Dakota County Herald.
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VOL. 20.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1917.
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Items of Interest
Gleaned from
Our Exchanges
Pender Republic: Dick Walden
was here the first of the week from
Minneapolis in the interest of Texas
oil stock which he i3 selling.
Osmond Republican: E. J. Hue.
has had a couple of fine signs paint
ed on his garage. One of them is on
top and electrically lighted at night,
Pender Times: Thos. Noonan of
Buck Grove, Iowa, and his son John,
of Nacora, were in Pender over Sun
day, visiting at the Mrs. P. W. Cain
home.
Wakefield Republican: George.
Kohlmeier went to Sioux City Friday
and brought Mrs. Kohlmeier home
i rum the hospital, where she under
went an operation recently.
Ponca Advocate: Conrad Jacobson
of Lyons, was here Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Neurenberger
and children of Wakefield were
guests at the C. 13. Hedges home
Sunday.
Waterbury Item's in Allen News:
Rev. J. L. Phillips will be the minis
at Waterbury for the coming year.
J, W. Paxlon will preach at Homer
and Hubbard... Frank Way, of
Central City, is here visiting friends
and relatives. He came last week
so as to lake in the Interstate Fair.
Allen News: Little towns the
tlie size of Martinsburg, Willis and
Jackson have signs on the roads, re
garding the speed limit in town, but
Allen has none. Of course there are
some roads entering into town where
such signs would be superfluous, but
yet there are others where speeding
is done by over enthusiastic motor
ists. Walthill Citizen: W. H. Mason
was a business visitor in Sioux City
Monday evening and Tuesday . . . W.
II. Maspn has been confined to his
home the past ten days with a very
severe case of rheumatism, but we
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SAVE YOUR SEED CORN "NOW!"
Double the quantity required.
Cut some Corn. Save all fodder.
Plant ten acres of winter wheat extra.
Deposit with us to use in city and away.
The lid-West. State
We clerk Farm Sales
ANYWHERE RIGHT.
Dakot
Grocery
Specials for Saturday
f bais Flake White Soap 25c
I 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 Pcaberry Coffee $2.40
HtigHest Price Paid for
COUNTRY PIOOVCIS.
W. L.
Dakota City,
are glad to state he is able to be at
the store again.... Geo. II. Lamson
jr., came home from Camp Eaton,
Sioux City, last night. He made a
flying trip via Hubbard and Emerson
to Walthill to say goodbye to parents
and the "only one" at Hubbard. He
returned to Camp Eaton at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning.
Sioux City Journal, 30th: M. J.
Foreshoe, of Dakota City, Neb., was
nn the day's market with porkers
iat were good enough to bring
ii '1.0, the extreme top price of the
the ujy . Aid from Congress pro
tecting themselves against the Mis
souri river below the combination
bridge is asked in petitions which
are being circulated in Dakota coun
ty, Neb. Copies of the petitions will
be sent to the county commissioners
and to the senators and representa
tives of Nebraska in congress. The
river is cutting in badly and another
big rise would seriously endanger
the property and people of the place.
Lyons Sun: John Young jr. is now
working at Solt's pharmacy, taking
the place made vacant by Edgar
Cawthorne's removal.. ..The Phila
thea and brotherhood classes of the
M. E. church gave a farewell recep
tion Fridajevening, September Mth,
in honor of the boys who were leav
ing for military service. The pro
gram for the evening consisted of
various games, and following Mr.
Conrad Jacobson gave a very pleas
ing address to the boys. At the
close of the evening a two course
luncheon was served, during which
Mr. Martin gave several selections
on the victrola. The boys were
presented with a pocket testament
before leaving.
Emerson Enterprise: Mrs. Lillian
McLaughlin of Fonda, Iowa, is visit
ing friends and relatives in Emerson
this week.... Editor and Mrs. J. R.
F.eauto and babe wore visitors at the
Nelson Feauto home last Sunday. . . .
Marshal Brink was in Dakota City on
business Monday, and while so near
made a short visit to Sioux City. . .
Wm. Jensen and Levi McEntaffer
and families left for western Ne
braska last Friday on a hunting trip.
-...Miss Betb Cooley ot Wakefield.
