VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
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THE EARTH EARTHY.
. . Newspaper work" particularly
v editorial work , would be incomparably -
; parably more pleasant : if there
: . were only those things in the ac
tivities" people and , in the do-
mgsu.of the _ day , and only such
cinditions in the social , commer
cial , etc. , life as could be com
manded. How much more agree-
ablea" ask it were , if never a line
htd to be penned that would be
offensive to anyone Weeks would
be holidays for the newspaper man
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if it were his lot only to speak
good of people and ot things , and
only to approve , and endorse , and
"to' distribute penned bouquets !
- Everybody would be good , and
commendable , and wise , and just ,
. - and pariseworthy ; there would be
Ono ill , nothing and no one to con
demn or to criticise ; there would
be no mistaken judgment from
which to differ , no graft to be dis
turbed by newspaper disturbers ,
; , . jCtc.ect. . But the venture is a
: - safe one that the people who com
pose a newspaper's circulation
would'sicken of a sheet f rora which
, s .every line ofmatter1 offensive to
someone would be stricken.r
we are still on earth ; and no way
has so far been found by which
f either to establish a circulation or
cover the news events , in .heaven.
There appears to be no way to
avoid unpleasantness. The work
ers change ; but the job continues
to be that of doing the best one
.can and tajdng .the cussing- ! :
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COMMISSKWERSVPROCEEDINGS
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Valentine , Jan. 3 , 1911.
The board of county 'commis- ,
: " 'sioners of Cherry' county met "at
as per adjournment .with. , following - ,
ing members present : James
Mone , chairman ; N. S. Rowley
and J. A. Adamson.
'The following claims were al
lowed on the general fund :
ELECTrO.V FEES.
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12 20'
. < j A , Kossetcr salary"alid expense 1251 fo-
. J' Sliaiigrau supplies pauper . 17 05
'C Hoite'tlef countable , few
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The following claims were al
lowed on the bridge fund :
Jordan Hard war "vCasHppl es 1 20
J irmeherbridew'o'k ; COO.
C.intoh Bridge Co half-contract Adamson
1250 0) <
The following claim was reject
ed for the reason the claim was
filed in duplicate :
JJ livans seivices pauper C 50
The county plerk is instructed
to have the § 2 00 poll tax which is
assessed to R. W. Hitchcock in
Cody village for the year 1910 ,
stricken from the tax list for said
year , same being ah erroneous
assessment.
W.hereupon the board adjourned
to January 4- . .
Valentine , Jan. 4 , 1911.
. The board met as per. adjourn
ment ; merriBers ; all present.
.The following claims were al-
lowedTon the general fund : - "
ELECTION FEES.
T Ifci o 24 oo J B lleeves 4 00
M C McMillan 4 00 J r. Jacobaon 4 00
B Hover 4 00 D'St 107 2 CO
A Benson 4 00 C Hajji'll 4 00
A K Morris lo ( K ) W F Parker 4 00
N .J Uc' < CO ) O W llahn 4 00
B F Hohson - 4 00 D G Fowler 4 00'
J Gninger 4 00 F Black 7 00
Dis1 ; 12 2 00 AT H or y 22 00
A 1C Johnson " " 4 00 A J Anders . 4 fO.
