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The Herald Publishing Company.
T. J. O'KEEFE
J. B. KNIEST ,
. . , . . Editor
Associate Editor
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Entered at the postomco at Alliance,
Nebraska, for transmission through the
mails, as second-class matter.
''White mulo" is tho name given to
moonshine whisky, which is produced
at a cost of a few cents a gallon. The
liquor is colorless and "stroug as a
mulo."
Tho dispatches relate thai Congress
man Watkins, of Louisiana, convulsed
the house by reciting an original poem.
Wo arc well awaro that listening to
original poetry is liable to bring on
convulsions.
Secretary Metcalf has. sent congratu
lations to Rear Admiral Evans on the
safo arrival of tho Atlantic fleet at
Magdalcna bay. Bob, tho whole
American people congratulate you and
your gallant jackics on tho successful
termination of the expedition.
Tho latest unpalatable truth in a
coating of picturesque metaphor is:
"Wo are living in an ago when too
many people want to bo like a motor
car and to run through lifo at top
speed, which cannot bo done without a
break down or a collision, or both."
It costs a country newspaper monoy
every time it makes a stand on any
question, says an exchange. Almost
any other citizen besides a newspaper
man can do so without injuring his
business, becauso he is not put on
record. When a newspaper man pub
lishes anything it's there in black and
white and no way to get around it. If
tho editor advocates improvement, the
mossbacks go after him and sometimes
stop their papei. If ho opposes im
provements, the progressive sort get on
his frame and call him a back number.
If he boosts the churches the liberal
elements call him crazy and if ho
doesn't the church people say he's go
ing to tho devil. If he publishes local
news, some say it is all nonsense and
if ho doesn't, ho gets it
from those who look for
If he publishes politics the opposition
gets into his hair and if lie doesn't he's
charged with being afraid to stand out
for his opinion. If he condemns mail
order houses, there aro sonic people
who ask him to tend to his own busi
ness as they have a right to trade
where they please. If he publishes
mail order ads tho home merchants go
after his gore. No country paper can
come square out without making
enemies and loosing money, find in tho
run of a year or so will insure some
criticism from nearly everybody. But
this should not be discouraging. The
newspaper that understands to please
everybody will plcaBo nobody and if it
is honest and sincere and thoughtful
tho public will respect it.
round of work arc just beginning to come into their
own, who has been delaying the coming?
Why wero they kept out of their own?
For answer go to the republican
leaders who were, up to a lew years
ago, pitting the trust magnates on the
back and calling them "Captains of
Industry," and other high sounding
names. And now when these "Cap
tains of Industry" have the nation by
the throat, these same republican
leaders are asking that they may be still
further entrusted with power, that they
may undo the wrong they havo en
couraged and fostered under their
beneficial care. For the trust magnates'
gold they have sold the birthright of
tho people, and in their folly they de
lude themselves with belief that the
people, will again commission them to
bring back to the people the inherit
ance which they squandered. Will the
I linnlitn rnof Itmm flrrmtO
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short items.
THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE QUESTION
Waisner & Sons Reply in Strong
Terms Against Their Accusors.
John R. Walsh, the Chicago bank
wrecker, had nothing to say when
asked why judgment should not be
pronounced. Ho had much to say
through the columns of tho Chicago
Chronicle in 1906 in condemnation of
Bryan's scheme of re-adjusting our
national banking system.
Auction Sale.
The Inter Ocean, which clamis to be
tho only republican paper published in
Chicago, is strongly opposed to the
nomination of Taft for president. It
' insiders him a wcaktir man than
)ti u and predicts that if the two men
ii the nominees Bryau will win. Tho
pi or recognizes Taft's worth in certain
lines and does not decry his ability in
any way, but holds that he is not tho
strong man required to bring about and
sustain republican success.
The unsurpation of power by judges,
which was never contemplated by the
framers of the constitution or those who
voted for its adoption, if far greater
than most people know. A single
federal judge through the process of in
junction, issued upon unverified affida
vits of an interested party, can nullify
the laws of a state. That is a greater
power than is possesed by any monarch
on earth. Judges who do such things
are simply "usurpers." Omaha Investigator.
Tho London papers havo been de
claring that New York was "an inter
national financial nuisance," and a
French message comes along saying
that "the United States must set its
business house in order before France
will take American securities." Wall
Street methods have disgraced this
nation in the eves of all the world.
The next campaign will be fought to
settle the question whether Wall Street
shall continue to rule. Omaha Investigator.
Tho Missouri legislature has submit
ted the initiative and referendum propo
sition to the people, and it will be voted
upon this fall. It is a democratic
proposition and ought to bo supported
by the democratic party unanimously
and by tho republican party as well.
A large majority of the rank and file of
the republicans believe in the demo
cratic doctrine that the government
should be responsive to the will of the
people. The initiative and referendum
do not destroy representative govern
ment they simply perfect ' representa
tive government. They do not take
away from the legislators the power to
legislate, but they compel legislators to
respect the will of the voters in matters
of legislation. Where legislators do
their duty, the initiative and referendum
will not be invoked; where legislators
betray their trust or neglect to do their
duty, the initiative and referendum are
useful. The honest legislator will not
object to the initiative and referendum
and any objection made by dishonest
legistators ought not to be heeded.
Represntative government will be
better when it is purified by direct
legislation. The initiative and referen
dum protect the representative from
temptation and protect the public from
betrayal. It has already been adopted
in a number of states and will be
adopted in all of the states when the
people thoroughly understand the sub
ject. Oklahoma has set an example
which Missouri can well afford to
follow. If the governor has a right to
veto a measure passed by both branches
of the legislature, why should not the
voters have a right to veto? The legis
lators and the governor are the servauts
of the voters; the voters are the masses
and ought to be allowed to sit iu judg
ment on the work of their public
servants. By all means let Missouri
have the advantages of the initiative
and tho referendum. The Commouer.
During the good times men of good
character and well employed refused to
enlist in cither the army or navy, but
since the panic and the distress it
caused has thrown thousands out of
employment, both the army and navy
have filled up, and if any more men
are enlisted thev must be practically
physically perfect. During the last
year the recruiting officers accepted al
imt any kind of men. On top of that
the senate has passed a bill increasing
the pay of officers from 5 per cent, for
a lieutenant general, to 25 per cent to
the junior officers and '40 per cent lor
enlisted men. More taxes to be worked
out on the farm and in the shops, says
the Omaha Investigator.
The Omaha Investigator says that
the death of Mrs. Charles E. Brothers
at the age of 101 in Springfield, Mass.,
last week, provokes thought on several
questions. She had six children, all of
whom lived to an average length of life
but when she died she had only one
child living and one grandchild. There
seems suggestions of race suicide in her
career. For the last few weeks she
just "faded away," and those who were
with her did not know when she breath
ed her last breath. She was always
cheerful and happy, was never afraid
of taking cold or contracting dangerous
disease. Until a few weeks before her
Representative Bourke Cochran, of
New York, delivered in congress, on
February 3rd, ono of the greatest
speeches ever heard in that body in a
long time. The speech was a reply to
Mr. Townsend, a republican congiess
man from Michigan. Mr. Townsend
in commenting on the president's mes
sage said, "The present administration
marks the coming of the people into
their own." An excerpt from Mr.
Cochran's speech in reply is as follows:
"When w ere they ousted from their own?
Noue will deny these sinister conditions
are a growth of the last ten years, and
that, surely has been a period of un
divided republican ascendancy. Abuses
which have grown up while republican
control has been undisputed, aud
abuses from which the republican party
cannot escape responsibility." This
reply of Mr. Cochran's furnishes food
for thought, How can the republican
party have the effrontery to appeal to
the country again and ask the people
to retain them iu power that they may
undo a part of the evil for which they
are responsible. Ten years of un
divided republican rule; supreme con
trol of all departments of government,
legislative, executive, judicial, and
their pet High Tariff in full bloom.
And the people, "just beginning to
come into their own." If the people
The following is not a paid advertise
ment, but is simply notice of a public sale
that was first made public at a democratic
banquet held recently at Ottumwa, Iowa.
Public Sale Great closing out sale of
G. O. P. Our lease with Uncle Sam hav
ing practically expired and having decided
to quit business and retire to private life,
we, the undersigned will oiler at public
sale at our residence at the Capitol in
Washington, D. C, on November 4, 1908,
the following described property, to-wit:
One elephant about 450 years old.
One financial panic old enough to be
weaned, sired by Gold Bug and damned
by Everybody.
One republican platform, good as new,
but somewhat moss-grown.
One Big Stick, slightly impaired by
overwork.
One republican machine, the same being
somewhat out of repairs.
One financial system, well supplied with
clearing house certificates and some cash.
Five million Teddy bears and other
articles too numerous to mention.
Everybody, regardless of past party
affiliations or previous political servitude,
is invited to attend tho sale.
It is expected that most of the articles
herein mentioned will be bid in by stand
patters as relics, but everything will be
sold on the square and all will be sold.
There will be no by-bidders.
Possession of property will be given
March 4, 1909.
Roast Crow will be served on the ground
free by the Young Men's Republican
club.
The sale will positively take place on
the date mentioned, regardless of the
weather.
