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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: !! Free Press; Ruthven, Palo Alto, IA; Dec 12, 1917
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:41:51 -0500


Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, December 12, 1917

NELSON-EATON

We are several weeks late in reporting the marriage of Mr. Oscar Nelson
of Marion, Iowa and Miss Florence Eaton of this vicinity, which occurred at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Eaton, at twelve o'clock
noon on Wednesday, October 31. A sumptuous wedding dinner was served after
the ceremony to which a few close relatives and intimate friends of the
young people were invited. The young couple went to Marion for a visit at
the groom's home after which they returned to Ruthven and will shortly take
possession of the Eaton farm as Mr. and Mrs. Eaton left on Tuesday of this
week for Merced, Cal., to remain for an indefinite period.
The bride was born and reared in this community. She is a most pleasant
and charming young lady and is held in very high regard by those who have
the pleasure of her acquaintance. The groom is a young farmer who has every
promise of a prosperous future. Though late we are nevertheless sincere in
our congratulations to these young people.

APPOINTED CAPTAIN.
A letter recently received by Mr. John Koch from his brother, Otto, at
San Francisco, tells of his appointment to the position of captain in the
new national army. He will be assigned to duty in the infantry and has been
ordered to the national army camp at American Lake, near Tacoma, Wash. He
expects to be there for a period of six months before being ordered to
France.

PUBLIC SALE DATES
Saturday, Dec. 15, Tom Fell will hold a closing out farm sale in the
south part of Terril.
Monday, Dec. 17, J.W. Church will hold general farm sale, 7 miles
southeast of Ruthven and 1 miles south and 1 1/2 miles west of Crippen.
Wed., Dec. 19 - Nels Olson will hold a closing out farm sale on his farm
4 miles west and 2 miles south of Ruthven.
Friday, Dec. 21 - Mrs. Engar Larson will hold a general farm sale 5
miles east and 1 north of Ruthven and 4 miles south of Lost Island Creamery.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The pupil having the highest average grade for the past six weeks was
Eleanor Welch with a grade of 94.25%; second highest, Gladys Sandvig,
93.75%; both students in the ninth grade.
The rank by classes was as follows: Twelfth grade - Evangeline Holmgren
first, 92%, Isabel Hughes second, 89.60%. Eleventh grade - Alma Wigdahl
first, 92.25%; John Pilquist second, 91.20%. Tenth grade - John Berg first,
90.75%; Sanford Smith second, 86.25%. Ninth grade - Eleanor Welch first,
94.25%; Gladys Sandvig second, 93.75%. Irregularly classified - Pearl
Sandvig first, 91.60%; Marion Lee, second, 91.25%

~~~~~~~~~
The honor pupils for the past six weeks in the fifth grade were the
following: Ruth Anderson, Joyce Myers, Helen Welch, Hollis Myers, Wm.
Keepers, Marie Jensen, and Mary Taylor.
Those in sixth grade were Harold Berg, Goldie Apland, Helen Jeffries and
Harold Benjamin.

- Miss Buchanan was the recipient of a fruit shower from her pupils last
Wednesday.

ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING OUR SOLDIER BOYS

- A card from H.A. Wagner announces that he has been transferred to Camp
Johnson, Florida. Harold says that he saw some real nice country on his trip
and thinks he is going to like Florida.
- Paul Groszkruger has been promoted to corporal. The Ruthven boys are fast
coming to the front in military circles. There are now practically as many
of our boys that are commissioned and non-commissioned officers as there are
privates.
- Dr. A.B. Wigdahl has been promoted to First Lieutenant and already has his
commission. The doctor will remain at Camp Dodge at the present. He took the
examination last June.
- A short letter from Martin Johnson requests us to change the address of
his paper to Camp Pike, Arkansas. Martin is in the hospital with the mumps
and while he is improving he is afraid that he will be forced to spend
Christmas on the quarantined list. He is not favorably impressed with the
country and says there is considerable sickness there.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

- Mr. Barest of Girard is the new operator at the Milwaukee depot. He came
last Friday.
- Prof. Kresensky went to Algona Friday for a visit with his parents and his
brother.
- James Washington left Monday evening for Omaha. He has secured a position
there and will remain during the winter.
- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lawrence came down from Spencer Saturday to visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Broadie. Mr. Lawrence returned to
Spencer Sunday, Mrs. Lawrence returned home Monday.
- Mr. and Mrs. Nels Nelson left Friday for Rochester, Minn. where they will
both enter the Mayo brothers hospital.
- Will Rosacker returned to his duties at Camp Dodge Friday after a visit at
the home of his parents near this city.
- Merton Hubbard went to Dickens Friday for a visit at the home of his
brother Roscoe. He returned Monday.
- Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown came over from Emmetsburg Sunday evening. Mr.
Brown left Monday morning for Ft. Dodge to enlist in the aviation corps.
Mrs. Brown will remain here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
Needham.
- M.T. Washington arrived home Sunday from a months visit with relatives in
Michigan, New York, Ohio and Illinois. His daughter, Miss Anna of Omaha, who
made the trip with him, accompanied him home. She left for her home in Omaha
Monday morning.

Additional Local.

- Rev. H.S. Wilkinson and family spent Thanksgiving at the home of his
brother, Rev. W.A. Wilkinson. Rev. H.S. Wilkinson is pastor of the M.E.
church at Mason City.
- George Spaulding of Three Forks, Mont. arrived in this city Thursday for a
few days visit at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. Spaulding. Mr. Spaulding
is chief electrical engineer of the Milwaukee road in Montana.
- Merton L. Hubbard of the U.S.S. South Dakota, arrived in this city the
last of the week for a two weeks visit with relatives. From here he will go
to Montana to visit his mother. His time is up in the Navy and he decided to
take a few weeks rest before re-enlisting. He plans on returning to the Navy
the first of the year.



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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