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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1890)
The Sioux County Journal a "VOL. 3. ECAJEISOILT, SEPT. 18, 1890. 3 Si THE S'OUX COUNTY J"OU:R,2Sr .A.L. l J. Slmmoin. Fdltcr an I Proprietor. y.r.n M.V R, K.TI -H-. flolng W'e.t. .ofiid Kast. Vo. rl, o i-n(i!r, ! v. !, n . -K.T, f 'f !, freight i-.-a ; No. '., freight :J HARRISON MARKET. I rn per hniimed . 7, Ih! pir htiiiitreil ih I f' MlO! t per lm iJr'1 7' Krtn vr hu "tre,t 7 Kffl liiipi -t r r tin il.i-l .. i l'ottoc per li trul rr J . m Hutter per tr..... . lo Eetf per don.... in I'onltry per iloz . . o.t it- iuonpeT 4 IVnn per lb . 4 O I per to.' 4 Ktwl-p-rconl 3 5 I H.uber nutlve per m. ft li 00 rl'orret-tI every Thurwl.tr. For fiirm loans tco to S. 11. Jones. Overalls at 35 cents per pair at Kpnr- gur m, The iHiwes county fair is in progress this week. Pants from f l.fiO to o.00 at S) ra gur's, Iti Wells' old stand. ovv fir the organization of a couii ty agricultural society. Rev. Hates will pnaoh at thechur. I Fr'day tvtn nu, H 1 1. 2 iili. -r Good., .mi. Ill nt tnmty-five per cni' less thin evi r sold tu Harrison, at Kji;ii gur's, in Wills' ! stand. Lt-tttrs have riln inly Ugnn to conn nmkiiiK further inquiry in regard loS.ou county, as a result of the exhibit at ll stale lyir. Rev. Wnn Wilson will preach nl the church on next Wednesday even hl. 8. pti-mlur 2-t'h, ft 7:!!0 o'clock. All nr. inviUd to come and htar linn. 1. V. Mi i r liin I h -light us Miine r.il yellow pun, kills last Sitttnday tha locked good in ugh to tut raw. The, msde exiilliiit pie-timber and are dul appreciated. Rev. '". Hnrtting will hi )d service in the schoolhouse in d, strict No. Wnrltontict precinct, ou Sunday, S. pi Wtli, at 10 o'clock a. in. All are iuvilcn to J present. Th Sioux. couuVy exhibit at tlx titte fair ritt iwil as high praise in to. daily j iipcr.-t as )hi,t ol iiii u-uuty ii ik. hi tit, and in mic aUr.icU.ii univ atu utioii from those in alten lau.e. bisirict court will convene at liar risoti on nejet Tuesday, Hi p. S&l. No jury cahes will be tried, it is likely that a jury term will be held some tune in Ltceuiber. Seasoned Lt mijek: We have a good ut'iily of seasoned lumber coustaullv on lumd at our null on West llogjry. lw nd U feet 10.00, Hand 13 feet U.OO per thousand feet K.rst-clu.-ji native shint'les always on huml. -J. E. AliNER. Uev. Rorick will pivacb ut the M. E. lhun.li next Sunday uioliiiug ut 11 o'ciis:k and in tho evin.u at I.mO, All are invilid to come and Ikur him. lie will have h.s laimly here in a iuv wieks and occupy the paisonae. The l.u.Uiiigs on E. A. Weir's place h lie Ik.-1'U moved to a Uuvv ligation ni.irj the wind. Hill. His bum Uwk of th... Itanili Supply House has been moved uuil oilier buildings "ill Lv cti.uiiii jilaces siin. O. S. clcott and J. A. lii iil are doing the work. - in another column we publish, the proceedings of the meeting of the demo cratic cotirty central committee and also the call tor the democratic county convention. Huch courtesies am ex tended to any organization whiih has no paier in the county. The county univenlii n of the V. C. T. U. was in Hessiou on Tuesday mid W ednesday under the conduct of Jlrs. U. M. Woodward, sluU) organizer. Mrs. S. C. rtiisselt was elected president of the motility society, and Miss Minne Bmilh was elected delegate to the shite con vention of the W. i;. T. I. The lijdieij will give a "Pink Tea" at the thun.li on to-niorrow (Friday) eveu ipg. A pleasant time is assured and all are invjteil.tjttend. The proceeds are hgn to eHtithlisli ng a public circulating lilirary for the people of Harrison, The oljK't is certainly an excilltnt one and loulii have the uMistance of all, On last Monday njlicvif itnorpora tiyn were llled in thw olllce of tlu county clerk of the Niobrara irrigation and .in pmvement Co. The incorporation are residents of lieiuingford