LeMars Sentinel
August 4, 1891

NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

The George News is to be resurrected by Geo. Whiting, of Sheldon.

Tuesday night of last week the Rolfe post office was robbed of about sixty
dollars.

Congressman Dolliver will make a political speech at Lake View on or about
August 20.

Andrew Larson, near Pilot Mound, who was kicked by a mule some time since
died last week.

Mrs. Cram, of Sibley, was seriously injured last week by stepping on a
broken plank in a sidewalk.

William J. Taylor, an ex-policeman of Council Bluffs, has four living wives
from none of whom he has a legal divorce.

The people of Calliope lost their creamery by fire Wednesday afternoon. The
loss was $1,500 with an insurance of $200.

Lightning struck a wire fence in Carroll county and killed three steers that
were up against the fence, some forty rods away.

A four year old child went to sleep in a grain field near Farnhamville.
It's father drove over it with a harvester without hurting it.

A very fresh traveling man was recently given a severe wetting at Eldora by
a couple of irate husbands whose wives he has insulted.

Sioux Center Times says that a child of C. Van Beck, at that place drank a
quantity of kerosene last week and died two days afterward.

Editor Harris, of the Missouri Valley News, passed the golden wedding
anniversary, July 29. The editor received $100 in gold and the wife $75.

G. W. Banister, a farmer below Cherokee, refuses to allow the owners to
cross his land to get the drift lumber recently washed down from Cherokee.

A Missouri Valley man advertises a sure cure for the craving for liquor or
opium. Here is a chance for prohibition to be made general without legal
enactments.

A truck farmer at Jefferson had a yield of over two hundred bushels of
raspberries this year. He says, however, that there is very little money in
the business.

The people of Moville were much frightened by the appearance of the second
flood last week. They had a dispatch that it was coming and were prepared
for it.

The Webster City Herald cautions young ladies of that city against going in
swimming inside the corporation limits in the day time, unless they are
provided with bathing suits.

Two of four prisoners in the Denison jail broke out a few days ago but were
recaptured at night by the sheriff. He had an interesting time retaking one
of his prisoners when the buggy broke down and he slid out in the woods.

Martin Carroll living near Defiance, attempted to remove a loose string from
a binder while in motion and the needle of the machine ran through his hand.
The binder was instantly stopped, but the painful wound may cause the loss
of a hand.

A Calliope woman was bothered by a man called "Whiskers" who rendered her
undue and unasked attention. She disguised herself as a man and caught
"Whiskers" prowling about her home. She gave him a whipping as he will not
soon forget.

A man named J. H. Hunter, of near Rolfe, was attacked by three men and
robbed of forty dollars and made to sign a paper. He had just sold a farm
and he telegraphed the bank where his money was deposited not to honor any
check signed by him.

A distressing accident occurred recently at the home of George Meyers in Sac
county. A two year old boy was with his father who was doing the chores.
The child sat beside the barn yard fence and a horse just then jumped over
it, striking it on the head from which it died two days later.

Sheldon Eagle: A Dockendorf had quite and experience with a vicious bull
this week. He went out into the pasture where the animal was and the fellow
attacked him. In a mad dash which the animal made at him Mr. Dockendorf
jumped astride the beast's neck where he remained until thrown into an
adjoining lot. His escape was somewhat peculiar.

Dewey Norton, a painter of Sioux City, fell a distance of thirty-five feet
from the scaffolding on a building at Morningside, Sioux City, Tuesday of
last week. He fell on his head and shoulders but still lived. J. H.
Macauley, a foreman who was on the other end of the staging caught an
electric wire and when his right hand was badly burned changed to the left
and thus hung until help arrived.

A certain Carroll real estate dealer found time recently to indulge in a
practical joke at the expense of a prominent resident who is building a new
dwelling house. A plain plate glass window is one of the features of the
said house. The other day the real estate man called the owner one side and
in a confidential way told him that the glass had been put into the window
wrong side to, the owner, in a fit of wrath immediately sought the
contractor and it was some time before he could cool him down sufficient to
be convinced of the folly of such an idea.

Paullina Times: The railroad commissioners have decided the long pending
case of Ovren vs. the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company. Ovren was
put off the train between Marathon and Sioux Rapids because he refused to
pay the ten cents extra charge by the conductor on the train. The
commissioners hold that the railroad company is allowed to charge ten cents
extra on trains when reasonable facilities are afforded for buying the
tickets as the Iowa law provides as much. The commissioners further hold
that "reasonable facilities" do not require the opening of the ticket window
while a train is at the station in the case of such small towns a Marathon
when one man does all the work. It is affording reasonable facilities if
the station is opened thirty minutes before train time.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Lizzie Hoese and Mrs. Clark, our two conspicuous singers, will give a
concert at the town hall in the near future.

Philip Schneider is liberally setting up the cigars. It is a fine boy.

Geo. Binder strolled over the hills to Perry Creek last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schindel, of Sioux City, were in our town last week.

The hired man of J. C. Robinson is off on a spree. A few creditors await
his reappearance.

John Homes is again at his old stand. Good for John.

