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Oackson Day Jan 8th was celebra
tedby the democrats of Valentine and
Cherry county by the appointment of
WKTowne judge to succeed Wal
cottresigned Every democrat in the
county wiilf rejoice to learn that Uncle
3Dick secured the plum and now when
people4want to engage in litigation
Uhey will surely come to Towne
The Eushville Standard says that
by order of postmaster Coffierdsof Je
Ridge Geo Lovekin has constructed
picket fence around the giave
of the once famous Sitting Bull This
noted chief who was the leader in the
Custer massacre took a hand in the
Pine Ridg8 Indian war of 1890 and 91
and was8hoty the Indian police on
Wounded Knee where he was buried
His resting place is now to be enclosed
by a picket fence just like -common
people
Tn the proceedings of the county
commissioners of Brown county as
published in the Amsworth Home
-Rule last week occurs the following I
-sentence Bond of E M Davisson
county attorney -approved The sen
tience is a simple one and to the unin
itiated carries no special significance
-yet behindnt lies the whole story of
womans progress Etelle Mae Davis
son is the first woman in the state to
be elected to the position of county
i attorney and so far as we are able to
-learn the first in the United States
The mania forr increasing the official
pay roll is notteonfinedto Nebraska or
fto Washington Theroster of officers
and employes paid bythe city of New
5Tork shows an increase in the number
-from 19980 in 1891 to 24934 in 1896
The percentage-of-increase fiend will
figure outin five miuutes with the
greatest ease the year anno domino in
which the adult population of New
York will be too small to fill the offices
and proposals for outsiders to come
aad makeup theiiieficiency will have
to be inserted ia -the newspapers of
general circulation State Journal-
TlurMadison County Times is the
name of the papers which succeeds the
Norfolk Independent In giving
reasons for the change of name the
editor whose name is not known says
All that exists ia mind or matter be
low the sovereign power that created
-the universe never rises above a de
jpendentcondition and especially in
ifae vicissitudinary realm of journalism
As that title conspicuously mal apropos
lEvery enterprise in the businesspoliti
dcalor -literary world is based on de
pendence aud toGlaira the reverse of
tbis in the prosecution of any industry1
icalling or profecsion is an arrogant
assumption of false premises An
Independent organization political
or otherwise only assumes to possess
ifcftf Avhich he can nevcralUiin
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mVHtmH
TREES AKD PLAtfTSA full
lllie FRUIT TREES Ot BEST VARI
ETIES at HARD times prices Small
fruits in large supply Millions of
Strawberry plants very thrifty and
well rooted Get the best near homo
and save freight or express Send for
price list to North Bend Nurseries
North Bend Dodge County Neb
-Following is a copy of a petition
being circulated throughout the coun
ty by those who are interested in th
culture of sugar beets
Appreciating the fact that we can
produce from beet grown in the Uni
ted States all the sugar our people can
consume and in a short time become
exporters of this staplearticle we the
undersigned irrespective of party
atiilations do most respectfully but
earnestly urge upon you our Represen
tative iiv congress to advocate meas
ures which will protect the producers
of beet sugar and prevent highly pro
tected foreign sugar makers receiving
from their respective governments
large export bounties from monopoliz
ing American markets under an ad
valorem duty and also prevent the
AmericamJSugar Trust from destroy
ing or preventing the rapid develop
ment of the beet sugar industry in this
country which if protected by a
specific duty bounty or both would
insure to our farmers a most promis
ing and profitable crop uuattended by
speculative influences and give em
ployment to hundreds of thousands of
our people the far reaching benefits of
which will permeate every section of
our land
Wednesday the county commission
ers gave the contract for countyprint
ingfor 1897 to Robert Good he feeing
the -lowest responsible bidder This
makes The Democrat the official
paper of the county for one more year
and the commissioners made a good
bargain for the taxpayers when they
