Dakota County Herald.
tnU Historical Society
ALL THE NEWS WHEN IT IS NEWS
Established August 22, 1891
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, March 27, 1919.
VOL.27. NO. 31
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ITEMS OP INTEREST
i LEANED FKOM
OUR EXCHANGES
Ponca Journal: Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Cornell spent Tuesday at the homo
of the latter's parents, Mr. Frank
Fueston.
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Niobrara Tribune: Geo. Bnyl'n
went to Creighton Saturday to be in
attendance at the funeral .of .r..
Holmes.
Newcastle Times: Mike Richards
came up from Jackson Wednesday
evening on business. They moved to
Jackson the first of March.
Rosalie Rip-Saw: Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson of Homer visited at the home
of the former's sister, Mrs. S. Tad
lock, several days last week.
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Maskell Tribune: Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Draise returned to Dakota City
Friday morning, having attended the
.party here Thursday evening.
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Hartington Herald: Mr. and Mrs.
McAllister returned to their home
this week after a visit here at the
norne of their daughter, Mrs McNa
mara. i o
Laurel Advocate: Mrs. Earl Ras
dal and little daughter are visiting
at her parent's home, Mr. and Mrs.
Hofeldt. The Rasdals are moving
onto a farm near Homer.
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Carroll items in Wayne Herald:
Julius Landanger moved on the Pat
rick Coleman farm southwest of
Wayne. Mr. Hurley of Dakota City,
moved on the Landanger place.
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Walthill Citizen: Edward Irby
and Gins. Schecter of Homer, were
visiting at the Irby home Sunday. . . .
Uco H. damson went to Thurston
Monday to see his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Peters and family, who are all
sick with the flu.
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Walthill Times: Miss Gladys Orr
of South Sioux City, Miss Marie
Rc.ss of Dakota City, Miss Florence
, Dunn, Mr. Harvey Neilly of Wayne,
Mr. Ralph Baugous of Dakota City,
were guests Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Taft.
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Wakefield items in Wayne Herald:
Mr. and Mrs. George Barto accompa
nied their daughter Gladys, to Sioux
City Tuesday. -The young- girl has.
had a serious time with one of her
fppt Vinvlnrr Vinrl coVArnl nnornfinno
TV recently. She will receive treatment
at one 01 the hospitals.
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Wayne Herald: Fred Berry spent
Sunday with relatives in Sioux City,
returning home Monday Mrs. F.
S. Berry and son, Frederick, were
passengers to Sioux Ciiy Friday, to
spend a few days with relatives".....
Miss Irma and Miss Beulah James,
who teach in Souih Sioux City, spent
Sunday with home folks in Wayne.
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Royal items in Neligh Leader:
Freeman Francisco went to Sioux
City Monday morning. .. .Llla and
Pearl Francisco are substituting for
Miss Iliff and Miss Dunn who have
been having the flu. . . .Freeman Fran
man Francisco, who has been in ser
vice overseas, was honorably dis
charged and returned to his home at
Royal last Thursday.
Sioux City Journal, 0: Mrs. A.
Rasmussen, of South Sioux City, and
Mrs. M. J. McCaslin, 1300 Twenty
fourth street, are surgical patients
at St. Joseph's hospital.... Nebras,:,
kans shipping over tho Omaha in
cluded: A. M. Armbright, B. Boals,
Coburn; Sam Thorn, Dan Hartnett,
P. A. Haase, Hubbard; J.. J. Hayes, B.
D. Dula, Nacora; S. Enright, W. Mes
serschmidt, Emerson.
Sioux City Tribune, 20th: J. E.
Triggs and family have moved into
the McDermott building on Floyd
avenue.... A claim for 53,500 for al
leged injuries suffered in a fall on
icy pavement at Sixth and Virginia
Ford
Ford cars have become such a world
utility that it would seem almost as
If every family ought to have its
Ford car. Runabout, Touring Car,
Coune, Sedan, (the two latter have
enclosed bodies), and the Truck
Chassis, have really become a part
and parcel of human life. You want
one because its service will be profi
table for you. We solicit your order
at once because, while production is
limited, it will be first com, first
supplied.
