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Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Friday, November 1, 1895

IN THE FIELD

    Last week we visited the Norwegian settlement in the eastern part of the county. Little Norway is about ten miles long and from two to five miles wide, occupying parts of Independence, Fairfield and Fern Valley townships. The first settlers came here from Wisconsin twenty-five and six years ago. Among them were Julius Mathieson, Raackstein, H. Rustebache. Later came the Andersons, Bensons, Johnsons and Nesse. They have two Norwegian and Lutheran churches and during vacation time conduct Norwegian schools at the Depew and Cragil school houses. They are an industrious class of people and the older settlers are well fixed financially. The country postoffices of Depew and Fairville are in their territory.
    Depew we have already noticed. Fairville is a country postoffice, situated in Fairfield township. The Fairville creamery is one of the largest in the county and is a paying institution, for both patron and stockholder. It had its beginning years ago when a Mr. Wallace, of Algona, built a cheese factory in the neighborhood. This not proving satisfactory to the farmers, they formed a mutual company and six years ago built the present butter factory. The machinery is of the best. They operate two Danish Western cream separators, and during the past summer handled at times 13,000 pounds of milk. They are now receiving about 9000 pounds each day. Our attention was called to a new Fargo butter worker in operation by Mr. Kresin, the accommodating butter maker, who took time to show us over the building. Mr. K. has had charge of the plant for three years and his butter brings top prices. Fred Gremmels has a small store near the creamery and is the postmaster of the village. Wm. Gohr has a blacksmith and wagon shop here and looks carefully after the iron and wood repairing of the neighborhood.
    A short distance from the creamery the German Lutherans have erected and recently dedicated a pretty little chapel. They have a strong congregation mostly being to the east of the church.
    We spent a pleasant evening at the hospitable home of Julius Mathieson about a half mile from Fairville. He was one of the first settlers here and has in years gone by carefully improved his large farm, until now he owns one of the best improved and most valuable places in the township. We were especially pleased with his fine herd of dairy cattle. Mr. M. believes that the best is the cheapest in live stock as well as anything else. Several years ago he procured at considerable expense a number of pure Holstein Fresien cattle of B. Brown, the famous Iowa breeder of this strain of cattle. Today he has seven full blood cows and a number of young cattle of this breed, while the balance of his heard is well graded up. The herd is headed by the magnificent Netherland Prince No. 1, of New Minnesota, Herd Book. Mr. M's neighbors now recognize the wisdom of his course and have purchased many breeding animals from him. Mr. M. realized from the sale of his milk last year an average of $36 per head.
    Alfred Mathieson owns an adjoining farm, and like his brother, is largely engaged in dairy interests. He will keep informed of the news now as he reads THE REPORTER.
    J Hengle has a good quarter section of land and comfortable farm buildings. We found him busy harvesting a fifty-bushel-per-acre corn crop.
    
