Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel
May 1, 1908

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. E. F. Councilman visited relatives in Sioux City Tuesday.

A. McArthur and family, of Struble, were over Sunday visitors at the Wm.
Lancaster home.

Henry Hide and daughter, Julia, visited relatives in LeMars the latter part
of last week.

Miss Marie Foster visited with friends in LeMars and Sioux City a few days
last week.

Mr. Lindsey, a claim agent for the Omaha Railroad Co., transacted business
in town last Friday.

Geo. W. Orr, in company with several others, visited a friend who is in the
St. Joseph's hospital in Sioux City, Sunday.

Mrs. John Wallinga returned home the last of the week from Hospers, where
she visited her father, who is quite sick.

Mrs. Bell Bloom, who is working near Colridge, Neb., visited with friends in
town Sunday, returning the same evening.

Miss Mae Kennedy, a teacher in Grant township, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kennedy.

The monthly meeting of the Daughters of Ceres, which should meet with Mrs.
Simon Aukema Thursday, May 14th, has been postponed one week later.

Albert Penning left for Summerset, Wis., Thursday of last week, where he is
taking treatments for his hearing. He will visit his sister, Mrs. Louis
Demaray, In Ihlens, Minn., before returning.

JAMES: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Louisa Julch spent a few days last week with friends in Hinton.

Misses Nellie and Jessie Litterick were calling on friends in Leeds last
Saturday.

Miss Rose Schindler and her aunt, Mrs. Rhyner, were Sioux City visitors last
Thursday.

Victor Harrison was transacting business last Tuesday in Lawton, Woodbury
county.

Miss Celia Murray, of Perry township, was a pleasant caller in James last
Sunday afternoon.

The James Ladies Aid Society met last Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Charles Craston.

Darwin Dean and his wife were calling on friends in Lawton, Woodbury county,
last Saturday.

Miss May Brennan, of Sioux City, was visiting a few days during the past
week at the home of Millard Barnes.

The dance given on last Saturday at the home of George Pevon in Lincoln
township was well attended. William Plahn and Earl Peron furnished the
music for the occasion.

Mrs. J. E. Naessle has been in Leeds during the past week with her little
son, George, who has been receiving medical attendance.

UNION:

Mr. and Mrs. James McCartney, returned to LeMars Saturday after spending a
week with relatives in this vicinity.

Misses Milda Wilson and Grace Whitman, of LeMars, drove out to the Mase home
Saturday and visited until Monday.

Miss Mary Edwards was at home from Friday evening until Monday morning,
returning to LeMars in time to attend school.

Mrs. James Goudie returned to LeMars Saturday to assist in caring for her
husband, who was taken worse and is still sick.

"The old of the moon" in April used to be called the proper time to plant
potatoes, and many believe it to be the time now.

Mrs. Burton Hasbrook and two children went to Chicago Sunday to meet Mr.
Hasbrook after his sheep were sold, and remain to visit relatives.

Miss Margaret Goudie, of LeMars, accompanied Miss Mina and Myrtle Dotzauer
home from school Friday and returned with them to her home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Clarke, son Melvin and two younger children, of LeMars,
were out to Union cemetery Wednesday and took dinner with Mrs. Clarke's
nephew, Ezra Pearce and family.

R. S. Eyres and John Shehan each had a car load of hogs delivered in Oyens
Tuesday and shipped to Sioux City Wednesday. Mr. Eyres and John Shehan,
Jr., accompanied the shipment to Sioux City Wednesday morning.

EVANSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

H. Gengler was at Struble on business Monday.

Johnson Bros. shelled corn for J. and Sanford Peebles Tuesday.

H. E. Wing is buying corn at the elevators and hauling it home to feed.

Friday was Arbor Day and the occasion was duly observed in most of the
schools in this locality.

John Viatho, of Ireton, was doing some repair work on telephone line No. 7
in this locality Monday.

Ricklef Gerdes has a force of carpenters at work erecting a fine new
residence southwest of Evansville.

Lonie Winlerfield is having some extensive improvements made on his
residence west of Evansville. Herman Eilers of Mammen is doing the work.

The force of men who are moving a set of buildings for Fred Baack resumed
work Tuesday after being delayed several days on account of wet weather.

While Ed. Eilers was attending a dance in Ireton Wednesday evening, his
horse which was hitched on the street broke loose and ran home demolishing
Ed's new buggy.

The heaviest hail storm that this part of the country has seen for some time
struck Evansville Friday afternoon. The damage was slight owing to the
small grain not being far enough advanced.

OYENS: (Special Correspondence)

Henry Kemp visited in LeMars Thursday afternoon.

Tovey Kloster was a passenger to Sioux City last Friday.

Mrs. P. Holton and daughter, Bridget, were LeMars visitors Monday.

Mathew R. Faber, the real estate man, of Remsen, was on our streets one day
last week.

Daughters have recently been born to Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Neisus, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Ludwig and Mr. and Mrs. P. Plachett, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. L. Grunke,
our depot agent.

The marriage of Bernard Orban to Miss Whilelmi, of LeMars, will take place
in LeMars, May 5th. Bernard is the eldest son of Emil Orban and is one of
Oyens most successful and up-to-date young farmers. He was reared in this
locality and has lived here nearly all his life. A large number from here
will attend the wedding.

CHURCHVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Ed. Kehrberg shelled corn one day this week.

Geo. Schultz shelled corn one day this week.

Solomon Feuerhelm is the owner of a new buggy.

Mr. Gleason was in our neighborhood one day recently.

Reinhart Weidour is working for Jake Brandstetter this week.

Gust Hay, from near Potosia, is working for August Kemnitz.

August Fischer, from LeMars, is working for W.F. Dobbert at present.

The members of the Emanuel church are having their church papered and
painted.

Chas. Lentz, Jr., was visiting with his brother near Kingsley one day last
week.

Nic Willhelmi bought a barn in Merrill and moved it out to his place last
Monday.

Gust Danne was dehorning cattle in Liberty township last week, Friday and
Saturday.

