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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1897)
THE SIOUX COUNTY Ththsday. April 2tl, 1897 (too. D. Caiiob, Editor ami Prop. F, E. M. V E. tL. Urn talil. Go'.ng- Went. Uointf K:mt. Ho. 6. mixed. 1 :U0 1 So. 6, niUt-4 7 J. E. PHINXEY. M. I). Physician and Surgeon. 411 calls given prompt attention. Ofilee lu Drug Store. HARRISON. - - NEBRASKA. I North-Western LINE F., E. & M. V. R. R. is the besl to and from the SUGAR BEET FIELDS OF NORTH NEBRASKA. TREES AND PLANTS. A full line FECIT TREES Of BEST VARIETIES at HARD TIMES PRICES. Small fruits in large supply. Millions of Strawberry plants, very thrifty and well rooted. Get the BEST near home and save freight or express. Send for price list to North Bend Ncrseries, North Bend, Dodye County, Neb. 313 XOTICE TO SETTLERS. The rules of the local land office have recently been amended so that settlers to make final proof shall settle with the publisher before sending in their applica tion. All parties desiring to make final proof can have their papers made out at Thb Journal office, free of charge, and promptly transmitted to the land office so that no time will be lost. John Davis was at Andrews last Monday. Still they come to Barteix's to buy millinery. Warner's Health corsets for sale at Bartell's. Clothing, hats and neck-wear cheap, at Bartkll's. W. E. Bigelow went to Chadron Old papers, five cents per dozen at The Journal office. Grant Guthrie moves his family in to the Simmons house for the future. Why do'nt you run your stock brand in the JeCRKAL? It will pay you, try it. The grass has been making a wonder ful growth for the past four or five days. E. W. Daily was up from Crawford last Tuesday looking after legal busi ness. Fred Blomberg of Glen has filed on one hundred and sixty acres of Nebraska soil. The grangers have been busy for the past week or more putting in their small grain. Eggert Rohwer and family will oc cupy the rooms just vacated by Grant Guthrie and his family. S. E. Eldridge of Kirtley was in Har rison last Saturday doing business, stay ing over Sunday and returning home Monday morning. The officers of the F. E. & M. V. Railroad company went through Harri son this morning going west on a tour of inspection of its road. J. W. Scott, who is a member of the i school board, reports a large numlier of applications coming in for the fall and winter term of the Harrison school. , Land lord Rohwer is vacating the hotel today and Moravick of Warbonnet is taking his place and will hash up sweet viands to the public hereafter. Mr. John Ostrander and Casper Wit ling of Ardmore wVre in Harrison Mon day looking after business matters. They report the gnus much further advanced in their locality than around Harrison. Bart Hamlin returned from Iowa the forepart of the week where he has been to attend toe last sickness and funeral Of bis father, who died a week or more ago. He looks for bis brother back the last or tbis week. Laoer Sutton, while assisting Rev. J. D. Clark in breaking a fractious colt got Ma baodt badly burned with a rope, it sUpping through bis hands so rapidly. IS will ba laid up for a week or mors bafore a will ba able to do much mors Casklly timely Isa papar on"8ome C3Ct2U3t4a Types," with over a dozen ;!3tU btf-tMM illustrations, in Dwo tZ?f Cacn for Ear. ' A study of V -J I T will inn humimvwm iniwr- !.' ZnC earrtwt war aews from the " cJ ti'tzi CTtiars went for the bum tit of the rane htock to be J shij)d over tha . E. & M. V. railroad ; during the shinning wason. Sotlrf. All parties knowing them selves indebiled to tt e undersigiel are requested to call and settle either in ca.sh or with note on or before M ty 1st. As I have rented my Hotel to other par ties I will go out of biiiM'i.-.s at the above slated time. EUUEST ItOil'.VEH, LEMORESTS MAGAZINE for May' contains nearly 00 graphic illustrations, and there is not 8 dull page in it. "McKin- ley's Administration told by the Camera," is aloni worth the price of the Magazine, tlie photograghs vividly depicting the whole pageant, and ueediog no verbal description. Mr. Coker a gf-ntleman, who has teen stopping at Mr. Patterson's for three or lour weeks, and who bought a gold ptyi a few days ago for the purpose j of prospecting out in Sow-Belly canyon soon as the weather would permit,'went out lust Sunday to make an examination of the ground and if possible to find out whether there was anything thfre like gold. He returned to Harrison the same evening, but made no report as to what he found. j I Married. Mr. Wilts Earnest of Andrews and Miss May Kinuison of Alliance, Sun day, April 25th. Mr. Earnest and his wife, accompanied with Mrs. Earnest's niece came in on the passenger train Monday morning. They went out to the ranch on Running Water the same evening, and after this will be at home to their many friends. We desire to extend to the bride and groom our best wishes for their future prosperity and happiness. Mr. Samuel Penticost and John Raffing, who live on Raw Hide creek, south-west of Harrison in Wyoming, about