The Le Mars Semi-Weekly
Friday, August 24, 1923
FIRST BORN IS NOW TAKEN
Follows Father and Mother to grave within a week

Wednesday, August 15, Mrs. Henry Klave, living six miles south of Neptune, died at a local hospital. Her husband died on Sunday at the farm home and on Tuesday John Klave, eldest son of the family, died. The deaths of the father and son were due to virulent typhoid fever.

Florence, the youngest daughter of the family, is in a critical condition in an isolation ward at a local hospital suffering from the same malignant disease. Three sons of the family are ill with typhyoid fever, Alexander Klave and ______ home farm, where two physicians are in attendance together with two nurses and it is problematic whether their recoveries are assured. One son, Henry Klave, was killed while serving in France during the World War.

John Klave was the eldest son of the family and was born and raised in this county, where the thirty years of his life were passed.

The funeral of the father and son was held on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. J. Vollmar, of Le Mars, and Rev. J. D. Meyer, of Christ church. Mammen, officiating and the interment made in the Grand township cemetery , where the mother was laid to rest a few days previously.

FOURTH VICTIM OF SCOURGE
Other members of Family still battling for life

Another member of the Klave family which has been devastated the past two weeks by the ravages of typhoid fever, succumbed on Wednesday to the disease. This is the fourth death in the family since August 15 and members of the family are still suffering from illness and are not out of danger.

The mother, Mrs. Henry Klave, died of Bright's disease at a local hospital here on August 15. The father Henry Klave, died at his farm, six miles south of Neptune, on August 19, and the eldest son, John died on August 21. He and his father were buried together.

Adolph Klave died on Wednesday from typhoid fever, after fighting the disease for some weeks. His death took place at the farm where two brothers are battling for life stricken with the same malady. A sister, Florence, a young woman, is in an isolation ward at a hospital here, as are three children of Fred Klave, a brother, who resides in this city.

Adolph Klave was twenty-one years old in June. He had lived all his life in this county and helped his parents farm. He is survived by three brothers and three sisters, Fred, Otto and Klay Klave, Mrs. Gus Mai, and Florence Klave of this vicinity, and Mrs. John Parks, of Leeds.

The funeral services were held yesterday at Grant township cemetery, Rev. J. D. Meyer, officiating.

AGED PIONEER DIES
Mrs. Mary Britton Was Resident of Seney for Many Years

     Word was received yesterday of the death of Mrs. Mary Britton, aged
83 years, which occurred at the home of her son, Orrie Britton, of
Tyndall, S. D., of heart failure.  The remains will be brought here for
burial and the funeral held on Saturday.  Mrs. Britton was a pioneer
resident of Seney.

OYENS: (Special Correspondence)

Andrew Juhl shipped a carload of cattle and John Walinga two carloads of
cattle and hogs mixed to the Sioux City market Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kuster and daughter, Adelia, motored to Sioux City Sunday
for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meacham.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Yanaacheak and son, Milton, of Leeds, were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Weber and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fiedler Sunday.

Wm. Lentz was in town Monday shaking hands with friends who faithfully stood
by him during his recent illness. Bill underwent a very serious operation at
a hospital at LeMars some time ago and is now making his home with Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Wanderscheid.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ahmann spent Sunday with Remsen relatives.

Mrs. Spenas has gone to Dalton to visit her daughter, Mrs. Bert Utesch.

Jess Peebles and Charles Noble were Orange City visitors on Thursday.

Mrs. Hamer and Elsie Hamer have gone to Primghar to visit Omar Hamer.

Miss Edna Raber, of LeMars, spent the past week at the P. J. Moran home.

Miss Irene Puetz, of LeMars, has been visiting with Mrs. Ted Henkels here.

Chas. Baack went to Howard, S.D., Thursday to look after business interests.

Art Collins, of Long Beach, Calif., visited at the John McDougall home on
Thursday.

The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church met on Thursday at the church
parlors to make quilts. Mrs. A. P. Noble served lunch at the close of the
afternoon.

Mrs. Herman Ott and children of Milwaukee, Wis., are visiting relatives in
Struble.

Mrs. R. E. McDougall, of LeMars, spent the first of the week with her son,
Alex and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frahm, who have been working in Minneapolis this summer,
returned here this week.

Wm. Schwier went to Tyndall, S.D., to do some plowing on the farm he has
rented near there for the coming year.

Mrs. Theresa Ley, Mrs. John Nemmers and Mrs. Adolph Klenner visited on
Monday with Mrs. Clara Schwier.

Mrs. Klein and granddaughter, Betty Lou Nichols, leave Friday for Hollywood,
Calif., where they will make their home.

Mrs. John Jensen, of Worthington, Minn., Arnold Lenth, of Marcus, and Emil
Lenth of Sioux City, visited at the Lenth home last week.

Mr. and Mrs. John Rohlfs, of Estherville, were weekend guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bertram. They all visited in Sioux City on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. George Mueller have returned from an automobile trip to Chicago
and eastern Iowa. They were fortunate in striking good roads most of the
time.

Miss Evelyn Nicholson celebrated her tenth birthday on Saturday by inviting
a number of her friends to spend the day at her home. Games and various
amusements and a fine supper were enjoyed by the young folks.

