Iowa Old Press
LeMars Sentinel
Dated August 1, 1890
PERSONAL:
Miss Pearl Jaquith returned yesterday from an extended visit to her
sister at Watertown in South Dakota.
Miss Sybil Moore returned the first of the week from a visit of a week
with Miss Edna Baker of Sioux City.
Miss Tillie Fruechtnecht returned the first of the week from some point
in Minnesota where she has been during vacation.
Mrs. J. N. Mathias returned Tuesday, from a three week's visiting trip
in Sioux City and in the west part of Plymouth county.
Mr. R. Irons, of Winnebago, Illinois, left yesterday for Kingsley after
a visit of a few days with his brother-in-law, Wm. Atwood.
Mrs. P. U. Tulin accompanied by her daughter went to Des Moines Tuesday
night to visit a few weeks with her father and mother.
A. J. Post, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., is in the city the guest of his
aunt, Mrs. G. Post. He and Frank Post went to Sioux City last evening
to take in the sights.
The Free Methodist quarterly meeting will be held in Merrill on Friday,
August 8th, and the new church will be dedicated on the Sabbath
following, by Rev. Drake.
Mrs. Jos. Long and daughters have been enjoying a visit in St. Paul and
Minneapolis the past week. They will also visit Duluth and Superior
before returning home.
The services in the Free Baptist church of this city on next Sunday are
as follows: Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Preaching, 10:30 a.m.; Bible
reading, 3:30 p.m.; Song service, 4:30 p.m.
John R. Pumphrey, the general excursion agent of the Sioux City and
Northern R.R. Company, is in the city to-day. Mr. Pumphrey is probably
working up another picnic excursion to Doon.
Mrs. Grace Luke, of Milwaukee, a former resident of LeMars and well
known here, was the guest of Mrs. Geo. W. Wilson Tuesday. She will
visit friends in the county for two or three months.
Rev. J. E. Snowden is the possessor of a horse and buggy and can now
ride when he goes out to visit his parishioners. This fact should have
been recorded before but it was thought best to wait and see whether the
horse would run away or not.
Mrs. Jake Vanderburg, of Independence, Iowa, arrived on Wednesday
evening to visit for a few days with her relatives and friends in
LeMars. Mr. Vanderburg is well known as a former telegraph operator at
this place.
Wm. McClintock returned yesterday morning from Chicago. Geo. Richardson
returned with him as far as Freeport and came back home today. It is
surmised that they both will reap a handsome profit from the World's
Fair boom in Chicago real estate.
Dr. E. D. Brower goes Sunday night to Excelsior Springs, Mo., to attend
the annual convention of the American Dental Society, of which he is a
member. The National Board of Dental Examiners and the Dental
Protective Association meet at the same time and place.
The Journal in reporting it said that nearly all of the LeMars people
went to the Doon picnic. This is an error. Many LeMars people went to
Manley and bought lots. Only about one third or such a matter were
picnickers. The Journal's attack jupon Marshal Nic Hentges didn't go
either to Doon or Manley but was in LeMars all day. The Journal
reporter evidently let his imagination play around the wrong passenger.
Also the fact was omitted that the LeMars people were invited to go by
the railroad excursion agent and assured particularly that they might
stop where they wished to. These three material exceptions in the
Journal's report take about all of the snap out of it. The Journal will
probably correct its report in the interest of fair play.
THE FIRE
On Wednesday morning at about 1:30 o'clock, as Dr. McMahan was going out
to make a professional visit, he noticed a small fire in an arbor in the
rear of the home of G.C. Maclagan, on Clark street. Both the doctor and
Mr. Gus Belan, who was with him, shouted lustily, and Policeman Hentges,
who was near the opera house, rushed to the city building and rang the
fire alarm. Mr. Chapman also rang the dinner bell at his house and soon
the alarm whistle was sounded.
At the rear of the lot were several outhouses and from these to a
laundry house attached to the main residence, was a lattice work arbor
with a shingle roof. Near this arbor was a lot of old shingles stored
away. The fire, or a light in the rear end of this arbor, was noticed
by several of the neighbors previous to the alarm, but it was supposed
to be only a light used by someone about the place. The fire spread
very rapidly after it had a start in the dry lattice work. The large
barn of Hon. W. H. Dent was very near the fire and owing to the faithful
application of water from a garden hose held by Ed Dalton, it was kept
from burning, although it caught fire two or three different times.
