Iowa Old Press
LeMars Sentinel
June 1, 1893
PERSONAL.
D.N. Kaufmann, of Maurice, visited at LeMars Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Priestly spent last Sunday at Sioux City.
Mrs. David Allen, of Sioux City, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bryson.
F.E. Romanes and wife were the guests of G.C. Maclagan yesterday.
Charles Gruel and wife, formerly of this place, now of Sheldon, are visiting
with Charles Meyers of LeMars.
Frank Smith and family, late of Sioux City, have removed to LeMars and will
make this their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Medinger, of West Point, Neb., are visiting with E.
Eilenbecker and family of this city.
Dr. Hackett left Tuesday for Omaha to attend the meeting of the National
Association of Railway Surgeons.
A. Sartori's family returned from Cedar Falls last Tuesday evening, after a
pleasant visit to the World's Fair and other points.
Messrs. Goodwin and Drake, of Sioux City, were in LeMars yesterday to
arrange a series of polo games between LeMars and Sioux City clubs.
E.P. Cronen, late of Ogden, has recently been appointed station agent of the
Sioux City & Northern road at Dalton. He is a brother of D.E. Cronen, of
this city.
C.B. Smith and family went to Des Moines yesterday to make their future
home. Mr. Smith has an excellent position with the Capital Insurance Company
of Des Moines.
S.M. Kellogg, manager of the gas works, who has been boarding for several
months, moved yesterday into the large residence owned by the gas company,
near the plant on Seventh street.
LOCAL.
The second annual closing exercises of the St. James parochial schools will
take place at the church next Wednesday.
Iowa visitors to the World's Fair will find the Daily Iowa Capital on sale
by Wells B. Sizer, 189 State street.
Remember the high school graduating exercises at the opera house tomorrow
evening will begin exactly on time---8:30 p.m.
Before you go to the World's Fair go to D.W. Held and let him make you a
suit from his elegant spring and summer patterns.
The new LeMars hotel is already assuming sightly proportions. No expense is
being spared to construct a good building.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad has recently put in a
new side track, including the Seventh street crossing.
John Kalkman, employed at Clem Hausman's meat market, cut his hand so
severely last Sunday that he will be laid up some time.
Akron Register: The Methodist society is making arrangements to hold a camp
meeting two miles south of Akron. It is intended to hold about two weeks,
beginning on the 7th day of June.
Four tramps were picked up by the police last Monday, kept in jail until
yesterday afternoon for their trial before the mayor, who after hearing
their tale of woe, liberated two of them and sent the other two to jail for
another day. It would seem as thought able bodied young men might find
employment in this busy world and at this time of year.
John Jones, the tailor, is a lover of fine horses and has a boy of the same
mind. Every night after school, the little fellow rides out to his
grandfather's in the country. The new surrey Mr. Jones has recently bought,
weighing about 165 pounds is the prettiest vehicle ever seen on our streets.
The wood work is natural color; the iron work is the finest; the trimmings
superb and the pattern the latest extant. The nimble little Shetland pony
which draws it, together with the gay boy driver, is a familiar scene these
beautiful springtime evenings upon our streets.
BROKE HIS ARM.
Carlos, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Andrew, of this city,
will have occasion to long remember Decoration Day, 1893, for it was his ill
fortune, while at play on that day, to fall and break his right arm. One
bone was broken and another twisted. Dr. Hines was called and cared for the
manly little fellow, who endured the surgical operation without the use of
chloroform and without a whisper. When he was less than two years of age his
grandfather accidentally cut his leg with a scythe and at that time he bore
the pain like a little major.
BOTTLING WORKS EXPLOSION
Isadore Neudermann Loses His Right Arm
Last Monday night about 5 p.m. there occurred an explosion at the Bottling
works of S. Neudermann, on south Main street, of this city, resulting in one
of the operators losing an arm. The unfortunate victim was Isadore
Neudermann, who is a nephew of Mrs. S. Neudermann. He is aged 20 years and
came from Jerusalem in Sept. 1892. The accident came about as follows: In
the bottling works a generator for the production of carbonic acid gas, is
employed. By the chemical action within this vessel there comes a pressure
of 1,500 pounds per square inch and from it are filled the ordinary soda
fountains, used in drug stores and restaurants. The last named vessels are
made of copper and intended to carry from three to five hundred pounds
pressure. In filling these from the generator a gauge is generally used, but
in this case the man who was injured, after having been repeatedly told to
be more careful, still persisted in not taking this precaution. The
proprietor of the works, at the time above named, felt there was danger and
had his hand on the stop-cock to shut the gas off, but before this could be
accomplished the copper soda fountain exploded, one part going up with great
violence against the ceiling, striking the young man's right arm, in its
upward flight. The lower section of the fountain was forced nearly through
the door.
His arm was badly cut, bruised and broken. Physicians were called at once.
Dr. Brick was the first to arrive and took charge of the case. He was
assisted in a skillful manner by Dr. Hines and Cole. It was soon found that
his arm must of necessity be amputated, in order to save his life. The
operation was performed with much surgical skill by the above named
physicians, and Neuderman is now doing as well as could be expected.
