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LeMars Sentinel, December 3, 1912

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Robert Reeves spent Thanksgiving with her father at Sheldon.

The school enjoyed a vacation on Friday also, after Thanksgiving holiday.

Gus Witt has purchased a small farm of 40 acres about a mile east of LeMars.

Mrs. W. C. Lancaster will entertain the Ladies Aid on Wednesday of this week at dinner.

Mae Reeves spent Thanksgiving at home. She returned to her work at LeMars the same evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Britton, of Spencer, spent Thanksgiving with their parents at this place.

Mr. and Mrs. Mat Ewin arrived the first of last week at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Gus Witt, for an extended visit.

Earl Morrissey moved to LeMars the last of the week, where he has worked all winter on the section with Frank Levins.

Mrs. Frank Potter and children returned to their home near Mitchell, South Dakota, after a two weeks visit with relatives.

Ira Lancaster was quite sick last week and Dr. Fettes, of LeMars, was in attendance. He is able to be around again at present.

While Rafe Hinde was cleaning his auto recently in some manner he had the end of one finger badly cut. It is on the mend now but quite bothersome.

Mr. and Mrs. Van Dam, who lived on the Haviland farm north of here, started for the old country Friday for an extended visit during the winter months.

Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, of Ashton, took dinner on Thanksgiving Day with Mr. Casler and wife and supper at Geo. Hughes’ home and returned home to Ashton in the evening.

Mrs. Miles Kennedy returned home Wednesday evening from Mt. Lake, Minn., where she was called by the illness of her daughter, Bessie, who is very poorly with tuberculosis of the head and throat.

Mrs. Malvina Moore accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Hinde, home the first of last week after Mrs. Hinde and Clarence Moore had spent a couple of days with her at Alton. Grandma is not in the best of health and was unable to get around to do anything.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
December 17, 1912

MISS CLARA DUUS WEDS
POPULAR DEPUTY CLERK OF THE COURTS IS MARRIED
HUSBAND IS BANKER AT REMSEN
Event Was Expected But Exact Date Was Kept a Secret—Only Immediate Relatives
Were Present at Ceremony on Saturday Afternoon.

Not every young woman who gets married has the privilege of issuing her own
marriage license, but that was the lot of a popular LeMars girl, who gave
her hand and heart to a well known Remsen banker on Saturday afternoon. The
bride resigned her position as deputy clerk at the court house last month to
make preparations for an important step in life and while engaged in
multifarious duties deftly drew up in compliance with law to present to
those authorized to perform marriage ceremonies.

The announcement of the wedding although the event was known to be imminent
came as a surprise to most of her friends as the exact date was kept a
secret.

The wedding was a simple home affair in accordance with the wishes of the
bride and her parents and none but members of the family were present at the
ceremony which took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Duus, 1422
Madison street, at five o’clock. Rev. C. G. Butler, minister of the First
Presbyterian Church, conducted the service which united in the holy bonds of
matrimony Clarabelle Duus and Marion A. Mieras.

The bride was married in her going away gown, a becoming tailor made tan
whipcord suit with plumed hat and gloves to match.

Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Mieras, accompanied by the bride’s
sister, Miss Esther Duus, and Andrew Scott, of Remsen, boarded the train for
Sioux City and ate their wedding dinner at the West, attending a play at the
New Grand later in the evening.

The bridal couple left for a brief honeymoon which they will spend at St.
Paul and Minneapolis, and will be at home to their friends in Remsen after
January 15th.

The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Duus, pioneer residents of
LeMars, and was reared and educated in this city, graduating from the LeMars
high school. On leaving school she taught in the country schools and for
the past three and a half years has been deputy clerk of the courts, filling
that position with efficiency and gaining a big measure of popularity for
herself. She is a young woman of many accomplishments, versed in the
principles of domestic science and well fitted to preside over a home and
grace it with her presence. In addition, she is a fine musician. The
bridegroom is a member of a well known Sioux county family and by his
individual efforts has already attained several rounds on the ladder of
success and is a progressive and popular business man in the town of Remsen.
He is at present assistant cashier of the German Savings Bank in that city.

Hinton Gazette, December 19, 1912
Hinton, Iowa

TWO TAKEN FROM ONE HOME

Our people were shocked Sunday (Dec. 15th) by the news that the two invalid
sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Crouch, of Hinton, had died that morning between
the hours of eight and nine. It was not only a shock to relatives and
friends but for a time Sunday morning grave fears were entertained for the
father, who was so overcome by the deaths that he lay for some time in a
semiconscious condition.

Both young men had been sick for only a short time with the grip, but the
disease seemed to have made rapid progress in its debilitating effects and
before the friends could fully realize their condition, they had passed
away.

