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VOL XIII
OWMOEEY
WATCHMAKER- - AND- - JEWELEB
Fine line of plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on liand
Repairing promptly executed and
done in the beat manner
Full line of sporting goods
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Shop in thG W n Moses building
HOT AND GOLD BATHS
G As Wells- T B Wells
WELLS BROS
DENTISTS
Office over
Cherry County JBanli
A M MORRISSEY
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All work executed with promptness
and accntecy
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THIS AND THAT
Con liner JEwct
School Commencement May 20
Decoration Day 5Iay so
P S lloueche of Brownlee was in
town Satury
W G Sawyer of Elgia Ills was m
town this week
J A Sparks of Leonardville Kas
is in town this week
Prof Geo Fitzgerald was in town
from Arabia yesterday
Jacob Emmick of Woodlake was
at the City Hotel Monday
W A Taylor had the interior of his
restaurant calsomined this week
Do not fail to see Dr Crooks In
Valentine June 5 6 and 7 17
C Cornell has almost caught the
bicycle feyer Watch for a new wheel
now
H E Dewey came up from Wood
lake yesterday in the interests of Our
JKavy
Born to Mr and Mrs Homer Smith
Sunday night a girl Dr W G Tuck
er attending
V Northrop has a new bicycle
Val Nicholson has ordered5 a wheel of
the same make
A recruiting office has been opened
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at Ft Niobrara for the regular army
with Lieut Barth in charge
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Mrs Martin Christensen has been J
quite ill of pneumoniathis week but
is improving at this writing
Do your eyes trouble you Consult
DrStuckey In Valentine June 56
and 7 17
We this week sent out several copies
of Butter Making on the Farm with
compliments of Congressman Greene
W T Kincaid has been suffering
from the effects of a surgical operation
performed on his left eyej this weefe
Ed Hackler was in town afew days
the past week He is working on the
reservation for Johnson the well man
H Eazey was called to Omaha Fri
day to appear before the federal grand
jury and returned home Tuesday
morning
All those who wish to join thtf local
military company shoulii
- cate at once with the captain Kobert
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Cobs for sale at the mill
Mrs J S Davisson returned home
to Longpine Monday after a two
weeks visit with her daughter Mrs
Uobert Good
11 E Jones merchant Earnest Cuff
Co Supt M P Meholin banker and
MissDosse Ferguson of Norden were
in town Sunday
G W Fritz editor of the Keya Paha
Call is actively engaged in recruiting
a squad for the militia at Springview
Let the good work go on
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F Visll Titiu interior of
his store newly calsomined and cleaned
during the past week Mac is doing
a good business these days
Efforts are beings made to secure a
new trial for Edmond George who was
sent to the penitentiary for cattle
stealing at the last term of court
Maj McChesney and a platoon of
mounted Indian police were in town
Saturday and took about 15000 of
Indian money toKosebud Sunday
For Bent Seven room house now
occupied by C R Glover Call at this
office or address J M Bates
15 Longpine Nebr
To Cure A CoM in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets All Druggists refund the money
if it fails to Cure 25c 46
Lost Sunday morning a ladies
belt Square gilt sections round green
jewels in center surrounded by four
leaved clover design Suitable regard
for return to J A Fike
Ed Ross who has been running a
livery stable at Ft Niobrara since lie
was discharged from the Twelfth has
again donned the blue and will soon go
to the front to fight the Spaniards
D 5L Utter of Sioux City sold a
bunch of 43 young cattle to W
Wallingford of Kennedy last week
Utter has sold about 30 cars of cattle
to stockmen in this county since last
winter
Valentine needs a drainage system
Two or three local engineers are work
ing on plans and specifications and as
soon as they are completed we will
give the public the benefit of their re
searches -
Privates Bess and Dressier of the
Twelfth and three recruits left Ft
Niobrara yesterday for the south
The first two go to Tampaf
Florida and the recruits to Ffi Mc
pherson Ga
The employees of the F E ML V
railroad at this place have raised a tall
flagstaff at the depot and will keep
Old Glory flying therefrom each day
The Indian warehouse is still without
a staff or flag
Egbert Bbnnen has purchased the
East side livery barn entire building
lot and horses He will have charge
61 the barn himself and with no rents
to pay will doubtless make the busi
ness win Gordon Journal
In company with Dr Crooks will be
Dr Stuckey thewell known and suc
cessful eye specialist If you have
pain blurring or any difficulty in see
ing do not fail to consult this eminent
