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"PREPAREDNESS"
The iv nth of April Is the beginning of preparations for tilling the
soil.
The Farmer, like any other business man, must know his receipts
and disbursements to the penny, and to save time his bookkeeping must
be simple and easy, yet accurate. A checking account is the logical ans
wer to this need.
We shall be glad to furnish a Farmers Record Book for recording
-your farm operations. This record will be especially valuable in deter
mining your Income for Taxation purposes.
For your valuables we have now Safety Deposit Boxes in our electric
ally protected vaults. The cost is very small.
The Mid -West State Bank
UNDER STATE SUPERVISION.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA.
How Shall the Government Be
Reorganized And Set On Its
Feet Again As An Effi
cient Going Concern
By LAWRENCE F. ABBOT r of the Outlook.
, For the Federal Government
la at present completely disor
ganized. It Is politically bank
rupt and Is well along on the
.road towards financial bank
ruptcy. It lias no permanent
policy. Its various heads of de
partments are following conflict
ing policies. The abrupt and
startling dismissal of Secretary
Lansing, the resignation of Sec
retary Lane, the discouraged re
tirement of Important ambas
sadors like Francis in Itusstn,
Pago In Italy, and Fletcher In
Mexico, have disclosed the fact
that Important functionaries of
the Government go to bed each
night without any Intelligent
Idea of what they are going to
be able to do the next day. No
body knows what Is to be the
final solution of the railway
problem, of the merchant marine
problem, of the Mexican prob
lem, of the Russian problem. To
be sure we have not come to a
full stop, but we are running on
momentum only, and we sliall
come to a disastrous stop if
some new, wisely directed pro
pulsive force Is not Introduced
Into the machinery of govern
ment. It Is of little use to argue about
who is to blame for this sltua.
tion. What Is needed is to realize
the situation and to set about in
a common-sense nnd efficient
fashion to remedy It. If we be
gin to understand that, to para
phrase President Cleveland's ef
fective aphorism, we are face to
face with a condition of govern
ment not a theory of govern
raent we shall be In a frame of
mind that will enable us to deal
with the coming Presidential
problem intelligently.
WANTED: A BUSINESS MAN
When a great corporation with
rich assets, but with a depleted
treasury, extravagant expenses,
decreasing production, and dis
sension in the board of direc
tors, faces bankruptcy, what do
the stockholders do? They choose
a new president who can reor
ganize the concern, select ef
ficient department heads, cut
dow.n expenditures, transform
the assets Into productive capi
tal, Increase the output, and
work In harmony with the board.
The people of the United States,
who are the stockholders of the
Government, and who are paying
for their holdings In Immense as
sessments of taxes, begin to see
this analogy. That Is why one
hears them talk of a "business
man" for President. That is
why they are Interested In-Herbert
Hoover and Leonard Wood,
lnese two men are being con
sidered by the stockholders, not
by the manipulators.
General Wood's record as an
organizer In this country during
the war is too recent and too fa
miliar to need description here.
He created the Plattsburg Idea
and the training camps for the
A. E. F. under his guidance were
models of efficiency.
LEST WE FORGET.
We Americans are sometimes
a forgetful people. I wonder if
we are not In danger, under the
glamour, on tho one hand, and
the fnr on tho other, of militar
ism I wonder if wo are not In
danger of forgetting that Gen
eral Wood's great services to his
m
country are really in tho domal
of civil government. Three of
the best Judges of modern gov
ernment have not forgotten It
And they are all three civilians.
WHAT ELIHU ROOT SAID.
