Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, July 1, 1938
Le Mars, Iowa

Le Mars Pioneer
Out On Pleasure Trip
Floating Cushions Give First
Inkling Of Tragedy

Richard J. Kain , nephew of J. E .
Kain of this city and a cousin of Mrs.
L. N . Bamberg, was one of two men
drowned near St. Paul,Minn., Sunday
night.

Horace H. Lampert, lumberman and
Banker, was drowned at the same
time.

According to a press dispatch,
Horace H. Lampert, 44, lumberman
and banker, and Richard J. Kain , 44,
left Alton Saturday night for a boat
ride on the river. Their disappearance
first was noticed when cushions from
the boat floated a shore. The river was
dragged for their bodies Sunday without
success.

Lampert was president of Lampert
Yards , Inc., a lumber firm, the Liberty
State bank and the Snelling Investment
company. Kain formerly was manager
of the Kain-Lambert Co. at Augusta,
Wis., and came to St. Paul recently.

Ray Budde, manager of the Lambert
lumber yard in Le Mars, was well
acquainted with the two men who had
visited in Le Mars on several occasions.

Mr. Budde went to attend the funeral
of Mr. Lambert which was held
Wednesday and returned home Thursday.

The funeral of Richard Kain was
held Thursday. He was 44 years old.

He was a son of the late John C.
Kain and was born in Le Mars. His
father, John Kain, was in the land
business in Le Mars in early days with
George E. Richardson, and was a justice
of the peace here many years.

An uncle of the dead man, R. H. Kain,
was mayor of Le Mars for several
years and county treasurer for 10
years.

Richard James Kain when a child
was taken to Breckenridge Minn., by
his parents where he grew up and
was educated . The family moved to
St. Paul in 1915.

Mr. Kain served during the World
War and obtained a commission as
first lieutenant. He and Lampert were
companions while in service. He was
married in 1926 t o Inez Marie Turner,
who with four children, Joan, Elaine,
Inez Marie and Margaret Ann, sur-
vives him. He also leaves a sister,
Miss Mary Kain of St. Paul , Minn.

Final Rites For
Wreck Victims
Sisters Killed While Returning
From Visit In Iowa

Sioux City Journal: Friends and
relatives followed the bodies of Misses
Ella Margaret and Sarah Olson of
Seattle to graves in Logan Park Cemetery
here Monday.

Rev. Max Gilmer, supply pastor at
Trinity Lutheran church, officiated at
the last rites and also committal services
for the two former Sioux City
women who met death early Sunday
morning, June 19, when the Milwaukee
railroad's crack passenger train, the
Olympian, crashed through a weakened
bridge and plunged into the flood
swollen Custer creek near Miles City,
Mont.

The body of Miss Sarah Olson was
found Thursday in Custer creek 10
miles from the scene of the tragic
wreck, but her sister's body had drifted
for 80 miles and was not found until
Saturday morning in the Yellowstone
river near Glendive. The bodies evidently
were washed from the submerged
sleeping car where the sisters were
when the train crashed. Both
were dressed in night clothing,
according to E. H. Olson, 609 Sioux
apartments, their brother, who left for
Miles City immediately to be there
when the bodies were recovered.

Both bodies were badly decomposed
when found and positive identification
was made only by dental charts which
were sent to Miles City by airplane.
Mr. Olson said both sisters occupied
lower berths in pull man B which was
completely submerged in the swirling
creek waters . Water in the creek receded
Saturday, Mr. Olson said, and
the creek again was a dry run.

Miss Sarah D. Olson was 68 and
the older of the two. She was born
December 13, 1869, at Albaton community
near Sloan. Miss Ella Margaret, who
with the assistance of her sister
conducted a dramatic art studio
at Seattle, was born April 1, 1871, at
Albaton. They were the daughters of
C. A. Olson who at one time operated
a general store near Sloan and also
served as county auditor and Sixth
ward alderman. The sisters had been
visiting in their brother 's home before
they left on their ill fated return
journey to Seattle. Miss Sarah Olson
formerly was employed in the county
auditor's office here . Both formerly resided
in Sioux City.

Surviving, besides Mr. Olson, are
four brothers, C. A. and O. L. Olson,
both of Des Moines, and C. B . and R.
F. Olson, who reside in Plymouth
county, and two sisters, Mrs. F . A.
Maxeiner of Seattle and Mrs. C. M.
Schaimus of Sioux City.

LeMars Globe-Post
July 21, 1938

STRUBLE: (By Special Correspondent)

Miss Berniece Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is visiting her friend, Miss
Bobby Moritz.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nolan and sons, Jimmie and Jacky, motored to Luverne,
Minn., Sunday to visit in the W. F. Baack home.

