Iowa Old Press

LeMars Sentinel
Monday, March 1, 1897

OUR COUNTY NEWS
Bv our Correspondents and from Exchanges

WESTFIELD: (Special Correspondence)

County Attorney Adams in company with Dr. Johnson, of Sioux City, made us
a short call Thursday.

Wm. Chapman returned from LeMars Thursday where he had been attending
court.

Peter Beaulieu has commenced moving his household goods to Westfield. He
will occupy Mr. Dee's house until his new home is completed.

The public school will close Friday.

Margaret McDonald will attend the parochial school at Jefferson for a
time.

Miss Coleman, of Vermillion, is visiting Mrs. J. J. Martin.

Chas. Kluckhohn, of LeMars, is putting up four large corn cribs on the
railroad company's land to store the corn crop from his farms in this
vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Main and daughter were Elk Point visitors this week.
The attraction was a social event given by Mr. Main's brother of that city.

There is considerable anxiety evidenced in this vicinity over the prospect
of high water this spring.

Agent Hodge has a fine Calligraph typewriter purchased from Chas. L.
vBerg, of LeMars.

J. F. Burnight shipped a car load of cattle to Sioux City this week.

There are 25,000 bushels of corn cribbed at this station. It is owned by
Armour & Co., W. B. Jordan, of Minneapolis, Chas. Kluckhohn and others.

Harry Shirk, who broke his leg last week, is reported as doing very
nicely.

John Gleason has purchased a fine driving team from Frank Mills.

Chas. Mc Caustland who has been serving on the petit jury in LeMars this
week returned Friday.

There will be a phonograph entertainment at the school house next Thursday
evening.

Dell Mills returned from LeMars the first of last week where he had been
serving on the grand jury.

The Political Equality Club met a C. E. Vanderburg's on Monday evening.

On next Monday the city election will occur. This will be the most
quiet election the city has had for several years from present
indications. School election will soon be upon us. There will be four
directors to elect this year, two on account of removals from the
district, J.J. Heacock and C.H. Loring; and two by reasons of expiration
of terms, I.S. Knowles and Clay Wilson.

A large number of visitors attended the public schools on Monday
afternoon to witness the special program prepared for Washington's
birthday. The efforts of the pupils were much appreciated by those
present.

Charley Rieke has gone to Chicago to purchase goods and will visit his
old home in Illinois before returning.

I.Z. Paterson is on the sick list as is also J.C. Dickensen, Mr.
Banbridge and several others.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE: (Special Correspondence)

One of Pleasant Prairie's young men has left for parts unknown, leaving
behind him several small bills unpaid and a bad reputation.

C.F. Coon got a bicycle in a horse trading deal a few days ago. "Freem"
is confidant that with a little practice he will be able to throw dirt
in the face of anyone west of the Mississippi.

The dance at McGrory's was decided success.

J. Hines, Chas. Rickert and N.W. Ranger marketed hogs at Struble last
week.

Will Kelly shipped a carload of fat cattle to Chicago Saturday.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Bessie Kennedy spent Saturday in Orange City.

A. M. Cutland, our genial section foreman, was a Hospers visitor Sunday.

The Ladies Mite Society will meet a the home of Mrs. Milton Coolbaugh
Wednesday afternoon, March 3. Everybody cordially invited to be present.

J. Redmon, of LeMars, was a business caller in Seney Friday.

Lagrippe seems to be the fashion here this week, several of our citizens
are afflicted with the malady.

Mrs. R. Collins went to LeMars Satuday evening to spend Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. C.A. Rodolf.

Mrs. M. G. Mills and Miss Marie McKnight were shopping in Sioux City
Saturday.

Among the teachers from this vicinity who took the train for LeMars Friday
evening were Misses Bertha Becker, Alice Belau and Mr. Miller.

Ernest Kennedy's many friends in this vicinity will be pleased to learn
that he had decided to remain here this year. He has rented his father's farm
and will engage in farming.

Mrs. C. J. Zehr entertained about a dozen young people at her home
Saturday evening. Games were indulged in until midnight, when dainty refreshments
were served which added to the enjoyment of the evening.

A good program has been arranged for the literary society at the Center
school house next Tuesday evening and a large crowd is expected. Question
for debate, Resolved that the signs of times indicate the downfall of our
Republic.

Peavy's new corn crib is now in course of construction and they expect to
be ready to receive corn in a few days. They are offering 10 cents per
bushel for dry ear corn.

