Iowa Old Press

From the LeMars Sentinel, LeMars, (Plymouth), Iowa
Friday, December 14, 1906

SENEY:
Miss (sic--Mrs.) T. K. Chapman who has been staying with Mr. and Mrs.
Elam Chapman for the past three weeks returned to her home in LeMars
last Saturday evening.

Mr. Geo. Morrissey and Miss Lizzie Lancaster returned Thursday night of
last week after a two weeks visit with relatives in Elgin, Neb.

Miss Mattie Legler of Morningside is visiting her friend Miss Ina
Kierman (sic--Kiernan.)

The W. H. M. society will meet with Mrs. John Walkup Wednesday, December
9.

Harley Cook and wife spent Sunday with relatives in town.

On account of bad roads about twenty-five from our vicinity were LeMars
passengers on the 10:27 train Saturday morning.

Miss Kate Engles (sic--Engels) did some sewing for Mrs. M. G. Mills last
week.

Henry and Ed Detloff have bought a corn sheller.  Farmers ought not find
it difficult to get their corn shelled as there are a number of shellers
in this neighborhood.

Dr. Mammen was called here Sunday morning by the illness of Mrs. Doty's
baby.  The little one has a light attack of pneumonia but is much better
at this writing.

Mr. and Mrs. Tillma have moved in to the house recently vacated by Mr.
and Mrs. O. C. Haviland.

Mr. Peter Moir and Miss Lizzie Lardeson (sic--Sardeson) were married at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lardeson
(sic--Sardeson)  in Sioux City Wednesday, December 12.  Their friends
and relatives in this vicinity extend our congratulations.

Lucile March left for Akron Monday morning where she will visit
relatives a short time.  She will also visit Mamie and Laura Foulds of
Morningside before she returns.

When you meet John Hide (sic--Hinde) notice the broad smile he is
wearing.  A young farmer arrived at his home December 6 (error--December
7, Raymond Hinde).

John Walkup and Arthur Reeves are attending jury in LeMars this week.

John Reeves and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reeves.

Geo. Morrissey left for Las Vegas, (New) Mexico, Monday evening, where
he will visit Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kennedy, also look for a position as
operator.

Miss Mary Ruble returned to her home in LeMars Sunday.

Mrs. Sol Perry will entertain the Daughters of Ceres Thursday December
20.

Tom Rees and John Osborne shelled 4,000 bushel of corn for Simon Aukema
this week.

A large crowd from this neighborhood attended Mr. Dune's sale Tuesday.

Mr. Hyde is having a barn built on his lot in town. Clarence Moore is
doing the work.

John Klose of LeMars bought and shipped a carload of hogs from here to
Sioux City Monday.

John Alderson Jr. lost a valuable cow one day last week.

One of the LeMars telephone men was up here Monday putting in a phone
for M. M. Kennedy.  The phone is connected with line 43.

Chester Ayle is visiting at the home of Edwin Lancaster.

MILLNERVILLE:  (Special Correspondence)

Sid Sanford made a trip to Jefferson Friday.

John Lawrence hauled corn to Jefferson Friday and a load of coal back for
Sanford.

Joe Cox marketed corn at Westfield Thursday.

Geo. Husted was a caller at Westfield Friday.

Dick Pullen's brother and family are visiting at his home at this writing.

Loue Hanson had a runaway Friday while he was husking corn for Geo. Husted.
The team smashed up the end gates and broke fence posts but nothing serious
done.

Deveille Weeks marketed corn at Jefferson Friday.

John Lawrence shelled corn for John Mansfield Saturday.

A. I. Smith was a caller at Jefferson Friday.

A number attended the dance at Jonas Fursee's Saturday.  All reported a good
time.

R. C. Pike traded horses with Lee May the past week.

Mrs. John Pike has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Briggs, the
past week.

Gus. Martin, of Westfield, was in our vicinity Sunday looking for cattle
deals.

Joe Banks brought out a teacher from Sioux City Saturday who will teach the
Happy Hollow school.

Sid Sanford was a caller at Jefferson Monday.

H. G. Codd has purchased 125 acres of corn stocks of Mr. Williams and will
winter part of his cattle here.

Mrs. Jonas Fursee drove to Westfield Monday for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Will DeWolf.

HINTON:  (Special Correspondence)

Thos. Barrett, a former resident of Hinton, was a pleasant caller here
Tuesday.

Wm. Richard made a business trip to Adaville Tuesday.

Frank Schneider attended the J. Bauerly sale north west of here Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Small and family went to LeMars Saturday returning
Sunday.  They visited with Mrs. Small's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Schweppe.