forty-five miles was in- town yes terday staying over until today. Mr. Penticost says he lives much nearer Ft. Laramie, and it would be more conven ient to do his trading at that place but, on account of exorbitant prices charged for every thing that a family or a ranch er needs, he can save money by coming to Harrison to do his trading. J. A. Hanson, section foreman at Van Tassel, called at our office last Mon day and left a cart heel to pny for The JotRNAL for the coming year. Mr. Hanson reports wolves and kiotes are very bad in tits part of the country. lie, with two or three other neighbors were successful in digging out eight young ones last Saturday which were six or seven weeks old. Mr. Hanson is not sure whether there is a liounty on killing wolves in Wyoming or not but he thinks if there is not, there ought to be to en courage the destruction of them by the settlers of the country. Mr. Frank Smith, son of W. R. Smith of this place aud son-in-law of H. T. Mer riam of Warlxnnet precinct this county, arrived from Dead wood, S. D-, last Satur day on the west hound passenger train. Mr. Smith and wife visited with relatives and friends until last Monday evening when they took the cars for home again. Mr, Smith has valuable interests in Dead wood, he having built a large business house the best in the city which cost him something like $ 15.000. He rents bis building for about $500 per month besides reserving room enough to carry on a large grain and feed business him self. Mr. Smith and wife have a host of friends and acquaintences in Harrison and vicinity. A small neighlwrhood racket was brought to a. focus last Monday, down at Andrews, by A. L. Staudemmier com ing to Harrison and swearing out a war rent for the arrest of Charles Russell for drawing a gun on him with intent to do great bodily harm. Mr. Russell was brought to Harrison and appeared before his honor Judge Wilson and asked for an immediate trial, but the complaining witness did not show up, ro the attorney for the defendant with the consent of (lie county attorney the trial was set for Wednesday May 5th and it was decided by the Judge that if the plaintiir did not appear for trial a bench warrent would be issued and placed in tlw hands of an officer compelling him to appear and show caur why the defendant should not be released. The defendant in the meantime was put under one hundred dollar bonds to warrent his appearance at court. ' Frank Tinkham and Jackson Krei sler, have been developing a gold and copper mine out in the Wyoming moun tains, about 125 miles west of here drove in last night and will stay here untill tho snow goes off in the moun tains so they can go back to work again. The boys say there is about three or four feet of show there yet and since it com menced to melt it was flooding the mine So that they were obliged to suspend for a time at least. So they will in the meantime put in a small crop and thro return to the mine for tha balance of the summer. The boys brought some flna specimens with thero, leaving some at THE JocRXALolBoe where tha public is invited to call and examine them to their own satisfaction. Mr. Tinkham tad Mr, Kreister, both think tha have a prospect of sometlHn'g pretty good, as! wa think so ourselves, far lbs ore wocU meate it V ' : IL t I' . .' .. '.j, ' , ,','4,3, S ' War hound Warbling. Charles Riehl is home this week sow ing his grain. Homer Priil ly faced the wind to Har rison last Monday. Jim Nolan made a short call at Mr. Wilcox's hist Tuesday. Dan Slatterly is working for Sam Leel ing, helping bini put in his cropti. ; Lon Wilson was down to Mr. Oscar Carton's last Wednesday after a disc. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Garton spent Sun day April 25th, with Mr. and Mrs. Corwyi Lewis. Mrs. Lillian Daut and Miss Ketchtim are .visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Daut this week. S. L. Ellis was hauling slalm from the old saw-mill site, in Warbonnet canyon Tuesday April 20th. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Smith of Dead wood made a short visit at the home of Mrs. Smith's father April 25th. Mr. H. T. Merriam. Mr. and Mrs..O. A. j Garton and Marcus Vajdez were among j the Warbonnites tiiat were in Harrison j Saturday April 21th. Mr. James Merriam is recovered so, far from the rheumatism, that he expects to commence hauling lumber from White's mill to Harrison Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. We were very much surprised to read in the Press that Miss Merriam went to Douglas last Monday, as we postively know, that she never was near tliere, and has been at home all the week. Sunday May 2nd if it is pleasant the Warbonnet Suaday school will meet to reorganize their classes and to elect ntll cers. All that are interested in the work will please be sure and remember and be on hand if the day is pleasant. The ladies of Warbonnet precinct will ench one and all give to the gentleman of this precinct a vote of thanks for the promptness in which they turned out, to work 1 he roads in Monroe canyon since the late f-torm. They have not been so good this year, riot even when the ladies worked them, we therefor return to them their laurels. We also hope that this will tie an incentive to them to let the good work go on. Echo. 