The brass band has dissolved. Charley says, stockholders were getting to
numerous.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Our people were startled Monday morning by the report that Smith's jewelry
store had been entered during the night and pretty thoroughly burglarized.
An entrance was effected through a back window and a hole drilled through
the door of the safe into which they had put powder enough to blow the door
from its fastenings. Tools belonging to Price's Blacksmith Shop were found
in that store. The thieves got away with about $800 worth of jewelry and
cash. Every effort will be made to bring the guilty parties to justice.
This is a sad loss to Mr. Smith who is not able to bear it. We sincerely
hope the property may be found.

MELBOURNE: (Special Correspondence)

Ah! A new correspondent! The people of this burg will say when they read
over these lines.

Miss Rebecca Schneider is on the sick list.

Miss Jessie Schneider, who has been sick for some time with diphtheria is
getting well very fast.

Miss Carrie Schmidt is employed at the Morf's restaurant at Merrill.

Miss Mara Bender is also improving from her recent illness.

Ex-editor, Will Uthe of Stanton, was in our midst Sunday last.

Mrs. H. J. Schindel, of Sioux City, was in our burg lately.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kuhm, of LeMars, were Sunday visitors.

Melbourne can, will and must have an organized debating society the ensuing
winter.

KINDERGARTEN

A Kindergarten will be opened by Miss Elwina Spring, a graduate of the
Froebel Kindergarten Association of Chicago, Aug. 17, in the old Normal
School building corner of Washington and Third Street. She has placed her
terms at the low figure of three dollars per month that they may be within
reach of all. Anyone having children of 3 years old or upwards will do well
to see Miss Spring at an early date in order to secure places.

MARRIED:

McKITTERICK-BROWN: At LeMars, Io., August 3d, 1891, by Rev. D. W. Fahs, Mr.
William McKitterick and Miss Catherine E. Brown. This worthy couple will
make their home in LeMars at least for the present on 5th Street between
Clark and Cedar. Their many friends will wish them happiness in their new
home.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

A large barn belonging to B. Nicholson, five miles southwest of the city was
struck by lightning Saturday afternoon and badly wrecked in the upper part.
It was not set on fire. It is a new barn which Mr. Rounds was just
completing. The loss was covered by carpenter's insurance held by Mr.
Rounds.

BURGLARY AT KINGSLEY

The jewelry store of Mr. Smith at Kingsley, was burglarized Sunday night.
The safe was blow open and about $900 worth of jewelry was taken. Sheriff
Boyd was sent for and went over yesterday, but as usual in such cases the
burglars were some where else, probably looking over a new field of labor.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY STATISTICS

Reported to the Clerk During the Month of July

BIRTHS.

1891

May

31 Frederick Kock, Akron, boy

June

1 Charles M. Vaux, Akron, boy

1 W. G. Marcue, LeMars, boy

5 August Jumenthal, Westfield, girl

7 N. P. Henrikson, Fredonia, boy

11 Henry Buckre, Akron, boy

17 Edson N. Coleman, LeMars, girl

28 Howard Soutenberg, LeMars, boy

July

3 John B. Phelps, Kingsley, boy

9 C. Edwin Cornish, Kingsley, girl

10 John Miller, LeMars, boy

11 Geo. Darville, Seney, girl

17 Henry Hendrickson, LeMars, girl

19 Geo. T. W. Howes, Liberty, boy

23 A. Nicodemus, Elkhorn, girl

26 James James, Kingsley, boy

26 Lewis Petry, LeMars, girl

27 Mark A. Tegar, LeMars, boy

LICENSES

1891

July

1 Fred Elsner - Annie Spillcher

8 Frank D. Gallagher - Ada M. Campton

10 Carnelius Kellen - Caroline Sauer

20 Michael Brucher - Annie Heuerteg

22 Albert Bremer - Emilla Paratt

27 William McGarey - Tillie Gilbertson

27 Nicholas Steinfort - Margeretha Harens

29 Charles O'Tollis - Carrie Hammond

30 William McKitterick - Catharine E. Brown

DEATHS

July

1891

19 Child of Mr. Howes, of Eclempsia, in Washington township, aged two
hours

LeMars Sentinel
August 11, 1891

PERSONAL.

P. Gainor was a visitor in the city yesterday.

Toby Moreton is said to have made a purchase of another fine horse.

Mrs. C. B. Smith is on the sick list, suffering from an attack of la grippe.

Frank Gallagher, of Doon, was a visitor with friends in LeMars yesterday.

F. M. Tomlinson left yesterday for Logan, after a few days visit at home.

M. Pew and Sam Roberts will leave today for a week of sport at Spirit Lake.

J. S. Hoyt went to Storm Lake yesterday, to look after his crops on the
farm.

The Misses Pratt, of Paullina, have been visiting with Mrs. John Arendt for
a few days.

Miss Amelia Kerberg returned Sunday from a visit to Sioux City and Nebraska
points.

Mrs. Harter, a niece of J. H. Hoffmann, returned to Ashton this morning
after a visit here.

Miss Mattie Small has just returned from visiting friends in Sioux City and
reports a pleasant time.

Attorney Edgar F. Koehler, of Omaha, was a guest over Sunday with relatives
and friends of this city.

Harry Howe went to Sheldon Friday night to pitch a game of ball for the Rock
Valley club Saturday.

Henry March and wife returned from Chicago Saturday morning after a very
pleasant visit in that city.

Arthur Snowden returned last evening from Grinnell where he attended school
during the past year.

