LeMars Sentinel
May 2, 1889

A cold wave struck this district on Sunday.

Frank Glezen has about finished his new residence on Quality Hill.

The LeMars soap factory is branching out and gaining more trade every
day.

Tom Hall is building a residence on Howard street.  Tenant houses are
very scarce and it is best to have a home of one's own.

Captain Betsworth is putting up a fine new residence on Cedar street.

The Joerndt family left today for their new home in Seattle, W.

W. S. Goldie has been recommended for postmaster of Crathorne.  He will
make an efficient and affable Nasby at the cross roads.

Plymouth street from Main street west is being properly ditched, bridged
and graded.  There is no end to the demands for Commissioner Nuttali and
his crew.

Attorney D. W. Wood, of Kingsley, is visiting in LeMars.

Fred Sweetzer, who lives four miles south of town, is building a fine
new residence.

Married on April 28, at the residence of N. Redmon in America township
by Rev. C.W. Dennis, Geo. H. Burrill, of Johnson township, and Miss Mary
J. Tulllis, of Plymouth township.  They will live in Johnson township.

The military band made its first appearance in their new uniforms today.

The family of the pastor of the Baptist church, Rev. C. W. Dennis, has
arrived from Hillsdale, Mich.  Mr. Dennis has rented the property of
Mrs. J. C. Redmond.

A new and elegant residence at the north end of Court street is being
built and will be occupied by Michael Gehlen and family.

John Zurawski has purchased the Con Corkery residence and will make his
home there.

Washington's centennial was elaborately celebrated in LeMars on Monday,
April 30.

At the annual meeting of St. George's church the following officers were
elected for the year:
I. S. Freeman,
A. G. Colpoys,
T. J. Priestly,
J. H. Hawks,
T. J. Hall,
Chas. Adamson,
F. R. Gaynor,
John Adams.
I. S. Freeman was elected senior warden, A. G. Colpoys junior warden and
treasurer, John Adams, secretary.

The LeMars Sentinel

Page 3, Tuesday, May 14, 1889

The report in the local papers that William Ludwigs, of Grant township committed suicide by eating corn soaked in a solution of strychnine, is entirely without foundation.  For several years Mr. Ludwigs had been troubled with an abscess on his back.  It healed up some months ago and by the symptoms from which he complained the cause of death is attributed to the opening of the abscess on the inside.  He was buried last Friday in the cemetery of the German Lutheran Church in Grant.

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The LeMars Semi-Weekly Globe

Page 3, Tuesday, May 14, 1889

The other local papers both published a sensational report of the suicide of William Ludwigs of Grant township.  There was no truth in the report.  A GLOBE representative was sent out directly the rumor came to this city last Friday and found there was not the slightest foundation for the report.  Death resulted from an internal abscess.  Read THE GLOBE for reliable news.

Le Mars Sun, May 19, 1889, page 1, column 2

LOCALS. The child of Dirk Kooistra died this week of Cholera Infantum.

The Le Mars Sun, May 26, 1889, page 1, column 2

DIED -- At the residence of her parents, on Tremont St., on Monday, May 20th, of Consumption, after a brief illness. Florence Parker, nee Willis, aged about 19 years. The funeral services took place on Tuesday following, from the Methodist church.

The Le Mars Semi-Weekly Globe, Tuesday, May 28, 1889, page 3, column 3

The Illingsworth Funeral. 

The funeral of the little child of Steve Illingsworth took place Sunday from the family residence at Oyens.  Upwards of seventy-five teams assembled round the depot and only about an eighth of the number of people present were able to attend the services in the house. Reverend I. N. Pardee conducted the services, a portion of the Methodist church choir singing the anthems. Nearly sixty carriages formed the mournful procession which wended its way from Oyens to the Lemars city cemetery where the little one was laid to rest midst the tears of a large concourse of friends.  On the little white coffin were placed several floral wreaths. The funeral arrangements were under the personal management of Mr. Bell of Spring Bros. undertaking establishment and were conducted in a most satisfactory manner, considering the immense crowd of people present.  Such a spontaneous outburst of sympathy on part of all classes toward Mr. and Mrs. Illingsworth in this their sad bereavement must in a measure smooth over their great trouble. THE GLOBE trusts that the same Hand which has bereft them of this little innocent, will give them strength to bear this sorrow with resignation.  (Article concludes with a poem.)