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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1898)
t l i p T w w VOL XII 0 W MOREY WAT0H1TATCKR - AND - JEWELEB B jije line of plain and fancy jew elry constantly on hand jRepairing promptly executed and done in the best manner Full line of sporting goods THIS AND THAT Comino Events Groandhog Day February 2 t Valentines Day February 14 Assessors Meeting March 15 Sol Dewey of Hay Springs was in town SuDday Sallie Thosath of Rosebud was in town Sunday C S Rpeces smiling face was seen in town Monday Bert Martin spent Sunday with his parents in Aiusworth Ian Ludwig has purchased a new Smith Premier typewriter D and J M Hanna were in town from Woodlake yesterday Luella Stinard has been confined to her room with illness this week W M Boyer of Lfad City S D is Tisiting with his son Urias Boyer The Cherry County bank expects to move into its new building next wees Sageser now gives a shave and a quarters worth of music for 15 cents Dr McConville of Rosebud reg istered at the Cityhotel Suuday night Photographer Shaw took a snap shot at the interior of Elliotts drug store yesterday It is reported that a jfirm will open its doors new business in this town in a few days Wra Ward of Chesterfield who was in town for a week or sopast return ed home Tuesday Ex treasurer Crabb goes to Lincoln next week to make his final settlement with the state auditor Otto F Tapport Coal Oil Johnny wxs in town Tuesday on his regular trip west froai Norfolk D Stinard clothier has been sick abtd since the first of the week but is recovering at tuis writing Mrs Chas Sparks and Mrs T C Hornby are expected home from Chad ron Sunday This is authentic iiocal talent is arranging for a play to be given under the auspices of oue of our churches in the near future A door has been cut in the wall be tween Hornbys and Sparks build ngs connecting the two balls second floor Ernest Boyer came down from the Black Hills this morning and will isit with relatives for a week or so Eev P H Eighmy the presiding elder will preach -at the Methodist church next Sunday morning and eve ning Ye editor expects to attend the meeting of the state press association iu Lincoln next week and visit with bis parents Noimatter what is the trouble with -the throat or lungs Dr Daniels1 Com pound Svinu Sanguiuaria will relieve it At Elliotts 50 Robert Good went to Longpine Sat urday to bid his cousin Mrs 7 E B Good goodbye prior to the latters de parture for Ohio Mrs Ladeau of Rosebud returned home Tuesday alter having been sue cessfuly operated upon by Dr Dwyer for an iuternal cancer The revival meetings at -the M E church are well attended and the in terest manifested promises much Everybody is welcome Te Cure A Cold in One Day Take Laxative Brorno Qninine Tab lets All Druggists refund the money if it fails to Cure 25c 46 Tom Seals a prominent stockbnyer of Ainswonh came up Saturday tu visit relatives and incidentally look around for a little business Davenport Thacher are present ing their friends and customers some very handsome calendars and we ac knowlege receipt of a set four flower designs Mrs Frank Fisher was called to Neligh again Sunday morning by the serious illness of her mother It is thought that she cannot live more than a few days longer L L Rivens has resigned his posi tion in Davenport Tha hers stow and is now a gentleman f leisure Bon LongHud has ben seen retl to fijl Lens nlaco m stare J HP IT 1 A - X XllJJ VALENTIBJE uable and useful information for young and old No desk is complete without a copy of this book it is with facts and figures want to know the vote cast gressman at each election nued as Do you for con- since the organization of the state Do you want to know all about Cuba Hawaii the governmeni debt receipts expend inres population or am thing eNe Read the World Herald Almanac It cossp but 25 eet and is righ un to date I Conimitsionerti Proceedings Vaieutiue Nebr Jan 11 1898 Board of couniy commissioners met ui regumr session aiemoers present P Sullivan chairman W A and T R fepratt proved On motion the bonds of the State Journal Co Omaha Printing Co and Jacob North Co for county nup plies were approved On motion the salaries of the follow ing county otfeers was fixed as followsr Couniy clerk 400 deputy clerk 700 conuty superintendent 3 50 per diem County clerk was authorized to em ploy a clerk for fivfe days during eac term of the district court ut a tier diem of not to exceed 300 On motion the letting of the con tract for couuty printing was laid over till March 15 and the Valen tine Democrat was continued aa the official- paper up to that date - On motion the following estimates for councy expenses were made for the ensuing vear i County bridges 4000 00 Court and jury 4000 00 Precinct officers 4000 0 Comity officers 3500 00 Jail and