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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
November 2, 1909

TWO WEDDINGS OF INTEREST
ONE CELEBRATED AT KINGSLEY AND THE OTHER AT AKRON
PRINCIPALS WELL KNOWN IN COUNTY

Miss Adaline Steffen and Michael Ginsbach Married at St. Michael’s Church
and Miss Anna Neary and Charles P. Ross at St. Patrick’s.

Kingsley News-Times: Married, on Tuesday morning, October 26th, at 8:30
o’clock at St. Michael’s Catholic church in Kingsley, Rev. Father Toohill
officiating, Michael Ginsbach to Adeline Steffen. The ceremony was witnessed
by the relatives and a few friends of the contracting parties.

The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Steffen and is a
refined and accomplished young lady, who can count her friends by the score.
She has grown to womanhood in this vicinity.

The groom is also well known and has a host of friends here, having lived in
the locality for many years. He is a young man of good moral character and
sterling worth and is to be congratulated on his choice as a helpmeet
through life.

The bride was becomingly attired in a dress of white lansdown and carried a
white ivory prayer book. She was attended by her sister, Miss Mary Steffen,
as bridesmaid, who was attired in a dress of sky blue silk. The groom was
dressed in the conventional black and his brother, Matthew Ginsbach, acted
as best man. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Emma Boyer and hymns were
sung during the service by Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Navin and Miss Christina
Steffen.

A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where Mr. and Mrs.
Ginsbach received many congratulations. They were also the recipients of
many useful and beautiful wedding gifts.

Mr. and Mrs. Ginsbach will make their home on a farm west of Kingsley, where
they will be at home to their friends after November 10th.

ROSS-NEARY WEDDING.
Akron Register-Tribune: In St. Patrick’s Catholic church on Wednesday
morning, October 27th, at half past eight o’clock, was solemnized the
marriage of Charles P. Ross and Miss Anna Margaret Neary. Father D.K. Hurley
officiating, in the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends.
Just previous to the ceremony, Miss Lisle Ross, sister of the groom, san
beautifully an appropriate selection, “Answer.” The bridal couple were
attended by their brother and sister, Wm. Ross and Miss Mary Neary.

After the ceremony a large party of invited friends attended a reception and
banquet at the hoe of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Neary,
southwest of town. At about 4 o’clock the newly married couple went to
Sioux City by auto and left on a bridal trip to Chicago, St. Paul and
Minneapolis.

The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Neary, and a
young woman of charming personality and many accomplishments. The groom is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ross, north of Akron, who are among the earliest
pioneer residents of this section. He is a young man of excellent
character. With Thos. Foley, formerly of this place, he is engaged in the
farm implement business at Millers, S. Dak. There Mr. and Mrs. Ross will
make their home after Dec. 1st. They stand high in the esteem of a wide
circle of friends here, who join in congratulations and wishes for their
complete happiness during a long life companionship.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Page One
Friday, November 5, 1909

LIVED HERE FOR YEARS –
PIONEER IMPLEMENT MAN PASSES AWAY.
WAS ILL FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS
Nicholas Tritz, Who Came to LeMars Thirty-Five Years Ago, Succumbs to Brief Sickness at His Home on Madison Street on Tuesday.

Nicholas Tritz, a well known citizen and pioneer resident, passed away at his home on Madison street on Tuesday evening shortly after eleven o'clock, alter a brief illness, death being caused by heart trouble. The news of his death came as a shock to his many friends as but few were aware of his illness, and his condition was not considered dangerous until a day or two before the end came.
He had been feeling poorly about ten days before his demise and was apparently regaining his health when a relapse took place.

Mr. Tritz was one of the very early residents of LeMars, coming here in 1874, and has lived on the spot where he died for the past thirty-five years. He was a native of Prussia, having been born at Tuensdorf on December 3, 1837. In 1847 his parents moved to the new world and shortly after landing came to St. Donatus, Jackson county, Iowa. Mr. Tritz's father died in LeMars in 1885 at the advanced age of eighty-five years.

