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Thursday , January 11. 1912.
Washington News
JJy 0. IT. TAVKXXEU special " \VasIiington
correspondent.
Coming in with the now yrar
1912 , a year in which the Demo
cratic hosts confidently expect to
elect a president and march iiito
the promised hurl , J.he Jackson
day banquet in Washington Jan.
8 , marks a triumph in the ascend
ency of the Dwrnocracv that lias
not been signified in any similar
gathering in many years.
With an array of leaders at the
banquet board such as the part.i
has not boasted of for perhaps n.
half a century , with Too promi
nent party men present from far
and wide torrid importance a"nd
brilliance this coupled with ihe
knowledge of all that- the enemy i-
hopelo.is'y divided and dumb
founded , makes the Jackson du\
gathering an auspicious occasion
to every democrat.
On the list of spyaken arc to
b ; * found l.h * names of Norrnan E. '
Mick of Nenr Y'M'k , chair mm of i
the National ) . ' ' cratic com mi-
tee ; 'ClMMip CUrk of Missouri ,
speaker of Mu D.Miiocrat.ic Mouse ;
Joseph R. Folk , x governor of
Missouri ; James T. Llovd , chair
min of the N vtion-il Democratic
Con-rressSrin i ! * i > n niu.tv ; WsHiim
J. Brvan of V.'bra c-i. three r/pn-s
Dcitiiocr-uio cuiJidito for Pr ' > i
dent ; YVoidiOA' Wilson , governor
of Ne-.v J.r < \v ; J.ihn W. Ivern ,
United States Servitor fiorn In
diana ; William K. Hearst of New
Yoik ; and United Slates Senators
Chas. F Jin \ > on of Mine and
,
Atlee Pom Teiu' of O.iio. with Sen
ator . I- mA O'Gr mn.nof New
Yoric Ci&.V as t astma-lor. ;
When the banquet was Mist
mentioned itvas not expected it
would grow to the proportions in
importance tint it Ins. Much of
the credit is duo National DOMJO-
cratic CommJMreisnn Edin A.
Newman of the District ot Colum
bia , who , beciu-if of the selection
of Washington as the meeting
place has been pr.uilic-il'.v wholly
in charge of tn Jirrdng ? m nts.
!
Mr. Newnri , hoxvever , has had
ihe assistance / f two advisory i
comities of p.-oiuiripnt democrats ,
one named 1 . \ Ciuinnan Mack of '
the National cwnmilte0 , consist j
jng of National Conimi .teenian J.
Ta.vlor Ellyson of Virginia , John
T. McGraw of West Vi-ginia ,
J. P. C. Talbott of Maryland and
aiio'b'TiiftiriK ] ly Cli i.n 3n : loyd
of the ( ' ( ) ! ' { , ' f'f - ! ' ' 'a' ' " ' m'ttee ' ,
con < i-t. ! j ' S ( T in.
Stone of .MI MHH-I ; Sei-'Uor Rob
ert L Owen of Oklahoma ; Pep
resentative Lincoln f)5x > n of In
diana ; Represe.nJa'.ive El T. Tay
lor of Colorado and Representa
tive A. J- Peters of Massachu
setts. ,
;
Already during this session of
Congress imn.v of the orators
among the Stan- 1 pit K public.tns $
have tried to explain the prevail ,
ing high prices with the argimr\t : \
tau the high pn'ce wave is ivoHrl- s
\vide. This i another of the haK-
truths with the Republicans seek
thave the people aecej t is a
whole PXCUSP.
'
Mr. R. H- Hooker , of T ondon ,
raid a paper befojv thf ; Ko a : J ta-
tijtisiicaJ society of En lan ! re- \
centl.v , in which he showed tint
the increased cost of "all con - A H
modiues" was twice as much in K
high-protection Germany and A (
high-protection United States , as
'
in free trade England ' 'Compar
ing food pric.es for this year with F
.
1899 , " said Mr. Hooker , "we find -
there has been an increase of 1 P
per cent in France ; 8 per cent in F
England ; 25 p < * r cent in Germany ;
28 ppr cent in Canada , mid 'U per \V \
cent in ihe Ui-i d Siabs. " ny A
is it Urns "wwri causes'7 zo-
suit in an increase of 1 and S per
c 'nt in France and England , and
: ji per cent in this country ?
