w v W n F u i THE VALENTINE VOL XII WIS AND THAT Comina Events Bjsbp Graves Tonight Sd Settlers Sparks Sept 2 3 Social Sept 4 begins Sept 6 I xbor Day- Sept ert Martin has been quite ill this week Wanted Baled hay Davenport JktTnACHEK 0 3 Mrs F Mullen of Rosebud was in town Sunday F Fischer was on the sick 1st a few days this week Rev A B Clark was in town from Rosebud Tuesday John Haeber was in from Kennedy on business Tuesday Pole Ainslie shook hands with friends in town Tuesday Miss Mary Shaughnessy visited in ttown a few days this week W H McGloud says he will clear 150 from his melons this year For Rent Nice large office room m stone building 18 T C Hornby The galvanized iron for the Red Front awning was put up yesterday J M Clarkson and family are at tending the old settlers reunion at -Sparks Myrtle Pettijohn has returned from Chadron where she spent the summer with her aunt It wont be long until the candidate will be abroad in the land kissing the farmers babies There will be services at the Episco pal church this evening Rev Bates and Bishop Graves E Sparks was inOmaha this week on business connected with his pro posed new building To a casual observer it would seem that there is altogether too much loose hay piled up around town Miss Efaer has moved her millinery stock into her new room and now has very neat business place John M Tucker is clerking in IJDmvenport Thachers -store during absence of Len Bivens 13 i n P Hrfthh and familv lfiffc k A div nichfc for a risifc with Mr Orabbs IX Dolnk of Tilfnril e Tt if II Christensen went to Lincoln Tuesday morning as a delegate to the democratic state convention Mrs R J Cook and Mrs Walter Meltendorf went out to J A Adam sons Tuesday for a short visit Michael Joseph has moved his store from Hoffmans place to the Fischer building north of Lewis drug store Joe Potmesil is said to be dying at St Josephs hospital in Omaha of can cer of the stomach Chadron Recorder Diseases of the mouth and teeth treated and mouth put in a healthy condition by the Omaha Dental Co 32 The comer where the Bank of Val tentine formerly stood looks rather lonesome but it wont look that way Hong About a dozen couples of young ipeople enjoyed themselves at a danc Ung party at Cornell Hall Monday night Lee Layporte left town Tuesday morning for a weeks visit among his friends in the southern part of the -county The old settlers of Cherry and Keya Paha counties hold their seventh an nual reunion at Sparks today and to morrow For fine gold fillings bridge and crown work see the Omaha DentalCo All work guaranteed Painless extrac tion of teeth free See bills 32 Gus Carleon W F Morgareidge G H Reinert and Lillian Stoner went to Lincoln Tuesday morning to -attend the populist state convention Robert Kiiline fireman on push en gine No 17 left for his home in Mis souri Valley Friday on account of ill nets F Ohler takes his place Frank Woodford of Pittsburg Penn brother of Mrs Geo Leanaugh ia visiting here He contemplates moTing bin family to this place soon The county commissioners were in -session Tuesday and Wednesday for the purpose of checking up the county officer and letting a bridge contract The Wrought Iron Bridge Co of Canton Ohio were awarded the con tract for building a o6 foot span iron bridge across the Niobrara near Gal lop Prico f 970 Will Clarkson who has been suffer ing with rheumatism for the past fodr weeks at the home of his parents iu this place has returned to his home on the hay fiats much improved ia health fcut Still very weak Cherry county should have an ex hibit of agricultural products at the state fair this fall and it is suggested that the Sparks display be used as such exhibit Last Friday E McDonald com menced suit against the F E M V railroad for the injury he received at Crookston several weeks ago He asks for 25000 damages W C McCauley of Fort Niobrara gave the citizens of Ains worth an op portunity to listen to some fine violin music at an entertainment held in that town Saturday night W H McCloud wishes us to say that if the young men who left two grain sacks in his melon patch Satur day night will call at his place he will return the sacks More sidewalk is being built on Virginia street Now let the walk be extended on Main street to theJEpisco pal church and on Hall street to Wal cotts and the town wilitbe pretty well supplied jLast week E J Davenport pur chased four lots on the corner of Main and Elmore streets from C H Cor nell paying 500 therefor Mr D will probably build a residence on the lots next spring Floating hotels real estate flying in the air and people with wheels are common things but the people of this town were treated Tuesday to the sight of a bank skating down Main street on rollers Rev Moore preached his farewell sermon at the Methodist church Sun day and left for Crawford Tuesday to attend conference It is generally un derstood