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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1921)
c me bAKfli'A u6tiN'iv lua&ALri, bAtwA ewv. tafliiAiKA. w"y-, -i-j ,,WJ" P1 " ' """ ' - - -., '' "" " "" --'- - (-"-"" ' - '""' n - i - - i i i i mi i-i.vi.ci. -ii. - ,. i - .... i ' ii j r i - Scrap Book HAD OLP PARKY GUESSING Hard to Understand How Profetior Could Have Known What Those Particular Chicken Would Do. An expedition was Pent from the capital to one of the southern states to observe the re cent eclipse of the sun. The dny be fore the event one of its members said to on old darky belonging to the house where he was staying: "Tom. If you will watch your chickens tomorrow they'll nil to go to roost at 11 o'clock." Tom wns skeptical, but, sure enough, at' the time predicted the sky dark ened and the chickens retired to roost. Tile negro, nmazed beyond measure, rotiglit out the scientist. "Professor," he said, "how long ago did you know dem chickens wpuld go to' roost?" "About a year ago," he replied with 11 xnillc. "Well, If dat don't beat all. Why, professor, a year ngo dem chickens wn'n't even hatched 1" AWARDED PRIZE FOR VIRTUE Picturesque and Ancient Ceremony That I Annually Performed In French Municipality. Every jear, In the week following Pentecost, the municipal council of Faremoutlers, following a tradition three centuries old, solemnly awards the prize for virtue established by 21. Lambert of Mee, a civic benefactor, In the year 1004. Thepresentatlon follows an original nu'd charming ceremony, every detail of which was arranged by the foun der. Thirteen maidens, chosen as the most virtuous In the community, pre sent themselves before the municipal council which selected them. In an urn nre twelve blank ballots and a thir teenth bearing the following words; "God has chosen me." Each candi date, with eyes closed, draws a ballot, and she who draws the ballot with the motto Is forthwith declurcd winner of tli'e rose of virtue. 'Tills year Destiny chose Madeleine Thomas, u dressmaker, sixteen yearn old. Amidst general acclamation, the happy winner wns escorted on the ami of' the mayor, who presented her with a'sheaf of flowers, to tho homo of her parents, while a musical society, es pecially organized for the occasion, played appropriate airs. From Le Petit- Farlsleu. jriflBW LEGAL NOTICES '.yrsysiv.'jwituMw.v French Amazone. The French, transferring some ol dlers from Wrnngel's army to their ojvn foreign legion, have discovered ope of them to be a woman. They have engaged her as a nurse; but there have been many cases In which tiiey have allowed women to bear arms' In their service. There were, for Instance, the Sisters Fcrnlg, who fought at Jcmmappes, and of whom Diimourlez reported that "they were even more remarkable l'or the remark able propriety of their behaviour tllnn for their reckless daring." One of them saved a llelglan's life, killing two Uhlans in order to do so; and the Belgian, having reewvered from his wounds, vowed that ho would seek her out and inarry her. It took him years yx track her down; but the finest was eventually mireeKsful. The mar riage wad duly celebrated, and two o the children born of it did well In the. world, one of thorn becoming honorary counselor at the Dounl Court of Ap peal, and the other Inspector general of thef Belgian prisons. First Pub. Oct. 27, 1021,- aw. onno or lir.tiuw. In the County Court of Dakota County, Nebraska. State of Nebraska, county ot ua-kotrt-r-ss. I To Mrs. Margaret McCnrty, Mildred M. Bllven, Sarah C. Bllven, and to nil persona interested in the estate of Curtis Harold Blivcp, deceased: On leading the petition of tied. H. Bllven praying that tho administra tion of said estate be granted to Charles S. Bllven, as ndmlnlstrntor. It Is hereby ordered that you, and all persons Interested in said matter,! may, and do, appear at the County, rVnift tn lw hnlil In nnd for snid tounty, on the 12th day of November,' a ti mm in 'll, A M in' J. IS., 1U1 lit, lu u viuvn t, in., i show cause, If any there he, why the' prayer of the petitioner should not be granted, nnd that notice of the pendency of said petition and that the hearing thereof ho given to all persons Interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this Order in The Dakota County Herald, a weekly newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. I Witness my hand, nnd seal of said court, this 20th day of October, A. D., 1921. SHKHMAN W. McKlNLKY, (Seal) County Judge. First Pub. Oct. 27, 1921 iw I PIlOHATi: NOTH'i: TO (MUIIMTOPS In the County Court of Dakota County, Nebraska. In the Matter of tho Kstatc of Rudolph Schopkc, deceased. I Notice is hereby given, That the creditors of the paid deceased will meet the Kxccutor of Said estate, be fore me, County Judge of Dakota County, NcL-iaska, at tho County Court Boom in snid county, on the 27th day of December, 1921, on the 25th day of January, 1922, and on the 25th day of February, 1922, at 11 o'clock A. M. each ,day, for the pur pose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment nnd allow ance. Four months nre allowed for creditors to present their claims and one year for the Executor to settle said estate, from the 2Gth day of Oc tober, 1921. This notice will be pub lished In The Dakota County Herald for four weeks successively prior to the 27th day of December, 1921. . Witness my hand, and eeal of said court this 25th day of October, A. D. 1921. SHERMAN W. McKINLEY, . (Seal) County Judge. First Pub. Oct. 13, 1921 3wl I NOTICE OF BMICTION OF DAKOTA CITY nitUNAGH DISTRICT. Notice is heroby given that a peti tion for tho formation of a Drninago District umK" tho name of "Dakota City Drainage District" was filed with the Board of County Commis sioners of Dakota County, Nebraska, In the office of tho clerk of Dakota County, under the provisions of Arti cle 5, Chapter 19, of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska (Ed. 1913), be ing Sections 180G to 1914 Inclusive, entitled: "An Act to provide or drainnge districts to drain wet land; nnd land subject to overflow; and nny land which will be improved by drainage; to build dykes nnd levies; to con struct, straighten, widen, deepen, or alter any ditch, drain, stream, or wa ter course; to riprap or otherwise protect the bank of any fctroam or ditch; to construct, enlarge, extend, improve or Maintain any systom of control of surface water or running water; and tho rights, obligations and powers of such eqrporations In cluding tho power of eminent do main, tho crontion of debts, issuing cf negotiable bonds, and the levying of special assessments on such real estate and easements therein as may bo benefitted by such public work, and defining the duties nnd powors of public oll'icinls," nnd the amend ments' thereto, and the said Board of Countv Commissioners of Dakota County. Nebraska, in acting on said IlfjijirjiiKiilHD ra m 160 raj 11 I ACRE D H nil m m . n mm n IIiiIhI PH111V1 s I VI i i m m u m m n m m m (DO m m m n m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m n u m m m m u u m m u m at Referees Sale Monday, Oct. 3L '21 At 1 O'Clock P. ML, on Premises, now occupied by Farnk Sharp ii Old Knudsen Farm of 160 Acres, Situated 3 miles northeast of Homer, and 6 miles southwest of Dakota City, Neb., and Described as follows: SW) A West one-half (W1) of west one-half (W1) of southwest one-fourth iVa) of bection five (5). lownship twenty-seven (27). Ranee nine (9); 'southeast one-fourth (SE4) of southwest one-fourth (SWVj) of Section six (6), Township twenty-seven (27), Range nine (9); south one-half (S'2) southeast one-fourth (SEVj) of Section six (6), Township twenty-seven. (27), Range nine (U), Dakota County, Nebraska. TERMS- $6,000 Cash, and if desired, the balance will be carried for 5 years at 6i per cent interest. '- D. G. Evans and Charles Goodfellow, : REFEREES M M m m g AUCTIONEERS: Col E. F. Rasmussen and Col. Raymond D. Groom ii u m m mmmim HERALD PRINT: Dakota City, Nebraska. IB Alligator Negroes' Prize. Two negroes wore attacked by a huge alligator In West Caney swamps, neur Orungc, Texas. Tho big saurian, which measured ten feet, chased one of the negroes up a tree. The other i negro lu the .meantime placed eight bullets In the center of Its bead. The negroes, who had encountered the alli gator while fishing, returned to the spot where the battle occurred next morning, und found It dead. They towed It through the marshes to the northern limits ot the city. Sunipott In 1920. ' The last maximum of sunspots wn in 1017. During 1020 spottedness con tinued to decline, the mean dally Bpot-orea for the ywtr being about 700 mllllontbs of tl sun's visible hemi sphere, or half of that of 1017. On u few occasions, especially during Au gust, the solar disk was pructleHlly free from spots, while on some days lu Jnnuury and Murch the total spotted urea wus more than 2,r00 millionth. Scientific American. petition, hns fixed the boundaries of .. said proposed district and has estab- , . , t, s' th irin(. )nl Mericl lis-hed said District in acconlunce r ,,,. ,, south u1oiil' the west amend- ,. f u,.!u n i.t. i: nnd 2G. ui ovh'mio f "r y T with tho aforesaid ace and ments thereto, as follows, to-wit That said District shall be bound ed as follows. Beginning nt a point in the center of the main channel of tho Missouri River duo east of tho northwest cor ner of the northeast quarter of tho southeast quarter, Section 22, Town ship 29. Rnnge 9, Enst of the Sixth of section 2, Township 28, Jtange! contingently .. the foimation of snid I'isiriui. Witness my hand nnd tho seal of v office nt Dnkotn City, Nebraska, this 7th day of October, A. D., 1921. !EO. J. BOUCHER, County Clerk of Dakota County, Nebraska. linit in Township 28, Rnnge 8, to tne southwest corner of said section 20; thence due enst along tho south line of section 20, to the southeast corner of said section 20; thence duo south along tho west line of section 30, Township 28, Range 8, and along the west line ol section l, lownsmp 27, Range 8, to the southwest corner llulHr.n..l Slniilillnn it In IS sir n I "Aim. ii iiiviiiui iiiviiiiiuu, ... I...,., w....