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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1896)
V L E- N I n X ft f m VOL XI HE VALE THIS AND THAT Cvmint Event Memorial Day 31 ay 30 Joint Memorial services June 7 Races June 10th and lltb Republican County Convention Jnno 11 Indcpendtuee Day July 4 Populist County Convention Jul S Teachers Institute Tulj JO Tctf Celebrate A meeting of the citizens of Valentine will be held Friday ev cuing May 29 at 8 oclock p in m the office of the county judge for the purpose of making arrange ments for celebrating the Fourth of July Everybody should turn out and put his shoulder to the wheel for a good old fashioned Fourth Valentine has not cele brated for four rears Races Juno 10th and 11th Wait for the Fourth of July Watch for next weeks Democrat C G Barnes of Wood Lake was in town Monday D A Gorinley was down from Rushville Monday C E Bowering drove to Crookston and back yesterday Clara Baasford of Alliance is now the White House chef C Rust of Chadron registered at the White house Saturday F H Baumgartel was down from Crookston on business yesterday Wanted Dining room girl at once Address White House Valentine Clarence Sageser spent Sunday with his parents and others in Bassett The Countv Commissioners will meet June 9 as a board of equaliza tion The Presbyterian ladies of Valentine recarpeted the church pulpit this week Thos Gates stockman of Merri man registered at the White House Monday Walter Moseley returned home to Ainsworth Saturday from St Francis Mission John Hasher was in from K ennedy Monday after a load of merchandise for his store Chas Keith of Brookings S D came over from Rosebud Sunday with Major Wright Wanted A good girl for light house work Address W A Light Rosebud S D J R Farris went over to the reser vation this morning to work on the Alsip brick yard Dr A B Wells came down from Lead City Saturday morning to do some dental work here C R Glover and wife and T C Hornby and wife are among the sightseers at Rosebud today Congress last week passed a bill ap propriating 100000 for a public building at York Nebraska J R Farris made a trip to Simeon Sunday after a bunch of horses for Dr A Lewis returning Tuesday The fence around the depot park is being made cat tight to prevent the trees from being blown out Rob Woods son of Capt Woods of Fort Niobrara is home from the mili tary school at Faribault Minn on a vacation Chas Linebrink of Kennedy and Chas Carver of Pullman were among those who stopped at the City Hotel Tuesday A Anderson representing the Smith Premier typewriter was in town last week and sold one of his machines CJeo Hornby is having rock hauled for the new building which rumor says he intends building on the south side of the stone block Four train loads of young Texas stock went over the F E to White wood Sunday and four mote train loads were shipped Monday As we go to press arumor is afloat 4 LU V he effect that St Louis was yester day visited by a cyclone which caused the Iobs of 2000 lives It is said that a passenger train was blown from the bridge into the Mississippi river and that the citv is now on fire Dont forget the races June 10th and 11th 250 in purses besideB a number of match races Mrs Goldie Beed went to Battle Creek this state Monday morning where she will make her future home It is probable than an Alummi As sociation will be formed this summer by the graduates of the High School Geo Schwalm has the contract for furnishing Fort Niobrara with beef at 522 per hundred Frank Gillette bid was 640 Mext week we will publish an out line of the work forhe coming ses sion of the Cherry County Teachers Institute Mrs Cramer completed her term of school in the Starr district No 25r last week and left for her home at Creighton Monday morning Prof Medders of the Po3t received his discharge and left tor the east yes terday morning He goes from here to Leavenworth Kansas thence to Kentucky Alex Burr was up from Pullman yesterday to make his returns as as sessor of Buffalo Lake precinct He soys stock is looking fine in that part of the county E H Dwyer of Omaha is assisting his brother Dr J C Dwyer to attend to his large medical practice The fact that Dr Dwyer needs an assistant speaks volumes for bis popularity as a physician M G Hopkins has been doing the cooking at the White House during Hattie Karlesbis illness and he has demonstrated that he is an artist m the culinary line But he will let the pies burn It will be noticed that a change is made in the Memorial day program the name of Rev O L Ramsey being substituted for that of Judga Kinkaid who was to have delivered an address in the afternoon The Edna May company broke their engagement as ONeill in order to play one more night at Fort Niobrara This is twice in succession troupes have done this and consequently ONeill people feel rather sore Otto Berger is offering some gen uine bargains in clothing hats shoes and furnishings We understand that