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VOL. 20.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917.
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Items of Interest
Gleaned from
Our Exchanges
Decatur Items in Lyons Mirror:
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Kilbourn and
children of South Sioux City are vis
iting at the 0. E. Darling home.
Ponca Advocate: John Burke i
South Sioux City, is visiting at th.
home of his sister, Mrs B. Doyle... .
Maurine, Gertrude and Carroll Pome
roy returned to Homer Sunday.
Waterbury Items in Allen News:
E. J. Way and family returned to
their home in Central City, Neb.,
Monday after spending several
weeks visiting relatives and friends
at Waterbury and Elk Valley.
Fonda, la., Times: Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Teter and sons Donald and
Howard, of Sioux City, who had
been on an auto trip to Nevada,
stopped here on their way home and
spent Saturday night at the home of
Mr", and Mrs. Burt Kroesen.
Ponca Journal: Julius Stark, who
ives in Silver Creek township, com
menced the work of building a new
residence Tuesday. The house will
be 30x30. He will also build a barn
and double corn crib. Mr. Rock
well, of South Sioux City, has the
contract for putting up tht build
ings. Wynot Tribune: Miss Ruth Mc
Cormick has accepted a position in
the Beste drug store at Hartington
and began her duties last Saturday.
. . . .Miss Helen McCormick on Mon
day begen a term of school at Lo
gan Center school house north of
Laurel. Miss Irene McCormick also
began a year's work northwest of
Coleridge.
Sioux City Tribune, 10th: Amer
ica's champoin jockey, E. Taplin,
is a native of Iowa, being born at
Cherokee, and is now visiting his un
cle, George Boucher, of South Sioux
City. During the last eight years
Taplin has participated in 6,000 races
and has won 933 firsts and two or
three .times that number of seconds
and thirds. T.he "racing form" gives
his percentage as .24, and his near
est competitor is .22. Taplin was
the rider of Iron Mask when he es
tablished a new world's record for
six furlongs. He will shortly leave
for the winter racing season at
Havana, Cuba.
Sioux City Journal, Gth: Mrs. J.
A. Kischman, of Homer, Neb., was
entertained Tuesday in the home of
Mrs. W. Cornelius Miss Esther
Learner has departed for Randolph,
Neb., where she will resume her
duties as supervisor of domestic
science in the public schools Ward
Evans, city attorney for South Sioux
City, asks that he be granted the di
vorce from his wife, Mrs. Lucille
Evans, in his cross petition to her
suit. He petitions the decree on the
ground ot desertion. Evans alleges
Dakota City
Grocery
Specials for Saturday
f) bars Flake White Soap 25c
1 Can Peas 15c
'3 Rolls Toilet Paper 25c
1 Package Corn Starch 10c
Trilby Soap, per bar 10c
' 1 2-lb Can Tomatoes.-. 15c
10-lb sack Peaberry Coffee $2.40
HigRest Price Paid, for
COUNTRY PRODUCE
W. L.
Dakota City,
that his wife was dissatisfied with
her home, that she endeavored to
live beyond the family means and
that finally she left him.
Walthill Citizen: W. H. Mason and
Ralph were Sioux City visitors yes
terday... .Mrs Vima Little went to
Homer Monday night for a visit. . . .
Misses Sappenfield and McRoberts
were Homer nasseneers last Satur
day evening.... Mrs. Mason, Ralph
and Lena were Dakota City visitors
st Thursday and also on -Sunday.
isses Clara and Deana Crowell left
bu.iii.iy for South Sioux City, where
they teach in the public schools this
coming year... .Mrs. Frank Wilber
of Miles City, Mont., and Mrs. H. C.
Rohn and son of Ponca, have been
enjoying a visit with Mrs. Chas.
Flowers. They returned to Dakota
City Saturday evening to meet Mr.
Rohn.
-Emerson Enterprise: Miss Be
atrice Blume has accepted a position
jih hnnk-kifnir in thn F.irmpr's Ktnto
liank ...Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Maher
of Norfolk visited at the home of
Mrs. Pat Kerwin several days last
week Clair Sherwood, of South
Sioux City, and Miss Margaret Hall,
of Sioux City, were married Satur
dtiy afternoon by Rev. C. H. Lewis.
