Iowa Old Press
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
March 1, 1927
PLYMOUTH COUNTY NEWS
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eason, February 19.
W. H. Henrich and Fred Riter motored to Ireton on Sunday.
The Ladies Aid will meet in the Wm. Utech home March 2.
Ed Riter had a car of hogs on the Sioux City market Thursday.
Henry Zimmerman moved his household goods to LeMars, Wednesday.
Rev. S. J. Wallace, of Akron, will occupy the pulpit here on Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kenken, of Ireton, visited at the W. E. Henrich home on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kunath motored to Sioux City
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sardeson, of Sioux City, visited the past week with
relatives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ewin moved to LeMars Wednesday where they expect to make
their home.
Miss Lucile March, of Sioux City, spent the week end at the home of her
mother, Mrs. E. March.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Daugherty, of Sibley, visited between trains at the
home of Miss Mary Daugherty.
Geo. Siegersma has bought Floyd Moore’s truck and expects to do trucking as
he did last summer.
Rev. R. M. Kiernan, of Sioux City, preached here Sunday morning as Rev.
Nixon is still on the sick list.
Emerson Kennedy, of Vermillion, S.D., spent the week end at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Jessie Kennedy.
R. A. Hawkins had a sale in the church barns on Wednesday and the Sunday
school served lunch in the hall.
Rev. T. S. Bassett and Miss Mable Nixon, of Sioux City, were visitors at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. F. B. Nixon Wednesday.
Mrs. C. L. Britton got up a surprise party on Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman
Monday night, the group being East Elgin neighbors.
Mrs. Dan McArthur, Mr. and Mrs. Miles McArthur, daughters, Ethel and Joyce,
of Sheldon, were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. E. March on Sunday.
Mrs. S. M. Hickman, of Truesdale, is staying with her sisters here while her
parents are in Sioux City, Mr. Nixon being in the hospital there for
treatments.
Mrs. C. W. Cook is spending a few days with her daughter’s family, Mrs. Jay
Donlin, who is getting ready to move March 1, to a farm near Hinton.
Mrs. A. Jeffers was a Sioux City visitor on Wednesday.
Mrs. Iona Clark had a farewell dinner for Howard Ewin on Sunday. He
returned to the naval station at Chicago. The following were present, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Ewin, daughter Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Ewin and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Witt and Eldrid Morrissey, of LeMars.
About thirty-five friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Zimmerman on Friday evening and surprised them. The guests spent a
pleasant evening. A delicious lunch was served. The Zimmerman’s expect to
move to LeMars March 1, where they will make their new home.
A pleasant surprise was held at the Lue Weber home Tuesday evening when over
fifty guests gathered. Games were played and a good time was had. A dainty
luncheon was served. The guests departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Weber success
in their new home in Sioux City where they will move soon.
HINTON PROGRESS
MARCH 3, 1927
NORTH LINCOLN NEWS
A party of old neighbors gathered Friday evening at the Mrs. A. Mathwig
home on honor of her son, Herman Mathwig and family of Florence, Minn.,
who visited here a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Schultz and family, Clarence Schultz and wife and Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Greenwalt of Neptune and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kowalki
of Leeds visited at the August Beck home last Sunday.
Miss Alvina Lang is assisting with the housework at Sioux City at the
Rev. Olton home as they have a little baby boy.
PERRY CENTER
Ed Pavlik baled straw for Arthur Maloney.
A fair sized crowd attended the auction sale at the Joe Graham farm
Thursday. Mr. Graham will live in Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bonnes enjoyed a visit from their niece and her
husband from Windom Minn., the young couple were on their honeymoon.
Arthur Maloney and family are moving onto their farm at McCook Lake.
Ernie Luce will occupy the farm vacated by them.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bartelson are moving this week to Atlanta, Iowa.
