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iflPor our competitors Tlioy cant
see liov we do it Thats our
secret and it doesnt make any dif
ference to you All you want
to know jV that you can buy goods
cheaper of us than of anybody
else- -Our prices are the most con
vincing proof we can offer
A good congress plow shoe 100
A good calf fine shoe - - 125
Fine satin calf worth 250 for 195
Womans satin calf worth 150 100
Womans Dongola - - 119
Womans fine Dongola - - 145
Extra fine dongola worth 200 1G5
Extra fine Dongola turn 400 215
A few good Oxford ties lett at 99c
Childrens shoes of all sizes
Ask to see them and get prices
HATS
We liave received another large
lot of hats to close out to you at
just about 50 cent on the dollar
These are genuine bargains
Come in and look them over
Good Seamless Socks for 5c per pair
One worth 15c for 10c
Fine ones worth 25c for 15c
Suspenders for 15c 20c 25c 30c
ally worth double
Pine assortment JVec7rer and
S7iirts
Ties for 25c 35c and 50c
Shirts for 45c 50c and 65c
Celluloid Collars standing or turn
down 5c each
Heavy Blue Overalls 50c
Nice neat black Pants 150
Working Pants 75c and 1
All Wool Pants 145 and 171
Mens irifs sold all season at
1000
All Wool Fine hey Pattern
t only 1603
This is the biggest bargain of the sea
son Dont fail to see them The
Quantity is Limited
Always remember that when you buy
of us you get a perfect fiii
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Hair cutting and shaving
Shop in the W H Moses building
HOT AND GOLD BATHS
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Sire of Nabob 4 230 Sire
MocJiester GIG Record
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BELLBOY
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Sire of
2244 DINNIE - 225
OOS ATTVYVr ooct
FLORESTINE - 2GJ4 SENSATION - 229J4
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1st dam JEAOTETTE by HAM-
BLETONIANT 157
Dam of Willet sire of Nabob 230 and Ka
tana dam o Nornettc 225 Hazels Sire of
the dams of Ida Belle 223 and Lottie K 227
2nd dam DAUGHTER OF ABDEL
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Sire of Goldsmith Maid 224
Will stand the season at M E Ear
ns place one fourth mile south of the
depot at Valentine Nebraska
TERMS- 1000 to insure foal
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Repairing a Specialty
Prices Striekly Cash and Low
er than ever
SHOP on Cherry St opposite Langs
tsjd stand
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CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
E0BEET GOOD Editor and Publisher
JSHtrtty
Taken up by the subscriber living
miles northwest of Georgia in Cherry
co Xebraska on the 21st day of May
189G One stag or steer supposed to
be three years old color red and brand
ed thus 7 reversed 4 1
OSTEKMAN
Jiuml Ofllce If usincHH
The mouth of June was a particu
larly dull one in the land office here
only 4 homestead proofs being made
for640 acres of land Homestead en
tries to the number of 31 were made
on 47S9 acres of north western Ne
braska land and one homestead of 100
acres was commuted cash being paid
for same Final proof was made by
15 parties for 2400 acres taken under
the timber culture law
Soliool Meeting
At the annual meeting of the voters
of school district Ko 1 held at the
school house last Monday evening M
V Nicholson and J T Keeley were
elected to succeed themselves A
committee of three composed of G II
nornby O W Morey and G P Crabb
was appointed to see about getting a
site for a new school house and the
meeting adjourned to Tuesday July
when the committee will report About
forty voters were present
21orTsase Be cord
During the last month there were 7
farm mortgages filed for a total of
254840 and 9 satisfied for a total of
347406 No mortgages were filed on
town property but one for 350 was
released 41 chattle mortgages were
filed for 1477249 and 26 were re
leased for 1022921 After next
month we may expect to see the re
lease side of the record overshadow
the other as the season for selling
stock will soon be on The smallest
mortgage released was one for S2o
Brick Yard Sews
W P Alsip informs this paper that
he has already burned 325000 brick
and is now burning another kiln of
325000 Wood is the fuel used he
