Iowa Old Press
LeMars Globe-Post
April 8, 1910
WEDDED IN LE MARS
SOLEMN CHURCH RITES FOLLOWED BY WEDDING FEASTS
Katherine Heissel Becomes Bride of Lawrence Lewis—Miss McCoy Weds Daniel
Shea
The wedding of Miss Katherine Heissel and Lawrence Lewis of this city was
celebrated on Tuesday. The marriage was solemnized at St. Joseph’s church in
the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Right Rev.
Monsignor, F. X. Feurestein performed the ceremony at 9:30 o’clock.
The bride wore a beautiful white dress of imported goods elaborately trimmed
with lace and carried a bridal veil and bouquet. She was attended by her
sister, Miss Matilda Heissel as bridesmaid, who was attired in a beautiful
gown of white silk trimmed with val lace.
John Hansen, a half brother of the bridegroom acted as best man. After the
services at the church, the wedding party proceeded to the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Heissel on Fifth street, where a
splendid reception was held during the day for the young people and where
they received the hearty congratulations of a large number of friends and
relatives. An elaborate wedding dinner was served in five courses and the
befitting celebration was made a joyous event. They were the recipients of
a large number of wedding gifts as the regards of their many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis left on Tuesday evening on a wedding trip and will visit
relatives and friends in the eastern part of the state for a short time.
Upon their return, Mr. Lewis will resume his interest in the restaurant
business with which he has been recently affiliated with Haahr Bros.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Heissel, old residents of
LeMars. She has spent most of her life here and is popular among a large
circle of friends.
The groom was reared on a farm north of town and was later engaged in
business at Struble. He is a young man of good habits, ambitious and a
substantial citizen.
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At the St. James church at 10 o’clock yesterday morning occurred the
marriage of Miss Henrietta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy, of this
city, to Mr. Daniel Shea, of Remsen, Rev. Father O’Farrell, officiating.
The friends and relatives of the bridal couple witnessed the ceremony,
nuptial high mass being celebrated.
At 10:30 o’clock an elegant wedding breakfast was served at the bride’s home
and a reception followed. The repast was served in several courses and four
of the bride’s friends did the honors of serving.
The dining room and tables were tastefully decorated and adorned with red
and white carnations and ferns.
Miss Cora Sullivan played Mendelssohn's wedding march as the bridal party
ascended the altar to receive the marriage vows. Mr. H. Langdon sang, “Oh,
Promise Me.”
A sister of the bride, Miss Mayme McCoy, acted as the bridesmaid and Mr.
John Shea, the groom’s brother, was the groom’s attendant.
The bride’s wedding gown was a pretty creation of blue broadcloth with hat
and gloves to match.
Mr. and Mrs. Shea will leave Saturday morning for their new home at Dallas,
S.D., which the groom has prepared on a farm.
Both the bride and groom have lived all their lives in Plymouth county being
members of old settler families and are popular in a large circle of friends
and acquaintances. They start on their wedded life with all the adjuncts
for happiness and prosperity including the well wishes of a large community.
Out of town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. J. Shea, Mr. John
DeViche, and Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Fiedler, of Remsen.
KILLED BY THE CARS
Laborer on Northwestern Cutoff Killed Near Hawarden
John Brady, a railroad laborer on the new Merrill and Hawarden cutoff of the
Northwestern road was found dead beside the railroad track two miles this
side of Hawarden on Sunday. When picked up, it was discovered that he had
received a fractured skull and other deep bruises about the head and body.
The young man was twenty-eight years of age. The address of his father,
Thomas Brady, was learned by means of identification papers found on his
person and a telegram was sent him at Maryville, Missouri. He arrived
Tuesday morning to take charge of the remains. Deceased was in the employ
of Ryan Bros. grading gang of Sioux City when he met his death. The verdict
of the coroner was that he was killed by an engine or cars while in an
intoxicated condition.
LeMars Sentinel
April 8, 1910
COOK-GADEN NUPTIALS A BRILLIANT AFFAIR
SHEA-MC COY WEDDING AT ST. JAMES
Principals in Happy Events are Members of Well Known and Pioneer Families of Plymouth County, and Marriages Take Place Under Sunny Auspices
The marriage of Miss Antoinette Cook to John Gaden took place at high noon on Wednesday, April 6, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Lang, in Remsen township. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Brauer, of Remsen. As the strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march pealed forth, the bride and bridesmaid descended the stairs to the parlor where the groom was waiting. Miss Bessie Scott, a cousin of the bride, played the march. The parlor was beautifully decorated in the colors, green and white. The ceremony was performed under a beautiful floral arch from which a white wedding bell was suspended. The bride was attired in a beautiful gown of white satin, trimmed in hand embroidery and pearl beads. She carried a bouquet of cream bridal roses and lilies of the valley. Her veil was fastened in her hair with cream rosebuds. The bridesmaid, Miss Mabel E. Cook, a sister of the bride, wore a lovely dress of pink chiffon over pink silk. The groom and bestman, Henry Gaden, a brother of the groom, wore black.
After the ceremony, the guests were ushered into the dining room to partake of an elaborate dinner served in six courses. Ellenora Cook, Louise Gaden, Caroline Lang and Elizabeth Lang, who were attired in dainty gowns of white, did the honors of serving. The dining room was decorated in festoons of pink and white crepe paper and small silver bells. The tables were decorated in smilax and pink and white carnations. Ribbons were suspended from the ceiling to the corners of the tables.
The afternoon was spent in social conversation and musical selections by the cousins and friends of the bride. In the evening a large reception was given in the Remsen hall where the young folks enjoyed dancing. The bride’s evening dress was white lace over pale green. Delicious refreshments were served at twelve o’clock, each guest receiving a box of wedding cake.
The accomplished bride has been one of Plymouth county’s best school teachers for the past two years and the groom is a successful young farmer of Remsen township. Mr. and Mrs. Gaden will go to housekeeping on the groom’s father’s farm in Remsen township. Their many friends extend congratulations and best wishes to the young people. They were the recipients of many beautiful and useful presents, among which were cut glass, china, silver, linen and furniture. The bride’s suit was a deep shade of Copenhagen blue with hat and gloves to match.
The out-of-town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. John Lang, Alton; Henry Gaden, Ames; Otto Gaden, Allen, Neb.; Will Gaden, Bridgewater, S.D.; Wm. Hanno, Bancroft, Neb.; August Wilken, Crawford, Io.; Miss Caroline Lang, Bryant, S. Dak.; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kruse and Ed Kruse, Kingsley.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Clarence Jackson was a Sioux City caller Wednesday of last week.
