Iowa Old Press

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co, IA
17 March 1897

Will WILLIAMS will soon start for Terre Haute, Indiana, where he hopes to
put in the season with a professional ball team. Will is dandy on the
diamond as well as an excellent printer.

G.A. BRADLEY, of Iowa City, moved to this locality a few days ago and is now
comfortably located on his new farm in Great Oak, which he purchased some
time ago of the Brown Land and Loan Co.

J.F. NOBLE, of Delaware county, moved to this county last Wednesday and took
possession of his new farm in Vernon township. He and S.J. PENNY were old
neighbors in the eastern part of the state.

Wm. FERGUSON has gone to his new home at Swea City. He will engage in the
livery business at that place and starts in business without competition,
which fact ought to insure his success.-West Bend Advance.

We understand that the Methodist people of Iowa are organizing for the
purpose of carrying the fire insurance on their own churches and parsonages.
There is no reason why they can not do so with safety and profit.

M.G. WILSON now has his entire stock removed to the new location in the
Smith block. In this new position, he has a splendid chance to display his
fine stock of drugs, stationery and jewelry.-Estherville Vindicator.

Editor BRUCE, of the Reveille, is a candidate for postmaster of Rolfe. The
republican members of the press are not at all backward in asking favors of
the new administration. In politics it is not policy, you know, to be
bashful.

Monday morning attorney O'CONNOR received a telegram from Acheson, Kansas,
stating that his brother, Lawrence O'CONNOR had been killed in a railroad
accident. The particulars were not stated. Mr. O'CONNOR left on the noon
train to attend the funeral. Lawrence was a passenger engineer on the
Southern Pacific and was on the run from Kansas City to Omaha. He was older
than N.C. but was younger than Thomas.

Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John McNALLY were called upon to mourn the loss of their
youngest child, a boy, aged about six months. He had been quite sick for
some time. The funeral was held Monday afternoon and was quite largely
attended. This is the third child Mr. and Mrs. McNALLY have lost during the
past few years. General sympathy is extended to them in their sorrow.

Mrs. BEATTY, Sr., mother of BEATTY Bros., of Ruthven, died at her home north
of that place Sunday morning. The funeral services were conducted at the
Catholic church, at Ruthven, Monday by Father Carroll, and the remains were
brought to this city for burial. She was perhaps 65 years old. Her husband
died several years ago.

C.F. SULLIXON, of Bode, the deputy oil inspector, was in this city on
business last Friday.

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
March 19, 1897

-The little six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. John McNally died Sunday and was interred on Monday. The little one took the grippe some time ago and it developed into bronchial trouble and finally resulted in death. Mr. and Mrs. McNally have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.

-Thomas O'Connor received a telegram Monday morning containing the sad intelligence of the death of a brother who was an engineer on the Topeka & Santa Fe railroad in Kansas. He was killed in some manner while on duty. Mr. O'Connor left by the afternoon train for Kansas City, where his brother resided.

-John Dumphy, a young man of about thirty years of age, died near Storm Lake, the latter part of last week, and his body was brought here an interred in the Catholic cemetery, Monday. He was a former resident of Nevada township.

-Prosperity is here for John Dooley is putting in a gas plant.  The work of digging the hole in which to put the carburetter is well under way and ins short time south Broadway will be illuminated by gas-gasoline gas.

-Last Friday evening a crowd of the young people took advantage of the March sleighing and drove out to the home of D.G. Baker, six miles northeast of town and spent the evening. A very pleasant evening was had by all concerned.

-Rev. W.D. Bancroft and wife are rejoicing over the first baby, a boy, born Thursday, March 4th. Mother and child are doing well. Mr. Bancroft can now hold his own.
    The above from the Talmage, Neb. Tribune will interest the many friends of Mrs. Bancroft in this city, who will remember her as Miss Helen O'Hare.

