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WATOHMAEE - AND - JEWEIR
Fine line of plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on hand
Repairing promptly executed and
done in the best manner
Full line of sporting goods-
0 M SAGESEB
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
Shop in the W II Moses building
HOT AND GOLD BATHS
C A Wells J B Wells
WELLS- BROS
DENTISTS
Office over
Cherry County JSanh
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All work executed with promptness
and accuracy
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THIS AND THAT
vomlna Events
Decoration Day May SO
County Commissioners June 14
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ofcs fov sale at the mill
Cora Sparks is the proud owner of a
new bicycle
Erank Kleteckas little boy has been
quite ill this week
W G Ballard was in from his ranch
on business Monday
Mrs C A Gee of Kennedy is YiB
iting in town this week
During war one bnUafc in time may
save several cannon balls
Ely D Valentine was in town the
-first of the week from Woodlake
Do not fail to see Dr Crooks In
Yalentine June 5 6 and 7 17
Sim Relnert of Ains worth visited
his brottier George m town yesterday
B F Carter of sol
icitor for the P E was in town Sun
day
Mrs Kobt Wilson of Neligh was
in town the past week visiting Mrs F
Fischer
Harry Folks was down from Crooks
ton yesterday and joined the Valen
tine Volunteers
Do your eyes trouble you Consult
Dr Stuckey Valentine June 56
and 7 17
Prof and Mrs B H Watson will
spend the summer at Wahoo Lincoln
and Oniaha
Fred Gale and Alva Likens started
for Valentine this morning on horse
back presumably to enlist 2asseiS
Eagte
Prof E Cuff and Mrs Ida Ferguson
ofNorden attended the commence
ment erercises Friday returning home
Saturday
FSageSErcateover from Spring
view Monday for a short visit and
has accepted a position as clerk for E
McDonald
C H Cornell is a great exponent of
the value of irrigation He flooded
Main street Monday in order to water
two trees
To Cure A Cold in One Day
3Ke Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets All Druggists refund the money
ifs ife f sHs to Care 25er 46
L00 per year for The Democrat
W E Haley and Ed Clarke made -
business trip to Omaha and Council
Bluffs Sunday returning this morn
ing
Will Clarkson has the contract for
hauling to Ft Niobrara during the
next year at 4 and 5 cents per hund
red
D Q Nicholson and wife came up
from Madison Sunday night and are
visiting with relatives and old friends
in town
Miss Lueila Miller returned home to
Ainsworth Saturday afternoon after
an extended visit with The Demo
crat f amilvw
Born Monday to Mr and Mrs
John Smyser a girl John seems to
be as happy as he would have been if
it was twins
Mrs G P Crabb has been seriously
ill during the past weekbut with Care
ful attention has greatly improved and
is now out of danger
The ladies of the TJ B church at
Woodlake will serve ice cream straw
berries cake and lemonade to all
comers Thursday June 2
J E Thackrey has purchased the
two lots east of Wes Holsclaws north
of the school house and will begin
work on a new residence this week
J H Trommershausserran attorney
from Ewing was in town on business
Sunday If it wasnt for his name
Trommerhausser would be a pretty
nice fellow
Lots of people wonder why Charley
Sherman raises goats at his livery
stable We have never asked the
zeason but presume -it is because he
needs- mohair
The total assessed valuation or per
sonal property in Valentine village is
about 53000 This is about 15000
more than last year and is not 20 per
cent of real value either
Peter Cooper of Crawford the
horse man was in town Sunday on
his way to Bosebud where he has a
contiact for furnishing- the Indians
with several hundred mares
Ben Hornby a brothexvof T C and
G II Hornby was in town from
Omaha the first of the week Mr II
is special agent and adjuster for the
Pennsylvania fire insurance oompany
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Dr J B Wells is off on a tour
through Keya Paha and Boyd coun
ties at the earnest solicitation of
parties there who have aching or de
cayed molars or voids where ivories
should be
Bom Thursday May 19 to W G
Carson and wife of Simeon a baby
girl The mother and babe did not
improve as rapidly as they should have
done and Dr Lewis was sent for Sun
day and relieved their distress
t
Among all the suggestions made by
ourbrethren of the pre anent the
naming of our baby that of Bro
Armstrong Butte Gazette was the
best He proposed that she should be
called Very Good To save our Bros
further trouble though we will an
nounce that the baby has been named
Isellie Mae
While jumping Monday little Willie
Gibson slipped fell and broke the
outside bone of his left arm just above
the wrist The accident was a paint
ful one but in a couple f weeks
Willie will be as good as new He
I now rivals Roscoe Fischer in the es
timation of the numerous small boys
around town
Frank Brayton will begin building
a neat residence on Virginia and Cher
ry streets soon As soon as the house
