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XVI. HARRISOIT, NEBR,AaO THXJBSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, lSQt. JSJ O. 3&
LOCAL NEWS OF
THE TOWN
Tha Crawford deotint i Itr. Spindlo.
flay for male. Inquire f Alex Lowrv.
Henry Boss u up from Sheep creek
Sunday.
John Christian was in from his ranch
Monday.
D. W. Hamaker was up from tfarsland
yesterday .
A. J. Bogart sold his town property to
Lacy Bros.
V. A. Hester and family moved out oa
their ranch this week.
M.J. Gay hart was a plea
at our office yesterday.
sot visitor
. A large crowd R Headed the dance at
the hall Monday evening.
Joe E. Burke was visiting at Bodarc
last Saturday and Sunday.
J. E Manttellr returned from his trip
to U Black Rills last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Christian were
down from Pleasant Ridge yesterday.
George Williams look the east bound
tram for CI tad r on last Saturday night
A. Erdiiiaa moved his family out to
his ruochoo Indian creek last .Saturday
L C. Wright left Tuesday night for
Bella Fourche, S. U , to be goue for
few days.
Oscar Hanson went to Chudron last
night to take the telegraph operator'!
lamination.
County Treasurer Lux's family came
(n on the west bound train Tuesday arid
Carl is now happy.
Charles Thomas ami wife were down
from their ranch on Old Woman creek
the llrst of the week.
Reft Lfeniels left Monday night for
Whitney, where he will hh-isI hi a series
of revival meetings at that place.
Jrven iro merman was up from th
valley last Monday and stopped over
oighl with the Editor and family.
'V. added his oame to our list
. ' .11 week. There is junl room
:, rr.-rfv. Who will be oext?
?... L-auiv Is returned last Friday even
ing, and are glad to say his sister Mrs
E i Cinipuell i very much unproved.
J. (1. Lacy has purchased the W. R.
Siuitli place easK'f town, and Will Lacy
has purchased the town residence ol J. H
Lacy.
Fred Tachabold and wife were in town
Tuesday and took uuta brand-new wagou.
prosperity baa net fled from Sioux Co,
ai together.
Fred Langworlliy received word that
his father is quite siuk, at hie home in
Seward. He left Wednesday night for
hjs bedside.
The mother and sister of Mrs. Hial
Churcn came in on tha train from the
at yesterday morning and were taken
Out to PbJMOt Kalge, Wyuojisg.
i
will hold services in tha church at
0lo oo Sunday morning, Feb. 28. All
,re cordially invited to attend.
J. B. Boue.
TO CURE AUUM) III OSK DAT.
Take Laxative liro . o Oulnlne tablets. All
4rnxslu refund the money It If falls to
ure. -. W. Grove's signature la on each
SOS. c.
Mrs, R. C Talley has been soma what
ladispoaed for a weak or mora, but was
solo to welcome ye scribe to her well
supplied mm! hospitable table last Moo
stay dooo.
If you want a suit of clothes, or a good
feat or shoe or boots don't waste your
Money buying an v where else but go to
OEKLACU'S store nod get the best
goods for the least mono.
Vernon Haoeoo passed a satisfactory
(lamination at a Phararaacisl and it lias
been done by his own energy and push,
guooess loyou Vernon and may others
(euro a Ifsjson from your efforts,
Mrs. Reads, who has basn oo the sick
Nat for the past Wires weeks, it much
Improved, but Mr. Bards la suffering
from so attack of I he rheumatism. Mrs.
who Is Instructing toeir chlldreo,
la atroog ad vigorous for raw of nor age
tao) many a youog parson iir the north
. . ... saasil lo Iks absUtsaaVW' Ur:
sirt iaatrtestof.
JHEREANI) THERE
l-4-!5-i-! -:-
Dr. Spindlo the Crawford dentist.
I. N. A. CNTdCTAINMCIT.
The R iyal Neighbors of Ameriiai will
give tlie play, "How Tlte Hushmd Gut
Even," at Andrews Hall, Friday evening
March llth. Admission 10 and 13 cents.
NOTICE.
