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VOL. 25.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNIv 7, 1917.
NO. 43.
Items of Interest
Gleaned from
Our Exchanges
Clark Center Items in Allen News:
Mr. and Mrs. Art Hale visited Sun
day with the Del Dyson family.
Allen News: Mrs. Charles Lo.
and baby spent Sunday with In
brother, Guy DeLaney, in Dakota
county.
Lyons Mirror: Clarence Rasdal,
who graduated here several years
ago, was here Tuesday with a "brand
new wife."
Wynot Tribune: Miss Irene Mc
Cormick returned from Wayne nor
mal Thursday evening for a few days
vacation before returning to the
summer term.
Newcastle Times: Jack Burke of
South Sioux City, arrived here Thurs
day evening, and is visiting relatives
and shaking hands with his host of
friends and old acquaintances.
JVaterbury Items in Allen News:
Mary Way received a telegram from
her father saying her sister, Sirah,
was very sick with the measles. She
departed for Central City Friday.
Ponca Journal: Jeff Wilbur was in
Ponca, Monday and while in town
made this office a pleasant call and
advanced his subscription to 1918.
Mr. Wilbur is 91 years old and drives
an auto which he has owned for a
number of years.
Martinsburg Items in Allen News:
Beth Pettit returnd to her school
duties in Ponca after an over Sun
day visit with her parents. . . .G. W.
Huff came out from Ponca Sunday.
He expects to assist W. J. Pettit
with his farm work for a few weeks.
Sloan, la., Star: Burdick Johnson,
of Jackson, Neb., is visiting rela
tives and friends here this week ....
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Boyd, of Winne
bago, Neb., visited one day last
week in the home of the former's
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Boyles.
Tekamah Herald: Will J. Ren
nick, of Wayne, spent Sunday in the
city with his wife and daughter who
have been visiting with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. MacGregor Albert
MacGregor went to Lincoln Wednes
day to spend commencement week
with his brother Warren. His pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. MacGregor will
go down the last of the week and
remain for commencement.
Sioux City Journal, 31st: Miss
Marguerite Shreiner entertained at
breakfast at her home yesterday out
of courtesy to Miss Helen Hennessey,
one of the popular brides of June.
' Ten guests found places at a table
having a centerpiece of pink and
white flowers and place appoint
ments of pink and green. Mrs.
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
HigHest Price Paid, for
COUNTRY PRODVCE
W. L.
Dakota City,
William Klinger, of Milwaukee, was
in the party.
Printers Auxiliary: C. N. Leedom,
editor and manager of the Kadoka,
S. D., Press, and also director of one
of the local banks at that place has
returned from a trip to Texas. He
brought 22 carloads of cattle back
with him to turn loose on the rich
plains of western South Dakota.
Mr. Leedom says he can make money
faster by feeding cattle than he can
editing and publishing a newspa
. 'r. even in such a prosperous com
iiiu..i y as Kadoka.
Emerson Enterprise: Mrs. George
Haase was at Omaha the first of the
week ...Emerson, it seems, has
solved the street dragging problem.
Last Sunday, after the rain of Sat
urday, the drag was hitched on be
hind a f powerful roadster touring
car and the streets were soon put in
first class condition.... A young
couple from Sioux City applied to
JefT Taylor of the Winnebago Chief
tain to marry them, one day last
week. Jeff is a justice of the peace,
but he lost the $3.00 fee because
the would be benedicts had failed to
supply themselves with a marriage
license.
Walthill Citizen: Geo. Lamson Sr.,
was a Sioux Citv passenger last even
ing.... Mrs. W. H. Mason was a
Sioux City passenger last evening ....
Mr. and Mrs. William Sparks went
to South Sioux City Monday evening,
returning home Tuesday noon....
Iva Stillman returned to his home
at South City Monday evening, after
a visit at the Plummer home. Nellie
Plummer accompanied him Miss
Deana Crowell has returned from
South Sioux City where she taught
school the past year. Last Wednes
day she returned from Tekamah
where she attended a wedding.. . .
W. H. Mason, wife and daugh
ter, Lena, drove to Dakota
City Tuesday, returning in the after
noon. Warren Coughtry of South
Sioux City, who has been visiting
with them since Saturday, returned
home on this trip.
