Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel
Monday, March 1, 1897

OUR COUNTY NEWS
Bv our Correspondents and from Exchanges

WESTFIELD: (Special Correspondence)

County Attorney Adams in company with Dr. Johnson, of Sioux City, made us
a short call Thursday.

Wm. Chapman returned from LeMars Thursday where he had been attending
court.

Peter Beaulieu has commenced moving his household goods to Westfield. He
will occupy Mr. Dee's house until his new home is completed.

The public school will close Friday.

Margaret McDonald will attend the parochial school at Jefferson for a
time.

Miss Coleman, of Vermillion, is visiting Mrs. J. J. Martin.

Chas. Kluckhohn, of LeMars, is putting up four large corn cribs on the
railroad company's land to store the corn crop from his farms in this
vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Main and daughter were Elk Point visitors this week.
The attraction was a social event given by Mr. Main's brother of that city.

There is considerable anxiety evidenced in this vicinity over the prospect
of high water this spring.

Agent Hodge has a fine Calligraph typewriter purchased from Chas. L.
vBerg, of LeMars.

J. F. Burnight shipped a car load of cattle to Sioux City this week.

There are 25,000 bushels of corn cribbed at this station. It is owned by
Armour & Co., W. B. Jordan, of Minneapolis, Chas. Kluckhohn and others.

Harry Shirk, who broke his leg last week, is reported as doing very
nicely.

John Gleason has purchased a fine driving team from Frank Mills.

Chas. Mc Caustland who has been serving on the petit jury in LeMars this
week returned Friday.

There will be a phonograph entertainment at the school house next Thursday
evening.

Dell Mills returned from LeMars the first of last week where he had been
serving on the grand jury.

The Political Equality Club met a C. E. Vanderburg's on Monday evening.

On next Monday the city election will occur. This will be the most
quiet election the city has had for several years from present
indications. School election will soon be upon us. There will be four
directors to elect this year, two on account of removals from the
district, J.J. Heacock and C.H. Loring; and two by reasons of expiration
of terms, I.S. Knowles and Clay Wilson.

A large number of visitors attended the public schools on Monday
afternoon to witness the special program prepared for Washington's
birthday. The efforts of the pupils were much appreciated by those
present.

Charley Rieke has gone to Chicago to purchase goods and will visit his
old home in Illinois before returning.

I.Z. Paterson is on the sick list as is also J.C. Dickensen, Mr.
Banbridge and several others.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE: (Special Correspondence)

One of Pleasant Prairie's young men has left for parts unknown, leaving
behind him several small bills unpaid and a bad reputation.

C.F. Coon got a bicycle in a horse trading deal a few days ago. "Freem"
is confidant that with a little practice he will be able to throw dirt
in the face of anyone west of the Mississippi.

The dance at McGrory's was decided success.

J. Hines, Chas. Rickert and N.W. Ranger marketed hogs at Struble last
week.

Will Kelly shipped a carload of fat cattle to Chicago Saturday.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Bessie Kennedy spent Saturday in Orange City.

A. M. Cutland, our genial section foreman, was a Hospers visitor Sunday.

The Ladies Mite Society will meet a the home of Mrs. Milton Coolbaugh
Wednesday afternoon, March 3. Everybody cordially invited to be present.

J. Redmon, of LeMars, was a business caller in Seney Friday.

Lagrippe seems to be the fashion here this week, several of our citizens
are afflicted with the malady.

Mrs. R. Collins went to LeMars Satuday evening to spend Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. C.A. Rodolf.

Mrs. M. G. Mills and Miss Marie McKnight were shopping in Sioux City
Saturday.

Among the teachers from this vicinity who took the train for LeMars Friday
evening were Misses Bertha Becker, Alice Belau and Mr. Miller.

Ernest Kennedy's many friends in this vicinity will be pleased to learn
that he had decided to remain here this year. He has rented his father's farm
and will engage in farming.

Mrs. C. J. Zehr entertained about a dozen young people at her home
Saturday evening. Games were indulged in until midnight, when dainty refreshments
were served which added to the enjoyment of the evening.

A good program has been arranged for the literary society at the Center
school house next Tuesday evening and a large crowd is expected. Question
for debate, Resolved that the signs of times indicate the downfall of our
Republic.

Peavy's new corn crib is now in course of construction and they expect to
be ready to receive corn in a few days. They are offering 10 cents per
bushel for dry ear corn.

A sled load of young people from this vicinity with well filled baskets
pleasantly surprised Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Peuasen at their home in
Maurice last Wednesday evening. A merry time is reported by all.