! returned Saturday after a week's
visit at the home of Earl Patterson
. . .Mr. and Mrs. Frank Church, Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Fill man and Mrs.
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'Safe as a Government Bond"
A REAL Farmers' Bank
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Nebraska
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City
August Fillman of Homer, wore
over Sunday visitors at the John
Church home.... George Warner of
McGregor, Minn., Harry Warner
and wife of Allen, Mrs. Ward and
Ueecher took dinner at the Lyman
Ilutchingshome Sunday. Mr. War
ner is a brother of Mrs. Ward.
Sioux City Journal, 28th Samuel
Coombs, of South Sioux City, suffer
ed a broken leg last night when he
was struck by a motor car driven by
James F. Toy, 1920 Jackson street,
at Third and Nebraska streets. He
was taken to St. Vincent's hospital.
According to the report, the street
was crowded with people who were
gathering to welcome the Minnesota
guardsmen when they nrrived at the
Northwestern passenger station, and
Coombs' backed into the car before
Mr. Toy was able to stop. Mr. Toy
reported the accident to the police.
. . .Tony Martina, a farmer living
near Dakota City, Neb., who tor
day was arraigned before t n,j
Judge S. W. McKinley on a charge
of assault and battery, was ,.v , .iit
ted. Mortina was arrested on com
plaint of Izzy Mirken, of Sioux City,
who said Martina attacked him with
a gun and threatened to kill him.
Martina testified that Mirk came to
his house to buy a drink. Upon
being told that there was no liquor
on the place, Martina says Mirkin
began searching the house Martina
said he then became angry and
ordered Mirkin out of the house.
Sioux City Tribune, 27th: Acting
under the inctructions of Police
Judge W. E. Davis, of South Sioux
City, Neb., liquor to the value of
$3,500 will be destroyed by the po
lice next Monday. This liquor was
seized by the Nebraska city police.
It is alleged to be the property of O.
W. Miller, James Flynn and W. P.
Keefe, 1220 Riverside avenue. In
police court late yesterday afternoon
at South Sioux City Flynn plead
guilty to a charge of illegal owner
ship of the liquor and was fined $100,
and the court ordered the liquor de
stroyed Petitions asking for aid
in protecting the Nebraska bank of
the Missouri below the combination
bridge are being prepared at the
present time and will be put in
circulation in a few days, according
to Attorney R. E. Evans, of Dakota
county, Nebraska, and also sent to
the Nebraska senators and repre
sentatives in congress. Several
years ago the Sioux City Commer
cial club, aided by other organiza
tions, sent a delegation ,to congress
and secured an appropriation of
$50,000 for protection of the river
bank between the Northwestern
bridge and the Combination bridge.
It is now feared that the river will
work back of this protection and de
stroy it again, and for that reason
it is felt that another appropriation
of probably a like amount is badly
needed at this time. Already the
river is cutting in badly on several
farms, and another flood period
would seriously endanger the entire
protection now in place.
Sioux City Journal, 29: Impure
bologna sausage eaten by Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Gasser, of South Sioux
City, Neb., and their two little chil
dren, Edith and Bernice Gasser,
caused ptomaine poisoning yesterday
morning and Dr. Leonard De Vore
was summoned. The children were
the most seriously affected. They
were taken ill in school during the
morning and returned to their home.
Las night they were reported great
ly improved and Dr. De Vore said
that they will be able to return to
school today or tomorrow. Mr. and
Mrs. Gasser were only slightly af
fected and did not require the care
of the physician . . . .Just for a three
hour visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. McPherson, of South Sioux
City, Neb., prior to his departure
for Linda Vista, Cal., the Colorado
cavalry mobilization camp, Leo R.
McPherson, a private in Troop C. of
the Cororado cavalry, dared missing
the troop train that would convey
him to his mobilization camp. Mc
Pherson, who arrived in Sioux City
from Denver yesterday morning,
was clad in a heavy army overcoat
and was surprised at the unchanged
climatic conditions in Sioux City. "I
guess you wouldn' t laugh at me for
wearing this overcoat if you saw
some of the weather we have been
having in Denver," he said. "This
is really the first chance I've had to
get warm." After a three-hours
stay in Sioux City, McPherson took
the train back to Denver, Colo.,
where he will board the train that
will convey him to Linda Vista. "It
was a short stay," McPherson said
as he boarded the train still wearing
his overcoat, "but it was worth it."
