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About Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1899)
f FLATO COMMISSION COMPANY LIVE STOCK SALESMEN AND BROKERS Capital 910OOOO.GO IHrectorn : Kaleumcn : F. W. FLATO , JR. , President. ED. II. REID 1 _ , PAUL FLATO , Vice President. JIM S. HORN \ Cattle esrae J. C. DAHLMAN , Secretary. E. W. C.AIIOW , flog Salesmau JOHN D. SEITZ. HUGH HITCHCOCK , Sheep " ED. H. RIED , JOHN P. CLAKY , Cashiei r SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA Correspondents : DRTTM-FLATO COMMISSION COMPANY Capital $500.000.00. CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY. ST. LOUIS { { TOOK EXCHANGE EESTAURANT. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. E. T. MILLER , Proprietor. LODGING FOR STOCKMEN - 40 NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS- fl MKhhl. South Omaha. Thrco Doors From C < rner RATES : $1.00 to $1.50 Per Day. Telephone No. 67 S5.00 to 87.00 Per WG k. R ) HOTEL. MRS. JOHN RliED , Proprietress. STOCKMEN'S PATRONAGE ESPECULLY SOLICITED , ffith 't. B tweea ? ? d M Stoats. Sc ath Omaha , Nebr A Few Facts For Cattle Dealers. It Im been n the past that Stands at top as a market for Range Feeders You can sti fv yourself us to the truth of that dlarement by compnmig the sues ; it Sioux Oily , last year , with those at any other comjie.titive market. You can also ask your neighbors who have sold cattle at Sioux City. This year Sioux City is in the field for fat cat tle as well as feeders. The great beef slaughtering plant of the Cudahy Packing Co. is ready for business The capacity of the Stock Yards has been greatly increased and you will find excellent facilities for handling your business. .No charge ? , except for feed ordered if your cattle are not sold on our market. Ihe Sioux ( Jity Stock Yards Co. JOHN JI. 1CE-ENE , General Manager Highest market price paid arid prompt returns. Beferenc-e ' Omaha National Bank. F. S. BUSH & COMPANY. 518 South 18th St. , OMAHA , NEB We charge no commission. teniiiiiniiiinfiiiinniniiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnniiHiiiniiHiiiiiii iiiH Mi A young man in Nebraska fell desperately in love with a girl in his class at college and desired to declare his love in writing. The World-Herald asks its readers to join in giving him a suitable sentence. Can you make a suitable one from this skeleton ? * y a r # * e $ s * a * * e * # n * e e * 5 : : o $ * * * * en * * O HI * O * * * * 6 1 o * n # o # # * o # * h # t * * e h * a * * e : ; : i t * * o # * * a i * The Omaha Weekly World-Herald will give a Cash Prise of j il "to the person who can 1111 oul the skeleton words in the above ! = ! sentence most completely by using ; the following letters : a x The " > persons who come nearest to winning the cash pri/e but do not win it will each receive the SL'XDAY WORLD-HERALD , twenty-four pages every Sunday , one year free. 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This offer has been submitted to the postal authorities at Washington and they say it is not objectionable. Address , . Weekly World = Herald , OMAHA , NEB. WESTERN NEWS-DEMOCRAT BOBEBT GOOD , Editor and Publisher About the first of January our fel low townsman , C. II. Cornell , sent a letter anent the Philippine question and beet sugar to the Chicago Times- Herald. That paper prides itself upon its fairness and "independence , " but much to Mr. Cornell's surprise his letter was returned to him. He then sent the letter and an explanation of the foregoing circumstances to the Springtield ( Mass ) Republican , which gladly published it entire. The letter , which filled more than a column , gave a succinct history of beet sugar manu facturing in .Nebraska , detailed the dis couragements the industry had met , told of the benefits farmers had de rived from the two factories in Nebras ka , explained the promises which hud been made for th future , and con cluded as follows : " 1 lie war is at aa cud. Commercial reports from every direction speak of cheap and abuiul. aut money , and iiCiV-found prosperity. Yet not a word indicating that the next year will see a dollar 01 this cneap .uoney invested in su ar factories , and why ? On the cessation ol war wo came into po-6essioa of d > sta'it cane sugar- growing islands , where labor can be had at " J per mouth and found , " and labor being Uie principal factor in sugar proi.uction , ihecapi- tan&l wht before the w.ir had been