Wm. Zimmerman, from LeMars, passed through our neighborhood last Tuesday
with his automobile.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kalas and family, from LeMars, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Will Danne Sunday last.

Quarterly meeting will be held in the Salem church next Sunday. Presiding
Elder A. L. Hauser will conduct the services.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

A. P. Noble marketed hogs in Struble Tuesday.

Lawrence Lewis spent the first of the week at Remsen.

The entertainment Friday evening was largely attended.

Some from here attended a dance at Maurice Monday evening.

Mrs. Fritz Lenth is visiting her daughter at Worthington, Minnesota.

There was a social gathering at the John Mandlekow home Sunday night.

George Ostermann marketed several car loads of well fed cattle the first of
the week.

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Word has been received in LeMars of the death of Will Corkery, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Corkery, of Dubuque, former well known residents of LeMars. Will Corkery had been ill for some time with consumption and his death occurred Wednesday. He was about thirty years of age and a young man of fine character and good qualities.

LeMars Sentinel
May 8, 1908

OYENS: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Margaret Windt was a LeMars visitor on Sunday.

Dr. Heller, of Remsen, was a caller in this locality Sunday.

Mr. Boneykamp and Mr. Kennedy were Sunday visitors in Remsen.

A large number from here attended the Orban-Wilhelmi wedding on Tuesday.

Mrs. Nick Freymann entertained her sisters from LeMars one day last week.

The Feidler boys went to Remsen on Saturday and brought home a swell new
buggy.

There is to be a dance at Remsen on Saturday evening. A crowd from here
will be in attendance.

Jas. Burns and Mike Hentges were among the people from here attending the
Remsen ball game Sunday.

A number from here attended the Mrs. Lauters funeral on Wednesday. Mrs.
Lauters was well known here as she was the mother of Peter, who used to
reside here, but who now resides at Remsen, and John, who lives south of
town.

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Mable Baker is working for her brother, Art.

Martin Rossberg and Ed each have new buggies.

Miss Bessie Bray, of LeMars, attended the leap year dance.

Mrs. McArthur, of Sioux City, is visiting her mother, Mrs. John Breeden.

The Potosia baseball team have new ball suits. They are grey with blue
trimmings.

Miss Dora Westley, of Sioux City, and Oliver Bones attended the dance here
Saturday evening.

The leap year dance was well attended, the girls buying twenty-five numbers.
All report a fine time.

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Burkett and children, of LeMars, visited with relatives
and friends here over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Hieman Van Dyke and son, of Morningside, visited a few days the
first of the week with relatives.

There will be a dance in the M.W.A. Hall here Saturday evening, May 9th, for
the ball team. Good music. Everybody come.

CHURCHVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Some of the farmers in this vicinity have started planting corn.

Otto Weidour and Art Koenig were Sioux City visitors over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Jake Brandstetter visited Saturday and Sunday in Sioux City.

[community name not showing....possibly is JAMES]

John Schneider and wife, of Hinton, were visiting here last Friday at the
home of Philip Julch.

Mrs. J. E. Nuessle and her son, George, returned from Leeds last Tuesday.
George is recovering nicely.

Miss Matilda Julch has been home from Sioux City during the past week. She
is recovering from an attack of mumps.

Miss Celia Murray, who is teaching a school in the vicinity of Merrill,
spent Sunday at her home in Perry township.

Miss Blair, who made an extended visit at the home of David Yount, started
last Thursday for Blue Springs, Nebraska.

Robert Woolworth found a den of wolves on his farm last week. He opened it
up and caught eight young wolves for which he received a bounty of sixteen
dollars.

Mrs. Sophia Rhyner, who was here during the past four months visiting with
her brother, Jacob Schindler, started for her home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
last Wednesday. She assisted in caring for her brother through his long
illness.

On Wednesday evening, April 27th, a pleasant surprise party was given at the
home of Jacob Schindler in honor of his sister, Mrs. Rhyner. About
thirty-five of the neighbors and friends assembled at the Schindler home and
the evening was pleasantly passed, spent in games and other amusements
general in character. Refreshments were served after which the visitors
repaired to their respective homes.

The James Ridge Telephone Company, which was recently organized, has
perfected arrangements to put in two circuits of eleven phones. Material
for the lines was received last week, and the lines will be constructed and
put into commission at once. The company consists of twenty-two members.
The offices of the company are as follows: T. B. Cramer, president; J. E.
Nuessle, secretary; O.J. Pence, treasurer. A board of directors will be
elected in the near future.

UNION: (Special Correspondence)

Grain fields are beginning to look green.

Singer Bros. shelled corn for Thomas Eyres Monday.

Mr. Hall assisted Wesley Eyres with work this week.

John Vollenweider is working for Conrad Kohl this season.

Frost two or three nights during the past week did some damage.

Raymond Sullivan, of Stanton, visited at the Dotzauer home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Hasbrook returned home Saturday from Chicago.

J. D. Billings, of LeMars, visited his daughter, Mrs. John Bixby, Friday.

David Goudie was in Sioux City Friday, with a shipment of hogs and cattle.

The rain was needed, but not cold weather, and farmers are doing some
grumbling.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Melvina Moore, of Struble, is visiting relatives in town this week.

Viola Krudwig, of LeMars, visited her sister, Mrs. Anthony Daugherty.

Miss Mary Ruble, of LeMars, visited at the John Osborne home this week.

The Ladies Aide society met with Mrs. Sol Perry Wednesday afternoon.

The Epworth League will hold a business meeting in the church Friday
evening.

Edward Rees and Anthony Daugherty have improved their houses by giving them
a new coat of paint.

Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Hartzel are enjoying a visit from the former's brother
and wife of Davenport, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Simeon, of LeMars, were guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Anthony Daugherty Sunday.

The Daughters of Ceres will meet with Mrs. Simon Aukema, Thursday, May 14th,
instead of May 21 as stated in the last items.

Mrs. Harry Britton and son, Lora, returned to their home in Spencer after
spending several weeks with Mrs. Perry Albro, who has been quite sick.

