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Comlnv EventsTeachers Institute August 15

County Commissioners August 15Republican County Convention August G

Democratic Senatorial Convention Aug 20Populist Senatorial Conventiou-r-Augus- t 20

Labor Day September 5Topulist Commissioner Convention Sept 9

Democratic Commissioner Convention Sept 9

Populist County Convention Sept- - 10

DemocraticCounty Convention Sepfc 10

Mrs Perry Lawson visited the Chau ¬

tauqua Sunday

J C Stotts was up from Cody onbusiness Monday

C A Johnson was in town fromWoodlake yesterday

Judge Walcott spenfcSunday at theLongpine Chautauqua

N E Gardner of garden was intown over night Monday

Miss Mary Hurley went home toONeill Tuesday afternoon

S B Turner an Ainsworth stockbuyer was in townsysterday

Mrs Sam Hudson visited with Mrs

J J Guth in town the past week

Prof U OBryan of the reservationJspent a day or two in town this week

W Ef Haley will occupy the Evanshouse white Ms own is being remodel-

ed

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Maggie Steele has been quite ill all

week though nothing serious is ap-

prehended

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D M Sageser is moving into his

new house in the northeast part of

twwn today

Geo H Hornby and famity went toLongpine Sunday morning to attendChautauqua

W A Bonser one of Rosebudsmost prominent cattle men was intown Monday

Landlord Hooton of the ValentineHouse has been illand confined to hisroom this week- -

DrJB Wells -- has been in Butte

iis wees doing dental work for theMheauts at that place- -

Archie Petty crew has beenconsiderably under the weather this weekthough not seriously ill

Work on the Barker building goes

rapidly on and it will be completedby the first of September

Prof S Q Spain of Kennedy- - was

iiitown yesterday lo appear before

the pension examination board

The teachers institute which com-

mences

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here August 15 bids fair to be

tnb Deat ever held in Cherry county

Chas BredesoD of Bosebud spentSaturday in town for the purpose ofattending a lodge meeting that night

Fred Polks has resumed his positionas clerk in Grabb Yincents storeafter his tussel with blood poisoning

C H Cornell went to Cody yester ¬

day morning and will rusticate for afew days on Quigleys Boiling Springs

Banch

W T Kincaid spectf Sunday atLongpine He reportsliaving heard a

splendid lecture by Gov St JohnKansas

of

Hans Basmusaien and Elisa Gjerderwpr marrted at Fort Niobrara- - lastweekJticfge Towne performing theceremony

I C Nelson of Cody--wa- s quite illlast week and called Dr Compton to

his assistance He is much better atthis time

Ye editor yesterday decorated the

inmates of the court tionse with buttonhole boquets of fresh flowers from- - oue

conservatory

It is impossibVfor mafr to play

sinch all the time and make a success

of his life but some men like to trythe impossible

Bev 0 T Moore went to Lincoln

this morning on a business tripahd- - will- - visit the Exposition atOmaba while gone

Misses E P Bailey and L C VanHorn teachers on the reservation re-

turned

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last evening to resume work

after their vacation speTit in the east

Wm Perdon and Earl Comstockwent out to the formers ranch nearBrownlee Sunday Wer presume thatthey got the full benefit of Mondays

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Dr Evans and wife startedfor theirnew home at Springview overlandTuesday The Doctor and his estima ¬

ble wife leave behind- - them manywarm friends

Bob Paddis and Bill Ballardtwo of our well known and uiost in-

fluential¬

stockmen were in town Sat¬

urday the former from Pass and thelatter from Woodlake

Dr H P Belt was over from Bose ¬

bud Monday and returned the nextday The Doctor drove over in rainand was quite thoroughly soaked bythe time ho arrived in town

Many west bound trains doublehead The railroad company is busilly engaged taking stock cars to theHills The stock run will begin inearnest m a couple of weeks

Since we have been keeping bache ¬

lors hall we have learned to appre-

ciate¬

Mark Twains aphorism Begood and you will be lonesome Atruer thing was never written

Prof and Mrs B H Watson re-

turned¬

Tuesday night from Ithacawhere they have been visiting sincethe Professor finished the course atthe State University summer school

Dr Sloan will preachin Norden onSunday morning and evening August14 1898 He will also preach everyevening of that week if it is the wishof the Norden Borealis

