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100 Per Year in Advance
PUBL1UHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at the Post offlce at Valentine Ctefry
county Nebraska as Second class matter
This paper will be mailed regularly
to its subscribers until a definite order
to discontinue is received and all ar
rears are paid in full
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Washington D C May 23 1900
Mr Edwin S Eves ONeill Nebr
Dear Sir Your letter of the 19th
inst was duly received and as per re
quest I give you a full statement of the
facts in the matter to which you re
ferred
The salary of a congressman is 5 000
a year The congressional year begins
March 4th and ends March 3d follow
ing Under a law which was passed
and approved July 12 1862 and which
is incorporated in Sectional of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States a
congressman elected to till a vacancy is
paid from the date the salary of his
predecessor ceased This law was pas
sed and has been constantly upheld
since that date on the grounds that
each district is entitled to an equal
share of the emoluments with other
districts that the bulk of the work is
done du ring the sessions of Congress
and accumulates in the interim aud
that the expense of an election is as
great for a vacancy as for a full term
Mr Neville was paid strictly according
to this law just as all other congress
men have been paid since its enact
ment in 18G2
Under sections 49 and 30 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States a
widow of a deceased congressman is
paid from the date of the last payment
to her husband to the time of his death
at the rate of 3000 per year Rut in
no instance is compensation to be com
puted for less than three months Un
der the rule invariably followed by the
Ilouse for half a centu or more the
widow is allowed by appropriation an
additional sum in the discretion of
Congress not exceeding in all the sum
of 3000 Of the above amount Mrs
Greene received from the current fund
of last year -1230 and the general de
ficiency appropriation bill for this year
which Jias passed the House of llepre
sentatives and is now in the Senate in
cludes an appropriation for Mrs Greene
of 384589 as salary due her husband
and allowance to her This monewill
be paid Mrs Greene when the proper
time arrives for her to draw it which
will be in a month or two
The charge circulating in Republican
newspapers in Nebraska that Congress
man Neville drew any money not be
longing to him is absolutely false But
it is one of their political methods of
assassinatiug the character of a man
they are unable to defeat at the polls
A Populist or Democratic paper ought
not to give currency to a falsehood of
this character
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully yours
WM V ALLEN
The above is a copy of a letter sent
by Senator Allen in answer tto a re
quest of the Editor of the Holt County
Independent for the facts in the above
entitled matter
JACKSONIAN CLUB EXCURSION
Special Train to Kansas City
Leave Omaha July 3dj via Burling
ton route 1130 am Dinner
Arrive Lincoln July 3d 110 p m
Dinner
Leave Lincoln July 3d via Burling
ton route 14o p in Dinner
Arrive St Joseph July 3d 045 pm
Supper
Leave St Joseph via Burlington
Route 730 pm Supper
Arrive Kansas City 930 p m
Train to be known as the official
composed of baggage car coaches and
sleeping carsand to be run via Ashland
Lincoln Tecumseh Falls City and
Rulo
Train to leave Kansas City at close of
convention and arrive at starting point
not later than the period for which
sleeping cars have been chartered
namely four days
Railway tickets to be good returning
on any other regular tram without
sleeping car accommodations up to
July 9th
The rate from Omaha and Lincoln
10 for the round trip including rail
way ticket and sleeping car berth with
occupancy of the sleeping car berth
while in Kansas City At thj above
rate a double lower berth will be as
signed to two persons an upper berth
to one person
Excursion tickets to Kansas City and
return will be sold from all stations in
Nebraska In many case3 it will save
you money to buy your excursion tick
etto Kansas City at starting point
Such tickets will be good on the official
I train when sleeping car berth has been
secured
Parties purchasing railway tickets to
Kansas City and return from then
home stations outside of Omaha desir
ing to join the Jacksonian Club official
strain can do so by remitting the prop
er amount to the committee for sleep
ing car berth and same will be as
signed to them on the above basis The
sleeping car rate for each person from
any point en route will be 300 which
will be in addition to tho railway tick
et and will entitle holder to accommo
dations for the round trip and occupan
cy of same while in Kansas City At
these rates a double lower berth will
be assigned to two persons an upper
berth to one person
