LeMars Sentinel
Monday, January 3, 1898

A JOLLY PARTY

Merrill Record: Last Thursday evening a sleigh riding party composed of
twenty-eight of the jolliest of the jolly young folks of LeMars, came down
to spend the evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Julian.

These people were out for a good time and, judging by the tooting of horns,
and hearty laughter and the merry songs that accompanied them as they came
through town, we would say they succeeded admirably. Stiff formalities and
staid conventionalities were laid aside and all entered in with heart and
soul to have an evening of solid enjoyment. Games and music were the
principal pleasures of the evening. As editor's cupboards are usually like
the one said to have been owned by "Old Mother Hubbard" the young people
took the precaution not to depend on its resources and instead brought with
them lunch baskets filled with delicious cakes and other toothsome
delicacies. Between 12 and 1 o'clock these baskets were relieved of their
treasure of good things and the party made correspondingly happy. Sometime
before "sun-up" the company adjourned to meet again we hope at the same
place.

[Transcriber note: This event took place on Thursday, Dec. 30, 1897]

HOW IT OCCURRED:

Sioux County Herald: D.W. Green, a peddler living at LeMars, was tried last
Wednesday before Mayor Bolks on a charge of larceny. The complainant was A.
DeRidder, who lives in the east part of town, and he charged defendant with
having stolen a watch. Green made a plea of not guilty, but was convicted
and fined $15. He protested his innocence and had no trouble in securing
bonds at LeMars, pending an appeal. Later developments show that a cruel
wrong has been done him. Yesterday morning DeRidder found the watch back of
the plastering, where it had evidently been slipped by a small child who had
been playing with it. As Green had been at the house he was charged with
having stolen it and DeRidder's testimony fastened the crime upon an
innocent man. Mr. Green has at least the satisfaction of having been proved
innocent, a satisfaction which is not given in all cases of the kind. The
case ought to be a warning to everyone not to hastily accuse a stranger of
crime or to assist in fastening it upon him without conclusive evidence.

A WORD TO THE FARMERS

Now that the ground is covered with a heavy coat of "beautiful snow,"
insuring a bounteous crop in 1898, and this, together with a continued show
in the crops of Europe should give every farmer renewed courage. During
period of low prices since 1892 a majority of the farmers have not got along
with making many improvements or additions to their farm buildings.

During the next few months, it will pay you to look your buildings over and
decide what new improvements you will be able to make during the coming
year. When you have done this, the next thing to do is to look around for a
good buy in lumber and building material and make your bargains in winter
when they have a chance to get cut prices.

You will find us always on deck with a full stock of first class lumber. We
are prepared to offer the biggest kind of snaps for the next sixty days.
Don't hesitate to come around and examine our stock before purchasing. We
are also local quarters for all kinds of hard and soft coal and always sell
at bottom prices. M. A. Moore & Co., Seventh street near depot, LeMars,
Iowa.

AKRON: (From the Tribune)

It was reported today that Miss Mary Dirks, living southwest of town in
South Dakota had suddenly died this morning. No particulars obtainable at
present.

Several cases of dog poisoning have recently come to our notice. The city
marshal was obliged to kill two strays yesterday that seemed to be made from
the effects of poison.

Freedom Lodge, No. 434, A.F. and A.M., installed the following officers at
their last regular meeting:

W.M., J.C. Ruble;

S.W., Boysen Ross;

J.W., D.K. Bennett;

Treasurer, Lester Wakeman;

Secretary, R.R. McCorkell;

S.D., Geo. Wells;

J.D., I. Knudson;

S.S., E.J. Bradley;

J.S., John Hall;

Tyler, C.H. Maxson.

After the installation, an oyster supper was served to the attending
members.

On last Sunday evening Rev. W.H. Swartz, who has been pastor of the Baptist
church for nearly two years, tendered his resignation to the church, the
resignation to take effect about the first of next April. The many friends
of Rev. Swartz are sorry to learn of his resignation and regret to see him
leave.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Alice Howes, of Merrill, visited with Miss Edith Hancer Friday,
returning Saturday morning.

Rev. W.F. Beecher has announced that he would conduct revival meetings here
next week.

Miss Amelia Hill visited at Sioux City Friday and Saturday.

Married at the home of the bride's parents in Hinton Wednesday evening,
December 29, Miss Anna Root and Bart Luce, Rev. W.F. Breecher, officiating.
Miss Anna is the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Root and has
been organist of the Sunday school for five or six years, in appreciation of
which, and as a toke of respect, the Sunday school presented her with a
beautiful and costly present. The will soon leave for their home at
Winthrop, Iowa, and the scribe joins their many friends in congratulations.

AKRON: (From the Register)

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Al Frye, on the Broken Kettle, December 23, 1897, a
daughter.

M.A. Agnes and wife left Monday for a few days visit with Henry Agnes at
Plankington. M.A. is a hard worker and this will give him a much needed
rest.

MILLNERVILLE:

Geo. Millner, of Waterloo, came Saturday to spend the holidays with friends
and relatives here.

T.B. Cassen marketed fat hogs in Jefferson, S.D., Wednesday.

Bert Vanderburg, of Carroll county, is visiting his brother, W. Vanderburg.

H. Coppock and T.R. Mitchell were Sioux City visitors Friday.

Will Borders is visiting friends in Carroll county.

A number of young people attended a skating party on the Sioux River last
Wednesday night. The ice, where the snow has been cleared away, is good.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frye, December 23rd, a bright baby girl.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Millner and family, of Akron, spent Christmas with George
Millner and wife.

Mr. Hoyt Hunter, of South Dakota, is visiting with friends and relatives
here.

Millnerville was quite well represented at a debate in the Mansfield school
house Wednesday evening. Meetings are held every two weeks. The subject for
debate on January 13th is "Resolved that mane will do more for humor than
for riches." The leader on the affirmative is Miss Nellie Waddle, on the
negative is Mr. R.A. Blake.

Henry Crow made a business trip to Akron Tuesday and came home with a new
cutter.

In spite of the bad driving the necktie sociable on Christmas night was well
attended. The proceeds were about sixteen dollars.

Miss Maud Van Orensdoff, of Belle Vista, visited with friends here last
week.

Mrs. L.V. Chase was an Akron visitor Monday.

F.E. Grant did business in Sioux City Tuesday.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. James Gainer, of Hawarden, is the guest of Mrs. Robert Reeves.

John Small went to Hawarden Saturday.

Watson Kennedy is teaching school for his cousin, Bessie, this week, who has
not yet returned from her visit at Cedar Rapids, Nebraska.

Mr. and Mrs. Demaray visited the former's mother at LeMars Saturday.

The Ladies Mite Society will be entertained next Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
M.G. Mills.

Miss Nettie Reeves entertained a number of her friends at her home last
Friday evening.

Sadie, Ida, and Johnnie Alderson drove over to Dalton Friday afternoon to
spend the evening with relatives. [Note: Friday would have been New Years
Eve.]

The shooting match here on New Year's Day drew a large number of the
sporting men from the surrounding country, including several from LeMars. No
extraordinary shooting was done. In the pigeon shoot John McArthur and Mr.
Klinkerfues were a tie with the most birds to their credit while Will
Collins secured three out of six turkeys at a distance of 300 yards.

Miss Lottie Dixon, of LeMars, is visiting at J. Alderson's.

Those who attended the dance at the hall last Friday evening report a good
time. About twenty-five couples were present. A delicious supper was served
and the New Year was several hours old before the last guests departed.

REMSEN:

Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Beck are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter at their
home. Johnny feels richly blessed, and no doubt his customers will be
gainers by getting goods at O-be-joyful prices.