G. O. P. Managers.
'Col's. Rockefeller, Morgan, and Harri-
man, Auctioneers, John R. Walsh, Clerk.
P. S. If either or all of the acutioneers
and clerk are at the time restrained of
their liberty by the courts, others equally
as good will be supplied on the date of the
sale.
Many Nebraskans Moving.
"Nebraska is having the greatest moving
day in its history," says D. Clem Deaver,
head of the homeseekers' information
bureau of the Burlington road. Mr. Deavef
has just returned from an extensive trip to
the Big Horn Basin country and through
western Nebraska. "At every station
along the road were indications of people
moving to some other section of the
country. At York we saw twenty-five
carloads of household furniture of people
moving to western Nebraska. The train
men all tell me they have never seen such
a movement of people before.
"These people are moving not only to
the irrigated sections, but to all parts of
western Nebraska. The product exhibit
car of the Burlington road has been show
ing all winter in eastern Nebraska, and
the people in this section seem to be more
interested in the western Nebraska lands
than in the lands of the irrigated sections."
It will bo remembered that a press
dispatch from Sheridan, Wyo., dated
March 2, gave an account of trouble
existing between Waisner & Sons and
other sheep men in that neighborhood
in which tho Sheridan Wool Growers'
Association took a hand at the instiga
tion of ono W. E. Upton who seemed
to bo the principal pomplainant in the
case which insinuated of sheep rustling
against the Waisners. Now come the
latter in a lengthy rebuttal, published
in tho Sheridan Enterprise of March 10,
denying every allegation made against
them in the charges and in most em
phatic terms denounce the said Upton
in a manner that indicates their chargin
of the insinuations. Waisner & Sous
invite a thorough aud complete investi
gation of their actions and of the
charges made and are confident of
complete exhonoration. The fact that
these people were former well-to-do and
reliable residents of Box Butte county
gives the matter local interest, and we
look to see them come out of the con
troversy entirely vindicated.
Railway Notes from Edgemont.
Edgemont Express
Engineer Nicollia is on the sick list and
has gone to Alliance to recover.
The Burlington bridge gang is putting
new ties on the steel bridge over the
Cheyenne River at Edgemont.
Hugh Daly, brother of I. P. Daly, the
dispatcher for the Burlington at Deadwood,
is now braking on the high line.
The business on the Burlington is pick
ing up and at Alliance the management
ordered five engines taken out of white
lead and put into commission on the road.
Superintendent Birdsell has been here
in his private car this week and had for a
guest, Samuel Coffin of FairfierS, Iowa.,
who went with him over the land under
the canal. Mr. Coffin is a consin of Harry
Johnson of the store department.
The Daniel Willard special went through
here on Saturday on its way to Sheridan.
Accompanying Mr. Willard were Superin
tendent L. B. Allen and Superintendent of
Motive Power Roup of Lincoln and Super
intendent Birdsell. The special went
west on 43 and returned Monday night on
Some High-Class Short-Horn Bulls.
I raised tho bull calf that took first
premium, also calf that took fifth in
same class, in open competition, at our
State fair in September 1907. My
herd took fourteen ribbons, altogether.
I now have thirty bulls, from one to
three years old, which I would like to
sell for fall delivery; a car load. I will
sell from twelve to twenty; you take
your pick for ?ioo each. I will keep
them for two months, feed them oats,
alfalfa, etc., get them in good shape.
You take them in December, winter
them at home, and they will do you
some good.
43-1 year
J. G. Brenizer,
Broken Bow, Neb.
For Rent
Shooting at Ardmore.
On Thursday evening an unknown man
entered the saloon owned by "Doc"
Middleton, at Ardmore, S. D., and started
a "rough house" by striking one of the
Middleton boys in the face with a pair of
brass "knuc's" cutting his upper lip to the
bone and dislodging four teeth. "Doc,"
in attempting to stop the trouble, was
compelled to shoot the man.
We are not able to get all the particulars,
but have been told that the wounded man
was able to board a train to Edgemont
shortly after the shooting. Young Middle
ton is in Crawford under the care of Dr.
Richards, who dressed the wound and re
moved four teeth. Crawford Courier.
City Laundry Suspends Operation.
The City Steam Laundry which has
been conducted by Jud Laravie, has
discontinued business and it is said the
plant will be taken to some other point
where it will be operated. Jud carried
on a fine business and for several
months employed a number of people
at good wages, but the stringent times
has made business especially in this
line "short pickins," and along with the
railway work has seriously affected the
full dinner pail our Republicans have
taken so much pride in,
WAIT FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF
SPRING MILLINERY
SATURDAY, APRIL 4th
Miss Roberts will show the newest ova
tions in LADIES' HATS in patterns and
special designs, at
The HORACE BOGUE STORE
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i FIRST STATE BANKi
of Hemingford, Nebr.
