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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, August 2, 1910

STARTS SUIT FOR DAMAGES
MRS. NASH SEEKS REPARATION FOR HUSBAND’S DEATH
WAS KILLED BY FAST OMAHA TRAIN 
Plaintiff Asks Railroad Company For $25,000 for Killing James Nash, Who Was Run Down on Track Last April While Driving Home.

Attorney T. M. Zink filed the petition of Minnie M. Nash in the office of the Clerk of Court this week in which Mrs. Nash asks $25,000 of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad company for the killing of her husband, the late James Nash, late of Hinton, this county.  The petition in brief states that on April 9  last the railroad company ran its freight train at a high rate of speed from twenty to thirty miles per hour and in violation of the ordinances of the town of Hinton and that the company did not ring the bell nor have a flagman at the crossing and while so negligently operating the train, struck and killed her husband.

The suit arises out of the tragedy, which resulted in the death of James Nash, a well known pioneer resident of Lincoln township, last spring.  Mr. Nash was in Hinton on Saturday, April 9, and between ten and eleven o’clock was leaving town for his home five miles west of Hinton.  He was driving a single horse attached to a buggy.  As he crossed the railroad tracks on the main street of the town, regular St. Paul freight No. 278 due in Sioux City at 10:15 p.m. crashed into the rig and Nash was hurled to instant death.  The rig and its occupant were thrown many feet, Nash’s dead body being thrown to one side of the track and the horse’s body to the other side and the buggy smashed to kindling wood.  Nash’s neck was broken, his skull fractured, his left arm broken and the brain was oozing out through a hole in the skull. The accident was witnessed by a number of people who were on the main street at the time.  They say the train was going at a rapid rate of speed and that no whistle or warning bell was sounded.

At the coroner’s inquest it was stated that Nash’s body was found ninety-three feet from the crossing where the train collided with the vehicle.  The trainmen claim the train was not going more than eight or ten miles an hour and that Nash drove directly in front of the oncoming train and even then might have effected the crossing but the horse he was driving became frightened and refused to move.

Nash was fifty-three years of age and left a widow, Mrs. Minnie Nash, the plaintiff in this suit, and one son, Nealie Nash.  He had lived in Plymouth County since 1876 and widely known and popular.

TEACHER’S EXAMINATION
Many Applicants for Position as Teachers

Sixty-six applicants for teachers positions took the examination conducted by County Superintendent Countryman at the Central school building on Wednesday and Thursday.  The majority of those taking the examination are trying for a higher grade and the others are qualifying for the profession.

The law is that the full examination must be taken in June.  The teacher then puts her effort on certain branches and purposely slights others, expecting to put her efforts on them in July. In the June examination about two-thirds of the fifty-six applicants failed to pass the required standing for certificates. 

The following took the examination last week:

TELLS THRILLING TALE OF WOE
HUSBAND CHASED HER AWAY FROM THEIR HOME
SAYS HE THREATENED TO KILL HER
Wife Says Her Hubby in Frenzy of Rage, Smashed Window Lights and Tore Down Clothes Line, Stamping Clean Linen in Dirt.

Because her husband drove her from their house, threatened to kill her with a butcher knife and told her he was tired of her are the reasons given by Mary Janicke for commencing suit in the district court of Plymouth County asking for an absolute divorce from her husband, William A. Janicke.

The petitioner states that she was married to Janicke on December 20, 1906, and lived with him in Lincoln township from March 1, 1907 to March 1, 1910, when they moved to Grant township.  She states his abuse of her started soon after marriage when he began to call her opprobrious names and repeatedly accused her of being intimate with hired man on the place.

The petitioner further relates that he always spoke in praise of other women in the neighborhood and disparagingly of her. On one occasion less than a year after their marriage she says in a fit of rage, he tore down the line on which the washing was hung out to dry, threw the clean linen on the ground, stamped on it, broke several window lights with his fist and beat her, striking her on the head.  On July 22 last, she says he drove her from the house, threatening to kill her and she took refuge with a neighbor for the night.  Her health has been injured by his treatment.  One child named John, two years old, was born to them and she states she will soon become a mother again.

Mrs. Janicke in her petition says when she married Janicke she gave him $300, her savings, and her father gave her $300, which she also gave to her husband.

She has about $100 and a little furniture and has no means of livelihood except working as a domestic and in her present condition is not able to do so and therefore asks temporary alimony to the amount of $250, $100 for attorney fees and $2,500 permanent alimony.  She states her husband has eight horses and four colts reasonably valued at $1500, twenty-four head of cattle valued at $720, hay $300, machinery $300, and crops to the amount of $2500, and has no debts to speak of other than $1280 for rent.  She asks custody of the children and absolute divorce.

