Iowa Old Press
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, December 1, 1916
STABBED BY A MEXICAN
CHARLES EWIN HAS EXPERIENCE WITH A GREASER
In a letter received from one of the members of Company K, by Harry Condon,
on Wednesday the news was received that Charles Ewin, one of the members of
the company, was stabbed by a Mexican. Fortunately the injury is not
serious. Ewin was on guard duty at a point about four miles from the Rio
Grande and the Mexican sneaked up on him and made a slash at him with a
knife. The injury was slight. Ewin fired on the greaser in the darkness. The
noise of the happening brought up the entire guard.
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A pretty wedding was celebrated on Tuesday in Fredonia township where Miss
Eliza Kloster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tovel Kloster, was united in
marriage with Nels Peterson. The ceremony took place at the Danish Lutheran
Church at one o’clock in the presence of a large number of guests and was
performed by Rev. J. Soe, of Marcus.
The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Lena Kloster, and bridegroom by
his friend, Jurgon Mikkelsen. The bride looked charming in her wedding gown
of white embroidery with lace trimmings. Her bridal veil, of exquisite
sheen, was fastened in her hair with cap effect with myrtle and
chrysanthemum buds. The bridesmaid wore a dress of white rice voile lace and
carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums. Following the ceremony at the church,
the wedding party repaired to the home of the bride’s parents, where a
reception was held in honor of the young people. Dinner was served to 125
guests. The decorations in the home were extremely attractive, being of
yellow and white, the bride’s chosen colors and white wedding bells were
suspended at different coigns of vantage. Dinner was served in four courses
and was served under the superintendendence of the Misses Mary Juhl, Lottie
Kloster, Elsie Larson, Boline Mortensen, Mame Sorenson, Martha Juhl,
intimate friends of the bride. The guests were seated at two long tables
which were graced with the bride’s colors and autumn flowers. The young
people were the recipients of many useful and beautiful wedding gifts, which
included, silverware, cut glass, china and fine linen.
The afternoon and evening were devoted to celebrating the happy event with
various amusements and music and the guests did not disperse until the
morning hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, after a brief honeymoon trip, will go to housekeeping
on one of the Kloster farms.
The bride is a daughter of Supervisor and Mrs. Toval Kloster and was reared
in Fredonia township, where she has gained many friends and through her
charm of disposition and manner. The bridegroom is a progressive young
farmer. Both he and his bride are very popular among the younger set in
Fredonia.
Akron Register-Tribune
December 7, 1916
Ray. A. Smith, Publisher
$1.50 Per Year
Published every Thursday at Akron, Iowa, and entered at postoffice at
said place as second-class mail matter, Sept. 26, 1901.
AKRON'S PIONEER FOUNDER PASSES AWAY IN CALIFORNIA
This community was both shocked and saddened by the news flashed over
the wires from the far west last Friday, telling of the death of E.W.
Sargent at Pasadena, California, on Thanksgiving morning, November 30,
1916. Mr. and Mrs. Sargent and their youngest daughter, Miss Grace, went
to Pasadena from their home in Vermillion, S. D., in September to spend
the winter. Mr. Sargent had been in failing health during the past
year, being afflicted with an anemic condition. Less than two weeks
previous to his death he was visited there by his son, Attorney F.W.
Sargent, of Des Moines, Ia., when he was able to up and about part of
the time, and was advised by physicians that his father was in no
immediate danger, so that in a way his death came quite unexpectedly to
the family. A short service was held in Pasadena, and the remains were
brought directly to Akron for interment. Mrs. Sargent, worn by the care
and anxiety of her husband's illness and prostrated by his death, was
unable to stand the long trip back home, and remained in Pasadena, where
her daughters, Mrs. J.W. Bryant, of Mitchell, S.D., and Miss Grace
Sargent, will join her for an extended stay.
Mr. Sargent's remains arrived in Akron Monday morning and funeral
services were held at 10:30 o'clock in the Akron M.E. church, in the
presence of a large assemblage of friends and former neighbors. Dr. C.
