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0' . . 3t- . - - r Dakota County Herald e Wsior' . ' ! Jttt All Tk Nw When It I News, I '- - VOL. 2G. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918. NO. 28. ; u I I I' It my t u 1 ft I I ' I 1 I ( ' I 1 V 1 fi wm u m IIW Items of Interest Gleaned from Our Exchanges Maskell Items in Newcastls Timed: Mrs. Cook, of Dakota City, is spend ing a few days here with her son, H. Cook, and family. Wakefield Republican. Miss Vida Learner is in Stanton this week, where she is aiding in the state meet ing of the Christian Endeavor society. Wynot Tribune: Misses Irene and Helen McCormick, who are teaching school near Coleridge and Laurel, were over Sunday visitors with the home folks. , Ponca Advocate: Theodore Frank, the oldest son of Pastor L. Frank, has entered the U. S. army at Camp pod,;, near Des Moines, la. He joined the signal corps last week. Emerson Enterprise: BertMcEn taffer and family, of Boone. la., vis ited at the M. McEntaffer and Nel son Feauto homes the past week .... -Isaac Woods moved his family to Emerson and is occupying one of the Boudreau houses in the east part of town. Laurel Advocate: Gilbert O'Gara was here from Jackson the other day. For some time Gilbert's family has been there with Mrs. O'Gara's people. They came to visitand then the children took the whooping cough and they were detained, but expect soon to return to their home near Smithwick, S. D. Walthill Citizen: Ralph Mason came home from Linooln last Friday to spend Sunday with home folks. -....Miss Sylvia Crandall, of South Sioux City, was a guest in the Mason home Saturday afternoon and Sun day.... Mrs. Perry Ping has been with her mother at Hubbard the past week, helping care for her du ring her illness. She is reported better. i,mmtorh&J p if- Sloan, la., Star: Elmer Olson, of Alberta, Minn., was called to Hub bard, Neb., one daV last week on ac count of the illness of his mothor, Mrs. Hesena Olson. Mr. Olson will visit here before returning to his home... Noiman Olson and Chas. Olson and.Chas. Olson returned Sun day evening from Hubbard, Neb., where they had been called a few days before on account of the seri ous iljness of their mother, Mrs. Helena Olson. Sioux City Journal, 3rd: Joe Hur ley and Don Hurley have departed for Hubbard, Neb., where they have rented a farm. . . . A Red Cross auc tion on the streets of Homer, Neb., yesterday afternoon netted the or ganization more than $3,000. Every thing that was soul had been donated, and the gross sales represent the amount that will be turned over to the Dakota county chapter of the Red Cross. Among the things sold were horses, hogs, poultry, machinery, butter, cakes, bread, and pies. Several turkeys sold for $10 each; one loaf of bread brought $2, and a number of pies were sold at $5 each. Fully 1,000 people were on the street during the auction. ,A. Ira Davis, of Em erson, served as auctioneer. The affair was opened by a patriotic speech by William P. Warner, of Homer. Sioux City Journal: Dissatisfied with the slow progress of the fight for lower tolls on the Combination bridge, the citizens of South Sioux City, Neb., are conducting a cam jign for a municipal bond issue to "finance the construction of a new free bridge across the Missouri river. Committees are working in every precinct arousing enthusiasm for the project, and an effort is being made to take up a popular subscription to pay part of the cost. Louis Jeep, a retired business man of South Sioux City, has offered to give $1,000 to ward the building of a new bridge, and smaller pledges amounting to several thousand more are said to have been made. It was at first suggested that the entire expense of the proposition bo borne in 'this manner, aided by subscriptions from Sioux City business men. Accord ing to reports this feeling has now :lianged and the iavoreu pian is 10 .nil n onnpinl hnnrl plop.t.inn to vote Knnr'a for Hir hriflcrn lffn who RTP. behind the movement assert that the money paid out in tolls by bouth Sioux City residents in the hist five years would be sufficient to build a bridge as good or better than the Combination bridge. Business men figure that Ithey pay from $50 to $150 a year in tolls. The propo sition was first broached a few Months ago, it is said. At that time there was a talk of purchasing the Combination bridge. Aa enthusiasm grew, however, the sentiment came to favor building a new structure. There is now talk of circulating a petition among the voters request ing the city council to call a spec ial election to vote on a bond issue. With the idea jn view the business men are having engineers make an estimate of the cost of building bridges of different types from South Sioux City to Sioux City. The fight for a reduction of tolls on the Co nbination bridge will continue, n 'utter what course the new move n.v'i' takes, it is said. Sioux City Journal, 26: L. B. Hungerford, 