Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated March 1, 1894

FREDONIA: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. J.A. Rubel, of Leeds, formerly of this place, made us a very pleasant visit this week.

The concert at Seney last Saturday night is reported by our young folks that attended, as not reaching its former standard and not worth the cold trip to see it.

One of the largest sales of this winter was at Mr. N.P. Tritz place on the 22 nd. inst. A Mr. Wolf will move to the place.

Three members of Mrs. Tovey's family are reported sick with scarlet fever. Dr. Hines is in attendance.

Born: -- To Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jones, a son. We wish the new comer a long and happy life.

HINTON:

The protracted meetings held at the town hall closed last Thursday.

Miss Amanda Hoese is visiting at Hardington, Nebraska.

Miss Minnie Koenig was a Sioux City visitor last week.

A series of protracted meetings are being held at the Melbourne church, Rev.
O. Gerhart, from Sioux City is assisting.

Prof. Palmer, of the Hinton school, will give an entertainment at the hall
next Friday evening. A lengthy program is being prepared.

The challenge debate between the Center school lyceum and the Leeds reading
circle has been postponed one week and will take place next Thursday
evening.

KINGSLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. J. J. Heacock is on the sick list.

Hubere Smale was a Moville business caller on Monday.

Will Grieves, of Storm Lake, has been visiting his many friends in town for
the past few days.

The male quartet gave some very good selections at the M.E. church last
Sunday night.

NEPTUNE: (Special Correspondence)

George Reifsteck's father, was visiting here last week.

John Welch had a caller last week. A little boy that pitched his tent in
his father's house to stay till his majority. Mother and babe are all
right.

LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated March 12, 1894

MARRIED:

KAUFFMANN-STAPLEVOORT---By Rev. J. E. Snowden, at the bride's home on
Eagle street, LeMars, March 8, 1894, Mr. Nick Kauffmann and Miss Anna
Staplevoort, both of LeMars.

MANDELKOW-BAUCH---On Tuesday, March 6, 1894, at the residence of the
groom's parents, near Struble, Wm. Mandlekow and Anna Bauch.

BECKER-BUSE---At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Buse, St., in Elgin township, on Wednesday, March 7, Mr. John A. Becker
and Miss Matilda Buse, Rev. Mueller officiating.

WARREN-CAMPBELL---At the residence of the bride's parents in Elkhorn
township, March 8, 1894, by the Rev. Wm. Semple, Mr. Berlin Warren and
Miss Mary J. Campbell.

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Jas. Grieve moves his family this week to Marathon, Iowa, where he will
engage in farming.  Mr. Grieve has so many good qualities as a citizen
and such an excellent family that we are sorry to see them leave this
locality.

Capt. F.R. Robinson has gone on the road as a traveling representative
for Lynch & Co., of Sioux City.  Mr. Robinson will make a good drummer
we predict, and will probably be continued as Lynch & Co.'s
representative for a long time.

HINTON:  (Special Correspondence)

Edith Barret of LeMars, Iowa, is visiting her uncle, S. Waters.

Mary Grant, principal of the Merrill school, gave our burg a call last
week.

Iona Schneider, of Sioux City, is spending a few week's recreation with
her brother, H.J. Schneider.

Ethel Waters, who is attending school at Sioux City, is spending the
week's vacation at home.

Cards are out announcing the marriage of G.H. Bender and Miss Lizzie
Blecker, March 14, 1894.

Anna Hoese returned from a month's visit with her friends and relatives
in Nebraska.

Farmers are all busy seeding with a hope of reaping a bounteous harvest.

The Central school lyceum will close its serious of meetings by a sham
law suit next Thursday evening.  It will be a breach of promise case.
Come one, come all, we promise you that you will not go home
disappointed.

The exhibition given by Prof. Palmer and school last Friday evening was
a grand success.  It was instructive and entertaining and a credit to
both teacher and pupils.