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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1897)
i Skf ti CA rt n K 1897 EVERYBODY Can Afford to Visit the This Year at OMAHA 1897 STATE FAIR September 19 to 24 1897 The Fremont Elkhorn Mo Valley and Sioux City Pacific Railroads Will Make Cheap Rates and will run Special Trains sMSee Posters for Dates and Schedules Special State Fair Trains as advertised -will run to and from STATE FAIR GROUNDS STATION Omaha and not to and from Webster Street Station in tne City THURSDAY NIGHT all Trains -will leave from Webster Street Depot Omaha after tlie parade Recmlar Po0 Ti crfna win run on present scbedule -to and Jrom Webster Street Station Commencing Monday a stub Train rwill run between Irvington and the State Fair Grounds connecting Vitll all REGULAR Passenger Trains in both directions Electric Motors Hacks Omnibuses etc will run constantly between all Depots and Hotels in the City and the Fair Grounds See special advertising newspapers etc for a Directory of this Carnival week which includes The 31st Annual Nebraska State Fair State Horticultural Society Fall Fruit Exhibit Special Days at the Fair Grounds Tuesday Sept 21 Soldiers Pioneers and Childrens Day Wednes day Sept 22State Day Meals at Restaurants on the Grounds 25 cents this year 1 Fine Mechanical Art and Agricultural Displays Racing Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday Speed Money 10000 BEST MILE TRACK IN EXISTENCE AUTUMNAL FESTIVITIES AND CARNIVAL FETES UNDER AUSPICES THE the KNIGHTS OF Electrical illumination covering twenty five blocks The Feast of Quivera Gorgeous street parade every night Tuesday night Sept 21st grand Military and Civic Parade Wednesday night Sept 22d Mechanical Parade Thursday night Sept 23d Knights of Parade Friday night Sept 24th Grand Ball Knights of Special Attractions at all Theatres GREIBHTON Hoyts A Milk Flag BOYD- McSorleys Twins An opportunity to see the Trans Mississippi and International Ex position grounds and buildings now under construction LOW RAILROAD RATES via F E M V R R GEO F BIDWELL Genii Manasrer V INCLUDING ADMISSION F E 3f V R R Omaha Nel J R BUCHANAN Genl Pass Asrt - v FARMERS ELECT EX GOV HOARD National Congress Also Indorses Pos tal Savings Banks The features of the second days session of the National Fanners Congress at St Paul were the election of oliicers the re consideration of the vr d iioaki motion selecting Fort Worth as the place for holding the next convention and the indorsement of postal savings hanks The congress had a livelv time electing its otlicers principal ly over the choice for president A A Stout of Iowa re nominated President K F Clayton and the fight began when Secretary Stahl was also nominated Delegate Emery of Montana placed the mime of ex Gov Hoard of Wisconsin before the conven tion All three nominations received many seconds and vigorous speeches were hinde by enthusiastic delegates A live minutes recess was asked by several States for a caucus and the delegates grouped together and indulged m excited talk Candidate Hoards eligibility was questioned by Maj Wagner of Illinois but he was overruled The roll call pro ceeded slowly and cheers greeted the gains of each candidate in the voting The vote showed a good majority for Hoard 17G to S5 for Stahl and GO for Clayton The effort to make the vote unanimous in compliment to the ex Governor was futile many delegates voting against such mo tion Secretary Stahl was re elected by acclamation and there being no other candidates N G Spalding of New York was likewise honored for treasurer The paper of Dr Sateldo was in part de voted to the question of establishing a col ony of American farmers in Venezuela He was tendered a rising vote of thanks J J Hill president of the Great Northern railroad read a paper in which was em bodied some advice on the subject of transportation A series of resolutions covering a variety of subjects were adopt ed such as favoring postal savings banks free mail delivery in country districts etc CROP REPORT FOR THE WEEK Government Information aa to Har vesta in Middle Western States The climate and crop report lor the week as issued from the Chicago office of the Department of Agriculture is in part as follows Illinois Temperature below normal north ern nearly normal extreme southern and above normal central and south central counties Oiriy light scattered showers and good general rain much needed ia all sec tions Corn making slow growth some ripening prematurely and dry weather and bugs have damaged many lields Potatoes and pastures are poor but little plowing can be done fruits and melons abundant fair crop broom corn being cut Wlnconsln Dry weather and cool nights retarded growth of corn Early plantings ind varieties wl 1 mature in about two weeks but bulk of crop requires from three to four Cranberries late but promise well Vines lieavlly loaded Picking will begin in ten days Potatoes poor Pastures short and rain needed Michigan Corn maturing very slowly be cause of cool temperature Soil rather hard and dry for plowing Kain also needed for pastures and potatoes Beans a fine crop and pulling begun Buckwheat remains promising Fall seeding commenced Minnesota Cool week except on throe days Light and scattered showers In south ern half Wheat harvest finished Sept 1 Stacking and thrashing general