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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1895)
Tto Sioux County Journal. S ETAC" A-H El) 1 Nj. Subscription I'rut), ti.iH) L. J. Simmons, Edltor fcut-rl ill the llarn?i post olhc uk -- n.d rlas'matter. THIHIUV, Uli II U, HMV sr;R ijelt (ti tirf:: A IMaiu talk on Preparation of Land. What 1 know about fariniiig"" Oreely used to tell hi agricultural readers, who practically knew more than the learned I editor of the New York Tribune. The i people wIki rais.l beets of excellent au a lysis in "Dawes county probably need m i adt joe, and it is only to show them h v little I know that 1 beg leave to r .st th it the lirst immediate thing lie done now is the plowing. This should be done I'EEP, very doep, with plow and sub-soil plow esscially on Mow and unbroken land having a hard subsoil. The tiny mm when planted is thrown into the ground, there to shift for itself and grow into the plump beet loaded with sweetness for our benefit. IU task is an immense one. It his to increase iU size many thousand fold; it has to couvert the carbon of the air into sugar during its growing pains, it has to pump moisture through its capilaries of iulinitesinial size and endless numbers. In searching for moisture and food its rootlets have to penetrate the ground in nil directions, making the labor expend eJ in these different functions greater, expressed in horse powers, than it t ik is to light the city of Chadron, even after it will have trebled its population us we expect before long. Being the nrain ladiefieiaries of the growth of the lieet we ought to aid it and lighten its labor to our best ability. The first step to li this is deep plowing. When the soil is loosened the labor of the tiny rootlets it jieuetratmg the soil is lessened in pro H,rtiou to the looseness of the soil. Ik-ets have been grown whoso tiny roots went down into the bosom ol mother earth in search of moisture fifteen and even thirty feet; and moist ure is very necessary in the early youth of the beet. Through hard ground un touched by the plow the tiny root can not penetrate ; the root will be dwarfed, and if'the surface soil is not well pulver ized, so as to furnish ample nourishment to the beet, it will starve literally, anil contain very little sugar. If the sur f.ico soil is reasonably well pulverized, the beet will turn from the hard subsoil and extend its root latterally until it may encroach upon the territory of its sister root and deprive this of its moist ure, or sutler the fate from its sister licet. It is the same struggle for life, resulting in the survival of the fittst; t lit' bigger root will assimilate most ol the moisture and its little sister will wane and perish, the survivor bearing the marks of its crooked path will bit-rooked without the symmetry nature loves in its perfection. A symmetrical leet is a thing of beauty; a crooked otit is not only no joy forever but not so de suable in the factory. A crooked or ir regolar shaped lieet lias more surface in proportion to its weight, and its surface or peel is very poor in sugar. Thu sug iir in not manufactured at the factory, hut in the heet; if the latter does not contain it tlie factory cannot serrate it. The beet manufactures tin- sugar by tin action of the chlorophyl cells (green col oring matter; of its leaves upon the car bonic acid of the atmosphere, condensing it as formyl aldehyde, which the lieet stores up as .sugar for its growth. Th nir, and with it the carbonic acid, i nbsoHied by the soil in proportion as th soil is pulverizd. The more tin soil js broken up by the plow or otherwise, tin greater its alisoi-plion of air. carbonic acid and heat. In the laboratory this is shown in many ways. The .ell' igniting hydrogen lamp consists ol u. minute lMc of pkitia.nu Wl wliirii i lio.1 diviiW platinum, tliis, omiii lo its fiiw division, haK tlio property of -ontl-risin; uihI xniproiMin)r within its pore mi iiiiiny volumes of hydrogen its to stl five, due to hik-Ii compression, enough lir;it to ijfiiiu: the hydrogen pis Hit moment it h turned on. The platinum without tin division has no mich power, lu coin moil vinegar Keneratnni fllleJ itli furlerl lBtc shuvinxs through which air posses, the oxygen of which is to unite with the alcohol vupors, the ui i Iim to the sponjfy condition of the beet fcliuvinffs in condensed until the temper ature rinen twenty or more degree uIkjv thai of the aurroumliii(,r tempera ture Tle winifl condition prevails in tin? ground. The morn broken up it i the more it will act like n sponge, and louden the nir and water. It will voodense the air and liliernte hettt, jurit us it rxxMira in the Doebcrreiner hydro Ken lamp, or in the vinegar generutor, only in a less degree. The heat libentl tl will protect the tiny need from oct-a-nionul front. The coodenned air will giva up freely its carbonic acid,' from which the young beet will nmimiliUe the i-arbon. and grow in nife at Urt, in nwwtMM later. The spongy earth will ibMrM4 boM the moMure for tiie uae ufUMbwU M in ft NR and if the ipmimi baa bwiu (4owfJ up aod looaanwl tJ a cl ji' S of eighteen inches tile U-el I will have ii tine cham-e to gro v to a! i L;ood siie, symmetrical in. shajie, alroiig ! eiK-ugh I hell, jf neo mn, to icrH-tri- - i I through harder ground. The fores ' ed m not ieuet rating the liard ground, j or in not tilin the fjljera out of ali:i I in evading the hard ground benualh, will ; ! utiliieU in growth and iwn-:ie of j sugar, for ia the growth ol plauts, a iu ! the s-rfoi-iuaoee of mwiuinicul work, it caimly n. iiueslioa of fonts expended, ! and exia.-nded properly. TIm ateuui that j lias driven t be puton of au engine has j parted with its force and cannot expend ' it in lic-alm; the tam that has bt-ateu a room through a coil has lo-t its I pressure, and will not impart life to an engine, the same in a plant; its vital ity, though great, is measured; it will keep hji the circulation of Ita llll.-s t Item I if i lillt' ('.-Us ., . . , - . .. ",. . , hi t vk ta-et 1..1III OiHI to the co ne loi li ! all together making only '5 to 0 per tent of the weight of the beet; it "ill drive the leaves upward and the root down ward; it will produce the chemical changes from air aud water to sugar juice and fibre cesidt-s pi-i tose gum and other intermediate compound-, but hen its use is diverted to illegitimate purjses, wheo It has to be wasted ui breaking through hard ground for the plant it has ex tended itself and is lost to the proa.-r care of the plant and Us nourishment. It is the general law t! natural ecouorny expressed in the lemn ly saying, "yon cannot tat your loa aud sell it al llu same time.' ll is t i -ivat pr of that perpetual m tiou i impossible; thai we cannot get any tiling lor nothing, or out of notuing. For this reason we want to direc t the force at our command to the best advantage, nut wast" it. As in animal economy the food must be llnely divided by the teeth Iwfore It is proper to burden the stomach with it, so in the vegetable rturld the food must lie oll'ered in the finely divided state, which well plowed land