     John Anderson, "my Jo. John" is a successful farmer of the same neighborhood. He pins his faith to the present Democratic administration, so we left him a REPORTER tract and hope for his conversion.
     O. Ostrus has a farm in an adjoining section and is now just completing a new house which considerably improves the appearance of his place.
     A.N.W.Palmer came here from Kansas, four years ago, and is farming for awhile as a change of business. He is an engineer by trade and during the threshing season yet follows the business.
     G.W. Tutt recently came from Madison county and purchased a raw quarter section from Mart Coonan. He is building his house and stables and expects to soon move his family here. The house is 16x28with an ell 16 feet long, all one and one-half stories high. The barn is 48x48 and capable of stabling a large number of horses or cattle.
     W.T. Palmer has the Randa place rented, and we found him busy making improvements, preparatory for winter.
     Mr. P. is talking of removing to Missouri.
     N.M. Martin has a fine farm of 320 acres with excellent buildings. He is an old resident, having come to this place twenty-five years ago. The farm is well stocked and Mr. M. is a liberal patron of the creamery. He has three boys who work upon the farm, beside the hired help.
     Peter P. Adamson has a farm of 240 acres. He has been here but one year. It was recently sold to Canute Iverson of Ill., for $21.25 per acre. Mr. A. regrets much the loss of 60 head of hogs this fall by cholera.
     O.P. Randa is living upon his father's place south of the Jenswold school house. The farm is new and Mr. R. has built this year and broken much of the land. He feels lonesome without the news, so subscribed for the REPORTER.
     Wm. Wright commenced breaking sod on this place seventeen years ago. As a farmer and stock raiser he has been very successful. He has about thirty head of milch cows and is well prepared to attend to the dairy part of his work. He has a splendid herd of young hogs and has recently purchased a cooker to cook feed for them. The work of the farm is largely carried on by his sons. Like the celebrated Darius Green, who invented a flying machine, these boys are Yankees, and specimens of their handiwork are to be seen upon the place, among these a horse power rigged up from an old binder. Mr. W. has raised some very good potatoes this year and showed us a bin of large, smooth tubers.
     G.J. Wright commenced his farming here with his brother. We did not meet Mr. W. but went though his new house, just being finished. It is 16x24 with an ell 16x20, all one and one-half stories high, all nicely furnished.
     A short distance east of Emmetsburg we stopped at the home of A. Comstock, who is farming the Harrison place. We noted the new barn and the large additions and remodeling being made to the house.
     A. Treadgold owns nearly a section of land, part of it being along the Whittemore road. His beautiful home is suggestive of homely comforts. He has large barns and sheds for the shelter of his stock and a large wind mill tank and pipings furnish water to all parts of the barn lots. We noted a fine bunch of thirty-three steers Mr. F. has now on feed for an early market. We had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Chas. Treadgold, of Eagle Grove, who is visiting at the home for a few weeks.
     R. Birkland, one of the REPORTER's new readers, came from Illinois three years ago. He is at present upon the Chas. Seigle place which he has leased for a term of years.
     J.L. Butler and Martin Knutson are farming a large quantity of land just east of Mr. Treadgold. They came west from Illinois about a year ago and are succeeding quite well in their efforts here.
     U. Baldwin is one of the new settlers and a good Republican of Fairfield township. He removed from Story county to his farm here last spring. He owns 160 acres of land much of it already broken.

     We had the pleasure of eating dinner with R. Salven, one of the best and most favorably known men of the neighborhood. After enjoying an abundant repast, we pushed back our plates and chairs and talked over the crops and crop prospects. Speaking of the low prices of oats, Mr. S. said: The trouble with oats is that they are not an export cereal. The ocean freight rate being calculated by the cubic yard of space occupied, and not by the weight, shippers prefer to fill this space with heavier and more valuable grains, so our market is limited to the home consumption. This market, on account of the less number of horses in use in cities is lessening each year. The production, however, as the great northwest becomes more favorably developed, is being increased. Therefore, he argues, oats will not raise much in price, although maintaining that the Chicago board of trade operators are aware of these facts and the necessity that compels some farmers to market their grain as soon as threshed without regard to price. We do not understand the logic of the last assertion. If any of our farmer readers differ from Mr. S. let them say so through the REPORTER.
     Near Cylinder we stopped at the home of W.E. Crampton. Mr. C. is a native of the Sucker state and has been a resident of our county but two years. He has a small farm well improved and is very comfortably situated.
     Theo. Demouth is farming the Gockley place this year. Mr. D. has a nice stock around him and is largely interested in the dairy business. He was one of the readers of the first issue of the REPORTER.
     Near Mr. Crampton's we passed a field of 320 acres of flax stubble. Men were at work plowing it, making lands one mile long. The land belongs to Mr. Buck, we understand.
     Near Whittemore we made a short stop at the Lawler homestead. Mr. L. has just sold his farm to a Mr. Francis Albert, of Illinois, for $40 per acre. Mr. L. contemplates removing to Texas on account of his wife's health.
     Wm. Kelly is one of the wealthy farmers of the Cylinder neighborhood. His fine farm east of that village is one of the best in the county. The improvements are of the best. His large two story house and handsome yard is especially worthy of notice. The long barns give shelter to his horses and herd of fine dairy cattle, and his yards are filled with two car loads of nice smooth steers he is feeding for the early market and a fine bunch of hogs. Mr. K. has a family of three sons and one daughter. The sons are interested in the merchant firm of Kelly Bros. at Cylinder, two of them attending to the business in the village and the third superintending the work upon the home place, also upon the farm owned by the brothers, which adjoins that of their father.
     Jerry Miller is one of the many farmers who have come here from central Iowa to find cheaper land and an equally good quality of land. Mr. M. has a farm of 320 acres. This year is his second season upon the place and he has not only added considerably to the amount of plow land upon his place but has placed several thousand dollars in improvements, which gives the farm an appearance of comfort and prosperity. We only wish that more such farmers would settle among us.
     Geo. Kelly has a good 160 near Cylinder. His house is near the old one having been carried away by the cyclone of a year ago.
     John Weise is a successful German farmer living west of Cylinder. We passed his place and noted the good improvements he has placed upon it but did not have the pleasure of meeting its proprietor.
     Our visit to the home of John Peters was equally fruitless as far as meeting the man of the place was concerned, but he will not forget to read the REPORTER and thereby keep track of the doings and misdoings of his neighbor.

