1 oarer) ! Semi -Annual CLEARANCE SALE! "TOLLOWING our long established and well known custom we are Semi-Annual Clearance Sale, which will continue our of July. In has merchandising every calender month, week and almost every day in the its peculiar and individual duty to perform which affects all the others in year their combined year-end results. v July and January are the spend-thrifts of the family, but they are also the managers, and on them lies the responsibility for the ship's cruise. . Our last cargo to come aboard ship new and much ver NOT ALL AT ONCE. of and prices. If you need a new to save If you need a light weight overcoat or a pair cf trousers, now is the time to buy and to save. ' ' - If you need underwear, shirts or neckwear, now is your time to buy and to save. If you need hats or hosiery, now is your time to buy and to save. . Members of the Merchants Rebate Association R. C H. MAXWELL, Physician and Surgeon. Galls promptly attended' DAKOTA CITY. NEBRASKA I I i W. C. EcitHtvs-t Scientific Refractionist. Spectacles and Eyeglasses Accurately Fitted. Coi 4altation and Examination Free. Office at residence. D'XTTA CITV, NEBRASKA SPECIALS Good Chances Eastward Jinny low rouud trip rates to east ern resorts during July. James town Exposition tickets include New York and sea shore Tesorts with variable routes; excursions to Saratoga, Philadelphia, north trn Michigan, Caaada and St. Lawreuce lliver resjitu, Niagara Falls and Uoston. Cousuli agent as to making use of these t-xcur-sion rates for your eastern trip. Low Pates Westward During July, low round trip rats to Pacific Coast, San Fraccmco, Portland. Seattle, etc., Yellow stone Park, Salt Lake, Colorado resorts. Hie Horn Basin, BlBok Hills, Sheridan and Spokane. Consult Agent. Big Horn Basin and Billings District We personally conduct homtneek era ncnrsions on tne nrsi auu third Tuesdays cf each month to theae'looalities to assist you to se cure tine irrigated bmda at low co-t. Write L Clem Denver, gen eral ageut landseekerb' informa tion bureau. Half rates with maximum of $20 from Nebraska ; houip neekers' excursions wtst, northwest und southwest. CALL OR WRITE TOR DETAILS. A J Karraeek. - TicUft Agent DALOTA ("TY. EU. L. W. Wakkley, G P A, Omul..., Neb KILLthe cough AND CURE THE w Dr. King's New Discovery Ffia OQUCHS PRICE BV. A 1.00. OLDS Trial Bottle free AND ALL THROAT AND IUNG TROUBLES OUARANTD SATISFACXOBtf OR MONEY REFUNDED. JVLY H IHIIIIIIIIMIMIIIHHMII DOW CLOTHING CO. freight has now to be unloaded select whatever may be useful Every article now in stock will suit for yourself or your boy, 516-518 8. 520 VSTi R R Time Table Sioux City, Crystal Lake & Homer LEAVE LEAVE 3AK0TA CIlY SlorX CITY 6:10 a ni... 7:00 a m 8:00 a m .9:00 a m l0:00 a m 12 m 1:30 pm 2:30 p m 3:30 pin ....4:30 pm 5:3C p m 6:30 p m Leave Sioux Olty at 10:30 for Crystal Lnke and meet Grrnt Northern train at South Sioux Olty. on return trip. C, St. P., M.A O. Time-Table. Trains leave Dakota City at the fol lowing time : SOUTH BOTJKD. BOOTH BOT7NO. 5:52 pm Omaha 7:35 am 10:00 am Omaha 5:13 pm 3 :37 pm Norfolk 8 :20 am 9:01 am Norfolk ......6.32 pm 7:58 am Newcastle. ...10 :00 am 2:08 pm " ....T. .6:08 pm SUNDAY TrtAISb. 5 :62 pm Omaha 7 :35 am 3:37 Norfolk 5:32 C B & Q WEST No. 85 Local Freight 7:30 am 11 " Passenger, Omt.ha and Lincoln 12:47 pm EAST No. 8G Local Freight 2 :15 pm 10 Local Passenger.... 6 :33 pin Local Items A baby girl was born to U P Mat thews and wife Sunday. All the latest designs in wall paper at L M Leslie's drag store. Barney Gribble letumed home Wed nesday from a week's visit at Omaha. Don't forget Breuu's coffee it is still in the lead. Fcr sale at Vac de Zedde's. Deputy U 8 Marshal Sides went to O'Neill, Nebr, Thursday on olhciul business. When you get ready to paper your home, order your wall paper at L M Leslie's drug stoie. Judee W H Munarer returned to Omaha Sunday morning with a nic ice catch of bass from Crystal 1 ike. "Remember G F BrtyLill when go to buy your biuding twine, handles the best twine at the viu He best pricep. R Q Ilarvey , of New Hampton, Iowa, visited last week with his wife, who is convalescing at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs V mnJrr, of this plice. Ed Wallmsn, section foreman on the Burlington, has moved his family from the John Gribble house to the section house on the Burlington right of way. If you intend to paint give us a call. We handle the Minnesota LiiiM ed Oil Paint, sold suljoct to cl;cmiial analy sis. Guaranteed the bt-st paint made. Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. 11 v E E Shafer went t Emerson last Friday to conduct t'ue fuurul ser vices of Mis Lucy Grove, grandmother of Mrs Chas Coughtry and David i' Butcher, of this place, whose death occurred the morning of July 4' h . Do yon need your old roof repaired or a new roof? Remember we have the genuine P.ubberoid Booflug. Don't accept a so called just as go"d, when you can get the best for the time money. Give us a trial, we will please you Edwaids & Bradford Lumber company. The Walthill base ball team were in town Tuesday eveuing, enroute to .TrkBou. Thev were auite 1 ibilant nvr tliir victorv at Homer, havincr defeated that team by a score of 4. to 0. The team is making a tour of this I part of the state, having dates with Crofton, Bloomfleld, Randolph, Plain ' view and Norfolk, 1 V LJMCtI . .una- b - inn - - - i Jj I I now conducting throughout the month i I I Everybody is invited to them at entirely be reduced, but now is the timejio buy and I i i Railroad Fares Refunded Both Ways i Subscribe for The Herald $1 per year. A baby boy was born to Leslie S Bliven and wife Tuesday. Jos Clements, of Morningside, was here on business, Monday. Old papers for sale at the Herald office 5 cents per hundred. Matt Zulauf, the Jackson barber, was in this place Tuesday. Subscribe for the Herald, the best ptpor in the county. $1 a year. Ten Farms for Sale. Good ones, al sizes and kinds. Warner & Eimers. W S Baughman has completed a new cement walk in front of his resi dence. O, why do you eat old dry peanuts when you can tret them fresh roasted every day at Van's. - Z M Baird was chaperoning a party of fishermen ftom Hartingfon at Crys tal lake the past week. Herman Eloke and family, of Bloomfleld, are enjoying camp life at Crystal lake this week. Mrs Curg Ayres ami children return ed Monday from a visit at Glenco, Iowa, with Mrs Ayres' mother. Harry Ilill and family returned to their home at Al'en Tuesday, after a week of camp life at Crystal lake. The past week has been ideal com weather, and a big improvement can be seen in the outlook for the coming crop. ' W L Ross anJ family have rented a furnished cottage at Fove's park, and will spend a month or two with the campers there. Will Slaughter of the firm of Fitlds & Slaughter Co, of Sioux City, was on this side of the river Wednesday, lookiug after collections. Have you tried the Sultanna and Tuc-co brands of canned goods? Vn sells them. These goods have stood the test of the pure food law. John Foltz leaves next Tuesday for Ottumwa, S D, where he will file on a claim. His brother, S W FoUa. is located there and has a fine cluim. Mrs Ernett Haitranft returned Wed nesday from a week's visit with her brother, Frank Fueston, near Pouca. She will leave next week for her Louie at Crawford, Neb. C E Doolittle showed his patriotism by painting the front of his barber shop red, white and blue. There is no question now as to where the bar ber shop is located. We have just received a car of that fumous Diamond Lump Sootless west ern coal, the finest in the world for cookiug purposes. Edwards & Bradford Lbr Oo. The f'.urth quarterly conference will be held ou Saturday the Utb, and quarterly meeting, on Sunday morning J uly 14th at eleven o'clock. Dr Tin dull, the presiding elder, will be pres ent ut both services. Willie Rockwell, who has been the assiHtant in C E D.xdittle's barber hlioj for the past year or more Ijus takeu a position in theiuilroad shops ut Boone, Iowa, where he weut to spend th Fourth with his mother. The toye street car now rports a new whistle, operated from the ex haust of the gaxoliue ent-ine. A car is being fitted up to be used f r a truil er for hauling baggage and freight, and ou dins of heavy passenger trullic, to be Busted for passengers - F B 15uck waiter, who has been in the mercantile business in Jlonfer for the past ten years has sold his stock to Harris & juibourn ana will leave soon for Chicago. Mr Buckwalter has made many friends throughout the county by his straightforward, genial ways w ho reeret to see him leave. I he new firm, however, will help to fill the gap both in a business and social way. The Iloiald for all the news: Cobs for sale at the Blcnkiron ele vator, Dakota City, Neb. Cha lto'.lmau was over from Sioux City Wednesday on business matters, C R Hart suffered a slight attack of heart trouble Tuesday evening but soon recovered. Rev W S Oberholtzer and wife and the Misses Hamilton are ou joying camp life at the lake. Harry Hill, of