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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-01-11
SCHOOL NOTES.
Marguerite Quigiey
, Clara Durham.

David Bristol has entered the 9TH
grade since vacation.
Several of the 4th grade are alb
sent on account of illness.
George Brown, formerly of this
place, has re-entered school.
Emma and Edith Marks entered
the End primary room Monday
morning.
After>a pleasant vacation the
children came back ready for
school work.
Edith Adamson has returned to
school having been out of school
two months being sick with ty-
phoid fever.
The 7th and Sth grades are busy
making book cover designs. The
18th grade is also making relief
maps of Europe.
In the 1st intermediate depart
ment there are % pupils who will
receive certificates for not being
absent or tardy during the month
of December.
Mae Barnes is back in school.
She has been to her home near
Rolf for some time on account of
sickness. Her brother, Cecil, did
not return with her.
Two changes have been made in
teachers since the holidays. Miss
Nina Blessings of Auburn, Nebr.,
has taken Miss Fannie Mulch
more's place in the primary room.
Miss Mutchmore gave up her
school to take up the duties of
housekeeping, she being married
to w. A. Pettycrew of this place
Jan. 3. Miss Fife Carlson of the
class of '03 has taken Miss RATHER
inc Friends place in the End inter-
mediate room. Miss Friend is also
to take upon herself the duties of
housekeeping being married to
Mr.. Arthur Yoerg, who is day
operator of this place.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-01-11

business in our city.
John D. Eaton has purchased
the Holsclaw feed store and will
conduct the feed business at the
same old stand.
| Ayers Bros. have an ad in this
paper in which they call attention
to their business running a meat
market, and inviting the public to
call and see them.
| Miss Cora Smith of this city and
Martin VanBuren of Ft. Niobrara,
both colored, were married at the
M. E. parsonage by Rev. Water
man, Jan. 10, 1906.
Geo. Christopher and Aaron
Van Wrinkle of Lincoln, who rec
emily purchased the Federal Cattle
Co. ranch near Simeon, came up
this week and went out to their
ranch.
w. Ward, the Britt merchant,
returned from the it. Joseph hos
pital in Omaha recently and is
growing stronger. He had been
doctoring for some time but is now
on the mend.
Geo. H. Horribly places an adj
vertisement in THE DEMOCRAT
calling attention to his business
and also having cut of his store
building which is attractive and
makes good advertisement.
The crop and soil special train
arrived here last Thursday and
several speakers told the people
in the court house about horses,
potatoes, alfalfa and the kind of
corn to plant. There was a good
attendance.
A. H. Metzer was in town last |
Wednesday week on business and |
called at our Office to make some |
change in their brand ADVERTISE
ment. Mr.. Meter changes his
postofice address to Rolf, Nebr.,
as matter of convenience in get
ting his mail.
Mrs. w. B. Hammond was tax
en- to Omaha, Emanuel hospital,
Sunday and was operated upon
Tuesday. Mr.. Hammond receiv-
a telegram Wednesday morning
stating that she stood the operation
and was doing we'll. His friends
are hoping now for her recovery.
Jacob Klein has purchased the
Lewis farm down the river, from
w. A. Parker and is going to try
farming and raising hogs in which
Mr.. Klein says there is more mon
ey than in cattle at the present
time for the capital invested. THE
DEMOCRAT predicts success in his
venture.
Married-At the Methodist par
sonage in Valentine, Tuesday,
Jan. 8, 1905, Miss Lena l.. Bacon
of Norden, and Franklin f. Todd
of Sparks, Rev. Royal D. Watar-
man officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green, Miss Bessie Schifferns and
John Todd were members of the
bridal party.
Charles Shepard and w. F. A.
Meltendorff were arrested by City
Marshal Hilsinger for fighting
Monday night and had their hear
ing Tuesday before Judge Towne.
Charles Shepard plead guilty and
was fined $3.50. w. F. A. Mel
tendorff asked for a continuance
of his hearing, which was set for
the 22nd.
Elmer and Harry Ayers have
the Charbonneau meat
market, taking charge Jan. LIST.
The business will be run in the ,
name of Ayers Bros. meat market.
Harry Ayers has been engaged in
the meat market at Merriman for [
some time past and his experience
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
LOSS IN A DENVER FIRE
Most Valuable Law Library in West
Goes Up in Smoke on Christmas
Day.