that he desires to be sent to some charge farther east Albert Nenzel of Nenzel was one of thjse who attended the democratic convention Saturday He says that it is almost impossible to secure hands at his place He recently bought 100 head of steers from Newman Bros About a dozen members of the Nor den Y P S Ct E Will visit here Sat urday and Sunday The local society will give a social in their honer Satur day night The Epworth Leaguers and other young people will be in vited This paper was in error last week when it said G W Morey had traced building The deal was made for cash Morey disposed of the Efner property to J O Vincent and the jewelry store build ing is for sale Sparks Hornby this week placed in their drug store a fine double deck antique oak plate glass top cigar and tobacco case Other improvements will follow and it can soon be said that this is not one of the finest but w finest drug store in north Nebraska Edith Stark started Tuesday morn ing for Lincoln where she will attend the Normal Edith has received the appointment as librarian of that insti tution of learning and we predict that she will rise soon to a still higher po sition Her many friends here wish her success C K Brower was called to San Francisco Friday evening by a tele gram announcing the serious illness of his father He left on the first train and it is probable that he will not re turn In the meantime D E Sherman is holding down the position of phar macist in Quigley s drug store D W Fletcher of this place and Mr Stnlze of Valentine have secured the contract for building the new school house in Valentine We are not ac quainted with Mr Stolze but we know that Mr Fletcher is a man who will do his work well Ainstoorth Star-Journal Elder A R Julian has served the six years allotted presiding elders in the Methodist church and has evident ly decided to leave the ministry and enter politics Last week he was nom inated fcr superintendent of instruc tion in Dawes county on the republi can ticket Bob Taylor the rustler captured by the cowboys at the Hole-in-the -Wall fight about a month ago has been turned looser The authorities seem to think no jury could be had in Johnson county that would convict him and that the cheapest way out was to turn him loops Harrison Press John Bachelor a stockman from the west end of the county was in town yeBterday While here he bought 106 head of cattle of Ben Hobson for 2460 John lately sold his ranch at Merriman lor 5000 We under stand that he has purchased another south of Wood Lake He will move to Valentine this fall School commences Monday with the following corps of teachers R H Watson principal Etta Brown gram mar department Miss Bruoer second intermediate Belle Callen first inter mediate Mrs Lizzie Crawford pri mary The teachers will start the year very much rested by their vaca tiom and look forward to the prospect of entering the new building with en thusiasm Published for Four Yer as Iopnlists Uec Delegates The populists or tCherry county met in delegate convention at the coHnty judges office Friday afternoon and were called to orderby Chairman G P Crabb who stated that a chairman and secretary should be elected Then en sued a pause Remerkevidently want ed the chairmanship because he arose and nominated W F Morgareidge for secretary Morgareidge was elected After another pause somebody moved that the temporary organization be made permanent This carried J E Pettycrew R Anderson and J W Burleigh were appointed a committee on credentials and reported that the following were entitled to seats in the convention G P Crabb J W Whillans L C Sparks Jas Ray Walter Meltendorf G H Q Smith J A Hitt H Rei nert R Anderson and E E Thorn of Valentine J E Pettycrew of Table Jas Hudson J S Grooms Richard Osborne and Lafayette Johnson of Sparks J B Lord W F Morgareidge and J W Burleigh of Cleveland The following delegates to the state convention were then elected J R Farris W F Morgareidge Gus Carl son Geo Reinert G P Crabb G Q Smith and Lillian Stoner Then came the event of the conven tion Gus Carlson reported that a committee composed of himself Rav and Reinert Jhad met with a committee of democrats to talk over the fusion question The democrats had asked for three nlaces on the ticket ClerkJ or treasurer gudge and commissioner The committee reported neither favor ably or unfavorably but Mr Carlson thought the populists would hold the silver democrats and 100 to 150 silver republicans without fusion Re marks were called for but not one of the delegates declared himself- either for or against the proposition The convention then adjourned A Dastardly Deed At Fort Niobrara last Friday night occurred one of those events which arouses in the breasts of men a desire to iBlliofc summary vengeance upon the criminal Without any apparent cause Charles Bowman a private in A company Twelfth Infantry shot and almost killed