Mrs. Erick Scott presented her husband with a Christmas present Saturday
evening-a bright, handsome little Miss who will continue to bless their
home. Mother and child are doing well and Erick-well, he may recover.

The Christmas dance give at Burdorf's hall Monday was very largely attended
and a good time enjoyed by all. A New Year's dance will be given next Monday
evening.

The Women's Evening Club is preparing to render its literary program on
Friday evening, January 7, at the home of Mrs. Creglow. The lady members
will extend an invitation to their gentlemen friends.

MERRILL: (From the Record)

Mrs. L. Scott, of Mankato, Minn., is spending the week in this city, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W.A. Weinheimer.

About half the town went to LeMars Monday evening to see and hear John
Dillon and his company of comedians. Of course, they were well pleased.

Neil Swanson, who has been attending the Normal school the past few months,
is spending the week with friends in town.

Wm. Foss, of Rices, Minn., is in the city, the guest of his brother, Frank.
Foss is thinking of locating here.

Thos. S. Moore returned last week from his visit at the Codd sheep ranch on
the Broken Kettle.

Struble has no lawyer and yet it is said that the suits from that place
average one a day.

J.C. Welliver, city editor of the Des Moines Leader, came home last week to
be at the bedside of his sick mother, Mrs. Morris Welliver.

Charley Harker had a very narrow escape from instant death this morning. As
he jumped from a moving passenger train upon an icy sidewalk his feet went
out from under him and he fell with his head toward the track. In falling,
his shoulder struck the break rod with such force as to throw him back. Had
it not been for this rod, he would have fallen across the rails in front of
the car wheels.

An erroneous impression seems to have gotten o0ut concerning the K. of P.
banquet next Tuesday evening. The executive committee wishes to make it
known through these columns that the banquet is by no manner of means a
"public affair." The Outside Guard is instructed to admit no one to the hall
who is not accompanied by a Knight or holds a special invitation. The
Knights are expected to invite one and only one.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
January 6, 1898

THE LAMP EXPLODED.
On Sunday night a lamp exploded in the house of Mr. Jos. Obermire living
north of town and a serious conflagration was narrowly averted. Mr. and
Mrs. Obermire had retired for the night and the lamp was standing lighted on
the wash stand. Mrs. Obermire is in the habit of warming milk for the baby
on the lamp during the night and then laid down again and fell asleep. They
were awakened some time after by the noise of the exploding lamp, which
luckily fell into the wash basin, but not before it had set fire to the
toilet covers and window curtains. Mr. Obermire was slightly burned in
carrying out the lamp and extinguishing the flames and the baby was also
slightly burned by the scalding fluid spattering over it.

He Was Making Fireworks.
John Haas, who lives in the south end of town, was experimenting with
chemicals on Sunday night and making fireworks and got severely burnt during
his essays as a make of fireworks. He was making phosphorent stars and had
a quantity of metallic phosphorous, which is exceedingly combustible and
while handling it a blaze started and the more he rubbed his hands, the more
the phosphorous burned and it also ignited the table cloth on the table
where he was working. After great difficulty, he extinguished the flames
and then sought a doctor for relief. Dr. Cole dressed his burns, which were
very very severe, his right hand being very badly burnt indeed.

IN JUSTICE COURT.
Justice Jones was occupied in hearing a civil case on Monday. The parties
were Davis & Co., vs. Wenham and the suit was to recover a note. A. R.
Coleman, of Sioux City, and F. M. Roseberry appeared for the plaintiff and
Attorney Allen for the defendant. A judgment of $100 was rendered in favor
of the plaintiff.

Will Close at 7:30
We the undersigned clothing dealers of LeMars agree to close our places of
business every evening excepting Saturday at 7:30 p.m. from above date until
April 1, 1898:
~C. Haakinson & Co
~Schindel & Howard
~John Hentges
~C. H. Johnson
~C. H. Kehrberg & Co.

Moving in the East End.
The occupants of the Dubuque House and Western House were moving Monday.
Mr. Mammen moved from the Western House to the Dubuque House of which he has
obtained a lease. Mr. Aultman Doring has secured possession of the Western
House and will operate it.

He Is the First From LeMars.
Mr. J. M. Vickers, of this place, left Monday morning for Seattle, Wash.,
from whence he will go on to the Klondike gold fields. He will be joined at
Seattle by other people from this section who are contemplating making their
fortunes in that Eldorado.

LeMars Sentinel
January 10, 1898

For $2,500.

I will sell my house and lot on south Franklin street. House has 7 rooms,
bath, pantry, closets, etc, hot water heart and electric lights, good barn,
city water, half acre of ground. Terms reasonable. Olin H. Round.

BROUGHT HERE FOR INTERMENT

The remains of Mrs. Bourdelais, mother of William and George Bourdelais, of
this city, were brought here from Everly, Clay county, last evening and
interred today at the St. Joseph's cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Bourdelais were
old residents of this county, but moved to Clay county three years ago.
Mrs. Bourdelais's death was the result of an attack of pneumonia.

The F. B. Club.

The F. B. Club met at the home of Misses Barbara and Sadie Gaynor Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock for the election of officers. The following are those
elected for the ensuing six months: President, Harry Platt; vice-president,
Sadie Gaynor; secretary, Paul Belan; treasurer, Barbara Gaynor. The club
will meet with Master Paul Belau next Wednesday evening.

Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Grant township creamery company will be held on
Saturday, January 22, 1898, at 9 a.m. at the German Lutheran school house.

LIBRARY TRUSTEES.

The library trustees met in the library building last Wednesday evening for
the transaction of business. The business was purely routine. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year with I.T. Martin, president; Mrs. P.F. Dalton,
vice-president; W.A. Simkins, secretary. The other library trustees are:
Mrs. E.H. Bush, Mrs. C.E. Haas, Mrs. A. Sartori, Messrs. P. Farrell, Ed
Thomarson and G.P. Osborne.

Another Case of Diphtheria.

The home of Thos. Gooch has been quarantined the past week on account of
diphtheria, Susie, his twelve-year-old daughter, being affected with the
disease. The girl is progressing favorably under the care of Dr. Prosser.

Died.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson living north of town, died
this morning. The little one only lived a few days.

AN INCIPIENT BLAZE.

A fire started Friday afternoon in the residence of the Misses Duerr in the
south end of town but prompt measures prevented a serious blaze and the
calling out of the fire companies. The furnace in the basement got out of
working order and becoming choked up set fire to the flooring and
wainscoting of the room above. Miss Duerr, who was at the residence of her
brother-in-law, Will Laux, happened to return home and discovered the
incipient fire. She telephoned down to her sister at Laux's cola office and
the men employed in the coal yard hurried up there quickly and with a little
vigorous effort squelched what might have been a bad fire. The damage one
amounts to only a few dollars.

FOUR-IN-HAND SLEIGH RIDE.

A party of LeMars and Washington township people took a sleigh ride Friday
evening. About seventeen were in the party and a four-in-hand sleight was
chartered for the occasion. A ride in the beautiful moonlight was much
enjoyed out to Windsor Parker's place. On arriving there the freedom of the
house was extended to the visitors and a jolly dance was inaugurated and
kept up till the small hours of the morning. Refreshments were served during
the evening and the return ride was equal in enjoyment to the rest of the
evening program.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

S.J. Penhallegon made a business trip to Hawarden Thursday.

Fred Williams went to Cherokee Thursday.

Henry Flory is still suffering from the effects of a fall down cellar, a
week ago Sunday.

A.C. Millard and wife are visiting with his brother, A.H. Millard, for a few
days.

A draft of $9,000 was made upon this bank Wednesday by two Sioux county
farmers who are buying land in Minnesota and paying the cash, and still some
people deny the existence of any prosperity.

