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I. M. Rice , Editor and Proprietor VALENTINE , NEBK. , THURSDAY , DECEMBER 10 , 1908. Volume 23 , Xo. 48
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I Valentine Nebraska
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the Advertisements ,
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT is
i npressed with the idea of our
eventually becoming a democrat.
A demociat is not so worse if they
would discard Bryauism. Atkin
son Graphic.
In speaking of GOVT. Sheldon's
appointment of supreme judges ,
fie Atkinson Graphic says :
The appointees are able men ,
qualified lo fill the positions , but
as the western half of the state
was not represented on the bench
it was hoped that the governor
would take that view of it and rec
ognize the claims of the west by
selecting one of the number from
among the many able lawyers and
j.irists who reside in that territory.
Chester Hunter of Gresham was
brought before County Judge
Wray Saturday and fined § 10 and
coslsk for being drunk and dis-
order'ly York Teller.
This is York , the town where
there are no saloons. Wher.edo' <
you suppose he got it bootleg
gers , hole in the wall , in the "resi
dence districts" or > s , anywhere
where the children are likely to
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run up against it under some non
de plume ? Xo license , no name ,
but it makes drunks and the chil
dren stumble into open wells that
are not marked. No saloons may
mean secret vices. Better have
well regulated saloons and know
where it is , what it is and have it
a little at a time if you want and
when you want it.
Fred Thompson , the man who
he ls D < ul Blodgett , * must have
had experience on the -range.
While getting shaved the other
day we heard the next barber talk
ing to Fred. The barber talked
to keep Fred's mind off the pain
in his face- The barber asked ,
"Say , Fred , how did you like the
Missouri Girl ? " The reply was ,
"seen better but none worse. I
wanted to get out on the range
after the first arundup but on ac
count of my chivalry or whatever
you rustlers of this ranch call it ,
I had to stay in my stall to the
end of the season. You see it was
like this. I had a good seat and a
fine , good looking heifer came to
take the stall on the other side of
me. She teheed and shook her
horns about her face being where
she could not lariet the actors with
her eyes. She did not use them
words but you understand. Well ,
kou know me. I said have this
place lady and I moved over.
When Zeke and the others made
such a failure in branding the
mavericks , 1 got up to go. Reach
ed for my hat and it was not there.
All at once it came to me that my
lid was under the whiteface next
to me. Then I sat and su tiered
with my eyes on the stage and my
mind where my hat was. Yes ,
Dad is a whole lot better this
morning. Lie wants too much
hay and grain but I give him a
balanced. Ex.
"Dad Blodgett is the man who
looks like Bixby of the State
Journal and recently had a para
lytic stroke.
Tariff Reform or a Change
of Parties.
If the republican party refuses
to revise the tariff , as they have
promised us , it will certainly fol
low that it will be revised in the
next few years by the democratic
party. Tariff revision is in the
air and no party can blind the
eyes of the yeople much longer.
In different parts of the-country
in the election just passed , proves
that the people's movement toward
revision cannot be stopped. They
have been squeezed and re-squeez
ed and then Squeezed again by the
trusts and high tariff until
Style is a prime factor in our dress these days and whether your
taste is for the extreme shapes and patterns or for the conserva
tive models you are sure to find the exact shoe you desire among
pur different styles in which the FLOE8HEIM shoe is made. Fit
is absolutely essential to satisfactory footwear , primarily for com
fort and necessary to service. Every FLORSHEIM shoe is made
on lasts that no matter what their shape , allow the foot to rest
naturally without the cramping or huddling of the toes so pre
valent in the ordinary shoe giving the proper amount of ball
room , supporting the instep and holding the heel and ankle in a
firm yet gentle grasp that insures your comfort.
at our §
mission means a civilized form of
slavery. It is simply unadulter
ated nonsense for anyone to claim
that most of our trusts are not duly
protected and greatly enriched by
a taritT that is altogether too high.
One of the greatest blows that
.can be given to these water-soaked
trusts would be to rip open the
tariff , and re-adjust it on a fair
basis to investors , city consumers
and farmers. Pligh tariff prr.toc-
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tion holds up man icturers' pric
es , aml p eople"are' compelled to
pay 25 to 50 per cent more for
nearly all the necessities of life ,
while wages have remained sta
tionery or have increased from
five to fifteen per cent only. Prac
tical people know that these facts
are true , and yet , so-called great
party leaders are fighting back
the wave of justice and playing
into the hands of the great trusts
that are genteelly robbing the people
ple in order to pay dividends on
millions of dollars of watered
stock that represents nothing but
the whirling of the printing press
and a small piece of paper.
Still people wonder why prices
are so high. Voters of this coun
try must demand a commission of
practical fair-minded business men
empowered to make changes from
time to time after careful and extended -
tended investigation , and as uni
versal business conditions warrant.
Such changes should be made
without disturbing general busi
ness , and the plan would remove
the necessity for an exciting po
litical fight every few years.which
is always peiilous to business
prosperity.
Business houses make needed
changes without disrupting the
entire business management. The
government can do the same if it
is managed along common sense
lines instead of by usijg so much
political trickery. Burton Inde
pendent.
U. S. WPrtt'ier IStir Jtu Report
for wo * k IRjiding Dec. S.
Daily mean temperature 19 ° .
Normal 28 ° .
Highest 45 ° , lowest 13 ° .
Precipitation 0.30 of an inch.
Total precipitation from March
1st ( the crop season ) to date was
17.5S inches and the average for
same period for 20 years is 20.S6.
The temperature exhibit , this
week shows quite a contrast , 9 °
below the normal and a range of
49 ° . The precipitation shows
quite an advance abpve the week
ly average and the seasonal aver
age. The winds have been about
normiif.
We sell farming implements as well as other
merchandise at reasonable prices.
Call and try us.
HROOKSTON NEBRASKA. , X E. ViERTEL
DEALER IN EVERYTHING.
< J&arteivci as a Utuie ± iant Chartered as a .National Bank
Jun1 , 1884. August 12. 1902 ,
The
Valentine , Nebraska.
( Successor to )
PAID IN A General Banking
25,000. Exchange and
, Collection Business.
G. H. CORNELL , President. ,7. T. MAY , Yice-Preeideat.
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