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A. lAl Ml jijifjjBnin niitiii: ::.:.: I3S5.S The Herald for News when It is : fe m a i , lev i 5j:5 LOCAL NKWS ITKMS THURSDAY, JANUARY 0, 1921 A son was horn to Mr. nnd Mrs. Tom Murphy of Sioux City. Saturday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Wnlter Miller spent New Year's with lclntive. at Wake field. Miss Lois McHenth of South Sioux City, visited relatives hu. e Thursday of last week. One Range best make -this week only, at cost price. FRED SCHR1EVER & CO. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt of Sioux City, were over Tuesday visiting rela tives and old friends. Mrs. Elizabeth IJroyhlll went to Ho mer Wednesday of this week to visit in the Will Broyhill home. George Gribble was up from Oma ha the past week, visiting relatives here and at South Sioux City. For Sale A few Rhode Island Red Roosters. Call soon." Lewis Larson, Dakota City, Nebraska. Mrs. Elizabeth Hroyhill spent a few days the past week in the Mrs. K. Sehietzult home in Sioux City. Frank Mahon, wife 'ami children were hete from Ponca the past week, visiting irf the J. I'. Rockwell home. L. R. Sanford went to lieldun, Neb., last Wednesday to install a windmill' for the Uurlington railroad at that place. Mrs. 'Julius Quintal arrived here on Friday from Holyoke, Col., lot- a visit in the home of her daughter, Mrs. II. If. Fciltz. Miss Mary Maxwell has returned to Crete, Neb., when site is oiing R:l Cross work, after a holiday visit with home folks. Workmen began this week tearing down the old Sehriever tesidencefor the lumber in it. John 11U has charge of the job. There will be a special meeting of Oiuadi Lodge No. 5, A. F & A. M.,on Thursday evening of this week, for work in the Fellow Cralt degree. C. R. Ferry has rented the E. J. Mckernan place in the north part of lown, and .Mr. McKernan hai movod to the place vacated by Mr. Perry. Pat Kelleher came down from Chad ron, Neb., Sunday, and iaited his wife and baby at the Mrs. Ilelle Har nett home, returning home Monday. Mrs. J. T. Graham, picsident of the county home demonstration agents of Nebraska, went to Lincoln Monday to attend their annual meet ing. John W. StitiFon has tendered his resignation to the postofl'ico authori ties at Washington, as rural mail cairier itom the Dakota City post office. roil Sl,i: ." room house, in South Sioux City, Neb., partly modern, half block from car line; teims reasona ble. Address, No. 11, care the Her ald, Dakota City, Neb. Prof. C. E. Simpson returned home Saturday from a two weeks' stay at Stt Joseph's hospital, Sioux City. He feels much better after the treat ment he received while there. Co. Commissioner-elect J. J. Laps ley was here from South Sioux City Monday and filed his bond for the olt'ice of county commissioner. He will take his seat next Tuesday, the 11th. SherifT Geo. Cain and Deputy Sher ifF J. P. Rockwell were summoned to appear at Omaha Tuesday to testify in the federal court in the case against Tony Farantino, charged with the illegal manufacture of booze. Fdward G. McCalmont, of Xenia, Ohio, a graduate of Muskington col lege, has been employed by the Da kota City school board to succeed Mrs. Marguerite Larsen as assistant principal of our schools. He enter ed upon his duties Monday. Judge S. W. McKinley officiated at the following weddings the past week: Eugene E. El linger of Lake City, In., and Anna J. Little of Odeboldt, la., on the 30th; and George S. Culmsee and Agnes Gilbert, both of Sioux City, on the 31st. Con Deloughery of Jackson, pleadeu guilty in Justice of the Peace D. M. Neiswanger's court Monday to drunk enness, and was fined $25 and costs. Following his release another charge was filed against him for transport ing and illegal possession of liquor. This is the second charj-e of this na ture pending against D-loughery. Mrs. Hullo Harnett returned last Friday from a-ten days' Kit in the home of her brother, Clyde Gribble, tit Goodwin, S. I)., where she had been to see her father, Samuel Gribble, who is seriously ill. He was not im proving any when she left him, and there is little hop held -tit for his recovery, on