S. Thoms, a member of the faculty of the University of South Dakota and
former pastor of the Baptist church at Vermillion, S.D., conducted the
service and paid a fine tribute to the life and works of the deceased,
bringing out his outstanding characteristics as a just and upright
citizen, and a man of generous and sympathetic instincts. Quite a
number of friends in autos accompanied the auto-hearse to Riverside
cemetery, where interment was made. The cemetery is located on land
which formerly belonged to Mr. Sargent. Its site affords one of the
most fascinating and beautiful views in the middle west. It was one of
the picturesque spots which Mr. Sargent loved to visit in the days when
the country was new and the valley was the habitat of the Indian. It is
peculiarly fitting that it should be selected as his final resting
place.
Relatives attending the funeral were Fred W. Sargent, of Des Moines,
Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bryant, of Mitchell, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Julian and Miss Grace Sargent, of Vermillion, S.D.; Mrs. Nora Searls, of
Brookings, S.D. Friends who came from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. M.
J. Cheney, Miss Annadell Morgan, Miss Hazel McVicker, S. W. Richardson,
the Misses Mabel and Bird Richardson and W. C. Bryant, of Vermillion,
S.D.; Judge and Mrs. Jas. Kennedy, William Slaughter and G.T. Struble,
of Sioux City.
E. W. Sargent was born in the state of Vermont in 1838. At the age of
18 he came to Iowa. In 1858 he rode on horseback from Marshalltown to
Sioux City. In those early days he came to western Iowa and eastern
South Dakota to buy cattle from the Indians. His business took him
north into the valley of the Big Sioux river. The beauty of the Big
Sioux valley so impressed him that he decided to make it his future
home. In about 1860 he took a homestead in the eastern part of Union
county, South Dakota, just across the river from what is now Akron, in
Plymouth county, Iowa. Although he later acquired and sold many
hundreds of acres of land, he always refused to sell the original
homestead, and this he owned at the time of his death.
In the 60's he built a flour mill on the bank of the Big Sioux river at
Portlandville (now Akron) in western Plymouth county. About the same
time he built flouring mills at Fairview and Richland, South Dakota.
During the early pioneer days these mills were famous for many miles
around, and it was not uncommon for the early settlers to haul their
grist from as far as 150 and 200 miles to reach one of the Sargent Flour
Mills on the Big Sioux river. In those early days, Mr. Sargent's
generosity toward the pioneers was such as to win him the life-long
affection of all of the early settlers and their descendants in the Big
Sioux valley. As illustrative of his affection for the early settlers,
who with him were trying to develop what was then a frontier country,
one story will suffice: There are but few of the early pioneers left,
but to this day they love to tell of one experience that occurred at
what was then Calliope, in Sioux county, Iowa, when that little western
town was the terminus of the railway running north from Sioux City. One
severe winter the town was quarantined on account of small-pox; the
snows were heavy and the inhabitants were in want for sufficient food
stuffs. At that time, when it was determined that a train would be put
into Calliope for the relief of the settlers, Mr. Sargent shipped
carloads of flour into Calliope billed to "the people of Calliope" with
instructions to the agent at Calliope to let all families in need help
themselves to the flour without charge. The people were so appreciated
that in later years, as they became able, they paid for the flour
received.
Mr. Sargent platted the town of Akron in 1871, which is one of the
prettiest and most prosperous towns at this time in the Big Sioux
valley, lying between Sioux City and Sioux Falls. Mr. Sargent was
interested in churches and schools. He donated the sites for several of
the early organized churches in Akron, and also donated the site of the
public school - a square block of ground. He took great pride in
improving and developing the Big Sioux valley. Many of the bridges
spanning the Big Sioux river were constructed largely because of his
activity, and he .[appears to be one line missing.then the copy picks up
again in the next column]
..in securing the first railroad running north from Sioux City to Akron,
which latter place was for some time the terminus of the road, called
the Sioux City & Pembina. He extended credit unselfishly to the early
settlers, and largely through his assistance many of the pioneers of
eastern Union county, S.D., and western Plymouth county, Iowa, were
enabled to acquire and pay for their homesteads.