IDEKER-LAU NUPTIALS ARE CELEBRATED
A very pretty wedding was solemnized Wednesday afternoon Feb 23, at
Trinity Lutheran church in Lincoln township, when Miss Edna Ideker
became the bride of George Lau of Kingsley. The ceremony took place at
3:30 in the presence of 75 relatives and friends. Lohengrin's bridal
chorus was played on the organ by Miss Mabel Schoenrock, which announced
the approach of the bridal party. Mrs. R. J. Torgler sang "The
Betrothal", the accompaniment being played on the organ by Mrs. Edmund
Ideker and Miss Myrna Ideker on the violin. The bride's attendants were
the Misses Vera Ideker, sister of the bride and Marie Lau sister of the
groom, Ralph Ideker and Herman Porch was the groom's attendants. The
bride looked charming in a gown of white satin with silk lace and
rhinestone trimming. A veil of pattern tuille was worn in frill effect
and fastened with a band of orange blooms. The bride carried a shower
bouquet of butterfly roses and white swansonia. The bridemaids wore
pretty costumes of azure blue georgette crepe with corsage of sweet
peas. The impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. R. J. Torgler.
Immediately following the ceremony the guests repaired to the bride's
home, where a reception was given and the happy couple received hearty
congratulations. The Misses Mildred Ideker and Louise Schoenrock acted
as ushers. The house was tastefully decorated in blue and white, the
bride's colors. Mr. and Mrs. Lau left on a brief honeymoon trip to
Yankton and Huron S. D. to visit with relatives. And on their return
will be at home to their friends on a farm near Kingsley. The bride is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ideker of Lincoln Township, and grew
to womanhood in this vicinity. She was a successful teacher for the last
four years. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lau of Kingsley.
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hahn entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ed Early, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Hahn, Rosina Arendt, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Arendt and daughter,
Gladys, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schindel and family of Merrill, at dinner
Sunday at their home at Kingsley.
Andrew Casper and Frank Richards called on Ted Erickson at Le Mars.
H. R. Speilman who was relief operator here left for Fonda.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ellison and daughter were dinner guests at the home
of Mrs. Anna Voght at Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hansen were guests Sunday at the home of their
daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Howard Remer of Le Mars.
Misses Laura and Julia Dopke of Chicago are visiting their sister Mrs.
A. J. Taylor.
Elmer Young returned home Sunday from Lagro, Indiana where he was called
by the death of his father.
HINTON PROGRESS
MARCH 10, 1927
PERRY CENTER
Mr. Detlef Tiedemann who has been quite ill, was removed to a hospital in
Sioux City, where a serious operation was performed on his head.
Donald Maloney and Jimmie Luce spent last week in Leeds with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Luce while their parents were moving to
their new location.
Mrs. Brock of Lincoln Nebraska arrived for a visit at the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Heilzer.
Mrs. Louis Christensen and son of Sioux City spent several days with her
sister Miss Florence Hansen.
Numerous changes in tenants for the coming year took place the past week.
The Arthur Maloney family moved to their farm at McCook Lake. Ernie Luce
will farm the place vacated by Mcloney's. Nels Hansen and family moved on
the old Asplund farm. Carl Anderson and family moved on the farm vacated by
Hansen's. a family from South Dakota will live on the farm vacated by
Anderson. Andrew Peterson moved onto the farm which he purchased recently,
and Cecil Waltje will farm the one Petersens vacated. The Tiedemann family
is moving east of Leeds. Willie Montagne of Jefferson S.D. will live on the
Jack O'Hern farm.
MILNERVILLE
Valentine Trometer who is seriously ill at his home near Merrill is not any
better this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Milner were over to see their brother in law Valentine
Trometer.
The Radtke sale was pretty well attended Wednesday. Mr. Radtke has moved to
the A. L. Milner farm in the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Allard moved out from Jefferson S.D. on Tuesday and are
now domiciled on the old home place in the Milnerville neighborhood.
MRS. WILLIAM JAHN PASSES AWAY
Mrs. William Jahn prominent Merrill women died suddenly Friday in Le Mars.
