I. M. KICK Editor and Proprietor.
MAKK ZAIIU Foreman.
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THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 24 , 11)08. )
Democratic National Ticket
For President :
W. J. BRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice President :
J. W. KERN
of Indiana.
STATE TICKKT.
Governor A. C' . Shall en Iterger
LieutenanrOovcnior MO. < . : : irrett
Secretary ol state John Mattejr
Auditor W. is. I'ru-c
TreasuvtT Clarence M.iokey
Supt. ot 1'ub. Ins X. C' . Abbott
Attorney general H. 15. Kleliart.v
Coin. Pub. UK. and llldgs . . . , \ \ \ H. ttasth.im
Kail way coinmisMoner Win. H. Cow gill
Congressman , ( ith Dist NVin. H. We-to\er
State Senator , litli dist George M. Adanis
Kei > re .entati\e. .VJnd dist 1. F. C.irr
COl'NTY TICKET
Count.ludjte lames C. gni ie %
Coinmissioner.'nd Dist X. S. How ley
GOV , SHELDON A FAKE REFORMER ,
While trying to stnad as a re
form or progressive republican
and posing as a friend of the people
ple and to their interests Gov.
Sheldon opposed the passage of
the two cent- passenger rate and
wanted the matter placed in the
hands of the Railway Commission.
"What is his attitude toward the
stockmen of the western half of the
state ? The quarantine line his
been established and stockmen
must ship to So. Omaha instead of
selling direct to the feeders oi
cattle. This gives the railroads a
double haul and numerous stock
yards charges against a load of
cattle that is marketed from the
western part of the state to the
feeding section. Gov. Sheldon is
being blamed for favoring the
stock yards with this gratt. He is
also asked to answer to the charge
of raising the people s taxable val
uations and lowering that of rail
roads. It puts him on the defen
sive when attempting to make a
campaign speech. Gov. Sheldon
has been friendly to the corpora
tions of our state and has assisted
them to graft against the farmers
and stockmen. He has not been
the people's true friend. He has
worked the vineyard of those who
could make the quickest response
and they in turn have blown long
and loud blasts in his praise but
the larger body of people are be
ginning to awaken and find trai
torous designs in Sheldon's praise.
Bad Prairie Fire.
Some body went out hunting
last Thursday on north tabl and
set fire to the prairie grass. Snne
farmers heard shooting near a
grove of trees east of C. W. Cra
mer's about ' } o'clock p. in. and
saw a buggy leaving the grove
when the fire was discovered near
the grove which swept northward
nearly four miles burning .several
tons of hay for different farmers
among whom was C. \ \ ' . Cramer.
Willie Hollenbeck , Andy Wen/el
and John Hyschon. A hay rake
was al = o burned up for Mr. Won-
zel and several miles of fence for
different persons. About-10 farm
ers soon were called tn the scone
to fight fire and save further de
vastation. The e fanners con
gregate very rapidly when a prairie
fire breaks out and they always
work hard. Many times harder
than they are able to work'in super
human effort" to get a head of ihej
fire before the fi e gets ahead of !
them for every one v. ho I as ex-1
perienced fire knows how rapidly1
fire. > pnvids and a "lick in time' '
saves nine" Thus they keep ago-1
iig ; until si'ino on i i < likely to be j
ovei-co'iv ; l .v tin1 heat and exertion.
Who set the fin ? They \\ant t"
know and would like 'o h'ie uay j
for their hay sand post- , ff l.unters ,
. rr not , more /-u-ffu they \\iil be
foi bidden to hsint the prairi < v. J
around people's pri
Notice
Notice is hereby given that no
hunting , camping or trapping will
i be allowed on land belonging to
the following named persons :
FAHDIS & Co.
I ) . M. SKA us.
W. E. PACKrxirAM.
37G KRXKST WILKINSON.
os < 'J hSJjl JLamN Thrown
A million aerosol'goverment
land inTripp County , S. D. , will
bo opened to homesteaders wcto'o-
or r > th to 17th. Dallas and Gregory ,
S. I ) . , tl e oi.l.v . lonon the Chicago
cage & North Western R.v. the only
all-rail route to the reservation.
Entry mu t. be made -a Dallas ,
Grogorv , O'Neill or Valentine ,
Neb.