J. Alderson and daughter, Sadie, returned Wednesday night from Elgin,
Nebraska, where they had been visiting during the late illness of Mr.
Alderson's mother. Grandma Alderson died Monday, February 22. Funeral
services were held from the house of her son where she spent the last
years of her life.

Miss Alice Belau, our efficient teacher, is making preparations to close
her school with an exhibition Friday evening, March 12. A good program is
being arranged which will be well worth hearing. A small admission fee of ten
cents will be charged. Proceeds to be devoted towards purchasing a school
library. Everyone who is interested in the school should attend, and
every citizen should interested in our public schools.

HANCOCK: (Special Correspondence)

The one hundred and sixty-fifth anniversary birthday of George Washington
was celebrated at District No. 3. The exercises was arranged by the
teacher, Mary I. Harlan. The program lasted over three hours. The occasion
gave evidence of ability not common on such occasions. Mrs. Harlan it
will be remembered has had much experience along the line of education.
Fourteen years ago, she and our able Prof. Wernli labored on the same floor, as
high school educators. Much credit is due to the aged professor for placing in
his field of school work, such instructors as will certainly place his county in the lead,
in the field he has so ably worked.

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)

John Walker, Sr., was the lucky one who drew the $35 music box given by J.
Gorman to the one who purchased the most groceries during a given time.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Clarey have been quite sick with the lagrippe. Mrs.
Clarey is around now, but Mr. Clarey is still confined to his bed.

Chas. Wenham was doing business in Leeds Friday and Saturday.

J. Millhouse started for Wisconsin Friday morning.

The Bessick family, who have been staying for some time with Mr. and Mrs.
J. Van Dusen, started for California last week.

James Crouch has secured the mail route from Potosia to Hinton, to begin
carrying March 1, we hear.

George Belz has finished work and went to Luton Friday.

John Walker has been down to Hornick all this week.

Mr. and Mrs. James Crouch drove up to LeMars on Friday and came back
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Minor, formerly of this place, but who have been farming
in Nebraska for the past four or five years, have rented a farm a few
miles from here for the coming year.

Mrs. Catharine McArdle died Thursday at her home on Cedar street. The
deceased was born in Ireland 66 years ago and had lived in LeMars about four
years. Previous to that time she had lived in Sioux City and for about
twenty-five or thirty years she lived at Mineral Point, Wisconsin. She had
been ill for a few days with inflammation of the bowels and for the last two
or three days had decided that she could not live. Her pastor, Rev. Father
Meis, of St. Joseph’s Catholic church visited her and administered the
religious comforts of the church. She was entirely rational until the last
and at the time of her death, a little after nine o’clock in the evening,
the members of her family were present. The Funeral services will be held
at St. Mary’s Catholic church in Sioux City tomorrow morning, the funeral
party leaving LeMars on the early morning train. She will be buried in the
cemetery by the side of her husband, John Mc Ardle, who died there about
three years ago. With a calmness and care that is exceptional, Mrs. McArdle
made all arrangements in regard to the funeral and the burial lot before her
death.

Nine children survive her. Those who were present at the time of her death
are Misses Sophia and Jennie, of LeMars; Mrs. Frank Brady, of LeMars;
Nathaniel McArdle, of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Miss Agnes McArdle, of Ft. Dodge;
Mrs. Horance Eddy, of Glenwood, Iowa; and Mrs. Annie Graber, of Mineral
Point. The other children live at Madison, Wisconsin, but were unable to
attend on account of the sickness of members of their own families. Mrs.
John Collins, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, a sister of the deceased, was
also present.

Died, at her home five miles south of Le Mars on February 26,1897, Mrs.
Eliza
Newell . Miss Eliza Demaray was born in the county of Victoria, Province of
Ontario, Canada, October 20,1851, and was therefore 45 years, four months
and
six days old at the time of her decease which occurred on t h e 26th ult .

The deceased was the youngest daughter of Richard Demaray, who with his
family came to Iowa and settled in Plymouth county in 1879. In the same
year Miss Demaray was united in marriage with Henry N . Newell . To this
union there were two children, Melvin C, now a son of fifteen years, and
Armina
A., a daughter of twelve years.

These children with the bereaved father live to revere the memory of an
affectionate
mother and devoted companion.

