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Full line of sporting goods
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C M SAGESER
TQNSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cuttiag and shaving
Shop in th V II Mose3 building
JBOT AND COLD BATHS
THE ELKHOHN
RAILROAD
North Western Line is to best
to and from the
SUGAR BEET FIELD
-OF
NORTH NEBRASKA
THIS AND THAT
Coat ina Event
McMillan Strong Man Dec 18
Christinas Dec 25
W D Margareidge was in town
from Simeon yesterday
Lots of nice things for Christmas at
O W Morays jewelry store 47
J A Horn back is working for
Crabb and Vincent this week
J A Hitt lias been considerably un
der the weather but is much better
Mrsi Tilly Smith is in town this
- weeksolicting orders for enlarged
pictures
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Frank Frush is on our streets again
atteran absence of a few weeks in the
sand hills
J C Robinson returned from Ains
worth Monday to resume work on the
school house
Col A M Morrissey the bright at
torney of Chadron was in town on le
ral -business Saturday
Itev Moore returned last Saturday
aightTfrom Lincoln where he has been
-visiting with hi3 wife
SPe Cure A CAN c
- Tirtwj Laxative Hrottro Quinine Fafc
lets All Druggists lefoad the monm
Vf itftifls 10 Cute 25c 6
LET ME
Tell ycm
A Story about
O W Morey
Now my Storys
begun I will
tell you Another
about his
Christmas Goods
Then you had better run and get some of
HIS BARGAINS
Uogers Bros Knives and Forks best 349
14k 20 year Elgin Wateh - - 1499
Ladies l4k 20 year Elgin Watch - 1 599
Boiled Elate Chain guaranteed - 148
Toys and Celluloid Goods in fact
a full line of presents
O W MORE
OW MOREY
WATCHMAKER - AND - JEWELER
XEine line of plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on hand
Repairing promptly executed and
done in the best manner
Jos Winer of Nenzel was detained
in town yesterday by thetorm
F H Baumgartel was down from
Crookston Monday on business
S H Kyner the Longpine mil man
was in town Monday on business
Big line of Christmas booklets and
calendars at 0 W Moreya jewelry
store 47
E Sparks has been laid up for a
week with a bad cold but is able to be
around again
As soon as the weather permits the
shingles will be laid on the roof of the
new school house
The hunting party Sunday brought
in five jackrabbits and reported sever
al very exciting chases
Prof Robert Bruce of WoodlakP
was in town on a contest case Monday
and fnade this office a pleasant call
H E Seamhs the gentlemanly
representative of the Carpenter Pa
per Co of Omaha was in ttftvn Tues
day
Rev Bates held services at Ft Nio
brara last Thursday and remained in
town for the eutertaiutneut Friday
night
A Oakley a tinner from Ainsworth
is in town and will put in the gutters
and other tin work on the school
House
The Young Mens Social Club gave
entertainment to a number if in
vited frrdnds at Hornbys hall Satiu
day night
GeorgeCutler came down from Pine
Ridge Saturday where he had been en
gaged in painting the new government
school houses
M E Stirk of Chadron was in town
Saturday making arrangements for
putting in the steam heatiug plant of
the new bank building
The Sparks bank building hasreach
ed the second story but work had to
be discontinued again yesterday
account of bad weather
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Circumstances over which we had
week sure
L F Corbitt the Ainsworth
hard-
claim near Woodlake as one of
the
heirs of Lucy B Elliott deceased
It was reported the first of the week
thatO It Watson had bought Qnig
leysdrug store but tho rumor is -a
false -one Thefe was a foundation
for the story but the deal fell through
C It Glover returned Tuesday
night from his trip to Texris with the
Omaha Real Estate Exchange He
reports having had u splendid time
Stione Tehon
Tuesday Dec 14 Amos Strong and
