Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel
September 4, 1893

BOUGHT A LARGE STOCK
A. DAVIDSON GOT BACK FROM THE EAST

He reports having purchased the largest stock of fall dress goods, linens,
furnishing goods, shoes, carpets, and curtains ever bought by any two firms
in the history of LeMars.

They are busy just now in unpacking, marking and putting the goods in stock.

Look for further announcement in the next issue.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT CONTEST.

The genial editor of the Merrill Record, W.A. Julian, announces himself as a
candidate for the Democratic nomination for the county superintendent of
schools. Julian is such a handsome fellow that he ought to get the solid
vote of the schoolma'ams. We do not know whether he is spoken for or not,
but while he is single there is a hope, and every young lady teacher will do
well to keep an eye to the main chance by packing the caucuses for the
handsome man from Merrill. This is all very well, but the only said feature
about the affair is the probability that this candidate and the present fair
occupant of the superintendent's office will have a match of political hair
pulling at the Democratic county convention on the 23rd of September. It is
awful to contemplate the prospect of the meek and gentle editor of the
Record parading around with the gory scalp of the county superintendent
hanging by its long silken tresses at his belt. On the other hand, it is
just as bad to think of the handsome gentleman with his manly beauty spoiled
and his face bloody and furrowed with the marks of feminine finger nails,
while his Websterian brow shines up like a marble tombstone for lack of the
fragrant curls that have been lost in the scrimmage and scattered around the
convention hall.

The Democratic county committee ought to hold a meeting and prevent this
scene of political diplomacy.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:

AKRON: (From the Register)

Dr. Ellis reports that an eight-pound girl came into the family of Mr. and
Mrs. Hardy Lilly, last Sunday.

In these days of tall corn the farmer takes a good look at the man who
applies for work through the fall, and unless he is of unusual height, he
stands a small show of getting employment.

Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Edington and daughter, Arta, left Tuesday for a week's
visit with friends and relatives in Mount Vernon, South Dakota.

Mrs. E.J. Searls, who has been visiting relatives at Rockford, Ill., for
some time, and who took in the World's Fair recently, arrived home last
Thursday.

W.A. Clark has sold out his stock of groceries in the Wade building to H.L.
Waterbury, who will conduct the business in the future.

H.H. Hess, of Parke, S.D., is the new man who takes the place at the Akron
Mills of E.E. Oliver, who resigned. During Mr. Oliver's stay, the mill
turned out the best of flour, and as Mr. Hess is a man of 23 years
experience and had charge of a large mill in Parke it is thought that the
good grade of flour will be maintained.

MERRILL: (From the Record)

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reitzer, of Belmont, Wis., are visiting their former
neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sherbon.

Geo. W. Taylor, who has been spending the summer at Woonsockett, S.D.,
returned home Saturday morning. Geo. says that they have had a very dry
season out where he has been.

D. McAllister, "Potosia's boss carpenter" has worked 200 days at his trade
this summer. We consider this a record hard to excel by one of his age,
namely 70 years old.

Cards are out announcing the marriage of Lewis Weinheimer and Miss Lennie
Sherbon, on Sept. 5.

Miss Hurt has just returned from the burial of her father at St. Joseph, Mo.

Miss Claudia Crouch, of Potosia, starts for the Normal School in LeMars next
week. She expects to take the entire course of three years.

FOR SALE.

A good blind horse for elevator purposes. H.A. Smith, Seney, Ia.

LeMars Sentinel
September 7, 1893

SHOT IN HIS SIDE.
CHARIVARI PARTY AND A SHOT GUN.
JOE LADDISAW LIABLE TO DIE.
Ad Carpenter Fires A Gun at a Company of Serenaders and Now Lies in Jail.

Joe Laddisaw is lying at the point of death and Ad Carpenter is in jail with
the probabilities of a trial for murder before him. Carpenter shot Laddisaw
Tuesday night.

Carpenter was married last Friday, and took his bride to live at the home of
his brother, Charles Carpenter, on the J.F. Rogers farm in Marion township
about ten miles southeast of LeMars. Joe Laddisaw and a number of other
young farmer acquaintances of Carpenter, went Tuesday night to give Ad and
his bride a charivari. They claim that they had spoken to Charles Carpenter
about it and that he had made no objections.

Shortly after they arrived Ad stepped outside and fired a breech loading
shot gun into the crowd, telling the boys that if they did not leave that he
would hurt some of them. The boys ran away and Carpenter went back to bed.

Joe Laddisaw was hit in the right side with a large portion of a heavy
charge of No. 4 shot, but he ran several rods before he fell. His companions
then put him into a cart and took him home and sent at once to LeMars for
medical assistance and for the sheriff.

Deputies Fay Boyle and Flynn at once went out after Carpenter. They reached
the house about daylight and called Carpenter up. He claimed to be greatly
surprised to learn that anyone had been hurt and said that he did not intend
to hit any of the boys. He claimed that he did not know the gun was loaded
and that he was greatly surprised when it went off; that he did not point it
at anyone and only took it out to scare the boys. Carpenter was taken before
Justice of the Peace, Isaac Eyers of Union township, who committed him to
jail.

