Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel
September 1, 1903

THE BUSH LEAGUE QUITS
Le Mars Wins the Pennant in the Iowa-South Dakota Baseball League.
Played Won.. Lost. Per Ct.
Le Mars 83 51 33 .607
Sheldon 81 46 35 .570
Sioux Falls 82 38 44 .464
Sioux City 85 43 42 .506

With the game against Sheldon played at the Athletic park yesterday the Bash
league winds up the season of 1903. The Le Mars team wins the pennant, being
at the head of the percentage column when the agreement to wind up the
league season was made.

A meeting was held at the office of J. U. Sammis on Saturday evening at
which he, Jr. Wood, of Sioux City, and R. Warner, of Sioux Falls, were
present. Dr. F. W. Cram, by telephone authorized Mr. Sammis to act for him.
This arrangement made a legal meeting of the league possible.

The Sioux Falls team has been anxious to quit for the past two weeks and
with one team ready to disband it was agreed to call the season closed as
far as league ball is concerned. At the meeting the magnates ordered the
treasurer W. L. Baker, of Sioux Falls to advance the necessary protection
money to the treasurer of the national association of professional baseball
clubs insuring the barring of other leagues from the towns in the Iowa South
Dakota league.

The Sioux Falls and Sheldon teams will disband this week. The Le Mars and
Sioux City teams will play until September 7 and possibly a few days later.
They have games arranged until the seventh, and arrangements are on foot to
have the Waterloo team come to Le Mars on September 9 and 10.

Le Mars plays Sioux City here today and tomorrow and the Algona Brownies on
Friday and Saturday, and then goes to Sioux City for Sunday and Labor Day.
The games at the park on Wednesday and Friday will be called at 1:15, and
this afternoon and Saturday afternoon at 3:15.

The Blackbirds defeated Sioux Falls on Saturday on the home grounds by a
score of 3 to 1. Klaus and Swain were the slab artists. On Sunday in the
first game with Helmsdoerfer in the box the Canaries were shut out. The
Blackbirds got three scores. The second was fourteen innings and the last
half of it was an exhibition of fine ball although the first half was
decidedly punk. Sioux Falls won out in the fourteenth. Isbell and Boyle were
opposing pitchers.

Le Mars finished the season by defeating Sheldon yesterday 6 to 1. The
visitors failed to find Printz except in the ninth.

PETIT JURORS         

The petit jurors for the next term of the Plymouth county district court
have been drawn and are cited to appear at the court  house on Monday,
October 12.  They are:
C.W. Ellis, J.C. Preston, and Clark Steele, Kingsley
Joseph Krier, Neptune
C. H. Pearson, Hinton
Wm. Flanery, Potosia
Chris Closner, Hancock
Julius Boehmke, Remsen
George Smith, LeMars
John Gosting, Stanton
G.E. Berner, H.J. Weinheimer, Merrill
Jerry Britt, Neptune
J. Dennler, Jr., Merrill
J. J. Bauerly, Ellendale
L. L. Prather, Millnerville
Henry Mallong, J.J. Tierney, Remsen
Albert Stokes, Union
Jason Henry, LeMars
Harry Frost, Merrill
Willis Shirbon, Merrill
M.P. Spaulding, Westfield
Clifton Ogden, Akron
G.D. Moritz, Remsen
Wm. Lang,  LeMars R.F.D. 5
F. Heeren, Ruble
E. F. Councilman, Seney
John Gerling, Ireton
Fred Ahrendt, Mammen

DROWNED IN MORF'S LAKE
Oswald Leonhardt Meets an Untimely Fate, Far From Home and Relatives

Oswald Leonhardt was drowned in Morf's lake about five miles southwest
of this city on Sunday afternoon between five and six o'clock.

Leonhardt has been working on the Chris Miller arm, east of Merrill,
since last April.  One Sunday last he went over to the Ben Kaufmann farm
north of Merrill near the lake.  He was seining and fishing in the lake
with some companions and had already been in the water.

About six o'clock Leonhardt took off his clothes and went in to take a
swim.  He was in the middle of the lake when he was seen to disappear
and he never came up again.  It is conjectured that he was seized with
cramps but it is possible he might have become entangled in a seine or
underbrush.

