LeMars Sentinel
Dated April 4, 1919

Many residents of LeMars will remember the Wonsmus brothers who made
their home in LeMars for several years, leaving here about twenty years
ago, when they were engaged in the shoe business.  Henry B. Wonsmus died
last week.  The Marcus News says of him:

Henry B. Wonsmus, aged seventy-one years, died at the old homestead in
Plymouth county, on Friday, March 21, of senility.  His illness was only
of short duration, having followed a severe cold.  Every attention was
given him by his brother, and kind friends.

The last rites were held at the Methodist Episcopal church on Monday
afternoon conducted by Rev. G. R. Gilbert.  The church was well filled
by the old neighbors and friends who had known and esteemed Mr. Wonsmus
during his long residence in this vicinity.


Henry Bertelsen Wonsmus was born in South Weistrup, Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany, June 1, 1848, and died near Marcus, Iowa, March 21, 1919.  In
1873 he came to America and located in Clinton county, Iowa, where he
resided for two years.  Two years later, in 1875, he moved to Plymouth
county and shortly afterwards he located on the old homestead northwest
of Marcus.  After the passing of his father and mother, Henry and his
brother, John, continued to reside on the old homestead.  In later years
they built for themselves a cottage and used the old home for a tenant
house.  It is said by those who visited the house that the two brothers
were immaculate housekeepers, and their flower gardens were the envy of
the whole countryside.  The two were constant companions.  They were
always together, for when one saw Henry, there was John also.  They
enjoyed life together, and when the roads were in good condition, they
would take jaunts in the Ford roundabout.  Mr. Wonsmus was kind and
gentle in manner and his friends recall that once he injured himself to
save his dog from a wound.  For a man of his years, he retained fine
mannerisms, and was always regarded as a fine old gentleman, a kind
neighbor and friend.  Sympathy goes out to the bereaved brother, who
will feel so keenly the loss of his constant companion.

The Wonsmus brothers have lived continually in this community for
forty-five years with the exception of a short time when they were
engaged in the shoe business in LeMars and for a short while lived in
Texas.

By the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912
Of, Semi-Weekly Sentinel, published semiweekly at LeMars, Iowa, for
April 1, 1919.
State of Iowa, County of Plymouth, ss.
Before me, a notary public, in and for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Jas. C. Gillespie, who, having been duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher of the
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, and that the following is, to the best of
his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management,
etc., of the aforesaid publication  for the date shown in the above
caption, required by the act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section
443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form,
to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing
editors and business managers are:
Publisher—Jas. C. Gillespie, LeMars, Iowa
Editor—Jas. C. Gillespie, LeMars, Iowa
Managing Editor—Jas. C. Gillespie, LeMars, Iowa
Business Manager—Jas. C. Gillespie, LeMars, Iowa

2. That the owners are:  Jas. C. Gillespie, LeMars, Iowa
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders
owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities are none.

JAS. C. GILLESPIER, Publisher
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of March, 1919.
REGINALD M. LATHAM, Notary Public
(My commission expires July 4, 1921)
(Notarial Seal)

ELGIN:  (Special Correspondence)

Ed Detloff sold a fine bunch of his grade Herefords to a party at a
distance the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schmidt moved into the tenant house on the Ed Detloff
farm last week.  Mr. Schmidt will farm for Mr. Detloff.

Mrs. Peter Bruner and daughter, spent several days the past week at the
Geo. Laughton home.

Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Albert and daughter, of near Ireton, spent the day
with relatives here.

Hobart Albert, of Struble, spent Saturday at the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Albert.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Frerichs and daughters, of near Craig, spent Sunday
at the Will  Faulkner home.

Oliva Ahlers was among those who took the eighty grade examination and
received a diploma.

Most of the farmers have commenced working in the fields.

SENEY:  (Special Correspondence)

Miss Cora Hughes, of LeMars, spent Thursday and Friday of last week with
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Henricksen, and family.

Roy Deegan arrived on Sunday to visit in the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Deegan.  He is stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and
has a ten day furlough.

Mr. and Mrs. August Witt and family, of LeMars, visited Sunday with Mrs.
Witt's father, M. Ewin, and sister, Mrs. Iona Clark.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. March and son, of Akron, visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. March's mother, Mrs. E. March.

G. P. Lake, of Hawarden, spent Sunday with friends here.

Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster, daughter, Ina, and Virla Cook visited a few
days the past week in Sioux City returning home on Monday.

Miss Sadie Alderson returned home on Monday after having spent the past
month with her sister, Mrs. W. D. Kennedy and family, of Denver,
Colorado.

Milton Moore, of LeMars, spent the week end in the home of his sister,
Mrs. J. R. Hinde.

Miss Lucile March, of Sioux City, spent the week end with relatives
here.

Mrs. C. W. Reeves and Mrs. Alvina Jeffers visited in Sioux City on
Tuesday and Wednesday.

Ira Lancaster and C. E. Moore were Orange City visitors on Tuesday.

The W. F. M. S. will meet next Wednesday afternoon, April 8, in the
hall.  As no meetings have been held all winter a good attendance is
desired.

Our primary room at school was closed last Friday as the teacher, Miss
Florence Manz, was sick with headache.
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John Differding has gone to Storm Lake, where he has secured a position
in a drug store.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pehler are enjoying a visit from his sisters, who live
at Winona, Minn.

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CORRECTIONS, OMISIONS AND NEW NAMES FOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY
Cut Out and Paste in Your Directory

Banks, James, Res. F118 Madison St..... /08 Red                   
Campbell, John, Sec. 11, American Twp.....56    4
Frehm, Henry, Res. 1112 High St. .............365 Red
Harker, Leslie, Res. 1222 Washington St..... 359 Red
Jacobs, F. O. (Oakland Co) Garage, 627 Main St...........742
Klenner, A., Res. 821 Park St..........300 Blk.
Lauters, Joe, Res. 812 Park St......... 490 Red
Lauters, Jack, Res. Sec. 7, America Twp...... 52   38
Morehead, H. B., Res. 1205 Washington St...... 110 Blk.
Oetken, John, Sec. 21, Grant Twp.... 65   27
Reed, H. E., Res. 705 Second St..... 412 Blk.
Rembe, William, Res. 1000 Court St.... 321 Red
Struble Post Office........ 51   50
Sitzmann, Jos., Res. 905 Prospect St......300 Red
Walker, S. A., Res. 1213 Eagle St.... 655 Red
Wintz, Mrs. B. A., Res. 601 Howard St.....665 Blk.
Williams, Fred, Res. 1601 Washington St.....165 Blk.

LeMars Sentinel
Dated April 8, 1919

WAS EARLY HOMESTEADER HERE
Came From Prussia When a Young Man and Fought for His Adopted Country,
Gave Liberally of Goods in World War

Henry Heide, a pioneer resident of Plymouth county died at the Soldiers
Home in Marshalltown, on Friday at the advanced age of ninety years.
His death was due to old age.  Almost to the last he enjoyed good health
and the full possession of his faculties.  Only a few weeks ago he wrote
a long letter to his old friend, W.S. Freeman, of this city, in which he
said he could not expect to live many more years. 

Mr. Heide was a native of Prussia, where he was born on January 27,
1829.  When a young man he came to America to escape the tyranny of a
despotic regime and adapting himself to the customs and manners of his
adopted country, became a loyal subject and never swerved in his
allegiance to the land of his adoption.  In the Civil War he volunteered
for service and fought in many battles and was in Sherman's Army in the
strenuous march from Atlanta to the sea.

Mr. Heide was badly wounded in battle and was shipped to a hospital in
New York.  In 1864 when convalescing there draft riots broke out and
Heide was among those called out to quell the disturbances and subdue
the mob rioters.

Mr. Heide after the war turned his hand to farming and in 1870 came to
Plymouth county and took up land and lived here for a number of years
after moving to South Dakota.  For the past five years he lived at the
soldiers home.