Allen, installed Mi officers in the I O O F lodge of ibis place Monday night. nave yon tried thoso fresh roasted peanuts at Van's, hot from the roaster? They are surely dandy. W A Niemeyer is in Emerson this week, putting the finishing touches on the Masonio lodge hall. The Foye lino will run a ear every hour dining the forenoon on circus day, nezt Tuesday, July 16. Walter Bates, who is now located at Omaha, There he is engaged in the life insurance business, was in town Monday renewing old acquaintances. Buy yoar hardware, tinware, wire screen and stoves from Schriever Bros We guarantee Sioux City prices. We also repair tinware and gasoline stoves. Mrs Jane Stevens arrived here last Friday from Tecumseh, Neb, for a months visit with her son, L E Stev ens. Mrs Charity Hart and family left Thursday noon over the Burlington for Long Beach, Wash, where they will make their future home. All kinds of coal, feed and hay for sale at reasonable prices. Fields & Slaughter Oo. B E Mills, Manager, Dakota City, Neb. Mrs Gertrude Best came up from Homer Tuesday evening to visit at home over night . Her daughter Neva, who had beeuVieiting at Homer ie turned w ith her. You will never be too late nor lose any time at the Unique theater, David son block, Sioux City continous enter tainment. Greatest moving pictures ever seen. Ladies aud children especi ally invite!. If any of our subscribers desire the address changed on their Herald by reason of the establishment or changes made in the rural mutes, or for any other reason, just drop us a postal and the change desired and it will be made. Margaret Boler, of Jackson, has been assisting in the cornty treasurer's office for the past week or two, famil iarizing herself with the work, so that she can relieve her sister Mary, the regular deputy, who w ill take a couple of week's vacation. The six months old baby girl of'Mr and Mrs Bernie Boals, died last Fri day aud on Sunday was buried in the family lot in Logan Park cemetery, Sioux City. The friends of the fami ly deeply sympathize with them in their sad bereavement. Commissioners' Proceedings. Dakota City, Neb, July 5. 1907. Board of connty commissiocers met for settlement with the county treas urer, all members present. Beard ad journed to July 6, 1907. Dakota City, Nebr, July 6, 1907. The board of county comminsiouers met pursuant to adjournment, all members being present. Board con tinued their settlement with the county treasurer. The settlement shows that on Janu ary 1, 1907 there was a balance on hand of J31,8'.i7.91. The total collec tions since January 1, 1907, are $54,333.10. The credits as shown by vouchers are $58,157.12, leaving a bal ance on hand of $28,073 89. Board adjourned . W L Ross, Clerk. Don't Do it, Stella. The following special fiom Lincoln appeared iu Wednesday's Sioux City Tribune, It may be of interest to some of our readers, even if it is not uthentic : A tall, neatlv attired woman, carry ing a purple purnsol, walked hurriedly into the office of the county attorney today and stated that she had import ant business with that official. Coun ty Attorney Tyrrell asked what he could do for her and she replied that lie wanted him to giv her some ad vice ami write a letter lor her. "This letter is to go to Dr Maxwell, because I " "What is it yon wish to say?" broke n the county attorney, whone suspi cions began t arise. " Akk him if I would be sent to the pen again if 1 same back up to Dako ta couutv aud killed someone, was the stsriiiDK reply. "Who are you ? asked Ilr Tyrrell. "Mrs Wurzberger Mrs Stella V urz berirer." D you mean to tell me mat you are crouie back te Lanoia oouniy anu kill some one?" But the woman had made up her mind that she would go and "see another lawyer, wroviding she had money enough." Investigation shows that the woman wus sent to the penitentiary from JJa kotu county, June 20. 