F.W. Moir reports a successful sale held at Mitchell, S.D., recently.
Mrs. M.G. Mills returned from a week visit in Platteville, Wis., Friday
night.
A crowd of the young folks took in the play at the LeMars opera house
Saturday night.
Miss Martha Falk left on Wednesday for Centerville, S.D., near where she
will spend some time with her brother, Will.
Mrs. A. Hyde returned home Thursday of last week from a few days visit with
her mother in Bingham Lake, Minn.
Mrs. Will Buss was called to the parental home in the eastern part of the
state last week by the illness of her mother.
Mrs. Clifford Warner and children of Mt. Lake, Minn., are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kennedy.
Mrs. Clarence Kennedy and children are making a visit with relatives in town
before leaving for their new home in Montana, where Mr. Kennedy has a
position.
The township trustees held their annual meeting Monday. Elam Chapman was
elected road supervisor for the east half of the township, Will Justman the
southwest corner, and Mr. Aalfs the northwest corner.
The Daughters of Ceres were very pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs.
Thos. Hinde, Thursday afternoon of last week. Only a few were present, but a
good time was reported by all. Mrs. Grant Chapman will entertain the next
meeting, April 28.
Mrs. Anthony Daugherty, Jr., underwent an operation of internal trouble at
her home Monday morning. Dr. Reeves is attending her. Her mother, Mrs.
Krudwig, of LeMars, is attending to the household duties. At this writing
she is getting along nicely.
Grandpa Thompson, who has been a resident of Fredonia for a number of years,
died at the home of his son, Jack, in South Dakota Friday after a short
illness of only two weeks. Mr. Thompson spent winter with his son in
Dakota, where he ended his days. The remains were brought to Remsen Monday,
where the funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev.
C. E. Stevens of the Seney church. Interment was made in the protestant
cemetery at that place. Several from here attended the funeral.
The following is an item clipped from the Edgerton paper which will be of
interest to most of our readers: A disastrous fire was narrowly averted
Thursday afternoon, March 24, on the farm of Simon Aukema, adjoining _____
on the west, and even as it was he sustained quite a loss by a large number
of his fruit trees and berry bushes being destroyed. Several days he burned
a straw stack in his field south of the buildings and had to all appearances
died off, but the heavy wind of the same morning fanned some remaining
embers into a blaze and in a few minutes a raging prairie fire was driven by
the strong wind over the stubbles, through the orchard and up to the houses
and barn. It was only by heroic fight put up by Mr. Aukema and a large
number of neighbors that the buildings were saved. Although the loss of the
fruit trees means a great deal. Mr. Aukema is thankful the buildings are
saved.
SOUTH LINCOLN: (Special Correspondence)
J. Teasler, of Minnesota, was visiting friends in this locality last week.
Our assessor, Wm. Muecke, took his assessor's books to LeMars Wednesday.
August Richards, who was married last week, is very sick with pneumonia.
Dr. H. Mucke, of LeMars, was called to attend a sick horse for James Nash.
Reinhold Krause marketed two hogs at Hinton last week, which brought him
$98.75.
Marie Omeig, Frank and Ed. Mathwig, from west of Hinton, visited at the home
of Mrs. Augusta Mathwig.
Mr. Rapaler, of Sioux City, was out last week to the Catholic cemetery
erecting a monument to the memory of John Delaney.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jauer, of Lincoln township, and Harry Muecke, of LeMars,
visited at the home off Paul Rosburg, of Perry township, last Sunday.
A large crowed of young people gathered at the home of Joseph Jauer to help
celebrate the twentieth birthday of Minnie Jauer. A pleasant time was spent
at cards and dancing. After partaking of supper they departed wishing her a
long and happy life.
In some mysterious way a hay stack belonging to Fred Casper caught fire last
Sunday and it was not for the assistance of his neighbors it might have
destroyed all of his improvements on the place. As it was, they succeeded
in keeping the fire confined to the hay stack.
MELBOURNE: (Special Correspondence)
J. J. Schindel is having a new wind mill erected on the home place.
John Brehm sold a horse to George Manz, west of Merrill, for $225.
O.C. Brown and family, of Hinton, visited at the J. H. Brehm home last
Sunday.
Miss Gladys Brehm left Tuesday to spend her vacation with relatives in Sioux
City.
Will Zimmerman and family, of LeMars, visited with R. J. Spies and family
Sunday.
A number of young people of Melbourne attended church services at Hinton
Sunday evening.
Miss Florence Armstrong returned to her home at Moville after a week's visit
at the Brehm home.
Arthur Bogenrief returned to school at LeMars last Monday after a week's
vacation. George will remain at home for the spring work.
The W.C.T.U. of LeMars are preparing to have a silver medal speaking contest
at the Melbourne church on April 13th. A good program is being arranged.
Don't forget that date.
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Ed Hamil left Monday for Canada to look for land.
Paul Miller left Monday evening for West Superior, Wis.
Ruth Rieke and Helen Tripp were Sioux City visitors Tuesday.
Hilmer Halverson left for Ames on Monday to continue his course there.
Mason J. Foft left Monday for Howard, S.D., to attend to business matters.
Misses Charlotta and Elenor Knowles returned from Sioux City Monday evening.
Mrs. Burgoyne and Mrs. John Steffen were Sioux City passengers Tuesday
evening.
M. F. Rathbun is confined to the house with an attack of sciatic rheumatism.
Pliny Foft, who has been attending school in DesMoines, came home on Monday.
C. J. Vandaworker left Sunday for Clark, S.D., to look over the land he is
farming this year.
Cory Wilson and Geo. Knowles loaded their cars the forepart of the week for
shipment to their new home near Chester, Montana.
Miss Anna Rieke returned to Morningside Monday after spending the Easter
recess with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rieke.
May M. Kellner has purchased the residence formerly owned by W. M. Lilly
from T. J. Schafer. Mrs. Kellner moved the first of the week.
Mrs. Elva Van Buskirk who has been spending the past week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Rathbun, returned to her home at Alta Monday.
Monday T.S. Cathcart & Sons garnished D. A. Oltmann, who had in his
possession the proceeds of the sale of household goods of Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
McCowin.
The board of directors of the Farmers Elevator re-elected Geo. J. Schafer as
manager and D. D. Kindig as president of the board and Ted Murray as
secretary and treasurer.
Max Collins, Lake Whitmer and Ferrol Cottrell Tuesday for Canada, where Mr.
Collins and Mr. Whitmer go to take up claims and Ferrol Cottrell will return
and go back next fall to locate.
