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fVULTJME XX VALHNTINE. NEBRASKA. . IsTOVBMBER-80 , 1905 , NUMBER 46
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Shoes for Boys and Girls.
The best for wear in the town for the money.
Suits made to order. Cleaning , pressing and repairing.
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CLOTHIER.
- Coal
HEATING , COOKING and EANGES.
Good , reliable and serviceable.
' Your own selection in Cooking Utensils.
- . The BIGGEST and BEST HAEDWAEE and
FURNITUKE STOCK in Western Nebraska.
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' Oharte'red as a State Bank Chartered as a National Bank
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" 'FIRST ' NATIONAL BANK
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
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A , General Banking
' Exchange and
Collection Busiriess ,
0. H. CORNEA , President. J. T. MAI , Vice-President.
M. V , NICHOLSON , Cashier.
TALK OF THE TOWN
JUDGE WESTOVER HAD
BUSY TIME LAST WEEK
Dispenses Justice with A Sure
and Unerring : Hand.
District.court.in Qherry county
occupied a : conspicuo'us place in
the daily papers last Sunday in
quite a lengthy account of the
criminal cases and the order issued
by Judge Westover at the close of
court to the sheriff and county at
torney which has caused much
favorable comment in our city.
The criminal docket was large and
speedy work disposed of it in one
week most creditably. Peter La-
deaux was tried for stealing horses
some two years ago and found
guilty. The case was reversed by
the supreme court on the insuffic
iency of the evidebc'e. When ar
raigned this time he plead guilty ,
which reverses the supreme court
and sustains Judge Westover and
the jury that found him guilty.
The judge gave him three years.
Henry Pretty Eagle also plead
guilty to stealing a horse and was
given two years.
Thomas Fielding and Charles
Conner plead guilty to the charge
of larceny and were each sentenced
to one year in the pen.
Thorne colored ex-sol
Harry , a -
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dier , plead guilty to shooting with
attempt to kill and also got 1 year.
Wm. Craig and Wm. Rash , col
ored , were found guilty of mur
dering Elijah Custard , M Co. 25th
Inf. , on the 17th of Sept. It was
on Sunday afternoon when Craig
and Custard became engaged in a
quarrel in a house of prostitution
run by the former and with little
ceremony Craig rushed behind the
bar and picked up a big six-shooter
with which he struck Custard over
the head , partially stunning him.
Some other soldiers caught hold
of the revolver to stop his further
action and Craig finding the weap
on securely held'took a second
revolver which Bash handed him
after being told to "shoot the S
of a B " and deliberatly shot
Custard in the top of the head ,
who at the time was sinking to the
floor from the blow he had receiv
ed from the other revolver. A
complete report olj.this case would
fill the paper. Enough to say that
they were found guilty of murder
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in the second degree and Craig
sentenced to the pen for life and
Bash was given ten years. :
Clarence Frazier was 'tried for
the murder of David Harris , a
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companion , at tlie same resort
Frazier had tried to get a gup
away from Loycl Wilson to shoot
a girl who had shot at him because
he demand 50c which he complain
ed that she took from him. In
the struggle for this gun it was
discharged , shooting one man thro
the arm and another bystander ,
Davjd Harris , in the groin and
through the liver , lodging near the
backbone from which he died a
'few days later. Frazier was found
guilty of manslaughter and sent
to the pen for four years.
During these trials it developed
that the keepers df these resorts
were engaged in the selling of
liquor and that they conducted
gambling in violation of the law.
Accordingly at the close of the
last case Judge Westover issued
an order to Sheriff Layport to
make a raid on all the sporting
houses , to collect and take cjiarge
of all gambling devices and para
phernalia which he may find.
Howard Layport and H. S. Sav
age were sent out in a wagon and
soon returned with a wagon load
from the two houses south of town.
At Stratton's place another haul
was made. At Price's place they
arrived too late to make a haul.
Someone in the meantime had giv
en them a-tip and everything was
cleared out before the deputies ar
rived there. The order from Judge
Westover also directed the county
attorney to issue warrants for the
arrest of violators of the law and
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to prosecute them , which will be
done at once , and proceed to
prosecute until the violations cease
to exist. It will mean a constant
recurrence of prosecutions if gamb
ling is not abated and if liquors
are continuously sold. The duties
in part of the county attoney as
' defined by the general statutes of
Nebraska are hereby set forth and
he should have proceeded upon
this course without awating an or
der from the court to perform his
duty.
Tlie County Attwney' * Daty.
( General Statutes of Nebraska. )
ART. 692 , SEC. 16. ( DUTIES.
It shall be the duty of the coun
ty attorney-when in possession of
sufficient evidence to warrant the
belief that a person is guilty and
can be convicted of a crime , to file
the proper complaint against such
person , to appear in the several
courts of their respective-counties
and prosecute and defend , on be
half of the.state ; and : county , all
suits , applications or motions , civil
'OK criminal , arising under the
name of. the state , in which the
state or the county is a party or
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THAHKS ARE DUE
JUDGE WEST9YER
The tax" payers of Cherry coun
ty owe Judge Westover a debt of
gratitude for the way in which he
presided at the term of court held
last weeiv. There was a long list
of criminal cases , which if pro
longed , would have cost the county
two or three thousand dollars , but
by his prompt and wise rulings the
judge disposed of them in a single
week.
The people of Cherry county
also owe. him a.debt of gratitude
for ordering the raiding of the
dives in this vicinity and con-
fiiscating the gambling devices and
vile picture mrojuines. It is said
that.many .of these devices are
owned by saloon-keepers in this
town. Jb is appalling that men
who run these vile dens in town
are not satisfied with that , but
musb reach out for what money
they can make and have their vile-
ness spread over the county.
Also for his orders to the county
attorney to do his duty and see
that the laws.are , enforced. It
would also be a blessing if the
judge would give a similar order
to our county commissioners and
the town board and have them do
some cleaning up. When we see
loads of liquor leaving town to be
sold at the dives , and with the large
amount that is sold throughout the
county illegally , it is time that.our
officials were coming to action.
Yesterday I was talking with a
little girl eight years old and she
told me that a certain woman in
this town was not a nice woman
because she allowed saloon-keeper
to come to her house. When
things in our town become so vile
that school children eight years
old notice them , is it not time that
our officials are waking up and do
ing their duty ?
The town board was elected to
stop gambling , have the saloons
closc.d o'n Sunday , etc. , and yet'
two or three professional gamblers
live here , who are said to make
their living that way. It is surely
time we are having a cleaning up.
A TAXPAYER.
We are making a little special
43 43 effort along this line. Have you
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43 43 and take a glance at our assort
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Everything in
Clothing , Drygoods , Hats and Caps ,
Boots and Shoes.
Come and give us a chance to prove that we are selling good goods
of all kinds cheaper than anybody in this party of the country.
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MAKE PROMPT DELIVERIES' "
W.A. PETTYCREW , GENERAL MDSE.
FRED WIIITTEMORE , Pres. CHARLES SPARKS , 'Cashier.
J. TV. STETTER , Vice 'Pres. ORAH L. BRITTOX , ' Ass't Cash.
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investigating the methods employed ih our businesls.
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