I. M RICE EDITOR
18 , I O4
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Brands ! J I ) lies 84.00 per year in advanci
additional 8paceS3'Ooper inch peryearengrave ; (
blocks extra ; $1.00 each.
Parties living outside Cherry county not pei
eonally known are requested to pay in advanc <
10 percent additional to above rates if over I
months in arrears. . ,
Notices of losses of stock free to brand advcr
Users , f l
There is too much sentiment now
being express6d favorable to Ja
pan. . The policy of the U. S. is
to remain" neutral and let Russk
and Japan settle their dispute.
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Aiosworth Star-Journal : Mr.
W. If. Gardner , superintendent
of schools at ; Auburn in this state ,
is a candidate for the nomination
for state * superintendent of public
instruction. Mr. .Gardner has beer
in educational work for many years
and has a good' record behind him.
The state Anight do very much
worse than to .elect , him.
The U. S. Navy will get too close
to .the firing line in the East and
there will .bevanpther disaster such
. , as .the blowing up of the - Maine
, wfyich may give the U. S. a chance
' ' to.take sides , but it will be our
fault if we , get into .a mix up with
Russia. We are not'opposed to
* Japan but our policy should be in
; thiscontroversyfirst , last and all
time-1-hands off.
. - the - -
It'is-asking too much of our gov
ernment to ask a loan of 4 mil
lions to complete the world's fair
buildings at St. Louis. That money
could be given to our banks and
help to make the best banking sys
tem in the ( Uuitcd "States ) , or , it
. could be used for' permanent gov-
ertunent buildings. However ,
Uncle Sam had ' better keep the
indtey right'at "home ior it will be
needed if we go to dabbling in the
Russia-Japanese war.
' -
; Vppgress _ appropriated 86,483-
"
OOO"for use in the St. Louis World
Eair. The remainder , necessary
forthe-expense of the fair , being
pledged by the state of Missouri ,
the city -of St. Louis and St. Louis
business men. A delegation from
St. . .Louisis now in Washington
asking .for a-Joan .of : § i,600,000
from our government. It is not
popular- * with our people to have
our goy.ernment go into the losin
business , to guarantee St. Louis
the payment of expenses for her
preparations. .
Jt's up to Russia and Japan ,
other nation that takes a hand
lathis warfare will find France ,
Gtermany and Italy sympathizing
with Russia , and England with
Japan. Will the U. S. have the
good sense to keep her hands out
of this muddle ? It's none of our
aftairs. We do not expect any
promises from Russia nor that she
will fulfill any promises. We do
not ask promises from either coun
try excepting to take our , chance
with other nations in carrying on
U ! our trade and if that trade is
stpjued in the carrying out any
war 'scheme by either Japan or
Russia , temporarily we will have
"ample time to settle the difficulty
when their present grievances-are
settled ; It is not the fair nor the
* manly thing to do to expect re-
- dress"from either nation during ,
their present engagement. Let
the U. S. set an. xample to the re-
, 'mainder oftfbe world of neutrality
that is neutral. It's worth more
to us.
' ' "Xot'Onr Quarrel at All.
' Iji imitataion of the great pcrvv-
, eYs of Europe we have fallen easily
*
into the habit of speaking of our
H ' 'interests" in China and jn.jVIaji" '
churia and of discussing tip ® x-
. . . _ x. ? wuch ] would justify or
compel us to goHoVwar 'withsome
body in that quarter for their pro
tection.
It ought not to be necessary tc
say that this is a bad habit and thai
it may Jead to mischief.
Japan and China are directl.v
menaced by Russia aggression
Great Britian is indirectly menac
ed. There are other powers it
Europe which must some time con
sider whether a limit is to.be pu
to Muscovite pretension and ex
pansion.
In the case of the United State ;
however , Russia might conquer al
Asia and it would not even thei
inflict any injury upon us tha
would justify the sacrifice of on <
American life.