All parties indebeted to Chn. Newman
by note, or otherwise will find all lulls
and notes at tim Commercial Bank for
collection. Please call mid settle all
open aoountu by note bankable or cash
in hand and save costs.
(hah. Newman
GUARD BALL.
There will be a grand hall, on Mnrch
4th. 1904,'at the Hall. All are invited to
come and enjoy yoursel ven. flood music
furnislied.
M. P. Lact
Manager,
NOTICE.
All Acts, owing the old firm of Mars
teller Bros., and not settled satisfactory
bv March 1st. will he placed in collector
hands, and will make costs rind trouble.
ResieCtfully
J E. MaHSTTKIJ-KR
Mr, Biegal i-eceived the sad news of the
death of his dauchler IhhI Salunlav, and
lie and Mrs. B and the two youngest
children started for Wisconsin the name
evening lo be present at the funeral
The PkEKft JoTRMAL extends sympathies
to the bereaved parents mid friends.
Mrs. Wickersham ami children came in
on the west bound train Tuesday niormng
They have come to make their home in
Sioux county and h Pkkss Journal
extends a welcome hau l to them. Mr.
W. will lie along in a few days to become
a citizen of the county h has said so
many g"d things about. -'Welcome
Mr. Wickersha.a "
I desire lo thank my customers for
their lilsjral pa ronage for the. wsi 11
months that 1 hive been in business here
And we will eridtuvor at all lini s to
merit a continu.ir.ee of ihe same. We
expect to mid to our stock, 'ind will he
belter prewired than ever t" serve our
customers.
Y ,nrs Truly,
J. H. Lacy.
WANTED.
Pfbci'aL REPOTSrSTATIVE in this county
and ailjoining territories, to represent
and advertise an old established wealthy
business house of solid financial standing.
Salurv (21 weekly, with (H per dav for
expenses, paid each Monday by check
direct from headouartflrs. Expenses ad
vanced, am! horse and buggy furnished
when necessary; posi'ion permanent.
Address lllew Bros., 640 Monon Building,
Chicago, 111. 0-4(1
MASQUERADE BALL
St. Patrick's Day,
March 17.
Will be given at the opera liousi
Prizes will be given to the prettiest
customs, also comic, bver) tHXly invit
ed to come and make this tht best dance
of the season. Good music as usual
Spectators twenty live cents.
R. C. UUS, Manager.
War Bonnet Topics.
Ed Scott was at home over Sunday.
Ben 8cott visited with Jutius Burke at
Harrison over Sunday.
Robert Dunn visited with his aunt,
Mrs. Finley , and cousins last week.
Mrs. Nels Anderson and babe visited
with Mrs. Geo. Grimm last Friday.
Richard and Roy Garret son are chop
ping cord wood in the canyons this week.
Little Maggie Jane Scott has been
quite sick for several days. Is better at
present.
Eck McCane received the sad news last
week that his mother, who lives In the
eastern part nf this slate, was dying; He
left for there at once.
I will not quarrel with Mr. Editor a-
bout the school funds and licensed saloons
but I will meet him on the corner aoaie
day and talk an arm off of him.
Frank Scott was helping to tear down
and move a log house from the John
bout place to the 8 E last week, where
they are going to build an addition to
hat house.
Miss Nellie Scott, accompanied by Miss
Rom B.vwtter and Mr. Mont Burke,
came out Saturday and visited over Sun
nay at the home of the former. Miss
Brewster was delighted with the beauti
ful butts, and pio trees which almost
surround our valley, then the snow came
and covered the groand afeout four inches
loeeiaM ovar and it really was beautiful.
Pmmr.
There was a surprise party given at
the home of Miss Els'e Hill last Friday
evening in honor of Iter sixteenth isrth-
' ay, Inch was on that date
A large
nuiuuer 01 jounS ioiss were present. 10
make the evminf eni iva ile. anl
a few tokens f remembrance were pres
ented, They enjoyed themselves playing
games unl il the dining room door was
0nsi, and refreshments wre brought
in. After the refreshments were nerved
they again joined in playing games un
till time to depart; And all departed
wishing Miss Elsie many more such
birthday parlies. But she must re
member that this is the last time that
she will be '-sweet sixteen."
