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McLaughlin's XXXX Coffee is always
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You do not get good coffee one day and
poor coffee the next.
The handy air-tight package and the glaz
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fresh , protected from dust , dirt and foul odors.
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THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 19 , 1907.
Clyde Rosseter was nominated
li
' 0 at the primary of Cherry county
for the democratic candidate for
0h
sheriff. Clyde is an all round i
h good fellow and will make a sheriff
of whom the Cherry county people
ple will feel proud. He has a lot ,
of friends in this county - who j
would be pleased to vote for him
regardless of party if they could.
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Rusliville Standard.
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A RIDDLE
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WHEN IS A VOTE NOT A VOTE ?
A man said :
" It's all right to TALK about the
majesty of the ballot. It's all right
tojtell a man that the sure cure for
trusts and bossismand crookedness
. is in'.the individual vote. It's all
right .to SAY that the remedy for
everything is in the hanols of the
people , but now are the PEOPLE
going tO G ET AT IT.
tAs a municipal voter , ] vote
for this man or that man. I do
the same as a citizen of the county
and state. As a national citizen ,
I keep on voting for this man or
that man. I don't vote for THINGS ;
I only vote for PEOPLE with party
labels on them. I'm plent.v ; old
enough to know that PARTIES don't
mean anything. A PARTY can
stand for more different things in
a dozen years than a centipede has
. feet. What CHANCE have I got ?
Two or three political rings cut
ard ; dry everything and hand them
to me and say , 'Take one. ' I don't
want to vote for Smith or Browner
or Thoraoson. I vrb to vote for
DEFINITE THINGS , and I want to
be able to see some DIRECT RESULT
from my vote. Do I get it ? I do
not. My individual vote doesn't
even get elbow room. There's so
much red tape and politics and
machinery that by the time the
result of my vote gets back to ire ,
its own mother wouldn't know it.
That's thereason I think all this
talk about the power of every
man's ballot is all HOSII. "
, : : * * : : . : :
There's a.good deal of TROTH in
this.
this.That's
That's the reason so many cities
and states are putting a new wheel
in their system of government. "
That new wheel is called the
Initiative and Referendum.
What does it mean ? It means
government FOR , OF tfncl BY the
PEOPLE DIRECT. Today a man era
a party goes in , pledged to cerain
broad and generally vague policies.
How they carry out these policies
is THEIR business. What position
they take on thousands of other
things is also THEIR business.
They don't consult YOU. The
council passes 100 ordinances' ; tlie
legislature enacts 1,000 laws. No
body asks Ydu. Perhaps they
leave unenacted measures which
YOU believe to be of VITAL IM
PORTANCE. What can YOU do
about it ? Even worse , a man
pledged to certain things repud
iates his promise. Where is your
RECOURSE ? You can wait until
the next election comes along ;
that's all. Always there are in
numerable things , city , county ,
state and national , x > n which the
PEOPLE have DECIDED VIEWS , yet
I DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET ,
For county jud e
M. P. CLYJNES ,
of River Precinct.
For she riff
CLYDE ROSSETER ,
of BarU .v Precinct.
For county assessor
P , H. YOUNG , '
of Simeon.
For coroner
DR. A. N. COMPTON , .
of Valentine.
For county surveyor
J. W. McDANIEL , ,
of Valentine.
For county commissioner 3rl dist.
JAMES MONE ,
of Cody.
out of every 100 issues you fire
lucky if you get to vote on ONE.
And still every one of us believes
that THE OPINION OFT HE PEOPLE
OUGHT TO BE THE LAW OF THE
LAND.
This is the first thing secured by
the Initiative and Referendum.
It reserves to the KEOPLE tlie
right to PROPOSE , ENACT and RE-
.1 KCT LAWS.
For example in Oregon 8 per
cant of the legal voters may file a
petition with the secretary of
state , giving full text of a propos
ed law. Thi is submitted to the
people. If a majority approve it ,
it is law , and the governor cannot
veto it. This is the Inioiative.
On the other hand , 5 per cent of
the voters may petition for a bal
lot on any enactment of the legis
lature , meaning that nothing can
ever stand as law except what the
people want as law. This is the
Referendum.
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We believe 'this is a GOOD wheel
in the machine , because we 'be
lieve in ANYTHING that increases
the POWER and AUTHORITY of the
PEOPLE. ,
\
Someone said to Gladstone ,
"The people are not always right. "
' 'No , " repliedj the great states
man , "but they are seldom wrong. "
. From time to time we shall tell
you more of this great movement.
In the "meantime. THINK about
it.
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU
TO DAY-IF THE PEOPLE OF THEM
SELVES COULD CURB THE POWER
OF- THE FOOD TRUST. Omaha
Daily News.
NEW GAME.
It was midnight wheu the shabby
individual entered the litlio lunch
room near the bridge. *
"J3oss/J he announced boldly. , "I
want a white cap sandwich. "
"Fvc heard of lots of sandwiches
in my time , " yawned the sleepy pro
prietor , "but a white cap sandwich
is certainly one on inc.llow do you
make it up ? "
"Well , you take two slices of
chicken , a slice of roast beef and a
raw tomato. Then you add some
lettuce and sauce. "
"That's a queer mixture , pardner ,
but I guess our chef can make it. "
Five minutes later he returned
from the. kitchen with the "white
cap Fandwich , " and the shabby indi
vidual devoured it to the last crumb.
"That was pretty good , mister , "
he said , rising from the table.
