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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1894)
Tha Sioux County Journal.! f ESTABLISHED 15 V. 8ulHcriplion Price, $2.00 L. J. ."si manias, Editor. iWt at the HiimiB post :Jw ''1'K.SDAY, SEPTEUSii t '29, 1-04 Republican Ticket. Vor Governor. T. J. MAJOUs, of Nemaha. I ur 1 icutcnaiitGovernor, B. E. MiXUtE, Of Lancaster. t r secretary of .state, J. .V- riPEIi, of Harlan. r i.r Auditor ot Public Accounts, truE-NE MtKfKE, of iI:.di-on. Fo Treasurer, J. 5. BAI.TI.LV, cf Holt. .,r CBiuniissioner of Public laoid und Buildings, 11. C. Ul'sscLU ofloliiix. Ki r Attomey;eiieri;l. A. ft. fill :' lll.L, of l'olla.-. I'uulle Justr.K t'oii, LULtrT, Vnr superintend 't ' ! II. It. i ( of York. r fongreKtuiian, Mtb llstrlet, M. A. DAColtLliTV, of Keith. Vor State Senator, 14th District, J. A slAMAHll', of sh rid-in. Rosewater went to Fremont u few jays ago and spoke njninst the reml.i can ticket, and his paer, the reports it a a "campaign of truth.'' !i.)sewater's modesty has always been 'tis worst euernv. Hince Sioux county has dimnntrale that it produces better crops than any i f t her county in northwest Nebraska it j would lie well for tlrs people hi the couiities east of it to st.ip trying to keep j it'Ople from coming hera by mi .r.-pre-s'uting Sioux county. There appears to lie a general d.Mintnil that the tarnegie Steel Comgany t brought to justice for Urn fraud- perpe trated on the government in the armor plates furnished. Such a proceeding would give a great many people more confidence ia the administration, as well as In the navy. The renults of the census a- proving a surprise to the public end will have the effect of taking a great deal of bid out of the sails of the calamity howlers. It shows that instead of the farmers and owners of farm land being the he-tvy debtors of the nation it is the business men and the owners of town and city property who are deepest in debt and also pay the highest rate of in t (treat. Barrett Scott, the defaulting treasurer of Hoflt county was found guilty or embezzlement last week in Ilia Mm of 32 202. The case has lnen a hard fought one and it is hoped the case will have a tendency to make public official mire honest. A law which would d .-bar an official charged with emlt-zzlenient or similar crimes from taking advantage of technicalities would lie an excellent thing. The pop legislative convenlinh at t'hadron last Friday tiominited II. 0. Stewart for senator ond William Itein-r- wjy of Box Butte county for representa- live. Stewart evidently wants to make another elfort to have liis little hill of 250 allowed and also see that tut Irriga- liori laws are passed and no bounty pro vided to encourage the growing cf sugar beets, but it Is sixteen id one that Stew urt will lie elected to stay at home and that j, A. Scam ilnru will care for the interests of tbe northwest district during the nest sewimn The (rejection of J. A. H -nimWrt its the republican candidate foi- Mate sena- lor bv the convention of 11 n ltth sena torial distirct at Valentine 1 1!. week was .the most Satisfactory nomination that tottld have twert Made. Mr. Hcamahorn is one of the pioneers of northwest Ne-j braskit and is well and favorably Itnow'n j fait orer the district which he seeks lo represent in the upper house of the next HtHwion of the legislature. . lie brought a cdlony of his Indiana neighbors to Uor Jdrt ten Jears tlgct and lias resided itmortg lhem ever since, and Ihe fact that his home people ere his wannest support ers if proof of his good stantling um.jng Iheif. tie W a progressive nittn and hoi ii d-tmajrogtle ami his best efforts will be exerted Tor the interests bf the f ple of bis district. He is in