During the Great War he again evinced his patriotism and set an example
which many others might well emulate.  Out of a pension of forty dollars
a month he contributed twenty dollars to the Red Cross society, turned
over ten to the home and ten dollars to a grandchild.  He also purchased
a number of Liberty bonds.

The body was brought here for burial and the funeral held at Seney on
Sunday.  A guard of honor composed of members of the Mower Post.

G.A.R. escorted the body to its final resting place and the coffin was
draped with the flag under which royally served from youth to honored
old age and for which he fought.  Ritual services of the Grand Army of
the Republic concluded the ceremony at the grave site.  He was buried
beside the remains of his wife, who died many years ago.

Mr. Heide is survived by a daughter living at Cherokee, and a
granddaughter, Mrs. Nellie Hanson, of Cour d'Alene, Idaho.

WAR EXHIBIT TRAINS TO TOUR IOWA

A bulletin issued by the Liberty loan committee says:

The chief feature of the first exhibition train to be sent out under the
direction of the Liberty loan committee of the Seventh Federal Reserve
district in connection with the Victory loan, is a whippet tank.  These
whipped or "baby" tanks are the first small tanks that were made in the
United States and thousands of them were in process of construction when
the armistice was signed.  They are modeled after the Frency Renault
type of caterpillar "baby" tanks with added improvements.  The weight of
these tanks is six tons and each is equipped with sixty-two horse power
motor.  The protective covering consists of steel armor plate
five-eights of an inch thick.

In addition to the tank, the exhibition will include anti-aircraft guns,
siege guns, the famous French 75's, as well as trench mortars,
howitzers, grenades, torpedoes, helmets and breastplates which were
taken in battle.  The exhibits, which are free to the public, will be in
charge of a guard of twenty returned soldiers and sailors.  Well known
speakers will deliver addresses at every stop.

The train consisting of three flat cars, a baggage car, in place of the
box car used in former exhibition trains, and a Pullman will leave
Chicago, Sunday, April 20th, and will make its first stop at Dubuque,
Iowa, Monday morning at 8 o'clock.  It will stay in Dubuque for four
hours and then proceed through Iowa, stopping at all the larger towns
and cities for a period of from two to four hours.

Ralph Schneider, who has been in the aviation services overseas, was
honorably discharged last week and has returned to his home near Hinton.
His brother, Robert, is with the Rainbow Division which has been part of
the army of occupation and is now enroute to Brest for transportation
home.
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Miss Bishop and Mrs. Robert King will entertain the Philathea class of
the First Baptist Church at the home of Miss Bishop, 910 Hubbard Street,
Wednesday evening, April 9.

LeMars Sentinel
LeMars, Plymouth County
April 11, 1919

STRUBLE:

                (Special Correspondence)
   Born to Mr and Mrs. A Lanyon Sunday a little son.

   David Hammond shipped a Shetland pony Wednesday to his grandchildren at Judd , N.D.

   There will be a program given by the Sunday School in the M.E. Church Easter Sunday.

   Miss Gertrude Popken is visiting for two weeks in town with her sister, Mrs. Peter Delpeldang.

   Mrs. Herman Johnson was taken suddenly sick Sunday with appendicitis and it is feared an operation may be necessary.

   John Popken lost a very valuable steer Saturday.  The animal somehow got stuck in a ditch and was dead when he found it.

   Our popular merchant, Burt Harris, had the misfortune Tuesday to step on a nail, running it entirely through his foot.  Although a very painful injury, he manages to attend to his duties.
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                          REMSEN
   Postmaster Kieffer went to Chicago Wednesday night to attend the newspaper conference called by the Victory loan organization.

   Supt. U.J. Barbel was re-elected superintendent of our schools last Saturday.  The other teachers will be elected soon.

   Mr and Mrs. John McCoy left Wednesday for Sioux City to take charge of the drug store which Mr. McCoy bought of P.J. Duster a month ago.  Mr. McCoy has worked in the drug store of his father-in-law, F.G. Meinert, for four years and took a course in pharmacy in Highland Park college, Des Moines , last summer.

   A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jaacks Sunday night died the following morning and was buried Monday afternoon.

   A number of local boys who have been in the service of the country, have arrived at home the last few days honorably discharged or en-route home. Walter Sponseller, who served in the aviation corps for fifteen months, arrived Saturday. About half of the time he was at Kelly Field, Texas, then went to England and from there to France , where he served as mechanic in the air service for seven months.  Elmer Ohlendorf, who was six months in France , arrived in France , arrived in New York last Saturday and will be home in two weeks. Sylvester Fideler, who was one of the first to enlist, from this vicinity, and saw much services, is now on a ship homeward bound. He is only twenty years old and is Remsen's youngest soldiers.

   Peter Kirpes, a son of Nick Kirpes, saw service with the infantry and arrived from France last Sunday.
   Leonard Fries, who worked on farms at Luverne , Minn. , June 1917, arrived Monday.  He was in France a year and was wounded in the forehead by shrapnel.  He was returning from the hospital to the trenches when the armistice was signed.
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                          SENEY
                 (Special Correspondence)
   Albert Lundgren had hogs on the Sioux City market Wednesday.

   Mrs. Alvina Jeffers and Miss Gratia Clasen visited in Sioux City on Saturday.

   Mrs. Ida Buss, of LeMars, visited a few days this week with her son, Will, and family.

   The W.H.M.S. will meet on Wednesday afternoon, April 16, with Mrs. Guy Anstine.

   Little Rosema Holman is able to be out again after having had the chicken pox.

   Mrs. Chris Henricksen, daughter Mari an and son, Herbert, visited in Sioux City Saturday.

   Will Trewartha, of LeMars, recently returned form overseas, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Lancaster.

   Mrs. George Hughes spent a few days this week in the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.I. Jeffers, of near Merrill.

   Wm Pattison, of Dent, Minn. , arrived on Saturday and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Chris Henricksen and family returning home Sunday evening.

   M.J. Lancaster had a car of sheep on the Sioux City market Thursday.

   The Foreign Missionary society met last Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Kennedy.

   Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Perry, Mr and Mrs. L.D. Baldwin and daughters, Ethel and Verna, of LeMars attended the funeral of Mrs. Heide on Sunday.

   Relatives here received word on Wednesday that twin boys were born on that day, to Mr. and Mrs. W.I. Jeffers, of near Merrill.

   Eldon Riter, of our school, won the prize, an Eastman camera, at the oratorical contest held last Friday evening in the school house in district No. 1.  Florence Deegan won second prize, a box of candy.  All taking part deserve much credit.

   H. C. Detloff had two cars of cattle on the Sioux City market on Tuesday.

   Roy Deegan, who is stationed at Fort Leavenworth , Kan. , and has spent a ten day furlough in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Deegan, returned to camp on Tuesday.

   W.W. Jeffers, of Sioux City , arrived on Saturday to preach the funeral sermon on Sunday of the late Henry Heide, who formerly lived here.  Mr Jeffers returned to Sioux City on Monday and will leave soon as a missionary to Mexico .

   Last Saturday, while driving to the home of their sister, Mrs. Bert Criswell, Miss Ethel Cook and John Arthur Cook were thrown from the buggy when they horse they were driving became frightened and ran away.  John Arthur had his arm broken while Miss Ethel escaped with a few bruises.
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                            UNION
                  (Special Correspondence)
   G.W. Smith delivered hogs in Oyens Tuesday.

   Wesley Eyres shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City Tuesday.

   Frank Laughlin was in Sioux City Saturday with a carload of hogs.

   John Smith has purchased a new car.

   Lloyd McGruder visited Ed. Dotzauer in LeMars Saturday and Sunday.

   Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Frels, of Merrill, visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm Frels Sunday.

   Thos. Stokes, of LeMars, was a guest in the Hasbrook home Sunday and Monday.

   Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laughlin spent Monday night in LeMars with Mrs. George Farrell, who is seriously ill.

   Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sampson and Grandma Sampson went to Shullsburg , Wis. last week to attend the funeral of a friend, returning Friday.

   Mr. Gieser, of Western Union college, will conduct services at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening.  Special music. You are cordially invited to attend these services.

   The Presyterian church Sunday School elected the following officers Sunday morning. Superintendent, Chas Eyres, Bible class, Rev. Byram, Juniors, R.S. Eyres, intermediate, Mrs. R. S. Eyres, Librarian, Lester Eyres, Sunday School organist, Esther Eyres.

   The advanced English class of Union high school will give an entertainment of readings from the well known American authors Mark Twain, James Whitcomb Riley and Paul Lawrence Dunbar Tuesday evening, April 15th, at 8:30 .  Admission 25c for adults and 15c for children. Ice cream and cake 10c.  Everybody welcome.

   The boys basketball team of Union high school gave a banquet at the high school Friday evening, April 4.  The gymnasium where the banquet was served was tastefully decorated in the high school colors, maroon and white, streamers of crepe paper extending from the electric lights to the corners of miniature basketball goals, which graced the centers of the two long tables.  The menu which was planned and prepared by the domestic science teacher, Miss Fife, consisted of fruit cocktail, saratoga flakes, pressed chicken, beet pickles, potatoes in cream, asparagus tips in butter, rolls and butter, butterfly salad, U.H.S. special angel food cake and coffee. Miss Wormley acted as toastmistress and a member of each of the four high school classes responded with toasts appropriate to the occasion.  Seniors, "The Forward" Miss Rose Keenan, Juniors, "The Guards", Lloyd McGruder, Sophomores, "Centers", Burdette Smith, Freshmen, "The Subs," Miss Dollie Bixby, Guests, "The Spectators", Miss Carrie (remainder of article is missing...)  
  
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                          SIOUX
                (Special Correspondence)
  Mrs. Roscoe Small has been visiting friends here.

  Mrs. A.P. Cramer is now much improved in health.

  Joe Easton was a Milnerville visitor on Sunday.

  Miss Mari e Buys has been spending a week at home.

  W.H. Milner was on the sick list for a few days last week.

  Little Orville Trometer returned with his parents to his home near Merrill Sunday afternoon.

  The summer schedule for the mail carriers has gone into effect.

  Elmer Tilton was back in the hospital for treatment last week.

  Howard Milner was a Merrill caller Sunday afternoon taking his brother, Richard, back to school.

  A "sheeney" peddler collected junk from the neighborhood last week.

  Mrs. Wesley Huffman is much improved this week, being up again.

  Mrs. A. Buys and her children were Sioux City visitors one day last week.

  Several of the young people went into Sioux City Sunday night and were caught in the storm.

  Mrs. Kellogg is feeling considerably better since returning to the country. She is able to get about a little.

  R.H. and W.E. Milner went to C.K. James to help him saw wood last Wednesday. Mrs. W. E. Milner accompanied them.

  Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark and children, of Westfield , spent Sunday with Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Hauser.

  A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fursee last week.  Mrs. A Fursee is taking care of her daughter-in-law and the new baby.

  Clyde James spent Monday night at his father-in-law's painting in the tractor repairs preparatory to the completion of an unfinished job of wood sawing.

  Veronica Harbeck is recovering from a recent operation in a Sioux City hospital.  She was a former Milnerville girl.

  Mrs. Anna Robertson was taken very ill in the school room last week and compelled to give up her work temporarily.  She was removed to her home at LeMars.

  Work in the fields is being sadly hindered by the too frequent rains.  Many of the farmers worked Sunday being driven by the necessity of getting the wheat in the ground.

  Waldon and Ursa Fry went to Merrill Thursday to attend the funeral of their cousin, Richard Easton.  Mrs. Fry had been with the bereaved family for several days.

  An unusually severe tempest for this early in the season struck this locality and raged for several hours Sunday night. Excepting washouts, no particular damage seems to have been done.

  The school board held a business meeting at the high school Saturday evening.  Among other business, J.H. Nasen and W.B. Milner were elected delegates to the county school board convention at LeMars Monday.

  Waldon Fry came near going into the creek Saturday night when the approach to the Broken Kettle bridge at C.A. Briggs' caved in as he was crossing. Neighbors helped to get the car out and no serious damage was done.

  A.A. Lilly and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sanford, who were motoring from Sioux City to Westfield in the storm Sunday night, ran off the grade near Sunnyside.  Finding it impossible to secure help before morning, the parties repaired to the school building where they remained for the night.

  Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Kethcart and children are guests in the Allard home for a few days before moving to their new home in western Nebraska . Dona Allard expects to accompany Mr. Kethcart to his new location as the latter is still crippled from his recent accident.

  A family reunion was held at J.B. Hathaway's Sunday.  All of the children and grandchildren being present.  Mr. and Mrs. Val Trometer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lindgren and little son, and Miss Emily Hathaway were those present from elsewhere.

  Those who attended the opening dance at the company pavilion Saturday night report a fine time. A good crowd was present.
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                        WESTFIELD
                (Special Correspondence)
  W.D.Reed is on the sick list this week.

  Jonas Wester was at Sioux City to visit his wife Sunday.

  Webb Vandeburgh departed for Wisconsin last Thursday on business.

  A few were unable to get to school Monday on account of the storm Sunday.

  Mrs. Gosting, who returned home after an operation, continues to improve.

  J.W Roe, who has been at Charter Oak for the last week or two, returned Monday.

  Mrs. M. M. Doyle and daughter, Claire, were passengers to Elk Point last week.

  Harry Fells, Dike Spaulding and Chester Mills were in Sioux City on business Tuesday.

  Zoel Genlinas visited his daughter, Mrs. G. Barr, of Akron , a couple of days last week.

  J.F. Burnight is tearing his old house down and is getting ready to build a fine new house on the location.

  The ladies are going to meet at the home of Mrs. Dave Cassel Thursday, April 10.  A good attendance is desired.

  Miss Anna Chapman is getting ready to move her stock into building now occupied by W.B. Tobey May 1st.

  There is some talk of having electroliers in town but nothing definite have been done yet but we hope that we shall get them.

  F. P. Mills has made plans to build a new house and he has started work on it.  Ira Pelroy and Geo. Warren are excavating the basement.

  Frank and Stanley Horton have opened an auto repair shop in the garage which was run by Geo. Mills before he went to the army.

  L. N. Crill started his roller skating rink Sunday and a large crowd gathered there but were forced to return home early on account of the approaching storm.

  Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moffatt spent a couple of days with their son, Mel vin Moffatt, from where they went to Sioux City where Mrs. Frank Moffatt is taking treatments.

  Mrs. Jonas Wester, who underwent an operation in Sioux City is getting along as well as could be expected.  While she is in the hospital, Mrs. Dan Washburn is taking care of her daughter.

  Will Conway sold his ice house which was on his place to John Bertrand north of here.  Mr. Bertrand has moved it to his farm and is going to use it for a hog house and garage.

  The roller skating party and wienie roast given by the high school was enjoyed by all.  They had the roast early in the evening and then skated until 10:30 .  While skating Miss Fall, principal of the high school, fell and sprained her ankle.

  The local Red Cross chapter has drive on here to collect all the old clothes of every description for the unfortunate people of Europe .  Everybody is requested to bring their old clothes in and leave them at the community hall Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week.

  Mrs. McFarlan, one of our former principals, has been elected as county superintendent of the public schools in the county which they live in Montana and Mr McFarlan, who was formerly a cashier in the bank here, has been elected county recorder and their ______ is teaching school.

LeMars Sentinel
LeMars, Plymouth County
April 15, 1919

Plymouth county News Notes

From Our Special Correspondents and Exchanges Throughout the County

Merrill (From the Record)
James Weaver Jr of Minneapolis visited his parents here on a few days last
week.