LeMars Sentinel
June 5, 1893
GRADUATING CLASS
TWELFTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
Four Young Ladies Deliver Orations and Receive Diplomas
At 8:30 p.m. last Friday, June 2, the opera house was well filled with those
who had an interest in witnessing the exercises of the graduating class of
four young ladies, who per force of their studious hours have been enabled
to graduate from the LeMars high school with honor to themselves and credit
to their teachers. The graduates were Misses Grace Gosting, Katherine Bush,
Josephine Long and Delia Hirsch. The stage was bedecked with beautiful
flowers and each of the four graduates received many elegant floral tokens.
The faculty were seated on the stage, together with Rev. D.W. Fahs, of the
Presbyterian church and Rev. G.W. Carr, of the Methodist Episcopal church;
the former officiating a prayer of invocation and the latter the
benediction.
The class motto was "Labor Omnia Vincit." Those graduating from the Latin
course were Misses Bush, Gosting and Hirsch, while Miss Long graduated from
the English course.
Those present, including the faculty, were disappointed at not having music
by the orchestra, as had been contracted for by Prof. Coleman. Owing to this
failure Prof. Barborka came to the rescue with his autoharp.
The first on the program was Miss Grace Gosting, in an oration entitled,
"From Different Standpoints."
The central thought of this oration was that diversity of opinion, the world
over, comes from the fact that we look at things from a different
standpoint. The subject was aptly illustrated by the old story of the
Knights in dispute over a shield. One claiming it was made of gold, while
the other contended it was made of silver. The truth was both were correct,
as one side was fashioned from gold and the other side from silver. Hence
men differ on the money question of our country, free trade and protection,
etc. A persons own interest always shaping the standpoint from which they
look upon any given subject. This oration was full of deep philosophy.
Miss Katherine Bush's oration on "Voiceless Preachers" was replete with
seed-thoughts. It was intended to show the potency of the silent forces in
nature. The birds of song and flowers of beauty-all natural objects, whether
the falling cataract, the heavy tide, the giant oak or modest lily are all
texts from which nature preaches her sermons to mankind. The story of the
great naturalist Audabon was brought to illustrate. He was reclaimed from a
wicked pirate to a useful manhood, by studying the leathered songsters,
midst blooming bowers. This oration showed a deep, pure thought and well
received by the large audience.
"Noblesse Oblige" (position brings obligation) was the subject of Miss
Josephine Long's oration. She held her hearers by reason of the good logic
used on showing how obligation increases with the advanced position we are
called upon to fill in life's great conflict. This was first applied in a
general sense and before her conclusion she briefly reviewed the past,
present, and future sphere of her own sex, bringing womanhood down from an
age when they did not enjoy the exalted place they now hold. The concise
tribute paid to womanhood under modern Christian civilization was excellent.
She quoted a noted author who says: "If I were born again and had my choice,
I would be born an American woman."
An oration with the valedictory, was rendered by Miss Delia Hirsch, in a
very interesting manner. Her oration was on "Rebecca." She portrayed
Rebecca, the humble, though courageous Jewess character as pictured in
Ivanhoe. The character of Rebecca and her people was brought out in a bright
and vivid manner. Her womanly graces were pictured in words so full of
meaning that one almost imagined they were in her very presence. To men and
women, alike, this oration had ideas which could not fail to impress one
with the thought of merited praise. Like all valedictories, this one was
mingled with joy and suddenness. The thought of the Class of '93 having
mastered their studies and being able to graduate was but the climax of
their laudable ambition, but the severing of school and classmate ties was
touching and not without sadness, for now the four girl graduates must enter
into life's realities.
In a few well chosen words, Prof. Coleman presented the well earned
diplomas, speaking of the three great factors which had thus far been
prominent in the lives of the graduates---church, home and public school.
In the ensuing year, the course of study will be somewhat re-arranged and
added to, including a more practical course in the common branches.
Certainly, the patrons of the LeMars public schools have reason to have
great confidence in Professor Coleman and his ability of superintending and
training the young. This closes his second year of school work here and it
is but fair to presume that the next year's work will be marked by unusual
success. The ambition of his life seems to be to excel and such men
generally do.
DIED.
MINOR---Barbara, wife of William Minor of Liberty township, Plymouth county,
Iowa, June 1, aged 39 years.
The deceased was born in Switzerland and accompanied her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Diediker, to America in 1861. They settled in Dane county,
Wisconsin, and moved from that locality to Webster City, Iowa, a few years
later. July 4, 1869, she was married to William Minor and in 1881 they
settled in western Iowa. She leaves her companion and six children. The two
oldest children, who are married, together with the remainder of the family,
were present at the funeral, which took place last Friday, Rev. E. Mueller
officiating. The aged mother of the deceased and four brothers and four
sisters, besides a great company of admirers hereabouts will mourn her loss
and truly sympathize with the heart stricken husband and children, for to
have known the deceased was but to love and admire her many womanly graces.
DISTRICT COURT.
The Celebrated McFarland Case Closed.
Nearly all of last week was consumed in trying Hayden McFarland murder case,
which was an action brought by the state against Had McFarland for the
killing of Anton Wanner, at Struble in the fall of 1891. In the first case
the jury found a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment, but that
verdict was set aside by the court and a new indictment found. Upon the last
named he was just tried. Able council appeared for both sides. P. Farrell
and George W. Argo, for the state, and T. M. Zink assisted by one of the
most noted criminal lawyers of the country, William Erwin, of St. Paul,
appeared on behalf of the defendant. Messrs Argo and Erwin’s arguments
before the jury were both of a high order. Messrs Zink and Farrell
concluded the case Friday about 2:30 p.m. The jury retired at 3:00 p.m. and
at 4:50 p.m. returned with a verdict of “guilty of murder in the second
degree.”
