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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1897)
rs tV rvri 1 r I -- S Of r v ivjjv jr IS - i f j J 5 r 1 sw Lw Ia -A a- THE VOL XII OFFICIAL DIRECTORY statp Governor- tSilaS A Holcomb laeut Governor - James E Harris secretary of State TV F Porter Treasurer J N Meserve Auditor J F Cornell Cora Pufe LndBBldgsJ V Wolfe Attorney General C S Smyth Supt Mi Inatn W R Jackson JUDICIXt Supreme Court T L Norval chief justice Harrison A- M Post Fifteenth District M P Kinkaid ONeBS IV II Weatotfer KushvUie XXKD OFFICE llegister C R Glover Longpine Beoeiver J A Fifce Newport county Clerk Geo Elliott Treasurer G P Crabb Skoriff Amos Strong Superintendent Lillian TJIStoiier Attorney P M Walcott W R Towne Surveyor - Chas Tait MaxViertel Gommiif loners W A Parker P Sullivan rEEdNctf Overseers ot Highways B Hansen jfifnd Jas Ray - Constable Geo Hammond Justices of the Peace John Dunn amdJ M Camm Assescor John Sunn village Ui Village Board -E Sparks chairman CiI Cornell treasurer T C Hornby clelk P F Simons D S Ludwig Marshal and Water Commissioner Henry Razey School Board F M Walcott pres i ident M V Nicrmlson treasurer 4T C Petti john secretary W S Jackson r P Crabb W E Haley POSTtfFFtCE Postmaster D E Sherman Office hours from 7 a m to 7 p Mail east and west closes at 800 p m -ARRIVAL AND DEEAKTURE OF MAVL Rosebud Depatea daily except Sum 1 day at 8 a m Arrives at 5 p m Fort Niobrara Departs daily at 7 -a m and 5 p m Arrives at 930 a m and 730 p m Simeon Oasis Kennedy Brownlee Th6dtord Chesterfield Pass and New tonDeparts Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 -a m Arrives Tues days Thursdays nd Saturdays at 7 p m Sparks Departs Tuesdays Thurs days and Saturdays at 8 a m Arrives Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays tG p m McCarin and Siege Departs Tues days and Saturdays at8 a xn -Arrives Mondays and FrlCays at 5 p ra Arabia Crooketen Ktlgore and Nertxel Departs arad arrives dily on localfreight trains SOCIETIES Masonic MStraadttt LodreNo 1W APAM Free sad Accepted Masons meet In regular communication Saturday evening on or before tbe lull moon In each moath Members trffthe order In good and utandlng are eoriiallyand fraternally ln viiteH to attend W T Kikcaid W M V W TaoMrsoN Secy Eastern Star 8 Nortbern 8tar Cbapter No 89 OX Order of tbe Eastern Star meets on tLu Moond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each iioonth at Hombyft balL W W TaoHSWK SxMi L Ykxst secretary Worthy Matron Odd FeSlowB OOF Valentine Lodne No 205 J pendent Order of Odd Feuows meets eve Ehtrsday evening ca to Secretary third FrWif y evening z Drol inir hyrinvitrd attend our meetings JJ T Keelkt E J Davkkpokt bjshaU MarvGlovxr President Visiting brothers cordial- Workmen Nobie Grand AOTJ W Valentino Lodge No 70 Ancient -Order of United Workmen meets on the flrsand third Mondays of each month JCJPrrwoHN O W Hahx ttoeorder Master Workman Degree of Honor DjoMI Valentine Lodce No Degree of Jlpaor holds regular aaeetlngs first and third Wednesday evenings of each mtmtb J C iPjcrrx joiix LU4IAX U Stokkb JBecoraer Chief of Hnor Proteeen CI ft CLof F ValentineXodee No 6 Sons and O Dauchters of Protection meets first and soiea each month In Horn- LoviEycnoN Secretary Eed Men O E M Sitting Bull Tribe No 22 Im prove Order of Red Men meet every oond anj fourth Friday evening of achawnth av Davenftrta -Hall visiting bretferen are fraternally invited to be present at tiw council of the tribe C A SRAaa A H Fkbocsox Chief efteeords Sachem Grand Army S A Rt CoL Wood Pot No 208 Department KT of Nebraska rezular meeting seoanit aad Jourth Satifcdayof each month at 2 n ra sharp JC W A Valentine Cam Ji V Comrades irom otter posts arc cordially Invited fa attend M Joh jr Dunk Commander J W TIJ3KKK Adjutant Woodmen No 17 Modem Woodman of America nwet second ana fourth Wednesday evenings of each month at Davenports Hall Visiting neighbors cordially irivitea