 L.H. Taylor is a true blood Yankee, a rares humo in this part of the country. He has been three years upon Iowa soil and is making said soil yield him a good profit for his labor. He owns a full section of land and runs a force of men summer and winter. He showed us his dairy barn with stalls for forty head of cows. It is kept warm and comfortable during severe weather and if necessary a full supply of water may be turned on in the stable. He has a small bunch of very nice shoats. He believes that with proper care in feeding new corn and in keeping a supply of fresh water before the pigs much of the dangers of the swine plague would be avoided.
    Messrs. Spoorer and Campbell are farming the Gallagher Bros. place. They have out a large acreage of corn and have harvested and threshed a fine crop of oats.
    F. Illingworth lives about three miles south of Emmetsburg. The place is noticeable from the fine large farm buildings upon the place. Mr. I. was away from home when we called but we see he has a nice lot of stock upon his farm.
    Founded upon a rock upon a high hill stand the house that John built. A jovial old gentleman by the name of McCormick lives upon the rock upon the hill in the house that John built. Every week the REPORTER is read by the man who lives upon the rock upon the hill and in the house that John built, and this is all we know about him.
    One of the homesteaders of the county is C.N. Sprout who is a well known resident of Nevada township. He came here twenty-five years ago and is yet living in the neighborhood in which he first settled. He has a family of four boys, two of whom are yet at home and two are married and farming places of their own adjoining the old homestead.
    A.L. Sprout has a farm of 240 acres, the produce of which is fed upon the place. He rejoices in the comforts of a handsome new house of the regulation country pattern. He showed us a large bunch of very fine Chester White hogs.
   
    

