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THIS AND THATComina Events

Teachers Association Jau 8

Jackson Day January S

Frank Thorn spent New Years athome

I6is LinccJn visited in town lastMonday

j Fred Robinson of Merriman was intown Monday

George Rhodes of Stuart was iny I town Tuesday

The county commissioners are in sesslou this week

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Davenport Thaeher are takiDg annvoice of stock this week

D M Underwood of Codyjwn on business Monday

Judge Walcott

was in

to Merrimansterday on legal business

The tower of the new school houseill he completed this week

Mrs J A Adamson ofj Niobraraalls is visiting in town this week

A G Shaw took a lot of snap phoItos of the ice gang at work Sunday

Chas Strickland is laying a newidewalk in front of his Cherry streetwyrutv

Anlia Murphy returned from ONeillTuesday to resnme her school nearXJrookston

j Mrs It T Cook is spending a weekat Fort Niobrara visiting with Seargtlole and wife

went

Lee Layporte says hetwelve poundsin weightthree months

hasin the last

Ye editor has had a great hump onall week meeting bills Now

is the time to subscribe 1

Mrs F L Maloney wentSnrinffs Monday morning to

gained

himself

to Haysec her

father who is dangerously ill

A new sidewalk is being laid fromthe corner of Main and Virginiastreets to the Valentine House

E Sparks and family have movedinto the house on Cherry street vaca-

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by Johnny Guth last week

Mrs Frank Fisher has been in Ne- -

3 ligh during tn e last week at the bedW sideofher father who is dangerously

ill

E McDonald is making a specialI sale of all blankets ana woelen under

4 wear Ilercis a chance to get bar- -

yjaiusSmrvevor tfos Estabrook of Lavaca

Jamc down Tuesday sind remained inPtown until today to take his oath of

k office

The heating apparatus is beingplaced in the new school house thisweek J F Wyvel of Ainsworth do ¬

ling the work

The misquerade ball nt Fort Nio ¬

brara last Friday night was a grandsuccess fifty three couples taking partin the grand march

IfcCwre A Cola utOnelfayTake Hnoton

lets All Druggists refund the money

if it fails to Cure 25c 46

The state press meets inLincoln next week but owing to aTush of business ye editor will not beable to attend the meeting

Katie Noble left Monday morning--for-a three weeus visit with relativesand friends at Kearney this stateand in Smith county Kansas

Attorney ClarkePlatte Friday on

went to Northbusiuess From

Fullertou audthatplace he will gotoJJ Omaha before returning home

Everybody seemed to be out collect¬

ing bills Monday and straightening up

for the new year Even ye editor wasengaged in that pleasant pastime

G A R will hold a meeting

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attendance of members is desired

The Valentine House has been hav ¬

ing more buiness than it could at ¬

tend the last few weeks Thisspeaks worlds for Landlord fiqoton

The holiday vacation at the --post expiped Monday aud the boys mre once-

i inert on duty A practice arch wasi - m the imase pomn rcri

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Aicnur Gore is at the dep t or afov ds this week takiug th pi ce ofE L iViahoney who went to HaySprings Monday night on account ofhis father-in-law-s illness

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Ventine has a number of marriedbachelors on hand ax bis writingand d hree ot tkxsui have requested usto publish a notice to the effect tkatthey are geiutcg pretty louesuuie

Edna McDonald aud Mae Daven ¬

port returned to Lincoln Mondaymorning to resume their studiesBoth the girls are doing finely in theirwork aud areirogres4iug rapidly

D W Fletcher is an expert when itcomes to manipulating a jig saw Wehavu on ex U3 billon m mis oiiice aspecimen of his hadiwoik iu the shapeof a puzzle made from a block of woud

Born Monday night January 3188 to Mr and Mrs John Uuiiingtona ten and a halt pound girl John isall swelled up over the event aud willhardly talk ot anything else just now

F J Keislaud agent for the Minn-eapolis

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JLioture Frame Co makes hisheadquarters at this place and any or ¬

ders left for him at the ValentineHouse will receive prompt attention

Tht --eceipts of cattle at the SouthUinaha slock yards curing the last yearwere 224371 more than iu 18U6V

lhe increase in the number of hogshandled was 3016X1 ot sheep 2bl155

The State Journal of last Fridaysays that Chaplain Naves great bookthe Topical iiibie is expected to netthe Wesley an university 1UUUUU0 inroyalties Irotn us sale in me UnitedStales