The first business partner Mr. Sargent ever had in a commercial way was
the late T.S. Martin, found of the T.S. Martin Co., of Sioux City, and
Mr. Martins' first experience as a merchant was as the partner of Mr.
Sargent in a little store at Portlandville (Akron), he having moved the
stock of goods here from Richland, S.D., after operating a store there
for a short time. In Mr. Sargent's later life (sixteen or eighteen
years ago) he moved his family from Akron to Vermillion, S.D., giving
his children the educational advantages of the university there; but he
made frequent trips to Akron to look after his extensive farming and
business interests here, and therefore never lost his identity with the
town for which he stood sponsor in an early day.
Mr. Sargent is survived by his widow, Abbie E. Sargent, and four
children: F. W. Sargent, of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. J. W. Bryant, of
Mitchell, S.D.; Mrs. J. H. Julian and Miss Grace Sargent, of Vermillion,
S.D. He was a kind and devoted husband and father, a helpful neighbor
and friend, an upright, patriotic citizen. He will be both missed and
mourned by a host of acquaintances, who extend condolence to the
bereaved family. Mr. Sargent carried on active business operations
until less than a year before his death, and it is estimated he leaves
an estate valued close to a half million dollars.
HINTON GAZETTE
DECEMBER 14, 1916
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
William Muecke and wife were guests of their daughter, Mrs. Mark Long,
Sunday, also Carl Muecke and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Winter and family and Mr. and Mrs. George Bender and
family were dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Bender of
Morningside Sunday last.
Lewis Bahmer was in town Monday completing arrangements for his sale of
live stock and farm machinery January 11. Mr. Bahmer will leave the farm
and he and his family expect to make their home in Hinton.
There was a very pleasant family gathering at the L. F. Winter home last
Sunday. His mother, Mrs. H. Winter, and his brother, J. C. Winter, of
Oklahoma, and O. A. Winter and family of Nebraska.
Arthur Snyder and wife of Atlantic, Iowa, and John Wright and wife, of
near Moville, were guests at the C. W. Harrison home last Friday.
THE LEMARS SENTINEL
A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Zimmerman in Plymouth Township yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock when
their daughter, Miss Helen Zimmerman, was united in marriage to Irvin
Branstetter.
Funeral services for the late Rt. Rev. Mgr. F. X. Feuerstein, who died
suddenly Saturday morning as the result of the stroke of apoplezy which
he suffered on Thanksgiving Day, were held from St. Joseph's church
Tuesday morning. The services were largely attended, the bishop, seventy
priests, and about three thousand others gathering to pay last tribute
to their departed friend.
THE REMSEN BELL-ENTERPRISE.
Fire early last Thursday morning destroyed a corn crib and granary, a
Ford touring car, 2,000 bushels of oats and some farm machinery and
about ten tons of hay on the Mike Ludwig farm south of here. The blazé
which was discovered at about four o'clock in the morning and was
unknown origin and Mr. Ludwig is at a loss as to how it could have been
started.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Duster Wednesday, December 4,
and John considers himself particularly lucky seeing that Christmas
presents come to him bright and early.
THE KINGSLEY NEWS TIMES
Mrs. George Pratt arrived here the fore part of the week from her home
at St. James, Minn.. for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.
Z. Patterson.
Miss. Ekeun and Pennman and Mr. J. T. Collins of Rock Rapids, Iowa, were
here last Sunday visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Collins and Mrs. J.
T. Shaw.
JAMES NEWS
Mrs. Cecil Walston is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Litterick.
Mrs. E. W. Richardson and son Willard, of Oyens, Iowa, were guests in
the E. C. Fulton home Friday.
T. B. Creamer has sold his farm in section 35 Perry Township and will
move to Leeds in the near future.
George Ferguson has purchased the James store from Ben Shaffer. George's
general smile will greet the farmers in the future.