Dr. Kueny went out and attended young Laddisaw in the night and both Drs.
Hackett and Kueny went out again in the afternoon. They report that
seventy-seven shot hit Laddisaw in the right side scattered from his hip to
his chest. The shot were received at short range and penetrated very deep
several of them probably puncturing the abdomen and lungs. The young man is
strong and healthy however, and the doctors thought last night that there
was a chance of his recovery.

Young Laddisaw is the son of Wm. Laddisaw, one of the earliest settlers of
Marion township and Carpenter is the son of Noah Carpenter, a prominent
farmer of the neighborhood. Laddisaw is about eighteen years of age and Ad
Carpenter is only twenty. Neither were considered quarrelsome young men.
Carpenter has retained Argo, McDuffie and Reichmann.

PERSONAL.

J.M. Higgins, the Boniface of Kingsley, was in LeMars Tuesday.

J. H. Winchel was a passenger for Marshalltown Sunday evening.

P.S. Rishel is off for the Fair but will be back before court opens.

Geo. Burt of Stanton went to Des Moines Monday to enjoy the state fair.

S.W. Spotts is rusticating in the village of Hastings, Nebraska, for a week.

Mayor Alline and wife and Miss Bertha Barton went to Chicago Sunday night.

Miss Minnie Suecker returned last week from a prolonged visit in St. Paul.

Rev. G.W. Carr was called to Seney last Tuesday to attend the funeral of
E.A. Ridgway, aged 84.

Prof. F.E. Romanes and wife, of Sioux City, will move to LeMars soon to
remain during the winter.

O.G. Andrew has begun the work of finishing up the interior of J.F. Knorr's
new residence. It will be finished in natural woods.

Mrs. J.J. Wilson and children returned to their home in Sioux City last
Monday after a long visit with Mrs. Wilson's parents in LeMars.

Mrs. G.H. Drummond is visiting the home of Mrs. Drummond, of this city,
having recently arrived with her daughter from Kansas City.

Geo. H. Barton and family, from Blackhawk, Colorado, near Denver, will
arrive here this week for a visit. Mrs. Barton is a sister of O.G. and Tom
Andrew.

Wm. Frantz has taken charge of the freight office of the Illinois Central
and will soon move his family to LeMars to occupy the large house now being
finished on Fifth street by Mr. Moore.

Hon. Wm. H. Dent goes to Chicago tomorrow to meet his wife and daughters who
arrived last week at New York from Europe and are now visiting in Hamilton,
Ontario. They will come to LeMars in about two weeks.

Walter Bailey and his brother, Richard, went to Dyersville Tuesday night in
response to a dispatch stating that their sister, Mrs. Holbrook, was not
expected to live but a short time. She died at four o'clock in the afternoon
before they reached her bedside.

BURNSIDE-SNOWDEN WEDDING.

The wedding of Mr. Ralph H. Burnside, of Oskaloosa, and Miss Clara E.
Snowden, of LeMars, at the Congregational church yesterday morning was
witnessed by a very large audience. Although the ceremony took place at the
early hour of eight o'clock in the morning, the church was crowded including
the lecture room and gallery.

The church was beautifully decorated with flowers, the work of lady friends
of the bride. To the time of the wedding march, superbly executed on the
pipe organ by Miss Hattie Dresselhuys, the bride and groom entered the
church and marched down the aisle proceeded by little Helen Snowden and
Alice Burnside, sisters of the contracting parties, dressed in white and
carrying flowers.

At the alter they were met by Rev. Jas. E. Snowden, father of the bride, who
in solemn and fervent language pronounced the ceremony which gave his
favorite daughter into the keeping of another man, but one whom from life
long acquaintance is considered worthy of the precious charge given into his
charge.

The bride was beautiful in a dress of purest white.

After the ceremony, the wedding party returned to the home of the bride's
parents for the wedding breakfast and later took the train for Oskaloosa
where they will make their future home.

It would be impracticable to attempt to describe in detail the large
collection of valuable presents that testify to the esteem of a host of
friends. Among them were the gifts of the bride's Sunday school class and of
the Young People's society of Christian Endeavor.

The groom is a successful and popular young business man of Oskaloosa.

The bride will be greatly missed from LeMars where she endeared herself to a
very large circle of friends in church and school and society, by her gentle
manners and sterling qualities of head and heart.

She has been a very successful and popular teacher and a very efficient
worker in church and Sunday school as well as a general favorite in society.
She will be warmly welcomed back to her old home at Oskaloosa.

There were present from Oskaloosa, Wm. Burnside and wife, father and mother,
and Charles, Alice and Mary, brother and sisters of the groom.

MARRIED.

WEINHEIMER-SHEBON-At the residence of Mr. Joseph Sherbon, Plymouth township,
Sept. 5, 1893, by Rev. D.W. Fahs, Mr. Louis Weinheimer, of Merrill and Miss
Linnie Sherbon.

Both of the young people are from old and well known families in Plymouth
County. The wedding was a very large one, over one hundred guests being
present. Quite a number of these from LeMars. After the wedding, which
occurred at 7:30 p.m. all sat down to an elegant supper. The young people
will make their home in Merrill. Many beautiful and useful presents were
given the newly married couple.

HIGH PRICES IN LE MARS.

The LeMars grain buyers are now paying the highest prices for grain of any
in this part of the northwest. This is caused by the fact that the wheat is
ground up here in the LeMars mills and they can therefore pay more for it
than can be paid in other towns from which the grain is shipped.

POPULIST DELEGATES.

The delegates who went from Plymouth county to Des Moines to attend the
Populist state convention were: H.G. Hamer, A.T. Alfred, Mr. Crowley, and
C.H. Sibley.

DEATH OF FORMER LE MARS PASTOR.

The Monticello Express of a recent date contains an account of the sudden
death of Rev. Silas N. Jones, near Hale, Iowa, August 25. He was taken
violently ill with congestion of the lungs and lived but a few hours. The
remains were taken to Fennimore, Wisconsin, for burial. Mr. Jones had been
in the ministry about twenty-five years. He was born at Mecca, Ohio, in
1823.

HORSE AND PHAETON SALE.

A good family horse with phaeton and harness for sale. ~J.W. Myers.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

The Kingsley public school will begin Monday.

Miss Zettie Wetmore was in Des Moines the first of the week.

Mrs. L.H. North is on the sick list.

F.A. Dawes has retired working in Grier's harness shop and is now clerking
in J.F. Varner's store.

Mr. Hofus, of Pennsylvania, Mrs. A. Thompson's brother, whom she has not
seen in thirty-five years, is visiting relatives in this city.

Willie Palmer gave a birthday party last Saturday afternoon. Many of his
school friends were present and they reported a good time.

W.C. Titus is at the World's Fair this week.

Wm. Rieke and wife were Pierson callers on Sunday and Monday.

Chas. Varner was at Clinton, Iowa, attending the Scranton-Ellis wedding the
first of the week.

Miss Mary Miller, of West Superior, was visiting Kingsley relatives and
friends last week.

J.F. Varner and wife left for the World's Fair Monday. They will stop off at
Clinton to attend the wedding of their cousin, Clara W. Ellis.

Geo. Stivers will move to his farm near Washta this week.

The Epworth League Chautauqua reading circle gave a public program at the
M.E. church last night.

Dr. Oscar Wilson, of Illinois, C.W. Wilson's brother, is a city caller. He
has an idea of locating here.

C.W. Wilson was a Sioux City caller Tuesday.

Rev. Shoaks, of Wall Lake, preached in the M.E. church Sunday night.

WANTED:

A first class renter to go on a 320 acre farm in Charles Mix county, S.D.,
on a term of years. Apply to H.C. Wilson, LeMars.

SHE GOES FOR LAWRENCE.

Mrs. Heeb Gives Her Husband a Spicy Notice.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SENTINEL-I wish to thank Lawrence Heeb for his kindness
in trying to give his wife such a good name.

I was not a prisoner as he stated, I was only a boarder. I eat at the table
with the family and was upstairs in one of Mrs. Boyle's best rooms with her
helping her sew. They found that I was not guilty of what he had accused me
of and I was used as well as though I had been one of their own family.

I do not think Lawrence needs to say anything about others. He was put into
the cooler last Spring. But I think if he would tell a few less stories the
people in general would be more apt to believe him. He told the deputy's
wife the day I left that I had taken ninety-three or four dollars. The next
day he told her I had taken one hundred and forty-five and now he has got it
down to forty. His rope is about long enough to hang him with. I would
advise to keep on.

I think I was as much entitled to the money that was made out of the garden
as he was for I helped to make it as much as he did. I worked terrible hard
while I was with him; he would had to have hired a man if I had not worked
out doors. I have even sewed for other people and all the thanks I got was
to be swore at and called all the low names he could think of and be called
lazy. But I have not got down so low as to steal for a living; there is a
living for every one that is willing to work.

Why didn't Lawrence arrest John Miller the time he give him a black eye? I
have had to starve, live on dry bread and coffee and freeze too, almost
every winter since I lived with him. If he can get another woman that will
stand that, they are welcome to have him. But I would warn all women to have
nothing to do with him. He has been married once before and his first wife
left him. Now I would advise him to use a little sand paper and soap as the
girls are not fond of scarecrows.

Please publish this in the Sentinel. ~Mrs. Heeb.

LeMars Sentinel
September 11, 1893

While driving home from LeMars last Friday night, the horse driven by
Charles Bingenheimer ran away between this city and Merrill through
Bingenheimer and his wife out of the carriage. Mr. Bingenheimer was badly
bruised and his hand was badly cut. His wife escaped with serious bruises
only.

To make room for my large stock of holiday goods to be received, I am
offering great bargains in silverware, watches, clocks, loose and mounted
diamonds for the next thirty days. Will take certificates or checks on any
of the LeMars banks or good notes in payment. Yours Respectfully, Otto G.
Berner.

Few towns the size of LeMars have the advantage of so good a merchant tailor
establishment as that of D.W. Held. This is the twenty-first year that he
has been in LeMars and he has seen his trade grow until his customers are
found in all parts of Northwestern Iowa as well as in South Dakota and
Minnesota. He guarantees satisfactory fit and has a large stock of the very
latest styles of cloth. A suit made up by him will stand the tests of style
and workmanship with any made at the most expensive city shops.

ANOTHER NEW HOUSE.

A new house is being erected on Howard street south of Sixth next to Otto
Berner's place. E.A. Vandermier is building the house and he bought the lot
last week of the Improvement Company. He will have a very pretty and tasty
cottage in a first class location when he gets it finished. Vandermier has
already built quite a number of houses in LeMars and is likely to build
more.

DIED.

KOOB-At his home in LeMars Saturday morning September 9, John Koob.

The deceased was one of the pioneers of Plymouth county having settled on a
farm in Fredonia township about twenty years ago. During the past year or
two he has lived in LeMars. He was about sixty years of age. The funeral
this morning was largely attended.

RESIDENCE FOR SALE.

A first class eight room residence on Franklin street, east of the court
house, for sale. Has an excellent cellar, city water, cistern, and good out
buildings. The place is very desirable and will be sold reasonable. ~ D.W.
Held.

FOR SALE.

The building known as the pest house will be sold to the highest bidder at
the front of the court house door, Thursday, September 14, at 2 o'clock p.m.
~ A. Reichmann, Com.

FARMS WANTED.

Several good farms wanted to rent to first class tenants, Illinois farmers
who are coming to Plymouth county. Leave description with George E.
Richardson.

NOTICE.

All houses not numbered by the 20th of September, 1893, will be numbered by
the city and charged to the property. By order of committee.

DEATH OF PROF. LESLIE.

Prof. C.E. Leslie, the musical convention manager, well known to LeMars
people, died at his home in Wisconsin, September 3.

SHOE FACTORY BUSINESS.

The stockholders of the LeMars Shoe company met Saturday and voted
unanimously to increase the capital stock from $20,000 to $30,000. This is
done with a view to increasing the capacity of the institution by giving
more working capital.

FOR SALE.

A good blind horse for elevator purposes. ~ H.A. Smith, Seney, Ia.

MERRILL: (From the Record)

Mrs. Crouch represented the Juveniles and Good Templars in Grand Lodge at
Des Moines last week.

Mrs. Cooper, of Crystal Lake, Minn., is here on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Will Weinheimer, who is quite seriously sick.

A large number have asked, why are democratic caucuses not announced in the
German paper of the county? Are some of the candidates afraid of the German
vote? We advise the democratic candidates to be careful as there is a day
coming when all the democratic votes will be needed. A fair caucus will hurt
nobody but a "snap" concern will not be tolerated this year.

Herman Lentz, of LeMars, had his steamer broken so badly by somebody that he
was delayed two days in thrashing. This kind of work not only hurts the
owner of the machine, but the farmer as well.

MELBOURNE: (Special Correspondence)

P. Held and wife will take a trip to the World's Fair city this week.

Miss Dora Kliensorge, of LeMars, returned home after a few weeks visit with
her uncle, H. Schneider.

Some evil disposed persons made a raid on H.J. Schneider's potato patch last
week, they made good about ten bushels.

The people of our burg organized a K.L. of C.E. last Sunday evening by
electing the following officers: Pres., P. Koenig; vice-pres, P. Held; sec.,
J.C. Bender; corresponding sec., Miss M. M. Held; treas., J.C. Schneider;
organist, Miss Gertrude Schneider.

Some of our young men are speaking of organizing a debating society at the
Center school house next winter. That's right boys, do all you can to
elevate the rising generation.

TO THE PUBLIC.

At the request of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Merrill, Iowa, the
undersigned have this day carefully examined all the notes and assets
belonging to them. We find them as represented in their published statement
and have no hesitation in stating that we consider the bank perfectly
solvent in every way, and recommend depositors to accede to the extension of
time requested by them. ~ H. Nigg, Jacob Spies, G.H. Hollandsworth, Fred
Aldrich.

BORN.

To Mr. and Mrs. John F. Montag, of Struble, Sunday, Sept. 10, a boy.

To Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Ferguson, of LeMars, Sept. 9, a boy.

LeMars Sentinel
September 14, 1893

LOCALS.

Banana muskmelons, something entirely new, a most delicious fruit, sold
exclusively by E.M. Jolls, successor to M.A. Carpenter, sixth street.

C.F. Alline has a new standard outfit for testing steam gauges and will
guarantee his tests reliable. Tests will be made at the LeMars waterworks.

Dr. Day's office in opera house block, LeMars, Ia., practice limited to
disease of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Special attention given to the
scientific fitting of spectacles. All first examination and one treatment
for catarrh free.

As might be expected the people who came to the races have had a good chance
to get acquainted with Henry Hoffmann, the real estate and insurance man,
who has been on deck at all times and seasons with every kind of bargains in
his line.

A stove in the restaurant under the grand stand at the races bolted the
track and ran away with itself yesterday, blazing up fearfully. It took all
the water in the well to put out the fire but it was done by lively work
without starting a panic or springing the alarm.

To make room for my large stock of holiday goods to be received, I am
offering great bargains in silverware, watches, clocks, loose and mounted
diamonds for the next thirty days. Will take certificates or checks on any
of the LeMars banks or good notes in payment. Yours Respectfully, Otto G.
Berner.

