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Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
September 6, 1895

Vernon.
     Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilbert, August 26, a girl.
     Services next Sunday at the Doughty school house at 11 a.m.
     John Ray is the guest of his sisters, Mrs. R. Spear and Mrs. O. Rogers.

Ruthven.
     Mr. and Mrs. George Stoneman attended the "Friends" meeting in Spencer on Thursday of last week.
     Mrs. Coonan's sister from Minneapolis is visiting Mrs. C. this week.
    Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Lyman Barringer and Mrs. Anna McNary attended the Old Settler's meeting in Spencer last Monday.
     Mrs. Georgie Harvey has moved into town and now occupies a part of W.W. Barber's residence.
     Minnie Phoenix went to Spencer, Tuesday night, to assist Mrs. Smith in taking care of her son, Stephen, who is very low with typhoid fever.

An Old Settler Gone.
Jeremiah Crowley, one of the Early Pioneers of Palo Alto County, Passes Away.
     Mr. Jeremiah Crowley died at his home in Walnut township, Thursday morning, August 20, at about 8 o'clock. His last illness was of less than a week's duration, he having been taken ill the Friday previous. The cause of his death was a kidney disease from  which he had previously suffered. In the death of Mr. Crowley Palo Alto loses one of her oldest settlers, he having settled in this county in the year 1856. He was born in Ireland in the year 1816 and emigrated to this country in the 1846, but resided in the East ten years previous to coming to this county. When Mr. Crowley first settled in Palo Alto there were but a very few hardy pioneers in the country, but he lived to see the wilderness give place to hundreds of happy homes, and out of the solitude of a vast prairie rise the busy activities of civilization. It is to men such as Mr. Crowley that Palo Alto county owes her civilization and the large concourse of friends who followed his remains to the cemetery last Saturday forenoon testify to the esteem in which he was held.
     The last sad obsequies was held by Rev. Father Smith, of Assumption church. Mr. Crowley leaves an aged companion of 80 years to travel the balance of life's way alone.

A Midnight Marauder.
     John Hand had an experience with a midnight marauder, Saturday night, in which he came off victorious, but with a badly swelled hand from contact with the fellow. Some time during the night Mrs. Hand heard a noise and awakened Mr. Hand and told him that someone was trying to enter the house. He got up and started for the door from whence proceeded the noise, but before he got there he came in contact with a fellow crawling on his hands and knees toward a bureau. He pounced upon him like a "hawk upon a June bug" and pummelled him a while then dragged him to the door and told him to get. The fellow was so dazed by the reception that he did not know where to go, but finally considered any place preferable to that particular spot and left. Mr. Hand's promptness in ejecting the miscreant is to be commended.

A Veteran Editor Gone.
     J.H. Warren, one of the veteran newspaper men of northwest Iowa, died at the home of his son, R.B. Warren, at Algona, on Saturday, August 31. Aged 75 years.
     Mr. Warren was born in Erie Co. New York, but at an early age came with his widowed mother to Ohio, and then in early manhood moved to Dodge county, Wisconsin. Later he lived at Arcadia and then at Eau Claire. In Ohio and Wisconsin we are under the impression that he devoted his energies at different times to clearing land, carpenter work, mill building and work in and around the lumber camps and mills. In 1866 the disposition to get to the frontier again seized him, and he built a boat and floated his family and household goods down the Mississippi to Dubuque and from there came overland to Algona. Here he went to work at whatever came to hand, and his son Robert, who had worked for a time in a Wisconsin printing office, went to work for Mr. Read, the then editor, printer and publisher of the only newspaper in Iowa, north of Fort Dodge and west of Mason City. Later Mr. Warren bought the office and by working at his trade and also pushing the office for all there was in it, was soon able to add a Ruggles jobber, and some additional type and the office became self sustaining. In 1869, Mr. Warren was made postmaster at Algona, and succeeded in holding it against the combined efforts of the man with a strong itching for office and a "pull" at Washington, and the efforts of several parties for who personal reasons had become opposed to him, until in an unguarded moment he accepted a second federal position-assessor of internal revenue, which we believe, -when his opponents raised the point that he couldn't hold two federal offices, and he lost the postoffice. The giving him the second office was a trap and it was claimed was suggested by Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, who was interviewed after all local plans to remove Mr. Warren had failed. A man of Mr. Warren's strong personal type naturally provoked opposition, and in the conduct of his paper he at all times insisted in remaining untrammeled. While possessed of an ordinary degree of charity for erring humanity in general he could not tolerate anything that he took to savor of hypocrisy-but to use his own phrase would "ventilate it" every time. This of course raised opposition and in 1875 resulted in the formation of a syndicate to by him out and the paper passed from his hands. Later he became interested in the townsite of Swan Lake, and moved to Emmet county, where he served one term as a member of the board of supervisors. In 1878, in con with his younger son, E.H. Warren, he established the Journal at West Bend, in this county and carried it on until they were offered a larger field in the Black Hills region of Dakota, first on an evening paper at Rapid City, and later at Spearfish. The immediate cause of Mr. Warren's fatal illness was overexertion in connection with his newspaper work. He was brought to Algona in the hopes that with rest and quiet he would recuperate. But it was not to be. The end had come, and his tired nature sought repose.
     We knew him well-saw his incomings and outgoings-his daily, family life-for a period of four years. He had unbounded faith in his family and made a home not only for them but for his and their friends. He was a rough diamond. Under and unpolished exterior there lay hidden a good true heart and it is with sadness that we bid him this last good-by.