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Friday, November 15, 1895

   We omitted mention of several parties in Independence township last week. Among these was J.W. Uncle, a newcomer from Des Moines. He has a neat little farm near the Kossuth county line. He is a first-class auctioneer and has his card in another column of this paper.
    Henry Becker is a well-to-do German farmer who came here from Bremer county. He has materially added to the good appearance of his place this last spring by the erection of a large horse and cattle barn. The building is 70x34 feet and built in the most substantial manner. Mr. B. has a fine herd of dairy cows, which have comfortable quarters in this stable.
    Phillip Weisbrode has a finely improved section of land near the county line. His large grove, handsome house and many warm and roomy farm buildings are noticeable even in a neighborhood of fine farms. In such a home, with fresh air, free range and pastoral quiet, one could never wish to change for even the more palatial residence of the city denizen with his smoky, disease laden atmosphere, narrow streets, and closely builded houses and all of the din, hurry and bustle of city life.
    C.T. Ellison is one of the old settlers of the county. he now owns a good farm of 160 acres.
    W.H. Jones, we understand, will farm the Boardman place in Vernon township next year.
    A.L. Houck is another old resident. He has a well improved farm of 280 acres. We found him very busy threshing.
    H. Malarkey is one of the REPORTER's new reader. He has a fine farm of 200 acres and very fair improvements. He is a large patron of the creamery.
    Chris Widdle has been here but one year, formerly farming in Blackhawk county He lives upon the Geo. Beaver place and has a large crop this year.
    We did not have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Mendke, who farms an adjoining place, but his good lady recognized the merits of the best newspaper in the county and ordered the REPORTER for a year.
    We partook of an excellent country dinner at the hospitable home of Fred Stigman, one of the most prosperous and influential farmers of the German settlement. he has been upon this place for fourteen years and has the land, some 320 acres in all, under excellent cultivation. He takes pride in his beautiful home and everything as neat and tidy as the most scrupulous would desire. Mr. S. is a careful student of times and his business, and is abreast of the times in the best methods of successful farming. He is especially favorable to legislation in the farmer's interest and is an agitator in that direction.
    Louis Wagner owns a highly improved farm of 240 acres. He has large, well arranged stables for his horses and a large herd of fine dairy cattle.
    Geo. Yager owns an adjoining farm of 320 acres, a part of which lies in Kossuth county. We spent but a few moments with Mr. Y, during which he informed us that he had lost 130 hogs this fall from the swine flu plague. This is the most we have heard of this dreaded disease.
    We were not fortunate in finding Mr. Fred Wagner at home, but will give our readers a description of his well-known farm at some future time.
    Chas. Blackman has a fine farm of 240 acres just south of Fairville. Since he came upon the place three years ago he has made a number of valuable improvements. Among these is a large hay barn and horse and cattle stable. Besides the stable and grain room, 175 tons of hay can be stored away in its capacious mows. He has the largest and best herd of Chester White hogs that we have seen. The head of the herds are imported from the best strains in the state. The sine plague was in his neighborhood when we saw them and Mr. B. was worried over a possible contagion.
    Sever Genswold is one of the REPORTER's old time reader. He has a pretty little home and is surrounded by a nice lot of live stock with comfortable quarters for them. He has evidently prospered in his farming operations.
    W.A. Korleski has been upon his present place two years. He has a nice lot of young stock especially hogs.
    Carl and Chas. Christian owns adjoining farms east of the Norwegian church. They have been here but a few years but are doing nicely. The swine plague has commenced its ravages in their herds.
    O.J. Cleveland is a successful farmer in the Norwegian settlement. He has a pretty home and good farm.
    J.N. Norland has a farm of 160 acres. He is a prominent member of the Norwegian Union Lutheran church and it was upon his place that the ground was selected to build the St. James Lutheran church that now stands two miles further north. The Norwegian cemetery marks the old site.