High pror ! cl.i"ni-ts ; alway- ad
dress their appeals to farmers and
workingrnen. "High tariff , ' ' they
argue , "means high prices for
farm products and high wages for
i the workers. "
Last year 145,000 American j
farmer ? , all of whom were sup-
po ed'to be enjoying the fruits of
a high tariff , left this country and
went to Canada. In the same
period approximately a million
Kborerf. camp to this country from
' abroad , 81 per cent of them com-
: lag from- the south of Europe ,
where wages are low , education
almost nothing , and standards of
hving primitive and filthy. These
laborers are taken in by the trusts
at wages but little better than they
got at horn0 , and under conditions
of employment unthinkable to
American workingmen. Thus the
high tariff drives out good Ameri
can farmers , and brings in what ?
The rccipn-ciiy act passed last
summer provided for the removal
isi part , , of the duty on paper im
ported from Canada. This pro
vision did not require Canada's
endorsement. Since then more
than SO independent paper corn-
punier have started business in
opposition to the paper trust.
Notwithstanding the reciprocity
act , with the single exception of
the paper provision , became dead
aiul defunct when Canada declined
to accept ir. Senator ileyburn has
introduced a bill for the repeal of
the whole act. Were this bill to
pass unamended it not only would
uselessly repeal an inoperative
: ut but would put the duty back
on pape.r. Thi-ie is a stinger in
the lirt\burn repealer that will
bear watching.
Fourteen million dollars in post
al savings bunks in the. United
States , after but one .year of oper
ation This is one of the novelties
o ? the. financial report * of the New
Yeir. ; This record marks the
prci.ical ; success of yii experiment
ab.ut which there was never the
slightest doubt. There are now
5,1 So postoflic'es with postal banks.
When ihe s.\stem is fully develop
ed and popurahzed annual deposits
of § . ' 00,000,000 arc anticipated
Now for a limited parcels post !
Commissioners Proceedings.
June. 22 , 1911
The following claim * were al-
d on the road fund.
l.Mf'wjji Lnmbtr ( V > M * ! < Tial ' § 1"- °
J-irk .Jini'xl iin-.c ; , inr : 'ro ston riM/t In 00
XV H fiitner w irk on I/iv.iua briilne o59
Hi .ad Work.
ris-jr. s Irf w r 37 ny s.un ( Jnch 40 2."i
K-1 St.-.irs 21 ( M S in E'-irrv fi iT >
C T Willi ins 370 ! ) Ollin M.-irtman IfiTj J
" * Ijot-in iJ 75 Gh.is O'Danild SOO
JF A lUvis 7 > r. K Tlinin is 3oO
II - } IiH.r di'n igc.s elmniMi $150 All'd50
C.iav Ci rkSDii r < trv ; ) r- < Cl 50
The following amounts were
it'lo'.vpi'l ' on " .he bridge fund : \
L i ; h"i-ns I'.r f v\ork 1KOJA j
"
* v > iin- 2700 j j
I' J Lv ' 8-107 1
\v -n e - j
2 lit uliimnf .1 W. McLJaniel , I
.i
s Mrill'of k'h . \ cnne Chanty , IS'e- ' "
brak.i for slu'riff fees in the case .K
of the State vs Allen , amounting j i I J'
to $5 50 was rejected for the reas
on that said claim was filed in du-
plic-ite.
The claim of George Hender-
shot for caring for pauper , Mrs.
Lydia-Thompson , amounting to
t2 00 was r * jecte.d for the reason
that the same was not authorized , j li
The lesignaiion of Or. H. Fol-
mi as Koad Overseer of District at
X > . 15 was accepted.
Wheieupon the Bfiard adjourn- {
eJ to June , 23 , 1911. kp
June 23 , 1911.
The following claims were allowed
I
lowed on the general fund : i :
\\A > \t \ i Co .suiii5 ; rf 2 30 !
