DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, MBBRASKA,
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Nineteen
More Dakota
County Boys
Join the
Colors.
The third increment of drafted
men to leave Dakota county for the"
training cjuartefe at Camp Funston,
Kans., departed Wednesday morn
ing over the Omaha. There were
nineteen men in the squad. Fol
lowing are their names:
Nick Van Der Griend.
Joseph Sedlaeek.
Ora Williams.
Charles J. Konagel.
Otto Lester McGavran.
Atlee Chappelle.
Hurry A. Williams.
Frank A. French.
Thorvald W. Uasmussen.
henry II. Ropken.
John Thomas Bryce.
John Gieshers.
James Joseph Harty.
William E. Brady.
Mark M. Saltzgiver.
Harry II. Frederick.
John Grewcock.
John W. Simmons.
Howard T. Middleton.
Henry Johns.
John Popeaves.
Charles Fricken.
Howard T. Middleton was called
as a substitute, but in the absence
of Earl Ficken, one of the regular
men listed to go, he requested per
mission to take the place of the ab
sentee, although he was not the
next in line.
The Red Cross society entertained
the boys at a social gathering in the
court house hall Tuesday evening.
Judge R. E. Evans and Rev. C. R.
Lowe made interesting talks to the
assemblage, after which the ladies
served ice cream and cake.
A large number of friends and
relatives of the boys accompanied
them to the train to bid them good
bye and good luck.
The Red Cross ladies piesented
them with comfort kits, also a purse
of money with which to buy refresh
ments while en route to their desti
nation. M. E. Church Notes.
F. J. Aucock, Pastor.
Special attention is called to the
change ot hour tor the evening ser
vice. Iieginning with Sunday
the time will be 7:15.
next
The pastor will preach at both
services next Sunday.
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' Ige Evans attended court
. .jr the first of the Week.
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Iji. C. II. Maxwell is driving a
a new buick car of the latest design.
J. W. McFeeters of Sioux City,
spent Saturday and Sunday here at
the Dick Broyhill home.
Win, Bouton celebrated his 84th
birthday last Friday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Addie Sides.
Mrs. Carrie Vondrak and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Burgess, of Sioux City,
were Sunday guests in the R. L.
Broyhill home.
Mrs. B. C. Bucannan left Wednes
day morning for Omaha to spend a
few days visiting friends and seeing
the Ak-Sar-Ben sights.
Burt Brasfield returned Sunday
from Walthill, where he had been
running a refreshment stand at the
Walthill fair since Thursday.
The pump at the city water works
was repaired last week and the big
tank is again filled to the ibrim. A
broken pump shaft caused the
trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt have
received a letter from their son
Harry Schmidt, who entered the
army early in the summer. The
letter is dated "Somewhere in
France."
Thomas Graham, formerly of
Hubbard, who has spent the past
year in Colorado Springs, Colo., ar
rived here the first of the week and
has taken up his residence in Sioux
City for the present.
S. A. Heikes and Burt Wood went
to Chamberlain, S. D., Sunday,
where Mr. Heikes is having some
barns built on his ranch. Mr. Wood
will assist with the carpenter work.
Mr. Heikes returned home Tuesday.
Eighteen men from Nebraska
weie indicted by the federal grand
jury at Omaha last week for failure
to register for the selective draft.
In the list of indictments returned
was one for Clayton Olson of Dakota
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Snoberger
and baby daughter of Wilmerding,
Pa., arrived here Sunday for a visit
at the home of Mrs. Snoberger's
sister, Mrs. R. E. Evans. Mrs. Sno
berger will be remembered as Miss
Mildred Burkett. fc
Will Johnson was exhibiting a
a young rattlesnake the first of the
week that he captured at the Em
mett Gribble farm. The varmint
was about a foot long and was just
beginning to act "sassy." He had it
in a glass jar with a perforated lid.
Clyde Crego and wife arrived here
Sunday from Gillette, Wyo., where
they have a claim, and" will spend the
winter hereabouts. Mr. Crego will
go to Allen, where he has accepted a
position in a barbershop, while Mrs.