having found that it is much cheaper
than coal
Frank Whitteear resigned his posi
tion and returned to his home at Ains
worth the middle of last month
C V Thorn has returned from the
yard He intends going to Denver in
a few days Frank Thorn has also
come home
Resolutions of Condolence
At the last regular meeting of the
Odd Fellows lodge the following reso
lutions were adopted
Whereas In the dispensation of
a Divine providence it has pleased an
all wise ruler to call from her suffer
ing the beloved mother of our esteem
ed brother Edward Parry There
fore be it
Resolved That Yalentine Lodge No
205 I O O F extend our heart felt
sympathy in this his hour of bereave
ment
Resolved further That these resolu
tions be spread on the minutes of the
Lodge and a copy handed the Valen
tine papers for publication
J T Keeley
D E Sherman
Wesley Holsclaw
Boston Comic Opera Company
A letter received this morning from
Fort Niobrara says The Boston
Comic Opera Co played to a fair house
last evening Mascot was rendered
in a masterly manner Each act
was greeted with great applause
Especial mention must be made
of the excellent costumes of this
company Our little Opera House has
never seen before its footlights any
thing to equal the costume worn by
these players Mr F A Wade imper
sonation of Prince Lorenzo was a de
lightful treat to the audience Mr
Wade is an able actor and competent
of being placed in the front rank of
comic opera players Mr E Brumage
who played the part of Bocco the
farmer set the audience wild with
laughter The Gobble Song a duet
rendered by Miss Etta Merris Wade
and J B Fulton captivated the au
dience Gertrude Kimberlys renda
tion of Coming thro the Rye was
encored again and again Miss Kim
berly has a phenomenal voice sweet
and clear with a great range It seems
as easy for her to reach high E as it is
to sing in the middle register This
company -will produce Mascot at
Cornell Hall tomorrow night and will
give Oolah Saturday night
Churcli 3Vctvs
At the Epworth League meeting
Sunday evening the following officers
were installed
President Iva Efner
1st Vice Pres Dean Efner
2nd Yice Pres Mabel Towne
3rd Vice Pres Lillian Stoner
4th Vice Pres Mrs O L Ramsey
Secretary -Alma Carlson
TreasufegWalter Flowers
At a business meeting held Monday
evening the Epworth League decided
to run a stand on the Fourth of July
Ice cream and cake lemonade coffee
sandwiches etc will be served
Rev J M Bates will hold services
at the Episcopal church next Sunday
morning and evening
Sunday afternoon the Junior
League installed officers as fellows
President Mabel Hahn
1st Vice Pres Inez Pettycrew
2nd Vice Pres Bertha Kneelaud
3rd Vice Pres Ina Flowers
4th Vice Pros Elza Vachon
Secretary Fred Glover
Treasurer DeanloY6r -
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WOOD LAKE DEPARTMENT
LeEoy Leach Editor
Charles Barnes and Pearl Porter
spent Sunday last at Mel Hannas
A - if
Mrs V G Stevenson who has been
visiting for severil days in our city re
turned home S tturday
Mr and Mrs A Bail Mr and Mrs
C M J iaily and LeRoy Leach went
down to Longpine on the 25th inst
to attend the musical entertainment
given by the famous violinist Edouard
Remenyi All enjoyed the utmost the
classic music from the old German
masters played with such elegant ex
pression by the expert Hungarian and
felt well repaid for their trip
Miss Ada Dwyer spent Thursday in
Woodlake
Charles Reece of Simeon called on
us Monday morning and informed us
that great preparations are being made
for a thorough good time at that place
on July 3rd
W Honeys new residence across
the way is rapidly assuming graceful
outline and will prove when finished
quite an addition to our town
Mrs Stevenson Miss Nellie Hallen
back and Miss Ida Leach spent several
days of last week at the home of J M
llanna and enjoyed themselves very
much fishing on the lakes
The school census recently taken
shows that there are forty children
of school age m District No 7 There
are several children in this country
yet
Georgia
The little daughter of Mrs Rosa
Posten died very suddenly on the 19th
The lonely mother and friends have
the sympathy of the community in
their bereavement
Emigrants from northern Iowa and
southern Minnesota pass here frequent
ly coming via Yankton Rosebud and
