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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1889)
w The Sioux County Journal. Published ery Thm-lay. O 8ubs rij.tion Pri.-e. 2.0u W, K. Patterson r EdiUr a""1 PrP- Entered at the puto!lics at Harrison as secoud class niutu-r. Pleasurable Mention. It is a matter ttf no little pleasure to the Jocwsal to le al.Ie to announce the fact that Sioux flinty lia Wu receiv ing during the iast few weeks numerous and worthy acquisitions to its population. Quite a large number of people liave come here and made permanent arrang ments to remain. Increased pleasure is experienced in the fact tliat a large portion of the new coiners are electing homes on tlie table lauds adjoining Har for e-ratifiiu- tion is found in the fact that tlie new settlers are practical farmers and are going to work to make for themselves homes in the full sense of the word. These table lands are very fertile. It is a question whether thev are not even tetter lands than are those adjoining the water courses. The only reason they have laid vacant heretofore is the fact of the probable depth to water. So far the -wells on this divide run from 150 to 250 feet in depth. That is not a very great disadvantage purely when we re member that the water is excellent and the land lays well and is rich in alluvial deposits. The settlement has lieeu going on quietly and no stir has leen made aliout it, but a drive in any directiou from town will reveal the industrious pres ence of no small number of earnest home makers. Since the (irst of March about 7,000 acres have been taken within six miles of town. Yet there is room for more, and within a dozen miles of Har rison are scores of Uncle Sum's splendid farms waiting for takers. They will not wait long. If the present steady immi gration continues it will be a very short time until there will lie no more govern ment land unclaimed on this broad, lieau tiful and fertile table whereon Harrison is located. These newcomers deserve a hearty and responsive welcome from the business men and "old timers" of Harrison. They bring t the town that steady and sure prosperity winch can come in no other way than by honest settlement and homa making in contiguous territory. Jones of the Advocate. Bro. Jones, of the Oelrichs Advocate, liad a proposition the other day to re ceive a portion of tlie patronage of the Rapid City land office on condition that he would keep quiet concerning the per sonal character of the democratic regis ter of that office. The ofTer was indig nantly refused, Jones giving the assur ance tliat th time had passed for want ing patronage at the hands ot tlie pres ent officials. Bro. Jones lias had a long, liard, uphill pull to keep his Advocate going and the republican colors flying at Oelrichs and the proposition above noted was without doubt a temptation to him. The fact tliat he resisted it is commend able. In this connection we desire to sav that the democratic register of questionable character will do well not to provoke the wrath of tlie Advocate. Jones is a hard hitter and an excellent newspajier man, and fully capable of handling facts in such a way as to make life a dreary waste to a disreputable op ponent. Civil Service. When President Cleveland assumed control of the administration he found among other things that Francis E. War ren was governor of Wyoming territory. Mr. Warren liad two years to serve, and lie staid during his term. Then Mr. Cleveland appointed tliat old veteran and war horse, Col. Moonlight. Just twenty-four days after Harrison deliver ed his famous civil rvice inaugural ad dress he breaks Governor Moonlight's term in the middle and gives the position back to Warren. Cliadron Democrat. Yes, and was only carrying out the wishes of a large majority of the set tlers of Wyoming irresjiective of party when he invited Moonlight down and Warren up. Stanley Heard From. The great African explorer has been heard from and there is no longer any reasonable doubt of the fact that he will Anally emerge from the hitherto impenetrable darkness of that country with a most interesting story to tell. Stanley is a wonderful man and vne value of his African evnW rations cannot as yet by any possibility be estimated. Millions of people take a persona interest in him and in the results of his African labors, and are anxiously awaiting his report. It's M Um. The Gordon Herald, formerly the Cor don Democratic Herald, has flopped. It is no use. The Herald has always been a disgrace to the town and the section and will not succeed in catching repub lican patronage, Tlie last issue appro priately prints a picture of a blacksmith shop at, its head. It is n. fair index of the ability of the Nicholsons as printers and editors. Tlie Gordon Republican bth lu.tural ability and l.iiA l"""1 cluraCeruodwill undoubtedly UttrvnaK the KepuUi-an part U1y le able to bestow. Ilon't Vim Know it! The fail that Harrison i a th" 4a trading place is U.WK democrat! more fully each succeeding week- "1 receiitlv parties from. Wyoming who re- side as far as miles I rom to Harrison to tnwle Hecau-e wirtl letter quality of the I it-tter euods car- riedbvour mercUnts was tl.e ol.je.-l that paid them to lake advant.i-.