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Official Paper of Cherry Coun
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county Nebraska as Second 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
Twas ever thus The man who
has to pay 200 a sack for flour is not
very enthusiastic over the benefit 150
wbeais totbe country
We dont know who the author of
tne story is but we heard the other
day that Admiral Dewey is not a good
chemist because he only knows how
to make Spanish fly
500000000 in bonds seems to be
an exorbitant price for a war with a
nation like Spain The rest of the
workbshould chip pay us- for
wipidgiieron the map
Governor Holcomb has issued a
proclamation declaring Wednesday
June 1 as a holiday throughout the
Btate of Nebraska - in honor of the
opening of the Transmississippi Ex
position at Omaha
In England the temperance agita
tian is confiued principally to seeing
that the drinker gets pure beer and
-other liquors It might be a good
plan for the United States to adopt
this method and watch the results
Now if Sampson will Schley the
Spaniards iu the Carribean sea we
wont Dewey thing but see Watson the
land of Cuba Weyler nation waits to
see what Merritt there is in Manila
cigars and McKJnleyin bed onights
- without wondering how many Miles
way the Spanish fleet is
The possibility of being shut off by
war from the grain and provisions
supplied by the United States is not a
pleasant one for European countries
to contemplate But they need not
fear we can lick Spain keep open the
channels of commerce and feed the
world all at once Thats tne kind of
hairpins we are when we get started
says an exchange
According to Our Dumb Animals
Ex Gov John D Long now Secretary
of the Navy in McKinleys cabinet is
vice president of- both the American
Humane Society and the Massachu
setts Society for Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals This probably ex
plains why the navy department has
so strenously urged a peaceful block
ade and bloodless war against the
Spaniards This shows Long has a
fine sense of humor
We have been making fun of the
Spaniards as a lot of opera bouffe
featherheads but let us guard against
opera bouffe featherheadedness our
selves There is no more reason now
why we should annex Hawaii the
Philippines Porto Rico or Cuba than
there was two weeks ago when we dis
avowed any such intention and declared-war
for the express purpose of
merely liberating Cuba Louisville
Ky Courier Journal
We have heard a great deal during
the last two weeks about the phenom
enally high price of wheat and all
kinds of theories have been advanced
regarding the cause therefor First
the corner on the market obtained by
a noted Chicago speculator influence
the price to a great extent but the
most potent reason is the factthatnotr
for a decade has the visible supply
of wheat been as low as it is now On
April 30 the amount in sight was
about 23000000 bushels On the
same date in 1897 the visible supply
ras -34500000 in 1896 it was 59500
OOO in 1895 it was 62000000 this
small supply taken together with the
natural increase in consumption in
this country makes the smallest
amount per capita known in our his
tory This fact coupled with that of
the short supply in Europe due to
crop failures during the last two years
gives a logical reason for the advance
in mice It is estimated that wheatl
will be worth 75 cents on the farm
uext harvest
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Mr ODonnell a gentleman who has
been making his nome here for the last
few months took to himself our Dis
secting Table article last weekand at
tempted to call us down therefor
We didnt call worth a cent in spite
of the gentlemans knife and reputa
tion as- a fighter and if he wishes to
consider himself as being among the
third class of idle men spoken of he
has our permission There are
others The Dissecting Table is no
respector of persons parties or creeds
This we have demonstrated in the
past and his insinuation that politics
joutrollcd our action has no semblance
of truth in it
If there is anyone part of our govern
ment which should be -Kept out of pol
itics ic is the loeni school board Part
isan politics is not responsible for the
election of the board and partisan
politics should not influence its actions
We are happy to say that but few
occasions have arisen when charges
could be made against our board and
hope that in the future these occasions
will be fewer still In response to a
hint some time ago we clearly defined
our position on this matter to a poli
tician of our own party and in reply
to a rumor that a political move is on
foot for the future we would say