For the benefit of those who are indoubt about the mailer we announcemat there will be Sunday fechooi in theEpiscopal churcn each ounday morn ¬

ing at 10 oclock A good attendanceis desired

All kinds of rumors are afloat re-

garding¬

the mail routes the latest be-

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that an eastern star route mailhas the contract for the KennedyChesterfield route daily mail lor925 a y ear

The Minnechaduza Mill pays a higerprice for grain than any ther institu ¬

tion or firm iu the northwest Farmers come all the way from east of Norden in Keya Paha-- county to takeadvantage of this lact

The Donoher presented its patronswith an excellent dinner New Yearsday and the possum which failed toarrive in time for Christmas was serv-

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on this occasion They were huetoo with sweet potatoes

The Republican of Newport chronicles four weddings in its town Christ ¬

mas week three of ihem being held onChristmas day Ye editor was acquainted with three of the contractingparties and extends best wishes

Rev Bates held sei vices in the Epis-copal

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church Sunday morning audevening This church has made nu-

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additions to its membership inthe past year and Rev Bates feelsverv much encouraged for the comingyear

Le Roy Leach has at last decided toissue his Woodlake Oracle every weekaud the first issue under the new planreached us Tuesday It Is a real new ¬

sy little sheet a two column quarto insize and starts out with a uice lot ofadvertiiing

The Y P S C E will give an Intraduction social at the 3sidence ofMrs L O SparKs Thursday eveningJanuary 13 Light refreshments willbe served and the introductions andrefreshments will cost but 10 ceiitsDont miss this

Among the many who were giventhe title of Professor this week were

Laxative liromoQuinine Tab- - Jack E Hreuklander F Fisu- -

association

rr J J Guth O W Morev John DaleH It Edgar L Sparks I StinardT C Hornby J H Quigley and adozen or so others

To Clerk Daniels Treasurer Thackrey Coroner Dwyer and SurveyorEstabrook The Democrat extends acordial greeting and hopes that ihey

--may prove honest honorable and effi ¬

cient public officials even as theyhave been good citizens

Anna Lane a stenographer andtypewriter of Lincoln arrived in townTuesday night to accept a posiionwith W E Haley Miss Lane is avery agreeable young ladv and will bea welcome addition to the circle ofyoung people in Valentine

Grand Chief of Honor Delia Hard ¬

ing of Hebron will be in Valentinetomorrow Friday and in the eveningSaturday afternoon at 2 oclock for the- fn at Cornell Hall will address the De

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cree of Honor and Wot k men AilWorkmen and their wives are request-ed

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to be present at 8 o clock sharp

W E Waite of Chesterfield was tntown on business Monday Mr Waiteis feeding 1200 head of cat tie at hisranch for Contractor Humphrey audis putting 20 tons of hay into thestock every day Chesterfield is expprrted to boom nctf summer ivhoo

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Published for Fonr Years as

CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT

OFA PARTIAL RhCQRD OFTHE

MADE

Ad Business Done in Valentine tfn

tlwj Ycar Jast ttcn Hhowms t3ie

Iiupnrtanet olur TownGENERAL IMPROVEMENTS

When people build houses it isan in-

disputable¬

feign of prosperity Iia Valientitle during the paBt year the

have been builtCurt Callcii 10x22 on nsrih Hall streetA il Kerguonon nortSi Hall streetZ V Vach n on north Jiall streetGeargo Horciby W Y Thompson four

roomsJ W Whillasis five roomsJ O Northrp five roomGeorge Hornby Dr Evaits five roomsPete Petersen house on Macomb streetGeorge Horuy Robert Good five rooms

Elmore streetU Boyer four rooms north Cherry streetA II Sherman three roomsWaller Meltendorf five roomsJas Galloway four roomsJ J Girth seven rooms two storiesJ Jf Yeast seven rooms one story and a

halfF l lsoler fitoe rooms aoath Cherry streetU G Dunndnylirion Alalcomb streetDuring the same time the following

improvements have been made in thebusiness part of town

The Dfiiiohcr two story nine rooms and base-

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annexW E I L Efner combined millinery store

and dwellii r houseHitt Kneeland twenty stall addition to

North werturn livery barnDavenport Thaeher two story annex SixiJn

Tillson St Peters ten stalls and carriagehouse added to livery barn

E Sparks Cherry Co Bank two story andbasement btoue aud biick bank othce building

Fischer Ludwig Mx bin coal houseD S Ludwig lumber shed and mipement

warehouseCntbb Vincent warehouseW A Pettycrew warehouseJ W Yeast warehouseC II Cornell laboratory two roomsC E Sherman twenty stall livery stable

