T1IE SIOUX COUNTY
J. Simmon. Kilitor uml I'rop.
K.K. V.VK.K.TiMUllo.
tioi ig Wnt. liolnn Kant.
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fbyxicUu and Surrron.
AH rH given prompt alU-uliou.
Oflire in Drug autre.
HAKItLSON. - - NEBRASKA.
Tlii! thirtieth annual
NEBRASKA STATK FA I It AND EX
l'OSJTU IN.
()mah:i, Nehraska,
AlfiUST27 TO SEI'TEMHEK 5, WC.
Nebraska Herself Again.
The plucky NelirnskHiis wlio have
maintained conlKlf ne in their state are
rewarded by
and all the people, by prubeul rare, are
.. i .1...
ttuia iu aiieiiu Lilt;
Greatest State Fair
ever planned wmt of the Missouri river.
The Ann:ultural, Horticultural, Dairy,
Textile, Fine Arts, Mechanical Art,
I'oultry, Hwm, Honey unci Apiary
(rood.-, and Live Stock Exhibits ure
tlie Ik-iI ever tillered.
The HNr'diiKt race list ever before hook
ed. lifitl, trotting, naming horses
from all parts of the country. Fast
time in .ill classes.
The grounds of thu
WHITE CITY OF THF, WEST
have lost all disagreeable features inri
lienl to their newness last year, and are
in good iki.
K.vin: musical rnooitAM.
IWsiile i the numerous bends engaged
to entertain the crowds, the
NORTHWESTERN S "ANDINAVI AN
SING LHS" ASSOCIATION
will pUv free entertainment on the Fair
(.round-. Friday, September 4th. 1000
voices and 5 bandit of music. All of
tare merit.
KNHillTS UF AKSARBEN
w ill celebrate the
IV.AsT OF OLYMl'IA.
Tucsl.iy nijcht, Si'pt. li,t, (Iraud mili
tary and i ivic parade.
Weilm -lay night. Sept. 2d, Parade of
Nebraska i. unties.
ThurwUy niht, Sept. 3d, Knights of
Ak Sar I.!ii parade.
Frid.i nnht. Sept. 4th. "Cirand Itall"
Ktiighu f AkSarlJen.
Salunlay tiiuht. Kept. Jlh. N. V.
Ssitidimiviau Singers' Association, 1000
voices.
The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley K. It. will run becial trains from
many ii.its direct, to the Fair Grounds.
S! hand hills for time of trains.
Itat one fare for round trip plus 50
cents admission.
For further particulars see E. F. Pon
tius, Aj;iit Northwestern Line, Harri
son, Nehru ka.
J. K. Hn iiASAN,
Oeiieral Fussenxer Atfent.
Omaha, Neb.
The ( ountjr Fair.
The mf ting of the agricultural socie
ty at the court house on last Saturday
was fairly nttended.
The fair will be held on Thursday and
Friday, September 17 and IS, 100.
The secretary reported that he had
upieatvd lfore the board of county
commissioners nnd obtained erniission
for the wk i'-t v to use the Becond story
of the court house for exhibits of pro
dure, art, etc.
For the r. ason that the society had no
funds to pruvide stalls, sheds and other
arrangements necessary for carinjf for
show animals, it was decided to offer no
premiums this year on live stock.
1). Bartlett, Eli Smith, J. Stimson and
W, J. A. Itium were made a csmmittee
to solicit, members. A membership
ticket costs one dollar and entitles the
holder to a voice and vote in all meet
ings of the society during the year and
admits him and his family to all exln
bits made by the society during that
time.
To the exhibit made at the court
house an admission fee of 10 cents will
lie charged all persons over 13 years of
age, except, holders of membership tick
els and their families.
E. E. Liwniore, L. J. Simmons and
W. IL tluvis were appointed a commit
tee on premiums, to report at next
meeting.
J. 11. BarMI, D. L. Smuck ond N. D,
lUmlin were made a committee on race
program to report at next meeting.
Tlie next meeting will be held on Fri
day, Aug. It, at 1 o'clock, at which a
food attendance is desired.
NOTICE TO SETTLERS.
The rules of the local land office have
recently been amended so that net tiers
to make final proof ithall settle with the
publisher before sending in tlieir applica
tion. All parties desiring to n.ake final
proof can liave tlieir papers made out at
The JiH fiSAL office, free of Imrge, and
promptly transmitted to the land office
so that no time will be lost.
Now is the time to subscribe.
(iet something ready for the county
fair.
Cured meats for sale at from 8 to
12 cents r pound by E. Uohwer.
John Anderson e.ects to ship two
more carloads of cattle in a few days.
II. Smoke has taken his sheep into
South Dakota where he found rune for
them.
The poverty party at the court
house Monday evening was quite well
attended.
Call at THE JiM'HNU, otlice and have
vour final groof pners made out. It
will cost you nothing.
Martin Doyle put a homestead filing
on a quarter section of land in hungry
hollow the first of the week.
V. F. Shepherd and Geo. H. Turner
exiect to ship several car-loads of cattle
the last of the week.
J. V. Smith showed some samples
of grain which demonstrates what mois
ture will do in this country.
G. M. Burson and family passed
through Harrison on Monday, en route to
Colorado, making the trip by team.
I am selling all of my wool dress
goods at first cost, to close them out.
Great bargains. L. Gaiu.ach.
James Nolan got the thumb of his
left hand split a few days ago by gettiug
t mixed up with tlie cutting apparatus
of a mower.
Kev. Father Brophy will hold Cath
olic services at the residence of M. J.
Klewett on Saturday, August l"ith, at
10 o'clock, a. m.
Hay makers will take the wise
ourse if they make fire-guards around
tlieir hay stacks, as fires are likely to
sweep over the country at any time.
The westbound passenger engine set
the grass on fire a snort distance west ol
town on Saturday, but it was put out
by section men before it gained much
headway.
-Excursion tickets to Hot Springs
and return, good for return for 30 days
will lie sold at one fare for the round
trip over the Elkhorn on July 31, Aug.
14 and 2.
The Elkhorn road w ill sell tickets to
the Rtate fair at Omaha for one fare and
(ifty cents for the round trip, including
admission to the fair- Tickets on sale
Aug. 27th to Sept. nth, good returning
until Sept. 7th.
flinty Attorney Guthrie received
a few days ago a complete set of 80 vol
umes of the American and English En
cyclopedia of law. This is considered
ttie most comprehensive nnd complete
work published and is held in high es
teem by the courts.
Before he had fully recovered from
his recent sickness W. B. W right was
uttacked with inflammatory rheumatisn
n the left arm and was compelled to
take a lay-off and went to Hot Springs
for treatment. It is hoped that he may
lie benefitted. John Plunkett is in
charge of his section.
A destructive fire raged east of
town during the past week. A large
territory was burned over and much
grass and timber destroyed. It also
burned about seventy-five tons of hay
belonging to H. T. Zerbe, together with
a tent, camp outfit, bedding, nnd saddle.
P. N. Kirkpatriek and John Finley lost
ten tons of hay, two sickles and a sickle-
grinder. It is supposed that the fire
originated from sparks from a passing
engine, and representatives of the com
pany were looking the matter up the
first of the week.
. Another turn was taken in the court
n the 04 matter last w eek and the sher
iff was sent out with some papers on
which to take take some cattle whose
hides were adorned with that brand and
in the possession of James 1L Cook to
which Grace V. Snyder claimed an in
terest. Shortly after the alien n started
out County Treasurer Biehle heard of it
and as there is a good sum of taxes due
to the county on that famous brand of
cattle he concluded that to fulfil his du
ties had better get the cattle before the
sheriff did. Accordingly he made out a
distress warrant and started for Agate
Springs, reaching there about fifteen
minutes before the sheriff, and got
enough cattle to pay, at least, a part of
the taxes. Nothing further has been
done in the suit.
The report from various parts of
the county are that feed is extremely
scarce and the owners of stock in some
instances are at their wits' end to know
what to do in the matter. The season
hoe been so dry that the grass is very
short and thin on the range, so that to
expect to take cattle through on that,
with no feed for them la case deep snow
will likely result in severe loss. Some
will sell everything that is marketable
and others will move to where they can
obtain feed. It is said that along the
Platte in BcotU Bluff county alfalfa
hay can be bought for one dollar a ton
with plenty of outside range for nothing,
That being the case it would be good
place to take stock to winter.
