Akron Register newspaper
Dated June 1, 1905
ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
There was no school on Tuesday, it being Decoration Day.
Mrs. Geo. Burrill is quite sick at this writing.
Adaville will have a doctor the first of June, he will have his office
in an upper room in L. L. Morehead's residence.
The heavy rains did some damage to the fences and bridges.
Mid Stinton has returned from Stanton township where he has been
working.
Mrs. Everett Stinton visited her sister, Mrs. Ed. Stinton on Wednesday.
Remember the Children's Day program, June 11.
Mrs. Agnes Tindall and sister, Mrs. Pringle, was called to Anthon on
Friday by the death of a cousin, Mr. Madison.
The U.B. parsonage is being torn down and is to be rebuilt.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Morehead, Mrs. H.B. Morehead, and Phin Oaks were
Sioux City visitors Friday and Saturday.
CHATSWORTH CHATS: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jones were Sunday visitors in Akron.
Andy Koppert has begun work on the addition to G. E. Wells' store.
Jessie Quinn is building a porch on the Fullerton residence occupied by
H. B. Palm.
A surprise social on Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Jones Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Farnham was one of the most pleasant
gatherings in this vicinity for many moons. This worthy couple will
leave today for their future home in Cripple Creek, Colorado. While
Chatsworth can ill afford to lose these good people we wish them
happiness and prosperity in their new western home.
H. B. Dalghesh and C. F. McFarlin are putting in the Hawarden telephone
in their business places this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks celebrated their twentieth wedding
anniversary at their home west of Chatsworth, Tuesday evening. Dancing
was the pleasing amusement.
Our town school closed Friday afternoon with a well prepared program.
There was a large attendance and the children made good the expectations
of their parents in work of the year.
Mrs. H. B. Dalghesh has been quite seriously ill with bronchitis and
threatened typhoid fever. Dr. Mead, of Akron, is attending her and we
are glad to learn of her improvement.
T. J. Webb took Will Mollhoff and Wm. Degen to Kansas Monday to interest
them in land. Mr. Webb is talking Kansas land pretty loud these days
and is succeeding in making others see as he does.
Miss Francis Burnight, of Akron, is assisting in household work at the
Dalghesh home during the illness of Mrs. Dalghesh.
Frank Wakeman was a sufferer from a cold and sick headache Wednesday and
was compelled to give up work of building the elevator.
TEACHERS ENTERTAINED:
One of the most enjoyable of the series of social entertainments given
the Akron teachers was the six o'clock dinner tendered them last Friday
evening by Mrs. Muhs. That the repast was all that could be desired
needs only mention of the hostess' name in connection with its
preparation. Misses Ethel Searls and Bessie Muhs assisted in the
serving. A social season followed.
Another very pleasant event was the five o'clock luncheon and social to
which the teachers and a few friends were invited yesterday afternoon by
Rev. and Mrs. A.C. Blackman.
Akron Register newspaper
Dated June 15, 1905
ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
A number from here attended the reunion in LeMars last week.
The Children's day exercises were well attended and everything went off
without a hitch.
Arthur Oaks and Miss Fannie Hall were united in marriage on Wednesday,
June 8, at Sioux City. They will make their home at present with the
groom's brother in Westfield township.
More wedding bells will soon be ringing.
Tom Bristow, of Clay county, Miss Florence Bristow, of Sioux City, and
Miss Addie Hilliker, of Akron, attended the Bristow-Fletcher wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baldwin went to LeMars Sunday, returning Monday.
The Adaville school taught by Miss Burnett closed Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Stinton came over from Akron on Friday for a few days'
visit and also to attend the Bristow-Fletcher wedding.
Mrs. Blanche Gilman, of Ft. Dodge, visited a few days with relatives.
No sadder duty falls on a correspondent that to pen the death of those
we love and esteem, but a week hardly passes by but what some loved one
goes to the eternal world beyond, stricken by the reaper of death. It
is with deep sorrow we record the death of a friend and neighbor, Mrs.
Chas. Rowley, who died on Tuesday, June 13, at her home in Merrill,
after a long and painful illness of dropsy, at the age of 60 years.
Mrs. Rowley was an old settler in Johnson township, living on a farm
until a year and a half ago, when her husband moved to Merrill. She
leaves to mourn beside her husband two daughters, Mrs. Anice Derino, of
Colorado, and Mrs. Cecil Tucker of Nebraska, brothers and sisters. The
remains were laid to rest in the Merrill cemetery. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
Married:
Mr. Wilbur Smith and Miss Iona R. Slaughter were married at the bride's
parent's home in Sioux City last night. Owing to a delay in mailing the
particulars, the write-up will be published next week as requested.
AN AMUSING RUNAWAY
"Happy" John Ross, the rural mail carrier on Route No. 2, had a most
amusing experience in a runaway yesterday that will linger in his memory
for many days. His team disturbed the customary tranquility of John's
mind on duty by getting scared at a piece of paper. They dashed for
liberty and the wagon tongue collided with a telephone pole. Here the
crack scared the horses further and they broke loose over a mile away at
an unrecorded gait leaving the mail wagon upturned and the mail
distributed at a record breaking speed. John bobbed "head first" out of
the open door of the upset wagon and at once called the members of his
own dear self to a caucus meeting and found that his left hand had been
bruised to a point of necessary nursing. By strange and almost divine
luck his right hand was spared to receive the hearty congratulations of
his friends over his fortunate and comical escape from the wreck.
AKRON: (Special Correspondence)
Joseph Kerr, who has been studying medicine at Lincoln, Nebraska,
arrived Saturday, where he will spend his vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson, of Calliope, Iowa, spent Sunday at the home
of their niece, Mrs. Emil Olson.
Henning Shoulberg returned to Elk Point Sunday evening to resume his
duties as deputy county register of deeds. He has been assessing and
taking the census of Sioux Valley township.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. James Agnes, Mrs. M. A. Muhs
and daughter, Bessie, Miss Avis Williams and John Ross took dinner at
the Smith home Sunday.
Mrs. C. R. Smith was sewing at the Squires home last week.
The railroad finally got around to put in that gong at the Reed street
crossing. Mighty good thing.
It would not be a bad idea to get that watering trough in running
condition again. As all the neighboring towns support two. Akron ought
to support one.
Eric Larson went to Hawarden Sunday to visit his sister.
Don't forget school election June 20, from 2 - 4 p.m.
BIG SPRINGS SPROUTS: (Special Correspondence)
Miss Esther Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Johnson, died here
Wednesday, of consumption.
Mr. Moline, who had been sick for the past two years, died here
Wednesday.
John Larson was united in marriage to a Chicago lady at the home of his
father, last Saturday evening.
O.E. Larson was married last week to Mrs. Fosberg, of Sioux City. They
made a wedding trip to Portland, Ore.
The Ladies Sewing Society cleared about $48 last evening.
Mr. Webster, who has made his home here with Rev. Nelson, died last
Tuesday afternoon of heart disease and complications. Funeral services
were held at the Big Springs church last Wednesday. Rev. Nelson
accompanied the remains to Chicago, where interment takes place.
CHATSWORTH CHATS: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Wm. Patrick was a passenger to Hawarden Tuesday.
Mrs. D. K. Bennett and daughter, Mabel, were shoppers in Hawarden
Tuesday.
The Westfield ball team came up here and swalloped our boys to the tune
of 6 to 3. The game was a warm one, but was lost through false plays
made by our men. A large crowd enjoyed the game.
C. H. McFarlan has purchased the Wakeman store building and will make
Chatsworth his permanent home.
A. Koppert's bees are keeping him busy to keep them from swarming.
Every once in a while an awful racquet is heard, the kid to which newly
married couples are generally treated and quite often the questions is
asked, "who have been getting married now?"
Carl Oden took in the concert at Sioux City Friday night given by a
coupe of Norwegian singers from Norway.
LOCAL MENTION:
Mrs. W. A. Payne arrived Monday from Perham, Minnesota, for a visit at
the home of her nephew, B. D. Swift.
Misses Bessie Muhs and Maidie Johnson went to Sioux City yesterday to
attend the Smith-Slaughter wedding.
Miss Pearl Burgess came over from Vermillion Tuesday and visited until
today with her sister, Mrs. H.J. Smith and brother, B. L.