Fremont Evening Tribune, June 2:
This afteroon at 2 o'clock the wed
ding of Miss Mabel lone VanZant
and Ohmer Lee Randall was solemn
ized at the beautiful home of Dr.
and Mrs. E. W. Martin. The bride
was given away by Dr. Martin. Pre
ceding the marriage rites Miss
Ruth Wood and Miss Hazel Bell,
with Miss Florence Leininger at the
piano, sang "Oh That We Two
Were Maying." Bridal wreath and
other spring flowers were used pro
fusely in the decorations. The oc
casion was notably a happy one, the
season and guests contributing large
ly to its jovousness. The bride has
been a large factor in the edu
cational workjn Fremont and her
influence is far reaching in the sweet
ness of its quality. The groom is a
mechanical engineer and a most ex
cellent type of sterling young man
hood. Mr. and Mrs. Randall left at
4 o'clock for Ohio and Indiana to
visit immediate relatives. The
guests: Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Randall
and sons, Ross and Gifrord, Omaha;
Mr. and Mrs J. W. Richards, Mr.
ROSS
Nebraska
COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Ex-Presldent of the United States and one of America's greatest patriots who
will deliver an address upon "Americanism" at the Seml-Centennlal Celebra
tion of the State of Nebraska which takes place at Lincoln June 12, i3, 14.
and Mrs. F. H. Richards, Miss Ada
Hicks, F. II. Hicks, Mrs. Ellen
Dwight, Mrs. J. D. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs Dwight Jones, Misses Elizabeth
Foster. Elizabeth Haas, Helen Car
roll, Alice Kemp, Florence Lininger,
Hazel Bell, Ruth Wood, Margaret
O'Brien, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Martin,
Miss Daisy Spickard, Mrs. M. Dell
Blakeslee, Wilder Blakeslee.
Pender Republic: Tuesday morn
ing, May 29, 1917, at 6:30 o'clock in
St John's Catholic church Mr. J. C.
Abbott and Miss Marie Cain were
united in the holy bonds of matrimo
ny, the Rev. Father O'Donaghue, of
Bancroft, speaking the words that
united the contracting parties irl the
presence of a large assemblage of
friends. John Noonan, of Nacora,
cousin of the bride, was best man
and Miss Katie Iredan wss brides
maid.... Word was received here
Tuesday of the death of Chas. S.
Hughes at Hot Springs. S. D., who
passed away on Sunday from abscess
of the brain. Burial took place at
Bloomfield at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning under the auspices of the
Masonic lodge. . Mr. Hughes was
formerly of this place where he was
pastor of the M. E. church and was
editor of The Republic and post
master. From here he went to Hat
Creek, Wyo., where he enjoyed
homestead life until falling health
caused him to seek medical treat
ment in a sanatarium at Hot Springs.
Friends of the family extend sympa
thy. Sioux City Journal, Urd: Mr. and
Mrs. Mell Niebuhrwill be hosts to
morrow evening for the meeting of
the Monday Night Five Hundred
club Died In South Sioux City
Neb., Saturday June 2, 1917, Lillian
Beach, 2-month-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Beach, of infant
trouble. The body is at the West
cott undertaking establishment ....
Charles Curry, of South Sioux City,
was arrested late yesterday after
noon by Detective Harry Luce on a
warrant sworn out by John Mulhall.
Curry is accused of stealing a pig
.. . .Crystal lake is to be a real sum
mer resort this season, according to
the management of Crystal Lake
park. Much money is being spent
for permanent improvements. One
of the big improvements is the se
curing of high voltage electric cur
rent for use at the park. The cur
rent is taken from the main lines
that are being laid to Jackson, Neb,
A feature that will excite the admira
tion of the public are several Flood
searchlights that throw a brilliant
light over 500 feet. These lights
will be used for night bathing and
water carnivals. Crystal Lake park
will be illuminated at night in a mod
ern fashion and electrical devices of
many kinds have been installed in
the hotel for the benefit and conve
nience of the public.