negotiating wuhin tiie beet belt of tins couiilry now learns , that he can. or others will , engage in the mami- : facluro on those islands , where labor is cheap- j eat , aud he can now do so with perfect safety. ! u.mer O'-r lla > ; and guarded by our army und , navy. \vcrethireiore just oa the point ot | wresting from Europe over § l25,0.0uuuiumiilly ; ; , ! of our own money , which was to have been diB- : bur.scu among our ciu/.ens in lucrative employ ment , but which we now turn over to our ac quired territories , a large part ot which will go to Asiatic "cooiie" labor. We are alao to be taxed moie heavily to snppoit an increased army and navy , sent to do guard duty over those indifetries in our acquired terrnorUw. .Mow what I would like the "expansionists" to answer is this : How -re the peoj/le living with in in. : beet and cane sugar belts of the United States , which forms a very large area , to be rcLompunsud for the loss of this Sl'JS.OOO.OOO whicn ther had the right to expect they wouid ne a.lowed to earn at home annually , within a veri shon , time , by the transfer of the sugar ministry bodily to those islands ; also , for the increased taxation for thtj support ot our army and navy it 1 am wrong in my uremise that negotiations for la-Jlones in the states have ceased because of acquiring those islands , why were me negotiation terminated with the war , and the acquisition ot those islands' ' Also , 1 would like to know \\hat the people of the United Slates are to ± ,0.111 by taking this industry from Germany , France and Austria , our best customers , and turning it over to the class of labor that will produce it on those islands , speci mens of which are best described in the follow ing recent dispatch from Honolulu : "Forty Galicians wear the felons' stripes and work uurequitted ou the streets of Honolulu rather tiiau toil for pay as contract laborers on the plantations. Six over in Luhaina lie in j il under the penal enforcement of contract law be cause thev will not return to their contract ser vice One , with scarcely a penny , was found stowed away with his two little motherless daughters on the ship ( j. F. Sargent in a desper ate resolve t'j get away from wht he regarded as his bond Bjrvici- . All over the islands it is the same story ; the Galicians brought here a few months ago under coatiacts of service for three years are desertm ; ; iheir employment , refusing to work in the cane li-lds under the contracts. " And yet Secretary Wilson ol the federal agri. cultural department , in ihe face of such compe tition as that , can talk as follows : ' Yes , there are new sources of weal h opening to us. The beet sugar industry Las reached a wonderful development this year. It will go on , 1 believe , until we shall be able , if we choose , lo produce our own sugar in an economical and Droll table way. A million and a half acres of land would misc beets enough to produce our entire supply of sugar. To consume the supply , of beets will demand $200,000ouO of capital and employ a vast number of laborers. I do not see why the industry should not be developed lo the point Iliave , suggested. A new view of the ad vantage of beet sugar culture has recently begun to impress itseh upon the agriculturist. It lias been found that the pulp ot the beets , after the ugar has been extracted , is just as useful for tending d iry eattio as beets would be before t u s.igar is witii irawn. As ao.in as the bee sugar farmer is s-.tiilied that la can get back the c t of his su. ir buet rrop HI tor.ige a d wil : be ii'Ie to sell the sugar iu the beets as a dear pioii. ! two industries will DJ .cipud. i h.st ib one of the promising things tor the f.trmer t i think about at tne beginning of the year IS'M ' ihe tro-.ii'le is n < t with the farmer. The JaM eight years have l ron.jlit the industry bc. * ml the ti aiisiti > n stage witli him , and ho is today rca-lv to contract beets and take pulp. However , he now finds himself confronted with the pros- pcci of the sug.ir manufacture tailing into the han U ot a few men. combining immense cipi. , a , .wnlug a small number of very large fae rie * , the land and the labor on those islands whic i Secretary Wilson would a-mex. Jfu nat urally does not suggest that there will be any a-Kirk 8 added during the jear 1890 , operated im.Icr like , o.iditions with the present faclorK'9 , al hough it \ \ illtake GOO of the size of Norfolk's to supply our home