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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1898)
ijrw.tm.mu ujui.ku.juiu'ji im i"vrrrw,vna ; uimnmrvnnintmtnymtmjtmumviimtmxtunuiuia v 1 ' 1 z .iHi r mm Mr tJr The Herald. OFFICIAL PAPER OF BOX BUTTE COUNTY T. J. O'KMRP" PnMUVr. I'll' IihIkiI (ijr I Im1i dm I fin-nil -t tliti Imini-oiiic-i in iif'iuiiiicroril, Nibrnkn. a Mvnml rlftftnmnil Matter. Tnr llrn'Mi Uilpwitrri til Hie Intereets f lleiiiliiKford mid llux lliitte couut). HOUKcntrnoN iutkh: ONE YKAK , SIX MONfllH $1 Ml coir .yofkickus. 1'. M. ritri.i'H Clerk. A. M.Mit.t.Kit Tren-tirer. Jan. H. II. Hr r.vt ...... Iiulnc. ft. I. tVF.ENw ....Slii-rlff. W. M.IoitEVK Attnrupr. Mirb A. K. Npki.and 8'- o.iiit-Miiliit. I yCvW7uu.iK .- -;...;.:;S: Wyo.. has moved lo (Ills county JiEHHni"v"R".'... (S.nim'..sI(.tir'lrliM,,i!Kt',lHl IS HOW located llboilt toil IA. HotMNnAKi: .. ( inimiKtmi'r 'ml Ulat, J. V. l)U.VON ..('oninilhniiiiiM'oril Dint. J. E. POfRTE x Attorney - at Lawx ruAWFoun neii. Olllco In b'yiulicnto lllock. W. M. IOQEMCE, ATTORNEY - JVT - XjA."W, Practices In nil tho courts Ileminford, Neb. TUTTLE & TAS1I Attorneys - at Law HFMINGFORD. - NEBRASKA. DR. C. A. HOLBliOOK, PH YSICUM and SU'RGEOM, Residence. Hall house. OHieo First door north Box Butte Bank Bldg. Hemingfordy -:- Jfebrasku T. J. O'KEEFE, U. S. COA1MISSIONER, DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. All mutters coming before the United Stntas Circuit Court or tLo United Stntcs Land OMcc will receive uiompt and careful attention. Also attend to nil kinds of business for non residents; real estate. rentaN, collections, etc Correspondence solicited. Offices at HEMINUFOI.I) ASDCKAWFOUD. NK11. Time Table FOB Hemingrord Lincoln, Omaha, Chicago, Bt Joshpu, Denvf.u, IIIklkna, j Butte, iSalt Lake City. Kansas City, iPoKTLANI), St. Louis and hIIISan Fjiancisco, points emit midland all points bouth west. Titu.ss Lkaveah 1'om.owk. No. tl. l'ann er. daily D'Jiood and w.'t .. . l i fi.o. If). rtiitflit. d.n'j. Dnnlwoml, IlllliiiKx Hiul iiitormoilliUH stations :45 p. in. No. 17. FrelKht, daily. Ni-w Castlo and intotmwliati) station.... 3.00 p.m. TJo. 42. I'asc!ii;er. daily, for Lincoln, Omaha. Chicago and all pointscsnt 11.01 p. m. No. 10. Kroi;lit. daily, for Lincoln and intoniifdlatii xtations 5:3'.! p. in No. -IS. Fri'icbi, daily, for Lincoln, and intcrnu'dinto ntal mm. .. 10.2.". a. m BlfvpiliR, dining mid uvliniiiK cliair earn nal friti) on tlirinn'Ii traina Tirknti xulil And lisk'ni checked lo auy point in tliu United KtHtCK or ('uiiuila. .Fur infornmtlon, rnaiin, tlinn tables and ticlc- ots call on or wrilo to W. M. I oplanil, piit. or J. FHANClb, tion'l Papbengpr AguuLOniiiliH NolirasUn. Local and Personal Miss Jessie Sweeney visited Alliance yesterday. Samuel Switzer returned to Casper, Wyo., "Wednesday. W C Phillips of Canton was in Homingford last Saturday. Mrs. Dr. Langston visited her sister, Mrs. Bean last week. Mrs. Miller returned to her homo at Oreville,S. D., Monday. There will bo services at he Catholic church Sunday, March 27th. A. H. McLaughlin and k. Irion of Marsland were in town Tues day. Misses Anna Neeland and Ag gio Esaney drove to Alliance Wednesday. Father Musnich returned Fri- day morning from his trip to Fort Wayne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Kidwell entertained the Cong'l ladies aid at dinner Thursday. A. 11, Picice has moved his lauiily frem the Gerber place in- the Switzer house. B. F. Noel and daughter of Marsland visited .Homingford mends Saturday and bundsvy. jjfTOnn Mr. and Mrs. Anton Uhrig nro happy over the arrival of a young son at tlioir lionui lust Saturdny. Mr. and Mrs. Ford of Luwu were the guests of Mis Mnry Hamilton Saturday and Sunday. There was a very largo atten dance at tho Switxer sale Satur