Dakota City's Chautauqua Dates: Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, July 16, 18 and 19
Dakota County Herald.
Stnto Historical Society
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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY M, 1921
VOL. XXVIII. NO. I.'.
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Dixon Journal: Mr. and Mrs. Lu
ther Fletcher of South Sioux City,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hopkins over th6 Fourth, and greet
ed many old friends at the picnic in
Bass' grove.
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Wisner Chronicle: Mrs. H. N.Wag
ner and two little sons, and brother-in-law,
Fred Wagner, motored over
from Homer last Friday and visited
over the Fourth in the J. E. and Leo
Wagner homes.
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Fonda, Iowa, Times: Miss Marion
Eimers, of South Sioux City, Neb., is
a guest this week of her friend, Miss
Beth Kroesen. Miss Eimers will join
her parents at Storm Lake Saturday
and they will motor to thier summer
home on one of the Minnesota lakes
north of the Twin Cities.
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Allen News: Rev. McClellnn, of
near Waterbury, was transacting
business in Alien last Friday.... K. E.
Ellis, wife and grandson, Lee Ellis,
visited at the home of Ed and Will
Morgan in Dakota county Saturday
and Sunday. .. .'Mrs. R. Twamley and
Mrs. John Allen went to South Sioux
City Thursday to visit their mother,
who. has been sick, but is much bet
ter "now.
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Emerson Enterprise: Mrs. Robert
Poole and little grandson, Robert,
Mrs. Walter and little Mny, visited
last week in Dakota City with Mrs
Poole's daughter, Mrs. Harry Heikes. j
....Mrs Wni, Dougherty and Mrs.
Win. Kerwin were called to South
Sioux City the first of the week to
attend the funeral of their uncle,
.John Dougherty, who died suddenly
Monday morning.
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Pender Tunes: Mrs. W. W. Pounds
is very ill again.... S. A. Goodwin
was down from Hubbard at the N.
Fulscs home . .There w is a camping
party at the Walter Glissman home.
Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Ream and family, Attorney E.
J. Smith and the Doctor, of Homer,
Mrs. P. O. Hagen and son, of Sioux
Falls, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pal
mer and Mrs. Emma Van Valin. A
reul good time is reported.
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Wnlthill Citizen: Mrs. Ed Norris
and Mrs. E. C. Norris went to Homer
yesterday to visit relatives. ...W. II.
Mason and family went to Arnold's
Park, Lake Okoboji, Iowa, yesterday
for a two weeks' outing. Mr. Mason
has been confined to business so close
for n number of years it has commen
ced to tell on him. This outing will
do him much good. L. G. Flesher
and Percy Rogers will conduct the
drug store during his absence. Miss
Floy Crew accompanied the Masons.
Winnebago Chieftain: The South
Sioux Citj council have requested the
street car line to pave the track but
the street car line politely and posi
tively declined the invitation. Now
the city council intimates that aug
ust body may prevent operation of
the par line. The. car line people
control hte ! '-idge across the murky
Mizzou and :s a last trump card may
invite the inhabitants of the over-
the river suburb to Hades or Omaha
whenever they desire to cross to the
Iowa side of the univeise.
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Lyons Mirrcr-Sun: Clarence Ras
dal, of Wayne, who graduated in the
Lyons schools a few years ago, was
'here last week in the itnerest of n
candy house for wlum he is working.
'....The good that men do upon this
wide and wicked world never dies.
It is handed down from generation to
generation mil lives forever. The
earliest impressions of (he children
are never forgotten. Eveiy night
the voice of n little Lyons girl goes
up to God in prayer and each prayer
closes with this supplication: "God
bless Rev. Ray and his good work and
bring him back to me some day."
Thus the noble wark of Rev. Ray in
Lyons, is still remembered and re
vered by one little girl, at least.
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Bixby, in the State Journal: Con
gressman Evans wn In Columbus re
cently and, as quoted by the News,
put up a talk which amounted to an
appeal that the people be patient
with congress. It has responsibili
ties to contend with such as no leg
islative body ever faced before. The
country is burdened by a war debt
of $2000 per capita (about the same
as a South Fourteenth street paving
tax); and in the very teeth of this
obligation the people 6xpect the law
makers to lift from their aching
Mioulders the burdens of taxation.