account of his advanced age, he being in his eighty-ninth year. Among the new county officers who nisuin.' their duties today, January Gth, aie Nels Andersen, of Hubbard, and J. .1. Lapsley, of South Sioux City, who succeed John Feller and O. W. Fisher as county commission ers, and George Harnett, who succeeds J. P. Rockwell as county assessor. Sheiman W. McKinley succeeds him self as county judge for another four year term. The Odd Fellows lodge will have installation of olticers at their meet ing next Monday evening, January 10. The newly elected officers are: Wm. II. Herger. noble grand: Charles H. Fueston, vice grand; Guy G. Sides, recording ncrotury; S. W. Foltz, fi ll ncial secretary; Alfred Seymour, treasurer; Lewis Larson, trustee. Re freshments will lie served after the lodge meeting. During the winter Is a good' time to take un inventory of farm machin ery and arrange for repairs, suggests the State College of Agriculture. Have the plows sharpened and other work done whilu the blacksmith is not rifhed. Now is al.so a good time to nil and repair harness. Machin ery and harness prices are still high and repairs made now will save time nnd money next sununer. PABOTA COUNTY HKRALO, $5.00 Wash Hollers nt 5 1.25. FRED SCHRIEVER & CO. A fine baby bov was norn to Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry H. Foltz Wednesday morning. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Geo. Wilkins, of Emerson, was hero on business Monday. Lunches nnd tin cups furnished fr public sales. See Hort Hrassfield, South Sioux City, Neb. Phone -ll-K. "Shorty" Morrison, wife and lltth son "Rillie," of Draper, S. I)., visited friends here n few days the past week. Edgar Hicrmann was a week-end visitor here from Des Moines, Iowa, in the home of his parents, Mr. n.ul Mrs. Will Hiermann. Winfred Hlumc, of Emerson, visit ed relatives hero between trains Sun day, being en route to Lincoln to re sume his work at tho state univers ity. Mrs. Esther Harden nnd diughter, Mrs. Ada Sherman, of South Sioux City, nnd Mrs. Tim Cnrrabim. and F. F. Haasc, of Emerson, ate tu-key at the I). M. Neiswanger homo on New Year's. L. R. Sanford has accepted a posi tion with the Burlington and will op erate the pumping station nt Crystal lake nenr the Consumers ice plant. He is moving today to a cottage near his work. For your Heating Stove r Turn ace, there's more "Heat Units," more lasting satisfaction Dollar 'or Dol lar in a Ton of Genuine Hocking Lump Coal than In any of t h cheap er grades. Take home i load You'll need it. Monroe Wil ur Lake Lumber Co. South Sioux "ity and Hubbard, Nebr. notici: or axmiai, .Mi:m.'(. The Annual Meeting of ht Stock holders of the Farmers' Gra'n &. Sup ply Company will be he d at 2:J:J o'clock p. m., January 11, lnJM, fit the Court House in Dakot" City, Ne braska. ELMER H. BIERMANN, S. cretary. ? J $ J 5 $ 5 t i t ! l i A ? Zhe Herald's I $& Letter Box t X t I ! " i La X, Wash., Dee. :)0, 1920 John II. Ream, Dakotn City, Neb., Dear Friend: Well, Job. , as this is the last of another year. I am sending you a draft for another year's subscription to The Herald. We have had no winter ye, every thing is green, nnd the fa t 'ors are plowing and getting rendy for spring. We have had a very fine ".'! nnd winter it has been around 50 to CO above zero most of the time Wo are all well, and fotunrtely I sold my wheat on the highe :t mar ket. Wishing you and yours u happy CUtU I A VOJZ-wl UUO ItUW t-Ullli i Ulllf i rour I'riencl, W. P. RATHBUN. Jiiifliuran Church Anfe- Hv Rev C. K. Iiwe TheSalom. young people enjoyed a watch party at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Ostmoyer last Ft bitty night. . , Tho choir will meet for "-. ctice nt tho homo of Mr. and Mrs J3.1mer Blessing next Saturday nigh. rOK SAL H One Aged Poland China boar, and several spring boars. Don Furbes, Dakota City, Neb. 1 .',()()() Join the Turin Ititrcim Approximately 15,000 farmers join ed the Nebraska Farm Bure tu Feder ation in the seventeen courties can vassed up to December 18U This is an average of 852 to tho 'county. As many of these counties - re send ing in additional members, it is prob able that the average will lie about 1,000 a county, or about 70,000 for the entire state when the member ship canvas is complete. The coun ties so far covered now have tho fol lowing memberships: Buffalo, 1,337; Hamilton, 1,189; Dawson, 1,129; Sew ard, 1,007; Richnrdson, 'Mi; Cnss, 835; Polk, 820; Clay, 801; Lf.ncnster, 785; Fillmore, 74G; Red Wi low, 710; Thurston, 053; Hall, 010; Madison, 545; Dnkota, 495; Frontier (incom plete), 725. Si raj eil A wit.