A writ of attachment was issued against Janicke’s property pending the trial of the suit at the next term of court.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
August 9, 1910

FARMER AND HIRED MAN IN SCRAP

W. A. Janicke, of Grant township, swore out a warrant against his hired man, Albert Jacobine, on Thursday alleging assault and battery. The case was heard before Justice Jones on Friday and Jacobine settled the matter by paying the costs. Jacobine swore out a warrant charging Janicke with threatening to shoot him but later the case was dismissed. The trouble originated over the divorce suit which Janicke’s wife instituted against him last week in which she alleges extreme cruelty.

 LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
August 12, 1910

DEATH OF W. Z. TROW
Old Plymouth County Resident Dies in Colorado

William Zebina Trow was born near Liverpool, England, April 30, 1840, and
died near Vona, Colo., August 7, 1910, aged seventy years, three months and
eight days.

At the age of five years he came with his parents to America, for six months
residing in New York City, then removing to southern Wisconsin where he grew
to manhood. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Company D
Wisconsin heavy artillery, serving until the end of the war. In March 1873,
he was united in marriage with Lucinda A. Lane, who with two sons, W. R. of
Laurel, Neb., and L. W., of Kingsley, Iowa, and one daughter, May, who
resides at home are left to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. In
1879 he moved to Plymouth County, Iowa, residing here until two years ago,
when he moved to eastern Colorado, living there until his death, which was
caused by a stroke of paralysis suffered in November, 1909.

In young manhood he united with the M. E. church of which he continued a
faithful member until death called him to the great congregation above. As
a man he was just and upright with all, as a neighbor frank and generous,
and as a husband and father, kind and true. During the long illness which
finally caused his death, he was very patient and uncomplaining, although
suffering greatly.

A brother, John D. Trow and sister, Mrs. Sarah Price, both residing at
Boulder, Colo., and two half brothers and two half sisters survive him, and
mourn the departure of his spirit. But all can say that our loss is his
eternal gain.

The remains were brought to LeMars for interment on Wednesday night
accompanied by the bereaved wife and daughter and the funeral will be held
this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the First Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. G.
F. Whitfield officiating.

LeMars Sentinel, August 16, 1910

KINGSLEY: (From The News Times)

Mrs. Sarah Preble and children and Miss Hampton, of Elizabethtown, Pa., arrived here last week for a visit with H. Holland family. Mrs. Preble is a sister of Mr. Holland and we understand she expects to reside here permanently.

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Old Settler’s Picnic Association held last Saturday afternoon, it was decided to hold the annual picnic this year at Foft’s grove, west of town. The picnic will be held on Wednesday, September 14.

Last Monday morning while Mrs. Wm. Bauer was busy doing the family washing, her little thirteen months old child in some manner pulled the plug from the washing machine. The hot water from the machine spurted over the child scalding it quite badly. A physician was immediately called and the little one cared for and at last reports it was getting along as well as could be expected.

Considerable shock threshing has been done here the past week. We have heard of oats turning out from thirty-five to fifty bushels per acre machine measure and we understand it will weigh out much better. The barley crop is also good and the wheat crop is the best in years in this vicinity. While in many instances the stand of corn is light but with favorable weather the crop will be very good. Taken as a whole as far as crops go in this part of the country indications are for a most prosperous year.

Last Saturday afternoon while loading coal from a car in the railroad yards here, to their wagon, the team being driven by Fred and Emil Reinking became frightened at a train and ran away, throwing the two boys out of the wagon, bruising and cutting them quite badly. Emil was unconscious for a time from the fall and received a gash in the back of his head and another on one of his arms that required services of a physician to sew up. After having the injuries attended to, he was taken home where at last reports he was getting along as well as could be expected.

LeMars Sentinel, LeMars, (Plymouth), Iowa, Friday, August 19, 1910

Death of Chris. Simpson
TWO BROTHERS TAKEN WITHIN FIVE WEEKS
HEAVY BLOW TO BEREAVED ONES
Youth Suffered Recently from an Attack of Diphtheria Which Left Him in a
Weakened Condition and Succumbs to Sudden Attack of Heart Trouble

Twice within six weeks the angel of death has visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Simpson, on Fifth street, and bereft them of their children
and their bereavement calls forth the sympathy of the community.

