IAPALOAL-L Archives

Archiver > IAPALOAL > 2005-01 > 1107022682


From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: !! Ruthven Free Press; Palo Alto, IA; Jan 12, 1927
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:19:07 -0600


Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Jan 12, 1927

HAPPENINGS IN NEARBY TOWNS
Interesting News from Other Towns as Taken from Our Exchanges the Past Week.
Mrs. Singleton, 85 years old, and an early settler of Palo Alto county,
died last week at her home in Mallard.
Dr. James A. Coolidge, 67, said to be a relative of President Coolidge, died
at his home in Charles City last week.
Mrs. James Everhart, of Marcus, died one day last week during an operation
for the removal of her tonsils.
Mrs. Martha Pingrey, 85 years old, widow of A.A. Pingrey, first county
superintendent of Emmet county, died last week at her house in Estherville.
Homer Munson, an Estherville boy, has been appointed by President Coolidge
to a position as instructor at the government aerial school at Fort Riley,
Kansas.
--------
SHOT CHILD THROUGH DOOR
The 4 months old child of Frank Faline, living near Roessle in Clay county,
was shot by the accidental discharge of a shotgun in the hands of William Price,
a son-in-law. The child may recover.
Price, who had been out hunting for rabbits, stopped outside the door of the
Faline home to unload his gun, a repeating shotgun, when a shell in the weapon
was discharged and the charge of shot went through the door and a number struck
the small child. Several shot penetrated the child's skull and others entered
the abdomen.

PUBLIC SALE DATES
Sanford M. Smith, Friday, January 14. 3/4 mile and 1 3/4 miles east of
Ruthven.
E.T. Bowles, Thursday, January 20. 7 miles north of Ruthven.
Howard Eston, Thursday, February 10, 1 mile north and 2 miles east of
Ruthven.

GETS 7 YEARS FOR BAD CHECK.
Spencer Reporter - George Nandevender was given an intermediate sentence of
not to exceed seven years' imprisonment at Fort Madison by Judge Davidson in
district court here when Vandevender pled guilty of obtaining property by false
pretences. He gave a bad check as part payment on an auto and ran off with the
car.

PALO ALTO PIONEER DIES.
D.L. Randall, 89 years old, and one of the early pioneers of Palo Alto
county died at his home at Emmetsburg last Friday night and the funeral was held
there on Sunday.
Mr. Randall was a member of the G.A.R. and one of the four surviving
veterans in Emmetsburg.
Stealing Hogs in Cherokee County.

Donald Stratton and Alvin Jeness, living south of Cherokee, have been
arrested for stealing ten hogs from a farmer living near Washta. The hogs were
identified by the owner in the stock yards in Sioux City.

H. Van Weston of Armstrong, lost $600 in a fire that destroyed his home. The
fire started from the explosion of a gasoline stove and the money, which was
hidden in a cap, was burned as the family did not think about the money until it
was too late.

Mrs. George Chaffee is reported ill this week.

There are a number of cases of scarlet fever near Hartley.

Five states - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio, ranking in the
order named, now produce half the creamery butter of the United States.

R.E. Bucknell, secretary of the Clay county fair and secretary of the
Spencer commercial club, has resigned his positions there to become secretary of
the Cedar Rapids fair.

The house of the Claer farm, south of Silver Lake, was destroyed by fire one
night last week. The family were away at the time, and when they returned the
next day, they found that the house had burned during their absence. A family by
the name of Kephart lives on the place.

Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Knapp leave on Sunday evening for Washington, D.C., where
they will attend a reception on Thursday evening, Jan. 13, at the White House,
given by President and Mrs. Coolidge. Mrs. Knapp is a distant relative of Mr.
Coolidge, and handsome invitations for this social event came the first of the
week. This is the first time that a citizen of Estherville has been entertained
at the White House.-- Estherville Vindicator-Republican.

GAME WARDENS SUE FOR LIBEL.
Game Wardens Howe and Alexander have filed separate suits against the
Kossuth County Advance for $25,000 damages apiece. The suit is an outgrowth of
the church dinner at Good Hope last fall when the church people served
pheasants, which is contrary to law, and the Advance took the side of the church
people and condemned the game wardens. The publicity given them was of a
libelous nature so they claim.

ANOTHER VETERAN PASSES.
Josiah B. Jackson, 87 years old, and an early settler of Palo Alto county,
died at his home at Emmetsburg last week. Mr. Jackson was a veteran of the civil
war.
Two early settlers and veterans of the civil war, Josiah Jackson and D.L.
Randall, died at Emmetsburg last week. One was 87 years old and the other 80
years.

The Maytag washing machine factory at Newton, Iowa, consumes 50 tons of
aluminum every working day.

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


This thread: