WOOD BROTHERS
Live - Stock - Commission - Merchants
South Omaha and Chicago
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WALTER E. WOOD , Cattle Salesman IIENRY LEFLER , nog Salesman
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C. H. CORXJE5L. : President. 31. V. NIC1IOJL3O3 , Cashier
flANK OF VALENTINE
Valentine , Nebraska. .
A General Ranking lousiness Transacted
Bays and Sells Domestic aiid Foreign Exchange
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Valentine , Nebraska
Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking
Exchange bought and sold. Loans upon good security solicited at reasonable
rates. County depository.
E. SPARKS. President CHARLES SPARKS Cashier
GENERAL
Everything fresh and. clean , and prices
that are right. Special attention given
to pumps , tanks , and ranch supplies.
J. - STEADMAN & CO-
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Kennedy , Nebraska ,
The
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SALOON
Golden Sheaf I'ure White Rye ,
Susquehanna Ryeand Cedar CreeK
Louisville , Kentucky , Bourbon Whisky.
Pure Grape & Cognac Brandy's
TokaAugeIlicaPortSherry and Black
beriyin wood , claret , Riesling ,
Sauternes. Cooks Imperial ;
Gasts and Clicquot in bet
tles. Damiana and oth
er Cordials.
Also Agent for Fred Krugs Celebrated Fix-
ra , Pale Bear for fimily USD , aai Pabsis
Expwt Basr
C. H. THOMPSON ,
C , M. SAGESER ,
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving.
HOT AND GOLD BATHS ,
FIRST CLASS MILL
I have ebtnblished a Feed and Saw Mill
n miles smith of Cody , at the mouth of
Medicine Canyon , and am now prepared
to jirind Fei-d.Corn Meal and Graham ,
turnout all kinds of Lumher and dimension -
, mension sniff , and Native Shingles
t Give us a trial order.
J. F. HOOK
Estrayed
Two hordes ; one lirmvii horse /Branded O on
left bhoulder. one l-l.icic horse branded IX on
left shoulder. SS loft hip. Iwill ive the first
de.cribe l horse t' tin' man who Hnds ami returns -
turns the black described abow.
Kyle , S. J ) .
Taken up by the undersigned. 7 miles eat of
Herrimau. one sorrel horse with front leg bro
ken , bianded T on right shouMcr.
Also one buckskin mare branded
on left shoulder-
Turtles can have same by roiiig
property and p tying costs. .
ai f G. w. Monuier , Merrnnan , Xeb.
Strayed Two cows , about G years
old , one dark red. one roan wieh horns
tipped. Branded TC on right hip. J.
A. Adamson.
.Subscribe for : THE BcMCCirAT$1.00V
Wanted 300 men to harvest sugar
beets and for general farm work.
Apply to Standard Cattle Company ,
Ames , Nebraska. 42
Taken up , at my place ten miles
southwest of Cody , one 2-year old heif-
er. speckled red and white ,
white face , branded left side ,
right ear clip'ped , with white
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face calf by her side M W
Arthur Heath
Louis Bordeaux
Kosebud. S. D.
Horses branded
Alfred Bordeaux and Bros
Kosebud , S D
Prideaux Sanford
Kennedy , Neb
Stock branded on
left side
Horses branded
on left shoulder
Teeter ? Bros.
Newton , Neb.
Horses same on
left shoulder
Eance between
the Gordon and the
Snake
He not too late with your
Winter
Vegetables
"We are row ready for
Winter Orders
Tr\yuu want < oed vegetables , then
Uunseu's is the phuc. Any
kind of first class vegetables can'
he secured by giving order to
JENS TH OMSEN C. ELLING
Manager ' Salesman
B , HANSEN
WESTERN NEWS-DEMOCRAT
EGBERT GOOD , Editor and Publisher
I rise to protest agianst the laxity of
our divorce laws. As they now are a
judge who is so minded can grant a
divorce upon the very flimsiest of
grounds. For instance , we attended a
divorce case recently .which took about
fifteen minutas to hear and decide , and
the plaintiff secured his decree upon
the ground of "incompatability , " the
most unreasonable excuse in the world.
