Iowa Old Press
LeMars Globe-Post, Thursday, March 1, 1928
KINGSLEY: (By Special Correspondent)
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m., at the Methodist church for Mrs. Clara Ivers, who died Thursday morning at the Methodist hospital at Sioux City. Mrs. Ivers was taken to the hospital three weeks ago in hopes that her life might be saved, but she grew rapidly worse and passed away Thursday morning about five o’clock.
Mrs. Clara Alberts was born in Ohio, December 7, 1880. She had lived in Kingsley and vicinity for many years. She is survived by an aged mother, her husband Julius Ivers, and seven children, three boys and four girls, and three brothers. Her daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Harvey and son Clarence Ivers live at Pierre, S.D., and another daughter, Mrs. Edna Henderson, also lives in South Dakota. The rest of the children are at home.
Mrs. Ivers was a faithful and loving mother and will be sadly missed by her many friends.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. V. Hulse, pastor of the Methodist church, interment being in the Kingsley cemetery. The sorrowing relatives have the sympathy of the entire community in their hour of bereavement.
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Miss Phyllis Brownell was a prize winner at the piano musical contest held Thursday in the Music Department of Davidson Bros. store at Sioux City. There were 178 contestants in the intermediate preliminary class. Miss Brownwell ranked as one of the first in this class. This made her eligible to the finals of the evening.
Ex-Senator O. L. Mead, of Waterloo, Iowa, but now with the Department of Justice, Des Moines, was a guest at the J. M. Wormley home here a couple of day last week.
Mrs. I. B. Lund and son Horace were Sioux City visitors Wednesday. Horace played at the Davidson Bros. Music Contest Wednesday.
Mrs. Vandaworker was a Sioux City visitor on Thursday.
Mrs. Dick Nash and children visited relatives at Moville Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd James were Sioux City visitors Thursday.
The Brethren Aid met at the home of Mrs. Erb Thursday and commenced work on a quilt for Mrs. J. M. Wormley.
John Conroy has moved in to town and is living in the Frank Gates house, recently vacated by Ernest Hathaway.
Master Dean Hess entertained a few little friends at his home Thursday afternoon. The occasion was his sixth birthday.
Dr. B. F. Wendel has been confined to his bed by a siege of grip the past week.
E. M. Dilley has been quite ill the past three weeks at his home with the flu.
Mrs. H. W. Sibley was hostess to the members of the Monday Bridge Club at one o’clock luncheon at her home. Mrs. J. Dewey of Schaller was an out of town guest.
Mrs. J. B. Phelps and Mrs. Frank Gates were hostesses to the members of the Monday Bridge Club and their husbands at a 6:30 dinner Friday evening.
Mrs. Olson of Omaha, Nebraska, and Mrs. Coffee of Sergeant Bluffs, visited here last week at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Swanburg.
Word has been received in Kingsley of the election of William Tallman to the presidency of The Great Western Insurance Company, of Des Moines, to succeed the late H. P. Hawley. Mr. Tallman was at one time a resident of Kingsley and is the son-in-law of L. Dean.
Mrs. R. J. Pattison was called to Marcus by the illness of her sister.
Wm. Puttman and John Hanson have been serving on the jury at LeMars.
Clifton Levins of Sioux City visited at the H. Gilmour home last week.
Jess Brownell and Marion Ellis of Allen, Nebraska, are visiting here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Brownell. They are brother and nephew of Mr. Brownwell.
Jack Maxwell reports the arrival of robins on his farm. This should be encouraging to us who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Spring. But we fear they were rather chilly these last cold nights.
Coach Jones took his basketball teams to Washta Saturday night, February 18, where they defeated the Washta teams by a small margin, but as the Washta teams were the Cherokee county pennant winners this year, they had a hard tussle but came out victorious. Jones will take his squad to the tournament in Sioux City next month, drawings for which have been made. Kingsley having drawn Central High School of Sioux City, for their first game. The Kingsley team have been highly praised by their opponents and if all is well with them, they should make a good showing in the tournament.
Mrs. Ruth Page entertained the sixth division of the M. E. Aid society at her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gladys Curry entertained at the fourth division at her home Friday afternoon.
