LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
October 3, 1902

OUR COUNTY NEWS
By Our Correspondents and from Exchanges.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. William Lancaster was called to Carroll Monday morning by a telegram
announcing the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Foster.

Henry Reintz shipped in a car load of cattle which he expects to fatten on
Plymouth County corn.

Mr. Hugh Campbell, of LeMars, and his daughter, Mrs. Berlin Warren, of
Meriden, were visiting with M. E. Campbell and family Saturday.

Sam Warner is back from his trip up north. Mr. Warner had offers from the
railroad company of work up north but prefers the south and expects to take
a position further south in a few days.

Rev. Skaggs preached his farewell sermon Sunday evening. Everybody is
unanimous in hoping that Rev. Skaggs will come to Seney next year.

Considerable real estate is changing hands in Seney nowadays. Last Monday,
A. Freeman sold his residence to Frank Becker and the latter part of the
week, Mr. Baso bought Will Kennedy’s place, we understand and Mr. Becker
bought the two places with the thought that they would make him a good home
one of these days. We do know now what Mr. Kennedy’s plans for the future
are, but we understand that Mr. Freeman expects to move to the state of
Washington in the near future.

Miss Anna Suecker and Miss Edith Harrington came up on the train Monday
morning from their homes in LeMars to take their places in their respective
schools near Seney.

Misses Bessie and Mae Kennedy left last Monday to resume their studies at
Morningside college.

Frank March went to Sioux City Monday morning on business.

Our Seney threshermen are having a period of enforced rest on account of the
heavy rains and mud.

Mrs. Seley and Mrs. McDougall, of Struble, were callers in Seney last Friday
afternoon.

Seney has been pretty well represented in Sioux City the last week as a good
many have taken advantage of the cheap rates on the railroad to visit
friends and do shopping there.

M. E. Campbell made a business trip to Sioux City last Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Councilman visited friends in Sioux City over Sunday.

The Tuesday evening prayer meeting at Father Becker’s was well attended.
These meetings are growing in interest and numbers.

Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn and Mrs. John Osborne have returned from their trip to
Colorado. They report a very pleasant trip, but like the rest of our
people, they were glad to get back, verily, “there is no place like home.”

Clarence Moore has rented the Arthur Reeves house and moved into the same
last week.

Mrs. George Hughes and Mrs. Will Cook were LeMars visitors one day last
week.

Arthur Reeves has been treating himself and family to a new family surrey
and a new single buggy.

Frank Pairter was a Sioux City visitor last Thursday.

Everybody is digging their potatoes now and the yield around here is even
much better than was expected.

Walter Clark, Seney’s bos carpenter, took a “lay off” from his work on the
new parsonage and went to Sioux City to take in the carnival.

Mrs. Jeffers and Miss Becker were Fredonia visitors Saturday afternoon.

Automobile riding has two sides to it, as a young man who was riding through
Seney last Friday night will testify. While in or near Seney, he broke down
and no amount of water or gasoline could coax the vehicle to move. So the
only thing to do was to phone to LeMars for repairs and patiently await the
first train to bring same. The repairs came after awhile and after about
five or six hours delay the young man went on and he might have thanked his
lucky stars that he broke down near a blacksmith shop and telephone office
instead of out on the open road.

Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Blakeway and son Herbert of Crathorne were visitors at
the Campbell home last Sunday.

Henry Darville is hauling the lumber for the erection of a new house on his
farm three miles northeast to build the same.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
Ask Albert Doring about that big smile and he’ll tell you its all because of
that big boy at his home.

Peter Kaiser returned from Hartley where he was looking after their farm
interest.

Riter Bros. received the sad intelligence Tuesday that their sisters who was
reported sick some time ago at Highmore, S.D. had died. George and Ed left
at once for Highmore.

Mr. Wiltz and family of LeMars have taken possession of the Commercial
Hotel.

Mrs. Baker, of LeMars, is assisting her mother, Mrs. Schnell, in moving into
her cottage this week.

Wm. Mandelkow Sr. was at LeMars Tuesday.

Frank Buss, of East Elgin, did business here the first of the week.

Jim Deegan was in town Monday.

McFarland Bros. got in a big shipment of cattle Wednesday which they will
feed.

Mrs. Nick Knewel, sister of Mrs. C. Estlack, and sister-in-law of Mrs. J. A.
Sayer, visited here this week.

