LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
March 1, 1940

MERRILL YOUTH TAKEN BY DEATH
Stanley Hammond Suffers Long Illness

Death claimed Stanley Hammond, 14, Merrill school youth, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hammond, at the Methodist hospital in Sioux City Wednesday night. The
boy was born in April, 1925.

The lad had been in poor health for a long time and died from a hemorrhage
of the brain.

He leaves to mourn his death his parents, a sister, Blanche, and numerous
relatives living in the vicinity.

The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the
Methodist church in Merrill, Rev. J. R. Kirby officiating, and interment
made in the Merrill cemetery.

MRS. BERTHA PRUST TAKEN BY DEATH
Was Resident Here For Seventy Years

Bertha Prust (nee Muecke), daughter of August and Augusta Muecke, passed
from time into eternity at her home at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, February 28,
1940, at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 5 days. Mrs. Prust was born on
October 28, 1859, on shipboard in the North Sea, her father being engaged in
ocean and coastwise shipping.

In 1870, she and her parents emigrated to America, settling first at Sioux
City, Iowa, and shortly after came to Plymouth County, making their
residence in Johnson township.

On April 14, 1878, Bertha Muecke was united in marriage to Henry W. Prust.
This happy union was blessed with five children, one son and four daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Prust operated a farm in Hungerford township until the fall of
1888 when they moved to LeMars, Iowa, where they could better educate their
children and equip them for the business world. Her husband, Henry W. Prust
passed away in July, 1900, leaving the cares and responsibilities of the
family entirely to his wife. Mrs. Prust carried her responsibilities well.
Her home, her church, and her garden were the chief interests in her life.
A kind and cheerful consideration for her fellow men won her many friends.
During the last years, Mrs. Prust has been confined to her home. Through
these years she did not cease to think of others. Her many friends she
always greeted and welcomed, even though she suffered pain and was
handicapped in several ways.

Her husband and four children preceded her in death, her son, Herman A.
Prust, who was engaged in the hardware business until his death in 1913;
three daughters Miss Louise Prust who passed away in 1934, Marie (Mrs. Jacob
G. Koenig) who passed away in 1914 and Miss Emma Prust who passed away in
1922.

Those who mourn her passing are one daughter, Miss Amanda Prust, who has
been her Mother’s constant companion; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edith Prust;
one grandson, Henry A. Prust and his wife, Wilma; one sister, Mrs. Mary
Molzen, all of this city, besides a host of more distant relatives and
friends.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 1, 1940, at 2 p.m. from St.
John’s Evangelical and Reformed church, after a short private service at the
home. Services will be in charge of Rev. R. R. Hunger.

Interment will be made in the city cemetery.

The Mauer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CHARLES JENNINGS WED BONNIE LARSON

Miss Bonnie Larson was married to Charles Jennings of LeMars at 8:30
Thursday evening in the home of her mother, Mrs. F. E. Streeter, 1023 Court
street, Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Kee were the attendants.

The bride wore a teal blue dress with accessories of rose and a corsage
bouquet of sweet peas and tea roses.

Mrs. Kee wore a dress of rose and black accessories and a corsage bouquet of
sweet peas and tea roses.

A wedding dinner was served to relatives and a few friends following the
ceremony.

After a short wedding trip Mr. Jennings and his bride will be at home in
LeMars.

SETTLES DAMAGE SUIT OUT OF COURT

A $20,000 damage action brought by Lloyd McArthur, operator of the McArthur
Sheet Metal Works, against Richard W. Wood and C. N. Norling was settled out
of court Tuesday on the basis of a $4,000 payment, according to an
announcement by Yeaman & Yeaman, attorneys for the plaintiff, says the Sioux
City Journal.

In his petition McArthur stated that he had been severely injured the night
of January 24 when struck by an automobile driven by Wood as he (McArthur)
stepped from a streetcar at the intersection of Morningside and Glass
avenues. The automobile was said to have been owned by Norling, but Norling
was not in it at the time of the accident.

Following the settlement the case was dismissed with prejudice to future
action.

Lloyd McArthur is well known to many LeMars people, being a member of the
McArthur family of Seney.

~~Miss Eleanor Muller spent the weekend with Mrs. Al Smith at Sioux Center.

