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Users.
Dickson and Douglas
Men at War ,
Republicans Find that
Timber for Judicial Ticket
is Not so Plentiful ,
Among the rich things that have
occurred in politics in the districl
was a conference held at Bassett
by' certain republican leaders f01
the purpose of deciding who should
be nominated for district judge
from the east end of the district.
It was really a conference be
tween the friends of E. R. Dicksor
of O'JSTeill , and J. A. Douglas o :
Bassett.
THE DEMOCRAT is advised of the
names of some of the gcntlemei
who participated in the discussioi
of the c andidates and their . tron <
and weak points , but desiring note
to mix up unnecessarily in person
alities , we shall simply designati
the friends of Dickson as "Dick
son men" and the friends of Doug
las as "Douglas men. " Here i :
about what occurred :
Douglas Man : "We are strong
ly in favor of the nomination o
Mr. Douglas for district judge be
cause we think he is the stronges
man. "We think ho can be electe <
and we know that Mr. Dickso ]
cannot. Mr. Douglas has a gooi
record as county attorney and tha
would be in his favor , and , we ca :
afford to be candid here with eac :
other at this meeting. We cannc
hold the republicans in line for
man with the record that Mi
Dickson has. I know some of th
things that are record evidence. "
DicksonMan : "Well , you mus
understand that Holt county ha
the largest vote in this district an
in fact polls about one-third of th
vote of the district and unless Mi
Dickson is nominated you cannc
get much work done for the part ,
in that county. Mr. Dickson ha
been a hard worker for the repul
lican party and while he may hav
some weaknesses so has Mr. Doug
las. Mr. Douglas was a membe
of the last legislature and wa
characterized by all the newspap
ers as a railroad tool. He is cred
ited with taking an active part i :
passing the new revenue law , and
everyone knows that that was
measure in the interest of the rail
roads , and , in regard to Mr. Dick
son being dishonest much of tha
is political talk. "
Douglas Man : "So far as th
railroad matter goes Mr. Dickso ]
is just as close in with the railroad
as Douglas and closer too. He am
his family ride on railroad passe
his father-in-law Johi
and so does - -
Skirving and all of his family
But , gentleman , you failtoanswe
the serious charge that the repub
licans of this district , if they nom
inate Dickson , will be considere <
as indorsing Mr. Dickson's dis
honest acts , and , to speak plainl ;
we may just as well tell you ther <
are many of us that will not stan <
for him. "
Dickson Man : "To what par
ticular acts of dishonesty do yoi
refer ? "
Douglas Man : "Well , it is no
if
necessary to specify all of them
If he is nominated the populist
il - will do that for us. But I happei
to know personally that Mr. Dick
son stole over § 1000.00 in tax sal <
certificates from Holt county ii
the Barrett Scott administration. ' .
know that the county board can
celled these. I know futhermor *
that a law-suit was brought to tes
t *
rd
the question whether he stole the
certificates or not and that Mr.
Dickson filed papers swearing that
he owned them. I know the case
was tried before Judge Kinkaid
and that the judge disregarded
Dickson's oath and found that
Dickson stole the certificates and
he entered a judgment cancelling
the certificates. This a matter of
record in the district court of Holt
county. "
Dickson Man : "I doubt the
truthfulness of that statement. "
Douglas Man : "I know it is
true and in order to settle it let us
telephone to Judge Kinkaid andl
will pay the cost of the telephone
message if Judge Kinkaid will say
he did not find that Dickson swore
falsely in his pleading or that he
did not find that he stole the cer
tificates or that Judge Kinkaid can
celled the certificates on the ground
that Diukson stole them. "
Dickson Man : ' 'You are preju
diced. "
Douglas Man : No , I am not.
