THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. M. RICE , 13d itor and Propr.
Entered at the postoffice at Valentine , Cherry county , Nebr. . as Second
Class Matter.
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THURSDAY , MAY 4,1905.
1900 Our Birthday. 1905
Five years ago yesterday on
May 3 , 1900 , THE VALENTINE
DEMOCRAT made its first appear-
f I ance with I. M. Rice as editor.
We had purchased the Western
News-Democrat on April 23rd pre
vious , "from Robert Good , who
came to Valentine four years be
fore and bought the Cherry Coun
ty Independent from J. R. Farris ,
changing the name to THE VAL
ENTINE DEMOCRAT. Some two
years later , Robert Good bought
the Western News , which had
meantime been started by George
H. Reinert , and tacked it onto THE
DEMOCRAT , calling the paper from
that time , while he was editor , the
"Western News-Democrat. "
It was m the fall of 1899 that
Mr. Good came to us with a prop-
osition to sell the paper. At that
time we were engaged in the in-
surance and real estate business.
Mr. Good kept after us to sell the
paper for him , or buy it , which
we finally did , knowing at the time
that we had an elephant on our
hands. But elephants have been
trained , and , we having lots oi
energy , undertook the task of run
ning a newspaper , at least until we
could sell it to some one who could
run it.
We have made a success of THE
VALENTINE DEMOCRAT , not be
cause of our fitness and ability ,
but rather because it was a good
town , a good country , lots of busi
ness and good people to do busi
ness with. It is patronage thai
makes a paper , rather than sweet
ness which is often wasted on the
desert air. We are like other peo
ple though and prefer to have
people tell us that it was our abil
ity which put THE VALENTIN *
DEMOCRAT on solid footing. We
like to be patted on the back a
little too. Oura is a pride that
revels in being able to put out the
best and newsiest paper in the west
and have all of the best business
men traveling along with us to
success.
We wish to thank all of our
friends who have encouraged us in
the least and who by honest com
petition have dealt fairly with us ,
or who have been large enough to
spend a dollar with us to make ten.
To those who have not made good
use of our paper , we will say that
where we have lost their patronage
we are sorry but they have lost
more than we , though we both
have lost by the estrangement.
We do not flatter ourself that we
could run a paper without help
any better than a merchant could
a store without customers. In the
years to come let us forget old
grudges , encourage and patronize
industries that help to build up
our town and country.
' Simply Humiliating. "
With its big , brown eyes swim
ming in tears the Bee is beseech
ing the republicans of the First
Congressional district to nominate
the very best man they can find to
succeed Elmer Jacob Burkett in
congress , and so , "raise the stand
ard. " In order to make its plea
good and strong the Bee throws
off the mask and makes honest
confession.
"It is a lamentable fact that the
standard for public office in Ne
braska has been declining from
year to year , " admits Mr. Rose-
water. "In no state of the union
have men of small caliber been so
persistent in quest of high politi
cal positions and received so much
encouragement „ as they have in
this state within the past decade.
Disagreeable as it may be to con
fess it , the standard of public of
ficialdom in Nebraska is simply
humiliating. "
Candid men everywhere will
give assent to this. The standard
is low in Nebraska. Men of small
caliber , if they do not themselves
seek position , are taken up by the
powers that be and persisently
pushed to the front. Men of abil
ity , character and high standing
know that they enter republican
conventions handicapped ; because
the railroad bosses that exercise
absolute sway over the republican
machine will not permit men they
cannot expect to control to gain
political power and prestige.
No one better realizes the truth
of this than does Mr. Rosewater.
He admits the truth when the leg
islature is in session , when the
state board of equalization meets ,
when the railroad creatures in of
fice high and low are executing
the orders of their masters. But
he never admits it during or about
campaign time. He never makes
an admission when it might be po
tent for good.VorldHerald. .
Lesson of a Tragedy.
"Lord have mercy upon us miser ,
able offenders "
Who can read the pathetic ac
count of the killing of Osborn by
his own son without the thought
suggested by the above quotation
Such quarrels and such tragedies
are all too common. Most of the
tragedies of life are entirely un
necessary and due to petty and
miserable causes. In this case a
father loses his life and a whole
family is blighted. The apparent
cause is a dispute over the way in
which the meat for breakfast is
cooked. The real cause is the
habit of quarreling formed in all
too many families the constant
cultivation of ill-temper by bick
ering and fault-finding.
