Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel
February 10, 1911

ST. JOSEPH: (Special Correspondence)

Clarence Kounkel is suffering with pneumonia.

A. J. Sitzman bought a colt at Cy Baily's sale.

Roy Stevenson bought a horse at Cy Baily's sale last Saturday.

Pat Geary purchased a team of horses at Twogood's sale last week.

Leo Carel, of LeMars, visited Sunday with his uncle, James Carel, and
family.

Mail was not delivered Monday on Rout 2 and 8 Monday on account of bad
roads.

A number of people of this vicinity are attending the Short Course at LeMars
this week.

Agnes Carel, who is attending high school at LeMars, spent a few days at
home last week.

A number of people from this vicinity attended the sale at Frank Connor's
Saturday, Feb. 4th.

The approaching marriage of Joseph Hughes to Mildred Schrooten was announced
at the St. Joseph church last Sunday.

Miss Gertrude Kessenich, of Waunakee, Wis., arrived here last week to attend
the wedding of her cousin, George A. Plendl.

Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Joseph Catholic church occurred the
marriage of George A. Plendl to Agnes Connor. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. M. M. Tierney.

BRUNSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

Barney Luken, Jr., made a business trip to Merrill Saturday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hagge were seen in our town one day last week.

Miss Lena Euken visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Popken on Sunday.

Will Herren, Fred Wilken and Albert Jahnike were Hawarden passengers on
Tuesday.

O. F. Vollmar and E. J. Johnson attended the Short Course in LeMars Tuesday
evening.

Miss Dena Johnson spent Sunday visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Will
Borchers.

Mrs. Ed Johnson was called to her home in Sibley, Ill., by the illness of
her sister on Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Borchers and family were transacting business in our town
one day last week.

Mrs. Will Mammen and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Osterbuhr were Sioux City shoppers
one day last week.

John Dirks spent a few days last week celebrating the golden wedding of his
parents, who live in Nebraska.

O. F. Vollmar, Ed Johnson, Chas. Mammen and Barney Luken attended the Grain
Buyers convention in Sioux City last Monday.

Word was received of the death of Paul Snyder, who died at the home of his
in Dubuque of old age. Mr. Snyder was well known in this neighborhood as he
went around digging cistern and caves. Later he butchered and peddled meat.

UNION: (Special Correspondence)

Wm. Meister, of Kingsley, was here buying cattle Thursday.

John Featherston was in Sioux City Friday to see James Lindsay.

George McLain, of LeMars, was out to the Dotzauer home Thursday.

Singer Bros. shelled corn for Thos Eyres and R. S. Eyres last week.

The storm Sunday prevented services being held in country churches.

Charles Lite has rented a farm near Merrill, where he will move next month.

George Pinney has moved from LeMars to his farm near Armour, South Dakota.

Mark Smith, of LeMars, is working for Wesley Eyres during the Short Course.

Cecil McGruder received a telegram Friday that his father was dying in
Colorado.

Miss Huldah Stauffer, of Kingsley, is taking care of Mrs. Paul Parry and
baby girl.

Henry Seal and Will Begg, of LeMars, were out to Frank Connor's sale
Saturday.

Henry Hall sold a carload of cattle to John Klohs and drove them to LeMars
Tuesday.

John Acker returned Saturday from a visit with relatives in South Dakota and
Minnesota.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Manning at the home of Mrs. Geary Sunday, Feb. 5th,
a son.

Luke Lavin will move to the Burke place in the house which was formerly the
creamery.

John Lindsay and sister, Mrs. J. S. Coatsworth, visited their father in
Sioux City last week.

Clarence Stevenson, of Kingsley, and Miss Lillian Mase Lehner were married
recently in Sioux City.

Miss Margaret Goudie, of LeMars, was a guest of Mina and Myrtle Dotzauer
from Friday until Monday.

Garrett Boom returned last week from a visit with his brother, Bert Boom,
and family near Wall Lake.

R. S. Eyres and family went to LeMars Monday to remain this week attending
the Farmer's Short Course.

Miss Anna Hamilton was surprised Friday evening by her young friends who
came to celebrate her birthday.

Miss Dee, of Lansing, Iowa, is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Herman Werth, in Stanton township.

Miss Eva Burrill is visiting her grandparents and attending the course on
domestic science in LeMars this week.

Mrs. Conrad Kohl and daughter are spending this week with Mrs. Kohl's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Werth, in LeMars.