- 0f Huia section 1, Townsnip zt, iiangc ty, Nebraska; t.icnce running west to ti,ni.,ill ,..lst ..lonir the south said northwest corner or the north-k8, thenw Uul .t aloni, ll S'Hitn tor of snid hection ll inence uue ,. ,, ,. . t,, Ulvt. nri,.ini . .. l! illlimu ut v..iini u. m wi.vvn inwii... cuortor-dunrtor line igh Sections 22 and 27 snip and Range, to the of tho southeast Queer Freak of Nature. Near Uukewell, Derb shire, Knglund, n tree known s flic "Duck" (ree, Inn been cut down. On being cut Into hoards it wan found to have the mark ing of u duck, the heart, liver and other organs showing a much darker shade. It Is s?,ld tliut several years ugo a duck yzi shot on the wing and that It fell into the tree und was never fopndi The boards ure on exhibition In .the locul museum. 4. " Nature A U'ermout south, along the runnintr throit in said Township southwest co. ner quarter of tho northeast quarter of said section 27; thence due west along the half section lino to the center of snid section 27; thence duo south nlong the half section lino of said section 27, to tho northwest cor ner of tho southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said section 27; thence due west along tho quarter quarter line f section 27, to the we.-tt lino of said section 27; thence duo south nlong r.aid section lino to the southwest corner of snid "section 27; thence due vost nlong tho north section lino of section ft), in snid Township nnd Kongo to the north west corner of the northwest quarter of tho northeast quarter of snid sec tion U:i; thenco south along tho half section line to the center of snid sec tlon ::; thenco due west nlong tho hulf section line to tho northwest corner of tho northeast quarter or the Bouthwest qunrter of said sec tion Id; thence duo south along tho quarter-quarter line to thu north west corner of the southeast quarter of tho northwest quarter of section 4, Township 28, Range 9, East of the Sixth l'rinclpn) Meridian; thence due west along the quarter-quarter line to the west lino of said section 4; thence south along the west line of section 4, to the hair section running east and west through lions 4 and C, lu said Township and Range; thence due west nlong the half suction lino running cast und Lavish to Him. youngster wus born with alx toe on each loot and when lmui """ Jno running eim m ... SrM ?L'L TtTll ? . wt through sections 0 nnd 0, Town PBMa lowr jaw. , ship 28, Range 9, and section 1 and lln low ?nslilp 2$, Rungo 8, to tho west Raniro 9. East of tho Sixth rrlneir Meridian to the southeast corner of said, section 0; thence due north along tho east lino of said section 15, to the northeast corner of said sec tion 0; thence due enst along the Miuth line or section .52, Township 28, Range 9, East of the Sixth Principal Moridinn, to the southeast comet' of said section 32; thence due north to the northeast corner of tho southenst qurrter of !ho southeubt quarter of snid .section H2; thenco duo east to the center of tho main channel of tlio Missouri River; thence northerly along the center of the main channel of the Missouri River along tho east ern boundary of the State or Nebras ka and Dakota County to the point or beginning, all in Dakota County, Nebraska. Said District embraces land exclu sively within tho County or Dakota, Nebraskn. Said Board or County Commission ers has ordered that the uiruirs or said district shall .he managed by n board or five directors and that each director givs u bond in the penal sum of $1000,00. An election will be held in accord ance with the provisions of the Stnt uto nnd amendments thereto herein referred to nt tho office of tho Coun ty Clerk of D ikota County, Nebraska, In tho com t limine in Dakota City, Nebraska, between the hours of 8:00 line o'clock in the forenoon and (5 o'clock sec- In the afternoon on the II 1st day of October, 1021, tit which election tho question of the formation of said district shall be determined by the votes or the owners or land in said' district and r Bonrd or five directors elected, suid 'directors to take office olnjtra to issm moiis )M9 Pe jsoaaia sir sximiv AOOPANV X8V IS3O0 AaOBAU3A3 0e:8 SONA3 SSlss'AlIVa 33NUVW MuouJuoijAuy 4U39 utituf 'apvdjnMj inoajriOQ uMooXuuna'iiiJifjAjisijtjiiupaiiijtXkuiiv8?" 3niA30nVAp'HS3iafia3!lBlB!lX3 inoav tiv W3. tox oi Cnnj run I K 5SiBwniHitititEiSSri1 JWmSuccedl? Here ti your opportunity to iniure ugaintt cmbarraulnn errors In spelling, pronunciation and poor choice of words. 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Sucicessor to the Dakota County Abstract Company 8? uir'm StlQSumncc Company I or New ilAvr.M.CoHNicTicur .IOILV 11. 1JRA31, Afjont Dnkotn City, Nebraska. The Herald SN4iI nf T ) i H m n u m m M u u m n u m m u u m m u m m m u m D H D U U m m m m m u m m m u m in. m m m m m r 10 U n i 51 u n u Bl I I i