Mrs. McMains, who has been enjoying a few days' visit with her old
friend, Mrs. Frank Bolmer, left Monday for her home at Clinton, Iowa.
Miss Lulu Goodroad, a niece of Mrs. E. W. Clark, of near Spink, went to
her home near Madison, S.D., this morning, having closed her term of
school.
A social for the benefit of the Christian church will be held Friday,
June 23, at the home of Howard McCorkell under the auspices of the
Y.P.S.C.E. All are invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tremaine went to Sioux City Tuesday, for a brief visit.
Mrs. Iva Kennedy went to Sioux City to visit at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Hinkley, and with friends.
Ella Rummel, who has been visiting with the family of A. J. Beverly,
left Monday for her home at Hawarden. Maudie Beverly accompanied her
and from Hawarden she went to Alcester for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. H. Waterbury, accompanied by her son, Fred E., left for Rosebud
Monday for an extended visit with her son, Robert. The latter met them
at Platte, S.D., and drove with them twenty miles west to his claim.
Ralph E. Root, who has been a private instructor in the Morningside
college, will be graduated from that college today. He has been elected
principal of the public schools of Forest city, Iowa, and will take up
the physics and mathematics department in that school next fall.
The annual session of the Plymouth county Normal institute
will be held in the High school building at LeMars, June 19, and
continue for two weeks. The session will be in charge of Prof. I. C.
Hise, assisted by an able corps of educators. It is urged that all who
expect to teach should consider the importance of attending the
institute.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS:
Town council met in regular session Monday, June 5, with Mayor Sullivan
in chair, Councilmen Burrill, Wade Seamonds and Whitfield were present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved:
The following bills were allowed:
F.W. Burnett, marshal's salary, leather and killing dog...$51.75
Alex Card, nightwatch's salary............30.00
Johnson, lighting lamps...............13.50
Scott & Maxson, repairing chimney...........20.00
Register-Tribune, stationary, etc.............5.80
Crane & Co., packing...................6.38
Fire Co., tending fire.................10.40
Fire Co., drying hose..................7.00
Ballots were taken to elect a fire chief. Geo. Kerstein was chosen
chief and Geo. Cain, assistant chief.
Motion carried that the fire chief be allowed $15.00 per year for drying
hose and oiling hydrants.
The Council adjourned. H.W. Fields, Town Clerk.
Akron Register newspaper
Dated June 29, 1905
LOCAL MENTIONS:
March Bros. will be ready to serve ice cream sodas and cold drinks at
their new quarters in the Clark-Cilley block Saturday of next week, July
8.
The "celebrated" Boston Bloomer Girls will play a game of baseball with
the team at Hawarden next Monday, July 3. The girls will be given a
reception by the Hawarden managers after the game. Gallant fellows up
there.
Britt News: Ed. D. Chassell, of the LeMars Sentinel, was in Britt last
Saturday and we acknowledge a very pleasant visit. Mr. Chassell will be
a candidate for state binder before the next general assembly and we
hope to see him elected as we know of now one who is more deserving or
better fitted for the place. Besides being one of the best fellows in
the state, he is one of the hardest working republicans in Northwest
Iowa, and if he secures this office it will be well merited.
Among the Akron people who joined the big excursion to Chicago last week
were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simeon, Mrs. Henry Hitzemann, Miss Emma Hitzemann,
Herman Hitzemann, Mrs. H. W. Johnson, S.A. Waterbury, J. J. Simeon, Hans
Willer, Robt. Flanders, L.F. Root, A. N. Williams, L.F. Taylor, C.L.
Chamberlin and son, Fay. Mr. and Mrs. Cobb took the train, but went to
Janesville and Madison, Wisconsin, to visit relatives. Mrs. P.A. Lillie
and children also stopped off at Clinton, Iowa, to visit her parents a
few weeks.
CHATSWORTH CHAT: (Special Correspondence)
Tuesday forenoon's passenger train from the south was unable to proceed
further than this point on account of washed out track both north and
south of Chatsworth. The train was compelled to back down to Elk Point
and proceed to Canton via Scotland and Marion Junction, South Dakota.