Notwithstanding all the talk bj
interested and warlike persons we
have-no interests in the far easl
, that are worth considering for j
moment as against the much great
cr interest that we have in peace
The game that the great powers
are now playing in Asia is none oJ
ours. It is political as well as
commercial. We may have oui
likes and our dislikes on the sub
ject off the dominion of the east
but commercially we will about as
well of under one rule as another ,
In any event we should not per
mit the idea to enter our heads
that a little trade or a great deal
of trade is worth going to wai
about. That never has been oui
policy and it ought not to be oui
policy now.
There is every reason to believe
that the present sensational admin
istration , at Washington has im
bibed just enough of the imperial
istic spirit -to think that there is
something smart and highly credit
able in engaging in the dangerous
sports which have been devised foi
the entertainment of kings and
despots.
No one can play this game with'
out a partner and we can have nc
partner on the other hemisphere
without entering upon "an entang
ling alliance. "
The nation which is committed
as we are to the Munroe doctrine
has no business interfering in any ;
manner in the quarrels that belong
properly to the old world.
If we force that doctrine and
make the most of it we will have
so many vital interests in the new
world that we cannot afford to im
peril any of them by interfering
in the disputes that concern only
the old.
The spectacular gentlemen at
Washington should be informed
most impressively by the people
of the United States that there is
no occasion for bluster on their
part , no matter how many or what
nations become involved in the
quarrel over Russian aggression.
It is not-our business to main
tain-the balance of power in Eu
rope and Asia. It is our business
to maintain the Munroe doctrine.
War on our part as a mere ally
of some European power in sup
port of private and in most cases
imaginary commercial interests
would be nothing less than a
crime. Chicago Chronicle.
More Local.
.
J. H. Quigley went up to Cody
last week to look after his stock
interests.
John Bachelor and S. J. Blake-
ley left Saturday morning for their
respective ranches.
Miss Mable O'Kane , of Deadwood -
wood , .S. D. , is visiting with her
relatives in this city.
Judge Walcott returned Tues
day night from a business trip to
Lincoln and Omaha.
Miss Alice Cyphers has gone to
Woodlako to assume the position
) f substitute teachers.
Mrs. T C. Hornby gave a Val-
; ntine luncheon Saturday after-
loon to a number of friends.
Henry Neal , fnom Chesterfield ,
irrived in town Monday afternoon
.o . enjoy himself with his many
Tien'ds. -
TheM/E. , Ladies , Aid Society
of friendarj
P.f. Gep. Hprnbyj j
ITred Whittemore , Tresident oi
; the Valentine State Bank , is ir
town this week incharge 4of tli <
bank duringthe.absence < o' Ghas
Sparks , .the cashier.
Jas. B. Hull , of the Owl Saloon.
| returned Tuesday night f rom
three week's visit in Omaha. Jin
I
says he enjoyed himself and cloej
not regret having spent the tim (
there.
The class of ' 04 , V. H. S ,
is making preparations for the an
nual commencement. Several have
selected their orations and are
busily engaged in materializing
them.
The Red Front has just finished
invoicing and find that the pasi
I year's business has-fully met theii
expectations and will continue t <
offer attractions thatare.sure trade
winners.
During one of the exercise bout ;
with the gloves , in which the of
ficers of the 25th infantry indulge
in every afternoon , Lieut. N. M.
Green accidently broke his righi
fore arm.
Don't forget about this cole
weather and to lay in a supply o :
coal and feed for the warm day *
to come. It's strange , but that's
the way more than half the people
do these things.
Miss Alma Alcott resigned hei
position in the Valentine State
Bank and after visiting with Mrs
Whillans of Wood lake , startec
Thursday for Stockton , 111. , when
we hear she accepted a position ir
a bank.
An informal musicale was giver
Tuesday evening at the home o1
the Misses Holcomb by the voca'
and 1 instrumental classes of Miss
Myrtle Holcomb , which was high
ly appreciated by those that at
tended. Refreshments were serv
ed.
John Bachelor returned from a
trip to White river last week ,
where he has extensive stock in
terests. He reports that/cattle
look finer than they have foi
years. Cattle that were trailed
over last fall look better than wher
they were taken over.
