Iowa Old Press
LeMars Sentinel
May 1, 1893
PIONEER D. M. MILLS DEAD
Hon. D. M. Mills, one of Plymouth county's earliest settlers, died at 11
o'clock a.m., last Wednesday, at Sioux City, where he was taking treatment
for heart trouble. He was 68 years of age and had been a resident of this
county since 1857, coming to Sioux City one year prior to that. His funeral
took place from his farm residence on last Saturday. It was attended by a
great number of persons from Woodbury as well as Plymouth county.
David Milan Mills, the deceased, was born in Merrimac county, N.H., in 1832
and when quite young moved with the family to Michigan. At the age of
fifteen, he commenced a course at Ann Arbor college. Four years later he
went to San Francisco and from their sailed to South America and visited the
Sandwich Islands. After his return he spent a year at Champaign, Illinois,
and in 1856 came to the Missouri slope. In 1864, while a resident of Elk
Point, D.T., he was elected a member of the legislature. He was also
internal revenue collector for three years. In 1871, he returned to his
farm in Sioux township, this county.
He was among the most popular, well posted and well-to-do pioneers of this
county. His magnificent farm of 1,140 acres, in the Big Sioux bottom, is an
index to his thrift and industry. From the early days to the time of his
death, he was noted for his hospitality, in fact, the rule of his life was
the "Golden Rule." In sadness, will many of the early settlers read of this
man's death. While he was a success financially, his life seemed beset with
many a cross and care, which of late has bowed him down.
In 1861 he was first married; by this union six children were born. One by
one, these children were called from earth. The Sentinel readers will
recall how that George was drowned in the Big Sioux in April, 1890, and
another lost his life two years later, in a well by damps. Mrs. Mills
passed away in 1881 and three years later he married again. His was an
eventful life and all who knew him best, have but the kindest of comments
for him.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
The Floyd has been higher but once before this spring and it is still
rising.
Arbor day is being observed by the Seney school. The children are in high
spirits over it.
Mrs. I. E. Eldridge returned from Chicago on Wednesday.
The Peavy elevator was steamed up and a car of grain shipped on Tuesday
last.
Jonathan Alderson anticipates a trip to Chicago soon.
We suppose the Seney postmaster has been captivated by Chicago, as he has
not been heard of for several days.
A large part of the gardening in this vicinity was done before the storm.
Twelve of the youngest Seney children were entertained at the parsonage on
Friday afternoon.
Mr. Morgan Coolbaugh is going to beautify his premises this spring with a
new house.
A professional paper hanger is need in Seney and vicinity.
I. E. Eldridge shipped stock again this week.
Miss Porter, sister to Mr. Albert Porter and Mrs. Milton Coolbaugh, is here
from Illinois to spend the summer. She will give lessons in instrumental
music.
An Epworth League meeting was called for Friday afternoon to meet at the
parsonage.
Mr. Ridgeway, Mrs. Sudduth's father, has been quite ill for the past few
days.
Wm. Collins is back from the west for a short time.
Mrs. Sudduth, we understand, was intending to buy furniture in Sioux City,
but finding prices in LeMars equally as cheap, bought there and saved car
fare.
The Fredonia Sunday school has been organized and meets each Sunday at half
past one o'clock.
MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
Since your correspondent wrote up the last items from Millnerville, our town
boasts of four new comers. Mr. Vockey, of Leeds, who has bought the
Puterbaugh place. His son-in-law expects to live there we understand.
The post office has been provided with a neat new cabinet which gives a new
air to things in general.
Mrs. Scott has been having a prolonged siege with rheumatism, but is
improving.
Orren Knapp's household is blessed by the advent of a new born girl baby.
Charlie Knapp is progressing finely with his new house, which is to be of an
attractive design.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown passed through Millnerville en route to Merrill, to visit
her sister, Mrs. John Swann.
We understand Mr. Swann has sold out; sorry to hear of it.
We understand Miss Minnie Baurley will teach the Millnerville school, to
commence as soon as her present term closes in the Mansfield district, about
May 12.
