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Farm Management Ass'n
Closes Year's Business
Old
Officers Re-elected Reports Filed and Accepted
New County Agent Takes Charge of Work.
On account ol the holiday season
the second annual meeting of the
Dakota County Farm Management
ncanciatinit held at lluboard Oil
December 31st, was not so largely
attended as had been expected, yet
every one present felt that the meet
Ing was one of interest and profit.
The hentiment expressed by every
one present waB that the associa
tion formed a year and a half ago
was of great benefit and help to the
farmer-) and their live s ock and
farming interests. Said one mem
ber: "Demonstration work has come
to stay; the farmers of Dakota
county will always desire it."
In accordance with the order of
business for the day the board of
directors, consisting of Messrs.
Heurv Cain. Thomas J. Hart-
nett and John
Keller, couveneu lor
December business
the regular
meeting
Minutes of
nesu meeting
the November busi
were read and ap-
proved.
Theodore PeterB was permitted
to vote and thiiB represent Emerson
precinct in the day's order of busi
ness, County Demonstrator Raymond
then reported the work accomplish
ed lor December, as tollows:
During the month of December there
has come to the ofllce UO phone callt,
J7 ofllce callers, have visited 'iQ farms,
written TO, sent one circular letter (800
copies), vaccinated IMS hogs and la calves
and have traveled 480 miles.
One week was spent In Lincoln at a
meeting of county agents from all coun
tics. The remainder of the month has
been spent mostly with hog cholera, as
there has been several herds reported
that were effected. These herds were
all vaccinated and the disease has not
spread from these places. It has just
been reported that In one part of the
county hogs are dying from cholera and
thnt the owners are not burying or burn
ing thera but leaving them scattered over
the Jlelds. If cholera Is ever going to be
controlled such work as this must be
stopped, or cholera will Bpread over th
entire countv. I hope i that every one
will soon realize that the improper dis
posal of dead hogs is one of the easi
est ways to spread cholera and by one
man neglecting this he may be the cause
of infecting a whole neighborhood.
The following bills were approv
ed and ordered paid:
J W Itooncy, garage rem for Decem
ber. W.UU; labor and oil for car, li.'X I 7 25
HughUarmond, alary tor month of
December, 130; expenses, C15.03
Itenze & Qrcen, car and auto oil
TP McQlashan, salary as secretary
frnm Januarv 1. lllir. to January 1.
6505
II 111
1'JIO . 50 00
Homer Star, printing w programs... v ou
Total no 19
This meeting then adjourned and
gave way to the second annual
meeting of the association,
J. F. Learner began the session
by presenting the president's an
nual address, as follows:
Follow mombors of our Farm MnnaRO
montaisoolntlon nnd Rontlemou:
Ono your nnd a half tins boon tho llfo of
our orRnulzntloit nnd llko nil organizations
tltoro must bo n beginning, nn oxuorliiioutal
orporfoctlng stnKo before rosults uro ob
talnod. . . ...
Wo, liowovor, hnvo thru this porlod dono
much good. In tho control ot hog cholera
ulono our ngont has eurnod his salary mnny
times. In soil survey, mnny faruiors have
begun thinking thnt more profits can bo
I ma w'tli bettor manngoment, nnd they uro
taking doflnlto stops along this lino.
Wo also hnvo In this yenr nnd u half found
some very sorlous dllUoultlos thnt should
iMovorcomaliithofuturo. Of these I will
now sponk.
Tho nlm of tho county niioiit Is to sorvo
tho pooplo of tho county along such linos of
worknx nro county wide In their nature
nnd In their application. Problems of such
n nnturd should bo given first consldorntlon
by tho county agent nnd facilities provided
him whore by ho ami do thnt work most otll
clently. Tho kind of work thnt tho county
ngont doos, nnd tho plnco whero ofllce faci
lities nnd stonogrnphlonsststnncu nro best
obtainable, xhould lnrgoly govern tho loca-
Wo bollovo thnt tho county agent should
distribute his demonstrations, meetings,
work, etc., evenly over tho county, and that
ho should nlm to reach groups of pooplo
rutnor tlmn individuals whon doing demon
xtrntlon work. While n part of Ills tlmo
must ncoossnrlly bo given over to Indi
vidual problems, wo do not think that the
county ngont should spend much of his
tlmo doing work from which only one man
will n roll t. If ho doos this hocunnot hopo
to bo of service to tho whole county. Wo
think thnt tho county ngont should do
work wlioreby n community will proilt nnd
not ulono Just tho farmer on whoso plnco
tho work wns dono. For Instnnce, It n dem
onstration on tho treatment of ont for smut
Is conduotod on a farm in Hummlt township
tho whole community surrounding that
farm should hnvo tho opportunity of see
ing nnd socurlng tho results of that demon
stration. In this connooton tho control
ot hog cholera would nlso be of community
nnd county wide value. Tho same would
bo true of nil contagious diseases nffeotlng
llvo stock. If tho county agent vaccinates
hogs. It should bo as nn object lesii u to tho
pooplo of tho- commulty nnd tho
whole community should bo enlist
od in taking nn notlvo part to prevent tho
spread of thnt disease
Tho abovo are examples ot how tho coun
ty ngont, while doing his work on Individu
al farms, mnkes It of community nnd coun
ty wido influence.