Fred Thompson dived in and brought the body to the bank and it was taken
to the Kaufmann house adjoining the lake.  Restoratives were applied and
Dr. Berner was summoned from Merrill at once.  The young man was a
splendid swimmer and was perfectly at home in the water.

Coroner John Beely was summoned from LeMars, but in view of the
circumstances an inquest was not necessary.

The body was taken to Merrill and cared for by Mr. Beely.

Leonahardt was a native of Switzerland, Europe, and had been in this
county for several years.  He had no relatives in this country as far as
known.  His aged parents live at Appen Zel, in Switzerland.

The deceased was a member of the order of Woodmen of the World and
carried $1000 life insurance in their benefit fund and was also insured
in the Banker's Life Insurance company for $1000.

The funeral will be held this morning at Merrill under the auspices of
the Woodmen.

Mr. Beely has taken charge of the effects of the dead young man and will
notify his parents in Switzerland of his sad death.

DEATH OF FRANK MILLER, AT ROME

Frank Miller, of this city, received a telegram on Sunday afternoon
conveying the sad intelligence of the death of his son, Frank Miller, at
Rome, Italy.  A telegram was received earlier in the day saying that he
was dying.  The message gave no particulars.  The family are terribly
shocked at the sad and unexpected news.

They received a letter from Frank Miller on August 17, dated at Rome
August 5, in which he wrote in good spirits and the best of health.  Dr.
P. Schwind, of this city, received a newspaper yesterday from Rome
addressed in Frank's handwriting.

Mr. Miller cabled yesterday for fuller particulars which he desired by
wire rather than to wait for details until a letter can arrive, which
would not be for ten days at the earliest.

The news of the young man's death was received in LeMars with unfeigned
regret.  He was well known and liked in this city and had scores of
friends who deplore his early death.  He was studying for the priesthood
and went to Europe about two years ago.  Prior to that he studied at St.
John's college in Dubuque, and graduated from there with high honors,
being personally congratulated by Archbishop Keane on his achievement in
his studies.

He was twenty-seven years old on August 2, and came here from Dubuque,
when an infant, with his parents.  He was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Miller.  Before going to college he worked in the LeMars National
bank for a number of years.  He had friends in all classes who are full
of sympathy for the bereaved family.

Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's church on Wednesday
morning at 10:30 when a number of visiting priests will be present and
take part in the services to his memory.  The deceased was a member of
Leo Court C.O.F. and the Foresters will attend the services in a body. 

WHAT GOSSIP HAS DONE

Gossip has made many a hell on earth.  It has sullied the character of
many a noble and innocent man and pure and respectable woman.  It has
made enemies of life-long friends, parted lovers and divorced man and
wife.  It has filed many a life with misery and hatred, mistrust and
suspicion.  The tongue of gossip drips a subtle poison, which slowly and
secretly eats its way into the vitals of a man's character and blights
his or her regard for truth, for honesty and forbearance and any of the
noble virtues that distinguish the gentleman from the paltroom and the
high bred lady from the haggard market woman.  Gossip is the open door
to slander, and slander is the murder of character and good name.  Take
care, then, how you gossip.