'Lire to Lsara and Learn to Live'' And the Cry is "Still Tliey Comp." Have you answered all those questions? If not, why not? Dont throw them away but ask your neighbor to answer them. No. 18. Why, if the United States is the most progressive country on earth has she increased bercirculating medium only $2.07 per capita during the last 2t years, while Great Britian increased hers 10.70; Germany hers 5.69; Belgium hers 14.05; the Netherlands $7.50 and Italy hers $5. 01 ? What does this show ing prove? 17. If the silver dollar is not money, who made it less than money ? If there is too much of it ustd as money, who is to blame for having it minted? more over, if law does not make money, by what power cauid all the money now in use ? IS. If the National Banks must hold 5 per cent for reserve, what secures the 95 per cent without a reserve 1 19. If an individual must give three to five times the value of a loan as se curity, what ought a bank give adejtosi tor for security. 20. If our cirulating medium can stand on $100,000,000 gold deposit, why could it not stand on all the United States? 2L Why do 150,000 Americans spend annually $175,000,000 beyond the Atlan tic when they have never seen the one thousandth part of their own country. 22. Why, if France and Germany can produce sujgar and ship it here and pay 40 per cent duty on it, it cannot be produced here where everything is cheap without a 2 cent bounty ? 23. Why are cattle 50 per cent higher now with a $2-ahead tariff, than they were four years ago with a $10-ahead tariff? 24. If a tariff of $25, ahead should be placed on horses imported, would it in crease their value that amount ? If not, why not ? 25. If there is 15 cents a bushel tariff on corn why does it sell in Iowa now, at 5 to 10 cents a bushel ? Will Canada "dump" her surplus on us and "bear" the market ? 23. If tariff on anything should be so high as to forestall imports, how will the revenue be raised ? 27. If revenue is to come by direct taxation, who should pay it? Those who have, or those who have nothing ? 2S. Is not a tariff on anything produc ed in this country, manfactured or other wise, a tariff of protection ? If so, is it not intended to enhance the value tiiat much 1 If so, is it not a sort of "com bine" between the producer and the gov ernment and then a trust ? Wliat then ? Will the geovernment prosecute itself and break up the trnst ? 21). Who imported the first pauper wage-earner (loW) and who said, (103) "For once, it seams that America lu mora labor than ana oao employ" ? M. The waga aarftf la aow sold, boejfct and delivered by tha plutocrat. WlcJt3 (rat f imatl cap'tnlt are likewise, "then all of liberty will l lost" and our government hecorm a bugh oligarchy. ul. "The farmers must fell and be come tenants, in p'uee of ow ners of the soil the honied idle capital must be in Vested in lands."' Floating driftwood shows where the current is strongest. Alas for "The laud of lilwrty f -(And still there is more to follow.) Colonel Mailer's Airship. Lincoln, Neb., April 19. To the E.litor of the Worln-Herald: There was some doubt in my mind as to the airship we read so much about Until I read a dis patch in your Sunday paper from Harri son, Neb., aliout several eminent gentle men seeing it at that point. All doubt as to its genuioenesss has been removed, al though tliey differ in their description. I know that not one of those men 'ever 'touch a drop," neither would they say they saw it unless they had, and as Col onel Maheryour correspondent, is known all over the country for his truth and varacity, it will no longer 1 questioned. In the first place, it would be about the time of night that my old friend John Tinnen, would be prowling around ;he chicken coop, Charlie Coffee woulJ naturally 1 ont at midnight looking after the wheel of his windmill. Mr. Hub agger would 1 out letting 1 he wave of prosperity blow through his whiskers. I can prove that by El Rich of Omaliu. Ernest Dailey would be out about that time of night watching patiently for Mr. Whipple to return with some of his free silver that was deposited in Whipple's hank' and Judge Bartow wor.ld be out watching for the federal appointment that John M. Thurston is lo get for him as soon as ha gets all of the boys at Grand Island fixed up in good shape. No houbt about it, the air.se ip is genuine. JAMESC. DAIILMAN- (irant's Achievement as a Peacemaker. The honors and attentions showered upon General Grant during his tour ol the world are, perhaps, unequeled hi the history of kingly hospitality. He was recieved everywhere as the greatest soldier of his time and as the foremost living American. Hon. John Russell Young, who accompanied General Grant throughout the famous journev, fraphi call v recalls, in the May Ijidwit Uowt Journal, its conspicuous incidents; the receptiions, dinners, fetes, bills, etc., given in