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Established August 22, 1891
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY.March 6, 1919.
VOL.27. NO. 28
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ITEMS OP INTEREST
GLEANED FKOM
OUR EXCHANGES
Walthtll Times: Ralph Bnugous,
of Homer was in town Wednesdnj
nltcrnoon.
Fonda, Iowa, Times: Mr. Kroes
en, sr was a Varina visitor betwc n
trains Monday.
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Orchard News: Ira Howard r
hero the larger part of last week
from Sioux City.
Rosalie Rip-Saw: Miss Laura
Schmiedeskamp spent the week-end
at the Geo. Rohde home in Homer.
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Plainview News: Miss Ella Mc
Henry of Colome, S. D., is visiting
her brother T. J. between trains to
day. --o
-Wynot Tribune: MissLucilc Mor
gan, superintendent of the Wynot
schools, spent Saturday visiting her
parents in South Sioux City.
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Tekamah Herald: Miss Irma El
liott spent the week-end in Sioux
City with her sister, Miss Ha.el El
liott who is a teacher in Dakota
City.
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Winnebago Chieftain: Miss Maude
Hickman of Dakota City and Stanley
Graham of Winnebago were week-end
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Beltz.
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Wisner Chronicle: Mrs. Helen
Rich returned. home last Tuesday
evening from a pleasant visit to her
son, Supt. A. B. Rich, and family
at Clay Center.
Hartington Herald: Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Bottolfson returned to their
home in South Sioux City on Monday
after a visit here at the home of the
former's parents. Mr. Bottolfson,
who learned telegraphy in the local
depot, is now holding a responsible
position at South Sioux City.
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Pierce Call: Proceedings were co
mmenced today by W. D. Shepardson,
of the Pierce County Call, against
W. H." Brown, editor and publisher
of the Pirce County Leader, charging
Brown with criminal libel. This
action is taken because of an article
published in the issue of the Leader
on February 20, attacking the char
acter of Mr. Shepardson. &
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Lyons Mirror. Mrs. Joseph Har
ris, of Ijinor'on, and Mis?.-. Johanna
Harris, of Homer, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Wirner Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tyron have mov
ed to the C. 0. Swanon residence
which they recently purchased. Mr.
, Tryon's step-grandmother was for
merly Mrs. Samuel Curtis, one of our
old pioneer neighbors in Dakota
county. We welcome Mr. and Mrs.
Tryon to our midst.
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Sioux City Journal, 28: John
Bridgete, living at Twenty-first and
Wall street, was instantly killed at
Hubbard, Neb., yesterday morning
when no slipped under a Chicago and
Northwestern train which he was at
tempting to couple. The cars crush
ed his chest. Mr. Bridtrete has been
a freight brakeman on the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad for sev
eral years, working on the Nebraska
division. He moved hero from
Blopmfjeld, Neb., recenty.
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( Wnlthjll Gitjzen: Mrs,. A. Recce
went to Hubbard Wednesday night.
. . . .Mr. and Mrs, Al Means were Sioux
City visitgrs Tuesday, ,., Mrs. H. E.
Taft went tq Homer Tuesday to visit
her mother, Mrs. Baugous... .M. Ma
son and wife came last Friday noon
to stay awhile at the homo of his
son, W. H. Mason and family. . . .Mrs.
Kennison of South Sioux City, who
has been visiting at the George
Sparks home, returned home yester
day. o
Sioux City Journal, 2: Miss Aman
da Roost, of Dakota City, Neb., is a
Ford
THE FARMER'S TRUCK
The Ford one-ton truck may well be classed as an
agricultural necessity, it fits into and fills so many
wants on the farm. It is a reliable bearer of farm
burdens, not only doing the work of several horses
quicker and better than the horse, and does nof "eat
its head off" when not working. The' aggressive
farmer has only to, consider the possibilities of the
Frd truck and he is ready to buy one. We judge
H to be so from the way farmers are buying themt
Homer Motor Company
Telephone CO.
guest over the week-end of Mlsa Hel
en Gullickson....Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ter Heikes, of Obert, Neb., have ar
rived to visit several days with Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Learner. ... .F. Bartels
of Hubbard, Neb., was on the market
today with u load or cnoco leu ngnt
lambs that topped the clay's sales
nnil otjtnliHsVinil n new ton for the
season at $18.45. Mr. Bartels topped
the sheep market with a similar load
several weeks ago.
Ponca Journal: An unusual and
ilcasing marriage event took place
in the afternoon of February 23,
01, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. . Cornell, east of Ponca, when
their daughter. Miss Ethel Marie was
united in wedded bonds to Mr. John
J. Arends, and their son, Clarence H.
to Miss Lillie May Fueston, the im
pressive marriage ceremony being
performed by Rev. A. G. Martyn of
the Presbyterian Church of Ponca.
A bountiful wedding dinner was ser
ved and they were the recipients of
a number of valued gifts. After
visitation with friends in Sioux Falls,
S. D., the two young couple will be
at home on farms near Ponca.
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Pender Times: Deputy Sheriff S.
M. Young took Edward J. Cooley toj
the relorm school Tit llearney. ino
youngster's home was in Sioux City.
He went down to Winnebago and
broke into the Keating hardware
store. He was arrested with a re
volver taken from the store on his
person. He is a' pretty tough young
ster The Times had a pleasant
visit Tuesday from Albert Nash of
Walthill, one of the pioneers of the
Thurston neighborhood. He likes
his new home and conditions at Walt
hill. He has 400 acres of fine land
near Thurston ho wants to sell. There
isn't a better farm in Thurston coun
ty. Mr. Nash's son, George has re
turned from the army and the father
has every reason to be proud of the
young man.
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Waterbury items in Allen News:
G. A. Herrick was transacting busi
ness in Dakota City Friday.... G. W.
Hays and family returned Friday.
He resumed his position as depot
agent Hospital Sergeant Evan W.
Surber was honorably discharged from
the army February 12. He will
again take up farming on his father's
farm.. ..Harry Springer, being caught
in the city during the blizzard, had
an experience similar to W. E. Sur
ber. He came to Emerson and .walk
ed home from there W. E. Sur
ber marketed a car of fat cattle
Wednesday. He had quite a stren
uous time getting home. Came to
Willis on the Ponca train, from there
he walked to his brother Frank's,
stayed all night and continued his
walk on home Friday morning.
Sioux City Live Stock Record:
Charles Voss of Homer, topped the
Sioux City market February 23 with
a bunch of steers at $19 a hundred.
The price is not particularly remark
able, but it was the thirteenth time
that Mr. Voss has topped the mar
ket in thirteen years. There were
ten steers in the lot, average weight
being 1,141 pounds. They were
Herefords of ni-j own raising and
feeding, and were well finished. Mr.
Voss also had eight head of steers
averaging 1,078' pounds that made a
price of $17, two heifers 1,530 lbs.
each at top price of their own for
$14 a hundred. The secret of this
man's success lies not alone in his
knowledge of feedintr. but also in
the fact that he raises cattle from
the right sort of foundation, stock.
Emerson Enterprise: Miss Ruth
Bellvue, of Homer, is in Emerson this
week.... Miss Johanna Harris of Ho
mer, visited over Sunday with her
brother's family hero, . ..Frank and
Geo. F. Haaso went to Dakota City
Sunday and spent the dav visitim:
their parents. .. .Miss Maxwell, of
Dakota City, was here bundny. bhe
talked to the executive board of the
Red Cross regarding the Homo Serv
ice work which Emerson is now tak
ing up.... Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walter
and baby were up from West Point
and visited over Sunday with the
Harris family. They will soon move
onto a farm near Homer where they
Homer Nebraska.
DOIT
FINISH !T
Two million men were sent abroad.
It cost us a lot to set them over
but it's worth much more to have
them back.
THEY F1K
Bf they had not, two, million more
men would be on the way now.
These men saved us lives and money.
BUY
NO BRING
i f" fmj'.'-i-gjaBr.i'JWJjai
rrtiirTl""rnralM!'
expect to live the coming year. . . .
Three accidents occurred Friday
night to mar the enjoyment of the
basket ball game. The victims were
Arnold Jensen, Milton Rockwell and
Edward Schindlcr, all being injured
more or less painfully... .Mrs. Joe
Harris went to Sioux City Monday.
She also went to Homer Thursday to
attend the reception given to the
homecoming soldiers and reports that
Homer is giving very pleasant social
affaiis which the home folks and the
boys are enjoying very much.
Si6ux City Journal, 1: Mr3. J. J.
