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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918.
NO. 24.
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Items of Interest
Gleaned from
Our Exchanges
Ccacom Items in Emerson Enter
prise: Mrs. Jane Ward gave a din
ner last Sunday in honor of her
brother, D. W. Warner, and wife,
of Edmonton, Canada.
Lyons Mirror: Miss Edna l.'.ln,
of Woodbine, la., visited the W.
Willey family this week. She is a
granddaughter of the late Henry
Wood, one of the early pioneers set
tlers of Dakota county, Nebraska.
Wakefield Republican: Mrs. Lew
is Cooley is very sick with quinsy.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller came
Sunday night for a few days visit in
Wakefield Mr. and Mrs. Webb
Warner, from Edmonton; Canada,
came Sunday evening to visit Mr.
and Mrs. R. D; Aller and old time
friends
Pendar Republic: County Attor
ney Geo. W. Learner, of Dakota
City, was in Pender Tuesday night,
the guest of County Attorney Smith.
. .The towns of Hubbard and Craig
suffered fire losses the first of the
week and yesterday morning fire de
stroyed a hotel, general store and
pool hall at Bancroft.
Lincoln Journal, 1: Federal Dis
trict Attorney Allen received a tele
graphic order from Washington
Thursday afternoon to transfer Wil
liam Bartels from the Omaha jail
and intern him at Fort Crook, near
Omaha, where aliens who act ugly
are now placed instead of being sent
to Fort Douglas, Utah, as was done
at the beginning of the war. Bar
tels" owns 320 acres of land in Dako
ta county, and came near being
mobbed because of his threats
against the president and his talk
against the war. He has been a res
ident of the state since a boy, and
amassed all of his money and prop
erty in this state.
Pender Times: On January 25,
1918, Judge Carlbcrg married Cora
Cole, of Walthill, to Daniel Hicks,
of Jackson.... Albert L. Anderson,
of Hubbard, Neb., died at his home
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Buy Baby Bonds
Uncle Sam needs the quarters of his millions a LOAN not a
gift. We MUST buy bonds or pay taxes to win this war,
and a bond in the future much better than a tax receipt.
Let us help you to help yourself.
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rocery
Specials for Saturday
Rice, with your order 3 lbs for 25c
Special Blend Coffee. 1 lb can 28c
Peaberry Coffee per lb 25c
White Fish, heads off, per lb. . .-. 20c
Cranberries per qt 1 Oc
Washington Crisp, large size. . ..'.,.. 1 5c
Milk, lb can : 15c
Heinz Sweet Pickles, 2 doz for. 25c
1 Can Corn 15c
2j4 lb can Farmer Jones Sorghum 20c
Pork Roast, per lb , 28c
Beef Roast, per lb 18c
HigRest Price Paid for
COVNTRY PRODVCE
ROSS GROCERY
Dakota City,
on January 21, 1918, and the funeral
occurred at the Swedish Mission
church south of Pender on January
28. He was 71 years of age and is
survived by his widow and ten chil
dren, one of whom, Mrs. N. H. Nye,
lives at Pender, and all but one of
the family attended the funeral.
The funeral services were conducted
by a Rev. Kent, of Spring Bank.
He was for several years a resident
oiMthis community, and had many
friends here w.ho regret to hear of
his passing away.
Laurel Advocate: Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Braunt, of Logan Center, went
to South 'Sioux City the first of the
week for a few days' visit with the
former's people..., Laurel friends
of C. P. Branaman, formerly of
Laurel, now of Hot Springs, S. D.,
received word Saturday that he had
been called to camp Cody by the se
rious illness of his youngest son,
Jamie. Later, the lad died and the
father will reach Hot Springs tomor
row with the body. Mr. and Mrs.
Cass Branaman, of Concord, have
gone there to bo with the family.
Jamie will be remembered asa small
boy when the family lived in Laurel.
Being under age he was a volunteer
for the service.
Ponca Journal: Miss Julia Smith,
who has been in ill health for some
time, died at St. John's hospital in
Sioux City Tuesday, where she had
gone for an operation, at the age of
22 years. The funeral service was
held in the Trinity Lutheran church
by Rev. Huber. Her parents live
near Willis Anna and Emory
Austin gave a basket social follow
ing a play given by the ninth grade
pupils at the Brushy Bend school,
near Dakota City, Saturday evening.
The play was a decided success show
ing much hard work and ability by
the young actors and together with
the social netted SG4.30. which will
be used to purchase books, and elec
tric lighting in the school house.
Sioux City Tribune, 1: To be rob
bed and then get the lost money
back within a week, together with
100 per cent interest, is a very unu
sual occurrence, yet such will be the
experience of Peter Peter, of Da
kota City, if the findings of the jus
tice court there are -sustained."
Peter lost $7 from his clothes a week
ago while he was being exarnined by
the exemption board, and he charg-
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Basket Ball
Dakota City High School Boys
Winnebago High School Boys
(Friday Evening, Feb'y- 8th
Dakota City
High School
Game Called at S O'clock.
ed James Harnett with the theft.
Harnett was arrested and was tried
last night. The court found him
guilty and fined him $50, further
stipulating that he should pay Peter
twice the amount of the theft.
Harnett states that he will appeal
the case to the district court. He is
under $300 hond which he has been
unable to furnish, and he is being
held in jail.
Emerson Enterprise: Harry Mc
Entaffer returned the early part of
the week from Ewing, Neb., where
he has been working for several
weeks. He and Clifford Ryan went
to Ponca yesterday for physicnl ex
amination ... .A surprise party was
given on Mrs. H. A. Stark at the
Wm. Zastrow home on Monday after
noon by the English Lutheran ladies,
about twenty of whom were present
and the afternoon was most pleasant
ly spent with fancy work and visit
ing. Delicious refreshments were
served. Mr. and Mrs. Stark are
planning to move on a farm six
miles east of Emerson this spring.
....Mrs. Isaac Woods died at the
St. Joseph's hospital in Sioux City,
last Sunday, January 27, following
an operation for gall stones, aged 38
years, a months and 1U days, she
leaves to mourn her untimely death,
her husband and two children, a girl
15 years of age and a boy of 6 years.
The body was brought to Emerson
Monday and taken to Spring Bank
for burial, the funeral services being
held from the Friends church at
10:30 a. m. Tuesday.
Soldier's Letter
From Clarence Francisco, .son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Francisco, now
residing at Royal, Nebr.
Base Hospital, France, Jan. 1, 1918.
Dear Mother and All:
Well we got off the boat and I
have been here in the hospital ever
since. I was nearly oyer with the
measles and when wo moved off the
ship I caught cold and am now get
ting so 1 can sit up in bed. We are
surely treated fine here. And listen!
If any of the folks are ever able to
help our dear sisters who are over
here wearing a white cap with a red
cross on it be sure and do m, for if us
boys do as well at the front as these
Red Cross nurses are doing to save
the boys, we will surely win this
terrible war.
We were on the ship eighteen
days and they were the longest
eighteen days I ever saw. I had to
help cook on the ship until 1 got
sick. That is quite a feeling to have,
tho boat bouncing around the way
it does and diving into the water.
I was up to tho cross-masts three
times and Oh! how I did hang onto
those ropes. Wo aure saw some
very big fish. The boats had target
practice out on the water, (six ships
and one destroyer). I was up real
close to the big gun when they were
firing, and Oh my! I sure did feel
ike Casey Jones.
Just beforo we landed several
submarines got after our ships.
Several shots were fired and one
torpedo almost hit our boat, missed
it about twenty yards. The con
voys that came out to escort us
through the war zone got that sub.
They reported five bodies picked up.
