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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 2, 1900

OUR COUNTY NEWS

By our Correspondents and from Exchanges

Correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only.

MILLNERVILLE:  (Special Correspondence)

H. P. Schindel and wife have moved to Hinton where Mr. Schindel will make up the butter at the Hinton creamery.

Mr. Rupert, the butter maker in Mr. Schindel’s place, brought out his wife from Sioux City the 24th and moved in Joe Hebert dwelling house on Main street.

Rev. Gilbert assisted by Rev. Benedict of Sioux City, or Morningside, conducted a week of meetings at Bethel chapel.  As a result eight persons were converted.  Two services were held Sunday and a picnic dinner in Orien Knapp’s grove.

Miss Maud Vanorsdal is visiting at her cousin’s, Miss Lizzie Pike.

Will Cowel, of Hancock, was a Millnerville caller Monday.

Mr. Wilson and John Lawrence were Sioux City visitors Monday.

The pastor, Rev. Gilbert, will conduct the League services at Bethel next Sunday evening.  Previous to the meeting will call a business meeting to which all are cordially invited.

Geo. Millner, Jr., of Morningside, is rusticating in the country for a while.

J. W. Millner visited at his home in Morningside over Sunday.

A good rain would be much appreciated along the Broken Kettle.

The friends of Mrs. Grace Morehead are pained to learn of her delicate health and illness at her home in Nebraska.

Ed Scott is talking of going to Kansas to see his mother and relatives.

J. F. Banks drove his fat cattle to Jefferson Monday night from which point he will ship them to Sioux City.

J. P. Lindsey was a Sioux City visitor Wednesday.

So many from around here attended the celebration at Jefferson, Tuesday that they unnumerated.  A big crowd and a big time and big dance at night and a big cloud of dust to follow every time.

J. F. Banks went to Sioux City Thursday.

POTOSIA:  (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Berger has been quite sick for a few days.

The following are the officers elected for the church.  Mr. Nearse, superintendent; Jennie Hurt, organist; Oscar Crouch, Bessie Nearse and Miss Baker, Sunday school teachers, for the evening Cora VanDusen, organist; Hattie Pearson, president, Babel Crouch on the lookout committee.

Miss Katie Bonnes will spend the Fourth of July with the Stebner young people of Sioux City.

Alan Johnson, of Sioux City, is visiting with his grand parents at the Asplund home this week.

The Williamson family visited with friends in Sloan a few days last week.

Art Baker had the misfortune to be kicked by a mule last week, his face was swelled quite badly, but is getting better now.

MERRILL: (From the Record.)

Merrill sent a delegation of twenty-three to the K. of P. picnic at Cherokee
last Wednesday.

Jas. E. Ross and wife left Monday evening for a week’s visit with friends at
Chicago.

One day last week Mrs. Mulder fell on a slippery sidewalk and in trying to
save herself broke her arm near the wrist.

Charley Slocum seems to be doing a good business in the pearl industry these
days. He added to his collection two beautiful $50 ones last Friday.

One of our speculative capitalists offered a young farmer living near town
an even dollar for every bushel of wheat he raised this year. The offer was
not accepted.

A large number of farmers were in the past week for rock, etc., with which
the foundation will be laid for the new Lutheran parsonage to be built by
the side of the recently erected church on the John Hoffmann farm in Johnson
township. The new Lutheran church society seems to be prospering very
nicely, under the leadership of Rev. J. F. Christiansen.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Bertha Becker, of LeMars, is home for a visit with her parents.

Miss Jessie March returned home Sunday morning from a visit to Sioux City.

W. H. Deegan returned home last Tuesday from Spokane, Washington, where he
has been visiting his sister.

Mrs. Will Collins of O’Leary, was visiting friends here last week.

Ida and Sadie Alderson and Jessie March attended the O. E. S. Lodge at
LeMars Monday evening.

A. M. Cutland came down from Butterfield, Minn., last Wednesday morning to
visit his family a few days.

W. C. Lancaster and wife and daughter, Maggie, have gone to Elgin, Nebraska,
for a short visit.

Mrs. A. M. Cutland is enjoying a visit from her friend, Miss Selma Nystrom
of Sioux City, this week.

