LeMars Sentinel
March 3, 1891

MERRILL: (From the Record.)

Miss Mattie Barrett is ill with lung fever at her home in Lincoln township.

The pupils of our city schools were treated to a sleigh ride to Hinton last
Monday evening.

Miss Tina Schmidt and Mrs. Shindle were visiting in Sioux City Saturday and
Sunday last.

LeMars papers mailed last Friday reached our city on the Monday morning
following. Three days to come six miles.

Sam Colfas grew ten inches last Saturday, and all on account of a little
boarder who came to claim shelter and lodging and make love to Sam. All are
doing well.

Mrs. Max Sutter returned last Monday from her trip to Washington state where
she had been to get her widowed sister's children, three of whom returned
with her. Before she got to her destination, she was in two railroad wrecks,
in one of which the engineer was killed and she thrown on the stove which,
being hot, set fire to her dress, but it was soon put out. Mrs. Sutter's
experience with winter traveling has been of a nature calculated to deter
her from a like trip again. Max is so well pleased with his new family that
he says he is in favor of having the city incorporated and a two-story
school house erected.

MARCUS: (From the News)

Primghar has two detectives-and the measles. Rather a bad state of affairs
for little Prim.

John Dunn purchased twenty-seven straw hats at one time one day last week.
He evidently is well fixed in that line.

John Ziggler, after a sojourn of several months in Pennsylvania, is at his
old position in the store of Creglow Bros.

Nick Pool and family, who have been residents of Remsen for some time,
returned to Marcus Friday evening, where they will reside permanently.

Miss Nettie Wilson, daughter of B.F. Wilson, formerly of Marcus, will be
united in marriage to a gentleman in Anthon on Saturday. The News extends
congratulations in advance.

AKRON: (From the Delta.)

N.J. Williams of LeMars Sundayed in Akron.

Mrs. Dr. Ellis was visiting in Elk Point last Monday.

A.E. Robertson was up to Spencer the fore part of the week.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Burnight, on Saturday last, a girl.

Miss Maggie Kundert completed a four months term of school last Friday.

Miss Lovina Otis completed a four months term of school last Friday.

Geo. Klise of LeMars has been spending several days with his brother, John.

Charles Ellis of Alcester, brother of G.Q., was in town the fore part of the
week.

Miss Edith Haviland of Seney, Iowa, spent Sunday last with her uncle, T.A.
Haviland.

Mrs. A.P. Douglas and family area visiting her daughter, Mrs. N.J. Williams
of LeMars.

Mrs. R.E. Blades of Centerville, S.D., was a guest of E.J. Searle's family
last week.

Mrs. Barnes of Springfield, S.D., returned to her home last Tuesday
morning, after a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. D. Smith.

There were a large number present at the dance last Friday night. O.A.
Streater and Miss Nixon received the prize as being the best waltzers
present.

Mrs. Kennie of Beloit, Wis., who has been spending the winter with her
brother, B.A. Jeffers and other relatives in Akron, returned to her home
last Tuesday.

Earl Edington has a mouse trap which he planned and made himself. It is a
dandy and he says every time the mouse has taken the bait he has taken the
mouse.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Harry Britton is said to be very low with heart disease.

Mrs. Wm. Randolph is also reported very ill with lung fever.

Mrs. Frank Eldridge has been quite ill the past week.

Dr. Hackett, of LeMars, put Master Willie Jackson on his feet again.

Wm. Randolph was elected school director of the Seney school district No. 6,
W.H. Harris of No. 1, and H. Becker of No. 2.

Mum service held at the M.E. church last Sunday morning, eh!

Our winter term of school closes on Wednesday of this week.

During the slush and disagreeable footing of last week, Mr. I.E. Eldridge
found some soft places. If any one has any doubt about it, let them ask Mr.
E. or his wife.

Farmers' Alliance met Saturday evening at the school house. The attendance
was small and not very enthusiastic. They meet again next Thursday evening.

