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Surveyor Hugh Hover
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K W Starr
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tally nvlted tnattend our meetings
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Societies
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J iecls every srrrwt mul fourth Saturday of
t onfl mouth 31tiniiers of Hit rder in good
6tuuiiiiitrecoini Jx iisd fraternally invited to
attfsnl r It THOMPSON Sachem
1 i WirGl Nb C of Records
MinieUadusa Lodge No 102 A F A
mods in regular comhmnjcalion Saturday even
ing on or before the luSlninon in each month
iiniiibcrs of the orderin good and regular stand
ing cordially and fraternally invited to attend
F M A LCOTT W M
W W Jjeer
Valentine Lodge No 70 A O U VV meets
l si and 3rd Monday Jn each month
M Chritfi nscii M W L L 3toner Rec
Valentine Lodee No 203 I O O F meets
lie rs
J H Vkast N G
Wkslky HorsctAv Secv
Col Wood lVstNo 203 Department of Ne
biula ruular nieeUng2daud4tli Saturdays of
each itiontl at 2 n m sharp Comrads from
v oilier Posts are cordially invited to attend
W W Th om rsoN Conunauder
Johx Dun adjt
-- Col Wood V It G No 179 regular meeting
2d and 41h Saturdays or each inmitlr
Amanda LudwicPtok
Hkeuk Hohnjiy -See
Arrival and Departure of flails
Mail east and west closes at 8 p m
Rosebud leaves at 8 00 a in daily exce fot Sun
day and arrives at 500 p in
Simeon Kennedy and Oasis leaves
Ut700a m Mondays Wednesdays and Fri
days and arrives at 700 p in Tuesdays and
Saturdays
Ft Niobrara leaves daily at700arii and
500 p m arrives at 930a maud 730 pm
Kewanee and Sparks arrives Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays at 5X 0 p mand
leavs Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at
7o a in
J eneral delivery open f roin 7M a in to 7 00
p in General deiivery open on Sundays froin
8 to 10 n m -Lock boxes opendaity form li a
in toS30p iu
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PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS
JC DWYER
Physician fiiivl Surgeon
Oilier at C It Watsons Drug Store Prompt
attention given to all professional calls
Valkktikk - Nkukaska
TeacSiers Examination
The regular monthly Teachers
Examination will be held the
third Saturday of each month
at my office in the Court House
LILLIAN STONER
Supt of Schools
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Attorney-at-Law
All kinds of legal business promptly attended to
VALKNTIKK - NKEBASKA
Shop in the W IT Moses building
iOT AND GOLD BATHS
Valentine Nebr
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BLACKSMITH and
WAG9NKIAKER
Repairing a Specialty
Prices Striekly Cash and Low
er than ever
SHOP on Cherry St opposite Langs
kold stand
WILLET
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Sire of
4BELLTJOY - 224 DINNlE
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4FLOKESTINP - 22GJi SENSATION
And many others
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4st dam JEATETTE by HAM
BLETONIAN 157
vDamof Wlllet sire of Nabob 230 and Ka
tana dam of Nornette 225 Hazels Sire of
the dams of Ida Belle223 and Lottie K 227
2nd 3am DAUGHTER OF ABDEL
LAH 15
Sire of Goldsmith Maid 24
Will stand the season at AT R Par
ris place one fourth mile south of the
depot at Valentine Nebraska
TERMS- 1000 to insure foal n t
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CHERRY COUKFY INDEPENDENT
E0BEET GOOD Editor and Publisher
VUbUUIlRD EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at t lie 1ost office atV alentine Cherry
county Nebraska as Secondass matter
This paper will be mailed regularly
to its subscribers until a definite order
to discontinue is received and all ar
rears are paid in full
Advertising rates 50 cents per inch
per month Ifates per column or for
long time ads made known on appli
cation to this office
THURSDAY ABTtIL 16 1896
THIS AND THAT
Cam in fJFJvents
Comity Convention April 18
Confirmatibri Service at the Episcopal Chiircli
Sunday Morning April 19
Kindergarten Entertainment April 25
Chicago Lady Quartette Aprils
Oencral Teachers Association May 2
Races June 2d to 8th
3emoinber JTliiH
2he mail who clieats his paper
Oat of a single cent
Will nerer reach that heavenly land
Where old Elijah went
But when at last his race is run
This life of toil and woe
Hell straightway leave for the fiery land
Where Uiey never shovel snow
District court next week
Democratic county convention Sat
urday
II F Holiday was down from Cody
Tuesday
The White House has thirty regular