Bessie Thon wero united in marriage
Judge W R Towne performing the
ceremony
The groom is sheriff of this county
and will enter upou his second term
ih that otrice the first of January
Amos is known hvv tevervhodv and was
VALENTINE
Published for Four Years as
Elensant and Profitable
One of the most pleasant and profit
able public affairs held in Valentine
for a long time was the entertainment
and supper given by the Guild of St
Johns Episcopal church last Friday
evening the net proceeds being some
thing over 60 00 A large crowd at
tended this entertainment and we
have yet to hear one disparaging word
of the ladies efforts After the sup
per proper the following program was
rendered
Yalo March
Airs C Sparks
Miss Steele
nail to the Sea
Miss KJna Kislier
Beit Marian
Mandolin Club
Dr C A Wells
Miss Cliiltle
Quartette
Mrs Hubert Uoud
Hubert Good
Ansel Land Baritone Solo C F Martin
Zentla Waltzes Mandolin Club
Recitation Mrs It II Watson
In the Shadow of the Piiu s Miss Ohildc
Accompanied y Mandolin Club
Jteadlng Jlev J M Bates
iTappy Days in Dxie Mandolin Club
This was the first public appearance
of the mandolin club and they did
themselves credit though laboring un
der some disadvantages The singing
was good especially the bass solo of
the quartette Miss Ohilde did
wall with her sio accompanied by
Dr Wells tenor in the refrain The
soup destroyed all the traditions of
years by actually having a number of
oysters in each dish
Stand Up for Xelrnka
A letter from L D Lincoln at
Flora III dated Dec 7 says that his
daughter Mrs Anderson is slowly re
covering from her illness atsd adds
the following interesting items for our
readers
We have lots of -foggy weather
ome rain and bushls of yaller
mud I rind some relatives of our
townspeople here I am billed to hol
ler down the same ram barrel wth
Lovden Petujohn one of the unique
characters ot this country a real poli
tician Then next comes Mr Higgles
and others Talk of your blowy
spots in your fields Think of spots
that are bare as a blowout by the
hard pan coming out of the ground
The only lemedy for this is to let it
alone until it is covered with Cojjhair
and then hunt your victim The fruit
men are at a loss to know why Neb
raska apples bring the top notch on
the markets Rah for Nebraska es
peciadv Gharry county
crpjiprallv thought to be a fioiifirmpd I
old bachelor Ttoe lady who made
him see the error of his ways is a com
parative strange here her home be
ing at Deadwoodv but we are told she
is a lady who will make an excellent
helpmeet for her husband For the
present the coiple will room at Hulls
and in the spring they will probably
commence housekeeping The Dem
ocrat extends congratulations and
hopes they may always be as happy as
they are now
School Apportionment
County Superintendent tstoner has
received the state school money f r
Cherry county and has divided it
among the various districts as follows
The total apportioned was 147755
Dis Director Amt tis Director Amt
1 JO lettijohn24l91
3 Wm Kell 2031
5 NJ Grooms 26 71
lavd Leach 29 51
9 K St limn 21 til
1 13 A Morris 12 31
yjj H n JUMU lO Ol
ZUJ liurifiy oi oi
22 KHaiHbutt 27 51
24 JB Fee 23 51
25 M Kicliaids2n 2181
2 MR Hall 33 11
4 T Fowler 25 91
6 KOrniesher 13 11
8 ITF Burner 16 31
12 Mrs E Javeox 29 91
1G Max KViertel 32 31
li LD Tice 19 91
21 E Heth 18 71
23 IWMcDaniels 17 11
25 TW Cramer 2511
28 arl Morris 24 31
87 JAW JohUhOn 13 91
P IT Mugford was over from St
Marys Mission Friday and Saturday
went to Yankton S D to have his
aim treated About five weeks ago
water at3alveston and north
fleep a J
nome for treatment
and south railroad to that port from
Nebraska
Supplement this wee
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CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
ChierH Elected
The Improved Order of Hedmen at
their council last Friday night adopted
