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LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, December 15, 1936, page 2, column 7

Stewart W. Harker, Hawarden Druggist, Claimed By Death

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Associated Church in
Hawarden for S. W. Harker, well known Hawarden business man, who died
Thursday, following an illness of six weeks.

Stewart W. Harker was born in Argyle, Wis., September 13, 1874. His father
and mother died when he was a small child, and he was reared in the home of
his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Reeves, of Seney. From Seney they
moved to a farm near Akron. After completing his education Mr. Harker
formed a partnership with his uncle, T. J. Reeves, and they purchased a drug
store in Hawarden. They operated this until the fall of 1914 when they sold
the business to J. C. Stickel. For several years after Mr. Harker was
engaged in the automobile business with the late J. C. Dalton and also in
the real estate business. In 1922 he purchased the interest of Leon Harlan
in the old Harlan drug store and in partnership with G. F. Burket has since
conducted this business.

After engaging in business in Hawarden, Mr. Harker was united in marriage
with Miss Louise Ericson, of Akron. Mrs. Harker survives him and there are
two children, Mrs. Rex Truesdell, of Hawarden, and William Harker, a junior
in high school. He is also survived by one sister, Miss Edith Harker, of
Oelwein, Iowa.

LeMars Globe-Post
December 17, 1936

WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN BASEMENT OF CHURCH
Mrs. Coppock Dead of Gas
Has Been Missing Since Yesterday Afternoon

The body of Mrs. Harold Coppock, 33, was found in the basement of the First
Baptist Church about 5 o'clock this afternoon by Rev. S.A. Jones, pastor of
the church.

Gas was escaping from a stove used by church members for cooking various
social affairs. Apparently Mrs. Coppock had turned on the gas and inhaled
it.

Rev. Jones had gone to the basement when he learned that Mrs. Coppock was
missing. He remembered that she had asked him yesterday afternoon for the
key to the church.

The request did not strike him as unusual at the time as Mrs. Coppock acted
as church musician at times, and he assumed she intended to get something
that she had left there.

Rev. Jones opened the doors and windows to air out the church and notified
police.

The death of Mrs. Coppock orphans three small children.

The first intimation of trouble came yesterday afternoon when Mr. Coppock
asked police to help look for this wife as he feared she might have
committed suicide. He said she had left home and he was unable to trace her
movements.

Police in Sioux City were also notified to be on the lookout for Mrs.
Coppock.

Mrs. Coppock had been in poor health and had hinted at self-destruction.

She was suffering from a painful stomach ailment and arrangements had been
made to take her to Iowa City for observation at the state university
hospital.

No inquest will be held, it is believed, in view of the circumstances of
Mrs. Coppock's death.

The body will be taken to Luken's mortuary.

When the body was found it was lying on the floor beside the gas stove.
Apparently Mrs. Coppock had sat down on the chair and turned on the gas,
inhaling from the unlighted burner. When she became unconscious she fell to
the floor and remained there.

A note, pathetically asking for forgiveness for the act she was about to do,
was found near the body.

An ironic circumstance is that the police nearly discovered the suicide last
night. In a search for Mrs. Coppock they visited the church, but found the
door locked and assumed that she had been there, locked up and left.

*****

INFANT DAUGHTER TAKEN BY DEATH
News Items of Neptune People and Friends

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crawford of Merrill mourn the loss of their infant
daughter, Jean, who passed away at Iowa City Friday morning at the age of 7
months. She had been taken to Iowa City for medical treatment. The body
was brought back to the home of Mrs. Crawford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Peterson, for burial. The funeral was held Sunday at Trinity Lutheran
church in Lincoln twp., Rev. A. J. Torgler officiating.

Hinton Progress
Dated Dec. 17, 1936

Joan Geraldine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford, was born on May 10,
1936, at St. Joseph Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa. There were some
complications at the time of the birth of little Joan and there was serious
doubt whether she would survive. But she did grow and improve to such an
extent that great hopes were entertained by her parents for a full and
complete growth and development. Then hydro concern and alarm. Everything
humanly possible was done for a cure, and at last on December 10 an
operation was resorted to for help. The operation was not successful,
however, and 12 hours later death put an end to suffering. The grief
stricken parents brought the little body home on December 11 and made plans
for the funeral, which was held from Trinity Lutheran church on Sunday,
December 13, Rev. R. J. Torgler officiating. Interment was in the Lutheran
Cemetery. Little Joan reached the age of exactly 7 months and leaves to
mourn her loss sorrowing parents, both grandparents, and many other
relatives and friends.

A memorial was given by Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Epling, Mr. and Mrs. William
Epling, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kowalke, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kowalke, Miss
Irene Luksan.

In living remembrance of Joan Geraldine Crawford:

Gone But Not Forgotten.

A precious one from us has gone,
Her cooing voice we loved is still.
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given,
And though the body slumbers here,
Her little soul is safe in Heaven.

PHILIP SCHNEIDER PASSES AWAY

Many people in this community mourn the passing of their old friend, Philip
Schneider, who passed away in his home early this morning (Thursday), after
a lingering illness, at the age of 76 years.