Dav-iip > rt & 'o stipiMCS puipcr * 43 . " 5 p
N < 'oniploii Jnsinity case 800
I ) Clarke s'line 3rt )
A J'iMHtow siiine 4 30
Ji-orpc Coits ; witness 'ces Hamilton case 1 10
\ Coinpt'-n Meiliml survices jwuper i L'
Joi flol'Sn 10GCO
I'lcrencc O''Jiinioii arrhj ; forcutnity i ,
. - . 13 CO "
{ ll.-irgH-F.rl-\v
J r u' < i\\iti < > pi-ran > nMrs .Tan 'Connor 350.1 Y
-u-ah Shnnz boi < l June Connor churned !
on
§ IS 00 allowe i 1350 to
E White Bn ] p'cs : MrsGco Smith i !
panp.r 2790 g
A rmol'o'.v niiids advanced pauper 10 00 ft
Annif I , . i'i'.s3 oinl ; panpi'r 920 t >
1) Orsou iivilf fine ganio wirrtcn 750
N Ouiiitu | n'Wli ' al wjrvJc s F' Jlper 15 ffl
v < n , 'i'ton' ' " 2S tO
ILc foiJowicg claims wei'o
lowed f > n the road fund : Road
work.
Wvill-r Hook na-i 21 0. ) Ernest D-rkman 230 = i
Jtuncs 11 von 21 0" > FTarry V Downing
Imii.'Uig tn" be" comity mails 2725
June 24 , 1911 The following
amounts were deducted from the
claims allowed heretofore in this
session , and ordered applied on
delinquent taxes :
nx Arfhlnini t $ 00 Irvin H Emery 145
Anna , F Gerber 14 . i
In the matter of the application
for the appraisal of school land ,
namely the NE ± NWi of sec. 16 ,
twp. 34 , rarge 29 , Fame being
made by Max E Viertel , upon
viewing the said lands the Board
of Commissioners made an appraisement -
praisement on same of § 7 00 per
acre.
In the. matter of the application
of J W Stetter for the appraisal
I
of school land , namely SENWi
sec. 36 , twp. 34 , Range 28. said
lands were viewed by the Board
of Commissioners and an appraise-
meat , of S7 00 per acre was made i
on same. | ; <
County warrant No. 360 for the \
year 1911 , ordered drawn in favor .
of the Sunshine Cemetery Associ
ation of Merriman , Nebraska ,
amount 810 00 in payment for a
lot in said cemetery for the burial
of a countv pauper , was ordered
placed to the en dit of the county
general fund said expense having
been paid by relatives of the de
ceased.
The following claims were al
lowed on the general fund : ;
Witness fees-State vs Brown j '
FdJ-stic- ; 7 GO Pt I ) Mc"th ; CPO
Xea'- I lain OSO .Jevie KNWost 4 C,0
Uuss W Carter 7 CO M-rshal J llyd * -14 8 *
MttoS'hIu 'ler 580 Hniro Ioffs t ; 00
Ho > XliM uiian ( itji ) Carl A .Mil-heel 600
James Wjls-ii 2700 James Kyr m 70 : )
.loseill P.v ron 7 CO Thomas Hynii 7(50 (
H : lircintin.-er 700 Fd Vakoc .r 70
Eil Sehn i crT 5.-.0 Kdwm Isky i > 0i
J-ihn M IT Irinr 7 CO u i lia Bjron 7iO
Wii iam t rancke 2 10 . , ! am Heel n 37-
Co Court , fee1 S'Kfe ' vs fl.\ bray !
'
\Vjslt-r'iouclicr 500 KdMlit n 5 i' ' "
n o 0.1 J.k.- N'-iunfi\.r 50' '
Mu o lii-in 500
Witness fees-Slate vs'Gofnrt.h
W S Bray 1 00 G W Meimmirger 18 00 j
T I' Aspimvall 1500 SLrolemai 15301
J L It-srnhcrry 1 00 lles'j II It.i y 13 00
l.oil Mpe 1C nil Willis M U > y T 18 i.'O
m \ . Li-l-ly lee i J.-rr. Wv d-n lt r . '
.ii-II' ' r.ix.-v I5ii : ) ,1-s-iH ! E ( J-fonh ir > Ou
\li-t J ( J"'orlil2 "o : iitiiuI I-'nn-x It 0 ! >
Leonar ile > > iei 12 5Clus ) II T ti ; looo
Witness fHe S'.ate vs Hall.
