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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAPALOAL] !! Emmetsburg Democrat; Palo Alto Co, IA; Jan 27, 1904
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:30:46 -0500


Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa; Wednesday, January 27,
1904



HAPPENINGS.



- C.E. Taylor has a force of men busy filling his ice house.

- E.J. Scott is on the road again for Swift & Co. He will have the
western territory.

- Edward McMahon of Ackley visited during the last of the week with
his brothers, P.F. and F.G. of this city.

- Charles Cornish came down from Herron Lake, Minnesota, Wednesday,
to visit his brother, Orange Cornish, of this place, for a short time.

- Thos. Kirby has hauled enough wood onto his residence lot to
supply the third ward with fuel for a couple of years. He will find plenty
of exercise sawing it. A county father needs some diversion of his kind.

- A.M. Smith, one of the staunch citizens of Ruthven, was an
Emmetsburg visitor Friday. He is an Iowa pioneer, having settled in
Chickasaw county in 1854. He came to Palo Alto in 1880. He converses
interestingly concerning the condition and the topics of fifty years ago.He
attended the Farmers Institute during the afternoon.



TOWN TOPICS OF A WEEK



- Charles Waldron is reported quite ill at Terril.

- Daniel Higgins has been reported quite ill for some time but is
better.

- F. Crouch and Frank Justice have been taken to the inebriate
asylum at Cherokee.

- John Eaton intends taking a trip to Idaho next month. He may
locate in that state.

- P.J. Clear of Great Oak will have a big sale tomorrow.

- None of the relatives of the late J.O. Burns have arrived to open
the store. Mr. Wolfgang, of course, remains in charge of it.

- Phil Daily of Great Oak will have a big auction sale Tuesday,
February 9th. He will give up farming.

- Lodes & Krieg, of Mallard, have purchased the saloon at Ayrshire
formerly owned by Edward Corley and have secured the latter to conduct it
for him.

- John Kennedy has again been chosen president of the Ayrshire
creamery, John Burns manager and C.H. Cookinham secretary. P. O'Grady, of
the Citizens' Savings bank is treasurer.

- E.D. Pratt, the marshal of Armstrong, has been arrested and
placed in jail at Estherville on the charge of arson If the charge is
proven, he ought to be bounced. Such men are not desirable officers.

- The firm of Mugan & Steil has been dissolved by mutual consent.
Mr. Steil will retire and Mr. Mugan will continue the business. The former
has made no definite plans for the future. He is an excellent young man and
we hope he may remain in Emmetsburg.

- E.F. Jones leaves today for Sisseton, South Dakota, where his
brother, P.D. Jones, is engaged in the practice of law. He intended going
yesterday but the west bound train was so far behind tie that he could not
make connections. He spent the past month visiting his parents.

- Friday evening, January 22nd Mr. and Mrs. Peter Metz were
surprised by about forty of their friends, the occasion being the fiftieth
birthday of Mr. Metz. He was presented with a fine rocking chair to remind
him of the event. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed a pleasant
evening.

- Wm. Fitzpatrick, of Ayrshire, arrived home from the estate of
Washington Monday evening where he had been for several years for the
benefit of his health. He could not reach here in time to attend the funeral
of his sister and brothers, whose sad deaths were reported in the Democrat a
few weeks ago.

- Rev. J.B. Bachman, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Appelman, of this city. He is a representative of the M.e.
church, but has not been preaching for several years. He was engaged in the
newspaper work at Eau Claire for some time. He favored this office with a
pleasant call last evening.



J.P. Kirby Buys the Tribune.

Monday forenoon J.P. Kirby, cashier of he First National
bank of Estherville, and one of the most influential republicans of Emmet
county, came to this city and purchased of Reardon & White the Palo Alto
Tribune, paying them $5,000 in cash for their plant. This is the outcome of
the much talked about fourth newspaper in Emmetsburg. No one who was
familiar with the lay of the ground ever though seriously that a fourth
newspaper would be started in this city because circumstance warranted the
conclusion that the only purpose of the rumors that were so widely
circulated and published was to discourage the owners of the Tribune and
force them to to sell at as low a figure as possible. However, Messrs.
Reardon and White were not influenced in the least by the many rumors afloat
and firmly held out for a fair price, which they have succeeded in securing.