favor of irrigation . Mad the development of the sitgaf 1ml as-ti-y, abd he has the ability and would t-oadut t himself so that lit w ill w in and ' teUiU the respect "dnd etteem bf those ltA whom he will have td deal. ' The wthwent tlitHtt can tit! btt bfelttr thrtn Veeend i. A. Scamahorn to the elate kite by touring vot. There watt bo MMM before the teOnVetltibtt ex "t tHi Of T. A. CblTeyi bf Llwrtri.tiv t"l tk kM tteiM crtdHsd ail nldner that .t'l .itJdiWr waa Wttflply bhe of hie ti LJt Ui bam of tne leoatoHal ) V:i W woH aAd the rWblt In the Fil,t , a neighbonni; toc n are liclang Uk-.d I)r.utu In the ha... !,," M,.,.,iy ir... u.r p.nd Tlw O.i.ata Ik.:, io t'Jmpur..,f tlw ' .u tl. snii.e tu a larjst company's a.. . ...i, ... .1,. .....at with uituit has been : sustained in the west ivs: Tle phenomenal fbied t. the Missouri uvcr sl.it-. ;t ... .1 li .1.. f ...ih.ll. .if tli- ILkU ; ' eXl-UUCU I I Ofll - - ' j utU ipt f eastern pr-..viucwi ''N-M til make it a local coiid.tiou I. incut oi t!- wtt, ' puerile i tilt Jrlri M it f i i t lit m li-ive ceased ridiculing me wesi u..u j are IM devoting their tuer es t- dis- cover way auJ mean to relieve tin i l.r.iti -lit. home to their doors. i uisiita, fs j Along til'-' great Lite drouth destroyed ! tlie growing crop, io large area. :eruNe Y -ri felt its blighlmg breuth I seventy. Jn tile n:OeseO valley the New York W'oriil r.p.rts that o rain ! f.-ll f.ir lliix-e uioii'.hs up to the C'.li nf tl.u in, mill. The traiies, wlnill are i usually lusciuus in the lieiieseo valley, failed h u.alure, and ii.stures drieti lt I j tlttt it was a hard matter to ,'et f'KKl i for the sUH.k. The wuall streams Itav- I in' all dr.eJ up, the farmer were 10111 ' K-Uei to haul water loni di!iil) es for i their cattle and other stock txleusive fires broke out in the neigiinonux" 'i iunkirk, in Chautainiu. county, but rain soon fell and helid them out. A correspondent of tlie New York S'ii, writing from Norwich, Conn., draw a sad picture of the desolation in New England. He Ktys: "I he drou'h of which is htill un broken, has Ueu the seVeiebt and most prolonged one in the weather annals of a.nne. li. ut. The tields and highway of southern New England are like l-eds of dry ashes, and all day und nighl the air U tilled with a yellow or brownish ! dust haze, through which the sky and twinkling stars are barely visible, and the atiuosph-ric fifed Caused thereby in the hot afteruoou are like those of th fauious yellow day in S pteuiUr, 11. Tlie sun all day is of a pale yellow hue, like thai of a lemon, while its rays, ,liorn of th-jir strength, are al-sorb-d into iihiiiillious mist, investing It II it d.sk like a misty hood. Si feebbi is it light that one may stare directly at it at uiidd.iv without blinking- All pasture and moving (ieUs, ev.-n lo-lyu;g meadow, are sere an 1 brown. All well acid brooks and r.lls wire long ago dried up, and must river are o shrunken in their channels that a man may wade across them without wetting his knee caps. Corn has Iseti prema turely ripened, so that farmer -everywhere have begun to cut and slack it unseasonably; potatoes havu been with ered up, and the crop in a ncanty one, and all kind of garden vegetables arc either dead or dying. .Tl. ui.i.le iron is falling oil its orchard boughs, on account of the parched sod, us copiously a chestnuts lire showered down in the woodlands af ter a sharp frost, ou a windy October morning. 'in every town so-calbd unfailing springs have been dried up, mid farmer fetch water from distant r.verrs to their households or stock yard. In a number of shore towns or this county owner of artesian wtlls tll water to their neighbors for 10 cents a tublul. M.Ik men feed their cuws on grain, tsince there is uo '-bill feed," und dole out half ra tion of milk to their customers, or cut otf their supply altogether. The most di-iastrou.