LeMars Sentinel
March 8, 1935

Last Rites For R. A. Hawkins At Seney Church

The funeral for the late R.A. Hawkins, of Elgin township, was held Wednesday
afternoon in the Methodist church in Seney, with Rev. W. C. Bergman
officiating and was largely attended.

Relatives and friends from out of town at the services were: Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Brown and son and Mr. Samuelson, of Home, Kans.; Mrs. Mary McMullen, of
Larchwood, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Onawa; Mr. and Mrs. Allie McMullen,
Dewey McMullen, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thompson, Wm. Johnson, Mr. Sickles, of
Sioux City; Lloyd Mc Mullen, of Larchwood, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Potter,
Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. James Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter, Rob, Peter
and Lawrence Moir, of Mitchell, S.D.; Jno. Elles, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Potter, of Sioux Falls; Andrew Moir, of Andover, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Willett, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitchell, Rev. M. L. Metcalf, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Summermeyer, of Sioux City; Chris Lancaster, Mrs. Riggert, of Mitchell,
S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Meril Simons, of Ireton; Mrs. Martha Haney and family, of
Minneapolis, Minn.; Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Bergman, of Danbury; Mr. and Mrs.
Irvin Cooper, of Hawarden.

The pallbearers were: Jno. Osborne, Wm. Albert, Wm. Pech, Clifford Bray,
Jake Berkenpas, and Henry Groetken. The interment was made in Seney
cemetery.

Remsen Pioneer Taken By Death

Funeral services were held in St. Mary's church in Remsen Tuesday morning
for Theodore Fideler, a pioneer of this county, Rev. Father H. J. Schiefer
officiating.

Mr. Fideler was born at Biesen, Luxemborg, Europe, December 29, 1862. He
came to this country in 1884 and worked in a blacksmith shop in LeMars and
then went to Remsen where he followed the same occupation. The deceased was
a hardworking and honest man and a good citizen. He was a devout member of
the Catholic faith, a devoted husband and father. He built the first hook
and ladder fired truck in Remsen and it is still in use.

He is survived by his wife and children, who are Mrs. George Ertl, of Fort
Dodge; M. S. Fideler, of Remsen; Theo. M. Fideler, of San Diego, Calif.;
Louise Haack of Sioux City; J. P. Fideler, of Fort Dodge; and Louis, of
Waterloo. One son, John, preceded him in death.

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A snow storm that started Wednesday morning and continued through most of
the day brought .34 inches of moisture. The mercury dropped during the day
and registered 1 degree above zero early Thursday morning.

LeMars Globe-Post
March 11, 1935

SENEY: (By Special Correspondent)

The ladies aid society served dinner in the hall Wednesday, March 6,
followed by the regular business meeting.

Christina Bos was honored with a miscellaneous shower in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. Koldenhoven, Monday evening. About 60 people were there to enjoy
the evening and the bride-to-be received many useful gifts.

Mrs. Minnie Lehrman, Mrs. Paul Rock, of Ocheydan and Mrs. Jno. Van Gelder of
Rock Rapids, were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Minnie Hamilton,
Saturday of last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hofland, of Orange City, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartog, of
Maurice, and Mr. and Mrs. Garret Hartog helped celebrate little Frances
Marie Hartog's first birthday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hartog, on
Tuesday evening.

Miss Christina Bos spent the week in the home of her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Garret Hartog.

Mrs. Minnie Lehman, Mrs. Paul Rock of Ocheydan, Mrs. Jno. Van Gelder, of
Rock Rapids, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer DeRaad were Sunday guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lehrman.

E. H. Riter had a truck load of sheep on the Sioux City market, Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Nate Connor and son of Moville moved to Seney this week to make
their home.

Miss Pauline Riter returned home Sunday after spending a few weeks in the
home of her brother and family, at Marcus.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Chambers of Castlewood, S.D., visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Becker, Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Garret Hartog motored to Sioux City Thursday.

Jno. Hartog moved Ernie Reeves to Paullina, Thursday.

WESTFIELD: (By Special Correspondent)

Mrs. Laura Mills spent several days here among friends but was called away
suddenly on account of the serious sickness of her son, George, at Denver,
Colo. She accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. John Witte, left Saturday
morning for Denver.

A. Bertrand family from Salix will farm the place formerly occupied by the
Hartwig family, the Hartwigs going to the farm vacated by the Wm. Lorenzen
family, east of town.

A nice crowd attended the ladies aid meeting in community hall last Thursday
evening with a committee in charge.

Mrs. Rose Burke and granddaughter, Edith Catharine Berguim, spent the week
end with relatives in the city.

Mrs. M. J. Kennedy and son returned to their home near Salix after a weeks
visit in the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Tracy, and among other relatives.

Miss Dorothy McDougall is assisting in the Wm. Connolly home near Elk Point.

Nels Beaubien and Phil Beaubien motored to the city Sunday to see their
brother, Lawrence Beaubien, who was quite seriously hurt in an auto
accident.

Mrs. Ray McCue was a delightful hostess to the Wednesday Bridge Club
Wednesday afternoon in her home.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lilly and baby left Thursday for their new home near
North Riverside where Mr. Lilly will farm for the coming year. Farrell
Harrington will have charge of the Standard Oil station.

Mrs. Cecil Harrington entertained a large crowd in her home Thursday
afternoon at the regular meeting of St. Catharine's guild.

Mr. and Mrs. John Mathis and daughter, of Dakota City, Neb., have taken up
their residence in Westfield and Mr. Mathis will reopen the Beaubien garage.

The Harry Michael and Ed Kane families are now occupying the house vacated
by the Wayne Lias family.

LeMars Globe-Post
March 14, 1935

WESTERN STANTON: (By Special Correspondent)

The Women's Missionary Society of the Stanton Evangelical church met on
Wednesday afternoon, March 6, in the home of Mrs. Albert Lang. After the
regular lesson study, presented each month, a social hour following during
which time the hostess served delicious refreshments.

Miss Minnie Lentz departed on Wednesday for her home at Denver, Colo., after
spending several days in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lenz.

Miss Lois Zimmerman left this week for Cherokee, where she will teach in the
city schools for the coming three months.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Berner had as dinner guests on Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
I. E. Brandstetter and son, Roger, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Lake and family and
Walter Kehrberg.

Henry, Phyllis, Berneice and Harvey, children of Mr. and Mrs. ? Smith, who
moved to Stanton to farm near Remsen, have entered school in district No. 3.

Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Brandstetter were callers in Sioux City, Thursday.

SENEY: (By Special Correspondent)

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer DeRaad motored to Ocheydan, last Saturday to spend a week
with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mars and son moved to a place near Orange City to work
for a farmer.

Mr. and Mrs. Irvie McArthur and Mrs. Chas. Darville of Sioux City, spent the
week end with relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Chambers of Castlewood, S.D., visited relatives here last
Thursday.

Mr. Patterson, Frank Burdick of Sioux City and Mr. Ferguson are getting the
Booth & Olson machinery ready to start work just as soon as the weather
permits.

Dan McArthur of Sheldon was a caller here Wednesday.

Mrs. Ray Hinde and daughters, of Hawarden, and Vernon Penning who has been
working there the last few weeks, are visiting in the home of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penning.

C. E. Moore motored to Marcus Sunday to visit in the home of his son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Moore.

RUBLE: (By Special Correspondent)

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klemme were Sunday afternoon visitors at the home of the
latter's mother, Mrs. Ben Tapper.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell and sons were LeMars shoppers, Saturday.

Wayne Miller spent Friday evening with Norman Morehead.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kallsen and family, Mrs. Barth Miller and Mr. and Mrs.
Clare Morehead and sons, were Sunday afternoon guests at the John Tapper
home.

Mrs. John Kallsen, Mr. and Mrs. Barth Miller, Jesse Kallsen and Arthur
Kallsen and daughter, Edna, Otto Kallsen of near Craig, and Mrs. Peter
Kallsen of LeMars motored to Lester, Iowa, on last Thursday to attend the
funeral of their aunt and sister-in-law, Mrs. Emil Thiesen of that place.
They returned home on Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Miller and daughter, Darlene, were Sunday dinner guests
at the Clarence Braun home.

NORTH WASHINGTON: (By Special Correspondent)

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson of Holstein spent Saturday evening and Sunday at
the home of Edw. Johnson of Brunsville.

Mrs. Gerd Siebens and daughter, Tillie, were Sioux City shoppers Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Early and Miss Flossie Early were Sioux City business
callers on Saturday.

Mrs. John Luken of near Brunsville and Mrs. Jack Reese were visitors at the
home of Mrs. John Harms of Brunsville.

Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson and daughter, Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson,
all of Preston township, Mrs. Bertha Voss and children and Mr. and Mrs. John
Renken and daughters, of LeMars, were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Renken of near Brunsville.

A very large crowd attended the apron and overall dance which was held at
the Brunsville hall on Saturday evening.

A farewell party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ehlers of near
Brunsville on Tuesday evening. A number of friends from this vicinity were
present. The evening was spent in playing pinochle and social visiting.
The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Siebens, Herm Harms,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Renken and son, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Vernon and son, Mrs.
Nora Vernon, Mrs. Katerine Dickman, Miss Fannie Vernon, all of Brunsville;
Mrs. Henry Harms and daughters of LeMars; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schultz and Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Schultz. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ehlers will make their home on a
farm near Ruble.

Hinton Progress
March 14, 1935

DEATH CLAIMS LOUIS WIESE

Louis Wiese, 57 years of age, who for the past few years resided in the home
of his son-in-law, Joe Senftleben, southeast of Hinton, passed away in
LeMars Sunday, March 3, after an illness of several months.

The deceased was born in Germany, October 19, 1877, and when a child came to
America with his parents. They located in Sioux City where he lived until
1918, when he moved to Hinton. He was married to Christina Blankenberg on
November 20, 1902, at Sioux City. She and one son preceded him in death.

