: , . The Democratic State Platform-
Following is the platform adopted at l.e ; state convention at Columbus : \
We , the democrats of Nebraska , in convention assembed , reaffirm < !
vur t-ntfi in the principles ! the part } ad f nunciateil in the last national <
: ' 'tforra , adopter ! at Kansas t 'ity. fl
We denounce the national republican administration for its failure.-
to carry out its promises heretofore made and its subservience to special ft
i.'iest , it the expense ot and to the detriment of the interests of the'A
e fin : unalterably opposed to anv form of asuet currency legisla
tion and to any legislation of the character oi the Aldrich bill.
We demand that tne att rne > 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 f.
with tne sutigestion ot the court. In the campaign one year ago the ?
democracy ot Nebraska charged that the election of a republican leiris- J ;
lature would he a victorv for the railroads and other corporate interests
which presume In dictate in state aflairs
We call attention to the faithful manner in which republican officials J
have championed the corporations , enacting and applying statutes to
the injnr. nf t.ie nome oxvners. farming and business interests to tiie
profit of the raihoads and othe public corporations. We charge that
H e late republican legislature deliberately substituted the Ramsev bill ji
I'jtemiini ! tnereby to dern to the farmers of this state all relief from the
irr.un trust , the most burdensome and exacting combine now operating
within tins state.
W - arraign the republican party of Neb aska for the failure of the
i hihi leyihl.iture to keep its ante-election promises ; to provide a just and
equhaple r < venue law , and charge that it surreoderedto corporate in-
lluence and nictation , discriminated in favor of the railroads in the tax-
41 ion thereof
We arraign the republican state ad ministration for its extravagant
expenditures and for burdening the state with an immense floating in-j !
debt * dness as a direct result of such action and we demand a more5'
economic handling of the public funds The shameful interference by
Governor Mickey in the efforts of his deputies to properly and honestly
* uiorce the provisions of the oil inspection law should meet the severe
rordeumai ion of every lover of law. His notorious and successful at
tempt o permit the Standard Oil company to sell in this state a grade
of oil conde.med by his deputies as dangerons to the life and property of
o'mourners 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 inlluencc of special and corporate interests.
We commend to the voters of Nebraska the record of John J Sulli
van as embodying our ideas of tne high character the judiciary ought to
entertain
We invite all citizens , without reference to their political affilia
tions , who agree with us in the foregoing principles and who believe in
an independent judiciary to support the nominees of this convention
* fr .te3 ! irarav3y ? g ; 3
Another Lie Nailed.
The article published in the Lynch Journal last week charging W.
H. Westover , our district judge , with being drunk and referring you
to Butte people for proof was as untruthful as the parties are dis
honest who had anything to do with getting it up. It was evidently a
Fisher scheme.
W. T. Wills was closeted with McFarland several hours the day
previous to publication day and Wills and Fisher assisted at the O'Neill
Frontier office in getting out an extra edition of a thousand copies of
that paper with the article copied from the Journal. After that Wills
went to Rushville Mr. Westovcr's home , where he called at both
newspaper offices and declared the statement to be a He.
The publication of the article referred to has made many republi
can votes for Mr. Westover especially in Butte where you were re
ferred to for proof. All honest and fair minded men are thoroughly
disgusted with such methods and it is well they should be. Some one
will have to answer for this in the near future without doubt.
Below will be found affidavits from various prominent men
mostly republicans :
.butie , ISebr. , Oct. 22.1903. To whom it may concern : I do hereby certity
U < at owing tu a rtquti rudde oi me b } one of the Presiding Elders of North-
vttt Ktbia&ka I.ouler .uce , JJ. E. churcu , I made a carelul investigation oi
tin iuii > or lhat uad been bet afloat concerning the character ot judge Went
tntr aim especially concerning tne report mat he went on a druntt the last
da } of his ? trrru of court m Butte 1 am gldd to report after consulting with
reputuicaiir and those \ tie would ndturailv be opposed to Judge Westover
pointed 1\ _ , 1 couid nt.d no loundation tor the report , but on the other hand
ait ayrtc in uenouiiciiig it a political lie. I his investigation carried on , not
jor political purpuseb , out decause oi Judge Westover's standing in the l
lii cnuichduu erpt-ciaily as he is a delegate to the General Conference oi
ou * enuicn liuiy 3 ours ,
G. J1. ? v-EAD , Pas tor M E. chutch , Butte , Nebr
of Nrbr.iSKa , ( _
Bii u t ount ) , f "
Pider Ander&on being duly sworn
CK putLb and sd H mat he uat > been slier
iff oi Bo > u county lor nearly 2 vears
luut pdM luat he is well acquainted
AVI-i. Juii \\ebtover and saw uim
rverv IM > uuung tbe last term of
coui L i nat liie sidtetuent puolisued
in the jiewe papers thai the-Judge was
oiunk I.D tiit last daol said term is
i.uM. PLDhK A DEUMON
toubucnm.d m m > presence and
bwin 11 to tieiore me this 22nd day o
October 1903 I < \ A PUTNAM ,
ClerK District Court.