The jurymen were: J. F. Berner, J. W. Klise, Wm. Reintz Sr., Charles Kanago
Sr., J. W. Love, T. Flanney Sr., J. D. Trow, John Brown, J. D. Reese, Chris
Stortz, Wm. Brady, S. M. Hawkins.
W. W. Erwin, who assisted T. M. Zink in the defense of young McFarland,
received $1,000 for his services. Simply counting the time, he was employed
in arguing the case before the jury, it amounted to nearly $500 per hour.
Long years of experience in criminal law, with native genius to back it,
commands a good remuneration. Nothing was left undo by Messrs Zink or Erwin
to save this young man from a term in the penitentiary. The evidence was
against him and the penalty must be paid.
THE SIOUX CITY BLACKMAILING CASES.
A Cloud of Witnesses and Attorneys, Jury Secured and First Witness Called.
"Social reign of terror" would fitly describe the condition of Sioux City
during the publication of the articles in the Chicago Sunday Sun last fall
according to the statements of the attorneys in the Hart case which was
begun Saturday. In this case, which was brought to Plymouth county from
Woodbury on a change of venue, Atlee Hart is indicted for attempting to
extort money from D.T. Hedges, the Sioux City ex-millionaire and Daniel
Gilman, the wealthy banker of the corn palace city.
Hart who is a prominent newspaper man and politician of Nebraska and J.L.
Lewis, the correspondent of the Sunday Sun, were indicted and Hart has
availed himself of the privilege of having a separate trial. Lewis is in
jail awaiting his trial.
The trial is of absorbing interest to Sioux City people as the publications
affected the reputations of some of the most prominent citizens of that
city. Over a hundred witnesses have been subpoenaed and many spectators will
be on hand to watch the progress of the trial.
It took until about three o'clock on Saturday to get a jury. The following
are the ones who now fill the jury box: G.W. Burrill, John Fish, Nic
Salintina, John Reimers, George Gee, D. Lindeman, J.W. Hawkins, J.P.
Hoffman, Jacob Merriman, D.K. Tooker, Wm. Gralap, Nat Hammond. The jurymen
are all Democrats and all be two are farmers. Mr. Tooker is a retired
merchant of Merrill and Mr. Fish is a druggist of Remsen.
The trial began with quite an interesting bit of legal sparring, as the
defense desired to have G.W. Argo excluded from the trial on the ground that
he had taken money from both sides and had been consulted by the defense and
was in possession of secrets thus confided to him. The prosecution averred
that Argo had not been made the possessor of any secrets and that he had
returned the checks sent to him by Hart as a retainer. The judge overruled
the motion and permitted Argo to continue in the case.
The opening statements of the attorneys were racy and interesting. The
prosecution claimed that they would be able to prove that Hart had
systematically used his acquaintance with Sioux City men to enable him to
extort money from them while acting as a pretended friend to aid in the
suppression of the Sun articles. Prosecution stated that not only money but
notes also had been given to Hart and payable to the order of Hart, also,
for the purpose of suppressing articles that he had informed them were to be
published.
The defense admits that money and notes were given, but claims that Hart was
acting honestly and in good faith to shield men, who did not dare have the
truth about their private lives published for fear of losing their social
and business standing. Defense claims that the entire trial is a conspiracy
to make Hart the scapegoat for the wrong doings of the state's witnesses.
Bevington, the county attorney for Woodbury county, was one of the victims
who was muleted last fall before the election and he enters into the spirit
of the case with all of the acrimony of an injured man. He claimed that
money and notes were given last fall by himself, by Jas. G. Miller, Henry
Wingland, J.J. Jordan and others. W.H. Beck was the first witness put on
the stand by the state. He testified to a conversation with Hart to the
effect that Hart had seen an article in the office of the Sunday Sun
correspondent that would show Gilman and Hedges up as adulterers and that
the article could be stopped for money, that a secret interview was held
between Hart and Beck and Gilman, that Gilman refused to pay any money for
any purpose, but to ascertain the names of the persons who made the damaging
statements, that at a later time Hart stated that Lewis wanted $2000 to
suppress the article, but that he, Hart, said that it could be stopped for
$1200.
Court adjorned with Beck on the stand.
The attorneys on the side of the state are County Attorney Bevington, of
Sioux City, and County Attorney Farrel, of LeMars, and Argo, McDuffie &
Argo. On the defense are Lewis & Homes and Lynn & Sullivan, of Sioux City,
Mel Jay of Dakota City, Nebraska, and H.C. Curtis, of LeMars.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Miss Edith Dean will go to Wall Lake next week as a delegate from the
Kingsley Foreign Missionary society to attend and also take part in the
program of the Women's Foreign Missionary society's district convention.
Mrs. J. Mattison will go at the same time to attend the Home Missionary
society's district convention which is to be held at the same place on the
previous day.
The Memorial sermon by J.W. Lothian, of Correctionville, in the opera house
were an eloquently prepared and an appropriate one.
Dr. Rippey, of Pierson, spent Memorial Sunday in this city.
Andy Enos is improving his home with a coat of paint.
Mr. Sargent and wife, of Correctionville, was visiting with their father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Devore, the first part of the week.