The house on the August Prust farm which is occupied by Ernest Hahn was
burned to the ground one day last week, destroying practically all of
the contents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett departed Monday evening for an extended
visit with relatives and friends at Columbia City, Ind. This is the
first time Mr. Bennett has been back to his old home since he and his
wife emigrated from there to Sioux City forty years ago.
LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, December 19, 1916
Relatives in LeMars were shocked to receive a telegram Sunday from Tripp,
South Dakota, stating that Mrs. John T. Harker had died that morning after a
few days' illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Harker accompanied her mother, Mrs.
Harry [refers to mother, Harriet] Gardiner, of LeMars to Tripp, a couple of
weeks ago for a visit. On Friday night her husband received a telegram to
come at once as she was critically ill and at 1 o'clock Sunday morning she
passed away.
Deceased was reared in LeMars and was married to John T. Harker about four
and one-half years ago. They lived in LeMars until last spring when they
moved to Sioux City. Two children survive, a daughter three years old and a
daughter eight months old. She is also survived by several brothers and
sisters. James Gardiner, of Merrill; Miss Ellen, John and Richard Gardiner,
of Geddes, South Dakota; Mrs. Bertha Utesch, of Yankton, South Daktoa, and
Mrs. Ed Mathwig, of Sioux City.
The remains will be brought to LeMars today and the funeral services at the
F. H. Harker home at 1:30 this afternoon will be conducted by Rev. R. E. [or
E. E.] Gilbert, of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Interment will be
in the city cemetery.
[Transcriber Note--This obit is for Nellie (Gardner/Gardiner) Harker, wife
of John T. Harker. She was born 1 Feb 1895 and died 17 Dec 1916.]
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Feauto, Wednesday, Dec. 13, a son.
LeMars Sentinel
Dec. 29, 1916
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben De Vall, of LeMars, December 16.
Miss Pansy Smith went to Palmyra, Neb., to spend the Christmas vacation.
Bert Hironck, of Chicago, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hironck
in LeMars this week.
Prof. Smith, of Western Union College, left here on Tuesday for a visit
at Lexington, Kentucky.
Harold Oldham, of Gregory, S. D., was in LeMars for Christmas and
Tuesday visiting friends.
Miss Cecelia Bellaire, of Chicago, is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Anna Bellaire.
J. D. Sherman of Yankton visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Sherman, this week.
Miss Viola Gehlen, of Los Angeles, Cal., is a guest during the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Hoffmann.
Miss Meta Gallagher, who is attending college at Cedar Falls, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gallagher.
Jos. Gehlen, who is attending Creighton college near Omaha, spent
Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Hoffman.
Dave Cunningham, of Dallas, S.D., a former well known LeMars resident,
is visiting relatives and friends in LeMars this week.
Romane Hentges, who is attending the George Washington university in
Washington D.C., is spending his vacation with relatives in LeMars.
Elmer Featherston, who is employed in the Payne Pharmacy at Kingsley, is
spending the week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Featherston.
The Ladies Aid society of the First Presbyterian church will meet on
Tuesday with Mrs. H.V. Comin, who will be assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. J. Aird and Mrs. I. J. McDuffie.
A son was born on Tuesday, December 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kelso,
of Union township.
Herbert Buchanan, who is a dental student in the State University, is
spending the holidays at home.
The Aid and Social society of the Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. A. A. Alline Tuesday, January 2d, Mrs. Sexton assisting.
Lost: On Saturday evening on the road between my LeMars and my home in
Union, a woolen horse blanket. Finder please notify, A. L. Doezauer.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Schafer, of Bigstone City, Minn., are here for a
month's visit with Mr. Schafer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schafer, and
other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Garrets and daughter, of Mapleton, Ill., are visiting
with Mrs. Garrett's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jurgen Renken, in LeMars, and
other relatives in this county.
Mrs. John Hanno and daughter, of Howard, S.D., are making an extended
visit with Mrs. Hanno's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Dornbusch, and other
relatives in LeMars and vicinity.