another paleface and raised eight
brothers to the rank of hunters and
jaier piu tnem inrougn the warriors
degree Chiefs were elected for the
ensuing six moons as follows
Prophet -A H Ferguson
Sachem D S Ludwig
Senior Sagamore J A Ilitt
1 u nior Sagamore Robert Good
Chief of Hecords James Sears
Collector of Wampum Fentiss
Trustee James Irwin
The next council fire will be kindled
on the 14i h sun of Cold moon G S D
4U7 at the Sh run setting of the sun
Joe Potmenil Jeal
A tplegram received here yesterday
morning announced the death of Jos
Potmesil at Chadron Tuesday night
Dec 13 Jew was well known and
liked in Valentine having for a long
time been pharmacist in Qnigleys
drug store but since leaving here
about a year ago his health was very
poor Last summer he visited an
Onaha hospital and left thre in
September apparently improved in
supper was one of the finest ever put
haIthf the
thongh canse of hig Ulnpggt
up at a church social and the oyster Cincer 0f theatomh still rflm iinprt
and Tuesday he died Joe uas a
member of the locrl lodge Knights ot
Pythias and E J Davenport will rep
r sent the lodge at the funeral which
takes place in Chadron this afternoon
- A FIrMt CiHKs Company
The Jossey Marvin company of
players opened at Cornell Hall Mon
day night in the comedy diama
Braving the World to avery good
house Tuesday niht they played
the farce All a Mistake to a 65 00
houe and last niht they presented
The Daughter of the Regiment
This company is one of lhe bbt ever
seen here not a stick being in the
cast The specialties are all new up
todate and refined the illustrated
songs being especially good The
company plays at Fort jiobran the
rest of the week and we bespeak
good houses for them All lovers of
good acting will appreciate this com
pany
George Hound Over
The Edmund George cattle stealing
case was heard in Judge Townes
court Monday and the defendant was
bound over to the district court in the
sum of 1000 failing to secure which
he was sent to jail and will probably
board with Sheriff Strong until the
spring term of court It seems to be
J impossible for Cherry county to keep
empty No wonder her peo
ple aie getting tired of this catfle
stealing business and other meanness
It is a matter of dollars and cents to
every taxpayer in the county to see
that itstops To keep this one man
in jail until spring means a big ex
pense for board and guards Here is a
good court house argument if we had
a decent place to keep prisoners we
would not need guards all the time
Wonderfully Strong
Prof McMillan a native of Canada
was in tovn this week giving exhibi
tions of hia prodigious strength at tl e
Palace saloon iris exhibitions were
truly marvelous and were entirely
new to this community For instance
lie took three packs of ordinary play
iug cards 54 in a pack and by the use
of his hands alone neatly tore the com
bined packs in two He then took the
halves and tore them in two aain
Anyone who has tried to tear one ack
in this manner can realize the stiength
needed for this feat The Prof then
30 EL Stliart 41 11 31 SQ Spaill 3151 tnnb nnarr irnl iron hur uiH VnlH
no control made it impossible for us i 32 eo Uptrau 2911 33 i itecker 1391 1
to present our usual -historical articl g R fj 1 WR JIS iDS one end m his mouth with one
this week but it will appear next 43 c Kichardsbu 2271 45 at Brackeit 2031 hand neatly twisted a coil spring le
49 oc Goodrich si 5i so J OKief i87i useda half inch bar and with his
52 C Fdulliaber 30 71 53 CA Lovejoy 23 51
55 cf DtiVine 12 3i 5G HG saiiner 29 9i moutfc and hands twisted the bar into
KS IW KSsfiihrniik rU1l Nl Inrrv rCi llv 13 11 -
ware man was So town Saturday with oi im uauow 25 n cs jefhsu kroy 1951 various snapes letters etc iNot cou
his wife who made final proof on a 12 KE S 75 gaSfc 19 S tewith tbis marvelous exhibition he