Ted Loken went to Fulda, Minn. Friday morning to take charge of a cream
station.

Mrs S.N. Anderson, of Bismark, N.D., is visiting her mother, Mrs M.A.
Donlin, this week.

Mrs Carl Klodt and family left Monday for Mitchell, S.D. where they expect
to reside for some time.

A son was born last Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs Will Zellers residing
west of Merrill.

Mrs Melvin Barnes, of Wessington Springs, S.D. came down last week to see
her father, Al Husted, who is quite poorly.

IRETON (From the Ledger)
Henry Berrom autoed over from LeMars Sunday for a few days visit in
Ireton.

Delbert Wheeler, of LeMars, was a week end visitor in the home of his
mother, Mrs Reppa Wheeler. He left Monday for a business trip to Dunn.
Otto Martineau,who recently received an honorable discharge from military
services, arrived in Ireton last Friday to visit for a time with relatives
and friends.

Mrs Roy Searles came over from Sibley last Friday for a short visit with
friends. She was a guest in the home of Mr and Mrs George Grau. Mrs Searles
was formerly a resident of Ireton during the period that her husband was
engaged in the restaurant business here. Mr Searles recently released from
army service, has purchased a business at Sibley.

HINTON (From the Gazette)
Mrs George Pugh, of Omaha, was the guest of her mother, Mrs Katherine
Sweeney, last week.

Ross Robbins, of Carstens, was the guest of his brother, Dr Robbins
several days last week.

L O Tronstus, of St Paul, was the guest of his son, P. S. Tronstus and
family the past week.

Lloyd Barnes left Tuesday for Des Moines. He expects to be discharged from
the army soon.

Mrs Schroeder, of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Mrs Messick, of Merrill, were
guests at the George Ellison home last week.

Ralph Schneider, who has been in the aviation service overseas, was
honorably discharged last week and has returned to his home near Hinton. His
brother, Robert, is with the Rainbow division, which has been part of the
army of occupation, and is now enroute to Brest for transportation home.

MAURICE (From the Times)
Jake Hoekstra had the misfortune to get a finger badly injured in a
washing machine Saturday.

Word was received today from Aberdeen, S. D. in the effect that since
arriving there, Mrs B. C. Cole was taken down with an attack of the flu and
is quite sick.

Miss Cynthia Brink, age eighteen years and three months at the time of her
death which came Friday morning, April 4, after suffering five days with the
flu that finally developed into pneumonia. She was born and raised in the
town of Maurice where she had resided with her parents since early
childhood.

Sgt Emerson C. Woodard, a brother of L.C. Woodard, of this place, has
returned from France at which place he has been in active service since the
first troops were sent there in June, 1917. He received a wound while in
service.

Effie Kate Baker was born March 24, 1886, on a farm just north of Maurice.
When about seventeen years of age, the family moved to Maurice where they
have since lived. The deceased was married to Ralph W. Mieras April, 1864,
and they have always lived in and around Maurice ever since. The family who
mourn her departure consists of the husband and five children as follows:
Ramona, Francis, Billie, Donald, and little Peasrson, who just came in the
home about eighteen days before the sad event of the mother's death took
place. The deceased also leaves a father and mother, Mr and Mrs. Pierce
Baker to mourn her loss, the mother a confirmed invalid needing constant
care. Mrs Mieras leave three sisters and two brothers, two sisters and one
brother having preceded her on the long journey. The husband is left with a
small family to care for and make his daily wage. Little Pearson will be
cared for by Mr. and Mrs. H.H. VandeBrake where he will have all the care
that one of their own children would receive. Death was due to effects of
influenza on the heart.

ALTON (From the Democrat)
Mary Wiltgen was at LeMars Sunday.

A little daughter was born the last of the week to Mr and Mrs Jake Merkes
at their home south of town.

Mrs Math Kemp and daughters, Anna and Margaret, of LeMars, were guest
Sunday at the Isidore Lieb and George Lucey homes.

A girl born to Mr and Mrs H Bonne lst week Thursday rounds out the dozen
as this is the twelfth child born to this couple.

Math Bloden, an old school friend of N. Schekel, from Minot, N.D. recently
visited at the Scheckel home on his way to see his brother, Emil Gloden,
near Granville.

Mrs W.P. Gerst returned from Chicago Sunday, after spending a week
visiting friends and attending the eighteenth annual kennel show. Greatdale
Chrapnel, Mrs Gest's (sic) home-bred Scottish terrier, won exceptional
honors at the show.

Oscar Henrich arrived home Sunday honorably discharged at Camp Dodge.
Oscar has been located at Camp Fremont, Calif, for about a year. He says
they were finely treated out there. The National Defense League were
tireless in their efforts to entertain and add to their comfort.
Alvin Usthofler, in the uniform of the navy, visited here over Sunday on
his way to Adrian, Minn. having been honorably discharged from the Great
Lakes naval training school. Alvin is the son of John Usthofler. He
recently recovered from an attack of pneumonia following the flu.
Miss Amelia Schroeder was honorably discharged from service as nurse at
Camp Dodge Friday after more than six months severe and continuous nursing.
Miss Schroeder and a friend, also a nurse, have been offered a trip to
California by the government which they will accept, though they only have
their expenses paid one way.

The Interurban Telephone company yesterday sold its lines and business to
the Granville Remsen Telephone Co. The Interurban was organised by C.L.
Wilcos to supply Orange City and Alton and finally was bought by A.W. Lohr,
who has operated the company with Yelia Drktra as manager. Mr Lohr has been
spending the winter in California. The Granville Remsen company is a strong
concern whose stockholders are wealthy farmers. It has lines to Alton,
Granville, and Remsen.

OYENS (Special Correspondence)
Doc Heniges returned from Camp Dodge Wednesday and is honorably discharged
from the army.

Chas Masmen and Jno Mels, our local merchants loaded 107 cases of eggs for
Chicago Thursday.

Peter Reichlinz and family, formerly of Oyens, but now farming south of
Remsen, visited with the Jno. Fiedler family Sunday.

Henry Weisser returned from Steward, Ill, Tuesday where he attended the
funeral of his brother-in-law, Fred Erbes.

Frank Cooper, the "Bingville" sand pit engineer, received a bad cut on his
left knee and blood poison set in. His injury has improved however, and
Frank is back on the job again.Miss Anna Ruden left for buena Vista, Iowa, Thursday morning to assist in
the housework on the farm of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs Joe Ruden. She
expects to be gone for a couple of months.

Rev. H. Rolfes went to Sioux City Monday to attent the consecration of
Rev. Ed. Heelan, as auxillary bishop of Sioux City, which took place
Tuesday. He returned Tuesday evening accompanied by Rev. Theo Warning, of
Dyersville, Iowa, and Rev. A. Boeding, of Dubuque. They spent Wednesday
with Father Rolfes and left for Cherokee on the evening train.

Aloysius Tentlager, while speeding with Jno Sheehan's car in an effort to
make the Oyens hill Sunday evening before storm, had the misfortune to break
a wheel causing the car to upset, spilling its occupants. Aloysius and his
sister, Celeste, escaped without serious injury; his brother, Albert, and
his sister, Alverna were less fortunate, although their injuries seemed to
be serious at first, they managed to come out of it all right and were able
to walk back to Oyens, where they stayed the night at Cronias Inn. Jno
Marsen pulled the car in Monday morning and it is now being repaired. The
extent of the damage was a broken wind shield and a broken wheel.

Fred Weber, of Bridgewater, S.D. on his way home stopped off Wednesday and
visited with the Chas Masuen family. He is a cousin of Mrs Chas Masuen and
had enlisted in the balloon corps. He was stationed at Langle Field,
Hampton, Virginia, before coming to Camp Dodge.

Martha Reard, of LeMars, and Marie Kuster, of Sioux City, spent Sunday at
their parental home.