U A Mauck . - . .4-00. J A Kirk 4 0) )
Dist 111 2 00 H Layport 4 10
M Carroll 4'oo JT Galloway 4 00
F Fischer ' jr 4-00 KHltobertson 4 00
W'E I.I\V 20 40 J Sneck 4 00
Finn ' 4 00 ; 1 K Burnett 4 00
11 Johnson 4 00 F Currle 200
J Adamson 4 oo M F'Clynes 4 00
P S Do : son - . - 4 00 G W Bu ge 4 00
S J Ileth 7 20 Dist 100 * 2 00
J Finisou . 4 00 P F Simons 4 00
.CPolen , 8 00. . A Brtchbill 4 00
, i ( I rooms 4 00 Dist 71 2 00
W Bush 4 00 F W Pool 4 00
Col Oshuriift 4 00 CO Palmer 20 00
S L Dntton . 4 03 Dist us 2.00
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, ( )0 ) M E pory , . . . 4 00
4 00 Wm Heelun" 4 00
.1 T Keeley jr < j G0I ist 0 , . . . .v2 .00
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4 03".GHemer8hot ; 4-00
4 00 J * Galloway 4.00
9 30 : 'Dist 43 2 00
M bTrussel 4 00 C Bivens 4 00
W Body 17 20 W E Cady 4 CO
G W Keller 4 CO Dist 35 2 00
H II Wesiover 44 50 G W Johnson 4 00
C E Lawson C CO F Encel 4 00
A T Davis . . .4 00 S.L Flick 24 50
C Bonher 4 00 J Collins 4 00
E W W. ight 4 00 F Lew's 4 90
Distils 2 00 E.t Sa terlee 4 00
fl Schaefer 4 00 A Schaefsr 4 00
J Lorenz 4 00 M Boltz 9 30
Dist 47 2 00 E B Quible 4 00
W R White 4 00 Ci H Kolsom 1800
V L Green .4 00 G H Mos iiiaa 4 00 ,
M VV A Merrimari 2uO
GllOOMS' CASE
P Simons . 3 00 D Osborn 3 00
Mrs Osborn 3'00 'Wm Allen 3 50
Mrs Allen 350 Mrs C Brindla 200
Mrs M Jelly 300 A'Brown 3 60
F Grooms 3 00
Nat'l Supply Co f upp'ies 32 70
JW D Clarksbn ice 1500
Xlopp & Bartlet1 Co supplies 24 00
"CORONERS JURY
ECDe'and 210 A heimenschn' 'd'r210 '
J A"W Johnson 210 D WTVIorgan 2 10
K J Morgan 3 10 G W ftlurpliy y. 10
T .Peterson . 1" 10 v J L Gier 110
R R : , i. 10 : PS Bear % " 2 00
Sob SA Lewis 13K )
A 'Le wis.servlyes boarrt.of health. 40 10
( J Dlttiner bottniing pauper 117.00
L At Hand constiibie fees
F J Ualdwin"nie'dicid services" : 11 CO
The , following claims were al
lowed on the road fund :
W Baker lo 50 G Jarchow 62 50
, The following claims were al
lowed on the bridge fund :
G Julian hauling lumler Lavaca bridge 3 50
Canton Bridjre Co lumber 280 90
The following official bonds
were approved : v , . , .
ROAD OVERSKER3
Dist Dist
C Lower D G Fowler 3
W-nciarkson 5 CPavlik - 7
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MRotz 9 LCStirr 13
G H-Folsom 15 W Dahlgrin 20
LMosner 21 , BE Johnston 23
IIP Johnston 31
Cora Thackrey county supt
J M Tucker co attorney
A L Stewart , J P , Kinneyville prfcinct
Board adjourned to Jan. 5.-
For Sale at a Bargain.
A § 90,00 5 ton Pitless Scale
complete with steel frame. Beam
Box and Compound Beam for $60.
Terms , freight cash , balance 90
days. Fully warranted by the
maker. . Full information by ap
plying at once to J. H. Howe ,
Agt , C. &N. W , E. R. Co.
Every family has need of a good , re
liable liniment. " ot sprains ; bruises ,
soreness of the ninscles and rheumatic
pains there is none hetter than Cham
berlpn's. Sold by. Chapman-the drug
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Lively Figiii in Upper House
Over Ollis Measure ,
INITIATIVE Ada REFERENDUM ,
Lincoln , 'Feb. r27 ' The prettiest
( fight over .legislation ever.seen in-the
i legislature is now on over the passage
of S. P. 115 , by Ollis of Valley , a bill
to regulate stock yards. While there
is no complaint in.-Tegard to charges
at , the South Ornaha stock yards , there
is a desire on thje/part of many to
place tlie company1 under regulatory
measures. % The prices of feed , and thej
time' ' "limit ' : o'f delivery "of live .stock *
are now regulated by law in a man
ner , . -but the friends of'the bill allege"
that further regulation is necessary
and the Ollis hill declares stock yards"
to be common carriers and places
them under control of t-Ke slate ra'il-
v/ay commissionand , proyides forvthe
physical valuationfof stock ! yards prop-
"erty. The bill also"makes'a : new time
limit for the ya'rding of- live stock
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after it is delivered by railroad ic
panies to the stock yards .and' requires ,
that stock be placed in commission :
company's , yards before - -shaira"be
deemed to have been cared for by |
the stock yards. The prese" " law
stops\ when the stock is ? placedgat the
unloading chutes in thet " ? $ ] ? . I
or not thercT.is a. demand i
for further regulation ' .pf the , * , stock j
; .companies of thestate ; is-a-ques '
tion disputed , but many allegfL. that
if the companies are placed' imder
control of the railway commission it
will make it unnecessary pr the1-com
panies to lobby ye'ar after VeaiSan. the
legislature to protect itself and that
they will go out of politicsand.cease
trying to organize 'the legislature for
the purpose of self protection. °
Some Kind of Bill Likely to Pass.
