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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1897)
V r ' . t T i1 '-y I I I TafESty. Dec. 23' J, ';. U. Cuou, Editor ftinl lrip. P. E.15I.VE. H. lime tel. le. doing West. Ooltig Kitt. S. iiiWmU, 31 :iv t So- . mixed s :W I North-Western LINE E. X. .7. ? R. is the best .io tit! from tl SUGAR BEET FIELDS OF 1 NOKTII NEBRASKA. A map of the United States, !uITil"T"("r JJ by the linrllngton Route Is three feet wide by four long; is printed in seven colors; is mounted on rollers; (.bows every state, county, Important town and railroad lu the Union, and onus a very desirable and ucfl adjunct to any house. hold Or business establishment. Purchased 1" large quanti ties, rue maps cost Burlingtcn Kcte more Uiua filteen cents t-tch, but on receipt of that amount in stamps the under i!)ed will be pleated to scud yon one. W rite immediately, as tie upy!y Is limit d. ,1. I eaxcis. Gen'l Ptsa'r Agent, Omaha, Nob. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. STATE OWICEHS: WIm A. Holcorab Governor James E. Harris Lieutenant Uovenioi W. r. I'orter... ecrctury of State John F. Cornell Auditor 'j. K. Mcaerre Treimurer J. Btnytb Attorney General J. V. Wolfe Laud CommlMiouei W. K. Jkcksoa Supt. Public Instruction COKGBESSIOXAL DELEGATION: John M. Tharton V. S. Senator, omnha Wm. V. Allea U. S. Senator, Madison J. B. Strode, Congressman 1st Dint., Lincoln i. H. Mercer, Ntruuel Maxwell, W. L. Stark, J. I. Sutherland, W. L. Green, id Srd 4lh ttb 6th Omaha Fremont Aurora Nelson Kearuey JTDIC1ART: A. M. Tot Chief Justice, Columbue .T. O. C. HarriwouAs'te Judge, Grand Island T. l Sorval Associate Judgn, tfeward P. A- Oampbell Clerk and Ilepox ter, Lincoln F17TKZKTB JUDICIAL DISTE1CT : M. r. KlnkAld Judge, O'Neill n. Westovor " Rushvlllt U. J. 1B1wk Clerk, Harrison TESMS OF COURT: district Court, At Harrison, coramencei. Spring Urm April 13th, jury Wth, all " October C, Jury J6th. nuty Court, At Harrison, commence ,8 rbt Monday of each month. LEGISLATIVE: Hto Hntz..?enalor, Dlst. No. H, Springview A. b. Sheldon Dist. Xo. 53, Chadroo COUNTY OFFICE ES: Xobvrt Wilson . County Judge M. J. Blewett Clerk lias. Biehle . Treasurer .TT. H. Davis Supt. Public Instruction I). Bartlott .Sheriff 1. E. Phinaey . . Coroner B. F. Thomas Surveyor M. J. Blewett... Clerk of District Court r&nt Guthrie County Attorney BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Trank Tltikham 1st Dlnirict M. J. Weber(Chairman) 2d " James F. Toung 3d " VILLAGE OFFICERS: y.. Kahwer (chairman) Trut-i John Dsvls P. H. Griswod V w. B. Marsteller " V. . Hamlin " W. H. Davis Clik Iwis Gerlach..... . Treasurer CHOOL OFFICERS: :gsert Bobwer Director B. L. Smock . Moderator ft.airu Gerlach ..... . ....Treasure,- . CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES. JMettiodls t Su ndsy School meets every Sun 'tiny morning at 10:00 W.u.davis, MisaB KTetL, Superintendent. becretnry EFWOBTH LEAGUE. Hegnlar business meeting first Tuesday vKtlng in each month. MlSf O. KCMiAIX, Palmii, President. feecretarv. Dovotlonsi meeting every Sundsy evening jtt t .th. MIR. Kekdall, Leader. JJJ5I0H LEAGUE. M Mil escb hnndsy afternoon at 2 :. UU. K 5DALL., Supt. J.KY BUSK POST, Vo. M'., G. A. B. Met second Mondsy In each month io fh rurt bouM at Harrison. E. F.. Llvermore, Com. WOODJfE Of THE VOItlJ). )lnrrlnn ramp, Xo. 65, mU on each al lernste Wednesdsy evening. W.H.tiiVis, J. A.Hi;sot, .lrk. ton. Com. MKIOUftS WOODMEN OF AMERICA. ts)fs ac'tl IU.-rnst! bsturdsy eranlng rfimk. a', n. Dew, v. c. TTIH Hiocr COUNTY 5W Anorney-ailaw. prompt attention pivo ij alt l-fal rratter in Jjs'.a ', I un( y and I strict Court.