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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1906)
I i is the only Grade Powder offered to the consumer at a derate Price It should not be confused with , the cheap , low grade powders- on the' one hand , northe high priced trust powders on the other. ; < A LETTER IYSLE ! . ABBOTT Fa-ion CniHlithitc for Attorn ey < jiIU ruI. . To ihe Editor : Dear Sir. The republican state central committee is sending out over the state a letter containing r quotations from the speeches made by Norris Brown , candidate for IT. S. senator , anil Geo. L. Shel don , candidate for governor upou the republican ticket. These state ments are to the e'lloct that the railroads of this state are extortin wa * a annually § 3,250,000 from the farm ers of the state on charges for hauling wheat alone ; that the same rate of extortion applies to all other commodities hauled by the railroads , and that the total sum thus annually taken from the farm ers' pockets by the extortionate railroad rates reaches the enorm ous sura of about 820,000,000. During the past six years , while the republican party has besn in ab3olute control in this state , all of which time Norris Brown has beenjserving in the office of at torney general and a part of which time Sheldon has been a member of the legislature , this unlawful extortion has been going on. Dur ing this period of six years , ac cording to the assertions made by both Brown and Sheldon , the rail roads have robbed the citizens of this state of approximately $200- 000,000. These orators predicate their right to be returned to office upon the above state of affairs. In 1S93 a fusion legislature passed the maximum freight rate law under the provisions of which freight rates in this state were very materially reduced. The railroads at once eLJoined the state authorities from enforcing the law and upon the case made by the then attorney general , a republi can , an injunction was issued. The injunction went upon the ground that the reduction of rates was so great as to prevent the railroads from earning a fair return upon their investment. This case was taken to the supreme court of the U. S. where judgment was affirm ed. The supreme court of the U. S. , after saying that upon the case presented to it the injunction would have to be granted , qualified its opinion with the following sig nificant language : But it mav be added that the con- flitiorm of business , * < > far as railroad corporations are concerned , have prob iblv chan < rod for the better since the decree below , and that the rates prescriW ] h\- the statute of 1893 may ! no v ; iffir l all the compensation to which tne railroad companies in Ne braska an * entitled as becween them and the public. * * * Tn that event if the circuit court finds that the present condition of business is "such as "to admit i the application of the statute to the railroad companies in question without depriving them of just compensation , it will be its duty to discharge the injunction hereto fore granted , and to maKe whatever order is necess.iry to remove any ob struction nlaced bv the decrees in these cases in the way of the enforce ment of the statute During all the time complained of by Norris Brown , he was in the office of attorney general , either as a deputy or as principal , and during all that time the above lan guage of the supreme court of the U. S. stood upon the shelves in his office. During all of this time he had within his hands the abso lute power to remedy the condi tions of which he now complains. During a part of this time Mr. Sheldon had it within his power by a resolution of the legislature to compel Mr. Brown to act. Not only did the republican party , through its agents , fail to meet the emergency when it arose , but it went further and diliberate- ly opposed any attempt upon the part of others to remedy the evils of which they now complain. J. A. C. Kennedy , a democrat mem ber from Douglas county , intro duced in the house in 1903 , House Roll 431 , entitled : A bill for a Joint Resolution in structing the attorney general to coramence appropriate proceedings to enforce the provisions of aiticle twe've ' (12) ( ) , chapter seventv-two (72) ( ) of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for the year 1991 , said article being As I am closing out all my cattle , I will sell at 1 I four miles south of GEORGIA , on a J W w " " ' - " - beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. WELL BRED M Consisting of 45 Cows , 8 two-year-old Heifers , 8 | yearling Heifers , 9 yearling Steers , 36 Calves. Also one Eegistered Hereford Bull. These cattle will positively be sold to the highest bidder without reserve. TERMS : 12 months time will be given on approved notes bearing 10 per cent interest from date. FREE' LUNCH AT "NOON Gr. E. TRACEWELL , Auct. W. E. HALEY , Oik. jjg s g iv& ay / entitled "Maximum Freight Rates. " Mr. Kennedy struggled with the railroad committee of the house of which \V. T. Thompson , the ro- pnllican candidate for attorney general was a mt'iuber , to have this bill reported for action. He was unable to secure any report until about the GOth day of the session , when it was placed upon the general file. Upon the 61st day of the session , April 3 , 1903 , Mr. Kennedy moved that the * above bill be placed at the head of the sifting file.V. . T. Thompson , the republican candidate for at torney general , moved to lay Mr. Kennedy's motion on the table and when Thompson's motion came to a vote it was lost by a vote of 30 to 47 , Thompson voting in fav or of his motion. Mr. Kennedy's motion to place house roll 421 at the head of the sifting file then came up for action and was op posed upon the floor of the house by Mr. Thompson , who then anc i there stated that the house had no j time for the consideration of the measure and for that reason he was opposed to its being placed r.pon the sifting file. Following the lead of Mr. Thompson the house defeated M. Kennedy's mo tion and the bill. * I f you care to verify the record you can do so by referring to page 949 of the Nebraska House Journal for the session of 1903 , and for a synopsis of the speeches made up on this occasion 1 refer you to the Lincoln Evening Journal of April 3 , 1903 , whpm upon the front page you will find a scare head reading as follows : Anti-railroad men make last stand Minority in house attempts to force maximum freight rate bill tofront and sutlers defeat. You will find that Thompson opposed any con = idera- tinn of the hills on the uround that the time \VH too short to ijive them proper consideration , And again : Morsman , Thompson and Wilson led the fight against tiie bills , assert ing there was no time for their con sideration. I think it is a fair question for any-voter-to ask himself whether any relief can be secured by reelecting - electing to more important po sitions men who failed in their duties to the public when the op portunities were presented to them in their humbler capacities. Yours truly , LYSLE I. ABBOTT , Fusion Candidate for Atty. Gen. O. B. Chruch loaded a car of potatoes Tuesday. Elder Julian held quartely meet ing services at the M. E. church last Sunday evening. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Knofct in this city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Harden , Friday , a baby girl. The child died today. Miss Clara Collett returned Saturday from Plattsmouth , Incl. , where she has been visiting rela tives for the past five weeks. Davenport and Company will put down a cement walk around the Corner store and property ad joining as soon as the masons get to them. Mr. and Mrs. John DeWoody who have been visiting their . Frank departed daughter'Mrs. Bray ton parted for Ains worth , Neb. , Wednesday moriiing. Hon. C. J. Smyth , ex-attorney general , will be in Valentine next Tuesday , Oct. 23 , 1906. He will address the people at the court house at 3:00 : p. m. Come and hear him. Hon. C. J. Srnythe , ex-attorney general will address the people of Valentine and vicinity next Tues day afternoon at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the court house. Come and hear him. Little Charlie Ogle met with an iccident which might have proved fatal Monday morning at the home of Chas. Jordan in the west part 3f town. Charlie was playing up stairs at an open window the screen Df which was notsecurely fastened , pushing the screen out he fell on bhe porch below , but he was fortu nate enough to escape without any serious injury. ' 'i iff Work ! Work ! ! Work ! ! ! Lots of energy is needed to keep up the pace. In the struggle , the man with the strong body and clear brain wins out every time. The man of to-day needs something more than mere food ; he needs a food that makes energy a food to work on. Although some people may not realize it , yet it is a fact , proved and established beyond doubt , that soda crackers and this means Uneeda BlSCUit are richer in muscle and fat-making elements and have a much higher per cent , of tissue-building properties than any other article of food made from flour. That this is becoming known more and more every day is attested by the sale of nearly 400,000,000 pack ages of y needs Biscuit y the finest soda cracker ever baked. An energy-giving food of surpassing value sold in a package which brings it to you with all the original flavor and nutriment perfectly pre served. Trtily ths food to Ivork on. Whoever you are whatever you are wherever you work Uneeda Biscuit. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY A. M. Morrissey has been away the past week to Kansas City , Topeka. , and returns via Omaha this week. Mr. Knottof Wyncote , Wyo. , is in the city visiting his wife and her people since last Thursday. His wife was formerly Miss Dora Pease , a sister to Mrs. Minerva- ! Harden. | Mrs. Jas. Galloway had an j operation performed last Sat'urday by Drs. Compton and Lewis. Several tumors were removed and the patientis recovering and doing fairly well. Miss Ora Hooper returned to her home on the North Table Sun day. Miss Hooper has been work ing in the telephone office the past five weeks in the absence of Miss Clara Collett. Col. C. P. Jordan shipped sev eral cars of stock to Omaha Mon day. U. M. Faddis also shipped bwo loads on the same train and went down with them. Col. Jor dan's two oldest sons accompanied his cattle. Miss Maud Ral.ya is visiting with Miss Lulu Kortx this week md they expect to drive out in the country to visit schools and take kodak views of some of the beautiful sights along canyon streams. Oswald Uehling of Goose Creek ivas in the city yesterday and found time to call at our office and * et acquainted. Mr. Uehling tfas formerly from Hooper and Aras a neighbor of Geo. Heine who las a ranch up near Cody. C. W. Cramer was kicked by a lorse Saturday morning while he , vas doing his chores , the horse , vas in the barn and it is thought ic became startled at Mr. Cramer I is he entered the barn with hay. But he is able to be'up and around igain. Friends will be sorry to hear ; hat Mrs. Mae Davenport-Donald md her two children depart to- norr'ow and meet Lieut. Donald n Lincoln , going from there to Fort Mclntosh , Tex. , their new lome. Mrs. Davenport expects .0 accompany her daughter to Lincoln. Come to town next Tuesday and icar Hon. C. J. Sraythe of Oma- ia. He was noted for doing more vhile he was attorney general to enforce our laws than any ofhis successors. He is a good speaker md a prominent attorney of Oma- i m. Come and hear him Tuesday | i ifternoon at three o'clock in theji ; ourt house. : e Revenue Man The Pure Food Law going into effect Janu ary 1 , 1907 , will not cause any change in the- goods sold by W. F. A. MELTENDORFF , who carries - ries the finest line of Whiskies in town. : : : Just as well Get the Best while you are at it. Wholesale Dealer in Pabst and Krug Beer. Wther E A , MeltendorE Soft , beautiful platino photos at Barnett's studio. First four days of each month. & While in attendance jit the Embalming School in Omaha last week , Geo. H. Hornby purchased a Lowering Device which is designed to prevent accidents in lowering a casket into the grave. Sixty under takers were attending the school to learn the most improved methods of embalming. G. AY. Allard and family re cently arrived in Cherry County from Walnut Grove , la. , and has located on a homestead three miles south of Crookstou. Mr. Allard is a brother-in-law of Philip Em- bree living near Crookston. They bought five of the finest cows sold at Mr. JeiFers' sale Tuesday. Henry Carter of Cody came down last week and proved up on his homestead near Cody. Thomas Linberg was one of his witnesses but the other failed to make the brain at Cody and W. H. Carter bitched up and drove down with him. Railroad trains are. very un certain during the stock season. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Young of Simeon came to town last Satur day and went up to Merriman to attend the wedding of Miss Jen nie Crowe to F. C. Metzger and celebrate the anniversary of their 3wn wedding Monday Oct. 15. Mr. Young returned Tuesday leaving Mrs. Young to visit a couple of weeks , Joe ILauirlois Dead. Joseph Langlois , who was known from one end of the range country to the other and one of the oldest residents of this section , died at the Pierre hospital Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock after a long illness with heart trouble. He tvas born in Canada in 18i3. The Fairplay , Pierre , S. D. The above deceased will be re- nembered here by many of the jld timers , he having been engag ed in various occupations in and Qear Valentine in the early days. We will pay you 2Sc cash per bushel for good average potatoes. A. JOHN & Co. We i Cough Syrup That Cures Coughs. Our "White Pine Cough j Syrup with Tar cures coughs. Some cough "cures" are only drugs to deaden the tissue so you can't feel the tickle when the effect wears off your cough comes back. Not so with our Cough Syrup , It cures to stay cured , the coughs don't come back with out you take more cold. At the same time it strengthens the throat , helping it tp stand more use arid exposure in cold weather. : : : : : PRICE 25 GENTS. VALENTINE. NEB Don't Fail to Hear Ex-Attorney General G. J. Symthe in Court House on Tuesday , Oct. 23 , at 3:00 : P. M ,