It is recommended that wherever
practicable 3ou should select the party
you desire to occupy the double lower
berth with you and make joint remit
tance and request for assignment
All applications for sleeping cur
space and remittance for same should
be made to Ed E Howell or Churchill
Parker 217 South 14th street Omaha
Maku your applications for sleeping
car space as early as possible as the
rule will be first come first served
ED E no WELL
CHURCHILL PARKER
Committee on Transportation
FRED II COSGROVE Secretary
NOTES
The Club will be accompanied by the
celebrated 15 M Band of Platts
mouth consisting of thirty pieces so
that first class music will be on hand
at all times The train will be exclus
ively for those accompanying the Club
to the Convention and everything pos
sible will be done to make the trip en
jovable
The run will be almost entirely by
daylight and as the train will be elab
orately decorated it will doubtless at
tract much attention
But the greatert advantage will be
due to the fact that arrangements have
been made wherebs the Club will be
admitted to the Convention if distint
ively uniformed and accompanied by
its Dana in oruer to maKe tne ex
pense as low as jiossible the only uni
form that will bB insisted ujpon will be
a uniform hat hickory cane aud
badge These will be furnished for
250 but as they must be ordered in
advance you are earnestly requested
to remit at once stating the siz of hat
desired
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CONVENTION CALLS
Peoples Independent Party
The PeoDles Iitdenendent Partv electors
Secretary
Elliott druggist
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Cuairmau
A Wealth 0 Beauty
is often hidden by unsightlv nimnles
eczema tetter erysipelas salt rheum
etc Buckleris Arnica Salvo will glori
fy the face by caring all skin eruptions
also cuts bruises burns boils felons
ulcers and worst forms of piles Only
box Cure guaranteed Sold by
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of
Cherry County arc requested to send delegates
from their several precincts to meet in County
Convention in Valentine Nebraska on Satui
day June so 1900 at 10 oclock AM for the
purpose of electing seven delegates 10 the state
convention to be held at Lincoln July 11 1900
seven delegates to the congressional convention
to ub held at Broken Bow July 9 ijoo seven
delegates to the senatorial and seven delegates
to the lepresenlative conventions not yet
called to place in nomination a candidate lor
County Attorney and to trausact such other
business as may properly come before the Con
vention
The delegates from the First Commissioner
District will also meet In convention immedi
ately after the adjournment of the county con
vention and place in nomination a candidate for
County Commissioner for the full term ot three
years and the delegates from the Third Com
missioner Districts ill meet in convention im
mediately after the adjournment of the county
convention and place m nomination a candidate
for County Commissioner to lill vacancy for the
term of one year
The representation from the various nremnnts
will be based upon the vote cast Jor Hon Silas
A Holcomb in the general election of 1899 one
delegate being allowt d lor eacli ten votes aud
major fraction thereof and one delegate at
large from each precinct which makes the fol
lowing apportionment
Buffalo Lake 3
Boiling Springs 4
Dewey Lake 3
ili 3
Georgia
Kennedy 3
Lavacca 4
Merriman 3
iNenzel 3
sparks 3
Schlagel 3
Table
4
Barley i
Cleveland 3
Kulow 2
Gillaspie 4
German 3
Kewauee 3
Loup 5
Minneehaduza 4
Mother Lake 2
Pleasant Hill 4
Sharps Ranch 3
bteen 2
Valentine 11
Woodlake 0
It is recommeded that the precinct primaries
be held at the voting place in each precinct
June 23d 1000 at 2 oclock pm unless other
wise called by the precinct committeeman
It is also recommended that no proxies be al
lowed but that the delegates present cast the
full vote of the precinct
J W BURLhlGH A M MOItltrsSEY
Secretary Chairman
Democratic Party
The Democratic electors of Cherry County are
requested to send delegates from their several
precincts to meet in County Convention in Val
entine Nebraska on Saturday June 30th 1900
at 10 oclock a m for the purpose ot electing
seven delegates to the state convention to be
held at Lincoln July 11 1900 seven delegates to
the congressional convention to lm in iri nt
Broken Bow S July 9th 1000 sevirn delegates to
train of thA Innbenman Hlnh anA n Ko
- uuwi vsiuu v uoLjiie seiiiiiuiiui aim seven delegates to tiio repre
sentatlve conventions not yet called to pluee 111
uuiimiiiuuu iv eauumaie ior county atiorny
And to transact such other business as mu
properly come before the convention
The delegates from the Hrst Commissioner
District will also meet 111 convention immedi
itfly alter the adjournment of the county con
vention and place in nomination a candidate for
County Commissioner for the full term of three