Dr. L. M. Bowman and Grace D. Waugh, of Ethridge, Kans., were married
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist parsonage, Rev. E. E. Gilbert
officiating. They left on the evening train for their home in Kansas.
Kingsley New Times: Announcement was received here this week of the
birth of a son December 24th to Mr. and Mrs. L. Brereton, of Emmetsburg,
Ia. Mrs. Brereton was formerly Miss Ellen Knowles, of this place.
HELD FAMILY REUNION
Reeves Family Is Among Oldest Settlers in the County
The family and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. A. Reeves held their annual family
reunion at the old homestead near Seney in the home of their youngest son,
C. W. Reeves, near Seney on Christmas day. Before partaking of a bounteous
dinner, all the members of the party gathered in the parlor around a heavily
laden Christmas tree where Santa Claus appeared and distributed gifts to
all. The afternoon was spent singing old songs, with instrumental music and
conversation. All the children were present except one daughter and her
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hughes, twenty-nine being present.
The Reeves family are among the first settlers in Plymouth County. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. A. Reeves and daughter, Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Reeves and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Reeves and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Cook and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. Becker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Criswell.
The dining room and parlors were prettily decorated with the Christmas
colors, holly and mistletoe.
Co. K Notes
Private Tincher has been appointed cook in place of Aubrey C. Ivey, who was
discharged December 9.
Company K lost two more men whose enlistment expired last week. They are
Corporal Wallace C. Kilker and Private John B. Erdmann.
The Iowa Guardsman, of December 17th, prints the following news notes from
Co. K., that will be of interest to the people of this community:
The new corporals are Private Hodapp, Private Sampson, Private Van de Steeg,
Private Ewin, Private Dier, Private Johnson, Private Eilers, Private
Bohlken, Private Kennedy, Private Jacobson and Private Weagel.
The following men were appointed sergeants of Company K.: Corporal Held,
Private Board, Private Lodge, Private Bowers, Private Charles Ewin, while
Sergeant Sammis was made mess sergeant and Private Strouse supply sergeant.
Corporal Held, of Company H, has transferred to, and has been appointed a
sergeant in Company K. Another addition to Company K is Private Shire, who
transferred from Company M last week. William Jacobson, of the Supply
Company, surprised us last week when he transferred back to Company K.
UNION: (Special Correspondence)
Lloyd McGruder returned last week from his visit with relatives in South
Dakota.
Mrs. Huff, Sr., and Alva Chappell left last week for their former home
in Kentucky.
George Bolton and bride, nee Elsie Lehner, are visiting among relatives
in this vicinity.
Chris Wachter and his housekeeper, Mrs. Freda Lardong, were married in
LeMars Saturday.
The sewing circle of Mt. Hope neighborhood met with Mrs. Thomas Murray
last Thursday.
Harry Hoyt bought cattle at John Tucker's sale and had much trouble in
driving them home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harm Johnson entertained the Dawson family from Henry
township Christmas.
David Kammerer went to his former home near Rockwell City Thursday to
spend the holidays.
Miss Helen Eyers arrived home Saturday from Cedar Rapids where she
attend Coe college.
Earl Dugger, who worked the past season for Con Kohl, left Friday for
Kansas to visit his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoyt presided at Christmas dinner for the Lee
families and J. S. Hoyt, of LeMars.
Born: Sunday, December 17th, a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kemp,
who live on the Adamson farm.
Miss George, who teaches school near Mt. Ayr, Iowa, is here visiting her
parents, and sister, Mrs. Willey.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laughlin had as their guests Christmas, Mrs. James
Harvey, Mr and Mrs. Ben Harvey.
Miss Cecelia Bogh went to her home in Fredonia township Saturday to
spend two weeks with her parents.
Misses Blanche Hasbrook and Harriet Eyres, who attend LeMars high
school, are spending the vacation with their parents.
Miss Agnes Eyres, who teaches in the public schools of Eldora, Iowa,
came home Saturday to spend the holiday vacation.
Miss Minerva Dotzauer, who teaches school No. 7 in Stanton township, is
having vacation for two weeks during the holidays.