Yesterday afternoon a special train brought the mail and passengers from
Sioux City and returned. Last evening repairs on the track were
completed and today (Thursday) trains are again running both ways.
The rural mail carriers also came in for the share of trouble. Carrier
Anway, on Route 5, had to get out to save his horse from drowning near
the Thos. Robinson place Tuesday. The animal got into deep water near
the approach of a bridge. Carrier Bonney, on Route 4, was unable to
cover his entire route on that day. Wednesday, the Big Sioux river was
out of its banks and flowed about two feet deep over the grade near Wm.
J. Bennett's, also cutting off the approach to the lower bridge.
Carriers Fay Ross, John Ross and Chas. Anway on Routes 1, 2, and 5, made
the attempt to cross, but gave it up. Carriers Swanson and Bonney on
Routes 4 and 3 got through all right.
A fierce rainstorm last Saturday morning also did considerable damage.
MARRIED:
TINDALL-BROWN - AT the home of the bride's parents, near Adaville, Iowa,
Wednesday evening, June 28, 1905, Jack Tindall and Miss Amy Brown, Rev.
Kiel officiating.
Both young people are members of well-known and estimable families in
Adaville's vicinity. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cha. Brown
and the groom is the son of Mrs. James Tindall. They will make their
home there.
The Register-Tribune joins their friends in congratulations and wishes
for complete future happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bradley, of this city, were among the invited guests.
DOUBLE WEDDING AT RICHLAND
The pleasant and commodious farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bihlmeyer,
near Richland, S.D., was the scene of a happy double wedding last
evening, June 28, 1905, when their son, Earl Bihlmeyer and Miss Libbie
Walters of Hawarden, Iowa, and Eph. Walters of Hawarden and Miss Grace
Look of Sioux City, took upon themselves the sacred nuptial vows.
Following the ceremony was fine supper and a reception, which was
largely attended, including a number of friends from Akron. A wedding
dance was afterwards held in the Richland hall, music being provided by
the Akron Mandolin orchestra, the hall being filled to its capacity by
friends of the newly-married young people.
All four of these young people are quite well known in Akron and highly
respected in the communities in which they live. Miss Look formerly
lived in Akron with her mother and is remembered as a sweet and lovable
girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Bihlmeyer will live on a farm near Richland. His parents
are pioneer residents of Union county (S.D.) and among the most
well-to-do and highly respected in that community. Mr. and Mrs. Walters
will make a home in Hawarden.
The many friends of these young people, in thus entering upon the real
voyage of life, wish them all the happiness and prosperity that humanity
is heir to.
The LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated June 30, 1905
Locals:
The Misses Hans, of Spencer, arrived in LeMars on Tuesday on a visit at
the home of their uncle, C.E. Hans.
Mrs. J. D. Rees and Mrs. M. Strengel left yesterday for Alpena, S.D.,
after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Beely.
Judge J.F. Oliver and family, of Onawa, arrived on Wednesday on a visit
to Mrs. Oliver's sister, Mrs. J.W. Schmidt.
Supervisors M. Kass, H.A. Ahlers and L.H. Schulte went to Sioux City on
Wednesday to buy bridge material for the county.
Thos. McGorman, of St. Peter, Minn., is visiting with the Connor
families in Stanton township and with LeMars friends.
James Rowe, of Platteville, Wis., arrived in LeMars yesterday to look
after business interests in Plymouth and Sioux counties.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hoelzner, of Emmetsburg, and little daughter, arrived
in LeMars on Tuesday to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Oscar Theilen, of Stevens Point, Wis., returned home on Tuesday
after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.R. Edmonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carson, of Harbor Beach, Mich., who have been in LeMars
visiting wit their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Osborn, left on Tuesday for
Portland, Oregon.
Mrs. A. Durst, of Waukegon, Ill., returned home on Tuesday after an
extended visit with LeMars relatives. Her daughter, Mrs. O. G. Berner,
with two of her children, went with her for a visit at Waukegon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Dunham, of DeSmet, S.D., visited in LeMars on Monday.
[the next line is blurred....and then it continues.] ...before going to
their home. Miss Rheta Sussi, of DeSmet, who has been here for the past
two weeks, returned with them.
