
Corn as Fuel
While in Longpine recently the
editor was treated to the novel sight of
business men burning corn for fuel in
stead of coal The fire is quickly
started burns steadily and gives
about as much heat as a coal fire and
the editor was assured that it is far
cheaper Valentine could not afford
to indulge in the luxury of a corn fire
however when the cereal is selling
here at 60 cents per hundred
NO
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OVERLOADED
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While it would hardly be true
if we should say that we hare a
larger steel on hand than we ought
yet it is true that we have more
Dry Goods Groceries
Foot- and JTeadtcear
Clothing and Notions
and esjecially Winter Goods
Than we care to carry and we
are putting exceptionally low
prices on them in order to make
them go faster so wre will have room for our spring stock Come in
and get a few of the many bargains we offer
HACHER
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the best plaee in town to buy fresh
fruits and vegetables is at Pettyercws
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the best place in town to buv ro
ceries and confectionery is at Petty crows 2
DIDNT YOU KNOW
That the highest price for butter and egg
is always paid at Pettycrews i
If you didnt try him and you will
We have just received the finest
fl and most complete line of
Kcckwear ever seen in
Valentine We have
in the assortment
Windsors
Four-in-hands
Bows
Scarfs
Flies
And we have them in all colors
and qualities Some of the
handsomest ties ever man
ufactured See them
20 per cent reduction on Mens Boys
and Youths Overcoats
TINARD
DonotbadeceiTedbTallcrtos dTSrtlMixiitaaBd
Hunt yon can get Uxooest made flnesCflaJab sad
MOST POPULAR 8EW1NO MAOH1NE
jcr ainero son Buy from reliable aumnfactnxert
parts Oneness of finish beauty in arowiranr or nai
BenumjimproYemenraas tno HEW HOME
WRITE FOR CIRCULARS
Tto Hew Home Sewing Machine Co
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CHICiOOIIi 8TLODI8MO VAVU2TZXJLS
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T0NS0R1AL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
Shop in the W H Moses building
HOT AND COLO BATHS
Valentine
Pacific Short Line
Passenger leaves ONeill Neb
at 1005 a m immediately after ar
rival of train from Black
Hills reaching Sioux City at 235 p
m saving three hours time
Lowest rates Purchase local tickets
to ONeill aud rebuy there
THE ELKHORN
RAILROAD
orth Wcstern Line15 is to best
to and from the
SUGAR BEET FIELD
OF
NORTH NEBRASKA