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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1900)
r frtiSr iiiiiii - y I njjiM L - i ii l THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I M RICE cotiiiues EDITOR 100 Per Year in Advance PUBLIHHED EVEEY THURSDAY EnHred at be Post office at Valentine Cherry county Nebraska as Second class matter This paper will be mailed regularly to its subccribers until a definite order to discontinue is received and all ar rears are paid in full Senator Hoar of Massachusetts knew that the doom of the Republican party was sealed when he coined his speech on the Phillipine question which he delivered before the Senate on Tues day April 17 1900 and in words that poured out his anguish he denounced Imperialism As in days of old the trumpet of the triumphant march of Bryan and Towno can be heard from afar like the muttering tempest coming up against the gale soon to burst upon us uf ter a brief lull and with a sweep ing victory our flag our country our Republic will be redeemed from the despotic rule of tyrants 13ut as the Senator said there is a Republican Senate which cannot be changed for the nest four years unless a few more like the Senator from Massachusetts can see the folly of their ways and lend a hand to again cast the mantle of tice and honor upon our Republic W H Westover our district juilge is prominently mentioned as good tim ber for gubernatorial honors The judge bears a good reputation through out the northwest and is deserving of all the honors that the office of gover nor affords And his modesty in de clining the offers of support made him should not work against his chances for nomination Chief Justice Fuller decided that Taylor was not entitled to the seat as Governor of Jentucky Governor Beckham is in full charge There was a jubilee over the result and two thous and people marched to the grave of Ex Governor Goebel each wearing a flow er and cast it upon his grave A prayer was then offered by a minister McKinley refused to interfere or in any way lend assistance to the Boer envoys who waited upc 11 him Tuesday of this week in behall of the Sonth Af rican Republic They gave him to understand before leaving that they had friends in America that they were thankful for In selecting Chas A Tovne for second place on the ticket the peo ple of Nebradka will heartily endore the action of the populist convention by giving Bryan and Towne the larg est vote of any candidates that could have been selected W J Bryan is more popular with the people of the United btates now than at any time since he has been be fore them as a result of his sterling qualities in denouncing Imperialism and the trusts No better choice could have been made than Mr Towne to act as stan dard bearer with Bryan the greatest living statesman in the United States A Philadelphia man is offering a Aya gtrof fclU0Ul0 that Biyan will be elected this year The street car riot in St Louis is be- coming serious several are Kinea and many wounded The war still rages in the Phillipines The latest is tin ice trust in Omaha T he Philadelphia strike is settled Call for Congressional Convention A delegate convention of the Peo ples Independent Party of the Sixth Longiessiohal District ol the btate ol Nebiaska iLeieby called to meet 111 the city of Bioken Bow Custer county ou Monday July 9 U at 2 oclock p in lor lLe puipose uf placing m nomination a candidate lor member ot Congress lo lepresenfc the Sixih Con gressional District ol Nebraska and to transact such other business as may pioperly come befoie the convention The lepiesentation 01 the utrious iiLitib -ii i 10Miui will be bated uion the vote of Hon W m villu 111 the Congressional- eketiou ot IfclJ one ueligate Leng allowed lor iacii one hunuud voies and major iiviCi01 iheieol aLd cue Udegate at aige licin each county lmn tntitiea Cheiryj count to tecii ecu gaits it is lecunimenued that no proxies bo al uowed but ihatthe ueiegales piesent eustVholull to of their lespective 1 ii i U J XAttbUrO Oh airman Con Cum G F Copper Secretary Elliotts KimiiiiiinwiiMi in VINDICATED Washington D C May 14 1900 I notice two false statements for po lili ul purposes