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LeMars Sentinel April 7, 1911

DEATH OF MRS. J. L. REEVES
Wife of Well Known Physician Succumbs to Pneumonia

Mrs. Reeves, wife of Dr. J.L. Reeves, succumbed to an attack of
pleura-pneumonia on Tuesday after an illness of a few days.

The attack of pneumonia brought on premature confinement and she gave
birth to a child on Friday, which only survived its birth two hours.
Her weakened condition and the severe attack of pneumonia were too much
for her recuperative powers and she rapidly grew worse and on Sunday her
life was despaired of, and on Monday little hope was held out for her
recovery, the disease baffling the skill of doctors and nurses, and she
passed away shortly before noon on Tuesday.

Her death is a tremendous shock to her husband, relatives, and friends
and they and the two motherless children have the sympathy of the
community in their bereavement.

Mertle Paullina Symms was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Symms, of
Broadview, Mont., former residents of LeMars.  She was born at
Postville, Iowa, on March 22, 1875.  In 1876 the Symms family moved to
Cherokee, where she spent most of her girlhood life, receiving her
education in the public schools of that place.  In 1894 the Symms came
to LeMars to make their home, which has been her home since.  She was
united in marriage with Jesse L. Reeves on September 15, 1897.  Besides
the bereaved husband she leaves two children, a girl and a boy, Gertrude
Odessa age 11 and Art Lorenzo aged 8 years.  She also leave to mourn her
early death her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Symms, of Broadview, Mont.,
and four brothers and one sister; Charles D. of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota; Arthur of Linton, Ind.; Hal C. of Chicago; Leo of Sioux [cannot
read this word], South Dakota; Nuna Symms, of Broadview, Mont.  The
relatives were here to attend the funeral which was held yesterday at
the First Congregational church, with the exception of Miss Symms, who
was unable to come.

Mrs. Reeves was a young woman of many acquaintances and was greatly
liked among a large circle of friends who feel her loss acutely.

She was a member of the Eastern Star and the members attended the
funeral in a body.  The mayor and other city officials attended the
funeral in a body, Dr. Reeves being city health physician.

LeMars Sentinel
Dated April 14, 1911

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

George Hughes spent Friday in Sioux on business.

Mrs. T. J. Rees and Mrs. M. J. Foster were Struble callers Saturday.

Mrs. Melvina Moore from Alton is visiting relatives in and near town.

Easter services will be given by the Sunday School in the church Sunday
morning at 10:30.

Peter Van Persem and family, from Maurice, spent Sunday at the Councilman
home.

Mrs. Robert Reeves enjoyed a short visit from her sister from Sioux City the
first of the week.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary society met with Mrs. Wm. Lancaster Wednesday
afternoon.

Lee Hughes, from Westfield, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here,
returning Monday morning.

Miss Maude Lancaster underwent an operation at the LeMars hospital Friday.
She stood the operation well and at this writing is getting along nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. Walker Bushby drove over from their home near Ireton Saturday
to visit their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Warner, who were visiting
their parents here, returning in the afternoon.

Mrs. Franklin, mother of John Franklin, arrived here from Shockapee, Minn.,
Monday afternoon. Her furniture arrived here Saturday night. They will
live in the Rayburn house recently vacated by Al McArthur.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Warner and children arrived here Saturday afternoon to
visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy. Mr. Warner returned to his home
in Mt. Lake, Minn., Monday. His wife and children will visit here for a few
days.

SUNNY KNOLL: (Special Correspondence)

Wm. Frerichs has to have a large size hat as he is the proud father of a
bright baby boy, who came to bless their home last week. Mother and child
are well.

Rudolph Erks received the sad news from near Madison, South Dakota, that his
brother Will's wife had died. She leaves a large family of thirteen children to
mourn her untimely taking away, who will miss a loving and kind mother. The
family has the deepest sympathy of this community.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

M. F. Rathbun was a business caller at Sioux City Monday.

Chas. L. Irons transacted business in Sioux City Tuesday.

Lloyd Whistler, who has been seriously ill for some time, is now improving.

Miss Cora Kellner, of Morningside, is spending the week here visiting
friends.