ami that is the lief place for tninsai ting business. TUey intend to open an irrigation d.Uh UfgiiiiiuiK at the east hue of Hioux conn ty,on the Huuning Wab;r, or Nioluart' apd use the Mime for irrigating the laud in Uox Unite county. Tlie plan is a kihnJ one provakd the using of tlie water of thf itreutu does not coufllct with, the lawn. Some claim that the atreain i not wtd.) enough to nloiv it to he tapsd bujt if.tlmt is tltc uiso the umipitny may 8ce our new combination olfer. Suits from (3.00 up to' 11.00 at fcj argu r's. W as iT.n S.venl loads f( wood on subscription at this office. Show from ? 1.00 up to 5-3.00 nt Spaigur's. j Now is the time to tejiin to repine ! for an exlnoit at the Mate fair in 1'J1. J On the third p-ie of th s i m iip-jcnrsa-i nnn mil. 'eineiit of th - Lia -olu I C iK d.i'l v and weekly. This p;ir hii j rr'p illv proven in iicp 'rlain e and iutlii ience mid: r the pr'senl nriiiai;t-meiit. j Those 'it i W'iz" ar ro'r--ive youni; nu n ho p- s ss tin I m t -1 a'.d ty an I issue a l,ve p;ipcr. Rend the aiinounce nient. Sioux is ti e only aunty of the st ile thrtt has a lioust of its own on the st:tte fair grounds. Tii.it is 'piite eti.'oiiraing. lleing th- extivnie nortli .vrst rn county in the stale ami the first one to h ive a iermniM-it h'ime on the state fa.r grounds certainly ssuks well for the enterprise of the settlers. The opinion of all who assisted iii getting up the exhibit for the state fair is that the th n t do n w is to get to lo work and orini.e i county agricul tural society. It is none too soon to nuke a move in that direction. f a unify org-iuijs iti. in is perfect -d, it Wnl isist iii ett'H.; up an exhibit for the t:ite f:iir in 1-'91, an I will also bring the lariuers of the county together so they will hive an opp irlu utv fo get ai'qua u td w:th each other, i.-XrhanH views aiul ;Xieriem e in le.ird to I be cultivation and cure of crops and stock, mi l thus In come better able tu secure the hist pos sible results from their labors. L t the o'lim l. lee who hid charge of tile exhib.t l Li no In t'ikc hold of the mutter and ,r t a comity socety organized. The prairie ,'ire mentioned in our last issue cotiuiied to burn for some time. A rent dial of bay was di stroytd. On i'linrsday evening the w ir.d changtsl to the northeast an. I it looked as if it would onie to town. A number started out light, but met some parlies who hud :m in the vicinity who informed them that there was no danger. Most of the aien returned, but a few were not satis fied and went on out to the lire, which 'hey found with n ch ar road to town By oi 'Icing h in lor a couple of h .urs tli.i Tire was beaded ofT. OK'SahirJnyaiT- olher fire started southwest of town where the section men had Iteen burning fire guards, and it looked as if nil the e;rass iet ween liere and Running Waler would be destroyed. Almost every man and some of the ladies, in town went out and worked unt I Ihe lire wns Ktpied. t is to he hoped it w ill be the last of the season. Married. OM-'TfiCK n.vVEits At the county court room in llirrison, on Thur-nlnv , September 11, I '00, by S. Birker, count v judire, Mr. AMs;rt 'oinstoi k and Mrs. Matilda Ba ers. both of Craw ford, Neb. One of America's Wonders. The Sioux ity corn palace people hava spared no pains to make the corn palace of 1U0 surpass all others. The .grind street pageant, design of which is in charge of the French artist brought ov r by the Mnrdi flras auth 'r'ties of New Orleans, which will be an add'tion nl iif traction, will hi itself le worth go int; to ie, and the musical features of the corn palace are m ire charming than ever. It vill be held September 2 oth to Oc tohcr 11th and tlie 8 oiix ity & rai:i!l' and F. F,. &. M. V. railroads have made reduced, rates on certain days for this occasion, and will provide the necessary equipment and train sirvice to enable i people to visid this