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Ponca Advocate: Mrs. Harry
McCormick and Mrs. Lloyd Lynd, of
Wynot, attended the Arthur SchefTel
funeral Wednesday.
Wynot Tribune: Fred Williams
was a visitor in South Sioux City
yesterday Born, to Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Morin, Thursday, October lth,
1917, a (laughter.
Sioux City 'Journal, 3rd: Miss
Mary Maxwell, of Dakota City, and
Miss Margaret Aasford departed last
evening for a visit in Washington
and New York City.
Sioux City Journal, 5th: Three
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s ot yellow corn measuring from
104 tj 12 inches each were brought
to Si jux City yesterday by Jose; b
Ebel from his farm between Dakota
City and Jackson, Neb.. They were
displayed by the Akron Milling com
pany. Waterbury Items in Allen News:
Oscar Sayer was home to supper
Wednesday evening for the first time
in six weeks. He works with the
bridge gang on the C. B. & Q. R. R.
....Rev. Phillips preached in the
morning but not in the evening.
He was called to Dakota City to
preach the funeral sermon of Grand
ma Antrim.
Allen News: Clyde Crego, of Da
kota City, is working in the Mitchell
barber shop during the absence of
the owner, Ben Mitchell Two elo
quent sermons were preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday by
Rev. F. Aucock, of Dakota City,.
Large crowds were present at both
services. The collections for the
day amounted to 570. which is for
special Christian work among our
boys in the army.
Sioux City Journal, 8th: Miss
Gertrude McKinley, an employe of
Galinsky Brothers company," and
her sister, Miss Mattie McKinley, a
stenographer at Moore-Shenkberg
Grocer company, were injured early
last night when the automobile in
which they were riding collided with
a car driven by J. H. Wright, of
Wayne, three miles west of Dakota
City, Neb. The girls were taken to
a nearby farmhouse and relatives
were notified. A man named Gra
ham, who was driving the automo
bile, was unhurt.
Emerson Enterprise: John Rhode
has bought the Edward Caulfield
farm of 160 acres just south of Naco
ra for a consideration of M5 an
acre, and his son, Wm. Rohde, will
probably farm it next season. This
makes G40 acres Mr. Rohde owns in
the neighborhood . . . Miss Vida Lea
rner, of Wakefield, who spoke to the
young people of the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening, was ac
Dakota City
Grocery
Specials for Saturday
5 bars 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 Peabcrry Coffee $2.40
Slightest Price Paid for
COVNTRY PRODUCE
W. L.
Dakota City,
companied by several of the Wake-!
held Lndeavorers. They were Leona!
and Wilfred Nuornbcrger, May I
Howard, Florence Guest, Edward
Mnthewson, Marvin Learner, and
and Dr. and Mrs. Henton.
Walthill Times: Mrs. Mackay, of
Jackson, came Tuesday to visit the
John Mackey homo Mrs. D. II.
linger, of Dakota City, came yestcr
'" to visit a few days at the Mason
She is an aunt of Mrs. Ma
...B.J.Sheldon and family
U.- ov-pr from their Cumminsville
ranch U..t week to attend the fnir
and visit their many friends E.
IL Means went to St. Vincent's hos
pital, Sioux City, Sunday, for an
operation, which was performed on
Tuesday. He came out of it in fine
shape and is improving fast.
Pender Times: A baby girl was
born to Mr. and Mrs. George Galla
gher... .Lu Punches has moved to
Homer, where he will work on a
farm for Tim O'Connor Omar
Kilburn, of South Sioux City, has
t"'"'.rtsid thn hnrhnr shnn nf A 7.
Patnaude and will take possession of
the same October 1 Judge and
Mrs. Guy T. Graves went to Excel
sior Springs Tuesday for a short rest
before the judicial grind of the year
commences... .Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Rolph have gone to South Sioux City,
where they will reside with Rev.
and Mrs. J. L. Phillips, the latter
being their daughter... Married
by County Judge McKinley at Dako
ta City, Miss Arel Harris, of Emer
son, to Mr. Harold L. Walter, of
Pender. The groom is a son of form
er County Treasurer E. C. Walter,
and the bride is an Emerson young
woman, somewhat known here. The
Times extends best wishes to the
sixteen-year-old groom and his bride.
