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Fine Iio of plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on hand
Repairing promptly executed and
done in the best manner
Full line of sporting goods
O M SAGESEE
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
Shop in the W II Moses building
Y HOT AND COLD BATHS
J A ESTABROOK
COUNTY
SURVEYOR
AH work executed with promptness
and accuracy
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THIS AND THAT
Comlna JErenfK
Teachers Association Simeon March 28
Bishop Graves March 27
Fanners Institute April 2
Village Election April 5
Easter Sunday ipril in
General Teachers Association April to
Frank Hummel of Gordon was in
town yesterday
Ethel Saegeser is quite ill tbif week
with a rheumatic trouble
According to the almanacs Monday
was the first day o spring
D Stinard has been at his stwe near
the fort this week invoicing
Geo Elliott is repainting and pa-
his drug store this week
Norval Pfunder worked a few days
cfor the Red Front this week clerking
Dr W E McGonville of Rosebud
was in town a few days the first of the
week
Ed Clark has purchased a new desk
and is fixing up his law office in a
very neat manner
J J Guth put a new floor in a part
of his saloon this week and otherwise
improved the same
D Peters is building a 16x20 addi
tion to the north side of his house on
west Catharine street
Grant Dunn is making three
tanks for Ben Hobson to use on
his ranch north of town
Miss Efnrr can show you over one
hundred and fifty different Sailors and
Walking hats Saturday
E L Maloney is visiting in Michi
gan this week prior to taking his pos
ition as postmaster at Ft Niobrara
If you want blood and thunder in
large or small quantities to suit call at
Elliotts He has Just laid in a supply
Miss Ida Leach of Woodlake has
been visiting with Miss Belle Callen
and other friends in town this week
Daniel Burr representing the D M
Osborne implement company of
Omaha was in own the first of the
week
Postmaster Sherman is pleasing his
wife this week by building a new
kitchen on the rear of his houe on
Hall street
Ko matter what is the trouble with
the throat or lungs Dr Daniels Com
pound Syinp Sanguiuaria wilL relieve
it At Elliotts 50
A L Towle the new land office re
ceives is expected to be here next
week to be ready to take -charge of the
office in April 1
Te Cure A Ctd tn One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets All Druggists refund the money
if it fails to Cure 25c 46
Bishop Graves and the Rev J M
Bates will hold services at the Episco
pal church Sunday morning At Fort
Niobrara in the afternoon
M F Clynes of Lancaster this
state was in town on business and
shook hands with old friends the lat
ter part of last week We missed him
JohnFerstl will have his annual
priog consignment of trees in town
about April 1 Notice his ad in an
other column Thesetrees will be kept
at his cellar in town in be jrear -fit
JTHIsons stable
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To l8B6 Tax collected
To 1887 Tax collected
To 1SS8 Tax collected
To 1889 Tax collected
To3fi9iiTax collected
To 191 Tax collected
To3S92 Tax collected
To 1893 Tax collected
To 1894 Tax collected
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Tol895 Taxcol ected 13487 43
To 1696 Tax collected
To 1897 Tax collected 1784021
To School Laud principal collected 31038
To School Land interest olleeted 341 26
To Sbhool iatid Lease collected 315568
Jan Appt reed from State Treas 2 324 44
June Appt reed from State Treas 1 33027
vounty deuerai luea
To Fines and License 24800
To luterest on County deposit 34124
To Redemptions 40147
Totfeea 42385
Total 10073865
Remember the session of the Farm
ers Institute in Valentine April 2
Hear Lyon on Soil Culture
I will pay highest cash price for
1000 bushels of Pure Early Ohio po
tatoes Call on J E Thackbey 9
Sheriff Strong retuined Sunday night
from his trip to Marion jKansas with
his prisoner Claffen That worthys
preliminary trial -will be held next
Mouday
M Christemsen and George Cutler
returned this week from Pine Ridge
where they had been engaged on a
government contract painting a num
ber of school houses ami are already
over their ears in work here
At their meeting la6t Friday night
the school board decided to employ
Mrs Crawford and Prof Watson fot
another year at the present salary It
is said that the salary of the other
teachers will be reduced about 5 perl
month
Ik was reported a couple of weeks
ago that Dr Bratton of Ft Niobrara
was to be sent to Leavenworth but
we -are informed that the report was
an error He gops to Tybee Island