-?, aud le-fore ti. L'm'.ed Suit Land ,.r.. . I"ir Itisirar.ce written in rt-Iiul.l ompar.ie. fTl--'t I -open) carefully drawn. 1 1 a rua -a -: . - N f.iucaSK a. J. E. FHINNEY. M. I). rUyiMlin and Surgeon. All ctlls given prompt attention. Office la DruK istore. -HA'tRLSON - NEB tAsKA. A. T. CLARK, Lawyer. t C Gee: 1st Door Scuth Gf IJrtell.s tore. HARRISON, NEB. SOTICE TO SETTLERS. The rules of (he local land oHk-e have recently heen amended so that settlers to make final proof shall settle with the publisher iiefore seDdinj in their applica tion. All part ies desiring to 11, tike final proof can have t!i-ir piprt n.:ui ' U' I'HE JOCRNAL o.'Iicv, Iree of ri.ar r, ii.-i promptly tr..iiiintt.--i to L'ic land 1 ll) ? o that no tlu.e will le liwt. STDr. Riser eye, epec ialist of Lincoln, will be in Harrison, Dec. 30th to remain four days. Tim rtn,l'r.r xiiuc iiv-vwu.!, spectacles or treatment for iheir eyes should take ad vantage of this opportunity and have their eyes examin ed. Consultation free, office hours from 10 a. m. to 4 T. M., at the Harrison House. 1ST YvTeare able to offer the Journal, the Thrice-a-Week-World and the World Almanac, all for 01.95. Now is the time to subscribe for the three. TThere will be a dance in Harrison, New Year's eve, Dec. 31 will endeavor to furn ish good music and mike an enjoyable time for all, come everybody envited to attend. Leroy Wright. A merry Christmas to all our friends, is the Season's greeting from the Jocsnal force. Old papers for sale at this office, 5c per baker dozen. M;ss Maggie Hunter will spend the holiday's with her pir-nts. Uon't forget the Christmas enter tairment at, the church ristmns eve. Sotiee Anybody wishing to buy mt al wheels will d well to call on or ad dress! 'has, Schilt Harrison Neb. bounty clrk BUfett h is Iven nn- dt-r the weather this week, sulfering from a bad cold. Sheriff elect Holly has sold his half section of Sioux county soil to Judg Hunter, the consideration ls;insi ?UI0 00 The talking machine at Marsh Her Bros , will be put up and the lucky num ber on a ticket will be drawn for that purpose Saturday. .'ome and subscribe for the New Time in connection witn the Jor'KSAL' onl f 1.65 a y-ar for Kith. It is an up to date magazine. Try it one yar. Charles '1 Jameson, cashier of Mi" '"hdron Ntti"lal bank and on of itie directors of the Hirrison i V)uni"'r. inl bank came in on the west Kiual fai'i yesJerday. Il.-nrv L n le on Muro-d from Omaha ystt-rday wh' re ue went with two car-loads of sheep Thursday night. He tjid not do as well with them as he expected to. -'Mrs. Henry Lindeman went to Crawford Monday evening where he met her husband and stopped with her brother-in-law for a day and night re turning home yesterday. The rost, already accrued in the case of Tinnin v the p & M Railroad company for the four pases tried in (.he District court in tbia county amounts to over $1000. There will be a Christmas tree at the parlors of the M. E. church Friday eve ning. Every body are cordially invited to be present and have a good time witji the little folks. Of course old Santa Claus will be there with presents for young and old alike. It is with extreme pleasure thst we ran say this morning that Mrs V. A. Heste Is slowly but surely improving under the skillful treatment of Dr. Phinney, Mrs. Hester has been very ow for the past week and It was thought she would not survive the night last Saturday. The abova will be good news to the many friends and relatives of the patient. , II ,lidaj lUt. Toali far t. r R ' 200 n, i'es or under ore util trip w,!h f i) a f ii f M i i i iLfi'V" of 50 eM. T. lifts on .! !" ei c" -illnt la7 niilJtri