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THURSDAY , MAY 30 , 190T.
"The best way to settle the
presidential squabble is to elect
W. J. Bryan president. We will
then have in the presidential chair
a man who will do things , " says
C. L. Mayes of the Rushville
Standard. There is no doubt
about it , Bro. Mayes , and it would
be with the accent on the "do. "
The Oakdale Sentinel.
The Court of Appeals.
Mr. Bryan has put the whole
affirmative argument in a nutshell
when he says that he does not see
how anybody who believes in the
right of the people to govern
themselves can object to the initia
tive and referendum. The initia
tive and referendum are self-gov
ernment. They enable the people
to propose to the legislature meas
ures they desire enacted , and en
able the people to have referred
them such enactments as they de
sire referred , so that they may
either approve or reject them. Be
cause of the nature of the case it fol
lows that those who seek to argue
against the initiative and referen
dum in a nation dedicated to self-
government , are driven to wierd
and tortuous expedients. A writ
er in the North American Review ,
for example , solemnly puts forth
this contention :
Still another objection to the
referedum is that it lowers the
sense of responsibility on the
part of representatives of the
legislature. One would naturally
expect a representative to feel less
responsibility when his action ,
instead of being : final , is sure
to be reviewed by his con
stituents , as in the case where the
referendum is compulsory. M.
Droz , a high Swiss authority , says
the referendum weakens the char
acter of the legislators.
We suppose that M. Droz ,
" would likewise say , then , that a
supreme court weakens the char
acter of inferior courts , and
makes them careless ! Because ,
you see , appeal can be taken
and the inferior court's action
is not final !
Every reasonable man knows
that the existence of the court of
appeals makes the judge on the
bench more careful than he might
otherwise be. It is the fear of
being reversed that makes him
put more of his strength and
knowledge of law into the trial of
the case , and. that holds him to im
partiality and fairness. 1 ;
Exactly the same thing would
be true of the legislator , if he
knew that his constituents had the
right to require any la'w that was a
enacted to be submitted to them [
for approval or rejection.
It's human nature that the Jegis- ;
later , knowing that his acts were 1 :
subject to appeal to the people and
review by them , would do them ,
would do the very best he could. ,
He would realize the futility of ;
helping to enact unjust and op )
pressive laws , laws favoring
special interests , laws that were .
backed by boodle lobbies. Likp '
the judge on the bt nch he would 11
be thinking of the court of ap
peals.
The referendum , then , would
not weaken the legislator. It
would strengthen hi n in the way f i
he needs strongihft ng the way s ?
that makes for rigli'ousness and
justic'e. Daily WoiLl Herald.
"Pr iV. ! 4tonaIs" v <
The Valentine "Professionals"
were defeated in a eleven inning
game of base ball last Sunday by
the "Scrubs.the final score be
ing 25 to IS. The score stood 16
to 4 in the fourth inning in favor
of the "Professionals , " when the
"Scrubs" took a brace arid tied
the score IS to IS in the ninth
inning. Excitement ran high and
the cheering was tremendous for
the "Scrubs" the latter part of
the game. Several home runs
were made by each side and the
hard hitting was the feature of the
game. George Stetter , who re
lieved Valentine in the third or
fourth inning , did much toward
helping the " "Scrubs" win the
game. Score by innings :
Profess. 7324010100 0 IS
Scrubs 1300213620 7 25
The personnel of the teams
were as follows :
Professionals Haley 2b ; Mc
Donald , ss ; Ayers , cf ; Hunter ,
3b ; Fischer , Np ; Ferry , lb : Hol-
loway , if ; Dailey , c ; Harvey , rf.
Scrubs Brandon , c ; Valentine
and George Stetter , p ; Flinn. lb ;
L. Stetter , cf ; Peterson , 3b ; Dav
enport , ss ; Tobien , 2b ; Shepard ,
rf.
Will Tripp Open ?
It has been very doubtful in the
minds of well informed persons
whether or not Tripp county would
be opened to settlement the coming
fall , in fact it has become a settled
opinion about here that it will not.
However"the Gregory County
News , says :
"The work preparatory to the
opening of Tripp county is being
"hurried" along and indications
are that before snow flies one of
the greatest of land openings ever
recorded in the history of the
United States will have taken
place in that land widely known
as Tripp county.
There are all sorts of rumors as
to the time when this county will
be opened to settlement.
Senator Gamble says this fall.
Ex-Congressman Burke design
ed his bill and rushed the legisla
tion through with the view that it
would open this fall.
Special Allotting Agent Scriven
says it will open this fall if it is
a.t all possible to 'complete the \
work of allotting the Indians. \
And certain it is that the De I
partment of the Interior wants to
have the land opened for settle
ment this fall :
John H. Scriven of Mitchell
who has his commission as special
Plotting agent for the Rosebud
ndian Reservation , expects to be-
jin at once the work of allotting
he Indians who are entitled to
and in Tripp county.