Mr. Betsworth, from near LeMars, is a renter on Mr. Corkery's place; seems
to be a fine family and we hope they will do well.
Mr. Lilly, brother to Mr. Grover Lilly, of Westfield, is also one of our new
townsmen. He has bough what is known as the Wallace Pike place, more
recently owned by Will Irwin who went to Oregon about a year ago.
LeMars Sentinel
May 4, 1893
LEMARS TO HAVE SEWERAGE
The City Council Adopts the Committee's Report-An Ordinance to be Prepared
and Work to be Commenced at Once
At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night the special sewerage
committee reported in favor of the construction of about two miles of sewer
main. This report was adopted and the committee discharged.
A permanent sewerage committee was appointed consisting of Councilmen
Osborne, Whitney and Hoyt. This committee was instructed to prepare and
ordinance and make all necessary preliminary arrangements to put things in
order so that work can be authorized on the construction of the sewers.
In about a month the dirt will likely be flying on the city sewers. The
matter of taxation will be equitably adjusted. Lateral sewers will be
constructed where needed and desired.
AT THE RACE TRACK
Busy Scene of Industry-A Colony of Graders
The new mile track looks like a new railroad. About forty teams are at work
with graders, scraper and wagons, putting the high places down and filling
in at the low spots. The sight of this industrious force is a pleasure to
those who enjoy seeing business go ahead at a rapid rate.
Temporary stables and boarding shanties have been erected and the place
looks like a gypsy village.
ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
O. R. Gaston was doing business in Sioux City last Tuesday and Wednesday.
G. R. Brown and wife were caught in Sioux City during the storm of the 26th
inst.
John G. Morehead is the proud father of a young son. He says its name is
Young John Dewit Talmage Morehead and of usual weight, twelve pounds
avoirdupois.
T. W. Lewis is giving his house a coat of paint.
Mrs. William Buchers, of Alcester, S.D., was visiting with her parents last
Sunday.
What has become of the Millnerville creamery? We understand it was to be in
running order by May 1st.
Edward Lias has moved into his new house which was lately finished by our
Adaville contractors, Rowley & Kanago.
Miss Hilda Heiden is still very low with the consumption.
J. W. Miller will soon depart for South Dakota to break on his farm.
AKRON: (From the Register)
T. J. Pike beats the record for nerve. He had fourteen teeth pulled at once
stretch last Friday without stopping for recreation. If anyone wants to
beat that please let us know.
Fred Luts, a prosperous farmer of Indian Creek, brought in ten loads of hogs
Monday morning. They were sold to Tim Sullivan for the neat sum of $1060.
Hog raising is a success this year.
F. Carter has sold his interest in the Akron Roller Mills to Fields &
Slaughter. Mr. Carter has retired from business and leaves on this
evening's train for the east where he will visit for some time. The persons
now interested in the mill are Bradley, Fields & Slaughter and the
enterprise will be known as the Akron Milling Co.
The K. P. band recently organized in our town, rendered some very fine music
on the street last Saturday evening. This band, although recently organized
is thoroughly organized, being under the auspices of the Lodge of Knights of
Pythias.
O'LEARY: (Special Correspondence)
Another pilgrim from South Dakota. This time it is Art Murphy, he will work
on a farm near Remsen this summer.
The Christian Endeavor convention that was to meet at the Presbyterian
church on the 26th has been postponed until fall.
The social at Steel's was largely attended by young men, but the girls were
sadly in minority.
Mrs. Steele has just returned from Paullina where she has been to see her
father who is seriously ill.
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LeMars Globe
May 6, 1893
DISTRICT COURT.
The May term of the District Court for this county will convene Monday with
Judge Ladd presiding. The copy for the bar calendar is now in the hands of
the printer and contains 166 cases, divided as follows: criminal 20, new
cases 74, noticed for trial 45, probate 27.
This will be one of the most notable terms of court ever held in this
county, if all the criminal cases are reached. Among the more prominent
cases are the following:
State vs. Hayden McFarland for the murder of Tony Wanner, November 25, 1891.
This is the case where the jury at the last October term of court found
McFarland guilty of murder in the second degree, but owing to a defect in
the indictment a new trial was granted.
State vs. Nicholas Lang, who was indicted by a special grand jury for the
murder of William Neuenschwander at Remsen, on the morning of February 16,
1893.
State vs. Reeves for attempting to murder his wife in LeMars on January 31,
1893.
State vs. Paul and Peter Brauch for arson, being accused of burning the two
school houses in district No. 4, America township.
On the docket are the celebrated Hart and Lewis libel cases brought here on
a change of venue from Woodbury.
It is not probably that the court will reach all the criminal cases at this
term.
“THE BOYS” BALL.
“The Boys” of LeMars entertained their friends last Monday evening by giving
a Mayday Ball. It was one of the most enjoyable events of the season and
they proved themselves as capable of taking care of their guests as well as
their sisters “the girls” or their more experienced “the bachelors.” It was
given in the Columbia hall which had been especially prepared and decorated
for the occasion. Suspended under the arch were the words “The Boys” in
large letters of evergreen. The music was furnished by Sasano, the harpist,
and it was long past midnight before the merry party realized that all good
things must come to an end. About one hundred and fifty were present, quite
a number being from abroad. Many elegant costumes were worn to do honor to
the occasion.
At eleven o’clock “supper dances” was announced and all repaired to the
banquet room and feasted on the delicacies of the season. “The Boys” who
the guests are under obligations to are: Frank Kerberg, Will Dwight, Arthur
Wilson, Frank Hixon, Frank Post, Oren Wilson, Herbert Bush, Walter Spotts,
Frank Dier, Olin Round and Harry Murphy.
LeMars Sentinel
May 8, 1893
PLYMOUTH COUNTY STATISTICS
Reported to the Clerk During the Month Ending, April, 1893
LICENSES
April
3 Victor Ballinger and Minnie Marbet
4 E. L. Brower and Lucy O. Herring
8 Charles Dykstra and Artie U. Sucksum
17 Edward Lloyd and Lucy A. Kieffer
17 John Lewis and Lillie Kaiser
20 Rev. Charles D. Wendel and Anna Koenig
21 John Burggraff and Mary Lanners
29 Halfdan Worum and Kate Burke
BIRTHS
1892
Sept.
7 Martis Jans, Akron, girl
Oct.
10 Warren A. Walker, Akron, girl
Dec.
6 Henry Renn, Akron, boy
1893
Jan.
2 John H. Janis, Akron, boy
3 Clinton Cart, Westfield, boy
13 Wm. M. Shirk, Westfield, girl
Feb.
5 Chas. P. Post, Westfield, boy
4 Samuel Moist, LeMars, girl
8 Willis G. Bolser, LeMars, boy
10 Geo. W. Raish, Akron, girl
March
2 Hermon Bliss, Preston twp., boy
9 Wm. Tillotson, Akron, girl
15 W. Royer, Kingsley, boy
18 E. L. Ames, O'Leary, boy
23 Orville Tincher, Kingsley, girl
23 S. C. Smith, Kingsley, girl
29 Karl Stoap, Meadow twp., boy
April
4 Wm. H. Deegan, Elgin, boy
2 Fred H. Wachtler, city, boy
9 Reuben F. Marsh, Remsen, boy
13 Peter Arends, Remsen, boy
18 John Sheehan, Marion twp., girl
18 Wm. Feeney, Kingsley, girl
24 J. Linden, LeMars, boy
28 J. P. Wilhelma, Stanton twp., boy
DEATHS
1893
Jan.
31 John McGuire, Preston twp.
Feb.
26 Katie Borchers, Johnson twp., aged 20 years 11 months
March
17 Joseph McGrath, LeMars
17 Llewellyn Roop, LeMars, aged 8 days, died of spasms
19 John Monner, aged 3 years, 3 months, at Remsen
24 Harrison Kleinsorge, LeMars, aged 4 years, of cerebra spinal fever
24 George Beck, Remsen, aged one month, convulsions
27 Geo. Clarke, aged 13 months, LeMars, capillary bronchitis
27 Maria Meyer, LeMars, 73 years, of old age
April
8 Thomas Hansel, aged 53 years, killed by accident, near Merrill
21 Henry Stender, aged 71, Remsen
AKRON: (From the Register)
Aldon Armstrong, of Lake Field, Iowa, a brother-in-law of Chas. Wise, and a
former resident of Plymouth county, was visiting with his relatives in and
near Akron last week.
The persons who stole the bridge timbers that had been hauled out to make
repairs on the bridges just north of Union creek, had best return the same
as the offenders are known to the road supervisor and will be prosecuted
unless the property is promptly restored.
Mrs. Edwin Herman and Mrs. Fred Fletcher, of Pleasant Valley, started on the
Wednesday morning's train to join their husbands on their claims west of
Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. Hilliker accompanying them as far as Canton. Mr.
Hilliker will go from there to Hull to attend an official meeting of the
Sons of Veterans.
On last Monday Mr. Fred Mathwig filed information before one of our justices
of the peace against Joe Harkness charging him with assault and battery. A
warrant was issued and on Friday Mr. Harkness was taken before the justice
of the peace pleaded guilty, was fined five dollars and costs, which he paid
without murmur. He then filed information against Mr. Mathwig and two sons,
charging them with keeping and maintaining a nuisance. They waived
examination and were held to appear at District court under bonds of $300
each.
MARRIAGE A FAILURE
Mr. Urias Stinton, of Pleasant Valley, is ready to pronounce marriage a
failure. On Tuesday last his wife left him and went home to her pa. Soon
however she returned with her father, mother and brothers and proceeded to
remove the articles of wearing apparel and household furniture. Mr. Stinton
being in the minority stood by and witnessed the performance with very bad
grace.
On making survey of the premises after his worthy spouse had gone, he found
that she had left him the two year old baby and it without a change of
garments, every article of furniture had been taken leaving him not even a
bed in the house. Mr. Stinton is well esteemed and respected in the
community in which he lives and in their domestic misfortune he has the
sympathies of the entire neighborhood.
POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. William Miner is dangerously ill. She us under the medical treatment
of Dr. Ross, of Sioux City.
The farmers are well along with their seeding and are only hindered from
planting by the weather. Heavy loss among swine owners is
reported-especially among young pigs.
J. M. Crouch has his new house up and well enclosed.
D. M. Barber marketed 85 hogs last week, which brought him nearly $1,400.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Last Friday afternoon, Hilton Collins of Seney, met with quite a serious
accident. He was adjusting the shell in a repeating rifle and through some
mistake the gun was discharged. The ball passed through his foot, through a
two inch plank and on into the ground. The bone about the instep was broken
quite badly. He was brought to LeMars, arriving early in the evening and
wound was dressed by Dr. Hackett.
LeMars Sentinel
May 11, 1893
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
W. H. Julian was up on Tuesday from Merrill and received the attention of a
few old friends.
Mrs. James Garner is here visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reeves.
Miss Mary Trigg is here from Doon visiting with her Seney friends.
There has been some complaint about the careless use of guns in Seney.
Gunners should be cautious; if care is not used there is something more
likely to occur than the shooting of a hand or foot.
Mrs. Nickels is here from St. Paul visiting with Mrs. Zehr.
Wm. Collins is clerking for Mr. Rodolf while his brother is out of the
store. William is a salesman.
We understand that Mr. Frank March is local agent for Hutchinson company
land, and also adjoining land in South Dakota, lying in the corn and wheat
belt.
Mr. Laird, of Struble, formally a grain buyer in Seney, was in town
Wednesday leisurely passing away the time with old friends. Mr. Laird is
old enough and we understand has retired from business pursuits.
Mr. T. N. Wadsworth has returned from a Nebraska trip, and talks of going to
Kansas to look at improved farm land.
Mr. Jonathan Alderson has concluded, since visiting Chicago, that he would
rather live in Seney.
There was a cabinet meeting of the Epworth League held May 3. Mrs. E.F.
Anstine sent in her resignation as secretary, and also as vice president of
the literary department. She was prevented from attending to her work on
account of sickness. Mrs. Henry Darville was elected secretary and Mrs.
Rev. J. L. Sudduth, vice president of literary department.
Mrs. Sudduth's father has been failing rapidly the past four weeks. His
mind is slowly slipping away. His thoughts are mostly of his boyhood days.
The missionary barrels are doing good work in the hands of the little wide
awake missionary workers.
The third quarterly conference of the M.E. church will be held in Seney
Saturday, May 13. Rev. G.W. Pratt will be present and is expected to speak
to the young people on Saturday night at 8 o'clock, also preaches Sunday
morning at 11.
LeMars Sentinel
May 15, 1893
SUICIDED IN A GARRET
Kingsley Democrat: William Taylor, a young farmer living south of town, was
found hanging in the garret to his residence Monday, May 8.
He was at the home of his parents on Wednesday night, and complained of not
feeling well. On Thursday morning he left, but before going he complained
of having a severe pain in his head, and said if he was taken sick he did
not know what he was going to do, but promised to come home to spend Sunday,
provided his wife, who was away on a visit, returned. Not coming, it was
supposed by his parents that she did not come home, and on Monday, his
brother was sent to his house to see how he was getting along. Not finding
his brother at home, he went to Pierson, where it was learned that he had
been seen reading a letter in the postoffice. This, however, somewhat
frightened him, and he immediately returned home and notified his father,
who with his wife, went to their son's place in search for him. On reaching
the barn, it was found that two of the horses had broken loose from hunger,
having had nothing to eat for several days. Going to the house, they
searched high and low, and was just about in the act of giving up the search
when they thought of the garret to where Mr. Taylor climbed and found his
son hanging with his feet touching the floor. He at once cut the strap and
laid him down, then took his wife home and spread the news of the discovery.
The inquest was held Tuesday. Mr. Taylor, Jr., had only been married about
six weeks, and this will be a hard blow for his young wife and other
relatives, and will be long to be remembered. The cause of the deed is
unknown. The sorrowing ones have the sympathy of the entire community.
LeMars Sentinel
May 18, 1893
FOR MURDER AND BLACKMAIL
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT CASES IN DISTRICT COURT NEXT WEEK.
The last term of the district court before the summer vacation begins at
LeMars next Monday, Judge Ladd presiding.
This will be a very important term and will probably last well into
June. A special panel of sixty jurymen has been drawn besides the
regular panel. The great Sioux City blackmailing cases will attract the
most attention and will fill the city with strangers for two or three
weeks. This is the notorious Sunday Sun case in which Atlee Hart and
Lewis and others are the defendants. Other important cases are:
State vs. Hayden McFarland accused of and indicted for the murder of
Tony Wanner in November in 1891.
State vs. N. Lang indicted by a special grand jury for the murder of W.
Neuenschwander, whom he shot and instantly killed at Remsen in February
last.
State vs. Reeves indicted on attempted murder. Reeves shot his wife in
January but she did not die.
State vs. Paul and Peter Brauch, father and son, indicted for arson in
the burning of two school houses in America township last year.
The bar calendar shows 166 cases of which 74 are new and 20 are
criminal. Forty-five cases are noticed for trial and owing to their
importance and the fact that no other term will come after this one, the
summer will be well along before court adjourns.
AS SEEN BY A STRANGER
An unaddressed letter was picked up at the LeMars depot not long since
which read as follows:
"I have been over a great scout of country since January 1, but no
section takes my eye like Plymouth and Cherokee counties, and no town
has ever impressed me as LeMars, the county seat town of the first named
county. I should judge it has about six thousand people all of whom
seem intent on making their town the best place in the northwest. In
gazing about the streets one finds all hands busy; new houses, barns and
business houses are going up on every hand, including many costly
residences, such as we see in the East. Dealers seem busy and such a
lot of incoming carloads of farm machinery, binding twine and lumber, I
never saw for a town of its size.
They tell me the whole county is a magnificent farming section. Here as
in most places along the Missouri river corn is king and is crowned
annually with a large yield. Educational and religious privileges are
better than in our own town beyond the big lakes.
I am truly in love with Northwestern Iowa and will have you accompany me
here later on in the season -- they say Iowa is GREAT in midsummer."
LeMars Sentinel
May 22, 1893
MEMORIAL DAY
The Fallen Heroes to be Remembered---The Program for Memorial and Decoration
Days.
The various committees of Mower Post G.A.R. and W.R.C. have been for some
time engaged in perfecting arrangements for Memorial Day, and the following
is substantially an outline of the program agreed upon.
On Sunday, the 28th, at 10:30 a.m., there will be a union service at the
opera house which will be participated in by the various churches. The
sermon to be delivered by Rev. Blackmar of the Free Baptist church and music
by a union choir.
On Tuesday, the 30th, at 10:30, the procession will form on Main street and
march to the city cemetery where the decorating and ritual exercises of the
post and corps will be held after which the column will proceed to the
Catholic cemetery and decorate the graves thee, then return to the city and
disband.
The Relief Corps will serve dinner at G.A.R. hall at 12:00, and at 2:00 p.m.
Rev. J.E. Snowden will deliver the oration at the opera house.
Extensive preparations have been made for an entertainment at the opera
house in the evening, a complete program and synopsis of which will be ready
for distribution at the Sunday services.
A STREET FIGHT.
Last Thursday evening Seventh street was the scene of a little "scrap"
between Frank Broglin and George Rettmier. One is a butcher and the other
wields a painter's brush. The men were finally parted by bystanders and at
once arrested. The mayor seized the case up and imposed a fine of one dollar
on Frank Broglin and bade them both go and sin no more.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
KINGSLEY: (From the Times)
On Tuesday a German family, named Brunz, arrived from Germany and went about
six miles into the country. A communication from the state board of health
advises that they were from a small pox infested vessel and to take
precautionary measures. Their baggage has been removed from the depot to an
abandoned coal house and the local board of health ordered the bales of
feather beds, etc., burned.
St. Michael's Catholic church, together with grounds, parochial residence
and cemetery has cost about $6,000. The cemetery is one acre in size, the
church a neat commodious structure, elegantly ornamented inside with many
pictures, holy water fount, organ, etc. It has a membership of between 250
and 300 persons, many of our most influential, respectable and solid
business men and farmers being communicants of this church.
CHURCH DEDICATION.
St. Michael's Catholic church, Kingsley, Iowa, was dedicated on Wednesday.
The visiting and home priests present were: Right Rev. Bishop M. Marty, of
Sioux Falls, S.D.; Rev. John Joseph O'Brien, of Dunlap, Iowa; Rev. P.A. R.
Tierney, of Granville, Iowa; Rev. J.C. Nacke, of Carroll, Iowa; Rev. J.
Kelly, of Ida Grove, Iowa; Rev. James Barron, of LeMars, Iowa; Rev. M.J.
Quirk, of Sioux City, Iowa; Rev. J.T. Saunders, of Cherokee, Iowa; Rev. M.M.
Tierney, of Kingsley, Iowa.
HOTEL ANNIVERSARY.
Special to the Times Republican: The 12th instant occurred the first
anniversary of the Metropolitan Hotel. The popularity of Landlord Higgins
and his estimable wife was demonstrated by a gathering of about one hundred
merry folk, who ate to their hearts content and tripped the light fantastic
until the small hours. The traveling fraternity was well represented by
quite a number who came from a long distance to commemorate the opening of
one of the most popular hotels in this part of the state.
MERRILL: (From the Record)
Last Tuesday night some parties stole twenty-three head of cattle from John
Becker in America township near this city. The cattle stolen consist of
sixteen steers and seven cows. They were taken from a herd of 180. The value
of the cattle taken is about $800 and so far there is no clew whatever as to
who the guilty parties are.
F.R. Price, formerly a stock raiser here, has opened a wholesale cigar store
at LeMars. Mr. Price is still secretary of the Alliance Supply Co.
