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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE
Fields & Slaughter Co.
DEALERS IN
It la assorted by those In charge
mat me laic stnto fair will exrePtl In
rMfiit and snlandflr anything yet nt
ti nipted Uy tho board.
Live stook shlpmdnts In the Ftate for
the railroad yoar ondlng June fio, last,
ntuounted to G6,2 cars, being nearly
"".0 moro than tho year previous.
Grain., ETcecft, Flowr, El&y a.xv CoaS
Frivl T. l'xirker. Manager
j I'houo No. 4 Dnkota City, Nobr.
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Attorney Genaral Reed has filed nn
, uratlon with tho supremo court for
an injunction to provent the railroad
of tho stato reverting to tho thu
cent pasaongor rates.
Nebraska Is somo agricultural state
according to tho Doparttnent of Agri
culture's final figures on the 1913 yield
Vhl3 stato Is credited with 213,000,001
bushels of corn, 72,000,000 of wheat
and 198,000,000 of oats.
Stato Auditor William II Smith has
just Issued a report of tho expense;'
of tho state government for the last
quarter of 1915, showing a total of
$1,107,220.C8, the total of tho previous
quarter being $1,121,952.94.
Charles A. Randall, of Newman
Grove has accepted tho republican pri
mary nomination for stato rail
way commissioner, tondorcd him a few
days ago In a voters' petition sent
from that place to tho secretary of
state.
Tho first section of tho annual report
of tho stato railway commission, filed
with tho governor, shows that during
tho yenr 1915, flfty-nlno licenses were
Issued to public warehouse firms. Tho
report Idlcatee there will bo an in
crease this yoar. Tho commission be
lieves tho law Is a good one and has
proved very boncflclal to farmers who
do not wish to sell on current market,
but prefer to hold for better prices.
Howovcr, tho commission thinks that
a state inspection should bo required.
A reduction from $1.26 to 80 cents
per ton in tho shipping rate on Ice
from Wymore to Omaha and South
Omaha has boon ordered by tho stato
railway commission on tho complaint
of M. I Itawllngs, an Ico dealer at
Wymoro, against tho Burlington rail
road. Rawllnga claimed that ho was
tho victim of discrimination and
showed that ico is shipped from Sioux
City and Lakoton to Omaha, a greater
dlstanco than from "Wymoro, at tho
80-cent rato.
An enormous decrcaso In tho amount
of farm mortgages filed in Nebraska
during 1915 ts Bhown by tho summary
mado up in tho stato labor commis
sioner's offlco, as compared with past
years, Tho total number filed Is given
as 14,122 and tho total amount $7,071,
148, In sixty counties. In 1914, eighty
four counties reported 19,170 mort
gages filed, amounting to ?SC,886,758.
On tho other hand, tho releases of
farm mortgages for 191G, as reported
from Bixty-throo counties, totaled
12,471 In number and $12,299,024 in
amount. Tho year previous, eighty
four counties -wero noarVl from, with
nn aggregate of 15,832 representing
a valuation of $7,928,911.
Tho Tuesday forenoon mooting of
tho Nebraska Stato Historical society
at Lincoln was devoted to plans for
Nebraska's somt-contennial, which is
to tako placo noxt year. An effort Is
being mado to establish local historical
soclotles in ovory county in order to
gather together matorlal nnd data
necessary for a propor colobratlon
nnd also in ordor that from this timu
on everything of yils naturo may bo
saved. Tho passing now of old set
tlors and with them so much that Is
valuablo of tho stato's history has
brought about a realization of tho
noccsslty of societies of this kind,
Somo of tho counties have had such
organizations for many years.
March 4 to 11 is to bo Baby Weok In
Nebraska nnd all over tho United
States. Sponsored by tho children's
bureau of tho Unltod States depart
ment of labor nnd assisted by thou
sands of members of women's clubs
all ovor tho country, an effort will bo
mado to bring about a bettor under
standing concerning children's prob
lems. Although conditions In Nobraska
are not so acuto as in other sections
of tho Unltod States, Nebraska women
aro oxpcctlng to tako a koon Interest
in tho movoment, la an effort to co
oporato with tho work, tho oxtonslon
uervlco of tho collogo of agriculture,
Lincoln, will spend a program for this
occasion to anyono interested.
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illiam F. Johnston went to war at
the age of eleven years and be
came a plains fighter afterward. His
reflections, here set down, point a
moral and adorn a tale Y y V
IThls "human document" la published ns one o
tho most rcmarknblo lottorn wo over read. It wns
not Intended fpr publication orlglnnlly, but was
written by Mr. Johnston, who lives In tho Michi
gan Soldiers' Home, to his brother, un editor In
Nebraska.