Early in life Mrs. Newell became an earnest Christian. Her life was one
beautiful and conscientious endeavor to please the Lord and adorn her
profession
with a becoming devotement. Her fidelity to the Methodist church of which
she was a faithful member, ever characterized her life. Several years ago it
became
manifest to her friends, that an impaired constitution would soon give way
to
Disease and that death would early end the life and labors of this estimable
woman. A week before her death Mrs. Newell took to her bed not rise again
until her Lord said to her “Arise, my love come away,” when with her lamp
trimmed and burning she took her departure to be with Christ.

The closing obsequies were held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the home five miles
south, by her pastor, Rev. Joel A. Smith, in the presence of a large company
of sympathizing friends.

The remains were interred in the LeMars cemetery where her father was buried
seventeen years ago. A devoted husband and two children, an aged mother, six
brothers and a sister live to honor the memory of the one gone. The deepest
sympathy of many dear friends will be extended to this afflicted family.
~Contributed.

A. M. Nease and family, from a few miles east of Sioux City, have rented the
Hiser farm and moved on last week.

Hattanback & McGee have sold their farm to a man from the eastern part of
this state for $18 per acre. He intends to build as soon as arrangements can
be made.

Mr. Morse, from near O’Neill, Neb., has secured the Hess farm and will move
on the fist of this week. J. Walker, the present occupant, will move on his
own farm at Hornick.

Miss Josie Pavlovic went to Omaha the last of the week for a month’s visit
with her sister, Mrs. Kodym.

Miss Hattie Pearson, of the LeMars Normal school, spent Saturday and Sunday
at home.

Mrs. O. G. Bell, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Crew, in Sioux
City for the past six weeks, came home Wednesday.

Mrs. Crew, of Sioux City, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Austin Davis, at
the home of Mrs. O. G. Bell.

Mrs. T. Hansel and family, who have been living on the McAllister farm for
the past year, moved to Sioux City Sunday.

Mrs. F. Hansel and Mr. Ed Sewell, both of Potosia, will be married in Sioux
City Monday, at the French Catholic church. Mrs. Hansel has long been a
resident of Liberty township.

Miss Cora Van Dusen was elected secretary of the Sunday School Sunday to
succeed John Walker.

Miss Claudia Crouch will give an oyster supper and program for the benefit
of the school library, at the home of Mr. Bonus on next Friday evening. It
has been postponed until the present time on account of the illness of
teacher and pupils.

A great many of the children and young people have had their necks tied up
on account of the mumps.

Mrs. Robert Crouch, of Merrill, came over Thursday to visit with her son,
Frank and wife.

A little daughter was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Bogenrief, of
Minnesota. Mr. Bogenrief and wife were formerly Potosia people.

Mr. and Mrs. Tim McCarty, of Sioux City, will move on their farm themselves
this year, while Mr. Trumster, the renter, will move on the McAllister farm.

Miss Claudia Crouch has finished the winter term of school and begun the
spring term in the same district. This speaks well for Miss Crouch as it is
the third or fourth term she has been hired for the same school.

Irv. Wenham, who lived on one of the Crouch farms, moved to Hinton last
week, and J. M. Crouch has moved on the farm vacated by Mr. Wenham.

Mr. and Mrs. James Pavlovic, George Belz, Miss Agnes McDonald and D. M.
Baker were Potosia people at LeMars Saturday.

Miss Mae Burke gave a school entertainment on Friday evening for the benefit
of a school library. A good crowd was in attendance and report a splendid
program. Something over $3 was raised.

James Walker’s white driving horse was badly cut a few days ago, probably by
being kicked by another horse, so that it may be crippled.

Chas. Kulbel, we understand, has rented the Bogenrief house and a man from
LeMars has the Crouch farm now occupied by Chas. Wenham.

We hear that Mrs. Chas. Roberts and children, who recently went to southern
Mo., are coming home. They have had a good deal of sickness since leaving
Potosia.

A number of people gathered at the home of G. W. Hoyt last Friday evening to
give Jake Walti a farewell surprise. Some useful articles for house keeping
were presented to Jake and a very pleasant evening enjoyed by all.

Miss Mabel Dunbar came out from LeMars Friday with Misses Kittie Hoyt and
Grace Smith to remain over Sunday.

The marriage of Lew Bainbridge and Miss Susie Coatsworth is announced to
take place Wednesday, March 3, 1897, at the home of the bride’s parents in
Henry township.

Herb Andrews has moved to the Boland farm Section 33, Union, and Greg
Croston now lives on the farm vacated by Mr. Andrews.

Miss Price, formerly of LeMars, but lately of Hawarden, has come to spend
the summer with Mrs. J. S. Hoyt.

Russell Hogg, of Chicago, is expected to arrive Friday, March 5, to visit a
week with relatives in Union township.