consumption of sugar. To ous who. watched hopefully the develop ment of what promised to be one of the very greatest industrial pursuits of our country , the probability of loss of all these factories is a very serious qu-snoi. : That the f'tctorius arc p iy- ing investments now. one only lus lo fig.ire fi resul s o ; tnis season's campaign , as quoted , lor confirmation The people who are able to in vest in such industries are waiting to determine the extent to which the industry is to be affected through Hie cheap labor of our newly acquired territory , seems equally true. If we are to lose this imlust-y at ho ne. how are we , as : i people , to gain in anything like equal measure through the territory acquired and to be acquired in cluding the Philippines ? " Comment is unnecessary. Mr. Cor nell has always been and is now i\ re publican , but like thousands of others he sees the danger which threatens many of our promising industries by the administration's policy of imperial ism , and seeks to avert it. Until we have given to eveiy intelli gent citizen the right to vote his con victious without fear of a master or 'anger ot loMhir his job , \xc > h uld nol hink of bes owlnjr the right to voti1 upon a horde of aliens who don't know ' nough u > vote , nor to fear anything ut th rat'lohiuik'-s and litres of then native 1 Live Stock Notes. | It is understood that a bill has jusi been drafted for the legislature with j view of breaking up certain monopo lies , of which the Omaha Live Stocl Exchange is the principal target. - IIooi and Horn. The expected is happening in tlu cattle trade. Every day the markel reports toll of the scarcity of choice ripe beeves and the abundance of half- fat stock. Choice cattle are selling al the highest point of the season , while the other kind is either stationary 01 tending downward. The gap between them is widening. All of which points to the soundness of the advice given bj commission men and others who arc posted on the cattle situation. A dispatch from Denver says that hydrophobia is reported among the herds of cattle and horses on the ranges of Koiitt and Rio Blanso counties. The dogs have had the dreaded disease for some time and have communicated it to the coyotes , which in turn have bitten ponies and steers , until theytoo , suffer with it. This news was brought to Denver by Ji-n Brady from his rir chen on the White river , and ho says the malady has already attacked many head of stock. According to J. L. Harris , who is just back from a trip to the southwest , there are about 2-50,000 cattle on cot ton- seed meal feed in Texas , Arkansas and Indian Territory , and probably 0,000 to 50,000 more on rougher feed. The advance in the price of meal is shorten ing the feeding of cattle in so ne in stances , but most feeders think it will pay this year to make their cattle fat. While more 'JVxas cattle- are being fed than a year ago , the number is far from being sufficient to make up for the di minished number of other cattle. Chadron , Nob. , Jan. 18. A tele phone company has been formed by Chadron people and articles of incor poration filed. The company is com posed of Bartlett Richards , president ; Will Gr. Comstock , vice presidentCh ; s. C. Jamison , secretary. The company is named the Kanch Telephone com pany , and will extend from Gordon to Chadron , Nebraska , with headquarters at Chadron. The company is capital ized at $3,000 , and will have a complete line of over 300 miles that will tap all towns from Chadron to Gordon and Ellsworth , and reach to each of their large and numerous cattle ranches in Cherry county. In Wyoming the cattle on the ranges arc reported to be doing well , although the weather has been severely cold , the thermometer registering 40 below zero at times. The cattle stand the cold and the big gales surprisingly well , accord ing to letters from that section , there being scarcely enough snow to cover the ground. Fortunately feed is good , but the country is overrun with hungry gray wolves , and they are killing a great many cattle as well as sheep. The bounty of $4 per head for grown wolves does not encourage trappers and hunters to destroy them , and the'roam over the country in bands of from1 ten to fifty. A short time ago fifty wolves got into a herd of sheep and devoured thirty head before the herder could drive them away. A gentleman by the name of Bor deaux , representing outside capital , came into Gordon