Mr. Schneider was a pioneer of this vicinity. He was born on the old
homestead a mile north of Hinton and spent his entire life here, following
the occupation of farming and stock raising. About 12 years ago he built a
home in Hinton where he has since resided and continued to operate his farm.
He was highly respected by a multitude of friends.

Survivors are his widow; five sons, Rudolph, Robert, Ralph, Burdette, and
Philip Jr.; one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Beguin, all residing in this
vicinity.

The body is at Wests Funeral Home in Sioux City, under the direction of
Claire Levins.

Funeral services will be held at the Melbourne church at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, and burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery.

A complete obituary will be published in the next issue of this paper.

LeMars Sentinel
Friday, Dec. 18, 1936

YOUNG WOMAN ENDS LIFE BY INHALING GAS
Mrs. Harold Coppock Found Dead In Basement Of Baptist Church
Victim of Ill Health
Had Been Suffering From Melancholia For Some Time

The lifeless body of Mrs. Harold Coppock, 30, was found late Thursday
afternoon in the basement of the First Baptist Church. Gas jets from a
stove were turned on. Missing since Wednesday afternoon, police and others
instituted a search for the woman Wednesday night and Thursday.

According to police authorities Mrs. Coppock had been suffering from mental
aberration and was to be taken to the university hospital at Iowa City for
observation Wednesday evening. Disinclination to make the trip is ascribed
as one of the reasons for her disappearance.

Mrs. Coppock, according to police authorities, made two attempts within
recent months to destroy herself.

Musically inclined she was in the habit of practicing on the piano in the
Baptist church basement. She borrowed the key Wednesday afternoon from the
parsonage later returning it to the house.

LEFT SAFETY CATCH OFF

Apparently when she returned the key, she did not fasten the safety latch
and went back to the church and locked herself in the basement.

The odor of escaping gas in the vicinity of the church attracted the
attention of the pastor, Rev. S. A. Jones, and he with others investigated.
The body was found on the floor lying in front of the stove. The woman left
a note asking forgiveness for her act.

Coroner S. H. Luken took charge of the remains. No inquest will be held.

Mrs. Coppock leaves her husband, Harold Coppock, and three small children.

Mrs. Ellen Fullbrook Former Merrillite Dies in Sioux City

Mrs. Ellen Fullbrook, 67, residing 3817 Orleans Avenue, Sioux City, died at
a Sioux City hospital Sunday night after a brief illness of pneumonia. She
had resided in Sioux City for thirty-two years.

Mrs. Fullbrook was born August 2, 1869, in Morrison, Ill. Her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Frost, came to LeMars in 1871, and settled near Merrill. Will
Frost was a widely known stocky buyer in Merrill for many years. Ellen
Frost married E. A. Fullbrook, a well known Britisher who came here in the
eighties with the English colony. Mr. Fullbrook died in 1924.

She is survived by her two sons, Earl Fullbrook, of Lincoln, Neb., and Harry
Fullbrook, of Beatrice, Neb., and a daughter, Ivy Fullbrook, of Chicago, two
sisters, Mrs. J. R. Burton and Mrs. C. J. Frost, of Coleridge, Neb., and H.
E. Frost, of Esmond, S.D.

Funeral services were held Tuesday in Memorial home, Morningside. Rev. O.
M. Keve officiating, and interment was made in Graceland cemetery in Sioux
City.

Mrs. Minnie Adler Former Resident Dies In California

Friends in LeMars received word Tuesday, of the death of Mrs. Minnie Adler,
well known former LeMars resident, at her home in Fresno, California. Mrs.
Adler leaves two sons, Herbert and Reuben, of Fresno, three grandchildren
and great grandchildren.

Mrs. Roy Sprague, of Cherokee, a sister of Mrs. Adler, left Wednesday
morning to attend the funeral at Fresno.

Miss Ella Kovarna Wedding In Chicago
Perry Township Girl Becomes Bride of Carl Frerichs

Miss Ella Marie Kovarna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kovarna, well known
and popular young woman of Perry township, was united in marriage last week
with Carl Frerichs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Frerichs, of Chicago. The
ceremony took place in the home of Rev. I. A. Woodrow, Methodist minister,
in Chicago, in the presence of members of the bridegroom's family.

The young couple will live in Chicago where Mr. Frerichs is employed.

*****

Mrs. Adrian Bowers will be hostess when the Philathea Sunday school class
holds its Christmas party Friday evening. The house has been decorated for
the occasion with colors of the holiday, and a lighted and prettily
decorated tree will lend a Yuletide spirit. A full attendance is expected.

*****

Miss Vivian Witt, of Marcus, who has been spending several weeks with
relatives in Los Angeles, California, returned home last week and was
visiting LeMars friends Wednesday.

SENEY FARMER WINS A BRIDE
Bert Reeves and Elizabeth Smith Are Married

Bert Reeves, prominent farmer of Elgin township, and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith,
of LeMars, were quietly married Wednesday evening in LeMars. The ceremony
took place at the Free Methodist church parsonage, Rev. Geo. Moir, the
pastor, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Parks were the attendants.

