! r ' i f I I CVr -TnnTiV,xtni ti viTur.Tji wiriraiiiriinntr. n.n , ' " riUAIUtNl Uk!5 4-. LETTER FROM HEAD OF ARMENIAN CHURCH Washington. Archbishop Kkoren, whose areheplscopal see Is Erlvnn, cap ital of the Armenian Republic, Jour neyed seven thousand miles to present President Wilson ono of the quaintest and most touching documents In the. archives of tlm Stnte Department. It Is Illuminated by the monks of Etch mlodzln, tho sent of the Armenian church since Its separation from the Greek church, after the Council of ,Chalcedon In the year 4.11. Tho Encyclical Letter, which the Archbishop presented to the President, reads: "012011013, Servant of Jesus Christ ond by the Omniscient Will of Ood, Arch-Priest and CATIIOLICOS OF ALL THE ARMENIANS,. Supreme Patriarch of the highest Armenian See of Ararat and of the Apostolic Mother Church nt Etchmlndzln the Holy. "To the NOBLE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. "AFFECTIONATE GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS from the CATH OLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS nnd Apostolic Chief of the Holy Church of Armenia. "With placid, profound feelings of devotion, wo desire, through this En- .jXWrtMUMteWHtWMatlLAlfl ARCHBISHOP KHOREN. cyclical Letter of Ours, to place be fore you and to muke known to you the expression of Our deep gratitude for tho liberal help which, Inspired by A spirit of philanthropy, you have ex tended to Us both by Individual per gonal donations and through the sus taining assistance and alleviating In strumentality of the Near East Relief .Organization. Individually and Collec tively, combined In ono body as It were, you gnve and you brought to Ui tho fruits of your offerings, to tho ml vatlon and protection of Our Flock during tho most bitter days of their suffering Bufferings which We attrib ute to the rigours of the War of Lib eration, and to the cruelty of Our Im placable Oppressors. "In expressing Our thanks for your generosity and for your evangelical icopnnlsserntlon, Wo, ns tho recognized 'Head of Our Spiritual Children, com prising the entire Armenian Nation, would bo glad to view your acts of ;iercy ns tokens of your continued as sistance In the future, and that It It ;your purpose to continue to assist Us In Our regeneration nnd complete lib eration, In the habiliment of a self- governing Nation. With these thing In mind, We appeal to you all; to the Prelates of your Churches; to your devout Dlshops, Our Brethren and be loved In Our Lord Jesus Christ ; to men endowed with political nnd civil acu men; to those who have been rolled upon by tho Lord In the Conduct ot Public thought; and to every soul In which tho spirit of Chrlstlnn philan thropy glows. Come to our defense nnd to tho couso of the Freedom ol Our Flock. Come from the pulpits o your Churches; from the seats of join Council Chambers; from the platform. of Public Associations; from the sune. turn of your Journals. Raise the might voices in yuur iimuii ana or your sym pathetic people, as those of unfailing and unfaltering friends. We need them for the salvation of Our Klerk, tor tured In body and soul through cen turies of suffering. And Our people will forever stand In history as wit ness ttiut a Great Nation, prolltlc of welfare, stretched Its helping bund uud mighty arm to raise them up. "The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Our thankful Blessings be with you till, evermore, Amen. "GEORGE V., "Cuthollcos and Supreme Putrlurch ot All Armenians." Durjng the VIII. year of Our Putrl erchute at the Mother See of Ararat. Etcbuiludzln the Holy. MAJOR GENERAL HARBORD I SUPPORTS ARMENIA New York. At a mass meeting re cently held here to consider the need of Armenia In the appalling dlsuster thut bus