On July 3d their fifteen-year-old son, John, was taken by death as he
was recovering from an attack of mumps and on Wednesday morning about half
past twelve their oldest son, Christopher (sic--Christian), aged seventeen,
suddenly succumbed to paralysis of the heart.

The youth had apparently recovered from an attack of diphtheria with
which he was stricken three weeks ago. He was not considered dangerously
ill at any time, most of the time being up and around the house, and the
quarantine on the house was lifted a week ago. On Tuesday he was around and
seemed to be gaining in strength and was in good spirits. Shortly after
twelve o'clock on Tuesday night he suffered an attack of illness and before
the doctor who was summoned could arrived had passed away. His death is
ascribed to heart failure consequent on the attack of the disease from which
he suffered.

Christian George Steele Simpson lived all his short life in LeMars,
where he was born on March 24, 1893. He was attending high school and when
not at school was employed in the Bennison store and also carried papers for
the Sentinel office. He was a good faithful lad, anxious to help his
parents and earn what he could and was ambitious to get along at his studies
and was looking forward with a youth's anticipation to a bright successful
career.

He and his brother John, who died July 3d, were great chums, even for
brothers, and like David and Jonathan, in death they were not divided.
Chris leave, besides his parents, a brother and two sisters to mourn his
early death. The funeral will be held at the residence this afternoon.
Rev. W. G. Moore, of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct the
service.

WOMEN WILL REIGN SUPREME
NO MALE TEACHERS ATTENDING
THIS SESSION
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LARGEST GATHERING IN TEN YEARS

There is an Increased Enrollment From
Neighboring Counties Drawn Here by
the Excellent Reputation of Plymouth
County's Institutes.

One hundred and seventy-five of Plymouth county's school teachers are
attending the largest-and the teachers say the best-institute ever held in
Plymouth county under the new law. There isn't a man in the crowd except the
county superintendent and the three male instructors and County
Superintendent Countryman says that so far as he knows there will not be a
male teacher in the county the coming year outside of the graded schools.

There is an increased enrollment of teachers from neighboring counties,
who come here because of the excellent reputation Plymouth county institutes
have won under the direction of Supt. Countryman. The corps of instructors
is made up of teachers whose reputation is statewide and it is quite
generally agreed they are giving Plymouth county teachers an institute of
unusual merit.

In addition to the regular work a series of night lectures are being
given to which the general public is invited. On Wednesday night Dr.
Bolton, of the State University, lectured on "Whatsoever a Man Soweth" and
delivered an excellent address. Last night Hattie Moore Mitchell, of Des
Moines, gave her lecture on "A Man, Two Women and a Sign Board." The
lecture by Dr. Betts on Tuesday night was abandoned on account of the storm,
but tonight he will give his illustrated lecture on "People of Many Lands."

The institute program closes at noon Saturday. Following is a list of the
teachers enrolled up to Wednesday evening:

