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VOL. 20.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918.
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Items of Interest
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AllenJNews: Miss Arthur Allen
spent New Years with her grand
mother at South Sioux City.
Martinsburg Items in Allen ".' -
Robert Way returned to CV it
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uny arter spending uie nonuays .o
iting friends and relatives at Elk
Valley.
Oakland Independent: The .Bur
lington is harvesting its ice crop up
at Crystal lake. On account of the
many trains there is a night opera
tor on duty here at present.
Pender Times: Dave Beacom,
Leu Hardin, and Jake Webb went to
Sioux City on Wednesday.. ..Mrs.
Guy T. Graves and son Guy and Miss
Faye Simon were in Sioux City Sat
urday Wynot Tribune: Bert Beatty, of
South Sioux City, has been appoint
ed section foreman here, and has as
sumed the duties. Mr. Beatty ex
pects to move his family here about
March 1st.
Bloomfield Monitor: W. D. Funk
was a Sioux City and Dakota City
visitor on business Monday. He
says that the fire went out in the
engine, and they had to sit on the
track for three hours, and wait for
an engine to come from Sioux City
after them.
Walthill Citizen: Mrs. W. H.
Mason was a Sioux City visitor Mon
day Miss Lena Mason went to
South Sioux City Friday to visit.
She returned Sunday ...Mrs. Gar
rett Mason and daughters, of Ho
mer, were guests at the W. II. Ma
son home from Friday until Sunday
evening.
Wakefield Republican: Miss Lena
Wallwey, of the Wayne Normal,
spent Sunday with Miss Lyle Busby.
....Mrs. Moore came from Cole
ridge the last of the week to make
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
G. H. Pranger Mrs. LeValley
left this week for Dakota City,
where she will make an extended
visit at the home of Editor and Mrs.
Mell Schmied.
Ponca Advacate: Mrs. E. Ras
mussen entertained her mother from
Jackson last week Anna and
Emory Austin were at home over
Sunday from their school in Dakota
county Miss Mary Moore, of
Jackson, was a guest of Miss Marie
Dougherty during the holidays
Fred Berry, attorney at Wayne,
Neb., well known to many of our
people, is reported as undergoing
treatment in a Sioux City hospital
for a serious disorder.
Emerson Enterprise: F. G. Ross,
an old resident of Emerson, now re
Dakota City
Grocery
Specials for Saturday
1 Can of Sauer Kraut 18c
1 Can of Pumpkin 1 7c
1 lb Pcaberry Coffee 25c
1 (35c) Can Tuna Fish '. 25c
1 large pkge Oatmeal 27c
Link Sausage, per lb 20c
Liverwurst, per lb 18c
Fancy Rump Roasts, per lb 17c
Beef Steak, all cuts, per lb 19c
HSgRest Price Paid, for
COUNTRY PRODUCE
ROSS GROCERY
Dakota City,
siding at Windham, Mont., visited
old friends here last week. ...J. J.
Kellogg, a widely known farmer and
stockman of Allen but for many
years a resident of Emerson, was
killed Sunday morning when a load
of straw he and his lifted man, Earl
Davis, were hauling, upset. The
young man was able to save him
self by jumping but Mr. Kellogg fell
on his head, rendering him uncon
scious, and ho lived but a short
time. Mr. Kellogg was about 70
years of age. He leaves to mourn
his loss a large family of grown
'' lldren beside a wife and five small
children by his second marriage.
Ponca Journal: Dan L. Welty,
son of Tom Welty, a former resi
dent of Ponca, but now a resident
of the state of Washington, has been
appointed private secretary to the
governor from the office of deputy
county treasurer of Whitman coun
ty. The promotion comes to him
as the result of efficient work
The largest auction sale in this sec
tion of the state was that of Her
man Nelson, of near Hubbard, held
January 8th. Four teams of horses
averaged $43G.OO, and cows brought
around $100, hogs $40. and corn
sold for $1.21 per bushel. The sale
was auctioned by Col. E. F. Rasmus
sen of Ponca. The sale totaled
over $10,500.
Sioux City Journal, 10: Miss
Hazel Drumwright, of Dakota City,
Neb., who was a guest in the J. E.
Triggs home, h3s returned... .Mrs.
Minnie M. Colby yesterday after
noon began an action in the district
court to obtain a divorce, after a
married life of thirty-two days, only
eighteen of which were spent with
her husband, Dr. Frank J. Colby.
The Colbys were married at Dakota
City on December 11. They lived
together until December 29. Mrs.
Colby alleges that her husband be
came addicted to drink and treated
her in a cruel and inhuman manner.