Sioux City Journal, 1st: The in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Tata, of South Sioux City, is ill at
the ;home.... Miss Jennie Briden
baugh, formerly of Morningside, ar
rived yesterday from St. Louis, Mo.,
to be the guest for several days of
Mr. and Mr. William Day. Miss
Bridenbaugh, who has been a mis
sionary of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Ghangli, China, is spend
ing a year's furlough with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Briden
baugh, aU Billings, Mont ...Tom
Ashford, of Homer, Neb., a well
known farmer and feeder, was rep
resented on the day's trade with a
four-load shipment of fat steers that
sold at satisfactory prices. Included
in the shipment was one load of well
finished beeves that averaged 1,335
pounds that cleared at $12.75, which
was the extreme top for the day,
while the other three loads were on
the handy weight order and sold at
$12.00. Mr Ashford is an extensive
feeder and keeps his feed yards well
filled throughout the year.... The
urgent need of Dakota county farm
ers' presence in their fields instead
of in the courtroom probably will
earn for Dr. Leonard De Vore, of
South Sioux City, charged with hom
icide in connection with the death of
Mr3. Katie Nichols, of Laurel, Neb.,
another postponement of his trial.
Dr. De Vore was arrested in Idaho,
about seven months after fleeing
from South Sioux City immediately
following .the death of Mrs. Nichols
who was a patient in his home. He
was brought back to Dakota City,
placed in jail, where he remained for
several months before being able to
procure a reduction of his bond
which enabled him to gain tempora
ry freedom. His trial was set for
the March term of court, but the
docket was crowded with civil cases
and the De Vore attorney was de
tained in Lincoln, Neb., during the
session of the state legislature. It
was agreed that the De Vore trial
be held this month. County Attor
ney George Learner said last night
that he intended to take the matter
up with Judge GuyT. Graves, of the
district court, and attempt to post
pone the case until October so that
farmers should not be taken from
their fields when it is so essential to
the need of the country that as great
a crop production as possible be at
tained. Sioux City Journal, 2: Mrs. E.
II. Wilkins was entertained Thurs
day in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Murphy, at South Sioux
City, Neb The George Timlin
merchandising store, at Hubbard,
Neb., was broken into Thursday
night and several articles of wear
ing apparel were stolen. Entrance
was made by breaking a glass in the
rear of the store. The robber was
a tramp, according to Sheriff George
Cain, of Dakota City. The reason
given by the sheriff of his decision is
that the thief left his tattered hat
and worn shoes in the store and that
a mackinaw, a pair of shoes and a
hat were the only things that were
Btolen- .The last chapter in the
story of the murder of Clyde D. Ar
mour, of Sioux City, whoso remains
were found in an arroyo three miles
west of Glorietta, N. M., three
months after he had been shot down
by his traveling companion, Elbert
W. Blancett, was closed when the
$1,000 reward money offered by the
slain man's brothers was ordered
paid in the district court at Santa
Fe. according to a message received
by Roy Armour, of Hubbard, Neb.,
last night. The reward was offered
by Glenn and Roy Armour for any
information leading to the identity
of their brother's murderer when
they first started to investigate the
case several months ago. After
tracing the course of Armour's
cross country automobile journey
from Denver to Las Vegas, F. M.,
all trace of Clyde and his companion
was lost It was at this time
that the reward was offered. Vol
untary statements by residents
of Santa Fe, N. M., contributed
the information that a man pos
ing as Armour had entered San
ta Fe by automobile late in October
and after spending a few days in
dissipation at that place continued to
Albuquerque, N. M., where he sold
the machine and disappeared. The
murderer, Elbert Blancett, now un
der death sentence at the peni
tentiary at Santa Fe, was arrested
at Friday Harbor, Wash., by Sheriff
George B. Meade. On recommenda
tion of State Senator Melvin Dun
lavey the Armours' attorney, $500
of the reward money was given to
Sheriff Mead. The remainder of the
money was awarded to ex-Sheriff W.
T. Dufur and S. E. Rippep, of Aztec,
N. hi,, nnd Beverly Bauer, Ed Rich
and I . . Stark, of Santa Fe, who
gau lnable assistance in tracing
varum Jaws for the Armour,fami
ly and in identifying the slayer when
he was returned to New Mexico for
tho trial.
