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LeMars Sentinel
June 10, 1904

OUR COUNTY NEWS
By Our Correspondents, and from Exchanges.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rhoot visited at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Bart Luce of Leeds on Sunday.

Mrs. J. Eckerson and children were visiting in Sioux City Tuesday.

Mrs. Guy Hollenbeck, of Leeds, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hollenbeck this week.

Mrs. F. W. Crouch returned from Hull on Saturday evening, where she visited her sister and family.

Mrs. LeRoy Hurt returned to her home near Merrill on Monday after a few days visit at the parental home west of town. Her mother, Mrs. O. Bonus being very sick.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson were visiting in Sioux City on Wednesday.

Quite a number from here went on the excursion on Saturday evening to Green Lake, Minn., returning on Monday. We should judge by some of their expressions on their return that they felt nearly as green as the lake or as blue as its waters, just as you please to name it. They don’t want to go again.

Mrs. Ackley, of Sioux City, has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo. Wakeman.

Hank Barrett, Chas. Bennett and P. E. Held were passengers to LeMars on Wednesday on business concerning a road.

The Missionary Society held a business meeting at the home of Mrs. Henry Schneider on Wednesday afternoon. Their next regular meeting will be the last Thursday in June at the home of Mrs. F. W. Crouch.

The Evangelical camp meeting will begin June 17.

Children’s Day exercises at the M. E. church next Sunday.

F. W. Crouch was a passenger to LeMars on Wednesday.

F. M. Roseberry, of LeMars, was here on Wednesday evening on legal duties.

Mrs. Dan Hauff of near Merrill was visiting relatives here this week.

Dr. Bessie Fell and her father and mother from near Pierson were here on Wednesday. We were not informed just what the doctor intends to do.

Monday evening about 5:30 little Glenn and Lloyd Wakeman were playing at the barn and in some way had got matches and set a fire and little Lloyd’s clothes were caught on fire. Their screams were heard by their mother and other members of the family, who were soon at their assistance, but could not control the flames. Had it not been for the assistance of Geo. Watts, who happened to be near, the little fellow would have been burned to a crisp, as it was, the child was burned nearly beyond recognition before he could smother the flames, as the wind was strong. Everything possible was done to save his life, but after suffering intense pain, death came on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., to relieve the child from its pain. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the M. E. church, Rev. I. Green officiating. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery at Merrill. Little Lloyd was only two and a half years old but has won many friends by his loving and cheerful disposition, who will miss him. Several relatives from Chatsworth and Sioux City were present at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Wakeman and family have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood in this their sad hour of trouble.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
S. Stearn, of Kansas City, Mo., was a business caller at the home of Alfred Demaray last Tuesday.

Mrs. Warner, of Honeywell, Mo., spent a few days here last week and from here went to Bingham Lake, Minn., where she will visit her son Clifford and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank March arrived here last Monday afternoon and will visit here for about a week with Mr. March’s mother and sisters.

Chas. O’Neill, of Sioux City, was a business caller in this vicinity last week.

C. H. Watkin, of Kansas City, Mo., called here this week.

The monthly business meeting of the Epworth League will be held in the lecture room of the church next Friday evening, June 10.

Mrs. Penning returned from Ashton last Wednesday after visiting there for about two weeks.

H. Husted left for Chicago last Tuesday where he will visit his sister. He will also visit in Virginia before returning home.

The ladies missionary society was entertained by Mrs. O. C. Haviland last Wednesday afternoon. Light refreshments were served.

Messrs. Winchell and Dickman, of LeMars, called here last Monday.

Mrs. L. Britton had the misfortune to fall down cellar last Monday morning, while carrying some milk. She struck on her chest as she fell and also sustained other painful bruises. However, she is getting along nicely at this writing.

Clarence Reeves closes a successful term of school in the Center school house.

Chas. Witt made a business trip to Struble last week.

Miss Lulu Lancaster was detained at her home by the measles.

Everett Eastmann, of LeMars, called in Seney last Tuesday in the interest of the LeMars Telephone company.

Mrs. E. F. Councilman and Mrs. Wm. Lancaster visited relatives in Maurice last Tuesday.

Miss Bertha Becker returned to Sioux City last week after spending about two weeks here with relatives.

Fred Rees’ horse and buggy disappeared last Sunday night from the place where it was tied in Seney. As soon as he missed it, he hunted for some time around Seney, not finding it there he decided it must have gone home, where he immediately went in search of it, but it was not there. He called several others to his assistance and they hunted all night, finding it the next morning down near where the old brewery used to stand. The horse looked as though it might have been driven hard all night.

UNION: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Kehrberg returned to their home in Sanborn on Friday. They were here to attend the Kellner-Kehrberg wedding and went to LeMars Thursday to visit relatives.

Thos. and Richard S. Eyres each bought a new piano last week.

Our cemetery has been much improved by having sixty evergreen trees set out by the Gateway Nursery company of LeMars.

Mike Gibbons has returned from Minnesota where he went to see his sister.

Mrs. Charles Eyres spent a week in LeMars at the home of Mrs. Eyres on Court street helping care for Mrs. Pearson’s baby boy, Henry, the last days of its life. The child died on Monday evening and was buried in Union Township cemetery on Wednesday. The services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Robb in the Presbyterian Church at 10:00 a.m. The child was four and a half months old.

Mr. and Mrs. August Blecker of Churchville attended the wedding festivities at the F. W. Kehrberg home last week. Mrs. Blecker is a sister of the bride.

Misses Ethel and Lois Eyres of LeMars have been at the home of Chas. Eyres a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. Noah Carpenter visited with their sons Charles and John Carpenter in Sioux City from Friday until Monday.

Miss Delia Kindergan, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harvey, went to Chicago via LeMars on Saturday to remain a month.

Mrs. Mary Hogg of Detroit, Mich., attended the wedding of her niece, Miss Kittie Hoyt and Mr. Payzant and is now visiting relatives at LeMars.

While pumping water at the home of the Sigler Bros. on Friday, W. H. Briggs had a narrow escape from falling in the well as the boards gave way and let him drop in to his arms, when he caught the curbing and was assisted out.

Bert Hoyt was at home from Western Union college all last week to help with the preparations and attend his sister’s wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Clay Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Schneider of Kingsley attended the Kellner-Kehrberg wedding.

A dance was enjoyed at the Barnable house on Friday evening.

Wm. and Peter Begg came out from LeMars on Tuesday to the farm they own known as the W. J. Smith place to reshingle the house and make other improvements.

Some of the Union township schools close the spring term this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Payzant visited relatives in LeMars before they left for Schuyler, Neb.

R. S. Eyres was in Sioux City on business on Tuesday.

Zack Eyres and family of LeMars attended the funeral of Mrs. Pearson’s baby on Wednesday.

The ladies are all invited to attend the missionary meeting at the home of Miss Minnie Kohl on Wednesday, June 15 at 2 p.m.

The Presbyterian Sunday school will give a Children’s Day program in their church on Sunday, June 12, at 11 a.m. in place of the morning sermon.

An ice cream social will be held at the home of L. A. Inglett on Friday evening, June 17. Proceeds for Presbyterian Church. All are cordially invited.

Henry Hansen, of Nebraska, is working for Wesley Eyres.

Mr. and Mrs. Pruyn, of Lodi, Wisconsin, are here visiting Mrs. Pruyn’s relatives, the Hasbrook and Geo. Smith families.

Will Eyres and Miss Sara Eyres of LeMars attended the funeral of their sister’s baby here on Wednesday.

Miss Ethel Eyres led the Y. P. S. C. E. meeting on Sunday evening.

LeMars Sentinel
June 17, 1904

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ITEMS.

The children and those who patiently instructed them deserve the thanks of
all who attended the services last Sunday morning. The church was very
attractive in its decorations, and all the exercises were of a high order.

The pastor wants the young people of the community to know that he
appreciates their presence at the services. It is certainly an inspiration
to be greeted each Sunday evening by a great audience of young people.

The subject for the sermon next Sunday morning is, “Hating Men and Loving.”

At the evening service the pastor will speak on “The Young People of Today
as Compared with Those of Fifty Years Ago.” Are they better or worse? Do
they know more or less? Are we sliding down hill morally or climbing up?

We are under obligations to Miss Bechtle for her solo of last Sunday
evening.

DEATH OF SAM AMBROSE.

Sam Ambrose, who has lived in Plymouth County for the past thirty years and
who was one of the earliest settlers in Plymouth County, died at the City
hospital yesterday morning. About two weeks ago he was stricken with
apoplexy while eating supper, and never rallied from the stroke.

But little is known of Sam Ambrose. For many years he lived solitary life on
his homestead in Stanton township upon which he filed shortly after the
Civil War, in which he saw service. He dug wells for a living and some
twenty years ago was badly hurt by a heavy bucket falling on his head while
he was at the bottom of a well. He was eccentric and also reticent. He was
married once but his matrimonial venture was not a happy one and his wife
returned to Boston from whence she came after a brief sojourn with Sam on
the prairies. He was of a studious nature, was well read and until his
death, bought more periodicals and papers than any man in LeMars. For the
past few years he has lived in LeMars. He is said to have been a graduate of
Yale. His only known relative is a brother named Nathaniel Ambrose, who has
a position in the treasury department in Washington. He was notified of Mr.
Ambrose’s death by Hon. I. S. Struble, who was appointed guardian for Mr.
Ambrose about ten days ago. Sam Ambrose was about seventy-two years of age.
At the time of his death, he owned his homestead in Stanton township and had
a few hundred dollars in the bank. He was a native of New Hampshire.

Akron Register
June 30, 1904

BIG SPRINGS SPROUTS:  (Special Correspondence)

Fine corn weather continues.

Big Springs will not celebrate this year.

Last Saturday made us think it was going to be frost.

A. W. Johnson went to Hawarden Monday, taking Miss Lena Jensen home, who
has been visiting at the Brookside farm a few days.  Miss Bessie Martin,
of Sioux Falls, is also staying at the A. W. Johnson's this week.

Mildred and Fern Johnson are on the sick list, but not serious.

