VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. M. Rice. Editor and Proprietor
MarkZarr , Foreman
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Thursday , February 29. 1912.
To the Voters of Cherry Co. Nebraska :
I wish to announce that I will
be a candidate for nomination for
the office of county assessor , sub
ject to the democratic primaries
to be held in April , 1912
8 7 MAKTIX HAXSEX.
JOHN H. MOREHEAD
Candidase for Governor.
The life story of John H. Morehead
is the story of a man who has suc
ceeded by his own efforts , not only in
reaching a high place in the estima
tion of his fellows , but in achieving a
fair measure of business success.
Born on an Iowa farm in 1861 , Mr.
Morehead endured the harships of pioneer
neer farming and secured the rudi
ments of a common school education
in the then poorly equipped district'
schools of a pioneer state. _ He
came to Nebraska in 1SS3 , locating"in
Xemaha county , where he taught
echool for two years. Having saved
a little money he engaged in the gen
eral merchandising business at Bar-
Bda , Richardson county. Early in '
1895 he was nominated for county
treasurer by the democrats , and elect
ed by'a majority of 235 votes in a
county then overwhelmingly repub
lican. Two years later he was reelected -
elected by a majority of S35 an evi
dence of his popularity and good ser
vice to the people. In 1900 he was
elected mayor of Falls City. In 190S
he was delegate to the Denver con !
vention from the First congressional
district , and at the election in the
same year was elected to the state
senate .from the First senatorial dis
trict , lie was elected president pro
tern of the senate , and is now acting
lieutenant governor. In the senate he
at once became a leader recognized for
his ability , his conservatism and his
industry. In 1S99 Mr. Morehead was
elected cashier of the First National
hank of Falls City , serving for nine
years. Pie is now president of that in
stitution and of the State Bank of
Barada. Although interested in the
tanking business , Mr. Morehead is
even more interested in farming and
stock raising , to. which he devotes
much of his time and attention. He
knows the farming and live stock in
dustries thoroughly , and is well ac
quainted with their needs. Because
of his high business standing and
qualifications , and because he has not
been allied with any faction or clique
of his party , Mr. Morehead was asked
Tjy thousands of democrats to become
a candidate for the nomination for
governor. After due deliberation he
consented , and his candidacy has
been filed. If nominated and elected
he will give Nebraska the same kind
of a business administration that he
has given to his own affairs with so
much success. Free from any and all
influences that might hamper his can-
didac3r. Mr. Morehead is desirous only
of giving Nebraska a clean , business
like administration , marked by abso
lute fairness to all legitimate inter
ests. Senator Morehead would make
a strong candidate , and one well cal
culated to lead the ticket to success.
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Thai has absolutely no operating
mechanism attached to the sides
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ed reversible wiinyer , which is
operated by the same motor that ,
operates the machine , and enables
the washing and wringing to be
done at the same time.
The motor , together with all
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on a rnetel frame underneath the
body of the machine , out of the
uay of i he opeiatnr. Thi.n etal
irime is rigidly attached to the
legs and insures perfect alignment
of the gearing and reduces the
amount of power required to oper
ate the machine to a minimum.
Only one Lever to Operate
The machine and reversible i
wringer under positive control of
the operator. The wrinjjer may
be operated at the same time or
remain stationary while thd ma i <
chine i washing th * * clothes. The
only Dolly type machine fitted
with special 1-inch drain fauei-t at
the bottom for drawing off the
waste or making permanent con
nection with the waste draiit if de
sired.
In days' free trial to convince
you of tlu- iin-rii * < t > hi mat-hint .
H * Wdnzimmeiv
GRAND JURY IN
SESSION THIS WEEK
The Sheriff and Deputy
Have Been Busy Mak =
ing Arrests.
Instructions to the Jury
The Following Persons Compose
the Grand Jury :
H. R. Shockley George K. Sawyer
JakeTobien Ed Collins
Austin Howe G. B. Fehmerling
James Hudson E. C. Davenport
Ross Hook J. L. Hibbs
S. C. Carson A. L Gillaspie
Woodruff Ball George O'Kieffe
W. F. Reavis J. W. Carpenter
District court convened Monday
morning and the grand jury was
empaneled and sworn to do their
duty. Sheriff llosseter and his
deputy , Clem Hahn , have been
busy the past few weeks getting
witnesses and prisoners before the
court and numerous arrests have
been made of persons charged
with breaking the peace or the
laws and will be arraigned before
the court or grand jury in due
course of time as they are called.