Lutheran Church Notes
DAKOTA CITY-SALEM
Ruv. C. R. Lowe.
I wonder how many of our read
ers noticed in the Journal about a
Wveek ago the news item on the first
page concerning the movement to
unite three of the great Lutheran
general bodies to be known as the
United Lutheran Church of Ameri
ca. These bodies are our own Gen
eral Synod, the parent body, the
United Synod of the South, which
withdrew in the early sixties because
of the civil war influences, and the
General Council, which withdrew in
the early eighties because of some
theological differences and because
they desired some rulings they
could not secure. The item said the
representatives of the different
bodies had been at work and that
they had finally come to a basis of
mutual agreement and that the de
tails could be arranged at later
meetings of the session. It is prob
ably a good thing for the different
bodies to get together, and the Lu
theran church can stand as much of
this as any of the churches for there
are more different brands of Lu
therans than of any other denomi
nation. This is to be said, however,
that much of this is due to the nu
merous languages of the church.
The Lutheran church is a cosmopoli
tan church indeed, and this difficulty
cannot all be overcome until we all
speak one language in this country,
which does not promise to be in
the near future.
If an acceptable ground of union
has been found the uniting will be
easy and successful, but if it does
not prove to be a common ground
there will be difficulties in the way
of organic union and the seeds of
discord will remain and the liability
of a future rupture will remain.
The trend of the times to unite and
the sound sense of the laymen who
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WE have succeeded Mr. Fred Lynch in the
Hardware and Lumber business in Dakota
City, and are here to stay. Cur aim will be
to treat everyone right, and alike, and will guaran
tee satisfaction on qll 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 we will do all kinds of
Plumbing, Tin Work, Furnace and Stove Repairs.
Also Concrete Work of all Kinds'.
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are not interested so much in the
hairsplitting quibblings of a lot of
stickler preachers as they are in the
general efficiency of the Lutheran
church may be able to stem the tide
of any later divisions. We hope
this will be so. It appears at pres
ent that the General Council yields
little to the compromise and the
GJneral Synod is playing the part of
Jonah who was swallowed whole.
For a number of years we have been
plnying into General Council hands,
and if we continue to do so there
will be little reason for the existence
of the General Synod. Inasmuch as
they both went out from us they
might let us keep the name if wo
give up to them in all else.
The finished proposal will be pre
sonted to the meeting of the General
Synod this month at Chicago. It
would be interesting to hear the de
bate on the matter on the floor of
the meeting.
The congregational meeting of the
Salem church last Sunday was well
attended. It was expeditious indeed,
lasting but twenty minutes, in which
time reports from the pastor, from
Sunday school treasurer, the treas
urer of the ladles' society were
heard, and these officers were elected:
Theo. McGlashan, elder M. J. Fore
shoe, deacon, and Mrs. E. H. Grib
ble trustee. The treasurer's report
shows money in all funds of our ac
tivity and all bills paid. Finances
were never in so good shape nor so
easy as they have been since, October
1 of last year.
Statement of Salem treasurer from
October 1, 191G, to Juno 1, 1917:
Subscribed on church
budget '. ' $988 00
Collected on church
budget $749 00
Rec'd by collection
Since Dec. 5, '15... 138 09
Advanced by treas... 3 00
Received on note.... 82 50
$972 59
Local expenses since
Dec. 5, 1915 $193 79 .;
Pastor.s salary since
October 1, 1916.... 533 83
Paid on note 87 20
Paid treas. am't ad
vanced :; 00
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Balance on hand in bank.. $154 77
BENEVOLENCES
Received from October 1,
1916 to June 1, 1917 $ 235 99
Paid by treas. to Synodical
treasurer 228 00
Balance on hand $ 7 99
So far as I know, all bills are
paid. Respectfully submitted,
F. P. Culbertson, Treas.
Notice
To the party who built a fence on
part of lot 5, section 27, township
29, range 8, in Dakota county, Nebr.,
you are here hereby notified to re
move same. All trespassing on said
premises is forbidden.
Henry Schactht, Owner.
Chas. Waddell, Tenant and care
taker. Get Acquainted, tyj
Dakota City, Nebr.
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