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LeMars Sentinel
January 8, 1909

A QUIET HOME WEDDING     
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A quiet home wedding was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hendrickson, 1221 Washington Street, yesterday afternoon, when their
daughter, Matie Hendrickson, was united in marriage to Charles Hodgson.
Only immediate relatives were present at the ceremony which was
performed by Rev. W.G. Moore, pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
at three o'clock.

The bride was most becomingly attired in a brown velvet dress with cream
lace trimmings. Following the ceremony hearty congratulations were
bestowed upon the young people.  At six o'clock an elaborate wedding
supper in four courses was served and the evening spent in celebrating
the happy event.  The newly married people received a large number of
beautiful and useful presents.  They will go to housekeeping
[unreadable] street until a new house is ready for them.

Both young people are well known and popular with a large circle of
friends.  The groom is employed with the Zimmerman Implement Co.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Mae Kennedy spent the holiday vacation with her parents.

Mrs. and Mrs. W. C. Lancaster were Struble business callers Monday.

Friends of Will Kennedy are pleased to learn he has taken a change for the
better.

Thos. Rees and wife visited relatives and friends near Maurice the last of
the week.

Mrs. C. F. Hartzell enjoyed a visit from her sister-in-law, Mrs. Bert
Hartzell, this week.

The Ladies Aide society was entertained at the home of Mrs. Arthur Reeves
Wednesday afternoon.

C. W. Reeves, who went to Aberdeen, S.D., last week on business, returned
home Sunday morning.

A large crowd of young folks attended the dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Jackson New Years Eve.

This vicinity was visited by a light snow storm on Tuesday and was reported
the coldest day we've had this winter.

Miss Sadie Alderson returned home Friday night from near Elgin, Neb., where
she visited the Alderson families a short time.

Miles Kennedy returned home from Akron on Thursday of last week, where he
went to see his brother, Will, who was seriously sick.

Frank March, of Akron, spent Sunday with his mother and sister, Mrs. E.
March and Lucille, returning to his home Monday morning.

The young folks enjoyed themselves skating on the lake north of town several
nights last week. They reported the ice in fine condition.

Otto Kuhl left for South Dakota Sunday night, where he will look around
several places before renting a farm for the coming year.

Maynard Moist left for his home in St. Paul Saturday morning, after spending
the holidays with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mills.

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Alderson and Marie Foster spent Saturday and Sunday with
the latter's sister, Mrs. John Penning, near Ashton, returning home the
first of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster and son, John, left for Illinois Tuesday night
to visit Mrs. Lancaster's sister. They will also visit relatives in
Wisconsin before returning. Mit Lancaster accompanied them as far as
Freeport on his way to Wisconsin, where he expects to spend about two months
with relatives at different points.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Alex McDougall was a LeMars visitor Monday.

Lydia Dralle is suffering from the effects of frozen fingers.

Charley and Gus Witt are enjoying a visit from a brother, of Nebraska.

Katie Wood resumed her school duties at LeMars high school Monday.

George Renken and George F. Frericks were Sioux City stock buyers Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Rodenbour and son, Leo, were visiting in Minnesota last
week.

Miss Harrison, of Maurice, spent the first of the week with her friends, the
Bell family.

Mike Bixler, who has been visiting relatives here and at LeMars returned
home this week.

George McDougall is spending a few weeks' vacation with parents. He is a
student in Chicago.

See J. A. Sayer for Gold Coin Tonic. $7 per hundred pounds, also have cures
and worm powders.

James Edwards, who bought the livery barn recently, purchased D. D. Hamer's
residence this week.

J. H. Cook, Frank Buss, Fred Reese, Frank Penny were delivering fat cattle
to Durband & Nicholson Saturday.

Rev. Carr, presiding elder of this district, is assisting Rev. H. S.
Hamilton in revival work here this week at the M.E. Church.

A movement to organize a band is on foot and we hope that before long
Struble will be in line with Hinton and afford a good band.

Durband & Nicholson shipped 12 carload of fat cattle to Chicago Saturday.
They had a special train chartered. Ed Durband and Jim Noble accompanied
the shipment.

PLEASANT VALLEY: (Special Correspondence)

Ralph E. Davis was on the sick list this week.

Mr. George Bulyer hauled twenty-one of his best hogs to Marcus Saturday.

Miss Laura Miller opened her school again Monday morning after a weeks
vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Raun gave a dinner New Years Day to a number of their
friends.

LeMars Sentinel
Tuesday, January 12, 1909

TWO PIONEERS ARE DEAD
AUGUST HAUSWALD DIED AT AN ADVANCED AGE
J. P. HOFFMAN DIES AT ROSWELL

Former LeMars Resident Passes Away at Home of His son in South Dakota, and
Remains Brought Here for Internment-Funeral at St. Joseph's Church.