Rev. Mr. King and family left here Friday morning. He has purchased a farm
near Akron and will hereafter turn his attention to farming. We hope it will
prove more remunerative than the ministry. Mr. King is a man of sound mind
and deep thought and although to endure the hardships and privations of the
ministry, yet the people will loose an able man. Mr. King's cultured and
refined wife and daughter will be a decided addition to Akron society. What
is our loss is Akron's gain.

A very pleasant birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I.E.
Eldridge on Saturday evening, Feb. 28, in honor of Mr. Eldridge's 40th
anniversary. It was not entirely a surprise to Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge. Yet
the beautiful and elegantly upholstered easy chair presented him by his
friends and neighbors was altogether a genuine surprise to him. The social
pleasures of the evening as well as the magnificent supper served will long
be remembered by all those who were so fortunate as to be present. Mr. E.
possesses one of the most spacious and well appointed homes in our little
town and they as host and hostess cannot be excelled by any in the
Northwest.

W.H. Harris sale last Wednesday was a financial success.

REMSEN: (From the Bell.)

Mr. and Mrs. Ferd. Georges, of Marcus, were in Remsen Thursday to attend the
funeral of the infant child of their brother-in-law, Mr. John Schroeder.

Mr. Theo. Scott and family have left Remsen to become citizens of Forest
City, Winnebago Co., Iowa, where Theodore will embark in the hardware and
agricultural implement business. We wish them success in their new home.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY STATISTICS

Reported to the Clerk During the Month of February 1891

BIRTHS

1890
June

01, To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cecil C.J. McGuinness, LeMars, a boy.

July

02, Do Ephriam David Brower, girl.

Nov

18, Do John Bainbridge, Kingsley, boy.

Dec

29, Do Valentine Schwabach, LeMars, boy.

1891
Jan.

01, Do Bernard Shoemaker, LeMars, girl.

01, Do Christian Bartler, LeMars, girl.

02, Do Peter Lotz, Remsen, boy.

03, Do Mathias, Remen, boy.

06, Do George Gumm, LeMars, boy.

13, Do Fritz Ludwig, Hungerford township, boy.

15, Do Johan Nelson, LeMars, boy.

15, Do John Golden, LeMars, boy.

23, Do Jas. Armour, LeMars, girl.

27, Do Ford Miller, LeMars, girl.

27, Do Chas. Miller, LeMars, girl.

30, Do J.F. Varner, Kingsley, girl.

31, Do August Parrmann, Washington township.

Feb.

02, Do Alfred J. Chambers, Akron, boy.

06, Do Chris. Stortz, Kingsley, boy.

16, Do Dennis Downey, Hinton, girl.

LICENSES.

1891
Feb.

02, Dionis Daniel~Mary Franzen

11, Frank G. Voght~Annie Pape

11, T.R. Nash~Esta Bates

14, Otis C. Woodard~Violet Welliver

16, Wm. Tyarks~Augusta J.C. Bolmann

19, Wm. Morrison~Sarah Putnam

19, Peter Koble~Martha Koch

21, Henry Sanny~Else Froudt

21, Adam L. Dotzauer~Amy V. Gosting

21, Joseph S. Rubel~Sophia Elnora Rees

25, Hector H. Campbell~Loron Be. Gannon

26, Geo. J. Dennler~Mary Heiden

26, Frederick W. Fletcher~Minnie Fletcher

27, B. H. Borschers~Pauline Becker

28, Wm. F. Tridwell~Mary E. Gammon

DEATHS.

1890
Feb.

09, Marguerita Trepton, Garfield township, la grippe, one month

1891
Jan.

01, Peter Peterson, Marion township, typhoid fever, age twenty-three

17, Eva M. Stang, Remsen, typhoid pneumonia, age fifty-seven

25, Hazel Johnson, Garfield township, lagrippe, eight months

25, Gladys Sulser, LeMars, paralysis of heart, age four years

27, Catherina Welch, LeMars, consumption, sixty-three years

29, J.W. Love, Johnson township, cancer, aged seventy-one

30, Williamson, Garfield township, la grippe, five months

30, Mary Long, LeMars, bronchial trouble, forty years.

