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LeMars Sentinel
October 10, 1898

WESLEY ARMFIELD

Sudden death from heart disease. The community received a shock on Saturday
on learning of the death of Wesley Armfield, one of the old residents of
LeMars, which occurred very suddenly at his home on Franklin Street at about
half past five. He called his wife, who got up to prepare breakfast, and he
remained in bed. When she went to tell him breakfast was ready, she found
that he was dead. He had been in his usual health, which was not of the best
of late years, but had made no complaint. Heart disease is ascribed as the
cause.

The deceased was 56 years of age, having been born near Tipton Indiana on
May 24, 1942. He served through the late war from '61 to '65 and took an
active part in several bloody engagements, being a member of Company G First
United States Sharpshooters. He has been a resident of LeMars for the past
twenty-five years with the exception of two short intervals when he returned
to Wisconsin for a brief time. For a number of years he has been employed
with the firm of M A. Moore & Co. He was a good citizen and neighbor and
enjoyed the friendship and esteem of a large number of the community in
which he lived so long.

He was twice married. His second wife to whom he was wedded in 1882,
survives him and two sons and a daughter who reside at Montfort, Wisconsin.
The latter were informed by telegraph of the death.

The funeral was held on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the house on
Franklin Street.

OUR COUNTY NEWS.
By our Correspondents and from Exchanges.

HANCOCK: (Special Correspondence)

Some of our young people attended the dance at Jefferson, S.D., a few
evenings ago.

Wm. Story, of Sioux City, was transacting business in this vicinity last
week.

Chas. Knapp was doing some carpenter work for C. Closner’s a few days
since.

A great many cattle are being taken from the pastures of this vicinity.
Feed is getting poor and cattle will gain nothing from now on.

Henry Kneebone, of western Perry, is preparing to improve the looks and
convenience of his farm by building a new barn.

O. E. Ross was transacting business in Sioux City last Thursday.

The firm of Johndreau & Closner, threshers of this vicinity, are
experiencing considerable trouble with their threshing machine of late.
They have broken down several times and seem unable to get the machine in
good running order. The experts were down from Elk Point and did some work
on the machine, but left without apparently having improved matters much.
Whether the company is responsible for the trouble or the crew, who runs the
machine, has not yet been decided upon.

Most of the people of this vicinity are endeavoring to spend a day or two at
the carnival in Sioux City.

Arthur Kneebone had the good fortune of capturing two coons while on his way
home from church last Sunday.

C. Closner has just had a new pair of scales put up at his place.

H. A. Carlisle is now in Omaha attending the Exposition.

Daniel Luchsinger marketed a load of wheat at Sioux City last Monday.

MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Blanche May, who has been visiting her cousins, Mrs. Saml. King and Mr.
Lee May, has returned to her home in Freeport, Ill.

Will Crow, of Akron, was in our burg this week gathering up the remnants of
his property which he disposed of before he got out of town. Buggies of any
description are at a premium.

Quite a number listened to a very able and well delivered sermon last Sunday
by our new pastor for the year to come.

Mr. and Mrs. Coppock are in LeMars courting this week.

Mrs. Button is expecting her father, of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, to visit her during
the Sioux City Carnival.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Millner are expecting their son George and wife, of
Waterloo, on a visit.

Will Nason, who has been away from Millnerville for some time, has returned
to his home again.

Dale Hunter is in LeMars attending to some law business this week.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

O. R. Gaston, of Adaville, was at Crathorne Wednesday.

Sam Strong went to Sioux City Wednesday to take in the Carnival.

Mrs. Gill and Mrs. Geo. Doty have returned from their visit at Emmet county.

Christ Molzen and wife and Miss Ella Zimmerman were Sioux City visitors
Monday.

Chas. Stephens went to Sioux City Tuesday.

Mrs. Hans Erickson and daughter were visitors Thursday at John Anderson’s
near Adaville.

A few from this neighborhood attended the funeral of James Hamilton,
Thursday near Adaville.

