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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1897)
i - - r i - -- - in -- - i 1HE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT acccniBo to CHERRY COUNTYINDEPENBEHT 20BT GOOi Editor aife Publisher Ollitfisl Pitper of Cherry ty Xdbraskfe lO0 2cr Tear in Advance PimiUHED EVERY THURSDAY Entered attUe rout-office-at Valentine Cherry county Nebraska as 8ftctfad dass matter This paper will be mailed regularly to its subscribers until adefinite order to discontinue is received and all roars art paidln full Advert slug rates 50ccuts per inch per month Kates per -column or for long tinifl ads made known on appli cationto this office AccoiUing to a bulletin recently is- Bued by the agricultural department the tdtsA American jcora crop last year was 2S3000000 bushels the largest ever raised Andyetpeople in India are dying by the thousand The proposed duty on imported cat Jte which is heralded abroad as a con cession and benefit to cattle raisers is a -great tfraud -The dressed beef trust -controls the price offceof also railroad Jratesnd a duty on cattle will only place tockmen more throughly in the hands of the trust by stifling competi tion Tiiir Democrat has borne refloe lions upon the character of it and its frlentk long enough There is a whole lot in this county printing matter that is being kept quiet which will be aired if these storjles continue to be circulat ed and then perhaps he defamess of character will not point with pride to 4he ofSoial cecord cf iheiTmen A staunch xepublican last week told the editor that he hathmade a miUke vhen he said Gen Alger had a rotten war rec ord This paper is glad to know that Aiger hae at least one friend but the war records and the wordVof Gen Ciister and Gtn Merritt will have to be taken before that of the mend Alger is what is known as a carpet soldier The editor has been complimented by receiving a cpy of the Epworth Messenger a neat little eight page magazine publis bed in the interest of the Epworth League of the Lima O district and issu td from the office of the Delphos Cour ant The Messenger is a very newsy periodical and all per sons Interested in League work no matter where they are still find it an Inwduableaid to their work 35 cents a year Although the election was held on November 3 1896 McKieley was ac tually elected only hut week when congress canvassed the vote The popular the electoral rote for president in 1896 ercgire of 8catteringswere as follows McKioIey Bryan ropularTOte - Electoral roto stte 710GS53 6454943 v 1U 176 2Z 22 -Other interesting figure irutho vote -of X896are asfoilows TCsPHKllar YOte 158X5663 IfcKitrioy over Brsa 51401Q McKtnley orer Brya 651016 Kgtfcaal Democrittc Tote lSijtQ vote m ocUl5t labor vote 36260 Iadeeeadentfreo tUvdrrpte 13873 PoflStr vote 1832 tfe591I5I Inprejuifouryer 3728438 -Several ipewspapsrs that tmdoubt dly know fcetter assujne that the ooudemuatioapf fba sugar trust U due tothifct thatit admits having made large profits Wiat nonsense There are hundreds of business concerns making largo profits without exciting any antagojiism Thc sugar trust and its kin areptit under th ban of law and of pnfcjic opinion because they are conspiracies of trade be cause they stifie competition often by cruel and even criminal deans be cause they involca the aid of tariff laws to strengthen their monopoly and because they eorrapc elections aid in vade oven the offices of justice to es cape the just consequences of 4fesir acts The pcple know the difference ipt n r nii ftijr if rri aoi VT3Spinicy ANSWER TO BrRDE An individual from Poverty Flats who writes for the Gordon Journal was a little hard upfor news last week and so induigedin a tirade against the proposition to lond the county and build a court house Tho article is signed Birdie and winds up as follows Just think before you rote There is not a juryman or assessor in the county that can bo paid for his labor without taking a county warrant and waitiug fivo or six years for his pay or have it cashed for fifty cents on the dollar by some individual Defeat this scheme by all means The statements made above are lies pure and simple and are calculated to do great damage to our county Cherry county is in a