Mrs. Miller, of LeMars, spent Monday with her niece, Miss Julia Hiede, who
accompanied her home the same afternoon, returning Wednesday afternoon.

Dr. M. W. Richey, of LeMars, was called to the home of Arthur Reeves, Sunday
morning to attend his son, Clarence, who has a bad attack of quinsy.
[Coordinator's note: I looked up "quinsy" in my genealogy dictionary. By
definition it means "an inflammation of the tonsils accompanied by the
formation of pus." Now we know what was troubling poor Clarence.]

Elmer Anstine and son, Guy, Della Webber, Maggie Lancaster, Ed Detloff and
Tom Rees attended the entertainment given by the Epworth League of the M.E.
Church in Struble Friday evening.

Arthur Ewin and Henry Johnson, who have been out selling horses for the past
month, returned home Saturday. According to reports they were quite
successful.

Mrs. W. E. Kennedy, who has been visiting her mother and sister, Mrs. E. and
Lucile March, several weeks, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Grant Chapman,
this week.

The Elgin township board have purchased a new road grader for the township.
Two men from Cherokee were in town Monday putting the machine in running
order. After testing it, it was accepted by the board.

The telephone line men, from LeMars, were in town Wednesday and changed some
of the wires on Line 24, putting the phones at the depot and lumber office
on the toll line connected with the phone in J. Alderson's store.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. H. Egglebrecht is ill.

John and W. H. Deegan were in Alton last Sabbath.

Mrs. John Swain was a passenger south Tuesday morning for her home near
Merrill.

Frank Bennett, the hustling liveryman, made a drive to LeMars on Tuesday
morning.

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, May 12, 1908
Le Mars, Iowa

Tom King, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, passed away last
Saturday evening at eight o'clock. Mr. King leaves a wife and little boy
two years old. Mr. King was building a house near Westfield and while
there was taken ill. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all.

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, May 15, 1908
Le Mars, Iowa

News of the death of Tom King was received in this vicinity Saturday
afternoon. Mr. King has been visiting at the Duke Bogenrief home at
Westfield, where he was taken with pneumonia a week ago. It was
thought on Friday that he was some better, but on Saturday morning he
was taken worse and died that afternoon.

Mr King leaves a wife and one child to mourn his departure. The
funeral services were held at Ellendale and the remains were laid to rest in
the Ellendale cemetery.

EVANSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Will Johnson shelled corn for Bushby Bros. Friday.

Mrs. H. H. Worcester is convalescing slowly from her recent illness.

Fred Worcester and wife were guests of the F. S. Wing family at Ireton
Sunday.

Henry Pereboom and family went to Orange City, Friday to hear Gov. ??mmins.

There was no school in the district No. ? Friday. The teacher, Miss Anna
???yer, visited at her home in Orange City Friday and Saturday.

Corn planting is occupying the farmers attention just at present. Some have
finished planting and others are getting the seed into the ground as rapidly
as possible.

The Evansville ball team played the Ireton team at the latter place on
Sunday. The game was a good one and resulted in a victory for Ireton by the
score of 7 to 2.

Mrs. Ida Casavant left Monday for Fairfax, S. D., where she will visit her
brother, G. F. Worcester. Mrs. Casavant will visit other points in South
Dakota, and will probably spend the summer in the west.

David Hammond returned Friday from a several day's visit to his big ???? in
Lamour county, North Dakota. Mr. Hammond reports crops doing fine there but
says they need ????? the amount of precipitation having been much less there
than it has been here this spring.

OYENS: (Special Correspondence)

Jas. Burns was out fishing Tuesday. We hope he was lucky.

The Frank Borthellor family spent Sunday with the John Borthellor family.

John Degan, of Remsen, was transacting business at the Cannon home on
Friday.

John Devish, of Remsen, was a business caller on our streets Friday, between
trains.

A large number from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Mike Keenan. Mrs.
Keenan will be remembered as Katherine Welter, who formerly lived in LeMars
and was the school teacher of many around here.

Miss Alice Levins will give a basket social at her school, district No. 6,
one mile east and one mile north. The ladies are requested to bring baskets
with supper for two, and the gents come prepared to buy.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

A number of farmers in this neighborhood have new phones.

Nick Slusher, of Struble, was a business caller in town Monday.

Miss Mae Kennedy spent Saturday and Sunday at the parental home.

Mr. Glover, of Hinton, spent Sunday with his friend, C.W. Reeves.

Mrs. T.K. Chapman, of LeMars, visited her son, Elam and wife this week.

Edward Rees and Wm. Jeffers unloaded a car of bridge lumber for the county
Monday.

Mrs. Melvina Moore returned to her home in Struble Sunday, after visiting
relatives here a week.

Fred Moore, of LeMars, assisted Clifford Ray with the invoicing at the
lumber yard a few days last week.

Gerald Bloom, son of Mrs. Bell Bloom, fell on the sidewalk in LeMars one day
last week and broke his arm.

Chas. Hartzell and wife returned to their home in Davenport, Iowa, Monday,
after a short visit with Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Hartzell.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary society met with Mrs. Miles Kennedy Wednesday
afternoon. The ladies are planning to have a Japanese lunch and program at
the June meeting.

Miss Hazel Britton and her little brother, Harry, of Spencer, Iowa, arrived
here Saturday to visit their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Britton and
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Albro.

Albert Penning returned from Summerset, Wisconsin, Friday, where he spent
several weeks doctoring. He also visited his sister, Mrs. Louis Demaray, In
Ihlens, Minn., a short time.

The choir have made arrangements to have a musical entertainment given by
the Imperial Quartette of LeMars in the church Wednesday evening, May 20th.
All are cordially invited. Admission, adults 25, children under fourteen,
15 cents.

Mrs. Arthur Reeves, Mrs. E. F. Councilman, Mrs. W.C. Lancaster, Mrs. C. F.
Hartzell, Mrs. A Haviland, and Miss Julia Heide attended the missionary
convention in the M.E. church in LeMars last week. They reported a fine
meeting.