this enterprising clothier intends put ting in a 4000 stock of goods H R Bell will be here the last of the week to open and arrange the new stock Dick Gtooms gave us a call last Sat urday and talked irrigation for a few minutes He says his irrigation wheel on the farm 9 miles southwest of town is furnishing an abundance of water for his 3 acre garden and that he in tends putting in a much larger wheel next year Omaha gets worse and worse E E- Sawrence and Ebba Sward were married last Saturday in that village and in the evening a gang of hood lums almost killed the young man broke window lights in his house and made life miserable for all the inmates They called it a charivari A murder mystery which equals the crimes of Durrant and Holmes is being unearthed at Salt Lake -City Rev Francis Herman of the Swedish Luth eran church at that place is accused of seven murders two of which took place in the church All of his vic tims were women with the exception of two babies C H Haines of St Chailes jnois Dr iJryan u d iuacuany Sheridan Black and J Jos Wright brother of the Major of Chicago are visiting J Geo Wright at Rosebud this week They arrived in Valentine Sunday night visited Ft Niobrara Monday and went to Rosebud from there They will return home after sseeing the Omaha danced by the 1 Indians at the Agency NTIilE GLASS OF 96 GRADUATES WITH HONOR TO ALL CONCERNED 3S1nk Edith StarVc Completes the Blgb School CourNe and Is Given a Dl- plenm Conraiencoraent Ex- fiHCH Reported in Fall The most successful term ot school ever held in Valentine was closed by commencement exercises at the M E church last Saturday evening The class of 96 consisted of but one person a young lady bin perhapglifcs size was more than offseVby itsquah ty This was the fouTth class to com plete the course since the schools were graded by Prof E E Good and Miss Edith M Stark who composed the the class is the seventh graduate The church was beautifully deco rated with potted plants and the air was filled with the fragrance of flow ers At the back of the platform was a large banner with the motto Know ledge i Power To the left was the piano and those who furnihsed the musical part of the entertainment occupying the first two rows of seats were the teachers of departments members of the school board and their families and representatives of the press On the platform were Judge F M Walcott president of the school board Prof TJ O Anderson principal of the school Miss Edith M Stark the graduate Harry O Tucker member of the class of 94 Frank Thorn of the class of 97 and Rev O L Ram sey At 820 Prof Anderson in a few words announced the opening of the exercises The first number on the program was a piano duet lThe Pretty Perfumer by Mioses Edna McDonald and Mae Davenport two young ladies of whose musical ability all Valentine is proud after which Rev O L Ramsey pronounced an in vocation Frank Thorn came next with an oration The Responsibilities of Citizenship by Prof Anderson which was well delivered and received The quartette Serenade by Edith Pettycrew Mable Towne Tacy Collett and Edna McDonald was finely done the voices of the young ladies being well modulated and the rendition of I the song showed they had taken much pains to do themselves credit They Who Serve Their Country Harry Tuckers oration was a pro nounced success being delivered in the speakers own inimitable style and contained numerous gems of thought which would be a credit to any orator Mr Tucker spoke from the laboring maus standpoint claim ing they and not the rich are really the ones who most truly serve their coun try He could not however resist the temptation to give utterance to some of his pronounced views on republican ism but as it was all goodnatured and more humorous than otherwise no bodys feelings were lacerated The Flower Girl was sung by Mrs Carroll in a manner which completely captivated the audience who expressed their approval by liberal applause Mrs Carroll never fails to please with her singing her voice being marvel ously rich and clear and possessing great range and volume Mrs Well ford played the piano accompanimeut Miss Stark chose Labors Earnest Call1 for her subject and handled it well both iu the thoughts expression and the mauner of delivery Without embarrassment easily clearly and forcefully she spoke her tone being natural not dramatic her gestures graceful not mechanical Clad in white with only a dash of color where a boquet of flowers rested on her bosom she made a pretty picture and held the attention ot everyone in the large audience At the close of her oration two little girls mounted the platform aud each presented her with a basket of flowers the gifts of fiiends We publish her oration in full on the editorial page of this issue of The Democrat The Mazurka des Traineux a difficult composition by Ascher was rendered as a piano duet by Edna MacDunald and Mac Davenport and received merited applause Judge Walcott on behalf of