Dr. Colby is a dentist, with an in
come of $300 a month, Mrs. Colby
alleges. She asks $150 a month ali
mony. Central City Republican: Articles
of incorporation have been filed for
the Millard Addition Electric com
pany, with a capitalization of $2,509,
and Lone Tree township, Merrick
county, as the place of business. The
stockholders include P. H. Willough
by, C. A. Willoughby, George Cow
gill, F. H. Way, E. J. Way, Everett
Myers and Heber Hord, and the
general nature of the business to be
transacted shall be to purchase and
sell electricity, and to acquire, own,
lease and operate electric lines, and
such other property as shall be ne
cessary to carry on the business of
the corporation. The authorized
capital stock shall be $2,500, divided
into 25 shares of the par value of
$100 each, and may be increased in
the manner provided by law to
such an amount as may be deemed
necessary to accomplish the purpose
of this corporation.
Sioux City Journal, II: Judge W.
G. Sears yesterday afternoon per
formed the marriage ceremony of
Nebraska,
Charles F. Smith and Miss Alice
Harris, of Hubbard, Neb. in the
judge's chamber on the third floor
of the court house.... A resolution
adopted recently by the Trades and
Labor assembly indorsing the fight
for lower tolls on the combination
bridge was forwarded yesterday to
Col. Willard Young, at Kansas City,
who is investigating the controversy
for the war department. Ward R.
Evans, South Sioux City lawyer,
who is conducting the action against
the bridge company, announced that
the resolution would be taken into
consideration in the case as showing
the sentiment of the people affected.
Copies of similar resolutions adopt
ed by the Commercial club and the
Real Estate association also have
been sent to Col. Young. The
bridge company has not yet sub
mitted its evidence. Its attorneys
are now working on the case. They
refused to discuss the question pub
licly. After all evidence has been
prepared by both sides and "viTijn
od By Col. Young, he will iij oil his
recommendations to Secrotary of
War Baker.
Sioux City Journal, 13: Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Learner have departed
for Holton, Kan., to visit their son,
Emery Learner, and family for sev
eral weeks. From there they will
go to Florida to spend the winter.
. . . .Belief that Sioux Uity men broke
into the State Bank of Dakota Coun
ty, at Jackson, Neb., Friday night,
was expressed yesterday by officers
who investigated the robbery. After
forcing the front door of the bank
the yeggmen fired four charges of
nitroglycerine in opening the vault,
but for some reason gave up their
efforts after blowing one hinge from
the safe in which the funds were
kept, it was reported by Sheriff
George Cain, of Dakota county. No
money was taken. Five men were
seen loitering around the bank Fri
day afternoon, and again that even
ing. , SherifTCain believes they broke
into the bank after 12 o'clock that
night. They opened the front door
of the building with a jimmy. Three
steel doors of the vault were blown
open with charges of nitroglycerine.
A fourth charge was placed in the
safe, but only one hinge was broken
and the door remained solid. It is
Sheriff Cain's theory that the yegrs
used all their "soup" and were forc
ed to give up the robbery. The fact
that the bank had been entered was
not discovered until 8 ojclock yester
day morning William H. Land,
an I. W. W. from Oklahoma, who is
alleged to have been causing trouble
among the ice cutters at Crystal
lake by pro-German utterances, was
arrested yesterday by Sheriff George
Cain, of Dakota county, Neb. He
will be turned over to United States
officers. It is reported that Land
declared in public that he "hoped
the kaiser would hold for seven
years longer." He is charged with
many other seditious speeches. It
is said he has been stirring up con
stant trouble by agitating the Ger
man cause and vilifying the United
States government in talks to the ice
cutters. Land made a boast of his
membership in the Industrial Work
ers of the World, it is alleged. A
picture of William J. Haywood, a
leader of the organization, was fas
tened to Land's watch charm when
he was arrested. The prisoner says
he came to Dakota county from
Oklahoma, where the I. W. W. order
became so strong that vigilance com
mittees were organized in all parts
of the state to protect private prop
erty. Several pro-German plots also
were discovered there by federal in
vestigators. County Agent's Field Notes
HY C. K. YOUNG.
The annual short course held in
Dakota City during the past week
was one of the best ever conducted
both in attendance and interest.
Those who attended the men's sec
tions received new impetus in the
dairy industry through the valuable
illustrated lectures given by Prof.
Propps. Many of our farmers hav
ing building problems, had them
solved by Mr. Wood.
The wonen's section discussed food
and clothing problems. On Thurs
day evening the ladies gave a recep
tion, Rev. C. R.Lowe acting as toast
master. This proved to be a very
pleasant occasion.
The following officers and commit
tees were elected: President, G. W.
