75o Discount on all Furniture Now is Your CRcxncc to Buy that new article of Furniture jxt a Birf SsivitMi 4 a Because we are giving a Xmas Discount of 25, which means a wonderful Big Saving. Re&d the Following and see what this. Big Discount Ne&ns: ' SIDEBOARDS, Regular Price $25.00. Special Price, $1075 DINING ROOM CHAIRS, Regular Price $2.00 Special Price, $ 1.50 DINING ROOM TABLES. Regular Price $10.00 Special Price, $ 7. SO CUPBOARDS, Regular Price $8.00 PARLOR SUITS, Regular Price.' $25.00 m (15 US 2i IBS THE ANDERSON 606-608 Fourth Street .. Special Price, Special Price, Special Price, $ G.OO Special Price, $1075 FURNITURE CO. Sioux City, Iowa m Large Boned Poland China Stock Pigs For Ssle M Waters. Hubbard, Neb I HSred - Sow - Ssle February 22, '09 40 Head of Tops In the Herd JI. FJ r d y k. e i i a. Hubb&rd, Netbrsvslcak. 4 Wasvter KjicirsiomLS Lrow SLsJteo Winter Tourist Rates : Daily reduced rate excursions to California, Old Mexico,' Southern and Cuban Resorts. Homeseekers Excursions : First and third Tuesdays of each month to many points west, south and southwest. Personally Conducted Excursions to Florida by Su perintendent Public Instruction of Nebraska, Mr. J. L. McBrien, leaving Lincoln and Omaha December 19th. Write G. W. Bon nell, C. P. A., Lincoln, for itinerary. Government Irrigated Homesteads in the Big Horn Ba tin and Yellowstone Valley : One of the last chances to secure good farms from the government at low prices. Go with Mr. u. v-iem ueaver on tne next personally con ducted excursion. He will help you secure one of these farms. No charge for his serv ices. Excursion first and third Tuesdays. W. E. Snethen, Ticket Agt, Dakota City, Neb. L. W. Wakelby, Q P A, Omaha, Neb IftiiirrffiiKml g I 5 Gray's Fool HHall j I i I R Time Table I I I Restaurant in Connection First-class Pool and Billiard Tables. Cigars and Soft Drinks of All Kinds. Meals Served at All Hours. Everything New, Neat and Up-to-date. C. M. GRAY, Proprietor. Dakota City, Nebr. 10,000 prizes for children TEN THOUSAND children will win prizes in the great "Liberty Bell" drawing contest in the next month or two. Any child in this town ought to try; it doesn't cost anything, and you get a beautiful souvenir, even if you aren't among the fortunate ten thousand. The ereat shoe house of Selz "the largest makers of pood shoes In the world" are backing us in this contest, so you know it will be done right. For Selz does everything right Selz is the only manufacturer who absolutely guarantees every shoe with his name on it; that's the reason we sell Selz shoes. Children can't find a better shoe at a reasonable price than the "Liberty Bell' shoej it's made of genuine leather, uncheapened by the usual frauds in children s shoes. That's the reason they wear so long; and they fit comfortably: look dressy, too. That s why they're "the most famous children's shoes in America.'1 Guaranteed aboei (or womea tad children, too. w I Carl Anderson Hubbard Nbrak.)k.w Sioux City, Crystal Lake ft Homer LEAVE DAKOTA0HT 6 am 7 15am 9 30am 11 15am 1 15pm 3 15pm 5 30pm 7 15pm LEAVE BIOrjIOITT 6 86am 8 30am 10 30am J2 am 2 15pm 4 30pm 6 15pm 8 pm Saturday and Sunday nights 11 only C, St. P., M. ft O. Trains leave Dakota City at the folio-ring time : OBTH BOUND. SOUTH B0T7HD. 5:55 pm Omaha....... 8:02 am 10:04 am Umaha . .....o:l3pm 3 :37 pm ..Norfolk 8 :28 am 9:48am Norfolk .....:6.32pm 7:42 am Newcastle. . . 9 :33 am 2:08 pm .5:C5pm SUNDAY WAINS. 1 2 : 1 3 pm Omaha 2 :30 am 3:37 Norfolk 8:28 C B ft Q WEST No. 85 Local Freight 7:15 am 1 11 " Passenger, Omaha and Lincoln 1 2 :47 pm EAST No. 86 Local Freight 2 :25 pm 10 Local Passenger . . 6 :07 pm daily. daily except Sunday. xlave Elmers make your abstracts. The county Jill is empty once again. Dr J E Pewalt and wife, of Sioux City, Sundayed with friends in this place. ; The schools will be dismissed Fri day of this week for a two weeks' va cation. Swan Olsen is here from Alta, Iowa, looking after his farm interests south of town. Robert Hansen leaves this week for Schnyler, Neb, to spend Christmas with "friends." Mrs C L Culler came down from Wayne yesterday to visit her mother, j Mrs Wm Adair. J F Lcedom had his arm dislocated at the shoulder Friday, while shoeing fractious horse. Nuts of all kinds for this year. Guaranteed J Local Items Friday, December 18, 1908 Having a good stock of hardware and tinware on band, we ask yon to oall and see us. Sohriever Bros. Bernard Boals lost a valuable horse last Saturday . Mrs Wm Nead, of South Sioux City. visited friends here Tuesday. Mrs W B Orr returned borne Mon day from a visit with her daughter at Winside. Cigars of all kinds, if you want your hubby to have a box. From 12 to 100 in a box. At Van de Zedde. Prof JoBiassen went to Omaha last Friday evening to see the sights at