Mrs. C. A. Stephens and Mrs. Lemon were Sioux City visitors Saturday.

Herbert Blakeway was a Crathorne visitor over Sunday.

MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Visitors to Sioux City from Millnerville and vicinity were: Mr. Button and
Gladys, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Millner, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Cassen, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Crow, Della and Bessie Crow, Mr. and Mrs. Coppock and family, Mrs. J. P.
Lindsey and children, also Mr. and Mrs. Sam’l King, Clarence Vanderburg, Web
and Lon Crow. Also George Millner and wife, of Waterloo, and Miss Nellie
Morse, of LeMars, who are visiting friends and relatives here. There was
not much to attract people there.

Edgar E. Scott, Co. H, 52 Iowa Volunteer Infantry, goes to rejoin his
company at Des Moines on Monday next.

There will be one less to go with Co. H, wherever they may go whether to be
mustered out of service and go home again or to go to do garrison duty in
Puerto Rico or Cuba. James Alexander Hamilton, patriot and soldier of the
brave Iowa boys, has answered the last call of taps and gone to join the
numerable hosts. That his career as a soldier has been honorable is
evidenced by the presence and expression of sorrowing friends on this sad
occasion. The fact that he and his comrades have not been permitted to hear
or reply to a hostile shot is no disparagement to them. They obeyed orders
and to obey is a soldier’s first duty. When that is done, he is entitled to
as much praise and honor as those who are stricken down in battle. By force
of circumstances some of our brave boys have not been permitted to take part
in active campaign, but their names should be held in the same veneration as
those who did, for by enlisting they showed their willingness to go and
believed they would surely go to the front. We should not bestow all
praise; all honor and veneration upon Dewey and Hobson and the (the great
and brave men who are already covered with glory. Give the lowly private his
share. We mingle our tears with hose of the death mother, sisters and
brother of Private James Hamilton and to those dear relatives we extend our
heartfelt sympathies, and to the young soldiers who were messmates and
friends we extend our sympathy at the loss of a comrade. He is our part of
the advance guard of the grand army which must soon follow, though they may
not all languish with fever that will sap their life away as it did that of
this young soldier.

James Alexander was only 22 years, 4 months of age at the date of his death.
He enlisted in the U. S. Army June 27, 1898; he died at the Samaritan
Hospital in Sioux City October 4, 1898, of typhoid fever and abscess of the
lungs. His remains were escorted to the train by fifty men of his own
company, all officers being present. The soldiers present at the funeral
held at Adaville were: Loren McGillory (sic), George Mann, Edgar E. Scott,
Company H; David Langhout and Henry Eberhard, of Company M. Edgar E. Scott
and Loren McGillroy, of Company H, two of the pall bearers, were messmates
of the deceased. There were about seventy teams from the surrounding
country, showing respect in which the dead soldier was held. He was a true
friend, a brave soldier, never murmuring at the hardships he had to endure,
and he was dearly beloved by officers and men.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. M. G. Mills was a Maurice visitor Friday.

Mrs. C. J. Zehr was a Sioux City visitor Friday.

Mrs. E. March and Mrs. Grant Chapman left Wednesday evening for Defiance to
visit relatives a few weeks.

H. R. Foster, who has been the guest of his sister, Mrs. C. J. Zehr, for the
past three weeks, returned to his home at Deer Park, Ill., Friday.

Miss Mamie Keating, of Remsen, was the guest of Miss Ida Alderson Sunday.

C. J. Zehr and H. R. Foster took in the Omaha Exposition Thursday and
Friday. R.J.D. Evelyn, of Madelia, Minn., had charge of the station at this
place during Mr. Zehr's absence.

The Ladies Mite Society was royally entertained by Mrs. Arthur Reeves,
Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Reeves entertained their niece and husband, from Doon, a
part of last week

Among those who left here this morning for Omaha were J. Alderson and
daughter, Ida, Frank Becker, Miles Kennedy, F. Pech and two sons.

