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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
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EDITOR
Official Netonpttper of Cherry
County IVebrasJsa
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sonally known aro requested to pay in advance
10 per cent additional to above rates if over
6 months In arrears
Notices of loss of stoek free to brand adver
tisers
Thursday April 18 1901
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
C H Cornell went up the road to
day
F K of Rosebud came down
today
E Bonnen of Gregory is among the
visitors in town
J R Lee and nephew Frank T Lee
are up from Brownlee
A H Stees and Wm Erickson of
Kennedy are registered at The Dono
her
Mrs Underwood and daughter Mae
of the Cody Eating House yisited Val
entine Tuesday
Tho work is progressing on the sev
eral buildings going up and being
started around town
TomDowd FrankMurphy and Frank
Lamberson of Gordon were in town
yesterday the two former as witness
es in the Cearns case
For sale Ditter of Scotch deer
hounds Certificate of registry fur
nished For paiticulars write to
W F A Meltendorff
Prof Jas Bowlus delivered an -in
teresting and instructive address
Monday night et the M E Church on
wireless telegraphy and X rays
The Dr has been a student all his
life and knows what he knows and
how and whjr Many valuable
thoughts pertaining to life were
brought out in Ids lecture
- A f ewdays ago during the session
of court a man who was not very well
acquainted in Valentine and having
heard that a Chinaman was to be
tried for cattle stealing looked over
toward one of the bald headed row
and thinking he had espied the China
man said to a prominent man Oh yes
there he is he looks like a cattle
thief But he had picked the wrong
man Now the boys are calling
on that worthy individual for the
treats
Tonight at 830 A D Brown and
Miss E Gertrude Moon is to be mar
ried at the home of Sylvanus Moon
and wife by Rev A F Cumbow Mr
Brown came to Valentine a year ago
last summer from Chadron and began
work for Geo Elliott the druggist and
hasmade many friends here He has
been sober industrious and energetic
and is a praiseworthy man -Miss
Moon is well known by most of our
Valentine people and is highly re
spected and admired by all for the
graces of a true womanly character
May they live happily together and
neer hae cause to rue their bargain
Educational Department
4 Ey LETA STETTER fr
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Boys flying kites call In theirwliilli winged doves
But we caunot do that when flying words
Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall du k
dead j
But God himself cant kill theninbeii theiV
v said j
The race is nfeither to the swift nor
the battle lo the strong
Wanted at once- Fourteen gooi and
accurate memories to fill vacancies in
the 10th grade
Miss Mildred Wnito has been absent
from scuool duties for two weeks en
account of illness
Wp notice that Mr Ed Morey form
erly of the class of I is once more in
evidence on our streets
Why ilosent Prof Watson give us
j ome more of those inteiesting talks on
uhxcolog for morning exercises
We learn that Mis Maggie Robinson
of the class of 00 has just finished a
very successful lerni of school out on
the Schlagle
The Phiiomatbians will render their
urogram on the evening of the 2i5th at
Cornell hall Terms for admission
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WANTED 1
ONE
Lousy Hen
At our store on Saturday Apr
20 We have a new Lice Killer
which has been represented as
the best on earth Were
from Missouri so have to be
shown and as we are too busy
to hunt jip lousey hens we
want some one to bring one to
us
QUIGLEY CHAPMAN
DRUGGISTS
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Mr rohn Uullis made a short call on
the high school Monday morning
Dont forget that the Philomethians
will be at Sixes and Sevens Friday
evening A pril 26 in Cornell hall
Whether your examination passes
you or not depends entirely upon whe
ther you pass 3rour examination
Charlie Maxwell has been snperinten
djng things in his fathers absence Mr
Maxwell having been ill all week
Miss Townes room gave a very nice
little entertainment last Friday after
noon Several visitors were present
Breathes there a mnn with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said
I would I had Berts dinner pail
That pail adorned with crimson stars
Which represent the planet Mars