-i effect of the drouth hns befallen" the southern New Encluiid manufacturers, who had kept their mill going all summer, in spile of the hard tunes, with the purjiose in view, for the most part, that their help should not sulfer on account or their being idle, i bis w. ek, however, about, all the big and little mills shut down lecau.se there was no water in iue rivers io miu -...e.. wheels. For that reason sw factone ulong the brawling hlietucKet river in tiieeueville, in the ituburbs, including the great cotton factory of the village, and the mammoth Pane wall mill at Tnftville, employing 1,503 hands, have ljeen closeii, and liny will not resume work until there i a heavy rainfall. The Shetucket river is lined with facto ries along its course for lilty miles north of the city, most ot them oeing iohoii land woollen tinlisna on accuum. me drouth only litre and there one m at work. There is similar trouble all along the Yontio and (Juinnebaiig rivers, in fact, on all the streams between the ;onuecticut river and Narragansett bay. "The damage done by the great, drouth to agriculturists and manufacturers is incalcunble. Unless rain falls soon, farmers and milkmen will have to sell their stock or equip their plantations with artesian wells. "Reports from Windham countyi Worth of this (New Loudon) county) say that the factories at Wauregao, Uaniel- sonville, Williamsville, Attawaugun and smaller towns are running only Troin twenty to fifty hours a week on account of the scarcity uf water. At the big Viliife of BttHford Spring, in Tidlund county) the people are confronted with the prospect of a wate famine. They aM husbanding llieif public1 Supply and hiVe temprirarily re enforced it by tup ping a small pond lit the neighborhood. The pond water however, is impure, and lik-al physicians have warned the people against drinking it, fearing that a life-rat iMblm use Uf it Way aue an eSideniic. "At Thdriisdnvilie, id hortheril Coh- net ticut, the mills are running feebly and intermittehllv with a scanty eUf Itowen tlthotmh the beM fltMMM i,n I h.i-. U-eii dried lip, and to ' .Mi..j.in,.n. Irom Us tn-J art due. l ttm ....... i.f l.,i-l 1 . hi. 'i.i rw ii'- , i il ii-i in, ur ku k.it--. hi I . i-i U .itrr is so scarce in Hie t.ii Palmer, i...t ui-ns. llie . ol...ctlcllt Idle in M !! ... i r,.8 . u, ,, ,., ,i-tr v.l... v iin.l M ui.i 'i r ( m ell ul tl l'aimir waier ttordii ha nulilied the Ne In- .lon N.-rthein rnir.-ut that It an luive n.. mure water f -r its eui'K-s. wlmli uj J.'iJ j;aliiii a day." lit-publican I'latfurui, The repiiM.cjim of Nelaask ii coi.vcn lioii reprewutcl U'-i'i'ir- tlie U itrou re ults of the vli iii!?." in the pihci. s ot tlie nat.oiiul government, liecrts-d ly tiio i pi j.1 tune hen the mentil ).iUn lf ihe country teiiiiurril) di't iruil by theellii.er.lloiioi iouj; o... i j-....-. proKre ml iii..u riui prosru . m. i I clamor of ileuiiijjuaia and po.it. cat ju.u-W-i, j I an.l mill lenilv Pi ' l to the people of Ul j i ft.it- for d r.-t-irti u the eo.id.tio.i lii.-t e i-usl prior to til.- ele.-lloii-. im t i- ' Iis.u.iysl l. the a.iancial rcaitiou tntt j I pur..l the tusim centre of til" touii- ; I . . i t i tr . hen me repii.i oi ia'1 ....i - j ei . .i.. ...... v.... . .- j .tale eleetlo.. made it c.-rt d a tUtt Hie pui- j ,4,1W, t. avoid trouble. 1 1 was 1.11 ! ; U trf iTOKt tioa oi tiou.e ta.lo.trk. i:...nw,,;iltlt.iallWhow1iski:i.sl bad j and the vuarai.t.s of puliUc cnslil anu i iirrn.tv ere ulcut to le oer tlirou liy .leu.. r.itic president mt ly that night. The result of the inve.ti coiiKre. deiiiiM-r.itic hi both blanches, the j jr:lim w jt tlKtt Knderlv was d.s lare.1 to leader, of the party holly W. poer for the Ur.lUilielillir.ru je..,.,,,a. . ha.e b et neither j it... . iiiir.... Io e.nii.jrlv the principle, set lorlu in tneir national eo ivei.l,oa ul I h.ca j go in l.