Dakota County Herali
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ALL THE NEWS WHEN IT IS NEWS
Established AugiM 22, 1891
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, March 13, 1919.
VOL.27. NO. 29
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OUR EXCHANGES
. ' Meadow Grove News: Rev. An
trim preached at Battle Creek Wed
nesday night.
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,Obert News in Hartington Herald:
Chct Heikes made a business trip to
Sioux City this week.
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Ponca items in Allen News: Su,
Conrad Jacobcon of Newcastle visit
ed, our school- Monday.
i-Hnrtington Herald: Clenn L.
Welch and family ,left on Monday for
South Sioux City, Where they will
inrike their future homo.
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'Nebraska Journal-Leader: E. A.
Dietrich of the Journal-Leader was
at Newcastle the first of the week,
assisting in the Times office.
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Tekamah Journal: Mrs. Ed Bruce
and Dorothy were up to Homer, Neb.,
a 'few days the latter part of last
week for a visit with relatives.
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Maskell items in Wynot Tribune:
S. A. Draise was up from Dakota
City Tuesday, having shipped in a
car of, baled alfalfa'jfor his farm.
Uoyal items in Neligh Leader:
Mrs. F-. H. Francisco received a tele
gram from her son, Freeman, saying
that he had arrived safely in New
York from pverseas.'
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Walthill Citizen: Louis Vlasak
shipped his household effects to a
farm near Homer, last Saturday.
The family followed Sunday even
ing. Louis is a good farmer and
we regret to see him leave this part
of the county.
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Dixon County Advocate: The Pon
ca High School Girls Basket Ball
team played the South Sioux City
team at South Sioux Friday night.
The girls returned Saturday night in
good spirits but we were asked not
to mention the score.
Laurel Advocate: Miss Lillian
Lundquist departed Saturday after
noon for short visits with Rev. and
Mrs. S. A. Draise at Dakota City
and Miss Jean Hay at Vermillion.
Miss Lundquist thinks some of going
to Chicago in April to take a three
months' course at the. Moody Insti
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Central City Republican: Mr. and
Mrs. Will Free were Omaha passen
gers Friday Edward Novak, Wil-
ber Pressnal, .and Bobbie Way at
tended theY. M. C. A. conference
at Norfolk Saturday and Sunday, re
turning Monday. They expect to
give their reports next Thursday at
eleven thirty.
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Wakefield items in Wayne Herald:
Mrs, Earl Bruce of Cordova, Neb.,
arrived here Monday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Dora Cooley Mrs.
Dave Leap and daughter of Nacora,
Neb., spent Sunday and Monday at
the Walter Leap home in Wakefield.
Vivian Leap celebrated her third
birthday Monday.
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Morningside items in Sioux City
Journal, 9th: Mrs. Jacob Learner de
parted yesterday for Dakota City,
eu wnere sno win visit over sun
day with her mother, Mrs. William
Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ben Verlin-
den, of Dakota Citv. Neb., have re
moved to Morningside to make their
home on a ten-acre tract which they
have purchased in the eastern part
oi me suouri).
Crofton Journal: John Bridgr
2!) Vears old. n lirnknmnn r,n tlm
wortnwestern line out of Sioux City
was killed at midnight last Wednes
day near Hubbard, Nebr., when he
slipped and fell between two ctu-s of
a moving freight train. The engi
neer was waiting for Bridgett's sig
nal and going back to see what de
tained him discovered the body.
John Bridgett was well known in
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Ford
There are more than 3,000,000 Ford cars in
daily operation in the United States. This is a
little better than one-half of all the motor cars in
use in America. The Ford car is every man's neces
sity. No matter what his business may be, it solves
the problem of cheapest transportation. We solicit
your order now, because production is limited, and
we must make it the rule to supply first orders first.
.Touring car, $525; Runabout, $500; Coupe, $650; Se
dan. $775; Truck Chassis, $550. These prices f.o.b.
Detroit.
Homer Motor Company
TeIcjih6iicvG9.
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Wittv r,
ng been brakeman on
s train out of Uroiton
for quite a while.
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Lyons Mirror-Sun: Mr. Linton,
Paul Karo, Arnold Karo, Frank Khoda,
Gilbert Beck and Louis Anderson at
tended the Older Boys' Conference
held at Norfolk Saturday and Sun
day. A very helpful program was
given and the boys came back en
thused for better things in high
school life. A report of the work
was given by the boys in the high
ichool assembly Tuesday afternoon.