honor of the illustrious Ameri can. It is said that Mi'. Young brings to light a fact that has recieved but passing attention; that General Grant was instru mental in arranging t he terms of a treat y of peace lift ween China and Japan, which prevented an outbreak of war between those nations. Reporters Privileged Characters. Four Buffalo newspaper rpporfers were caugnt by the police at a prize fierht, and arrested along with the other spectators. The court, however, refused to hold the reporters, saying it was a principle of law, as well as common sense, that three kinds of men were permitted to go any where without blame doctors, clergy men and reporters. Buffalo re;ir,rters now wear badges signify mg their call ing, as a protection from arrest. Progress of Exposition. Estimated already ubmitted fix the the prolxible cost of putting the Exposi tion trrounds in shape for all purposes at $ 550,000. The fence enclosing t he grounds nearly complaten, will be about live mill's in extent. Nearly $1,000,000 is in sight, from nil sources, for the Exposition. This sum is lieing constantly added to and it is ex pected will be more than doubled by the end of 1H07. The railroads in this territory bnve al ready suliscribed 7C,000 for the Exposi tion. Other railroad subscriptions will double this amount. The wealth, resources and advantages of every countv in Nebraska will lie set forth in the State exhibit, compared with which all former exhibits will Ihj dwarfed tnto insiirnif icance. The state commissioners, appointed by the gover nor, will he charged with this work. For these positions most active competition is lieing niado by prominent men all over the state. Lenten Penances. It really requires carafnl thought and considerable ingenuity for a fashionable woman to think out some honest means of penance whereby, during Lent, she may save for her Easter offering. This season the sjiecial form of self-denial must of course differ from that practiced during any foregoing Lent; and after due consideration jewel wearing is the cause which w ill sw many an Easter fund. From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday not an ornament can be worn save on the payment of a fine. Wedding and en gagement rings are permitted only Jiy virtue of a weekly line, and any gems used as adornment, Inside these tokens of vows, must he paid for at the rate of five per cent, of their value. The woman who makes a gift of a jewel must deposit a fine for the act in her Easter box; she who recieves the gift of a jjwel must also pay the penalty into her fund; while false jewels, ornamental hat pins, neces sary little stick pins, a watch, or even a garter buckle, all come under tha head of prohibited jewels. In consequence of this new rule, which will hold until Easter Sunday, smart women are wear ing natural flowers, California violets be ing the most popular blossoms, keeping only their watches, belt buckles, hat-pins and wedding rings in use, for, comfort's sake, sodas a means of Increasing tha spring ofJariuf. Vom "Soeidj Fad$," in Pmortcfi FtmCp togmtUefarAfrtt. , . . . ' : -s ; .. . ,. i .,.'. , .... . ' RANCH LEWIS GERLACIL 1W HARRISON HOUSE. . EGGERT ROHWER, Proprietor. Spring will soon be here. 1 HAVE CONSTANTLY OX HANI) FLOUR, FEED AND SEED GRAIN. I also run MEAT MARKET in con nection with the HOTEL Your Patronage is solicited. O MARSTELLER BROS., They handle every thing usualy handled in a gen eral denartment counJrv store. r SUCH AS DRY GOODS and (JROCERIE, BOOTS ami SHOES, HARD and TINWARE; also FLOUR, ,FKFD and GRAIN, KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND. YOU CAN SAVK MON'KY I5Y GOING TO MAKSTKLLKR RROS. DO YOU WANT JOB WORK DONE? THEN COME TO THE JOURNAL OFFICE. Now is tlie time mt 1 lie VVJKIvIvV JOUNAL , FOR ONE YEAR $1. TAKE THE JOURNAL AND YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT. It is the Legal Paper of sioux county, mmm GEO. I). CANON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Africa Itaral Narlety Media. - - There will be a meeting of the Sioux County Igricultur a Society in the office of tha sheriff at the court bouse, in liar rinon, on Wednesday, April 14,' lWty Let all interested in the success of tha society be pre stnt, as there will be important1 business' to transact. . i W. U. Paris, , . Crwrttarjr. Where are ycu going? We are cn cur way to the RANCH SUPPLY HOUSE. THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS SO CHEAP AT THAT STOKE. My wife ttantt cm of thote bcatiful SPRING HATS and dry goods prctmona d'C I need a Spring SUIT mytelf and we think we can save mon ey by trading at the SUPPLY HOUSE. 11 fNrvv --..j . ISIDOR RICHSTEIN, DF.A LKtt IN' F1N1UV1NES. LIQUORS and CIGARS- AGENT FOR pabst's Selebratecl BEER. to xuljxcribe for . w Hammer Hcaaol. Arrangements hare been completed for tha holding of a summer school at Harrison for tha benefit of teachers and others who might desire to attend such m school. It will begins JuiMUht, and con tinue four ssks, followed by two weeks normal institute. For full particulars writs, , 'W.H. Davis, '"Mi- !