-it .lalioii, or lh : i-loai lo Bhin biii j taen tnrealeneil raid on tin lndu..lriej oi tin country. iut tney tn e kept the lnhie. interest i of the peopie In .u-iieiiw and uiic. rt-.i aty durniK iviclve mo.iUis of unplollt..u.e u.--iu.ieo.er the ornol fr.oiilioc a revenue I bill tolln'l.-d on no 1 tlnite or re.-.M.iUaliii j cco..o.iilc il riy.le.n, cormplioa o.i i is face, ' di-. ri .nn.itu.g .i aast noi tiier a indiisiri- s lol llie in., joilly ol those tl"-e oil. xcorrn-d I it lo it. P..SM..K., ..no not icily lntUK.il w.tli jdi..t r to llle Mo,ilf, to,,i. -seu.y ; r.lu.lid w.ili ii.al i' iai' -'"d P liyo.e honot " ar u.t ..o.ohjo...... ul oi lairC .Us. oi .. La iif I or ret cue oui ," ...id tin pri.tipn a..d .. o, -I ).. wh.c.i la.) w. ie p. ..c,d i.. l-oci. ...,-.. a th. y ..cv iue lhul'r : - ,"du-'- '" ' iimtioit .I..I Moi .tioa oi prin. .p.e iis.il. , , , .,. ... -r.i.a oi iue .ii .r tin. i t -riif. ! in t .i-ii ol the pr... .tie..l le-iiit. lilt year lino U ..I ol il ...oeiatu ran., le.u.r.a wan r. ...-. u l.u.ii fid It i vor in" piiform of the n.it. u. .at I ipa.i.ic.n io .iVlT.lt.Oa at I .-toriio.t .tiii.il.-..l0.1s W e n.l I he Oi ill.: .WllTlCail policy o. p.o.r-vl.oa. ..ml co.i.inernii r.eipio. .ly vtith our i.ur re nau..csiri a., xits,, i,e.iir.il ami soma Aiin ri- i-. ..no La. io.er.oii.-.il? ol tii tt -.l i.lauU-i. 1 lie rcpublicii p .rty of Jiehriia Sj.ial- yi, ueea tile eou...te.tt li'ieiid ...id iiKH'f liv.: ch.. nip. on O! uo.iesl .noaey, and 11 l.o.r Uke. no lep lu'i w..rd. wii..e we lavor tn.iict.ll.i...i, nlld dn.nalid tae Use of bolll Ko.d "i.i silver sloidaril money, we Sns.t Ih.t the pr.iy of ihe value ot llie two hi. t Hi be lll.iJlila4ii.M, M tilat CtCiy UoliaT, p . per or coin. ir.u.sl by me Kuv.-r..uciit stlail he as Kool a any olll. r. ' uuhcie lo Uh; doeu iiK! th.it all railway lines are .uiijcet io r.fai..tioti a.al c-oiilioi l the stale und W c uciulld the l eUlal.on Ot railway a. id tla..r-Oi tallOa llllCJ. IO lch eiMa.l, und in such uniu .er a wui l..Uie fair an ! re isti.iah.e rale to the produimri. und con.uaiers ol th.i couati y. 'lo thai end we iii.i.i that the luw shall U- cloiccd toroaidinif the licticl.ous c.p!tal...t.oii of .u.-u voris.rat.oas and til t the tii.t.lui:oa oi ihe i-late irhail l riKnJ.y emon-cd Ir in ills jnotided; .to jaiiroad coiiKr.n..oa shall l.sae il.y sloe or bunds eiUcjit lol .ii...ey, liibor, or projiei ty uciu.dly r. ccived m.d uppo.-l to the pniMse lor iilch cor tH.r.iiin w.us ereaK-ti. ami nil dock Ui.i ' ileuds and other nctic.ou increars! of Ihe capital miH'ii or indebUsi.K-w of an)-such corporation shall Is vonl." w e are in favor of tne Ciiforeeinent of all law, w hether they etteel tiie (..dividual or the coi jioration, imI tuereloro demand tne eiiloree.nent of the maximum rate bill. passed by the last legislature, unl.i the same Is iec!.i.-ed v.l ny tne court, or is repealed. n c rtrl! HI IrAit-'i 1" nit; tiiiiH inn hi. - - by co.iffru-M tuat wni prhtide lor llie sujier vision, r"Kuit.oa ui.U control of corpora tious e..5..'il i Interstate coiini.ercc, w ith a view ot preveiituiK tile lktitioiis Capita. 1 .at.o.i aim excessive Iriiiidlug of such corpo ralloilH, u uenouiii! ull coititiiaiitioim ol capital urgjiiix.nl in trust., or other i e to ..trol Kruitrarily tliecoiidilioas ol trade, Mid ur raiKii as criniimil le.shiUou the iiiatilfest 1-o.ices.i.iii of the tarilf bill, now in the hands ol the president, to the Hiiirar und whisky trusts. Vt e reeoKiilae tin rights ot lalHirer lo or gainze, u-mx nil lioiioiahie measures lor the p.irpoe of ulRiiifyiug their condition slid placing tlicin on mi eual lootiiiK ilii capi tal Ui llie end that th. y may bom fmly "a tlersUud that ttn-y are i,eea.iry to the prospt'nty of tne countiy- Aruitration shou.d take the place of strikes and lockouts for settling laljor tllspuu. 