let the contract The foregoing will
account for the shortage of news in
this weeks paper but well make up
for it next week
Christian Indeavor Officers
The Y PS C E of the Presbyter
ian church -elected officers at their last
meeting as follows
President Miss Newman
-Secretary-Treasurer Mrs XDizzie
Crawford
Corresponding Secretary Mrs J
H Quigley
The society holds regular meetings
every Sunday evening at 6io aud
much enthusiasm in the work is being
manifested The young penplo of the
town should attend these meetings
more than theydo as the society
worth encouragement
is
Attorney J A Habegger expects to
start some time next month with a
party of explorers and investors for
Honduras He will be absent several
weeks looking over the resources and
possibilities of that country Opening
up coffee plantations in Central
America and Mexico is a favorite field
for American capital just now
Cliadron Sigiml Iicvordcr
B
Hy Kelly
Wishes you all a very happy New Ytr thank3 you all far the exceptionally
large trade ie has had and --
ASSURES YOU
Chat in the future as in the pasfe both in quality of goods and in low prices
S0OK AT OUR RIBBON WINDOW J j j V LEAO
THE VAlENTiNE DEMOCRAT
MJCCKSgtm TO
CHERRY CQUNIYM9EPENDENT
0ERT GOOD Editor and Publisher
Official aper of Cherry
ty Nebraska
lXPO jPer Year in Atfvnncp
FUBLlliHED EVERY THURSDAk
4oaaty Nebraska asUecondwilass matter I
ThiBpaper will be mailed regularly
to its subscribers until a definite order
to dtacdntinue is received aud all ar
rears are paid in full
drerfigmg Urates 50 cents per inch
3r month liates per column or for
-long time ads made known kn
this office
1 Sides have advanced 40 per cent
tThUtis one skin game that is allriqht
-and the police sant arrest the persons
ecgagid in it
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A girl in Hay Springs last week
ilept for -72 hours and all efforts to
wake her were vain If she had teen
-a Valentine girl she could have been
-awakened very easily if some young
fellow had whispered in her ear
Skating is good lets go
Entered at the Post office at ValeatiiiB Cherry
We have just received the finest
and most -complete line of
Neckwear ever seen in
Valentine We have
in the assortment
Windsors
Four inlands
Bows
Scarfs
Flies
etc etc
And we have them in all -colors
and qualities t Some of the
handsomest ties ever man
ufactured See them
Q STINARD
THE CLOTHIER
MAIN STREET - - VALENTINE
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WOOD LAKE DEPARTMENT
January 13
C R Walcott and family visited
friends in town a few days last week
C A Johnson wife and daughter
Ava departed or Arizona Monday of
last week Mrs Johnson expects to stay
until about the first of May and Mr
J wil return probably the first of
March to look after his business inter
ests here
A L Johnson is in charge of the ex
tensiye business interests of C A
during the latters absence Andy is
all right and abnsiness man from the
word go
Alf Morris -was in town one day last
week Alf is a good boy and looks
out for Alf His whiskers however
have begun to bloom
Alton Porter was seen on our streets
today corn husking is the -order of the
day with Alton now His crop will
yield him about one thousand bushels
this season
WooaXake Xo2
Dave Hauna was seen in town
on
Monday
Pearl Porter went out to Hannahs
Monday for the purpose of papering
Daves new looms we did not know
that Pearl was a paper hanger before
Mr WillJSiurphy is up from Ains
worth visiting his brother a day or
two
Ed Brahmstead is clerking for C
M Bailey tluring Mrs Baileys -sickness
May Lewis is here on a visit to -relatives
and friends No wonder 4HaI
has such asmile on his face
Last Saturday evening the people
got together and organized a literary
society We hope it will be a success
this time
Willis Barnard returned from Fre
mont Sunday night where he has been
visiting bis parents
Dave Harm a reports that he is going
to have one of the grandest dances of
th season this week Friday And we
do not doubt his word at alL
B W Pearson was seen in town a
few minutespu Tuesday
Kellys Aunt
School Report
Report of school district No 24 for
term beginning Sept 14 1896 and
ending Jan 8 1897
Length of terra 4 months
Number of pupils enrolled 13
Number of days tnught 72
Number of days ail pupils attended
532
Average daily attendance 7
Average tardiness for term 10s
Average standing of school rail
