Iowa Old Press
Sioux County Herald
September 9, 1880
SENEY ITEMS.
There was a slack in business the past week, owing to the precious wet
weather which delayed threshing. However, we anticipate a rushing business
and good trade for the coming week.
The subscribers to the Herald are complaining about their paper being very
irregular in reaching the office here of late, the issue for the last week
in August has not yet arrived and other issues arrive generally about one
week after published. This irregularity ought to be traced out and stopped.
Quite a number of our people went to the depot one evening last week to view
the Pella excursion as it passed through town.
Wm. Sardeson and Jas. Alderson who have been spending the summer in
Wisconsin returned on the first.
T.J. Reeves has added an addition to the rear of his store and is filling in
with new goods for the fall boom.
Rev. W. Parfitt is going to abandon preaching for three years and attend a
theological school. We presume our M.E. friends will very much regret to
have Mr. Parfitt leave them but they must remember their loss will be a much
needed gain to him.
Rev. Jones of LeMars held quarterly meeting here on Saturday and Sunday.
The masons are plastering the new church. We are unable at this writing to
state how soon the building will be ready for dedication.
Our markets opened for this week as follows: Wheat, No. 1, 68c; No. 2, 66c;
No. 3, 57c; No. 4, 47c; Barley, 35c; Oats, 13c; Corn, 20c; Butter, 16c;
Eggs, 8c; Coal, 5.00.
The fall term of school began today with Miss Carrie Murphy, of LeMars, as
teacher.
Sioux County Herald, Orange City, (Sioux), Iowa, September 30,
1880, Page 5:
Late Seney Items.
The company have concluded to replace the telegraph office vacated in 1876.
An operator is here waiting to commence business as soon as the instruments
arrive. The people rejoice at the prospect of having a lightning slinger
located here again. (**See 2 Dec 1880 article)
The Lancaster Bros. laid their threshing machine up last week and did some
haying.
R. H. Broune, while cutting bands at a threshing machine last Friday, fell
from the table striking his forehead on a wagon tire and received a very
severe cut which will compel him to keep still for several days. The doctor
says he narrowly escaped death.
The new warehouse at Oyens was dedicated last Thursday evening by a free for
all dance, given by Mr. Moulton, agent at that place. Refreshments were
served by Mr. M., and music furnished by T. J. Reeves, of this place.
Everything passed off lovely and everyone present had a very enjoyable time.
Our markets are as follows: wheat, No. 2, 71c; barley, 38c; corn, 21c; oats,
20c.