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" -.MARK ZAIIR Foreman.
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THURSDAY , JANUARY 3 , 1907.
Will Clarkson has begun putting
up ice on Lake Minnechaduza.
Jas. Galloway's family spent
Christmas week out at the ranch ,
returning yesterday.
Mr. Smith and R. O. Clifford of
Atkinson were in our city this
week looking at land.
Mrs. Harry Van Orsdale of
Crookston recently returned from
her old home in Indiana.
Born , Wednesday , January 2 ,
1907 , to Rev. Beale and wife of
the Presbyterian church , a son.
Mrs. W. S. Barker and sister
visited relatives and friends in the
eastern part of the state last week.
P. Sullivan of Merriman is in
town today on business and called
for a few minutes talk with ye
scribe.
Dr. A. N. Comptoii has gone to
Honey Grove , Texas to spend the
holidays with his parents and
friends.
. , A public dance will be given at
the skating rink tomorrow ( Friday )
night. Music by the Valentine
orchestea.
Miss Fanny Thackrey returned
i to Rosebud last Monday after a
week's visit at the home of her
sister Mrs. Chas. Reece near Sim-
eon.
Allen and Nellie Connell re
turned last night from a week's
visit with their grandfather , Jos.
Van Buskirk of Gordon. "
News comes to us of the birth
of twins , a boy and a girl , to Jno.
Carson and wife of Redford.
Mrs. Carson was formerly Miss
Anna Ladely of ttfe class ' 03.
"In A Woman's. Power , " was
rendered Tuesday night to a
crowded house at the opera house
and was a satisfactory perform
ance. It was the biggest house of
the season.
Monday evening the snow be
gan falling and Tuesday snowed
some * more , laying about three
inches deep on the level. The
weather was warm but grew cold
er yesterday and last night.
It is rumored that the line of
* railroad from Sioux City to O'Neill
: which recently passed into the
"possession of the B. & M. , will
begin building westward in the
spring and contemplate connect
ing with their main line at Dunning -
ning or Thedford and another line
.will be extended up the Calamus
into Cherry county.
J. E. Thackrey's family has
been quarantined on account of
supposed diptheria for the past
couple of weeks , ending Tuesday
when there being no further signs
of the disease the quarantine was
raised.
Jake Stetter buys cattle and
hogs and anything the farmers
have to sell. Office is where
Lee'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.
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E. D. Spencer , of the firm of
Spencer & Epke , tubular well
drillers of Crookston , was in Val
entine last Monday and made our
office a friendly call. The firm
has been running an ad in THE
DEMOCRAT the past summer and
fall and Mr. Spencer says that it
has helped them to do a good
business.
We understand that a new line
of railroad to be called the Midland
Central , is to be extended from
Albion to Newport the cominsf
year. Work will begin in the
early spring or about April 20fch ,
eastern capitalists having taken
up the work , and before the next
summer's close the people of
Rock county may hear the welcome
toot and clatter of wheels.
Thomas Watkins has opened a
roller skating rink in the build
ing recently completed by the
Red Front Merc. Co. , for a ware
house on Cherry street , opposite
their store. Sixty pairs of good
skates are kept for use and sever
al are developing into artistic
skaters. The floor is smooth and
the building will also be used for
dancing and parties and public
gatherings. Why coulJn't Val
entine have an opera house on the
ground floor ?
The week of prayer will be ob
served this year by union meet
ings alternating between the
Methodist and Presbyterian
churches. The first service will
begin the coming Sunday evening
in the Methodist church when
Rev. Beale will preach. Then
following during the week ser
vices will be held between the two
churches , Rev. Connell conduct
ing the services in the Presbyterian - -
ian church Monday evening , Rev.
Beale in the Methodist church
Tuesday evening and so on. A
full attendance is desired.
lGRA-NT ( BOYER
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CARPENTER & BUiLDER.
All kinds of wood work done to order. Stock tanks made in all .size * j
Valentine , Nebraska" '
. or five Merrimanbo. . > s
& < wl . 5-f1 ff " 'an- j
wenl'doivh to Cody last Christmas
dayexpecting'to return on the
| the * passenger. In this they were
disappointed and were put off by
the conductor , who told them that
they did not stop at Merriman
and would not carry them. The
boys got on the bumpers and
thought they could jump off when
they reached Merriman , or if not ,
they would ride through to Gord
on. When they reached Merri
man the White boy jumped off all
right and thought he was the only
one who risked jumping as the
train did not stop and was going
pretty fast. Earl Fitch also jump
ed but was thrown against the
platform or was struck by the car
steps after falling and dragged
under the cars which cut off his
legs. Another train going west
dragged him several rods , after
which a train going east dragged
him back nearly to where he first
fell and the body was not discov
ered until morning when it was
gathered up , mangled almost be
yond recognition , both legs and
arms severed from the body which
was cut and bruised. An inquest
was held and the remains taken to
Norfolk for interment , the former
home of the family.
Breezy Summit.
John Batchelor was in these
parts recently buying hay and
cattle of J. Eastman. Harry Ju-
nod will take care of them.
J. B. Leader has lost 5 valuable
horses lately.
Paul Kennicott is building a
large cattle barn.
W. Or. Ball arc ! drove a herd of
hogs to Woodlake Christmas.
Will Carter -teaching a suc
cessful term of school at Breezy
Summit.
Mrs. Brown of Cherry Valley
died Saturday. Rev. Peason con
ducted the funeral.
A. B. C.
Statement of Condition at the.
Close of Bnsiness , January
2 , 190 ? , of North Table
Telephone Company :
RESOURCES :
Cash on hand § 89.55
Telephone line 890.40
Accounts due 67.50
Material on hand 73.85
81121.30
LIABILITIES :
Shares of paid up stock § 1070.00
Bills Payable 51.30
§ 1121.30
State of Nebraska , )
Cherry County , f ss
C. M. Van Metre and Lottie
Cramer , each being duly sworn ,
each deposes and says that , C. M.
VanMetre is president and Lottie
Cramer is secretary of North Table
Telephone Company , a corpora
tion. That the above and forego
ing is a true and correct statement
of the accounts of said company
at the close of business January 2 ,
1907. C. M. VAXMETRE ,
LOTTIE CRAMER.
' ' Subscribed in my pres-
SEAL ence and sworn to before
' - ' me this 2nd day of Janu
ary , 1906. A. M. MORRISSET ,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Decem
ber 29 , 1910.
U. S. W * tther Bureau HP port
tor week finding JFan. 2.
Daily mean temperature 8 ®
: iigher than the average or 26 °
ind the average or normal 18 ° .
Rigestoo0 , lowest-6 ° .
The lowest this morning , the
kd , was-12.5 ° .
i
The precipitation was .26 of an
nch. The total is 26.54 : inches.
You can get a case of 24 bottles
) f Webb's soda for 75c , delivered
; o your house. Try a case. Tel-
117. 31
GOVE
No One Escapes His Share
of Tariff Taxes.
TRUSTS AHD BA1TKS BENEFIT ,
Necessities Pay More Per Cent Than
Luxuries Republican Promises of
Tariff Revision Never Fulfilled Ex
tra vaprant Appropriations Further
Burden the People.
Every dollar expended by the gov
ernment is paid by the people in taxes ,
except a small and gradually decreas
ing amount from the sale of the public
lands and a few small sums from other
sources. The total receipts for the
year ended June 30 , 1003 , the last offi
cial report published , were $097.101,270 ,
of which $201,798,857 was tariff taxes
and $2 4,093,741 was internal revenue
taxes , and those amounts have been
largely increased during the past fiscal
year. Extravagant appropriations by
congress mean more taxes , and there
fore every one is interested in an eco
nomical and honest government both
hi the legislative department that
makes the laws which authorize the
expenditures and in the executive de
partments which expend the mdney.
" \Vhen congress authorizes more taxes
to be collected than are needed to pro
duce enough money to cover expendi
tures and there is a large surplus in
the United States treasury it very nat
urally leads to larger appropriations
because there is a constant demand by
the individual congressman for an ap
propriation for his district , besides the
general demand for appropriations for
all kinds of purposes. *
There is now a surplus in the treas
ury of over $200,000,000 , of which over
$154,000,000 has been loaned to the na
tional banks and upon which they payne
no interest. That large sum would al
low the tariff taxes to be reduced one-
half and still produce a surplus for the
coming fiscal year , and if the tariff
rates were so revised that diamonds
and other articles that are luxuries
paid as much per cent tax as some ar
ticles of necessity are now made to
pay there would be about as much
money collected as there is at present ,
and the price of articles of necessity
would be cheaper , but the price of diamonds
mends , etc. , would be higher. The
trusts and combines that are now
charging exorbitant prices for their
products would be compelled to lower
their prices , or similar products manu
factured in England , Germany or else
where would be imported at the re
duced tariff rates and compete with
the trusts' products. Under such a
plan of reducing the tariff rates on ne
cessities one-half and increasing the
tariff tax on luxuries the trusts would
either have to reduce their profits or
lose part of their trade.
The knowledge that reasonable tariff
revision would reduce trust profits is
the reason the trust magnates are all
Republicans and are willing to pa } ' a
percGutage of their large profits to Re
publican campaign funds to help keep
that party in power. That is the rea
son a Republican congress stands pat
and refuses to consider the bills for
reforming the tariff that wcro intro
duced by the Democrats at the last and
former sessions of congress. Undoubt
edly this stand pat attitude of the Re
publican leaders led to the defeat of a
number of Republican candidates for
congress and the greatly reduced ma
jority of others. Still the Republican
leaders declare they stand pat , al
though they promised tariff revision
when necessary. But the promise is
never fulfilled , and now the declara
tion Is mads that after the next na
tional election , if intrusted with an
other lease of power , they will again
promise In their national platform to
reform the tariff after election.