The bride was attired in a becoming dress of rust colored crepe with tunic
and accessories to match, and carried a bouquet of beautiful American Beauty
roses.

Mr. and Mrs. Reeves will be at home to their friends on a farm north of
town.

Both the bride and bridegroom are well known and popular residents of
Plymouth county and have a large circle of friends and acquaintances, who
extend congratulations.

Mr. Reeves is a successful farmer and stock raiser. His bride for the past
few years has been employed as housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. James Pierce, of
this city, and is possessed of many accomplishments and active in community
and social circles.

LeMars Globe-Post
Dec. 21, 1936

COPPOCK FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Death Note Asks Forgiveness Of Survivors

Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from Luken's funeral
home for Mrs. Harold Coppock, who died of asphyxia, late Thursday afternoon.
The lifeless body was found in the basement of the Baptist church, by Rev.
S. A. Jones, the pastor, who detected a strong odor of gas.

Burial was made in the LeMars City cemetery, Rev. S.A. Jones conducting the
services.

Mrs. Coppock went to the home of Rev. Jones last Wednesday and asked for the
key to the church basement. As she was the church pianist, Rev. Jones
thought nothing about giving her the key, as she often practiced there.

When she failed to come home that evening, the husband notified police to
help find her. Mrs. Coppock was suffering with a stomach disorder and was
going to be taken to Iowa City for treatment.

She left the following note:

"Forgive me, Marguerite-Harold, forgive me Daddy. I cannot help it and
forgive me, Jerry and Donna and baby. I'll love you forever and don't forget
your mother. Everyone forgive me; my mother, father and everyone. Oh, God
in Heaven forgive me. I have been so ill and I cannot fight any longer."

Doris Leesley was born on July 4, 1908, at Moville, Ia. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Leesley of Redding, Cal.

She is survived by her husband, Harold Coppock; one son, Jerry; two
daughters, Caroline and Donna; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Leesley;
three sisters, Mrs. Leonard Jackson, Omaha, Mrs. Cyril Wiltgen, LeMars,
Audrey, Redding, Al.; and one brother, John, of Redding.

LeMars Sentinel
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1936

FINAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. COPPOCK AT LUKEN HOME
Last Tribute Paid To Unfortunate Young Woman By Many Friends

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Luken Mortuary chapel for
Mrs. Harold Coppock, who was found dead Thursday afternoon from asphyxiation
in the basement of the First Baptist Church.

The services were conducted by Rev. S.A. Jones, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, and interment made in the city cemetery.

Doris Coppock was born July 4, 1908, at Moville, Iowa, and was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Leesley, of that place. They recently moved to
Redding, Calif.

Mrs. Coppock leaves to mourn her untimely fate besides her parents, her
husband, Harold Coppock; a son, Jerry and two daughters, Caroline and Donna;
three sisters and a brother, Mrs. Leonard Jackson, of Omaha, Neb.; Mrs.
Cyril Wiltgen, of LeMars; Audrey and John Leesley, of Redding, Calif.

STANLEY POST TO BE MARRIED JANUARY 11

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kendall Ashton, of Virginia and Washington, D.C.
announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Grace, to Stanley Dwight
Post, of Wilmette, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Post, of LeMars, Iowa. The
wedding will take place in Washington on January 11th. After their
honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Post will make their home in Wilmette.

*****

Friday evening forty members of the Philathea Sunday school class of the
Hildreth Memorial Church met for their annual Christmas party at the home of
Adrian Bowers. A potluck supper was enjoyed by all. After an exchange of
gifts, all departed wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.

*****

Mr. and Mrs. S. Hemphill and son, William, of Merrill, and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Levins, Sr., and daughters, Marie and Jennie, and son, Charles, were
guests at dinner Sunday, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Levins.

*****

James Clark, who is attending the Gregg School of Shorthand in Chicago,
Illinois, arrived Friday for a visit in the home of his mother, Mrs. Iona
Clark.

CHICKEN THIEVES GIVEN SENTENCES
Youths Confessed to Thefts At Neighboring Farms

Elmer Guttner, 18, and Jesse Henrich, 20, youths residing in the vicinity of
Remsen, arrested several weeks ago on charges of robbing hen roosts, were
brought into court Monday, and pleaded guilty to charges of larceny before
Judge O.S. Thomas. The judge sentenced them to imprisonment of a year in
the county jail.

The youths confessed to stealing chickens at a number of neighboring farms
and from the farm of Robert Guttner, father of Elmer Guttner.

ROBERT HELLER TO GRADUATE IN FEBRUARY

Mrs.W. E. Heller and son, Robert, of Sioux City, were calling on friends in
LeMars Monday. They will leave Thursday for an automobile trip through the
South and then proceed to Washington D.C., where Robert is a student in
Georgetown University. Upon his graduation in February, Robert expects to
take a position with a steamship company with headquarters in New York City.

ALBERTS CAR SKIDS OFF GRADED ROAD

Kingsley News-Times: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Alberts went off the graded road
near the Kranz farm on road No. 140 late Saturday night. The car rolled
over the bank, and ended it's wild plunge standing upright on it's top.
While practically all glass was broken from the car, neither of the
occupants were injured.

