Iowa
Old Press
Palo Alto Reporter
Palo Alto County, Iowa
25 Jan 1884
This is a leap year, and the Reporter proposes to preparet the
way for the
young ladies by publishing the names of all the eligible
bachelors in
Emmetsburg, their personal characteristics, dispositions, incomes
and other
information of an equally interesting and important character.
The list is
as full and accurate as possible and it will surprise most people
to see the
present advantages of the matrimonal market in Emmetsburg. Any
bachelor who
is overlooked may send his name, business, etc., to us, and they
will be
added next week. The ladies will please bear in mind that we do
not
guarantee the qualifications of anybody, therefore it won't do to
rely too
much upon the facts herein set forth, but such as they are we
give them
freely.
Chas. ANDERSON, 22 years old, light hair, brown eyes, tony
looking. Works in
his father's nursery, and on account of his familiarity with that
business
he would be apt to make a good family man.
Chas. G. AMMON, aged 24, tall and stout. Has an interest in a
creamery
business and will be a sober, industrious young man to tie to. He
used to be
quite bashful but is improving some and will probably not be
frightened out
of more than a year's growth if he were to receive a proposal.
H.C. AIKEN, 25 years old, dark hair and black eyes. Has the
appearance of a
West Indian millionaire, is a good tinner, is sober and
industrious and will
be good to the girl that gets him.
APPLEBY, aged about 21; is but lately arrived from the old
country and has
lots of money. He is looking for a farm to invest it in and
probably will
want a wife to help him take care of it. Is tall and slim, having
the
appearance of an English noble; is also a good checker player.
N. ATKINS, cashier of the Scottish Am. bank; has a good income,
is rather
fine looking, and though a thorough Scotchman is fast becoming
Americanized
and is a right good fellow in every way. Is very gallant, and has
been known
to ride 8 miles to keep an engagement with a lady, though he
nearly froze
his feet to get there; will be a good husband.
W.J. BOWDEN, 32 years old, tall and slim and distinguished
looking. Is a
stenographer and can earn $75 per month. Is known as the most
upright young
man in town and is often mistaken for a minister.
C.P. BOARDMAN, 26 years old, dark hair and light eyes-has the
appearance of
a Spanish grandee. Has a good position with Ormsby Bro. in the
real estate
department and will make some smart girl a good husband.
W.C. BARNHART, dealer in agricultural implements, has an income
of $1,000 a
year. Is fine looking, a graceful skater and looks as though he
wants a good
wife.
H.M. BALLON, tinner, in the employ of Shaw & Jamison. Is
worth $4,500 and
has a taste for literature and thoroughbred cattle. Is of a
retiring
disposition and will probably fight shy of any matrimonal
approach.
Wilbur BEEBE, sales in the clothing house of A.TAUB, is tall,
slim, and one
of the finest looking young men in town. Has a salary of $1,200
per year and
is very tender toward the fair sex. If he can be captured he will
make a
kind and loving husband.
James CASSIDY, aged 25, dark hair and eyes and one of the
handsomest boys in
town. Has a good position as clerk, is sober and industrious. We
hardly
think Jimmie wants a wife yet, but there's lots of girls want
him.
J.J. CARNEY, 24 years old and a decided brunette. Is a clerk in
Ormsby's
bank, and a sober, steady young man; looks as if he was afraid of
the girl
but is not.
Mart. COONAN, 35 years old, fine looking and well preserved;
worth from
$3,000 to $5,000 and is one of the boys. Has an eye for a good
horse and
drives several steppers of his own; is fond of dogs, and always
manages to
hold three of a kind at poker. It is doubtful if he is in the
market but
there's no harm in trying.
John DONOVAN, aged about 28, black hair and elegant moustache. Is
often
mistaken for an Italian count; is a great favorite among the
ladies and very
gallant to the fair sex, old and young; will make a good husband
for the gir
l that can capture him.
Dan DONOVAN, aged about 25, and looks younger than he is. Has a
good
position as clerk in a dry goods store and is the pet of the
ladies;
approaches toward Dan, should be made cautiously with a view to
guarding
against rivals.
Thos. P. EGAN, aged 27, is an exceedingly nice young man; is
proprietor of
one of the largest general stores in the city and is a thorough
business man
worth $3,000. Tommy wants a wife badly but does not dare to make
a choice of
one girl lest all should be mad at him.
John EGAN, brother of Tom, and in very much the same fix, only
more so; is
noted for his fine curly hair and heavy moustache. Who ever gets
John must
expect to live in Dakota, as he intends to engage in business
somewhere in
the alkali desert next spring.
Fred GIDDINGS, aged 21 and is still growing; is a book-keeper in
Brown's
bank with a good salary; is a great musician and has few equals
as a
trombone player; is also of a literary turn of mind, being a
great novel
reader. It is whispered that one of the fair sex has filed a
pre-emption on
Fred, but we presume he is still open to conviction.
F.E. HUBBARD, photographer, age uncertain, has a good business
and is a
thoroughly good fellow in every way, except that he is very much
afraid of
the ladies and doesn't like babies.
P.C. HART, aged 28, agnt of the C.M. & St. P. Ry., at this
point, and won
the smoking jacket at the fair on account of his popularity. Is a
graceful
dancer, a skilful skater and a real nice boy in every way. No
lady need
hesitate to court Pete, because he is a railroad man and
consequently not
likely to get near any danger if he knows where it is.
J.R. HUGHES, aged 26, cashier in Brown's bank and teacher of a
class in
Sunday school; has long been known as the toniest young man in
town and
generally takes his pick of the girls. If obliged to refuse any
offers this
year he will be apt to do so in the kindest manner possible. Is
quite an
artist and specimens of his work in oil painting are highly
prized in some
of the best families in town. J.R. is the boss catch on the list
and we
shall be surprised if 1885 finds him still a bachelor.
John JENSWOLD, Jr., aged 28, dark hair and blue eyes and a sort
of
want-a-wife-if-I-can-get-her expression on his face, that should
touch the
heart of every lady in town. John is a rising young lawyer with a
large and
growing practice which yields a good income. He is sober,
industrious and
highly respected by all who know him.
Chas. JOHNSON, aged 27, dark hair, blue eyes and a face that is
fair to gaze
upon. Is a lumber merchant, doing a good business, and a right
good fellow
in every way. It has been said of him that his is the finest
figure in town.
There have been no end of chances for Charley to end his bachelor
days but
he seems to be indifferent on the subject. The ladies will now
have a fair
chance at him for a year and it is their own fault if he is not
captured.
B.E. KELLEY, aged 26, auburn hair, blue eyes, light complexioned,
not
especially beautiful, but smart and capable; is a good lawyer
with a fair
practice and ought to do well by his wife.
W.L. LINDERMAN, aged 27, tall, fine looking, light hair and eyes.
Is a
recent addition to the legal fraternity of the Burg and has
scarcely become
acquainted, yet does not appear bashful, but is shy of the fair
sex and
evidently thinks most of "the girl I left behind me."
Not a likely subject.
N.E. MAXON, aged about 35, light hair, blue eyes and is rather
fine looking.
Has a good business and is a steady, quiet gentleman; seems to be
a
confirmed single man but might be brought to see the error of his
ways.
T. McCLUSKY, aged 26, blue eyes and light hair, pretty moustache;
a baker by
trade and a good one. The girl that gets Tom will never to have
to bother
about pies 'n things. He is financially will fixed, has a good
business and
a five-acre orange grove in Florida with "millions in
it".
H.A. POWERS, aged 27, blue eyes and curling hair, elegant
moustache, etc. A
rising young physician with an extensive and remunerative
practice. He owns
a fine lot in the best part of town and is only waiting for a
wife to help
him plan a new house to be put thereon.
P.O. REFSELL, 27 years old, light hair, blue eyes, rosy cheeks
and blushing
nose. A great favorite among the ladies and a genuine good fellow
in every
way; is cashier in Ormsby's bank with a good salary. Pete will
make a good
husband for the girl that succeeds in capturing him alive.
[transcribed by C.J.L., April 2005]