. . . .Some of the Emorsonites in at
tendance at the Old Settlers' picnic
held at Dakota City last Thursday
were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Linafelter,
Mrs. R. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W.
I. Davis Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Davis,
tar. and Mrs. R. A. Poole, Geo. II.
Haase and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Feauto, Mr. and Mrs. M.
McEntaffer, A. Thompson and Pete
Gigear.
Allen News: R. C. Caulk went
down to Sioux City Saturday to
spend Sunday at the home of his son,
Walter. Mrs. Caulk went to Sioux
City earlier in the week ...John
Reams, of Shoals, Neb., was in Allen
Friday, shaking hands with old ac
quaintances and while in town came
into the News office and paid for a
years subscription to the News. He
had driven up from his home town
to Dakota Ciiy to attend the Old
Settlers; picnic... Mrs. George
Twamley underwent an operatidn in
a Sioux City hospital Saturday and
it was thought for some time that
there was small hopes for her recov
ery. The relatives were hastily call
ed to Sioux City Sunday, but she
made a rally and although at pres
ent writing she is not entirely out of
danger, the doctors express them
selves as satisfied that she will recov
er. Lincoln Daily Journal, 9th: The
last legislature appropriated $50,
000 to pay expenses of the enforce
ment of the statewide prohibition
law, and placed the responsibility of
enforcement upon Governor Neville.
Up to the present time the govern
or has expended only $1,977.44.
The expenditures include the month
ly salary of an extra clerk employed
in the governor's office, and $5 a day
and expenses of inspectors who
trayel about in search of violators of
the law. Practacally nothing has
been paid to special attorneys. The
expenditures thus far do not include
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Nebraska
Governor Praises
KEITH NBVIMJJ
GOVERNOR .
STATE OF NEBRASKA.
EXECUTIVE OI-'l-'ICE
Lincoln, Nebraska, September 7, 1917
Mr. Geo. Cain, Sheriff,
Dakota City, Nebr.
Dear Mr. Cain:
Nebraska presented its full quota to the Commanding General
at Camp Funston this morning. The movement of men from home
stations to the training camp was accomplished expeditiously and
without confusion. With very few exceptions the local exemption
boards fully grasped the details of the program outlined and evi
denced a spirit of co-operat ' with this office that assured success.
Your board was one that registered a perfect score in carrying
out the details of the mo1 e.ii'nt according to instructions issued
from the War Department, and this office, and I not only desire to
congratulate you, but also to express my appreciation and that of
the Department for the fine work accomplished.
Yours very truly,
Keith Neville.
the salary and expenses of Judge
Evans, special prosecutor for the
governor in Dakota county, who has
obtained many convictions in that
county. Judge Evans is the only
special prosecutor thus far appoint
ed by the governor. The names of
the governor's inspectors have not
been announced for the reason that
if they1 are generally known their
usefulness as detectives would be
much lessened. Their names ap
pear on the records at the state
house.
Sioux City Journal, 9th: The car
of H. L. Eyerist was taken from
319 West Third street and was aban
doned at Fifteenth and Center
streets The Independent Stock
farm, of Homer, Neb., is .appearing
frequently on the bulletin board as
a contributor of stock to the local
market. On the day's market was
a load of choice light butcher
weight hogs from this farm that
averaged 207 pounds that were good
enough to sell for $17.75, the ex
treme top price for the day, while
earlier in the week they had a ship
ment that brought the top figure.
This farm is being operated under
the management of Sam Nixon, who
was formerly a well known shipper
to this market, while others interest
ed in the venture are William J.
Downey and J. J. Donohue, local
commission men. At present these
gentlemen are feeding 300 head of
hogs that will be ready for market
within the next thirty days, and
200 head of cattle running on grass,
besides a band of 2,000 head of
sheep that they expect to feed for
the winter market.
Sioux City Tribune, 7th: Mr. and
Mrs. F. C. Gilbert will move from
Crystal lake into their home at 4228
Central avenue in October The
marriage of Miss Martha Johnson,
daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. Alex
Johnson, to William Hansen,, of Em
erson, Neb., took place Monday at
the home of the bride's parents.