Felix Walls a comrade in the same company Bowman it appears hadbeen drink ing considerably during t3lie last month and while at the canteen Friday night went after Corporal Baker of his company on some slight pretext and threatened to kill him Baker with drew from the controversy and Walls in a spirit of fairmindedness defended the corporal Soon after Bowman left the canteen and a few minutes later Walls started for his quarters Hard ly had he left the door when Bowman approached drew a 38 caliber revolver and fired Bowman evidently pulled down lower than he intended and the ball from his revolver passed through the scrotum and into the right leg of his victim missing the febral artery about au inch In the confusion which followed the wouldbe assassin made his escape and has not yet been appre hended He is a young man about 23 years of age and wore his soldier suit and black slouch hat when last seen His term of enlistment would have ex pired in about two months He was always a tough character and had few friends Walls is a teamster well1 known and liked Though serious his wound is not apt to prove fatal The bullet is still in his leg the probe fail ing to reach it Democratic Contention The democratic county convention was called to order at Judge Towues office Saturday afternoon by Chairman Robert Good and on motion he was made chairman of the convention and M Christensen secretary This being a mass convention no committee on credentials was required and after a few remarks by the chairman the con vention took off its coat and got to work The following were elected del egates to the state convention Albert Nenzel M Christensen A E Thacher H Stetter and W R Towne There being no further business the convention adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman and secretary for the purpose of nominating candidates for county offices This was the smallest the most har monious and judging from the num ber of spectators the most important of the three conventions held here Allen and McShane Upon their return from Rosebud last Friday evening Senator Allen and Hon J A McShane were tendered a reception at The Donoher by the citi zens of Valentine the Twelfth In fantry band furnishing music for the occasion The reception lasted from 600 until 730 after which Senator Allen delivered an address at Cornell Hall Being invited by citizens re gardless of party the Senator avoided politics in this remarks and gave a rambling talk on prejudice patriotism and kindred subjects His address was well received The Rosebud Indians refused their consent to- the proposed cattle trail i across their reservation CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT Bacfy Age J n The Omaha Dental o will be in Valentine September 10 11 12 and 13 prepared to do all classes of dental work at reasonable prices 32 The best thing we have heard for a long time was got off by WU1 Morgar eidge at the populist convention last week Gentlemen said he we that are here should not take action on this important question All the goad pop ulists are at home in the hav and har vest fields where you will generally find them Silence assented to this charge The perforated condition of the ground in some localities indicates the work of the devouring kind of grass hoppers which infested parts of Ne braska a number of years ago The hoppers have been quite numerous here this season and it may be that they are breeding up to make a raid upon our future crops Rushville Standard According to the present rule of the redemption division of the United States Treasury nothing less than frag ments representing two fifths of a bank note or greenback will be redeem ed by Uncle Sam If that much of a note is presented the United States writes Clifford Howard in the Sep tember Ladies Home Journal will allow the holder one half the face value of it while three fifths of a note iwill be redeemed for full value Who is the home merchant He helps pay for the streets on which you walk for the schools to which you send your children for the church in which you worship he builds a home which enhances the value of your own prop erty who places his name on every subscription paper for a worthy object who assists in making this a good gov ernment and stays with you through darkness and sunshine Knowing all this how can you send away for any thing kept in your own town The alternative mandamus case of Rock vs Brown county to compel the commissioners of Brown county to levy a special tax to pay off their judgment against us was tried here Tuesday with both judges sitting Miss Davisson our county attorney had her case well prepared and her plea was such as to gain for her new laurels in the legal profession Nothing but compliments were heard for the little lady after the tiial Through her efforts Brown county won and the mandamus was dismissed Ainsworth Home Rule A