jears and the delegates from the Third Com
missioner District will meet in convention im
mediately after the adjournment of the county
convention aud place in nomination a county
commissioner to nil vacaucy lor the term of one
year
The apportionment is the same as that of the
Peoples independent Party
It is recommended that the precinct primaries
ueiiem at me uuuk iiaee in sacn nreciua
June L3 1900 at P M unless other
wise called b the precinct committeeman
It is also recommended that noproxies be a
lowed but that thedclegates present cast the
full vote of the precinct
1 M UlUiS MAJCTIN CHKISTENSEN
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stirring
music Judge S II Ladd
mayor of the city stepped forward and
in a very pleasant manner tendered the
freedom of the city to the guests hand
ing them the keys to the outer and in
ner gates and instructing the village
marshal to turn a deaf ear to any dis
t urbances which might follow He in
trod uced Eev R G Easley who deliv
ered a most appropriate and humorous
address of welcome in which he drew
the line of comparison or similarity
between editors an I preachers show
ing that while their virtues and vices
might differ widely their trials and
afflictions were analogous Ilis
speech was inteispersed with amusing
anecdotes President Jas II Burleigh
responded in a like happy vein of hu
mor and sounded the gavel which
called the association to its business
session and the selection of a place for
the next meeting election of officers
etc valentine was chosen as the
place for the next meeting II G
Lyon of Gordon was elected President
D S Efner of Chadron Vice Prest
and I M ltice of Valentine Secretary
and Trearurer The association then
adjourned till 2 P M when the fol
lowing program was carried out
Piano solo by Miss Fannie lloss who
was loudly encored This was fol
lowed by a most excellent paper by
Frank li Wingfield of the Crawford
Gazette How can Country Newspa
pers be published at 100 a year at the
increased cost of production
Col Robt Lucas U S Commisioner
of Gordon and a pioneer newspaper
man of northwest Nebraska of more
than twenty years residence in this
section was introduced and for more
than a half hour spoke on the courage
patience devotion and endurance of
the pioneer editor showing the dan
gers that threatened him and how little
was the hope of reward lie recited
chapter after chapter of thrilling
scenes and events that had come under
his observationaud at times he became
pathetic and his words were touching
and beautiful His address was most
interesting and worthy of a place on
the program of any state or national
editorial meeting It was a surprise to
many of his friends who had never be
fore listened to a public address of this
kind from his lips It was most en
thusiastically received by the audience
Dr A L Bixby filled a vacaucy on
the program by talking on the theme
liie Editor as a Liar His address
was humorous and he concluded by ex-
norting the members of the craft to
stick to the truth as near as possible
without jeopardizing their lives
or se
riously conflicting with their financial
and business interests
G M G Cooper of the Rushville
Recorder ravo l vnrv nrufiirtii
written paper on What -the Party
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EDITORS MEET
The E V E A Holds a Most Pleasant
and Profitable Meeting at Gordon
EI G Lyon of Gordon secretary of
the E V E A has kindly written up
this meeting and sent us a copy which
we print in full believing that a great
many of our readers will be interested
in just what is done when the editors
meet Ed
The Jbourth Annual meeting of the
Elkhorn Valley Editorial Association
was held in Gordon last Saturday
While tho attendance was not as large
as had been hoped those present en
joyed a most pleasant and profitable
session The following newspapers
were represented Omaha Bee James
Morris Lincoln Journal Mr rnd Mrs
A L Bixby Ains worth Star Journal
Mr and Mrs J W Burleigh Miss
Rathburn Ainsworth Home Rule Mr
and Mrs Geo A Miles Rushville Re
corder Mr and Mrs G G Cooper
Hay Springs Leader Mr and Mrs
E E Humphreys Fairfax S D Re
view Mrs M M Baumgartner and
Miss Mabel Tompkins Valentine
Democrat I M Rice Crawford Gaz
ette F S Wingfield Stuart Ledger
and Naper News A M Church
ONeill Frontier Dennis Cronin Chad
ron Journal Dean Efner Rushville
Standard ElL Heath Harrison Jour
nal Geo D Canon Gordon Journal
H G LyonU S Land Office ONeill
R H Joness W M Ketcham of the
Crawford Tribune and W H DaviF
formerly of the Harrison Journal were
unable to be present but sent their an
nual membership fees Judge Morris
of Johnstown A L Bixby of Lincoln
tiuu avuul jliucus oi uoruon were en
rolled as honorary members oi tli2 asso
ciation
- In addition to the above members of
the association were several visitors
from Rushville among them Rev and
Mrs W T Ramsey Mrs Mary E
Parker County Supt County Treas