Some kind of a bill is likely to pass ,
hut whether or not it will be stringent
or mild remains to be seenv , The
stock yards companies . - ' ob
ject strenuously to 'being placed un
der control of the railway commission ,
.as" they ; .would then know where and
how to Defend themselves from at-
'tacks , but'if they are given over to
the commission it is likely that the
commission , would make a physical
valuation of all stock yards property ,
including that which is not used for
railrparl.Or transportation purposes
rind might compel the South Omaha
company lo account for receipts : and
disbursements of all departments. . The [
supreme- court has already declared
the transportation department of : the
South Om alia company to be ja com ,
mon carrier.
The Ollis bill declares the entire
company to be a common carrier and
imposes penalties for delay in hand
ling tock from the time , , it is deliv
ered by a railroad company on the I
transfer switch fill the stock is driy- }
en into commission men's pens. One
hour and one-half is the time limit
allowed by the bill for this work. The
present law is one hour - andonehalf j
to take stock to the chutes.
Physical Valuation Opposed.
The physical valuation of stock
yards Is opposed by those who be
friend the company. Ollis has consented - "
sented to strike out that portion , of
the bill. Albert of Platte ' -has .an
amendment before the senate to strike
out all of the bill except that part j
placing yards under control of the rail
way commission for the regulation of j
service and rates. Improved service ,
rather than lower rates , is all that ;
friends of tlie bill demand in the way
of a change. That this can be had J
by physical valuation is denied by j
opponents. ' c * !
That the company is giving good
service is alleged by officers of the
company. The service is said to be
better than the service at other west
ern stock yards. Yet many witnesses
claim they have beeii damagetl by de
lays at the yards and that the com
pany is slow to pay claims , usually layIng - <
Ing the blame for delay upon the con
necting railroads. : The .Ollis bill pro
vides for the keening of a record of
shipments at the yar'ds so that the :
Mame for delay can be located. ' ;
The Union Stock Yards company at.J . J
South Omaha has .a capital stock of i
$7,500,000. The market is growing ;
and even friends of 'the bill predict
tfcat it niay yfef etiijf& the
, market , which is the largest in the
world. *
Test of Strength.
The only..test vote taken in the sen
ate during the past week was on the
adoption of the Albert amendment to
strike out all of the stock yards bill
with The exception of that portion
placing yards under control of the
railway commission as to service and
rates.
The Albert amendment was adopted.
by a vcte of 16 to 14. Reynolds of
Bawes , one of the three absentees , op
poses the Albert amendment because
j he believes it has a"joker in it in that
it. ' nowhere declares stock yards as
a common carrier , and therefore the
' 'railway commission cannot enforce
f&e penalties upplyihg tq common car
riers. Jansen of Gage and Placek of
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Saunders were out of town when the
vote was taken and a deadlock result
ed-a call of the house being ordered
to.-.bring in the absentees. A truce
was declared , the Albert amendment
was stricken out and the bill was re
, ferred back to the committee of the
' whole , where -ttie fight will start over
, again where it left off.
, .v > . , StaJtSsa&id f ° r Bridges.
