Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-27
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vestigating the books in the office of the
adjutant general for several months past.
has formally filed the report of his find
ings with Gov. Mickey. The report COW
ers period extending from April Il,
1895, to Feb. 20, 1903, during the terms
of office of Adjutant Generals Killan.
Barry and Colby. The report shows that
Gen. killian was short in his accounts
$54.11, which he has paid. Gen. Barrys
accounts showed q discrepancy of so,
but this account has not been closed rs
yet. The difference was found between
the amount of money received from the
government and the amount checked out
to the soldiers. Gen. Barry was shown the
report and stated that at this time he
could not explain the difference, but
would look into the matter. Gen. Col
by'S accounts were found shy S4oS.IG.
not counting what he had already paid
to the go ernsr He has informed Mr.
Virgins thzt he would make good tho
amount at once.
Ex-Gov Furnas came Thursday to at
tend meeting OF the state fair board
and expressed himself as being vel
pleased with the last state fair. ''Ir
my opinion" he said, 1.-THE fair was the
best that We have ever held. and | ar
certainly gratifed at the attendance anC
the receipts. i he state fair now is on
business basis, and will be conducted
that way. We should pay cash for ouI
advertising, make regular contracts, anC
do everything on business basis Ir
years gone by it was right to give passes
to help advertise the fair, and to thos,
who had done work for it, but we are il
q position now to conduct the fair as
business just like any other business
and that is the way it should lie coniuct
Cd"
The state board Of purchase and sup
plies has again gone on record and spill
up over q contract. The lineup WI
Treasurer Mortensen and Land Commits
sioner Follmer on the one side, and Go
Mickey, Attorney General Prout an,
Secretary of State Marsh on the other
The contract was for supplies for tn
commissary department at the state pen
itentiary, and was let the first Of tn,
month to Raymond Bros. s. Clark Short
ly after it was let, however, it was dis
covered that by a mistake Oh the part
the steward at the peritentiary, the full
estimate had not been furnished Har
greaves Brothers, and also that their bi,
was $S2.40 less than the successful bid
der, even with the full estimate not BIZ
on
At meeting Of the state fair boarc
held at the Lindel Hotal Friday night
Secretary Furnas reported that gross re-
ceipts for the fair were $4S, 1880: OF.
penditures for premiums paid, S14 ,O4335
expenditures, S17,O73:35.
leaving net balance Of S17,O2e.72
While nothing definite was done on the
to locate the office of the see
rotary permanently Oh the state fair
grounds, it was discussed favorably. Ii
was the judgment Of the members also
to employ for the live stock members Ne
braska men wherever possible.
The Farmers Cooperative Grain A
ISOLATION Of Davy has secured an alterus-
tive writ Of mandamus to compel the
Railroad company to grant
it site on it's right of way for the Ioca-
ION OF an elevator to be erected at Dayy.
The writ is made returnable Nov. Is. The
ofhcers of the grain company make atfi-
aavit that they have repeatedly request
I'd location for their contemplated ele-
7ator, but the requests have been denied
IN all occasions. The suit will test the
Of the Ramsey elevator
aw.
been prepf ed by the secretary of state
Ind is ready for the printer. The demo-
ratio electoral ticket will come second
N the ballot, which fact is liable to ere
tie storm of protest from the populists.
The fusion state nominees are bracketed
10 in former years. Following the cleo
oral tickets comes the preference for
United States senator. The name of FL
ner j. Burkett is the only one which ap-
'ears on the ticket.
AT Fridays session of the Nebraska
v. c. T. L., Grand Island was selected
s the place for the next meeting. These
we're selected delegates to the national
invention to be held in PHILADELPHIA:
drs. Sue d. Chase, of Haigler: Mrs. J.
}. earns, Of University Place; Mrs. Hell
n Horribly. of Valentine: Mrs. E. NJ.
'orrell, Of Omaha; Mrs L. S. Corey. Of
lincoln. Mrs. Russell, of Lincoln was
lected as delegate at large.
No longer will members Of the CONNER
ial CLUB at Lincoln and their visitors be
BILE to quench their thirst at the big bot
les of the club rooms. At a meeting
the stockholders Friday night it was
oted to do away with the sideboard ar
angements and prohibit the sale Of liq-
or in the rooms. There were thirty
lree members present, and the vote was
tie, Chairman Miller voting for the
resolution. w--ch carried it.
The report of Chief Oil Inspector
hurch for September shows that during
lat month he collected S1,771.30, spent
$50. 80, and paid into the treasury $751;
|. For August Mr. Church paid into
lie treasury s915.75, which is considered
mighty good showing. making the oil
lice one OF the states good investments.
The state board Of education held
Getting at Kearney Monday and on
tuesday, attended the laying of the cor
r stone of the new state normal school
that place.