Hafnvicw Republican: The Pierce
Cuitnty Call makes the announcement
that Editor Shepardson, one of the
owners of the Call, has commenced
proceedings against Editor Brown of
the Leader for libel. We dfdn't
know it was possible for one editor
to libel another. An editor might
libel a farmer, doctor, of preacher
or most any other individual but for
one editor to libel another is one of
those rare curiosities worth mention
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Wayne Herald: Mr. and Mrs. W.
II. Whittaker of Omaha, arrived in
Wayne last Thursday and spent a
few days with the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Coylo and other
relatives. They returned home Sat
urday afternoon Rev. and Mrs.
D. W. McGregor have received glad
tidings from their sons. Albert E.
MacGregor wired this message from
New York Sunday evening: "Arrived
safely, feeling fine, go to Camp Mills,
N. Y. Dr. Warren E. MacGregor
writes: "Have been transferred to
division headquarters from field hos
pital. The major has put me in
charge of the prosthesist work for
this division of 19,000 men. I have
two orderlies as my assistants. They
were the assistants of my predcessor.
Expect to leave for home in May.
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Waterbury items in Allen News:
Ben Jackson is working for Earl Mc
Afee, near Waterbury Earl Mc
Afee and Billie Maun shipped cattle
to the Sioux City market Wednes
day Mr. Onderstall lo'aded his
household goods in a car Wednesday
to be shipped to Rosalie, where ho
will farm this next year Mr. nnd
Mrs. Herrick received word from
their son, George, February 28th, the
letter was dated February 9th, he
said he would soon sail for the states.
....Mr. and Mrs. Martin Springer
came home Tuesday from Parkston,
S. D., where they have been for the
past two months with their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Benson Mrs. G. A.
Herrickwnsconfined to her-bed scv-..
erai uays tne past week with a sev
ere cold. She was prevented at
tending the Farmers' and Breeders'
meeting in Sioux City with her hus
band. Sioux City Journal, 7th: Mr. and
Mrs. George C. Drake of Homer, Neb.,
were in Sioux City yesterday
John Nelson, of Hubbard, Neb., en
tered St. Joseph's hospital yesterday
for surgical treatment Mrs. M. H.
Neibuhr entertained the members of
the Two-Fifty, Two-Fifty club yester
day afternoon for several hours de
voted to the club game. Tea was
served at 5 o'clock The March
term of circuit court at Dakota City,
Nebr., will be convened Friday, Mar.
14, instead of Monday, March 10, as
first assigned, it was announced last
night. The petit jury will report
Monday, March 17. But two criminal
cases;, both for bootlegging, will bo
tried befor Circuit Judgo Guy T.
Graves, unless Tom Frain and George
Brown, who recently escaped, are re
captured. The latter were to have
been tried for grand larceny, for the
theft of copper wire from poles at
the Consumers Ice company plant at
Crystal, lake.
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Sioux City Journal, 8th: After
attending a dance in South Sioux
City, Helen Hurd, of Ida Grove, 20
years old, and Bessie Rider, 1G, 1812
West Seventh street, were arrested
by Detective Clem Hagan at 12:40
this morning after the girls and an
unidentified man made unsuccessful
efforts to obtain rooms at several
hotels. The arrest occurred in a
rooming house, from which tho man
Homer Nebraska.
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Our soldiers finished their
job quickly and thoroughly. In
stead of two million more going
over, two million are now com
ing back.
Uncle Sam still needs Kioney
to do this. Won't you lend it?
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escaped. The Rider girl protests
her innocence, telling the police sho
fainted at tho dance at South Sioux
City, and later said tho fainting
stunt Occured in the city, the. men
carrying her to a room. The girls
are being detained for questioning
by the matron The labor party
of South Sioux City expects to nom
inate a full ticket for the forthcom
ing election at a caucus to be held
Monday night at 8 o'clock in tho
council chamber. Nominations will
be made for mayor, three council
men, treasurer, clerk and city engineer,-all
city offices in fact, with tho
exception of the city attorneyship,
which is an appointive office. The
terms of Mayor J. L. Phillips and
three of the six councilmen from the
three wards terminate this spring.
The other three councilmen are hold
overs from tho preceding election.
No announcement as to the probablo
pqrsonnol of the labor party s candi
dates has been made, but a spirited
contest is forecast,
Emerson Enterprise: Joseph Star
zl went to Dakota City Monday morn
ing on business Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Purucker who live near Nacora,
went to Sioux City Monday morning.
