THE RIOUX COUNTY
L. J. Mlniraonn, Editor anil Prop.
F. K. 4 M. V E. H. Tl t.lik.
Going West. l.ulugKiuL.
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J. E. PHINSEY, M. D.
KkjtlrWa sad Harris.
All eU ftrea prompt sttenllon.
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ABKIfiON. - NEBRASKA.
Ilie thirtieth annual
NKBBASKA STATE FAIR AND EX
POSITION. Omaha, Nebraska,
AUCUSTS7TO SEPTEMBER 5, 189G.
Nebraska Herself Again.
I'lte plucky Nebraska!! who have
fnaiotaiim conlidence in their state are
rewardt-d by
Bountiful Crops,
wid all the people, by prubent cure, are
bin to attend lh-
Greatest State Fair
ever planned West of thu Mibsouri river.
The Agricultural, Horticultural, lJuiry,
Textile, Fine Arts, Mechanical Art,
Poultry, lieea, Honey and Apiary
Goods, and Live Stock Exhibits are
the bet ever offered.
The speediest race litt ever before book
ed. Pacing, trotting, running horses
from all puru of the country. Fust
time in oil clas.
The grounds of the
WHITE CITY OF THE WEST
lisve lost all disugreeable features inci
rtnt to their newness last year, and are
in good shape.
It AUK MlSSICAL, PIIOG1SAM.
Ilesidei the numerous bends enpied
t vatertaiu the crowds, thu
NORTH WESTERN 8 :aNI)INAVIAN
HINOEKS ASSOJIATIOX
ill (five free entertainment on the Fair
(round. Friday. September 4th. 1000
v.c and fi bands of music. All of
rare merit.
KNIOHTS OF AK-SAR BEN
, t will utlvbrnu the
FEAST 6F OLYMPIA.
Tuesday iiiKht, Sept. 1st, Grand mili
tary and civic parade.
Weduesday night, Sept. 2l, Parade of
Nbntka counties.
Thursday night, Sept. 3d, Knight of
Ak .W-Hen purude.
Friday night, Sept. 4th, "Grand Rail'
Kiiij,-hU of Ak-Sar-Bcn.
Saturday nuiht, Sept. Jlh, N. W.
Scandinavian Singers' Aifo:iation, 1U00
Toicet.
The Fremont, Elkhorn t Missouri
Valley K. R. will run Keciul trains from
many poiiiU direct to the Fair Grounds.
See hand bills for time of trains.
Rate one fare for round trip plus HO
cents admission.
For further particulars see E. F. Pon
tius, Agent Northwestern Line, Harri
son, NVjraku.
J. R. HtCHASAS,
General Passenger Agent.
Omaha, Neb.
Pat Lacy put a homestead llling on
a quarter section near the ridge north
of the Kennedy place on Monday.
Joe Parsons informs us that he was
damaged by the praire fire of which
mention was made in our last issue. It
swept ovor land hu had rented and was
uLvtni? for winter pasture and besides
burning the grass, it destroyed some
hundreds of posts belonging to him.
County Attorney Guthrie received
a latter from Geo. Olinger stating that
I had purchased a farm near Greenfield,
Ho., and disposed all his extra horses at
an average of 40 a head. George has
had a sick spell but his family has been
wall all the time. They seem to like
their new home.
Ben Moore, the big; ranchman of the
upper Niobrara valley in the eastern J
part of Sioux county, was in Alliance
last Thursday. The object for which he
came here was to meet a lady from
York, Nab., to whom he was married by
Judge Hewett in Hemingford that day.
The Ouid joins Mr. Moore's many
frieaasin the northwest in extending
con4TUilat'" "nd k'ntl wishes. Al
liaooe OnKfe.
It is expected that when district
court convene and Stoneking is ar
raigned for trial that be will show to the
ourtthatL. J. Simmons is so very mean
that he evea wants the county siiierin
t en dent to perform the duties or his of
fice according to law, and this meanness
of WmiDOOt is good reason why the de
ftodaat should not be prosecuted on the
cbfa of rustling his neighbor's family
oowtv There cm be no doubt that the
ooart woM at once see the justness of
Ur plea aad order the county attorney
todMHDU toe cut against the defend
aat sb4 then the court would thank
skAMkiM for oklliiiE i'. ' tMtion to the
SOTK E TO SETTLERS.