Neb.Ask ticket agents of The North
Western Line for folders and maps
with fuil information about how
to secure quarter section of govern
ment lands.
One Hundred Delegates.
Aie ( : ; prctr d to attend the Cher
ry County Sunday School Conven
tion which will be held at Valen
tine in the Presbyterian Church on
the date of Oct. M at 2:30. : ami S
p. m.
Some of the counties in Nebras
ka are reporting all the Sunday
schools represented at the county
convention , and of course our
county will take a back seat for
none of them. A strong program
has been prepared. The state
workers will be here and you will
miss it if you miss it.
Sincerely yours ,
KKV. J. ROKKKT BKALK.
County President.
? vw ? .4S. 5r ! " < j * \ ' ls .4i ? "
A. C. Shallenbergcr ,
'JIIi : XIIXT COYKUXOK OK NKLJKASKA
A. C. Shalienberger ,
democratic candidate for
S
governor of Nebraska , will
be in Valentine , Saturday ,
October 10 , 1908 , and ad =
dress the people on the
political situation. Come
and hear him.
Yesterday's Races.
Wednesday's nic < s were won as
follows :
Fir.-t "aco Charley S , owned
by C. F. Wakeinnn. first : Blue
Hawk , owned by C. C. Thompson ,
second : Slecpv Flora , owned by
A. M. Carlson , third.
Second nice Dale. owwd b.\ '
OinTiuax , fir- ; { ; little Queen , i
o\vui d l y J. D. McLean , econ.l ; i
.lack Demp fy , owned by H ;
l > r i\vi' . ihitd ' j
Third rssce I ) ! e , firsl ; Billy i
.Marric- , owned by F. Iliilbert , i
.second ; Little Queen , ihird.
j J. It. Taylor a graduate of Chicago -
, cage veterinary College will be at
Bishop's barn every Saturday. 3 8
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i Parties are hereby notified not
i
1 to camp on or graze their stock
j on section 14 and E } of sec. i/ , tp.
j 33 , r. 28. EMVOOD D. HETII. °
St. Nicholas Church.
i
Services will be held as follows :
j In Yiilcntijie Sunday , Sept. 27.
High Marfsand Sermon at 10 A. M.
Uenerliction with the Blessed Sacra-
, menfc after mass. At 3 p. m. , in
struction for the ch.ldren.
In CrooJiston , Sunday , Oct. 4 ,
at 10 a. m. sharp.
LEO M. BLAKRE , Rector.
Contest Notice.
I * . S. Laii'l olice : , Valeiiliiie.
.Septembers. 1IK.N
A sufficient contest aflhUvit haviui ; been liled
in this "Hire by Ilerry lioitcmt ) ( > s ant.
H < ; ; iinst lioiic ! > ti'il ; t-r-irv 'o. 111-- . Oi'5 : ! . mailf1
Nou-m'ier ' . lMU ! , lor 1 , t > : ; i. aK SXV'Jt jind
S\\'i.sli1 . scciion l ) . Ti ) iisliip . lCu K -si
by AIIIIII-\4Miiji ! , come ii'f I" v.tueli it is dl-
'
h'jicd tli.it -ai ; Annie K'-ini ) has wrn l'aband ' -
oM" < l still l.i.'ni an < l the html is not scitlcd uiui-i
nor c-ultsvnted in { jood lanli and c aiin.i t has
note tablished if > ideii'-e ilien-on. a1 d she has
failed to flirt-her laehrs to ( Ins dai'a d sud
alleged abandonment took iMiiCf more tlian six
Moiidis prior to tiie exinrat'on ot live \eart.
iiointhe tune of lilni'4 upon vlie same.
And said allf.r vl abs. IMCa < not due
to hfremplovment in the atinv. n.uy or marine
coips of tile United States as jtpinate soidii'r ,
IIie T , s amtn or man'.ie during tliear with
Spain or during another war in which the
Litltert Mates may l > c eimafred.
h.nd parties arheieoy Kxiii d to appear ,
lusuonn and . Her idence toneumsain alleua-
ti r.i at lOo'eloek a. m on Octobers" . l)0n ! ) belore
the re'/ister and receyter at the Tnit'-d St.ites
Land oilu-f in VaL-mme. Nebr.
