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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1890)
1" i i The Sioux County Journal, V V Vol. 2. HABRISOIT, IsTEJB., IsAJlUT 8, 1890. fir THE SIOCX COUNTY si Pal tenon, . Proprietor f. r. A M. y JL H. Tim hl. Going Wet. (iolnff Eat. o. (H, wnfr,'Sl v0. PS, nnnirfr Q-W.fretlit....l1:3ai So. W. freight.... HARBISON MARKET. rimpt tanndifl 0t per hun1rod i Short r.r humlred t. . Jlnin jx-r hundred lb . Fwnl-hoppwl per hundred .1:09 BO o 78 78 1 00 ) 00 I'OHIOH-per hundred Boiler per 1r , 4 10 Tw per dox.... Poultry per don... Otilonnper 1 78 I 00 IWiih per f . I'ohI per ton. .... . M Woorl er cord Lumber nmlve per ni. ft Wl'orreeted every Tliurlny. S 80 18 00 Fresh pies at the restaurant. Paints and oils at the time store. Kleine is Uie German word for small, Farms bouKtit and sold by S. 1L Jones. The town herd is being cared for by younjr Truax. Harness made to order out of No. 1, oak leather, at Cunningham's. All indebted to James Hlnttrr.y are requested to rail and nettle by May 20th. We liave a few clock, for sale cheap. Call soon at the dni store and pet one. Coll and cee the complete line of har ness, noddles, whips, lap-dusters, etc. at! the harness shop. I A light frost visited various sections i of this country last Monday night but did no serious or lasting damage. Three marriages are currently re ported by the "knowing ones", to take place in the near future. Oh, my! If you want the very best terms on farm loans, go to the Bank of Harrison before making application elsewhere. We have added a full line of window glass to our stock. Call and get prices. Griswold & Marsteller. The unanimous opinion of the farmers is, that a better outlook for a crop here y?as never seen anywhere. We have the biggest stock of hard ware, implements and furniture ever shown in Sioux county. Come in and look us over. Grihwold & Marhteli.ek. . The Rand-Riley suit came up before Cfcled io favor of the latter, It will be taken to the district court Tuesday, May 13th, is the day to go to the polls and vote for funding bonds and a lower levy of taxes. Don't be de ceived, but cast your ballot for extend ing the debt Mr. Feyerherm, of Warbonnet, says that he lias recently answered the quer ries of friends who contemplate moving and given them a good recommendation for this country. Marshal Patterson has been engaged hi tearing out the partitions in the room recently purcliased by Geo. II. Turner and the work of ceiling, shelving and painting will go steadily on. E. C. Meyers, John Johnson and David F. Mack of Indian Creek made fi nal proof on their homesteads Tuesday before Clerk of theDistrict Court Linde-I man. Each has lived on his land flvej Uie cistern at the well and ror the run ., 1 ning and furnishing of coal fur the town G. H. Turner has purchased the building on the west side of Main street, formerly owned by Wm. Schonebaum. Mr. Turner will (it the building up and move his stock of groceries into it in the near future. He thinks it is better to own the building than it is to pay reut. W. O. Patterson has quite a curios ity in the shape of a live dollar bill of old continental currerfcy issued in 1776, and given to William Castle, his great- grand lauier in payment tor services in ; TlK) ,otrjc of the UrralA j to tiie ef. tite Revolutionary war. Mr. Patterson ( f(H.t Ullit jf) fter a county wug )onM is very choice of the relic which he ap-! it should lcome divided into two coun preciaU more for the family associa- j tieif one wouU l)0 reoast,a from t1(,ir in. tions than for iU intrinsic value. dl,))U.(lleM. We wonder which part Quite a curiosity was recently : would be released? According to that brought to THE JofRNAL by Z. G. Duel, j theory if the new county line ran through It is a piece of Cottonwood which he had some man's place that was mortgaged, cut ami on splitting the log, it was found j dividing it in two, one half would lie re tliat Jong ago the tree luul been notched , leased from tne mortgage; or, if a place or "blaxed anil allerwaru a new wood lias grown over the spot linking the out bide wrfect The new growth lilted in- to all the little niches sowing the marks have that part clear of encumbrance of the instrument used in cutting and the , and allow the rest to be taken to satisfy chip which were renewed. It would be the indebtedness. If any part of the interesting to know how long ago the : county can be released from a bond obli tree Was marked. j gation by simply changing the name R. Wilson says his horse, "Norman," thereof and pulling it under the coulrol will be found at his furm, one mile : southwest of Harrison, durinir the sea-1 on. The horse is 7-eigliths Norman