boarders
L F Brewster of jSTcrdenr was in
town Monday
R F Gillaspie was in town Monday
from Kennedy
J A Vincent made a trip to Ains
worth last week
The artesian well has reached a
depth of 2045 feet
J 2S Neiss was over from Rosebud
on business Monday
C It Glover made a business trip to
Lougpine Saturday
The republican state convention eaet
at Omaha yesterday
FH Zamck of Oakdale was in
town the first of the weeK
2icelittle shower Saturday accom
panied by a few hailstones
The nand boys give a drama at the
Post Saturday evening the 25th
The boys m blue are happy Last
Friday was Uncle Sams pay day
There were no less than seventeen
dog rights on Main street last Monday
Fred L Coffey acting cashier of the
Bank of Ainsworth spent Sunday in
town
Messis Pettijohn and Strong went
to Lincoln Tuesday to attend the state
convention
Ernest Cuff stopped in town Tues
day night while on his way from -Nor-den
to Chadron via the broncho route
L W Handy will have charge of
the stallion Willet 17109 this season
Notice his adveitisement in another
column
G H Cornell went to Omaha on
business Sunday and attended -the
state republican convention at Lincoln
yesterday
The entire garrison at Fort Nio
brara was turned out on fatigue duty
Monday and gave the post a thorough
cleaning up
Bishop Graves will confirm those
who desire to enter che Episcopal
church Sunday Services -morning
and evening
H arry Hilsinger L L Bivens Geo
Cyphers Curtis Gallen Grant Dunn
and J It Farris returned from their
hunting trip Tuesday evening
The ltushville Democrat gave an in
teresting account last week of the visit
of 1500 Indians who came to town to
bid Buffalo Bills warriors good bye
-E J Davenport started for Broken
Bow via Chadron Crawford end Al
liance Saturday night to attend the
district republican convention Mon
day
LewBrowncll who has for so long
been clerk at the Land Office here left
for Creighton this morning his com
mission having expired We hope to
have him with us
again soon
We want a correspondent in every
precinct in Cherry county who will
send us the news of his or her locality
at least once a month of tener if pos
sible We offer inducements to corre
spondents Write us about it
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AVXl
D A Crogan of Butte was in
town yesterday
Frank Wolf of Ainsworth was in
town Tuesday night
Cliff Larsh returned to his home in
Chadron Tuesday night
Mrs Frank Flush is
open a restaurant on
street
preparing to
South Maiu
Dr Evans was called to Springview
Tuesday to attend County Treasurer
Logans little girl who is quite ill
gipAny one in need of wind mills
or pumps will save money by seeing
me before buying G Carlson
Jas Galloway was in town during
the past week with a carload of wool
and lumber which was cut on the river
at McCann
Arrangements are being made to
hold a series of races here during the
first week in June Watch for further
announcements
ChristiarEndeavor at the Presby
terian church Sunday evening T6pic
What we Should be Doing to Save
the Lost Luke 151 10
Lieut Taylors wife will in a few
days return from Ohio where she has
been visiting Miss Lacey daughter
of Major Lacey of Columbus will ac
company her
The Phonograph Social given by the
Ladies Guild at Cornell Hall last
night was a very pleasant affair and
a success--financially receipts amount
ing to abotit thirty dollars
The rain last Sunday was quitegen
eral over the northwest as much as 3
inches of water falling in some locali
ties This gives encouragement to
the farmers and insures a good crop
The contest case of Frank Mogle vs
Geo W Barnes of Cody was heard
-by the land office officials Friday and
Saturday Attorneys Tucker and Wal
cott appearing for the contestant and
Ed Clarke for the claimant
The Chadron Banking Company sus
pended business last week on orders
from the state banking board We
understand that the company became
burdened with real estate on which it
could not realize hence the action of
the board
C W Goodrich of Eli brought his
little child to Valentine Sunday to be
treated for a strangulation of the bow
els Dr Dwyer opened the abdominal
cavity remedied the difficulty and re
placed the bowels The child made a
rapid recovery
Benj R Cowdery state bank exam
iner was in toWn last week and looked
over the books of the Building and
Loan Association He found them in
good shape and the institution on a
solid foundation Mr Cowdery went
from here to Ainsworth
Services in the M E church next
Sunday at 11 a m and 7 p m Sub
ject of morning discourse The Kind
of Christians God Wants Evening