From December, 1899, until
General Wood came out of Cuba
In May, 1902, I 'kept track of
what was done, and studied the
subject as carefully as any busi
ness man ever studied his own
business" or any lawyer ever
studied a case which he was to
try. I went to Cuba three times
and went all around the Island
and visited the camps and the
army posts and the prisons nnd
hospitals and asylums uud the
schools and public works; I
talked with everybody I could
get hold of, and got all the in
formation I could get by conver
sation with soldiers and civilians
and Americans and Cubans. I
read tho reports and I directed
tho course of tho government In
Cuba, nnd I knew what was go
ing on ; and I feel under n debt
of the greatest gratitude to Gen
eral Wood for what I think is
ono of the most conspicuous and
morltorlous pieces of work ever
done by an American.
Lord Cromer, the greatest
colonial administrator thnt Great
Britain has produced, who put
modern Egypt on its feet, and
whose two volumes on the Egyp
tian problem are the master
work on colonial government In
the English or, for that matter,
In any other language, is report
ed by Eric Fisher Wood to have
said that "Leonard Wood's work
In Cuba was the best colonial
work of the century, that he was
the only man In the world who
was completely fitted to carry on
the work which Cromer himself
had initiated in Egypt, and that
he only regretted that Wood was
an American and not n British
subject."
FAIR PLAY FOR ALL.
And, finally, Theodore Roose
velt, who if he were alive and
well, would undoubtedly be elect
ed president next November, con
firmed In 1917, what he said as
follows in 1903:
Leonard Wood four years ago
went down to Cuba, has. served
there ever since, hns rendered
services to that country of the
kind which, If performed 3,000
years ago, would have made him
a hero mixed up with the sun
god in various ways ; a man who
devoted his whole life through
those four years, who thought of
nothing else, did nothing else,
save to try to bring up tho stand
ard of political and social life In
that island, to teach the people
after four centuries of misrule
that there were such things ns
governmental rlghtepusness and
honesty and fair play for all men
on their merits as men.
The testimony of these three
witnesses is high praise, indeed.
But might it not at least lead us
to read the records and nsk our
selves: If what we really want
Is to have our Government reor
ganized on a plane of efficiency,
with competent men appointed
who will work ably and har
moniously to give us a fair re
turn for our taxes, do we need to
look much farther for a Presi
dent than Leonard Wood?
Farmers Ratify Our Service
"Without Reservations"
Regardless of the nature of the problems which
they have brought to us during the 32 years this
bank has served the people of Dakota City and
Dakota .County
Our Farmer patrons have found the Officers of
the Bank of Dakota City ready and willing to
assist them in every possible way consistent
with sound banking.
Ask the man who banks here!
Bank of Dakota
Dak6ta City, Nebraska.
City
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920
Rev. C. R. Lowe went to Lincoln
on a business mission Tuesday.
.M. V. Messex of Sioux City, was a
business v'sltor hero last Friday.
Attorney Sidney T. Frum was In
Pender on legal business Tuesday.
Banker W. II. Ryan of Homer was
a business caller hero Friday morn
ing.
G. A. Hcrrick, of Waterbury, Nob.,
was transacting business here Satur
day. Ed Frederick has disposed of his
Ford and Allen cars and now drives a
seven-passenger Cadillac.
Mrs. Ada M. Petty of Sioux City,
was looking nfter her property inter
ests in Dakota county Tuesday.
Will H. Berger went to Omaha on
Monday, having been called to servo
as a petit juror in the federal court:
Mrs. E. E. Lundquist nnd son Eu
gene, of Laurel, Neb., wore over Sun
day guests of Rev. and Mrs. S. A.
Draise.
Fresh home-rendered lard for sale.
Enquire of Mrs. George E. Hcikcs,
Dakota City, Neb., routo 1. Phono
70- Fill.
Henry Francsico of Royal. Nob.,
was down the first of the week look
ing after 'his property interests in
this county.
Mrs. Elizabeth Broyhlll departed
Saturday for Dallas, Texas, where she
expects to remain for several weeks,
doing nursing.
Miss Dorris Burnett returned 1
Wednesday from a several weol:-'
stay with her sister, Mrs. Pat 1 .'
her, at Norfolk, Neb.
