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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
0BEBT GOOD Editor and Publisher
Official Paper of Cherry
ty Nebraska
100 Ber Yeur in Advance
rUBI4bHPD EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at the PosKiffloe at ValentineiClierry
eounty Nebraska as Second class matter
This paper will te mailed regularly
to its subocribers until a definite order
to discontinue is received and all ar
rears are paid in full
An Ohio man has invented a con
tribution box with a bell attached If
you drop in a penny it will ring slight
ly if you drop in a nickel it will rang
louder if you drop in a dollar it will
cail out the -fire department and a -brass
band
A womans character has beenSiken
4ed to a postage stamp one black
mark jjuics it Mans like a treasury
note no matter how many stains it
will pass at par When a woman falls
from grace her character is generally
ruined forever On the other hand
a man may straighten up and be re
ceived into society again All of
which is too true but being true does
not make it right remarks an ex
change
Already plansare being laid for the
various nominations in the campaign
of next fall We have heard several
names already mentioned for the posi
tion of statesenator fcomthis district
on Uhe populist ticket Among the
strongest of these were G P Crabb of
Valentine and I N Harbaugh of
this city They are both good men
and either would fill the oflice with
credit to his constituency Cliadron
Recorder
It does our heart good to see a re
publican newspaper get -off a burning
editorial with this sentence as its
foundation or central thought A
president who would foolishly plunge
this country into war would be un
worthy the high trust placed in him by
the people of this country How
many moons ago was it that these
same newspapers were urging Presi
dent Cleveland to immediately declare
war against Spain
By the time this paper is in the
rhands of its readers the result of the
investigation of the board of inquiry
into the Maine disaster will be laid be
fore the president and re auother is
sue reaches you it may be that this
country will be embroiled in a war
with Spain We sincerely hope that
this will not be the case but confess
that at the hour of going to press it
Iooks very warlike in the east If it
must be war let it so be the United
States will be justified in taking al
most any steps now
2sTot for a long time has the Sunday
school as an institution been handled
t
so absolutely without gloves as in Ed
ward Boks editorial on The Decay of
the Sunday school in the March
Ladies Home Journal Mr Bok has
evidently studied his subject closely
and the results must have been far
from satisfactory judging by the way
in wnich he handles the entire topic
In words which no one can mis
understand with a sure aim he pillo
ries the average Sunday school and de
clares it to be a rebuke to intelligence
and a discredit to the church Prob
ably no religious article of recent pub
lication will cause bo much comment or
evoke such bitter controversy as this
remarkable editorial by the Philadel
phia editor
Saturdays Chicago Chronicle con
tained a blood-and-thunder dispatch
from Chadron telling about an out
break of the Indians at Pine Ridge
The dispatch stated that the town was
being guarded that business had en
tirely suspended and that a regiment
was being organized for protection of
life and property The Ornuha World
Herald contained a dispatch the same
day stating that on account of the
war feeling with Spain 4a thousand
men are ready to leave Chadron on
the first train and a dozen more
brave and daring regiments could
nriranized within a week This
Verv interesting information
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one considers tbe fact that if every
man woman and child in Dawes coun
ty enlisted only abouteight regiments
could be raised for the war Chad
ron evidently has a fake factory in full
operation
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riiGRAND CLEARING SALE
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We are proud of the women of Val
entine individually and collectively
Who isnt when it is remembered that
they always taks off their hats at a
play They might However go one
step farther and take them off at en
tertainments of a different nature
Just because a man does not pay for
hs seat at a school church or other
entertainment is no sign that he does
not want to see the persons on the
platform or stage It he wasnt in
terested he wouldnt be there yet how
can anyone keep up an interest in a
rasi ation a soncr or an oration if he
ca r ot see the reciter the piuger or
the orator Study this question a lit
tle bit ye vrtto wear big hats and if
you want to feel as others no take a
seat near the rear of the room the
next time you attend an entertainment
and see how you like it The refer
erence to man is made in a generic
sense women have as many rights as
men
The assessors of Cherry county will
meet according to law on March 15
and unless all signs fail they will in
solemn condave agree to individually
and collectively break the law which
brings them together the law in re
gard to the method of making assess
ments How long will it be before
our people become educated up to the
standard where they can or will real
ize that perjury is as great a crime
when made in connection with the
valuations of property given to the
assessor and by him sworn to ana de
livered to the county clerk as it is
when a man is placed on the witness
stand and he swears to a falsehood
knowingly Can anyone tell us why
a distinction should be made Is not
a sworn lie perjury at any time Does
not the law specify that property shall
be assessed at a fair cash value Did
not our assessors last year meet and
agree that they would assess property
at only a third of its fair cash value
Of course people will say it is done in
other counties but do two wrongs
make a right It is the dignity of the
law that we are upholding nothing
more We would suffer by an increase
in taxes proportionately as much as
would any other citizen If the law is
obnoxious or obsolete or caunot be
enforced repeal it and the quickest
way to have an obnoxious law repeal
ed is to enforce that law
Bold Holdup at Johntown
West bouud passenger train No 3
leaves Johnstown at 1130 p m
When the tram pulled out Sunday
night Agent AJspaugh picked up the
mail sack left at his station with one
hand and his express packages with
the other and went into the depot He
had barely entered the door when two
masked men confronted him with
drawn revolvers and commauded him
to hold up his hands Agent Als
paugh being a wise man complied with
their request and the men then or
dered him into the office of the depot
where they compelled him to open his
iron sare ana money drawer ana pro
duce Alspaugh accommodatingly
complied and the robbers received
about 145 as their reward Stuffing
the money into their jeans they bid
the agent goodnight and made a rapid
exit from the depot Word was im
sent along the line with in
structions to officers to arrest two
strange men who were seen in church
in Johnstown that night they being
suspected Sheriff Strong caught one
of the fellows here Monday morning
and the other was apprehended at
Woodlake The man arrested here
admits having been in Johnstown on
the night of the holdup but denies
any complicity in the crime Agent
Alspaugh identified him almost pos
itively as one of the men however
and he will be held to the aistrict court
in Brown county Later The man
arrested here was released he proving
an alibi
Charged xrilh Fornication
Henry Ledgett and Belle Frail two
middle aged persons who have been in
town for some time were arrested on
a charge of fornication Saturday J
A Hornback preferring the charge
The preliminary examination was held
before Judge Towne the same day
and the couple were bound over to the
district court in the sum of 200 each
It seems that they had been in the
habit ot occupying the same room in
Uncle Pauls house and Hornback
who is a tenaut in that building re
monstrated with no success and the
arrest and trial is the result The
penalty is a fine of not to exceed 100
and imprisonment of six months
Alliance is trying to get the county
seat of Box Butte county away from
Hemingford and is likely to succeed
in her efforts
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School Keport
Report of the primary department
of the Woodlake school for the uionth
ending February 25 1898
Total enrollment 24 average at
tendance 20
Barnes of those neither absent nor
tardy Elmpr Uagen Ava Johnson
Lewis Uurr Leola West Floyd Iailey
Minnie Woodman 1 1 arson Wvman
Mattie Parks William Dew Lena
Montague Jennie Dev Ruta Ken
nicott Nellie Dew and Hazel Valen
tino