Miss Orah Britton has resignec
her position in W. E. Haley's of
fice and accepted a position in the
Valentine State Bank. Miss Brit-
ton has been a resident here severa"
years and is well liked by all whc
know her , a perfect lady all the
time and being competent to dc
office work her services are inr de
mand. .
W. S. Jackson and Chas. Sparks
went down to Omaha last week to
see about getting a new switch
board for the telephone exchange
which has out grown the capacity
of the one now in use. Mr. Jack
son returned but Mr. Sparks went
on to Chicago and will probably
visit his parents in Michigan be
fore returning home.
At 3 a. m. Wednesday morning
fire broke out in M company stable
at Ft. Niobrara entirely destroy
ing the stable and also burning
D head of horses and 3 cows. Some
harness and saddles were consum
ed. Two soldiers who were fightIng -
Ing the fire were badly injured.
The horses were private property
ind kept in the old barn in which
i laundry was conducted in the
2ast end. The fire was first dis
covered in the laundry.
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT'S in-
io'rmant gives it a "ghost story"
> vhen he states , that the Indians of
; his reservation "feel so sore at
; he action .of | the South Dakota
lelegation' in trying to open their
jregory County land at a nominal
) rice" that they consented to the
easing of the unallotted lands for
grazing purposes * The only In-
lians who "feel sore , " that we
iave been able to discover , are
vhite ones , and the reason the red
tne's consented ( ft the leasing of
he land is , that they will derive
aore revenue from i& New Era.
'It was- not the intention of THE
) EMOCRAT to misrepresent the
iews-of the Indiana of Rosebud
eservation. - "VYo1 printecf & com-
lunicatidn : purporting- rgpre-
Bntthem.andrif. incorYecffwe beg
ardonof > -tb scdkcloes
Catholic Church Announce
ment.
OnSaturdayuext , tlie earlymasi
illbelaid at the Jt. Ifiobrara.
'High..mass in Valentine at 10:30 ,
In the afternoon , catechism class
at three and evening devotion ? al
7:30. :
Farmers' Institute.
The Farmers7 Institute for Cher
ry county will be held in the cour
room March 10 , 190i , at whicl
time G. T. Ferguson will speak 01
Soil Tillage and Growing Potatoes
Dr.- Peters on Animal Diseases anc
their Treatment ; Prof. A. L
Haecker on Hand Separator Dairy
ing. We have learned to look up
on the Farmers' Institute as {
means of bringing about a bettoi
condition in our county. We be
lieve our farmers and stockmer
should be just as well prepared foi
their work as the doctor , lawyer
or minister. It is a good thing foi
a young man to be able to reac
Latin. I believe it is better for z
.farmer's son to be able to mak (
good butter , test milk , grow po
tatoes without scab and transplanl
a cedar or pine tree so it will grov
than to read in foreign languages
> of things that happened five thous
.and years ago. Come and bring
your neighbor and let us make i
success of this meeting.
C. S. REECE.
Henry , Alois and Anton Schaef
er returned yesterday morning
from Marion Junction , S.D.where
they had been to attend the funer
al of their father , Jos. Schafer ,
who.died Tuesday morning , Feb. !
about 5 o'clock. The account oJ
which we copy from Marion Rec
ord :
"One of the saddest cases of acci
dent that ever happened here toot
place last. Monday night about 1 $
o'clock , when Joseph Schaefer was
so badly burned that he died be
tween the hours of 5 and 6 o'clock
Tuesday morning after severa
hours of intense suffering.
Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer whe livec
near St. Mary's Acadeiny wen
getting ready to retire 'for th (
night when Mrs. Shaefer though !
she smelled something burning
and made a thorough search of the
house , but could not find any signs
of fire , so went to bed , but did not
sleep. A little before 12 o'clock
the smell of fire become so strong
that they got up and found the
kitchen full of fire and the sitting
room hot and full of smoke. Mr.