Mrs. Jahn had been in poor health for several months but attended to her
household duties as usual on Friday morning and later in the day she and her
husband went to Le Mars where Mrs. Jahn was taking treatments. The funeral
was held Tuesday at the Methodist church in Merrill, of which she was a
member, Rev Mark Masters officiating. The burial was in the Le Mars cemetery
beside her little daughter who preceded her in death about 10 years. Frieda
Louisa Juliana Stoll was born at Struble, Iowa December 13, 1889. She grew
to womanhood at Struble and on February 17. 1909. she was united in marriage
to William Jahn and to this union three children were born 2 girls and a
boy. After they were married they moved to Hinton where they lived for about
5 years, then moved to Merrill, where they have been living until death
called her. She leaves to mourn her early departure, her husband, 1
daughter, Lucile and one son Lamont, her aged mother who lives in
California, who is sick and unable to come to the funeral. Three brother,
Frank in Wisconsin, Carl in N. Dakota, and Art at Ocheydan, Iowa, sisters
Clara, Olga, all of Howard S. D.
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ellison and daughter were dinner guests at the home of
Mrs. Anna Voght of Sioux City.
A family dinner party was entertained in the home of Mrs. Jennie Richards
Sunday, as a courtesy to Mrs. Charles Crawford of Lynch, Neb. The guests
included Floyd Jones and family, Frank Richards and family, Clinton
Richards, Henry Richards and family of Steen, Minn., George Richards and
family and Henry Richards.
L. E. Thunhorst and family moved into Mrs. Sara Soule's house this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Torgler and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Casper were
dinner guests at the home Herbert Ludwig home.
Mrs. Beryl Antons shipped her furniture to Manson, Iowa, where she will make
her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson are moving to Sioux City this week as Walter
has accepted a position there.
P.J.Julch arrived Friday from Pipestone, Minn., with a car of farm
furnishings and has located on a farm south of Hinton. In 1910 Mr. Julch
with his family left her and moved to Tripp, S.D. then to Tyler, Minn., and
latter to Melvin, Iowa, where he operated a hotel. We are pleased to have
him and his family in the community again.
Mrs. George Schneider moved to Greenville.
Elmer Young moved into the John Bornholtz home the first of the week.
HINTON PROGRESS
MARCH 17, 1927
FLOYD COMMUNITY ITEMS
Albert Hieke and family have moved to their new home in Leeds.
The Philip Julch family of Pipestone Minn., have moved to their new home
near James.
Now wouldn't it be quite a novelty to see families coming to church on a
Sunday morning in a lumber wagon drawn by a team of horses or mules when the
roads are too bad for the car. We believe it would make the minister say
Amen and Praise the Lord.
Mrs. Rebecca Koths and daughter of North Dakota are spending a few days with
relatives.
MILNERVILLE
Mrs. Powers and her children have gone to Le Mars to make their home.
Harry Hathaway who was call to Hinton locality by the illness of and death
of his brother in law Valentine Trometer remained for several days to assist
his sister in law.
We are very sorry to report the very serious condition of Charles Carter who
lies at the point of death at his home in Westfield. Mr. Carter whose skull
was fractured this winter recently suffered a relapse.
SOUTH LINCOLN
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Robinson moved northwest of Hinton the past week.
Less Saunders has moved to Leeds and Hans Barnholtz has moved to the farm
vacated by him.
Will Langle and family visited in the Charles Lite home Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Richards and son and Mrs. J. A. Casper visited in the Herman
Ludwig home.
Mr. and Mrs. McNaughton of Morningside visited at the home of their son P.
D. McNaughton.
Mr. James Phillips of Minneapolis visited at the home of his sister Mrs. W.
A. Robinson the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo Kisting are the parents of a baby boy born March 2.
LIBERTY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. George Berger are of a baby girl born March 6.
The Elmer Wetrosky family had moved back into Liberty Township on the Will
Tullis place.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lehman have settled in their new home on the Fearing farm
at Potosia.
OBITUARY
Valentine Trometer was born August 8, 1886, in Harrison county near Little
Sioux and passed away at his home near Merrill Wednesday morning shortly
before eight o'clock March 8, 1927, his age being 40 years and 7 months. The
entire life of the deceased was spent in Iowa, having lived about four years
in Osceola county, and remainder in Plymouth county. He was married to
Jeannie Hathaway March 15 1911. To this union were born five children,
Orvil, Howard, Dorothy, Gean and Lowell Wayne. Besides his bereft companion,
Mrs. V. Trometer and the five children, he leaves two brothers and two
sisters, Martin and Mrs. Tom Bagner of Merrill, Andrew of Akron Iowa, and
Mrs. Earney Baker of Lake Benton Minn., his parents and an infant brother
preceded him. The deceased was operated on about a year ago and for a time
seemed to be very hopeful, but a time went on he again had to have special
medical attention. This was toward the close of last December. It was
discovered then that he had less than three months to live. He was fully
prepared to go for he made his life secure in the promises of his God
through faith. The Pastor, Rev. G. J. Roths preached the sermon and the
service was held in the Perry Creek Evangelical church on Friday at 2 P.M.
interment was made in the Merrill Cemetery.
