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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1897)
V I h I H j Si rX J t te ft THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT EOBEET GOOD Editor and Publisher Official Paper of Cherry ty Nebraska 9lJOO Per Year in Advance TOBLlllHED EVERY THURSDAY Bntred at t te Post office at Valentine Cherry VGUHty Nebraska as Bocond class matter This paper will be mailed regularly to its subscribers until a definite order to discontinue is received and all ar rears are paid in full aiicTrf ii rr - - Advertising rates 50 cents per inrfcisions of the majority per uonth Kates per column or for -long time ads made known pi appli eation to this office - President McKifileghis pardoned on an average oneonnk wrecker or a defaulter for vou three weeks of his term of office This is a good record Only 306 bU3iDess failures in the U S lasfc week as far as heard from This is nearly 10000 a year and is al oiDSt up to the panic year of 1893 or last year 13etter lay a little low about prosperity booms Delplvss O Cour unt Rep Tho St Paul Dispatch says that millinery atrocity meacs death to the mother bird starvation for her little ones and an offering on the altar of the barbarous goddess of fashion We are thankful that but few bircU are seen on the kata of Valentines ladies Last week State Superintendent Jackson certiGed to the auditor the amount of school money -to bo appor tioned among the various -counties 01 the state The total 377368 90 is the largest semi annual apportionment ever made in thehtstorv of the state Of this amount Cherry county will get 1472 55 The total number of schoo children in the state according to tin apportionment is 354929 and of thesi Cherry county is credited with 1335 If tho various precinct ofTcera tills county dont come to town preih soon or in some other way seud ii their bonds to be Qled there will be a 5 whole lot of disappointed ofllcers elec about the first of Jauuary when theii offices become vacant Something over 150 precinct officers were electee at tho last election but up to dat -only a dozen of these have filed thei bonds Come a runniu boys or you will be too late Th ecnunty clerk it becoming impatient Many a man prides in saying that ihe is no politician Such a declarator is a serious charge for any citizen in n free country to makeagainst himsell Any man who loves his country should be a politician not aeascally one but a true politician one who is ready tt do a little to help carry out those prin that he honestly believes to bt right Be a politician and an honest one That means go to the primariej of your party and see that the besi men and those representing your ideas best are sent to tho conventions Qrd Quiz JL new postal law whieh will go into effect on tho first of March next is to the effect that mail matter addressed to the leading dry goods merchant 01 leading physician or an other in- detlnite address will not be delivered b tho postmaster Xeither will mail jnatter addressed to John Smith if not there any good lawyer be deliver Bd to anyone but a John Smi An- other new feature about Uncle Saras post office business is that the depart ment will not hereafter print envelopes with the cards of its patrons but they will be compelled to get the work done at some printing office if they desire a card on their envelopes Ex Saya a republican paper Democrats claim that President Me Kinley is a man of one idea that he could talk only on the tariff yet he has just sent to congress a message of twelve thousand words which contains tonly passing reference to the tariff Of course ho mao only passing reference to the tariff He couldnt do anything else under the circum stances He did not dare to puff the Dingley bill because it is an admitted - failure as a revenue producer He did not criticise the Cuban policy of his predecessor either even though the republican part and the republican press did so His message shows clearly that he is a one idea man aj it would have contained1 some reoom snendation not formulated by other parties wmmmfOi -kites PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY- The following are the sixteen prin ciples of democracy as laid down by Thomas Jefferson 1 Equal and exact justice to all men of whatever afote or persuasion t religious or political 2 Peace commerce honest friend ship with all nations entangling al liances with none 3 The Bupport of the state govern ments in all their rights 4 The preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor 5 A rpalous care of the rights of electioQ by the people fJ Absolute acquiescence in the do- 4 A well disciplined militia 8 The supremacy of the civil over the military authority 9 Economy in the public expense 10 The honest payment of our pub lic debts 11 Encouragement of agriculture and commerce 12 Diffusion of information and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of reason 13 Freedom of religion 14 Freedom of the pTess 15 Freedom of the person under the I rotection of the habeas corpes 16 Trials by juries impartially sel ected We recommend these principles to our readers for study Is there any one who will not endorse them It has but recently come to our ears that in the south part of this county a number of otherwise honest and scf siblo men are engaged in the nefarious business of telling their friends acid neighbors that the editor of this papei is a republican that he has never sup ported the regular democratic nomi nees that he attended the gold bug1 convention at -Omaha that his sympa thies are all against the populists and silver democrats that he opposed fu sion tbathe alone was responsible for he special court house election that he is simply running a paper in the in terests of the republican party and all schemes to injure the rural population of our county etc etc We have fur iher learned that these stories havr oeen going the rounds for a lonp ime and that many people who have not taken the trouble to investigate foi iiemselves believe them We are en gaged looking up the originators 01 these stoiies everyone of which we orand as false defy anyone ti oroye otherwise and as rapidly as w liscover the names of the authors w will give them to the public Th first of these is3eorgie whom we ex posed a couple of weeks ago Mors will follow Watch for them In nothingishe President positive rtr outspoken His references to Cuba are veiled under a thin veneering of matured desire but analysis shows the executive purpose or intent to be as uncertain as if events had not gone far enough to warrant the formation of judgment Mr McKinley appears to enter a plea foi further delay on the part of thetcountry in the matter ot making known to Spain in the reg ular way and through established channels -the sentiment of the people of the United States for a speedy set tlement of a difficulty which not alone is causing great injury to their commerce but also appeals to their enlightened sympathy But even this disguise is shallow Strip the Presi dential plea of its mass of technical verbiage and the whole section of the message dealing with the Cuban ques tion stands forth as an acknowledg ment that the Spaniards have outwit ted us at the game of diplomacy St Louis Republic The words of a wise mans mouth lire gracious but the lip of a fool will swallow up himself The beginning of the words of his 4osiuli is fool ishness and the end of his talk is mischievous madness tEccl 1012 13 Iu October 1S96 georgie advised every lover of free government to vote against the constitutional amend ment and classed -this paper with the McKinley organs because it supported the amendments This was foolish ness as was shown by the action of the populists in the legislature a few months afterwards Last week georgie said that before long he will hang our hide out on the fence This with other things he has said recently is certainly mis chievous madness Have you noticed that ha does not deny any of our charges against him The Gordon Journal and Harrison Press complain that a large majority of the births in their localities are girls Strange as it may seem the same con ditions prevail here about three fourths of the new babie3 being girls- rffrimi rr iirirMnrtTiinrtrita ii - - iri Woodlake John Hindman is staying in town now C W Dewey is now working for M Wyman W V Johnson was seen on our streets Monday Itev Campbell from Brownlec was in town lue3 ay Mr Lernan hell 200 head of cattle on Dec 15 in Woodlake Rev Smith preached to a crowded