J SI Mclnth 3.110 Ii i : rinpp * 39 00
. enry , J I.mvrt 3780 l.uwi-W Lown 37 NO
K 'f U-ist-el 37 so Vlt-xati.ler Iverns : ' . ' ) DO
John II.orsucM 3J 4' ) S Ij > litloil 3780
He .j-.min De-tti 4020 Calvm W Bush 40 CO
The na < IJcajlo 3-550 % II Carr 3930
Marah Me Milieu 3330
Juror fees-Arij. April 1911 term.
PtI''larK ' 19 fO Kd Vogel 7 < 0
r. ii i'"lts 21-JO William Piercy icsii
lames Urarl slia w 1" ( X ) F I ) AT not 1C 00
Jams Mono 15 SO It G Di-nt er Hi 00
Fni-k Cr mill 1500 W A Itortz 1050 ,
Att'iistn 1100 APUra-kett I1'60
O E Hartm .n 1310 P C Gillowiy 1250'
Buminvs IfifO William liariiaM HidO
Joe Ch t.oii'l 1700 Ban-y vlcVitt '
ALStwi't 45 81) John M l ) < y 14 (30 (
ChaIJeiinetf. . Jr 1203Geoig - Hre mau 1900
C.'i.a-Brown 1JDO W 15 Haley 9 10 I
S Alexander 9 16
Coroner Jury Fees. |
WSGilsistie I3'i ' ( ie rge Clizby 130
ll.ill n Pol a id 13) K Kelvm ; 1 3ui 1
Waller Go din 13. ) Ast > harp 120
l.ee rfeiK-rs 1 10 G M .Jack 1 10
Bert a vi.i l 10 r.iifiene1cKee I 10
\V S Gillrispie 1 ' 0
Amm K \ \ iismi w t insane e < ts Somlor ? 951
June , Culver > : i t 95' '
Ji oo Si ailnre * m 9 5'i
P H Yon tiC. n ! y Assessor fp. s C3JOO
John was supplier county charge 71 ( ir > j
JI oodwstrd as-st si g Irwiu precinct Cu'50 !
.Keftovr ' Gois-rreelc KiOcO
' M Walcot' feii"infc " ! slate case H.ill 100 00
MrF J v ili'iir nnrsini p nper cl.iimed
t27.7) allowait 21 50
Order of h'earing on Petition for App ointmen
of Administrator. ,
In the County Conn > i Cherry County Nel > -
STATKOK NEI KAS ICI : ( . , , „
TdUNTA < IK r'HKKKV \ * °
lii tl-.c Ji-lr ) > j ante al p rs'ins interested in
llntaie oi William iMitlt'r , oeecasi-d :
On rcartlntr th" intition ot Ooriro Cronk
praA.ns : tint the H'-nuii stration ot hairi estau-
plained to Ot'Oi-ge O'Keefe as adminssf.
trafir.
11 is lipp-by ordered tha ? j' u a > d all persons
intvri.sted in sa'd matter imij , and do , appear *
t"ionntj Conn to i e held tn and lor siid
oiintoutli. . 20Mi da > of Januan , A. n . 1SV12 at
10 o'eli rk a ui. mlii \v caiiMn any thr - oe ,
why tlupia > -i oMhi-petitioi < er phoiild not be ,
jranied ur-n That notu-e of the pendency of M&id
tit ion aim that th" lieann thereof -given to ,
all person * , intrn-steil in "aid matter by pntilisti- ,
iny a copy of ilns on.-r in ihe VjiJeiitine Demo- :
frat \\el-kl > newspaper printed in * > aid eonnty ,
for a suece.-sive weeks prior to said day 01 :
hearing s
Witness nn band and t'e seat of said
ShAL court i In.-2ad a > of Jan. \ . I ) 1912.
52 3 Tonnti Judge , i
. H u'Kou-ke Attorney. I
Notice to Creditors.
TIIK STATK OF NHIIKASKA i In the County .
