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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1897)
h f I- 1 u i I I i J i i i r lSFTl - rr J MONA The c THE VALENTINE BUOCRAT UOCEBSCtTO CHERRY COUNTY IK3I9SSDENT jjBOBEST SOOD Tftito r and Pnolister Officii Paper rfcrry rtELIBH D EVEBY THURSDAY Bntaeod at Ive Fostofice at Valentine Cherry connty Nebra jka as -Second-class matter This paper wiK be mailed regularly to ita subscrioerc until a definite order io discontinue is received ae all ar rears are paid m full centsper inch per contti Kates per column or for long time ads made known appli cation to ihisaffiee TWELFTII JilUTHSA F With this is sue TH Democrat en ters upon the twelftbyear of its exist ence TUe paper was started in 1885 under the name of the Wimonatic BtoaVby O Finfc He was lollowed by H R Bisbee who was in turn succeeded by J P Wood After tins the name was changed to The Oa isette and was run by various parties luotill892 when J JL Harris chased the paper trod changed the name to Cherry Comity Independent The present proprietor and name was itvUast April and the paper tias since and wo hope always will be an advocate of democracy It is not for us to say whether -or not our efforts have been appreciated but newspaper men who remember the Strange as it may seetn the bill in troduced In the state legislature to re lHcethe8alarie of -county attorneys in the interests Of economy actually rrais58most of them Seven thousand dollars is a neat little sura to divide mong our mer bants and laboring men and that is isibout the amount that will be put in circulation right hero at home if the school house bonds arxy For the benefit of those who are so licitouslorthe safety efpublic proptr ty The Democrat volunteers the in formation that there are now in the chool house an old timder box -abort 11200 worth of books furniture aud apparatus Months belore Cleveland waa inaug the -republicans charged his election with being the -cause of the panic wMch begani in JS92 but they re very- chary of referring to that new ihey are compelled to take a dose of -the mflicice TheLongpina Republican -Journal and the Aiuaworth -Star-Journal are till 4eiiverigg sledge hammer blows at each other on the - irrigation ques tion and though each professes to -lie in favor of irrigation neither will -lake water If tbey were democrats this itght be easily explained by our republican iiretheren but as they are cot this aqueous question tloes not aeemtizceptible of lucid explanation j Switzerland France and Germany jre alLjQguring on placing high duties on imported American meat and -produce Farmers packers ao producers in this country are raiting a big diiturbance about it and otref etltionieg the government to take itepaio secure the free ingress of their producla H got rational all this is aftwrttheyvhaJSte just elected a man who is nofejiojusly in favor of highprohibi iive tarijEs Does the United tate tnle Jbe world Can it say to France You must buy oar zarm produce and pay us -cash biit qU maoufactare all the goods wei f Q H11 eP VH 0Bfc i rju a few -specialty ROH CANNE GOODS ESERVfe AHV JEtiklHS 1 our 6 KOCERY SPECIALTIES TVe also me a of caiTVJV the litest and best -assortment of - the old have become extortionate -or monopolistic it is all wrong Let the law- defining legal newspapers stand -as it now is President Cleveland ought not do such a thing as to order foreclosure proceedings instituted against the Union Pacific railroad Everybody believes- ic wns the propeithing to do and everybody has such a habit ol kicking on -what Cleveland does that serious injury may be done to some of those who will have to either commend him keep still or flop1 It will hurt papers that have gone before and then hots of people to do -oil her of tfcese look n this will not 4e slow in arriv ing at a conclusion iltgQBts thetltstrictfrcm 300 to 100 iayear for rent and repairs for and on the various school rooms now in use Why not apply this saaoaii new and lecent4uilrtmg things especially the first aud -second so -look out for acrobatic displays among the opposition -- Representative Sheldon has intro duced a bill in the legislature requir ing -all persons who sell slaughtered beef to exhibit the hide of the animal and the brand thereon for at least ten davs This he hopes will have a ten- 3 - deney to suppress cattlerustliiag Such a law would undoubtedly be ol good effect and it is probable that it will be passed Tote for the bonds Stand up for Valentine Give the childien a -decent place in which to study Vote to give our laboring men work duringibe coming summer As was announced in the last Stan dard Ryman -Fisher