Corn ad vancing well Plowing begun with ground getting hard Indiana Nights too cool for corn and ben eflclal rains fell only in localities of the central and northern portions and corn in general needs rain Early corn is maturing well late corn is yet small Potatoes are a failure Good crops of clover seed and mil let secured Fall plowing retarded south but progressing well north Iowa Warm bright days cool nights and drouth generally unbroken Corn on dry uplands badly flred and early planted fields making rapidly Late corn needs more mois ture and warmth and rain much needed for potatoes and pastures Weather favorable for harvesting prairie hay and quality supe rior Nebraska Corn has ripened very rapidly and in most sections too rapidly to nil out well In places corn damaged by this weeks dry weather especially late corn Ground generally too dry for plowing Ohio Generally favorable week for crops and farm work Early corn maturing nicely but nights little too cool Late corn slow Garden truck plentiful Considerable wheat ground harrowed Missouri Drought still unbroken Hot winds did much damage to corn and fruit In most northern counties corn maturing well but needing rain and In southern sec tion drying up rapidly and now beyond help In many counties MONTHLY DEBT STATEMENT Increase Is Shown with a Decrease of Cash on Hand The monthly statement of thev public debt issued at the Treasury Department shows the debt less cash in the treasury to be 1008335121 which is an increase for the mouth of 14888475 This in crease is accounted for by a corresponding decrease in the amount of cash on hand The debt is recapitulated as follows Interest bearing debt 847305540 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity 133G2S0 Debt bearing no interest 378194507 Total 122GS96327 This amount however does not include 5939G1953 in certificates and treasury notes outstanding which are offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury The cash in the treasury is classified as follows Gold 181234105 Silver 519308480 Paper 139427004 Bonds disbursing officers balances etc 18115051 Total 858145307 Against this there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to 089584100 which leaves a cash balance in the treas ury of 21S5G1206 Nominated After 6021 Ballots The record breaking deadlock in the Tenth District Republican Senatorial con vention was broken in the nomination of Colonel D J Palmer He was chosen by acclamation on motion of W F Kopp his opponent The end was reached after 6021 ballots had been taken each result ing in a tie Gives the Chicoras Location Mrs Sarah Bromwell the Chicago spi itualistic medium who claims to have dis covered the location of the spot where the steamer Chicora was sunk Jan 1 1S94 now describes it as being one mile south of the St Joseph harbor and five miles out in the lake She says the steamer lies in ten fathoms of water The treasury is to be guarded by electric wires but no connection has yet been wade to give Congress a shock when it is extravagant St Louis Globe- Democrat i FEARS FOR MKINLEY JLetter of Warninir Received by the Mayor of Columbus One incident of the Presidents visit to Columbus and the Ohio State fair was manufactured into a sensation This was the report of a plot to assassinate the Chief Executive in the capital of his na tive State A few days ago Mayor Black received through the mails an anonymous fetter reading as follows Be on your guard There is a plot against McKinley to make way with him because he appointed Powderly This plot is not in favor of anarchy They are for organized labor and against mon opoly It was believed that the letter was written either by some crank or by a practical joker but Mayor Black deemed it wise to take every precaution looking to the Presidents safety The result was that during his stay the President was very closely guarded by the police authorities of the city All the detectives belonging to the local force with the visiting sleuths from other cities were detailed to act as a special body guard and upon the arrival of the Presi dents train the officers in plain clothes surrounded the President and escorted him to his carriage on either side of which when the parade moved marched four detectives and the chief of police himself No one was allowed to approach the vehicle during the parade and upon the arrival of the party at the hotel the police formed a cordon clear to the eleva tor through which the President passed During the reception and during all the subsequent exercises of JhQ Jay he Pres ident found detectives constantly at his elbows He observed the extraordinary ffgilance of the police and finally asked an explanation which was given him by Mayor Blackj who also showed him the fetter Tne President merely observed that he did not believe anyone wanted to do him harm However he warmly thanked the Mayor and Director Williams for the precautions they had taken to con serve his safety LEAPS TO DEATH W Russell Ward Killed En Route to Chicago W Russell Ward the Englishman who came first into the glare of publicity by eloping from Los Angeles on the last day of June with the wife of Millionaire John H Bradbury drew attention to himself Thursday morning for the last time by casting himself through the window of a Pullman sleeper on the Northwestern overland flyer He met instant death His