Jno Bentz, of Remsen, did some plastering in the residence of Father
Rolfes Monday.
Jno, Lambert, and Roy Harvey, of Beloit, Wis, shipped in a carload of
household goods Friday. They are moving to the old Burke place south of
Oyens and are figuring on doing concrete and cement work the coming season.

Rev P.L. Byram moved his household goods from Lucas, Iowa, Saturday. He
will take charge of the Presbyterian church, nine miles south of Oyens.

Live stock shipments during the week were made as follows: Mike Gengler
and Joe __emp, car of hogs, Chas. Eyres car cattle, W.H. Eyres, car hogs,
E.J. Schroeder car hogs, Oyens Lkr. Co, car hogs, Chas. Eyres car hogs,
Harry Acker car hogs, Jno Smith car hogs. E.J. Schroeder accompanied his
shipment, returning on the evening train.

     The claim of Henry W. Darville against the county of Plymouth for
the damage of $325.00 of three cows was on motion rejected by the board
(of supervisors).

DEATH OF PIONEER
MRS. JANE THOMPSON LIVES TO A GOOD OLD AGE
WAS A NATIVE OF ENGLAND
Deceased Came to America When a
Girl With Her Parents Who Were
Early Settlers in Iowa - Lived Here
Forty Years.

Mrs. Jane Thompson, a pioneer resident of Plymouth county, died on Wednesday
night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jos. Richards, in Hinton. She had
been in failing health for a long time and for the four weeks preceding her
death had been confined to her bed. Her death was due to failing powers of
age.

Mrs. Thompson was a native of England and was born on March 3, 1833. When a
girl of ten years she came to this country with her parents, who settled
soon after their
arrival in America, at Dubuque.

She was united in marriage with George Thompson in 1852 at Dubuque. They
came to Plymouth county in 1880 and settled on a farm in Lincoln township.
Mr. Thompson died in 1895. (error--1894)

Of late years Mrs. Thompson made her home with her daughter. She is survived
by her children who are Mrs. Mary Alt, Sioux City, Thos. Thompson, Idaho,
William Thompson, Hinton, Mrs. Jos. Richards, Hinton, J.R. Thompson,
McPherson, Kansas, Elmer Thompson, Union township, Frank Thompson, Newkirk,
Okla., and Jos. Thompson, Hinton.

The funeral will be conducted by the local pastor in Hinton and burial made
in the Lincoln township cemetery, either on Saturday or Sunday, dependent on
the arrival of relatives from a distance.

Mrs. Thompson was well known especially among the old residents in the south
part of the county. She was a good Christian woman held in great respect in
the community where she lived for so many years.

LeMars Sentinel
LeMars, Plymouth County
April 19, 1919

Plymouth county News Notes
From Our Special Correspondents and Exchanges Throughout the County

ELGIN (Special Correspondence)
Elmer Jackson has had the telephone installed.
Miss Annie Frieberg, of Craig, is helping Mrs Sara Uthe.
Mrs A. Alfred, of LeMars, is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Allison Monday, April 14.
Mrs Oliver Baehler has been visiting in South Dakota the past week.
Miss Laura Mehl went to South Dakota the last of the week to visit
relatives.
Mrs Chas. Wilde, of Struble, visited at the home of her daughter, Mrs F.A.
Utech, the first of the week.

ADAVILLE
(Special Correspondence)
Guy Morehead was in Sioux City on business this week.
Bert Goodrich and wife were in Sioux City one day last week.
The continual bad waether has delayed farm work very much, such as
seeding, etc.
Choir practice and Easter program practicing was held in the church
Wednesday evening.
Ray Oaks and wife spent Sunday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs Fred
Attrill.
Miss Esther Brown from Alta, Ia, spent Sunday in the home ofher parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown.
A number of patrons on the Akron telephone line 45 have been unable to get
the operator the past week on account of line trouble.
The basket social which was given at the Adaville school on Friday
evening, April 11, was largely attended. The proceeds from the sale of
baskets amounted to $115. Miss Gertrude Morehead is teacher.

MERRILL
(Special Correspondence)
Miss Bernice Elskamp was in Sioux City Saturday.
Miss Gladys Crouch was in Sioux City Saturday.
Miss Edna Larson spent Saturday and Sunday in Sioux City.
Mr and Mrs H Bristow returned Friday from Battle Creek, Mich.
Miss Tackaberry was absent from her duties in the high school Monday on
account of sickness.
Walter and Leona Elskamp left Wednesday morning for Danbury, Ia, where
they will visit relatives.
Mr and Mrs Carl Martine and baby, of Struble, spent a few days last week
with their parents.
The W.C.T.U. held a reception for their new members Friday night in the
church basement. A large number attended and a good time was enjoyed by
all.
Private Henry Kammerer spent a few hours with his parents Sunday. He
returned to Camp Dodge, where he expects to get his discharge soon.

UNION:
Roy Harvey, of Beloit, Wis, has moved his household goods to the old Hitt
farm and willengage in cement work in this vicinity.
Geo. Burrill sold his 160 acres of land to R.H. Zimmerman for $300 per
acre last week. Mr. Zimmerman will take possession next spring.
On account of the water system being out of order Union school was
dismissed Friday at noon and the children enjoyed a vacation until Tuesday.
A doctor was called to see Mrs. Wm Freis Wednesday of last week. Frs.
Frets has been having quite bad spells with her heart since having the flu.
The grammar room of U.H.S. gave an indoor picnic wednesday in honor of
Miss Lois Pruyn, who will leave soon with her parents for Davenport, Ia.,
where they will make their home.
The Union township chairman will be at the Consolidated school from 1 to 8
pm Tuesday, April 22. All persons are requested to call between those hours
and purchase their quota of Victory bonds.
Rev. Byram's household goods arrived from Lucas, Ia, Saturday, Rev. Byram
is the new pastor of the Presbyterian church and will conduct services every
Sunday, which everyone is invited to attend. sunday School at 10 o'clock,
preaching at 11.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
Merle Norris is back from Chillicothe, Mo, and is working for Arthur
Stoll.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. Osborne is sick and under a doctor's
care.
Miss Mabel Noble is spending two weeks at the F.Port home at Howard, S.D.
One of James Noble's dray horses injured its foot by stepping on a piece
of glass.
Peter Delperdang went to Tripp, S.D. Thursday, returning to Struble
Saturday.
Alex McDougall Jr. purchased a black work horse from Chas. Baack
Wednesday.
Ed Durband shipped a bunch of black cattle to a ranchman in North Dakota
Wednesday.
There were no services in the M.E. Church on Sunday evening on account of
the minister's absence.
Gerrit Grossma, who has been working in the Delperdang garage, has moved
to Westfield where he will follow the same line of work.
Wm Null Jr expects to leave soon for Nebraska where he will remain for
some time improving his farm that he purchased there last year.
There will be an Easter program sunday evening in the Struble M.E. church.
Everybody is invited to attend and a good program is promised.
Mr and Mrs A. McDougall, Ed Dotzauer, of LeMars, Mrs A.E. Null and
children and Judson McDougall spent Sunday at the C.S. Nanninga home.
Mrs A.P. Noble was called to Sidney, Neb. Tuesday by the sudden death of
her father, A.H. Millard. Mr Millard was well known here having lived for a
good many years on the farm now owned by Mike Lang. He leaves a host of
friends here to mourn his departure.
John Rodenhour, who has been with the American forces for the past year in
France, reached his home here Friday of last week. His relatives and
friends are greatly relieved at his safe arrival home.