grind exhibition, j Wcite Jonas M. Cleland, secretary Sjoux I City Corn Palace, Sioux ("ity, for infor j niation relative to the corn palace, and ; J. R. Buchanan, general passenger agent, j Omii ha, Neh., nt any local agent of the Hioux ity & 1'acillc and r. K. & M. V. railroads for further information as to rates, trains, etc. Demncratto Cunventloii. Till rteinoeriitlc elnctnn and le(ti roters of Monx eiuietj'. Neli,, who urn la fnvor ot ; l.;ri!r reform ert opjKHeri to HUieptntiry ; laws, i.re hereby e Uei to me. t li ilnleR le eonve tion tit imriio Neb., - t I o'oluck, p. hi., mi the Hli il y of ictolier, ls!0, for the i iniriHisc ut' noinlii thiR cuniliil.les fur Ilia ' lul.owl iK eoil.ily ollioes: i line l!oiMty Co imhIai'o tur, tut llitrfrt, I line i outily Attorney. The si'ver .1 preel -cu .ire cntlilwl to rep- ' reiiit itlon us fono-i, t iseit upon the vote for ilruver Clevel hi, .vl.,(f one ileleif te nt fjilij", mill oio fur every 10 votes or mujor fr .i-t.on thureof ; Mo lro-M'-. , H ' H.i 1 1 'reek , I loser Uu oil it W ter . . S W iihiii net ............. .......... .......!! Ilowu . Iksl ,rr. ...... ...................... ........ 1 A 'nl mwn...... 2 Uu ml, K . t a... . ... sm ke reek.. . .,l lin'ii k r k...... .......................... .....I White lilvcr flu I olnts.. ......................... .4 I totlunwissl. ....... ........ ; it U reioiiiuiHiaicil th t the sever .1 pre- ) duets holil their pr lin o leu on 'IIiiii ihI y, letooerl. i he hour sil l pi en of lioltll,. nil pn.ii.iriiM will tm eeiaisl In the I'l.fi jsiotsl la e.n'h precinct ny tlie coui nlttue- . me i. i,, i. utfloia, ; i iiAS, C, Jauuos, ch-lrumu. it Tlie Stste Fair. On last Hiturlay the i-omniittee hi went to Iincoln in charge of tle 8ioox county exh liit al tlie stat fair arrived home. They were all pretty well tired out but felt hirhly pleased over the re mit. The county txh bit did not a'iire any prize, 'ait it attiso ted a irre.it d l of attention. Wh-n it isc iiMid- reirth.tt theexh bit was arrange 1 a ad ' gitti-n il ai two wet ks, whil i the oilier counties had lie-n pirttiug in tone an I money for months, tin-re is no reason for any one to feel bad liecause no prize was received. The hops from Kioux county Usik first prein'um and the cnbliage grown liy Leo. B.k k took second premium. The log house ami big pine log was a revelatiou to th oiisinds and thousnnds of eople even of this stale who did not konw that (here was any such timW in the scute. ".n-at many iniuines wire made by parties who were look ng for locations One man staled that he was I here to llnd out all he could as be wanted t locate f r1y lamibes in some "trie hoiue" d trict. Another said he hid a bltle ci4 oiiy of twelve familiis who desired h come west and secure) government land, and these ar.) a liegiiining of the nunilor who were really interested. Tho amount oT stulf wilt down was about nil that could I accotu (undated in the log house, t required a great deal of work oil the lirt of those in charge to get the house up and the exhibit in sluie. The stud was donated by the committee to the Home of the Friedless, of Lincoln and the log house and big log remain on the fair ground as the property of Sioux county, and the man igers of the fair are very anxious that the people of Sioux county arrange to be on hand next year mid build an addition to the house and llx up the structure now there and till all with the produce of Sioux county. The attendance at the fair was larger this year than ever lufore, and it isa low estimate to say that one hundred tlvu sand people saw Sioux county's exhibit wh.le on the fair grounds. An unusual effort was made by sjople seeking homes in the west to attend the fair and the amount of g nsl which Sioux county wili derive from the effort made cannot be estimated. The committee slate that the treat ment received at tlie hands of the man agement