SENEY WOMEN ELECT DISTRICT DELEGATES
The Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Seney church met at the home of
Mrs. C. l. Britton on Wednesday, February 21, with a fine attendance.
Visiting ladies were Mrs. Lizzie Hawkins, Mrs. Glen Detloff, Mrs. Frank
Perry, Mrs. Walter Baldwin, Mrs. Lou Bouma, and Mrs. Pete Keizer, of Alton.
After the business session was adjourned, the ladies united in electing
delegates to represent the Seney church at the provisional district meeting
of Methodist women in Sioux City, February 28, at Rustin Avenue Methodist
church. Delegates elected were Mrs. Frank Becker, Mrs. Albert Hawkins, and
Mrs. Walter Baldwin with Mrs. George Osborne as alternate. Refreshments were
served in conclusion.

PETER SMIT OF ELGIN CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the First Reformed Church
at Maurice, Rev. H. Roggen, pastor, officiating for Peter Smit, who died
Sunday at his home northwest of Seney where he farmed the past six years.
He was 40 years of age. He had been ill for seven weeks.

He leaves to mourn his death his wife and four children, Marvin, Elma,
Harold and Howard, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smit, of Sioux Center,
and eight sisters and three brothers.

STATE LEGISLATOR AND WIDELY KNOWN STOCK RAISER DIES

H. C. Dewar, 69, former Cherokee county representative in the Iowa
legislature and well known livestock breeder, died Saturday night at his
home near Cherokee.

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church in
Cherokee, Rev. A. C. Petersen officiating. Odd Fellows were in charge of
services at the graveside.

Mr. Dewar was active in state and community affairs and was a charter member
of the Cherokee Farm Bureau, holding membership for 22 years.

He leaves his wife, eight children and fourteen grandchildren.

LeMars Globe-Post Monday, March 4, 1940 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lewis Mourn Loss Of Infant Daughter 

Rosella Marie Lewis, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lewis, passed away Sunday evening at the age of 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis reside at 114 3rd Ave. S.E. 

Surviving are her parents, he grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hoffmann and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. 

Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning from St. Joseph's church. Rev. J. D. Fisch will officiate and interment will be in St. Joseph's cemetery under the direction of Wiltgen's. 

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel Tuesday, March 5, 1940 

Mourn Death Of Infant Daughter. 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lewis mourn the loss of their infant daughter, who died Monday, March 4, at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, 114 Third Avenue SE. Rosella Marie was born December 20, 1938. Her death is also mourned by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hoffman, and other relatives. 

The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Joseph church, Msgr. J. D. Fisch officiating. Wiltgen's are in charge of funeral arrangements. 

Le Mars Semi Weekly Sentinel, March 12, 1940

Death Claims John Allison Early Settler
Came To Le Mars When A Boy Nine Years Of Age

John Allison, 79, resident of Plymouth county since boyhood, died at his home,
834 First Avenue SE, Friday, March 7. Mr. Allison has been in failing health
the past year and of late was attacked by a serious illness which precluded
recovery.

Born near Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, September 29, 1860, John Allison was
early left an orphan and when a lad came to America in 1869 with his uncle,
James Alderson, who was one of the early settlers in Elgin township near
Seney. He received a limited schooling in the primitive school of the
neighborhood and worked on the farm for his uncle.

Attaining young manhood he rented a piece of land, farming on his own account.
A few years later he bought a farm in section one adjoining the Elliott Bros.
farm and made his home there until 1902 when he sold the place and bought the
farm two miles north of town known as Mount Pleasant farm where he built up a
model farm home.

John Allison was married to Annie Smithurst, a native of Derbyshire, England,
in 1885. She died in 1893 and a few years later he married her sister, Miss
Eleanor Smithurst. Mr. Allison leaves to mourn his death three daughters and
two sons, Mrs. Henry Remer (Clara J.), of America township, Mrs. Will Hodgson
(Sarah), of Stanton township, Mrs. G. R. Bowers (Loretta L.), of Merrill,
Arthur Allison and Oscar Allison, of Le Mars, and sixteen grandchildren.

A son, John J. Allison, of Winnebago, Minn., was burned to death in an
automobile accident in 1934 and a daughter, Noretta Annie, died in infancy.

While living in Le Mars Mr. Allison made three trips to England and the
continent of Europe, the last trip about four years ago.

