THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. M. RICE EDITOR
Thursday , Angnst 2O , 1903
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Report of the PeopJ'e Inde
pendent and Democratic
Judicial Conventions
at Valentine , Nebr.
The people's Independent Party
and Democratic Judicial conven
tions which were held at Valentine
on the 18th inst. were the most
enthuiastic , and , in numbers , the
largest ever held in the fifteenth
judicial district. The present pre
siding judges , Hon. W. H. West-
over of Rushville , and Hon. J. J.
Harrington of O'Neill , were nomi
nated by acclimation. There was
not , out of all the delegates pres
ent , a dissenting vote. Each coun
ty , in both conventions had a full
representation , which were made
up of the best citizenship of their
respective counties. The Populist
convention was organized by the
election of T. V. Golden as chair
man and C. F. Biglin as secretary-
The Democratic convention was
presided over by Judge C. Patter
son and J. J. Carlin reported the
proceedings. After the convent
ions were properly organized , a
conference committee of five was
named by each convention. 0. F.
Biglin was the chairman of the
Populist committe and Wm. Mitch
ell of the Democratic committee.
The committees in a short time
reported that the conventions were
unanimously in f.ivor of nomina
ting the present judges. They
were promptly nominated in each
convention as before stated.
The following resolutions were
adopted :
"We heartily endorse the able ,
impartial and just administration
of the laws by our present District
Judges. Their impartial decisions ,
speedy trials and general conduct
has been such as to merit the ap
probation and respect of all per
sons believing in law and order.
We especially direct the attention
of the electors of the district to the
fact that prior to the election of
our present judges , Hon. W. H.
Westover and Hon. J. J. Harring
ton , this district was the homo of
the cattle rustler. That little erne
no effort was made to suppress
cattle stealing and that lawless
bands fattened off the cattleman.
That prosecutions against these and
other law breakers were continued
from term to term , which practic-
ially amounted to an evasion of
justice. Because our present judg- 1
es have faithfully , promptly , fearlessly - 1
lessly and justly enforced the laws 1
against this crime , as well as all <
others , they have banished the cati
tie rustler , and established law and (
order in this district. In the past , i
because of the lax system of enforcing - 1
forcing the laws the Fifteenth Judicial - i
dicial District of Nebraska has had c
the reputation of being the lawless t
district of the state. These conditions - r
ions were brought about by the a
failure of the courts to properly
enforce the laws , and by a feeling
among our citizens that the courts (
did not enforce the laws as they >
should be enforced. Now the people a
ple have regained confidence in our atl ac :
judicial tribunal. We call attent tltl
ion to the important fact that dur tltl
ing the time these judges have been tlti
on the bench of this district not a ti
single act of mob law has occurred ;
that the vigilance committees have
entirely disappeared , and at this
time the district stands first among
the judicial districts of the state in w
so far as law and order is concern ti
ed. For these reasons we in in
vite the co-operation of all parties tl :
who wish to see the laws promptly- u ]
honestly and fearlessly enforced tl
to join with us in re-electing these he
faithful judges , and we pledge the hi
electors of the district that if these
candidates are elected they will
pursue the same policy in the fu
ture as in the past. "
The candidates were called be
fore a joint meeting of both con
ventions and delivered addresses
which were enthusiastically re
ceived.
You don't have to live in our
town if you don't like her ways.
There's other towns perhaps to
your liking.
There never was a person more
ungrateful than the one who has
received the most favors and con
tinues to expect them or howl about
it if disappointed.
Some people wouldn't be satis
fied unless they could get in their
kick. Now , why not stop your
quarrelling and say a good word
for the boat that carried you safely
over the stream ? Say you like it
or shut up , and don't howl like a
full rat , that the wheat's bitter.
Don't be an ungrateful cur.
A. gentleman of considerable note
makes the statement that the time
is coming that saloons and whiskey
will not be advertised in newspa
pers in the United States and that
the people are to blame for allow
ing many of the evils of the day.
He asks if the people are depend
ent upon those who derive revenue
from the liquor traffic or if they do
not dare to say anything against
the saloons for fear of it hurting
their business ?
Each person is dependent upon
the members of a community for
the position he holds among them
and should nor forget that he is
one of the community as soon as
he engages with the community
and that he is responsible for his
part in every action of that com
munity. This does not mean that
he is his brother's keeper anymore
than he is kept by his brother.
It means that each owes to the oth
er members for his position among
them and includes a lot of
kickers as well as a lot of those
kicked but each belongs to the cirr
cle and mor ally owes his mite for
the benefit of humanity in the de
gree that he is benefited by his as
sociation with the community. It
is true that some contribute but
little , but they also receive little in
return and do not always receive
in the measure they give. It was
a hard blow to the people who have
lived in this town for years and
have not grown tired of the town
nor spoked out against it. It was
also a blow to those who h ivo pro
perty here and have allowed these
conditions to prevail. To those
who have no interest in the town
and have stayed here it also ap
peals. To all , might arise the i
question , "why have I remained !
here to build up my fortune in a
place where by reason of its prox
imity to the post , it has been the
trading point of soldiers who may
be here only for a short period of
time and is reckless with his mon
ey , and social conditions are on the
money level with him ? " These
conditions we cannot change. They
ire a part of the reckless life that
lie lives and though all are not so
reckless , the more quiet ones we
lo not see frequently and judge by
ihose we see too often. There are
nany people in our town making
i good living and laying up money ,
ilso some who are dependent upon
some of the existing conditions.
Others who have made a fortune
y reason of the existing conditions
ind have never ceased to kick be-
ause they were here. They knew
hen that there was a roughness in
his western life and know now i
hat if they do not move Valent
ine away from the post that they e
an expect these conditions to conI
intie. Since they cannot move c :
ralentine and know what her conc
itions inevitably must be , they a
rould do themselves credit by get-
ng out of the town or stop kick-
ig about the town being so bad J
lat people of other towns look y
pen us as a tough people and say ii
lat our town is bad. It is not a ;
elpful to the growth of a town to v
ave a lot of lackers continually y
This is on the Flea ,
Some one wrote a poem grand about the pesky fly ,
Declaring him the vilest thing an earth ;
Now all such accusations wild we're right here to deny
We do not think they've given him his worth.
We know he is a nuisance a torment and a tease ,
We know that nothing else he'll ever be ,
We can associate with him and be at perfect ease ,
Unless he is accompanied by the flea.
I When Mr , flea gets after you , you'll know you're not
\ alone ,
He'll let you know he is not far avyay ;
He will nip and sting and bite you until you want to
groan
And pester you at night as well as day.
Unlike the fly when night comes on he does not go
to rest :
Then is the time that he begins to eat.
And when he gets his stomach full he'll try his very
best
To imitate the cakewalk with his leet.
You cannot leave him in your room when you go out
on biz ,
But have to take him with you on the street ;
He'll tell you very silently your time is mostly his ,
Though older friends and dearer you may meet.
He'll ' stick his beak into your flesh out on the
thoro'fare ,
When everybody seems to look your way ;
You can't even turn him over until you get somewhere
But keep a going , giving him full sway.
Now if there's anything on earth that is a vile abuse
It's the torment of this pesky little thing ;
He's a pest from start to finish , he simply is no use ,
And yet we always find him in the ring ,
I think for his sole benefit , yet it's a sin to say ,
In order to express our thoughts more plain ,
Some modest little cuss words that would not be out
the way ,
Might be whittled out to show him our disdain.
kicking , ( to be recognized in many
cases or for their share of the trade )
nor is it beneficial to trade. We
do not mean ministers for that's
their Business , and they'd be out
of a job if everything was all right
and everybody as good as they
ought to be.
JUNIOR FORMAL
Their Farewell JTiibilation.