Hinton Progress
December 24, 1936

OBITUARY OF THE LIFE OF PHILIP SCHNEIDER

Philip Schneider was the son of John Schneider and wife, deceased, born on
March 27, 1860, on the old homestead near Hinton, Iowa, and passed away in
the early morning of December 17, 1936, at his home in Hinton after a
lingering illness. He reached the age of 76 years, 8 months, and 21 days.

On December 8, 1886, he was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Koenig, of
LeMars, who preceded him in death in 1912. Into this home, eight children
were born, two of whom died in infancy. The oldest of the children, Mrs.
Kathryn Taylor, died in 1917. Those who survive with their father are
Rudolph, Robert, Ralph, Burdette, and Mrs. Lucille Beguin, all of Hinton and
vicinity.

In 1919 Mr. Schneider was united in marriage with Mrs. Jessie Lawrence
Messick, of Hinton. From this second marriage he is survived by his widow,
and a son, Philip Lawrence. Besides these, the departed is survived by two
sisters, Miss Frederica Schneider of Hinton, who because of illness was
unable to attend the funeral, and Mrs. Mary Koenig, of Sioux City, but at
the present time in California, and four grandchildren, also a large number
of other relatives and friends.

He was known and respected by a throng of friends who knew him for many
years as son of one of the early pioneers of this community who helped
develop this territory. But his life work was not connected only with the
temporal development of this territory. It was during his very early life
that the first Evangelical missionaries were welcomed into the home of his
parents, who became charter members of the Melbourne Evangelical church, of
which the departed became a member when a young man. Death is not the end.
We hope for a blessed immortality in the life to come.

The funeral service was largely attended at the Melbourne Evangelical church
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 19, the pastor, Rev. Karl Kaupp officiating. A
mixed quartet composed of Miss Carolyn Bogenrief, Mrs. Evelyn Winter, B. A.
Bogenrief and Allen Schindel, sang two appropriate hymns.

Interment was made in Graceland Cemetery, Sioux City.

LeMars Globe-Post
December 24, 1936

ELGIN: (By Special Correspondent)

Mrs. Cecil Watje, of Sioux City, spent the week end the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Justman.

Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Justman were:Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Watje and Marvin Jackson, of Sioux City, A. L. Justman, of
LeMars.

Mrs. Charles Noble and Gerald of near Craig, visited in the home of Mrs. C.
E. Albert, one day last week.

Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Nanninga and family and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Nanninga and
family of near Ireton, were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Albert.

Miss Leora Laughton and pupils of district No. 5, Preston township, gave
their Christmas program Friday afternoon. The parents and a number of
visitors were present.

PRESTON: (By Special Correspondent)

Elmer Phillips had a truckload of stock on Monday's market.

Mrs. Orpha Nobel of Struble visited with Mrs. Annie Taylor on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. bread Schroeder & son, Dean, and Mr. and Mrs. John Weyen,
Margaret Weyen and Helen Miller were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Collman.

Albert Collman and Victor Taylor were callers in Vermillion, South Dakota,
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Barker were Hawarden callers on Saturday.

Miss Ruth Okerstrom and pupils gave a Christmas program to the patrons and
friends of the district on Wednesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Gert Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilkins were Sioux City
shoppers on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frerichs were Sioux City shoppers Monday.

Leona Frerichs and Mildred Frerichs, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest
Frerichs, who are employed in Sioux City, spent Sunday with their parents.

Mrs. Helen Erks and daughter, Meta, were LeMars shoppers on Saturday.

Mr. Vedder of Gettysburg, South Dakota, who was drilling a well on the
Bohlken farm south of LeMars spent Christmas with his family at Gettysburg.

Miss Elaine Luschen of the Lake Benton, Minnesota, is expecting to spend
Christmas with relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Collman were Sioux City visitors on Tuesday.

NORTH WASHINGTON:

Miss Geraldine Ellison and pupils in school District No. 1 gave a program
Wednesday evening. Coffee and doughnuts were sold and also candy.

LeMars Globe-Post
December 28, 1936

FORMER MERRILL COUPLE MARRIED
Harold Todd and Viola Hauff Married at Fort Snelling

Harold Todd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Todd, and Miss Viola Hauff, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hauff were united in marriage later Sunday afternoon in a
beautiful chapel at Fort Snelling, Minn., where Mr. Todd has been stationed
for some time in an officers training camp, says the Merrill Record.

The bride and bridesmaid were attired beautifully and wore corsages of red
and white roses. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hauff, Mrs. Frank Todd, Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight Hauff and Mrs. and Mrs. Arnold Todd witnessed the ceremony.

A reception was given the couple by officers following the ceremony. At
7:30 the wedding party enjoyed a wedding diner at the Curtis Hotel.

Both the young people are graduates from the Merrill High School. Following
her graduation the bride attended college at Lincoln, Neb., and later taught
school for a number of years. The bridegroom is a graduate veterinarian and
has been stationed at St. Louis for several years as city meat inspector.
He will not be permanently located for some time but expects to be
transferred to Duluth, Minn., in January.