Adulterers and Adulteresses Ep
worth League at 630 p m All are
invited O L Ramsey pastor
Monday Mrs E J DoBell of Rose
bud was called from West Point
where she had been visiting her father
by a telegram announcing the serious
illness of her youngest child Mr
DeBell was in St Joe Mo and did
not arrive here until Tuesday night
A recent issue of Turf Field and
Farm states that Bill Barnes the stal
lion lately bought by Strong and Bur
leigh was foaled in 1886 sire Spend
thrift dam imp Constantinople At
Linden Beach N J when four years
old he ran 6 furlongs in 122 and
of a mile in 133
According to the tri yearly state
ment of the condition of the banks of
Cherry county there was on deposit in
the Cherry County Bank Bank of Val
entine and Bank of Wood Lake at
the close of business March 28 a total
of 6791783 The statements show
all the banKs to be in good condition
sound safe and reliable
At the district republican conven
tion held at Broken Bow Monday E
L Myers ofRock county and B H
Goodell of Buffalo were elected dele
gates to the national convention and
J O Taylor of Custer county and E
J Davenport of Valentine alternates
Tug Wilson was unceremoniously
turned down Goodell and Myers be
ing elected on the first ballot
Mrs X B Bradford Miss Mary
Godwin Cooper a niece of Senator
Gray of Delaware and Miss Catherine
Wilson daughter of General Wilson
arrived from Wilmington Delaware
Saturday night and are guests of
Colonel and Mrs Andrews at Fort
Niobrara Invitations are out for a
hop to be given at the post adminis
tration building Saturday evening -in
honor of the visitors
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Official Directory of Cherry Co
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FHE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
Awarded
Highest Honors Worlds Fato
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V pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder Free
om Ammonia Alum or any other adulterant
40 YEARS THE STANDARD
Two Cases
The Wallingford boys were brought
before Judge Walcott Tuesday on a
charge of interfering with the county
surveyor in tve performance Of his
dutv The case was continued until
May 11th
Three parties are under arrest for
stealing 1300 pounds of iiour from an
Indian
stiuicicle
Billy Craven a bachelor on White
river tired of his loneliness and last
Saturday attempted to blow his brains
out by placing the muzzle of a Win
chester against his abdomen and pull
ing the trigger Ii had the desired ef
fect and a colfin for the remains was
procured at J C Jordans undertaking
rooms last Monday Gordon Journal
As a sample of -the laconic st7le of
western journalism the above is en
titled to honorable mention
At Cornell Mall April 8tli
The Chicago Lady Quartette which
will beheard here on the evening of
April 28 one week from next Tuesday
is an organization which has received
the highest commendation from press
and public in all places where they
have appeared Their appearance in
Valentine is secured only by a guaran
tee of a large sum made by our local
musical talent arid a crowded house
should greet them The quartette is
composed of Pearl Hudson soprano
Elizabeth Ludwig mezzo soprano
Alice Merrill Raymond alto Grace L
Dickie contralto Nettie M Jackson
impersonator accompanies the quar
tette as reciter Reserved seats now
on sale at Watsons drug store
JRLindersrartcn Entertainment
At Cornell Hall Saturday April 25
Door open at 730 p m Admission
25cts children 15cts Proceeds to sro
to the Christian Home at Council
Bhiffs Iowa
This is neither a -state nor denom
inational institution ahd is supported
wholly by voluntary contributions
Homeless ana orphan children and
aged people are tenderly cared for un
der the best of Christian influences
and when whole families of children
are received at the Home Dr Lemen
the founder and manager never suf
fers them to be seperated This rule
is highly commendable and surely
makes the institution worthy of gen
erous patronage Attend the enter
tainment and we are sure the little
ones will try to please you
Hiew Time Card
The F E M V Railroad made a
change in their time card Sunday in
order to reduce tfee time between the
Black Hills and Omaha The new
card reduces the time for through
freight betweeu the points named 16
hours The new cad is as follows
EASrOUtfD
Passenger 458 am
Local i reight -3 30 p m
Through Freight 6 -25 a in
WEST BOUND
Passenger 1222 am
Local Freight 1000 am
Through Freight 506 phi
This makes the east bound passen