Mr. Kirby, who has for eighteen years been a warm personal
friend of the editor of the Democrat, called at this office Monday
afternoon, accompanied by Miss Anna Donovan. Fraternal greetings, as a
matter of course, followed and a few moments friendly chat concerning
newspaper affairs was enjoyed. Mr. Kirby informed us that the Tribune will
be owned and controlled by a stock company, the officers of which will be
chosen later. He did not make known to us who were to be the other
stockholders of the organization, but we understand from parties who claim
to know that J.A. Spies and Preston Fahnestock, of Graettinger, and Dr. J.D.
Cavies, James Dunigan and a few others of this place are to constitute the
financial backingof the enterprise. All are republicans except Mr. Dunigan,
who is a democrat. Miss Donovan is to have editorial charge of the paper and
will, we presume, be interested financially, though we understand that she
will receive a stipulated salary for her services. Mr. Kirby did not inform
us what the political policy of the paper would be, but Miss Donovan tells
us that it will continue as it has been from a political standpoint,
independent.

Mr. White will remain in charge of the mechanical department
of the plant for six months and Mr. Reardon will stay for a few weeks to
familiarize his successor with the many embarrassing, pressing, and exacting
duties of editor. He will publish his valedictory this week and Miss Donovan's
first number will appear February 3d. So far as we have been able to learn,
Messrs. Reardon and White have not yet made any definite arrangements for
the future.

The Democrat welcomes Miss Donovan into the editorial
fraternity and hopes that she will find her new duties a source of pleasure
and profit to her. The financial giants who are so heavily interested in the
undertaking will no doubt draw good dividends on their investments and will,
of course, be sharers in the journalistic power and prestige the Tribune is
destined to enjoy.

Messrs. Reardon and White have been engaged in newspaper
work for nearly ten years and it is evident that they have prospered. May
they be successful in any other field in which they may decide to locate.



HAPPENINGS IN IOWA



E.S. Blydenburg on Trial.

E.S. Blydenburg is on trial at Eldora for the alleged
poisoning of his third wife. Witnesses testified to the sale of arsenic and
to dissatisfaction experienced by Mrs. Blydenburg prior to her death in
which she determined to leave her husband. Blydenburg , who was a Sunday
school teacher, a deacon in the church and a philanthropist, was arrested in
October and evidence has since been developed tending to show that two of
his former wives died violent deaths. Professor Vaugh, the Michigan chemist,
produced ten grains of white arsenic found in the dead woman's stomach.



Robber Reveals Plunder.

Before leaving for the penitentiary, Abner Hicks, one of the
four robbers of the Quimby bank, piloted the officers to a haystack where
the robbers had cached $70,000 worth of notes and securities taken from the
bank, Dec. 16. Of the $3,300 in money stolen all has been recovered except
$400. Just thirty-five days from the night of the robbery the four
self-confessed robbers, Hicks, Dunning, Wicks and White were in the
penitentiary to serve seven years each.



Says Husband Burned Home.

After a violent quarrel with his wife in which she alleges
he threatened to burn their home, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Larson separated at
Sioux City. The woman went to the home of a neighbor. A few minutes later
she saw flames issuing from her abode and before she would summon assistance
the house was destroyed. Her husband is charged with the crime but
vigorously denies it.



Denies He Killed Wife.

The preliminary hearing of William E. Slifer, charged with
the murder of his wife at Melrose a few days before Christmas was held at
Grundy Center and he was bound over without bonds to await the action of the
Grundy county grand jury. The young man pleaded not guilty to the charge and
the affir is in mystery.



Quimby Bank Robbers Sentenced.

