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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Should Not Have Paid 1t.

Ex- Clerk Baker of the Lancaster County
district court has just been obliged to pay
the sum of $2O0.45 under rather peculiar
circumstances. Some time ago John
Peterson had property sold under fore
closure proceedings. The sale left some
money on hand with Clerk Baker, which
belonged to Peterson. A creditor of
Peterson's named O'Donnell sued the
former in justice court and garnisheed
the money in Bakers hands. Baker paid
it to O'Donnell, and now the district court
says that the money should not have been
paid over only upon an order from the
district court, and, accordingly, enters
up judgment against Baker for the amount
above stated
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Burglars Rob an Auburn Residence

Burglars broke into the house of Hon.
Thomas j, Crumme the other night at
Auburn, while the family was asleep, and
took about $23 in money from his pocket,
and his gold watch. They also ransacked
the dresser in the room of Miss Belle
Crummel, and took all of her jewelry in
cluding adiamond pin, but left her watch,
valuable one, lying on the dresser in
plush case. After helping themselves to
good lunch in the pantry, the party left
through the front door, which was locked
with night latch. The loss will amour,
to $3.50.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
He Was a POpuIist.

L. j. Dungeon of Trumbull is pop
ulist and when he received a sample copy
Of Republican newspaper he took it as
al insult. He sat down and inscribed a
few words, more emphatic than eupho-
nious, and fired it back to the editor. The
worst part of it was the paper had to pass
through the postoffice again. When the
editor received it he turned it over to the
postmaster and complaint was made
against Mr.. Dungeon, and he will be tried
for the misuse of the mails.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Refused to Paw the Tax.

Stanton is practically prohibition
town. The other night the city council
met and among other matters considered
the applications for license. There were
four applications, but no licenses were
granted. The council placed the occupa-
ion tax at $3.50, the same as last year. ""''
with the state tax of $500, makes a |,
of $3.50. This amount the saloon men re-
fused to pay, claiming that the business
does not justify SO heavy a tax. Then
the council became obstinate and refused
to accept less, and every saloon was
closed
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Damage to Crops in Kansas.

The Kansas City Star says: The grain
men on Change received many com
plants lately from Oklahoma and Kansas
of damage to the wheat crop. Some re-
ports say cinch bugs are doing the dam
age, but the great majority say no salts
factory reason can be given. The wheat
is dying at the top, so that the fields pre-
sent the appearance OF suffering from
drouth. Yet there has been plenty OF
rain
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
DOUGLAS COUNTY LOSES.
Poor Farm Cases Settled by the Su.
preme Court.

The supreme court handed down ar
opinion in what are generally known as
the Douglas County poor farm" cases.
The one case decided, which involves them
all, is that of Henry NJ. Stenberg against
the state ex rel Charles B. Keller. This
was an application to the district court oil
Douglas County for pr mptory man
damus to compel respondents, the board
of commissioners of Douglas County, to
take the necessary steps to cause war
rant to be issued upon the county treas
urer IN favor of relator, in payment of
judgment recovered in said court by Kel-
ler and Geo. w. DOane against Douglas
County for the sum OF 81, 1892 and costs.
The writ was ordered as prayed for, upon
which the commissi toner's appealed to the
supreme court. The court has affirmed
the judgment of the district court of Doug
las County. The cases involve several
hundred thousand dollars.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
A Trowel Causes Murder.

Glen Santee met death at the hands OF
w. r. Wech, in lonely cabling in the
neighborhood of Ida, postofice about
twenty miles southwest of Chadron.
The murderer, accompanied by bis wife
and two children, drove to Chadron and
gave himself up to the sheriff, after stat
ing that he had killed his neighbor. The
particulars of the tragedy, CLEANED from
an interview with the accused, are about
as follows:
Santee came to Welch's home about
dusk the other evening, claiming that
Welch had a trowel belonging to him.
There had been some difficulty between
the men at d previous meeting, and San
tee, becoming incensed at some words OF
Welch's, struck at him, but Mrs. Welch,
throwing herself between the men, stop
ped the blow, which felled her to the
ground. Santee then turned to Welch
and the men clinched, and, after terri
bic struggle WEIGH got his revolver from
his pocket and shot Santee through the
breast. The wounded man staggered out
of doors and fell dead on the threshold.
Santee's father is in business at WOOn-
socket, S. D., and Welch formerly lived
in Carroll County, Missouri.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Preliminary to Damage Suits.