lt 1 g"'d t r-tiirn mM, Ja.i 4-. i 1 ;. E F. I '"Mil's Act. Iok out f'r f iM utlteron Chri ma w tif.y. Aiv.inl tji.' tc every lat'iration, w intM' is (-.erj t i pt ay. Hark! it t-eni n if witaa hear tlif swwt strain of wvti'.mif iiK Tlw (.elet.rtU l Alb.on Family Pat ent flour roU by Ifeter & Sjn at $2.40 per .hundred. A merry 'liristmas to all the read ers ( l!e JulHSAL. is Itie Season' tfrett itifT ft in; Hie Jol'KNAL fortv. Mr. Barte II succeeded in Dnding his co. which etnuedaway a wet kao Lie found her out with Will. Chart's herd Perry Kirkpatritk cf Highland pre cinct is a resident at the County seat. lie will spend the wfinter here so the child ren can attend school. Mr. Jerry Will went dow n on Run ning Water lait Sunday and brought track eleven head of cattle which he took out to the home ranch. J. F. La Tone of Bell on last Mon day called on us and (Jc'ded that after thi date the Jot'fSAl. was a necessary art ii I-- in hi hmiM-liol ! -.Sr. 1i s ..if e i iioe up frun had r .'i 'ii 1 l-l I' l k tifl- r and went ..ut t ci on Hut i rrtk with Buff who "as in town to meet him. Mrs. Thomas Hotly and children, went to t Ira ford hist Friday evening on a visit to her si-ter's. She will be absent for a week or two. J. C. Rtiipley of Whistle Creek precinct was io town Monday tn bust-: ..a.... ii ! nessarui doing some trading, lie elected precinct assessor for the second tune at this fall's election. A car of hogs are trailing across! the country from the Piatt & Ferris ranch on the edge of Wyo., which wtfl lie shipped from this point to t tie South O iuilia market Friday or Saturday. Notice I tan cattle hides and all kind of skins with hair for rolies, or without or leather. Kje sample and prices in J. H. Bartell's store. H. Of BUICTT. filen. Neb. Liney Sutton is now at work in lot harness shop for LVgerl Rhower, and will spenlthe winter putting up new harnesses and doing all kinds of repair ing. Sheriff elect Holly will move his family to town to live soon as he in rent a dwelling house. The chances for renting are pretty slim this season of the year. A ft. An t'L-inc tt Lrif visit vvilh Itis family Mr. EJ. Bowker return.d to, Valentine last week. The ties of home j are so strong that it is impossible to push them aside e'en though we would. i 'iiari s I ifif-rt and family were up from Ft. Ilobirson yesterday doing business ith our merchants. He and Ins betu-r half made a social call at this o;F,re wfiil here, wc are ulays glad to see our friends. lmost all the ranchers came to town this wv-ek to see old Santa. We should judge by the numerous package they took home with them t fiat the majority had got acquainted with the old (jetlt. Mr. Tom is D'inn and sister were do im: busir!es. in our tjinvinn little c'ty on last Tui-nlay. We were very much peaed to hear from them that, their little Kibe who had heen very ill of lung fever was gt ttirg along nicely. Through an oversight on our part we neglected to mention in our last issue thatRih ! unn hail moved wilh his family to Guthrie, Wyo , where he haj secured permanent employment for the f ut u re. He orders his Joi'RX vL sent to that point Judge Hunter and wife of B slare were d 'inir business at th Hub on Tii'-sdav Mr Hun'i-r nn r-fl-ction ie- -i .m hut Tna -i"t x c.nty Jci r al was a led ter I nio than he supposed, and (Withitiis i-sije we inscribe his name iig., .n among (.or renders. j -Mr (. tiara s i irie ho is sjiending tli- winter with his family at Cbndron (who b the way is ono of the heaviest stock raisers of the North-west) has been out at bis Hat rretk ranch since Mon day vaccinating his young stock for black-leg. During the summer and fall