Robert was 28 years old and had been practically helpless for over eleven
years. His condition was brought about by a severe attack of the grip,
which seemed to have settled in his spine. Although sadly afflicted he had
a genial disposition and always looked hopefully to the future thoroughly
believing that sometime he would be able to be up like the others. Through
his helplessness and dependence, he had so endeared himself to his parents,
especially his mother, that his death has been the severest of trials to
them.

Howard was over 21 years of age and had been crippled for a little over a
year. He was not quite so unfortunate as his brother, as he could get out
in a wheel chair and when the weather was fine he would p0eddle papers,
magazines, etc, on the streets of Hinton. He was a fine young man, always
polite and courteous and a great favorite in the community. The two
brothers sympathized with each other in their affliction and their hearts
love had so endeared them to each other that they thought almost as one.

Robert died at eight in the morning and before the clock struck nine, Howard
was with him in the spirit world. The funeral was held Tuesday in the
Methodist church and the two bodies were lain side by side in the cemetery
near their old home at Potosia, Liberty township.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
December 24, 1912

WILL PERON IS DEAD
FAMILIAR FIGURE HAS PASSED TO THE BEYOND
WAS ONE OF THE EARLY PIONEERS
Came Here in the Seventies and Homesteaded on a Farm in Lincoln Township,
Where He Lived for Over Thirty-five Years

William Peron, one of the picturesque figures of this section and an old
timer in Plymouth and Woodbury counties, passed the portals to the beyond on
Sunday after a long illness. He had been in failing health for some time and
never fully recovered from the shock of his wife’s death, which occurred
very suddenly last June. They had spent fifty years of married life together
and bereft of his long time mate, his zest for living was practically gone,
and he was waiting for the summons which would reunite them.

William Peron was a native of New York and was born at Kinderhook on
September 30, 1843. He lived there until eleven years of age, when his
parents moved to Aurora, Ill. In 1858, William Peron came to Manchester,
Iowa, and there he met the young woman who became his wife, being united in
marriage on November 13, 1861, with Mary Jane Franklin, Rev. George
Burroughs, of Glen Haven, performing the ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Peron settled in Plymouth county in 1870 and in 1871 lived on a
farm near James. They homesteaded on section 20, in Lincoln township, where
they passed through the vicissitudes concomitant with pioneer days of
northwestern Iowa and by toil and perseverance reaped the reward of faithful
and constant service and about five years ago left the farm in the hands of
the younger generation and retired from active work, taking up their
residence in Hinton to spend the evening of their days in comfort and
pleasant retrospect.

To their union twelve children were born, of whom eight are living. Two
girls and two boys preceded their parents in death. The sons and daughters
are: Mrs. Henrietta Green, of LeMars; Mrs. Ida Harrison, of Bronson; Mrs.
Florence Harrison, Hinton; Mrs. Hattie McKibbin, Kingsley; Mrs. Alice
Thompson, Kingsley; George Peron, Earl Peron, Mrs. Olive Baily, Hinton.
There are thirty-nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Mr. and
Mrs. Peron celebrated their golden wedding on November 13, 1911. On June
9th, Mrs. Peron was found dead in her home when her husband and family
returned from church.

William Peron was a familiar figure in LeMars and Sioux City in the early
days and had a wide acquaintance among the older residents. His death breaks
another link in the associations formed in the early days when the country
was sparsely settled and the friendships formed in the school of poverty and
hardship were lasting and not often broken.

The funeral will be held today at the Methodist church in Hinton.

HURT IN RUNAWAY
LeRoy Edwards Suffers Broken Ear Drum and Other Injuries

CRAIG INDEPENDENT: Last Friday afternoon LeRoy Edwards met with an accident
which will lay him up for a long time and may leave him a cripple. He was on
his way to LeMars with seven crates of live chickens. When two and a half
miles southeast from Struble a pin came out of a clevis holding a singletree
to the evener and that let the singletree down against the horse’s heels and
caused the team to run away, throwing Roy out and upsetting the spring
wagon. The team broke loose from the wagon and ran for home, but were caught
at the bridge just east of Struble. Omar Hamer happened along the road in
his automobile about a half hour later and saw Roy sitting in a dazed
condition and asked what he was sitting there for. He replied that he was
waiting for his partner to come and help catch chickens. Mr. Hamer got him
into the automobile and took him to Dr. Knebel at Struble, who found that
his left ear drum was broken that he was badly bruised and considerably
scratched. Saturday morning he was taken to the home of his father-in-law,
J. M. McDougall, and is still there. Word comes from his bedside that he is
slowing improving, but gave fears are entertained that he lose his hearing.
When the wagon upset the chicken crates struck the ground with such force as
to break them and let every fowl out. Ernest Rath happened to be in Struble
and he hired seven boys, who went out and caught the escaped birds and got
Tom Edwards to take them on to LeMars.