the National Corn show, returning on Sunday. Qeorge Shcibley came down from Douglas, N D, last Friday and will visit friends here a few weeks before going to Kansas to spend the winter. Anyone wishing anything in the bakery line for Phrist mas will pleas give me twenty-four hours notioe and I can get you anything you want. Van de Zedde s. I Abstracts of Title A $10,000 Surety Bond Guarantees the acouracy of every Abstract I make Successor to Dakota County Abstract Co; Bonded Abstracter J J. EINERQ The infant baby Lorn to J O Thomp son and wife November 30, died Mon day afternoon of bronchitis. The lit tle one was lunl to rest in the Dakota City cemetery Tuesday forenoon. Anyone wishing fine Xmas candies can get them at Van de Zedde's. lie has candy for the young and old, fur the little and big, for rich and poor. lie has it in prioes to suit all who come. George Burnett jr got a swat iu the eye with a snowball last Friday that came near oausing him the loss of the the sight cf his eye. A Sioux City occnlist is oaring for it and will bring it ont all right. The new bank and drug store build ing is being finished as fast as work men can push it to completion. The plate glass fronts are now in and Painter Niemeyer is touchisg up the interior. The building throughout is putting on a very neat appearance. Aftei January 1st the postage rate on letters between tne uuited btates and Germany will be reduced to two conts for each half ounce or fraction thereof . One by one the leading coun tries 01 tne universal postal union are making similar agreements with the United States. Carl Matz and family arrived here lant week from Hiebert, Col, where they went the past summer to locate on a claim. They will spend the win ter here and return to Colorado in the spring. Tbey say the balance of the Dakota county people who are located there are doing nicely and making good money. About 150 railroad men met at Bas erson last week, being employes, on the Uliloago, bt faul, Minneapolis Omaha road, and orgaanized to raise a fund to build a hospital for injnred railroad men. It is proposed to set aside one per cent of each man's wages to provide for this fund. Prominent officials" of the road were present tnougn men are being injured by th railroads to keep a hospital busy all the time. Atnas grown to be A No 1. Van de Zedde, Tom Ream was down from Elk Point, the first of the week, visiting at home a few days. Why is it that Van sell so much Breun coffee? Because it is the best to be had for the money. Mrs Fred Wasmund went to Emer son Wednesday to visit her daughter Minnie, who is working there. Geo J Boncher and Frank Modlin were down from South jux City Sat urday evening to attenu .odge. Nut, egg and range hard coal, also 11 kinds of soft coal in any quantity you may desire, at the Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. Wanted An agent for that territo ry. We pay highest cash weekly. For terms write the Hawks Nursery Co, Wauwatosa, Wis. Attorney Paul Pizey, who was taken to a Sioux City hospital last week to be operated on for an uloer of. the stomach, is recovering nicely from the effects of the eperation . Invitations are out for the marriage of James M King, of Homer, and Miss Mayme Knox, of Ponoa, which will take place December 30th, at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs J R Pomeroy. All kinds of coal, feed and hay for sale at reasonable prioes. Fields & Slauohteb Co. Tbeo E Bliven, Manager, Dakota City, Neb. Ed Waldman and family went to Boone, Iowa, last week to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. Julius Quintal will look after the Bur lington section during Mr Wrldman's absence. Coroner B F Sawyers was down from Jackson the first of the week, and while here purchased the big driving team of J H Baker that was advertised in The Herald. The price paid was 1400. Little Wilfred Einkel was taken to St Joseph's hospital, Sioux City, last Friday where he was operated upon for appendicitis. He stood the opera tion bravely and is getting along fine at this writing. This is the gift season. A pair of new spectacles or eyeglasses would be a splendid Christmas present. We can fit you in any style, best grade of goods, and at reasonable priee. W O Eckhart, Licensed Optometrist. Greatest photograph offer ever made. This week we are giving any cabinet we make (up to $10.00 values) for $3.00 per doaen. Work guaranteed. Dx Luxe Studio. 