Samuel Dearing was released on
a charge of arson, for the burning
of the house owned by his wife near
Winnebago. His wife is now under
bond for appearance in district
court, on a charge of arson with in
tent to defraud insurance company,
as is also her brother, Mark Houver,
of Salix. la. The chief evidence
against Dearing showed that he had
made secret shipments of household
goods prior to the fire and did not
report the fire for some time after
its occurrence. He was present at
the house the night of the fire.
Sioux City Journal, 4th: Mrs.
Charles Ostmeyer and daughter
Hazel, have returned from Des
Moines where they visited Mrs. Ost
meycr's brother, Benjamin Terry, a
member of Company E, Battery No.
339, at Camp Dodge. ...The South
Sioux City council has agreed to dis
continue watching trains on the
Omaha and Burlington roads which
pass through that city. At the
meeting of a month ago the council
instructed Chief of Police A. L.
Mathwig to watch the trains for sev
eral days and to arrest the crews if
they exceeded the speed limit. "We
have watched since that time, but
after our intentions were made pub
lic we noticed a considerable de
crease in the rate of speed of the
trains," said Mayor J. S. Bacon. "I
don't believe we will have further
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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA,
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High School Play
"Kicked Out of College"
High School Auditorium
Dakota City, Nebraska
Wednesday,
8 P. M.
Proceeds for
tifssto o
trouble." The councilmen ordered
the immediate construction of seven
blocks of sidewalk in different parts
of the town. William Gordon, of
South Sioux City, to whom the con
tract was awarded, explained to the
council that his volume of business
had been so great he had been una
ble to start the city work. The
walks will be constructed immediate
le, he said.... Dr. Leonard Devore,
of South Sioux Pity, charged with
homicide by performing an illegal
operation, will be tried to the dis
trict court before Judge Guy T.
Graves, of Pender, Neb., which con
venes at Dakota City, October 15.
Dr. Devore, it is alleged, caused the
death of Mrs. Kate M. Nichols, of
Laurel, Neb., and her baby, imme
diately after the birth of the infant
in the doctor's sanitarium at South
Sioux City, September 15, 1916.
After the death of Mrs. Nichols Dr.
Devore disappeared from South
Sioux City, but was found a month
later in Idaho. He returned with
out extradition and has been under
bonds since that time. He will be
represented in court by J. J. McAl
lister. Several liquor cases which
were tried in the county court and
appealed will be tried, among them
being the case of the "I Don't Know'
club. The club was arrested and
charged with illegal possession of
liquor. It was found guilty in coun
ty court and fined $100.
County Agent's Field Notes
UY C. R. YOUNG.
On Friday evening, September 29,
Miss Maud Wilson, of the Home
Economics Department of our state
college, presented the woman county
agent idea to a group of women at
the court house in Dakota City. So
much interest was manifested at this
meeting that it was decided to spend
some time during this week in visit
ing the various women's organiza
tions to further present the work
and to give all women in the countv
an opportunity of deciding on the
project for themselves.
Meetings at the following places
have been arranged:
Tuesday, 2 p. in., Red Cross rooms,
Dakota City.
Wednesday, 2 p. in., with the Sa
lem Ladies' Aid society at Mrs.
Frank Larsen's.
Wednesday, 3:30 p. in., Walker's
Island Ladies' Aid society, at Mrs.
Chas. Young's.
Thursday, 3:30 p. m Red Cross
rooms, Jackson.
Friday, 2 p. m Red Cross rooms,
Homer.
It is hoped that as many as possi
ble will attend these meetings. The
state has money to place but ten of
these county agents in the state.
Let U3 avail ourselves of this oppor
tunity to organize that we may have
first choice of those available for the
position.
Pure Bred Hog Sale.
Next Saturday afternoon, October
13th, the Crystal Lako Stock Farm
will atrain make a nuro bred stock
sale. This time Mr. Evans is offer
ing 25 big spring boars and 10 gilts
and two fall sows with litters by
their sides. The class of stock that
Mr. Evans is breeding should find a
very ready demand with his home
trade.
His sow sale gave evidence of its
worth'when it attracted people for
miles and miles around. These indi
viduals sold then have made good
and we predict a splendid sale for
this date. There has been spared
neither time nor money to make this
offering compare favorably with the
1 best in the middle west, and farm
lers and breeders in this community
may profit by the class of stock sold.