Friends here received word of the death of Willie Billington's infant
son in Cisne, Ill., where Mrs. Billington is improving in health.
The John Lindsay and J. S. Coatsworth families were entertained in the
James Lindsay home in LeMars at Christmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. George presided at Christmas dinner for Prof. Wiley and
family, and Miss Ring and Miss George from Mt. Ayre, Iowa.
Something went wrong with the heating plant at the Consolidated building
Thursday morning and no school was held that day.
Mrs. George Smith and son, Errol, returned Sunday from a three week's
visit with her sister, Mrs. Effie Pruyn, in Great Falls, Montana.
Mr. Burrill and daughters, Lillian and Clara, and the John Smith family,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dempster near Merrill Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Werth and little daughter went to Lansing, Iowa, Sunday, to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Werth's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dee.
Miss Dorothy Eyres, who attends Buena Vista college at Storm Lake, came
home Saturday to spend the holidays vacation with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dempster, of Merrill, came home with Mr. Burrill
Sunday to attend the Christmas exercises in the Presbyterian church.
John Tucker and family moved to LeMars Friday. James Cliff, from near
Kingsley, will move to the Tucker farm, now owned by James Pratt.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Featherston, Miss Bertha Dempster and John Smith, and
family were entertained in the John Dempster home, LeMars, Christmas.
Garrett Acker, of Garretson, S.D., visited his parents in LeMars and
spent Sunday with his brother, Harry Acker and family on the home farm.
Ed Bauerly and family, of Bigelow, Minn., came down in the new auto
Saturday, to spend Christmas with relatives and returned home on the
train Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Eyres entertained Geo. Steele and family, Harry
Steele, Mrs. Peter Steele, Miss Champeny and Herbert Billings on
Christmas Day.
Mr and Mrs. David Goudie had as their guests Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Nevins, Mr. and Mrs. David Gouldie, of LeMars, and Mr. and Mrs. James
Gouldie.
CARNES: (Special Correspondence)
Edward Juhl and Adrian Holster visited friends at LeMars Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Swynenberg visited relatives at New Kirk during
Christmas week.
Quite a number of people were at the basket social at the school
district No. 1 and a good time was had.
PRESTON: (Special Correspondence)
Miss Naomi McKlevey is spending her vacation at the home of her parents
in Sioux City.
Lois Gabel is spending the vacation at the home of her grandfather in
Sioux City. Mr. Strader will accompany her home for New Years.
John White, of Hawarden, spent the week end at the J. Hines' home.
Mose Hendricks was a Sunday visitor at the Hines' home.
George Ernest and Mr. and Mrs. Art Gabel autoed to Sioux City on
Saturday.
PORTLAND: (Special Correspondence)
G. E. Bradley has been on the sick list with la grippe.
The T. Y. O's met at the H. L. Port home last Friday evening.
R. R. Pollock of Akron spent Christmas with R. E. Murphey's.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Pollock were Sioux City visitors Thursday.
Fern Searle spent several days last week visiting in the Milo Mills home
near Westfield.
Miss Elsie Williams is spending the Christmas vacation at home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Williams.
The Christmas programs given by the different schools in Portland were
well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by the patrons of the districts.
EAST PERRY: (Special Correspondence)
Wm. Tullis took the Manz family to Sioux City Friday.
Eugene Bogenrief, of Merrill, was a Sunday guest at the Matt Mansfield
home.
Al Sweeney, of Sioux City, came up Sunday morning to spend Christmas
with his parents.
Wm. Tullis and family were Christmas guests at the home of Mr. Tullis'
mother at Merrill.
Swisher brothers are delivering sixteen hundred bushels of corn to the
Hinton market this week.
Dr. Robbins was called to F. M. Collins home Thursday evening to care
for Mr. Collins who took sick suddenly.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Swanson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Swanson and
family autoed to Sioux City Sunday and visited at the Carl Kingdren
home.
FLOYD VALLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Harry Reiets shelled a quantity of corn on Wednesday.