Clarence Moore, Will Ewin, and Watson Kennedy went to Sioux City Saturday to
join their regiment in the parade at that place, returning home Sunday.

Two candidates were initiated in the Woodman Lodge Saturday evening.

Wm. Lang, who resides near Oyens, was the guest of Frank March Sunday.

Our soldier boys will leave here tomorrow evening to report for duty at
DesMoines, Tuesday.

The M. E. parsonage has been newly papered and our newly appointed pastor,
Rev. Hakes moved in last week. Two able sermons were preached by Mr. Hakes
on Sunday, which pleased his hearers greatly. We predict for him much
success.

Miss Maud Muffett, of LeMars, was a visitor at the Penning home on Sunday.

C. V. Carver was a Sioux City passenger Sunday.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

C. W. Wilson, Rev. Lee and Ed Radel have been at Omaha.

There was no preaching service at the M.E. Church Sunday evening on account
of the absence of the pastor.

The clergyman from Seargent Bluffs preached both Sunday morning and evening
at the Congregational church during the absence of Rev. Conrad.

Rumor has it that two of Kingsley's fair maidens are to be married in Lemurs
on Sunday.

Charles Milford came down from Spencer the other day. He informs us he will
take a trip to northern Minnesota about the 20th.

MERRILL:
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larson, of Akron, last Sunday evening, a big
baby boy. Uncle John Burton is setting up the cigars quite freely. Boys,
call and get one.

Mrs. Fred Fletcher, went to Omaha Tuesday morning. She was accompanied by
Allie and Ollie Cook, of Illinois.

Mrs. Frank Tucker, of Bloomfield, Neb., returned home yesterday after a very
pleasant visit at the C. L. Rowley home near Adaville.

In all probability the block destroyed by fire last Saturday night will be
again built. Nick Mertes informed us that he proposed to put a 40x60 ft.
building on his lot almost immediately.

Since the article appeared in these columns questioning the probability of
the new telephone company locating an office here, Mrs. Hauts, the president
of the company, has informed us that he could not afford to give Merrill the
"go by" but would build the line in town and would give people the first
class service.

The Mertes building which burned in last Saturday's fire was one of the
first business houses built in town. It was built by Arthur Welch in 1880
and used as a general store opposite the Commercial Hotel. In 1882, it was
moved to it's last location. Here it was first occupied by John Macaulay.

REMSEN: (from the Bell)

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Reichmann were in LeMars Wednesday in attendance at the
Reichmann-Koehler wedding.

Mrs. Jacob Manderschied, of Bellevue, Iowa, who has been visiting the home
of her daughter, Mrs. N. B. Miller, for the past several months, returned to
her home Wednesday morning.

Mrs. Linden came to Remsen Saturday evening having just returned from
Denver, Colorado, where she had been spending the summer with her daughter,
Mrs. C. Hausmann, of LeMars. Mrs. Linden will make her future home with her
daughter, Mrs. F. J. Reichmann, in this city.

Rush Page, who several years ago filled the position of cashier in the Bank
of Remsen, and who now holds a like position in a bank at Farley, Ia., is
visiting with old friends and acquaintances in this city this week. He is a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Creglow.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Benton, Thursday, September 29, a daughter.

We erred last week in stating that Chris Koerner was taken to Sioux City
before the U. S. Federal court to answer to a charge of violating the
revenue laws.

All of our exchanges are reporting the arrival of or retention of some
Methodist preacher assigned at the recent conference. Remsen is one of the
few towns on the map that the Methodist church has no following in,
consequently no Methodist preacher.

LeMars Sentinel
LeMars, Plymouth Co. Iowa
October 13, 1898

SENEY -- Special Correspondence

Geo. HYDE, of Oyens, was a business visitor in Seney on Wednesday.

Mrs. A. W. HAKES arrived from Onawa Tuesday morning.

Mrs. O. J. ZEHR visited at the home of Arthur REEVES Wednesday.

Rev. N. L. HOTCHKISS, now of Whiting, was a business visitor here Tuesday.

Clarence MOORE, Watson KENNEDY and Will EWIN, members of Company M. 52nd Regiment, Iowa Volunteers, went to Des Moines Tuesday to report for duty.

R. H. COLLINS, Mrs. C. A. RODOLPH and son, Robin and W. H. BUNDY went to Omaha Tuesday to visit the Exposition.

Arthur REEVES had an experience last Monday night which he is not likely to soon forget.  He bought an excursion ticket to Omaha in the evening, intending to flag the early morning train which leaves here at 3:56 a.m. and started out afoot for the depot, as he thought in good season, but when yet quite a distance from town he saw a pasenger train coming and made a run for the depot, but got left, so he went to Mr. COOK's house to stay until daylight, when Mr. Cook told him that that was a special train and it was not yet time for the regular train.  Mr. Reeves went back to the depot and waited until about 4:30 a.m., when he made up his mind that the regular train must have gone after all and started for home this time.  But he hadn't gone very far when he saw the train coming around the bend about two miles away.  He made another dash for the depot and caught the train all right this time.  But when the conductor came around for his ticket, Mr. Reeves discovered to his consternation that he had lost his ticket.  When the train reached LeMars, he got off and walked back to search for his ticket.  He found it about thirty rods north of the Seney depot where it had fallen out of his pocket when he was running a race with the train.  The last seen of him here he was boarding a hand car that was just starting out toward LeMars.  We presume he changed cars and took a passenger train somewhere between here and Omaha!

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Edward Stinton, of Adaville, attended services here Sunday.

Mr. Williamson, of Sloan, visited his son and family here part of the past week. A sister and her son of Sloan and Georgie Gallatin, of Sioux City, also visited with the Williamson family here.

D. M. Baker, Linda, Frank, Florence and Nellie went Monday for a few days visit at Omaha and see the President.

James Pavlovic bought the corn on the Hurt farm for $5 per acre.

Little Johnnie Crouch, the two year old son of James Crouch, met with a painful though not serious accident Sunday. He was playing and running around with a stick in his mouth and falling, the end of the stick scraped one of his tonsils making it so sore that the little fellow refused to eat for a day or two but he is better now.

James Kelly is in the neighborhood again this week.

Mr. Hughs, the well digger will dig a well for Wm. Minor this week. Mr. Hughs has been very busy for several months digging wells and putting up windmills. He has just finished drilling a well on the farm occupied by Robt. Cochran, and found water at a depth of 128 feet, which is the deepest well in the neighborhood.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. John Clear and little son and Miss Nora Gallagher were visitors in Westfield, Monday.

Chas. Kistle, of LeMars, was in this part of the county Monday lectioneering himself, enroute to Akron.

Mrs. C. A. Rhoden and brother, from near Sibley, were visitors at H. Erickson's over Sunday. Bert Johnson accompanied them home.

Mrs. Peter Callson, is enjoying a visit from her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Peason, from Carroll county.

CHURCHVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Rev. C. D. Wendel and family, from Indiana, arrived here Saturday to move into their future home with their parents here this winter.

I. C. Huebsch and family, of LeMars, visited relatives here Sunday.

A. Jung returned from Albert Lea, Minn., where he attended the funeral of his brother-in-law, Mr. John Flint, who was killed by a runaway team.

J. Marks, of Westfield, was in this burg the first of the week.

M. Huebsch and H. Koenig took the special train to Omaha Tuesday to visit the fair and also shake hands with President McKinley.

Young stock of this vicinity is suffering with the prevalent disease "black leg." Quite a number of cattle have already died.

J. H. Brehm and family visited at Koenig's Sunday.

IN PRECARIOUS CONDITION:
From Wednesday's Daily:

Miss Josie Lemon, daughter of John Lemon, who resides at 503 Third Street, is dangerously ill and is not expected to live. Miss Lemon was taken sick on Monday evening with a violent headache and vomiting spells and afterwards fell into a state of insensibility. Several doctors are in attendance on the girl, but they this morning entertained but little hope for her recovery. It is thought that a blood vessel of the brain is ruptured.

Later -- Miss Lemon died Wednesday evening at nine o'clock. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the M.E. church in LeMars.

LeMars Sentinel
dated October 31, 1898

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

J. T. Mohan, of LeMars, has been visiting at his farm this week.

Mrs. E. R. Taylor and little son left Wednesday for a visit with friends at
Nora, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Jud Eckerman, of Johnson township, are rejoicing over the
arrival of a young son at their house.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Grandma Reeves went to Doon, Wednesday morning to visit her daughter.

Mrs. Wm. Cook and daughter were guests of Miss Edith Councilman from
Thursday till Saturday.

A. M. Cutland and family went to Sioux City Wednesday to visit friends,
returning Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Councilman went to Omaha Thursday to visit the exposition,
returning Saturday.

Mrs. A. Demary will entertain the Ladies Mite Society Wednesday afternoon.

C. A. Rodolf spent Sunday with his family at this place.

Clarence Councilman was initiated into the Woodmen lodge on Saturday
evening.

Miss Ina Penning returned from LeMars on Sunday morning.

Mrs. Charley Pinney returned from Omaha Saturday.

Geo. Reeves went to Dixon, Neb., Friday morning to work on some lumber sheds
for Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. Mrs. Reeves expects to be away about six
weeks.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

On last Monday Rev. Lee and wife went to make a call in the country and was
given a pig to take home in the buggy. All went well until they arrived at
home and the minister went to take the pig out of the buggy when the
squealing of the pig frightened the horse. It is thought that Mr. Lee
dropped the pig and started for the horse to save Mrs. Lee and child. He
failed to stop the horse but the buggy struck him, the wheels passing over
his breast, injuring him quite severely. It is needless to add that the pig
got away. We understand the minister is much improved and the pig has been
found.

James Dickenson and wife have gone to Omaha.

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Heacock have returned from Omaha.

Miss Fannie Knowles has gone to Omaha.

D. A. Oltman has been confined to his house for a few days on account of
sickness.

Wm. Eberle will leave Kingsley on Tuesday of this week for Mapleton to
engage in the jewelry business.

There was a party at the Roushes' in Elkhorn on Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Noah Whitmer took in the sights at Omaha last week.

SOUTH FREDONIA: (Special Correspondence)

A new telephone line is being run from Remsen to LeMars near Oyens. This
makes two lines between the above places, a mile apart.

The party of six young people who went from here to the Omaha Exposition
have returned. They report a very pleasant time.

Miss Hattie Ellsworth has begun the winter term of school in the center
district.

Miss Mamie Keating spent a few days recently at the Omaha Exposition.

Rev. Andrew preaches his farewell sermon here Sunday, October 30, before
going to his new charge at Racine, Wis. A minister from Spencer whose name
we have not learned will fill the place left vacant here.

Andrew Kloster and wife left on Friday morning for Omaha to take in the
sights of the exposition.

Joe Hickey has finished threshing on the Tiernay farm. About five hundred
acres of this farm were sown to small grain this year.

E. Hyde & Son are putting up a windmill on the Joe Koob farm.

On Wednesday night an oyster supper was given at the residence of Edward
Hyde for the benefit of the Sunday School. The royal hospitality for which
the Hyde family have always been noted was not lacking on this occasion and
songs, music and games for old and young made the evening pass all too
quickly. At a late hour the guests departed with nothing by praises for
host and hostess and feeling they had spent a most pleasant evening. About
sixteen dollars were realized, the proceeds of which will be used toward the
purchase of a new organ.

Corn husking is the order of the day. The yield this year is between sixty
and seventy bushels per acre.

Miss Lottie Raven spent Friday and Saturday at Omaha.

MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

School commenced in Millnerville on Monday, October 24, with Miss Fern
Maguinis as teacher.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Millner, Asa Millner and Miss Nellie Morse spent several
days sight seeing in Omaha last week.

Mr. Button, Mr. Millner and Mr. Fursee are having their residence plastered
this week.