Miss Peyton of Lavaca is visitingwith Miss Delia Sawyer at Sparksprior to attending the teachers in-

stitute¬

The girls were in town lastSaturday and went to Sparks the sameday

Sheriff Strongfrom MinnesotaCharles Derlingcharge of horseliminary hearing

returnedwith his

Mondayprisoner

wanted here on astealing The pre- -

has not yet takenplace

Conductor Charlie Johnson fell be-

tween¬

the cars of his train No 27near Sturgis lasL Thursday eveningand was instantly killed Deceasedwas well known and liked on this endof the road

Thank goodness our better nineteen- -twentieths will be home tomorrowevening We were just begining tostudy up the laws relating to marriagedivorce bigamy etc when the wel-

come

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news was received

It is a Query where- - our deputycounty treasurer spends so much ofhis spare time We dont wonder atthe deputy clerk because we are toldthat he manages to link on to somegirl almost every evening

Davenport Thacherstarting a branch of their generalmerchandise store at Cody in the nearfuture We can promise the peopledf that live little burg a first class es-

tablishment¬

if such action is taken

L C Sparks chief clerk in Daven-

port¬

Thachers general merchandisestore left Sunday morning for Lincolnto attend the populist state conventionProm Lincoln he will visit the Ex-

position¬

and then visit his parentsin- - Michigan

The Nebraska state Sunday schoolconvention will be held at Omaha onSept 30 at the close of the Transmississippi Sunday school congressThis is expected to be one of the mostimportant meetings of Sunday schoolworkers ever held

W E Haley is nothing if not up-to-da- te

in the matter of office furni-ture

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His latest acquisition is a fineantique oak filing case for papersbooks letters etc The case has about100 drawers and is the neatest thingof the kind in town

Carl Dean Thompson and Eva KateMygatt were married yesterday andannounce that they will bV at homeafter Sept 1 at Sharon- - Wis Thegroom is a minister of the gospel anddie bride is one of Longpine and

s fairest and best knownladies

The job facilities of this office havebeen worked almost to their utmostcapacity during the last two weeksand our stock of stationery has beensadly depleted Dont worry thoughif you have anything that you wishprinted We have ordered a new sup ¬

ply of papers envelopes and card-boards

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and will turn onfc work-- iagood season -

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INEPuMLsliea for 3Four Years as

Chapman JlilsinccrMarried Saturday evening July 30

1S98 Mr George A Chapman andMiss Evelyn Hilsiuger Rev J M

Bates performing the ceremonyIt is with the greatest pleasure that

Tnii Democrat chronicler the mar-

riage¬

of this young couple The wed-

ding¬

took place at the home of theparents of the bride and was solemn ¬

ized by the llev J M Bates thebeautiful Episcopal service being usedNone but relatives and two or threevery intimate friends- - were presentThe groom is the pleasant and efficientpharmacist at the City drug store andduring his residence here has shownhimself a gentleman in every respectThe bride is a Valentine lady and isknown to all as a beautiful amiableand woman Withscores of friends we wish the happyyoung couple success and hope thattheir troubles should any visit themwill all be as light and pass away asquickly as did the moke of the groomsexcellent wedding cigars

JLlttle Spnsgys JeadSpug Donoher is dead It is with

fond regrets mingledwith ghoulish glee that ve chroniclethis fact We liked Spug and heliked us but he was a dreadful nui-

sance¬

and the sentence of death whichwas passed upon him many moonsago was executed Tuesday Spugwas a gentleman awd met his deathin a way by the chloro-

form¬

route and amid the sobs of hismany friends was tenderly laid awayto his last rest at p m on the dayof his demise His ancestry is losteven to tradition but the seven wartson his face showed that he was a

and that is all we caredto know He was 12 years old atthe time of his taking off was deafblind and halt and was the best knownpug- - dog in Northwest Nebraska Requiescat in pace

Sionx GU to OmaUaIncharge of J P House a dozen

Siouxcame over from Bosebud lastPriday afternoon and left the nextmorning for Omaha where they willattend the Indian congress as repres-

entatives¬

of the Brule Sioux Theparty was composed of Geo Lone Elkand wife Turning Eagle Pulls theArrow Sleeping Bear and wife WithHorns Goes to War wife and childPoor Dog and Keeps the MountainThe party carried a complete outfit ofwar bonnets feathers and beadedwork and wore the Indian full dressPriday afternoon they obtained per-

mission

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and gave our citizens an op ¬

portunity of seeing what they coulddo in tbe dancing line The alfaircame off on Main street and attractedquite a crowd

Wind Does DamagoDuring the heavy wind last Priday

J night the st eel roof on J R dyersHouse 7 miles northwest of Crookstonwas blown to smithereens a granarywas wrecked and a barn scattered tothe four winds The same night thenorth half ot tbe roof over I C Stottshouse at Cody was blown away Weare glad to say that nobody was hurtat either of these two places Onequeer thing comes to mind though- -

both of these were new roofs MrStotts having moved into his housejust the dy before the storm Thequery naturally arises Are newhouses safe to live in

Fourteen BaptisedPourteen persons were baptised by

by Rev Moore Sunday Pour twoladies and two gentlemen were sprink-led

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at the church and ten three boysand seven girls were immerspd Thelatter ceremony took place at the millpond nearthe bath house and waswitnessed by a large concourse of peo-

ple¬

200 or 300 being present Thosewho were baptised will be received in-

to¬

full communion with the Methodisti church on August 14 one week tromSunday

Everybody says that Cherry countywill have the biggest crops this yearever known Small grain needs morethan the usual amount of twiue forbinding this year and the heads- - arelarge and well filled The rains ofthis week have assured a good corncrop except in a few places Hayingis progressing rapidly and men are in1

Igreat demand

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DEMCHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT

Dr Reichard will be in Valentineat the Valentine House August 5 6

and 7 prepared to do all kind of den-

tal¬

work at lowest prices All workwarranted 27

TjOHT A fine black and white set-

ter¬

dog Answers to the name ofPaul Was first missed about July23 Liberal reward will be paid forhis return to Lt C H Bartii

27 Pt Niobrara Nebr

Cherry county and in fact all ofnorthern Nebraska was blessed witha fine rain Monday By the govern-ment

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rain gauge 136 inches of rainfell during the day The water fellin torrents for a few minutes duringthe forenoon

Stubble duck are said to be ripeat present It is against the law toshoot prairie chickens until SeptemberPeople throughout the country threat ¬

en to prosecute any one who violatesthe law so our sportsmen had bettergo a little slow

Miss Kibbey left Valentine lastweek and Miss Williams returned toher school work at Rosebud Sundayat the expiration of her 30 days leaveThe bachelor contingent of The Don ¬

oher boarders say that everything intown is unusually quiet just now

Rev Sloan so far recovered hishealth that he was able to leave thehotel for his home at Alliance lastevening His illness was the ef-

fect¬

of a strain received while leavingthe train a week ago Saturday and fora time his condition was very critical

Ben Davis is budding forth as ahunter of pestiferous wild dog Heweut forth early yesterday morningwith a pack of gray hounds and gavechase The chase was exciting as itwas short and at 6 oclock Davis andhis hounds-- were iuowu with a-- greatbig coyote as a trophy of the huntCliadron News

Eniow Etancit SoldBarrlett Bichurds md W G-- Com-

stock¬

this week closed a deal for theentire Enlow outfit situated in thesouthwest part of this county Thedeal means the transfer of severalthousand acres of land and about threethousand head of cattle worth alto-

gether¬

about 100000 Mr Comstockwill move his personal property frooihis old location in Montana to thiscounty and will we understand makehis home in Chadron

Ten Years RecollectionsRev Bates held regular services at

the Episcopal church last Sundaymorning and evening He announcedthat on his next visit to Valentine thefirst Sunday in September he willgive his reminisenccs of his ten yearswork in this mission field It is sel-

dom¬

that a missionary holds one postas long as Bev Bates has held this andhis talk is sure to be replete wiih in-

terest¬

to all Services in the eveningwill be held at 730 instead of 800 pm as heretofore

iewsfrom AinsworthE II Edwurds returned last Fri ¬

day evening from a weeks visit withhis son at Carrol

Will Dennis of Valentine passedthrough Ainsworth Tuesday on hisway to South Dakota He is makingthe trip by wheel

The Epworth League is fortunatein being able to arrange dates withBev O T Moore of Valentine who ismaking a lecture tour along the Elk- -

horn Mr Moores bill read Senseand nonseuse or An Evening of Fun

Ainsworth Star JburnaT

Nearly CompletedJackson Braytons new building

is rapidly compleLionand By September 1 will be in use --

The floor is laid and shelving is be i

ing placed in the store room on thefirst floor The present store roomand the new one will be connected byan archway thus giving the RedEionta floor space of 50x80 with a base ¬

ment under the entire establishmentThe second floor of the new buildingis divided into five rooms and a bathroom closets etc The rooms are solarranged that they may be used insuites or separately

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