eye expert Consultation free 17
W R Smith came over from Ger
ing this week with a load of alfalfa
seed tor Marsteller Bros He took
back a load ofc lumber We are glad
to know that the health of both Mr
ana Mrs Smith is quite good in their
new home Mr Smith is farming an
irrigated farm
Press
this- year Harrison
DrCV Crooks- the well known
specialist of the East now located at
Fremont Nebr will be in Valentine
June 5 6 and 7 Dr Crooks success
fully treats all nervous diseases of
women and chronic ailments Piles
positively cured without the knife or
detention from business Consulta
tion free - 17
ANuckolls county hen lay ed an egg
on which can plainly be read the let
ters G S H All are agreed that
these symbols are prophetic On
minister says that it means Give
Sinners Help another suggests that
it means God Saves Heathens and
and another that God Sends Har
mony It remained for a country
editor to give the true interpretation
Cant anyone see that it means -Give
Spain- Hell- Eca
A Welcome Rain
Theircus lust week did one good
thing for the country it brought us
a welcome rain Tbe precipitation
began Thursday evening about six
oclock and by six on next morning
90 inches of water bad fallen Friday
a little moistucQ tell and the same
night more came down Saturday the
rain continued and when it stopped
the weather bureau figured a total
amount of water at 130 Inches Sun
day and Monday were partly clear but
Monday night the rain descended in
torrents and the morning report show
ed 130 inches of precipitation All
day Tuesday the rain continued and
most all o Tuesday night was wet
Yesterday morning the records for
this rain showed 238 inches in the
gauge The following is the record
at the weather bureau
6 am
12 Thursday
13 Friday 90
14 Saturday 08 -
15 Sunday n
16 Monday
17 Tuesday 130
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18 Wednesday 66
This gives a total precipitation for
the week of 368 inches and is a great
relief to farmers who wece afraid of
another drouth season Water stands
in the streets in Likes and there is no
immediate danger of the dust devils
taking possession of the town
Case Dismissed
Last Thursday May 12 Charles
Bazey made complaint and Friday a
warrant was issued for the arrest of
Jacob Hower living about 20 miles
northeast of here on a charge of at
tempted rape on the person of Maud
Filraore the eight year old step daugh
ter of Kazey Hower was brought to
town and kept in jail until his prelim
inary hearing Tuesday morning at
which time theprosecuting attorney
dismissed the case Hower had many
friends in town who wished to keep
him from jail but he said he would
never sign a mans bond and he would
not ask anyone to sign his The story
in a nutshell is as follows
On Saturday the 7th the little girl
visited Ilowers for the purpose of get
ting Bazey V mail and it was then
that the crime was claimed to have
been committed Six days later the
warrant was issued- No examination
was made for ten days and the phy
sicians could find no evidence of as
sault The little girl was questioned
before the court and it was found she
did not understand the nature of an
oath or appreciate the weight of the
charge made against Hewer henee the
dismissal of the case The entire
community believes Jake innocent
Commencement
The following is taken from the com
mencement program of the High
School
Motto Here We Launch Where
Shall We Anchor
Graduates Earl M Pettycrew Ed
ith R Pettycrew Walter E Flowers
Mabel J Alma A Carlson
Tacy A Collett
Class Colors Bed White and Blue
pkogram
Piano Solo Selected Miss Lucy Bruner
Invocation Rev 0 1 Mooro
Vocal Music Quavret Italia Beloved
Miss Bruner Miss Mf J B Wells
and Mr O a Wells
Oration Looking Backward Stepping for
ward Walter K Flowers
Oration -The Work Remains Though the
Workman Dies Tacy A Collett
Piano Solo Selected Mrs J B Wells
Oration Neglect Not the Little Things
Earl M Pettycrew
Oration Our Heirship Alma A Canson
Vocal Music Duet
Inez Pettycrew Jessie
Oration Womans Influence in Promoting
Americas Greatness Mabe U To wne
Oration A Plea for the Birds
Edith F Pettycrew
Presenting of Diplomas
- F M Walcott Pres of Board
Vocal Music Quartet Good Night Gentle
Folks Miss Bruner Mattel Uabn
Mr J B WelIs MrG A Wells
Exercises will take place at the M
E church tomorrow evening at 8 o
cIock
The Military Company
The Valentine Volunteers have
been drilling every night this week
and are making fine progress while
the company is growing healthily
The captain has made the following
appointments Sergeants Ed Clarke
H Zeiiian and C M Sageser Mas
iciansC F Martin and C A Wells
A letter- received from the Governor
this morning gives the boys encour
agement and they expect to- receive
orders for muster in within the next
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VALENTINE
Published for Four Years as
CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
