Dakota County Herald,
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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1920
lSTAULISIIED AUGUST 28, 1891.
vol. xxvin. no. 10.
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Lyons Mirror: Father McCarthy. I
of Jackson, Neb., hold services jheicj
last bundny.
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Newcastle Times: Victor Hnglorg
is at Juckson this week, where ho has
been engaged to do cement work.
Rfniiv r.itv Trilinnp. 1: Mrs. R03H
Stinson returned yesterday from sev
eral weeks visit in Wichita, Garnett
and Independence, Kan.
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Allen News: Mrs. II. C. Heckt en
joyed a visit Sunday from her sister
of Homer.... Mrs. L. Armbright and
Miss Blessing of South Sioux City,
visited Sunday at the John Allen
nhd Richard Twnmley home?.
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Pender Times: Mrs. Albert Nash
did at her home in Walthill thih
.tek. She wr.s a pioneer resident of
this county and a lady highly respect,
ed by all who were privileged to know
her. The grief stricken family have
the sympathy of all in their great
loss. n
Sioux City Journal, 28: Born, in
Sioux City, In., Monday, October 25,
1920, fit Maternity hospital, to Mr.
and Mrs. Carl M. Reid, Sotfth Sioux
City, Neb., a son.... Born, In Sioux
City, Iowa, Saturday, October 23,
1920, at Maternity hospital, to Mr.
and Mrs. Carl R. Dalton, South Sioux
City, Neb., a son.
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Winnebago Chieftain: R. J. Lec-
dom threshed over 100 bushels of cane
seed from 2 acres of cane. He
sure raised cane.... Jeff Taylor, for
merly publisher of the Chieftain, was
a caller at this truth factory Mon
day. Jeff has miserable health but
he still has plenty of pep and men
tality which is plainly evident in his
excellent paper, the Emerson Enter
prise. Poncn Journal: Monday morning
at 10 o'clock Loren Heikes and Louie
Bonderson had their preliminary
hearing in the county court on charg
es of burglary and larceny. The
itate was represented by C. A. Kings
bury, county attorney, and W. D.
McCarthy appeared for the defends
ants. --The- defendants were held to-
the district court on these charges.
Quite a large number of interested
people were In attendance from
Wakefield and vicinity.
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Waterbury items in Allen News:
Dave Woods and Philo McAfee were
transacting business in Dakota City
Monday. ...Will Woods and wife and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Springer motored to Sioux City Sat
urday. . . .Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Herrick
left Tuesday for Madison, S. D., where
they will spend several weeks visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. Harold Judd.
....Mary Way gave her second talk
Sunday night to a goodly crowded
house. She intends in the near fu
ture to have some slides made to
show as she gives an account of her
trip to London.
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Sioux City Journal, 2: Mr. and
Mrs. John Ashford will preside at the
prenuptiol dinner, Wednesday night,
at the Mandarin cafe, for their son,
John T. Ashford, and Miss Catherine
tAaH&ncy, whose marriage will be .sol
emnized at the Cathedral of the
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Epiphany, Thursday morning, at 8
o'clock, One long table will hold
covers for thirty relatives nnd a few
iion'r, Among whom will be Dr. and
Mrt. (.:. II. Maxwell and Miss Mary
Maxell of Dakota .City,. Neb.; Mr.
and Mrs. George Elton of Omaha;
Mr. and Ma Albert Meyers of Mil
ford, I-.'; Miss Irene Authier off St.
Paul, i.Iinr..;Mr. and Mm Will Kyun
tr.l Mr. ami jurs. oeorp-o Ainioru u
H'lir.tft, NJ.
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Sioux City Journal, 27: Mrs. Lewis
Lmson and daughter, of Dakota Cilj,
Neb., spent last Friday In the William
New&ouie home.... Miss Mabel Cob
leigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.
Coblcigh, who has been seriously ill
at lu'iv home on Nash street for the
lfi3t two weeks, is not much improv
ed.... Vern Smith and Miss Blanche
Groves, of Emerson, Neb., were mar
ried last Wednesday nt Dakota City,
Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are at
home to their friends at 233 Water
street, in the city.
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Coleridge Blade: The editor and
wife, accompanied by L. B. Thomas
ii ml wife, had the pleasure of hearing
Edward Antiim preach in the Metho
dist church in Dixon Sunday evening.
Edward will be remembered by
many in Coleridge as the elder son of
Rev. and Mrs.'E. T. Antrim, who for
inany years were Coleridge residents,
but are living at Meadow Grove, Neb.,
where Rev. Antrim is pastor of the
Methodist church. Edward is at
tending college at Morningside, Iowa,
where he has been studying the past
two years. He comes out to Dixon
each Saturday evening to preach on
Sunday morning and evening, return
ing Monday to Morningside.