Miss Ida Alderson left Friday morning for Nebraska, where she will spend
a portion of  her summer vacation with relatives and friends.

Rev. and Mrs. Empey left Thursday evening for Odebolt, where they expect
to visit until after the Fourth.

Mrs. Wm. Sardeson, who has been visiting relatives and friends the past
week, returned to her home in Sioux City Saturday evening.

Mrs. Stickles, of Sioux City, came up last Wednesday morning to attend
the Haviland and Nelson wedding, which was the social event of the
season at this place.

C.J. Zehr and wife and son, Ores, left Monday morning for New Whatcom,
Wash., where they expect to be gone about a month.  Lee Hosmer will have
charge of the office during his absence.

One of the most notable and beautiful weddings of the season
was that of Mr. Oscar C. Haviland and Miss Ethel E. Nelson both of this
place which occurred on Wednesday evening.  Rev. W.B. Empey officiating.
The church was prettily decorated with plants, flowers, and trailing
vines utilized by many deft and loving hands.  Asparagus in long
feathery plumes covered the draperies, the chandeliers and filled every
corner with color and sweetness.  At the appointed hour as the first
strains of Mendelssoln's wedding march was sounded by Miss Selma
Nystrom, the bridal party made its way slowly to the church where the
relatives and friends of the couple were waiting.  From the chandelier
white and blue satin ribbons were drawn by Misses Mae Cutland, niece of
the bride, and Mae Osborne, niece of the groom, forming an arch through
which the young couple passed and took their place upon the white rug
before the minister and under the beautifully decorated arch, while over
their heads were suspended two hearts interlinked, which were made of
ferns and carnations.  In the quiet of the solemn moments words were
pronounced making them husband and wife.  Miss Ida Alderson was maid of
honor and W. D. Kennedy best man.  The ushers were Frank Becker,
Clarence Councilman, Bert Reeves and Will Moore.  The bride was
beautifully gowned in white silk mousseline de soi and lace, its rich
simplicity most becoming to the dainty auburn-haired bride.  She carried
a bouquet of bridal roses caught by long loops and ends of ivory ribbon.
The bridesmaid was artistically gowned in pale blue silk mousseline de
soi.  She carried a bouquet of carnations.  After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Haviland received the hearty congratulations of those present, then
to the exultant strains of the march led the way out of the church to
the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. A. M. Cutland, where an elegant
supper was served with great celerity by eight young ladies gowned in
white.  The room was a marvel of floral richness of bands of white and
blue satin ribbon, ferns and flowers.  In the center of the tables were
beautiful bouquets resting on a mirror.  Following this the time passed
quickly in a general good time in viewing the extensive array of gifts.
The bride is a lovely young woman who has made her home with her sister
for the past five years and in that time has made many friends who will
miss her from social circles.  The groom has lived here many years and
his own large circle of friends attested to his many virtues and good
qualities.  He now occupies a farm in Fredonia township where they will
go to housekeeping at once.  May success and happiness ever attend them.
[Transcriber Note: This couple was married 27 Jun 1900.]

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The "Infants" from Struble defeated the Le Mars kids at a game of baseball
last Wednesday by a score of 18 to 17 after a hot game.

LeMars Sentinel
July 6, 1900

HIS LAST RUN.
An Old Settler Drops Dead While Playing Baseball.

Sam Mann, of Elkhorn township, who has resided in this county for the past
thirty years, dropped dead yesterday afternoon while participating in a ball
game at a neighborhood picnic held at the farm of O. H. Higday.

The game was at an exciting stage and Mann had just passed the home plate
and seized the hand of a friend who was exulting his success, when he fell
over and became unconscious and shortly afterwards died. Dr. Reeves was
called out and pronounced it a case of heart disease. Mr. Mann was aware
that his heart had been badly effected for some years. His brother, Ezekiel
Mann, dropped dead about two years ago under similar circumstances.

