LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, August 17, 1886

TEACHER’S INSTITUTE.
The Opening Day of the Plymouth County Teachers Institute—Large Attendance.

The Plymouth County Teacher’s Institute opened yesterday morning with the largest attendance ever recorded in the county. The city is crowded with the “jolly schoolmam’s” from the country, and mare are expected during the week.  The Institute opens with an enrollment of one hundred and twelve names, and it is expected that at least fifty or sixty more will be added to the list. The average attendance last year was one hundred and twenty-five. It is gratifying that so much interest is being manifested in these yearly sessions by the increasing attendance, where those who are to teach the youths of the country, may come together to receive the benefits of the greater knowledge and wisdom of older and wiser minds, of tired and responsible instructors. The absence of a teacher from the Institute is a great loss to the district in which she is employed, as well as the teacher herself; the scholar loses the benefit of increased knowledge she would have derived by her presence.  For this reason every teacher should be present.

Our county superintendent has secured as assistants in conducting the Institute, Prof. Cooper, Prof. Arey, of Fort Dodge, Mrs. Hatch, of Des Moines, Miss Loring and Miss Sibley of this city, as able and competent a corps of instructors as could be secured or desired.

We are indebted to Miss Byrne, our obliging county superintendent, for the following list of those attending, from all parts of the county:

SUDDEN DEATH OF HON. J. C. KELLEY

The people of LeMars were very greatly shocked Sunday morning by the report, which spread like wild fire, that Hon. J. C. Kelley had died at 5:30 o’clock that morning. He had been complaining for several days and being subject to attacks of which his simptoms were the forerunner, Dr. Hackett remained in the house with him Thursday night and again on Saturday night. At three o’clock Sunday morning the Dr. woke up and found his patient unconscious and in an apoplectic condition. Dr. Hines was called and the proper remedies administered. He became easier for a time and it was thought he would rally again, but did not, passing quietly away at 5:30 in the morning, instead of in the evening as reported to the Journal.

He graduated at the Columbia Law school in Chicago, July 4th, ’68, and practiced law in Clinton and Carroll before locating in LeMars. He was prominent at the bar and in politics, a man of generous impulses and personally well liked. He leaves a wife and five children, who have the sincere sympathy of our people. The funeral took place this morning and was very largely attended. A number of attorneys from abroad were in attendance and the members of Mower Post G.A.R. took place in the funeral column. The editor being absent until this morning had only time at best to get in this brief mention before press.

ACTION OF THE BAR.
At a meeting of the bar of this city on Monday, Hon. A.H. Lawrence was called to the chair and A. H. Durley made secretary. It was decided that the bar attend the funeral of Hon. J. C. Kelley in a body, and on foot if possible. J. H. Struble and A. W. Durley were appointed a committee to make the necessary arrangements and to receive the attorneys attending from other places.

Hon. M.C. Curtis, Ira T. Martin and Col. Amos were appointed to prepare and present to the next term of district court and to the family of the deceased, proper resolutions of respect and condolence. 

It was decided to meet at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the office of G. W. Argo to attend the funeral. The meeting then adjourned.

CHURCHVILLE CHIPS.
Plenty of rain at present is the topic of the day here.

A shower of hail passed over this vicinity Thursday morning. The hail being of small dimensions did but little damage to the rest of the crops.

Lewis Danne had a stack of wheat struck by lightning, and totally destroyed.  By the assistance of the neighbors the remaining three stacks of the setting were saved, which would surely have been destroyed.

Oliver, youngest son of Wm. Koenig, had a severe attack of throat disease, but as we hear, is recovering.

Johnnie, son of Wm. Reintz, is well again and able to be about.

Matilda Koenig, the Churchville schoolmarm is at present attending the Normal Institute at LeMars.

Callers, under the heading of peddlers, agents and tramps, are exploring this region at present.

Julius Marks has rented the farm of Gustave Long, now under management of Wm. Schumann, who will leave for Minnesota this spring.

What has become of “Dan’s Boy?” formerly a writer to the Sentinel. Wake up and let us hear of you again.

Gottlieb Berner, who was working the farm of Al. Kehrberg this summer, left for home last week.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
August 20, 1886

Mrs. Dan Maloney died on Tuesday of Malarial fever. She leaves a husband
and five children.

The delivery team of Lynch & Co. ran away knocking a baby carriage off the
sidewalk and rolling the occupant into the gutter without harming it.

Mrs. M. J. Cronen, North Platte, Neb., Miss Nellie Sullivan, Dubuque, Miss
Nora Connell, Nashua, Ia., are visiting the family of Dennis Cronen.

The theme for Sabbath morning service at the Baptist church will be, “Church
Polity.” In the evening the “Blood of Christ Cleanseth from all Sin.”

The public thieves in New York City have fallen out and the devil will get
his dues. Its another expose of jobbery little less than the palmy days of
tweed. They are all democratic reformers.

Editors Dennis, of Sibley, and Day, of Ireton, were spectators at the
Congressional Convention here and made many new friends and acquaintances
during the day. The Sentinel had the pleasure of a fraternal call.

A Sioux City saloon keeper tells the Times reporter that:
“The law is against the saloonkeeper in Iowa and he must go out of business.
I have been ready and waiting to close my saloon as soon as the notice was
served upon me. I am done.”

The following comes to us with request to publish:
“Rev. Garlock: Please preach from Acts 23 chapter and 16th verse, for the
good of some of the old soldiers souls. Signed, a Sinner.” Rev. Garlock
will take this as a text for Saturday evening. All soldiers cordially
invited.

The failing health of Rev. Summerlin’s daughter has made it necessary for
him to resign and go to her in the eastern part of the state. This is very
much regretted by his people. Mrs. Summerlin has already gone and will be
followed by the Elder at the end of this month, when his resignation takes
effect.

Pew’s hall, Monday, August 23, ’86, Mrs. Kate Crary’s Lime Light lectures;
the war for the union from Sumpter to Gettysburg, illustrated by over a
hundred choice views shown by a double stereopticon and calcium lights,
producing brilliant dissolving views. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; lecture
begins at 8. For the Normal. Admission free. Tuesday night, second
exhibition from Cairo to Appomattox. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Lecture begins
at 8. Admission 25 cents; children 15 cents.

At the time of Hon. J. C. Kelley’s death his wife invited the Odd Fellows of
this city to take charge of his remains and the funeral arrangements. This
was done with the kindly interest and care of that order. There was a full
attendance of members at the funeral in regalia and the Chaplain, Rev. Fahs
officiated after the forms and usages of this fellowship in the funeral of
departed brothers. This feature of the last tributes paid the dead by
comrades in charity was most impressive. We should have mentioned in our
last issue the leading part which the Odd Fellows took in the funeral rites
and in the procession but arriving home only an hour before the matter for
the paper closed, we did not learn of the widow’s request and the very
acceptable manner in which the response was made. The funeral was attended
in mass, the procession extending from the residence to the last bivouac of
the soldier whose right arm was a part of the ransom paid for the
restoration of the Union.