Ralph Obermeir shipped cattle and hogs to Sioux City last week.
Herman Dobbert has a sever attack of la grippe and is in bed.
J. J. Deegan had a consignment of fine hogs on the Sioux City markets.
Z. Rayburn shipped some fine cattle on the Sioux City markets last week.
H. J. Groetken and Nick Wiltgen were Sioux City passengers the last of
the week.
Vincent Lieb, who spent several months at Fonda, Iowa, returned home
last week.
Charles Langendorfer shipped a consignment of fine porkers to Sioux City
last week.
Mrs. James Coffey of Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa, was visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
F. Chapman and J. F. Deegan shipped some fine porkers last week to the
Sioux City markets.
Roy Dobbert, who had his leg broken a few months ago, is getting along
as well as can be expected.
C. H. Campbell has returned to Lester, Iowa, after spending a few days
in the home of his aunt.
Miss Dorothea Lieb is visiting with her sister, Mrs. John Smid, at
Breda, Iowa, during the holidays.
William Gordon returned today after spending a week in the East. He
visited at Toronto, Canada, and Chicago.
Mrs. L. J. Lieb is enjoying an extended visit from her mother and her
sister and husband from Fonda, Iowa.
Mrs. Dierkson left the last of the week for Akron, Iowa, to visit in the
home of her son during the holidays.
Miss Katheryn Wilhelmi underwent a serious operation for appendicitis on
Tuesday morning. She is getting along nicely.
Mr. Martin Dornbusch and Mr. Reinhold Witt returned home from a visit
with relatives and friends at Howard, S.D., and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wiltgen and son, Merlin, left for Ashton, Iowa, the
last of the week to spend the holiday with Mr. Wiltgen's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Wiltgen.
The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Direk Williams, was thrown open to
their daughters, son and grandchildren on Tuesday, the occasion being
Mrs. Williams birthday. All wished her many more happy birthdays.
Mrs. A. L. Stoll was pleasantly surprised at her beautiful home on
Wednesday evening, the occasion being her birthday, when a large number
of relatives and friends gathered and surprised her, helping her to
celebrate another happy birthday. The evening was most pleasantly spent
in social visiting, games and music, and a midnight a most delicious
supper and oyster stew was served, which the guests had prepared and
brought along. She received a number of beautiful and useful gifts as a
remembrance.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Joe Burkard and will Rees shipped hogs to Sioux City Friday.
E. H. Riter shipped a carload of cattle to Sioux City Wednesday.
Miss Mayme Deegan is visiting relatives and friends at Sioux City.
Mrs. Ida Buss and son, Harvey, were Sioux City visitors Wednesday.
Mr. H. C. Detloff shipped two cars of cattle to Sioux City Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. McArthur were Sioux City passengers Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Britton are visiting relatives and friends at
Tyndall, S.D.
A large crowd attended the Christmas program given in the church here on
Christmas Eve.
Miss Hattie Kunath, of Ireton, spent Christmas day with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Knop.
A supper and bazaar will be given in the Seney Hall New Year's night.
Everybody is invited to attend.
Quite a number attended the basket social given at the J. Deegan school
house last Friday evening.
Mr. E. Mathern and Walter Baldwin had a consignment of hogs on the Sioux
City market Tuesday.
“Stones by the Wayside” will be the subject of the sermon next Sunday
morning by Rev. Bertie Watson.
Lora Green, of Spencer, is visiting a few days at the home of his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Albro.
George Laughton and L. D. Baldwin had a consignment of cattle and hogs
on the Sioux City market this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Bertie Watson and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Lancaster, Sr., on Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Rees and son, Marshall, spent Christmas Day at the
home of Mrs. E. Penning, west of LeMars.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Whitman and Miss Grace, were guests on Christmas Day
at the H. L. Whitman home in LeMars.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Baldwin and family were guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. Perry at LeMars on Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Rees left Saturday for Faulkton, S. D., where they
will spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. James Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. John Penning and family returned home after making an
extended visit with relatives and friends at Pipestone, Minn.
