tw> restaurants, one hotel, Foster Lumber Company, two garages, a meat market, telephone exchange, municipally owned water and light plant, an enterprising newspaper, the Dix Tribune, published by E. K. Goding and L. F. Price, one drug store, one millinery store, Gunderson livery stable, Citizens State Bank, started in 1919, of which George W. Winkleman is president, E. E. Goding, W. R. Ehlers, cashiers. In 1921 the officers of this bank are. W. R. Ehlers, president : E. E. Goding. vice president, and F. II. Mattocks, cashier.

The Farmers State Bank of Dix, reorganized in 1920, is another substantial financial institution.

Hall and Harms have an auto repairing establishment and Frank Campbell a billiard parlor.

KIMBALL COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR

A particularly bright star in the crown of any Nebraska county is its record during the great World War, and especially during the participation of our nation, from April 2, 1917, to November 11, 1918, and on until the close of the Victory Liberty Loan.

Nebraska, as a state, made a most brilliant record throughout the great war, and in this record, Kimball county played a consistent and highly creditable part.

Nebraska claims to have had more soldiers and sailors in the service of our country, in proportion to her population, than any other state. Out of the total increment of armed forces of 4,034,743 for the entire United States, Nebraska produced an increment of 49.614. Of these 29,807, or only 60.08, represent inductions under the registrations into the National Army; 14,416, or 29.06%, were enlistments in the army; 4.944, or 9.96%, enlisted in the navy, and 447, or .90%, in the Marine Corps. The per cent of increment in the National Army for Nebraska was only 60.08% against the average for the entire nation of 66.10%, and the enlistments for all other branches of armv