....Miss Frances Starzl of Emerson,
visited several days this week with
her sister, Mrs. Hen Purucker of near
Nacora Mrs. Georgo Haaso enter
tained the English Lutheran Aid So
ciety Thursday afternoon. The bad
weather kept many away, but those
attending had a very pleasant after
noon. ..Mrs. King returned from the
hospital in Sioux City to the homo
of her mother, Mrs. M. McEntairer.
She is recovering from tho effects of
her operation for appendicitis......
Herold, the 18-months' old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Roenfeldt, of
Nacora, died Wednesday and was
buried in the Emerson cemetery Sat
urday afternoon. Funeral was held
at the German Lutheran church and
was conducted by Rev. Traubel. Tho
little boy was ono of twins. Tho
bereaved parents have tho sympathy
of nil their friends in their loss
August Friederick Voss was turn
May !), 18G9 in Holstein, Germany.
He camo to America in 1&7Y, witii
his parents, sisters and brothers to
Mineola, Mills county, Iowa. Ho
was married to Charlotte Ronncfeldt
Dec. 22, 1892. In 1903 lie moved
to Nacora, Dakota county, Neb.,
whoro ho has lived with his family
on a beautiful farm adjoining Nacora
until tho timo of his death. He
leaves to mourn his loss a wifo and
six children, John, Ludwig, Herman,
Leo, Mrs. Henry Nablo, and Millie,
ono sister, Mrs. Fritz Hook of Min
neola, Iowa, and three brothers, Carl
William and Earnest. Ono child
preceded him into tho great beyond.
Mr. Voss will bo greatly missed by
nil his friends and neighbors, as he
was a man who had many real friends
and ho was a true friend. Funoiul
services were hold at Nacora last
Sunday afternoon. Tho body was
taken to Minneola, Iowa, for burial
March 4.
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Sioux City Journal, 5th: John Nel
son, of South Sioux City, Neb.,enter
ed St. Joseph's hospital yesterday for
surgical treatment. .. .The proposed
ordinance by which South Sioux City
will levy a 5 per cent occupation tax
against tho Sioux City Sorvico com
pany as a penalty for poor sorvico
was not presented last night. Tho
provision of the ordinance wero out
lined to County Attorney George
Learner about a week ago and lie was
requested to preparo a properly oxo
cuted, loophole proof ordinance which
will force the company to pay a tax
on its South Sioux City property un
til it complies with tho provisions of
its franchise. Tho attorney's illness
prevented completion of tho ordin
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ance in time for action at last night's
rutrular meotintr. when it would have
come up for first reading. Tho coun- j
cil lias received no intimation from
tho service company directly as to I
whether the proposed tax will be '
contested, said Mayor J. L. Phillips,'
although iy indirect methods ana iu
mors they have been assured that the
service company will ignore tho mat
ter. .. .Beaten nearly to insensibility
when he refused to yield to tho de
mands of two armed hiirhwavmcn.
B6n Watocs, f South Sioux City, was '
.robbed of $9 near the gas plant on I
South Iowa street early last night.
He was brought to tho polico station
and given medical aid, having sus
tained severo scalp lacerations in-
j flicted by tho robbers. Waters was
walking north when tho footpads
halted him. Believing their weap
ons were unloaded ho resisted them
and was felled when struck over the
head with one of the guns. "They
took all tho money I had with me,
saidi Waters, who is a brother of
former policeman Sam Waters. "I
was going after some tobacco. They
didn't leave mo enough to get a
smoke. All they gave mo was a soro
head." Tho assault and robbery of
Waters was tho second holdup in tho
same district last night. Harry Par
ent, 113 Virginia street, was robbed
about 8 o'clock by two men near Sec
ond and Virginia streets. Two men,
answering tho general description of
Waters' assailants, relieved him of
8-1.85. Parent told tho polico that ho
believed tho men wero unarmed. Ono
carried a flushlight....J. T. Atkins,
proprietor of a South Sioux City
pdol hall, was shot through tho .stom
ach at 3:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing by two highwaymen. Ho was on
his way home, eight blocks awny.