August Hauswald died at the home of his son, Louis Hauswald in Johnson
township, on Sunday at the advanced age of eighty years. The funereal will
be held from the Hauswald home today and the interment made at Adaville
cemetery.

John Peter Hoffmann died at Roswell, S.D., on Thursday after a six weeks
illness due to a paralytic stroke. He was eighty-eight years and fourteen
days old at the time of his death. He was a native of Luxembourg, Europe,
and came to this country in 1896 setting at Tete des Mort, Jackson county,
Iowa. In 1878 he moved to Plymouth county and engaged in farming. He left
here in 1884 but returned again in two years and lived here until five years
ago, when he went to Roswell, S.D., to make his home with his sons, Math
Hoffmann and John Hoffman, who survive him. His wife died in this city about
twenty-one years ago.

The remains were brought to this city Sunday accompanied by his sons and
their wives and children and the funeral was held, yesterday morning at St.
Joseph's church.

Mr. Hoffmann was well known in LeMars and had many friends here. He was an
honorable and upright citizen respected by all who knew him.

PERSONAL.

J. F. Scharles was a Sioux City visitor on Saturday.

John Huxtable went to Pierson on business Monday.

Jos. Kruse went to Mexico last week on a land seeking trip.

J. F. Kriege went to Mexico last week on a sight seeing trip.

John Rogers, of Sioux City, was an over Sunday visitor in LeMars.

LeMars Sentinel
January 15, 1909

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Albert Penning attended a dance at Alton Friday night.

Jas. Lancaster, of Maurice, was a guest of his parents, Sunday.

T. J. Rees and wife were calling on relatives in Maurice Wednesday.

Will Cook went to Strawberry Point, Iowa, Monday to visit relatives and his
old home.

Albert Penning is visiting with his brothers, John and Lyman, in Ashton this
week.

Jas. Deegan went to Sioux City Sunday to see his mother, who has been quite
ill.

Miss Kattie Engles returned Tuesday from Nebraska, where she has spent the
past three weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rees visited their sister and brother, Mr. and Mrs. John
Penning, near Ashton, this week.

Elmer Austin and son, Guy, have returned home from a visit with relatives in
the eastern part of this state.

Miss Bessie Reeves visited at the George Reeves home near Gayville, S.D.,
last week, returning home Sunday noon.

Irvin Alderson and wife visited his cousins, Jas. and Chris Lancaster, and
families near Maurice, Friday and Saturday.

Clarence Moore helped put up ice for Oscar Haviland the first of the week
and is now assisting Duncan McArthur fill his ice house.

Rev. C. F. Hartzell will preach an illustrated sermon to the children next
Sunday morning. He wishes all the children to be present.

Mrs. Hartzell, who has been visiting her husband's brother and family the
past week, returned to her home in Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday.

Chris Lancaster, who has been farming near Maurice the past two years, has
moved onto the John Lancaster farm, recently vacated by Willie Rees, which
he has leased for the next year.

DALTON: (Special Correspondence)

H. Atwood marketed a big bunch of hogs Wednesday.

Mrs. D. M. Goldie is confined to her home with an attack of the grip.

Ernest Schutt opened his home to a social gathering Thursday evening.

H. Weinheimer, of Merrill, was here on Monday in the interests of F. Hoese.

Gerd Null has returned from his visit with relatives in Carroll county,
Iowa.

H. Shenrock's invited in his friends and neighbors to an oyster supper
Sunday evening.

Mr. Olin, the station agent, expects to move his family from Minnesota to
this place within the next two weeks.

Mrs. H. Norton is home again from Sioux City from a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Brown, who is still failing.

The family of H. C. Wilson, our old friend and agent, are rejoicing over the
arrival of a new boy at their home at Washington, D.C.

Sabbath school was not held last Sabbath on account of the severe cold.
Until the weather moderates no further announcements will be made.

The Commercial Club are anticipating setting aside a plot for the old
rubbish of our village, in other words a dump yard for old automobiles and
other useless accumulations.

Chas. Hodgson and wife were generously treated to an old fashioned charivari
by the folks "around the old home" and the folks report they fared well.
Congratulations all around.

Remsen Bell-Enterprise
Dated after Jan. 26, 1909

WEDDING BELLS

On Tuesday morning, January twenty-sixth, Mr. Barney Deitermann and Miss
Mary Niehus marched to the altar in St. Mary's church in Remsen, and there,
after having received through the office of Rev. Father Fisch, the blessings
of the mother church, were pronounced husband and wife. The ceremony was
witnessed by a large number of relatives and friends of the contracting
parties, and the hearts of all were open for good wishes for the future well
of the young couple.

The bride was beautifully attired in a dress of white silk, and her sister,
Miss Katie Niehus, who acted as maid of honor, appeared in light blue, while
the groom and his attendant, Henry Deitermann, wore the usual black. After
the ceremony a reception was held at the home of Mrs. Niehus, mother of the
bride, and a sumptuous wedding dinner was partaken of.