Mr. Mann was about forty-five or fifty years of age and was a native of
Wisconsin. He leaves a widow and three daughters. At one time he resided
in LeMars and worked for W. H. Zimmermann. Mr. Abe Layton of this city is a
brother-in-law of the deceased.

Funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed but the interment will
be made in LeMars.

ACCIDENTS ON THE FOURTH.

A few accidents marred the pleasure of the Fourth in some instances. Tom
Carpenter, a youth residing in the addition, lit a cannon cracker on Main
street in the forenoon and it didn’t just go off. He picked it up to
investigate and the blame thing exploded, nearly tearing off the thumb of
his right hand and lacerating the fingers badly. He was also burnt on the
chest through his shirt and on the face. Dr. Reeves dressed his wound.

Eugene Beaufils, an employee at the Gehlen mill, had his hand badly
lacerated by the premature explosion of a big fire cracker.

Several minor accidents occurred which will give the victims a slight
remembrance of the Fourth for some days to come.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 9, 1900

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

A. W. Hakes spent Sunday with friends at this place.

W. W. Jeffers, of Crathorne, was transacting business here on Saturday.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hinde, Saturday morning, a bouncing boy.

J. Alderson shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City Friday.

Quite a number from here attended the Ringling Bros. circus at LeMars
Wednesday.

Mr. Beaver, auditor of Edwards and Bradford Lumber Co., was looking after
their interests here Saturday.

Mrs. Dan McArthur, of Sheldon, is visiting at the home of her mother.

Mrs. A. M. Cutland spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. O. C. Haviland.

Mrs. Miles Kennedy and daughter, Bessie, were Sioux City visitors on
Tuesday.

Dell Kenneston, of Akron, visited at the home of A. J. Haviland last week.

Mrs. Carrie Potter and daughters came down from Sheldon Tuesday evening to
spend the Fourth with her sister, Mrs. Robert Reeves.

Rev. Mr. Empey and wife returned from Odebolt Saturday evening.

Daniel Brown, of Petersburg, Nebraska, is visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity.

E. F. Anstine was called to Freeport, Ill., on Friday by the serious illness
of his mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jackson visited at the home of J. L. Button Sunday.

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)

Lyman Chase is hauling lumber from Hinton for improvements on his farm.

Mr. Cassidy died at his home at 2 o’clock Sunday morning. He had been sick
for quite a while and death was expected. Relatives and friends gathered at
the home at 9:30 Monday morning. He was afterwards brought to the U. B.
church at Potosia. Rev. D. W. Swender preached a touching sermon and Mr.
Cassidy was laid to rest near his daughter and son in the little graveyard
near Potosia. He leaves a widow and son and many friends. The deceased was
aged 68 years, 9 months and 25 days. The pallbearers were Mr. Bonnes, Mr.
VanDusen, A. Crouch, Mr. Elliot, Mr. Larson and Mr. Pearson.

Ed Swanson spent 4th of July in Cherokee.

Mr. Cochren, from near LeMars, called here Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Swanson were LeMars visitors Tuesday.

Ed Swanson attended the business meeting in Adaville Thursday evening.

DIED AT FREEPORT.
George Anstine, who resides in this city, and his brother, Elmer, who lives
near Seney, received word by telegram o Friday of the death of their mother,
Mrs. Leo Myers, which occurred at her home in Freeport, Ill. She had been
sick for some time with asthma and other complications and finally succumbed
to heart failure. She was about seventy years of age. She had been married
twice. Besides her two sons, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Capt. Bamberger,
who lives at Freeport.

Mr. Anstine went to attend the funeral which was held at Freeport on
Saturday afternoon.

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, July 12, 1900

The Morningside baseball nine defeated the Le Mars kids in a game of ball on
Sunday by a score of 25 to 13.

LeMars Sentinel
July 16, 1900

DEATH OF MRS. JANE WATSON.

Mr. and Mrs. Ostle returned yesterday from Alexandria, S.D., where they
attended the funeral of Mrs. Jane Watson, who is the mother of Mrs. Ostle.