St Marys Mission and on west
New potatoes have made their ap
pearance Chamberlains Colic and
Cholera remedy is the best
The hay crop will be immense in this
vicinity Stockmen are already talk
ing of commencing to cut as early as
possible
And when they had cast their ballots
and counted them carefully the high
priest said the lot falls on McKinley
and all the goldbugs said Amen
Great is Diaua of the Ephesians and
immediately they said let us adjourn
and go and have a drink of XXX Jer
sey lightning Carried
W M Parker of Spring Creek Sonth
Dakota was trading in Georgia this
week nimself and wife are long
time teachers a mong thelndians at
Pine Ridge and Rosebud and are high
ly esteemed among the tribes
A goodly number of our neighbors
are getting ready for the 4th at Val
entine They are trying to make up a
wagon train and go in a body and
maybe there will be room for
U and I
Sparks
Plenty of rain and the crops are do
ing finery The ground was too wet to
plow last Saturday
Mr and Mrs Clarkson have return
ed from their visit to the lakes south
of here They report having had a
pleasant time but it is rumored that
they left more fish in the lakes than
they took out
The Arabia ball team visited Sparks
Saturday and had a ball game and horse
race The former was won by Sparks
and the latter by Arabia
Last Saturday was Childrens Day
at Sparks and the church was crowded
Rev Taylor preached a stirring ser
mon from the text found in Matt
628
Fred Smith and family were the
guests of J M Clarkson and wife Sun
day
Miss Clara Brechbill has been very
ill but is improving
We have a good Sunday School
Mrs Sawyer is superintendent Rev
Taylor preaches h ere once every two
weeks
George Swearingen cut his foot
quite badly but he is up and around
now
Will Clarkson is over from the flats
He says there is a fine prospect for
hay
S F Gilmans Condition
At present writing Mr S F Gilman
who was not expected to live when the
last issue of this paper went to press
is considerably improved and unless
new complications arise he will soon
be out of danger His wife two
daughters and family physician Dr
Watzek of Davenport Iowa are at
his bedside C E Black who looks
after Mr Gilmans interests in Omaha
was here until Tuesday morning Mr
Gilmans family have rented A T
Whites residence on Cherry street and
the sick man will be moved there
some time tomorrow The family will
occupy the house for at least two
months as Mrs Gilman thinks thercli
mate here will prove beneficial to her
health
To properly accommodate their ever
increasing business Jackson Bray ton
and John Yeast have commenced the
erection of a new 50x80 two story stone
building on the lots north of Jackson
Braytons store The basement has
nearly all been excavated and it is the
intention of the builders to have the
new store completed by October 1
t
Wanted Good girl for general
housework Enquire at postoffice
Comity Commissioner1
Pur inSeveral Iays Allowing BillH
and Ilctlnctins Taxes
State vs MaNeeley
Lewis Archer witness
W W Parsons
Xathan Blue
Leander Rickman
ALRickman v
E Bowden constable
Alex More
u
oSTels Polen
W 1ST Ritterbush
Wm Guhck
5 00
6 00
6 00
7 50
7 50
15 00
Sadie Cole witns State vs Muller 8 50
C F I lollidav staff 3 05
H Cornell Rent for IsTov 95 GO 00
Ed Clarke 7 50
State Journal Co Supplies 36 10
On motion the following claims
were allowed delinquent personal
taxes deducted and warrants ordered
drawn for remainder
State vs McLaughlin A mt tax wnt
John Davis 2 20 56 l 64
J R Lee Vanleer 8 50 S 50
R F Gillaspie State vs
Sedlacek 12 00 12 00
R M Faddis 11 50 II 50
Jas Gillaspie 12 00 12 00
J A Gee 1100 11 00
J R Smith 26 00 26 00
H Xearpass Juror 2 00 2 00
Dannandy 2 00 2 00
OWIIahn 2 00 2 00
MPChristianson 15 00 14 00 1 00
x if ni i r o nn i ro 6
Martin Can
J W Crowe
Jas Gillaspie
AV F Brown
H A Glendening
Henry Heckel
8 00 1 7S 22
7 40 7 40
15 00 15 00
12 00 12 00
7 40 7 40
14 50 14 50
12 00 12 00
13 10 13 10
8 20 8 20
7 20 7 20
7 80 7 80
D A Melton Elctn fees 4 00 4 00
J E Pettycrew 4 00 4 00
BFHobson 4 00 4 00
MPBrosius 6 95 -2 42 4 53
T J Ashburn 4 00 4 00
Earnest Bowden 7 50 7 50
Wm Foster 4 00 4 00
Burt Johnson 4 00 4 00
JoeKreycik 4 00 4 00
OWMcDaniel 4 00 4 00
W B Banks 2 00 2 00
Joseph toilette 4 00 1 75 2 25