C. W. Harrison and F. W. Crouch attended lodge in Sioux City Tuesday night.

Mrs. LeRoy Watts went to LeMars Wednesday returning Thursday. She visited at
the parental home.

A basket social will be held at the Schindel school house north of Hinton on
Friday evening of December 221.  Everybody  cordially invited.  The proceeds
of the social will be used for school purposes.

A. I. Forch, a former pastor of the U.E. church of Hinton, will lecture at
the U.E. church next Sunday evening at 7:30.  Since Rev. Forch was pastor
here he has been to China as a Missionary.  His talk will be along this line
and will also show some relics from foreign countries which will be of
interest.

Otto Winter has bought out A. E. Small's interest in the draying business.
Mr. Small will go to Dakota in the spring.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett returned to Hinton the latter part of last week.
They have their household goods stored in a part of the F. D. Graham
building.

LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated Friday, December 21, 1906

SENEY:  (Special Correspondence)

Miss Mattie Legher returned to her home in Morningside Saturday morning
after spending the past week with her friend, Ina Kiernan.

Edward Rees, of LeMars, left for Denver, Colorado, Monday where he has
secured a position as bookkeeper for the Cass Implement Co.  He was
accompanied by his brother, Thomas Rees.

The Sunday school will render their Christmas program Monday evening.
All are cordially invited.

Z. Rayburn and Andrew Johnson shipped four carload of cattle to Sioux
City Tuesday night.

Al McArthur of Struble was in town on business Tuesday.

About fifty young folks were pleasantly entertained at a party given in
honor of Harvey McArthur at the home of Richard Hawkins Wednesday night
of last week.  The evening was spent in games and social conversation
with a few selections of music.

Warren Doty returned from his trip to Wagner, S.D., Friday morning.

M. A. Moore of LeMars was a business caller here Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. James Rowe of Shullsberg, Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Muxlow of LeMars were visiting relatives here Thursday.

A. H. Tillma and Ira Lancaster will have a shooting match on Christmas.
Prizes will be given.

Louis Demaray attended the party at R. Hawkins' last Wednesday night.

Ed Detloff gave a party Monday night in honor of the Weisenhouse boys
who are going to move to North Dakota in a short time.

Miss Nora Deck visited in LeMars over Sunday.

Henry Husted held an auction sale on his farm Monday.  There seems to be
a great demand for stock consequently the bids for cattle and hogs were
high.

Watson Reeves has been husking corn for John Osborne.

Mr. and Mrs. Busiman of Sheldon have moved to LeMars.  Mrs. Busiman is a
first class barber and has secured employment in the Redmon barber shop.
Mrs. Busiman was formerly Miss Dena Pecketder.

Miss Deck will close her school Friday for a week's vacation.  The
school will have a program and a Christmas tree Friday afternoon.

Miss Josie Randolph of Webster, S.D., arrived here Thursday evening of
last week to take care of her grandma, Mrs. Lyman Britton.

JAMES:  (Special Correspondence)

Robert Woolworth was transacting business in Sioux City on Monday.

Victor Bollinger was drawing wheat to Leeds, Monday.

Louisa Julch spent Sunday home from Hinton.

Irwin Givens was a Sioux City business caller, Monday.

J. E. Nueusle was a Leeds business caller Monday. 

Frank Karker started on Monday morning for Burlington, Kit Carson
county, Colorado, where he is interested in real estate.

Victor Bollinger and wife were Sioux City visitors, Tuesday.

Richard Smith who has been husking corn in this locality during the past
two months started on Tuesday for his home in Madison, Wis.

Louis Haller and wife were transacting business in Sioux City,
Wednesday.

EVANSVILLE:  (Special Correspondence)

G. W. Bushby left Tuesday for Aberdeen, S.D.

Frank Savage who has been employed on the Maple Grove stock farm the
past season moved his family to Ireton last week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Langendorfer and daughter, Ellen of LeMars, visited at
the W. J. Bushby residence Thursday.

Frank Wilson and family of Hawarden visited with the H. E. Wing family
Sunday.

Mrs. Thos. White was at the W. Taylor residence Saturday and Sunday
taking care of her son, Alvin, who was badly hurt in a mixup with a corn
husking machine Saturday.

Miss Ellen Langenderfer returned to her home near LeMars Sunday after a
four days visit with friends in this locality.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Burnett were guests at the H. E. Wing residence Sunday.

Frank Buss who has been working in this locality the past season is now
assisting his father-in-law to pick corn in Washington county.

County Superintendent, W. E. Chase, was calling on the schoolmarms on
the Sioux county side of the line Thursday.

Miss Gertrude McDonald who has been working for Mrs. W.E. Wing returned
to her home in Washington township Thursday.

The first quarterly conference of the year was held at the Evansville
church Monday evening.  Dr. Robert Smylie was present and preached an
interesting sermon, after which a business meeting was held.  It was
decided that Rev. Bennet should continue as pastor of the church till
some permanent arrangements could be made.

Martin Nanninga has leased the J. Dekoff farm two miles south of Struble
and will take possession in the spring.

HINTON:  (Special Correspondence)

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Perry Crouch December 13, 1903, a daughter.

Mrs. T. H. Waters and her daughter, Mrs. Will Winerich, were in Sioux
City Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Phil E. Held visited relatives in LeMars Sunday.

Mat Mansfield is building a new kitchen to his house.

M. H. Mammen has had a phone put in their residence on line four.

Mrs. Jas. Crouch was a visitor to LeMars Saturday.

Mrs. Anna Patton of Sioux City visited with relatives here the first of
the week.

Mrs. E. Phillips went to the eastern part of the state Friday to visit
with relatives.

A. E. Small made a trip to Dakota the first of the week where he has
rented a farm for next year.

R. M Crouch of LeMars was here Monday looking after business affairs.

D. H. Hauff and wife visited with friends near Merrill Sunday.

Mrs. Fred Huebner and children went to LeMars Saturday to visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bock.

Remember the basket social in the Schindle school house north of town
tonight.

The Misses Lamberty and Crouch visited with relatives of the latter in
Morningside Saturday.

There were no services in the M.E. church last Sunday evening.  The
congregation attended the lecture in the U.E. church by Rev. A. J. Furch
and wife.

Mr. Arthur Olesen and Miss Anna Stevens who were married in LeMars last
Saturday will live with the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens,
for the present.

STRUBLE:  (Special Correspondence)

George McDougall who is a student at Lincoln, Nebraska, is spending his
vacation with his parents here.

Presiding Elder of this district was holding meetings here and
Evansville on Monday.

Albert Adden was a pleasant caller in Struble on Wednesday.

John Eilers, the efficient young man on the L. J. Winterfield farm, was
doing business here the first of the week.  John will farm the place
himself next year.

Dan Buckley from near Ireton called the first of the week and we learn
that his father who resides in Maurice is still very low and cannot live
much longer.  The father is ninety-two years old, almost a centenarian.

Edward Riter is in South Dakota looking after business.

Henry Gilliman was marketing grain the first of the week.

Henry Kruse, son of Joe Kruse, called here Wednesday.

Thomas Osborne, Grant Chapman, John Emery, Frank Easman, Sieb Osborne,
Harry Heemstra, Henry Zimmerman all from near Carnes were transacting
business in our bustling town the past week.

Billy Baack was out to the Schuldt farm Sunday taking pictures.

Carl Frerichs who resides four miles west of Mammen was hauling out
material for Jurgen Harms Tuesday.  Carl is an industrious and
prosperous farmer.

George Smith as getting some cattle here the first of the week.

Mrs. J. A. Sayer and Miss Grace Woods were LeMars shoppers on Tuesday.

Eilert Borchers was a county seat caller the first of the week.

John Baack greeted friends here Wednesday.  Chas. Baack shelled corn the
first of the week

Alfred Bahr will work for Alex McDougall the coming year.

A. P. Noble was a pleasant caller here Wednesday.

Will Schult called Monday.  Paul Schults is marketing corn here.

Barney Ekting formerly of Hospers but now with the Cudahy Packing Co.,
spent several days visiting old friends.

There was a party at the Detloff home on Monday night in honor of the
Wiesenhouse boys who will soon leave for their new home in North Dakota.

Mrs. Josiah Stepton was at LeMars on Thursday.  Mrs. Swieger and Mrs.
A.L. Stoll were trading in LeMars on Tuesday.

Quite a large crowd attended a party at the beautiful home of Herman
Monke in honor of Fred Monke.  The young folks all report a jolly time.

Mrs. R. J. Nolan is spending this week with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Swain, near Merrill.  Mrs. Swain stepped on a rusty nail and is
suffering from the effects.

John H. Johnson was a pleasant caller in Struble Tuesday.

Carl Klave greeted friends here the first of the week.

P. J. LaVellie marketed grain here Monday.

Herman and Albert Albers were pleasant visitors here the first of the
week.

P.W. Moir one of Sherman township's extensive farmers was married in
Sioux City last week to Miss Lizzie Sardeson.  We extend our
congratulations.

The elevator seems to be pretty well filled with grain at this time
which causes up and down prices on the corn.

Jay Peebles from Evansville was on our markets this week.