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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VOL XII
THIS AND THAT
Com ina Events
Debate March 19
Temperance Meeting March 20
District Court March 22
Kaster Sunday April 18
District court next week
The Year Books are all gone
Miss E I Mills has a house to
rent G
George Elliott solcFthree more lots
this week
Temperance rally at the M E church
Saturday night
Fob Rent Good farm -Enquire
of G H Q Smith 4
X C Sparks has been on the sick
list xbe past week
A new stove has been placed in the
couoty judges office
Geo N Davis was tip from Simeon
the first of the week
The agricultural department
have been distributed
Geo Xeanggh returned home
seeds
from
the west Saturday night
ft U Ilewett of Gordon registered
at TheDonoher Monday
A position on the school board just
now is not an enviable one
Blankets and comforters at greatly
reduced prices at McDonalds 5
Come in and gei a copy of the Agri
cultural Department Year Book
f Enoch Flowers was down from the
Teservation a few days last week
T Y Sunderland of Brownlee reg
istered at the City Hotel Monday
Y
Burleigh and wife were
from the ranch at Simeon Tuesday
in
AH wool underwear cheap at Mc
Donalds general merchandise store 5
G A Waggoner of Lavacca called
at the great moral headquarters Tues--day
Dril Sherman hns almost entirely re
covered from his recentr attatk of the
grip
Nothing will drive -away that tired
feeling like 52 doses of
CRAT
Tun Demo-
E J Davenport wife and son re
turned Saturday morning from Wash
ington
Mrs C Pi Watson leffc Tuesday
morning for Creighton to visit her
mother
We acknowledge n very peasant
call from Prof Alex Burr of Pullman
Tuesday
For Trade Town 4ot for buggy
and harness Inquire at Tiie Demo
ciiat office 8
J M Camm an old resident of this
-county died the first of the week in
Xew York
C J Bruce son of the postmaster at
Penbrook visited in town a few days
the past week
Judge Kinkaid is holding court at
Ainsworth this week Judge Wpsto
vor comes here
11 M Faddis of Pass stopped in
town Friday and went on to Gordon
Saturday evening
Mrs Win Erickson ot Kennedy
was in town the past week having
ome dentistry done
Rev O T Moore is at Simeon this
week assisting Hev Horton in his
re-
vival work at that place
Mrs O T Moore went to Lincoln
last Friday morning to visit her
mother for a few weeks
P F Simons has a regular prize-
fighters face this week the result of a
severe attack of neuralgia
W A Donser returned from the
east Saturday and went to his home
on the reservation Sunday
Prof W D Ricketts of Eli was
one among the many assessors who
called on the editor Tuesday
Tal Nicholson returned from his
visit to Liucoln this morning looking
fatter and sassier than ever
Mrs J G Stetter gave a tea party
Just Wednesday evening in honor of
Mrs W II Carter of Deadwood
The favorite expression Thusday
was Today it is pig or no pig and
ftomorrow it will be pug or no pug
Pigs goes
Will Clarkson and family from f the
hay flats south of town visited with
jTM7ClarK son and wite thisweek
The Indians received their annuities
the first of the week but aie not a
lowed to leave the reservation for ten
tlays
J M Clarkson and family who
have been living in town this winter
will return to their farm in a couple of
weeks
II A Wagner special agent of the
Fidelity and Deposit Co was in town
the past week looking over Treasurer
Crabbs books
Miss Maggie Herring has returned
from Ainsworth and is prepared to
give lessons in oil printing Call at
H C Querys 8
Assessors meeting citizens meeting
county commissioners meeting pig
or no pig meeting and Presbyter iau
supper Tuesday
Mrs Finson of Creighton visited
with her daughter Mrs C R Watson
a iew days last week returning home
Sunday morning
The basement walls of the new
school house will be 20 inches the first
story 18 inches and the second story
16 inches in thickness
Mrs Kate Wellford is agent for all
kinds of musical instruments Best
manes See her before ibuying Sheet
music furnished on short notice 5
Wm Francke was the Valentine
representative at the big fight in Car
son City yesterday he having left for
the scene of the battle Sunday morn
ing
W A Petty crew is very 111 of grip
and is confined to his room H W
Graham has taken a position as clerk
in the store pending the proprietors
recovery
It is not often that so large a num
ber of representative citizens from
various parts of the county get to
gether as were at the assessors meet
ipg Tuesday
C II Glover attended court at Ains
worth this week retur ning home last
evening No cases of importance
were called and the jury was dis
charged immediately
E McDonald presents an advertise
ment to the readers of The Demo
crat this week which will be of in
terest to buyers His spring stock of
geevds is not being opened
Those who are of the opinion that
the present vault in the building called
the-court-house provides ample pro
tection for the records are invited to
inspect the same before talking
T C Hornby has one of the finest
and most complete lines of shoes ever
brought to Valentine and every pair
of the lot was made to order You
will miss it if you do not call and see
his slock
From the quantity of seeds and
reading matter distributed from this
office one would think the editorial