The deceased was taken suddenly ill at six o’clock on Wednesday morning and
remained unconscious, dying twelve hours later and passing peacefully
without evidencing any apparent pain. She has been subject to heart disease
for many years.

The Funeral services were held in Alexandria at the Presbyterian Church on
Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Jane Watson was seventy years of age on January 9, 1900, and was born
at Sebergham, Cumberland, England. She leaves two sons and to daughters.
They are: J. W. Watson, Seattle, Wash.; Simpson Watson, Alexandria, S.D.;
Mrs. Jane Welch, Grand Forks, S.D.; Mrs. B. Ostle, of this city. Mrs.
Watson with her family came to LeMars in 1883, and in 1894 moved to South
Dakota.

LeMars Sentinel
July 19, 1900

SWEPT OFF THE BRIDGE.
CARL DETERS HAS A NARROW ESCAPE FROM A WATERY GRAVE.

Carl Deters, residing a mile and a half north of town, occasioned his
friends and acquaintances no little uneasiness last Monday morning and it
was currently reported that he had met with a fatal mishap while going home
across the Floyd River late on Sunday night.

To add color and strength to the rumor, his buggy was found upside down near
the last bridge on the north turnpike road and a stray horse was found two
miles further downstream.

On Monday afternoon to ascertain if there was any foundation or truth in the
report, John Leonard, Clarence Dresselhuys and R. M. Latham went up the
river in a boat and across the flooded meadows on the Gehlen and Nemmers
farms. Here they met Mr. Peter Nemmers, who assured them quickly of the
safety of Mr. Deters.

However, Deters had a very narrow escape from losing his life. He and Peter
Nemmers were in town on Sunday afternoon attending church and in the evening
proposed to return to their respective homes. They drove down to the big
iron bridge and their sight was greeted by an angry swirling, tumbling mass
of dark waters, which presaged ill for any attempts at passage.

Mr. Nemmers declared he would not try to cross the raging current for a
thousand dollars and they returned up town. Mr. Nemmers stayed overnight in
town with relatives and supposed Deters would do the same as the latter said
he would go and put up at the Dubuque House. About half past nine Deters
started home, driving a horse hitched to a single buggy. On crossing one of
the bridges on the north road, the raging torrent of water struck his horse
and buggy, upsetting the rig and sweeping the whole outfit into the seething
mass of water. More by good luck than anything, Deters was washed up
against a small bridge in Chas. Nemmers’ pasture, where he clung for several
minutes to regain his breath and eject some of the water he had swallowed
and been soused in. The horse, with true animal instinct, followed its
master and Deters managed to let go the straps which secured it to the
buggy. With the assistance of the horse, he managed to wade up and plunge
through the flooded fields where in some places the water was up to his neck
and even deeper and finally got to a place of safety. He then proceeded to
the home of Mr. Chas. Nemmers where he passed the night. The next day he
succeeded in getting home by going away round by the St. Paul railroad
bridge.

COLLEGE NEWS.
President Thoren, of Western Union College, has appointed Miss Estella Mae
Leggett as instructor in the department of elocution and oratory. Miss
Leggett is very favorably known to many in LeMars. She is a graduate from
the Drake School of Oratory. At present she is pursuing special studies
under Prof. Utt in Des Moines.

A COLLEGE BELL.
Mrs. C. Baker, of Streator, Ill., a relative to Mrs. Thoren and
father-in-law to Rev. Kaupp, of the United Evangelical church, of this city,
has sent a check of $100 to President Thoren for a memorial bell, which is
to be placed in the tower of the college building. The bell is given in
memory of the late Mrs. Rev. Kaupp and son, Walter, and will be especially
cast with this inscription:
In Memory Of
Millie Baker Kaupp
Born July 29, 1870, Streator, Ill.
Died May 8, 1900, LeMars, Iowa

LeMars Sentinel
July 23, 1900

MERRILL: (from the Record)

Miss Della Oliver, of Chicago, and Miss Nora Scales, of Ackley, Iowa, came
last evening for a short visit at the Harry Murphy home.