In addition to all these new build-ings

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might be mentioned the follovlng additions and improvements to pa

tabhshed propertyD S Ludwig addition to west Catharine

street dwellingJ GStettt r kitchen on Cherry street dwel-

ling

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John Smyscr 16x50 foot granary to livery

stableE BieulOander covered blacksmith shop with

corrugated fftin

In addition to the improvementsnoted nbove our people have beenvery active in building fence porchesbarns and other outhouses Witnessthe improvements made in this lineby Dan Ludwig D fetors Lee Lay ¬

porte Walter Meltendorf JohnnyGuth A Morev W E Haley DrDwyer aud a host of others

Two telephone lines have been putup during the year one connectingthe depot The Donoher the mill andcity pump station lhe other from Elliotts drug store to Dwyers sanitorium The pity water mains have alsbeen extended several hundred feetand the work is still going on

The greatest work of the year how ¬

ever is the new school house a handsome two story and basement brickaud stone structure now being completei The total cost of the buildingheating plant furnishings and sitewill be nearly 15000 This is oneof the handsomest and most competestructures of the kind in the northwest

TAXES PAIDThe county treasurer has been doing

considerable business during 1897as will be seen by the following tableof t ixes paid during the year Theseamoivits are exclusive of school hindand other state moniesJaimarv 3359 40February 2415 48M arch ZoUo oilA mil 2978 48Mav 2531 05June 2920 77Julv 2885 87August 1 113 n f

September 3411 10

October 273 33November 2443 22

Total 29 22102

MAKKIGESUnlike the flock of the minister told

about by Prof Howlua the people ofCherrv countv lve each other During the twelve

tiv now tie nis isaverage of over four per month al- -

mosl one eaclL week and the Judgesonlv rejiretmore of

is that ttiere were not

SIDEWALKS AND CItOSSINOS

While individuals have been im-

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their property the villagecouncil has not been idle During thevear tnis body caused 3500 feetsidewalk to laid and Commissioner Lay used the prA taxofferings principally in laying 350 feetor stone street and aiiev crossings

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DEMOCRATVALENTINE CHERRY NEBRASKA THURSDAY JANUARY

WORK 1897

IMPROVEMENTS

follow-ing-duelling- s

J i GuUi las moved into hs neiresidence on Cherry ttreet and it nowqueot the proudest mortils in townJohnny has ieaton to leel proud toowhen you come to thiulc of it Wedont know ot another house in townthai is as comj lete or convenienthis lhe dwelling has seven rooms inautumn lhe oatn room and necesSctry closets aud is healed by hot air

A letter to ye editor from C A Daat Chiuo Caiiloraia saya

We have had a very pleasant failand winter tar with scarcei ainram but hiill it has beeu quile coujaud we liave had some haio irstFruit is hurt some but cauiut tedhow muetiet We are m a vailewhere lois of sugar beets are raieuand we are near the sugar laciorThere is a lot of bailey giowti hereloo lhe use it tor hay We like liUbrt very much

The best way to make a bad lawodious is enforce it There aremany laws in the blatutes of Nebras ¬

ka which if properh eniorctdcreate such indignation amoug thepeople as lo causae more care lo be exelciSed 111 selecting members of thelegislature possessed of suirckut educatimi noMo depend upon sharpedemployed to shape legislation or todraw up bills as lull of loop holes asa Hour sieve Too many lguoraojusesare ben i to the legislature lor the goodot the state Alliance Urip

V lse WordwA successful editor is ahvavs glad to

get a ue suuscilber is always nee touiKe a name lrom his list and doesnot bate hib friendship upon the factol youi being or uoi being a subset iberWnen you stop your subsciiptionouch an ediiur cannot feel himselfyour enemy nor will he look upon youis any less a lrieud though you mayhive walked into his otliee on yourear

The correct understanding of theseprinciples may save you the trouble ofnikmg yourself ridiculous when youdont Jtke something that the paperuuulaius Urd Quiz

Oracnlar UtterancesIlev Smith conducted a wateh meet-

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Friday eveningWillis Barnard is ejecting sheds and

fed yards preparatory to feeding abunch oi cattle

C O Murphy our genial agent ex-pects

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to leave tor Oklahoma in a fewdays for a few weeks visit with hisrelatives there

A party was given to the friendsiud neighbors oi J E Devor at hishome suuthvvest of town Wednesdayeveniug Dec 29th All who werepreseut repurc an enjoyable eveniug

W V Johnson has declared war onthe ever howling coyote and has beenconducting active operations againstthe prowlers ot the plaius Thus farhe has captured two of the aforesaidaud one broad shouldered badgerThe Grade

