Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel
September 4, 1893

BOUGHT A LARGE STOCK
A. DAVIDSON GOT BACK FROM THE EAST

He reports having purchased the largest stock of fall dress goods, linens,
furnishing goods, shoes, carpets, and curtains ever bought by any two firms
in the history of LeMars.

They are busy just now in unpacking, marking and putting the goods in stock.

Look for further announcement in the next issue.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT CONTEST.

The genial editor of the Merrill Record, W.A. Julian, announces himself as a
candidate for the Democratic nomination for the county superintendent of
schools. Julian is such a handsome fellow that he ought to get the solid
vote of the schoolma'ams. We do not know whether he is spoken for or not,
but while he is single there is a hope, and every young lady teacher will do
well to keep an eye to the main chance by packing the caucuses for the
handsome man from Merrill. This is all very well, but the only said feature
about the affair is the probability that this candidate and the present fair
occupant of the superintendent's office will have a match of political hair
pulling at the Democratic county convention on the 23rd of September. It is
awful to contemplate the prospect of the meek and gentle editor of the
Record parading around with the gory scalp of the county superintendent
hanging by its long silken tresses at his belt. On the other hand, it is
just as bad to think of the handsome gentleman with his manly beauty spoiled
and his face bloody and furrowed with the marks of feminine finger nails,
while his Websterian brow shines up like a marble tombstone for lack of the
fragrant curls that have been lost in the scrimmage and scattered around the
convention hall.

The Democratic county committee ought to hold a meeting and prevent this
scene of political diplomacy.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS:

AKRON: (From the Register)

Dr. Ellis reports that an eight-pound girl came into the family of Mr. and
Mrs. Hardy Lilly, last Sunday.

In these days of tall corn the farmer takes a good look at the man who
applies for work through the fall, and unless he is of unusual height, he
stands a small show of getting employment.

Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Edington and daughter, Arta, left Tuesday for a week's
visit with friends and relatives in Mount Vernon, South Dakota.

Mrs. E.J. Searls, who has been visiting relatives at Rockford, Ill., for
some time, and who took in the World's Fair recently, arrived home last
Thursday.

W.A. Clark has sold out his stock of groceries in the Wade building to H.L.
Waterbury, who will conduct the business in the future.

H.H. Hess, of Parke, S.D., is the new man who takes the place at the Akron
Mills of E.E. Oliver, who resigned. During Mr. Oliver's stay, the mill
turned out the best of flour, and as Mr. Hess is a man of 23 years
experience and had charge of a large mill in Parke it is thought that the
good grade of flour will be maintained.

MERRILL: (From the Record)

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reitzer, of Belmont, Wis., are visiting their former
neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sherbon.

Geo. W. Taylor, who has been spending the summer at Woonsockett, S.D.,
returned home Saturday morning. Geo. says that they have had a very dry
season out where he has been.

D. McAllister, "Potosia's boss carpenter" has worked 200 days at his trade
this summer. We consider this a record hard to excel by one of his age,
namely 70 years old.

Cards are out announcing the marriage of Lewis Weinheimer and Miss Lennie
Sherbon, on Sept. 5.

Miss Hurt has just returned from the burial of her father at St. Joseph, Mo.

Miss Claudia Crouch, of Potosia, starts for the Normal School in LeMars next
week. She expects to take the entire course of three years.

FOR SALE.

A good blind horse for elevator purposes. H.A. Smith, Seney, Ia.

LeMars Sentinel
September 14, 1893

LOCALS.

Banana muskmelons, something entirely new, a most delicious fruit, sold
exclusively by E.M. Jolls, successor to M.A. Carpenter, sixth street.

C.F. Alline has a new standard outfit for testing steam gauges and will
guarantee his tests reliable. Tests will be made at the LeMars waterworks.

Dr. Day's office in opera house block, LeMars, Ia., practice limited to
disease of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Special attention given to the
scientific fitting of spectacles. All first examination and one treatment
for catarrh free.

As might be expected the people who came to the races have had a good chance
to get acquainted with Henry Hoffmann, the real estate and insurance man,
who has been on deck at all times and seasons with every kind of bargains in
his line.