COUNTV. i fis Court.f ,
Tn tlie mattT of the estate of Anna
Jiiii.iidee < -a.sed :
To tin. Ci editor.1. f said KstBte :
f
You ar - herein notilied. lliat 1 will sit at the J
Comy Couit Uoom in v aleuiiue in saulconmv E
the 27i h day ot January , 1 < )12 , T
: receive ami examine all caimaji uiit
aid -late with a view to their unjtisnn' < ut and
allowance. The time hm i led for the presi-uta-
tton of i-laims ac-diistsaid rstate is six months
from the 27i h nny of Jmy. A. D. 1911 , and thrf
time limited for pa > iiient of flt-bts is oce year
from sain 27th daj ot Juu. loll ,
Wltne-is tu > ii < u > d at'dstal ol said county ronrt
> - HUP 4ht nfJantiHrv A l 1912.
J 4.MES U. QU1GLEY
f'2 4 Cuuul } Judye.
The Three Fishers.
Three fishera went tramping away to the
west ,
Away to the -.vest as the sun went down.
Each thought of all fishermen he was the
best
Each thought of the fish he'd bring bacli
' to the to\vr. .
For men will fish , and women must wait.
Though the bait bo good and they stay
out late.
| Then ho for the calm wateis lying !
Three fishers came wandering back to the
tov.-n ,
r Back 'home to the town in the morning
light.
Each one , disappointed \ wearing a.
frojyn ,
' For they haven't caught any. though
one had u. bite.
And the few that they carry of boys hav
been bought.
But think of the big ones they all might
have caught
And hark to the three fishers lying !
Walter G. Doty in Fuclc.
No Room For Dcubt.
The afternoon was warm , holidays
were approaching , and the teacher was
almost worn out in trying to drum the
elemeutj c3 grammar into the wooden
crnuiucis of her pupils.
"Now. Johnny , " .she said wearily ,
"tell me , would it be proper for you
to say 'You can't learn me nothing ? ' "
Johnny looked thoughtful for a mo
ment and then replied in a tone of
conviction :
"Yes , mum. "
The teacher sighed.
"Why. Johnny ? ' ' she asked. "Tell
me why. "
"And now the ans'wer came quick
and pat ;
' 'Cause yer can't , " said Johnny tri
umphant ly. London Answers.
Nature ! History.
"I don't suppose , " remarked Gregg
Hallo way , grinning ruefully , "that I'll
ever have the nerve to call my son
down ; again. "
"What went wrong ? " we asked hia' .
"It was this way. We were invited
out , and the kid exhibited his worst
table manners. I leaned over to him
and whispered in a stage whisper
You're a little pig ! '
"The kid just grinned.
" 'Do you hear ? ' I hissed. 'You are
a little pig ! Do. you have sense
enough to know what a little pig is ? '
" 'Yes , napa , ' answered the child ,
trying to look Innocent.
" 'Well , then , what is it ? '
" 'A pig is a hog's little boy ! ' "
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ladles Fair.
All blonds ara not light h
Girit ? with liquid voicea should be
careful not to strain them.
Some women are a delight to the
eye and a dv to the mind.
Never tell a grass vddow that she -is
in the heyday of life.
If .voman's age counts against her
she knows enough lo keep down the
count.
The girl who marries for a lark
often finds out that the was a jay.
The idea of marrying will haunt : i
woman if she has the ghost of a
chance.
Girls feel proud of having many
new admirers , but one old one is real
ly more to her credit. Boston Tran
script.
Prepared For ihcr Warst.
"Out in the cyclone district , " con
fides a man who is just back from an
automobile vacation trip , ' 'I saw a
farmer building a stone wall around
his j place. IJolieve rue , that was some
_
wall. It vras four feet high and six
feet wule. I asked him about it , and
he said. 'I'm buiif.in' this here vrall to
Stick. ' 'It won't do you any good , '
says I. 'A cyclone will tumble it
over. ' 'Let it , ' says the farmer. 'TIi
wall will be two foot higher if it does
fall over ! ' " Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Teaching by Example.
William Dean IIu\veis ! is a stonf op
ponent of tho.sa novelists who , under
the pretext of reforming their readers ,
write books about vice.
