The Sioux County Journal.
!lir.VBUSUEU Is-1.
old.-;t papes in toe cvjcsty.
BEST PAPEJi IS TUt OjO'TV.
O.VLV liEPL'BLICAX PaPEB LV si- irX Cot STY.
HAS THE LABUEST CUXTLATIu OF A.VY
I' APES PUiiU.SU ED LN" BUHTC f.'.stNVY.
Subscrtptiua Price, .; .'.
L, J. .Simmons, ...
Enteral at the llarrhjoa post irt
oatl Pi" matter.
TjJUHSPAY. FEBitf.UiY J.
Editor.
p :l aee-
The prophesy is made by U;.u who
watch the signs of the times that within
Hit r.e:4. year there will be the g-ea'.est
ruj?iti the.inhiiit districts of the United
States tLii, hui.evei been kcuvvn. The
prediction, ,will be . watched vnh ir;U-r-e.st.
Secretary Gresharu
his pensioo of $30 a months
surrendered
lie evident-1
ly coneludd that it was not well for
him to be a jiensioner am! at the same
time be an active member cf an admin
istration whpse policy is so adverse to
porisfons. Such toadyism oo the part ol
Gresham makes people woraier why they
ever admired him.
Wheat still goes down. It will cost
It'ss under such circnrnstanMes.to f urnisli
the free boarding hous- which have be
come a necessity for the first time in the
history of the nation. It n.ay not U
the fault of tiaj administration, but the
people of the country v:il huid the
dominent party responsible for it when
trw time eome.
In the midst of the murky gloom that
hangs like a pall over the country these
hard times there is an occasional gleam
of comfort that nerves to cheer the
weary wanderer in this vale of tears.
The particular gleam referred to is the
announcement that O. II. Kern will noi
bj a candidate for re-election as mis-rep
rvsentative in congress from tlnsdistri L
Allah be praised. Callaway C'irn r.
The senate has refused to confirm
PerkhamK who was named by President
Cleveland to fill the vacancy on the su
prenie bench. It seems- that the presi
dent has a hard, time to find any om
who suits him, wlio also suits the meni
b"is of thfl senate. No president Itai
ever had so many appointments rejectee
by the senate as has the present in
cumberit.
A bill has been favorably reported on
by Senator Manderson from the publi
lands committee which provides thai
each union soldier who is entitled to a
homestead and who has not availed him
self of that right, to now secure 16C
acres of land aud to own it without
: actually occupy ing it, and also provid
ing that the entry may lie made b
proxy or attorney. There is no doubi
that such a law would benelit many ol
the oi l soldiers to some extent. It aisi
would beneficial to the homestead dis
tricts liecau.se it would increase th.
amount of taxable property in a shun
time. It would not add to the titimliei
of residents for some time us the most
o the land so taken would pass into l la
hands of speculator.., hot if liiey had t
pay taxes on the land they w ould sooi
want to make it briny in something am
they would either improve it or dispose
of it to some one who would.
The irrigation cons-en lion- vvhuh an
Iwing held over the state of Xebr.isk;
during this winter show c.-mclusiwls
that the farmers are waking up to theii
interests in earnest. The subject ha.
never received the attention Irom tin
Pgriculturallsts that it should mitil the
present time. The farmers of Xtbrjski.
have seemingly taken the position tiia
nnliiss Eutlicient rainfall eusues there i:
no use in trying to raise crops upon th
rich soil of w hich this country is com
posed. This is all wrong, and the soonei
we overcome this false idea against arti
ficial moisture the sooner v. ill we h;
able to secure full returns from tht
tillage of the soil. So uoo.. nient oi
greater importance has been m; titutei
for the full development of Nebraska i
chief industry. The ditlicultie. in tht
way to success should only stimnlaU
the projectors of this movement U
greater exertion. Wheh it is brought t
full fruition western Nebraska will tak
rightful place among the agricnl-
tural districts (f the nation. -
Hush villi
Utantlnrd.