Choir rehearsal for the Easter evening Sacred Concert at the Methodist church has begun.
The pantomime “The Ninety and Nine” was presented by a group of intermediate girls last Sunday evening and was greatly appreciated by the audience.
PRESTON: (By Special Correspondent)
Mr. and Mrs. John Plueger were visitors at the George Miller home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mammen and Mr. and Mrs. Harm Kruse visited at the Mike Eilers home on Sunday afternoon.
A number of this vicinity helped Henry Borchers near Ruble remember his birthday anniversary last Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Plueger were Monday visitors at the Gert Seibens home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Molzen and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Molzen and sons were Sunday visitors at the Bill Plueger home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gert Wilken and Mr. and Mrs. George Siebens visited at the Earnest Frerichs home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. August Borchers were LeMars callers Saturday afternoon.
Grandma Siebens, who is staying with her daughter, Mrs. John Johnson, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gert Siebens in LeMars last Tuesday.
A number attended the Westergaard sale on Thursday.
Dick Popken and daughter Dorothy were business callers at the John Johnson home Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Toel and their daughter, Agnes, were LeMars callers on Tuesday.
Mrs. August Borchers was on the sick list, but is improving at this writing.
Mrs. Jake Euken is staying with her mother, Mrs. T. Vanderhorn in Akron, who is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Carl Johnson, of Ireton, visited at the Lou Borchers home several days recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Frerichs were LeMars shoppers on Tuesday.
A number attended the sale which was held on the Herman Harms farm near Brunsville on Wednesday.
John Johnson was a Brunsville shopper on Wednesday and also visited his mother, Mrs. Henry Johnson, who burned her foot badly with hot lard.
A number of young folks of this locality attended the play which was given at LeMars last Wednesday evening.
The sad news reached this neighborhood Thursday evening that Harold Eggebrecht, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Eggebrecht, of Craig, was instantly killed Thursday morning while riding a horse and fell off and was killed. He was not found until late that afternoon. We are all appointed to die and death is no respecter of person, nor is anyone warned of how or when the grim reaper will call upon us. We sympathize with the bereaved family. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon.
STANTON: (By Special Correspondent)
Mr. and Mrs. G. Brown are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby girl, born February 7.
G. C. Schultz was in LeMars on Tuesday.
Mrs. Boom is taking care of Mrs. Brown and is also getting acquainted with the new granddaughter.
Miss Berniece Stoewer was a guest in the Dahlmann home in LeMars Sunday.
Fred Pashan shelled corn Tuesday. Hershberg did the work.
A. Vondra had stock on the Sioux City market Tuesday.
A number in this vicinity are doing their spring butchering at the present time.
A number of sales will be held this week in this vicinity.
C. D. Bowers had cattle on the Sioux City market Wednesday. C. Eyers did the trucking.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Bunch spent a couple of days at the J. S. Bunch home this week.
G. Brown shelled corn Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bowers were in Sioux City shopping Monday.
Mrs. E. J. Delaney is spending several weeks visiting in Kentucky with her son, Clarence Nugent, and family of that place.
Remsen Bell Enterprise, March 22, 1928, page 1, column 3.
BODY CIVIL WAR VET. CONSIGNED TO GRAVE.
Taps Answered By Wilhelm Long Following Paralytic Stroke.
Was Resident Here for Sixty Years.
The body of Wilhelm Long, Remsen’s lone survivor of the Civil War, and a
resident of this community for 60 years, was laid to rest in the Remsen
cemetery Monday afternoon following services at the home and at Christ
Lutheran church. Military honors were accorded the deceased war veteran, by
members of the Pieper post, American legion, and the funeral rites were
largely attended by acquaintances who came to pay their solemn respects to
the memory of a real pioneer and a true and trusted friend.
Mr. Long died last Friday afternoon at three o’clock, following a three
weeks’ severe illness. He was taken down rather suddenly three weeks ago
with a paralytic stroke, and owning to his advanced age and general
enfeebled condition. it was evident from the very start that his earthly
career was soon to be terminated. Mr. Long had been in failing health for
about three years, but was always able to be up and about the home and even
to perform minor matters of work about the house and yard. During the last
three weeks however he was confined to the sick room.