Crego will likely remain in Dakota
City.
The first advertisement of the
Mid-West State bank of Sioux City,
formerly tho Mid-West bank, ap
pears in this issue at the head of the
local page. The bank is under the
same ownership and management,
with Mr. Ed T. Kearney at the head
of the institution, carries $55,000
and surplus paid in in cash, and will
continue its policy of "treating 'em
right."
It was unreliably reported in the
Eagle last week that Henry Dewain
Loomis, one of the boys from Homer
who went with the contingent of
soldiers to camp Funston on the 19th,
had failed to pass the physical test
and was on his way home. From
Mr. Loomis' letter to the . Herald
family in this issue it appears that
ho is still at Camp Funston. and
likes soldier life fine.
The state managership for the
Pledge Card campaign under the
Food Administration has been given
to S. R. McKelvie of Lincoln. Mr.
McKelvie is organizing the state by
districts, with sub managers for
each congressional and senatorial
district. The campaign will be held
during the week of October 21 to 28,
when Food Administrator Wattles
and Manager McKelvie aspire to get
250,000 Nebraskans to pledge them
selves to assist in conserving Ne
braska's food resourc.es. Pledge
cards will be belivered into the home
of every Nebraskan. "Everyone
can and will sign one of these pledge
cards, says Mr. Wattles. Nebras
kans are willing to do their bit, and
they are going to do it. The sign
ing of a card involves this pledge:
That every Nebraskan will assist, so
far as able, to help conserve food
products. Elimination of waste is
the principal end, though much food
can he exported by Nebraskans using
perishable foodstuffs in place of
wheat.
"Safe
Local Items
Read John B. Evans' hog sale adv.
in this issue.
George Gribble was up from Oma
ha Sunday visiting relatives.
A baby daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. S. T. Frum Tuesday.
Big dance in Homer Friday, Octo
ber 5th. Dawson's Jazz Band five
piece orchestra will play.
Walter Cheney made a business
trip into South Dakota the past
week, looking over a land deal.
John 11. Ream spent Saturday and
Sunday at Lincoln with his son,
Raymond Ream, who is attending
the university.
We sell the "Gripweil" automobile
tires. Seo samples and get prices at
Slaughter-Burke Grain Co. elevator,
Dakota City, Neb.
Rev. S. W. Livers and wife of
Allen and Mr. J. B. Livers and wife
of Waterville, Kansas, called on Rev.
C. R. Lowe last Friday.
Mrs. Mell Schmied went to Lincoln
last Thursday for a visit at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Dryden, re
turning home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Mason return
ed Tuesday from their trip to Canada
and points of interest in the east.
They report a very pleasant time on
their trip.
Earl Frederick has sold his resi
dence west of the court house to
Herman Lahrs, and will move to the
Peterson house in the north part of
town. We havn't learned what I
man wants with a family resident,
unless
A letter from Keith M. Evans .ho
joined the navy recently, to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Evans,
states that he had left the training
station at Great Lakes and was on
his way east, but did not know his
destination.
Frank B. Learner was a passenger
to Omaha last Friday afternoon on
business. Mr. Learner has rented
his farm to his nephew, Elmer Broy
hill, and is this week moving to
South Sioux City, having purchased
the Alf Pilgrim residence.
In a list of a hundred or more
appointments made by the civil serv
ice commission at Washington the
past week of railway mail clerks,
there appears the names of three
Dakota county boys Thomas J.
Mitchell of Jackson; Daniel L. Hart
nett, of Hubbard, and Royal S Kes
sler of Homer.
James Flynn, who was arrested
recently at South Sioux City for vio
lating the liquor law, entered a
plea of guilty to the charge late last
Wednesday before Police Judge
Davis at South Sioux City, and was
given the usual fine of $100 and
costs, without any jail sentence a la
bread and water. The" liquor found
on, his premises when arrested was
rehired to him shortly after his ar
rest, and consisted of four gallons of
alcohol.