Stato Treasurer Hall has notWod
the stato sanitary llvo stock commis
sion that foes dorlvod from tho stal
lion registration law may bo drawn
from tho stato treasury to pay ex
penses of tho. enforcement of tho In
spection law. Tho law as amonded
provides that Uio feos shall bo paid
Into tho stato genoral fund, but It also
carries an appropriation of such feos
for tho payment of expenses of Inspec
tions. Tho stato treasurer has taken
no action on foo claims prosontod to
him by tho secretaries of tho board
or health,
A resolution has passed the Lincoln
rouncll authorizing tho clork to draw
a warrant for $25,000 In favor of tho
state unlvoralty. This Is in accord
ance with tho agreement whereby tho
city Is helping buy, tho campus exten
sion ground.
Meetings of organized agriculture
at Lincoln lost week brought out tho
fact that this stato Is in splendid con
dition in all tho linos represented,
and has boon blessed with a term of
unusual prosperity in every depart
ment of agriculture.
Tho war has reduced tho number of
horses in Nebraska Just 8,000, accord
lug to figures compiled by tho Bureau
of Crop Estimates, United Statos de
partment of agriculture Tho number
In tho stato January 1 was 1,030,000,
-ompared with 1,038,000 a year ago
and tho samo nurabor flvo years ago.
The valuo por.liead was $94, compared
with 592 a year ago and $106 flvo yoara
ago. Mules increased during tho yoar,
from 85.060 to 68,000, The prlco. how-
ever, fell oBf but 1 had' bB $104 I
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Y DEAR Brother Oeorgo:
kvff Your letter of November 27 Is at
1 linnd, and It warms my old heart
J. JL to think my llttlo brother Is so Inter
ested In anything pertaining to my
rather unoventful past. Of all things
I dosplso, 'tis nn egotist. However, as
you wish to know something about
4 your uromor limy s eany experience,
I don't boo how I can holp tolling.
I was born Juno 18, 18G0, In Detroit, Mich., nnd
when tho Civil war broko out In 1861, I was going
to school, with no thought of anything but a good
tlmo and mlschlof. In July, 1861, whon ono month
past eleven years of ago, I offered my sorvlcos
in tho Ninth Michigan Infantry, Company "II," Cap
tain AdamB In command, which was quartorod at
Fort Wayno. Of courso, I ran away from Bchool
to enlist, and mother was almost crazy boforo thoy
found out whoro I was. Thoy kopt mo somo two
wooks at tho fort as a drummer boy. I was so
short my drum would not clear tho ground whon
mnrchlng, and I had got Into so much mlschlof in
that tlmo that a sorgoant took mo to tho port gato,
took mo over his knoo and spnnkod mo with a
leather bolt, and told mo to boat It for homo and
mothor, which I did. I havo always thought my
fathor told them what to do with mo.
Well fathor whlppod mo and mother cried ovor
mo, nnd as I Lad got poppored with Uco whllo
at tho fort, I was mado to sloop In tho barn for a
week, until clonned up. But tho llfo nnd drum
woro too much for mo, and In July, when twelve
yoara and a month old, 18G2, 1 ngnin ran nway from
homo and enlisted In tho Twonty-fourth Michigan
Infantry which was quartered on tho pld fair
grounds in Dotrolt. I boat tho drum and played
tho dovll for ten days, whon I was again takon
to tho guard lino nnd lnvltod to skip. With tho In
vitation went somo kicks nnd cuffs I havo not for
gotten yet.
But tho boys wero not to blamo for tho rough
treatment thoy gave mo as my fathor had quietly
put them up to It, trying to niako mo tired of
Boldlorlng.
My brothers and sisters thought I wns a hero,
fathor thought I was a dovll, but mother thought I
was Just nor own llttlo Billy Just tho same. But
go to school I would notl There wa,B too much
attraction on tho street, so In Ocobor, 1862, my
mother packed a llttlo trunk of clothing, nnd thoy
startod mo for tho Lansing Agricultural coll ego.
Well things began to happen then. 1 arrived at
tho school in tho afternoon of Saturday, October .9,
and waB to havo boon oxamlnod nnd put into my
classes Monday morning. I might say this was tho
extont of my collogo education, and tho last of my
schooling.
Sunday morning Mr. Tlbbets, who kept tho
boarding houso for tho school, and his "wlfo, loft
for tho day to mako a visit. Milton Ward of Do
trolt, who was at tho school at tho time, nnd my
aolt wero boon companions, having been acquaint
ed in Dotrolt. Sunday morning, Milton nnd I hooked
away, and wont up to Lansing, as I remombor It.
a couplo of miles away. Milt ulways had nionoy,
and was four or flvo years oldor than I. Ho got a
big bag of candy and n bottlo of wine. Wo went
out to Uio school for a lark. After dinner Milt nnd
I and anotbor boy and threo or four llttlo girls who
woro visiting boys at Uio school, got together In a
big room upstairs, and what a tlmo wo did have!
