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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1894)
The Sioux County Journal. (BiTABUSHKD Sulcnptioa Price, $.i.XI T.. greatest strike among cu;.i miner ever known m the United States U on. At lat rejiorU the cumber of men out was 12-5,000 and the number is expected to reach l-'AOOO wit!..i, week and then Tliat .10,000 co! ,r press of the CJiica go Inter Ocean in being utilized in a uaiue and instructive manner by tliat great newaper. It U King nH to print a Little I'ajwr for Lit there are about as many anthraiile 1 w ith four full page in colors au Urgiu- L. J. SiiutuuiiH, Editor. Ivterwl at the llarn-o:t jiout oBiee m foud vlaad umtter. Xhvksday, Apuil20, 194. Repeated earthquake. ! ks a few i!uv ago in the vicinity of Athens ( iii' d the death of hundreds of people. those who were not k'Ah-a were M M'tU nearly to death. miners w ho may join the striker. To a person not on tlie ground a strike by 300,000 men at such a time as thw looks as if the men must have taken leave of their senses. is said that H. G. Stewart is a can-.if:;-te for the nomination by the pops for ;oiiresM- lie must think there is a i ii i uue for him to get where there will lie inore contests to vote on. "iiie Uemingford G'uitk seems to have Mi. Keru on the run, for that is about what it amounts to when a congressman iv.orts to writing letters explaining his record to be published in the organs of ) party. i rank Sharp, a well-known hustler ; : uni Fremont, was in this city Thurs--'jy. He had with him A. J. llackelt of ( hi. ago w ho stated that ha was looking Kr a good place to build a H'O.OOO beet M.gar factory, lie wanted $75,000 bonus, $0,000 of which we understood i.e was willing to take in land. lie was j idled out the proper location, the land v. .i-, shown hiin and he left promising to ivturn in a few days. The Siynal be lieves that the building of a beet sugar i.ctory at Chadron is only a question of ;;;u.i, and w henever the man or company ,i cars with the necessary capital to 'ret t such a plant, all the city can do in Aason will be done to secure the same. -Chadron Signal. The supreme court of Colorado has sustained the governor in the dismissal of meniliers of the Are and police com mission of the city of Denver and the members of that body who were obnox ious to the chief executive have yielded quietly to the law. That ends the trou ble which came so near causing blood shed in that city a few weeks ago, w lien the governor called out the state miliiia to enforce his w islies in opposition to ao injunction from the court to restrain him from dismissing members of the fire and paiice commission ((ending a hcarin of tlie ca.-j. It w as a very Uangerou thing for tlie governor to take the course he did. If those high in authority re fuse to respect the orders of tlie court they must not be surprised at lawless acts by the people. ning with Sunday, April 2'Jth, tliat paper will contain the first installment of a children's story, written especially for it by a Cfcicago man, Sam Clover. A unique feature of this story is tliat it is to be named by Chicago school children after reading. This with tlie musical supplement, a new art feature, makes the Sunday Inter Ocean a most inter esting and welcome visitor for every member of the family. The various divisions or Coxeyites are v orking along toward the capital. Some riiie, some walk and some are just get ting ready to shirt. It, is hard to tell whiit the outcome will be. Some places The business men of Alliance and the farmers thereabout have organized an irrigation association to develop work where practicable, the people all over the west have come to realize the bene fits of irrigation and the work will be