Visitors present Mrs S G- Barnes
C A Johnson Mrs Kennicott Kos
cie Walcott Mrs J D Wonriman
Loyd Walcott Npttie Handy Floyde
Wyman Jean W Edwards
Teacher
Eev James Campbell of Brownlee
was in our bnrg last Tuesday
Ranchman King from near Brown
lee tiansacted business in Woodlake
last week
Albert Ilindman and wife of Johns
town yisiied over Sunday with the
tamily of H E Dewey
The party at Schleuters ranch Fri
day niht was well attended All who
were present report a very pleasant
time
Charles Williams and family came
up from Johnstown Saturday evening
and visited over Sunday with their
relatives at this place
J O Endeman and wife boarded
the east bound train Thursday morn-
itg for St Louis Mr Trantow has
Durchased the ranch of Mr Endeman
and intends to move his family there
on in a few days Woodlake Oracle
Simeon
Maude Bennett visited with her sister Mrs
Rowley Saturday
J W Burleigh Wm Carr and C S Reece
were in Valentine Thursday
Mrs L W Horton of Chadron is with us
now enjoying a week with her many friends
Jennie Morgareidge has taken the Groves
school for the spring term commencing April 4
Miss Jeunie is one ef our most successful teach
ers
We understand that Charles Reece has been
appointed deputy county clerk This is welcome
news to his friends and we hope he will prove
an honest official
Rev Smith preached for us Sunday and held
singing school in the evening Our young peo
ple enjoy the singing practice very much and
are making go d improvement
We hear so much enthusiasm in regard to
Spain that we have almost caught the inspira
tion We believe in a careful investigation and
would rather see a pea2eful settlement of the
disturbance This we think will be done
UMSLOrOGAS
Mill JPricps for Feed
Bran bulk 50c per cwt 9 00 ton
Shorts bulk 60c per cwt 11 00 ton
Screenings 35c 600
Chop Feed 70c 1300
Corn 50o u
Oats 80c
Appointment of Administrator
In county court within and for Cherry county
Nebraska iu the matter of the estate of
Peter Christiansen deceased
Hanne M Christiansen having filed in my
office a petitiou praying for the appointment of
herself as Admini tnitir of the estate of leter
i sbristiansen decease all persons interested
in said estate will take notice that I have fixed
Saturday March 5 1893 at 9 oclock a m as the
time and my oflice in Valentine Cherry county
Nebraska as the place for bearing of said peti
tion at which time and place all persmis inter-
ested in said estate may ippear and show cause
if any tnere be wny sucu Administrator snouui
not be appoiuted
Witness my hand and the seal of the County
Court this 14th lay of February 193
SEAL V R TOWNE
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riflgrfsrafr
To make room for our SPRING- AND
SUMMER STOCK we will sell all our
HEAVYWEIGHTJLOTHING
At a sacrifice All BROKEN LOTS
OF CLOTHINa BOOTS AND SHOES GO
REGARDLESS OF COST
D STINARD THE CLOTHIER
A subscriber who is of a poetical
turn of mind likewise a friend ot Bro
Leach of Woodlake contributes the
following gem
Bright is the Oracle
Born to never die
Success to the editor
Maylbever live on pie
Keep up the work you have begun
And dont lay down your pen
Till success has crowned your efforts
Andyoucan say Amen
Mrs Fischer s M other 1 Dead
Died in ZNeligh on Tuesday Feb
ruary 22 of internal cancer Mrs
Agnes Zanuck relict of Jacob Zanuck
deceased aged 59 years 5 months and
4 days The funeral was held at her
residence Thursday February 24 at
230 oclock p m and was attended
by a large number of sympathizing
friends and relatives In the absence
of an Episcopalian clergyman the
funeral services were read by Mr IT
E Kryger Waiden of St Peters
church and at the close of the services
the remains were buried in the Neligh
cemetery by the side of her husband
who died eight years aoNeliq7i
Advocate
Deceased was the mother of Mrs
Fiunk Fisher of this place She and
her husband attended the funeral
Xotieti 1t Creditors
In the County Court within and tor Cherry coun
tv ebr March 3 1893
In the matter of A G Ericsson deceased
To the creditors of said estate
You are hereby notified that I will sit at the
County Court room in Valentine in said jountv
on the 19th day of March 18D8 at 9 oclock a in
to receive and examine all claims against saia
estate with a vew to their adjustment and al
lowance xhe time limit for the presentation
pt clains against said estate is 8 months from
me isi oi ueioier a it isai ami me unit mint