405, 4th st, Sioux City. Next to 5 and lOo store. Open all day Sundays. Regular preaching at Salem next Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock. Sunday school at 10:00. Preaohing at Emmanuel church, Dakota City at 8:00 pm. Sunday school at 9:45 a m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30. A cor dial weleome to all. The Herald is again prepared' to furnish its readers with a clubbing rate with the New Idea magazine of only $1.30 for the two. The New Idea is a woman's magazine, and has been enlarged and improved until it now equals the best fashion magazines. Services at the Methodist Episcopal church every Sunday as follows: Preaching, 11a m ; Sunday sohool, 10 am! Class meeting 12 m; Epworth League, 6 .30 p m; Preaohing, 7:30p m. Preach in Grace church, every Sunday at 2 :30 pm, Yon are cordially invited to any and all these services . A Great Sale of Pianos A list that is the biggest that has ever been compiled, otmiprising fine pianos, has jnst been issued by Lyon & llealy. This lint contains th names of the hundreds of fine, new pi anes and slightly-used pianos being offered at a foroed sale owing to re building operations by Lyon & Healy Full and trustworthy particulars of each instrument are given, so that the buyer may jndge for himself whether or not the piano is a bargain. The figures anoted are phenomenal ly low. Lyon & Healy are makings determined -effort to close out all these great stocks of instruments within the next 80 days, and the prioes have been reduced with this object in view. Bend for a copy of this list. If von uo not wish to pay all cash for a piano, you can arraDge for monthly payments Address Lyon & Healy. 10 Adams street, Chicago. Lyons & Healy exhibit the largest most varied stock of pianos in the world over 1,000 instruments. The Fair and Bazaar given by the Ladies' Aid society of the M E church last Friday evening was quite largely attended, and everything was disposed f ut good figures, many taking ad vantage of the opportunity to lay in a supply of holiday gifts. The supper j was an enjoyable feature of the every ing. y Clay Howard came home Sunday from his claim in Rook oounty, wbre e went a few weeks ago to ereM a house en his claim. He brought If ome few samples of vegetables rauad in the neighborhood of his claim i that weere good enough for anybody, tmong them being an onion nearly II large as a football. Glints from the Sloan, Iowa, Star, Love seldom outlives faith. iteiorms wnicu are permanent are of slow growth. . Merit is a matter of effort, cot of ao eomplishment. The qnality of the pie deoends uton tne digestion of tbe eater. The snow which makes snort for the nunter is not appreciated by the rab bit. A pretty stocking encourages the pettiooat to flirt with everv passing , mm w oreeze. The man (or woman) who alwavs speaks his mind has frequent oause for regret. Flattery is food and drink and rai ment (particularly raiment) to a vain woman. Happiness is mostly a matter of temperament, not of condition or sur roundings. A financier is a man who derives the greatest income from the smallest in vestment. The woman whe flirts is a better member of sooiety than the woman who gossips about her. Knowledge of a subject cannot be guaged by the volume of noise employ ed in discussing it. You can ussually tell a henpecked husband by the way he blusters when "out with the boys." ' A heart to heart talk is a good thing sometimes ; a heart to heart thought is a better thing always. About the happiest marriages we have known were those in which husband and wife allowed each other much latitude of conscience and eon duct. Nebraska During igog During the week of Deoember 21 to 28 inclusive. The Lincoln State Jour nal will accept $3 from mail subscrib ers for the whole year of 1909, without Sunday, or $4 with Sunday . The reg ular price is $4 and $5. This cut prioe is good only during this Bargain Week, and all you have to do is to mail your remittance to the State Jour nal, Lincoln, Nebr, and the paper will be mailed to your address commencing January 1, 1909, and oontinue until January 1, 1910, when it will be stop ped unless you pay for it another year. All subscriptions are payable in ad vance, consequently no unpaid bills, and this saving together with cutting out solicitors' salaries, hotel bills and railroad expenses make it possible to give you this out-prioe. The Journal is the paper you will want to read dur ing the legislature beoause its right here in Linooln and with its great corps of trained newspaper men will be able to give you tbe most thorough and reliable legislative news. Its un controlled by party bosses or selfish ambition to bold or get a job for its proprietor. Its not afraid to print all the news all the time about all things. Its a clean home paper, no liquor or unclean medical ads appear in its col urns. Its huniness is profitable enough to give its owners legitimate returns without making alliances with any in terests opposed to the public welfare. Every publfo matter is treated impar tially, unselfishly and entirely from the standpoint of the people's interest. One years' reading will convince you that the