"That so ? "But how in.the world
did it get the name of 'white cap'
sandwich ? " '
"Why , you see , boss , it is always
on the chef. "
And then the shabby individual
"beat if. " Chicago Xcws.
Experimental Building.
As they passed a brownstonc
front boarding house she remarked
on the age of it , and , in i'act , it had
the look of being about to cave in.
It was as if it could hardly stand
through the rest of the summer.
"How old is it ? " ho asked. '
"About a hundred 3'ears old , I
should sa } ' , " shc.-replicd.
"The idea ! " "said he. "WhV , at
home in England I lived in a house
that was 300 years old. We never
thought , of its caving in. It was
one of the new houses of the town.
T suppose the difference is that we
build our houses better than you do
yours. We take more time to it. "
"We don't have to bother talcing
so much time , " explained she. "We
just put them up to see how they'll
look here Jn ! N"ew "York. ' Then if
we don't like the looks of them we
tear thprnclown and put up a sky
scraper.J " cw York Cress. -
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W. H. Moran , employee of the
National Refining Oil Co , was up
from Omaha the past week en
joying a hunt.
Cloyd Quigley left Monday eve
ning for the state university. Miss
Marguerite Quigley left Sunday
for Bellvue college , Misses Ruth
and Carrie Stetter went to the
state university at Lincoln and
Alfred Lewis , jr. , has gone to
Lincoln These young people are
not a bad recommendation for
Valentine and her schools. Miss
Leta Stetter is teaching the 12th
grade at McCook , Miss Nellie
Collett is teaching in Wahoo and
many others have gone out from
this town to make their mark in
this world and some will mark
twain while others have * fallen by
the wayside or drifting.
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Down tlie River.
Haying is about over.
Joe Bristol is building a house
on his farm north of the river.
Miss Mary Bryant intends to
leave for Grand Island soon to at
tend school.
Kewauec school district intends
to build a new school house for
til is year , one mile north of the
old one.
- John Shelbourn and Felix Xol-
lett have purchased a 28-inch cy
linder threshing machine to do
their ov/u threshing.
Perry Bryant is walling up a
cellar for Mr. VanMetre who in
tends building a new house. Mr.
VanMetre is also building a new
barn.
YOUNGSTER.
U.S. .
tor week Eiulinjj Sept. 18.
Dail.y mean temperature 65 ° .
Normal 63 ° .
Highest 90 ° ; lowest 47 ° . -
Precipitation 0.47 of an inch.
Total precipitation to date 15.08
inches.
The average for 19 years for the
same period : isl9'.73 inclies.
xwricc : .
Parties wanting wiring done or
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 or 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.
6tf S. F. GILMAN.
For Sale.
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
ind see about this first time you
ire in town. IS
SO YEAKS'
EXPERIENCE
TRADE MARKS
DESIGNS
. . . . COPYRIGHTS &c >
Anyone sending a B'p.tch and description may
quickly nscertnin our opinion free whether an
invention , ia probably p.-itentable. rommunic.i-
ionsRtrictlyrnnlUtential. Handbook on Patents
sent free. Olnest imency for Hccurinp patents.
Patents taken through Munn & Co. racelve
tpeclol notice , without charge , in the
Scientific
A handsomely Ulustrnf fid \vneklr. I-arcest dr-
dilation of any ecientiiio Journal. Terms , f.1 e
year : four months , ? L Soltlbyal ! newsdealers
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TAKES UP.
One Iron Kray pony , by Herman Forath or
liege. Nebr. . bont8 or 10 years old. branded
, A Lou left hip , SouIlItslloulIer.
Phis 3r.i day of August , 1907.
31 5 HERMAN 1'ORAEH.
nt the 31. K. Church Every
Sunday.
ilORNING SEIIVICES-
Sunday School begins at 10:00 o'clock.
Preaching " u 11:00
Junior Leaeue " " 2:30 p.m.
EVENING SERVICES
Epworth League begins at 0:30 o'clock.
Preaching " 7:30 , JJ ,
HEV. C. E. Coxx BLTi/rabtor
IQi ire ir
Public opinion is unerring , public confidence sel-
dom misplaced. The true worth of every business
concern to the community in which it operates is
fixed by its clientele , the value-giving power or ev
ery commercial institution may be determined by
the amount of patronage it receives. The people
have unmistakably proclaimed their confidence in
and its methods , by bestowing upon it a far greater
patronage than that accorded any other place in
\ralentine Where the major portion of the fair ,
the impartial , discriminating public buys its Liquor
and Beer , must be a good place for You , the in
dividual , to trade. Visit The Stock Exchange when
you need anything in our line.
W. F. A. MELTENDORFF
After the fatigue of the day's work
after the dinner is over and you sit down
for a comfortable evening at home , a
bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon will add to
v your enjoyment , and aid your digestion.
$6
Tne Beer of Quality
is brewed from Pabst Famous Eight-Day
Malt , which contains all of the nourishing ,
v/holesome , food properties of barley-grain
in predigested form. These properties ,
together with the tonic quality of the choic
est hops , give nourishment and tone to the
- * f = # 1 % - ? . " ! ' system. The very small percentage of
alcohol ( less than | % ) a mild stimulant
that prompts the stomach to doits bestwork.
When ordering beer , ask
for Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Made by Pabst at Milwaukee
And Bottled only at the Brewery.
W. F. A. Meltendorff ,
Valentine , Nebr.
Phone 1.
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Grand Electrical Parade-
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON , OCT. 3.
CorcnsHon and Grand Balt-
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