Happiness depends on the state
of mind more than on conditions.
If fathers , and mothers , and hus
bands , and wives and children
would cultivate cheerfulness and
good nature , all would be im
mensely improved.
In hundreds of families the trag
edies do not actually develop into
crimes , but happiness is none the
less driven out. If you would be
happy and enjoy life , cultivate the
disposition that leads to happiness.
Be patient , considerate and kind.
It generally takes two to make a
tragedy. Love and kindness , good
nature and patience breed the same
in others. World-Herald.
Dip Your Cattle.
We are prepared to dip cattle
for parties wishing them dipped
at our vat in Crookston on Tues
days and Fridays at the following
prices : lOc per head for grown cat
tle one time , 15c for 2 times ; oc per
head for yearlings one time , Sc for
2 times. No charge for sucking
calf. VIERTEL & CORNELL.
16 4
Just received a new line of
Combs and Belts at Mrs. Elmore's.
V.
Sfcal From a Preacher.
Long Pine , NebMay 2. Sneak
thieves broke into the house of
Eev. A. L. Tainter , M. E. pastor
at this place , while the latter was
holding evening service , and stole
$24 and an overcoat. As soon as Mr.
Tainter discovered his loss he noti
fied the village marshal. Two or
three suspicious characters had
been about town all day and a
watch was kept of them. The
marshal tracked one of them to
Bassett and caught him with the
overcoat and about $13 in pennies ,
nickels and dimes. He was brought
before the justice and , waiving ex
amination , was bound over to dis
trict court which is now in session
at Ainsworth. Norfolk News.
Half Rnte.H to O. A. B. En
campment at Grand Island , Nebr. ,
via the North-western Line. Ex
cursion tickets will he sold at one
fare for the round trip , May 16 to
19 inclusive , limited to return until
May 22 , inclusive. Apply to agents
Chicago & North-western R'y. 163
New Law is To Be Tested
Lincoln , May 2. Gov. Mickey
announced that a suit would be in
stituted this week to test the con-
stitionality of the biennial election
law.
Acting on his suggestion , At
torney General Norris Brown has
made arrangements to have a citi
zen offer a certificate of nomina
tion as regent of the university to
be filed with the secretary of state ,
who will refuse to issue a certifi
cate , and then be mandamused in
the supreme court. The governor
stated that while the law might
it-is in viola
save expense , clearly
tion of the constitution , as its ob
ject can only be accomplished by
an amendment. The suit was
foreshadowed by Attorney Gen
eral Brown several weeks ago.
The bill did not carry an emerg
ency clause and cannot become a
law until July 1 , but it is stated
on the authority of Attorney Gen
eral Brown that the court can en
tertain the suit in order that if it
should be held invalid the proper
arrangements can be made for the
fall election. Norfolk News.
The U. S. weather-bureau re
port for the week ending May 3 ,
shows highest and lowest temper
ature , respectively , as 70 ° on the
30th and 30 ° on May 3 , a range
of 40 ° and a mean for the period'
of 50 ° , the latter 2 ° higher than
the normal. The precipitation
was 1.54 : inches and the normal
.07 , a gain of .87 of an inch. The
winds have been higher than the
average and storms from 30 to 36
miles occurred on four days dur
ing the week , culmulating in that
last night when it attained a veloc
ity of 50 miles per hour with a
temperature at , and slightly be
low freezing.
The U. S. weather bureau cli
mate and crop bulletin for Ne
braska , shows as follows : The
past week has been cold with a
mean daily temperature of 1 ° be
low the normal. The rainfall has
has beea above normal generally
and exceeded 1 inch in most coun
ties and exceeded 2 inches in sev
eral central and eastern counties.
The rain of the week was benefic
ial to vegetation generally. The
wet condition of the soil prevented
work in the field for nearly half of
the week. Plowing for corn is
nearly finished in central and
southern counties and is well ad-
vanced in northern. A little corn
was planted in southern counties
but the cold , wet condition of the
soil prevented much progress , ev
en in southern counties. Winter
wheat continues in excellent con
dition. Oats have grown rather
slowly but are recovering nicely
from the effects of the freezing
weather. Grass continues to grow
slowly and is backward in northern
counties. Fruit generally is less
damaged than was at first suppos
ed. Apple trees are blooming
very full in southeastern counties ,
and a few peach blooms have ap
peared.