-. Strayed away from my promises, 1 ed bull calf. FRANK UFFING. Ilubbnrd. Neb. Slate KiuMiuragi's Home Orclianls The Nebraska College ol Agricul ture has just issued a nev bulletin designed to be of help to tl o-.o plan ning an orchard for home use. It denls with planning nu orchard, planting distances, windbreaks, hand ling young trees, pruning, culture, etc. It names tho varieties of fruit suited to tho different seittons of the state and discusses the culture of the vnrious kinds of large and small fruits. The bulletin is well illustrated and written in a clenrand concise style. Ask at your Farm Burenu office for Extens'ion bulletin 02, "Establishing tho Home Orchard," or write the College of Agriculture. College Designs I'npiilt.r I'otillrj House The Nebraska-type poultry houe, designed by the Stnto College of Ag riculture, is attracting wide attention nmoung poultry rniser. Eleven houses of this design were i.uilt In Clav COlintV last venr. Tin. limw Ij simple in design and construction and enn be erected nt comparatively small cost. A description or the house with COinnlete nlnnu ;in riv,.n in Collet'e of AL-rieiiltnn. l.'vlr.Mulo,, bulletin 53, "A House for the Farm Poultry Flock." Anothei bulletin which every person plurnlnK new poultry house shnuhl huw. iu im.,.,. slon bulletin 57, "A Several-Purpose Poultry House." Ask at yohr Farm ourenu omco ior the bulletins, or write the College of Apnculture. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, NAPOLEON'S ONE BIG QUALITY Grenl rrenchman'a Fascination Lay In His Directness, That's All, Says H.VQ. Wells. The world has largely recovered from the mlc)'lef that Napoleon did; philips Unit amount of mischief had to be done by sonio agency; perhaps his em eer, or .some such career, was a necessary vonseiuence of the world's mental tmpreparedtiess for the crisis of the revolution. Hut that his pe culiar personality should dominate the Imaginations of great numbers of peo ple, throws a light upon factors of en during significance In our human piohlctn. Alii rat was a far more noble, per Msteht, subtle and pathetic tlgtire; Tulle rand a greater statesman and a much more amusing personality; Moreau and I loch abler leaders of armies; his rival, Czar Alexander, as egotistical, more successful, more ento tliMial, and with a finer Imagination. Are men dazzled simply by the scale of Ids lloiinderlngs, by the mere vast ne.ss of his notoriety? No doubt scale hits something to do with tho matter; he was it "record," the lecord plunger; but there Is something more In It than that. There Is an appeal In Napoleon to something deeper ami more fundamental In hu man nature than meru astonishment at bigness. Ills very deficiencies bring out starkly certain qualities that lurk .suppressed and hidden In us all. lie was unhampered. He bad never a gleam of religion, or affection, or the sense of duty. Directness was his distinctive and Immortalizing quality. Hu had no bialns to waste In secondary consider ations. Ho Hung his armies across Europe straight at their mark, there never were such marches before; he fought to win; when he struck, he struck with all his might. And what 'he wanted, he wanted simply and com pletely and got If he could. There lies his fascination.-- From "The Outline of History," by II. G. Wells. HOTEL MEN NOT ALL BAD Wayne B. Wheeler Tells Good Story to Prove the Truth of Asser tion He Makes. Wayne H. Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon league said in San Francisco : "1 think we're unjust to hotel men as a rule. We are too ready to ttc 'itse them of robbery. As a matter of fact, they nro it very tine lot. "I oqre knew an engineer who was trawling In Nevada. He had a good deal of money with him, nnd one night ho put up at a very primitive hotel In the wilds. The landlord of this ho'tel looked like a brigand, and the engineer could hardly sleep for fear. "Nothing, however, happened, nnd the next morning he set off with a re lieved heart. The mountain trail was a lonely one, and on toward noon, In a wild and desolate spot, three des peradoeH fell on him, emptied his vu Use and pockets, and made off. "The engineer was convinced that the landlord was at the bottom of this holdup. Accordingly he turned back to notify the authorities. Hut he had only gone n mile or so when he met a mounted messenger, who handed him a smnll packet. Pinned to the packet was a note from tho villainous land lord that said: " 'I Inclose your pocketbook contain ing $850, which yqjj left under your pillow last night. Please send re ceipt by bearer.' " Have You Euphoria? It takes a doctor to give a high sounding name to a well-known phe nomenon. "Euphoria" uieuns "feeling lit." It Is as much a physiological fact as scarlet fever. Nature mnkes It worth hlle to be alive simply through euphoria. The Joy of making u good tennis stroke, the delight that u woodsman gets In the open air, the artist's rhapsody all are due to euphoria. Why do we drink alcohol when we can get It or Mtiokt tobacco? To effect euphoria. When a lunatic thinks that he Is Napoleon and demands the homage due an emperor, he has euphoria In its unr-q form. Too little Is known about euphoria. Since It can be effected by drugs and I'heiuleals, who knows but It muy have Its seat In some gland? Popular Science Monthly. Aerial Photography In Sales. Aerial photography has entered the real estate Held. Now, If you wish to buy a .suburban residence, a downtown property or a country house, you cuu go to a broker's office and examine, probably with a reading glnsx, a most Interesting and detailed aerial photo urapb of the neighborhood that you have In mind. The aerial picture very quickly brings the customer to a de cision, either, to see the property or to look elsewhere. It saves time and the expense of long and often futile trips. Youth's Companion, 3i;iiriiiimiinl Yen! iitch Tho following rnnrrlago licenses were issued by County Judge Mc Kinley during the past weuk: Nnmo and Address. Age. George S. Culmsee, Sioux City ...27 Agnes Gilbert, Sioux City IS Ernest A. Emery, Sioux City 27 Alma Pond, Sioux City 28 Hurvey W. Pond, Sioux City 29 Emma L. Vincent, Sioux City ,,.,'d) Eugene E. Elllnger, Lake City, la., 22 Anns J. Little, Odeboldt, Iowa ...,21 tt I'Ci1 "J ... "i -' AND CUPID FLED, SHRIEKING Truly, as Many Have Averred, Ro mance Today Has Fallen From Its Once Hloh Estate. They were young and It was eve ning, and the moon was shining. And they were young. He was facing her, silhouetted against the silvery light of the moon. Every line of his stalwart, manly fig ure stood plainly outlined before her. Ho looked Into her lovely dark eyes. Their liquid depths fascinated him, en thralled him. He leaned forward. "Darling, I lovo you I' he breathed passionately Into her tiny ear. She gazed at him passively. "You are beautiful, wonderful, love ly 1" he cried, ns the moonlight Il luminated her classic features. Her glance rested upon htm as he stood out clearly In the pnle light. "Will you marry me, be my wife?" he nsked, with hated breath and eyes shining. Hidden (Ires glowed In their burning depths. Ami still her gnzo was upon him. He leaned forward a llttlo farther, waiting fot her answer, cngcrly, fenr fully. "Will you marry me, precious one?" he asked again, his burning glanco upon her scarlet lips. She opened her mouth to speak. Pearly teeth gleamed In the silvery light. "Ah! You nro going to say 'yes,'" he muttered, passionately, taking hold of her tiny, Uly-llko hnnds. "You are going to sny something." He leaned doner, his head outlined clearly against the pnle moonlight. "I wns going to say, why don't you wear n rubber band nrountl your head, to train your ears not to stick out?" (The end of n perfect evening.) Detroit Free Press. GREAT ACTRESS KISSED POET Sarah Bernhardt Made Her Meeting With Longfellow an Event