1 thought there was an cwvul
difference between New York and
Nebraska. Bi;tthat Is nothing to
comparing the difference in New
York and thid country. Tho people
are so glad to see us they jump up
onil rlniun nnrl tVin ummnn wntrn tlinln
" aprons and the old men and boys
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Admission, 15 Cents.
take off their caps to greet us. On
the railroads all they have are little
box cars. Down at the docks where
they unload the boats they make the
German prisoners load the cars and
instead of having engines to switch
the cars around, they make tho Ger
mans and Austrians do that. They
paint G. P. on the prisoners back
and they all wear green coats.
Looks so funny to see everyone
clattering around in wooden shoes
and little children with no stockings
on. I gave an old Frenchman my
gloves and he was so glad he kissed
them. Lots of the boys threw to
bacco out of the boat and all of them
did the same thing, kissed it when
they picked it up.
une or the noats that came over
When we am blew up this morning..
It was a tap of ammonia. The nurse
said it blew "niggers" in every di
rection. Too bad it wasn't Germans
instead. The negros belong to the
stevedore regiment.
I saw one French soldier who had
been to the front and ho was pretty
badly cut up and is now ready to go
back again.
The French turned a big convent
building over to the Red Cross and
it is the main hospital here. We are
in a small building. Holds about
thirty-four patients. One can hear
some awful funny expressions here
nights such as "Oh! if I were only at
home," "Oh! why don't I die," etc
Once when the nurse came along to
see how one fellow was he said, "Oh
dear, it didn't seem like a hospital
for a few minutes," and most of the
boys laughed to beat the band.
No French wooden houses here or
I haven't seen auy. All stone or
cement, I saw several big guns hero
already. They stick out of the
ground most any place. No Bnow
here yet but pretty cold. It hasn't
been cold long though for the grass
and gardens are green yet. They
plant wheat here in rows like wo do
corn. We are about 250 miles from
Paris.
Gee! I wish they would let me get
up and go back to my company.
Not that I am not treated well but
I am tired of staying in bed. I
want to get out and see some more of
those very queer sights and people.
Some of the boys feel kind of shaky.
The most of them are just anxious
to get to the front. If I get out of
this O. K. I'll have to get out sight
seeing. There isn't such a thing as
a surprise any more. A boy in bed
here 'said to tell you all hello and
give you his love. Tell everybody
hello. Write soon and lots of
news. Bon Soir.
January 2, 1918.
I didn't mail this letter yesterday,
so will add a little more. First ofi
all, hurrah! the old doctor lot mo
get up today. Sure nice to be walk
ing again and will soon be in my
company.
The way they count time here is
13 o'clock and so on until 24 o'clock
and then start at 1 again. The
Red Cross nurses tell us wo can write
all wo want to if wo leave the en
velope unsealed and write "Soldiers
Mail" in the stamp corner. W&
haven't gotten any man tfnoo wo
arrived but hope to ao.cja,
Well, goodbye write soon and
often. Lova fo all.
Your son and brother,
Freeman Francisco,
4th Motor Tr. Co., 116th Amm.
Train, 41st Division, A, R. lv
France, via New York
Preserve and beautify your home
with Mound' City Paint and Varnish.
For sale atNeiswanger Pharmacy,
County Agent's Field Notes
I1Y C. II. YOUNG.
Several samples of seed corn which
wero sent to tho county agent's of
fice were tested during tho week.
Tho best of these only showed G4 per
cent strong, while the lowest ran
down to 39 per cent strong. Other
samples aro being germinated.
Those desiring to havo these general
tests mado should send about 100
kernels, taking but ono or two from
each ear. In making the individual
ear test or in selecting corn to send
for a test bo suro to eliminate all
ears which every indication shows to
be dead. You will find enough dead
corn even among tho best cars.
Between now and spring a large
amount of corn will bo marketed.
In handling either to wagon or shel
ler a splendid opportunity is offered
to select tho best ears, which can be
culled later and tho best used for
seed. We aro now getting a large
number of inquiries for 1910 seed.
As soon as the limited supply of this
corn is exhausted there will bo a
Trsr it demand for new seed.