A stove in the restaurant under the grand stand at the races bolted the
track and ran away with itself yesterday, blazing up fearfully. It took all
the water in the well to put out the fire but it was done by lively work
without starting a panic or springing the alarm.

To make room for my large stock of holiday goods to be received, I am
offering great bargains in silverware, watches, clocks, loose and mounted
diamonds for the next thirty days. Will take certificates or checks on any
of the LeMars banks or good notes in payment. Yours Respectfully, Otto G.
Berner.

Corn is the great wealth producer of Iowa and Iowa leads the world in the
production of corn. Samples of this year's crop, from the Eastman farm in
Grant township, left in the post office by H.F. Maust, who is running the
farm show this year's crop to be one of the best. The sample ears are large
enough for police clubs and hard as sticks of oak wood.

Few towns of the size of LeMars have the advantage of so good a merchant
tailor establishment as that of D.W. Held.

JOHN DOBBERT IS DRAGGED TO DEATH BY A RUNAWAY TEAM.

A well-known and highly respected LeMars citizen met his death Tuesday in a
peculiar and tragic manner. John Dobbert while driving a team to a heavy
lumber wagon about three miles south of LeMars, drove off the end of a small
culvert in the road and the front wheels dropped suddenly down pitching him
over the dashboard behind the horses. The team jumped and ran dragging Mr.
Dobbert under the front axletree with his feet caught in the reins and
whiffletrees.

Just before reaching the culvert, Dobbert was met by M. Scheels and John
Eichorn, of Remsen. They looked around, and seeing the team dragging Mr.
Dobbert, they followed as rapidly as possible. The team came to a halt near
Sam Sevison's farm and the injured man was disentangled and carried into the
house.

He had been dragged nearly half a mile over the rough road. One arm and one
leg were broken and his back and back of his head were badly skinned and the
hair was nearly all gone off the back of his head. A bad cut in his temple
and a bad dent in the back of his head were probably sufficient to have
caused his death. His face was not recognizable when he was picked up. After
being carried into the house several persons saw him, among them Supervisor
Hawkins and none could identify him.

Dr. Richey was called and after caring for the wounded man, a neighbor
recognized him as Mr. Dobbert. The wounded man never regained consciousness
and died about noon.

Mr. Dobbert was one of Plymouth county's pioneers, having come here and
settle on a farm about twenty years ago. About two years ago, he moved to
LeMars, where he was living when he met his death.

LeMars Sentinel
Thursday, Sept. 21, 1893, Page 4, Column 7

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Mrs. Finnel, of Kansas, is visiting relatives in town.

Next Sunday Rev. Samuel Snyder of the First M.E. Church will preach his
farewell sermon.

Mr. Clark Steele and wife of LeMars were in town over Sunday.

Married—At the M.E. church last Sunday, September 17, at 8:30 p.m., Mr.
Frank Foster and Miss Ruth Steele, both of this place.  Mr. Foster is a
respectable young business man in this city.  Mrs. Foster is the
daughter of a wealthy farmer northwest of town.  Their future is full of
promises and success.

C.W. Wilson will attend conference at Sioux City next week.

Monday night the old Condon dwelling caught fire, but by the prompt
action of the fire engine it was extinguished without much damage.

The Congregationists are holding special meetings in the church.
Several ministers from abroad are present.

MARRIED:
BURRILL-STINTON—At the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Stinton, Johnson township, by Rev. D.W. Fahs, Mr. Wesley W.
Burrill and Miss Ella E. Stinton.

The wedding was private only the family being present.  The bride and
groom took the evening train for Chicago and will return about the first
of October to make their home in Akron.  The bride is an accomplished
and popular young woman and the groom is well known as a successful
young merchant of Akron.  One of the wedding presents that would be a
great convenience to every young couple was  a check for $1000which was
given the bride by her father.

ADNEY—LANGENDORFER. ---In LeMars on Wednesday evening, by Rev. G.W.
Carr, Thos. Adney and Miss Carrie Langendorfer.