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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 2, 1940

H. L. VANDER STOEP AND MISS EILEEN LENIHAN WEDDED
Marriage Takes Place At St. James Monday Morning

Miss Eileen Katherine Lenihan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lenihan of
LeMars, and Dr. H. L. Vander Stoep, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vander Stoep
of Sioux Center, were united in marriage Monday, July 1. The ceremony,
witnessed by relatives and a few friends, took place in the rectory of St.
James church at 10 o’clock, the pastor, Rev. L. J. Cooper, officiating at
the service.

Attendants on the bride and bridegroom were Dennis Lenihan, brother of the
bride, and Miss Mary Vander Stoep, of Sioux Center, sister of the
bridegroom.

The bride appeared charming in a costume of blue and white ensemble with
matching accessories and carried a shower bouquet of Briarcliffe white
roses. Her bridesmaid wore an attractive costume of black and white with
trimmings in accord and carried a bouquet of pink roses.

A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride’s parents to twenty
guests where tables were decorated in a wealth of garden flowers, roses,
pinks and carnations lavish in their beauty.

The young people left on a honeymoon trip to Washington and California and
on their return will be at home to their friends in LeMars. The bride’s
going away costume was a pretty ensemble in black and white.

Out of town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Vander Stoep,
Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Lenihan, Sioux City;
Andrew Vander Stoep, Misses Sarah Vander Stoep and Mary Vander Stoep, of
Sioux Center; Miss Wilma Wassman, Chicago.

YOUNG PEOPLE POPULAR
The bride was born and grew up in LeMars and is a graduate of the LeMars
high school. She attended Iowa University and is a member of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sorority. She has been employed of late in the old age
assistance office at the court house and is popular with her associates and
in the younger set.

Dr. Vander Stoep attended the Sioux Center schools and after graduating in
the high school attended the University of South Dakota and Iowa State
University, where he graduated in medicine. He is a member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity.

Dr. Vander Stoep came to LeMars about four years ago and is a member of the
LeMars clinic and is gaining success in his profession being a conscientious
and qualified practitioner and has made a large number of friends since
becoming a resident of LeMars.

LAST RITES FOR EARLY SETTLER
Mrs. B. K. Harrington Passes Away

Mrs. Catherine Harrington, 91 well known resident of LeMars for many years,
died at her home, 135 Third Avenue SW, Friday.

Mrs. Harrington was injured in a fall on a sidewalk last September and
fractured her hip and suffered from the injuries since.

Catherine E. Prichard was born at Decatur, Iowa, February 20, 1849, and
lived in Clayton and Shelby counties when a girl. The family moved to
Monona county in 1865. She was married to Bradford K. Harrington while
living there November 19, 1870.

Mr. Harrington fought in the Civil War and was prominent in G. A. R.
circles.

They came to Plymouth county in the early eighties to make their home.

Mrs. Harrington is survived by her daughters, Edith Harrington of LeMars,
Mrs. Hattie Watts of Richland, S.D., Abbie Harrington of Omaha, Neb., and a
son, Edwin, living in California. A daughter, Agnes, died in infancy. She
also leaves two brothers, Jared Prichard of Smithland, Iowa, John Prichard
of Hornick, and a sister, Mrs. Abbie Harding, Valier, Montana.

Mrs. Harrington was a member of the Methodist church, the Woman’s Relief
Corps, and the Spanish American Auxiliary and was active in community and
social circles.

The Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the
First Methodist church, Rev. Wm. Hubbard officiating.

The pall bearers will be Wilson Lorenzen, W. O. Collins, Arnold Coppock, C.
Langendorfer, W. E. Hunter, Robert Wick.

The funeral arrangements are in charge of Luken’s establishment.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 5, 1940

WESTERN UNION COLLEGE NOTES

Word was received that Miss Helen Stafford passed away at her home in Kansas
recently. Miss Stafford was a member of the teaching staff at Western Union
College in the year 1925 as head of the department of modern languages. She
has been in educational work since leaving Western Union college.

Dr. E. M. Miller will moved his household goods to the present president’s
home next week and President Kime will move into the new president’s home,
formerly the H. S. Martin residence on Fourth Avenue SW.

