k f THE VALENTINE DtlOCRAT I M RICE LQITOR Official JVewnpaper of Cherry Count y Nebraska TERMS Sbscriptln lno per year In advance S1G0 when not paid hi aihmce Display advertlsJn -1 Inch 15c per issue 10 per column by the nil lis Local Notices 5c pit line each issue Brands XH Inches 400 per year In ad vance additional spa 300 per inch per year engraved blocks extii 100 each Parties living outsit Cherry county not per- sanally known are requested to pay in advance M per cent additional to above rates If over 6 months In arrears Notices of loss of stock free to brand adver tisers i - mmm i Thursday May 23 1901 ig H ft S A Young Mans Soliloquy of Late I long to be an Indian and with the Indians stand Jng hair upon ray forehead a bow within my hand Id like to go to Utah go wild and tear my hair To be with that sweet maiden that Angel bright and fair But then I have some rivals for honors that 1 crave The lawyer ana the dentist the cashier Bonny Brave I think that I can fix them when they sit in my chair Ill blow them up on their good looks but re fuse to curl their hair ADDITIONAL LOCAL Omaha painless dentist June 1 and 3 17 Meals at alll hours at Swims rant lfc Dr Complon had a professional call to Cody last nignt returning on no 4 this morning There will be a forenoon and aftei - noon session of the teachers association - nex Saturday Pete DeCory and Alex Chardonneau were in town several days this week from the reservation J J Swim has opened up a restau rant nest to the Bodega saloon and in vites your patronage Dr Withers Omaha painless dentist will be in Valentine June 1 and 3 Office at JDonoher hotel 17 Mrs Donoher returned to Valentine last week after being down east for her health for several months There was a social dance at Mike Botzs near Nenzel Monday night A good time was enjoyed by all A daughter of Mr Shaughnessy re turned from taking treatment down east for consumption lately much im proved in health - W W Anderson returned this week from Washington D C where he has been spending the wintsr Mr Ander son is looking robust and healthy Prof A E Davison of the state uni veraity will lecture here next Saturday evening at 8 oclock at the M E church The public are cordially in vited v See Dr Withers Omana dentist if you want your dental work done by an experienced dentist and at Omaha prices Set of teeth 5 22 years ex perience 17 A car load of brick was shipped in from Gordon last week for use in build ing the court house but the quality vwas not good enough for the job and was rejected IF B Clapp of Simeon was in town Wednesday on business and didnt gfor get to drop a dollar in the editors bas ket which sets his subscription a year in advance Grandfather Hershey- raffled a fine silver plated tea set last evening worth Frank Brayton was the lucky man winning on no 51 There -were 100 numbers Oscar Balgord returned to Rosebud last Monday after attending school here since last fall Oscar is a bright intelligent boy and will be missed in li is circle of friends here E Erickson who has been here put ting the heating pant in the court house left for his home tbjs morning at Onawa Iowa and will be back obout tuemiddje of June to complete the work Dick Znlian writes that they are get ting reuly for the cluihig exorcises at the boarding school ou the agency and will spend most of his vacation among his friends in Valentine Dick remem bered the editor with a dollar which pays his subscription a year in advance Denry Auguston the Brownlee black smith spent several das in town last week atteuding court and getting ac- quaintftd -Mr Auguston has seyeral nice hay claims around Brownlee and rrieagessone in stock luines No etice his ad in this paper of his black jaith biUoess inn irm f J8AJlAtA AAASAtS The Sun Chagrinned Old Sols fierce heat is paints greatest foe Inferi or paints containing mineral oils soon have the life literally burned out of them Then the pigment is free to peal or be washed off by the rain But the sun meets its match in Detroit Paints Pure raw linseed oil and a little dryer are the only liquid ingredients Pure car bonate of lead combined with the right proportion of oxide of zinc constitutes the base Spreads best wears best Theres economy in every dip of your brush when you use this paint Quigley Chapman Druggists Valentine Neb f r4TriYyrrirsrir3irrs5if The annual election of officers of Minnechaduza Lodge No 192 A F A M will be held in Masonic hall in Valentine Nebr on