the school board presented Miss Stark tfith her diploma in an eloquent little speech and Prof Anderson gave the graduate a few words of encouragement and advice - A Published for ur Years a cherry couffA Dependent and complimented her upon the dili gence with which she had worked urlngher school life Only a Dpt am of Home by the High School double quartette and the benediction bylev Ramsey closed the exercises NAn informal handshaking reception was given Miss Stark before she had time to leave the platform After the commencement exercises Mr and Mrs Levi Sparks entertained tiss Stark Prof IT O Anderson Miss Etta Brown C V Thorn Miss Belle Uallen and Mrs Lizzie Craw ford teachers in the Valentine school hsii83 Lillian TJ Stoner county super intendent Dean Etaer Lottie Hub bard Goldie Befd and Harry O Tucker formefi graduates of the school at thofr home on Cherry street- WHERE THE TEACHERS GO Etta Brown lteacher of the Gram mar departmenthas been visiting at Fort Niobrara this week but will go to Mt Pleasaut Iowa soon after which she will attend the State University summer school at Lincoln Mrsr Lizzie Crawford of the Primary department will spend her vacation at Omega Illinois her home and attend the Cook County Normal at Chicago C V Thorn who taught the Inter mediate department during the year just closed will probable attend the summer school of the Lincoln Normal university Belle Gallen of the second Primary will go to Fremont aout June 6 to attend the Fremont Normal this summer pEof TJrO Anderson will go to Lincoln to assume his duties as a member of the faculty of the Lincoln Normal University where he will teach in the science and pedagogy de partments Memorial Serinon Col Wood Post No 208 Grand Army of the Republic attended the Methodist church last Sunday morn ing it body -Rev Ramsey having announced that lie would preach a memorial sermon at that time The attendance spoke volumes small ones for the patriotism of our citizens Rev Rjjmsey was assisted in conduct ing the service by Revs nolsclaw and Hankins and delivered a powerful and stirring sermon to the assembled vet erans His description of the battle of Gettysburg was a marvel or clear ness and sent a thrill through all his hearers as he told of the awful car nage wrought and the heroic manner in which thp contending hosts fought for supremacy The church was nicely decorated with flowers a large U S flag hung behind the pulpit and the choir service was specially arranged for the occasion After the sermon Commander Tucker made a speech of thanks to the pastor and a motion was carried to the effect that a transcript of the sermon be published Dernration Day Program 1 Officer of the day will form the comrades in line at Cornell Hall at 10 a m 2 March to the cemetery and dec orate comrades graves 3 Return to hall and adjourn for dinner at 11 30 a m 4 Assemble at hall at 130 p m 5 6 7 8 9 Vocal music Prayer by Rev Holsclaw Oration by O L Ramsey Address by Hon J A Carroll Song 10 Response by Judge Tucker 11 Adjourn for 3upper 12 Reassemble at the hall at 780 13 Young Patriots Drill songs and recitations Conducted by Mrs O L Ramsey 14 Address by P M Walcott on Sons of Veterans Roth instrumental and vocal music will be rendered when required Ev erybody invited Come and bring your wife and children By order of Committee SWOO Jtcwavd Will be paid tor return of my horse and saddle stolen from Valentine April 14 Brown horse weight about OOOtfos 4 or 5 years old heavy mane and tail white stripe half way dovro forehead Had on a new saddle Visalia tree hand stitched stamped seat- 2 inch stirrup strap Ko 81 made by Marks Bros Omaha Ciias R Aniiekson Valentine - j DEMOCRAT VALENTINE CHERRY CO NPfSELk THURSDAY MAY 28 1896 r NO IS STILL ON DECK WITH THE Newest Finest and Most Com plete line of GROCERIES CONFECTIONERY AND FRUIT In this City Also Provisions and Vegetables in season W A PETTYCREW Prop Qherry Qounty 3ank Valentine Nebraska Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking Exchange bought and sold Loans upon good security solicited at reasonable rates County depository t E SPARKS President CHARLES SPARKS Cashier UNDERTAKERS SUPPLIES We have just received a fall line of Coffins Caskets and cases Davenport Thacher THE RED FRONT CARRIES A COMPLETE LINE- OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE JACKSON BRAYTON Props Valentine Nebraska BANK OF VALENTINE C Jl CORN EIjLi President At StettersOld Stand on Main Street M V NJCHOLSON Cashier Valentine Nebraska A General Hanking Business Transacted Buys anil Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange Correspondents Chemical National Bank New York if Irst National Bank Omaha EAT - MARKE WILL FTJBNISH - Fish Game Tender Steaks Jucy Roasts Dry Salt Meats and the finest line of Smoked Hams and Breakiast Bacon ever sold in town J W STETTER PROP THE PALACE SALOO N HEADQUARTERS WINES LIQUORS and CIGAR VALENTINE Ol the Ciioicet Brands DEMOCRAT Nebraska i 4 -4 NCI