George J. Schafer was a Sioux City visitor Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week.

Dr. B. F. Wendel visited at the home of his parents at Morningside
Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. William Richardson have moved into their house recently vacated
by E. Cook.

Henry Swearingen, who has been at Grand Forks, Mont., for some months,
arrived in Kingsley this week.

Mrs. W. Eldredge, of Waverly, Iowa, arrived Thursday to visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. F. W. Edwards.

Misses Edna and Anna Rieke are spending their vacation at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rieke.

Mr. Paquin, who bought the Cottrell and Walcutt restaurant some time ago,
will open his restaurant for business on Easter Sunday.

Mrs. Alma Lillie and daughter, of Witten, South Dakota, accompanied the body
of Mrs. Lillie's mother here Wednesday and remained a few days with friends.

Considerable building is going on in Kingsley this spring. J. H. Beardsley
is erecting a residence on Dover street and J. C. Stauffer is building an
addition to his home in Bowman's subdivision. Several others expect to
build homes this summer.

Miss Brandon died at the home of her nephew, Harry Brandon, northeast of
Kingsley, last Friday. Miss Brandon suffered a stroke of paralysis some
weeks ago, from which she never recovered. Interment was made in the
Kingsley cemetery. Rev. Joseph Steele conducted the services.

Mrs. Margaret C. Anderson was buried here Wednesday, the funeral services
being held at the Methodist church, the Rev. Norman McCay officiating. Mrs.
Anderson was an old resident, being the widow of the late Cornelius
Anderson. She moved to South Dakota some two years ago where she lived
until her death, April 9, 1911. Mrs. Anderson was 80 years old.

Rev. Walter Torbet, district superintendent, held the second and third
quarterly conference of the Methodist church here Tuesday evening. After
the minute business several topics were discussed by members. There was a
large attendance. F. W. Edwards was elected judge of election, and Dr. B.
F. Wendel and E. H. Derby clerks of the election of a lay delegate to the
Northwest Iowa Conference, which convenes at Sioux City next fall, and at
which conference the lay delegates will elect lay delegates to the general
conference to be held at Minneapolis.

LeMars Sentinel
Tuesday, April 18, 1911

OLD RESIDENT IS GONE
Mrs. Noah Carpenter Dies In South Dakota
LIVED IN COUNTY THIRTY YEARS
Body Brought Here Saturday to Burial--
Deceased a Former Resident of Union Township, Moving to Dakota Only Two
Years Ago

Mrs. Noah Carpenter, for more than thirty years a resident of Plymouth
county, died very suddenly at her home near Fedora, South Dakota, on
Wednesday, April 12th, at half-past eight in the evening. Her death
supervened an acute attack of pneumonia, which lasted only three days. She
was taken sick on Sunday with a slight cold, which rapidly developed into
pneumonia, and death overtook her almost before it was realized how sick she
was. The Carpenter family were old settlers in Plymouth county and only
moved to Fedora, South Dakota, two years ago. The remains were brought to
the old home, accompanied by the stricken father and sorrowing sons, and
consigned to their earthly resting place beside those of children who have
preceded her in death.

Mrs. Noah Carpenter was nearly sixty-eight years of age at the time of her
death. Her maiden name was Nancy Ann Moore. She was born at Wilson in the
state of New York on July 17, 1843, where she attended school and spent her
childhood days.

Her parents moved west to Illinois, and here she met Noah Carpenter and they
were united in marriage at Oswego on September 10, 1860, and together spent
more than fifty years of happy wedded life. To this union thirteen children
were born, seven of who, six sons and one daughter, are left with the father
to mourn the loss of a tender loving mother. The children are Charles H, of
Fedora, South Dakota; James B., of Edgerton, Minn.; John S., of Sioux City;
Addison F., of Long Pine, Neb.; Mrs. Harvey Patterson, Geo. W. and David W.,
all of Fedora, South Dakota.

Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter were among the pioneer settlers of Plymouth county,
coming here in 1878, locating in Union township, where they lived
continuously until March, 1909, when they moved to Fedora, South Dakota,
when they had made purchase of a large acreage of land in Miner county.

Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter were happy in their surroundings and prospered by
hard work and untiring energy, and were able to afford their children a good
start in the world. Mrs. Carpenter was essentially a home woman, and her
chiefest care was looking after the comfort and happiness of her husband and
growing brood of children. She worked early and late and tended the sick
with that solicitude and tenderness of which only a mother's love is
capable. Mrs. Carpenter was one of the thousands of women whose untiring
work and sacrifice for others can never be appreciated. Her husband mourns
the loss of a devoted wife and her children grieve for a fond mother whose
love, example and precept have always been a beacon in their lives. Besides
her children, Mrs. Carpenter leaves fifteen grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.

Mrs. Carpenter was highly regarded by a large circle of neighbors and
friends. Brief services were held at the home in Fedora on Friday, and on
Saturday the funeral was conducted from the Beely undertaking rooms in the
city. Rev. F. H. Thiel, of the German Methodist church, officiating. Many
old friends and neighbors attended to pay their last respects to an old
friend and neighbor.

In compliance with the dying wish of the mother, her six sons acted as
pallbearers and tenderly consigned to earth the remains of their loved one.

Owing to sickness in their families none of the wives of the sons were able
to come to the funeral.

LeMars Sentinel
April 21, 1911

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Fred Meyers, of Pierson, was a business caller last Saturday.

John Hobbs and S. Van Buskirk were LeMars visitors Monday.

W. D. Simons, of Correctionville, was a business visitor Monday.

Dr. Burris, of Correctionville, spent Sunday at the O. D. Heald home.

F. W. Peterson, of Pierson, spent Sunday with his brother, T. V. Peterson.

Mrs. Jakes and daughter, of Galva, visited Wednesday with Rev. and Mrs.
Norman McCay.

Dr. Forrest Preston, of Radcliffe, Iowa, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Preston, over Sunday.

C. L. Irons and wife were Sioux City passengers Tuesday. Mr. Irons is
taking treatment there for his eyes.

C. L. Irons is suffering with some infection of his eyes. He is obliged to
remain in a dark room all the time and suffers much pain. It may ultimately
result in the total loss of sight.

Schneider Brothers, proprietors of the Interstate Medical company, have
purchased a Cutting torpedo body roadster. They expect to use it in pushing
the sale of their veterinary preparations.

MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Leo Mansfield spent Saturday and Sunday at the city.

August Ericson and wife were callers at Sioux City Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Carlile were callers at the C. C. Pike home Friday.

N. R. Knapp and family were Sunday guests at the C. L. Knapp home.

Lee, May and Joe Mellette took in the ball game at Merrill Thursday.

Miss Jennie Lilly spent Thursday evening at the W. B. Millner home.

Lon Fursee and son, Harry, were business callers at Sioux City Friday.

Miss Anna Harrison is staying at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Will Lawrence.

T. Nason and son, Walt, made a trip to Sioux City in their auto Saturday.

Dale Hunter and daughter, Mable, were callers at the Hillside ranch on
Sunday.

A big crowd attended the Easter dance at the hall Monday night. All
reported a fine time.

Mrs. Will Lawrence and Belle Lawrence were Sunday guests at the A. Barber
home near Jefferson, S. D.

Miss Laura Fursee has returned home from South Sioux City, where she has
been staying for several weeks past.

Millnerville now has their ball team ready for playing with the following
lineup: Will Lawrence, l.f.; Signer Hauser, c.f.; Euball Millette, r.f.;
Cecile Walston, 3b; Martin Tromator, ss; Bert Lawrence, 2b; Clarence Knapp,
c; Ray Lawrence, p.

Word was received in this vicinity of the suicidal death of J. T. Beckon,
near Morningside. Mr. Beckon was well known here, having lived here several
years ago on what is called the Trambauer farm, now occupied by Will
Brownawell.

MELBOURNE: (Special Correspondence)

Rev. J. D. Klooz was a Stanton visitor Monday.

Billie Brehm is marketing corn at Hinton this week.

Elmer and Walter Kehrberg, of Stanton, were Melbourne visitors Sunday.