The couple were married only a few
months , and no evidence was adduced
to show that anything hsd been done
to reconcile the differences of tempera
ment. In another case a woman en
tirely unknown to court , attorneys or
spectators obtained her coveted freedom
by merely saying she had been deserted.
When the marriage vow is treated so
lightly , is it any wonder that the number
of unhappy marriages is increasing so
rapidly ? I have always been taught ,
"What God : * ath joined together , let
no man put asunder , " yet our courts
violate the injunction every dav. Why
do not our religious organizations take
more interest in this matter':1
COURT
News and Notes Some Visitors at the
Bar of Justice.
District court convened here Monday -
day with Judge Kinkaid upon the
bench. This is the judge's last term
of court-in this countv , and he made
seveial breaks regarding what he
would allow at the next termand , had
to retract them.
The first jury case was that of State
vs. Charles Bailey , and was tried
Tuesday , occupying the entire da- .
According to the evidence , the de
fendant while riding tne range with
G. W. Ladely , living in the southwest
part of the countyassisted in cutting
out an unbranded calf , which later
was sold to Bob Gillaspie , then to a
man named Zimmerman , and was
later discovered and claimed by D. C.
Nelson , the owner , and found to have
on it that gentleman's brand. Bailey ,
who is a negro , claims that Ladely
gave him the calf , but that worthy
was not in court to substantiate the
story , although subpoenaed as a wit
ness. Taken all in all , the testimony
showed that Ladely was as guilty if
not more so than the prisoner. The
case was worked up by Ed Blakeyand
it is said that this is only a beginning.
In his argument , John Tucker , attor
ney for the defense , said the negro
was but a catspaw.
LATER Bailey pleads guilty to the
charge against himand will probably
receive a short term in the peniten
tiary.
Yesterday morning the case of
State vs. Reese was calledand the de
fendant pleaded guilty to having
raped Hanna Peterson , a fourteen
year old girl living on the Niobrara ,
south of town. Accordsng to the
evidence the defendant , Frank G.
Reese , committed the crime a couple
of months ago , and at the preliminary
he pleaded not guiltv. It is the con
sensus of opinion that Reese saved
himself about five years hard labor by
his plea , the judge sentencing him to
five years in the pen.
.
E. C. Cole is down from Cody , court
ing.
ing.H.
H. G. Danks and E. B. Growden , of
Brownlee , came up to attend court
this week.
Ed Blakey , inspector for the South
Dakota stock association , is in town
this week , attending court.
A. Thompson , Louisa Seidfaden ,
Thos. McClean and Jos. Zerfas were
among those who became full fledged
American citizens at this term of
court.
Pat Piper , of Cody , is in town this
week , as a member of the jury. In
the language of Artemus Ward , Pat
is "an amoosin' cuss'5 and the boys
around town will all be sorry' when he
goes home.
N. D. Jackson of Neligh , J. W.
Morris of Johnstown , L. K. Alder
and A. W. Scattergood of Ainsworth ,
were among the attorneys who were
present at the opening of district
court. Monday morning.
Teachers' Association.
The Valentine Teachers' Associa
tion will meet in the High School
building , Dec. 9 , at 1.30 p. m. All
who are interested in school work are
invited to meet with us. The follow
ing is the program : Chapters VIII ,
IX , X , Shoup's History and Science of
Education. Articles from school
jouruals by each teacher.
LIZZIE CRAWFORD , Sec.