-e of. Little tottoiiHiMxt, Jacob Groves iicw . house is Hearing completion. Tlw farmers on Lit. It Cottonwood don't hold indignation meeting deuounce Gilchrist for his action s, nor in re si hool gard to the herd law. Af;. lr .itle C:irvv is teaching in district No. 1, on White river. Several of the young men in tin cinity contemplate going we-t vi llus dav spring. w .1.0 u.iirui! meeimi: ia-i -'inn evening in district No. :!. a 1"' mill tax was voted. Mr. ). K. Sua? chosen as his own succesor for treaswer. In district No. 4 an entire new school Sward was elected. M-ss Tally. Taylor and I'uhloW constitute the new lioard, A tax of 20 mills was voted; also a W Wind for the purpose of repairing the school house and jayiug lor the furni ture for same. War Bonnet Warlilinir. Corwin Lewis, who has neen swndini: the winter with his sister on Pumpkin creek, returned aliout two week since and is holding down a job on the A U ranch. .' tik, S E ranch has secured the scrvi ces of J olm L. Kay for the summer. John is little but he "gets ther just the same." , Bob Keel's 1-est girl mourns his de parture to the Cheyenne river whitner he has gone to secure work on George William's liurse ranch. Hob has woiked for Mr. Williams U-fore ami is likely to secure a fat job. Leslie Crane will herd cattle for Mr. Mi-Ginly on the A ranch this season. John Nolan and Waller Woodruff took a trip the first of the month to the C R and the O W randies in quest of work hut returned unsuccessful. Harry Stine also has gone to look for a summer's job. Thus do the lioys scat ter out in the summer but they all know where is a good place to spend the win ter, and all liml their way hack to the valley in the fall. Everybody is invited to assemble at the school house in distri t No. l.ri next Sunday P. M.. at 2:30 o'clock, to organ ize a Sunday School. County Surveyor Rigdon was in the valley the first of the week running lines between B. F. Thomas and Charlie Biehle. J. J. Zumbrunneo is moving on to his claim this week. Elder Wallace has rented Mr. Tubb's place at the mouth of Monroe creek. Warbler. (Juite an Incident. Wild animals are st ill raising havoc among stock owners east and north-east of here. A subscriber of the Herald writes us that on last Wednesday while he and a companion were crossing at the head of Vantassel creek, they espied four mountain lions that seemed to I watch ing a small group of horses which were grazing toward them. The lxiys were not observed by the lions, so they got in ambush to watch the actions of the hun gry brutes. They liad not long to wait before their animosity was excited. When the horses had grazed within alxiut 20 yards of the lions, two of the carnivorous brutes made a rush for tlie horses, and before they could imagine such, they were upon the back of a fine sorrel VT mare who was bucking and bawling for life. She pitched the one that lighted on her hips loose, but the one that sprang upon her shoulders and neck was there to stay. He throwed his front paws alxiut her throat and the boys could see great spurts of blood wpui t irom uie lerrioie gashes lie was tearing in her nec k. She pitched with -..-A ..! i nun nume j.u jarus wnen sue gave a great bound in the air and fell backward ueaa, with her throat cut from side to side. The boys rushed up to where the mare and lion were to see if they could not rope him. He sat upon his prey lashing his tail and lapping his tongue, uiirsung ior human gore. His eyes to the Iwys looked like two Raucers of fire, ana laughingly at them he showed four long white tusks that told them what they should expect from his reception, Tl,.,.. I. t.. i iucj com mueii unit one was to rojie him while tlie other was to shoot if any thing happened. One of them made i uRitn anu as luck would have it, caught mm aliout the body while the other followed, and before they knew it they nuu mm woKing like a short piece of barb wire. He measured nine feet two inches and weighs 400 pounds. Jim Wal ters has tlie hide and skull at tlie Nod. men nuu win nnng it to Lusk next week. Tom Bell and Jim W:,n,.,.u the boys who did up (he furoci,,,,, -Lusk HeiiiM. Jones & Verity, 3 3 4 -i 5 "The Wrong Our enemies may tell you tliat thi. . "the GONLEY, REIDY An; Here to May A STRAIGHT FORWARD HONORABLE BUSINESS. We would resxs tfully all the attention that we are prepared to make farm loans in tir SIOUX, DAWKS and BOX HUTTK COUNTIES The Most Liberal Terms. Final proof money Without Extra Land Office business will receive SI'F'IAL ATTENTION Contests Initiated, PROSECUTED or Land filings made and a general law business transacted. We offer you the advantage of several years successful prac tice before the United States Land Ofliee. Will also do A Locating Business. Collections made on all accessible points. Abstracts carefully com piled. Do your business Where Business is Done! OFFICE ON MAIN Harrison, C. H. Andrews & Co.,- -Dealers in- Drugs, Paints, Brushes, Oils, -AND- Fine Toilet Goods, STATIONERY & PERFUMES. BEST CIGARS LN Tl'.R CITY. '4 Hi Pew. wrontT J- 1 but the firm of & POLLARD and do j, of the publn to tls fact advanced Charge. DEFENDED. STREET Nebraska. E. IikEWSTKR, President. C. F. (VlKFEE, Vice. I're. C'HAS. C. JAMEWJN, Cashier. Commercial Bank. rscORTOIUTED. -A. General Banking Business TRNSACTF.U- Harrison.ESZ V, The When V I K s V A K K S Or a Square Mea! G. ARMSTRONCi, rr-Kid-nt. THF OF HARK : s , Gil! I K O a 5 w ' a k c J, s K i , -. s V. Harrison," Transacts a pvtieal bi -O'l1 . Loans Money on CIdbks i , The Harriso EGOEHT ROIIWEU, l'ropnetor, 4 Special Attention yff Trade. , FKKDSTAWlN" ' Best Accommodations i Fremont, Elkhofi Missit "The Northwestern Line' x Arfl Cr Omaha, Sioux ChicaA-. .Ami AH East, North, Sou Ctf T'' fVT in - I : .. i; Qrizx: p bay barbed wj (you to buy it i WHY da' To! VBvDm BSCA 4 G3 (X - at. BVTT. i,:f 1 11! mi i I Jones! & Jtnnisviii is a very good pa- Enr Sale - I'lliv Millet vvvl ,(, -v. r. r, Tlie you,!;: moi who edit it have. l.-'oH!,: (Ut;l'J., X )