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DENTISTS
Office over
Cherry Couttty Batik
G M SAGESEB
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
Shop in thtWVH Moses building
HOT AND GOLD BATHS
OWMOREY
AND - JEWELEE
Fine line of plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on hand
Repairing promptly executed and
done -in the best manner
Full line of sporting goods
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COUNTY
STJRYEYOR
JJ1 work executed with promptness
and accuracy
Office at residence east of M E church
VALENTINE NEB
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Susquehanna Ryeand Cedar Creek
Louisville Kentucky Bourbon Whisky
Pnre Grape Cognac Brandys
Wines
Toka AngeIlicaPortSherry and Elack
bercyin wood claret Riesling
Sauternes Cooks- Imperial
Gasts and Clicquot m bot
tles Damiana and other-Cordials
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ra Pale Beer for family use and Fabsts
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CHTHOMPSON
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PHOTOGRAPHER
Valentine Nebraska
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WESTERN NEWS DEMOCRAT
EOBEET GOOD Editor and Publisher
Official Paper of Cherry Coun
ty Nebraska
100 Per Year in Advance
FUBLIBHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at th e Postrofllce 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 are paid in full
THIS AND THAT
Comlna Events
Populist Commissioner Convention Sept 9
Democratic Commissioner Convention Sept 9
W L Greene Sept 10
Populist County Convention Sept 10
Democratic County Convention Sept 10
Republican Comr Convention Sept 17
School began- Monday
Glass fruit jars cheap at T C Horn
bys
Irwin Monday
Big shipment of new style frits at
T C Hornbys
M N Pomeroy of Spring view was
in town Tuesday
Best line of clothing in Cherry coun
ty at T G Hornbys
T A Belt of St Louis registered at
TheDonoher Saturday
J F Prentiss of Omaha was in
town the first of the week
If you are going for a trip this fall
get a trunk at T C Hornbys
G H Reinert returned from his trip
to Osceola Saturday morning
The city water tank was given a
second coat of pint last week
Rev Moore is attending the M E
conference at Gordon this week
Oscar andMalvinaBalgord of Rose
bud left Monday for Wayne to attend
school
E Eisher has purchased the prop
erty where he now lives from E
Sparks
Col A L Towle has moved into
Mis3 Stoners residence property on
Hall street
Mrs C R Watson is home from
Minnesota visiting her mother Mrs
F K Bivens
Erank Bray ton haa moved from
Layportes into his new rooms over
the Red Fronts
F Mullen and wife were in town
Tuesday on their way home to Rose
bud from Omaha
F M Good was in Woodlake the
first of the week in the interests ot
the News Democrat
Gus Carlson has begun building a
22x50 business house on Main street
next to the Palace Saloon
Andy Folks family has moved
from Crookston into the Fischer prop
erty on south Cherry street
Webb Hilsinger returned Tuesday
morning from his visit to Omaha and
the eastern part of the state
Rev Campbell was in town from
Brownlee Tuesday on his way to Gor
don to attend the M E conference
We wonder if Frank Reese ever
smoked out an owl that had crawled
into a hole in the sand hills Eh
Frank -
P F Simons visited with relatives
in Keya Paha county Saturday and
Sunday A Taylor ran the dray
Saturday
Geo Schwalm boughtthe Pettycrew
wagon scales and moved them into the
street in front of his meat market
Saturday
W R Towne has moved into the
Burleigh property on Hall street and
A H Ferguson is occupying his own
house again -
It is expected that the republican
candidate for congress will be done
Brown when Greene getB through with
him Saturday night
Jf A Wl Johnson is drilling a well
on the line dividing the property of
Wes Holsclaw and JE Thackrey in
northeast part of town
J W Burleigh was in town -from
Simeon Tuesday on his way from his
Table farm where he bad been settling-accounts
-with-his tenant
Prof H K Brown ami Newt
Grooms of Sparks were in town Mon
day and shook hands with the editor
We like t thake hands with such
petplt
Joint Debate
The opening guns df the campajgn
in the Sixth district will be fired at
Cornell Hall Saturday September 10
at 8 oclock p m when Hon W L
Greene and- Norris Brown populist
andTepublican candidates respective
ly for congreBS from the Sixth meet in
joint debate od the issues of the day
Both these gentlemen are well known
as orators and a large crowd should
greet them
Miss Stoner has filedher resignation
as county superintendent with the
county clerk
At the democrat caucus last evening
H 3tetterW R Towne Robert Good
and M Christensen were elected dele-gates-to
the county convention
Nick Ganis Sr is said to be lying
in a very critical condition at Rush
ville with typhoid fever His re
covery is doubtful Gordon Journal
Sergt Cole of the Twelfth returned
home last night on tnirty days sick
