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    Dakota County Herald.
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Oily of Lincoln
VOL. 25.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917.
NO. 41.
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MISS JOHANNA MUNDY WRITES VERY
INTERESTINGLY OK UTAH.
Roseburg, Ore., May 5, 1917.
Mr. Ream, Editor of The Herald,
Dakota City, Neb.
Dear Sir: No matter where 1 rom
I don't forget my home and beg th.
permission to send greetings trom
the west thru The Herald to the
many dear friends we have left in
Dakota county.
Would enjoy very much sending a
shower of sweet scented spring
flowers, of mnny varieties and colors,
from Roseburg, one of the richest
flower beds Oregon is proud of. It
was my intention to describe our
very interesting trip to the readers
of The Herald and must not start at
the destination.
Left Hubbard on the 17th of April,
th first warm spring day, which al
m jst made one feel like remaining
instead of going insearchof a milder
climate. By the time we reached
Herman, a wind storm which resem
bled a cyclone, detained us. It seem
ed at least to arouse one out of their
train of thought reviewing the past
and trying to picture the future in
the new state, In Omaha the infor
mation that our tickets gave us the
short time of Bix days to reach our
destination, instead of thirty as we
had understood, gave usadisagreea
able surprise. The five hours delay
gave us ample time to jearrange
our plans. Were pleased to become
acquainted with some ladies who
were on their way homeward to
Grants Pass, Ore., forty miles south
of our destination. Interesting to
be sure to meet some one who was
well acquainted with the city we had
so long planned on calling our home.
Their descriptions were encouraging
indeed.
Had not expected to find any
change of scenery in Wyoming, but
a blizzard in the mountains was a
new experience. The change of
temperature had been very noticeable
for some time, but when we were at
an elevation of 6,500 feet the fury
of the storm broke upon us. The
many workmen along the track were
dressed as if in Iceland but were
freezing in spite of clothing and ex
ercise. Frequently we passed sec
tion men's homes and little school
houses of which a small portion
was visible above the snow. Hard
to snow under the U. S. flag for the
wind kept them waving at such a
lively rate from every shack, even
tent and covered wagon, they could
not be covered up. I pitied the
soldier boys who were guarding
every bridge, tunnel and exceptional
dangerous places along the entire
railroad.
Here in the snow from six to eight
feet deep our Oregon friends lost
track of the auto road they had
made the trip over last fall and were
keeping us posted as to its location
lirst up on the mountain side, then
disappearing in a tunnel, then along
side the railroad track, but now the
snow had hidden it from our view.
It was pitiful to see these mountain
children ploughing their way thru
Dakota City
Grocery
Specials for Saturday
2 Cans Peas 35c
2 pkgs Macaroni . 25c
3 lbs Rice 30c
3 Lamp Chimneys . 25c
3 pkgs Jelly Powder 25c
3 lbs Onions 25c
2 doz. Oranges 35c
HigKesrt Price Paid for
COVNTRY PRODVCE
W. L.
Dakota City,
the blinding snow, hardly able to
withstand the winter weather.
Thought it was long past school
hours but looking at my watch found
it a little past four and so .dark the
lights were turned on in the cars.
No wonder some of our best soldiers
come from the mountains. They
learn to battle early in life. That
patriotism is at home there the stars
and stripes visible in places, one
fould not believe men could exist,
roved.
"arly on the a. m. of the 19th of
il we arrived in the up-to-date
Ci.j of Ogden. It was still snowing
but the danger of being snow bound
on the mountains was over, for
which we were thankful. The trav
elers the following day were not as
fortunate for they spent twelve
hours in a snow bank.
A short time after leaving Ogden,
sea gulls attracted our attention
predicting the fact that Great Salt
lake was near. The snow covered
Wasatch Range, at the foot of which
the lake stretches out for 80 miles,
was a beautiful sight. Sight seeing
starts right at the depot of Salt
Lake City. Who could pass thru
the waiting room without first study-
ing the grand paintings, which so
beautifully decorate the walls.