Pert-heron, and 1-eightli Cleveland Buy ; ' m , ' 1 I. I... r was bred from imported stock by James Pollock, of lake county, 111., who is one ! the holders of the bonds to whistle tor of the largest importers and breeders their money. If that would not be al Weeti of Chicago. Norman is a draft lowed surely a new county could lie liorae, 3 year old and weighs, when iu , formed out of all but a few worthless good Seen, 1,700 pounds. Parties want- sections in some remote place w here no jog to Bise valuable colts will do well one lived, and that part might be allowed io see thin horse.' Mr. Wilson is so busy j to retain the name of Sioux and aho the with his farming tliat lie cannot spare j indebtedness. Yes, Oliarley that would time to make any otlier stands With hujbe aflne scheme but it is contrary to jioi-N, but can a) way ht found at home. law, that' the only draw-back. Read our new clubbing offer. For farm lans go to H. 1L Jones. Muais at all hours at the restaurant. Pauceattlie liall Friday evening, May 9. Any kind of cake desired made at the restaurant For mixed paints, oils and vafnishesj go to the drug store. When you want a nice clock call on Griswold & Marsteller. Fou SA1.E A good span of mules, clieap. J. H. Bartei-l. We want a large number of people to lake advantage of our new clubbing offer. When you want a farm wagon, ' ! plow, harrow, or anything else in the t j implement line call on Griswold & Mar 4 SO I stcller. By taking advantage of our new clubbing offer you can get a large amount of good reading for a small amount of cash. Stravei From my place on April fitli, live head of horses, one sorrel mare and two sorrel geldings branded inverted D and R connected, on left shoulder; one gray lilley branded i. on left shoulder and one sorrel sucking colt. Leonard Don. The Ifirrihl makes a great hurrah over the law referred to in the article from Cottonwood which appeared in the lust issue of The Jokrsal. The two lust sentences of a paragraph are quoted ; by the Jfirnld w hich makes it appear quite dilrerent. The law referred to is that published in the last issue of TfiE JotKNAL and is in regard to creditors se curing judgments against the county If the portion of the law ' published ii our last issue is read it will show just what the rtsult of suits against the county will be. Dudley is the more recent and presum ably )ermanent name of the new town on the B. & M. R. R. at the Cheyenne crossing. This is the point at whicl the new Black Hills extention of the B at m. win leave trie mam line and upon which work is already commenced. Some time ago, the old Sioux County RvvubUcan outfit was moved to that point and this week we received the first number of the Dudley It-pm-ter, under the conductorship of C. L. Philips who we presume has purchased the outfit. Tlie paper proves that Mr. Philips is e T'jiMiilB 11. It is but a lew more days until the day fixed for the special election will ar rive. It is to be hoped that every legal voter in Sioux county will go to the polls and cast a ballot for or against the fund ing bonds. It is the duty of all to inves tigate the matter and decide what is to the best interest of the county and then go to the polls and vote. Then when the votes are canvassed the result will show what the taxpayers deem best and no one ought to complain of the result. The question of issuing funding bonds, is one of importance to every one and a full vote should bo cast on May 13th. The village board held a meeting at the depot Tuesday evening and the new ly appointed memlwrs, Hough and Wright were duly installed. The water question was discussed, and resun, uius .or urn completing ot I. 1:1. . L - 1 . . - pump will be advertised for and received up to noon of the 3rd day of June. A resolution Axing the salary of the village clerk, treasurer and marshal at $1, each per month, was offered by Chair man Smith and passed, Chairman Smith was appointed a com mittee on water and instructed tp secure some one to run the pump until the con tract can be legally given. The board will meet again on next rn tin lay evening. was mortgaged the owner and his family might hold an election and change the name of say three-fourths of the laud and of a new get of olticers, why cannot the whole county be so released? Just bond the connly for all she is worth and then have an election and change the name and elect a new set of olticers and 111 PERSONAL. John Blunt visited Crawford the first of the week. li. Wassertierger, of Montrose, was in town yesterday and took a bran new com planter and check rower home with him. Peter L. Ring, a brother of August, has recently located in Sioux county, near the latter's place. He is from Min neapolis and in