I would it were for sale -
Through the courteses of Rev Bow
lus the physics class received the bene
fit of an illustration and explanation of
wireless telegraphy and the X rays
This kindness was particularly beenfic
ial as we are just taking up tho subject
of electricity iu our course of stuly I
We read through the columns of the
local papers an account of the wedding
of our ex schoolmate Miss Mabel Ash
burn and Mr Paul Charbonneau Miss
Ashburn while among us was our es
teemed friend and fellow student and
Ae take this opportunity to heartily
congratulate her upon her happiness
our only regret being that we did not
first have the pleasure of congratulat
mg her upon her graduation as she
was a member of the class of 1901
The high school entertainment at
Cornell hall was a decided success
Tne weather man who had been send
ing April showers for a week provious
graciously rolled fhe mists away and
gave us a lovely evening The Phiio
matbians rose to the occasion with corri
mendable amiability and left nothing
to be desired as to ushers and door
keeper Through the kindness of
Judge Westover we were able to pro
cure the hall during court week which
fact doubtless made the audience larg
er than it otherwise would have bpen
The general public gave us their most
liberal patronage there having been
about 400 persons present The total
proceeds were 44 50 and after paving
all expenses we find that we have 36 30
to expend in improving our library
This includes a present from the Misses
Donoher of 1 and fiom Mr Cornell of
2
Who hath strivings who hath con
tententions who nath quarrellings and
shaking of fists They that are of the
class of 01 they that go to seek mixed
class color At the 11th hour the
younsr men arise ann say we nave
patiotic subjebts unto onr orations
thprefore unto us shall be class colors
both re 1 and white and also blue ar
rangpd in a manner after which a bow
is tied When the maidens heareth
these things they are exce Singly wroth
and they with one accord declare no
such to be unto them saving behold
did not thoe before us take unto them
selves class colors of the red white and
bine Wherefore therefore shall we be
copying after them Not so unto us
shall be purple and cold arranged after
the manner in which a sunflower grow
rth Then both thp vonnsr men and
the maidens with one wax
wroth in and with out Pcon1
both talk at once and neither knmvetb
what the ther saith -At the last they
have no Caesar and know no geometry
Tliov am ns i mfin at sea who hath no
life preserver and class colors are still j
as far removed from them as the e ist i
from the west Verily then is i
the professor wroth and the young men j
are wroth and he maidens are wroth j
each at the other Each sayeth in his
heart surely the two sides which this j
question hath aro our side and the
wrong side And verily I say unto
you the end is nof 3 et come
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Down the Kirer
Plenty ofwet weather this spring
looks like we will get a crop this sum
mer
There were severel of the Sparks peo
ple attending this term of the district
court
A Sunday school was organized at
the Keewanee school last Sunday Mr
T J Ashburn is the superintendent
In the item a short time ago in re
gard to the cattle ranch at the Berry
bridge The name intended was Davis
Bros
Youngsteb
Pen brook
Mr Henry Brown has been
moving
this week
John Hellenbolt was out horse trad
ing Sunday last
Wm Hellenbolt will go to Fairfax
S D before long
Mrs Owens of Penbrook
to Codv this week
is
moving
Eugene Hutchinsoij and family were
in town this week
Everybody from these parts seems to
be courting this wepk
Mrs Hlma Ilutt is thinking of going
to Manilla before long
Henry Brown was in Valentine and
took a windmill and tower home with
him
Mrs Grady and family Miss Rosa
Grooms and Wm Allen visited at Marv
Grooms Sunday
We had Afarch winds and April
showers and next well have those
sweet May flowers f
Miss Mary Hughes of Valentine vis
ited her parents north of Penbrook
Saturday and Sunday
We understand that there was a man
killed near Weeds bridge who resisted
an officer who had a warrant charging
him with killing some horses about a
year ago
Porcupine
The Chadronian
Al Thacher the genial member of
Davenport Thacher merchants of
Valentine spent last Sunday in Chad
Aiusworlh Star Journal -
A monstrosity in the shape of a lamb
was born the other da at the Knollin
sheep ranch It had only one head
but the body divided at the shoulders so
