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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Thursday, May 5, 1898

AKRON: (From the Tribune)

Tim Sullivan had a narrow escape from an accident Tuesday which might have
resulted seriously to himself and also to his fine new buggy. While driving
down a hill, across the river in Sioux Valley township, holding a tight
rein, one of the lines parted, causing the team to swerve to one side and
overturning the buggy. Mr. Sullivan, who was wearing a heavy overcoat and
well wrapped in the robe, managed in some manner to jump out and secure the
team. He expected to find his new buggy a total wreck but was agreeably
surprised to find that no damage had resulted with the exception of one of
the iron braces on the tongue being bent, which he easily straightened. Mr.
Sullivan is shaking hands with himself over his fortunate escape from injury
and damage to the vehicle.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Button died last Saturday morning.
The funeral was held at the residence at 10 o’clock on Monday morning and
the little form laid to rest in the Akron cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Button
have the sympathy of all in their hour of sorrow.

The school board of the Independent District of Akron met in special session
last Saturday and the teachers for the ensuing year were selected. J. H.
Schroeder has accepted the principalship of the Akron school. Teachers were
elected as follows: Avis Williams, Maggie Kundert, Etta Ross, Lottie
Kennedy and Harriette Wearne. Miss Wearne will teach the second primary and
Miss Kennedy the first primary.

Died—At the home of his son, R. B. Ogden, in Westfield township, Monday,
April 25, 1898, of Paralysis, S. R. Ogden, aged 75 years, after an illness
extending over several months. The funeral was held at the residence of his
son yesterday, Rev. W. H. Swartz conducting the services. The remains were
interred in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery beside those of his wife who died
several years ago.

DIED.
Irene Ruth the 8-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kukuk, died on
Monday of influenza.

The funeral was held Wednesday at 10 o'clock. The interment was made at the
Grant Township Cemetery.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
May 9, 1898

Death of Jos. Gilchrist.
Mr. Joseph Gilchrist died at his home on Friday evening in Marion township after a brief illness, the cause of death being uraemic poisoning. The deceased has been a resident of this county for
twenty-two years, coming here from Minnesota. He was a native of Scotland, but came to the states when very young. He served the Union during the Civil war, being a member of Company H, Eleventh Minnesota infantry.  He was married four times. He leaves several children and a wife to whom he was married about three or four weeks ago. He was 66 years old. The funeral was held from the house in Marion township at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.

LeMars Sentinel, Thursday, May 12, 1898

Died.
     Word was brought to town Wednesday of the death of I. N. Jeffers
which occurred at his home near Crathorne on Tuesday night.  The cause
of his death was stomach trouble.  Mr. Jeffers was one of the pioneers
of Plymouth county and was justly esteemed for his good qualities by all
those who knew him.  He was an upright citizen, a true friend and a
loving father and husband.  He was a Democrat of the old school and took
a great interest in politics, both national and local and was always
well posted on all affairs of state and prided himself on his party
fealty.  His death will be greatly regretted by a large circle of
friends and acquaintances.  He leaves a wife and five children, four
sons and a daughter to mourn his loss.
     Mr. Jeffers was born in the state of New York at Watertown nearly
sixty-four years ago.  When a boy he moved with his folks to Beloit,
Wis., and later to Marion, this state.  He came to Plymouth county in
1869 and homesteaded the farm which has ever since been his home.
     The funeral services will be held at the home on Thursday afternoon
at one o'clock and the remains interred at the Plymouth Presbyterian
cemetery.

Crathorne: (Special Correspondence)

Will JEFFERS arrived home from Little Rock, being called home as his father
was much worst [sic].

DECORATION DAY

Decoration Day, May 30, falls on Sunday this year and more than ordinary interest will be taken in its celebration this year as patriotism has been used to a fervid pitch by the present war with Spain.  Mower Post, G. A. R., of this city, are making preparations for the day, the arrangements beginning in the hands of different committees detailed.  The day will be observed in the usual ceremonies, the post formalities, and marching to the cemeteries where the graves will be decorated.  A play drama will be presented in the evening under the auspices of the G.A.R. post and the W.R.C., entitled, “Enlisted for the War.”

The services on Sunday, May 30, Memorial Sunday, will be held at the opera house in the morning, when Rev. Johnson will deliver the address.