Pollard, of South Sioux City, is a
medical patient nt St. Joseph's hos
nitnll. ...Subzero temperatures aro
hailed with delight by farmers and
residents oi unKotn Uity and Soutli
Sioux City, who are filling their ice
houses from Crystal lake. The ice,
except in the field cut over by the
Consumers Ico company, has reached
a thickness of twelve inches, it is
said. Despite tho bad road condi
tions farmers and others having pri
vate icehouses aro seizing tho oppor
tunity to procure a supply. Tho de
velopment of tho crop has been
watched carefully since Monday, when
the ico had reached a thickness of
seven inches.. . .Fifteen more days of
low temperature in Minnesota are
necessary to harvest a crop of ice
sufficient to run Sioux City for the
coming summer, according to Julius
A. Military, general manager of the
Consumers Icf company, while a
slight thaw at tho present time
might handicap the cutting tq soh
an extent that H woud bo impossi
ble to get in the enUro crop, Weath
er conditions have beon vory uncer
tain for Ico cutting all winter, ho de
clared. "Our plant at Crystal lake,
as well as thoso on tho Sioux river,
have been unable to operate success
fully because of tho unusually open
winter. This has forced us to do all
our harvesting in Minnesota," he as
serted. "At present we are cutting
in four places in that state, Spiccr,
Curry, St. James and Worthington."
....August Voss, a wealthy former
of Nacora, Neb., died early yesterday
morning at St. Joseph's hospital from
a gunshot wound inflicted with sui
cidal intent. A portion of the farm
er's liimil unq tnrii nuunir ln 1... .!!.
charged a shotgun after placing tho
barrel against his, fo,reh&ad. The
shots cut a largo groove in the skull,
exposing the brain. He livfd about
seven hours afturwnrd, Voss' net of
self clnRtrnntlnn wnt inmmlttml n.l
Thursday evening at his homo near
""tuiii, in inu bouinerii part oi ua-
Kom county, xnci. Aiemiiers of Ills
family, finding him lying in an un
conscious condition, telephoned to
Sioux City for a doctor, but tho bad
roads mndn it linpnrtnln inlinn 4-l,
physician coul.d arrive and a special
Hum un mo wmiuiii roau was arrant.
fill fnv Vnou iirno ft.olwwl 4 C3I?T
City on tho spocinl train which reach-
rwl lw.M !.,... I . ..tl 1- TV 1
i.u uuiu Huuut i ii mucK rriuay morn
ing. Ho died an hour later. Tho
body was taken to Nacora yesterday
for burial. Despondency, duo to ill
health, Is said to have been tho
cause. Voss had suirercd an attack
of influenza and Bince then had not
been the same as bofore.
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Sioux pity, Journal, 4th; Fellow
members of the I, V. W, aided Topi
Fraiu and Georgo Brown in escaping
from tho Dnkota county, Nebr., jail
Sunday night, In tho opinion of De
puty Sheriff J. P. Rockwell. Tho
tools with which thoy sawed the cell
bars and dug a holo through tho
oightcen-inch wall of thevcounty jail
are believed to havo been furnished
February 21. Dakota City was pracr
,tjcally depopulated that night, duo to
the byszko-Stecker wrestlimj match
ID THE HUN
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War Savings Stamps
THEM ME!
in Sioux City, although Deputy Rock
well rcmnined at thu jail to avert
any attempt at a jail delivery. Three
suspicious characters wore scon leav
ing town early tho following morning
nlthough no disturbance or noiso was
heard near tho jail. Deputy Rock
well said last night that it was poss
ible however for tools to have been
passed to tho imprisoned men through
a window and arcaway on tho west
side of tho jail. The alleged wire
thieves arc believed to havo boon at
work digging a hole in the wall and
cutting out tho bars during short
periods each day for nearly n week.
rBrfoks removed from tho wall hail
been hidden under a blanket, which
'apparently had ' been carelessly
I thrown against the wall. The coll
bars had been so skillfully removed
that when replaced a very careful
inspection was necessary to discern
the marks of tho tools. Their es
cape Sunday riight occurred between
7 ond 8 o'clock in tho evening, dur
ing tho absence of Deputy Rockwoll,
who was at supper. Although Sher
iff Cain, Deputy Rockwoll and City
Marshal Harvey Phillips, of South
Sioux City, have combed tho surroun
ding country in search of tho fugi
tives, no trace of them hos been
found. It is still bolicved, howevor,
that they are in hiding nearby.
They were traced Sunday njght to
tho Laketon railroad switch between
South bioux City and Dakota City
and an attempted holdup at South
Sioux City about an hour and a half
after tho jail break is believed to
have been tho work of tho two men.