Judge Wpj-tover read instructions
to the grand jury as follows :
Gentlemen of the grand jury :
For the first time in more than
twenty years a grand jury has
been called in Cherry county.
You have been empanelled at this-
time , not solely for the reason that
' an extnioidinnry condition of af
fairs exists in Cherry conn'y ' , but
because the legi-lature of 1911 saw
fit to provide that .a grand jury
should be drawn at the first term
of court of each , \ ear in the various
counties of the state , unless ther-
wise ordered by the. district judge
This law indicates quite clearly
that it was the judgment of the
legislature , the law making branch
of our state government , that each
county ought to have a grand jury
at least onue each year.
The oath which you have ju t
taken imposes upon you and each
of you an obligation of secrecy ,
that i. , during your deliberations
you must keep your work abso
lutely to yourselves. Xo grand
juror can disclose any of the work
of the grand jury room , unless
cilled upon to do so in a court of
justice. This means that you are
not permitted to tell any person
what any witness testified to , or
what any grand juror says or does
touching any matter which ma.be .
before you as a grand jury. It
also means that you must keep
secret the results of your delibera
tions ; how the members vote on
the question of fir.ding indictments
or refusing to find indictments
ba-ed upon the evidence before
you. In fact , no juror can dis
close anything that transpires in
UIP grand jury room without violating
lating this part of the oath that
you have taken. Your oaths fur
ther provides that you shall pre
sent , no person through malice ,
hatred or ill-will. This part of
your oath means that even al
though a grand juror may have
ill-will or hatred against some in
dividual , he must not use thatcon-
dition of feeling for the puipos"1
of securing an indictment against
that individual. It means that in
all of your deliberations and work ,
bhat your personal feelings must
be lad ; aside for the time being ,
a.nd that in all your presentments
they must be based upon evidence
af witnesses , or competent evi
dence nhich may be presented to
vou. Your oath further provider
that you shall not leave any person
11 presented through fear , favor
Dr affection , or for any reward or
[ lope thereof. This part of youi
Dath means exactly what it says ,
ind should be strictly observed by
jvery grand juror during all youi
deliberations. It matters not who
.he person may be ; what his sta
tion in life may be ; what official
position he holds , or what public
Influence he may wield , if the evi-
jpnce shows that he has committed
my crime , or violated any law ,
ihis part of your oath means that
/ou must indict him in order
he may be put upon trial in this
court.
In your deliberations you will
bear in mind that in order to find
a true bill of indictment against
any person , twelve of your num
ber mut be in favor of finding
such bill. In voting upon a prop
osition of that kind , if less than
twelve vote in favor of finding a
bill , then no bill can be found and
returned as a true bill in this
court ; but if twelve vote in fa * or
of it , then the indictment should
be endorsed "a true bill' ' and
signed by your foreman.
Ordinarily the county attorney
is the legal advisor of the grand
jury , and otherwise assists in pre
senting the evidence. However ,
at this time it has been deemed
wise to have at least a part of the
investigation which will be made
bv you , conducted by a represen
tative of the attorney general's
office. And in view of the con
ditions which you will be required
to investigate , I deem it my duty
to request the attorney general to
either be present personally , or
furnish an attorney from his office
to conduct the investigation which
you will be required to make at
thi session It is desirable by all
parties that your investigation be
impartial and that it be thorough ,
and that it be conducted in a way
to merit the confidence of every
honest citizen of Cherry county.
And for the reasons , and others
too numerous to mention in i.hoso
instructions , the attorney general
his consented and has arranged
for a representative of his office to
have charge of nt least a part of the
investigations which you will nvafce
at this session. He , of course ,
supersedes the county attorney ,
and v\ill be your legal advisor as
well as your assistant during the
progress of your work
It will be the duty of any grand
juror on this panel , if he knows or
ha- reason to believe that , any
crime has been committed in
Cherry county within the statute
of limitation , that is , within three
years if the cas.es are felonies and
within eighteen months if they are
misdemeanors , to make disclosure
of all he knows to the other grand
j irors ; and when this is dom > , the
grand jury ought to direct that all
witnesses who believed
or per-ons are
lieved to have any information
concerning the matters disclosed ,
be. subpoenaed and brought before
the grand jury for investigation.