And again the beneficiaries of excess
profits object to sharing their lot
with the government on the ground
that it "disturbs business" and "dis
courages thrift" when you discrimi
nate against 200 per cent in this rude
fashion. It i evident that congress
men want to do anything they can
for the relief of the country without
losing their jobs, but the way out of
the woods lies through obstructions
and entanglements the like of which
puzzles the wisest.
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Ponca Adv.-tcale: List Friday
morning the Groth boys, who recent
ly had their auto stolen at Crystal
lake, received word from the marshal
at Allen that a cur had been aban
doned near Allen. George Groth
went to Allen to investigate and the
cur proved to be the one stolenr It
is reported that this is the third or
fourth enr that had been recently
taken from the lake and vbandoncd
near Allen.... A farm laborer giving
the name of Jack Smons, who was
employed for a short time on the
James Mahon farm a few miles east
of Ponca, is wanted by the sheriff.
Simons is charged with forging one
check and raising the amount on an
other. Several Aoeks ago Simons
sent a check, rearing Jan.es Mahon's
signature, which he is allured to have
forged, to a (.hica; mail older houc
in payment ,ibr n revolver, wnich he
oidered sent to a Sioux Cily address.
The Chicago people berime suspi
cious ai'tl cashed the check, sending
their own check to Mr. Mahon for
the amount, n.id making inquiries.
In the meantime Simons quit work
on the farm and In. Mahon gave hiin
a check for $4, which, it is charged,
he raised to $40. Instead of having
the check cashed at the bank Simons
went to the postoffice and secured a
Attention!
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Spring Supplies
We Have them
Interior Wall Finish
Outside and Inside Paints and Varnishes
Barn Paint
Poultry Fence and Netting
Garden Tools
Lawn Mowers
Screen Wire
Screen Doors
Window Screens
Carpet Beaters
Perfection Oil Stoves, and other makes
Full Line of Enamel and Alunihum Ware
Full Line of Galvanized Ware
Horse Collar Pads
Baskets
Hog Troughs
Hog Oilers
Garden Gates
Iowa Farm Gates
Posts Steel and Wood
thhi:i: tons or slack coal
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TELEPHONE COMPANY REWARDS EMPLOYES
Mrs. Nora Newman
and her Mother
Four employes of the Northwestern
noil Tolonlinni poinnanv. thiee wom
en and one man, have been awarded
Theodore N. Vail medals for services
performed of an exceptional nature
during the year 1920 This is' the
first time that mqilals have ueen
awarded under this plan, which was
instituted as a memorial to the late
president of the American Telephone
& Telegraph company. The following
account is taken lrom "ino iNortn
western'Bell,'' a magazine devoted to
the interests of the Bell company:
"The employes of our company who
were selected for the honor, because
of performances during 1920, are as
follows:
"Mrs. Millie Lothrop, chief operat
or nt Homer. Neb., who on the night
of May 31, 1920, stayed at the .switch. I
hoard, without inougnt ui ner w
sonal safety, and called the people
and told them that a cloudburst had
flooded Omaha creek and that their
lives and homes were in danger.
"Frank II. Forrest, non-functional
manager at Dakota City, Neb., who
risked his life getting through the
flood waters to Homer, where he es
tablished communication with the
outside world and brought relief to
the devastated village.
"Mrs. Millie Lothrop, one of those
to receive a bronze medal reward, be
came chief operator at Homer, Net).,
on October 15, 1914, and has been in
that position since.