Albert tfenzel 4 00 4 00
Joseph Wisser 4 00 4 00
Joseph Stasch 4 00 4 00
Wm Hook 10 00 10 00
A Riemenschnieder 4 00 4 00
LE Stuart 4 00 4 00
Isaiah Davis 4 00 95 3 05
J Steinbrecher 8 20 7 85 35
ANEarley 6 60 5 28 132
R P Gordon 4r 00 1 11 2 89
CEDoty 4 00 4 00
James Searby 4 00 4 00
TV H Bitterbush 4 00 4 00
A J Folk 4 00 4 00
W J Carson 4 00 4 00
CTVBetts 4 00 4 00
EErstling 4 00 4 00
GK Davis 4 00 4 00
Charles Hudson 4 00 4 00
AW Grooms 4 00 400
Lewis Smith 4 00 4 00
Bengt Peterson 4 00 4 00
O C Goodrich 4 00 4 00
BO Goodrich 4 00 4 00
LC Starr 4 00 4 00
Roilm Hanchett 4 00 4 00
JSEstabrook 4 00 4 00
tfWHeflley 4 00 4 00
L R Speer 18 20 5 36 12 84
Charles Roberts 4 00 4 00
A J Short 4 00 4 00
J E Thackrey 16 40 16 40
SM Woodward 4 00 4 00
SEMcAleoy 4 00 4 00
SQ Spain 4 00 4 00
John Gee 4 00 4 00
Henry Schleuter 4 00 4 00
Henry Detgen 4 00 4 00
O J Body 16 00 16 00
Win Body 2 00 2 00
Geo Sheik 6 00 6 00
WmCady 2 00 2 00
AT Davis 2 00 2 00
J A Stansbee 26 00 17 77 8 23
Gus Carlson 4 00 4 00
CRGJover 4 00 4 00
H Gunderson 4 00 4 00
Jas Gillaspie 14 00 14 00
Wm Gillaspie 4 00 4 00
RF Gillaspie 2 00 2 00
Wm Harmon 400 4 00
JAW Johnson 4 00 4 00
Harry Lance 4 00 4 00
A B Capwell 4 00 4 00
RSpeckelmire 4 00 4 00
Stephen Carver 4 00 4 00
Charles Carver 4 00 4 00
S W Chesnut 25 00 25 00
JohnEnlow 2 00 2 00
JSHutcheson 4 00 4 00
Fred Tallman 2 00 2 00
Charles Kilgore 17 50 95 16 55
ThosLoomas 2 00 2 00
Elijah Steen 4 00 4 00
5 B Spencer 4 00 4 00
JRLee 400 4 00
GeoHiggins 4 00 4 00
P S Rousche 18 00 10 85 7 15
Fritz Lewis 2 00 2 00
HS Speer dlvng hits 20 00 20 00
E Bowden State vs
tfeeley 5 00 72 4 28
Stephen Carver State
vs Muller 8 50 8 50
On motion the following claims
were rejected
C C Parker sheriff fees State vs Don
nelly - 19 25
C C Parker sheriff - fees in State vs
Bachelor 3820
J C Dwyer service to poor 13 00
Whereupon the board adjourned to
June 23 1895
June 23 1895
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members all present On motion the
clerK was instructed to draw a warrant
on the general road fund for 15 00 in I
favor of James Eay to pay for extra
labor on Eosebud road north of Val
entine
On motion the following claims
were audited and allowed and war
rants ordered drawn on the county
general fund in payment of the same
DaYenportaThachsr gds forCo 19 85
Ll a
r
3 8
f 5
fa c
a idem h
1 v 5
oa Sraer
B I
r k n
Si iaaai 9 a SLsx Moos
Drugs should be chosen with care
alicl should alwavs be treated right it
you wish to obtain good from them
You can get the right kind at
os trine
v
T C Hornby goods for poor
U
John Dunn justice fees State vs
Miller
YV It Towne constable fees State
vs Miller
Geo H Hornby goods for county
Jid Clarke insane case Tseidert
John Dunn justice fees State vs
Miller
John C Drexel sheriff fees State
vs Miller
State vs Jones
John Dunn justice
Eldon Sparks witness
M V Nicholson
J C Rortkop
W S Jackson
J R Farris printing blanks
M Dunham cominrs Dec 95
Max K Viertel
t P Sullivan
D A Campbell supreme court
fees State vs Dobson
DavenportThacher gds for Co
poor
Charles Eazey guarding insane
James Eay ice for county 95
Geo Elliott salary 4th qr 95
expense
Ed Clarke salary i
reut for Dec
C C Parker jailors fees etcetera
claimed 79 09 allowed
Davenportxfhacher gds for Co
State Journal Co
John Maxwell guarding insane
Lillian Stoner sal exp 4 qr 95 289 85
Charles Maxwell grdng insane
Max E Viertell Commrs Jan 95
M Dunham Commrs Jan 95
C C Parker jailors fees board
ing prisoners
C C Parker expense in recap
turing keeley
On motion the following
were allowed and applied on
quent personal taxes
State vs Miller
TV E Towne constable fees
W Mclichols witness
J M Miller
W E HALEY
3 00
7 00
GO
6 65
100
1 00
100
100
550
22 50
16 20
24 68
1190
10 00
7 50
44 00
5 00
100 00
8 57
162 50
7 50
76 00
415
1100
4 00
19 00
13 20
35 00
22 00
69 20
claims
100
100
100
Alfred Lewis insane case Xeidert 8 00
Frank Fischer coal 7 89
On motion the clerk was instructed
to draw cash warrant on county treas
urer in favor of May Tracewell for
44 25 in payment of expense of taking
Cecil Hutchinsm to the Institute for
Feeble Minded at Beatrice
On motion the claim of J A Van
kirk for repairs to road plow was al
lowed in the sum of 2 25 and same
applied on delinquent personal taxes
