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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
0BERT GOOD Editor and Publisher
CMHcial Paper of Cherry Coun
ty Nebraska
100 JPer Year in Advance
PUBLIHHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at the Post office at Valentine Cherry
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 ara paid in full
The War With Spain
Americans sank a hulk in the mouth
of Santiago de Cuba harbor sealing
Ceyeras fleet therein
Official advices from Sampson say
he has reduced all fortifications and
nas not lost a man or vessel
Insurgents in the Phillipines defeat
ed Spanish in a big pitched battle
Next to welcoming the birth of his
first baby nothing is supposed to
make a man so happy as- getting
married and joining the church yet
nine times out of ten it is harder to
learn of a mans intention to do these
two things than anything else on
earth
A lot of republican editors- who do
not know shoulder arms from a gun
carriage asserts that in their opinion
Mr Bryan is not competent to com
mand a regiment forgetful ot the
fact that 6500000 loyal American
citizens demonstrated by their ballots
that they believed Mr Bryan qual
ified to be commander-in-chief of
the army and navy of the United
States World Herald
Several weeks ago Edgar Howard
president of the Nebraska Press As
sociation sent a circular letter to all
members of the association urging
them to advertise the Transmississippi
Exposition regardless of Kosewaters
treatment of them At ONeill last
Saturday he said he was sorry he ever
sent out the circular Eosewater has
made a few more enemies and How
ard is more against him now than1
sver
Bismarck has finally heard of the re
markable utterances attributed to him
by fake reporters in which he abused
the United States in connection with
the war with Spain He denies in toto
the sentiments ascribed to him and
says that he has not talked to a re
porter since the war began and has
discussed the merits of same with no
person whatsoever Journalistic en
terprise has fairly run mad during
the past sixty days and there are a
number of great editors who have
earned a padded room in a lunatic
asylum State Journal
The republican leaders charge the
opponents of the proposed bond issue
with being unpatriotic They say
that at this time when the govern
ment is in need of revenue prejudices
should be set aside and everyone
should exert his best efforts to pro
yide the government with the neces
sary funds
It is interesting to observe however
that every proposition put forth by
the republican leaders envolves either
- a scheme whereby the interest bearing
debt of the nation is to be increased
or the levy of taxes upon those least
able to bear taxation The republican
leaders pretend that the emergencies
are so great that the extraordinary
course of issuing 300000000 in
bonds should be adopted They do
not however think that the emer
gencies are great enough to warrant
the levy of an income tax whereby
the burden would be equitably distri
buted While pretending that their
anxiety is exclusively to obtain rev
enue the republican leaders set their
faces resolutely against a low tariff
which by encouraging imports pro
duces revenue and maintain a high
tariff which by discouraging imports
reduces the revenue While pretend
ing to have large patriotic concern
these leaders object to corporation tax
ation and zealously protect the mon
opolies of the country from the im
position of a just share of the burden
1 In other words the republican par
ty is so patriotic that it wants the
masses of the people to contribute all
the revenue while the corporations en
joy the exemption the result being
that the burden is placed on those
lest able to bear it World Herald
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A year a go or less the editor ap
proached a Young Man quietly and
enquired whether or not the report
that the y m was soon to marry was
true The y m strenuously denied
that he had any such intentions and
wondered how such a report could
have originated Within three days
the marriage took place and the ed
itor said nothing about it thinking he
was doing the y m a favor by keeping-it
quiet The y m never speaks
to him now and the editor wonders
why Young man did you ever real
ize how queer it would seem to you if
you were in the editors place Why
should a man deny that he intends
marrying after the day has been set
the brides trousseau made and the
license procured unless he is ashamed
of his intentions We may be odd
in this respect but it looks that way
to us Dont think for a moment
that we mean you should publish to
the world the progress of your love