to attend W 3 JaCksov W E HAaxr erk Venerable Counsel Kjiightd of Pythias P CucryIiOdKe No 163 Slights of Kof Pythias meet every Tuesdav evening at lavenportaRalL M CHimTKNSrJf E P RrtERTs - KotRUluS ChanedlorCcraiaander German jiewanee r Minnechaduza 26 Sparks 3S Schlegel 5 able J8 Valentine 86 Totals 075 32 25 35 23 36 28 33 55 -35 20 37 1 -45 45 2 Vote on Commissioner SprattR 3 THIS AND THAT Coining Event Teachers Association November 13 Thanksgiving November 25 Methodist Dinner Thanksgiving Day C B Watson spent Sunday Jn the vicinity of Cody W H Carter of Cody was in town yesterday on business Hugh Bovill of Merriman was in town the first of the week G ST Shepherd the -State Journal blank book man is in town today Wanted A cat Enquire at first door east of the Presbyterian church Mrs SB D Thomas of San Antonio Texas ia visiting with friends at Fort Niobrara Moses Briggs came up from Ains worth Monday evening and is working on the school house Dan Ludwig built a new barn this week on his lot at the corner of El more and Cherry street E Mae Davisson county attorney of Brown county is visiting her sister Mrs Robert Good this week The Bank of Valentine has moved again this time onto the lot between Efners and the primary school Arthur Sherman this week started building himself a dwelling house on Cherry street north of Stetters Dr Rekhard will be in Valentine Nov 19 20 21 and 22 prepared to do all kinds of dental work at the lowest priees 42 There is an egg famine in this town and traveling Thespians can inflict themselves upon the public with ira punity When completed the new Sparks banks building will be one of the best and neatest of its kiud in northwest Nebraska Sparks Hornby have built an ad dition on the rear of their drug store which will be used as a private office by Dr Dwyer Its surprising what a lot of people dont know how to vote With the simple ticket of this year numerous errors were made Topic fer Y P S C E next Sunday evenin Nov 14 is 4Tbe Blessedness of Serving God Deut 281 20 Everybody welcome Lost Tuesday Oct 26 between Crookston and Georgia a gunnysack amci contents Leave at Quigley5 and receive reward of 1 41 Ayers P Adamson D 1 15 29 26 li JG 54 144 18 1 5 6 J5 1 S3 99 Fee Ind 1 di JO 4 0 8 t 5 28 i ST if u 4 VALENTINE DEMOCRAT Pnlilislied for Fonr Yeum as CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY NO VEMBER J 1 1897 THE OFFICIAL VOTE OF CHERRY COUNTY NEBRASKA Geo Elliott P J Donoher and Rob ert Good were the members of the can vassing board this year All kinds of returns went this time Jack Val Nicholsons well known shaggy hound was kicked by a horse Sunday and had to be killed Tuesday to put an end to his sufferings J G Gibson and family have moved into town from Rosebud and with J W Holloway and family are occupy ing the Holsclaw property on Cherry street A -sidewalk to the Episcopal church is one of the necessities in the way of public improvements Some of the walks in the business part of town are sadly id need of repair Born to Mr and Mrs J C North rop Sunday morning November 7 a fine baby boy If smiles could tell of these things one would think twas twins by looking at Jim Dr Reichard extracts teeth without pain by the use of uis famous applica tion to the gums and will make a full set of teeth for 500 He will be in WoodlaKe Nov 17 and 18 42 Cherry county is sure to have a first class set of officials during the coming year Politically the official family will be composed of five republicans three democrats and three populists A democrat was elected sheriff in iCeya Paha a democrat was elected treasurer in Brovrn and a democratic was elected treasurer in Rock In Cherry the democrats got judge and coroner M B Putney deputy grand master of the A O U W Lodge will lecture on Duty or The Philosophy of Hap piness at Cornell Hall -Wednesday evening Nov 17 Admission free to all No collection We thank L D Lincoln for- a nice lot of potatoes this week They are some of