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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1903)
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE EDITOR Thursday , September 15,1903 TERMS Subscription $1.00 per year in advance ; Sl.CO When not paid in advance , Single copies Cc. Display advertising 1 inch single column I5c per Issue or $6.00 a yenr. Local Notices , Obituaries , ldge Eesolution * ind Socials lor Revenue 5c per line per thsue. Brands , l& Indies S4.00 per yenr in advance additional , space S3-00 per inch peryearf ; ugraved blocks extra ; $1.00 each. rartiea living outside Cherry count ; not per Bonally known are requested to pay in advance 10 per cent additional to atove rates if over 6 months in arrears. Notices of losses of stock free to brand adver tisers. Fusion State Ticket. For Judge of the Supreme Court JUDGE J. J. SULLIVAN. For Regents of the University WM. O. JONES , Of Adams County. DR. E. O. WEBBER , Of Saunters County. For District .Judges loth Jud. Dist W. H.QWESTOVER , Of Sheridan County. J. J. HARRINGTON , Of Holt County. Call for Democratic County Convention , Sept , 28,1903 The Democratic County Con vention is called to meet in Valeii- tine , Nebr. , Sept. 28 , 1903 , at 10 o'clock a. m. for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the following offices : Clerk , Treasurer , Sheriff , Supt , Judge , Surveyor , Coroner and Assessor , and the transaction of such other business as may come before the convention. The basis of repres entation for the several precincts will be one delegate for every 10 votes or major fraction thereof cast for AV. H. Thompson for gov ernor in 1902 and one delegate at large from each precinct , said ap portionment will entitle the several precincts the following represen tation in said convention : Barley Buffalo Lake Boiling Springs Cleveland Dewey Dake Enlo\v Ely Georgia o German Gillasple 3o oose Creek Invln 3o Kennedy Ivewanee o I/up 4 Lavaca 3 Merriman 4 Minnecbaduza 3 Mother l > ake 1 Nenzel 3 Pleasant Hill 3o Sparks 3o Bchlagltt o sharps Ranch o Table 3 Valentine 11 Wood Lake 6 The delegates present from the 1st commissioner district will also nominate a candidate for commiss ioner of the 1st commissioner dis trict. It is recommended that the precinct caucuses be held Satur day , September 19th , and that a precinct committeeman be elected by them. It is further recom mended that no proxies be allowed and that the delegates present cast the full vote of the precinct rep resented by them. W. E. HALEY , Ohm. I. M. KICE , Sec'y. The Populist convention is here by called as above. Gus CAKLSOX , dim. J. W. WHILLANS , Sec. By "Standing pat" Mr. Hanna avoids the humiliation of explain ing why it is that Tom Johnson al ways downs him in a Cleveland fight. Manhattan ( Kan. ) Mercury Gold democrts , another name for republicans , are alarmed by the Bryanites. The action of the Ohio convention has demonstrated that Cleveland disorganizes will not be able to control the the democratic national convention. Ohio is com mitted , Missouri is sure to be for Bryan , Nebraska is committed , Illi nois , if Carter H. Harrison has his way , will fall into line , Texas will be for Bryan and the entire South , with the possible exception of Georgia rgia and Alabama , is regarded as being in line for the Nebraska states man. The question is beingasked , "May not this mean that a candi date who is in sympathy with the Bryan element mny be nominated ? " The salient fact which is worrying the gold bugs is that while the East ern democrats are sagely casting about among themselves for a can didate , discussing whether it shall be Gorman , Parker or Judge Grayer or Fomeonp else , thn Bryanites are going right along bottling up state delegations and getting ready to enter the convention with a great big proportion of its membership pledged to a man who will repre sent the principles enunciated in the Kansas City platform. Wm. R. Hearst should receive the sup port of the Bryan element of the democracy. When the roll is call ed it will -be found'-that AVm. 'Hearst Vxjandidacy---is no joke. Manhattan ( Kan. ; Mercury. r yjr jr3 . ? er ! E3g3 The Democratic State Platform , Following is the platform adopted at the state convention at Columbus : We , the democrats of Nebraska , in convention assembed , reaffirm our faith in the principles of the party as enunciated in the last national platform , adopted at Kansas City. . We denounce the national republican administration for its failure to carry out its promises heretofore made and its subservience to special & interests at the expense of and to the detriment of the interests of theJ public at large. * We are unalterably opposed to any form of asset currency legisla tion and to any legislation of the character of the Aldrich bill. We demand that the attorney genenal of our state shall make ap plication to the supreme court of the United States for permission to put the Nebraska maximum freight law into immediate effect , in accord with the suggestion ot the court. In the campaign one year ago the democracy of Nebraska charged that the election of a republican legis lature would V > e a victory for the rail roads and other corporate interests which presume to dictate in state allairs. We call attention to the faithful manner in which republican officials have championed the corporations , enacting and applying statutes to the injury of the honie owners , farming and business interests to the profit of the raihoads and othe public