Rev. Fritz Anderson, of the Danish
Lutheran church, performed the
ceremony in the presence of imme
diate relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Han
sen will be at home at Emerson,
Neb., after October 1 Sixteen
witnesses were examined in a secret
hearing held last night in South
Sioux City by County Attorney Lea
rner to determine what line of legal
procedure should be taken in bring
ing to justice the persons responsi
ble for the large cache of liquor
found Monday on the Miller place.
The investigation was conducted
with utmost fiecrecy, the only per
sons in attendance being County At
torney Learner, a court reporter,
and one witness. No action will be
taken at present in the case, Mr.
Learner stated today. The investi
gatipn was conducted in accordance
with a law recently enacted in Ne
braska, permitting the county at
torney to summon witnesses before
him for preliminary hearing in lieu
of a grand jury investigation.
Sioux City Journal, 11th: Mr.
and Mrs. William Ebel and children,
of Dakota City, and Mr. and Mrs.
A. Kawolkie and children, of Hinton,
la., were entertained Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Benne
boose . . .The Crystal lake baseball
team will be a contender in the tour
nament which will be held in Sioux
City the week of the Interstate Fair.
Announcement of the intention of
the Lakers to make a bid for the
northwestern championship was
made last evening by Charles J.
Murphy, manager-of the club. Mr.
Murphy came to Sioux City to make
, inquiries as to the arrangements for
the tourney and before leaving for-
mally entered his team. The Crys-
Exemption Board
. tal lake crew has made an enviable
j record on the diamond among semi
pro teams thisseason. Outof fifteen
games there has been but one defeat
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the hands of the Moville team.
Manager Murphy is confident that
his men will give a good account of
themselves in the meet. He depends
on his principle battery, Shook and
Hartnett, for success. Shook, who
is employed at the stock yards in
Sioux City, has made a great record
in the box this season. He has held
all of the teams he has met to low
scores. Last season he . was tried
out by the Sioux City Western
league club in a game with Denver.
Before coming to Sioux City Shook
hurled in the city league in Omaha.
He uses a fast ball to win most of
his games. The victims of the team
thisseason include Allen, Neb., Da
kota City, and practically all the
semi-pro teams from Sioux City.
That Anthon will be a strong con
tender in the tournament is indicat
ed by the impressive victory of that
team over the Moville outfit on Sun
day. The score was 7 to 1. Hink
ley, who was on the mound for the
Anthon crew, allowed but three hits
and would have been credited with
a shutout but for an infield error.
Art Hinkley's home run was the
feature of the game. The Anthon
team will meet the Odebolt club in a
game at Danbury Friday.
Sioux City Journal, 8th: Misses
Martha and Marion Murphy, of
South Sioux City, Neb., are spend
ing the week with their grandpa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wilkens.
....George Merten, son of W. G.
Merten, 102 Sixteenth street, who
was seriously injured in a motor car
accident at Tenth and Pierce streets
Wednesday evening, is reported
slightly improved. He is at his
home under care of a trained nurse.
. Excavations for the Burlington
roundhouse at Laketon, Neb., has
been commenced by the company,
according to P. J, Donohue, com
mercial agent for the road in Sioux
City. Grading gangs have been put
to .work preparing the ground for
the construction work which will bo
in charge of Andrew C. Ostling, a
Sioux City contractor. The round
house will be completed in sixty
days, according to Mr. Donohue.
The company is expending $30,000
on the job. The machine shops to
be erected in connection with the
roundhouse will be completed at the
same time, he said... .Examination
of witnesses for suspected bootleg
gers under the Nebraska prohibition
law was attempted in South Sioux
City Thursday night for the first
time since the new law went into
effect, May 1. Sixteen persons were
summoned to appear in secret ses
sion by County Attorney beorge
Learner and each witness was ex
amined separately, a stenographer
taKing the testimony. Each witness
was sworn and false testimony makes
the witness liable to perjury. The
inquisition was held in direct con
nection with the case of James Flynn,
who was arrested a week ago on a
charge of illegal possession of
liquor, but Mr. Learner said others
were included. The result of the
inquisition was not entirely satisfac
tory, according to Mr. Learner. Ho
attributed this to the natural reti
cence of the witnesses and also to
the extreme difficulty in proving
whether perjury had been commit
ted in the giving of false testimony.