John Pinney was elected school director in sub district No. 1 and Thos.
Goudie is No. 4.

Everybody is invited to attend the literary meeting at the Presbyterian
Church Friday evening, March 5.

The gramophone entertainment at the school house will be Wednesday evening
instead of Thursday evening as heretofore noticed.

Mr. and Mrs. McDonald and daughter, Margaret, were Sioux City visitors
Monday and heard Roland Reed in “The Wrong Mr. Wright.” They expressed
themselves as being well pleased with the production.

Rev. Gilbert preaches in the Millersville schoolhouse each Sunday at 3
o’clock.

There is a large increase in the amount of live stock coming from territory
tributary to the Sioux Falls line of the C.M. & St. P. railway destined for
Sioux City. Until this winter, a great deal of this stock went to Chicago,
but a better market seems to have been established which is attracting
Dakota and northern Iowa shippers to Sioux City.

A party has been arrested in Elk Point, who answers the description of the
man who stole the team and wagon and load of wheat, selling the wheat to one
of our grain buyers here and turning the rig loose, last Saturday. He denies
everything but he is unable to satisfactorily explain his whereabouts on the
night of the robbery and he will be held for trial.

Joe Jalines has returned from his visit and resumed his old position as John
McGrevy’s first cook.

Alvan Wood is chief cook at the Donley ranch during Mr. and Mrs. Donley’s
absence on a visit.

The annual meeting of the officers of the school district will be held next
Monday at the Ogden school house.

Mrs. E. H. Spaulding returned from Sioux City Saturday, but was compelled to
return Monday morning on account of the sickness of her sister, Mrs. Davis,
of that city.

Regular church services will be held at the school house next Sunday as
follows: Sunday school at 11 o’clock a.m., preaching at 12 o’clock by Rev.
Gilbert from Sioux City; Epworth League at 7:30 in the evening.

A person reading these items would observe that we are badly in need of a
church in Westfield. It would be much nicer in chronicling religious and
church notices to omit the stereotype phrase, “at the school house.” There
has been a fine lot donated for this purpose and it looks as thought we
might be able to raise sufficient money to put up a small building. While it
should make no material difference where we meet to worship, there is a
certain feeling of reverence, which we experience, on entering a house
dedicated to God, which does not effect us anywhere else, and which puts us
in a better mood to receive the words which are given us. This seems
especially adapted to children who have attended the public school through
the week, and are expected to show the proper respect and deportment that
should be observed in church. Do we have the same sensations, on entering a
church that we have on entering a place where the night before we attended a
heated political debate, where the most convincing arguments were the
loudest yells, or the best shot was an over-ripe vegetable?

Wm. Gilmore was called to Illinois a few days ago on account of the severe
illness of his mother. He returned Tuesday and reports his mother better.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lyal, a girl baby on Sunday, February 28.
Mother and child are doing well.

D. D. Cottrell has traded his residence property in south Kingsley for a
stock of drugs in Pierson and will move his family there the first of April.
We dislike to loose so good a family from among us.

The city election which took place Monday, in some respects, was a great
surprise to most people especially the vote on mayor. Heretofore for several
years the elections have been close on this officer and it was generally
thought the conditions had not changed but when the vote was counted it was
found that Dr. J. J. Wilder, the Republican candidate, had 51 majority over
W. C. Titus, the People’s candidate. John Warner and J. W. Brockman, the
People’s candidates for councilmen, were elected over Albert Ogren and Hugh
Mason on the Republican ticket. J. F. Varner was elected recorder and Judd
Ingalls treasurer over W. P. Grosebeck and Randolph Payne on the People’s
ticket.

Mrs. Rev. Howe delivered two very nice sermons in the Christian church on
Sunday in the place of her husband.

Cathcart & Sons have moved their stock of merchandise into the K. P.
building vacated by the removal of the John Gaspar stock.

The Political Equality Club met last Monday evening with Mrs. Oberholtzer
and a pleasant time was had.

Died, at his residence in south Kingsley, on Friday, February 26, George
Bainbridge, after an illness of some weeks. Mr. Bainbridge was bout
seventy-one years of age and had lived on a farm in Elkhorn many years. He
gave up farming some years ago and moved to Kingsley. Some time ago Mrs.
Bainbridge passed away. Mr. Bainbridge was a man much respected by a large
circle of friends and acquaintances and leaves quite a large family of sons
and daughters, all grown, to mourn his loss. The funeral took place from the
M. E. church on Sunday afternoon and he was buried in the Kingsley cemetery
beside his wife.

