LeMars Sentinel newspaper      
Dated April 2, 1900

MERRILL:

A small house belonging to James Tindall who lives near Adaville was
burned down last Sunday evening.  Insurance in the Farmers Mutual for
$200.

James, John and Emmett Jenkins of Litchfield, Kansas, came up this week
for a short visit at the home of John C. Winter.  The gentlemen were
Merrill visitors a short time Tuesday.

A farewell surprise party was given at the Shoup home last Friday
evening in honor of A.K. Shoup who is about to leave for his duties at
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.  A very pleasant evening was
spent by the thirty young people present.

Miss Caroline Harbst and Otto Dahm were united in marriage yesterday at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harbst. The bride is a
young lady highly esteemed by all who know her.  She is indeed a worthy
help mate to the gentleman of her choice.  Mr. Dahm is a successful
merchant at Greenville, Sioux City.

STANTON:  (Special Correspondence)

John Gosting and wife, Alice, and William returned from Sioux City on
Tuesday last where they had been visiting relatives for a few days.

Miss Margaret Weigers has taken up her abode in LeMars, where she will
devote her time to dressmaking in the future.  She has resided here the
grater part of the past two years and has made hosts of friends who will
miss her from all social gatherings where she has been a general
favorite.

Minnie Bixby commenced a three month's term of school at the Neptune
school on Monday last.  Several other schools will start on Monday,
April 2.

The snow and mud of the latter part of the week dampened the ardor of
the more enthusiastic farmers to the extent of several days lay off from
active operations.

Owing to the death of the infant child of Rev. and Mrs. Sutton of
Merrill, there was no preaching at the Bixby school house on Sunday.

Miss Fannie VanDyke, of LeMars, spent last Saturday and Sunday with her
young friend, Laura Bixby.

SENEY:  (Special Correspondence)

Lyman Penning and H. Huerman went to Ashton Thursday morning for a
week's visit with relatives.

Mrs. J.B. Owings returned from Atkinson, Neb., last Wednesday evening.

Miss Bartlett, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Empey, for several
days returned to Sioux City Thursday evening.

Henry Husted went to LeMars Friday evening, returning Saturday morning.

C.V. Carver returned from Sioux City Thursday evening.

A.M. Cutland left on the midnight train last Thursday for Wilmont, Minn.

Mrs. Fred Hillebrand and daughter, Pearl, arrived from LeMars Saturday
morning and are visiting the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heye Becker.

Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Zehr and son, Ores, went to Sioux City Saturday
evening returning Sunday morning.

A.W. Hakes left Monday evening for Minneapolis, Minn., where he has
charge of the night telegraph office.

A deal was consummated here last week by which J.F. March came into
possession of the VanWechel residence and blacksmith shop.

Mrs. A.W. Hakes and children left last Monday morning for Paullina where
they will visit Mrs. Hakes' mother a few days.

George Reeves has rented an eighty acre farm of Grant Chapman and
expects to move his family onto it this week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Haviland will leave Seney this week and go back to their
farm to keep house for their son, Oscar, who is farming the place this
year.

MILLNERVILLE:  (Special Correspondence)

Will and Harry Nason and J.F. Banks went to Sioux City Friday.

Chas. Pike has purchased a top buggy.

School will commence at Happy Hollow April 9, instead of April 2.

J.F. Banks was out hunting one day the past week and shot four large
mallards.

Miss Mabel Merrill, who has been visiting at A.W. Wilson's the past week
returned to her home at Sioux City Friday.

The Woodman Lodge met at the Belle Vista church on Thursday.

John Lawrence and wife were Sioux City visitors Friday.