IMI'ORTAXT TO SCHOOL TEACH
ER AS D OFFICERS.
Eia.iaatlMf Set Held According to
Law aid Crrtlflcates Worthless.
Teachers Oat of Lurk.
An investigation of the records and
facts connected with the oltice of coun
ty superintendent of public instruction
discloses the fact that some peculiar
tactics have tieen resorted to in its con
duct, which does not apuearlo reflect any
credit on ttie official in charge of the
interests of education in Sioux county.
Early iu tlu season notice was given
that all those who expected to teach in
the public schools of Sioux county dur
ing the ensuing school year would be ex
pected to comply with the law in regard
to attending inslitue. Tlie notice was
officially given by W. H. Davis, Co.
Supt.
The institute began on June 22. 1H96,
and closed July 3, lH'.IG, the last two
days, July 2 and 8, 1H90, having been
occupied in tlie examinations of appli
cants for certificates to teach. No other
examination was held during the mouth
of July, 190.
The law in regard to examinations is
as follows:
47 KibC. 3. TYarhcr't examination. 1 The
coauty mitierlnteiideiit sliull examine all
person offering themselves an touchers for
the public schools, and hIihII tilteu at tlie
county neat upon the third Saturday In
each month In the year for that purpose,
anil at uch other times ami places us he
may select, by giving not 1 than live days
notice In some paper published In Ills coun
ty, or. It there be no paper published III such
county, then lie shall cause to be posted up
n three publla places In the precinct where
such examination Is to take place, not lets
than live days prior to such examination, a
notice of the time and place thereof. Any
ceriltlcate granted at any other time or
plce Ulan those specified above stiall be
null and void. Anil any county superinten
dent who shall violate the provisions of this
section shall, upon conviction of the same,
be fined Iu any sain uot lass than twenty-
live dollars.
According to the above law none of
the certificates issued as the result of
the examinations held at the close of the
institute, on July 2 and 3, 1H90, are of
any value whatever, for while County
Superintendent Davis was very particu
lar to notify those intending to teach
that they must comply with the law, he
failed to comply with the law himself
and as a result of such failure, after
they had beer, to the trouble and ex
pense of attending the institue and
standing the examination, he rewarded
them with certificates worth no more
to them than the pajr on which they
were made out, as he utterly failed to
give notice as required by law as to
where and when the examinations were
to take place.
From the law and the facts in the
case it would seem to be necessary for
all teachers holding certificates issued
on examination held at the time of in
stitute to present themselves and take
examination legally. The fact the Mr.
Davis dated the certificates two weeks
after the close of the institute closed is
not sufficient to enable them to make a
legal contract witti a school board and
unless they have a legal contract they
cannot collect pay for their work.
The records of the county superinten
dent show that in some other instances
applicants have been granted certificates
otherwise than according to the law
quoted, and it will be observed that he
is liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars for violations of the law
in regard to the examination of persons
presenting themselves for teachers, and
there is no doubt that he and his bonds
men are liable on his official bond to
any teacher who may have sustained
any damage by reason of his failure to
perform the duties of his office as pro
vided by law and as he in his official
oath swore he would do. The lot of the
school teacher in Sioux county is not a
very pleasant one at best and for them
to be put to extra trouble and expense
by what seems to be the gross careless
ness or maladministration of the county
superintendent is, indeed, putting a
hardship upon them.
PERSONAL.
V. Wohllieter was up from Bodarc
Monday.
Mrs. Herman Hibbeln was at Harrison
on Friday.
W. L. Ashbrook was at the county
seat on Sunday.
Donald Kemp arrived yesterday on a
stock buying expedition.
C, F. Coffee and M. C, Doan were at
Harrison the last of the week.
Rev. D. J. Clark spent most of last
week in the vicinity of Rawhide, Wyo.
A. R. Kennedy was up from Crawford
Friday looking after his farm northwest
of town.