Mr. Tlbblts and his wlfo camo homo and found
the lot of us all asleep; somo on tho floor, some on
tho bed, but nil of us tipsy and sick from tho wlno.
Was thoro anything dolus then? I should say yes!
This wholo lark was laid at my door. I war. locked
In a room to be kept until Monday, when I was to
bo sent back home to my paronts. 1 did not daro
go home, a3 father would certainly havo tried, at
least, to whip somo of tho meanness out of mo, for
I had about usod up his patience. So after tho
houso had got qulot at night, I dropped out tho
window and hlkod for Lansing. Thoy wero then
recruiting for tho Sixth Michigan cavalry.
I told tho recruiting officer I had no mother or
fnthor, that I sold papers and did odd Jobs for a
living, nnd sworo I was olghtoon years old. Suro,
ho know hotter, but thoy enlisted mo regularly as a
bugler, and assigned mo to Company G, Sixth
Michigan cavalry. I was twolvo years, threo
month and twOnty-threo days old, and was ,ln my
third enlistment, but this was tho first tlmo I was
mustered In. Alf Madden enlisted with mo.
I was sent to Grand Rapids whoro tho regiment
was camped whllo being recruited to Its full
strength. Wo wero mustered Into tho service
thore. Tho llfo that wo lod tho ofllcors of Company
G was anything but pleasant.
In Washington, wo camped for a tlmo on Merl
don hill from which placo wo mado our first hike.
And wo tasted wnr, whon wo went to Falmouth
and skirmished with Mosoby's guerrillas. Wo had
tho opportunity of trading coffee for tobacco with
tho Confederate pickets. A whlto handkerchief
on tho end of a saber was tho signal to stop
shooting whllo tho trado was being made betwoon
tho "Robs" on tho Frodorlcksburg sldo of tho Rap
pnhnnnock river nnd us "Yanks" on tho Falmouth
sldo. I must Bay I nover know of any advantage
being taken to shoot n follow whllo tho trado was
bolng made. In tho early spring of 1863, no rogl
tnont wns kept moro busy than tho Sixth Michigan
looking out for Mosoby and his men. Wo always
had thorn, but nover got them to any great ex
tent. Mosoby was a wondor.
From then to tho tlmo 1 was taken prisoner
wo wero In elghtoon bnttles and minor engago
raents betwoon Juno 30 to Octobor 11, 1863. The
Llttlo Bugler never lost a day, but did loso lots of
monls In that tlmo.
On Octobor 11, 1863, nt Brandy station, ray horBo
waB shot from under mo, nnd I was taken pris
oner. Our regiment was charging through a regi
ment of enemy cavalry that had got In between
tho main column and tho rear guard, when my
horso was struck by a ploco of shell botween tho
knoo and hoof, throwing mo heels over nppotito
some feet ovor his head. 1 was cut and bruised
by tho feet of tho charging troopers, who wero be
hind. When I Anally got up it was to look into
tho barrel of what uppearcd to mo to bo a cannon,
but In fact was only a .45 Colt, and a fellow In a
gray suit was telling mo to strip! Ho took my
shoes and pants, and darn him, ho could not wonr
either of them; ho was so much larger than I.
1 was taken with a tralnload of other prisoners
to Richmond, Va., but on tho way had traded oft
my blouso for something to cat. Wo woro divided
up in bunches after arriving at Richmond. Destiny
sent mo to old Llbby prison, and later to Belle
Isle.
I had no pants, shoos or hat Ono ot tho older
mou had given mo nn old coat. Tho guard would
issuo us a fow sticks of wood In the evening. Wo
burned our fires as long as posslblo, and whon
tho tires had burnod out to coals wo scattered tho
coals over tho ground to warm It, and then would
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HOME TODAY
Ho down to sleep, stretched In long lines of any
number of mon, all curled up spoon fashion, as
close together as posslblo.
I lay down on tho end of tho lino one cold night
whon soon n poor fellow camo and snuggled up to
mo. Along In tho early morning whon ho should
havo turned to warm my back, ho did not move
I got up on my elbow and pulled his noso. Ho was
dead. It was tho most frightful oxperlonco I eveu
had.
Our dead wero usually relloved of any goou
clothing thoy may havo had on to be used by thosl
who wero almost naked. I had still on what was
loft of a shirt and pair of drawers that I had
worn for almost a yoar. Can you realize or lm
agino how llttlo of either wore loft? I went dowi
to tho dead lino ono morning and saw a body ot
which was a fine shirt of bluo cashmere cloth. 1
went to tho gato and asked tho officer of tho Con
federate guard, an old man, if I might remove the
shirt from that body to wear mysolf.
