LeMars Sentinel
Dated May 25, 1937

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Mr. and Mrs. Will Detloff motored to Luverne, Minn., on Sunday to visit
relatives.

Kenneth Rees, who is employed near Sheldon, spent the week end at his home
here.

Roy McArthur, who is employed at Ida Grove, spent the week end with his
family, here.

Mrs. Marshall Rees and Mrs. Leon Rees motored to Orange City on Friday to
the Tulip Day Festival.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Becker, sons Bobby and Jerry, spent the day with
relatives in Sioux City, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Naninga and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
McDougall, of Struble, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Becker, of Waubay, S.D., are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Becker.

Miles McArthur and daughter, Joyce, and Mrs. Dan McArthur, of Sheldon,
visited relatives here Tuesday.

Mrs. Thos. Batho, Sr., of Canton, S.D., arrived Monday for a visit at the
home of her son, Rev. Thos. Batho.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howes, Lloyd and Jean, of LeMars, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Lancaster on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Marion Chapman are the parents of a daughter, born Sunday, May
23, at the Sacred Heart hospital in LeMars.

Rev. T. C. Batho officiated as chairman and toastmaster at the Excelsior
Club banquet held at Western Union college Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Utech and family and Raymond Utech, of Heron Lake, Minn.,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Utech.

Mr. and Mrs. Judson McDougall and family, of Yankton, S.D., moved Saturday
into the Rees residence recently vacated by Garret Hartog and family.

Members of the LeMars high school graduating class from this community are
Evelyn Lancaster, Ruth McArthur, Frank Buss and Henry Berkenpas.

Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wills and family motored to Ireton and visited relatives
Sunday. Vernon and Frances Ewin accompanied them and visited the Walker
Bushby home.

Among those from here who attended the annual Tulip Day Festival at Orange
City were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hawkins, Mrs. Harvey Buss, Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas Batho.

Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty had as guests on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Whitelock and daughter, Eleanor, John Betsworth and granddaughter, Violet
Betsworth, all of Sioux City.

Little Frances Hartog, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hartog, was taken to
the Orange City hospital Friday, suffering from ptomaine poisoning. She
responded quickly to treatment and was able to return home on Sunday.

WESTFIELD: (Special Correspondence)

Jos. McCue is ill at his home in Westfield.

A fine rain on Monday was encouraging to farmers.

Mrs. Harry Connolly is spending a couple of weeks with relatives at Omaha.

A number from Westfield attended graduation at Elk Point on Tuesday evening.

Olin Lilly and the Misses Rollins, of Lamont, Iowa, are visiting relatives
here.

The Akron-Westfield baseball team defeated the Elk Point team at Elk Point,
S.D., Sunday.

Miss Dorothy McDougall, of Sioux City, spent the weekend with her parents in
Westfield.

Misses Carol and Shirley Lilly have finished school for this year and
returned to Westfield.

Mrs. Edmund Spaulding has returned to her home in Marshalltown, Iowa, after
visiting in the home of Mr. Spaulding's parents.

Mrs. Nelson, of Merrill, invited the Tuesday Club to hold their last meeting
of the year and club picnic at her home. The invitation was accepted and
nearly all members were present and enjoyed the occasion.

Graduation exercises for five pupils of the Westfield high school held
Friday evening were largely attended. Rev. G. O. Thompson, of LeMars, gave
the address. The graduates are Fay Boyd, Allen Moffatt, Catherine Martin,
Mary Ellen Faust, Bernard Bertrand.

Mrs. Rose Shearer, daughter of Mr. Warren, passed away Friday morning after
a lingering illness. The funeral was held in the Congregational church
Saturday afternoon conducted by Rev. Kirchner, a former pastor. A very large
crowd attended the last rites. Mrs. Shearer was well known and respected.
She leaves her aged father, three sons and a brother and sister. She will
be greatly missed in church and school activities.