day and everything brought a good prico. The now organ for the Horn ingford schools arrived lust Sat urday. It is a fine iustruinentand the teachers and pupils are ac cordingly delighted with it. M. P. Soil-erg of Clcarmout, miles north of lmiugford whore ho will engage in the stock busi nose. JohtiT. Bichardson, the genial section foreman at Marsland and Edward Ollrog tran.aoted liusi nessat the county capitol last Friday. Mr. Ollrog liled on a hoinestetid. If you have but. half an eyes it will pay you to consult Dr Mad don, of Chichago, eminent spn c'alist and authority on eyes . At Pinkorton hotel in IJemingford. March 28th to oth. Classen prescribed and titled. Herman Porlick has r turned from Lincoln and is now at box nutte whoro he can be found by all persons owing him who desire to settle. lie called at this oflice Wednesday and made application for final proof on his tree claim. Tho Alliance lawyers have maudainm-cd lbs county commis sioners to appear before Judge Westover at Itushvillo next Mon day lo show cause why thoy should not act upon tho county seat petition at once. The com missioners will appear as re quested. Miss Alii i Bjwers closed a very successful 4 months term of school in the Caha district on the litli., and has returned to Ilem itigford. Miss Bowors has given excellent satisfaction to the pa trons of tho school and she is considered one f the best teach ers in tho county. The taxes on a qtmrtor ,-oction of land in Box Butte county runs from 82 50 to 7.00 while just across the line in Dawes couut they pay from 15. to 20. liox Butte county warrants are worth 10J cents while yen can buy Dawes county warrants for oOcts. Thoy have a 30,000 court house in Daw s county and a nice ring to career j for the c.umiy's welfare. Farmers ami taxpayers can you sou a "nigger in the wood pile"? Olo Gilbert of Box Butte who is one of the olde-l settlers in the county was in town Thursday. When approached by a IIkkald reporter on the county seat ques tion. Mr. Gilbert said: '"The f.'on eral opinion of tho farmers in my neighborhood is that the county seat is till right where it is. It is hard enough for most of us farmers to pay our taxes now and wo all know that if the coun ty seat was romoved to Alliance there would he a S"i0,0UD court house and 23,000 j.iil and Box Butte county would be lloatinj. under S75.000 bonds and our tax es would bo at least three times what thoy now are. Tho fellow.-, who are agitating county scat re moval wouU got a rake off, un load their Alliance property and leave tho country unci tho farm- !uijt ' 2 o'clock p. m., as per ad ors would have to foot tho bills." J1,"I.T1"!- . i',eful' H?u:5' I I'uiiuiiij, ciiiiuuian, .Junius iiuilin Crawford Tribune: ' ntke ami James Barry. J.R.H'.ckox.tho civil engineer, Now come, S M Smyser -and was down fiom Edgcmont Tues Win Miiche.l ami pioseniB the day.Hosays that v.mong the stock- petition ot WE Patterson and G4t holders in tho oast of tho varous tli--rp ..Kkiti t.iat a speca election ,, .... . hocalhdlor ilm removal ol thu Grahle enterprises in this section COIJllty Seut. jit mu.io.i consider the feeling is growing stronger atj011 of MllIll, wn, lJOntpiiiied to everyday that I'rancis C. will tnkc up iuiliii.