Fritz Ahler returned home on Wednesday to Guttenberg after a visit with
his son-in-law, A. Greenwaldt, in the western part of the county. While
in LeMars he had a pleasant visit with his old friend, August Prust, as
they were comrades in the Union army.
Mrs. M. H. Broen and the baby left on Wednesday for Superior, Iowa, to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Murray. They will remain about a
month. Bernard Murray, who has been attending St. Mary's college,
Kansas, accompanied his sister to Superior.
The LeMars ball team defeated the Aurelia team yesterday in a well
played game by a score of 4 to 1.
A regular meeting of Dewey Camp W.O.W. will be held on Monday evening
instead of Tuesday evening.
Nic Schueller arrived in LeMars yesterday and will take possession of
the Granite barber shop tomorrow.
The track was washed out between LeMars and Seney and between Seney and
Alton and the train leaving here at 11:35 a.m. was delayed until four
o'clock in the afternoon. The track suffered damage at several places
between here and Worthington, the rain apparently being much heavier
further north. At Merrill all the lowlands were under water and reports
were sent out that the water was within six inches of the high water
mark made in the flood of 1892.
At Leeds on Tuesday night the police awakened the residents in the
bottoms and warned them that the Floyd was rising and that there was
danger of a recurrence of a flood like the one which occurred thirteen
years ago. The police awoke the whole settlement. Some heeded the
warning while others went back to sleep unperturbed by the excitement.
The danger was thought to be over estimated but the Sioux City police
have orders to warn people in the bottoms at Leeds when there is any
report of a rise in the Floyd, which for a small river has at times done
some notoriously eccentric things.
TINDALL-BROWN WEDDING
Miss Amy Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown and Mr. John
Tindall, all of Johnson township, were united in marriage at six
o'clock, on Wednesday evening, June 28, at the home of the bride's
parents. The ceremony was performed by Rev. [the next line is
blurred.it continues].W. Swender, of Adaville, in the presence of
friends and relatives of the contracting families. The bride was
attended by her sister, Alice Brown, and the bridegroom by his brother,
Adam Tindall. Mrs. Pringle played the wedding march. The parlors were
most beautifully decorated with roses, carnations and other flowers. A
sumptuous supper followed the ceremony and the evening was devoted to
social merriment and enjoyment, and congratulations were heaped upon
those two young people. They went immediately to housekeeping on the
groom's farm.
They were the recipients of a number of pretty and substantial gifts.
TRIM THE TREES
Considerable complaint is made by residents about trees in different
parts of town. In many places the lower branches of trees projecting
over sidewalks hang so low as to impede pedestrians and are dangerous.
On a number or walks it is impossible to hold up an umbrella under the
trees, and the branches in some places are not higher than an ordinary
person's height. This is the time of year to trim trees and if a number
of trees were pruned and trimmed it would add to their beauty and also
to the comfort and convenience of pedestrians.
WILL CLOSE PLANT IN LE MARS
Tallerday Steel Tank Company Move Material to Waterloo
T. K. Elliott, president of the Tallerday Steel Tank Company, of
Waterloo, and F.B. Popp, one of the superintendents of the company,
arrived in LeMars on Wednesday to make arrangements for closing down the
plant at this point and to superintend the shipping of the material to
Waterloo. Some of the manufactured product will be sold to local
implement and hardware men to obviate the necessity of shipping.
The plant is operated by Waterloo men mainly and they have been desirous
of consolidating the Waterloo and LeMars plants for some time as the
points are too near together and the business can be done more easily
handled from the larger and more central place.
The company had planned at one time to move the LeMars plant to Omaha
where it would have larger factories and a bigger scope of territory and
had some capitalists interested in the deal which, however, was not
consummated.
The company has done a good business while in LeMars and the
superintendent said it was not on the score of poor business that the
plant was being removed from this point. The company is simply
consolidating and centralizing the business at Waterloo where it
operates a large concern ...[the next line is blurred.]
Mrs. Jos. T. Dalton who has been foreman for the Tallerday company in
LeMars will be given a position in the Waterloo shops.
Mr. Tallerday, who was formerly president of the company and who
installed the LeMars plant, is now in California.