LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated Friday, July 14, 1911

DEATH OF MRS. BURRILL
Well Known Union Township Resident Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. G.H. Burrill, of Union township, died on Wednesday morning at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tullis, in Merrill.  Mrs. Burrill had
been sick for the past five years and had suffered much.  Several times
she has been at the point of death during her long illness and her life
despaired of.  During the time that she had been in ill health she had
been faithfully and tenderly nursed by her loving husband and children
who had spared no pains nor labor to make her remaining years as happy
and peaceful as possible.  The best of medical aid had been secured to
no avail.  Six weeks ago she was brought to the hospital  in this city
and was given the most skillful treatment, but her already frail body
was fast beginning to sink, and it was finally known that she had but a
short time in which to be upon this earth.  She was then taken to the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Tullis, where she might spend
the last few days with those who had reared her from infancy.  Although
the long months had been fraught with pain and suffering, the deceased
had tried to make the lives of those about her as happy as possible and
had always tried to lighten the burdens of those who were taking care of
her.

Mary Burrill was married to G. H. Burrill, in this county, on April 28th
1889.  she had resided in this county since 1882, during which time she
had made many friends by her gentleness and willingness to help others.
Besides her husband she is survived by six children, all of who are
girls.  They are Pearl, Eva, Florence, Fay, Martha and Clara.  Three
sisters and two brothers and her parents are also alive.  Her brothers
and sisters are:  Wm. Tullis, who resides on a claim in South Dakota;
Mrs. John Eberhardt, residing at Wessington Springs; Mrs. Insinger, of
Walnut, Kansas; and Frank Tullis, who resides in Plymouth township.  The
funeral will be held at Merrill this afternoon from the Methodist church
at two o'clock.  Interment will take place in the Merrill cemetery by
the body of a brother, who died last fall from injuries received from
burns.

UNION:  (Special Correspondence)

Mrs. Kipp and little daughter, of Remsen, accompanied Mr. Kipp on his
trip with meat in an automobile Friday.

Mrs. Peter Steele and Miss Margaret Steele were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Steele from Friday evening until Sunday.

No services will be held in the Presbyterian church Sunday, July 16th,
as many members wish to attend LeMars Chautauqua.

The ladies of Mt. Hope M.E. Church will hold their aid meeting Thursday
afternoon, July 20th, at the home of Mrs. Elmer Warner.

The Presbyterian Missionary society will meet with Mrs. Chas. Eyres
Wednesday, July 19th, at 2:30 p.m.  Subject for study is “The Field, the
Future,” and year reviewed.  Leaders, Mrs. Harry Hoyt and Mrs. Inglett.
Mrs. Hayden will preside.

Will McCartney and Mary Edwards stole a march on their relatives and
friends and were married in LeMars Saturday, July 8th, by Rev. C.G.
Butler.  Congratulations are extended.  The young couple are living on
the Begg homestead, where the groom is farming in partnership with Ed
Bauerly.

Mrs. George Burrill, who has been an invalid several years died at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Tullis, in Merrill, Wednesday
morning, July 12th.  Her husband and daughter, Eva, were with her at the
time.  Mrs. Burrill had been a patient sufferer.  She leaves her husband
and six daughters, besides her parents and other relatives and friends
to mourn her early death, being in her thirty-eighth year.  The funeral
will be held on Friday afternoon at two o'clock in Merrill, where the
remains will be laid to rest.

STRUBLE:  (Special Correspondence)

The automobile hospital seems to be crowded these days.

The Lutheran church at Craig will be dedicated soon.

The fine rain that fell Sunday morning had an exhilarating effect on all
of us.

David Hammond is hauling sand for the foundation of a new corn crib and
cistern.

Misses Nora Buckley and Katie Lynch and sister, of Maurice, were taking
in the ball game here Sunday.

School election on the 18th for the purpose of issuing $1500 bonds to
build an additional room and employ another teacher.

Fred Becker, of LeMars, has been looking after the bank here the last of
the week.  The cashier, John Garding, has gone to Minnesota.

Charley Brandt, who is holding a good position in a garage at
Vermillion, South Dakota, is renewing old friendships here this week.

SENEY:

Mr. and Mrs. Will Connor, of Kingsley, and Mr. and Mrs. Krudwig, of
Leeds, who attended the funeral of their father, Anthony Daugherty,
returned to their homes Monday.

A pleasant surprise was tendered Mr. and Mrs. T.K. Chapman, of LeMars,
Tuesday, when their son, Elam and Grant, and families, of Seney, went to
their home to help celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.  The
surprise was made more complete by the presence of their son, Fred and
wife and grandson, Kelsie and wife, from Aurora, Iowa.  There were
presented with beautiful gifts from their children as a reminder of the
day.

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES

The owner of Iowa soil these days is one of the most favored mortals.
Recently H. H. Andersen, of Davenport, refused point blank $160 an acre
for a full section which he owns in Ida County.  He bought the land in
1881 for $2,560 and in turning down the offer of in the neighborhood of
$96,000 said the land looked better to him than the money.  He has a
long head.  The same land will be worth $250 an acre one of these days
and it won't be so very many years either.

F.W. Walden, of Spearfish, South Dakota, is the new editor of the Iowa
Ledger.  Mr. Walden is a practical printer and has had considerable
newspaper experience.  Raymond Johnson will assist him as local
reporter.

A shocking tragedy occurred in Ida Grove last Saturday night when
Charles Westfall pulled a 22-calibre revolver and shot his wife dead in
her tracks and then turned the gun on himself and duplicated the
performance.  Westfall had been drinking, was in a quarrelsome mood and
when the little foster child of the couple pulled up a tomato plant by
mistake his vicious instincts obtained the mastery and pulling a gun he
executed the feat to end his and his wife's life.  He also fired several
shots at the little girl, but missed her.