Philip Bower bough a half section of land in Sioux county recently for
$13,000. Mr. McCarthy also bought a quarter section of near Dalton lately.

The Struble Creamery Co. paid a dividend of 8 percent to its shareholders,
January 1.

Following is the statement of Miss Bauma, of money collected and expended
for the Christmas exercises: Amount collected, $20.70. Paid out for candy,
$5.65; nuts, $4.40; presents of pupils, $4.70; trees, $1.25; decorations for
trees, $2.15; material for candy sacks, $.80; color fire for tableaux, $.60;
muslin and tacks, $.60; oil, $.15. Total $20.30. Balance on hand, $.40.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

J.A. Harris, of Potosia, in company of Rev. W.F. Brecher, were visiting in
LeMars last Thursday.

Ethel Waters returned to Sioux City last Friday after a brief visit at home.

D. Winter and T.F. Fay were transacting business in LeMars last Thursday.

The Rebeka lodge had installation of officers and a banquet at the Odd
Fellow's hall last Thursday evening.

Married, at the home of the groom on Wednesday evening, January 5, B.F.
Bogenrief and Stella Moist, Rev. W.F. Brecher, officiating.

Chas. Wolf has bills out announcing his sale to take place on February 10.
He will leave for the gold fields in Klondyke early in the spring.

The Women's Missionary Society, of Melbourne, will meet at the home of Mrs.
Jacob Scheinder Thursday, January 13, at 2 p.m.

John McEvoy and wife left for Dubuque last Monday to visit with Mr. McEvoy's
parents.

Interest is increasing right along in the revival meetings at Hinton and the
pastor has good prospects of success.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. James Garner returned to her home Tuesday after several days visit with
Mr. Robt. Reeves.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Haviland entertained their nephew and niece from Hawarden
Tuesday and Wednesday.

Miss Anna Brown, of Morningside, returned Monday morning to resume her
school work.

The Ladies Mite Society met with Mrs. M.G. Mills Wednesday afternoon.
Officers were elected for the next six months as follows: Mrs. C.J. Zehr,
president; Mrs. A. Haviland, vice-president; Mrs. Milton Coolbaugh,
secretary; and Mrs. Wm. Kennedy, treasurer.

Mrs. John Osborne entertained a number of her friends and relatives at her
home on Wednesday evening in honor of her twenty-fourth birthday
anniversary.

Mrs. Ed Lancaster visited at Mrs. Alderson's Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kennedy entertained a number of their friends at
progressive euchre last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mills carried
off the prize for the most games won. Mr. Mills was the recipient of an
elegant cup and saucer and Mrs. Mills a beautiful vase. Frank March and
Mrs. W.H. Kennedy each received a pretty calendar as second prize. Delicious
refreshments were served at midnight, when the guests departed to finish up
the enjoyment of the evening with a sleigh ride home over the smooth roads.

MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

A reorganization of the Millnerville literary society was made last Monday
night. Meetings are to be held every two weeks commencing Friday night. The
officers elected are as follows: President, George Millner; vice-president,
J.F. Banks; secretary and treasurer, Miss Nellie Waddle; program committee,
Bessie Crow, Barbara Simeons and Silvia Crow. The subject debated Friday
night was Resolved, "That there is More Pleasure in Anticipation than
Realization." The chief speakers were Miss Osie Crow, affirmative and Mr.
Phil Lindsey, negative. The subject for debate in two weeks is Resolved
"That the Indian has Received More Cruel Treatment from the Hands of the
White Man, than the Negro." Leading speakers are, affirmative, J. Trigg,
negative, Phil Lindsey.

A charade sociable will be given by the Ladies Aid society of the
Millnerville class at the home of J. Trigg on Wednesday evening, January 20.

The Ladies Aid society met Wednesday with Mrs. T.B. Cassen. An election of
officers was held. The new officers are: President, Mrs. T.B. Cassen;
vice-president, Mrs. F.E. Grant; secretary, Mrs. Vanderburg; treasurer, Mrs.
Millner; work committee, Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs. Trigg.

Miss Carrie Jeffers is quite sick with la grippe.

George Millner and wife and T.B. Cassen and family spent New Years with
friends in Akron.

Charles Knapp is improving the appearance as well as the convenience of his
home by building a new kitchen and porch and digging a new cistern.

Miss Ora Bernard, of Sioux City, spent New Years with Mr. Lindsey and
family.

Mrs. Cyrus Knapp spent New Years with her daughter, Mrs. Bennett, near
Westfield.

Wallace Pike has been visiting with friends and relatives in this
neighborhood for the past week.

George Millner, who has been spending the holidays with friends here,
returned to his home in Waterloo, last Tuesday.

A dancing party was held at H. Coppock's on New Years night. All reported an
enjoyable time.

Miss Mabel Knapp is quite sick.

Bessie Crow, Joe Simeons and Anton Tobin were absent from school a part of
this week on account of sickness.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Fritz Molzen has been in this part of the county the past week.

Edward Keenan returned to Iowa City to resume his studies in the State
university after spending the holidays at the home of his parents in Johnson
township.

Mrs. John Robertson and Mrs. Walton have been enjoying a visit from their
cousin, Miss Mae Sillers, of Atkinson county, Missouri.

Mr. Clemme is going to build a new barn as he had several teams hauling
stone for him Tuesday.

Dollie McInnis was visiting with her sister, Mrs. Louis Taylor, last week.

Milton Doty, of Ireton, was visiting his brother, George, last week.

Plymouth Presbyterian Church congregation held a business meeting on
Thursday evening and Rev. Macgogney is still retained as pastor, will preach
next Sunday, January 16, and will preach every other Sunday.

The young folks are enjoying these lovely moonlight evenings and the good
sleighing.

There was a merry crowd of young and old folks gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Noah Zimmerman on Friday evening to let them know that they were
not forgotten that it was their turn to be surprised. A very pleasant
evening was enjoyed by young and old. Supper was served with all the
delicacies. The evening was spent with music and other amusements until a
late hour. Noah thinks this part of the world a pretty jolly place since
January 1, 1898, when the family was awakened by a volley of bullets to
remind them that New Years callers were awaiting to be ushered into the
house to enjoy a New Years lunch and visit with Mr. Zimmerman and family.
The young gentlemen made other New Years calls, the particulars we did not
learn.

Mrs. J.A. Nuttal, of LeMars, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Douglas Goldie.

The debates at the Lyceum at the Ruble school house seem to be getting very
interesting, by all reports.

Robert Ross spent last week at Akron at Neil Robertson's.

Will Davis has returned to his home at Elmoville, Illinois.

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)

Sam Hurt is home from South Dakota on a visit. He came Saturday.

Miss Edna Hurlbut, of Maurice, came down Saturday to visit a couple of weeks
or so with her aunt, Mrs. M. Welliver.

Percy Hess and Miss Beck, of Sioux City, spent Saturday at the farm here.

Quarterly meeting will be held in the Potosia school house Saturday and
Sunday, January 15 and 16. The new elder, Mr. Miller, will preach. Revival
meetings will begin Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Richardson have been visiting relatives in Sioux City for
about two weeks.

Miss Olive Addison visited friends at Adaville from Friday till Sunday.

Miss Hoyt, who has been take care of Mrs. M. Welliver, has gone back to
Sioux City.

Miss Effie Wolf returned to her home near O'Neal, Nebraska, Tuesday.

T. Cleary and wife visited relatives in Hornick from Saturday till Tuesday.

Mrs. Van Dusen visited her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe Small, of Millnerville,
from Wednesday till Saturday.

The teacher and pupils of the Potosia school are preparing to give an
exhibition in the near future.