The Quimby bank robbers, Charles White, John Wicks, Elmer
Dunning and Abner Hicks, pleased guilty at Cherokee and were sentenced to
seven years in prison at hard labor. The men seemed utterly indifferent.



Telegraph Operator Kills Himself.

Fred Herrling, who has been operator for the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul railway, for the last twenty-five years, shot himself
through the head and died instantly at Volga City. He leaves a wife.



NEAR BY NEWS.



Frazier Buys Back Stock.

Through a series of transactions this week B.F. Frazier
again becomes the owner of the hardware stock which he traded sometime ago
to E.J. Scharf, of Spencer. Mr. Frazier is an experienced man in this
business, and his numerous friends will welcome him back to the business
circles of our town.-Ayrshire Chronicle.



Mrs. Bruce Dies in California.

Word was received here Wednesday afternoon that Mrs. James
Bruce had died that morning at her home in San Diego, California. The
remains will be brought to Rolfe for burial. It has only been about two
months since Mrs. Bruce left here for southern California and she had been
in poor health before leaving.-Pocahontas Democrat.



Paul Dorweiler Injuured.

Paul Dorweiler was thrown from his wagon while driving into
town last Monday. The horses shied at something in the road, got the mastery
of the reins, overturned and became loosened from the wagon and proceeded
homeward at a lively rate. It was thought at first that Mr. Dorweiler was
seriously hurt and he was taken to the home of his brother Philip for
medical treatment. Luckily, however, his injuries were not severe.-West Bend
Advance.



Wolves in Kossuth.

Charles Armstrong, of Irvington, trapped the biggest game
last week that has been reported thus far this winter. He caught a big
prairie wolf in his trap by one of its front feet and shot it. He brought it
to town Thursday and it was exhibited at Frank Winkel's meat market.
Armstrong collected the $5 bounty on the scalp at the county auditor's
office. He had an offer of $2.50 additional for the skin but concluded to
take it home with him.-Algona Upper Des Moines Republican.



BETSEY FULLY REWARDED.

A Faithful Fort Dodge Housekeeper's Long Wait for a Husband.

Every one who has lived in Fort Dodge for many years is
familiar with the story of "Betsey", the faithful housekeeper of the late
Mr. Norton, and will be overjoyed to know that she is now married and will
live "happily ever after."

The ceremony was performed this morning at 10 o'clock, the
Methodist minister, Dr. Pratt officiating, and the happily wedded couple,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lidell, will live in the old Norton home, which is now
Betsey's because of her long and patient waiting.
Seventeen years ago Miss Betsey Pehrson met her present
husband, John Lidell. She was then a young Norwegian girl, as bright and
pretty as any young girl.

When she announced her intention of marrying, her employer
realized that in many ways he was ver dependent on her and not knowing how
he would fare if such a thing happened, he promised that if she would stay
with him until he died, he would give her $1,500.

It was hard for her to give up this happiness of youth, but
as Mr. Norton was then well along in life, she relented and promised to be
faithful.

Since then, because of the good care which he has received,
Mr. Norton has lived comfortably and happily and only during the year of
1903 did his health begin to fail, ending in his death in the latter part of
this year. Through these many years Betsey has cared for him and been
content and Mr. Lidell has lived alone in his home in the country.

When at last the will was read, Mr. Norton had more than
kept his promise and the deserving Betsey, now middle aged, was to be the
recipient of $5,000 in cash and was to have the Norton house for her own.

The hoe is one of the most valuable pieces of residence
property in the city and every one was glad for the faithful housekeeper.

The climax of this romantic love story is reached today,
when this patient pair are at last rewarded, happily married, and
comfortably settled for life in their own home. - Fort Dodge Chronicle.



How to Make Farming a Success

(Paper read by E.P. McEvoy at the Farmers' Institute at Emmetsburg January
22, 1904.)