under arrest for stealing cattle had his preliminary in court Tuesday before Judge Bresee Judge Bresee considered the testimony strong enough to warrant him to place the prisoner under bonds to appear at the next term of district court i He readily secured bondsmen and was given his freedom Stan dard Last Friday the weather man at Chicago sent our local observer the following prognostication for Valen tine and viciniuty Generally fair Saturday Saturday was one- of the coldest and most blustery days we have had this winter That weather man ought to be compelled to wear clothing suitable for his forecasts and perhaps hed do a little bit better Frank Boot of Sand Creek sneeeded in shootings huge black eagle last week measuring seven feet ten inches from tipto tip This is a specimen of the eagtafmiiy seldom found in this part of the world and of an unusually large size The bird was in possession of a full grown jack rabbit when at was shot Stuart ledger LJCTurneyandL A Webb were in town this week in the interest of an Omaha grocery housa and we under stand that they took a goodly pile of ahekejs out of town tlttis thus that our home -merchants receive their re ward for staying by auduilding up a town The CompJefce Bschelct is the title of a new book Nonsense There can be no such thing as a complete bachelor -When he is compete he ceases to ifce a bachelor and taomes the bead of a family The titlgas a misnomer Gordon Journal EH Precinct T I XT 21 1 f Ht -x r v v r a Pt i r r i 3r f r wuuo minu onuno Ih the town arid -lire selliiigthem at rock bottom prices too EW CfeODKKH Sewing JT fS WOPMY Machine 2250 1 KJ fl W nHDI Two years age a law was passed defining what shnuld constitute a legal newspaper If is the best law on the statutes books from the fact that it protects legitimate publications There are dozens of towns in Nebraska that have newspaper plants worth 2000 to 4000 and fcfto are continually har rassed by men starting with a plant worth from 100 to 200 As soon as the chance forlegal printing is gone they pull stakes and depart As the law now is a paper must have at least 200 subscribers and have been published 52 successive weeks A bill has just been introduced in the legis lature toTepeal this law Atkinson Graphic IV r C To the abovewesay amen 5 No self respecting publisher will advocate j the repeal of the law and no legislator who hopes for the support of therpress of hia district will vote for its repeal It takes fully a year for a newspaper to become of general circulation -and to become lirmlyestablished even in that length of timo the newspaper mustipossess worth and the publisher ability Its nil right to encourage new industries but when the encour agement of those new industries is done at the expense of the -old unless rvrn WOOD LAKE ARTMENT By 1Eecct 5 January 26 23bnw freezo thelast two day O Kali and wife flsited in town to day Ed Brahmatadt was in the city to- day P O Porter speut the past week in town P W Murphy of Ainsworth ited in Wood Lake several days this week Ada Dwyer of Johnstown visited41 with Sadie Dewey Buriday and Mon- -day of this week - Chas Dewey madea flying trip -to Oronins ranch Tuesday taking Miss Ada Dwyer to herschool Clareti e Walcott and familv rre turned fnm Valentine this morning where they haveen visiting the psst few days Died Mr Sx Barnes of thiscity ranuary 22nd aged 60 years Mr Barnes was one -of the pioneers of this part of the country and was loved atid respected by all viio knew him andihis death is regretted by scores MSf friends and aecfuam lances WoodlJLakc No 2 January 26 W7 Mr Kissel was seen on our street today Bertha Wyraan spent a few days in town this wtekwisiting friends Literary was put off last Friday night on account of Mr Barnes death C W Dewey and Mrs Swan wen to Simeon last Saturday returning Sunday Mrs Swan went for the pur pose of lookiugKafter her claim in that vicinity AdaDwvereame up from -Johns town last Saturday morning expecting o go out to Mr- Cronins to teach the ochool in thatiistrict but on account of the bad weafcaer she has been visit ing Sadie and Hie Dewey for a few days o Boys you should be more careful about being out nights for if there is any mischief done it will be kid to you Some folks think that th larger boys had more o do with the mischief that was done Mast week than the small ones Kellys vAunt Cattl of Thunktt To all the ind friends and neighbors nfWond Lake ValeiitinrJJrluistowtisind Ainswurttr whi i ass sted us durlng thr ilh yss death and buriH of our dearly beloved husband and rather we ex teud our biucere aud heartfelt thanks Ma S Or Bakxks Chas a Bakn8 Mrs U G hTKVENsoar L xt i iiuibu ana wne