Pearl Griffith
Delia Claerbout
Winnifred Conklin
Ida Whitmer
Anna Strouse
Dorothy Meinert
Irene Williams
Bleth Wilson
Eilenora Cook
Ruth Barkley
Lena Forbes
Maggie Kundert
Gertrude Pape
Helen Ringer
Mary Edwards
Gertrude McGraw
Agnes Pech
Edith Falkender
Mabel Taylor
Claire Pollock
Evah King
Hazel Lindermann
Bernice Laux
Minnie Grothaus
Esther Swanberg
Rose Wagner
Florence Lang
Elizabeth Etzel
Edith Harrington
Mabel Clark
Georgia Nicholson
Nellie Gibbons
Gladys Fry
Ottilia Baceberg
Alice Belau
Florence Mauer
Anna Kieffer
Mayme Burns
Alice Burke
Lucile Reichmann
Bernice Eiskamp
Kizzie Garner
Kathryn Mammen
Agnes Gainor
Margaret Mammen
Helen Dean
Anna Greff
Mayme McCoy
Mary Flaherty
Mildred Schrooten
Alice Levins
Emma Harms
Marie Wagner
Etta Hoffmann
Loretta Conolly
Florence Lieb
Bessie Young
Lizzie Shisson
Nona Carel
Leonora Kriege
Nellie Dauhn
Margaret Kennedy
Vera Hauswald
Nellie Shaw
Ellen Buehler
Mary Campbell
Myrtle Saunders
Mary Ahlers
Josie Winslow
Maud Kellerman
Gola/Gela? Weathers
Carrie Spies
Clara Hinspeter
Anna Bride
Josephine Ericksen
Elsie Butterworth
Margaret Hardie
Regina Wenner
Hattie Dunn
Meda Gallagher
Marcella Trout
Olive Umhoefer
Gertrude Tracy
Clara Peterson
May Gilmore
Anna Swearinger
Mae McCoun
Mollie Atkinson
Dehlia Mulder
Elizabeth Majeres
Laura Miller
Mary Little
Alma Tonsfeldt
Anna Brewster
Minnie Walden
Mabel Cook
Dorothy Rembe
Mary Hall
Bessie Robertson
Laura Brucher
Rosabel Beattie
Anna Petry
Olive Nicodemus
May V. Taylor
Nina Stinton
Evelyn Stillman
Ella Berner
Tjodie Grothaus
Lucy Teager
Kathryn Wagner
Edna Richey
Nellie Shea
Emma Nissen
Carolyn Lang
Jessie Dier
Agnes Hoyt
Doris Clark
Winnifred Fry
Clara Tarton
Mattie Koenig
Emeline Scribner
Louise Fiedler
Kathryn Burns
Ella Burke
Sophia Grahlmann
Fay Garner
Henrietta Johnson
Anna Schmidt
Rose Gainor
Alice Keenan
Monica Birkner
Florence Manz
Viola McCoy
Cassie Harvey
Emman Schrooten
Bessie Levins
Louise Harms
Ella Lage
Elizabeth Kass
Florence McDougall
Elizabeth Carel
Edna Whisson
Rose Phillips
Genevieve Phillips
Anna Hines
Minnie Strader
Winnifred Kennedy
Camilla Martin
Stella Shaw
Darlene Stowell
Nona Gooch?
Mary Adney
Lucille March
Mary Grant
Elsie Lehner
Ma'g't McManaman
Margaret Ahern
Lena Hinspeter
Margaret Crow
May Atkinson
Lavilla Kimball
Nellie Currence
Clara Homan
Olive Woodruff
Grace Redmon
Emeline Baker
Mamie Crow
Emma Koch
Eva Adams
Mollie Agnes
Leontine Elliott

LeMars Sentinel
August 26, 1910

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Frank March, of Akron, called on relatives in town Friday.

John Wallinga and wife spent Sunday with relatives in Hospers.

John Alderson is hauling material to build a silo in his feed yard.

Sol Perry and Frank Buss are visiting relatives in Wisconsin this week.

Mr. and Mrs. John McArthur, of Paola, Kan., are visiting relatives near
town.

Mrs. Arthur Hyde went to Bingham Lake, Minn., Wednesday to visit friends.

Miss Florence Sardison, of Sioux City, is the guest of her cousin, Bessie
Reeves.

The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Al McArthur has been quite sick the past
week.

Will Kennedy spent a few hours between trains with his family here one day
last week.

Will Reeves went to Wessington Springs, S.D., Wednesday to look after farm
interests.

Mr. and Mrs. Krudwig, of Leeds, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Daugherty, recently.

Mrs. F. Detloff has returned home from an extended visit with her son Will
and family, near Midland, S.D.

Mrs. Melvina Moore came down from Alton Sunday evening to spend a few days
with her daughter Mrs. John Hinde.

Henry Alberts purchased 327 young sheep while in Omaha last week. They had
been shipped from Idaho and are a fine flock.

Mrs. Geo. Morrissey left Monday for Milwaukee, Wis., where she will visit
relatives. Mr. Morrissey will remain here for awhile.

John Hinde left Sunday for Springfield, S.D., where he will visit his wife’s
sister, Mrs. Geo. Dempster and family before joining his brother, Thos. Near
Forestburg, S.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Math Ewin enjoyed a visit of a few days last week from a sister
of Mr. Ewin’s, whom he had not seen for twenty years.

Miss Mamie Foulds returned to her home in Morningside, Sioux City, the first
of last week, after spending a few days with her friends, Jessie Reeves.

Thos. Hinde started across country Wednesday to his farm near Forestburg,
S.D., where he expects to farm next year. He was accompanied by his son,
Flores, and his brother, Ralph.

Elmer Anstine went to Sioux City last week to consult a doctor in regard to
his shoulder which was fractured in a runaway recently. By an X-ray
examination they found the shoulder blade was badly fractured.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Timm and children who have been visiting relatives in
town the past two weeks, started for their home in South Dakota Friday.
They went by way of Maurice and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P.
VanPeursem, before continuing their journey.

Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kennedy and daughter, Mae, returned home Thursday from
their trip in Nebraska. They were compelled to return by rail on account of
the heavy rains the fore part of the week. Mr. Kennedy went to Manson,
Neb., Monday, returning Tuesday evening with his automobile.