Seney, Iowa, History "in the old news"
Decade of 1950-1959
LeMars Globe-Post Charles Davis, proprietor of the grocery store in Seney, told a Globe-Post reporter the other day that he purchased a set of carpenter tools. He stated that he is able to do odd jobs of carpenter work now without wondering what he is going to use in the way of tools. Charlie is rumored to be quite handy with a hammer and saw. LeMars Globe-Post BOXCAR OF COFFEE SIDETRACKED IN SENEY EARLY SAT. MORNING A freight car loaded with twenty-two hundred cases of coffee which had a hotbox was side tracked in Seney about 2:30 Saturday morning. Willie Olson, who is a section man for the Chicago Northwestern railroad, said that he saw flames shooting out of one wheel bearing about 5:30 a.m. and phoned the LeMars fired department. The fire truck had to make two trips to the scene of the fire. When they had used all their water supply the first trip was necessary to go back to LeMars and refill because there was no means of getting a new supply of water in Seney. It was thought that if it wasn’t for that extra trip that the damage might not have been so bad. The box car contained cartons of Butter Nut coffee. When the damaged cartons were separated from the undamaged, it was estimated that two hundred cartons of coffee was completely ruined. With the price of coffee the way it is, the dollar damage to the coffee will probably run close to five hundred dollars. The damaged cartons of coffee were scattered along the railroad tracks. A good many of them were picked up by spectators. Most of it no doubt would be usable due to the damaged exterior of the packages, but which probably were just as good as new inside. The burning car was about 125 feet from the elevator, but the elevator was in no danger. A delightful smell of roasting coffee filled the air, but no ham and eggs. The train which came from Omaha, Nebraska, was headed for Hopkins, Minnesota, where the carload of coffee was supposed to have been sent to the Red Owl chain stores. LeMars Globe-Post SENEY: (Seney Special) The Seney young people enjoyed a formal May Day Banquet, Tuesday evening, May 1st, in the church parlors special entertainment was furnished by students from Westmar College. The meal was served by the mothers. LeMars Globe-Post SENEY: (Seney Special) Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Botsford called at the E. Cole home Sunday and helped enjoy the new arrangement of the rooms in their home. The Cole family had their home remodeled. They did most of the work themselves. LeMars Globe-Post SENEY: (Seney Special) A large number of Seneyites attended the Stock Car Races at Sioux City Sunday night. They were as follows: Harold, Norman, Henry, Darrel and Leonard Berkenpas, Alma, Violet and Calmer Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Olson, Chas. Conner, Walt Erickson, Clarence Stephenson, Dale Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Zoerkink. LeMars Globe-Post NOTICE The Seney W.S.C.S. will sponsor an ice-cream social on the church lawn, Friday evening, July 6, 7:00 p.m. LeMars Globe-Post SENEY: (Seney Special) The proprietor of the Seney Gas station is cementing the ground in front of the station to enable his customers to get in and out easier. Family night was celebrated last Sunday evening. (The Seney W.S.C.S. had announced.) A pot luck supper was served and a pantry shower was held for their new pastor and family after the program was given. LeMars Globe-Post SENEY:
LeMars Globe-Post SENEY: (Seney Special) LeMars Globe-Post FOR SALE--Quality Duroc boars, right type and price. Floyd Becker, LeMars, Ia., 1/2 mile S.E. of Seney. FOR SALE--Chester White Boars. We deliver. H. B. Wills and Sons. 3/4 mile east of Seney. LeMars Globe-Post OPEN FOR BUSINESS LeMars Globe-Post BAKERY GOODS LeMars Globe-Post This Catfish Was Hooked At Seney (photo included) Fishing in the Floyd River south of Seney Tuesday, Carl Utecht, living at 31 Second Ave. N.W., hooked and landed this 28 1/2 inch catfish, which weighed 10 pounds. He used catfish bait of his own manufacture. The fish was held for the picture by Carl's brother, Orie Utecht. Photo by Bob Jones. Fish of this size have not been caught around LeMars for many years, but after continued ample water in the streams, they've been moving up and good catches, though not as good as this one are common. LeMars Sentinel ~a news article about the flood Al Engbers, chairman of the Red Cross survey committee, which included O. J. Chicoine, Orval Nielsen and Budd Duvall, went to Seney Tuesday to offer assistance to the Mitchell Zoerink and Humphrey Means families whose homes were ravaged. Several of the committee stayed on the job until evening helping with the clean-up. The Red Cross chapter purchased an emergency food supply which was served at the Seney Methodist church. Cots and blankets loaned by Sacred Heart Hospital and Co. K were also available at the church. Seney residents volunteered on the clean-up, helped get water and took care of emergency needs of the two families. LeMars Globe-Post FOR RENT--Small 5 room house in Seney. Ph. 13F12 LeMars Globe-Post UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE: Mrs. Harry C. Mower of Seney suffered a badly burned right hand Wednesday morning when she tried to remove hot grease from a kitchen stove. As Mrs. Mower took the can from the stove, the grease burst into flames enveloping her right hand and causing second degree burns. LeMars Globe-Post FOR SALE--4 room house with acreage at Seney. LeMars phone 24F003. Roy McArthur LeMars Globe-Post **Reconstruction of the twice-wrecked bridge at Seney has now progressed to the point where the bridge looks normal again. This time it has been braced and cross-braced so that it can not possibly collapse again. The bridge first swept away in the big June 6 flood. About 6 weeks ago one span went into the water when the timber lying in some of the piling snapped. The defective timber had not shown up previously because the piling was frozen in the river bottom. LeMars Globe-Post DEALINGS IN DIRT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS: William Conner to Humphrey E. Means. Lot 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Blk 10, Seney. $1.00. ~partial story about a storm Seney is about 3 1/2 miles north-northeast of LeMars, and here the gathering storm had a much more frightening aspect. The cloud had become inky black, and looked more tumultious than ever. "We took one look at it," said Charles Conner, operator of Conner's service station, "and everybody who had a storm cellar went down into it." From Seney, or somewhere along a line between Seney and LeMars, came the funnel or funnels that swept through an area east of Seney and north of Oyens. LeMars Globe-Post WANTED 8,000 BUSHELS OATS Top Market Price --SENEY GRAIN COMPANY-- Calmer Olson, Mgr. Highway 33 to Seney ----- Ph. 39F030 LeMars Globe-Post DEALINGS IN DIRT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS: William J. Reeves, a widower, to Gerald R. Reinders, Lots 10, 11, 12, and 13, Blk. 3, Seney. $25. LeMars Globe-Post FOR SALE--4 room basement house in Seney. Priced for quick sale. Harold J. Ruden, Realtor. LeMars, Iowa. LeMars Globe-Post CORN FOR SALE SENEY GRAIN CO. Phone 39F030, Hiway 33 ----- J. L. Doud, Mgr, LeMars, Iowa
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