Carey Items.
('lias. Stewart's are how domiciled
in Ihe Lux home.
Clarence Hpense is home from
the
Chadrmi Academv.
P. M. Spease made a short visit with
his paren ts last week.
Mrs, Jane Gi iffen has been very sick
with Latjrippe but is better now.
Mr Burke held services at the church
Sunday. On accoanlof the snow storm
Saturday Ihe attendance was small.
On Monday morning Mrs. Lux and
children started for Harrison via Craw
ford, while their h msehold goods were
taken hy team overland.
Week ago last S it urday Charles and
Hartley Saxton moved their families and
household goods lo Merriman where the
expect to reside in the future.
If were a hVh'ing soldier mnn I'd
shoulder niv gun and start for Japan to
help them whip the Russian hear, anil
see that things were done u; fair.
The Minister whom we have been ex
peeling for the past, tnree weeks wrote
lasi weeK iroin n u. tii.it, Hh was snow
hound, and did not know when he would
rearh here.
John Arners family have been having
a tussel with the LaGrippn. At this
writing thev are better exc epting Mrs,
Arner who is also afflicted with rheu
matism. Mls va Spease closed s aiio-ewa'ul
term nf school in Kist N' 4 last Friday
A Very interesting pr-entTI ,il'4oriirs and
recitation select reading etc was rend
ered in ihe afternoon, which as very
much sppreciated by the Visile rt.
TlMOTHT.
EVF.KY ; OO HAS II S l.-XY
So has the American Prairie Dog.
There has recently been organized at
Pierre, South Ihtkota, The Am-rican
Prairie bog Exterminating Company.
w hich has for its object the exterminat
ion of prairie dogs in America. This
company evidently means business for it
is appointing agentR ever the county to
prosecute the work of killing prairie dogs
and it guarantees to gel all the dogs that
may be on the person's land, or make no
charge for the work. If this company
can do what it guarantees to do, it will
certainly find its services in ready de
mand, for the prairie dog is perhaps the
worst pest the Western farmer has to
contend with at the present li.ne. His
nature and habits have made him an
animal almost impossible for man lo get
at. Catacomhing the ground with his
burrows, possessed of a cutuness and
cunning which have defied the arts of
man lo destroy him, be has practically
made himself Ihe monarch of large
stretches of western lands which are
naturally line for crops and pasturage,
but which are rendered by the prairie dog
practically useless. The extermination
of prairie dogs is a matter of importance
to every owner of la tid where they exist.
Having once become established in a
place, they increase so rapidly that it
takes but a little while for them to cover
a large tract of land, and land occupied
by them has but little rental value, if
any, and its market vnlue is incalculably
depreciated on account of the town's
giving the land a had appea ranee, and it
being the home of the rattle snake ana
screech owl. People having prairie dogs
on their land will find it a paying propo
sition to have them exterminated.
Hunter Happenings.
Our snow is all gene again.
Mr. Proctor was a Harrison visitor the
last of the week,'
J, R. Hunter went down the road last
Monday evening.
Mr. Christensen was a Crawford visitor
one day last week.
t, , , m. . . . I
rs. Hasset came home Friday and '
wss a Harrison visitor Saturday.
Dick Hovev went over to Saw Dust
Friday to work a few days.
The bridge folks expect to leave us
Tuesday evening. They have made one
bridge since they came here.
Mr. Ulllan and Mr. Snyder, of Running-
water, were in our country Saturday
gathering a few sattle which have been
here fur some tine.
The County Superintendent visited our
schftot Thurttfcy;- He stayed a Me.
' ' liriMenwn's ftrer niht and went down
White R..-r n.x! 'tav.
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Mit to - rafr.! i i '. i ,
. ,,, f,), , ent. rMi .Ni.-ot lltat i.ight
and stayed over to attenii some ent-
tainment Monday night.