The War With Spain
W X Bryan is authorized by thp
governor to recruit a regiment of
National Guards
Sampson and Schley have not yet
fonnd tbe Spaniards fleet in Southern
waters
15000 troops are starting for the
Phillipines Dispatches say Japan has
sent fleet to assist Dewey
The 1st Beg Neb Vols is nearing
San Francisco-
Even those who love natures musie
have certainly had enough of the gi
gantic Toad chorus which rehearses
every night since the rain
Card of Thanks
Wo desira to- thank -the friends who
so kindly assisted us during the sick
ness and burial of our husband and
fatherespecially Mr and Mrs Mun
shauer Gyntha Ann Johnson
17 Susie Baker
Wait for the Sequel
The following tender missive was
found by the editor Out of sympathy
for the parties directly interested we
suppress names
When twilight draws the curtain
4nd pins it with a star
Remember the name of
Although she wanders far
May lie who clothes the lilies
And marks the sparrows fall
Protect and save you
And guide you safe through all
Decoration Day
Memorial services will be held by
the G A B at M E church on Sun
day May 29 Rev Moore preaching
the sermon Program for Decoration
Day May 30 is as follows
Meet ut court house at 930 a m
Leave to decorate graves at cem
etery at 1
Meet at court house at 2 p m
Prayer by Bev Holsclaw
Singing by choir
Address by J W Tucker F
Walcott and others
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DEMOCRAT
VALENTINE CHERRY CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY MAY 19 1898
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Jo lius town Robbers Canchr
The Johnstown robbers have been
caught Of this there can be little
doubt At present one of them
Arthur Johnston is in the county jail
in this city and his partner in the
affair John Duncan is in the hands
ot otlicers and has turned states evi
dence At Glen Bock Wyo
where Agent Allspaugh removed after
the robbery Mrs Allspaugh emphat
ically identified Johnston as one of
the robbers by his voice and by his
peculiar nosoj and that with the con
fession of Duncan makes a pretty
tight place to squeeze out of Ains
worth Star Journal
Preserve Yonr Sight
Dr F L Riser the Lincoln oculist
is now in Valentine at The Donoher
until May 2 1 The Doctor visited the
towns west of here several times and
demonstrated the fact that he is a
master of his profdssion and those
whom he treated will heartily recom
mend him to all those whose eyes need
attention
If your eyes are getting weak from
advancing age or any other cause
dont use makeshift store glasses
which may only aggravate your
trouble but instead go to a specialist
in that line who knows what you real
ly need and who- wili supply it at
reasonable rates 16
Abrnm Johnnon Dead
Diedr at tbe residence of F Mun
schauer rn this city Tuesday evening
Abram Johnson aged 72 years 8
months and 3 days
Deceased was a well known charac
ter here having been a residence of
Cherry county for several years and
was known as Preacher Johnson
His farm is about 10 miles southwest
of town aud his wife survives him
The funeral was held from the M E
church yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of the G A E the Bev O
T Moore preaching the sermon-
Abram Johnson was born in Ohio
Oct 14 1825 but was brought up in
Barren county Mich Moved to Floyd
county Iowarin 1846 and theie mar
ried Ann Beelor In October
1863 he enlisted as a private in the
4th Inwa Cavalry and served during
the war being with Sherman on his
famous march He became a mem
ber of the M E church in 1872 and
joined the G A B in Lexington Mo
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The three graces about our Shoes are
FIT WEAR and APPEARANCE
They fit well wear long and look and fit well
as long as they wear
The three graces about our Dress Goods are
STYLE QUALITY and PRICE
They are all latest designs best material and
net us a very small profit
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The Largest and Finest Selected Stock of
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WHITE LEAD OIL COLOES and VAENISH at
Elliotts Drug Store
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RAIN AFTER SHINE A SPRING HAT AFTER A WINTER ONE
We have a fine line to select from
STYLISH SHAPES COMPLETE SIZES
CALL AND INSPECT OUR MILLINERY ANYTIME
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FEW SUITS LEFT
And they wont be left much longer
if we keep selling them as rapidly a3
we have been doing during the last
few weeks Bemember that we are
SELLING ALL CLOTHING AT COST
Because we want to close out our
stock We are not buying any more
and want to get rid of what we have
We are not however closing out our
DRY GOODS GROCERIES OR SHOES
And these lines are complete and will remain so
We have an especially fine stock of groceries
and sell them at prices which cannot be duplicated
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