'Ihe aid contestant li'\MiLr in a proper atll-
davit filed ept"min-r X | l i" st li Hi lacts \ \ Inch
show that i-iti r dtntili em-e iieisonal set vice
oi this noii.-e cannot by mule ir isheienyonl-r-
eil and dneiieil t-.at saeli notice be } ; iveii by
due and prop'-i pnbiicat r
: : ; I K 1C OLSON , Hceener.
yalimiin-
( Concluded from page 1. )
former entry was not canceled for
fraud or relinquished for a valu
able consideration.
A person who has obtained pat
ent under a homestead entry f r
less than one hundred and sixty
acres can enter such area of these
lands as will , when added to the
'and ' embraced in hn former entry ,
amount in the aggregate , to one
hundrded and sixty acres. It will
not be necessary for a person who
intends to make either second or
additional entry to mention that
fact in his application for regis
tration , but , at the time he applies ,
to make second r additional entry , !
he must furnish the discription ; '
and date of his former entry , the
number of the entry , the lands entered - j
tered , and the land ofiice at which |
the entry was made , in the manner j
prescribed by regulations govern-1
ing the making of second and addi-1
tional entry.
Every person who files an ap
plication for registration must
swear that he is qualified to make
a home , and for improvement and
cultivation ; that he does not expect j
or intend to make entry in the in
terest of any other person or for
speculative purposes. From this
it follows that any person who in
tends to make entry for the pur
pose of speculation by selling his
relinqtii.shmeut , or l > y disposing
of the lands at the eariist possible
date , must be guilty of false swear
ing before he can obtain registra
tion.
These lands embrace eight hund
red and thirty-eight thousand acres ,
but I can not , at t'hi time , furnish
information as to the number of
quarter sections which will be sub
ject to entry , as certain portions
i of these lands are being allotted to
Indians , and the area left subject I
to homestead entry can not be de
termined until tho.se allotments
have been apt ro\ed. These lands1
are said to l > o desirable for farm
ing and graxing , and similar lands
in adjoining counties are selling
for good prices , but this office can
not undertake to give any information
mation as to the character or value
of these lands , or as to the charac
ter , quanity , or kind of crops they
will produce , or as to the climate
or annual rainfall in that locality.
Very respectfully , [
KKKD DKNNKTT ,
Commissioner.
Valentine , Xebraska , September
3IT ] , 190S. Board of County Com
missioners met pursuant to the call
of the County Clerk as per last
| adjournment for the purpose of
1 setting as a Board of Equalization
j for the purpsse of making the Tax
; Levies for the year 1908 , the fol-
i lowing members of said Board of
( Equalization being present : G
| E. Russell , chm. , A. E. Morris ,
Jas. Mono and J. T. Keeley.
Upon consideration of the cor-
j rected assessment returns received
! from the state board of equaliza-
j tion the following tax levies were
' made for the year 1008 :
J General fund U mills
| Bridge fund 2 ? mills
Road fund 1-V mills
Sinking fund 3 mill
Total county levy , .14 mills
I The following school bond levies
j were made :
| District Xo. 1 9 mills
i " " 4 8 kt
( k
1 ( V
( k 06- . . . tfc
( k
i 11
0 2
; i
li
ki
The duties of the board of equal-
1 i/ation being completed the board
i of commissioners proceeded to the
1 transaction of any business prop-
i erly brought before them and the
following claims were allowed on
the Geueial fund :
sK ( iilinan li ht Aiigiiud supplier $1:1 : : ; i
, liuinnioiul -leplieii Co biipplies Co Stipt : ! 4 50
I'lCarKou ' lepainnir Jail 15 10
.1 r Ke < - li'taiiiu ; > il ivelopes tor con ity Mi rn ;
J 1 * Kfdcv C"iirt tecs 2 Oo
Kloi'p & Uariert Co Mipp'ies . ; Oo
A h MornCum'r lees . -0
.lames Mono ' ' U M )
i ' . ! ! : Uussell ' ' l ! n'J '
! Uandall Mri\ii ; , ' < > 1 15
iC x loviet4T telephone i\petihC n U" >
' .1 1' Ninas rep | ; iil : . 00
L K hhepurd i-pl il pnty neil livery 21 oo
Ml.lie .l-Minntl Coiiippiie - ! . ' > -0
i .Ino M I ni'ker silaiy : July "s 3:5 :
i . { no M TuHer ' AUK .is : i.I
S K ( li ' . ' '
| Jilnnu ) 'it-.In'y s 'jo
| Koliert liol > iuvn-.j-lry Ant ; 15 oo
j The following claims was allowed -
[ ed on the Road fund :
\V IUcI.inijl surveyor tue-i IT i0 !