MARIENAU-GRONEMEYER WEDDING

IRETON LEDGER: A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Marienau, south of town, Wednesday, December 18th, when their oldest
daughter, Carolyn, was united in marriage to Mr. Fred Gronemeyer Jr., oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gronemeyer Sr., of Preston township, Plymouth
county. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Rich Schmidt, pastor of the
German Lutheran Church in the presence of the nearest relatives. The bride
was dressed in gown of old gold messaline silk with trimming to match. The
groom wore the conventional black.

Miss Carolyn Gronemeyer was bridesmaid and Henry Marineau was best man. They
will be at home to their many friends on the groom’s father’s farm in
Plymouth county after January 1st.

LeMars Sentinel
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1912

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Riter went to Sioux City Friday.

Miss Jessie Reeves received a new piano for Christmas.

Z. Rayburn shipped a carload of cattle to Sioux City on Friday.

Mrs. Jessie Kennedy went to Cedar Falls last week to visit relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kennedy spent Christmas with the Bushby family.

Elam Chapman and family spent Christmas in LeMars with his parents.

William Casler and family had Christmas dinner in LeMars with Mr. and Mrs.
Hughes.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reeves entertained about thirty guests on Christmas
day.

Lora Baldwin shipped hogs to Sioux City Friday and Ed Detloff shopped hogs
Saturday.

Miss Grace Whitman went to Sutherland Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. Will
Aird, a few days.

Wednesday, January 1st, is the date of the sociable at Clarence Reeves’.
Everybody has a cordial invitation.

Oscar Haviland expects to occupy the old home place which has been rented
the past three years to W. Van Dam.

Seney was quite a desolate place on Christmas as about two thirds of its
people were spending the day elsewhere.

Miss Lucile March has resigned her position as teacher in the old Emery
school and is anticipating a trip to California.

The Daughters of Ceres will meet with Miss Carrie Elston January 2d, 1913.
The program follows: Chorus, society; reading, Mrs. McArthur; solo, Esther
Cook; reading, Mrs. M. M. Kennedy; instrumental solo, Grace Whitman;
recitation, Mrs. C. Hawkins; reading, Mrs. W. Buss; solo, Jessie Kennedy;
instrumental solo, Jessie Reeves; duet, Maude Lancaster and Mae Osborne;
reading, Mrs. Mills; con, Mrs. J. Hinde; chorus.

John Osborne moved his house and granary from Seney onto his farm about a
quarter of a mile north of the Haviland farm, which formerly belonged to A.
Haviland, last week, and will improve it with other buildings and make it
his home in the future. He disposed of his barn and lots here to Z. Rayburn.
Mr. Smith from Ireton had the job of moving. Two engines were used to pull
the buildings with. Art Detloff operated one and Watson Reeves the other.

Mr. and Mrs. Al McArthur entertained a number of relatives and friends on
Christmas Day. A bounteous four-course dinner was served at one o’clock,
after which the afternoon was spent in Christmas revelries. A tree was
prettily decorated and fitted with gifts for great and small and the height
of merriment and suspense was reached when Santa Claus drove into the yard
and greeted the anxious little ones with his cheery voice. One need not ask
if an enjoyable time was had. Just imagine yourself in the same place and
you will have the answer.

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morrissey was taken suddenly ill last
Tuesday evening about five o’clock and suffered intense pain. Dr. Fettes was
immediately called and the little one was found to be suffering with cramps
in the bowels and it was found necessary after the attending physician had
worked with the child about two hours to have an operation to relieve the
child’s suffering. He was taken to the LeMars hospital and about one o’clock
that night an operation was performed and it was found that the small
intestine ______ ________ drawn into the large intestine [about three more
lines exist but are too dark to read on the copy.]

WASHINGTON:  (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. John Manz, of Dixon, Neb., who have been visiting relatives
here for the past two weeks, returned home Saturday evening.

??co Redmond left on Tuesday to spend the holidays at his home in the
eastern part of the state.

Mrs. Emil Hoss, who was operated on two weeks ago, was able to leave the
hospital on Tuesday.  She is staying with her parents in Merrill.

Mike and Will Barnable and Miss Kate Barnable spent Christmas at the
paternal home in Union township.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Woodruff and daughter, Miss Olive, of Merrill, were
Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hansen.

Johnnie Peterson, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson, had the
serious misfortune of nearly losing an eye last Tuesday.  The little
fellow was playing with some plum brush when a limb flew backwards
hitting him right across the eye.  Mr. and Mrs. Peterson took him to
Sioux City Thursday for medical treatment.