C. F. Carlton was in Harrison the first
of the week selling goods and visiting
relatives.
William Ogg was up from Running
Water and called to chat for a few mo
ment with us on Monday.
Sam Jacobs, representing a prominent
publisher of New York, was in Harrison
Tuesday. II is booming the new edi
tion of Chambers Encyclopedia.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Tebbet drove up from
Five Points Monday, remaining to at
tend the social in the evening, as the
guests of County Clerk and Mrs. Blew
, IU
I'Ual Proof Notice.
All prrwn harlnif flnul proof notices In
thin paper n'ill receive a marked four of Itie
paper unit are rej ilcunl to examine then
' i0J a't.' rert "
Timber t'ultore, Final Proof. Xot ice for
. Publication.
I'nited States Land Office. Alliance Neb.
July ss. issu.
Notice Is hereby given thai John K. Cook of
Uoyvilli-, Neb., bus rtjed notice of inlenlion
Ui make final proof before M. J. Hlewelt,
clerkilintr.iurl.nl hl office ill Iiairioii.
Neb., tm tlie a day of tjeptmiiber, IrtSti, on tun j
MUM, T7 a fjijvituuii i.i. iu iui tile II. 3
ne. it. i. n . i4 qii irter of section No. S, iu
township Nu. Mu., range No. w.
He tuinu-s as wiliu;i-w:
Marr K. Cr.iliain, ul Uovvilk-, Neb.,
S. r. U. Unwell, " "
l.cwi i,eriach. of Harrison,
1.. J. Mutinous " alo
Notice I hereby given that Kdwanl A.
Weir, of chad ron. Neb., has liled notice of
intention to make dual proof at name time
and place on timber culture application No.
f or tile hw. quarter of section No. I, in
township No. 31, range No. 50.
' lie names as witnesses:
l-ewi ijei iuch, of Harrison, Neb.
John 11. Uarlell, " "
H. V. 1. KaMM-tt, of Royville, "
1. II. tiriwwokl, of Harrison, ulso
Mary K. lirahuui, of Koyvllle, Neb, who
made II. K. No. 3417 lor thu sc. ec. 1, tp.
u., r. SB .
He names the following wltni'naes U prove
hlx coiuiniioiis residence upon and cultiva
tion of said land, vix :
. I '. 1). Ilusselt, of Koyvllle, Neb.
tiohn K. l ook, "
Lew Is (ierlach, of Harrison
L. J. Simmon, '
J. W. Wkiix, Jr., Itegister.
Notice to Xon-ltesiilent Hefeiidiiuts.
TolJeorge W.C0I1I1, Ida A. Cobb, his wife,
nnd W. J. ilowden, non-resident defend
an Ui.
You and each of yon 1110 hereby notified
that 011 tlie find day of July, li, William
II. Male, iienjamln llraham, Wiilmni Halls,
Jr., and Harris II. Hayilen, plalnlifTs herein,
filed their petition in tlie aliove entitled
fHtiac, tu the District Court of Sionx Coun
ty, Nfhrttiku, against you as defendants,
tlie object and prayer of which Is to fore
close a certain Mortgage Trust Deed tixucu
tod on tlie and day of December. IH;i, by
George W. Colli), and Ida A. Cobb, upon the
property ilewrllied lis follows: Uil three
and Ike Northeast ijuurlcr of tlie Kouth
west Ijuarter, and the West Half of Ihr
Houthuint Quarter, of Meet Ion Nineteen (1),
Township Thirty four 1 34) North, Kange Fit
ty-slx (i) West of the eith I'. M., in Mom
eounty.Nebrasku. given to secure the pay
ment of a certain ttrst mortgage bond uiadi-,
executed and delivered by l.eorge Vt'.Cobli,
and Ma A. Cobb, to W. I.. Telford for the
sum of Two Hundred, Twenty Hve (S-K5.00)
dollars, due and payable on the ttrst day of
DecemlM-r, lsin, which said mortgage bond
has tieen sold, uHiigued and delivered
to )lnl n llfT-i herein who are now the owners
thereof ; that there is now due and puvahlc
on said bond the sum of lii.'.KT, with Inter
est thereon at the rate of 10 per cent per
annum from December 1st, IH1!4; that there
la due the further sum of flO.il, for taxes
paid by said plaintiffs, with interest thereon
nt the rate of 10 per cent, per annum from
the Mali day of Kcpteinlicr, IKdfi, for which
sum, with Interest plaintiffs pray for a de
cree that tlie defendants pay tlie name, and
that lu dufault of suclt payment said prem
ises riuiy be s ld to satisf y tlie amount
found iliip; that defendants be foreclosed
out of all right, title, lien or eijulty at re
demption In and to said premises, and for
general relief.