Mrs. Fontz and son and little granddaughter, of Nebraska, are visiting at
the home of H. Williamson. Mr. Fontz will return soon, but Mrs. Fontz will
make quite an extended visit.

The Lyceum which has been held in the Richardson school house has disbanded
by the order of the interested parties. By what we hear, it must have been
about as much like a free show as a lyceum.

Mrs. Frank Crouch is enjoying a visit from her sister.

Three of J. Bauerly's children are very sick with pneumonia.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Pritchett visited with Mr. and Mrs. T. Stinton, of Adaville,
Wednesday.

H. Williamson has rented 100 acres of land of G. Crotty for next year.

J. Gorman's children who have been real sick with pneumonia are reported
better.

Little Josie Munch has been quite sick the past week with quinsy.

Ed Munch made a business trip to Elk Point, S.D., Friday.

Mrs. E. Swanson visited over Sunday with friends in Sioux City.

Chas. Roberts and family started back to Missouri Saturday.

REMSEN: (From the Bell.)

The infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Achen is very ill.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. Klosterman Sunday, Jan. 2. The little
one died Tuesday.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Muller Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1898, a son.

There will be a dance given at Burdorf's hall Saturday evening, Jan. 15.

Math Uthe, Jr. and Henry Hellman were among the excursionists to Arkansas
Monday evening.

Herman Schult left Saturday evening for Dyersville having been called there
by the death of his father.

Mrs. E. Boehmke departed Friday morning for her old home in Tama county for
about a week's visit with relatives.

Mrs. Kieffer, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wandershied, returned
Wednesday morning to her home in LeMars.

Peter G. Schoofs, who has been visiting with his brother, Dr. J. J. Schoofs,
left Tuesday morning for Council Bluffs, where he will enter the school for
deaf mutes.

LeMars Sentinel
January 13, 1898

OUR COUNTY NEWS
By Our Correspondents and from Exchanges

ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

L.L. Morehead spent Saturday and Sunday at Akron.

Mrs. Sophia Stinton is very sick at LeMars.

C. Gaston and Henry Orr, of Savanna, Ill., are visiting in the Valley.

M.A. Brown has rented a farm from Geo. Millner.

C.L. Whitney is moving up in Sioux county.

Quarterly meeting at Potosia next Saturday and Sunday.

O.R. Gaston attended the assessors meeting at LeMars Saturday.

T.W. Lewis, of LeMars, was out to his farm last Monday.

B. Hawkins will move back near Kingsley in the spring.

J.G. Trask, of Sioux City, was out to see his cattle last Monday.

HANCOCK: (Special Correspondence)

The oyster supper given at the home of Mrs. Thos. Willett on the 6th inst.,
was a very pleasant affair. The proceeds are to go toward a fund which is
being raised for the purpose of furnishing the church with a new organ. An
attempt was made to raffle the old organ but as enough chances were not
sold, it was abandoned and the money returned.

The youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Knapp died last Saturday and was
buried Monday in the Hancock cemetery. The funeral services were held at
their home at 10:30 a.m. It is a sad blow to the parents and they have the
sympathy of the entire community.

C.E. Ross and C. Closner made a trip to Hinton, last Saturday.

Mr. Jessie Rochester, who has been very low for some time past with brain
fever, seems to be getting no better. His mind wanders a great share of the
time and it is difficult to get him to take any nourishment.

Miss Maggie Kundert was visiting in this vicinity a short time ago.

Mr. Church has been elected Sunday school superintendent for the Griffith
Sunday school.

The ice on the Big Sioux is getting unsafe for crossing with teams. We now
begin to feel the want of a bridge.

Irvin Weeks made a trip to Dakota last Saturday night to attend a dance.

Mr. Alfred Closner, of Lincoln township, visited at the residence of his
brother at this place last Saturday night.

PERRY: (Special Correspondence)

J.P. Blood has rented his farm and moved to Sioux City. We are sorry as he
was a good neighbor. Our best wishes go with him.

Lu Lamkins has just returned from a very pleasant visit of three weeks with
his parents.

Mrs. Lizzie Parks is spending the week visiting her sister, Mrs. James
Cameron, in Dakota.

The roads have been in a very bad condition for some time, a tip-over with a
load of hay or straw was quite a common thing.

Farmers' hens after a long vacation are now on duty again.

Will Merrill is at work in Sioux City this winter.

Mr. Starks is nearly laid up with a sprained wrist.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Bessie Kennedy returned from Cedar Rapids, Neb., Friday.

Mrs. A. Haviland is suffering with a severe attack of lagrippe.

Mrs. Ed Lancaster is very low at this writing.

J.B. Owings and D. K. McArthur shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City
Wednesday.

Mrs. Geo. Hughes and little daughter of Westfield, arrived Saturday for a
weeks' visit with relatives.

Mrs. M.G. Mills went to Des Moines Tuesday morning for a few weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Sam Moist.

Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Owings and Mr. D.K. McArthur attended the installation of
officers at the Odd Fellow's hall Monday night.

OYENS: (Special Correspondence)

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Nothem last Thursday.

Mrs. Nick Freyman had a bad cold last week, but she is getting better.

Mr. and Mrs. Heuber Nothem were visiting with his brother last Sunday.

A meeting was held Monday by the Oyens Co-operative creamery to appoint new
officers. Following are the officers: A. Kloster, president; Jack Fiddlier,
H. Bundy, H. Mohning and Henry Bendergist, directors; Nick Freymann,
treasurer; and P.F. Hickey, secretary. These officers are elected for the
following year. Mr. Gabrial Fuirsen is engaged to bring the milk from the
northwest.

Miss Kate Vuberfield returned home this week.

A. Kloster bought a new feed cutter this week.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Donald McKinnon, of Hawarden, was visiting friends in this neighborhood the
early part of the week.

John Heinricks was in Sioux county Tuesday.

Quite a number from this neighborhood attended church at the Eastman school
house last Sunday night.

Morris Redmond visited at Neptune last Saturday and Sunday.

There is to be preaching service at Plymouth Presbyterian church next
Sunday.

Robert Pringle left on Tuesday evening for Wessington, South Dakota. He will
visit a brother there for a few days before going to the Black Hills.

O'LEARY:

Miss Anna Bride, of Henry township, has been visiting her cousins, Mary Mase
and Bessie Phillips.

The books for the new library at the O'Leary postoffice, are expected to
arrive this week. J.S. Hoyt will be librarian.

Begg Bros., are out with a petition to have the road opened on the section
line east of their farm and Henry Seal is out with another petition not have
it opened, as he expects to build on his land on section 17 to get nearer
school, and if the road on the half section line is cleared it would make
him a mile farther to get to school but it is now a mile farther for the
Begg Bros., to get out to church or any place east of them.

The stockholders met at the O'Leary creamery Tuesday to elect trustees.

Mr. Rice finished corn husking last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Rathburn, at Quorn, near Kingsley, visited Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Steele.

Herb Sammis and John Evans, of LeMars, were O'Leary visitors Saturday.

John Manning, Jr., has gone to Nebraska.

A jolly crowd of young people enjoyed an oyster supper at H.C. Wilson's
Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. James Steele and daughter, Mrs. Tripp, of Kingsley, visited
Tuesday at Peter Steele's.

Will Boom has been helping his brothers, John and Henry, finish their corn
husking.

Orville and Miss Eva Higday returned last week to Morningside College.

Miss Edith Severance, of White Lake, S.D., is again in this vicinity
visiting old friends.

Mr. Buchter, of LeMars, clipped the team of ponies owned by the O'Leary
blacksmith, one day this week.