Wilhelm John Adolph Long was nearly 82 years old. He was born on May 7,
1846, in Rakow, Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, where his parents resided on
a farm. At the age of 16 years, in company with his sister Sophia, he came
to the United States, the two locating near Frankfort, Ill., where Wilhelm
found work on a farm. A few months later he heeded the call for volunteers
in the Union army and the seventeen-year-old youth enlisted as a private in
Company 7, 64th regiment of Illinois volunteers, his enlistment taking place
on January 21, 1864. He gave the North faithful and active service
throughout the period of the Civil war, and with his company he was joined
to General Sherman’s army of 60,000 men who had made the memorable march
from Atlanta to Savannah, Ga., covering the 300 miles from November 15 to
December 21, 1864. A few weeks later he was on the northward march to
Charleston, Carolina. Mr. Long received an honorable discharge from the army
on July 11, 1865, at Louisville, Ky.
On leaving the service he returned to farm work in Illinois, and on March 4,
1866, he was united in marriage to Louise Elsner, at the latter’s home,
Frankfort, Ill. The couple immediately went to farming for themselves in
the same vicinity, but left there two years later, coming to Plymouth
county. They settled on a farm five miles northeast of Remsen, the land
belonging to I. D. Smith, who was famed for his extensive land holdings in
this territory. After renting the place for three years, Mr. Long bought the
land and owned it up to the day of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Long retired in
1911 and came to Remsen where they purchased the old Atkinson residence,
which is still the family home.
The deceased was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church, and was a staunch
and faithful member of Christ congregation here, ever since its founding. He
was a man of many admirable traits of character—quiet, unassuming and ever
devoted to his family and friends. During his career as a farmer he dealt
honestly with his neighbors and others, and his many acquaintances all had
the highest respect for him. His passing removed from this community one of
the substantial and well esteemed citizens, and is regretted by hundreds of
warm friends with whom he had endeared himself in more than half a century
during which he lived in this vicinity. The family have the sincere sympathy
of the people of Remsen and surrounding territory.
Surviving Wilhelm Long are his widow and the following children: Mrs. Anna
Tenhoff, Fox Lake, Minn.; Mrs. Minnie Kerner, Remsen; Wm. Long Jr., Remsen;
Fred Long, Dallas, S.D., and John Long, Remsen. There are 26 grandchildren
and 23 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. A. Noack,
pastor of Christ Lutheran church. Services were held at the home at 2
o’clock and at the church immediately thereafter. The services were largely
attended. Pall bearers were: Ambrose Jermann, Detlef Erichsen, Detlef
Lindemann, Henry Falke, Wm. G. Sievers, and Robert Newbrand.
LeMars Sentinel
March 23, 1928
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Ed. Dalton, of LeMars, was a business visitor here Friday.
Harvey Buss spent the week end at Gayville, S.D.
Harry Manning visited his father, Oscar O'Leary on Tuesday.
Miss Pauline Riter, of Sioux City, spent the weekend at the W. E.
Hennrich home.
Mrs. Iona Clark and son, Franklin, of LeMars were visiting friends here
on Tuesday.
Miss Lucile March and Deana Crowel, of Sioux City, were dinner guests at
the home of Mrs. E. March. C. L. Pinney and Mrs. S. F. Judd, of LeMars,
were among the people at the sale and visited with Mrs. E. March.
Word was received from Gayville, S. D., by Mrs. Irvin McArthur, that a
boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Gundison.
A. S. Knowlton held a sale of household goods on Thursday. A small
crowd was present and the sale was not very good in results.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Chambers, of Hazel, S.D., arrived here on Wednesday
to stay a few days at the home of Arthur Reeves and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hennrich, A. F. Austine and E. H. Riter motored to
Salix on Sunday evening to attend an entertainment at the Methodist
church. Rev. F. Wallace is the pastor of the Salix church.
