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Palsts Exput Beer C H THOMPSON THE ELKHORN RAILROAD North Western Line is the best to and from the SUGAR BEET FIELDS of NORTH NEBRASKA 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE JTi7w5FTT3 CTU COLUMN j Edited by the Valentine W C T U MOTTO For God and Humanity OFFICERS President Mrs Abbie Cmbb Maude Morgareldge Virp irpsiilpnij ice l residents - Mrg D House Recording Secretary Mrs Alice Harvey Corresponding Secretary Mrs M Harden Treasurer Mrs Helen Hornby Regular meetings each alternate Tuesday In one particular at least all our men in the government service might pattern after one of the Japanese con sul to this countiy When connected with the Japanese embassy at Wash ington he was asked to translate some papers about the liquor business with Japan lie declined on the ground that he was willing to do anything for bis countrys good butvwould do noth ing to introduce into his country what had never been anything but a curse to other nations United States District Attorney So per of the northern district of Indian Territory has prohibited the publica tion of whiskey advertisements in newspapers issued iu the territory be- ause the sale of liquor is illegal there A general order has been issued bv the Southern railway applicable to the southern division that all employes must stop using cigarettes or resign their positions and that in future no one will be employed who smokes ci garettes A few days ago the press of New York recorded the murder of a child by its mother and her own suicide and at the inquest the husband testified that he had been married six years and that his wife had not been enjoying good health since the birth of their old est child now aged five years A phy sician Welch said had advised his wife to use a little beer as a tonic and she had been in the habit of drinking to excess lately for which he remon strated with her Welch added that he had no doubt but that his Avifc had committed suicide after killing the baby through remorse at having be come a victim of the drink habit In the pocket of Mrs Welchs dress was found a sGraD of paper on which was written Goodbye to alland Mamie National Advocate The claim of other cough medicines to be as good as Chamberlains are ef fectually set at rest in Uie following testimonial of Mr C D Glass an em ploye of Bartlett Dennis Co Gardi ner Me He says I had kept adding to a cold aud cough in the winter of 1897 tryiug every cough medicine I heard of without permanent help until one day I was in the drug store of Mr Houlehan and he advised me to try Chamberlains Cough Remedy and of fered to pay back my money if I was not cured My lungs and brochial tubs were vcjry sore at this time but I was completely cured by this remedy aud havo since always turned to it when I got a cold and soon find rcliet I also recommend itto my friends and am glad to say it is the best of all cough medicines For sale by Quigley Chnytaant flruggiste WESTERN NEWS DEMOCRAT EOBEET GOOD Editor and Publisher The call for thepopulist state con vention to elect delegates to the nation- CORRESPONDENCE hAAAA MAAAAMAAAMMAA AAA2 Eli Irecinct This weather couldnt be beaten for stock if we had orered itourself Rev Hunt closed a two weeks re vival in Dist 49 Sunday week with ten additions to the church t James Gardiner and Chas Oakes were both up the river last week Mrs Lyons and son Walter of La vaca were down visiting friends in this community Elder Boyton of Lincoln was through this part of the country week before last in the interest of the Advent church He preached an entertaining sermon while here XiolraBU Falls Jack Frost has again almost com pleted a bridge across the Niobrara R Grooms and family returned home Thursday after a weeks visit with rela tives and friends near Sparks It seems that louse moving and building has been the craze in this lo cality this fall as no less than four buildings has changed locations since Thanksgiving We understand that Mrs J A Ad amson met with quite an accident Mon day while using gasoline in her wash -water An explosion occurred and now we hear the lady is minus her curlSw The timely presence of Mr Adamson and a neighbor saved the dwelling from the flames Little Etta Thomson has been quite sick but is better at present writiug We noticed in the paper last week that a purifier passed through last Wednesday Talk about purifiers We were out in it and can blow sand out of our nose yet from the effects of it Sam Grooms went to Sparks after his household effects Guess he con- 1 templates going to batching soon Several young people met at the linm rf Alt nnii Alvc T otmsnn vsvs - uwv UU f wwuv - day to celebrate the 16th birthday rof j their daughter Hannah I Many an innocent little Bad Boy darlfng suffering untold agon aud caniiot is ex plain its troubles Alark your childs symptoms you may fiuu it troubled with worms give it Whites Cream Vermifuge and restore it to quietness and health Price 2oc7 Quigley hapmau I A boy was passing a saloon aud see- iug a drunken man ling in the gutter ho opened the door and said your signs fell down t Mister Subscribe for theNEWS DEi0CRAT - i reason tnat thirds of the edge trt The Cody and Merriman division of the Cherry County Teachers Associa tion will be held at Cody Feb 3rd 1900 at 1 oclock p m The following program will be rendered Class in Geography Ocean Currents Miss Lottie Folscm Nature Study Principal of Cody Schools How to Interest Teachers in Association Work Miss Jennie Crowe u uouveuuuu uas ueeii iauuu S class In Current Events Mrs A D ieetinr the Auditorium1 How to Teach History iu IFrmiary Grades the state are entitled to as follows bora the place of in Lincoln and the Miss Jessie BowrIn date Class m Geometry Miss Etta Brown tV - How to Break Up Tardiness in the School t March 19 Counties in this section of jhss juiy Fairhead i representation Box Butte G Hooker 2 Brown 5 Keya Paha 5 Cherry 8 Rock 4 Dawes 8 Sheridan 9 Grant 2 Sioux 4 Holt 16 Thomas 2 During the campaign last fall it was said that Metzger was in German precinct working for the republican ticket Investigation disclosed the fact that John Melshaw was the guilty par ty and at the last meeting of the coun ty commissioners he received his payin the shape of an appointment as justice of the peace Only a short time ago the State Journal was filled with telegrams clip pings and editorials sneering at Bryan because he had dropped the money question and no longer spoke of free silver yet last week it contained a scathing editorial denouncing him for estranging the eastern democrats by his persistence in sticking to his 10 to 1 views and referring to them in all his speeches The Journal will soon gain a reputation for prevarication if it doesnt watch out 2 COUNTY X i It is hoped every teacher Avill be present also bring some friend Meet 1 ing will be called to order at If oclock sliarp Cena M Downing Pres T liAlililnil irifn fi Tllanlrtnnno ilrnir store one evening says Wesley Nelson of Hamilton Ga and he asked me to J try Cha nberlains Pain Balm for j matism with which I had suffered for a long time I told him I had no faith m any medicine as they all failed He said Well if Chamberlains Pain Balm does not help you you need not pay for it I took a bottle of it home and used it according to the directions and in one week I was cured and have not since been troubled with rheuma tism Sold by Quigley Chapman druggists COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS January 9 1900 Board met in regular session Pres entChairman T P Spratt Rollin Ilanchette and Alex Burr On motion bids for furnishing sup plies for county were opened and found to be as follows State Journal Company Fremont Tribune Nebraska Newspaper Union Whereupon the contract was awarded folate Journal Company On motion the bond of State Journal for furnishing county supplies was ap proved On motion bids for furnishing sta tionery for county for year 1900 were opened and found to be as follows The Republican and Western News Democrat Whereupon the Western News-Democrat was awarded the contract it be ing the lower bidder On motion bids for county priming were opened The Republican and Western News Democrat bidding Whereupon the contract was awarded the Republican at legal rates for all county printing commissioners pro ceedings to be published without cost to the county Commissioner Burr voting against awarding contract to The Republican for reason that West ern News Democrat bid to print same at half legal rates and deprive two thirds of the tax pa ers of the knowl edge of the commissioners proceedings and reports Commissioner Spratt objecting to L C Starr of Valentine has been the objection of Commissioner Burr for delivering books he had canvassed for George Jaquins is clearing land for P Sullivan on the Tom Connolly place Mrs Angie Fords school will close next Friday until the first of February We thought Maybe Pollan woiild uuite with the church but he did not There was about a hundred tons M hay burned up on the Bowlus ranch one day recently They were burning an old slough when the tire got away from them Theres heaps of trouble on Uncle Sams mind since Liberty ran away wid a coon Sandy it will not deprive two taxpajTers of said On motion the petition of Louis Nol lette and others asking