Denyer-~The Ernest G. Cranmer
building. one OF the finest Office build.
ings In the city. located at Seventeenth
and Curtis streets, was damaged by
fire on Christmas day. the seventh and
eighth floors being entirely destroyed.
The balance OF the building was great
ly damaged by water and the base
ment of the building was flooded. The
total loss to building and renters is
estimated at 100000.
The upper floors of the building
were tenanted principally by lawyers
and one of the most valuable law
libraries in the west was housed on
the top floor This library was ruined.
The fire started about noon on the
sixth floor, and it is not positively
known what caused IL.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
LETTERS AUTO KILLS BOY.
Sad Christmas Day for Colored Lad
Who Got in Way of Big Machine.

Washington.-Th 60 horsepower
touring car of Joseph Letter, in which
were riding Mr.. Letter, Mrs. Levi q.
Letter and Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Remington of New York on Christmas
day ran down and instantly killed
Samuel West, fourteen-year-old ne
gro boy. Mrs. Letter and Mrs. Rem.
ington were greatly affected by the ac-
cident Charles H. Raymond. the
chauffeur, was arrested and the en-
tire party went to the Tenth precinc.
police station. Raymond was paroled
in custody of an officer, in order that
Mr.. Letter and his party might be
conveyed to the Letter family resi-
dence
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
WORK OF LIFE SAVERS.
Thousands Of People Saved From,
Graves in Ocean.

Washington Important work was
accomplished during the past year by
the life-saving service of the govern.
ment, thousands of imperiled lives and
millions of dollars worth of property
being saved through the heroism and
unremitting vigilance of the lie
savers
General Superintendent kimball OF
the life-saving service shows in his an
nual report that the number of ma
rine disasters was $40 in the waters OF
the United States. In these 40 YES
sells and 30 lives were lost and S11
persons We're succored at the various
stations The total value of personal
property saved was S12. 100 while
that lost was s2.775.040. In the dis
asters 5,420 lives were imperiled.
At theNc close of the last fiscal year
the life-saving establishments com
prised 279 stations. of which 200 were
on the Atlantic coast. so on the Great
Lakes. ON the Pacific coast proper
and one each at the falls of the Ohio
river and Nome Alaska.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28

San Jose, Eighteen persons
were injured. several OF them serious
ly, and the whole trainload OF three
score of passengers severely shaken
up when two day coaches and the
baggage car OF Southern Pacific
train bound from Oakland 20 Wright's,
left the track on a curve near Bir
mingham siding. and plunged seventy.
five feet down an embankment That
many were not killed outright is due
to the fact that train had slowed
down before II struck the curve.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
MINER ENTOMBEU m. r. r
DAYS is RESCUED ALIVE
Remarkable Escape of Man Buried
Under Thousands of Tons of
Earth, While His Compan-
ions Are Killed.

Bakersfield, Call R. Hicks, the
miner who was entombed by a cave
in In tunnel of the Edison Electric
Power company Dec. Z, was rescued
at 1:25 o'clock Saturday night.
Hicks, the miner who was rescued,
was entombed alive under sixty feet
of debris fifteen days previous, in
the tunnel of the Edison Electric
Power company, seventeen miles
northeast of this city. Five of his
fellow workers were buried at the
same time by the cave-in of thou
sands of tons of earth and rock.
The work of recovering the bodies
was Immediately begun and prose-
cuted with vigor, but owing to the
yielding nature of the soil, slow
progress was made.
Hope of rescuing any of the vic
tins had been abandoned, when,
three days after the disaster, the
sound of tapping on a water pipe in
the shaft was heard. Instantly a re-
Spouse was sent, and the answering
raps plainly proved that at least one
of the imprisoned miners was alive.
The water pipe was cleared and
communication established through
it with the man at the bottom of the
shaft. He proved to be Hicks, for
mer soldier and an expert miner,
whose life had been saved by a steel
car under which he was pinned His
five companions were dead.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
meneIik Has a Relapse.