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
September 13, 1895

    Board Proceedings
...Ordered that Mrs. Pat Conlon be allowed $8.00 per month as poor relief commencing September 1, 1895, also that Mrs. Emily Crosby and P. Mullen each be allowed $6.00 per month and Mrs. Foley $10.00 per month as poor relief, commencing October 1, 1895, also that the following persons be stricken from the poor list as not being in further need of aid: Mrs. John Conlon, Mrs. Jennie Hanson, Mrs. D.E. Treat, Mr. Hampton, Mrs. Marion Sanford...
    

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
September 27, 1895

A SHOCKING ACCIDENT
Larry Murphy, the Nine-Year-Old Son of L.J. Murphy is Badly Crushed by an Iron Roller

    A shocking accident happened on south Broadway near the Catholic church on Monday afternoon to little Larry Murphy, the nine year old son of L.J. Murphy. Mr. Murphy had use for a road roller near the Catholic church and was hauling a heavy iron roller that weighed 2500 pounds behind his wagon. On the way down Larry got astride the tongue and was riding. When near where he wished to use the roller Mr. Murphy stopped his horses  and Larry took advantage of the pause to place one of his feet on the tongue of the roller to tie his shoe. He was in this tottering position when Mr. Murphy, not noticing him, started the horses and he fell off and the end of the heavy roller passed over one side of his body and head. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and bleeding profusely. He was immediately carried home and Dr. O'Brien called who found upon examination that one rib had been broken and penetrated the lung. His collar bone was fractured and the left side of his head had been crushed in and the bones fractured. He dressed his wounds set the bones in their proper positions. At this writing he is resting quite easy with no fever and although in a critical condition hopes are entertained for his recovery. The great danger is that other complications may set in.
    LATER-The doctor informs us that he will recover.

[Larry Murphy was the son of Lawrence Murphy and Hanna Dunn]

IT WAS LOADED
Bruce Root's Hand is Severely Injured by the Explosion of a Shell.

    Last Saturday morning Bruce Root, of Walnut township, met a painful accident. He was on his way home from the Osgood creamery and when going by J.P. Kane's place he came out and asked him if he would go in and shoot a mule for him. He complied with the request and went in with him. He took a shell in his left hand to which he supposed the cap was defective, and was trying to get the cap off when it exploded in his hand tearing and lacerating the flesh in a terrible manner. The bone of one of his fingers was broken and some of the shot and powder struck him under the chin. Dr. Davies was called and dressed the hand for him and at last report it was getting along very nicely.