affairs but you at least ought to
answer a oivil question truthfully a
few hours in advance of the ceremony
especially if the questioner asks from
a proper motive You may contend
that marriage is a private affair and
newspapershave no business asking
questions but it is not There is a
civil contract involved and the whole
world is interested It is a matter of
news and is something that news
papers are especially fond of publish
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Branding
We have frequently referred to the
immense aggregate loss due to the
practice of branding range cattle It
is a well Known fact that the branded
portion of the hide is practically worth
less to the manufacturer of leather be
cause the branding destroys the natur
al texture of the skin at the point
where the brand is impressed On the
market between two lots of cattle
similar in every other respect a brand
ed lot will sell at from 10 to 20 cents
discount per hundred pounds as com
pared with the unbranded cattle and
thus on a 1400 pound steer che amount
would oe from 140 to 280 less mon
ey per head It is hard to see how
range cattle shall be marked for iden
tification running at large as they do
unless they are branded and the stop
page of the leak therefore becomes
aimcuii jn evercneiess mere are-
brands and brands They can be
large or small and thus destroy much
or little of the leather value of the
hide and they can be placed upon the
more valuable parts of the hide or up
on the less valuable parts Recogniz
ing this latter fact the National Live
Stock commission has passed a series
of resolutions urging the growers
feeders and breeders of cattle to dis
continue the practice of branding on
the sides and butts of the hide and in
stead to place the brand on the necks
where the hide is of little value for
the purpose of malting leather If the
range cattle people would give heed to
this suggestion and in future brand on
the necks of the cattle only it would
go far to place branded cattle upon
an equality in the market with those
that are unbranded so far as the
question of injury to the- hide
leather making is concerned In
estimation of practical mn too
son Harrisons son Algers son Grays-
son Eorakers son Sewells son As
tors son Allisons nephew and a host
of others slid into soft places and fat
salaries on their pedigrees This class
of people dont cut a very wide swath
when they run for an elective office
but when they line up at the pie
counter they are strictly m it In
commenting on the matter John J
Ingalls refers to I Timothy v viii and
remarked that infidelity has not been
prevalent since April 24 1898
Scribner News
To these might be added Elkins
son Eairbanks son and McMillans
son for full measure
Bob Good editor of The Valen
tine Democrat Nebraska has been
selected as captain of a military com
pany He has many friends in Del
phos who predict that Fightin Bob
will make a Good soldier Bobs
home was recently blessed by the ad
vent of a baby daughter
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proposed change is entirely feasable
and there is no reason why it should
not be made except that cattie men
fall into ruts as other people do and
find it difficult to get out of them
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Sons of Their Fathers
When the shower of shoulder straps
fell a lot of young men who had no
claim to distinction except that they
were sons of prominent men were
particularly fortunate Grants son
I and grandson son Blaines
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PEACE
Clothing and Shoeing just as necessary as ever Ask to see our
LADIES SKIRT MACKINTOSHES
Our June Clothing Sale this month
TAILOR MADE CLOTHING AT UNPRECEDENTED PRICES
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THE CLOTHIER
Iva Ef ner has built a new sidewalk
and porch in front of her millinery
store adding greatly to its appearance
35000 Court House
Alex Burr of Pullman was in town
Monday with several petitions for a
5000 court house The petitions
will be presented to the county com
missioners next week
Wyoming Wool
Eeports coming in from the Wyo
ming sheep country state that the wool
warehouse at Casper which will hold
300000 pounds of wool is filled and
freight cars are being loaded as rapid
ly as possible Never before has so
much wool been hauled to Casper in
so short a time as there has been the
past ten days Blockades of loaded
wagons have not been uncommon in
the vicinity of the warehouse there
being as many as twenty wagons at
one time waiting to be unloaded
Northwestern Stockman
Cavalry at Ft Kiobrara
Troop G Eighth U S Cavalry from
Ft Meade S D ariived in town
Tuesday evening and are now at home