These were the art of the Mormon
artist Mural, who had studied in
Germany and Italy. At the leftside
we see the Pioneer Mormons in the
year 1847. They have just arrived
on a mountain top in their covered
wagons drawn by oxen, and are
about to take a rest. The leader of
the party, Hyram Smith, has caught
sight of the Great Salt lake valley
at the foot of the mountains, and is
standing with outstretched arms, as
if to embrace it all. His words
standing in that attitude before his
leaders should have been: "Here
we shall make our home." This
they certainly have done, a "home"
in the true sense of the word. On
the high walls of this spacious room
the history of the Mormons is won
derfully illustrated. The one op
posite the first described pictures
the arrival of the first train. What
a contrast these two represent!
The auto from the New Grand ho
tel, which so justly bears this name,
was waiting for passengers and in a
few moments we had the pleasure
of meeting Mr. Wm. Anderson, the
proprietor, Mr. Carl Anderson's
brother, of Hubbard, Neb., a gen
tleman who understands making one
feel at home in a few minutes.
After a rest in a most comfortable,
beautiful room, we were invited
thru Mr. Anderson's kindness to
take a sight seeing tour thru the
city.
The wintry scene had been chang
ed in the short time since our arri
val to that of most beautiful spring
time. We were perfectly delighted
at the velvet-like fresh green lawns,
budding trees, blooming tulips, hya
cinths, and many other sweet scent
ed spring flowers in their full glory.
That sounds like a fairy tale consid
ering the experience of the blizzard
was only a few hours past and it
snowed in Salt Lake on our arrival.
What a treat a ride on such beau
tiful streets as the Mormon city has!
They explained the reason the streets
are so exceptionally wide is that B.
Young had divided the land into 10-
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acre pieces, one for each family, a
road between. A wise prophet he
was, for he had a large city planned
from the start. Running water
along each side of the street keeps
them scrupulously clean. The snow
from the mountains cives them an
abundance of water the year around.
Even this early in the season spring
ing fountains were active. In front
of the court house was a beautiful
one the water going forth from
large bronze tulips and falling into
a marble fountain. Beingsurround
ed by a lawn, flowers and trees it
was a wonderful spot of rare beauty.
Going up Main street the first in
teresting view is the large bronze
monument of Brigham Young, erect
ed at a cost of $30,000.
The pride of Utah is their new
state capitol, which represents the
sum of $2,000,000. No cheap struct
ures in Salt Lake City or in fact in
the state, for there is an abundance
of building stone such as sandstone,
limestone, beautiful marble of v
rious kinds, onyx slate; there me
brick and fire and potter's clay of
excellent quality; plaster, silica and
alum. There are 000,000,000 tons of
iron ore in the state and merchanta
ble timber to the extent of ten mil
lion cords of cedar, pinyon p!ne and
aspen. The portals of the capitol
are fifty columns of pure white mar
ble. Much of the interior is of mar
ble also.
Thru even the most picturesque
explanations and descriptions this
magnificent structure could not be
comprehended. Our friendly guide
explained every minute detail to us,
turning on the electric light to show
every thing in its splendor. To give
an idea of the exquisite furnishings
the rug in the governor's reception
room serves as an example. It was
made to order in Scotland, the Utah
emblem, a bee hive, (always busy)
and a large "U" woven in it. The
price of it was $3,000. Curtains
made in Brussels bore the same em
blems. As we came out of the capi
tol and stood on the marble steps,
the sun broke thru the heavy clouds
for the first time that day and just
in time to beautify the scenery be
fore us.
Who can picture in their mind the
glittering snow covered moun
tains reaching as if into the
sky above the clouds? In the valley
considerbly lower than our position
on the capitol grounds, lay the proud,
grand city. The beautiful street
ahead of us extended thru Salt Lake
City as far as the eye could see, far
beyond into the mountains, finally
terminating in Arizona. To our right
the panarama was beautified by the
glistening Salt Lake at the foot of
the Wasatch range. Thousands of
sea gulls were sunning themselves on
the shore. Clouds of smoke arose
from the copper mines which yield
ed net earnings of $50,000,000 in one
year. Much of the land towards
the lake is barren, as the salt in the
soil renders it useless but beautiful
wheat fields were within sight and
the early Mormon gardens to be
envied.
This view was one which I wish
every American might be so fortun
ate to have impressed upon their
mind. The most of us are not at all
aware of the beautiful scenery near
at hand.
Having seen the splendor of the
city from the pride of the state, its
capitol, we visited the Mormon tem
ple block situated in the heart of
the city. The 10-acre square is sur
rounded by a stone wall 12 feet
high and 13 feet thick. Immediate
ly inside the south gate is an attrac
tive building of artistic architectu
ral design, with the words "Bureau
of Information" inscribed on the
door. There at brief intervals part
ies are formed and escorted thru
the buildings and grounds by ladies
and gentlemen, who give their time
ireely tor the entertainment or the
visiting public. "No fees churned.
no donations received," is the watch
word on these grounds. As we pass
thru the btautiful yard on the way
to the assembly hall the Sea Gull
Monument is described to the party
by our friendly guide, a Mormon
lawyer. It was designed by the
sculptor Mahonry Young, grandson
of Brigham Young. The granite
base weighs twenty tons, rests upon
a concrete foundation. From the
base rises a round column of granite
fifteen feet high surmounted by a
granite globe. Two sea gulls of
bronze rest upon the granite ball.
The birds weigh about 500 pounds
and the stretch of wings from tip to
tip is eight feet. On three sides of
the high base in relief sculpture, the
sea gull story is told. The tablature
on the east tells of the arrival of the
pioneer in'the covered wagons, imme
diately after which they started to
work the stubborn soil. The second
tablature tells the story of the
threatened devastation from the
crickets invasion. The farmer's
fight with the enemy is ended, he is
beaten, you see that in the hopeless
sinking of his figure to the earth,
the spade has fallen from his hands.
With the woman at his side, who is
holding a child, it is different. The
respect the Mormons have for wo
' men is shown in the remark of the
guide: "Strange that to woman
man's complement is given such
superior strength in the hours of su
preme trial. From her nature she
seems able to do this inconsistent
yet true thing to hope against
hope, and ask till she receives." But
to return to the woman of the sec
ond tablature. Her head is raised
as if pleading to the skies. In the
distance she sees flocks of sea gulls,
are they God's answer to her call
for help? This they proved to be as
they soon had devoured the destroy
er. (This is the Mormon story.)
The third tablature commemorates
tho pioneers' first harvest. The log
house home stands finished in the
back ground. The happy people
harvesting the golden grain in the
fore ground. On tho fourth tabla
ture is the title of the monument,
"Sea Gull Monument, Erected in
Grateful Remembrance of the Mercy
of God to the Mormon Pioneers."
Continued next week
EXTENSION NEWS SERVICE
BUY HEIFElt CALVES CHEAP
For those who want to get a start
of dairy cattle it is a good time now
to buy heifer calves in Wisconsin.
On account of the high price of milk
in dairy districts, many choice heif
er calves are being vealed. Manyof
these calves are from high produc
ing cows and are calves dairymen
ordinarily would retain in their ow.i
herds. They are being sacrificed
this season for ready money offered
by cheese factories and milk con
densaries. Grade calves two or three weeks
old can be purchased for $17 to $20,
crated and placed on board the cars.
They will reach any part of Nebras
ka in 24 to 36 hours. Nebraska
farmers could do no better than im
port some of these calves this sum
mer while they can get exceptionally
good ones. For further informa
tion, address Dairy Extension, Uni
versity Farm, Lincoln, Neb.
CANNING SCHOOL PLANNED
Nebraska women and girls, as
their husbands and brothers, will
have an opportunity to "do their
bit" this summer by "enlisting" to
teach canning. Preservation of
fopd for winter use is of paramount
importance because of the impend
ing shortage of food, and the work
of teaching canning is regarded as a
patriotic service quite equal to mili
tary service.
