LeMars Sentinel
October 8, 1937

WIFE OF FORMER PHYSCIAN

HERE TAKEN BY DEATH

Mrs. W.T. Shepard, Long Time LeMars Resident, Dies in California

Dr. W. L. Downing received a telegram Thursday for Dr. W.T. Shepard, former partner in the LeMars Clinic and prominent LeMars physician for many years, announcing the death at Palo Alto, Calif., of Mrs. Shepard, where the Shepard’s have been living of late.

Mrs. Shepard, who had been in delicate health for a ling time, wrote only a few days ago that she was feeling well and strong, and the immediate cause of death was not stated in the message.

The body will be brought here for burial, accompanied by her husband and son, Will.

Services will be held in the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. F.P. Pfaltzgraff officiating at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon.

Dr. and Mrs. W.T. Shepard celebrated their golden wedding in Palo Alto March 16. They were married March 16, 1887, at Dundee, Illinois, and came immediately thereafter to Hull, Iowa, where Dr. Shepard had located in 1886 after completing his medical course and taken the Iowa medical examinations, receiving the highest grade that had been awarded up to that time. Dr. Shepard was only 20 years of age when he began practicing in Hull.

Later he practiced in Albuquerque, Chicago and Denver, then returned to Hull and in 1898 moved to LeMars and bought the practice of Dr. Gray. Retiring in 1935, he had spent almost fifty years in the active practice, thirty-seven of them in LeMars.

Mrs. Shepard has been his constant companion and helpmate for fifty years and despite delicate health took an active interest in the campaign for a new high school, was a charter member of the Friday Club and of the P.E.O. and a member of the Eastern Star. She was widely known in LeMars and held in high esteem wherever known or associated.

She leaves her husband, W.T. Shepard and two sons, Dr. Will Shepard and Dr. Chas. Shepard, who reside in Palo Alto, Calif.

COURT CASES:

Judge O. S. Thomas adjourned court Wednesday night until this morning.

Among cases disposed of this week were two cases in which the state by County Attorney E.P. Murray appeared to prosecute.

Emory Schorg, of this city, entered a plea of guilty to conducting a liquor nuisance and fined $300 and sentenced to three months in jail. The jail sentence was suspended on payment of the fine and pending good behavior and the defendant paroled to Sheriff Frank Scholer.

J.A. Weidenfeller, of Merrill, was fined $100 and costs on a charge of selling cigarettes without a license and cigarettes and cigarette papers confiscated in a raid by federal officers, ordered destroyed.

TWO DIVORCES GRANTED

Ruth Wiltgen was granted a divorce from her husband, Cyril Wiltgen, on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and given custody of the three children. Stipulation was made providing for the care of the children. The parties in suit were married at Elk Point, S.D., February 29, 1932.

Addie Igou, of Kingsley, was granted a divorce from Griff Igou on the grounds of desertion. There were married March 22, 1908.

DAMAGE CASE DISMISSED

The case of Everett Hodgen vs. J.G. Easer was dismissed without prejudice. The plaintiff sued the defendant for $15,000, alleging alienation of his wife’s affections. Hodgen was granted a divorce from his wife in Sioux City recently on a cross petition.

Osceola county was give a verdict for $8,625 against Herman Hatting for keep of the defendant at the state hospital in Cherokee for three months.

In the case of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company vs. Wm. Utech the order for extension of mortgage was expunged, the receiver, W. Oxley, discharged and the plaintiff company will receive a quit claim deed to the property in litigation.

The case of Paul H. Beppler vs. T.E. Ibbetson case was dismissed.

Time was given to plead in the cases of R.G. Arthur vs. John L. Lachman; Frank Swart vs. Verne Peters; S.M. Brodie vs. C. E. Flaugher.

In the case of the Federal Farm Mortgage Loan Corporation vs. S.W. Foye, the redemption period in foreclosure proceedings was voided.

Continuances in a number of minor cases were granted and a number of defaults in other cases taken. A number of probate matters were taken up by the court.