"My poor boy," ho said, and gave permission,
with tears running down his wrlnklod cheeks, to
tnko tho shirt.
A red-whiskered, splndlo-shanked, low-down
fellow from Wisconsin that I was chumming with,
and whom I had kopt alive by stealing grub for
him to oat, stole that shirt from mo. I loBt a sliver
mlno in Colorado years ago that sold afterwards
for three hundred thousand dollars, but it did not
hurt so badly as tho loss of that shirt.
Shortly after this, there was a parole of sick and
disabled mon agreed on by tho governments. I got
out and walked aboard our transport at Sa
vannah, tho raggcdost-looking kid that over loft
that city. What few troops thore were iw that
transport Just stood and cried when thoy saw our
boys. This was tho nlnoteenth of November, 1864.
At Annapolis I got my back pay, ration money
and clothing money for tho tlmo I had been prls
oner, amounting to somo $300, with a furlough for
thirty days. I started for Detroit. I can't tell
you all that happoned on tho trip, but I got home
broko after a week or ten days on tho road.
Father killed tho fatted calf, mother had It
cooked, and I was mado much of by ovorybody,
for I had been reported dead long ago, and thoy
had preached a momorial sormon for mo, tolling
what a good llttlo boy I had boeil. I camo homo
and spoiled It all. After a few days at homo 1
went to dismounted camp at Harper's Forry and
from tho camp was returned to my rcglmeut,
then In Washington waiting to tako part In tho
grand roviow, after which wo wore sent to Fort
Leavenworth. Hero I was discharged and the
regiment sent out on tho plains after Indiana.
I went to Denvor In tho fall of 1865 with a mule
train, boforo thoro was a railroad in tho moun
tains. I returned to Topeka, Kan., with bull
trains, enlisting In the regular army, went to Cali
fornia by way of tho Isthmus, guarded Burvoyors
In Arizona from the Indians, nnd fought Indians
in Arizona with tho First Unltod States cavalry.
I made a trip into Moxico with a load of phoney
Jewelry. Later I was arrested bb a filibuster spy
In Guaymas and was shlpwrwcked on my trip
from Guaymas to Mazatlan. Two out ot eoven
were saved attor floating around for thirty-six
hours. 1 was shanghaied In San Francisco nnd
taken around Capo Horn to Dublin, which was the
most adventurous five months of my life. I camo
back to my homo In 1873, mnrrled In 1874 and
settled down to bo decent.
1 am now a member of tho Michigan Soldiers'
homo. Undo Sam is trying his best to make mo
comfortablo in my declining years. But nolthor
ho nor all tho powers that bo can make up
tho ton years worso than lost from my twelfth
to twenty-second year, for what I did not learn
that wan rough in that time 1 have not learned
Binco and It is not In tho books.
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Their Day of Pleasure.
Not long ago a North country vi
car married nn eldorly couplo at 11
o'clock In tho morning. At throo In
tho afternoon his duties took him to
tho neighboring conietory, whoro ho
mot tho samo couplo seated lovingly
on ono of tho benches. "You soo,
sir," tho husband explained, "my wlfo
Is a ralo 'un for pleasure I wanted
to goo back to mo work this after
noon, but th' missus sod wo'd hotter
enjoy oursolvos to V full and uink' n
flay on 't'Loudon Answers.
Country's Future Bright
It Is generally bolloved that what usod to bo tho Gorman Southwest Africa
will develop rapidly during Uio noxt flvo or ten years, nnd that tho domand
for agricultural and mining machlnory especially will stendlly Incrcaso. Capo
town Is tho nearest trado center nnd has for years been In constant communi
cation with dormnn Southwest Africa by boat. It Is thought that tho rallwny
Bystoms of tho Union of South Africa and of Gorman Sou,thwost Africa will bo
ovontunlly linked up. Opinions dlffor as to tho comparison ot tho diamonds
of Southwest Africa with thoso of tho Union of South Africa. According to
somo nuthorltlos, thoy rosomblo tho Klmborloy type. Somo oxports on South
African diamonds, howovcr, hold tho vlow that tho stonos moro cloBoly rosem-
uio tnoso or Jirnzu. tho dlniuomla In certain areas havo been concentrated
by tho wind action.
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cases, stand tho parcels on end with
tho edges next to tho Bldos of tho
cases and tho back ot tho bindings
pointed toward tho inward, and pack
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case tho pressure on tho round part of
tho books, which may otherwise be
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Will make regular calls on all my former and pros
pective customers in Dakota County, the East
Half of Dixen County and the North Half of
Thurston County, and hope for the same cordial
business relations as existed heretofore.
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Dakota City, Nebraska
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