Marshal Harvey Phillips behoves
South Sioux City men, who know ho
carried considerable money, attempt
ed the holdup. According to tho sto
ry Atkins told I'atrolman Lu Becker,
while on tho way to the hospital, one
of the holdup men stepped from be
hind a fence, "covered" him with a
I gun as a doublo security. Atkins as
sorted that he threw up his left arm
promptly, but a dislocated finger on
the Tight hand caused him to hold
that arm in front or him. "Tho
robbers evidently thought tha I wiu
reaching for a gun," ho said, "and
the one in front of mo promptly shot,
j Tho shooting must have scared them,
for they fled without oven stopping
to get my money." Atkins Was re
moved to the Samaritan hospital,
t where it was found that tho wound
was not very serious. Tho bullet,
fired from a 32-caliber pistol, enter
ed tho left side of tho abdomen and
camo out on the right side, missing
all vital organs and only tearing the
muscles, according to Dr. A. M. War
ren, who was in attendance.
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Olil C'lollics Wauled
The Red Cross has been asked to
collect old clothes, shoes, and blank
ets for tho needy people of France,
Belgium, Italy and other countries
who have sulfored at tho hands of
tho Germans. At least 10,000 tons
of clothing must bo collected during
March for shipment oversoas, if tho
health and very lives of millions of
men, women and children now freed
from the German yoke are to bo pre
served. Mrs. Louis Larson will havo charge
of the work for Dakota precinct.
Anyone having things to give, please
leave them with her.
THE HEHAL1) - $1.!5 Per Yr
no nr.mt, no work.
By Rev C. R. Lowe.
This is tho slogan of a lot of tho
men in some of tho Labor Unions,
and they aro trying to spread tho
doctrine. Some of them in the East
are trying to get other unions far
ther west to adopt the idea. And
by tho way, they try to head oiTtho
prohibitory amendment to tho con
stitution. It is another evidenco
that evils die hard.
When wo como to analyze the
thing it is nothing moro or less than
tho small minority trying to rule tho
majority, and if they cannot do it,
threaten tho majority with all kinds
of calamities. That, to say tho least,
is not American. In this country,
tho majority rules. Tho minority
havo to adjust themselves to it. Tho
majority will see to it that they do.
The thing is anarchistic in its very
essence. This country of ours Is
not ready for this sort of- rule.
We cannot but bo reminded of tho
old "Whisky Rebellion" of Washing
ton's time. Wo also remember what
became of It It was the first time
tho j wors of tho federal government
w v questioned. Now, tho federal
pow mm aro not questioned, tho nion
knou that tho government will make
tho law good.' Though tho lato con
gress did not mako nny law providing
for tho enforcement of tho amend
ment, tho men know it is coming, and
they aro raising their protest. They
aro not coining out in open robollion
for they know that would get noth
ing but troublo for them. They aro
talking about a nation-wtdo strike,
nnd they may strike though wo
doubt It.
But tho thing for which tho peo
ple have stood for in so mnny com
munities, and. so thoroughly as states
in tho ratification of tho amondmont
will not bo so lightly brushed aside,
there will bo some Inconveniences
stood for at tho hands of tho strik
ers, the amendment will stick. As
a pcoplo wo are not used to being
stampeded by a minority, and wo
arc not going to be in this. There
is but ono argument for the booze
question and that is, "I want it, and
1 am going to havo it."
There is no man among us whoso
personal rights transond tho rights
of everyono else. If tho boozer was
an evil to himself alone, it might
not matter so much, but that is nev
er tlio case. This is not alono a mor
al issue, it is an economic Issue. It
touches every man in tho stato and
country moro or less directly, and
so long as it remains an economic
issue prohibition is going to stick.
There has been a hard fight waged
to get this far and there is not go
ing 10 no any ict-up. u it becomes
purely a moral issue, thero may bo
some retrogression. It will never
becomo a purely moral issue.
Wo want to settlo a lot of things
in a hurry, if they aro not settled
quickly wo got impatient. Timo
will settlo a good many things, hur
ry will not. Soino aro anxious over
things which nover happen. Theso
men will mako a groat to do, but
they aro not going to mako any open
rebellion. Poor old Coxoy, wothot
ho was dead, tho harlmless old gen
eral of Hoboes of Populist days, ho is
going in a motor car to Washington
to protest. Ho has got past tho
timo when ho will walk. Remember
what he accomplished? Nothing!
Ho had no fcrco then, and in the
same strain ho,now scorns to bo float
ing along with tho "No Beer, No
Work" crowd. That bunch has tho
wrong general to mako any headway.
Supposo tho Allies had had a general
who would not fight, just an easy go
er, a non-resident, whero would wo
bo now? That is where tho "no
beer, no work" bunch will bo. Wo
do not mean to minimize any possi
bilities, but wo refuso to bo all "hot
up" at presont. They probably moan
what they say. After all bread and
butter aro not mudo by strikes, and
bread and butter is a necessity.