M. Chairman: It seems that the older a man gets the harder
you work him. To make farming a success, I would say, try and start in clear
of debt and keep so. Some can go into debt and make it pay. I never tried
the experiment. Keep a close account of every detail of the business. Have
your spring's work all planned before the snow leaves the ground and do not
plan beyond hour strength to perform.

If your are within reach of a creamery- and nearly everybody
is - keep a few good cows of a good breed and as large a herd of good hogs
as you can raise feed for on your own farm. Do not forget to keep a good
flock of chickens. Keep a span of good brood mares, and raise at least one
colt every year of a good breed of work horses. The milk of the cows should
be sent to the creamery, and, if the creamery you patronize does not take in
all creation as its territory do not expect it to pay as much for the milk
as if it had a larger patronage. The more milk a creamery gets the more
cheaply it can be run and the more it can pay per 100 pounds of milk.

Try and plan your work so you will not have to depend too
much on the average hired man. Many hired men are all right, but a great
many others are not desirable commodities on the farm.

Own a small farm out of debt rather than a large farm and be
always scratching to raise money to pay the interest on the mortgage.

Do not own too much machinery, but keep what you do own
under cover when not in use. I think it will pay any farmer who owns a few
head of stock to have a manure spreader. The most trouble with manure on the
farm is the proper spreading of it in the field. The average man gets it too
thick and generally it does more harm than good to the first crop. Of course
a large part of the crop gets none at all. Have all the manure on the farm
plowed under every spring.

If your can afford it, keep a neat buggy and light harness
to drive to town and to church, and whatever you do about going very often
to town be sure and go to church every Sunday. It will pay in the end. Go to
town as seldom as possible, and when you go, wear good, plain clothing and
do not try to keep up too closely with the expensive fashion.

Market nearly all the grain you raise on the farm by feeding
it to the stock. Be sure and save a good pile of seed corn to sell to the
man who has forgotten to save his own seed.

Do not spend too much time talking politics and let your
neighbors private affairs take care of themselves.

Be honest. Try and keep your word in all business
transactions and above all never sign another man's note.

Wear good, plain clothes, use good, plain food and plenty of
it, and above all things let the other fellow pay the mulct tax.



OVER THE COUNTY



Whittemore

- Miss Etta Bigley has been teaching part of the past week for her
sister at the Will Oliver school in Fairfield township.

- Will Glasier has gone to Chicago and expects to remain. This is
the cause of the girls all wearing long faces.

- Mr and Mrs. McCreery of Churdan, Iowa, came here Saturday to
visit their son, Dr. McCreery, and wife. Monday morning they received word
that their house had burned down Sunday night.

- The Woodmen gave a very good dance here Friday evening. Those
attending from Emmetsburg were James Cullen, Clark mead, Hugh mead, Clem
Roach, Tom Wells, and Misses Katie Tobin, Nellie Laughlin, Nan Nolan, Anna
Rutledge, Lizzie Turner and Stella Roach, Blanch Mead, Ann Ryan, Mamie O'Connor.
The Emmetsburg orchestra furnished the music.



ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.



- The Knights of Columbus will build a hospital at Fort Dodge.

- W.R. Chapman, of Vernon, will leave soon for Detroit, Michigan,
where he will attend school during the coming year.

- Miss Anna Rutledge has secured a position in the public schools
of Estherville. The people of Estherville will find her well qualified and
an earnest, painstaking worker. She was principal of the Greattinger schools
for several years.

- Dennis Kirby had a rather unpleasant experience Monday morning.
He was taking Miss Hough to her school in Fairfield township and laces a
lighted lantern at their feet to keep them warm, as the morning was
extremely cold. The lantern burnt the robe and some of their clothing before
the blaze was discovered. Mr. Kirby says he will never again reflect on the
quality of the article handled by the Standard Oil company.

- Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Quigley returned to Savanna, Illinois
Monday after a pleasant visit with Mrs. Quigley's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. McCormick.





Cathy Joynt Labath

Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project

http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/index.htm

Iowa Old Press

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