Our first consideration The safety of the funds de
posited with us.
Our next To take care of the legitimate demand for
money to carry on business in our territory. We want well secured
conservative loans from ranchmen, farmers and merchants, all the time.
Our depositors, whose balances are good, receive spe
cial recognition when they become borrowers, both in tho length of time
given and the rate of interest charged. A deposit account in somefgood
bank is a business necessity.
No one conveniently located to Hemingford can afford
not to be a customer of the First State Bank.
P, We have a savings bank for every boy and girl
S in the county. $1.00 opens an account. Write g
2 for particulars or call in person.
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JAMES KEELER A1&
WESTERN NEBRASKA AGENT FOR
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PHONES
Garage, 33
House, 225
FRICTION-DRIVE AUTOMOBILES
Full Line of Auto. Accessories Machines for Rent
We make a specialty of train calls and short trips
Parties desiring to rent 160 or 320
acres of good bottom land located 7
miles in a westernly direction from Al
liance, Neb., please correspond with H.
J. Gresser, Liberty, Fremont County,
Wyoming. 8-8w
County Treasurer's Notice
Owing to the time it took to forward all
back taxes up to date, I have been delayed
in getting out all delinquent personal tax
notices but now give all due notice that I
am going to give everybody not having re
ceived notice, a statement of their delin
quent personal tax and if the same is not
paid in ten days, I will be compelled to
collect same with extra costs. Now, I
mean business and am going to collect
taxes due the county from everyone.
Fred Mollring,
County Treasurer.
Easy to Turn It Over.
A young mother chanced to occupy
a seat in front of us on a train last
week as we were returninc from down
east, when an amusing incident oc-
curred. She was vainly endeavoring
to quiet her youngster who was appar
ently two years old. The youug cherub
had gormandized vast quantities of
fruits, nuts etc., and seemed to be in
great misery and positively refused to
be comforted, Finally an old gentle
man, who was sitting beside the dis
tressed mother, and whom we took to
be her father, remarked: "Jenny I'd
larrup that kid." "Oh, I hate to whip
a child on a full stomach," said she.
"Looks to me like it'ud be an easy
matter to turn it over," was the old
man's reply. Hooker County Tribune.
Seed sown with the
Monitor Double Disc Drill
is put at the bottom of a clean, wide fur
row, at an even depth, in two rows, and
covered with a uniform amount of earth.
Come and see the samples.
Newberry's Hardware Co.
NOTICE.
Notice to Voters of City of Alliance.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular
meeting of the Council of the City ot Alli
ance, Box Hutte county, Nebraska, on the
3rd day of March 1908, the said Council
passed a resolution submitting to the voters
at the annual city election to be held April
7th, 1908, of the said city, an ordinance in
words and figures as follows, tovit:
An ordinance-, prohibiting the sale or
giving away ot intoxicating, Malt, Spiritu
ous and Vinous liquors except for medici
nal, chemical, mechanical or communion
purposes, within the incorporated limits of
tho city of Alliance, Nebraska, and provid
ing a penalty for the violation thereof and
the repealing of former ordinances in con
flict thereof.
He it ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the city of Alliance, Nebraska:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, association or corporation to
sell or give away, or in any manner deal
in Intoxicating, Malt, Spiritous or Vinous
liquors, within the city limits of the city of
Alliance, Nebraska; except for medicinal,
chemical, mechanical or communion
purposes.
Section 2. Any person, firm or associa
tion or corporation, violating any provision
of this ordinance, shall on conviction there
of by a competent court be fined for each
and every offence not less than five ($5.00)
dollars nor more than one hundred (Si 00)
dollars, in the discretion of the court, and
shall pay all costs of the prosecution and
in default of said fine and costs as assessed
by the court, may be committed to the citv
jail until such fine and costs are paid.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances heretofore passed and in
conflict with the above ordinances, is here
by repealed.
Voters favoring the said ordinance shall
designate the same with an X in paren
thesis opposite the words, I vote for Form
A, and those in favor of rejectine it bv
designating it with an X in parenthesis op
posite toe words, I vote against Form A.
Copies of said ordinance in pamphlet form
can be obtained at my office in said city.
Dated March 6th, 1908. ,
W. O. BARNES,
(Seal) Cierk of the citv of Alliance.
Q. W. ZOBEL
DRAY LINE
Office at Geo. Darling's Store
Phone 139.
Residence Phone 570.
GE0..W. ZOBEL.
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