A sled load of young people from this vicinity with well filled baskets
pleasantly surprised Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Peuasen at their home in
Maurice last Wednesday evening. A merry time is reported by all.

J. Alderson and daughter, Sadie, returned Wednesday night from Elgin,
Nebraska, where they had been visiting during the late illness of Mr.
Alderson's mother. Grandma Alderson died Monday, February 22. Funeral
services were held from the house of her son where she spent the last
years of her life.

Miss Alice Belau, our efficient teacher, is making preparations to close
her school with an exhibition Friday evening, March 12. A good program is
being arranged which will be well worth hearing. A small admission fee of ten
cents will be charged. Proceeds to be devoted towards purchasing a school
library. Everyone who is interested in the school should attend, and
every citizen should interested in our public schools.

HANCOCK: (Special Correspondence)

The one hundred and sixty-fifth anniversary birthday of George Washington
was celebrated at District No. 3. The exercises was arranged by the
teacher, Mary I. Harlan. The program lasted over three hours. The occasion
gave evidence of ability not common on such occasions. Mrs. Harlan it
will be remembered has had much experience along the line of education.
Fourteen years ago, she and our able Prof. Wernli labored on the same floor, as
high school educators. Much credit is due to the aged professor for placing in
his field of school work, such instructors as will certainly place his county in the lead,
in the field he has so ably worked.

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)

John Walker, Sr., was the lucky one who drew the $35 music box given by J.
Gorman to the one who purchased the most groceries during a given time.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Clarey have been quite sick with the lagrippe. Mrs.
Clarey is around now, but Mr. Clarey is still confined to his bed.

Chas. Wenham was doing business in Leeds Friday and Saturday.

J. Millhouse started for Wisconsin Friday morning.

The Bessick family, who have been staying for some time with Mr. and Mrs.
J. Van Dusen, started for California last week.

James Crouch has secured the mail route from Potosia to Hinton, to begin
carrying March 1, we hear.

George Belz has finished work and went to Luton Friday.

John Walker has been down to Hornick all this week.

Mr. and Mrs. James Crouch drove up to LeMars on Friday and came back
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Minor, formerly of this place, but who have been farming
in Nebraska for the past four or five years, have rented a farm a few
miles from here for the coming year.

LeMars Sentinel
March 4, 1897

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Emma Becker is visiting friends in LeMars this week.

Robt Reeves baby is very ill at this writing. Dr. Richey is the attending
physician.

Mr. Collins is moving C. A. Rodolf's stock of groceries and queensware
from LeMars into his store here and is selling them out at a bargain, Mr.
Rodolf having gone out of business.

Moving time is upon us, loads of household goods are seen passing through
our town daily.

Fred Hillebrand left Monday night for Jennings, La., to take a look at the
county with a view of locating.

Miss Lizzie Zehr, who had been visiting with her brother, C. J. Zehr, the
past three months, returned to her home in Deer Creek, Ill., Tuesday
night.

Mrs. Ed Lancaster returned Tuesday evening from Elgin, Neb., where she had
been visiting relatives for a week.

L. March, who has been quite sick with the grip for several days, is again
able to be out.

A good program was rendered at the Center school literary Tuesday evening.
A large crowd went out from here.

The Ladies Mite society at the home of Mrs. Coolbaugh's Wednesday afternoon
was largely attended and a very pleasant social time enjoyed by all.
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A mad dog created quite a scare at several of the homes in Hancock Township
last week on Friday afternoon. When first seen the dog was fighting at the
cat at M.R. Griffith's on the front porch. The home dog joined in the melee
just as the mad dog started to run into the house. George Atkinson tried to
shoot the stranger, but failed to get a bullet into him before he started
for the school house. After racing around the school house, the mad dog ran
to Eli Bowder's and engaged in a fight with his dog, but Bowder gave him two
or three charges of shot from his shot gun and ended his career. No one was
bitten although several had narrow escapes. It is not known whether any
stock was bitten.
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COUNCIL MEETING

The regular meeting of the city council last night was uneventful and short.
The members were all present before the minutes of the last six meetings had
been read for approval. Mayor elect Greer was on hand as an interested
spectator to get more intimately acquainted with the modes of procedure. He
modestly declined to take a seat on the platform by the side of Mayor Brown
and he and Linden sat side by side and discussed the situation in under
tones.

Several petitions were presented. Fred Karley requested the council to
recommend to the board of supervisors that they remit the taxes on a house
and lot as he had to support his mother and could not afford to pay taxes.