Miss Blanche Palmer, music teacher in the Kingsley public school, was taken
sick a few days ago and her mother came over from Sioux City and took her
home on Tuesday to rest a few days when she will return.

George Evans moved from Kingsley onto his farm south of Quorn on Monday and
Wm. Duke moved to Kingsley.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Emma Becker is visiting friends in LeMars this week.

Robt Reeves baby is very ill at this writing. Dr. Richey is the attending
physician.

Mr. Collins is moving C. A. Rodolf's stock of groceries and queensware
from LeMars into his store here and is selling them out at a bargain, Mr.
Rodolf having gone out of business.

Moving time is upon us, loads of household goods are seen passing through
our town daily.

Fred Hillebrand left Monday night for Jennings, La., to take a look at the
county with a view of locating.

Miss Lizzie Zehr, who had been visiting with her brother, C. J. Zehr, the
past three months, returned to her home in Deer Creek, Ill., Tuesday
night.

Mrs. Ed Lancaster returned Tuesday evening from Elgin, Neb., where she had
been visiting relatives for a week.

L. March, who has been quite sick with the grip for several days, is again
able to be out.

A good program was rendered at the Center school literary Tuesday evening.
A large crowd went out from here.

The Ladies Mite society at the home of Mrs. Coolbaugh's Wednesday afternoon
was largely attended and a very pleasant social time enjoyed by all.
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A mad dog created quite a scare at several of the homes in Hancock Township
last week on Friday afternoon. When first seen the dog was fighting at the
cat at M.R. Griffith's on the front porch. The home dog joined in the melee
just as the mad dog started to run into the house. George Atkinson tried to
shoot the stranger, but failed to get a bullet into him before he started
for the school house. After racing around the school house, the mad dog ran
to Eli Bowder's and engaged in a fight with his dog, but Bowder gave him two
or three charges of shot from his shot gun and ended his career. No one was
bitten although several had narrow escapes. It is not known whether any
stock was bitten.
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COUNCIL MEETING

The regular meeting of the city council last night was uneventful and short.
The members were all present before the minutes of the last six meetings had
been read for approval. Mayor elect Greer was on hand as an interested
spectator to get more intimately acquainted with the modes of procedure. He
modestly declined to take a seat on the platform by the side of Mayor Brown
and he and Linden sat side by side and discussed the situation in under
tones.

Several petitions were presented. Fred Karley requested the council to
recommend to the board of supervisors that they remit the taxes on a house
and lot as he had to support his mother and could not afford to pay taxes.

James Carrington asked for a remission of city taxes assessed against his
farm on the grounds that the assessment was an error as the farm is used
entirely for agricultural purposes.

M. F. Calhoun and about thirty others petitioned for a sidewalk on the north
side of blocks, 4, 5, and 6, in Young and Corkery's addition. This sidewalk
reaches from the Reed farm over to Center Street. On motion of Linden the
petition was granted without reference to any committee.

Alderman Thomarson for the committee reported that he had investigated the
erroneous sale for taxes of a lot belonging to the city and that it would
cost $4.10 to redeem it. The council voted to have the lot redeemed.

The bills were allowed and the council adjourned to meet on Monday, March
15, to turn the city affairs over to the new council.

From Wednesday’s Daily:
Mrs. J. D. Simpson went to Sioux City this morning.

M. R. Griffith, of Hancock township, is in LeMars today on business.

County Supervisor John Brehm was in LeMars last night, returning home this morning.

Wm. M. Frantz is in LeMars today. Mrs. Frantz is in Sioux City and will accompany him home to Ft. Dodge this evening.

Miss Lizzie Stevens returned to Merrill last night to visit for a week or two with her sister.

Anton Nigg, Esq., one of the old pioneer settlers of Melbourne, was in LeMars this morning.

A. W. Partridge is at Carnes this week invoicing a stock of goods that was traded for by C. A. Wernli and himself.

C. L. Loffler and wife are visiting relatives in LeMars for a day or two. They went up to Carnes this morning.

Fred Vogel, a farmer who has been living south of LeMars, left last night with his household goods for Missouri, where he has rented a farm.

Mrs. John Albright left last night for Sioux City, after visiting in LeMars with her husband’s parents. She will soon join her husband at Sioux Falls.

Miss Edith Morris, of Hawarden, is in LeMars this week visiting her brother, J. E. Morris, and also with Miss Julia Padmore and Mrs. Fred Cleaves.

George Heinemann goes to Webster City this evening, having been called there to attend the funeral of the wife of his brother, L. C. Heinemann, who died yesterday.