Rome.-Reports from an authori-
tative source declare that Menelik,
king of Abyssinia, has suffered a
fresh attack of syncope. Apprehen-
sion is felt and especially as recent
1y the negus seems to have changed
that Jisu, son of Menelik's daughter
and Ras Michael, will be chosen, and
If this is so the struggle for the
throne will be fierce. These difficult
ties are augmented by the differ
ences between the representatives -
Abyssinia of Italy, Great Britain and
France.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
Still Another Inquiry.

shington.-William D. Penfeld.
representing George D. Emery, has
been informed by the department Of
state that the government of Mica
ragua has accepted the proposition
of this government that the claim
of Emery for reimbursement for the
cancellation of valuable franchise
granted to him by the government OF
Nicaragua to cut mahogany from the
public lands, shall be submitted to
the arbitration of a special tribunal
to meet next spring in Washington
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
TO INCREASE TRADE.
Bureau of Manufacturers Will Aid
Americans to Extend Business.

Bureau of Manufacturers Will Aid
Americans to Extend Business.
Washington.-Am manufacture
ers who are DESTROYS of capturing some
of the trade in the Orient, South
America and other countries, now en-
joyed by foreign manufacturers, say
the representatives of the bureau of
manufactures of the Department of
Commerce should apply to that bureau
for it's varied line of samples of goods
which find a ready market in those
countries. These samples consist of
cotton yarns, piece goods, belts,
braids, handkerchiefs. gloves, laces,
towels. etc., which are manufactured
in foreign countries and sold in China,
Japan, India, Australia, Turkey, Egypt,
South Africa and South America. Any
or all OF these samples, the report
states, will be sent upon application
by manufacturers, chambers of COM
MERGE and other commercial organiza-
tons.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
COSTS MORE TO LIVE.
Report Shows Increase Out os Proper
ton to Raise In Wages.

New Yor Wlnton c. Garrison, chief
Of the New Jersey bureau of Labor
and Statistics in HIS report. Just sub
mitted to Governor Stokes NJ Trenton.
shows that the cost of living has in
creased in New Jersey at a greater
rate than the raise OF wages or the
growth OF industries.
Wages have increased 3.S per cent
and the increase In the cost of living
has reached per cent
Chief Garrison says the cost OF liv-
ing has steadily increased during the
last seven years, the percentage being
as per cent q year as compared with
S99
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
People of California Favor Exclusion
Of Japanese.

San Francisco.-At mass meeting
held here on Sunday under the aus
pices of the Japanese and Korean Elk
clusion League formal protest in the
form of resolutions was made against
the unrestricted admission of Japanese
and Koreans TO the United States and
the admission of Mongolians to the
public schools of San Francisco. Mayor
Schmitz addressed the meeting, de
Tending the action of the San Fran
cisco school board.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
WILL OF SENATOR BROWN.
Estate of $4,000 Left to His Son and
DAUGHTER.

Salt Lake City-Refusing in en-
phatdc language to provide for the
children of Mrs. Anna M Bradley,
who claims that he was their father,
and refusing to even give them his
name, Arthur Brown, former United
States senator, who died at Washing
ton, D. c., December IL, as the result
of a bullet wounds inflicted by Mrs.
Bradley, made his last will and testa-
ment few months ago, dividing his
estate equally between his son and
daughter, Max and Alice Brown.
The will, which was filed in the pro-
bate division of the district court
Friday. expressly prohibits the heirs
from giving Mrs. Bradley any por-
ton of the estate. Her children are
likewise cut off from participation in
the division of the property. Brown
also disclaims being the father of
either or any of Mrs. Bradley's chill
1ren
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
GoLDFlELD MINES CLOSE DOWN.
Miners Object to Working Under the
WatchfuI Eyes of Deputies.

Goldfeld, Nevada.-All the mines
in this district are closed down ex-
cept the leasers on the Mohawk and
es-Monnette, and the issuance by
Judge Morrow in the United States
circuit court of an Injunction to pro-
hibit the unlawful removal of high
grade ore from the leases on the Mo-
hawk property and the appointment
of fifty United States deputy mar
shals is almost sure to result in the
discontinuance Of work at both the
Hayes-Monnette and Frances Mo-
hawk mines. The I. w. w. declared
on Dec. IL that no miner will work
in mine where armed guards are
employed. The enforcement of the
federal order will mean that the
guards, which were removed Dec. n,
will be openly replaced.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
WORTH NEARLY TWO BILLIONS
Production of Mineral In America Dur
ing the Year 1905.