James Carrington asked for a remission of city taxes assessed against his
farm on the grounds that the assessment was an error as the farm is used
entirely for agricultural purposes.

M. F. Calhoun and about thirty others petitioned for a sidewalk on the north
side of blocks, 4, 5, and 6, in Young and Corkery's addition. This sidewalk
reaches from the Reed farm over to Center Street. On motion of Linden the
petition was granted without reference to any committee.

Alderman Thomarson for the committee reported that he had investigated the
erroneous sale for taxes of a lot belonging to the city and that it would
cost $4.10 to redeem it. The council voted to have the lot redeemed.

The bills were allowed and the council adjourned to meet on Monday, March
15, to turn the city affairs over to the new council.

A stock extra on the St. Paul road Saturday afternoon gathered up eighteen
cars of cattle and hogs between Hudson and Elk Point for Chicago.

Thos. Donely has been missing from his home for two weeks and some anxiety
as to his whereabouts is expressed by his family.

Phil LeBerge has returned from a week's visit to his sisters, Mrs. W. J.
Maddan and Mrs. G. Brill, at Hinton.

Agent Mordoff says he is rolling up a big subscription list for the Sentinel
in this vicinity. He also states that the Westfield items are a big help to
him in procuring new subscribers.

P. N. Beaulieu has received a fresh stock of blacksmith and wagon material
and says he will hereafter conduct his business on a cash basis.

Justice Hodge's docket shows a case wherein Adolph Barber sues Edmund
Lindsey for a board bill. Trial is set for March 11.

Some person thought that Joe Jahne's horse, aged 29 years, needed a hair
cut, so they forthwith proceeded to give him a job that a first class
tonsorial artist might envy. But Joe is afraid that on account of the
advanced age of the animal his tail and mane will never grow again. He is
using Ayer's Hair Vigor at the latest writing.

Who is the Seney correspondent? Well, never mind who it is, as long as you
get all the news.

Charley Small who is attending school at Morningside arrived Saturday
morning to spend Sunday with his parents.

Dan McArthur has rented A.L. Smith's farm near Carnes, and expects to move
there this week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Haviland are entertaining their nephew, Mr. Hoyt, from
Elgin, ILL, this week.
Two young ladies, normal students presumably, took the Omaha train at
LeMars, Saturday morning for Remsen and landed in Seney. They procured a
rig to take them back to their starting point and proposed to take another
route to Remsen. We trust they started right the second time.

The Women's Foreign Missionary Society will meet at the parsonage Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock.

The oyster supper given by the Ladies Mite Society at the cheerful home of
M.G. Mills was a grand success. A large crowd was present, not withstanding
the short notice given. A large sum was realized which will go towards
improvements to the parsonage.

Mr. Schroeder and family arrived Friday from Wisconsin and will immediately
go to farming in Henry Township.

Ameil Marx and family leave today for their new home near Fonda, Iowa.
Their household effects were shipped yesterday.

An effort is now under way to soon organize a K.P. lodge here. A sufficient
number have agreed to sojourn into the mysteries of Pythiasm to justify the
organization of such an organization in our city. The members of the order
who reside here are very enthusiastic to bring about the work they have at
hand.

J. R. Clapman, of Coleridge, Nebraska, was in town last week calling on his
friend, L. Lamkin. Mr. Clapman has been to Sioux Falls to purchase some
Galloway cattle. While returning to the city on foot from the farm where he
looked at the cattle, he was attacked by two men and robbed of his cash,
gold watch and other articles of value.

No ill effects have as yet resulted from the bite of the supposed mad dog
which created such a scare a few days ago.

Many fears are expressed by the people that the new bridge across the Sioux
will go out when the ice goes down the Big Sioux this Spring.

Messrs. And Mesdames Chas. Worcester and D. Savage spent Sunday, March 7, at
F. Worcester's.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith went to LeMars Tuesday to attend the quarterly
convention of the Plymouth County Holiness association and returned Friday
evening.

J. White was visiting friends and relatives at Hawarden from Tuesday to
Thursday of last week.

Curtis Willey went up to Beresford, S. D., on business last Tuesday and
returned the same day.

J. O'Mears, Sr., and M. McNally, Sr. were at Sioux City on business a few
days last week.

Rev. Joel A. Smith of LeMars will preach at Eastman tonight and tomorrow
night if the weather permits. The vices at that place have been very well
attended notwithstanding the cold weather and bad condition of the roads.