79 yearsold, a northern Iowa pioneer and a civil war veteran. died yesterdayat noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. L. Ward, 1308 Douglas street. Mr. Hunger ford was born in Washington, 111., December 30, 1838, and moved to this section in 1855, when he was 17 years old, locating near James, northeast of Sioux City, where he worked on the farm of his uncle, Styles Hun gerford. During the civil war he served in Company L, Seventh Iowa cavalry, fron 1863 to 1866, taking part in quelling a number of Indian uprisings. There were no railroads in this part of the state during the early part of Mr. Hungerford's life here. To illustrate the cheapness of latd then he once traded a 160-acre farm near Sergesnt Bluff for a team of oxen and a barrel of sorghum. At one time Mr. Hungerford was offered a half block of Fourth street, near the present site of the Chicago house, in exchange for a yoke of oxen and a wagon. From Woodbury county he moved to Goodwin, Neb., where he made his home for twenty years. Besides his widow, Mr. Hungerford is survived, by five sons Mahlon Hungerford, of Water bury, Neb.; A. P. Hungerford, of Sibert, Col.; W. L. Hungerford, of Stewert, Neb.; Clarence Hungerford, of Leeds, la., and M. D. Hungerford, of Stewart, Neb., and four daugh tersMrs. Ward, Mrs. Jennette Bruford, of Sioux City; Mrs. Helen Hallenberg, of Mendota, 111., and Mrs. Cora Butler, of Hinton, la. There are nineteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the resi dence of Mrs. Ward tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Logan Park cemetery. Sioux City Journal, 1st: Sam Nixon, manager of the Independent Stock farm, of Homer, Neb., was on the day s market with a four-car shipment of stock. This farm is a Sioux City enterprise and has been unusually successful Henry Shoe maker, of Winnebago, Neb., was given a preliminary hearing yester day on a white slave charge before United States Commissioner Whit comb at Winnebago and was bound over to the federal grand jury, which convenes next month in Omaha. Shoemaker was arrested , a month ago on a seduction charge following his refusal to marry Ella Hoheke, of Randolph, Neb. The charge later was changed to white slavery. The prisoner is alleged to have paid the girl's railroad fare to Kansas City last January. After living with her there, they returned to Winnebago, and Shoemaker is said to have failed to keep his promise to marry her. The man was arrested on a warrant sworn to by Miss Hoheke. He was turned over to the federal authori ties when the charge was changed to white slavery.. . .Sentiment appears to be divided in Dakota City, Neb., concerning the advisability of voting a bond issue for the purchase of the Combination bridge or the erection of a new bridge to provide a free connection between Sioux City and Dakota county. While . some business men of Dakota City are strongly in favor of the proposition, others assert that it is not feasible and would not carry if put to a vote of the county. "So far as I can judge," said County Attorney George W, Learner, "general sentiment is favorable to the idea of establishing a free bridge. There would proba bly be considerable opposition to a bond issue among the farmers of the western part of the county, but South Sioux City and Dakota City are apparently strongly in favor of the idea." One of the officials of the Bank of Dakota City expressed a more conservative opinion. He declared that in his belief it is im practible to put the free proposition into effect. If only the initial ex pense were to be considered, he as serted, there would probably be no difficulty in obtaining the money. The upkeep cost, which would stead ily increase in later years, makes it unlikely that a bond issue would be approved by the voters of the county, he stated. Residents of South Sioux City, where the idea for the erection of a new bridge was developed, are taking a steadily increasing interest in the matter, according to reports. Backers of the movement are confi dent that after a campaign through the county enough voters could be brought into agreement with their views to carry the bond election. Sioux City Journal, 28; A free inMHi IBuy O Help the Boys at tfe Front The Herald will Accept. them at Face Value, Allowing you Four Years' Sub scription for a $5 Bond, that will only cost you $4.14 during March. The sooner you Buy the more you Save bridge connecting Dakota county, Neb., and Sioux City would be one of the most valuable assets possible for Sioux City, asserted W. S. Gilman, president of the Commercial club, in disenssing yesterday the campaign being conducted in South Sioux City for funds with which to erect a new bridge across the Missouri. Sioux City should be willing to bear one half of such an enterprise, declared Mr. Gilman. "No matter how ob tained," said Mr. Gilman, "a free bridge from Dakota county would be a most important step toward