Rev. Wm. Patterson and bride were given a "pound" party or donation at the
Mt. Hope parsonage Friday evening.

Mrs. Dee returned Friday to her home at Lansing, Iowa, after spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Herman Werth, and baby girl.

Mrs. Pat Connor entertained a house full of friends Tuesday to celebrate the
marriage of her youngest daughter, Agnes, to Geo. Plendl, Jr.

The Presbyterian Missionary society elected Mrs. Philip Hayden president.
Mrs. R. S. Eyres, vice-president, Mrs. L. A. Inglett, secretary, Mrs. Albert
Stokes, treasurer, and Mrs. Edwards secretary of literature, for the ensuing
year.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Hazel Walkup is slowly improving from an attack of pneumonia.

Miss Grace Whitman is assisting Mae Osborne in the store this week.

Richey Hinde was quite sick a few days last week, but is able to be out
again.

Miss Anna Detloff, of LeMars, spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Will
Henrich.

Several people from here are attending the Short Course in LeMars this week.

John Whitman, of LeMars, is moving into the house recently vacated by Will
Aird.

Pete Moir took several head of fine horses down to LeMars Monday to exhibit
at the Short Course.

Miss Maude Lancaster is staying with relatives in LeMars this week and
attending the Short Course.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Doty and children arrived here from South Dakota
Wednesday and are the guests of Mrs. Jeffers.

W. W. Jeffers went to Sioux City Monday morning to attend the funeral of a
friend who died in the hospital last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jackson were over Sunday guests at the home of Mrs.
Jackson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eason, in Alton.

Henry Penning has returned home from several weeks visit with relatives at
Madison, South Dakota, Pipestone, Minn., and Ashton, Iowa.

Mrs. Simon Aukema returned to her home near Edgerton, Minn., Saturday, after
spending the week visiting old acquaintances in and near town.

John Heemstra and father held an auction sale on their farm in Fredonia
township Tuesday. John expects to move on a farm near Monroe, S.D.

A physician from LeMars was called to the homes of Rev. Stevens and Z.
Rayburn Stevens and Katie Rayburn who were sick with the grip. They are
improving at this writing.

Mrs. Richard Hawkins and daughter, Martha, went to Larchwood, Iowa, the
first of the week to assist her sister, Mrs. McMullin, in getting ready for
their sale. Mr. and Mrs. McMullin expect to move to LeMars this spring.

Mr. and Mrs. John Whitman and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Whitman came up from LeMars
Tuesday morning to take invoice of the Whitman and Aird merchandise. Will
Aird came down from Sutherland Saturday to assist in invoicing.

Clarence Reeves is confined to his home by an injured foot received while
chopping wood one day last week. The axe slipped and struck the top of his
foot causing a deep gash. Frank Becker has been looking after the chores
for him.

Clifford Bray went to LeMars Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bray. He was taken quite sick while there and
was unable to return to resume his work in the lumber office Monday. Fred
Moore, of LeMars, is filling the vacancy.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

The Ed Harms family are all on the sick list.

Frank Ruhland and daughter visited in Madison, Wis.

John Null has installed a nice new piano in his home.

George T. Frerichs was indisposed a few days last week.

Rev. Fred Grantham is on the sick list and at the hospital.

Estella McFarland resumed her school work in LeMars.

John DeVries sold his corn to John Ostle and is delivering it.

Wm. Nicholson and Ed Durband were in Sioux City Tuesday.

McFarland & Howard shipped out a car of stock Tuesday night.

Gerd J. Ludwigs, Jr., has been wrestling with the grip of late.

H. J. Katzenberger has leased the Joe Nemmers building for the present.

Frank Schlesser and Henry Fett marketed some nice poultry here Wednesday.

Barney Efting, of Omaha, was down Saturday. We acknowledge a pleasant call.

Mrs. R. H. Hawkins and daughter, Martha, left to visit relatives at
Larchwood Tuesday.

Nickie Rodenbour came home from Western Union college to spend Sunday with
his parents.

The little daughter of John Weyen is still very ill and slight hope of her
recovery are entertained.

The parents of Frank Long will return to Struble. They are spending the
winter in California, but don't like it.

John White will move this week to Hawarden and Alvin, his brother, is going
to farm the home place this year.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Woodall were calling here Saturday evening. Mr. Woodall is
the busy smith of the village of Craig.

