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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1905)
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT i I. M. RICE - Eilit or and Proprietor. J. C. QUKJLEY - Local Editor. MARK ZAKK - Foreman. Entered at the postoflice at Valentine , Cherry county , Nebr. . as Second Class Matter. . , TERMS : ' Subscription $1.00 per year in advance ; $1.50 when not paid in advance. ' Display Advertising 1 inch single column 15c per issue or $6.00 a year. i Local No1 ices , Obituaries , Lodge Resolutions and Socials for revenue 5c per line pir issue. j Brands , H inches$4.00 per year in advance ; additional space $ . ' } .00 per year ; engraved blocks extra $1.00 each. ) 10 per cent additional to above rates if over G months in arrears. Parties living outside Cherry county are requested to pay in advance. Notices of losses of stock free to brand advertisers. THURSDAY , JULY 20 , 1905. The "National Honor" Be reaved . Some of the friends of Yale uni versity , rown a little touchy ov er the criticism that has followed the subsidizing of that institution by Mr. Rockefeller , are now de manding that Senator Depew re sign his Yale trusteeship. $ And a great many policy-holders ' of the Equitable Life are wonder- I ing how soon Senator Depew will be permitted to sever his connec- . , tions with that society by with- board of direct- * drawing from the - i ors. f In addition to which sundry per- { sons are intimating that Chauncey would write a striking testimonial to his own good taste by resigning the United States senatorship to which he was recently re-elected , thanks chiefly to the activity of E. H. Ilarriman. Verily , the distinguished re publican spell-binder seems to have grown decidedly passe since he was found out. From one of the most popular politicians in the country he has falli-n , in a day and a night , to ba one of the most widely execrated of all the hypo crites and pretenders the people of the United States are supporting. Depew is probably the premier director in the country. He is al- j so the premier lobbyist. Because he is a skillful and sauve lobbyist he has directorships to burn. A- mong the great corporations that he serves in the United States sen ate are the Chicago & Northwest ern railway , the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha rail way , the Equitable Trust Company , the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway , the Merchants Dispatch fl Transportation company , the Mer cantile Trust company , the Na tional Bank of Commerce , the New York Central railway , the Union Trust company and the Western Union Telegraph Co. He would doubtless prove as valuable as ever to these corpora- if he had not been found out. They doubtless knew just what he was and is long before the world in general did. That was why they employed him. Depew went too far and ever- reached himself. Mitchell and Burton and Dietrich did not go nearly so far as he , but were crud er and more bunglesomc in their methods and more unfortunate. Aldrich and Platt and Scott and the other corporation senators seem to have been more careful and more fortunate. They will consequently be just as available to "defend the nation al honor" ' in 1906 unless some thing happens in the meantime as they were in 1896 and 1900. But however violently Mr. Bryan and his friends as sail it in the future the national honor will in all likehood have to survive or perish without the as sistance of Chauncey Mitchell De- Pew. It's tough on the national hon or , but accidents will happen. World-Herald. Frenzied Finance. It is not confined to the group that controls Standard Oil and Life Insurance. It ramifies and permeates all our business deal ings with each other. "All that the traffic will bear" principle , is not confined to the railroads. The farmer who happens to have a good crop of corn or hay or wheat , and his neighbors have lost theirs through some freak of lightning . or pest of insects , generally puts i on all that the traffic will bear in I price when his neighbors want some of his supplies. The only difference between the a3tion of a monopoly of any kind in the-sale of its products and that of the small dealer is in de gree only. Each goes the limit as far a = ? opportunity and the ne- cessicy of the consumer will ad- j mit. j The small storekeepers in Chi cago to the number of 2,000 , brought suit to prevent further business in the departmental stores an-1 failed to make their point good. The Standard Oil uses more cir cumlocutory measures and works underground to accomplish the same result and generally up to date , gets' there hence the ability . to give millions to support the ' churches and educational institu- ' tions. I ' The newspapers , magazines and public speakers are novr busily en1 gaged in analyzing the corrupt methoJs in commercial affairs un- , til the public are fairly incensed at the audacity of the legal and il legal robbery of which they are the victims. There is very little ' evidence in all this writing , this j talking , of a solution of the prob- ' lem before us. ! Lawson seems to be the only ' one , who instead of attacking in- ' dividuals , attacks the "system" and claims rightly that wo nri l , destroy the system before we can have squareness and right dealing ' in business. Even Lawson has ' been chary in presenting his so- ; lution a id suggestions to that end up to date have not been such as to commend themselves to either conservatives or radicals. ' If we produce commodities for j the market only , then our present | commercial system is the best one possible : but if we produce things for use and convenience , then there can be nothing good said of our present methods. That competition is nearing a climax , the clearest thinkers main tain positively and trustification of all industries is only a matter of a short time hence. That this is in evitable is shown by the accelera- tive pace kept up by concentration in all the larger industries of the ' i nation. The rule by divine right I is gradually being displaced by the . rule of plutocratic might and the ' climax is in sight. ' i That the question should and must be settled peacefully and righteously goes without saying , ! ( notwithstanding the mouth ings of j so-calleJ. leading ' citizens to the : contrary. ( Special Summer Kxcnrwion I6ae to Chicago and Return , Via tne North-western Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold to Chi cago and return until Sept. 30 , 1905. limited to return October 31. Apply to agents Chicago & ' North western I\Jy. Sept. 2 I Rice writes insurance. There will be meeting of every one concerned at the Britt store Sunday afternoon , July 23 , for the purpose of deciding whether or -not an old settlers picnic will be held there next month. J. W. WARD , Sec'y. C. V. Thorn and wife came down from the reservation last week , and on Tuesday morning Mrs. Thorn and her mother , Mrs. Cal- len , went down to Woodlake where they will visit for a few days. Mr. Thorn intends to join his wife in a few days and they will spend a month visiting in Omaha and Mar.ysville , Kan. It is with regret that we learn of the death of Henry A. Murphy , of near Brownlee , who died about two weeks of appendicitis after a short illness. Mr. Murphy was one of the best liked men in that community and it was with genu ine sorrow that his many friends learned of his early decease. THE DEMOCRAT extends sympathy to the bereaved relatives. Wrn. Morrissey left for Alliance last Sunday night where he will work for the International Har vester Co. It is with regret that we see Will leave but he has secured a much better position financially , and we wish him well. While here he has conducted him self as a gentleman and held his position with the Ludwig Lumber Co. with credit to himself. It is with pleasure that we not iced in last Sunday's World-Her ald of the appointment of our worthy townsman , C. H. Cornell , as a member of the national reci procity convention to be held in Chicago , Aug. 15 and 16. The convention will confer with rep resentatives of foreign countries which at present discriminate against American food and manu facturing products. AYord was received here last Sunday of the death of James Clarkson who died at his home near Tillford , S. D. , July 16' 1905 , after about a month's illness. Mr. Clarkson was taken ill while here attending the funeral of his broth er J. M. Clarkson. He leaves a number of friends and relatives in Valentine. His daughter , Mrs. Ralph Crabb , and Mrs. J. M. Clarkson went up to Tillford Sun day night to attend the funeral. The Standard Cattle Co's. sales at Mullen , at Carver ranch , at Big Creek ranch and at Pass ranch were well attended and everything sold well. W. E. Kite and G. E. Tracewell conducted the Mullen sale and Mr. Tracewell alone con ducted the other three sales. Some folks think that it don't pay to ad vertise , but the attendance and the prices at tho various sales of the Standard Cattle Co. , show that it does pay to advertise. They spent about § 300 in advertising these sales in the various papers. 1'enbrook < nills. Corn is being layed by. E. L. Hutchison is stacking his timothy hay. D. A. Hancock has a fine stand of alfalfa in the field , sown this spring. Someone is leaving the Rake ranch pasture gates open very of ten now. Several hundred of the Rake cattle badly damaged Theo. Till- son's crops. Miss Mary Polen is visiting her sister , Mrs. Ivy Hamar. Wonder if Supt. Stockdale feels like he is "carrying coals to New castle" while instructing Cherry county girls in the science of growing radishes and the art of transplanting lettuce ? A sad and plaintive wail Comes floating- the gale. 'Tis Porcupine's lone mule Lamenting the hard rule , Of that mother so stern. If she would but relent , And ive her kind consent : To accept as a dear son Her daughter's beloved one , Ho lamenting1 would turn. We'll finish this later. EAGLE. XMJ&36 & &J& * Z Xy& ' | We have just received a full line of the celebrated ; JOHN DEERE ; Farm Implements , consisting of Plows , both riding and walking Listers 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. 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 you very close prices , Our friends are invited to call and inspect the goods. m R R Death I > y Drowning. Last Friday morning three sons of Col. C. P. Jordan , Ed , John and a younger brother , left their ranch on Butte Creek to round up some cattle. Their route lead them to a large government dam about half a mile from the ranch , which at ordinary seasons could be easily crossed , but now had to be gone around on account of the recent heavy rains. Out of sport the boys thought they would swim their horses across. Ed , the old est , lead the way , the others fol lowing. For some distance the bank gradually sloped , but about 15 feet from the bank a jump-off of some ten feet was reached anc the two oldest boys , not expecting it , were unhorsed in water about 20 feet deep. The 3rounger boy had time to turn back. John man aged to catch his horse's tail and was dragged out of the water , but Ed unfortunately could not reach his horse and remained struggling in the dam. On reaching the bank the other boys threw out ropes but Ed seemed to make no effort to catch them or to save himself. He was probably stunned and un able to aid himself and gradually sann. The sad accident occurred about 9 o'clock Friday morning but the body was not recovered until afternoon. Ed was a good , industrious bo.y and for some time has been man aging his father's store on Butte Creek. He leaves his parents , a wife and daughter , besides several brothers and sisters to mourn his sad and sudden death. The funeral services took place at the Butte Creek church and in terment was made on Saturday. THE DEMOCRAT extends con dolences to the bereaved wife and daughter and to the sorrowing parents and other relatives. Excursion Bates to Lin coln , Nebr , Via the Nor western Line. Ex cursion tickets will be sold August 1 to 10 , inclusive , limited to return until August 11 , inclusive , on ac count of Nebraska Epworth League. Apply to agents Chicago & North western By. 274 Set II'a 0 > Tn. "Is the house j-ou DOTV live In your own ? " " . " "Xot now. "You have sold it ? " "Xo ; got married. " THE EMPIRE CREAM SEPARATOR Easy Runhing , Easy Washing , Clean Skimming. Xlie Simplest i.s tlie Best. Nothing to get out of order and will last a life time. Recommended by all who have used them. A practical machine seld on easy terms by T W VALENTINE , PRAMFR 163 I YY. V riMIYICln , NBREASKA ! GRANT BOYER , GARPENTER & BUILDER. All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes Valentine , _ - Nebraska * 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 POSTOFFICE BUILDING. VALENTINE , NEBR. RANCHES FOR SALE ! We will find quick buyers for any Land , Live Stock or any other property you have ready for market , TTs C Talols. . So © TJs. Cherry County Land & Live Stock Co HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER Choicest7ines and Cigars , VALENTINE X NEBRASKA Read the Advertisements. 5 * > ' pti es ; In I n