Mrs. Walter Woodhouse, of Thomas, S.D., came Wednesday for a few days
visit with her parents, returning home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
McArthur, Floyd Becker and Genevieve Nixon taking her home, staying over
Sunday and returning home here on Tuesday.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Ione A. Davis to Lula Howard Hill, East 100 acres of NE ¼ 14-90-45,$12
-250.00.
William G. Hawkins to John and Amelia Lancaster, S ½ E ½ NW ¼ 2-93-44,
$1.00
Emil Engeldiner to Joseph A. Joanning, und. 1-3 int. in NW ¼ 2-93-44,
$1.00
Mike Engeldiner to Joseph A. Joanning, und. 1-3 int. in NW ¼ 2-93-44,
$1.00
W. M. Fidler to J. A. Lemoine, und. 1-3 int. in NW ¼ 13 and NE ¼
14-90-43, $1.00
Jacob Johnson, trustee, to E. E. Bevard, E ½ NW ¼ and N ½ SW ¼ 14-90-47,
$6,750.00
VALUABLE CHICKENS STOLEN
Phil Kuechell, residing three miles north of Kingsley, reports the loss
of a hundred valuable Buff Orpington chickens, which were stolen from
his place some time Sunday night.
ELGIN COMMUNITY CLUB
Community Club members will meet at the home of Mrs. Fred Pech, March
29. The following program will be given: Community singing, roll call
answered by “How I get my baby chicks, and why?” Business session, talk
on baby chicks, feeding by Mrs. Wm. Stall, trio, “My Wild Irish Rose,”
Mrs. James Kelliher, Mrs. John Deegan and Mrs. Chas. Alberts, floral
offering, adjournment.
LeMars Sentinel
Tuesday, March 27, 1928
FRANCES PUHL BEST SPELLER
Will Represent Plymouth County in the State Contest at Des Moines
LOIS LANCASTER SECOND
Both Will Take Part in Interstate Match
The annual Plymouth County spelling contest was held in LeMars last Saturday
afternoon with twenty-five contestants participating. Words from Eaton’s
Contest Speller were used for the entire contest. The county teachers
assisting in correcting the written spelling. Miss Crelly and Miss Murtha
acted as judges, and Miss Petersen pronounced the words. A written contest
consisting of two hundred words was first given. Three pupils missed no
words in the contest. At the end of the oral contest of two hundred words,
it was found that the same three contestants still had a perfect score. One
hundred difficult words were then selected to determine the two winners.
Frances Puhl of the St. Joseph’s school at Akron and Lois Lancaster of the
Seney public school missed no words and were declared the county winners.
Dorothy Gaden of district number 5, ranked third in the county contest. As
each county may send but one contestant to the State Contest at Des Moines,
it was necessary to give fifty additional words to spell off the tie. Lois
Lancaster missed the word “intemperance,” thereby leaving Frances Puhl the
county champion. She will represent Plymouth County at the state contest in
Des Moines, on April 20. Frances Puhl and Lois Lancaster will both
represent Plymouth County at the Inter-State contest at Mitchell, South
Dakota, on April 27. Caroline Zigrang of St. Catherine’s school at Oyens,
Ivan Francis of district 3 Preston township, and Robert Michael of the
Westfield Consolidated school ranked high, missing but one word each.
NAMES OF CONTESTANTS
Plymouth County pupils who participated in the contest were:
Lauretta Bell, Union Consolidated School;
Ivan Francis, No. 3, Preston township;
Vera Woolworth, No. 7, Hungerford township;
Caroline Zigrang, St. Catherine’s Oyens;
Darlene Williams, Remsen Public School;
Dorothy Gaden, No. 5, Remsen township;
Marie Muecke, No. 4, Lincoln township;
Ruth Davidson, Akron Public School;
Lois Lancaster, Seney Public School;
Carolyn Johnson, No. 2, Johnson township;
Emma Holler, No. 2, Remsen township;
Lois Jauer, No. 6, Hungerford township;
Pearl Klemme, No. 4, Johnson township;
Wesley Husted, No. 4, Hungerford township;
Robert Michael, Westfield Consolidated School;
Jorville Stinton, No. 5, Johnson township;
Armin Hennings, Grant township Lutheran school;
Alvina Schulz, No. 8, Stanton township;
Alda Ruth McKinley, No. 4, Stanton township;
Irene Klemme, No. 9, Preston township;
Evelyn Baldwin, No. 2, Fredonia township.