kept moving right along. The most needed thing now is proper legislation on the subject. A law that will protect the rights of all and prevent as much litiga tion as possible and allow the fulles possible use of the water will do more than anything else to develop the west ern part of Nebraska. It is the duty o the legislative committee of the North- west Nebraska Irrigation Association which was appointed at tlie last meeting of that organization to get a bill in shape and have it ready to present to the legislature w lien it convenes nest win ter. In the preparation of the bill the committee should act in concert with representatives of tlie other irrigation organizations of the state so that but one bill will be introduced and that be a Ucome them and some do all they can I g00j one which will meet the demands to keep them away. Some express fear of the results and others laugh at the scheme, but there are few who see that there is a possibility of any direct good to come ot it. senator Arien made a grandstand play in' a great speech' in sup port of the move. It was severely criti cized and even he did not want to stand by what he said for when tlie time came he toned it down very much before it went into the record. It will not- be long until the outcome will be known. James Whitehead has written to the secretary of the congressional committee stating that he will not be a candidate for congress in the coming campaign. tow .... uis right to the nomination was con ceded by all the other aspirants in the jiarty and now that lie is out of the way a large crop of candidates is springing up. Whitehead's name is being men lionetl frequently as a good one With which to head the state ticket.' He has many friends all over' the state and' it may be that they will not allow him to retire to private life. The state needs tlie services of good men and Whitehead !s one of tliat kind. Tom Majors and Jack McColl seem to be the others who are in the lead for the piace at the head of the state ticket, but the race is young yet and no one can now predict what the butfome will be. If the republican jvarty wishes to regain what it has lost in the state and district it must see to it itiat none but good men are namec; as leaders. One unwise selection would jeopardize the entire ticket. of the entire state. Silver for tbe World. Omaha Bee. A dispatch irora Ivomlon announces tliat Mr. Balfour, the conservative leader in the House of Commons, Mr Lidderdale, formerly governor of the Bank of England and a distinguished au thority on matters of finance, with others of prominence, have promised to attend an international bimetalic con ference to be held May 2 at the official residence of the lord mayor of London. Under wliat auspices or upon whose invitation the proposed conference has been called does not appear, but the an nouncement is interesting as showing that the subject of hi metal ism is com manding serious attention abroad. Mr. Balfour following the avowed adhesion of Lord Salisbury to tlie policy of bl- metalism, has for some time been a pro nounced advocate of the policy, and as one of the foremost leaders of the con servative party his influence in its behalf must not be underestimated, me ex governor of the Bank of England is probably a more recent convert, but he stands very high in financial circles and bis espousal of lie cause of bimetalism cannot fail to t have great weight both with the people and with the moneyed classes. . The discussion of the inadequacy and injustice of the existing assessment laws of the state has been resumed. It fc' al ways taken ap at this season of the year in all parts of the state and a firm re solve made that when selections are next made for members of the legislature the matter of the assessment laws will be l looked after and men sent to iuakj laws who will do something to correct the vrongs now existing. But wlien the time conies some fellow will ha1 e some kind of a hobby which he will ride about over his legislative district and he will make the people believe that all that is necessary for them to do to bring them prosperity in this world and eternal hap piness in the world to come is to have such hobby become a law and that be, the rider of tlie hobby, is the only person able to get said bofcby put upon, the statute book and as a" result he will ride o tbe legislature thereon and the wants of the people so far as reform in assess ment go are entirely lot sight of. There is no matter of more importance tjo Ue people of the entire state that can tp reached directly by legislation . than ttrnt of the valuation of property for taxation. The, people of the west are $yit a great deal more than their just roportioa , of tbe state taxes and the .lOtatetD l BtiMTyreaeated as to the . f Wfrtjr within it borders. If 1jf,&irlmi which provided that 'Jf om locality thottli be from aepttoer toeai ) Cr oeU fe bo favoritiMB ' :i ""tjr rsA for. nkrapra- : m'jrirai Those Chart. The following remarks and letter taken from the O'Neill IniUpcnfaht will be of interest to some school officers in Sioux county-itlfo were "worked" by the chart agents and may be the means of saving others a good deal of trouble; In regard to the much talked of chart swindle which has arisen in Holt county, we submit the following opinion from State Superintendent Gotidy to Superin tendent Jackson. It may throw some very important light upon the subject of school directors w ho act NOT in accord ance with law. DEPABTME.VT OK I'L BUC IXSTKUCTldK, Lincoln, Nkk., March 5, 1894. Hvpt. W. H. Jackson, O'Neill, Neb. Deer Sir: Contracts for purchase of charts, etc., may be made legally at a meeting of the district board of .which meeting all members of tlie boar! have had due notice. , uistnct boards nave no right to gire an order on the district treasurer in pay ment for such apparatus, unless a fund has been provided out of which it may properly be paid as, for example, a fund for apparatus, current expenses or the general fond, and the district board has no authority, under any circumstances, to give a prommissory note on behalf of the district, nor to give an order on the treasurer payable in one, two, or more years. Such notes and orders can in no way bind the district and are the iodir vklual obligations of the members of the board sfgafng the uh. " , , A vote of the district is not necessary in the purchaee. of such supplies, other legal conditions being fulfilled. Yours truly, A. KLOoumr, AUG t D. CrriT, BrTtr. , How Do You Walk! A celebrated French physiognomist was wont to declare that he had but to follow persons and imitate their walk, gesture and facial expression to diag nose accurately their ge neral character istics, and especially the emotions of the moment. Now if we realized, al vavs. when mingling with our fellow-beings, that "he who runs may read'' even our mest secret thoughts, we should cer tainly put a guard upon ourselves tliat the thoughts might be such as we should not be ashamed to acknow ledge if they were proclaimed from the housetops. If you doubt this statement you have but to mingle with the crowd and imi tate pronounced walks and gestures to be fully convinced of the truth of the theory; aud you will be deeply impressed by the mental and physical effects thus produced. Par example, assume a slouching gait, let thhody fall heavily over on one hip, drag oue foot after the other, drop the outer coruors of the eyebrows and the corners of the mouth, and, presto! you will instantly