Any citizen of Cherry county h s
a right , and it is his duty , if he
knows that any crime has been
committed within the statute of
limitation , to appear before the
grand jury without being sub
poenaed to do so , and make dis
closure of what he knows. And
the grand jury is instructed that
should anyone ask to be heard ,
and make disclosure to them , even
though he has not been subpoenaed
so to do , it will be your duty to
hear him , and then pursue an
earnest , honest and conscientious
investigation of matters pertaining
to whatever he may disclose.
There are certain things which
the statute requires me to call
your attention to , and to give yon
specially in charge. First It
will be your duty before you ad
journ to make a thorough exami
nation of the county jail , and to
make a report thereon ; which re
port will include any suggestions i
for improvement in conditions
which you may believe ought to
be made.
Section 6386 of the statute ,
makes it your duty to examine
buildings of more than two stories
in heighth for the purpose of de
termining whether adequate fire
scapes are provided.
Section 0381 of the statute make
it \ our duty to examine hotels and
lodging houses within the county ,
to ascertain whether the provisions
if the statute are being complied
with by keepers of such places.
Section 10380 makes it your
luty to inquire whether or not the
school lands of the county are bu
ng trespassed upon * and if any of ;
; aU lands have growing timber
) r trees , whether or not such tim
ber has been molested by tre >
Continued on last page
Bargain btory Without the rnces
last week we advertised a "Surprise Sale , " to begin
< f R I i $ & fl A
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Bargains that will surprise you will be offered each week. The i
reduced prices will not be given in the advertisment but all
goods will be prominently displaced with price cards. Our
reason for adopting this plan of advertising is the fact that
our customers can better appn ciate a bargain WHEN THEY
SEE THE GOODS than in print. Reliable goods only will be
offered , as it is our aim to be known as in the past = "
"The Quality Store"
Five Special Bargains For Saturday Only
Ladies7 j i&oy's Ladies' Ladies' 25c 51-4 inch
Shirt Waists j Rompers Petticoats Black Hose Black Ribbon
Plain blue gingham : Blue gingham , wi Dlack only , -
ial
and blnck stripe , made , red trimmed , lengths. $1 : . ' . Special lot for Sat-
mm weight.
percale , regular 7oc'ases ' 2 to 7. 50c. nnd $1 2(5 value
Saturday at urdiy at
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Saturday at Saturday at Saturday's price
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Special Offerings Until March 9th \
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Final Clean Up on Sun and Tub-proof Outing Flannels Vi
FURS
Checks , plain colors , stripes Dark colors only , 12ic regu
AP furs will hp nffere.l at final awl plaids. For one week lar For one week at ppecial
clean up prices lli'it will surprise only a' ' a price less limn com
prise you mon prices.
dies' hoes Ladies' SMrt Waists Embroideries
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l.y all sizi S in nun nu-t/il , and snip-fit1 Th * st edgings and insertirgrs Tx\o
patent and vici kid SppcMil c.'irrjpd ovrr from last lots , and special prices for
for one wi-ck at , hut we havp nndp re one wppk , at
ductions that , will surprise
.Von
ESS GOODS REMNANTS
NEW LIST OF BARGAINS NEXT WEEK
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Buttons made to orr'er ' , to
natch your jjown. IS styles , all
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FOR WOMEN
Here's a woman's stock
ing of quality and wear.
YOU are proud Of ffinhdeafigaq
once they grace your feet.
The way they fit and the way
they wear is a revelation.
Their dye is one of their superla
tive features. The brightest , truest ,
surest , most lasting black and the
richest shade of tan known to
hosiery making. Dyed with Wun-
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Made for all ages and
sizes , for v/omen and
misses.
Four pairs to the box
$1.00 , or a de-luxe grade ,
three pairs lo the box
$ 1.00. The
guarantee insures the
toe , heel and sole against
need of ttariang fwf ftfur
HARNESS SHOP AND SHOE REPAIRING
i n
Have just opened up a new harness shop on
Catherine street near the Democrat office 'j
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Valentine , Neb , G. L. KALKOFEN.
THE VALENTINE HOUSE
W. B. HOWE , Proprietor
Successor to John D. Eaton.
Electric Lights , Hot water Hear , Good Rooms and Red-- , where you
can feel at home and be uomfortabe while you remain.
We invite old patrons and o'hers to call and see us.
GREEN FRONT
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
15 per cent Off on all Winter Goods.
carry the Best line of Shoes of which
every pair is backed by a guarantee from
the . factory. . Try us and you will be con-
We Ray Highest Market Price for Hides.