We now have a supply of Farm
Rucord books on hand. Those de
siring these may secure them by
calling at tho banks of the county
or of the county agent.
State Short on
Automobile Plates
The following is a copy of letter
received by County Treasurer J. S.
Bacon from Secretary of State C.W.
Pool with reference to not receiving
their automobile number plates for
the year 1918:
Lincoln, Neb., Feb., 1, 1918.
Mr. J. S. Bacon, County Treasurer,
Dakota City, Neb.
Dear Sir: v
Answering your inquiry of
January 29th, will say that the de
mand of the government upon the
factory prevented them from filling
our order as per contract.
We have received plates up to
60,000 and expect more every day.
Some new numbers havo also been
received above 150,000.
Please explain this to your people
and advise them to continue to use
their 1917 plate and carry their re
ceipt from you and tho state is
bound to protect them.
Yours truly,
Charles W. Pool, Secretary of State.
Thn FOU 5 AT home expect you
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Abstracts of Title
A 510,000 Surety Bond Guarantees the accuracy
of every Abstract I make.
J. J. EIMER.S, Bonded Abstractor.
Successor to the DAKOTA COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
S tin son's
Specials for Saturday, Feb. 9
' For tHls, Deiy Only
1 can Baked Beans .15c
1 tall can of Salmon 20c
2 pkgs 15c Corn Flakes -. 25c
1 large can of Sauer Kraut ,. . . 15c
1 lb fancy Prunes ..." 15c
2 lbs comb honey. . .,.- 35c
1 can tomatoes . . '. 15c
' 2 Mouse Traps .'....:. '. 5c
5 boxes of Matches.. '.. ...... . .30c
1 loaf of Victory Bread 10c
Fresh Oysters and all kinds of Fruit
for Saturday Trade
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Lutheran' Church Notes
DAKOTA CITY-SAI.EM
Rev. C. R. Lowe.
Make haste for the kingdom of
heaven. Why should not the chris
tian make haste. Two many think
if they have made a profession of
Christianity they have done sufficient.
Can a man do too much work on his
farm or in his oilice? How then can
a man do too much in the kingdom
of God? "Often ye have done all,
say ye unprofitable servants." By
making haste is meant to bo zealous
in work of tho kingdom, when the
glory of heaven is to be attained why
should a man not be as active and
zealous as when he is after a crop of
corn? A christian is to" be gentle
and harmless but that does not mean
he is to bo slow. He is to havo the
"fire of tho spirit of God." "Zeal
for thy house has eaten me up."
What a difierenco thero is between
mildness and slowness! Why is it
that so many christian people live in
inactivity? Is it because we are lul
led to sleep by tho deceitfulness of
the world? Is it because we do not
like to put forth an effort? Effort
is the price of eternal life. "Strive
to enter into the straight gate."
Look at the world, with what de
gree of haste they strive after death.
They curse, they swear, they run
here and thero following after un
cleanncss of desire and of mind as if
they will not reach hell fast enough.
In a more refined way, they close
their hearts against God, they will
not know Christ, they drink in any
thing that will smother any remind
er of godliness. They suffer mental
anguish, restlessness and fear. But
with tho' christian there is at least
peace of mind in the thought that
he is doing God's service. If you
suffer affliction of body or mind for
Christ because of this zeal, remem
ber Christ suffered for you, too.
What is tho pain of ths present
with righteousness compared with
the joys of heaven; or 'if you will
what is the present pain as a
child of God compared with the
eternal pains of tho lost without
Christ.
Isn't it true that even in tho flesb
the sinners suffer more because of
their sins than the godly do for their
godliness. Then make haste for
the kingdom of God.
-There "will be holy communion
celebrated in the churches next Sun
day, if nothing prevents. Lot all
make a special effort to' bo there.
Feasts for the body take us to a
good many places and oVer a good
many obstacles, which is all right,
but let us be as zealous for our
souls asjve are for our appetites.
As tho spirit is higher than the body
let us give the greater heed to its
welfare.
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