'ihe ejurpation of n archy i essentia! to the (.elf preservation ol Ui nation, und we therefore fuvor the pending bill In congress j for the exclusion of aimrehisU. I We reeoiiiuien-l that tin: ensuing legisla ture, mi hail t mi aiiieinluient to the. coiistitu tiol), to tJ voted upon by the people at the. next general election, providing lor tile lu- vesiinent iri the p rin iiie.il school fund In state, couaty und school tJlsU-l.-t Iwads. We Isrlleve 111 .t tbu Industrie of ur dale should lie diversiiled, to relieve the uimm of tha p.opie from dei-endeucc upon one clan, of i.gricui.uri.1 proiluet, sulict to crop failures, und It being .leuionstrated thai the noil of this state is d.iU;d to W production of ug..r beeU, even til dry ea oiiianree or wealth, we fuvor li-gisls-tlon that hIiH1 bring to our people Its fnll read.al.on. Kver nilie ful of thd m-rvu-v anil ici inii of toa men who s.ivisl thn llie ni tha nation, wd prntst .,g .lust me mineral miu u ijn.i policy of tli. pension depart nenl uiidir Hie present sduli.ilsf.ratioil and pledge Hliew Ul llie veteran soldier oil the repnhiiiJ a re.sig nltlnnot their Just rlaiiun iiikju t grateful peuplca . At He nd red Jaaollea Points iH S'ebraslta, connections are maile with Bufllegton Itoute trams for 'Jhtctigvt, hi. Iidis, Kmeas Ultyi St. t sphv Om thii) Lincoln Uenvet", Ctwyenne and beyond. Our maps and time-tables showing where-, whn and how our triins ran and wherein they excel the trains of otlr lines In many imp mailt respects, nro sent on riUesi tree. Always glad to quote rates nd give Informatioii. . . ' 4. raAMOMh t. Y. t . unmiwii W VeMfttUh A terrible tattle was fius-hl i f ! da. - ago t't e-n tiie J a'-an-irse an 1 t- j lies HI In. II t t-r lo.. to tlx Litter lu j ikiilt-.!, wounded n1 missing excsst-ded I si..:i t!i usui.X j Til' r- ul.'u ! maj niy in M inn I- ttet-u r.nnal to XikJ .,.'"0, the lar.. .a tcr jivea tin; ..ir'.y in tlio tat. Ttiat t i a pretty s'r n Hi !., at k.:i :t.ite U.s hid t-n.Hij.il .-f t! riiiiiistratiim. preiit i l-: i Th lit. -t I .xii K-ntuiUy is that lire-, keiisule has U il li- i-vd "Ut in I.i.. uttemnt l i le nturmsi t" -i'ti;r.s. t Su H a result i i.o-t for rj.m-iiij by II. r- j.;;' idltss of ..rid is ii pirty. It .1 ;,ll U.d. Itldleaten that the T. F. K;i ieilv. who shot and kilitsl m.in in In. st.r a' Ham-bur-', Neb , n f : . . , , . , I v. niinle ill our . oliiiiins , le know n to many ( last et k. vs ins of our reader., .ml the r.sul aid le of niter. l to ! hem. the man win kilbsl hi,! r. i.l..i!v tbreaten.-d E Was ly's life mid the latter bad oil dilf.-re-.t Ol-lilnioiis 1-rsed his st.ire Hi'.d nvls !ed i shown that the man I declared bis intention to "do up" Ender- ,. , entn.y j.tilbsl in shooiin ino.l..e tl.o L-,ll,ne- a ;' tn I goisl riddance to tlie coiiir.mnny . - ,-,,( wir.mJlng the repeal of the I i Sherman law it seems that the coinage1 if silver has l-en going oil to an extent ' l tt'e s is;iecle.l by lb" eo le. In July I 4:!(i.(ih'l were coined and in August , i 7s,(Kill were coined. The sei retary 1 nlv rt:i!ed that about the ime nmount j would lie coin.sl during the month of! , S p'em'H-r. Three thing are to be tw.