David Silver and son, of Cherokee, were visiting the first of the week with
M. Tallman.
Clayton W. Wilson preached an able sermon in the M.E. pulpit Sunday night.
Miss Della Heald has returned to Sioux City.
Kingsley was filled to overflowing on Decoration Day. All the stores were
closed a part of the day. At 10 o'clock the Kingsley schools formed in line
at the school house and marched to the rink, where they gave a very
interesting and appropriate program under the management of the teachers.
After noon Hon. H.C. Curtis, of LeMars, delivered an usually good oration
and one very appropriate for the occasion. After the speech, the G.A.R.
marched to the cemetery and decorated the graves of deceased comrades.
Mrs. Rose Mill, of George, is visiting in this city this week.
T.W. Greer is building an addition to his harness shop.
R. Twogood and wife, of Moville, were in Kingsley on Decoration Day.
Will Howard, of Epworth, Iowa, returned home last week.
The Kingsley high school gave a reception Friday evening to a number of
their friends.
MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. James Stinton, of Adaville, were callers last week.
Millnerville hotel registered three new boarders the 25th: Mr Hasbrook of
LeMars; Mr. J.T. Cole and wife, of Ireton.
Wm. McLain is now breaking for Mr. Marsh.
An Adaville fishing party, consisting of six boys and three girls, passed
though our burg last Saturday.
John Cole is now driving a seven hundred dollar team.
Mr. Hasbrook, of LeMars, an old settler of twenty years, is now stopping in
our city.
A party of four from Mt. Pleasant were calling here Sunday. Call on Gus for
the cigars.
Wm. Carlisle had a fine team burned so badly that one died and the other is
not like to live.
Millnerville streets were crowded all day last Sunday.
Miss Isabel Harding left for Sioux City last Sunday where she will spend
the coming summer with Mrs. E. E. Springer.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh spent Saturday and Sunday with friends of Sioux City.
Mrs. Millner has been quite ill since Saturday but is better now.
H.C. Curtis, of LeMars, called on the Millnerville people last Saturday.
Albert Parker, of Elk Point, was visiting with his brother, Charles, a few
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Morehead spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, of
Adaville.
August Honsier and family were visiting with friends and relatives in South
Dakota last week.
WHERE THE TEACHERS GO.
The public schools having closed for the summer vacation, the teachers have
gone in various directions as follows: The Misses Cadwell, Logan, Iowa, and
from there to the World's Fair; Miss Emma Martin, Atlantic, Iowa; the Misses
Paxon and Shadle, to Manchester, Iowa; Miss Craig, Fort Dodge; Miss Kelley,
Eldora; Miss Townsend, Cherokee; Miss Clark, Clarksville, Dakota; Miss
Decker will visit in Nebraska and attend the World's Fair; Miss Smith, of
this city, has gone to the World's Fair.
CONVICTED OF MURDER
Le Mars, Ia., June 4. --- Hayden McFarland was convicted of murder in the
second degree for the killing of Anton Wanner in November 1891. Wanner was a
saloonkeeper at the town of Struble, and he and McFarland had trouble and
Wanner drove him out of the saloon. The quarrel was renewed outside later
and Hayden McFarland struck Wanner on the side of the head with a kingbolt
of a wagon, crushing the skull. McFarland was convicted of murder in the
second degree last November, but obtained a new trial on a flaw in the
indictment.
LeMars Sentinel
June 8, 1893
DISTRICT COURT NOTES
CASES DISPOSED OF SINCE MONDAY. THE REEVES ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER CASE
TRIED; ALSO THE TWO BURGLAR CASES.
The district court is still struggling alone with the large docket.
Last Monday the quite noted Reeves attempted wife murder case was
commenced and given to the jury Tuesday at 3 p.m. In a little more than
an hour they returned a verdict of "guilty of an assault with the intent
to commit murder, but recommended him to the merciful consideration of
the court."
In this case F.M. Roseberry assisted the county attorney in the
prosecution. His argument before the jury is spoken of by all who hear
it, as an exceptional clear plea in behalf of the state. No point in
the long case escaped his critical notice. The jurymen in this case
were: Thomas Keenan, G.W. Burrill, J.N. Pike, J.F. Berner, N. Rolling,
Finley Hearn, Nic Saltentiney, D.C. Hasbrook, W.R. Ruick, C.L. Knapp,
Frank Day, William Reintz. The sentence has not yet been given by Judge
Ladd. The limit for such a crime is ten years.
Following the Reeves case came the State of Iowa vs. Quincy Edwards, who
plead guilty to larceny. It was he who broke into Charles Wernli's room
some time since. The time set for judgment is May 29, at 9 a.m.
The case of Brick vs. Tuttle, set for May 11, was settled and costs
paid.
The State vs. Henry Schraeder charged with breaking into the Chicago
Clothing store, April 30, was tried yesterday. The jurymen retired at
5:30 p.m. and inside of an hour returned with a verdict "guilty as
charged in the indictment."
LeMars Sentinel
Thursday, June 15, 1893
SENTENCED THE CRIMINALS.
LE MARS, IA., June 9. -In Plymouth county district court, Judge Ladd
sentenced Hayden McFarland to 20 years in the penitentiary for killing Tony
Warner. David Reeves got nine years and six months for shooting his wife in
an attempt to kill her.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Claydon is here from Blair, Neb., visiting with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Osborne.