The action of the po.,tot!ice depart
mont in denying fraternal periodicals th
privilege of registering as second-clas-juatter
and being paid for at that rate, 1
receiving a good deal of attention a).
pvr the United States. There is not a
fraternal organization in exigence whiol
nraounts to anything, but what has one
y.r more periodicals published in its inter
est, and by some, notably, the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, such puhli
cations are made a part of the machinery
yvith which tlie work of the organiza
ron is carri- d on. A bill has been form
ulated relating to the matter and ha
Veen introduced by Senator Mandersot
and Congressman llainer in tlie branchc
congress to which they belong and it
tnowa as tb Mauderson-IIainer bill am
every effort will be made to get it passei
quietly. An over two millions of volert
r directly interested it is very likely t
aon become a law and the class of pub
Uwttooa rabrrtd to will then have th.
mam pririltyes that ttwy had undu,
fwmer admioist rat Ions.
I About four year The Jocks aL
'cull.' l 'n attention i u.j couuty t om
iiiissioners to tht) fac t that tiers wera u
uumli-r f warrants in the. office of the
j county clerk which were registered Ity
I ex-Tfv.iurtT Lock wood which have
uewrlf ;i called for. Tlies warrants
i show that tliey were presented to the
j tr."iM. .-r Mid not paid for want of funds
' ;.ud w re registered and have U-en draw
! ing interest ever since, some of them
dear: date of l". Of course these
J w arrants were never presented tj the
' treasurer for payment for the owner
i have never called for them and the
i should lie cancelled by the county board,
I or at least, wiiue u' tion taken which
w ill protect the county from the interest.
I They are mostly in favor of ptrt.es who
have y.ine. no one knows w lieu- and it i
! not hi.' !v that thev wilt e'er la callei
I . . - . . . ...
I for uuil t!:ey hau much ;etr lie lis
I posed of a ..': irdinj; to law. In calbni:
attention t. ;,ccb matter- it is n it ex
icted that anv action will be taken bv
the ci::.iuisioners, a it is well under
stood that the power which controls tb
majority of the board would nt allow
anvthintr to be done that was advocated
by The Jot ilnaL, no matt-r hose mm!
it is to the in'xrest of tin coi:ntv.
The Situation.
A country correspondent of the (liad
rou Jintnal tells the story of his locality
which is ,lso the a:e in Sioux comity,
and the inducements aw even jTeater in
this county for the ir.i utiilirnices are lew
inil taxes lower, and homesteads y b
had so that no purchase Deed be made oi
more laud can lie obtained in that way.
The correspondent says:
If the editor will t;ive srate in his
valuable paper, we would like tj chroti
.cle a fee. fcts abo j'. I'av es K,jnty f oi
the benefit of eastern readers. There i
much gocd land unoccupied in this conn
!y, especially this section of the Vhitt
river, but this can he easily accoiinlec
for. Many -f the piot.e r s-Uiers of thi--ountrv
w.. -re young lyen, a;al peopla 1
i roving di-jrfisition wh.i always fl'K-k ti
i new country. They settled largely or
the river and creeks svlre tlie land wa
nost valuable, and finding times hard
is they naturally would be a new conn-
:rv, thev mortgaged their homes, am!
nany made no effort to redeem them,
nit started in nuest o new lands to
xplore, leaving their valuable farms to
Tall into the hands of the loan cninpa
lies. Nosv if some of, our friends wh
ire renting in the east tvoujd come hen
md pjy the mortgage and the accumu
lated interest an 1 taxes on some of this
land, amounting in different cases from
$500 to 1.000, they could easily have t
lome of which any one might justly bt
proud, and by settling on White rivei
.hey could have range for tlieir stock,
.vhich never need lie fed. It is really
oirprising to see the range tattle now,
Ahich have never been fed anything thi:
.vinlerforin proceeding w inters). Mans
if them would make good beef. Th
White ris-er cattle men are growing rich
imply because they cannot help it, auti
jot because they are making any special
Ifort in that direction, for about ah
hey do is "round up" their eattlu thret
r four tuoes a year, brand calves ano
ll the fit steers that have not cosl
hem a cent for 2ft or I25. Now friends
is not this an easy way of gaining :i
o vi hood
.1 Wayfarers' Lodge.