feel completely demoral i zed, a wreck, utterly unlit for the slightest menUl or physical exertion As you pursue your investigations you will be amazed by discovering how frc quently the human beini; appears but huge lump of semi-inert matter with countenance expressing as nearly a men tal vacuum as nature can tolerate. There are oases of heaviness of mind acting upon tlie body, and that, in turn depressing the mind, if not diseas closely approaches it; and the person is an easy victim to any and every con tamination tliat is io the air. From "Sanitarian," in Demorest's Magazine iot aiay. is stamped in the best watch cases made. It is the trade mark of the Keyston Watch Case Company, of Philadelphia, the oldest, largest and best known factory in the world 1500 employees, capacity 2000 cases daily. Its products are sold by all jewelers. It makes the celebrated Jas. Boss Filled Watch Cases, now fitted with the only bow (ring) which can not be pulled off the case the " 1 Final Proof Sotice. All perwoiK havfnir fliuil nroof natlefn in thm pKpr will rncplvc a rnrk-d cotiv of the imptg- mill lire rcq uesU'd to rxmniiie tlirt nouee ami u hiiv Troi exist rrnort tlie sumo us tinn oniee Ht once. -Niitfrc for I'liMlrnttmi. Land Ollice at Allium1!-. Neb., I April ), !. j Notice Is hercbv irtven thm the rollnwlnir UKiiied wttliT ha Hied nolle" fit hlx inten lion to uiiiki' final nroof In snnnort hi IiIh mum, ana mill hbki prom win tx- nmele He fore clerk of Uintrict (ourt.nl Harrison eo., on aiav z. low, viz: Kanford Hill, of liwlarr. Xeb. a lio maile It.. K So. run tor t he Uits 3 i i aim gnw(, m c. j, tp. si, rtr. as . He name tlie followluir w llnciov'K to Drove nm ronimuiUH residence Uon ami cuitiva uon pi, xai(i iiinil. viz: J01111 w . uuuier, Aslibel Orion, MleHael A Iluunon. John Muck, all of Ilixlurc. Xeh. , John V. Chrlnliiwi. of Bodjirc, 4b. who nmrje U. K. No. 'JITS for the w. sec. 2i tp. as, rif. hi. He name thp following witnesses to nrove m run unuiiiu-e resilience iiHn ana cuili ration ot Uu limit, viz: I!. '. rolfre. William Miller. M. O.- twain J. K. HolllngMWortlj, all of of JSodare, Neb. Al'O Charles F. CnlJVp. f Jlialarc Xeb. who tnailfi U.K. No. 6!2 for the w4neti AwW p' . 14, tn. 83, ra Ui. lie mime the following witnesso to nrove nm coiiunuoun reiU'nc nH)ii ana cuitlva- 111111 01 "Kin lami viz: John W. ( hrl-tian. William Miller. Alex auner Steele, W. J. KlckaiJ, all of lUxiarc, 3co. Xi:r,i V. M. IxikrinoTON, Kegioter. PATENTS. NOTICE TO INVEXTOKS. There never wait a lima tn the lilutory of our country when the ileniand for inven tlona and improvtnienta la the arts and aci nee geiioraiir waa ao irreat aa now. The convenience of manktu'l In the fru-twry ami work -shop, the lionwhoM, on the farm, and In official life, require continual ofecssions to tlj appurtenances and Implement of each In order to save labor, time and ex prut. The political change In the aduiln tmlion of government does not effect tbe progress uf the American inventor, who 1 lull on the alert, and ready to perceive the xixting deficiencies, does not permit the affairs of governmeiit todeti-r him from quickly conceiving the remedy to overcome xixtmg dicrcH-nciii. Too pnat care can not be execrclwil In Ohooning a competent and t-killfii) attorney to irepare and prone- cut) an application for patenU Valuable interexts have tieen lout and deatruyed In uinunientble iiiMtaneoa br the employment of Incompetent connae), and cxpeclally i thla lvice applicable to those who adopt "So patent, no pay" ayatem. Inventor who eutrusl their bimlnea tothlaclasa of attorneya do ao at Imuienent rink, an the breadth anil atrength of the patent la never considered in view of a quick endeavor to get an allowance and obtain the Jee then