I. E. Eldridge is up from Sioux City for a few days and reports that they
are getting nicely settled in Morningside, Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson left on Thursday of last week for a visit of two weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. Randolf near Yankton, South Dakota.
Mr. Owens has moved into his Seney residence, formerly owned by Mr.
Eldridge.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith have been visiting with old friends and neighbors
in Dubuque.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Reeves from Bancroft, Neb., are visiting relatives.
John Osborne has returned to his work near Yankton, S.D., after a few days
at home. Home has quite an attraction for John.
Children's Day was observed in Seney. The church was full and many were
obliged to listen from the outside. The program was good. Mrs. Sudduth had
charge.
Old Grandma Britton, so well known to the community, died in Minnesota June
9 and was brought to Seney the 10. The corpse was taken to Mr. Jackson's
where it remained until Sunday morning at ten o'clock when it was removed to
the church and the funeral services conducted by Rev. Sudduth. Her
son-in-law, Mr. Racker, came in charge of the corpse and returned Monday
morning.
Rev. Sudduth has arranged to hold a camp meeting on his charge, beginning
July 6 and closing the 16. Dr. Bunce, who held a meeting at Seney one year
ago last March, will have charge, assisted by other workers. The Doctor has
a large new tabernacle which will be pitched by the side of the evergreen
grove near Seney, where the meeting will be held.
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
At the meeting Monday night it was decided to have a celebration the fourth
of July.
Will Clark started out Friday with his steam swing for a point in South
Dakota.
Chas. Arnold, of Lake City, was a Kingsley visitor Friday.
Frank Banks has been working on the farm the last two weeks for Mr. Van
Buskirk.
LeMars Sentinel
June 22, 1893
LOCALS.
O.G. Berner sells croquet sets very cheap.
The Sioux City people have given up their 1893 Corn Palace.
Henry Hoffmann can give one wanting choice Dakota lands a big bargain. He
would insure your property if you so elect.
Everybody knows D.W. Held and scores of our business men have had him make
their clothes for years. See his summer goods.
Do not economize on your eyesight. Go to Dr. Day at the opera house and have
your eyes fitted with a good pair of glasses. Prices reasonable and no
charge of fitting.
There are several squads of men in LeMars who have gone into a 25 cent pool
on the cowboy race. By lot the names of the riders are selected and the
lucky holder takes the stakes.
Today the Fourth of July committee are out rustling with a subscription
paper to see what can be raised for celebration purposes. The magnitude of
the program will be in proportion to the funds guaranteed. The committee
report tonight at 8 o'clock at the council rooms.
Dr. Day, the Chicago oculist, will make his next regular visit to LeMars,
Monday, June 26, and will remain two to four weeks. Practice confined to
diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Special attention given to the
fitting of "perfection crystal" spectacles. All first examinations and one
treatment of catarrh free. References: The doctors and my former patrons of
LeMars.
CELEBRATON AT O'LEARY.
Those who have enjoyed Independence day on the grounds of Conrad Kohl at
O'Leary Corners will be glad to know that arrangements have been made for a
picnic and celebration there on the coming Fourth. A finer place to picnic
and rest is not in the county. The committee hav'nt the hawthorn, but there
will be plenty of "seats beneath the shade, for talking age, and whispering
lovers made." Smile at the fellow who says "it is not a citizens picnic and
you are not wanted." He has a dull ace under his coat. The reception
committee are genial and good looking. Bring your lunch basket and see.
In addition to an attractive program, Rev. D.W. Fahs, of LeMars, will be
present and speak in the afternoon. Mr. Fahs will also give his popular
lecture "Up the Rhine and among the Alps" in the Union township Presbyterian
church, at 8 o'clock p.m. This is a rare treat which all within reach will
heartily appreciate. Come early and secure seats.
MANUFACTURED AT LE MARS.
The Pech Manufacturing Company of this city has taken the contract to build
the Alta self feeding threshing machine attachment for the inventor. The
proprietors of this valuable threshing machine attachment have orders for
twenty machine to be got out at once.
LeMars is glad to be able to do this class of work and the half dozen men to
be employed is but the beginning of a larger manufacturing plant.
WANTED.
A good dining-room girl at Mrs. Kissell's restaurant.
PERSONAL.
J.L. Freeman, of Leeds, was a caller yesterday.
B. and D. Ross, of Akron, were in this city yesterday.
George Loring and A.Y. Weir left last night for Chicago.
J.F. Klise, of Sioux City, was visiting in the city yesterday.
W.A. Simkins and daughter have returned from their World's Fair trip.
Miss Cora Parker has returned from Oakes, Dakota, where she has been
teaching.
Jurgen Renken, of Grant township, has secured August Furchner to erect him a
fine farm house.
Major Wm. Shandler, of Grafton, N.S., has been visiting his uncle, W.
Porter, the past week.
Rev. G.W. Carr took the train Tuesday for Sulley county, Dakota, to be
absent until the last of the week.
Al Howe, of Merrill, came up last Friday evening and took the third degree
in the Knights of Pythias order.
Mrs. Caleb Sherron, near the lake southwest of the city, is again down with
her old complaint-asthma.
G.F. Ferdinand Ritchl, Imperial German Consul at New York City, was in our
city this week, enroute to St. Paul.
M.A. Moore and family left Tuesday evening for Chicago. They will visit the
World's Fair and expect to be gone about ten days.