Summer school recess over this weekend will give a number of summer school
students an opportunity to visit at home several days. Several events have
been planned for next week including a study tour to the state hospital at
Cherokee on Wednesday afternoon and possibly an all-school lawn party on
Tuesday evening.

Mrs. E. L. Fireoved is making a trip to Hutchinson, Kansas, during the
Fourth of July recess in order to visit her relatives in her former home
community.

NEW PASTOR AT DANISH CHURCH
Rev. Fred Jacobsen Succeeds Petersen

Rev. Fred Jacobsen was installed pastor of the Danish Lutheran Church Sunday
at Marcus. Rev. Lawrence Petersen of Harlan conducted the installation
service. The Marcus News says of the new pastor:

Rev. Fred Jacobsen received an A. B. degree from Wheaton College at Wheaton,
Illinois, was graduated from the Moody Bible Institute at Chicago, attended
Lutheran seminary at Chicago one year and received a B. D. degree from
Trinity seminary at Blair, Nebraska. This is his first pastorate.

On June 15, Rev. Fred Jacobsen and Miss Margaret Petersen were married in
Chicago. Mrs. Jacobsen has been employed as a school teacher in a suburb of
Chicago, which city has been her home.

Rev. Jacobsen was born in Denmark and came to this country at the age of
eighteen years.

The former pastor, Alvin Petersen, left last spring to become pastor in
Lincoln, Nebraska. Since that time, student pastors from the Trinity
seminary at Blair, Nebraska, have conducted the services.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacobsen moved into the parsonage Wednesday.

Rev. Jacobsen, in addition to serving the church in Marcus, will have charge
of Gethsemane church in Fredonia township, Plymouth County.

MISS HELEN JENKINS AND JAMES CLARK MARRIED MONDAY
Bridegroom Is Popular Court Reporter In District

Miss Helen Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins of Cherokee,
and James Clark, son of Mrs. Iona Clark of LeMars, were married Monday
morning. The ceremony was performed at the Immaculate Conception Church
rectory in Cherokee, Rev. Father F. P. Schultes officiating.

The bride, who wore a black and white ensemble, white accessories, and a
corsage of talisman roses, was attended by her sister, Margaret, who wore a
light blue dress, white accessories, and a mixed corsage. Dick Winkel of
Sioux City was best man.

Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served to 30 relatives and
friends in the bride’s home. Summer flowers, a gift from Mrs. Carl Goeb,
decorated the entertaining rooms and the breakfast table. A huge wedding
cake was presented to the bride by Tom Crane and J. H. Lowry.

Out of town guests present fro the wedding include Mrs. Clark, mother of the
bridegroom, Geraldine Campbell and Pauline Jenkins, of Des Moines, Jane
Jenkins of Omaha, and Catherine McNerthney of Tacoma, Wash.

The couple left immediately for a six weeks wedding trip through the Pacific
southwest, and plane to spend the majority of their time in California.
Upon returning they will make their home in Cherokee.

The bridegroom is court reporter in the Twenty-first judicial district being
an appointee of Judge R. G. Rodman.

*****
George May returned Wednesday from a trip to Marion, South Dakota.

*****
Joan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Nolan of Craig, won a major rating in
geometry in the state scholarship test sponsored by the college education
and the extension division of the State University of Iowa. She is a
sophomore at St. Mary’s academy at Alton.

THOS. J. REEVES TAKEN BY DEATH
Was Pioneer Store Keeper At Seney

T. J. Reeves, an early settler in Seney where he was postmaster and general
merchant in the eighties, widely known in this part of the country, died
Monday night. A dispatch from Hawarden says of his life:

"T. J. Reeves, 83, a resident of this city since 1904, died at his home here
Monday. He was prominent in city and county affairs and held high office in
the Masonic lodge.

Mr. Reeves was born at Kaneville, Ill,. December 5, 1856, and was 12 years
old when the family moved to Iowa. After finishing school he worked as a
clerk in a drug store, studied pharmacy and in 1878 was registered as a
pharmacist and opened a business of his own at Seney, Iowa. He was appointed
postmaster in 1878 and held that office all the 10 years he was in the
general mercantile business there. In 1904 he and his nephew, S. W. Harker,
engaged in the drug business at Hawarden. Their partnership continued for 10
years when they sold out.