Two men answoilng a general des
cription of the escaped prisoners at
tacked E. F. Clinkenbeard, a bach
elor, nt his home. Ono man. guard
ed tho exterior of tho house ,vhilo
tho other armed with a gun, de
manded that Clinkenbeard hand over
his money. Instead tho bachelor
shouted for help and neighbors ran
to his residence. Tho frightened
footpads fled without obtaining nny
money. A guard was maintained at
the combination bridge all night, but
no men answering Frain ond Biown's
description attempted to pass over.
Police of Omahn, Lincoln, Minneapo
lis, and other largo centers hnvo been
furnished a description of tho es
caped jailbirds.
SOLDI KIt'S LETTER
From Francis II. Ayrcs, to his
mother, Mrs. Lycurgus Ayrcs.
U. S. Debarkation Hospitnl No. I),
Now York City, Feb. 27, 1!)19.
Dear Mother: Arrived in tho
States yesterday. Am feeling tho
best in the wojjd. Wo havo tho boat
ploco that anyone could wish for.
Wo aro in New York. They hnvo a
laro building here, turniKl into a
hospital and it is sure irrond. Wo
can get anything thnt you couM
want without going out of tho build
ing. Wo can go any place in tho
city that wo want to from 10 o'clock
in tho morning to 15 o'clock in tho
afternoon. The shows don't cost us
a cent wo can go to any of them.
Tho people take us out to their homes
and they suro treat us fine. It sure
does seem fine to get back to the
states again.
Wo will get paid In full in a few
days. I havo $250 coming, and thut
will last for n while. I think that J
will bo homo before long, anywhere
from six weeks to a month, Of
courso I am not suro of thi I am
as woll as I over was. Thtv snv thnli
all tho boys that dwn't need to ho.
treated will, got out right nway.
There woihj about 0,000 of us come
over on tho boat.
Woll, I wiir closo for this time. I
will wrlto again tomorrow.
Your son, Francis H. Ayres.
PAY AND FILE
INCOME TAX
BEFORE MAR. 15
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Gives Warning That Severe
Penalties Will Be Enforced.
WOMEN WITHIN LAW'S SCOPE;
HOW THEY REPORT INCOME
The Incomo Tax drlvo comes to s
closo on Saturday night, March 15.
All paymentB and returns duo on thnt
date under tho provisions of tho new
Revcnuo Law must bo In tho hands of
local Internal Revcnuo Collectors bc
foro lliPlr offices closo thnt night.
'1 In- Incomo Tax Is being collected to
meet tho wnr expenses. Every person
who shouted mid tooted his horn on
Annlstlco Day is now cnllcd upon to
contribute his sharo of tho cost of win
ning tho wnr.
Tho laggards nnd tho dodgers will
fnco severe fines nnd Jnll sentonces.
Tho Internnl Revcnuo Bureau nn
nounces that Its officers will check us
all up to seo that every person who
cornea within tho scope of the Incomo
Tnx lnw did hjs shnrc.
Where to Pay and File.
Residents of Nebrnskn aro required
to mako their returns nnd pay their
taxes to Geo. L. Looinls, Collector of
Internal Revenue, Omahn, Neb., or to
nny jof his deputy collectors who nro
now doing frco advisory work on In
come Tax.
Payments sent hy mall should bo nt
tnehed to tho returns nnd should bo in
tho form of check, money order or
draft. Cnsh pnyments by mnll are sent
nt tho tnxpnycr's risk of loss.
If you nro unnblo to mako your re
turn personally becnuso of llluess, nb
senco or incnpnclty, nn ngent or lcgnl
representntlvo mny mako your return.
If there aro nny doubtful points ns to
your Items of Incomo or nllownblo de
ductions, you should get in touch nt
onco with a Revcnuo officer or n bnnk
er for advice.
r Women Pay Tax.
Women nro subject to nil tho require
ments of tho Incomo Tax. W ether
slnglo or married, u woman's 1 icomo
from all sources must bo considered.
If unmarried, or If living npnrt from
her husband, sho must mako her re
turn for 1918 if her net Incomo was
$1,000 or over.
If mnrricd nnd living with her bus
bund, her income must bo considered
with tho husband's In determining tho
llnblllty for n return. Their Joint in
come, less tho credits allowed by lnw,
Is subject to normnl tnx. Tho wlfo's
net Incomo Is considered sepnrately In
computing nny surtax Hint muy bo due.
Husband and wlfo fllo Jointly, ns n
rule. If tho husbnnd docs not Include
his wlfo's Incomo in his return, tho
wife must file n sepnrnto return.
Severo Penalties.