LOCAL NEWS
Andrew Henriksen of Sioux City has accepted a position in the E. W. Paulson
machine shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Held are the proud parents of a daughter born March 12.
Mrs. Sara Soule left Tuesday to make her home with her daughter at Leeds.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Woolworth a daughter, March 12.
Violet Wilson of Livermore, Iowa, is visiting her sister Mrs. F. W.
Fletcher.
Mrs. Aso Brown and daughter Mae of Dennison, Iowa, visited over the week end
with her sister Mrs. V. C. Peckenpaugh.
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, March 18, 1927
COUNTY HOME INMATE DIES
Bill Alberts Turned First Furrow On Ground Where Remsen Flourishes
Credited with having turned the first furrow in the virgin soil on the
ground, where now flourishes the town of Remsen, Bill Alberts, aged 73, a
derelict on the sea of humanity, gave up the ghost and passed away at the
county farm, Tuesday morning. Little is known of his antecedents, aside from
the fact that he worked on farms in the east part of the county for many
years, and when forced by exigencies of age and failing health, took shelter
in the home provided by the county.
William Alberts was born at Luray, Iowa, June 1853, and came to Plymouth
County in the early days of settlement. He was of a reserved, not to say
truculent, disposition and his associates of the county home never gained
his confidence as to his associations.
A letter was found in his clothing written last year on an Ida Grove hotel
stationery signed by Mrs. Dan Miller, supposedly a niece, from its tenor.
The body was given in charge of Wiltgen undertaking firm, and the burial was
made in the potter's field yesterday afternoon.
CONTEST SCHOOL ELECTION
Contention Made That Two Votes Were Cast by Non-Residents
Notice of a contest over the result of the school election in District No.
3, Elkhorn township, has been filed at the office of the county auditor and
the contest will come up for hearing April 6, before a contest board, one of
three members of which is the chairman of the board of supervisors, the
other two being chosen by the disputants.
On the fact of the votes cast for director, Mrs. Greg Sitzman received
eleven votes and G.A. Pratt nine. The contention is that two ballots cast
for Mrs. Sitzman were voted by non-residents of the district.
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Rev. W.F. Brecher, of Clinton, Iowa, visited his daughter, Mrs. Ronald
Woodke, here this week.
FIRE AT KINGSLEY
Fire broke out at the Carl Lissner home in Kingsley Sunday evening at 7:45.
The fire department responded promptly and subdued the flames before the
house was totally destroyed. Some of the household goods were saved. Much
clothing was destroyed by the blaze. About $2000 damage was done, which is
partly protected by insurance. The owners of the house left Kingsley about 3
o'clock in the afternoon and did not know what caused the fire.
HINTON PROGRESS
MARCH 24, 1927
PERRY CENTER
Mrs. Jones returned to her home at Wynot, Neb., after spending a week with
her mother, Mrs. A. C. Clemensen.
Miss Judith Anderson returned home from Sioux City where she spend a few
days at her uncle home Albert Asplund and had been having her finger treated
for a bad cut, the result of a Mason jar breaking.
Miss Anna Petersen of Pierson spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. M.
Petersen.
MILNERVILLE
The Loraditch family moved to their new home near Elk Point, S. D.
Mrs. Jennie Trometer has been spending a few days with her sister Mrs.
Richard Milner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beaulieu went to Sioux City and their daughter Mrs. George
Berger and the new granddaughter Ruth Berger returned home with them.
Miss Cecelia Anderson is staying with Mrs. George Berger.
STANTON NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher visited with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lentz near Le
Mars.