Tl rule of the local laud otlice have
receutly been amended so that settlers
to make final proof shall settle with tl
publisher before sending in their applica
tion. All jiarties desiring to make final
proof can have their papers made out at
The Joirnal office, free of cl large, and
promptly transmitted to tlie land office
so that no tune will be lost.
Now is the time to subscrilie.
Get something ready for the county
fair.
Cured meats for sale at from 8 to
12 Cents per pound by E. Rohwer.
Call at Thk Journal otlice and have
vour final froof papers made out. It
will cost you nothiug.
E. 1. Maine moved to Crawford the
first of the week wheie he will engage
in the restaurant business. All wish
him success in his new venture.
The Elkhorn road will sell tickets to
the stale fair at Omaha for one fare and
fifty cents for the round trip, including i in
admission to the fair. Tickets on sale
Aug. 2Tth to Sept. 5th, good returning
until Sept. Tth.
Just as we go to press notice is re
ceived that Hon. Norris Brown will
address the -ople of Harrison mid vi
cinity on the political issues of the day
from a republican standpoint, on
Wednesday, Septemlwr "U. Retiiem
lr the date and preire to attend. Par
ticulars next week. Those who attetnl
will hear a good Sei li.
Another turn was taken in the 04
matter on Monday. James II. ( '00k ob
tained an order Iron) the county court
restraining the county treasurer from
selling the cattle oir which h had levied
for taxes and ordering him to return the
property to Cook, and the matter will
now go to the tlislrii t court. The re
plevin suit of Snyder against Cook was
dismissed at the cost of plninlif!'.
Otto Tietze informs us that he has
lost about, fifteen head of cattle during
the past few months by the ravages of a
mountain lion. It seems useless to at
tempt to kill or cup! ure him, and if Mr.
Tietze should see the unimnl he would
likely display 11 flag of truce and under
its protection proceed to tell Tiel.o what
a terrible mean fellow L. J. Simmons is
because he wants the county sii)erii)ten
dent to comply with the law in the con
duct of his olllce, and the meanness of
Simmons is ample excuse for the de
struction of the cattle. Of course Mr.
Tietze would shoulder his rifle nnd re
turn home nnd allow the mountain lion
to continue to feust on juicy beef from
the Tietze herd.
The arrangements for the county
fair are progressing all right. Large,
and attractive posters have been procured
distributed to surrounding pla-3s for a
long distance that all mav learn of it.
At the last meeting J. H. Kartell was
elected permanent ohairnvn, as Vice
President Weber is out. of the state. I.
li. CiriHWold was leeted finance com
mittee and M. J. Klewett base ball com
mittee. A partial premium list was re
ported and it is the intention to award
premiums on all farm and garden pro
duce. frnit. jelhet., bread, cake and
other culinary articles, painting, deco
rations and other art work; sewing,
knitting, etc.: flowers, growing and nr
tiflcial, and others articles of similar
character. For want of funds no pre
mium list will las printed this year. The
committee on race protrram made a par
tial report. There will he two trotting
purses of $50 each; two running purses
of $r0 each; one dash for purse of $25,
and bicycle and other races, details fur
which are not completed. There will 1k
enough sport to 111! up the timo and if
those who have products to dispose 01
make exhibits it will help them to find
a market and prove beneficial. T;t each
one do a little and the result will lie sur
prisingly successful.
PERSONAL.
Octave Harris was up from Bell on
Saturday,
Henry Rose came in from the range
yesterday.
Robert Neece was up from Running
Water on Monday.
Mr. Henry Warneke went to Craw
ford Monday evening.
E. W. Daily was up from Crawford on
legal business Monday.
O. A. Garton made a trip to mill at
Mursland the first of the week.
W. R. Smith has veen very sick for
some days, but is reported as slightly
easier.
Herman Kroning orders The JorRNAl,
sent to him at Edgeniont, S. 1). Ho has
plenty of work there.
Emery E. Zimmerman order Thk
JOURNAL sent to him at Hellevue where
he is attending college.
J. Wilbur, of Chicago, is visiting
James II. Cook at Agate Springs, and on
Monday visited Harrison, in company
with his host.
Mrs. D. J. Clark, Miss Phoelie Olinger
and Miss Claudia Hester went to Craw
ford Monday evening as delegates to the
rally of Ep worth Leagues.