Wanted a Shave.
    The residence of Joseph Hanson, a brother of Sheriff Hanson who resides in the edge of Clay county a few miles north of Ruthven, was entered by thieves Wednesday, Sept. 18, and burglarized of some of its contents. The thieves took advantage of the absence of the family, who were attending the Ruthven fair, for their work and carried off with them a gold ring, some silver spoons, three jack knives, two pairs of pants and two razors. Thursday the marshal of Ruthven arrested a suspicious character and part of the stolen property was found on his person. Friday the second one was arrested by Sheriff Hanson in Ruthven and he too had some of the stolen goods on him. The two had sold a gold watch the day previous for five dollars which no doubt they had stolen on one of their predatory excursions. They were handed over to the authorities of Clay county to answer for their crime.

-The juvenile band left Tuesday evening for Eagle Grove to participate in the great band contest that took place there.
-Col. Ormsby has been appointed tone of the judges at the oratorical contest of the Ames Agricultural College.
-Will Kirby was up from Emmetsburg shaking hands with his many friends in this town. Will is always a welcome visitor to Armstrong.--Armstrong Journal.
-P.F. Gylling, the main street grocer, has a new add in this issue in which he calls attention to his fancy stock of staple groceries. He has also just put in a new stock of dress goods.
-Some "smart Alecks" are amusing themselves by ringing the M.E. church bell in the middle of the night. This causes considerable annoyance to those who reside close by and they propose to make it warm for the fellow who does it if he is caught.
-Mrs. Laura E. Johnston will have a public sale at her residence in Freedom township, five miles east of Emmetsburg, Friday, Oct. 4, 1895. She offers for sale her entire stock of horses, cattle, farm machinery, and household goods. Sale begins at 12 o'clock.
-At the meeting of the Young People's Guild held last Thursday evening, officers were elected for the next six months. The following were the ones chosen: Pres., Chas. Mueller; vice president, Thos. Burt; secretary, Miss Thurza Watson; treasurer, Miss Agnes Moore and critic, Dr. Jackson.
-The tea given by Mrs. D.W. Burlingame Monday afternoon was a very elaborate one and was attended by more than one hundred of the ladies. The hours for entertaining were from 2 to 4, and during the entire time the ladies were coming and going. It was pronounced by all present to have been a very pleasant affair.
-The Waverly Hotel now shines like a new pin. For the past two months W.J. Tyson, assisted by Chas. Grant, has been hard at work papering and painting it. The work was finished Tuesday and as a result the hotel has been placed in an excellent condition. One has only to examine the work to see that it is first class in every way.
-During the rain storm of Saturday afternoon a barn in the north part of town belonging to Wm. Kane was lifted bodily from its foundation and carried a short distance and badly torn to pieces. Quite a number of trees were also torn up by the roots. Locally the wind seemed to expend its force at this one place as no other damage was done to any of the surrounding buildings.
-Last week the story was current on the street that Alfred Burt had some difficulty in entering the freshman class at the State University at Iowa City. It is a mistake and it is a mystery how the idea got out. Alfred had no trouble whatever in entering the freshman class upon his standing from the school here without any examination.
-Monday was the eleventh birthday of Jackie Simons and it was duly observed by inviting his young friends to spend the evening with him. Nearly sixty responded to the invitation and gathered at his hospitable home and enjoyed a royal time. Refreshments consisting of sandwiches, cocoa, ice cream and cake were served and appreciated as only children can. Mrs. Simons was assisted by the Misses Brooks and Kellar and it is needless to say that the children did not lack for attention.
-A shooting accident occurred in Fern Valley township Wednesday by which John Krogh, of Whittemore, lost his life. He was found dead by N.J. Lowell, Chas. Stahon and C.E. Anderson, who happened to come along some little time after the accident had taken place. Coroner Henry was sent for and the following facts were ascertained: He had gone out hunting alone and in some manner his gun had discharged, the load entering his left side under the arm, producing a wound from which he had bled to death. The remains were taken to Whittemore for burial.
-A case of nuisance was tried before the mayor Tuesday, the complainant being Mrs. Doris, alleging that the yard of Joe Steil, in which he kept hogs and other animals, was offensive. The case engaged the attention of Attorney Cohoon for plaintiff and O'Connor for the defense the greater part of the day. While there is no doubt but what the plaintiff had just grounds for complaint; it was found that the ordinance governing such matters was defective. It provided for a fine, whereas the supreme court says that the only thing that can be done is to compel their removal. This latter, the ordinance does not do.
-The Endeavor society will give an entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hinkley this (Friday) evening that will be both pleasing and instructive. A short program of more than usual literary merit will be rendered. Besides this there will be interesting game and amusements. As no entertainment is complete without looking to the epicurean instincts of man oysters will be served from 6:30 until all are served. Supper 25 cents. The proceeds will go into a fund to start a library.