Mrs. S. Southwell, of Slayton, Minn., has been visiting in Illinois and on
her way home she stopped here for a visit with Jerry Thompson.
Mrs. Eugene Burkhead is spending a few days in this city with her husband
who is employed as a brick layer and is now at work on the Swanzey house.
Dr. Kennedy, secretary of state board of health, was called to this city
last Monday for the purpose of testifying in the "Indian doctor's" case
tried before Squire Kain.
Miss Allie S. Freeman, sister of W.S. Freeman, this city, arrived from
College Park, California, last Monday for a visit with her brother. Miss
Freeman was educated at Oberlin, Ohio, and has taught in Texas; but for the
past three years has held a chair in the university of the Pacific, in
California.
HART AND LEWIS SENTENCED.
Tuesday of this week, Judge Scott M. Ladd heard the argument for a new tiral
in the Atlee Hart case and Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. he refused a new trial, as
there was not sufficient showing. He then asked Mr. Hart if he had any
remarks to take before sentence was pronounced upon him. Hart simply
answered that "I have been made a victim of misplaced confidence. I have
always stuck by my supposed friends and they have gone back on me." The
judge then sentenced him to a term of one year in the penitentiary at
Anamosa.
Next came the case of J. L. Lewis. The judge took occasion to say that the
prisoner had been connected with the most damnable publication in the
west-The Sunday Sun-and that there seemed to be no doubt as to his guilt in
extorting money contrary to the law. Lewis said he had no remarks to make to
the court. The judge then sentenced him to one year in the penitentiary at
Anamosa.
The appeals bonds of both Hart and Lewis were fixed at $1,500.
Thus has ended a long, hotly contested case; both Hart and Lewis were
charged in an indictment with extorting money from various Sioux City men,
for the suppression of certain articles they had caused to be written for
the Sunday Sun, a paper published in Chicago. They were both fairly tried, a
change of venue being granted from Woodbury to Plymouth county. They were
both found guilty and each get one year in the state prison. These cases
have caused great social sensations in Sioux City and have brought to light
the fact that the corn palace city is the seat of great social corruption.
The finding of "guilty" in the Hart-Lewis cases in no way cleans the stains
of immoral practice from the skirts of many connected therewith; for it is
generally conceded that many of the articles written for the Sunday Sun were
all too true. But this did not excuse Hart and Lewis for also becoming law
violators. "Two wrongs never make a right" holds good in this case, as
usual.
It is understood that both cases are to be appealed to the supreme court and
that the necessary papers are being made out for that purpose.
FARM HOUSE BURNED.
On Tuesday about 4 p.m. the two-story frame house belonging to J.B.
Nicholson, about two miles southwest of this city, was burned to the ground.
It is supposed it originated from a defective chimney-the same old story. It
was insured for $1,250 in that excellent company, the Liverpool and London
and Globe, whose local agent is A.C. Colledge. The furniture was also
insured and a part of it was saved. Many keepsakes and valuables not covered
by insurance as is always the case, were lost.
It was on the night of September 12 and 13, 1891, that Mr. Nicholson had his
barn burned. Upon that loss he received $725 insurance. It is but the part
of prudence to keep property-city or country-well insured. The policy
covering the last fire was written by Mr. Colledge April 24, 1893.
NAVAL CADETSHIP.
A number of years ago there lived a family in LeMars named Yarnell. The
father was Erwin Yarnell. Both the father and mother died and were buried
here. They left a family of six children and J. W. Myers was appointed their
guardian. Through him one day last week our reporter learned that the second
son of Mr. and Mrs. Yarnell, Harry E., has just been examined at
Independence, Iowa, in a class of seven applicants for a naval cadetship. He
received the unanimous voice of the board and will go to the naval academy
at Annapolis, Md., September 1. He is now in this city.
A SCHOOL PICNIC.
The pupils of Miss Dora Smith's school held a picnic in Wm. Koenig's grove,
nine miles southwest of LeMars. About 100 visitors were present. A program
was given in the after
By the scholars and the way in which they conducted their exercises
certainly gives great credit to Miss Smith as a teacher. After the program a
lunch and ice cream were enjoyed and the remainder of the day was spent in
playing games. Several LeMars people were present and all had a good time.
LeMars Sentinel
June 26, 1893
PERSONAL.
G.C. Scott went to Des Moines last week.
Rev. Kleinsort and wife left Friday for the World's Fair.
Rev. G.W. Carr returned from his Dakota trip last Thursday.
Mrs. F.W.F. Weenick spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Dresselhuys.
G.W. Jones, station agent, returned from his World's Fair trip last
Saturday.
Kenneth Burns, son of Frank W. Burns, is home on vacation from school in
Exeter, N.H.
Col. J.M. Emery has been home and confined to his room by illness for the
past two weeks.
Dr. Brick has received the appointment of surgeon for the Illinois Central
railway at LeMars.
Miss Estella Parlee, an employee of this office, was called to Moberley,
Mo., last Friday, by the death of her aunt.
James Carney left for Chadron, Neb., last Friday. He expects to take a train
from that point, he being in the railway service.
Frank Roseberry and his brother-in-law, Mr. Tittman from New Jersey, were up
in South Dakota last week, land looking.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Farrell and Mr. and Mrs. Tierney went overland via Alton
to Spirit Lake last week. They went for a fishing expedition.
Mr. and Mrs. Knoll, of Loran, near Freeport, Ill., were LeMars visitors
last week; also Miss Tollemie. They are friends of H.A. Wernike.