Tuesday May 4th 1C01 at 730 p m sharp All members are requested to be present W W Thompson T C Hornby Acting Sec W M We want you to talk about the edi tors meeting that we are going to have Saturday June 1 and there we want you to come and enjoy yourself in Thachers grove all day and stay for the good lecture at night in the hall We know you will enjoy all of it Bring your dinners and lets cele brate in picnic style Last Friday we began to collect together our press and type into the Democrat building which is now the home of the Valentine Democrat located west on Catherine St from the Cherry County Bank Come and see us if you have business news or money to leave with us We will be glad to get either or weJl shake hands and tell you Its a nice day just for fun At a meeting last night of the stock holders and members interested in the hall to be built as the second story of Quigley Bray tons buildings the following persons were elected as di rectors J03 H Yeast C H Cornel1 T C Hornby Chas Anderson Geo Elliott J T Keeley and James Man gan and the directors elected as their officers the following Jos H Yeast president J T Keeley secy T C Hornby treas As a building committee Jos H Yeast J T Keeley and Chas Anderson were elected They adjourned to meet Friday at 730 Max Heth five year old son of El mer lleth got lost last Sunday even ing while the families with two other families were up the river about three miles on the Schlagel picnicing Whon the Heth family were ready hnrnfl little Max was not to be found and thinking he had started down the road alone they started for home but not finding him they turned back and after a careful search went on home thinking perhaps he had gotten home some way Not finding him at home the father tnrned back and again search- ed but to no avail Early Monday morning the town was notified and searching parties scoured the country on foot horse back and in buggies and carriages About ten oclock the little wanderer came along the dusty road with tongue swelled and frothy mouth to Hackberry Thompsons place on the river above the Jack Darr bridge and was taken in by the Thompson hoys cared for and taken home The little boy had wandered along until it be came dark and wheu he could no lon ger pick his way along the rocky cliffs lay down under the shelter of a pine tree where he passed the cLilly night and as soon as it was light got up and barefooted and weak from hunger and thirst made his wMy but slowly It was a narrow escape for him He had gone eight or ten miles and possibly traveled much farther as likely he had not taken a straight course and it being over hills and through canyons the climbing would have tired a much larger and stronger boy If the little fellow had given up in his journey and hun down he would not have been found as few thought of a little fellow like him crossing hills and canyons would be dangerous m that direction which gerous for any one to travel and im possible to go on horseback It is hard to depict the little fellows mind or the thoughts that came to him as he found himself alone to spend the night with out supper or bed and nothing to drink though he cruld have gone to the river j but could not get down to it for the bank which was too steep for him -- - rn - -I i i iiMHIl I Kill l I i yJMBBBHMEBBBBBwl9BBBB i i iiixi IrtUHWIi W m TTTf - - Chas Welford visited in Xody over Sunday Lew J3 Hollister of Alliance is yisit ng in town this week Mrs Underwood and Mrs D C Nelson of Cody were in town yesterday Mrs L N Laport left Tuesday night for Tilten Iowa to visit her par ents for a few weeks Lulu nooton came home last Monday from Eli where she had been teaching School during the winter Word comes to us as we go to press that Barney Denayer of Arabia was kicked by a horse yesterday breaking a leg and an arm Grade up your herds Begin now while you can buy registered Short horn bulls for cash or credit from Raf fenberg Bros at Valentine 18 tf A Mr Root and Miss Pauline Adams of Salt Lake City Utah have been in town this week Mr Root expects to take back some native Indians with him to organize a wild west show or something of that kind Program of Gr A R Decoration day on May 30 1901 and memorial sermon May 26 1901 Comrade W W Thom pson is made a committee to take charge of decoration service at Ft Nio brara Memorial sermon by Rev Cumbow at M E church May 26 1901 All old soldiers whether they belong to the G A R post or not are invited to meet at Judge Townes office on the 26 by 1030 a m sharp and march to the church On the morning of the 30th meet at Judge Townes office at 930 a m sharp go from there to the cemetery and decorate graves after which re turn to Cornell hall when further ar rangements will be announced By Order ofG A R ifo BfifrTrtViiftr Tiffin iir atfkL rirW j Educational Department f ByLETA STETTER The thoughts thoughts of youth are long long LOXGKKLLOW Miss Maud Jeffers who dropped her school work in the 9th grade some time ago visited the H noon S Thursdao after Ever since the circus passed this way the school grounds have at intermiss ions been one amazing spectacle of brilliant acrobatic feats including both those of trapeze performers arid dimiu utive contortionists Miss Bertha Kneeland visited in the high school last Thursday afternoon Bird day was celebrated in Miss Muchmores room by a very entertain ing program which was witnessed by many of the little ones parents and friends Are the 11th grade reveling in the prospect that there is only one more high school examination for themV Last Thursday morning Clyde Dav enport spoke to the civil government class in regard to the visit which he made to Washington last March giv ing us many interesting details con cerning the inauguration of Mr Mc Kinley and the sights and ways of the capitol city Mrs Watson is busy almost every af ternoon helping the graduates with their orattons The school reporter for the Repub lican must have had a late but serious attack of the spring feyer last week judging from the non appearance of his school notes The program for commencement whT soon be ready for printing Miss Cook in civics Now class when a state representative goes home from a session what is he liable to do Mr Growden knqwingiy Liable to talk politics a good deal Concerning the closing of the Chad ron schools we quote tha foilowing from the Chadronian On account of the closing of school members of the 11th grade were dis appointed aud expressed themselves very vigorously We fear the mayor would not be re elected if it were left to the 11th grade The 10th grade were happy and the 9th grade wept for joy Now isnt that just like a little Chadron 9th grader Examination being past once more -everybody is wondering what his card will belike The 10th grade at least six members of it botanized Tuesday afternoon They made many important scientific discoveries among them a Polifferous inseef an ambiguous quadruped and that Mr Growden is color blind at a distance he mistook other members for Indians A boat ride made a satis factory finish for the excursion and the botanizers came back with a good sized tai 1 1 1 full of specimens mn afc Miss Oliver couple of days a goose nmainBWWiMwi of Long Pine visiting here FBW IM il H K M WMi u jjfcafe afa jfe iffr t QskrjftriflrafS t COMMUNICATIONS ft Woodlake Items W Honey returned home Saturday night from a trip to Nebraska City Omaha and other points Woodlake lias been well filled with strangers the past week and is becom ing one of the busiest towns along this line of railroad The Last Loaf play given by the dramatic club Saturday evening was largely attended the cash receipts amounting to 2400 An excellent stage and property had been prepared for the occasion and the entire cast cid their parts so well that unstinted praise was bestowed on all Frequent and hearty applause showed the thorough entertainment of the audience Many young people from Simeon Long Pine and other points were in attendance and all seemed well satisfied with the drama A pleasant party was given Thursday evening at the home of J I West in honor of the nineteenth birthday anni versary of his son John The following persons were present Messrs Barnard Leach Harr Lambie Day Miles Johnson and Thorn and Misses Gokey West Emmick Day Benson and Mesdames West Barnard and Lewis Rev Martin of Ainsworth held- services at Woodlake Sunday evening A large congregation listened to a good sermon Mr Martin visited the coun try during the forenoon and lost him self in the hills but found his location in time for church Frank Cronin spent Saturday and Sunday in town Frank Thorn returned to his home at Valentine Sunday after closing a suc cessful term of school Mr Thorn is an excellent young man and will be much missed h his many friends here Miss Jennie Morgarei Ige returned to her home at Simeon Sunday Miss M has given satisfaction to the patrons of our school as a teacher in the