Bates; secretary, Fred Culbertson;
executive committee, E. M. Blessing,
Marvin Armour, Don Forbes, Roy
Armour, T. J. Hartnett. Women's
committee, Mrs. Ab. Mason, Mrs.
E. M. Blessing, Mrs. Marvin Armour,
Mrs. Geo. Learner, Mrs. T. J. Gra
ham. Prof. A. G. Peters, of the State
Extension service will be in our
county next week giving lectures on
egg production, feed, care and se
lection of fowls, poultry houses, etc.
So far as possible, demonstrations
on the selection of egg laying types
will be conducted on some farm in
each locality. Meetings will be held
at the various places: Brushy Bend
school house, 8 p. in. January 22;
Dakota City, high school, 1:15 p. m.,
January 23; Hubbard, high school,
8 p. m., January 23. Emerson, city
fire hall, 1:30 p. m January 24.
Homer, school building, 1:15 p. m.,
January 25. These lectures will be
of interest to all men and and wo
men whether engaged in the occu
pation or not and should also be at
tended by all men and women wheth
er engaged in tho occupation or not
and should be attended by all of the
older school children. Prof. Peters
speaks largely from his own practi
cal experience which was largo
enough to place, for several years,
in the service of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
I RED CROSS NOTES !
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Tho flnnl report on tho 1918 A.
It .C. lnomberHhlp drivo for Dako
ta county 1b as follows: Dakota
City, 990; Ilomor, 802; Jackson, ;
Summit, 458; Hubbard, 338; South
Sioux City, 257; Pigeon, 215; Emer
son, 18C. Tho total membership for
the county Is 324G. This Is a splen
did showing. N"w let us contlnuo
in tho right dire 'on by doing somo
Red Cross work oory week.
Tho following 1918 members of
the county chapter have not boon
previously reported: Helen Smith,
Earl Sides, Mrs. Earl Sides, Harry
Francis Sides, Mrs. Carl Itasmusson,
Emil Bartols, Mrs. JaB. Rook, Mr.
Rook, Edward Cooley, Win. Hartols,
Mrs. ;Vm. Bartols, Lawronco Har
tols, Floyd Bartels, Arnold Bartols,
Bernico Bartols, Gcorgo Bougous,
Earl Bougous, Lucllo Bougous, Ja
cob NIeswangor, Mrs. J. C. McCorm
ick, Roy Wilton, Harry Brown, Mrs.
Snyder, Oscar Snyder jr., Baby
Snyder.
Mrs. Mabel Ream-Crogo, chairman
of tho lunch committee for tho short
course last weok, reports $100 turn
ed Into tho general fund from tho
snlo of lunches.
Jackson branch sent in tho fol
lowing knitted articles last week:
3 sweaters, 10 pairs of socks, 1 muf
fler, 2 helmets, 4 pairs of wristlots.
South Sioux City branch sent in
tho following supplies last weok in
addition to tho shipment of knitted
goods: Hospital garments 13 hos
pital bed shirts, 10 suits pajamas, 1
shoulder wrap, 12 pairs bod sockB,
48 handkerchiefs, 31 tablo napkins,
12 knitted sponges. Surgical dress
ings 35 abdominal bandages, 5
sculteties, 35 bandages.
In tho hospital garment section of
tho Dakota City chapter 809 articles
have been made and snipped to dato,
as follows: 78 operating sheets, 36
draw sheets, 34 bed shoots. 84 pillow
cases, 90 dish towels, 12 hand tow
els, 3C tray cloths, 30 napkins, 204
handkerchiefs, 33 hospital bed
shirts, 10 operating caps, 38 shoul
der wraps, 22 suits pajamas.
Tho surgical dressing section of
tho chapter hero is well started now.
Tho first shipment of 50G dressings
was made last week as follows: 20
abdominal bandages, 15 scultetus,
15 "T" bandages,30 triangular band
ages, 5G split straps, 300 gauzo
sponges, 75 small compresses.
Anyone who wishes to work on
tho surgical dressings will plcaso
bring a largo whlto apron and white
head covering, to tho work room.
Looking Backward.
Sioux-City Journal, Jan. 12, 1898:
Joseph Nugent and Miss Maggie Lea
hy were united in marriage at St.
Mary's Catholic chaurch yesterday.
Very Rev. R. Tracy performed the
ceremony. The groom is a Sioux
city man and the bride has been liv
ing near Hubbard, Neb. Mr. and
Mrs. Nugent will reside in Sioux
City.
Sioux City Journal, Jan. 11, 1898:
Frank Buckwalter and Dr. Daniel
Stidworthy were in ihe city yester
day from Homer. Mr. Stidworthy
said a big wolf hunt will be held in
the vicinity of Homer today. About
thirty fox and greyhounds will be
used. The last hunt, which was
held about a week ago, resulted in
the capture of three wolves.