going the rounds of the Ri jiublican papers which lam informed emanated from a Populist source rrst That William Neville by some kind of hocus pocus or legerdemain drew a part of the salary as congressman which belonged to the widow of Congressman Greene and kept it for his own use N Second That William Neville was a load to carry in last falls campaign and ran two thou sand votes behind Judge Holcomb in the Sixth district Those two charges being of Populist origin I deem it proper to answer them and will do so In the order named 1 never received one cent of the salary due the late Congressman Greene nor of that due his widow by reason of las death The revised statutes of the United States and the rules of the House of Representatives fix the salary and allowance to the widow of a deceased congress man or senator from the time of his death to the end of the term but not to exceed 5000 Of this amount Mrs Greene has already received 1250 the other S3750 she will get when the general deficiency appropriation bill carrying it passes which will be within the next ten days As to my own salarv I have simply walked ut to the counter of the disbursing onlcerstood up on the cutsiae of the railing and received tin Wact amount due me under the law authorizing payment to senators and congressmen filling va cancies which law was passed and auproved July 12 13C2 and under which Republicans and Democrats have been paid alike since that date 1 atn aale in saying that a Republican dis bursing officer acting under a law upheld by Republicans and Democrats alike for thiity eight years does not pay a Populist any money which is not legally due him and which he is not leg ally compelled to pay him as to the charge that 1 was a load to carry in the campaign and ran two thousand voles be hind Judge Holcomb it conies just a little near er having a gram of trutlrin ii than the other statement By relet tuue to the printed abstract of votes published by the secretary of state and including Hooker county which was lettout of the congressional column as published the fact wiii upnear that Judge Holcomb received 41 11 lord votes than 1 did in the Sixth district of which we were until residents Considering the well known popularity ot Judge Holcomu and the fact lhatmy opponent lived in the district and Judge Holeonibs did not 1 leel highly Mut tered by the showing Iiy leaving out Holt county where my oppoueiit lived and wheie Judge Hoico nib by reason thereof polled 118 voies more than 1 did it will be seen that I re ceived in the other tlnm -two counties 77 more votes than Judge Holcomb So much lor the charges made against me D when the convention meets in the Sixth Congressional District some one else is thought more woithy to represent it when he is selected 1 shall rise and uie 10 make the nuniuauun un animous and suiill exeit all huuurahlu means to secuie my parlys success aim 1 will not become an assistant Kepubiieau iy laseiy accusing members ot my own paiiy lor the Uciccuilou 01 Republican newspapers so thai alter the truth is known it may sun be said they aie on the Ue leusive and iheretore not aailuoiu candidates The great questions soon to he settled aie whether we shall nave a government Oy a 111011 leil aristocracy or a go eminent by the people w Lether w e shall be part lorus and part vassals w hether we shall be part freemen and part slaves Relieving Bryan and Towne to be the two greatest champions of human liberty since the death 01 Abraham Lincoln Jt will be my earnest endeavor to see that ail reiormers unite on them and to put no obstacle in the way ot suc cess Irom motives ot personal gain The light at Kansas City will be over the money plank yet every Populist knows that trusts and imperialism are branches of the money question Trusts arc Tormed lor the sole purpose ot absotbmg the wealth ol the people without their consent and the impel lalisls liave two motives one is new countries to exploit the other is pauper labor with winch to continue tue spoliation at home Tue goiu standard uusts aud combines im perialism and militarism are weapons ot the monied aristocracy Government issuance of all money direct leg islation government ownership ot all public utilities aud the Declaration ol Independence winch recognizes the equality ot men oelore the law aud government ouiy by the consent ot the people aie the weapons of the people and the battle has begun ery truly yours WM AJ2V1LLE Dont 8c a Knocker And then youll have friends If jour neighbor is prosperous let Inm prosper Uont grunt growl or grum ble day a good word lor him und let it go at that Dont be a knocker Your turn will come if you have the jjubh No one man is the an hole show It j ou see the town is moving along nicely leel good about it Help things along bhove a little Push Try and get borne of the benefit yourself Dont stand around like a chilly old cadaver Dont waste your time leeling sore be cause some fellow has a little more sand and sense than you have Do a little hustling yourself Dont be a knocker If 3 ou can say a good word say it like a prince If you are full of bile and disposed lo say something mean keep your mouth shut Dont be a knocker No man evfcr got rich or haxipy minding everybodys business but his own JSo man ever helped him self up permanently by knocking his neighbor down Give up a kind word Gn e it liberally It wont cost you a cent and you may want one yourself someday You may have thousands today and next ear be without the price of a shave So dont be a knock er Toil cant affoid it It wont pay I here is nothing in it Brains A tiomaits Airjiil Ictut There is only one chance to save your life and that is through an oper ation were the startling - ords heard by ilrs LB Hunt ot Lime ltidgeWis Iroin her doctor after he had vainly tried to cure her of a frightful case ol stomach tiouble and yellow jaundice Gallstones had foimed and she con stantly grew worse Then she began to use Electric Bitters which wholly cured her It s a wonderful stomach liver and kidney remedy Cures dys pepsia lusso appetite uU cls Uuaranteed Try it Only ior sale ut 3 J LINCOLN LETTER Nebraskas popular governor was quite eagerly sought for and consulted in the deliberations of the national con vention at Sioux Falls last week Stand up for Nebraska It is economy that allows the public buildings of Nebraska to go on and be completed under fusion administration in Nebraska without the rate of taxa tion being increased The republican stealings and practices could not have accomplished such wonders - It looks very much as though the fu siouists would nominate J II Miles of Falls City for congress in the first and Edgar Howard of Papillion for a simi lar position in the Second district This will almost insure a solid fusion congressional delegation from Nebras ka during the next two years Nebraska was represented at the Sioux Falls convention by about 200 loyal fusionists who carried away with them a full share of the honors in the deliberations of that- grand bodv of men who favor government by the peo ple Result National headquarters of the Populist party are located in Lin coln Let every Nebraskan rejoice as this is standing up for Nebraska with a tiger One EjRosewater loaded up the head quarters of the Republican state com mittee and carted them off to Omaha He was afraid to trust his short time bedfellow D E Thompson by allow ing the headquarters to remain in Lin coln W J Bryan has enlarged his front porch and otherwise improved facilities for addressing large audiences from his residence The Populist national com mittee has located headquarters in this city and several other omens indicate that Lincoln will be a chief political storm center during the approaching national campaign These indications avi favorable to fusion success in Neb raska A Sprained Ankle Quickly fjuretl At one time I suffered from a se vere sprain of the ankle sa3s George E Cary editor of the Guide Washing ton Va After using several well recommended medicines without suc cess I tried Chamberlains Pain Balm andam pleased to say that relief came as soon as I began its use and a com plete cure speedily followed This remedy has also been used in my fam ily for frost bitten feet with the best results I cheerfully recommend its use to all who may need a first class liniment Sold by Quigley Chap man druggists 2 ELI PRECINCT