that a bridge be built across Niobrara river on the se sec 3 twp 14 r 25 was granted pro vided that the Woodson bridge be re moved and rebuilt at a reasonable cost On motion the bond of Cherry Coun ty Bank for safe keeping of county funds was approved On motion the county attorney was ordered to notify I C Stotts to close up the saloon at Cody which he con trols for reoson that he has paid no li cense since July 1899 Complaint hav ing been filed by Frank Fischer On motion the bond of W S Barker for county printing was approved On motion the bid of Dr C V IIols claw as county physician at 200 per year was accepted Whereupon the board adjourned to Jan 0 January 10 1900 -Board met as per adjournment All members present On motion the official bond of C V Holsclaw as county physician was ap proved On motion The Republican was de signated the official paper of Cherrv county and the county treasurer vas ordered to nave the delinquent tax list and all legal notices printed in the same On motion the bond of Woodlake Bank for safe keeping of county funds was approved j On motion the present voting place in Enlow precinct was designated as the regular voting place of said pre- tcinct On motion J M Clarkson was ap pointed justice of the peace of Valen tine precinct j Or motion the county clerk was j authorized to employ a deputy clerk at 700 per year and clerk hire for live days at J per day each term of district court said sums to be paid out of the fees of the office On motion A Benson was appointed justice of the peace in Wood Lake pre cinct On motion the bond of the Bank of Valentine for safe keeping of county funds was approved On motion the following appoint meats were made Joseph Wisser justice Nenzel pre cinct G B McNamee justice Merriman precinct John Melshaw justice German pre cinct On motion the following bonds were approved Robt Good bond for sta tionery A Benson justice Woodlake precinct On motion Townships Nos 25 26 27 and 2S in Range 33 were attached to Steen precinct from Buffalo La e pre cinct On motion application of Chas Faul huber for refund of taxes was rejected for reason that he did not show how brx Was unjust On motion the petition of John v55VKl5i i V - - - - - -- - r ter et all for change of road district was rejected On motion the contract with county attornov regarding fuel and otlice rent for l 99 whs extended for 3ear 19G0 0 motion W C Bell was granted a refund of 90c same being a double assessment On motion road petition of II D Webstrr and others was rejected Reason No deposit On motion road petition of J A Brewer ef al wais granted same being a consent road but no survey to be made On motion road petition of Chas Brinda Avas rejected Reason No de posit On motion road petition of Prideau Sanford et al was rejected On motion bridge petition of W S Gillaspie et al was laid over to J line meeting On motion the bridge petition of Win Steadman et al was laid over to June meeting for want of funds Com missioner Burr objecting to laying said petition over On motion the following estimate of expenses for county for 1900 was made County bridces S400r Courtand jurv 4000 Precinct ofllcers 3500 Tail and hoanl for prisoners 2000 County road nind -000 Supplies for poor 2C00 Sinking fund and interest 1C00 Kent for court house 800 Bounty on wild animals 1000 Judgment fund 2o0 On motiou the salary of county clerk was frked at 400 Deputy county clerk 700 County superintendent 350 iper day On motion ill justices of the peace were forbidden to give orders to any physician for medical attendance upon poor except Dr C V Holsclaw he be ing the county physician On motion the bond of the Bank of Cody for keeping county funds was ap proved On motion the following claims were allowed and warrants ordered drawn on county general fund Kollin Hanchette commissioner fees 1 50 TP Spratt - 7 1 Kollin Hanchette 10 50 TP Spratt 10 20 Alex Birr 25 50 D S Luihvtecoal for county -1 25 Irwin H Emery stove for county 23 35 On County Koid Fund GH Folsom road overseer 27 00 A Newberry SOW On motiou the claim of Robt Good for 2750 was rejected On motStfn the following amounts were deducted from the above allowed claims and applied upon delinquent personal taxes Irwin H Emery 15 UG On motion Alexander Burr was au thorized to get what lumber is needed to make culverts in Twp 2S R 35 and Twp 28 R 36 An error appearing in the balance of the assessors returns from Buffalo Lake precinct the clerk was ordered to cor rect the same upon the tax list and the treasurer was ordered to refund the ex cess tax paid by persons of that pre cinct caused by said error Whereupon the board adjourned to Jan 11 1900 January 11 1900 Board