He gave it as his opinion that
ie could complete the allotting of
he Indians in Tripp county , from
he information he had at hand , in
rder to give the department
tmple timo. to have the opening
.his fall , and from the best in-
'ormation that l e had on the
natter that this was their desire. G
The Springview Herald. ci
J. M. Moifett of Stan wood ,
>
owa , has several short horn bulls
)
rom the Elmdale Stock Farm on
ale at Shepard 's barn. Notice
lis large advertisement on fifth C (
mge of this paper.
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Graduating Exercises
A largp crowd" a ombled
Saturday nijriit. to wihif.vs te } ;
ir > 'urluHtingI'xrrcise of the Vsil Mi-
tine High School. The weather
was not most favorable and people
ple who attended were obliged to
go and corne in the rain , which
began about 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon and continued most of
the night. Notwithstanding this
the hall was well filled but many ,
of course , were deprived of the
pleasure of the event.
Twelve graduates marched down
the aisle and onto the stage , ac
companied by Rev. Connell of the
M. E. church , Prof. 11. IT. Watson ,
principal of our city schools , and
W. A. Petty crew , chairman of
the school board , while the orches
tra played one of their choicest
pieces of music and the opera
house resounded with applause
from the audience.
The principal part of the pro
gram for the evening was an ad
dress by Dr. F. M. Fling of the
state university at Lincoln , who
was delayed in reaching our town
by an accident down the road
which caused the early passenger
to be over two hours late :
Dr. Fling's subject was "A
World Crisis , " in which he told
of the value of graduating , the
study of history and the close con
nection of the people of the world
of today which he illustrated as a
world society. People are in
closer touch with each other
around the world today than they
were between small countries ad
joining in the earlier days when it
took 40 days for the fleetest mes
senger to travel f rom Northern Eu
rope to the shores of the Mediter
ranean , now one can go around the
world in that time , and by the
click of the telegraph can flash
messages to the other side of the
world instantaneously. Over one
billion people enjoy this closer relationship
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lationship and the time is drawing
nigh \vhen a world court will
exist in which to try international
questions.
Already we have the world con
gress in which representatives
meet at the Hague tribunal and in
conference over international
questions.
Our people have a right to the
resources of our country , and cor
porations who furnish transpor
tation and communication through
franchises and coal for heat are
expected to supply the demand.
While they are at variance with
their employees the people are
made to suffer.
There must be some way of
handling these questions and a
means provided for a continued
supply of coal or of transporta
tion. Our people have demanded
reform along these lines. Cor
porations have been drawn into
courts and redress for wrongs and
rievances asked.
A world crisis is at hand.
Never before has such a state of
affairs existed. History does not
repeat itself. Something new is
constantly coming up. We study
history for the benefit of guidance
but no such questions have ever
before been handled as they now
are.
are.The
The common people of France
demanded better government , and
because it was not granted by the
nobility , a revolution dethroned
the nobility and gave the people
the power of selecting their own
form of government. All of Eu
rope were in sympathy then with
the nobility , but now they are in
sympathy with the people of Rus
sia as against the nobility.
Great questions have arisen in
recent years. People who used
bo talk of the division of China
ind wondered what part England o
would take , what part Russia
ivould assimilate and the part o
aermany would want are now ;
jonfronted with that little band of
Japanese , who , 100 years ago , P
'
vere pirates and now have come
ff the battle field victorious after g
in encounter with the strongest
lation on the earth as formerly 11
jonsidered.
Our forms of dress and customs
mav app ° ar a unique < r ridicu
lous to the rncn o ? the robes and
pig-tail as their's to u , but wise
and educated men may be found
among them as among other na-
, cions whose manners and customs
may differ from our's , and yet ,
are our equal or superior individ
ually. China , with her four hun
dred million people , have a fine
soldiery and the man with the
simple garment is capable of good
training on the battlefield.
Russia needed a sea port and be
ing hemmed in on the south and
the west and by a frozen north
tried to gain admission to the Pa
cific ocean but Japan was over
crowded and needing more space
must crowd back onto the main
land and hotly contested Russia's
advances to the sea port. >
What can other nations do
against the encroachments of ne
cessity for broader fields for over
crowded China and Japan ?
What protest could Russia make
against the advance northward of
the Chinese , or how could we hold
the Philipines if an attempt Le
made by foreign powers ( Japan
and China ) to take them from us ?
Our hope for future success lies
in world organization , if we should
encounter the yellow race in rival
ry with the white , and propigate
the ppace sentiment , arbitration
treaties and the Hague tribu
nal , or peace parliment.
Dr. Fling appealed to the class to
take these matters seriously. Their
labors are just begun. Their du
ties to serve the world in a greater
capacity by reason of their su
perior ability in the struggle for
world justice and world peace.