SENEY
(Special Correspondence)
W.N. Hennrich was a Sioux City visitor on Tuesday.
Henry Detloff had a carload of feed shipped in this week.
Rev. and Mrs C.E. Holman werwe Sioux City visitors last week.
H.C. Detloff left on sunday for O'Neill, Neb. to spend a few days.
Alfred Detloff and H.A.Hawkins were Sioux City visitors on Thursday.
Mrs Henry Detloff of LeMars visited Sunday and Monday with her daughter,
Mrs W.E. Henrich.
Little Marjorie Riter spent Saturday with her grandmother, Mrs. Henry
Detloff, of LeMars, returning home on Saturday.
Mrs. S.S. Crews arrived from DeQueen, Ark., last week and will spend a few
months and will spend a few months here with her daughter, Mrs. Anna
Rayburn, and fmaily.
Mrs. M.C. McMullen, of LeMars visited on Thursday in the home of her
sister, Mrs. Michael Hawkins.
Mrs M.M. Kennedy left on Monday for Mountain Lake, Minn., where she
expects to visit for a week or ten days in the W.C. Warner house.
Mrs Harry Reints and son, Will, returned on Saturday from Rochester,
Minn., where they went to consult doctors in regard to Will's health.
Mrs Walker Bushby and son, Jack, returned to their home near Ireton on
Monday after spending the past month with her mother, Mrs. M. M. Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs L.D. Baldwin, of LeMars, and Mr. and Mrs John Bundy and little
daughter , of Lake Andes, S.D. attended church here on Sunday.
This being Passion week there will be special services in the church on
Thursday and Friday evening. The pastor will preach and administer the
sacraments.
On account of bad weather last Wednesday, the W.H.M. society was postponed
until next Wednesday afternoon to meet with Mrs. Guy Anstine.
Members of the Liberty loan committee will have subscription blanks and
quotas at the hall Tuesday, April 22, from 9am to 10 pm.

WESTFIELD
(Special Correspondence)
Miss Clara Chapman was in sioux city Saturday.
Webb Vandeburgh has returned from st croix Falls, Wis.
W.H.Tobey was an out of town visitor a few days.
Mrs E.L. Mohr and son are guests at the F.H.Teager home.
Albert Husted, who has been very ill, is on the road to recovery.
J.W.Hummel's sale was attended and everything sold well.
Misses Tiess and Goodland were passengers to Sioux City, Saturday.
D.F.Connolly and son, Frank, were passengers to Sioux City Friday.
Mrs M. Chapman is visiting in the home of her son, H.H. chapman in Sioux
City.
G.W. Nanes autoed to Sioux City Monday and because of rain had to return
by train.
J.W.Anderson, of Vermillion, was a visitor in the Thos Warren home sunday
afternoon.
W.A.Mann and Ray Ruble, of Sioux City, were guests in the teager home
Sunday.
On account of district No.4 being without a teacher, many of the scholars
have registered here.
The Sunday School will give an easter program next Sunday, april 26.
Everybody welcome.
Mrs J. Winter, returned Monday from a hospital in sioux city, where she
underwent an operation.
The Tuesday club met Tuesday at the home of Mrs F.H. Teager, Mrs Carl Mohr
was a visitor at the club.
Mrs and mrs C Campbell, from Akron, are visiting in the home of their
daughter, Mrs William Clementson.
James Buckingham has been fixing up the parsonage and getting it ready for
the occupancy of the new minister.
Claude Burris is moving from here onto a farm east of here which is ownder
by J.F. burnight and will farm it for him.
On account of a sprained ankle, Miss Fell, our principal, was unable to
attend to her school duties Thursday and Friday.
H.B. Lilly who spent part of the winter at McAllen, Texas, returned last
week and reports that corn is waist high in Texas.
Don't forget the spelling bee and ice cream social at Community hall,
Thursday, April 20. Admission free, ice cream and cake 5 cents.

LeMars Sentinel
April 25, 1919

WAS A FLOATER
James Springstead Desired to Conceal Whereabouts From Relatives

The fact that James E. Springstead, the man who succumbed suddenly to an
attack of heart failure at the LeMars hotel last Sunday, was a derelict
was established pretty conclusively by a letter received on Wednesday by
Alex Davidson, overseer of the poor.

Papers in the dead man's pockets showed that he had been recently in
Burlington and inquiries sent to that place elicited a reply from R. E.
Goodman, chief of police, in that city.  He stated that about January
19, 1919, Springstead underwent an operation at the general hospital to
relieve an abscess on his neck.  The operating physician asked
Springstead what relatives should be notified in case the operation
proved unsuccessful.  Springstead replied that he did not want his
relatives to know anything about him.  The operation was successful and
Springstead was discharged from the hospital.  As he had but twenty-five
dollars in his possession the hospital authorities declined to take his
money and the operation and attendance were given him free gratis.

Following his departure from the hospital Springstead wandered west
across the state finally arriving at LeMars where the great adventure
overtook him.

OLD RESIDENT IS DEAD
Jeff Knowlton Was Pioneer in Northwest Iowa

John Edwards, of this city, was at Canton, S.D., on Sunday to attend the
funeral of his brother-in-law, T. J. Knowlton, of that place.  Mr.
Knowlton formerly resided on a farm near Ireton for many years and was
well known in Plymouth and Sioux counties.  He had lived at Canton since
retiring from active life.  He was seventy-eight years of age and is
survived by three sons and two daughters and numerous grandchildren.
His wife, who was a sister of Mrs. Edwards, died five years ago.

The funeral was largely attended by relatives and friends from LeMars,
Struble, and Ireton.

WAS IN THE ARGONNE     
Ed. Harrington Served With Engineers in France

Edwin Harrington, of Minneapolis, is visiting his mother, Mrs. C. E.
Harrington, residing at 921 Cedar Street.  Mr. Harrington has just
returned from France where he was in service for ten months.  He was
attached to the 26th Engineering corps and was up at the front at
Argonne.  Harrington enlisted at Fort Snelling soon after war was
declared.  After a visit here and with relatives in Sioux City, he will
return to Minneapolis where he has a job awaiting him.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Elizabeth F. Efner to F. A. Anderson, W. 205 and 61-100 A. of N ½ s161
18, $1.00
F. X. Dominick to Jos. H. Hauber pt. out lot H and pt. N ½  SW ¼ and pt.
S ½  NW ¼ 9-92 45,  $4,500.00
Howard McCorkell to A. Weidenfeller  C ½ blk, 63, Akron, $850.00

OLD FRONTIER MAN
N. F. Revell Picturesque Figure in Early Days
He Was A Crack Marksman
Lived in LeMars in the Days When the Town was Wild and Wooly—Is Now
Owner of South Dakota Ranch in Black Hills

N. F. Revell, of Lead, S. D., paid LeMars a visit this week and marveled
at the change he found since he was a resident of the town in the
seventies and early eighties.  Only once since that time has he visited
LeMars and that was about twenty years ago.

Frank Revell conducted a harness shop here in pioneer days and had his
shop on Main street a few doors south of where the city building now
stands.  His store stood among a collection of wooden shacks which were
destroyed by a fire in the summer of 1882.  Mr. Revell left LeMars soon
after that and went out to the Black Hills.  He and his son, Dr. Revell,
have a fine ranch near Tepee, S. D.  The son lives in Lead and Frank
Revell and his daughter live on the ranch.

In conversation Mr. Revell recalled LeMars when it was a typical western
town, free and untrammeled and unhampered by conventionalities.  When if
an effete easterner appeared on the street with a tall hat the said
headgear was liable to be a target for some unerring marksmen.
Neighbors he judged in those days were more friendly and always willing
to cooperate and help one another.  Horse races were run on the streets
and money passed freely on the results.  The saloons ran night and day
and a game of faro or poker was always to be had.

In the early seventies Mr. Revell said there were vast stretches of
prairie in Plymouth county and the hunting was good.  Mr. Revell was in
his day a crack rifle shot and his hand and eye have not yet lost their
cunning.  He has been known to shoot a humming bird on the wing with a
rifle, which it is allowed is some shooting. Frank has a number…..
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…peditions.  He also found many other old friends.  He regretted to find
that many of the old comrades of forty and forty-five years ago had gone
and are sleeping their last sleep in the pretty cemetery on the southern
hill slope.