Messrs. C.L. Irons, R.E. Lyle, C.W. Wilson, J.B. Beardsley, John Ebelheiser,
S. Creasy, J. J. Davis, and Martin Larson went to Sioux City on Monday
evening to take the Scottish Rite Degrees in Masonry.
The new city administration commenced last Monday night when the mayor and
councilmen took the oath of office. Not much business was transacted except
for the appointing of committees for the ensuing year.
Dr. B. F. Wendel came over from Sioux City Tuesday to look after the
repairing of the house. He is not able to be out much and is still going
about with a bandaged ear, but expects in a short time to be much better and
able to take up his practice.
The Congregational people held a farewell reception at the church parlors
Monday evening for the families that are leaving. Those in whose honor the
reception was given were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Knowles, Mr. and Mrs. Conray and
Mrs. Cory Wilson.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith which was born Sunday was
buried Monday morning, Rev. Spiker conducting a short service at the grave.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have the sympathy of their many friends in this sad
bereavement.
LeMars Globe-Post
April 11, 1910
~While playing ball with a number of others on the vacant lot on Court
street on Thursday afternoon, Nic Wilmes received a deep gash on the
forehead and three or four stitches were required to close the wound. A
batted ball which young Wilmes was playing for struck a piece of brick lying
a few feet in front of him and glanced to his forehead.
DEATH OF MRS. A. REEVES
Mother of Thirteen Children—Has Lived in Plymouth County
Mrs. Abigail Reeves, aged 78 years, died Wednesday morning at the home of
her granddaughter, Mrs. W. H. Drumm, in Sioux City, after a brief illness.
Death was due to weaknesses incident to old age. Mrs. Reeves returned last
Thursday from Marshalltown, where she spent the winter at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. M. H. Sheeley. She was taken ill Saturday morning at 11
o’clock and had been unconscious most of the time since then.
Thirteen children survive. They are Mrs. Geo. Darville, of Morningside; M.
S. and Albert M. Reeves, Hawarden; F. H. Reeves, Jasper, Minn.; W. S.
Reeves, Tea, S.D.; Samuel Reeves, LaSalle, Colo.; William H. Reeves,
Garretson, S.D.; Mrs. M. H. Sheeley, Marshalltown, Ia.; Mrs. S. M. Jenkins,
Akron, Ia.; Mrs. Charles Brooks, Quincy, Mich.; Mrs. I. S. Small, Hudson,
S.D.; and Joseph M. Reeves, Strathscona, Canada.
For several years Mrs. Reeves has been living at the various homes of her
children. She was born in Schenectady, N.Y., February 29, 1832, and came
west when she was a young woman. She was reared in a Christian family and
was a lifelong member of the Methodist church.
The funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Drumm at 2 o’clock on Friday
afternoon and interment made in Logan Park Cemetery beside the grave of Mrs.
Reeves’ husband, Stephen Reeves, who died in 1897. All of the children were
at the funeral.
COUNTY PIONEERS LEAVE
Resided Near Hinton For a Half Century
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schneider left on Monday morning for their new home at
Lincoln, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider are pioneer settlers in Hinton , they
having come here about fifty years ago or to be more definite in the
memorable days of the sixties when Indian out-breaks and massacres were and
every day occurrence. The Civil War was then in progress and Sioux City
existed more on paper than otherwise. Mrs. Schneider came with her parents
from the state of Ohio and was of the tender age of twelve years, hence her
whole life has been spent here. Mr. Schneider came direct from Germany and
settled in Iowa. About 40 of their Hinton friends, relatives and neighbors
gathered at their pleasant Hinton home on Thursday evening of last week to
express their regrets at their going and to wish them joy and God speed in
their new home these last years of their lives. –Hinton Gazette.
LeMars Sentinel
April 12, 1910
OBITUARY
Mrs. Abigail Reeves, aged 78 years, died on Wednesday morning at the home of her grand daughter, Mrs. W. H. Drumm, in Sioux City, of old age. She leaves thirteen children. Her husband, Stephen Reeves, died in 1897. The funeral was held at the Drumm home and the interment made in Logan Park Cemetery. Mrs. Reeves lived in Plymouth county at one time and has a number of relatives in this county.
C..F. Farrand, a former lumberman of Ireton, died at his home in Galesville, Wis., last Tuesday. He leaves a wife and four children.
Mrs. Wm. Fosberg, formerly Miss Bertha Bartlett, for a number of years a resident of Ireton, died at Phoeniz, Arizona, last week. She leaves a husband and three young children. Mrs. Fosberg was well known to a number of LeMars people.
FIRE AT HAWARDEN
Scrogg's elevator at Hawarden was destroyed by fire on Thursday causing a loss of $5000 and 4000 bushels of grain were destroyed. The fire was fanned by a strong south wind and for a time threatened the whole of the southeast portion of the town. The Kenny mill was damaged to the extent of $1500. Burning shingles carried by the high wind set fire to several barns in the vicinity and the lumber yard of O'Neal & Co. was also on fire and suffered a loss of $1000. Only the hardest kind of work on the part of the fire company and citizens prevented a large number of buildings from being destroyed. The fire is supposed to have been caused by sparks for a passing railroad engine.
LeMars Globe-Post
April 14, 1910
KILLED BY THE TRAIN
JAMES NASH CRUSHED ON HINTON R.R. CROSSING
Omaha Freight Train At High Speed Crashed Into His Buggy Saturday Night.
James Nash, a well-known farmer of the south part of the county, where he
has resided for over thirty years, was struck by a freight train while
driving across the railroad track at Hinton late Saturday night and almost
instantly killed. The Nash home is five miles east of Hinton. Mr. Nash had
been in Hinton was just starting for home, the time being 10:15 o’clock. He
was driving a heavy farm horse hitched to a buggy. The vehicle was smashed
into kindling wood, and the horse, an animal weighing in the neighborhood of
1,400p pounds was hurled fifty feet and instantly killed.
The train which killed Mr. Nash was the St. Paul freight over the C. M. St.
P. & O. The train was late, being then due in Sioux City and as it does not
stop at Hinton was running at high speed. The accident took place at the
crossing just south of the Illinois Central Station and was witnessed by a
number of spectators although at that time of night no one could be sure of
just what happened. The train, in charge of Conductor Kilborne and Engineer
F. J. Anderson, was at once brought to a stop. The body of Mr. Nash was
found on the right of the track with the wreck of his buggy. His neck was
broken, skull terribly crushed over the temple exposing the brain, left leg
broken near the hip and left arm fractured. The horse lay on the other side
of the tracks, stripped of all harness but the bridle. The character of Mr.
Nash’s injuries, the distance he and his heavy horse were thrown and the
complete wreck of harness and vehicle would tend to show that the train was
running at high speed, although some of the trainmen testified that they
were not going faster than eight or ten miles an hour and none of them would
admit of more than fifteen miles an hour. On the other hand, there were
those who saw the train go through who estimated the speed as high as thirty
miles an hour.
Mr. Nash was perfectly familiar with the surroundings, but must have
underestimated the speed of the approaching train. It has been stated that
as he drove on the crossing with the train almost upon him, he appeared to
hesitate and made an attempt to back the horse off. The railroad men
expressed the belief that he might have escaped had not the horse stopped
either through fright or because of Mr. Nash’s pulling on the lines. The
family of the dead man were at once notified and arrived in a comparatively
short time taking the body to the home in Lincoln township.
Coroner Beely of LeMars was notified and went down Sunday to make
arrangements for an inquest, which was held Monday afternoon. A jury
composed of Ira Pearson, Henry Ideker and W. C. Luce were empanelled, and
after hearing the evidence simply returned a verdict to the effect that
deceased had been killed by the train above mentioned.
James Nash was born in Kalamazoo county, Michigan, May 22, 1857. In 1876,
with other member of his father’s family he came to Iowa and located in
Plymouth County, which was to be his home for the remaining 34 years of his
life. He was married in Lincoln township twenty-six years ago to Miss
Minnie Leach. To them was born one son, Nealie Nash, who with the bereaved
wife survives. Other relatives living in the county are a brother, Dell
Nash, of Potosia, and a brother and sister, Luther Nash and Mrs. Chris
Closner, living near Hinton.
Mr. Nash was highly regarded throughout the south part of the county, where
his long residence had made him very well known. His tragic death was a
profound shock to his neighbors, but a benumbing sorrow to his bereaved wife
and son. The funeral was held in the United Evangelical church at Hinton,
the services being in charge of the Floyd Valley Lodge, I.O.O.F., of which
deceased had been a member for a good many years.
LeMars Sentinel
April 15, 1910
WASHINGTON: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hoss were Sioux City visitors Saturday.
Johnnie Harms, son of Herman Harms, is very sick at this writing.
A baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wenchel one day recently.
Chris Hansen is sporting a fine automobile which he purchased from Chas.
Schneider.
Herbert Hammond, of New Zealand, arrived Sunday evening to visit relatives
here for the summer.
Dr. Donahue, of LeMars, was called to administer to one of Will Lemke's best
horses Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Stinton are the proud parents of a big baby boy which came
to gladden their home on Monday morning, April 4.
Geo. Manz, who recently came here from South Dakota, has rented the old
Veidt farm and is nicely settled on it and is now ready to begin his spring
work.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. M.G. Mills went to Minneapolis on Thursday.
Will Falk is building a new hog house on his farm north of town.
Chris Thompson is the possessor of a fine automobile, purchased in LeMars
Saturday.
Frank March and family, of Akron, spent Sunday with his mother and sister in
town.
Mrs. W.E. Kennedy and children are visiting her mother and sister, Mrs. E.
March and Miss Lucile.
Mrs. A. Hyde went to Bingham Lake, Minn., last week to visit her mother who
expects to leave for her new home in the west in a few days.
Will Falk shipped a carload of fat cattle to Sioux City Tuesday night. He
went to Sioux City Wednesday morning to take charge of the shipment.
Frank Buss and sister, Mrs. Sol Perry, returned home Saturday morning from
Darlington, Wis., where they were called by the serious illness of their
mother two weeks ago.
W. C. Warner, of Mt. Lake, Minn., spent Sunday with relatives in town,
returning home Monday, accompanied by his wife and children who spent the
past week at her parents' home.
Mr. McCarthy, of LeMars, has a crew of men at work laying a concrete
foundation for the erection of a new house on his farm where Dick Zimmerman
now lives. He expects to do some more building later.
The news of the death of Mrs. A. Reeves, which occurred at the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. W. H. Drumm, in Sioux City last week, came as a shock to
her many friends in this neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves homesteaded the
farm now owned by Wm. Criswell.
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Thos. Navin was a Sioux City visitor Monday.
C. J. Vandaworker has a new Overland automobile.
F. W. Edwards attended court at LeMars Thursday.
Miss Jane Richardson was a Sioux City visitor Monday.
Miss Sarah Richardson has been on the sick list the past week.
SOUTH LINCOLN: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jauer visited at the home of Sam Blumer last Sunday.
Fred Muecker went to LeMars last week and purchased a new automobile.
Rev. W. Marth, the Lutheran pastor, left Monday for Paullina to attend a
conference.
Miss Clara Dahlman, who has been suffering from an attack of appendicitis,
has fully recovered.
Miss Dolly Blumer, of Milwaukee, Wis., is visiting her brother, Sam. She
expects to stay about three months.
Mrs. A. Krause, wife of Wm. Krause, Sr. who died Tuesday night of paralysis
of the heart, was buried in the Lutheran cemetery last Friday.
A good game of ball was played last Sunday in Wm. Muecke's pasture between
the Whiskey team and the Corn Huskers team, which resulted 9 to 7 in favor
of the Whiskey. The Huskers lost the game in the first inning, after which
they played good ball, but they could not get in the lead. The Corn Huskers
will play the Neptune team at Neptune. They will appear in their new
uniforms, which were purchased the first of the week.
MELBOURNE: (Special Correspondence)
Allen Schindel was a visitor in LeMars last Wednesday.
The W.M.S. will meet with Miss Gertrude Schneider, Thursday, April 14.
Miss Gladys Brehm returned from a few days visit at Sioux City last Monday.
Miss Elsie Schindel visited friends in Merrill several days last week.
Will Spies and sister from near Adaville spent a few days this week with the
home folks.
Philip Spies and Miss Carrie Spies visited at the home of Will Spies near
Adaville last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Philips passed through Melbourne from Sioux City last
Tuesday, making the trip in their new auto.
Philip Emmert, J. J. Schindel, and J. H. Brehm and wife went to Merrill last
Sunday to attend the funeral of little Allen Schneider.
The Floyd Valley lodge had charge of the funeral of James Nash, which was
held at Hinton last Tuesday. The funeral was largely attended.
J. Kloths and family returned Wednesday to their home at Anamosa, N.D.,
after a few week's visit with Mrs. Kloth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schneider, and other relatives.
School opened for the spring term in district No. 1, Hungerford township,
with Mrs. Frances Campbell as teacher. This is Mrs. Campbell's second term
and the patrons of the school are very well pleased with her work.