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Homer Motor Company
Telephone 5!)..
streets was filed with City Clerk Paul
Wells today by Miss Jane DeLong,
912 Sixth street. Miss DeLong 1 n
her claim for damages alleges that
she was internally and externally in
jured. Winnebago Chieftain: S. Toledo
Sherry spent Sunday with the fam
ily in South Sioux City.... Mrs. Mar
cla Sherry and daughters Alice and
Estcllo went to South Sioux City
Sundav evenine. Tho cirls will en-
Ltcr School there, while Mrs. Sherry
ins accepted a position as teacher
n the high school. In addition to
wcching regular branches she will
have chartre of music in all three
schools. They will come homo Sat
urday morning anil return aunuay
evening.
Allen News: Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Herrick were passengers to tho city
Saturday. ...Mrs. George Twamley
and children are here visiting at the
Richard Twamley home.... Ray Beck
has been doing some telephone work
in the vicinity of Jackson and Wat
erburv the oast week.... James Ber-
gin came Monday night from Omaha
to assist Mrs. bheely in moving to
South Sioux City. . . .Mrs. Herrick
received a letter from George a few
days ago and he is still at Brest, lie
said things looked a little more hope
ful of starting home soon.
Sioux City Tribune, 21: Died, in
Sioux City, la., Friday, March 21, of
complications, Mrs. Daniel C. Dug-
gan, 515 years old, 2213 Twenty-eighth
street. She is survived by her hus
band and a son, Cornelius. ...Verna
Johnson, 1818 St. Aubin street,
Morningside. and Robert Dutch, fore
man at the local plant of Armour &
Company, were married at 3 p. m.,
yesterday at Dakota City, Neb. A
reception will be given at the home
of Alax Mathieson, 3817 Kidge two
nue, tomorrow night. Mr. Dutch re
cently received his discharge from
the coast artillery branch of the seiv
vice.
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Rock Rapids, Iowa, Reporter, 13th:
Supt. W. S. Wilson, for nearly twen
ty-four years in charge of the public
schools of Rock Rapids, passed away
at his home in this city Friday after
an illness of less than two weeks as
a result of an infection of the kid
neys, indirectly traceable to an op
eration he underwent in December,
and from the effects of which he had
not fully recovered. The operation
was performed at Sheldon and Mr.
Wilson returned to his home in Rock
Rapids four weeks ago, and while he
was far from being strong, returned
to his school work, from which he
had been absent nearly .two months.
He appeared to be gaining in
strength, but an Sunday evening,
March 22, while attending a banquet
to returned soldiers, was stricken
with the fatal illness. He had plan
ned to make an address at the meet
ing, and insisted on soying a few
words to the boys, even though he'
was so weak that he was compelled
to clinfr to a chair to support him
self. He uttered but a few sen
tences, and closed with the signifi
cant words, "Welcome home, and
goodbye," as though realizing his an-
broaching demise. He was taken to
his home and gradually failed until
the end came Frjday afternoon at
2:15 o'clock. The funeral services
were simple, a prayer and brief re
marks by Rev. Paul G. Vlehe at the
home and the ritualistic services of
the Masonic fraternity at the grave,
this service being conducted by Past
Grand Master Thomas Reeves of Ha
w'arden, a personal friend and admir
er of Mr. Wilson. A wealth of floral
emblems attested in part the great
esteem of his friends and neighbors.