Martin Schneider and John Wolf, old friends of John Rodenbour, visited him
the first of the week. Their home is in Sioux City.

Herman Schmidt and wife were visiting a few days at the J. H. Smith home.
Herman will farm his father-in-law's farm, Henry Klemme, this year.

Mrs. K. E. McDougall is still at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. F. Wells,
at Beresford, South Dakota. We learn that Mrs. Wells' condition is still
very poor.

B. F. Davis and family have arrived and moved into the Mrs. K. E. McDougall
residence near the M.E. church. Mr. Davis is employed in the M.W. Frey
harness shop and we gladly welcome him in our city.

On Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock occurred the marriage of Miss Minnie
Wilde, of Struble, to F. A. Utech, of LeMars. The wedding march was played
by Miss Minnie Mandelkow at four o'clock when the bridal couple came
marching from upstairs to the beautiful parlor which was decorated in pink,
white, and green, and took their places in a corner under an arch where a
large white bell was hanging. The bride wore a white anona silk dress and a
white silk veil which was trimmed with white bridal roses. The bride was
attended by her sister, Miss Edith Wilde, who was dressed in a pale green
silk dress and carried a bouquet of carnations. The groom was attired in a
black suit and was attended by Henry Hamer, of Struble. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Domman, of LeMars. After the ceremony a delightful
wedding dinner was served in the beautiful dining room, which was also
decorated in the wedding colors and bells. The Misses May Atkinson, Minnie
Mandelkow, and Kathryn Schlesser acted as waiters. The evening was spent in
dancing. The crowd stayed until the small hours of the morning. The happy
couple received a large number of beautiful presents. They will go to
housekeeping at once in LeMars.

AKRON: (From the Register-Tribune)

Roy E. Frost, formerly of this city, re-enlisted in the United States Army
at the Sioux City recruiting station and left the first of this week for
Fort Morgan, Colo., to enter the field artillery department of the army.

It is reported that a party of Akron fisherman had another "roundup" with
officers from Hawarden yesterday , while engaged in seining operations in
the Big Sioux river near that place. One of the officers is said to have
been badly used up in the melee.

Akron's ordinances have been presented by Attorney T. M. Zink to the state
legislature for legalizing. The ordinances were newly revised a little over
a year ago and this step is understood to have been taken as an ordinary
precaution to validate any possible errors that may have occurred therein.

Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Gardner came last Friday from their farm near Haynes,
North Dakota, to look after property interests and renew old time
acquaintances here. They brought best regards to friends from members of
the large Akron colony up there. Although the dry weather last season
touched them rather hard, they all have abundance of faith in that section
and are now preparing for an active season's work.

Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Putnam were pleasantly surprised at their home Saturday
by a large party of friends. The occasion was in the nature of a farewell,
as the honored couple departed Monday for an extended stay at the home of
their son, Niles, at Ocala, Florida. Before the close of the evening
sociability, Rev. Killgore, with remarks, appropriate and on behalf of the
friend assembled, present Mrs. Putnam a handsome brooch and Mr. Putnam a
fine gold ring, as tokens of esteem and remembrance. They made feeling
response to the donors for their pretty gifts. They were showered with
wishes for a very pleasant stay in the southland.

James H. Johnson, one of Akron's respected pioneers, passed away at his home
Tuesday forenoon, January 31, 1911, after a week's illness of pneumonia,
aged 79 years and 29 days. Thus another is removed from Akron's small
contingent of veterans of the Civil War. Deceased was born in New York
state, near Utica, January 2, 1832. As a young man he worked at the
blacksmith trade and located at Oregon, Ogle county, Illinois. There he and
Philena Frost were united in marriage on September 8, 1863. During the war,
he enlisted in Company B., Seventh Illinois cavalry. After receiving his
final discharge, he and his wife came to Iowa, locating in Butler county in
1865. In 1871 they came west to Lyon county, this state, filing on a
homestead near Sheldon. After residing there three years, they moved to
LeMars, living there seven years before coming to Akron in 1881, and this
has since remained their home. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston had no children of
their own, but one adopted son, Louis, of this city, shares with the wife in
this bereavement.

