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J- . t : - HARRISOil. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1888. Co. n iENT PERIENCE. IX. a land ktanartnient. anil eastern r work from ns.und from line. He tui'- l vim torn ami I wonderful i north west of the best f Jjestion : JKS. BS, jl I . X TO KEEP :ith. 10G 'All KinUs J and Json, Neb. p. "ift'lrW i) 7! " &, .?-. trtisment n ;r display TO THE PEOPLE. We take pleasure in presentiutf to you vol. I No. 1 of "Tlie fyoujj Cvupty Jour nal.' Altliough two newspaper are al iv,uy hei we feel sure the people will award 1 iih tUa$ stare of patronage which in tlieir judgment we will deserve. Knowing that at times local mattei-s nre of far more iiiirtance to the people Uihu politics, and belieyeing thin to lje one of t lie ''times," we will strive to lie a "servant of the jieople" always fight ing for the right anil against wrong. Oui columns will lie open for the free discussion of any and all subject er- taining -o the present and future y,efare of ihe ople and county iu genera), l,ro vided however, it lie free from vile or abusive language. Tlie Journal is owned and controlled by tlKwe who wve at heart the same funeral welfare of the county as your selves, h,l'. insuring it to be always on the right udu and you are assured that it will never b run in the interest of nny ring, or dick. An an independent uewsaper we will not take any part in political strife but only give the news as it occni concern ing all parties. The e.ouny Commiss ioner's proceedings and all court and County news will be published, thereby nijiking it the ''official county pajier" in fact if not in name. Soliciting our merited share of your latronage, we sign, The Journal Publishing Co, W. E. Pattkhhon, Editor and Manager. SIOUX COUNTY. Sioux county is ia longitude 103 to 104 degrees west and in latitude 42 to 43. It is 30 miles wide east and west and 70 miles long north and south. It is, ele vated above sea level from 3,500 to 5.000 feet. The geological formation is of the same general diameter and classifica tion as, tliat of the Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois prairies. The southern two thirds of the county is undulating or bMy.-'aml 4i:t wui iw-cHsionully broken by stone and clay butt.es or for mations rising above the surrounding country. This portion of the county is drained by the Niobrara river and it tributaries and by tributaries of the Platte river. The north one-third of the county or thereabout, -isinore level though somewhat undulating, and is lower as to altitude. This portion of the county is drained by Hat creek and tributaries of the Cheyenne and White rivers. The (irt settlers in Sioux county, aside from cuttle and horse ranchmen, came about the year 1885. Since that time there lias lieen a steady stream of granger immigration to the county. There wart never any thing in the char acter of a boom; but every season a largo numtier of farmers, have come to make homes in Sioux county, and the close of every season shows a large por portionate increase in our population. The first settlers, having the first choice of government lands, located along White river in the east part of the coun ty, and along Hat creek in the north part thereof. Their choice was as much determined, probably, by the fact of nearness to' timber and convenience of water as by any other considerations. These sections are now quite thickly set tled by as enterprising a class of citizens as any county can boast of. There are also many enterprising and prosperous fanners in other portions of this great county. Hundreds of fine farms have been ojiened out, by cultivation and im provement, and thousands of acres plant ed to crops the present season are yield ing abundant harvests of com, wheat, oat, millet and vegetables. The crops raised this season on Sioux county farms are lieyond any question first class. WHieat is grown going from 15 to 40 bnsliels per acre; oats 30 to 80; potatoes 200 to 400, and corn appeal ing lieavy enough to yield from 80 to 60. Add to this a bountiful harvest of all kinds of garden vegetables and wild hay ami the reader will understand why the Sioux county farmer is prosjsjrons and linppy and well satisfied with the coun try. ' The corn crop, or at least that por tion of it which was seasonably planted, is practically "out of the way of frost" and is as abundant as all other crojis. The prices of farm products range much higher liere than they do further east. This Is accounted for by the fact of so iriiiiiy people immigra ting who need supplies, by tlie presence of a number of large stock randies not far away ami by the great developing mineral resources of Wyoming and the Black Hills, These afford u quick and ready market for the product of the farm, The unlimited and unqi!?stioned iinrrttinw mineral rwources of tin: sec. tions above referred to wiii bfford a coii- tinuopti market tlutt will glow in pro- fxirtion ith the farming interests. A yeiy large portion v ,tln cjiiity is yet goveiiuaent 'and and subject to en try tiiider the homestead, pre-emption and, linilr-cultiire laws. The lands yet unoccupied are often as good as any in uu) county so lar as sou auu surface are concerned the only reason others were first cli.?Meu being the fad 'of. their fiting nearer to timW and i-unniui; water There are hundreds of beautiful claims, with as good soil as any cite can ask for, waiting to lie liled on, and ceiain yet l be develojs-d into splendid fuj ius, produi nig in abundance nij kind of crops nat ural to this latituile. Our local government is oiganized and officered mid the law ure, with a few exceptions, justly administered. Public schools have lieen oihmhh in different parts of the county. There is a Catholic Church building iu the north art of the county and an M. E. Church building at Harrison, and religious services are lield in different school houses in other (or tions of tlie county. Our inhabitants are a people who isiect law and believe in progress. Harrison is the only town, and Ue county seat, of Sioux county. It is an incorporated village of about 250 Spu lat.ion and contains SJ general stores, 2 banks, 1 drug store, 1 restaurant, 2 hard ware stores, 1 harness shop, 1 livery sta ble, 2 hotels, anil other business enter prises. The tovyu draws trule from a very large area of territory and our bus iness firms linyps prosjiered. Harrison lias a good school house, a handsome commodious church and parsonage and a $10,000.00 brick court house is now in prqeess of erection. Hundreds of people Iiuve bettered their condition by coming to Sioux coun ty, Nebraska. Are there any of pur dis tant readers who desire likewise to bet ter their condition? If so the Journal will lie glad to welcome you to a home and prosierity in Sioux county. THE HERALD'S REQUEST COM PLIED WITH. Editor Jovusai.: Dear Sir. The Editor of the Sioux County Herald, Post master and County Attorney, the 1 hm.fjr). E. D Sattevlee; also the Editor of the Sioux County Republi can, ex Hsttiiaster and County Judge, liid Hon. (!) John W. Hunter, liave de nounced me in heir papers as a '-cur, a brute, .a rjurer apd a slanderer MiA caftMl me by narues 'only used by 'men of tlieir stripe. When I first saw the article in tlie Republican I must con fess tlait I was a little surprised and thought that the Judge must ha ve seen his reflection in a glass, anil that as soon as the effects of the "spirit" would leave him he would make amends for his lmd liehavior. It now apiears that my cal culations wefe wrong, I know of ho reason why this uncalled for, malicious attack was - made ami there must lie something wrong in the comer building. I am accused of slandering the county of ficials and in the Herald of August 25th, that "pink of honesty," E. D. Satterlee says; "Tliat the county officers invite the broadest investigation of their offi cial conduct." If you will kindly allow me space in the Journal I will as far as I am able endeavor to show to the peo ple of Sioux 'county matters as they aj)- fiear of record in Sioux county. Here are a few instances: Tlie Statutes Inf the SUto of Nebraska, pg. 83, See. 18, provides: "The County Attorneys of the several counties of this slate, shall be allowed by the Isiard of -County Commissioners for their services a salary ier year as fol lows: In counties of not more than twenty-five hundred inhabitants, a sal ary of three hundred dollars." At the last general election there were cast in Sioux County four hundred and twelve votes. Allowing five, or even six inhabitants for each voter this coun ty did not have the twenty- five hundred inhabitants and the County Attorney should have been paid at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum, but in stead the County Roan I have lieen pay ing at the rate at five hundred dollars per annum for his services. Not satisfied with that amount, the County Attorney, Mr. E. D. Satterlee, Postmaster und Edi tor of the Herald, on the 5th day of July 'I888,presented a bill and the same wasal- low'ed by the County Board, for one hun dred dollars as attorney's fees at District Court) and a warrant was ordered drawn on the Treasurer for that amount-, con trary io the Compiled Statute 1887 pg. 83, Sec. 20. A certilled copy of the above bill and order of the County tkminiissioncrs is in my possession. The next bill pre sented by the Hon. E. D. Satterlee, atid allowed and ordered aid by the Hoard, is one for the sum of $1 14.82 for furnishing of supplies and printing, of which I have a certified copy. Tlie said printing und furnishing of supplies by county officers is unlawful according (o the Compiled Statutes 1887, pg. 204, See. 51 yi which reads us follows: Sec. 51. i "N'0 oiimjr o nicer skill in anViUianner either dimsily y indirectly, be" jiecuni- any inure! iu, or recieve tlie .ls-nefit of any yontrarts "executed by tlie uountv, for tls? j'uniisliiir of any supplies, jr any other p.trpOKe; iieitlier shall any count y officer furnish any supplies for the ii-miii-ty on otiero tJauuty Board wittiuut a contract." J ' Sec. 52. -t -. " "Any Cniinty oHicer