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LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, July 1, 1890, Page 3, Column 3:
Deaths
AUSTIN--In Liberty township, on June 27th, 1890, of cancer. Thomas
Austin, aged 55 (error--53) years. Mr. Austin leaves a wife and six
grown children. The remains were interred in the Pleasant Valley
cemetery.
PENDERGOST --In Preston township, June 28th, 1890, Howard (sic Hannah) Pendergost, aged seventy years.
Mrs. Pendergost was a war widow and leaves two sons and one daughter to mourn her loss. She was buried in the Catholic cemetery at this city.
LeMars Sentinel
July 8, 1890
Mrs. Dunn, of Marcus, left for home yesterday, after a visit with Mrs.
Bushby, who has been sick.
F. M. Wachter, yardmaster of the Cen__d company at Cherokee, as in the
city July 4th with his family.
Mrs. J. L. Cobb and son, Bert, of Marcus, were the guests of Mrs. J.L.
Kroesen from Thursday until Monday.
Mrs. N. L. Greer returned yesterday from a visit with her parents,
Ex-Sheriff Hobbs and wife, at Alden, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Lucia came up last week to visit Mrs. Fruechtnicht's
people. They talk of moving to Leeds.
Messrs. Milton and Bert Smith, of Sioux City, were the guests of their
uncle, Mr. ? P. Osborne during the races.
Johnny Latenser celebrated the return of his wife from Dubuque yesterday
and tonight. No wonder he looks pleasant.
Mr. Klepper, son of Rev. J. W. and his sister started away for
Minnesota yesterday morning after a pleasant visit of a few weeks.
?. C. Green, wife and child, of Aurelia, were in the city over Sunday,
the guest of Mrs. Green's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. __ight.
Scotty Welliver showed up for Sunday with his father, John Welliver. He
is taking on the Leeds suburban train at present.
C. H. Sterling, who was a Gateway citizen last winter, spent Sunday in
the city, visiting old friends. He now resides a _inard, Minn.
Geo. Richardson and T. A. Bray went to Milwaukee Sunday evening to
attend the Annual National Encampment of Knights of Pythias.
Misses Grace Treat and Gertrude Con__ left Monday for St. Paul to attend
the teacher's convention and to visit five weeks with friends.
Charles Spring arrived home yesterday from a vacation. The excessive
heat of the southern states has been too much for him and he will take a
rest.
Amos Moors, the popular barber at J. Redmon's shop, left on Sunday
evening, as he said, for Marshalltown. More will probably be said of
his trip on the return.
V. A. Simkins was called to Newburg Saturday on account of the dangerous
illness of his sister, Mrs. Jennie Palmer. He was accompanied by his
little daughter, Elsie.
Miss Mary Coates, one of the teachers of this county, near Remsen, left
Friday night for a week at St. Paul, Minn. She will visit at her old
home in Wisconsin during the time.
L. H. McCartney, of the Phoenix, formerly of LeMars, but now of
DesMoines is a visitor in the Gateway over Sunday, taking up business
matters.
Dr. Raymond of Omaha was a guest in the city over Sunday. The doctor
has a good looking patient at this place and his visits are not thought
to be distasteful as doctor's visits usually are.
A FINE SHOWING
Sunday was a red letter day at the Presbyterian church. Six years ago
it was organized with thirty-five members. The first meetings were held
in the Y.M.C.A. hall. Four years ago the society built a new church at
a cost of $6000 of which $1700 remained unpaid. One friend gave $1200,
another $300. Sunday, the pastor, D.W. Fahs stated that $400 more was
needed, but to make sure and have no shortage he requested that a larger
sum be raised. In less than ten minutes $650 was realized. The church
now has a membership of 175 and has a careful and able pastor in Rev. D.
W. Fahs. It has a fine Sunday School and a successful Young People's
Society. Altogether the people of this institution have a reason to
congratulate themselves.