1901, for as saulting a man with iu'ent to kill, She was ent to the insaue asylum be fore the expiration of her fire-year term. She was released from the uHvlum in 19." and remained iu tlie city for some time, when she was re turned tfttho asvliim. About a month ato she ivhh ni-'ain released upon prom ising to leave the city. Duruig her incarceration she was a fairly good patient, but wus frequently unruly The iiolico huve been directed U nick her un and return her to the usyIiim. but bhe has not yet been 1 -loeated. Real Estate Transfers. H A .Iiimlt iiml lf- to K H Itiickwiil-ii-r. lot in iii I jIi h k 4. orluhml town of IIoiiut. l I !' F B IlncU wall, r to Win Ihli'll, lot 10 In liliM'k I, orlKlmtl town of Itoiunr, w K'. Cluirlotle ( it riimlrr itml liusltiiml to NoIk K Hllvi'ii. lot i III liliH'k 14, Hull- way utlilllloii to HouMi Sioux t'lty.wd 811 Ailiury1 M-yo tolVlla DunlPlson, lot 1, n, u, in, II itml 1'.' In liliH'k V, North addition to KliifTMill, i-li-cu tor drftl 475 (Villi Dunli'lHon lili'l liilHliHiiil to Sell nil Moliior, lots 7 to It In liliM-k V, Nor 111 utlilltloil to KiiKTiton, wd Cue K B llm-k waiter et ul to (' F Kirk, e1, liw1 n unction 27-K7-U, Qcd, qo HO M B DiivU und wlftt to A A Irwin, lot 10 I la block 62, 1 ovliigton, Qfd 1 County School Note. RY BCPT. ORO. t, BOUCHER, Regular examination July 19-20. Institute August 19th one week. Directors sometimes guess at the grade of certificates held by their teachers, when making their reports to this office. They have reported all the way up to first grade, when in fact tho teacher has no certificate at all. Every teaoher whose certificate ex pires this summer will be expected to take the examination in all subjects below 80, this n?onth, except where low g-a ies were made in June. Following is the new library law: "The school board or school teach ers of every school district within this state shall, and it is hereby made their duty to set aside annually from the general funds collected for the use of the district the sum of ten cent per pupil as shown by the total number of pupils within the school district at the last annual school census. Said amennt eoet aside shall be known as the district libiary fund, and shall be by the school board or trustees of such district annually invested in liooks other than the regular text books, which books so provided shall be suitable for the district school li brary Advertised Letters Remaining in the postofflce at Dakota, Neb, for the month ending June 30, 0T. Nlcnln Pnqtialo Mix Judith Henrlknon 1 J. IX'inpsey MmSllvIa Hlnelhle MU'helo Wrl.M'O Mlm Myrtle Holt Theodor Urof '' Parties calling for the above please say "advertised." Joiix H. Ream, Postmaster. A Wonderful Happening Port Byron, N Y, has witnessed one of tbe most remarkable oases of heal ing ever recorded. Amos F, King, of that place says: "Buckleu's Arnica Salve cured a sore on my leg with which I had suffered over 80 years. I am now 85." Guaranteed to cure all sores, by Leslie, the druggist. 25c. First M E Church Hours of Service ' SUNDAY 10 am Sunday School 11 a m Preaching 12 m Class Meeting 7:00 pm Epworth League 8:00p m Preaching TUCR8DAY 8:00 pm ..Prayer Meeting Elmer F. Sbafer, Pastor. Phone number, 33. The Charming Woman is nofbecssarily one of perfect form and features. Many a plain woman who eould never serve as an artist's niod'd, possesses those rare qualities that all the world admires: neatness, eloar eyes, clean smooth skin and that sprightli ness of step and action that accompany good health. A physically weak wo man is never attractive, not even to herself. Electric Bitters restore weak women, give strong nerves, bright eyes, mcoth, velvety skin, beautiful com plexion. Guaranteed at Leslie's drug store. 50c. Colorado Lands Until further notice I can secure low excursion rates any day of the week to Julesburg, Colo, to any one wishing to look over Sedgwick county, Colorado lands. Or if you desire to cont nue your trip to Denver and Col orado Springs, I can get you excur sion rates to said points for $19.50 ith stopover at Julesburg. Tickets good for three months. For further information about East ern Colorado lands, see or write W T Baiitlett, Jackson, Nebr. Lutheran Church Announcements. Preaching Sunday morning at Sa lem at 11:00 o'clock, Sunday school t 10:00. Preaching at Dakota City at 3.00 'clock p m ; Sunday school at 9 :45 a iu ; (J Jii at b :m) p iu A cordial welcome to all. Pat C. No 42399 Sired by Chilton, by Dunton Wilkes, by George Wilkes. Dam Minnie V, by Byerly Abdallah, by Mambrino Patchen. This colt is' bred right, good size ana a good maiviauai, ana will serve a few mares . at $15.00 to insure mare in foal Service fee becomes due wlien mare is known to De in loai. EMMETT II. GRIBBLE. Dakota City, Nebraw 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Traok Mark Dcsions opvrights &c. Anr"n..iliB lu'-S n SMmirm tif atH.'kly Hi.'eriam our oimhu.ii frme wliMctui 'Mtmn is primtilr ( '"nirjiim !... Mi'irllf kiiIiihiM. IVTKW0K '" rtnl (d-H. l'ttt nii l UTU.t UMtMllll. l t..Hti mkrn ilimi.vh H14.111 lo. roi'elr Scientific Jlncricm:. A I.MH., "'!y tUntriii'1 Ttpi Vtr. I.nrip Hi Milttu.ni "( i'"!T ,ivnl ltt-fclourt.nl. 