violating tlie pro visions of Hie fireceeding section. kIuiII 1 diienied ruilty of a felony iuid Uk)ii conviction iliereof, shall be inmrisoiuJ in tlie penitentiary for a riod not H i-eeoiiig nvi years or fined in a sum tmt exceeding jh o thousanil dolUrs or bolh iiiiprMonec.tnu nneu as aloresuid. ' Is Mr. ImUeriee a county oltkw? I leave ii ff i the )x-ople of Sioux coun ty to din wjt heir own cotK-lusions. So much thisiine for Mr. E. D. Satterfcee. I will call ruaiu. Now a few facts of record as t) the . i l)itO MrJ John W. Hunter, County Judge and, iwner of tlie Republican. I would calf the attention of the people to cjaim No. k(V) as filed in Uw Clerk's office vid allowed liy the Couuf y Boaitl. It reads as lulliavs; For staitips since I took the ofljce $5.00 Express,' blanks .50 Fml Zeywt 3.25 State vif: Gijlispie aul Harding 5,(J.5 This bill is not iteinixed and the Coin- llin uil I lit IIUL lie missioned could no; correct orjiiol, but ; not Jell whether it was a warrant is ordered drawn on-llie Tieusurer for its payment. Claim No. 275 jiresented by His Hon. ind ul lowed by the Board of Commiss ioners a n a warrant ordered drawn on the Treatijv' for the same, reads as fol lows; State .:Freil Zerbst $3.25; Your Ruler's attention is called to claim No 265 which has in it this same item, t'liofged, allowed, and iaid. But His Hon.iis nil right. State w. llughson, $7.05. This party gave sectii if y for fine and costs and only a few daf -igo tlie Hon. Judge threat ened the timlsmen with an execution for Is iinyTiiiit, although the county paid him long ajjMir ' :' . - Stampi, The Jilffe must be writing j& good many fetters for tlie counjty if you judge from tlie amount of stamps tjie county wxs for. jjpt' the above ao oiifjt isiiot itemizeit and tlie County Board c"id not Vn.o.y whetlier it was corre't not , but it was ordered paid ill"tAfc-'n'. . iTainj No, 323 of His Hon. refids like this: State vs: Murphey ' " ', Storie " , " SfiLaughlin $3.50 3.50 3.50 Neither of the above cases are itemized and in the case of State vs: Storie, $7.7; was obtained ot which no account ap- tiears, but it was allowed and ordered Mi id. The alwve may be slandering the Hon- embje Gent lei nen(?) but I have a differ ent name for it. I just present a few bills so that the peo ple may see where the taxes they jiay go to and who gets the money. In answer to the Herald and Republi can's remarks as to myself 1 will simply say that I consider the source from whence they come. Yours Very Respectfully, (lnomiE WaijvKr. Mr. Alexander Clark gave us a pleas ant call Tuesday. Manville has voted lionds in the sum of $5,000.00 to build a court house. Dawes county fair will lie held on the 25, 2(1, 27 and 28th of the present month. Ueo. Whitney brought a line mellon from Crawford Tuesday morning for the hoys. It is the intention of Ihe Court House contractors to have the building enclos ed this fall. . A dance Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Price in Hat creek valley. , Mr. Ed Gallop has rented a room of Mr. Tuhbs for his barter shop and moved iu Wednesday. Mrs. Skinner and the Ikij-s went down to Whitney Monday to visit the family of a son and brother. Messi-s Andrews, Northup and Trim bur, the orphans, are laying in a supply' of hay for the winter. Tlie Lusk Herald is talking up an ag ricultural show for the country around that town in Wyoming. There is a report abroad in the land to the effect that Justice Jones would be fixed if he could get his Price. This is not a campaign slander. Tlie Dawes county Sunday School Con vention is advertised to meet at Chndron in the Baptist church, October 9th, 10th ..-.I mi. t.,I. J IV... I . Mr. Wassenburgef came to the cityq last Tuesday. Mr. W. resirts the yield of his wheat at 23 bushels ier acre, oats 40, and rye 15. ' Who can lieat it? Y Divine Services were held at tho Cath olic church in Montrose last Sunday. There were some two hundred persons present, a purt of wltoln were unable to g-tin admittance. A-TTE-OTIID! TO "MEET THE DEMAND OP HIS ' . V , OONSTAmTfY - INCREASING PATRONAGE Um. CHRIS TENSE ";y" . i'f FIDST ' I fl GfJv - -Alsb'K General Hardware ' - AND .ALWAYS ON HAND.- IJ is a kjiown fact that as a rule the honest customers have to foot , ' jthc bills of the dishonest ones.where books are kept and lawyers . eniployed to collect Wl debts. As we are doing busi t jiess on a cash basis, those unnecessary expeo- " sen are done away with, consequently wecan offer to our patrons SUCH PRICESASW1LL BE BOTH PLEASING AND.TOOFITABLE. Give f.a c;dl and sie for yourselves "s Harrison, Neb. J. B. FlNNlCY, President. General office F. SlKKNrEN, Sfcrotiu ; BUPTALO GAP, DAKOTA. BUFFALO GAP -Dealers in LUMBER, COAL & GRAIN, Lath and Shingles. Sash, Blinds, Hair, - JlHTID cement. - COMPLKTK Always Harrison. Neb, fitting i B S S 0 R T H E fl J stvr flai k6f- --!: '- '"- -tr jet ...rri. Anaaiuiijuneoj ' Builders Material Restbctpuij.t, Wm. UW1 7 - ,' -1.. - ' - LUMBER CO., Doors, Lime, Plaster, STtJ'JK on Hand. G. GUTHRIE, Manager, ? 4 i "f . 1 1 x. ' ' ' I 1 A r
