LeMars Sentinel
April 2, 1900
MERRILL:
A small house belonging to James Tindall who lives near Adaville was
burned down last Sunday evening. Insurance in the Farmers Mutual for
$200.
James, John and Emmett Jenkins of Litchfield, Kansas, came up this week
for a short visit at the home of John C. Winter. The gentlemen were
Merrill visitors a short time Tuesday.
A farewell surprise party was given at the Shoup home last Friday
evening in honor of A.K. Shoup who is about to leave for his duties at
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. A very pleasant evening was
spent by the thirty young people present.
Miss Caroline Harbst and Otto Dahm were united in marriage yesterday at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harbst. The bride is a
young lady highly esteemed by all who know her. She is indeed a worthy
help mate to the gentleman of her choice. Mr. Dahm is a successful
merchant at Greenville, Sioux City.
STANTON: (Special Correspondence)
John Gosting and wife, Alice, and William returned from Sioux City on
Tuesday last where they had been visiting relatives for a few days.
Miss Margaret Weigers has taken up her abode in LeMars, where she will
devote her time to dressmaking in the future. She has resided here the
grater part of the past two years and has made hosts of friends who will
miss her from all social gatherings where she has been a general
favorite.
Minnie Bixby commenced a three month's term of school at the Neptune
school on Monday last. Several other schools will start on Monday,
April 2.
The snow and mud of the latter part of the week dampened the ardor of
the more enthusiastic farmers to the extent of several days lay off from
active operations.
Owing to the death of the infant child of Rev. and Mrs. Sutton of
Merrill, there was no preaching at the Bixby school house on Sunday.
Miss Fannie VanDyke, of LeMars, spent last Saturday and Sunday with her
young friend, Laura Bixby.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Lyman Penning and H. Huerman went to Ashton Thursday morning for a
week's visit with relatives.
Mrs. J.B. Owings returned from Atkinson, Neb., last Wednesday evening.
Miss Bartlett, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Empey, for several
days returned to Sioux City Thursday evening.
Henry Husted went to LeMars Friday evening, returning Saturday morning.
C.V. Carver returned from Sioux City Thursday evening.
A.M. Cutland left on the midnight train last Thursday for Wilmont, Minn.
Mrs. Fred Hillebrand and daughter, Pearl, arrived from LeMars Saturday
morning and are visiting the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heye Becker.
Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Zehr and son, Ores, went to Sioux City Saturday
evening returning Sunday morning.
A.W. Hakes left Monday evening for Minneapolis, Minn., where he has
charge of the night telegraph office.
A deal was consummated here last week by which J.F. March came into
possession of the VanWechel residence and blacksmith shop.
Mrs. A.W. Hakes and children left last Monday morning for Paullina where
they will visit Mrs. Hakes' mother a few days.
George Reeves has rented an eighty acre farm of Grant Chapman and
expects to move his family onto it this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Haviland will leave Seney this week and go back to their
farm to keep house for their son, Oscar, who is farming the place this
year.
MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
Will and Harry Nason and J.F. Banks went to Sioux City Friday.
Chas. Pike has purchased a top buggy.
School will commence at Happy Hollow April 9, instead of April 2.
J.F. Banks was out hunting one day the past week and shot four large
mallards.
Miss Mabel Merrill, who has been visiting at A.W. Wilson's the past week
returned to her home at Sioux City Friday.
The Woodman Lodge met at the Belle Vista church on Thursday.
John Lawrence and wife were Sioux City visitors Friday.
LeMars Sentinel
April 16, 1900
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reeves left Wednesday for southwestern Neb. to visit
relatives for a few months.
Harry and Cora Brown who had been visiting their sister, Mrs. Ira Moore, for
a week returned to their home in Ireton Saturday.
Mrs. Mat Ewin is very ill at this writing. Dr. Reeves of LeMars is the
attending physician.
Ira Moore finished grading the approach to the county bridge near Wm.
Jackson’s place.
Mr. Dickens and family of Fredonia visited relatives north of town Sunday.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Empey next
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. C. J. Zehr visited friends in LeMars last Saturday.
A. W. Hakes took the midnight train for Mankato, Minn., last Saturday night.
The M. E. Sunday School scholars gave an Easter entertainment at the church
last Sunday evening. A very interesting program was rendered.
Mr. Crawford of LeMars, secretary of the Sunday School Union, gave an
interesting and instructive talk on Sunday School work at close of Sunday
School last Sunday morning.
CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Pitcher have returned from their visits in Illinois and are
visiting with E. R. Taylor and wife.
Mrs. J. A. Nuttall went to LeMars Friday for a short visit.
George Howes, of Merrill, was in this part of the county looking for fat
cattle last week.
Miss Whisson had vacation Friday as it was Good Friday.
Herbert Blakeway spent his weeks vacation at Crathorne.
Angus Ross and Alex Morrison were at Ireton Wednesday.
The Thursday evening prayer meeting was held at the Blakeway house instead
of at Stephen’s.