The counties that have rivers and
streams traversing their territories
are much interested in Ileprcseu t
Crc-n.n's bill to provide state aid tor
the building of bridges. The bill was
ordered by the house to a third read
ing , after -a lively debate. The bill
provides that the * state shall levy a
, tax of one-fifth bf a mill on all property -
! erty in the state to be used as aid in
the construction of bridges over
" .streams , in Nebraska which are more
"than 175 feet wide. This bill would
appropriate about $80,000 a year to be
used as state aid .on. these large
bridges. The bill provides that the
state shall pay half the cost and thu
counties between or through which
the stream runs shall pay half. The
state is not required to pay out more
than is collected in on the levy.
Initiative and Referendum.
The house , not caring to wait for
the initiative and referendum bill in
troduced by Skiles of Butler in. the
senate , and which passed the senate ,
began ? wprk on , a similar bill intro
duced -by Halfield of Lancaster. The
house amended the Hatfield bill and ,
ss' th&.two houses differ on-the sub
ject , a conference committ&2 may be
nece'ssary" b el"ore ' both agree. The
Hatfield bill is ready for passage in
bouse.
The two particulars in which the
Skiles bill and the Hatfield bill , differ
are : . The Skiles bill provides that any
-LIU .must have a 35 per cent of the to-
Ital yo'W cast at. the election , in affirmation -
firmation of the bill or it cannot be
declared passed. The Hatfiold bill
provides that this35 ! per cent shall ap
ply only to constitutional amendments.
The Skiles hill provides for a 10 per
cent initiation of all measures , wheth
er plain measures or constitutional
amendments. The Hatfield bill pro
vides , as amended : that to initiate
constitutional amendments the pe
tition''shallbe 15 per cent of the voting
ing strength of the state.
Rural Life .Commission.
"If"farmers soon find spins me.n
snooping , around their houses and barn
yards care should be. taken.not to
shoot till questions and explanations
are asked. Governor Aldrich has , In
accordance with a joint resolution of
the legislature , appointed the follow-
! hg commission to investigate' condi
tions surrounding rural life and to re
port to him their findings : State Su
perintendent J. W. Crabtree , Cr.
-Charles E. Eossoy of the state - university
sity , . Dr. George E. Condra of Lincoln ,
W. S.'Delano of Lincoln , J. S. Canaday
of Minden , J. D. Ream of Broken Bow ,
L. C. Lawson , president of the. Nebras
ka Farmers' congress , of darks ; .Rob
ert McGinnis of Fremont , general
agent of the Northwestern railroad at
Lincoln ; State Senator Oilis of Ord.
Frank G.Ode'll of .Lincoln , promi
nent in farmers' institute work" , has
been elected secretary of the commis.- .
sion.
Public Utilities.
It -considered almost impossible
for Albert's bill , S. F. 128 , to get
through the senate , though its intro
ducer from Platte county believes ; it
ought to become a law. The bill
iilaces ai ! public service corporations ,
nicluding gas , ligrt , heat , power ,
and sewer companies under control cf
the railway commission. Reagan of
Douglas proposed to amend so as not
to apply to cities of over 25,000 inhabi
tants , this excluding Lincoln , South
Omaha and Omaha. His motion was
defeated and the bill was then laid
aside. No action was taken on ac
count of the. unusual opposition , the
bill encountered. Tibbets , Skiles and
Ittorehead' spoke against the bill.
Cordeal opposed the Reagan amend
ment on the ground that the smaller
cities , were .more able to care for their
public utilities than are the larger .
cities. Reagan asked for horns rule.
H. R. J45 , by Kotouc of Richardson ,
appropriating the usual 1-mill levy of
the University of Nebraska , was dec-
nmmended for passage.
Banking Law.
S. F. 213 , by McGrew of Franklin , is
now en , the general file in the senate.
The bill amends the guaranty of de
posit law. The committees of both
bouses - considered the bill prior to
placing it on the general file and
wrangled over the maximum interest
to be paid on deposits. The present
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law limits the rate "of interest that j
can be paid by banks on time deposits
to 4 per cent. Minor desired to make
It S. per cent President George N.
Seymour of Elgin asked that it be
made 4 per cent. The committee , by
a vote of 7 to 6. decided on 4 per cent.