Henry Heide received the sad news Monday of the death of his daughter, Mrs.
Onna Freeman, who lives in Coner D'Alene, Idaho. Mrs. Freeman is well known
by many in and around this vicinity, having lived here for several years.
She was a patient sufferer and ready to go to her reward. She succumbed to
the dreadful malady, cancer of the stomach, April 29th, with which she
suffered for some time. Her remains were laid to rest by the side of her
husband who preceded her in death about two years ago. She leaves a
daughter, who she has lived with since her husband's death, a father and
sister to mourn her death.

STRUBLE:

C. W. Elstick is still very low from complications of pneumonia.

Philip Boover returned from LeMars where he served on the jury.

Miss Grace Benton is visiting at the P. A. Seaman home this week.

Heike Johnson and son were shaking hands here the first of the week.

Eddy Nusebaum was a business caller here the first of the week.

John Ostle, of the Kruse ranch, delivered a big bunch of hogs Wednesday.

John M. Renkin marketed a nice bunch of porkers here the last of the week.

Mrs. P. Nemmers and her sister, Mrs. N. Hanson, visited in Struble Sunday.

Bob Hanson, from Sioux City, is holding down his old job at the phone
central.

Thos. Kyle and Will Albers were doing work for J.A. Sayer in LeMars Tuesday.

William Deegan sheared his sheep on Wednesday.

Frank Van Horst, from Ireton, called at the Eilert Borchers home on Tuesday.

Marron Bros., of Reading, entertained their neighbors and friends the first
of the week.

Will DeJong, of Maurcie, was transacting business in Struble the first of
this week.

P. W. Moir has purchased a saw mill and is sawing up large cottonwoods on
his place.

Miss Leona Knowell, one of Sioux Center's school ma'ams, spent Sunday with
relatives here.

John Monats marketed some home fed swine in Struble Wednesday and bought a
new corn plow.

Henry Geesie has a colt that is a beauty. The animal is marked the full
picture of an Arabian horse.

Orval Geesie is reported to be wearing back around his hat since the G. N.
run over one of his pet lambs.

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Baack and Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Albers and their
families, were LeMars visitors Saturday.

Ed. Reiter, of Ireton, visited in Struble on Tuesday. Ed. has many friends
who are always glad to see him here.

The Evansville ball nine got under the hide of the Struble nine 5 to 2 the
first of the week. Jimmy Nolan has a good lot of players.

Mrs. Theo. Stiler departed for a short visit to Montrose, Minn., the last of
the week, called through the illness of her mother.

The hours of services hence forth at all the churches will be a half hour
earlier as was announced at the St. Joseph church last Sabbath.

J. A. Sayer was over to Hull on last Sunday. Mrs. Sayer returned with him.
She had been spending the past week there among old friends.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, May 19, 1908

Carnes Correspondent in Alton Democrat:
We received news today from Coeur’d Alene, Idaho, of the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Freeman, of cancer. Mrs. Freeman was the eldest daughter of Henry
Heide and for many years was a resident of this neighborhood, but about six
years ago went with her husband and daughter to Cour’d Alene, where Mr.
Freeman died two years later. Mrs. Freeman leaves one child, Mrs. Nellie
Larsen, of Couer’d Alene, and her father, Mr. Heide, and sister, Miss Julia,
of Seney, to mourn her demise.
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Albert Lang (sic-Long) died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Long, in Stanton
township, on Saturday, after a long illness of tuberculosis, aged
twenty-three years. He was in a hospital in Sioux City for some time and
then was brought to LeMars to the Dubuque House to be under the care of Dr.
Schwind. A few days ago, as his case was hopeless, he expressed a wish to
die at home and taken out to the farm. He leaves a mother, six brothers and
four sisters to mourn his death. The funeral was held yesterday at St.
Joseph’s church in Lincoln township.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
May 22, 1908

DEATH OF AN AGED PIONEER
Mrs. Margaret Obermeier Dies At Delmont, S.D.
RESIDED IN THIS COUNTY FOR YEARS
With Her Husband She Settled on a Farm in Elgin Township Thirty-six Years
Ago and Lived There Until a Short Time Ago

Mrs. Margaretha Obermeier died on Tuesday at the home of her son, John
Obermeier near Delmont, S.D., aged seventy-four years, two months and
fifteen days, after an illness of several weeks. The remains were brought
to LeMars on Wednesday evening and taken to the home of her son, Ralph
Obermeier (sic Obermire), residing three miles southwest of LeMars and the
funeral will be held this morning at St. Joseph’s church in this city and
the interment made in the Catholic cemetery.

Mrs. Obermeir (sic) was a native of Germany and was born at Regensburg,
Bavaria. When a young woman her family emigrated to America, where she was
married to Joseph Obermeier (sic), who died four years ago. They came to
Plymouth County thirty-six years ago and settled on a farm in Elgin
Township, six miles north of this city, which was their home until the death
of Mr. Obermier (sic). Since then the widow has resided with her son.

She leaves a large family, five sons and six daughters, who are all grown
up. The sons are: Ralph and Martin, of this county; John and Peter, of
Delmont, S.D.; Joseph, of O’Neil, Nebraska. The daughters are Mrs. Minnie
Pletsch, Mrs. Ella Johnson, Mrs. Josephine Rush, Mrs. W. M. McLeod, Mrs.
Elizabeth McGowan, and Miss Rose Obermeir. Mrs. Obermeir was well known by a
large number of the earlier settlers.

BARTON-BUTLER WEDDING.
Miss Florence Barton and Roy M. Butler, former residents of LeMars, were
united in marriage on Thursday. The ceremony took place at the home of the
bride’s parents in Sloan and was witnessed by a few relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler have gone to housekeeping in Sioux City, where Mr.
Butler is employed as pressman at the Chicago Newspaper Union. Miss Barton
was for a number of years in the Plymouth county telephone office in this
city, and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Barton, who formerly lived
here. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Butler, Wm. Butler and Mrs. Geo. Langendorfer
went from here to attend the wedding.
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A Moberly, Mo., paper of recent date prints the following item in reference
to Roy Bellaire, who has been attending Marion Sims Medical College in St.
Louis: “The Wabash hospital at this place is to have an increase in its
surgical force. Dr. Bellaire, a promising young surgeon from St. Louis, has
been made assistant surgeon to serve under Dr. J. C. Lyter, and will arrive
the latter part of this month to assume his duties as such.”