-en j I bv lb., niformution. Thn secretary of j ! til- trea.ury d.d not cease the coinage cf ; ; silver an I tlie continuance of the coinage 1 ,,f tie v:iiite met il h is not broiigbt t i1K,m.j;1 ,v,ef fl0 advo nt.;s of i. ,1:1VV ...llni,Hl it would, nor - i has it bitumht U)in th.i n I'.iou lie hnan- rial d'Mi.ter which was predicted by tlie gfil.l-t ns. From this it may Is cont ' eretl Dial it take more than Ihe silv. r matter to make pr.-;. run tun . Just Frtita tin I'ri-s. A v'try nt tractive publication has Just . . 11...:.... . .i ... .... . .. .... I . i i.-eTi i.s nsi lie toe is., iu r ti-ir.ii i ..i..-..v r . I. ... ..... I ...... 'I 1 ll,u 1 ol liie iiiu i ni oni it -inc. i. . inle "Tim Newer N.n lb-a r st" it ad tie- si riheti in a ino-t interesting mid read able fashion thus-) rioriioiis ol northern i Wyoming und the lil.u K Hill of South caikota w hicii ar. reat biJ by this com pany " bnes. Ihe sjetitry, towns, ucnes, people and itujusti ies of these l' remarkable sec tions of country are treated cf w ith ab solule lidelety, 2W pages w ith illustra tion... suit on receipt of 11 .enls in stamps. J i R ..NCIS, w 1 - Jt i. A. Omaha, ebniska. Until After Lle;tim. The presetit campaign i of unusual in tere.t to Nebiaskilll. Not only W ill a lull set of state olIiocTs be elected, but a legislature will be elected that will choose a Uuiled htale seiiiilor. llie State Journal, located ut the capital, can give you all this news more fully and more rdiubly than any other paper. it come twice a week and will be scut until after election for only 'i cent. Nni.tASaA Hta tk Jul'Hnal, Lincoln, Nelj. To our German Itfadrrs. The publisher of this paper have made secial arrangements with the publisher of the (jjroi.m Lncoln Freie Pre sue. by winch both pawrs together may be bad lor -i.!0 r ear. The Freie Press.' is a lion-partisan paper and contains a lull report of news from the old country , a weekly review, u -serial utory, several short novels, and lust but not least, carefully unlleu editorials --ertiiinmg to matter of -iciul interest U the tjer- manH of our stale. LhuI biipjrenings Iioiii our county w ill be rejsjrted by a Ueruiail corresioudenttiud will be pub lished in the frreie Pietsse. Kub.scriptiotis w ill be received at tin oliice. Old sub siribers ol our imer will gtl a re. eipl lor a year Miem riplion for the Freie PreNse U'sul piiyin'eiil of .VI cent uud new one may subscribe for tioth pajiers lor one year by paying 52.50 ut our olhce. TIiptc's Always a iicuson. It is an easy thing to ai-count for Hie vti.ii.i.i-iul u low III ol llio -.-runy tial Journal recently, it price liiis Uce lv uuixnl to oil cent per mouth w;lu..ul riuiiUay, or cents With riuiHlii,. ihe Jourual has always been reliable nud Honest, pr.oting the news without leur or favor. The wople of Nebraska real ize that they need a iaper puld ndied ut the capital, und when the pr.cn of llie Jotirutil wu reduced the suiwiTiption bt gitw ut a phenomenal rale. 'ili Jot.r H..I is a Setmiska paper through mid ihnuiKb. A Kurprlsc far nr -Uermsii Mead'rt The Irfitcoln Freie Pi-esse, the lt fler ttiau pnjier Hi the westi otfers to ull sub. senbers ft Su (tremium lKkt ".r ..eiitchen Hattslrati Khbucli" lte-.it ly bound, cowlainintf 0 pages p-.ig, .i cents fa.ye fot the paper lor one ye,,r and the book Is given away free 4K)n receipt ol iOf ts. for postage. Btihecfiptions rv-cati-ed tit. wtr office only. ubrib for Ike biei tmm wi 1m Hksj INa tiTT Sioux County, THE UND OF THE HOMESTEADER. Free Homes lor More Than 5,000 Men. i ' A new county with ' I schools, churches, railroads, etc., AND Soo.ooo ACRES YET OPEN TO HOMESTEAD ENTRY. Contains over forty-five m 'es cf rail oad and has no county bonds. NO BONUS. NO UF.IITS. LOW TAX IX Fuel, 1'usN, Log ami Lumber ( hcapcr . Tlutn at any Other I'lace ; in Nebraska. Sioux county is the ii n thwest county of Nebraska It is i.Umt thirty mil. Ciistand west by uts.til venty Hub's m.rt li und