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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1896)
IL V - 1 X W -a tj WITT VOL XI 171 m j is M 9 JL A J Ls THIS AND THAT Cotnina JEvcntti it cf l Dance Dec 18 OhrMmas Dec Co ii8OT January l County Commissioners Jan 5 Eur Coats at Stinards Notice Watsons new ad i Bid you see the Camel at Stinards Christmas one week from tomorrow Get your ehvelopesprinted at this oilice A club hunt is being talked of for Sunday Mens Arctics one dollar per pair at Stinards Ed Richards was down from Gor don Sunday E ir Galbraith of Albion was in iowu Monday Clark Jeffers was in town Tuesday from Chadron t Enoch Flowers spent Sunday here NHth his family Ed Clarke went to Rosebud Mon day on business George Cutler is still in the eastern part of the state B E Johnson was up from Simeon yesterday trading Carl Anderson of White River was in town Wednesday C E Colby was iu town Wednesday from Madison S D Eighteeen people registered at the -City Hotel Monday W E Haley has another hound purchased in Gordon Rev 0 T Moorete two children are on the sick list this week The Democrat job department is ia a flourishing condition - -Hauling wood is the principal occn pation of mentwith teams - Prof G H Seager of Cody was in on business yesterday J T 1 C T Carson of Simeon is shipping hay from Thacher this week J R Parris spent Saturday in town -and went to Rosebud Sunday Y P S C 33 -at the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 630 Geo Rowley and Walter Paige of Kennedy were in town Sunday The Herbs of Health medicine company will be here next week Nathan Tibbitts of Gordon was - In the city on business yesterday L B Lessert one of the Pine Ridge merchants was in town Tuesday Geo H Hayes and wife registered at The Donoher last Sunday evening T C Hornby presents our readers with a new Christmas advertisement 10000 envelopes just received by The Democrat Get a supply print ed j MlBa liUiiii cwih una ucuu aoaiatiug - W E Haley in his abstract business the past week Chas Sparks spent several days fit the past week at Rosebud on life in surance business G E Bownng is clerk at the stone store for T C Hornby during W T Kiucaids absence QSaui Hudson returned from Gaines ville Mo last Friday after a Tislt of about seven weeks Miss Lillian Stouer returnea from her visit to the schools in the south part of the county Friday evening MissDaisy Zarr returned from St Marys Mission where she has been working for Supt Mugford Saturday Several sidewalks in the business portion of town are in need of repairs and should receive immediate atten tion Irs Sichardson -and family spent a few days of this week in town com ing up from their ranch near Kennedy Monday Ales Altschuler of Lincolowas in town again Tuesday on business mat lere while on his way home from Chadron Robert Gordon McCarty attorney -of don was in town Monday on business connecssd with tfcs EbIotf Cattle Company Charley Schwalm started mond Virginia Tuesday being called home by a for JKSM Dr Dwyer was called to the reserva tion a few nights ago to attend a sick child Mrs A G Shaw is still Tery ill though hopes are entertained for her recovery W A Pettycrew is suffering from a Tery painful boil on his left side just under the arm Jas Kay started for Omaha this morring where he will have an opera tion performed John Harris of Aigles Grove and L Cushman nf Carroll Iowa were m the city Monday Ianus Boyer is down from Lead S D visiting relatives He will re main a week or ten days The noys at Fort JTiobraaa will fare well Christmas About 150 turkeys were unloaded here this morning Christmas trees will be given fortha benefit of the young folks at both the Presbyterian and Methodist churches telegram nouncing the serious illness father Charley said -before a i jM v A 1 ij 8 A 1 N3 Rich- morning of an his leaving that he did not expect to return to Valentine but its dollars to dough nuts that when the daisies push their heads through tbe grusViti the spring he will be with us agfitn ft iXftnTlfinV i i - n i Where to Bny At no time during the past year have the stores been so plentifully stocked as at present in anticipation of a large Christmas trade One can find anythiug he wants to buy but for the beneiit of our readers we give below a short list of ariieles roost likely to be sought for Christmas pieaantgvith the names of the firms that hanoTe them Candies Quvgley Watson Petty crew Robinson all general merchan dise tores Dolls Watson Lewis Morey Toys -Davenport Thacher Morey Lewis Watson Fruit Pettycrew Schwalm Robin son Dollar Bills Bank of Valentine Cherry County Bank Jewelry Morey Dry Goods and Notions Jackson Brayton T C Hornby Davenport Thacher Indian Curios McDonald Hats Caps Hoots Shoes and A little boy of Jas Harveys is ill of nishings Stinard T scarletira at his home on east Catha rine street The house is quarantined Geo Beers is building a new barn on his property at the corner of Vir ginia and Edna streets in the west part of town Miss Maggie Steele has returned home from STeligh where she has been attending college and will spend the holidays with her parents Judge Walcott J A Carroll and wife and Miss Lela Humphreys went over to Rosebud