-.hcd Uwiioha. R,;- ovuiiiuauy coiiiu ma m ms pros- eni uiianciui emourrassment in in first-chips .sliaie. Estrayed From my place on section 19-20-51 on Mutch 11, 189S, one chestnut sorrel mare, three while foot; weight about I,0U0 lbs ; six years old. IIiiNity Winten, Lawn, Neb. to cjR a old is osB d vy I torH ni( Biat thoy bo allowed to TULvat!o llronio Quinine Tablets. AU ' UniUtld Uieil' romOUjtrnc4 by ad Drvgc ktts rbtuiid the imwoj If it MUlaQirft.3k i MAUSLAND ITKMS. Miss Poarl Snow has a lino new bicycle. Mrs. Irion returned to her homo iu Alliance Wednesday. K B Gregg went to Ilomingf .id and Alliancn Wednesday. Mr. Beach and family leave Mailnnd soon for MiimeKoiii whew they expect to make, thoir honi' . Nelson Richey is dangerously sick with iiiilaininationot'thu bow els. Dr. Hartwell of Crawford is in alto .dance. Will Boll mid George Gregg came homo Sunday evening. Thoy went as hr as New Cantlo but be coming disgusted with the pros pKMs,drc.idfd to "try the old farm a while longer." Mrs Androws and dnnr-lifuiMvlin an- visiting at the homo of John Sullenlierger, will remain two weeks mid if tho climate neoniH bcdrfiieinl lo Miss Andrews health she will probably spend tho sum mer here. CANTON culmngs Mrs Geo Zimmerman is on tho sick list at this writing. Otis Bass was in Alliance Thursday on a trading expedition. Mr M Bass sold Arthur Ivouedy of Snake Creole eleven steer calves lor 4'20 pur head, H J WinUMiandtho Butler nros sold a lot of steers a fow days ago to some Allianc parties. Gorge Lakin and family of Pine Ridge were the guests of Mr and Mrs W A Hood the iirst of tho Week. Good times arc coming. Lund is changing hands. Nolson Bear.ss sold one of his 1G0 acre) farms to D. F. Miller and got the cash. "See!" S M Naugle bought a 100 acre lot of G W Nation of Snake Creek, three miles west of his homestead known as the James uruna place. A good price was paid, Ore of D V Miller's best short horn Durham cows gave birth to twin bull c-.Ivcson Saint Patrick's day and Dave has named them "Suint" and "Pat." Ho thinks his stock is increasing so rapid ly that ho may abandon carry ing tho mail for Uncle Sam tho next four years. LAWN GLKANINQS J M Wanok has wheat sowed. Leo Brandlu is breaking horses those days. Peic Watson, tho wolf catcher of Sioux county, was in Lawn, Wednesday. M. Posvar says should Alliance get the county seat he will move to Sioux county. Justice Broshar thinks some young fellow's time must be duo to get married soon. C A Posvar, one of our leading stockmen, has two wells and wind mills on his farm now. Mr. James Barry tits in his old arm cliair at home resting himself now-a days after tho hard light is o'er. Mrs. Ford, our most experienc ed leaehor. is teaching the lu.un school with an enrollment ot lb pupils. W C Phill.ps, one of the most popular young men of Lib.rt. vmis taking in tho sights at Lnwn Wednesday. (' Ivlemke was at Ileui'ngrord last we-k helping to hold down the county seat. Jon Plaiian.-ky act i as hi- body guard. Fred Nikant is h. rising "Joliim, get your gun" ami is cleaning tin '1 "Blundtirbust" to bo r.ady for I0"0.1' fc'am'8 11,st cul1 l :l,t ! Spain. COMJIISSIONEUS ritOOEEDINOS March 13, 189a. Boat. I of county commissioner.-. m,.t t- vomiXy treasurer was then Rxamiiieii ami appr.ived. .u I p. in, Board on motion took up the ex amination of tho petition asking for the ending of a bpceial ehction for removal of ihe ecunty Bi'.tt. Al 1:1") p. m. remoiislraiiee against the county seat p-titiou. signed bv Alouzo Sherwood and -1(5 others was presented and filed. 4:50 p.m. S P Tattle in behalf of remon-tra- ding the words "al-o to iilo a tlefi nito answer and specific objections j to petition." Tho board wan ad ; l(lrc.B iub.ihalfof remointratoia by S M Tattle, W M loihmco ami A v Sherwood, and in behalf of peti tions by S M Stnysor and Win Mitchell. At 5:1:1 p. in.il was ! moved, second and carried that re-' motist inters be allowed to amend their remonstrance as a-ked. ' On motion hoard adjourned to! nieei in .) a. m. Aiarcn in. Geo. W. Duncan, Chairman. Attest: l M Phelps, Co. Clerk. March 10, 18J)S. Board met at 0:15 a. m. as per adjournment, nil members present Board took up the matter of ox an iuation of count v seat petition. At 11:20 a. in. Mitchell and Smy ser attorneys for petitioners filed n motion for an order calling a special election for tho