T. J. Priestley returned home last night bringing Mrs. Priestly from Iowa City. Mrs. Priestely recently underwent a severe surgical operation and her health is therefore very poor at present.

Several of the relatives of the late Mrs. McArdle left last night for their homes. Matt McArdle went to Kenosha, Wisconsin, Mrs. Graber went to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and Mrs. McCarville returned to Madison, Wisconsin.

Dr. R. H. Somers was apprised by telegram this morning of the death of his sister, Ada, a young girl of fourteen, at the old home in Toronto, Canada. The doctor will leave tonight for Toronto and will be gone about two weeks. Dr. Brick will have charge of his practice during his absence.

L. L. O’Kane, of Chetopa, Kansas, is in LeMars visiting his sister, Mr. W. O. Light. Twelve years ago Mr. O’Kane was a resident of LeMars and connected with the SENTINEL. He hardly recognized his old home when he came back to look at the changes wrought by twelve years of time and enterprising public spirited citizens.

A stock extra on the St. Paul road Saturday afternoon gathered up eighteen
cars of cattle and hogs between Hudson and Elk Point for Chicago.

Thos. Donely has been missing from his home for two weeks and some anxiety
as to his whereabouts is expressed by his family.

Phil LeBerge has returned from a week's visit to his sisters, Mrs. W. J.
Maddan and Mrs. G. Brill, at Hinton.

Agent Mordoff says he is rolling up a big subscription list for the Sentinel
in this vicinity. He also states that the Westfield items are a big help to
him in procuring new subscribers.

P. N. Beaulieu has received a fresh stock of blacksmith and wagon material
and says he will hereafter conduct his business on a cash basis.

Justice Hodge's docket shows a case wherein Adolph Barber sues Edmund
Lindsey for a board bill. Trial is set for March 11.

Some person thought that Joe Jahne's horse, aged 29 years, needed a hair
cut, so they forthwith proceeded to give him a job that a first class
tonsorial artist might envy. But Joe is afraid that on account of the
advanced age of the animal his tail and mane will never grow again. He is
using Ayer's Hair Vigor at the latest writing.

Who is the Seney correspondent? Well, never mind who it is, as long as you
get all the news.

Charley Small who is attending school at Morningside arrived Saturday
morning to spend Sunday with his parents.

Dan McArthur has rented A.L. Smith's farm near Carnes, and expects to move
there this week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Haviland are entertaining their nephew, Mr. Hoyt, from
Elgin, ILL, this week.
Two young ladies, normal students presumably, took the Omaha train at
LeMars, Saturday morning for Remsen and landed in Seney. They procured a
rig to take them back to their starting point and proposed to take another
route to Remsen. We trust they started right the second time.

The Women's Foreign Missionary Society will meet at the parsonage Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock.

The oyster supper given by the Ladies Mite Society at the cheerful home of
M.G. Mills was a grand success. A large crowd was present, not withstanding
the short notice given. A large sum was realized which will go towards
improvements to the parsonage.

Mr. Schroeder and family arrived Friday from Wisconsin and will immediately
go to farming in Henry Township.

Ameil Marx and family leave today for their new home near Fonda, Iowa.
Their household effects were shipped yesterday.

An effort is now under way to soon organize a K.P. lodge here. A sufficient
number have agreed to sojourn into the mysteries of Pythiasm to justify the
organization of such an organization in our city. The members of the order
who reside here are very enthusiastic to bring about the work they have at
hand.

J. R. Clapman, of Coleridge, Nebraska, was in town last week calling on his
friend, L. Lamkin. Mr. Clapman has been to Sioux Falls to purchase some
Galloway cattle. While returning to the city on foot from the farm where he
looked at the cattle, he was attacked by two men and robbed of his cash,
gold watch and other articles of value.

No ill effects have as yet resulted from the bite of the supposed mad dog
which created such a scare a few days ago.

Many fears are expressed by the people that the new bridge across the Sioux
will go out when the ice goes down the Big Sioux this Spring.

Messrs. And Mesdames Chas. Worcester and D. Savage spent Sunday, March 7, at
F. Worcester's.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith went to LeMars Tuesday to attend the quarterly
convention of the Plymouth County Holiness association and returned Friday
evening.

J. White was visiting friends and relatives at Hawarden from Tuesday to
Thursday of last week.

Curtis Willey went up to Beresford, S. D., on business last Tuesday and
returned the same day.