Personal Mention.

-Albert Schrimer was reported quite sick at the fore part of the week.
-Mrs. Dr. Thomas was quite sick the fore part of the week from a bad cold.
-Mrs. Alta Turner left Tuesday for a three weeks' visit at her former home at Odebolt.
-Mr. Geo. Sturtevant of Scotch Grove, is visiting his son, J.M. Sturtevant of this city.
-Mrs. Margaret Acers has returned to her home in this city after an absence of nearly four months.
-Miss Maud Palmer was confined to the house for several days of the past week by a sore eye.
-Mrs. W.L. Fitkins visited with her sister, Mrs. Kelly of Cylinder, the first of the week. She was accompanied by her brother.
-Will Fife, of Chicago, arrived in Emmetsburg Wednesday forenoon to spend a few days with his parents west of town.
-E.J. Hartshorn went to Ft. Dodge Tuesday night to attend a meeting of the Tenth district Republican League held there Wednesday.
-Mrs. P.J. Illingsworth returned home Saturday from Iowa City where she has been spending the past three months with her son, Frank Illingsworth.
-Miss Alice Palmer is visiting with her sister at Buda, Ill. She was called there a couple of weeks ago by the illness of her sister, who has since recovered.
-W.H. Wilcox of Curlew was attending to business in Emmetsburg Tuesday. He is agent for a new kind of wire fence that has the merit of being effective and durable.
-Mrs. Bowden and Adele, mother and daughter of W.J. Bowden, sailed from Londonderry on the America Sept. 20th. They will spend some time among relatives at Newark, New Jersey, and Detroit, Mich., before returning home. They are expected the middle of October.
-W.H. Harris, of Linn county, was the guest of E.J. Hartshorn Monday. He and Mr. Hartshorn were old acquaintances in Vermont nearly forty years ago and had not seen each other since. Mr. Harris settled in Iowa thirty-six years ago. He aw on his way to Emmett county to visit a son who resides there.

[Ads]
Wanted a girl to do general housework at Mrs. J.S. Knapp's.
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Abstracts of title made for Palo Alto county lands. First-class work.
W.J. BOWDEN, First National bank building.
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Dr. J.W. Quinn
Has decided to be in his office every Sunday, only, until further notice. Eyes examined free.
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Miss Phifer,
After a three months' post-graduate course in Chicago, is again in Emmetsburg and ready to take pupils in voice culture, piano, organ, harmony, theory and musical history. With Mrs. Briggs.
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Office Closed.
Having again accepted a position as instructor in the dental department of the state university at Iowa City, my office will be closed until March, 1896.
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Shropshire Sheep.
I have a few registered Shropshire bucks for sale at a bargain. Weighing from 100 to 150 pounds. Address C.L. Hinkley, Alexandria, S.D. or call on J.H. Hinkley, Emmetsburg.
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Public Sale.
    J.P. Alexander will offer at public sale at his residence a few miles from Curlew his entire farming outfit, consisting of horses, cattle, hogs, farming machinery, household goods, etc. The sale will commence at 10 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. Terms-all sums of $10 and under will be cash, and all sums over $10 twelve months' credit will be given on note with approved security; 4 per cent off for cash.
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A Depew Notice.
    We desire to inform our patrons that we have concluded to discontinue the credit system, and that after Oct. 1st all goods sold by us will be for cash or in exchange for produce. By making this change we will be enabled to sell cheaper and we believe to give better satisfaction. Give us a call and we will show you we mean business.
    WELTZIN BROS.
Depew, Iowa.

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