State Journal is truly Nebras ka's greatest newspaper. Remember, this special rate is only made during this one week of Deoember 21 to 28 to get new subscriber and regular price of $4 and $5 will be charged thereaf ter. Why not test the Jonrnal this one year and see if its publishers are really conducting their newspaper upon such high standards? The Holidays arc nearing and we have just received a new assortment of Perfumes, Purses, BriisRee and Combs, Ymas Goods, Santa Claus Snow, Ceindles, Etc. We also expect an assortment of Bay Fancy Box Candy in a few days. State These are only a few suggestions of the many useful and beautiful Jgifts to be found here at the most reasonable prices. Krumwiede Pharmacy Prescriptions a Specialty. Dakota City, Neb. ESTRAY NOTICE Taken up as an estray at my farm one mile north of Dakota City, Nebr, November 26, 1908, one red 'and white heifer, past two years old, branded on left hip with letter "T," slit in left ear. Owner is hereby notified to call and prove property, pay all charges nd take said animal away. CjTAS Hbtakt. In deciding a motion for a obange of venue Judge Graves recently held that those citizens who do not read newspa pers are not qualified to make good urors. It is men who read newspa per J who are capable " The Herald is only $1.00vpcr year; and prints all the news when it is news, flow is the titie to subsoribe. Anyone contemplating putting in a hot water heating plant or a gas light iug plant in their home, should see O F Hroyhill betore doing so, and get his figures. For reference as to sat infla tion you oan go to J bn F Sides, W S Baughman, W L Ross, nl U Ay res and H P Crozier, who have recently installed hot water plants in their homes. Hon W F Norris, formerly of Pones has been appointed to a position in the department of justice as assistant to the attorney general taking charge of the government side of cases prosecu ted against the, Uuited States in the court of claims. Judge Norris for many years has been a judge in the Philippines, and tbe appointment comes in tbe way of transfer and pro- rxOMon, atate journal. Subscnbe for Thi Herald $1 ear. per Stops Hair Falling , Ayer's Hair Vigor, new Im proved formula, will certainly stop falling of the hair. Indeed, we believe it will always do this unless there is some disturb ance of the general health. Then, a constitutional medicine may be necessary. Consult your physician about this. fines not chanre the color of the hair, formula with aaok bottla 9 Show It to jroar tfootor Aik klm about II, tbtodouhl mmf Patronize Home Industries buy your meats of Wixv LOUBFIZ, Proprietor of City Klest Msrlkot Fresh and Salt Meats always on hand . Cash paid for hides. Agent fot Seymour's White Laundry. Laondry basket goes Tuesdays and comes back Saturdays DAKOTA CITY NEBRASKA. ICity Hotel! MRS. ELSIE POWELL, Proprietor Dakota City, Neb. Everything Neat and New. Best of Treatment. I I Meal Tickets (21 Meals) $3.50 Board and Lodging $4.00 I PAUL PIZEY, ALFRED PIZEY, Dakota Citv. Ntm. Xa3,W ZtS 608 l,e,roP0,lt" Blk- Bonded Abstracter ! Sioux City. Iowal I 1 Feed Stenble in Connection Where you can put up your team and feed it when you have business in town ' v . I TheStay Saatsfctory"Rajv2 Ctt Our Free Book Pint You can't afford to buy rang until you know all about a Monarch. Akuator th book) STATS SJHES you Inteud tobuy.and we will aend alao a aet ot Meaauriog Bpoona, poatpald. annum Malleable Iron KanvCo, Beaver Dam, WlsoonsiH, C Standing on the oven door is a very slight test compared with actual use. Malleable frames are abso lutely necessary to bear the strain. Any range that will not bear you on its oven door isn't strong enough to stand the test of use. 1 Vaa a.ll.h.a- a blaaalna-an nana ataaa thratifhairt. AH slats, different arrangementa for city or country homes, alao for hotels and public inatltutloaa. bee them and they will prove to you that they save fuel and repairs. Edwards& Bradford Lbr. Co Hubbard - GKO. TIMLIN, Manaeer, Nebraska tops itne hi reason why Ayer's Hair Vigor sto illi re !3jr is becau it first destroys ?rn-.i which csuse thin trouble. After lis is done, nature soon brines sbout s jll recovery, restoring tue nsir snd ..'.p to s perfectly healthy condition. Mad by tk J, a Are C., UwilVVilli Always Hutvfjry for more business this man Kearney and his Bank. Getting more right along, too. For anything in Banking, dene promptly accu rately courteously and at lowest rates, eall on "The Bank that ALWAYS treats you RIGHT;" the Oldest Bank in the county. Four per cent interest paid on time deposits, and your money kept SAFE for you. Always plenty of money on hand for good loans. As low as the lowest as good as the best (if not the best.) ED T. KEARNEY, of Bsxtik. tf DavkotsK County, Javclcaon, Ffstbrsxalcsa. I I I I I