Kind er sorter dry I 13 N ichols is plastering at Merri man Mr Hotz of Gordon came down to go fishing last Sunday and staved over night with his daughter Mrs F It Yanish Art Sawyer of Rushville was down visiting his sister Mrs J E Selder Chris Holtz of Irwin made his ann ual tour through here this week Bert Nichols is working on the Nel son ranch Wni Spence moved his stock and family to the Goodfellow ranch Mon day where he will work J P Gardiner went to Valentine the first of the week H Green of Merriman went to the river last Saturday on business The Sunday schools of Conolly Flat and Rockford will have a basket picnic Sunday June 3 in the Sullivan Grove at the Crane Bridge There will be Sunday school in the foreuoo and preaching both before and after din ner Mrs Selder was slightly indisposed last week but is better at the present Chas Goodrich is assisting H Heck withhis ranch work sandy NIOBRARA FALLS Everyone busy as can be A good rain would be acceptable Adamson Parker finished their well and now have a generous supply of water for their cattle A few of our citizens attended the circus but came back none the wiser John Adamson and Henry Ballard were up the river Monday in search of stray cattle Mrs Doc Johnson is visiting in Fron tiar county with her children She was accompanied by Cole Ainslie aud fam ily ana D Adamson and family E Reed Was calling on friends on the north side of the river Sunday If youre in search of pets call on Lou Mosher and see him iuoil Dont ask R Grooms any questions lor he has become rather fishy of late He fishes for trout principally We understand that Charles Mosher went up to Hot Springs S D to bring his mother and sister Minnie down to Valentine They will make their fu ture home in Cherry county If you want to buy a good dog call on C C Thompson Darr bridge Peddlers are as numerous as bees round a hive in this community this spring BAD BUY Subscribe for Tyng DEMbCBAT ssshusljC J r LJ F suitable recovery C DWYER PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Superintendent of a Private Hospital For the Treatment of Diseases All Kinds of Surgical Operations Successfully Performed VALENTINE NEBRASKA Speaking About Eyes mmTy m DONT FOOL away your moncv goini to a Specialist who is generally a frautl for ordinary trouble with your Kycs Get your eyes litted by a man with experi ence who knows exactly how to fit you O W MOREY the Jeweler has had 22 years experience If you need a specialist he will tell you so J S ESTABROOK COUNTY SURVEYOR All work executed with promptness and accuracy VALENTINE NEB- A N COMPTON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office at Drug Store Front Valentine House J A HOOTON Prop Recently opened and newly furnished Not a restaurant but a hotel 100 PER DAY The best of viands and treatment given to our patrons First Door South of Bank of Valentine F M WALCOTT ATTORNEY AND ABSTRACTER Valentine Nebraska Practices in District Court and U S Land Office Ileal Esiate and ltanch Property bouulit and sold Bonded Abstracter A M MORRISSEY ATTORNEY AT LAW VALBNTTNE NEB 0 M SAGBSEE TONSORIAL ARTIST Hair cutting and shaving HOT AND GOLD BATHS wvw WATGH CLOCK AND JEWELRY REPAIRING I AM NOW READY FOR BUSINESS With a nice se lection ot Watches ana Jewelry All kinds ot llenairinp and Engraving done prompt ly and warranted IXCrAFLS A IX W AAMAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAAA STRAYED 20 head of cattJ branded D L REEDj Cody i left OKTH 5 j WANTED 300 head of cattle to summer in pasture Good grass and running water Apply at this office for particulars Strnjfctl or Stolen Several head of horses and cat tle jded Amos Strong Valentine Neb 11 tf Bks STRAYED 17 head of cows branded TVS on left side or hip A y reward will be paid for C H CORNELL Valentine Nebr dHEvjfCSbh W E Haley P0 W JXD icgyfa PtrSKriai h B4W north of Gregory Valentine Neb Brand registered No 200 Bange in Sharps Ranch aud German precincts 6 miles south of Kilgore N S Rowley Kennedy Nebr Same as cut on left side and hip and on left sliouldf r of hor ses AlsoragH on leit blue vi9 an luj BJMIJ t on right hip and on left side T - C on left hip of horses Rowlus Otto Stiiuiik Manager