Iowa Old Press

The LeMars Globe

Wednesday, June 3, 1903

Habbe Meyer, who with his family resided in Grant township, died at Hot Springs, Ark., on Thursday where he had been to see if the water would prove beneficial to his health. The remains were brought back to LeMars on Monday morning and taken to the German Lutheran Church in Grant township, where the funeral was conducted, Rev. J. D. Meyer preaching the sermon.

Deceased was about 35 years of age and leaves a widow and children.  He had been sick with an infection of the heart for some time and being unable to secure relief from his ailment went to the springs a short time ago to see if they would improve his health.

LeMars Sentinel
June 16, 1903

OUR COUNTY NEWS
BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS AND FROM EXCHANGES

MAMMEN: (Special Correspondence)

Henry Heeren was transacting business in Akron Wednesday and purchased a
fine new top buggy and is now right in line with the others.

Herman Frerichs and family were Struble visitors Thursday evening.

Rembe Bros. lost two valuable steers last week.

Wm. Jeremiah is building a fine new residence this summer. H.D. Eilers and
crew are doing the work.

Mrs. Henry Theilen was a LeMars business visitor Wednesday.

Fike Oltmans is appointed road supervisor to succeed Gerhard Pecks.

Henry Johnson, C.S. Mammen and Dick Eltjes marketed some fat hogs at Dalton
last week.

John Pecks shelled corn Thursday.

John Hartman was busy hauling salt for C.B. Elsen.

Fred Hagen purchased a new windmill last week.

Misses Anna Pageler and Anna Marineau were Mammen callers on Thursday.

Charley Gronow and Henry DeVries were LeMars visitors Wednesday.

Miss Hanna Pageler gave a birthday party to a number of her friends Sunday
afternoon. A small crowd gathered and a good time was had.

Gerhard Pecks resigned his position as road supervisor for this district.

John Mammen purchased a two seated carriage last week.

Hei F. Johnson and Mrs. Chammen Johnson were married last Wednesday, and now
reside in Will Peck's house south of town.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

E.A. Richards and wife of Sioux City spent a few days at the Gates home this
week.

Frank Gates left Monday for his home in Spencer, S.D.

Little Katharine Krapfl entertained a number of her friends at a birthday
party Monday afternoon. The little ones all report a good time.

Mrs. F. H. Emrich and children of Belle Plaine and Mrs. Geo. Humphrey are
visiting at the Stortz home.

Lloyd Conklin returned from his school duties at Des Moines Tuesday.

Miss Esther Logan left Monday for Sioux City where she will stay
indefinitely.

Prof. Fitzgerald has begun the erection of a new home on the lot south of
J.E. Wright.

Mr. and Mrs. Merchant were Moville visitors Wednesday.

M. Stortz and wife, Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. Emrick visited at LeMars
Thursday.

The ball game here Wednesday between Kingsley and Schaller resulted in a
decided victory for us. The score being 11 to 0. Although they were beat at
ball, they wanted to try a foot race. A purse was raised and Frank Knowles
run against the Schaller runner and beat by about four feet. The visiting
team consisted of gentlemanly fellows and the whole affair went off without
a discord.

Messrs. Maxfield, Sibley, Southwick and McElrath, of Moville, witnessed the
ball game here Wednesday.

W.W. Payne and wife were at Sioux City Friday.

F.F. Nicolls, of Pierson, was in town Saturday.

G.N. Kliver of Morningside visited here this week.

N.H. Miller made a business trip to Omaha Saturday.

Miss Roby visited at Sioux City this week.

Ray Twogood and Jim Carrington, of Beulah, were Kingsley visitors Saturday.

Mrs. Campbell, of Sioux City, and Miss Grace Farquhar, of Washington D.C.,
visitors with Wm. Campbell last week.

Elmer Herron, of LeMars, was in town Monday.

Misses Etta Mohan and Mary Nash, of Correctionville, visited with Bessie
Twogood last week.

STANTON:

Miss Lulu Brown and Miss Henn, of LeMars, were callers in these parts this
week.

Most of the schools in Stanton closed on Friday last and many of the
teachers gave the secretary a call.

The German Evangelical are holding their ten day's camp meeting in the
Dobbert grove. Bishop W.F. Heil being present from Reading, Penn.

Mrs. Henry N. Newell and Mina Newell called at the home of Mrs. O.C. Brown
on Thursday last.

John R. Thompson and two of his children visited at Hinton with a brother on
Thursday last.

Scott Ewers made a business call on Henry Newell on Thursday last.

Herman Schultz delivered two cars of cattle to LeMars on Saturday to
Chicago.

H.N. Newell and family visited at the William Marcue home on last Sunday
afternoon.

Mrs. Alford and two daughters were calling on friends in these parts a few
days ago.

Mr. and Mrs. H.N. Newell expect to leave for Pipestone, Minn., on Friday to
visit a sister of Mrs. Newell, for a few days.

MERRILL: (From the Record.)

A nice big fat baby son weighing eleven pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. J.O.
Bogenrief yesterday.

John Bogen of LeMars, was down Friday putting up a beautiful and substantial
monument in honor of Mrs. George Veidt.