overtaken thut unhappy land the following telegrum was received from the commander of the Second Division: "True to their religion, Unguuge ami race through u thousand years of per secution, the Armenians must not be permitted to perish. Americans should aid thttuj with moral, fluanclal mid po litical upport. .1 "J. O. HAKBOJtD." n md c in in id a p a a a p m 151 coiwtv (oiuuroNDiwXci: a d a p a a a a a a a a JACKSON The banns of marriage were pub lished in the Catholic church hero lnat Sundny between M. R. Holer and Miss Margaret Water.1?, anil Mamie Heonon and Frank Heeney of Hub bard. Nub. The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Sullivan, which died in1 Saint Vincent's hospital, Sioux City, last Wednesday, was brought here oi. Thursday for burial in St. John's cemetery. ' V. J. McGonigle, of Newcastle, spent the week-end with homo lolks. ' Mary Mitchell, who substituted in Saint Catherine Academy a few weeks before the holidays, began teaching last Monday in district No, 2, Stru hie, Iowa. Mrs. Catherine Jones was on the sick list the past week, and Mrs. M. E. Kennelly, who has been sick is improving slowly; Mrs. J. S. Johnson departed last Saturdny evening for Royal, Neb. Tho Hammond family entertain ment, which was the attraction hero Saturday night, being the last niiin )cr of the iycouin course, drew a good crowd. Mrs. M. Leahy returned Saturday -venlng from Mitchell, S. I). She was accompanied by Mrs. Jus. Leahy mil little son Hilly, of Fedora, S. I). The La'dies Guild will meet Thurs lay jn the Mrs. J. M. Hrnnnnn home. Mrs. Mike Holer will be assistant hostess. Rev. Fr. McCarthy returned the last of the week from n few days' visit in Omaha. Contributions were taken up lieto in the Catholic church Sunday for re lief work among the needy in Eu iope. William Garner was down from Newcastle Tuesday. C. K. lleffernnn had a load of cat tle on tho Sioux City market last Thursday. The Mrs. Anna Carpenter home is under quarantine, her little son John, Is down with tho unollpox. The co.?,1 is very mild. Mrs. II. Demaray and son Harry, of LeMars, Iowa, were in town Wednes day of last week, looking after their farm property, hero. They were en route from Watorbury, where they visited a few days In the Glen Hnys home. Mrs. Kate Sawyer departed last week for Ulalr, Neb., to spend n few veeks visiting in the Mrs. E. S. Heaty home. Mrs. Tim Hodgins was taken sick last Wednesday and a trained nurse ,vns called to help care for her. She Is much improved. Mrs. Lester left Snturday or Walt nill, Neb., after spending the past wo months vjsiting'ln the'homo of her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Darnell and family. s. Tom Sullivan was taken quite ill last Friday and his sister, Mrs. Mc Ewen of Sioux City, was sent for. He was improved enough to acconi pony her home on Saturday, and ex pects to stay there until lie recovers. SALKAI An H-lb. boy was born to Mr. and Irs. Arthur Armbright Soturday. Miss June duly, of Omaha, is the -ew teacher at the Brushy Bend ehool. MissLula L&rsou was a home visitor 'rom Wayne over Sunday. A social gathering was held at the mine of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. C. Ostmeyer aturday. which was attended by up wards of twenty-live of the young oiks. The evening was pushed in flaying games and other forms of inusements. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Keennnim and Jr. and Mr. Kd Temple of Woke ield, wore cullers at the .Mm IV its 'mine in Morningsido last Wednesday ifternoon ami evening. About twenty of tu. Salem hoys Jluiriviirled Albert Ebel and bride 'ast Wednesday night, and theyweie eworded with cigars and a nurse of money. They then transferred their I attentions to Mr. nnd Mrs. Willien Eliel, who had just celebrated their itith wedding anniversary, and pro needed to charivniie them. Mr Kbel promptly "came across" with a "on pie of dollars to get rid or the loisy bunch. A number or the young folks sur I'ised Everett Blessing last Friday vening, it being his 17th birthday. The Salem Ladies Aid will meet with Mr. mid Mrs. George Mndsen for n 1 o'clock dinner on Thursday of this week, January 27th. The meet ing will bo held from 12 to l ti.m mo i mil es win please bring one dish! of eatables, nnd tlu. husbands will please bring their wives and partake of the-dinner. A charge or 25c for adults, and 15c for children will be made. HOSIKK Mr8.'Geo, Mounoe of South Sjoy: DAKOTA CGifNT$ HERALD; a d d a d o d d np m 51 n a a a a p a d a an City was si Homer vUilor vVc.ncyday of las week. Mrs. Chas. Holsworth, who lins been quite sick with tonsllitis, Is much improved. Hob Small and Dr. Daily visited at the Wrn. Clnpp home in Dakota Citv 1 uosdi-y of last week. Nelson Smith and wife returned from Omaha Wednesday of last week, where Nelse had been courtinp and M. Smith vis(ting relatives, Mrs. Chas. Whnley was a Sioux City visitor Tuesday of last week, Mrs. Fiy of Chicago, who hns been visiting her brother, Ed Norrls, sr., and family, went to Lincoln to visit other relatives. Mis. Ed Harris sr., was on tho sicl. list Inst week. The Misses Ednn Hansen, Ardoth Harris, Lisle Smith, Lura and Dala,s Whnley took teachers' examination at Dakota City Saturday. Lon McEntalfer's, who have been living in part of Will Hroyhlll's house since tho flood, have moved into the Walter Smith house. Mrs. Helena Green of Sioux City, visited relatives here Friday. Mrs. Kettler, Helen Holster, Maiy Renz and Marion Curtis gave a mis cellaneous shower for Mrs. Ed Fox, nee Cora Sorensen, nt the Frank Kettler home Thursday evening of lust week. Brick icecream with a red heart in the center, cake and coffee were served at a late hour, and everyone went home wishing, some more would get married. James Allaway, jr., wason the sick (evening was spent with cards and list last week with a verv painful, visiting. At the close a nice lunch case of pleurisy. Mrs. Win. Grewcock is on the sick! list with pneumonia. Mis. ,,Nila jCrippen is caring for her. i Miss Florence Whaley visited Sat- urday nt the Win. Clapp home in Da- kota City. . Leleah Anderson, Julia Ilolsworl!: and Kllcp Nelson took teachers'" ex- amination at Dakota City Saturday. Miss Bessie Holsworth, nuiseatthe Samaritan hospital, Sioux City, spent L1y('i Mrs. Gibson, sr., and three Saturday and Sundny with homo sons I-ee DeForrest and wife and Ira folks. Waddell ind wife. Many hands make Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Allaway and "Bnt l'or, but everyone found plen Miss Neva Altemua spent Sunda with ly to ,cueP them busy, so as to get relatives nt Dakota Citv. everything in in good shape for the Charles, John and Mildred Blocket- stor" that came up in the afternoon, er, of Dakota City, visited their fath- Mr. Hirschbach has built the first all it, Win. Blacketer, Saturday. modern house on the Island, having Miss Mabel Kasmusson entertained everything finished except the eloc- about thirty frionds Saturday even- tricity, which the house is all wired ing at her home on Wigle crdek. nmi ready, so as soon ns the line is Prof. Swett and wife entertained n ,milt out fri South Sioux City t card party Friday night. icnn ne connected up. Mrs. Davis of Riverside, Si6ux City, Kulph Tebbens nnd Raymond Wad was a guest of her cousin, James AI- (1c" nru working for the Consume. s lawny, sr., a couple of days last week, Ice Co- at Crystal lake, and nlso at the Geo, Penry home, vis-1 Tne Island Telephone Co. instnlled Ring her cousin, Mrs. Sarah Rich- new phones for Chns. Waddell