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THIS AND THAT
Com in Events
Childrens Da M E Church limp 20
School election June 2
Independence Day ul -1
Populist County Convention Jul v R
Teacher Institute lulyliO
liead our weather report
bathing suits at T C Hornbys 21
G II Cornell spent Friday in Irwin
T13 Irwin was in town on business
Tuesdav
Willis Bannard and father were in
town Tuesday
W P Morgareidge of Simeon
spent Sunday in town
Ralph Gordon made this oflice a
pleasant call last Monday
Prof C A Lovejoy was one of our
most pleasant visitors Monday
The small boy is rushing the Fourth
of July and wasting firecrackers
James M Woods of Rapid City
was in town the first cf the week
Miss Katie Noble will start for Kear
ney Saturday to spend her vacation
Chas Reece was in town Sunday
He closed his school at Arabia Friday
J C Northrop and wife returned
Monday night 1 rom their visit to Iowa
C II Cornell transacted business in
the eastern part of the state this week
Col and Mrs John X Andrews vis
ited with Mr and Mrs J A Carroll
Tuesday
Walter Jackson has been feeding
his bachelor friends on lamb delicacies
this week
E S Newman of El Paso Texas
was in town with T B Irwin the first
of the week
C E BowriDg has been assisting
Judge F M Walcott in his ofiice du
ties this week
Dr Warrick of Chadron has pur
chased an X ray machine for use in
surgical operations
J C Dahlman came down from
Chadron Sunday ancl visited Rosebud
the first of the week
With the exception of three all the
schools in Cherry county are closed for
the summer vacation
Misses Delia Sawyer and Nellie
TJullis are spending the week in Sparks
at the formers home
Yesterday Mr Avery vacated the
hotel on Cherry street He was suc
ceeded by Mrs Paxton
J Geo Wright Frank Mullen John
Brown and Chas Keith of Rosebud
were in town last week
A ins worth wants to celebrate the
Fourth of July Better come to Val
entine and have a good time
The Fort Robinson ball team will
play a series of three games at Fort
Niobrara commencing tomorrow
City water is being put in the Love
property on Main street and a new ve
randa built on the front of the house
Post barber Hatch bought one of
Clarence Sagesers barber chairs and
removed same to Fort Niobrara Sat
urday
Sitting Bull Tribe No 22 Improved
Order of lied Men conferred nine de
grees upon canidafces at their regular
meeting last Friday night
Miss Leona Baumgartelr of Crooks
ton visited in town Monday and
Tuesday started for Connecticut where
she will spend the summer
E J Davenport is taking in the St
Louis convention this week From
private advices we learn1 that he is fa
voring McKinteyfor president
Curtis Callen performed the danger
ous feat of replacing the rope on the
G A K flag staff yesterday in the
presence of au admiring throng
At a session or the probate eonrt
Tuesday P Sullivan was appointed
trustee of the estate of Geo S Moehl
enkamp recently declared insane
LcRoy Leach editor of the Wood
Lake Department of The Democrat
was in town Monday night and Tues
day on a combined buisness and pleas
ure trip
Miss Maud who has been
visiting Miss Gillette started for her
home at Johnstown Monday morning
She stopped at Arabia a day or two
to visit friends-
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T C Hornby will give lowest prices
on 4th of July supplies Nuts candy
lemons 21
Found Necklace on Main street
Owner can have same by calling at
this ofiice proving property and paying
for this notice
J T Florentine of Wheaton and
C A Goldsmith of Norfolk railroad
auditors are in town fixing up the
books to transfer from Mr Burton to
Mr Northrop
Mr and Mrs C R Watson left on
east bound passenger Sunday morning
the former going to Sioux City and
the latter to Creighton where she will
visit her -parents
The commisioners report of the
equalization of taxes iu the various
precincts printed in this paper is the
most somplete ever published by any
paper in this county
Mrs Jane Parry wife of Sam isel
Parry died at her home near Spazks
last night about 9 oclock of cancer
The burial will take place at Kewanee
this afternoon at o oclock
The town of Lynch Boyd county
which was almost wiped out of exist
ence last winter by fire was nearly
destroyed by wind last week Peggy
Sanders runs or did run a so called
newspaper there
A Burton who has for the past
five weeks filled the position of station
agent here during the absence of J G
Northrop was transferred to Chadron
yesterday where he will stay during
the month of June
Valentine will be well represented
at the races in Rushville There will
be twenty two running horses from
that place represented here and a large
number of people from there also
Rusliville Democrat
Mliton S Anderson former school
teacher at Fort Niobrara in company
with his wife started for home Iola
Hlinois Sunday Mr Anderson owns
a fruit farm at that place but he likes
the west just the same
GeoHands and Steve Tatman start
ed for Rushville Monday with their
race horses Barney McCoy and Black
Frank Perhaps they will be more
fortunate in getting a race at Rush
ville than they were here
Six hundred and eight cars of south
ern stock went over this division of