The Wayfarers' Lodge, which bus been
nstituted this winter in New York, is a
hartty of the most practical kind.
3a. ed on tlie idea furnished by a similai
nstitution in Boston, it affords tempo
ary rehtf to those who are willing to
Aork at the svoodpile for a few hours to
ray for the accommodations furnished
.hem. The clean, comfortable air of the
dace, and the stringent precautions tak
ti to insure absolute freedom from un
ileasarit contact w ith people of filthy
labits, unavoidable in the cheaper clas
f lodging houses, exemililies the splen
hd work of organized charity. The men
lave probably been sent from the char
ly organization offices, and are willing
-o d. the necess;iry svood-sawing ano
.hopping to pay for their acconiirioda
Monsf or may have met mime ensible
irson who had bought a dollar's worth
f the tickets supplied by that society,
A'orth ten cents each, which insure sup
,er, lied, and breakfast, without prelim
inary examination by the society into
itie necessity of the case.
After supper, which is taken by the
men in batches, standing, and is a sub
stantial meal, has been partaken of the
wayfarers'' are generally ready to go
to bed. It is then that an often unnec
essary cleansing process is gone through,
out one which is always insisted upon.
Hie shower-bath is used and excellent
carbolic soap furnixned, which must not
be spared before the towel is forthcom
ing. The cloths which have been taktn
jil' are pla.ied in a netting bag before be
ing hung in the fumigating osens, and
the visitors put on night:robes and slip
pers supplied by the institution, in which
.jarments they retire to the comfortable
steam-heated dormitories above, where
lejwrate iron cots are provided for them,
md absolute quiet reigns. When they
irise in the morning the men find the.f
clothes ready for them, generally in a
ouch sweeter condition than when tbey
ere taken off. The Wayfarer's Home is
mly intended as a temporary relief, and
is accomodations have Iieen sadly in-
ifflcent; although lately enlarged to
in ei me demands or the present crisis
iff llemorest'a
iagazine for ifarch.
The iron manufacturers have n--a
"-calt. of wage to go into e.Tcc.
;us tlie Wilson bill l-pcrme a law
It
in. ikes a reduction of from 25 to 40 ier
cent from tlie present s,ale, whiih will
make a reduction of alsmt Cu per cent
from what it was about thrw jears
ate. Tlie iron workers will have jus
that much levs w ith which to purchase!
the comforts and luxuries whith they!
have kid in ti pa-!, and the demand for j
those things will lie tliat mui h leis.
Land Gases.
lsrtil patents secured for
si t! ler; in
the shortest possible time.
l ONTttsTKll CASES,
t'outested cases ir.te'.iiyentlv
and
skillfully handled.
OI.U t I.A1MS AND IHSPUTfS.
(Il l claims and disputes -!ieslily
settl-d.
CtiNTEsTS
between i:.uis iduals having conflicting
claims under the agricultural land laws,
md those lietween claimants under ttie
MINLRAL LAW and agricultural
lairnants; and also between i laiiiinnls
under any of the public land laws aud
!he Riilroad Companies and their gran
tees, and the States aud their grantees
under the SWAMI'-LANH and S ;11 VjL
LANlJ (J RAN TS.
Specialty made oi securing patents in
the shortest possible time for settlers
who have fully complied with the laws
under which their entries were made,
mdsshoare annoyed and svorried by
Mays in the iis;;e of their patents,
-auid by TKiFUNG HIKKGULAK!
riKS which can lie easdy and sp'elily
reinos'ed.
Advice also given in all matters re
lating to the public lands, especially on
points ari.-ing under the new lass s which
have lieen receutly passed providing for
(he disiosal of the public domain.
If you want your land patent in a
lurry If you svant your land business,
of any character, attended to by skillful
md competent attorneys, and promptly
li-iwstd, w rite to
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
Jons WKimEKBCRN, General Manager,
P. O. llox I'.-'.'i. Washington, I). C.
lU.sl Line to the East.