State of .Nebraska , )
Bovd County , JbS
G. S. Wright being first duly sworn
deposes and save that lor nearly two
years he nas been deputy sneriff of
Bovd count } , and as such has attend
ed the varii us terms ol court. That
he is well acquainted with Judge
\ \ estover and saw birn many times
eacu aa > ana evening during last ses
sion oi court , and that no time during
said term or aJtter court was adjourn
ed until he le.lt Butte , was said West-
over druuk or uuder the influence oi
liquor. I believe the repoit ttiat sued
was the case , to be wholly untrue and
to have been made lor political pur
poses , G. S WRiGidLi' .
Subscribed in my presence and
swora to beJore me this 22nd day of
October 1903 F. A. PUTNAM ,
Clerk District court.
State of Nebraska ,
Bo\d County ,
C. F. Brown being first duly sworn
T deposes and sa\b ' , that lor nearly lour
vears last pas't he has been county
treasurer of Boyd county , thac he is
acquainted with Allen G. Fisher , re
publican candidate for district judge
of this district. That early in Oc
tober oi this year he met Fisher in an
office in Butte and had a conversation
with him. That during said conver
sion naid Fisher made the state
ment Uiat.judge Wet > tover was drunk
in Bun e on the last day oJ the last
urrn oJ court in this county after
court adjourned. I then and there
tci.d iiiuj tnatthe statement was lake.
Washing and Ironing done at
home. Call on Mrs. Allen , 1st
door norih of Hoffman's on ( Jher-
Affiant further says that during al-
oi said term ol court he boarded at
the Hottl Oxiord in Butte , and thai
J > dye Westover boarded at the same
hotel That he saw the Judge everj
da > at meal times and was in his com
pauy nearly every evening and espec
ially on the evening tha- court ad
journed. I was witn the Judge on the
bidewalk m Iront oi the hotel in com
pany oi several others until the car
riage was driven up in which he and
others drove to Bonesteel. I know
positively that Judge W estover wa
not drunk or uuder the influence oi
liquor on said day or evening or HI
any other time during our acquaint
ance. 1 believe that the statement
made by said Fisher and alter wards
published in tne Lynch Journal arid
O'nein Frontier to have been malic
iously manufactured for political
purposes and if now that there was no
louudation in fact , for a report oi
that kind. C. F BROWN.
touuscribed in my presence and
sworn to beiore me this 22ud day oi
October , 1903 F. A. PUTNAM ,
Clerk District Court
State of Nebraska , I
Boyduouuty , j"ss
Ed Acuins being first duly sworn
deposes and says that he is the pro
prietor oi tne Hotel Oxiord at Butte ,
jMeDrasua , that during the recent
term oi tue district corut in said Co. .
judge Westover boarded at said hotel
and affiant saw him many times dur
ing eacu day and evening oi the ad
journment ot court and at no time
nave I seen him under the influence
oi liquor , aud kuow personally thai
at me time he is chart'ed in the news
papers tuat ne was drunk , he was
duly sober. 1 lurther state that 1
never neard anyone charge that tue
Judge was drunu , until Allen ( J. Fish
er came to town in Oct of this year
and circulated the report. I believe
the report to be wholly untrue and
witnout any loundation in fact , and
that it was maue solely for political
purposes. ED ADKiNS ,
subscribed in my presence and
sworn to beiore me this 22ud day oi
October , 1903. F. A. PUTrsAM ,
Clerk District L/ourt
We have LOTS of Milk and
Cream. Best quality. Let us sell
you some. KED GATE DAIRY.