highly pleased with the west. George Bradley, a prominent attorney of Collins, was in town today on import ant business. Mr. Bindley was formerly a resident of Sioux county, on Cotton wood. August Ring goes to Chadron today to Hie on a homestead. The families of L. McGunnigal and James O'Brien have gone to Colorado, where they expect to make their future home. Chas. Smith, of the livery firm of Smith Bros., spent last Tuesday in Craw ford. Jerry Will called on Saturday and add ed his name to our list of readers. C. L. Tubtis has gone to Hot Springs to engage in contracting and building. His family remain here on the farm. Mrs. I. F. Lusk and children, returned last week, from their visit to Chadron. Win. Warnei went to Chadron on Fri lay evening to file on a homestead. Chas. Shilt, one of the rustling farm ersof the valley ordered TllK Journal sent to him in the future. J. A. Hanson, foreman of the section west of Harrison on the F. E. & M. V. added his name to our list of readers last week. Mike Kriens added his name to our list of readers recently. C. C. Gross, representing the Sioux City Printing Co., was in Harrison on Monday and made a pleasant call at our office. David F. Mack, of Indian Creek, call ed at our office, last Tuesday. Rev. H. W. Sterns, district commis sioner of the Baptist church for North west Nebraska, was in Harrison the first of the week. His headquarters are at Grand Island and his mission here, wb to look into the membership of tliat sect at this place. Mr. Stastny, who owns the place junl south of town, arnved several dnyg ago I , J. Jiorthness, of Soldier Creek, was in Harrison last week and called at our office and ordered The Journal sent to him. A. Jacoliey, of Cottonwood precinct, called recently and added his uame to our list of readers. A short time ago, James Northrop, our gentlemanly station agent, came in to the possession of a stray pup, the blooded descendant of the breed common ly known as the cur, whose tender heart was soon molted with love for its master by the kind treatment it received. Soon after Jim spent 15 cents to be removed from a luxuriant mustache that had for years waved gracefully up and down as his noiseless jaws moved to and fro. Upon meeting his master for the first time thereafter, the pup was knocked out of at least seven weeks growth. He seemed to recognize the voice but not the features. He would glance up in sur prise, first out of one eye, then both eyes and then, the other eye. Thus he ponder ed for some time and refused to be com forted. At last, heart broken over the awful change in his loving friend, he wandered out to the end of the depot platform with a look in his eye that bo tokened an unbalanced mind. He was afterwards found swaying by his tail which he had fastened into a crack be tween the boards by tying a knot in the end thereof; rescued and restored to life, and Jim says the pup is as loving as ever. -An attempt is made by L. O. Hull, who presists in signing himself as county attorney, in the columns of the lhrald, to sustain the action of ex,Treasurer Lock- wood in matter of commission on the court house funds. A case pending in the supreme court from Thom.is county is refeied to. The Thomas county case is not a parallel one for in tliat, the county treasurer took his commission out of the amount acquired by issuing of bonds, while in the case here, the bonds were voted and issued on a precinct and the treasurer took the fcJOO.OO.tiot out of the court house luuds but out of the gen-: et-.il fund, and the law is, that each fund must pay its own expenses, so that it is nut at all like the Thomas case. The ex treasurer states, that he was informed that he could pursue tiie course he did. In that case he might have appropriated the money illegally aud still bu honest. No one has said that he stole the money bul the records show tliat he took it, ami tlie law says it is illegal. Had he stolen the money, lie would nothavw made a record ol it on his books. It is quite likely the matter will lie settled in the courts betore Very long, and the result will Ixi, that if Mr. Lockwood was not entitled to the money, lie wl huve to reiund, aud l he wae entitled to it, he will keep it Some Opinions. C. C Jameson refuses to lie interviewed John Plunkett favors paying off what is honestly due from the county and re deem all her obligations. How will the county make any improvnients when slie is unable to pay for them ? W. P. Fitzgerald does not favor the bonds because the debt is too much now and it should be put off awhile. Asa C. Davis believes in bonds by all means as a way to dispose of the in debtedness. We dont want to pay off the old indebtedness at the rate of sev eral