The Burlington Route D. &. M. R. R.
s running elegantly eqnipe p.vcnger
iraini's without change from Nesvtaslle,
Wyoming and Crawford, Nebiiv-ska, diiwt
to Lincoln, Nebraska, making ;on:;ecn
it that point with their own through
tmins for lk-nver, Clieyeime, and all
pointu west, and for Kansas City, St.
Joseph, St. Umis, Omaha, Peoria, Chi-
ngo, and all toints east.
lii-memlxir this is the only tiue by
ivhich you can take sleeping car from
'itissfordiu the evening arriving in Lin-,-oln
and Omuha the next afternoon, anc
n Chicago, l'cor::i and St. Iouis the fol
lowing morning.
For further information and tickets ap-
ily to nearest agent of Burlington
Route 11. &. M. R. H.
PATENTS.
0TI(E TO INVENTORS.
Tberr never was h time In the history oi
our country hen the uYiiminJ lor inven
tioiis ami iinprovemeiita In the art niul et
eriucit (feiierully wan w) jfreut an now. Tin
con sen li-neei. of iiiiinklii'J In tie fuetory linn
ork shop, the houscliohl, on ttie farm, n)
in official life, reqnirn continual lu ce Ion-
to tlie appurtenance sti't implement.) cil
ec-h in onler to stts-e lulxir, time ur.il ex
ptrnse. Tlie ixilltieal cliuiiife in Bie ii'ltiiln-l-lratioii
of Koverniiieiit iliuis not elfoeti tin
proifress of the American Inventor, who tie
litK on the alert, and ready to perceive tin
existllllf ilelielencies, ll)(- not permit till
affairs of government to deter hlin from
(jul kly rmieels lug the remedy to os ereoim
existing diwrejM'aele. Too Kreiit eare can
not be exoiTelwd In cIioosIiik u competent
and skillful attorney to prepare mid prose
cute an application for patent. Valuuba
Interests have tjeen lout and destroyed ii,
niuuiiierahie instancen by the eiuploymem
of incompetent counsel, und ej)eclally i-
thin advice uppllcable to those who adiipl
".so putent, no pay" system. Inventor
a lio entriut their hiwlne-is to this class a,
attorneya do so at imiueiieiit rlr-k, as tin
breadth and strength of the patent is ncvei
considered In vlewof a ipilck einleas-or to ct
an allowam-e and obtain the tee then due.
THK IMiKss CLAIMS CO., John Wcddci
burn, cener;il manager, Gin K street, K. S'.,
Woehiiitoti, I). (.'., representing a IsrKe num
larof Imp. irt, Hit dally and weekly pa peri, m
ell in (feiwral perio lieals of tin? eoiintry,
us iiii-tltnleil to protect it putrona fron.
the unsafe mcihnd.4 heretofore cmployeil li,
this line Of business. The said Compaiij
prepiired to t.ike charwe of all patent
linslneaa entriited to It for reaaonable tee
and irepares and prosecutes applications
Kenerullv, ineludliiK iiieehanlcal Inventions,
deaiKn paloriU, traile-inarks, Jabfda, copy
rights, tiittTfiTaiKSes, inf rhiKi'inenU, valid
ity rejKirts, and K'ves e-ia'Clal uttention ti.
rejected eases, it l also prepared to cntei
Into competition with any firm in seruriiift
fori lirn patents.
Wrlti- for liiHlrm-tlona and adrlee.
Jons w r.iienM( RK,
IH V Klreet,
Wttblngton. K. C.
Sioux County,
THE LAND OF THE HOME
STEADER. Free Homes for More
Than 5,000 Men.
A new county with
schools, churches,
railroads, etc.,
AND Soo.coo ACRES YET
OPEN TO HOMESTEAD
ENTRY.
Contains
over forty-five miles
railroad and has no county
bonds.
NO nONDS ) I)F.I!TS, l.OM TAXKS.
Fuel, Pot, I.ogs and. I.iiinbor thraper
Tlian at any Othrr Tlace
in Nebraska.
