LeMars Sentinel
Thursday, February 1, 1883

SENEY ITEMS.

Business good also the weather.

The Minstrel boys are preparing a new programme for an entertainment to
be given here soon.

The bad blizzards found most of our people out of fuel as usual-When
will people learn to prepare for winter in season?

Several of our young men took their girls out for a ride Saturday night
and took in the Fredonia lyceum.  They report a good time at the lyceum.
Ole Bull furnished some rich music for the occasion.

We fear Brother Lozier killed the church here with his last sermon.  The
congregations are getting very small since, we suggest a review.

The boys are talking of getting up a good dance to liven things up a
little.  We suggest a full dress party for a change.

Considerable sickness is reported as prevailing in this community.

L. March has been laid up with sore throat for several days, and several
others are keeping close to home nursing bad colds, throats, etc.

F.A. Woods' family are reported to be down with scarlet fever.

James Reeves now deals out Groceries, etc, for T.J. Reeves.  Jim is a
good one.

W.S. Freeman, county recorder, made us a pleasant call a few days ago.

[LeMars notes:]

"I have noticed, " said Perry the coal man, "farmers come to town once
or twice a week, during the time there was abundance of coal and drive
home every time with their wagons empty, and during the cold spell with
the thermometer from 24 to 30 degrees below zero, I've seen the
identical farmers drive in a distance of ten or fifteen miles a purpose
to get coal, and there not be a pound of it in town."  "Now if I was a
farmer," continued the man of Black Diamonds, "it seems to me, I would
lay in four or five tons of coal as provision against a blockade or a
cold spell, and by taking home a little jag occasionally when I came to
town I would be ready for the blizzards whenever they saw fit to come
along."  The pencil shover happened to overhear this talk of Perry's and
being on the alert for wise and witty sayings carefully made a note of
it.

The fire bell sounded its dread alarm near midnight on Monday.  The wind
was high, the night dark cold and cheerless. The horrid sound sent a
thrill of terror along the nerves of everyone who heard it.  Not a drop
of water available in the city!  Once more the Fates helped, where the
City Fathers had deserved.  The fire was extinguished with a couple
buckets of water taken from the kitchen.  It was the cook of the Revere
House, who noticed the flash in the stable of Walter Cooley, situated a
few feet from Cadwell's livery stable.  He gave the alarm, and as good
luck would have it, several persons got there in a few minutes and
quenched the flames.  The fire was in the manger and was very probably
the work of an incendiary. The Rescue's got their engine to the place
with wonderful alacrity, but of course were not needed as there was no
water, could done no good if they had been.  The Hose Co. too were
promptly on hand all of which showed excellent discipline in the fire
department.  Had the fire ever gotten a start in that timber box block,
nothing could possibly have resisted its onward sweep, and LeMars today
would be in ashes.  Through the supreme incompetence and imbecility of
our council, LeMars is to-day the least protected against fire of any
city, town or village in Iowa.

MILLINERY STOCK FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN

As the undersigned are about to retire from business, they offer their entire stock of millinery goods at a bargain. This is a rare opportunity to a good person to secure an established trade. NELLIE MERRICK & CO., LeMars, Feb. 1, 1883.

LeMars Sentinel, Thursday, February 15, 1883, Page 9, Columns 4-5:

Married.

ZIMMERMAN-BERNER--On Tuesday, February 13, 1883, at the residence of the
brides' parents by the Rev. Piepert (sic--Pippert), of Melbourne, George
Zimmerman and Miss Louisa Berner, all of this county.

The interesting ceremony which made Mr. Zimmerman and Miss Berner man and
wife took place at 2 o'clock p.m. and was witnessed by some thirty couples
of their relatives and friends. After extending congratulations, about 4
o'clock, the entire party sat down to a sumptuous wedding feast, in the
spacious and pleasant rooms of Mr. Berner. The merry company remained till
late at night and many till next morning. Among those present from LeMars
were Con. Haase, Jacob Spies, Miss Dora Steinberg, Miss May Steinberg and
Miss Emma Wernli. Numerous and valuable wedding gifts were received, but we
failed to receive the list in time for publication. We understand that the
newly wedded couple will move to LeMars in the spring.