he has lost several head of young cattle from the fatal disease. Santa Claus has been swn prowling around the stores here in Harrison, the last few days. He will be mistaken for a burglar some of these times by the merchants and be shot or so badly hurt he may not get over it soon, and (hen. he he will not get wound to distribute his presents to all the little boys and girls in town. If Santa should see this local, we hope he will take our advice -and be a tittle more careful next time. We have ijUiced on several occasions duriing the cold we-tther this fall hors es after being driven or rode U tow n by their owners as the case may be, and tied up to a hitching post for hours at a tune without being blanketed or fed. The thought often occurs to us, and wa won der if those people realize they are abus ing the best friend and servant they ev er had. Think of it, the dependant horse and, in fact all domestic animals will be a friend to their master, if the master will only befriend them and do mistake about it. -HitnrLy il l.rnlnini tl..!.) j I Un (ill otlwro t tli liltl' Mlt. j - Wtnta lot i f fiti!ir.j l.tllij fan -m j ;licr w ill m in lljrn'm CtiriMtiia j i nn.rnini,', J - M'i" ' liritonen (aiiie from (Miailroii to Sjnil tlw li iliil iy's Willi her jiarciit's j ut or near M intniMj. j -Mr. und Mrs. I?.T Coll' , pleaKHrit ittorH ut tli Huh n were lint M 'ndav. Tliey came ti set- Santa t'luus, at i-ast wethou.-htK... t:tJn;t:Tt.ri,,,:;;h:;r: I no material charge far tie better. It Utretntical lmt jutnow. Ehteen hundred and ninety-seven years ajfo Saturday morning, Christt was born and the Angels proclaimed, '-ac on earth, good w ill to men". Chas. Umpheulniur, who h.i gono t,, viit his parents in Oklahoma, nub- Mr. lied lor the Jol'RNAL for a year and ordered it sent to his address at hia future sunny, southern home. The Ltickmao and Lacy school com menced last Monday, with Miss Ilattie OVonner as teacher. From what we hear about 5Lss O'C'onner the directors of that school district have been very fortunate in obtaining her services as teacher in their school. Charles Uuiphenour, who has lived in this county for three or four years ai d, by the vey has succeeded in col lecting togtbfr quite a herd of brood nirmt which he hns let out on shares to Ji.hn Riglund (or two yea r 'left hero lat Friday evening for Tela go, Okl,, to visit his parents whom he has not seen in eight years. He may return in the spring and he may be gone two years. Mrs. Albert F.iilman, who was men tioned in the JOURNAL two weeks ago a havimr taken concentrated he, died . . .. ... irom Ilia ellects OI II l ist rriuav nigni nlxiut mid-night It was intended to burry the remains in the Harrison ccme tary, but on account of the long dis tance it was fin ily decided to birry the corpse at Fhasant lide. Rev. Kendall of this place preachud the funeral ser mon. The friends and relatives of the deceased will have the sincere ym4ithy pf the people of Ilarriwdi und vicinity w here Sir. aud Mrs. E.dman are so well known. One week, last night, Will Phillips woke up alKiut 10 o'clock at night when he discovered his grainery and hen Iioum; on fire. He dressed himself at once and made haste to save out of the lire what he could 'mi' only su' ceed.