last fall and viewed the prospects for introducing sheep , u thing that the ranchers had heretofore said they wou.d not permit under any consideration. lie leased a school SPC- tion at the time anil disappeared. He is now back at Gordon and has a syn dicate formed , with Mr. Hunter , of'the Maverick bank , in it. The purpose of having the local capitalist in the con cern is his power to control the citizens ! tnd force them to quiet submission. Notwithstanding , the citizens of the town are considerably wrought up and Ihe ranchers am in a fever of excite ment. The sheepmen's syndicate is said to have bought and leased three townships of land reaching from Gor don to the northern part of the county. -Chadron New : , . The Cuban meat contract recently awarded to George W. Simpson , of Boston , a gentleman heavily interested in Texas , promises to become a matter of considerable importance to stock raisers in north Texas. The dem ml for cattle to supply this contract will ap > roaeh very marly 1,01)0 ) head u week , and the class of stock is one that can be readily ob tained. Mr. Simpson states that it is his de sire to fill the contract with cattle from Texas if they can be had at a price equivalent to figures they would net in northern markets. He believes that Cuba will shortly take as manv as oOO- 000 head of live cattle yearly for beef and stock purposes. This is about equal to the English consumption of Miipncan cattle Tort Worth Live Stock Reporter. u CITIZENS - MEAT - MARKET GEO. G. SOHWALM , PROP. This market always keope a supply of H - FRUIT - In addition to a first-class line of Steaks , Koasts , Dry Salt Meat * Smoked Flams , Breakfast Bacon and Vegetables AtStetter's Old Stand on Main Street. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA A A rfi * , A A A THE PALACE SALOON | HEADQUARTERS FOR Wi THS , LIQUORS AND GIG ' nS fc * * * Of the Choicest Brands 4 ? VALENTINE NEBRASKA MRS , HARRIS BOARDING HOUSE AND BAKERY , Fruits and / Confectionery Meals at all hours , Price , 25 cent First door South of Valentine Bank , 1 The DONOHER B \ continually adding improvements and it is now the 4 ? 49 hesl equipped , and most comfortable 4 ? FIRST-CLASS MODERN HOTEL IN NOUT1IWEST NEBRASKA 4 ? * 9 Hoi and Cold Water Excellent Both Room Two Sample Rooms < ? xe V , HERRY OUNTY RANK Valentine , Nebraska Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking Kxdiangu bought and sold. Loans upon good security solicited at reasonable rates. County depository E. SPA RKS , President CIIA RLES SPARKS Cashier C. II. CORX53LL , President. M. T. NICHOLSON , Cashier F VALENTINE. Valentine , Nebraska. A General Ranking JlnsinesfcTransacted IJnys and S lls Domestic a IB d Foreign K Correspondent * ; Chemical National Dank , New York. First National Bank. Omaha Nebr. 0. M. SAGBSSR , RIM TRT 110 i Hair cutting sind shaving. HOT kM COLO BATHS. J. C. DWYER. E. U. DWVER. DWYER BROS. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Superintendents of Private Hospital , For the Treatment of Diseases All Kinds of Surgical Oper ations Successfully Performed. - - SEHRASKA THEDFORD HOSPITAL Mmlcrr. equlnnipnt. Up-to-date urcs. All the m-wer methods in - MKDiriXK and SJKOKKY- S | > e mltie.s Hay frver. Catarrh. Cancrr. Kniitiire ami Hies c-iired without the knife. Iisc-a ; p of the eye. oar , stomach ni-d < > [ womiMi. : uid all chronic dmcisea. Will answer rails l y mail or wire within a distance of 100 miles , htjrular davs : THURSDAY ami FRIDAY at SENECA. -and MULLEN- . The balai'.re of the week atTIICDFORD. Dr. M. . OLA.EK , Manager Prim O 1 Sardinr-3 per box 05 Oregon Salmon per can 10 B H Oysters per 2-pound can 15 i Or.e gallon sorjihtim orrup 40 f Five gallons Head Light fo ' Hams and iiacnn uor pound S&10 EveryUmiE at mv Pt prirrs ( ; edns Spiced Pickles are the best. The OWL SALOON Golden Shnaf Pure White Rye , Snsqui'hmina > y- and C darrMik I ouisville. Kentucky , Bourbon Wfvsky. Pur - Urapf & ( 'npruu- . Wines Tuka.Ajiirellici : Port.Shcny and Black lif-r y in wond. claret. Rii-cling , S.tui-rnr-s. Ccmfcs Imperial ; ( IiMs ; uil Clicquot m hot- tl a. JimiHna and oth er Cordials. sa igen for Fred Krags Celebrated Bx- PA 'aleBejr 1 > f mi 7 us * , and P fets t Be ? C. H. THOMPSON , THE Wm. 31. WaHei-K. rrop. THEDFORD - - : N ! Jlill Price * for Bran , bulk 50c per cwt $9 00 t sn Aborts bulk GOe prr ct $11 00 ton ScreeningsiOc ? 7.nO " T Chop Feed 70r. " , ? 13.00 " Corn C5 ' Oats. " $ U-0 -