spent oni i night last week in Eli city Mun Richardsons wife presented him with y fv i i oy boy one night Inst week Chas Kiuk tfu perambulatiny 1 around on th nvei in search ol deer track Jim Prden aiid Chet McManimmie staged over mghtiwith E E Crane one night last week Anna HeckeMeft last night for an extended visit with relatives in ifloir i and Platte counties Born -To Mr and Mrs Bert Good rich on January5 1897 aQ pouudbov Mother and sonare doing will but Bert has not fully recovered yet Kev Hunt ohosed his meetinga at the Garner scboolhons6 last -Sunday We did notleawKwhether he gathered any of the strayed lambs into the jfold or not They are haviog a monkey and par rot time in school district 81 the sehool board decided not to have any Taca tion but have theechool o on nowiJ in stead of having - Uiree months -next spring but some of the patrons of - the school are kicking and a special meet ing is to decide the matter Sanuy W F A Melfeendorf has moved into Dwyers house on Cherry street -and F L Maloney now occupies the bouse moving from thenrooms occupied at the depot In addition to -his large staek tf heavy and shelf hardware John STeast ia preparing to put in a complete- line of harHes868 and whips The peripatetic -grocery men who were in town this week enriched the city treasury by donations of 2 per day while in the city Jofen Gray an old soldier living at Johnstown died yesterday and will be buried today Undertaker supplied tht casket Dick Ctook is home again from Rose bud this txme to itay Judging from hislookB tfca work in the vcountrj didiiimgowS Spark - fe Hughes ia hauKsg wheat to Vtdtiatfiie Mt AVelch went to Valentine today torent a house Dicfe Ogle is having some trouble lith Kdraond George ATthur Grooms is m Valentine to have his leg doctored in this part of tao county John Grooms has rented the Ab Clarkson farm and expects to move soon Mr and MxsClarKson have returned home Theyexpect to return to Valen tine tomorrow Frank Swearenger and Eugene Meyers have gone to the Black Hills to try their luck Samuel Grooms and Miss Lillie Meyerg took a flying trip to Sparks last Sunday evening Perry Swearenger went to Valentine ith a load of wheat the last load he has to sell He wauts to get it sold before the strike is over The Court House question Is boing talked a little more tban usual That is right if we ever do anything lets do it Let every voter in Sparks look out for the interest of the county Ukcle Joe Niobrara Falls The cold weather has made a bridge across the river again Mrs Moshers -sister is here on a visit from Siux City Iowa Lon Mosher and Eenrv Ballard have returned from the flats Mrs Adamson has returned from her short stay with friends in Valen tine We would like to see more news from the country writers and corres pondents Get hold if your pen and let the people Know what is going on Uurrah for Uncle -Dick Towne We hope he will make -a good judge and we will gladly give him the chair again next November Bad -Boy -If anyone wants to know how cold it was Saturday and Suuday ask S Q Spain and Frank Ivime There is some ihat C C Thompson is going to have a post office Rivers Slilwell is carrying the mail during the cold weather The low temperature make3 him get around lively TREES AtfD PSiAiragA full line FRUIT THKKS f BEST VARr ETIES Ht HARD TIMES TRICKS Small fruits in large supply Millions of Strawberry plants very thrifty -and well rooted Get the best near home and save freight or express Send for price list to North Bbnd Nurseries NToith Bend Dodge County Neb n not ba deceived by allnrtnjr adTertlMxncnts esd taluk you can get toe Beet made finest finish and M08T POFULAR 8EWINQ MACHINE for a mere eqnjr Bay from reliable manufacturers parte fineness of finish beauty In appearance or has many Improvements as the NEW HOME WRITE FOR CIRCULARS The Few Home Sewing Machine Co ObJlXobUass BoflTOjrHiss 28TJkiom8quaeeNT 81KFBABCXSOOC1L AILAHAQA FOB SALE BY G CARLSUN - VALtzNTfNE NECKWEAB We have just received the finest and most complete line of Neckwear cver seen in Valentine We have in the assortment Windsors FouiMn hande diows Scarfs Flies etc etc And we have them in all colors and qualities Some -of the handsomest ties evor man ufactured See them 20 per cent reduction oh Mens Boys and Youths Overcoats D STINAR0 THE CLOTHIER MABUSTRECT - - VALENTINE t TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Si 2 I w r r ATi Tom nuuson auu jim ueuigo mo hauling wood t the Fort Jake Breckbill is the happiest man SQ 4s i f I V fyiJMitajir itPrij GREETING I 2 i imrrinna - Our new store is finished after six g months of hard work5 and we are now installed therein and are ready