that there were then two bodies eight
legs two tails and one head It
died Schuyler Sun
Eushville Recorder
Some parties stole C H Moniers
driving team and carriage last Monday
evening and in some way let them get
away The team came back to town
and was caught by John Sasenbery and
Prof Beatty on thbir way home and
they notified Mr Monier No clew
has been found
Sheridan count has never had such
a continuous soaking for the last ten
years like it has this week It has rain
ed snowed ami thawed since Monday
during which time the sun has not pier
ced the clouds The condition of the
roads have called forth many com
plaints but we hope to see the faces of
the complamers bathed in sunny smiles
when they gather in the fruits of all
this in the fall
Ainsworlh Herald
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
1ist Saturday about 11 oclock John
Keeehaud family were returning from
the place where they were going to live
this summer they came up with two
boys 1 F Carters son Dale and the
youngest son of F S Finney with shot
guns who had been shooting on the
creek just west of town and who weie
also recur niug to town They were 1
asked to ride and the Carter boy had
laid his gun in the wagon with the muz
zle pointing towards Mr Keech On
request from Mr Keech the Carter boy
reached in to turn the gun aroun 1 and
in home manner the gun -was discharg
ed the charge striking Mr Keech in the
right shoulder going through the shoul
der and sodgins just abow the lungs
tie drove to IV fiiei wiien
Ir t raue issi ied by Ir L rnbley ex
tracted the shot and dres ed the wound
While the wound is serious it is not
thought it will prove fatal
KILLED IM SELF UEF5NSE
Monda a waraant va Mtornout for
the arrest of I O Luse for
of Fred M Hans a U S Marshal Mr
Hans proceeded tothe residence early
Tuesday morning and placed Mr Luse
under arrest he making no objection
and saying he would go quietly but
asked to wash ond clean up before start
ing to this Mr Hans made no object
ion and Luse washed his hands and
removed his shoes Luse requested
Hans not to follow him around as he
would give him no trouble and had
succeeded in partially making Hans be
lieve he would do so Luse then said
he would put on his coat and would
then be ready He reached as Hans
supposed for his coat qut instantly fac
ed Hans with a Winchester repeating
shot gun with the remark I will kill
you Hans grabbed the gun and
thought to knock him down but Luse
jnmped backward taking the gun with
him it was then that Hans stooped and
fired with a 38 calibre revolver the
shot striking Luse just about the cen
tre of the b ody and just below the
heart It appears that this was not
enough to kill and Luse made another
effort to re when nans again shot
him the ball passing through his body
within a few inches of where the other
had gone through Lusejthen dropped
th gunand turning partially around
dropped to the floor and expired
Hans then came to town and report
ed what had been done and Coroner
Creno left at once for the Jresidence
where the killing had been done A
jury consisisting of A W Scattergood
F A Baldwin Dire Crum and Dell
Mosley who after due deliberation and
examination of several witnesses re
turned a verdict that D O Luse came
to his death srom the hands of Fred M
Hans who in the discharge of his duty
shot iu self defense and tjie shooting
was not felonious and clearing Mr Hans
from any blame so far as the jury was
concerned J
The above is taken from the evidence
of Mr Hans and others there being no
one present but the principals
The body will be interred in the
Syringview cemetery
Crawrord Tribune
CRAWFORD GIRL A HEROINE
Harbison Neb Apr 8 An act of
heriosm unsurpassed in the annals of
the state is the expression used by
Sioux county people in connection with
the performance of Miss Lizzie Cott
man teacher in thedistrict school near
here Alone facing atorrent of water
caarying debris of trees dead animals
and all the accompaniments of a flood
Ishejescued from a horrible death the
scholars of her school and preserved
the building itself from what seemed
inevitable destruction
Teacher and pupils were unconcious
of the frightful danger awaiting them
Suddenly Miss Cottman felt a strange
uncanny movement under h cr f c ct a
gain it came this time so strong that the
pupils looked up in terror Stepping
to tho door Miss Cottman witnessed a
sijjht sufficient to stir the strongest
soul The White river was out of
banks The school building was