LOCALS

Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Starr, Shirley Starr and Stanley Starr, have returned
from Waterloo, where they spent the weekend with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rothschild are spending the holidays in St. Paul, where
they are visiting in the home of their son, Harold Rothschild.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lockard and family, who spent Christmas with relatives
at Early, Iowa, have returned home.

Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Whitman of Galesburg, Ill., are visiting in the homes of
Mrs. John Whitman and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Miller.

Miss Helen Mandelkow accompanied her grandmother, Mrs. Reelfs, to
Vermillion, S.D., where she will remain until Jan. 1.

Ralph Rippey left on Monday for a business trip to St. Joseph, Mo.

*****

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Utech of Elgin entertained at Christmas dinner, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Utech and family of Orange City, Mr. and Mrs. John Pech of Brandon,
S.D., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Utech of Heron Lake, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pech,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ioos and Mrs. Johanna Pech of LeMars.

*****

A four-generation Christmas party was enjoyed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Milhollin of Sioux City, when the following guests were present: Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Striegel, Mr. and Mrs. Grove Bechtle of LeMars, Mr. and Mrs. John
N. Boyd of Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Millhollin and two daughters,
Maurine and Karen Rhea, of Morningside.

*****

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Miller and Mr. and Mrs. John Tolsma were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Tolsma on Christmas Day.

SENEY: (By Special Correspondent)

Charles Carwell is improving at the hospital in LeMars.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Reeves have gone to Joliet, Ill., to spend
Christmas with their son, Donald.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hawkins had for their guests on Christmas day; Mrs. Jane
Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mohan and daughter, Joyce, and nephew, Bernard
Mohan of Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zimmerman and son, Dennis, of
Sioux City, Mrs. R. H. Zimmerman and George Zimmerman of LeMars.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buss motored to Harlan, Iowa, Christmas day to attend the
funeral of Tom Buss, an uncle of Mr. Buss. Mrs. Merritt Hawkins accompanied
them.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buss and Mr. and Mrs. Roy McArthur and Ruth and Raymond
McArthur, motored to Sioux City Christmas day to attend a family gathering.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Eilers of Leeds and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Reeves of
Paullina, spent Christmas in the Osborne brothers home.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chapman and daughter, Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cooper
and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Chapman spent Christmas in the Elam Chapman home.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reeves and two children of Lead, S.D., arrived
Thursday to spend Christmas in the Bert Reeves home.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred DeRaad spent Thursday in the John DeRaad home in
Kingsley.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Criswell held a family gathering Christmas day.

The Christmas program was given in the church Thursday evening. A splendid
program was given.

Fredonia school district No. 1 held a Christmas program Wednesday evening.
A good program was given, after which refreshments were served.

John Osborne spent Christmas in the J. M. Kunath home.

Le Mars Sentinel, December 29, 1936

Death Strikes on Same Day Miles Apart
Husband Found Dead in Iowa and Wife Killed in California
Formerly Lived Here
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sprague Meet Tragic Fates

Friends in Le Mars received word Sunday night of the death of Mrs. Roy
Sprague, of Cherokee, formerly Lizzie Gronow, a resident of Le Mars nearly
all her life.

Mrs. Sprague was killed in an automobile accident at Turlock, Calif.
Saturday afternoon [Dec. 26, 1936]. Simultaneously came the news that her
husband, Roy Sprague, was found dead in his home in Cherokee the same day.

Mrs. Sprague left Cherokee December 16, for Fresno, Calif., to attend the
funeral of her sister, Mrs. Minnie Adler, another well-known former resident
of Le Mars.

Early Sunday morning Mrs. Sprague's nephew attempted to call from Fresno,
Calif., to report the death. Unable to get an answer at the Sprague home in
Cherokee, the operator notified authorities. They investigated and found
Mr. Sprague dead of a heart attack.

Details of the California accident were not learned in Le Mars, but Mrs.
Sprague was said to have been the only person killed. She died from a skull
fracture.

Mrs. Sprague lived in Le Mars since early childhood, her parents being early
settlers in Le Mars. For a number of years she was employed in the office
of Dr. W. T. Shepard and filled clerical positions with other firms. While
living in Le Mars she was married to Roy Sprague. They left Le mars eight
years ago to make their home in Cherokee. Besides her husband she leaves a
brother, Will Gronow, of Chicago. Her cousin, Mrs. Chris Adler, lives in Le
Mars.

Husband Found Dead
A dispatch from Cherokee says of the death of Mr. Sprague:

When policemen went to the Sprague home early Sunday to tell the husband of
his wife's death, they found his body. Apparently well Friday night, he had
succumbed to heart disease.

Mr. Sprague last was seen at 10:30 p.m. Christmas. At that hour a card
party broke up at the Albert Burnett home, and Mr. Sprague part of the way
home with A. A. McFarlane, . [one word unreadable].

Shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday came the first call from Fresno to inform Mr.
Sprague of his wife's death. The caller was a nephew, Herbert Adler. His
brother Reuben was the driver of the death car.

The Spragues had no telephone so the operator rang the telephone of J. E.
Griffith. Several times between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. Sunday he tried at the
insistence of the long distance operator, to call Sprague to the telephone.