Tuesday on a visit and will return this evening Mrs Finnegan of Chadron and Misses Marie and Adeline Duhamel of Rapid City spent Friday -visiting Misses Kate and Wren Donoher W T Kincaid received a telegram from Bloomington 111 Monday and started for that place Tuesday t9 sefr his sister who is reported very ill Jas Ray is once more able to peram bulate tour afreets an his many friends bSirhis recovery from rtTong siege of illness with positive delight Wasted Competent girL or woman for general house work Mus W E Waite Kennedy Nebr If vou want to send a friend a Christmas present that will be a con stant and pleasurable reminder of yourself send him The Democrat for a year Ora the oldest daughter of Mrs Sarah Good at Longpine is still ill of typhoid fever but will soon be re covered unless some untoward circum stauce happens Judge Kinkaid neglected the inves tigation into the cause of the absence of certain jurors who were summoned to appear in district court last week Next time he may not be so neglectful Geo Elliott went up to Merrfman yesterday to assist in the shipment of some cattle owned by the lata Mrs Holmes He will accompany the cat tle to Omaha returning probably Saturday night County Treasurer Crabb yesterday sent State Treasurer Bartley a check for 228884 that being the amount of state taxes collected in Cherry county during the three months com mencing September 1 and ending November 30 P J Donoher returned to Omaha Tuesday morning after visiting his mother and sisters here for about ten days Pete is one of the boys and the editor does not wonder at his pop ularity May the powers in Washing ton spare his official head Lake Minnechaduzas placid bosom is smoothlv frozen and skaters are having an enjoyable time now much nicer it is to put on your skates at the luke than to put them ou down town although sometimes the antics in dulged in at one place closely resemble those at the other 1 Davenport Thacher C Hornby Jackson Brayton Glassware and China Levis G H Hornby Hardware Yeast Hornby Stationery Tablets etc Watson Quigley -Haley Sherman -Boyer At thp residence of D E Sherman last Sunday evening December 13 at- live Octocii uev cuimuei tioisciaw ft pronounced the solemirxwords Which united in the bonds of holymatrimony Mr Arthur M Sherman and Miss Cora B Boyer Only a few relatives and intimate friends of the contract ing parties were present rand th marriage was altogether a -quiet and happy one After the ceremony sup per was served to those present but were willing to venture the assertion tht the groom did hot at much of the dainty repast Misfe Boyer- the bride is one of Yalentihessweetestand best young ladies aud is rioted- for her goodness as well as beauty and worldly accom plishents just such a lady as always makes a good wife while tbe groom well who doesnt know Art Sherman Jolly and good natured yet withal quiet and gentlemanly he is a fit mate for the lady he chose to be his life companion This is the third time a Sherman has married a Boyer and it shows their good taste May the new ly married couple live long and happily and be the recipients of a bountiful supply of this worlds goods is -the wish of The Democrat May Brcehbill Dead For the third time in less than that many months the editor has been called to Lopgpine to assist in the burial of a relative La3t Friday he received a telegram announcing the death of his cousin May Brechbill aged 16 years and 8 months May was an orphan and had been making her home with the family of her uncle J E B Good for about three years Soon after his death she was taken ill of typhoid and was still in bed when her cousin Alta sickened and died In a few weeks she rallied and was ap parently on the road to complete health wbeu she suffered a relapse but again apparently recovered only to be taken down ouce more two weeks ago and this time her strength was too puny to Cope with the grim de stroyer and death claimed her She was buried Saturday afternoon beside her cousin and uncle a large concourse of friends and relatives accompanying the body to its last resting place Columbia Calendar The twelfth annual issue of the Columbia Pad Calendar has made its appearance in more pleasing form than ever before having scattered though its diily leaves many charming illus trations with an appropriate thought or verse for each day in the year Among the topics are bicycling out door life and good roads The cy cling fraternity to say nothing of the general public has acquired a decided ly friendly feeling for the Columbia i alendar and its annual advent is al ways looked forward to with interest and pleasure The calendar can be obtained for five twe cent stamps by addressing the Calendar Department of the Pone Manufacturing Company at Hartford Conn JH 8 BiJiilifiI fr Tan Yar rsjc papers ifi A Oi A - I i N V f I il IS A FT1 4- 1 U I F J 1 1j i I S CHERRY OOUNTOtfEPiNDENT TALENTDSTE CHERRY 00 NEBRAK THURSDAY DECEMBER 17 1896 An Iu vitat J on AlJI members of the A 0 U W and their wives are invited to witness the mediation of the officers of the Degree of Honor at A 0 TJ W hall January G S97 at 8 oclock p m The foliow ingVyahort programme will also be gives Duet by Mrs A T White and Mrl