Ed Hch wart f is getting to be quite a
trapier he has trapped two coyotes and
one skunk the -.st few days. GoikI for
you Ed, keep on trapping! We will have
more chickens if you would caUJi ail Ihe
coyotes and skunks around here.
Monday, Feb. 22, was Thomas Jenes
llth birMidiy, aNo George Washington's
birthday. Thomas's mamma planned a
surprise dinner and afternoon of fun lor
the whole school, in honor ol the dav.
It was a complete surprise to Thomas;
He did not (lint out until thev were near
ly all here. The teacher promised to lie
present hut failed to appear and 'lara
Christensen lieing with her was absent
also. Those present were: Delbert an I
Velma Rice, Eva Proctor, Mattel Christ
ensen, Pearla, Thomas and Birdie Jones.
They enjoyed the dinner very much.
Some said they did not want any more to
eat until - hristnias, but alsut four
o'clock taffy and pop corn was ready and
Ibev were also. Every minute of time
was full of fun and the day was several
hours too short. It would be hard tn
crowd more fun in a few hours than was
had. Music, sings an l lots o' different
gauies were made, as lively as possible
They all left before dark well satisfied
with their fun and expressed themselves
as having a lln- tune. Several tokens
showed their love for Thomas,
Malml i 'hrisiensen gave him a'Cufa
little box which she in ide h-rsetf, cover
ed with pretty tissue paper, showing
both taste and skill Thomas will keep
the ii all in memory of the good time.
He wishes lie could have another hirlh
idiiv soon, hut he will never see anoiln-r
one just like this lie was 11, second
month and 22 id dar, which was put on
h8 cake 2 limes 11 equals 22.
All regretid the absence of Clara anil
M ss Hanson This is the llrst time their
teachers have ever f tiled to bi with them
on that day wh'-n it came on it school
day We are always triad to have the
teacher be with the school oil that day;
They ,iKva's have some talks of Wash
lug ton for the pupils benefit.
U No.
I OVER IN WYOMING ?
M- W-H-H-M--H--M-
Th-v have a boy at Footes'.
Still the nice weather continues.
Fred Deuel has his barn about comlet-
ed
T. L. Thompson was a Lusk visitor
last week
We ir fc.t-.-S . - Ift " - -.f
Harrison a-- r.! t.i ;
The who tiMig coilfc'ii I.' ' a tliingr I
the past in I Ins neck of the wo'sls.
Will Rood, who has h-en on the Ridge
for some tune, went to Lusk today.
The entertainment at the West school
houe last Friday evening was a decided
success.
As ev, rylodv is at tendi ng strictly to
their own business, usws are very scarce
around here.
Rumor says that B T. Hamlin is about
to purchase a saw mill; Well, he knows
how to make good lumber, in fact the
best we have used in this county. We
wish him success.
-
We were quite interested in the dis
cussion between Peggy and Ye Editor in
Ihe last paper, and would like to see it
continue until one or the other is convinc
ed that one or the other is wroag. We,
for one, are very well satisfied that
license' money in the state of Wyoming
does not go into the school f'ind. Not
because t he money is not just as good as
other money, but we have a better way,
to my thinking, and that is direct taxat
ion for Ihe school fund, but we think
with Peggv, that, as long as people will
sell the stuff let them pay the penally.
Simpleton.
A LETTER FROM MBS. E. L RICE.
Hotchkiss. Colo., Feb. 171904.
A rainy day is a good time to write
letters, but as we have not had one since
September ss I can remember, it would
take several of them to catch up with
my letter writing. -But I will begin with
the "Press Journal" which has faithfully
1 continued its visits week after week
urinLntlK rite news 01 irietius noma kiiiu
e
ana some Sim, ana 1 nus Keeping me in
touch with Sioux Oo. friends.