Dr. Richey and family spent two weeks at the World's Fair. He returned last
Friday night. The Dr. speaks in glowing terms of this the truly "greatest
show on earth."
Gertrude Connor, who has just graduated from the Iowa Normal School, arrived
in our city last Thursday. She has accepted a position in the LeMars public
schools.
Mr. A. D. Uthe has purchased a well situated lot in block one, east of the
high school building on Eagle Street. He intends to erect a good house on
the same in the near future.
H.C. Curtis received the sad intelligence last night that his wife's mother,
Mrs. F. Williams, was not expected to live until morning. He left on the
next train. It was with great sadness that Mr. Curtis sent a cablegram over
the ocean to his wife and daughter, who have been absent for three years.
LeMars Will Celebrate.
Report of the Executive Committee and Outline of the Program.
At the meeting of the executive committee held last Thursday evening Dr.
Brick was made chairman; H.W. Wilcox, secretary; and P.S. Rishel, treasurer.
As far as now formulated the program for the Fourth of July celebration this
year will be as follows:
OFFICERS.
A.A. Alline, president of the day; W.M. Boyle, marshal of the day; with such
assistants as he may choose.
PROGRAM.
Reading of the Declaration of Independence; toasts: "The Columbian Year,"
"Our Flag," "Free America."
Industrial parade and decorated carriages arranged under following
committee: Geo. Pew, C.L. Trenery, T.J. Priestley, Otto Berner, G.W. Wilson.
Committee on sports: George Sammis, George Loring, James Hoyt, W.S. Freeman,
Otto J. Gondolf.
Free pony races, hose team foot races, ladies bicycle races. Prizes to be
given.
A prize will be given for the best display in decoration and industrial
exhibits.
Baseball, the king's clown, and fireworks in the evening will conclude the
day's program.
The plan is to carry out the spirit of National Independence Day in a
befitting manner, and it is believed that the above program will be
satisfactory to all who choose to come and spend the Fourth at LeMars.
MARRIED:
CAMPBELL-DRESSER: On Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian parsonage, by
Rev. D.W. Fahs, Mr. Samuel G. Campbell and Miss Lottie M. Dresser.
The bridegroom is a young man of sterling qualities, worthy the fair hand he
has taken. He was formerly a telegraph operator of this city and is still
following that line of work. The bride has been reared in LeMars and by her
womanly graces and kind disposition has ever been a favorite among the young
people of this city. In her case, joy and sadness are mingled together. A
week before her marriage her mother died, and so in her new relation her
many friends will send a thought and a wish after her, hoping that her deep
sorrow may, in a measure, be allayed in the joy she may experience in her
married life. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell will make their home in LeMars, thus
providing a home for the bride's younger sisters.
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At Kingsley, Iowa, Saturday, June 17, 1893, Rev. C.D. Wendell officiating,
Mr. John Short, of Gettysburg, S.D., to Miss Lizzie Ellis, of Kingsley,
Iowa. Both parties have long been residents of this locality and are
thoroughly respectable.
READ THE SENTINEL TWENTY-ONE YEARS
George Dodson, the venerable city sexton and pioneer of this place, has been
a constant subscriber to the Sentinel ever since 1872 and be it said to his
credit that he has always paid for his paper. A few moments of conversation
with Mr. Dodson discloses the fact that he has seen the great west and
especially the Mississippi Valley in all stages, beginning when it was yet a
wilderness. He first walked on Iowa soil and navigated Iowa water course in
1846. he ascended the Mississippi river from its mouth to "McGregor's
landing," where the city of McGregor now stands. Dubuque and all other
early day river towns were but mere hamlets or trading posts when he first
looked out upon the Hawkeye state, which had not yet been admitted to the
Union. He was a pioneer in Jo Davies county, Ill., and was among the
vanguard who pushed their way to Plymouth county. He is a native of England
but is purely Americanized and believes in our institutions, loves the flag
of the free and appreciates the form of government of which this flag is an
emblem.
A VERY SUDDEN DEATH
FARNHAM-Bert, son of A.R. Farnham, Saturday night, June 24, about midnight.
This was an unexpected, singular and sad death. The deceased was bout 18
years of age, a bright, interesting youth, almost ready to cross the
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FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC
A grand picnic will be held at Henry Schrooten's, Stanton township, with
bowery dance, afternoon and evening. Everybody cordially invited.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:
MERRILL: (From the Record)
Miss Hattie Frost left yesterday morning for a visit of two months with her
sister, Mrs. Ed. Fulbrook, at Armour, South Dakota.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of Rev. J.B. Smith, a former pastor of
this place, to Miss Nettie Hampton, of Akron. The wedding will occur June
29, at Akron.
The Floyd is a treacherous river for those people who can't swim to be
careless about. Last Sunday a 17 year old lad named Dourthy, after repeated
warning, plunged into a deep hole and would have surely lost his life were
it not for timely assistance of Jess Hoffman and Harry Frost. The boy had
gone down twice and was sinking for the last time when he was rescued.
John Hoffman one of our most successful hog raisers give it as his opinion
that farmers of the present time are paying too much attention to the
raising of finely bred hogs. It is nice to say that a man has a large
number of thoroughbreds but they do not pay for the name. He finds that a
mixed breed will fatten much quicker and will weigh more. It is extremely
difficult how to find a drove that averages over 300 pounds while a few
years back it was quite common. He attributes this to the prevailing desire
to raise nothing but the highest grades.