The death of Sunt. Wilson was a
distinct loss to Rock Rapids, and in
deed to the whole state. Ho was one
of the oldest and best known educat
ors in the state, and his record is
unique, in that during his thirty-six
years as superintendent of city
schools, he served but two towns
twelve years in Sheldon and nearly
twenty-four in Rock Rapids. Be
tween the two engagements ho was
deputy state superintendent of pub
lic instruction. Sunt. Wilson was a
man among men. His ideals were
Homer Nebraska.
high, his character without a spot or
blemish. or marked ability as a
public speaker, he was called upon
repeatedly and never failed to give
something of real worth to his hear
ers. A patriot ever, he did much
work of a public nature during the
late war, and with pleasure to him
self and untold profit to tho "boys"
who went out to fight for Uncle Sam,
was privileged to speak to nearly ev
ery one who left Lyon county during
the past year and a half. As an edu
cator Mf. Wilson was a master hand,
while his fine personality and high
character has had a wonderful influ
ence on tho lives of the hundreds of
students who have passed through
the Rock Rapids schools in the last
quarter of a century. He was be
loved not only by the patrons of tho
schools, but by the students as well,
and not a one of the boys and girls
who have come under his kindly di
rection, but would "fight for pron
or." As a citizen Mr. Wilson was
all that could be desired; broad, lib
eral minded, a fine example of Chris
tian manhood, an agreeable neighbor
and firm friend. A good cii n
all things, no one could knov. him
Intimately without being '"'tered
by the acquaintance. To me com
munity his loss is well nigh irrepar
able. Wyant Stone Wilson was born
June 13, 1852, at Meadville, Pa., and
at the time of his death was 6G years,
8 months and 22 days of ago. He at
tended the public schools at Edin
burg, Pa., and later graduated from
the state normal school at that place.
Still later he was appointed to the
United States military academy at
West Point, but did not like the work
there and secured an honorable dis
charge after a year in that school.
When 25 years of age he came west,
locating at Dakota City, Neb., and
for two or three years teaching there
in the country schools, one being
where the town of Wayne is now lo
cated. He went to Sheldon in 1886
to take charge of the city schools.
He remained there for twelve years,
and resigned to take a position as
assistant state superintendent of pub
lic instruction under J. B. Knoenfler.
who had been elected for one tenn on
the demociatic ticket. At the close
of Supt. Knoepfler's term Mr. Wilson
returned to Sheldon where he en
gaged in business for a year and then
came to Rock Rapids in 1895, since
which time he has had charge of tho
public schools. He was for some
years a director of the state normal
school at Cedar Falls. Mr. Wilson
was married at LeMars in 1883 to
Miss Nellie Martland, who together
with three children, survive him.
Malcom E. Wilson,' is assistants statc
geologist of Missouri, nt the School
of Mines in Rolla; 'Mrs. Lola M Mar
tin lives at Marshalltown, and Joseph
is a student in tho Missouri School
of Mines. All wore at home when
the end came to their loved one.
Besides those named, Mr. Wilson is
survived by his only sister, Mrs. A.
R. McGill of St. Paul, wife of a fqr
mer governor of Minnesota. He was
a member of the Masonic, Knights of
Pythias and Yeomen orders, and of
the Congregational church, being an
active worker in the Sunday school
of which he was superintendent for
many years.
A TRIBUTE.
How a genuine christian character
compels universal esteem and affec
tion has been beautifully illustrated
in the life of Prof. W. S. Wilson. A
finer embodiment of tho gospel of
good will this community has nev'er
been privileged to know. Tho abso
lute sincerity, transparent as tho
waters of a mountain lake; the utter
selfforgetfulness in which ho conse
crated his princely gifts to tho serv
ice of his fellows; tho kindness and
sympathy that flowed from his great
heart toward old and young; tho lof
tiness of purpose; tho lovo of the
good, tho true and tho beautiful in
nature, art and literature; tho gen
tle sweetness of his disposition; the
cordial spirit of good fellowship; tho
ardent patriotism that flamed forth
in magnificent eloquence the simple
humility as of a child all these har
monized in piat wonderful personal
ity whose beauty charmed our hearts
and whose grandeur filled our souls
with reverence. As a river whoso
refreshing waters makes the desert
to rejoice and blossom as the rose,
has its hidden sources in inaccessible
mountain peaks, so did his benificpnt
life have its secret springs in the
meditation of tho lofty truths and
sublime principles of the invisible
spiritual reaim and in tho living fel
lowship with his Lord and Master,
Jesus Christ. Paul G. Viehe,
Pastor of Congregational Church.