Christ Rickert and J. D. Ahlfs were Struble callers Wednesday.

Miss Rose McGrain is teaching the school two miles east of here.

John Peck, of Preston, was a business caller here Tuesday.

E. N. Anstine was in Struble on Tuesday.

W. F. Green is threshing for L. Winterfeld.

John McMahon finished threshing for Chas. Beitelspacher Monday.

John Kaiser and wife returned from their LeMars visit Tuesday.

Peter Majerus is under medical treatment at Epiphany, S. D.

Mrs. M. H. Mammen is the possessor of a new piano.

A. C. Geister called in a young barber Monday. He is of average weight and
will make his home with A. C. the next 21 years.

John Kline was in Struble the first of the week.

Ike Barker delivered a choice lot of hogs in Struble Wednesday.

Christ Hines transacted business here the middle of the week.

G. M. Flickner is scraping out a cellar on John Kaiser’s lot.

Chas. Ahrend made a pleasant call here Wednesday.

Geo. Frerich, one of Grant’s efficient members of the school board, was a
caller here the last of the week.

Henry C. Baach, of Mammen, was in Struble Wednesday.

EVANSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
There will be no preaching service at Evansville next Sunday.

Quite a number of Evansville people took in the Elks carnival at Sioux City
last week.

Will and Roy Jordan were in Sioux City Thursday and purchased three loads of
feeders.

Miss Edith Gerling, who is attending school in LeMars, spent Sunday at her
home.

There will be a basket social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jordan Tuesday
evening, October 7. All are invited.

Rev. Frank Whiting preached his last sermon at Evansville before going to
conference Sunday.

H. E. Wing made a trip to Minnesota last week to bring home his cattle which
have been on pasture there during the season.

STANTON: (Special Correspondence)
Peter Murphy bought a bunch of calves from Johnson Pemberton on last
Saturday and brought them home on Tuesday.

Raymond and Milda Gannon came down from Sioux county on last Tuesday and
made their parents a short visit.

Melvin and Mina Newell visited last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Demaray
of Washington township.

James Dempster returned from Akron last Thursday night where he done plowing
on the farm he expects to live on next year.

There was no school in sub-district No. 2 last Friday as the teacher, Miss
Barnable, went to Sioux City with her father and sister.

J. W. Beguin went to Elgin township to do some threshing on Tuesday.

Samuel Calias has his new house nearly completed and will occupy it long
before winter sets in.

Henry Ahlers of Struble is building a barn on his farm on section 11, this
township.

There was a surprise party on last Thursday at the home of Wm. Werth, Jr. A
large crowd was present and a thoroughly good time for everyone.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
October 10, 1902

SENEY. (Special Correspondence)

C. L. Pinney and wife returned from an extended visit with their daughter, Bitney, at Shell Lake, Wis.

Will Cook walks very lame this week, the result of dropping a heavy board so that it struck his leg, inflicting a painful injury.

Mrs. John Osborne took her little daughter to LeMars last Tuesday to consult with Dr. Clark concerning her eyes which have been troubling her.

Miss Taminga, of LeMars, came up from LeMars Wednesday evening for a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Henry Berkenpas.

The Tuesday evening prayer meeting was held at the home of A. Freeman.

The ladies of the M. E. church turned out enmasse last Wednesday and Thursday and gave the church a good cleaning.

Jerry Thompson, of LeMars, visited Seney friends last Sunday.

Mrs. Coolbaugh and two little sons returned from their trip up north one day last week.

Bert Haviland has about completed the addition he has been building to his home in the west part of town.

Rev. Skaggs returned from the M. E. conference last Tuesday bearing the welcome news to his many friends here that he is to be our pastor another year. Through Mr. Skaggs untiring efforts, Seney has a fine new parsonage and one and all express themselves pleased that he is to return to occupy it.

Henry Husted left last Thursday afternoon for Chicago to be gone a couple of weeks. Mr. Husted will visit a brother and other relatives in Chicago.

Mr. Jammerthal, of Westfield, who is visiting his brother-in-law, Geo. Bixler, was calling on friends in Seney one day this week.

Anthony Daugherty, of Sioux City, is visiting at the parental home.

Wm. Smiley was a Seney caller between trains Thursday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Folks (sic) are entertaining friends from the eastern part of the state. [Transcriber Note: This MIGHT be referring to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Foulds.]