leave The Sergeant had the honor of
plan ting the flag on the block house
at El Caney
Johnny Guth had a regular hospital
at his house last week He and his
TBIrwin marketed cattle from wife son Freddy the hired girl and
John Steddiford were all under the
weather at the same time
CE McChesney agent at Rosebud
was in town Saturday with about 25
police to take out the money due In
dians who were alotted land under the
recent allotment law this year
Mrs Crawford and Miss - Brown
teachers are boarding with W S
Barker Miss Shaughuessy is at home
Edith Stark is at L C Sparks Prof
Watson livesan the Mills property
Dont miss the joint debate between
Brown and Greene Saturday night
Valentine is to be congjatulated upon
beinc selected for the opening of the
campaign and should give the orators
a hearty greeting
F E Brown wife ancte family of
Lewiston Nebr are visiting the fam
ily of F M Walcott this week Mrs
Brown is a sister of- Judge Walcott
and her husband is one of the leading
merchants of Lewiston
Wren Donoher returned Tuesday
morning from Omaha where she has
been attending theJExpoBition and is
well pleased with her trip Omaha
the Exposition and everything except
the weather which was hot
Pete Vlondray of Rosebud the
genial liveryman at that point was in
town Monday on business Mr Vlon
dray appreciates the value ot a good
advertising medium and inserts his
catlle and horse brands in this weeks
paper
Stella Mae Williams was over from
the boardingschool Saturday return
ing Sunday Miss Williams has been
appointed stewardess at thssschool and
does the grocery business of the teach
ers and employes A better could not
have been -found
Married at Ainsworth Saturday
September 4 Clarence Martin and
Maggie Herring The groom lived in
Valentine last winter and spring and
is well known and liked here The
bride taught school in thi3 county sev
eral terms- and has hosts of friends
among our citizens
W C English A Hospes genial
salesman sold four pianos to our Citi
zens last week the purchasers being
Geo - H Hornby E Sparks M V
Nicholson andD W C Huffman thfr
latter buying for the Valentine House
-Mr English is a very engaging gentle
man and made several warm friends
while in town
Just to show the unaminity of feel
ing in Cherry county we would re
mark that Mr L C Sparks who is
the leading candidate for representa
tive on the populist ticket says he
will withdraw in favor of a democrat
this year Levi has many friends in
this county and his actionon this oc
casion will make him many more
FT E McClain of near Norden was
in town Tuesday on business before
the land office Incidentally he
brought up a load of watermelons
wnich he disposed of at Ft Niobrara
Mr McClain is one of the solid demo
crats in Keya Paha county and he pre
dicts a great success- for che fusion
ticket if a democrat is nominated for
representative
At 6 oclock Monday morning the
government thermometer registered
50 degrees During the day it rose to
80 and at 6 p m was down to 50
again making a range of 30 degrees
for the day Monday night the tem
perature dropped to 35 accompanied
by light frost This is a remarkable
record for this country and the
kungt wai Ytrry diiagreRbI
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-The soldiers who have returned
from Santiago say the Cubans are as
as much inferior to the Indians as the
Indians are to an educated white man
Mrs Chas Sparks and son Laverne
in company with Mrs T C Hornby
and Mrs Ray went east Tuesday morn
ing on an extended visit They will J
visit Pierce ana Omaha while gone
ahd Mrs Sparks will then go to Chi
cago and Buchanan Mich Mrs
Hornby will visit various points in
Iowa and the eastern part of the state
At the populist caucus in the old
News office Saturday night the follow
ing delegates were elected to attend
the county convention Saturday
G Carlson Jf A ITitt
JasRay G
J H Quigley RZeilian
L C Sparks- G H Reinert
W Meltendorff TJ G Dunn
Mr Dunn was elected precinct com
mitteeman
Bert Nicholson a new brakeman
was the victim of a painful accident
at Valentine last Friday which will
necessitate his laying off a while He
was dumping coal when one of the
heavy buckets fell on his right foot
crushing it seriously and breaking his
big toe He was brought to Chadron
and Dr Furay attended his injuries
Chadron Journal
W A Huff of Whitman has sold
his saloon at Palmer This closes out
all his beer kiosks and enables him to
engage exclusively in the stocK busi
ness
John B Colton of Kansas City was
in Hyannis on Sunday He has large
stock interests both here and elsewhere
and is welt- known throughout the
sandhill country Hyannis Tribune
The old settlers reunion at Sparks
this year was a great success we are
told This paper was not furnished a
copy of the program so we are not
able to give a detailed account of the
affair Speeches and sports there
were in profusion and about 400
people were present Saturday after
noon The feature Friday was ad