but I am telling you what will be
said against your candidate and you
dare not deny it. Not only thai
but you know that Dickson was
mixed up in the Barrett Scott mat
ter and that the populists have rec
ord evidence of where he not onlj
stole tax sale certificates , but coun
ty money. And you know thai
he has never prosecuted a cattle
thief , but it has been charged tha
he defended them and divided U ]
the profits from the sale of tin
stolen property. I personally
heard this charge made against hin
in Holt county by republican
some years ago. "
The conference was about to ad
journ when a gray headed old mai
who had been very quiet up to thi
time jumped to his feet and said
"By gimmeny christmas I knov
something about this man Dickso ]
myself. He got deeds to a tow ]
site at Hot Springs , S. D. by mis
representation and fraud. He wa
indicted up there but by legal de
lays he got the case put off. Th
people there on two mornings as
sembled at the station at He
Springs with a rope to hang hir
and would have hung him if he ha
been brought back there. Th
United States court at Deadwoo
finally cancelled Dickson's deed
and decided that he stole the proj
erty and taxed all the costs agains
him. This is record evidence
This indictmeLt still stands agains
him. Can you deny this ? Can w
deny it if Dickson is nominated
Suppose we nominate Dickson an
he should go to Chadron in th
campaign and a South Dakota oJ
ficer should cross the line and tak
him up to Hot Springs \vher
would we be ? "
Dickson Man : "Well , you
man Douglas is a prohibitions
and all the saloons in the distrk
would fight him and Dickson coul
get a part of that vote anyway an
Dickson will run well in Holt COUE
ty and that is the big county of th
district. "
At this point a motion was mad
to adjourn , but was voted dow
and a Douglas man was proceedin ;
to say that only one-third of Did
son's record had been told. Thi
was too much for Dickson's friend
and they made for the door. I
was locked but they promptly
kicked out a panel and got on
while the Douglas men were dis
cussing Dickson's record , and
thus the conference came to an em
without deciding who should b
the nominee.
The county committee of tin
Peoples Party is called to meet a
the office of the County Judge , a
8 o'clock p. m. August 15 , 1903
for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to represent said party at th
state convention to be heldAugus
25th and at the judicial conventioi
to be held at Valentine 'Aug. 18th
Gus CARLSON , Chm.
The Judicial Convention take
place Tuesday , the 18 , atthisplac
and two judges will be nominated
Judges Westover and Harringtoi
have been eminently satisfactory
to the people of this district we be
lieve and are deserving of a re
nomination and election. They
have been impartial on the bench
and judicious in decisions for the
best interests of our people.
The county committee of the
Democratic party is called to meet
at the office of the County Judge
at 8 o'clpck p. m. August 15,1903 ,
for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to represent said party at the
state convention to be held Aug
ust 25th and at the judicial con
vention to be held at Valentine ,
August ISth.
ISth.W.
W. E. HALEY , Chm.
I. M. BICE , Sec'y.
Democratic Judicial Conven
tion for the fifteenth
Judicial District.
The electors of the Democratic
party of the fifteenth judicial dis
trict of Nebraska , are hereby noti
fied that on Tuesday the 18th day
of August , A. D. 1903 , at 10 o'clock
a. m. a nominating convention oi
said party will be held in the city
of Valentine , "Nebraska for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for the following offices to be voted
for at the general election of 1903 :
Two candidates for judges of the
fifteenth judicial district.
Said convention is also called foi
the purpose of selecting a com
mittee of said party for the fif
teenth judicial district and for the
transaction of such other business
as may properly come before it
The basis of representation is a :
follows : One delegate for eacl
one hundred votes or major f ract
ion cast for the Hon. TV" . H. Thomp
son for governor at the genera
election of 1902. The representa
tion of the various counties is a ,
follows :
Box Butte 4 Boyd.
Bro\vn 3 Cherry
Dawes 4 Holt 1
Ro2k 2 Keyal'aha
Sheridan 5 Sioux
Total 50.
It is recommended that no prox
ies be allowed. That the delegate
present cast the full vote of th
county.
WILLIAM FALLOX ,
Chairman of the Democratic part ;
of the fifteenth judicial district o
Nebraska.
M. M. SULLIVAN ,
Secretary.
People's Independent Jndicia
Convention for the Fifteentl
Judicial Bistsict.
The People's Independent ju
dicial call is an exact copy of th
above and signed by Sam. B. How
ard , Chairman , and W. K. Butler
secretary.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Yesterday was pay day at th
post.
post.Chas.
Chas. Latta was in from Oasi
Tuesday.
Dress trimmings , notions am
millinery at Mrs. Elmore's.
Mrs. Viertel and daughter wer
down from Crookston Tuesday.
Ice Cream by the quart at Quig
ley and Chapman's. 24 1
Henry Brown called on us MOD
day while in town from down th
river.
river.We
We publish the brand this wee ]
of the Parmelee Cattle Co. o
Rosebud.
Jucge Kincaid stopped in tpwi
Tuesday evening while passing
through.
I. C. Stotts and William Heel
were down from Cody a couple o
days this week.
The Valentine Bottling Work
puts up eleven different kinds o
drinks. 17
Miss Clara Dunigan has apositioi
with the Braddock Lumber Go. o
So. Omaha.