Nicholas Tritz with the other members of the family were pioneers of Iowa and endured the hardships incident to the lives of the early settlers. He was united in marriage on May 6, 1863, with Miss Caroline Knolle, at St, Donatus. She died shortly after they moved to LeMars. He leaves three sons and a daughter to mourn
the loss of an affectionate father. They are Hermann, of Sumner, Iowa, Mrs. Clem Schliekmann of this city, Mathew, of Cherokee, and Michael, of this city.

Mr. Tritz for many years has been in the farm implement and machinery business, being at one time associated in the business with his brother, Matt. B. Tritz. Later be went into business for himself and has conducted the implement business on east Sixth street assisted by his son, Michael. Mr. Tritz was widely acquainted in LeMars and vicinity and his death breaks another link in the chain of friendships formed in the pioneer days when the country was sparsely settled and mutual hardships drew people closer together.  In politics he was an ardent Democrat and took part in many a campaign in the early days.  He was a member of St. Joseph’s church and the funeral will be held there this morning at 10:30 o’clock.

CHANGE IN BUSINESS
Popular Photographer Sells Out to Noted Ball Player.

After twenty-six years continuous work in the photographic business in the same building R. I. Dabb, the popular photographer, has disposed of his studio and its appurtenances.  The deal has been under consideration for some time and completed this week.

The purchaser is Harry L. Gasper, of Kingsley, who has attained a degree of fame as a baseball player.  Mr. Gaspar learned to play ball in his home town and soon became a twirler of note in amateur games in this part of the country.  He played for Waterloo in the Iowa league for two or three years where he made a record and this year was with Cincinnati in the big league, where he held his own, winning more games than any other pitcher on the staff.

Mr. Dabb will remain in LeMars this winter and will then probably locate in the West.  He has built up a fine business in the many years he has lived in LeMars and it is safe to say that he has photographed nearly every man, woman and child in the county at one time or another, in addition to taking pictures of passing scenes in LeMars and places of interest in the vicinity.  There are hundreds of houses in Plymouth county where his handiwork and reproductions are among the most prized of household gods.  To say he will be missed is putting it mildly. 

Mr. Dabb in his long course of business has accumulated money and has a fine paying business and his only reason for selling is that he wishes to engage in some occupation which will enable him to be more out of doors as the close confinement of indoor life is telling on his health which until of late has been most rugged.

Mr. Gaspar takes possession of the studio this week and will be assisted in the business by his wife, who as Miss Free, conducted a studio in Kingsley for some years and is a skilled artist.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
November 26, 1909

~Chas. F. Barker, of Ames, and Miss Margaret Enderstein (sic), of Alton,
were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon, Rev. C. F. Fisher, of the
Congregational Church performing the ceremony.

CAME MANY MILES TO WED
Bride Traveled From Europe to Meet Future Husband

OTHER WEDDINGS IN THE COUNTY
Miss Dora Tonsfeldt and Berent L. Tesdale, of Meadow, and Miss Clara Wenner
and Nicholas Kellen, Members of Well Known Families are Married.

On Thursday, November 18, at high noon at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Tonsfeldt, in Meadow township, occurred the marriage of Miss
Dora Tonsfeldt to Berent L. Tesdell, Rev. Berdner, of Remsen, officiating.
While the Lohengrin wedding march was being played, the bridal party took
their places in the northeast corner of the parlor, which had been draped in
white bunting and smilax for the occasion. Miss Alma, sister of the bride,
acted as bridesmaid and the groom’s brother, Sanford, was best man.

The bride was dressed in white landsdown silk trimmed with dainty lace and
insertion. She wore a long tulle veil with smilax entwined about the head.
She carried a bouquet of white roses tied with white ribbon. The groom wore
the conventional black. He and his attendant wore small bouquets of
carnations. After congratulations were over, dinner was served to forty
people. The long table was beautifully decorated with flowers and smilax.
The center-piece consisted of a large pyramid shaped wedding cake with a
white marriage bell on top. Many beautiful and useful presents were
received.

Those coming from a distance were Myrtle, Leonard and Sanford Tesdell,
Slater, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Tesdell took the train at Remsen the same
evening and do not expect to be back until after the holidays.
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Nicholas Kellen, of America township, and Miss Clara Wenner, of Meadow
township, were united in marriage at St. Mary’s church in Remsen, on
Tuesday, Rev. Father Schulte officiating. A reception was given the young
people at the home of the bride’s parents in the afternoon and evening, and
a big celebration was enjoyed. The young people are members of well known
families are popular with many friends. They will reside on a farm south of
town.