Don M. Weir was in town the first of
the week and informed us that he was
disposing of his stock with a view to
going to Missouri to live.
Lewis Pfost informed us yesterday
that he had disposed of most of his per
sonal property nnd expected to start for
Idaho soon, but he may change his mind
and go to Missouri.
Cashier Oriswold, of the Commercial
Dank, returned vesterday from the east,
refreshed bv his vacation. Mrs. tins
wold and the children, who had been in
Iowa for some time, accompanied him
home.
W. B. Wrisrht did not go to Hot
Springs unt,l Friday, having been called
to Whitney nv tne illness 01 ms moiner
He and Mrs. Wright are now at Hot
SDrintcs and at last reports was Improv
ing and is expected home the last of the
week.
County Clerk Blewett received word
on Monday that his mother was expected
to live but a short time and he started
that evening for the family home in
Wisconsin. He will be absent about ten
da vs. A. R. Iew is ntteoding to tho
Sets Himself Above (he Law.
In ivtcard to what The Jutrxal ltui to
say last week iu relation to the peculiar
and illegal work of the county superinten
dent in the matter of examination of
teachers and issuing certificates, W. H. j
Ifcivis, in his own paper lias the follow
ing to u :
. "Certificate re valid."
To iuch teucliers and school officers and
I trust, tliey are leit-u uisy be Inclined Uj
Iflve heed to tlie cliurice made by L. J. Siui
uionit in Ills puju-r this week fn reference to
lie ei rtitlctttui inx by me during the
iiiontli ul July as U-inr void, I simply wimi
lo say thst thorte eiti'liUoUfs are v.tlid and
will reiuuln m until declined void by s
tuijlier uutiiortty than lie.
Very tmly,
W. II. uavis, Co. tiiipt."
The above is the greatest piece of pre
suinptiou exhibited in Sioux county
since (ieorse Walker attempted to per- township No. si. ranu? No. 60.
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syade the district court that because the u.-u (.rlach.ol Hurrison, NVb.
people had enjoyed certain privileges! 'WJ.'iiliilril'of Kuyviiie. "
under a former statute the legislature! I. II. Criaold. of llariison, also
. r , ., . I Mary K. (.raliam, of Roy ville. Neb, who
was estopped from changing the law so ! made II. K. No. Mr, for the se. t, sec. 1, tn.
as to take those privileges away. j ,,V,,-1-,h(, foi,)Wig wi1(-,-s to prove
His tiroclaination is an insult to the M1' cominuous residence upon and cuitiva
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intelligence 01 every teaciier interesieu
thu matter under discussion, for it
tells them to pay no attention to the
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law on b iu lanu Ilia nuiu 101 11JC tauui( j
of their certificates.
If Mr. Davis was so cocksure that the
examinations held on July 2 and 3, ls'jli,
were according to law, why did he "doc
tor" the he:uling on the pagi in hisolliriul
certificate register? An officer does not do
such things unless he has a purpose, and
when County Superintendent Davis fixed
the register of certificates so that it will
not show the date on which the examina
tions were held, as it was made to do and
as it does do on the other pages, he must
have had an object, and no other object
is apparent man 10 iiiisienii us to tue
real facts. Whether he "queered" the
certificates to correspond with his record
we cannot say.
County Superintendent Davis informs
the teachers that the certificates will be
held valid until held otherwise by it
higher authority than the writer. In
other words if he has done wrong he has
not the moral courage and manhood to
do anything to square himself but will
attempt to bluff it through. A teacher
who is working under a contract made
on the stretigth of one the certificates in
question may not be pleasing to some
in the district and when the time comes
her pay is hung up liecause her certifi
cate is not valid. Who then passes on
its validity? Not the county superin
tendent but tho court. The only thing
the former could do would be to testify
in the case, and he would not dare to
swear that the examination was held
and certificate issued as provided for by
law.
As Mr. Dnvis sets his opinion aliove
the law and demands a decision from a
higher authority than the editor of TlIK
JorRNAi,. we will call his attention to a
ruling by the highest authority, the
Hon. W. H. Davis, superintendent of
public instruction, Sioux county, Ne
braska. In 1S94 un institute was held at
Harrison under his direction nnd the.,
closing days were devoted to examina
tions. Notice of such examination was
given as required by law, and in order
ing the notice published he was very
positive in his position and informed the
writer that the superintendent could not
even endorse a certificate at a time
other than the third Saturday in each
month without giving the same notice,
and the law has not been changed in any
way since that time. Does Mr. Davis
want any higher authority than that?