Jincks Curtis, one of the oldest citizens of Union county, South Dakota,
died Tuesday, January 31, 1911, of paralysis, aged 87 years, at the home of
his son-in-law, S. W. Hall, and his granddaughter, Mrs. Jacob Ruble, in
Sioux Valley township, where he had resided for several years. Mr. Curtis
was born in Cohocton, Steuben county, New York, in 1823. At that place he
married Nancy Ryan in 1848. One daughter was born to them, who became Mrs.
S. W. Hall, and who passed away a few years ago. In the fall of 1853 he
came west to Oshkosh, Wis., and in the fall of 1858 located in Austin, Minn.
He moved to Calhoun county, Iowa, in 1880, to Cherokee, Iowa, in 1882, and
to Elk Point, South Dakota, in the spring of 1883. That fall he located on
a farm on Union Creek, and has since resided there. In Wisconsin he was
employed in and also owned an interest in a sawmill. His wife died a number
of years ago. A man of excellent character, he was respected by all who
knew him.

BREEZY HILL:  (Special Correspondence)
 
Alex Klemme and Gus Jans attended the sale at Blum’s place last Friday.
 
Russell Clark bought a crib of corn of J. W. Frerichs for 35 ½ cents a bushel.
 
J. W. Frerichs has leased the Patrick farm and is moving his belongings there.
 
Emery Klemme and J. W. Frerichs made a drive to LeMars on business one day last week.
 
Mrs. J. W. Frerichs departed Wednesday on a brief visit in Ocheydan with friends and relatives.
 
The dance at Gus Jans last Saturday night was well attended and a grand time was enjoyed by all present.
 
William Feren had the misfortune last week of being kicked by a horse.  At last reports he is still in a serious condition.
 
Miss Rose Wagner, teacher of the Dierksen school, made a three days stay at the Gus Jans home during the snow storm.
 
LINCOLN:  (Special Correspondence)
 
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Casper visited in Sioux City Saturday.
 
Peter Casper Jr. marketed a carload of hogs Wednesday.
 
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kowalke Sunday night, a son.
 
Geo. Mathwig, from west of Hinton, is visiting at the home of Augusta Mathwig.
 
Miss Mamie Denig, of Sioux City, is visiting at the home of August Mathwig.
 
“Mox” Blenkenberg was the lucky man in the raffle of the robe in Hinton last Saturday.
 
Henry Nelson, of Presho, South Dakota, returned to Fritz Muecke, where he is going to work this summer.
 
The heavy snow fall spoiled the plans of several from here who had contemplated attending the Short Course on Hinton day.
 
A crowd of young people gathered at the home of Augusta Mathwig to celebrate the birthday of Otto Meig, Monday.  Time was spent in games and dances.
 
A meeting was held by the congregation of the Lincoln church Monday.  Plans were discussed concerning the building of a new church. A committee was appointed to visit churches and decide upon a plan. 

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
February 14, 1911

EARNEST THE WINNER
ELEVEN YEAR OLD BOY VICTOR IN SPELLING CONTEST
GREAT INTEREST IS MANIFESTED
The Opera House Was Crowded on Friday Night by an Enthusiastic Assemblage,
Which Vociferously Applauded at Old Time Spelling Bee

As a drawing card the county spelling match distanced all other Short Course
events and the crowd that attended it was one of the largest ever seen in
the Opera House. All the seats were sold several days in advance and
including those standing there must have been 800 to 900 people in the
audience.

There were forty-five contestants representing more than half the townships
and nearly all of the towns in the county. They were seated in three rows
across the stage, each wearing a number so that they could be identified on
the program. As the contestants missed they turned their number card and
were dropped from the race. Prof. Palmer presided. Prof. Holden pronounced
the words and Messrs. Schneider and Godfrey of the Short Course teaching
staff were referees. The contestant’s were pupils of the rural schools and
the town schools below the ninth grade and most of them selected by local
contests. They were most of them apparently twelve to fourteen years of
age. Before the contest was begun, the sixth grade of the Central school
entertained the audience with some musical selections and Clement Hahn
rendered a solo. The words pronounced were nearly all those in common use.
It did not take many rounds to thin the ranks of the contestants and the
boys, who were outnumbered three to one at the start, proved the better
spellers and with the last ten or twelve contestants honors were about even
between the sexes, the boys and girls retiring alternately. When the contest
narrowed down to five, three girls and two boys, it looked like it might be
a long drawn out struggle, but some puzzling words came along and they all
dropped out until only Earl Earnest and Hazel Ross remained. The word
“juiciness” proved a puzzler for the latter, and young Earnest spelled it
and won the honor of being the speller in the contest. He was also one of
the youngest, but his voice rang out strong and clear every word that was
pronounce to him and his victory was no surprise to those who watched him.