Dr. Bellaire is a son of Mrs. Anna Bellaire of this city.
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On Tuesday evening D. W. McCarthy and members of his family, while driving
down town in a surrey, had a narrow escape from a serious accident. The
horse became frightened at an automobile and a portion of the harness broke.
The animal went up onto the sidewalk and Mr. McCarthy succeeded in stopping
it just as it looked as if the horse would go through the plate glass front
to the Carey Jewelry store.
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George Farrell returned on Wednesday night from a three weeks visit in
DeKalb and Kane counties, Illinois. While there he purchased a fine four
year old driving horse. The horse is bred in the purple, being a son of Roy
Blue and a grandson of Roy Wilkes and has Nancy Hanks and Dan Patch blood in
his veins. Mr. Farrell went to Alton yesterday to get the horse, which was
shipped on the North Western.

FUNERAL OF MRS. SULLIVAN.
The funeral of the late Mrs. John L. Sullivan, which was held at St. James
church on Friday morning, was largely attended. The service was conducted
by Rev. Father O’Farrell, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Father
Tierney, of St. Joseph’s church in Lincoln, and Rev. Father Nepple, of St.
Joseph’s church, LeMars. Rev. Father O’Farrell preached the funeral sermon
and paid high tribute to the virtues of the departed.

Friends from out of town who attended the funeral were: Michael Sullivan,
of Friend, Neb.; Mrs. Wm. Mulvaney, John Greggs, E. M. Thomas, and George
Haase, of Granville; Mrs. M. Abott, Mrs. M. E. Teehan, Rock Rapids; James
and Daniel Collins and sister, T. E. Fenton and sister, Marcus; Mr. and Mrs.
P. J. Conway, Sioux City; Mrs. Jos. Tierney, Remsen; Michael Kinney and
daughter, Carnes; Mrs. Anton Weidenfeller, Merrill.

COURT ADJOURNED UNTIL SATURDAY.
Judge F. R. Gaynor held a session of court on Saturday for Judge Oliver and
heard testimony in the case of Paul Hansen vs. Theo. P. Scott. The case was
in regard to a settlement in a trade which Scott made with Hansen for the
latter’s hardware business at Hawarden. The plaintiff made a motion to
dismiss and an order to that effect was entered.

Judge Oliver held court for a few minutes on Monday afternoon making a few
orders and granted final naturalization papers to Jacob Wolf, of this city.
He then adjourned court until Saturday.

Wolf is employed with Kryn Verheul, the ice man, and was formerly a subject
of the Kaiser of Germany.

FUNERAL OF MRS. A. MEIS.
The funeral of Mrs. Anton Meis, who died last Saturday, was held on Tuesday
at St. Joseph’s Catholic church. The funeral was attended by a very large
number of friends and neighbors, and the procession which followed the
remains from the home west of town to the church was a mile long. The church
was crowded. Rev. Feuerstein preached the sermon and paid a fitting tribute
to the good life and works of the departed.

Relatives from abroad who attended the funeral were: Ignatius Meis, of
Salem, S.D.; Fred Meis, Maple River Junction, Carroll county; and Mrs. W. A.
Meis, of Council Bluffs.

UNION: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Mary Edwards, of LeMars, visited with her mother from Friday evening
until Sunday afternoon.

Mr. F. W. Kehrberg is recovering from the effects of a runaway, in which she
was injured at Kingsley.

The Union Ladies' Aid Society will meet Thursday afternoon, May 28th, at the
home of Mrs. O. F. Van Dusen.

Miss Hattie Hardacre, teacher in district No. 6, spent the time from Friday
evening until Sunday with the Misses Mase.

A daughter was born on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. N. Kauffman, who lives on the
James Pearce section, but she died the same day.

Mrs. Charles Eyres gave a good report at meeting Wednesday of the program
she heard at the meeting of presbytery in Sioux City.

A house full of young people enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
May and family, Friday evening, and a pleasant time is reported.

Mrs. John Dominick, of Garretson, S.D., was here to attend the funeral of
her aunt, Mrs. Mike Keenan, and remained to visit relatives a few days.

The heavy rain Saturday night and Sunday night washed out some of the newly
planted corn, but many fields are doing well and rows of corn can still be
plainly seen.

Regular services are held in the Presbyterian church when the weather
permits. Sunday school at 10 a.m., preaching service at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Miss Mary Gibbons, daughter of our ?owns?man, has bought a lot at
Morningside and is planning to build a house. Miss Gibbons is a trained
nurse in Sioux City.

Spencer Coatsworth's daughter, ??ina, has been sick and the attending
physician pronounced the disease as scarlet fever. The child is not
seriously ill, but every precaution is being used to prevent contagion,
though several persons were exposed before the nature of the disease was
known.

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. A. Tyler were Sioux City visitors Monday.

Misses Carrie and Marguerite Held returned from Chicago Monday.

Mrs. Fred Vinz, of Sioux City, came up Monday to visit a few days.

Effie Crouch is confined to her home with a severe attack of rheumatism.

Mrs. D. Schneider and Mrs. E. Phillips were in Sioux City Monday.

Mrs. L. Winerich and Mrs. Geo. Noble were Sioux City visitors Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Mammen went to Sioux City Wednesday to visit with friends.

A. S. Cabb visited with friends west of Potosia Sunday, returning Monday.

Held Bros. shipped a car of cattle to Sioux City market Wednesday morning.

Flannery Bros. sold some cattle to Synder Bros. and delivered them
Wednesday.

Wm. Paper and Frank Bogenrief were transacting business in LeMars Wednesday.

Miss Vera Lawrence, of Merrill, came down Tuesday evening to visit with
friends.

Will Fissel, of LeMars, came down Wednesday and went out to his farm east of
town.