Sioux county is the northwest count r j
of Nebraska. It is alxmt t.hirty inih s
cast and svest by about scsfniy milcr j
north and south and con la ins I
OVER 1,300,000 ACRES
o land. There ate more bright, : jiaik
ling, small Kt reams in the county than
tan lie found in the same area elsewhere
in th- state. It has more pine timber in
it than all the rest of the stale combined
Its grasses are the richest ami most tin
tritioiiH known so that for stork-growing
it is unexcelled.
The varies from a lnv clav to a
light sandy loam and is ( i: pa ble of pro
ducing excellent roi .
The principal nv.ps ;,.e small grain
atm vegetables, altliOt;'!i 'oou corn lit
grown in the valley. Th wheat, oats
rye and barley are al! of unusually fine
quality and coriimnnd the higlicst mar
ket prices.
The water i pure and refri-liics; and
is found ir abundance in nil parts of the
county.
The comity is pRictUully out of debt
and has over forty-live miles of railroad
within its borders, has a good brick court
house and the necessary lixtuies for run
ning the county and there hast never
been one dollar of county bonds isstised
and hence taxes will lie low.
The Fremont, Elklmrn & Missouri
Valley railroad crosses Sioux county
Irom east to svest und the I!. & M. has
tboul fifteen miles of its line in the
northeast part of the county.
The climate is more pleasant than that
of the eastern portion ofjNebraska.
There is still
OVER 800,000 ACRES
of land in Sioux county yet open to
homestead entry. It is belter land and
nore desirably located than that for
hii li such rushes are made on the oen
mg of a reservation. There is. no rail
road land in the county and for that
reason, its settlement ban been slow for
so sjiecial elTort to get settlers was
made, as was done in the early days of
the settlement of the eastern part of the
state.
(Jood deeded land can be purchased at
reasonable rate with government land
idjoining so that a rson who wants
nore than (ins quarter section can obtain
t if he has a little means.
There are nlioiit 0,.i00 people in the
jounty and there m room for Uujusands
nore.
ILirri-xm is the county ne-ut and is sit
lated on the V. E. & M. V. railroad, and
s as good a town as tha thinly settled
lountry demand.
School houses and .-hurt-lies are pro
vided in almost every settlement and are
ept up with the times.
All who desire to get n homestead or
)uy land cheap are invited to come arid
-tee the country for themselves and judye
if its merits. Homesteads will not he
ibtainuble much longer and if oil want
to use your right and get 100 acres of
iand from L'ncle Sam froe it is time you
vere aliout it.
IFTOU WART IKF3RUAT10K ABOUT
nun
AMrrm letter orri'ul erl to
THIS PBEM
IEH CUUI
MAtnm com r awt.
filling Riurnn,
WABIIlM(.TOS,.g.
GOtDltftS, WIDOWS,
CHILDREN, PARENTS.
ltaA.fA. fllrfl. ana (UHah HI.vSImI In th H.a
ftntf la tin rtnlir Army or is'avr alnrf tiio war.
PtirTlron of th Indlun vm of ll-J l i iHVi,
tbclr wW(r,Wftit!tlel. Old.ail rci'"siciln
fpnrl.ltr. ilioatindi ntlilrl to fni-lrer ru-.
Bmi formrvfiwi. Va Oturgu lot 4lcs. Su tat
abtUiuoeaHluL
tmli Comptof It mrae4 byacotnblnitlon of
the Urjcrt md molt tnflacntlal ncwupipFri In tlie
Unlttd Bulla, for the iprcai mrpnM of protect.
Img Ik sir aakacrlkm win muenpalaiii ir.d
Iseonprteot Ciilm AcnU, md MCtl piper prtntlBf
th idrertlMmcBtToarhM for th rnpoailbllltr tat
w.rti irindroc of rto Fw ft,!mi Caou..'
MUtual
Benefits
An even exchange of value.
Tilt
Crawford Mercantile Co.,
t..M lioci- lllt.s, I I; V (. Mil s .iMi IKmiTs AND3HKI-S.
W V CK'X KIMKs. KltV i.ikiIIS (Ml BOUT ASI 'ttul.S.