ready surrounded and the rising
was hurling its power against the
its
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flood
frail
frame structure
Instantly Miss Cottman s purpose
was formed Across the expanse of
water tugging at his long rope was a
horse which had been ridden by one of
the pupils to the school Springing out
fearlessly into the muddy and debris
filled sea Miss Cottman waded waist
deep to the horses side Then she be
tran the struggle back her helpless pu
pils watching her in pitablo terror It
was frightful at best but when a great
wave struck the building causing it to
totter and to break partially loose Miss
Cottmans courage almost failed He
roically however she pressed on and
fastened the rope to the saddle and then
to the budding giving it the aid of the
horses strength For three quarters of
an hour she stood at the horses head up
to her armpits in the chilling torrent
until one of the largest of the pupils
waded across to land and returned with
assistance from the neighbors distant
several hundred rods The children
were rescued and the building saved
PROMPT RECOGNITION OF HKUOIC ACT
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State superintendent Fowler sent the
tollowing letter to Miss Cottman on
Tuesday in recognition of her heroic
devotion to duty
Lincoln Apr 9 1901 Miss Lizzie
E Cottman Glen Sioux county Neb
Dear Miss Cottman This mornings
press reports record an act of heroism
on 3 oar part which in courage and ex
ecutive ability is neither surpassed nor
equalled b any of rhe heroic acts and
efforts of the young volunteers of 9S
in Juoa and inn rmnpines 1 am
pleased that you have demonstrated
ihit such acts aie not limited to the
hferner sex I an a No piasd to know
that such brave acts as vours ill call
the attention of the public to the fact
ness and in this case the lives of her
tu nils Such acts as vours tend to
in-
crease the anpreciaciation of therespon
wife
own hand
sibilities duties and nobihty Df ewifeaIlll two children
eachers profession moic than a month
Jswtrt
It is Good Sense to Save Cents
In Buying Scents
We commenced the new century with a fine lin9 of fcha celebrated
PALMER Perfumes to which we have recently added several new
odors and Tve are now showing the finest Jine on the market We also
keep a full line of Palmers Toilet Waters Soaps Face Powders and
Smelling Salts The name PALMEPt on any toilet preparation is a
guarantee of its excellence
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BEST IN TOILET REQUISITES
Eates Reasonable
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OF SPRING MILLINERY
100 Trimmed and Pattern LTats are now besng displayed We
couple art with business economy and jjlace the nost
artestic designs with the price limit of all
of Sundays preaching on the subject
could do
The teachers of the state extend to
you their appreciation of the moral and
physical courage displayed but in your
own knowledge of duty well performed
will be your highest reward Very sin
cerely yours
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talk with him or to have anything 1
more to do with him and Ilatton
drew his revolver and fired at
ELLIOTTS DRUG STORE
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W K Fowler
State Superintendent
Weather Report for the Week Ending
April 26 1901
Mean temperature 46 dscrees which is 1 decree
below the normal Highest temperaturo 5i de
grees 011 the llth lowest tempeeature 28 de
crees on the 14th Total precipitation Includ
ing snow 127 niches which is G7 of an inch
above the average Maximum velocity of wind
ind direction 29 miles from the north on the
10 percentage of suniliine 10
Lest the readers of the Democrat
should chance to fall into the very nat
ural error of assuming that April 1901
is a record breaker for jlissagreeable
weather it is only necessary to point
that th us far we have had less wind
and milder temperatures than during
any April m the history of the local sta
tion of the weather bureau That is to
say the minimum temperature of pre
vious Aprils have been lower and we
still have two weeks to show whether
or not for a portion of the day at least
fires may be supeilluous The rain
and snowfall will probably be an aver
age but it is thought that the temper
ature will be above the average for the
month
P C GRUNOW
Observer Weather Bureau
SUICIDE
Wm ITatten a farmer living South
of Merriman on the river shot himself
last Monday evening as result of