is completed he will we are told
offer his heart and hand at public
auction to the highest bidder on the
frdnt step of the court house Now
is your chance girls Save your
change for thsale
If there is not already arl ordinance
prohibiting the use of barb wire
fencing within the city limits one
should be passed at once When wire
is used on sides or in rear of a lot it
is not so bad but whfen it is placed
along sidewalks it is worse than a
nuisanceat is absolutely dangerous
We know of several children hurting
themselves and uUn name half a dozen
women who hvB ruined dresses on
the -wire in town- Better have no
fence than barb wire
GRADUATED
IIVVPPIHMPM
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Afi Class of Six High
Receive Diplomas
Tb the presence of hundreds of
friends with music and flowers in pro
fusion with the plaudits of scores and
the good wishes of all the class of 98
Valentine High School graduated and
received their diplomas Prof Watson
has worked -hard during the school
year jiist closed and the class is a
credit to him and a just reward for
his labors
The M E church where the -exercises
were held Friday was very nice
ly decorated the class motto Here
We Launch Where Shall We Anchor
occupying a prominent position at the
rear of the rostrum In the rear of
the piancwas the Gateway to Suc
cess with the various steps leading
thereto The rostrum was occupied
by the graduates Prof Watson Eev
Moore F M Walcott president of the
school board and the choir
Prof Watson opened the exercises
with a short address followed by
Lucy Brunec with a piano solo The
invocation was pronounced- by Eev
Moore and the quartette Miss Bruner
Mabel Hahn C A aud J B Wells
followed with Italia Beloved The
first oration was civen bv Walter
Flowers Looking Backward- Step
ping Forward and1 in thought and
composition was probably the besL of
the evening Tacy Collett did very
well with her oration The Work
Remains Though the Workman -Dies
Mrs J B Wells came next with a
piano solo apd was followed by Dosse
Ferguson of ISTordftn with a vocal
solo 5Neglect not the Little Things
Earl Pettycrews oration wa3 well
receivdani AlmaGarQon
advanced some new thoughts on the
literature of the world in Our Heir
ship Inez Pettycrew and Jessie
Sageser rendered a very good vocal
duet Mabel Towne had a splendid
oration explaining Womans In
fluence in Promoting Americas Great
ness Edith Ft Pettycrew was the
last of the graduaces to appear and
made a logical and impressive Plea
for the Birds
F M Walcott president of the
school board presented the class with
their diplomas mating a very neat
speech and the quartet rendered
Good Night Gentle Folks closing
the exercises
NOTES
At its meeting last Saturday night
the school board elected the present
corps of teachers and in addition vot
ed to employ Edith Stark as assistant
next year at a salary of 40 per month
The teachers are given until June 10
to accept the positions The salaries
of the First and Second Intermediate
and Grammar school teachers were re
duced 5 per month Western News
pleuse publish and stand convicted of
prevarication
Miss Bruner went home to Wausa
Tuesday morning and will attend
the State University this summer
Each of the graduates received
beautiful floral tokens at the close of
their orations
Earl Pettycrew intends going to1
school again this fall
Edith Pettycrew expects- tb teach
school
AafTntan IIooton
At the residence of the brides
parents on Main street Saturday even
ing at 830 in the presence of but a
few intimate friends the marriage of
De Witt Clifton Huffman- and Miss
EilaL Hooton was solemnized the
Rev Saml Holsclaw performing the
ceremony
The groom is foreman in The Dem
ocrat office and during the 6 months
he has been- with us we have found
him to be a perfect gentleman honest
and capable and his intercourse with
our citizens has won for him
friends The bride is the eldest daugh
ter of J A Hooton and wife the pop
ular host aud hostess of the Valen
tine House and her quiet and lady-
j like demeanor has made her very pop
ular among her acquaintances The
young couple will for the present
make their home at the Valentine
House and have the best wishes of all
for their future success in life
The Royal Neighbors of Crookston
will give an ice cream social on Sat
urday June 4 and will also entertain
their gnests with a fishing pond
Musi rurniShed by graphaphone
Everybody cordially invited
Wild Rose Camp 928 R N of- A I
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VALENTINE
F v1hS
Published for Four Years as
CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
The War With Spain
v
The President has issued a call for
75000 volunteers for immediate ser
vice Nebraskas quota is 1475 This
ought to give the local company a
chance tom3sfcer m
London says France Germany Rus
sia and Italy will notify U S to end
wartney to force Spain to relinquish
claim on Cuba If proposition reject
ed combined fleet to take Cuba from
Spain andTJ S
From Washington comes word that
TJ S and England will defy the worldi