Corn is the great wealth producer of Iowa and Iowa leads the world in the
production of corn. Samples of this year's crop, from the Eastman farm in
Grant township, left in the post office by H.F. Maust, who is running the
farm show this year's crop to be one of the best. The sample ears are large
enough for police clubs and hard as sticks of oak wood.

Few towns of the size of LeMars have the advantage of so good a merchant
tailor establishment as that of D.W. Held.

JOHN DOBBERT IS DRAGGED TO DEATH BY A RUNAWAY TEAM.

A well-known and highly respected LeMars citizen met his death Tuesday in a
peculiar and tragic manner. John Dobbert while driving a team to a heavy
lumber wagon about three miles south of LeMars, drove off the end of a small
culvert in the road and the front wheels dropped suddenly down pitching him
over the dashboard behind the horses. The team jumped and ran dragging Mr.
Dobbert under the front axletree with his feet caught in the reins and
whiffletrees.

Just before reaching the culvert, Dobbert was met by M. Scheels and John
Eichorn, of Remsen. They looked around, and seeing the team dragging Mr.
Dobbert, they followed as rapidly as possible. The team came to a halt near
Sam Sevison's farm and the injured man was disentangled and carried into the
house.

He had been dragged nearly half a mile over the rough road. One arm and one
leg were broken and his back and back of his head were badly skinned and the
hair was nearly all gone off the back of his head. A bad cut in his temple
and a bad dent in the back of his head were probably sufficient to have
caused his death. His face was not recognizable when he was picked up. After
being carried into the house several persons saw him, among them Supervisor
Hawkins and none could identify him.

Dr. Richey was called and after caring for the wounded man, a neighbor
recognized him as Mr. Dobbert. The wounded man never regained consciousness
and died about noon.

Mr. Dobbert was one of Plymouth county's pioneers, having come here and
settle on a farm about twenty years ago. About two years ago, he moved to
LeMars, where he was living when he met his death.

The Sentinel
Monday, September 18, 1893

J.U. Sammis, attorney at law. Rooms 1, 2, and 3, LeMars National bank
building.

Hardware at Treat's.

Buy your groceries of G.A. Sammis & Co.

Call on C. Dier for farm or city loans.

Fresh fruits of all kinds in stock at John Norris'.

Call on John Norris at his new place of business for fresh fruit.

Fresh bread, pies, cake and fruits at John Norris', Main street.

Teachers call at O.G. Berner's for prices and terms on watches.

"Love never grows old. Cupid is always a baby." The Irish Statesman

A good six room house to rent at 909 Cedar street. Apply to Thos. Adamson.

Office rooms to rent formerly used by Payne & Luken. Inquire at store of M.
Kleitch.

Round & Burkhead, architects and superintendents. Rooms 7 and 8, Granite
Block.

Eyes examined by O.G. Berner, the optician, free of charge. Best of lenses
only used.

House for sale cheap on monthly payments. Edward Thomarson, Granite Block.

Fresh oysters and finest fruits are sold by John Norris at Balcom's old
stand, Main street.

Wanted to trade horses and farm implements for LeMars property. Address
1305, LeMars.

Bishop R. Dubs will preach at the German Evangelical Church, Monday evening,
September 18, 1893, at 7:30 o'clock sharp.

C. F. Alline has a new standard outfit for testing steam gauges and will
guarantee his tests reliable. Tests will be made at the LeMars waterworks.

Miss Wright, a lady missionary from Turkey, will deliver an address on the
Turkish people in the Congregational church next Thursday evening 7:30. Will
also be pleased to meet all the ladies in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. All
are invited.

Dell Rapids Times:--G.N.G. Smith of Plymouth county, Iowa, arrived Monday
evening. Mr. Smith has been in this vicinity before looking at land and came
this time to complete a purchase, which he did Wednesday by buying a 240
acre farm of Will Morgan four and one-half miles north west of town. Mr.
Smith called the the Times office Thursday morning and in conversation
stated that he was highly pleased with this part of South Dakota, it being
the nearest to Plymouth county, Iowa., land he had been in South Dakota or
Minnesota and that he was very much surprised at the fine improved farms in
this vicinity.

PERSONAL.

Mrs. P.F. Dalton goes to Chicago this evening.

Fred Powers took the Sunday evening train for Chicago.

Mrs. P.S. Rishel returned home Saturday from California.

Mrs. McKay left yesterday for an extended visit in England.

The Misses Schreiber, of Dubuque, are the guests of Mrs. John Latenser.

Misses Rhoda and Cora Van Sickel left this morning for the World's Fair.

Hon. Wm. H. Dent and wife and daughters returned Friday morning.

Miss Hoffmann, of Sioux City, has been the guest of Mrs. Gibson for several
days.

Dana Long was a LeMars visitor over Sunday at the home of his father, Jos.
Long.

Frank Pew and wife returned to LeMars in time to enjoy part of the race
meeting.

A sister of Mr. G.P. Osborne arrived from California last week and will
visit here for a time.

W.L. Clark returned from a visit to Chicago, Minneapolis, and North Dakota
Saturday evening.