Mr. Revell says there is no country like the Black Hills and says he is
enjoying the happiest time of his life on the ranch.

BACK IN THE U. S. A.
Leonard Dunn comes Home in Hospital Ship This Week

Leonard Dunn, one of the LeMars boys who has been in an army hospital in
France for months, was brought home in a hospital ship a few days ago
and we copy below two letters his father, J.W. Dunn, received from him
this week:

“Just a few lines to let you know that I will be in the states by the
time you receive this letter.  I am on the U. S. ship Mercy, a hospital
boat, which is fitted up fine for taking care of the wounded and sick.
We are a couple of days out and I was sea sick but am all right now and
feeling fine.  We left St. Nazaire, France, April 6, and expect to be in
New York the 17th, at the rate we are going now.  We are taking a
somewhat southern route to avoid the rougher seas they say.  The first
few days we thought we were in the northern seas, but now we are going
real smoothly, at times a fellow would hardly think that he was aboard a
ship.

I have a bed with nice sides on to keep a fellow from rolling out on the
deck.  The first look at these beds made me think of some cradle beds I
have seen for babies.  This room has just fellows in it that cannot get
up at all and we are having a great time today.  Most of us are feeling
better I guess it was because they fed us chicken for dinner, which is
something unusual for a soldier.  We have good grub, some of which we
hated to part with at first but now manage to hang on to.

We have a Victrola in this room which we have going most of the time, if
we can get anyone to play it for us.  I will write again just as soon as
I get in a hospital in New York, so that you can write to me.  We don't
know just how soon they will send us to a hospital near our homes but
expect they will do so as soon as they can.”

U. S. Debarkation Hospital, N. Y.
“Just think I am in God's country again for a change.  It sure makes a
fellow feel good.  I just had a good bath after getting off the boat.
It was after dinner when I was unloaded although we got into the dock
early in the morning.  I saw the Statue of Liberty this time.  It sure
looked good.  Going over we sailed from Boston so I did not get to see
it, so this morning I had one of the fellows carry me to the port hole
so I could get a good look at her so I could say I had seen her anyway.

Yesterday there was thick fog all day and we very nearly collided with a
couple of boats much to our discomfort; but we finally got in fine
shape.

The Grand Central Palace, U. S. A. Debarkation hospital sure is a grand
palace just as the name indicates.  I have a bed next to a window
looking out onto the avenue where there is a lot of stuff on display for
the Victory loan.  From what I have heard so far I will be here at least
a week or ten days, so if you write soon I will get it before I leave
and I am anxious to hear from you all......"
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LeMars Sentinel
Dated Friday, April 25, 1919
James C. Gillespie, Publisher

Metered at the postoffice in LeMars, Iowa, as second class mail.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY NEWS NOTES
From Our Special Correspondents and Exchanges Throughout the County

ELGIN:  (Special Correspondence)

H. F. Groetken entertained corn shellers Monday.

Miss Mayme Albert was a Sioux City visitor Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wells and children, of near Ireton, spent Sunday at
the A. E. Null home.

Mrs. Dow Vandermeer, of Sioux City, spent several days the past week at
the Chas. Albert home.

PRESTON:  (Special Correspondence)

Alex Klemme was in Akron Monday.

Most all of the schools closed on Good Friday.

Fred Klemme autoed to Sioux City Monday.

Miss Lily Jeffers is visiting her grandmother in Akron.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Andresen visited in LeMars Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Merton Gabel and Ernest Gabel were LeMars callers Monday.

Nine young people were confirmed in the St. John's Lutheran church this
year.

LINCOLN:  (Special Correspondence)

J. Sullivan shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City Tuesday.

Pat Geary hauled a truck load of hogs to Sioux City Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sitzman, of LeMars, spent Sunday with relatives
here.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sitzman made a business trip to Sioux City last Friday.

ADAVILLE:  (Special Correspondence)

Ray Oaks was in LeMars this week on business.

Verne King shipped hogs to Sioux City market on Monday.

Mr. Nelson and family, of Spink, S. D., attended Easter service here on
Sunday.

The Aid society of the U. B. Church met with Mrs. Olive King on Thursday
afternoon, April 24.

O. R. Gaston and Mr. Henderickson, from Sioux City, were out to the
former's farm this week.

H. B. Morehead and family came out from LeMars for an over Sunday visit
with relatives and friends.

The Easter service program was observed in the U. B. Church on Sunday,
April 20.  A large congregation was in attendance.

This section of the county was visited with a hail storm on Monday
afternoon.  No serious damage being done.  Hail fell thick and fast but
only lasted for a short time.

Nellie Mae King invited twenty of her little school friends to her home
to help celebrate her ninth birthday anniversary on April 18.  All
enjoyed themselves playing games.  Light refreshments were served.  Miss
Nellie received a number of presents.

NORTH STANTON:  (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Will Cowan were Sioux City visitors Monday.

Ray Walsh shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City last week.

G. A. Wachtler had a carload of hogs on the market last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh have moved to LeMars this week to make their
home.

Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan are the proud parents of a daughter born
Saturday, April 12.

On account of the heavy rain Monday evening the Easter dance at Merrill
had a small attendance.

A large number of young folks of this vicinity attended the Easter dance
at LeMars Tuesday evening.

Mrs. Albert Schultz, who was taken to the hospital in LeMars several
weeks ago, is still in very poor health.

Henry Ahlers, James Ryan and Peter Gaasch shipped a consignment of hogs
to Sioux City the first of last week.

B. H. Dreckmann, John Dreckmann and John Binder shipped cattle to Sioux
City the latter part of last week.

The meeting of Victory loan held at school district No. 5. Tuesday was
successful, many of the Stanton people doubled their quotas.

A pretty wedding was solemnized at St. Joseph's Catholic church in
LeMars Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock when Miss Margaret Meiners became
the bride of Raymond Walsh, of Stanton township.  Mr. and Mrs. Walsh
will be at home to their friends after May 1 on the groom's father's
farm in Stanton township.  We extend hearty congratulations to the young
people.

SENEY:  (Special Correspondence)

Miss Helen Becker is on the sick list.

Pine Grove Grange meets this Friday evening.

Nick Eufers shipped hogs to Sioux City on Monday.

Will Hawkins and Oscar Eason shipped a car of hogs to Sioux City
Tuesday.

Mrs. Elam Chapman and Miss Sadie Alderson were Sioux City visitors on
Friday.

Mrs. L. Penning, of LeMars, visited the week end in the home of her son,
John.

Mrs. Chas. Henricksen and daughter, Lois, were visiting in Sioux City
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Tipple, of Sibley, spent Easter Sunday with Mrs.
Tipple's mother, Mrs. Rairdon.

Mrs. Arthur Reeves left on Wednesday morning for Hazel, S. D., to visit
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Chambers.

W. I. Jeffers, of near Merrill, autoed up Saturday to visit his mother,
Mrs. Alvina Jeffers.  She accompanied him home and returned here on
Sunday.

Mrs. and Mrs. M. Meyers, of Sioux City, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Hennrich on Sunday.  Mrs. Meyer's mother, Mrs. Henry Detloff,
accompanied them home.

Mrs. Harry Britton returned to her home in Spencer on Saturday after
spending the past month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Albro.

Mrs. C. L. Britton and daughter, Ethel, who visited a few days the past
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Osborne, returned on Tuesday to
her home at Mission Hill, S.D. Stephen Sardison accompanied them home
for a visit.

SOUTH PERRY:  (Special Correspondence)

J. B. Sloan marketed his hogs in Sioux City Monday.

C. D. Crawford marketed hogs in Sioux City Wednesday.

Dorothy Sheratt visited in Sioux City Saturday and Sunday.

Sergt. Jas. Brisch, of Newport News, is visiting at the Lyman home.

Florence Hunt, of Wynot, Neb., visited a few days at the A. C. Clemensen
home.