At the meeting of the Knights of Pythias held last week, J.E. Corbin was
chosen as Grand Lodge Representative for the ensuing year. The Grand Lodge
will meet in Council Bluffs.

J.U. Sammis, president of the Bush Base Ball League, has written to manager,
Peck, for a game here next week. He wants a guarantee of $40. Guess we'll
have to pass it up on those conditions. We might consider the proposition of
playing for a purse of $40 each side to put up half.

Geo. Veidt and daughter, Amelia, left Tuesday evening on a month's visit to
friends at Bellevue, Iowa, and Galena, Illinois, Mr. Veidt's old home in the
50s and 60s. In conversation with Mr. Veidt regarding the crop outlook here,
he said, that out in Liberty township the crops are all right. On his own
farm he never saw a better corn crop outlook. The corn is at least a foot
high and with good warm weather it will be ready to "lay-by" the first part
of July. It is only in the low lands that the corn crop is seriously
retarded or injured.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

Our ball nine playing Remsen last Sunday.

Dick Johnson is hauling material for his new barn.

John Redenburg purchased 600 bushels of good corn three miles south of her
at 45c.

Contractor M.P. Nemmers has a large force of men at work on the new church.
The building will be raised this week and pushed to completion rapidly.

Miss Anna Keough called on friends here the first of the week.

The Catholic ladies of Maurice held a bazaar Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Some from here attended.

Roy Wiley has purchased the G.M. Flickner residence.

Mr. Flickner will move to Adrian, Minn.

The new phone line will be in operation before long as the posts are all
set.

George Riter and wife are enjoying a visit of relatives.

WESTFIELD: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. E.C.F. Mohr and son Earl drove to LeMars and back one day last
week.

B.H. VanVleck returned last week from Boston, Mass., Thursday of last week,
after an absence of several months.

Mrs. V.B. Boyd, residing north of town, received word last week that her
father, Mr. Gibson, is very ill at his home near Clark, Colorado, with small
pox. Mr. Gibson is well-known here having resided at this place at number of
years ago.

Word has been received by friends here that Charles Reed and wife of Lake
Nebamon, Wis., are the happy parents of a daughter, who was born to them May
29.

Westfield will celebrate the Fourth. A good time and a large crowd is
anticipated.

LeMars Sentinel
June 23, 1903

DROWNED IN THE FLOYD.

Charles Kale, a Twelve Year Old Lad, Meets an Untimely Fate

A sad tragedy was enacted on the Floyd River on Friday afternoon, when
Charles Kale, the twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Math Kale, met an
untimely death by drowning. The first news of the fatality was brought to
LeMars about five o'clock in the afternoon when Burt Rollinger, a little boy
of ten years old, ran uptown panting and breathless and told Mr. Kale and
others of the sad accident. Mr. Kale and a large crowd of people hurried at
once to the river.

The accident occurred at a point about a mile and a half from town, at a
bend in the river, some forty rods south of the third bridge on the Omaha
railroad. Young Kale in company with Burt Rollinger and a younger brother of
the latter, Pete, a boy of seven years old, went up the river in the
afternoon about two o'clock with the intention of "going swimming" although
none of them it developed could swim. Near the place where the drowning
occurred is a sand bar and the boys played around there and finally
concluded to doff their clothes and go in the water. Peter Hoffman, an old
gentleman, who boards at Wilmes', was up the river fishing. The boys told
him they were going into the water and he says he cautioned them to be
careful and told them the water was very cold.

The boys went into the water and played in the sand, and Charley Kale
finally went in to wash off the sand off him before going home. He went in
with a plunge and got out of his depth evidently into a deep hole. He
struggled and cried for help and Mr. Hoffman, who is 83 years of age, did
his best to save him, wading into the water up to his neck and trying
valiantly to assist the drowning boy reaching out a long stick in the hopes
the boy in the water could seize it. The last time the boy came up he was
out of reach of the stick and with another struggle sunk below the surface.

The body was not recovered until nine o'clock in the evening just as the
grief stricken father and the large crowd assembled had begun to think the
body would not be recovered, at least that night. Men and boys lent their
aid during the evening and continual attempts were made by different people
to reach the body by diving. A couple of boats were put in requisition and
the occupants with long rakes carefully searched the river bed in and around
the spot where the unfortunate boy was last seen. An anxious crowd watched
the proceedings from the banks. Rakes and seins were used and four charges
of dynamite were exploded during the evening, but without avail. About nine
o'clock young "Butch" Hillery, who had made repeated efforts to find the
body by diving, located it in a hole about thirteen feet deep, nearly in the
middle of the stream. He touched the corpse but being of light and small
build had not strength to bring the body up to the surface. Earl Henny, one
of the linemen of the Telephone company, then dived down and brought up the
body which was hauled into a boat and brought to the bank. The father's
grief was pitiful to witness, as the strong men tenderly lifted their
lifeless burden from the boat, and brought it to shore. The body was
conveyed to the undertaking rooms of Peters & Wiltgen, where it was prepared
for burial, before it was taken to the home. The bereaved parents and
brothers were overwhelmed with grief at the sudden taking away of the
darling and pet of the household.