Mr. Hoyt, who has been visiting in this vicinity, went to Sioux City
Wednesday evening.

Littlefair March who had about recovered from lagrippa has taken a relapse
and is now very ill.

Carl Miller closed his school at the Center school house Thursday. Miss
Emma Becker has been employed to teach the Spring term which begins Monday.

The entertainment given by the pupils of the Seney school Friday evening
drew a good audience. About six dollars were raised for the library fund.

Mrs. R. Winkel is very sick at this writing. Dr. Prosser is the attending
physician.

Will McArthur went to Akron on business Saturday morning and returned Sunday
morning.

Will McArthur is buying horses for the Chicago market and expects to ship a
car load in a few days.

The Seney school closed Friday, Miss Belau has been retained to teach the
Spring term to begin April 1.

The little child of Lewis Buse died Friday morning. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon.

Miss Sadie Alderson closed a very successful term of school Friday and will
spend her vacation at home. She will resume her school duties again April
1.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Demery were Crathorne callers on Tuesday on their way to
Hudson, S. D., being called there by the illness of Mr. Demery's mother.

In case (the) of Milton Coolbaugh vs. Margaret Rea the injunction was made permanent. This is an old case from Fredonia township in which Coolbaugh as school director got an injunction issued to prevent the woman from teaching a certain school. By this decision Coolbaugh wins.

Will S. Cowan came in last week from Dubuque and will work for Jack Sullivan
this summer.

There was a little scrap at the Welsh school house last Wednesday night
between John Crowles and Jack Heenan.

Died, Miss May Hixon, at her brother-in-law's on Friday, March 12, 1897, of
consumption, aged 19 years. The funeral was held at the residence on
Sunday, conducted by the pastor of the Mt. Hope church, and she was laid at
rest by the side of her mother in the Kingsley cemetery. The funeral was
largely attended by her many friends. Miss Hixon has been sick for some
time. She had grown from childhood in this county and was beloved and
respected by all. A telegram was received from California just at the time
of her death that her brother, John, was dying of the same disease and
wanting to know what should be done with the body. We have not learned
whether he will be sent home for burial. The family have the sympathy of
the community.

Miss Newcamer, of Falls City, Neb., spoke in the Christian church on Sunday
evening on the mission work as conducted by the women of the Christian
church. Her address was quite interesting and instructive. She spoke also
to the ladies on Monday afternoon.

Will McArthur moved to Akron Tuesday and will engage in buying and shipping
live stock at that point.

Smith and McArthur shipped a care load of cattle and hogs to Sioux City
Wednesday.

Charley Kennison, of Sioux City, transacted business in this vicinity
Wednesday.

On next Tuesday evening the last meeting of the literary society at the
Center school will be held for this season. A special program is being
prepared for the occasion and it is hoped that the society will be
re-organized again in the fall with the same spirit and determination to
carry on the good work that has been begun.

Miss Bessie Kennedy closed the winter term of her school last week and is
spending her vacation at home.

PLYMOUTH TWP:

Miss Anna Hueisman, of LeMars, was in town Thursday.

Mrs. E. Marks, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Swain, left Saturday morning for her home at Fonda, Iowa.

Several teams got stuck in the ice and water last Friday east of the
Floyd bridge.

The entertainment given by the scholars of Miss Katie Lucke at district
No. 4 last Friday night was very successful in every way. The house was
well filled and $3.50 was raised which will go to enlarge the school
library.

Mr. Burke, of LeMars, bought a cow at the Frost sale for $46.

Mr. and Mrs. Mills retuned to LeMars Thursday evening from their South Sioux
City visit and started to drive home from there. But on account of the high
water they got no farther than D. K. McArthur's from where Mr. Mills walked
home over the railroad bridge. Mrs. Mills remained at Mr. McArthur's until
Saturday morning.

Ernest Kennedy's car of farming implements arrived from Appleton, Mo.,
Saturday evening.

Everybody was anxious to get their mail Sunday morning, it having been the
first mail received since Thursday evening. But for some reason we failed
to get the LeMars papers.

The only way to get to LeMars now is by rail, as some bridges on each road
leading to LeMars has been damaged by the flood.

Mrs. James Garner has purchased a lot off Robert Reeves and expects to build
on it some time this summer.

Mrs. C. F. Coon went to Orange City Tuesday and returned the same day.
The Pleasant Prairie school house was treated to a scrubbing last week.