ed for pavment of debts is one year from said
1st day of of October 1897
Witness my hand and the seal of the County
Court this 3d day of March 1898
SEAL W R Townr
-8 County Judge
U S Land Oflice Vaientine Nebr I
Feb 23 1898 f
Compaint having been entered at this oflice
by Thomas A Carr against George M Eby for
failure to csmplv with law as to timber culture
entry No 5033 dated Oct 30 1885 upon the vlt
ne4 and euw section 10 township 30 range
29 in heiry county Nebraska witn a view to
the cancellation ef said entrv contestant alleg
ing that the said GeorutvM Ebv has failed to
plant or cause to be planted any part of said
tract in trees tree seeds or cuttings and lias
wholly failed to cultivate or cause to be culti
vated any part of said tract in tbe last nine years
of entry and said trcct has crown up in grass
and weeds and has been wholly abandoned and
claimant has fiiiled to cure his ladies to this
date The said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this office on the 3ith clay of March
1898 at 11 oclock a m to respond and furnish
testlmouj concerning said alleged failure
5 8 J A FIKK Receiver
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Land Office at Valentine Neb l
Ma ch 2
1893 f
S Land Office Valentine Veb
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Complaint 3V1 havintr been entered at this
offcebvluliiis Lot7lirneaiii5t Ole O Coe for
failure to comniy with law as to tinnVr culture
enrvNo 4221 dated Vav22 1885 upon the neM
section 34 towi ship 27 r snge26 in Pherrv
countv Nebr with auiew to the cancellation
of Slidentrv csntestant aliening that the said
OleO Coe has failed to break or caue to be
broken ten acres nf said tract and lias fiilpd to
plant or cause to be planted to acres of said tract
i trees tree seels or cuttings and has wholly f
failed to cultivate or caused to he cu tivated any
part of said tract in the last 9 years if eiitrv
said tract has grown up in crass and weeds and
is wholly abandoned and claimant has failed to
our his laches to this date The said parties
are hereby summoned to apneir at this otlice
on the 12th day of April 1898 at 10 oclock a in
ti respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged failure
C 9 C R GLOV ER Register
FINAL PROOF NOTICES
Claimants and witnesses in final proof cases
notice of which appear in The Democrat will
receive a marked copy of Hip paper Should anv
errors in description of lairl or spelling of names
he discovered notice should be sent to The land
oflice and this otlice so correction can be made
U S Land Officr Valentine Neb
March 2 t80S I
Notice is hiehy given Miat Edear S Lnvelett of
Woodlake Nebr nas liled notice of intention to
make final proof before Resister or Ueceiver at
their office in Valentine Nebr on Saturday
the Jith day of April 1808 on timber culture ap
plication No 7K32 for the sJJseMaeiswJi und
lot 4 Section 19 township 3tn range Juv
He names as witnesses
William UuHck Joseph Kounovsky Chalmers
A Lovejoy and John Croniu all of Woodlake
Nebraska
1 C R G 10 V ER Register
i eo 21 1818 t
Notice is hereby given that the following
named setiler has liled notice or his intention to
make final proof iu support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before the Register or
Receiver at Valentine Nebr on April 5th 1898
Sebastian Siebolt of NpnzilKeb
H 15 9417 for the seVJse section 24 neHnw1
and nnei section 25 township 34n ranire 32w
He names the following witnesses to nrove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz
Joseph Bicil Kilcore Neb Michael Holtz of
Nenzil Neb John Ferstl and Jolm Hofisan of
Valentine Neb
5 10 C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Office Valentine Neb
Feb 21 1893 l
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of her intention to
make final proof iu support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver at Valeutine Nebr on April
5 1898 viz
LHii A McOloud of Valentine Xeb
H E 9G27 for the ne section 25 township
Sin range 29w
She names the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land viz
Thomas F Kelly William Kelly William
Cavanaugh and Mary Cavanaugh all of
sion eo
5 10 C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Office Valentine Nebr
Feb 14 1898 f
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has tiled notice ot his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before Register or