Charley was the youngest of the family and a fine, healthy, stout built boy,
full of life and energy. He would have been twelve years old on Saturday.
Friday was the first day of vacation for the St. Joseph's school children
and the boy, a little while before the accident, was saying what a good time
he was going to have for the next three months. The family have the sympathy
of the community who deplore the tragic circumstances of their bereavement.

The funeral was held at St. Joseph's church in this city yesterday morning
at half past nine o'clock and was largely attended by sorrowing relatives
and sympathizing friends.

The children of the St. Joseph's school which Charles Kale attended followed
the remains of their dead playmate to the church and grave in a body. A
number of relatives and friends of the family from Remsen, Merrill and the
country attended the funeral.

PERSONALS:

Born, on Sunday, June 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Con Short, a boy.

Wanted-a girl for general housework, apply to Mrs. Chas. Flaugher.

Mixed paints at lowest prices. ~W.D. Kennedy, Manager, Seney Lumber Co.,
Seney, Iowa.

There will be a special meeting of Giblem lodge A.F. and A.M. on Saturday
evening for work in the second degree.

G.W. Forsythe, who has been confined to his home by illness, was able to be
out yesterday for the first time in two weeks.

Guy Honnold who recently completed a course of study at Grinnell College
will teach the school at Hospers when the school reopens.

Lost-A small baby pin with word Hazel, between Congregational Church and
Madison street. Finder please return to the Sentinel office.

A class of forty-eight children, twenty-six girls and twenty-two boys
received their first communion at St. Joseph's church on Sunday.

The Rebekah tea will be given by Mrs. Earnest Plath and Mrs. Thomas Hillery
at the home of Mrs. Plath on Madison street, Thursday afternoon, June 25.

Charles Striegel, while cutting meat in the Sauter and Sauer Shop, on
Saturday, had the misfortune to slash his hand badly, a knife slipping on
him. He is carrying his arm in a sling.

Mayor R.H. Kain, John Sauer and John Cooper returned on Saturday from at
trip to Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids, where they went to obtain
pointers on paving. They gleaned a considerable amount of information on the
subject.

Rev. L.G. Kent and Misses Myran Mayhew, Maud Lewis , Hermonia Reichmann,
Marion Hinds, and Mary Strouse leave this morning to attend the Y.P.S.C.E.
convention of this district at Orange City. Rev. L.G. Kent is president of
the district which includes the nine counties in the northwest corner of
Iowa. The young ladies are delegates from LeMars.

David Hastings, father of Lucius Hastings, of this city, who died at
Oconomowee last week was one of the pioneers of Wisconsin settling there in
1842. He was born at Amherst, Mass., in 1812. He was of old Puritan stock
and his ancestors landed in the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock. The property
formerly owned by Mr. Hastings is now the summer residence of Montgomery
Ward.

By request of several of the prominent ladies of LeMars, I will organize two
classes in sight reading, vocal music and the fundamental principals in my
music studio in Columbia hall on Saturday afternoon at three p.m., June 27,
for children of eight to eleven and twelve to sixteen years. Those desiring
to give their children the advantage of this opportunity please send their
names at once that I may arrange the classes. Terms, $5 in advance of 20
lessons. Two lessons per week of one hour each.

STANTON: (Special Correspondence)

W.J. Geary returned home from a business trip to Sioux City on Tuesday last.

Delia Bourke and Agnes Geary are home on a summer vacation after attending
the Parochial school in LeMars for six months past.

John Alderson is putting down another well on his farm. This is his third
attempt and it is to be hoped that he will succeed in finding water.

J.R. Thompson is putting in a soft water cistern at his house.

Robert Hodgson called at the home of Anthony Alderson one day last week.

Mary A Campbell's school closed on Friday last in district No. 6.

Many of the young folks of this vicinity attended the Wallace show in LeMars
on Monday last.

Miss Edith Hanke closed her school in Stanton district No. 7.

John Dempster is visitors his son, James Dempster in Union county, S.D., for
several days.

Wm. Hulsebus, road supervisor, has done some good work on Center street
during the week.

Wm. H. Reints is delivering a large quantity of wheat in LeMars this week.

Miss Edith Hanke visited with her friends, the Werth family, on Saturday and
Sunday last.

Mrs. Detman and daughter, of Lincoln township, called at the J.R. Thompson
home on Monday last.

Rev. Crippen and son Elmer were making pastoral calls in Stanton on Monday
last.

D.W. Geary hauled a load of tiles from LeMars on Friday last to be used to
help improve the roads in Stanton.

Mattie Geary called on her friend, Mable Crippen, who is staying at the J.R.
Thompson home, on Friday last.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Bert Haviland has been quite sick this past week, but is reported as being
better now.

Mrs. Robert Reeves and children went to Sheldon last Thursday to visit with
relatives for a week.

Mrs. Maggie Warner and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Painter left for their new home
near Jordan, Minn. Regret at their departure is very general.

Mrs. Jonathan Alderson has been on the sick list this week.

The M.W.A. met in regular session on Saturday evening in their hall after
which they repaired to the home of Elam Chapman and enjoyed fine
refreshments in the shape of ice cream and cake.

Miss Mae Kennedy was an over Sunday visitor at her parents home. She is
teaching near Struble.

Some of the youngsters and older ones, too, are bringing up some nice
strings of fish from the river these fine evenings.

Mrs. Jeffers is attending institute in LeMars this week.

Lafe March and wife drove over from Akron Sunday to visit a few days at
home.

Lorie Baldwin is buying hogs in Seney. Quite a number of hogs are being
hauled in today, Monday.

Duncan McArthur recently sold Charles Witt a fine young team of horses for
$360. They are a beautie.

HAD A NARROW ESCAPE

Will Kounkel, of Lincoln township, while driving out of town on Saturday was
thrown from a high wagon near the Steele school house, south of town and for
a time it was thought he was seriously injured as the report spread he had
broken his neck. Kounkel was driving a four horse team, hitched to a wagon
with high side boards. His hand was not as steady, nor his head as clear
when starting for home as it was when he left the farm in the morning, which
accounts probably for the mishap. He was picked up and brought to the Grand
Central Hotel. Dr. Schwind and Dr. Richey were called in and examined the
man but found no bones broken. He received a cut over one eye and a number
of bruises. He was very sick at the hotel, vomiting freely, and it was
thought he might be injured internally, but it was found later that such was
not the case. He was able to go home on Sunday none the worse apparently for
his little experience. The wagon was a wreck. The horses were found by his
father at a point about three miles from where the upset occurred.

HAD HIS BACK BROKEN.

A tramp attempting to steal a ride on the train at Hinton yesterday had his
back broken. He tried to jump onto the rods and fell. Supervisor Pape was
notified and had the man taken to the hospital in Sioux City. He was
unconscious and nothing is known or could be ascertained last night as to
who he was.

LeMars Globe-Post
June 23, 1903

FUNERAL OF CHARLEY KALE.
The funeral of Charley Kale was held on Monday morning, and St. Joseph’s
church was filled to overflowing by the friends of the family, who thus
attested their desire to share the overpowering sorrow which had fallen with
crushing weight upon the stricken family. From early Saturday morning until
the remains were taken to their last resting place on Monday morning, scores
on scores of friends sought the stricken family to express their keenest
sorrow over the death which had so suddenly plunged them in anguish and as
they gazed upon the face of the bright boy who, but a short time before was
filled with the happiness of youth, they could not realize that he was dead.

The room where the remains lay in the home was a bower of flowers which were
sent in by friends of the family, by classmates and schoolmates until the
little form was buried beneath blossoms which sent forth the sweetest
perfumes, indicative of purity of the life young which had just gone out.

When the hour for the funeral arrived, the children of St. James school, the
altar boys, both of which Charley was a member, and the Sisters of Charity,
preceded by the crucifix, marched in a body from the church to the home,
Father Feurstein and Father Schaefer marching at the end of the procession.
At the home the procession passed by the house and stopped, and when the
casket had been placed in the hearse, led the long procession, which was
augmented at each street crossing by large numbers, back to the church.

The Pall bearers were: Leonard Hentges, John Didieder, Leo Ruck, Roy
Bellaire, Frank Burg and John Thoma.

Mrs. Peter Wagner of Waterloo; and Mrs. Charles Anderson of Cherokee, sister
of Mr. Kale; George Kale and family of Merrill; Mr. and Mrs. Math Wieberth
of Remsen, cousins of Mr. Kale; Mrs. Madersheherd and Mrs. Arensdoffer, of
Sioux City, and Mrs. Nick Gloden and daughter, Miss Theresa, of Omaha, were
here to attend the funeral.

LIVES WITH BROKEN NECK.
John Collins, a tramp who was beating his way south beneath the 9:55 Omaha
train on Monday morning in attempting to get off when the train was going
into Hinton was thrown from the rod by his coat catching, and was thrown
under the car and frightfully injured his back being broken.

He was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital at Sioux City by Supervisor Wm. Pape,
who resides at Hinton, and was still alive and conscious on Tuesday morning.
The doctors say that he may recover.

LeMars Sentinel
June 26, 1903

SNEAK THIEVES ENTER HOUSE.

A burglary was reported to the police on Tuesday morning, by Scott Clarke,
who resides on the corner of Fourth and Washington streets. The thief, or
thieves, gained admittance by prying open a window in one of the living
rooms and from there made his way to Mr. Clarke's bedroom where he went
through his clothes. The articles stolen were a watch and chain, valued at
about $60, a pocketbook containing a dollar bill and some small change in
silver, a note for $250 and an interchangeable mileage book. The mileage
book and pocketbook containing the note were found on Fifth street, by W.H.
Thayer, the oil man, Tuesday morning. Mr. Clarke went home from the Elks
Club after midnight and retired to rest about one o'clock. He put his
clothes in the usual place and slept the sleep of the just and never heard
anything of the midnight marauder. An empty pint beer bottle was picked up
in the yard in the morning near the house.

LIVES WITH BROKEN BACK.

John C. Collins is the name of the man who broke his back at Hinton on
Monday while stealing a ride on a northwestern train. Collins was riding
under the last car in the train and attempted to get off at Hinton. His coat
caught on some projection and he was thrown under the train which was not
going very fast. Supervisor Pape had him sent to the St. Joseph's hospital
in Sioux City. While Collins may recover from the immediate effects of the
injury at once, the doctors say that some permanent disability such as
paralysis may set in afterwards.

