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Covernw Silas A Holcomb
SieithHitiil Governor Kooert h Moore
SecrHttiyof Stale Joel A riper
lrHSirror I S Hartley
Audita Eugene Moore
Ciun Inilsnud HuUdlngb Henry G KushcII
Attoiuv General Ai thnr S Churchill
bupt Public Instruction Henry It Corbett
HejjerUs University
C ll Gere Lincoln
L Knrnhem Omaha
MM Halt Alma
KV Holmes rierce
TLIallaliuu Kearney
IM J Hui Edgar
CONGRESSIONAL
Senators Win V Allen Madison John M
Ttturston Omaha
Eaprescntotlves FlrstDistrict JesseJi Strode
Lincoln second D HMercer pmabaj Third
oDMefkleJabnFullerton Fourth E J Hal
usr Auroraj Fifth Wn K Andrews Hastings
Sixth O ML Kerny Broken Bow
JUDtCIAt
Supreme Court T L Norval Chief Justice
QarrlBon and Polk associates
Fifteenth Judicial District- M P Klnkaid
cFXeill W H Westover Kushvllle
LEGISLATIVE
SBepresentetlve Fifty second District Frank
JS6tnTeutnerKJJgoiB
souawr J ouneeum uibiricii xiourjr x oiw
ait Crawford
LAND OFFICE
BeRister C R Glover Longpine Ttecelver J
A Flko Newport
rV - - COUNTS
Treasurer G P Crabb
Jlorfcv Geo Elliott
Sheriff Amos Strong
Judge F MWalcott
-County Attorney Ed Clarke
County Superintendent Lillian Stoner
Surveyor Cbas Tait
OOrtnerV A Lewis
Max viertel
Commissioners M Dunham
I BSullivan
PRECINCT
Overseers of Highways R Hansen and J Ray
Constable R Towno
Justices of the Peace John Dunn and J M
Camrn
Assessor- John Dunn
VILLAGE
Town Board E E Sparks president C H Cor
nell treasurer T C Hornby clerU B S Ludwig
and J W Burlelgb
Marshal and water commissioner n xowiie
school District No 1 F SI Walcott president
M V Nicliolson treasurer J
rarv J W Burielcu G P CraUband J T Kecley
Societies
Imp 0 R M
Sitting Bull Tribe No 22 Improved Order of
lied Men meets every second and fourth Friday
evening of each month at Davenports Hall
Visiting brethren are fraternally invited to be
resent at the councils of the tribe
5 D Wiggins C of 11 C H Thompson Sachem
A F A M
Minnekadusa Lodge No 192 A F A M
aneets In regular communication Saturday even
inc on or before the full moon in each month
-members of the order in good and regular stand
Jnc cordially and fraternally invited to attend
J T Keeley W M
WTW Thompson Secy
0 E S
Northern Star Chapter No 59 Order of the
lu tern Star meets on tecond and fourth Tues
day evenings of eah month in Hornbys hall
w w Thompson Maguie Walcott
Secretary Worthy Matron
A O U V
Valentine Lodge No 70 A O U W meets
i st and 3rd Monday in each month
Rec W Holsclaw M W
D OF H
Valentino Lodge No Degree f Honor
bolds regular meetings llrst and third Wedues
day evenings of each month
Mjjliriatenaen itoc Mrs R Robinson C of H
I 0 O F
5 Valentine Tjdge No 205 L O O F meet
xsvery Thursday evening isiting brothers cord
tally nvited to attend our meetings
J T keeley NG
Wesley Holsclaw Secy
G A K
Col Wood Pest No 208 Department of Ne
braska regular meetin2d and 4th Saturdays of
each month at 2 u m sharp Comrads from
other Posts are cordially invited to attend
j wTcckeb Commander
John Dukx adjt
T7 E C
Ool WoodWRO No 179 regular meeting
2d and 4th Saturdays of each month
Amanda Ludwig Pres
Hslek Hornby Sec
M TV A
Valentine Camp No 1751 Modern Woodmen of
America meets second and fourth Wednesday
evenings of each month at Davenports Hall
Visiting neighbors cordially invited to attend
p F Simsns Ven Counsel
J w Spirk Clerk
K of P
Cherry Lodge No 169 Knights of Pythias meets
-every Tuesday evening atDavenpoits Hall
J Tikcely C C
Jos Putmecil K of E and S
Arrival and Departure of Mails
Mall east and west closes at 8 p m
Rosebud leaves at 800 a m dally except Sun
day and arrives at 500 p m
Simeon -Kennedy and Oasis leaves
at 700 a m Mondays Wednesdays and Fri
days and arrives at 700 p m Tuesdays and
Saturdays
Ft Niobrara leaves daily at700 a m and
500 p m arrives at 930a m and 730 pm
Kewanee and Sparks arrives Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays at 509 pm and
leaves Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at
7o am
General delivery open from 769 a m to 700
p m General delivery open on Sundays from
8 to 10 a m Lock boxes opendaily form 6 a
sn to 830 p m
W EHALEY Postmaster
PROFESSIONAL AHD BUSINESS CARDS
T C DWYER
Physician and Surgeon
Olhce at C E Watsons Drug Store Prompt
attention given to all professional calls
Valentine - - - Nekkaska
Teacliers 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
D CLARKE
Allkiuda of legal business promptly attended to
it
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ortwelve pages a week instead of ten
pages weekly as at present an in
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ing the year The Wednesday issue
will he devoted exclusively to news
and politics while the Saturday issue
will be strictly a family paper filled
with stories miscellany pictures
poetry sketches etc The politics of
the paper will not be changed and the
battle for pure democracy and true
democratic principles will be continued
successfully in the future as in the
past In spite of the expense involved
in the improvements noted the price
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will remain the same one dollar per
