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The Sioux County Journal-
'Fr AT?;'RTRQlT1 2STBB.. JU"fcTE 29. 1803.
2STO. 43.
THE SlOtjX COUNTY
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trft-rr bushl;;.-.,.; 1 40
Slibt-t-t!r hundred 1 W
bran 1 hundred lumwu,
t'fced-ehopfled-rlef hundred - 1
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butter per fe IS
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DnlOnt per ll..2s-csssK:.sa?.sa.
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Coal pef ttlnutswiuustfaaiuu i M
Wood per cOrd--.;.;--- --s 8 90
Lamfef-h&Mte-per m. ft.u-Is W
Corrected erery Thursday.
-The Perkins windmill is the best;
tlold by J: H. Bartell, Harrison, Neb.
Highest market hficeS Mid for
Wheat Grant Guthrie.
-lf Jrott Want to sell your land, list it
With Simmons A Smiley, real estate
- agents,
A son, wighing 12 pounds Arrived at
Ibe hothe of A, K. Kennedy, at Craw
ford a few days ago.
For rent or sale at a bargain, a busi
ness lot ahd building in a good location
ib Harrison. Simmons Sl SmILey.
The walk along the lots where the
buildings were burned last fall has been
relaid and it is quite an improvement.
Take out a policy in the Preferred
Mutual Accident Association. It is
Cheap and reliable. L. J. Simmons,
Agent.
A traveling photographer is here for
ft few days making shadows of those Who
desire, He holds forth in the Cunning
ham building,
-JteV. Olasoer Will preach at the M.
19. church in Harrison n ext . Sunday
tuoming at 11 o'clock and at Pleasant
Judge at 8:30 in the afternoon,
Qne of the ornamental circles fell
from the ceiling of the court room a
(tow days ago and in its descent it pretty
badly demolished one of the large lamps
Which was hanging beneath it.
- - -JvM,Bartlett and H. A. Cunnjpjf
ham will furnish mutfc for the dance at
Crawford on the night of Jul tb
That insures good music for those who
attend to keep step with as they shake
the light fantastic hoof.
Last week the county treasurer
leased twenty-four sections of school
land in the southeast part of Siouj
county. It was secured by some Scan
dlnavians from near Minden, Neb., and
Was not taken for speculation as they
Intend to improve it at once. They are
A good kind of people to help build up a
Hew country, as they are energetic and
thrifty farmers and are entitled to a
Warm welcome.
On last Saturday H. H. Russell
brought us a mess of fine speckled trout
Which were caught by his son in White
river on the previous day. They were
elegant specimens, the largest being
almost twelve inches long. A few trout
Were put into that stream a few years
ago and they have grown and increased
at a pretty rapid rate and the stream is
Said to contain vast numbers of small
fish. Care should be taken to protect
(hem and no seining allowed and in a
khort time there will be excellent sport
for those who enjoy fishing.
The cowboV race is over, the first
' rider having made the trip in thirteen
days and sixteen hours, The first to ar
rive at Chicago was Berry, who was
ruled out by the committee at Chadron
but made the ride under protest. The
next was Albright who was followed by
Gillispie and Smith came after him. It
is said that the two latter arrived at
Chicago early in the morning but on ac
count of not being used to cities they
did not find the place to register until
nearly two o'clock in the afternoon.
No occasion was found to kick on the
condition of the horses.
The annual school meeting of district
No. 7 was held at the school house on
last Monday afternoon. A fair number
was in attendance and a good interest
shown. The reports of the officers
showed that there would be needed 8
levy of fourteen mills to meet the ex
pensee of the ensuing year, and that
amount was voted. U. W. Hester was
re-elected district treasurer for another
term. A provision was made for the
school board to guard the interests of
the district in the courts in any suits
that may arise as well as the one now
Dendins. The report of the treasurer
bowed that the suit against the village
treasurer has already cost the district
$17.50 and the case having been taken to
the supreme court will cost a good deal
more. Had the school district secured
toe saloon license money, a levy of less
thaaten mills, would Men sufflcentto
run the district, but as it is it is a ques
tion whether fourteen mills win meet
the bills. The board was instructed to
look up a suitable site for the scho
. house with a view to occupying i te
-Screen dooffl at the lumber yard.
Old papers for said at Tire. JocknaL
office, 5 cents per dosett.
