LeMars Sentinel
January 6, 1891
SOCIAL GATHERINGS
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Mayher was the scene of two very pleasant
social gatherings last week. Mrs. Mayher and Mrs. W.A. Simkins united
to entertain a number of guests on Friday and Saturday evenings. That
these ladies know how to entertain was well demonstrated and the guests
of both evenings are loud in their praises of the pleasant manner in
which they were treated and the excellent way in which each amusement
provided was made to fit right up to another.
The guests on Friday evening were as follows: Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Fahs,
Thos. Adamson, H.C. Wilson, Zack Eyres, Dr. Richey, R. Bell, F.H.
Warren, Mr. Miller, and J. Brandon with their wives. The first prizes
were given to Mr. Fahs and Mrs. Miller.
Saturday evening the following guests were entertained: Drs. Brick and
Hammond and wives, J.N. Matthias, Wm. J. Wernli, F.M. Roseberry, W.S.
Freeman, F.R. Whitney and J.L. Kroesen, with their wives. Mrs. J.L.
Kroesen and Dr. Brick received first prizes.
AKRON: (From the Delta)
Rev. McLeod departed Tuesday evening for Des Moines, where he has a son
attending school.
Frank Bly's family are residents of the city, occupying the rear room of
his new hardware purchase.
Mrs. Martha Jenkins, mother of A.C., came over from Yankton Christmas
for a short visit with her son and family.
George Powell and Miss Josephine Carter were united in marriage at the
home of C.F. Hartzell, Christmas Eve, Rev. McLeod officiating.
Two children of Joe Stinton, of Pleasant Valley, are sick with sore
throat. Two of Mr. Pearson's children recently died of the same
disease.
Friday evening J.C. Ruble discovered his house on fire, the
chimney-stool having caught through the mortar, which was interlaid with
this material instead of brick. The plastering and lath were knocked
off and a stream of water put on the incipient blaze which conquered it.
The family was just getting ready to go out to spend the evening with a
neighbor. A little longer and the dwelling would have been in ashes.
It was a bad evening for a fire.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
A pleasant family reunion occurred at the home of Wm. Randolph New
Year's Day.
I. E. Eldridge intends shipping two care of fat steers to Chicago this
week.
Rev. Mr. King is suffering from a troublesome skin disease.
Wernli and Huggenberger, of LeMars put in a drive well for Peavey
Elevator Co. They struck a good vein of water at a depth of
twenty-three feet.
A gentleman got off the train here Saturday morning looking for Wright.
Soon found he was wrong and had no right here. So hurriedly hired a man
to get him out of town.
Rev. F.A. Morrow commenced a series of meetings last Sunday evening. He
starts the first Sabbath of the year by choosing his subject from the
first book of the Bible, "How old art thou."
The young men about town have resolved to do different. Hope they mean
better. All seem to begin on the "little foxes." Following are the
resolutions in order:
T. Julian, profanity, (Je Whiz);
I. Moore, steal no other fellow's girl;
Dunk McArthur, no more chicken fight;
Bob Smith, make no more sneaks on white "ganders;"
Mit Moore, quit buying half the coal and oil;
C. W. Cook, waste no more "gas;"
Dan McArthur, turn new leaf after March;
Wm. Randolph, quit swearing;
F. March, burn no more midnight oil;
I. N. Wadsworth, resolved to come to town oftener.
[Note from transcriber, who has many Seney ancestors: The above
paragraph is full of "inside humor"..don't you just love the way the
newspaper correspondent took jabs at folks? For instance.."Dan
McArthur, turn over a new leaf after March"..just an FYI as to what he
was getting at. Dan McArthur married Clara MARCH on May 7, 1891.
Wouldn't it be fun to know the stories behind the other resolutions
above mentioned?]
LeMars Sentinel
January 13, 1891
MARRIED IN ENGLAND
PERERA-WOOD
The marriage of Miss Marlon Wood, second daughter of the late Mr. Thomas
Adolphus Wood, of Rusholme, with Mr. Frank Edward Augurie Perera, of
Victoriaroad, Fallowfield, was duly solemnized at Holy Innocent's
church, Fallowfield, on Monday morning. *** The officiating clergy were
the Rev. T.T. Twist, rector of Holy Innocents and the Rev. J. Lightfoot,
curate. The bride was given away by her father's executor, Mr. G.J.
Knight, of Runcorn. The bridegroom's best man was Mr. Holt. Quite a
large congregation assembled in the church to witness the wedding. ***
The wedding breakfast was laid at Oak Ban, Withington, the home of the
bride's family, and in the course of the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Perera left for Derbyshire where they are spending their honeymoon. In
February next we understand Mrs. Frank will return with her husband to
America, where for some time he has been engaged in farming operations.
*** The groom owns a fine farm in Plymouth county, near LeMars.
-Manchester, England, Advertiser.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
AKRON: (From the Delta)
V. G. Farnham has sold his stock of hardware to Mellon Bros.
Miss Maggie Shearer was visiting her brother, J. M. Shearer, of
Hawarden, last week.
Mrs. Weldon and daughter, of Hawarden, were visiting with Dr. Ellises'
family last week.
J.D. Brown and H.W. Farnham returned from their trip through the West,
last Saturday.
Mr. A. Harkness, one of Plymouth Co.'s thriving farmers made us a
pleasant call on Monday.
A.J. Struble left for Sioux City Monday for the purpose of attending the
Northwestern University.
There were fifty-two present at the corn social held at Mr. O'Riley's
last Friday evening, a pleasant time reported.
Rev. O. Gerhardt, of LeMars, Iowa, is in Akron this week supplying the
town with Bibles.
Mrs. H.W. Farnham, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Kennedy, of
Vermillion, for the past few weeks, returned Monday.
C. C. Collins left Akron Saturday morning and will take charge of a
section near Dell Rapids. The vacancy will be filled by M. Darly.
Our city drayman, A.U. Wilson, has buttoned his coat close at the collar
this week owing to a little grippe left over from last year.
STANTON CENTER: (Special Correspondence)
Charlie Worth was a strange visitor at Knapps's Sunday.
Charlie Schneider is having a new kitchen built to his house.
August Blecker is taking a visit at Ponca, Nebraska.
John Koenig is building a new house on his farm.
The shooting match at Schneider's was a quiet affair.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Frank McKenzie made a flying trip to St. Paul last week.
James Lancaster is visiting his sister, Mrs. Al McArthur, at Leeds.
Farmers in this vicinity are finding considerable fault with their
Leader through "Darkest Iowa."
I. E. Eldridge is on a business trip to Chicago, T. Julian and M. Moore
are officiating the store in his absence.
The Ladies Aid Society will give an oyster supper at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery next Friday night.
Mrs. McFarland, of Cherokee, Iowa, is visiting her niece, Mrs. Coby, and
Frank Eldridge.
Mr. Sam Hussey and J.U. Sammis, two LeMars legal lights, were here
Tuesday last attending a law suit before Justice Eckenbeck.
The Plymouth Roller Mill Co. of LeMars is making preparations to handle
grain in the Gilbert Elevator.
The railroad stock yards here are considered a nuisance and measures
should be taken for their removal in the early spring.
Wm. Freish has skipped the country and left quite a number of credits
here to mourn his loss.
LeMars Sentinel
January 30, 1891
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Our weather clerk will have to hurry if he gets in many blizzards this
winter.
The ladies of the Congregational church gave a dime sociable at the
residence of Mr. C.C.Schneider Friday, which was well attended.
Mr. J.P. Rhodes has sold his fine farm northwest of town to Herron Bros. Mr.
Rhodes will move to Grundy county in the spring.
S.D. Bell and Thos. Havin, who have been partners in the tonsorial business,
have dissolved partnership. Mr. Bell will continue the business. We have not
learned what Tommy's intentions are.
We are pleased to know that Kingsley readers will hereafter get the Sentinel
Wednesday and Saturday mornings instead of in the evenings as in the past.
Dr. Hipple of Moville was in town Tuesday shaking hands with old friends.
The doctor sued to practice here.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn, recently from Kansas City, expect to move to Kingsley
soon. Mr. Van Horn, who is a carpenter, will work at his trade. Mrs. Van
Horn is a sister to Ben Hathway, where they are staying at present.
Mr. Rhodes has been very sick with the measles but is better now.
There are quite a number of sick ones in and around Kingsley at present. The
mild weather seems to have gotten the "grippe" on them.
Rev. T.O. Douglas of Grinnell, secretary of the Congregational Home
Missionary society, will preach at the Congregational church Sunday,
February 1st.
Old Mr. Ahrens, east of town, has sold his farm to Mr. Murray. Mr. Ahrens
will farm Mr. J.M. Higgin's place.
Mrs. McCowan and her sister, Mrs. C.W. Wilson, in response to a telegram,
went to Scranton, Friday, to attend the funeral of their uncle who died very
suddenly. Mrs. Tripp took charge of the primary department of the school
during Mrs. McCowan's absence.
Our young people spend most of their spare time skating on the West Fork.
The new creamery has been painted recently, greatly adding to its
appearance.
Mr. Ira Ellis, of Pierson, was a Kingsley visitor Tuesday.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
A pleasant surprise party at the home of Littlefair March, last Tuesday
evening, Jan. 27th, was enjoyed by about fifty guests. It was planned by
the old soldiers of Seney and vicinity in honor of Mr. March's forty-ninth
birthday. The singing of old war songs and recounting the incidents of those
exciting times were the principal features of the evening. So much genuine
enjoyment prevailed that the wee small hours caught them before they were
aware. A bountiful repast was served at the proper time, which added its
full share to the enjoyment of the evening. The crowning event was the
presentation of a gentleman's easy chair in antique oak, very handsomely
upholstered in Florentine jute and plush trimmings. The presentation speech
was made by Mr. Thomas Ruble. It was an expression of the true soldierly
feeling felt for their old comrade, Mr. March, who in response said, "Ladies
and Gentlemen, brother soldiers and friends, it is impossible for me to
express my gratitude, but will simply say, I thank you." This reunion, the
first of its kind in this vicinity will ever remain in the minds of those
that participated as one of the pleasantest events of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kennedy went to Kingsley
last Monday to attend the funeral of their little niece. Another victim of
la grippe. While there Mr. Miles Kennedy was taken suddenly ill and is yet
not able to return.
The Ladies Aid will meet next Wednesday, February 14th, at the home of Mrs.
Elmer Anstine. Supper will be served in the afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock;
also an evening entertainment for the young people.
The usual serenity of our evening twilight was considerably ruffled last
Thursday. Every one around the church square was out eager to ascertain what
was the cause of such a commotion. Eager inquiries passed from one to the
other in rapid succession, "What is it all about?" Wonder of wonders! Only a
prominent church member refusing to ask forgiveness for a gross wrong done
one of his neighbors. "And when we pray say, Forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass against us."