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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAPALOAL] !! Emmetsburg Democrat; Palo Alto, IA; Sep 27, 1916
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 11:11:32 -0600


Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, Sep 27, 1916

LOCAL NEWS
Jas. SCHOOLEY left Saturday on a business trip to Des Moines.

Wm. COONAN, Jr. left Saturday for a week's visit with friends in Chicago.

Knut IVERSON of Graettinger was a business visitor in this city Monday.

Dr. F.X. CRETZMEYER was an over Sunday visitor with relatives at Waverly.

J.H. GODDEN is erecting a new set of buildings on his farm east of
Emmetsburg.

Mr and Mrs M. DALEY and family of Ayrshire were Emmetsburg visitors
Saturday.

Mrs. Wm. YOUNG is enjoying a visit from her sister, Miss Vera LOWE of Green
Mound.

Mr and Mrs J.J. KANE and son Edward spent Sunday with relatives at
Graettinger.

Paul CARTER was a passenger to Clinton Saturday. He has a sister living at
that place.

Mr and Mrs Emmet MOORE and son Ray of Wallingford spent Sunday with friends
in this city.

JOYNT Bros. and Mrs. Jas. MAHAN shipped two cars of cattle to the Sioux City
market the last of the week.

D.T. GRADY went to Chicago Saturday evening to begin work as a student in
the Chicago Veterinary school.

Misses Florence KIBBIE, Margie ANGLUM and Josie WIGEN of Ayrshire were
Emmetsburg visitors Monday afternoon.

Miss Mabel GRANGER, who was visiting relatives and friends in this city for
two weeks, returned to her home in Liberty, Kansas, Sunday evening.

Miss Gertrude and Helen O'CONNOR of Chicago arrived in Emmetsburg Sunday for
a visit with their aunt, Mrs. John DOOLEY and other relatives.

Mr and Mrs M.B. KANE and Mr and Mrs E.H. McNALLY and baby of Ayrshire autoed
to Emmetsburg Sunday and spent the day with relatives and friends.

P. JOYNT and daughter, Miss Lottie, and his granddaughters, Misses Genevieve
and Josephine JOYNT, autoed to Spencer Saturday. They were accompanied home
by Miss Agnes JOYNT.

Bro. LARSON was over from Whittemore yesterday. He reports that a sone of
Mr. DAHLHAUSER, a son of John CULLEN and a son of Mr. REILLY left for Sioux
City last week to attend Trinity college.

J.C. McGINNIS of Curlew, thought a staunch republican, tells the Democrat
that he will vote for Woodrow Wilson and he says he knows of several other
republicans who will vote for the re-election of our splendid president. No
fair minded man is opposed to him.

Miss Jennie BIGLEY of Graettinger recently returned from France where she
served in the hospitals of the Allies. She is doubtless glad to be back in
Iowa again.

Melvin FISK drove up from Curlew Thursday to attend the funeral of Thomas
CONLON.

We understand that one of Mayor SAUNDERS' nephews was recently injured while
in the army of the Allies.

Jas. SCOTT purchased a touring car from MANN auto Co. this week.

Mr and Mrs. Wm. HARVEY arrived home from Dawson, Dallas county, Monday,
where they were visiting friends for a week. They were also at Des Moines
and other places while absent. They made the homeward trip of 135 miles in
five hours and used only six gallons of gasoline. They have a Ford. Crops
are not so good in Dallas county as in this locality.

Frank ILLINGWORTH will have a big sale Wednesday, October 11. He has a
quarter page ad in this issue. He will move to Minnesota. He will also offer
for sale his finely improved 140 acre farm. It is well located, is fenced,
and cross-fenced with woven wire, has an orchard of 100 trees, a good grove
and exceptionally good outbuildings. It would be well for parties who are
thinking of investing to inspect his farm before the date of sale.

Frank KOCH caught a pike in the Des Moines River that weighed almost eight
pounds. It made a fine feast.

Mrs. MART, Peter, and Mary MART, accompanied by Mr and Mrs N.W. MART and
baby of Gukeen, Minnesota, autoed to Rochester, Minnesota, last week where
they visited a few days with the Misses Kate and Margaret MART. Mrs. E.
WOLLNER of Newburg, Wisconsin, who was visiting there accompanied them home.

FOUR BIG PIKE
The first of the week Mr. and Mrs Peter HOELZNER caught in the Des Moines
river between Milwaukee railroad bridge and the Burns bridge four pike that
weighed 24 pounds. They were beauties. They hauled four more that were not
so large.

IN HONOR OF MRS O.P. DOYLE
Sunday afternoon a social was held at the K.C. hall in honor of Mrs. O.P.
DOYLE before her departure for her new home in Minneapolis. There were a
large number of ladies in attendance and a very pleasant afternoon was
spent. Mrs. DOYLE was presented with a neat souvenir to remind her of the
friendship and the hospitality of her old neighbors.


Cathy Joynt Labath
Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/



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