David Eberhard moved into town this morning. Mr. Eberhard has been an
industrious citizen of Plymouth county for over a quarter of a century. He
intends to spend "the decline of life" in a more retired manner in his cozy
home on the Westside.
One of the old landmarks passed away last week when E.D. Weaver cut down
that old cottonwood tree on the Thos. Moore farm. This tree was planted by
Geo. Haylock some 29 years ago. It was known all though this vicinity as
"The Lone Tree."
LeMars Sentinel
May 29, 1893
LE MARS TWENTY-THREE YEARS AGO
It was twenty-three years ago this next Saturday that the original platting
of the city of LeMars was made by John L. Blair, the great railroad king,
then of Dubuque & Sioux City railroad company. It was not named, however,
until September, the same year, when a party made up of John L. Blair and
family; W.W. Walker, of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. John Weare, Mrs. Reynolds, of
Clinton, Iowa; Miss Underhill, of New York; Mrs. Swain and Mrs. Parson, of
Ft. Dodge; Mrs. Geo. Weare; Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Wm. R. Smith, of Sioux City;
Mrs. John Cleghorn, Sioux City; Col. Wayne, of New York, and Mr. Anable, of
Iowa, all of whom came by special car to the spot where now stands our
enterprising city and named the town by letting the ladies write the
initials of their names and then so arrange them as to produce a name
befitting. After much "combination work" the letters were so arranged as to
produce the pretty and novel word which is now almost universally written
with a small e - LeMars.
These past two decades and more have come and gone and with them many
changes hereabouts. The wild prairie grass is seen no more. The willow cabin
of Capt. Betsworth, the first settler, has gone to decay, and the spot
platted June 4, 1870, has been graced with thousands of buildings.
PERSONAL.
Eugene Becker is laid up with quinsy.
Geo. Round returned to Webster City this morning.
J.L. Krosen left for a few weeks trip through Nebraska.
Pierce Bechtle has gone on a business trip to the Black Hills.
John T. Mahan returned from Dakota Thursday of last week.
G.H. Loudenslager returned from his Chicago trip Saturday.
T.J. Raven, of Oyens, who has been ill so long, is momentarily expected to
die.
Otto Berner and wife returned yesterday from their visit to the World's
Fair.
Harry Lichty, of Sioux City, formerly an abstractor for Ruble Bros., spent
Sunday in this city.
George E. Richardson and wife left Saturday morning for a trip lasting until
about June 15. They will visit at Iowa Falls and then attend the World's
Fair.
Mrs. G.W. Jones, the station agent's wife, with her sister, Miss Thorpe,
left last Thursday for a visit to the World's Fair, after which Mrs. Jones
will visit in Michigan and Miss Thorpe goes to Elkhart, Ind., where she
accepts a position in the Western Union Telegraph Office.
[~Transcriber Note: The World's Fair of 1893 was held in Chicago, IL.]
LOST.
A diamond stud. Finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving same at
Sentinel office.
DECORATION DAY PROGRAM
Promptly at 10:15 o'clock a.m., under direction of the chief marshal, the
column will form on Main street, with right resting on Sixth street, in the
following order:
Martial Band, Flower Committee and Children in wagons, Mower Post G.A.R.,
Public School children, I.O.O.F., Knights of Pythias, LeMars Fire
Department, Other Civic Societies, Public Schools, Citizens on Foot, W.R.C.
and G.A.R. in carriages, Orator of the Day, Clergy and Choir in Carriages,
May and City Officials in Carriages, Citizens in Carriages.
The line of march will be south on Main to Third street, east on Third to
the city cemetery where the ritual exercises of the G.A.R. and W.R.C. will
be held. After completion of decorating ceremonies the column will reform in
the same order and march west to Fulton street, north on Fulton to Sixth
street, east on Sixth street to the Catholic cemetery, and after exercises
there, will return by way of Sixth to Main street and there disband.
Dinner will be served by W.R.C. at G.A.R. Hall at 12 noon. At 2 o'clock p.m.
the societies will re-assemble at the opera house and listen to an oration
by Rev. J.E. Snowden.