A four horse load of young people attended a literary meeting at a school
house in Henry township, Tuesday evening.

Miss Jennie Steele returned to Kingsley Sunday.

Twenty-five new members have been added to the Mt. Hope M.E. church during
the revival meetings which had not closed yet Wednesday.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. John McEvoy left last Tuesday for a visit with relatives in
Dubuque.

Bart Luce and wife started for their new home at Winthrop, Iowa, last
Thursday.

Miss Agness McDonald, teacher of the Hungerford township High School,
visited with W.J. Madden and family Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. Dr. H. Nigg and sons, of Merrill, visited relatives in this vicinity
Sunday.

Revival meetings will be continued at the Hinton school house this week.

The Literary society will hold their next meeting next Saturday night, after
which it is expected to change back to Thursday, the regular meeting night.
The question for debate next Saturday night is Resolved, "That a Woman
should Marry for Love, Rather than for Wealth and Position."

M.J. Hammond, station agent on The Sioux City Journal & Northern, left
Saturday evening on a visit, leaving his friends in doubt as to his
destination. It is rumored that he will not return alone.

Philip Held shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City last Wednesday.

The Melbourne Sunday School elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: Superintendent, Henry Schneider; assistant Superintendent, Philip
Koenig; secretary, H.C. Koenig; treasurer, Geo. F. Spies; librarian, D.D.
Schneider; assistant, S.A. Bogenrief; organist, Carrie Held; assistant
organist, Gertrude Schneider.

(From Another Correspondent)

P.E. Held was visiting in LeMars last Sunday and Monday.

The Melbourne Sunday School held its annual election of officers last
Sunday, which resulted as follows: Henry Schneider, superintendent; P.
Koenig, assistant superintendent; H.C. Koenig, secretary; G.F. Spies,
treasurer; D.D. Schneider and S.A. Bogenrief, librarians; and Carrie Held
and Gertrude Schneider, organists.

M.J. Hammond, the Sioux City & Northern agent of this place, is off on a
vacation. We will give particulars after he returns.

The contract for the repairing of the Melbourne church was awarded to D.F.
Turner, of Merrill, last Tuesday, for the sum of $375.

J.F. Berner was re-elected trustee at the church last Tuesday for a term of
five years. The board of trustees then organized and elected the following
officers: H. Schneider, president; L. Koenig, secretary; J.F. Berner, Treas.

Mrs. H. Nigg and children, of Merrill, were visiting with friends in our
vicinity last Sunday.

Mrs. Robert Blecker returned to her home in Ponca, Neb., this week after a
prolonged visit with friends here.

Miss Sabasy Waddington, aged 14 years daughter of Mrs. Waddington, west of
James, was married to Franklin Bond, in Sioux City last Monday.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE: (Special Correspondence)

Geo. and Herbert Worcester Sundayed at the parental homestead.

Henry Bogenrief returned home Saturday.

Mrs. Cole, who has been visiting friends at this place, returned to LeMars
Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Maust visited friends at Hawarden Friday.

Some of our people picked corn for Walter Hares Thursday.

H. Smith and Nelly McNally made a trip to LeMars last Saturday.

The sale at Mrs. Hein's last Monday was well attended and the property sold
fairly well.

Those who attended the Holiness convention at LeMars this week were Mr. and
Mrs. J. Smith, Lora Smith and Mr. and Mrs. White.

Rev. Beckwith's mother and sister of Cherokee visited with him from
Wednesday to Saturday.

Revival meetings are being conducted in the Methodist church at Ireton.

Ben Dean has not made a settlement with the railroad company for their train
striking his wagon some time ago.

J.W. Wilson, of Marcus, who was with the Atwood family for some time, went
to Marcus Tuesday, returning Wednesday. Mr. Atwood is slowly improving.

Mrs. Mary Campbell returned Sunday morning from Galena, Ill., where she had
been visiting friends and relatives for two weeks.

Prof. R.M. Sherrill is giving lessons on the violin to a large class of
scholars this winter.

E.S. Hungerford will either rent or sell the farm and talks of going to Port
Arthur, Texas, and to into some kind of business.

Chas. Wolf has bills out announcing a public sale of his personal property
Tuesday, February 10, 1898. Mr. Wolf expects to start immediately after the
sale for Klondike.

John Conway was in town Wednesday for the first time in several weeks. He
has been badly crippled up with rheumatism and is just now able to get out.

David Barnholtz had the misfortune to dislocate his knee at his home last
Sunday while stooping down to pick up an arm full of wood.

License has been issued from Woodbury county to Frank Bond, age 29, and Miss
Sadie Waddington, aged 14, to be married. Both parties live on a farm near
James. Sensations are in order for this vicinity.

Chas. Paulsen attended the I.O.O.F. installation at the hall Monday night.

Miss Rosie Woolworth visited with her sister, Mrs. Nellie Montgomery at
Sioux City over Sunday, returning home on Tuesday.

Revival meetings closed here Sunday night. Two or three accessions were made
to the church.

C.E. Chaney has a force of men cutting and putting up ice.

Ear corn is worth 18 cents on the market here.

J. Schindler loaded a car of 1895 oats for the oat meal mill at Sioux City
Thursday.

LeMars Sentinel
January 17, 1898

A CLOSE CALL

Last Friday Mrs. Ed. Lancaster, living near Seney, was taken seriously ill
in the night. She awoke her husband to summon assistance and he was so
alarmed at her serious condition that he fainted. With great difficulty
Mrs. Lancaster began rapping on the wall, made one of the children sleeping
upstairs come down to her, and Mr. Lancaster in the meantime had recovered
from his fainting fit and hitched up the team and went to Seney to telephone
for a doctor from LeMars. The telephone message was received all right at
the LeMars office, but the doctor wanted, Dr. Mammen, could not be located
and Mr. Lancaster had to drive down to LeMars to get him. By the time he
arrived at the Lancaster home Mrs. Lancaster had almost bled to death and
her condition was extremely serious. At this writing she is improving,
though very slowly.

[Transcriber note: Mrs. Edwin Lancaster was the former Miss Mary Alice
Alderson. She pulled through this ordeal reported in this newspaper and
lived for another thirty-one years.]

THREE DAYS ON THE STREET

Mayor Greer gave Geo. Sherman, J. Williams and "Professor" Needles three
days work on the street Thursday afternoon and told them if they did not
work they would get a dark cell and bread and water. Another man, Nichols,
who was with them, claimed Sioux City as his home and he was given a tie
pass west, the marshal escorting him out of town. The four men were
arrested last night and were evidently a tough gang and gave the officers
considerable trouble when arrested. One of the gang was around town
yesterday trying to dispose of some rings and another had some tools and
candle ends in his pockets. They could or would not give any account of
themselves and as they were acting suspiciously, the police ran them in.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

J. B. Owings returned from Sioux City Thursday evening.

The literary society at the Center schoolhouse was organized last Saturday
evening. They will meet every two weeks.

Mrs. A. Haviland has an acute attack of quinsy. Dr. Richey, of LeMars, is in
attendance.

[Transcriber note: quinsy: an inflammation of the tonsils accompanied by the
formation of pus.]

C.A. Rodolf and family have broken up housekeeping and have stored their
goods in LeMars. Mrs. Rodolf and children are visiting with her parents here
and Mr. Rodolf expects to go west in the spring.

Geo. Hughes, of Westfield, arrived Friday to visit relatives a few days.

Mrs. M.G. Mills returned from Des Moines Saturday evening.

Geo. Mills' youngest child is quite sick at this writing.

The little tots at Seney were entertained by Mrs. VanWickel Saturday
afternoon in honor of her daughter, Ida's, fifth birthday. Every little
guest present enjoyed the afternoon very much and will be glad for an
invitation to celebrate Ida's birthday again. Delicious refreshments were
served.

