i ' mC ?- - -,. jp, jrff. 5AR6TA C6UntV riRALB, bAk6tA city, nebrAskA. ;!,;, HV1 vp-." " ' ilA -W- .J VW ! 1 i U3 V1COTA COUNTY UUKALD JOHN II. Itli.UI, Publisher, hmtorcd bs second class matter In the roJtoiricc at Dakota City, Ncbr. Subscription Price, 51.50 Per Year. Telephone iSos. -til unit 15. iMleinl Pnpcr of Wnkoln Citj mid Dnkotn Coimtj. rA.;n Af1vrtiainff ReDreientntive ( THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION wisi: and oTiimnvisi: Some people feel that the popula tion is increasing too fast, hut the automobile industry is doing Its best lo dispose oi the surplus It is reported that bootleggers aie throwing in whisk brooms with each quart io me purchaser can brush himsell oft' when he gct3 up. Teacher to kindergarten cIuhb. "Now children, what Is the grounu covered with at this time of the ear'' Willie: "Old auto liconse plates." Speaking about prohibition, Kin Huuhard contributed this timely news item to the press the other day: -Air. and Mrs. Tipton Bud was awak ened at n early hour this niornin' by burglars Hingiu' In th cellar." Secretaries Baker, Burleson, etc., were granted a penult to ship their private stock3 from Washington to their future homes. We don't wish them any bad luck, but we do wish the stull had to lay over at Lnkcton just one night. At the end of the (list lesson of n correspondence course, a school asked this question: "What is an adver tisement?" The answer of tho youthful student indicates that he is a close observer of modern publicity "An advertise ment is the picture of a pretty girl eating, wearing, holding or drivlr.p Homething that .somebody wants t sell." The North Platte Tribune claims for its town the most unique electric plant In the world. A genius with an unpronounceable name has rigged up a generator and storage battery that is run by a windmill, and then is no denial that Wind is more plen tiful and cheaper in Nebraska than coal or water-power. The genera tor, which is easily attached to wind mill, is manufactured in Lincoln ant! its, friends claim that it will have undisputed place In the industry. A friend of the deceased was call ing on tho widow, and during th conversation he asked her: "Did Frank leave you much?" "Did he leave mo much?" she re plated, "yes, nearly every night! She: "What are tho two that caimo all tho divorces?" He: "Husband and wife." things How's This ? "V7o offer $100.U for any caso of catarrh that cannot bo curoa by IIALLU CATAIIIW MEDICIN15. UAliUti CATAWUI MEDICINE Is talc en Internally and acta through tho lllood on the Mucous Surfaces of tho System. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Prlco 76c. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. , Heport of tho Condition of I'TIlO .IllclvMHI StllU! Hunk of Jnckson, Nebr., Charter No. 14G0, in the State of Nebraska, at the close ot business February 10, 1021. KESOUKCKS Loans and discounts $101517 13 Overdrafts 091 db Uonds, securities, judg ements, claims, etc., in cluding all govenunent bonds 0 1 0T Oilier assets, revenue Stamps 1!17 l0 Uanking hou.se, furniture. 'and Ilxtui-e.s IDOO 00 Otjier real estnto ;:i)(l 00 Current expenses, taxes 'interest paid 251)9 0V Caah items items in trail- -alt ,.. : -,u Due from Nation- ' al and atnto .banks 174211 !)1 Checks 'and Items of exchai.go ..$ 28 75 Cuvrcncy I'JIS) 00 Cold Coin 285 00 Silver, nickels and cents 702 51 21)115 20 Total $187203 2t LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 15000 00 Surplus fund 2500 V Undivided profits , Individual depos its subject to check ? I1KJSG 85 Demand certill- .11800 28 eaten of depos Its :too oo Time cortlllcate.s or deposit .... lKlBJil) Oil Cashiers checks outstanding .. 205 05 101092 111 Depositor's guaranty fund. 1801 7j Total S18720II 20 State of Nebraska, County of Dakota ss. 1, C. J, Goodfollow, cashier of tho above . named bank, do hereby swear That tho above statement is n cor rect and true copy of tho report made to tho State Banking Board. C. J. GOODFKLLOW. Attest: Huns ICnudhuti, Dliector. John Itynn, Director. SuliKcrlbetl and sworn to before me this 1st day of March, 1121. IAV V. QUINN. Notary Public. My commission expires Sept. Ill, 102:1. ThFfllKA'r HOME EXI'UCr you '-If-.l.T1!!0 TELL 'M A1X AUOUf 'uaiai'iiuiT .. ... ii , to.- giuiw vti ar--Ktr ITI ...-.. .. .. - w.w.. l.jm m w m j v J . mm m m . - w w r - CxMliratiiigBurlasquo; Vaudeville Mitt Miwi rilU (He rnlli Dlrli, Tuttt Cloiii.Cwfiiii . ...."'!!: '"""I l,"' lum UMEr UME MATINEE EVERV WEEKDAY WWII Till MfHT MB llffllttW KIT U WW) a a DQDibDQDDyQDDpMqaDiMiMM COPXTV C'OItlttiSrONDKXCH 19 a arairairararara a a d a n JACKSON Mr. and Mrs. Tom Murray and baby daughtei Vivian spent over Sundn.' in the win, bund home. Wm. Hartnett was on the Siou City mnrket last Thursday with a load of hogs. Mrs. li. itoost also had a car of hogs on Thursday's mar ket. The farmers in this vicinity held a business meeting in St. Patrick's hall Monday evening. John Holer has decided to quit farming and will hold a public sale at his farm home here Thursday, March 17th. Ho has rented his place. Mr. nnd Mrs. Milo Miers and child ren motored to Homer Sunday. Mrs.- .las. Nolan and little daugh ters, Mary Louise, Gertrude and Mar garet, arrived here the last of the week from Struble, Iowa, to visit relatives. Mrs. Nolan also expects to visit her sister, Mrs. J. J. Hipp, at Waterbury before returning home the last of this week. Mr. and Mrs. J as. Sutherland mo torfcd to Ponca last Friday nnd spent tho day with relatives. M. li. Xonnelly has been appoints 1 cream buyer at this place, for a creamery at Fairmont, Neb. Joe .Johnson was down from Itoynl, Neb., last Friday. Tom Hartnett, jr., has moved to t'-.e J as. llirt.iett faim neat llubbai-t, which his father purchased last year. Mr and Mrs. Silius Nelson and baby fpent over Sunday with relatives at Wnleibury, Neb. William McGoniglo departed Mon day for Murdo. S. D.. to look after his farm. Mrs. Couch and little daughter spent over Sunday with her parents near Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hayes and little ?on, of Hubbard, spent Sunday in the iI. Qulnn homo. Miss K. Crosby of Sioux City, spent over Sunday in the M. Hell'ernan home. Erlach Bros, shelled corn for Geo Portis tho first of the week. Among those moving the past week! were: nay Graves and family and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gormnlly have noved to farms near Emerson; J. C. Purucker moved to a farm between Dakota City and Homer; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pinney, who worked for D. E. Mitchell the past year, have Tone to Fnbor, S. I).; Nels Hogh and dster, Mrs. Anna Andersen, have moved to Frank Jones' farm near Willis; Sam Knudscn has moved to a farm near Hubbard; William Hohcn Hein has moved to Mrs. Bertha Roost's farm; Harry Heed of Ponca, has moved to the T. II. Sullivan fnrri vacated by Hohenstein; Fred Jacob ion has moved to the fni;m vacated by P. E. Christensen; Fred Wcunth ers has moved to the farm vacated by Jacobson; Jack Smith and sister. lrs. Mae Newman, have moved to tho Mrs. Mary Carpenter farm; Ern est Mooney of Newcastle has moved to the Con Deloughery farm; H. G. Erlach moved to the Frank Dnvey 'arm, and F. W. Roost moved to the Ed T. Kearney farm east of town. Mrs. Fred Anderson was called to Sallx, Iowa, Inst Thursday by the III aess of her father. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Cullcn have moved back to their farm near Wnt erbury, and J. C. Nichols nnd family have moved into the Cullen bouse. WALKBH'S IKLAXI) Henry Selverson's moved from tho Phillips farm to Sioux City, and Mr. Mills and family of South Dakota havo moved to the place vacated by him. A now tenant has moved onto the I'l-essey larm. Two of Mrs. T. J. Knepper's little nieces from Sioux City have come co make their homo with their aunt, Monte Knepper ami wild were over night visitors in the T. J. Kncppei homo last Wednesday night, and iefl the next day for a two weeks motor trip. Mr. Knepper will make a 'iiHlms and pleasure trip of the time while gone. About 00 of the former neighbors if Mr. and Mrs. liirsehbnch from Sa lem came in last Friday evening and iiuprueii tiiem. I he evening was spent in visiting and music, after which the ladies served a bounteous lunch which they had provided. The T. J. Hounds family were all 111 the latter part of tho week, and thought they were poisoned by eat ing some Iro.sli llsh purchnped In a Sh.ux Citv market. Mr. anil Mrs. Ira Waddell enter tained the card chili Saturday even 'ng. About :I5 were present and a irood time was hail. Mr. nnd Mrs. John Sohn succeeded in carrying oil tho high prizes fof both men and women. $tl.0D was taken in for the lunch to be added to the community fund. A meeting l the voters nnd com muntty chili was held at the rchool house Match 7th to dUcuss and vote on some amendments now pending in