the finest eating spuds weve had and in size they are just right--about as big as a hand and thick in proportiou A little flurry of snow cavorted in from the northwest Tuesday and for a few minutes an old fashioned blizzard seemed to be on tap Inside of fifteen minutes it was all over and the sun was shining brightly The supper given by the Presbyter ian ladies vapd Christain Endeavor Friday night was a very successful one A program of musical selections and reading by Mrs Watson waj giv en after thev sapper The ladies 23 from their eutejprise J -A Cast at the General Election Held on Tuesday the 3d Day of November 1897 OFFICES AND CANDIDATES Toe Supreme Judge AMPost R JT S Sullivan DP For Cocnty Treasurer s fiThackrey It JIHfrftz P WG Ballard D For Sheriff Amos Strong R- GA WaRKoner P James Cnilders D For County Clerk J W Daniels B JWfcutBelfih P W A Mctzger D For County Judge - NelsPolen R WRTowneDP For Co Superintendent U G SteTenson R Liilian Stoner PD For County urveyor CbasTaie R Jos Astabrook PD For County Coroner Aliowis It JCDwyer DP For Court House Bonds Against For Division Grant Co Against For Division Hooker Co Against Totkl Ballots Cast 28 1G 16 24 C 14 15 15 7 o 39 10 36 17 28 35 9 31 12 29 31 29 4 26 26 4 31 24 4 H a S3 PRECINCTS IT y Explanation i R Republican D Democrat P -Populist D P Democrat Populist Ind Independent a 1 3 o J3 11 18 17 23 15 7 3 36 f 4 13 24 23 25 40 20 1 6 31 14 12 12 15 00 41 558 22 18 9 14 24 7 17 15 17 31 52 46 31 15 8 21 18 34 18 21 7 23 104 36 G0 11 14 17 22 15 11 3 51 5 12 18 3C 33 46 4 1 33 14 10 11 16 03 30 553 19 5 7 1 4 4 10 2 15 22 45 35 21 29 2 II 29 10 21 8 22 64 40 4l8 3 22 2 15 20 1 11 1 11 12 1 3 2 19 10 3 2 0 1 4 47 26 253 1 18 21 11 21 11 6 3 34 8 8 32 19 25 35 22 1 9 22 12 22 13 21 94 33 541 14 8 6 5 8 4 5 19 12 17 24 47 26 IS 7 1 8 3S 11 IS 6 21 66 59 4G4 2 11 9 11 21 7 16 1 2 21 18 3 6 4 20 9 7 8 2 1 1 48 5 279 03 27 6 1 11 9 2 33 4 14 36 31 32 40 5 1 7 25 13 4 14 15 86 42 520 Jl 10 2 I 4 5 11 0 16 21 24 31 24 8 3 3 9 42 14 31 5 24 90 48 4C2 2 18 18 26 1 11 11 1 9 15 3 - 3 9 24 18 9 2 5 1 1 3 34 201 7 14 15 17 11 8 2 35 14 5 25 18 27 36 18 1 8 26 8 6 12 11 61 28 448 25 26 9 21 30 9 21 14 2 40 5 50 30 18 10 21 18 39 25 30 8 32 148 69 821 10 27 13 22 12 9 14 32 4 9 20 24 29 35 19 1 8 27 13 9 11 16 87 47 554 2i 14 II 17 27 7 9 20 17 36 49 46 29 21 11 21 18 41 19 20 9 27 117 51 731 11 22 20 26 17 11 3 37 C 16 29 14 34 35 23 I 8 30 13 18 12 17 91 41 601 21 16 6 13 24 5 20 15 16 29 46 55 24 20 7 2 16 37 17 16 8 25 104 53 656 8 23 15 20 13 8 4 37 7 II 23 24 27 48 19 1 7 28 9 8 12 16 98 3S 552 26 17 9 16 25 8 19 14 14 31 52 40 30 13 8 21 19 39 21 27 8 -5 109 59 697 i I 12 10 1 29 4 2 22 10 12 1 5 25 18 14 3 49 10 25 37 188 75 562 20 22 23 7 34 11 1 49 6 27 66 62 13 39 32 2 20 11 16 0 17 5 11 12 696 1 4 17 2 4 1 6 1 3 4 6 3 3 9 33 1 61 1 7 9 25 6 197 26 -24 5 31 32 11 16 49 12 34 68 63 19 43 15 21 49 1 24 21 7 29 135 69 840 3 14 1 2 6 2 3 3 8 28 2 3 19 6 15 3 147 25 17 6 31 32 12 16 49 12 34 54 6 20 45 1 14 18 47 22 20 6 26 134 69 820 34 43 26 41 42 17 24 54 21 46 76 70 j 60 60 33 22 28 70 33 33 20 45 217 100 1330 122 85 58 373 177 145 34 643 673 W G Ballard was in from Dewey Lake Monday on business He takes his defeat for treasurer with the good grace of the gentleman that he is He will visit his old home in Iowa on bus iness next week returning in about ten days Court house bonds were defeated again m the negligence of Valentine business men Not a bit of work was done except at home Some day the folly of this negligence may become apparent We need a court house and need it badly John P Belding of Deadwood was in town yesterday afternoon and even ing on his way home from Rosebud where he had been on a business trip Mr Belding is the new deputy U S marshal for that part of South Dakota formerly in the district of Bray and Robinson and tnis is uis first trip to the reservation He was accompanied by Attorney Johe H Burns who is quite well known here and