-The committee-tsruck out all that part 1
of the bill permitting the payment of
a higher rate-ot-interest by agreement
with the depositor that the deposit 1
etinYiin nnf "he tm&er the Guaranty iiw ; 1
Hi B VHMI M HHHBBBBBaBm MBMi MVH BWB
We Have Finished
Invoicing
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and find we are overstocked on
lines of *
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Farm Implements 1
which we will close out at lowest prices. |
We believe that there will be an advance |
in the price of Lumber and advise our ciisJ
tomers to build while it is cheap. A complete - , ;
plete line of Posts , Barb Wire and Staples' j
that we are selling exceptionally cheap. '
You will save money and be assured of
getting the best quality by purchasing of -
us. An .examination of our Lumber will V
convince you that we carry the largest ' *
stock of the best grade and at lowest prices.
LUDWIG LUMBER CO
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POOL AND BILLIARD HALL
. Cigars and
Soft Drinks
I JOHN G. STETTER
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Rosebud Stage Line
D. A. WHIPPLE , Propr. , ; .
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Valentine Headquarters at the Chicago House
Rosebud " " " Rosebud Hotel
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Leave Valentine at 8 o'clock every morning , j
Sundays excepted. ' . \ * <
Arrive at Rosebud at 2 o'clock p. m. r T
* Leave Rosebud at 8'o'clock every morning , J
Sundays excepted. . . , _ '
Arrive-at Yalentine at 2 o'clock p. m. "
Dinner at Britt at 11 o'clock a. m. - . . i"Jp ;
Special attention to passengers , baggage and . . . -
express or packages.
Leave orders at headquarters or at the Red
Front store. . "
D. A. Whipple.
Avoid Harsh Drugs
Many . Cathartics Tend To
Cause Injury to The
Bowels ,
If you are subject to constipation
yea should avoid strong drugs and
cithirtics. They only give tem
porary relief and their reaction is
porary relief and their reaction is
harmful and sometimes more an
noying than constipation. They m
no way effect a cure a cure and their
tendency is to weaken the already
weak organs with which they come
in contact.
We honestly believe that we
aave the best constipation treat
ment ever devised. Q.ur faith in it
is so strong that we sell it on the
positive guarantee that it shall not
cost the user a cent if it does not
give entire satisfaction and com
pletely remedy constipation. This
reparation is called Eexall Order-
ies. These are prompt , soothing
and most effective in action. They
ire made of a recent chemical dis-
3overy. Their principal ingredient
s odorless , tasteless and colorless.
Dombmed with other well known
ingredients , long established for
their usefulness in the treatment of
jonstipation , it forms a tablet
which is eaten just like candy.
Chey may be taken at any time ,
either day or night , without fear of
tbeir causing any inconvenience
whatever. They do not gripe ,
purge nor cause nausea. They act
ivithout causing any pain or ex-
'cessive ' looseness of the bowels.
They are ideal for children , weak ,
delicate persons and aged people as
well as for the most hearty'person. .
They dome in two size pa'ckages ,
12 tablets 10 cents ; 36 tablets 25
cents. Eemember you can obtain
them only at our store The Eexall
Store. Chapman , The Druggist.
Youth Shoots Himself.
The following clipping ( we sup
pose from a Chesaning , Mich , paper -
per ) was sent to us by John Sed-
lacek , an old resident of Cherry
county , living southwest of town :
Edward , the 18 year old son of
John Sedlacek , living three and one-
half miles east of Chesaning , went
to the woods Saturday with his -32-
calibre rifle , and jcetoirned iiome
about 8 o'clock , with gun in hand ,
-and his face covered with blood. f
He had shot himself In the forehead
either by accident or otherwise and
the bullet was lodged in his skull , <
One rumor is that the Boy explained - I
plained to his mother that the rifle *
failed to go off wh-m .he attempted
to shoot it about sundown and that
in trying to learn the cause , he
looked into the muzzle. Then the
cartridge exploded. For two hours
he did not know what happened.
Than he recovered his senses and
walked home.
Another rumor ia that he was de
spondent , and homesick for old
friends and home in the west.where
the family formerly resided , and
not being able to get the funds to go
with , forged his father's name to a
note. This was discovered , and the . ,
boy feeling the enormity of the
crime became more despondent and tl
resolved to end itall. w
We print the best sale bills at \
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