oilers. Whenever the animal stomach is call ed upon to do the w rk of the teeth, dyspepsia, and other ills soon tell the stor) of the olfense against nature. Wneu e usk the plant to pulverize the ground misapply its force wasteful ly. Therefore plow deep, very deep and the work will lie well repaid, no matter whether the ground be old or new. Flow deep and the vicissitudes of heat or cold or storms will not affect the beet crop. J. M. Ilirsh . htcago, III. Free Fill. Send your annress to II. E. IJm klen & ., -.'hicago. and get a free sample box of King's New Life pills A trial Alii convince you of their merits. These tills are easy iu action and are particu larly tlfective in the cure of constipation aud Kick headache. For malaria and liv er trouble-, they have been proved inval liable. They are guaranteed to lie per leetly tree from every deleterious sultstalice and to lie purely vegetable, riicy do not weaken by tiieir action, but iiv giving lone to stomach and bowels graatly invigorate the system. RegUiar Mas Mo. jwr uux. Skil l at Fmueer Filar llv virtue of an onlcr f Salu out of Itic HUtrict t ourt ol rioux (ou.ity, t or.vok.i, ttpou a Jtnij.iiiit ami a U-rv! o forc'(ott-HrtT t ir'in in favor ol lv.li i.. ..-nuli worth, pialiititT, and .g.4(tiHt Kni.iiiUcJ .'ii-i lii-u, u. l'-. .ti u-l. 1 will ui tJie Jir?t U. of April, A. i- ii.f), tit 2 oViock p. in. .of mikl tl..y t tin: lrmt door ol the four t ifou-.in tht? vilhic of lt,.rrio.i( in Hai'l county, otlVr lor H.tu (J t publu: vu. ttuu lor fith In h.uttj, tti loilow-i.-K U Hm'1 iiirl ncmiw ninl r;i ut.ii aitu.t! in .uu oon.itv, '1 h- ortli:awt (ji-urt-r of .-etion t liirty-ttirt-i' 1,33 in Towushtp Itnrty ono i orln, it.mfi- riity si ) iit ot tUu t-ti) i. ti, county. int-U at liurrison, Neiiriska, Kcbru.trv iij-lMj A. ii, ifcW, Mit-riff. ALVit i. t lARK, Attorney for TUuum. Nnliif to Nmi-tti-Milciit Ih tciidaiH. v, J. Wrouititoti A l omp.iuy, iWi-iul-int, will l. ike iioiii-'. tli.it on rd'tjiu.iry i.U, iltt: (Mrru .-M-curtily to.np.iuy, . i-orpor-ttoti of Wijjflh.i.ti, I (ju.Mvticut, t'iaiulifl li'fftlt I l'i M'ti lltM III ttlt! iltl'Hl t.otiit of imoux tounty, ctrak.if uxtiit saUl l.'l:nftuitt uimI otiift, Hit1 object tuiU pr.iytT of w liit'ii mtu to fiirt-f.o(! m. ovrt.att .itOrlg.aK; x'-cuLcJ Ijy o-lni.tnt Joim v , mi.j-r iiofl ,vf .irK.iret v., tuiit-r 10 tin? hum v Hi(4'ni .Mfur.ty o.up.uy, tti! ;-jf .1 uMurt thnoi, upon tne t.tt-n, Urtit ot Lit- -outii east tU:tt tr of Jwiirtioii i bri, .ortli''at .ju.ii tt r of .'OrltHM'l (ju.trttfr ot wu'lioa 1 n, ailtl OriliWtt qil..J tt r ol oi tu wtfi-t qiMrtr ! .-s,ito.i Kiuve,,, owiixjup iliirty-lwo, li.i-K" rilty-Uv-ir, i.. T olfj t1;A".rr.'y Zl hr.'aoi.W iluu Jil..y , Willi i.iitri.av uh.-iv oi ,.t .AJvwii iM.r cviil. p,u- tiiu.ii 110111 .11. ,y iu, irtnn, j)..y,.hi Hio.tiully, p-r couxj.im ul t.cht-tl. itjt'..llit h.i- t.irn aiUt: lu LU: p . ii.t'itL of a.ol i.bUi and l..t-rttnt cuuMi.ii. .mo lit the ti-ruiH 101-J coniutio.irt ol nam mortKMifi. '1 lu-rt U now uuu hiu! owi.iic to .otl rt.ontllT O'l S..1U pro.n!rtut mi e.t -UMI, itll liitt-lfnt lln-ri'ou i.t 7 Jo I- fr.il. I ro.n .vl.,y it), iwh.i ', on ou uoukih nolr, tj, ltii Inli rrxi Iht-iioii nt IU p. r ri-iit. fiu... ithtl.iry 1, IKtf; oiik roupoil lioUf, ailli inti-rei. therroii t id pi.-r i-4.riii. 1'ro.u Jaiiii ..ry 1, jfitf, unit 011 Oiiii cotiixjii notu, ii.0. Willi lnt-rrt ih('ron nt 10 .H-r r-e.it. from .i.i.v 1.1, i(.i; for w hli'h au.m with iiit-ri-ni tlii'icoii ii-..lori-H..m I'Ul.itnr pr..ya ilix-rw; tii.it (ii'li'iiaiuit Ia; riMiiir-d to p.y the ..iii-; hii'I lh..t In (h-IuUit tht:rjl a.Licl pifunwa uuiy tw aohl to ..tiiy tiio amount louiiilouif tlii;rtoo uti'.l c-oih. ion ari re iiiuvl to rtiiwi.