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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, January 10, 1893

NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
There is a strong fight on in the city council of Cherokee, over the matter of saloon fines or practical license.

A German Lutheran parsonage in Cook township, Sac county, was recently destroyed by fire.  The fire was supposed to have caught from a defective flue.

Mrs. J. M. Nichols, of Sioux City, was run over by a Milwaukee train, Tuesday of last week, and killed.  The coroner’s jury cleared the road of any blame.

Benjamin F. Harcourt, of Sioux City, was struck by a bucket last Wednesday while working in a well at Morningside and died at the Samaritan Home Friday.

At Algona recently, one hundred old beaver traps were found in the Buffalo Forks about two miles above the mouth.  They are very probably the relics of some old hunting party of long ago.

M. M. Jones, who was accidently killed while acting the part of a heavy villain in a play in which local talent was engaged at the town of Hampshire, Ill., was an old Carroll county boy.

I. E. Brown, of Sheldon, recently disappeared very suddenly and mysteriously from his home.  His wife was very much prostrated by the affair.  We gleam from the Rock Rapids Review.

The Rev. B. Fay Mills and a number of Sioux City church people, went over to Covington, Saturday night, to hold special religious services.  The meeting was conducted in the Fashion Theater.

Two hired men near Whiting, who was hauling hay, built a fire to warm themselves by and the fire got away and burned the haystack and the wagon.  The men managed to save their own lives.

H. C. Patrick, the laundryman of Ida Grove, committed suicide on a recent Sunday night, while his folks were at church, by shooting himself through the head.  He was supposed to have been insane.

Two burglars who were reheld for a burglary committed at Lake Park, escaped from the county jail at Spirit Lake, Wednesday night.  There were undoubtedly assisted by some other tough on the outside.

George Patterson, a conductor on a freight train, was assaulted by an engineer named Burr, in Cherokee, recently, and used up pretty badly.  He blamed Burr with causing his layoff for thirty days.

Ida Grove has been revolutionized in the newspaper line, recently.  The Pioneer and the Watch were both sold within two hours time.  The Pioneer was sold to Mr. Jameison, of Traer, and the Watch to G. E. Bishop, of Marshalltown.

The railroad men along the Omaha line and in Sioux City, made up a purse of three hundred dollars and presented it to Mrs. Ed. Laherty, of Sibley, whose husband was recently killed by being thrown from a hand car on the track near Sibley.

The parties competing for the field for a new bank at Alton, compromised the matter and the Sutherland parties withdrew, leaving the German Savings bank with the field against the old bank.  The town will have two good banks instead of three, as was reported.

The Sioux County Herald, of Orange City, rejoices in having reached the age of twenty-one.  The Herald, under the management of P. S. Junkin, is coming to the front as an able newspaper.  It is to be hoped that editor Junkin and the paper may live to see the day when the paper is one hundred years old.

The Rock Valley Register comes to hand under the management of Col. M. B. Darnell, a newspaper man of wide experience and liberal education.  The Register has long been a good representative of the town and country and with Col. Darnell’s well known ability at its head, there is no reason why the people of Rock Valley should not congratulate themselves.

E. J. Breen, of near Estherville, with his family left home for a few days visit at Ft. Dodge.  During their absence a mouse gnawed its way into a cupboard where about seventy boxes of matches were stored.  The mouse also gnawed through the end of the box and set the whole box on fire.  The box and the matches were burned, but strange to say, the fire went out and no further damage was done.

Wm. Grant, of Washta, in Cherokee county, went to Hartington, Neb., some time ago and became acquainted with a girl named Oliver.  He finally eloped with the girl.  They were followed and Grant was arrested on the charge of kidnapping the girl.  It is claimed that the girl was feeble minded and not responsible for her actions.  Grant’s crime is made still worse by the fact that he is a married man and has a wife and children living at Washta.

Fort Dodge Messenger:  Iowa is being flooded with circulars from “J. Q. Ferguson, 92 West Cedar street, Denver, Colorado,” to “all persons who served 90 days in the late war, either army or navy, and entered a homestead of less than 160 acres” etc., are entitled to additional land to equal 160 acres.  The scheme has at least a doubtful appearance, and if there are fees involved, it will be good for every Iowa soldier and sailor to let it alone.

Wm. Lemke, of Hull, was employed to put up some storm windows on the Hotel Patterson.  When he presented the bill, ten dollars, or twenty-five cents per window, the management registered a big kick and tendered seven dollars in payment of the debt.  Mr. Lemke refused the tender and sued the account before a justice of the peace.  The defense asked for a jury and the body allowed Mr. Lemke a verdict of three dollars and recommended that he should pay the costs.

Prof. W. H. L. Mahood, who has been a preacher in the Methodist church, and who has been identified with the work of the University of the Northwest at Sioux City to some extent, left home a few weeks ago to visit in the eastern part of Iowa.  He had not been heard from for some time until the other day, his wife received a letter from him dated in England.  It is thought that Mr. Mahood has been laboring under a mental aberration of mind, as his family are left in a destitute condition.