Mr. Thos. Lancaster and daughter, Bertha, returned to their home at
Darlington, Wis., after making an extended visit with relatives here.
Miss Constance Chapman who is attending school at Iowa City, is home to
spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne had as their guests on Christmas Day, Mr. and
Mrs. O.C. Haviland, Tom and Steve Osborne, and Mrs. S. Haviland.
A large crowd attended the school program given last Friday afternoon by
the primary department, under the direction of Miss Florence Manz.
A happy home gathering was enjoyed on Christmas Day at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Hennrich, when Mrs. Hennrich and Mrs. Riter entertained
their whole family.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. I . Jeffers of Sioux City, Tuesday,
December 26th. Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. A. Jeffers went down to get
acquainted with their new granddaughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank March and family of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Chapman
and family, and Miss Lucille March, of Sioux City, were dinner guests on
Christmas Day at the home of Mrs. E. March.
Pine Grove Grange will meet in the Seney hall Friday evening, January
12. All members are urged to be present as this is the installation of
officers.
KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Scott and little daughter, of Mitchell, S. D., are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Gates and brother F. A. Gates and wife.
Dwight Ebelheiser and Miss Elsie Foster are both home with their folks
after spending the school year thus far at Drake University.
Prof. A. E. Mahaney, superintendent of schools at Linton, Iowa, is
spending the holidays with Rev. LaGrone and family and other friends.
Cyrus Gobble was taken to the hospital in Sioux City on Tuesday,
suffering from an attack of appendicitis. An operation will probably
follow.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Nash left Wednesday for their western trip. They
will be in California and Washington for a while and later go on to
Honolulu.
Miss Opal Algers expects to take up work at Cedar Falls after the
holiday vacation. Miss Algers has been successfully teaching the
primary department of the school here.
A successful box social was held at the Roscoe Vannorsdel school last
Friday night. A large crowd attended and enjoyed the program. The
young folks held a party late in the evening.
The Kingsley young ladies who represent us at Cedar Falls this year are
all home. They are Mabel Heifner, Lulu Rehm, Nina Forbes, Mary Gilmour,
Hazel Larson and Hazel and Neva Royer.
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Wilson have been recipients of visits from their
children, Ralph Wilson, wife and baby, of Montana, also Dr. Harold
Wilson and wife, of Fremont, Nebr., and Victor who is attending school
in Omaha, and Mr. Harold Mossman and family of Omaha, during the
holidays.
On last Wednesday at 10 o'clock Rev. J. W. La Grone performed the
ceremony at the M. E. parsonage by which Mr. Dwight Walden and Miss Fay
Mary Ward were united in marriage. A few close friends and relatives
witnessed the service. Both are favorably known here and will make this
their home.
Rev. J. W. La Grone performed the wedding ceremony I which Bert Ward and
Miss Elender Jewel Fitzpatrick were the principals. This event took
place at the parsonage at 12 o'clock on Wednesday. Mr. Ward is farming
the Swearingen place northwest of town and the bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fitzpatrick, and niece of Mr. Geo. Haggin, of the Joyce
Lumber Co. Those entering on this new relation have many friends in the
community.
The Choral Union met last Wednesday night at the E. J. Beeghly home with
about thirty-five members present. Music for the White Gift service was
practiced after which an unusually pleasant social hour was spent. The
new officers elected at this meeting are: Milford Beeghly, president;
Roy Laude, secretary, and Miss Mary Handley, treasurer. In the auction
of Christmas boxes, Milford Beeghly distinguished himself as an
auctioneer. The next meeting is with the Van Norsdel young folks.
The Kingsley firemen had a long hard fought battle last Thursday with
fire that broke out in the basement of the Home Bakery. The building
was saved by the stock was ruined and the lower part of the building
much damaged. The stock in the Market adjoining was also injured some.
Mr. Sears, who operated the bakery, carried insurance and so will not
sustain all the loss. The firemen from Pierson came up with their hose
and assisted in the fight. It was more than three hours before the fire
was extinguished.