When tho county ngont does tho type ot
work mentioned nbovo It matters very lit
tle where hols located In a county tho slzo
of ours. 'With a enr ho hits accoss to nil
pnrts of tho county in a short time no mat
tor whoro ho Is located. When tho county
agent pro-arranges his demonstrations and
meetings in all or tho pieclnuU lie does
nocloso tlmo in doing his work, if tliu
county ngont Just answers calls utter tho
manner of n doctor driving heienni there
to various pnrts of tho county during tho
iuy. th a re would bo somo advantage in be
ing located centrally in tho county. While
n little of such work may bo necestnry wo
dlscourago It strongly bocnuso ultimately
It Is not constructive agricultural Improve
ment work from which tho wholo county
mny profit. Wo bollovo strongly that the
county ngont should outline a program on
construoturnl agricultural work at the lie
iclmilmr ol tho season, nnd then follow his
plans uulto doflnltoly through the season.
It Is moro important that tho county
agents olUce bo located whoro the great ma
jority of the farmers of the couuty ran
iud will reacli it most often during the
year. It Is tho county agent's busluets to
work out in the Hold practically all of the
tlmn. nnd by planning his work it will be
lust us oasy for him to reach ono part of the
county ns nnother, whore drives aro no
longer than thoy nro In our county. The
association' otlloo. however, should bo
odoii und uccesslblo to nil the farmers of
tho county. The fnrmors hue u busUlrts
a? their own which occupies their time and
attention and thoy do not .always Una It
convenient to make u special drlo to see
the county agent at his onice. The olllco
then should bo located In that town of tin.
county whoro most filmier imeiiible and
I"oachiuostoftoii during the year. That
town Is usunlly tho county sent of the
""vhaaoantr ngent Is pnld n large salary
because of his trnlslng in agriculture ami
Kcwwof Jlls ability to dlnjet In ugilcultu
ral work. It would seem unwise to pay a
rrAincdinnna largo salary ami then not
Lmvlde hhii with olllce troll ties and assist
n?o whereby Ho enn hw) Ms work mcl
S It and fir reaching. The HswUtlon -;uu-f.2J
,.fJ.7,i to hnvo him do clerical and ln-
;,VnMBworK which can uo inrvii i one nt
r.:.7.vr. inn'nr (inure, -ino muni
ty
M"U.C.U. '.".""...: JiMil. yothlsoltluoshmil.il,,,
ngont
mhl lie
U IIIUUW - ...
la located nnd so uuuippeu mill . leiopnone
oimutiu "", ...iinillatu nttnnt Iniumil
BUOUIlloe ""'' T-'r.-nud tllllt ,,,llniini
.HIlswollldTecelYellUIloa,0f"ft"0,,lV1'"m,
onus wouiui lM written and sent
written and sent
out-itb dispatch nnd wconls kept up to
Slttorour)cpuotyt;.M, ? ,'''
V.ulc" iu.fi VSnoolnlly 5 the court house.
'.r.?"rri.i; Vnunty agent in mo cour
court
house has been a uee.ucw . j.,. .. ,
..!?iiM been ift decided supees In othe
"SSSJl" a rSim l provided free of charge
S?,aMllJr?ulW with desk, chairs.
fllltiKcnblnets, typewriter, etc., nil of which
Is tlio iiroporty of the county. If n station
rnphor cannot lx) employed on full tliuu,
there nro usunlly stcKtioKrnphors at tho
county court liouao wliocmi tnko dlotntlou
unci writu lotmrs ueiorti or auor me usum
hours of work for otlior county ofllcei.
Tliurn is nlso nlwnys somo ono to tuinwor
lulcpliono cnlla, or to trniismlt iiicshiikos
laft by fnrimiM who visit tho olllco when
tlio county meant Is Ment.
In considering the locution of nil olllre In
our cctinty, thu UiIiik to bukept In mind Is
how ciiu tlio county intent best sorvo nil tho
ptjople of tho county. If ho plnns n pro
Rrniuof worknt tliobCRlnnlnit of tho yenr,
and cnrrlrs this out ns ho should, tho dlat
unco of traveling within tho limits of our
county should linvo no lienrlnizoii his loon
Hon, Wlintis moroliiiportnnt Is tho prop
er provision of such olllco equipment nnd
nsslstnnca whoroby n lilitli snfnrled mini
cniitiHO his tlmo most olllelontly in tho In
terest of tho pooplo ho serves. Attnlu tho
nmn ihniilil lit! located whore it Is most nc-
cusslblo to nil tho fnrmors of tho county,
nndlwhoro county wide meetings can bo
mosto onvenioniiy neiu.
The Aitrlculttiiiil UxteiiMon Dopurtment
has nlso specified that horcaftur when
counties tnko up county iiRont work th;of
lice I locntcd nt tho county sent. This
spt-clllcntlou wns mndo Iwcnuso now they
know from experience nnd obsorvntion that
In tlioRrcat majoilty of cases tho county
uuentenn bo st Iwof service to his county
whon locnted at tho county sent rnthorthnn
at nny otlior town In the county.