SHELDON JOINS THE LEAGUE.

The O'Brien County Town Accepts the Franchise and the Schedule will be
Revised.

J. U. Sammis, president of the Iowa-South Dakota League, returned on Tuesday
from Sheldon where he attended a meeting of the league magnates. At the
meeting the Council Bluffs team went out of existence and is superseded by
Sheldon, Sheldon is a good live town, and has always had a number of people
who support true sport.

Sheldon will be given a marking of .500, the same as Le Mars, and will play
through the season according to a revised schedule to be made out in the
near future. Abundant backing has been assured for them by citizens of
Sheldon.

Bud Jones, the old Flandreau in-fielder will manage and captain the team,
and will probably hold down first bag. He was present at the meeting and,
together with C. L. Loffler, of Sioux Falls, is now in charge of the team.
Mr. Loeffler is assisting only temporarily.

The signing of several new strong players and the ceding of “Danny" Fremmer,
the best batter of the Sioux Falls team, to the Sheldon aggregation, will
put the team on a par with the other teams of the 1eague and it may be
expected to start climbing up the percentage list at once. Fremmer and
Raymond the pitchers, I will be retained, while the pitching staff will be
bolstered up by the addition of two valuable men— Britser, who was with
Flandreau last year, and Partridge, of Vermillion. A few of the old team
will be retained, among them Catcher Fries and Outfielders Graves and Byers.

In addition to the money subscribed by Sheldon, Primghar came nobly to the
front, and subscribed $500 on the condition that one game a week be played
at the county seat.

The ground at Sheldon and Primghar are both in excellent condition.

In order to meet present circumstances the league has adopted the following
schedule of games up to July 7, before which time the schedule for the
remainder of the season will be revised by a schedule committee. Sheldon at
Sioux City June 27, 28; Sioux City, at Sioux Falls, July 1, 2; Sioux City at
Sheldon, June 29, 30; Sheldon at Le Mars, July 1, 2; Le Mars at Sioux City,
July 3, 4 and 5; Sheldon at Sioux Falls, July 3, 4 and 5; Sioux Falls at
Sioux City, July 6, 7; Le Mars at Sheldon, July 6. 7. Le Mars at Sioux
Falls June 28, 29, 30

Double headers will be played at both Sioux City and Sioux Falls on the
Fourth of July.

There were present at the league meeting at Sheldon: C. L. Loffler, of Sioux
Falls. J. U. Sammis, of Le Mars and Dr. Geo. B. Wood, of Sioux City.

The Canaries who head the league, having only lost four games this season,
lost some of their tail feathers at Rock Rapids on Monday. Foxy Grandpa
Greene, who knows a thing or two about baseball, was responsible for their
downfall. He had a collection of college youths and two or three local Rock
Rapids men and in an eleven inning game shut out the Canaries by a score of
1 to 0. The winning run was made in the last inning on an error of first
baseman Zink and a three bagger hit by Deschler. Brown and Cotton were the
Rock Rapids battery and Haney and Depew held the points for Sioux Falls.

Le Mars handed Sioux City another beating Tuesday afternoon. The game was a
fast one.

Klaus had the Siouxs on his string and only allowed them one hit in the
game. For five innings they went out one, two, three. In the sixth Bruggeman
hit safe. Hopkins hit one to third , who threw him out at first. Bruggeman
kept on running and Metcalf doubled the ball back to Hutchinson at third.
Hutchinson dropped the ball and Bruggeman landed on the lane. He came in on
an easy fly dropped by Printz in right field.

Le Mars scored in the first, when Metcalf walked Hutchinson sacrificed, and
Black landed on the ball for two sacks. The blackbirds scored again in the
fifth when Young Black hit a hot liner past third, the next two men bunted
and Hopkins fumbled them both, filling the bases, and a sacrifice brought in
a run. Only in the sixth and eighth did four Siouxs come up to the plate.
Klaus struck out seven and Hopkins two. The latter passed two and Klaus
one. Score:

R. H. E.
Le Mars 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—2 5 3
Sioux City 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 1 3

Batteries—Le Mars, Klaus and Brown; Sioux City, Hopkins and Bruggeman.

Sioux Falls will play here again this afternoon.

LeMars Globe-Post
June 27, 1903

LeFleur-Morse Wedding.

A pretty June wedding took place at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. C. N.
Morse on Ninth Street on Wednesday evening, when they gave their daughter,
Laura A., into marriage to Mr. Charles LeFuer. The ceremony took place
promptly at 8 o’clock and was witnessed by about twenty friends of the
family. The parlors were beautifully decorated in the wedding colors, pink
and white, and were literally bathed in lovely blush roses of pink and white
and syringas banked in corgns of vantage. The ceremony was performed in a
bay window at a prettily arranged altar and beneath a beautiful marriage
bell of pink and white flowers and suspended by a floral rope.