    Adam Domek is one of the brave boys who faced death upon many a southern battlefield to keep intact the greatest republic of the world. Shortly after returning from the war Mr. D. left his old Wisconsin home and sought a new residence and better prospects in this part of Iowa. He has raised a small family of thirteen children and is not a poor man either. He has an old fashioned pleasant home and among his children he is as happy and contented as can be.
    Theo. Blackman has a large farm just east of Fairville. He is a thorough and successful farmer. He uses the best of machinery and raises only the best of farm animals. He has a very nice heard of dairy cattle.
    K. Iverson came here but a short time ago. He has been renting but will next year move upon his own place in Independence township. He will keep informed of the current news by the REPORTER.
    The Cody Bros. we found quite busy endeavouring to make erth room enough for their big crop of corn. The farmers of their neighborhood are claiming 60 bushels of corn per acre as an average yield.
    Mr. Seely, who lives near the county line, claims to have elected the first house in Fairfield township. He is quite an old man now and his place is carried on by his son. We did not have the opportunity to have much conversation with the old gentleman at the time of our visit in his neighborhood.
    Messrs. Stewart and Engles have recently purchased and put into operation a new corn sheller and are doing some work in their neighborhood.
    Mr. Newman has a farm of 280 acres. He is considerably interested in the stock business. He has twenty-four head of steers feeding in his yards and a considerable number of young stock. Mrs. Frank Newman was very sick with typhoid fever when we called but hear that she is recovering now.
    S.T. Massey is an American who is living on the edge of the Norwegian settlement. He has a good sized farm and is prospering in his work.
    G.J. Dryland we found very busy indeed taking care of his oat crop. He is an intelligent and industrious young man and will doubtless do well.
    Mr. Tremble, a recent arrival from Illinois, has purchased a quarter of a section opposite Mr. Brown's in Vernon township. We noticed that he has the lumber on the ground for his house.
    J.H. Roberts informs us that he has sold his farm in Freedom township to B.E. Buball of Illinois consideration $34.00 per acre. Mr. Duball will remove to his new farm in the spring. Mr. R. is as yet undecided as to his future movements, but may conclude to take up a residence in the Burg. [Note: surname Buball/Duball not a typo. Typed as in article]
    Wm. Harrison, a candidate for the office of county supervisor, does not neglect the interest of his farm to attend to his political leading strings. He has a beautiful farm and is surrounded by all of the conveniences and comforts of a well-to-do country gentleman. He showed us a fine herd of Galloway cattle. These cattle, Mr. H. claims, are the best beef cattle we can raise here. They are easily kept, of quick growth, and make a superior quality of beef. They are very hardy and if given proper care will make the most profitable beef cattle we can produce. Mr. H. has 20 yearlings that are as even and as smooth a lot as we have seen for some time. The spring calves, 21 in number, are equally good and well graded up. The head of the herd is a beautiful animal purchased from B. Vale, Bonaparte, Ia.
    The old Dodder place is occupied by Alex Dickerson. Mr. D. is a young man of considerable energy and good sense and we trust may make his agricultural work profitable.
    Lewis Hern has recently moved into the Johnson place and will farm that land next year. He comes from the Blairgouri neighborhood.
   