future development of Sioux City. However, if possible, I believe it would be better to purchase the Combination bridge and turn it into a free passageway, rather than du plicate investments by building a new strupture. If, as the owners of the Combination bridge assert, it is dilapidated, faulty and in danger of being washed away by every flood, it seems to me that they should be willing to sell the structure at a reasonable profit on their invest ment The present owners paid $288,000 for the bridge. A fair price to ask for it, in my opinion, would be between $350,000 and $400,000. That would pay them a comfortable profit. Those who con trol the bridge declare they are wil ling and anxious io do everything in their power to help the expansion and prosperity of Sioux City. They could do nothing to prove their sin cerity with more effect than to offer this bridge for sale, especially as they have repeatedly told the public of how little value the structure is to them. I believe that if a reason able price were set, Dakota county and Woodbury county should and would make the purchase. I am confident that Dakota county could raise half of the expense, and I be lieve the remainder could be obtain ed in Sioux City, if necessary, by popular subscription. The value of a free bridge between Dakota and Woodbury counties could hardly be estimated. So long as the present toll charges are in force the bridge will remain a barrier between Siouz City and the rich territory across the river. If this bar could be re moved it would mean profit to the residents of both Sioux City and Dakota county. There would bo a direct reduction in the cost of living among the working classes of Sioux City. A steady stream of eggs, butter, and other farm products would flow into this city as soon as a free bridge should be established. This would mean profit to the farm ers of Dakota county and a relief for the consumer here. The benefit to the general business of the city is easily recognized." Mayor R. J. Andrews expressed the hope that some way might be found to obtain reasonable tolls or a free bridge without the waste and duplication of investment which would result from the construction of a new bridge. Thrift Kitchen for Dakota City Through the courtesy of Mr. Stin con the ladies of Dakota City will have an opportunity to sample a va riety of war cookery that is based on the "fifty-fifty" basis. There will be an exhibit in Stinson's store on Saturday afternoon, March 9th, showintr the usn of substitutes T?n- I cipes and samples of anything on ex hibit may bo had free of charge. We hope you will be there. A demonstration on canning of meats will take place at the home of Mrs. C. C. Beerman on the after noon of March 7. Anyone who is interested is invited to attend. aby Bonds ANOTHER , a f HAH SAUIKfi I ' I W. H; Harm Makes Strong Appeal to German People The patriotic address delivered by Wm. II. Harm, mayor of Bloom field, Neb., who was introduced by Judge R. E. Evans, Tuesday evening in the court room at the court house, was an epoch-making one in further ing the loyalty of some citizens previously on the fence and in strengthening the loyalty of those already heart and soul over the top of it. The proceedings opened with the audience rising and singing "Ameri ca." Mr Harm spoke for 81 minutes to an audience which tested the capa city of the court room and was list ened to with rapt attention by all present. The address was in every way most impressive and convincing and as the speaker pointed out was uttered, not in a spirit of crit icism or condemnation, but more in a spirit of wishing to steer the thoughts of the people more par ticularly the German born Ameri cansalong the path that his, con science told him was the only straight one. An interesting statement was made by the speaker when he said that about thirty-five years ago he was in Dakota City as a friendless boy and slept in a barn. Now he is a prosperous man and holds a dignified position as mayor of Bloomfield and has the full confidence of the United States government. Although he was born in Germany he could get nothing there and so, on receipt of a letter from friends in this country, saying that they had cattle, hogs, and more chickens than they could count, it was decided to come to this country since they had not even one chicken of their own in the land of their birth. Since then he had be come prosperous. To whom did he owe his prosperity? The answer was to the U. S. where every door was opened to him when he came, a cordial welcome greeted him and all assistance given him. In Germany the only door he could open was their own little door. The more he pon dered over these things the more clearly his conscience told him that as he owed everything to the United States his manifest duty was to re- Kay the debt to this country in its our of need and not only to rdpay the debt but to add interest to it at the