due. TflK l'MV.m CLAIMS CM.. John Wedder burn, General manager, JW F Hired, N. W., Wakhlii(ton,U.C.,rerreaentlng a large num ber of important daily and weekly paperii, aa well a general periodical Of the country, raa inatltuted to protect Ha patron from the unsafe methods heretofore employed in thla line of bnalneaa. Tlie an Id Company la prepared to take charge of all patent buslnewt entruated Io itfor reaaonable leea, and prepare and proaocntea appllcatlona general) v, inclndlng mechanlcHl Inventions, design patents, trade'marka, labels, copy rlglits, Interferences, Infrliigcments, valid ity report, and gtVA especial attention to rejectod eaaCK Itfaalao prepared to enter la to com petit km with any linn in aeenrinf fare Ufa patents. . Write for tnttruetlona and advice. Joint W Kbbr.lBtllK, r - Ms V Ktaara, - ' Wahlng ton, I), t". i ' i , r.u.Bwx m a WATCH CASE OPENEI SENT FIEE. OFFICIAL DIR E CTO R Y. STATK (l M 1-liS: Ixirrnzo ( roune (iovcj nor . T.J. Major l.j.-iit.-iuml i.overnor J.C. Alien secretary of Mate Kugene Wire ...Auditor Joseph s. Iliu tley Treasurer U. Il lliislinus Attorney general A. K. Humphrey ijimH omini loner A. K. Couiiy hupt. I'ubilc lu.lnietiou cOSi.Hfsl(SAI. liKI.I.IiATKiN: C. r. Maudersou I'. s- senator, Omaha Wm. V. Allen I'. -s nator, Msdisou W.J. Ilrvan, ongre man 1-t i'lt., I.im-oin ll. II. Ve'reer, " l " malia I,. I. Meiklejohn " l " l- Ulli rtoli K.J. llainer, " 4th ' Aurora W. A. Mr Meghan, " 8"i " l!p,i ' J. M. hem, " 11th " liroken I'm JIMl IAIIY: T. I.. Norval ( lilef Justii-e, Veai.rd A. M. I'ost AwwUt JndBe.l oliimbua T. 11. ('. lbirrisrm .. As'le Jin'ife, i.nin'l Island U. A. Cuuiliuell..Clrrk and l:t HjrU r, Lincoln ntTDKNTII JUMUALD1-TIIHT: M. r. hlnkiiid Judge, O'Neill Alfreil liartow " ChadniM Si, J. lilewelt Clerk, Harrison COT." XT Y nil'ICKII: Kols'it Wilson County Judcre M.J. lilewelt Clerk II. S. Wiatdrutl Treasurer W. II. Uavls hwpt. ruljllc liislruetion A. It. Hew .-hrrlff J. K. riiinm y coroner H. 1.. Kills Mirvrvor M.J. Hlewett Clerk of IHstrirt Court II. T. Couley t oiinty Attorney , llO.UtO K COMMISsIuNKlif: Henry ll-ieshoff 1st Uisirict M.J. W ela-r (chiilnnan) 2d " Itenj. K. Jo'iiiaon ... ..... 3d " I.KUISI.ATIVK: H. (I. Htewart..H.nator, liist No. 14, Crawford J. I). Wood Hep., Idst, No. M, Hay tj)ring VIM.AUK OKKK'KIM: l K. Ilelden (chalrinan) Trustee C. K. Verily ' J. W. heott " H., A. CuniilriKham . " Conrad l.indeinan.... . . " W. II. Itavia Clerk li. Ontlitie Treasurer J. 1. liavla . Mreet Commlasioiier WIHKILOI-UCKR.S: Jr K. (. Hough.-. Director J. K. Marstelicr Xtodarator G. W. HcsUr Treasurer TF.IIMSOI' COIIIT: IMstrict Court, At Harrison, commences May 1st and November lh, J etti-t . Uounlv louri, Al Harrison, com::ieucea Orst Uondav ol each month. CHL KCHKS ANIJ WK:IKTIES. M. K. Church I'reiu liiiiB each alternate Sunday at 11 an a. In., and every Mindiiy even Ing at 7::W. Hkv. J. W. krsiiAI.I., I'antor. MethisllHt Muiwlay Vhiail meets evcrv Sun dav tiiornlng at 10:10. J. fc. ilAKMi;i.i.KK, W. if. lUri. Suoeriutendent. . Secretary. W(K)I)MKS OK THK WOKLIl. thft first y evenings of each month. f . A. CASTLK, K. I. 1'OXTll'fl, Clerk. Cuu.Coui, 1. 0. i. T. 1. Meets every Tuesday evening. J. W. Kkniiall, C. T. W. II.lMvm, (Ti rk. KI'WOIiTII l.KAtil'K. lievotional meeting every KUndaV evenlni at 30. Cabinet meeting on call of piesl dent. 1jl iE HiJiTKH. Vt amu rovrira, l'resident. M-cretury. Jf NIOH I.KAI.I IJ. Meets evi ry Sunday afternoon at 2::i0. II KS. J. K. I'HIMIET, JKXMB 1'ONTl! S, (UTintelldcUt. Se-retarv. mutual Harrison Camp. No. fiA. mists on and third Miturda Land Gases. Land p-atenli aecured for settlers in the shortcut possible time. CONTESTED CASES. Coutested iusks inteliigentiy and skillfully handled. ; OLU CLAIMS