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Friday, November 29, 1895

   After visiting the bustling town of Mallard we stopped at Mr. H.P. Apkir. Mr. A. has a small farm and new buildings. He came from Wisconsin in 1894 to settle among a number of his relatives. In building his house he departed from the plan of the conventional farm house and has a neat little cottage with a square mansard roof.
    J.A. Hughes, a brother-in-law and near neighbor of Mr. A., has been upon his place about fifteen years. He has concluded that a new house would look well in his snug little grove so when we called he was just completing an attractive little cottage 26 feet square.
    Geo. Schaap has a farm of 160 acres, but works a full half section. He is of Holland parentages, but American birth. He has a brother, J.H. Schaap, living on an adjoining farm.
    We also met Mr. Fleish and R.C. Sarsfield, farmers of the same neighborhood.
    C. Lybert is a native of Belgium and has breathed the free air of the brave, etc., for nearly nine years. He has been a resident of northwestern Iowa for the most of that time. He is industrious and prosperous. He reads the REPORTER.
    Max Voight is farming a quarter section near Mallard. He is fair minded and believes in reading both sides.
    Andy Myers has a very pretty home and a well cultivated and well stocked farm. He was not at home when we called.
    A.J. Jolliffe is an industrious and careful young man who is farming a good place in this neighborhood. The farm reminds us of old homesteads in eastern Iowa. The barn is set into the hillside, the house is perhaps an old log affair, covered with shingles, and the whole is surrounded by large groves and plum thickets.
    E.G. Ridenour has been upon his farm near the county line but two years, but has made many improvements. Perhaps the amount of money expended was not so much but everything about the house and stable yards seems so neat and clean that one cannot help contrasting his small holdings with the larger, more costly, more neglected and dilapidated buildings on other farms.
    E. Miller is one of the staunch Republicans of his township. He has a good home and is surrounded by considerable live stock that shows evidence of good breeding and extra care. We were particularly pleased with a fine four-year-old team of heavy draft horses we saw in his stables.
    East and south of Mallard we found J.J. Bone, who was just laying the last planks on a new granary. It was a two story affair with a driveway in the center. Mr. B. owns a quarter section of land here.
    G.W. Draman was not at home but we drove through his fields to reach his house and passed some very good corn. The place is too near the old lake or swamp bed to suit us. We noticed that several miles of deep ditching is being done on the old bottoms and suppose the owners hope to drain and cultivate it.
    The Quick farm east of Mallard is occupied by J.W. Price who has had it for several years. Mr. P. seems to be making money on his lease.
    We passed a number of homes of the Germans of Rush Lake township but was unfortunate in choosing the time of our visit as most of the men were away from home. They were the Millers, Schuelers and Leuer.
    Jim Spore, the well known auctioneer, was also away crying a sale a few miles distant.
    John Truog is one of the wealthiest farmers and strongest Republicans among his German neighbors. He has a large farm and excellent improvements. He lives in a large, handsome, two story house fully occupied by a large family. Mr. T. was busy and had been for several days, threshing.
    C.D. Carnahan has possession of a farm upon the bottoms a few miles west of Rodman. Mr. C's brother has been assisting him but will depart for other fields in a short time.
    The Chas. Meyers place has been cultivated this year by P.B.Brodigan and from all appearances Mr. B.'s season's work has been rewarded by a bountiful crop.
    The Johnson farm is also occupied by a lessee. Joseph Wollner who came here last spring from Wisconsin, and secured a favorable long time lease upon this farm. We were especially pleased to see the large sheds prepared for the care and storing of the machinery used upon the farm. One cannot wonder at the cry of hard times raised by some of our farmer friends when we see the costly farm machinery rusting and rotting away under summer storm and winter snows. We believe that the binder that cost its owner $125 should be as well housed and cared for when not in use as the horse that is not worth one-half that amount. How many farmers have shed rooms for their wagons?
    The Crook farm was under the management of Mrs. Iva Cook and her son George this year. It is an old place and very warm and comfortable, but away from the traveler's roads and in as lonesome a situation as one could well imagine. The farm consists of 340 acres.
    M.T. Booth has a small but carefully cultivated farm of eighty acres. Mr. B. has a first class cane mill, and this year has made 790 gallons of molasses for himself and neighbors. He put up a large converting house for his use. Mr. Booth has been here four years.
    Geo. Sturgis has recently moved into the W.H. Mellon property, vacated by Mr. M. moving to Emmetsburg. Mr. S. will farm the place next year.
    V.F. Graham has charge of the Harrison place this year. He has cultivated 200 acres this year.
    W.D. Fenn has a farm of 160 acres just west of Rodman. We did not get to see his place.
    Among our new subscribers is J.H. Shultz, well known about Rodman. Mr. S's another one of the "brave boys in blue" and is a pensioner of Uncle Sam.

    Michael Bourke of Highland township was before the insane commissioners Monday and adjudged insane. He was taken to Independence Tuesday by Sheriff Hanson. He did not want to go and created quite a stir at the depot by resisting. He was finally got on the train by the assistance of several who stood by.

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Friday, November 8, 1895

A PIONEER GONE
Edward Mahan, of Walnut Township, Passes Away Monday Morning.