Bart Crawford went to Cherokee county last week where he intends to work
for the summer.

C. D. Crawford and family have been quite ill with the flu, but are much
improved at this writing.

S. M. Lyman and family and Everett Bappe spent Sunday with relatives at
Sargeants Bluff, Ia.

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Glau received word last week from their son, George,
that he arrived in Virginia from overseas.  He says he is glad to be
back in the states.

PORTLAND:  (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Hauser, who has been caring for Mrs. Louis Koch and babe, returned
to her home in Sioux Falls, S. D., last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Waterman and little son and Will Soule, of Sioux City,
were guests in the M. J. Waterman home Sunday.

Ben Anderson and Miss Alma Siebels were married in LeMars Tuesday.  They
have the best wishes of the community for their future happiness.

Word has been received from Sergt. Russell Pollock that he would be sent
to Fort Russell, Wyoming, with a company of men from which place he
would be discharged.

Miss Lena Willer sent to Sioux City Tuesday to see her aunt, Mrs. Chas.
Willer, who is in the hospital there.  Friends of Mrs. Willer are glad
to hear that she is improving.

Tuesday was Victory Liberty loan day and a good crowd was at the hall
all day.  Have not heard the report of the committee but hope Portland
was again “over the top.”
The Pleasant View and River View schools will give a joint entertainment
and ice cream social at the Pleasant View school house Wednesday night,
April 30.

HUNGERFORD:  (Special Correspondence)

Chas. Larson hauled wheat to Leeds Saturday.

The Hungerford Red Cross met with Mrs. Geo. Junck last Thursday.  The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Henry Junke, Thursday, May 1.

An extension has been put onto the bridge by Savage's.

Geo. Armstrong hauled hogs to a serum company Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwards have moved to Leeds to make their home.

Claus Junck hauled five loads of fat porkers to Sioux City Monday.

Nat Savage shelled 1700 bushels of corn for Frank Woolworth Tuesday.

Wm. Stewart and family spent Sunday with relatives at Sargents Bluff.

Mrs. John Harderson has been confined to the house with a very lame
back.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Barth visited at the home of John Herman in Sioux City
Sunday.

Orville Harderson, son of Will Harderson, has been sick with stomach
trouble.

Miriam Hansen returned home Sunday from attending school in Lincoln
township.

The Ladies Aid society of James held a business meeting in the church
Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Herman Diedeker was quite sick the first of the week with a
threatened attack of appendicitis.

School started again Monday in district No. 5, with Miss Mabel Swanson,
of Sioux City, as teacher.

MERRILL:  (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. N. Elkins spent Sunday in Sioux City.

Frank Martine made a business trip to LeMars Monday.

Mrs. Swan Anderson was in Sioux City last Wednesday.
Mrs. H. Larson visited over Sunday with relatives in Beaver Creek, Minn.

Miss Gertrude Krier spent Sunday with relatives in Sioux City.

Mrs. Jahn, of Struble, is visiting her sons, William and Arthur, and
families.

Alfred Labahn has purchased off Mrs. J. L. Jenkins the house now
occupied by Mr. Epling.

Arnold Hammond and Warren Hauff are confined to their homes this week
with the mumps.

Mrs. Earl Platt, of Sioux City, visited over Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Denny.

Miss Ida Hemphill, of Sioux City, spent a few days last week with her
brother, S. I. Hemphill and family.

Mrs. Mieras and two children from LeMars, visited her sister, Mrs. John
Van Nimwegen, in Merrill the first of the week.

Chas. Montang moved last week into his new bungalow.  Joe Wilhelmi moved
into the house vacated by Mr. Montang.

The M. E. Sunday School gave a fine Easter program last Sunday evening.
The house was crowed and all enjoyed the exercises.

There seems to be a shortage of houses in Merrill at the present time.
Every available room is being taken and at least two families are still
house hunting.

Mrs. Art Koenig found it necessary to return with the baby to the
hospital last Wednesday.  Their friends hope the trouble with the baby's
eyes will soon be corrected.

The dance given at the opera house Monday evening by the Altar Society
was well attended considering the weather.  About fifty couples being
present.  Everyone reported a splendid time.

The people of Merrill and vicinity welcome the advent of the new
Interurban Express which makes it possible to order repairs or
merchandise by phone and have them delivered from a city within a few
hours.

UNION:  (Special Correspondence)

Ed. Phelan shipped hogs to Sioux City Thursday.

W. B. Hasbrook shipped hogs to Sioux City Wednesday.
G. W. Smith and Ed. Phelan were Sioux City visitors Friday.

Miss Dorothy Eyres was home from Morningside College last week end.

Peter Miller delivered several carloads of hogs in Oyens Wednesday.

A large number from this vicinity are planning to attend the operetta to
be given by the LeMars high school at the Royal Friday night.

Mr. and Mrs. George Smith had as their guests Easter Sunday, Mr. and
Mrs. Pruyn and daughter, Lois, and Mr. McGruder and son, Lloyd.

Mrs. Harry Acker went to Garretson, S. D., Thursday to be at the bedside
of her sister, Mrs. John Acker, who is still in very serious condition.

On account of the condition of the roads, Rev. Byram was unable to make
the trip from Lucas in his car in time to conduct Easter services
Sunday. A good crowd was out and enjoyed a song service instead.

David Harvey sold eighty acres of his farm to Joe Considine last week
for $325 per acre.  Mr. and Mrs. Harvey have bought Zack Eyers residence
in LeMars and expect to move to town the first of next month.

The Union Red Cross society met in the church parlors Thursday afternoon
to finish some work they had on hand.  Nice refreshments were served at
the close of the afternoon by the ladies on line three.

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Pruyn and daughter, Lois, left for their new home
in Davenport, Ia., Tuesday.  Mr. and Mrs. Pruyn expect to take up the
study of chiropractic of a hospital in that city.

Relatives of T. D. Laddusaw, of Brookings, S. D., received a telegram
Tuesday that Mr. Laddusaw's oldest daughter, Dorothy, now Mrs. Harold
Duff, was not expected to live.  Mrs. Duff has had the flu which
developed into a serious case of peritonitis.  Sam Laddusaw left for
Brookings Tuesday night.

Mrs. Wyatt Phelan was quite badly burned ahout the face one day last
week when a syrup pail which she had placed on the stove with water
exploded, throwing the steam and water all over her face.  A doctor was
called to dress the burns.  She is getting along nicely at this writing.

KINGSLEY:  (From the Times)

Ralph Orica, who enlisted for service at the beginning of the war and
went to Deming, N.M., arrived here last week.

Jno. B. Reed, of Dolan, S. D., visited her last Saturday and Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Reed.

Miss Florence Doak arrived here last week from her home at Lemmon, S.D.,
for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Emily Doak.

Guy Nelson and Geo. Handley arrived home the fore part of the week from
Camp Dodge where they had been discharged from service.

Mrs. Jas. Dugan and daughter, Miss Mary, arrived home last Saturday from
Rochester, Minn., where Mary had been in the hospital taking treatment.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walcutt, who had been visiting at the J. R. Walcutt
home here for several weeks, returned to their home at Winnipeg, Canada,
Wednesday.

Sime Gabel arrived home a week ago from Camp Dodge having been
discharged from service.

MR. RENTER AND HOME SEEKER
Why rent these high priced farms in Iowa, when you can buy land in
Hughes, Hyde and Sully, near Blunt, South Dakota, for $30 to $50 per
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and cattle -- 250,000 acres to choose from.  Call and see me before next
Wednesday, and be prepared to go with us to buy one of these farms of
160 acres or more, improved or unimproved.  Communicate with us before
Wednesday.  Round trip, $15.00  Railroad fare refunded to purchaser.
E. S. Brown Land Company
809 Nebraska Street
Sioux City, Iowa
HENRY FRAHM, LOCAL AGENT
LeMars, Iowa, Phone 365 Red