primary department and it is the wish of many that she be continued in our school for the coming year Mrs Abel Biiley and son are visiting friends and relatives at El Dorado Ne braska spent a yill Bailey went to Chadron Satur day to be examiued for the position of operator V L Klingaman and family spent Monday in town John II Day is erecting a good sized addition to his house on South Main street Miss Maud Day returned home Tram Ainsworth one day last week For Sale In view of retiring from the stock business I am offering for sale all of my stock consisting of mares 3 and 1 years old geldings 1 and 2 year old colts to the number of 125 head Also my registered trotting stallion Star light Also cows yearling steers and heifers to the number of 120 head About one half of the cows have calves by their side Prices reasonable Rodt Dyer 18tf Rosebud Agency S D Born To Wm Cavanaugh and wife on Monday morning- May 12th a son all parties doing well Eli Precinct Pretty warm weather this There was a cloud burst one day last week near the Crane bridge and wash ed some of the hills down in the river bottom Chas Larsen and wife of Merriman were on the river over Sunday JL rank Hewlett and wite will go to Hot Springs S D this week to stay awhile Cattle are coming into this part of the country by the hundreds There wont be enough grass this fall to feed Sandy Court Proceedings Mrs Bennett of Valentine was grant ed a divorce Case of state vs Antoine Ladeaux was continued to July 9 and bond fixed at 1000 II S Brock sued the county for 2500 damages for falling through the bridge across the Niobrara down below the Fort breaking his font and employ ed two able lawyers to fight his case Judge Kinkaid and Judge Walcott County Attorney Morrissey stood up for the county alone and proved that Mr Brock knew that the bridge was unsafe and that it had been condemned The jury brought in a verdict for the county Case of Fisher vs C C Parker was dismissed Case of McCloud vs Miller and Cypheis was get for July 9 Great Reduction In Prices of Shirt Waists Eates Seasonable irtflJ Vv FREMONT ELKH8RN AND MISSOURI VALLEY RR e AND 3- SIOUX CITY PACIFIC RR- PASSENGER DEPARTMENT Omaha Neukaska ArjtiL 27 ioo To All Agents The following SpEciiL Excursion to Hot Springs SD are authorized DATE OF SALE May 21 1C31 RATE One fare plue 2X3 for the round trip adding odd cents to make the rate end in 0 ore LIMITS Continuous passage in both direc tions final limit 30 days from date of sale JR BUCHAFAN General Passenger Agent Henry Aiiguston BBOWXLfiE - KJGBRASKA Does General Blacksmithing St hard time prices for cai SWIMS RESTAURANT MEALS AT ALL HOURS CAKDIES AND CIGARS ORANGE AND RASPBERRY CIDER CALL AM SEE VS Kotice to Creditors In the County Court within and for Cherry county NebrasRa in the matter of the estate of John Dunn deceased To the creditors of said estate You are hereby notified that I will sit at the County Court room in Valentine in said county on the 13th day of June 1001 at 2 oclock p m to re ceive aud examine all claims against the estate with a view to their adjustment and allowance Tne time limited for the presentation of claims against said estate is on the 14th day of June AD 1831 and the time limited for the pay ment of debts is one year from said 13th day of October 1DC0 Witness my hand a nd the seal of said county court this 22 day of May 1001 18 4t W R TOWNE County Judge mi The case of A V Coble vs James and J H Skirving was brought to a close Friday morning by the judge in structing the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff The particulars are that Jas Skirving and son J H were running a store at Brownlee during the fall and winter of 1899 and 1900 and sold out to Arthur V Coble some time in the winter Coble pay ing 1000 down and agreeing to pay balance when goods were invoiced and turned over to him The time set for this was claimed to be April 1 1900 by Skirving Coble claiming that he was to invoice and receive the the goods between the 1st and the 10th of April and that invoicing would begin not before Apr 1 which was on Saturday Coble had gone to Ains worth employed A C Tolliver and got back to Brownlee Sunday Apr 2 and that night the store burned down James and J HiSkirving claimed that Coble had forieited the 1000 by not being there Apr 1 Coble sued for the recovery of the SI 000 paid by him as he had not received the goods A large number of Browniee people were up attending as witnesses in