J. O'Mears, Sr., and M. McNally, Sr. were at Sioux City on business a few
days last week.

Rev. Joel A. Smith of LeMars will preach at Eastman tonight and tomorrow
night if the weather permits. The vices at that place have been very well
attended notwithstanding the cold weather and bad condition of the roads.

Mr. Hoyt, who has been visiting in this vicinity, went to Sioux City
Wednesday evening.

Littlefair March who had about recovered from lagrippa has taken a relapse
and is now very ill.

Carl Miller closed his school at the Center school house Thursday. Miss
Emma Becker has been employed to teach the Spring term which begins Monday.

The entertainment given by the pupils of the Seney school Friday evening
drew a good audience. About six dollars were raised for the library fund.

Mrs. R. Winkel is very sick at this writing. Dr. Prosser is the attending
physician.

Will McArthur went to Akron on business Saturday morning and returned Sunday
morning.

Will McArthur is buying horses for the Chicago market and expects to ship a
car load in a few days.

The Seney school closed Friday, Miss Belau has been retained to teach the
Spring term to begin April 1.

The little child of Lewis Buse died Friday morning. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon.

Miss Sadie Alderson closed a very successful term of school Friday and will
spend her vacation at home. She will resume her school duties again April
1.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Demery were Crathorne callers on Tuesday on their way to
Hudson, S. D., being called there by the illness of Mr. Demery's mother.

In case (the) of Milton Coolbaugh vs. Margaret Rea the injunction was made permanent. This is an old case from Fredonia township in which Coolbaugh as school director got an injunction issued to prevent the woman from teaching a certain school. By this decision Coolbaugh wins.

Will S. Cowan came in last week from Dubuque and will work for Jack Sullivan
this summer.

There was a little scrap at the Welsh school house last Wednesday night
between John Crowles and Jack Heenan.

Died, Miss May Hixon, at her brother-in-law's on Friday, March 12, 1897, of
consumption, aged 19 years. The funeral was held at the residence on
Sunday, conducted by the pastor of the Mt. Hope church, and she was laid at
rest by the side of her mother in the Kingsley cemetery. The funeral was
largely attended by her many friends. Miss Hixon has been sick for some
time. She had grown from childhood in this county and was beloved and
respected by all. A telegram was received from California just at the time
of her death that her brother, John, was dying of the same disease and
wanting to know what should be done with the body. We have not learned
whether he will be sent home for burial. The family have the sympathy of
the community.

Miss Newcamer, of Falls City, Neb., spoke in the Christian church on Sunday
evening on the mission work as conducted by the women of the Christian
church. Her address was quite interesting and instructive. She spoke also
to the ladies on Monday afternoon.

Will McArthur moved to Akron Tuesday and will engage in buying and shipping
live stock at that point.

Smith and McArthur shipped a care load of cattle and hogs to Sioux City
Wednesday.

Charley Kennison, of Sioux City, transacted business in this vicinity
Wednesday.

On next Tuesday evening the last meeting of the literary society at the
Center school will be held for this season. A special program is being
prepared for the occasion and it is hoped that the society will be
re-organized again in the fall with the same spirit and determination to
carry on the good work that has been begun.

Miss Bessie Kennedy closed the winter term of her school last week and is
spending her vacation at home.

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Miss Anna Hueisman, of LeMars, was in town Thursday.

Mrs. E. Marks, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Swain, left Saturday morning for her home at Fonda, Iowa.

Several teams got stuck in the ice and water last Friday east of the
Floyd bridge.

The entertainment given by the scholars of Miss Katie Lucke at district
No. 4 last Friday night was very successful in every way. The house was
well filled and $3.50 was raised which will go to enlarge the school
library.

Mr. Burke, of LeMars, bought a cow at the Frost sale for $46.

Mr. and Mrs. Mills retuned to LeMars Thursday evening from their South Sioux
City visit and started to drive home from there. But on account of the high
water they got no farther than D. K. McArthur's from where Mr. Mills walked
home over the railroad bridge. Mrs. Mills remained at Mr. McArthur's until
Saturday morning.

Ernest Kennedy's car of farming implements arrived from Appleton, Mo.,
Saturday evening.

Everybody was anxious to get their mail Sunday morning, it having been the
first mail received since Thursday evening. But for some reason we failed
to get the LeMars papers.

The only way to get to LeMars now is by rail, as some bridges on each road
leading to LeMars has been damaged by the flood.

Mrs. James Garner has purchased a lot off Robert Reeves and expects to build
on it some time this summer.

Mrs. C. F. Coon went to Orange City Tuesday and returned the same day.
The Pleasant Prairie school house was treated to a scrubbing last week.

