Iowa Old Press
Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Friday, Sept. 3, 1897
Kicked by a Horse
Thursday afternoon Thomas Welch, a fifteen year old boy, who resides with his parents in Nevada township, met with a fearful accident. He was going in the wagon to do some kind of farm work, and one of the tugs coming unhitched he naturally leaned out over the dashboard to hitch it. When in this position one of the horses gave him a vicious kick on the left side of teh head. The boy fell from the wagon senseless and the team ran away. Dr. Davies was called as soon as possible and he found that the boy had sustained a compound communited fracture of the left side of the skull, together with extensive loss of brainy substance, a portion of the brain protruding through the gaping wound. The skull bone was broken into small pieces. Dr. Davies taking no less than thirty pieces from the wound. At this writing the boy's right side is paralyzed and he can not talk. The case is a critical one and it will be almost a miracle if he recovers.
Halsey-McCullough
The Congregational parsonage was
the scene of a quiet but happy wedding Wednesday evening. The contracting
parties were Samuel Halsey and Mrs. Emma McCullough of this city. The ceremony
took place at 8:30 o'clock and was performed by Rev. H.M. Case, pastor of the
Congregational church.
The groom has been a resident of Emmetsburg for some little
time and is now an abstractor for Col. E.S. Ormsby. He is a capable and upright
man and is highly respected by all. The bride is one of the best known ladies in
Emmetsburg and is highly respected for her many admirable qualities. The happy
couple will go to housekeeping at once in one of Mrs. Acres houses on Union
street.
The REPORTER extends its best wishes to the happy couple and
trusts that life will unfold many happy blessings for their enjoyment.
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- The delegates to the county Sunday school convention next
Friday evening and Saturday are as follows: Lutheran school, C.C. Gusland and
Miss Julia Dyvig; Congretational school, Miss Ola Bostwick, Miss Lizzie
Schoreder, Mrs. C.E. Taylor, Miss Alta Turner, F.E. Henry, F.S. Appleman, and
Harry Dickinson; Methodist school, Mrs. E.B. Soper, Rev. Robt. Bagnall, S.C.
Blair, Miss Jane Blair, W.E.G. Saunders, W.J. Bowden, and Mrs. C.M. Henry.
-Last Thursday morning, Wm Kirby received a telegram
containing the sad news of the death of his aged father, who resided at Warren,
Ill. Mr. Kirby left on the evening train to attend the obsequies.
-Monday noon a gasoline stove came near causing a fire at the
home of Mr. P.G. Smith's. It seems that while Mrs. Smith was getting dinner the
screw that regulates the flow of gasoline came out and soon the burning fluid
was blazing to the ceiling. H.B. Smith who lives close by, hearing the
confusion, rushed in and picked up the stove and threw it out the door. The fire
bell was rung but before the fire company got to the scene the fire had been
extinguished. Some damage was done to the paper on the wall, but it was slight.
- George and Orin and Mrs. Orin Wright, of Fairfield
township, are visiting their old home in York state.
-Edward Kelly has been laid up all of this week. Tuesday he
was reported a little better, but Wednesday he was down again.
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A Modern Dreamer
Modern people as a rule pay little attention to dreams, but
occasionally a firm believer in dreams bob up in some unexpected place. This is
true of a modern dreamer by the name of James Davis, who up to Monday morning
was working for Ole Benson, who resides a few miles east of Emmetsburg. Last
Monday morning Davis got up about 3:30 o'clock and was rambling about the house.
Being awakened by the noise, Mr. Benson asked him what he was doing. Davis
replied that he had had a dream which told him that he must move and he must go.
Davis went but in the morning when Mr. Benson arose, he missed a shot gun and
some other things of lesser value. He came to town and informed Sheriff Hanson
of the loss, who at once began inquiries for Davis. The only clue to him came
from M. Jackman who saw the fellow going by his place about seven o'clock in the
morning. If Davis only dreams that he must avoid towns until he passes the
Minnesota border, he will be all right as his theft is only petty larceny.
[Submitted by C.J.L., Mar 2004]