Personal.
    Florence and Roscoe Moses were confined to the house the last week with la grippe.
    Chas. Terwilliger left Thursday morning for Chicago to spend a short time in visiting relatives.
    D.J. O'Meara came over from Spencer, Tuesday, and spent Wednesday among relatives in this city.
    J.H. Hinkley left Tuesday for Chicago to select his spring stock of goods. He will be gone several days.
    F.S. Appleman left for Clermont, Monday evening to attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Victor Dolliver, who died in Minneapolis, Minn., Sunday.
    L. Van Gordon came home from Iowa City Thursday of last week. He has completed his first year's course in the medical department of the State University.
    Miss Frank, who had been spending a few weeks in this city in visiting her sister, Mrs. F.T. Hastings, returned to her home in High Lake township, Emmet county, Monday.

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
March 26, 1897

     Mrs. James Brennan of Great Oak township, died Wednesday morning. The cause of her death was dropsy of which she had been ailing for a long time. It has been about two years since the death of her husband. The funeral will take place today at 10 o'clock.

[Mrs. James Brennan was Elizabeth (Brennan) Brennan]

     Last Saturday was C.W. Hodgkinson's birthday and quite a party surprised him by calling and spending the evening with him. A very pleasant evening is reported. We are sure that the genial host did his part in entertaining his guests.

     M.F. Coonan shipped four cars of cattle, Tuesday night, which were on the Thursday morning market. He ought to have gotten a good price as the dispatches showed the market for cattle to have been firm with an upward tendency.

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- J.T. Stemets has put in the tabings and lamps necessary to burn gasoline lamps and now has as bright a light as anybody.
-Services will be held in the Lutheran church, next Sunday, at 3 o'clock. Rev. Wigdahl will be present and deliver the discourse.
-Kaufman Brothers have the largest and finest assortment of gentleman's neckties that we ever saw carried in a retail store outside of the large cities. They are of every variety and the latest styles.
-The firm of Bennett & Williams has decided to locate in Emmetsburg for the purpose of moving buildings. Mr. Bennett will remove to this city about April 1st, providing he can find a house in which to live. The firm hails from Estherville.
-Miss Anna Donovan has been engaged by the Spirit Lake Chautauqua Association to again take charge of the kindergarten department. In speaking of the matter the Beacon said that the association was exceedingly fortunate in securing her services.
-Hester & Herley have dissolved partnership, the former disposing of his interest to the latter, who will still continue in the same old stand. Mr. Hester has outside business which requires his attention.
-Last week, H.L. Ash of Raymond, Montgomery county, Ill. made a deal for the Graham brothers' farm northeast of town. The purchase price was $9,300. Mr. Ash takes immediate possession of the farm. His wife is here and his goods and farming utensils were expected some time this week. Mr. Ash and family come recommended as good citizens and Palo Alto always stands ready to welcome all such.
-The store occupied by T.L. and J.P. Crose is being repapered throughout. It will make a vast improvement in the appearance of the room when completed.
-C.J. Smith returned from Chicago the first of the week and the firm is now unpacking and placing a large consignment of goods on the shelves.
-John Eaton has sold out his restaurant and stock to M.L. Miller of St. James, Minn. Mr. Miller will be ready to take possession by April 1st. Ill health was the cause of Mr. Eaton's retiring from the business.

PERSONAL.
-Mrs. M.G. Wilson of Estherville was visiting relatives in this city Tuesday.
-F.S. Appleman went to Cedar Rapids, Friday afternoon to meet Dr. Bachman who was returning home from the hospital at Davenport. While there, F.S. took in James O'Neil in his famous play Monte Cristo.
-Will Williams expects to leave Saturday for Terre Haute, Ind. where he practices with the ball team of that city until the ball season opens. He expects to get a position on one of the league teams possibly on the Terre Haute team. Will is a good player and we hope he will get a good position.
-The Godden cigar factory building is fact approaching completion and will be ready to be occupied by another week.

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