IMelancltoly Affair Last Friday afternoon a friend of The Democrat sent us a fine large watermelon which we carefully placed in the office stock room and then pro ceeded about our business When the time for going home came we with joyful heart went after our melon but oh the pity of t The melon was not there nothing Dut a delicate odor re mained and that you know is not very satisfying to the stomach which is empty We searched for that mel on high and low but all our efforts to locate it were melonless Like the man who kidnapped Charley Ross the melon kidnapper will probably forever be unknown Prisoners Escape Last Friday night John Neeley and John Pringle escaped from the county jail and up to this time have not been heard from Jailor Massingale had just brought the prisoners their supper and m company with Whitman the Masonic swindler went out for a pail of water locking the other prisoners in the jail but not in the steel cage On the jailors return a few minutes later he found that the birds had flown and no trace of them remained It is sup posed that the prisoners had help from the outside and suspicion rests upon a certain individual whose name we are not at liberty to mention Neeley was the partner of Collins in the Archer harness case and Pringle was being held on a charge of burglary preferred by Cody parties Neeley has cost this county several hundred dollars already and will probably cost it much more Bravery Exemplified Good is a brave man when he is all by himsplf Western News This like all the other cries of Rein ert is made to draw attention away from himself as the following incident will show Last week Tuesday the Indians and halfbreeds camping south of the depot got into trouble among themselves and Constable Hammond secured a posse about 9 oclock to go over and quell the disturbance One of the posse was Reinert Georgie was very brave until the lights ot the town were left behind when his cour age began to wane and upon reaching the government wagons near the ware house he concluded that he hadnt lost any Indians and sneaked behind one of the wagons and made a beeline ior town Reinert in a brave man when he is all by himself P S Since the above has been put in type our conscience smites us and we beg our readers to forget the story OORAT VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY SETPEMBER 2 1897 NO 82 SHOE SALE nsja WMhlarton a C toe ta ad sew Hit oc one tbositad I TO MAKE ROOM For our new goods all of our odds and ends of LADIES MISSES talak tfctaoptaatT it Alter tfcslr 1300 prUe oKr iiwmwim in JIIillJPriee8er Fee Bran bulk 40c per cwt 700ton Shorts bulk 50c per owt 900 ton Screenings 35o Chop Feed 70c Corn 55c Oats 90c u 41 600 1300 Te the EH Via ONeill and th Faoifio Short Line The shortest and qniokeit roaU to Sioax Citfi South Dakota aid U out ern points Save three hocm Use Equal rates Buy local ticket to ONeill When returning take the same route Sure connections daily I except Sunday AND CHILDRENS SHOES AND SUPPERS Will be closed out REGARDLESS OF COST Look at the prices 25C 50C 85C AND 100 PER PAIR Thepe shoes have been selling at from 100 to i00 Come first and get the most desirable bargains Davenport Thacher The Fruit Season With all its glories is here and as in the past the bes of tame and wild fruits plums peaches pears bananas or anges lemons etc will be found for sale by NORTH OF POSTOFFICE W A PETTYCREW Highest prices for Butter Eggs and Farm Produce Right in Front We are not to be f ound following the procession when it comes to selling goods because we are in front and pro pose to remain there both in quantity quality and price of our merchandise We are -disposing of our summer goods rapidly and at ruinoi1fllxIowfigaTgr5Qfwe always Vppp hand a large line of drfcgoods boots shoes and groceries E McDonald Indian goods trinkets and curios a specialty Store at Crookston also HOT x WEATHER CLOTHING And all other kinds of clothing can be purchased more cheaply of D Stinard Than anyone else in town and besides he carries the best qual ities The best and most com plete line of gents furnishings Wanted An Idea Sg Protect your ldeaa thtrmmr oriai Write JOHN WXDDERBtrM CO PAflfic Short Lwe TIME TABLK AT ONEILL NEBRASKA PASSENGER LEAVES 10 30 A 1W ARRIVES 9 0 I V DAILY EXCEPT SUXDA V Through connections both wavs with Black Hills trains by taking this line you can go to Sioux City and return the same Uav connections made with all trains for the East and Soutu Dakota Buy local tickets to ONeill OW MOREY ATOHMAXER - AND - JEWELEE Fine line of plain and fancy constantly on hand Repairing promptly executed and done in the best manner Full line of sporting goods C M SAGESEE TONSORIAL ARTIST Hair cutting and shaving Shop in the W H Moses building HOT AND COLD BATH THE ELKHORf RAILROAD s vi fcNorth Western Line is to best to and from the SUGAR BEET FIELD NORTH NEBRASKA V- i