-G. Guthrie is building an addition to
his hennery. He has quite a large
flock of chicks.
160 acres adjoining Harrison for sale
at a bargain i if taken soon.
Simmons A Smiley.
The loan companies are expected to
open up in a small way in the near
future. It is not likely that any but
small sums will be loaned, and then to
parties Who Will protect their paper.
Two brothers by the name of Keni
son were here from SUplehurst last
week looking over the country With a
view to locating. They did not fully de
cide to come here, but the probabilities
are that they Will be residents of Sioux
county before another spring.
The Independent stated last week
that a tender was made to School Dis
trict Treasurer Hester of the saloon li
cense money. Mr. Hester says that no
tender Was made to him and his reputa
tion for telling the truth is fully as good
as that of the editor of the Independent
or the little ring of cute people who own
and run him.
The rain of yesterday afternoon and
last night did a great deal of good and
from present indications more will fol
low, The grass was in need of rain the
most of anything and what has fallen
has revived it and every one is happy.
People have been looking for rain and all
have said that if it came within a short
time crops would be all right. The rain
came so the crops will go on and per.
form their part of the worit and pros
perity will reign in northwest Nebraska.
In his efforts to have the graveyard
fenced C. W. Croudson met With very
good success and the place is now well
fenced and a gate provided and it gives
the locality more of an air of civilization.
Mr. Croudson suggests that those who
have relatives or friends buried there
should now get to work and fix up the
graves which would add still more to
the appearance of the place. Of course
there is little inducement to expend
much money when it is known to be sim
ply a question of a little time when the
remains of those buried there will have
to be removed, but '
trimming and
filling will cost nothing.
On last Saturday word was received
by the agent of the F. E. & M. V. that
an attempt would be made to produce
rain by exploding giant powder at a
number of towns along the line and for
him to see what could be done by the
people here. The result Was that 200
pounds of giant powder was ordered and
on Monday it was discharged on the
hills southwest of town. At the same
hour similar discharges were made at
all the towns as far east as Gordon and
north to Hot Springs and also along the
B. & M. No rain fell until Wednesday
afternoon and it is a question whether
the Dowder had anything to do with it
or not.
It is reported that the school dis
tricts throughout the county are being
worked to join in an effort to knock out
the incorporation of the village of Har
rison in order to throw the licence mon
ey into the county school fund so it will
be distributed among all the school dis
tricts of the. county. It is said that
Judge Crites has been retained to bring
the action and the leader of the move is
urging the officers of the various dis
tricts to draw an order for 5 in favor of
that attorney as their share. It is re
ported further that some of the mem
bers of the little ring of cute people
urged the most active to start the
scheme. The matter will have to be de
fended in the courts by some one but so
far as can be learned there is little
danger of the incorporation being
dissolved.
It will be seen by the account of the
work of the commissioners which ap
pears in another column that the finan
ces of the county are in pretty good
shape. There was no levy for a soldiers
relief fund and the teachers' institute is
knocked out so there is quite a saving in
those items. The provision which was
made for paying the special debt covers
every one of the old county claims and
Sioux county stands today without a
dollar of legal county debt which is not
provided for. A few years ago when the
bond propositions were submitted we
worked hard to get them carried and
when they were defeated we felt that it
was against the best interests of the
county, but now we believe that the de
feat of the bonds has i (suited in good.
It is true that people have been com
pelled to get along with few bridges and
in some cases have had had roads to
travel in consequence, but now the
county is out of debt and with no bad
luck the rate of taxes la future will be
less and still there will be funds with
which to make needed improvements.
Few counties In the state are out of debt
with no bonds to provide for, especially
those which have more than forty-five
miles of railroad lines within their boi
PERSONAL
T. B. Snder spent Sunday in Harri
son. W. & Johnson was up from Glen on
Tuesday.
V. A. Hester went to Casper on busi
ness Monday.
A. McGinley went to Crawford the
first of the week,
E. F. Pontius returned from Casper
Tuesday evening.
F. A. Castle made a business trip to
Adelia this week.
Carroll Kennedy returned to Craw
ford Saturday evening.
J. 1L Cook and J. A. Green came Up
from Agate Springs yesterday.
B. E. Brewster left last Friday for
Cheyenne from whence he will go to
Boston. I
Miss Minne Smith and Master Ned
Simmons started for Warrensburg, Mo.,
Saturday night. '
Charlie Carleton came up from Alli
ance Tuesday to Visit relatives for a
couple of weeks.