south mrl illillllls OVER 1 ,300,000 ACRES of land. There ate more l.r (.'lit . s..u 1. ling. . call si renin in tb county torn can Is found in the same urea elsewhere in the stale. It lias mod pan t iinl r in it than nil Ihe rest ol th- state i omhinei! Its grasses are the ri. hit and tuo-t nu tritions known so that forst..lgrwitig il is unexcelled. The soil varies from :t luavv lay to a I light sandy loam and is oapiil.le of pne i ducitig excellent crops. The principal croi.s are .roall grain and vegetables, although good corn is grown in Ihe valleys. Hie w brat, oat rye and bailey are hI! of unusually fine (Utility and command the hig'-a st mar ket prices. The water is pure and refreshing and is found in abundance in all parts of the county. The count v is practically out of debt and has over fort v-live miles of railroad I within its liorders, has a good brick court house and the nece-iry Ilxtuivs for run ning the county mid there has never treen one dollar of county bonds issused and hence taxes will be low. The Fremont, Klkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad crosses Sioux county from east to west und tlie H. & M. has about fifteen miles of its line in the northeast iart of the county. The climate is more pleasant than that of the eastern portion of,Nebraska. There is still OVER 800,000 ACRES of land in Sioux county yet oien to homestead entry. It is lieller litml anil more desirably located than Unit for which such rushes are made on the u- mg ol a reservation. There is tin rail- j road laud in the county and for that i reason its settlement ha been slow for no s-cial e.Tort to get settlers was made, as was done in the early days ol the net I lenient of the eastern mrl of Ihe slate. Good deeded bind can le pun hifcii at reasonable rates with government laud adjoining so that u jierson who wants mol e than one (piarter section can obtain it if he has si hi tie means. Tliere nre about 2,.ib0 ptoj in ihe comity and there is inom for thousands more. lLirn ion is the county eat and it. sit uated on the F. E. &. M. V. i-K.lroa.1, and i as good a town as tin, t liinly wtlled country demands, Hchool houses and .'.hun.-hes are prce vided in almoKt every sett lenient mid ar keit tip with llie tun.-. All w bo iles.ru to g.-t a bomcslend or Imv I. m l ch. -iiii are invitetl to come and st the i imiitry for tlieii.vlv.-s ami judge of its merits. Homestead will iiol be obtainable much longer and if you want to ise your right and net 11 a-ivs of land Iroin 1'nclo Mam free it is lime you were wis. ui ii. NORTH WEST SLiX SOUTH I'drrtrnte Tlrki't. sti-l t ou-lcii Yiutr fi-U'.i Ma tli- F.,E.JH.V.S.C.&P. KAlLI(OU). It. 0. BURT, (Jtiiirl Maifigct, K, MottKimKi!, ). Il 'tnuNAX. tWI Freight Agt. (Jvn I OMAHA NCB. 3 V-l -4 If f rs w i ill ak.' LEAD THE WORLD. THE MJ. T t R.TIO.I. I'L' Til KM 'l'.E "IV TilK i'.L-T ! TONE, TOUCH ANI DURABILITY. Write I'.r ataloiie to r1 F Y St fMi i bi.-ii,;.. lln IMM -H't HI llnrr'-o". Nr 'n , i.tl .l (..li..l.rf l.lr.ri.1 ' r .-r TT.t- - V ' " ' .. .. ..s '.. '.' Slop Thief I Any one whose Watch has a bow ( ring),will never have oc. casiontousethistime-honored cry. It is the only bow that cannot be twisted off the case, and is found only on Jas. Boss Filled and other watch ca:xs stamped with this trade mark. k tnteh est oritur, which will ! sr stilt, sent lrt on rtnutit. Keystone Watch Case Co-, PHILADELPHIA. OTFICIAL DIRECTORY. WT A TK ciKKIt Kits: I -orenzo I rounse ..t.ovei nor I. J. Major. ..l.lciitei'ioil ..ov.Tiior .1. 1 . Aliea s.erelary of Mule hug M.Kire Midilor Jos'-fin . Il.u tiev I rei.snrer l. Il.ll.isliliKs UloriicV c.-iierul A. I:, lluinilliey I.ninl I '..III llilssSollrT A. 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