The ladies aid society met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Miles Kennedy.

P. Van Puersem and wife and son, of Maurice, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Councilman last Sunday.

Mrs. Minnie Jones and son Howard went to LeMars Tuesday to consult Dr. Clark concerning the little boy’s eyes.

R. Jamieson, of LeMars, filled the pulpit in the M. E. church last Sunday evening very acceptably.

C. G. Norris accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Blakeway, have gone to Ohio to visit relatives and friends.

Al McArthur has been on the sick list for a few days past but is reported better at present.

Frank March came over from Akron for a short visit with his mother and sisters. Frank reports himself much pleased with the business outlook in his new location.

Jonathan Alderson and Will Kennedy have gone on a business and pleasure trip in Minnesota. We understand Mr. Kennedy expects to invest in some land.

Mr. Potter, of Sheldon, has been visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Reeves.

Robert Reeves received the appointment the other day as foreman of this section. This promotion is good news to Mr. Reeves and his friends. He has worked on this section for several years and is worthy of promotion.

Wm. Myers moved his family to LeMars last Saturday. The house in which Mr. Myers lived was sold and as there was no other empty he was obliged to move to LeMars.

M. G. Mills has been making improvements in his place this summer, having built on an addition and put in a bathroom and other conveniences.

Henry Heide, of Carnes, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Julia, visited over night with the family of A. Freeman last Tuesday.

INJURIES MAY PROVE FATAL.
The aged mother of Mrs. Henry Detloff, residing four miles north of town, fell down the stairs in the house on Tuesday night and sustained injuries which may prove fatal, on account of their severity, compiled with the fact that the unfortunate victim of the accident is eighty-five years old. The old lady cut a deep gash in her forehead, sustained fractures of the breast bone and collar bone and two ribs. Dr. Mammen was called out to attend her. Her condition is extremely critical.

LIFE IN DANGER.
Sioux City Tribune.—A sudden fainting spell overcame George C. Scott in Moore’s pharmacy yesterday afternoon and for nearly five hours the attorney hovered between life and death. Dr. J. C. McMahan was called at 3 in the afternoon and it was 9 o’clock before he dared leave him.

The cause of the sudden attack is ascribed by the doctor to acute indigestion. The patient was given all relief possible in the drug store and upon the arrival of a carriage was transferred to his home, 1305 Douglas street (Sioux City.) He was much improved this morning.

Mr. Scott recently moved with his family from LeMars, Ia., and is one of the best known men in the Eleventh district, having been republican chairman of this congressional district for some years. He is the law partner of William Milchrist.

DEATH OF MRS. FENTON.
Word was received in LeMars on Tuesday of the death of Mrs. Fenton, wife of Col. James Fenton, of Henry township, which occurred suddenly at Colorado Springs on Monday night. Colonel and Mrs. Fenton went to Colorado Springs some weeks ago for her health which had been poor, in order that she might rest and recuperate. The cause of death was acute gastritis. Mrs. Fenton was bout 64 years old and has lived in Plymouth county for about twenty-two years, the family coming here from England in the early eighties when a large English colony was established in northwestern Iowa. She leaves besides the bereaved husband, five sons and two daughters.

The remains were shipped from Colorado Springs to this city for interment arriving here last night and the funeral will be held this morning at 10 o’clock at St. George’s Episcopal Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fenton, the former a brother of Colonel Fenton, were here from Wymore, Neb., and also the sons of the deceased: J. H. Fenton, of Orange City; John Fenton, of St. Louis, Mo.; and Robert Fenton, of Colorado Springs. Mrs. J. H. Fenton and Mrs. John Fenton accompanied their husbands. The other members of the family live on the home place.

~The ladies missionary society of the Congregational Church met with Mrs. T. M. Zink last Tuesday afternoon. It was the meeting for the annual election of officers. The old officers were re-elected for another year. They are Mrs. A. P. Cramer, president; Mrs. B. F. Yates, first vice-president; and Mrs. C. L. Trenery, second vice-president; Miss Freeman, treasurer; and Mrs. B. F. Ferguson, secretary. The society raised over $100 for foreign missions the past year.