Officers Don Phipps and George M. Donald went to the house and broke in
through a window. On the bathroom floor was Sprague's body. He apparently
had been dead almost twenty-four hours.

Is Fully Dressed

Sprague was fully dressed. He apparently became faint while tending the
furnace and went to the bathroom for medicine, the officers theorized.

Hold Double Funeral

The body of Mrs. Sprague is on its way from California and a double funeral
will be held in Cherokee and interment made in the city cemetery in Le Mars.

Service will be held in the Methodist church in Cherokee Thursday afternoon
at 1 o'clock and the interment made in Le Mars.

Howard Anthens Taken By Death

Howard R. Anthens, aged 33, a brother of Mrs. Vernon Gardner, at Merrill,
passed away in a Sioux City hospital Wednesday morning following an
operation for appendicitis.

Mr. Anthena was a salesman for the Morrell Packing company of Sioux Falls.
Surviving are his wife, his mother and three sisters, who are Miss Harriet
Anthens, of Sioux City; Mrs. Vernon Gardner, of Merrill, Miss Katherine
Anthens, of Sioux City, and three brothers, Frank and Richard, of Sioux
City, and William H., of Los Angeles.
*****
Frank Klelisch of Omaha, Neb., is visiting during the Christmas vacation
with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ellenbecker. Mr.
Klelisch is employed with the Omaha Bee, where he ahs been a valued employee
for years. Mr. Klelisch, a native of Le Mars, acquired the rudiments of the
printing craft in Le Mars newspaper offices.

Former Hinton Doctor Expires At Des Moines
Dr. N. Palmquist, Well Known in Woodbury and Plymouth County, Served In War

Dr. Nathaniel Palmquist, who practiced his profession in Hinton for several
years and well know physician in northwest Iowa, died Saturday in the United
States veterans hospital at Des Moines following a sickness which resulted
from a heart ailment. He was 58 years old.

Dr. Palmquist practiced medicine in Sioux City, later in Hinton, lately was
engaged in practice at Smithland. He was a visiting member of the medical
staff of the Methodist hospital in Sioux City. He was a regular member of
the hospital staff during his residence there.

A commissioned captain in the army, Dr. Palmquist served overseas two years
during the world war and had charge of a hospital at Le Mans, France.

Born in Illinois

The doctor was born April 18, 1878, in Moline, Ill. He received his early
education there and later attended and was educated from Barnes Medical
school at Washington University in St. Louis. He came immediately to Sioux
City, arriving as an intern at the old Samaritan hospital.

The deceased man was a member of the Woodbury County Medical society.

Dr. Palmquist's brother, Luther, was also a physician. Luther Palmquist was
a member of the Samaritan hospital staff. He died in 1918.

Funeral Tuesday

Survivors include the widow, Marion H.; two daughters, Marjorie and Marion,
both of Smithland; a son John, who is attending high school at Smithland,
and three sisters, Mrs. Olga Kallenbach, of Dewitt, Iowa; Mrs. Chris
Peterson, of Rock Island, Ill. and Mrs. James Delmotte, also of Rock Island.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the
Methodist church at Smithland. Rev. Fred Grantham, pastor, will officiate.
Burial will be in Graceland Park cemetery, in Sioux City.

Miss Agnes McGrath Claimed By Death

Miss Philomena Fisch and Mrs. H. M. Latham went to Sioux City Monday, called
there by the death of Miss Agnes McGrath. Miss McGrath died Saturday night
[December 26, 1936] following an operation for gall stones. The funeral
services will be held in St. Boniface church, Sioux City, Tuesday morning
and interment made in the family burying plot at Charter Oak.

Miss McGrath was a supervisor in the Northwestern Bell Telephone company.
She was a sister of Mrs. A. G. Peterson, formerly Miss Marie McGrath, who
was an employee in the Le Mars Sentinel office for fifteen years prior to
her marriage last year.

Will Outline New 1937 Farm Program Plans

The 1937 agricultural conservation program will be explained to county
committeemen and county agents in a series of district conferences to be
held January 4 to 8 as follows: January 4, Ames; January 5, Denison and
Cedar Rapids; January 6, Red Oak and Oelwein; January 7, Chariton and Mason
City; January 8, Fairfield and Spencer.

The schedule for the planning project meetings is: January 11, Webster City
and Toledo; January 12, Emmetsburg and Charles City; January 13, Le Mars and
Elkader; January 14, Oakland and Muscatine, and January 15, Winterset and
Centerville.

Township committeemen will be elected and the 1937 AAA program presented by
the county agents or county committeemen at township meetings shortly
following the district conference.
*****
Mr. & Mrs. L. R. Wasmer are visiting in Chicago in the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Ed Tentinger. The Tentingers moved early in December to
Chicago, where Mr. Tentinger is taking a course in air conditioning of
houses.
*****
Miss Fuller In Auto Accident Christmas Eve
In Des Moines Hospital With Serious Leg Injuries As Result of Highway
Accident
Welfare Worker Here
Accident Occurs While on Way Home For Christmas

Miss Elizabeth Fuller, case worker in the Plymouth county welfare office,
suffered a cracked kneecap and a crushed ankle in an automobile accident
near Corning, Iowa, last Thursday night, while enroute to her home at Mount
Ayr, Iowa. Miss Fuller was riding in her own car and Welfare Worker Ben
Danchik and Mrs. Danchik were accompanying as far as Creston, Iowa, where
they formerly lived. Mr. Danchik was driving and a short distance from
Corning they crashed into a parked truck. Henry Walters, who was with the
truck, was badly injured and was taken to his home in Adams county.