the case Died in the Plunge Rath Manv of our business people regret to learn of the death of E A Seaman the traveling salesman for the Carpenter Paper Co at Hot Syrings after leav ing here last week We give a clipping from the World -Herald of the 18th re garding his death Hot Springs S D May 17 E A Seainon a traveling salesman of Omaha died here to day in the plunge bath as a result of too long a bath He was seemingly well when he went into the water but in forty five min utes he became helpless and nothing could be done to relieve him Heart failure was the cause of his death It is the second death at the plunge in the past ten years both from the same cause - z fjggjggjmtmmM Renovate Renovate Renovate White Lead Oils Turpentine Putty Paints Whitewash and Kalsomine Brushes APEfclTQ CflD The Celebrated Lincoln Ready Mixed Paints mE AUErciO rUa Varnishes and Stains There is none other so Gcob We Kee in Stock at all times a large assortment of Wall paper in prices ranging from lOcts to 50cts for a double roll OUR SODA WATER IS EQUAL TO THE BEST And it is as cold as Greenlands Icy Mountains ELLIOTTS DRUG STORE It will pay you to investigate also see what we have to show 3ow in Summer Dres3 Skirts Corsets Hosiery etc etc We wish to announce that we will take or ders for Hair Goods and guarantee satisfaction See our MILLINERY J tt WkX3 Ms K4 2l 23XJ mm Give Me a Trial WalcotV s find Til son 8 old Stands Jf v A Schatzthauer Propr rcy nv Jotic8 to Bridge Builders Scaled proposals will be received by the coun ty board of Cherry county Nehr up to June U at 1 oclock p in for the construction of two wrought iron or steel bridges across the Loup river about 45 miles southwest of Woodlake Nebr One at Brownlee aud one at H K Ed garS place Dimensions of bridge at Brownlee P O Length 75 feet roadway 14 feel Oneaill KEdgars GO feet In length 14 feet roadwav Both Dridges to be single span and set on iron legs fastened to oak piling for foundation and to De CJi feet from low water mark to top of bridge lioor and to bo covered with 3 inch hard pine or oak Bids should be addressed to LLaufcr chair man board of county commissioners Valeutlne Nebr ana endorsed bridge proposal The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids J W DANIELS Nalentuie Neb Slay 7 lOOl Co Clerk Following is a list of the lands now advertised for final proof at the Val entine U S Land Office J Lisle se4 57 -1020 May 1C J Smolit ss seJ4 sec 28 eJS ne 1623 May 18 Peter Reige seU 9 18 J B Flnuey uvVt ue uyx seJi 13 is 24 May 18 John Steckel uVJ sw nwi 23 31 May is Margaret Heelenstf awJi sec 20 aud u nw 29 3220 May 18 James H Bay n ne nVJ nvli 233337 May 20 William Pullman nJ4ne sVt seJ4 1328 17 May 20 Edward Quirk se 32 -3425 Mav 21 August Hoehen s swJ4 and sytseli 12 29 2C May 22 t W Sewel n4 neJi nw410 27 39 Mav 27 A P Taylor swfci neli syt se sec 11 riwK neii 14 33 89 May 27 Mary Gesman ntf seaud nJ4sv n -28-34 April 27 J S Layne se 1430 18 May 28 M Anisk Lots 1 and 2 elA nw 193023 June 7 Ella U Rowley n nwj and seli sw ami nVt sw and swj seJi 2930 31 June 13 Chas McCay nyt ne se uej audueJi uwa 17-30-30 June 13 Jju THE RATE REDUCED via THE OLD ESTABL1SEHD LINE Between Omaha and St Paul is the North Western Line One Fare For the Round Trip Kates to the biennial meeting Head Camp Modern Woodmen of America have been announced at one fare foi the round trip Dates of sale June 7 8 and 9 limit leaving St Laul June 10 to 18 inclusive The railroads of Nebraska connect ing with the North Western Line at Omaha are The Union Pacific B M Missouri Pacific C R I P and the road connecting at Missouri Valley is the Eremont Elkhorn Mo Yalley Delegates and their friends from atff points in the state can therefore secure the best accomodations bv buying through tickets from their home towns via the most convenint road to the Missouri Hi ver and the Northwest ern Line beyond - Two Through Trains Daily Lv Omaha Union Passenger Station 755 p M Lv Omaha Union Passenger Station 655 a 31 The night train has modern broad vestibuled coaches and Pullman sleep ers The day train has modern broad vestibuled coaches and observation buffet parlor car We note the fact that M W of A always want the best when they can get it gor the same monej The motto of the North Western Line is The Best of Everything J R Buchanan General Passenger Agent Omaha o e c o e cecsccsosa i c J3 c c i DRSr Caldwell Hutchinson DERT18T3 Over Hornbys Grocery J CSCSCJSSCSC C O 2 - - -