seems to be a tnan well fitted for his position Bert Clevenger an old acquaintance of the editor of Iowa is now working a razor in Sagesers barber shop Sag eser is doing a pile of work in the these days and were glad of it He and the editor were friends in years gone by but hadnt seen each other for a long time until we both lo cated in Valentine within three days of eaeh other It is hard to tell which is getting wealthy the faster In one thing though we did beat him we got married Work on the school house is pro gressing very rapidly these days and it begins to loom up on the eastern horizon like an aik of safety Six bricklayers are at work on the job six carpenters are hammering and sawing away four mud mixers keep up the supply of mort and half a dozen other men are busily engaged in hauling brick and doing odd jobs The main door arch will be completed and the second floor joist laid this week if the weather does not become stormy While in the yards here Monday ev ening train No 26 accidentally ran on to the stub track leading to the old turntable instead of the coal track and pushed engine 17 stationed here as a helper into the turntable pit Be yond smashing the cab and Breaking the water connections on the 17 no serious damage was done A gang of men came down from Chadron Tues day morning and raised the disabled engine from the pit The conductor of No 26 is said to be to blame for the accident he having left the switch open 1 NO 42- GROCERIES Everything new and fresh Largest stock in town Prices the lowest Canned Goods a specialty Evaporated Fruits tltewmmJMm Teil t jag i K Pass eb Brand on either right or left aide Horses and some cattle brand on lef c side and hip Ranee Bull Lake and Wamaducc creek Charles Eenard Rosebud S D Range Riij White aud 3ad Rivers Alsr m B Y Egg I William M Dunbar Lessee from Heine Kroeger UC Wh WH Cody Neb DUn Either side low on right Left ear ot cattle Split itanKO head ot nay iCreek Josejm W Bownet P O address Mernman Nebr Right ear cropped Hole in center of left ear Range Lake creek SD C w J rl Sam Hudson Simeon Jfeb irHirfiMCSStrWT Left hip on cattle Left shoulder on horses Some horses Lazy 3 on left shoulder Range between Gordon and Snake River and Niobrara River Left ears tagged All cattle dehorned Henry Pratt Rosebud S D Left side Horses same on left shoulder Deerhorn clip on some cattle Tin William Shangren Cody Neb Dulap underside ol neck Davenport Ihacher G ENEKAL MERCHANTS Winters Coming Aud now the careful housewife begins to look around for FLANNELS - AND - ARCTICS and other warm and heavy goods The best place to get them is at the store of E McDonald f Indian goods trinkets and curios a specialty Store at Orookston also Earl Comstockj Manager Valentine Neb Cattle branded on 12ft side or hip Also til 969 TG m co 00 s Horses same as on steer left hip Also C on left shoulder VBJ Steadman Bros O W MOREY WATOHMAKEE - AND - JEWELEE Fine line of plain and fancy jew elry constantly on hand Repairing promptly executed and done in the best manner Tniriine of sporting -goods Office aver T C Hornby s Store Sv VV2c - C A WELLS nhaVti the Uhc Of travling one hundred miles further and three hours longer to get to Sioux City when you can take the Pacific Short Line atiONeill and save both time and distance i Connections made every day except Sunday with trains east and west between Sioux City and the Black Hills Buy tickets to ONeill Same Fare O M SAGESEE TONSORIAL ARTIST Hair cuttiag and shaving Shop in the W H Moses building HOT AND COLD BATHS THE ELKHORN RAILROAD North Western Line is to best to and from the SUGAR BEET FIELD 0F NORTH NEBRASKA Pacjfiq Short Line TIME TABLE AT ONEILL NEBRASKA LEAVESiO30AM ARRIVES90aP M D ilLY EXCEPr SUNDAY Through connections both ways with Black Hills trains by taking this line jou can go fc Sioux City and return thesaraedav connection made witnall trains for the East and SouttL Dakota Buy local tickets to ONeill cSi5 r i r V i DENTISTS