LeMars newspaper dated Jan. 14, 1893

Rev. Father J. B. Barron, pastor of St. James Church left to visit with
Father C. B. Lenihan, who celebrates his 25th year as a priest at Boone on
Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kirscher left to visit at Madison, Wis. Mr. Kirscher
will also go to Cincinnati, Dayton, and other buggy manufacturing cities
with a view to starting a large establishment in LeMars for the sale of
buggies and wagons.

Mrs. F. Bellair, Miss Mona Hilbert, and Master Allen Bogen went to Ireton
Friday night where they assisted Sam Moist in the concert he presented
there. John Bogen accompanied the musicians.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
January 17, 1893

WOOD CONVICTED
He Obtained Goods Under False Pretenses—He Was Attorney for Everybody in the
Case.

D. W. Wood, formerly practicing law at Kingsley, but more generally known
after the passage of the prohibitory law, as a prosecutor in various liquor
cases, was convicted in the district court of Woodbury county Friday, of
getting money under false pretenses. The jury was out but eight minutes.

The Journal of Saturday says: “The facts that led up to his indictment are
as follows: After he had participated in the crusade against the saloons
here that led up to the murder of Dr. Haddock, serving in the capacity of
attorney for the Law and Order League, Wood went to Kingsley and engaged in
the practice of law there, and at the same time conducted religious
services. On January 5, 1891, a man named W. F. Howard, who was running a
general store at Kingsley, made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. Wood was attorney in the matter of the assignment and was
afterwards retained as attorney for Howard, and, shortly afterwards he
became attorney for all the creditors having claims against the assignee, J.
H. Struble, of LeMars, was attorney for the assignee. The testimony tended
to show that by pressure and perseverance Wood acted as attorney for Howard,
the assignee, creditors and all parties interested. After some matters
relative to the right of Howard’s creditors had been tested in the courts,
Judge Gaynor on February 12, 1891, ordered that the assignee sell the goods
and apportion the proceeds among the creditors. Larson & Co., of Manning,
purchased the stock, paying therefore $2,300, and Lewis Larson, a young man
about 22 years old was placed in charge of the stock pending the removal to
Manning. Larson is Howard’s nephew, and he received advice from him. Soon
afterward Howard left Kingsley, but before going told Larson that if he
needed legal advice to go, to Wood. Wood took the position about that time
that Howard was liable to arrest and criminal prosecution for obtaining
goods under false pretenses by making misrepresentations as to the condition
of his credit in order to secure goods. As soon as Howard had gone, Wood
went to Larson and told him that he knew that Howard, Larson and the persons
connected with Howard’s failure were to be prosecuted and that there were
warrants for their arrests out. He advised Larson to turn the stock of goods
over to him and leave the country. The stock at that time was worth $1,700.
This was on March 28. That night Wood and Larson got Justice of the Peace
Henderson out of bed to acknowledge a bill of sale transferring the stock
from Larson to Wood in consideration of services performed by Wood. Larson
then left Kingsley and went to Manning, but in a day or two returned to make
an effort to recover his stock, he having consulted with other members of
the firm. Wood met him with the information that a warrant for his arrest
was out and that the officers were then looking for him. This frightened
Larson and that night he walked from Kingsley to Moville and then went over
to Nebraska, where he remained until brought back by the prosecution to
testify against Wood.”

Woods afterwards sold everything in the night, as related in Tuesday’s
Sentinel, and securing about $500, left for Chicago.

Attorney Holmes, who has charge of Wood’s case, asks that the indictments be
set aside or a new trial be granted. Wood was afterward released and
allowed to go to Chicago on his old bond $1,500 pending a consideration of
the argument of defense.

FATAL TRICHINA
One Woman Dies and Several Other Persons are in a Very Serious
Condition—Caused By Eating Meat at a Christmas Dinner

A few days before Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heimgardner, who lived six
miles southeast of Neptune, invited some relatives and friends to join them
at their home at a Christmas dinner. A hog was killed and sausage made from
the meat. Some of the meat was also used on Christmas. The guests came and
the day was enjoyed greatly. Afterwards, a part of Mr. Heimgardner’s family
were taken sick, but thought it was only lagrippe. Mr. Heimgardner, his
wife and daughter, Minnie, aged 14 years, were the worst cases. Friday
evening Mrs. Heimgardner died. Mr. Heimgardner is also very ill, and it is
scarcely possible for the 14-year-old girl to live.

Charles Binnboise, a relative , with his wife and 17-year-old son and Fritz
Ripke, a brother of Mr. Binnboise, were also in attendance and have been
seriously affected by the trichina. Medicine was sent for in each of these
cases, on the supposition that it was lagrippe. Afterwards, Saturday,
January 7, Dr. M. W. Richey was called. At this stage the victims had
symptoms very strongly resembling typhoid fever. When the trichina began to
work in the muscles, the doctor decided it was a case of trichina and began
asking questions as to the meat eaten. He took some slices of the piece of
meat used and brought it to town. After examining it under a powerful
microscope, the doctor found that the meat was full of the deadly worms.