the B M in May
Fifty thousand sheep are to be ship
ped into Gordon to be ranged in that
section Wonder if that means some
vtAYffyannis Tribune
Any man who pays for TnE Demo
crat for one year or more is entitled
to have the prefix Prof attached to
his name and the same will be pub
lished one or more times in this paper
Please dont all pay atnce or our cap
ital Ps may not hold ont
Another Populist convention will be
held in the county for the purpose of
placing in nomination eounty com
missioner county attorney etc Owing
to the action of state committee
this business is not included in call for
convention held July 8 1896
Street Commissioner Bullis is having
Main street repaired and stone paving
laid Its lots of fun to watch the
the citizens of our town break stone
but the smiles given by the onlookers
are rather sad as they wonder if that
is the way they will have to work their
poll tax
Last Sunday a picnic party spent the
day at Smiths falls about 12 miles
east of town and all report a splendid
time The following were there
Misses Nellie Bullis Delia Sawyer
Minnie DeWoody Anna Bivens Anna
Connolly Cora Gillette Sadie Dewey
of Wood Lake and Maud Carpender of
Johnstown j Messers Jos Potmecil W
S Jackson Frank Brayton W T
Kiucaid Chas Schwalm and J H
Yeast
Edouard Remenyi the Violinist who
will give a recital at Longpine next
Thursday June 25 has traveling with
him Miss Pauline Stein scprauoj Mile
Louise Roman piano soloist and
Eugene E Davis barytone and ac
companist making a Cue company of
musicians and siugers Parties desir
ing to go from here can leave on the
afternoon freight and return on the
passenger Seats may be reserved by
mail by addressing Fred Ingalls Loitg
pme Only 75 cents is charged-
y
Total valuation of the county
Harried
at the hour of-
D
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and Miss were joined in the holy
bands of wedlock The couple will
make their future home at and
The DEMocTat wishes them success
Now is a good time however to give
warning that when au affair of this
kind is desired to be kept quiet the
parties should call at headquarters
As a newspaper we cannot afford to
suppress ati item without good and suf
ficitnt reason
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CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
AS EQUALIZED
The Valuation of the Various Precinct f Cherry County is
as Given Below Some VftlHatin are Raised
and Some are IWere
NOTE R raised L lowered Figures are ln per cent of increase or decrease
precinct
Buffalo Lake
Boiling Springs
Cleveland
Dewey Lake
Enlow
Eh
Oillaspie
lerman
Georgia
Irwin
Kewanee
Kennedy
Ioup
Lavaca
Merriman
Mother Lake
Minnecliaduza
Nenzel
Pleasant HiU
Sparks
Sharps Ranch
Steen
Schlagel
Table
Valentine
Wood Lake
Valentine Village
Wood Lake
Cody
Crookston
Nenzel
Kilgore
Georgia
Cooper
Sparks
FIS
W U Telegraph
Wagner Sleeping Car
Horses
K
44
12
14
30
21
30
11
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7
L
A
25
2C
20
a
4
2
40
14
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52
22
Cattle
R
201
19
18
34
1
24
1
20
20
42
ii
20
27
L
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10
t
14
Ji 5
Mules
B
C2
S
30
20
1
SO
aw
200
4
20
n
50
30
54
100
L
A
14
2
25
18
SO
20
12
10
26
Sheep
r 1
30
20
K
20
M7
19
3U
8
Lands
R I L
C5
93
9
33
63
43
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1
30
30
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9
30
30
12
22
4
13
Lots
Valtn
5131
1338
980
1108
CO
206
870
38
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56696
LndslPers
Valtn Valtn
15825
17649
10000
12003
7127
7101
8287
4284
14516
1819C
7583
27756
1997C
11951
8909
26770
4287
I 18212
4997
15512
6C95
14071
2430C
14724
45387
2704OD
19C26
1975
11844
19700
27376
9476
32048
3102
2372
23044
2558
103U
20331
8C99
12616
25253
7599
3257
12911
24305
3833
ITotal
Valta
35451
C740J
22744
31703
31503
18548
39149
11389
6656
37360
21454
17912
48087
28675
24567
34162
34369
7544
31123
29303
19345
11452 18i7
4970
4904
7497
iaii
36114
394485
6762
1711
7864401
19041
29C10
22221
63502
87927
1338
9S0
1108
69
200
970
38
174
394485
6762
1711
Grand soral of valuation 3l2l9537
Av value of horses 515r amies 600 cattle 509 sheep 040 land 109
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Saw a Meteor
While returning from Fort ffiobrara
Tuesday night about 11 oclock the
editor of The Democrat and LcRoy
Leach of Wood Lake were treated to a
sight which is not allotted every man
in his brief span of life The night
was quiet and clear stars were shining
and the moon was sinking behind a
bank of clouds on the- western horizon
when suddenly the sky was illumina
ted as with a powerful calcium v light
and objects could oe seen as plainly as
during tlte brightest day Hastily
glancing toward the south a meteor
was seen deseending to the earth with
all its gorgeous brightoesv sparks
trailing in its course tlielwhole making
a scene of dazzling splendor As it
descended the meteor assumed the
most gorgeous -Tines of the rain bo wY
rapidly changing from bine to green
then to yellow and orange finally be
coming a dull red before it neared the
ground and disappeared This was a