LIBERTY: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Day, of LeMars, are spending the week with their daughter, Mrs.
A. S. Crabb.

Alice Tullis is on the sick list this week. Reports are that she is
afflicted with appendicitis.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Flannery, of Sioux City, spent the week end with relatives
in this vicinity.

Miss Lillian Johnson, of Hawarden, Iowa, has been spending the week with her
friend, Lucille Newman.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Juzek, Jr., and Miss Lucille Kelley, of Sioux City, were
Sunday visitors in the V. Kovarna home.

Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Woodley and family, of Cherokee, visited Saturday and
Sunday at the Dave Woodley home. Ora and Marjorie Woodley, who have been
visiting at Cherokee, accompanied them home.

Mrs. Wm. Berger has been sick the past week but is slightly improved. She
was taken to a hospital in Sioux City where she remained several days. Miss
Mayme Kovarna will take charge of the household duties until Mrs. Berger is
able to be up again.

Mrs. Henry Bauerly received a message that her father, Mr. Muench, of
Russell, Minn., had passed away on Wednesday, August 15. His body was laid
to rest in the Liberty township cemetery at two o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Muench was a former resident of Liberty and his many friends regret his
sudden death.

While in Sioux City Thursday Frank Tullis came near having his car stolen.
He parked the car on Fourth street and on returning found it had been taken.
It was later located a few blocks away by the police but all of the tools
were taken. Joe and Jack Mansfield also found someone had started their car
and was ready to leave with it and seeing the boys coming, the man hurried
away.

Plans are being completed for the big Farm Bureau picnic to be held August
29, in the McIntosh grove. There will be a good speaker on the program, also
a short play and several musical selections. There will be races of all
kinds so everyone will have a chance to try their luck at winning a prize.
Some very nice prizes have been secured from the Sioux City merchants. A
piano will also be furnished by a Sioux City firm for music for the day. The
young people will be interested to know that there will be a dance in the
evening.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

W. E. Hennrich was a Sioux City visitor on Saturday.

Grant Chapman has been under a doctor’s care the past week.

Mrs. Ed Utech left on Wednesday to visit at points in Minnesota.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stoll, of Struble, were callers here last Saturday.

Mrs. Burl Young, of Sheldon, was calling on friends here Saturday.

Jones Bros., of Sioux City, were business callers here on Tuesday.

Mrs. M. Meyers, of Sioux City, visited Monday with her sister, Mrs. W. E.
Hennrich.

Misses Gratia Clasen and Erlynne Kennedy were Sioux City visitors on
Wednesday.

Miss Selma Becker, of Sioux City, is visiting in the home of her aunt, Mrs.
O. C. Haviland.

Miss Hazel Cooper, of Elgin, Neb., is visiting in the Jonathan Alderson and
Edwin Lancaster homes.

W. J. Reeves motored to Howard, S.D., on Friday to look after his farm
there. He returned home on Saturday.

Mrs. Alice Jackson and daughter, Dorothy, of LeMars, are spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cliff.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cook and son, John Arthur, left Friday in their car for
Hazel, S.D., to visit with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Chambers.

Mrs. Iona Clark and son, Franklin, left Saturday for Corsica, S.D., for a
weeks visit with friends and to look after farm interests.

Mrs. S. J. Wallace and children returned last week from Austin, Minn., where
they have spent the past few weeks with relatives.

Mrs. Jessie Kennedy left Wednesday for Sheldon to spend a few days this week
with her sister, Mrs. Dan McArthur and family.

Irving McArthur, Mrs. Roy McArthur, Misses Ethel and Edith Darville motored
to Gayville, S.D., and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Darville.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Eldridge and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hinde left Wednesday fro
Haxtun, Colo., in the latter’s car and will visit with relatives for a short
time.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Reeves, son Donald, Mrs. Jamieson and Miss Lucile March
were Sunday evening guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Cunningham, of LeMars.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Whitman moved to LeMars on Monday, and while we regret
having these good people leave us, we wish them much enjoyment in their new
home.

Mrs. Mary Daugherty, Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty, son John, and Nathan
Conner motored to South Shore, S. D., to spend a few days in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Conner.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bushby, sons Jack and Billie, of near Ireton, and Miles
Warner, of Mountain Lake, Minn., were callers in the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
March on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Alex McArthur, son Melvin and Margaret Moore left here on
Monday for Unity, Wis., for a few weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wonser.
They made the trip in their car.

Rev. S. J. Wallace preached in the park in LeMars last Sunday evening.
Luverne Sigmond, of Sioux City, sang two solos and the male quartet sang
three selections. A number from here attended the services.

Mrs. Elizabeth March had as dinner guests last Sunday, Mrs. Jamieson, of
Defiance, Iowa, Robert Cunningham of LeMars, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Becker,
daughter Miss Helen, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Reeves and son, Donald.

Miss Constance Chapman and Helen Nightingale left on Saturday for a trip to
Denver, Colorado Springs and other Colorado points. Miss Chapman will return
in two weeks to take up her school work in South Dakota. Miss Nightingale
has visited here with her sister, Mrs. Jack Vincent, the past year and
returned to her home near Denver.