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The divorce case of Brandt vs Brandt was amicably settled and withdrawn from court as the parties arrived at an understanding yesterday and have agreed to live together again.  They claim their matrimonial difficulties were occasioned chiefly by interference of relatives and neighbors and a too hasty action on the part of each chiefly concerned in the case.  They settled their attorney’s fees and cost in the action and departed to their home in Henry township pleased and happy and satisfied to re-embark on their matrimonial voyage.

LeMars Sentinel
May 16, 1898

OUR COUNTY NEWS
Bv our Correspondents and from Exchanges

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. A. Demary, accompanied by her mother-in-law, drove to Merrill Sunday to
visit relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hughes returned to their home in Westfield Sunday.

Mrs. C. J. Zehr and son, Oves, visited friends in LeMars a few days last
week.

Mr. and Mrs. John Osborn visited the lady's parents at this place Sunday.

Mrs. W. H. Bundy returned from Strathvoy, Ontario, Wednesday evening where
she has been visiting relatives the past three months.

John Peters, who is peddling in the vicinity of Bigelow, Minn., came home
Saturday evening to visit his family over Sunday.

Several from here attended the contest at the M.E. church Friday evening.

Robt. Collins expects to start to Hot Springs, S.D., Tuesday for the benefit
of his health.

H. C. Pickle, who represents the Minnesota Hail Insurance Company, returned
to his home in Mankato, Minn., Sunday and has installed Jim Smith as agent
at this place.

Mrs. A. M. Cutland and Mrs. C. J. Zehr were Sioux City passengers Monday
evening.

Quite a number from here attended the social at D. Baldwin's Wednesday
evening.

The Epworth League entertainment at the church Sunday evening was very good
and a large crowd present.

Grandpa Winkel went to Ashton Sunday.

C. V. Carver sold material for a German Lutheran church which is about to be
erected seven miles east of here.

We are sorry to report H. J. Howard as not improving rapidly.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

The Crathorne Nine went to Dalton Saturday to play ball, and were beat, but the weather was the only cause for it.

Mr. and Mrs Walter Cole of Millnerville were visitors at the Gill home Saturday and Sunday.

Tom Hopkins of Dalton was out on business in this part of the county one day this week.

Geo. Ruble and wife, from south of LeMars, attended Mr. Jeffers' funeral.

Died, Tuesday, May 10, Mr. Isaac Jeffers of abscess and ulcer of the stomach. Mr. Jeffers was nearly sixty-four years old, was born at Watertown, New York. Mr. Jeffers was one of the early settlers in Plymouth county, taking a homestead in Johnson township in 1869 and making this his home ever since. Mr. Jeffers leaves a wife and quite a number of children most of them grown. This was a hard stroke on Mr. Jeffers' mother who lives in Akron, Iowa. She is very old and in feeble health. The large funeral procession left the house at one o'clock Thursday and went to Plymouth Presbyterian church where the funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Braithwaite, of the Baptist church at LeMars. Mr Jeffers left a great consolation to his family as only a short time before his death he was convinced of his sins and he died, leaving the blessed assurance that it was well with his soul. The funeral was a large one. Mrs. Jeffers and family have the sympathy of the entire community.

JAMES:  (Special Correspondence)

From present indications corn planting is going to be a little late.  Very few have finished.  A good many have plowing to do yet and have done no planting.  Wheat and oats are doing nicely.  Cool weather with an occasional frost holds garden truck back some.

W. F. Knowles is receiving several orders for his celebrated web casting harness.

Up in Bonanza Hollow a war of extermination has begun.  Mr. Shumate has fully armed himself with Dairy News hand planter and several other implements of war is determined if possible to eradicate those pesky little animals called the ground squirrel or gopher, which are unusually numerous this season.  He finds it quite a task and says after retiring from an engagement wherein great numbers are slain and wounded, he returned to the scene of action and finds the enemy greatly reinforced.

It is said a social will be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Beck some time about the first of June.

Akron Tribune
May 19, 1898

DIED.

PETERS—In Akron, May 12, 1898, of gastrictic ulceration of the stomach
causing internal hemorrhage, Joseph P. Peters, aged forty-five years, six
months and twenty-seven days.

Deceased was born near Ashville, Pickaway county, Ohio, October 15, 1852.
After teaching school for nine years, he came west to Leon, Iowa, in 1880,
and for several years clerked in the grocery store of his cousin, Mr.
Hoffhines. He was married in 1888 and two daughters, Marie and Hazel were
the result of the union, the former child, a beautiful little girl, dying at
Leon in 1895. Taking up the jewelers trade, he conducted stores at Fort
Madison, Iowa, and Canton, S.D., also conducting a grocery store for some
time at Leeds, a suburb of Sioux City. Five years ago he came to Akron
being employed as jeweler by A. W. Parsons for two years, and by B. F.
Wintersteen in the same capacity for the past three years.

Mr. Peters’ last illness was brief, not being of more than a week’s
duration, and his condition was not considered dangerous until the day of
his death. He passed away at about nine o’clock on Thursday evening last,
at the home of Mrs. A. McGinnis, and the news of his unexpected departure
caused many an eye to moisten and universal expressions of the deepest
regret to be uttered.

Brief funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. G. Campbell, on Saturday
afternoon, at two o’clock, at the home of Mrs. McGinnis, where a large
number of friends of the deceased had assembled to look for the last time
upon the face of one with whom they had formed strong ties of friendship.
The floral offerings were most beautiful. The following gentlemen acted as
pallbearers and escorted the remains to the depot for shipment to Leon,
Iowa, for burial: W. W. Burrill, A. W. Edgington, Wm. Slaughter, E. B.
Frank, H. J. Muhs, and W. C. Bryant.

Surviving the deceased is his daughter, Hazel, at Leon, Iowa; four brothers,
who live in Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. W. T. Cole, of Plattsmouth, Neb., who
was the only relative present at the time of the funeral here. E. A. Fields
accompanied Mrs. Cole to Leon, where the remains were laid to rest beside
those of his little daughter.

DIED.
At the home of Peter Neumann, May 16, 1898, of dropsy, Mrs. Henrichs, aged
53 years and nine months. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery on
Wednesday.

JEFFERS.—At his home in Johnson township, May 10, 1898, of abscess of the
stomach, Isaac N. Jeffers, at the age of nearly sixty-four years.

Deceased was born at Watertown, in New York state. He moved with his
parents, when a boy, to Beloit, Wis., and some years later to Marion, Iowa.
In 1869 he came to Plymouth County and took up a homestead in Johnson
township, where he resided up to the day of his death.

Mr. Jeffers was a man of many friends, and news of his demise caused sorrow
and regret wherever he was known.

Left to mourn his departure are his wife, five children—four sons and one
daughter—besides many other relatives.

The funeral services, conducted by Rev. Braithwaite, of LeMars, were held at
the family residence, last Thursday, and the remains interred in the Johnson
township Presbyterian cemetery.

LeMars Sentinel
May 23, 1898

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Ernest Brown visited his mother here over Sunday.

Mrs. B. DeVries is visiting at the home of her brother, John Wildman, at
this place.

Mrs. A.M. Cutland and Mrs. C.J. Zehr returned from Sioux City Wednesday
morning.

Miss Muffet and Miss Jennie Winkel came up on the morning train from LeMars
Sunday.

S. Strubhar and family and the Misses Gingerich, of Marcus, visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Zehr over Sunday.

H. J. Howard is very low at this writing. His sister, Lydia Howard, of
Perry, came to see him Thursday evening and another sister and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. McKean, of the same place, came Saturday evening.

Mrs. Walkup went to Marshalltown Tuesday to visit relatives for a time.

Little Roy McArthur met with quite an accident Saturday evening while out at
play. A large plank fell on him, causing the little fellow great pain.

The Misses Hyde, of Oyens, were calling on friends here Monday afternoon.

JAMES: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. August Krause, a farmer from Oregon, is here visiting his sister, Mrs.
C. Lembke. They had not seen each other for about fifteen years.

W.A. Haynes, a resident of Englewood, Ill., visited the Atwood family
Thursday of last week.

J. Reckenthaler, of Rose Creek, Minn., is visiting his sister, Mrs. John
Ruppert and family.

H.H. Scott, of Sioux City, cleaned and overhauled the church organ here
Friday.

The corner stone to the mayor's office was laid by Frank Bond, Friday. The
sills and other timber under one corner were decayed and had to be replaced
by new ones.

The prospect for a good corn crop in this locality is not very flattering at
present. There is at least 20 per cent not planted. A few farmers are just
finishing and some have not yet begun. With continued wet and cold the
stand will not be the best. Wheat is looking well, but chances are for it
to grow too rank and fall. Cut and wire worms are also doing some damage.

REMSEN: (From the Bell)

Miss Minnie Reichmann, of LeMars, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.
J. Reichmann.

Mrs. E. S. Loyd and children and Miss Leonia Kieffer left Friday morning for
Rock Island, Illinois, to visit with Mrs. Loyd's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Kieffer.

Sam Wentz is suffering with a severe attack of rheumatism. He finds it
difficult to walk about, even with the use of a cane.

Postmaster McLain, of O'Leary, was in Remsen Monday and purchased of
Postmaster Mosier fixtures for the O'Leary postoffice. They were part of
fixtures used under Fred Meinert's administration.

Peter Schiltz had a force of men hauling lumber for him Monday. He is
building a large barn on his farm four miles north of Remsen. The
dimensions of the barn will be 32x40, 20 foot posts.

The little 6-year-old girl of Frank Klosterman had the misfortune to fall
into the cellar, from which she received quite serious injuries. A doctor
was at once called and we understand she is doing nicely.

Mrs. J. C. Goebel, of LeMars, has rented the Duster building and will equip
it for the maintainance of a first class restaurant.

Master Georgie Sievers, who has been quite ill, has recovered sufficiently
so as to be able to be around again, we are pleased to note.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shay died last Thursday and was
buried in the Catholic cemetery last Friday. The cause of death was cholera
infantum. Mr. and Mrs. Shay have the sympathy of the entire community in
this their sad loss.

A few of the old band boys got together last Sunday evening and with the
assistance of Ted Martens and Peter Kruse, of LeMars, rendered a pleasing
musical program in the public square. The incident brought back pleasant
memories of old and we have been almost thoroughly convinced that it is like
going without the necessities of life to live without a band organization in
our town.

TAKEN TO THE PENITENTIARY

Sheriff Herron left Sunday evening for Anamosa, having in charge M. J.
Gorman and Jos. Thompson, the men convicted of robbing the store at Oyens.
They will be inmates of the state penitentiary for the next eighteen months.

DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN RESIDENT

Mr. Conrad Kohl died at his residence at O’Leary on Friday after a brief
illness. Mr. Kohl was, until last Monday up an around and apparently in the
best of health. He contracted a chill on Tuesday and took to his bed and
lung fever supervened and he rapidly grew worse. On Thursday the doctors in
attendance held little hopes for his recovery and he gradually became worse,
passing away on Friday, surrounded by the members of his family.

Mr. Kohl was a native of Germany and came to the United States when a young
man. He came to this county from Illinois about fifteen or sixteen years
ago and has since made his home at the farm where he died. He affiliated
himself with the Presbyterian Church some years ago and was a faithful
attendant. He was about sixty years of age. He leaves a widow and five
children, one son and four daughters, all of whom reside at home excepting
one daughter, who is married to Mr. R. S. Eyres, of Union township. Mr.
Kohl served in the Civil War on the Union side.

The funeral was held from the house on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev.
A. Z. Macgogney, of LeMars, officiating and the interment made at the City
cemetery in LeMars.

LeMars Sentinel, Thursday, May 26, 1898, Page 1, Column 6:

    O'Leary--On account of Mr. Kohl's death the Presbyterian church social,
which was to be held at Peter Steele's, was postponed until Tuesday evening,
May 31.  The program on "War and Peace" would make it appropriate for
Decoration Day, but it was thought best to hold the social at Mr. Steele's
Tuesday evening instead of May 30, so all could attend the exercises in
LeMars.

LeMars Sentinel
Monday, May 30, 1898

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Gill and daughter, Mrs. Walter Cole, were visiting in Dakota and Akron
the early part of the week.

Newton Jeffers came up from Sioux City Tuesday for a few days visit with his
mother who resides in Johnson township.

Noah Zimmerman and family have been enjoying a visit from Mr. Zimmerman's
mother.

Preparations are being made to have a fine Children's Day entertainment at
Plymouth church in the near future.

Louie Taylor, from near Akron, was a visitor at the McInnis home Saturday.

Dr. Somers, of LeMars, was called out Tuesday to see Roy Stephens who was
very sick with the measles. He is much better now and will give a chance to
others of the family to take their turn at them.

