Iowa Old Press

The Semi-Weekly Sentinel--LeMars, Iowa
Friday, September 12, 1930

PLYMOUTH COUNTY NEWS

Merrill:  (Special Correspondent)

J. G. Klaudt purchased a new Chevrolet coach the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. John Erpelding and son visited relatives at Algona several
days last week.

Gilmore Klaudt and Warren Hauff will attend school at Vermillion, S.D.,
the coming year.

John Schmidt is a patient in Sacred Heart hospital suffering with an
infected arm.

Dorothy Vernon left Sunday for Cherokee where she will again attend
school.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lehmann have rented the Homer Brown residence and
moved into the house Tuesday morning.

Miss Helen Anderson will leave Friday  for Sioux City where she will
enroll in Morningside College the coming year.

Miss Lucille Dennler is preparing to depart for her freshman year at
Cedar Falls where she will take up primary work.

The last band concert of the season is scheduled to take place next
Saturday evening at which time post---- dedication will take place.

Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Thompson were guests in the R.G. Williamson home last
week.  They were considering returning to Merrill to make their home if
a suitable house could be obtained.

Miss Eva Lehmann is a guest in the home of her grandfather, Gottlieb
Lehmann, and is visiting other relatives while here.  Miss Lehmann
recently returned from an extended trip to Europe.

The crew of negro workman have again been transferred to another
location on the Illinois Central Road and will probably not return to
Merrill to finish raising the track until next Spring.

Donald Jessen, elder son of Elmer Jessen, suffered a badly burned hand
Saturday evening when a corn popper which he was operating in front of
the Harding Café blew up throwing gasoline over him.

Mrs. W. Bornshein, an early settler in Johnson township, now of Pueblo,
Colo., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Grebner.  Mrs. Bornshein
has spent some of the time visiting with her nephews, Fred and Otto
Kuehn.

Miss Mave Winn left last week to make her home in Paullina where she
formerly lived.  Miss Winn, who has spent the past year in Merrill with
her sister, Mrs. Geo. Simpson, has taken charge of a ladies ready to
wear store at Paullina.

Anton Weidenfeller and Mike Klenk returned Saturday evening from a
fishing trip to Lost Island lake near Lake Park, where they also visited
the C.D. Goodwin family who were former Merrill residents.  On their way
home they were in a collision near Malleite's corner, but no one was
seriously injured.

Rev. Gustav Meyer and two daughters arrived home Wednesday noon
following a three months visit and tour of Europe.  They reported the
weather as rarely over 80 degrees and feel fortunate that they missed
our severely hot summer.  They made several stops for visiting after
landing in this country September 5 on the S. S. Bremen.

Mrs. Florence Fairchild left last week for her home in New York state
concluding an eight month's stay here in the home of her mother, Mrs.
F.N. June, who recently died.

Mr. and Mrs. John Husmann, formerly of Hinton, started housekeeping in
the Norton house following their marriage last week.  Mrs. Husmann was
formerly Miss Clarabel ___rson.

In a letter to friends, Carl Ackerman has sent word that he is a patient
in the Veteran's hospital at National Home, Wis., and has been there for
the past four months, following an operation on his legs.  He hopes to
be discharged from the hospital about October 1.  Mr. Ackerman was very
active in American Legion affairs while he was assistant in the Lampert
Lumber yard here several years ago.

According to figures gathered over fifty applications have been made
since Sunday for adjustment of hail insurance, some for total loss but
many for partial loss.  Frank Braun and John Dell were heavy losers of
chickens, the former loosing about 75 and the latter about 61.  Many
lost smaller amounts.

Miss Viola Hauff has resigned her position as rural instructor near
Hinton and has accepted one in the high school English department at
Kenesaw, Neb. Miss Hauff left Sunday for Omaha, where she was met by a representative
of the board of education and continued to Kenesaw.  She graduated from
Lincoln, Neb., last year.

Word has come of the marriage of Miss Louise Thelmer and Orval Trometer
while they were enroute to visit the former's mother, Mrs. Louise
Thelmer. They left here last week accompanied by Ben Thelmer, brother of
the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Trometer will make their home at Rosenberg, Texas.

Relatives have received word of the marriage of Loren Schindel, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Schindel, formerly of Merrill, to Miss Ann Clifton, of
Eddyville, Iowa, which took place August 30 at Denver, Colorado.  The
bride, following graduation from Ames, has been a dietitian in a café in
New York City and the groom, also a graduate of Ames, is a supervisor of
the cable engineering department of the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company.  The young couple will make their home in Denver.

