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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
5
Fragmentary timetable entries show local freight and passenger trains between Omaha and Lincoln with morning and afternoon departures and daily or Sunday-excluded services. Key times include 7:15 am 11 am 12:47 pm 2:25 pm and 6:07 pm with sections East and West No. 85 86 Local Freight and Local Passenger services.
A mixed read with notices of repaints repairs and sales. People travel to Norfolk Sioux City Denver and Dakota City for work and visits. The piece notes a Masonic meeting a Winnebago festival a washout delaying rail service and a long list of local comings and goings including marriages births and baptisms.
A 1904 Winnebago Agency report outlines a drift toward renewed mission work among the Winnebago and Omaha tribes. It notes six workers, a transition from Presbyterian to Dutch Reform Church, and plans for a vigorous campaign led by Rev. Walter Roe and colleagues at Winnebago Agency with Roosevelt and Helen Gould cited among supporters.
The notice lists Sunday morning preaching at Salem at 11:00 with Sunday school at 10:00. It notes evening events at 8:00 pm in Dakota City and 6:30 pm at O BE, plus a 3:00 pm Mission Band and 9:45 am Sunday school in another location. It promotes a welcome and claims rheumatic palm relief by a brand remedy with multiple doses.
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General reports rural carriers are delivering mailable merchandise as express matter for hire and laxity in postmasters observing regulations on under four pound items. Postmasters must enforce section 98, examine packages, deny unmailable or mispaid content, and ensure patrons pay all postage before mailing. The rural carriers room is private and not public.
Abstract of deeds shows W J Belknap and spouse selling to Loulsad Good with various lots and plats in South Sioux City. Mentions Abie Vamipeon to ty L Lamnant and Hivion DF Lupsan, and multiple blocks and lots including lot 4, block numbers 6 and 9. Names and parcels appear garbled but indicate transfers and plats in local subdivision.
Ben and his family move to town aiming for improved social status. They bought a $1,200 house on a busy block near a saloon keeper and a wife-beating butcher, with nearby livery stable and blacksmith. The piece notes reduced farm output and uncertain workdays, affecting butter, poultry, and flour purchases.
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