Dean Burnett, director of the ex
periment station at Lincoln, spoke
to the association next. Tliose
present trave Mr.
Burnett close at-
tention and what he said left a last
ing impression. He was pleased to
know that the people of Dakota
couniy were interested in this k tid
of work and complimented the as
sociation on the wotk it so far had
accomplished. He naid that the ex
periment station had long felt the
need of such an organization to be
a connecting link between it and the
farmers. No one man working
alone can accomplish ior himselt
what he ought unless he gets all
others working at the same busi
ness to work with him. Business
men get together. Agriculture is
no different than any other line oi
business, f f you will help one good
farmer iu a community, that helps
the entire community; but if you
will benefit torty farmers in that
same community you have raised
the standard ol agriculture. Mr.
Burnett mentioned the farmers'
survey work that bad been done in
the county and urged that this
should continue from year to year.
No single year can represent the
true status of the farming business,
but to get a true average a series of
years must be surveyed, I'armerc
must look at their business from a
business standpoint and a business
survey injects interest and enthusi
asm in larming. Interest and en
thusiasm ate the life of every busi
ness' and the county agent .s a
great factor to create interest and
enthusiasm. It is he that finds the
successful man and gets others to
study his methods and thus spread
this knowledge toothers. Inclos
ing Mr. Burnett reminded those
present that the material side of
farming should not occupy the en
tire thought of farmers, but that
they should think of the sanitary
and social side of farm life.
following this address County
Agent Elect A. H. Beckhoff spoke
to fie association in an informal
way. He said that he was reluct
ant about making promises, or in
giving any exact way that the work
should be done. He did not believe
in making promises. He Baid: "I
shall try, insofar as is practical, to
associate my work with the needs
of the couuty and in so doing may
unwittingly subordinate some per
sonal details, but only with the
hope that greater good can be done
by working through a wider field,
wherein we must, in a measure,
work through groups of people in
stead oi with individuals. In a
personal way the county agent can
only reach about 200 people in a
year beyond this he must reach
them through meetings, and as a
very large part of the work is of an
educational nature, the necessity of
reaching a hrgc part if the people
cannot be emphasized too Btrongly.
Only those things as are permanent
and constructive in their nature, or
conducive to the upbuilditiL' of ag
riculture, are wo th the effort ex
pended. The ability to earn one's
salary should be emphasized, but to
leave an inspiration bclilnu winch
can be felt long after the monetary
consideration is forgotten is one of
the great olhccn of the county
agent."
President Learner then called for
the annual report of County Agent
Hugh Kaymund, which was pre
sented by Mr. Raymond as follows:
I have the following report which I
wish to submit to the board of directors
and to the members of tho Farm Man
acement association for approval I shall
endeavor to make this report ns brief and
as accurate as possioie and yet cover all
phases of the work. I slmll take up each
phase of the work separately and try to
state just what has been done nnd just
wuat uas ueeu accomplished.
PIRbT HOQ CHOLERA CONTROL
Blnce coming to the county I have tried
to make hog cholera control one of the
main features of the work and have prob
ably spent m re time with hog ctiolrra
than with anything else. Last Juno I)r,
(Jain was In the county two days and
spoke at four meetings. Or. Gain Is heau
of the state nerum plant and was famil
iar with all the latest methods of hot
cholera control I am very sort r to say
that these meeting? were not very well
attended and did not accomplish as much
as they should There ban not been very
much cholera, however, until just recent
ly and I am tifralil If people are not more
careful about burning hogs dying from
cholera there will be a general outlj ?ak
of cholera over the euttie couuty
During the summer and fall I have
vaccinated 'JWU hogs, These hogs were
on forty different farms and In a good
man) herds cholera had already broken
out. With the exceptlou of a few herds
the disease was discovered quick enough
so that thi loss was not very gre.it Out
of the '.tttll bogs vaccinated SOU hogs died.
There were !il hogs sick with the chol
era In the Infected herds out of a totil of
Ci9 head In the well herds 3'.l hogs died
This leaves Mil hogs that died In the sick
herds. These then are the results:
Hogs sawd In well hetds... )i :t per cent
I1UKB navcu III Diutv IIUIUS.. ,,,il II (JCl Ccul
Hogs saved In sick and well
herdc ,,,,, , W.'J per cent
Sick hogs saved OUpercent
These llgures show clejily that It does
not piy to vaccinate sick hogs. Ifoneisto
prevent cholera toy the fltxuta treatment
the hoes must be vaccinated before the
bogs become sick or at once after th : dls
rase is discovered. They also demon,
titrate the value of serum treatment It
uicd In lime
lholera has been controlled quite ef
fectual y uutll the last few weeks and
this outbreak enn be traced dlnctly to
the Improper disposal of de-ad Iioks I
hope the time will .ome tvneti people
wake up to the lact mat cholera Is a con
tagious disease and that the fence t t '
or tnecrecK is no place tor hogs djiug
from cholera.