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Laurel Advocate: E. W. Stenbock
is the new agent at the Burlington,
Coming here from Dakota City. C.
W. Roberts, who had. been hero the
past few months, accepted the O'Neill
station. The transfer was made last
week, ...George Ford of Minneapolis,
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ford,
who came to attend the funeral of
his brother, Charles It. Ford, depart
ed Monday for home, accompanied by
Tils father, who will visit there for a
couple, of weeks, or as Jong as the" son
can keep'Tiim. The latter' is a sta
tionary engineer nnd had not been
home before In twelve years. After
this year, he says, he means to make
a change that will bring him nearer
to his people.
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Wakefield Republican: Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Miller and Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Miller motored up from Dakota
City last Sunday and spent the day
at the Aug. Samuelson home. Miss
Nettie Samuelson returned with them
to Dakota City.... Miss Vlda Learner
and Rev. Alexander Wimberly, of
Bayard, Neb., were united in mar
riage in Omaha October 22. Misa
Learner formerly lived here, being
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Learner, who moved to Minneapolis a
short time ago. She grew to wom
anhood here and has a host of friends
who wish her joy- and happiness in
her now home. The groom was for
merly pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Emerson. They .will re
side at Bayard, where ho has a pas
torate, t
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Yoninr Fruit Trees Need Projection
Sonio kind ol protection against,
rabbits and mice is almost a necessity
for young fruit trees. Cleaning
away tho weeds, straw and other rub
bago so nests cannot be built close to
tho trees will solve the mlco prob
lem. .Tying cOrnstnlks, chicken wire
or tar -paper around tho trees will
protect them from rabbits. Washing
tho trunk of the trees twice n winter
with concentrated lime-sulphur will
also keep rabbits from nibbling the
hark. If n deep snow falls it may
bo necessary to tramp it down around
the trees to keep rabbits from eating
tho tops. Fall plnnting of fruit
treen or small fruit Is not recom
mended by tho Nebraska ColTcgo of
Agrlculturo If the weather la at all
severe much of Mho fruit sot out in
tho fall will fall to survive.
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The Next President of the United States
A LANDSLIDE FOR WARREN G. HARDING
Meeker, n prosperous Dik-.t'i county I Hubbard meeting, Monday, Novem-
f armor, died yestcrdav at n Sioux .ber 22nd.
City hospital of bladder trouble.
Mr. Meeker, who was 65 years old, At our last board meeting it was
had been ailing during tho summer, I voted to ask R. E. Holland, State
but was not taken seriously ill until Leader of County Agents, and H. D.
n week ago. Mr. Meeker was boi n Lute, secretary of tho State Farm
at Weston, Mo. He spent his ( ynoou. Bureau Federation, to deliver address
days and received his education in
Sioux City. He went to Pierre,. S.
D., from Sioux City, and lived there
until 20 years ago when he moveu to
South Sioux City. Mr. Meekerspent
tho last 18 years of his life on i-fnrm
a, short distance west of Soulh Sioux
CityJBeslUesJiiswif p Jiq. isV'sufc,
es to tho annual meeting of our
county Farm Bureau. It is planned
,6 also secure speakers from tho
county. This meeting will bo held
December 31st. A big feed nt noon
vas also arranged.
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vived by a son and three daughters,, . ; """, """' ,,3' ' 'ZZuJZa
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neral services will be held at" the
Westcott chapel, Tuesday afternoon
Sioux City Journal, 1: Horace W:
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The Influence of Satisfaction
A bank takes pleasure in extending the
field of its usefulness to the friends and associ
ates of those it has already served. Growth
fostered in this way is based not upon promise
of future service but upon -past mutual satisfac
tioiu Each new customer that comics into this
bank is an additional incentive to us to justify
confidence by maintaining the character of our ,
service.
This bank has developed both the will and
the faculty to serve each customer according to
his individual needs.
Five percent paid on time deposits.
GOODWIN STATE BANK
Interment will be at Gracelnnd Park
cemetery.
Emerson Enterprise: Martin Fil-
mer and Aucust Filmer and theit
wives drove over from Homer Sunday
and spent the day here with Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph. Meyers and other rela
tives... .Last Friday about 5 o'clock,
Frank Heeney's barn caught on fire,
from some unknown origin. I ho lire
department was called but ho blaze
was extinguished before they arrived,
with small loss to the owner... .John
Rohde died at his home here last
Thursday of acute bright's disease,
after an illness of several days. Iho
deceased was a pioneer resident of
Dakota county, coming hero in 1889,
from Minola, la., nnd by his thrift
and business ability accumulated
considerable wealth. John Henry
Rohde was born in Germany in 1857,
coming to this country in 1882. He
was mnrried to Miss Augusta Groth
in 188-L To this union four children
were born, William, Edward, Mrs. Wm.