The following marriages were sol
emnized by Judge S. W. McKinley
the past week: Charles Minet, 21,
Sioux City, and Ida Matters 24, Le
Mars, on the 25th. Peter Biskas,
23, and Mary Dugdale, 111. both of
Sioux City, on the 2Gth. Harold L.
Walter, 21, of Pender, and Arel
Harris, 18, of Emerson, on the 27th.
Robert L. Epperson, 23, and Mar
garet M. Rorick 18, both of Leeds,
Iowa, on the 29th. A license was
also granted to Gerald F. Martin, 21,
and Hazle Moore 19, both of Sioux
City.
Following is a list of the jurors
called for tho term of the district
court which convenes here on Octo
ber 15th: George A. Penry, John
Bonderson, C. E. Armstrong, John
Dawkins, Lee Parker, John T. Daley,
Roy Armour, Thomas F. Monahan,
William M. Speir, W. E. Buckland,
Hans Bonnickson, George Hayes,
JNels Krogh, 1 nomas (Jurran, Aaron
Brewer, S. A. Bridenbaugh, F. L.
Graves, Marvin Armour, Fred G.
Lahrs, L. II. DeForest, John W.
Mast, Court Church, William B.
Gibbs and John T. Carpenter.
Annual Meeting of Dakota
County Chapter American
Red Cross
There will be a meeting of the
members of Dakota County Chapter
American Red Cross at the court
house hall Friday evening, October
12th, at 8 o'clock for the election
of officers. All paid up members
are entitled to vote, and are urgent
ly requested to attend this meeting.
The time for the annual election of
Chapter officers is governed by the
National Red Cross, and must be be
tween the 1st and 15th of October
of each year.
Four New Serial Novels Announced
By the Journal and News
Four brand new novels by authors
of national reputation as story tel
lers will be published serially in The
State Journal and Lincoln News ac
cording to an announcement just
made by these papers. The first of
these novels is "Tho Secret of Lone
some Cove," by Samuel Hopkins
Adams and the others to follow are:
"The Sign At Six." by Stewart Ed
ward White; "The Flying U's Last
Stand," by B.M. Bower, and "Chloe
Malone," Fannie Ileaslip Lea.
These authors will be recognized
as those listed by the standard mag
azines of the day as the big names in
fiction. These serials will appear in
these papers before January 1.
As a trial offer the Daily Journal
or News, including these serials, will
bo mailed until January, 1918, for
$1.00, or with The Sunday Jour
nal and its colored comics, magazine
feature, etc., for $1.50.
jMrs. Hannah Antrim
Answers Final Summons
Surrounded by her devoted child
ren and relatives, Mrs. Hannah An
trim, for nearly half a century a
resident of Dakota county, passed
peacefully away at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Carl Ream, in
this place last Friday afternoon,
September 28, 1917, of ailments in
cident to old age.
Hannah Jeffrey was born near
Tonbrdge-Wells, England. July 12,
1832. She came to America with
her parents when three years of age,
and settled near Quincy, III. She
was married at Quincy in 18(51 to
Caleb M. Antrim, and later moved
to LaSallo county wh -1 four of
their children were turn. They
came to Dakota county March 10,
1873, and located on a farm three
miles south of Hubbard. Two child
ren were born here, one of whom
died in 1893. Her husband passed
away September 12, 1905.
She was a life long member of the
Methodist church, and her home was
always open to ministers of all de
nominations, especially in those days
when traveling was not so convenient.
Her kindly disposition and even tem
perament made her a host of last
ing friends who will cherish her
memory in their hearts as one who
knew no wrong.
She is survived by five children
Charles 11. Antrim and Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Ream, of Dakota City; Mrs.
Emma E. Gallagher, of South Sioux
City; Caleb J. Antrim, of Greenleaf,
Ida., and Rev. Edward T. Antrim,
of Meadow Grove, Neb.
Funeral services were held Sunday
from the M. E. church at Homer
Sunday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. J. L. Phillips, of South Sioux
City. Interment was made in the
Grove Church cemetery west of Ho
mer, near where she had resided for
twenty-five years when the family
first came to the county.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the friends who so kindly
assisted us in the sickness and death
of our dearly beloved mother, Mrs.
