BlkOTA County Herald
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ALL l'HE NEWS WHEN IT IS NEWS
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1920.
VOL. 28. No. 22
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 28, 1801.
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0 NEWSY ITEMS FKOM OUR EXCHANGES EJ fc
Ponca Advocate: Mr.s. H. H. Hart
went to Omaha last week for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. George Car
ter, also to see the fine baby boy
who arrived some three weeks ago.
Allen News: Archie Twamley and
brother Hnrold, drove to Sioux City
lust Saturday.... Joe Isom and Mr.
nrl MVo Af TTnln wncn nlinnniniT Sn
Sioux Citv Mondav.... Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Minter left on the Monday noon I , TT
tra'n for their new home at Alamo, I Walthill Citizen: Mrs. W. H. Ma
Texas i son and daughter Lena, were Sioux
n 'Citv visitors last Friday and Satur
Lyons Mirror: Supt. and Mrs. Lin
ton went to Rochester, Minn., Sun
day where they will go to the Mayo
Bros, in regard to Mrs. Linton's
health, which has not been as good as
desired for some time. We trust
they will find nothing of a serious
nature. Miss Clara Newmyer and
Miss Corrinne Kimberly are substi
tute teachers during their absence.
Sioux City Journal, 23: Daniel
Piazzi, 18-year-old bandit and con
fessed slayer of Sam Corlensky, vho
was shot and killed during a holdup
in South Sioux City, Neb., several
days ago, arrived at the Nebraska
State penitentiary last evening at 6
o'clock, to begin serving a ten-year
sentence and a term of from three
to fifteen years on charges of man
i slaughter and highway robbery, re
spectively. Piazzi pleaded guilty of
both charges and was sentenced by
Judge Guy T. Graves, of the Dakota
county district court. The terms
will run concurrently. The proceed
ings had only a slight resemblance to
a trial and Piazzi was not represent
ed by counsel. He agreed to plead
guilty to both charges and was sen
tenced. He was taken to Lincoln on
a Burlington train that left Dakota
City at noon.
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Sioux City Journal, 22: Clyde
Lake yesterday was placed under ar
rest bv denutv sheriffs in the office
of W. H. Jones, sheriff, and is held last week with her cousin, Miss Man
on an indictment returned by thb da Hintz. She visited in Sioux City
January grand jury charging him ' and Nacora the first of the week, re-
with carrying concealed weapons
The -threatened "strike" of South'
Sioux City schooV teachers was clear-
ed up with the virtual acceptance of
the compromise offer of the board of j
education which granted a partial
raise in wages. "The matter has
been settled, I think," A. Brodie Cow-
nie, president of the board,of educa-
tion. said last evening. "We expect
replies from the teachers at anytime,
I have heard from several unofficially
that our offer was acceptable." The
board president said that the "sacri
fice" was made in the interests of
the school children. "We could not
afford to keep our children out of
school two months," one board mem
ber 'said.
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Sioux City Journal, 24: The ban
dit, Dan Piazzi, 18 years old, sen
tenced to an indeterminate term of
from twelve to twenty-five years in
the Nebraska state penitentiary for
the manslaughter of his pal, Sam Cor
lensky, and the robbing of five men
in South Sioux City on January, 13,
was "cocky" to the last, Sheriff Geo.
Cain, of Dakota county, said last
evening. The sheriff returned yester
day from Lincoln, where he had es
corted Piazzi. Ho stayed with the
youthful -robber until the latter en
tered the door of his cell in the state
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INSIST ON GENUINE FORI) PARTS
Imitation "Ford",, parts are being sold by many
mall order houses, down-town stores and garages to
the unsuspecting Ford owners as "Ford" parts.
They are not genuine Ford parts. They are made by
concerns who have no connection whatever with the
Ford Motor Company. Tests have shown them to
break when the genuine Ford parts didn't even bend.
The Authorized Ford Dealers aro your protection.
ki such, wo handle nothing but the Genuine Ford
parts. They are made from the famous Ford Vana
dium Steel, and each part according to its use is
heat-treated in the way that will give it the longest
wearing qualities.
Our Ford garage and Ford mechanics are at your
service at all times. Drivo in when replacements
or repairs for your Ford car may be necessary, Save
your car and also save your money.
SMALL & ROGERS
homer Motor co.