highest rate possible. Other points mode by the speaker were that if Germany wins the war it had been already decided in Ber lin to collect $89,000,000,000 from this country that after the war the United States would shako out of her lap all who had not proved their loyalty that the German newspap ers in this country wero controlled by the German government. He also told the Gorman-born Americans present that it was not only their money they had to give but their boys as well and thoso boys would carry tho flag of this country not only on French soil but would plant it on the sou of their old fatherland. Ho further remarked that the "melting-pot" had cooled off that it was necessary to rekindle tho flame and heat it up afresh and when it was boiling to skim off tho scum and leave nothing but 100u patriotic Americanism. A vote of thanks to the speaker was moved by Judge R. E. Evans and was unanimously adopted by all rising from, their seats. Judge R. E. Evans then called at tention to to fact that Mr. Harm had suggested sending a telegram to the president of the United States expressing the loyalty of the meet ing to him uil their confidence in him and ini7l that such a telegram be sent. This motion was unani mously adopted by all rising from their seats and a committee consist ing of Fred Wood, Dr. C. H. Max well and Sidney Frum was appoint ed to do this. At the close of the meeting an in formal talk was held with the speak er by several German-born Ameri cans and others. He spoke in part as follows: "When our country, tho Hfo of our country, is lmporllod; when tho liberty and freedom that wo have enjoyed aro at stake; when defeat would moan destruction, then It Is time for us llborty-loving pooplo to look up to our living, loving Uod and know that right will triumph. It is then for us to know that there is nd other might or power and that a God still reigns; then it is time for. us to rise as one man, glo up solf and meet tho emergencies. We did, not want this war and did not make it; it was not our fault. Wo had no voice in it, but wo could not Btay out. If wo had, folks, wo would hao boon disloyal to tho principles which this country isbullt on, wo would havoJicen traitors'" to human ity. ' "I want to say a fow words ns to tho cause of tho war. Tho middle European group, or tho central pow ers, ns wo call thorn, started the war. It is not a war between ono nation and another nation. It is a war of principles, of different viows. It is tho vIowb held by the Gorman gov ernment; held by tho kaisor. Whon, In 1010, at Konlgsborg, ho said, 'Hero my grandfather put tho Prus sian crown upon his hoad, Baying 'it was accorded him by tho will of God alono, looking upon mysolf as tho instrument of God regardless of tho intention and opinion of tho day I go my way,' what did ho moan? Ho meant this: 'I, tho Gorman omperor, can do whatovor I wish to do. Thorn Is no law for ino. No matter what pooplo think, I am a law unto my self.' Then, again, tho viows held by tho ruling class of Germany that thoy woro created and born to rule, and that thoro was another pooplo, tho common peoplo, who worn born to work and obey. "It has beon said that wo had no businoBS In tho war and could stay out. Walt until thoy como to our shores and wo will go and light, l will toll you a littlo LiBtory. rlho Goths camo over tho Alps and Itomo said: 'Lot's make poaco; lot's not send our young mon, hut mako pouco;' and again and again thoy made neaco and ono of tho Bonators aaid, 'that is no poaco' and thoro was no poaco. Homo waB sacked and that waB tho end of Romo. "If wo had waited until Franco and England woro dofoatod wo would have bcr- 'ho noxt. It was all planned. It lias boon said that tho omnoror Germany liau no hand In tills war, and ho know noth ing about U. Ho was up in tho Swedish watorB. A criminal covers his tracks. When thoy hold all tho cards thoy pressed tho button and lot out tho boast. It was all arrang ed, ovory dotnll of it, and whon thoy woro ready thoy rodo rough biiou ov er poor Bolglum. Thoro was no mor cy, no pity, no compassion, The Gorman omporor, in his darkness, In his solf-concelt, in his bigotry, In his egotism, Bays, 'Ich und Gott.' Ho was dccolvod. Ho thought ho took hold of tho hand of God, and in his darkncsB ho mado a mistake. Ho got hold of tho hand of tho dovll and ho hasn't found it out yet. "Aro wo fighting tho Oorman peo plo? My pooplo, your pooplo, wo aro not fighting thorn. Our presi dent mado that clear, and ovory ono of you should havo road his speech es, all of thorn. If you had, and had como out to thoso mootings, if you had boon more awako, wo would not have to pass through thoso dcop wa ters. No, wo aro not fighting tho German peoplo. Wo aro lighting the masters of Germany. Wo aro fighting thoso who havo enslaved tho Gorman peoplo, Thoso nro tho ones wo aro fighting and thoro is not going to bo any lot-up. "My Gorman friends I say Gorman-born