the senate, aftor which some conuuu nity eluh work was discussed. It was announced a poultry demonstra tion would be held at the E. L. Iden home Wednesday afternoon, March 9. II, 'lehiums was unloading n car of hnv at South Siouv Cty Monday. Mrs. C. Ostiueyer is vIsMimr for a few days in the Hirsehlmch home. n SAI,KM Archie Cnmrhtry and family mitniHl to Wakefield Sunday and spent the ilav with relatives. The A. 1) Knnivev and Gerree I. Miller fin'li drove to Decatur on IYUIhv or I us I w.k and attended the fuiwil df Mrs. Mni-y Ashley, a sinter of Mm, Hnliilionder. Geoi-iro W. Mtllfr writes tlmt ho nnd Georfo Hnmov arrived at Hum Ingford, Neb., lut Friday, htvflmr made the tdp by -Ford, Gwsrfu rttl ISI 19 Isl a a n a a a a d d a a a a farm the W. S. Baughman place" near Hemingford. An entertainment was held at the F. V. Larson home Friday evening for the seventh nnd eighth grades of the Brushy Bend school, also tho teachers. Harry Larson was the host on this occnslon. A 10 o'clock lunch was served, and the evening was spent socially. Geo. Coughtry and family of Emer son and John Crltz and wife of Morn ingsldo were Sunday guests in the Eric Bcermann home. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Bcermann cel ebrated the twelfth wedding anni versary March 1st. It was also Mrs. Beorinnnn's birthday. JIOMEIt John Church, sr., a resjdent of Ho mer for a good many ycar.s, died on Friday of 'pneumonia. Air. Church was a sufForer from asthma for year which kept him in n weakened condi tlon, nnd he was not able to over come any lung trouble. He was al ways cheerful and had a pleasant word for everyone. He was a little over 72 years old. Funeral .services, were held Sunday, Hev. Phillips of South SioUx City officiating. inter ment was in the Omaha Valley ceme tery. Henry Filmorc of Emerson pre cinct, was a Homer visitor Thutsda. Mrs. Lewis Daviu and children were Homer visitors the week-end. The M. W. A. are raising their hail and will put it in moie usaole condi tion. The members are doing vol unteer work. On March 1st Miss Tillie Holsworth had over 100 young chickens. Say, that will be the place to go for a spring fry. I). C. Bristol was quite sick Mon day, but at this writing is better. Born, to Will Gill and wife March 7th, a foil George Jensen and family, John Jensen nnd family, Hasmus Jensen and family, Miss Christine Jensen ind Mrs. Chris Jensen weic guests at the Carl Larsen home Sunday. Env Hnrris and family were Sun day guests n the Chas. Smith home. Geo. Mounco of South Sioux, was a Homer visitor Tuesday. Chas. O'Connor visited his sistox Chnrlotto at St. Joseph's hospital on Tuesdny. llarty Ericksen of Nacora, was a Homer visitor Tuesday. Dr. Daily was a Sioux City visiU.r Tuesday. Lewis Larsen returned from the St. Joseph hospitn! Saturday, where he had been receiving treatment for car trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner and Mr. and Mis. John Tliacker were Sioux Citj visitors Wednesday. Last week they brought Miss Esther Thacker homo from the hospital where she had been for several weeks, being treat ed for mastoid. Art Rvmill and wife were Sioux City visitors Wednesday of last week. Mrs. W. K. Cox, who has been in St. Josenh'ti linsnilnl fur vnrnl weeks, very low, k slowly recovering and is expected home soon. Miss Grace Purdy, of-Coon Rapids, Iowa, arrived Thursday for a visit with relatives. M. Nathanson and wife were Sioux City visitors Thursday. Mrs. Augusta O.stmeycr and daugh lor Lena, of Mornincside. were Ho mer visitors Friday. Tom Allaway and family of Soutl Sioux City, were Homer visitors on Sunday and attended the Church fu neral. Mrs. Mart Mansfield of Winnebago, and Mrs. li. A. Monroe and Mist. Be atrice Monioe or South Sioux Cit, were Homer visitors Friday. Sam Nixon was a Winnebago vis. itor Saturday. Wllber Allen returned from Texas Friday. Miss Ardath Harris taught two day? in the Meridian school as sub for her sister, Miss Lulu Harris, who was on i ue sick list. sMlhS Mildred Blaeketer accompa med Ardath Harris as far as Homer I'riday when she came home and vis ited at the John Blaeketer home. S. A Brown got a bit of steel in his eye Filday. Dr. Stidwnithv re moved it Saturday. Wm. Spear of South Sioux City was a visitor at Urn Ben Holsworth home Wednesday. He and Mrs. Speni had 'just leturned from Texas. Little Charlotte O'Connor Is .n St. Joseph's hospital being treated for tonsilitis. Mha Margaret Smith of So. Sie-x 'ity visited her grandparents, Jos Smith and wife Sunday. Judge S. W. McKinley of So. Sioux Citv was a Homer visitor Sunday. L.. mine to sing in the quartet at tin Church fum-i-Hl. Miss Lulu Harris returned to hei schcol duties Sunday at tho Mo id inn school, after being confined -o ernl days lit the Alfred Harris homo with ' s-ovoro co if IrnsilltU. Charles and Johnnie Blaeketer if S-dom, visited their rather, Win Huckster. Snturdfty. Alfred Morris and yyifi wrn gliosis at the .Ins. Hairis homo Friday o iiriuiAitn Joe Ilngan spent sovonl days hen last week looklmr nfter his rami in tmoet, and visiting ichtlvey. Pete Peters luu moved onto tin Ben Hooney farm. Tref Deroin motored to Sioux Citv Friday. The farmers union received a inre iJi'nment of flour lost week. Kathryn Larson spent over Sundi.y M hou-e. Tin. Knit I Vonnir fsmily visited In Nhrff.lk w'th relative lnl week. Gotiv Ebel .spent the pnt wee.t 10 .inCb'PnU. Sam Kunx returned on Wednesday from n laml-seeklng trip. Freddie Bnrtehj is expected hom this week from a Sioux .City hospital where he has been for the past four v. eoks. Mr.s. George Timlin litcd in the Joe Hagan home last week. Mrs. Wm. Hayes anc bal-y spc:. Thursday in the Mike Hayes home. Bridget Hayes is making an ex tended visit in the Joe Hagan home. Len Harris motored to Homer lajt Friday. Mr.s. Geo. Ebel was taken suddenly ill last Thursday, but is now out iT dinger Mrs. George Hayes went to Siour. City Friday to be at the bedside of her brother, who is ill at the hos pital. George Portis was in Sioux City Wednesday. Mlki Green was a city passengjr Fri lay Ed Green motored to Sioux City on Friday. Jim Heeney was in Sioux City Sat- jrday on business. J J. McBride of Sioux City was here last week looking after his farm interests. Mrs. HaSmussen visited in the E. Christcnssn home last week. Thoiwaid Heiss was an over nigh'' visitor hetc Monday. Mrs. Joe Hartnett was a Sioux Citj, shopper Saturday. Ben Long motored to Jackson lat,t week and was a visitor in the Ton-. Hartnett home. Geoige Timlin had his ice put up Saturday. The Jensen children are getting better, they all have had the whoon ing cough. Mrs. M. Heeney came home from the city Friday. Mary Ilngan visited the past week in the Pat Jones home. Mrs. Shearer and children visited the past week here in the home ot her parents. Mary Webber spent Saturday and Sunday nt her home in Wayne. Cli.v. GoodfeUow and Jo'in Hvan ',. Jackson, were business callers here me past week. Anna and Charlotte Hartnett ol South Sioux City, visited with friends here the past week. Mrs. Hood and baby visited with friends hero last week. Miss McCnuley returned list week from Clearwater, where she had been to attend the funeral of a relative. Zltn Shanahan visited the past woek with friends '.u 'Jmerson. Christine Jonse.i visited Sunday in the iiuiiiu in nor orotner, .John .Jonoi Bryan Knudscn anil hrlilo m-i.i,.n home last week from New Yotk. A mooting of farmers was held h, Hubbard Tuesday evening. Mrs. N. Ifnnsen nnd daughter nnd Mrs. Mogonsen, daughter and ron, visited in the Christensen home the first of the week. MrZ lAn ,InP"is was a city passen ger Tuesday. Mrs. Mike Farrull visiio,! in ti,. John Green home several days this WITH, MrC Minnie Francisco visited the homo of her daughter the week. in jiast L. Sorensen wis nn over night vis 'tor in the E. Christensen home on Monday. He left for Siouv CHy on Tuesday, where he will visit for a few dave. Mf. M. L"ren was in Sioux Citv Mie firr.t of the week. Sioux City Livestock Record. Tho highest prlco pnld for a full load of cattle was paid today when a load of twenty steors Bold stnlght at $10.00. Tho load consisted of choice handy woight steers averag ing 1,187 pounds, raised, shipped md marketed by II. Bnrgo, n well known stockmns feeder and habitual market topper from Emerson, Neb. Two now tops tor the year were established In tho cattle division to day, both boing put on by one man. CharleH Voss, or Homer, Neb. Mr. Vosa marketed a mixed load of. fed 'alllo consisting of choice heavy cowa and long yearlings. Tho year llnrs avoragod around 1,100 pounds anil sold at $10.00, this boing tho rirst tlmo thlH prlco wns paid on this mnrkot allien Doconiber. Tho cowh were extremely heavy and at $7.75, this also being ,a top for the year, considering weight. Mr. Voss is a consistent market toppor in tho cattlo division. 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