There is but little to be done in the treatment of such cases, except it can
be done at a very early stage with emetics, before the trichina get into the
system. About the only thing that could have been done after the physician
was called , which was two weeks after the meat was eaten, was to give
stimulating medicines, which was done.

Mrs. Heimgardner was buried Sunday in the Lutheran cemetery in Lincoln
township. She was thirty-seven years old and leaves a family of nine
children.

PLYMOUTHITES ABROAD.
How They are Enjoying Themselves at the Old Home.

The following excerpt is from the Kentville, N. S. Chronicle, where Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Sanford of this county are visiting:

James C. Sanford of Merrill, Plymouth county, Iowa, is spending a month with
friends in Kings county. He is accompanied by Mrs. Sanford and their
youngest daughter. They arrived here on the day before Christmas and will
remain until the first of February.

Mr. Sanford is a native of Kings, and formerly resided at Waterville, where
his brother Wesley still lives. Fifteen years ago James Sanford removed to
Iowa. He was then a comparatively poor man and had to begin at the foot of
the ladder. But in his adopted home in the West, success crowned his
efforts. His industry and energy soon secured for him a competence. Today
he owns one of the finest farms in the state of Iowa. He is a leading
farmer and one of the largest stock raisers in the northwestern portion of
the state. Not only has Mr. Sanford been a successful farmer, but he is
today at the head of his profession in a county where the farmers are
enterprising, wealthy and prosperous. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford celebrated their
silver wedding on New Year’s eve. Mrs. Sanford is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Eaton, of Canning, who will celebrate their golden wedding on
January 25. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford will be present at the celebration. They
will also visit many friends here before returning to their home in the
West.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Jan. 20, 1893

MORE TRICHINA CASES.
More trichina cases in Lincoln township were reported Tuesday. John Dahlman,
wife and two boys are reported to be quite badly affected.

At latest accounts, Mr. Heimgartner is a little better, while the 14-year-old girl,
Minnie, is about the same. Mr. Binnboise and wife are very low, while the
boy is about the same as reported at first. Mr. Ripke is a little better.

A still later report from the neighborhood shows that Mrs. Julius Ditimann and
daughter, Emma, are both affected but not dangerously. Mrs. Kowalke is quite
sick, but will likely recover.

SOCIAL PARTIES
A dance was given by Landlord Kennedy at his hotel at the corner of Fifth
and Eagle streets last night, at which a number of young people enjoyed
themselves.

A card and dancing party was enjoyed by a number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Roddy, at their home last evening.

The O. N. O. card club held a social session at the home of Mrs. R. Black
Wednesday evening.

GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Crouch reached the fiftieth anniversary of their wedded
life on Saturday last, the 14th. In honor of this event a goodly number of
their relatives and friends gathered at their home on south Clark street
where they were right royally entertained. A fine banquet was spread
followed by an afternoon of good cheer. Mr. and Mrs. Crouch were the
recipients of a number of elegant and useful gifts which they will long
cherish as souvenirs of the happy event. A most remarkable feature of this
occasion was that five generations were interested in it, there being the
bride and groom as parents, their children, grand children, and great
grandchildren, besides the father of Mrs. Crouch, the oldest resident of
LeMars. A host of friends here and elsewhere join in wishing that they may
safely reach the diamond celebration twenty-five years hence.

Several very pretty articles of crockery ware used at the wedding dinner
fifty years ago reappeared in perfect preservation to grace the later feast.

MARRIED.
MONTAG—SCHNELL: At the M. E. parsonage in this city, Wednesday, Jan. 17,
1893, Rev. E. D. Hull, officiating, Joseph P. Montag and Miss Louise
Schnell, both of Struble.

WOOD—WICKS: At the M. E. parsonage in this city, Jan. 17, 1893, Rev. G. W.
Carr, officiating, Mr. Andrew J. Wood and Miss Elizabeth Wicks, all of
LeMars.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, January 24, 1893

DIED.

BRAUCH—At her home in this city, Saturday, January 21, 1893, of peritonitis, Miss Mary Brauch, aged 25 years.

Miss Brauch’s death was rather sudden.  She was taken sick Tuesday, but was not considered dangerous.  Thursday Dr. Hackett was called. Saturday it was thought best to have counsel and Dr. Richey was called, but notwithstanding all the efforts made by both physicians, she died at 9:30 Saturday evening.  For the past five years she has been engaged as clerk in the Brauch clothing store.  The funeral took place this morning.

OELRICH—At the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oelrich, in Johnson township, Saturday, January 21, Fred Oelrich, aged two months.

HASBROOK—At her father’s home in this city, Tuesday, January 24, 1893, at 10:10 A.M., of hemorrhage of the stomach, Miss Emma Hasbrook, aged 18 years.

Miss Hasbrook was seriously ill but about ten days before her death.  She was a young lady much beloved and respected by those who knew her, and her early death is lamented by a large circle of friends. The funeral services will take place from the M.E. church at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon.