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LeMars Sentinel
LeMars, Plymouth co. Iowa
July 17, 1903

Death of Miss Lucy Perkins
A telegram was received in LeMars announcing the death of Miss Lucy Perkins at the Episcopal Home for Consumptives in Denver, which occurred Wednesday morning. The announcement was not unexpected as it was generally known that her condition was almost hopeless when she took her last sad journey to Colorado only a week ago today, in the hopes that the change of climate might be of benefit. The news of her death was received in LeMars with sincere regret among a large circle. Miss Perkins had lived in this city for twenty-one years, and received her education in the city schools, and formed all her friendships here. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, on January 18, 1872. Her death was due to tuberculosis. She was taken sick about five months ago and suffered terribly, although all that medical science and tender nursing could do to alleviate her suffering was done. Her death is a sad blow to her only surviving sister, Mrs. A. P. Young. The family has suffered heavily from bereavements in the past few years. Her only other relatives are two aunts residing in Kansas City. Her death far from home and the scenes of her bright and happy childhood is particularly sad and many will learn with a pang of regret of her death in the prime of womanhood. The remains arrived in LeMars yesterday noon and were escorted by friends to the home of Mrs. Young on Court street. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at half past two o'clock at St. George's Episcopal church.
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LeMars Sentinel newspaper
dated July 18, 1903

MERRILL: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. Briggs and Miss Montgomery of Ireton visited at the Rev. Empey home
several days the past week.

Mrs. E.W. Bethards who has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
W.A. Jullian returned to her home at Storm Lake last Thursday evening.

Miss Evelyn Simpson is visiting the Tindall young folks this week at
Adaville.

Mr. John Alderson and daughter, Francis, of Stanton township visited the
Jas. E. Rose home last Thursday.

Mrs. F.K. Veal and Mrs. W.C. Peck and Miss Lou Arendt were Sioux City
visitors last Saturday.

Misses Hazel and Vera Peck left Saturday for Kingsley where they expect to
spend a few weeks vacation.

Miss Joe Arendt returned home last Thursday morning after several days visit
in LeMars.

Hiram Bugbee and Jacob Hauck, Sr. took in the circus at Sioux City last
Thursday.

The F. Aldrich new home is going up in fine shape. Merrill now has some
fine residences.

Miss Edith Hancer who has been quite seriously ill is able to be up and
around again.

The ball game which was to have come off last Thursday was postponed on
account of some of the ball players being absent. The Merrill Millers
contemplate playing with Orange City next Wednesday. This promises to be a
good game. Come out and see the game.

Wm. Schnepf and family spent Sunday at the J.J. Bauerly home near Ellendale.

Mrs. Wm. Anderson and son Frank, of Ruble, were Merrill callers one day last
week.

A large crowd drove out to Happy Hollow farm last Wednesday afternoon to
attend the ladies aid society.

Miss Elsie Sydenstricker who has been visiting at the D.Simpson home
returned to her home at LeMars last Friday evening.

Mrs. Henry Johnson, of Leeds, came on Saturday evening for an over Sunday
visit at the Robertson home.

R.M. Crouch of LeMars was a Merrill caller Sunday.

A.P. Marsh of the Broken Kettle was a business caller in Merrill Saturday.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. M. Glamcesky, of Storm Lake, and Miss Grady, of St. Louis, are visiting
at the Seworth home this week.

Mrs. Cornish and daughters of South Dakota are visiting at the home of A.
Demaray.

Miss Bertha Becker of Sioux City is visiting at the home of her mother.

C.P. Woodard of LeMars was transacting business at Seney Saturday.

C.G. Norris, John Lancaster, and Prof. Jeffers are attending camp meeting in
LeMars this week.

Mrs. Ira Eldridge of Rock Valley formerly of Seney has been visiting old
friends in Seney for a few days.

Henry Moore, of Spencer, uncle of the Moore boys has been visiting friends
in Seney the past week. He is accompanied by his niece's Miss Moore and
Mrs. Frank from New York.

Invitations are out for the wedding of W.D. Kennedy and Miss Ida Alderson,
Wednesday, July 22.

Miss Jessie March is visiting friends in Sioux City this week.

Mrs. Dyson and daughter arrived in Seney Thursday afternoon and have moved
into the old parsonage property.

John McArthur has retuned from his trip to Kansas where he purchased a farm.
He expects to move there this fall or winter.

D. Baldwin and wife returned from their South Dakota trip.

Wm. Jackson and wife returned last week from visiting friends in South
Dakota.

Jim Ruble from LeMars was in Seney last Friday.

M.A. Moore is make extensive improvements in his lumber yards recently
purchased here.

LeMars Sentinel newspaper
dated July 25, 1903

MARRIED:
At the home of J. Alderson, one of Seney's successful business men, on July
22, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Ida J. to W. D. Kennedy. At
two p.m. to the strains of the Wedding March played by Miss Bessie Kennedy,
the bride preceded by Miss Laura Foulds, the ring bearer, and accompanied by
the bridesmaid Miss Bertha Becker, of Sioux City, entered the beautifully
decorated parlor, where the groom accompanied by the best man, the brother
of the bride, joined them.

Rev. J. D. Skaggs, pastor of the M. E. Church in Seney, performed the
beautiful ring ceremony of the Episcopal church.

The bride was attired in a beautiful creation of white silk mull and carried
white roses. The bridesmaid was also in white and carried flowers of the
same kind.

The groom wore the conventional black. After the ceremony the guests to the
number of about sixty congratulated the happy couple and then sat down to an
elegant wedding dinner.

The bride is one of Plymouth county's fairest daughters, having nearly all
her life lived in Seney and for a number of years has been a very successful
school teacher, where by her sunny life lovable characteristics and genial
dispositions, she is able to count her friends by the number of her
acquaintances and the groom can well congratulate himself on the prize he
has secured.

The groom is a young man of splendid ideals and sterling worth and is well
and favorably known by a large circle of friends. For two years he has been
the successful manager of Edwards & Bradford Lumber company, and is now in
the employ of M. A. Moore & Co., at Seney, where his friends predict for him
a successful future.

The guests which included those from Nebraska and South Dakota and other
points after viewing the large number of costly presents followed the happy
couple to the five o'clock train and showered them with rice, old shoes,
etc. They left for St. Paul, Minneapolis and northern points and will be at
home to their friends after August 15. All unite in wishing them a long and
happy life.