The fire department was on hand as promptly as was possible, although
some of the parties who waited thought it a long time. The water works
within three minutes from the time the whistle blew, had the water
pressure up to 140 pounds to the square inch and the two streams of
water brought to bear on the flames soon extinguished them. The
firemen under the charge of Chief Adamson did their work well. The
nearness of so many valuable buildings made it a very dangerous fire,
and the fact that they wind was low just at the time, although it was
blowing quite hard only a little before and afterward, was favorable.
The outbuildings and arbor were a total loss as well as a complete set
of storm windows for the house and other things that were stored in
them, and the laundry nearly so. Some furniture stored in the laundry
was ruined. The loss reaches about six or seven hundred dollars, fully
covered by insurance. Mr. Maclagan things the fire was the work of a
firebug.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY STATISTICS
Reported to the Clerk During the Month of July
BIRTHS:
1889
August
18 To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mc Kinnon, Johnson township, girl.
1890
April
5 Do John Campbell, America township, boy.
8 Do Nick Kellen, Plymouth Co., boy.
7 Do Thos. R. Beaumont, America township, boy.
May
10 Do Henry Groetken, LeMars, boy.
June
10 Do Chas. M. Green, LeMars, girl.
24 Do Chas. C. Leidy, LeMars, boy.
25 Do Chas. C. Leidy, LeMars, girl.
30 Do John A. Dewey, Kingsley, boy.
30 Do Chas. Ward, LeMars, girl.
July
9 Do Jos. S. Watkins, LeMars, boy.
31 Do Rynere Vansickel, Kingsley, girl.
MARRIAGES
July
3 D. K. McArthur and Minnie M. Small
8 Daniel Habeger and Eliza Yangger
8 J. II Antrim and Laura L. Hay
15 Ernest Robert Mellog and Henriette Johanne Sclars
21 Dennis Connell and Alice Partridge
22 Henry Butler and Emma L. Stockwell
29 Omer S. Higday and Rosanna E. Parsch (sic-Porsch)
29 Henry Parsch (sic-Porsch) and Ranah E. Higday
29 Alexander McArthur and Annie Lancaster
DEATHS
July
14 Unknown drowned in Sioux river.
27 Stephen Brown, Kingsley, old age 74.
LeMars Sentinel
August 5, 1890
MARRIED:
McARTHUR - LANCASTER - On Friday evening, August 1st, 1890. At the home
of the bride's parents, near Seney, Rev. D.W. Fahs, officiating, Mr.
Alexander McArthur to Miss Annie Lancaster.
MARRIED:
MOON-COATES - On Sunday, August 3rd, 1890. At the home of Wm. Coates,
in Henry township, Rev. Mr. Fisher officiating, Freeman S. Moon to Mary
Coates.
Mr. Freeman came down from his home at Glenwood, Wisconsin, to take
charge of his Coates. Miss Coates has been, for the past two or three
years, teaching in this county and is well known to many of our citizens
as an intelligent and diligent worker. She will remain with her mother
and brother in this county for a short time after which she will to join
Mr. Freeman at Glenwood.
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST Aug. 4, '90
Bonyille, Geo. P.
Clark, W. A.
Fay, A. J.
Miller, Mrs. A.
Phelps, Frank
Reed, Lizzie
Schineder, A. J.
Widrig, John
Boyce, Fred
Dunbar Bros.
Linzey, Wm.
Murphy, Agnes A.
Proper, Clarissa
Smith, John J.
Schneff, Wm.
Wright, W. E.
If not called for in one month they will be sent to the dead letter
office. Parties calling for these letters will please say advertised and
give date. A. P. Brown, P.M.