met as per adjournment Present T P Spratt and Alex JJurr On motion board proceeded to select GO names from which to draw jurors for March term of District court On motion the official bond of J Mogle justice of the peace for Boiling Springs precinct was approved On motion the petition of H F Barker to enlarge road district No 52 by adding one mile along the north side and taking in Widdup bridge and Bell Hill on the west was granted On motion Township 28 and north row of sections in Township 27 in ranges 35 and 36 -was organized into a road district On motion J A Yaryan was ap pointed road overseer in Dist No 57 Whereupon the board adjourned to March 20 1900 J W Daniels Attest County Clerk In pulmonary trouble the direct ac tion of Ballards Horehound Syrup up on the throat chest and lungs immed iately arrest the malady by relieving the distress cutting the phlegm and freeing the vocal and breathiug organs Price 25 and 50c Quiglev Chapmanr Stray cU or Stolvn Several head of horses and cat tle rjded Anms Strong Vulentine Neb Fif M tf n - - HM nn rTS tfcVr Louis llusetitid S D y Ajoiuirs jGivuru KtriLVfrl m sinlfMi from mv rrinnh nnthvfjf of U Dodlake Oct a work horce weight about 1200 pounds Color light with roan hairs Branded OS on loft shoulder Abut a years old if strayed liberal reward will b given for return and if stolen I vill jav S50 for convic tion of the ihlcr W G IJALLAKI Woodlake Xebr George Heyne Hooper Neb Brniil registered No 1027 Horses branded on left shoulder Kainre north and pouihf Cntconib Lake in Cherry Co W E T 1- I J Haley Valentine Neh Krnud registered No 200 Unnge iu Sharp Hunch and German prefinets 5 miles south of Kilgoru Uordeaux -S Horses bl gpST Iftl m JSTw Persons who lead a life of exposure are subject to rheumatism neuralgia and lumbago will find a j cdy in Ballard s ow Liniment it will banish pains and subdue inflam mation Price 25 and uOc Quigley Chapman LEGAL NOTICES Notice to Creditors In Countv Court within and for Cherrv County Nebra Ota In the matter of the Estate of James V DeBorde deceased To the Cu tuors of said Estate You an Iereij notified that will sit at tho County Court Kooraju Valentine in said county on the 17th day of February 1000 at 10 focloek a m to receive aim examine an ciauua ugaiuab said estate with a view to their tuiibiincut ind allowance The time limited lor tlie prcsenia tion of claims aznlust said Estate is seven months from the3lst day of July AD 1809 aua the time li iiittst for payment of debts Is one year from sairi 3ist day of July 1000 Witness mvliaiiil and the seal of said County Court this 30th day of January 1000 2 WB TOWN E County Judge Notice to Creditors In County Court within and for Cherry Coun tv Nebraska In the matter of the Estato of Thomas P Joluis deceased To the Creditors of said Estate You are hereby notified ihat I will sit at the Countv Court Koom iu Valentine iu said county on the 17th day of January 1100 at 2 oclock p m to receive and ex amine 11 claims against said Estate with a view to their adjustment and allowance The time limited for the presentation of claims against said estate is six montlis from the ICth day of October A U 1899and the time limited for payment of df bis is one year from said ICth day of October 1890 Witness my hand and the seal of said County Court this SOtli day of January 1000 WKTOWXE 2 County Judge Dissolution of Partnership Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between C J Farnhaiu of Valentine Nebr and S F Dikeman of North Platte Nebr unaer the firm name of Farnham Dikeman was on the 27th day of December 1899 dissolved by mutual consent C J Farn ham retaining tho busiuess collecting all ac counts and paying all the debts of said firm UJFAKNHAM 2 S F DIKEMAN is hereby given that wc have filed NOTICE the county commissioners or Cherry County Nebr a bond duly tested and accom panled by a petition praying that wc be granted a license to sell malt snirituom aim vinous liquors in the village of SVoodlake Woodlake precinct Cherrv County Nebraska CEOKGE UEKSIIEV JOHN CI STETTEi Dated this Uh day of January 1903 is hereby given that we have filed NOTICE the comity commissioners of Cherry fmitifv Villi i linnrl Hnlv tnarcil iHfl panied by a petition praying that we be granted a license to sell malt spirituous and vinous liluorsin tho village of Cody liolling Springs ptecfuct Cherry County Nebraska IltVIN C STOTTS JOHN G STETTEU Dated this 18th day of January lDO j ns -4 3 Notice of Limited Partnership Notice is hereby given that KAI Faddls who resides at Valeutine Nebraska and William steadman who resides at Kennedy Nebraska have tormed a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Btatutc