I f<rouuCtlon OF mineral IN America Our-
ing the Year 1905.
Washington.-The total value of the
mineral production in the United
States in 1905 amounted to s1,623,S77,-
1877, being an increase over 1904 of
over $3.50, 100000, according to state
ment issued by the geological survey
The value of iron in 1905 was $685.
100000 During the same period
there was total production of over
300, 100000 short tons of coal, with
value of s476, $685. OF this amount
there was produced 77,659,S50 tons of
anthracite coal, valued at S141, S79, 900;
of bituminous coal, 315,259,49 tons,
valued at $334,377, 1868. The value of
fuels amounted to S602,477217. The
coke production amounted to 32.231,-
1873 short tons, valued at s72 1876.
The total production of iron ore in
1905 amounted to 42.626,133 long tons,
valued at s75,165, 604; pig iron, 1892
$50 long tons. valued at s3S2,450.0 900;
Ais long tons, valued at
sSS,214: gold, 4,265,742 ounces. valued
at SS.1S0,711; silver, 56,101 .594
valued at s34.221. 972; copper.
901 ,907, S43 pounds, valued at s139,795.-
ZIG: lead, 800, 900 short tons, valued at
s2s, $50, 900; zinc, 203,S short tons.
valued at s24.054. 1872. and platinum |
BIS ounces. valued at $500.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
AMERICANS ARE
ASKED FOR HELP
The President Sends Out an
Appeal in Behalf of the
Starving Chinese.
VIII Ask Congress for Authority ia
Use Government Transports to
Carry Food to Millions of Hun
cry Cinnamon.

Washington-President Roosevelt
has issued proclamation calling on
the people of the United States to
contribute funds for the relief of the
millions Of famine sufferers in China,
who are on the verge of starvation.
The president says that he will ask
congress for authority to use govern.
ment transport vessels to carry food
to the famine stricken region. The
proclamation is as follows:
ITO the People of the United States:
There is an appalling famine in
China. Throughout a district covering
over 10000 square miles and support.
ing population of 100000 the crops
have been destroyed by floods, and
millions of people are on the verge of
starvation Thousands of dwellings
have been destroyed and their inmates
are without homes. An urgent appeal
has been made for the assistance of
the United States.
"Our people have often under sim.
liar conditions of distress in other
countries responded generously to
such appeals Amid our Astounding
prosperity and in this holiday season
of good will to man. assuredly we
should do our part to aid the unfortu-
nate and relieve the distressed among
the people or China, to whom we have
been allied for so many years in friend
ship and kindness.
II shall ask congress upon its next
day of session for authority to use our
transport vessels to carry flour and
other food to the famine stricken re-
gion.
Il recommend that contributions for
the purchase of such food and other
appropriate relief be sent to the Am
erican National Red Cross, which will
take care of the expenditures.
Such contributions may be made
either through the local Red Cross
treasurers or through the department |
of state. or may be sent directly to !
Charles Hallam Keep, Red Cross treas
urer, United States Treasury depart
ment, Washington, D. G.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
Philadelphia Man Expires as He
Wishes Wife Merrly Christmas.

Philadelphia.-Jus as he presented
Christmas gift to his wife, Thomas
Cardin, aged SO years, of this city
dropped dead of heart disease. Mr.
Cardin produced a neatly wrapped
parcel. He handed it to his wife ana
kissed her. Il wish you merry
Christmas. my dear" he said; and"
The sentence was not finished. He.
put his hand to his side. reeled and
fell to the floor. In another moment
he was corpse.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
SL0ANS NECK
SAVED BY JURY
Youth Who Brutally Killed
His Father With an AK
Declared Insane.
The Verdict Was Received With Much
Disfsvor in Spokane, There Being
Talk of Tar and Feathers for
Jurymen.