Jr. Davis' plea to teachers nnd other
to condemn the editor of Tuk JouttN.W.
liecause the county superintendent failed
to do as the law directs him might ls
pathetic was it not so ridiculously baby
ish. If the county superintendent can hold
examinations contrary to law and by dat
ing the certificates two weeks thereafter
make them legal, there no reason why
he cannot hold examinations nt nny
time and place, date them two months
or two years thereafter and have them
held to be good by the courts. Does
any school teacher or officer believe that
such action would lie upheld in court?
Teachers and school officers will sim
ply be protecting themselves by looking
up the law and getting competent ad
vice in the matter, and an official whose
acts are questioned and who has much
at stake in their being upheld can hardly I
be considered as a competent authority,
esjiecially when the law and his former
rulings on the question are against him.
The rot a.iout the editor of The Joi h-
KaL is good argument, nnd has been
used many times during the past seven
years, whenever this paper has sought to
protect the people of the county from il
legal acts of officials or the attempts of
rings or cliques to run the affairs of the
county in the interest of a few. Be
cause this Simmons is such a terrible
fellow certainly is ample excuse for the
county superintendent to fail to comply
with the law in the performance of the
duties of his office, and on same theory
if one of the county officials should com
mit forgery, or a citizen should murder
another, nil the defense that it would be
necessary for him to make to insure his
acquittal would be to tell the court
what a terrible fellow Simmons is, and
the court would have to release him.
It has been suggested that an effort
be made to get the Lusk base bull team
to coma down uud play a game during
the fair, lhat would make u cotnbina
tionoffair and circus worth traveling
' FImI Proof Notices.
All persoi.t having final proof notice In
thiv puper wlil rrnreive a wsrfced copy of Lite
pu per and are request.! to exuii;fc.4 Uier
notice and li any errors erlsi report In
same u mis ortlt-n at once.
Timber Culture, Final Vroof.
Puliliratlon. lor j
I'ultod State
Laud Office, Alliaiiw Neb. )
July s. IssSi. t
Notice is hereby (five'i tiiut John K. Cook of
Roy ville. Neb., kit Hied notice of Intention
to iiinke final proof Inrlor' M. J. lilewelt,
clerk tllst court, nt hW offlc In Hitrrison,
.V-b.,on tile iiilay of S-pUMuler, IS1.,, on liui
in?. 11. -5 11 w . i4 quarter of cert 10 a No. s, hi
towihiji So. 'iH 11., rmiKe No. W w-
iie intuieE US A'ltlU:4si's:
Mury K. ir.tituui, of Kov'ville, Neb.,
S. C. U. Kasett, ' '
Iew is Oerliteli, of Harrison, '
I.. J. Simmons " " nlso
Notice is hereby (riven that Kdwurd A.
Wcir.ot t'hadron, Neb., ha hied notice ot
intention to make Anal nroof at s;ime time
and place oil timb-r culture application No.
tor tile sw. nuiirter of auction No. 1. In
lion ot saw laud
tlou ot said laud, vc
. C. 1. lias-wit. of liowiile. Neb.
John F. Cook.
Lew Is deriacb, of Harrison "
L. J. smitl0nSi . ,
MT Wj J. tV. Wehv, Ja., Iti-Kbiter.
Xotb-e to Nuii-Hesiileiit Ilef.-mluiiU.