Mr. and Mrs. John Manz and children, of Dixon, Nebraska, Mrs. Will Manz
and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lemke and daughter, Lottie, Mr. and
Mrs. George Manz and children, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Peterson and
daughters, Mary and Meta, and Miss Florence Manz, of LeMars, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lemke on Christmas Day.

STANTON:  (Special Correspondence)

Benjamin Kehrberg went to Sioux City on Tuesday.

Braband Brothers are delivering a quantity of oats in LeMars of late.

Wm. Dempster went to Brunswick, Neb., on Thursday on a business trip.

Robert Hodgson spent Friday nigh in LeMars with his daughter, Mrs. Frank
Harder.

Peter Gaasch sold a young team of horses this week, realizing a neat sum
of money for them.

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, of Union township, took their Christmas dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dempster.

Dempster and Hodgson shelled corn for James Banks, Nick Thill, Allen
Smith and others last week.

Martin Ludwig, of America township, made a business trip to Stanton,
calling on several persons.

Mrs. Grant Arnold, of Sanborn, visited with Mrs. Newell, her cousin, for
a few days the latter part of the week.

William Beckmann will sell his personal property on Tuesday and make
plans to move to Wessington Springs, South Dakota, later.

H. N. Newell and wife returned from Jackson, Neb., on Wednesday evening
after enjoying the luxury of attending the wedding of their niece.

Mrs. Wm. Dempster visited a couple of days with her relatives, Mr. and
Mrs. John Smith, of Union township, during Mr. Dempster's absence from
home.

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Tucker attended the Hays-Demarary wedding at
Jackson, Neb., on Christmas Day.  Mr. Tucker returned on a late train
and Mrs. Tucker stayed a few days longer.

The president and secretary of the school board authorized the county
superintendent to make a selection of books for use in the schools in
order to comply with the compulsory purchase of library books.

Relatives have received word of the death of Wm. Hodgson, which occurred
in Portland, Oregon, hospital.  Mr. Hodgson will be remembered by old
settlers as he lived in Stanton from 1877 until ten years later.  He has
resided in Oregon for several years past.

Miss Banks, teacher in District No. 1, planned a basket social for her
school.  The entertainment consisted of instrumental and vocal music and
recitations, after which the baskets were sold by auction.  The director
played the part of auctioneer and Joseph Middaugh, clerk.  Baskets sold
as high as $2.50 in a few cases.  The amount raised was $25.00 to be
used to purchase a bookcase and other furnishings.  Much credit is due
Miss Banks for her energy and patience in drilling the pupils who took
part.

MERRILL:  (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. J. Klatt was in Sioux City on Monday.

Miss Hannah Hancer was a LeMars visitor Tuesday.

Don't forget the dance New Years, Sherrill's Orchestra.

Mr. and Mrs. John Harker were Sioux City visitors Tuesday.

Lee Lucey, of Chicago, spent Christmas with his parents here.

Mainard Eberle was a Sioux City caller one day the past week.

Miss Anna Penny is visiting at the C.C. Simpson home this week.

Mrs. Kain spent Christmas at Alton with her daughter, Mrs. Bamberg.

There will be a watch night service in the M.E. church.  Everybody come.

Herb Backeberg spent Christmas at the home of his sister, Mrs. John
Turton.

James Rose, of LeMars, spent a few days visiting old friends here the
past week.

Joe Polelock, of Hawarden, is visiting relatives and friends here the
past week.

The C.O.C. club will meet with Miss Myrtle Turton Thursday, January 2d.

Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill and family spent Christmas with friends at
Pierson, Iowa.

Loretta Lucey, of Sioux City, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Lucey.

DEATH OF MRS. HILL  
Wife of Alton Railroad Man Dies Following Operation.

Mrs. Wm. Hill, of Alton, died at the LeMars hospital on Saturday after a very serious operation. She was taken sick Tuesday night and was brought to LeMars Thursday night and an operation was performed for pharyngitis, but it was so far developed that no relief could be obtained and she died Saturday morning.

Elizabeth Bertha Martha Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Blumenau, was born in Adrian, Minn., July 2, 1887. She was married to Wm. Hill, of Worthington, Minn., May 13, 1903. They made their home in Worthington, Minn., until three years ago, when Mr. Hill was appointed assistant depot agent in Alton. Mrs. Hill leaves her husband, one daughter Grace, her mother Mrs. Chas. Blumenau of Adrian, Minn, and one brother, Chas. Blumenau, of Sioux Falls.

The funeral service was held Monday at the home of Mr. Hill’s sister, Mrs. Robert Mahling, 806 Clark St., and interment was made in the LeMars cemetery.  Rev. E. E. Gilbert, of the Methodist church had charge of the services.