A series of trainingschools will be
conducted by the Extension Service
of the college of agriculture in 27
towns and cities to train persons to
act as demonstrators of the best
methods of canning and dryingvege
tables and fruits. Only persons
who pledge themselves to teach
others will be admitted to the school.
For further information, address
Extension Service, University Farm,
Lincoln.
MACHINERY SCARE
That the amount of machinery in
the country is likely to be a limiting
factor in increasing production is
pointed out in Emergency Bulletin
No. 8, recently issued by the Agri
cultural Extension Service. It is re
ported that the apportionment of
steel for manufacturers of farm im
plements will be about one-half the
amount used last year. Sale or loan
of unused implements, cooperative
use of machines at times when
they are most needed, and the re
pair of old machinery are suggested
means of releaving the shortage.
Copies of this bulletin will be sent
free upon application to the Exten
sion Service, University Farm, Lin
coln. STATE LAHOR BUREAU
Farmers who are in need of labor
may now apply to the State Labor
Bureau, State House, Lincoln, for
help. This bureau, which is con
ducted under the direction of tho
Agricultural Extension Service of
the state university, is endeavoring
to put the unemployed in touch
with employment. All labor agen
cies of the state are either consoli
dated with or cooperating with the
this bureau.
This bureau is also promoting the
organization of local labor bureaus
thru which local demands for labor
may be supplied, in some measure
at least, at home.
A FLOCK FOR EVERY FAMILY
Every home can have a neat poul
try house (8x8 ft.) and 12 hens, at
very little cost. Such a house can
be made from two piano boxes,
which cost $2 each. It may be cov
ered with paper to afford protection
against rain. Table scraps and
a little grain will supply the choicest
of feed. Such small flocks are in
vairably more profitable (per bird)
than larger flocks where there is less
uiumuuui cure arm uueiiuun.
UEAN SEED SUPPLY SOLD
Two carloads of bean seed, pur
chased by the Extension Service of
the College of Agriculture and re
tailed to citizens of the state at cost,
have been sold, and no further or
ders can bo booked. Orders are
continuing to pour into the Exten
sion office, but no additional seed
will be available and remittances are
being returned.
Items of Interest
Gleaned from
Our Exchanges
Newcastle Times: P. C. Cryan
was a passenger to Jackson Wednes
day noon.
Wvnnfc Trihiino! Mirsoh Tftitli nnrl
and Helen McCormick were visitors
in Sioux City Saturday.
Bloomficld Monitor: Messrs. G.
G. Bayha, J, P. Forsyth and Geo. L.
Adams, of Niobrara, were in the
city briefly on Monday afternoon this
week calling on friends.
Lyons Mirror: Mrs. D. W. Par
malee and Mrs. Horace Engelen,
sister and, niece of M. M. Warner,
were here Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Engelen was formerly Miss
Eunice Warner.
Pendi Times: Hon. F. L. Galla
gher of Rosalie, Thomas Ashford, E.
J. Smith of Homer. IT. T,. KnofVo
and Attorney Byron df Walthill were
among tnose trom out-ot-town that
were Pender visitors this Week.
Walthill Citizen: Miss Nellie
Nunn returned from Bellovuo Tues
day evening Mrs. Whaley, of
Homer, visitnd hor son. Tlonrv
Stoner, over Sunday... .Mrs. Nunn
ana iamiiy now occupy the residence
made vacant by the L. B. Clement
family.
Ponca Journal: Mrs. F. D. Fales
went to Dakota City. Monday, to
visit friends and relatives, and on
Tuesday she attended tho wedding
of her cousin, Vivina Hooker, in
Sioux City, and Tuesday evening
attended tho district meeting of the
Rebekah lodge at Emerson, Neb.
Fonda. Io.. Times: Mrs. W. F.
Hickey and little daughter were up
from Jackson. Nebr.. lnshwoolr via.
itincr Mrs. Hickev's mother. Mrs.