Kahler and Mrs. Lewis Doxtad. Be
sides his wife and four children, two
brothers and ono sister are left to
mourn him. Funeral services were
hold Sunday afternoon at St. Paul's
Lutheran church. Interment in Rose
Hill cemetery. The deceased was a
highly respected citizen of this com
munity arid his demise will bo mourn
ed by a large number of friends and
acquaintances.
GOODWIN,
NEBRASKA
"Everything in Bunking"
F:irm Bureau Field Note
C. 11. Youmr, Comity Agent
At tho regular monthly Farm Bu
reau board meeting, held last Friday,
it was voted to put on a membership
drive, whereby our Farm Bureau will
become n part of tho btato and Na
tional Federation. This drive will
be under tho direction of the Stato
Federation with Mr. R. W. Crawford
of Kansas as director. Mr. John Fel
ler will supervise this work for tho
county with each of the eight Farm
Bureau directors acting as leuders in
their respective communities.
Tho drive will be made during tho
week beginning November 22. A
meeting will bo hold nt tho Danish
hall in Hubbard on Monday afternoon
of that week, at which all farmers
will hnve an opportunity to familiar
ize themselves with tho movement.
Mr. Crawford of tho Kansas Federa
tion, has promised to be with us on
that occasion.
Membership drives in this state
began in Clay county during tho week
of October 18. That county secured
90 per cent of tho fannors visited.
Seward county was canvassed last
week, but has not boon heard from.
Other counties after tho week begin
ning November 15th will bo canvass
ed ut tho rate of from two to three
a week. Our Farm Bureau is plan
ning to sign tho highest percent of
members of, any county. In the stato.
Evory farmer shouldVje present ai tho
this year. These include sowing,
cooking, pig and heifer clubs. In
iccognitlon of the splendid work
these young people have done, n
Junior fair will be held at Homer,
Saturday, November Gth. On this
day tho pigs ropresenting Hampshircs,
Durocs and Chester Whites will bo
exhibited at the C. J. O'Connor farm
near the school building. The pigs
are mostly pure-breds und all show
splendid care. The girls' exhibit of
cooking nnd sewing will bo on exhib
ition at tho high school. Tho .prog
ram consisting of talks and club
songs" will be held ut ono of tho
school rooms as will also tho sowing
and muffin making'demonstrations ny
tho girls. Tho boys' demonstration
consisting of "Fitting pigs for ex
hibit;" "Pointers on hog house con
struction;" "How to select n beef an
imal" and "Making rope halters" will
bo held at Mr. O'Connor's place. A
pig judging contest will also bo hold
for which all club members are oil.
gible. Small prizes aro offered for
each of these events. '
Never havo wo had so many en
thusiastic club members. Tho ciod
it for this is most largely duo to tho
splendid local leadership. These
peoplo have been Miss Mabdl Thacker
of Homer for the cooking club and
Miss Mabel Rwuiussen pf Hubbard
for the sewing Club; Victor Hansen
ol Hubbard and Urville Lcgg of Da
kota City for the pig clubs, and John
C, Stalling and C. C. Beermann of
Dakota Citv and Thos. J. Ilartnottof
Jnckson for the threo heifer clubs.
Tho programs .will start at 11 a.m.
with the judging contest. The after
noon program will begin at 1 o'clock.
Lot everybody come!
Tills
Lutheran Church Notes
By Rev C. It. Lowo.
Tho pastor and his fnmlly and tho
good janitor were tho only ones who
put in their nppearanco at tho church
last Sunday morning. Tho bad wea
ther increased all during tho day
and Monday. Wo did not havo the
pleasure of preaching for Bro. Dralso
In the evening either.
Tho pastor will bo in Omaha Fri
day and Saturday of this week at
tending an executive committco meet
ing of the Nebraska synod.
Our 'catechism clnss is assuming
proportions. A letter will soon bo
addressed to tho members outlining
the worlc lor them.
We wi)l celebrate tho holy commu
nion Sunday, Novomber 14. Wo had
intended this announcement lust
Sunday, but the bad weather prevent
ed It.
Tho pnstor conducted two funerals
last week, ono on Thursday, within
oight miles of Emerson, a Mr. John
son, accidentally killed by a team of
horses; tho other, tho flvo year old
yon of Mr. Nagel, at tho Crystal lako
hotel on Sunday. 4
Tho Salem Ladles Aid meeting at
tho homo of the pastor last Thurs
day was a joyous affair. Tho houso
was decorated for Hallowe'en. Plen
ty to eat and ti lot of games. A
prize was offered, und secured by
Mrs. Ernest Rungo for threading the
most slippery pumpkin seeds In threo
minutes. Prizo, n decorated pump
kin pie and tho pio tin. Two men
came in to dinner. Work, and not
fear of tho ladies, is tho reason.
What tho pastor is sorry about is
vnuk ne was compoucu to no away.
Dale Set Tor Hltr Fanners' Meetings
Tho meetings of Organized Acrl-
culturo tho largest gathering of
farmers nnd livestock raisers in Ne
braska, will be hold January i to 7,
Inclusive, according to an announce
ment of the committee in ehnrgo.
Between thirty and forty producers'
associations will meat in Lincoln at
thnt time, representing every organ
ization of farmers, livestock raisers,
and related industries. Thp mectimrs
nro expected to bo of extrnordlnnry
Interest this year and to attract a
larger attendance than In previous
years, 'lha general committee is at
tempting to obtain men and women
of national reputo to speak on sub
jects of vital Interest to farmers and
others. An attemnt Is also bolntr
niado to obtain reduced railroad
rates. Every farmer and ' farmer's
wife in Nebraska is Invited to attend
tneso meetings.
Pull Cnro of Garden lnjs
Fall cultivation Is ono of tho prime
essentials of a good garden, says the
Stoto Collego of Agrlculturo. Sinco
many Insects pass tho winter in
weeds or vegetation and Tubbago, a
thoro cleaning of tho garden will de
crease tho amount of pest trouble
next year. All stalks .leaves, weeds,
rubbage, etc., should. bo piled up and
burned. This cleaning should Include
tho borders and edges of tho garden,
as these nro favorite plnccs for in
sects. After cleaning, unless tho
soil Is very fertile, a thin' lavcr of
well-rottod manure followed by deep
plowing wm mauo a decided improve
ment on tho garden next yoar. A
good many fteoplo put chicken ma
nure oh -Wife garden ' IHs possible,
however, to get tho soil trio rich.
Farm Bureau Membership Cut'npnlgu
Tho Nebraska Farm Burenu Federa
tion is conducting a cumpalgn to add
45,000 now members. Clay and Sew
ard counties have already been cov
ered and other counties will bo can
vassed as fast as anangements can
bo perfected. Dakota county is to bo
canvassed next, the drlvo Is now bo
Ing ndvertlsofl for tho Veok begin
ning November 22nd. Practically 90
per cent of tho farmers so far havo
joined tho Farm Bureau. Tho Farm
Burenusls an orderly attempt to solvo
tho economic problems of agriculture.
It is constritctiye in its idoas and ob
jects and It appeals to -judgment ond
not to projudice. Ito organization is
county, stato and national, benefit
ing tho individual, tho community,
tho stato and tho. nation. It stands
for the sound and sano co-operation
of farmers. No farmer with tho
welfaro of his business at heart can
afford to withhold his support from
this movement.
I'onlln Should lie I'roiHalth
Winter
Eggs are now retailing nt from 00
to 05 cents a dozen in Nebraska cit
ies, and some selected Nebraska eggs
have' been sold In New York City for
90 cents. With declining feed prices,
a carefully managed poultry flock
should return good profits this win
ter, says tho Nebraska Collego of Ag
riculture. Express charges from
Lincoln to New York aro 7 cents u
dozen, leaving n return of 03 cents.
This is un example of what can bo
done with pioperly managed poultry
and tho grading of eggs. Ono of
the secrot3 of high winter egg pro
duction sectmi to bo proper feeding.
Tho following dry mush feed has
been used with success: 1 part bran
(by weight); 1 part shorts; 1 part
outs, ground fine; 1 part com, ground
fine; 1 part meat scraps or highgrudo
tankage. This mixture should bo
kept before tho laying pullets either
In a honner or nn onon box. Whore
skim milk or buttermilk is fed in
liberal quantities tho amount of
meat scraps may be docreaseU one
hulf. 'lowever, laying hens must
hnve protein in tho form of meat,
tankage, milk or buttermilk.
Tho Herald for Nows when it la Nows.
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V. O. ., HOMER, NEBRASKA
Touring Car, with Starter $592.00
Touring Car, without Starter .... $518.00
Truck Chassis ....'. '. . $017.85
Truck, Completo $787.00
Tractors $882.10
The Best of Ford Service
ut the Lowest Prices
homer Motor co.
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