You get what you need,
W! supply the goods nottled
You pay a fair prioi',
We nialio a just protit.
THA.T'S WHA-T
We mean hv the ' ' ' '
BENEFIT MUTUAL
i j"g BtjCk
The
LIVERY Ml
FEED AND SALE
STABLE.
GOOD TEAMS,
GOOD BUGGIES,
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS.
TERMS REASONABLE. GIVE ME A CALL
GEORGE OLINGER.
PItOPRJETOn.
Dr. Leonhardt
I-iruiW his practice to diseases of the
Nervous system,
(Su h as Loss of Memory, Feeling, Mo
tion and Will-power, Crimps, 1'its, (Jcn
erul Nervousness, and all forms of
Neuralgia.)
HEART,
(As shown by Shortness of Tireath
I'ain, Palpitation, Fluttering and Numb
ness in region of the Heart.)
BLOOD,
(Such as Skin iJiseases, Ulcers, Excev
si ve Paleness or Redness of the Face,
Faininess, I'izzitres, etc.)
CONSULTATION FREE!
ADDRESS WITH gTAMP
DR. LE0XIIARDT,
1452 O ST. - - LINCOLN. NEB.
ti Mention tills paper.
it l
, -s
MOST
DURAOI.r.
CAiltCT
TO
UAAASI,
ffTraiois.
THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST.
Bond TEN conti to 91 Union So.. M. v..
for our prlio name, " Blind Luck," ond
win a Wow Home Sawing Macron.
The New Home Sewine Machine Co,
Off ACC, MASS.
mem MuiR,iQf.-
ILL.
FOR SA1XBY
mm
yP.V KtlMK f-KWLNU AUCMINR tlO.,
UtbSi. Lnum, Mo.
CRAWFORD MERCANTILE CO.,
Crawford, Neb.
Harrison
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OTKT.RS :
lrniM) rrouiiw Onvcrnor.
T. J. Major Lieutenant Governor
J- r- AU'"a SrcreUry of Mst
K.ig-n Moore Auditor
Jo-rjih s. Hartley TreaWr
' ll Htliig- Attorney lnenl
A. Ft. Humphrey I-n0 ( ommiloner
A.K.Gou-'.y .snpt. Public hj.lruetlon
COM.ItESsio.SAF. DEF.WATFOX:
f. r. M.mlr-rin f. p. Senator. Omh
Vn'- v- A"'n f. S. Seontor, Mn.lln,
W.J. l'.ryan, Corurresrnuti lui tu.f r i i..
I. II il-rcer,
Sil
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6th "
" Oinitlii
" Kullerton
" Aurora
He-I Clout
tlroken Flow
.. I). Meiklejolin
K.J. Ilahi-r,
j W. i. M KieKliriii
! '. M. K'lii,
JfOlr.JAFlT:
"" Chief Juaiice. n
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A- niplJel..nerk and lieporter, Uucolii
FIFTKFZNTIF Jl IiKUhDISTItlCT-
"vi;- fir1":1'1 ju""-- ":mi
Alt e. Hartow ., ,
J 1,",wtU derk.Fl.rrUon
Wtl STY UYVK TMI:
m 'j.'iiirw'i.t't'' tM
U N. wooiimir
u. ,, ., , Treasurer
I;"-,"" "U1"- ,,ubIlc'"'ruet.o
Vc' i.,! Sherltr
s. I.. i:ili
M. J. lllrweu
II T onty .
""- Coroner
surveyor
t ier, uf Jltrlct Court
County Attorney
HOARD OK ( OMWI.SMO.NKItV
M.J. Welr(clialrnmn) u
llenj. K Joliunoi, " " (
l.Kijlsl.ATlVEi
It. ti. Stewart.
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-seiuttor. 1'l.t.Vo.H.Oawror.t
licp., DU
M, IluyKprln.
VILLAGE df hii ciiv.
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i.. r isci-u-fi (chairman)
i C K. Veritf
Trusiii,
j J. W. Scott....".'.'' 2
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Mreet t'uninilulone
; X lltXIL OKriCtRS:
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