in their quarters at Ft Niobrara
The troop is commanded by Lieut
Mc Williamson formerly of the Sixth
but we understand this gentleman will
soon leave having received a commis
sion as captain and quartermaster in
the volunteers The boys of G troop
are a husky looking lot and judging
from those we have met are a jolly
crowd They have already agreed to
play a game of ball here July 4 if we
can scare up a club to meet them
JNorden has been invited to do the
business
At the residence of the brides
parents in Table precinct Thursday
evening June 2 at 10 oclock in the
presence of about ninety friends the
marriage of Frank llandall and Nettie
May Dunn wag solemnized Judge
Towne performing the ceremony
After the marriage the evening was
spent in dancing to the excellent music
furnished by Mr Granger and son and
David Fowler There was a bounteous
supper at 12 After supper ice cream
was served the brides treat to the
ladies being oranges the groom treat
ing the gentlemen to cigars The
bride is the only daughter of D 1
Dunn and i generally well liked She
will remain with her parents this sum
mer The groom has been a resident
of this county for about two years and
is very popular among his friends
The writer joins with the community
in wishing them a long and prosper
ous life
Wedding Bells
At the residence of the brides
parents at high noon Thursday June
2 1898 Miss Eva D Williams and
Frederick F Gordon were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony the ser
vice was read by the Kev 3 W Hols
claw This worthy young couple en
tered from an adjoining room and
stood under an arch of evergreens
while the solemn words were pro
nounced which made them husband
and wife The bride was gowned in
white and wore flowers which had
been sent from Tennessee especially
for the occasion After the ceremony
all were invited to the dining room
which was tastefully decorated in
green purple and white and where a
delicious dinner was waiting for about
50 invited guests
Miss Williams- the bride has been
one of our successful school teachers
for the past two years has a large cir
cle of friends and is considered one
of the loveliest young ofCberry
county The groom nas resided m
Cherry county for the past twelve
years during which time he has won
a reputation to be envied Fred is
not only one of our best school teach
ers but promises to beone of our ablest
orators Manv handsome and useful
presents were presented to Mr and
Mrs Gordon and manv are the friends
who extend congratulations- and best
wishes Oke of the Guests
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Card of Thanks
Friends and neighbors who so kind
ly assisted us during the sickness and
burial will please accept our most sin
cere gratitude M Ohristensex
Mits James Bay
W P Hunt breeder of prize-win-
ning
thoroughbred poultry Light
gry Brahmas and Barred Plymouth
Bocks Hawkins and Dustons strain
Best on earth Eggs 131 for 1 Call
and see my stock at Mrs n Kazeys
Valentine Neb West part of town 20
Neto War Songs anil Jtltisic
Two of the most popular pieces of
music arranged for piano and organ
have just been issued by the Popular
Music Co Indianapolis Ind Bring
Our Heroes Home dedicated to the
Heroes of the U S Battleship Maine
is one of the finest national songs ever
written The music is stirring and
the words ring with patriotism Dew
eys Battle of Manila March Two
Step is a fine instrumental piece and
will live forever as a souvenir of the
greatest naval event in the worlds
history Either one of these pieces
and Popular Music Boll containg 18
pages full sheet music sent on receipt
of 25 cents Address
Popular Music Co
Niobrara Falls
The Heath boys will go to the Flats to build a
house soon
Mrs Doc Johnson ha been quite sick for
several days
Mrs Susie Baker was summoned home last
week on account ol sickness
We understand that Mrs Frush and her
daughter will stop the summer with Mrs Reed
Mrs Eda Cole came down Irom Chadron Tues
day and will remain with her- sister this sum
mer
J Adamson and R Grooms went over to Val
entine Wednesday evening to see the Wood
mens goatrperform
B M Troffer was over from Crookston Mon
day and purchased 00 cabbage and tomato
plants from 11 Grooms
P Ryman went up the rivertoday with enough
woven wire fencing to fence a section more or
less Bad Boy
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F E Yanish is building a houss for Hugh
Sears
Fred Goodfellow vrts rounding up his cattle
lat week -
Bill Spenee and family was visiting B Hunt
over Sunday
Bruce Idoore put his steers in P Sullivans
pasture last week
Frost Pruden was on tlie river after a load of
posts one day last week
Geo lleckel is building a sod hou3C on his