Sioux. City Journal, Jan. 13, 1898:
Albert B. Ramsey and Jennie M.
Bodenbender, of Dakota City, Neb.,
were married at the Whitfield Meth
odist Episcopal church parsonage
yesterday, Bev. H. G. Pitenger offi
ciating.
Sioux City Journal, Jan. 13, 1878:
The temperance movement has
reached even Jackson, Neb. Father
Lawless is working with good success
among the men of his congregation
there.
Soldier's Letter
From Charles Jessen.
Camp Merrett, N.C., Jan. 3., 1918.
Dear Folks:
Well; I am back with the boys
again and it sure seems good. I feel
fiino. Our outfit sure got some good,
heavy clothes, and say, I just got
here on time. We loaded on the
cars all but just what we carry, and
we break camp tomorrow and go
"somewhere." If you don't hear
from me for a long time don't get
worried, because you can guess
where I'll be. We are all anxious to
get to France. Drop me a line as
soon as you get this to Camp Mer
ritt. Chas,
DAKOTA COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILFRED E. VOSS. SUPT.
Dakota City, Nebr., January 12, 1918
TEACHERS OF DAKOTA COUNTY:
The questions for tho second quarter, based on the Course of Study,
are being mailed to you herewith. If I am not sending you a sufficient
number of sets, just call for more. I am trying to send you what I think
you need according to my information.
I have stamped the examination dato of January 17 and 18 on each
set of questions. The examination should bo given on this date for
obvious reasons. The chief reason being that the integrity of the ques
tions must be preserved for the neighboring schools too.
The sets of questions for the several grades should be used as sug
gested by the notes which accompany them. However, there is one pro
vision that should bo made that is not indicated in the notes. A limited
substitution of questions of similar
subjects when conditions and circumstances unavoidable have made it such
that the work could not be kept up with the Course of Study. I therefore
ask that the teacher substitute not more than two questions of similar
value when the circumstances really require it.
The result of this examination will be reported on the fifth monthly
r- 1 1. No other grades modified by class work or other considerations
nee i lie reported when quarterly grades are reported.
l. my letter of November 20th, the grading or evaluating examina
tion papers was given some space. Along the same line I have just read
an article in this January's number of the Associate? Teacher of South
Dakota. It expresses some ideas very similar to thoi t I hold relative to
grading papers. I shall take the liberty to quote here the part of the
article that relates an incident that is typical of several experiences that I
have had during my yenrs in office. It reads as follows:
Last spring a woman entered the office of a county superintendent
of South Dakota and inquired why her son did not pass out of the eighth
grade.
"I presume it must have been because he could not pass the examina
tion," the superintendent replied.
"Well, what do you say to this?" And the irate mother flashed be
fore the superintendent a monthly report card showing not a grade below
90 and an average of over 95.
What could the superintendent say, indeed? Fortunately the eighth
grade questions and answers were immediately available and the superin
tendent invited the woman to inspect them. Here were the questions in
arithmetic. Yes, they were certainly fair. And here were her son's
answers with the mistakes and blunders throughout. So it proved in
grammar and everything else.
When the mother left she said "That boy certainly did not deserve to
pass." But what did. she think of that teacher who had sky-rated the lad?
She had one of but two alternatives, either the teacher was dishonest and
lied in her report or she did not know how to evaluate educational achieve
ments. The former wc may dismiss."
Rather aside from the case cited above, there is no question but what
we can all became a little more efficient in evaluating educational achieve
ments. Such increase of efficiency would, no doubt, lead to further ad
vantage to all concerned. But those among us who still award high
marks to poor pupils as that South Dakota teacher did, certainly have ur
gent need to give more time and attention to gathering information as to
how school work should be graded and to exercising more judgment in
doing such work.
We all know that any system of evaluating educational achievements
gives us a result that is but relative and approxjmate at best. This does
not warrant, however, a glaring misuse of the system used. On the
other hand, also, selfish motives of any kind should not warrant a teacher
to award unearned grades. The time is coming rapidly when achieve
ments back of grades must more nearly approach the face value of the
grades, and that the semi-counterfeit grades and the persons who issue
them will have a similar standing. That parent in South Dakota and
many others who have been similarly convinced are not going to continue
to be fooled by bogus grades sent them by teachers.
I am glad to say, however, that a large majority of the parents in
this couity need to have but little fear of receiving grades from their
teachers that are not about right. Especial observations made this fall
shows this to be true.
Sincerely,
WILFRED E. VOSS, Co. Supt.
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