Was Successful Farmer

Starting on his own resources Mr. Allison made a success of life by thrift,
industry and good management. Gifted with common sense, he had the knack of
appreciating values at their worth.

He was a good husband and father and a neighbor whose qualities were
appreciated by many. He was affiliated with the Methodist church and helped in
the building of three church in Le Mars, contributing liberally in accordance
with his means. He was a member of the order of Odd Fellows for many years.

Funeral Held Sunday

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the residence at 2 o'clock and
services were conducted at the First Methodist church with a large number in
attendance. Rev. W. M. Hubbard, the pastor, paid a fitting tribute to the
departed.

The funeral services at the First Methodist church Sunday afternoon were
attended by a large number of friends and neighbors. The pallbearers were
Charles Walker, Charles Langendorfer, Chris Miller, Henry Grimjes, Joe Britt
and Wm. Rees. Honorary pall bearers were Wm. Begg, George W. Hoefs, T. C.
Parker, John Cooper, Richard Winter and M. F. Brodie.

Among the relatives and friends from out-of-town who attended the funeral were
L. J. Coombs, Mrs. Dora Allison and Marvel, Betty and Ronald Allison of Red
Oak, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Vickery, Miss Fern Allison and Wayne Foss of
Winnebago, Minn., Walter Brunhaver and family of Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lippke and Miss Frances Lippke of Cherokee.

Heart Attack Proves Fatal
Peter C. Brauch Retired Farmer Stricken

Death came without warning to Peter C. Brauch, 74, retired farmer living at
204 Sixth Avenue SW, Friday (March 8, 1940) evening. Apparently in his usual
good health he suffered a sudden attack of illness and passed away just as a
physician responded to an emergency call.

Peter C. Brauch was born April 21, 1865, at St. Wendel, Minn., and was a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brauch, who were among the early settlers in Le Mars.

He lived in his native place until ten years old when he went to Luxemburg,
Europe. The family remained there a year and on returning to America came
directly to Le Mars where members of the family have lived ever since.

Mr. Brauch was married to Miss Clara Noehl, the wedding taking place in this
city at St. Joseph church with Rev. Father H. J. Meis officiating, April 28,
1897.

Following their marriage they engaged in farming in this locality for several
years and then lived in Shakopee and Faribault, Minn. In 1925 they returned to
this vicinity and farmed north of Struble. They left the farm recently and
were making their home again in Le Mars.

Mr. Brauch is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son, Mrs. Andrew Kern,
Faribault, Minn., Valeria and Melvin Brauch, of Le Mars and a grandchild,
Walter John Kern, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Eilenbecker and Miss Anna
Brauch, of this city.

Funeral Held Monday

The funeral was held Monday morning at St. James church. Rev. Father L. J.
Cooper officiating at the mass.

The pallbearers were John Garding, George Lang, John Lucas, Jas. F. Rogers,
Valentine Schindler, John Schlesser.

Interment was made in St. Joseph cemetery in charge of the Wiltgen funeral
home.

Mrs. Carl Kruse Of Kingsley Dies At Home Of Son

Kingsley News-Times: Mrs. Carl Kruse, a resident of this community for many
years, passed away Monday, February 26, at the home of her son, Ed. Kruse, at
Modesto, Calif., after an illness of a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Kruse farmed in
this community for many years. After the, death of Mr. Kruse, in June; 1938,
she gave up her home here and went to live with her son.

Minnie Fokken, daughter of Delbert and Graetje Fokken, was born at Freeport,
Ill., December 10, 1873, and died at Modesto, Calif., February 26, 1940.

On June 17, 1890, she was united in marriage to Carl Kruse. To this union one
son was born, Adelbert Kruse, of California.

She was a member of the Congregational church here.

Besides her son, she leaves three grandchildren, three brothers, George and
John, of South Dakota, and A. A. Fokken of Minnesota.

The remains were brought here and a short service was held Sunday by Rev. L.
T. Proctor, pastor of the Congregational church. Interment was made in the
Kingsley cemetery.

Final Rites For Miss Anna Held
Widely Known Resident Here

Miss Anna Held, 80, well known, resident of Le Mars, died early Saturday
morning at her home, 234 Fourth Avenue SE, following a protracted illness
caused by heart trouble.

Miss Held was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Held, early settlers in Le
Mars, and was born in Galena, Ill., March 30, 1860.