brothers claim on the river
Miss Lottie Johnson returned from Fremont
where she lias spunL several months visiting
Melvin Richardson has accepted a position as
foreman for the FY horse and cattle company
Arthur lloltz came down from Gordon and
brought his sister home and stayed over night-
I B Nichols and son returned home last
week They have beer
away plastering for a
week
Ihere will be church at the Nicholson scho
house district 55 the third Sunday in this
mouth by Rev Hunt at 3 oclock p m
O C Goodrich says if John Newell stays on
the river much longer there will not be any fish
left John has alreddv c mirM twn
Miss Mamie Jeffries
closed last Friday
school hi
district 75
Saxdy
Woociiake
Ive Shall was m town on Monday
Fred Brayton was in town Tuesday
iSfow is the time to have your picture taken
w v Johnson and wife
Sunday
were in town last
Well Ilanna was transacting business in town
on Monday
Vernie Stevenson has been in town for the
past few days
C A Barnes and mother were in town visit
ing a few days this week
Miss Jean Morrow was visiting at Mrs John
sons Monday afternoon
The dance at Mell Hannas -was a grand suc
cess Everybody had d good time
U G Stevenson left Sunday morning He
went to Fremont to attend school
A fishing party went out north on Tuesday
after a few fish but they got more rain than fish
Fearl Pfiefer and Roy Swettr of Johnstown
were visiting in town on Saturday and Sunday
Rev Stiles from Ainsworth preached last
Sunday night to quite a lare audience He
filled Rev Garners place
C A Johnson amPson Chester started for
Fairfax S P last Sunday morning They ex
pect to be gone about a week or ten days
We understand the social given by the ladies
of the U B church was a grand success There
was a crowd of about C5 or 70 and the proceeds
amounted to about 29 oo above expenses
Miss Elsie Sherman is visiting friends In town
for a few days Batchklor
JjIUllrlces j or Ieed
Bran bulk 50c per cwt 900 ton
Shorts bulk 60e per cwt 1100 ton
Screenings 35c 600
Chop Feed SlBOO
Corn 50c
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Left hip on cattle
Left shoulder on
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Left ears tagged All catile dehorned
Probate JSotice
State ok Nkkraska
CiiKKisy County
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Application for Administrator
In countv court within and for Cherry county
Nebraska in the matter of the estate of
Henry Carter deceased
Kathrin Tarter having filed in my oflice a peti
tion praying tor the appointment of V R Haley
as administrator of the estate of Henry Carter
deceased all persons interested in said estate
will take notice that I have lixed June the 10th
1S9S at 10 oclock a m as the time and my olllce
in Valentine Cherry county Neo the place for
hearing said ptition atwluch time and place all
persons interested in said estate may appear
and show cause if any there be why uuch ad
ministrator should not e appointed
Witness myiiand and the seal of tlie County
Court this- lis dav of VI av 1S03
SEAL W KTowK
18 20 County Judge
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To all pei sons concerned in the estate of Abrani
Johnson deceased
Wheheas Gyiitha Ann Johnson of said
county ha tiled m my othce an instrument pur
porting to be tlie last will and testament of
Abrani Join son deceased late of said county
ami a petition prah c to have the same ad
mitted to probate which will relate to both real
and persinal estatf whcreiijion 1 iris ppoiiit
ed rftiuday the lih day of Juno ISOri at 1
oclock p in at my office in Yah nrw in said
county as the timeand place of proving said
will -It which time and place jou and all con
cernel may appearand contest the probate of
the same
It is further ordered that tlie petitioner give
notiVe to all persons intenteu in said estate
ol the pendency f the petition and the time and
place set for hearing same by causing a copy of
said order to be published iu Tub v aliotlnk
Dkmocicat a paper published in said county of
Cherry for three weeks sui cesaively previous
to tlie lay set for said hearing
lii testimony whereof f have hereunto set my
hand and official seal this 25th day of May 1808
SEAL
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ON ITS HANDS
But if tlie Spaniards will fight it -will soon
have war off its hands We have no war on
hands but we have a splendid line of
ORGANDIES OH ALLIES ETC
Which will not last long if yon are looking for
Summer Dress Goods and look over our line
Itfow too is the time for men to buy new
smnmer hats shirts etc We will sell yon a
splendid latest style hat for 225 A good
fancy shirt thoroughly up-to-date for 100
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