branches 80
Number of grades in school G
Average age of pupils 10 years
Average deportment for school 90
Our school closed with a pinuic din
ner in the day rnd an entertainment
in the evening The program consist
ed of songs recitations dialogues and
tableaus After the program proper
we had a spelling contest Clara Ayers
coming out victorious in the first
round aud F F Gordon in the second
Enjoymentseemed to be the lot of all
present F F Gordon
Teacher
Last Saturday evening when George
Trace well arrived at his house about
lb miles northeast of town he -found
Sam Parry on the bed unconscious
At first he thought the man had been
thrown from his horse which was
roaming loose on the prairie- but in
vestigation showed no scars or bruises
and later it developed that he was
suffering from apoplexy or some simi
lar ailment and Dr Dwyer was seut
for Sunday He brought Parry to
town aud he is now at the doctors
home still unconcious or deliious AVith
little hope of
A peculiar case is puzzling the ph y
sieians of the town Miss OHie Loch
man vas taken sick suddenly Wednes
day evening bat was not serious This
morning the young lady could not le
awakened ana at this wriiingFrida
she is still in a semi comatosfc condi
tion apparently all right except that
it is impossible to awaken her Hay
Springs Leader
A Jasper Wyo stockman reports
that his cattle are dying rapidly of a
disease which the doctors are finable
to diagnose The cattle dip five hours
after being attacked It seems to be a
species of what ordinarily ie called
blackleg butdiffers in some respecls
from it Eyannis Tribune
jcrMragCTiingP i taaas
faas a Camel In his store
iStinard
Lieut Slviter and wife arrived home
1 Saturday night and were tendered a
reception Monday evening
Why should you usenvelopes and
paper unprinted -or what is worse I
poorly printed when you can get first J
class job work doue at this office atj
reasonable prices
Dr J C Dwyer has moved into the
Cornell house in the northwest part of
town and now has ample room to care
for his numerous patients who are re
quired to stay in town for treatment
Misses Kate and Wren Donoher
gave a card party Tuesd y evening to
about 35 of their frienda an honor of
their brother Dr Wm Donoher of
St Lewis who is spending his mid
winter vacation heie
LADIES
16- GOLD -16
watch
0 W MOREY
JEWELER
FINAL PROOF NOTICES
Parties having final proof notices in
these columns will receive a marked
copy of the paper whicli 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 ofuce at
once for correction
U 3 Land Office at Valentine Nob l
Dec viih ian S
Notice is liereliy given that the fchlmviiig
iiamed settler hs filed notice of his intention
10 make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proef will be made beforethe Register
and Receiver at Valentine Neb on Jan 2ztid
1897 viz
John C Nichols of Ileige Nebr
HE No 8831 for the lots 3 4 and eV swM
Sec3lTp 33R30
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz
DanieM White and IMer Gallownv of Mc
Cann Nel Henry riclileieter and PeterReimers
of Reigo Neb
C R i LOVKR Register
U S Land Ollice Valentine Nebr
Dec mber 16th 19G f
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fded notice of his intention to
make final proof in support oi his claim and
that said proof will be made befoie the Register
and Receiver at Valentine Neb onJan30th
1897 viz
Charles L Morgan of Cody Nebr
II E No 9297 for the lots 3 4 seMnw mid neJ4
swM Sec 2Tp 34 R 33
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land viz
Perrin C Stotts Anson Newuery Amos F
ChiideE3 and Henry F Holliday all oi Cody
Nebr
C R GLOVER Register
JExtray
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 7HI
ILVN8 OSTER3IAN
Xotire of Sale by Guardian
In the nutter of th e guardianship of Leta A
Stelter
Notice is hereby given tlintln pursuance of an
order of the Hon M P Kmfciid one of the
judges of the district court of Cherry conntv
Nebraska made on the 24th day of August lSJG
for the sale of the real estate hereinafter des
crihed there will be sold at tin front door of the
court house in Valentino Cherry county
orasiia on me lotn nay oi Feoriiscy a8U7 at to
oclock am at public vendue to the highest
bidder for cash the following described real es
tate lowit the vJ4 neM Sec 2S Tp 35 R 34w in
Cherry county Nebraska said sale to remain
open oue hour
Jonx G Stettee