boarding prisoners 200 00 County roads 2000 00 Supplies for poor 2000 00 Sinking fund and interest 1600 00 Kent for court house 80Q 00 Bouutv m wild animals 5O90J Fuel and reoairs 30000 Books blanks and stationery 35CT0O Indigent soldiers and sailors 200 00 25650 J0tt Whereupon the hoard adjourned to meet March 15 1898 J W Daniels A County ClerK T Assist Starving Cuba At the lequestof the secretary we publish the following appeal to our citizens for relief for Cuba CongresH does nothing but the people will leach congress a lesson in charity v President McKinley has appointed a Central Belief Committee located in New York to organize expeditions or relief And his excellency Governor Holcomb appeals to the citizens of Nebraska to co operate with the plans of the president to send money med icine food and clothing to thi starving people of Cuba He has appointed the undersigned as a relief commission for Nehraska to solicit receive and for ward contributions iu accordance with the directions of the governor Mayors of cities and towns and chief officers of viliages and townships are urgently requested to organize relief committees in their respective cities towis and villages throughout the state to re ceive subscriptions and contribunnns and forward the same through this commission either at Lincoln or Omaha for which prompt acknowl edgements will be made All citizens desirous of aiding this enterprise of pity and charity may forward their donations to the seere tary or auyjtither member of the com mission moslT convenient Contribu tions of money shelled corn wleat canned goods light clothing for both sexes and all other necessities of life will be accepted and forwarded free of charge to the sufferers We urge that the response to this atyeal be generous universal and ira mediate Hundreds are daily perish ing from starvation and thousands are facing like fate as these words are being read by the lire side of peace and plentv Respect f nil v Dr II V Rowlands president W N Watsox treasurer Gea P H Barry secjv M D Welch J E Utt Townes court Friday The ongmail charges were dismissed and Lane was not the intention to arrest Evans again but that worthy refused to testify i against Lane when the case came tT j trial and the authorities therefore pre- j ferred the same charge against him S and Saturday he too was sent to jail j The authorities claim that Evans told j them a straight story regarding the robbery of the half breed one that corroborated in every particular the evidence of the other witnesses for the j prosecution and agreed to tell the same thing on the witness stand hir changed his miid His testimony would have mnde a strong caseasrainst Lane and as it isthv are - both in bad box Paltllfllied forFur Years as M CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT VALENTIKE CHERRY CQ NEBRASKA THURSDAY JANUARY 20 1 898 AH bin iness houses will be furnisi ed with the daily weather forecasts upon application at this office each morning at 930 except Sundays and legal holidays E J Davenport Station agent U S Weather Bureau Coin D Ainslie and Miss Lizzie Morgareidge weie married at the res idence of the brides parents at Simeon Wednesday Jan 12 Thi Democrat will celebrate its 13th birthday next week This is the unlucky number and if the paper lives through it it will have no fear for the future Dr J B Wells and family are making arrangements to occupy two of the rooms over Hornbys store for residence purposes in addition to two rooms in the Sparks building Arthur Warrick at one time court reporter for this judicial district but now agent for the Smith Premier Typewriter Co was in town in the in terest of hiB company Monday Mrs John Smyser gave a tea party to a number of friends at her resi dence ou Cherry street last Thursday afternoon in honor of her guest Miss Leona Haumgartel of Crookstou A 4 inch water main was this week laid on Main street from the tank to a point in front of Shermans livery stable This main will probably be extended still farther north in the spring Interest in the meetings of the Methodist church seems to be on the increase wid they will be continued during this week at least The con gregation Sunday night was- so large that sitting room was at a premium The Keya Paha County Stock Asso ciation was organized at the court house last Saturday and starts with a membership of twenty which will be increased to 100 in a short time Ralph Lewis was elected president W C Brown secretary and J F Carr treasurer Keya Paha Call Branns Iconoclast seems to be quite a popular periodical in this vicinity Brann is a smart man undoubtedly but we know of no poorer way of using talent than his way He is not leliable is obscene and should be given a combined dose of every reme 1 dy which he prescribes for others The board of directors for the Long pine