The Sentinel
Issued Tuesdays and Fridays
Friday, June 17, 1892

MARRIED.
ADAMS—ALLIN: At St. George’s Episcopal church, Wednesday afternoon, June
15th, Mr. Alex Adams and Miss Ada M. Allin, Rev. Lawrence Guerin
officiating.

The church was elaborately decorated with flowers by the friends of these
young people and a large audience was present to witness the ceremony. Miss
Aggie Allin, sister of the bride was bridesmaid and Frank D. Dier was
groomsman. Ed. Brandon and Ben R. Smith were ushers. Mrs. C. H. Jones played
the wedding march.

After the ceremony about seventy-five guests attended the reception at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allin, where refreshments
were served and a pleasant hour spent in social visit and in congratulating
the happy couple.

Mr. and Mrs. Adams went to Omaha on the evening train and will return to
LeMars Monday and go to housekeeping.

ROHLAND—BLENDEL: At St. Joseph’s church Tuesday morning, June 14th, 1892,
Mr. Frank Rohland and Miss Fanny Blendel.

MARX—HOFFMANN: At the St. Joseph’s church, June 15th, 1892 Mr. Peter Marx
and Miss Annie Hoffmann.

DOTY—MANN: At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson, in this city,
Wednesday, June 15th, 1892, Mr. John W. Doty and Miss Lillian M. Mann, all
of Broken Kettle.

FAREWELL TO BACHELORHOOD.
A number of the friends of Alex Adams gave a stag party in honor of his
departure for the land of the Benedicts, on the night before his wedding.
The party was given at the home of Will Freeman and the boys made it very
pleasant as well as interesting for their popular friend, who was the
candidate for matrimonial honors. It was well after midnight before the
sweet spirit of domestic tranquility settled down upon the party and guests
departed.

A BAD BREAK.
Mr. George Burrill, an old man aged eighty years, met with a serious
accident yesterday, at his home ten miles west of town. He had started to
the well for a pail of water, but stumbled over a chair and was thrown on
the ground in such a manner as to fracture his thigh bone at the hip. Dr.
Hines was called and is doing all that can be done to alleviate the
sufferings of the old gentleman.

MERRILL:

Born on June 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rembe, a girl.

LeMars will celebrate July 4th. So will Merrill people-at LeMars.

Nothing preventing, the Presbyterian Children's Day exercises will take
place next Sunday night.

Rev. D. W. Fahs, of LeMars, will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church here next Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock.

George Kale received a telegram on Tuesday afternoon, announcing the death
of Mrs. Kale's mother, in Shullsburg, Wis. George and his wife left for that
place the same evening.

Last Monday evening, while operator Weber was at work, in company with Fred
Janz, six tramps bombarded the building, doing their best to effect an
entrance. They didn't succeed. Somewhat earlier a like entrance, but the
through a window, was attempted, but they were prevented by the two
stalwarts inside, each of whom was armed with a poker, loaded for bar.
Threats nor promises availing, the assailants drew off their force and went
up town.

About 2:30 o'clock in the morning Tuesday, Fred heard a noise at one of the
windows. An investigation found two men trying to enter. He rushed forward,
but the sight of a pistol and hearing the words, "Go lay down," caused
Fred's face to blanch a little. Weber turned out the lights and went to
Janz' rescue, whom he aided by playing poker on the men's heads.

NEPTUNE:

Plenty of rain and warm weather is making the farmers look happy.

Henry Prust was a Neptune visitor on Sunday.

The game of baseball between the Neptune Reds and the Plow Boys resulted in
a victory for the latter.

Ben Ruhland entertained a large number of his friends on Sunday afternoon.

Quite a number of our young people attended a dance at Mr. Kling's Saturday
night and enjoyed themselves as only young people can.

Geo. Hefner, Jr., is back from Missouri and seems highly pleased with that
part of the country.

John Hurney and Jerry Sullivan spent Sunday afternoon among friends near
Neptune.

A sorry looking individual passed through Neptune a few days ago. He told
Squire Hefner that his name was James G. Blaine and that he was going to
South Dakota to obtain a divorce from his party.

Frank and Joe Hogan returned from South Dakota on Monday. They speak very
highly of the land around Plankington. Frank purchased a ___ section and
intends to make arrangements for more in the near future.

LeMars Globe-Post
June 28, 1892

MERRILL NEWS.

Record 23rd:

The Merrill Base Ball club challenged any amateur club in Plymouth county to
a match game of ball. Three games constitute a contest. Address Merrill
Base Ball Club, Merrill.

Philip Held near Hinton bought from Pew Bros. of LeMars, a Monitor geared 14
foot windmill for a tower 70 feet high; the latter the highest of the kind
in Plymouth county.

We overheard a number of business men talking, one day recently, of the
feasibility of organizing a Law and Order League here. We hope such a move
will not be necessary.

Mayor Pierce of Sioux City was a Merrill visitor Tuesday. We were informed
that he was up for the purpose of looking over some real estate.

The carpenter work on the new bank building was finished last Friday and Mr.
Durgin and his men returned to LeMars where other jobs await them. The work
done reflects credit on all who did it and Frank has proved himself a first
class mechanic.

Wm. Farmer left Monday to accept a position as section foreman on the
Illinois Central Railroad at Marcus. Farmer is a citizen we regret to see
leave town, as we have in him a man of the strictest integrity and industry.
The family will follow in a few days.

The nicest field of clover ever seen by us is the one owned by R. H.
Patterson, who lives a mile east of here. Some of the eastern people used to
think that western Iowa could not produce clover, we should like to show
such people this 80 acre field, it would do them much good.

KINGSLEY.

Last week the Trotter Bros. went to Beresford, S.D., to take part in a
shooting tournament.

Tuesday, June 21st, about 8 a.m. a fired broke out in a coal shed in Moore's
Lumber yard. Fortunately for the town the wind was in the north, otherwise
a large part of the town might have burnt out. A car on the track adjoining
caught fire, but it was promptly extinguished. About three-fourths of a
carload of shingles was burnt up and a few sticks of lumber. It is time
right now that the citizens of our town should endeavor to get some sort of
fire protection, otherwise we shall share the fate of Moville and
Correctionville.

Miss Minnie Grieve of Storm Lake is visiting in Kingsley.

DIED--At her home south of Kingsley, Sunday, June 19, Elizabeth Ellis, wife
of W.C. Ellis.

J. B. Southwick shipped some fine cattle to Chicago Monday.

Tom Cathcart of Des Moines made this town a flying trip.

We have been very luck round this section of the country with regard to hail
and crops are doing nicely. The Rev. Irl Hicks, I see, predicts a hot and
dry summer and if his prophesy should be verified we shall probably get a
good crop of corn.