urer H F Wasmund and wife
The homes of Gordon were thrown
open to the entertainment of the edit
ors aud other guests
The sessions of the association were
held in the Presbyterian church which
was very tastefully decorated for the
m
occasion me association opened at
10 A M After the Gordon Band had
enlivened the meeting with some soul
Owes the Party Paper in which he
showed very clearly that it is a debt
that is seldom paid most of the en
dorsements being broken promises or
depreciated favors
Miss Kose Rathburn of Ainsworth
an elocutionist of more than ordinary
ability next favored the association
with two very pleasing selections that
completely captivated the audience and
called for a hearty encore Miss Rath
bnrn has a most pleasing appearance
on the stage and we predict the young
lady will attain distinction as a reader
and impersonator
Miss Grace Thompson also won
rounds of applause by her skillful per
formance on the piano
A M Church of the Stuart Ledger
read a very spicy paper on The Hand
that Wields the Pencil closing with
an original poem that caused a jealous
smile to spread out over the broad ex
panse ot cheek that adorns the good
natured countenance of Col Bixby
Master Loren Mills next made his
debut with his violin playing two
beautiful selections with piano accom
paniment without a single discord
every tone being as perfect as that
maae ny a professional He is but 11
years old yet baddies a grade of music
as difficult as that played by the violin
ist of several years practice
This completed the program until 8
p m when a large audience assem
bled to hear Dr Bixby portray the
trials and triumphs of the country edi
tor The first part of the lecture was
devoted to personal reminiscenses of
his early boyhood days and for a half
hour the audience was kept in a contin
uous flood of laughter Then the
speaker indulged in a more serious
vein as he portrayed the trials and per-
plexities of the
average
newspaper
man his temptations and proueness to
doubt humanity the ingratitude and
insincerity which he sees on every
hand and lastly he pictured the ideal
newspaper man as a leader and pro
moter of every laudable enterprise in
tha community the friend of right and
the foe of wrong an educator whose
opinions and influence bear an in
delible impress on the community in
which he lives The entire lecture
was interspersed with bright sffems
of wit and was listened to with the
keenest interest and enjoyment by all
It was a humorous and intellectual
treat such as does not occur every day
After the lecture the audience ad
journed to the hall where a sumptuous
spread was in waitiug and for an hour
or more the crowd regaled the inner
man As there were several tables full
ofpeople to be fed the crowd again as
sembledat the church when they had
enjoyed the feast of good things provid
ed by the ladies of Gordon and for an
hour or more enjoyed themselves in
social good cheer interspersed with
some very fine music by the Gordon
orchestra rnd male quartet As the
hour for departure on the east bound
train approached the crowd wended
theii way to the depot where the
friendly goodbyes and the cordial
hand shakings closed one of the most
pleasant and enjoyable social gather
ings ever witnessed in Gordon The
following resolutions were adopted at
the close of the meeting
RESOLUTIONS
To the brethren and sisters of the
Elkhorn Valley Editorial Association
We 3 our committee appointed to
draft resolutions on the occasion of our
Fourth Annual Meeting beg to report
the following for your consideration
Whereas We the members of this
association having held our Fourth
Annual Meeting in the beautiful and
progressive city of Gordon June 2
1900 therefore be it
Resolved That the thanks of this
association be tendered to the citizens
of the above named city to the lion
Mayor S II Ladd for the freedom of
the city so heartily tendred us and to
the Gordon Cornet Band and Orchertra
for the excellent music furnished to
the ladies for this sumptuous banquet
and to all those who have contributed
to the grand sii2cess of this meeting
and especially do we express our appre
ciation to Bro II G Lyon of the Gor
don Journal for his untiring and suc
cessful efforts to make this a pleasant
and profitable session and we recom
mend that he be paid full legal rates
for printing done for this session
And be it further
Resolved That we tender our
thanks to Bro Bixby for his most ex
cellent lecture and to Miss Rose Rath
burn for her readings and we recom
mend that they both be made honor
ary members of this association
Resolved That these resolutions be
spread upon the books of the associa
tion and be made a part of the record
thereof Respectfully submitted
F R Wingfield
Geo A Miles
A M Church
Committee
Strayed or Stolon
Several head of horses and cat
tle 4J jded
Amos Strong Valentine Neb
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O DWYER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Superintendent of a