Lee Burwell and sister drove over to Ireton Saturday for a few days' visit
with friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kennedy entertained about twenty-five guests at their house
Wednesday evening at cards, and a most enjoyable time had by all present.

Geo. Mills shipped two carloads of fat cattle to Sioux City Friday.

A number of young people from this vicinity enjoyed a sleigh ride out to Mr.
Baldwin's last Wednesday evening to attend the basket social.

The railroad depot here was entered by burglars Friday night. The miscreants
broke into the section tool house and got some tools with which they forced
an entrance through the freight room door, cut open two sacks of meat and
tried to force open a trunk but somehow failed. From there they went into
the waiting room and forced an entrance into the office through the ticket
window, ransacked all the drawers but secured nothing except a few pennies
that were left in the money drawer. These depredations took place early in
the evening. The way freight from the north arrived at 10:30 p.m., when the
trainmen took in the situation and called the agent. An investigation was
made but nothing could be found of the robbers. Early Saturday morning three
tramps were seen camped on the railroad right-of-way about three miles east
of here, using the company's snow fences for fuel. When the section men came
near, they struck out across the country toward Struble. The section foreman
started after them but they walked so fast he could not get near them. The
authorities were notified and about noon Deputy Sheriff Becker brought them
over from there when they were recognized as a lot of tough looking
characters who had been tramping up and down the road for a week past. They
were taken to LeMars and lodged in jail and will have a hearing Monday
afternoon.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

The first show of the season for Crathorne took place Friday afternoon. The
rats having become too numerous, Mr. Blakeway had Mr. I. S. Talbott bring
his pair of ferrets and turned them loose to chase the rats from the barn
while a force of armed men and boys were stationed outside the barn. Mr.
Blakeway was also stationed outside the barn with his chained water spaniel
dog ready for business and as the rats came forth from their hiding places
the show began. Woe unto the rats when Blakeway gave the dog a little more
rope. Anyone pestered with rats have Mr. Talbott bring his ferrets and you
can have some sport.

Quite a number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Diediker dropped in upon
them Thursday evening, which was a complete surprise to them. The evening
was spent in conversation and with music and games. An elegant supper was
partaken of and at a lager hour all returned to their homes, expressing they
had spent a very pleasant evening.

Christ Miller, of Johnson township, shipped a car of fat cattle to Chicago
Saturday.

Mrs. Dediker is visiting friends in Merrill and LeMars.

Mrs. Allie Hungerford, wife of Floyd Hungerford, and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H.R. Beck arrived here Thursday from Spokane, Wash., to visit friends
and relatives.

Last Thursday evening while returning from Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Plahn
met with an accident that might have been very serious. As they were just
out of Leeds and near the Krumman place, their team became frightened and
started to run, throwing Mr. Plahn out on his head and shoulders. He was
well shaken up but not seriously. Mrs. Plahn did not leave the buggy.
Fortunately the horses came unhitched from the buggy or it would have been a
very serious affair as the lines had been dropped when the team first
started.

Otto Lembke is the possessor of a fine new cutter. Now girls don't weep, you
can't all go.

Quite a number of Odd Fellows from here attended installation at Leeds
Thursday night, January 13.

Mrs. Maud Sager is a domestic in the home of Mrs. Hungerford.

Roy Willey has been offered a position as foreman in a brick and tile works
at Ft. Dodge with Rev. Bradshaw who has been conducting the revival meetings
here.

Chas. Selzer and Lem Lesnissch with their families were guests at the
Finnigan home last Wednesday afternoon.

Miss Laura Givens is confined to her room with heart and lung trouble.

Mrs. Dave Barnholz has recovered slightly from her recent attack of heart
trouble.

Grant Musser expects to soon go to California where he will take charge of a
large fruit farm of 800 acres.

Business in Justice Chaney's court has been very quiet for some time. Very
few cases are being heard.

MERRILL: (From the Record)

A. Kandaba's family formerly consisted of five happy young daughters but
last Tuesday, Jan. 4th, these daughters joined with the parents in welcoming
a bright winsome baby boy.

From the Doon Press we learn that G.W. Renshaw who engaged to buy grain for
the Thompson Grain Co. for a year and was shelved after two months work, has
brought suit against the company for the ten months of salary. Mr. Renshaw
was given no reason for his discharge.

Max Blankenburg and his Neptune pals who tried to "run Merrill" about a year
ago and met with disaster where at James one evening last week and had the
peaceable citizens of that quiet village thoroughly terrorized. It is said
that some blood flowed.

It seems that George Howes has bought his farm up in Minnesota at just the
right time. From the Little Rock Free Lance we learn that gold dust has been
found in the Rock River Valley along the southern border of Minnesota.
Farmers have taken their farms from the market and are either asking about
double the former price or refusing to sell entirely.

MARCUS: (From the News)

Miss Flossie Heath took her departure for Canada Friday last, where she will
make her future home. Miss Heath was one of our most charming young ladies
and her absence will be much regretted in the social circles of Marcus.

L. Gund purchased the fine farm of Mr. Fenton, living just east of Marcus,
Tuesday last. The farm is one of the largest and finest located in this
county and is a very desirable piece of property.

The county commissioners were in session last week. Among the more important
bills presents is one by Ex-Sheriff G. W. Wheeler, in which he asks for $607
as a reimbursement for money paid out by him in the capture of the
well-known Chas. Whitcomb, now serving a ten-year sentence in Anamosa
penitentiary for robbery. Whitcomb eluded the officers for months and most
of the time the sheriff was in pursuit either personally or by deputies. He
spent a great deal of money and it is to recover money he advanced that he
now presents his bill.

LeMars Sentinel
January 20, 1898

O'LEARY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Barnes finished the work of establishing the Parmeles library here last
week and left for her home in Sioux City, Saturday.

Miss Kittie Hoyt returned to LeMars last week to attend the high school.

Grandma Mose returned Saturday from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Bride in
Henry township.

Mrs. Adam Clarke was obliged to consult a physician in LeMars to have a
cinder removed from her eye.

Mrs. Alex Milton, Jr. has been quite sick with lung fever.

W.J. Smith is selling the new book, "Life of Mrs. Mary Livermore with its
Sunbeams and Shadows."

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Maxwell, Wednesday, January 5th, 1898, a son.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Shattuck who moved to Elk Point, S.D., in December have a
young son.

Mrs. Ed Ames had a small tumor removed from her side last week by Dr. Cole
of LeMars.

May Mase has been quite sick with la grippe.

Hugh Cattnach is down from Woonsocket, S.D., visiting relatives and old
friends.

John Steele is spending this week with relatives in Paullina and Gaza.

Russell Hogg, of Chicago, left Saturday after a three weeks' visit with
relatives in Union township.

Hugh Munro has sold his farm near Woonsocket, S.D., to Jimmie Anderson.

Ed Manning is working for Scott Clark, and George Brink takes Ed's place
with Mr. Manning.

Mrs. John Billings, of Sheldon, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Noah Carpenter.

The Watson young people entertained their friends with a dancing party,
Friday evening.

Mattie Maxwell is visiting her brother Hugh, in Westfield.

Mr. Garlock, of Sioux City, is giving entertainments in the school houses
with a gramophone.

Wallace Munroe attended the opera, "Princess Bonnie" in LeMars Tuesday
evening.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

John Small returned from Akron Monday evening.

Miss Jennie Winkle went to LeMars Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Alderson were Maurice visitors Monday.

Geo. Hughes and wife returned to their home at Westfield Monday.