DISPUTES. Old eiiiims nnj disputes, speedily settKl. f:o.MT;sTs . , between individuals having coullietinL' claims under the agricultural land laws, and those Itween tluimanlii under the MINERAL LAWS and agricultural claimants and n!w between o!aim;inl under any of the public land laws and the Railroad Companies, and their gran- ieen, anu tue oiaiea anu ineir granleCB under tlm SWA MP-LAN'D and SCIIOOI LAND GRANTS. . Spetia!ty nu-ula o.' securiti; iat.'n' in tho shortest poa:)ihle time fxir. settlers who have fully complied with the laws uader which their entriea were rniuie, and who are annoyed and worried by delays in the issue of their patent, caused by TR1FLIN0 IRREGULARI TIES which can be easily and Meedilv removed. Advice also given in nil matters re lating to tlie public lands, eteeiaJ!y on points arising under the new Jaws which liave been recently (MHaed providing fur tha diajKwal of tlie public domain; If you want you land .tiatent in a hurry If you want your fand busineaa, at aoy character, atUnded to ty alullful and competent attorneys, and nromntlv ditpooad, writ to - " ' riUE CXAXMH COMPANY. Joint Wwiiimi aw, ?wBral Manaw, j. om aw. waMiington, v. ( . Benefit An even exchange of value. THE Crawford Mercantile Co., M'.l.l t,KM."i:KIM, I'UY (.(Mill- ANII HOOTi ANI Mli'l.-. HI V Oli'K KlilKS HIIV 01H ANU BOOT- ANU hllOl.s. You get what you need. We supply the goods needt You pay a fair price, AVe make, a jubt profit. THAT'S WHAT, We mean by the The Brick. CRAWFORD MERCANTILE CO., Crawford, Ne BARGAINS UNPARALLELl: Boots and Shoes.. A good heavy work Bool worth J?2. for ?l.f;0. liave but a few tiair and they must ao regard 1 cost. Ba1y Sliot-s for 'J."r, from 1 to 3 in size. Fancy dress .Shoes, for ladies, worth :2.0U for $1. '.. We carry too large a line of these goods to und it . to give you the prices of all, but if you will send us a mail order we wili guarantee to save you money an ? wiil iay express charges, -and if the goods are ju satisfactory you may return at our expense. Hard-Times Prices on Clothing.- A good heavy Suit for men worth 87.50 for $4.00. A good all-wool uit for .50, worth $10.00. Best blue Overalls for 50c, worth 75e. All of our 815 Suits for 811; all 8-'0 ones for 815; all Suits 8-'0. Pants Avorth 87 for 85.50; 8 pants for 84.50. lioys1 Suits for75c, worth 81.25. We carry the large-.' line of boys' and men's Clothing in the west rwid at selling them cheaper than you can buy them inOmah: Hals and Furnishing Good at your own Prices We resjrf'ctfully invite all Sioux uounty people to cal' in when in Crawford and get our Prices. Very Respectfully; FORBES BROS., CRAWFORD.NEB. The Harrison mm Mm FEED AND SALE STABLE; GOOD TEAMS, GOOD BUGGIES, GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS. TERMS REASONABLE. GIVE HE A CALL GEORGE OLINGER: piioi'Hiinoi:, t-ht I.inr to tlie Et. The BurliiiKlon Route U. A. M. It. U. is running elegantly ciniipped aR-tefier trainctt without elumjo from JleweuHtle, Wyoming and t'niwford, Nebraaka. direct to Lincoln, Nebniitka, making connection at that (tdint with their own lhrouhj trains for Uenver, Clieyeiuie, and all (xiintfi west, and for KanHan City,- 8t. JoMcph, St, Louia, Omaha, Peoria, Chi cao, and all point eamt licniemlwr this In the only Una ly which you can take idoenimr cVr from Crawford in Ujo evonin; arriving in Lin-1 coin and Omaha the next afternoon, ami in CliitKo, Peoria "UndBt. Louin tha fol lowing morning, y i , .For furtlier iafortnation andlicketa H ply ' to. nea. accent of Burlington BouU B. A M. R, R. NORTH WESt EW3 EAST SOUTH I'tiniiKKC 1'irkrtn anil Comljn Your Frrljlil via the FE.sr.i.v.s.c.iP. RAILROADS. 1L G. BURT, Oeueral Manager. . K. C. Mokhocw, - J. R. Bvphak Oen l fjgt -Qjn'l Paat. aV , OMAHA, Htn.