i .J L MelUderrv r Mil work u do
i < M White ' ' < ; oo
hlnuT HdtrtMi ' ' ( ' On
ftl.irtia Den ' < > 00
H li Crosny ' ' U oo
'JFNaj.or " U' Oo
The following claim was allowed
OA the Bridge fund : Canton Bridge
Company Contract $ 371(5.40 (
Matter of petition of F. L. Boyer -
er et al for the formation of a new
precinct from tenitory now in
cluded in Steen precinct taken up
and upon consideration thereof
said petition was approved and a
new precinct established to be
known as Reeves Precinct and the
voting place in said precint was
designated as the Reeves School
House in District Xo. 107.
The said Reeves Precinct will
include all the territory embraced
in all of townships 25 of Ranges
30--31 and 32 , and all of the South
half of Township 2j ( of Range 31
and the Southeast Quarter of
Township 2U in Range 32 , making
in all Three and three-fourths
townships with the boundary lines
of said townships as the boundary
lines of said precinct.
A vacancy existing in the oilice
of County Judge of Cherry Coun
ty Xebraska , caused by the death
of L. X. Layport , George Elliott
was appointed by the Board of
Comity Commissioners to fill said
vacancy until his successor shall
be elected and qualified. The bond
of Geo. KHiott was approved.
Whereupon the Board adjourned
sine die.
GKOIUJK Ri sbiu , , Chairman
A. E. MOKIUS
JA insMoxi :
Attest : J. T. KKKUV. Clerk.
Dr. Meeham , osteopath has ,
moved into his new ofrice rooms
over the Keel Front store. Tele
phone Xo. loj. 10
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New Home ,
New Royal
and other
Good Makes ,
Needles. Shuttles and Bobbins for at
use in All Makes of Sewing Machines.
Prices that you arc willing to pay for
a good machine. Call and see them.
Call in and see our patent machine threader. Try
a bottle of our stainless machine oil.
FISCHER ,
HARDWARE , FURNITURE AND COAL.
Hi's Pore Liquor Center
W ublic opinion is unerring , public confidence seldom -
* dom misplaced. The true worth of every business
concern to the community in which it operates is
fixed by its clientele , the value-giving power of ev
ery commercial institution may be determined by
the amount of patronage it receives. The people
have unmistakably proclaimed their confidence in
I and its methods , by bestowing upon it a far greater
patronage than that accorded any other place in
Valentine. Where the major portion of the fair ,
the impartial , discriminating public buys its Liquor
and Beer , must be a good place for You , the n
dividual , to trade. Visit The HtockExch
yon need anything in our line.
ELTENDORFF
t
lp your Live Stock
to
UI CO. ,
SO , OMAHA OR CHICAGO
Xo shipment too large and none too small to receive the
most careful attention.
Each consignment intrusted to our care will be handled
by members of the firm.
Each man's stock sold on their merits and a square deal
guarantod to all.
Write us for the market paper and our special market
letters , which we send you free of charge.
t
A : > ios SXYDKK , Ho Salesman. MATT MALOXE ) Cattle
GEO. M. WOOD , Sheep Salesman. Tiros. J. DONAHUE ) Salesman.
ery
ROBERTSON CO. , PROPRS.
THE WORLD JUDGES YOU by what
you wear , so for your
own sake , wear clothes made expressly for you. In our wide assort
ment of XEW WOOLEXS you'll see patterns not to be found any
where else ; in our shop you can have made clothes that cannot be sur
passed it's your move.
Let us fit you out with a fine , neat appearing and dressy
k'CIELETTE' ! rain proof cravanette , made to order. These are the
best of TAILOR-MADE CRAVAXETTES and cannot be equaled.
Call in and see our large and extensive line of Men's Furnishings ,
consisting of shirts , underwear , neckwear , hats , and in fact every thing
in the line of men's furnishings.
We also handle READY MADE clothing in woolens and cordu
roys. Do not fail to see our complete line of men's furnishings and
let us prove our statements.
Cleaning , Pressing and Repairing a Specialty.
Phone 122. : : Valentine , ] STebr.