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From the LeMars Sentinel, August 13, 1900:

Death of a Pioneer
     Henry Darville, one of the oldest residents of Plymouth county,
passed peacefully away at his home in Fredonia township on Wednesday
after an illness of long duration. [date of death Wednesday, August 8, 1900]
     The funeral services were held on Friday at the home of the
deceased and were attended by a large concourse of friends and
neighbors.  The services at the house were conducted by Rev. R. Empy of
Seney and the services at the cemetery in LeMars were under the auspices
of the members of Mower Post G. A. R. of which organization the decedent
was an honored member.  The cortege which followed the remains to the
grave from the home was very large evidencing the respect and esteem in
which the dead man was held by his neighbors and the community at large.
     Henry Darville was a native of England and was born at Kingdon on
March 26, 1823.  He was married to Miss Ann Carter and in 1856 they
emigrated to the western hemisphere, making their home in Canada for the
space of two years.  They then moved to Genoa, Ill., where they lived
for several years.  During the civil war Mr. Darville enlisted in
company O, 127th Illinois infantry in August, 1862, and remained in
service until peace was declared.
     In 1871 the family came to Plymouth county and have ever since
lived here.  The decedent leaves three sons and one daughter. [correction per family member...this should read survived by 4 sons and 2 daughters]

From the LeMars Sentinel, Monday, August 27, 1900, Page 4, Column 1:

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
     Miles Kennedy, of Seney, was bitten quite severely on Wednesday by
a mastiff dog he owns.  Dr. Foster cauterized the wound and no ill
effects are apprehended.  He was thrashing the dog for misbehaving.

     Leila McArthur, the 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
McArthur, while at the Drummond home on Fifth street, fell from a tree
on Wednesday and fractured her wrist.

From the LeMars Sentinel, Thursday, August 30, 1900, Page 4, Column 4:

A Row Over Some Plums.   
    Mrs. D. F. McArthur, of Elgin township, has filed an information
before Justice Steiner charging Mrs. John Dallenbach of Remsen with
assault.  Mrs. Dallenbach was arrested on Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff
Becker and on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Steiner.  She gave
satisfactory recognizances for her appearance when wanted and the case
is set for hearing at 2 p. m., Friday afternoon before Justice Steiner.
     The affair grows out of a rumpus the two ladies had about ten days
ago when Mrs. Dallenbach went to the McArthur place and gathered a large
quantity of plums.  Mrs. McArthur ordered her off the place when she
refused to give up a tythe of the choice plums and a violent altercation
ensued between the ladies and complimentary epithets were freely used.
It is alleged that in the squabble the ladies got close enough to pull
hair and that a revolver was forthcoming from a satchel which Mrs.
McArthur carried in her hand and that Mrs. Dallenbach secured possession
of the weapon and used it as a club.  Another version is that Mrs.
Dallenbach got the revolver away from Mrs. McArthur and threw it into
the bushes, telling a lad who was with her to go and get it while she
attended to her opponent with a buggy whip.  The case will be thoroughly
aired tomorrow probably.
     Mrs. Dallenbach has retained F. M. Roseberry as counsel and the
county attorney will prosecute the case.