friends you havo a right to lovu tho Gorman pooplo, for if you did not lovo thorn you could not lovo" tho Amorlcan pooplo. You havo a right to lovo thorn. Whon you swore alloglanco to thia coun- try you said that you woro going to bo truo to this govornmontf that you would forovor do away with tho Gorman govemmont and tho Ger man kaiser; that Is wlfal'you sworo to and that Is all tho American peo plo will nsk of you. It has como to you that bocauso wo aro at war with Germany wo must hate all Germans. You thought so, but that Is not truo, and you can stand up and look ovory man In tho oyo straight, provided you aro truo and loyal. "I was born in Germany and lived thoro Bovontcon years. I folt the pangB of hungor many a night; had to got out and mako my living sinco I was flvo yoars old, and thon, you and I, wo hoard of this groat coun try and camo across tho wator. Wo thought wo would havo a littlo moro to cat, a littlo bottor living. But you who today own somo of theso magnlllclont farms, that you In your old ago may gojfto town and live liko a king, you novor dreamod it. Is thoro ono hero who dreamed it? "And how much has this country dono for us? It has boon Bald that wo, tho German-born Americans, mado this country. ?j, vo did not, Tho country was herb and tho gov ornmont was hero. GIvo tho credit to whom tho credit is due. Wo enmo and woro willing to work, and wo did work and wo aro entitled to tho fruits of our labors; and tho American pooplo, our peoplo, ovory ono of thoni7 nro glad that wo aro doing woll. Isn't lliu't truo?- JThoy aaid all this country is youra and wo will help you. "You novor onco hoard thom Bay 'You stay over thoro.' Thoy hayo given ua all the opportunities that thoy havo, and how can wo aver re pay thorn? How can thoro bo any thought, any lingering doubt in our hoarts that that govornment ncross tho waters la right? Is that govorn ment right? No, ovorything was glvon us horo. Wo Bharod tho blosa Ings, wq shared tho liberties and wo camo horo with nothing, nakod and hungry. I cania hungry and nnked. Now, you must wake up. Every tlollar that I havo Is at tho com mand of thl9,k,my. BovornmentwVlf wq, win this warand I lose my for tunp I can mako it again. If wo lose this, war and' I keep my fortuno I havo Jobt it. your fawns won't.bo worth 10 conta'ton tho dollar. rfIn- stoau mwsB?aioneyaltfKyMir - wStw nanus, instead of getting tlmo cer tificates, you will bo scratching grav el and Bonding your earnings over to uorim. Do you want to do that? Woll thpn, wako up! wako up! Somo nro awako, somo of you aro rubbing your oyos and some nro Btlll asloop. Wo must know tho dnngor wo nro in and no ono should know it bottor than you German born peoplo." County Agent's Field Notes BY G. It. YOUNG. Tho wnr department is in ncod of Iarco nunntltinn nf strmu tn i.n.i. dlng. Tho department prefers to buy from thoso having largo quanti ties, uut win take car lots. Of all years, this is tho ono in which"" no straw should bo hurnod. City deal ers aro offering $9 por ton for good baled wheat straw on' board cars. Word cornea that noxt year It will bo necessary to grndo all pptatoos thnt aro put on tho market. Tho grade requirements can bo secured by writing to tho Buronu of Markets, Washington, D. C. Every .potato growor should Bond for a sot of thoso rules. Miss Anna Steckolborg bogins her work as homo demonstration agont in Dakota county wltli' a canning demonstration, beginning at 10 o'clock, March 7th, at Mrs. O. G. Boorman's, and by opening of a thrift kltchon at Stinson's Btoro In Dakota City, on Saturday aftornoon, March 9th. Tho usos of all tho now flours will ho Bhown at this time, and rocipos given to assist in tho making of tho now hroad. Tho-Unltod States Food adminis tration Iiub takon tho binder twlno under Us control. Its purposo Is to rogulato distribution and to prevent speculation. Tho BOOd corn tontine? ntntlnn nt Jackson Ib taking tho time of" two mon. Corn is tested for 7G cents por 100 cars. M. . Church Notes. F. J. Aucock, Pastor. Sorvicos will ho hold at tho usual hours noxt Sunday 11 a. m. and 4 p. in. Cantata practlco at 2:30. Tho "all day" mooting of tho La-, dies' Aid at tho homo of Mrs. Don Forbes laBt Friday was ovldontly n groat auccoaa. Judging from var ious romarks dropped by various la dles Mrs. Forbes must bo somo cook. Anyway, thoro Boomod to bo a short age of adjectives to doscrlbo tho ex cellent dinner. About thirty ladles woro present and engaged In Hod CroBB eowing. Several out of town guests woro present. Wo aro oxpoctlng a visit from Dr. Furman.our district superintendent, on tho 22nd of this month. Wo nro oxpectlng to arrange some kind of membership mooting and lunch in his honor, and wo hopo that every mombor will ho able to mako his ac quaintance. ' For Sale Good, quiet riding pony perfect ly safe for children. Will H. Orr, Dakota City, Neb, liV NT.I ,T- ,, r-"-n TgiwfrTOTV wjujit trtJ'W wW MMltMVM "t-