MARRIED:
McARTHUR-SMALL
At the residence of Mr. J. D. Small, this city, July 3d, 1890, by Rev.
D. W. Fahs, Mr. Duncan K. McArthur and Miss Minnie M. Small. The
wedding was a quiet one, only the relatives of the contracting parties
being present. Mr. McArthur is well known in this community as one of
our industrious and enterprising young men. He has secured a prize in
his bride who has been one of the accomplished school teachers in the
county for some years. They locate at once upon their farm about three
miles from LeMars.
CHEROKEE RACES
A number of our people will attend the Cherokee races today, tomorrow
and Thursday. Nearly the same horses will start in those races as were
here at LeMars.
It is expected that the results in some of the close contests will be
reversed at Cherokee, and great sport is expected. It is very
unfortunate that the congressional convention comes at the same time as
it will prevent many from going to Cherokee.
LeMars Weekly Sun
July 17, 1890
We regret to learn that C. F. Schmidt is still quite unwell.
The Sioux City and Northern railroad will open stations at Hinton and
Maurice this week.
The Hon. I. C. Struble returned to Washington on Wednesday. He was
accompanied by J. M. Emery.
Attorney Gaynor, of LeMars, is spoken of as a likely and very acceptable
candidate for judge in this district on the democratic ticket.
John H. March came in on Saturday from Wa-Keeney, Kansas, on a visit to his
parents for a short time. He brought with him his wife and child.
At the last meeting of the City Council, it was resolved that the city
attorney take immediate legal proceedings to compel the railroad to move the
obstructions and open up Court street.
The first fast mail train on the Illinois Central shot out of Chicago on the
7th inst. On the morning of the 8th, it ran through a blinding rain-storm
into the city of New Orleans, having made the trip of 913 miles in less than
thirty hours—a gain of six hours over the fastest recorded time.
We would suggest to the proprietors of the LeMars Sentinel that they cannot
run the whole newspaper business of this town, and that their sneaking and
cowardly efforts to injure this paper will only recoil on their own heads.
For nearly a year they have been engaged in getting the old LeMars Sun out
of the hands of the proprietor of this paper and killing it, and they have
succeeded, but it has been a laborious and expensive business for them. A
new SUN has arisen, however, which is entirely beyond the reach of their
malice—a SUN which they can neither buy nor intimidate, and which their evil
machinations cannot injure.
LeMars Sentinel
July 22, 1890
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Harvest is in full blast and crops are fairly good.
Mr. and Mrs. Manton expect to leave for Kansas City soon.
Rev. Mr. Hay and J. E. Ellis came near meeting with a serious accident
Friday. While driving along the road east of town, the horse became
frightened at a dog and turning suddenly upset the buggy, throwing the
occupants out bruising them somewhat and breaking the buggy quite badly.
No one was seriously hurt. It was a narrow escape.
OBITUARY:
LAUDE: Born April 9th, 1820, died near Kingsley, Iowa, June 28th, 1890,
Peter F. Laude, aged 70 years, 2 months and 19 days.
Peter F. Laude was born in Semandan, Canton of Mont Beliard, France,
April 9th, 1820, and came with his parents to the state of New York in
1835 when but little over fourteen years old. His parents after
remaining in the East a few years came west and settled on a farm near
Dubuque, Iowa. In 1849 they were followed by the son. Mr. Laude was
educated in his native country. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Ann Roux, with whom he lived a joyous life until April 4th, 1870, when
she was removed by death. She was an intelligent, active, Christian
worker until she fell asleep in Jesus. Mr. and Mrs. Laude became the
parents of fourteen children, four of whom are dead. Two of this number
died in infancy and three after reaching maturity. Among the number of
the living is F. J. Laude with whom his father lived from shortly after
the decease of his companion until his death. During the last three
years of his life he was deeply afflicted part of the time, entirely
helpless, but always patient and trustful. He united with the
Presbyterian church, near Dubuque, Dec. 26th, 1857, in which church he
sustained a high order of Christian character, always ready for any good
word or work. In 1884 he united with the Congregational church in
Kingsley, in which he remained until he joined the church triumphant.