Mary Byrne. Mr. Hickey was here
this week. He is now distributor for
"Barma" and has his headquarters
in- Sioux City.
Lvons Sun: Conrad Jacobson. of
Bancroft, was in Lyons last week
looking after the Sadburn house
which he has rented, and into which
he will move just as soon as school
is out. He is superintendent of
Bancroft schools, but is soon to take
up insurance work here, being the
agent for all northeast Nebraska.
We gladly welcome him to our beau
tiful little town.
Emerson Enterprise: A baby boy
was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Heffernan last Sunday, May 13....
Mrs. F. D. Fales visited in Sioux
City, Dakota City and Emerson Mon
day and Tuesday. In the latter
place she'attended the district meet
ing of the Rebekahs .... Mrs. Ward
gave a party for her little grand
daughter, Miss Genevieve Ilutchings,
G. F. Hughes
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Lumber. Building Ma-g
terial, Hardware,
To tShe People f
I&.hL&t3L City , Vicinity
WE have succeeded Mr. Fred Lynch in the
Hardware and Lumber business in Dakota
City, and are here to stay. Our aim will be
to treat everyone right, and alike, and will guaran
tee satisfaction on all sales and work done 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 and see us
Xsefs Oct Acquainted.
H. R. GREER, Mgr.
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Wednesday afternoon or last week.
There were' eight little girls present.
Sandwiches fruit and cake, icecream
and fresh strawberries in cream
were served. All had a fine time.
Sloan, Io, Star: , Mr. and Mrs. F.
G. Bennett, of Homer, Nebr.; Mr.
and 'Mrs. Lawrence 11110', of Whit
ing, and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Olson
and Mr. and Mrs, Owen Pope, of
this place, met at tho home of tho
ladies' parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. J.
Oliver, last Sunday, the occasion
being Mr. Oliver's birthday. A
pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Pender 'Republic: Tom Ashford
and R. J. Taylor, editor of the Win
nebago Chieftain, were Pender vis
itors Monday.... John Patterson,
charged with stealing a horse from
Frank Heeney in Emerson, on or
about March 23, 191G, was arraigned
in county court Wednesday and
waived preliminary hearing and will
enter a plea of guilty.
Sioux City Journal, 19th: Com
mencclneut exercises in South Sioux
City school were abandoned this
year because of the number of high
school boys who have enlisted in the
army. They were given their cred
its upon their enlistment. The
school year closed yesterday, A
field meet, in which the schools of
South Sioux City were victorious,
was held with Homer
Sioux C(ity Journal, 18: Mrs. K.
Zentmiro'and daughter Frances have
returned to Homer, Neb., after vis
iting several days with Mrs. Julia
Nixon.... The Alumnae association
of the South Sioux City, Neb., high
school held its annual banquet last
night at the home of N. G. Miller.
About fifty were present, and follow
ing the banquet enjoyed a program
of music and short talks.
Sioux City .Journal, 20th: Mrs. E.
A. Kline departed yesterday to visit
for several days with her daughter,
Mrs. II. S. Bridenbaugh, near
Homer, Nebr.... Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Heller and children and Miss Emma
Anderson will depart todaj to visit
in the William Hohenstein homo in
Jackson, Neb G. S. (.odd, of
Westfield, la., who was in Sioux
City yesterday en route home after
attending a Bale of pure bred Here
ford cattle at Kentland, Ind., said
that seventy-five head sold at the
sale brought an average price of
$1,7G0 each. Mr. Codd, J. A. Shade,
of Kingsley, la., and T. J. Hartnett,
of Jackson, Neb., made purchases
at the sale. . When Iowa went dry
Januury 1, 191G, bootlegging increas
ed in Sioux City. For the first few
months everybody who had a taste
for this profitable business indulged
himself. But when the police raid
ing squad started its work the ranks
soon were thinned. The man with
tho" clever idea survived, and his
unimaginative neighbor was run out
of business. It is the work of the
members of the raiding squad to
solve the question of where the liq
uor is hidden each time a raid is
made on a "joint." A short time
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