W. D. Simpson seriously injured his hand while at work on the Great Northern
section last Friday.

The Blake farm situated southwest of town was sold recently to W. D.
Creglow, of Marcus, for $5600 or $35 per acre.

J. C. Hoke received a telegram Saturday conveying the sad intelligence of
the death of his mother at McDanaldsbury, Penn., Friday evening. Mrs. Hoke
was 75 years of age.

During the past month the Merrill creamery received 366,000 pounds of milk.
The gross receipts were a little over $2,200. The farmers received 17 cents
for their butter fat.

The Johnson Township creamery seems to have considerable trouble in getting
started. The company that furnished the machinery tried to put in a few
pieces of second hand stuff. Will Anderson, the butter maker, detected the
frauds and acquainted the people of the deception.

Rev. George Waterman, who is assisting Rev. Wm. Brecher at Melbourne, has
consented to organize a Sunday school at James, Iowa. He will also conduct
regular preaching services there if the people of James and vicinity desire
it. The Methodist church at James has not been used for church services for
a long time owing to non-attendance when services have been announced.
During the past weeks there has been considerable talk of moving the
building to Hinton. This talk has aroused the religiously inclined people
of James to a renewed effort to establish regular church services.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Maud Muffet went to LeMars Thursday evening to visit friends a few
days.

Mr. Arthur Reeves, who has been visiting Ashton relatives, returned home
Tuesday evening.

Miss Emma Becker was a passenger to LeMars Friday evening, returning
Saturday morning.

Mrs. Robert Reeves returned from her visit in Sheldon Tuesday evening.

Miss Annie Daniels returned to her home in Maurice Thursday morning after a
pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. J. Lancaster.

Mr. and Mrs. John Emery, of Decatur, Nebr., are visiting at the home of J.
C. Emery this week.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Lancaster, Monday, July 16, a girl.

Miss Dennings, of Parker, S.D., is visiting at the home of her uncle, A.
Rayburn, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Workhoven, of Rock Valley, visited relatives and friends here a
few days and returned to their home Sunday morning.

Mrs. Will Collins and daughter, Francis, who has been visiting friends from
here left Tuesday evening for Kansas where she will visit her uncle a few
weeks before leaving for New Whatcomb, Washington.

There will be an icecream social and elocutionary entertainment under the
auspices of the Epworth League on Wednesday evening, Aug. 1, at the home of
Mr. Miles Kennedy. All are cordially invited to attend.

Miss Alice Hughes, of LeMars, visited at the home of George Hughes a few
days last week.

The Daughters of Syria will meet at the home of Mrs. M. G. Mills next
Thursday, July 26.

Mr. and Mrs. Elam Chapman visited at this place Sunday.

Mrs. Geo. Jones received a telegram Saturday evening conveying the sad
intelligence of the death of her husband at East Kensington, Mass., where
Mr. Jones had gone to regain his health. His many friends will be grieved
to learn of his death. He leaves a devoted wife and one son to mourn his
departure.

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Miss Grace Gosting gave a lawn party Tuesday evening. Croquet and other
games were indulged in, after which refreshments were served. All present
report a fine time.

The farmers are in the midst of harvesting and are all anxious to get
through before another rain or hail comes.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

J.B. Phelps arrived home Tuesday from his trip to California. Mrs. Phelps
and children stopped off for a visit at Blue Springs, Neb., with Mrs.
Phelps' parents.

W.D. Cottrel and Mrs. Winser, of Laurens, Iowa, brother and sister of
J.C.Cotrell, of this place, attended the funeral of Steven Cottrell here
last week.

Mrs. A.D. Nutting, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, mother of J.C. Cottrell, of this
place, came here last Friday to attend the funeral of Stephen Cottrell.

RAILWAY FARM LANDS FOR SALE:
In Northern Wisconsin the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway has
for sale, at low rates and easy terms of payment, about 400,000 acres of
choice farm land. Early buyers will secure the advantage of location on the
many beautiful streams and lakes which abound with fish and furnish a never
ending and most excellent water supply, both for family use and for stock.
Land is generally well timbered, the soil fertile and easy of cultivation.