The prizes were awarded as follows: Earl Earnest, LeMars, first $15; Hazel
Ross, LeMars, second, $10; Harold Eberhard, Liberty, third, $5; Martha
Brangwin, LeMars, fourth, $3; Martha Juhl, Fredonia, fifth, $2. The winners
of the fifteen $1 prizes were, Chas. Shepard, Fred Winter, Mable Noble,
Elizabeth Tritz, Bernice Kelleher, Josie Woll, Emma Theilen, Agnes Swain,
Runa Uthe, Julia Harvey, Byrdie Weinrich, Roy McArthur, Anna Bourke,
Calaribel Schrooten, Warren Lodge.

Following is a full list of the contestants:
Mable Noble, No. 2, Grant.
Claribel Schrooten, No. 5, Stanton.
John Delperdang, No. 7, Fredonia.
Elizabeth Tritz, No. 8, Stanton.
Ella Barinsky, No. 4, Preston.
Lillian Anderson, No. 5, Portland.
Grace Hummel, No. 5, Perry.
Una Madsen, No. 2, Plymouth.
Anna Bourke, No. 2, Stanton.
Adelia Winter, No. 4, Hungerford.
Margaret Robertson, No. 3, Washington.
Josie Woll, No. 5, Johnson.
Gladys Morehead, No. 6, Westfield.
Gordon Goldie, No. 2, Washington.
Julia Harvey, No. 1, Union.
Anna Trautt, Sisters’, Akron.
Clara Buehler, No. 9, Elgin.
Charles Clark, No. 3, America.
Margaret Plendl, No. 1, Lincoln.
Martha Juhl, No. 4, Fredonia.
Earl Earnest, No. 6, Clark, LeMars.
Mildred Freeman, No. 7, Franklin, LeMars.
Harold Eberhard, Liberty.
Fred Winter, Hinton.
Ralph Schneider, Hinton.
Margaret Brangwain, Central, LeMars.
Hazel Ross, Central, LeMars.
Chas. Shepard, Central, LeMars.
Emma Theilen, Central, LeMars.
Viola Schneider, Central, LeMars.
Warren Lodge, Central, LeMars.
Mary Rayburn, Seney.
Mabel Simons, Frankling, LeMars.
Agnes Swain, Franklin, LeMars.
Jessie Pence, No. 4, Perry.
Glenn Rounds, No. 4, America.
Ruth Dean, No. 1, Stanton.
Jennie Nicholson, Struble.
Roy McArthur, Seney.
Joe Mansfield, No. 1, Plymouth.
Byrdie Weinrich, Hinton.
Mabel Geary, No. 2, Union.
Bernice Kelleher, No. 3, America.
William Nitzschke, No. 3, Remsen.

LeMars Sentinel
February 17, 1911

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. I. Mills spent Wednesday with Mrs. E. Penning.

Mrs. Lora Baldwin is confined to her home by the measles.

D. F. McArthur and wife gave a dance at their home Friday night.

Z. Rayburn shipped a carload of cattle to Sioux City one day last week.

Thos. and Fred Rees and Will Jeffers were Struble business callers on
Tuesday.

Watson Reeves attended a sale near Ashton and also visited friends a few
days recently.

A large crowd of young people from here took in the spelling contest in
LeMars Friday night.

Miss Cora Hughes, of LeMars, spent Wednesday in town, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Will Casler.

Albert Penning went to Pipestone, Minn., Monday to visit relatives before
spring work starts.

The men are planning to attend the P. W. Moir horse sale, which will be held
on his farm Friday.

Chester Britton returned home Friday from near Sutherland, where he assisted
Will Aird in moving.

Mr. and Mrs. John Penning returned home Saturday afternoon from Ashton after
visiting relatives near there a week.

Roy McArthur was one of the spelling contestants at the opera house in
LeMars Friday night. He among others won $1.00.

We are pleased to report Hazel Walkup has sufficiently recovered from an
attack of pneumonia that she is able to sit up.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Doty and children have returned to their home in South
Dakota after a very short visit at the Jeffers home.

Several of the boys who are interested in wrestling attended the wrestling
match at the opera house in LeMars Saturday night.

Walt Moore, who spent the winter with relatives in Illinois arrived here
Tuesday to visit friends a few days before returning to his home near White
Owl, South Dakota.