In 1874 she came with her family to Le Mars. Her father, D. W. Held, was a
merchant tailor and up to the time of his death she was associated with him in
the business.

Miss Held was a member of the first Philharmonic society in Le Mars associated
at the time with Prof. J. Bentley, Mrs. J. M. Emery and Mrs. Daniel Drew and
other noted musicians well remembered by earlier residents.

Hers was a life of deep religious devotion in the service of the church as a
choir member and Sunday school as teacher in the early German Methodist church
and later in the First Methodist church.

Miss Held was one of six sisters. She is survived by her sisters, Miss Rosa
Held of this city and Mrs. Nora Rhynsburger of Holstein, Iowa, and eleven
nephews and nieces.

Three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Huebsch, Mrs. Jos. Bogen and Miss Lillie, preceded
her in death.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the family home where she
and her sister, Miss Rosa Held, have lived for many years.

The services were conducted by Rev. W. M. Hubbard, pastor of the First
Methodist church and interment made in the family burying grounds in the city
cemetery.

The pallbearers were Donald Bogen, H. H. Cannon, L. C, Huebsch, W. F. Huebsch,
Fred Luss and Dr. R. L. Stubbs.

The Mauer funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Kingsley Pioneer Dies Saturday

Mrs. Mary Susan Mann, 81, a resident of in and near Kingsley for the last 40
years, died Saturday in the farm home of her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Cramer,
north of Kingsley, after an illness of several years.

Mrs. Mann was born September 28, 1858, in Winneshiek county, Iowa. Surviving
besides Mrs. Cramer are three daughters, Mrs. Edna Olson of Mitchell, S. D.,
Mrs. Gertrude Anderson of Yankton, S. D., and Miss Grace Mann of Kingsley; a
son, Walter Mann of Sioux City; a brother, C. M. Everett of Sioux City; a
sister, Mrs. Julia Browning of Sioux City, and 17 grandchildren, three
great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the First Congregational
church in Kingsley. Rev. L. T. Proctor, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be
in the Le Mars cemetery under the direction of the Derby & Dickinson funeral
home of Kingsley.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
March 15, 1940

KNAPP PLACE FAMED IN COUNTY ANNALS

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Knapp of Sioux township celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary Friday with a number of friends and relatives who gathered to extend congratulations.

Mr. Knapp has lived in Plymouth county all his life and is a son of Noah Knapp, a pioneer, who came to Dakota Territory in the sixties and then came across the Big Sioux river and took up land in Hancock township.

The Knapp place is situated in Sioux township south of the Sunnyside School house, where they have lived ever since their marriage.

Bethel church, famed in the annals of Plymouth county, is located on their land.

Akron Register-Tribune
March 21, 1940

MRS. PETER BRAUN CALLED BY DEATH LAST FRIDAY
Last Rites For Pioneer Woman of Plymouth County on Monday.

Mrs. Peter Braun passed away at her home in Akron last Friday, March 15, 1940, after an extended illness from an internal malady, aged 59 years, 11 months, and 12 days.

Annie Eulberg was born April 3, 1880, in Neidersein, Germany, and came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eulberg, when an infant.  They came directly to Plymouth county and resided in Johnson township for many years.  On November 17, 1896, she was united in marriage with Peter Braun, and four sons and three daughters  came to bless their union.  They retired from farming and came to Akron to live several years ago.

She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband; two sons, Frank Braun of Merrill, and Clarence Braun of Le Mars; three daughters, Mrs. Chas. Russell and Mrs. Chas. Oltmanns, of Le Mars, and Mrs. Otto Osterbuhr, at home; also be eight grandchildren, and four sisters, Mrs. John Weidenfeller, of Le Mars; Mrs. Thomas Frisch, of Merrill; Mrs. Will McIntyre, of Sommers, Mont.,; and Mrs. Ella Albritton, of Sana Rosa, Calif. 

She was preceded in death by two sons, John and Walter, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Schultz and Mrs. Tony Weidenfeller.  A kind and devoted wife and mother, a helpful and loyal neighbor and friend, she gained a wide acquaintance during her long residence in Plymouth county, and her many friends extend sympathy to the relatives in their bereavement.

Funeral services were held Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock in St. Patrick’s Catholic church in Akron.  Rev. Father Chas. Ernest officiating.  Interment was in St. Joseph’s cemetery at Le Mars.