~The condition of Wm. Laux continues to improve steadily but slowly and there has, so far, been not the slightest symptoms of blood poisoning. He has begun to eat and was able to sit up for a little while yesterday.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
October 17, 1902

SENEY. (Special Correspondence)

Misses Bessie and Mae Kennedy who are attending Morningside College came
home Monday evening. Miss Mae was feeling indisposed and hence sought the
parental roof.

Mr. Jeffers and Mr. A. Freeman made a business trip to LeMars Tuesday
evening.

Rev. Van Mater, of Rock Valley, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers this
week.

M. E. Campbell and family visited LeMars friends Sunday.

N. L. Greer, of LeMars, was a pleasant caller in Seney Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. Goudy, of Watertown, S.D., is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. L.
Councilman, this week.

House cleaning is the order of the day in Seney and almost every clothes
line is decorated with the ordinary house cleaning paraphernalia.

Otto Becker returned from Webster, S.D., where he has been for the past two
months at the home of his sister, Mrs. Hillebrand. The Hillebrands operate
a large ranch there.

Mrs. M. G. Mills is reported to be quite sick. Dr. Foster is attending to
her.

Miss Bertha Becker, of Sioux City, visited with her parents here recently a
day or two.

D. F. McArthur had the misfortune to lose a valuable steer, Monday. How it
met its death is unknown to its owner.

Miss Cora Perry is reported ill at her home in Fredonia.

Will Kennedy and J. Alderson have returned from their Minnesota trip. Mr.
Kennedy has rented a farm there and expect soon to move there.

Lafe March visited home over Sunday with his mother and sisters.

Mrs. William Lancaster returned from her visit to her daughter at Carroll.
Her daughter is reported as much better.

HINTON. (Special Correspondence)

Henry Schindel is having his house painted. Henry Schneider is doing the
work.

Mrs. Goe. Watts and Mrs. LeRoy Watts were shopping in Sioux City Tuesday.

Rev. Schmalle was a passenger to LeMars Monday on business.

The school house has been cleaned and a number of new seats put in, which
was very much needed. There are nearly fifty scholars in attendance.

Henry Schindel went to Sioux City Tuesday to help finish a house which he
and Mr. Geissien had taken a contract to build.

Mrs. Patterson returned from Hull Tuesday evening where she has been
visiting her daughter and family. Mrs. Hawkins, her daughter, returned with
her to visit her sister, Mrs. T. W. Crouch.

Miss Everett, of Sioux City, was the guest of Dr. Efner from Saturday until
Wednesday.

Rev. Alonzo Brown, of the M. E. church, preached his first sermon of the
conference year last Sunday, but as the weather was rainy there was no
services at Lincoln.

N. Soule, of Lincoln township, is drawing lumber for a corn crib on his
farm.

E. Held’s new house is ready for the lathers.

There will be quarterly meeting at the M. E. church next Sunday evening.
Dr. Tremble will be present.

Dr. Efner, of near Pierson, visited his daughter, Dr. Bessie Efner of this
place Wednesday.

Bills are posted for a show in the school house next Saturday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morse entertained company from Sioux City Saturday evening
and Sunday.

Mrs. Dan Schneider and Mrs. Geo. Noble were shopping in Sioux City Tuesday.

ADAVILLE. (Special Correspondence)

Quarterly meeting will be held here Saturday and Sunday, October 18 and 19.
Elder Hicks will have charge of the meeting.

Mrs. Ed Stinton and daughter, Blanche, were Akron visitors Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoffmann drove out from Akron Wednesday and spent the day at
the home of Chas. Morehead.

John Anderson is having an addition on his house.

Chas. Kanago and Fred King did some carpenter work in Akron for Jas. Stinton
last week.

Mrs. Warren King is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Poyzer in
Kansas, at present.

The ladies aid will meet with Mrs. Chas. Kanago, Sr., Thursday of next week.
All are invited.

Mrs. Barth visited the Adaville school Wednesday.

Harry Bristow is visiting in Clay county with his grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Treeby.

A new coal house has been built at the church.

Our store keepers went to Sioux City one day last week on business. H. B.
Morehead clerked in the store in their absence.

Miss Whissen, of Crathorne, is teacher the Anderson school.

CHURCHVILLE. (Special Correspondence)

Miss Della Scott visited her sister, Mrs. Will Lang, Wednesday.

Mrs. J. H. Brehm, of Hinton, visited at her parental home Tuesday.