F. P. Mullen , daughter and soi
Jack ot Rosebud spent a couple o :
days in town this week.
Dan Truax called and renewec
his subscription to the DEMOCRAI
while in town yesterday.
Miss Clara Collett returnei
yesterday morning from Ho
Springs having been there sinc <
last Saturday.
aWm. Jordan , a son of our friend
Col. C. P. Jordan of Rosebud ,
spent several days in town this
week.
- Wm. Barker a clerk and over
seer of transportation at Rosebud
came down Tuesday and went up
to Dead wood.
Robt. Quisenbury was in from
his ranch to bring in Robert Barnes
a carpenter who has been working
on his house.
Ed Pike was in our city yester
day looking after business matters
and called ot our office to hand us
a couple of § on subscription.
will have no trouble in having the
loss adjusted. The company is the
strongest Farm Company in the
State and have always done a square
business.
B. F. Carter was in town the
first of the week looking after the
interests of the Sioux City stock
yards and says that's the place to
sell your cattle this year.
Three daughters of Mrs. S. G.
Campbell are in town with their
husbands visiting with Mr. Camp
bells : Mrs. W. M. Lee , Mrs.
Silas Searson and Mrs. Homer
Tait.
Our town needs a drainage
system before some one is stricken
with a fever. The water that
stands in stagnant pools should be
run off. Is every one too busy to
see to this ?
The U. S. Marshall went up to
Rosebud Tuesday presumably to
capture some cattle and horse
rustlers. Last night he took Wm.
Bridgman to Dead wood charged
with stealing a cow and selling it
to the butcher.
Albert Hauger and wife have
returned to Valentine to live.
Mr. H. was formerly a member
of the band of one of the troop
stationed at the post and Mrs.
Hauger is a daughter of Mr. Hutchinson -
inson down the river.
There are a great many obnox
ious and troublesome weeds 'grow '
ing along the sidewalks that ought
to be cut down. Now is the time ,
and the weeds , also , on vacant lots
and in the alley should be cut.
Do not let them go to seed.
Geo. Bristol was in town yester
day and inyormed us of the los
of a cow and calf by lightning
monday July 27. His stock was
insured in the Farmers Mutua
Insurance Company of Lincoln ,
of which I. M. Rice is agent anc
Robert Pipkin , who has been
working for Wm. Francke on the
George ranch putting up hay , hurl
his finger and came to town to have
it doctored. He tells us that Mr.
Francke has about 200 tons of hay
up and will put up that much more.
Max E. Viertel , the Crookston
pastmaster and merchant , was in
town Monday evening on business ,
and informs us that they now get
mail on the passenger at Crooks-
ton instead of the freight. This is
a much needed improvement in
their mail facilities for which they
can rejoice.
John Whittemore and Miss Cora
Sellers were married Wednesday
evening at the home of Elden
Sparks in Cody. The young coup
le started immediately on a wed
ding journey to Denver and other
points to be gone for a month.
Mr. Whittemore is cashier of the
Cody bank and Miss Sellers is the
daughter of Mrs. Elden Sparks.
The DEMOCRAT extends congratu
lations.
Mrs. W. P. Hunt and little boj1
returned to Joplin , Mo. Tuesday
after a pleasant visit of a few
weeks with her sister Mrs. P. F.
Simons and her mother Mrs. Raz-
ey. We are indebteted to Mr.
Hunt for a couple of nice speci
mens of crystal rock and lead ore
which he sent to us.
Rasmus Anderson and wife de
parted from here Tuesday to take
charge of the hotel at Rosebud.
That place has been without a hotel
keeper for a few days and the people
ple are glad to get someone to take
charge of it again and they are
fortunate in securing the services
of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson.
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A full line of
There's Tablets , Writing Paper and En
velopes ; Memorandums , Pencils and Ink.
The prices are popular and you get the best
value that money will buy. A big full
stock of it to select from.
E. H. BOHLE ,
The Confectioner.
FICED Win ITEMOKE. President SrABKS , Cashier
J. W STETTEH , Vice President CL.AKA. WATSON , Assistant Cashier
Interest paid on time
deposits ,
VALENTINE STATE BANK
Capital , S25.0OO
NEBRASKA
Surplus , § 1,000
Persons seeking a place of safety for their
Office Hours money , will profit by investigating the
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of the choicest brands. Blue Ribbon Bottled Beer
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