-r aalil prtiuou 011 or lurturt; ajii'ii a, ilA. Tim wkhtkrs SKCi'KiTf CoKrr1 I J'lBilltlff. Ity Ai.via T. t'i.tRK, Itf Attoriicy. Sin-rill's Hah-. HY vlrtur of nil onler of mile ltri'-txl to mi-Iroiii thu l h-rk of the IHatrlrt lourtoi floux toiiuty, XeUr.nka, on a judK'iiiieiit ohUiiuitl In said Kiurt 011 the I -it n.iy ol M .y, In fiivor ot II. Aaallu l ko h p.nintilt kiiiI HKHtnat Jiii-olj Uinper, Anna i'-t, iiihl Willi. on llluhle aa iii'teiiiluuU for Hi.- km 111 H hii'I lnU-rint, una t'osta l.iM 'l at l.4.i ami Hccrinnjr t-oata. t have l'vil iiMii th- KillowiiiK real exLile aa the property of anlil ilefuiiiUuU to a.itla fy a.ilil order of aih, tuwll: 1 he xmtti o.i ipiHrU r of w I loii I witiity-oiio In Tuwuahip i hirly three Aiirlli, ll,in,- nifty alx w-l i.m l. M, in hloux t.otuity .ivliraaka, bikI will oif. r tli snnie fur anii- to the hitftieat hidder loreunli in b.iiKl on IheeixulH d..y of April, latiV at the Hour of nine o'uloa'li u. 10. of aahl day, ul the front door ol tiw iurt Huiiae In n.,rripii, rlrJl.i, Hi ,t buiuD the building in miik Ii Hi-; luxl ti-riii of the litetiii-t limn n helu, at wlliell time unit place due atteiiditnce win be idve.i by tn under auuM, A. R. w, H) fherlff The Harrison LIVERY BARN, Feed and Sale Stable. GOOD TEAMS, GOOD BUGGIES, GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS. TERMS REASONABLE. GIVE ME A CALL GEORGE OLINGER. FKOPlt.KTtUi. TIIE COMMERCIAL BANK. ESTABLISHED 1889. Harrison, Nebraska. 1 Dt, H. H. ort:SVOU. Cashier. AUTHCmiXFJ) CAPITAL. 0 000. jansacts a General COU KKSi'uN !H. NTS: AMUtic.i Fxcimsgf. Nation ai. Hank. N-- "i'orl;. United Statks Naiionai. Rank. Omal a, 1'iiiST Natixsai. Hank, rhadroa. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. t1TlRAFTS SOLD ON ALL PARTS OF KL KOFK. Final l'natf Notii-ca, All iiersiina having fliiul proof noticea In: this p:iMr will r-f-ivt! a niarki'd ropy ot the 1 p:ir Hint are reque-lvd to eYHiniim th'-ir i iiolu-- and II any errola rxtl rrfairt Dim) aine to this onic at one'. Nutji-e for I'lililiratlnn. ' l.nlt' OlHce at AlltalH-e, t)., March a, ltcja. ( Notice Is hereby ifiven that the i!towmK 1 na:ij-d wttler Iiks rihst notice ol his inti-u- I tion ti inttk. tlnal pnaif In inpHirt of hi ' ciitini, and thut said prtHif will Im iniule b- fore M. J. lih-wi-tl, clerk or nutrlet Court, ! at lljriis!!. Neb., on April , lalJi, Christina Jlarkinu'. nt (iilrlirii-t, .eb., ! who uowle II. K. o. for thu 'i see. t, tp. 33 ii., r. M w. lie itHines the followinK a-itness,. to provu hla contilinolla rsirienc; UMJ1 uli'.l cultiva tion ol, a.tl'1 land, viz : Stephen s-rre, h'rank Tinkham, both of IJrali'c, Neb-,'- J;.coh W aswerburifer, Jacob Kxis, both ol l.llchriat, Neb. also O.i.rife rt. HaViv ol iiairisnn. .eli who niiule H. K. No. 145, for the lou 4, 6 anil ti and :. nw. iu wc. 4. tp 33 11., r. 5 inu im:. , u y . u w-c. i, ii . u., r. .11 w. He names the foilowiuK witnesses lo prove. nis continuance residence 111am aud culti VatlO:. ot iuAU land, VI: A. K. ii-w, John t. Kay, Jituies Nolan, S. 1.. Kins, ail of Harrison, M-b. ulw.i John L. Kay, of llarri-ain. .Nch., who made II. V.. No. 1433 for the w. H ne. t see. ) and w. 4 a . it nee. a, tp. 3.! 11., r. 67 w. lie uaiuf:a the following wiLicsbcs Ui prove his continuous residence upon aiU cuit-va-Lou ul , salft laud, vu : A. K. Hew, Wnltir Woodruff, ;or(p; iiavls, Leouara iiuul, all ot Harrison, Neb, i-K Jtt J. W. W h.HN, Jk., Ki-Kisler. .Not Ire tur PiUilicatinii. laind ( Mice al Alliance, NVb.