Mrs. Cummins and daughter, of Muscatine, left Saturday morning after a visit
at the home of Mr. Gostings.

Mrs. Dr. Hillebrand returned last evening from a visit to Wakonda, S.D. She
was accompanied home by a niece.

Miss Ollie Ward accompanied her aunt, Miss Greene, to Aurelia, last Friday
and is making a visit with relatives there.

J. G. Rahe, of Independence, Iowa, was a visitor for a few days last week,
with his brother, Geo. D. Rahe, of this city.

Mrs. Henry Henrichs, of Crawford, Neb., arrived last week and is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. F. M. Tomlinson and other friends.

Mr. Fulton, one of the James' popular young men, was in the city Friday,
taking in the ball game and being entertained by his-friends.

Miss Alice Winkel accompanied by little Miss Gladys Pew, left yesterday
morning for Seney, where she will spend a week with relatives and friends.

Washta Journal: Miss Maggie Brandon, of LeMars, was visiting with C.
Brandon and wife on Wednesday. She returned to LeMars last evening.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Mudge, Edwina and Samuel Spring, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Glezen went to Storm Lake yesterday to attend the Musical Convention.

W.T.O. Rule, Sheriff of Franklin county, and his brother, a dentist of
Ackley, were in the city yesterday enroute to the K. P. entertainment at
Sioux City.

Mrs. Luella C. Emery went to Storm Lake yesterday to attend the Musical
Convention. She will preside at the piano. Miss Blanche Ensminger
accompanied her.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

JAMES: (Special Correspondence)

Jas. Fulton has been sick for the past few days, but we are glad to say he
is better at this writing.

M. A. Butler has moved his family to Hinton where he is at work.

J. H. Claney went up to Hinton Thursday evening on business.

Jas. Creamer went to LeMars Thursday after repairs for his machine.

C. B. Knowles came home Saturday to visit with his parents and to receive
the benefit of the pure country air.

E. M. Hostettler, who has been working for E. S. Hungerford has moved into
the house of M. A. Butler.

J. H. Woolworth is sick with the typhoid fever also his son, Frank, but both
are improving a little.

E. A. Hage, agent of the I.C.C.R., expects to start for sourthern Illinois
about August 12. Mr. J. N. Selby will take his place until he returns about
Sept. 1st.

Mrs. J. A. Philips, who has been very sick for the past few weeks is now
able to be around again which we are very glad to see. There is a great
deal of sickness this summer.

The painter has just finished the job of painting the I.C. depot which was
badly needed, as it has not been painted since it was built some twenty
years ago.

Jas. Fry, on the Clark farm south of town, thrashed his oats Friday. The
average yield was about fifty-five bushels per acre. This is a pretty fair
yield for this year.

The I. O. G. T. society held its regular meeting Wednesday evening. The
following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter, Berth Gebbs, C.T.;
Gracie Beck, V. F.; Myra Gibbs, C.; E. S. Hungerford, P.C. T.; J. H. Claney,
S.; F. C. Gibbs, G. S.; Mrs. Hungerford, T.; A. Claney G.; V. Katzenberger,
Mar.; P. H. Fgan, Sen.

Mrs. F. C. Gibbs has been suffering from the effect of a strain received
some time last fall, but is recovering slowly.

We understand there was a man from Sioux City in town the other day. We did
not learn his name; he was looking for a place to start a saloon. We can
say it might be well to look some place else as we do not want anything like
that here.

LeMars Sentinel
August 14, 1891

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Stella Koenig from LeMars is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Schneider,
this week.

Miss Amanda Winter, who has been ill for some time was taken to LeMars
yesterday to be under a doctor's care for some time.

Miss Ursula Brehm and Miss Anna Koenig from Sioux City were the guests of
Miss Mary Bender last Monday.

Schneider Bros. have purchased a steam threshing outfit.

Rev. Emil Mueller was the guest of Rev. W. Jones of Sioux City last week.

Miss Rebecca Schneider, who has been down with a severe attack of lung fever
is improving.

Sam Brehm is also on the sick list. He had a slight attack of sun stroke.

Sioux City district of the Des Moines Conference will hold a district
meeting at the Melbourne church, Sept. 15.

Hinton will organized a church society next Sunday at the town hall.

MERRILL: (From the Record)

Mr. A. V. Cherry and wife returned from their extended trip to southern
Illinois last Friday evening. They were much pleased with their visit.

Will Eastman has a very sore hand. It was caught between the cylinder and
the cylinder cap of a threshing machine and badly crushed.

Miss May Robinson ran the point of a needle into the palm of her hand last
Thursday. The needle broke, leaving part of it in the hand. Dr. Jenkins
assistance was called.

Alex Calhoun of this city was considerably surprised last Sunday to meet
with a cousin of his, Jno. Calhoun, of Pierre, S.D., whom he had not seen
since he was a little boy. The meeting was a joyous one. After he visited
till Tuesday he went to Hawarden.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Rev. D. E. Skinner, of Cherokee, was in town Tuesday.

Ed. Stootoff, formerly of our place, is in town this week.

Mrs. Lee Johnson has returned from Marshalltown where she went to attend the
funeral of Mr. Johnson's mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones, of Ida Grove, have been visiting D. A. Oltman and wife.
Mr. Jones has purchased the M. Trow farm six miles west of town which he has
rented to Mr. Alex Mallert, of Anthon, who will take possession in the
spring.

Mrs. A. Saddler is on the sick list, also a child of Wm. Miller and one of
J. H. Morrow's.

Mrs. C. L. Wilson, of Holstein, spent Sunday in Kingsley.

The Methodist society are about to purchase a lot north of the church on
which they expect to build a parsonage in the near future.

Miss Lacy, who has been clerking in Wilson's drug store for some time will
return to her home in Sioux City and enter the fall term of the University
of the Northwest about Sept. 1st.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Higgins, Trotter Bros., Wm. Stevens and a few others went
to Sioux City Wednesday to attend a K. P. meeting of some kind being held
there.

It is reported that Mrs. Williams, wife of the tailor who died here last
summer, is dead.

Rev. Robert Smylie P. E. held quarterly meeting in the M.E. church last
Sunday.

Some very artistic sign work was done in town recently by a traveling
painter.

Mrs. Justice's father from near Wall Lake has been here for a short time.

Misses Rose, Lottie and Annie Gosting went to LeMars Wednesday to visit an
aunt and uncle.

Mr. J. M. Wormley Esq., who has been visiting his parents in Jasper county
has returned.

Attorney Dewey has bought the Girrard house in the south part of town which
he is having nicely remodeled and fitted up for his own use.

CHURCHVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. J. Luepke has purchased the farm formerly owned by John Belau.

Miss Anna Koenig is visiting for a week with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Brehm,
of Hinton.

Miss Rose Belau, of Hinton, visited with the family of M. Huebsch on Sunday
last.

Mr. Geo. Hamm Sr. and family, of LeMars, spent a pleasant Sunday with
friends here.

Mr. Wm. Feuerhelm has lately purchased a handsome top carriage.

The Salem Evangelical Sunday School celebrated Children's Day and Harvest
Home last Sunday morning. The church was beautifully decorated with
flowers, fruits, and grain and the recitations of the children were
interesting. The collection for the missionary was a complete success. On
Sunday evening Rev. J. H. Bauernfeind delivered an appreciative sermon in
the English language.

The subject for the next meeting of the Ebenezer society is "Miracles." All
are kindly invited to attend.

ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Merrill Talbott is threshing in Westfield.

Rev. Porter preached here Sunday morning and evening.

T. W. Lewis has not yet decided which company he will buy his rolling stock
from for his street car line.

Our Adaville merchant was in Sioux City last week doing business.

Miss Julia Eberhard, of Merrill, attended church here Sunday evening.

Marvin Brown has bought him a farm of Frank Post, of LeMars.

Miss Ella Stinton is visiting friends and relatives in Akron.

Chas. Brown and wife, Mrs. Henry Bristow, Mrs. J. F. Morehead and Jacob
Sullivan were baptized last Sunday by Rev. Porter.

A good many of the Masonic people went to Akron last Friday night.

Wm. Lias and wife of Westfield were visiting in the Valley Sunday.

The thermometer stood at 110 degrees in the shade last Saturday.

Pleasant Valley-Merrill: The Merrill baseball team came out and crossed
bats with the Headlights last Sunday afternoon. The Merrill boys were
expecting a walk away, but sorry to say they got badly left. The boys
played well on both sides up to the fifth inning, when Merrill could not
stand it to see the Valley boys bat Larrence all over Fred Fletcher's
pasture and the result was he strolled out of the box into the field, Mr.
Groetkin taking his place. This made things but little if any better for
the Headlights had on their batting clothes and were there for that purpose.
Larrence and Groetkin for Merrill fanned out four men, two each. Gaston for
the Headlights struck out fifteen men. The Merrill boys are a nice set of
young men and play ball pretty well; but failed to find the leather here on
that day. At the end of the ninth inning the score stood eight to fifteen
in favor of the Pleasant Valley Headlights. Hugo Kanago, umpire; time, two
hours.

DIED.

LEUBBEN---Sunday, August 9th, Gesche Leubben of typhoid fever, aged 23
years. Miss Leubben had but recently arrived from Germany.

MAJOR---Friday, August 7th, Maggie Major, of cholera infantum, aged thirteen
months.

The remains were buried Saturday in the Johnson township cemetery.

TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

For sale, about one hundred school seats and desks. They are second hand,
but good as new and can be bought at a bargain. Apply to First Nat. Bank,
LeMars, Iowa. July 11, 1891

LeMars Sentinel
August 18, 1891

REMSEN: (From the Bell)

Henry Kurth, the young man who sustained severe injury by falling from a
wagon on Nic Frank's farm about three months ago, was sent to his native
fatherland by county overseer of the poor, Aug. 8. In doing so, Mr. Hoffman
and the county board did well. In the first place the unfortunate boy
longed to get home where he has a mother and other relatives to take care of
him, and then, he was in a condition that rendered him unable to work for
years, perhaps for the remainder of his life; therefore in complying with
the boy's wish, the board freed the county from a lasting charge.

Frank Beck is about to move to Granville to take charge of the business of
his deceased brother-in-law, John Schwebach.

Died, Mr. Mairose, father of Joseph Mairose, died at the house of the latter
in Marion township, Monday, August 10, at the age of 84 years.

As Mr. Schulte, who was engaged to take the principalship of our schools,
resigned the position, Mr. Tasshaller will take the place. A teacher for
the primary is now wanted.

The funeral of John Schwebach was very largely attended. Rev. James
Schwebach of LaCrosse, Wis., brother of deceased delivered a sermon at the
grave, in which he expressed his and family's gratitude to all present.

Little May, daughter of Phil. Conway, came home Wednesday of this week after
a prolonged visit among relatives in Illinois. She was accompanied hither
by her uncle, the Rev. C. P. Conway, of Evanston, Illinois. There is
rejoicing in the Conway mansion.

NEPTUNE: (Special Correspondence)

John Riley has sold his farm to Stephen Bonn, for the sum of nine thousand
dollars. Bonn takes possession on March 1st, 1892. Bonn pays thirty-two
dollars and fourteen cents an acre and sold his own Hungerford for
twenty-five dollars an acre. Land in this vicinity is of the first quality.

The Presbyterian and Methodist churches over the line in Union township are
well attended every Sunday, both churches are filled. Semple and Fisher
have their hands full of sinners.

Frank Hogan met with an accident last week losing the nail of his great toe,
by a horse stepping on it. He says he was lucky because he did not lose his
shoe. He would not cry if he lost his toe.

G.A. Kimmel has just a round thousand in the bank after building an eight
hundred house. G. A. is the best business farmer in this county. He feels
as proud as a peacock of his dandy new house. He is going to sit on the
veranda and see the hired man sweat and let things go flip flop.

George Hill has sold his farm to William Sullivan for thirty dollars to an
acre.

Sullivan from Johnson county, will occupy the Hill farm and Brother Hill
will go to town to enjoy himself the rest of his days.

Two picnics here on the fifteenth inst, one at Happy Corner and the other at
Ben Ruhland's grove with a bus running between, both conducted by Hank
Richards.

Floyd Sibley has rented his farm to Louis Davtzer and is to move to Story
county, Iowa, with his family.

Camp meeting is set down for the near future and a high old time is
expected.

CHURCHVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Ursula Brehm, of Sioux City, is visiting a week with Misses Anna and
Tillie Koenig.

Miss Mary Huebsch has been spending a few days at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Geo. Hamm, Jr., north of town.

The quarterly conference will be held at the Salem Evangelical church on
next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. P. E. Rev. Knoche will undoubtedly be
present to conduct the meetings.

Miss Neeske Grimjes, of LeMars, visited at her home on Sunday last.

Rev. Bauernfeind will leave on Monday, Aug. 24, for a visit with his parents
at the home at Nerstrane, Minn. We wish him an enjoyable trip. On the
Sunday of Rev. B's absence, Rev. Luckensmeyer, of LeMars, will conduct the
services.

A young people's sociable will be held at the residence of Mr. Henry Koenig
on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, to which all young people are heartily
invited.

LeMars Sentinel
August 21, 1891

TWO SOCIAL EVENTS

A very pleasant little party was indulged in by a few young people at the
home of Wm. Ward, on Cedar Street, Sunday evening. The affair was planned
in honor of Miss Heftley who was visiting there. Games of different kinds
were in order and some nice refreshments were served.

On Wednesday evening about twenty one of our young people went to Henry
Koenig's farm out in the country to a party. They were joined there by
fifty of the neighbors and all had a splendid time. At twelve o'clock the
party broke up and the reporter will not give away the trials of those who
braved the elements to come home, nor tell of how at six o'clock Thursday
morning two wagon loads of people pulled into through the mud.

MARION: (Special Correspondents)

Mr. and Mrs. S. Illingsworth, of Oyens, are back from their trip to
California.

G. Freeze, leaves on Wednesday for a point in Nebraska where he will engage
in the butcher business.

Quite a crowd attended the dance at the home of M. C. Lobdell on the 8th.

If rumor can be believed, we will have a couple of weddings in the near
future.

J. P. Gibson left last Thursday for a trip to England on business.

A. S. Miller is getting ready to build a neat house on the northeast quarter
of section nine. Work will begin in a few days.

An impromptu dance on the 14th, at Kloster brothers' place, was one of the
events of the past week.

Mrs. B. F. Vaske received the sad intelligence a few days ago, of the death
of a sister at Hartley, O'Brien county.

A Mr. Lasche, of Petersburg, Iowa, is visiting a few days with A. S. Miller
and family.

Mrs. R. Lee, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, is expected on Sunday for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. J. P. Gibson.

An old man by the name of Mayrose died at the home of his son-in-law, Mr.
Little, on Monday, Aug. 10th, and was buried Wednesday in the Catholic
cemetery at Remsen. It is said he was about 83 years of age.

Marion young men are about to organize a baseball club. James Keating
thinks the new club should be called the Marion Greenhorns. If that name is
symbolic of the club, LeMarsian's had better look to their laurels.

MARRIED---BRUCHER-HEURTENG.

At the Catholic church in Remsen on Tuesday, Aug., 1891. Mr. Michael Brucher
and Miss Annie Heurteng. We congratulate them. [Transcriber note: There is
no date in August typed on the copy.]

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Geo. Krapfle is visiting friends in LeMars.

Our city marshal Mr. John Rhea made a flying visit to Boone this week.

Miss Ellis, the principal of our school is in Des Moines on a pleasure and
business trip.

The saloons were pulled again Saturday which resulted in getting six kegs of
beer and a case of bottled stuff of some kind.

The ice cream sociable Saturday evening resulted in taking in $19.50 which
is intended to be presented to Mrs. Kitterman whose husband was drowned in
the West Fork some time ago.

D. W. Wood, Esq., formerly of Kingsley spent Sunday with his family here.

M. C. Evans and family who have been visiting friends in Dubuque county have
returned.

A Mr. Ellis, a son of Wm. Ellis, south of town has moved over from Sioux
City and now occupies the rooms over Stortz store.

Miss Smith, of Chicago, is visiting with her mother, the widow Smith.

The M. E. camp meeting in the grove east of town is expected to begin next
week.

In the foot race between Andy Hart and a man from Schaller, Hart came out
first best. The dr. who came here to back the Schaller racer went home a
sadder but wiser man. He also left his gold watch and considerable cash
behind him.

Mr. Conrady who has been visiting friends in the east, has returned.

Miss Lena Beach, daughter of Mayor Beach, of Carroll, is visiting with her
cousins, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wilson.

Mrs. Chas. McCormack of Correctionville is working in Mr. Tibbitt's meat
shop.

Mrs. G. S. Wetmore, of Correctionville, has arranged a class to take
painting in Kingsley.

LeMars Sentinel
August 25, 1891

PERSONAL.

Geo. W. Wilson visited at Hawarden yesterday.

Miss Irene Over, of Marcus, is a visitor in the city.

Tom Andrew came home from Hot Springs, Ark., last evening.

Fred Weenik, of Quimby, was an over Sunday visitor in LeMars.

Revs. J. W. Walker and H.M. Jones exchanged pulpits Sunday evening.

Mr. H. S. Payne is doing business in the north for a few days this week.

Geo. E. King returned Friday night from a business trip to Chicago.

Miss Maggie Reintz, of Churchville, was visiting in this city over Sunday.

Miss Phildermena Beck, of Remsen, visited friends in the city on Sunday.

Mrs. Wm. Ward went Saturday to Storm Lake to attend camp meeting.

Sanford Van Sickel's family are enjoying a week's vacation in the country.

Miss Catharine Alline returned this morning from a two weeks visit in Sioux
City.

John Adams made a business trip to Akron and points in the country
yesterday.

Mrs. Heath and little boy, of Kingsley, was visiting Saturday with Mrs. B.
Roddy.

Prof. A.W. Rich and wife returned Saturday evening and are getting ready for
fall school.

Mrs. J.M. Mathias and daughter, Georgiana, went to Sioux City yesterday for
a weeks visit.

Gus Cool, of Norfolk, Neb., was a visitor in the city Monday, attending the
funeral of Albert Hirsch.

W.C. Warner, of New York City, a tariff speaker, was the guest of Hon. W.H.
Dent over Sunday.

Mrs. J. L. Kroesen returned Friday night from Marcus, where she has been
most of the summer.

N.C. Evans returned Saturday morning from Chicago, where he had been laying
in a stock of fall goods.

Miss Julia Sullivan left for her home at Belmont, Saturday, after a few
weeks visit with relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. Emery and Mr. and Mrs. Romanes attended the Unity Church
concert at Sioux City this evening.

Mrs. Nick Wilmes returned Friday from Schickley, Neb., where she has been
visiting a daughter for a few weeks.

Wm. Jeffers, janitor of the Normal School, has moved with his family to the
corner of Clark and Eighth streets.

Mrs. A. A. Alline left yesterday morning for Independence to attend the
races and to visit with friends and relatives.

C. J. Mordoff has been doing business in the city for the past few days and
looking after his future business interests here.

Wm. J. Wernli and family arrived Friday of last week from Correctionville
and remained a few days with relatives and friends.

Col. J.M. Emery returned Thursday night from the Indian Territory and is
confined to his home most of the time by ill health.

Hermann Adler returned Saturday evening from a summer in Osceola county. He
will buy grain at Cleghorn during the winter.

Rev. J.E. Snowden and Deacon John Blodgett started yesterday for Perkins
where they will organize a Congregational Church.

Mrs. G.H. Ragsdale left at 10:20 last evening for St. Paul where she will
visit a few days before returning to her home in Des Moines.

Mrs. Eva will go to Des Moines and Chicago soon on a trip to buy goods. The
stock will be found at the same old stand: The old Chicago Cash Store.

D. McInnis came in from where he has been staying a few weeks on the farm
and visited over night, Friday. He went to Sioux City again Monday.

Rev. S.C. Gaynor, of Nevada, Mo., was a guest of Hon. F.R. Gaynor and family
over Sunday. Rev. E. H. Gaynor, of Sioux City, also visited here Friday and
Saturday.

Mrs. John Keough, of Sioux county, son of M. Keough, wife and little girl,
left yesterday morning for Independence, where they will attend the races
and visit with friends at the old home; Mr. and Mrs. Keough will go about
Wednesday.

A SLICK SWINDLE.

Aurelia Sentinel: Some time during the summer a fellow will probably call
on some of our farmers and offer to sell them a formula which he says is a
sure cure of hog cholera. The price appears to be very reasonable, and
offers a temptation to the farmers who have lost hogs by the cholera to buy
on the theory that "if it does no good, it can do no harm." But the farmer
who invests in that innocent piece of paper at any price will have reason to
regret it. For a stipulated price the fellow agrees to deliver 100 pounds
of medicine to the buyer, and of course has a smoothly worded contract for
him to sign. That contract invariably turns up at the banks as a note for
$100 and the farmer usually considers it the better part of wisdom to pay
it, and don't get his 100 pounds of hog medicine either. The last field
where this fellow has been operating is not far from here, and he may
conclude any day to see how many suckers there are among Cherokee county
farmers.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that proposals for the erection of a school house in
subdistrict No. 4, in the district township of America, county of Plymouth,
will be received by the undersigned at his residence (office) in America
township, where plans and specifications may be seen, until 1 o'clock p.m.,
September 4th, A.D. 1891 and 2 o'clock the board will meet at J.H. Winchel's
office and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The board
reserves the right to reject any or all bids. W.N. Redmon, Secretary of the
Board of Directors

ADVERTISED LETTER LIST, Aug. 24, 1891

Baker, Fred
Child, Stella
Corbun, Dana
Dickson, L.A. Mrs.
Donahue, F.A.
Holbrook, Josie
Johnson, F.C.
Keasey, Frank
Odel, Claude M.
Perkins, Sarah (2)
Price, J.M.

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, PM

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:
ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Ed. Stinton is on the sick list.

Tom Stinton is building a granary on his farm in the Valley.

Geo. Fletcher is well of the rheumatism now. His wife has a fine girl.

Albert Denler had the misfortune to get two fingers badly hurt in a corn
sheller last Saturday.

Mr. James Stinton and wife will leave for Illinois next Monday for a visit.

Oliver King is hauling oats to Sioux City.

John Tucker bought him a fine team in LeMars last week.

Mrs. E. Scott was in Akron a few days last week.

Illinois fever has struck a good many in this community lately. Those that
have taken down with are: Mr. and Mrs. James Stinton, Miss Lottie Fletcher,
Jim Whitney, Mr. T.M. Lewis, C. Gaston and Mrs. L.F. Morehead.

Mr. J. F. Ingersoll and his hired man, Lamp Morehead, are up in Sioux county
doing some fall plowing on the farm that he has rented.

One of Robt. Henry's fine full blood Shire mares fell in a well last
Thursday night and was killed.

Ed. Anderson delivered fifty head of fine hogs to Pat Hopkins this week.

Miss Ella Austin will return to Sioux City to attend school in the near
future.

O.R. Gaston went to Merrill the forepart of the week to pitch a game of ball
for that team against the LeMars Blacks.

John Laughlin and his partner, Mr. Wool, have or are about to dissolve
partnership in the steam thresher.

Chas. Herman, of Sioux City, is working for his brother at this place.

Quite a number of people went to LeMars last Wednesday to see the Grays and
Missouri Valley play ball, but all came home disappointed.

REMSEN: (From the Bell)

Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Strobeen are the happy parents of a young boy baby,
which came to them August 14. We congratulate.

Married, by J.W. Hawkins, Justice of the Peace, at his residence in Henry
township, Aug. 11, Mr. Frank Siebels to Mrs. Mata Dallman, widow of the late
John Dallman, who committed suicide in Crawford county a short time ago.

On the 19th of August Blacksmith Jost and painter Theo. Moeller made a trade
by which both gain in good property and a heap of convenience. Jost becomes
the owner of the paint shop south of his machine shop, and Moeller gets the
nice and convenient Jost residence.

JAMES: (Special Correspondence)

C.E. Chaney was up from Sioux City visiting friends, Monday of last week.

O. Creighton was in the Gateway Monday.

Jas. Creamer and J.E.S. Hungerford was visiting in Sioux City Tuesday of
last week.

H. C. Fulton went to Sioux City Wednesday evening on business.

L.F. Gardner went to Council Bluffs Sunday, returned Wednesday.

Dave Creamer started for Lester Wednesday morning where he will engage in
the thrashing business.

Mr. Selby, former night man at Merrill, fills the vacancy of E.A. Hoge while
the latter is absent.

Chas. Pashaw was in the Gateway Wednesday on business.

Geo. Merdick who has been visiting at Mrs. Hungerford's for the past few
weeks, returned home Tuesday.

On account of the numerous rains the last few days, farmers are put back in
their haying.

C. Ditzel is drawing lumber from Leeds northwest of Hinton for the purpose
of building a new school house.

E. S. Hungerford has been cleaning up his lots in town where he will erect a
store building this fall.

Albert Kernick passed through town Friday with his steam thresher. Albert
has one of the best machines in the market, being of the Westinghouse
Patent.

Mrs. H.R. Beck and daughter, Mrs. J. A. Philips, went over to Dakota City,
Neb., Friday on a visit, expecting to return Monday.

There was quite a heavy frost Saturday night, but not enough to damage
crops.