Lincoln Special in Omaha Pee, 28th.
Failure of the justices of the peace
to give violators of the game laws
fines sufficient to make their arrest
a real hardship is the cause of much
grief for the game warden's depart
ment, according to Chief Game
Warden George Koster, who, some
times finds it difficult to keep from
saying things when he receives a re
port that a certain individual who
has broken the game law. and the
statutes provide a fine of $100 for
the offense, has been let oir with a
paltry $1 or $2, and perhaps as high
as $5 and costs, amounting generally
to $G or $7. "For instance," said
Game Warden Koster to The Bee,
"we arrested eleven men for seining
in Jackson lake near Dakota City.
Wo captured about 250 pounds of
fish in their possession and the nets
with which they had got the fish.
The fine for the offence is plainly
set forth in the statutes at not less
than $5 for each fish found in posses
sion of the offenders, yet a part of
the men were turned loose on the
grounds that the lake was a part of
the Missouri river, while the other
men, half a dozen in number, were
given a paltry fine of $5 and costs.
Jackson lake is no more part of the
Missouri river than is Crystal lake
close by it, or even Carter lake near
Omaha. It is such propositions as
these that make it hard for us to
enforce the law. The state goes to
the expense and trouble to stock
these lakes with fish, yet men are
given a fine which means nothing to
them. The state stocks the lakes
and these men go in with seines and
take them outagaii, "
SCHOOL NOTES.
Hy Clarenco Linton.
Roy Perry has returned after a
week's absence. He has been visit
ing in Dakota.
The second grade regret to have
lost Merle Spidell from their group.
He has gone to his new home in
Iowa.
Helen Foltz has been chosen from
the second grade to report school
notes from the primary department.
The first and second grades visited
the elevator Monday and were
weighed, each child recording his
own weight. These results will be
used in their number work thus
making the children themselves the
basis of the work. The study of
foods will be taken up in this con
nection also. It is surprising lo
note the great difference in the
weights of children of the same age.
For the first grade a range of weights
from forty-one to sixty-two fiounds
wa3 found, while in the second grade
the range extended from forty-one
to seventy-three.
Harlin Spidell was dropped from
the primary roll this week, having
moved away.
John Orr and Frank Forrest were
absent during the past week on ac
count of sickness.
Practice on the high school pluy
began in earnest Monday evening.
The play is entitled "Kicked out of
College," and requires nineteen
characters. The play is being given
as a part of the literary work of the
school this year and is of considera
ble merit. There are three acts and
it requires two hours and .fifteen
minutes to present them. The cast
of characters is as follows: Booties
Benbow, a popular senior, George
Bierman; Tad Cheseldine, the college
cut-up, Bennie Leech, Leriticus, the
Ace of Spades, Henry Knumwiede;
Scotch McAllister, a hard student,
Harold Leech; Shorty Long, on the
Glee Club, Joseph Kramper; Slivers
Magee, a happy junior, Emil Ansnes;
Mr. Benjamin J. Benbow, Bootle's
father, Joseph Culbertson; Mr. Sandy
McCain, coach of the dramatic club,
Theodore Frederick; Officer Riley,
from the Emerald Isle, Ralph Gra
ham; Mr. Gears, of the Speed Motor
Co., James Kramper; Jauquil Gray,
the little chauffeur, Barbara Neis
wanger; Bettie Benbow, Bootle's
sister, Gladys Biermann; Mrs. B. J.
Benbow, her mother, a suffragette,
Anna Evans; "Ma" Baggsly, a popu
lar landlady, Lola Ileikes; Mrs. Me
hitable McCann, a jealous wife, Lil
lie Sides; Selina McCann, aged six
teen, Goldie Frederick: Miss Juliet
Snobbs, the college stenographer,
Grace Ream; Mile. Minni Flewotte,
a French costumer, Elizabeth Smith;
Salomanca Spirins, a black wash-lady,
Dottie Cain. This play will be given
to the public Friday eyening, Octo
ber 12, in the school auditorium.