William II. Bond and A. j. VanBus-
kirk have taken out papers in the Dundy
County court asking that they be ap-
pointed administrators for Maud Bond
and Charles P. VanBuskirk respectively
who were killed at the railroad crossing
the latter part of December. This is tie
initatory step for commencement of dam
age suits in the district court in July
against the B. & NJ. road FOR So, 900 for each
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Same as Personal Baggage.

Theodore NJ. Roche, president of the
Young Mems Democratic Union of New
York, has written a letter to Gov. Hol-
comb in which he says he encloses a copy
of the bicycle baggage bill, recently
signed by Gov. Morton, and trusts that the
Governor will do all in his power to have
{, similar measure enacted by the Neh-
raska Legislature. The New York bnl
provides that railroad corporations shall
carry bicycles at the same rates as charged
for personal baggage.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
For a Cable to Janan.

The Senate Committee on Foreign, Re-
lations has agreed to the compromise bill
for cable to Hawaii and Japan. The
bill authorizes the Postmaster General to
enter into a contract on behalf of the
United States with any company which
may lay a cable and to pay subsidies not
exceeding $16O,OOO per year.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Three Republics United.

The New York Herald's correspondent
in Salvador writes that Congress has ap-
proved of the treaty of Amalaha, which
unites the republics of San Salvador,
Nicaragua and Honduras, which will
hereafter be called by the name of Re-
publica Mayor de Centro America.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Dnndy County Crop Prosnects.

The great activity and revival of all
business so noticeable in Dundy County
this spring can be attributed to nothing
else but the abundance of rain and bright
prospects for crops. Corn planting is now
in its zenith, and thousands of acres are
being planted, and the acreage will be
larger than in any previous year. Vege-
tation of all kinds is quite well advanced,
and the broad wheat fields of from fifty to
200 acres are Yerdant and rank
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Where Crops are Good,

Prospects for crops are the finest ever
known in the vicinity of North Bend. A
large acreage will be put in of both corn
and small grain. There will Ee about 25O
acres of beets planted and 210 acres of
Chicory, which makes the outlook prom
ising for all concerned, as this will EN-
ploy great many men.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
To Adjourn the 18th.

In the House on the 9Th on motion of
Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, resolution for the
final adjournment of Congress on the 18th
inst, was adopted without division.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
To Probe Bond Issues.

The Senate on the 7th passed Senator
Peffer's resolution for an investigation OF
the Government bond sales, with an
amendment to provide that the investiga-
tion be made by the Finance Committee
bv vote of 81 to g.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Boy Train Wreckers,

Watson Hildreth, the boy train wrecker
of Rome, New York, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment, and his companions,
Plato and Hibbard, to forty years i'm
prisonment each, these boys, all under IS,
and sons of we'll to do people, wrecked
the New York Central express near Rome
last November for the purpose of robbing
the passengers. The engineer was killed
and the fireman badly injured.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14

United States Consul keenan, at Bre-
men, in report to the State Depart
ment on Importation Of American horses
into Germany, says that while this busi-
ness has attained great proportions it is
generally hampered by many underhand
operations inspired by the local horse
dealers, who have united to break down
the American competition.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Suspicious Characters Jailed.

James Sullivan and Hale Perrine, the
two men arrested by the Omaha police as
suspicious characters and turned over to
Sheriff Halloway of Cass County on sus-
picion of having robbed the store of Ed
wards Bros. of Louisville, were ar
raigned before Justice Archer and bound
over to the district court in the sum of
$500 each. They were unable to furnish
bonds and were remanded to jail to await
trial,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
City Is Wiped Out.

A Panama dispatch says that Puerto
Via Jo, the capital Of the province of
Manabi, with a population of 10000, has
been entirely destroyed by two earth
quake shocks. The shocks were sue
ceeded by floods, inundating the city.
Many lives are supposed to have been
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Hardware Store BurpIarized

Thieves forced window IN the rear of
Fuller's hardware store at University
Place. They made a haul of pocket
knives, fine siiverware, razors, revolvers
and ammunition to the amount of about
$780, They made a clean sweep OF The
show cases. r. E. Peterson, who owns a
stock of jeweIry and runs watch repair
stand in the same room, was saved from a
similar fate by having taken all his
jewelry to his private room.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Southern Baptists Meet.