Henry Winter and daughters, Mayme and Adella, visited Sunday with Mrs.
Winter in Sioux City.

Mr. and Mrs. Snowden, of Hinton, attended services at the Melbourne church
Sunday evening.

Messrs Walter and Albert Held and James Cameron, of Hinton, were Melbourne
visitors Sunday.

Mrs. J. D. Klooz, who has been quite sick the past week, is able to be
around at this writing.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Ed Detloff shipped hogs to Sioux City Wednesday.

Allie Hawkins and Will Peck were Sioux City visitors Friday.

Mrs. I. Mills returned home from Platteville, Wis., Saturday.

Mrs. John Whitman entertained friends from LeMars Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rees were Sunday visitors at the John Penning home.

Edward Rees and wife spent Sunday with their son, Ted, and family in LeMars.

Dr. Null, of Struble, was called to attend L. Britton Wednesday, who is
poorly.

Mr. and Mrs. Criswell and son, Wilbur, spent Sunday with Mrs. E. Penning and
family.

John Lancaster, Jr. and Elam Chapman shelled corn for Louie DeVries and Will
Jeffers Tuesday.

Friends and relatives are pleased to hear that Maude Lancaster, who is in
the hospital in LeMars, is recovering rapidly.

The Woods school house has been repainted and cleaned inside and the
prospects are good for having a large bell.

Edwin Lancaster and Allie Hawkins, Will Pech and Charlie Witt shipped two
loads of hogs to Sioux City Thursday of last week.

Mrs. D. F. McArthur returned home from Hawarden the last of the week, where
she went to see her cousin, Alice Patrick, who has been very sick.

Mrs. Clifford Warner and children returned to their home in Mt. Lake, Minn.,
Saturday, after a weeks visit wit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Kennedy.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hendricksen and children, from Ashton, and the H. Hughes
family, from LeMars, were guests at the home of Geo. Hughes and Will Casler,
Easter.

Clarence Kennedy, who has lived in Great Falls, Mont., the past year, is
visiting his parents here. Owing to poor health he was compelled to give up
his work and seek a climate more suitable.

While going to church Sunday morning as Bert Reeves and family were crossing
the small bridge eat of the river bridge north of town, the planks gave way
and the horse was quite badly skinned.

The Easter program given in the M.E. church Sunday morning by the Sunday
school was well rendered and the church was beautifully decorated with
flowers. The weather being fine, a large crowd was present.

JAMES: (Special Correspondence)

John Hardersen, Sr., purchased fifty bushels of seed potatoes Wednesday from
J. Plaine.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Britton and family, of Leeds, spent Sunday visiting at the
home of Robt. Woolworth.

Mrs. Mary Ferguson, of Sioux City is the guest of Jas. Litterick this week.

J. Mohr, of Sioux City, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. Fulton Saturday and
Sunday.

Allan Musser and Will Litterick visited relatives in Leeds Sunday.

Dan Yount had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse Tuesday, its death
being caused by distemper.

Mrs. Jas. Woolworth and Mrs. Frank Voght spent Monday visiting at the home
of Mrs. Pape in Hinton.

County Auditor Geo. Smith, of LeMars, and Road Supervisor Phil Held, of this
vicinity, were inspecting a new road route which is under consideration in
the territory between the Floyd Valley and Perry Creek roads.

SUNNY KNOLL:

Gert Johnson had a runaway while working for Henry Frahm. Four horses were
hitched to a pulverizer and ran away and were badly cut.

Miss Rosa Bubbs, from Spink, South Dakota, is assisting her sister, Mrs.
Edwin Klemme, with her house work.

Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Schluter, from Akron, have been visiting the past few
days at Mrs. Johnson's daughter's, Mrs. Marbeck, at Ruble.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marbeck are the proud parents of a bright baby girl who
came to make her home with them until a charming lady of eighteen.

Miss Bessie Robertson, the Breezy Hill school teacher, gave a fine play at
the Root home to her friends before closing her school, and a delicious four
course supper was served by Miss Robertson and Miss Root.

Mrs. F. Jacobs is visiting in LeMars with her friend, Mrs. John Dierkson.

