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P W Prudenor Merriraan was in
town aifew hours yesterday
J if Guth is building a neat bare
onthesreur of his residence lots
C3DViehof and wifti are making
thisjilace their headquarters again
Dr IE M Hooper of Ft Smith Ark
registered at the Gity Hotel yesterday
Lee uayporte was in the west part
of thecounty on business Saturday
Wffi Pullman and J A Yaryan of
Pullman were in -town on a business
trip Tuesday
Go to Cornell Kail Thursday night
and see -the Bed mend Company New
songsnew dances
Matt House has moved into town
and is occupying the Geo Beerhouse
on west Virginia street
Stone is being cut for the purpose of
finishing the coping su the north front
of T C Hornbys slore
Evan and Hugh Edwards of Sparks
were in town yesterday Mr Edwards
is moving to Ainsworth
lj Li Bivens has accepted a position
ns ierk in T C Hornbys store suc
ceeding Norval Pfunder
The ftev T M Bates holds regular
services at the Episcopal church Sun
clay morning and evening
The sidewalk from the old school
house yard has been moved to the new
grounds and laid in position
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Fine lane of -plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on hand
Repairing promptly executed and
dne in the best manner
Fcall line f sporting goods
THIS AND THAT
Voinlnw Event h
Jteihnend Company March 10 1L12
Assessors Meeting -March 15
Ootiutv Commissioner March 15
Village EIkpiIou April 5
KajtrU5uiiday pril 10
Supplement tins week
S IL Kinirnel of Ilosebud was in
town the Drst of4he weak
Win Kime cf Kennedy was in
Y town on business Monday
V E Waite and son Arthur weie
in town a couple of days the first of
the week from Chesterlield
- Mrs C E Eowring started Monday
morning for La Grand Iowa to
see her mother who is very ill
W E Haley has one of the neatest
abstract offices in the northwest since
moving into the Sparks building
a 11 Glover has returned from his
two weeks trip through the south and
is filled with stories of Dixie land
Mrs Erank Fischer returned Tues
day night from XeHgh where she had
been at the bedside of her mocher
G X Shepherd the genial traveling
representative of the State Journal
manufacturing department spent Sun
day in town
Xo matter what is the trouble with
the throat or lungs Dr Daniels Cora
pound Svmp Sanguinaria will relieve
it At Elliotts 50
Luella Miller of Ainsworth came
up on No 27 yesterday afternoon and
will stay withthe family of ye editor
for a few weeks
Tarvis Richards was down from
Chadron looking after some school
land leasts and attending to other
business Tuesday
To Cure A Cola in One Hay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets All Druggists refund the money
if it fails to Cure 25c 46
The Kedraond Company will present
the greatest of all plays at Cornell Hall
Thursdav night Young Lochinvar
Trices 25 35 aud 50 cents
M Harris has decided to locate in
Valentine and will open a bakery in
the old church building after it is va
cated by the primary school
John TJorman is making preparations
to move onto his farm soon He has
announced his intention of becoming a
tiller of the soil this summer
W E Pontius came from Wood
lake Wednesday and has charge of the
station here during his fathers ab
sence in Omaha Harrison Press
Fred Smith who is in Lincoln with
Ills wife while the latter is taking treat
ment at a sanitarium has ordered his
household goods sent to that point
Judge Tucker has built a hen house
near the Indian supply depot and with
the assistance of an incubator will go
into the chicken bnsineBS this spring
VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
At ttie meeting of the town board
last raght it was decided to extend the
water main on Hall street 600 feet s
sooa -as practicable
W Carpenter is nowa full fledged
density under -Sheriff Strong and he is
busily engaged -in serving subpoenas
and doing otkr work incidental to his
position
Burlington the tailor has another
fiae lot of samples lor apriug audsum
taer clothing oa hand JBetter oaiJ on
nlm for that new spring suit you in
ieud buying
H E Searaans the -Carpenter 3aper
Company man made ns a pleasant
kcall Tuesday and showed us his new
Cbainless Gaiety JLl is a dandy and
does its work neatly aud with dispatch
FOR SALE Three -sets of harness
and three buggies at a bargain to
anake roomtfor new goods
J W SMISUH
Valentine JN ebr
Ladies free Thursday night to pee
Young Lochinvar by the Redmond
Company Each person purchasing
La reserved seat ticket will be allowt o
one seat free of charge -for a lady 25
f35 aud 50 cents
Prof J P Gardiner of Cody -made
his oilice a cpery pleasant call Monday
He sas thatliis baud ox sheep
L Biiires is getting alouguicely and he
speaks highly ot the sheep business for
our table lands
J A Simpson state -examiner was
in town several davs the nast week
looking over the books f the county
treasurer Jie went fromiiere to Jjueya
Paha county aud will return shortly to
balance his ngures
Your attention is called to the new
advertisement of E McDnald which
appears in this issue He has a choiee
let of odds and ends discovered dur
ing invoicing that are bargains and
-well worth investigation
Dr J B Wells and family will oc
eupy Guths iiouse recently vacated
bv E Snarks Dr C A Welis will
