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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 19J7.
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Items of Interest
Gleaned from
Our Exchanges
Sioux City Journal, 2: Mr. and
Mrs. P. W. Swingle have returned,
ufter spending several weeks at
Wenatchee, Wash., and variors
points in the west.
Pender Republic: Thomas Dugan,
of Hubbard, is here repairing his
building just east of the Henry
Heyne store building, and putting
it in shape to rent.
Ponca Advnento? Annn nnri Tr"m-
ry Austin will teach a double school
at Coburn Junction this coming year,
the former handling the primary and
intermediate department, the latter
the grammar and ninth grades.
Fonda, la., Times: Mrs. F. E.
Day, of Heron Lake, Minn., was a
visitor at the home of her nephew,
Burt Kroesen, several days this
week. Mrs. Day had visited rela
tives at Waterloo and Quimby and
was on her way home.
Ponca Journal: Col. E. F. Ras
mussen left Monday morning on a
business trip to various points in
Dakota county. He expects to be
away several days.... The German
Lutheran Ladies' Missionary society
are invited to the Mrs. J. Lischke
home in Dakota county, on Wednes
day, August 8.
Wakefield Republican: Mrs. Dean
Cornell and children came Saturday
to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs.
C. W. Long Mrs. Dora Cooley
went to Sioux City last Friday to
meet her son's wife, Mrs. Frank
Rhoda, and two little children, who
came from Mitchell, S. D., to stay
here indefinitely.
Lyons Mirror: Rev.
W. Ray and family are
Crystal lake this week .
lips, of Portland, Ore.,
and Mrs. C.
camping at
...F. J. Phil
a brother of
Mrs. w. E. Sneathen.
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is expected
here today on a visit. . . .M. M, War
ner received word that his brother,
E. J. Warner, died at Anchorage,
Alaska, July 2G, of paralysis. We
will give obituary next week The
infant daughter pf Mr. and Mrs. 0.
L. Miller died at West Point this
week. Mrs Miller was formerly
Miss Georgia DeBell, niece of M. M.
Warner.
Allen News: Walter Gregg and
family visited in Homer over Sun
Jay Grandma Way visited the
past week in the Frank Surber
home Mrs. William Twambley
and son, Vern, left Thursday even
ing for Laurel for a visit with rela
tives ...Martin Springer had the
misfortune to step on a rusty nail
while loading lumber in the lumber
yard Dr. Prouse spent two days
in the vicinity of Jackson last week
attending, to cases of sick horses, re
sulting from the extreme heat...
Sara Surber left Sunday for Central
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Specials for Saturday
3 pkgs Jelly Powder 25c
2 Cans Peas '. 35c
2' 2-lb Cans Tomatoes 35c
1 Large Can Tomato Soup 10c
3 Boxes Shoe White 25c
2 Pkgs Dates 25c
2 pkgs Spaghetti 25c
H&glxest Price Paid, for
COUNTRY PRODVCB
W. L.
Dakota City,
City, Neb., where she will visit for
a while in the home of her uncles,
P. H. and E. J. Way . . . .Oscar Sayer
and Mrs. Green came home from
Eagle Grove a few days ago. They
reported their brother, Frank, much
improved in health but still confined
to his bed in the hospital.
Nacora Items in Emerson Enter
prise: D. G. Evans and family spent
Sunday in South Sioux City... .Har
ry H. Adair, of Dakota City, and L.
.Cearney, of Jackson, were in town
Saturday. . . . A spark fron a passing
eiioliie set fire to the barley field of
August Voss and 31 shocks of grain
were burned before it could be put
out Theo. Poters, who shipped
twenty-one head of white-face year
lings last weeK, received the, top
Drice for tho dnv. $13.2(1. Thin wna
also the highest price for all time.
These yearlings averaged 842 pounds
and brought $2,800 net.
Emerson Enterprise: Louis Lar
sen, of near Hubbard, recently pur
chased a new Overland from H. A,
Davis Misses Elsie and Helen
Harrigfeld left Wednesday for an
extended visit with their uncle and
friends at Ash ton, Idaho The
Misses Floy Poole and Nell Kerwin
attended teachers' examinations at
Dakota City last Friday and Satur
day.... Mrs. Levi McEntaffer and
children and Mrs. J. A. Troliind loft
Tuesday for a visit at Brookings, S.