The train No. 10, which arrived here at 10:30 at night, will not stop on
signal any more. We think if some of these energetic business men who have
been accommodated by the train would get up a petition to have it stop, they
would still have the train service.

At the last meeting of the Daughters of Ceres which met with Mrs. D. F.
McArthur it being the time for election of officers, the old officers were
re-elected. The society gave Mrs. Thos. Hinde a beautiful china plate as a
token of friendship, as she expects to move on to their farm in South Dakota
March 1st. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Henry Werley,
February 23d.

Jonathan Alderson and daughter, Sadie, returned home Friday evening from
Durango, Col., where they were visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kennedy several
weeks. They were delayed several days on account of a blockade in the
mountains. The road was so badly blocked the power of six engines could not
open it, and so they were compelled to return to their starting point for a
few days. They speak well of the country when they left there. The lilacs
were in bud and everything putting on it's green dress. Mr. Alderson's
health was much improved while there.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

M. F. Rathbun was a Sioux City visitor Tuesday.

Frank Euker, of Sioux City, was a Kingsley visitor Wednesday.

W. E. Igon and family have moved into the house recently vacated by C. E.
Faulkender.

HINTON:

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Madsen and Emily attended the spelling bee at LeMars
Friday night. Miss Una Madsen was one of the contestants.

A large crowd from Hinton went to Sioux City on Thursday night to see the
play, "The Messiah." The crowd went to Leeds in sleighs and then took the
[street] car to the city.

George T. Koenig, of Hinton, won first prize in corn of the entire Plymouth
county, getting the $15 prize the Hinton Commercial Club offered besides the
prize offered at LeMars.

The W. M. S. met at the home of Mrs. Will Schindel on Thursday afternoon.
Only a few members were present on account of the bad roads. After a short
business session the hostess served lunch.

Walter Snowden was taken to Sioux City on Monday to be operated on for
appendicitis. He is in a very serious condition, as it was a case of pus
appendicitis, and the appendix broke before the operation was performed.

Friends here have received invitations announcing the marriage of Miss
Caroline Marie Winter to Dirk Van Zante, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, on
Wednesday, February 15th, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Winter, of Aberdeen.

The bazaar and supper which was to have been given at the W. O. Bogenrief
home on Friday night was given at the George T. Koenig home on Friday
evening. The place was changed on account of the serious illness of Mrs. W.
O. Bogenrief. Quite a crowed attended, and all report a good time. The
proceeds which were over $85 went for a piano for the church.

Dr. Robbins met with what might have proved a fatal accident on Wednesday
night. He was in Sioux City and coming home on the midnight train. As the
train was going only about eight miles an hour he jumped off into a snow
bank. The snow having a hard crust he fell back against the moving car.
Fortunately he was not injured. Quite a number of people make it a practice
to jump off the train as it passes through town, they doing this so they do
not have to walk to Hinton from Wren, the trains all stopping at Wren.

About sixty Hinton boosters went to LeMars on Tuesday to take in the Short
Course. The two coaches of the I. C. [Illinois Central] company promised
the Hinton Commercial Club they would put on the nine o'clock freight were
not put on; therefore, the people, as many as could, went into the caboose,
the remainder of the party rode in an empty box car, and about twenty-five
people would not ride in the box car, so did not go to LeMars. The Hinton
Cornet band furnished music during the day, doing very well, in spite of the
fact that they had to play on the street, and it being so cold. The entire
crowd boarded the 3:45 train for home, all thinking LeMars a very
entertaining town.

UNION: (Special Correspondence)

James Goudie was in Sioux City Friday with two carloads of sheep.

David Goudie was in Sioux City with a carload of hogs raised on his farm.

Orville Lee accompanied James Goudie to Sioux City Friday with his sheep.

Leo Connor will soon move to one of his mother's farms near Armour, South
Dakota.

Manning Bros. furnished music for a party at the home of Ben Clark Tuesday
evening.

Harry Hoyt and David Goudie shipped four carloads of sheep to Sioux City
Tuesday.

ADAVILLE: (Special Correspondence)

W. M. Treeby is visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. Bristow.

The Ladies Aid society will meet with Mrs. Geo. Brown Thursday, Feb. 26th.

L. L. Morehead, of LeMars, was out to the W. E. Morehead sale on Thursday.

Chas. Baldwin has rented the Dr. Richey farm just vacated by Orin Green.

