Local Notices and Obituaries from Dakota County
New Systems from Our Exchanges reports visits by residents from Hay Springs and Jackson and Poweas, with short trips to Dakota City and Sioux City. Died in Sioux City Mrs Sarah Simmons 85 of Jackson Neb. burial in Jackson. Frank M. Dicus 73 of South Sioux City dies. survivors listed. H. G. Clair resigns as pastor. congregation declines support. John Mahon, pioneer of Dakota County, dies in St Joseph hospital. Embezzlement charge against H L Griffith at Goodwin. Fire at R Childs barn extinguished. possible cause linked to eastbound freight. Local travelers and social visits noted from Wakefield, Laurel, Sioux City, and nearby towns.
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Sioux City Tribune
Sioux City
Sarah Simmons
Jackson
Neb
Westcott
H. G. Clair
South Sioux City Presbyterian Church
G. E. Polley
Alice Sheren
Laughter Kittie
Minneapolis
Orrin Geishweller
Sac City
Ed Tunnicliffe
South Sioux City
Ernest Wekert
Ash Allen
Jack Garvin
Tracy
Minn
John Garvin
Garvin
Goodwin
Archie Twamley
R Childs Place
Ste
Roy
Sioux City Journal
H. L. Griffith
Burlington Railroad
Dakota County
American Express Company
Frank M. Dicus
Ohio
F. B. Funk
Jane Thatcher
Moville
Madge Nichols
Emerson Enterprise
J. F. Prouse
Dakota City
Wm. Voss
Wenry Luth
Henry
Ernest
Clara Blume
Spon
Beatrice Blume
Farmers’ State Bank
Lena Wallwey
St. Joseph’s Hospital
John Watson
Obituary of James Mahon and Homer frontier notes
James Mahon died March 20 1920 after a month with heart trouble. Born in County Langford Ireland aged about 67 he married Mary Anne Nichols in 1876 and leaves eight children Frank Mahon Mary Gormally John Maton Julia Conwry Henry Mahon James Mahon Charles Mahon. He was buried at St Peters South Creek beside his wife after funeral at the church March 13. Emerson Enterprise. Other brief items note local business visits and historic Homer Lyons area milestones including Lewis and Clark campsites and early town development.
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County Langford
Ireland
Mary Anne Nichols
Frank Mahon
Mary Gormally
John Maton
Julia Conwry
Henry Mahon
James Mahon
Charles Mahon
Inter Church Movement County Convention at South Sioux City
The Inter Church World Movement County Convention will be held in South Sioux City on April 9 starting at 10 o'clock. A team of four men and one woman will present a highly interesting program for the churches this year. Don’t miss it.
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Inter Church World Movement
South
Sioux City
Pure Bred Heifer Club Campaign Progress Notes
Farm Bureau Field Notes reports slow membership drive due to poor road conditions. Youth aged 13 to 18 may join. canvas aims to close early next week. Seed corn germination concerns cited with tests like ear to ear. an observed pile tested under 60 percent.
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Farm Bureau Field Notes Co
Covington Precinct Outlines Yearlong Agricultural Talks
At the Covington precinct meeting plans were set for demonstrations on corn yield with two three and four plantings and potato yield comparing northern and home grown seed. An orchard pruning demo at Guy Manning farm near Island schoolhouse is scheduled for 2 pm March 29. Gopher pest control and arable topics will be discussed along with sale of pruning materials. Lead arsenate orders totaled 675 pounds with March 27 kept as final order date. Committees to track costs on corn and potato crops were named. Next meeting covers potato culture and marketing.
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Covington
George Hirschback
Guy Manning
Island School House
Ira Waddell
Glen de Forest
John Bobier
T. J. Rounds
H. F Tibbins
Don Forbes
Pioneer Woman Dies at 91 in Dixon County Nebraska
Mrs Rebecca M Taylor a northeastern Nebraska pioneer died at 91 in Dixon County after fifty years there She was born October 22 1828 near Raleigh North Carolina and moved with her family to Emerson Nebraska in 1869 later settling on a Daily Nebraska farm Survivors include brother Louis Taylor of Salt Lake City and G A Taylor and R E Taylor sons
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Sioux City Journal
Homer
William Taylor
Omahi Precinct
Canada
G. A. Taylor
D. Flippin
Henry Ream
Dixon County
Rebecca M. Taylor
Nebraska
N. K E. Taylor
Cook Street
Taylor
Sioux City
Raleigh
N. C
Buried in Nebrick for Adams Family
D. Va' lor and Mrs J B Adams of Neb City Nebraska and Mrs Dean with her children will have the body sent for burial following the death notices found in the newspaper.
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D. Va
J. B. Adams
Salem Lutheran notes hint at church growth and business ties
The pastor invites members to Holy Communion on Palm Sunday and notes strong Sunday school attendance. He urges consideration of a proposed larger Salem church project, possibly led by a business firm, and calls for council and congregational discussion about funding and feasibility while promoting ongoing sermons on "What Salem Needs."
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C. R. Lowe
Chas
Elmer Blessing
Fred Beermann
Armbright
Salem
Church Council
Corrosive Sublimate Used To Protect Seed Potatoes
A Nebraska Extension circular advises treating seed potatoes as a crop insurance measure. Soak in four ounces of corrosive sublimate per thirty gallons, dipping times 1 hour then 144 hours then 14% hours, before sprouts and before cutting. Dry immediately. avoid stock exposure. use metal containers due to corrosion.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture Extension Service
Nebraska to Tour by One Hundred Prominent Preachers
One hundred prominent Nebraska Protestant ministers from across the state will tour Nebraska in early April to present parts of the Interchurch World Movement. Each four-man team includes a woman speaker, with conferences in many counties to discuss missionary work, local religious issues, and the movement’s survey findings.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Rachum
Wpon
Union
United States
Inter ‘Church World Movement
Interchurch Movement
Sunday School Notes and Big Brother Banquet Plans
M. E. Church notes a growing Sunday school and a planned Father and Son Big Brother banquet next Tuesday at Ayres Hall in Dakota City. The event features meals at seven, addresses by Spence, Basil Truscott, E M Furman, and local speakers, with tickets required for attending. no boy will be turned away.
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Ayres Hall
Seveen
Sona
Spence
Morningside
Basil R. Truscott
South Sioux City
E M. Furman
University Place
Dakota City
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J. C. Fouts
Laurel
R. C. Jamoa
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E.K. Lundast
Draise
Rosalie
Raymond Fouts
W. H. Mason
Lena
Walthill
Ralph Mason
Wakefield
Cotton
M. & O. Railroad
Mes
G. H. Pranger
Ft. Madison
Tawa
John Mahon
St. Joseph Hospital
Ibibhe Ee
Lyons
John Young
A. J. White
Lewis and Clark
Larir the Great Sodtace Villawethaneokice
Decatur
Jas. C. Crawford
West Point
Ford
Jmor
Goodwin State Bank
Inney
Lutheran Church Notes
Interchurch Survey
United Appeal For Missionary
Uition
M. E. Church Notes
A. Draise
Dad
Crystal Lake
Acital Launday
Eereeny
Jerusaem
Jackson State Bank
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