The young couple will be with relatives in this neighborhood for a short
time, after which they will go to live on the farm which papa B. Deitermann
has ready for them near Bonesteel, South Dakota. The bride and groom are of
the best families in the vicinity. They are highly respected, and
innumerable good wishes accompany them to their new home.

~Date of this marriage: 26 Jan 1909

LeMars Sentinel
January 29, 1909

Henry Sievers, son of Mr. and Mrs. ___ Sievers, of this city, left on Monday
for Spokane, Wash., near which town he has bought a creamery farm. He went
from here to Remsen to visit relatives and from there to his former home,
Holland, Minn., where he will be married to Miss Cecelia Bume and the happy
couple will proceed on their way to their new home.

*****

Tjebbe Raveling, of Remsen, and Mrs. Bertha Moohr, of Webster City, were
united in marriage in LeMars on Thursday by Rev. Dallman, of Remsen. They
will live on the Raveling farm northeast of Remsen.

*****

Miss Mary Niehus and Barney Determan were married at St. Mary's church in
Remsen on Tuesday by Rev. Father Fisch. They will shortly go to South Dakota
and _eate on a farm near Bonesteel.

*****

The county superintendent of schools made a decision this week in favor of
establishing a new school in Marion township on one of the four corners
where section 13, 14, 23, and 24 join. Some parties in the township were
opposed to the establishment of the new school while others complained that
their children had too far to walk under the present status.

*****

Will Remer, of the firm of Gralapp & Remer, coal dealers on Main street, has
purchased the interest of his partner and after February first will take
sole possession. Mr. Gralapp will remain with Mr. Remer during the
remainder of the winter and will then go to work at his trade as carpenter.

*****

The Henry Dobbert farm in Stanton township was sold on Wednesday to Henry
Schoenrock for a consideration of $20,000. The farm consisted of 139 acres,
bring about $111 per acre. Mr. Schoenrock will take possession in the
spring and Mr. Dobbert will locate in California.

*****

The fifth annual convention of the Farmer's Grain Dealers Association, of
Iowa, will be held at Sioux City, February 3rd and 4th. Among the speakers
are James J. Hill, of St. Paul, George S. Loftus, of Minneapolis and Samuel
Hallet Greeley, of Chicago.

*****

Prof. G. C. Countryman, county superintendent of schools, is holding
teachers' examinations this week. The examination began on Wednesday and
will finish this afternoon. Seventeen took the examination yesterday.

*****

Frank Billings went to a hospital in Sioux City on Wednesday night and
underwent an operation for appendicitis yesterday. His wife and mother
accompanied him.

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Arthur Reeves was on the sick list last week.

Frankie Perry returned home Wednesday from a visit.

Edward Rees and wife attended church at LeMars Sunday night.

Stoll Bros. brought a fine young team at John Gengler's sale Monday.

Will Cook returned home Tuesday from a visit with relatives at Strawberry
Point, Iowa.

Miss Rowena Rees, of LeMars, visited relatives in this city last week,
returning to her home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Wallinga are proud of the arrival of a young farmer who
arrived at their home Tuesday.

Mrs. Lyman Britton and grandson, Chester, visited the former's son, Harry
and wife, in Spencer, Iowa, this week.

Miss Erickson, of Crathorne, who was the guest of Mrs. John Walkup last week
returned to her home the last of the week.

Will Ewin, who visited friends and relatives here a few days, left for
Denver, Colorado, Saturday night where he has work.

Mrs. Robt. Reeves enjoyed a visit from her niece, Blanche Porter, of Sioux
City last week. She left Monday for Washington to visit her father.

The oyster supper given by the Ladies' Aid society at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Hughes last Friday night was largely attended although the roads
were very muddy. Both young and old enjoyed themselves in games and
conversation. A short program was given. The proceeds amounted to $7.50.

W. D. Kennedy, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, who was called to the parental home
near Akron by the serious illness of his father, Will Kennedy, arrived here
Monday evening to visit. He was accompanied from Akron by his niece, Erlyne
Kennedy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kennedy, who will spend a few days
with her grandma, Mrs. E. March.

The Sunday School board held their meeting in the church Thursday night.
The officers and teachers were elected as follows: Superintendent, Mr. Z.
Rayburn; secretary, Henry Penning; treasurer, Allie Hawkins; librarian, Iona
Ewin; organist, Mrs. John Walkup; assistant organist, Mrs. Alvina Jeffers;
teacher of Band of Hope, Mrs. Walkup; teacher of class 1, Lizzie Hawkins;
class no. 2, Mrs. C. F. Hartzell; No. 3, Mrs. Aukema; No. 4, Frank Becker;
class No. 5, John Lancaster; Bible class, Will Cook.