( ( ret), ti, isvi. 1 Notice la lien by (riven thut the follow inn named settler has tiled notice of hi inten tion to make liuul pivot in support of his ennui, and tliat said proof will be made lai lore 1, J. llieweti, cl.-rk ot the d.-sirict court, at ItarrlMin, Nebr., 011 Men a, ii'5, via: t.ilcii iiolIlugsMiit-tli, furraerlj- Wondy, ot oilclirlst. .Nell., alio innde 11. E. No. l-'ll for the nw. 'i i ',, n. sw. i, and aw. sw. .t ec. 2, tp. n,, r. ai) w. lie names the following witnesses u prove 111a continuous residencu ujajii uuil cuuiva iion 01 aaid laud VI.: K. W. Knott, James Wilson, (Kith of t.il clirisl, Neb., M. C ioane, i;. . Coffee, both 01 Uodarc, b. also aoi-tvu U. i.on.ii iia. 'd' Iiai risnn, Neb., .U10 :.i all' il. K. No. anil tor the nw. ec. J, tp. Jtt, r. 4j w. j ne names the following wilness's to! Iiiove ins i'oiiiinuous resntenc! uam anil ! cu.tiv.tlio.l ol Saul laud, Viz ; K. 1'. i.imlsev, or.011 outhrle, James seo it, II. A. 1'nddy, all of Harrison, .Neb. aiSO Keilii;n P. Und y, of Harrison. NeliM who made II. K. No. 3049 for the e. "4, see. 4;, tp At u., r. w. He names the following witness.-, to prove is continuous residence U)oit anil cuitiva- 1 his continuous resilience UKm lion 01, aaid laud, viz: J. . iiobinson, ilavid Itnrtictt, .lanies a-evtt, W. C O'Connor, all of Harrison, Neb. i-a-t'i J. w. w i:h, Jk., m-Kister. .Notice fur l'ubllratlun. Ijtnd Ottlce at Alliance, Neb., 1 March 4, IsUA. Notice Is hereby fi veil that the following mined settler haa ithst notice ot htaiul.-u-Hon to make dual proof in sunmirt ot his claim, and that aaid proof w ilt 14 made lie tore H. J. Itlewett, I lerk District ( ourt nt Harrison, Nebraska, 011 April 1.1, Inlia, via: liPiirxe W , ilesier. or Harrison. Aeu.. wl ommlc II. K. No. 40,13 for the e. ne. e. se. it and aw t sc. !t aec; ti, tp. :ti 11., r. liii w. He names the followlnir Itnesaea to prove his eoutiiiuoua restdemw Uaiii and cultiva lion of, rntid land, via; t.eora Milliter, I'. II. Itlaelow, E. A. Illne low, iiianl oulbrie, nil of liurrison, Nidi. also William (!. Schleyer, nf BmUrr, Neb., who made II. K. So. WW for the e. H no. if. ami n. ,H ae. i we. 17, tp. Mh., r. t6 w. lie names tlie 10. lowing witnesses lo prove nis t-uuiiuuotis reaioeiicu llsni aui eillliva- lain of, aald land, vixi AsIiin-i orton, Krnest tliiuge, .1. Kla-r specller, II, T, .erta all of iValare, Neh. J, W. Waaft, Jh. llegister, ( hnrrh Krrvicfs Xit Maaday, Preaching wrvice, Hunday morning 10:80; Hunday Hchool MM; Epwoith T:igu, M, C, K. CoxwnXi Pnntor, C. F. r"OFTEK, Vice-rresident. Banking Busmen PATENTS. NOTICKTO IXVKNTOKs. There nt-vi.T w a a time lathe tiistory of our conutry a hen the deumnd f-n Inven tiona ail't luipnneuients In i m- : ali(J aciences K'i'erally whs ao Ko-at ,;s mow. Ttic convenience of mankind iu the facuiry kin workshop, tlie houw-hohl, on tile farm, aud in official lUe, rerjuirc continual uccea sioies t'i the appurlaiicea and implements of euch in order toaac latxjr, time ami ex ra-nsu. The political cbau;e lu thu luliuinia truliuu of KuveruuieHt doeii not affect the iroKres of the American inventor, who be ing on the alert, und ready to nerceive tlie misting UcUciciu-fc, il'i not iK-rinit the affair ol tlie governiucut to deter him Iroui quiekly conceiving the remedy to overcome eiistiiijj diaerepaiielea. To (rreat care can not be exercised in chooaing a cuiu 1 " : pctent and ekillf ill attorney to prepare and jirsecnle an appiicaliou tor patent. Valu able iuteresls have been lost and di.