Rev. and Mrs. W. C. McKinley called on Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Werth.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kemnitz were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lippke.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz was a caller at the Gottfriedt Schultz home.
Tom Britt was painfully injured last week when he broke his leg while
breaking a colt.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have recently moved to Stanton and living on the
Delahunt place their children Lester and Elmer are now enrolled in District
No. 3.
CHRISTIAN WETTSTADT CALLED BY DEATH
Christian Wettstadt, a pioneer of Plymouth county, died at his home in
Merrill, Iowa, March 16, at the age of over 80 years. The deceased was born
in Germany and in 1872 came to Plymouth County and located on a farm north
of Hinton on which place he and his family braved the hardships of pioneer
days. He leaves four children: Mrs. Jens Peterson and Mrs. Proctor Harris of
Merrill, Ed of Hinton, and Frank of Bradshaw Neb. 16 grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren, also a sister Mrs. Felix Karli.
SOUTH LINCOLN
Jack Riser and family of Moville and Maude Robinson visited at Cecil
Robinson.
Ethel Glover of Lawton visited in the home of her brother Jack Glover.
Henry Dohrman and Herbert Ludwig and families were callers at the Ray
Lafferty home.
Evelyn Blankenburg has been moved from St. Vincents hospital to the A. J.
Casper home in Hinton.
Mrs. Clarence Krause has been taken from St. Vincents hospital to the Mike
Kounkel home.
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. Schultz and son Hugo of Sioux City are guests in the L. E. Thunhorst
home.
Mrs. Joe Bogen left for home in Rockford Ill. After seeing her new grandson
born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bogen.
Timothy Schindel of Fremont, Neb., visited at his parents home Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Schindel.
Mrs. Jack Weber and son Jack of Paige, Neb., visited her mother Mrs. Vina
Weinrich.
Mrs. Rebecca Koates of Grand Forks, N. D., returned to her home after
visiting at the John Schneider home. Her daughter Mrs. Lydia Harris departed
for New York City.
HINTON PROGRESS
MARCH 31, 1927
PERRY CENTER
Miss Christine Peterson of Le Mars spent Sunday at the home of her mother,
Mrs. N. Peterson.
Miss Pearl Bonner spent the weekend at the home of her parents returning to
her school work in Sioux City.
Miss Minnie Peterson spent weekend at the J. W. Howes home in Le Mars.
SOUTH LINCOLN
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Freed and Mrs. Elmer Saunders and family spend Sunday
at the home of August Krause.
Miss Maude Robinson visited at the F. A. Robinson home.
Mrs. Glenn Robinson has been moved from the Methodist hospital to the F. A.
Robinson home.
MILNERVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. John Kimball are now located in town and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Briggs are farming on the Kimball ranch as Fred gave up his work in North
Dakota.
Word has been received from former Milnerville people, C. K. James and W. B.
Milner that the prices for cattle in South Dakota were so extra good this
spring that they sold out practically their entire bunch. Mr. Milner sold
his to one buyer for delivery in April while Mr. James held a sale on
Wednesday.
STANTON NEWS
Several from Station attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Bixby,
mother of Mr. M. J. Bixby of Stanton. The funeral was held in the English
Methodist church in Le Mars.
Mrs. Joe Rolfes received word of the death of her brother William Langel
last week. A large number of friends from this community attended the
Funeral, which was held in Le Mars.
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. Ian Maxwell left last week for Iowa City to visit at the home of her
parents.
Mildred Meredith of Spencer Iowa visited last week at the Harold Taylor
home.
May Gardner of Sioux City visited at the home of her sister Mrs. Leonard
Larson Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Gardner of Beresford S.D. is visiting at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Leonard Larson.
DEATH RESULT OF HIS BURNS
John Schimberg, 89 years old, one of the pioneers of Plymouth County died in
the home of his son John on the old homestead near Merrill last Thursday.
Death was due to burns sustained Tuesday when his clothes caught fire while
he was trying to put wood into a stove. He rushed out of the house and
rolled in a snow bank to extinguish the blaze but the larger part of his
clothing was burned off and he suffered deep burns about the head, chest and
arms. Mr. Schimberg homesteaded the farm more than 60 years ago. He has
lived on the same place ever since.