There was a large crowd at the river Sunday to witness the baptism of
Mrs. Abel Larson and Carpenter brothers.

Rev. Wallin and wife and several others from here went to Sioux City on
Wednesday to hear the fine singers from Sweden.

Miss Ovida Johnson and Miss Ericson visited Mrs. H. Rossbach last
Monday.

The Sunday school picnic was well attended and everyone seemed to enjoy
themselves.  Several ball games were pulled off.  One was played between
the married and single men, the married men winning by a score of 10 to
1, and the young fellows were all crack players, too.  Rev. Wold, of
Hawarden, delivered a fine address.

R. A. Broaddbent, the lightning rod man of Akron, was in these parts the
first of the week, putting rods on Mr. Nyland's house.  Mr. Broadbent
does good work, being an old hand at the business.  It makes a fellow
feel safe during a thunderstorm with rods on the house that Mr.
Broadbent put on. 

ADAVILLE ITEMS:  (Special Correspondence)

A good many are through cultivating their corn the second time.

Come to Adaville to celebrate.

L. L. Morehead and Ed. Stinton and son, Lester, were Akron visitors
Tuesday.

Rev. and Mrs. Bert Wilson and children, of Moville, are visiting
relatives and friends here.  They expect to stay until after the Fourth.

Mrs. Agnes Tindall and daughter, Mary, spent Monday and Tuesday in Akron
with friends.

Fred Fletcher has returned home from a three weeks' visit at St. Louis.

Miss Kate Tindall went to Anthon this week to visit relatives and spend
the Fourth.

Nettie Fletcher went to Onawa Tuesday to spend the summer with her
sister, Mrs. Sadie Courtright.

Adaville will celebrate the Fourth of July this year in Fred Fletcher's
grove, one mile south of the store.  W. G. Waddle, of Vermillion, S.D.,
will be speaker of the day.  Everybody come.

Rev. Chew preached at the funeral of Mrs. Ole Bones, of Potosia, Sunday.
Interment was made in the Potosia cemetery.

Rev. Wilson occupied the pulpit here Sunday in Rev. Chew's absence.

Andrew Lasson and Mr. Moore, of LeMars, were in our burg Sunday.

Mrs. Chas. Dry returned to her home in southern Illinois, on Monday,
after a three months' visit with her mother, Mrs. Robert Taylor, and
other relatives.

The telephone men were out this way Monday looking at the phones and
getting them in repair again.

WESTFIELD DEPARTMENT:  Mrs. A. U. Wilson, Manager and Editor

The Yeomen's entertainment Wednesday evening was well patronized.

Rev. Moore brought sunshine with him Thursday as he went about town
giving friends and acquaintances kindly greeting.

Wm. Boden was victim to a peculiar accident Thursday evening.  He had
driven to the Stacy home to deliver a telegram.  When he got into the
buggy, after closing the gate, he dropped his whip.  The horses took it
as a hint to go, which they did, throwing him out and breaking two of
his ribs.

Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Amos departed Monday for a visit among friends at
Wessington Springs, S. D., their former home.

Miss Sadie Steecy returned Saturday from Elk Point, where she attended
the county normal.

Wm. Raver and family and Arthur Whitney were down Thursday evening to
attend the church sociable.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Gosting are enjoying a visit this week from her
daughter, Mrs. Parramore, and grandson from Hawarden.

M. A. King was a visitor to LeMars one day last week, returning by way
of Jefferson to help celebrate St. John's day.

The social given at the Congregational church parlors was well attended
and was quite a success financially as well as socially, the net
proceeds being $20.

Will De Wolf has been quite ill with inflammatory rheumatism.  Jay
McFarlin is working in his place.

Mrs. Gaust, of Sioux City, is a guest at the Spaulding home this week.

Zanie Jenkins is down from Akron, visiting friends and kindred.

Violent wind and rain storms were reported all around us Thursday and
Friday.  The wind reached its greatest velocity here Friday noon, with
refreshing showers during the night.

John Beaulieu, of Charter Oak, Ia., visited over Monday night at the
home of his brother, Peter Beaulieu, on his way to Minnesota to look
after land interests.

Miss Clara Chapman returned Saturday from Institute in LeMars, not being
able to stay through the course on account of indisposition.

Milo Mills completed a new barn on his farm, which was duly dedicated
Tuesday evening with a dance and supper.  About eighty people attended,
not withstanding the storm.

E. C. F. Mohr is spending the week with his mother and brothers at Wall
Lake, Iowa, the home of his childhood.

Several families from the Broken Kettle were camping and fishing at the
Sioux a couple of days.  There was hurrying to and fro, not in the
Middean camp, but in the Millnerville camp, when the storm came Tuesday
evening.

Several Millnerville farmers shipped stock from this station Tuesday and
Wednesday.  Alfred Fry had two cars of cattle and twenty-eight hogs, and
Casson Bros. had two cars of cattle and seventy hogs.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. W. Bretnell, Pastor
Sunday Services
Preaching, 11 a.m.
Sabbath school, 12
Y.P.S.C.E., 7:30 p.m.
Evening service, 8:15