Don't forget election next Tues
day.
Rushville Standard : Thefolon-
ons attacks the republican papers
of the cast end of this district are
making on Judges Westover and
Harrington are uncalled for and
will rebound on the dogs of the
pen with telling force.
Rushville Standard : There is a
one horse paper , called the Jour
nal , in a one horse town , called
Lynch , edited by a one horse man
in Boyd county. Now it happen
that one Allen G. Fisher , whose
moral conduct is considered con
siderably below par , was down at
Lynch not long since , and the next
week the Journal came out in an
article openly accusing Judge
Westover of being drunk at Butte
the evening after court adjourned.
Of course everybody who knows
Judge Westover knew that the ac
cusation was a bad bold lie , manu
factured for political purposes , and
little attention was paid to it until
last week the article appeared in
half a dozen republican papers ,
among them being the noted
scandalous sheet publised at O'Neill
known as the Frontier which is
edited by one Cronin , who is also
postmaster at the above named
town. This corrupt rag issued
several hundred extra copies and
circulated them promiscously over
the district in hopes of injuring
Judge Westover , but we are in
clined to think the Frontier's rot
will explode and the stench , like
the boomerang , will return to the
nostrils of the slinger. Being
somewhat curious about the mat
ter the Standard interviewed W ,
T. Wills , the republican candidate
for district judge , who happened
to be in Rushville last Monday ,
and who is a resident of Butte.
Mr. Wills said that he was in Butte
the day court adjourned and had
cases before the court ; that he was
in town until six o'clock that eve
ning , that he saw Judge Westover
up to that hour and he felt perfect
ly safe in saying that there are no
grounds for such assertions as ap
peared in print in those papers.
Shortly after six o'clock Judge
Westover drove across the coun
try from Butte to Bonesteel and
kook the train for home. People
who know Capt. ( ? ) Fisher and arc
acquainted with his method of
campaigning , and it being known
that he was nosing around Lynch
about that time , can guess pretty
close as to where these libelous re
ports orignated. To the voters of
this district the Standard wishes to
say that you can expect to hear
many such scandalous reports em
ulating from such sources on the
eve of election. It is one of the
political tricks of the shysters who
are mere hirelings of corporations
and political grafters and are ready
to fall in line with anything they
may dictate in order to elect men
who are in sompathy with the rail
roads and other robber corpora
tions. Use your own judgement ,
judge these men by their past and
present behavior and do not heed
the dirty slings of such corportion
sheets.
The Valentine Bottling Works
puts up eleven different kinds of
drinks. 1 ?
Rushville Standard ; Judges
Westover and Harrington , candi
dates for judges of the district
court , have been tried and both
have proven competent and worthy
of re-election.
Deputy State Superintendent J.
H. McBrien will deliver an ad
dress on Optimism vs Pessimism
at the M. M. church , Saturday
evening , Oct. 31 , at 7:30 : o' clock.
Mr. McBrien is an interesting
speaker and it is hoped that all
interested in education , especially
parents , will be present.
There will be a union Sunday
school convention held in the M.
E. church , Wednesday , Nov.ith ,
commencing at 9 a. m. All Sun
day schools in Cherry county are
urged to send at least one delegate
and a report. Wo will have two
state workers with us at that time
and a rare treat is in store for all
A FREE game inside
each package of
60 different games.
Business Notices.
Notices under this heading 5 cents per line
each Insertion. Among reading matter , 10 rents
per Hue each insertion.
All kinds of heavy hardware and
wood stock at E. Breuklanders.
20-tf
The Bed Front Merc. Co. carry a
complete line of sporting goods.
Good fresh Meat and Lard at
Stetters Meat Market. 2G
I arn now ready to take orders for
fine Knit Underwear for ladies and
and children. MRS. ELMORE. 36
1.OST !
One brown yearling horse colt
randed , RE ! "n le'fc hip.
12 D. STINAKD , Valentine , Nebr.
Genuine home made Lard at the
new Butcher Shop. 26
For all kinds of Undertaking
Goods and Undertaking work call
on the Red Front Merc Co. 27
To Whom It Hay Concern.
This is to certify that I , P. S.
