LeMars Sentinel
August 17, 1885

A month ago today, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gilbert left here for California,
reaching Los Angeles on Aug. 2nd. Yesterday afternoon a telegram was
received announcing the death of Mrs. Gilbert on the previous evening. The
deceased was well and favorably known in this city and the county, the
greater part of her childhood having been passed here, and all of eight
years of married life.

Her maiden name was Naomi Johnson, daughter of Mrs. L.M. Doty, and was about
twenty-eight years old. She was taken sick in February last and has been
gradually failing ever since, and a trip to California was undertaken in
hopes of staying the ravages of the disease, consumption, which had fastened
itself upon her, but it was too late. The funeral will take place there, and
Mr. Gilbert will probably at once return home. Two children now motherless,
are here with the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Doty.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
LeMars, Iowa
August 18, 1885

THE TEACHER’S INSTITUTE

The first week of the Plymouth County Teacher’s Institute closed Friday. The roll showed an attendance of ninety-three. The conductor’s speak in the highest terms of the interest taken by those in attendance, all entering into the work with unusual zest, which augurs much good to the cause of education in the county. It is hoped that during the closing weeks of the session every teacher, or those who expect to teach, will take part in the exercises of the Institute. The district, as well as the teacher, is the loser, by not being represented.  Directors should not employ teachers who do not attend the Institute. The drill, the discussion, the lectures, and the prescribed course of study of the Institute, will do more to prepare the teachers for their duties than months of self-study and work. Prof. Wernli is assisted in the work of instruction by Prof. F. B. Cooper, Miss Jennie Randolph, of Sanborn, Prof. C. P. Kilborne, of Akron, and Dr. A. P. Bowman. The following is the enrollment, which, it is thought, will be increased by the addition of at least forty names:

FIRST YEAR'S COURSE.

SECOND YEAR’S COURSE.

THIRD YEAR’S COURSE

LeMars Sentinel
August 24, 1885

An article from the New York Telegram concerning Columbus Gottschalk is
printed on the fourth page.

The old St. Joseph's church building has been cut up into school rooms, and
the plasterers are at work this week on the partitions.

A baby boy arrived at the home of I.T. Gilbert on Saturday, the same being
the anniversary of the fifty-fourth birthday of the father.

Good music and refreshments at the sociable for the benefit of the teachers
of the Plymouth County Teachers Association to-morrow night.

Arthur Gee and family expect soon to leave for England to remain
permanently. Mr. Gee is an only son and his father, getting old, is anxious
to have him return.

H.C. Curtis and J.H. Partridge started this morning for Des Moines. The
balance of the delegation to the Republican State convention will start
to-morrow morning.

Best singers and instrumental players of LeMars, will take part to-morrow
night at the teachers sociable. A very pleasant evening is anticipated. Come
and bring your friends.

Hon. S.P. Leland, of Chciago, will lecture to-night at the Y.M.C.A. rooms,
before the teachers institute, his subject being the "Land of Burns and
Scott." Admission free.

LeMars Sentinel
August 25, 1885

No word as yet from Gillette as to his position on the Democratic platform,
and it is predicted that he will make no recantation of his prohibition
views.

Messrs. I.S. Struble, A. H. Lawrence, P.F. Dalton, W.S. Freeman and G.H.
Ragsdale, left this morning for the Republican State Convention at Des
Moines.

Thomas Goudie, living on section 2, Union township, harvested a little over
1,000 bushels of wheat from 47 acres. He has been offered 75 cents a bushel
for the entire lot.

Mr. and Mrs. Hefferlin and Mrs. Humphrey of Kansas, who have been here
visiting Gilbert Post, left this morning for Mason City, Iowa. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Post.

Best singers and instrumental players of LeMars, will take part to-night at
the teachers sociable. A very pleasant evening is anticipated. Come and
bring your friends.

Frahm has just received the finest line of piece goods for suiting ever
brought to LeMars. Call and pick out something for a suit and he will
guarantee a first class fit or no sale.

A.T. Clay, a farmer living near Merrill, died yesterday. A number of friends
went from here to-day to attend the funeral. The deceased was a cousin of
Miss Ransburg of this place.

The remains of Patrick McCasker arrived this morning from the Independence
insane hospital, in which he had been since Dec. 30, 1883. He was sixty-five
years of age, and leaves a family residing on a farm in section 7, Elgin
township.

The rain here on Sunday and Monday covered northern Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
and eastward through the lake region. The rainfall in Chicago this month
exceeds ten inches, the heaviest ever recorded in that city.

A sister of John Beely, a former resident of Johnson township, but now of
this city, has been adjudged insane, and will be taken to the Independence
asylum as soon as room can be had, the asylum now being over crowded with
patients.

A sociable for the benefit of the Teachers Association will be held at the
Y.M.C.A. rooms on Tuesday evening, commencing at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Emery,
M'lle Anfresi and others have kindly consented to assist. Admission tickets
25 cents, for sale by Mr. W.H. Freeman, at Y.M.C.A. rooms.

G.W. Horsely and Miss Lizzie Phillips of Hungerford township, were married
in this city on the 18th, officiated by Rev. A. Vaughan Colston. Mr. Horsely
was the Hinton school teacher.

Matrimonial Infelicity.
The Sharpe family had a rough time of it. Mrs. Sharpe applied for a divorce
from Mr. Sharpe. Then Mr. Sharpe applied for a divorce from Mrs. Sharpe.
Neither of the applications was granted. Thereupon the Sharpes separated,
and began to quarrel for the custody of the children. The whole infelicitous
business was caused by indigestion, which had soured the tempers of the
belligerent parties. Brown's Iron Bitters tones up the digestive organs and
enables people to eat joyfully and be happy. It is not a costly experiment
to see what a dollar bottle of this medicine will do to promote family
harmony. For sale at LeMars Drug Store.

LeMars Sentinel
August 26, 1885

Harry Barclay for a year or more cutter in Frahm's shop has gone to Chicago
to live. His place here has been taken by Wm. Nollmann of Dubuque, a man of
large experience in his line.

Ray Olmstead is home from a trip among the lumber camps of Minnesota and
Wisconsin. He says the dealers have decided to advance the price $1.00 a
thousand on all grades of lumber after Sept. 1st.

The remains of A.T. Clay of Merrill were interred in the LeMars city
cemetery yesterday afternoon. The deceased was thirty-seven years of age,
and had lived in this county about a year and a half, coming from Indiana.
He leaves a wife and three children. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev.
Wm. Semple at the Merrill M.E. church, of which the deceased was a member,
and also superintendent of the Sunday School of the same church.

The trains always stop long enough to allow passengers to get off and on
comfortably, but it seems to be the rule that just as the train stops, for
those who are going away to crowd up on the steps and prevent the egress of
those who want to get off. After all the push and hurry, the passenger
frequently finds he has from two to ten minutes to wait, before the cars
start, particularly on the morning trains. Never get on until the way is
clear of those who are getting off.

LeMars Sentinel
Friday Evening, August 28, 1885

THE INSTITUTE

The teachers institute will close this evening after a profitable session of
three weeks. The average attendance has been about 125, the largest ever
before in the county. Prof. Wernli has had most competent assistants, Profs.
Cooper, Kilborne, Miss Rudolph and Dr. Bowman, all of who are free in their
praise of the energy and interest displayed by the teacher students, most of
whom go forth to engage in the task of instructing the youth of the county,
better prepared than ever before for their important duties. The teacher's
lot is a varied one.
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Elizabeth Williamson, a maiden lady seventy-two years of age, bled to death
this morning at the residence of Wm. Love near this city this morning. The
bleeding resulted from a bursted vein which accomplished the work of death
in five minutes. This vein had been troubling her for some time but the
rupture had been prevented until this morning. She is a sister of Mrs. Love.
The funeral will take place Sunday at 1 p.m. from the house.
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A large number of young gentlemen were out serenading last evening with a
combination of music that has never been heard here before. There were seven
guitars, three mouth-organs, and six calliopes. The effect was a grand
success, winning enthusiastic applause every where and in several instances
the honored home invited the group in and extended generous hospitalities.
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A trial has been in progress for two days past before Justice Alline between
the Meghan family and some boys of Elgin township. The boys were driving
along the road and singing the song entitled, "A Flower from My Mother's
Grave" in a tone loud enough to bring several members of the family to the
roadside in time to stop the team and get up a row with the boys, which
resulted in a fight.
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Kingsley Times: John Ballweber has lost during the last few weeks, from
seventy-five to one hundred head of hogs with cholera.