Jennie Pettijohn Recitation by iMisCosgillelte Select reading by J CJKbijohn Closing Ode by De- gree of I Pernor j v v KS A 5ood Paper w Eann Stock end Home Minneapo lis Minn is read by more northwest ern farmers than ali other Minnesota agrhtultural reaso comf ued for this is fqund m the The fact that it is by far the bespne published in thrisor tmsj stale Jivery depart ment is m charge of ayman well versed in the subject herpresents and are men daily engaged in farm oporation3 and residents of the northwest It is distinctively a paper edited by and for northwestern farmers Farm Stock and Home with The Deiioceat will bp sent one year for 130 JKwMhvIIJc Sews Married at the M E parsonage in thiscity on the 7th inst Mr Fred W Uostic and Miss Allice E--Ward The contracting parties reside in Larrabee precinct this county Mr Bostic with whom we are acquainted is an ener getic young man and we extend him and his our best wiBhes for tho future Theregular westbound fi eight that passpd Rushville at 10 oelock last Fri day night ran into a bunch of horses onthe traok just we3t of the Dulin school house Ten bead were killed 7 for L H Pierce 2 for Wm Coleman 1 for S H Birlingmier 1 for Bruce KunckU s aud the ownership of two waKimknown Rwkvffle Standard I Court Kotos 31 W Strong was acquitted of the charge of receiving stolen property in district court last weelr after the jury ihu fcsen out- about six hours- The case estate of J M Thacher vs Cherry county was decided in favor of the defendant thus saving 500 to the county J S Davisson represented the coijnty in the county in the case John Hofman was granted a divorce from Amalie Hofman on the ground of adultery the custody of the children to be decided at next term of court Courtiadjourned Friday evening- M S Welch obtained a judgement of 300 against C Langworthy on an old horse deal Almost Completed Work on the Jackson Brayton Yeast building is going on merrily Inside work on the part owned by Yeast the hardware man is rapidly nearing completion a large force of workmpn being engaged in putting down floors aud putting up shelves When completed Mr Yeast will have one of the neatest hardware rooms in the state a fact which will be apprecia ted by all as he is one of the old timers in Valentine and deserves pros perity if anyone does Jackson Brayton will commence putting the fixtures in their room in a few days and expect to commence moving their stock right after the holidays The traditional Bed Front of this firm will be preserved m the new building and be made plain by the use of ruby glass and red columns and panels in the ornamentation of the building Wanted too 55nh Money The case of County Clerk O K Eastman against Dawes county was tried to Judge Westover Bartow Jenckes for Eastman and Eckles for the county Eastman sues the county for 75287 for making the tax list and assessois books for 1894 5 The coun ty board hold that the law allows the nounfcv clork 1500 for his own salary NO 47 QUITE A BREEZE Was Btirred up among the Shoppers of Yalentine and Ohsrry county Tvhen they learned that wo had in addition to our large stock of general merchandise put in a complete line of HOLIDAY GOODS and well it might because we have everything they want Dont fail to see our toys before buying presentB for the children We haye ev erything from a toy drum to a train of cars In our large stock yott can find something for every member of your family nwLJll Ull I X I I3nUIiLil T YOU KNOW That the best plaee in town to buy fresh fruits and vegetables is at Pettycrews T YOU KNOW That the best place in town to buy gro ceries and confectionery is at Pettycrews T YOU KNOW That the highest price for butter and eggs is always paid at Pettycrews If you didnt try him and you will HERRY QOUNTY ANK Valentine Nebraska Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking- jBxchange -bought and LansuponTgood secliBty solicited iiiTieasonabla rates County depository E SPARKS President CHARLES SPARK8 Cashier Who we are CITY DRUG STORE J H QUIGLEY PROP What we are Where we are RANK besides the allowances made by the Alt Stettera Old Stand on Main Street county board for his deputy and assist ants and that the fees for maKing tax list should be figured as a part of the 1500 while Mr Eastman contends that he should receive the 1500 and the sum claimed besides As the sum in controversy will amount to about 2000 by the time the present term of the county clerk expires it is one of considerable imnortance to Dawes id county Judge Westover has taken time to look up the authorities before j rgnderiag teckon Chadron Signed- I VALENTINE DEALER IN DRUGS PAINTS VARNISHES TOILET SUNDRIES MAIN STREET VALENTINE - NEBRASKA OF VALENTINE C il COllNEEiL President M V NICHOLSON Cashier Valentine Nebraska A General JBanTiiny Musuiesn Transacted JBuya and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange Correspondfenfcs CIibmical National Bank New York iflrst National Bank Oraaba MEAT MARKET WILL FURNISH - Fish Game Tender Steaks Jncy Roasts Dry Salt Meats and tlie fin est line of Smoked Hams and Breakiast Bacon ever sold in town GEO G SCHWALM PROP ALACE SALOON HEADQUARTERS WIHBS LiaUOBS and CIGARS J ike 3ioiCit Brands Nebraska