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PLUTOCRATS PLANS
In the last three weeks the Wall
Street financiers who put Mr Hanna
of the steel trust in power at Wash
ington have done three things which
make their plan of campaign in the
next national election perfectly plain
1 They have voted down pro
positions to tax the Plutocracy for
war purposes to coin silver for war
expenses to print treasury notes bear
ing ao interest for war expenses
2 They have prepared for an is
sue of from two hundred to five hund
red millions of interest bearing bonds
to oe usea in lnnating tne currency
with national bank noter
3A They have begun appointing
rold Standard Democrats to office
especially in the South as if they were
republicans in full standing
Everyone who has studied American
politics will see at a glance that the
plutocracy is forced to this course by
the logic of its existence It intends
to vote half a billion from the treasury
to pay the expenses of its next nation
al campaign It will do this partly
on war contracts but chiefly by is
suing national bank notesas presents
to its favored campaign contributors
to whom it has already issued bonds
Valley Democrat
Prior t3 hostilities between this
country and Spain Nebraska had the
honor of having the only-war- govern
er Alvin Saunders of Omaha He
is the only surviving war governor of
the rebellion Today there are forty
five war governors and the people of
JNebraska have a right to be proud ot
the fact that among all this number
none has been more painstaking or
or more zealous for the public- welfare
than Nebraskas governor It would
be difficult to find a more thorough
democrat than Governor Holcomb
and his modest demeanor on the camp
ground coupled with his splendid ex
ecutive ability has endeared him to
the soldiers as well as the civilians who
have visited the camp World Herald
VVe notice that Bro Julian of the
Chadron Journal upholds Eosewater
and the Bee in his 3200 raid on the
Transmississippi Exposition treasury
and explains that Eosewater did the
fair thing when he offered Hitchcocfc
the same chance Most any old rob
ber would giye permission to someone
else to rob if he could go free We
presume that Bro Julian felt a great
thrill of pride and satisfaction per
vade his -frame when hWeceived that
little circular this week offering him a
pass to the Expositson good during
June only Nice scheme of Eose
waters that to get more free adver
ising from the country yokels
We know at least three politicians
in this town who on the streets loudly
denounce anything which looks at all
like subservienc to party yet these
same three will whenever the occasion
presents run at once figuratively to
the aid of one of their- party We
have known them to denounce men-
in the very stiongest terms and yetfl
at the first opportunity support those
whom they have denounced These
gentlemen may be found on our dis
secting table one of these days
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M E Kleinsmith of Newport was
in town Saturday and made applica
tion for enlistment in the IT S Army
ac Ft Niobrara but was rejected
Walter Houseman and Lawrence Tay
lor of the same place were here Mon
day and went on to Crawford to
make an effort to break into the cav
alry The boys are very patriotic
One young fellow from Newport
named Patrick was enlisted and weut
to McPherson
Eeports of a shocklngtragedy come
from the vicinity of Ardmore James
Swinbank an unmarried ranchman in
a fit of despondency last Sunday after
noon set fire to his house and after
wards shot and killed himself Mr
Swinbank has been a sufferer with
rheumatism for a number of years
and it is thought that the belief that
his case was incurable is what prompt
ed him to commit this awful deed
Crawford Gazette
Lemen Bros circus showed here
last Thursday afternoon to a good
crowd Circulars of warning had
been circulated no gambling was al
lowed and but little disturbance was
created One man had his pocket
picked and some suckers bought per
fumery at 3 a bottle but they are not
to be pitied The circus carried aj
good menagerie and gave a creditable
show but struck tents and pulled out
without giving an evening perform
ance
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Xow connected witHJ our clothing department
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When in need of anything in our line call and see
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One of John Addmsons little girls
fractured her right arm yesterday
Dr Dw yer reduced the fiacture
Sunday was Memorial Day in the
Odd Fellows lodge and a committe e
decorated the graves of deceased mem
beis at this place with flowers
G Howe of near Kennedy fell from