thousand dollars per year when it will be cheaper to postpone it for a time. Clias. Schilt says the proposition is too high and would vote for it if it was 5,000 or $8,000. P. J. Northness expresses the opinion tliat to issue bonds to pay up the county debts is tlie best way out of the difli culty. James Northrop says It will be a good tiling to liond and pay off the indebted ness. Thinks the county pays too much for supplies-furnished and work done on account of her present poor credit. That tliere should have been more time given ic which the voters might prepare them elves to vote more intelligently. Frank Simons is in favor of voting ix or seven thousand dollars and thinks tliat would lie sufficient. John Mosley, of Cottonwood precinct, iiays "let us have bonds by all means. I wish a few thousand extra could be issued to create a bridge fund. William Schulz favors the bonds be rause it will leave the indebtedness for a greater numlr to pay. " F. W. Knott will not favor the bonds because he thinks it unnecessary, and will add unnecessary expense to the county. , E. A. Weir favors the bonding of the county because it will put the county on a cash basis, and that is the most econom ical way of doing business. . c t. txitiee trunks lie loses too many cigars and drinks by giving away hjs "pinion. Ceo. Bow en I shall vole for bonds. I wxint to see the county out of debt. More Figures. According to the Herald's own way of Tiguring the tax payers would lie in' far cumslunces at the end of twen- .J" years if Tiiej were trjrufta tlie maeBP" fiu-."'. ... ... . .... . i ed ness, instead of allowing the same to run as at present. The following are the figures of the lhrald: Interest on bonds of $ 15,000 at 6 per cent. ier annum 900, twenty years $18,000 Treasurer's fees for handling 1,500 Payment of bonds 15,000 Cost of paying $7,000 or $S,000 $34,500 The total indebtedness to be funded is $15,000. The warrants are now drawing 7 per cent, interest and the claims if changed to warradts or judgments will be drawing 7 per cent interest, and the following table will show a balance in favor Of funding the debt, although the above figures are considerable in excess of the actual cost of funding the debt for the full 20 years: Interest on $15,000 at 7 per cent per annum $1,050 20 yrs $21,000 Treasurer's fees for collecting int. 2,100 Principal....." 15,000 Treas. fees for collecting princ. . . 1,500 Tofci) $39,60Q The reader will observe that there is a balance of $5,100 in fayor of funding the indebtedness according to the. Her ald's own method of figuring which we do not vouch for as being the correct method, but it will apply to one side of the question as well as the other. Vote for bonds. War Bonnet. Oscar A. Gorton was visiting with Mr. Elbert on, Spriug Creek, last Sunday. B. F. Thomas returned from Chadron, last 'veek. H. Feyerherm, Frank Moravick and R? Serbst will go to New Castle to work in the coal mines. The assessor of War Bonnet was around lret week. Chas. E. Schilt has moved on his home stead on Monroe creek. C. F. Todlenhaupt returned from Chad ron, last week. Otto Teitzo has a well traveled trail to Jim ireek. Ha always says that he is looking for some of his cattle, but the boys know better- Kev. F. U. Loesher will preach in the school house in district 22, on Sunday, May 11th at 4 o'clock. "w iioi Yu A cert'iin man, who lives about four or five miles from Harrison, has u habit of gmng to his neighbor's vacant houie and helping liinijelt to whatever is left there, sucil tilings as axes, plowshoes, etc. The last thing he dug up was a horseraUisli root wiucli was the only one tliat his tieighoor hud. He did not know that somu ouu wus watching hun. Now if he does not niaki things satisfactory 41 a. biioi l tuue lie will gel into trouble, By Quo Who Know VOTE FOR BONDS you want to, but if you don't want to we will not quarrel over it, for if the bond proposi tion is defeated we can stand it as well as the other tax payers in the county, No matter what the result of the election may be we expect to remain at the RANCH SUPPLY HOUSE, and to keep on -.selling whole lots of goods. We Guarantee Satisfaction in Every Transaction. and have a better opinion of the peo ple in this county than to think they by baits offered, and not see that they are sure to be ROBBED in other ways to make up for bait losses. WHIR & Co. , FARM LOANS . On Reasonable Terms By Reidy & Pollard. HARRISON, NEBRASKA. CORNISH'S GREAT INSTALLMENT OFFER. ThU Elrgant Bnlid Walnut farter Orgmn Btfil 18, having 6 Octam, 8 Krtdt, f Stop; and 9 Knm HicetU rtdurrd f Ulr. imU 4wm tit trial. th he pmt la Mill, Horn I M&.OO Im . X- . 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