OM J Vlli - ilT H i iff SSSisSw 1 Merriman Neb Cattle brand OM on left shoulder Some of cattle have various older brands 0 S on left hip Horse brad A on left shouldei Itange Formerly Geo W Monnier ranch 5 miles east of SMerriman from iE M V R It south to Leander Creek qnardt Rowlus ScribnerNebraska Prideaux Sanford SBgSL W Ms Horses on left thigh Rrnge on Rock Creek LTenry Pratt Rosebud S D Left side Horses same on left shoulder Deerhorn clip on some cattle C F COOPER Postofllce address Oasis JJebStDfe Drand registered 2003 Cattle branded on left side same as cut Horses branded on hip Also some cattle branded Postoffice address Valentine Neb Cattle branded on left hip horses the same Range za Dry Val- I ley Mar- Kennedy Neb Stock branded on left side Plorses branded on left shoulder II SCnULTZ QTiVTI I m i Po tofhce address T McCann Neb Stock branded as on cut Uange North and south of Georgia MORRIS JANIES rostoffice address Rosebud sl Cattle branded on left sine as oh rut 1 KlMlIMIIii 1 John DeCory Rosebud S D Some branded ID 417 on leftside Horses JD on left hip Range in Meyer Co on Antelope Creek Charles 0 Tackett Rosebud S D Range head of An telope near 5t Marys mission Horses branded on left thigh JACOBSON BROTHERS address AW unVMR Postofllce address Harlan Nebraska On left side or hip horses branded same left shoulder Range between Nhr orara and Sna e riv ers south of Merri man Trtctrnff wlHrr5S Nenzel Nebraska On either side of cat tle horses same Range northeast of Nenzel 3 V9Hf a 13 J Rosebud S D Leftside Left car iropped Horses branded VB Range Little White River at mouth of Dedar Creek JULIUS TETERSON ostofiice address Gregory Neb Branded as on cut Range two miles J A SAULTS Rostoffice address Gregory Neb On left side or hip horses same on left shoulder Range- Arkansa Valley and Snakr SG Range South aud west of Hackberry Lake and Duck Lake R HANSON STRAYED OR STOLEN Last November a brindle cow branded and nalr j jgp3ffl orand egga3ay3 lelt snouicter 18 W L Nichols Merriman Nebr j Gregory Neb nninft side some same with I on lfcft shoulder left shoulder don and Goose Lake 250 will be nam 1 itFWAiin OF toanpfrsT rest and final conviction of imJP5Jono Jons stealing cattle with above brand DAN WEBSTER AlttitcartlotSlOO will be paid to any pefson forlnfonifation leading to Rearrest and stealing of or persons final conviction any person ing cattle or hotses with above brand R M FADDIS rostoffice address Pass Neb Range Norrh Loup River ALBERT NENZEL 4Kr RICHARDS CAIRNES CO GEORGE N DAVIS rostoffice address Simeon Neb Branded on right side or hip Also on left hip Horses on right shoulder as on cut Range Gordon and Snake Kry2 Win Ft Niobrara Neb Brand registeed sos70 Horses branded on left hii Range Niobrara river 12 jiniies east or aluntine 4 as- - JW33Kt 9HH C JENSEN- ostofiice ardress Gallon Nfihrriskn shoulder Left side on private stock and right side on cattle keldftrB on leftside of cattle hpIdorpP2HP3 left sidelgSff Horses C J on kft Eange EIcht miles south of Gallop M RICHARDSON rostofiice address McCann Neb Branded on leftside Range McCann Wright I Peter Ylondray Hyannis on iNeoraska B M R Chadron Nebraska flsstftittalT4i Cattle branded on any part of animal also the following brands mmm torses branded tne same Range between Gordon on the FE M VR R and Address Baiitlett 9 R in Northwestern RlCHAKDS Cooper Nebr Brand registered No 371 Brand anywhere on right bide F T Brackett I 5fll a lis mLmf u w s fi ra ISTL b3fi2S Riege Nebr Brand Keiristenri NTo MOO Brand right side or hip Horses same on right shoulder JCange Niobrara miles smith nr Kilgore Peder Thorsen Gordon Afpliroct o On right side T on right hip e horse brand and T on right shoulder Also cattle branded It 8 on left side Range fowl miles south of Irwin F C Duerfellt Manager Gordon Nfihraskn Cattle also branded 90 on ritrhMiin Horses and mules branded same as cut on left shoulder Gordon Nebraska Brand same as cut on left hip Range head of Gordon Creek forty miles southeast of Gordon Breeder of Hereford cattie XJQ S W Chesnnt J Alien it f mrTB gJg55SfESaS I T Richardson TBI Perch Nebr Some on left Sto IniEd Horses ou left shoulder r s U r X I 9 i M