Mr. Reeves was city clerk of Hawarden for 16 years. On January 1, 1923, he
took up his duties as clerk of the district court at Orange City, which
office he held for 10 years. He is a 32d degree Mason, a Shriner and a
member of the Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias and the Associated church.
Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Bennett of Hawarden and Mrs. Art
Kubicek of Tama.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Associated church
here, with Rev. T. H. Harding in charge and burial was made at Logan Park
cemetery in Sioux City, with Masons having charge."

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 9, 1940

FINAL RITES FOR J. M. BALDWIN
Resident of Adaville For Many Years

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the United Brethren church
at Adaville for J. M. Baldwin, 78, who died at his home in Akron July 1,
after a long illness.

Joseph Martin Baldwin, son of Walter and Phoebe Ann Baldwin, was born March
23, 1862, at Long Island, N.Y. The family moved to Jones county, Iowa, when
he was seven years old.

He was married at Amber, March 14, 1882, to Sophronia Wright. To this union
seven children—six boys and one girl—were born, two of whom preceded him in
death. LeRoy F. died in Akron, March 12, 1920, and Charles A. died at the
Methodist hospital in Sioux City, October 4, 1934. The family remained in
Jones county until 1887, when they moved to Esmond, S.D., three years. Then
they moved to Washta, Cherokee county, Iowa, and after two years they moved
to Adaville, Plymouth county, Iowa, their home for twenty-five years. They
came to Akron in 1917.

He followed the occupation of farming all his life.

He leaves his wife and five children: Mrs. Alerta May Waddle, of Waubay,
S.D.; Oscar James of Akron; Walter Martin of Sioux City; Lloyd Dewith of
Adaville; and Clarence Ellsworth of Council Bluffs, Iowa. He leaves
thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were old friends and neighbors: Warren King, L. K. Burket, H.
H. Wetzeler, Herbert Johnson, Adam Tindall, and Andrew Andersen. Interment
was in Riverside Cemetery in Akron.

***
Ed. S. Townsend sold his newspaper, the Luverne, Minn., Star last week to
Elam C. McIntosh of Lincoln, Neb. Ed is a former publisher of the LeMars
Globe-Post and a son-in-law of Carson Herron. He bought the Luverne paper
in 1930. Mr. Townsend says his future plans are uncertain and may later go
to farming. For the present he will loaf and fish.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 19, 1940

DENNIS LENIHAN GETS PATROL JOB
Will Report July 24 For Duty

Dennis Lenihan received orders Wednesday to report to Chief Knee of the
state highway patrol July 24 at Des Moines as he had been appointed a member
of the highway patrol effective on that date.

Dennis applied for the position several months ago and recently attended a
thirty-day school for patrol candidates at Camp Dodge. He previously had
taken a physical examination at Iowa City and his record in the school won
him a place as one of the thirteen men to be assigned to fill vacancies in
the patrol. Fifty-one men attended the school and those who made
satisfactory records in addition to the thirteen will be placed on the
eligible list to fill vacancies that may occur. It is possible the next
legislature will enlarge the patrol and if they do the additions will be
chosen from this list of eligible’s.

POLICE HOLDING TWO FOR INVESTIGATION

John C. Smith giving his home as Chicago was arrested by city police and
held on a charge of riding trains Wednesday. Mayor Lemke sentenced him to
seven days in the county jail on the charge and police and railroad
detectives are investigating in the supposition that Smith is a bad egg and
has a criminal record. When searched he had several guns in his p0ossession
and ninety dollars distributed in his clothing.

J. E. Roan also giving his address as Chicago was picked up by the police
and is being held for investigation.

DIVORCE IS GRANTED
Lucille Behrend, 21, was granted a divorce from John Behrend on the grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment and given permission to resume her maiden
name, Lucille Rees. The parties in suit were married at Elk Point, S.D.,
March 21, 1939, and lived together until February 21, 1940.