Mrs. I.S. Struble, Mrs. Dr. Hilbert and Mrs. Wm. Smiley went to Chicago last
Wednesday night.

Miss Edith Harrington left Friday for Ticonic, where she will visit with an
aunt for a few weeks.

Miss Maggie Bolls goes today to Dallas, Washington, being called there by
the illness of her father.

Hon. H.C. Curtis returned home to LeMars last week after taking in the
wonders of the World's Fair.

Frank Butts left last night for a visit at his old home in Virginia and
incidentally will take in the fair at Chicago.

C.D. Hoffmann went to St. Louis last Saturday as a delegate to the German
Catholic Central Benevolent society.

Miss Lillie Bourgmier accompanied by her mother arrived last Wednesday from
Wisconsin. They are now visiting with Mrs. Henry Hoffmann.

Mrs. Clay, of Cedar Falls, is the guest of her son, L.D. Clay, and will
remain in LeMars for some time before continuing her trip to California.

E.P. Cronen, a brother of our Dennis, will take charge of the LeMars
commercial telegraph station tomorrow. Mr. Randolph goes to Sterling, Ill.

Jerry Garnet, a formerly well known LeMars man, was in the city last week,
having ran out a day from the World's Fair. He has returned to England.

M.A. Moore and wife went to Akron Friday, being called there by the
dangerous illness of Mr. Moore's sister and her husband, who are out on a
visit from Vermont.

Jas. Hughes, hired man, Samuel Person, took part in a friendly set to in
Mohan's saloon Tuesday evening and had to have Dr. Brick set a broken ankle
as a consequence.

Orange City Herald: The Slagle elevator in Orange City is now buying grain.
G. F. Dresselhuys, formerly of LeMars, is in charge and will pay the highest
market price.

Wm. J. Meinzes, Esq., a capitalist of Edinburgh, was the guest of Mr. G.C.
Maclagan Friday while on his way to meet President Hill, of the Great
Northern railway system.

T.M. Zink went to Manchester last Saturday night in response to a telegram
informing him of the death of Mrs. Nix, his wife's mother, on Saturday. Mrs.
Zink was present at the time of her death.

S.H. Carr, who has been spending his vacation at LeMars, returned to Iowa
City, the state university, Monday where he completes both a course in the
scientific and law departments this coming June.

James and Simon Hughes, Pat Keenan and Frank Miller went to Dubuque Friday
night to attend the ceremonies incident to the consecration of Bishop
Hennessey as arch bishop, and later to go to Chicago.

Mrs. Marcus E. Jones and three children from Salt Lake City, Utah, arrived
last week to visit her brother, Geo. E. Richardson, and her sister, Mrs.
L.D. Clay. They are now at L.D. Clay's and will remain for several weeks.

W.J. Wernli, of Correctionville, was in LeMars most of last week. The mill
company has offered the mill property for sale and Will expects to go into
some other business after the consecutive freak of bad luck that have
followed him at Correctionville.

Cherokee Democrat: Miss Clara Townsend met with a painful mishap on Friday
last. She was departing for Ackley, where she is engaged to teach school,
and stood on the steps of an Illinois Central car after the train had
started to say good-bye to some friends. The car door slammed shut and
caught one of her fingers, cutting it almost off at the first joint. She
stopped over at Alta with friends who were on the train and returned to
Cherokee in the evening. An effort is being made to save the finger, but the
chances were against it on the start, as it "hung by a single thread."

HELD UP A MAN.
A Gang of Eight Toughs Jailed for Robbing a Man Near the Depot.

The mayor's court was packed Thursday morning with a gang of toughs who were
arrested the night before for robbing a man. The man who was held up claimed
that all eight of the men who made him stand and deliver were armed with
revolvers and that he did not have any better show than if he had been
attacked by a regiment of soldiers. There is no question but that the fellow
was pretty badly scared. He seemed to be glad that he had got away with his
life and did not want to see the crowd again.

Eight of the gang were committed to the county jail to await trial today.

WILL MOVE TO CHEROKEE.

It seems that LeMars is to lose Charlie Carney and family after all. The
Cherokee Times says of the changes that have been ordered by the Central
management:

The changes making in the Central's operating force will bring one new
family to town anyway. Roadmaster Sullivan at Sioux Falls has been given
another position and Charlie Carney, of LeMars, who has been looking after
the Sioux City and Cherokee division will hereafter have charge of the road
from Sioux Falls to Onawa while Hugh Gilleas will attend to business on the
main line from Fort Dodge to Sioux City continuing his residence here.

DANGEROUS DASHBOARDS.

In going home from the races Thursday Peter Muir, the Merrill liveryman, got
to traveling faster than the horse that he was driving and naturally went
over the dashboard of the cart. The horse did not like the idea of being
beaten in a race of that kind so he started up at a 2:06 clip and left cart
harness and driver piled up in the road and pretty well mixed up in the
dust. Deacon Blodget drove by and found the man about insensible and at once
went for help. A team was sent down from the race ground and the entire
outfit brought to LeMars where the driver was found to be only slightly
injured but considerably dazed at being so quickly distanced by his horse.

Supervisor Bradley also had a close call for his life by being thrown over
the dashboard behind his team. He was getting into his buggy when the team
started suddenly and threw him down behind the horses. Pat Coffey and others
tried to stop the team but could not do it. Coffey was run over by the buggy
and Bradley in some way shook out of the wreck letting the horses go on
while the men only slightly injured but badly scared congratulated
themselves that they had not been mashed up in the melee.

FOUND HIS BICYCLE.

E.J. Priestly is a happy man. He found his bicycle last Saturday. It is the
one that was stolen last fall. He had mad every effort to find it but failed
until two boys name Mandelkow were in town last Friday and tried to purchase
supplies for a Columbia wheel number 8067. This was Priestly's wheel and as
soon as he heard of the matter he went out with Sheriff Boyle to see about
it. He found the wheel all right. The farmer boys bought it last fall for
twenty-five dollars off some movers who probably stole it from Priestly's
yard here in LeMars.

BORN.
To John Dornbush and wife, of Elgin, on Tuesday, September 12, twin boys.

To Elmer Anstine and wife, Wednesday, September 13, a boy.

To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reese, of LeMars, Sunday, September 17, a girl.

ANNOUNCEMENT.
At the request of my friends, I announce myself a candidate for the office
of supervisor in the 5th supervisor district. ~ Geo. Rembe

MRS. WILL CLOSE IS DIVORCED.

The following New York dispatch will interest many LeMars acquaintances of
the interested parties:

Mrs. Mary Brooks Close obtained from Justice Van Brunt, of the supreme
court, today an absolute divorce from William Brooks Close, based on the
report of William T. Gray, as referee. Justice Van Brunt a few days ago
refused to confirm the report of the referee, saying that there appeared to
be collusion, but he reconsidered his action, and as a result confirmed it.
Close is a member of the firm of Close Bros., merchants of London, Chicago,
and other places. Close married the plaintiff, who was Miss Mary B. Paullin,
in Trinity church, Geneva, N.Y., on September 4, 1890. She was born at
Quincy, Ill, and educated at Bradford and Andover academies, Massachusetts.
They had met at Cape May. They divided their married life, before their
separation about two years ago, between London, southern France and this
country. The wife testifies that her husband has one residence in London,
one in Chicago and one in southern France, and another in Pipestone, Minn.
While they were living at Hampton Court, London, in December 1891, the
following letter dropped from her husband's pocket as if by accident.

68 Carlisle Mansion-My Dear Will: Will you come to the theater with me
tomorrow (the Gaiety, I should like)? You can either dine here or we could
dine out somewhere. Bring your bag. You can dress here, and I will put you
up of course. Wire me whether you are coming or not, but I hope you will, as
I should like to see you. Jet embrasse, Mimi

P.S.-Will you get tickets?

Mrs. Close testified that she subsequently found that it had become
notorious among their friends that her husband was allied with Mrs. Howard,
and subsequently that he lived with her. Maria Howard, who said she is 24
years old, testified before a commission that she had been on intimate terms
with Mr. Close, but refused to answer more direct questions. She said she
was known as "Mimi." The custody of the child, Herbert Close, was given to
the mother. No provision is made for her support, as Mr. Close made a
satisfactory settlement on her about the time of the separation.

LeMars Sentinel
Thursday, Sept. 21, 1893, Page 4, Column 7

[the community name does not appear on the page]
Mrs. Finnel, of Kansas, is visiting relatives in town.

Next Sunday Rev. Samuel Snyder of the First M.E. Church will preach his
farewell sermon.

Mr. Clark Steele and wife of LeMars were in town over Sunday.

Married—At the M.E. church last Sunday, September 17, at 8:30 p.m., Mr.
Frank Foster and Miss Ruth Steele, both of this place.  Mr. Foster is a
respectable young business man in this city.  Mrs. Foster is the
daughter of a wealthy farmer northwest of town.  Their future is full of
promises and success.

C.W. Wilson will attend conference at Sioux City next week.

Monday night the old Condon dwelling caught fire, but by the prompt
action of the fire engine it was extinguished without much damage.

The Congregationists are holding special meetings in the church.
Several ministers from abroad are present.

MARRIED:
BURRILL-STINTON—At the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Stinton, Johnson township, by Rev. D.W. Fahs, Mr. Wesley W.
Burrill and Miss Ella E. Stinton.

The wedding was private only the family being present.  The bride and
groom took the evening train for Chicago and will return about the first
of October to make their home in Akron.  The bride is an accomplished
and popular young woman and the groom is well known as a successful
young merchant of Akron.  One of the wedding presents that would be a
great convenience to every young couple was  a check for $1000which was
given the bride by her father.

ADNEY—LANGENDORFER. ---In LeMars on Wednesday evening, by Rev. G.W.
Carr, Thos. Adney and Miss Carrie Langendorfer.

The Sentinel
September 28, 1893

There will be a glove sale at Misses Swanzey's tomorrow, Friday.

Communion services and reception of members in the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning.

The show windows of A. Davidson & Co., are a work of rare artistic merit.
They are a picture in merchandise.