Private Hospital
For the Treatment of Diseases
Kinds of Surgical Operations
Successfully Performed
is tie
to a Specialist who generally a frau
for ordinary trouble with your Eyes
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NEBRASKA
Speaking About Eyes
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your eyes nttea hy a man with experi
ence who knows exactly how to lit you
0WMOREY the Jeweler
has had 22 years experience If you rieed
a specialist he will tell you so
S ESTABROOK
COUNTY
SURVEYOR
work executed with promptness
and accuracy
VALENTINE NEB
A N COMPTON
PHYSICIAN
AND
SURGEON
Office jit Quigleys Drug Store
Nights-Upstairs-Red Front
Valentine Ilouse
J A IIOOTON 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
Fn stDoor South of Bank of Valentine
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M WALCOTT
ATTORNEY
AND ABSTRACTER
Valentine Nebraska
Practices in District Court and U S Land
Office Real Estate and Ranch Property
bought and sold Bonded Abstracter
A M MORRISSEY
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ATTORNEY
AT LAW
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VAUSNTINE NEB
0 M SAGESEB
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
HOT AND GOLD BATHS
71
WATCH GLOCK
AND
JEWELRY REPAIRING
I AM NOW READY
1XR BUSINESS
With a nice se
lection of Watches ana Tewelrv All kinds
ot Repairing and Engraving done prompt
ly and warranted
IXG A SIjS A IXX1VOKTII
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About G miles north of Wood Lake
1 bay mare branded HD on left
shoulder 1 sorrel mare no brands
and 1 iron gray colt mare branded
O on right hind leg F WELKE
June 2 1900 o0
A sallow jaundiced skin is a symp
tom of discrdered liver as it springs
from biliary poisons retained in the
blood -which destroy energy cheerful
ness strength vigor happiness and
life Herbine will restore the natural
functions of the liver Price 50c
Quigley Chapman druggists
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JACOBSON
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to any person
DAN
Postofflce address
Haflan Nebraska
On left side or hip
horses branded same
left shoulder
Range between 2Io
Draraand Snao riv
ers south of Merri
man
GEORGE
Postoflice address
Simeon Neb
liranueu on riKnt
side or hip
Also
on left hip
shoulder
ESI
Horses on right
f houlder as on cut
Range Gordon and
Snake
Postofflce address
McCann Neb
Branded on leftside
Range McCann
C E
Gordon Nebraska
Brand same as cut
on left hip
Range head of
Gordon Creek fortv
miles southeast of
Gordon Breeder of
Hereford cattle
Wm
Ft Niobrara Neb
Brand rcgisr6ed
o870
Horses branded
on left hip
Range Niobrara
river v miles east
01 t aicntiue
w
MtOTHEKS
rostoffice address
Gregory Neb
on left side some
same with I on left
shoulder
horses
left shoulder
Tiniinn 1
N DAYIS
v n t S
IftSmS51rAS5iB
IwK
mzMmmsmSsb
lill
don anil Goose Lake
will be paiu
iijr te the ar
fi5SfflgZ2te
v Ia rr inv l irr i -ii
of any person
restand nnai convic brSiTd
sons stealing caino
WEBSTER
final conviction of any person or persons steai
ing cattle or hoi ses with above brand
BM FADDIS
Postoflice address
Nenzel Nebraska
On either side of cat
tle horses same
Range northeast of
Nenzel
Postofflce addressF
Pass 2eb
Range North Loup
Kiyer
ALBERT NENZEL
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RICHARDS CATRNES CO
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Cattle branded on
any part of animal
also the following
brands
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torses branded the
same
Range between
Gordon on the FE
M VR R and
Hyannis on B M R R in Northwestern
Nebraska Address Baktiett Richabd8
Chadron Nebraska
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C JENSEN-
ostofllce afdress
Gallon Nebraska
Left side on private
stock and rightsiae
on cattle heldUnn
on left side of cattle
liPkUorapsttr
left qmoySn
Horses C J on left
Bange Eitrht miles south of Gallop
M RICHARDSON
hK3537jWBMm
Wright
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Cooper Nebr
Brand registered
No 374
Brand anywhere
on right aide
F T Brackett
Peder Thorsen
F
Riege Nebr
Brand Registered
o l too
Brand right side
or hip
Horses same on
rhiht shoulder
Range Niobrara
fi miles south of
Kilgore
Gordon NftlirnscL
On right side T on
right hip e horse
brand and T on
right shoulder
Also cattle branded
I S 011 left side
itange fowl miles
south of Irwin
C DuerfeHt Manager
Gordon Nebraska
Cattle also branded
a on right hip
Horses and mules
branded same as cut
on left shoulder
T HJ
f MUOKEWARD will be
paid to
anv per
son lor informal ion leading to the arrest and
mal com id ion of
any nersonorpei steal
sons
peisons steal-
ing cattle with the above brand
S W Chesnut
J Alien
I T Richardson
Perch Nebr
Some on left
hip
Eil
H1
uorsee on
left boulder
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