A strange accident happened to the little son of John Brehm last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Brehm were returning from a funeral at Merrill. When passing
the ball park in a top buggy, a stray ball coming from the ball grounds over
the high board fence, struck little Floyd in the face. Fortunately escaped
with just a swollen face and some bad bruises. No bones were broken.
Travelers on the road will need a mask on Sunday while passing there on
their way to and from Merrill.
UNION: (Special Correspondence)
Stanley Eyres, son of R. S. Eyres, is sick with inflammatory rheumatism.
Geo. Steele and Charles Eyres put a pump in the new well at the church on
Friday.
Communion services will be held in the Presbyterian church Sunday at 11
o'clock.
Sam Harvey and Phil Hayden attended the horse sale in Sioux City on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Goudie attended a dance at Columbia hall in LeMars on
Friday night.
John Hoffman had a crib of 1908 corn which he has been selling for seed to
many neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tullis, of Merrill, visited their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Burrill, Wednesday.
Miss Helen Edwards returned to LeMars Saturday to resume her studies at
Western Union college.
Miss Cassie Harvey, who teaches school in Stanton township, visited at home
from Friday until Sunday.
Dr. Fettes, of LeMars, was out Friday to see Helen Eyres, who had quinsy and
is still quite sick.
Mr. Barnable spent the past two weeks with his son, John, on his claim in
Tripp county, S. Dak.
R. S. Eyres shipped a car load of hogs to Sioux City Tuesday via Oyens,
where they were hauled Monday.
Cecil McGruder expects to move to Idaho next winter, where he has a claim on
government irrigated land.
Rev. P. H. Arlington, of Correctionville, gave a temperance lecture in the
Presbyterian church Thursday evening.
R. S. Eyres gave a good report Sunday of the program he heard in Sioux City
at the men's missionary convention.
Homer Shearer and family have returned from Texas, where they moved a year
or two ago, and will remain here.
Rev. F.D. Haner and Thos. Eyres attended the meeting of the presbytery in
Hawarden Monday evening and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bauerly entertained a houseful of young people Friday
evening. Dancing was the chief amusement.
John Wengler is road supervisor in district No. 1, Henry Hall in district
No. 2, and Gibbons Bros. for the south half of Union township.
Mr. Armstrong is working the farm vacated by Gibbons Bros., which was
purchased by Olive White from Mrs. C. Krapfl, of Kingsley.
Mr. Fletcher, who lives west of Kingsley, was here in his automobile and
remained over night with Hugh Maxwell, returning home Thursday.
Mr. Ingalls, of Kingsley, was here in his auto Monday with Rev. Marion
Johnson, of Morningside, who represents the orphans home of DesMoines, and
came to see Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen, who are thinking of adopting a
four-year-old child.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their missionary meeting on
Wednesday, April 20th, at 2:30 p.m., with Mrs. Ernest Eyres. Subject for
study, "Freedmen." Leaders, Mrs. David Goudie and Mrs. James Goudie. Mrs.
Hayden will give a report of the program she heard in Hawarden at the
presbytery.
LeMars Globe-Post
April 18, 1910
MOHAN IS ON TRIAL
MURDER CASE BEING HEARD AT SIOUX CITY
His Attorneys Making Fight For Acquittal on Ground of Self Defense
The trial of Thomas Mohan, formerly of LeMars, for the murder of William
Sierks, alias Jack Sears, at the stable of the Holmes Coal Company in Sioux
City, some three months ago, is now going on in the Woodbury county district
court. Mohan has able counsel, with D. H. Sullivan, the well known criminal
lawyer in charge, and a strong effort will be made to clear him. The plea
is self defense, and it looks as if the defense had been able to gather
favorable information in that direction. A jury was empanelled Thursday and
the taking of evidence was begun Friday. From the character of the case and
the strength of the defense, the trial will occupy some time. Every
precaution is being taken and witnesses are being excluded from the
courtroom to prevent their hearing each others testimony.
D. H. Sullivan, who is defending Mohan, stated the case pretty strongly
before the taking of evidence commenced. He said Sierks must have been in a
threatening, crouching position when shot at, judging from the course the
bullet took. He compared the size of Sierks to that of Mohan, saying that
the latter was about 60 years old, and weak and feared Sierks, who weighed
almost 200. He also said that owing to trouble over a dog, Sierks was an
enemy of Mohan and had threatened him several times.
The position in which Sierks was crouching or standing, when struck by
Mohan’s bullet, whether in a threatening attitude or otherwise, promises to
be a most important point in the case in view of the defense being made.
Coroner J. E. Carver testified that the bullet which killed Sierks entered
the front part of the neck just above the collar bone and took a downward
course, lodging in the spine. A portion of Sierk’s spine containing the
bullet hold was brought in as evidence. Two large veins were severed and
Sierks died from acute internal hemorrhage.
Dr. Carver declared that Sierks must have been in a stooping position for
the bullet to take the course it did, as it was not deflected by any bone
until it lodged in the spine.
Dr. C. M. Wade, who assisted Dr. Carver in the autopsy, corroborated Dr.
Carver’s testimony. County Attorney U. G. Whitney asked the doctors if it
would make any difference whether Sierks was attempting to duck or escape
the shot or was crouching for an attack.
Julius Holmes, father of Martin Holmes, gave statements that conflicted with
that of his son, and others but on no material point.
Declaring that Mohan shot and killed Sierks without apparent provocation and
without reason to believe he had to shoot to protect himself, Frank
Fellhauer, a coal driver for the Martin Holmes Company gave damaging
testimony against Mohan. He was the first witness for the state and an eye
witness to the shooting.
Fellhauer declared he had come to the barn to get his horses but had to wait
for Sierks, who had the key. He said soon after entering the barn, he
noticed one of the horses of the team which Sierks drove, and of which he
was fond, showed signs of having been driven and steam was rolling from it.
He called Sierk’s attention to this. Martin Holmes and Julius Holmes, his
father, came to the barn and then Mohan, who had left after feeding the
horses early in the morning was called.
Fellhauer claimed Mohan said he would take an oath that he had not driven
the horse and then Sierks said that Mohan had ought to know about it as he
was the only one besides himself that had the key. Mohan cursed and said no
one was going to make him out a liar.
According to Fellhauer, Mohan walked from the barn some distance, stopped,
pulled out a gun, fingered it, uttered an oath, and then started back to the
barn. Not until he had gone back some distance according to Fellhauer did
Sierks come out of the barn and had taken but one or two steps when struck
by the bullet from the revolver. Sierks had his hands in his pockets and
made no threatening gestures.