to give a you more and better bargains than er beiore Our stock of Dry Goods Groceries Hats Caps Boots Shoes i -especially Shoes and furnishings is 4 49 4 complete Call and see us t RED FRONT fvvvw 0Q0QCrCfQWO V P U S Lund Uttiuu at aientiiiu SvU t Jan IS 1SU7 f Notice is hereby uiven that the settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in simnort of his claim and that said proof will be made before Register and Heceiver at Valentine INebr on 3Ich 2uth 1897 viz John P Jones of Valentine Xeb H E 9375 for the wnwJi w4nwh Sec M Tp He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation oi eoeccrCcrCCCfCfotCfcctcj iriGz WlFWVWW W1 rl hQBGB9IBWBFBr0Brwr r T Word Building Contest FirstPrize 1 OOiOO In Cash Second Prixe 5000 in C8tt Third Prize S500 ta Casb Fourih Prize 1500 4n Caan Fifth Prize 1000 in Casa The above prizes are offered to those construct or form the lftfeit number olworas oui or we leuers iouna iuc pnc num under the following regulations nd conditions The first prize will be won by the largest Hat the second prize by the next largest list and so on to the fifth The list of words must be wrIUe plainly in ink alphabetically arranged numbered signed by the contest ant and sent in not later than February 20 1897 The list must becora posed of English words authorized by at least one of the leading Worcesters the Century or the Standard If two words are spelled alike only one can be used Abbreviations contractions obsolete words and proper nouns ar not alowtd The same letter must not occur twice in one word but may be used in other words In case two or more winning lists -contain the same number of words the neatest and best listwill take first place the others rankingmext below in the order of quality Residents of Omaha and win ners of former prizes in Wobld Hekald contests are not permitted to com pete directly or -indirectly No contestant can enter more than one list of words and each contestr ant is required -to send in the same letter with his list one dollar to pay a years subscription to the Omaha Weekly World Hebald Every competitor whose list contains as many as twenty five worda whether he wins a prize or not will receive THIRTY COMPLETE NOVELS in one papercovered volume of 192 large quarto pagesanong the author be ng Marion Harland Rudyard Kipling H Rider Haggard Wilkie Col lins and Miss Mulock Lists cannot be corrected or substituted after they are received The list of words winning first prize will be published in the WMKCT World Herald together with the name and address of each of the prixa winners as soon after the contest closes as the matter can be decided The Weekly World Herald is issued in semi weekly sections girinf the news twice a week and hence is nearly as good as a daily This is the paper of which W J Bryan was editor for about two years prior to his comin ttion for the presidency and is the leading advocate of free silve coinage Address uiCTirixi s Mr ni r tJCTO Al j m Mem x vvCCALf wron WWW said Jand tnoisand dollars bearing six per cent inter- Hinun Fenriison Charles Masslnmilo John est payable semiannually on the first day of H of man n of Valentine and Joseph 31eCIoud of Simeon Nebraska C K GLOVER Register Public liQiul Nate US Land Office Valentine Nebr Jan 25 1897 f Notice is hereby given th t in pursuance f instruction s from the Comniisbioner ol the leneral I a id Ofiiee under authority vested in turn by section 2455 Ti s Rev SMt as mend ed by The act of Congress approved February 20 1895 we will proceed to offer at public sale ou ihe 101b day of March next at this ottlce the following tnetof laud twit the seJiseJ i Sec 2o Tp 35 R 34 Any and all persons iming adversely the abuve described lands are advised to file their claims in his office on or before the day above designated for said sale otherwise their rights will be forfeited C R GLovBuategi fter J A Fikk Receiver U S LaridOfflce at Valentine Neb I Jan 25th 18D7 Notice is hereby given that Crowell L Wem ple ha filed notice of intention to make final proof bemre the Register or Receiver at their office in Valentine Neb on Tuesday the 9th day of March lb97 on timber cultureapplication No 7S53 for the ne Sec 26 Tp 28n R so w lie names na witnesses Stuart E Tait of Brownlse Nebr WiIlam Steadman ISoSert 11 addis and Charles II Tait of Pass Neb Testimony of claimant will be takeu before the Clerk of the District iourt for Pawnee county at his dffice in Pawnee City Nebraska on March uth 1897 C RO LOVER Register Xotice of Sale by Guardian In the matter of th e guardianship of Lota Stetter Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of an Notice of Ejection Notice is hereby piven to the- qualified roters of School District No One in Oherry county Nebraska that upn the written request of at least one third of the legal voters of said dis trict an election will be held at the Court House in the villairo of Valentine in said district on the fth day of February A I 1W from one to four oclock p m for the purpose of voting upon the following question towit Shall the District Trustees of school district So One in Ciierry County Nebraska iasdetbe amount nouns oi aiu sciiooi airliner in mo ox 11 111U 111211121 Ul Ul IlHUUIl fllliVlUtU iuterest payable at the County Treasurer c and ooc in valentine rueorasKa Said bonds to run for twvnty years with an option for said district to pay same at the end of ten years And shall the district trustees of xald district cause to be levied annually a tax sufficient for the payment of said interest and principal as it becomes due Said bond to bissued In denominations of one thousand dollars each aud for the following purposs town Purchase a site for a school house building a school house thereon and necessary furniture Ry order of the Iluird of Trustees of saW school district this llth day of January A D 1S97 j c Pjettijohx Sec of Beard Application for Administrator In the County Court of Cherry County Nebradka In the matter of the Estate of Ferdinand Hel dert deceased Aetna a ecntmi Having mea in my orace a petition praying tor tne appointment of Honry uazev as administrator or tne estate of Ferdi nand Neldert deceased all persons interested m said estate wdl take notice that I have fixed Saturday January so 1897 as the time and my office in Valentine Cherry County Nobraaka as the place for the hearing of said ptlrfon at which timo and place all persons interested in said estate may appear and thow cause if any there be why such administraUon should not bo appointed Witness ray hand aud the eal of the County Court this ISth day of Jaunory 1837 SEAL W P TOWNE 51 County Judge FOR FLOUR GFFICE FUE PROPOSALS chasiug Commissary of Subsistence Omaha Neb January 2 1S97 Sealed propo sals in duplicate subject to the usual conditions will be recehed at this office until 11 oclock ajtn February 3 1SU7 at which time and place they will be oDened lu presence of bidders for fur- oraer of the lion M P Kmkaid one of the i nishing the Subsistence Department 0 8 judges of the district court ol Cherry connty Nebraska made on the 24th day of August 1SW5 for the sale of the -real estate hereinafter des cribed there will be sold at the front door of the court house in Valentine Cherry couuty No oraska ou the Jith day of February WJ7 at 10 oclock am at public vendue to the highest bidd er for cash the follow ing described reii es tate towit the wis ueM Sec25Tp 35 R 34w In Cherry county Nebraska said saie to remain open one hour Johx G Stettkk Guardian of Leta a Stetter By Ed CJjARXE Attorney 50 2 Xotice for the Appointment of Admin istrator In the County Court of Cherry county Nebraska Margratt McQuary having filed iu ray office a petition praviug for the appointment of herself as administratrix of the estate of William Corcoran deceased ail porsoni interested in said estate will take notice that I have fixed Saturday February the 30th lSiTt 2 ooIockIu the afternoon as tlie ttme audinyificesu Val entine Cherry county Nebraska sbtbu place for the i earing ot the Mention lor the npiioiutinsnt of uch admiuistRitux Witness oiy hand inu seal of the Couuty - Court Uiiiih day of Jaar lcl7 SEAL Y R fitNE 1 Couuty Judge Army on or before February 23 1897 aa may ba reomred with Ilour for iss ie and Flour chokx family at the following platen of delivery lr On botrd of cars or at subsistence storehouse at Omaha Nebraska or at Forts Crook Niobrara Robinson Neb I A Russell Washakie Wyo and Fort Meade S D Preference will o glvsa to articles of domestic production The rignt Li reserved to rejwt auy orall bids or any part ot auy bid Blank proposals and specifications showing in detail the articles and quantities re- uuired and civliy luti miormatlon as to ditious will bo furalstK d ou ar hcatlon to thin ofii -e or any of the cofuuii533ries at ixts cased above Proposals will also be reeelred by tbo Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence Denver Cojo at 0 oclock niouutain ytaudard time February 3 1S97 for the f uruisblng aud delivery of the above Subsistence Stores fretoa board E R cars at Denver er near the place of produc tion or purchase or at the posts nained FRANK E NYE Major and C ri U S A Mill Prices for J eeA Bran bulk 40c per cwt 700to aliorla bulk 50c per cwt jf900 toa Screenings 35c 5GfJ Chop IScxid 7Cc f UXOQ Corn 50c s jOdis G5c - A r v JW ST J