'I t i tun. , ; l.mr mt'i.Lbl, !. U''U t!l mi'1iPl- MU(tf.RCo.3e,E,M"M-He,iVYDri Pioziccrs Old Settlers' icivie August 29, 1907 ., , - Grand Land Opening! In the Texas Panhandle Country Commencing ''July 2nd and continuing on the first and third Tuesdays during July and August, I will conduct Homcscekcrs Excursions to the Texas Panhandle country where the famous" Spring Lake Ranch, an exception allay fertile body of land comprising 200,000 acres in one tract in Castro and Lamb counties in the Texas Panhandle, will be put on the market for sale for the first time. This tract of land is part of the Earwell estate, the land having been received by the late John V. Farwell of Chicago from the State of Texas in return for money advanced for the building of the Texas state capitol. This body of land has recently been bought by the Geo. G. Wright Co. of Kansas City, the largest and best known real estate dealers in the southwest, who now for the first time are putting it on the market to purchasers, in any quan tity, and on such low and easy terms as will insure its quick sale and an exceptionally profitable investment. $4.00 per acre down, balance ten years at 6. "" Three new railroads are now in course of construction thro this tract of land and the new town of Spring Lake has just been started at the junctjn of two of these roads, which is des tined to be the metropolis of the Texas Panhandle country i I have secured the agency sale of this tract of land am losition to give my customers tends to sell every acre of this and it is confidently expected that before the tract is sold en tirely out prices will have advanced to double what they started at the opening sale. Anyone desiring to investigate the special and grand oppor tunity for profitable investment with me on any of these $25.40 for the round trip from The train leaves , Sioux City Leaves Kansas City the following morning in the Wright Spe cial Pullman train, arriving at Returning, leave Friona Saturday evening, getting to Sioux City Monday morning. Homeseekers provided with sleeping berths and meals on train. Land shown in automobiles. This is positively the best in the boutnwest today. Purchasers now win sureiyj aouoie their investment before fall. Get in on the ground floor; come with me on this excursion, and if it looks well to you secure, a piece of this land near the new town of Spring Lake, and you will have $50 per acre land before two years. Land located in the shallow water district obtained in abundance, or from 15 to 50 feet. For further information call on or write W. T. Bartlett, General Agent. Ccittle Lrosxns Give "The Bank that ALWAYS treats yom ltlGHT" a chance to make your cattle loan this year. Lowest interest possible, and your Bote will not come due until your oattle are told. It is such liberal tieatment as the above, that has brought this bank a steadily increas ing number of customers. Call on us, please, for anything in banking. Bank of Dakota County Jackson, Neb. P S We loan on all good security. Don't forget that. And always have money for our customers. Ed. T, K. m mmmw mm mm mtmm mmmm m Wnrv LORENZ, Proprietor of City Klest KIa.rlkct Fresh and Salt Meats always Agent for Seymour's White Laundry Laundry basket goes Tuesdays and comes back Saturdays DAKOTA CITY i Do you waivt v. to sell your farm? The quick, sure way is to put a want-ad in 'She Omaha Bee The Rates are One insertion, per line 10 cents. ' Two or more consecutive insertions.per line, G cents each insertion. Each insertion made on j' odd days, 10 cents per line. All advertising runs iu both morning and aud evening papers without extra charge. Count Six Words to Llt Address Want-Ad Department, Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb. Within everybody's reach reaches everybody pi nil I A II MO We have plenty of Money to Loan at low U A r VI I U A 1 1 O rate oi interest on Dakota county Farms. W r- mmi uviuiw al8o8ell ni Buy Be,i Estate of all kind spywheie on earth , beo or write us before you Borrow, Bay or Hell. List your property with us to Bell. . frk D.k.ucuy.Nb..na wrtiw I Vmt rs I" A R M I AN ills HitJlSUuiCUy.Nb. ""v for Northeast Nebraska for the in on the ground floor and in a an inside deal. The company in- land within the next sixty days, at this land opening can come dates at the special low rate of Sioux City to Friona, Texas. at 6 :55 Tuesday evening. destination the following morning. proposition for land investment Jackson,' Neb. I I I I on hand . Cash paid for hides. NEBRASKA. ww .......