Flynn's trial has been set for next
Monday in Dakota City. Mr. Lea
rner said he would prosecute the
case personally. Judge It. E. Evans,
special prosecutor for the state, was
not present at the inquisition. Mr.
Learner said the inquisition method
for gaining information would be
used widely if it proves successful
in gaining material evidence.
Sioux City Journal, Gth: Council
men of South Sioux City at the reg
ular meeting last night discovered
the new Burlington shops which are
being built at that place are not legal
ly within the corporation limits, nnd
took measures to circulate a petition
among the property owners seeking
to extend to the limits of the town
to include the shops. This move,
according to the councilmen, will
add several thousand dollars to the
taxable property of the city. 'The
coucilmen also decided that the roil
road companies were exceeding their
rights in allowing their trains to
speed through the town without
even blowing the whistle. City or
dinances were uncovered and it was
found that the railroads violated an
ordinance when the trains ran
through the town at more than eight
miles an hour. The councilmen
unanimously agreed that legal action
should le taken against the railroads
and in-uueted Chief of Police A. L.
Mathwir to visit the station occa
sionally and gather evidence that
the trains were speeding. Contin
ued violations of tnis speed ordi.
nance will warrant arrest of train
crews, the councilmen told the chief.
The sentiment of the council regard
ing the speeding of railroad trains is
that the trains should stop at the
station and take passengers aboard.
This, however, they do not do as a
decision of the state railway commis
sion permitted the Omaha rail
road to "ignore" South Sioux City
until the supreme court decides the
case. It was tried bsfore the com
mission about two months ago and
the commission ruled that the trains
should stop. When the case was ap
pealed, another hearing before the
commission resulted in a decision
permitting trains to continue with
out stopping pending the decision of
the supreme court. The council also
discussed the advisability of asking
the Sioux City Service company to
give the South Sioux City people
fifteen-minute trolley car service
instead of thirty-minute service.
They contend that during the noon
hour and between G and 0 o'clock in
the afternoon the present service is
inadequate. One of the ceuncilmen
asserted that the franchise called for
fifteen-minute service. Ward U.
Evans, city attorney for South Sioux
City, presented a claim to the coun
cil from the people of Covington
which in 1886 was incorporated into
South Sioux City asking that the
city pay a judgement granted to
Philo Graves by the district court in
1884 allowing Graves $2,30G for
building sidewalks in Covington.
Covington, it is said, went "broke"
before it became a part of South
Sioux City and was unable to pay the
judgment granted to Graves. Nei
ther was unable to pay the judgment
granted to Graves. Neithor was it
able to pay all the interest, according
to the attorney, and the principal
and accumulated interest now
amounts to $4,550. The people of
Covington ask that a special levy he
made to pay this judgment. Mr.
Evans recommended that the opin
ion of the attorney general be asked
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in this caso and further action will
await word from him. Among the
bills placed before the council
for approval was a bill from "Pat"
Long, a resident of South Sioux City.
Tho statement showed that South
Sioux City was indebted to him for
burying a dog and for holding two
drunken Indians whom Chief Mnth
wig had arrested while the chief was
calledjon another urgent case. Long
combined the two items in ono and
asked for $1 for both services. The
bill was rejected.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Dy Clarcnco Linton.
The total enrollment for the school
to date is 140. The high school en
rollment is III.
Helen Ostmeyer, Walter Smith
and Jack Wilton were new beginners
Monday, and Merle Spidell entered
the second grade making tho enroll
ment of the primary department 40.
Ray Faulkner was able to enter
school Monday.
Tho playground apparatus was
put up by Mr. Krumwiedo Monday,
much to tho delight of tho children.
The athletic boys of tho high
school and eighth grade have prac
tically decided that it will bo impos
sible to have a football team this
year owing to tho small number and
under weight of the bo.vs. Basket
ball and tennis will be substituted
until baseball season.
The school has decided to keen the
victrola which has been at tho school
since institute time. Easy terms
wqro made and the instrument and
records at a total cost of $77.50 will
bo paid for by the school activities.
New flags have arrived and will
be unfurled, one 3x5 feet in each
room and used for recitation, and
one 6x9 feet on the play ground in
accordance with the now law regard
ing the matter.
The high school students were en
tertained at active games and light
refreshments in the auditorium of
the school Friday evening.
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