Miss Fuller was taken to a Des Moines hospital by her father-in-law, Judge
Homer A. Fuller, of Mount Ayre and Peter Janss, her brother-in-law, who
lives in Des Moines. She will undoubtedly have to spend several weeks in
the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Danchik were badly shaken up and bruised but not
seriously injured.

Miss Fuller, who graduated from the University of Iowa in 1935, has been as
assistant in the welfare office here since last summer doing case work.

Westfield Young Couple Married At Elk Point

Coming as a surprise to their friends was the marriage of Gordon Hummel, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hummel, and Margaret Anderson, eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Art Anderson, of Westfield. The ceremony took place Monday,
December 21, 1936, at Elk Point, S.D. Floyd Hummel, brother of the groom,
and Florence Doolittle being the attendants. After a brief wedding trip the
young couple will be at home to their friends in an apartment in the West
hotel. The groom is a graduate of Westfield high school and is now in
charge of one of the local garages. The bride was a junior in Westfield
high school at the time of her marriage. Their many friends extend
congratulations and good wishes for their future happiness.

Weather Outlook

For the period, December 28 January 2, inclusive, for the Upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri Valley and for the Northern and Central Great Plains:

Much cloudy and unsettled weather with rather frequent precipitation;
temperatures generally above normal except at time in the extreme northern
portions; some indications of much colder towards the close of the week in
the north portions.

First of 1936 Conservation Checks Arrive
Plymouth County Farmers paid $67,000 For Compliance With 1936 Farm Program

The first installment of soil conservation checks for Plymouth county
farmers were received last week and are being distributed. There were about
450 of the checks and they aggregate $67,000, an average of about $150 each.
The checks received go to farmers in almost one half the townships in the
county and represent about 100 less than half the 1,100 farms for which
proofs of compliance have been filed, approved and forwarded to state
headquarters. Most of the cases in which proof has not been completed are
where more than one farm under one ownership is involved. If the checks
received are a fair average of those to come, Plymouth county farmers will
receive a little less than half as much in bonus payments under the soil
conservation act as they did under the AAA.

Mrs. Wesley Smith Formerly Of Akron Dies In California

Advice has been received by the Akron Register Tribune, through one of her
relatives, of the death several weeks ago of Mrs. Wesley Smith nee Carrie
Pamela Thompson, at her home in San Paula, Calif., after a lingering
illness. She was a niece of Mrs. B. F. Wintersteen and B. F. Round,
formerly of Akron, and also the late Dr. R. D. Clark. She taught six
consecutive years in the Akron public schools, and following her marriage to
Wesley Smith, of Akron, lived at Lennox, S.D., where Mr. Smith was engaged
in the newspaper business. Later they moved to San Paula, Calif., where she
took a prominent part in church activities. She was born in December 1876,
near Montello, Wis., and was the eldest daughter of the late Andrew
Thompson, of Wessington, S.D. Many Akron friends of this fine character
will learn with regret of her passing.
*****
Kingsley News Times: Word was received here Friday of the death of Mrs.
Alex Winterfield, formerly Miss Dolly Sears, a resident of Kingsley several
years ago. Mrs. Winterfield died at her home in Pomona, Calif., after an
illness of several months.

Popular Young Couple United In Marriage
Marie Kane Becomes Bride of Richard Overman At Christmas Eve Wedding

Miss Marie Kane, daughter of Mrs. Charles Kane, Emmetsburg, Iowa, and
Richard Overman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos., Overman, of this city, were
united in marriage Thursday evening. The ceremony took place Christmas Eve
at 8 o'clock at St. James parsonage, Rev. Father L. J. Cooper, pastor of St.
James church officiating at the ceremony.

The bride looked charming in her wedding costume, wearing a brown crepe
dress with accessories to match and carried a bouquet of pink and white
bridal roses. Her bridesmaid, Miss Anne Silver.[rest of name is unreadable]
wore a pretty [unreadable word] blue dress with a corsage bouquet of white
carnations. Miss Josephine Henry attended at the ceremony, wore a pretty
dress of black, trimmed in red with matching accessories.

The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Clyde Overman.

A wedding dinner was served Christmas day in honor of the young couple at
the home of the bridegroom's parents. The house and tables were prettily
adorned with Christmas decorations.

The bride has made her home in Le Mars for the past six years and is engaged
in the profession of nursing. She attended the Sacred heart hospital
training school for nurses here, graduating from the institution with a
degree of registered nurse and was employed at the Zimmerman Memorial home.

The bridegroom was born and reared in Le Mars and graduated from the Le Mars
public school in the class of 1932. He is engaged as clerk in a hotel in
Sheldon.