Miss Bessie Thompson returned Monday from visit at Marcus with her sister,
Mrs. John Harvey.

During the storm Saturday night lightning stuck a tree about 30 feet from
the residence of T.H. Waters.

Dance in the M.W.A. hall Saturday night, supper served at the restaurant.
The Iowa band will furnish the music.

N. E. Swanson, of Fonda, was a pleasant caller at the L.T. Winter home
Tuesday. He has just returned from Wyoming, where he is contemplating
moving on a farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Taylor, of Lancaster, Wisconsin, visited at the Jas.
Crouch home Tuesday, also at the John Crouch home at Potosia. Mrs. Taylor
is a sister of Jas. and John Crouch.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Thos. Rees has given his barn a new coat of paint.

Jonathan Alderson was a business caller in Struble Monday.

Fred Rees bought a horse of Will Heemstra in Struble Monday.

Miles Kennedy was a Sioux City visitor Thursday of last week.

Mrs. Joe Hughes, of LeMars, visited over Sunday with relatives in town.

Wm. Jeffers has commenced the mason work in Geo. Hughes' new house.

Al McArthur, of Struble, is painting some building for his brother, Duncan,
this week.

Jessie Jackson, of LeMars, was the guest of her cousins, Hazel and Chester
Britton, Sunday.

Miss Bell McArthur, of Paola, Kan., is visiting friends and relatives in and
around town.

Mrs. Lyman Britton went to Tyndall, S. D., to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Lizzie Randolf.

The Woman's Home Missionary society met with Mrs. Simon Aukema Wednesday
p.m.

Phil Simeon and wife, of LeMars, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Daugherty Sunday.

Clarence Moore returned home Wednesday night of last week from Washington
where he spent several weeks.

Mrs. Jas. Hughes, of LeMars, spent a few days last week with her son and
daughter, George Hughes, and Mrs. Will Casler.

Will McArthur came up from Sioux City Sunday and spent the day with
relatives north of town, returning home that evening.

On account of the heavy rain Thursday the Daughters of Ceres were unable to
have their meeting which was held Friday at the home of Simon Aukema.

The section men were called out Saturday night during the storm to go to
Alton and help lay several feet of track which washed out by the rain at
that place.

Grandma Boyce, who has been living with Richard Hawkins and wife for some
time, was taken to the hospital in LeMars last week, where she will receive
treatment for an injury she received some time ago.

Miss Jennie Winkle, of Madison, S.D., who is well known around here, was
married to F.J. Wagner, of Madison, S. D., at Pipestone, Minn., April 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Demaray, of Ihlen, Minn., were witnesses to the ceremony,
Mrs. Demaray being a cousin of the bride. They visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Demaray before returning to their home in Madison.

BEAVER CREEK: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Peter Parker was on the sick list last week.

Mrs. Muth, south of Akron, spent Monday with the Michael Gleason family.

Several large pigs of D. J. Searles were drown in the hard rain Saturday
night.

Miss Mable Raish, of Akron, spent Tuesday night with her friend, Miss Flora
Searles.

Thomas Maxwell and family have been sick the past week with the German
measles.

The cyclone and hard rains did considerable damage on the farm of James
Ross, it being flooded.

Lewis Mann came up from Adaville this week to visit with his sister, Mrs.
Peter Parker, and family and friends.

G. E. Wells and family, of Chatsworth, drove out last Sunday and visited
with the family of D. J. Searles.

Raleigh Parker came up from Adaville, Saturday and spent Sunday with his
brother, Peter, and family and friends.

The two little sons of Mrs. and Mrs. Allan Semple have poisoned their legs
some way, but are a little better at this writing.

Mrs. John Billings, of LeMars, is visiting this week with the family of her
daughters, Mrs. Allan and Emmet Semple.

Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Tressler, of Akron, which was
held at the Christian church Tuesday afternoon on May the 19th.

The cyclone and the hard rain and large hail stones did considerable damage
here. It took fences away, broke many window panes, carried several
buildings and other articles off some places and put the telephones out of
commission for a considerable time.

Friends received news here from Sioux Falls. S. D., of the marriage of Miss
Anna McCusker, to Ray Ellis, of that place, April the 25th. They will
reside in Sioux Falls this coming year. The bride is the oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCusker of this place.

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Stewart Brodie, from near Ireton, spent Sunday at his parental home.

The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. Alex Morrison on Wednesday, May 27th.

INDIAN CREEK: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Pauline Fredrickson spent Sunday in Akron.

Mrs. George Yant went to Hawarden Wednesday.

Miss Tena Schmidt is recovering from an attack of la gripp.

J.L. Pollock and wife attended the Eastern Star lodge in Akron Friday night.

Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Root attended the Easter Star lodge in Akron Friday
night.

A number of teachers from this vicinity attended teachers' meeting in Akron
Saturday.

Misses Della and Stella Kimball gave a party at their home Wednesday
evening. A very enjoyable time is reported.

Quite a number from this vicinity attended the Chatsworth dance Wednesday
night. There was a large crowd and a very enjoyable time is reported.

LeMars Sentinel
May 29, 1908

COUNTY NEWS
By Our Staff Correspondents and from Exchanges

OYENS: (Special Correspondence)

Vincent Freyman spent Saturday in LeMars.

Patrick Holton was a LeMars visitor on Tuesday.

Born to Mr. and Mrs Jos. Hissell, a ten pound girl.

Mr. Tierney entertained friends from LeMars a few days of late.

Mrs. Crowley, of LeMars, spent a few days with relatives here this week.

Mrs. L. Grunke, our ticket agent's wife, spent Saturday afternoon in LeMars
between trains.

Misses Katie and Mary Wandersheid were county seat visitors the last day of
the past week.

A good old barn dance was given at the beautiful home of J. Gengler last
Wednesday night. A large crowd was in attendance and all enjoyed a good
time.

On account of the rainy weather the shadow social which was to be given in
the Juhl school Monday night has been postponed until Friday night, so be
sure and come.

The coming marriage of Edward Neissius and Miss Anna Hey, of Remsen, was
announced on Sunday. Edward is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Neissius of
this place.

EVANSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

H. Oaken has enclosed his residence with a new lawn fence.

H. E. Wing delivered a bunch of fat hogs at the Ireton stock yards Monday.

Will Vanderham had several loads of fat hogs on the market at Ireton
Tuesday.

Fred Eilers is improving the appearance of his residence with a new coat of
paint.

Road Supervisor, H. Pereboom, is kept busy repairing bridges and washouts on
the road.

A. P. Noble is a candidate for the nomination of trustee at the June primary
in Grant township.

Chris Jansen is hauling lumber for the erection of a large barn on his farm
one mile north of Evansville.

Mr. and Mrs. John Nanninga drove down from Beresford, S.D., Saturday for a
short visit with relatives here.

J. O. Bogenrief captured two owls the first of the week. The birds were
added to John Edwards zoological collection at Ireton.

The ball game which was scheduled to take place Sunday between the
Evansville team and the Struble teams at the latter place was called off on
account of rain.

Edgar Satterlee has received the appointment as regular mail carrier on
route No. 3 from Ireton which comes into this locality. Mr. Satterlee has been

carrying the mail as a substitute for some time.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Arthur Ewin bought a team off Henry Heide last week.

Clarence Moore is bricking up a cellar for Gus Witt this week.

The ladies aid society will meet with Mrs. Alvina Jeffers Wednesday, June 3.

A bunch of boys went down to the skating rink in LeMars Tuesday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lancaster, of Maurice, spent Saturday with relatives in
town.

Deegan Bros. received two carloads of stock from Sioux City Wednesday
morning.

Fred Moore, of LeMars, transacted business in town last Friday and Saturday.

Mrs. Ella Ewin attended the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Obermeier in LeMars
last week.

Mrs. Otto Remer and son, Lyle, and Jerry Thompson, of LeMars, were callers
in town Friday.

Geo. W. Orr attended a meeting of the Order of Railroad Trainsmen in Windom,
Minn., Sunday.

Geo. Morrissey arrived here Wednesday morning from Burlington, Wis., where
he has been working.

John Alderson shipped a carload of cattle to Sioux City Monday night. He
accompanied the shipment, returning Tuesday night.

Mrs. Annie McArthur and sons, of Struble, visited at the homes of Clarence
Moore and Wm. Lancaster the latter part of the week.

Grandma Green arrived here from Florida Monday afternoon and is visiting
Perry Albro and wife. She expects to make her home here in the near future.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rees visited the latter's sister, Mrs. Lewis Demaray, in
Ihlen, Minn., a few days this week returning Wednesday morning.

Mr. Ross came down from Sheldon Saturday afternoon and erected a beautiful
tombstone at the grave of Marion Lancaster, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Lancaster.

A large crowd of young folks gathered at the home of Mrs. John Osborne,
Friday evening, to help celebrate the fourteenth birthday of her daughter.
May games and social conversation afforded entertainment for the evening.
All reported a nice time.

The musical entertainment given in the church Wednesday evening of last week
by the Imperial quartette, was well rendered. G. C. Countryman, the County
Superintendent, gave a few readings. They were greeted by a large audience.
The proceeds amount to $18.35, part of which will be used by the choir for
new books.

AKRON: (From the Register-Tribune)

Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Stinton, who returned last week from an extended visit on
the Pacific coast, will soon become Akron residents, having bought the fine
residence property of W. J. Bennett, the consideration being $4000. Mr.
Bennett and family will go to Los Angeles to visit his brothers and may
decide to locate there.

Word has just been received here by Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCusker, northeast
of town, of the marriage of their eldest daughter, Miss Annie, to Ray Ellis,
at Sioux Falls, S.D., where they are now residing.

The Akron high school graduating class of '08 will receive diplomas at
exercised to be held Wednesday evening, June 3rd, in the opera house. There
are eight members of the class, one girl and seven boys as follows: Miss
Oda Jenkins, S. Earl Elliot, Arden E. Ross, Orlan C. Moore, Ralph W. Nelson,
Ben H. Tucker, Charles I. Waterbury, J. Lionel Eustace.

At the regular annual meeting of the Akron Boat club, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: President, L. J. Conger; vice president,
B. F. Wintersteen; secretary, A.L. Yeaton; treasurer, C.G. Brady; board of
directors, L.J. Conger, B. F. Wintersteen, A. L. Yeaton, J.F. March and W.
W. Burrill. The acting secretary, T. L. Burnight, Jr., was instructed to
see the members of the club and submit the proposition as to the
advisability of disbanding the club and selling the property or levying as
assessment per member sufficient to liquidate outstanding obligations.

Died at the family home in Akron, Iowa, Sunday, May 17, 1908, Mrs. A.J.
Tresler, of septicemia, aged 41 years, 2 months and 13 days. There were
more than usual sad circumstances surrounding this death. She had been ill
less than two weeks and her death came quite unexpectedly and with crushing
force to the family. Ida Lucy Batchelder was born in Sandy Hill, Washington
county, New York, March 4, 1867. With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Batchelder, she came west to Belmond, Wright county, Iowa in February 1868.
They soon moved from there to Hudson, S.D., and then located on a homestead
about seven miles northwest of Akron, in Union county, S.D., where deceased
grew to young womanhood. December 18, 1888, she married A.J. Tresler. To
them were born nine children, of whom two daughters and six sons
survive--Mrs. Julia Berfeind, of Stickney, S.D., Viloa, Ira, Lloyd, Walter,
Lee, Vintie and Merle, the baby. Besides the children and bereaved husband,
there are left to mourn her untimely taking away, her aged parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Batchelder, of this city, three sisters and five brothers.

UNION: (Special Correspondence)

Carl Haneley is working for Richard Johns.

Harold Dotzauer has been quite sick with rheumatism.

Will Werth sold four loads of corn in LeMars Friday.

Harry Hoyt shipped cattle and sheep to Sioux City last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Perry are keeping house for Walter Perry.

Miss Elsie Haerling, of LeMars, is visiting friends in this vicinity.