Tho now Rovcmio Law places severo
pennltles on n person who falls to
mnko return on time, refuses to mnlco
return or renders n fraudulent return,
For failure to mnko return nnd pay tnx
on tlmo n lino of not moro thnn $1,000
la iinmed, nnd 25 per cent of tho tnx
duo Is ndded to tho nsscssment. For
refusing wilfully to mnko return, or
for mnklng fulso or fraudulent re
turn thcro Is a flno of not exceeding
$10,000 nnd Imprisonment of not ex
ceeding ono yenr, or both.
Farmer-.' Incomo Taxable.
Bvory f mer nnd ranchman who
had u f.U- j- u cood yeur In 3018 must
heed tin lnoomo Tnx (his yenr. Ho
must coiiHldor nil his Income ns tnx-
re
Those wishing Buicks this year will please get I
their orders in early, as we will have only Z
a limited number of cars, both in
Roadster and Touring I
Models
w Buick
The Powerful Overhead
Valve
C. B. Martin
Stilea Agent for
South Sioux City Dakota City Jackson Hubbard
Homer and Surrounding Territory
Sioux City Address, Box 70,
nble. He Is entitled to deduct from
his gross incomo all amounts expended
In carrying on his farm. Tho cost of
farm machinery, farm buildings nnd
Improvements ennnot bo deducted.
Tho cost of lfvo stock, cither for re
unlo or for breeding purposes, Is also
regarded as investment.
Overtime and Bonuses Taxed.
Salnry nnd wngo earners must con
sider ns tnxnblo every Hem received
from cmploycers nnd from other
sources. Bonuses nnd overtime pay
nro to bo reported, ns well ns tho rcgu
lar pnyments.
Allowances for Losses.
Losses sustained In 1018 nnd not cov
ered by Insurnnco nro deductiblo Items
If Incurred In tho tnxpnycr's business
or trade, In nny transaction under
taken for profit, or nrlslng from Arc,
storm, shipwreck or other casualty, or
from theft.
SQUARE DEAL FOR EVERY
INCOME TAX PAYER
Washington, D. C. "Tho
rights of nil persons now filing
Incomo Tnx returns nro nmply
protected by provisions for
k nbntements, refunds nnd np-
penis," bays Commissioner Dan-
lei C. Roper.
"Every person can bo Buro of
n squnro deal. No person is ex-
pdcted to pay moro thnn his
share of tnx. Ills Bhnro Is do-
k tcrmlned hololy by tho nmouni
nnd nature of his net Incomo for
1018, ns defined In tho lnw.
k "Abatement petitions nro dealt -k
k with opcn-mlndedly. Refunds
k will bo made In ovcry enso whero it
k too much tnx is erroneously col- -k
k lected. -k
k "Thu Incomo Tnx Is 'on tho -k
k loel' all the way through."
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WELCOME HOME BVNQUET
Tho returned soldiers and sailors
of Dakota precinct wero given u ban-
Suet and reception by tho Dakota
lity Red Cross chapter on Thursday
evening, February J17th at the. Red
Cross hnll. A four courso dinnorwas
Bervcd fit six o'clock for Gerald Hnll,
Chester nnd Hnrold Antrim, Eddio
nnd Hnrold Ansnes, Wilfred Klnkle,
Ed Hanson, Hnrold Gribblc, Keith
Hvnns, Elmor Bieimnnn, Ralph Bau
gous, Ray Heikes and Raymond Ream.
Rev. Draiso of tho Methodist church,
Rev. Lowo of tho Lutheran church,
Dr. C. II. Maxwell, and H. IL Adair,
wero also guests at tho dinner, Mr.
Adair acting as toastmaster. Rev.
Rraiso gavo tho welcoming nddrcss,
his subject being, "Wo'ro Glad to
Havo You Homo Again."
Tho inclemency of tho woathor
kept many from attending tho re
ception, which was hold at eight
o'clock, but all present woro glad to
havo had this opportunity to greet
tho boys and lot tliein know that wo
aro indeed glad to have them homo
ngnin.
This reception is tho first ono of
sovoral that will bo given from tlmo
to tlmo ns our soldiors and sailors
return homo.
Care Saves Many Chicks
"First Caro of Baby Chicks" is tho
name of n circular issued by tho Bu
reau of Animal Husbandry, United
Stntes Department of Agriculture
It gives suggestions on keeping tho
baby chicks warm, caro and control
of tho brooder, feeding a model baby
chick rntlon, and hot wenther hints.
This valuable little circular may bo
obtained for tho asking from county
agents or from tho University Ex
tension Service, University Farm,
Lincoln.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBR.