LeMars Sentinel
February 17, 1885

Seney News:

Feb. 16. - Business quiet, but the weather isn't .We have plenty of coal
now...Not much grain in last week..W. S. Freeman and wife, of LeMars,
passed through town Saturday to their farm in Fredonia township..H.J.
Timm, of Letcher, Dak., is visiting with friends here for a few days.
He has other attractions here of which we dare not speak..The good
people of the M.E. Church have been often favored during the past few
years with sermons by Bro. P.L. Smith of LeMars, and as a toke of the
estimation of the brother's kindness and efficient services, they have
announced a supper at the church next Wednesday evening, the proceeds
from which will be given to him.  Let all turn out and make the affair
bloom..The tragedy enacted here last week in which Wilb. Gadd took his
life by hanging caused no little excitement and comment among our
people.  Very little was known of the man, more than has already been
given by the Sentinel.  The unfortunate man could speak our language but
little, and made no intimate friends, no confidents.  He is supposed to
have been a bachelor and became despondent by living along in a shanty
for so long and despondency becoming insanity he ended his existence.
From what is know here he was honest to a trifle, prompt in his
obligations and of pleasant disposition...George Reeves of Fredonia
township, has decided to try his lot in Dakota and has advertised to
sell his effects at public auction next Saturday.

Editor Sentinel:  At last session of our "reform council," the city
marshal and deputy were allowed a bill of $61.50 for killing dogs.  Now
it is a self evident fact, that the number of worthless canlies has not
been diminished to any alarming extent.  We believe that they are
allowed fifty cents for each dog killed and buried, at this rate, the
bill would show 123 dogs killed.  Point out to us the bone yard that we
may count the graves of the slain and be content that the irrepressible
dog has not been like truth crushed to the earth only to rise again.
BARKIS.

WANTED - A good boy at J. G. Koenig's barber shop, opposite opera house.

Fresh milk delivered promptly at five cents a quart.    E.D. Plumb.

A good second hand piano for sale, cheap.  Apply to C. Eller, Prairie
Club, LeMars-personally or by letter.

Buy your hard coal before another blizzard comes.   TOWNSEND &
PENHALLEGON

MUSIC
Instruction on organ or piano given by Mrs. C.H. Jones, residence on
Washington street near the corner of Second street.

LeMars Evening Sentinel
February 19, 1885

NEPTUNE NOTES.
Feb. 18.—John Riley, Joseph Sitzman, Dan O’Brien, and James Hughes are down in the list for the cigars, and anything else the boys call for. They are all boys and put in their appearance about the same time. They are a smiling quartette.

George Burt is a little under the weather like a great many others.

Mr. Fiedler moves to Union township next month.

P. H. Foren insists that the R. R. depot will be at his place next summer.

James Carroll has made a flying visit to Wisconsin and got through the snow banks all right.

Mr. Sullivan is about putting up a store near the Catholic church.

Chas. Tripp has the best breed of hogs in Plymouth County.

Go to the auction at Demary’s.

Mr. Schroeten is taking the assessment and census.

Valentines are flying around like snowflakes.

William Kennedy is teaching the school here. He was hired again after his time expired and paid better wages which speaks volumes for him as a teacher. It is putting it very mildly when we say he is a gentleman and a scholar. His heart and soul are in his work. Long may he continue in his work.

The stages from LeMars and Kingsley meet here and depart every day on time. They are full every stormy day.

Willie Jannsen, king of blacksmiths, has made and sold more bob-sleighs than any other firm in the county. He has been snowed in with valentines; expect it was the girls did it.

Mrs. Grechlan from Dakota is visiting at John Riley’s.

Miss Cassie O’Brien is visiting at her brothers, Dan and M. O’Brien.

Leonard Haas is recovering from frost bite.

Barney Connor lost a valuable horse recently.