Mrs. Tom Hillery came up from LeMars Wednesday morning for a few days' visit
with Mrs. J. Alderson.

Rev. and Mrs. Wilson drove over from Curlew Tuesday to visit with old
friends a few days.

Mrs. Ed Lancaster and Mrs. A. Haviland, who have been quite sick for some
time, are slowing improving.

The school was closed here on Wednesday noon on account of the teacher taken
sick very suddenly.

Rev. Hotchkiss preached an able sermon on temperance at the M.E. church last
Sunday evening to a large audience. His subject for next Sunday is "The
difficulties and solution of the temperance question."

The three tramps who were arrested for breaking into the depot last Friday
night, had a trial Monday afternoon in Justice Jones' court in LeMars and
were bound to await the action of the grand jury. There bond was fixed at
five hundred dollars. As they were unable to furnish bail, they will be
compelled to remain in jail.

The Misses Poyzer, who reside a few miles west of LeMars, spent a few days
of last week visiting old friends.

Wm. Kennedy transacted business in Fredonia township.

Wm. Utech received a carload of stone for his new home Wednesday.

Mike Linden says he doesn't like the new interchangeable mileage credit
system, prefers waling back and forth from LeMars.

Ben DeVries, our blacksmith, talks of moving to Oyens in the near future.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE: (Special Correspondence)

Will Moore, of Seney, was a visitor at Mr. White's Thursday.

Miss Nellie Boland spent Sunday at the home of J. Gerling.

D. Montgomery shipped two carloads of sheep Monday.

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)

Diphtheria has broken out again and plunged our neighborhood in sorrow. On
Sunday morning two little children, a girl and a boy of about the same age,
passed on to the great beyond, leaving aching hearts and desolate home.
Caroline Klatt, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Klatt, died
Sunday morning. She had been sick for several days, but nothing serious was
thought of it until it was too late to save her. Caroline was the oldest
girl of the family and was a nice, quiet little girl. She leaves a father,
mother and one brother and two sisters to mourn a loving little daughter and
kind sister. The remains were laid to rest on Tuesday morning, as there was
no public funeral. Lewie Klatt, a 13-year-old boy is also very sick. The
sympathy of the community is theirs.

Lawrence Hardy died of diphtheria Sunday morning. Lawrence was 9 years old
the day he was taken sick. He was the oldest of the family and was a good
boy. His parents have the sincerest sympathy of the entire neighborhood in
their affliction.

Albert Kodym, aged 9 years, who lives with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Pavlovic, has been sick with diphtheria, but is reported better today,
Monday. His mother, from Omaha, is here to help take care of him. Dr.
Cilley, of Akron, is the physician in charge.

Several of the children are also sick with diphtheria and Sadie and Mable
Berger. Dr. Berner, of Merrill, is attending to these.

Dr. Hess and lady, of Sioux City, visited at the farm here Sunday.

Mrs. Will McNeal and baby, of Merrill, returned home Saturday after a weeks
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crouch.

JAMES: (Special Correspondence)

A Mr. Olds, of Neligh, Neb., was here Tuesday to take his sister, Mrs. Maud
Sager, back to her parents in Nebraska. This is the woman who almost
succeeded in running a bluff on her husband a few weeks ago by trying to
commit suicide in Sioux City. The bluff nor the poison did not work. Her
husband still has the child and will probably soon have a divorce, as one
has been applied for.

Mr. Hinkley, of Marcus, is calling at the Atwood home. Mr. Atwood is
improving slowly.

Fulton & Son have just completed a fine cutter for Joe Barrett.

Chaney is again buying corn at 18 cents a bushel.

J.H. Woolworth attended G.A.R. exercises in Sioux City Wednesday night.

E.S. Hungerford thinks of moving to his farm in Nebraska in the spring.

It is said Roy Willey will work the Grant Musser farm this season instead of
going to Ft. Dodge to take a position as foreman in the tile factory.

Chas. Paulson is rapidly improving in the art of telegraphy and if he
continues as successful will be able to take an important office in the
spring.

County Attorney Adams was here Wednesday on business.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

Joe Durband departed Tuesday morning for Hot Springs, Ark.

The directors of the creamery met Monday and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, G. Lewis; treasurer, G.M. Hafner;
secretary, Ed Durband; general manager, Wm. Mandelkow.

Geo. Hafner took his grandfather back to Neptune Saturday and spent Sunday
with relatives at that place.

Geo. Noble, of James, is visiting with his brother, Bert, and his sister,
Mrs. Alex McDougall.

The creamery people are getting ready to put up ice. It is about 16 inches
thick, but they have to haul it from McDonald's about 3 miles north of town.

LeMars Sentinel
January 24, 1898

OUR COUNTY NEWS
By Our Correspondents and From Exchanges

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

G. Berner, of Merrill, was visiting with Henry Schneider and family last
Thursday.

The revival meetings which were in progress at the Hinton school house for
the last three weeks closed last Friday evening.

W.G. Pearson and W.J. Madden were transacting business in LeMars Tuesday and
Wednesday.

The Hinton Creamery company held its annual meeting at Hinton last Thursday
and elected the following board of directors: H. Schneider, president;
William Pape, vice-president; W.G. Pearson, secretary and manager; D.
Winter, Jr., treasurer; P.E. Held, G.H. Bender and John Schneider for the
ensuing year. The report of the secretary shows that the factory is in a
healthy condition.

J.O. Eckerson, the Center School pedagogue, rode to Merrill on his wheel
last Friday evening. We expect to see Mr. Eckerson put a pair of runners on
his bicycle and be in line with the rest of us here long.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schneider royally entertained the Women's Missionary
Society of Melbourne, last Thursday. Of course some of the men were also
there to enjoy the hospitality of the Schneider home. The missionary quilt
which the ladies have been working at for nearly a year at least received
its finishing stroke and is now ready to do its missionary work.

Geo. H. Bender and daughter were visiting with Mr. Bender's parents in
LeMars last Friday.

STANTON: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bixby, of Rockford, Illinois, are visiting relatives
here for a week past. Mr. Bixby was one of the pioneers of Stanton township,
having resided here from 1870 to 1882.

An even dozen of boys and girls, residents of sub-district No. 2, took a
sleigh ride last Thursday evening. They drove over to the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Steele, of America township, and spent a couple of hours
with Lee and Jesse Steele. They reported a very enjoyable time.

A number of farmers attended the auction sale of Omer Higday, of Washington
township, last Thursday.

The two justices of the peace who were elected last fall have failed to
qualify; consequently, there will be no legal questions settled within the
boundaries of this township for the ensuing year.

It is rumored that John Hintz has bought the farm of Levi Bixby at something
over forty-five dollars per acre.

George and Laura Scott spent Saturday and Sunday under the parental roof
after an absence of two weeks.

Wm. Geary is on the sick list for a few days past.

H. N. Newell made a business trip to Washington township a short time ago.

Merritt Hicks returned from Nebraska some time ago, and is again stopping
with Robert Hodgson.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

The people who were giving the show in the hall did not seem to meet with
very brilliant success. At any rate they started on foot for LeMars about 10
o'clock Thursday night.

The Kinetoscope man had a fair audience Wednesday night and will show again
Saturday.

A few business men met Wednesday night to discuss means for opening up the
road west of town. It was decided to hire a man and team and break a new
track around the worst places. A committee was sent out to superintend the
work and now the farmers report an improvement in the condition of the road.

About a dozen teams have been busy the past three days hauling ice. The
Creamery company are filling their ice house and John Majeras his. The
cutting and sawing at the river is done in company.

Chas. Long was a passenger to Sioux City Friday.

OYENS: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. Nick Freymann left for Chicago on business last Tuesday. Mr. Donald
Hoffmann, from LeMars, will attend to the grain business until his return.