Eoueche , have given my son , Wil
liam E. Boueche his freedom and
from this lime henceforth he is his
own agent and is no longer under
my guardianship nor care , and I
will not be responsible for him or
his actions. 88 3
ROUND THE WORLD
A Wonderful Trans-Pacific
.journey of Six Mouths via
\OKT-WESrEKN LIKE
A&IJITS C'Oa SECTIONS.
In line with its well known policy of
dew lopment of trans-continental and
trans-Pacific travel , the Chicago &
North-Western Railway is no\v organ
izing a personally conducted round-
the-world tour , to leave Chicago in
Octuber , visiting Hawaii , Japan
China , The Straits Settlements , Cey
lon , India and Egypt , returning via
the usual European points oi intereat
on the way home.
The party will be most admirably
provided for en route. The railway
trip will be made on luxurious fast
traina through the great iVisslssippi
Valley over "the only double track
railway betwten Chicago and the
Mississippi River , " and west via Den
ver and through the mountain wonderland
erland oi Colorado and Utah. The
trip across the Pacific will be on one
of the magnificent new Pacific Mail
Co's steamers.
This trans Pacific traffic has grown
to such proportious that the service
has been improved and elaborated un
til in many respects it is said to vie
with that found on the finest trans *
AtlanKc greyhounds.
The trane Pacific route is the com
ing highway over which American
pleasure seekers will travel for rec
reation and sightseeing. Hawaii , Ja
pan , China , Australia and our own
Philippine possessions are full of int
erest and the number of visitors to
these faraway lands increases with
the increased facilities for travel
Order of Hearing and Notice of
Probate of Foreign Will.
Iu th County iJourr. of Cherry County ,
STATE OF ATUHASKA I
COUNT v OK IIKUKV. f
To the heirs and to rill persons Interested in
the estate ot Cephas AV. Carpenter deceased :
On re < uU- glue petitiou of Mutliew U. Carpen
ter praying that ; the instrument h.oti in thi *
Pourt on the 'JSth day of October looj , and pur
porting TO he a duly authenticated copy of the
last will and testament ot Cephas W. Carpenter
deeeaseu , that said instrument bb admitted reprobate
probate , and tlie admlnNtratlon of j > ud estate
bog ant 'd f Henry P Upham aud o hers as
executor for tlif St te of Nebraska. It is here
by ordred tha y-h and a > l pen ons alternated
in suin matter , may. and do appear at the count -
t court to bo held In and for said county on the
Hth daj of November A. D. 1003. at 10 o'clock a ,
m. . to show cause , if any there l > e , \\by the
prayer oftae petitioner should nofc be granted.
ann that notice of the pendency of s > aIU petition
and the hearing thereof be triven to all Arsons
interested in said muter by puulisninga copy
of LUls or ieri- the V lentiue Democrat wceK-
ly uewupaper priute < i m bald c maty . for three
sacostive weeks prior to sud < lay ot In-arliij : .
Witness my n.md and ton Sjal .f bald court
* -his SSih day of October. A D 1003 ,
tJEAI' W. K ,
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Meals Lunches Short Orders
T HtJKANGAROO
K I . * i
First class meals at all hours ,
day end ni ht. Oysters in
season. Pies , cakes , dough
nuts always on hand.
JE. D. Cohota , Prop.
THE
-WESTERN
LINE
Only
Double Track
Itailroatl hfttveen
anil C/tlwiffo.
Direct line to St I'aul-Jfinttcap-
olis.
Direct tiitc to lilacli llilln.
Apvty to nettri'Ht ftycntfor rates
niapn ami time vtirtla.
The Elite Restaurant
and Chop House
Meals at all hours.
Fruits , Candies , Cigars .
Good cooking and just as you
want it.
MRS , C , L. WALKER , Propr ,
" 1 don't think Tre could keep
house without Thcdford's Black-
Draught. Wo bavo used it in the
family for over two year * with the
best of results. I bare not had &
doctor in the honso for that length
Of time. It is a doctor in itself and
Because this great medicine
relieves stomach pains , frees the
constipated bowels and invigor
ates tne torpid liver and weak
ened kidneys
w necessary in the home \rhere
Thedford's Black-Draught is
kept. Families living in the
country , miles from any physi
cian , have been kept in health
for years with this medicine as
their only doctor. Thedford's
Jolack- Draught cures bilious
ness , dyspepsia , colds , chills and
fever , bad blood , headaches ,
diarrhoea , constipation , colic
and almost every other ailment
because the stomach , bowels
liver and kidneys so nearly con
trol the health.