dress by Robt Easley who is rapidly
gaining a reputation as an orator of
considerable ability
Billy Smith and Charley Tate were
brought before Judge Towne Mojday
morning charged with fighting The
scrap took place Saturday night
Billy was so drunk he couldnt get his
face out of -the way of Tates fists and
he showed up in court looking like a
raw beefsteak The judge fined the
boys 5 each and costs- and turned
them loose Next timp but we hope
there will never be a next time it will
be a little more expensive probably
Mrs JosStoIzle had John Hofman
arrested Tuesday for assault and that
gentleman was fined 10 and costs by
Judge Towner Tuesday It seems
that John persisted in tipping Mrs
Stolxles noodles onto the ground from
their drying place and later strucK her
with an iron rod and fired a revolver
in her face though he says the gun
was loaded with nothing but blank
cartridges Considerable interest was
manifiested in the ease and the court
room was well filled at the trial
Mell nanna and good wite not but
that Mell is good too came up from
the ranch last Thursday to see after
tneir new home and visit with Char
ley barnes and mother They went
down to Omaha Monday to visit the
Evposition a few- days Mrs Flora
Lathrop of Spokane Was a sister of
Mell Hanna who has been visiting
with them for a few weeks was here
also and accompanied them to Omaha
From there she goes to Minnesota and
back to her home on the coast Ains
worth Star Journal
Notice to Non Resident j
Henry Auguston will take notice that on the 15
day of August 1898 W K Towne county judge
within and for Cherry county Nebraska issued
an order ef attachment lor the sum of 1400 in
an action pending before him wherein Frank
ltothleutner is plaintiff and Henry Auguston is
defendant that property of the defendant con
sisting of three head of horses described as
follows One grown gelding ten years old one
gray mare about seven years old and one bay
gelding ten years old has been attached under
said order Said cause was continued to the lGth
day of Sept 1898 at 9 oclock a in
By A M MOKBIBSEY FB ANK KOTHXENT2TER
His Attorney Plaintiffs
Valentine Nebraska August29 1893 32 34
Notice to Non Resident
Henry Auguston non resideut defendant will
take notice that on the 18th day of August 1898
W R Towne county judge of Cherry county
Nebraska issued an order of attachment for
the sum of 81200 wherein Strong was
plaintiff and Henry Auguston was defendant
the property of the defendant consisting of three
head of horses described as follows one
brown gelding ten vears old one gray mare
about seven vears old and one bay gelding ten
years old has been attached muler said order
Said case was confined to the 16th day of Sept
1898 at 10 oclock a m Ames -Strong
By F M Walcott
His Attorney
Valentine Nebr Aug 29 1898 S2 34
Mill JPrices for JFecd
Bran bulk 50c per cwt 900 torr
Shorts bulk 60c per cwt 1100 ton
Screenings 700
Chop Teed 70c 1300
Corn 600
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Geo Elliott
Large and select line of
Wall Paper
Paints Oils Varnish etc
Fine line of cigars
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Davenport
A stock of the finest
Stationery
Perfumes Toilet Soaps ei
Prescriptions
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Druggist
COOL REFRESHING SODAWATER
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Customer of ours and to accomplish that
end we are making greatly reduced pricea on
all summer goods straw hats clothing lawns
shirt waists etc- This class of goods must air
go inside of the next thirty days
To housekeepers we would say we hav
just purchased half a car load of
STONEWARE
Crocks fugs jars churns etc all sizes
Having purchased in large quantities we can
sell at low prices this is one of the secrets 6i
our low prices on all goods
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To make room for
otheE goods we are
going to close out allL
Mens Youths
and Boys
ClotMng
regardless of cost
Thagher
GENERAL MERCHANTS-
We have won it by carrying the most complete stock in ik
of Hats Capsr Boots Shoes Clothisg
Mens Furnishings and Kubber Good
of all kinds and at living prices
CK 1 I an see 8 aas Ladies Mackintoshes the
L21LL Mackintosh
STINABD
D S Ludwig
DEALER IN
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LUMRERai coal
I also carry acomplete stock of
Buggies Harvesters Hay rakes Bicycles tr
ip fact everything handled by first- slass dealers
WHE2T IN NEED OP WHAT I CAKEY CA1L AND GET 3HY PIGXnUMF
And they- will be so reasonable that our friendship shall never cease I
invariably hold such customers for my motto is low prices and big salM
NEBRASKA
CEarles Sfiemian
Proprietor of the
City Livery Feed and Sale Bam
FirstyClass Rigs and Prompt Service Rendered Call on Z3
Commercial Trade Solicited- Located just North of The
Millinery
and Ladies Furnishing Groocte
CALL AND GET PRICES
West of Davenport Thachers
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