Farmers began cultivating early fields of corn before the heavy rain.

Several farmers have improved their homes with water pipes and sewers.

Mr. Franklin and Mr. Inglett each sold several loads of hogs in LeMars.

Ernest Frels put up eavespouting for Mr. Hall on Peter Steele's farm
Wednesday.

Singer Bros. shelled corn for Ezra Pearce Friday and the grain was sold in
Oyens.

Miss Lillian Lehner returned home Saturday from her visit with relatives
near James.

James Hubbard did shingling on H. C. Wilson's house occupied by Cecil Mc
Gruder.

Ralph Wilson, who worked for John Lehner, has gone to remain with his father
in LeMars.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laughlin visited at the Geo. Farrell home in LeMars over
Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Becker, Jr., of America township visited Friday at the
Franklin homes.

Mr. Wm. Frels drove to Orange City Friday to visit relatives and remained
until Monday.

Misses Sara and Ethel Eyres, of LeMars, spent the past week with relatives
in this vicinity.

Harry and Melvin Clark, of LeMars, visited Saturday and Sunday with their
aunt, Mrs. Edwards.

Mr. and Mrs. George Steele attended the entertainment at LeMars highschool
Wednesday evening.

Mr. Sampson shelled a large quantity of corn for James Mase Saturday and
the grain was sold in Kingsley.

Sam Harvey has bought the corner lot in LeMars now occupied by the Hanford
Produce Co. on Main street.

Dan Driscoll arrived in LeMars Friday from Colorado, where he spent the past
year. His health is improved.

Miss Nora Lannan, of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Considine, in Marion township.

Mrs. Con Kohl entertained her mother, Mrs. Werth, and sister, Miss Angie
Werth, of LeMars, Wednesday.

Farmers should interest themselves in the proposed electric road, which may
come through this part of the country.

Thomas Eyres uses a small gasoline engine to run the washing machine and for
several other purposes around the farm.

Miss Mida Wilson returned to her home in LeMars, Saturday, after spending
two weeks with the James Mase family.

George Steele was surprised by a houseful of friends Friday evening to
celebrate his birthday and a pleasant time was spent.

Miss Sarah Kemnitz, of Stanton, has been working for Mrs. F. W. Kehrberg
since she met with an injury in a runaway.

Services appropriate for Memorial Day will be held in the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning, May 31st. Sermon by Rev. F. D. Haner.

Carson Herron, of LeMars, was out to his farm Friday and Saturday, where he
had a large quantity of corn shelled and hauled to Kingsley.

Miss Florence Cunningham, of LeMars, visited Misses Mina and Myrtle Dotzauer
from Saturday until Monday when all went to LeMars in time for school.

Spencer Coatsworth's child, who was sick with what was called scarlet fever,
is now well and no other cases have developed. The home is under
quarantine.

The ninth room of LeMars highschool enjoyed a picnic at the Dotzauer home
Saturday. Mr. Dotzauer drove after the pupils with a hay rack in the
morning and took them home toward night. In spite of the clouds and cold
wind a merry time was enjoyed. Sandwiches, pickles, salad, lemonade, cake
and ice cream were served.

MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Pearl Campbell was a Westfield caller Saturday.

Lon Fursee's new shop will soon be ready for business.

H. G. Codd spent seferal days at Westfield this past week.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman the past week, a son.

Misses May and Mabel Taylor were visitors at the city Saturday.

The school house at Happy Hollow has to be put in place again.

Mrs. Mulhern and daughter, Fay, were visitors at the city Saturday.

D. A. Leonard has his house all down and has began the erection of another.

J. Lawrence and son, Will, were business callers at Westfield Tuesday
afternoon.

No school Tuesday, as the teacher is no swimmer and could not get across the
river any other way.

Lon Fursee is making fine headway on his new building. Geo. Millner is
overseeing the work.

Mr. Mulhern has been moving a house out from the city the past week so as to
get his house put back in place also.

Rains the past week delayed corn planting and a lot of corn will have to be
planted over again on account of being washed out.

The bridge gang has been called again to this part of the county to put in
and repair bridges that were washed away by the recent flood.

Mr. Moffett cleaned the church the past week, as it was pretty well mudded
up by the Broken Kettle Saturday, the water having run in the church.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Freishler is the guest of Rev. ??doffer.

Bert Reeves marketed oats in Struble Tuesday.

Carl Clave is enclosing his place with a nice yard fence.

Jim Noble delivered a nice bunch of hogs here the last of the week.

The Grant township creamery has put in a new boiler and engine.

John Wilds has hired out to Arnold Ahlfs and began work Monday.

Mrs. P. A. Seaman was a passenger to Sioux City the last of the week.

J. Henry Reaman delivered hogs here. William Buss also marketed hogs here.

Miss Cynthia Holster's shadow social was a success. Will Heemstra acted as
auctioneer.

Mrs. F. E. Hulse arrived here from Chicago on Sunday evening to spend the
season.

Will Hartman, Nick Schlesser and Mr. Lampert, of Remsen, were in Struble on
Monday.

Carl Oltman's little boy, who was ill and under the care of Dr. Null, is
getting along nicely.

W. R. Null and family are enjoying a visit of Mr. Champion from the eastern
part of the state.

Saturday will be Decoration Day and a flag should be unfurled on every
church, school house and public building.

Christ Jenneson was hauling shingles from here for his new barn Tuesday. He
owns several farms in Reading township.

P.A. Seaman and wife are in western Nebraska on business this week and Ralph
Dalton of the First National bank is holding down Mr. Seaman's place in the
bank here.

Mrs. Pierson, of Hinton, came over on Saturday to visit her brother, Roy
Watts and wife. Mr. Pierson is the manage of the L.H. Bowman Lumber
Company, of Hinton, and came after his better half Sunday.

The German Mutual Insurance Co. held their annual meeting here Tuesday and
elected the old officers for another year. H. F. Becker, president; Hans
Mouller, secretary. Quite a few from Lyon and Sioux counties were in
attendance and a general good time prevailed.