corporations. We charge that the late republican legislature deliberately substituted the Ramsev bill intending thereby to deny to the farmers of this state all relief irom the grain trust , the most burdensome and exacting combine now operating within this state. We arraign the republican party of Neb.aska for the failure of the last legislature to keep its ante-election promises : to provide a just and equitaple revenue law , and charge chat it surreodered to corporate in- lluence and dictation , discriminated in favor of the railroads in the taxation - ation thereof. We arraign the republican state ad ministration for its extravagant expenditures and for burdening the state with an immense floating indebtedness - debtedness as a direct result of such action and we demand a more economic handling of the public funds. The shameful interference by g Governor Mickey in the efforts pf his deputies to properly and honestly K enforce the provisions of the oil inspection law should meet the severe condemnation of every lover of law. His notorious and successful attempt - tempt to permit the Standard. Oil company to sell in this state a grade of oil condemed by his deputies as dangerons to the life and property of consumers must be construed as evidence of woeful ignorance or crimi nal collusion. We believe the judiciary to be the cornerstone of American govern ment , both state and national. Upon its ability , independence and in tegrity rests the future of American institutions. We therefore demand that the judiciary of this state be kept free from partisan bias and the undue iulluence of special and corporate interests. We commend to the voters of Nebraska the record of John J. Sulli van as embodying our ideas of the high character the judiciary ought to entertain. We invite all citizens , without reference to their political afiilia- tfons , who agree with us in the foregoing principles and who believe in a an independent judiciary to support the nominees of this convention. WELL EXOUttH ALONE. " The re-nomination of Hon. W. H. Westover , and Hon. J. J. Har rington for judges of the District court of the. Fifteenth Judicial Dis trict is a merited recognition of deserving men. Both of these judges are faithful , able and impartial interpreters of the law. Their policy on the bench has been to dispose of business in such away that litigants have their cases tried without unnecessary delay. It has been their constant aim to deal fairly between all persons. The rights of the humblest citizen have been carefully guarded. No favors have been shown to any powerful interest. Neither of these men are controlled by any corporate interest. There is no question about their integrity. There is no litigant or attorney in the Fifteenth Judicial District , can truthf ull say aught against the conduct of these men. They have been all that just judges should be. All litigants have had an opportunity to be fully and fairly heard. All cases have received careful and con scientious attention. Their decisions have been based on honest con victions. No person acquainted with the working of our court believes otherwise. They have not listened to popular clamor , they have al ways wanted to do the right thing rather than the popular , or politic thing. In past days , lawlessness reigned supreme in this district. The law of private vengeance was resorted to many times a year. Vigil ance committies were numerous ; lynchings the usual thing ; bands of cattle thieves were at work. Eight here in Holt Co. , hundreds of cat tle were stolen every year. Since , these judges have been on the bench the laws of the state have been enforced. As a result the man with the rope ; the man with the branding iron ; the man with the mask have disappeared. We hear no more of lynching , cattle rustlers and "Gulch boys. " The record of these men will stand the white light of careful scrutiny. They are men of fairness , integrity and ability. We know what they have done. Why make a change ? Why not "let well enough alone ? " Ewing Advocate. Mrs. E. S. Elinore will have her to which the Ladies of Valentine and vicinity are cordially invited to he present. Miss I3uck- enrlorf , her trimmer , has just returned from Tootle < fc Ivesslers. St. Joseph , which is one of the lead ing Millinery Houses of the West , with a full and complete line of beautiful Patterns and Ready-to-Wear Hats for } our inspection. OUR PRICES SURE TO PLEASE EVERYONE. E. LMORE (2nd ( DoorKorth of 1st National Itank. ) Old Settlers Picnic j Britt Nebr. Sept. 19 1903 , . , . , , COME EVERYBODY. .J . . . _ . Roosevelt A Small Ulan. Koosevelt is certainly a mean look ing man , the caste of his counte nance is repulsive ; that his face is an index to his character is evidenc ed by his paltry and contemptible conduct. A few weeks since THE MERCURY called attention to his failure to speak the name pf Thom as Jefferson at the opening of the St. Louis centennial , held to cele brate Jefferson's official purchase of the territory west of the Missis sippi river , from the Great Napol eon. Also his failure to call the name of Hearst , the largest bene factor to the University of Cali fornia at its recent dedicatory ceremonies when assisting in lay ing its corner stone. Now we have the contemptible insult offered by Roosevelt thru the adjutant general of the army. A hero in the civil war , a simple clerk in a New Eng land town , General Miles rose by ability and service to the highest command in the army. He was never tried for cowardice