SUFFERS BROKEN NOSE

Remsen Bell-Enterprise: George Grauer suffered severe and painful injuries
Thursday afternoon when a heavy piece of plank which was part of a little
footbridge across the storm sewer ditch along the railroad tracks, struck
him in the face as he stepped on it. The injury consisted of a broken nose,
while Mr. Grauer also suffered bad bruises about the face. He was
unconscious and was carried to a physician’s office.

AROUND IOWA
Items chosen for their interest—not importance.

From California:
F. E. Kelley of Los Angeles, Calif., visited his sister, Mrs. Matt
Butterton, in Audubon last week. This was the first time the two had seen
each other for 33 years. Mr. Kelley made the trip by motorcycle.

Hungry Thieves:
Not satisfied with taking some money from William Thiessen in Elberon
recently, some thieves decided to raid the pantry shelves. They fixed
themselves some soup and ice cream. Mr. Theissen was pretty made—they
didn’t take time to wash their dishes.

Injured Eye:
As John Louder, Belle Plaine, was fixing a steam boiler at his saw mill, by
putting an iron plug into a leak, the plug came loose, hit him in the chest,
and the steam from the boiler blew into his right eye. The eye was rather
badly burned, but it is believed that the injury will not prove serious.

Honest Porter:
Mrs. G. W. Dutton, Wheatland, left two diamond rings in the washroom of a
Pullman. Fred Jones, the porter, came up to her, asking if she had “left
anything” and produced the missing rings. Refusing a reward, he merely
asked if she wouldn’t write a word of appreciation to his employers. This,
Mrs. Dutton gladly did.

LeMars Globe-Post
July 22, 1940

AKRON WOMAN’S HOBBY TURNS INTO BUSINESS

Mrs. Glen Kanago of Akron in 1934, while showing some quilts she has made to
one of her friends, she was asked to quilt another for a friend. She did
that and today Mrs. Kanago has quilted 45, which she thinks is a record for
six years.

Mrs. Kanago lives on a farm southeast of Akron and does the quilting in her
spare time after she has taken care of her housework, sewing, canning, care
of the chickens and a large garden. She is also interested in Sunday school
work, at present is superintendent of the junior department and also has the
distinction of having taught at some time every class in the United Brethren
church at Adaville.

Mrs. Kanago has kept a record of her quilting, the names of the people she
has quilted for, how much thread was used, how much money she received for
each and what she spent that money for. She estimates that in making the
small quilting stitches that she has bent or broken over 500 needles. She
has used over 16,500 yards of thread.

Mrs. Kanago has made quilts that are now in use as far west as California
and at various others places such as Minneapolis and Duluth and Holland,
Mich.

Asked how many quilts she intends to make, she smiled and replied, “Oh, when
I finish 100, I think that I’ll quit.”

FORMER RESIDENT CALLED BY DEATH
Julius Karly Passed Away At Marysville, California

Julius Karly, former resident of this community, who had resided at
Marysville, California, for the past 17 years, passed away there Wednesday
at the advanced age of 87 years. Mr. Karly had been an invalid for the past
six years.

Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon from Mauer’s
funeral home and interment will be in the city cemetery beside the remains
of his wife. Rev. G. Hoefs will officiate.

Deceased was born in Switzerland on July 29, 1852, and came to the United
States when 15 years of age, settling near LeMars. He married Miss Mary
Ruedi, who preceded him in death 16 years ago. Mr. Karly followed the
occupation of farming and in 1910 moved to Colorado and after five years
returned to LeMars. He moved to California shortly after the death of his
wife.

Surviving to mourn his loss are eight children: Mrs. Rosa Will, of Perry,
Okla.; John J. Karly, Yuba City, Calif.; Mrs. Anna Storm, Sanborn, Iowa;
George Karly, Grand Junction, Colo.; Mrs. Margaret Harrison, Marysville,
Calif.; Mrs. Laura Groth, of Marysville; Wallace Karly, of Yuba City,
Calif.; and Mrs. Clara Charles, of Grand Junction, Colo.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 23, 1940

UNION CONSOLIDATED PRINCIPAL GOES TO SHELDON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Edwin C. Dethlefs, for five years principal of Union Consolidated school, in
Plymouth county, has accepted the position of principal of the junior high
and senior high schools at Sheldon. Mr. Dethlefs came to Union township
from Thompson, Iowa, in 1935.