D.5,000
w WORDS
It-ii in l.ho litsfc edition of
' r's iMlonmi.iouul DioLion-
The Inl.enml.ional is kept
} M Jibreusl of l.lio l-iuiea. it
. . 'rf cMisUnl , work , expensive
"H ; uml worry , luil.il , ia Lho only
" , ( o keep l.lio dictionary the
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f Oilier < li < ; i.ioiiiri ; < j3 Jollo\r. Web-
Jslor loiids.
< II. is Uio favorite with tludges ,
I'ltojurs , Ml iijiitor3PrinlerSj etc. ,
! iis und foreign connfcries.
A poslul curd will bring you
rj i n I westing specimen pages , etc.
J. & 0. MKRHIAM COMPANY
Sl'lllXGFIULD , MASS.
OF
WEBSTER'S
INTERNATIONAL
DICTJONARY.
"Money makes the mare go"
Was said in days song by ;
Now , to set a fast clip
Use a Buffalo Whip-
Makes the good steed fairly fly.
For the "Tale of the Buffalo Buggy -
gy Whip" call on the Eed Front
professional Cards.
HIP ! , ' } Vullpy Hereford Knnrh
l > row
I'rince
( ' .it U2-.1M : i . Cuil hnn'l >
lf IliTll 'J ! ! > liliwvl
l Kim lor. Ali\i > .
Liirii U lltoii mid . - > 'r
Claitstonu pri-Uotni-
id my liunl.
' JCo htork f. -ale at present. IJaucii lour miles
north-nes > . 11 lirou nk-e. hr.
C.H. FACLHAUKI : .
MILL PRICES FOR FEED.
Bran , bulk 75 per cwt $14.00 ton
Shorts bulk 85 per cwt $16.00 tun
Screenings 70c " $13.00"
rbop Feed . . . .1.05 " $20.00"
Cora 95 $18.00"
Chop com 1.00 " $19.00"
Oats 1.20 " $23.00 "
John Nicholson ,
Dentist.
Will be in Valentine on the 20 , 21 , 22
and 23rd of each month , lieservc
your work for him. Oilice at Donoher
ETTA BROWN
SUP I. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Examination Third Saturday of each
month and Friday preceding.
VALENTINE NEBRASKA
H. DAILEY ,
Dentist.
Office over the grocery dcparmciit
of T. C. Hornby's store.
Will bo in Eoscbud agency July
3rd , Oct. 2nd ajid Jan. 1,1904.
HENEY AUGUSTON
Blacksmith
Brownlec , Kebr.
Does general blacksmithingathard
times prices for cash.
H. M , CEAMEE ,
City Deliveryman ,
Trunks , valises and packages hauled to and
Irorn the depot and all parts of the City.
W. A. KIMBELL
Barber
First-class Shop in Every JRespeet
Eau do Quinine Hair Tonic , Golden Star Bair
Tonic , Herpicldc and Coko's Dandruff Cure.
Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream
LEROY LEACH
County Surveyor
Valentine or Woodlake
. TCO11K PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
A. N. COMPTON
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Quigley & Chapman's
Drug Store , flights The Don
oher residence , Cherry Street.
Edward S. Fuuray
Physician and Surgeon
Office Fraternal Hall or El
liott's Drug Store. Wun2
JP. M. WALCOTT
ATTORNEY ABSTRACTOR
Valentine , Nebr.
Practices in District Court ami U. S. Land
Office. Keal Eetate and Kant-fa Property
t > onglit and nid Bonded Absincter.
Eobert G. Easley ,
ATTORNEY AT I < AW.
gSTOllice over ttcd Front
GENERAL LAW PRACTICE
"Valentino ,
Clothes Cleaning !
Uyciiig and Pressing
renovated uud blocked.
W3I. JOPLIff.
urJers at Davenport &Tliacljer'd.
Late leg and aliases Skicis.
Orders taken for Ready-Made
Tailor Skirts at reasonable prices.
MBS.
If yon aeed a gun or fcome aD * >
munition' call on tfca Bed Frdnt
Merc. Co , , thsy dan Biipply all your