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agents or old subscribers who send in
new ones A feature during the com
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other topies of the day
Largest anil JBest
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ly Dispatch have just favored us with
a copy of their annual premium supple
ment Some of the offers which they
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the Dakotas Western Wisconsin
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is an agricultural journal that fills all
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now gives to each person sending 1
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two of these papers free Poultry
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To Whom itJIay Concern
All persons indebted to the estate of
Walter Hare deceased are requpted
to settle promptly John Guth is J
authorized to receive and rceipt for I
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Administrator
FINAL PROOF NOTICES
Parties having final proof notices in
these columns will receive a marked
copy of the paper which contains
first insertion of same It is the duty
of each claimant to examine their
notice carefully and should there be
any error the fact should be reported
to the land office and to this office at
once for correction
US Land Office Valentine Nebr J
Novl4tbl89Sf
Notice is hereby given that the followiug nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof willbe made before Robt Lucas
USCCC at Merrlman Nebr on Dec 30tb
1896 viz
Joseph A Saults of Pullman Neb
H E 9391 for the sewH and sHseJi Sec 14
Tn2aJiJ7
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivatiou of
said idim viz
Charles Jacobsoti William Metzger and Eg
bert Bonnen of Pullman Nebr William Enlow
of Gordon Nebr
C RGLOViR Register
U S Land Office at Valentine Neb J
Dec 1st 1896 f
Notice is hereby given that the follewing nam
ed settle has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver at Valeutine Nebr on Jan
13th 1897 VIZ
Willard L Cohee of Simeon Neb
H E 8417 for the ssw sec 27 and nnw4
sec 34 tp30 r8
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land viz
Charles R Howard aud Robert L Juisenberry
oi oasis rseDr jonn it Ballard and Henry ii
Ballard of Wood Lake Nebr
C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Office at Valentine Neb i
Dec 12th 1896 f
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler hs filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim vnd
that said proef will be mado belore the Register
and Receiver at Valentine Neb on Jan ifcnd
1897 viz
John C Nichols of Reige Nebr
HE No 8S31 for the lots 3 4 and e sw4
Sec 31 Tp 83 R 30
He names the following witnesses to jjiove
Ills continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz
Daniel P White and Peter Gallowav of 3Me
Cann iNeb Henry Schleleter and PeterReiniers
of Reigo Neb
UK GLOVliltltegister
U S Land Office Valentine Nebr
Deer mber ICth lxG f
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support ot his claim and
that said proof will Le made before the Register
and Receiver at Valentine Neb on Jan 30th
18U7 viz
Charles L Morgan of Cody Nebr
H E No 9297 for the lots 3 4 seMnwJS ind ne4
SWJi Sec 2 Tp 34 R 33
He names the following witnesses to prove Ills
continuous residence upon and cultivation ef
stid land viz
Ferrin C Stotts Anson Newbery Amos F
Ohiiders and Henry F Uolliday all ol Cody
Nebr
C R GLOVER Register
U S Land Offlci Valentine Nebraska i
Dei ember 12th 189G f
Compaint having been entered at this otiice
ly George W Bcamer Jr against Christian
Soreiiben for abandoning his homestead entry
No 10320 dated February 12 189G upon tke
SWJ411WJ4 nlsw4 and swMswJn Sec 20 Tp 34n
R 39w in Cherry county Nebraska with a view
to the cancellation of said entry the said par
ties are hereby summoned to appear at tins
oillce on the 23rd day of January 1897 at 10
oclock a in to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
C R GLOVER Register
JSxtray
Taken up by the subscriber living
i miles northwest of Georgia in Cherry
county Nebraska on the 21st day of
May 1896 one stag or steer supposed
to be three years old color red and
branded thus 711 1
Hans Osterman
Pagifig S
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at 1005 a m immediately after ar
rival of train from Black
Hills reaching Sioux City at 235 p
m saving three hours time
Lowest rates Purchase local tickets
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December 24 25 and 31 and January
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Strayed or Stolen
From my place in Valentine bay
horsp weighs about 900 povnds white
hind feet star in forehead branded
monogram AL on left shoulder
Alfred Lewis
The Bent tray
To Sioux City is via ONeill and the
Pacific Short Line Try it
Strayed From ray place on the
northwest corner of town Saturday
Octobei 10 team of horses Oi e
oorrel 17J hands high rawboneri
vfitrhs about 1200 Other roan
srocky four white feet weighs about
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