Our winter must have been much like
yours only a little better yet. An
occasional snow storm not more than
three or four inches at any time. One
windy day and this rainy one are the sum
of the storms. We have not found our
thermometer lower than eight degrees
below eero, tho' it is properly hung on
the north side of the house, and we have
consulted it about daylight on most of
the morning Twonty on 4t0m b
low liifleefi r--r:d Ircm HoUhkiss!
tiiit it u ii -ii illy as inncli as ten decrees I
'c-lder.K! h- river. There have been
. v iy few M.ornuit." Iwlon Iro The l&h
, 1 Mt 111 " ""us" w'timit a BieanU with
all Hie doors open uniil 5 P. M. The
meadow larks have ben singing for two
weeks and I tax robins Sunday.
There has lie-ii some sickness which
ople try to blame the cqten winter
with, but it seems to me no more than
last winter, which was cold enough.
Typhoid fever and pneumonia are the
principal diseases. Rheumatism and
heart disease are laid to the climate and
Ihe altitude and people sell out and go to
California. I doo't know what thev have
there something I am sure. A sale of
household goods and so on is a common
occurrence and it seems to me they all
go lo (ailitornia. there seems to be
plenty to llll the empty places however
and at least one wiio left last fall wishes
be was hack here, judgeing from his letter
in tlie last paper.
The cat tie were only brought down
from Ihe range in Hie mountains a
couple of weeks ago. A couple of hund
red or so are Iteiug fed on the place next
to ours ami the alfalfa stuck are disap
pearing at a rapid rate. Hay is much
cheaper than last winter' about $5 per
ton.
There has been so little snow in the
mountains that everybody is anticipat
ing a scarcity of water next year, but as
they say this is the usual winter here, it
ruav not be so had It is snowing there
at this minute evidently.
Enough about the weather I am
sorrv I have not much else to tell yoo
a'toul- and yet I am glad that there - is
nothing to chronicle aistui us, for ' it
means that we are wtll and have suffered
no misfortune. We have added a d-zen
chickens to our live stock reduced Ihe
pig to poik, which we are enj lymgalong
with apples and canna.! pe tches which
latter are certainly h-tter than vou have
inSimix '., :ti ill I doi.'t, lielieve laid,
can produce anything Wetter for a steady
di.-t. S- you need not exp-ct lo luar of
our moving ii present.
Emma L. Rica.
BREEZES FROM CSSTRXL CIT Y
I'he weather has been i dt cid-dly like
w.nter for over four weeks. No snow to
seal( of, but wuiier weather just the
same. Tlie oldest settlers are getting
tired of it, and we know we are. Uncle
and Aunt 'lymer arrived the 13'ti. of
last nior.th They were headed for the
p icillo cast, a id are wailing for Uf t
sell out. and i villi Ihein Kessto has
riOi heeu out since lie -. 2oh . but she is
slowly ga lling. The ground-hog sn w
his shadow nil day, so we will have to
endure the cold a while longer. A copy
of the Harrison Hun reached us last week
and we (ind an old friend is at the head.
Well, well, so Z-kiel is now Etitor in-s-.
d of i ivspoiideiit. Verily Ihe last
s'ia.' lie hr.sl. We shall watch with in
lest to s- e if he has really found his
calluiH. may!! our calling is just ah tntlj
of us. Successful revival ,
meetings have been carried on for sever
al weeks, and are still in progress. Are
you people in S.oux sending petitions to
your representatives to have the Hep
burn Boltiver Kill passed? All voting
men as well as churches, Leagues societ
ies &ete. should help in this gotd work.
Mr Editor we want to say Ood bless
you for the stand you tjke 111 regard to
the saloons. Central city has had legal
ized saloons this year been use some
voters were made to believe that the
children would have to go uneducated if
the city could not get Ihe license money
Belter let the children o with less
schooling than to educate them on saloon
money. Boot le;gin is far preferable to
open saloons. Both have I een tried
here, and the open saloon has done some
awful work so many of the ones who
vot?d for it are ashamed of the results
Prof. Steidley and Miss Harris were in
our town Ust Tuesday and evening.
His leet ure '-The boy Ood ntnde" was
heard by only a few for it was very cold
Oh that everybody could hear it and be
helped by it. Lts coax him to have it
printed, I would like to reud it over and
over again.
Yes the LsGnppe has been an epidemic
here, never saw the like. Urs. hardly
have time tn eat or deep.
Clio.