"Such writers , " .said Mr. Ilowells at
a luncheon St Kittery Point , Me. , "re
.
mind me of a lad whose mother s-iid
to him : !
" 'Why , Johnny , I do believe you're i
teaching that parrot to swear. ' i
" 'Xo , I'm not , mother , ' the boy re- j
plied. Tin just telling it what it j
mustn't say. ' " Los Angeles Times.
Approved.
Thilipwas a conceited youth. One
evening he called upon some friends , ,
and ' picked up the new Webster's Unabridged - |
abridged Dictionary which lay on the
table.
"What do you think of it. Philip ? "
asked the host. "Well , " was the re
ply , "so far as I have looked , it seems
to be correct. " Success Magazine.
His Oversight ,
"lie asked her when he proposed if
she knew how to keep hon < = e. "
"That was a happy thought. "
"Yes , and still he overlooked a bet. " j
"How was that ? " j
"He forgot to a ° .k her if she knew
how to keep still. " Houston Post.
Cutlery Family.
"I call Jem the cutlery family. "
"Why so ? "
"Well , the daughter spoons , the
father forks out the money , and the
mother knifes the other , guests. "
Washington Herald.
Scofct's Libel on V/orr.an.
"O woman , in our hours of ease
Uncertain. co" and hird to please" \
So wrote Sir "Traitor long ego.
BUt how. pray , cdulil hs really know ? tf
It woman fair he st-ove to plcnse. ' , ,
WfaerG did he set his "hours of ease ? " JN
i
1
We dcire ' -o pruKiUtiee that "we are nofc Clos
ing out , but are still selling the very best goods
at reasonable prices.
Our line of John Deere Implements , Yelie
Buggies , Moline and Davenport Roller Bearing
Wagons and Bam son Windmills is complete
and priced right.
We also have a large stock of lumber , lime ,
Wall Plaster , Cement , Brick , Sash , Doors , etc.
Is it not good policy to patronize a firm who
expects to continue in business and intends to
handle the same line of goods for years to come.
We never advertise so-called bargains
because we have always had our goods priced
right.
,4 , = ,
A. E. Morris. W. W. Morrissey. Dr. C. W. Noyes
Go to the
Stock Exchange Saloon
VALENTINE'S PURE LIQUOR CENTER
\
Walther F. A. Meltendorff , Propr.
> . * , Vv { [ ; ? ' . _ tZl _ i-r S a - jSil _ " " J SSjf7 * ' 4x I Tlte ct ?
A woman often does not notice
v/hat a cold day it is so long as she
/bustling / around the house. But
when > she sits down to her sewing and
mending , she soon feels chilly.
It is then she needs a Perfection Smokeless Oil Heater.
Its quick , glowing heat warms up a room in next to no time.
That is the beauty of a Perfection Smokeless Oil Heater. It ii
always ready for use ; you can carry it wherever you please ; and you
light it only v/hen you want it.
The Perfection Oil Heater is smokeless and odorless a patented automatic
device insures ihat. ! t is ; cliabe ! , safe and economical burns nine hours on one
filling. Handsome , toe drums finished either in blue enamel or plain steel , with
nickel trimmings.
Dealers e-rywfecre : or write for descriptive circular io any agency of
I
Standard Oil Company j $
Iccorooratcd )
O L J ! C i" I "
D. A. WH1PPLE , P
Valentine Headquarters at the Chicago House
, . " " Rosebud Hotel
Leave Valentine at 8 o'clock every morning ,
Sundays excepted.
Arrive at Rosebud at 2 o'clock p. . m.
Leave Eosebud at S o'clock every morning ,
Sundays excepted.
Arrive at Valentine at 2 o'clock p. m.-
Binner at Britt at 11 o'clock a. m.
Special attention to passengers , baggage and .
express or packages.
Leave orders at headquarters'or at the Eed
Front store.
1 A
e JL & a 1 pie.
If ia need of wiorl mills or wa j
er tanks call on Brenklandcr :
j
Vone better made. 42-tf
I Dr. M. F. Meer has decided to
visit Wood Lake the first Monday
and Tuesday of each month to do
dentul work.