Miss Nellie Morse, maid-in-waiting, escorted the guests to the reception
rooms, and promptly at eight o’clock Allen Bogen at the piano sounded the
peals of a wedding march announcing the arrival of the bridal party. Rev.
A. A. Randall, the officiating clergyman, entered first, Clara Smith, the
flower girl, was followed by the groom and his best man, Floyd Glenzen.
Little Stewart Randall came next bearing the wedding ring on an embroidered
cushion, followed the by the bride attended by her sister, Miss Pearl Morse.
The bride was exquisitely attired in a creation of white silk mull with a
lace yoke trimmed with medallions, and carried a bouquet of white
carnations. The ring ceremony was used.

After congratulations the guests were ushered into the dining room where an
elaborate three course supper was served. The tables were a profusion of
pink and white.

The out of town guests were Mrs. James Harker of Randolph, Neb., Mr. and W.
A. Julian and Mrs. L. M. Garner, of Merrill.

The happy couple immediately went to housekeeping in a cozy cottage on Clark
street.

LeMars Sentinel, June 30, 1903

THOSE WHO ARE HERE.
List of Teachers Who are in Attendance at the Annual Session of the Plymouth
County Institute.

The attendance at the thirteenth annual session of the Plymouth County
Normal Institute is about on a par with that of last year, nearly 170 being
enrolled with the beginning of the second week.

A large number of teachers took the examinations on Saturday and a number
will take the examination on the closing day of the institute, Friday, July
3. A number of girls attending the institute in the "C" division are too
young to qualify as teachers even if they pass the examination but the work
will be of great value to them. About thirty teachers in the county hold
state certificates and are consequently not obliged to attend the institute
and are only required to pass an examination every five years.

This year the teachers of the county will take up the work of the State
Teacher's Reading Circle.

There are 220 schools in Plymouth County, and the past few months a number
of schools closed on account of not being able to secure a teacher. There
will be a number of new teachers in the field when schools reopen but it is
a question whether the full compliment will be secured.

The corps of teachers secured at this institute is an able one, and the
instructors and attendants of the institute express their mutual approval of
each other.

The following is a list of the teachers in attendance:

PERSONALS:

Ralph Burns, principal of the schools at St. James, Minn., returned home on
Friday after a visit with his uncle, Fred Burns.

J.P. Cleveland, of Sioux City, who formerly lived in LeMars, has been in
LeMars the past few days canvassing for a book firm.

Dr. H. H. Thoren, president of Western Union College, went to Ada, Minn., to
assist in a camp meeting conducted by Bishop Heil.

Mr. Raihle and Miss Merton, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., are visiting in LeMars
with the families of C.H. Kehrberg and G.L. Schneider.

Mrs. G.E. Ringer has returned from a weeks visit in Nebraska. Constance and
Arthur remained there to enjoy farm life during the summer.

J.B. Cunningham left on Monday for Des Moines to attend a convention of
county clerks. He is also a delegate to the state convention on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. W.S. McDonald, of Pipestone, Minn., arrived on Thursday in
LeMars to visit Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Pemberton. The ladies are sisters.

John Huxtable received a telegram on Saturday, informing him of the death of
his brother, Leslie Huxtable, at Rockford, Ill. The deceased leaves a wife
and family.

Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Melcher, of Marcus, returned home on Saturday after a
visit with relatives in LeMars. Mrs. Schaul who is the mother of Mrs.
Melcher, accompanied them for a visit.

J. J. Tierney and N.W. Gehlen returned on Thursday night from a month's
visit in Washington, where they had been with a view of selecting a location
in which to make their future home.

Rev. W.H. Ensign, Miss Pearl Clark, Miss Ida Lamberty and Miss Vinnie Vernon
and Miss Susie Taminga were at Orange City last week, attending the
Y.S.P.C.E. convention of this district.

Miss Loring, of Des Moines, arrived in LeMars on Friday to visit old
friends. She is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Sammis.

DEATH OF LEWIS CROW.

Lewis Crow, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Plymouth
county, died at his home on Clark street in this city at ten o'clock on
Sunday evening. His death was sudden. He had been suffering from neuralgia
of the stomach but was not confined in bed. The heat on Sunday appeared to
oppress him. His physician saw him in the afternoon and told him he should
be in bed. Mr. Crow was in good spirits and said he was ready to go when his
time came. He had an attack about seven in the evening, the neuralgia going
to his heart, and the end came three hours later.

Lewis Crow was born in St. Charles county, Missouri, on October 15, 1820. In
1844 he moved to Grand county, Wisconsin, and was united in marriage October
15, 1845, with Miss Hattie Hogle, who survives him.

Mr. Crow served in the war of 61-65 being a member of Company C.,
Forty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry. In 1873 they moved to Plymouth County and
homesteaded on a farm in Washington township where they resided until
fourteen years ago when they moved to LeMars. Eight children were born to
them three of who have died. Those living are: John L. Crow, of LeMars; J.C.
Crow, Chicago; C.T. Crow, Hillsboro, Oregon; Mrs. O.T. McConnell, Centralia,
Wash.; Mrs. M. M. Bonham, Long Creek, Oregon.

Mr. Crow was a member of the United Evangelical Church and joined the church
in 1837, and has been constant in religious faith ever since. He was one of
nature's noblemen, a devoted husband and father. His home life was ideal.
His kindness was unbounded, and his neighborliness was patterned after the
teachings of Christ.

His life was cast in no heroic mould but he acted well and nobly his part and lived
a life which if not sung in song or written in history, will receive a commendation at
higher hands than earthly. The funeral arrangements were made for this afternoon,
but late last night a telegram was received from the son in Colorado that he had
started for LeMars, and the funeral was postponed until his arrival.

OUR COUNTY NEWS
By Our Correspondents and from Exchanges.

MERRILL: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Coffin were LeMars visitors Wednesday.

Misses Sue Arendt and Elsie Simpson did shopping in Sioux City Thursday.

Mrs. T. Stinton of Adaville and Miss Stella Burnett of Lincoln, Neb., were
pleasant callers here Wednesday.

Rev. B.W. Empey was at Sioux City Wednesday.

Dan Turner and a force of carpenters erected a new grand stand at the ball
park last week.

Mrs. Chris Schneider went to LeMars Wednesday.

Miss Ethel Patterson of Worthington, Minn., was the guest of Miss Ivy
Foulbrook last week.

W.H. Miller was at St. Paul one day last week.

Rev. B.H. Niebel of Des Moines was a caller here the first of the week.

Frank Haerling and wife went to LeMars Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kale from LeMars were guests at the Geo. Kale home Monday.

Fred Tooker and Miss Rose Bonn of Garretson were married at the home of ____
Bogenrief at nine o'clock Wednesday morning, Rev. Father Connelly
officiating.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. John Backeberg and children left Monday for a visit at Salem, South
Dakota.

Miss Swanzey, of LeMars, was a guest at the Blakeway home last week.

Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Norris and children of Sioux City were guests at the
Blakeway home from Saturday till Monday last week. Their little son Willie
remained for a longer visit.

Sam Diediker visited his mother Friday. They were both guests at the Sweppe
home.

Mrs. Arthur Moat and baby of Sioux City are visiting friends in this
neighborhood.

Mrs. Wm. McGillvrey and baby of Sioux City are visiting friends in this
neighborhood.

Will Love and W. Auperlee, of LeMars, were doing carpenter work on the Rembe
school house putting on a new roof.

Little Florence Kruse is visiting her grandma in Dakota.

Miss Donahue, a cousin of Mrs. John Cronin has been a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Cronin.

Leslie McAuliff has returned home after a year's course at college at Iowa
City.

FREDONIA: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Mills of Seney visited friends here Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Feller visited his daughter Mrs. Fletcher Thursday.

Ed Durband of Struble did business here Thursday.

The ice cream social at John Walkup's Wednesday evening was a success
financially as well as socially.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Darville attended the social Wednesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Weber were shopping at Plymouth's hub Saturday.

Lorie Baldwin shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City Monday night.

The dance at Fred Moser's was well attended and all report a good time.

Sol Perry and Chris Thompson took in the social of the M.W.A. at Seney
Saturday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Darville visited at the Baldwin home Sunday.

Charlie Witt bought a fine team of horses of Duncan McArthur last week. We
feel safe in saying that it is the best looking team in Elgin township.

Miss Diamond's spring term of school closed Friday.

Jack Newsbaum went to LeMars Saturday on business.

Willie Jackson sports a new buggy.

Sol Perry made a business trip to LeMars Tuesday.

Jake Mason of Alton called here on business Tuesday.

Prof. Holden has been giving nightly entertainments in Fredonia at the
school house which consists of comic songs and recitations and as a general
thing very entertaining.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. A. Barret of Sioux City visited her daughter Mrs. F. Fav and also with
her sons on the farm west of town recently.

W.W. Preston has returned from a two weeks visit with his son and daughter
at Onawa.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Kilburn and children have returned from a few days visit
with relatives at River Sioux.

Roy Bogenrief is assisting his father in the implement business during his
vacation.

Mrs. C. A. Rhoot enjoyed a visit from his brother, Sunday and Monday, who
lives near Cherokee.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bock, G.W. Thompson, Herman Muecke were among the
excursionists who went to Duluth on the excursion.

A.C. Kilburn went to Sioux City Monday.

Miss Maude Hawkins has returned to her home at Hull where she expects to
remain with her mother who is reported quite sick.

Philip Koenig preached last Sunday in the Evangelical church in the absence
of the minister, Rev. A.I. Ferch, who has gone on visit to his mother who is
very sick.

Mrs. Sutton, of LeMars, was here calling on friends.

Mrs. E.W. Wilson is enjoying a visit from her sister, Mrs. Noy McConell of
Shobonier, Ill.

Frank Bennett is confined to his bed with sickness.

Wm. Dodds agent at the Northern has handed in his resignation and expects to
leave us soon. We are sorry to loose William.

Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens were shopping in Sioux City Tuesday.

Held Bros. shipped a car of sheep to Sioux City Tuesday.

J.D. Simpson of Merrill was here looking after his interests at the store.

Postmaster T.F. Fay was a business transactor in Sioux City Tuesday.

Wm. Morse was a passenger to Sioux City Wednesday.

W.W. Preston and family were invited to a wedding of a relative in Sioux
City Wednesday.

