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Farnham has apples
Did you see the circus
John H Niess of Rosebud was in
town this week
Dr W W Taggart of Chadron
was in town Tuesday
Do you want to buy land It will
pay you to see I 31 Rice
A fresh milch cow for sale Ask
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J C Rounds of Simeon was regis
tered at the Donoher Wednesday
Miss Hattie Trierof Chadron niece
of Ed Blakey is visiting her uncle
here this week
J F House and family of Rosebud
were in town this week and left for
home Wednesday morning
We deliver groceries as well as feed
to any part of town
W A Pettycrew
A new sidewalk has been laid
around the Borman property on the
corner of Cherry street and Railroad
avenue
J L Dawson Jr of Rosebud ac
companied by his friend R A Con
nell of Omaha was in town the fore
part ofthe week
I save you 20 to 50 per cent on your
insurance and write in the best mu
tual companies of the state
I M Rice Agent
Born To Mr and Mrs J C Rule
on Monday morningAugust 6 a baby
girl Mr Rule lives on Mr Horn
backs place down the river
Died Saturday afternoon the in
fant child of A Bruce of Cedar Can
yon Funeral was held on Sunday at
Sparks Rev Hudspeth officiating 4
F H Brandenburg local forecast
inspector of Denyer stopped off at
this place Sunday to inspect the local
office He is on his way home from
Washington D C
J H Sears the Sparks merchant
was in town Tuesday getting some
printing done for the old settlers re
union to be held at Sparks on Friday
and Saturday August 24 and 25
M P Brosius brought in some crab
apples Wednesday which he has
raised on his farm north of town
They look nice and show that fruit
can be raised in Cherry county
Frank Beahan weather observer
has returned from Chicago where he
went to visit his wife and relatives
Mrs Beahan and their two children
came back with him and will now
live in Valentine
John Ferstl living on the river
south of town has a fine orchard on
his farm Some of the apple trees
are loaded with fruit of a very good
quality as shown by samples which he
brings to town
Mr and Mrs Frank Thackrey came
in Tuesday evening to make their
home in Cherry county Frank is a
younger brother of County Treasurer
Thackrey and is employed in the In
dian service as principal of a -school
in Oklahoma
C P Jordan and family came down
from Rosebud Friday to take a vaca
tion from his store business and took
in the show Saturday returning to
Rosebud Sunday Mr Jordan and his
son came back again Monday for a
few days in town
Rain has been plentiful in this
county since July 4th there being a
big rain every week and sometime3
oftener Until June everything was
growing nicely and during the hot
days some of the restless and uneasy
class thought crops would dry up but
when the rains again broke loose it
made the farmers feel that there are
drier places than Nebraska People
wonder now how theyll get their hay
put up as the soaking rains continue
Saturday night Sunday and Monday
evening heavy rains fell
J S Grange was in town Tuesday
and says that the hail destroyed a lot
of the hay growing in the hay valleys
near Simeon and cut nearly all the
leaves off the trees on the Snake A
severe storm passing over a Dart of
the country tore up trees by the roots
and broke off trees nearly as large
around as a pail Mr Grange also
said that he heard some one say that
the hail was two feet deep along the
Snake This was one week ugo Fri
day Mr Grange does nofvouch for
the story as to the hail but we have
hot heard it contradicted so well
take it as it comes and call it a big
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Henry Van Lear was up f romBrown
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Mutual companies pay losses in full
No discount I M Rice Agent
P J Murphy of Longpine was a
delegate in attendance at the con
vention Saturday
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Will Morgareidge went out to his
fathers ranch Sunday afternoon to
spend the week
Got a cow to sell You can get
goods for it at Farnhams 20 tf
M M Allen and Mr Langer were
delegates from Norden representing
Keya Paha county at the convention
held here last Saturday
Creamery Prices paid for butter
and eggs in cash Crabb Co 20 tf
Editors G A Miles and Robert
Good of the Ainsworth Herald were
among the delegates to the senator
ial convention Saturday
There was a large number of dele
gates present Saturday at the con
vention showing the interest taken
in political affairs for the good of our
people
Babe Gibson while out fishing
Tuesday jumped into a boat and
stepped on a three pronged spoon
hook which ran deep into the flesh
Dr Lewis cut out the hook but the
boy will have a sore foot for awhile
Mutual insurance companies are
the best because they are safer and
the profits are shared by the policy
holder making the cost less
I M Rice Agent
John Foster one of the successful
farmers of Kewanee precinctbrought
in a sample of wliite field corn on Mon
day that was as good as v any we
hfcYe seen in a long time and goes to
show that Cherry county is all right
Mr Foster has 140 acres in corn
Now is the time to sell your big fat
steers as there is a call for them by
cattle shippers and you might have
to sell for less money if you hold
them too long It does not pay to
hold stock when the price is satisfac
tory and the stock is in condition to
sell
Harold Yeast little son of John
Yeast was accidentally shot in the
left arm with a 32 revolyer in the
hands of Roscoe Fischer The ball
entered the left palm and ranged
up the forearm to the elbow where it
came out Though no bones were
broken the wound made is a painful
one Dr Lewis attended the case
Tuesday of this week was a very
eventful day William Brosius fell
from a windmill tower twelve feet
and was badly bruised and a big gash
cut in his head Babe Gibson ran
a fish hook into his foot and had to be
carried to Dr Lewis office where it
was cut out Harold Yeast was ac
cidentally shot in the hand with a re
volver in the hands of a playmate
and there were several weddings of
our townspeople
George Leper a young man about
24 years of age living about 12 miles
south of Merriman was kicked in the
stomach by a horse that he had been
working in the hay fieid and died
about an hour before the doctor ar
rived He had come in -from work
and was about to unharness putting
his hand on the horses hip the ani
mal kicked him The horse was
considered gentle Mr Leper leaves
a widowed mother and several young
brothers and sisters
Last Saturday night about 12
oclock an alarm of fire was turned in
by Wm Taylor who was awakened
by his wife who smelled the smoke
with which their house was filled
On investigation by the fire depart
ment which arrived on the scene
shortly after the alarm was turned
in it was found that the fire was lo
cated in the cellar of the building
formerly used by Folks Sons as a
store and belongs to the Carpenter
estate The blaze was quickly smoth
ered by the department and little
damage resulted The general opin
ion seems to be that the fiie was of
incendiary origin
CARD OF THANKS We extend
our heartfelt thanks to those who so
willingjy assisted and consoled with
us in the sickness death and burial of
our beloved little daughter Melyina
To our neighbors especially we are
very thankful
Mr- and Mrs John Simpson
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