Mr. Dethlefs has both a B. A. and an M. A. from the University of Iowa and
has also taught school at Harris, Iowa, and Whitehall, Montana. He will
assume his duties August 7. Mrs. Dethlefs also taught school at Union
Consolidated.

WILLIAM B. HUFF CALLED BY DEATH

Akron Register-Tribune: William B. Huff, well known and respected citizen
of this community, departed this life at his home in Union county, S.D.,
Wednesday afternoon, July 10, 1940, after suffering a stroke.

William Byron Huff, son of Isaac and Aphia Huff, was born October 5, 1862,
at Kingston, Canada. At the age of four years with his parents he moved to
the state of Illinois.

In 1892 he was united in marriage with Jennie Baughman. To this union, five
children were born, one of the daughters preceding him in death. Those
surviving are Mrs. H. P. Willer, east of Akron; Russell E. Huff, of Union
county; Mrs. Don Oliver and Miss Winifred Huff of Sioux City, Iowa.

Mr. Huff and family moved to this community in 1911. He spent the greater
part of his life as a farmer. In early life, he belonged to the Methodist
church, later joining the United Brethren Church at Pleasant Hill, in Union
county, S.D.

His only living sister is Mrs. Lewis Fabric, of Rockford, Ill.

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the Akron Methodist church,
Rev. E. V. Puckett, pastor of Pleasant Hill U. B. Church officiating. Mary
and Eunice Burket sang, with Mrs. W. J. Brunner as piano accompanist.
Interment was in Riverside cemetery.

ELGIN FARMERS CRITICALLY HURT IN AUTO CRASHES
Herman Brunken and M. J. Lancaster, Hospital Patients

Returning from a shopping trip to LeMars Saturday night about 11:30 to his
farm on the West Branch in Elgin township, Herman Brunken, prominent farmer,
was seriously injured in an automobile accident when his car and a car
coming from the north collided at the junction of highways 75 and 33 north
of LeMars.

Mr. Brunken is a patient at the Sacred Heart Hospital where he was taken
after the accident and is progressing favorably from his injuries which are
serious.

He suffered a badly crushed chest and possible internal injuries.

Mr. Brunken was accompanied by two sons and a daughter, Esther, who suffered
minor bruises and cuts. The girl was taken to the hospital for treatment
but released next day.

The car driven by Mr. Brunken collided at the intersection with a car driven
by Milton Kramer owned by Ed Hull of Sioux City. Leo Mack was also in the
car.

The occupants of the Sioux City car were returning from a fishing trip at
the lakes. The occupants of the car were treated for bruises and cuts by a
local physician and went on later to Sioux City.

SENEY FARMER HURT
M. J. Lancaster, well known farmer of Elgin township, was seriously injured
Thursday afternoon while approaching his home from LeMars after a trip for
machinery when his car collided with a car driven by Mr. and Mrs. Spaan with
a South Dakota license.

Mr. Lancaster suffered a fractured skull and two vertebrae, bones in his
back were cracked and his entire body was badly bruised and cut. His
condition yesterday was reported critical.

FRANCES JOHNSON TO BE MARRIED
Engagement To Mr. Sandrock Announced

Miss Frances Johnson, daughter of Mrs. Dora Johnson of LeMars, is to be
married soon and the Hawarden Independent last week printed the following
announcement of her approaching marriage:

“At a family reunion Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Johnson, the
engagement and approaching marriage of Mr. Johnson’s niece, Miss Frances
Johnson, of Sioux City, was announced. Miss Johnson is a daughter of Mrs.
Dora Johnson of LeMars and is to be married to Geo. H. Sandrock of
Wadsworth, Ohio, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Becker of Falls City, Neb.

The wedding will take place in early September and the couple will live in
Wadsworth, Ohio.

The bride-to-be is a former resident of Hawarden and attended the Hawarden
high school.”

Miss Johnson was employed in the office of the LeMars Mutual Insurance
company before she went to Sioux City.
***

Mrs. R. E. Stebbins was called to Minneapolis over the weekend by the
serious illness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Emory Stebbins.