Hannah Antrim, and for the beauti
ful lloral pieces.
The Family.
Liberty Loan Committee.
W. II. Ryan has been appointed
chairman of the Liberty Loan com
mittee for Dakota county and com
mitteemen for the different precincts
have been selected a follows:
Harry II. Adair. Dakota.
George J. Boucher, Covington.
Raymond Quinn, St. Johns.
C. J. O'Connor, Omadi.
Michael Waters, Hubbard.
John C. Duggan, Summit.
Philo McAfee, Pigeon Creek.
James A. Ireland, Emerson.
A meeting of the committee will
be held in Homer on Thursday Oc
tober 4, 1917, at 2 o'clock p. m. for
the purpose ofcompleting organiza
tion and to decide on plan of pro
moting the "SECOND LIBERTY
BOND" sale.
Third Annual
Come-to-Sunday-School
Day Campaign
StateWide Day Oct. 17, 1917
Nebraska Slogan "Come to Sun
day school next Sunday."
The invitation to the public The
Sunday schools of Nebraska invito
you to attend tho Sunday school of
your choice. Let every Lutheran
Sunday school member help invite
some one to their Sunday school
next Sunday.
D. M. Neiswanger, Supt.
CANCER A BLOOD DISEASE
Dr. O. A. Johnson, who has been
pursuing scientific cancer research
for a number of years was among
the first investigators to announce
cancer as a blood disease. The doc
tor has published a new illustrated
book in which ho explains the cause
of cancer and describes symptoms
in various locations and stages of
development. Also many reports of
cases treated during the past 17
years are given in evidence of tho
success of his method of treatment,
which is entirely non-surgical. This
valuable book ought to be in tho
hands of every cancer sufferer. For
a free copy address Dr. O. A. John
son, Suite 530, 1320 Mainrft., Kansas
City, Mo.
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Specials for Saturday, Oct 6
For tints. Ievy Only
One 2lb can of Tomatoes 15c
Jibs new Sweet Potatoes 25c
One 31b can of Dill Pickl?s 20e
1 can of Baked Beans 15c
1 can Polly Prim 9c
1 bottle Oyster Coektail 20c
1 can extra fine Green Gage Plums 25c
3 Pkgs Toothpicks 10c
1 pound of Wienies 20c
We are showing a line of Sweaters and underwear
that if bought soon will look very cheap compared to
what the price will be by December 1st.
Come in and get your measure taken for a new suit.
We have the goods, the style and the price that should
interest you.
Stinson's
Dakota. City,
At S6e
Homer,
Friday, Oct. 5 Anita Stewart and Earl Williams in
"My Ladies' Slipper." Adm. 15c.
Saturday, Oct. 6 Mutual 5-Reel Feature. Adm. 15c
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Sunday, Oct. 7 5-reeI Red Feather feature. LuKv
Comedy. Adm. 15c.
Wednesday, Oct. 10 Luke's Pieparcdness Prepara
tion, Good Pals and Know America. Adm. 10c.
COMING
Our Next Serial "The Gray Ghost"
Abstracts of Title
A 510,000 Surety Bond Guarantees the' accuracy
of every Abstract I make.
J. J. EIMERS, Bonded Abstractor.
Successor to the DAKOTA COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
Slaughter -Burke Grain Co. I
DEALERS IN
Grain., Feed, Floixr, Hay and Coal
FRED PARKER, Manager
Phono No. 4 Dakota City, Nobr.
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Sturges Bros.
to 315 Pearl Street
where we will be glad to sec all our old patrons,
and we hope, many new ones. This move is nec
essary, as the building we now have is too small
for our growing business.
Stsrges Bros.
Old Location, 411 Pearl St.
bis.
Nebraskek.
Rialto
Nebraska.
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H. REAM, Agent
Dakota City, Nebraska.
Have Moved
Sioux City, Iowa