A FLOATER IDENTIFIED
It will be remembered by our readers that about July 15th, a floater was
found in the Sioux, near the Broken Kettle. An account of the coroner's
inquest was given in the Sentinel, of July 18th, and copies of the
papers sent to Minnesota. On Saturday last, John L. Taggert, a
gentleman who is engaged in the second hand store business in Sioux
City, opposite the Gordon, on Fourth street, was in the city and says
that there is no doubt but that the body buried by Plymouth county
authorities was that of his brother, Johnson Taggert. He was a young
man who was a little shaky in his mind in some respects, but quite
comfortably fixed as to this world's goods, owing a well stocked and
improved farm in Andover, S.D. He had left home with what is known as a
"horse detacher," to sell, and Mr.Taggert thinks there is not doubt but
that he was working across to Sioux City to visit him but could not
understand why he should have undertaken to cross the river in the
manner he did, while he had enough money to have paid his way, but this
may have been owing to his condition of mind.
PERSONAL:
The Fee Methodist of Merrill will dedicate their church next Sunday.
Rev. J.W. Blake will conduct the services. All are cordially invited.
Prof. Huff's classes in crayon and penmanship have reached an enrollment
of ninety. In addition to the teaching he is doing considerable card
writing for ladies.
Payn & Luken are the only dealers in LeMars that sell oak picket wire
fencing.
A very pleasant evening was indulged in by a number of young people at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Woodard on Friday evening. Lawn tennis
and dancing were indulged in.
A. G. Blakeway has removed his grocery business into T. Lynch's old
stand where he will be pleased to serve his old customers, and as many
new ones as will favor him with their trade, with anything in their
line.
Otto G. Berner will sell watches on monthly payments to Plymouth county
teachers.
The teachers of the LeMars city schools and County Superintendent Byrne
have organized a class and will investigate the DesMoines method of
teaching penmanship under the instruction of its author, Prof. D. W.
Hoff.
W. H. Dwight's dental office is now open and he is prepared to do all
branches of dental operations, bridging, crowing, rubber, or metal
plates at reasonable rates. Office over German-American Savings Bank,
corner Sixth and Main.
Something over half a hundred LeMars people picnicked at Riverside last
Wednesday. They had a delightful time and enjoyed the boating and other
attractions of that pleasant resort, to the utmost. They returned home
on the midnight train.
Leeds Leader: P. Farrell, of LeMars, Iowa, was a guest of M. Glenn,
Tuesday, and of course was shown all the great improvements which Leeds
has made during the year. Mr. Farrell predicted we would have a city of
three thousand souls within the next eighteen months, and it's just as
certain to be as Mr. F. is to succeed himself as county attorney of
Plymouth county.
Misses Beulah and Bernice Briggs left last week for a visit with their
aunt at Wayne, Nebraska.
James McFarland and wife went out to Henry township to attend the
Moon-Coates wedding on Saturday.
A daughter of A.S. Vaughn, formerly of this county now of Sioux City, is
visiting the family of John Aird.
Miss Goodwin who has been visiting with Mr. Fenner's people will start
for her home in DesMoines today.
Mesdames L. M. Garner and I. T. Martin will start tomorrow for a visit
to Boston, Mass., to attend the G.A.R. reunion.
Attorney Farrell left on Saturday morning for a few days visit to Benton
county, where he will diet on farmer's fare.
Miss Hatfield, one of the teachers at the Institute, had the misfortune
during recitation to fall in an epileptic fit.
A. B. Steiner left last night for a visit to Algona and Charles City.
At the latter place he has relatives with whom he will visit.
Mesdames A.R.T. Dent, H.J. Moreton and Miss Dottie Mathews left on
Monday night to enjoy a few days at Spirit Lake.
After a pleasant visit of several weeks with Miss Alline, Miss Dana went
to Nebraska last Saturday to visit friends until September.
W. A. Bray, father of T.A. Bray of this city, returned with Mrs. Bray
and her children, from Waukeegan for a few weeks visit.
Mr. Farnham formerly in partnership with Wm. Galbraith, after trying
Sioux City, returns to LeMars and will resume business soon.
John Hoffmann returned last week from a visit to Chicago and is now
himself again at his former position in the First National Bank.
Miss Pearl Jaquith returned last evening to her home at Watertown, S.D.,
where she will engage in teaching during the next year.
Mrs. Vedder, 77 years of age, after a visit to her son in Dakota, is in
LeMars on a visit to her sisters, Mesdames Duncan, Crouch and Crown.