sight which eclipsed all the efforts of
man in the way of pyrotechnieal dis
play and will never be forgotten by
the two pilgrims who on the lonely
prairie at that late hour saw it and
were filled with awe as they contem
plated the wonderful work of na
ture The meteor seemed to fall not
more than five miles away
W V T O
Services at the Methodist church
Sunday evening were conducted by the
Womans Christian Temperance LTnioD
A program was rendered as follows
Music by the choir reading of text by
Rev Holsclaw and song by Mrs Glov
er This was followed by a paper on
Temperance in the Sunday School
by Mrs O W Morey After this a
song was sung by Mrs Wesley Hols
claw followed by a paper Temper
ance in the Public School Lillian U
Stoner Next came a song by the
choir and an interesting talk by Mrs
C R Glover on The Evils of Intem
perance and Gambling after which
the audience was dismissed by the
singing of the doxology
Woman Suffrage 3f eettasr
The people of Longpine are making
great preparation for the coming ses
sion of the Chatauqua which is to be
held there July 17th to 28th The
state meeting of the Womans Suffrage
Association will be held on the 23rd
and speakers of national fame will be
present to tatre part in the deliberat
ions of the Association and talk to
those present The meeting will last
several davs but Thursday July 23
will be given entirely to the women
Last-
-Mr
mnay CoMiuiisiosci
Hav Cnipletel SThelr Labors as a
Board of Eqtualteation
Tales tike Kebr June 9 1896
The Board of County Commissioners-met
in regular session- a a board
of equalization Members present
a45iinham president P SislHvan
Max jK VierteL
Continued in the business of equalization-
uringth8 day and adjourned
until June 10th 1898u
Junel0fch I89Q
Board met putsuant to adjourn-
menfe On motion- the Clerk was
notify C J Anderson to
ajtfearbefore the board on orbef ore
fune 15th and show cause why his
assessment in Sharps Ranch precinet
should not be raised
On motion the Clerk was directed to
notify R F Hobson to appear and
show cause why 136 head of cattle
owned by him should not be assessed
Board continued in session engaged
in the work of equalization from day
to day until the evening of the 13th
when they adj mured until the I5th
JuneI5thl89
Board met in regular session as a
Board of County Commissioners and
immediately adjourned and reconven
ed as a board of equalization and con
tinued the equalization until the 17th
having adopted the foregoing schedule
of percentages and raised or lowered
the different classes of property in
accordance therewith
Whereupon the following levies
were made
County General Fund 9 Mills
County Bridge Fund 35 10
County Road Fund 24 10
Countv Soldiers Relief 1 10
Total 15 Mills
County Sinking Fund certified by
County clerk 2 mills
Valentine Village General Fund
certified by Village Clerk 6 mills
-Valentine Village Sinking Fund
certified by Village Clesk 7 mills
Valentine Precinct Road Bond
Fund 1 mill
School District Bond Fund Levies
Ivo Levy 3STo Levy
2 6- mills 4 5 mills
7 5 8 8
10 2 12 8
16 2 20 4
23- 15 26 8
28 15 30 5
33 10 39 1
41 9 47 2
48 12 65 5
70 3 71 10
49 5- 82 1
There being no further busines the
board adjourned sine die at noon
June 17 1896
Attest Geo Elliott
County Clerk
Celebration at Mesnedy
Kennedy wirl have a grand Fourth
of July celebration Exercises will
commence at 10 a m with music the
Declaration of Independence will be
read by Milt Latta and a program of
recitations etc will be rendered by
school children The sports will in
clude horce pony foot and sack racing
greased pole climbing and so on and
will wind up with fireworks at night
VALENTINE DEI
tfOCRAT
VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY JUNE 18 1896
NO 21
STILL ON DECK
WITH TnE
Newest Finest and Most Com
plete line of
GROCERIES CONFECTIONERY
AND FRUIT
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In this City
Also Provisions and Vegetables
in season
W A PETTYCREW Prop
Cherry CNT
Valentine Nebraska
ANK
Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking
Exchange bought and sold Loans upon good security solicited at reasonable
rates County depository
E SPAPcKS President CHARLES SPARKS Cashier
UNDERTAKERS -
SUPPLIES
We haVe just received a full line
of Coffins Caskets and cases
Davenport
f
Thagher
THE RED FRONT1
CAPvRIES A COMPLETE LINE OE
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE -
JACKSON BEAYTON Props
Valentine Nebraska-
flANK OF VALENTINE
H COltS ELL JPreaident 31 F XIVELOLSON Cashier
Valentine Nebraska
A General Eanfciny Huainesn Transacted
Say a and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange
Correspondents Clieraicai National Bank New York if Irst National Bank Omaha
CITIZENS - MEAT
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WILL FURNISH -
Fish Game Tender Steaks
Jtiey Roasts Dry Salt Meats
and the finest line of Smoked
Hams and Breakiast Bacor
ever sold in town
At StettersOId Stand on Main Street
J W STETTER PROP
THE PALACE SALOON
HEADQUARTERS
WINES LIQUORS and
VALENTINE
J the Choicest Brands
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Nebraska
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