Merdich McGunness had what might have proved a bad accident. A lightened
lamp in their bedroom was upset and made quite a blaze, but was put out
before much damage was done.

UNION: (Special Correspondence)

Kenneth Clarke, of LeMars, is working for O. F. Van Dusen.

Harry Hoyt was in Sioux City Wednesday with a shipment of hogs.

The Woodmen will hold a dance in their hall this Friday evening.

Carpenters from LeMars are remodeling Burton Hasbrook's house.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laughlin, were Sioux City visitors Wednesday.

Miss Myrtle Dotzauer was very sick with the measles during Easter vacation.

A son was recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carpenter, near Fedora, South
Dakota.

Miss Lydia Kammerer visited from Friday until Sunday with LeMars relatives.

Miss Eva Burrill taught school No. 2 Tuesday for her sister, who was
indisposed.

Charlie Begg, of Cottonwood, S.D., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Begg.

Mrs. Will Saunders visited over Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Roepke, in
Lincoln township.

Mrs. Chas. Eyres and young children went to LeMars Wednesday to remain a few
days with relatives.

The social Tuesday evening at the home of Wesley Eyres was well attended and
a good time reported.

Little Charlie Pearson, of LeMars, spent the vacation week with his cousins,
the Eyres children, in this vicinity.

Miss Lena Watson returned to her home near Randolph, Neb., Friday, after
spending several weeks here with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lee left Sunday evening, via LeMars, for their home in
Halbrite, Sask., after spending the winter here with relatives.

Union Grange held a meeting in M.W.A. hall Friday evening and voted to hold
the next meeting May 5th, when any who wish to join should send in names.

The ladies of Union aid society will hold their meeting Thursday afternoon,
April 27th, at the home of Mrs.Wyndham Payne, in Kingsley.

A social was held Thursday evening this week at the home of Rev. Wm.
Patterson, the proceeds of which are to be used to fence the parsonage
grounds.

Mrs. Bradford Bruyn and little daughter arrived from Lodi, Wis., Friday, to
visit the George Smith and Hasbrook families. Mr. Bruyn arrived on Monday
and is now with his family at Geo. Smith's.

Miss Hazel Stokes, teacher of school No. 1, reports the following pupils
neither absent or tardy during the past month: Gordon Stokes, Willie
Harvey, Lloyd McGruder, Walter Harvey, and Edna Johnson.

LeMars Sentinel, Friday, April 28, 1911, Page 1, Column 1:

     Jonathan Lyman Britton, for over thirty years a resident of
Plymouth county, died at his home in Seney on Monday.  He had been sick
all winter with a complication of diseases, consequent on impaired
powers and the weight of years, and a week before his death took to his
bed, from which he never arose.
     Mr. Britton was a native of New York state, having been born at
Syracuse, Onondaga county, on August 19, 1833.  He came to Iowa thirty
years ago and located in Elgin township, this county.  He is survived by
a wife with whom he lived in wedded life for fifty-three years and four
children, O. L. Britton, of Tyndall, South Dakota; Mrs. Wm. Randolph, of
Rockham, South Dakota; Mrs. Wm. Jackson, of this city, and H. L.
Britton, of Spencer, Iowa.  He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Ricker, of
Centrilla, Wash.
     The funeral was held on Wednesday at the Methodist Church in Seney,
Rev. W. Jeffers officiating.  Mr. Britton was highly respected by his
neighbors in the community where he has lived for so many years.

     SENEY--Lyman Britton died at his home Monday morning about 10
o'clock after several months illness.  His death, which came very
suddenly, was a great shock to his wife, who was the only member of the
family present at the time.  The children, who are Mrs. Wm. Jackson, of
LeMars; Mrs. Will Randolph, of Rockham, South Dakota; Harry, of Spencer,
Iowa, and Ora (Orris Lyman), of Tyndall, South Dakota, were notified of
his death and all arrived in time for the funeral , which was held
Wednesday at 2:00.  Services were held in the church, conducted by Rev.
A. E. Stevens (this fact differs from the above account).  Interment was
made in the Seney cemetery by the side of his parents.  The family have
the sympathy of the entire community and neighborhood.