Rev. J. E. Snowden celebrated his fifty-sixth birthday on Monday. He
went down to Ames to attend a meeting of the State Missionary Committee.
Mrs. Muffett and children leave tonight for a visit to her Canadian
home, where she will meet a sister whom she ahs not seen for twenty-five
years.
Wm. Tremaine, of Akron, was in the city Saturday attending the
convention. Mr. Tremaine is one of the old settlers in the vicinity of
Akron and a staunch democrat.
J. W. Rich is in the city for a week and with his partner, Mrs. Hirsch,
is imparting a very vigorous and businesslike air to things around the
normal school building.
Fred Taft, on of the genial gentlemen of the Sioux City Newspaper Union
force, was in the city between trains Saturday evening. He met Mr. Taft
who had been east on a three months visit, at the train.
Mrs. Jennie Pemberton, who runs the popular boarding house on Eagle
street, left for Chicago Sunday night where she will visit two of her
brothers from Canada whom she has not seen for a number of years.
LeMars Sentinel
Dated August 19, 1890
PERSONAL:
Henry Hoffman visited Ashton Saturday.
Rev. I. N. Pardee is visiting in the city today.
Mr. Nemmers was home from Leeds over Sunday.
Harry Mickley left last night for a hunt at Heron Lake, Minnesota.
Sheriff Boyle and wife visited in Kingsley several days last week.
Sam Buchter and wife went over to Westfield visiting on Sunday.
W. S. Freeman went to Carnes and Seney on a business trip Saturday.
R. I. Dabb returned Saturday evening leaving Mrs. Dabb to visit awhile.
Miss Kittie Evans, of Sioux City, spent Sunday with Miss Belle Andrew.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kale, of Merrill, were visitors at Matt Kale's
yesterday.
John Lynn, of Hawarden, is visiting in the city today at L. M.
Fairchild's place.
Rev. Father Forkenbrock, of Festina, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hoffman.
John Messick and John Duncan made a trip to St. Paul last week,
returning on Friday.
Miss Della Bell of Cherokee has been visiting several days with friends
in LeMars.
E. C. Pfeffle is now clerking at the King book store having commenced on
Monday.
Mast Frank Cronen is visiting at Cherokee this week with his aunt, Mrs.
J. J. Sullivan.
J. L. Patterson, formerly of this place, but now at Lusk, Wyoming, is in
the city a day or two.
Mrs. J. Coons has been visiting in Sioux City for a week or two with her
daughter, Mrs. Roberts.
Chris and Tom Koehler, of Blue Hill, Nebraska, were in the city last
week on a visit to their mother.
Conductor T. B. Broderick and wife, of Moville, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Boyle on Sunday.
Miss Annie Over, of Marcus, was in the city yesterday on a business trip
for her millinery establishment.
Miss Belle Watson returned last Saturday from an extended visit with her
sister, Mrs. M. Welch, of St. Paul.
Miss Emma Walz, a teacher of Ft. Dodge, was in the city over Sunday
visiting with her brother, Charles.
Mrs. W. F. Dobson, of Eagle Grove, is spending a few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hasbrook.
Mrs. Wm. Boyle and little daughter, Vera, leave this evening for
Darlington, Wisconsin, for a five or six weeks visit.
Isaac Fouts, of South Sioux City, Neb., was in the city yesterday
looking over the Windsor Hotel with a view of leasing it.
Mrs. W. H. Boyd left on Saturday evening for a visit to Waterloo while
Mr. Boyd was attending the encampment at Spirit Lake.
W. A. Bray, father of T.A. Bray, left for Hawarden this morning where he
will visit for a few days before returning to Waukegan, Ill.
N. C. Evans returned Saturday morning from Chicago, where he has been to
purchase a large stock of goods for his store in LeMars.
Clem Hansman and Chas. Adamson went to West Superior, Minnesota, on
Tuesday of last week and have been taking in the sights.
Wm. McClintock and Charles Flaugher returned from Chicago Saturday
morning. We hope that Chicago real estate will turn out to be paying
dirt for them.
Mrs. B. F. Fox, of Fort Dodge, returned home on Saturday after a visit
with Mrs. D. Cronen. Miss Orpha Fox, her daughter, still remains in the
city.