HINTON: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. Frank Hoese has returned from a weeks visit to the World's Fair.
The schools of Miss Jane Adams and J.C. Bender closed last week.
The Sunday school of the Melbourne church will observe children's day July
2. A good program is arranged.
Rev. P. Belzer, who has been quite ill for the last two weeks, is again able
to attend to his duty.
LeMars Sentinel
June 29, 1893
CROSTON GROVE CELEBRATION
There will be a celebration on the Fourth of July in the grove of G. C.
Croston, two miles south and one-half mile west of O'Leary postoffice. The
celebration will commence at ten o'clock at night. There will be singing,
speaking and an oration before dinner. In the afternoon some sports and at
night fireworks. A brass band will be there. A lunch counter will be
provided and a basket dinner at noon. Every body invited to come. O.H.
Higday, President.
MARRIED:
DIER-McDUFFIE-On June 27, at the residence of the bride's parents, LeMars,
Ia., Mr. Frank Dier and Miss Alice McDuffie, both of this city
The ceremony was performed at 8 p.m. by Rev. Crandall of Boone, Ia., he
being an old time friend of the family. The bridegroom is one of LeMars
most exemplary young men. At present he is in the employ of H. Kehrberg,
general merchant. Miss McDuffie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. J.
McDuffie and is a young lady of cultivation and many graces. Mr. and Mrs.
Dier took the train north for a two weeks trip. They will visit Minneapolis
and points in eastern Iowa.
DIED
The Remsen Bell has the following: Mr. Healy came from LeMars June 26, to
visit his son Thomas who lives southeast of Remsen. On the morning of June
27, Mr. Healy, when he was just bidding his son and family good bye,
suddenly fell dead to the floor. Heart disease was the cause. The funeral
was Wednesday. The sincerest sympathy of the entire community is with the
family in their great loss.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT
On Monday afternoon of this week, while sitting in a chair on the sidewalk
at her home, Mrs. Mae Campbell had the ill luck to fall from the chair, one
leg of which slipped through the sidewalk, and threw her from the chair to
the ground. She threw out her arm to save herself and in so doing she
dislocated her arm at the elbow. Dr. Richey was called and is looking after
the case. Mrs. Campbell is a heavy lady and the shock was quite severe,
causing her much pain.
DISLOCATED ARM
Last Monday evening Christ Framhold of this city fell from a lumber wagon
and dislocated his arm. He was taken to the office of Dr. Hines, who in a
few moments had his arm in tact.
PERSONALS:
C. F. Hoyt, the Sioux City vinegar maker, and Pat Gaynor, the owner of the
Windsor Hotel, were LeMars callers yesterday.
Attorney A. L. Friberg, of Sioux City, is here today looking after the C.,
St. P. M. & O. depot burglar case before Justice Steiner.
C. M. Nix, of Waterloo, Ia., is visiting his uncle T. M. Zink. He expects
to enter the employ of Gondolf & Co., cigar makers of this city.
Prof. F. B. Cooper and family arrived from DesMoines, last Tuesday. He
takes part in the teachers' normal institute next week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Swanzey were called to their old home at Freeport,
Ill., last week on account of the illness of Mrs. Swanzey's sister.
Mrs. B. F. Granger and her daughter-in-law, both of Minneapolis, are
visiting L. M. Garner of this city. Mr. Granger's people were among LeMars
earliest settlers.
Old Mr. Lewis, the father of J. L. Lewis, of the Hart Lewis case, was over
from his home in Pender, Neb., last Tuesday and said that he hoped to adjust
his son's bale bonds for the supreme court case on Wednesday at Sioux City.
FUNERAL OF BERTIE SAMMIS
Yesterday was a beautiful June day, but sadness prevailed throughout the
city, for it was at 2 p.m. that the funeral of Bertie Sammis took place,
Rev. J. E. Snowden in charge. The deceased was the only child of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Sammis. He was about nine years of age, the idol of his
parents and a favorite among all who knew him. Childhood is always sweet
and full of charms, but in this case exceptionally so. He was a manly boy
and dearly beloved by all. Sunshine beamed forth from his face at all times
and none can recall the time when he did not wear a smile. After a brief
illness, beginning with the measles and finally terminating in lung fever,
June 26, about 10 a.m. he closed his eyes to the scenes of earth. Like a
fair flower from life's garden, little Bertie has been tansplanted into a
brighter, never fading sphere.
Never in the history of LeMars has there been a larger attended and more
touching funeral. Over seventy teams were present in the procession.
Numerous friends were here from abroad and if they sympathizing tear could
avail, the sorrow stricken hearts would be healed. But Bertie has gone in
the fresh bloom of his tender youth, but the reflection of his pure innocent
character has impressed itself indelibly upon many a heart.
The services were held at the residence and among the true mourners were
twelve little boys making up the Sunday school class of which he was a
member, Mrs. Mordoff, being the teacher. At the house they stood on either
side of the walk, as the casket was tenderly borne from the place and at the
cemetery the earth had been covered with evergreens and sweet flowers, the
presence of which, if possible, lightened the gloom. The casket was placed
by the grave, when the Sunday school class encircled it, each dropped a
garland of flowers, while they in concert repeated these touching words:
"Good night, dear Bertie, till we meet you in the morning."