Hinton Progress
April 21, 1932

Fall Causes Death, Merrill Businessman

John A. Grimjes, a Merrill man, met with a fatal accident Monday morning. Mr.
Grimjes, who conducted a hardware store, had gone to the second floor for
some merchandise and tripped and fell through an open elevator shaft to the
basement floor 20 feet below. Simon Grimjes, who was in the store, and C.
C. Hauff, who was in an adjoining store that uses the same elevator, heard
him fall and rushed to his assistance.

Mr. Grimjes was taken to his residence immediately and lived for about two
hours, death resulting from internal hemorrhages. An arm and several ribs
were broken, and he suffered pains in the chest from the time the accident
occurred.

The deceased was born in Stanton Township in April 1885, and grew to manhood
there, farming in Plymouth for a few years.

He was married in 1909 to Miss Jessie Knapp, who survives him. He is also
survived by two brothers and two sisters, Simon Grimjes of Merrill, Henry
Grimjes, Mayor of LeMars, Mrs. Chas. Danne and Mrs. W. J. Kress, of LeMars.

Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church at Merrill on Wednesday
afternoon.

LeMars Sentinel, April 22, 1932

DR. W. W. SADLER
REMAINS OF NEBRASKA PHYSICIAN BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL BESIDE HIS WIFE

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Beely undertaking
parlors for Dr. W. W. Sadler, aged 58, of Hershey, Neb., with Rev. F. Earl
Burgess, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating and interment
made in the City Cemetery beside the body of his wife, a son and a daughter.

William Webster Sadler was born in Clinton county, March 26, 1874, and his
death occurred Monday, April 17, 1932, at Hershey, Neb., death being due to
heart failure. The Sadler family located near Correctionville at an early
day. Dr. Sadler practiced his profession at Hershey the past twenty-one
years. His first wife was Ruby Edna Vaughn, a member of a pioneer family of
Marion township, this county. She died in 1911. A son, Myron Sadler, was
killed in an accident August 19, 1925, and both lie in the LeMars cemetery.

Dr. Sadler leaves a daughter, June Sadler, of Stott City, Mo., four brothers
and a sister, who are Jesse Sadler, O.A. Sadler, J.C. Sadler, Mrs. Loretta
McFarland, of Correctionville, and R.M. Sadler, of Elwood, Iowa.

Dr. Sadler was married a second time but was divorced.

TAKES OVER HANFORD STATION.

Al Meis informed a Sentinel reporter this morning that he had taken over the
Hanford station located at Central Avenue and Second Street NW, and will
utilize the building for the purpose of packing eggs for the Borden Company
of New York, who have a sub station at Sioux City.

Herbert Hueser has been placed in charge of the station and eggs will be
accepted at either the Meis grocery store or the Hanford station.
*****

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Dominick Wednesday noon, a daughter.

NEW MANAGER HOME GROCERY
TED THOMA AND WM. DETTERMAN WILL EXCHANGE PLACES

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thoma have been quite busy the past few days
preparatory to moving to Merrill where they will manage the Thoma Grocery
Store, which is a branch of the LeMars store.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Detterman, who have been at Merrill for several years, will
move to LeMars and Mr. Detterman will join the Thoma Grocery. Mr. and Mrs.
Detterman will reside with Mr. and Mrs. A. Thoma. The reason for the change
thus made was arranged so that Mrs. Detterman could assist with the
household duties and help care for the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Thoma.

LOSES LIFE IN FALL FROM CAR
Mangled Body of Jack Jackson Found on Railroad Track Near Merrill
RIDING FREIGHT TRAIN
Leg Was Severed and Head Bruised and Crushed

The mangled body of a man, lying on the railroad tracks a mile north of
Merrill, was described by a party of Illinois Central railroad officials as
they sat and chatted in an observation car attached to the west bound train
on the Illinois Central railroad due in LeMars Tuesday morning at 7:15.

A section crew was dispatched to the spot where the body was seen and S.H.
Luken, of LeMars, county coroner, was notified and went down to make an
investigation. An address on a slip of paper contained in a pocket of the
dead man’s clothes established his identity as Jack Jackson, residing at
1311 West Sixth Street, Sioux City.

Coroner Luken stated his belief that Jackson bled to death. His right leg
was severed above the ankle and there was a deep cut on his forehead. The
body lay in spread-eagle fashion and the arms were extended as if in
protection of his face which was buried in dirt. He had apparently been
dragged about fifty feet after slipping between two cars.

The body was taken to the Barnett funeral rooms in Merrill.

LEFT HOME MONDAY

The coroner learned that Jackson had been making his home with a
half-sister, Mrs. Irene Forsling, 1311 West Sixth Street, in Sioux City, the
past four months. Jackson was last seen when he left the home of his sister
early Monday morning. He did not tell her where he was going. He had been
employed as a radio repairman in a Sioux City department store until several
weeks ago when he lost his job and had been out of work. The man is believed
to have boarded a freight train some time Monday night on a quest for
employment.

Jackson was born in Indianapolis, Ind., July 1, 1901, and located in Sioux
City about fifteen years ago. He was divorced from his wife, who prior to
her marriage was Alice Moulden, about four years ago.

In addition to his divorced wife he leaves a son, James, aged 8, and a
daughter, Imogene, 6 years old. His father, J. J. Jackson, resides in Kansas
City, Mo.

Jack Jackson served in the National Guard, enlisting in Kansas City, and was
stationed at Brownsville, Texas, during the war.

LIGHTNING HITS FARM BUILDING
Horses Saved When Flames Break Out In Barn At Laughton Place

Lightning, during a thunderstorm about 4 o’clock Thursday morning, struck a
horse barn on the Laughton Bros. farm in Elgin township and set the building
on fire. The building was burned to the ground and a quantity of hay and
oats and several sets of harness were destroyed.

Occupants of the house, after the bolt of lightening struck the building,
were able to get to the barn and succeeded in getting the horses to safety.
The loss on the barn was estimated by the owners at $1,000. The loss is
partly covered by insurance.

LeMars Sentinel
April 26, 1932

FINAL TRIBUTE PAID VETERAN
Oliver L. King, Was Resident of County
For Three Score Years
SERVED IN CIVIL WAR
Funeral Held With Full Military Honors Accorded

Oliver L. King, 89 years of age, a veteran of the Civil War, died at the
Sacred Heart Hospital in LeMars Thursday night, April 21. Death was due to
infirmities of age. Mr. King had been in failing health the past few months,
and was recently taken to the hospital for care. He was possessed of hardy
nature and rugged constitution during his long life. He was an early settler
in Plymouth County coming here after the Civil War and taking up land on the
wild prairie in the west part of the county. Mr. King was widely known in
the community.

Following retirement from the farm, he made his home in LeMars for many
years.

Oliver L. King was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, February 5, 1843, and when he
was a child his parents moved to Morrison, Ill., where he received his early
education and worked on a farm. He enlisted for service when the Civil War
broke out and was a member of Company C, Eighth Illinois Cavalry. He served
throughout the war and received an honorable discharge.

He was united in marriage with Olive Anne Heaton, who survives him, at
Morrison, Ill., in 1870. They came to Plymouth County in the Spring of 1871
and this has been the family home since. Mr. King obtained land in Johnson
and Liberty townships and engaged in general farming.

LEAVES MANY DESCENDANTS
His children are Mrs. F.E. Fletcher, White River, S.D.; F.E. King, Mrs. L.H.
LaBahn, of Lucas, S.D.; S.J. King, Bismarck, N.D.; A.G. King, Sioux Falls,
S.D.; Blaine King, Haley, N.D.; Warren King, Vernon King and Mrs. Charles
Brodie, of Plymouth County. There are thirty-nine grandchildren and
thirty-three great grandchildren.

Mrs. King still resides on the old homestead with a son. He is also survived
by a brother, Milton King, of Amherst, Neb., and three sisters, Mrs. Emeline
Wilbur and Mrs. Joseph Wood, of Morrison, Ill., and Mrs. P. Sawyer, of
Salina, Kansas.

ACCORDED MILITARY FUNERAL
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and veterans of the Civil War,
Spanish-American War and World War and members of the W.R.C. attended the
services and accorded military honors to the departed soldier.

The ritual of the G.A.R. was conducted by John C. Ruble, A.W. Crouch, and
Rev. F.E. Burgess at the Beely undertaking parlors in this city. The funeral
cortege was accompanied to Adaville by a military escort where services were
held in the Church of the Brethren conducted by Rev. S.M. Zike, of Moville,
a former pastor of the Adaville church, and Rev. N.A. Hollingshead, the
pastor.

The pallbearers were Spanish-American war veterans and members of the
American Legion, J.C. Johnson, Dr. C.L. Nevins, R.M. Neubrand, Russell
Bowers, Clay Butler, and Glen Earnest.

The casket was draped with the flag for which he fought in his youth. A
saluting party fired a volley over his grave and bugle notes echoing through
the peaceful valley where the departed man spent the heydey of his young
manhood marked the passing of another who volunteered for service when the
call for arms was sounded to maintain the Union.

VICTIM IS BURIED
SERVICES HELD FOR JACK JACKSON, KILLED IN FALL FROM TRAIN

Funeral services for Jack Jackson, 30 years old, 1311 West Sixth Street,
Sioux City, who was killed when he fell under the wheels of a freight train
near Merrill Monday, were held at Graceland Park Chapel in Sioux City Friday
afternoon. Rev. J.W. Carlson, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sioux
City, officiated and interment made in Graceland Park Cemetery.
*****
Mrs. C.L. Trenery, who has been living in Omaha, Neb., during the winter
months, returned Saturday to her home in LeMars.

JURY PANEL DRAWN
PLYMOUTH COUNTY MEN PICKED TO SERVE IN FEDERAL COURT

The petit and grand jurors for the May term of federal court held in Sioux
City have been drawn by the federal court jury commission.

The grand jury panel consists of thirty names and the petit jury panels are
composed of seventy names. The grand jury will report at 2 p.m. May 23, and
the first petit jury panel will report at 10 a.m. May 25. The second panel
will report at 10 a.m. May 31.

Plymouth County men drawn on the grand jury are: Clifford Eyres, LeMars;
Emil J. Frerichs, LeMars; Harry C. Hoyt, Remsen; Ralph Marcue, LeMars; Irwin
Schindel, Merrill.

The petit jurors on the first panel cited to serve from Plymouth County are:
Ed Albright, Merrill; J.G. Gralapp, LeMars; Jos. Overman, LeMars; Herbert
Jurgensen, Remsen. On the second panel are: G.A. Hansen, LeMars; Arthur
Kallsen, Struble; Henry Melhop, Remsen; Mike Ruhland, Hinton; Irving
Schulte, Remsen.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
April 29, 1932

FRANK MEISTER, OF KINGSLEY AND MARY RUHLAND, OF STANTON, ARE MARRIED
BIG RECEPTION HELD
CARRIE KELLEY BECOMES BRIDE OF WILLIAM H. BOHLEN

A pretty wedding was celebrated Wednesday morning in St. Joseph church near
Neptune when Mary Ruhland, of Stanton township, became the bride of Frank
Meister, of Kingsley. The ceremony, attended by a large number of relatives,
took place at 9 o’clock. Rev. Father Bernard Kocher, pastor of the parish,
officiating at the nuptial mass. The double ring ceremony was observed. The
attendants were Miss Gertrude Ruhland, a sister of the bride, and Vinard
Sitzman, a cousin of the bride.

The bride looked charming in her wedding dress of white silk crepe, with
lace trimmings to match. Her bridal veil, of exquisite lace, was looped in
her hair with a bridal wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of
rosebuds and sweet peas. Her bridesmaid was attired in a pretty dress of
green silk crepe with hat and accessories to match.

Following the services at the church, a wedding breakfast was served in
three courses at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. Ruhland, parents of the bride.

Many At Reception

A reception was held in the evening at the St. Joseph hall in Lincoln
township and a large number attended and offered felicitations. Dancing was
enjoyed until the early morning hours and refreshments were served.

Will Live In Kingsley

The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Ruhland, pioneers of Stanton
township, and is popular with all who know her. The bridegroom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Meister, of Kingsley, and a progressive young farmer, well
liked in the community.

After a brief honeymoon, the young couple will take up their home in
Kingsley for the present.

KELLEY-BOHLEN WEDDING

A very pretty wedding took place Sunday, April 24, at 5 o’clock at the home
when Miss Carrie Kelley became the bride of William H. Bohlen. The
impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. N. A. Hollingshead, pastor of
the Adaville U. B. Church.

Barbara Jean Oaks, niece of the bride, carried the ring in a yellow rose.
She wore a dress of yellow organdie with orchid trimmings. The bride was
attired in a gown of white flat crepe with accessories to match and carried
an arm bouquet of yellow roses and snap dragons. The groom wore the
conventional dark blue suit.

After the ceremony a 6 o’clock dinner, consisting of two courses, was served
in the dining room of the newlyweds home by Miss Elvera Marple, a friend of
the bride. The table decorations were orchid and yellow, the bride’s chosen
colors.

Those attending the wedding were Mrs. Richard Ball and son, Junior, Mr. and
Mrs. Fay Oaks and children, Barbara and Donnie, W.C. Kelley and Milford
Anderson.

The bride is a graduate of the high school at Breckenridge, Missouri, and
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kelley. For the past five years she has
lived in the Akron vicinity. (Continued on page eight)
~Transcriber Note: Unfortunately, I do not have page eight to transcribe the
rest of this article.

CAR IS BURNED
Sheriff and Police Trying To Get Line on Auto Thief

Police and Plymouth County officers are investigating the burning of an
automobile that belonged to a Sioux Cityan, which was found Wednesday
evening between Hinton and Kingsley by Sheriff Ralph Rippey, of LeMars.

KIME MAKES ADDRESS
President of Western Union College Gives Talk to Congregationalists

Dr. D. O. Kime, president of Western Union College, spoke at a joint meeting
of the First Congregational and Mayflower Congregational churches in Sioux
City Thursday evening. A dinner was served at 6 o’clock. Music for the
occasion was provided by L. F. Sunderman, head of the music department at
Western Union College.

POLICE EFFECT QUICK CAPTURE
UNSAVORY CHARACTER, DRIVING STOLEN CAR, ARRESTED ON ARRIVAL HERE

Forty minutes after he had arrived in town, Jack Beam, a former LeMars
resident with an unsavory reputation, was arrested Wednesday night by
Officers Fay Terpenning and Mark DeForce and is held on a charge of theft.

Beam was sleeping blissfully in a local rooming house when arrested by the
night police and the car he was driving was parked in an alley behind the
Beely stores.

The automobile driven by Beam was stolen from Lake Andes, S.D., and
authorities from that place notified the police here that an officer would
come and return Beam to Lake Andes to answer to a charge of grand larceny.

Beam had two revolvers in his possession when taken in charge by the
officers.

Sheriff Cole, from Lake Andes, came to LeMars Thursday afternoon and took
Beam back with him. Beam will be arraigned for grand larceny.

PAY SCHOOL BONDS
$72,000 Reduction in School Debt in Nine Years

The LeMars Independent school district reduced its indebtedness this week by
paying off $4,000 more of bonded indebtedness. The district bonded
indebtedness in 1923 was $166,000 and this last payment leaves it $94,000, a
reduction of $72,000 in nine years. This material reduction has been made
without hampering the development or efficiency of the schools.

JURORS STATE KELLEY GUILTY
Alleged Hijacker and Booze Runner Is Convicted on Robbery Charge
ENTAILS LONG TERM
Jury Deliberates Nine Hours Before Reaching Verdict

After nine hours deliberation, the jury in the case of the State against
Jas. A. Kelley, accused of robbery with aggravation, returned a verdict in
district court at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening which entails a penalty of
twenty-five years imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

The case was given to the jury shortly after 9 o’clock in the morning.

The defendant, Kelley, with the aide of his wife, attempted to establish an
alibi, claiming they were at a party in Sioux City the night that William
Lammers was shot by hijackers. The shooting took place the night of January
8, at the Huckle farm west of LeMars. Lammers, who was critically wounded
and left to suffer while two hijackers made away with 150 gallons of his
liquor, testified Kelley is the man who shot him in the abdomen.

The farmer said he identified Kelley by his long nose and other
distinguishing features.

The state’s other principal witness, Roy McKim, now serving time in the
state penitentiary on the incident, told the jury Kelley is the man who
accompanied him on the night when they went to Lammers barn and found him
alone in the distillery. It was Kelley who fired the bullet when Lammers
tried to close the trap door on them, the convicted accomplice added.

Dr. G. A. Mauer, of LeMars, testified as to Lammers serious condition
following the shooting.

Besides the robbery with aggravation count, Kelley is under indictment for
attempted murder on the hijacking and shooting job. He is a former Sioux
City railway employee and was arrested at Fairview, Okla., several weeks
after the Lammers incident.

McKim pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny following his arrest and took a
five year term in prison. He formerly lived in Sioux City. It was said McKim
implicated his alleged pal in the Plymouth County crime.

The judge set the time for sentence May 9. It is stated the defense
attorney will file a motion for a new trial.

A charge of assault with intent to commit murder in connection with the case
is still pending against Kelley.

Dispose of Civil Cases

In view of the settlement of a number of cases set for trial and no other
cases being ready, Judge Thomas excused the jurors for the rest of the week.
The jurors will report Monday morning when jury cases will be resumed.

The case of Dan Keleher vs Joe Sokoloski was settled and dismissed.

The case of Theo. Stark vs Gertrude Klauer was continued on a motion to
transfer the case to the equity side. Judgments were given for Theo. Stark
against Bernard Klauer, Clifford Kennedy, and Evelyn J. Lilly. The cases
arose out of pledges for subscriptions to a university memorial fund.

Judgments for the plaintiffs were entered in the following cases: W. E.
Dennler vs. H. O. Buehre, Clyde Kluckhohn vs Louis Okerstrom, et al, Aetna
Life Insurance company vs Rose Jans and N. J. Bolser appointed receiver,
Commercial Credit Company vs. Hux Radio Shop, I. Miller vs Anthony Strehal,
American Trust and Savings Bank vs N. J. Mertes, Florence Lynch vs Augusta
Kammerer, R. J. Koehler vs Owen Taylor, et al.

The case of G. H. Hatfield vs A. J. Gerling was settled and dismissed.

The claim of the Jake Lampert Company against Thos. Wilson, was adjudged
subordinate to the claim of the Prudential Life Insurance Company.