DAKOTA CITY SCHOOL IN'OTKS
Marguerite Shreinor, Principal
Tho 7th and 8th grades will give
a program on "Evangeline" Wednes
day evening. Everyone is invited.
Dakota City defeated Wakefield
44 to 27 In a fast gamo Friday even
ing. Tho lost gamo of tho season
will be at Wakefield this week.
Gladys Blermann and Miss Shroin
er loavo for tho State Declamatory
contest at Norfolk Thursday.
Iris May Schumakcr and Harriet
Schumaker enrolled In tho 4th and
2nd grades Monday of this week.
Tho High School girls sold candy
at tho Basket Ball gamo and dona
ted the proceeds to tho Basket Ball
tea1
Base ball is now tho popular gamo
and tho first gamo will bo played
at Ijomer April 4th.
TlfE HERALD - $l.i5 Per Yr
LAST THOUGHTS
' OF ROOSEVELT
Desired Republicans to Close
Ranks and Give Attention
to Domestic Issues.
TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF WISH.
Colonel Harvey In North American Re.
view Presents Facoimilo of Pen-'
died Memorandum Left by
Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt's last thoughts
verc?of tho great domestic Issues of
his country, Issues whose determina
tion will decide the weal or woo of the
next generation. lie saw In a united
Republican party, Just given a vote of
confidence and a commission to formu
late nnd carry into action policies of
reconstruction, tho guarantee of the
proinpt recognition nnd successful
handling of these di mpstlc problems.
Tangible evident) f this Is a memo
randum, the last pi . died thoughts of
tho late President. To Colonel George
llnrvcy and the North American Ro-
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Facsimile of Last Memorandum of
Colonel Roocevelt,, Penciled a Few
Hours Before He Died. .
view the country and tho Republican
pnrty arc indebted for tho publication
of this interesting document which car
ries a messago from him "who, being
dead, yet speaketh." In tho leading
article of tho current number of tho
North American Review Colonel Har
vey sets forth the vital-import of this
last penciled notation of Mr. Roose
velt. Ho says :
"Mr. Roosevelt died tho acknowl
edged leader of tho great party Into
which ho was born. Ills last written
words, penciled by his own hand a fow
hours before his death and addressed
In tho form of a memorandum for the
brilliant young man for whoso solec'
tlon as Chairman of tho National or
ganization he was largely responsible,
wero these, as reproduced abovo in
facsimile:
" 'Hays
see him ; ho must go to Washington
for 10 days; see Senato and House;
prevent split on domestic policies.'
"Hero Is evidenced as elenrly as If tho
few words filled a volumo Mr. Roose
velt's realization of both his responsi
bility and his obligation. Tho simple
memorandum marked tho Inauguration
of a definite party policy, to be ciurlcd
through to a no less dcllultu conclusion.
It was moro than a passing thought or
a mere suggestion. It was a Message,
signifying the need of Immediate and
unieniittlng vjgllance in achieving
complete unity of action In resolving
domestic problems before attacking
those of wider ran go soon to be thrust
upon the country a true soldler'H call
first to closo tho ranks.
"Nothing could be more characteris
tic or moro cloaily Illustrative of tho
breadth of vision, the foil-sight, tho
directness in method and tho painstak
ing attention of tho limn. Nothing,
tdo, probably could have served his
purpose better than that these words
should have been his last. DUIIcult as
It Is to reconcilo oneself to tho decree
of Dlvino Providence that tho re
inovul of that great patriot at this cru
cial moment was not untimely, we can
not but realize, as ho would have been
tho first to acknowledge, that tho last
vestlgo of animosities which might
have continued to impair his highest
aspirations was burled with him, and
thereby tho perfect union which ho so
ardently desired against all thlngi'i un
American was attained.
"Thus wo find tho Republican party
resuming full leglslatlvo authority
thoroughly united and lulgorated by
tho peculiar confidence which ho often
carried It to victory in former years."
