Iowa
Old Press
The FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa
January 9, 1902
-- E. G. Duncan started Wednesday for his new home in Newman
Grove, Nebraska; Mrs. Duncan is visiting her mother in Tabor.
-- Henry Hostetter if the father of J. H. Hostetter of Whiting
-- Chester Smith of Missouri is visiting relatives in Riverton.
[transcribed by W.F., August 2006]
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FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont co. Iowa
January 9, 1902
--W.F.Read and J. C.Kesterson of Sidney, Iowa, closed a deal
last week with Winfield & Jessup for the Scheck ranch of 960
acres south of Latham. This is considered one of the greatest
bargains in land that has been secured in this locality this
season. Messrs. Read and Kesterson will build new dwellings and
barns and make other improvements. When all the improvements they
are contemplating are complete these gentlemen will own one of
the model ranches of southern Kansas. They will move out about
March 1st. In behalf of the people of Lathan and the surrounding
county, the Mirror offers hearty welcome.--Latham, Kansas Mirror.
--On information sworn out by Rev. Joseph Berkheimer some two
weeks ago, before Justice Leeka, a search warrant was put into
the hands of Constable Sollider and 18 gallons of liquor seized
at the McPaul depot. County Attorney Norcott was over Wednesday
to prosecute the case and Fremont Benjamin, of Council Bluffs,
appeared for a whosesale liquor house, of Lexington, Ky., which
shipped in the liquor. Benjamin asked for a continuance of the
case in order to obtain depositions from the house; the petition
was granted and the trial set for February 20th. The 18 gallons
of liquor were consigned to 10 different person in the vicinity
of McPaul. The liquor will perhaps go into the gutter.
[transcribed by W.F., February 2006]
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FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont co. Iowa
January 23, 1902
OBITUARY.
Died.--At Thurman, January 18, 1902, of heart failure, A. S.
Martin, aged 68 years, 2 months and 16 days. Archelaus S. Martin
was born in Athens county, Ohio. At the age of 4 years he removed
with his parents to Illinois where he grew to manhood and on
August 7, 1853 he was united in marriage to Harriet Phipps and to
this union was born thirteen children, seven sons and six
daughters. Nine of these survive him and all were present at the
funeral excepting Mrs. Mary Laird, of Dodge City, Kas., and W. H.
Martin of Paona, Col. In 1854 he moved to Fremont county where,
as one of the pioneers, he shared in the hardships incident to
the settlers of a new county, and for almost a half centry he was
identified with the growth and development of the county and has
witnessed its advancement from a wilderness to its present
prosperous condition. By energy and close application he amassed
a compentency and for many years resided on his homestead north
of Sidney, but for three years he has resided in Sidney and the
last two months of his life were spent in Thurman where he went
for medical treatment. Although peculiar in some of his ways and
exact in his business relations, yet there are many who can
testify to his kindness of heart and to his steadfast friendship.
In his death, another of the pioneers whose ranks are ever
thinning, is gone. The funeral took place from the Mount Zion
church and the remains were laid to rest in the family burial lot
in the Mount Zion cemetery. The funeral was conducted by Rev.
Hoff, of Sidney. Knowing that the end of life's journey was near
he spent the last months of his life in preparing for the life to
come and he expressed himself as prepared to go at the call of
the master. "Life's warfare o'er he rests well."
[transcribed by W.F., March 2004]