Iowa Old Press

Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Oct. 1, 1897

- Saturday evening as Jim Brennen was going home he wanted to cross the new bridge northwest of town but was stopped by one of the workmen by the name of Haugsten. Brennan got out and Haugsten hit him over the head with a big iron bolt. The blow rendered him senseless for some time and cut his scalp quite badly.
- H.C. Shadbolt has had his coal sheds repainted. It makes them present a much better appearance.
-A.F. Johnson, who resides three miles southwest of Curlew will have a public sale Tuesday, October 12. He contemplates moving to Webster county.
-C.J. Williamson of Rush Lake township has rented his farm and will remove with his family to Storm Lake. He will have a sale Thursday, Oct. 14, to dispose of his stock and farm machinery.
-Last Saturday was a great day for grain in Emmetsburg. H.C. Darrah reports handling more grain than in any other day for years. It is just so all over the country, the only trouble being in getting cars to ship it as fast as needed.
-Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fredericks, of Freedom township, Saturday, Sept. 25, 1897, a fine bouncing baby boy, that tipped the scales at 13 pounds. Both mother and child are progressing nicely.
-Peter Hanson, of Great Oak, was taken before the board of insanity, Friday last and judged insane. He was taken to Independence for treatment, and it is hoped that in the course of a few months he will come home cured.
-The Womans' Foreign Missionary Society, of the M.E. church will be held at the home of Mrs. S.C. Blair, this Friday afternoon. at three o'clock. The election of officers for the ensuing year and other important business will be transacted.
-Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Mahan and daughter, Miss Gertie, of Graettinger, were Estherville visitors last Friday. Mr. M. has been a resident of Palo Alto county for over forty years and relates some peculiar experiences incident to the early days in that county.-- Estherville Democrat.
-C.J. Willliamson of Rush Lake township, was an Emmetsburg visitor, Friday last, and brought with him a basket of very fine apples and left them at this office. They were of the Wealthy and Patton's Greenings' variety, and were large and uniform in size and almost perfect in every way. He had quite a number of bushels of each variety, and his orchard is yet young.
-Emmetsburg is to have a new photograph gallery in the near future. C.F. Curtis has leased the Grier lot on North Broadway and will erect a suitable building for his business. Work on the building will commence in a few days, and it will be pushed to completion.
- The marriage of W.J. Black and Miss Jennie Smith, of Iowa Falls, took place at the residence of the bride's parents in that city, Wednesday evening, September 29, 1897, at 7:30 o'clock. The groom was formerly a resident of Emmetsburg, having grown to manhood in this city. He is a young man of excellent ability, and now holds the position of head clerk in a large dry goods establishment in Iowa Falls. The bride is an Iowa Falls lady, and is spoken of as possessing rare qualities of mind and heart. The many Emmetsburg friends of Mr. Black, wishes the young couple a happy and prosperous wedded life.
-Tom Welch, the boy that was kicked by a horse about five weeks ago, and whose case was of a very critical nature, was in town Thursday of last week. His case is certainly a remarkable one for the cranium was so badly broken that the bone was removed in pieces for nearly four inches in length and one in width, and a part of the brainy substance was lost through the aperture. The wound is healing nicely and the bone is growing inward, and it looks as though the aperture would entirely fill by the growth of the bone. Part of the paralysis has passed away, and it looks as though in time all the natural functions of the body will be restored. The case is certainly a remarkable one, and demonstrates what the science of surgery can do.
-Miss Ella Robbins gave a party Wednesday evening to quite a number of her friends. The evening was spent in social intercourse and games. Refreshments were served.
-Elias Apland has rented his farm in South Vernon to L. Randall for the ensuing year and will remove to Story county during the winter.
-Some forty of the friends of Florence Gremmels called on her on Wednesday evening, and with her held and informal farewell party. Refreshments, music, etc., enlivened the evening.
-S. Easthouse has decided to go to Story county to reside, consequently he has rented his farm in Vernon township to Tom Knuteson. Mr. Easthouse will leave for his Story county home some time during the winter.
-The regular monthly meeting of the missionary society of the Cong'l. church will be held at the residence of Mrs. W.J. Brown, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 6, at 2:45. Refreshment served at 4:30. Entertainment committee, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Talept, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Case.

PERSONAL MENTION

    Mrs. Frank McMahon left last Saturday to visit her hold home at Ackley.
    H.W. Kent has been on the sick list for the past week. He suffered from a very severe cold.
    Mrs. E.J. Gooden has been quite sick for the past few days. She is suffering from an old complaint.
    E.H. Smith of Austin, Minnesota, was calling on his brother, C.H. Smith, of this city, Friday of last week.
    C.F. Curtis went to Spencer Thursday morning to attend to some matters pertaining to his removal to this city.
    Mrs. L.H. Mayne and children returned Wednesday from a four weeks' visit with her parents at Tiskiiwa, Illinois.
    J.H. Roberts left for Mason City, Monday, to look after business in that place. He is putting in a gas and heating plant in that city.
    Dr. Wright, J.P. Stebbing, E.P. Wiley, and J.C. Yates of Curlew were up Friday in the insanity case of Peter Hanson, of Great Oak township.
    Mrs. Jessie Miles of Ruthven, arrived last Friday evening and will spend a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Duncan of this city.
    Mrs. D. Black, Miss Hattie Black and Peter Black left Tuesday afternoon for Iowa Falls to attend the Black-Smith nuptials, Wednesday evening.
    W.R. Morling, of Booneville, N.Y., arrived in this city the middle of last week, and has gone to work in the office of his brother, E.A. Morling.
    J.C. Baker left for various parts of the northwest Iowa, to adjust losses for his insurance company. He expects to be gone three weeks.
    Mrs. M.L. Sturtevant arrived from Scotch Grove Thursday evening of last week, and will spend some time in visiting her son, J.M. Sturtevant of this city.
    P.F. Gylling and wife, L.O. Gusland, C.C. Gusland and Olaf Anderson went to Graettinger Sunday to attend services pertaining to the laying of the corner stone of the Lutheran church of that place.
    Sven Quam and wife, of Fairfield township, returned Wednesday morning from Norway where they had been since sometime in June. Mr. Quam says that he had a very fine visit while gone among old acquaintances.
    Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Shadbolt, spent Sunday with D.B. Harmon, a cousin of Mr. Shadbolt. They returned home Monday accompanied by Mrs. M.P. Shadbolt who had been spending a couple of weeks in Primghr.
   

Submitted by: C.J.L., Mar 2004