Schaefer went out the north dooi
and ran around to the south kitch
en window where there was quite
a blaze on the inside. He got a
pan of water and went to the win
dow to extinguish it. Just as he
was in the act of doing so a large
brackett lamp on the window cas
ing exploded , throwing the oil on
to him , burning his face and hands
so badly that large pieces of flesh
came off and it is thought he in
haled some of the fire , and as he
was troubled with asthma , that
with the burning , choked him so
that he smothered to death.
Right after the explosion Adam
Schuf reider , John Heer and others
were there and soon put the flame
out. As soon as it was disc9vered
that Mr. Schaefer was burned ,
Dr. Felstad was called and stayed
with the sufferer until death came.
The fire started in the floor un
der the window , but what caused
it is still a mystery.
The interior of the kitchen and
furniture are-'a total loss , except
the stove , while the sitting room
was badly smoked and the wood
work charred. No insurance.
The deceased was born in Ger
many on March 26 , 1829 and mov-
2d in 18S1 to Lyons , Iowa , and
from there to Crawford county ,
[ owa in 1SSS , and then to Cherry
jounty , Neb. in 1893 , coming to
Vlarion in December 1901. He
eaves a wife and five children to
nourn his death , as follows : John
] . Schaefer , of Marion ; Henry ,
Liouis and Anton , of Nenzel , Neb.
ind Mrs. Kate Ullrich , of Charter
) ak , Iowa.
Mr ; Schaefer was a very nice
> ld gentleman and was respected
> y all who knew him. and a large
ircle of friends sympathize with
he bereaved in their sad loss.
The funeral occurred at the
Catholic church this ( Friday ) fore-
loon , conducted by Rev. Grabig- "
Joseph Schaefer was a resident
if Cherry county for a number of
rears and was considered by all
? no knew him to Sera good ? citizen
ad numerous friends are grieved !
3 learn of his'death.THE JDisio-
sympathy to the
ed family-
V
Jas. E. Pepper W. H. McBrayer Canadian Club'l.
, 3ST.
All the standard , brands of Whiskies , domestic and
imported Wines , Gordon's Dry Gin , and Cigars
of the choicest brands. Klue Ribbon Bottled'Beer
a specialty. : : : : - : : :
Oakland Hunters Eve Blun Grass Dewars Scotch Whiskey
JAMES B. HULL
THE OWL SALOON Proprietor.
Jk- 9 GP v * 9 Sole Agents for
HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY
Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER
Choicest Wines and Cigars , f
VALENTINE X NEBRASKA
W. T. Bishop ,
LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE
The Wilber Barn
Your Patronage Solicited.
a lace :
HEADQUARTERS FOR
H-J
WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS
OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS
Valentine - - Nebraska
HENRY TAYLOR , GRANT BOYER.
TAYLOR & BOYER ,
Contractors and Builders , Carpentering *
All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes.
r ESPWork shop in Charborineau's blacksmith shop.
VALENTINE = - NEBRASKA.
THE VALENTINE HOUSE
Valentine , Nebraska
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JRATES $1.00 tr $1.25. C. D. JORDAN , Propr.
Opposite the Court House , 2 blocks north of Depot.
1 'i
ADVERTISE i hi .
1 THE
E C T
Livery , Feed and Sale Stable
Xew Rigs Good Horses Careful Drivers
Spacious barn , conveniently located , for splendid accom
modations to the public who want to drive , or have hors
es to feed. ' '
SHEPARD BROS.
( Successors to Tracewell & Bonser. )
Valentine - -
Nebraska.
NEW STORE
Just opened up a stock of
Dry Goods , Notions , Clothing -
ing , Furnishing Goods ,
. Shoes and Flour.
door to City Hotel.
A. JOHN & ABPALLAH ,
ware TABLE
reat fforlhern
at O'neill ,
Going East , Going West.
Leaves lo-io
" am
' Arrives 3:50 . .
-P. p. m.
Passenger , dally except Sunday *
connections ,
FKEJ > ROGERS , G. P.