"The only extraordinary thing that
has occurred," wrote Mrs. Lothrop,
"was the flood, and because 1 stayed
at the switchboard during that terri
ble time does not signify that I was
Frank II. Forrest
Dakota City, Neb.
not scared, for 1 surely was. No one
could work with Mr. Forrest, our
area manager at Dakota City, and j
not realize that service is always i
first, for that is his hobby. 1 have'
five boys, two of them world war vet-1
ernns, who are all at home. They
were out in that terrible flood, work
ing every bit as hard as I or anyone I
else, to save the people and their
propel ty. I love my home and 'my,
work, and get along fine with my sub-,
bcribers. If all of you get along as
well as 1 do, we are certainly a happy
familv. I shall never forget the gen
erous way in which the company came
to my assistance after the flood, in
which we lont about all we had, and
I hey will necr know how much nnx-j
iety they took from my mind by their
folpthought i-nd generosity." ., i
"Mr. Forrest has received state
ments from fifty-seven different Ho-,
mer people, who declared that they
were saved f.nm drowning by the
wit and nerve of Mrs. Lothrop. Be-'
lidos this, she saved hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty and live stock that would havej
been swept down the valley, if she
had not remained at her post of duty.
"Mr. ForreM; at Dakota City, Neb.,
another to receive a bronze medal, Is
,without a doubt emu of the most loy
al employes of our company, and as
Mrs. Lothrop said, one cannot work
with him without realizing that ser
vice is ulwuyj first..
"Mr. Forrest started his telephone
career with our company at Ida
Gtove, la., in 1899, and assisted in the
installation f the first switchboards
at Ida Grove and Mapleton. Later
he worked for a short time for the
Mrs. Millie Lothrop
Homer, Neb.
money order on Sioux City for $10.
Sioux City authorities have been no
tified and it is hoped Simons will be
apprehended in a short tiim..
Farm Korean Field Notes
C. R. Young, County Agent
Hog cholera was found on the
Chas. Labahn form southwest of Da
kota City on Monday morning. Mr.
Labahn has vaccinated the herd.
About 130 boys and girls, members
of sewing, cooking, pig and poultry
clubs, their parents und club leaders
will meet at Crystal Beach on Friday,
July 15th for a picnic. The follow
ing program will be observed:
10:00 A. M.
Gather at Crystal Beach.
Races and contests
Hoop race.
Newspaper ruce.
Tug of war.
"Climbing the mountains."
Foot racci
12:00 M.
Picnic dinner Everybody bring a
babket.
1:15 P. M.
Club songs and yells.
Reports from members attending
Junior Club Week at Lincoln.
Parliamentary practice, led by Mr.
Frisbie.
Poultry club demonstration.
Song.
Sewing club demonstration.
Talk by Mr. Frisbie, State Junior
club leader,
3:00 P. M.
Ball game.
4:00 P. M.
Visit to the movies Junior Club
pictuies.
I.I.. I tl ,1... ... ...,! 4.1 Dull ftfill H
uuty la kliu niufikii iu null yim i
culls from the henery. During this
month hens aio still belling high but
prices begin to lower when fries and
broilers begin to sell rapidly. An-1
other reason for culling during this
month is that poor lavers have most-
j ly quit work for the year and should
be detected and sold if the flock is
to be kept profitable.
Culling demonstrations will be con
ducted on the following schedule:
Beck Nelsen's Monday, July 18th,
at 2 p. in.
Win. McAfee's Tuesday, July 19th,
at 9 a, in.
Ray Goddard's Tuesday, July 19th,
at 2 ). m.
Jos. Brannan's Wednesday, July
20th, at 2 p. in.
Chas. Blessing's Thursday, July
21st, at 2 p. m.
E. L. Iden'- -Friday, July 22nd, at
2 ). in.
Mr. Old, poultry 'specialist of the
State Extension office, will assist
with the first four of these meet
ings. At all of them, feeding for
egg production and; cooperative mar
keting of poultry produce will be
considered. Everybody Invited to
attend.
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i'ak.m it (tit i:a u.
By Geneva Rankin.
Michigan Telephone Company at
Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Hol-i
land, Mich.
"A short time later lie returned to
our company at Sioux City, la., as aj
toll lineman. Ho served theru until
1904 when he was transferred to the
Black Hills territory. He has been
with our company in the Nebraska
division ever sinco, with the excep
tion of eighteen months ho served as
deputy bheri-r of Dakota county.
"In speaking of his telephone life,
Mr. Fon est said, 'My telephone llfu
has been like a vast garden, I have
watched tl)e growth and development
of the plants ull over the United
States; lrom the old magneto switch
bonrd in Omaha, and the Blake trans
mitters, to our present automatic ap
finratusrionttednmTscTmUfnerital1' itn'd'
submarine toll lines, and it has been
veiy interesting.
"Mr. Forrest is proud of our com
my, proud ol the employes who
work with him, and proud of the ox
changes which ho looks after so care
fully." (Miss Julia Dickinson, of Minneap
olis, Minn., s.ml Mrs. Nora Newman,
of Merrill, Iowa, were the other two
who received medals for acts of he
roism.) ' t.i
I stand why this has not followed.
Since woman has boon accused of
being u good talker she can do much
along any lin that she believes good
for the Farm home when she be
lieves: thai- -organization and coop
eration will bring them more money
to buy more homo comforts, provide
more conveniences, bring about ways
and means of interesting and educat
ing tho farm youngsters In any par
i ticular lino of agriculture which they
may he interested in, nine times out
of ton you will find this woman will
work for a Farnl Bureau organiza
tion in her community.
The Home Demonstration Agent
hopes that every precinct in Dakota
county will organize their forces
early o that plans for Homo Eco
nomics work this fall with special
ists obtained from tho State office,
can be definitely made.
CIjUII MKMIIKIIS VISIT OMAHA
From the Farm Bureau News:
The following lutter was received
from tho Omahn Chamber of Com
merce in appreciation of tho visit
from the 250 boys and girls attend
ing tho Junior Club Week in Lincoln.
Six ot Dakolu County's club mem
bers and u leader were among this
number. Others will go next year.
Will you be one' of them? Join now
if you are Interested,
C. it. Young, Co. Agr'l Agt.
Dakota City, Nebraska.
Dear Sir: .
On last Friday, June 3rd, wo had
tho pleasure of entertaining tho
prize winners in tho Boys and Girl's
Club work in Nebraska in Omaha.
The day was fine and tho young peo
ple were in fine health and spirits.
After the day's sight seeing which
was not up to standard, because of
tlacKness in tho industries here, tho
boyj had a swim in the t. M. C. A.
pool and as many of tho girls as
wanted it a similar refreshing at the
N. S. Hospital pool, after which they
took supper in tho Chamber of Com
merce, cheered" us with songs and
speeches and Went their way!
Wo hope the young people enjoyed
tho visit to Omaha as wo did. We
ihatl look forward to their coming
next year. We legard the Boys ami
Girls Club work a splendid enter
prise, and wish you God Speed us
leaders in it.
Please, thiough your clubs, convey
to the parents' of the Boysund Girls,
pur, congratulations t" the flne ap
peurnnee and exemplary conduct of
tholr young people whilo among us,
and a wish for tholr continued pro
gress in the various farm and domes
tic industries in which these young
people nlrondy excel.
Very truly yours, ,
II. F. McINTOSH,
Manager Agricultural Bureau,
THE HERALD FOR NEWS
WOMEN AN THE FARM BUREAU
Loading agriculturists have been
watching with nlurui the tendency of
our boys and girls 'of capability and
"push" to leave the farm and seek
employment in the towns and cities,
Investigation has proven that two
factors are largely responsible for
this condition:
First, farming niUBt pay better for
labor it requires to make it "go,"
and second, farm life must bo made
more interesting and attractive.
The Farm Bureau men have held
of the first question and hope in time
to gain a system whereby a reasona
ble profit may be expected by all
who work farming as a profession in
a biihinesslikc way.
Tho job of building up of a belter
financial backing for farming has
fallen largely to the men, to the wo
men falls the task of improving furiij.
life so that the beauties of nature'
art and good healtji may become a
heritage ol the j arm boy and girl In
addition to the heritage of improved
farming conditions.
From the DesMoines Register.
One has often heard that the farm
ers are the hardest' class to organize
and it is true that they havo been
the last to "l-vo up," So to one who
knows what the mon and women havo
done by building up their communi
ty organization, it is hard to under-
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