Long EHntauce ItaceA few of the leading local sports and

hoisemen have alter due considera ¬

tion decided to advertise anotherlong distance horse race similar tothat which started from Chadron tolhe Worlds Fair at Chicago Theproposed race is to be run from Craw-ford

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to the Trans Mississippi Exposition grounds at Omaha a distance of500 miles the start to be madcu May1 1898

A relief expedition to the Klondikecountry started from here Sundaynight It consisted of two cars contaiuing 21 mules 6 horses and pro-visions

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James Sweeney who hascharge of the outfit aud five men accompany the two cars They go fromhere to Vancouver KarracksWah viaHillings and N P railroad Craw-ford

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Gazette

Prof Boivluti lieefareProf J W liowlus of the Nebraska

Wesleyan University lectured at theMetlmdist church Saturday evening onThe Greeny at College to a fair

sized audience He started hissubject with this paraphase of a wellk now u quotation It is as hard tofind a man without a green 6pot inhim as it i to find a man without a

i Tri7v hone crrHen meanmsr Rome- -

months just passed thi lmt is undeveloped He critijuoge i owns grauieomarnaue licenses j vrv seveie terms the school

49 young men- - and they are all hap- -j svstem wMch dld ot bring out thfc H

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todividualitv of the pupil and likenedthe system to a brick machine whereall bricks came out alike 2x4x8 Hesaid that arithmetic was the most use ¬

less and unpractical of all studies andremarked that he had rather his hoyshould have one teaspoon ul of literahire than a quart of mathematics- - Hetook exception strongly to the oldsaying of Bacon that Knowledge Ispower paying that it is not knowl ¬

edge but the application of knowledgethat constitutes power He was verysevere on a certain class of people whomanage to get on school boardsii j J

ThurP is still nort Fr imnrnwrnpn in - miii pmwL rtii uCwrti i a ii n n uthe sidewalk line but this wiU rrnh I UM1 MllS M rt ic lecture

a a aaara nnrt S- U t 1 -

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delivered an addnss in the churchjSiuidav JvpoTTjg in place of the regu- -

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big unisance one to pay for everything and so head

off the bills the way to trade with us and your bills will

never be big our prices that The best way do though

to combine the two plans given Try once

T ThacherGENEPxAL MERCHANTS

FOR THIRTY DAYSWe will make special prices on our entire line of

BLANKETS AND WOOL UNDERWEARorder close out and make room for goods

We have just received entire new hne of Shoes Mens Boysand which in every particular

Minis suits cheap Boys 50c to 200 each

E McDonaldWHEN IN TOWN

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the Valentine HouseWe will give you a good clean bed and tlie

BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS100 per day or

perdAHOOTON PROPRIETOR

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EE STABLINGClarence spent a few day in

Newport last week with inthis place Clarence is located in Val ¬

entine where he has a barber sopDonald McLean proposes to con-

tinue¬

the construction of the PacificShort line in the spring It takesmore than one man to build a railroad

Newport Republican

The policy of arresting Indiansevery time one of them manages to geta drink of whisky serves twoIt allows deputy United States mar ¬

shals to earn nig fees and affords theIndians an opportunity to live a littlebetter than usual at the expense of thetaxpayers If the policy serves anyother they are not apparentat this distance World Herald

The cares of business and marriedlife are telling on Editor Good of TheValentine Temocrat judging fromthe way bemoans not having sonsold enough to run hi3 shop for himwhile he took a vacation as did Lyonof the Gordon Journal Have pa ¬

tience bye Komi was not bniltin a dav Ainsworth Star Journal

Mrs Frank Yanish of Merriman isspending the holidays with her Gor-

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friendsC V Thorn the the Val-

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Independent spent Monday visiiing friends in our city

J E Thackrey formerly storekeep-er

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and postmaster at Cooper but nowresiding at Valentine was transactingbusiness In Gordon Monday - GordonJournal

Marcus A Ilauna is a hardtime of it in Ohio trying to be electedsenator A number republicanshave bolted from his and inconjunction with the democrat suc-ceeded

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in organizing the legislatureMonday Every means known tomodern politics is being used to whipthe recalcitrant republicans into linebut the pr ibnbilities are that the effortwill fail and a democrat will be elected

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Hair cutting and shavingShop in the W H Moses building

HOT AND GOLD BATHS

Pacific Short LineTIME TABLE

AT ONEILL NEBRASKAPASSENGER

LEAVES 10 50AM AKBIVES 9 J0P5ID ULY EXCEPr BUNDAY

Through connections both ways with BlackHills trains by teklnc this line vou can eo toSioux City and return raesamedav connectionmade withall trains for the East and SoatuDakota Buv local tickets to ONeill

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