AKRON: (Register-Tribune)

Mrs. I.C. Hise and Miss Rae Palm returned Tuesday to LeMars. They were
called here last week by the serious illness of their father, who is now
much improved.

Neil Robertson discovered a young rattlesnake coiled up in some fresh clover
hay in his barn yesterday morning. The reptile was full of fight when
aroused, but was killed without much trouble. It was fortunate that none of
the children made the discovery.

R.M. Crouch, of LeMars, was an Akron business caller Tuesday. Mr. Crouch was
formerly in the banking business at Merrill, but is now writing insurance in
LeMars. He is an old resident of this county, coming here in 1871. This
office acknowledges a brief but pleasant call from him.

Dr. Jay M. Kilbourne, of Sioux City, former well-known resident of Akron,
was married to Miss Myrtle E. Bradway, of that city, June 14. The affair
remained a secret for one week. The bride was a nurse at the Samaritan
hospital, where the doctor was attending physician, met her frequently-and
Cupid did the rest.

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Grant, of Westfield township, ate
several sugar-coated strychnine pills yesterday while the parents were
absent in Westfield. The child went into convulsions and their 15-year-old
daughter, who was alone with him, felt sure he had been poisoned in some way
and knew something must be done to induce vomiting. The girl did not know
what remedy to administer but finally thought of the simplest method known
and put her finger down her little brother's throat. This at once had the
desired effect and probably saved the child's life. She then sent word to
her parents at Westfield who summoned Dr. Cilley. He employed additional
treatment that brought the child out of danger, although it was a very
narrow escape.

Mrs. R.B. Ogden returned this afternoon from Dakota City, Iowa [sic?] where
she attended the wedding of her son, Ray, and Miss May Wagner, at the
bride's home, yesterday, June 24. The bride has visited here and is known to
be a most estimable young lady. The groom has lived here all his life and is
one of our best young men. He will operate the farm where his parents now
reside, southeast of here, and they expect to move to Akron sometime this
year and occupy the house bought of W.C. Anderson. The newly married couple
will arrive here next week. They have the congratulations and best wishes of
all who know them.

Married in Akron, Iowa, Wednesday, June 24, 1903, Grant Smith and Miss
Allice Barber. This pretty June wedding took place yesterday forenoon at
10:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Barber,
in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends, Rev. A.C. Blackman
officiating.. Miss Carrie Seid, cousin of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and
a friend of the groom, from Cherokee, Iowa, as best man. All present sat
down to a sumptuous wedding dinner. The bride is highly esteemed in a wide
circle of acquaintance for her many womanly qualities. The groom is a
prosperous farmer near Cherokee, Iowa. They left for that place yesterday
afternoon, driving to LeMars.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Chas. Irons is in Chicago this week.

Allen Lyle was a business visitor at Holstein last week.

Miss Bessie Twogood visited at Correctionville Saturday.

L.B. Spencer was a business visitor at Correctionville Saturday.

Rev. Thompson went to Des Moines Monday for a few days visit.

Mrs. Berger of Galva spent Sunday at the Gilmore home.

W.W. Steele enjoyed a visit from his parents this week.

Mrs. Lucy West of Morrison, Ill., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J.J. Davis.

Chas. Davis is home from LeMars to spend his summer vacation.

Jno. Van Block of Neb., is visiting friends here.

J.H. Peebles and wife of Neb., are stopping with friends here before going
on a visit to Marshall county.

Mrs. Henry Kitchen and children of Galva are visiting relatives here.

Miss Elva Rathburn will hold an art exhibit at the millinery store of Pearl
Johnson this week.

Den Schneider was a Pierson visitor Tuesday.

H. Cottrell transacted business in Des Moines this week.

Harry Huss and wife visited at Holstein this week.

Mrs. Henry Haron and Miss Roby were Sioux City visitors Wednesday.

Messrs. Conrady and Campbell went to Chicago with stock Tuesday.

Lundy Grieve and H. Snyder went to Chicago Saturday.

Ed Spurr of Correctionville was a business visitor Tuesday.

M.D. Gates returned Tuesday from his business trip in South Dakota.

Mrs. Bert Austrum and children of Pierson visited relatives this week.

E.L. Vandenburg and Eddie are outing at Spirit Lake this week.

C.N. Wilson and wife, J.E. Wright and W.H. Miller have returned from their
trip to Duluth.

Geo. Franzen returned Friday from a visit with his daughter in Minnesota.

The I.O.O.F. have purchased the Navin lot on Second street and will build a
hall thereon.

Misses Rathburn and Don have returned from school duties at Mt. Vernon.

L. Bloska had a runaway last Wednesday. His niece, Miss Alga, was badly hurt
about the face and Mr. Bloska shaken up considerable.

At the baking contest at Franklin's grocery, Mrs. Lundy Grieve took first
prize. Mrs. McCaroin, second and Mrs. Ogren, third.

A.D. Nicodemus died at his home on Thursday of this week. Funeral services
will be held at the Dunkard church Sunday.

The Merrill Storm Lake combination were defeated by the Kingsley ball nine
here last Wednesday by a score of 4 to 7.

A social dance was enjoyed by about fifteen couples at the rink Wednesday.
All report a good time.