FARM MANAOBM12NT 8URVKY
WORK
This work was first started last sprltig
The work was started in Dakota and
Omadl precincts and consisted of taking
a record of the farm business on 41)
farms. These records were summarized
and figured up and records returned to
the men who gave them. The tesults
were explained at mcellbgs called for
that purpose. The results showed that
thr average farmer was making onlv $'J77
above paying C percent Interest on the
capital he had invested. 10 of the better
paying farms were making SI ,000 besides
paying C per cent Interest on caplul
while the ID poorer paying farms lacked
triDOof paying intereston the capital they
had Invested. This work should bu start
ed in other parts of the county and con
tinued for a number of years for If prop
erly carried out one should be able to get
at the real factors that effect farm prollts
belter tlmn In any other way,
WORIC WITH CROPS
I'robablv the moit Important! woik
done In this direction was that with the
oat smut. During March a letter was
sent out explaining the formaldehyde
treatment for the prevention of smut,
and asking farmers to carry it out and
demonstrate Its value to other people of
the county, '22 farmers agreed to do so.
During the summer 140 oat fields were
Inspected and counts taken to determine
the percentage of smut The 'i'i treated
fields were Included In the WO fields. It
was found that the 118 untreated Hetds
averaged 12.47 per cent smut while the
22 treated lipids averaged 1.7S per cant
smut. In ten fields a part of the Held
was planted with treated seed andn part
with untreated seed. In these fields the
treated fields averaged 0.91 per cent smut
while the untreated fields averaged 17 UH
per cent sunlit. These fields wete plant
ed with the same seed only a part was
treated and a pait was not treated.
1 am sutc that eery farmer that treat
ed his seed onls is satisfied of its value
iri'l 1 hope they will endeavor to gel
their neighbors to try the treatment next
year, because above figures certainly
show that there Is value In the treatment
and also that almost every field In the
county had more or less smut last year
Home other work was done- with oth-r
crops but It was not of such a nature that
any definite results could be secured.
HOYS AND GIRLS' CLUB WORK.
Durlngdhe spring Mr. Voss and myself
visited every school In the county and
explained the club ork and secured
members HJO members were enrolled In
the various ciubs. Most of the members
llnlshed the work except those enrolled
In the pig club. Only u few of these lln
lshed the work. All the club members
were visited during the summer and en
couraged in their worlr. Ariangements
have been made for a meeting at Uako.a
City of all clubs on January 8th, where
products will be exhibited and plans made
for next year.
A good deal of time has been spent In
answering calls from farmers which
dealt with all kinds of farm problems.
These calls were taken caie of when not
working on the above lines of work,
which the board of directors directed me
to carry out. The following Is a brief
summary of other work accomplished:
farmers visited 4SS
Ofllce callers
4U2
41)0
L'!I2
0
40
17
Letters wyltten
Telephone calls
Circular letters (1,600 copies)
farm records taken
Meetings held (83 schools visited) .
Articles for tinners
111
nogs vaccinated yy.u
Calves vaccinated 203
Miles traveled bono
The report of Treasurer
Adair was as follows;
H, H,
To the Board of Directors of tho Dakota
County Farm Manngoment Association!
Your Treasurer herewith submits Ills le
portof receipts and disbursements from
July !i, lUIO.to l)ecmbor Ul.mifi.
llalaucuou hand July 20, 11)10, ns
per statement rendored Bit) B2
Collected ou subscriptions from
July 2V. 101.1 to Ueclfl, 11)15
Sti 00
SIU1.'I 12
t yore
1KI HO
711
0 76
0 00
1(100
H W
1HSH)
Warrants pnld.
Number M
07.
BH
flU
70
71
7
73
74 64 J5
75 H00
7l (101
77 14 60
7H U7 25
7 563
H0 100U
HI 2 15
H2 860
8-1 7 60
H4 11 40
H5 060
H 68 00
7 su)
Is" ,. UK!
Total warrants paid $60172
llalanoo In treasurer's hands De.
I'umberitl, JU1B ,.,, Ml 40
km:i it
Respectfully submitted,
pcctfully
IIahuy 11
OAIK,
Treasurer.
After the treasurer's report the
association elected officers for the
ensuing year. Those elected were:
J. F. Learner, president.
Dan Hartnett, vice president.
T. F. McGlashan, secretary.
H. H. Adair, treasurer.
Geo. C. Orr made the motion that
the board of directors be instructed
to carry out plans for getting finan
cial aid from the county. Thos. J.
Hartnett seconded, and the motion
carried.
Pres. Learner then adjourned the
second annual meeting for a short
business meeting, to formulate plans
for the Dakota County Farmers' In
stitute. Those present at the meet
ing were: Directors Orr, Cain, Fel
ler and Hartnett, County Clerk Geo.
Wilkins, County Agent Beckhoff,
Pres. Walter Miller and Sec. Ha
Bridenbaugh of the Dakota County
warmers institute.
After the board discussed appoint
ment of directors to fill vacancies in
Emerson, Omadi and Dakota pre
cincts, tho meeting adjourned.