Mr. Laude possessed a well cultured mind; was a lover of books and a
close Bible student. For some time before his departure his sense of
hearing was quite defective, but he seemed to hear that that was
inaudible. At times his mind was more or less affected by physical
derangement, but at other times it became lucid and would blaze out in
its beauty and strength. His remains were deposited in the family
burial round at Dubuque, Iowa.
LeMars Weekly Sun
July 24, 1890
DIED.
At the home of his son, George Howes, in Washington township, on the morning
of the 19th inst., James M. Howes, aged 78. Bright’s disease was the cause
of death. The deceased was one of the early settlers of Plymouth County,
having homesteaded on the Mink Creek, near Merrill. He was born in London,
England, was a soldier in the British army, in the Scotch Fusilleer Guards,
and served under Gen. Charles Napier in Spain and Portugal. He left England
52 years ago, and 42 years thereafter visited the old home and spent several
months there. His wife died about ten years ago. He leaves three sons and
one daughter; the latter is Mrs. Kidd of Akron. He was well-known and
respected. The burial took place in the LeMars cemetery on Sunday.
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The teacher’s institute in Plymouth County commenced operations at LeMars on
Monday last under the management of Prof. Cooper and a number of assistants.
There is a large enrollment of teachers.
The Illinois Central is making a worthy effort to get their employees to
invest their savings in the stock of the road, and thus enlist them in a
community of interest with the great body of shareholders.
Prof. Love, of Terre Haute, Indiana, has been appointed superintendent of
the city schools in place of Prof. Cooper, resigned. Miss Magness is to be
the high school principal, and Prof. A.B. Wilson, of Atlantic, principal of
the Clark street school.
R.H. Winchester, living in Grant township, who was taken to Sioux City by
Marshal Davenport a short time ago pleaded guilty to the charge of selling
liquor without a government license. He will receive next October a
punishment of thirty days in jail or a fine of $125.
LeMars Sentinel
Plymouth Co. Iowa
Friday, July 25, 1890
Death.
Faull - on Wed July 23 in Johnson Twp of diabetes, Seber, son of Richard and Esther
Faull aged 16 years. The last sad rites were performed at the Johnson Twp cemetery
yesterday.
LeMars Sentinel
July 29, 1890
Company G, Iowa National Guards
LeMars, Iowa, July 21, 1890
Headquarters Co. G., 6th Reg. I.N.G.
Special Order A: The following noncommissioned officers of Co. G are
this day declared vacant and parties having held the same will turn over
to the Lieut. In command all cheverions and stripes in their possession
and take their position in the ranks. This order to take effect
immediately.
2nd Sergeant E. J. Priestly,
4th Sergeant W. L. Bailey,
2nd Corporal Jas. Redmon.
F.A. Post, 1st Sergeant and J.U. Sammis, Lieut., in
Command
LeMars, Iowa, July 21, 1890
Headquarters Co. G, 6th Reg. I.N.G
Special Order A, No. 2: The following appointments of full
noncommissioned staff of Co. G, has this day been made and recommended
to Col. C.W. Boutin as such:
1st Sergeant, F.A. Post,
2nd Sergeant, F. W. Koenig,
3rd Sergeant, J.H. King,
4th Sergeant, W.A. Croft,
5th Sergeant, G. F. Dresselhuys,
1st Corporal, A. Adams,
2nd Corporal, W. L. Bailey,
3rd Corporal, W. H. Boyd,
4th Corporal, C. L. Hackbarth.
And they are to be respected as such officers when in military clothing.
This order to take effect immediately.
F.A. Post, 1st Sergeant and J.U. Sammis, Lieut., in
Command
LeMars, Iowa, July 21, 1890
Headquarters Co. G, 6th Reg. I.N.G.