Chautauqua have fixed the datrs for holding Chautauqua this year from July 22 to August 2 inclusive The committee is already at work on the program for the session which they hope will prove no mean rival to the Trans Mississippi exhibition at Omaha Mrs S A Beers accompanied Mr and Mrs Maloney to Valentine Tues day morning Just before the train started the engineer backed so hard in the act of making a coupliug that Mrs Beers who was standing up was thrown against the stove burning her face but we hope not seriously Hay Springs Leader Louis Page the unfortunate printer who joined the army here a year ago last summer and has been in trouble ever since was given his discharge Tuesday The boys of G company made up a purse and bought him a ticket to Omaha when he left It is to be hoped that Papes experience in the army will teach him a lesson County Treasurer Thackrey has pur chased and installed in the vault at tached to his office a neat new lire proof safe in order to give additional security to the taxpayers money books This is a much needed article in the treasurers office but ft is a pity that a safe need be bought 7f we had a new court house Mr Thackrey would have saved all that monev J J Query of Valentine is in town today F N Morrison expects to move the balance of his crop of wlieat to Valen tine Monday J C Welles has an unlimited num ber of horses and saddles to loan Do not hesitate to ask for them first come first served Valentine papers can copy Borealii W H Ketcham editor ot the Craw ford Tribune has been appointed post master at his town We extend to the Colonel our most cordial greetings One of the bpst things that can be said of this administration is that it is steadily taking care of worthy news paper men who supported it prior to election We hope that the next ad ministration will do hb wpII because in that event ye scribe will most surely get a postoffice -or sumrhin The World Herald Year Book and Almanac for 1898 has reached the la ble of The Democrat filled with val school lienor t Following is i he report for the first jinonth of school in district 31 Number of pupils eurolled 15 piirfeerj average attendance 13 i nose not absent during the month Board Ujokup consideration of bids j ee Linme Archie Frank for cnuntv snnnlies l and Mvrtle Avers On motion the State Journal Co J Those not tardv Agnes Pim cy was awarded the eontrant for furnish - Marion lee I nose tsiniy nut nud once ing books envelopes and letter- neads EdlH Wallingford Anna and Louie The Omaha Printing Co the station- jSearsLinnie Archie and Frank Ayeis ery and Jacob North Co legal blanks Jh On motion the bond of Woodlake Bank for 5400 for the safe keeping of county tunas was accepted and ap C A Gek Teacher A Good Kxumplc Sam Chestnut called us over to his barn the other day and pointed on to us the many points of excellence in a male bovine or a Hereford tvne which breed in his herd Onr at nolt rrtt rt art y - importance or improving the qualitv of their stock If more of them would keep thoroughbred stock there would be a great saving each year in the matter of exchanging breeding stock Gordon Journal Valentine Teachers Association j The following program will be given at theHigh school building February 12 1 30 p m AH friends of educa tion are cordially invited to be pres ent Lesson in Literaturp chap 8 9 10 V Prof R H Watson Personality of the Teaeher k Supt L U Stoner Riding Jnan Edwards Hpw Mav the Needs of the Conn rv Schools be Best Met Eta Brown How to Interest Parents Frank Thorn Committee k Thlefs Itaisirt Up iUtii g Bull Tribe No 22 Improved Oraer of Rd Men raiised nn tli nhifn Judgments 400 00 of he tribe who are to occup the jsth mns in the tribunal omit nils fur th tir six moons at their regular meet- iig Friday night In addition to this work the tribe adopted two new mem bers and advanced seven new warriors to the degree of chiefs The trihe wanted to have a supper following the work but Bro Ferguson who was sent out to scoot among the tepees of the palefaces in search of corn and venison failed to discover anything snitaMe for the occasion and the tribe1 wasvforce to hungrily take the -trait homeward A Knsgestiim Whpn the Fourth of July celebra tion emmittpe met to wind up its af fairs in July 1896 it was round that surplus of 1188 remained in the hands of the finance committee This committee was instructed to deposit the money in the bank for the next cele bratinn which was done It is now two years since a celebration was held and we would suggest that a meeting be held to arrange for an entertain ment or a series of entertainments to be giver this winter the proceeds from i which shall he added to the money now on hand for a celebration fund This is we know a long time ahead but it is well to be that way rather than too slow WantM Law Ohnngert A Chicago judge has sentenced a prisoner to eighty years in the peniten tiary for burglary The man was tried on foTiT charges and after lighting for a time broke down and plead guilty He was given the extent of the law twenty years under each chargr jnakirlg a erm of eighty years at hard labor If the penalty on Ihe second or third offense for g and larceny and kindred crimes were made more severe say for twenty years or life it would j he a just law and also an economic one ft is well known that the peni tentiary does not reform and if it is to be only as an influence to prevent crime it should be made strong ewrmrh to exert a stronger influence than it does today Lynch Journal Ail commucicanons oh aonressenxo Oracle Observations the secretary Gen P H Barry Cap- Mr Jpag vVest has heen auite ill uji uuuuiiip uwoin purasna dnriiig thft nast few dava TPtliol otifl Mimlu nf Aino M wm I llt 11A fllllt A AAIfcJ I nrm fli Triotfurl tn Wrtlf 1o1ri loaf innalr r - nwibll VIOIItlll til IftlK r tr rne case sponen or lasi weeK agaiusr s Chas Lane and Daniel Evans for as 1 Presiding Elder Eighmei held quar aiMiitini atri rnhiiir a imif Ih pmH frm terlv meeting in Woodlake Saturdav t v4t wiv raf ir wwv - - Pine Ridge was called in Judge and Sundar Rev Srailhwas taken ill Saturday nighfand was forced to go home rearrested on a iharge of larceny from daymorning the person and bound over to the Our genial cattleman Willis trict court in the sum of 1500 It was inavdlef tfor a tripto Texas the parl of the week EL C McHenrv of Bonesteel S Bar fore nephew of Mr Alt Hand visited in onr city last week Mrs Willis Barnard left Sundav night for Craw toid for a visit with j her parents at that place W Honev talks of leaving soon for a trip to Arkansas for ihs benefit of his health which has been very poor for ione time Six carloads of baled hay prepared for impriient to western dealers gave THANKS V- NO 52 Are due to any person who ebes another a kindness and we really feel that any one of onr patrons will be doing his or her friends a kindness by telling them how they have saved money by buying of us when they need any- die had recently purchased from H ft thing in onr line and we will owe thanks to you too Stewart Sam has fifteen bulls of tuis1 3 aii thoroughbreds jjjry G oods Groceries Clothing Footwear awakening vwu v vmm to the Hats Caps and Notions Davenport Thacher GENERAL MERCHANTS FOR THIRTY DAYS We will make special prices on onr entire line of BLANKETS AND WOOL UNDERWEAR In order to close out stock and make room for spring goods We have just received an entire new line of Shoes Mens Boys Misses and Ladies which is complete in every particular Mtms suits cheap Boys suits 50c to 200 each K McDonald WHEN IN TOWN THE V Come to alentine House We will give you a good clean bed and tlie BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS to eat 100 per day or 35o per week J A HOOTON PROPRIETOR O M SAGESER TONSORIAL ARTIST Hair cutting and shaving Shop in the W II Moses building HOT S1I0 0010 UM Kli liciiicc About four and a half inches of snow fell iu this locality Sundav night Rev Hunt held meetings at Cody last week I B Nichols went to Gordon last D i week on business O C Gcdrich and wife went over to the Churn ranch Sunday to spend a few s visiting their son Charles and famMy George Shadbnlt and Chas Goodrich of the Chui n ranch was on the river Sunday P Sullivan returned from Valen tine last week He informs us that he bought the Tom Connolly place on the rivrr This phice was among the ourjcirv quite a business like appear- i first places tiled upon on the river in a anc j Oralis Saturdav afternoon Woodlake what is now Eli precinct Sandt FREE STABLING F J REISUND ACENT For taking orders for enlarg ing pictures from photo graphs or tintypes Work guaranteed H eadquarters at Valentine House All orders left there will receive prompt attention 51 THE ELKHORN RAILROAD North Western Line is to best to and from the SUGAR BEET FIELD OF NORTH NEBRASKA SOMETHING NEW IN VALENTINE A first claFS Tailor who will make you a suit of clothes to please you or no pay Clothing cleaned pressed and repaired on shortest notice Call and see him at Davenport TiiAcnEns wwiiiiAirf 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights c Anyone sending a Bketeh and description aa7 quickly ascertain onr opinion free whether an invention i probably patentable Commcnica tions strictly confldentlaL Handbook on PataatB sent free Oldest aeency for securinspatents Patents taken thronch Mnnn Co recelvo special notice without charge in the Scientific American A handsomely illustrated weekly Largest cir culation of any scientific Journal Terms 33 a year four months L Sold by all newsdealers MUNN New York ranch Office 25 F St Washington D C C A Wells J B Welis WELLS BEOS DENTISTS Qffigp over T C Himbtf Store 7 Y i