for the purpose of i carrying on the business of stock raising and the buying and selling of live stock The name of the firm under which such business is conducted is 1J M Faddis Co The names of all parties interested iu said partnership are the said 11 M Faddis who is the generaUpSrtnerund William Steadman who is the special partner The said special partner has contributed and paid Into the common stock of said partnership the sum of 12500 in cash or goods Said partnership is to commence on the second day of January UXX and terminate oii the sec ond day of January 1010 The principal plae of bushiest of said partner ship will be in Cherry County Nebraska Dated this second day of January 1900 K M FADDIS 52 4t WILLIAM STEADMAN Notice to Non Resident Defendants W H Peters real name un nown The Neb raska Mortgage and Trust Co and EstellaJ Case defendants will take uotice that on the lfeth day of October 1899 the County of Cherry plaintiif Herein tiled Its petition iu the district court of Chewy county Nebraska against W H Peters real name unknown The Nebraska Mortgage and Trust Co and iistella J Case de fendants the object aud prayer of which are to foreclose the tax liens hereinafter described Iu its first cause of action stated iu said peti tion the plaintiff seeks to foreclose a tax lien up on the il of bwH ol section 2J and niS ot eeJi of section 27 in township 27 range 28 west of the sixth principal meridian iu Cherry county Neb raska that the taxes Involved in said first cause of action are the taxes that were levied on said premises in thts year 1897 that there is now due the plaintiff uion its tax lien the sum C 8 for which with interest from the first day of October 1899 on 6340 thereof at 10 per cent um per annum the plaintiff prays fora decree that defendants be required to pay the same or that said premises may be sold to satisfy the amount found due In its second cause of antion stated in said pe tition the plaintiff seeks to foreclose a tax lei n upon the n of sw4 of Htction M and njJ of skU ol section 27 In township 27 range 28 west of the sixth principal meridian In Cnerrj county Nebraska that the taxes involved in said sec ond cause of action are the taxes that were I ed in the year 1898 that there is now due the 1 plaintiff upon its tax Hen the sum of R2U for which sum with Hie interest from the first day of October 1899 on S4G3 thereof at 10 per cent um per annum the plaintiff prays for a decree that the defendants bo required to pay the sumo or that said premises may be sold to satisfy the amount four i due You are required to answer said petition on or before February 19th lXO THE COUNTY OF CHEEKY Plaintiff Dated this 18th day of Janua y 1000 52 4t JSrotice to Non Resident Defendants Martha Monroe widow Claude MonroePearl Monroe Dottie Monroe Nellie Monroe IeRoy Monroe Myrtle Monroe minors heirs of Levi L Monroe deceased will take notice that on the 3rd day of January 1900 the Valentine Building aud Loan Association ot Valentine Nebraska filed its petition in the District Court of Cherry County Nebraska the object and prayer of which are to foreclose a certain real estate mortgage executed by Levi L Jlonroe and Martha Monroe upon ixt No 12 Block 4 McDonalds addition to the Village of Valen tine Cherry county Nebraska in favor of the plaintiff upon which Ihere is due plaintiff tne sum of fc29 i90 with interest thereon from the 1st dav of January 1900 for which sum the plain tiff privs judgment and a decree that tlie de fendants paj the iame together witn costs in terest and in default tbereot that said real es tate be sold as provided by law for the payment of plaintiffs claim ami costs ou are required to miMver said ietilion on or before the lltii day of February KftiO Valentine Building J oan Association of Valentine Nebraska by F M WALCOIT itsAUorney Notice to Non Resident Defendant t the District Court of Couuty Nebraska- Mary Fcrstl ncu residenr defendant will take notice thai on the 2Jrdday of Jaiuarl9fiO John Ferstel filed a petition in tho District Court of Cherry Couuty Nebraska the object and prayer of which are to obtain a decree of absolute divorce lnmi you on tae grounds that you have wilfully abandoned the plaintiff and have remained absent without just cause for more than two veins last past and adultery You are required tohnswer said petition on or before the oth day of March 1900 53 4t JOHN FEK6TL Plaintiff Enframed Two nortec one brown horse Jrandrd O on left shoulder one Mik hone branded X yn left shoulder SS left hip I will described horse to the man who give the first finds re- turns the black desenbed above JOHX MONUOK KyteV 0 If SP