Beer isn't. And tho necessary thing
will win out over tho unnecessary.
Just .sit tight, Columbia, nnd keep a
stiff uppo" Up. All the real labor
leaders i . against theso men.
This i ntry will go nhead and
clamp f . tho lid, go carefully and
ready for any emergency, and that
will make against tho possibility of
any emergency. If ft should arise
wo will bo ready for it. Public sen
timent Is behind it and that will en-
Highest Market Prices Paid for
Grain
We have a Complete Line of
Oil Meal, Shorts, Middlings,
Bran, Meat Meal, Tankage,
Baled Hay, Chick Food, Etc.
Coal from $4 to $7 per ton
Just received a car of Nut Hard Coal
Siaughter-Prestcott Elev. Co.
Phono 4, Dakota City, Neb.
forco it pretty thoroughly. And
when these men see this is so their
opposition will vanish.
Wo aro for clamping on tho lid.
Homo Demonstration Notes
Miss Florence Atwood
Homo Demonstration Agent
Women, do you know what tho
Farm Bureau is? Do you know what
it will do for you without cost7 Aro
you a member? If not, why not got
In touch with tho Homo Demonstra
tion Agent who will gladly explain
tho work to you. March 1, tho ex
ecutive committco of tho Farm liu
rcau elected a Homo Demonstration
Agent to take tho place of Miss
Matlo JIall, who resigned last Janu
ary. It hoped that tho good work
carried on by Miss Hall will contin
ue. The new agent is very anxious
to help you with your household
problems, and will appreciate your
calling upon her.
Mrs. J. T. Graham, vico president
of tho Bureau, is devoting n largo
part of her timo in helping to pro
moto this work. With your co-operation
and interest, you may dcriyo a
groat deal of help thru this organi
zation. This week Miss Mabol Jane McMur
ry, the Household Administration
specialist from tho University Exten
sion Service, is in tho county holding
meotings on tho "Roflnlshing of old
Furniture." Miss McMurry will bo
glad to answor any questions which
you may havo concerning your houses
hold furniture, caro of tho floors, otc.
Why not mako uso of this opportuni
ty and meet Miss McMurry or call
phono 17?
Another specialist will bo in this
county, tho last of tho month. Mr.
II. M. Wells, tho government poultry
specialist will bo hero March 25-29.
Mr. Well has had many yoara' exper
ience in poultry work, and Is a rec
ognized authority. His meotings aro
boing scheduled and if you aro inter
ested and would liko to havo a moot
ing in your community, notify this
ofl'ico at onco so that wo may mako
reservation for tho timo most con
venient to you. His schedulo will
appear in n short timo.
RellnlshliK,' Old Furniture.
Thorn will lin n nmntlnir .it lin
homo of Mrs. C. R. Lowo Friday,
luarcn iim, commencing at i:su p.
m., at which timo tho ladies will ro
flnlsh old furnlturo under tho direc
tion of Miss Mabol J. McMurray, tho
Household Administration Specialist
from tho Unlvorslty Extension Serv
ice. Bring a piece of old furnlturo
nnd your apron.
Tho following is tho list of things
tho lady who brings furnituro for re
modeling should supply.
Enamol Finish
2 brushes, 1 inches long.
Mt pt. varnish remover.
Mineral wool, 1 pkg. no. 1, 1 pkg.
no. 2.
1 pt. turpentine.
1 small can flat paint.
1 smnll can enamel.
2 oz. wood alcohol.
A few sheets sandpaper.
Revarnish
2 brushes, 1 inches long.
Vi pt. varnish remover.
1 pt. turpontlno. '.
Mineral wool, 1 pkg. no. 1, lpkg.
no. 2.
1 small can orange shellac.
1 can goldon oak filler.
2 oz. wood alcohol.
A few sheets sandpaper.
Seed Corn Test Advisable
Whilo It is bolloved most of tho
Nebraska seed corn is of normal
quality this year, this fact may bo
definitely established by a general
germination tost, according to tho
University of Nebraska Collego of
Agriculture. Sood corn selected ear
ly last fall may especially need test
ing in order to ascertain whether it
has cured properly. Samples of
seed tested at random which show
95 or oven 90 per cont germination
will bo nccopted by most farmors
as proof of good seed. Llttlo diffi
culty over seed corn is expected in
Nebraska this year.
FOR SALE
A few hundred bushels of Marquia
wheat, and a bran new Carriage.
Patrick Jones, Hubbard, Nebr.
Herman P. Foley, Mgr.