house Sunday after noon and evening The Masonic lodge gave a supper at the South bide hotel haturday night We hear that Mr Day intends to move in town about the first of Jauu ary Some of the ladies of this city are busy getting up an entertainment for hristroas Where Ob where is pond that Mr Latta has promised us It cant be seen Mell Hanna was takingin the sights and shakeing hands with the boys on Tuesday Mrs Paine and Mrs Aekerman of Ainswortli were gut sts of Mrs C A Johnson Tuesday Messrs Walcott T C Hornby and Hopkins erf Valentine attended the lodge supper Saturday niglit Messis fteece and Dambly from some distance out in the count y were doing business in town Tuesday The higher department of the school is increasing in numbers r ipjdU Several new scholar have started in the past two week and we hear ol muie wliu intend to aftei the holidays Two cars of coal arrived here this morning and everybudy had a smile on rheir face a foot long Mr Chandlei was rather blue Inst week as his coil was several davs behind and of course r everybody wanted coal just at that time Governor 8CMETHING NEW IN- VALENTINE A first class Tailor who will make you a suit of clothes to please you or no pay Clothing cleaned prefsed and repaired on shortest notice Call and see bim at Davenport Thachers i Mwtffrnwn m EC riMiMfwMiigTm njuiiiiaLi 6cxmm t COTHINC - HATS - SHOES AND - GENTS - FURNISHINGS FUR GOATS AND MACKINTOSHES Before purchasing your warm footwear you should see our line of Mishawaka knitsnowexejludins boot and Banijran overs Boys Pants 25 30 and 50 cents per pair Boys Suits 75c 8100 and 150 per suit A few mens 800 suits for 600 10 suit 750 1200 suit 900 OVERCOATS FROM 125 UP STINARD ---CLOTHIER Pnhlir lnnl Sale U S Land Olllcc at Valentine Nob 14 ls97 notice is hereby clven that In lmrsuanrc of Instructions from the Commissioner of the Gen eral Land nice under authority ventod in him by Sec 24 5 Ij s Rev Hta as amended bv the congress approved February 2G 1805 we vll proceed to offer at public salp on the 8th dav or January next at thfe office the follovinB tract of land to wit the sS swK section 17 town ship 32n range 27w Any and all peiMMis cl iniinj adversely the alme escribed 1 mds are advised to file thei claims in -his office on or before the day above designated for said sale otherwise their right will be forfeited C R GLOVER Register tJ S Land Office Valentine Nebr Dec 8 1SP7 Complaint having been entered at this office bv Hurv L Keckwilh apainst Ilcnjamin S Moose for failure tocomplv -with law as to timber cul ture entry No GSW dated March 25 18 7 upon the lor 4 and se1 swM and wi seh section yon township 30 ranee 3Rw C p m in Cherrv countv ebraska with a vi w to the cancellation of snid entry contestant nllej intf that said Benja min S Ioo3 phas faied at anv time within the eiuht years lost preceedinpto break or cultivate anv of said land or to n mt anv of snid tract to that skateing trees tree seeds or cut Hugs on snid tract and no trees are now rowing on safci tract and Eli Precinct We did have lots of snow but it is about all gone at Hie present writing Chas Ricketts and Alt Pruden were over south last week gathering cattle George Monnier informs us he has sold his ranch to some parties in the eastern part of the state George -Heckle took a trip over into Grant county last -Week and brought back two mules and a pony Chas Ricketts made final proof or his homestead and tree claim last Fri day Charles was one among the first to settle in this part of the coiinty Warren Bnrris of Missouri brother of Wm Burris of this precinct arrived here a couple of weeks ago He thinks of locatinghere if his health is any better here than back east James Gondfellow was out from Iowa and shipped about a hundred head of 2 year old steers back to feed lie bought a few yearling steers on the river while here for which he paid 3000 per head Sandy JlUUPricettjor Feed Bran bulk 40c per cwt 700ton Shorts bulk 50e per cwt 9 00 ton Screenings 35c 600 Chop Feed 70c 1300 LOrn - ooc In thp County Court before W R Towne Coun ty Judge J CDivyer TILL J vs Martha Wenzel Deft j Martha Wenzel will trfke notice that on the 20th dav of November 1897 W It Towne OoniityJudgcin ainllonvherry Countyv Nebr issued an order of attachment for the sum ot thirty tv dollars and fifty cents S 3250 in an action pending before him wherein J C Dwver is plintiffand Martha Wenzel defendant that property of the Jefendautconsisting of oi e red cow one red ami wltite cow one stick cow one black yearling heifer one red cow one ulpck and white cow one bi own heifer calf about sx months old ad one brown ald white steer calf about three months old has been attached un der said order Said cause was continued to the tith day of January lSi8 at 10 a in i J C Dwver Plaintiff 45 47 15v E D Clakk his Attorney U S Iand Office Valentine Nebr I Dec 13 1897 f Complaint having been entered at this office by Benjamin Roberts agaiut George E Bart lett for failure to comply with law as to timber culture entry No 760 dated May 4 18tS upon the iiwa section 35 township fin range 39w in Cherrv countv Neb with a view to caucolla tion of said entrj contestant alleging that the said George IJ Uirtlelt the claimant did not perform certain acts required by law to be done during the tears 1896 aud 1S9 in which the failure is alleged to have oceunvd to wit the claimant has lailtd absolutely to cultivate said land iu any manner whatsoever during the years 1890 and 1897 and there are no trees growing on said laud aud contestant never saw any trees on it J he said pat lies are hereby summoned f o appear at this office on theiwth day of January 1898 at 10 oclock a in W respond ami furnish testimony concerning said aliened failure 47 53 J A Fikk Receiver sain tract lias all grown up to grass and weeds and none of said laches have been cured up to the present time The said pait is inrebv mmj itfoned to appear at this office on the 2d dav January 1WS at 10 oclock a m to respoiii ami furnish testimony concerning saiu alleged failure Deposition of witnesses will be taken befnp Robert Lucas a U S Commissioner at hi office in J avaca Neb on the iTtli day of Jauu ary 1F9S at 12 oclock in 4G ia J A Fikk lttfcefver FINAL PROOF NOTICES Claimant and witnesses in final proof ca-e-- notice of which appear in Til f DKMontAT wil receive a marked copy of fiper Should any eiror in description of land orspehing of names he discovered notice should Ire sent to the land office aud this office so correction can be made U S Land Office at Valentine Neb i Dec 15 1S97 f Notice is hereby given that the following naiii ed selllet ht5 liii tl iimiee ot His iiiiciiiin t make final ronf in snppoit of his claim aix that said proof will be made before Kegistt and Receiver at Valentine Nebr on J it 26 1898 viz John W Morris of Sparks Neb 11 h 9414 for the sw section 14 townslii Sin range 25w He names i lie following witnesses to provt his continuous residence upon and cultivatioi of said land viz Kvan Fdwards Fvan Evans James Hughe and Th imas J Jones all of Sparks Neb Evan Edwaids of Sparks Nb II E 9597 the su ineVi and ne isci se ti n 27 township 3lu range 25w lie names the following witnesses to nro his continuous residence upon and cultivatioi of said land viz Joiui W Morris arl Morriq Fvan Evans and Thomas J Jones all of purks eb 47 52 C K GLOVER Register US Land Office Vaientmc Nebr I DC 1 1R97 i Notice is herein given that Frank Miller or Neb has filed nouee t intention to maue final proof before flic Register and lie ceiver at his office in Valentine Nebraska o Wednesday the 12th day of January 1S93 o timbenculture application Vo 7434 for lots 1 ai d 2 tVS ue qutrler otseciion No 1 in town shin No 29niange No 27W lleitaincs as witnesses Elv D Valentine yrus Ilagen Charles A Johnson and Washing ton Honey all ot oodlake Neb also Fiank iill r of Uoodlake Xeb H E 907 Tor the net and YZ se4 section 26 township 3tiii range 25w lie names he tollowiitgwitiiessetn orove hi continuous resident upon ami cultivation of said land viz Elv D Valentine Cyrus hagen Charles A Johnson auo Nunlungtou flonev all of Wood lake Neb 45 50 C R G LOVER Register U S Land Office Valentine Neb i October 5 1897 Notice is henhv given that the following named setiler has filed notice of his intention to mae final proof in support of ids claim and that sad proof will be irade before the Register or Receiver at Valentine Nebr on Jim 13th 1898 viz Wiilam II Strattou onp nf the heir- of Amy Stratum deceased who nrurin H E No 9203 for lot 2 and s 5 nw4 section No 1R township 31 range 23 He names the fo 1 iwing witnesses t prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said laud viz Willaid D Morgareidge Win G Orson Harvey Hobbs and Gilbert rf Hobbs aSl of Simeon Neb i4 49 C R GLOVER Register U S Land Office Valentine Neb i Nov is 1897 Noticp is hereby given Unit Calvin K Hazard of loan Iowa has fil d notice of intention to make final proof be ore Register and Receiver attheir office in Valentine Nebr on Monday the 3rd day of Jaruary 1898 on timber culture application No 7517 for the ann wA svl4 quarter of section No 10 iu township No 30n range No 2w He names as witnesses- John H Dav John M Dav James II Dav and Ivan C Sliaul all of Wood L ike Neb Testimony of claimant will be taKen before the Clerk of the District Court of Woo lburn countv at bis office in Sioux City Iowa on Fri dav Dee 31 1S97 41 49 C EGLOVER Register US Land Office Valentine b 1 ov 2i 1117 t Xotice is hereby siven that the ed settler lias filefl notice of his intentwii jo make fnal proof m support -or his claim and that said proof will be made before Rctrjr or Receiver at Valentine Nebraska on Jan 4 If3 viz Coin D AinsliH f Simenn Nehrnska 11 K No 0 tor lots 1 and -2 sci nei and ieV sc1 s Ptlon 4 tow ship 30 ram e 2H He n inies the following witnesses to prove bis continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz Win Ballard and Hpnry Ballard of Wood Iike Nebrlobn 15 Lord aud Willard I Iir gareidge of Simeon Ncb 41 49 C R G LOVER Register U S LandDHice Valentine Vebr Nov S 1S97 Notic is hereby civen that tin- settler ia fil d notice his iuteonon io make final proof tn support or his claim aid that said proof will b made efore the Keg ster and Receiver at Valentine Neb on Dec 18 18U7 viz Jacob E Dpvom of woodlake Afh H E Xo P067 for the wjeseH and eHswi Sec 32 Tp 30n R20W He iiames the following witnesses to prove his continuous roideuce upon and eultivJition of i said land viz Washington Honey Ely D Valentine Cyrus Hageu anachurlea A Johnaon all of Woodlake Nebraska i 43 47 aE GLOVER Register Ililmaii Neb Cherry Co cattle have hut one brand on left side Native cattle have iilmiat wattle Riiiic on tui and Snake Creeks HoiM 3 ha e Mine briifi on leu litili A Kcira of WO w he paid to hii oerson for informatioii leading to th oueht and final conviction of any person or persons steal ing cattle with abave brand U 3 Land Oflicp Valentine NVb Dei embHrJ 197 t Notice is hereby given that Minnie K Lilley formerly Minnie E Kssel of Hrwnlee Neb has filed notice of intemiii to make finai proof bef re tiie Register or Receiver at his office in Valentine Neb on Monday the 17th day of famiarv 1398 on timber culture application Vo 1553 fur the wjnvH and iiwHsw of section No 5 iu towiiihi No j7ii rang- N 28W He names as witnesses TIiomms McCIain Jennie M Kissel Joseph Kennedy and Reubin Kis el all of Hrowilee Neb 40 51 C R GLOVES Register U S Land Office Valontuie Nb i Nov 8 1j7 t Notice is hereby given that the folloniug uani ed settler has tiled notice of his intention In make final proof m support of his claim and that sain pi oof will be made before Regl ter and nil icwener at aientthe 1897 viz Neo ou liec Iary McDf rmott of frookstoxi Xb H E No 9050 for the sv tswU Sec 10 sijmvV uwUnw i Sec 15 Tp 3n IJ TJv She names the following witnesses to prove her ontiiiuoiis residence upon and cultivation of -aid land viz Daniel tlcVey Bndgf tt Kennealpy William Iavaniugh and Margaret Cava iaugli all of Crookton Nebraski 42- O CLOVER Register U S Land Olliee Valenfine Nebr I Nov 3 1397 f Norice is hereby given that the following named settler lias filed notice of ins intention ro make finai proof in supnort of his claim and that said proof will be ma3e before Kegister and Receiver at Valentine Nebraska on I Joe 13 ts97 vjz Lewis D Lincoln of Valentine Xeb H T I No 9 214 for the Sinwi and nswi Sec 10 Tp 32ii K27W He names the folowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of siid land z Charles ESherman William I Clarion William Setter and Jolin Orinesher all of Val entine Neb 41 4U C R G LO V ER Register Notice s Iicrebv givp that Joseph K of Henly Nebr has filed -notice of intention to make fi al proof before the KegNteror Receiver it his llice in Valentine Xeb on Tuesday the 11th day ol January j3 on timber culture application So 7533 fr the sw quarter of sec tion No si in township No 32n range No 34w He names sis witnesses Daniel Douv Chas Deavrr Alexander Seager and Warren KlotU all of Cody Neb Testimony of claimant will be taken before the Clerk of the District Court for Eurmas counU at his oflic in Heaver Ctt v Nebr on Ian 8 13 44 49 C RO OVElt Register IT S L md Office Valentine b I November 4 1W17 f Notice is hereby given that Nelson E Cain or ONeill Neb has fili noiicc of intention to make nnal proof before Register and ieceiver at their office in ValenLme Neb on Friday the 17th day of DecPiuber 197 on timber culture ap plication Xo 8M7 for lots 1 and and of sec 6 Tp 29n R 3 lw He names as witnesses- James u Jiliaspie of Newton Neb Grant G Col dwell Timoihv Falbvand William Pullman of Pullman Nebr 42 17 G It GLOVER Register U S laid Olliee Valentine Xeb t Nov 8 1397 f Notice is hereby given that iij fuiiuwiug nanied settler Isa s fi ed notice of his intention fo make final proof in support of his claim aud that aid proof will b made before the Registei and Receiver at Valentine Nebr on i ec 21 197 viz Albert F r Iindman of Oihs Xebr n E o lM7o fir the s inw1 and nSSsw1 SecsTp3 n R29w He name- the folowing witnesses toprov lii c nit nuoiis residence on and cultivation of said audvi John It -Ballard Willard L Crhp Jac 1 Klein Jr and Henry B Ballard all of Woodlake Nebraska l 42 47 C R G LOVER Register C S Lad OFFICK ValeTilmf Neb Nor 10 1897 f Notice is her by given that Joiiij t ivtirit slier of Lincoln Nil lias filed noMce of inten tion to make final proof berore Register ami Re ceiver at their olhreir Valentine Xeb on llon dav the Oth day of Dece nb r ijD7 on timhei culture appliiation No 790 for the wjisvv1 neMswi and swnvv of Sec 23 Tp jo R jnw He names as Peter S Rnueche Chnrbs Eaulhaber Henry Kauhabcr and John Salzmin aJ ol Browniee el Testimony of claimant will be iaken before theMerk of the Di tnVt totirt i at cast r county at UlS osicc n Lncnni sio Ic i KJi l 42 47 C Pv GLOVJSE j K tster afS mmmsCXM ittM 1 CHRISTMAS While looking around for pres ents dont overlook our line of PRETTY RUGS They are about the neatest and best things in town No two alike Prices from 100 up JACKSON BRAYTON Fine line of samples from which to get tailor made clothes IU SiitD Premier Djperiter Cesl Value Writing Mucbirrc Firsi in improvements Hones ionslructfon and all High grade Typewriter Essentials r t ART OOOliLDT FRDE lacrwiatnt the Orltr dlJieKg De ml Premier typewriter go yr3ccsef nv k m 9S - TiT m k taTP rv Otnalia Brniu h ffice Corner Seventeenth and Farnam Streets iletzer Bros feSH 3 W k Irand on left Hd Wf S U anc thiKh Ivainiaric sqian El eroj riirlit ear Snuthern hrandei Eatray Xutire Taken nv at my residence on section to town ship range Sharps Kancli prtvlncc one black horse about four years uld weight about 1 iXi pounds So marks or brands JOIIXSCllULZ Jack LePoint Merrinian Xeb Cittle branded on left side Some o l hip also Karmark round hold iu center f left e ir Also use 5v325w on And feggjg aide WM m right side Hear creek3 I IX I C Art A CZZJf f ems gh Rosebud S D Uanga rig White and Hail Rivers -- - -- - - Ww I mi Rano Lakj Ooru and oam Iludgon Vfej B3TH rSxerxrxrriii Slnitton 2cAi Left hip on cnti Left shoulder ou horses Some horses Lnzyr 2 on ieft shoulder Range between Gordon and ijnaK Klvcr and Niobraru River Lett ears tagged All cstilo deliornod Llenrv Pratt Rosebud S D Left side Hoi sis same on left shoulder Deerhorn clip ou some cattle - V William Shanijren Cody Neb Dulap undz slile Mf neck Joseph W Bownet P O address C Alernmau Nebr Right ear cropped Hole in center of lelt ear Range I ake creek S D 4 S r m rasST Tin tmrt rTT T 1TM Bi Wm William 31 Dunbar Lessee from Heine Krocgef trv B Q TI Th1 Cody Neb DUn Either sld A csS Earl Corastock Manoger Valentine Xeb rattle bnuidw d i ieft side or hip Also m 989 TG ffi co OO Horses same as on steer ieft hip Also G- on left shqulder OT7 OU right T ft MT III ltfjp SpIt ige neaa ot tiAy reek r yftgin Ulan mr Stead man Bros I 51 PasH Xeb Drnnd oa either right or left sldo llorse and iomw cattle brand on left sIde and hip 3 Sct B and Wasoadoce creok Charles Uenard f A J 0 Ml I