An Honest niul Impartial RcjinMican.
The retirement of Secretary Hitch
cock from the cabinet is a great loss
to his countrymen. lie is the only
member of the administration that has
accomplished real results in his depart
ment that are worth talking about. He
has not boasted or blustered , but has
pretty effectually cleared out the land
thieves and punished them without
fear or favor. Republican United
States senators and congressmen that
were mixed up with the land grafters
were not shielded , but prosecuted with
as much vigor as the lesser grafters ,
and , as this Is the first time in the his
tory of the Republican party of a
cabinet officer being Impervious to
party pressure and impartial in pun
ishing and preventing fraud , Ethan
Allen Hitchcock is entitled to the
thanks of Democrats , the more so as
so many of his own party arc secretly
denouncing imd backbiting him. It is
too bad that similar good deeds cannot
be recorded of any other member of
the official family of President Reese
velt.
Not Statesmanship.
Secretary Taft declared that Foult-
ney BIgelow could not have found out
much about conditions at Panama in
his four days' visit , but expects Presi
dent Roosevelt In three days to have
everything about the canal at his fin
gers' ends. . This endeavor to create
faith In the omniscience of Teddy and
denunciation of others who have hon
estly exposed the mistakes in Panama
management can hardly be considered
as statesmanship.
A Hunj ry Flock.
As twenty-seven Republican candi
dates for congress were defeated by
the Democrats , besides those , like Gen
eral Grosvenor. who were refused re-
nominations by their party. President
Roosevelt will have a big flock of lame
ducks to provide for.
Did you know that our
leas
are the FINEST in town ?
'Kuff Said.
T. C. Hornby ,
May Discharge all
Soldiers.
Washington , Dec. 28 , 933.
When congress again takes up the
Brownsville affair for discussion it
will be urged to rid the army of
all colored soldiers. This drastic
action has been proposed and is
receiving serious consideration
from army officers and members
of congress.
Four regiments would be af
fected : The Ninth and Tenth
cavalry and Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-fifth infantry. j
j
The suggestion grows out of the ;
fact that since Roosevelt has discharged - '
charged three whole companies of i
negroes a regular wave of crime
has swept over the negro troops.
At Loavenworth , Kan. , mem
bers of the Ninth cavalry have in-
We-
Sell
Lumber
BISHOP & YOUNG ,
CODY , NEB ;
XCHANCE
Liquor Center
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to you , and may you start it
RIGHT by using : the RIGHT KIND of WINES
and LIQUORS. With us PURITY and BES1 ?
QUALITY means BRIGHT , " and we guaran
tee nur goods to be that in every sense of the
word. And while all good Wines , Whiskeys ,
Cordials , etc. , must vary according to vintage and
age , they should be pure and free from adultera
tions under all conditions , which is what we claim.
We desire the PUBLIC TO KNOW that we
are neither BLENDERS , COMPOUNDERS
NOR RECTIFIERS ; also that we use the utmost
care to purchase our goods from the most reliable
houses in America , and just as we get them , they
pass into the hands of our customers. NO
SPURIOUS IMITATIONS or IMPURE LIQ-
OURS OFFERED FOR SALE. WE HAVE
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN.
WHOLESALE IN DEALER W. F. A. MELTENDORFF
PABST AND KRUG BEERS . . .
GOOClS Of All Kinds.
We have just received a fine line of
Linens and Mexican Drawn Work
Good assortment of Christmas Candies.
PHONE 97.
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Monthly Meteorological Summary ,
STATION : Valentine , Nebr. MONTH : November , 1906
JNOTK : "T" indicates trace of precipitation ; " helow zero ; " W partly cloudy. k
JOHN J. MCLEAN , Observer Weather Bureau.
dulged in a street car riob and at
"Fort Sheridan , near Chicago , the
sergeant of the Ninth cavalry shot
and killed a corporal.
1 Wednesday a member of the
Twenty-fifth assaulted a white
woman on the streets of El Keno.
A continuation of such incidents
undoubtedly will provoke a strong-
movement for the repeal of th&
law authorizing the enlistment of
the four negro regiments.
Colored troops are given credit
for being good fighters in warbufc
are unruly in time of peace. The
war department has had difficulty
in stationing them , because nearby
forts don't want them.
Representative Slayden of Terr
as has introduced a resolution
congress providing for the dis
charge of all Negro regiments and
intends to press it after the holi
days. Omaha Daily News.