Special Order A, No. 3: Private Geo. E. Klise is this day appointed
Bugler of Co. G, and to hold office during good service and at option of
the company commanding officer. He shall blow the company assembly at
least two times at least five minutes before every regular and extra
company drill at the armory and other calls and services at request of
the commanding officer. This order to take effect immediately.
F.A. Post, 1st Sergeant and J.U. Sammis, Lieut., in
Command
LeMars, Iowa, July 21, 1890
Headquarters Co. G, 6th Reg. I.N.G
Order No. 1: The following members of Co. G have been this day
recommended for discharge:
Corporal J. E. Miller,
Corporal W. L. Wilkins,
Private P. A. Boland,
Private Geo. Deimert,
Private Silas Swim,
Private M. E. Wood,
Private A. C. Smith,
Private N. B. Smith,
Private C. Townsend.
By order of H.C. Curtis,
F. A. Post, Cap't Commanding
1st Serg't
OBITUARY:
Stephen Brown was born in Knox county, Ohio, May 6th, 1816. His parents
were among the early pioneers of that county, and many an interesting
story of pioneer life has Mr. Brown been able to tell. His parents were
members of the Presbyterian church and were foremost in founding and
organizing the first church of the denomination in their vicinity. Mr.
Brown came to this state at an early day and resided nearly ten years in
Keokuk county, near Deep River. On the fourth of September, 1867, being
then a widower, he was married to Mary D. Mason, widow of A.B. Mason at
Toledo, Iowa. He then had a family of six children, all of who survive
him.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Brown removed to Jefferson,
Iowa, and in 1870, they moved to Sac county, where they continued to
make their home with Mrs. Brown's youngest son, Dr. R. D. Mason. Mr.
Brown early in life professed the Christian religion and has ever since
lived true to his profession. In his old home in Sac county, all his
neighbors affectionately called him "Uncle Stephen" and all who knew his
simple and innocent life respected him highly. It is not known that in
all his life he made a single enemy.
For a number of years, Mr. Brown declined rapidly in health, and for the
last three years he has been a helpless invalid. During all these years
his intelligent, noble, faithful and devoted wife, who survives him, has
been constantly at his bedside, administering to his every want. Upon
her fond breast his parting soul has relied, and his last wish, in the
language last uttered by him, was that they in death might not be
separated, but that they might journey to the better land together. At
the time of his death he was a member of the Congregational church at
this place, having united by letter shortly after coming here. He sank
peacefully to rest at two o'clock, July 27, 1890. His funeral services
were conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Chaffin, after which his
remains were deposited in the Kingsley cemetery.
REMSEN: (From the Bell)
Mr. John Holdenried, of Sioux City, better known under his familiar name
"Smokehannes" visited Dave Burdorf on business last week.
And still we grow! George Ebrecht by master carpenter, William Sievers,
will begin next week with the erection of a nice store building on his
lot south of the barber shop.
Christ Habeger had occasion to make about twenty-five dollars in the
defect column of his conto on the 23 inst. His horses ran away, smashed
the wagon and damaged a carriage.
Last Sunday morning about four o'clock lightning struck the barn on
Robert McCaustland's won farm in Remsen township, and when Robert and
the boys came in the dawn of day to do chores the structure was a heap
of ashes. Luckily there were neither stock nor feed in the building.
Yet as its erection had cost over six hundred dollars, and the insurance
covers but a sum of two hundred dollars. Robert remains a loser of more
than four hundred dollars.
On the 18 of July Squire Kieffer executed a deed by Stang & Peters to
the Plymouth roller mills. Conveying to the latter the Stan & Peters
warehouse on the north side of the R.R. track.
It is give that the Roller Mill company will begin at once to properly
fit up the building and will buy grain at that point. They will also
make it a trading place where farmers can exchange grain for flour, thus
saving them to LeMars or Marcus, thus giving Remsen an institution
equally as profitable and beneficial to Remsen as it would be a flour
mill.