LeMars Sentinel, Friday, September 11, 1903, Page 4, Col. 5

WAS INSTANTLY KILLED
Schuyler Green, a Former LeMars Resident is the Victim of a Shooting
Accident
Dr. W. M. Richey received a telegram on Wednesday afternoon, informing
him of the death of Schuyler E. (error--C.) Green, of Winnebago City,
Minn., a young man, who with his parents formerly lived in LeMars and
vicinity for a number of years at one time.
The telegram was sent by Green's father-in-law, Perry Albrough
(sic--Albro), a pioneer resident of Plymouth county, who lived for many
years in Fredonia township and later in LeMars.
Schuyler Green has been farming near Winnebago City, for the past few
years. For the past year or two he has been in the habit of going to
North Dakota to harvest, and thresh and this year went up there for that
purpose and also took with him some horses to sell. He was at a place
called Osnabrock, in the extreme northern county of North Dakota.
On Monday he and a companion went out to hunt prairie chickens. They had
a young bird dog along, which they were breaking to hunt. A covey of
chickens got up and Green shot a brace, and the dog rushed in and would
not come back, and Green started to run after the animal. His companion
followed him on the run, and while running stepped into a gopher hole.
As he fell both barrels of his gun were discharged and the contents
lodged in the back of Green's head killing him instantly.
The remains were shipped to his home at Winnebago City, Minn., and from
there to LeMars arriving here yesterday morning, accompanied by the wife
of the deceased and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Albrough
(sic--Albro). His parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Green, who resides
(sic--reside) at Fitzgerald, Georgia, were notified and telegraphed
yesterday to Dr. Richey to hold the remains, as they desired to come to
the funeral. They cannot possibly arrive before tonight and probably not
untill (sic--until) tomorrow. The funeral was announced to be held
yesterday but was postponed on receipt of the message from Mr. and Mrs.
Green.
Schuyler C. Green was born in Illinois on May 9, 1868. He lived in
LeMars and Plymouth county for about fifteen years, and was married to
Miss Nellie Albrough (sic--Albro). They had three children, two of whom
survive, both boys, aged nine and four years old.
The family left here about seven years ago to make their home in
Minnesota.
The funeral will be held from the First Methodist church in this city.

LeMars, Iowa, Sentinel
Sep. 19, 1903

WILL BUILD TOLL LINE TO SIOUX CITY

The people of LeMars who are patrons of the LeMars Telephone Company are
well pleased at the result of election in Sioux City giving the Sioux City
Telephone company a franchise for it will enable them soon to transact their
business with Sioux City over the LeMars phone. The Sioux City Telephone
company will begin work on it's system in Sioux City at once and push it as
rapidly as possible, and assures the mangers of the LeMars Telephone Company
that they will have the system, including the exchange, completed by spring.
The Sioux City company has connections with all of Northeast Nebraska, Omaha
and Council Bluffs, and to several large independent exchanges between Omaha
and Council Bluffs and Sioux City, and this will connect LeMars with an
exceedingly large field. The LeMars company has been already to construct
it's toll lines to Sioux City as soon as an independent company got in there
and they will let the contract for it's construction to have it completed by
the time the Sioux City company is ready to open their business.

ARE PUTTING IN SIDETRACK

J. J. Gehlen and agent L. J. Walker returned home on Tuesday from
Minneapolis, where they had been to confer with the officials of the Omaha
road in relation to building a side track to the Gehlen gravel pit. They
were successful in their mission, the case being so well presented that a
corps of engineers were ordered to return here with them and the work of
surveying was taken up early on Wednesday morning and the work of surveying
and construction will be pushed right along until the track is completed
which will require about two weeks if the weather is good. The sidetrack
will be great convenience to Mr. Gehlen in handing his large gravel and sand
contracts with Sioux City and will add much to the fortune of the company's
business here.

FILED SUIT FOR DAMAGES

Mr. and Mrs. Kleihauer, who were injured in a collision alleged to have been
caused by the reckless and fast driving of Leander Shedd and Henry Calligan,
while all were returning home from Akron in the early part of the summer,
have instituted damage proceedings against them in the district court for
$500, through their attorneys, Messrs. Zink & Roseberry. The defendants
have retained Messrs. McDuffie & Keenan and will fight the case.

DEATH OF MICHAEL DWYER

Michael Dwyer, of Potosia, died at the hospital at Cherokee, on September
15, at the age of 48 years and the remains were sent to Sioux City and then
brought here for burial on Thursday, the funeral being held at St. James
Church. He leaves a wife and two children also four brothers and three
sisters as follows: Thomas, Patrick and Lawrence Dwyer; Mrs. H. E.
Johnston, Mrs. Mary Honeywell and Miss Josie Dwyer, of Sioux City, and
Dennis Dwyer, of Seattle, Wash.

EXAMINATION FOR MAIL CARRIER TODAY

The examination of applicants for the positions of mail carriers for LeMars
for the free delivery system which will soon be inaugurated, is being held
in the high school building today under the supervision of C.E. Boss, of
Sioux City. The papers will be forwarded to Washington at once and the
result of the examinations will be made known in two or three weeks. There
are about twenty applicants for the positions.