\ We have just received a full line of the . celebrated v
3 'A.
= = = JOHN DEERB
Farm Implements ,
consisting of
Plows , both tiding and walking
46 66 66
Listers
" 46 66 66
Cultivators
Harrows , Disks , etc , etc.
We have three different' '
makes of riding Cultivators [
and also carry in stock Lister
Carriages suitable for convert
ing any steel beam. walking
lister or plow into a riding lis- ;
ter or a riding plow.
Order of II enrine and Notice on Petit
ion for Settlement of Account.
THE STATE OF NRKRASKA I In the County
CHERRY COUSTV. fs& Court.
To the heirs and to all persons interested In
the estate of Elizabeth Remalev , deceased :
ON reading the petition of Sylvester Kemaley
praying a final settlement and allowance of his
account tiled in this court on the 3rd day of
May , 1903 ,
It is hereby ordered that you , and all per
sons interested in said matter , may. and do. ap
pear at the uonnty Court to be held in and for
said county on the 20th day of May , A. D. 1905 ,
at 10 o'clock a. in. , to show cause , if any there
be. why the prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted , and that notice of the pendency of
said petition and that the hearing thereof be
given to all persons interested in said matter by
publishing a copy of this Order in the Valentine
Democrat , a weekly newspaper printed in said
county , for three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing ,
W.R.TOWNE.
16 3 County Judge.
Weather Data.
The following data , covering- per
iod of 15 years , have been complied
from the Weather Bureau records at
Valentine , .Nebr. They are issued to
show the conditions that have pre
vailed , during the month in question ,
for the above period of 3rears , but
must not be construed as a forecast
of the weather conditions for the
coming month.
MAY-
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal 56 °
The warmest month was that of 1900
with an average of 63 °
The coldest month was that of 1892
with an average of 48 °
The highest was 97 ° on 8th , 1895
The lowest was 23 ° on 2 , 1889
PRECIPITATION.
Average for month 2 24 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more 10
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 5 98 inches in 1898.
The least monthly precipitation
was 0.17 inches in 1894.
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 196 inches on 18,1897.
The greatest amount of snowfall
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
( record extending to winter of 1884-85
only ) was 12.7 inches on 7-8,1892.
CLOUDS AMD WEATHER
Average number of clear days , 30 ;
partly cloudy , 10 ; cloudy , 10.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the N.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 11 miles ,
The highest velocity of the wind
was 76 miles from the sw on 21,1903
JOHN J. M'LEAN ,
Observer Weather Bureau.
To Whom It Hay Concern.
Those owing me on account will
find my books at my former place
of business , L. N. Layport & Son's
harness shop , for the next 60 days.
All accounts not paid by that time
will be placed in the hands of a
collector. W. E. EFXER.
Experience has proven that
the JOHN DEERE goods are
the best in the market , and by
buying two car loads we are
enabled to make yon very close
prices , Our friends are invited
to c ll and inspect the goods.
The Donoher
will be 35c after April 29,1905 ,
Except Regular Board ,
Meal Ticket Limit 10 Days. R. L. HALL , Propr ,
IHE EMPIRE CREAM SEPARATOR
Easy Running , Easy Washing , Clean Skimming ,
The Simplest is tlie Best.
Nothing to get out of order and will last a life time.
Recommended by all who have used them.
A practical machine sold on easy terms by
16 8 T I W . PRAMFD , VALENTINE NEBRASKA !
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Ladies
Trimmed Hats
My stock of Easter Hats and Spring
Millinery is Now on Display.
OOME AND SEE !
; Miss Louisa E , Martin.
GRANT BO YE R ,
CARPENTER BUILDER.
All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sites
Valentine , - Nebraska
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New Styles in Ladies Fancy Shirt Waist Patterns ,
A. JOHN & CO. ,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods g Notions
CANDIES AND FRESH FRUIT
TOBACCOS AND CIGARS
Special Prices on Winter Underwear and Hosiery.
OLD POSTOFFIOE BUILDING. VALENTINE , NEBR.
. J. AUSTIN. J. W. THOMPSON.
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( SUCCESSORS TO E. BREUKLANDEK. ) -
GENERAI , BLACKSMITHING AKD WOODWOBK.
Morse Shoeing a Specialty.
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