You are required to answer said petition
on or Iiefore tlie 7th day of September, Isini.
Dated at Harrison, Nebraska, July as, lS'JO.
47 '0 J. A. IUhf.ookk,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
Notice tn Nnn-Rcsiileiit Def iiilnt
To Klmer McKarllug, W. J. Bowden nnd I..
Alice Watson, non-resident defendants:
You and each of you are hereby untitled
that on the 17th day of July, lstw. Win. H.
Male. Heulainiu liraham, William Halls, Jr.,
nnd Harris II. Ilnydeu, us plaintiffs, tiled
their petition in the District Court of
Mloux County, Nebraska, ng.ilust yon as de
fendants, Impleaded with James T. Musuu
and Mrs. Mason, his wife, Christian name
unknown, the object and prayer of which
Is to foreclose n certain mortgage made by
Klmer McKarllng upon the following real
estate, to-wit: Lota Three (3) and Four (4)
and the Mouth half of till! North West
Quarter of .Section Kour (4), Township Thir
ty 1:), North, Hango Fifty-three (M), in
Sioux County, Nebraska, given to secure
the payment of n certain coupon bond In
writing, dated November 17th, Isss, made,
executed and delivered bv Klmer McFar-
lliu; to W. L. Telford, for (CiO.OO, with Inter
est thereon at the rate of seven per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually, nccoru
Ing to the tenor of ten coupons thereto
attached, which snld bond uud mortgage
have been duly sold, assigned and delivered
to these plaintiffs Iiefore maturity; to have
nn Recounting of the amount of principal,
11 terest and taxes which luiiv be due ine
plaintiffs, that defendants be ordered and
decreed to nay the same, that in default of
such payment the said mortgaged premises
may be sold to satisfy tlie amount found
due; and for general relief.
You are required to answer sniu riciiuou
011 or before the Ist day of Scptemlier, lsuti.
J. A. HAHinclEK,
48 -SI) Attorney lor Plaintiffs.
Dated at Harrison, Nebraska, tills 14th
day ol August, ls:m.
LOOK! HERE!
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WATER?
I will put you is a machine which will
elevate from 300 gallons to 23,000 gal
Ions per minute with the least possible
power. It can be operated by windmill
steam, water or horse power,
It has been tried and its merits are
known.
It is just the thing to use in streams
where a portion of the water can be
used to elevate the other portion.
.They are cheap. They are durable,
They are simple. Tbey are up-to-date.
Prices on larger machines or on iron
work alone, furnished on application.
Write for further information to,
L. T. POOLE, Agent,
Marslaed, Neb.
FOB
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DEALER IIsT
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars,
AGENT FOR
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READ
CHI OFFER
We will send THE SIOUX COUN
TY JOURNAL until January 1, 1898
and the Toledo Blade for 3 months for
Or the above papers and the Chicago
Inter Ocean a year
This offer is to all new subscribers and to those who are
subscribers, provided they pay all arrearages on subscrip
tion to date of settlement at the regular price.
Cash in all cases will be required from those who wish'
to take advantage of our campaign offer.
The Journal is the only paper in Sioux county that i
authorized to publish the official notice of the propoHcd
amendments to the constitution, it is the official county
paper, and is the only paper in Sioux county that is quali
fied according to the Statute for the publication of legal
notices and other notices repuired by the laws of Nebraska
to be published.
NOW IS THE TII1E TO SUBSCRIBE.
YOTTIR,
hart
GOODS.
NO TROUBLE TO SHOW (JOOI 8
PROPRIETOR..
NEBRASKA.
THIS
for $1.25.