The Southern Baptist convention met
at Chattanooga, Tenn, last Friday, nearly
100 delegates being present. Judge JON
sthan Haralson of Selma, Ala, was re-
elected president. The convention was
opened with an address of welcome by
the mayor of the city and a representative
of the Chattanooga Baptists and respon-
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Girls Wore Tights.

Bittsr factions divide the fashionable
congregation of Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church in Jersey City because in an
oleratic entertainment given recently by
the young people of the church three of
the girls wore tights.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
To Shoot FilibuSters.

Dispatches from Havana say the Amer
lean newspaper man, Hamilton, captured
on board the schooner Competitor, will be
released, but that the others captured at
the same time will be shot, in spite of the
protests from Washington.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Died from Poisoning.

Little Edith Schrandt, the 9-year-old
daughter of Charles Schrandt OF Gordon,
died from the effects of poisoning. About
three weeks ago the family ate of canned
corn purchased of a local dealer and
several of the household were taken very
Gil
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Potatoes for One Cent a Bushel.

Potatoes are selling on the wholesale
market at Plainfeld, Wis, at as low as
cent bushel for Early Rose varieties, the
lowest price ever known in the history of
that great potato belt. Prices for other
varieties are as follows: Kings, 2 cents a
bushel; Hebrons, 8 cents bushel, and
Burbanks, 5 cents a bushel. Farmers ars
spreading their potatoes on their farms
as fertilizers.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Big Shipment of Live Stock.

The largest stock shipment from Will
sonvIlle was made a few days ago when
nineteen cars. ten Of cutie and nine of
hogs, were pulled direct from there for
Omaha on Il through train.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Railroad Man Hurt.

J. c. Stowell, fireman on the Chester
branch of the B. & NJ, while loading a
heavy car spring at Fairmont met with
bad accident He lifted the spring onto
the tender and supposing it was safe let
60 and stepped back. 1t fell and struck
Stowell in the breast, crushing him to the
ground, and it was ten minutes before he
could get natural breath. When the
engineer got to him the spring was lying
across his breast 1t weighed $50 Donnds.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Forced Saloon Men to Quit.

The seven saloon keepers of the town of
Howells, Colfax County, have quit busi-
ness. They say that their town board
board passed an occupation tax ordinance
this spring and as they didn't propose to
pay the tax they closed down their places
of business and the town is now dry
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
An Omaha Suicide.

Minnie Gentry, a coiored woman OF the
burnt district of Omaha, committed sui
eide by jumping into the Missouri River
at the foot of Jones Street.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14

Mrs. Emma Van Horn, a travelling ply
sician, dropped dead after eating hearty
breakfast at Edinburg, Ind She was
about 45 years of age. She gave her resi-
dence as Indianapolis, and relatives at
that place have been notified.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Iron Works DESTROYED.

The Vulcan Iron Works of San Fran
cisco were destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning. The loss is estimated at $780,
600; Insurance, $1,000. The fire was
communicated to the Reliance Machine
Works, causing $4,000 damage, fully in
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Stole His Brothers Wife.

About week ago man giving his
name as G. w. Spicer arrived at Shelton,
accompanied by a woman supposed to be
his wife. The man secured work on a
farm near there and they lived together
as man and wife. The other evening
John Spicer of Leon, Iowa, arrived at
Shelton and caused the arrest of the man
and woman, claiming that they were his
wife and brother, and that they had run
away together. G. W. Spicer resides at
Salem, ILL.,, where he has wife and seven
children. He claims that the woman left
her home voluntarily and followed him,
while husband says that his wife was en-
ticed away. The woman also says that
she did not come of her own accord.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14

McEwan Bros. & Co.'S sawmin narrow
ly escaped destruction by fire at Bay City,
Mich. Fifteen hundred cords Of slabs
west of the mill were destroyed. The
entire department was called out and the
fire got under control Had there been
high wind the mill and a million feet of
lumber would have been DESTROYED.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
BUT FEW ARE LEFT QUIZ
Civil Service to Take in 5000 More
Government Employees.

The long expected order of the Presi-
dent, including in the civil service most OF
the offices now remaining outside of the
classified service, has been issued. The
order will include within the civil service
$4,000 additional government employees.
Practically the only persons left outside
the civil service will be the assistant Sec
retaries, heads of bureaus, and, in few
cases, private secretaries and laborers.
The order takes effect Immediately.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Would Increase Pensions.

