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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1906)
3. THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. RICE Editor and Proprietor. MARK ZARR Foreman. Entered at the postofflce at Valentine , Cherry county , Nebr..as Second Class Matter. . x v TERMS : Subscription Sl.OO per year in advanc$1.50 ; whi n not \ \ . - \ \ > \ jad HM - Display Advertising 1 inch single column 15c per isi-U'- or66.110 artt Local Notices , Obituaries , Lodge Resolutions and Socials for revenu 5c per line per issue. Brands , li inches$4.00 per year in advance : additional space $3.00 year ; engraved blocks extra 81.00 each. 10 per cent additional to above rates if over 6 months in arrears. Parties living outside Cherry county are requested to pay in advance Notices of losses of stock free to brand advertisers. THURSDAY , DECEMBER 27 , 1906. Jim Hudson was in town Mon day on business. Max Viertel was down from Crookston yesferday. Barnes will see you at the hotel about , your eyes , Friday , Jan. 11. D. Stinard and G. A. Chapman make a change in their ads this week. James H. Quigley went up to Cody last night to look after ex tensive repairs that he is making on his ranch. Dr. Barnes , eye specialist of Omaha , will be at the Valentine House , Friday , Jan. 11. Don't forget the date. 503 Supt. E. H. Watson went down to Lincoln Tuesday night to at tend the state teachers' education al association. The ice harvest will probably begin next week. The railroad company is making preparations to put in another track to their ice chutes , thereby doubling their working capacity. / 'In A Woman's Power , " the at traction that will appear at Church's opera house Tuesday , Jan. 1st , will be given this season with a strong er cost than has ever been seen in the play before. The play still re tains that strength and intensity that has in the past won its way to the hearts of the public. Jake Stetter buys cattle and bogs and anything the farmers have to sell. Office is where Leo's barber shop was , east side of Main street. If you want to buy or sell anything see me. No deal is too large and none are too small. J. W. STETTER , 50 Valentine , Neb. The recently erected building by the Red Front Merc. Co. , on Cherry street , has been rent'ed by Thomas H. Watkins for the pur pose of a roller skating rink. He has installed all modern appliances pertaining to same. Will open , free to all , Monday evening , Dec. 31. Everybody is cordially in vited. i O. D. Carey came down * from Rosebud Boarding School Novem ber 25 on his annual five weeks vacation. Mr. Carey has not I spent all of this time in Valentine but has been visiting among old time friends and neighbors thro- out the country. He returns to the school , where he is head gar dener , tomorrow. U. S. Weather Rnrrau Report tor week Ending Drc. 26. Daily nieaiv temperature was 8 ° above the normal. Highest s 53 ° ; In west 21 ° . You can get a ca e of 2i bottles of Webb's soda for 75c , delivered to your house. Try a case. Tel ephone 117. 31 On account of bad weather last September , the labor day parade in Valentine was postponed till this forenoon , when the drayers' union , led by our famous town band , paraded Valentine's princi pal streets. The local organiza tion was not out in full force , but made a very creditable showing. As the parade passed the review ing stand , Walking Delegate Hon. Col. Harrison , in a short speech , complimented the union and urged them to stand forninst each other for higher wages. The order of the parade was as follows : Si Perkins' brass band , Frank Ran- dall's float , Ed Keys' float , Charley Breuklander's float , drawn by a pair of snow white steeds , and Mac Cramer's chariot. The Shakespeare club , which was organized a year ago by Mrs. A. M. McLean , will be at home tea a small number of their friends Friday evening , in the production of two one-act plays , the charac ters of the first being those that have been made immortal by the pen of Shakespeare. This club composed of the younger people , has made wonderful progress in the study of Shakespeare. Due to the painstaking efforts of Mrs. McLean , they have carefully stud ied the greatest of English classics , and now will endeavor to present their conceptions of Shakespeare's characters upon the stage : PLACE AUX DAMES , OR THE LADIES SPEAK AT LAST. Juliet Mrs. Romeo Montague Ennis Boyer Portia Mrs. Bassanip Josephine McLean Ophelia Alice McLean Lady Macbeth Hazel Graham GOSSIP \ Miss