Chamber of Commerce.
Foreign chambers of commerce are
of Atistro Hungarian origin; for In
1870 the first Austro-Hungarlan Cham
ber of Commerce was opened In Con
s' untlnople; afterward similar Institu
tions were opened In Alexandria,
Paris and London. In the spring of
1903 an Austro-Hungarlan Chamber of
Commerce was opened In Melbourne.
The English, adopting the example
of the Austrlans, founded a Chamber .
of Commerce in Paris. The Austrian
hare been far surpassed In number
of these Institutions by the English,
who now have thirty in lorelgn coun-
; tries and 100 tn their own colonics.
The United States has Chamber cf
Commerce in larle. Brussels, Loa
4bn, 9mUm. Sytfny and gbaogaal.
J. H. IjAOY.
j We have our buiklmg completed uosr
:luU u,vanew sonnlv of irooils. nod wri
! l(leol rijthu
LE.VLER IN
Lumber, lath, sash, doors,
lime, cement, aud buildinf
material of all kinds
Hardware
Farm machinery.
Harness, Saddles, and
Range goods.
Flour, Feed, and Grain.
Paint, Oils & etc.
I am igent for the Woofl .
manse wind mill. Have A
supply of pump fittings o
hand. Com in and get my
prices whether you buy of
not.
i. E. PHINNEY,
Physician Surgeon.
OFFICE: Andrews Block,.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
OPPOSITE DEPOT.
EVEY THING FIRST CLAbS,
AND AI L TREATED WITH COUKTMr.
Uo.ird Uy IMy or Week.
w. b- r right;
FISH CUT CF WATER.
Marty Specimens Ara at Home on the
Cry Lrnd.
Many flah cut a much bettor figure
out of water tliua ws (Jo In it, though
we are accustomed to think of then
as Inhabitants of the water only.
Vor instance, there Is the "stare
about, a kind of goby that at ebb tide
walks calmly up on the sand banks
erect on two huso fore fins: With hit
gigantic gogle eyes he keeps a ahai-p
lookout for crabs and such thine s
are left behind by the rece-llng water.
Then we all know that eels ca
wr!ggle, isaal:e!lke, a lies across tha
meadows to other pouds and rivera.
In Holland orp an kept all win,
ter hung up In a net and EprinklM
on'.y ccciclocally with water.
The Indian "shake-head" la quit
hapny even when his native pond
dries up. and lies torpid til! the next
rairy season.
The flying gurnard will keep ahead
of an ocean liner going at fu!l speed.,
and fly for many minutes in quick buo
cessive flights of 300 3 arda or so at a
time. Exchange.
Smuggling In Olden Times.
Smuggling was very generally prac
ticed In England in former times. A
London Journal says: "Hardly a fan
lly upon our coastline has not a smug,
gllng record. Lord Shaftesbury,
father of the philanthropist, sat at dins
ner at Heron court with the last of
the Hooper family, chairman of cu.
toms, when, with a great shouting and
clatter, a cavalcade of smugglers wltb
wagon loads of smuggled spirits d,RKb
ed Into view. Shaf!esbury sprang to.
the window and caller to hi host.
The chairman of customs sat dow
resolutely with his back to the win
dow, nor would move until the last
echo of the train had died away.
When, ten minutes later, a troop of
mounted excisemen pulled up at h.a
door he was truthfully able to say
tuat ho had seen nothing of the law
less ones."
8trength of a Woodpecker' BUI.
The long, stiff tall feathers of a
woodpecker enable the bird to cllnr
to the trunk of a tree In an upright
position for a long time ar.d bora
away for food. The bill of a wood,
pocker is often as strong a that of
a bird of nrev. anrt In tha mmiiuKy
of northern Maine the bill i fm,nrf .
its greatest devolonmont
Tba, tongue much resembl? at
angle worm, and ts very long and ad.
mirably adapted for sucking aap,
Sometimes the tongue is not only
lorrg and brush-like, but barbed at tha
point, so that It can Impale Us preyv
The feet are adapted for swimming t
varlosw wars. Worostt Jbjjf.
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