as was the man who signed the of ficial order retiring him. He is a democrat. He has had the courage of his convictions , and this is enough to lull him officially with the small est manin every way except in beef , that ever was president of the United States. When Cleveland was president and Schofield a republican , whenever never displayed any ability in the profession of arms , was retired , he was treated with that respect due his rank and office under the gov ernment , simply the practice of good manners , was all Cleveland did and that was to his credit ; but the narrow bigoted accident of an assasian's bullet , who ought to have remained a policeman in the tend erloin district of New York City , insults the nation and degrades the army by a public exhibition of his offensive character and absolute want of those finer and higher characteristics which elevate the gentleman above a common tough. This unworthy man thinks and acts as thp he were the whole cheese , political sycophants who want of fice , sacrifice manhood and self re spect and show a perfect cowardice in not commanding and defeating the politic pirate and filibuster who now , unfortunately for the nation , is president. Manhattan ( Kan. ) Mercury- Description of Trip from raska to Jjos Angeles. We left Nebraska about the 20th of June , stopping in Denver to en joy the beautiful scenery of that wonderful city for a few days , and then continuing over the Denver & Rio Grande , via San Francisco. Colorado scenery , particularly the Grand Canyon , are wonderful in the extreme , and after a two days' journey through the great Ameri can desert in which Salt Lake City is practically the only break in the monotony of the sun , dust and heat , we strike the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains and grad ually ascend some fifty miles through snow , gaining glimpses of the forests and lakes through the cracks in the. snowsheds. On the whole , the scenery is very similar to that of Colorado until the sum mit is reached , when like a won derful panorama , all scenes change within a short half hours ride , and as we descend the western slope toward the great Pacific ocean our attention is forcibly drawn to the fact of the wonderful warm air cur rent from the ocean which makes possible the raising of beautiful flowers and delicious fruits that are practically unknown , even at the short distance of fifty miles.to the east. Truly , it seemed to me , at this time of the year , as if we were entering a perfect "Eden" , every little cultivated spot of ground being dotted profusely with flowers of varying colors and of all descriptions : Tropical , semitropical cal and northern flowers , also trees laden with fruit. You will see oranges and lemons on the trees j most any time of the year , although the best varieties of oranges come in February. Our first night in California was spent in San Francisco , and the following day we rode out to Gold en Gate Park , Seal Rocks and the Jliff Hourse , by street car , return- ng to spend the afternoon in the City proper. We left the next , evening for Los Angeles by the Coast Route , which means that the ' road much of the way for some 400 ' mlies , gives one a beautiful view of the Pacific and all its grandeur from the very waters edge to the ; cliffs many feet above the water. Yours truly , u ' . DR. SEYMOUR. is none too good when you're eating fruit. Ours is fresh and well ripened. M are good when they are fresh. We sell a lot 6f them which keeps them fresh , that's tvhy we sell a lot of them. They're pure sweetness. . . . is what you need every day. Ours is fresh when yon want it. : : : : : : - : 4 E. H. BOHLE , The Confectioner. i > ! ! i 1 i - ' 'I ! l \ , FitEi > WHITTEJIORE. President JHABLES SPAKKS , Cashier J. W. STETTKK , Vice President CORA L , W ATTKKS , Assistant Casbler Interest paid on time deposits , Capital , $ 5OOO VALENTINE STATE BANK i Surplus , $1,000 * Persons seeking a place of safety for their Offlce Hours money , will profit by investigating the 0 A. M. to 4 P. M. methods employed in our business. I The j Valentine < * & I Democrat m INVITES YOU KiAfl To use its columns * ttK to advance your business interests. 11 ss * : Here's a paper that will get business. You pay the .printer and he tells the people what you want them to know. If you have the best thing in the world , why not tell somebody ? If you want anything in the line of Letter Heads Bill Heads Notes Receipts Envelopes Wedding Stationery Calling Cards Business Cards Tickets Posters Sale Bills Etc , Etc , Give THE DEMOCRAT the job. Rem ember we guarantee our work and the prices are right. Any quanity goes. No job is too small. Bring it in. Jas. E. Pepper W. H. Me Bray er Canadian Club O-eo , : KT. . All the standard brands of Whiskies , domestic and imported Wines , Gordon's Dry Gin , and Cigars of the choicest brands. Blue Ribbon Bottled .Beer a speciality. : ; ; Oakland Hunters Rye Blue Grass DeWars Scotch Whisk W. T. Bishop , " S M D P * BM B tt n. & B SB RYFEEOANOSALESTABL The Wilber Bam Your Patronage Solicited. HEADQUARTERS FOR WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGAR < = OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS Valentine Nebraska FOR SAJLE. A house , stable and two lots for sale in the town of wood lake , Nebr. K" . C. KIGGS , woodlake. Nebr. Good fresh Meat and Lard at Stetters Meat Market. 26 wv. , /mour has made taps through Kobwsa t . year , for nearly ten years GO S a ssrHS at the onoher hote3' ' Ocfc-ei 11