HANCOCK: (Special Correspondence)

The people our way are congratulating themselves on better roads to the City
for the future. Woodbury county has done some fine work in the cutting down
of the little McHill sixteen feet. This is the result of influence used by
our enterprising men of the Belle Vista, "Smith & Williams." They look
forward to Plymouth doing as much on the Multhaup hill on section 25-90-48.
It would not take much of such work to increased our assessed valuation one
third. They have commenced to lay a foundation for a business point by
asking for a cross road in the center of their enterprise, where they intend
to have a general trading point. As it is now, the people have to go to far
for their mail and groceries, blacksmithing, etc. We are in hopes that our
county financiers will act wisely, and not throw cold water but lend a
helping hand when an opportunity affords.

C. F. McCormick shipped a car load of Polo horses for Chicago last week. He
spent a few days in LeMars not long since.

Mr. and Mrs. Walsh Griffith, of Dakota City, Neb., visited friends in our
part last Sunday and Monday.

Some of our young bloods are taking the advantage of cut rates on the
Central, to Storm Lake, during the M.E. camp meeting.

Mrs. M.R. Griffith visited friends in Dakota county, Neb., last week.

The employees of our once experimental geologist very unkindly circulated
the report that the U.S. Marshal called very early at his honor's court for
his personage; and where was he? They say he was not to be found. Of
course, the honored captain had a fine steed to sell or something of that
nature, we surmise, "Ye Gods explain" is it true that justice is not afar
off.

A mountain lion or some of its kindred kind, has been seen loitering around
for some time past. When some little child has been its victim, it will not
be so much of a task to hunt him down and have with him, an understanding.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Grain is coming in quite plentifully and prices are good.

Mr. Jas. Heacock who has been in Cedar county has returned.

Rev. M. Albert visited Sac City Monday.

Miss Gilbronson, of Ames, Iowa, has been visiting with her parents and
brother and sister.

Quite a little excitement occurred Saturday morning over the report that
burglars had attempted to enter Wilson's Drug Store. But it proved to be
only a scare, Mr. Wilson, while at church noticed one or two persons
apparently watching him; upon going home he found that they had been there.
His suspicions becoming aroused he informed the marshal who laid in wait for
the would be house breakers. He arrested one fellow on suspicion, but as
there was no proof against him he was turned loose again.

Mrs. C. E. Cornish is on the sick list.

Dick North is again to be seen on our streets.

Mr. Vanhorn's house on the south side of the railroad track was set on fire
by a stroke of lightning, one night recently. The fire was seen in time to
be easily controlled.

Mr. Munro and family have moved to Cedar Falls where their daughter, Cora,
will take a course in the State Normal. We are very sorry to have them
leave and trust they may be prosperous wherever they go.

LeMars Sentinel
August 28, 1891

RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS

A gang of men have been working for the past few days on the railroad track
on Main street raising the rails and filling in with sand. This is a much
needed improvement and has not been done any too soon. A gang of dagos are
engaged in the work.

A trench has been made along the railroad track near the depot in front of
the depot hotel and farther west. The sidewalk crossings put in are very
flimsy affairs and many bad places are left uncovered, making cause for
future damage suits.

IN AN ELEVATOR

This morning's Journal contains an account of the fall of Attorney J. W.
Argo, in an elevator of the Bolton block in Sioux City, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Argo, in company with C. E. Llewyllen, stopped into the elevator to go
down from their office in the third floor. The elevator boy not being on
hand they tried to operate it themselves. They failed to manage it right
and in an attempt to get out, Mr. Argo received an injury to his spine. The
doctors thought it would not result seriously.

ELECTRIC BELTS

We have located in LeMars to manufacture and sell Warrell & Co.'s Electric
Belts. We will sell you a first class belt in every respect for $3.50 and
adjust it to suit the nerve, free of charge. Persons wishing to consult
with us or examine our belts can see us in the parlor or in room 2 at St.
Lawrence House. Warrell & Co.

LEAGUE GAME

The Kansas City League club has been secured to play here Monday at the
park.

REMSEN: (From the Bell)

Last Sunday was a lucky day for August Ernst. His home was blessed by the
arrival of a girl baby. We congratulate.

Madams Welter, Didier, and Nye of LeMars and Mrs. Manderschied and daughters
of Sioux City were the guests of Mr. Kieffer and family Thursday.

The infant boy baby of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer died after a brief illness
from summer complaint, Saturday, August 22. The bereaved parents have our
truest sympathy.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Rev. H. Kliensorge, from LeMars, was visiting at Henry Schneider's Sunday
afternoon.

The Misses Anna Reinhardt and Bertha Weinrich from Sioux City are visiting
at the Schindel residence, this week.

Uncle J. Merriman and wife from LeMars attended church here last Sunday.

Mrs. Henry Hamel from Sioux City is visiting with her brothers, John and Sam
Brehm, of which the latter has been very sick for the past two weeks.

P. E. Held Jr., had the misfortune to fall into an old celler behind the old
post office building, while driving cattle last week. Philip came out with
a few scratches, but his pony is badly bruised.

Melbourne church will hold its second quarterly meeting next Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. P. E. Rev. W. Jonas from Sioux City will officiate.
All are invited to attend.

Miss Ida C. Koenig and Miss Tina Schmidt from LeMars have been engaged by
our directors to attend to the educational wants of our rising generation;
for this winter, Miss Koenig will teach the Central school and Miss Schmidt
the Melbourne school.

The Melbourne Sunday school will hold its Children's Day two weeks from next
Sunday. A very interesting program has been prepared which we will give in
due time.