greatfceal better condition financially than tier neigh bora -and instead of having to wait five or six years creditors of the county get seven per cent -interest on their warrants and have them paid within twelve months Should tho possessor wish to bell he can at pres ent do so for par value instead of fifty conts on the dollar as this beautiful specimen of a bird says Xobody proposes to bond the county for 14000 as the article says in an other place all tho btest men of the county are in favor of a ourt house and if a special election is called It it will not cost 1500 Birdie should come to town and view the learn how much it costs the county every year for rent figure on the benefit to be derived from a new building aside from the di rect saving in rent and fuel and then go tibme and kick her him or itself for being such an ass as to oppose the bonds 16 a special -election is called the bonds will carry without a doubt John Patton was killed in the civil -war June 5 1863 InDecember 1863 Ills widow Rachel Ratton was granted l pension of 20 pc month which she -drew atil 1876 thirteen years when she married one Wm Culberson In 1889 8heobtained divorce from her second husband She applied for a pension again on the gronnds that she was a soldiers widew the president vetoed the bill and the house passed itoverthe veto Congressman Kem voting with the majority At the same time the house also passed a bill over the executive veto granting a pension ta Catharine D Mowatt widow of Alfred B Soule The cases aie parallel excepting that in tka latter case the second husband died In his veto message Cleveland says If she is to be again pensioned be cause her second husband does not sur vive her the transaction has more the complexion of an adjustment of a governmental iasu ranee on the life of the second husband than -the allow ance of a pension on just and reason able grounds It U for the vetoing of bills like those mentioned that the President has obtained a record of being hostile to the old soldiers and their widows It is astonishing the amount of gall dicplayeiby some people who feel sore because they didnt get what they wanted For instance the report is being circulated that the commissioners awarded thecounty printing to the highest bidder when the report of the meeting of thei hoard gives the lie to the statement That report was print ed meach of the local papers Again some people are pounding County Clerk Elliott over the head with what they think is a bludgeon though its upnly aetuffed club by insinuating that Jhe is oppressing the taxpayers by ttfylng the tax list to the treasurer in 4acre tracts This is pureijuncombe He has done nothing but tfojlow the letter and spirit of the law in the case Howeyer -it anyone knows he is not going tobe able to pay his taxes and wants hi8cland advertised in 150 acre tracts hecan have it done by simply complying with the law as found in Sec 4338 compiled Statutes of 1895 About March 1 a magazine The Qsacle will be issued from Wood Lake by our old friend LeRoy Leach This risicg young author has decided that he can by doing ts own publishing secure a larger audience of readers than otberwiseand tins paper wishes him sucosss The first cumber of The Orsclo vi ailed with ixpctieiice M ift E7T TrWgiafirf rt miOiuZi WE DONT CARE TO ADVERTISE A COST SALE OF WINTER GOODS for we will tell you confidentially that our low pricas and fine selection sold them for us and we have only a few left which you can have at your own price BUT WE CAN TELL YOU That our SPRING STOCK which is now arriving isa DAISY CAJLL AND SEE IT Big invoice of mens shirts and furnishing goods just received y UADMRV J W Tarbet and wife of Monett Missouri are visiting with Henry Hoenig aud wife while on jJieir wed dingtour Mr Tarbet is a sister of Mrs Hoeniff C -It Watson is having the engine in the basement of his stor6 put in running order this week and it is rumored that he contemplates install ing an electric light plaut During the last ten years the sugar trust has made a profit of 1236640000 even on the excessively watered capi tal aiocii or yiuuuouu These are the figures of the trusts officers Tho State Journal blank book man Geo N Shephard was in town Tues day George is always a welcome visitor in