D., with Mrs. Art Pope The Em
erson troop ot iJoy Scouts will go in
to camn. undor tho dirootinn nf tha
scoutmaster, at Blyburg-Jake, near
Homer, next week. About twelve
of the scouts will rough it for this
time,
Sioux City Journal, 3: Miss Alice
Campbell will depart todav to visit
over the week-end with her mother,
Mrs. E. E. Dana, of Homer, Neb.
. . . .Jane Barnett, G-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Barnett,
111 Summit avenue, who was severe
ly burned July 3, submitted yester
day to a skin grafting operation at
St. Vincent's hospital, after the
wounds had refused to heal. It is
thought that she will recover.... A
motor car driven by William O'Neill,
of Jackson, Neb., late yesterday
afternoon struck a boy by the name
of Cum, residing in Washington
avenue, who received a crushed foot
in the accident. Dr. Harold Brown,
police surgeon, was called and the
boy was taken home.
Lvons. Neb.. Snecial in Sioux Citv
Journal, 3rd: M. M. Warner, of
this place, editor of the Lyons Mir
ror, received a telegram from An
chorage, Alaska, announcing the
death of his brother, E. J. Warner,
at that place from a stroke of pa
ralysis, on July 26th. He leaves a
widow and three children. Vicar and
Jesse, of Anchorage, and Eunice,
wife of Horace Engelen, of Cody. S.
D. He was born at Dakota City,
Neb.. June 1G. 18G8. and received
his education at the public schools
of Dakota City and Sioux City. He
also took a course at the Militarv
academy of Kenyon. 0. He was
employed tor a number ot years in
the Indian service at Rosebud agen
cy, South Dakota; St. John's mis
ROSS
Nebraska
The Derrick Brothers The
Thcs6 brothers are hero seen lying upon their backs supporting the
bridgo over which pass the troupe of elephants, another wonderful feat
to be executed twice daily in front of Grand Stand at
Nebraska State Fair, September 3-7.
COMING
The Peterson
Tuesday Evening, August
Dakota City
In an evening of Songs, Stories, Music, both Classic and Comic,
Impersonations and Violin Solqs
Under the Auspices of the True Blues. 25c and 15c.
sion school, Cheyenne agency, and
Lherry Greek, all in South Dakota.
He was employed in real estate and
railroad business at Anchorage.
Casper, Wyo., Tribune: "Tom
my" Nichols and "Carney" Peter
son, who will soon leave with Com
pany L for service with the Wyoming
Infantry, were guests of a stag
part given at the Moose lodge room.
Nearly a hundred friends of these
two popular young gentlemen gath
ered in the handsome lodge room to
wish them luck and civn thorn n
suitable send-off before they are
called from the present headquart
ers of the company in this city. At
11:30 a sumptuous luuch was served
at lone tables nlneed in tho hnll and
about everything that a man craves
alone about thnt. timo .nturHnv
night was found in abundance. Fol
lowing tne repast a wrestling match
was stageu oetween first Look Free
man Francisco and Private Dnrlimr
both of Company L, the contest to
be two falls out of three and the
former won two falls straight in
twelve and fifteen minutes respec
tively. Both are bier, huskv vnnncr
men and if they are a sntrmlo of tho
quality of soldiers which makes up
Company L Casper is going to have
cause to be mighty proud of the
company which bears her name.
Next followed a five-round sparring
contest between Corporal DeLaney
and Private Clarence Frnnnisen tho
latter being a cousin of the success
ful wrestler. The boys went five
fast rounds to the delight of the au
dience and when the two events
were closed a collection was made
and sixty-odd dollars donated to the
company's mess fund and turned
over to Captain Beach, who was one
of the guests of the evening. Songs
and selections on the niano aided in
the entertainment during the first
Dart of the evoninc and tho Tria
orchestra together with the enhnrot.
entertainers from the Rhinoceros
cafe came ud later and added r.n tho
enjoyment of the party. The guests
of honor were offered the vorv host.
wishes of the assembly and it seemed
to De tne consensus or opinion that
it was one of the most nlcasant
events of its kind evnr stnirod Jn
Casper. Freeman Francisco, men
tioned in the above article, is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Francisco,
of Royal, Neb., former residents of
this county, and Clarence is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Francisco, of
Hubbard.-Ed.
Sioux Citv Journal; 5th: Mr. nnd
Mrs. E. L. Carstensen departed last
evening for Homer, Nebr., to visit
over Sunday with Mrs. Carstensen'
brother, E. F. Redden, and family.