Martin Holmes told in general the same story as Fellhauer. He said he was
walking besides Sierks and they had just reached the open air when the shot
was fired.
Holmes testimony was not so damaging to Mohan as that of Fellhauer. He
acknowledged that Sierks was angry at the time and had demanded that Mohan
tell what had been done to the horse found in a sweaty condition. He said
Sierks told Mohan he would not hitch up his team for the day until he found
out all about the affair.
It was declared by Holmes in testifying that when he and Sierks had passed
through the barn door, Mohan was standing with revolved leveled at Sierks,
and declared his intention of shooting to kill.
A search through Sierk’s cloths after the shooting revealed the fact that he
had no revolver or any other weapon about his person.
DIED IN COUNTY JAIL
A. J. RAUCH, ONE OF MAIL POUCH ROBBER SUSPECTS
Succumbs To An Old Trouble In Jail At Sioux City After Short Illness
Imploring piteously for relief from his awful pain, with his last breath,
Andrew J. Rauch, suspected of mail robbery, died on a hard bunk in his cell
at the Woodbury county jail about 8 o’clock last Friday night, while an
ambulance waited outside to take him to a hospital. He has been ill more or
less seriously several days, and was visited first by Dr. McLaughlin, county
physician, and later was attended by Dr. R. E. Conniff, federal physician.
It seems that his case was one that had baffled scientists in Omaha. His
condition was not regarded critical until yesterday. It is said that he had
at times took spells for the worse without accountable reasons. It is said
that he had a diseased spleen. He was indisposed when first arrested charged
with complicity in the robbery of a mail sack at LeMars on the night of
March 25.
The county and federal officials declare everything that could be done for
the sick man was done. Dr. Conniff visited his patient about noon yesterday.
According to the eight prisoners who were in the cage with the dead man,
they realized the critical condition of the man at 4 o’clock yesterday and
began beating on the bars of the cell and yelling for a doctor. In a few
hours Dr. Conniff returned, he looked at the sick man and conferred with
Jailor Hugh McDougall and ordered that the man be taken to the hospital. By
the time the ambulance and officers came, Rauch had breathed his last.
The last moments of the dying man are described graphically by his cell
mates. Rauch was able to be about and on his feet until 15 minutes before
he died. He sat on a chair in the damp corridors of the jail, while
perspiration rolled from him. J. Murphy, another prisoner charged with the
same crime, put cold towels to the man’s head. He declared that they
remained cold only for a moment so high was the sick man’s fever. Several
times in the late afternoon he implored and begged those with him to slug
him in the head and put him out of his misery. His fellow prisoners looked
at him with sympathetic eyes and did all possible to relieve him.
He had a premonition that he was about to die. He said, “they told me at
the Omaha hospital I couldn’t last more than a year. Now I know unless
something is done soon, I will cash in. Come here old pal,” and he waved at
Joseph E. Reed. “This is on the level, I gave my right name when I was
collared. I live at Peoria, Ill. My folks are well-to-do. I always had
trouble with my old man, but if my mother only knew where I was she would
help me out in a minute.”
After the strain of this talking a violent shudder passed over his body. He
turned over on his right side and the rest of the prisoners thought he had
gone to sleep.
When the officers came after him to take to the ambulance, one of the said:
“can he walk out to the door?” When they stepped inside it was found that he
was dead. Then he was removed to Wescott’s undertaking establishment.
The prisoners in the death cell today walk about with bowed heads. “He sure
died game,” one of them said. Rauch was a chronic sufferer and had been out
of an Omaha hospital only a short time when he was arrested on suspicion of
complicity in the mail robbery.—Sioux City Tribune, Thursday, April 14th.
At the time of his death the authorities had no knowledge of the whereabouts
of any of his relatives, but his dying statement about hailing from Peoria,
led to further investigation and on Friday a telegram was received from
there signed J. B. Rauch, saying, “Hold the body of A. J. Rauch. Will come
to claim.” It is supposed to come from a brother of the deceased. In case
of no word or information as to relatives had been received, the body would
have been buried at public expense, the government allowing $30 for such
purpose in case of unclaimed bodies of federal prisoners.
~~There was a quiet but auspicious marriage at the office of Clerk Toppings
at the courthouse Saturday evening at 5:30. The contracting parties were E.
M. Montang and Miss Isabel M. Cunningham, both of Washington township. The
marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Whitfield, pastor of the LeMars M.
E. church. The bridal couple were accompanied by George Bauerly and Miss
Emma Luken, friends, of Washington township. The groom is a son of Isaac
Montang and the bride a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cunningham of
Washington township. Both are twenty-one years of age. Their many friends
wish them bon voyage on the matrimonial sea.
LeMars Globe-Post
April 21, 1910
MOHAN GUILTY
JURY RETURN A VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER
Sympathy With Convicted Man And State Board to Be Asked For Pardon
Thos. Mohan, the former LeMars man whose trial for the murder of Jack Sears
has been going on in the Woodbury county district court the past week, was
found guilty of manslaughter by a verdict of the jury returned at 8 o’clock,
Tuesday evening. The trial has been followed closely by the accused man’s
former acquaintances in this county and their sympathy was pretty generally
with him. This seems to have been the case also at Sioux City, where Sears,
the man he killed, was living under an assumed name and was well known as a
violent character whom Mohan or any other man who had incurred his enmity
had reason to fear. The evidence, however, was too strong to be broken down
by the plea of self defense or the eloquence of Mohan’s attorneys.
Attorney Sullivan, who closed for the defense, pled for leniency not only on
the grounds that Mohan shot in self defense, but also that the extreme age
of his client should be considered. He emphasized the fact that Sears had
been drinking just prior to the shooting and that being of a quarrelsome
disposition, the liquor aroused his passions and he intended to harm Mohan.
One of the perplexing features of the case is who took the horse from the
barn on the night before the morning of the murder, which was the real cause
of the tragedy. In his closing statement Attorney Sullivan said that Sears
himself had the horse out. Mohan testified that it had not been up to 5:30
in the morning at which time he fed the horses. Another theory is that the
horse was suffering from colic which is said to account for its sweaty
condition to the extent that steam was rising to the ceiling from the
animal, and the testimony corroborates the latter fact. But the broken
halter strap increased the mystery. It is Mohan’s belief, although not
brought out in this evidence that the horse in question and another animal
in the same stall fought during the night and the halter strap was broken as
the result.