Feb.

09, Anna Belau, LeMars, apoplexy, aged seventy-two years

10, Brown, America township, congestion of the lungs, three months

MARRIED.

TRIDWELL-GAMMON-Saturday evening, Feb. 28th, Justice A.A. Alline
officiating, Wm. F. Tridwell and Mary E. Gammon, all of Washington township.

DIED.

HANSON-In this city, of pneumonia, on Feb. 22, 1891, Ray, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hansen, aged two years and one month.

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, March 20, 1891
Le Mars, Iowa

The community of Le Mars received a shock on learning of the awfully sudden
death of their old and respected fellow townsman, Mr. Tiernay, which
occurred
at Oyens Tuesday. Mr. Tiernay apparently was in the best of health, though
well advanced in years, and started out yesterday morning, as was his usual
custom, to. his stock farm near Oyens He had just completed the sale of a
horse, and started down to the depot to catch the train back to Le Mars and
being somewhat late was hurrying along when he stumbled and fell when
assistance came he was picked up and found to be lifeless. It is presumed
the
cause of death was heart disease.

James Tiernay, the subject of this memoir, was born on the 17th day of
January, 1817, at Ballenahinch; County of Limerick, Ireland. His parents
bore
respectively the good old Irish names of Patrick and Mary. They were farmers
in good circumstances and occupied a farm at Ballenahinch which had been in
the possession of the ancestors of Patrick Tiernay during many generations.
At
Ballenahinch five daughters and four sons were born to Patrick and Mary
Tiernay. In the year 1833 the whole family emigrated to America and James
Tiernay went to Taunton, Mass., at which place he remained two years and
there
learned the trade of molder. In the year 1835 he removed to Worcester,
Mass.,
where he worked at his trade and where he became acquainted with and married
Catharine Brennan. Of this marriage five children were born named
respectively
Dennis, Anna, Margaret, Katie and James J. Tiernay, who alone survives his
father and mother. None of the children except Anna have been married. Two
children survive her, James F. and Katie P. Kelly who Have been most
tenderly
cared for by James Tiernay since Anna's death.

In the year 1847 James Tiernay removed to Southport, now Kenosha, Wis., and
engaged first in farming and then in the foundry business. About the year
1856
he removed to Lyons, in the state of Iowa, engaging first in the business of
keeping a meat market and afterwards in the grain business at Lyons and
Charlotte. In the year 1869 Mr. Tiernay with that keen business insight for
which he has always been noted, bought 640 acres of land near Oyens, in
Plymouth County, la., and in the year 1882 he removed to Le Mars where he
resided at the time of his death. He built a large and commodious residence
for his family in the village of Le Mars and he has spent his time here in
farming and stock raising, in which occupation he took great interest and
was
very successful. He has for a number of years been a stock holder
and-director
in the Le Mars National Bank and his opinion with regard to the business
interests of the bank was often sought and highly valued by his associates.
He
was vice-president of the bank at the time of his death.

The wife of Mr. Tiernay died on the 7th day of January, 1889, and since her
death he has seemed to realize that the time for his departure was near at
hand. When he would hear of the death of an old friend or acquaintance he
would be deeply affected for many days.

His body will be taken to Lyons this evening where he will be buried by the
side of his wife and children.

A better and truer man than James Tiernay never lived. During a business
career extending over more than fifty years he has never in word or -deed
intentionally wronged any man. He hated-falsehood, deceit, and; treachery
and
was himself always truthful, openhearted and faithful. Of him it has often
been remarked that he was never known to speak ill of any man. He was a firm
believer in the Catholic faith and was an earnest and sincere Christian in
this community as in all others in which he has lived he was universally
loved
and respected. He has gone to his final reward and while we mourn his loss
let
us resolve to practice his virtues and emulate his example.