Mrs. Helena Weis, who spent the past month with Mrs. Annie Giese, left last
week for an extended stay in the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eulberg
and family, at Granville.

Mr. and Mrs. John Moritz, the Misses Bobby and Marjorie, and Jack and Miss
Johnson, their house guest, enjoyed a picnic at the Municipal Park in
LeMars, Sunday, where a group of Kingsley friends joined them.

Mrs. Kate Bertram of LeMars, Mr. and Mrs. Dahl, of Sioux City, called on
friends here on Sunday.

Mrs. Don Nicholson and children spent the week-end with relatives at Marcus.

Frank Petges, of Evanston, Ill., is visiting his relatives, the John
Rodenbuhr family, and with friends here. He formerly was mayor of Struble
and conducted a hardware store here.

Mrs. Pete Delperdang and daughters, Misses Irene and Evelyn, of Sioux City,
are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Popken.

SENEY: (By Special Correspondent)

Mrs. Elmer DeRaad was taken to the hospital in LeMars Thursday morning for
treatment and Saturday morning submitted to a gallbladder and appendix
operation. At present she is progressing favorably.

Ray Hinde is wearing an unusually big smile the past week, all on account of
the arrival of a fine baby son born July 15, in the Sacred Heart Hospital in
LeMars. Mother and baby are doing nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. John Cooney of Glenwood, Iowa, were callers in the A. McArthur
home Sunday morning enroute to Orange City, where they were dinner guests of
friends.

In the absence of our minister, Rev. Frank Jenks, Sunday, who is spending
two weeks at the lakes in northern Minnesota on account of his health. Will
Smith, from the Mission in Sioux City, had charge of the morning services.

Mrs. Lena Rees, who has been assisting with the work in the home of Mrs.
Mary Moir, in LeMars, has returned home for a few weeks.

Mrs. Henry Werley was taken to the LeMars hospital for treatment and is in a
critical condition.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Erlick of Sioux City, were guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Becker Friday evening. Bobby Becker, who had spent the past week
in the home of his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Erlick, returned home with
them.

Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Reeves of Paullina, and Mr. and Mrs. Eylers of Leeds,
Iowa, were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Osborne, Sunday.

Announcement was made last week of the marriage of Miss June Brentsen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Brentsen, of Sioux Center, and Roy Carwell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carwell, of this community. The marriage took
place in the home of Rev. and Mrs. Putman in Sioux Falls, S.D., July 4, with
Rev. Putman performing the ceremony. Witnesses were Mrs. Putman and Gilbert
Van DeBrock. They are making their home at present with the groom’s parents
on a farm east of Seney. Congratulations.

Edwin Groth of Minneapolis, Minn., is visiting in the home of his uncle,
Albert Hawkins, this week.

The Woman’s Home Missionary Society was entertained in the home of Mrs. Jake
Berkenpas, on Thursday, July 14.

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cooper entertained a group of relatives in her home
Thursday evening of last week, the occasion being the first birthday
anniversary of their son, Marvin Lee. The guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Chapman and daughter, Mary Eileen, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chapman and
daughter, Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Elam Chapman and son, Orville, and Miss Frances
Ewin.

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Puttz and daughter, Barbara, Miss Esther Washer, Katherine
Marquetta of Champaign, Ill., were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. B.
Olson and family. They left Monday for a two weeks trip through South
Dakota.

Mr. and Mrs. Moritz Kunath and son, Lyle, were Sunday guests in the home of
Mrs. Lizzie Conner.

Mrs. Charlie Ewin and family of LeMars, visited in the home of Miss Sadie
Alderson, Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Thunhorst, Miss Ruby Null, of LeMars, Miss Esther
Raveling of Remsen, and Lorin Phenis were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Null, Sunday.

Lorin Phenis, of San Pedro, Calif., who is in the navy at that place, spent
Friday here in the Albert Null home.

Clarence Alberts, who has been confined to his home with asthma, the past
week, is able to be out again.

Mrs. Jay Donlin and son, Donald, and daughter, Esther, of Westfield, are
visiting in the home of her mother, Mrs. Martha Cook.

Farmers in this community have finished harvesting their grain and some have
commenced threshing. According to reports the grains is turning out very
good.

Mrs. Mary Workhoven, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Martha Cook, and other relatives this week.

Richard Koldenhoven is managing the elevator at Sanborn during the threshing
season and is kept quite busy.

Mrs. Thunhorst and son, Bobby, of Alcester, S.D., were supper guests in the
A. E. Null home, Sunday.

Billy Osborne is visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. Earnest Reeves,
near Paullina, Iowa.