Mrs. Mary Moon, of Remsen township, left for her new home in Wisconsin
on Friday evening. She was accompanied this far by her brother, Will
Coats.
C. F. Woodard, E. S. Rishel and Becky Sharp are said to have been over
in Dakota hunting last week, whether they fell over there or just
happened over is not known.
Mrs. Lucke, of Schaller, mother of Mrs. Chris Fissel, was in the city
last week and decided that the family would move here to make it home,
after fall work is done.
Prof. J. W. Love, the successor of Prof. Cooper, as superintendent of
the city schools, is expected to arrive here this week. He will rent a
home and then send for his family.
Will L. Clark, representing A. Warner & Co., from Sioux City, came up
for a few days work on Plymouth County History. This week will be
especially devoted to the history of LeMars.
H. F. Dow returned from his trip east on Sunday. Judging from the
number of large boxes of clothing which arrives daily, one might suppose
that he had purchased two or three wholesale stocks.
Dr. Hammond and John Mathias returned on Saturday evening from a trip to
Wayne, Nebraska, where they captured a few fowls. These little birds
are called prairie chickens in that state since August 15th.
Mr. G. P. Osborne enjoyed a very pleasant visit Friday from a cousin
whom he had not seen before for twenty years. The cousin, Mr. John H.
Darling, of Duluth, was accompanied by his mother, a lady eighty years
old.
Mr. Lon Averill, of Sibley, will move to LeMars to give his children the
benefit of our schools. One daughter will attend the Normal school and
other children will attend the public schools. Mr. Averill has rented a
house.
Miss Lillie Bourgemeyer gave a party to a company of friends in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Swanzey Friday evening. Miss Bourgemeyer and Mr. and Mrs.
Hoffman's reputation in entertaining are so well known that it is
needless to say all passed a very pleasant evening.
J. R. Street went to Spirit Lake Saturday night with the militia boys
and took in high life at the hotel Orleans for two or three days. He
was once a brave soldier boy himself and fought the battles of his
country at the summer camp and could give the boys pointers on the
bivouac in times of peace.
Mr. J. Rose, of Merrill, was in the city yesterday. He was making
arrangements for a gay party at his home in Merrill last night. The
party was to be given as a birthday celebration for his nephew and
niece, Mr. John and Miss Alice Burton. He had purchased a nice gold
ring for Miss Alice and a good silver watch for John.
Dr. W. O. Prosser returned Saturday evening from a weeks visit to West
Superior, Minnesota, where he as extensive property interests. He
reports the city as having a remarkably rapid growth and business
interests generally in a prosperous condition. He feels well satisfied
with his investments in that growing metropolis.
The Saloon Question
There is not the least shadow of doubt but that a determined effort will
be made to close up every saloon and o.p. house in LeMars. The Law and
Order League held a meeting on Friday evening to consider the matter.
It was found that a number were in favor of proceeding at once to a
prosecution of the liquor sellers under the law, but a more moderate
council prevailed and the final resolution instructed the secretary of
the League to give the men engaged in the business a notice to close up
within three days and quit. These notices reached the dealers about
Monday evening and a considerable excitement prevails. Reports are rife
that no one can be induced to make the prosecutions and that but a very
few citizens are in sympathy with the League and that it would drop the
matter and allow the saloons to run, but an interview with some of the
League people last evening and this morning does not reveal anything
like a yielding spirit. They say that there is plenty of force and
backing to carry out the work and that there are thousands of dollars of
good money to use to enforce the law if it is necessary to sue it. This
they propose to do. The three days notice is as they claim simply
courtesy on their part to avoid causing unnecessary expense to those who
desire to go out of the business quietly.
DIED:
BYRNE-On Saturday, August 17th, 1890, of consumption, Mrs. Elizabeth
Jane Byrne, aged 57 years.
Mrs. Byrne whose maiden name was Chase ws born in Albany, New York, in
1833, and moved to Wisconsin in 1854, where she married. She lived with
her husband in Reedsburg and Milwaukee. Moved to LeMars in 1876, where
Mr. Byrne died in 1876.
Mrs. Byrne leaves four sons and three daughters to mourn her departure.
