Dakota County Herald.
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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917.
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Items of Interest
Gleaned from
Our Exchanges
Dixon Journal: Mrs. M. Footo
visited at the home of her son, Le
Rue, at Hubbard last Monday.
Newcastle Times: Ed Kos. ',,
went to Jackson, Monday... Thus.
O'Shea went to South Sioux City
Monday noon.
Lyons Mirror: Mrs. W. E. Sne
then and children visited from
Thursday till Saturday of last week
at Mrs. Snethen's parental home.
Obert items in Wynot Tribune:
W. C. Heikes and C. W. Butler
marketed hogs in Vermillion Tues
day S. D. Joyce and wife of Da
kota City, NebT, came up Tuesday
noon for a visit with their daughter,
Mrs. W. C. Heikes.
Emerson Enterprise: State Sena
tor F. P. Haase spent Sunday in
, Emerson. He is the author of a bill
recently introduced in the state sen
ate which provides for the non par
tisan election of state and county
superintendents of public instruc
tion. Wakefield Republican: Station
Agent G. H. Pranger and wife left
J' I I. If! v l"l nil r.MUUlJL. liifj IU 1 iUi
ida and other places in the south.
uia anu oilier places in the south
They will be gone a month, perhap:
considerably lonirer. Rav Larsoi
u'rnsins
considerably longer. Kay L.arson
has charge of the station during
Pranger's absence. W. E. Davis,
another operator, is here assisting.
Larson
Pender Republic: Mrs. L. L.
Ream and son returned to their
home at Homer on Monday
Mrs. Blanch Miller was here Sunday
visiting her mother, Mrs. W. A.
Muntz, and her .brother Emery, south
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SiILA..
Grocery
Specials for Saturday
18 lbs Sugar $1.00
1 Can of Peas 10c
1 Can of Ilomiuy .,. . . 10c
2 Cans of Kraut 35c
1 large Can of Peaches 15c
2 pkgs Raisins '. 25c
Oranges, per doz. . . . 30c
All our new American Dyed '(fcl 00 jaslt
Overalls and Jackets P 1 e&Cll
MiRest Price Paid for
COVNTRY PRODVCB
W. L.
Dakota City,
RIDA WORM
Great Worm Destroyer and
Hog Conditioner
Price $2.5U per Jug, or Three Jugs for $0.00
Mjinttfnnf nivwl )ir C A WVlrrlr Rnrocfnrd Flair
R. F. D. No.
Pleasant View Farm, Home of the Famous Silver Lake
Herd of Duroc-Jerseys
Guy G. Sides,
Phone 1 1 1-LS
Route
of town. Mrs. Mutz returned
Monday to her home at Sacred
Heart, Minn., and her son Vergil re
turned to the parental home yester
day. Sioux City Journal, 1st: It re
mained for Charles Voss & Son of
Homer, Neb., to nut a new top on the
beef cattle market, not only for the
year to date, but in the history of
the local market. These feeders
iiarketed a load of choice Hereford
iteers weighing close tol,!500 pounds
tint cashed at $11.40. There were
two heifers at $10 and one choice
cow at $9.00. The offerings were
raised and fed by Mr. Voss and his
son. This is the eleventh time Mr.
Voss has topped the beef cattle mar
ket in eleven years.
Ponca Journal: Mrs. Harry Sny
der went to Sioux City Tuesday
morning to be in attendance at the
funeral of hernncle, M. V. Klarman,
who died at his home in South Sioux
City, Tuesday afternoon... .E. P.
Rasmussen, auctioneer, and R. C.
Hall, foreman of this office, made a
business trip to Jackson, Hubbard,
and other Dakota county points the
first of the week. The former se
cured dates' for two sales and the
latter secured several nice orders for
printing, including sale bills, a cata
logue and stationery.
Santa Fe N. M., Special in Sioux
City Journal, 2: While lying on a
cot in the penitentiary hospital here
today, Albert W. Blancett, charged
with the murder of Clyde D. Ar
mour, of Sioux City, la., was ar
raigned before the district judge.
The accused man's attorneys waived
examination and the prisoner was
bound over to the grand jury which
meets in Mitrch. Blancett, who has
been suffering from a self inflicted
bullet wound, has shown some im
provement recently, but he was un
able to be moved from the peniten
tiary for the arraignment. It was
the first time such a procedure has
occurred in the New Mexico peni-
4. "taA
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Nebraska
(5. Phone 138
Local Agent
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Dakota City, Nebr.
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tentiary. Blancett still protests his
innocence of the murder and insists
that ho was not the traveling com
panion of Armour on the overland
motor journey. It was on the ad
vice of his attorneys that the pre
liminary hearing was waived.
Sioux City Journal, 3: No trace
of the youthful bandit who held up
Lloyd Smith, cashier in the office of
the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Oma
ha railroad at South Sioux City,
Thursday last night and robbed
him of $25, which was in the cash
drawer, had been found yesterday,
according to Chief of Police Math
wig. It is kndwn that the robber
crossed the Missouri river on the ice
a short distance above the railroad
bridge, but all trace of the man was
lost. The robber, at the point of a
revolver, ordered Smith, who was
alone in the place, to. produce the
"jack" from the till. Smith opened
the money drawer and handH over
its contents.
Norfolk Daily News: M j. Isaac
Powers, sr., believed to be the oldest
woman in this community and who
passed the century mark a short
time ago, died in the Kennard home
on Norfolk avenue and Tenth street
Friday morning. The remains will
be taken to the old home at Ponca,
for burial. A son-in-law, J. H.
Logan, lives at Ponca. Mrs. Powers
was the mother of former District
Judge Isaac Powers, who is now at
Los Angeles,-Cal., with his wife and
daughter, Mrs. Jean Whitney. Both
Judge and Mrs. Powers are in poor
health and they went to California
only recently on advice of physi
cians. They will not return to at
tend the funeral services. Mrs.
Powers was born in New York state
on November 12, 181G. She had
lived in Nebraska many years and
spent most of her early days at
Ponca. After her husband died
she made her home with her daugh
ter at Ponca and after the daughter
passed away site came Jto Norfolk
and lived with her son ever since.
When doctors insisted that her son,
Judge Powers, go to California for
his health, Mrs. Powers was moved
to a room in the "Kennard home.'
She was apparantly in her usnal
health. Complications, due to old
age, however, ended a long life.
Sioux City Tribune, 3: The
of a Sioux City policeman isn't
life
all
glistening brass buttons and a twink
ling star; and the jaunty twirling of
a hickory club, Bert Halley claimed
today. Halley is the youngest cop
on the police force. He started as a
spotter for the Woodbury County
Anti-Saloon league. Then he be
came a special officer detailed by
Chief Harve H. Hawman as the
man to "get the goods" on the boot
leggers on lower Fourth street.
Halley always got the goods. He
obtained so many prosecutions of
persons charged with the illegal sale
of intoxicating liquor and with main
taining a nuisance that 'Commission
er Ward decided he was wasting his
talents as a spotter, and made Hal
ley a regular bluecoat less than a
month ago. "Sh-h-h!" hissed Hal
ley last night in gumshoe fashion as
he approached the New Mondamin
hotel. Third and Douglas streets,
with his trusty pals, Jack Priest and
Clyde Lake, farmers from Homer,
Neb. "I Have my suspicions about
this place. Let's try to get the
goods on 'em. Now, you Priest go
in and register and get a room: then
slip them the hint a little liquid
refreshments would just suit a farm-,
er like you." Priest acted accord
ing to orders. He took tho room,
one on the second floor, and waited
far a few mysterious minutes. In
tho meantime Halley managed to
find out where Priest's room was;
then he got a painter's ladder and
nimbly climbed through the window
into Priest's room. To get the evi
dence ho climbed under the bod.
Then Priest called tho bellhop. "I'd
like to get a shot In tho arm here's
a dollar, ' no said. Hut the bellhop
smelled a rat. He happened to
squint out the window. Down on
the street below, watchfully waiting,
was Lake with the tell tale ladder.
And the bellhop laughed in Priest's
face and put him out of tho hotel.