Guardian of Leta a Stetter
By Ei Clakke Attorney 50 2
Kotice of Election
Notice is hereby uiven to the Qualified voters
of School District No One in Cherry county
Nebiaska that upon the written requost of at
least one third of the legal voters of said dis
trict an election will be held at the Court House
in the village of Valentine in said district on
the 5th day of February A 1 1897 from one to
four oclock p m for the purpose of voting
upon the following quistiou towit
Shall the District Trustees of school district
No One in Cherry County febra jka issue the
boiuis of said school district in the amount of
ten thousand dollars bearing six per cent inter
est payable semiannually on the first day of
April and thefirst day ot October principal and
interest payable at the Couutj Treasurer s office
in Valentine Nebraska
Said bonds to run for twenty years- with an
option for said district to pay same at the end
of ten ypais
And shall the district trustees of -aid district
cause to be levied an mallv a tax sufficient for
the payment of said interest aud principal as it
becomes due
Said bonds to b issued in denominations of
one thousand dollars each and tor the following
purposes towit
Purchase a site for a school house building a
school house thereon and uecesviry furniture
By order ol the Host in ui itusiees ot oud
school district Uiisl 1th day of Janiary A D
1897 JC PETlJJOHJf
Kee of Board
Application for Atluiiut istrator
In the County Court of ChtrryCo ny Nebraska
In the matter of the -state of rrjiuand Nei
dert deceased
Aetna B et hbiSi having find in my office a
petition raingipr the ayp intnient of Heurv
liaie as adiuinistiaior f ilk- et te of Fcnli
naud Nt idert deecistd a p isoos uderestei J
in said estate winare notice tutt l nave hv l
Siitiir ay January 30 ifcai a tin- tune and iv
office in Valentine Cherry County Ne rask
as the place for the lieu ingot said petiti n at
which time iud place all poisons interested it
said estate may appear and show cause jf ai y
there be why such admiuiatraiiou should not be
appoiu ed
Witness my Land and the seal of the County
Couut this 13th day of January li97
SEAL WR TUWNE
- 51 County Judge
SHIIjP rices for icerf
Bran bulk 40c per cw t 700ton
Shorts bulk 50c pervt 900 ton
Screenings 35c 600
Chop Peed 70c
Corn 50c -
-Oats GCc
agsBjaaZi3
Into our new Building
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Next Week and will then have a
still larger line of
BOOTS
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ABSTR AC
NOTIONS
ONT
Agents for the celebrated FLEXIBOlfE
Oorsets wMcli we carry in stock
W E HALEY
TF R
Valentine Nebraska
The DONOHER
M T EifyHTOlIlQlS Proprietor
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Has been rebuilt and rooms furnished with
NEW SUITS OF FURNITURE
Making it the most complete and comfortable
HOTEL IN THE NORTHWEST
sample mm km liver stable in connection
Valentine Nebraska
HE HAS TO GO
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in toilet goods
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And In that respect lie is like
our line of
TOYS DOLLS
FANCY GOODS
ETC ETC
Out of tlie immense stock mtq
carried before Christmas there are
a number of choice articles left
and they must go though prices
have to be reduced to coat Ev
erything is up-to-date Come in
and see Some excellent bargains
Another thing worth noting i3 the fact that we carry
a full line of drugs and proprietary medicines nnd you need not
TE Y AN
EXPERI
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When you wish to get rid of
that simple ailment of yours A
complete line of all the standard
remedies constantly on hand It
is a matter of pride as well as bus
iness with us to always have what
you want
C R WATSON
Hon W J Bryans Book
A LL who are interested in furthering the sale of Hon
W J Bryans new book should correspond im
mediately with the publishers The work will contaai
An account of his campaign totir
His biography written fey his wife
His most important speeches
The results of the campaign of 1896
A review of the politics situation
3 AGENTS WANTED
Mr Bryan has announced his intention oi desttinf
one half of all royalties to furthering the cause of
bimetallism There are already indications of an enor
mous sale Address
AY B CONKEY COMPANY Publishers
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