Miss Jeannette Steen and her brother
and sister left for their home at Wahoo
last Friday evening,
David Anderson, Claus Christensen,
J. C. Meng and G. Reinders came over
from Hontrese last evening.
Judge Barker returned from Rushville
the last of the week. His father is
somewhat improved in health.
E. W. Julian was up from Crawford
yesterday looking after business matters
for G. P. Devenport and called at this
office.
Mrs Collins, of Kearney, president of
the womans home missionary society,
was the guest of Mr and Mrs Glasner on
Tuesday.
F. D. Smith, of Deadwood, was a
passenger on the train through here Sat
urday evening as he returned from a
trip to Denver.
H. W. McLachlan came down from
Ardmore Monday and spent the day look-
ng after business matters and shaking
hands with his mnny friends here.
Henry WertK started on Saturday
evening for the east. He will attend the
golden wedding of his parents and visit
the world's fair before he returns.
Mrs. T. O. Williams and children left
Monday evening for Iowa where they
will visit for some time. Mr. Williams
will go later and they will visit Chicago
together.
C. B. Underbill expects to start the
last of the week for the eastern part of
the state. He will return in about ten
days with cattle to stock the places
owned by him and his brother.
Just a Fit.
The following from Kind Words illus
trates very nicely how some people give
themselves dead away when the truth is
put at them. We publish it and those
whom it fits will recognize it:
If a rjerson sees a coat that fits him
he sometimes puts it on before he knows
it, or we may say the same thing in
other words: 'A guilty conscience needs
no accuser.
Two school boys had quarreled and
finally had engaged in a real stand up
fight. The teacher got wind of the af
fair and called the combatants before
him.
'He struck me, said one of the boys.
'He said I stole his knife,' said the
other.
'I said somebody stole it, said
the
the
first boy.
well, you meant me, repueu
other.
'Why, Charlie,' said the teacher
Willie had told me that somebody
if
had
stolen his knife, it would not have made
me anrry. I should not nave tnougnt
that he meant me.'
Well, but you don t steal, was the
ready answer."
The Commissioner's Doings.
Thn lmarri nf nnuntv commissions while
sitting; as a board of equalization had bat
Ave persons ask tor a cnange in meir as-
anauiTiiTll:.
Juno 19th was the date of the regular
meeting and at the session me resignation
nf Proil Ttf.tiu.hen aa road overseer for dis
trict No. 12 waa accepted and John I. Davis
waa appointed to flu the vacancy.
-Tnhn Molnhurt was ftnnoiiitcd a road
overseer for district No. 6, and an adjourn
ment was laaen unm vne wum ui niui,
tion was completed.
When the assessments of tho various pre-
clnots were equalized the valuation of
neraonal Droucrtv was as follows:
Andrews J.M1
Anteiope
Boweu t'SsS
Cook
pwi, -
Cottonwood ?K
.... uA,,a ia.fi.Y7 oo
ri.e k vi. .no--
Hat Creek....
FJV. 5 ys
Montrose...
Running Water
RhoAii Creek ....
17,24'i 00
17.110 00
AJIU 00
Snake Creek.
19,443 00
White Biver .-
13,30. 00
IO.&89 ea
12,49 00
War bonnet .
Village of Harrison
Total
173,lil 00
The valuation of real estate In the various
nrRRlnota wu found to be as follows
Andrews ,SM 00
Antelope ..
Bod arc
Howen
Rjms oo
1-2J6M OA
njm oo
Cook.
11,977 00
16,814 09
14.401 SO
Cottonwood.
Five Points.
Hat CrnAk.
13,09 00
9S,9tl 00
18.SHO0O
1.474 00
Montroae
Running Water..
gnake Creek -
White Kiver
Warbonnet
Village of HarrtaonC
eneep ww.