Prof. Watson spoke briefly of
school work and the needs of a
more spacious building for the
high school to meet the increasing
demand and told of his vigilance
in keeping out the disgraceful
class fights , rows and hazing so
frequently indulged in at some
schools and colleges ; of the im
portance of teaching order at pub
lic gathering ? , and af his interest
in the high school work and the
graduates.
Mr. Petty crew discussed the
needs of more spacious rooms for
our high school work and of the
faulty law providing for a\county \
high school , which required more
signers than could be obtained in
some small western precincts
wliere the whole voting population
would not suffice. He concluded
with a few words of approbation
and congratulation to the class and
presented them with their di
plomas.
Rev. Connell , who delivered the
baccalaureate seimon on the prev
ious Sunday evening in which he
gave them words of cheer and
guidance , pronounced the bene
diction and the class was congratu
lated by numerous friends and
relatives.
Flowers in profusion and pres
ents were laid at the feet of , each
graduate as tokens of admiration
from friends or relatives.
The graduating class consisted
of the following members ;
Misses Anna Ashburn , Alfa
Dunham , Elizabeth Ryschon , Geraldine -
aldine Tracewell , Ennis Boyer and
Hilda Green. Messrs. Charles
Lewis , Herbert Jones , Chester
Wells , John Ilelzer , Willie Morey
and George Hornby ,
After the program for the ' eve *
aing was concluded a banquet was
iven by the high school alumni
bo a number of invited guests , and
ihe1 evening passed into history.
A well-to-do man in the vicinity c ]
f Crestonwent into the drug store 15
it Creston and inquired the price 15tc
f sulphur."Ten cents a pound , "
aid Dr. Arrowsmith , the mana
ger of the store. "Isn't that
iretty high , " asked the customer , hi
hiL
'why , I can get it from Mont L
gomery Ward for seven cents. " OJ
kYou can get it in hell for noth- bi
ng , " answered Doc , "and you d (
von'fc have to pay any freight , sr
jilher. " Ex.
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mastered this feature. In
It'/ ' / having
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lottled Beer
t
we have summed up all the knowledge obtained "
from forty years' experience in the science and '
V art of brewing. We have
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$ * quisite flavor.
The public has placed the stamp of approval
B- . '
proval on STORZ BEER'by consuming
over ELEVEN MILLION bottles of it in
1906 , We invite you to try it
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In all ages of the World and in all Countries men
have indulged in Asocial drinks and have used
Whiskey for medical purposes. " They have always
possessed themselves of some popular beverage
apart from water and those of the breakfast and
tea table. Whether it is Judicious that Mankind
should continue to indulge in such things , or
whether it would be wise to abstain from all en
joyments of that character , it is not our province
to decide. We leave that question to- the Moral
Philosopher.
We desire the PUBLIC TO KNOW chat we
are neither BLEEDERS , CQMPOUNDKR3
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
pap # into the hands of our customers. NO
SPURIOUS IMITATIONS or IMPURE LIQ-
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THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN.
WHOLESALE DEALER
LTENDORFF
PABST AMD KRUQ BEERS
When Lumber was
cheap it took
to buy 1000 feet of
Lumber
Now it only takes
to buy the game 1000
[ eet. You can better
afford to tuild a
house now than then.
We sell the lumber.
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GODY , NEBR.
FOR RENT Desirable cottages ,
lose in , suitable for small fami-
ies. Teiras reasonable. Apply
3 I. M. Rice , agent. 18
Jake Stetter buys cattle and
ogs and anything the farmers 1
ave to sell. Office is where
jee's barber shop was , east side 1
f Main street. If you want to
uy.or sell anything see me. No
eaKis too large and none are too
cnall. ' J. W. STETTER ,
50 Valentine , Neb. J <
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needing repairs to their light ser
vice will please phone No. 9 or
notify the office by noon and their
wants will be promptly attended
to. Grain 01- feed order should
also be placed at office to insure
prompt delivery.
Anyone noticing street arcs not
in working order
will confer a-
favor by notifying us.
S. .F. OILMAN.
For
House and small barn , with two
lots , close in , near school building ,
for sale at a bargain. House is
new , lawn and shade trees , good
sidewalk , all fenced. Part cash ,
balance easy .
payments. Call on
I. M. Rice , agent.
This is just the place for some
ranch owner or farmer to select
for his wife and children to live
during the winter and send chil
dren to school. Don't delay as
this property will find an owner
soon. It- may be yours. Come
and see about this first time you
are in town.
Swelling for Sale.
A good , desirable , well built
modern T room dwelling for sale
at a sacrifice. Will
rent at a fig
ure paying 12 * per cent on invest
ment. Good location. Hot and
cold water. Bath , lavatory and
closet in building. House is new
and in first class condition. Also
household furniture , sewing ma
chine , piano , desks , etc. Apply
to I. M. RICE , Agent. 14.
Get your property insured by I
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companies pay losses promptly.
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