When to-morrow's sun shall have
set the Valentine Normal of 1903 ,
will have passed into history. It
is needless to say that this experi
ment has proved a success and our
legislative solons made no mistake
in inaugurating this supplemental
work in the educational system of
the state. But as " the thoughts
of men are widened with the pro
cess of the suns" , it is not a mat
ter of wonder that this provision
for the training of teachers should
mve been made , and doubtless ,
when our next legislature meets ,
more liberal appropriations will be
made for these summer schools.
In the selection of Valentine ,
certainly no mistake was made and
much credit , 'isdue to Kepresentative
Hanna and others who were instru-
metal in placing the school here.
In the words of Judge Westover
"the teachers of Western Nebras
ka are heroes all" and deserve all
the assistance they can get. Our
people have shown their apprecia
tion of the normal and have open
ed their doors and their hearts to
the teachers during their sojourn
with us. The latch striug has al
ways been on the outside and al
ways will be whenever the peda
gogues come this way. They will
not only carry away with them the
kindest wishes and God speed of
Valentine , but also the keys of its
? ates which were presented to them
by Judge Walcott in behalf of May
or Elliott when they arrived.
After nine weeks of hard and
profitable work the school marms
relaxed somewhat from their ardu-
> us labors and began during their ! fi-
lal week to make things merry with
lie melody of their voices. Their
inthusiasm for'the town , the peo-
) le and the school which had been
onfined by professional dignity ,
ould not be restrained any longer
nd on Tuesday night they opened
ride the throttle and let her go.
Ladies and gentlemen of the
unior Normal , your songs and
ells , your cheers and happy smil-
ag faces will linger long with us
fter you have returned to your
arious fields of labor and when
ou return in 190i we will open
wide the door. No , Tuesday night
will not soon be forgotten , for your
merriment made us all feel that the
little we have done to make your
stay pleasant has been fully
appreciated. Under the leadership
of Profs. Gregory and Magee the
school paraded the streets , stop
ping at a number of points and giv
ing an olio concert , consisting of
melodies , rag time songs ( impro
vised by Prof. Gregory ) and the
following class yells :
Valentine , Valentine , Rab , rah , reel
Valentine Normal , 1903 !
Rah , rah. zip boom bum !
We are the people who make things
hum.
Out for a good time ? Well I guess !
Valentine Normal ? Yes , yes , yes.
At Davenport's corner Senator
Coffee , of Boyd county , was called
upon for a speech and responded
happily. The school then render
ed the following :
Prof. Coffee came down the street ,
Good-bye my lover good-bye ,
He gave us a speech , hard to beat ,
Good-bye lover .
my good-bye.
Reversing order they marched to
the Red Front and rent the air
again with their medleys and
cheers. Judge Westover happen
ed to come in'contact with the pro
cession at this point and overcame
his bashf ulness sufficiently to make
a pleasant talk. The normalites
then rendered the following :
The ladies opened their hearts to the
Judge ,
Good-bye my lover , good-bye ;
Who said he was bashful and would'nt
budge ,
Good-bye my lover , good-bye.
Thus ended a delightful evening
for both the Junior Normal and our
town people.
Normal of Valentine ,
Adieu , adieu ,
Our hearts will pine ,
For you , for vou.
Dent , forget.
When next year
with us you abide ,
We'll greet you with a cheer ,
And open our doors wide ,
Don't you fret.
BEere's to Prof. Greg !
Drink her down , drink her down ,
fVho will soon move a peg ,
Drink her down , c'rink her down.
lere's to Prof. Magee !
Drink her down , drink her down ,
/Vith heart so light and free ,
Drink her down , drink her down.
lere's to the teachers , all !
Drink her down , drink her down ,
Vho sometimes make the children
bawl ,
Drink her down , drink her down.
Vhen the Profs , next come to town ,
Drink her down , drink her down ,
Ve will do it up brown ,
Drink her down , drink her down.
A full line of
There's Tablets , Writing Paper and En-
Telopes ; 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.
FUED WHITTEMOKE , President CHARLES SPAKKS , Cashier
J. W. STETTKR , Vice President CLARA WATSON , Assistant Cashier
Interest paid on time
deposits.
Capital , S 5OOO
Surplus , $1OOO
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