5,107 00
14,997 00
W.S75 00
1,I98 01
The following preamble and and resolu
tions were adopted:
Whereas, The aaseated valuation of siottx
county for the year 18 la but 7V0. aa
corrected by the board of equalisation, sub
ject, however, to correction by the olerk, in
o far aa clerical errors may appear, and
Whereas, Fifteen mills levy on s7.,aJ.9S
will make eg, W3.M and the board of county
commissioners are only allowed to isade
warrants to the amount of SS per cent of
said sum or warrants for S7,5,S5, and there
fore
Uebolvkd, That the following items in
cluded in the estimate of expenses for the
year 1893, viz : District court expenses, sal
aries, stationery, printing, incidental ex
penses, insane and poor fund and officers
fees, be reduced to come within the limit Of
8 mills on the dollar of the total assessed
valuation of Sioux county for the year lSH.
and
RisotVBD, That the estimate of expenses
for indebtedness not already provided for
by warrants be reduced to the amount of
three mills on the dollar of the total valua
tion of Sioux county, and
Besolved, That the estimate of expenses
for roads and bridges be reduced to the
amount of four mills on the dollar of the
total assessed valuation of Sioux county.
Whereas, In tile Judgment of the board
there is not enough benefit to be derived
from the teachers' institute to justify the
expenditure of money by the county for
institute purposes this year, and there being
a statement filed with the county clerk by
the soldiers' relief commission of Sioux
county stating that the commission did not
request a levy of taxes for the use of said
commission, Therefore
Resolved, That the amount included in
the estimate of expenses for the year 189S.
for sn.titute and soldiers' relief fund be
stricken from said estimate.
The clerk was ordered to make the levies
to meet the Indebtedness of precincts and
school districts.
The following levy wag made for county
purposes :
For general fund, 8 mills,
For bridge fund, 1 mill,
For road fund, 3 mills,
For special debt fund to provide for pay
ment of baek Indebtedness of previous
years not provided for by warrants, 3 mills
on the dollar.
Alter ordering the clerk to le.Vy school
and village taxes the board of equalization
adjourned without day.
The proceedings of the board as commis
sioners will appear in the next issue.
DO YOU WANT WATER?
See the "Old Reliable"
WELL DRILLER,
T. O. WILLIAMS,
Harrison, - Nebraska. ,
L. E. BELDEN & SON,
Wagon and Carriage Makers.
Repairing done on short notice.
Good work and reasonable charges.
Shop south of livery bam.
HARRISON, - - - NEB.
SOUTH N
Purchase Tickets and Consign Your freight
via the
F., E.&M.V.S.C.r?.
RAILROADS.
H. G. BURT, General Manager.
K. C. Morehouse, J. R. Buchanan,
Gen'l Freight Agt Gen'l Pass. Agt.
OMAHA, NEB.
THE KENTUCKY
Jack,
"dick:
Will make the season of 1803 from
April 1 to July 1 at the farm of N. D.
Hamlin, 4 miles west of the 8 E ranch
TERMS: f 10 to insure, due and pay.
able when mare is known to be in foal
or on her changing ownership or removal
from the county.
Care will be taken to prevent acci
dents, but I will not be responsible
should any occur.
N. D. HAMLIN, Owner.
NcGlNLEY ft STOVER,
Harrison, Nebr.
own following brand:
NORTH
IJB EAST
-THE-
COMMERCIAL BANK.
ESTABLISHED 1888.1
Harrison,
B. E. Biurwsrc,
President.
D. H. GBI9W0LD, Cashier.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL. ISO 000.
Transacts a General
CORRESPONDENTS:
Amsrican Exchange National Bank, New York,
United States National Bank, Omaha,
First National Bank, Chadron.
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
tyDUAFTS SOLD ON ALL PARTS OF EUROPE.
You
Want
a
Good
Cook
Stove
GfllSWOLD &
; . A
Have Just Received a Number of These Stoves.
COME
They Have also put in the
General Merchandise,
ever brought to Harrison which they
are selling at lowest living rates.
Come and see us before you buy.
A FLOURING MILL
is the next thing on the progam.
It will, no doubt, be a success, but just
see how
WE ARE BOOMING.
Small Profits and BIG SALES did it.
Just received a lot of New Hats,
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, and Spring
Clothing.
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,
All Fresh and New, all Ready for Old and New Settlers at Loweet living Prioei,
COME INSPECT THE STOCK
J.TSTT C3-ET PBIOES.
RANCH SUPPLY HOUSE,
u. c3-he,XjAOh:, Prop.
Nebraska.
C. F. oorra,
Vice-President.
Banking Business.
1WSTELLER
AND LOOK AT THEM.
Largest Stock of
Hardware.
GRISWOLD & MARSTELLER.
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