Survivors are three sons and two daughters, namely, Roy L., Walter E., and
Howard O. Weise; Mrs. Joe Sentftleben, of Hinton, and Mrs. Elmer Mook, of
Westfield.

The funeral services was held at Sioux City in the Nelson-Berger funeral
home at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. G. A. Matthaidess, officiating. Burial
was made in the Floyd cemetery at Sioux City.

LeMars Globe-Post
March 18, 1935

SENEY: (By Special Correspondent)

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Daugherty of Emerson, Neb., visited Sunday in the home
of the former’s mother, Mrs. Mary Daughtery and brother and family.

Miss Margaret Moore of Glenwood spent last week end in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Moore.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koldenhoven moved Monday into the Jno. Osborne house.

Mrs. Ray Hinde and daughters of Hawarden, were visiting in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penning, last week. Vernon Penning, who has
been helping his brother-in-law shred corn, came home with her.

School election was held last Monday and Mrs. Ray McArthur and Wm. Rees were
elected on the school board.

Jno. Hartog trucked sheep to Sioux City Tuesday for E. H. Riter.

Henry VanderMyde motored to Sioux City, Tuesday.

Miss Jacobe Mars visited in the home of Richard Koldenhoven on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Detloff, formerly of this community, now living in Sioux
City, are the proud parents of a baby girl born Tuesday.

Roy McArthur sawed wood for Harry Buss Wednesday.

Sam Uthe and Wm. Utech motored to Sioux City Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rees and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rees, motored to Sioux City,
Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer DeRaad returned home Thursday from Ocheydan, where they
have been visiting the past 10 days with relatives.

Nate Connor is busy building a house on the forty of Mrs. Lizzie Connor
where they will move into as soon as completed.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Werth, of Stanton township, are the proud parents of a 7 ½
pound girl born Wednesday.

LeMars Sentinel
March 22, 1935

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Kenneth Rees is the owner of a new truck.

Rev. Samuel Polovina, an evangelist, preached here Sunday morning.

Henry Vandermyde left Monday morning for Freeport, Ill., on business.

Miss Leona Reints was a week end visitor in the home of Marie Woomer in
LeMars.

Mrs. A. Jeffers visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Trafford in
LeMars Sunday.

Mrs. C. E. Moore left for Iowa City Saturday morning to consult the doctors
on her health.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zimmerman, of Sioux City, were visitors Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hawkins.

Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cooper, of Hawarden, were visitors in the home of the
former's mother, Mrs. Alice Cooper.

The Connor boys are busy building a house on the forty owned by Miss Lizzie
Connors, where Nate and his family will live.

Relatives received word of the death of Wm. Knewstubb at Argyle, Wis. He
was known by many here, visiting the Alderson and Lancaster families a
number of times.

The father and son banquet was well attended Friday evening. Rev. B. M.
Watson, former pastor of Seney, and Rev. E. N. Tompkins gave an interesting
talk.

Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson had as their guests Sunday the former's father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Ferguson, and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lorit and children of Emmetsburg.

STANTON: (Special Correspondence)

J. Deters recovering from an illness of several weeks.

Max Schuler, of Griswold, is working for Robert Hodgson.

Lenten services at the Stanton Evangelical church are in progress.

Miss Erma Lippke, who is employed at Homer, Neb., visited in her parental
home Sunday.

MAURICE: (Special Correspondence)

Gerrit Maasen is seriously ill with pneumonia.

W. J. Klessig is moving to a farm in northern Minnesota.

Mrs. Chas. Jansma has been sick the past few weeks but is on the road to
recovery.

Mrs. Clarence Van Roekel was called to South Dakota by the death of her
niece.

Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Eberly spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Vander Naald
at Schaller.

Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Vore entertained a number of guests at cards and lunch
Tuesday night.

The Ladies Aid of the First Reformed church met Wednesday with Mrs. Wm. Van
Peursem as hostess.

The Ladies Altar society meeting was postponed from last week to this week
Thursday. Mrs. Fred Buckley was hostess.

Among relatives and friends who helped J. G. DeJong celebrate his fiftieth
birthday Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Jones of LeMars.

The Art club, a branch of the Women's Club, met Tuesday night with Mrs.
Herman Rowenhorst, Miss Margaret McDonald leading the discussion.

Al De Janger is recuperating after an accident which caused the loss of the
third finger to the knuckle and a gash necessitating the taking of several
stitches.

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gaalswyk, of Rock Valley, visited at the Frank Kuiken home
Friday. Mr. Kuiken is recuperating from a dangerous siege of pneumonia.

Rev. Dowstra, of Hull, Rev. John Straks and Mrs. Gerrit Van Horsen spent
last week in Pella where Rev. Staks attended a Central college board
meeting.

Clarence Van Roekel and Clarence Kuiken motored to Clear Lake, S.D., Tuesday
to attend the farm sale of Neil Ellerbroek, who, with his family will move
to Idaho.

Relatives living Maurice attended the funeral of Miss Cynthia Draayer at
Orange City Monday. She succumbed to an attack of appendicitis.