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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
The Dakota County Herald announces subscription at $1.00 per year. The excerpt recalls a satirical office moment with a newspaper sting against a scoffed reader, ending with a quip about quenching thirst with the paper’s ink.
A Britt, Io, Tribune reminiscence contrasts past and present youth. It recalls boys in overalls with chores before and after school, girls helping at home, and community life marked by simple meals, home craft, and social gatherings. It laments modern changes and notes enduring pioneer toughness.
Ponder Republic notes E J Smith of Homer visited last Saturday for business. Barada School teacher Miss Margaret Clapp closed her nine month term with a children’s treat and returned home to Homer. She earns praise and will be missed socially. Osmond Republican records Mrs J F Moore returning from Dixon after attending her mother’s cancer battle. Pierce’s Fred Fry attends Barada high school commencement and Alumni Banquet, class of 1905. James Q Keefe of Jackson secures a temporary injunction restraining Silas Lieb from farming east of town amid disputes with Wimmer & Co. Efforts to dissolve the dyke Iya reportedly hinge on Lieb’s possession and crop. Bioux City Journal recalls thirsty men crossing a bridge to Covington for a saloon during dry times amid a drought. Lyons Mirror notes Mr and Mrs Warner visited Oakland, Mrs W Gill healthy after illness.
Warner and his wife traveled to West Point on Tuesday to visit their niece Nel lie Delell, who recently graduated from the high school there. Frank Combs of Homer came Friday to interview Alderman, the marble man, claiming relation to Samuel A Comba, a noted Dakota county politician and pioneer.
George Twamley sold his ry store to Glen and Goo Wright, former Allen residents. Will Armour bought the Jay Hamlin residence and plans to move in soon. The Armours are longtime Allen locals returning home, seen as a welcome addition to town business circles.
Louis Herman conducted business in town Friday. Ashley Landrosh visited Dakota City Saturday night. Bert Brassfeld of Dakota City was in Winnebago Saturday and Sunday. Henry Nieuhr and Joe Lamere drove to Pender Friday with Niebulr returning Sunday via Bronx City. The Clifton Comedy Company loaned the Boyd Opera House for one week and will perform nightly. crowds praised the shows.
Miss Baby Bryce visited friends in Dakota City on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Walter Leahy of Bronx City are visiting at AP Doran’s home. Wm Wallwey and Antone Wilke left for their old homes in Germany with George Wallwey joining to Omaha. Representative Boyd reports a Logan Creek survey to confine the stream and reclaim swamp land to the Elkhorn River. Lawrence Britt of the Agricultural Department with two engineers and two red men will lead the Wakefield survey in June. additional teams will follow.
Andrew Levins, longtime Omaha attorney, killed himself Tuesday at his Chicago lodgings leaving a note saying age prompted the act. He left a former wife Mia Bevins of Omaha, a daughter in high school, and two sons in Chicago and Minneapolis. He once headed New Era Supply Company and later became a book agent. he and his wife had long been separated. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
Tekla Voss visited the city on Tuesday. Mra H Renze shopped in Sioux City Saturday. Hubbard ball team lost 16 to 1 at Walthill after several players failed to show. Olsen battered by a hammer in a Friday quarrel with Gue Olsen. Bwingle threatened with prosecution. Dan Hartnett and Anchor Grain team cattle on Sioux City market Friday. Heel Johnson tended the E and L Lumber yard. JE Oscar Clifton and VH Buck depart Tuesday for Maryland Nebraska pursuit.
Kinkead homesteads and will try farming in that locality. John Green and others visited Sioux City. a bell game at Walthill drew attendees. The Mundy cottage gained a new paint job. Carl Anderson’s offered discounts on cookies raisins and coffee. A measles aftercare illness affected Helen Sholl. A catechetical instruction class begins at Hubbard with Rev Nosbaum. Bridgie Green wed George Timlin in a Catholic ceremony. reception at the Green home with Allen Nebr orchestra. couple to honeymoon in St Paul and Wisconsin.
Ed T Kearnay and T J Hartnett attended an Omaha initiation Sunday. Prof Donahoe of Hubbard visited friends here last week. John Davey of Emerson passed through Friday en route to Ponca for the commencement. DJ Kennedy of Atlas Elevator Co was in town Saturday. Chas Schrempp of Hartington stayed with Victor McGonigal. The second nine went to Goodwin.
Local box score notes Bounday won a quick game 11 to 4 over an unspecified opponent. Multiple hometown residents and visitors are listed, including Hartostt and son Willie traveling to Ponca, James Jones from Omaha, and others visiting from Duncannon and Vista. The piece also mentions horse racing, church visits, weddings, and upcoming commencement at Jackson high school.
Salem reports Fred Beerman travels to Nebraska on business while Tom Gribble’s farm sees weed work by Guy Stinson. Frank Orr and Jacob Sides attended a Homer ball game, with Orr aiding Oliver Fisher’s 1908 corn crop. Brown markets corn at Mason’s siding and Geo Warner Jr assists Frank Leamer. Lapsley relatives from Wisconsin visit. Mrs Bridenbaugh attends Larchwood high school graduation with niece Mattie Twamley. Crystal wedding of Mr and Mrs Gribble celebrated with dinner. Dairy upgrades by the Heikes. Local teachers and students return for summer. sick list includes Nannie Artemus, James Lapsley, Horace Dutton Sr. Meetings at Salem Grace ME Church this week. Chas Bartels returns from Cudahy Packing Co. duties. Helen Granger closes school term with a bluffs picnic. Addie Sides reports arrival at National Park. multiple camping wagons nearby. Stops at Hot Springs and Wind Cave noted.
Ordinance 226 establishes sidewalk and crossing construction in Dakota City Nebraska. It sets materials standard widths and heights and imposes special taxes on abutting property to pay for improvements with enforcement by the village board of trustees.
NACORA and Mr and Mrs Messeremidth with son Will were Sioux City passengers Monday. Ait Larson visited Sioux City Sunday evening. Laura Heeney visited Jackson with friends Sunday. Holmquist Grain shipped a car of hogs to Sioux City Tuesday. Alice Demary closed a successful school term in Heeney district last Friday and hosted a picnic. John Derke and Paul Specle traveled to Sioux City Saturday. Tom Wyant rode to Concord Saturday. Mrs Theodore Peters and daughter were Sioux City passengers Tuesday.
An article traces tea’s rise in popularity and notes various beverages called tea. It describes historical substitutes, tips for hosting an afternoon tea, table layout, decor, and the roles of hosts and maids to serve and clear cups and plates.
European views of American girls clash with American notions of casual friendships between boys and girls. Americans show frankness and athletic camaraderie rather than romance. For Americans love and marriage are linked. Europeans separate love from marriage, seeing them as distinct concepts.
A Victorian era column surveys how cigar and pipe use reveals manners and temper. It cites London Tribune observations and Kipling style myths, noting that quiet, unostentatious smokers denote civility while ostentation signals irritability or vanity.
A guest berates a waiter about undercooked food. The waiter replies he was told the dish was for the guest's wife and suggests the wife would be particular, revealing the miscommunication and social friction over dining etiquette.
Insured in a Washington Star item a new member asserts tepid risk of mistakes, claiming to be so elated that no errors will occur during the initial term.
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