to Be Remembered. When Sarah Bernhardt came to America In the seventies sculpture was her "side Hue." As soon as she arrived In Huston she exprewed n de sire to do the bust of Longfellow, says the Christian Science Monitor. Long fellow, however, though not Insensible of the honor, declined. He said that he was about to leave for Portland, Me., and feared that Mine, Hernhnrdt would have deported before his re turn. Then, to mitigate the curtness of his refusal, ho asked the tragedienne to his home, Inviting William Dean Howells nnd Oliver Wendell Holmes to meet her. They became very nmlnble toward one another, nnd Longfellow, who spoke excellent French, praised Mme. Hemhardt's performance of "Phedre," telling her she surpnssed the great Rnchel, whom ho had seen 50 years enrller. The actress, not to bo out done, told the poet how much she en Joyed rending "Illawathn," which she prntiowiced Hee-a-vntere. Evidently tho affair of tho sculp tured bust did not rankle, for on her depnrture, an tho poet and his other guests were escorting her to her car riage, she turned about suddenly, Im pulsively threw her arms about Long fellow's neck nnd, kissed him on tho cheek, said: "Vous etes ndorable." Kidnap Chinese From Legation. Kang-Shlh-to,' formerly trensurer of the Anfti club, who since the recent downfall of thut alleged pro-Japanese organization has been In hiding In the Russlun legation nnd for whose arrest a teward of $10,000 was offered by tho Otilnest' government, has Just been the victim of u coup on the pnrt of Chinese servants employed in tho le gation, according to n dispatch from Peking, China. They entered Kung's bedroom In the enrly houra of the morning, bound him, wrapped him In n bed quilt and hoisted him ovt the legation wall. Accomplices delivered him Into the hands of tho squad of gendarmes which had been waiting for weeks for an opportunity to cap ture him and other refugees supposed to hue hidden In foreign legations. Woman's Latest Venture. An engineering factory, orgunlzed, controlled, arid managed by women, who ulso execute the orders ut tho lathe and In the foundry that Is tho latest enterprise of thu "weaker sex." It Is one which deserves every suc cess. At the bend of the firm, culled Atn lanta, Ltd., Is Lady Parsons, the wife of the famous engineer and Inventor of the stenm turbine. Tho factorv was started In the Midlands by 20 women ex-war workers. Good orders have already been secured, nnd Lady , Persons Is convinced that these . pioneer women engineers will he sue- ' cessful. "There Is nothing," sho says, "that u woman cannot do when she tries." London Times. How Lightning Kills. Numbers of cas of death by light ning have fulled to reveal any direct effect of the passtigo of au electric current through the human boilv. Tho evidence Indicates that death was caused entirely by shock. The result is psychological rather than physical, the shock Inducing heart fulluru or other organic disturbances. Sometimes strokes huve been fatal to u mother although the child In her urms wut, unhnrmed. Persons under the Influence of a drug or Intoxicated seem to ecu'e. This seems to Indi cate that the psychploKleul element Is an Ituportunt consideration, Popular science -.Ioutuly. WW ill.iulwin,TMi 2? ALL WELCOME IN LUXEMBURG Little State Cosmopolitan In the Ex treme, but Second to None In Patriotic Spirit. We live nt tho crossroads of tho nations, remarks the Luxemburg el tung. We aro of nil the peoples of the world" those most cosmopolitan In spirit. On July 11 tltero wns u French evening on the pnrado grounds, and everyone wns enthusiastic for France. On July 20 we had a Belgian evening In the same place and again everyone wns Inspired with enthiislnsm. Should there be an American, Italian, Czecho Slovac or Polish evening any pleasant summer night, the throng would greet It with the same enthusiasm. We like to have people of other nations as our guests. We wish them to feel at home In our midst. A stranger who does not know us -nnd many who have lived among us fall to know usmlght fancy thut we lack national sentiment. But precisely tho reverso Is true. Our national sentiment Is so