H. Evans is building a house on his "eighty" east of Mr. White's. Chas.
Muth is doing the work.

John Acker and his men have moved from the "Collar and Elbow Hotel" to the
farm west of Ireton which they will work this season.

Glenn Smith started to Beresford, S. D., on horse back Friday but found the
Six Mile creek unpassable and had to return.

The Sioux City papers say that the flood of 1897 was not nearly so high or
so destructive as the flood of 1892. Nearly all of the houses east of the
viaduct were vacated as the inhabitants were driven out by the rising
waters.

At the highest stage the water came within 22 inches of the high water mark
of 1892. The water crossed Fourth street at Chambers. Hundreds of families
were driven from their homes and considerable damage was done to merchants
and others.

H. C. Koenig and Miss Lillian Schneider were married Wednesday afternoon at
the Melbourne Evangelical Church.

John Hentges, the clothing merchant, is enlarging his store. The room in
the rear of the store which has been used for the Ben Ton barber shop will
be made part of the store.

After a very interesting contest, the LeMars fire department at their annual
meeting elected C. L. Trenery, chief; Henry King, assistant chief, and John
Bingenheimer, secretary.

William D. Combs and Miss Bertha Hasbrook secured a marriage license the
first of this week.

A number of young people attended the literary entertainment at the Center school house Tuesday evening.

Miss Bertha Becker returned home from LeMars Tuesday morning where she has been visiting her brother a few weeks.

Wm. Cutland lost his dog some time ago and put an advertisement in the Sentinel want columns. After the first insertion he heard from his dog. Who says it doesn't pay to advertise?

Mrs. Harry Britton and little daughter, of Marcus, are visiting relatives here this week.

Mrs. Clayton, of Blair, Nebr, who had been visiting relatives here for some time, returned home Tuesday morning.

Mrs. John Becker came up from LeMars Tuesday morning to assist in taking care of her brother, Lewis Buse, who is still very sick.

Mr. White of Eastman, arrived Monday evening and has engaged to work for Ed Lancaster as a farm hand this season.

Last Monday afternoon one of Mat Ewin's boys was on the roof of the house doing some repairing when he accidentally dropped his hatchet which struck his younger brother on the head, who was at that moment coming out of the door, cutting quite a gash in his head.

The farmers in this vicinity were unable to deliver milk to the Merrill creamery on account of the high water of the Floyd River.

The funeral of little Albert Jung was quite well attended considering the bad roads.

C. J. Zehr is having some repairing done to his house. G. W. Austine, of
LeMars, is doing the work.

Mr. Stickles and son Walter, of Sioux City, were guests at the home of A.M.
Cutlands over Sunday.

Supervisor Ahlers and M. G. Mills were inspecting bridges in Meadow Township
Thursday.

W. H. Harris, of Gettysburg, S.D., arrived last Thursday on business and is
also visiting old friends here.

Mrs. Harry Britton, who had been visiting relatives here for some time, left
Thursday morning for Spencer, Iowa, their future home, where Mr. Britton has
engaged in the butcher business.

Tramps are becoming quite numerous along here, are all going north. A sure
sign of Spring.

J.A. Shade has purchased the C. H. Goring property and has taken his family
residence there.

The Niel Dow memorial meeting under the auspices of the W.C.T.U. on Saturday
evening was fairly well attended. The members of the union responded with
quotations. The program was: Biography of Niel Dow by Mrs. Chandler;
select reading by Mrs. J.A. Dewey and Pearl Johnson, paper by Mrs. A.
Brandon, recitation by Miss Mamie Schneider, and several temperance songs by
a chorus of singers. The program was quite interesting and instructive.

The public schools are preparing a splendid program which will be rendered
in the rink the first Friday evening in April which will close the winter
term. A vacation of a few days will be given the pupils and teachers.

Some of the boys played a great joke on Postmaster Cottrell Wednesday
evening. He has a sign which swings to view when the letters are all
distributed. Jack has just purchased a flouring mill in Nebraska so the
boys substituted the words "flour for sale here" for "the letters are all
out," and when the sign came to view there was a great crowd at the office
who had been put onto the joke and every one set up a laugh and commenced to
guy him. Jack seemed to enjoy the joke as well as the crowd. He says he is
going to send the sign out to Phil Boyle who is running the business.

Prof. Shoup could not fill his engagement to lecture in Kingsley on the 26th
on account of the bad roads, but says he will be here on the evening of the
9th of April roads or no roads. He not being able to come as was announced
at first was quite a disappointment to the Equality club and the people, but
the next date will be a sure one and all will be well.