a horse and broke his collar bone
Monday but under the skillful treat
ment hf Dr Dwyef is recovering from
the accident rapidly
J W Tucker and wife went to
Lincoln Sunday morning to bid their
boys John and Harry Co H 2d
Regiment Neb Vols goodbye before
they left for the south The Judge
talked with Gov Holcomb and says
the Valentine Volunteers will surely
be recognized
The annual election of officers of
Minnechaduza Lodge No 192 A F
A M will be held in Masonic Hall
Valentine Nebr Saturday June- 4
1898 at 730 pm sharp All mem
bers are requested to be present
W W Thompson Sec
W T Kincaid W M
The county attorney informs us that
he recently received an anonymous
communication from Cody complain
ing that two saloons are run at that
place without leavor license He in
forms us further that he will not take
steps on such a complaint and it is
reported that the author of the letter
is a man to whom these saloons re
fused to -sell liquor
The circus has come and gone and
left in ONeill and vicinity many
mourners We did not suppose that
there were people in this vicinity who
would attempt to beat sucuskin
games as tlrey operated here
Many of the boys andseveral of the
old fellows men who are old 1 enough
to have better sense tried to beat the
shell game and droppecLtheir svad
ONeill Frontier
Roy Barnes Dick McClain Mose
Briggs Bert and Lute Gillette Albion
Chase and Ed Keech of Ainsworth
were in tovyn Monday night with three
wagons tents etc on their way to
Montana The boys dont know where
they are going when they are to get
there or what they are to do when
they arrive It is dollars- to
doughnuts that they will all be home
ere snow flies
The aiwmui election- of officers of
the Northern Star Chapter o E S
will be held in Masonic Hall Valen
tine Nebraska on Tuesday June 14
at 730 p m sharp All members
are cordially requested to be piesent
W W Thompson- iiec
Emma Yeast W M
The Epworth League will give
LKHOHii
an
ice cream and strawberry social at the
office of the Countv Judge on nextl
Monday eveuing Everybody invited
By order of departments of Social
Work- and Finance 17
On Friday evening Howard Lewis
son of L C Lewis was accidentally
shot by a 22 calibre rifle in the hands
of John BeeKly son of Samuel Beek
ly near Glen Sioux county from the
effects of which he iied Saturday even
ing Crawford Bulletin
Money Not Medals
The protest of the stockmen of the
west against the offer of medals as
awards in the live stock department of
the Transmississippi Exposition has re
sulted in a unanimous decision of the
board of directors to substitute cash
for medals Stockmen declare that
this change will result in making the
live stock section of the exposition the
greatest show of live stock ever held
in the United States
The resolution whioh was adopted
by the directors without a dissenting
vote was as follows
Resolved That this board hereby
directs the executive committee to re
consider the subject of live stuck
premiums and instructs the committee
to offer cash prizes amounting to 35
000 in place of medals
In addition to the 35000 to be
awarded by the directors under the
terms of this resolution the Union
Stock Yards Co of South Omaha
will contribute T000 in cash to be
awarded in prizes by the executive
committe for cattle hogs and sheep
The announcement of this offer was
made to the- directors by General
Mancterson representing the Stock
Yards Companj
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Claimants and witnesses in final proor cases
notice of which appear in The Dejiockat will
receive a marked copy of the paper Should any
errors in description of laud or spelling of names
be discovered notice should be sentto the land
office and this ofhoeso correction can be made
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U S Land Office Broken Bow Neb
April 7th IS93 i
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler lias filed uotk e of his intention to
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will bf made before the County
Judje at Valentine ebr on May 24 li S viz
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continuous residence upon and fullivatitn of
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But if the Spaniards will ftghfc it will booh
have war off its hands We have no war on
hands but we have a splendid line of
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Which- wilFnot labtrlongif you are looking for
Summer Dress Goods and look over our line
Jow too is the time for men to buy new
summer hats shirts etc We will sell you a
splendid latest style hat for 225 A good
flnhW rm fodate for 100
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