H. Evans is building a house on his "eighty" east of Mr. White's. Chas.
Muth is doing the work.

John Acker and his men have moved from the "Collar and Elbow Hotel" to the
farm west of Ireton which they will work this season.

Glenn Smith started to Beresford, S. D., on horse back Friday but found the
Six Mile creek unpassable and had to return.

The Sioux City papers say that the flood of 1897 was not nearly so high or
so destructive as the flood of 1892. Nearly all of the houses east of the
viaduct were vacated as the inhabitants were driven out by the rising
waters.

At the highest stage the water came within 22 inches of the high water mark
of 1892. The water crossed Fourth street at Chambers. Hundreds of families
were driven from their homes and considerable damage was done to merchants
and others.

H. C. Koenig and Miss Lillian Schneider were married Wednesday afternoon at
the Melbourne Evangelical Church.

John Hentges, the clothing merchant, is enlarging his store. The room in
the rear of the store which has been used for the Ben Ton barber shop will
be made part of the store.

After a very interesting contest, the LeMars fire department at their annual
meeting elected C. L. Trenery, chief; Henry King, assistant chief, and John
Bingenheimer, secretary.

William D. Combs and Miss Bertha Hasbrook secured a marriage license the
first of this week.

A number of young people attended the literary entertainment at the Center school house Tuesday evening.

Miss Bertha Becker returned home from LeMars Tuesday morning where she has been visiting her brother a few weeks.

Wm. Cutland lost his dog some time ago and put an advertisement in the Sentinel want columns. After the first insertion he heard from his dog. Who says it doesn't pay to advertise?

Mrs. Harry Britton and little daughter, of Marcus, are visiting relatives here this week.

Mrs. Clayton, of Blair, Nebr, who had been visiting relatives here for some time, returned home Tuesday morning.

Mrs. John Becker came up from LeMars Tuesday morning to assist in taking care of her brother, Lewis Buse, who is still very sick.

Mr. White of Eastman, arrived Monday evening and has engaged to work for Ed Lancaster as a farm hand this season.

Last Monday afternoon one of Mat Ewin's boys was on the roof of the house doing some repairing when he accidentally dropped his hatchet which struck his younger brother on the head, who was at that moment coming out of the door, cutting quite a gash in his head.

The farmers in this vicinity were unable to deliver milk to the Merrill creamery on account of the high water of the Floyd River.

The funeral of little Albert Jung was quite well attended considering the bad roads.

C. J. Zehr is having some repairing done to his house. G. W. Austine, of
LeMars, is doing the work.

Mr. Stickles and son Walter, of Sioux City, were guests at the home of A.M.
Cutlands over Sunday.

Supervisor Ahlers and M. G. Mills were inspecting bridges in Meadow Township
Thursday.

W. H. Harris, of Gettysburg, S.D., arrived last Thursday on business and is
also visiting old friends here.

Mrs. Harry Britton, who had been visiting relatives here for some time, left
Thursday morning for Spencer, Iowa, their future home, where Mr. Britton has
engaged in the butcher business.

Tramps are becoming quite numerous along here, are all going north. A sure
sign of Spring.

J.A. Shade has purchased the C. H. Goring property and has taken his family
residence there.

The Niel Dow memorial meeting under the auspices of the W.C.T.U. on Saturday
evening was fairly well attended. The members of the union responded with
quotations. The program was: Biography of Niel Dow by Mrs. Chandler;
select reading by Mrs. J.A. Dewey and Pearl Johnson, paper by Mrs. A.
Brandon, recitation by Miss Mamie Schneider, and several temperance songs by
a chorus of singers. The program was quite interesting and instructive.

The public schools are preparing a splendid program which will be rendered
in the rink the first Friday evening in April which will close the winter
term. A vacation of a few days will be given the pupils and teachers.

Some of the boys played a great joke on Postmaster Cottrell Wednesday
evening. He has a sign which swings to view when the letters are all
distributed. Jack has just purchased a flouring mill in Nebraska so the
boys substituted the words "flour for sale here" for "the letters are all
out," and when the sign came to view there was a great crowd at the office
who had been put onto the joke and every one set up a laugh and commenced to
guy him. Jack seemed to enjoy the joke as well as the crowd. He says he is
going to send the sign out to Phil Boyle who is running the business.

Prof. Shoup could not fill his engagement to lecture in Kingsley on the 26th
on account of the bad roads, but says he will be here on the evening of the
9th of April roads or no roads. He not being able to come as was announced
at first was quite a disappointment to the Equality club and the people, but
the next date will be a sure one and all will be well.