Spanish fleet is bottled up at Santiago
de Cuba with Sampson and Schley on
the outside
An Indention Dispute
A B McCoskey of the state irriga
tion board was in town last week and
in company with Abe White went out
on the Gordon to investigate com
plaints made against Jos Lee near
the Mormon settlement An inves
tigation showed that Lees irrigation
dam- and ditches are a benefit rather
than a detriment to the community
McCoskey returned Sunday and went
to Atkinson the next morning
A Warning
We have been advised and already
have names of parties who taking ad
vantage of the fact that while bass in
pond are in shallow water spawning
are spearing and shooting same Now
notice is hereby given that parties
doing this are being watched and if
caught will not only have all privileges
of pond denied them but will be pros
ecuted to the- fullest extent o3 the law
Menneciiaduza Mill
C S Gould Mgr
Decoration Day
Memorial and decoration services
Memorial sermon will be preached
Sabbath May 29 at M E church by
Rev O T Moore to which all are in
vited Decoration Day Monday
All old soldiers and their Mends
meet at court house at 10 oclock
sharp march to cemetery and decor
ate graves return to court house in
time to be dismissed for dinner At
2 oclock p m meet in the Hall where
the following program will De render
ed
Music choir
3rayP Eev S W llolsclaw
Music choir
Address J Wesley Tucker
Music choir
Address JP M Walcott
Music ohoir
Mrs Christensen Dead
Died at her home in this city Mon
day May 23 Mrs Cora Belle Christen
nee Evarts of pneumonia after
an illness of about ten days Funeral
services were held from the M E
church yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of the Degree of Honor and
A O TJ W Rev Holsclaw preaching
the sermon The funeral was largely
attended and the floral offerings were
especially frae
Deceased was the wife of M Christ
ensen well known throughout the
county and was a step daughter of
Jas Ray She was 26 years old at
the time of her death had been mar
ried seven years and left a family of
four children the oldest about 5 years
of age the youngest a babe in arms
This is one of the sad features of the
case and Martin has the sympathy of
all in his bereavement A sister of
the mother Mrs Hollenbeckof South
Dakota will move here with her hus
band to keep housegfor Martin- and
care for the babies
HcsolutioiiaofCattdiolenec
Castle Hall Cherry Lodge 169 K of P
VAtENTIMK NEBK ftiav 25 189S t
WHKKKAithas pleased the sunreme Ruler
of the Uuiveraa to remove from th i house of our
Brother M Christeuseu his beloved wife there
fore be it
Resftlved That we as an order fully realize
his loss andthat while we bow in humble sub
mission to Him who doeth all things well we ex
fend our heartfelt sympathy and condolence to
the bereaved Brother and his farail in this
their hour of sorrow
Resolved That these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes and a copy be furnished each-
oi inc papers xor puuncairtn ana a copy pres t
emeu 10 me lamuy oi me ueceasea
t E J Davenport
Com- BKftYTOZf
Josi fl Yeast
WnEBEAS theMastePWorkmanof the Un
iverse in His infinite wisdom has by death re
moved the wife of our Brotner Martin Christen
sen from his home -therefore be it
Resolved That Valentine Lodge No 70 A O
U W does hereby extend its sincere sympathy
to Brother Christensen in his hour of sad
affliction That these resolutions be spread
upon the records of this order a copy be pres
ented the sorrowing Brother and another be
furnished each of the county papers for publica
tion
W A Pettycrew
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VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY MAY 26 1898
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THREE - GRACES
The three graces about our Shoes are
FIT WEAR and APPEARANCE
They fit well wear long and look and fitiarell
as long as they wear
The three graces about our Dress Goods are
- STYLE QUALITY and PRICE
They are all latest designs best material and
net ns a very small profit
Davenport Thacher
GENERAL MERCHANTS
Eull line of Undertakers Supplies
A pp Wl 1 GOING TO DO
-- - - v t ANYSPRING CLEANING
The Largest and Finest Selected Stock of
WALL PAPER
In Northwest Nebraska
WHITE LEAD OIL COLORS and VARNISH at - - -
Elliotts Drug Store
VALENTINE MEAT MARKET
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War after Peace
RAIN AFTER SHINE A SPRING HAT AFTER A WINTER ONE
We have a fine line to select from
STYLISH- SHAPES COMPLETE SIZES
CALL AND INSPECT OUR MILLINERY ANYTIME
LLEFNER
ONLY A FEW SUITS LEFT
And they wont be left much longer
if we keep selling them as rapidly as
we have been doing during the last
few weeks Remember that we- are
SELLING ALL CLOTHING AT COST
Because we want to close out our
stock We are not buying any more
and want to get rid of what we have
We are not however closing out our -
DRY GOODS GROCERIES OR SHOES
And these lines are complete and will remain so
We have an especially fine stock of groceries
and sell them at prices which cannot be duplicated
Crabb Vincent