But Officer Halley was still under
the bed. lie was in lull police uni
form, he had a club and a billy
a revolver; but ho clung to his
ing place. He stayed there
more than an hour and a half.
and
hid-
for
It
was only when a police raiding
squad, led by Detectivo Fred Silen
cer, alarmed at Halley's absence,
rushed down to the New Mondarnin
hotel, and rescued Halley. "They
might have shot mo," said Halley,
ex-spotter, today.
Sioux Qity Journal, 2: Fire part
ly consumed the Knowlton & Man
ning grocery store, of South Sioux
City, at 10:150 o'clock yesterday
morning. Tho loss was estimated at
about $800, which is covered by in
surance. An overheated furnace
pipe in the basement ot tne store is i
thought to have caused the fire.
The flames quickly gained headway,
and it was thought for a time that
the store Wduld be destroyed. A
call was put in for nid from the
Sioux City department, which was
answered by the hose truck from
No. 1 station. Tho Sioux City fire
men got the fire under control.
When the truck reached the station
on the return trip it was learned
that all the crew had frozen their
faces Tho reflection of a glowing
coal stove through the windows of
the Albert B. Erickson grocery
Store, 2118 Court street, caused an
alarm to be turned in by a pedestri
an at 2:11 o'clock 'yesterday morn
ing Lloyd Smith, cashier in tho
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad station at South
Sioux City, last night was held up
and robbed of $17 by a youthful
bandit. The robber was notmasked.
The robber, at the point of a revol
ver, ordered Smith, who- was alone
in the place, to produce the "jack"
from the till. Smith opened the
money drawer and handed over its
contents. Smith followed the rob
ber to the station platform. He ran
to a store and notified the Sioux
City police of the robbery. A squad
of policemen and detectives hurried
to the Combination bridge in an au
tomobile and waited for the robber
to appear. The v itch was main
tained for several i.jurs. Chief of
Police A. L. .Mathwig, of, South
Sfoux City, then was notified of the
robbory, and made an nnsuccessful
search for the robber. Tho robber
told Smith he was hungry and heed
ed the money. He was about 5 feet
G inches in height, weighed about
150 pounds, wore blue overalls, a
cap and an overcoat. Smith.said the
jobber entered the station at 9:!J5
and departed a few minutes later,
going in the direction of the Cgm
bination bridge... The depot at
South Sioux City was robbed about
soven weeks ago. Entrance was ef
fected while no employes wore on
duty. Some small articles were
taken, but later were lound a snort
distance from the station, where
they had been cached by the robbers.
Farm Notes.
Issued by theVJniverslty of Nebraska
College of Agriculture.
- LOANS FOU YOUNG FARMERS
Listen boys and girls!
Did you know that you can farm
a little on your own hook just as
easily as daily Well, it's so! Even
with the new farm loan law which
gives grown-ups a chance to borrow
money pretty cheaply, he isn t a bit
better off than you are. For the
agricultural extension service of
the University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
has a plan that's just the thing
for you if you haven't live stock or
capital to start a venture of your
own.
And here's the plan. Arrange
ments have been made with a few
farmers, bankers and other business
men who will loan money to boys
and girls who want to raise chickens
or hogs but who haven't money or
the necessary stock. Of course it is
a regular business deal and you have
to sign a note promising to pay the
money back in a year, or sooner if
the stock is sold before the note
comes due. In this way, boys and
girls can buy a pen of pure-bred
chickens, abetting of eggs, or a pure
bred hog that dad wouldn't be
ashamed to own. And the boys' and
girls' club workers will give a lot of
information on care and feeding the
hog and chickens.
Ifyouwantto know moro about
this plan, write the agricultural ex
tension service of the University of
Nebraska, Lincoln.
NEBRASKA HIRDS
More than 400 different kinds of
birds make their homes in the state
of Nebraska, according to the ento
mology department of the state
university college of agriculture.
However, the kinds of birds one or
dinarily sees in western Nebraska
are quite umeront trom those com
monly encountered along the Mis
souri river, and no given locality
has as many as 400 birds. Any local
bird list will grow slowly after the
200 mark has been passed. Further
information may be found in Farm
ers' Bulletin Nos. 493, 45G, 497, 500.