ROOSEVELT'S DEPARTING '
WORDS TO HIS COUNTRYMEN
Col. Roosovelt died about 4 o'clock
on tlm morning of -January (I. Tho
previous evening nl a groat patriotic
rally In the Now York Hippodrome n
message was road from him, written
especially for the occasion. In It was
this striking sentonco:
. "Wo have room for but ono Hag, tho
American Hag, and this excludes tho
red ling, which symbolizes alt wars
against liberty and civilisation Just an
much as It excludes any foreign ling
of a nation to which wo are hostile,
nnd wo luivo room mr but one
soul loynltji, nnd that Is loyalty to the
American people."
SOLDIER'S IYIOTTHR
'From Molford Lothrop to his cous
in, Rnymond II. Ream.
Is-Sur-Tille, France, Fob. 25,1910
Dear Raymond: Well, how Is ev
erything back home7 1 suppose just
the same as usual. 1 am well and
hope this llnds you tho same.
I have been thinking about writ
ing you several times, but something
would always occur, but this timo 1
think I will succeed, as I have a
good nrt.
I i often thought of how lucky
yoi that you did not have to
coim. i or here; of course I have
had several exciting experiences nnd
hae seen what tho foreign countries
are like, but I vould much rather he
home. While wo wero on tho front
wo wentt hrough hardships which I
would not caro to go through again,
but of course 1 can if I have to.
I am now in tho M. T. C. (motor
transport corps), at a big Ainorican
camp in Is-Sur-Tlllc. . Thoro is noth
ing in the town only a few wino
joints, and they don't interest ine,
so I don't go to town very often. I
have a good job now. I am clerk In
tho Headquarters garage. There is
nothing much to do, only sit around
and read or write. 1 an: getting
some hooka from the American libra
ry association in Paris to study at
nights.. I don't know how much I
will get out of them, but it proba
bly help mo some. ,
I have quit thinking nbout tho
time wo will got home, bccailso wo
wero on our way homo onco and
wero transferred, and I think wo
will bo here for some timo now.
1 huvo driven a truck over sinco
wd havo been over here nnd lielioyo
me it is no easy job to drivb ono of
those big trucks in rainy ' weather,
and that is about all it does over
here is rain I havo been in this
enmn two weeks now nnd it. Has
coined eve1ry1(doynca IfhavftjUeirk
here--it 'is"so,wef and muddy 'that
we navo 10 wear nip ooots.
I am enclosing a little noeni that
might interest you. WIU coso foi4
tins lime, hoping to henr from you
soon.
Your cousin,
Wag. MelTord M. Lothrop,
Headquarters Garage, A. P. O., 712,
American Ex. Forces, Franco.
THE POEM
JIu Klchs mid Ho FJghts Too
Barton Braley in "Camp and Trench
N Songs."
Ho kicks abput his sergeant
And ho kicks about Ills chow,
He grumbles nt tho' drilling
And ho makes an awful row t
When tho buglo blows assembly
And he's ordered on a hike,
For tho howls ho makes nro legion
At the things ho doesn't like.
Ho kicks nbout tho ohavo tail
And ills foolish little strut;
Ho says tho captain's crazy
And tho colonel is a mut.
Ho grumbles at tho general
(Ho doesn't know what for),
And ho says tho war, department
Is mismanaging tho wnr.
Ho kicks about his uniform,
His mess-kit nnd hts pack;
Ho moans nbout tho danger
Of his never coming back,
Yes, when lie's' safe liu barracks
He's a kicker all tho while;
He says tho army's crummy
And. a soldier's lifo is vile.
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Hut wb- .o gets In action
With other lighting men
You'll l tho kicker changing
Into something olso again.
He'll kick himself through hell flro
Where tho battle tumult rings
Till he's kicked the Gorman kaiser
On the gnrbngo heap 'of kings.
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
Slaughter-Prestcott Elev. Co.
Phono 4, Dukotu City, Neb. Herman P. Foley, Mgr.
Si:5II.ANM'Ali STATU APPORTION-
3ii:nt.
Offico of County Superintendent of
Oakotn County, Nebraska.