On motion the report of Co Supt
for 1st qr 1896 was approved
On motion the bond of Albert 2ven
zel overseer of roads for Dist No 6
was approved
t On motion the petition of J D Spall
Tmd others praying for a change in the
boundary line of Irwin precinct was
granted as follows Cut off all that
part of said precinct east of a line Tun
ning south from the nw cor sec 5 Tp
35 li 39 and attach the same to Merri
man precinct
On motion the claims of D APiercv
W Y Carter J M Bates and Xathan
E Denny for a reduction of taxes was
rejected
On motion the claim of Alex Burr
for repairing bridge on North Loop of
10 09 was allowed and clerk ordered
to draw warrant on road fund for the
same
On motion the clerk was ordered to
draw a refunding order on the county
treasurer in favor of T E Johnson for
poll tax paid for the years 1889 90
91 92 93 he being over age at
the time same was levied and not
liable therefor
On motion the clerk was authorized
to procure for road overseer of Disk
2so0 sufficient material to build a
bridge across the head of Schlagle
creek in said Dist
On motion Leiioy Leach was ap
pointed road overae6r for Diot Ko 31
FRACTER
Valentine Nebraska
The White House
A T TVIIJTE Proprietor
A
Has been rebuilt and rooms furnished with
NEW SUITS OF FURNITURE
Making it the most complete and comfortable
HOTEL IN THE NORTHWEST
SAMPLE mm AND LIVERY STABLE IN CONNECTION
Valentine Nebraska
5 15
5
00
3 05
2 10
57 00
and John Lord was appointed over
seer in Dist Xo 30
The petition of sixty tax payers of
Cherry county praying that the board
submit a proposition to the voters to
bond the county in the sum of 12 500
for the purpose of building and fur
nishing a County Court Ilonse was
duly considered and approved- and the
clerk directed to have the proposition
printed on the ballots at the next
general election
There being no further busi
ness to transact the board adjourned to
July 23rd 1896
Attest Geo Elliott
Countv Clerk
Xirorrnlee
We are having plenty of rain these
days and crops generally are looking
tine
Frifz and
a lirsfc class well
ery bam
y
v
w
Lewishave just completed r
for Whites new V
Miss Highland the popular Brown
lee dressmaker is doing a rushing bus
iness in town
G W Fritz and wife of Custer
South Dakota came down from the
Hills last week for a visit with J IL
Fritz and family
A D Lewis went up to the Spade
ranch last week to look after the well
and wind mill business at that place
Rev L Y ITorton held services at
the residence of S G Campbrell last
Sunday
The M V A hold regular meeting
in the hall every lirsfc and third Wednes
day evening of each month They say
the goat is a dandy
Miss Flora Sageser a sister of Mrs
L W Horton come over from Bassettr
a short time ago and is making an ex
tended visit
Will Sanderson deputy head council
of the M W A came over from Thed
ford last week to look after lodge mat-
ers
G W Fritz and wife J H and
Dora Fritz made a trip to Chris Fritzs
place 15 miles west of Brownlee last
Sunday
Brownlee will celebrate the fourth
The progam consists of horse races
foot races baloon ascension Dance v
and good music speaking In fact
everything possible is being done to
have a good time Everybodv come
and bring yonr sister or some one elses
sister J T McLean of Brownlee and
G W Fritz of Custer City South Da
kota will be the speakers
J E Lee is having a new dam put
in at the head of his irrigation ditch
Frank Tjee and J T McLean have the
contract Brownlee Ktti
Ifiii Prcinct
- Sunday ivasascorcher
P Sullivan returned home from Val
entine Thursday
Mrs Chet Goodrich
husband with a line
week
presented her
girl
baby last
The county commissioners are hav
ing the bridge across the river painted
F E Yanish is doing the work
Mrs Cora Goodrich who with her
husband is employed at the Churn
Ranch spent last week at the home of
her parents on the river
F H Robinson shipped a car load
of cattle to Omaha last week
Mi3J Tsis Lincoln closed her school
east of Eli last Thursday
The Eickets school closed last Satur
day Miss Downing was the teacher
Mr and Mrs Hotz of Gordon visit
ed their daughter Mrs F R Xanishr
the liret of the week They say small
gru is burned up in thuir part of tha
country f
Sandy
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