room with his brother and Ed Claike
will move into the room thus vacated
over Davenport Thachers store
About twenty five additions have
been made to the membership of the
Prpshvlprian chiirah in the last three
weeks and about 75 to the Methodist
At this rate there will soon be no sui
xiers in Valentine to be converted
The supreme court has released Eu
gene Moore overruling Judge Cornish
Thd Bartiey bondsmen have been re
leased from any responsibility Next
will come the acquittal of F E Moures
and then the law will be vindicated
The horse cart and harness belong
ing to Sam Lee the post Chinese laun
dryman were sold at public auction
Monday by Sheriff Strong The out
lit brought 33 50 a low urice consid
ering the good condition of the cart
and harness
The Ainworth Dramatic Club con
templates putting on one of their plays
at Valentine at an early date playing
in the city and at the fort carrying
twelve people with them They will
give them a fir3tclass entertainment
if they undertake it Ainswoith Star
Journal
At their meeting Monday night the
school board laid the matter of seling
the old school house over to the meet
ing which is to be held Friday night
Several parties are in the field to buy
the building It is expected that the
board will realize from 1000 to 1200
by the sale
Tuesdays papers contained the very
pleasing intelligence to E L Maloney
that he had been appointed postmaster
at Fort Niobrara Mr Maloney is the
genial day operator foi the Western
Union telegraph company at this sta
tion and has a large circle of friends
who will congiaiulate him upon his
good fortune
The Rev Oastler of Gordon preach
ed at the Presbyterian church Satur
day evening and Sunday morning and
evening to large congregations The
reverend gentleman is a very able
sneaker and made a good impression
upon his hearers Regular services
will be held at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening
A very pleasant evening was passed
by the members of the Epworth
League at the residence of G H
Hornby Monday night A jolly time
was had by ail present the entertain
ment consisting of vocal and instru
mental music nail driving and pencil
sharpening by the ladies button sew
ing and potato paring by the gentle
men The contests were very amus
ing and were spirited too
L L Bivens and C H Wellford are
in receipt of a letter from Governcr
Hlcomb commending them for the
patriotism they showed in circulating
the letter to the president spoken or
last week and assuring them that in
the event of trouble with Spain their
letter will be en 3oTsfd and forwarded
the president It is said that Len
will receive a captains commission if
thp nnmnanv is nrrranizpri and fthsrlip
i will be made first lieutenant
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Published for Four Years as
CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY MARCH 3 1898
SECRETARYS REPORT
Ot the Second Annnul Session f the
Cherry Farmers Institute
Vatlkntine Nebr Feb 23 1893
The second iraal Farmers Institute of Cher
ry county was called to order at 1030 a m by
the president RlrL H Perkins After a few
brief remarks he introduced Mr D P Asliburn
Secretary tfl National Dairy Congress who then
addresbct tbeiiutuljcr who were present upon
f he Care and Management of the Dairy Cow
saying there were two kinds of cows the one
takes food and converts it into milk the other
converts the food into beef One accustomed to
cattle will make mo mistake in selectitij the an
imal awarding to the use he desiresxo make of
it The slim boney cat hammed re
pulsive looking animal with large digestive or
gans is ttie one designed for dairy purposes If
fed in properly balanced rations she will not
fail to be profitable as a good milker He dwelt
some time upon proper foods aud explained
charts as how toJhalance rations with such food
stuffs as th former had and showed how the
various kinds of food affected the quality and
quantity of milUeince the proportion of parts
of milk was always the same it was economy to
feed the proper foods for such as the cow would
appropriate moreof food designed -for heat and
other purposes to that of milk Many helpful
thoughts were given as to the cow for profit to
the farmer After answering questions asked
by those present lbs meeting adjourned to meet
at 130 p m
The afternoon seesioD opened with the Presi
dent L H Perkint in the chair Sir J C Pec
tverew the secretary also in his place The at
tendance was not what it should have been but
those present wereauterested throughout
Mr D P Ashburn presented the subject
Feeding and Marketing Hogs saying there
was a complaint among hog growers or raisers
t iat there was a lack of pDteicyamougtIie brood
animalSiazisiiig from iw causes viz 1st too
much lood for fat and not enough of the proper
foods for strength and muscle 2nd breeding
immature stock This has become a question
which the hog grower is endeavoring to over
come He spoke highly ol the Poland China
breed as it was onginsHiy He dwelt upon pro
per food for brooding animals as well as for
that for the market The former needs foods
resembling milk with pientyof bone food of the
latter crowd nature as fast as you can Feed
them all they will eat clean That the de
mand in the market is for small hogs with a
larger pr iportion of lean to at ancU that this