NEW OVERLAND AGENCY
Roy S. Potter in Charge of Sales of That Car Here
Roy S. Potter, who comes to LeMars from Marcus, has taken charge of the
Overland automobile agency in LeMars and expects to push the sale of cars of
that make. The business will be operated under the name of the Overland
Agency company and will continue to make its headquarters at Dixon’s
Overland garage, but thereafter the agency will be handled by the new
company while Mr. Dixon operates the garage.
Mr. Potter is an experienced automobile man and has had a number of years
experience in selling cars of this territory. He has worked out of Sioux
City much of the time, but over the past year has been interested in the
Overland garage at Marcus in which business he still retains his interest.
Mr. Potter comes highly recommended and LeMars welcomes him to this
community.
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Clark Bolser has purchased the Jos. Frank auto painting shop on North
Central Avenue and is making improvements on the building. Joe says he is
going to make a trip in Minnesota and enjoy fishing when the season opens
before reengaging in business here or elsewhere.
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Henry J. Brabander, of LeMars, secured nomination papers from the Auditor
last week and announced his intention of becoming a candidate for the
Republican nomination for Recorder at the June primary. Mr. Brabander was a
candidate for this position at the primary two years ago.
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Miss Clara Osborne, of Struble, who is attending high school here, will stay
a few weeks at the home of Mrs. A. E. Null
KETTLE UPSET
CHILD BURNED
Lee Vernon, Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Finley, Badly Scalded
Lee Vernon, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Finley, residing on
Fourth Avenue NW, is in precarious condition suffering from burns but the
attending physician thinks he will recover unless complications set in. The
boy is suffering from burns on his arms, chest, and stomach.
The lad was getting down from a chair which was in proximity to a stove
yesterday morning. The chair tipped over and struck a kettle of hot water,
which was on the stove, upsetting the kettle and the scalding water was
dashed over the body.
His mother hastily stripped off his clothing and applied remedies and a
doctor was promptly on the scene and dressed the injuries.
The lad was resting easily yesterday afternoon but his condition is serious.
NOTICE:
Owing to the effect the large number of phone calls for time received during
the day have had on our business, the undersigned jewelers of LeMars, on and
after April 1, will give time for one hour a day only—between eight and nine
in the morning. We will greatly appreciate your cooperation in this
matter.—R. E. Jones, Willgings, H.F. Clasen
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W. R. Winders was visiting in Ireton last week.
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The Equitable Assurance company of New York, mailed a check for $10,588.17,
which was received by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Eggrebrecht, of Craig, Saturday.
The money was payment of insurance carried by Harold Eggrebrecht, their son,
who was dragged to death by a horse about three weeks ago.
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Paul T. Sturges, of Sioux City, visited his brother, Geo. Sturges, County
Attorney, here yesterday.
SATISFIED WITH RESULTS
States Small Ad in the Sentinel Brought Pile of Work
L. A. Roberts, of Sac City, who spent several weeks here in the pursuit of
his calling, which is sharpening discs and other agricultural implements,
left Sunday for southern Minnesota. Mr. Roberts, before he left, stated
that a small ad inserted in the columns of the Sentinel brought him in touch
with the farmers and that he and his helpers had heaps of work to do while
they were in Plymouth County. He says the farmers who employed him were
satisfied with his work and he was satisfied with the advertising results
through the Sentinel, and he will be back here again in due time.
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Frank Sullivan, of Sioux City, came up Friday to superintend some repairs on
his farm, a mile northwest of town. John DeRaad has rented the place this
year. He formerly farmed in Elgin township.
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E. L. Striker, veteran band leader and musician, is very low at his home on
First Street.
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F. H. Gilliland, a former popular teacher in the LeMars schools, who went to
Sibley three years ago, has been re-elected superintendent of the Sibley
schools at an increased salary. Miss Zelda Bond, another former teacher in
LeMars, has been re-elected to her position in the Sibley schools.