I Items of Interest
9 rnm iri,,. S
IIUIIIUUI U.At-HClllg,OU
S4OMIrt00NattttiMIHttM)eW
Newcastle Times: Jack O'Connot
was in Jackson Thursday afternoon,
or innt is wnat lie tow us lie was go
ing to do.
Wyoot Tribune: E. J. Morin,
who anu daughter, departed for
Omaha Monday for a week's visit
with Mr Morin's people in that city
Sioux City Tribune, 1st: Mrs. D
C. btmson, 4500 Grant avenue, who
has been suffering from blood pois
on in nor nanii the past week, is im
proving.
Allen News: Mrs. Doc Hale went
to Homer last Thursday to Spend
the holidays with the children. Mr.
Hale drove down with a team and
buggy Friday.
SnJix jftems in Sloan, lit.. Star:
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Cone arc visit
ing relatives at different points in
Nebraska. They expect to return
in about two weeks.
Cinig News: Ed Reiehle and fami
ly and Raymond I. Fouta and wife,
ot bouth Sioux City, Neb., spent
Christmas with the Wallace Uobe
family. Mr. Fouts returned home
Sunday, Mrs. P., today, whilo the
Keichle family vi,l leniain for it
longer visit.
Wayne Democrat: Mose Warner
is taking a long look into the future
when he tells how Uryan will shine
on the pages of history 100,000 years
from now. People are pretty slow,
Mose, but we think they will take u
tumble in less time than that. Let's
make it five years.
Winnebacro Chieftain: Charles
Hoch and Josephine Penry, living
northeast of Homer, were married
at 9 o'clock Monday morning by Rev.
Father Griese ...Jasper Johns and
family have moved from the house
where Louis Skinner lived over to
Mr. Gill's. Mr. Johns is now work
ing for Mr. Gill.
Ponca Advocate: The town of
Jackson to the east of us is going to
be the Mecca of gin mills after Jan
uary 1st. Several firms from Sioux
City will move there when Iowa
goes dry. Sioux City's boozers will
have to stretch their stomachs to tho
size of a camel's if they carry enough
to last them to get to a wet town
again.
Lyons Mirror: Major Chas. Phil
lips came up from Fremont to visit
his daughter, Mrs. David Everett.
He is living with his son Canfield.
Mr. Phillips is an early settler of
Nebraska, arriving here June 23,
18G8. A book of his life will be
published and offered for sale at the
next reunion of the Dakota county
pioneers and old settlers.
Sioux City Journal, 3: With Sioux
City in the prohibition column, Da
kota county, Neb., henceforth will
offer a lucrative field for bootleg
ging, in the opinion of Dakota coun
ty officials. Sheriff George Cain
will adopot drastic methods to com
bat the selling of liquor, however,
he announced yesterday. Accord
ing to Sheriff Cain, not a single per
son so far is docketed for" bootleg
ging in the Dakota county district
court, which will convene on Janu
ary 29. The sheriff, however, expects
that when the term opens there will
be entries on the docket for selling
liquor illegally. He believes many
Sioux City men expect to find in Da
kota county an oasis, and that tbere
will be plenty or men ready to defy
the Nebraska law and supply means
of quenching the thirst of Iowa emi
grants. "We are going to go after
them," declared Sheriff Cain.
"Thingp over here are pretty quiet
just now. Crystal Lake is closed
for tho Winter, but there will be at
tempts to sell liquor illegally, and
we shall be prepared for them."
Nebraska has no law such as was
passed by Iowa's last legislature,
providing for state agents. Sheriff
Cain explained that the state per
mitted him to hire detectives, if ne
cessary, in investigating violations
o f state laws. "I think I shall have
to hire detectives soon," said the
sheriff, speaking with reference to
bootlegging. "We're not going to
let them get a good start, and we
shall haul them in as fast as they
open up," he asserted.
Emerson Enterprise: Dan Graves,
of South Sioux City, was in Emerson
several days the latter part of the
week b M. Draper, of Morning
side, spent Saturday and Sunday in
Emerson with the family of his
daughter, Mrs. Jeff Taylor Mr.
and Mrs. James Heenan and little
one, were down from Vista and spent
Christmas with Mrs. Heenan's moth
er, Mrs, Kate Kerwin Mr. and
Mrs, Holekamp and children, of Car-
roi, and Mrs, Will Flegg and dangh
ter. of Sioux Citv. snent Christmas
and Sunday at the homo of M, Mc-
ntaiter Last Saturday night
about C o'clock August Schraeder and
Perry Waggoner, mail man on route
3, collided south of town. The auto
drove by Mr. Schraeder was going a
good fast clip, so the writer is in
formed, and headed into the mail
outfit, mixing team, wagon and auto
into one promiscuous heap. Neither
driver was seriously injured, but one
of Mr. Waggoner's horses was so bad
ly crippled that the veterinarian or
dered it killed Monday morning.
The auto was also badly jammed up.
This is two accidents inside of two
days, and both are laid to not hav
ing lights lit according to law. Mr.