ger arrive ere 38 minutes later than
formerly The local freights carry
passengers and thewest bound through
freight carries passengers from Long
pme to Chadron East bound passen
gers can ride on the through freight
from Valentine to Longpine
Tnryliist
District court will convene next
Monday April 20th with Judge
on the bench iNo - cases of im
portance are to be tried except that
against John Sedlacek for cattle steal
ing The docket contains six or seven
state cases among them being those
against Collins and Xealey who es
caped from the jail here March 21 and
about 70 civil oases Xo grand jury
will be drawn Following are the
names of those who will compose the
petit jury to appear Tuesday April 21
Richard Osburn Martin Meeker
Chris Nelson
E G Malune
James Lyons
Daniel Webster
Julius Heckman
James Ballard
Geo Hornby
G W Sisler
F G Reese
Jay Cunningham
Frank Hook
J M Hanna
Perry Warren
Henry Hoenig
r W Henley
Egbert BOnuer
E J Davenport
Geo Spillman
A Is Metzger
ACRiemensehneider Frank
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Is the place to go for
DRUGS MEDICINES PAINTS
OBjS varnishes
BRUSHES ETC
Valentine - - - - Nebraska
UNDERTAKERS
SUPPLIES
SLVER
GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE
FINANCIAL PROD
IE HS OF THE
DAY
How to save money by judicious
buying at home is -of more im
portance to you just now than any
other problem We are here to
Help Solve This Problem
Our Prices Point the Way
Mens Pants 30c 75c 100 8125
Wool Pants 8145 1Y5 and up
Suits 8350 895 8750 8800
8925 and so on
Tailor Made Suitsfrom 81350 up
Boys Knee Pant Suits 50c 75c
8100 8125 to 8400
Boys Three Piece Suits -8350
8400 and np
A few good Brown Cloth Over
coats worth 81000 to close
at 8525
Eepairing neatly done at -reasonable
prices
We also have a line of
SHOES ID HATS
which when gone will
notibe replaced
We are here to fill a vacancv in
-your town and hope yon will see
our ooods before
b living else-
where
Yours for do w prices
LDEN
JHEIALLQR
We have just received -a full line
of Coffins Gaskets and cases
Thacher
The White House
A T WHITE Proprietor
Has been reUliilt an rooms furnished with
NEW SUITS OF FURNITURE
Making it the most complete and comfortable
HOTEL IN THE NORTHWEST
SAMPLE ROOM AND LIVERY STABLE IN CONNECTION
Valentine NebrasMa
W E HALEY
BSTRACTER
Valentine Nebraska
Notice
Xotice is hereby given that we have
filed with the- Clerk of the Board
of Village Trustees of the Village of
Valentine Nebraska a petition ac
companied by a bond duly tested said
petition praying that a license may
be issued to us to sell malt spiritu
ous and vinous liquors in said Village
of Valentine Nebraska for the year
ending May 1 1897
John J Gtjth
Walter Hare
Notice
Notice is hereby given that I have
filed with the Clerk of the Board
of Village Trustees of the Village of
Valentine Nebraska a petition ac
companied bya bond duly tested said
petition praying that a license may
be issued to me to sell malt spiritu
ous and vinous liquors in said Village
of Valentine Nebraska for the year
ending May 1 1897
Frank Fisctier
Notice
Notice is hereby given that I have
filed with the Clerk of the Board of
Village Trustees of the Village of
Valentine Nebraska a petition ac
companied by a bond duly tested said
petition praying that a license may
be issued to tne to sell malt spiritu
ous and vinous liquors in said Village
of Valentine Nebraska for the year
ending May 1 1897
John Borjian
Notice
Notice is hereby given that I havfl
filed with the Clerk of the Board
of Village Trustees of the Village of
Valentine Nebraska a petition ac
companied by a bond duly tested said
petition praying that a license may
be issued to me to sell -malt spiritu
ous and vinous liquors in said Village
of Valentine Nebraska for the jzax
ending May 1 1897
John G Stetter
Notice
Notice is hereby given that I have
filed with the Glerk of the Board of
Village Trustees of the Village of
Valentine -Nebraska a petition pray
ing that a druggists permit may b
granted and issued to me to sell malt
spirituous and vinous liqudrs formed
icinal sacramerital mechanical and
chemical purposes in the said Village
of Valentine Nebraska for the year
ending May 1 1897
II Quigley
iltilten up
Taken up at my place 1 miles smith
west of Ht Marys Mission on the An
telope April 1st one light sorrel horse
lame in right front foot and one dark
sorrel horse with white strip iu fore
head Weigh about 1100 each both
branded on left shoulder
with a W un
der a half circle or it may
with heel drawn in
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