can be regulated by proper feeding during the
first six months of the life of the pig He em
phasized the fact that kindness to the hog as
Kith the cow affected its usefulness
Prof C l Shear of the University of Neb
raska presented the subject Nebraskas Pas
ture Grasses This was given m such a prac
tical manner as to have been of value to those
interested m pasture lands and hay He stated
that Nebraska had 1C0 differentspecies of grasses
but dwelt particularly upon the wild grasses
for the arid and sandy soils He had several
specimens of the common wild grasses and
showed clearly between the buffalo grass and
the so cajled buffalo gramma grass
After questions were asked and answered
adjourned until 730
The evening session was called to order by
Mr C II Cornell the president being unablo to
remain
The first of the evening was an appropriate
selection of music The Farmers Girl
Mr D P Ashburn explained fully the Han
cock milk tester and its value to the perjori en
gaged in butter making His subject for the
evening was How to Make Butter In which
he explained exact y the process from the milk
ing Keeping the milk at proper temperature
skimming and churning whereby every person
engaged in making butter might have good but
ter on the market instead of butter of an infer
ior quality He recommended the following
rules to get the best results in milking
l Use no profanity around the cow
2 Milk each cow in regular order and always
at a regular time
3 Always treat the cow kindly
Prof C 1j Shear then spoke upon the subject
The Training the Successful Farmer of the
Future Needs lie says the world is one series
of progress in which the farmer must figure to
keep up He needs to know everything he
must have a good grounding of all the fund
amental sciences The proiesor and the so
called practical man have their places but they
should be able to work together fur the best in
terests of all He gave a very interesting talk
regarding the benefit of the agricultural depart
ments in the colleges That if the boys were
taught to have mental training and saw the
need of brain work for the best results in farm
worn they would not be alienated from the
farm
After the chorus Forest Glee the meeting
adjourned until 103 the following day
SEC2DDAY A M
The meeting was called to order by Mr Win
Wilson The subject Waste on the Farm
was presented by I P Ashburn He gave
some good suggestions along the various phases
of this sxbject gained fiom experience and ob
servation emphasizing
Loss due to carelesness
Loss due to indifference
Loss due to negligence
Loss of time
Loss in human energy in inconvenient ar
rangement of house for the wife barnyard build
ings for the farmer Make our homes comfort
able and convenient Ourjsvery day life needs
to be such as will lead us to be good citizens
Every mn is a factor in a community and owes
something to it as well as to work for self aioue
Study should enter every vocation written up
on any line of industry
Alter a call for written questions from those
present to be handed in before the afternoon
session the meeting ad joumed to meet at 1 30
pm
Mr Wilson called the meeting to order and
the following are some of the questions sub
mitted aud heartily discussed
1 How can we best retain the moisture in our
J cultivated lands Can it be done with our com
mon instruments
2 What if any are the food stuffs which will
J prevent hog cholera
3 What are the different kinds of sand vetch
aud which is the best for stock
4 What is the best remedy for blackleg
f How should millet be fed
G What dry feed is best for quantity of milk
7 What are the distinguishing qualities of a
good milch cow if one Is buying
The following offacers were then elected for
the ensuing year
President Mr L H Perkins
Vice President Mr Wm Wilson
Secretary Mists Lillian U Stoner
Treasurer Mr J A Hornliack
Mrs Hornback
EEecutive Committee- Mrs Foster
Mrs Wm Wilson
On motion a committee of three was appoint-ed-on
resolutions consisting of L H Perkins
Judge Tucker tind J R Ayers
On motion tlxs constitution and by law sent
by J Wraylor Superintendent University of
Nebraska were adopted
-Suggested by C ii Cornell that the Executive
Committee appoint meetings to be held at
various places 4n the county
Station carried that all reputable people and
all members in arrears come up aud pay their
dues and become members
Several names were added to this rail of mem
bers and from the enthusiasm expressed the
next meeting of the animal Institute will le
better attended knowing such meetings are for
Oie good of the farmer the stockman ani their
wives Aa other industries need place Af meet
ing to discuss their interest so the farmer and
stock raisers need to exchange ideas and
gain new thoughts
The evening session was called to orier by
Mr C H Cornell Driving the Cattle Home
was wvll rendered by tne singers after which
Deputy Slate Superintendent C E 1 ec vvas in
troduced and spoke upon The Earmr lioy
He spoke aboutthe hardships the average far
mer bi y thougli tjie had and showed very nice
ly how essential it was that he have this work
to make a man of him mentally and physically
Her erred at length to school laws recent
ly gone into effect transportation of pupils
transferring from one district to another etc
also referring to the results