Spokeane, Wash-"Not guilty by
reason OF insanity" was the verdict
returned by the jury in the case Of
Sidney Sloane. the 18-year-old boy
charged with the brutal murder OF his
father, James f. Sloane. a pioneer
merchant OF Spokane
The trial. which has lasted five
| weeks, was the longest and most SEN
sational ever held in Spokane court.
Ii was clearly proved that on the
night of August 10Th the boy came be
hind his father. who was eating mid
night lunch, and struck him six terri
BILE blows on the read with an axe;
then took money from the dead mans
pocket. picked up the corpse, carried
II down stairs. loaded IL into a wheel
barrow, trudled 1t about two blocks
and dumped the body of his father in
an alley. Returning. he made clumsy
efforts TO wash the blood from the
rugs and floor OF the room. He ate
part OF an apple and calmly went TO
bed
When The body was found nexl
morning he was quickly arrested and
confessed the crime. He said he be-
came enraged at things his father
said about his mother.
The defense claimed the boy had
shown signs of insanity from infancy.
No verdict ever given by jury in
Spokane county has been received
with more evident disfavor than that
In the Sloane case. An insanity YER
dict was almost beyond the hopes of
even the prosecution and the result
was heard with surprise and greeted
with dissatisfaction here. There is wild
talk of tar and feathers for the jury
and lynching for the boy, but no real
danger that either will occur.
After The verdict OF mot guilty.
young Sloane arose as II to leave the
court room hut was stopped. His at
Lorney, r. c. Robertson, desires that
the boy shall be sent to the insane
asylum and this will doubtless be
done
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
Gambling Houses in Butte Are Raide d

Butte, Mont-Sheriff Quinn, accom-
panied by five deputies. made a raid
upon three gambling houses on Sat
urday evening, and arrested ten
players. The officers had search war.
rants. issued from Judge Bourquins
court, and the California club rooms.
the Board of Trade and King and
Lowery's place were visited. The BAH
required upon each arrest for gam
bling is $3.50. the increasing having
been made the past week to that
amount from $500 by Judge Bourquin.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
WRONGS OF CONGO NATIVES.
Uncle Sam Asked to Help Correct
Moral Abuses.

New York.-A letter signed by J.
Pierpont Morgan, DR.. Lyman Abbott
and other prominent citizens of New
York, was addressed TO Secretary of
State Elihu Root on Tuesday, direct
ing his attention to conditions in the
Congo Free State, where, it is assert
ed. fragrant inhumanity exists, and
urging him, on behalf of the American
people. to use the moral support" of
the United States government to cor
rect the abuses the Congo natives are
alleged TO be suffering from.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
A LUCKY FARMER.
Found Wad of Greenbscks While
choppins kindling.

Wichita, kan.-Ben Bannon, a
farmer living near Derby, found $50.
in bills nailed tightly between two old
boards which he was chopping into
kindling Christmas day. Bills
amounting to $500 were mutilated S,
that they had TO be shipped to the
treasury department in Washington
for Identification. The balance of the
money was in good condition.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-30
EIGHT HUNDRED
GUESTS INVITED
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Accede
to AIices Wishes for Big Wedding---
Official Washington, IncInding For.
eign Diplomats, Will Be There.

Washington, Jna. 80. 0.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt have issued their invi-
tations to the wedding uf Miss Roose-
velt and Representative Longworth,
of Ohio, which is to take place at noon
on February II. as already announced.
1t has been decided to accede to Miss
Alice's wishes aud have an official
wedding. This means the display of
much gold lace. many decorations,
and an atmosphere imposing and pict-
uresque. ALI the diplomats i'll Wash
ington will be asked, and high officials
of the government will he included
in the list.
The invitations will be held down
to about sou. This will comforta bly,
fill the big east room where the cere-
mony is to be performed. Out of the
remaining cards tine relatives and in
timate friends of the two families
will BIZ provided for.
Tie order for the wedding breakfast,
which will be served in the state din
ing room, has been given to a prom
inent Washington caterer. AS great
secrecy is shrouding the design of the
BRIDES cake as tnat which for time
enveloped her wedding gown.
Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
will give reception this evening in
honor of Miss Roosevelt ard Repra-
sentative Longworth, to which the
Philippine party and some additional
guests have been asked.ss
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-30
FULLER WILL NOT BUILD
ON THE GROVES PROPERTY

o. B. Fuller, who bought the Groves
property, will not begin new build
ing on this site for some time to come.
The buying of this property gives Mr..
Fuller 621s feet of street frontage on
Wenatohee avenue. He will build on
to the building adjoining aud make
both three story structures when he
begins this improvement. AT present
MIR. Groves has lease on the pro-
perty and when the least IS up the
building will begin. 1t will be Of the
same material used in the adjoining
building, light colored brick with
stone finish. Mr.. Fuller says he
has not bought this property for all in
vestment or for speculation. He in
tends to keep it and improve it and
use it for his own business needs. For
this proper ty he paid at the rate of
twenty five dollars per front foot.