Receiver at Valentine Nebraska on Apr 5
1898 viz
John Henry Porath of
Itiege Xebraskn
H E 9354 for lot 3 and senwKi section 4
township 33h range 30w
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land viz
Herman Riege Christopher Dittmer leter
Riege and Charles Sudke all of Riege Nei
4 9 C R GLOVER Register
U Land Office Valentine Nebr i
Feb 7th 189s f
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fiWl notice of his intention to
make final proof m support of bis claim and
that said prool will be made before the Registei
or Heceivtr at Valentine Nebr on Apr 0 1898
viz
William E Waire of Chester
field Nebraska
H E No 8993 for the iiisiieiuVmvU sec
tion 31 and nwUnwfi section 32 township 30n
range 32w
He names the following witnesses to prov
In continuous resideuce on and cultivation of
said audviz
Robert F Gillaspie James L Gillaspie John
Shore Thomas Fitzheury all of Chesterfield
Nebr
3 8 C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Office Valentine Nebr
Feb 8 189S f
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will bo made before Register and
and Keceiver at Valeutine Neb on Mar 23rd
1898 viz
Albert W Hutchison of
Penbrqok Nebr
H E No 9110 for ibe sjsiiwJiiieMnwJi ec
tion 8 and sesw4 section 5 township 33n
range 24v
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
Siitl laud viz
Edward Sliackelton Philo Newman Bih L
Gradd v and John Hitti e all of Penbrook Nebr
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U S Land Office Valentine Nebr
Feb 23 13118 f
Complaint No 3521 having been entered at
tliis office by I 15 Stoner against Eugene A
Irons for abandoning hij homestead entry No
9935 dated sept 24 ISM upon the nwisw
and swjjjiiw4 section 17 and s4ue i section 18
township 29 range 35 iu Cherry county Neb
with a view to the cancellation of said entry the
said parties are ln reby summoned to appear at
this office on tlie 30th day of Alarh 1898 at 11
ocIock a m to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
5 8 J A FIKE Receiver
TJ S Land Office Valentine Neb J
Jan 24 1898 f
Notice is hereby yiven that Caroline Capwell
formerly Caroline Dothwell of Pullman Nebr
h is fild notice of intention to make final proof
before Uegi aer or Receiver at their office in
Valentine Nebr on Tuesday tbe 15th day of
March 1898 on timber culture application No
8211 for lots 1 2 and eiiw of section No 19
in township No 28n range 31v
He names as witnesses
John L Roseberry Samuel S JlcClain Ben
jamin Freeman and James Hamau all of Pull
man Nebr
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We have jii3t received a larg
invoice of new shoes -which must
be disposed of in a hurry so we
can invest iu other lines of goods
Our new dress goods are arriv
ing and will occupy lots of room
We are selling rugs dirt cheap
nowadays and the price of over
shoes has gone way down though
they will he needed for several
months yet See the point
JACKSON BRAYTON
Fine line of samples from -which to get tailor made clothes
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Valentine Neb
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Rosebud S D
Horses
Cattle hole in
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Range Big and
Little White Rivers
Some branded 1IV
417 on left side
Horses JD on left
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Uange in ireyor Go
on Antelope Creek
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Rosebud S D
Also B 1TJ on left
side
Cattle undercut on
both ears
Horses branded 4
on left shoulder
Range on Antelope
and Spring Creeks
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Louis J liichards
Merrhnan Nel
JdciSnt Broi
P O Brownlee Neb
Right or left side
Horses same on
left shoulder
Earmark Swal
low tail clip right
or lelt ear
Range Big Creek
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Charles Richards
C aterrima 2Cel
Thomas Farren
Rosebud S D
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Simeon Nel
lft hip on cattte
Left shoulder on
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Some horses Lazy
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Range between
Gordon and Snake
River and Niobrara
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Left ears tagged All eaScte dehorned
Steadman Eros
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Horses and some
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