Rev. J.H. Shulz, of Clara City, Minn., will preach next Sunday at the
Holland Christian Reform church on Howard street at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

English preaching at Remsen will be held, the Lord willing, on next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the school house, to which everybody is cordially
invited.

Quarterly meeting will be held at the German Evangelical church over next
Sunday. Services will be held Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday morning
and evening at the usual time. Rev. W. Jonas, presiding elder, officiating.
Everybody is invited to attend.

The work of preparing the show windows in A. Davidson & Co.'s store was done
by James Cussens, the window artist of the store of Davidson Bros, of Sioux
City. He came up to LeMars on purpose to design and direct the window
decorations for the store today.

It is only necessary for the most skeptical to see the luscious grapes that
are raised in Prof. J. Wernli's vineyard, to be convinced that Plymouth
County is next to southern France as the home of the vine. Among the fine
specimens which he has raised this year are the Martha, the Pocklington, and
the Concord.

The "Hard Times" congregational sociable, at the home of Thos. Goudie last
night, was a great success. The costumes of the table waiters looked as if
they had been worn in the grand rush of the Cherokee Strip, and the tapestry
on the wall of the dining room was borrowed from the boudoir of Rip Van
Winkle.

James Crowley, of Stanton township, lost his house and furniture by fire
about two weeks ago, but was made happy again Tuesday at getting $544 from
the Continental Insurance company to pay for the loss.

Gus Pech, the well auger manufacturer, went to Odebolt and Schaller
yesterday in the interest of his well machinery. He has several orders on
file now and expects to close out all of the machine in stock before long
and work his shop to its fullest capacity. With the present prospects, he
expects to put up a large factory in LeMars next Spring.

The death of Thos. Boles occurred at Dallas, Oregon, Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Mr. Boles had been sick for some time and about a month ago, his daughter,
Miss Maggie Boles, went out to Oregon from LeMars to be with him during his
illness. He was one of the pioneers of Plymouth County and well known by
the old settlers. He has lived in Oregon since about 1884.

The social given by the Presbyterians at the new home of Mr. Wm. Swanzey
Tuesday, drew a large attendance. The railway tickets went rapidly at the
excursion rates but it was astonishing to find out how few people knew their
destinations. The city of Mrs. O'Leary's cow was correctly guessed as the
home of the World's Fair and other stations on the imaginary railway had
similar nicknames.

Next Saturday is the last day to pay your taxes, if you are a tax payer, and
incur no penalty. It has been the habit in years gone by for a great many
people to wait until the last day to pay their taxes. As a result a great
number of them have gotten left on that day and have therefore incurred the
penalty. This could be avoided by going to the treasurer's office some day
during the week and paying the taxes and at the same time would relieve the
treasurer and his assistants of extraordinary labors.

PERSONAL.

Attorney Scott was practicing in the courts of Remsen yesterday.

Prof. Montford, the piano tuner from Spencer, was in LeMars yesterday.

A. Averill and family left Tuesday evening for Chicago to take in the Fair.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Kuhl, of Norfolk, Nebraska, are visiting in LeMars this
week.

T.M. Zink was over at Akron this week to defend a man accused of horse
stealing.

Alex Wier and wife have returned from their eastern trip and are at home for
the winter.

Mr. Frank Day and child, of Marcus, arrived yesterday for a short visit with
her sister, Mrs. J.L. Kroesen.

Mrs. Rev. Jas. E. Snowden goes to Chicago tomorrow night to visit the
World's Fair for about ten days.

Miss Susie Burroughs, of Grinnell, Ia., has accepted the position of
instructor in the art department in Iowa College for the coming year. It
will be remembered that Miss Burroughs spent several months with her sister,
Mrs. Dunn, in this city a few years ago.

Frank Hanna is visiting his LeMars friends and expects to return to his home
in South Dakota this week. He is well pleased with the prosperity of the new
state and says that the artesian wells are making a great change in the
climate from causing a heavier rainfall every year.

Sioux City Stylus: Mrs. Judge Gaynor, of LeMars, was in the city Friday on
her way home from Sioux Falls, where she had been to place her daughter,
Daisy, in school. Miss Emily Maguire accompanied her home to remain all
winter. She will organize a class in painting at LeMars.

WORLD'S FAIR VISITORS.

The following departures for Chicago have been noted: Thursday, Geo. F.
Kirscher and wife, Mrs. Wm. Boyle, Mrs. C.J. Mordoff and son, Wm. Smiley.
Friday, E. E. Eastman and family. Saturday, Mrs. P.A. Seaman and daughter,
J.U. Sammis, Geo. Pew and son, C.L. Trenery, Mrs. Dr. E.D. Brower and a lady
friend.

HIGH PRICES DID NOT COME.

Henry Brauch has drawn in 2,000 bushels of last year's wheat in the last few
days to make room in his granaries for the crop this year. It has not been a
good speculation to held wheat for the past year. Those who expected high
prices to follow the election of Cleveland, have been disappointed.

RETURNS TO LE MARS.

The conference at Colesburg has located Rev. Mr. Rolfing at LeMars for
another year in charge of the German Methodist church. The conference will
be held next year in Dubuque, as it will be the fiftieth anniversary.