and nrds. Albert Bristol is now it home from Sioux City, whore he wan working most of the winter, O-T i:lk vallky L. C. Tilton, Axel Lind and Amos Rochester, Minn., where he will en Llnafelter shipped u car load of tl'r the hospital for treatment, hogs to the Sioux City market Mon-' Mrs. Davidson, of Bancroft, visited ilny of this week. i friends here the past week. Duvid Woods had his tonsils re- moved nt the Samaritan hospitiil on Saturday of last week, and is report- ed as getting -"along nicely. Elmer Stewart has been movinr his mnchinery and some of his house hold goods to the L. C. Tilton farm which he has rented. He will move his family soon. L. C. Tilton, who hns rented his farm and will move to Central City, Nebraska, plans to load hi? car ut Wat i'i bury Mondii) of next veel . several parties in the neighbor- hood have been shelling corn during the past two weeks. i Mr. and Mr-. Alfred Mogeusun' spent several days lust week visiting j at the honies 0f their parents in j Sioux City, Iowa, and South Sioux City. Neb. I George Hilines wns quite sick with something like urliino tlu llrvt m the week, but is now able to he around again Mr. ami Mrs. L. C. Tilton were Miopping mui seeing after some bus- Iness interests m 0 -.y;; City W - uluc - , - day of this week. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gn' n. lecently, a fine baby girl. Mother and babe doing nicely. M.irr.ed, on Wednesday, Janun y l!Uh, at 12 o'clock, nt the home of v!r. .ti l Mis. Chiile Stewait, near Wntoibuty, Neb., their claughtsi, Miss Clni.t , Stewart, to Mr. Robert II. Allen, of Allen. Nui. The ceie- mony was performed by Rev. Gen. J. McClellan, pastor of tup Elk Valley Friends church Alter the coremo ny a-bounteous dinner was .served to Pikers to Sioux City Wednesday. guest;, present, which was greatly Kose Hartnett returned to her enjoyed. The many' frleMs of this wiw l JncUson Saturday. splendid young cmple extend hearty1. Mr- ,"u, A,rs- (''en Harris visited nniliri-nliil.iltyi.id .....1 l.A. ...fl . " wiunwin nun ucsi wisnes lor a long, prosperous and happy wedded life. Rev. nnil Mrs. Qeo. J. McCUllan DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA:.;. have been enjoying a visit from Mr. McClcllan's brother and wife, Limes E. McClellnn, of Albia, Iowa. Mr. McClcllan inroad master on the main lino of the Wabash railroad from Mbia, to Dcs Moines, lown, 1'c ).. iieen v'Hb the Vnluis.i rni'n'.id for more than thirty years, he,innintr with that road when a Kv and work ing up to this high place of trust. He is now a senorlty .ran and has a pts over all the railroads in the United States. The two brothers are all that are left of their family, noncp these occasional visits arc en joyable affairs with them. Large audiences were prcser.t at the Elk Valley' Friends church lasl Sunday in spite of the bad roods. The pastor preached at the inonnni. service on the text, "Christ, our passover is" sacrificed for .us." The subject of the evening message -vis, "The hst sheep." Mrs. IJr.se Sierk fnvored us with n b'eaufital solo which was enjoyed by those present. On Sunday, Janunry 30th, at 11 a.m., the pastor will bring a nessaqe on "The Visions of J'.echeriuit." Among the visions of Zehariah that will be considered will be the vision of "The Horses and the Man among the Myr tles," "The Four Horns and the Four Carpenters," "The Man and the Meas uring Line," "The Golden Candle sticks and the Two Olive Trees.' M. nnd Mrs. Wm. McAfee will sing duet nt the morning service. A moai cordial invitation is extended to ev ery person in the community to at tend all of our services. o WALK Kll'S ISLAND Last Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. H. Tebbin entertained in honor of their son Irving's