THE HOUSE
prison. "I got twenty-five yenrs,
and I wouldn't give a if I had got
forty-five," Plazzi said to the sheriff,
as the two parted at the cell's door.
Sheriff Cain stated that Piazzi had
mndo the entire trip in an extremely
jovial mood, singing ,and smiling the
whole way from South Sioux City.
When sentenced by the court he re
plied to the judge's remarks with a
hroad smile
day.... Mrs. Clurencc Kower anu Mrs.
Tom Means were Sioux City visitors
several days last week.... Mrs. J. P.
Matousek returned home Friday from
her Homer visit with her brother,
Louie Vlazak....Mrs. W. II. Mason
left Sunday noon for Fullerton, to
help care for her cousin, Miss Helen
Rix, who is just recovering from a
severe sick spell. She will be gone
a week or ten days.... A fire visited
the home of Albert Means, east of
town Tuesday night a little after J)
o'clock. Mrs. Means had been bak
ing bread and it is supposed left too
hot a fire on retiring for the night.
They were awakened shortly after go
ing to bed only to find the house in
flames and barely had time to get on
their clothing and get to safety be
fore the roof fell in. Only a few
household goods were saved. Sever
al men from town went out but the'
fire was too for advanced to save
anything. It was quite a bad loss
to the family, estimated at about
$1,200.
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Emerson Enterprise: Mrs. Mar
tin" Fillman of Homer, is spending a
week, with her sisters, Mrs. Chas.
Rockwell and Mrs. Clyde Myers, and
other relatives.... Mr. and Mrs. John
Watson went' to South Sioux City
Monday to see their niece, Mrs. Har
ry Church. They also went over to
the city for part of the day.... Miss
Margaret Voss of Coleridge visited
turning nome weanesaay. ...Mrs.
Harry Heikes .of Dakota City, came
home to .spend a few days" .with her
mother, Mrs. Robert Poole, and Tielp
her entertain the ladjes of the Aid
society on Thursday afternoon....
Carmel Maurice, the 19-months-old
baby of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maurice,
died at the hospital in Sioux City
early Monday morning of diphtheria
ine little one was taken suddenly ill
Thursday and local physicians ad
vised that he be 'taken to the city
where every effort was made to save
the little life, but in vain. Burial
was made at Hubbard Monday even
ing and was private, owing to the
nature of the disease. . . .Congressman
and Mrs. Evans of this congressional
district were hurried from Washing
ton, D. C, the latter part of last
week to attend the funeral of their
eldest son, John B., who was killed
in an automobile accident in South
Dakota Thursday of last week. The
deceased was born and raised in Da
kota county and was at one time en
gaged in the pureblood Duroc hog
game, and made quite a reputation
for a while. The "writer was per
sonally acquainted with him, and did
considerable advertising and printing
for him. He was a likeable, big
hearted young man, and his sudden
demise is a sad one, indeed.
THE FORD MEN
OF SERVICE
Co-operation
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With' the busy activities of the Spring at
hand, you will find many ways in which t'lis
bank can render helpful assistance and
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operation in your business affairs.
Do not feel that onr service to you oml:i
with receiving and paying out your funds. It
ends only when we have 'given you the most
liberal and accommodating service consistent
with sound banking.'
You will be please ,. v. 1th the strength and
scope of our service. To those who will need
money with Which to operate on for the com
ing year, you will find our terms favorable. To
those who have e-rplus' funds to, invest, ou
wlil find our Certificates of Deposit a highly
desirable investment.
GOODWIN STATE BANK
GOODWIN,
Farm Bureau Field Notes
C. It. Youns, County Agcut
C. C. Beermann, president of th
County Farm Bureau; Mrs. J. T. Gra
ham, chairman of the woman's sec
tion of the Farm Bureau; It. A.Voh
of Homer, Miss Florence Atwood,
Homo Demonstration Agent, and the
County Agent were among those who
attended the State Farm Bureau and
other meetings of the week of Or
ganized Agriculture jt our-tat,e(Unjii.
versity. "The attendance at all ses
sions was good and the interest was
unusually good. Especially was this
true of thq meetings of the State
Farm Bureau and Home Economics
Association. The State Farm Bu
reau Association vpted to join the
National Federation. What this step
will mean to this county and the
state will be discussed from time
to time in later articles. Mrs. J. T.
Graham was made president of the
State Home Maker's Association.
This is in, a large, measure duo to the
good work the women are. doing in
this -county.
Mr. Don Forbes, secretary of our
County Farm Bureau, showed the first
prize ten ear sample of yellow corn
forxtho Eastern Nebraska section.
This sample also won sweepstakes,
being the best ten ears in the show.
This is the same sample, with the
exception of one ear, that Mr. Forbes
showed at this year's Farmer's Insti
tute. At the two shows, he has tak
en a total of forty dollars in prizes
on this sample. Mr. Forbes has ex
hibited corn at the Lincoln show five
times. At four of these he has been
a winner.
At the apple show about twenty
sample plates were shown 'from the
L. S. Bliven orchard. Mr. Bliven
lives on the Meridian road between
Homer and Dakota City. The awards
showed that his apples had won four
teen first and second prizes. TJieso
were given on the following varieties.
Wealthy, Gano, Malinda, Longfieid,
Northwest Greening, Mann, Pewaukcc,
Huntsman, Iowa Blush, Price's Sweet,
.Wagner,. Snow, Salome, Plum Cider,
Still jome people say this is no ap
ple country.
Meetings to assist farmers in bal
ancing their farm accounts for tho
past year will bo held at the Bank
at Goodwin, Tuesday, February 3rd,
and at the town hall in Homer on
Wednesday, February 4th. Both of
these meetings will begin at 10 A.
M and continue throughout tho day.
Bring your accounts and let us help
ypu with your troubles. On Monday
evening at 7:30, a lecture on Farm
Accounting will be held at tho Court
room in Dakota City. Mr. P. K.
Whelpton of tho State University
will assist in all of this work. Read
ers of tho Nebraska Farmer aro no
doubt acquainted with Mr. Whelp
ton through his recent articles on
inventories. Everybody is invited to
these meetings. If you dcslro to
open 1920 account books, bring them
with you.
A short tlmo ago we mailed ques
tionnaires to our farmers Risking that
they check off' the things in which
they will bo interested this year,
also to indicate the lines of County
Agent work they would llko to havo
conducted on their farms. Many of
these have been returned but not all.
This Is Important in outlining the
Now Year's program. If you havo
not already done so, wo will bo glad
to have you send them at this time.
If you have mUs-lald tho list make
your own list and send it to us.
The Herald, 1.60 per year
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NEBRASKA
THE JOURNAL AND THE
CENSUS ENUMERATION
(Written -.for The Herald by Rev.
C. It. Lowifc)
"Not hundreds, biit thousands," i3
thefway,, the- -jQurnalSReaksu of.the
omfssionsilnTtheMjensusyenuieration
that is now closed in that pluce.
And after the Chambor of Commerce
Land tho public in ijeneral is nil
worked un over tho matter, then
there arc hopes that .the city will
havo every man enrolled, but thu
whole trouble, as tho Journal sees it,
is that the system of the census bu-
lenu is sc antiquated that it is the
fault of tho government the people
aro not reported. And yet they do
not claim to bo able to judge con-
cerning the census methods.
In the last three weeks we have
had the privilego to make some ob-
survriiiuns cuiiuurmiiK "" h"-"""'
tho census, and tho methods of It.
This leads us to believo that if you
want the information you havo to go
right out and get it. Know what
you want to find out and then go for
it, to tho liest placo to get it. Theic
are some questions regarding child
ren which do seem to bo useless, for
example, whether n baby is married,
or not, and whether, it has an occu -
pation, and there are some questions
omitted which appear to us to bo ol
value, for example, whether anelghc
year old child born in n foreign
speaking family can speak English
or not; but that docs not havo any
thing to do with tho system of gath
ering the information.
lhero are certain definite oucs-
tions which i.re to bo asked, and
there are definite persons to ask.
Get a man where he sleeps. That is
tno rule. There is difficulty in find
ing the man there in tho daytime.
wo all know, but it would bo multi
plied If you had to find tho man
where ho was at work or loafing in
order to ask him personally. That
is an there is to the system. All the
rest is un to the enumerators. If
the whole number of peoplo are not
got it is becauso of tho lack of caro
in the enumerators and not tho sys
tem. There is a personal element
in every job which outht not to bo
overlooked.
If Sioux City did not havo mei:
enough to do the job right in tho nl-
lotted time, the fault ought not to
bo laid at tho door of tho system and
tho government, and' If tho time was
30 days there as It is hero in Dakota
precinct, and thev tr ed to do it in
half tho allotted time, then airaln.
tho fault ought not to bo put up
against tho system. Tho Dakota
county enumerators aro instructed to
take plenty of time, though not too
much. Wo would gucBs tho Sioux
City workers wero instructed to take
plenty of time to do tho work right.
Personally, wo have enjoyod tho
work Most of tho going was dono
afoot, and tho walking was not irk
some. Wo found out a thing or two
in tho past three weeks that will bo
of value to us in church work as
long as wo llvo In tho community.
Every one treated us with greatest
courtesy and consideration, and ami
wored our questions readily. We aro
grateful to tho folks for this.
FOR SALE
good Marquis Seed Wheat.
T. II. SULLIVAN,
Jackson, Nebraska.
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DAKOTA CITY SCHOOL NOTES
' A. IF. llRUiNELLE, Principal
Playing their first real gum'o of
the season, tho local basketball toss
or.s went down to defeat boforo the
Sioux City second team 'Friday night
at tho Mornlngsldo gymnasium. From
tho time that tho boys went on tho
floor they experienced difficulty in
finding the basket. When tho game
began, Sioux City's superior team
work and greater sureness in hand
ling tho ball becamo at onco evident.
As a result, tho ball was in Dakota
City's territory most of tho first half,
Sioux City's effectivo guarding pre
venting Dakota City from working
tho ball Into their opponents' terri
tory and ruining what shots wore at
tempted. Coach Hoyt sent In four
new men for tho second half, when
things began to bo more even. Dur
ing this half, Sioux City scored six
points to Dakota City's four; some
real form and real lighting spirit
wore shown by the locals during this
half. Graham of Dakota City elicit
ed very f . vblo comhicnt for his
clever v-i , i o repeatedly broke up
plays and .. od tho ball by skillful
dribbling into Sioux City's territory.
Ho made Dakota Citys 4 points.
Final score Sioux City seconds, 24;
Dakota City, 4.
In spito of the difficulty that has
been experienced in arranging u
schedule, tho following two homo
games aro now finally certain: Oak
land, February 6th. Emerson, Feb
ruary 12th.
.The rofusal of tho local team to
play at Lyons January 1G, becauso an
incligiblo player was not allowed on
the team, led to tho cancelling of
both games with Lyon3. Negotia
tions aro under way, however, "for
games with Lyons, and it is hoped
that they may be scheduled.
Lutheran Church Notes
By Rov C. R. Lowe.
Do not forget tho ladies' aid soci
ety which meets at Mrs, H. E. Brown'a
homo next Wednesday of tcrnoon, nor
that you havo a special invitation to
attend. It you would like to nave
a good time, hero is your, chance.
Do not expect anyone to make 'you
enjoy yourself, you will havo to go
half way. That ought to be a pleas
uro to" you. YLtJuatUPlt; into the. game.
life the other day. vThat Is it was
personal. Ho was talking to Dan
pinzzl. tho confessed manslaucrhturct
nnd robber tho day ho was taken to
tho penitentiary. "Life is all a gam
ble," is what Dan told him, and also,
"I havo seen it worked out that when
a man wins he loses, nnd there you
arc. I guess it will not bo so bad,"
said he, in regard to tho pen, for
ton to mtecn years, ilo did not havo
nny apparent concern as to having
kiUod a man mc to nnvin to R0 to
prisoni jj0 was sorry that ho hna
oat a frion(L but mo8t of thnt wa3
becauso it had been tho means of his
bt,inff caught, as ho believed. "If I
nau Kiucu any or tno other men l
would bo in Sioux City today," ho1
said.
If that is all the view of life a man
has, what wonder is it that there aro
so many criminals, tho wonder is that1
there aro no rnoro. If a man doct
not caro for Ms own lifo ho will not
pnfn fnf nnu nthnt rrtnn'o Anrl l
Por,cnn iannt: tht tlm ,ni .7nnrnt
he Uocs not ook It; ho converses wolU
Ho has a low standard of life. It is
not because ho has had no opportune
tics, for ho was born in this country.
It is not that he is poor, for his dress
did not show that, and he did not
look as though ho had been used to
hunger, nad ho did not appoar to no
sickly nor overworked. Ho simply"
has a low value for life. A pity it.
is that a man living In this country
should havo such an estlmnto of
things.
And what Is iiito, wo do not see
how we aro no' to make o change
so the llko win lot be. Wo havo
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In making thia your bank, Mr. Farmer, you.,
will find that her.o wo havo completely dis
pensed with all "red tape" or undue formality.
Our ofFicers and employees try to mako eyery
patron who enters our doors feel absolutely at
home.
Wo are confident that a personal conference
will bring out numerous ways in which wo can
servo you.
Visit us when next in town.
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got away from tho old way of thingb
becauso of our personal' jealousies
for our own ' religions that we will
not havo anything of tho bible
taught In tho public schools, and a
lot of the folks will not go to tho
church. Wo havo got so far awr.y
that there Is not oven any niortl
principles taught, not oven what I '
called Puro Morals, that is morau
without refctcncc to religion at all.
Wo can and do teach sciences that
lead away from tho Christian relig
ion, but anything which smacks of
Christian morals is under tho ban.
About all the work thcro is being
done is being dono by tho churches,
and a lot of peoplo aro saying the
church Is not doing her duty be
causo sho Is not accomplishing more.
It is tho wish of overjr church man
she should accomplish more. But tho
fact is that tho chutch cannot reach
a lot of folk's who ought to bo reach
ed. Such mon as Dan Piazzi. 3 ho
fact is that such men do not want to.
bo reached. You can do all sorts nf
things in tho church and with it for
such peoplo and they will not bo
there. 1 know a man, a friend, who
s or has been tho butt of soma good
jiaturcd jokes at tho hands of his as- ,
sociatcs in busliicss becauso ho has a
preacher for o friend. Tho M. E.
church nt Waterloo has a fino build
ing and a fine organ and a good c-
gnnist. They opened tho housoonco
n week with a free concert for tho
bpocinl benefit of tho poor who did
not havo tho opportunity to go to
operas, and who did not go to church
sinco they felt they were out of their
own class. Thcs6 concerts went on
for only nbout a month till they
stopped for lack of attendance Now
Svo ask nvhat is tho church to doV
All wo can answer is to go ahead and
preach tho gospol, and wulk accord
ing to tho light of it, "that by well
doing yo may put to sllenco tho ig-
noranco of fooling men." No ono
oxpects tho peoplo to bo legislated,
righteous, and yet some think tho
church can turn all men unto right
eousness. Wo submit that tho
church is doing through her activi
ties mora than nit tho other organi
zations combined for tho making of;
u better world.
Farmers Should Take "iHYcntoriwi
Tho commissioner 6f Internal rv.
enue has notified the Nebraska Colt
lego of Agriculture. Jrt irraifVltif"
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nnpantfldin' Jftat.MiMU
Up to tho timo of this ruling there
rwero instances where revenue men
ruiusuu iu accept larm. inventories,
saying they could' not he used undor
any conditions. This often meant
an increased tax for the farmer to
pay. Tho Collego hasalways argued
that farmers should be' allowed to
take inventories, the samo as busi
ness, men do, and thai only by Inven
tories could a proper determination
of incomo tax bo mado. Ono in
stanco is cited where tho rofusal of
an inventory cost a farmer "more
than 3500,
Gngo County Luke Drained
Tho Gago county farm bureau and
tho Nebraska College of Agriculture
co-operating havo installed a dralp
ngo system a mile north of the tow.n
of Ellis Svhich reclaims about twenty
acres of land and makes passable a
road that has long given considera
ble trouble, A line of 8-inch tile
was extended thru a hill from two
catch basins. In less than threo
dayB tho lake was- dry for- the Jliit
timo in soyoral years. The Gago
county ,projoct'is s demonstration of
what may bo accomplished with many
small lakes and"undra4ned areas m
Nebraska. To encourage the drain
ago of land, tho United States de
partment of agriculture has- issued a
bulletin, dealing with this subject.
This bulletin, 'farmera bulletin 624,
may bo obtained frdm the Collego of
'Vgriculturo, Lincoln.
Tho Herald, 1.60 per year
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