....The Chicatro. St. Paul. Minnonn.
olis and Omaha railroad has hoon
ordered to stop its trains Nos. 11
and 12 at South Sioux City and Da
kota City by the Nebraska state
railway commission. It is expected
that the order will be enforced with
in a week or ten days. The order of
the commissinn rolntivo to tho otnn.
ping of the trains is the culmination
oi an eignt montns' tight which has
been waged by Ward Evans, city at
torney of South Sioux Citv. in an of.
fort to have the old schedules rn-
sumed. It was on November 18.
1916, that the railroad company
ceased stopping the Norfolk train at
Dakota Citv and South Sinuv f.itv
The trains marked the only direct
services to und from western Ne
braska for the Dnkotn onnntv fnwna
The railroad made no denial of the
contention of Mr. Evans that the
trains were stopphd in Dakota coun
Strong Men From Belgium
Concert Trio
14th, in
the IV. E. Church
ty, as a retaliatory measure against
travelers who made a practice of
using street cars to and from Sioux
City to evade interstate passenger
rates. The interstate passenger
rate dodging grew to be a common
practice with the traveling public.
Those going west from Sioux City
would ride the street cars to South
Sionx City before purchasing rail
road tickets. Those coming into
Sioux City would purchase tickets to
South Sioux City and use the street
cars across the river. This caused a
revenue loss to the railroad. No
end of hardship was caused by the
railroad's order ceasing the stoppage
of he Norfolk trains at the Dakota
county towns. It caused Sioux City
people to pay the interstate traffic
rates to their destinations. It also
caused inbound traffic to nav the
full interstate rate which is greatly
in excess of rates within Nebraska.
Persons living in Dakota county
towns who desired to journey into
.western Nebraska were compelled
to take the Omaha trains at Sioux
City and change cars at Emerson,
where a wait of several hours re
sulted. This condition was true of
travel from western Nebraska to
Dakota county towns. The Norfolk
trains ceased stopping at all points
between Sioux City and Emerson.
The new order effects only South
Sioux City and Dakota City. Per
sons living between Sioux City and
Emerson found great difficulty in
coming to Sioux City on shopping
tours after the railroad ceased stop
ping its Norfolk trains. Train No.
11 departs from Sioux City at 4:50
o'clock in the afternoon. It for
merly arrived in South Sioux City
at 5:01 o'clock and in Dakota City at
5:08 o'clock. Train No. 12 arrives
in Sioux City at 9:55 o'clock in the
morning. 'It formerly arrived in
South Sioux ity at 9:44 o'clock,
and in Dakota City at 9:37 o'clock.
Attorney Evans took up the case
with the state railway commission
immediately atter the train service
was annulled. He got a hearing of
his case a month after the trains
ceased stonninc at South Sioux Citv
and Dakota City. The commission
has been seven months in reaching
a decision.
Preserve and beautify your home
with Mound City Paint and Varnish.
For sale at Neiswanger Pharmacy.
WE MUST MOBILIZE ,
- FOR FOOD EFFICIENCY
Practical Patriotism, That's
the
National By Word Today
Proeldent Wilson said:
"I call upon the young men and
old aliko and upon tho ablo bodied
boys of tho land to accept and act
upon this duty to turn In hosts to
the farms and mako certain that no
pains and no labor Is lacking In this
great matter."
Slnco this memorablo address ot
our President, state and civic gov
ernmonts civic organizations and
good cltleons havo preached Practical
Patriotism In all of Its angles.
We bellevo there Is no better
teachor of farming mothods for those
who answer our President's call no,
better toacher ot food conservation
after production than Is found In
our groat Stato Fair. It has been1
aptly called "A Food Training Camp"
and you are practical and patriotic
when you attend this year and tako
your losson home whether you bo,
producer or consumer. Watch for
dumoBBtratlonB at tho Nebraska1
State "Fair, Soptembor
3-7.
LEAMER IGNORES
GOVERNOR NEVILLE
In an effort to curb the illegal
traffic in liquor in the state Governor
Keith Neville sent special agents
here to assist the local officers in
rounding up the violators when
South Dakota went dry and it was
generally known that large quanti
ties of liquor were being transported
into the county . from across the
river. As n result a dozen or more
arrests were made, and practically
every offender walked up to the bar
of justice, entered a plea of guilty
and paid a fine of $100 nnd costs, as
provided in the new prohibitory law.