Among those attending the American Legion convention in Sioux City this
week from Merrill were John and Wallace Miller, Lawrence Heiden, Ray
Singer, Addis Hamann, Robert Martin Eberle, Clarence Morris, Walter
Nigg, Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Wilhelmi, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Hodapp, Mrs. W.O. Lee, Mrs. Ed Labahn, Mrs. Fred Ross, and Mrs. Jap
Hoover.

SENEY (special correspondence)

The W.H.M.S. will meet with Miss Ethel Moir on Wednesday, September 17.

Miss Myrtle Hinde, who has spent the summer in Colorado, returned home Tuesday.

Mrs. Alice Cooper returned Saturday after a week's visit with her son and family at Hawarden.

Rev. S.J. Wallace of Somers was a dinner guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Hennrich on Wednesday.

Mrs. Elam Chapman and son, Marion, spent a few days this past week with Mrs. Fred Chapman at Aurora, Iowa.

Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Becker left Friday for Haxtun, Colo., where they are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hughes.

Mrs. Jessie Kennedy and son, Emerson, drove to Vermillion on Friday for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. J.F. March.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pech and Mr and Mrs. Frank Utech visited the past week in Minneapolis, Minn., and points in Wisconsin.

Mr. and Mrs. T.K. Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Britton helped Joe Deegan move on Tuesday from LeMars to Struble.

Lucille March, Erlynne Kennedy, Norma Leek and Deana Crowell of Sioux City visited Thursday evening with Mrs. Jessie Kennedy.

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cooper went to Yankton, S.D. to take two little nieces who have been visting here this summer.  Their grandparents met them there from Elgin, Nebr.

Mr. and Mrs. W.L. March of Cedar Falls, visited Mr. March's sister, Mrs. Jessie Kennedy, on Monday after a trip to Yellowstone Park.  They left Tuesday afternoon for home.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hennrich attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Knowlton at Ireton last Friday afternoon.  Mrs. Knowlton has visited here and was well known by a number of Seney people.

Mrs. Harold Hinde of Haxtun, Colo., arrived here on Saturday to attend the funeral of her Mother, Mrs. Gertrude Wilhelmi,  who passed away at Cherokee last Thursday.  The funeral was held in LeMars.

Mrs. T.J. Rees, son Kenneth, Mrs. Albert Penning, Margaret Moore and Donald Mc Cleary drove to Sioux City on Tuesday returning in the evening.  Miss Moore remained there to work in a store.

Miss Carrie Reeves, who is taking training for a nurse at the Methodist hospital in Sioux City, returned Monday to her work after a vacation of two weeks which she spent with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Reeves.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Jeffers, sons Clinton and Clyde, of Haxtun, Colo., who visited his mother, Mrs. A.D. Jeffers and other relatives for the past week, left Friday for their home.

Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Chapman were visitors at the Lincoln, Neb., fair the past week.

John Osborne, Stephen Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Osborne, daughters Jessie, Lois, and Georgine, and son Billy, Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Britton, son Earl, daughters Ethel and Erlynne, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kunath, son Lyle, drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Reeves near Gayville, S.D., and with about twenty-four from their home community helped to celebrate their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary.  A good time was enjoyed.  Mrs. Reeves is the sister to the Osborne brothers.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, September 16, 1930

YOUTHFUL COUPLE WED
Ray P. Smith and Phyllis Peebles are United in Marriage

Ray P. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, residing at 315 Seventh Ave.,
SW, LeMars, and Phyllis Peebles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Peebles, of
Craig vicinity, were quietly married Saturday afternoon at the residence of
Rev. Earl Burgess, pastor of the Methodist church, who performed the
ceremony.

Mrs. Jesse Peebles and Mrs. John Smith, mothers of the young people, were
witnesses at the ceremony.

The principals are members of pioneer families in Plymouth county and are
well known in the younger set.

They will make their home with the father of the groom for the present, the
bridegroom being employed by him in the transfer business.

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Mrs. Harry Elger was called to Moillsville, Wis., on account of the serious
illness of an aunt, Saturday evening.

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Invitations have been received by LeMars relatives and friends for the
marriage of Marianne, daughter of Mrs. Kersey Dunham, and Neil Robison Craig
last Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Grace Memorial Church in Portland,
Ore. Mrs. Craig was born in LeMars and lived here during a portion of her
girlhood.

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Dr. J. M. Fettes, of Sioux Falls, S.D., came down Saturday to attend the
funeral of his friend, the late T.M. Zink, and remained Sunday to visit
friends.

MARRIED IN SIOUX CITY

Sioux City Journal: At a ceremony Saturday in St. John's Lutheran Church
here, Miss Eva Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nelson, of Oakland,
Neb., was married to Arthur M. Dahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dahl, also of
Oakland. Rev. J.W. Carlson read the marriage service. Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Hooker, of Sioux City, were attendants and Miss Sarah Hanson played a
program of organ music.

The bridegroom formerly lived in Akron, where his father, F.W. Dahl, was
engaged in business at that place.

KINGSLEY PAIR RECEIVED HONOR
Mr. and Mrs. George Spaulding Celebrate Anniversary of Their Wedding

The forty-fourth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Spaulding of
Kingsley was celebrated Sunday in the home of their son, Merton Spaulding,
of Kingsley, where thirty-six relatives gathered for a 1 o'clock picnic
dinner. The event was a surprise to the guests of honor.

The occasion was the birthday anniversary of three members of the family,
George Spaulding, Mrs. Ed Ralston, and Miss Alice Bain. Among those who
attended were Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Hunter, of Washta; Mr. and Mrs. John Bain
and daughter, Miss Alice Bain, of Riverside; Mr. and Mrs. James Bain,
Concord township; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bain, of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs.
Ford Ralston and family, of Washta; Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Godfrey and family,
of Quimby; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ralston and family, of Cherokee; Mr. and Mrs.
John Peden, of Riverside; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spaulding and daughter,
Frances, of Pierson; and Bud, Joe, and Irene Hamel, of Washta.

HINTON YOUTH WEDS
Bride and Bridegroom Attended the Same School in Sioux City

Sioux City Tribune: Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beemer, 2015 Rebecca street,
announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Caroline A. Beemer, to Orval
Croston, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Croston, of Hinton.

Both are graduates of Central High School. Mrs. Croston attended the
University of South Dakota and has been a teacher in the South Sioux City,
Neb., junior high school the last two years. Mr. Croston, a graduate of
Morningside College, has been athletic coach at Crofton, Neb. for three
years.

At present he is employed in the Swift and Company offices here. They will
be in the Nyol apartments after September 15.

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Denis Short, of Struble, underwent an operation Wednesday at the Sacred
Heart hospital for relief from an internal malady. His condition is reported
by his relatives as serious.

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Jim Nicholson, who has been in Los Angeles, Cal., the past two or three
years, arrived in LeMars Tuesday for a brief visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J.B. Nicholson and friends. Mr. Nicholson is engaged in aviation work
in California.

PERRY BENNETT SERVED COUNTRY
PASSED HIS YOUTH WORKING ON A FARM IN HUNGERFORD TOWNSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett, pioneer residents in the vicinity of James, in
Hungerford township, have received word of the death of their son, Perry
Bennett, of Bawtelle, West Los Angeles, California.

His death took place Friday, September 5, at the National Home for disabled
soldiers. Perry Bennett enlisted at Sioux City, March 18, 1917, and was one
of the first volunteers in this section of the country following the
outbreak of the World War.

Perry Bennett was born on a farm east of James April 22, 1884, and received
his education in the public schools of Plymouth county.

Besides his wife he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bennett,
of James; three brothers, Frank Bennett, of Los Angeles; Clarence Bennett,
of Hinton; Vern Bennett, of James; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Woolworth, of Los
Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Elizabeth _____, of Parkston, S.D..[the rest is not
readable.]

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Mrs. Clarence Becker, of Los Angeles, Cal., arrived in LeMars Tuesday called
here on account of the serious illness of her father, Attorney T. M. Zink.

NOTED LAWYER PASSES AWAY
T.M. ZINK, PIONEER RESIDENT, DIES AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS

T.M. Zink, pioneer resident of LeMars and widely known attorney in
Northwestern Iowa, died at the Sacred Heart hospital Thursday afternoon
shortly after three o'clock. Mr. Zink was taken ill last Friday. He was
found to be suffering with gall bladder trouble and an operation was deemed
imperative. He apparently rallied from the operation and hopes were held for
his recovery. His condition this week became much worse and Thursday
physicians in attendance stated his case was hopeless.

Mr. Zink was 72 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. T.M. Zink,
and one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Becker, of Los Angeles, Cal.

Anxious inquiries here have been made at all gathering points in the city in
regard to his health during the week and the news of his death is received
with universal regret.

NOTED LAWYER LAID TO REST
Friends and Neighbors Pay Last Tribute to Pioneer LeMars Resident
WAS COLORFUL FIGURE
Came Here When Penniless Student and Achieved Career

Hundreds of citizens gathered Saturday afternoon to pay a last tribute to
the memory of T.M. Zink for forty seven years a resident of LeMars, and
during his lifetime a well known attorney in Northwestern Iowa.

The funeral services were held on the lawn at the residence, 112 Third
Street, SE., and were attended by people in all walks of life, paying
compliment to a man whose personally attracted alike friends and enemies.

The services were in charge of Dr. J. J. DePree, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, who opened and closed the services. He, with others, paid brief and
fitting tributes to the dead man. Words of eulogy were brief but to the
point.

Rev. J.J. Vollmar, of St. John's church, spoke of Mr. Zink as a citizen.
Rev. A. Z. McGogney, a life-long friend, told of acts of generosity and
charity in which the giver followed scriptural admonition. Rev. J.J. DePree
pictured the admirable and happy life of his friend as seen by him. Bishop
L.H. Seager spoke on their associations as neighbors for several years. Rev.
Earl Burgess spoke briefly on the public life of Mr. Zink as a lawyer, and
his able work in the courts and as a public spirited man.

Pallbearers at the funeral were J.G. Smaltz, M.A. Cass, Rev. J.J. DePree,
J.F. Schafer, R.R. Bedell, of LeMars, and Fred Free, of Sioux City. Honorary
pallbearers were George W. Sturges, C.D. Roseberry, Jos. Cook, Clarke
Bolser, J.T. Keenan, E.E. Herron, W.R. Winders, W.A. Coad, of LeMars, W.J.
Kass and F.E. Gill, of Sioux City, J.M. Wormley, of Kingsley, and J.E.
Payne, of Vermillion, S.D.

A long cortege of friends followed the remains to their last resting place
in the city cemetery.

BORN IN OHIO

Townsend Murphy Zink was born near Hillsboro, Ohio, December 28, 1858. His
parents were on the one ship of German extraction and on the other of Irish
and characteristics of both nationalities were inherited by him. With his
parents he came to Iowa when he was a child and lived the life known by many
who have seen the bare prairie become a commonwealth of prosperity. The
family located near Newton in Jasper county. Early showing a distrust for
the quiet life of the farm, T.M. Zink applied himself to books, fired with
the idea of engaging in a profession. He studied nights, seized any
opportunity to read books and taught country school to attain his ambition.
He attended law school at the State University and was graduated in June,
1883, and the same summer came to LeMars and hung out his shingle as an
attorney.

He encountered many days of lean fare and difficulties and in later years
became a leading figure in courts of law in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Minnesota.

On coming to LeMars he was associated for a time with M.B. Kelley, long
deceased, and then formed a partnership known as Zink & Gosselin. Several
years later he became associated with Frank M. Roseberry. Their association
continued nineteen years, the firm being noted throughout the state and
parts of adjoining states.

Dissolving partnership with Mr. Roseberry, Mr. Zink conducted an office on
his own account and was also for some years connected with W.J. Kass and
Albert Kass, of Sioux City, for a time although retaining his office in
LeMars. Of recent years he confined his practice to the LeMars office.

Two years after coming to LeMars, Mr. Zink was united in marriage with Miss
Emma Nix in December, 1885. She died in October, 1910. One daughter was born
to them, Mrs. Clarence Becker, of Los Angeles.

Mr. Zink was united in marriage six years ago to Mrs. Ida Bennison, of
LeMars, and their life was ideally happy. His death is mourned by his wife,
his daughter, two brothers, John Zink, of Norman, Oklahoma, Arthur Zink, of
McCook, Neb., and a sister, Mrs. Cora Chambers, of Grand Junction, Iowa.

During his residence in LeMars, Mr. Zink in early days acted as city clerk
and later was city attorney. He was prominent in public affairs and was at
one time nominated for the office of congressman in this district and made
an intensive and aggressive campaign for the Democrats in an overwhelmingly
Republican district. He was a different times connected with LeMars banks
and recently has been a director of the LeMars Loan and Trust Company.

T.M. Zink had many friends and many enemies. His name is one that will last
as long as the history of LeMars secures a place in any record of moment.