Waggoner left his wagon standing
by the side of the road over Sunday
and some "curs" turned it over,
breaking the top and circles Last
Sunday evening about 7 o'clock when
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Lamp were on
their way home from Emerson.where
they had been attending the Hopp
funeral, they were run into by tho
Ed Linstedt car at the foot of the
hill near the Detliff Barge place a
mile and a half northeast of Emer
son. Mr. Lamp was in Emerson
Monday morning and informs the
writer that tho car was running
without lights and that they did not
know Jljere was an automobile any
nlaoii around untjl it crashed into
them. He thought that the driver
was coasting down bill, One of Ihe
horses was badly damaged and the
tongue broken. The end of it wag
run through tho radiator
and tho lamps were broken off the
car. No serious injury was sustain
ed by any of the people in themixup.
MATRIMONIAL VENTURES
The following marriage licenses
were issued by County Judge S. W.
McKinley during the past week:
Nttino and Address Alto
Kdwiird I.. McDonald, SlomUlty 6
AUKiutaurlielimaii, su
(loo. I), Schmidt, LoMais.Iowu n
Uarrlu Johnson, Hloux Olty it
(llaieuce A. l'eeb, Le Mars, In 2ft
(llndys lluiuesuu, Vermillion, H. I K)
Howard fl. Hansen, Hloux (Jlty, In 21
Minnie Van UerUluls, ' ' is
I.uxeruu Kouiids. Onuwa, la legal
tiulemma J.Queuii, Hlosn, la leiful
KiaiiK M.Unkes. St. Paul, Minn m
Nman Lowoiy, l,os Anele, ul no
KiW4OW0XW XJH wxwwh wxovyc kojok
I CORRESPONDENCE
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.HUBBARD
The roads have been something
fierce the past week, owing to the
rain nnd freeze-up.
We still have a complete line of
flannel shirts in the best grades.
Carl Anderson.
Fred Bartels was in Dakota City
on business Monday.
Everything in good groceries nt
Carl Anderson's.
Peter Shearer was up from Pender
and spent New Year's at tho Frank
Uffing home.
Mrs. Jas Howard was summoned
to Newcastle by the death of her fa
ther Wednesday.
Overalls and jackets in tho best
makes, and all sizes to select from,
at Carl Anderson's.
Joe Christensen was down from
Sioux City for New Year's.
See our line of knit gloves and
mittens, nothing nicer, Carl Ander
son. Esther Larson of Sioux City, spent
the holidays here with her sister,
Mrs. Ira Davidson.
We want your butter and eggs
and will pay the highest price the
market will afford. Carl Anderson.
We have a few rugs left that we
are going to close out at bargain
prices. Select yours before they
are all gone. Carl Anderson.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr and Mrs. Seval Olsen.
We handle the Ball Band overshoe,
and there is none better for all kinds
of wear. Carl Anderson.
A big crowd attended tho meet
ing of the Farm Management asso
ciation hero last Friday.
HOMER.
Miss Evangeline Davis was a week'
end visitor at the Alfred Seymour
home.
D. C. Bristol and family were
South Sioux goers Tuesday night of
last week.
Dan Purdy is quite sick at his
home here.
Miss Lena Knudson, a nurse from
Sioux City, visited home folks here
last week.
Jeff Rockwell, of Dakota City, was
a Homer visitor Friday.
Mads Hansen, of Emerson pre
cinct, visited in Homer Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Audry Aiiaway en
tertained Dr. Stidworthy and family
at dinner Thursday evening.
James Allaway, sr., and wife ate
New Year's dinner with the Tom
Allaway family.
Miss Marion Curtis was a week
end guest at the C. H. Hansen home.
Miss Elsie Pilgrim was an incom
ing passenger from the north New
Year's.
Miss Margaret Schriever came
down from Dakota City New Year's.
Merril Brasfield and wife were
guests at at the Fred Brasfield home
Sunday,
Alfred Harris, Dan Campbell.
Chas. Holsworth and Ed Boss had
hogs on the Homer market Monday.
Sherman McKinley und family
were guests at the Joseph Smith
home New Year's.
Mrs. H. A. Monroe accompanied
her brother, Sherman McKinley,
down from South Sioux Saturday
morning and was a dinner guest at
the B. McKinley home.
Miss Nadine Shepardson organized
a skating party Friday evening but
owing to the rain it was turned into
an impromptu dance and a pleasant
time reported.
The Danish Young Peoples' society
had a Christmas tree and feast at
the Thorval Reise studio in Homer
Wednesday evening. The tree fair
ly groaned with its load of presents
and the young people enjoyed the
fun till near midnight.
Miss Nell Combs returned to Lin
coln Tuesday, after a week's visit
with her parents here,
Died, Roger Clair, only son of
Clair Brown and wife, at their home
in Summit, S, D aged 8 months.
Burial took place Friday. December
31, 1915, at Summit,
Norval Church, Malcom Smith,
Helen Stidworthy and Forrest Rock
well have returned to their respec
tive schools.
Miss Helen Rockwell returned to
Laurel, Neb., to resume her school
work, teaching.
Miss Snyder and Miss Messel re
turned from Omaha Sunday to re
sume their places in our public
schools.
Miss Miller, of Morningside, la.,
teacher in our schools returned
Monday.
Mrs. Demel is teaching Miss Mar
garet Smith's room until her return
from California. She will probably
be back next week unless snowed in
"Sunny California."
B. McKinley left Monday evening
for Humbolt, la., to attend the fu
neral of his mother.
Grover Davis purchased four lots
east of Audry Allaway in the Joe
Smith pasture.
Joe Johns and two sons had hogs
on the Homer market Tuesday.
D. C. Bristol and family returned
from South Sioux Tuesday.
John (Cordwood John) Harris was
hauling hogs to the Homer market
Tuesday.
Free) Fjjmore, ope qf Emerson
precinct's best farmers' and hog
misers, was shopping in' IJqinpr
Tuesday.
Will Iwoamer had hogs on tho Ho
mer market Tuesday.
A. S. Richards and Alice Learner
are on the sick list.
Will Beardshear has returned
from California.
Mrs. Kinnear received a telegram
Monday from Humbolt, In., an
nouncing the death of her mother.
She has been ailing for several
years. She was 88 years old.
Clarence Rasdal accompanied Tony
Larsen to Omaha Sunday to consult
a specialist for his eyes.
Jake Leniner nnd wife and daugh-
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Dakota County Boys' and Girls' Club
Meeting and Exhibit
In the High School Building, Dakota City, Nebraska,
Saturday, January 8, 1916
11:00 A.M. Explanation of Judging Cooking Exhibit, Sewing
Exhibit, Garden Exhibit, Corn Exhibit, Pig Exhibit,
Potato Exhibit. J. G McMillan and Emma Ort,
Judges from State Agricultural Extention Service.
1:510 P. M. In answer to the Roll Call of each club member in
the county who has completed a year's club project
shall, whon his or her name in called, read or tell tho
story of the year's work. Other members shall, if
possible, toll something of interet about any phase
of the club work.
Club Members in
(Illustrated)- J. G.
Announcement of County Club Champions and Prize
Winning Exhibits, County Superintendent Voss.
Plnns for 1'Jlfi Home Project Work.
NOTES
All active 1915 club members are eligible for entry in Class A.
Tho premiums for this class are medals, cash, and other prizes
worth while.
Class B is open for entry to any boy or girl in Dakota county
under 18 years of age. Since no premiums are available for
the exhibits in this class, ribbons will be given.
All exhibits may be sent or brought to the county superinten
dent's office at any convenient time, or brought and entered
not later than 10:45 A. M. of the day of the meeting.
No entry fee will be charged, and all exhibits will rem-Mi the
property of the exhibitor.
If you are aclub mendvi, ' ' ltl.l .o attend the pingram,
and, if possible, brit.,, jour parents, teacher, and friont.., vith
you.
The State Exhibit will be held at Lincoln, January 17-21, 1910.
All county club members who exhibit at this meeting may en
ter in the State Contest.
Kindly let your county superintendent know as soon as possible,
whether you are going to entr an exhibit, and what it will be.
1.
G.
ter, Hester, Mrs. Brown and two
little granddaughters, were visitors
at the Sam Brown home Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. Tompson was an incoming
passenger from 'the north Monday.
Fred Jacobson went to Wayne
Sunday to enter tho Normal.
Carl Larsen's entertained a bunch
of their neighbors, young and old,
at a watch party Friday evening.
Charles Holsworth's entertained
New Year's, Chris Hansen and
family and their guest, Miss Marion
Curtis, Mrs. Cristene Pederson and
family, Merenus Pederson and fami
ly, Chris Rasmussen and family and
Rasmus Pedersen.
Chris Rasmussen entertained Sun
day Chris Hansen and family, Miss
Marion Curtis, Carl Larsen and fam
ily, Lewis Larsen and family, Mr.
Jensen and family, Hans Anderson
and Hans Christensen,
Born, to H. C. Rasmussen and
wife, January 2, 191G, a son.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James Fish
er, Spencer, la., a son.
Mra. Julia Nixon had a sale Thurs
day of farm machinery and house
hold goods.
The Allego club gave an entertain
ment last Wednesday evening assist
ed by Miss Florence Lewis and her
music pupils. The singing by Leon
Ream and the reading by Dr. Nina
Smith was very much enjoyed.
There was a very small attendance.
Holiday time is rather a poor time
to expect a crowd as every one has
home interests to think about and
care very little for public entertain
ment.
JACKtJON.
Mr. and Mrs. James Finnell spent
New Year s with relatives in Sioux
City.
The Erlach Bros, had a mixed
load of hogs and cattle on the mark
et Tuesday.
Eugene, tho little son of Lee C.
Kearney and wife, who is ill with
pneumonia, is much improved.
Mr. Rose and daughter, Mrs.
Buckley, ot Allen, .Neb., were over
Sunday guests in the J. W. Collins
hqnie,
L. P. Murray, wife and children,
visited over New Year's with Mrs.
Murray's mother, Mrs. Flood, at
Belden, Neb.
Geo. Collins, of Oklahoma, who is
attending Creighton college, is
spending the holidays in the home
of his aunt, M,r8. Jas. Sutherland,
and family,
Wm. Morris who spent the Christ
mas vacation in the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. Reilly at St.
Paul, Neb., returned to his school
work here Monday.
Team harness in all styles from
$35 to $52. The better grade are
my own make and absolutely guar
anteed. Hans Knudson The Har
ness Man.
The Mandercheid Co. and J. Mil
ler, wholesale liquor dealers, are
moving here this week from Sioux
City.
Joseph Sullivan is visiting his
brother, Dr. J. J. Sullivan, at Seni
ca, Kas., and his sister, Margaret,
is visiting another brother, P. F., at
Alcester, S. D. Axel Rasmussen is
looking after their home during
their absence.
A. E. Cannon was called to Nor
folk, Neb., last Thursday by the ill
ness of his mother.
Mrs. Guss Murray, of Sterling,
Col.,' visitqd relatives here last week.
The Misses Beatrice Jones and
Monica Elynn roturned the first of
the week from a New Year's visit
with tho latter's brothers, James B.
nnd Will Flynn, at Kansas City.
Mary Moore departed last Friday
evening for Newcastle, Neb., to vis
it relatives.
Geo. Bryan lost a horse Sundny.
The animal was tied to a hitching
post nnd becoming frightened at a
passing automobile jumped on the
post so it penetrated through its
body. It had to be shot to relieve
its sufferings.
Geo. Baney nnd wife returned the
last of the week from a visit with
Nebraska and Other States,--
McMillan, Lincoln, Nebr.
How's This?
tVc offer One
ease of Ojtnrrli
Catarrh Cure.
Iliinilnit illnrs Hennr? (or nnj
tnat tauuut Le mm by Hall I
1 f CIinvf.Y&CO.. Tolrdo. O.
We, the umlcHlam-il, luc l.'orn V J Cheney
for tho list 15 jenrs, unl believe Mm pirfectlj lion-
ornblo In nil bushiest trineattinis and llnni rlally
able to earry out any obligation,, mnile by his llrm.
WELDING, KlNNAN A MARIIN
Wholesale. DniseHIn, Toledo O.
Hall's Catarrh euro li taken Internally aetlng
dlrectlv upon the blood and mucous surfaces cf the
Snteui TeMlnionlils Rent free, l'rlco 75 cents rut
V)ttle. 'fold by a'l DruseUts.
jute Halls 1'amlly Pills fur cnnstlDitlon,
relatives at Lincoln
Place.
and University
Earl Lawless received word Sun
day that his brother, Emmett, of
Sioux City, had fractured his leg
while coasting down hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed T. Long and ba
by Ed T., jr., departed for their
home at Akron, Colo., Tuesday,
after a holiday visit with the home
folks.
The post office here reports an
increase in the money order busi
ness during the month of December
over last December; 127 money or
ders being issued amounting to
$721.70 and 08 being paid amount
ing to 458.99. .,
The rural carriers beginning Janu
ary 5i and ending Jan 511, have toiis-
certam anu record by class the num
ber of pieces and weight of mail
matter delivered and collected on
his route for the month,
Joseph Ryan was visiting relatives
in town Tuesday. He just return
ed from the coast where he spent
the past year. He was accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Mul
lalley. They left in the evening for
Columbus, Neb.
PIGEON CREEK
Louis Sierk and wife spent
New
Year's in faahx, la.
Mads Nelson's were over Sunday
visitors in the Nels Nelson home.
Ora Barnhart and Sam Konx sold
their sheep one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Davis, of Ellen
dale, Minn., are visiting in the Chris
Larsen home this week.
Gladys Barnhart and Will Fuller
have both been quite ill the past
week, but are recovering nicely.
Lena Bonickson has returned to.
her work in the city.
Philip Sorensen. visited friends,
near Ponca the first; of tjip wepk.
Chris Sorensen and family enjoy,
ed a real nice oyster supper wiiji
Chas Londergen's one day last wpek.
Monthly Balance SheeJ:
Condensed report of husjuegs,
transacted in County Troasu.ror'3
office for tho month of December,
1915.
RECEIPTS
Taxes, 1915 $10910 02
Taxes, 1914 072 30
Taxes, 1913 595 34
Taxes, 1912, 198 52
Taxes, 1910 239 89
School land.
108 10
Redemptions..
Fees
Auto licenses.
433 00
11 25
460 50
430 G2
Bank interest.
Cash balance Dec 1 01425 4G
Total $75547
DISBURSEMENTS
00
04
20
20
08
24
25
County General $
Bridge
oc n o o i ,
Road District
17
2913
420-1
in.;
Redemptions 03 1
County road 1289
Dakota City,
750 00
School dist. 11, judgment.
Road dragging
South Sioux City
I lomer
310Q 00
291 50
10PO 0(j
4IJ0 III)
Swamp ditch 418 RH
State Treasurer
555-1 41)
Drainage Dist. No, 2...
Protest refunded ......
Covington judgment
Salary
1521 45
29 20
850 00
200 00
12 00
Llork inn
Cash balance 51320 07
Total $75517 00
Yours respectfully,
J. S. Bacon, Co. Treas.
The Uorald, $1 per
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