It is also trim thnt. snmn nf tho
offenders gave fictitious names or
names of other parties from their
home towns, which caused some ex
tra trouble for the officers nnd mnro
extra trouble and expense for the
offender.
However. Gov. Nnvillo. whn in nn.
body's fool, or tool either for thut
mn'Ur, undoubtedly was not satis
fied with the work of County At
torney Learner in enforcing the li
quor laws of the Btate and appointed
judge R. E. Evans as special prose
cutor to assist in a number of cases
started since the first raid was made
a month ago. Announcements were
then made in the Sioux City dailes
that Mr. Learner needed no assist
ance in Drosecutinc liminr nnsos in
Dakota county.
following this the case of Pat
Hodgins. who was arrested n onnnlo
of weeks ago on a second charge of
transporting liquor, was tried Mon
day in Judge McKinley's court.
Hodgins' attorney asked for a jury
in tms case, and Mat Zulauf, John
Green, John Jessen, George Rock
well, Wm. Winch and H. N. Wagner
were selected to pass on the merits
of the case. No testimony was in
troduced by the defense. The only
contention made by the defense was
that the defendant hnd tho limmr
with him for his own personal use,
and the jury rendered a verdict of
acquital. Attorney Kass of Sioux
Citv defended, and Countv AHnrnuv
Learner prosecuted the case, the
first one tried out under the new
law.
Followinc nro nnmp rf tho noura.
papers comments on the situation:
Sioux City Daily Journal. 5th:
R. E. Evans of Dakota county,
iormer juage in tne district court,
has been appointed special prosecut
or oi tne proniuitory law in Dakota
countv and will take up his new
duties immediately upon receipt of
tne oinciai inrormation irom Gov.
Keith Neville, at Lincoln. It has
been rumored that Gov. Neville
found the work of County Attorney
George W. Learner unsatisfactory
relative to prosecutions of liquor
law offenders. Mr. Evans was sum
moned to Lincoln this week for a
conference with Gov. Neville and
it was practically agreed that his
appointment as special prosecutor
would follow. No sooner had Mr.
Evans returned to Dakota City than
Mr. Learner Bought a conference
with the state executive and spent
Friday and yesterday in Lincoln.
Through the activities of Sheriff
George Cain and his deputies a num
ber of cases for illegal transporta
tion of liquor and keeping disorderly
houses are awaiting .trial now, and
it is likely that the prosecution of
these coses will be turned over to
Mr. Evans. The state has main
tained W. H. Wilson, Bpecial agent,
in Dakota countv since the drvinor
of South Dakota to assist Sheriff
Cain in capturing tho bootleggers.
That Dakota county has been a hot
bed for bootlnggers since Nebraska
and South Dukota went dry is the
contention of Mr. Evans. Condi
tions at i i-ystal lake are known to
be "wet," Mr. Evanssaid. Although
no official notice of his appointment
has been received by Mr. Evans, he
said he would devote all his efforts
toward driving liquor out of Dakota
county should he be chosen by Gov.
Neville for the job. According to
Mr. Evans, linuor is buinir Hiinnlind
points as far distant as Norfolk from
tne cacnes in uaKota county.
Lincoln Daily Journal. Aiicnat. a?
Along the shores in Crystal lake in
Dakota county the "boys" used to
sing with fervor: "Ninety-nine bot
tles hanging on the wall, if one of
those bottles should fall, there'd be
ninety-eight bottles hanging on the
wall." This would be suntr until nil
of the bottles were duly removed
from the wall, and then the boys
would start in again and by the same
vocal nrocess. hut nerhnn.i with n
crescendo or 'gradually increasing
volume or fullness of tone, as they
warmed up to the work, put 'em all
back on the wall. The number of
bottles used on such occas bns was
merely a matter of time available
for the handlincr of the mmn. nml
sometimes depended upon the visi
ble supply. Now tho tune has been
changed and the words and senti
ment altered to "Sixteen hundred
and eighty quarts in tho bottom of
the lake," but as rapidly as they put
'em in the governor's agent takes
them out. Governor Neville's
watchful and waiting agent recently
fished out 1,4000 quart bottles of
beer from Crystal lake. Still he
was not satisfied. He noticed that
the lake was still restless and he de
cided that it bad something upon its
bosom that was troubling It. So he
went to work agein and his last
count reported to the governor was
1,080 dripping quarts of beer and
one seething barrel of whisky. No
Olio hils olnimnil nwnnronln nf tho
submerged wet goods up to date,
and as the goods appear on the sur
face at this time to be more than a
"reasonable amount," they have
been confiscated under the prohibi
tion law. On the shores of this lake
there is nn organization called the
"I Don't Know" club, much fre
quented by people from Sioux City,
la. It is now asserted the the club
has no longer nn excuso for its name,
and that it contemplates changing
the nnmr to T Do KVinw " nr "1
Know, hilt Don't Cnrn" nlnh Clnv-
ernor Neville finds County Attorney
George W. Learner is not enthusias
tic in regard to prosecutions under
the prohibition law, so he will ap
point a special prosecutor in Dakota
county.