County Agent's Field Notes
BY C. K. YOUNG.
Farmers who have not already
gathered seed corn should make this
"Seed Corn Week." Special dem
onstrations in field selection will be
held during the week as follows:
Wednesday at 2 p. m. Hugh Gra
ham's in the Salem neighborhood.
Thursday at 8 a. m. Jas. King's
farm at Blyburg.
Friday at 8 a. m. Herman Ebel's,
north of Salem.
Friday at 2 p. m. John Feller's,
Pigeon Creek precinct.
Other demonstrations will bo con
ducted where requests are made.
The gathering of seed-corn should
have more than ordinary attention
this fall because of the lack ot per
fect maturity in many fields. On
most farms a good per cent of the
ears are found to bo quite well ma
tured except for kernels or parts of
rows which are still soft. Such ker
nels, unless very carefully cared for,
are likely to lose their viability.
Whore possible, such ears should not
bo selected, but if the gathering of
seed is left until husking time, inany
of these ears will find their way into
the planter box next spring unless
tested out.
In gathering seed corn, the stalk
as well as the ear should be studied.
Stalks that are not overly tall for
the fertility of ground on which
they nro grown, and of a strong
sturdy character, are preferable.
The ear should be medium high and
drooping from the shank which
should not be too coarse, nor yet too
small, which denotes weakness and
has a tendency to allow the cars to
fall off. The shucks should com
pletely cover the car.
On opening the ears the kernels
should be in straight rows, uni
form in shape :nd as far as pos
sible the same ,ize throughout tho
length of the ear. A reasonable
amount of space between rows is to
bo sought for, as it gives the corn a
better chance to dry and is indicative
of not too pointed kernels at the
tip. Ears that are tight on top usu
ally hnvi an abundance of space,
who" t , at the tips. In Roid's
nnri ' others tho rows run in
paiis huh a furrow between every
row. In other varieties there is a
furrow between each row.
because of lateness of maturity,
overly large ears or those having
large cobs should be avoided. Ears
with a depression just in front of
tho butts are objectionable, as it in
dicates a constitutional weakness
Well filled tips and butts, with ker
nels without flintness should be se
lected. Where show-corn or pure
bred seed are being selected the col
or of the cob should conform to the
variety.
It is best to remove all shucks, as
the ears dry out much more quickly.
The use of binder twine in hanging
is very good. Most of the commer
cial hangers are satisfactory. The
object should always be to get the
ears in such a way that they will
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and Restaurant
I have re-opened my Meat Market in the new
location the Beennann building, which I
have remodeled and fitted in first-class shape.
Besides a full line of the best Meat of all kinds
I have added a line of Canned Fruits and
Vegetables, Canned Fibh, Confectionery, To
bacco and Cigars.
Everything New, Clean
and Up-to-Date
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To IShe People of
Dakota. City (L Vicinity
WK have succeeded Mr. Fred Lynch in the
Hardware and Lumber business in Dakota
City, and arc here to stay. Cur 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 iira and sec txs
Let's Get AccjsaintccS.
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have a free circulation of cool air
at all times. Avoid damp or warm
places for storage, as they nro likely
to start germination. While tho
storing of well dried seed-corn in
dry oats or barley has some points
in its favor, yet newly gathered seed
should never bo hung over grain
that is in the sweat. Never hang in
stables or sheds where tho steam
from animals will rise to keep it
moist.
Twenty-two Dakota county farm
ers and vtho County Agent visited
tho hog and cattle feeding demon
strations being conducted at tho
Siaux City Stock Yards, on Septem
ber 29th. From the demonstrations
the party went to the hog cholera
and blackleg serum plants of the
Purity Serum company. Those in
charge acted as guides, making the
tour very instructive.
On Friday evening of last week
Miss Maud Wilson, of the Home
Economic department of our stnte
college, met at the court house in
Dakota City with an enthusiastic
crowd of women to present the
work of tho Woman County Agent.
Other meetings will follow next
week with the various women's or
ganizations of the county.
Two seta of planB for making
water supply tanks have been re
ceived at the County Agent's office.
These are available to all who can
make use of them.
Preserve and beautify your home
with Mound City Paint and Varnish.
For sale at Neiswanger Pharmacy.
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