Walking slowly and unsteadily, says the Journal, the old man was led into
the courtroom to learn his fate. As an attestation of interest in the
trail, a number of spectators had gathered. The verdict created some
surprise, as there had been a general belief that Mohan would be acquitted
in view of his age, and his plea that he shot Sierks in self defense.
Mohan is a widower and has two children, Mrs. Dave Finnegan, 922 Division
street and Frank Mohan, who lives in Feldman row, 1017 Fifth street. They
were in the courtroom when the verdict was read and Mohan threw a desperate
glance in their direction as he arose with a discouraged look in his faded
eyes to return to his cell in the county jail, where he has languished for
almost three months, being unable to furnish a $25,000 bond. At present he
is facing a term in the penitentiary at Ft. Madison for eight years. The
day for passing sentence was not named but he will be committed under the
indeterminate sentence law.
The sympathy generally felt for Mohan by all those who have been concerned
in the prosecution is shown by the attitude of County Attorney Whitney, who
after securing the conviction said in an interview:
“Manslaughter is one of the charities of the law, and the jury has been
charitable in finding the old man guilty of that offense. The state will
now add still more charity by laying the matter before the state board of
control, asking that Mohan be pardoned just as soon as he can be. The
verdict represses and discourages reckless and angry conduct, resulting in
homicide, and in that the public will derive benefit, but the state will be
charitable.”
THE BLACK HAND GANG IN LE MARS
Special to the LeMars Globe-Post: A special message was received today from
private sources, stating that sixty members of the “Black Hand” would arrive
in LeMars, Friday, April 29th.
We understand that the opera house has been engaged for the occasion and we
take this opportunity of warning the citizens and police force of our city.
The whole population of LeMars should turn out and hear of the doings of
this famous gang which has held our country in fear and terror for the past
year.
STRUCK BY STRAY BULLET
When little Johnny Rees, who makes his home with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Beely, was on his way to school Tuesday morning something struck
him in the fleshy part of the leg. However, he kept on his way to school.
During the morning he complained of feeling sick and of his leg hurting him
and in the afternoon was unable to go to school. The limb showed a small
mark where the skin had been punctured, and it continued to trouble him.
Dr. Mammen was called. Probing of the wound disclosed that he had been
struck by a 22 rifle bullet. As a consequence of somebody’s careless
shooting, Johnny is in bed under the doctor’s care. While no serious
results are looked for, it demonstrates the danger of firing guns around
town, particularly by young boys. Neither Johnny nor the boys who were with
him have any idea who fired the shot.
LeMars Sentinel
April 29, 1910
COUNTY NEWS:
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Al Knowlton were in town Sunday.
Frank March, of Akron, was a caller in town Friday.
Mrs. Will Aird entertained relatives from LeMars Tuesday.
Thos. Rees is busily engaged in hauling county lumber this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hyde attended the play at the opera house in LeMars
Saturday night.
Will Rees and family and Elmer Anstine and son, Guy, spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Councilman.
E. Chapman returned home Saturday night from near Mitchell, S.D., where
he went to do some repairing on his farm.
Mrs. T. Reeves, of Hawarden, called on friends in town on her return
home from LeMars Wednesday of last week.
Charlie Ewin, who is working near Corsica, S.D., arrived here Saturday
for a few days visit with friends and relatives.
Mr. Meyers and daughter, Mrs. Richards, of Freeport, Ill., were the
guests of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Councilman, from Saturday until
Tuesday morning.
John Beely, of LeMars, was in town Friday and took up the corpses of the
children of Elam Chapman and Jonathan Alderson and removed them to the
LeMars cemetery.
Clarence Moore had as the saying is, “more luck than sense,” Tuesday.
After spending several hours along the Floyd fishing, with no results he
pulled out a carp that weighed 6 ¾ pounds. He was so surprised he
didn't try his luck again, but hurried home to show his friends.
CHATSWORTH: (Special Correspondence)
Tim Sullivan, of Sioux City, was in town Tuesday.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Art Fletcher, Monday, April 18.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Early on April 18.
Chas. Fletcher, of Missouri, came on Wednesday for a short visit before
he leaves for Montana.
Mrs. Dudley Farren and children and Mrs. W.W. Crow and children left on
Monday for their new homes at Haines, S.D.
Mina Farnsworth, accompanied her sister, Mrs. Albert Neilson, to her
home at Sutherland Saturday, returning home Monday.
PLEASANT VALLEY: (Special Correspondence)
George Bulyer was a Cherokee visitor Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Hazen, of Marcus, visited at the home of their son,
Louis, last Thursday and Friday.
A buyer from Marcus has been canvassing this neighborhood for poultry.
He offers 12 cents per pound for old hens.
Paul Boedagh, of Persia, will give a stereopticon lecture at the Prairie
Hope church, May 5th. Admission is 25 and 15 cents.
Charles Haas, of Inwood, who has been taking treatment at the sanitarium
at Cherokee spent Sunday at his brother, Jacob Haas' home.
H. J. Raun shipped a car load of hogs to Sioux City Wednesday night and
realized a neat little sum for them. He returned to Marcus Thursday
evening.
MEADOW: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. H. Sanny is on the sick list.
Mrs. Peter Raun is on the sick list.
Henry Kohler is possessor of a new auto.
Carl Staab lost a valuable horse last week.
Little Mary Bolster is on the sick list.
Mr. Stack is busy taking the census of this township.
Quite a number attended the exhibit of the Remsen public school.
Simon Rothlisberger returned home Sunday from an eastern trip.
Bertha Rothlisberger and Mayme McCoy were visitors at the Carl Staab
home Sunday.
Jake Gamerdinger is afflicted with the mumps consequently he is absent
from school.
Mrs. Iven, who was once a resident of this vicinity, died at Redwood.
Her remains were shipped to Remsen. The funeral was held Wednesday from
the Evangelical church. Many of her friends followed the relatives to
her resting place.
UNION: (Special Correspondence)
Otto Schmidt, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., is work for Wesley Eyres.
Elmer Bleasdell, of LeMars, was in this vicinity Friday and Saturday.
Ed Bauerly and Will McCartney have painted building or Wm. McCartney.
Will Eyres, of LeMars, was at the Stokes home in his automobile Sunday.
Miss Lane, of Dubuque, spent last week with her uncle, Luke Lavin and
family.
The Grebner family, of Merrill, were entertained in the Burrill home
Sunday.
Miss Mammen, of LeMars, is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs.
John Tucker.
A social was held last evening at the Fred Featherston home for Mt. Hope
M.E. church.
Will Etchen was taken worse Saturday and Dr. Richey was called from
LeMars to attend him.