Adaline Von Linden , Mary Easley Miss Marion Lee. . . AJice McLean Miss Dorothy Green Gertrude Quigley Miss Hester Beacon. Josephine McLean Miss Beatrix Von Kortland. . Laurentia Haley Miss Jeannette Durand Margaret Haley GRANT BOYER , CARPENTER & BUILDER. All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all sizes Valentine , Nebraska I * The churches in this city Jield tVir Customary annual festivities Xmas eve , which were well atten < l- e.J and showed a great deal of careful and painstaking work 'for' those who drilled the children. The Presbyterian church was nice ly decorated with evergreen and holly and in the corner stood a Xmas tree , glittering with and sparkling with light. A fine program was ren dered by the Sunday school chil dren and presents were distributed. Every child in the church , in cluding Charley Sherman , John Bachelor and James H. Quigley , received a Xmas bag of candy. The exercises at the Methodist church we e well rendered and were greeted with much applause. The church was beautifully deco rated. A large old-fashioned fire place was erected in the middle of the church and added much to the t mujjht of the old time Christmas eves. After the program , gifts were distributed and boxes of can dy given to the children. It has c > me to our notice that some of the young gentlemen of Valentine so far forgot themselves Christmas eve in the M. E. church that they couldn't or wouldn't act as gentle men. After having grown to man hood , perhaps , they will , when they grace their presence on such occasions , and especially in a house of worship , which should always be considered sacred , know how to conduct themselves j as gentleman , or stay away alto gether. Did you know that our Coffees and Teas are the FINEST in town ? 'Nuff Said. T. C. Hornby. Fischer's Orchestra gave a very pleasant masquerade ball Christ inas night. Although not all were masked , the attendance was large and all agree that it was the most enjoyable of the year. Miss Bes sie Holsclaw received the prize for the best ladies' costume , which was well , it will suffice to say that Wallace McDonald pur chased it , and a Mr. Melton re ceived the gentleman's prize , which was a pair of suspenders. The music furnished by the or chestra was first-class and up-to- now and they certainly know how to please the dancers. The orches tra has an engagement at Long Pine New Year's eve. W. C. T. U. Column. The regular meeting of the union will be held Wednesday evening of next week in Bethel hall at 7:30 : o'clock. Notice the change , which is on account of New Years Day. It was decided by the supreme court that the law concerning gambling , especially the section that was in dispute , is constitu tional. Now what ? "Shall we be _ Union" in our efforts to put an j ' end to this menace ? What goqd ever came to anyone to persist in j the violation of law , or to a com munity to allow the violation of i law to exist ? Let us be constant ] i in urging the enforcement of law. i Supt. Press work. ' ! WORK FOR CONGRESS Unfinished Business That Will ' Require Attention. SHIP SUBSIDY ILL BE PEESSED , Xo 1'rosjpcct of Tariil Reform or Cur rency Legislation Laic Elections Have Cliasteninsr Effect on tlc- pnblicaiib 3imy Reform lilensnrca Being' Discu.sMeil. Congress finds itself'with , a formida ble list of uufiuished business on its hands that , with the appropriation bills , wii ! fully occupy its time until ilarch 4 without attempting any of the new measures that have been recom mended by the president. As the stand patters will have entire control , there will of course be no consideration of pending bills for tariff revision , al though the chastening effect of the de feat of many Republican members on that issue and the great reduction of the majorltby which nearly all of them were elected will cause many to pause in their extreme stand pat atti tude. The list of unfinished business is : Immigration restriction ( in confer ence ) . Santo Domingo treaty. Isle of Pines treaty. Decision in Senator Smoot's case. Campaign fund publicity. Prohibiting corporations to contrib ute to campaign fund. Ship subsidy. To make-Porto Ricans United States citizens. Reduction of tariff on products of Philippines. United States to own its embassies and legations abroad. . To build government powder fac tory. Appalachian and White mountain forest reserves. Copyright revision. Modification of Chinese exclusion law. Prescribing punishments on high seas. Codification of revised statutes. Navy to