The young people are well known members of the younger circles in Le Mars,
and are popular in a large circle of acquaintances.

Thief Is Caught In Stolen Auto
Sheriff Rippey Arrests Man Wanted In Sioux City

Sheriff R. E. Rippey arrested Robert Bierwith of Sioux City in Le Mars
Saturday after he had received a report from Sioux City to look out for the
man who had stolen an automobile in Sioux City that day.

The car belonged to Mike Abraham of Sioux City and was stolen from the
corner of Eighth and Pierce Streets where it had been parked.

Bierwith was held in jail here until Sunday and then was consigned to the
charge of Frank Wheelock of the auto theft bureau and Detective Phil Nyberg,
who took the suspect to Sioux City where he was jailed.

LeMars Globe-Post
December 31, 1936

LOCALS:

The regular meeting of the Entre Nous Club will be held on Wednesday,
January 6, with Mrs. W. L. Downing.

LeMars Chapter C. D., P. E. O., will meet on Monday, January 4, in the home
of Mrs. W. A. Irwin.

Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Haas entertained at a family dinner on Tuesday evening,
having as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Haas, Mrs. Charles Weiland, Ed
Haas, Wernli Haas, and Bob Roseberry. A delectable dinner menu served at
6:30, was followed by an informal social hour.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Peterson and children of Elk Point, S.D., who have been
visiting in the home of Mrs. Peterson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dobbert,
have returned to their home.

Mrs. Stephen Dier and daughter, Barbara, of Sioux City, who were weekend
visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Gaynor, have returned to their
home.

Miss Ethel Eyres, who has been making a holiday visit in the home of her
sister, Mrs. William Begg, has returned to Council Bluffs.

Mrs. John Stanberg and two sons, Roy and Richard, of Sioux City, arrived on
Wednesday for a visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Green.

Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper of Sioux City have been visiting with LeMars
friends during the week.

Miss Blanche Johns, who has been visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Johns, has returned to Ames.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Moore and family of Fairmount, Minn., who have been
visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moore, have returned to their
home.

Mrs. Emma Sampson and daughter, Maxine, are visiting in the home of Mrs.
Sampson's sister, Mrs. Earl Earnest, of Fort Dodge.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Reeves have returned from a trip to Peoria, Ill., where
they visited with their son, Donald Reeves.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith and son, David, who have been visiting in the home
of Mrs. Emma Bender, have returned to their home in North Springs, Iowa.

*****

John Kleine was pleasantly surprised on his birthday Monday evening, Dec.
28. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Renken and family of Hawarden,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Frerichs, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mandelkow and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Smid and son, Mrs. Dick Aalfs, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lammers and
daughter and Mrs. Eric Fruhman, all of Balaton; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kleine of
Marshall, Minn. A very enjoyable evening was held by all after which a
delicious lunch was served at midnight and all the guests departed wishing
Mr. Kleine many more happy birthdays to come.

*****

A pleasant family reunion was enjoyed on Monday, in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. Anderson, 216 Plymouth Street SW, the occasion being the golden wedding
anniversary of the host and hostess. The anniversary dinner was served at
one o'clock. Seasonal decorations and appointments being used with pleasing
effect on the long table, the large wedding cake making an effective
centerpiece. Following the service the delectable dinner menu, social
visiting was enjoyed by the family circle. Later Mr. and Mrs. Anderson kept
open house, between the hours of 2:30 and 5:30 in the afternoon and 7:30 and
9:30 in the evening and during the reception hours, of both afternoon and
evening, a large number of friends came in to extend congratulations and
good wishes, to their host and hostess. The circle of children and
grandchildren who were here for this special occasion included: Mr. and Mrs.
N. E. Christiansen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Means and son, Bob Means, Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Hansen and little son, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Krogh and son, Theodore,
of Manilla, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. E. Keihn and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dorr
and family. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were the recipients of a number of gifts,
in recognition of this special event.

Hinton Progress
Dec. 31, 1936

Dr. N. Palmquist, former well known physician of Sioux City, and for two
years located at Hinton, died Saturday in the United States Veterans
Hospital at Des Moines following a sickness which resulted from a heart
attack he suffered November 27, in his home at Smithland. He was 58 years of
age.

Dr. Palmquist began the practice of medicine nearly 25 years ago at
Smithland and after the World War, in which he was a commissioned captain
and had charge of a hospital at Le Mans, France, for two years, he located
in Sioux City. Four years ago coming to Hinton and in 1934 went to
Smithland, where he continued to practice medicine, and was also a visiting
member of the medical staff of the Methodist hospital in Sioux City.

The deceased was born April 18, 1878, in Moline, Ill., where he received his
early education, later attending and was graduated from Barnes Medical
school at Washington University at St. Louis, Mo., and served as an intern
in the old Samaritan hospital in Sioux City.

Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Marjorie and Marion; one son,
John, all of Smithland; and three sisters.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church at
Smithland, with the pastor, Rev. Fred Grantham, officiating. Burial was in
Graceland Park cemetery at Sioux City.

Dr. Palmquist had many friends in the vicinity of Hinton who will regret his
demise.