was all that could have lieep ankicT" It Wis necessary irrtllS? ,3"i f r tlu cir if I g-i bjford it left liar r.sin, and Sec. Furnas made his word gorxl and refunded it to tin commit tee out ol his own private funds. The entire enterprise was a grand success and ilemiMidr ited what can be accomplished for tlie xod of taVt county when the effort in m tie. Now let every one who desires t i sea the county settled up so that the land will become valuable and business im reuse, begin at once to prepare something for the exhibit next year. The result will be that every bit of proptrty in Sioux county wdl increase in value and there is no way to make valuable exctpt by getting people to come here to live so that the laud will lie in demand. Wemocralle Committer Sleeting. Proceedings of the democratic county central committee meeting held at Har rison, Neb., Sept. 12, 1W0: Ohns. ". Jameson was chosen secre tary to fill vacancy caused by removal from, the county of S. W. ox. The following committeemen were chosen: Bowcti precinct '. H. Weller, James Sett, W. T. Moore. B idarc precinct ,1. B, Burke, A. Or ton, II. T. Zerlie. Hat !reek J.' F. Coll'ee, Ctrl Knott, H. A. Wertz. Five Points L. A. Post, Jwhn Serres, Jacob Marking. Montrose- H. Wasserbeeger, ihris tensen. M. . . Jordan. Antelope O. H. Turner, V. H. avis, H. eister. Warlonnet James Nolan, J. F. Schulz, T. O. Williams. Andrews A. C. Pratt, J. S. Tucker. White River Joe Lecker, J. T. Mason, J. J. Mcintosh. Cottonwood J. J. Robinett, Win. A. Rauiii, W. Harmon. Running W'ater J. W. Earnest, Aaron Vandeenr, Andrew Jacobs. Lower Running Water Louis Larson, Edward, jowney. Snake' .'reek Wencel Herncall. Convention culled for the 4lh of Octo ber, lS'JO, at 1 o'cloc k, p. ni., at llacri son. Henry Wasserlrger,, , D. Satterlee mid James Scott chosen delegate)) to the senatorial and representative conven tions, l. H. Gitisvvol.D, Ci Jameson, Chairman. Secretary. For acrofuloiis dimirders, and mercur ial diswies, the biist remedy is Ayer'o Sarsuptintla. You can get n farm loan of the Bank of Uiirrinon, ...'Snuvll onn.'fly, , . PEUSOAL. M. J. O' onnell was in Harrison on Saturday. J. P Hizard. of Lawn, was at Harri son on Monda3". Jj. (i rla h i Xs-cts to move bis family to t ie. n in a ( v 'Jiys. M ss Auii-.i Pnieiaoie op Setuiilay o visit h rs.stei-, Mrs. S. H .1 iie-s N. Wh t 'wtlil last Thursday and addeil Ins name to our list of re.uk rs. E. P. Maine called oo Saturday and ad ded his name to our list of readers. H. W. M.uLachlan arrived home on Monday from his business trip to Omaha. C. C. Hunt and H. B. Austin, of Heni iueford, were in Harrison on business last Monday. Octave Harris was in t iwn ynslerj ly and ord red TlIE JiX-'llN.VL sent to him in the future. Thomas evenport was up from White River on Saturday mid railed, our of lii'e. John avis and family came dowu fr.iiii'the h lis a few days ago to visit relatives and friends. B. B. Smith left on Monday evening lor Grand .sland w lure he expe. ..Is to re main for some time. "... E. Verity has so far recovered from bis atta k of mountain fever that he has been down tow n once or twice. He will won be all right. Rev. E. E. E. Rorick, the new pastor of tin- M. E. church, nrrived on Tuesday. He is a pleasant gentleman and appears to possess a good deal of energy. The i uun family, with the exception of Tom and Richard, lilt the lirst ol the week for Boulder, olo., where they have some valuable real estate interests. Mrs. G. W. Stanard and daughter, Miss Minnie, mother and sister of Mrs. T. O. Williams, arrived in Harrison a feys ago from Nora Springs, Iowa, and will re main some weeks. . About the Exhibit. The Sioux county people are worthy of siecial notice for tbeil magnillienl dis play of ihe natural and farm products that they exhibit here this week. Not withstanding the unfavorable reports from that section, the show of grain and vegetables (esiiecially the latter) is not (tte"fyyTSi the" state.' The dis play is located in a log cabin built of pine logs from S.oux county, and it is well worth a visit to see what the Great American . esert can produce witlxiut ir rigation in an exceptionally dry season. The exhibit is under the care and man agement of the following citizens of Sioux county: Eli Smith, A. C. Pratt, Thomas Reidy, iivid Bartlelt, and John SJiuIz, all of Harrison. Om tha liui. Sioux county has built a log cabin of pine logs near the art hall, in Una they have all the products of their county, such as grain, fruits, vegetables, grasses etc., In front and around the hut are pine trees planted, with wild hop vines growing over them. It is a splendid ex hibit, and includes everything m true western wildness, not even omitting the coyote and buzzard, it is a novel exhibit and you want to see it when on the fair grounds. Linculn CM. Oddest and most interesting of all is Sioux county's display, which is a log cabin by itself. ,t is built of pine los and shingled with pine shingles from the county. " Letters in pine burrs announce its name over the front door, and the cabin is decorated with trailing juniper and wild hops. There is on exhibition a suction of a pine tree three feet in di ameter, and Thomas Reidy, who super iuti nds tlie the display, announces that the woods are full of them. The interior of the cabin is provided with shelves londi d w ,th grains and vtgitublis, and the county boasts of sevmtv one varie ties ol grasses, in one corner of the cab in are some fine seciiiiens of fossils. Omiha .rid lln-a'.d. Tlie ieople of Sioux county rustled around and got up a fine exhibit for the state fair, including a native pine log cabin. The F. E. and M. V. railway re fused to transport the exhibit free to Lin coln and finally the state fair managers paid the freight rather than lose the ex hibit lt is not a pleasant thing to say, but it seems to be the gospel truth that the F. E. & M. V. exercises the most picayuiiish spirit of any railroad in the state. C'i adron A d mntc. Our young sister, Sioux county, had one of the most unique und attractive displays at the state fair this yenr. It consisted of a neat log house, built from native pine logs and surrounded by pine trees set in the irround as if growing there. On tbo inside of the log house was a creditable display of grain, grasses and vegetables, and several enterprising citizens were also there to tell the visit or of the wonderful advuntages of Sioux county.-Jfi'i'irtf" ,'. Ayer's Hnrsaparilla, highly concent ra ted, .) tlie most economical Wood punft pr.that. ffln.lw iwb .. HERE, WE W.TH liny 121 Ul FULL Hardware, Tinware, Stoves, Agricultural Implements, Furniture, Etc., At the Lowest Living Prices. We Have a Big Stock of Barbed Wire on Hmod Which We are Selling 25c. Below Market. COME IN AND SEE US, GRISWOLD & MARSTELLER. And nail it to your Door, so you DO NOT FAIL TO See it when you start for town. uw,' y .; Take We are selling at reduced prices: Clothing, Underwear, Boots Shoes, Hats and Caps to clear them out for new stock. Plough shoes 10 par cent above COST, as we do not want to carry them over until next spring. FULL MEASURE and FUIL V. E'OHT G VEN nr.d SAT SFA'TTON GUARAJT TEE . We will not sell you some articles at less than cost to make you think you are buying cheap, and then add an increased profit on others to get even. We only ask a fair, liv ing profit on what we sell, and we will giv you thirty-six inches to the yard and sixteen ounces to the pound. NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVE MONEY! RANCHMEN and FARMERS Will save money by buying their sup plies in quantities, as in that way we can sell at lower rates. . RANCH SUPPLY HOUSL. James H. Cook,, , V) r ARE READY OUR mi,. OUT Notice. ii A V x 1 i' s- il i s v U ' . , .MJif:u;i , iLH ,'. , i.;.'vi 'V ' O tf-'ffi:--M