Tolieoivte W. Cobb, Ida V. Cobb, his wife,
slid V. J. lioudcii, uoa-iesidcnt defend
ants. You and each of you bio hereby notiMed
that 011 the Wuil day of July, ln'.:, William
II. Male, iii-iijauiin tirahuin. William Halla,
Jr.. and Hani II. Ilaydi n, pliiiritirTg herein,
ttled their petition 111 the above entitled
cause, in the District Com I ot Sioux Coun
ty, Nebraska, aiMiust you as di lendanls,
1 lie object ami praver of which is to fore
close a certain MorliMH'' Trust lii ed exeeo
ted on the iiud day 11I liccemlr, IH'.ct, by
(icorKo V . I obb, and Ida A. Cobb, upon the
properly described as follows: lot three
(if, and the Northeast 111 irier of the Sou tic
west Quarter, and the West Malt of the
Southeast quarter, ol section Nineteen (Hl
Township 'thirty lour;:M, North, Range Kit
I ly ix (5.) West of the i.th P. M., lit sinux
county, .Mmraxka, Kiven to secure the pay
inent 0 a ecri.iin nrst monican bond made,
executed and delivered by (.eorifc W. t'ohli,
HUH Ida A. Cobb, to V. 1.. Teltord for IS
sum of Two Hundred. TiventvHvi) (iti&.W)
dollars, dim and payable on tin tlrst day ot
liecumber, IH'.m, w liii-h said iiioi'tjrnKO bond
has been sold, HsaiKiiud and delivered
to plaintiffs herein w ho are now tliu owners
thereof; that, t here i now d 11c nnd payable
on (i:i Id bond the sum ot ri sT, with inter
est thereon at tlie rate ol IU per cent per
uuuuui from December 1st, 1HH4 ; that there
is due the further sum of 4lo.il, lor taxes
paid by M.iid plaintiffs, with inlerevt thereon
nt the rate ol" 10 per cent, per annum from
th:t0th day of septumber, Irtifi. for which
sum, with interest plaintiffs pray for a de
cree that the defendants pay the frame, and
that In default of such payment said prein
I ises may be h ild to satisfy the amount
! toiind dile; that defendant be foreclosed
out of all rlnht, title, lieu or equity at re
demption In and to said premises, 'and lor
general relief.
Ion are required to answer said petition
on or before the 7th day of September, l"WS.
Dated nt Harrison, Nebraska, July lsixi.
H7 -.JOj J. A. Ha liK.'.i.KH,
Attorney for l'lntntitls.
Not Ire tn Nnn-Itesldeiit Def.'iidiints.
To l-;iuier McKnrltiiK, W. J. Kowden and I..
Alice Watson, non resident defendants:
You and each of vou are- herebv untitled
that. 011 the 17th day of July, IS'jfi, w 111. II.
Male, Iteiilaunn (.rah 1111, William Halls, Jr.,
ninl Hams II. Haydeii, as plainttlTs, tiled
their petition iu the District lour I of
sionx County, Nebraska, a.ilust you as de
fondants, iiiipleiided with Jame T. Mason
and Mrs. Mumhi, his wife. Christian name
unknown, the object nnd prayer of which
Is to foreclose a certain lnorttr.ii. made by
Ktmer Mcharlini upon the following real
estate, lo w it: Lots Three (3) and Knur V
and the South half of the: North West
Quarter of section Four (4), Township Thlr
tv rat). North, Knnice Fifty-three (M), in
Sionx County, Nebraska, (riven to secure
the payment ol n certain coupon bond in
writing, dated Novemla-r lTlli. isss, made,
executed and delivered by Klmer MeKar
llnff to W". L. Telford, for WiO.OO, with Inter
est thereon at the rate of seven pur cent
per annum, payable semi annually, accord
inir to the tnnor of ten coupons thereto
attached, which said bond and iiiotticaKi'
have been duly sold, anaiKned and delivered
to these plaintiffs before maturity; to have
an ni'counliuK ol the amount of principal,
interest and luxe which may be. due tlie
plaintiff's, that defendants be ordered and
decreed to nay the same, that in default of
such payment the said mort.isred premises
may be sold to satisfy the amount found
due; and for general relief.
You are required to answer said petition
ou or before the alst day of September, 1HIW.
.1. A. Hau :k;f.k,
j Attorney for PlainttlTs.
Dated at Harrison, Nebraska, this 14th
day ol August, ism;.
look: heE!
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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. They are up-to-date.
Prices on larger machines or on Iron
work alono, furnished on application.
Write for further information to,
L. T. POOLE, Agent,
Miirslsnd, r'tb,
If
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IIAltltlSOK,
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We will send THE SIOUX COUN
TY JOURNAL until January i; 1898
and the Toledo Blade for 3 months for
75 LJTT!
Or the above papers and the Chicago
Inter Ocean a year for $1.25.
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 l
authorized to publish the official notice of the propowd
amendments to the constitution, it is .the official countjf
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 vftebntsku
to be published. ' ' ' v:,.
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