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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: !! Palo Alto Reporter; Dec 24, 1897
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:57:02 -0500


Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Friday, Dec. 24, 1897

-Simon Easthouse of Vernon township, loaded a car with his farm machinery and
household goods, Monday. He has rented his farm in Vernon and removed to
Cambridge, Story county. Mr. Easthouse and family will be missed by their
friends in Vernon.
-Next Sunday the first quarterly meeting of the conference year of the M.E.
church will be held. Baptismal rites and the holy communion will be observed in
the morning, and in the evening the presiding elder, Rev. D. M. Yetter, will be
present and deliver the discourse.
-The Algona school board has two very sensible rules. One is that no treating
scholars to candy, cakes, etc. on Thanksgiving and Christmas will be allowed.
The second prohibits the taking of collections for any purpose, unless first
sanctioned by the president of the school board. Every school should adopt
similar rules.
-Mr.and Mrs. W.D. Ferguson are rejoicing over a fine 14 pound boy, that came to
their house, Sunday morning, December 19, 1897. Since then they have been the
recipients of the congratulations of their many friends. This is their first
child, hence Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are very proud of it.
-Monday John Keating, a young man of about 18 years of age, who resides in Great
Oak township, had an operation performed for necrosis. Dr. Powers performed it,
and Keating refused to be placed under the influence of cloroform, and sat and
watched the doctor while he cut open the flesh and scraped the bone. It took
some little time to perform the operation and Keating certainly displayed much
grit for the operation must have been very painful.
-At the regular meeting of Henry Dillon, G.A.R. post, held Monday evening, the
following officers were elected: Commander, E.B. Soper; sen. vice-commander,
J.S. Atkinson; jun. vice-commander, A.L. Ormsby; adjutant LeRoy Grout;
quartermaster, D. O'Halloran; surgeon, N.E. Maxon; chaplain, C.S. Duncan;
officer of day, J.T. Brunemer; and officer of guard, J.F. Keeler. C. S. Duncan
was elected delegate to attend the next state G.A.R. encampment, and J.T.
Brunemer, alternate. The post was also inspected by J.R. Phoenix, county G.A.R.
inspector from Ruthven.
-The revival meetings at the Root school house, closed Friday evening of last
week. The meetings resulted in much good, as twelve publicly confessed Christ,
and started in the Christian life, and others who were lukewarm in the cause,
buckled on the armor anew, and are determined henceforth to be found working in
their Master's vineyard. Rev. Kennedy certainly deserves praise for his untiring
zeal and faith, for it was this that bought about the success of the meetings.
The addition of the new members will add greatly to the strength of the church
in the community and its influences for good will be largely augmented.
- George Herley has grown tired of talking, and so has put a talking machine in
his drug store. It is called a "gramaphone" and is a new invention. The
impressions of the voice has been taken by some process on a hard rubber disk,
and the sound is reproduced by a soft steel needle, placed loosely on this
revolving disk. One of the disks will last a long while, and by renewing the
needles the machine will be good to talk for several years. He intends to raffle
it off as soon as he has disposed of the chances on it. The person who is lucky
enough to get it will have a pleasing and amusing instrument, with which to
entertain his friends.

Wanted, For Sale, Etc.
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Cash paid for hides and furs at
M.F. Kerwick's.
When in need of dry, hard wood,
sawed in stove length, call at Darrah's.

Dr. Preston, eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist, in consultation at
Emmetsburg, Wednesday, Dec. 29.

The Farmers' Savings Bank are now
prepared to make 6 per cent farm loans.

Notwithstanding the large sale I
Made on "Majestic Steel Ranges"
during my exhibit, (and return thanks
to those who attended the same,) I
have ordered another half car load of
ranges, and will supply the wants of
those who have not already bought of
me. M.F. Kerwick.

Wanted.
A good competent girl for general
housework; good pay and steady place.
Mrs. E.S. ORMSBY.

For Sale.
Choice Poland China hogs, also
Plymouth Rock chickens.
F.C. WOOD, Rodman, Ia.

E.O. Hanson,
Physician and Surgeon,
Depew, Ia.
Night Calls Promptly Attended to.

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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