-stroveU in innumerable instances by the employ ment of incompetent counsel, and especial ly is thia advicj aivlicanie to those hu adopt ihfl "No palvut, no pay" system. Inventors who eulruat their buaiuena to tin Class ol .ttloraej a do al inltliincut riaa, an the breadth aud -treugth of the patent la never considered iu view of a quick endeav or lo get 1111 allowance and ootalii tuefee then duu. Tiiii Pimsa claims ciinrinr, John W edderbura. leueral iii.iiiaKrr, inS c street, s. W ., Wasliinglou, L). C, lcpri seiil lug a large uuiula r of important daily and wi ek.y p .pera, aa well as Keimral rw-ruxlicaia of the country, was Instituted lo protect its patrons from the unsafe method uui'.:ltjli?v einjiloyed iu tins line of biiqiness. the sa.d l ouipauy is prepared to lake charge ol uu patent business entrusted to it lor reasoii able lers, and prepares aud prosecutes applications generally, lucindiuft inechauiu at Inventions, des.ga patuuts, Iraiiu-iuarks, lulwls, copynghls, Interferences, inlnnc ineuta, validity reports, and tfivea especial ulle. it, oil lo .ejected eases, il la also pitj I p.J-eo to enter into eoupctitiou with an I Urm lit securing ioreign patents. lila lor lu-lructioiia aud advice, j Juil . LU1H.UIHK, j aisr'Mreut, , 1'. O. lloj 3tsi. Waalllugtou, II. C. Just f'rnui tin; rresis. A Very iitlr.ictive publication hu jiint 1h.cu l!wUwj b. ,lt) p dcp.iriinciiL t J . n 1 01 nm ioi iniaifiii jvoiiLe ii. oeurs uiu title "1 tm .Newer .Noi ln-West itod li-- ribeii 10 u most iiiUrrwHiuig und r.,ui uble Insliion thosj portioim ol norilieni Wyoming and the lilacK Hi II ol HoiiLii lAtkoUt wliu.li are readied by tin com pany 'a lines, l'lie uery, towns, mines, people and industries ol these two remarkable tions of country are treated of wall ,tb aolute lldelety. -(KJ ptigei with illustra tions, sent oil receipt of 10 cents in stamps. J KltAXt lH, (J.l'.i T. A. Oiiialm, Nebraska, All Free. Thorns who have used lr. King'a New IJiw.-overy know IU value, and those who have not, have now the opportuiiitv to ' t ' , try II iree. 1 nil on me uuveriistu uriig- gist and get a trial bottle free, Hend your name and address to ii. E. Hui lden & Co., Chitatgo, and get a Minplo box of Dr. King's New Life pills free, as well aa a ropy of Umih to Ileal th and House hold Instructor, free, All of which Is guaranteed to do yon gond and coat you tio'hing, PlnnT Pharmticyi 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 800,000 ACRES YET OPEN TO HOMESTEAD ENTRY. Contains over forty-five milos of rail oad and has no county bonds. NO i!OSIS, NO OKBI S. LOW TAXES, j i Fuel, I'usth, Imiits and Lumber ( henper Tlian at any OtLr I'lnrc In Nebraska. Kioiix county is tlie noi lhwest, county j of Nebraska. It is :ihuiit thirty nub s east and west by atsmt seventy miles north and south nod contains OVER 1,300,000 ACRES of land. There ate more bright, spark liug, small M reams iu tin- county than ;-an 1 found in the Mime area elsewhere in the state. It bus more pine timber in it than all the rest of the state combined Its grasses are the richest and most nu tritious known so that for stna-k-gmwing it is unexcelled. The soil varies from a heavy ' lay to a light sandy loam and is capable of pro ducing excellent crops. The princiKtl crops are small grain and Vegetables, although gixsl corn is grown in the Valleys. The wheat, oats rye and barley aru al! of unusually line quality and command tlie highest mar ket prices. The water is pure anil refreshing anil is found in abundance in all arls of the county. The county is praiticaily out of debt and has over forty -live rm Its of railroad within its borders, has a goial brick court house aud the necessary lixtuivs lor run ning the county and there has never been one dollar of county bonds issused md hence taxes will laj low. The Fremont, I'lkhoro & Missouri Valley railroad crosses Sioux county from east to west and the 15. &. M. has ilsjul lilteeu miles of its line in the northeast art of the county. The -Innate is more pleasant than that of the eastern portion of Nebraska. There is still OVER 800,000 ACRES of land in Sioux county yet oH-n to Homestead entry. Jt is la.-iu.-r land and more dcairably loculed than that lor winch such rushes ar made on the ohiii ing of a rvservaliou. There is no rail road laud iu the county and for that reason Its settlement has laren slow r ao special effort to get settlers was made, as was done in the early days i, the settlement of the eastern part ol the state. Good deeded land can le purchased at reasonable rales with government land adjoining so that a person who wauls more than one quarter section cau obtain it if he has a htlie means. Tln.re are alioul 2,0(10 people jn the 'ounlv and tbciu la loom lor Hious.u)iU i u ore. liarri on is the county seat and is sit uated on the F. E. & M. V. railroad, and isasg Msla towu as the tluuly settled country deniands. Hchool houses and churches are pro videl in almost every settlement and arc Kept up with the limes. All w ho desire lo get a homestead or tiuy laud cheap are invited to come and see thu country for themselves and judge .if its merits. Homesteads will not be obtainable much longer and il jou want to use your right and get 16da.-rsof land from Uncle Sam free it is timeou were nlaiiil it. Look nt This 1,1,1 ol westi ru cities; lllengo ( liuaba Ml laims Kansus Oily !St. Joseph Lincoln i over i t-iid w inns' it does nt malur wlin-li ou inteiiu Visiting. The Ibirhngtou K,iute l.s Hi.-la-st hue lo all as it is lo any one ol llielii. Advertising matter and full inforuia lion about trains mill rites on applica tion. J. FltAN'OlK, (. P. Jk '1. A. Omaha, Neb, North-Western LINE F., E. & M. V. It, Jt. is the lar.1 to find from the Most Fertile Portions OF NEBRARKA. Prizes on Patents. to "Hake 1'K1 u4 ierhH (nirlMiir. t.n n iiKt.li il iouvi-k JW'i-ix '' K,i tr.u k 1 I ii. I U'"t iUea w-' -ff' ' Iiri..y(or.tl: :'ilP.-(lolUr U, iAiJ -tn Trl ul v.;r aidiilH H W i'""1 " b" uliiiuUI'l W U' i" ritriou. tiun ilnrh j; !!) (irii'll"g moinh. u - i. )'JVtri!lieliv.itto,irr-- of .buitfr In Hi JUMlioi'Rl lUn-orJir. wwklT n' p.,j,r, LUl.lUI).-d In Wn-lilnKtoii, which h- J -tf mive ulrculallou tUmu'. out !(! I nitri S-U- "'" ',',l ' ' ' l!itiT. of lnvcnlor.. Xl.T HI ll0 IT l I Th-lUn ( Iiik al-I" 1" ! il tniiiif otnUi-mom x-Je ,H i," "' '' Ui'uli; this i liion iu oinpn'iy w!tjf. t.. ilipl. It Nth xlinplo thtiiK H't ui ; liiveutmi). inul umku tin: ifi-ut't aiuwt of inoiic)-. Hlnl the romplfl oiii'i nl e:t-ui profit ililr. Alliliwt Ofrryfudy. at t-im t:m" Or !l:Ol!iT, l-HKt lV. mi l'l'-, liii-lt. 11 l.atBiiU.1, HoiilJ prolMhly Na wurtli to him furtutir. I iiiortuimli-ly fiili iil'Hi r uin ally iliiilwil itluiiil llioiiHht. I If '' t';' ii. vi iiti.in, llki- thu cm- wlii'low w lilnii t orn-! n i-iily iM up ami low: v. illn.ot lir-.Ui Y thl p;i-i' g-r'a hirt, tl' siiiiK-' pan, iur vit. lur IjulUm, lln- nut lork, the bottir nopP'. the ar.ow honl, an; thlnf thai almo.. rvrryi aoini way of luipr.ivtnf iiim.j anU it ia t!ir- kind of inrmllom that ! '"t th vrcatoaf nturin to thr aiiilir. Thr. prl! wit offer will I pahl at lh' of each month, whether the appllrailon lwii iirt. il iih,ii by thr ratPiit ic r it l.Tr ti,iiiK-llUr inuat appiy ff pa'i on lil imciillon through in. an-! Lt!r k Ki-nn-i lh- pri.f or not, tin' l'i utir hare a Valunlilt! pnU-nt. 1IIK I KLH 1 I..MV(MI,N1. Jon root aiicux, t.-rri Manair, ia r u. s. w n iiiiiuKi"i. i ' I.". The rfHJnihlllty of thin rumpaut may ta-Jui!f''l from thu Inrt thai Ha ilwk la hi-hl hy alKjut fcuU hiimlri'l f t'i-U-.i'lintf n -p.ip-r "f thu i; 11I to. 1 -lalf OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. sTATKolrll Tt!v Silas A. Hull Hill!) . l.osela.c. It. h. Miaire l.ieiiienitnl i.ov- r eir J. A. l'ls r sceiTtjry of "tale I. UlC'UC l"Sire.. , Audt!ir -Jifsejih s, itarl- lreasui r A. s. I huri-hill...-. Allorney l,elter:i! H . I '. II US-el I . 1..I 11 1 I (lllimls,iMir r II. I!. I iirls t t siipi. pnldli ustiticti..) ( U.N(,i:j-..-s(, A, Jjf.l.l.i.A 1 1 IN ; ('. F. Mauders.u I', s. senator, (uiian.fc W in, . Allen I . s. senator, Msdlsori W..I. I:i)au.t onifresmitan Ul lo-l., l.luis.Pi l. II. Mercer, id " ouiaua i.. I. .Mi ikiejohu " l " FnllrrUiH K. J. lialner, ' 4tll ' Auroln W. A. McKicjilKW, " Mh " ttisli'lotvl ). .M.hein, ' lh " Httikeil Hon Jt Hit IAI1T: f. I.. Noi'Val ( hief JiMltv.!, Sea aid . M. Post Avsociutc Judg, f oluuibn T. I). C. II irrisOII As tl! Jll llje, i.r.llid Uian.l Ii. A. I ainpta-ll-.l ii ik and i;eirter, l.liiro.i. rir IKtNTII Jl lUCIAI. Ill-TllltT: M. 1'. Killkald J'ldire. O'Neill Aill'--I ll.tJ tow M. J. liU-wett. " I liads'tu i irrk, llsiilsoi. C'll'NTY or Kli I s: Kolx-n Wiiaon t'ouuty Js1u M.J. lilewett Clt-ra il. s. Wiaviruif Trvastin r W . If. Iavis..f.......suiit. Public lnstTn'-ilon A. H. In-w , niierllt J. L. l'tuuue) . l.jrot r s. 1., Kins survry) M.J. Illeaeli clerk ot Hiatrlei Court Aivlu I . clark County Attnrm i;OAItli OK COMMIVijONLIis; Krank Tinkham ut Uisiri. ; aI. J. w eta r M II. I'. JollllSOU ll'balrmaD, .vt 1 KtilSLATIVt: II. ;. f-li-wart.. senator, lit No. W. Crawford W . )etiipsey...Uep., uut. No.iS, iliiiiiifi.rd VII.LAt.E OKflCXUS. I). H. Urlswold (chairinau) L. Kohwer . J. W . iscott I. J. lllewell i.onra! j.iiideiuafl 1.. J. stmiiioua iUlllli' riara -Tf-asni i-i V . A. Hester ....... VlKMIl, OKKII'MIS: J. W. Seutt Ihllelo. J. h. ilalau-liel W.aleraloi 0. . Hester -Ilra.uir TKHMs OK ( Id llT: lU.lrlct Court,--At llamaon, com a. April sth and Novem,.r lo.luty iouit,-Al HarnMii, coiniiien.-.i-oral Alonday ot em h n.oiilli. ( IICIK. IIKS AN D K1EI IK-. .M. h. Ihurcli -i-readiliig ea- li ailri,,,,:. -aud.y ..I le:ae. ,., audevery Sunday el , mg at . :jn. iikv. i-. K. t ciasr.LI., I'a.l.,r .u.-th.alist .Sunday Schiwl ms-K rwi y sa lay inoruliig at II ' 1. t. Uksltl.l.K, w. . i,,,.,, !5iM-nntcndent. -.rrvia,'.. W OOD.MKN OK TIIE WOlti.l). Ilarrisoii amp. No. M, r, Ur - , and ihird Saturday evening, , ,,H, J. t.. I iiinm.1, i.. Pom,,.. IU.I.,.,1 KI'WOHTII LI AOIK. ,,,"V;:tl'"'''"',,'i '-very Sunday rv.l 4li at a..m. tKhniet meeting on call ol i.is-t. u- i. . Loi ik lirarm. Mas. . . Iiavis, ,.rr, ,,',., s:eret.iry. CnMt,Tra.t-tnjrU, Ottijs p tofjK la all Patent bulnau eoedact4al for MODERATE FEES. bfoimtloB u4 Uric tre lo larwlonviu.. HID PRESS CLAIMS CO., -JOHNWEDOERSURN, Maaaglot Attomey, .aBoM. WAiH,oTo..aa Jt?"' KWIDUUI., Of tii MM4IM ol tk VnmcZZcZZZ' hui kirii-a Ariiira Kalvr. """" Tim U.-st iKilveluih, world for mis. bruim s, sores, ub-ers, salt rheum, Tever sorea, teller, cliap, mm)s, .-hilbl,,.,,,., corns, and mi M.u upim .j iKMUX '. 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