Infant mortality is something
frightful. Nearly one-quarter die
before they reach one year , one-third
before they are five , and one-half be
fore they are fifteen ! The timely use
of White's Cream Vermifuge would
save a majority of these precious
lives. Price 2T cents. L H Quigley ,
PRECINCT OFFICERS OF CHERRY COUNTY
Elected for the Biennium Beginning January 7,1900 , 'at the Election /
tion held November 7,1899 ,
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
At the Epworth League convention
held in Atkinson last week it was decided
I
cided to hold the next convention in
Valentine in June or July of next
year. The Rev. Cumbow was elected
president : Chas. Reece , secretaryand
,
lya Ef ner , treasurer. Valentine was
further honored by haviny the papers
of Mrs. Hornby and Miss Efner crder-
ed published , these two being- the
only ones accorded that distinction.
If you are suffering from drowsiness
in the day time , irratubility of temper ,
sleepless nights , general debility , head
ache , and general want of tone of the
system , use Ilorbine. You will get re
lief and finally a cure. Price f ( > cents.
J. II. Quigley
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Weather fine. Health in this locality
is especially good.
Mrs. Lesserd , of Valentine , visited
with Mrs. Adamson.
John Onnesher and Fred Marsh
started for the Black Hills , Friday ,
their friends wish them success on their
journey.
Last Monday morning several men
assembled at the building recently pur
chased by R. Grooms and by evening
the same was on wheels ready to start
Tuesday. Still more men came , fifteen
in all , and started homeward. When
about a half mile from the start an ac
cident occurred which finished the pro
gress for that day. Wednesday morn
ing at daylight the same number began
the work for the third day , and about
3 o'clock in the afternoon the building
was landed in its place amid the cheers
of all present. Work of unloading
was begun and the building was soon
on blocks. A little after sundown C.C.
Thompson arrived on the scene with an
organ and two violins , and later the
ladies j of the neighborhood began to ar
rive and soon all were engaged in a
merry dance. Atmidnight supper was
served by the hostess , assisted by Mrs j
C. C. Thompson , Mrs. J. A. Adamson
and Miss Eda Marks. At daylight the
merrymaking subsided and all went to
their respective homes. Mr. Grooms
will now finish his new home by adding
a'kitchen 12x12 , and will plaster and
move in as soon as possible. UAD BOY.
Eli Frecisict.
Jnne weather for the time of year.
P. Sullivan has put up an addition to
his barn.
Win. Dunbar and family spent last
week up west.
i
I. B. Nichols shipped his sheep the
first of last week.
Mrs. O. C. Goodrich and son Charles
arc visitin in Illinois.
George and James Pruden were on
the river the first of the week after
timber.
L. C. Star and wife , of Valentine ,
came up last week to visit with their
children.
Mrs. Gardiner was on the sick list
the latter part of last week , as was also
James Uennison.
liev. Hunt was called to Cody last
Wednesday , the loth inst. , to perform
a marriage ceremony. We have for
gotten the parties' names ; but what we
wanted to say was , there was not a
man , woman or child in the sleepy old
town of Cody that knew anything
about it except those at the house where
the ceremony was performed. The
groom was from Valentine and the
bride was a Cody lady. SANDY.
Mrs. Angie Ford gave an entertain
ment at the school house in Distnct 49
last Saturday night. Her scholars car
ried their parts well and showed care
ful training. After the entertainment
was over the people brought in baskets ,
boxes and jugs : the former filled with
averything go d to eat and the latter
filled with milk and water. Twenty-
live cents a couple was charged for sup
per , the proceeds going toward furnish
ing a Christmas tree. We may be mis
taken , . .but we believe 13. Hunt , O. Star
and Jess Gorner can eat more than any
other three men in Cherry county.
WVVWV3
CHURCH NOTES , ,
The Rev. Bates will hold regular
services at the Episcopal church next
Sunday morning and evening.
The union services of the young pee
ple's societies at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening were very largely
attended , and it did one's soul good to
see the earnestness and enthusiasm
manifested by the members in their
work.
At the Presbyterian Sunday School
each week at the close of services the
leader places a fancy glass globe on the
desk and requests all who have had a
birthday during the week to come for
ward and place therein a penny for
each year of their age. The little tots
seem to enjoy this exercise immensely.
Communion service will be held at
the Presbyterian church one week from
next Sunday.