Following him was a trio The Farmer Boy
well rendered
Prof R H Watson of Valentine then pres
entetthe sunject Factors in ChId Life tp a
very interesting manner He spoite of the in
fluence during infancy the training resulting
thr ugh th j love of the parents also the necessi
ty of the parents living with the children im
pressing their lives upon them through silent in
fluence rather than punishment
Mr D r Asliburn was called on and in the
same earnest maimer which cliarat t rized ins
entire work duripg the Institute mide an ap 1
propriate closing talk leaving a feeling and e
sire with his hearers to do more effective w i k
which tends toward the better living of the
fanning cases
After a few remarks by the chairman C H
Cornell thanking those frm a distance who
had so faithfully given their efforts for the suc
cess of the Institute Mr J A Hornback sang
Tb Farm r is the Man who Feeds Them All
The meeting then adjourned
A Prisoner Ketcnpes
Once more a prisoner has escaped
from the county jail Friday after
noon Jeremiah M Burnett arrested
about ten days ago for stealing horses
left without permission from the sher
iff and his whereabouts is unknown
As gleaned from tlip officers aud re
maining prisoners the story of his es
cape is as follows Friday afternoon
at 2 oclock the jailor Oscar Matthews
went down town with one of the pris
oners the soldier who is in on a charge
of larceny leaving Myers George
Eavens and Burnett in the jail the
latter two in the cell The two prison
ers on the outside of the ceil were en
gaged in reading and the two in the
cell were playing cards when the solid
iron outside door was opened by a
stranger and u r gun was thrust
through the 6 of the inner door
with a command to the prisoners to
hold up their hands Needless to say
the command was obeyed and then
the stranger proceeded to open the in
ner door Having gained admission
to the jail George and Meyers were or
dered to stand ti our side and the
two inside the cell were ordered to
hold up The visitor then proceed
ed to coolly unlock the padlock and
cell door and asked Burnett to step
out Backing to the door with Bur
nett the stranger told the other boys
that they might leave if they wanted
to and disappeared Which direction
they went or how they went is un
known the prisoners being too scared
to stick their heads out of the doors
to watch the fugutives After about
tenminutes of inaction George and
Favens started for town but met the
jailor a few yards away and returned
The alarm was immediately given and
a posse was started m pursuit but
their utmost efforts failed to locate the
fugitives
The man who liberated Burnett is
described by George as being tall
weight about 160 pounds white mus
tache blue eyes and whs dressed in
light colored coat and dark scotch cap
He wore a belt holster and carried a
gun which looked as big as a stove
pipe evidently a 45 Colts This is all
that is known Anything farther is
merely conjecture
This was a very cool piece of busi
nfiss taking place as it did in the
broad daylight and the entire affair
is snrouded in mystery None of the
people living near the jail saw the
man come nor did they see the two
go away They had about 30 minutes
start of the posse and probably hid
in the canyons until dark The most
inexplicable thing is How did this
man obtain possession of his keys
Three different keys were used and
each of them fitted like a charm
Burnett bad been in jail but a couple
of days yet he did not seem surprised
when his Mberator appeared and the
bov say hat he alwavs kept his cloth
ing tid up in bundle and this he
took with him when he Left
SPRING GOODS
Largest Assortment of NEW
Dress Goods in the Northwest
Having bought a large quantity we
will sell at a low prico
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HOT AND GOLD BATHS
NEW SPRING GOODS
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GENERAL MERCHANTS
Amonjc these poodt me e latest
patterns of ilks Solifts Serges
Percales Ginhama calicos Aprons
etc Heavy goods going at reduced
prices to make root for tha display of
this new stock I
Investigate our grocery bargains
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vve are tnrongn invoicing now and have on hand a
large amount of odds and ends which we will dispose
of at cost to make room for our
Among these and ends are a number of piece3
of Silks Satins etc which are suitable for waists and
trimmings Call and see the bargains
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Putting in my boilers and steam cleaning tanks and am
prepared to clean all your clothing and make them resemble
new goods at prices that will astonish you
Have now on hand 800 pieces men6 fine suitings and will
make them up in all latest styles Good snit for 1300 a
better one for1800 still better for 2500
AH SUltS tlllTied out in th nofc two moniho will Ia Vopfcin
repair cleaned and pressed for six months
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bring in your plows at once I make this price because I
want to keep busy during the dull season Come early and
get the benefit of this low price it wont last always In
addition to doing general blacksmithing I carry in stcck
HEAVY HARDWARE BOLTS ETC
VVagon and buggy repairs ailes wheels tongues and tnills
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