Mrs. Kamradt is quite ill again. Her daughter, Mrs. Schrock, is caring for
her.

The Adaville school is planning an entertainment to be given the last of the
month.

W. M. Parker shipped a carload each of cattle and hogs to Sioux City last
Monday.

Misses Ruby and Fern Gowan and Bertha Ott were Sioux City callers last
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred King and daughter, Nellie, were visiting friends in LeMars
last week.

Mr. Blanchard, of Morningside, Sioux City, is visiting at the home of N. J.
Chamberlain.

LeRoy and Myrtle Heiden were in LeMars several days last week attending the
Short Course.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Spies visited the R. J. Spies home and also took in the
bazaar at Melbourne last week.

A number of Blanche Davis' school friends met at her home last Saturday
afternoon and gave her a surprise.

Everett, Vetah, and Laura Stinton spent Sunday and Monday at the home of
their grandma, Mrs. Pritchett, near Hinton.

Mrs. H. B. Morehead and daughter, Gladys, were visiting with relatives in
LeMars. Miss Gladys also entered the spelling contest.

Word has been received here of a fine looking baby daughter born recently to
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kain at Chillicothe, Mo.

Edward Klemme, of Merrill, and Miss Emma Olrich, of Johnson township, were
married at the home of the bride on Thursday.

Friends of Mrs. G. W. Mills, who recently lived here, but is now at Ralston,
Iowa, will be sorry to learn that she is quite ill, but improving a little
now.

Vernon King, who has been here the past few months, returned on Tuesday to
his claim near Haines, South Dakota. He shipped a car of grain for feed and
seed.

The Jolly Young People had a bob party last week, and were greatly surprised
by being upset. There being only seventeen in the sleigh made things rather
lively for awhile.

Mr. and Mrs. Walt McClain were greatly surprised last Saturday evening by a
number of their friends who had planned a part for them before moving to
their new home near Millnerville. A fine time was reported by all that were
there.

At the Crane Bros. sale on Wednesday the farm was sold at auction to Dr.
Richey, of LeMars, for the neat sum of $88.75 per acre. Bidding was quite
lively. The cattle and machinery and other articles sold well. Flinn Bros.
have the farm rented.

A farewell surprise party was given at the home of R. R. Gowan last Friday
evening in honor of the young people. Various games of amusement were
played, then at a late hour refreshments were served by the young ladies who
had come laden down with good things to eat. A jolly time was had by all.
But before going all expressed their regret in losing such a fine young
people among their social society.

The Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association held their annual meeting February
10th, at the Adaville store. They would like to have all maintenance paid
at once. One dollar for each lot and fifty cents for each half lot.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Tuesday, February 28, 1911 

MRS. G. C. GRIMES WAS ONE OF THE VERY EARLY SETTLERS. 

Mrs. Grimes, wife of G. C. Grimes, residing east of town at the gravel pits; succumbed on Sunday night to an illness of several weeks, shortly after two o'clock. She was taken sick early in December with bronchitis and grip, and her constitution was unable to withstand the long attack of illness, and she passed away at peace with the world to her reward. Mrs. Grimes was truly an old settler, having come here with her husband in 1869, since which time she resided in Plymouth county. Her maiden name was Catherine Theresa Ahern, and she was born at Hartford, Conn., on August 26, 1844.

When she was a girl of twelve, in 1856, her family moved to Jackson, Neb. The country surrounding was a wilderness in those days and the Ahern family were among the first white settlers in that region. She was united in marriage on July 16, 1866, to G. C. Grimes at Dakota City, Neb., and they came to Plymouth county three years later. Three children blessed their union, Charles, Blanche and James. The last two died when very young. Besides her husband and son, Mrs. Grimes leaves two brothers, James Ahern of Choate, Ill., and John Ahern, of St. Louis, Mo. The funeral services will be held this morning at ten o'clock at St. Joseph's church in this city, Rev. F. X. Feuerstein officiating. The pallbearers, old friends and neighbors of the family, will be, Paul Nuebel, J. J. Heissell, Frank Puetz, P. Farrell, P. Hickey, Michael Foley. Mrs. Grimes was well known in the community, having made her home here for so many years. She was one of the pioneer women, who assisted their husbands in developing the resources of the country, and bore privations and hardships unknown to many women of the younger generation. The isolation of those early days limited the circle of friendships, but the ties and associations were all the stronger and more lasting. The old order gives place to the new, but the highest meed of veneration is due the pioneer.