relocation of tho county seat. t At 11:21 a. m. on motion hoard adjourned to meet at I p. m. Board met at 2 p. in., all mem bers present. Board listened to arguments by attorneys for peti tioner.., and renionstrators, on tho motion for an order calling a spec ial election. At JJ:!S0 p. m. Board heard argument by Judge Hanier in behalf of reuioustratorB in sup port of their request to allow (50 days time, also arguments of S M Stnysor in opposition lo rn que-t for (50 duv- time. At D p. in. ...in i i i hoard adjourned until ) a. in. March 17. Geo. W. Duncan, Chairman. Attest: F. M. Phelps, Co. Clerk. March 17, 18iW. Board met at. 10 a. in. v.s per adjournment. All members pres ent. Forenoon spent in consid eration of matter of lixivg a date for tins honrinirrif t.hi eomil.v sour petition, also iii hearing remarks of various parties. ll:ao a. m. Board adjourned to meet at L p.m. 2 p. m. Board met as peradjourn- ' mont. All members present. Afternoon spent in consideration of fixing a date for hearing the county scat petition but Board was unable to agree. Atop. m. Board adjourned until 9 a. in. March 18. Geo. W. Duncan, Chairman. Attest: F. M. Phelps, Co. Clerk. March 18 1808. Boaid met at 10 a. in. as per adjournment; all members pres ent. At 10:10 a. m. it was moved by James llolliurake and second d by James Barry that May 9, e898, bo set as the day for hear ug and settlement by tho board of tho petition and remonstranco in tho matter of relocating tho countv s.-at, and that renionstra tors tile their answer to said peti tion by that date. Motion put by Chairman Duncan and carried. Duncan voting no. State of Nebraska, Box Butte county, ss; Comes now D W Butler and ex cepts to the action of tho Board of county commissioners in this action, granting until May 9, 1H98. to the objectors of tho peti tion filed with the Board of coun ty commissioners for a vote on the relocation of tho county seat of the aforesaid county, in which to filo thoir objections to said petition. 1). W. Butler, Agent and Attorney for. Peti tioners. The Board tluvi ' vp !. tl.ii.-d.cu bu.ii.cs.-i. It iippearilig lo Uiu i'jo.iul i',.n In. re is in tho lY..'..sur -rN (i.tiuU to ei dit of various road (ii.i'icts. certain sums of money in exe s of the needs and u.dcLiodl.OisS of thedislrict.s. (In county treasurer was instruct, d to transfer to the eounlv j'enerfl fund, from the road district funds tho following sums: Kind disir.ct No !. $11010 15. 9(5 S2 B, 20, 25, 20, ai, 117 8 01 20 10 27 07 it Total $30110 county licsuter was in.strucl ed to traiisler ihe sum ot $752.87 from tho Bridge fund to iho county general fund. Bids Were then open for the fjirni-hing of medical services, including medi cines to the county poor for year ending Jan. 1, 1M)'J. and bit of Dr. C A Holbrook was accepted, hebeing tho lowest bidder. Jn accordance with-aid b d. contract was nude with Dr Holbrook- for such services and medicines, for the s.im of 13 per mouth p .yiible quarterly. The county- trmsuror was instructed not to accept from any persons, agninst whom poll tax is assessed, any afiidnvit m Ben of payment of poll t.x, when overseer's record and rein in shows that Mich persons was le gally warned out County troa--urer was his'rtieted to transfer the sum of $PH 74 from the county (Continued on lust page) The Big Will soon be replenished wsth bran new goods from the East at fabulous low prices, for high grade goods of latest styles and patterns., SCALViN me ANTON -&&&- P fi ON Hard ware and Tii k Omhcst 1(:.staumsu.mknt in this Colntv Charter Oak Cook Stoves, Genuine Round Oak" Heating StOYe Pflillfc HHq frlflQQ fltP . A CU1110, vlID, UlttOO, CIO. Special Agent for BAKER PERFECT Barb TXTiiir 4-l- r Onof nit 11i - . VVliU UUO JLIUkJU JXi. JLUUi. 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