.Truly, a boar is half the herd and
and you can't afford to use a poor
lone with corn near the $2 mark,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11,
Oct. 17, 1917 j
Admission 25c
Victrola Fund f
Farm Notes.
Issued by tlic-Universlty o( Nebrnska
College of Agriculture.
I'OTATO GltADKS
Owing to the prospect of a record
breaking crop of potatoes this year,
the great need of food supplies, the
burdened condition of the railroads,
and the recent ruling of the Federal
Reserve Board permitting member
banks to lend money on warehouse
receipts for potatoes that are prop
erly graded, packed, stored, and in
sured, grading is being urged by au
thorities of the College of Agricul
ture. The grades of potatoes recom
mended by the United States De
partment of Agriculture and the
Food Administration were published
recently in a four-page circular.
Free copies will be supplied by the
Department of Plant Pathology and
Physiology, University Farm, Lin
coln, or the United States Depart
ment of Agriculure, Washington.
BREEDING EWE LAMBS
Although the breeding of ewe
lambs in the fall is not generally
recommended, animal husbandry
men at the University Farm believe
that the threatened shortage of
meats warrants the breeding of such
lambs that were born in April or
May. Both wool snpply and meat
supply would be increased by this
measure, and little harm to the
lambs should result. Lambs that
weigh 100 pounds now certainly will
suffer no injury. However, they
should not be bred until late in the
season. About 75 ner cent of thn
flock will become pregnant if rams
are allowed to range with ewe Iambs.
BLEACHING WOOLEN CARMENTS
White woolen garment that have
become yellow may be bleached by
soaking them several hours in a hot
solution of hydrogen peroxide and
borax. A solution for this pnrposo
may be made as follows: Hydrogen
peroxide, 1 part; water, 10 parts;
and borax, 1 tablespoon to each gal
lon of water.
VALUE OE GOOD SIRE
One sire in the department of
dairy husbandry's nuro bred dnirv
herd has sired 5 heifers whose butter
fat production is 823 pounds greater
than that of their dams. At 40
cents a pounds, this butter fat makes
an increased income of 329 a year
from 5 members of the herd, an in
crease lue entirely to an excellent
sire. If one had to borrow the
money to buy this sire, this increas
ed income would pay interest on
$5,490.30.
Remarkable as this increase seems,
it cannot equal the improvement that
a good sire will make in an average
herd. The dams of these heifers
were already high producers, and
consequently infusion of high-producing
blood would not raise pro
duction so much as in the average
herd.
SELF-FEEDER WINS AGAIN
In a hog-feeding experiment just
concluded at the University Farm,
the self-feeder again found its way
to the top of the list as a profit
maker. Corn and tankage in self
feeders, supplemented by alfalfa
pasture, made the largest profit per
head,$G.81. Hominy feed, tankage,
and alfalfa pasture made the lowest
cost of gains, $13.15 a hundred.
Hogs that were fed semi-solid but
termilk with alfalfa pasture made
the greatest daily gain, 2.14 pounds.
These figures were calculated with
feeds at current prices; corn $2 per
bushel; semi-solid buttermilk, 3j
cents per pound; tankage $80 per
ton; hominy $70' per ton; and pas
ture, i per head per day.
MANY NEW .COUNTY AGENTS
During the fiscal year ending last
June, the number of county agents
in 33 northern and western states
1917.
incrensed from 419 to 512. At the
close of this period (and at this date
the county agent had not been desig
nated as the Government's "first
aid" for food production in the
emergency,) agents were being ap
pointed by the Government at the
rate of one a day.
Sincethis time county agent or
ganization has been going on nt a
very rapid rate, and a half-dozen
Nebraska counties have put them-
selvein line to employ an agent.
The movement is gathering impetus,
in all states, and organization is ex
pected to proceed very rapidly here.
A circular, "County Agricultural
Agent Work in the Northern and
Western States," will bo sent free
upon application to the Extension
Service, University Farm, Lincoln.
SCHOOL TO OPEN
Final preparations for the opening
of the School of Agriculture of the
University of Nebraska October 12
are nearing completion. Students
are already beginning to arrive nt
the University Farm to engage board
and root" niass schedules and as
signment . f rooms and teachers
have been n 'ipped out.
The School accepts free tuition
certificates (given by school boards
in rural districts) in payment of
fees. Complete information regard
ing entrance requirements may be
obtained upon application to tho
Princpal, School of Agriculture,
University Farm, Lincoln.
FEEDING DAIRY COWS
"Feeding Dairy Cows," Extension
Bulletin No. 40, has just been issued
by the Extension Service of the Col
lege of Agriculture. It will be' sent
free upon request to the Bulletin
Clerk, University Farm, Lincoln.
HOME-DEMONSTRATION AGENTS
Ten emergency home-demonstration
agents have been appointed in
Nebraska, to work under the pro
visions of the Federal Food Produc
tion and Conservation Act, which
set aside $28,000 for home-demonstration
work in this State. The
State has been districted, with head
quarters in tho following towns;
Omaha, Fremont, Wayne, Central
City, Chadron, Bridgeport, Hold
rege, Beatrice, Grand Island, and
Hastings. ,Eaeh new agent appoint
ed will be assigned to a district.
Explanation of home-demonstration
work will bo given to any group
of women who desire it. For par
ticulars, write State Leader of
Home-Demonstration Agents, Uni
versity Farm, Lincoln.
I'OTATO STORAGE
Severe losses from dry rot have
done much in the past to discourage
notato storace in Nebraska. Thnv
losses may be largely avoided if tho
louowmg precautions are taken:
1. Carefully grade the crop and
do not store diseased or bruised po
tatoes. 2. Treat those crraded nnhilnna
with formalin. This must be done
within 21 hours after digging to be
most eitective.
3. Maintain a temperature of 35
degrees Fahrenheit, preferably near
er 35 degrees.
4. Arrange for thorough ventila
tion of the pit or cellar. It is im
portant that that no potato be more
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than 3 feet from free air. Storing
in deep piles leads to overheating
and may seriously damage the tubers
for seed purposes.
Further information may be ob
tained from the department of plant
pathology and physiology at Lincoln.
ICE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
t Farmers who arc planning to pro
vide a supply of ico for the hot days
of next summer are already begin
ning to build their ice houses. Ac
cording to the department of agri
cultural engineering of the Univers
ity, there is no better time to build
ice houses than in the fall.
A very inexpensive shelter for icq
may bo constructed by digging n pit
and covering it with a roof. Al
though such an ico house is easy to
fill, it is hard to empty. However,
it has the advantage of being very
chenp.
Information regarding ice house
construction will bo found in Farm
ers' Bulletin No. 475, which will be
sent free by the United States De
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C.
WILL NOT SEIZE FOODS
In answer to a widely circulated
statement that the Government in
tends to seize food supplies in the
home, the Food Administration and
the United States Department of
Agriculture have issued an emphatic
denial of any intention to comman
deer foodstuffs in the the family lar
der. One variation of this statement
declares that tho Government in
tends to take from each family all
canned fruits and vegetables in ex
cess of 100 quarts. The authorities
deny that such a measure was ever
considered; and on tho contrary,
they have been urging housewives
to can and dry fruits and vegetables
of all kinds so as to provide a cheap
and plentiful supply of food for each
family.
Looking Backward.
Sioux City Journnl, Oct., 3, 1897:
A large amount of buffalo and cat
fish are being caught at Crystal
lake and Bly burg lake, in Nebraska,
McCook lake in South Dakota and
Brown's lake in Iowa. Most of the
fish are being marketed in this city.
W. T. Bartlett, editor of the
Jackson, Neb., Criterian, was in tho
city yesterday. Mr. Bartlett is high
ly elated over tho general wave of
prosperity which has become mani
fest in the last few months. . . .Tom
Douglas, proprietor of a large ranch
near Homer, Neb., was in Sioux City
yesterday with a load of flax. Mr.
Douglas says ho knows of no case of
the bottom disease among horses in
his vicinity, and does not believe
there are many in Dakota county.
Mr. Douglas says the Indians on the
Winnebago reservation will have a
fair crop this year.
Sioux City Journal, Oct. 7, 1897:
Fishermen say that large numbers
of fine black bass are being caught
at Blyburg lake, and that many per
sons who are fond of this" fascinating
sport are satisfying their appetites.
Preserve and beautify your home
with Mound City Paint and Varnish.
For sale at Neiswanger Pharmacy.
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