The House Committee on Pensions has
ordered a favorable report on the bill in
creasing pensions of veterans of the Mex
lean and Indian wars and their widows
from So to Sl2 month,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Sneak Thieves at Beatrice.

The residence of d. W. Cook of the
Beatrice National Bank, was entered by
sneak thieves the other night and quite
little property Appropriated.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
His Wife Refused to Prosecute.

1t now looks as though the case of D.
H. Lingle, the Beatrice real estate man
charged with shooting his wife with in
tent to kill, will not be prosecuted, as
Mrs. Lingle says she will go upon the
stand and testify that he did not shoot at
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
sured
Fatal Saloon Row.

In saloon row at st. Louis Ike Shell
burd stabbed Mike Roban and a man
named Halloran. ROhan was killed and
Haloran cannot live. Shelburn escaped.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Many Killed by an Earthquake.

MANY hIIIeU Uy tH EdFVHGVdhe'
A New York Herald's Guayquil, Ecua-
dor, dispatch says the province of Manabi
suffered terribly from an earthquake in
Puerto Viejo. Houses were thrown down
burying many persons alive in the ruins
and iniuring many others.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
Tobacco Trust Omcials Indicted.

Tobacco Trust Officials Indicted.
The grand jury has found indictments
against James B. Duke and nine directors
of the American Tobacco Company OF
New York, charging them with "con-
,ducting monopoly in the paper cigarette
Grade"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-14
MisuSed the Mails

Harvey Becker of Nehawka will plead
to the charge of sending questionable
to young lady by way of the
DostOffice
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-05-21

to do the right thing, If his head does
taper up so queer, He was opposed to
Thomas; SO was Jimmy; and they could
have beaten him, too, If they had let the
question come to vote. Siffert says
they could, and he knows, because he
was so nice to both Thomas and Nc
Carly that they both told him Just what
they had. But no danger of Jimmy or
Larry letting it come to vote after they
knew the situation. They're too noble,
both OF them What they want Is har-
mony. What was the use of electing Mo
Carly II there wouldn't be harmony.
Maybe the PEOPLE in Canton think that
Jimmy and Larry didn't have anything
to DO with making things harmonious
but the people In Canton don't know
everything You bet they don't Why,
Jimmy was so proud of his big days work
in Canton that day, no couldn't contain
himself 1t made him sick the next day.
When he got of the car in Massillon he
was so full of glee that he just rolled over
In the dust couple of dozen times. Peo-
pie that didn't know thought he was
DRINK, but he wasn't. Larry didn't get
SO boisterous. He's too smart for that
He's sly fellow, Larry is. He just SAL
down in a back room and told some Can
ton fellows few things. He didn't have
anything against Thomas. What he
wanted was harmony" He got it, too.
But he just liked to "play horse" with
the boys over at Massillon. He has lots
OF fun that way. Ger said he was
always after Doodle, but he wasn't All
he wanted was to "play horse" and have
harmony All the glass blowers vote the
way Larry wants them. Joe Grapevine
is glass blower, but Joe doesn't know
much about things. But maybe this is
getting too long, II you print 1t, Ill
send you some wine next Sunday. :
Yours, One of the Horses.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-05-21
DON'T WORRY ABOUT US.

The Canton News Democrat calls upon
the Democrats of Stark county to stand
firm, notwithstanding Mckinley's nomi.
nation. They might brace themselves
for the ordeal in the middle of the public
square at Canton, standing back to back,
SO that each would aid in supporting his
neighbor. There would be plenty of
room for those that are lett. Cleveland
World.
After McKinley's nomination takes
place next month, there won be enough
Democrats left to take care of the county
ticket. They may more than fill our
public square, but they will be nearly a
minus quantity when the votes are
counted on the final result. The Demo-
Gratis of Stark county are long time,
and this year the Republicans, with his
help, will give them their coup de grace
Canton Record.
Don't worry neighbor about there not
being enough of us left to take care of
the county ticket, We will make it hot
enough for you before the campaign is
over. We expect to elect part of our
county ticket even if Mckinley is nomi-
mated unless we shall commit the
suicidal folly OF nominating as weak a
ticket as the Republicans did, and then
we deserve to beaten, But the nomina
ton is five weeks of yet and many
things can occur i'll that time. But if
Mckinley is not nominated, your county
ticket will get an awful whaling.