Quite a number of the young people turned out and gave the Plymouth
Presbyterian church a good cleaning up one day last week.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Lizzie Lancaster is afflicted with the rheumatism.

The Ladies Mite Society will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elam Chapman,
Wednesday, June 1.

Mrs. B. DeVries returned to her home in Germantown Saturday morning after a
weeks visit with her brother, John Wildman.

Mrs. C. J. Zehr spent Sunday in Sibley.

Mrs. Geo. M. Mills entertained the Ladies Guild of St. George's church last
Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Lou Smith is entertaining her sister of Morningside, Sioux City.

R. H. Collins made a business trip to Sioux City Friday evening returning
Saturday evening.

John Emery, Jr., went to Wayne, Neb., Friday evening to visit his brother,
Bert.

Ira and Will Moore, who are running a feather renovator at Correctionville,
came home Saturday evening to spend Sunday with their friends.

H. J. Howard passed away at 9 o'clock last Thursday evening, the immediate
cause of his death being epileptic convulsions. The funeral services were
held at the house of Ira Van Wechel where Mr. Howard had been staying during
his last illness. The remains were taken to Perry, Ia., for interment
beside his brother. Mr. Howard came to this part of the county in 1871 and
took up a claim north of town and has lived in this community ever
since. He was 65 years old at the time of his death; was never married and
always lived alone. He leaves three sisters, Lydia Howard and Mrs. G. W.
McKean living at Perry and Mrs. Geo. Reeves, who lives at Castalia, S. D.
Mrs. Reeves arrived Saturday evening to see her brother but came too late to
see him alive as she lives forty miles from a telegraph office and she did
not get word that he had died.

REMSEN: (From the Bell)

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marten, Monday, May 23, 1898, a daughter.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. B. Deitermann, Wednesday, May 18, 1898, a son.

AKRON: (From the Tribune)

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Stinton, of Adaville, last Monday, a nice girl.

A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McManaman, living east of town, last
Thursday, the 19th.

A twelve-pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Vanderham, of Johnson
township, last night.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tripp died yesterday. The funeral
was held today.

The following Akron people are attended court at LeMars on the Folan case:
S. A. Waterbury, Len Buck, J. E. Hampton, Tim Sullivan, W. W. Burrill, Frank
Barr, Chas. Gibson, Frank Neal, Frank Dennison, A.G.A. Palm, Chas. Tillotson
and Thos. Folan. The case is being tried today.

Mr. Scott, of Adaville, while unhitching a team one day this week, was
severely injured about the head by being trampled upon. He failed to
unhitch one tug and the movement of the wagon scared the team, which started
to run, the old gentleman holding onto them and being trampled beneath their
feet.

Dr. G. V. Ellis returned from his southern trip yesterday. He passed the
Mississippi state medical examination satisfactory and is now eligible to
practice medicine in that state. He reports a very pleasant trip.

Last Monday Lambert Thomas, who lives five miles east of town, sold 677
bushels of wheat to the Akron Milling Company, for which he received $941.
25, of $1.39 per bushel. This is pretty near top price on the Akron market.

Married in Akron, Monday, May 24, 1898, Edward Welch and Mary Pelroy, at the
Catholic church, Rev. Father Donohue, officiating. The newly married couple
are residents of Westfield township, and with their many friends this paper
extends congratulations.

TAKEN TO THE PEN

O. F. Herron took Jos. Wolf to Anamosa on the flyer last night. He is the
man sentenced to eighteen months in the penitentiary for stealing cattle.
The sheriff took Amos Harker, the man brought from the penitentiary to
testify against Folan, back with him.

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Mr. and Mrs. Leissinger, Miss Redmond, Dug and Lafe Redmond were fishing
last week on the Sioux river and had a splendid time catching lots of fish.
They speared a quantity of buffalo and cat fish, some of the fish averaging
ten to twelve pounds.

SPECIAL NOTICES

For sale, $110 Chicago Cottage organs for $55.00. E. Vanderberg, 601 Third
street, LeMars, Iowa.

For the Morningside commencement at Sioux City June 2, the Illinois Central
will sell tickets on June 1 and 2, good to return June 4, at a rate of one
dollar for the round trip.

It is not conducive to good health to say anything disrespectful of the
American flag just now.

The Yankee pigs seem to be rooting the Spanish gentlemen into rather a close
corner.