at the mouth of the Savannah river
instead
A meeting was held in the county
judges office Tuesday night to discuss
ways and means for organizing a young
mens club of some sort Two com
mittees were appointed to report next
Tuesday when a igood attendance is
desired
Grant Bothwell whose trial was in
progress as ve went to press last week
was found guilty of shooting one ol
the Pennington Cattle Cos steers and
upon settling the damage was allowed
to go without prosecution in the high
er court
The equinoctial -storm struck Valen
tine and Cherry county with great
furor Monday and lasted a couple of
days The wind was in the north and
the thermometer went to four below
zro Today however is balmy and
springlike
Ye editor planted eight fine box el
der trees in his yard Monday and is
J now busily engagednights and morn
ings spading his yard for grass seed
and incidentally keeping his muscles
in good order The trees were pur
chased from Dick Grooms aud came
from his place on the river
The high school gave an entertain
ment last Friday evening in their
school room for the benefit of the
school library An admission fee of 5
cents was charged and something over
5 was cleared The second section
of the high school will give an enter
tainment tomorrow night for the same
purpose
W S Jackson returned Monday
night from his somewhat expensive
visit with friends and relatives in Pec
atonica Chicago and other points in
Illinois He reports splendid weather
in that section of the country and says
that everybody is for war If it was
an all land route to Cuba 100000 111
inoisans would join the insurgents
Capt Lewis Archer is ranidly re
covering from the effects of his fall
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STATE EXAMINERS REPORT
VALENTINE NEBEA KA MARCH 7th 1838
ToXhe Honorable Chairman -anti Member of the Vounty Board of
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collections and disbursements from the 12th day of August 185W to the 6Snay of January 1898
1898
EKCEIPTS FROM ALL SOUKCES
Balance 1361879
Jin
18
25 CI
10SG9
17163
SUGGS
1C39G0
2792 01
44862
8SJ8 DIsnCRSKMEKTB
By SUte Treasurers receipt 9 15 66756
County GenI Warrants rrdeemed i5fi7012
County Bridge Warrants redeemed 23345
County Road Warranto redeemed 717 16
SoUlierB Keliff Warranto redeemed 80 15
Errors in former examination Re
domptions 10G9 rreetBamls 18020 190 80
County Registered Bond Fund 432898
By Precinct Bond Fund C000
By School Bonds 418385
Byjscuooi oraere pam -state appt 2228131
By Poll receVpSTl 7 Tr 42M is Pal church with brt twenty members
S 7i5 SSJ lt I Much difficulty was experienced and
By -County Treasurers Fees
By Redemption
By Balance
186418
237 53
16606 94
Total 100 79865
EEMARKS Certificate is hpreby attached acknowledging receipt or 81688304 of which
-1 28857 is money received in part paymunc of taxes and the remainder 1699447 applies on the
above balance leaving a discrepancy of 31247 J A Sntrsoy State Examiner
State of Nebraska
-Cherry County t OM
I do hereby certify that G P Crabb ex couuty treasurer of Chcrrv
County Nebraska turnedover to me as county treasurer of Cherry county Nebraska on or about
the 6th day of January A D 1S98 the sum of sixteen thousand eight hundred Mid eighty three
dollaraand four cents 16 88304 of which two hundred eighty eight dollars and fifty seven
cents S28S 67 was money received from various persons wjio did not send enough to pay taxes
for any one year and the balance money collected by him as taxes in said county during his term
as county treasurer
- Witness ray hand aud seal this 7th day of March A D 1898
8E J E Tn ackk v County Treasurer
siabch 8th 1898 Received of G P Crabb twelve dollars and forty seven cant f 12 47 m on
ey due county according to State Examiner J A Simpsons report dated March 7 1893
J E Thackuky County Treasurer
Valentine Nkr March 15 1898
Board of county commissioners met as per ad
journment
Members present P Sullivan chairman W
A Parker aud T P Spratt
On motion James H Lyns was appointed
overseer in road district No 28
On motion the following official bonds were ap
proved
W A Wilson Justice of the Peace German
precinct
J A Yf Johnson Justice of the Peace
Sharps Ranch precinct
J C Reece Justice of the Peace Dewey Lake
precinct
J H Lyon Overseer district No 28
Herman Schultz Assessor Sharps Ranch
precinct
On motion th report of the County Superin
tendent for theith quarter of the year 1897 was
approved
On motion the road petition of Nels Rowley
et al was laid over by request of complaining
parties until June meeting
On motion State Examiners report of County
treasurers office for term ending January 5
1898 was accepted and approved and cerk or
dered to spread same on commissioners record
On motion the application of George H Seager
lor a refund of school taxes for year 189 was re
jected for the reason that the commissioners
have no jurisdiction
On motion the claim of C H Hoist overseer
district No 13 for SlsOO was allowed and war
rant ordered drawn on road fund for same
On motion the following amount -was ordered
deducted from the above claim and ordered ap
plied on delinquent personal taxes C H Hoist
8 41
Commissioner Sullivan appointed at last
meeting to examine and report on the uew
bridge at Sanborns ford reported the said
bridge built according to contract
Ou motion the said briage was accepted and
warrant ordered drawn on bridge fund in favor
of Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton
Ohio for 3970 the contract price
On motion the bill of P Sullivan for viewing
bridge at Sanborns ford for 5 50 was allow
ed and warrant ordered drawn on bridge fund
for same
On motion E F Sanborn was ordered to put
in the rock work at each end of the Sanborn
bridge at 350 per day for two men and one
team and the dirt filling to be done by labor
tax
Board adjourned till March 16 1898
March 16 Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment Meinbers present P Sullivan chair
man W AParkerand T P Spratt
Board proceeded to examine fee book of ex
treasurerG P Crabb the same was accepted
and approved
On iitdMon the following claim was allowed
and wirrtt ordered drawn on road fund tor
same John Ormtsher overseer district No 25
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2500
On motion the following amount was ordered
deducted from the above claim and applied on
delinquent personal taxes John Ormesher
S403
On motion the clerk was ordered to draw a
warrant on county general fund forS700 in
favor of Amos Strong in lieu of warrant No
701 5897 issue erroneously cancelled
On motion J L Roseberry was appointed
justice of the peace for Buffalo Lake precihct
On motion the bond of J L Roseberry justice
of the peace for Buffalo Lake precinct was ap
proved
Ou motion road overseers were ordered to fill
all old wells on the public highways
On motion the clerk was ordered to give Alex
Burr an order for 20iOfeetof bridge plauk and
loo pounds of spikes for four culverts in Buffalo
Lake and Mother Lake precincts
Board then took up consideration of letting
county printing The Republican proposed to
print the commissioners proceedings free the
tax list and legal notices at legal rates
ThkDkmockat and Western News made a
combined bid at the same rate
On motion The Demockat and Western
News was accepted and contract entered into
Those voting ave P Sxllivan aud W A Parker
Voting no T P Spratt
On motion the bond of The Demockat and
Western News was approved The Democrat
some time ago and is able to be out was maJe the official paper bill- for county
of oed part of the time PTis broken
limb has healed nicely and he ex
pects to be as good as new in a short
rime Ile says he cannot speak too
highly of the uire bestowed inn him
by both his lodge brethreti and Laud
lord Hooton and family
printing f be made one half paable to Robert
Good editor and cne half payable to Geo H
Reinert editor of the Western News
Board j roceeded to select CO names from
which to draw jury for April 1898 terra of
court -v
Board adjourned sine die
4 W DATCELtf CO Cfcfk
FIRST CHURCH
A Mhsrt History of Its gtabllKliment
and Growth
Afc Uie or ine or 100
KENTLKMKN This u to eerHfv fhi 7 livGmrullv examined the books and accounts of opening year
che CouatyTreasurjrofCherry County Nebraskaand hereto submit a drfculel statement or the therewas no organized religOUS
ty in this city During the early part
of that year llev J D Skinner
preached occassionally to the people
here and on February 10 1889 the
first Sunday school was organized with
E L Gillaspie as superintendent
In May 1887 Rev S W Ilolaclaw
organized the First Methodist
it required determination to accom
plish the work and mush credit is due
to the Rev Holsclaw and wife and
the faithful band of Christians tor
their persevereance and energy in
maintaining the work The first
church building costing 129270 was
built under the efficient ani faithful
management of Rev Holsclaw and
was nearly ready tor occupancy in
September 1888 when Rev J L
Dawsnn was appointed to the field
who served the charge for 0De year
After gaining a home the work of the
society progressed more rapidly than
formerly At this time the member
ship is reported as numbering 61
In September 1889 Rev C H Bur
leigh was appointed to the charge and
served it with varying success for three
years Much of his time was taken
up with outside work and interests
and we note that at the close of his
pastorate the membership had fallen
off to but 49 members The Sunday
school had grown in the meantime to
number 115
-In 1892 Rev 0 L
r Ramsy was ap
pointed to the work and for four
years did royal battle and left as an
enduring monument pf his pluck and
energy a handsome stone Btruptur i
that cost about 3500 00 Under the
administration of this pastor and his
omnipresent wife the membership
grew to 102 with a Sundiy school
of 135 A large and enthusiastic
Junior League was organized aud
maintained and the interests of the
Epworth League was looked after in
an efficient manner by the local mem
bers thereof The work of this pastor
is sa well known that we need not
prolong the history further
lrW11896 Rev O T Moore the
present pastor was stationed here and
of hisji work little ueed be said It
will be sufficient evidence that faith
ful work is being done to append here
some statistics of his woik
During the year ending December
31 1897 there were 365 services held
with a total attendance of 25767 or
an average of one service per day and
an average weekly attendance of 495
The total membership now numbers
150 with a Sunday school of 190 mem
bers with an average weekly attend
ance of 97 and a Junior Epworth
leagu of 110 members with an aver
age attendance of 92 The average at
tendance for the mouth of February
at the Sunday services was 733
It is worthy of note that in the 11
years this church has been organized
it has never been without a pastor
and has Tarely missed a service It
has been and is a large factor in the
moral interests of this community ana
deserves the faithful support of all in
terested in the growth of all that is
goodi The church has stood for loy
alty and patriotism at all times and
has been largely interested in the ed
ucational work of She community and
country Its magnificent structure
has always been open to every cause
of morality and humanity and has
been frequently filled to overflowing
with those who have come with en
couragement for school or with sym
pathy for the sorrowing or loyalty in
honor of our fallen brothers aud com
rades and the nations dead
Jnry List
Ther following persons have been
selected for the petit jury for the com
ing term of conrt and are required to
be present on Tuesday April 5
M S Welch
I R Stotts
J H Quigley
Jacob Martin
C A Lovejby
RobeFtLee
J EL- Lyons
H Jaycox
Dan Rrous
J Jackson
F Fischer
NaVBallara
F H Baumgartel
M Dunham
Wm Body
O II Bullis
F Hoffman
John Haeber
JW Garner
Wm Gillaspie
M G House
J T Galloway
Wm Dahlgrer
Chas Beckmari
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CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY MARCH 24 1898
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New Spring Goods
Are still arriving at our store and will continue to ar
rive until we have the biggest stock in northwest
part of the state If you want to keep posted on latest
styles of goods you should see our patterns
While you are looking around dont fail to investigate
our grocery bargains we sell a3 many or more pounds
of sugar or coffee for 1 as anyone in town
We carry a nice line of clothing too all good goods
Davenport Thacher
GENERAL MERCHANTS
TRUNKS
VALISES GRIPS
Always in Stock
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SPRING CLEANING
The Largest and Finest Selected Stock of
Wall Paper
In Northwest Nebraska
WHITE LEAD OIL COLORS and VARNISH at -
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Jj We Have a Number ox pairs of Shoes
Ladies and Gents also a limited amonut of Winter uoodR
Wkich we will Close Oat at Cotto make Boom
For our New Spring Goods which will arrive this week
Oar New ftood will all be Up to -Date in Style
as well as prices Fresh Groceries and Flour just reeeived
and will be Maid Cheaper than by any Cumpptitni
Come and see our bargains before you send your money out of
the country
Lnk over our Dry Goods Gents Furnishing Goods Trunks and
Valises and get our prices before purchasing elsewhere
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MILLINERY
SATURDAY MARCH 26
TRIMMED HATS From Parisian Patterns
SAILORS and WALKING HATS Sure to please you
EVERYBODY COME
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I will put a 14 inch lay on yonr plow for 300 If you will
bring in yonr 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
Wagon and buggy repairs aales wheels tongues and tnills
THE BLACKSMITH
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