family trouble and becoming despon
dent over it He had gone to Merri
man and was drinking during the day
and making threats as to- what he
would do and purchased a lot of cart
ridges for his 4 i Coalt revolver He
began the use of them in Merriman by
occassional shooting and playing the
part of a desperate man A fter get
ting pretty full he started for old man
G rovers place on the river where he
had been boarding since his wife left
him and gone lo his mothers and fre
quently tiring his revolver on the way
After supper Ilatten asked the bos to
so up to cam uoucners tne nome ot
his wifes parents where she was
dress which frightened his wife who
i wouldnt give up nor allow any officer
i to take him and went outside and
shortly after a shot was hear I and upon
miiifr Mill Wm Ilsitton ii i IYnnl 7jo1
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side of the houic where he had falen
that mere instruction in reading writ- The coroner Ijr A MComoton went
ing arithmetic and spelling noes not j up Tuesdav and
coiiipiise all of the teacher duties but
th t she has responsibilities in a greater
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ses by shooting and placed iu the hands measure the care of the health iroui1t hi 1
selected a jury of U
Dahlgrin F Jones W
ims and J IS Sones who
verdict of death b his
The bullet entered the
four attorneys
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head just behind the right ear He 5sg
was about 23 years old and leaves a
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State vs Grooms began Monday morn
ing From the evidence it seems that
Arthur Grooms had been at Jas Hutch
isons on Sunday the 28 day of October
at 11 to 4 pm and while there
Wm Grooms came with Hutchison boy
Went out and talked to Wm Grooms
Did not anticipate any trouble and
talked friendly Started home and
when within a short distance from
home his horse threw up its head and a
man about 40 feet in front and to the
side of the road shot him and said
Take that d m you and began to
reload Arthur Grooms replied Go
to h 1 you s n of a b h and recog
nized Wm Grooms his cousin and his
horse turned and run around hiin and
cariied him home Was conscious and
called his father when he got home
who came out helped him off his horse
carried him into the house sent for
neighbors to go for doctor and a war
rant to arrest Wm Grooms Wm
Grooms plead not guilty and his mother
and sister he had gone out to look for
calves but had returned home before
dark and was at home at the time
that the shooting was supposed to
have occured and that his gun was at
home Wallace Ilamer and Ray Kus
kie had seen Wm Grooms at Hamers
and appeared excited and when told
that Arthur Grooms was the person
passing by he started out without fin
ishing the conversation began riding
east along the cornfield and then nortli
through the field Wm Ogle saw the
horseman come out of the field and
go towards Jack Marrs place Alice
Huthison said Wm Grooms was jealous
of Arthur and had asked her to give
him up she told him that if he was
going to be jealous that she would give
him up instead of Arthur After Win
Grooms was arrested he tried to get
Alice to leave the country so she would
not be at the trial to testify Several
letters were put in evidence purporting
to have been written by Win Grooms
which he denied The jury found Wm
Grooms guilty of shooting Arthur
Grooms with intent to do great bonily
injury The sentence has not yet been
passed It will not be less than one
year nor more than five In this case
A M Morrissey conducted the prose-
st i cution alone as county attorney while
Imcu isiiul mm lor uie ueiense was
El Clark Judge and
JohTu8kHl anJ the llbbleimd
I efficient
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to see his wife when Mrs Goucher
came out to talk to him and finally his
came out but refused to go off to
attorney from Kearney Jungs Hamer
George VanBuren was found guilty
of the charge against him
Lllv jury
disagreed
wiil be given him Friday
The Ceains shooting
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started to run and stumbled falling fore the jury this afternoon
just as Uatten shot at her neither were
hurt but flatten thought lie ha I
dedMrs Goucher and had killed his
wife and then rode back to Graves and
told the old man so v ho had gone to
bed Mr Graves advised him to givj
himself up but he refused saying he
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