Frankie Stephens is getting better of his sickness.
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, April 19, 1900
The Gilchrist farm comprising 160 acres, situated in Marion township, was sold a few days ago at Sheriff’s sale and realized the good price of $50 per acre. It was purchased by Henry L. Meyer.
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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
April 23, 1900
OUR COUNTY NEWS.
By our Correspondents and from Exchanges.
(Correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only.)
AKRON: (From the Tribune)
Dr. A. J. Struble returned to Akron last Monday from St. Louis, Mo., where he has been engaged in the study of medicine since last October.
Dr. H. H. Cilley was called to attend the little daughter of Will Lias and wife, south of town, last Monday evening, who had sustained a “green stick” fracture of a bone in her right arm resulting from a fall.
Alfred Waterbury expects to go to Geddes, S.DE a new town on the Yankton extension of the Milwaukee railroad, the first of next week, where he will engage in the practice of law.
Miss Hattie Sayles, the 18-year-old daughter of Wm. Sayles and wife, residing across the river in South Dakota, was kicked in the stomach by a horse last Sunday. She was about to drive to the home of her sister, Mrs. John Huckert, and was arranging the harness when the horse kicked her, the force of the blow being sufficient to knock her down.
Last Saturday forenoon Constable Alfred Waterbury and Deputies O. E. Gibson and Ed Waterbury placed under arrest six of the steel range agents who have been making Akron their headquarters for several weeks past. The charge preferred against them was peddling without a state license. They were immediately arraigned before Justice R. R. McCorkell and County Attorney Jeffers appeared as attorney for the state. The store men quickly established the fact that they were not liable to prosecution on the grounds preferred, as they were directly employed by the manufacturers of the stoves they are selling. They were released from custody and resumed their business selling stoves for $60 and $70, the equal of which may be purchased of Akron dealers at $45 and $50. These agents deal principally with the farmers and they have succeeded in selling a considerable number of their stoves in this vicinity. It is an act of injustice for anyone to purchase goods of itinerant peddlers before investigating prices and comparative quality of goods handled by local dealers.
KINGSLEY: (From the Times)
Atty. Will Moriarty left on Monday for Minnesota where he went to locate north of Wadena. Will has many friends in this locality, who will be glad to know how he prospers in this new field.
Married, at the bride’s home in Kingsley, Iowa, April 18, 1900, Mr. Henry S. Hixon, of Sioux City, Iowa, to Miss Laura L. Grier, of Kingsley, Rev. Bennett Mitchell officiating. The TIMES extends congratulations.
Mr. Jessie Freyer and Miss Myrtle Van Vlack were married at the home of the bride’s parents on Sunday afternoon, April 15, 1900, Rev. S. I. Elder, officiating. These two young people have a host of friends in this locality who extend best wishes and congratulations.
A petition has been circulated by Atty. J. M. Wormley in behalf of Earnest Meyer, who murdered his brother-in-law, Christ Bauer, recently by stabbing him in the neck with a jack knife while intoxicated, praying the court to be as lenient as possible with the murderer. We understand that it has been quite generally signed by his neighbors.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
C. V. Carver made a business trip to Sioux City Saturday afternoon returning
the same evening.
Mrs. Mat Ewin, who has been dangerously ill the past week, is slightly
improving.
W. S. Clark, of Sioux City, arrived Saturday morning and will work at his
trade, north of town.
A. M. Cutland has resigned his position with the B. C. R. & N. Railway, at
Wilmont and is now working for the Omaha, at Butterfield, Minn.
Ben Mills arrived from the west last week and is visiting his parents.
Mrs. Lee Johnson, of Butte, Mo., arrived last Wednesday night and is
visiting her brothers and sister, Messrs Miles and Will Kennedy and Mrs. A.
W. Foulds.
Mrs. Geo. Foster and Etta Breezeley started for their home at Ames last
Saturday morning.
Mr. Cathornes family arrived from Hawarden last Friday and are located in
the Van Wechel residence.
E. L. Colver, of Carnes, was a Seney visitor last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Miles Kennedy is now able to get around on crutches.
Mrs. E. March and son, Frank, visited at the home of Grant Chapman Sunday
afternoon.
A party of young people of the Struble Sunday School drove over last Friday
evening to spend the evening with Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Empey. The time was
very pleasantly spent with music and social conversation.
CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)
R. Goldie has returned to LeMars after a two weeks visit at the home of his
son, Douglas Goldie.
Mrs. J. A. Nuttal has returned home from her visit at LeMars.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Brodie and children, of LeMars, were visitors at the Ross
home on Friday.
Tom Adney, of LeMars, was in this part of the county Friday talking hail
insurance.
J. C. Norris and wife and son, of Sioux City, were Crathorne visitors Friday
night.
Sandy and Will McInnis and Angus Ross were at Struble on Saturday.
Mrs. Lorenze, of Crozier, Iowa, has been visiting at the home of her parents
at the Barinsky home.