suicide was undoubtedly due to insanity After locking the stateroom door at 3 oclock to exclude the watchful porter to whom he had betrayed symptoms of men tal derangement Ward pulled himself through the window of the toilet room connecting with his compartment and ir his mad desire to escape from the assail ants he believed to be hounding him dash ed to his death His body clad only ia scant night attire was found at daylight lying beside the tracks at Wheatlands Iowa Discharged from jail on Thursday Aug 20 he left San Francisco Monday night with the avowed intention of going at once to England to plead forgiveness of the wife he had Avronged and deserted The evidences brought out by his actions during the days of his trip across the country are all to the effect that in the solitude of imprisonment his mind gave way under the strain of mingled passion and remorse A telegram he sent during the lest day of his life proves the exist ence in his demented mind of these tw conflicting sentiments TWO TONS OF GOLD Vast Quantity of Yellow Metal Com intr from the Yukon John B Brady Governor of Alaska has sent Secretary Bliss a pergonal letter in which he gives some interesting facts about the rush for the Klondike region Gov Brady has been identified with Alas kan interests most of his lifetime and is known to be very conservative in his opin ions Writing from Juneau he says Steamships are passing daily for Dyea and Skaguay loaded to the utmost with passengers and supplies The news just out of Klondike by reliable men is calcu lated to raise the excitement to a higher pitch The shipment of dust by the mouth of the Yukon will be all of two and one half tons Rich finds have been made well up on the sides of the mountains and the old saying that gold is where you find it and silver runs in veins seems to be empha sized in that district A jconservative es timate is that there are 5000 men at Skaguay and along the trail on the White Pass But a few only have gone over this pass with their supplies and only a small per cent of the number can get across Some parties are dividing and will try to send one over with supplies while the oth ers go into camp until spring The men who are coming here are fine fellows and I greatly admire them as I see them talk and walk A counrty can well be proud of such men They are re markably orderly MINERS ARE BLOWN TO BITS Coal Dust Explosion in Snnshine Shaft Near Glen wood Col Eleven Italians and one American workman were instantly killed by an ex plosion in the Sunshine mine -sixteen miles southeast of Glenwood Springs Col The explosion filled the miife with smoke and dust and for some time it was thought that the loss of life had included all of the workmen in the mine It was an hour before the workmen in adjacent mines were able to go into the Sunshine property Then it was found that the loss of lif heavy as it was had been confined to one chamber The miners in the other parts of the mine were soon released It is thought that too many blasts resulting from the incessant work had filled the chamber with coal dust whch was ex ploded by the blow out It is also report ed that there was a barrel of powder in the chamber M Levidis formerly Greek minister of marine who was struck by M Grivas chief of staff of the Greek fleet in the lob by of the Chamber of Deputies has de cided not to challenge his as ailaut to a duel but to appeal to die Chamber of Deputies Walthers Preislied from The Meis tersinger was the song which took first prize at the recent Welsh Eisteddfod at Pontypool Dr William Nast the patriarch of Ger man Methodism celebrated his ninetieth birthday in Cincinnati last week PLAIN OR FANCY P Valentine RINTINQ i tv t ifeWxixftff QUICKLY 3B o W E HALEY t TOE CPECI ALTI ES BILL HEADS LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS STATEMENTS ENVELOPES INVITATIONS PROGRAMMES MENUS LARGE POSTERS BUSINESS CARDS SMALL POSTERS CALUNQ CARDS SALE BILLS ETC CHROMO JARD Notary Public Real Estate ABSTRACTER Valentine Nebraska 1000000 Bond Filed Office in P O Building The DONOHER Has recently been refurnished and thoroughly renovated making it now more than ever worthy of the reputation it has always borne of being THE MOST COMPLETE - AND COMFORTABLE HOTEL IN THE NORTHWEST Hot and Cold Water Excellent Bath Room Good Sample Room M J DONOHEU Proprietor Cherry Qounty Bank Valentine Nebraska Every facility extended customers consistent jWithTconservative banking Exchange bought and sold Loans upon good security solicited at reasonable rates County depository E SPARKS President CHARLES SPARKS Cashier sap fiANK OF VALENTINE C H CORNELL President M F NICHOLSON Caahier Valentine Nebraska A General Banking Business Transacted Buys and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange Correspondents Chemical National Bank New York tflrst National Bank Omalia CITIZENS - MEAT - MARKET GEO G SCHWALM PROP This market always keeps a supply of FISH AND GAME In addition to a first class line of Steaks Roasts Dry Salt Meata Smoked Hams Breakfast Bacon and Vegetables At StettersOld Stand on Main Street VALENTINE NEBRASKA THE PALACE SALOON HEADQUARTERS WINES LIQUORS and CIGARS O the Choicest Brand Nebraska Remember that this office is fully prepared at all times to turn out on the shortest notice in the most artistic and workmanlike manner all kinds of Job Printing v - v