LeMars Weekly Sun
July 31, 1890
A large party of ladies and gentleman went down to Sioux City by the 10:50
train yesterday to join in a picnic at Riverside.
A prohibition congressional convention will be held at LeMars on the 21st of
August, at 2 p.m. The call is signed by D. W. Wood.
A large barn on the farm belonging to Robert McCaustland, in Remsen
township, was struck by lightening lately and burned down.
The harvest is fully two weeks earlier than usual. Groups of grain stacks
are now prominent objects in the rich coloring of the landscape.
The Sioux City Times says that Jas. E. Booge and his associates have leased
the elevators along the Sioux City & Northern to N. W. Gilbert & Co., of
Minneapolis.
There is no doubt now that in many of the counties of South Dakota, the
crops have failed, and famine again threatens the people. All who can get
away are going.
The indictments of the grand jury at last court are now being followed up by
the apprehension of the grain stealers. Schaffs has been locked up in the
Orange City jail.
Moville Mail: Two or three curiosities are reported this week. At the farm
of J.F. Butters, eight miles south of town, a three-legged chicken and a
four-legged duck divide honors. A farmer near Pierson has five pigs weighing
about ten pounds each, all of which suck the cows just like calves. There
will be a good demand for these pigs by men too lazy to milk.
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Merrill is gradually assuming the position of a railroad town. Although late
in starting, there is a prospect of it overtaking and surpassing some of the
more precocious places on the Illinois Central railroad. Though Merrill has
really only two railroad tracks, three of the largest companies in the west
run their trains through it, the St. Paul road using the Central track
between LeMars and Sioux City. Railroad engineers have noted the
geographical position of the town, that the converging valleys of the Floyd,
the West Branch and the Mink Creek, here meet and unite in one valley of the
Floyd, which sweeps down to Sioux City. While the Central, occupying the
main valley, runs up to LeMars, the Sioux City and Northern has taken
advantage of the extended valley of the West Branch to Maurice. Surveys have
been made for another road pursuing a northwesterly course by the Mink creek
under the auspices of the Milwaukee. Should that road be built, it would be
difficult to lessen the prospective importance of the town. During the past
year, quite a number of business men in various branches have established
themselves there. Mr. Frost has had laid out forty acres in lots and a large
number have been sold. The town contains a Catholic church, the Methodists
have a church, and the Free Methodists another. The Presbyterians are also
making preparations to build. A very nice school house has been built, and
it is proposed to have an independent school district. Mr. W. A. Julian and
Miss Schmidt are again employed as teachers to commence next term. A neat
depot has been erected by the Sioux City & Northern, and a grain elevator
is in process of construction. Mr. Frost informs us that most of the coarse
grain brought into Merrill goes up the Sioux City & Northern. This road is
going to be of great benefit to the surrounding country, as well as to Sioux
City.
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The Onawa Sentinel says that good roads have much to do with the prosperity
of a town, and it is right. Of LeMars the Sentinel says:
“LeMars is a prosperous city. One of the leading features which an Onawa
visitor notices is the splendid roads which lead into the town from all
directions.” Nevertheless, there is room for improvement on the roads
leading to LeMars.
A light framework and sheds in the rear of Mr. Maclagan’s house and
adjoining Mr. Dent’s stable were discovered to be on fire about two o’clock
yesterday morning. The flames looked alarming and the fire bells brought
out the force. The fire was fortunately prevented from spreading by the
generous application of water. It is thought to have originated from hot
ashes deposited near the buildings, though there was a rumor of
incendiarism, a man having been seen running away from the fire.
DIED.
In America township, on the 25th inst., Emma T., wife of J. R. Goodno, aged
45 years.
On the 28th inst., near LeMars, of typhoid fever, Martha, wife of C. J.
Marcue, aged 26 years.