have biggest battleship afloat. Removal of customs duty on works of art. Swamp reclamation similar to irriga tion statute. Cable to Guantanamo and canal zone. Anti-injunction bill. Eight hour law. Nominations of isthmian canal com missioners. Army and navy dental surgeon corps. Increase of artillery corps. To punish improper use of stars and stripes. Retirement of superannuated federal clerics. To establish postal savings banks and parcels post. Limiting working hours of railway employees. OL' these measures there will be but f < iw bills that will be brought to a vote , rid the Smoot case , the Santo Domingo tjeaty and the reduction of Philippine tariff will be ample to occupy all the Time the senate can spare from the consideration and passage of the nec essary appropriation bills. In the house legislation depends up on the will of the speaker , and any bill he approves can be put through in short order , and such as he is opposed to is hardly likely to be considered. His opposition to the ship subsidy bill at the last session prevented its report from the committee , and unless Speak er Cannon has changed his mind a fa vorable report and a special rule for its consideration will be impossible in spite of the efforts of the steamship trust and other predatory interests to have the bill brought ta u vote. It Is quite possible that there will be enough Republican votes added to the Demo crats to defeat the bill in any case on similar lines to the division of the coui- mitteo , which is exactly cvonly divided. Another matter that looms up for the consideration of congress is the currency bill proposed by the Wall street and other bankers. It3 \ a sub ject which the majority of congress Avill uii very loath to deal with , so it is quite probable no such law will be passed fit this session. Such great measures as an income tax or an in heritance tax Avill require long and se rious consideration and therefore will not be seriously attempted. The fact that many reform measures are being discussed by Republican members indicates that the result of the election in several states showing a general trend toward Democracy may have a useful effect in influencing Re publican votes toward more liberal leg islation in the interest of the great mass of the people. The old Republic an leaders , however , are still just as firm stand patters in sentiment , and no reform that will prevent the trusts and corporations from plundering the people will willingly receive their sanc tion. Congressional Spelling : . There are indications of a factional fight among the Republican members of congress , those members who have been re-elected taking strong grounds against the president's spelling reform and those members who were defeat ed for re-election warmly advocating that the country must stand by Roosevelt velt and his queer spelling be forced Into use by law and the free , use of the big stick If necessary. General Gros- vcnor heads those who uphold the president , and their opponents are un kind enough to hint that they are open to "something equally as good , " as the reason they are willing to spend so much time revising their usual orthog raphy , which , by the way,1 is none too cerfect. The Wonderful Growth of Baking Powder Perfect Moderate TAINTED MONEY. IVill Restitution to Corporations Be The story is circulated in Washlng- " ton that President Roosevelt demand ed some time ago that Mr. Cortelyou , chairman of the Republican national committee , and Mr. Bliss , the treasurer of the committee , arrange to repay from the funds on hand $148,000 re ceived from the life insurance compa nies for the campaign fund of 1004. These officials are reported to have ob stinately refused to make restitution of the tainted money , although there was over $400,000 balance in the bank to the credit of the committee. If the president feels so strongly that this tainted money , which rightfully be longs to the widoAvs and orphans of the policy holders , should be returned it would seem that he is in a position to cause restitution to be made by de manding that Mr. Cortelyou return the contributions. In case of refusal he can call for the resignation of Mr. Cor telyou as postmaster general and as chairman of the Republican national committee , which would bring the mat ter to a climax. As nearly two years have elapsed -without restitution being made of those large amounts of money by the Republican politicians involved It is difficult to believe that there is any real intention of making