The first, 1015), semi-annual school
apportionment of moneys apportion
ed by tho Stnto Superintendent to
tho counties, and fines collected in
Dakota county nro apportioned as
follows:
From our shnrc of state funds, of
tho "one-fourth apportioned" cqunlly
among tho districts of Nebraska,
55 185.1 G.
"Three-fourths apportioned" of tho
stnto funds nccording to tho school
census of Nebraska, $1950.85.
Total apportioned to Dakota coun
ty, S2 142.01.
From fines collected in Dakota
county, $330.50.,
Total aipount apportioned, $772.51.
Total amount "three-fourths nn-
portioncd" nro tho fines plus $1850.85.
Nuntver of districts in this county
ontitled to share, 394.
Amount per district of tho one
fourth" apportioned. $12.44.
Total amount of ''threo-fourths ap
portioned," $2287.35.
Total children in Dnkota county
(1018 census), 2278.
Amount from total "three-fourths
apportioned por child, $1,004.
I hereby certify that tho school
districts, of Dnkota county, Nebras
ka, given In tho list hereto append
ed, havo made tho propod census and
financial reports, and that each of
tho said districts lias held tho legal
number of months of school during
tho year commencing tho second
Monday in July, 1917, nnd ending tho
second Monday in July, 1918. Tho
treasurers of these districts wilF,
therefore, ho entitled to draw tho
money apportioned to ,tholr respect- .
ive districts.
Dono at Dakota City, Nebraska,
this 21st day of March; 1919.
WILFRED E. VOSS,
County Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Dist. Cen- Director Amt.
No, sus Notified
1 150 John II. Ream $1G3;0G
2 30 F. P. Culbertson 42.50
3 5!) Edwin Morgnn , 71. GO
4 155 J. M. Brannnn, 1G8.08
5 1G Goo W.,Bnnoy 28.r51
G 15 T. FvtCrosby 27.50
7 5)5 Tlios. Long 10784
8 22 R. G. Owens 34.54
0 20 John- Thackor 41. 50
10 37 Mrs. Pi C. VanCl"- o 49.50
11 517 Mrs. Cora Miller 531.50
12 50 Ernest Harria G2.G5
13 5(1 LfS.-BUvon G8.GG
llsjJ5 Joli'irRyos' " 4G.58
1(5 37 Carl Larson 49.59
17 13 Ed Rockwell 25.49
18 32 Willinm Voss 44.58
19 25 Stephen Hansen 37.54
20 25 Pctor Horonsen 37.54
21 22 Mnds Nelson 34.54
22 17 Roy Armour 29.51
23 33 Mrs. J. W. Slvlll 45.58 t
21 3G John Twohlg 48.58
25 44 John W. Mast 5G.63
20 1G C. II. Thompson 28.50
27 48 J. E. Rush G0.G4
28 20 Ed Green 32.52
20 51 W. E. McAfco 03. 65
30 58 Glon Doforrest 70.67
31' 180 W- H. Ryan 193.18
32 31 Adolpli Lump 4G.58
31 31 Thco. Peters 43. 5G
30 42 J. P. Walsh -54.01
38 23 Joo A. Hoonnn 35.53
39 31 Poter H.Ronnfoldt 43.50
11 32 John Bonderson 34.57
42 33 Fred Voss 47.57
43 15 Gcorgo Jensen 27.50
Gl 80 J. H. Bondurson 89.37
Total 2278 $277251
P. S. Draw your apportionment
with otl,ier moneys, please. W. E. V.
i:tcnslun Servlco-Alds Women Study
Clubs.
Women study clubs may obtain
free outlines on homo economics sub-
jects from tho University of Nebras
ka Collcgo of Agriculture Extension
Service. Thcso outlines wore in
lnrgo demand beforo tho war, and
now that war work is largely out of
tho way, tho demand for tho outlines
is again developing. Knthorino Crn
nor of tho Homo Economics Depart
ment, University of Nebraska, is tho
author of a new outlino on clothes.
Address, Extension Service, Homo
Economics Section, University Farm,
Lincoln,
Tho Herald 1 year, $1.25.
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