SS inuJsVh IS lipMvi1 heidan inch bar about twelve feet
iZ I ttinbreclier 19 51 S3 CM Klines lb 31
85 Wm rullman 1311 Sf IW Groves 17 l lonf in his teeth while eio ht mpr nn
w O
a c
is enthusiastic over the of
subject whftnHHpri mistake
ftr tn t hu m
scantling using his hand as a ham-
mer and supported the combined
Mr Mugford was thrown from a horss j weight of eight men and five boys on
his ludv while he laid witn nis nead
and sustained a severe injury to his j on
left hand and wrist It was not j one cliair 5ind hls feet on aiiotl er
thought to be a serious matter at the Several other exhibitions of like nature
time hut it ha rn fiwn no net f pr and were given He is a wonder and no
Prof McMillan has made arrange
ments to give an exhibition at Cor
neilUall Saturday night
MOCRAT
VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 6 1897
TO AMUSE THE BAB
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Is sometime a very difficult
task but this youngster seems to
have solved the problem note tiio
amused expression on the babys
face However there are better
ways of amusing the baby and the
best is to buy him a few of our el-
errant tovs for Christmas Wo
have Toya for boys Toys for girls and toys that -will amuse and in
struct the old as well a3 the young If you want silk handkerchiefs
mufflers caps mittens gloves shoes or anything else for a Christmas
present you can get it of us Largest lino holiday goods in town
IHACHER
GENERAL MERCHANTS
WHAT IS NICER
For a Christmas gift to that eastern friend of yours than ono
or two of our pretty odd ornamental historical or useful
INDIAN - CURIOS
Our line of these goods s the most complete in the north
wett and to reduce stock theyre going at very low prices
t McDonald
Complete line dry goods shoes and clothing Store at Crookston also
WHEN IN TOWN
THE
Come to
VALENTINE
House
We will give you a good clean bed and the
B EST THE MARKET AFFORDS
to eat 100 per day or
35o per week
J A HOOTON PROPRIETOR
EE STABLING
EVERYTHING GOES
We have decided to close out our entire line of Clothing
to make room for a large new stock of Dry Goods Hats
Gaps Boots and Shoes and in order to get rid of the stock
in the shortest possible space of time we will sell the goods
AT
PROFIT
Traveling in Winler
Is very unpleasant and one is always
anxious to get to his destination as
anicklv as nossible Passengers to
and from the BlacK Hills will there-
either end of the bar bent it until the fore appreciate the fact that they
ends touched the floot lie next drove j can save over two hours time in each
three large spikes through a 2x4iireclion u md trom 6ioux Gitv bv
LOSING
going via UJNeiu ana me jfacinc
Short Line Connections daily ex
cent Sunday
Buy local tickets to and from O
Neill Same fare
Hon Michael Maher father of John
G Maier of Chadron died at Platte
Center near Colnmbtis on last Sunday
morning aged 66 ytars He was one
of the pioneer ssttlers of TlaKefcounry
Cratqford Tribune
PRICES
This is not a -fake closing out sale nor is it a sale for
-the mere purpose of drawing trade to our stor we are ac
tually closing out this line of our business Among the
bargains will be found all styles of
MENS AND BOYS CLOTHING
and a complete line of overcoats Call early while the as
sortment remains unbroken We also offer bargains in gro
ceries and dry goods Prices low on a cash basis
- CRABB VINCENT
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Pacific Short Line
TISIE TABLE
AT ONEILL NEBRASKA
PASSENGER
LEAVES 1030 A M ABEIVES 30 P JI
D 4ILY EXCEPX SU XDAY
Through connections both ways with Black
Hills trains by taking this lino you can go to
Siux City and return the same day connections
male withall trains for the East and Soutc
Dakota Buy local tickets to ONeill
O A WELLS
DENTIST
Office over
T - Hemhtfe Store
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