restitu tion of the tainted money. There is another phase of this ques tion that even restitution Avill not ef face , for it will be remembered that President Roosevelt denied that either he or Mr. Cortelyou had knowledge of any such campaign contributions 'from corporations , when Judge Parker charged before the election of 1904 that such contributions had been re ceived. It will therefore require not only restitution of the tainted funds , but also an apology to Judge Parker , to clear up this noxious Republican mess. It would be pleasant to record that the Republican politicians , even while knowingly having received the tainted money , are willing to show fruit meet for repentance and in fu ture , when receiving similar contribu tions , will insist that the appearance of evil shall be avoided. Republicans and Labor Legislation. Now the excitement of the election Is over and Republican politicians can for the time open their hearts to the pro tected trust magnates we are begin ning to learn some truths about la bor legislation. Congressman Littlefield told a convention of manufacturers and employers at New York that if Mr. Gompers' labor bills , which the con gressman so strongly opposes , could be reported from committee they would pass the house "today" by "an over whelming vote. " But perhaps Congressman Littlefield Is trying to magnify his own impor tance as an opponent of the demands of organized labor or is the Republican party so scared that it is at last ready to concede everything and anything to appease the wrath of the workingmen ? More Scantlnl. The patent attorneys are calling upon the commissioner of patents to resign , charging that he has demonstrated his belief that "public office is a private snap. " Will there never be an end of these Republican scandals ? A present joy Is worth a thousand past sorrows or future tips.-rState } Journal. ' Mother Goose. The most popular children's book ever written was "Mother Goose's Mel odies. " Mrs. Goose , or Mother Goose , as she was familiarly called , was the mother-ln-lavy of Thomas Fleet , a Bos- tori printer early in the century. When his first child was born his mother-in- law devoted all her attention to the baby and , it is said , greatly annoyed Fleet by her persistent and not par ticularly musical chanting of the old English ditties she had heard in her childhood. The idea occurred to Fleet of writing down these songs and pub lishing them in book form. The old est extant copy bears the date of 1719. The price marked on the title , page was "two coppers. " This account of the origin of Mother Goose Is discred ited by some critics , who declare that in 1G97 Perrault published "Contes de j J ( ma Mere 1'Oye , " or "Stories of Mother | Goose. " The name Mother Goose was j ; familiar in French folklore , being used by writers of this literature over a cen tury before the time of Perrault. Measures. Teacher Now , you have all studied about liquid measure , and I think you know it. Johnny , you may now tell ma what measure treats of inches , feet and rards. Johnny Tape measure , teacher. We Sell Lumber YOUNG , CODY , NEB. The Status of a Meteorite. A meteorite fell on a Vermont farm In 1S9G. It was a valuable meteorite , and the landlord at once stepped up and claimed it. "All minerals and metals on the land belong to me , " he said. "That's in the lease. " But the tenant demurred. "This me teorite , " he said , "wasn't on the farm , you must remember , when the lease was drawn up. " The landlord perceived the justice of that claim. lie thought a moment. Then he said decisively , "I claim her as flying game. " But the tenant -was ready for him. "She's got neither wings nor feathers , " he said. "Therefore , as ground game , she's mine. " They continued their argument , and in the heat of it a revenue officer , ar riving with a truck , proceeded to put the meteorite aboard. "I claim her for the government , " he said , "as an article introduced into the country without payment of duty. " * * " * Self Made Man. A rich financier said to one of our confreres who htis more wit than wealth , "When I began business , sir , I had nothing. " "But those with whom you did busi ness had something. " Independanc6 Roumaine. New Hotel 2C Near Depot Electric Lights , Chicago House , i J. A. Hornback , Propr. Guests for Trains a Specialty , Seed Rooms. 2C Good Service , - Goods Of All Kinds. We have just received a fine line of Linens and Mexican Drawn Work Good assortment of Christmas Candies. PHONE 97 ,