deep that wo are llko a tree whose trunk stands unshaken when Its crown Is rustled by tho wind of sympathy for other countries. Last Wednesday, after our French and Belgian evenings, we had a Luxem burg evening. The parade ground was too small ami thu llrmutucut was too low to eontnln the enthusiasm of the multitude. We wero at homo tunotig ourselves. Tho lender had provided n program of old, modem, and very iccent Luxemburg mnslc. During the choruses the thousnnds surrounding the platform stood us reverently as If they were In church. When np plaiise wns called for It was so thun derous us to bo almost Intimidating. The depth and sincerity of n na tion's patriotism Is not measured by tho area of Its territory. FEAR EPIDEMIC OF TYPHUS British Authority Tells of Danger to the World Because. of Bad Condi tlons In Russia. Dr. L. linden Guest of London, who hns been Investigating conditions In Russia, reports to the Lancet (Lon don) that the whole of that country has been swept by typhus and relaps ing fever, nnd that all Indications point unmlstnkably to n formidable epidem ic In the coming winter. Cholera also hns made Its nppearanco and small pox ts widely prevalent. The Lancet warns the world nt large that unless Imtnedlnto and ef fective steps bo taken these frightful diseases will spread. through tho bor der stntes to other countries, nnd be fore long will nppcnr all over tho world. "Tho council of tho League of Nations hns thoroughly studied tho situation, with the aid of sonleof tho best-known epidemiologists in tho world; they have a reasonable nnd economical program, and liavo appoint-, ed commissioners, but tho actual work cannot proceed until they linvo obtained money guarantees fr-Jiu the different nntlons, which so 'far hnvo not materialized, except In the case of a few countries, including Great Britain nnd Cnnndn. Tho future of the matter may well prove, In the par lance of tho day, tin 'ncld test' of tho reality of the leaguo as n family of nations, ready to net far tho common good nnd to protect members of tho family who are threatened by disaster." Modern Lover Practical. "Harry," exclaimed the blushing maiden, "this declaration of love la ho sudden thnt I hardly know what to say. I was unprepared for It. It un nerves me." "I wns ufrald It might," said tho young chemist, rising with nlnctity from his knees, "and I brought with me a bottle of my unrivaled nervo ton ic. This preparation, my darling," he added, soothingly, as ho took the bot tlo from his pocket, quickly extracted the cork and poured n quantity of the medicine Into a spoon ho had also brought with him, "will nllny any un due excitement, quiet the nerves, aid digestion and restoro lost appetite. I sell It at 50 cents n bottle. This Is a dose for an adult. Take It, dearest." "Floating Fair" From Holland. A company has been organized at Tho Hague for the purpose of sending a "floating fair" as It Is called, but practically a ship loaded with sam ple products and commercial agents to sell them, to vnrious parts of tho world, particularly tho United States. Tho concern Is organized somewhat on n co-operative basis and proposes to send the Messngerles Morltlmes ves sel, the Macedonia, of 0,100 tons bur den, to the United Stntes nnd Central nnd South America for the purpose of Introducing Netherlands products nnd enabling Netherlands commercial houses to establish import and export connections In the countries visited. Scientific American. Ice to Hold Stored Water. Because the water supply of the small city of Ashland, Ore., U be coming Inadequate In the summer, and Increasing the storage facilities would cost 5100,000, the local engineers ure trying an experiment ns Ingenious- as It Is simple. High up the side of Mount Ashland, at the headwaters of the supply, a system of piping and ' sprays Is being Installed, through which the surplus water of th win ter will tie directed tyid allowed to fnvxe. The damming action of U Ice walls thus formed, and tho gradu al thawing of tho lev Itfvlf, are ex pected to provide enough water tw till the needs of summer Popular Me chanics Mazarine. , nifaam 'f ' "- -r - ri U .'-j-. t