Iowa
Old Press
FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
February 13, l919
Sidney News
Garland McIntyre and wife came over from Shenandoah last Thursday
for a visit with Mrs. McIntyre's mother, Mrs. Rees B. Ellis, and
grandparents, D.W. Brown and wife. They will soon move to Huron,
South Dakota, near which city they have leased a large cattle
ranch. Mr. McIntyre's brother Carl and parents, Wm. (sic; should
read 'Willis') McIntyre and wife, of Shenandoah, will go with
them and be associated in the cattle business.
Rees B. Ellis and wife came down from Omaha last week and closed
up their business matters here, packing their household goods and
moving to Omaha. A big truck arrived Sunday and took the goods.
Mr. and Mr. Ellis visited his relative in Tabor Sunday, and went
to Omaha in the evening. Mr. Ellis began work Monday in Omaha as
bookkeeper and cashier for the Coykendall Shoe Mfg. Co. They are
living at 2211 North Twentieth Street in an apartment in which
Geo. Connell and family, formerly of Sidney, reside.
Raymond Lindsay from Lincoln is looking after the new ice plant
which will soon be installed in the old creamery building.
[submitted by W.F., Aug. & Sept. 2003]
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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
February 27, 1919
Bentley - Larsen
Miss Mildred May Bentley of Sidney and Arthur Louise Larsen of
Boelus, Nebraska, were married on February 19, 1919 at Grand
Island, Nebraska, at the parsonage of the First Baptist church,
Rev. E. H. Jackson, the pastor, officiating. The guests at the
wedding were the groom's mother and Miss Mary Heckel of Sidney, a
friend of the bride who is a teacher in the public schools of
Grand Island. The happy couple arrived in Sidney on Friday
evening for a visit with the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. V. Penn, whose home has been shared with her since the death
of her mother, Mrs. Lee Bentley, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Penn, when Mildred was but an infant. Mildred was educated in the
Sidney schools, from which she was graduated in 1917, and she
then took a course of study at the university of Nebraska. Last
fall she was engaged as a teacher in the schools at Boelus,
Nebraska, which position she resigned about a month ago to get
ready for her marriage, much to the regret of the pupils and
patrons of the school. She is a charming and accomplished young
woman, and her host of friends here and elsewhere will extend the
heartiest congratulations and best wishes. The groom is
electrician for the light plant at Boelus and is a model young
man. They will make their home at Boelus, and will be at home to
their friends after March 15.
Thurman News
-Wayne Solleder returned home with his discharge from army
service last week. He was among the first to be called to service
from this community. He and his wife are visiting relatives here
this week and are intending to leave soon for Illinois to visit
with her parents.
-Albert Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Garges, died last
Friday (Feb. 21), after a long illness. The little boy was nine
months and two weeks old. Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
Chas. Aitken on Saturady and interment was made in the Thurman
cemetery.
-Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Kirkpatrick and family left Tuesday for
Hemingford, Nebraska, where they will make their home.
-Morton Adams returned hom Thursday with his discharge from the
navy.
From Rev. C. M. Ward
Rev. C. M. Ward writes from College Springs, Iowa, renewing his
subscription to the Herald, and says: Mrs. Ward thinks she cannot
get along without your excellent paper. Now you will have to stop
printing the paper or I will have to cough up the price.I am
inclosing a dollar, thinking by the time that is used up you will
quit and let me out out. I suppose I might as well confess I
sometimes read it myself, probably from the force of a bad habit
I formed some years ago while I lived in Fremont county. Possibly
you may be interested to learn of the whereabouts of Carroll. He
was in the deuchy of Luxemburg the last time he wrote. His
reigment is in the army of occupation, and he is considerably
nearer Germany now that he was a month ago. I sometimes think he
may see the Rhine yet, though he would much rather see the old
Missouri. He was well when he wrote and at that particular time
was on duty at 2:30 in the morning at the switchboard of the
lines of communication. He has evidently participated some what
in the slight unpleasantness which has been going on in France,
but is sufficiently fed up on war and wants to return to the land
of peace and decent living. He was in the scrap on the morning of
the armistice and received for his unit the now famous message:
'Cease hostilities at once, peace is signed.' Evidently it was a
welcome word to all who heard it. The men cheered, danced,
laughted, sang songs, and hugged each other. I suppose they did
the last because there wasn't anybody else to hug. Well, we hope
the war is over.
From A Herald
Friend
Breckenridge, Minnesota, February 10, 1919
Dear Friends and Fellow Democrat.--You, no doubt, will be
surprised to receive these few lines from me, for you probably
did not know I left the good state of Iowa and the Irish town of
Imogene about a year ago. I am up here in what is known as the
famous Red River Valley, and like it fine. Had a splendid crop
last year and have enjoyed a very fine winter, have had very
little snow and very little cold weather, which is unusual for
this part of the country. I am located on a 480 - acre place, 385
acres plowed ready for a crop, the balance pasture and hay land.
I am seven miles from Breckenridge, the county seat of the
"King of Trails", the highway which runs from New
Orleans to Montreal. I am just three miles from the Red River,
which is the state line between Minnesota and North Dakota, the
Townley controlled state.I was sure glad to read Fremont county
has again been honored by electing that democratic race horse
friend of ours, Con Ryan, as a county supervisor, for I have no
fear he will not fill the position as faithfully as he did the
offfice of sheriff. Give him my best regards when you see him.
Well, George, I am sorry to tell you my friend, D.C. Leonard, the
man who wrote that piece of poetry entitled "When We Put an
Irish Kaiser in the Palace Over There," which you published
in your paper has been missing in action since October 9. He
registered at Imogene, but when he was drafted he got a transfer
to his local board at Hydro, Oklahoma. He was in Company
"D", 141st Infantry, 36th Division, A. E. F. I wrote to
his folks at Hydro, Oklahoma, and received a letter from his
mother on Sunday last. She told me she received notice one day
Dennis was missing in action, and the next day received word
another boy, Timothy, was missing in action. They were not in the
same regiment. She had four boys in the service. One is with the
army of occupation and one has just come home. That sure is a
donation for a widow to make to her country. I had a copy of that
poem which he wrote, but in some way I have lost it. Now if you
can in some way send me a copy of it, you can rest assured you
will have a friend the rest of your life. I think he also sent
you another poem which you published. If you can get a copy of
it, please send it also. Hoping this finds you and the rest of
the democrats of Fremont county in good health. I remain, yours
truly, C. A. CLARK.
[submitted by W.F., April 2004]