The oldest son, P.J. Byrne, is in the employ of the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Milwaukee, Charles and John are in St. Paul,
Minnesota, and the youngest, George, is in the employ of Payne & Luken,
in this city. Of the daughters, Miss Carrie Byrne, is county
superintendent, and Mrs. R. C. Donovan and Miss Rose are at home.
Mrs. Byrne was a first cousin of Chief Justice Chase. She has been an
invalid for the past fifteen years, and thinking that a change would be
of benefit to her health, she spent the past two months in St. Paul and
Milwaukee, returning home on Monday, August 11th. She was a very quiet
unassuming woman, beloved by all who knew her. The funeral occurred
from the St. James church on Monday. A large concourse of people
followed the remains to their resting place.
A Big Libel Suit
The papers were served upon Mr. Matt Wurth of the LeMars Globe Post and
Herold on Saturday morning in which Maria Eva Miller asks $4,000 and the
costs of the suit as damages for certain articles published in the Globe
on August 5th and in the Herold on August 7th, 1890, in which it is
claimed statements were made concerning plaintiff of a slanderous and
libelous character. J. U. Sammis is the attorney for the plaintiff and
Martin & Gaynor for the defense.
The Schaul Robbery
The peculiar facts connected with the stealing of the $175 from Nick
Schaul are that no one awakened or was aroused during the whole time.
The money was put away in a drawer of a secretary or bureau and the
drawer fastened with a Yale spring lock. The key was in the pocket of
Mr. Schaul's pants and it is supposed was taken therefrom and the lock
opened and the money extracted, the key returned to his pocket. Two men
who were in the house apparently Jews, were arrested and had their trial
before Justice Alline Saturday. The two street fakirs, who were on the
street Thursday night, were also brought down from Alton, but all that
could be ascertained at the trail was that the two Jews, Messrs. M.
Carlos and Louis Larger, had been somewhat hard up and had sold some
clothing to the fakirs at a fabulously low price. Mr. Schaul becoming
satisfied that there was no case against them dismissed the suit.
Business Etiquette
A work shop is not the place to go to visit. A sign of "no admittance"
upon the door of an establishment where any large number of employees
are at work is not put up for ornament. It is not intended as an
invitation to everybody to walk right in. It is only fair that such
solemn truths as that should be generally known. All people are always
glad to see their friends at proper times and dislike to appear
discourteous at any time, but a little common sense applied in the right
place will convince anyone that a crowded workshop is not the place to
compare society notes. If any one has business with workmen at the
Sentinel office during working hours, the workman will be very
cheerfully excused from work for a reasonable length of time to transact
the business so that it will not be necessary for the visitor to run the
risk of getting hurt by any of the machinery in the press room or
bindery.
Went Hunting
Geo. E. Richardson's family and guests drove over to the western part of
the county last Friday and Saturday and put in tow solid days in the
pursuit of pleasure and the swift-winged snipe. Three picnics a day for
two days was fun enough to remember.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:
ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
Threshing is the order of the day.
Adaville would like a drug store.
Corn needs rain - hay will be a light crop.
Merrill Talbot has also got a new machine.
John Laughlin and one of the Wool boys have bought a new threshing
machine and say they will do good work or no pay.
STANTON CENTER: (Special Correspondence)
John Schuman's new barn is nearly completed.
Albert Uthe, of LeMars, was a Stanton visitor on Sunday.
Corn crop is doing well and stacking being completed, hay making is
underway.
The birthday party at Wm. Dobbert's on last Wednesday was a very
pleasant affair.
Miss Kate Karley is home from LeMars where she has been engaged in
dressmaking.
REMSEN: (From the Bell)
Mr. Nic Mueller, of Jackson county, was the guest of his brother-in-law,
Mr. Mike Monner, this week.
Papa C. Stang and his daughter, Mrs. Lamberty, were visitors among
relatives in Carroll, Iowa, this last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beck are at home from their wedding tour. We hail
them most heartily and welcome them to Remsen. May the live long and
ever be happy.
Mr. Anthe, the teacher, left Remsen August 8, for Little Rock, Arkansas,
whither he goes to settle his affairs there, then to return to Remsen
where he will establish himself as a private teacher of music and
language.
AKRON: (From the Delta)
O. F. Haskell is putting up an additional 36x36, 14 foot posts, to his
roller mills, to be used for storing grain.