Thousands of men and women suffer
from piles , especially women with fe
male Aveakness have this suffering to
contend with in addition to their other /
pains. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint-j
mentvill quickly effect a cure. Price ,
50 centsin bottles , tubes T.J cents.
J. H. Quigley.
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The following is a report of the
j Georgia school for month ending Nov.
J24th. Those who were neither tardy
nor absent. Alvin Hoffman , Gertrude
Coleman. Those not absent but tardy
once or twice : Seward and Vera Wil
son , Emma Anderson , Myrtle Richard
son , Jessie Iloffman , Rollie Hoffman ,
Lizzie and Minnie Grabe. Those not
missing over one or two days : Eddie
Hoffman , Ferdinand , Ernest and Alma
Ostermau , Chester Iloffman and Carrie
Wilson. Those not absent : Celia
Rothleutner. Number enrolled , 27.
Average attendance , IS.
MARGARET KIBLER , Teacher.
Following is the report of the Crook-
stou School for the month ending Nov.
24th , 1899 : Number enrolled , 17. Av
erage attendance , 1C 1-2. Those neith
er tardy nor absent are Helena , Viola ,
Gladys and Rudolph Viertel , Blanche ,
Myrtle , Royal and Elva Searby , Wil
liam , Zeta and Blanche Rhine , Marion
Gee and Wallace McDonald. Those
absent but 1-2 day and not tardy , are :
Alma and Mabel Johnson.
MRS. CARRIE A. GEE.
Teacher.
If you have sore throat , soreness
across the back or side , or your lungs
feel sore or tender , or you are threat
ened with diphtheria or pneumonmaD-
ply Bollard's now Liniment external
ly and use Bollard's Uorehound Syrup.
Order to Show Cause
In the District Court of Cherry County. Nebr.
In the matter of the application of Mary A-
Carson and Alfred Lewis. Executors of the will
of William G. Carson , deceased , for the sale of
real estate.
And now on this 13th day of November , 1899 ,
this cause came on for hearing before W. H.
Westover. one of the judges of the District court
of Cherry county , Nebraska upon the petition
of Mary A. Carson and Alfred Leu is. executors
of said estate , praying for a license to sell tliu
following described real estate , rr-wit : The se
\ \ sec. 9 and n 'i nw U nnd s\v Jt n\v U and nw
4 sw \ \ , * ee 15. twp 31 , r 2H. Cherry County.
NebrasKa.for the payment of the legacies named
in the will of the aid William G. CarMHi. de
ceased , and for the support and maintenance of
The widow and minor Heirs , there being no per
sonal estate for that purpose.
Tt is therefore ordered that all persons inter
ested in said estate , appear before me at Rush-
ville , Nebraska , on the -'Gth day of December.
1805) . at 10 o'clock a. in. to show cause why li
cense should not be granted to said executors
to sell said real estate , and it is further ordered
that a cony of this notice be published four con
secutive weeks in Western News-Democrat in
Cherry County , Nebraska.
Dated this 13th day of November , 1809. at
Rushville , Nebr.
43 W II. WESTOVER , Juage.
3IUI Prices for Feed.
Bran , bulk 55c per cwt $10.00 ton
Shorts bulk 65c per cwt $12.00 ton
Screenings 40c " $7.00 "
Chop Feed 55c " $16.00 "
Corn 70c " $1300 "
Oats 85c " $1600"
C. A. WELLS J. B. WELLS
WELLS BROS.
ENTISTS !
Office over
Cherry Comity Hank
-I Will Open the-
X VALENTINE STEAM LAUNDRY'
, YES ! 'Figure the cost of washing at home and then see usOur prices are reasonable
and work done to suit you. So many people have the mistaken idea that the Steam Laundry
is hard on clothes. Xo ! The Steam Lundry of today can do your work better und make your
clothes-last longer than can possibly be dr ne at home. GIVE US A TRIAL. "
R MARTIN "
, Manager , ?