Nels Andersen, candidate for coun
ty commslssioner, Louis Knudsen nnd
George Johnson, of Hubbard, were
transacting business here Tuesday.
Miss Maurine Pomeroy, stenogra
pher in the Frum-Eimers-Wnrner of
fices, has resigned her position hero
and taken work in a Sioux City bank.
Prof. S. X. Cross of the Wayne
State Normal faculty, was a bu3ncs
caller here Monday. Ho placed nr.
advertisement for the school in this
issue of the Herald.
A nroErram and box social will be
given at the Oakdale school, district
No. 42, on Saturday night, Apr.l 17,
beginning nt 8:30 oclock. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend. Bertha
Francisco, Teacher. ,
Billy Triggs went to Allen tho
first of tho week on u business ttip.
A special meeting of tho Masonic
I'hIrp will u. held l'riduy evening of
this week, for work in tho first do
grbo. Miss Mary Maxwell, assistant sec
retary of the homo service olVico of
tho Red Cross in Sioux City, loft on
Monday for Now Orleans to attend
the conference of social workern.
She wns accompanied by Miss Agnes
Smith, secretary of the Slot City
office.
After an illness of about twJ vo trs
with paralysis, lames Broyhill, a pio
neer resident of Dakota City, passed
away Wednesday forenoon at his homo
hero, nt the ago of (5 vears. The
deceased was born at lreinont, III., In
1855, lind camo to Dukotn City with
his parents in July 1809. Ho is sur
vived by two daughters, Miss May
Brokhlll and Miss Hn.ol Hroyhill, an!
ono son, Irving Broyhill. Two In oth
ers and three sisters also survive him.
Funeral services will bo held Tues
day afternoon nt 2:30, conducted by
Rev. C. R. Lowe. Interment will b'e
in tho Dakota City cemetery.'
1NTKK-CUUHCH WOULD
MOVEMENT.
Dakota County Conference - -Sioux
City, April th.
South
Tho conference was a store of in
formation and revelation to all who
were present. The team was a lit
tle late arriving on account of train
service, but as soon as they were on
the ground the interesting program
''?gan. The attendance was not
urge.
The following churches wero repre
sented. South Sioux City M. i!,
and Presbyterian; Dakota City M. E.
and Salem Lutheran; Homciy-M. E.
Tho team of instructors consisted
of Rev. J. II. Andreas the Congre
gational church; Rov. '. C. Harper
of the Presbyterian church; Rov. C.
Rt.Lowc of tho Lutheran church.
Tho county organization was formed
nnd tho program of the Movement
will be carried on to completion.
FOR SAL13
Fifty tons nuniber ono upland hay,
Patrick Jones, Hubbard, Neb.
11YMEXIAL.
BUTTERFIELD - FRANCISCO.
From the Royal, Neb., News;
A pretty wedding- was solemnized
at the U. B. parsonage nt Orchard,
rTU lnn1 Tln.l ..nrtn nLntfn,. .lie
i V i- ir . .. ,4!i ,r Nebraska, baturdny Morning, Apr 1 3,
posed of their left-over material ontl . .', .-, q,, ' ,, . ' ,!,. ,iii
i i i i .,..ii e,,i. by Kev. lit, t,. bpracttn, when ii.vauoll
sewing machines at auction Saturday n . .,,, ,, ,. . ... ,
UUblUlllUUl iWllt 1' I li;iiIUII Jl 4' 1 U1IUIDI.M
afternoon. Many of tho articles
brought more than they cost new two
or three years ago.
Prof. C. E. Simpson returned Hon
voro united in tho holy bonds of
natrimony by the Lo.iutu'jl rin,; eei-emony.
I he attendants of tho brulnl couple
uay evening irom n several uays-u-ip wero Leln Francisco and Clarence
to Amherst, Net., where lie holds an Francisco, sister nnd cousin of the
interest in a drug store, with "Bill" .jrrriojn.
Wilson, a former druggist in the The "bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Neiswanger Pharmacy in this place. MrsjiF. S. Butterfickl, and is ono of
The Bank of Dixon County, at Poh' Orchard's most popular and highly es
ca, Neb., known as the Halstead bank, teemed young ladies. Tho groom, a
was sold last week to tho Farmers former resident of Dakota county, is
State B.ank of that p.lacq. It- Wilfj'n6yi?joie qf Jhe- most prosperous,
continue business, however, until the' young" men of Lusk, Wyoming.
1st of January, when the two banks After n short trip to Sioux City
will likely be consolidated. and. eastern Nebraska, this happy
County Judge S. W. McKinley ofTi- coujile will depart for their homo at
elated at tho following weddings the Lu9K with the community's best
the past week: William H. Cue and wishes for future happiness and sue
Alphosino Delier, both of Sioux City, CGSS following them.
on the bth; and Anurew it. Alilnnr
IlllIllllllIIIW
jjgta
and Frances Newberry, and Joseph A.
Jameson, jr., and Bernice Moore, all
of Sioux City, on the 10th.
Mrs. Mary R. McBeath has closed
a deal for the sale of her residence
to R. W. Bordwell of Morhingslde.
She gives possession May 1st. Slio
has purchased the cottage just west
of the R. E. Evans home and will
rnove there as soon as it is vacated
by Geo. M. Barnett.
Tho precinct assessors have begun
their annual job of assessing Dnkbta
county personal property. Tho real
estate, on which a new valuation is
made every four years, will be re-'
valued this year by County Assessor
"J. P. Rockwell, and as this class of
property has Increased in value con
siderably, tho valuation for taxation
will bo about doubled this year. The
valuation made four years ago was
about $52 per acre.
A card received from Samuel Hoi
kes, jr., by his father, tells of a very
enjoyable trip tho past week. Sam
is in his senior year at tho Universi
ty of Illinois and was honored by be
iiik uiucieu pucuer
WAiNTJUD-CATTLl JO PASTURL
Seventy acres of sweet clover, nnd
plenty of water. Call on or phono
L. L. Howard, G3 F 20, Dakota City,
Nebraska.
M. E. Church Notes
Rev. S. A. Draise, Pastor
Hurrah, for the "rainy day" boost
ers! Sixty-seven answered to roll
call last Sunday. Some of thoni
didn't wear now hats, but they came.
Watch that honor roll It is growing.
Two more Sundays and several new
names will bo among tho "gold." It
is too had that anybody should miss
going "to Sunday school.
,Tho attendance at church service,
both morning and evening, was in
keeping with tha wenthor. Tho
steady- "pullers" wero thcro to tho
number, of sixty-fivo for both serv
ices. Summer is coming. Get ready for
church. The services will keep on
till tho nbfSent ones have a chanco to
come. '
Who will hrinc Knmn nnn with vou
for tho "first next Sunday? An "alone" christian
is n contradiction, and out of keep
ing with tho spirit of the master.
FOR SALi:
A Rock Island two-row stallt cut'
lor. WILL II. ORR,
Dakota City. Neli
Stinson's
Specials for Saturday, Apr. 17
1?0K 1'IUS KAY ONLY
2 pounds of Lard "ic
I) Boxes of Matches 3llc ,
2 lbs. Fancy Oregon Pi tinea ,"e
5 lbs. Bluo Ribbon Dried Poaches
?l.(l!lv
, 5 large cans of Milk 7c
3-lb. can Best Tomatoes 20c
' 1 lb. Fancy Cookies, any html . . .10c
2 lbs. Excelsior Datesbest
brand i Ic
Swift's White Laundry Soap, 5
Bars for !!)c
Mb. sack best Pancako Flour ..30c
.Good Boiling Bcof, per pound ..l(!c
1 pkg Golden Wheat Egg Noodles. 10c
AM, KIXDS OF BARGAINS IN"
SHOLS
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables of all Kinds
for Saturday's Triulo
Stinson's
Dakota City,
Nebraska
IIAVK YOU SEEN THE NEW
Titan 10-20
The Titan 10-20 is a Profitable Partner at a Popular
Price. It will pay you to look over the Titt n before
buying. Write us today for full informatic n.
International Harvester Co.
of America
Sioux Oily,. Jowa.
600 Wall Street
vursny team, iney are now on a
two weeks' trip through tho South,
and will play a large number of
games. They had just won nt Jack
son, Miss., and Sam snys, "Tho people
here certainly treat us fine. TIil
young men nnd business mens' clubs
make us welcome, and the ladies take
us riding in their nutomobiles and
show us tho city." Ho says thoro r,ullieran Church Notes
lla cl 1 WartCr "U tl,C .Way thruRh ' ' By Rev C. R. Lowe,
tho South. In many places It is Tho storm last Sunday morning
above tho fence posts along the rail- foiled tho service again. We aro
roa"8, glad we had a good day for Easter.
Mrs. Ellen Beardshear, who had Tho young folks gathered at tho
been making her homo hero for tho homo of Mr. and blr. M. J. Learner
past few months with her tbuirhter. for their nractlco. and in it cnuuht in
Mrs. Alfred Seymour, passed away on Saturday night's rain. All rot homo
Tuesday afternoon of throat and lung but tho pastor, whoso Ford got wet
trouble. She had been nlling for at tho wrong place and then Lizzfo
several years, and her death was not wouldn't cough, Ho camo in Sun
unexpected. She was born in Madi- day nfternoon.
son, Wis., in 1852, nnd came to Dako- .Wo will have to look forward tome
ta county to make her home in 185tf. tlmo soon, wo presume, to tho coin
She wns married to Walter Beard- .plianco to tho new road law. When
shear in 18G8. The family le&ided tho grade is run for tho "round cor-
on a farm three miles south of Ho
mer until Mr. Beardshear's death,
about twenty-five years ago, and soon
afterward sho took up her residence
in Homer with her family. Sho is
survived by four sons, Frank and Ed
ward, of Homer; William, ol Phoe
nix, Ariz.; and Harry, of Walthill,
Neb., and three daughters, Mrs. Ar
nor." It will likely necessltato mov
ing our church building back a little
ways. That will glvo tho long-tulketl
of basement a chance, also a new
furnace, which is very much needed.
Tho walls of tho furnace room aro
falling, and wo may havo to do some
work on the old place,
i Our treasurer savs thore ire Mmu
thur Seymour, of Ryder, N. 1).; Mrs. of our peoplo who bring in their he-
Walter Dewitt, of Galahad. Can., and
Mrs. Alfred Seymour, of this pinco.
Funeral services will be held at Ho
mer Friday afternoon from tno M. E.
church, at 2 o'clock, Rov. 3. A. Draise
officiating. Burial will bo made in
tho umahn Vfllloy cemetery, fcouth of and Mrs. Elmer Blessing next bUur
novoienco envelopes without their
names written on them. You will
see at once that ho cannot ciedit
you with tho amount you brought,
Ho hasn't your names.
Choir practice at tho homo ol Mr.
G. F. Hushes
& Co.
Lumber, Building Ma
terial, Hardware, Coal
We have now been in Dakota City in tho
Lumber, Hardware and Coal business, a little
over three years. Our aim has boon to please our
customers, to treat every ono right and alike; and
to give satisfaction as nearly as possible in all sales.
Wo still carry tho best Lumber, Building Material,
Hardware, Paints, Greases, Oils, and nearly every
thing in our line. Wo thank each, and all Patrons
for their past patronage, and will give you tho same
courteous service in tho future.
COME OFTEN
H. It. G11EEH, Mjiimgor. Dakota City, Nob.
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