Hopkins & Co.'s new warehouse is going up just south of McMikle & Son's
and is 24x54 feet, with 12 foot posts.
J. P. Kendall is now probably eating oysters, clams and other good
things of the great big east, as he left last week on the G.A.R.
excursion.
Mrs. A. L. McGinnis was called to the bedside of Mrs. Allie Look, nee
Egee, of Elk Point this week. Mrs. Look was quite low at last accounts.
P. A. Older, seventy years of age, was struck by a passing C., St.P. &
M. train while crossing the tack in Sioux City the other evening and
thrown a distance of 40 feet and escaped alive.
A tabernacle meeting is in progress here, conducted by Elders Heacock
and Watson, the former of Oskaloosa, the latter of the Broken Kettle
valley. Both gentlemen are interesting talkers and give their listeners
good mental food.
The Bank of Akron has been converted into the Akron Savings Bank, with a
capital stock of $20,000. The organization was perfected last week
Monday, and in the evening a meeting was held for the purpose of
selecting officers, Dr. R.D. Clark is president, H.J. Thode cashier.
The directors are: M. A. Agnes, M. W. Toppings, Wm. Tremaine, H.J. Thode
and Dr. Clark. A committee was appointed to select ground upon which a
brick or stone structure is to be erected yet this fall. This concern
is composed chiefly of home men and will be managed in a safe and
reliable way. There is considerable capital in and about Akron that
might be concentrated to the good of the town, as in this case.
LeMars Sentinel
Dated August 29, 1890
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Married, Tuesday, August 26th, 1890, at the residence of the bride's
parents, three miles north of Kingsley, Iowa, Mr. Howard C. Tripp to
Miss Isabelle Steele, Rev. J.W. Chaffin officiating. Mr. Tripp is the
genial good looking editor of the Kingsley Times. He is a young man of
energy and ability, eminently capable of presiding as head of the
household. Miss Steele has had charge of one department of our public
school for the past three years. Last year she was elected principal
which position she filled to the entire satisfaction of her patrons. We
trust and predict that she will find this the most pleasant and
enjoyable Tripp she has ever taken and although the way may seem long
and stormy at times she may never wish to see the end of her Tripp. We
wish this worthy couple a long and prosperous life and hope there may be
many happy returns of this eventful day as the "silver cord be loosed
and the golden bowl be broken."
Mrs. C.H. Ahrens had the misfortune to be thrown from a wagon breaking
her collar bone and otherwise injuring her.
Mrs. J. D. Buckingham, of Marshalltown, Iowa, is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy.
Rev. Hugh Hay was called by telegram to the bed side of his aged mother,
who resides in Fort Dodge. She is quite old and it was thought she
could not survive her resent illness but at last accounts was some what
improved.
Last Wednesday the Baptist and Congregational Sunday schools united in
holding a picnic in Mr. Gregory's grove north of town. We believe this
to be the true spirit of Christianity, and the feeling that should exist
between two different churches and Sunday school societies.
Mr. Varner has gone on a visit to his old home in Indiana.
Mr. Ed. Bently, of Lake City, was in town Monday.
Mr. John Miller, of LeMars, made Kingsley a flying visit Wednesday on
his bicycle.
MERRILL: (Special Correspondence)
Allie, son of John Russell, postmaster at Crathorne, is quite sick from
lung fever.
The grading for the new side-track for the S.C. & N.R.R. having been
finished, the gang have been removed.
The twenty-fourth anniversary of his birth will be celebrated by Mr.
John Alderson and friends at his father's residence, three miles
northwest of this city, tonight.
The roadmaster on the S.C. & N. has an order for fifty men, and thus far
obtained three. Whether the work at #1.50 day is too hard for the ages
paid or a general disinclination to labor in the cause, not even a "turf
padder" can be found.
E. S. Brower, living near here, tells us that on Sunday night last he
had a fine cow killed by lightning, and that on the morning of the
previous day a noise in the direction of his barn caused his hired man
to think that there was something wrong. He secured a pistol, stole
cautiously out and saw two men not far away. These started to run on
having been discovered and continued to do so, though kindly asked by a
bullet to stop, and were lost in the darkness.