TURMES-REISCH WEDDING.
The marriage of Miss Mary Turmes and Nicholas Reisch was celebrated at St.
Joseph’s church Wednesday morning, Rev. Father Feuerstein performing the
ceremony. The bride was attended by Miss Mary Reisch, sister of the groom,
and Theodore Turmes, brother of the bride was best man.

Miss Turmes recently, came from Luxemburg, having traveled over four
thousand miles to meet the man of her choice. Mr. Reisch is one of our
substantial farmers and has a beautiful home one mile east of town where
they bridal party went immediately after the ceremony.

A sumptuous dinner was served at noon to a large company of relatives and
friends who had gathered to celebrate the day. Their friends wish them all
joy in their new life.

DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.
Daniel M. Woodman, died at his home, 4500 Arthur avenue, Leeds, on Monday,
November 22, of heart failure. Mr. Woodman was 78 years of age and had
lived in Sioux City and Leeds for the past thirty years. He is survived by a
wife and three children, Mrs. Minnie Lambert and Mrs. Rose Farrell, of Sioux
City, and Mrs. Anna Osborne, residing four miles east of Leeds.

Mr. Woodman was a pioneer of Plymouth County, homesteading on Section 32 in
Liberty township, in 1872.

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon in the Wesley Episcopal Church,
Leeds, and interment made in the Floyd cemetery.

HIT WITH A HAMMER
Will Heeren Gets a Bump on the Head in a Scrap.

“I’m going to die but I’ve had a good time” were the words used by Will
Heeren, of Grant township, as he sat on the steps of the Big Three store
Tuesday evening, with the blood gushing from a wound in his head. The
clerks in the store got Dr. Wild to attend to Heeren and the physician put a
couple of stitches in the scalp wound and applied some salve to an awful
bump Heeren had on the top of his head.

From stories told, it seems Heeren got in a scrap in a saloon with two men
and after some rag chewing and when things were quiet Heeren suddenly hit
one of the men knocking him down. The other man then fixed Heeren, bumping
him good and hard on the head with a hammer. Heeren went to police
headquarters and swore out warrants for the two men, but they had made a
getaway. Their names are not known to Heeren or the police. Heeren went
home after his head was fixed up but said he would be back the next day to
look for the handy man with the hammer.

~Supervisor W. H. Deegan was in Sioux City on Monday with a carload of stock
which he disposed of at a good price. The stock was fattened on the county
farm east of town. About $1800 worth of stock has been sold off the county
farm this year.

~The members of LeMars Lodge, I.O.F. exemplified work in the third degree at
their meeting on Monday night. Following the work, a banquet was held and a
number of toasts were responded to, F. M. Roseberry acting as toastmaster.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
November 30, 1909

DISAGREEABLE FOR NEWLY WEDS
Slumbers Were Rudely Disturbed by Visit of Police

Chas. A. Barker, of Ames, and Miss Margaret Dreyfersteyn, of Alton vicinity,
who were married, as briefly mention in the last issue of this paper, by
Rev. C. F. Fisher on Wednesday afternoon, had an experience the same evening
which is not generally down on the books of a honeymoon trip. An irate
brother-in-law of the bride, who objected to the marriage, interviewed the
sheriff in the afternoon before the wedding and wanted the pair arrested.
The sheriff declined to meddle in any affairs over which cupid is king
without a warrant. Later the brother-in-law swore out a warrant and it was
given to the night police.

The brother-in-law not knowing the couple were married secured a room next
to theirs at local hotel and awaited developments. The police went to the
room of the couple and after hammering at the door gained admittance and
requested the pair to dress and come to a Justice’s office. The groom
donning some clothes hurriedly went with the officer, that gallant official,
allowing the lady a longer time to make her toilet without his embarrassing
presence. At the Justice court, Mr. Barker triumphantly flashed his
marriage license on the surprised relative of the bride and the police
officers, and was allowed to return to the arms of his bride.