Valentine and The Demo crat office latch string invariably hangs out when he calls llobert Good of The Valentine Democrat spent Sunday last in Long pine This office is under obligations to I3ob for materiel assistance Ama tuers are always delighted to see a real live printer occasionally JiepubHcan Journal Kemember the supper to be given by the AOT7W and D of H Monday night at the county judges office The play Louva the Pauper will be given at a later date Proceeds from both are to be used for the establish ment of a library r Lieut Alexander wife and little son arrived here last Friday eveniug and went out to Fort Niobrara Satur day morning Lieut Alexander has been second lieutenant in the Seventh Infantry but was promoted to first lieutenant in Capt Haskells company Co II of the Twelfth Prof U G Stevenson was up from Wood take Saturday on business and called onitllis emporium of thought while in town Mr Stevenson is an old schoolmate of the editors and is at present principal of the Wood Lake schools Heinforms us that he now has 45 pupils in his charge Sirs Carrolls Father Dead Saturday Mrs J A Carroll received the sad news that her father E J Allen had died at his home in Bruns wick Georgia Mr Allen was about 53 years old at the time of his death which was nof unexpected he having never fully recovered from the effect of a fall and consequent injuryof the j brain sustained some time ago Mrs Carroll has the sympathy of a large circle of friends in her sorrow Blarried Hit Aiece A dispatch from Douglas announces the marriage Feb i r - Wyo 1 at Berlin Germany of Bartlett Richaids and Inez Richards E C of the F E M V wit nessing the ceremony The bride is a nieoe of thegroom and as the laws of the United States prohibit the mar riage of persons so nearly related the parties went to Germany acquired a residence aad were legally married They will make their home at Chad ron Recognition Social The Epworth League of the M E chuich held a Recognition Social at 4Dhe parsonage last Friday evening and a good time was had b all present Each guest brought a picture of him self or herself taken when babies and prizes were given to the one who rec ognized the greatest and smallest num ber of the photos LilUe Colltitt won the first prize a fiue box of candies and Bert Martin carried away the booby which in this case was a big red onion Another Gold Ditscoverv A recent discovery of gold ore has been made in the limestone range one mile north of the Montana mine and one and a half miles northeast lfrom Bill Tilsons ranch on the line of the B M railroad is the advice tSrom the Times The discovery consists of a blanket vein of ore that assays fsom 28 to 98 gold per ton The rock is very fine grained rather iiinty in ap pearance and bluish in color Previous to tho Raggsd Top developments in -would have been passed by as non7 mineral limestone Terry i Wsod ake Xo February IS 1897 Mrs Wilsons baby has been sick4for the past few days Miss Kirk Porter is vlsltingat Mrs Stevensons today Mrs Parkers mother fromChadron is down visiting tor a rew nays Ida Leach spent a few days in town j last week visiting friends ana rela tives County Attorney Walcott transacted business in Wood Lake on Saturday of laot week Mr Smith returned to Lingpine on Saturday George Lovelet accom panied him Sadie Dewey owns one of tho finest organs in the county one that she can well be proud of Miss Kirk Porter was visiting friends in town on Monday She expects to return home Friday Several Wood Lake young people enjoyed themselves at Sadie Deweys home one evening last week II R Spllman came down from Deadwood S D Friday to visit his son a few days He returned Monday Orion Porter who has been visiting his brothers Pearl and Alton returned to his home on Monday of this week Jim Day and wife are once more numbered with the Wood Lake people but for how long we have not learned Charles Murphy spent Sunday out at Mr Porters Willis Kilgore taking charge of his business while he was gone Miss Herring of Ainsworth spent Monday in town She is on her way home from Valentine where she has been the past two months Wood Lake young people are talK iig of going to Ainswoith Friday night to attend an entertainment given there by the home talent troupe Spencer Dewey and wife are visit ing at their parents home in Wood Lake Kellys Aunt Bad colds midst at present Eli are prevalent in Henry Heckel had -business in our don one day last week Wm White of Merriman had busi ness in this precinct last week Arthur Hotz of Gordou came down last Saturday to work for F R Yanish F R Yanish will begin the erection of a hotel building for Wm White in Merrimau this week Mrs Katie Norman who is teaching school in Dist 49 went to her home in the west part of the county to spend a a weeks vacation Geo Jessen of Mernman came down one day last week and bought a young florae cf Henry Heckle The price paid was 4500 J SrEewellrecently purchased the Mapesjplace ontheiiver this makes Mr Kewell the owner of three -quarter sections two on the riverand one ou the table Last Monday Wm Nichols went out iu the north part of the precinct to spend a few days that nigbtliis father I B Nichols dreamed that he had lost his pocket book on the road about half way between the river and Bear Creek The next morning Nick pro ceeded to the spot indicated in the dream and sute enough there was the pocket book There was about 12 00 in money and other things of smaller value in it Sandy SKmeon February 15 1897 The weather has cleared up and we hope it will stay that way Mrs C W Bennett is on the sick listthi8 week with the lagrippe W D Morgareidge is erecting his wiud mill this weeR Joe McCloud is assisting him Born To Mr and Mrs G N Davis February 13 a bouncing girl Mother and child doing well One of C C Thompsons boys got hisleg severely hurt while playing last week -and we now hear that he is im proving very slowly There is lots of excitement around here about the irrigation ditch The surveyors are here at work now aud say that work will commence as soon as the route is surveyed Oscar W P Alsip the gentleman who had the contract to manufacture and fur nish the 2000000 brick to Pine Ridge agency came down on the stage from theRidge Wednesday evening and left on the night train for his home at Grand Forks N Dak having com pleted his contract The last of the brick were inspected and received this week and Mr Alsip had 250000 more than heineeded Rushville Standard The editor is in receipt of a letter from a gentleman who desires to start a steam laundry here and he says he will put in a plaut capable of taking care of 500 pieces of lauudry each week A splendid opening for such an institution is found iu Yalentine aud it is hoped he will conclude to es tablish his industry here It is learned that Mr and Mrs Isaacson of Wounded Knee precinct who have lost three children from diphtheria as stated The Becoider last week are ill with the disease as is also another man who lives with them There are oerarai other cases reported in the same vicinity il 4 S 4 4 4 4 49 4 4 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 r A NEW INVOICE We have just finished unpacking a large invoice of new spring goods and will be very much pleased if the shoppers of Valentine will call and inspect the goods Among the lot are some of the prettiest things ever seen in this city A full line of window shades with spring rollers completealao received RED FRONT JACKSON 8l BRAYTON PROPRIETORS - r crcrcrcf lierter to Teaehers Your attention is called at tnis early date to the meeting of the National Educational Association to be held in Milwaukee Wisconsin July 6 9 in the hope that a large number of you may begin at onco to plan to attend- It is probable that unless we are able to secure the meeting of 1898 for Omaha uot for a long time will a national meeting be so near us We desire to go to Milwaukee this year with the best showing possible both in point of numbers and professional enthusiasm and we ask you to contribute one to each element of the showing We want to make this showin g for the good of the educational interests of the state and to present the strongest arguments in favor of Omaha for 1898 The fare for the round trip from Omaha will be 14 75 plus 2 membei ship and 0 for expenses of joint railway agency at Milwaukee and the time limit for return may be extended to August 31 Yours A II Waterhouse State Manager The public will be pleased to learn that Hon W J Bryans great book The First Battie has been complet ed and is now on the market The publishers W B Conkey Company Chicago although filling orders at the rate of ten thousand a day are unable to supply the enormous demand for this work The First Battle- j bodies a careful presentationof the rise and development of the silver move ment a history of the campaign of 1896 a review of the political situa tion an analysis of the election returns an account of Mr Bryans famous tour nis biography by Mrs Bryan and his most important speeches and the ad dresses of other eminent political lead ers JSillJPricesjor feed Bran bulk 40c per cwt 700ton Shorts bulk 50c per cwt 9 00 ton Screenings 35c 600 Chop Feed 70c 1300 Corn 50c Oats 65c Notice to Xon Renldent To Eliza Columbus non resident defendnat You are hereby notified that on the 8th day of February 1807 Augustus Columbus filed a peti tion in the District Totirt of Cherry county Ne braska the objectand prayer of which aie to obtain a divorce from you on the grounds that vou have wilfully abandoned the plaintiff with out good cause for the term of two yeans last past You are required to answer said petition on or before Monday the 23nd day of Marrh 1897 August Columbus Plaintiif 3 7 by b M Walcott his attorney Probate Notice State of Nebraska Cherry Ceunty ss To all persons concerned in the estate of Samuel G Barnes deceased Whereas Elizabeth Barnes of said county has filed iu my office an instrument purporting to be the last will aud testament of Samuel G- Barnes deceased late of said county aud a petition oray iuK to hae the same admitted to probate which will relates to both real and personal estate whereupon I have appointed Satu day the 20th day of February l97at2 oclock in the after noon at my office in Valentine iu sail county as the time aud place of p oving said will at which time aud place you and all concerned may ap pear aud contest the probateof the same It is further ordered that petitioner give no tice to all persons interested in said estate of the pendency of the petition ana the timo and plai e set for hearing the same by causing a copy of said order to be published in Thk tixkDkhocrat a paper published in the said county of Cherry for three weeks successively previous to the day set fr said bearing In testimony whereoff I have hereunto set my - hand and official seal thu 3d Jay of SEAL February WKTOWNK e 2 5 County Judge fliotlco for the Appointment of iMirator In the County Court of Cherry county Nebraska Margaret McQuary having filed in my office si pcttion praying forthe appointment of herself as administratrix of the estate of William Corcoran deceased all persons interested in said estate will take notice that I have fixed Saturday Februaryithe 27th 1837 at 2 oclock in the afternoon as thetime aud my ofiice in Val entine Cherry county Nebraska as the place for the hearing of the petition for the appointment of such administratrix Witness my hand and tho seal of the County Court this 13th day of January l7 SEAL W K TOWNS -v D 5 County Judge Public Land Sale US Land Ofhce Valentine Nebr I Jan 25 jfcorf Notice is hereby given thf t in pursuance of instructions from the Commissioner of tbe Geueral Land Otfie under authority veiled in him by faction 21K U S Rev Stat as amend ed by the act of Congress approved -February 2G 1S93 newiU proceed to offer at public jIe on the loth day of lBreh nexr at this otfre the following tnctof iaad towit the seMsek See 25 TpSOBca Any ana all petseas claiming adverselv the alune described Juvie are advised to ftl their clainii in ihb ottme -on or before the day above designated for said stie otherwise their rights will be forfeited C I iii- VJ i H r 1 1 Sole agents for the famous FLEXIBONE COESETS it it ft 33i 4 FINAL PROOF NOTICES U s Ijind Office Valennne ffebr I Febj2 18971 tice is horeby given thrA the settler lias filed notice OI his Intention to make final proof in support of his claim id tliat said proof will be made before Repissw and JReceUer at Valentine NebrssJta on March 29 1896 viz Andrew G Ward of Wood Lake Neb I E No 992G for lots C 7 eswk 8ec 6 Tp Mn R26W He names the following witnesses to proTo hln continuous residence upon and culUvaUoa of said land viz Oscar W McDaniel Ely D WenUne William V Johnson John E ParKa sll of Wood Lake Nebr CIC QLOVKRRgiter U I 3 Land OfGce at Valentine Nb Trn IB iar f tice 13 hereby given Uiat Ui settler lias filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of hli claim nad that paid proof will bu made before Berfater and Pxcelverj at Valentine Nebr oaHcb 2trtb 1S97 viz r Z John r Jones of Valentine H R 9375 for the wtf uwJi wJinw Sec I Tp 511123 y fie names the following wltnesssa to pf e bta continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land vU Hirani Ferguson Charles Masainaale John Hofmann of Valentine and Joseph WcOfodd of Simeon Nebraska L R GLOVEK Register U S LandQlec at Valentine Neb Jan 25th 3807 f ticc is hereby given that Crowell L hai filed notice of intention to -make final proof before the Kegister or Ecceiversit their office in Valentine Neb on Tuesday tho 0th day of March 1807 on timber culture appUcatioa Ko He names as witnesses Stuart E Tattrof jrownieeneDr wuuam ateadiuan Kate bit ruuuis auu iiutries a xmi 01 xrasn rteiv Testimouv of claimant will be znucitjrc - rWbi wicuiw tKo oiirtfpryant to county at his oftlco in rawnee wtxrieLgv March etbisiff SV J vi w7 Av7vT74 Land Office Vaiennna Nch t Feb 2nd 1897 i Notice is hereby given thatthe settler has filed notice of bis intention to make iiual proof in support of hid claim aad that said proof will be made beforo 3ilstT or Keceher at Valentine Nebraska oa IklarchXl 1S07 vi James E Jordan of Arabia Ket H E 91S2 for the nijncH mjnwJii frx l7 Tp 32 K 26 He names the following witnesoa to prove his continuous residence upon aad cultivation of said land vi Henry J Vansteenie Jwoph P Kreyclfc John T Kief and Andrew Benson nil of ArabU Nebraska 2 7 C B GLOVEK Pglafer - tr S Laku OyrccJ VaJtntine l Febr -61897 Notice 13 hereby qiven that the foUcV vioe named settler has filed notice of his Intention to make final proof in support of his claim acd that said proof will be made before JCriater and Kecciver at Valentine Nebraska oo Mch23d 1837 viz Robert Johns of Brownlee Nebr HE No 10314 for the stfcetf Besei Sec 21 nwswj sec 5i Tp 27 n K 28 w He names the following witnesses toprore his continuous residence ou aad coltivatioa of aaid landviz Frank TLee William Wallace Waldo Grant and JEdvmrd 2eiser all oi Brownlee Nebr 9 CBGLOVEE Bolster V S Land Office Valentine Nebraska Feb 9th 1S97 Notice Is hereby given that John V LxicU of Pontiac Ii has filed notice of Intention to make final proof before the Kegister aad Recei ver at their office in Valentine frebr or W nesday the 24 day of March 1897 on Umber cul ture application No 7195 tor the Lot 4 aeiwv s se of section No 7 Tp 27a R 2zw He names as witnesses Simuol D Mont gomery Lewis K Belding ad JSvaaE K Vaade enfr of Brownlee Nebr andOrea L AxteU o Elk Creek Neb Testimony at claimeat wiQ be taken before the clerk of th Circuit Court of UTUwstoa county at his office in Pontiac nihww March 241837 3 5 O E GLOVEB ogi3ter Land Office at valentine Nebr Feb 10 1M7 Noticeia also hereby given that H folio win named settler has filed c kk intention to make final proof in suppcatotilg eJaira and that said prpof will be mse teisra the Register and Receiver at VtentmeJTsD on Marcn 27th 1897 viz Amos Strong of Valentine Nebr H E 0383 for the eV5sw4 cwJstv 4 Bvrw a 3ec2lTp3lnR28w He names tho following vritneajea to proe his continuous residence epon and cultivaMou of said land Willard D Morcazeldse John B Lrd Chirisa W Bennett and Clarence F Croa aUof Simeon Nebraska 3 9 C B GLOVER Regiaser rioticc Timber KUmre Land Office at Valoatmo Nebrwita Jau30lW7 f Complaint having boen enteral at the by Gsr rould O Fairhead agaln3t John C Iotte for failure to comply with law ax to Tlmhe Culture Entry No 2743 dated September so 15SJ uooa the acse1 sswi Sec 1- To 34a R 37 v in Cheny County Nebraska -with a vev to tbs cancellation of said entry ocraUxtRat aHerlc that the said John C Potter has LtV1 tok or cause to be broken any ul ssid dc5otd thcz at any time and haa failed itaay inreto any of saia tract aud tag failc dlo vlat cr cause tote planted any tnSes tr seeii c cuttwss on una trfict at any time tbe sild cr tic3 are harehjt summoctd to aapea at thl office cu the 17 div nf f isr Xr i a m to respond and faruich tbetimeny Hfr t 1 S qCC at - - - i irj i ii3 y szk r r C Z Co tc4zJi irf s r A em N I J
