Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
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of Keith Lincoln and Deuel. under the
| Kinkaid act, which was Withdrawn from
settlement when the act went into eff
| feet From the many inquiries being
made about the opening there will doubt
! less be 4 large number OF people Oh
hand to secure farms, and much disap-
| pointment will result The land 20 be
thrown open for settlement is, for the
most part. hlly and is not susceptible
of irrigation. Senator Gifiin, of Daw'
| son County. believes that anyone set
| Ting on the land should be prepared to
run dairy. for go acres of land, he
thinks, is able TO support from thirty t.
| forty head of cattle. About the best
way | see to make this land profitable
now" said Senator Giltin, rs for the
| settler to take with him Il number of
| COWS or cattle and engage in dairy farm
| ing. The lani is OF easy access, IN that
| railroads run through the country and
! there are bridges across the rivers, but II
is strictly in the sand hills and is not
under irrigation ana not likely to be. One
who has Il number OF cattle or COWS,
however. could make fairly good living
on his $40 acres. He can find Il ready
market for ais prOGBct and therefore il
would be my advice to any one who con.
templates taking UP Il homestead tc
make arrangements to engage in the
LARRY business"
The farmers elevator associations
lave launched their fight to secure con,
ceSSiOnS from the railroads in the house.
Bowman. of Nuckols did this by intro
ducirS Il Ei} compelling railroads 90 fUr,
nish cars 10 shippers or pay deInurrage
charges after foriy-eIght hours. The
promoters of this hill Are identical with
the hackers Of the ItamSeJ elevator bill
of two years ago and claim t..2 prcScni
measure Will be more effective than thu
one defeated at tie las: session The
farmers are lining Up Ill preparation for
Il vigorous fsi, for the bill. They came
so near getting what they were after tive
years ago that they are embroidered this
year and will 90 in for all they are
worth. they say. The denurrage charge
proposed in this bill is 81 a car for eacl
days delay. In addition to this charge
the railroad is made liable for the dam.
age suffered by the shipper 'Fhc bill is
mandatory iii its terms, and the railway
representatives to whom il was shown
say that it 0bliges them to furnish cars
whether there is shortage of rolling
stock or not. Failure 10 supply them ad
mitS OF 10 excuse, whatever, and III each
instances the 81 demUrraGe is charged
up ut the option of the shipper.
The state common school fund bill, in
troduced in the house last week. is g,
measure doubtless that will receive very
serious attention at the hands of the
legislature. 1t provides for the appor
tionment of the temporary school fund.
on the basis Of the actual attendance
III the various districts in the state. each
pupil attending four weeks dGria-; the
half year to be taken into consideration
Wien the scmi-annual apportionment is
made. Just what effect the bill would
have if enacted into law Is not known.
for the reason that no statistics have yet
been compiled showing the per cent of
attendance to the number of children of
school age III the various districts ihoSe
districts having the longer terms OF
school however. should, under the bill
fare better than those districts having
the short terms, for the reason TIE pr.
pills will have longer period in which
to attend school the required eight weeks
during the year
On account of the excellent work done
at the Halter block fire last week by
Dan Hadley and James Hart, two pri;.
pners doing terms Of thirty days each ir
the Lincoln Jail, they will very likely
be released from serving the unexpireS
term OF their sentence. The police were
busy helping the fremen around the
building, SO Hadley and Hart assumed
control of the patrol wagon and kept the
Ire engines supplied with coal through
he long cold hours of the night Thee
lsked TO be allowed to 90 down anS
work, and once there they made no at
empt to escape. Bud Gudell, another
temporary station ledger, went down
With them and rendered material assist,
lnce.
What the members of the various lsb
iIs organized by certain interests have
'een aDle to accomplish at Lincoln is not
,noWn yet, for no very important issue
las come up for a lineup of the legisla,
ors. But The fact remains that no mem,
'eT of this legislature needs to be warned
Sainst the lobbyist. Every lobbist i:
noWn and makes no secret of his bust.
less. Members of the legislature have
een warned time and again and they are
cqualnted with the representatives, OF
LEGAL interests If n single member @!
his legislature is swervcd from his path
t duty by reason of the influence of the
'bby it is the fault of that member. and
Is constituents should hold him respon
IDLE.
Fraternal insurance companies are
ably split over til" Shreck BILL and the
raternal congress bill. The former pro.
ldes that associations having repre-.
entative form of government shall be
ontrOlled by governing body. % per
Pnt of which shall be representatives of
ne elective body, while the fraternal con.
ress bill provides that a majority of the
overning body shall be representatives.
the elective members. Both sides are
2dorSing and denouncing the bills with
Ut knowing accurately the contents of
ther, rather acting on the advice of
lclr superior officers.
COrniea is to have . new bank. Artic'o-
incorporation were fled with the S..,ie
lDEiuO hos ri Saturday of-orrocn H.