A scrap was performed at the Gengler sale last week in which one party
struck the other with an iron railroad bolt.

Jack Fideler and Nick Feller sold their wheat last week.

Miss Rose Karley is staying with Mrs. Nothem for a few weeks.

Frank Magers was hauling ice last week and has built a new ice house.

Mr. Nic Gengler, who had the sale last week, will leave for Minnesota in a
few weeks.

All the business men were busy invoicing last week.

Pat Hopkins was here on business last Wednesday.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson returned to their home at Curlew, Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buss visited at Wm. Cook's Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dean, of LeMars, enjoyed Mrs. M.G. Mills' hospitality
Thursday.

The Misses Cora and Alice Hughes, of LeMars, were visiting friends in this
vicinity the latter part of the week, returning home Sunday evening.

The dance at McArthur's hall last Friday evening was largely attended,
including quite a number from LeMars.

Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Mills took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Detloff,
Thursday.

W.H. McClusky, of Sioux City, was a business caller here Saturday.

Mrs. J.L. Britton has ordered a carpet loom and expects to engage in the
manufacture of rag carpets the coming summer.

Steven Osborne went to Sioux City Saturday and returned home Monday, his
sister, Mrs. John Reeves and son, Watson, accompanying him, and will visit
relatives here for a few weeks.

A certain young man who attended the dance at McArthur's hall, last Friday
evening put a bottle of cider in his hip pocket before starting to fortify
himself against his insatiable thirst. But the cider wasn't used to dancing
and rebelled, when in the midst of a waltz the cork popped out and the cider
streamed up out of the bottle, creating quite a little amusement for those
who witnessed the scene.

JAMES: (Special Correspondence)

J. Schlinder shipped another car of oats to Sioux City this week.

During the noon hour at school last Friday Irving Woolworth had a bone
broken just above the wrist of his left arm. The accident was caused by a
larger boy pushing him violently to the ground. The little fellow was at
once taken to Sioux City by his uncle, J.H. Woolworth, where the bone was
set by Dr. White. He is getting along nicely.

Mr. T.W. Atwood is slowly improving.

We would like to ask why Clarence Bennet had to change horses Sunday night.

Mrs. J.H. Claney, of Austinville, Ia., is home visiting her parents.

Grandma Hungerford visited in the city Saturday.

Mr. M.E. Hinkley returned to his home at Marcus Saturday.

Mr. Boree, of Des Moines and owner of the old Skinner farm, was here Friday
looking after his farm.

Chas. Paulson is said to be the champion cheese eater of Northwestern Iowa.

Mrs. E.T. Fluck returned from Logan, Ia., Thursday, where she has been at
the bedside of her mother, who is afflicted with cancer and it is said
cannot recover.

A grand wolf hunt is talked of as going to take place in the near future.

MERRILL: (From the Record)

H.L. Demary and wife, of Hudson, S.D., have been visiting relatives in this
vicinity the past few weeks.

F.A. Hauswald has sold his beautiful farm situated in Johnson township to
his son, Louis, for $6360.00.

Rev. Marshall, who has been quite sick the past two weeks, tried to hold
services last Sunday. The day's duties were too much for him and
consequently during the evening preaching he was compelled to stop in the
middle of his discourse.

Some one slyly visited Joe Keller's back porch Monday night and took there
from a keg of nicely preserved beef. Joe now says: "Lay not they winter
provisions on thy back porch for the people of the day and generation have
an hungry maw and respecteth not the commandments of their master."

Drs. Berner and Nigg removed a large tumor from the left side of August
Blecker last Thursday. Mr. Blecker is getting along quite nicely.

Albert and George Mann left Thursday morning on a land buying trip to
Missouri. They expect to be gone two or three weeks.

When Ed Olson went to feed his chickens early Tuesday morning he found a
good mitten suspiciously near the hen house. He says the owner can have the
same by calling and explaining.

C.W. Leekly and wife were called to Sioux City Tuesday in response to a
telephone message stating the serious illness of their son, Charley, who has
been attending school in that city.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Port, of Dalton, were visitors at the McInnis home last
week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. McInnis were visiting their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Murdock McInnis and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taylor, near Westfield, Wednesday
and Thursday.

Christian Miller, of Johnson township, who shipped cattle to Chicago last
week, struck a good market.

Blackburn, cattle buyer for Clem Hausmann, was in this neighborhood
Thursday.

James Keenan, of Johnson township, has gone to Alexandria, South Dakota.

C.A. Chase, of Wayne, Nebraska, was a visitor at Douglas Goldie's Thursday.

Harry Briggs, of LeMars, was a visitor at Douglas Goldie's Thursday.

Tommy Patrick, from near Ireton, was in this part of the county Thursday.

Will McInnis was visiting his sister at Dalton this week.

Mr. Riter, of Struble, and another gentleman were in the vicinity of
Crathorne Wednesday on business.

Mr. Moore of Seney was a Crathorne caller Wednesday.

Fred Haage sold three fat beeves to LeMars butchers Thursday.

Jimmy Gallagher, of Preston township, returned home Saturday from his visit
at Shullsburg, Wisconsin.

Mrs. Pitcher returned to her home near Harrisburg, S.D., after about a
months visit with her brother, E.R. Taylor and family.

The lyceum at the Ruble school house held on Friday evenings are growing in
interest and the house is filled to its utmost capacity. The program on
Friday evenings was very good. The next debate, Resolved, That women should
have the right to vote. There is also a good program arranged of dialogues,
paper, songs, recitations, etc.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

H. DeVaux Matthews, of the Statemen Press, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and his
mother, Mrs. Matthews, visited with W.W. Payne and wife last week.

We understand that Geo. Jackman was married recently to a lady residing at
Leeds. We did not learn the name of the bride.

The I.O.O.F. lodge of this place held public installation of officers last
Friday night at which time the following officers were installed: H. Mason,
N.G.; A.C. Philips, V.G.; Geo. Smith, Secretary; and J.A. Ingalls,
Treasurer. After installation supper was served.

Mrs. Edward Murray died very suddenly last Saturday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Summers, who lives northeast of town. The remains were
interred in the Kingsley cemetery Sunday last. The funeral services were
held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Summers. The bereaved ones have the
sympathy of the entire community.

What might have resulted in a serious conflagration, occurred last Friday
evening. One of the large lamps in C.E. Smith's jewelry store fell from its
hanging and exploded, scattering kerosene about the room in a promiscuous
manner. The oil ignited and but for the gathering and presence of mind of a
number of citizens, would have, no doubt, resulted in a disastrous fire.
Will Clark, who happened to be there, took off his overcoat and threw it
over the blazing lamp, thus smothering the flames and carried it to the door
and threw it into the street. The flames in the room were then extinguished
before doing any great damage.

LeMars Sentinel, January 31, 1898 

CRATHORNE

(Special Correspondence)

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reese in Washington township was taken by surprise last Saturday evening.  The scheme was well planned and carried out, a complete surprise to the whole family.  This day being the birthday of Mr. and Mrs. Reese’s only son, Henry, who was eleven years old on that day, friends and relatives both old and young were present to enjoy the occasion.  Henry received quite a number of nice presents.  Mr. and Mrs. Reese have a lovely large home and they know just how to entertain their friends.

Mr. Billings, of LeMars, was a Crathorne caller on Friday.  He was on his way to get his daughter and Miss Katie Krudwig, who are teaching school in Preston township.

A. G. Blakeway and Will Croft were Akron visitors Thursday.

A. McInnis was an Akron visitor Thursday.

The Mammen family of the Dubuque House, of LeMars, attended the Reese party last Saturday evening.