-d in saving about a doza-n chic kens. 1I lost nKiut 400 bushels of small grain t'!iides har nesses and saddles and other stuff amounting in value he thinks taOO. Unfortunately Mr. Phillips had no in surance so t hat the burn .ut is a total loss. lie cannot account for the fire unless some Ksly had lieen snijwing grain and in some w ay set (he grainery a fire, although he accuses no body of stealing. tt is a query in our mind how it is, that parties who ought to do all their trading with our merchants here in liar r 'Son, iro to Crawford and Lusk to do tracing h.r"i r..;, riy l. fi.nv'S to this j town, ami io i-ou.e in t;.:ni-s p y fre fit on the goods to from Cra ford to ii.ir-i nson. is it pos-iiiie ttiat our business men here charge more f.ir their goods Ifian they can be bought for at Lusk or i raw ford as the case may , and pay freight on same, do merchant at other points ma k fpecnil prices to tt rons lie- longing to Harrison tiriton or tsl tly put u.fei i r gmsls onto our people for firs', class, whi(h is it? or ijtil both. Certainly, there is no mere aorommodaling class of business men lobe found anywhere than right here in Harrison. They are al ways willing, and ready to arctnudule their customers whenever Oossdile to do so. Arid we believe they sell goods on just as dose margin as they do at other towns. People ought to patronize their hometown, everything else being equal. Obituary. On last Thursday night the grim-rs-r invaded the home of Mr Jens Jenson at Glen, and took her whose presence ever makes home and w ithout whom there is none. Medical aid from Harrison and Crawford were summoned but alas (he relentless sword was un sheathed, and claimed llie loved one for its victim res its own. The JOURNAL extet.ds its sympathy to the grief strick en husband and family in this their hour of nil I ict ion. Darling mother thou hast left us. l.eath hasclainud (bee (or its own. But e'er long we hope to meet thee. In our true, jf brighter home. Where there is no hour of parting. All is peace and joy and love. 0Mst be mother; flood live dear one, Soon I know we'll meet above. Obituary. Bertha Louisa Duel was born Feb. 19th 1571 and was married to Mr. Albert Erdmao Dec. rd im and died Dec. llh 197. At her death she was 26 years of age. She leaves one child who with her husind and parents will mourn her loss and who will have the sumpathy of the entire community. For some day's previous to tier death Mrs. Erdman was deeply imbued with the sweet consola tions of religion firmly convincing those around her bedside of her unbounded love and confidence in the sweet promi ses of hi rn wlw say's "come to me all ye who labor and are heavy laden and I will refresh you." The funeral took place on Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the home of her parent near Pleasant Ridge Rev, Kendall officiating; 1 ' JUST ARRIVEOhh A car-load of Wheatland Flour at 155 L the RANCH SUPPLY HOUSE, at prices that will defy competition any where in the state. Tj,(, ANTH SUPPLY HOUSE ia Ilead-quarterH for mwoom & giocehies, loots & shoes, hats . . - . - . , i rn Itf A Till O O & CAPS, 11 AK1MV AlirJ X l .... Our Mono is, "live ana lei uvt We need money, and the people need our goods, so come in and see how cheap we can sell you goods for cash. L1VIS GERLACH, Prop. WE SELL THE AT.erican Hand-Sewed Shoe Co's iS : t --" CCLt E R ATE D gBDOTS&SHOES .LGtSTbCCI M Ipv WUliiJJ Jl'ST TRTi rvis Of TiiBsesooTi k t nsi. I am Agent for the world famed McKORMICK BIND ERSand MOWERS. I keep on liand all the time a full line of supplies for these machines. Last but not Least. When you are badly in need of the only sold in Sioux County, call on mo. HARNESSES 1 SADDLES SOLI) AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES, I ALSO HANDLE Flour and Feed of ell kinds at my harness shop. Third Building West of J. II. BartoH' Grocery Store. EGGERT R0HWER, Proprietor. ! pi, mo Q3St tof Vines, and Beer kept constantly on hand. I handle the Omaha Beer. MICHAEL 13 RUCK, Proprietor. 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