Mrs. Mary Eyres, of LeMars, returned home Sunday after spending a few
days with her children here.
Mr. Pelter, of Sioux City, was a guest of the Wesley Eyres family on
Tuesday evening and Wednesday.
David Goudie had two ribs broken by a horse when trimming its hoofs, and
since then has been quite sick with tonsillitis.
James Oswald, of Cleghorn, was a guest of R.S. Eyres and family Monday
and Tuesday, when he accompanied Mr. Eyres to Sioux City.
James Maas, Dan Keegan and Sam Sampson went to LeMars with their
threshing engine Tuesday to exchange it for a new one with Moir &
Kistle.
Mrs. Will Davis is recovering from the effects of an accident caused by
a running team near Oyens. Mrs. Davis was driving one horse toward home
with her two small children, when a team hitched to a lumber wagon ran
into her rig, upsetting and breaking it. The children escaped unhurt,
but Mrs. Davis was not so fortunate.
STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
Herman Frerichs is hauling lumber these days.
Roy Van Buskirk was a Sunday visitor in Akron.
Emil Luchstad and wife were in LeMars Monday.
Louis Craig is home from a visit with his sister at Hull.
John Ricklefs is planning on building a nice modern residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Homan were over Sunday visitors at Remsen.
C.J. Roth and Gerd Harms were marketing the Mammen butter Tuesday.
R.H. Zimmerman is adding an addition to his house on the McCarthy farm.
George Frederes and Pete Nelson were Sioux City passengers Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Thresa Frenbgen and daughter, Alice, of Alvord, are guests at the
Brandt home this week.
John B. Freichs was in town in his new auto Sunday. He was accompanied
by J.D. Siebels and son Henry.
Dr. Null and family and G.A. Null and family spent Sunday at the Geo.
Null home in Preston township.
Dick Johnson, who is on the retired farmer's list at LeMars, came out to
look at the old farm Tuesday.
Struble now has eleven autos. This believe will be a high record if
population is considered as a basis.
L.J. Winterfield and wife, also H.F. Baack and wife were at LeMars the
first of the week in Mr. Baack's new auto.
Mesdames Bailey and Montag, daughters of Mrs. Schnell, who were called
by the illness of their Mother, left for their home at Estelline, S. D.
Supervisor, W. H. Deegan passed through our town Tuesday on his way to
Grant township, where he will look after several bridges that need
fixing.
Henry Fett, David Hammond, George and Mike Lang were marketing some of
their home fed choice cattle. All are good feeders and generally
deliver the goods.
BREEZY HILL: (Special Correspondence)
John Frerichs lost one of his three year old colts on Monday.
Nick Mangelson had the misfortune to lose one of his horses last week.
Nick Mangelson bought a team of horses from J.W. Frerichs one day last
week.
Ed. Huls and sister, Anna, were visiting at the Chris Omnen home near
Westfield on Sunday.
Fred Popkin took a drive to Millnerville and there recovered horse that
had strayed from his place some six weeks ago.
Mrs. Minnie Utesch and daughter, Leona, returned to their home at Akron,
after spending a few weeks with her brother, Gust Jans, and family.
ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
A daughter was born to Fred King and wife, April 17th.
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Joe Baldwin, Thursday, May 5th.
Mrs. Walt McLain visited her sister, Mrs. Alva King, in South Dakota a
few days last week.
John Fletcher returned home from Reliance, S. Dak., last week after
spending the winter with his sons.
Miss Ruby Gowan, who has been taking a course for trained nurses at the
LeMars hospital, came home Wednesday.
The Adaville school had a vacation Monday and Tuesday. The teacher, Miss
Johnson, went to Akron to attend the wedding of her sister.
Friends of Abner Andus, formerly of the place but now of Elk Point, will
regret to hear of him having to undergo an operation at a hospital in
Sioux City last week. We hope for his recovery.
POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)
J. Berger marketed wheat in Sioux City Monday.
Mrs. Bert Mahaney was in Sioux City Saturday.
Fred Topkins was in LeMars on business Tuesday.
Harry Duane was visiting friends in Sioux City Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Del Nash were Sioux City callers Monday.
Mrs. H. Meines and Mrs. Wm. LaBahn were Sioux City callers Friday.
John McIntyre, of Struble, was visiting friends in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. T. Dierckson is visiting with relatives at Moville, Iowa, this
week.
Miss Ethel McCarty visited over Sunday with her parents near Westfield.
Mrs. D. M. Baker and son, Frank, visited at the J.E. Burkett home near
Akron Sunday.
Mrs. Strowman, of Lincoln, Neb., is here visiting with her relatives,
Mrs. H. Meines and Mrs. Wm. LaBahn.
A dance will be given in the M.W.A. hall at Potosia, April 30th.
Sullivan's harp orchestra will furnish the music.
RUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Smidt on April 19.
Alex Klemme, of LeMars, was a visitor in this vicinity Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T.D. Vanderham were business callers in LeMars Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kallsen and daughter were visitors at LeMars
Wednesday.
A. Smidt, the census taker, has been visiting the homes in our burg the
past week.
Mrs. James Kirk and daughter, Ruth, visited Blanche Kirk at Akron on
Tuesday.
Folkert Smidt and family were Sunday guests at the H. Hillrich home near
Chatsworth.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klemme were LeMars business visitors Saturday,
returning home Sunday.
Miss Adele Abrens is assisting Mrs. Henry Ruble near Dalton with her
housecleaning this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Muir and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jeffers made a business
trip to Akron Thursday.
Gerhard Abrens made a trip to Mammen, Monday, and accompanied his
father, John Abrens, to LeMars Tuesday.
John Johnsen drove eighty-five head of fat cattle to Dalton on Monday
and from there he accompanied the shipment to Chicago.
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Emmett Conway, of Sioux City, spent Sunday in Remsen.
Rudolph Lang was transacting business in LeMars Friday.
The Woodmen's dance last Friday evening was a great success.
Miss Emma Atkinson and Eilenora Cook were LeMars callers on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hoeck left Remsen Friday morning for their new home in
Sibley, Ia.
Eilenora Cook and Elizabeth Lang spent Sunday with her sisters, Mrs.
John Gaden.
Miss Katharine Niggeling entertained a number of young friends in honor
of her sixteenth birthday.
Mrs. Henry Falke entertained a number of friends at a surprise supper in
honor of Mr. Falke's birthday.
The T.J.M. club have sent out invitations for a social dance, which they
will give Friday evening, April 29th.
T.P. Scott, sold his auto garage to R.W. Creglow. The deal was
completed Monday. He will fix up the building for a theatre.