Lincoln Stntn .Tonrnnl A' Clrwarn.
or Neville hns nnnnintod .Tivlrrn R
E. Evans of Dakota City special
prosecutor to look after some of the
high class bootleggers who have been
doing business in Dakota county.
County Attorney George W. Learner
will thus be relieved of the greater
part of the duty of prosecuting vio
lators of the prohibitory law. Judge
Evans called on Governor Neville
Friday and agreed to devote as much
time as he possibly can to this work.
It is alletrcd thnt Rionv Citv Tn
gives Dakota county many of its un
desirable citizens and none of its
desirable nnns nnd tho man It- a n
great deal of bootlegging. One of
tne governor's agents found 1,080
quart bottles of beer and one barrel
of whisky in OvHtnl lnWn An in.
corporated club, known as the "I
Don't Know" club, has a resort en
the lake, and it is much frequented
by Sioux City people. Liquors are
alleged to have been brought into
the state from Dakota und Iowa and
the governor's agents huvo made
some big siezures. ;ln tlj more im-,
portant cases Judge Evans will serve
as the prosecutor for the state.
Sioux Citv Trihnnp. :i- nfficinla
of Dakota county, Nebraska, have
received no indication thnt n Rnpoinl
prosecutor for the prohibitory law
violation cases arising from djscover
ic3 of liquor in Crystal lake, will be
annointod hv fiovnrnor Novilln nf
Nebraska. A report came from the
executive office today that the gov
ernor was dissatisfied with the de
gree of enthusiasm exhibited by
County Attorney George W. Learner
in prosecuting the cases, and that he
would have state men carry them
through the courts. "As far as I
know County Attorney Learner will
have charge of the cases," Sheriff
George Coin declared. "A state
atrent has been workino- with mo
and we are seizing all the liquor we
nnu." Lincoln report, Lincoln,
Neb.. Autr. a: TWnnnn r.mtntv At
torney George W. Learner i3 not as
entnuastic anout enforcing the pro
hibitory law as Governor Neville
thinks countv nttornovs should h
a special prosecutor will be appoint-
eu ior uaKota county. This will be
sad news to diverse and sundry resi
dents of Sioux CiLv. who nro mom.
hers of tho "I Don't Know" club
that makes Crvstnl Inko in rinWntn
county, Nebraska, its headquarters.
Governor Neville's n?ent isn't, n
member. He does know. A few
days ago he reported to the govern
or mat lie Had hshed 1,400 quart bot
tles of beer out of tho Inko Torlnv
he sent in another report. Ho said
that he noticed the lake was still
restless and he went fishing again.
The totnl of his Witch in 'nnm 1 RRn
bottles of beer and one barrel of
whiskv. Thev hnve boon pnnfinpntod
but will not ho nnnrod into tho Ink
for fear it might be an inducement
for too many persons to go In swim
ming there all at once. No one
has claimed ownership.
Big Domestic Products
Display
In this department, which Is
known as Class "H." and under tho
supervision of Mrs. E. B. Brown of
Control City, there la every reason
to bolievo that additional space will
havo to bo allotted to this exhibit.
From lnquirlos coming to tho sec.
rotary'a ofilce. It Is sufficient ovl.
demeo tho housewives ot Nebraska aro
going to can and nresorvo every
thing posslblo this year In tho food
lino, and this department will bo the
place to show their skill. In addi
tion this year aro two nremlums for
boat collection of canned fruits, and
canned vegotablos, and tho money
prizes aro SG.00 for first and $4.00
for sceond. Tho dates aro Soptem'
bor 3-7. ,
Tho Herald1 year, $1,