Iowa Old Press
Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 1, 1897
Deatb of an Old Settler.
Word was received in LeMars Monday
that Valentine Rembe died suddenly
Monday morning at his farm home, west
of Merrill.
Mr. Rembe rose as usual that morning
and attended to his farm work around
the barn and yards. After breakfast he
picked up a box of axle grease and started
to walk across the yard to a wagon.
He suddenly raised his hands to his
head and with an exclamation of pain
fell to the ground dead.
Mr. Rembe was one of the old settlers
of the county. He formerly lived in
LeMars. For the last fifteen years he
had lived on his farm. He is a brother
of ex-Supervisor George Rembe of Preston
township and has a family of grown
sons and daughters.
The funeral of Valentine Rembe took
place Wednesday. The services were
held at the house and were conducted
by Rev. D. C. Hank, of the German
Evangelical church, of LeMars. The
body was interred at LeMars. The
deceased was born at Wohnheim, Bavaria,
in 1834. He came to America in 1856
and first made his home in Pennsylvania.
He came to Plymouth County in the
winter of 1872 and took up a homestead
west of LeMars. After living on
the homestead for a year or two, he
moved to LeMars for a few years.
About fifteen years ago he went to his
farm in Liberty township which has
since been his home. He was highly
respected by his neighbors and friends.
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 5, 1897
Thursday’s Sioux City Journal contained a rumor that Mrs. Chas. McCaustland, her stepson, Frank Mills, and the servant girl had been killed by lightening striking the McCaustland home near Westfield, Sunday night. The Sentinel telephoned to Westfield and found that the rumor was unfounded.
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 8, 1897
Millnerville: (Special Correspondence)
Miss Bessie Crow and Miss Edith Whitaker, of Akron, spent the Fourth here visiting with relatives.
Wm. Muir and Wm. Simons, of Akron, were here over Sunday.
Joseph Crow delivered nearly a car load of hogs in Sioux City last Wednesday.
Chas. Parker and family visited with his parents in Elk Point, S.D., the latter part of last week.
The Millnerville boys won the ball game at Belle Vista on the Fourth. Score was 19 to 8. They are booked for two games here next Saturday afternoon with a team from Elk Point and another known as the Tally Wilcocks, both from South Dakota.
Reuben Waddle, who has been so very sick the past two weeks, is getting along as well as could be expected.
Mr. Lane was a Sioux City visitor Tuesday of last week.
Oliver King attended the soldier’s reunion held in Sheldon last week.
Sioux Township: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Trusence, of near Richland, S.D., were pleasant callers on Sunday. Mr. Trusence will depart in a few weeks for Montana, where he has purchased a large farm.
It was somewhat surprising to Mr. and Mrs. McCaustland when their friends and neighbors congregated at their home for the purpose of burying them. The McCaustlands were still alive and well and hearty. It seems very strange how such reports can get started. It had been reported that the whole McCaustland family had been killed by lightning. Charles says he wishes to inform the public that himself and wife are very lively corpses.
A great many of our neighbors celebrated at Elk Point on July 3.
The rain of last week rusted a great many fields of the small grain, especially on the Sioux Bottom, more so on the Dakota side. I am afraid it will affect the filling and quality. Corn is doing splendid.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Robinson arrived on Tuesday from Kamlcope, B.C. Mr. Robinson is a nephew of Mrs. Chas. McCaustland and has come to make her an extended visit. He speaks very highly of that country, where he has lived for the past twenty-four years, but thinks he will like Iowa better and talks some of locating here permanently. To hear him tell of the ways of doing different business there and of the different scenery is very interesting. Some newspaper man could write up quite an interesting column after listening to him.
Chas. McCaustland and Mr. Robinson were doing business in Sioux City the last of the week.
LeMars Globe
July 17, 1897
DIED IN COLORADO.
News reached the Corkery family on Wednesday afternoon that Otley Corkery, who had gone to Colorado in quest of relief for consumption, had died in Denver and that the remains would be shipped here for interment. A letter received by LeMars friends from friends in Denver states that Corkery had left Denver and gone to Idaho Springs and finding the altitude too great for his weak lungs remained over night and returned to Denver.
Nic Schaul, who is at Denver, had called on him at his home about nine o’clock and Corkery had decided to go to the hospital in Denver. Dick Hines, a former LeMars man was there, and had taken Corkery in his buggy to take him to the hospital, but he died before reaching the retreat.
Deceased was united in marriage about five years ago with Miss Emma Carney, daughter of Phil Carney, who is connected with the Central railroad, and two children were born to them. He has been sick with consumption for about two years.
Friends of the bereaved family extend their sympathy to those who are bowed down in sorrow.
Mrs. Otley Corkery and Miss McNally, of Dixon, Ill., arrived in LeMars yesterday morning to attend the funeral of the late Otley Corkery. Mrs. Chas. Carney from Waterloo, and Richard and Kenneth Otley, of Dubuque, uncles of the deceased, also came in on the morning train. Fred and Will Corkery, who are working in Dubuque came yesterday.
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 19, 1897
FUNERAL OF OTLEY CORKERY.
Mrs. Otley Corkery and Miss McNally, of Dixon, Illinois, arrived in LeMars Friday morning to attend the funeral of the late Otley Corkery. Mrs. Charles Carney, from Waterloo, and Richard and Kenneth Otley, of Dubuque, uncles of the deceased, also came in on the morning train. Fred and Will Corkery, who are working in Dubuque, came Thursday.
From letters received from friends in relation to the death of Otley Corkery, it appears that death came to him while he was riding in a buggy on one of the main streets of the city in company with Dick Hinds, who will be remembered by most residents of LeMars. Mr. Corkery had been to Idaho Springs, but the air there was too verified to suit his health and he had returned to Denver, where he was staying at the St. James Hotel, owned by Mr. Peter Brauch, another former LeMars man. While out riding with Mr. Hinds he was seized with a hemorrhage of the lungs and before medical assistance could be summoned, the young man had expired.
The body of Otley Corkery did not reach LeMars until Saturday evening and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
An immense concourse of friends of the popular young man and his relatives gathered at St. James Catholic church to express their sorrow for the departed and their sympathy with his relatives. The casket was completely covered with flowers bestowed by loving friends. The pall bearers were old friends of the deceased during his life in LeMars as a boy and man. They were J. R. Street, Ben R. Smith, Lieut. Koehler, Fred K. Miller, C. H. Becker and E. A. Dalton. After the impressive service of the church, conducted by Rev. Father Barron, the casket was taken to the cemetery at St. Joseph’s by a procession over half a mile in length.
LeMars Globe
July 21, 1897
FREDONIA TOWNSHIP WEDDING.
A wedding occurred on Tuesday in which two Fredonia township’s popular young
people were the contracting parties, uniting by closer ties two prominent
families of that township. The contracting parties were Miss Heissel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Heissel, and Mr. Frank Bortscheller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bortscheller.
The wedding occurred at St. Joseph’s church on Tuesday morning, rev. Father
J. H. Meis performing the ceremony in the presence of intimate friends and
the relatives of both bride and groom.
After the ceremony the wedding party drove to the Bortscheller home in
Fredonia township where they received the congratulations of friends and
during the afternoon and evening a largely attended wedding party was given
to the bride and groom.
Mr. Bortscheller has leased the home farm of his father and the young people
will wish them every success and blessing in life’s journey.
LeMars Globe
July 24, 1897
MARRIED.
Wesley Rathbun, of Kingsley, and Miss Lelia Boyer, Belle Plaine, were united in marriage in LeMars on Tuesday, July 20, Justice A. B. Steiner performing the ceremony.
Mr. Rathbun is the son of one of Plymouth county’s old settlers and a prosperous young farmer. The bride is one of Belle Plaine’s accomplished young ladies. Many friends will extend their congratulations.
MARRIED.
Miss Lena Thompson, of Sioux City, and Stewart D. Stephens, of LeMars, were united in marriage on Thursday by Justice Steiner. They will make their home in LeMars.
BORN.
On Thursday, July 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pech, of LeMars, a daughter.
LeMars Sentinel, LeMars, IA
Thursday, July 29, 1897
The marriage of Miss Margaret J. Short and Mr. John Richard Lucas, of
Phillipsburg, Montana, was solemnized yesterday morning at St. James
Catholic church, Rev. Father Barron, officiating.
The church was beautifully decorated with flowers, the work of the
numerous friends of the bride in LeMars. Many friends of the bride and
her family were present at the church to witness the ceremony. The bride
was radiant in a wedding dress of ivory white brocade satin trimmed
with pearl and frosted lace. The groom was attired in the costume of
black which the unchanging decree of fashion grants to bridegrooms on such
occasions.
A brilliant social affair was the reception given in the evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs B. F. Yates.
The grounds of the beautiful home were lighted with Japanese
lanterns. The guests were met at the door by Master Eugene Yates, and
received by Mr. and Mrs. Yates, Mr. Short, father of the bride, Mr. and
Mrs. White, Miss Ava Short, and Mr. Con Short. The bride and groom stood
in the bay window in the parlor which was appropriately decorated with
flowers for the occasion and received the good wishes and congratulations
of the large company of friends.
Delicious refreshment were served to the guests by a retinue of lady
friends. The wedding party started for their new home in Phillipsburg,
Montana, on the eleven o'clock train and several dozen of the guests
accompanied them to the train and showered the coach with rice and pinned
white ribbons on their baggage.
They will visit in St. Paul with friends for a day and will visit in
Helena before going to their new home.
The bride lived several years in LeMars before going to Montana. She has
been a successful teacher in the LeMars schools and has a host of friends
who know her as a charming and lovable young woman. The groom is an
active man in his Montana home and is interested in several mines, being
engaged in the business of that country that of silver mining. He is
known as a most excellent gentleman and worthy of the jewel he has found
and won.