009, 021, and 030 and Yearbook sep
arates 41(i, 501, 6.r)4, 590 G01 and G20.
These may be had upon application
to the Secretary of Agriculture,
Washington, D. ('.
FARMERS AVERAUE$1121 A YEAR
In a farm management survey just
completed by the farm management
department of the university college
of agriculture on 03 farms covering
13,008 acres in Seward county, it
was found that the average farmer
there is getting $1121 a year for his
labor.
The 15 farms tlal paid best re
turned an average of $2,377 for the
farmer's labor ar.d the 15 farms that
paid the lowest $112, interest and
depreciation charges being deducted
in compiling these figures. Tho
average number of crop-acres handl
ed per man was 91, and the average
crop acreage per horse wan 25.
NEW PLAN FOR TEST ASSOCIATIONS
In sections of tho state where
there are not yet enough cows to
form cow testing associations of the
usual size (2(5 members owing at
least 100 cows) smaller test associa
tions which employ a tester cooper
atively are sometimes organized.
For example, two associations each
of which consists of 12 to 14 mem
bers owning 200 cows employ a test
er on full time jointly and allow him
to spend hnbj of his time with one
association and half with the other.
The number of members in each as
sociation will increase until each can
employ a tester on full time. Fur
ther information may be had upon
application to tho dairy extension
service of the state university, Lin
coln. Al'PUC CAKEU
Correspondence with apple grow
ers and inspection of orchards indi
cate that blister canker is still wide
spread and a most important apple
enemy, according to the department
of agricultural botany of tho Uni
versity of Nebraska. Apple scab
and b'ntch are readily controlled by
prop "praying. Canker however
requ. - continuous attention if it is
to Ik t. Id in control. Owners of in
fected orchards should write to the
Experiment Station for further in
formation as to the best methods of
control.
Tho FOLKS
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EIGHTH ANNUAL SIOUX CITY
AUTO SHOW
And Accessory JExhifcjt
20,000 square feet of space
Feb. 13th to 17f9i Inclusive
Auditorium and Annex
Here is a motor education. A solid special train
direct from Eastern Shows. This is by far the
most complete exposition ever held in Northwest
motordom. Band concerts twice daily.
$795.00 OVERLAND GAR
"COUNTRY CLUB MODEL"
Will be given away Saturday nlgtit
OPEN DAY AND EVENING ADMISSION 25c.
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have succeeded Mr. Fred Lynch in the
Hardware and Lumber business in Dakota
City, ami are here to stay. Our aim will be
to treat everyone right, and alike, and will guaran
tee satisfaction on all sales and work clone at our
place of business. We will carry a full line of
Lumber, Building Material, Hardware, Coal, Paints,
Plumbing Material, Greases and Oils. We have a
well equipped shop where wc will do all kinds of
Plumbing, Tin Work, Furnace and Stove Repairs.
Also Concrete Work of all Kinds.
Come in. a. rid sec us
Let's Get A.cqxrantccl
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Chambers, Neb , Jan. 29, 1917.
Mr. John II. Beam and Friends:
Am enclosing you check for $2 to
forward my subscription to the Her
ald for two years. Should have done
this sooner but just neglected it
while I was trying to sell an acre or
two of our sandhills to get the $2.
We expect to have a railroad here
before long and then wo are going
to stop living on hay straight. Will
trade some of the hay for a few
groceries and buy a little real cof
fee and have a feast. Would like to
have a lot of our old Dakota county
neighbors to ( fill their grips with
good things and come out and help
us celebrate. Everything here is
lovely and the goose hangs high
just a little too high just out of
reach. Wo are all real well aud in
just as good order as anyone's hay
feds. Wish everyone of our old ac
quaintances in Dakota county the
best of everything and extend to
one and all of thqm an invitation to
make us a visit any time that they
feel like they are living too high
and should give" their stomachs a
complete rest. Please don't forget
to give me credit for the $2, for, by
jinks, its hard to see 'em go for
something a fellow can't eat.
Your old neighbor,
Win. W. Itoningor.
Preserve and beautify your home
with Mound City Paint and Varnish.
Fur sale at Nuiswanger Pharmacy.
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