     Monday morning at two o'clock occured the death of Edward Mahan, one of the best known of the earlier pioneers of Palo Alto county. For four months Mr. Mahan has been suffering from dropsy of the heart and for the past few weeks his death has been expected at almost any moment. Edward Mahan was born in Ireland in the year 1825 and emigrated to this country in the year 1847 and settled in the state of Massachusetts. He resided there only about four years when he moved west and settled near Morris, Ill., where he remained until January, 1856, when he came to this county. He was one of the first colony that settled  here and for a year most of them lived in a number of log cabins near the site of the old town. In the spring of 1857 the refugees of the Spirit Lake massacre passed through the settlement on their way to Fort Dodge. When the relief expedition came from Ft. Dodge, Mr. Mahan joined it and went with it to the relief of the people near the scene of the massacre. His name in on the monument among those of the others who were on the expedition. Along with the other hardy pioneers of that day he had to endure many privations but he lived long enough to see the vast prairie of Northwestern Iowa turn into well cultivated farms with comfortable houses and out buildings. He made many friends and had the respect of all who knew him. The funeral took place Tuesday at 10 o'clock from the Catholic church being conducted by Rev. Father Costello and the remains were intered in the cemetery of this city. He leaves a family of seven children to mourn his loss.
   

-Local Markets- Hogs $2.00 to $3.00, Oats 11c, Barley 16 to 18, Flax 65 to 71, Butter 19, Eggs 14
-The Cosmopolitan saloon has voluntarily closed its doors.
-Alex Peddie is out of town this week, looking after business interests in the east, particularly in Boston, Mass.
-S.W. Ballard has been absent this week superintending the placing of a $1,000 monumental stone in the Forest City, Ia., cemetery.
-We noticed Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wolfgang, of Whittemore, upon our streets Tuesday. Presumably visiting with Mr. W.'s parents.
-Carl Prouty and wife are rejoicing over a little girl that came into their house Monday morning. It is the first girl and Carl seems highly elated over it.
-Frank Warnke has adorned the front of his blacksmith shop with a very nice sign. It shows up well and nobody will now pass by without knowing who holds forth there.
-The Emmetsburg steam laundry was closed down for repairs the first of the week. The laundry is now equipped with a new ten-horse power boiler and other new machinery.
-Andrew Foy has his new furniture store in nice shape and is fast getting in a large stock of goods. He has his work shop in the upper story and J.O. Holman does the work for him.
-Several cases of scarletina were reported the past week. Those who had it were Ethel Burlingame and Gertie and Phoebe Robins. Each place was quarantined and so far there has been no new cases reported. All three parents are getting along nicely.
-The approaching marriage of Frank King and Miss Catherine Conway of Osgood was announced in church last Sunday. The ceremony is expected to take place about the 19th of the present month.
-At its last meeting the council discussed the matter of opening Broadway, across the lake bed to a connection with the Martin road north of Alex Peddie's place. A communication was received indicating that the city will be called on for $3000 damages on account of the Justice accident.
-Tuesday morning the nuptials of Mr. Andrew Foy and Miss Julia Morrissey was celebrated at the Catholic church, Rev. Father Smith officiating. Mr. Foy is one of our well known business men,  formerly with P. Joyce, but now embarked in the mercantile business for himself in his handsome new building on Main street. Miss Morrissey is well known both in society and at home. She is the adopted daughter of Thos. Tobin. The REPORTER extends its best wishes. May their lives be like the meadow brook, overflowing through pleasant scenes, ever reflecting the sunshine of God, ever with a current of rippling mirth or pleasure.
-The Frank E. Long Co. carry as a special feature, Prof. Hanson, the mesmerist and mind reader, who will give a free exhibition on the streets Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Do not fail to see it.
-Every woman and child should know that Anti-Washboard Soap is the best bar of white soap sold. Send us 25 wrappers and get a beautiful picture. Buy the soap of Smith & Benda or P.F. Gylling.
-Chas. W. Hicks, whom makes his home with W.H. Little, of Westport, recently received notice from the pension department that his pension had been cut from twelve to eight dollars per month. Charley good naturedly remarked that some one had to pay for the fishing business and guessed he would have to take his medicine.-- Lake Park News.
-Comrade John Kane accompanied by his wife drove over from their home near Emmetsburg, Saturday, to visit their old and highly esteemed friends, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hemphill. The writer in company with Comrade Shipman had a pleasant interview with the comrade on the evening of his arrival. He is one of the most enthusiastic republicans we have had the good fortune to come across for many a day. He said: "When my countrymen wonder that I, being an Irishman, should vote the republican ticket, I can give them good reasons for doing so, while not one of them can furnish even a good excuse for being a democrat." A logical lecture in a few words.--Milford Mail
-The M.E.Church at Curlew was dedicated Sunday, Nov. 3. Rev. Jesse Cole of Cherokee, former presiding elder, had charge of the service. The amount necessary to raise in order to dedicate was $433. At 10 a.m. the people commenced to arrive at the church and at 10:45 the room was filled at which hour Bro. Cole opened the meeting, preaching a powerful sermon from 1st Cor. 3:9. "We are laborers together with God." After the sermon he made a brief statement of the cost of church and amount needed to free it from debt. The people responded liberally and in a short time $527 was pledged and building was dedicated, and now we rejoice, having a nice building 28x42 nicely furnished and free from debt. The building cost $1,575. The lots which were given by Christy Bros. are valued at $125 making a total of $1,720. To the good people of Emmetsburg we tender our heartfelt thanks for their liberal donation toward the erection of this church. And to our Heavenly Father we give all the glory.      Yours Respectfully,   J.A. ELLIS, Pastor.

Personal Mention.

-W.J. Bowden, abstracts of title, conveyancing and farm loans. First National Bank building.
-Dan Kelly came over from Britt Saturday evening and stayed over until Tuesday morning in order to vote.
-Mrs. Dunkelberger returned to Rock Rapids early in the week, her sister, Maggie Farley, being out of immediate danger.
-M.L. Linderman left Tuesday evening for Chicago in order to lay in a stock of furniture for his new house. He expects to be gone several days.
-A Mr. Wheeler of Albion, arrived Thursday to visit his cousin, Miss Rhetta Long, but she was at Marshalltown and he did not get to see her.
-Mrs. Wm. Harrison was quite sick the latter part of the week. She suffered from some sort of a nervous trouble. At last reports she was getting along nicely.
-Chas. Skewis and wife came over Saturday evening and spent Sunday in this city at the Waverly. Charlie is a cousin of Mr. Foot. They left Monday morning for their home at Inwood, Iowa.
-A Mr. Tidrick of Ringold county, visited with his son-in-law, A.W. McCreary several days of the past week. He has paid several visits to this part of the state and is much pleased with the country.
-Miss Rhetta Long and Anna Blair returned Monday from Marshalltown where they had been as delegates to the state convention of the Epworth League. They report a large and enthusiastic gathering of leagures and an exceedingly profitable meeting.
-Dr. Jackson will meet those who wish to begin the study of German or those who wish to continue the study of advanced German in Dr. Davies' office Tuesday evening, Nov. 12th at 7:30 o'clock. All who desire to take up the study of German should be on hand promptly at that time to begin the work.
-J.H. Lougee, of Plymouth, New Hampshire, was visiting with Capt. E. J. Hartshorn Saturday. He was a member of his company during the rebellion and being in Nebraska, he came around this way to see him. They had a pleasant visit, recounting old times and renewing old memories. Mr. Lougee carries on his face the marks of the battle of the Wilderness, that was caused by a broken shell striking him. It makes an ugly scar.

Team Stolen
     Peter Haberger, a farmer who resides one-half mile south of West Bend, had a team of black horses stolen from his barn last Friday evening. He put it in as usual in the evening, but Saturday the team, harness, and buggy were gone. Sheriff Hanson was notified Saturday and a reward of $50 was offered by Mr. Harberger for the recovery of the outfit and the arrest of the thief. As yet no clue to the thief has been obtained.

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