birthday. The was served. Fridny night the Island community club gave a dance in the Knowlton & Manning-hall. S24 was made clear of expenses, the same to go into the .community house fund. Monday, the 24th, the following neighbors helped Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hirschbach move into their fine new l"ie: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tebbens aml son Irving, Mr. Rounds and son Paul Kruger Monday. o lirilltAINi Tom Walsh visited the past week in the John Hownrd home. Fred Renze left last week for v,rs- '' l Nncora, spent n couple of t,avs tn past week in the Storey h"ne. Ednn and Emma Andersen spent over Sunday in their homes here. , Mr. and Mrs. M. relatives in Sioux week. W. Green visited City the past Pat Parrel I went to Sioux City last week after an extended stay hero with relatives. Nels Andersen motored to Dakota City Tuesday. Miss Kathryn Mclnt.ire, of Ponca, attended the Hayes - Heeney wedding ""re last week. Mrs. Chas. Good fellow of Jackson vi-s'tei' friends here Inst week, I'Vaijk Ulflng shipped a car of )wgg to 0ll,lin 'at week. Willie Rice, of Kenosha, Wis., is ',m' visitlnj- his sister, Mrs. Joseph Hartnett. Rev. Fr. Zeph was a city passenger Inst Saturday. Mrs. Len Harris spent a couple of days the past week in South Sioux . City with relatives. Charlotte Hartnett visited in the Jol,n KWackey home in Hloomlield t,,e l)ast wc(!k I 'Tom Hartnett visited the past week l" lm Mrs' Annn r'nrrell home for a ,li,',' Margaret Hartnett of Jackson spent " l"l' tnti nust woek ',l l,u- home of ftI, aml ftIrs' ,,ohn l'een. Mary Webber spent over Saturday n,u' Sunday with her parents at Wnyne. In .-..-or. Ilw.ll l.l I ....,.-..,, iiiuuici.i auiiii:ii a cur 01 rHlntfl14 III llfllllitl- VI M t...linrr. n..l - " -,. Ullu ecatr. Neb., the post week. Een Harris returned Saturday from 0lt on the bottom, where he spent COUNTY TK HASH It SL'MJIARV OP COLLECTIONS, HISULRSLMLNTS AND BALANCES, I OR THE SIX .MONTHS CNlMNG DECEMBER SI, 11)2(1, 01' WALTER E, MILLER, TREASCRER OP DAKOTA COUNTY, NEBRASKA. COLLECTIONS To Cash on Hand r $ 93320 10 To 1910 tax collected 26 J6 To 1917 tax collected 41 ol To 1918 tax collected 137 41 To 191!) tax cpllected 22054 00 To 1920 tax collected '. ." 75507 84 To tax paid under protest 8778 29 To school land lease collected ; 338 05 To June apportionment received from state tfensurer '. . . . 3520 72 State highway fund ., 8037 70 To miscellaneous collections county general .....".'. 3190 M To miscellaneous collections county bridge .'. 208 35 To fines and licenses 224 00 To interest on county deposits 1533 37 To automobile license collections 3045 25 To redemptions 101G 03 County Road, No. 3 154 25 To fees 154 75 TOTAL '...'..: 223094 97 DISBURSEMENTS By state treasurer's receipts $ 18133 b2 By county general warrants redeemed 20730 40 By county bridge warrants redeemed 9225 38 By county road warrants redeemed 5732 00 Stnte highway , 8405 33 South Sioux City water bond, principal 3500 00 Dakota City light 50 00 Dakota City general 1100 00 Homer Park 20 00 Homer streets ond alleys 200 00 Homer general 500 00 Homer light I 300 00 South Sioux City water bonds 1125 00 Dakota City water and light bonds 212 50 By school orders paid 39 151 92 Emerson light bonds 187 37 Emerson amusement 20 00 By inheritance tax orders paid ; 2735 01 By protest tax refunded 134 62 Emerson park 20 00 By district road warrants 3875 95 Road dragging 3400 01 Emergency bridge fund 2702 70 Hy orders on Drainage District No. 2 . . 574 05 Homer water bond -. 250 00 Emerson light 101 00 South Sioux City general 3850 40 South Sioux City light ...: ". 1208 75 South Sioux City park ,.'; .. 200 f,6 South Sioux City fire -;,' - 38 1 South Sioux City sidewalk '.V;V'". . '. . 125 00 Homer ewernge 330 00 Homer water extension 190 31 Emer.son general , -- 304 i') By redemption 1722 25 Snlary and clerk hire .' 1934 00 Cash on hand in banks 90252 42 TOTAI Tl .$223094 J7 BALANCES - - State funds .- .'.". $ G1G5 13 Dakota City, shoveling snow 34 OS County commissioner, district No. 1 ' ,., 5433 02 County commissioner, district No. 2.. ... ..-. 152 98 County commissioner, district No. 3 234 83 State highway fund 172 43 Inheritance tax fund 60 05 County general fund 398O 27 County bridge fund .' 1563 21 Emerson bond 150 01 South Sioux City fire '. '. 5 n.5 South Sioux City sinking .'. j. ..;... .. . . 45853 South Sioux City park .-,' 8587 Hor:er light ' 023 99 Homer park j','. 48 50. Emerson light jfjO 43' Emer.son amusement 29 2 1 Emerson park ; -. 29 13 Homer sewei'age ',,. . . ,. . ; 220 C8 Homer water extension 148 OS Jackson light 100 30 School district fund r-t 29445 02 Dakota City light .,,,,' 19 39, South Sioux City sidewalk 2GV4(. Fines and licenses fund . . . .,, ' iqq 25. Transferred to county general fund v. ..!!'. ! 1533 37 Protest fund 19918 77 Road district fund 7 .......... 7205 87 Fees, transferred to county general fund .'.'.. ".". 271 50 Covington judgment . 4(52 7c Homer streets nnd alleys .".'.'.'..' 322 18. City of South Sioux City general iqo 30- City of South Sioux City, light .- '.....;'.'.'. 330 7o" Village of Dakota City, general 87 11 Village of Homer, general ",' 7J4 ij(; Village of Jackson, general ..'.'.'.' 401 9S Village of Emerson, general '. ".'.". '.'.'. '.".'. 388 43 Villnge of Hubbard, general ; '"' (J9 (ji) Dakota City water bond !!!."!!! 1 1 10 35 South Sioux City bonds ..'...'..!!.! 044 53 Homer water bonds .'.'!.'.'..'.'!.'.'! 1480 97 Redemption fund .!..'.'...!... 12003 Homer sinking fund f )7' i; Drainage district No. 2 3093 7 Emergency bridge fund . . .- .'...'.'.'..'.'.'.".!! 1 702 20 Road dragging fund t 1". ".'.".!! 335 07 Drainage district bond interest ' !!!!.!!! 579 01 Excess fees earned and transferred to county general' fund ".'. '. (!07 40 TOTAL CASH ON HAND il)025241 We do hf.-ehy eoitlfy, that we huve examined the above statement V Walter K. Miller, county trensuier of Dakota County, Nebraska for thf mx months ending Deoemboi 31, 19:'0. 'To the best of our knowledgo we believe each collection has been con ectly entered and pi operly accounted for, nnd that the vouchers and other items of credits were in proper form nnd correctly entered nnd that the footings were verified by us and found to be correct, and that the above statement of balances, agrees with said accounts in said county treasurer's general ledger. WM. H. ROCKWELL, NELS ANDERSEN, J. J. LAPSLEY, County Commissioner.?.. COUNTY WARRANTS REGISTERED County General Fund S. 25 ''O.! 87 County Bridge Fund Tn'oBn m Countv Road No. 2 1 o , i ,000 . j. ! SEEDS I HOLJIKN. UITHKK.MAX i the past week baling Lay. Mrs, Brown Palmer was n shopper Saturday. r I.. I .... !.. .. . I. ucuriiv jiiiiiis spc-iu inu ursi u mo week with relatives in South Sioux1 City.. E. Christensen was in tho city be-, tween trains Sunday, Tlma I n.t.r ...na o n......... .-.n. ..tl, .. .... ..mk - h n'ijr .icm uiiui.1 Tuesday, Mrs. E. Christensen was an over night visitor Sunday in the city. KITS BALANCE SHEET AXV AND KVKltY KIM) Carload and Loss SEED BOOK -Piiii'i.' I SKKI) fOMPAW CANTON, IUUO I Miss Anna Beck visited here Sun city day between trains I Georcre Timlin i ,.!,-. 0ii, .i !.. ' . I ... --- ni.I UUU III mo care or Dr Maxwell The Shenlian girls visited in their home here Sunday. ' John Jessen was in Sioux Citv oa buriness Tuesday. II- 1 . . . rtir. anu mrs. John Urevu entertnfn- ed friends at dinner Sunday Mrs. John Harty is quite sick and under the cafe of Dr. Maxwell r 3 A V '-"., i i .. V