kitchen should be filled with vege
tables this summer and The Demo
crat columns with correspondence
The court house at Bassett burned
to the ground Tuesday night This
should be a solemn warning to Cherry
county The building burned was far
superior to the one in use here and
ample vaults offered protection to the
records
The Bank of Valentine yesterday
filed a bond with the county commis
sioners to secure deposits credited to
seven or eight county runds County
Sinking Road Bridge School Bond
and General funds are deposited in
the Cherry County Bank
C A Johnson the Wood Lake
banker and well known stockman was
in town one day recently aud regaled
the editor with stories of his trip to
Mexico Arizona Texas and other
points south Mrs Johnsons health
was very much improved by the trip
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian chuch gave a supper and
old fashioned spelling school at Cor
uell Hall Tuesday evening which was
a very enjoyable affair and was largely
attended Judge Tucker was teacher
and all the young folks were schol
ars and the famous old blue Webster
spelling book was used Nobody took
first prize
Pnbliahed for Fonr Years as
CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY MARCH 18 189
FITZ WINS IN THE I4TH
The Democrats Prediction Verified
The Fight By JKoundH
BYt ROUNDS
1st Fitzsimmons refused to shake
hands Time called at 1207 Fitz
forced the lighting and landed 3 times
Corbett landed twice
2nd Corbett started the muss and
the fighting was of a vary rapid char
acter and Corbett jabbed Fitz fre
quently but did no serious nature
3rd Corbett got in a hard left hook
on the body which made Fitz savage
Corbett gets in frequent blows on
Fitz heart and short ribs while the
latter lands but lightly The round is
decidedly in Corbetts favor and he re
tires laughing A
q 4th Corbett rushed the first half
and Fitz the second Blows are ex
changed frequently and Corbett has
the best of itJ
5th Hard fighting by both men and
Coibett gets first blood by a blow on
Fitz nose- Up to this time Corbett
seems to be the better man
6th Start with a clinch and wrestle
Fitz goes to hisknees for the limit and
is covered with blood but fights like a
demon while Corbett shows signs of
weakening
7th Fitz looking bad and Corbett
puffing Livel kfighting with not much
advantage
8th Fitz forcing it and gets lifted
off his feet by a blow on the neek
Fitz gets the worst of the round
9th Both men land but Fitz blows
are more frequent than Corbetts
Fitz spits blood out of his
mouth and goes after his man and
foices him back being apparently the
stronger of the two and drags him to
the ropes
11th Clinch Fitz receives numer
ous jabs on body but the blows lack
force and Fitz forces his man to the
corner
12th Both rush matters Fitz spit
ting wads of blood Round is decid
edly in favor of Corbett
13th Terriffio fighting Fitz get
ting in a hard one on Jims face
14th Jim lands left jab on Fitz
face Fitz counters with terrible
right swing on Corbetts neck and has
him going back Fitz lands a terrible
left hand jab on Jims body and he
goes the floor with a frightful look of
agony on his face The time keeper
ooiinta Corbett out and Referee George
Siler decides that Fitzsimmons wins
The blow that did the business land
ed over Corbetts heart The last
round lasted just one minute and
forty live seconds
Assessors meet
The assessors of Cherry county at
their annual meeting on the 16th or
ganized by electing Alex Burr chair
man and W D Ricketts secretary
In order to expedite matters a com
mittee of three consisting of I N
Russell P W Pruden and P Roueche
was appointod to draw up a schedule
of assesmeut values and the meeting
took a recess for a short time to allow
the committee to formulate their re
port which was as follows
Horses 3 to 20
Cattle 3 to 9
Mules and asses 3 to 20
Sheep 50c to 75c
Hogs 1 per cwt
Farms 50c to 3 per acre
This was discussed by the assessors
pro and con and was finally adopted
and all assessments this year will be
made in accordance with this schedule
Considerable talk over the values of
horses was had and personal property
especially harness and saddles and
wire fence on land leased or appro
priated by the owners thereof came in
for a large share of comment It was
finally decided to allow assessors to
value this according to their best
judgment
The meeting is said to have been one
of the largest of the kind ever held in
the county the following precincts
being represented by the men whose
names are opposite that of the pre
cinct
Precinct Assessor
Buffalo Lake Alex Burr
Boiling Sprgs A C Reimenschneider
Dewey Lake J W Daniels
Eli W D Ricketts
Gillaspie I N Russell
German Henry Porath
Georgia Chas Hoffman
Irwin S M Woodward
Kennedy Dell Rowley
Loup P S Roueche
Lavacca G A Waggoner
Mother Lake C S Johnson
Minnechaduza J H Searby
Merriman P W Pruden
Nenzel Ed Satterlee
Pleasant Hill J H Saull
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Sharps Ranch Herman Schultz
Steen C Laney
Schlagle E Ormesher
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Valentine
Woo Lake
T P Spratt
John Dtiua
E D Valerate
CITIZENS TICKET
HAt a mass meeting of the citizens
of Valentine held at Tnr Democrat
office Tuesday afternoon the following
persons were nominated for village
trustees by acclamation
E Sparks
P Simons 1
T C Hornby
C H Cornell
D S Ludwig
This is the preseut board without
change and it is a tribute to their
efficiency that they should bo selected
to administer the affairs of the munic
ipality for one more year Under
this board the debt of the town has
been kept at the lowest possible point
and all necessary improvements have
been granted and made The board
has always been willing to do what
seemed the will of the people and no
fault can be found with their manage
ment of affairs or administration of
the ordinances
ou I tint Escape PaylneTax
Wednesday Deputy Sheriff Razey
levied on the goods and chattels of E
E Payer for 6153 personal tax and
got the money Payer was loading his
stuff at Gordon preparatory to moving
to Indiana when apprehended Peo
ple who intend leaving the county
should be sure to call on the treasurer
before hastening away as they are
almost sure to have costs to pay in ad
dition to the amount of the tax
Surprise Party
Last Thursday evening a number of
the friends of Miss Ina Flowers met
and in a body proceeded to the home
of the young lady where a very plea
sant evening was passed The sur
prise was complete and the enjoyment
of thejguests perfect Those present
were Misses Daisy Zarr Nora Mas
singalc Jessie Frush Carrie Dillon
Edith Brandon Josie Flowers and
Lelah Frush Messrs ChasB Cook
Roland H Robertson Norval Pf under
Warren Cook Wm Beamer Murk
Zarr and Frank Flowers
Council DIeetiiic
The village trustees held a postponed
meeting of the board last night and
transacted a considerable amount of
business allowing bills discussing ways
and means and acting upon petitions
The curfew ordinance petition for
which was circulated several weeks
aqo was passed without a dissenting
voice The school board has asked
that water pipes belaid to the new
school house site Action on the mat
ter was deferred A committee was
appointed to see about getting a side
walk laid on Catharine street to the
west part of town
ViK or no PiffY
At the county judges office Tuesday
night the pigs as they call them
selves nominated the following for
village trustees
W S Jackson
C R Watson
O W Hahn
D Stinard
P Simons
This ticket is composed of good
men the slate having been made up
after careful deliberation several days
prior to the meeting but just what the
issue is upon which they are running
i3 a deep mystery Judge Tucker said
they all loved pigs but as that is not
an uncommon virtue it does not ex
nlain the situation
Another Surprise Party
Tuesday evening fifteen of the
friends of Miss Mabel Towne met at
the residence of W A Pettycrew and
proceeded to her home on Cherry
street and gave her an old fashioned
surprise party A splendid time is
reported Judge Towne periormed a
marriage ceremony that evening and
it is recorded that he immediately
afterward told the young people pres
ent that he was ready for the next
but none of the following who were
there responded Bertha Thorn Inez
Pettycrew Mabel Hahn Edith Petty
crew Tacy Collett Myrtle Pettijohn
Alma Carlson Frank Thorn Walter
Thorn Jert Martiu Archie Pettycrew
V A Northrop John ISullis Earl
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SPRING
CLOTHING
X
BOYS PANTS
ONLY 25 CENTS
BOYS SUITS
ONLY 75 CENTS
D Stinard
TKEES AND PLiAJfcT A full
I line FRUIT TUBES Df BEST VARI
ETIES at hard times pkices Small
fruits in large supply Millions of
Strawberry plants very thrifty and
w ell rooted Get the best near home
and save freight or express Send for
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ALMOST
ENDLESS
LINE
SPRING -GOODS
CONSTANTLY ARRIVING
COME AND SEE THEM
Davenport Thacher
EVERYTHING
In Pettycrews stock of groceries fruit confectionery and feed
IS THE BEST
AH our Groceries are fresh and good Fruit is the iinest and cleanest
Confectionery the best and sweetest Feed pure and nutritious
Highest prices for Butter Eggs and Farm Produce
NORTH OF POSTOFFICE W A PETTYCREW
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Spring Goods -
The Largest and Best Stock Ever Brought to Vdentiie
Is now being opened at our store
DRESGOODS AND SHIRT WAISTS
- An elegant assortment of the latest styles 7 T
Call and See them
E McDonald
KERNS
LIVERCURA
FOR LIVER AND KIDNEYS
An efficacious remedy for Habitual Constipation Indigestion Dys
pepsia Sick Headache Biliousness Kidney Trouble
Rheumatism Pimples and Blotches
Price 75 cents per bottle For sale by J H Quigley
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G M SAGESEE
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
Shon in thr W FT Morr hnildintr
We have an excellent line of new --
clothing gents furnishing HU I ANU UuLU uAlSlb
goods hats caps boots and shoes
TTavP q snlfmrlifl linft of
shoes for both ladies and children Q W MOREY
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fining ib uuuapci uu
WATOHMAXEB - AUD - JEWELBE
better than ever Come and see
Fine line of plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on hand
Repairing promptly executed and
done in the best manner
Full line of sporting goods
THE ELKHORN
RAILROAD
ftbrth Western lane is to beat
to and from the
SUGAR BEET FIELD
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price list to South Beto Kurseries ilftDTli MCOD10UA
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