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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAPALOAL] !! Palo Alto Reporter; Palo Alto Co, IA; Aug 24, 1894
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:29:44 -0600


Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa
Friday, August 24, 1894

Ayrshire
Mrs. Summerville left Tuesday, for Storm Lake to be present at the Grand
Lodge, I.O.G.T. She was sent as a delegate from the lodge here.
The merry-go-round left Tuesday, and of course we miss it. They got all the
nickles [sic] there were in Ayrshire.
Mrs. Geo. Wickens is home from Ft. Dodge visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Summerville.
Prof. Ward gave a splendid balloon ascension and parachute drop in Ayrshire,
Monday afternoon. About 500 people witnessed the event.

Personal Mention.
M.L. Brown left Monday for Davenport to attend to business matters.
Miss Jennie Shower has accepted a position in the office of Mr. A.L. Ormsby.
James Slater has returned from Nebraska where he has been clerking in
general store.
Mrs. E.S. Briggs enjoyed a visit during the past week from a sister who
resides in Jessup.
Miss Theresa Homan, of Algona, is spending a week in visiting with her aunt,
Miss Kate Wernert, of this city.
Mrs. T.H. Tobin was quite sick for several days of the past week. At this
writing she has improved considerably.
H.W. Beebe left Saturday evening for Chicago. No doubt he will be followed
home by a large consignment of new goods.
C.H. Kellar of Cedar Rapids visited several days of the past week with his
brother Homer and other relatives of this city and Graettinger.
Miss Kitty Aiken of O'Brien county arrived Saturday to spend a short time in
visiting friends and relatives in Emmetsburg and vicinity.
Mrs. H.C. Kendall and family, who have been spending some little time in
visiting relatives at Ames, returned to their home in this city, Tuesday
evening.
The Misses Smith of Laurens, Iowa, spent several days this week in visiting
their cousin, Mrs. John Menzies of this city. They returned to their home
Tuesday.
Mrs. J.G. Crowder left Monday afternoon for a visit among friends and
relatives in the vicinity of Clinton and Lyons, Ia. She expects to be gone some
little time.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moses are enjoying a visit from their daughter Lena who
resides at Utica, N.Y. She expects to make them a visit of several weeks
duration.
We are glad to be able to report that Mrs. Bert Illingworth, who has been
quite sick for the past week, is on the mend and with no further complications
she will soon be fully recovered.
Mrs. Geo. Hoyt arrived last Thursday to spend a short time with her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. Walker, of this city. They reside in Nebraska a short distance from
Yankton, S. Dak.
Dr. F.H. Davis and wife, and Miss Jennie Bowden of Chicago are visiting
their brother, W.J. Bowden of this city. They have been spending some little
time in camping out at Arnolds Park and Lake Okoboji.

DIED.
Mary E., daughter of James S. and Mary Scott, born at Wilmington, Ill.,
April 11, 1875; died at Emmetsburg, Iowa, Tuesday, August 21, 1894.
The deceased came to Emmetsburg with her parents in the fall of 1875, and
has resided here ever since, consequently she was generally known to our
people-and she appears to have been a favorite with her acquaintances. In health
she was light hearted and a diffuser of sunshine, and when sickness came she was
a patient sufferer.
Her light has gone out while it was yet day.
Funeral services at the family residence at 2:30 p.m. Friday.

A Ruthven Scrap
A little shooting fracas took place in Ruthven, the middle of last week. It
appears that William Franke and A.J. Miller have each a son that do not agree
well. Franke sent his boy over to Miller's to whip his. Miller sent the boy home
and Franke alleges that he kicked and otherwise abused him. At any rate Franke
loaded his rifle and went over to Miller's with blood in his eye. Miller saw him
coming and went into his house and closed the door. But Franke managed to get
the door open and commenced firing at Miler, who returned the compliment from a
revolver. In the melee a shot passed through Franke's ear, but some assert that
he did it himself in order to have something to arrest Miller for. Miller had
Franke arrested for assault with intent to kill and he was bound over to appear
at court under $1000 bonds. Failing to get bondsmen, he was lodged in jail here.
Monday Franke had Miller arrested for the same charge, but he promptly gave
bail and returned home.
The matter will be sifted at the coming term of court and the blame for the
trouble will very likely be fastened where it belongs.


- Don't forget the ice cream social at Charlie Anderson's Wednesday evening ,
Aug. 29.
-A new corn harvester is being set up for A.A. Wells and Son, at the Stiel
agricultural warehouse.
-There have been several changes of residence during the past week. Mr. H. Kent
now occupies the residence lately vacated by Judge Carr, while Mr. P.F. Gylling
occupies the house vacated by Mr. Kent.
-Wednesday, Aug.29, the mission tea will be given by Mrs. Catherine Bryce. We
hope every lady who has a carriage will invite her neighbors to ride with her
and start by 2:15 p.m. Don't forget, Wednesday, Aug. 29. Mrs. J.H. HINKLEY,
Pres.
-The picnic held at Mahan's grove yesterday for the benefit of the Catholic
church, netted them $250...Mrs. McFarland of Emmetsburg is visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Gard--Graettinger Times.
-John Walsh and Carl Tennant, both members of Co. F. of Algona, got left in
Emmetsburg, Saturday while enroute home. They were informed that the train would
stop fifteen minutes and came up town to get something to eat. They got back in
time to see the train pull out of sight around the bend east of town. They are
positive that they were gone only twelve minutes.
-Sergt. Brown left Monday morning, on the west bound train, for Omaha, the
present quarters of his company. He has not drawn any pay or clothes for over
three months, and as soon as he has his matters there in shape will proceed to
Burlington, Ia., where he has again been detailed for special work. He is a
thorough soldier and when it comes to military tactics he can give some of the
higher officers pointers in them. He is a thorough gentleman and made many
friends during his brief stay in Emmetsburg.
-Wm. Richardson marketed a load of timothy seed on Thursday, that brought him
$129.60. It was grown on ten acres of land and Mr. R. has 10 bu. of seed left.
Mr. Richardson is also, so far as we are advised, the first man in the country
to put one of the new corn harvesters at work. On Tuesday he cut and bound eight
acres with it, and says the machine is here to stay.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/index.htm
Iowa Old Press
http://www.IowaOldPress.com/




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