Iowa Old Press
Emmetsburg Democrat
Palo Alto County, Iowa
1 Dec 1909

OSGOOD
Mrs. Peter BOUGH and daughter Bernice were passengers to Emmetsburg
Saturday.
H. HULETT spent Sunday at the home of Ole LARSON.
Mrs. J.R. JACKSON apent Monday and Tuesday at the J.T. HOWLAND home.
Peter BOUGH and son John arrived home from their Montana trip Sunday
morning.
Mrs. F. FORDYCE and children spent Thanksgiving day at the J.C. SMITH home.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert BRILEY and family spent Thanksgiving day the the BREFFLE
home.

GRAETTINGER
Wm. MULLER came down from North Dakota Thanksgiving.
Ruth MITCHELL and Theresa MONTGOMERY came home from Cedar Falls Thursday.
Ole MELHUS has gone to Iowa City to take treatment.

CURLEW
Messrs. CULLEN and FISK shipped two car loads of stock Saturday.
Mrs. Melvin FISK is visting at Dayton, Iowa.
G.P. McBRIDE was a south bound passenger Friday.
Mrs. J.M. FISK and son Earl returned from Gilbert Station Friday evening.
Clara MUTZEL came down from Spencer Saturday.
Prof. HENDRICKSON's brother from Buffalo Center spent Thanksgiving with him.
Mrs. T. ARMSTRONG and cousins, Margaret and Cyril ARMSTRONG and Mary YOUNG,
left for a week's visit at Chicago by way of Havelock Saturday.
O.B. FISK was a Chicago visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. Nels ANDERSON's aunt from Des Moines arrived last week to take care of
her.
Mrs. A.A. WHITMER was an Ayrshire visitor Friday evening.
Mr. FINUF's cousin is here visiting him.
Miss Villa YATES spent Thanksgiving with her sister.
John CULLEN was a visitor at Perry last week.
Mr. STRAIT has moved his barber chair into Mr. OELKE's building.
Mr. BRECKLER's hogs, sold Saturday, netted him $825.
Melvin FISH and Chas. BRUMMIGAN were Emmetsburg visitors Tuesday.

Returns to Washington D.C.
J.H. REILY left Sunday evening for Chicago. From there he will go to
Washington, D.C. to become Congressman WOOD's private secretary during the
present session. His experience and tact make him a very desireable man for
this important position.

Should Not Be Too Good
The Ringsted Dispatch gives the following advice to one of our leading
citizens: "Emmetsburg has a business man by the name of TWOGOOD. He does not
want to be too darned good or he is liable to find himself out in the cold".

Proud of Our Emmetsburg Boys
Thanksgiving the Notre Dame football team played a 6 to 0 game with the
Marquette team of Milwaukee. Notre Dame recently defeated Michigan, which
won from all the other western university teams. It is an honor for
Emmetsburg to have a home young man, M.J. BRENNAN, a member of the Notre
Dame eleven. Our boys have made a great record on the gridiron this year.
Hurrah for Emmetsburg!

J.F. BRENNAN in Luck
J.F. BRENNAN, son of M.F. BRENNAN, of this city, has been appointed
assistant prosecuting attorney of San Francisco. He was on the stump for the
Labor Union party for six months and we are gald to note that he is to be
well rewarded for his services. He will receive a salary of $4,000 per year.
The Democrat congratulates him on his success. He attended our local schools
a few years ago.

Opens a Bank at Marcus, Washington
The Ruthven Free Press says that word received from Marcus, Washington,
announces the opening of the First National Bank of that city, on November
10, with C.W. BARRINGER as president, and M.I. BARRINGER as cashier. Both
formerly resided at Ruthven.

Mrs. I.J. ORRIS, of Ashland, Oregon, visited several days during the past
week with Mr. and Mrs. John ORRIS of this place. She went to Thor Sunday to
see other relatives.

While at Mason City a few days ago attending the G.A. R. doings, Major SMITH
accepted an invitation to dine with Dr. and Mrs. Freeman STARR. He tells our
reporter that they have an elegant home and that they have hosts of friends
at that place. Dr. STARR has a good practice.

H.H. JACOBS arrived home from Lakota, North Dakota, the last of the week. He
had a mammarth crop, sold it for a big price, and has his pocket filled with
money. He is doubtless prepared to respond lavishly to all appeals for
churches, charitable organizations, and public improvements in general. He
is even anxious to meet the candidates in our popular voting contest.

Sim J. ROBINSON of West Bend spent Friday here.
Mrs. Geo HUGHES was an Emmetsburg visitor Friday.
Miss Mabel DENMOUTH came home from Mallard for Thanskgiving.
F.E. JONES returned Thrusday from Annandale, Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl JONES moved Wednesday into F.E. JONES farm two and
one-half miles north of here.
Miss Anna O'CONNOR spent Sunday at her home at Graettinger.
The Ladies' club met with Mrs. GUARD on Saturday afternoon.
Virgil REED returned Friday from a month's visit at West Bend, Webb, and
Ruthven.
Alex CULLEN was over from Emmetsburg Saturday.
Mr. E.W. REED returned Sunday morning from a three weeks visit in Chicago.
Miss Constance BEYERS began her winter term of school on Monday, in the Wm.
Wright school.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley DAVIDSON of Bartlett, North Dakota, arrived here Monday
evening for a visit with old time friends.

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co, IA
8 Dec 1909

Jack Conlon Gets Ninety Days in Jail. Cahill Case is Being Tried.
District court has been in session during the past week. The WRIGHT-CLINE
commission case taken up first. It lasted several days. Some sort of
settlement was reached but it seems it has not proven satisfactory and
further litigation is promised.

This week the case of the State against Leslie WILDEY of Graettinger was
begun. He was charged with selling oil that did not meet the requirements of
the Iowa pure food law. He made no defense in the justice court, but he
appealed. The Chicago house that furnished the oil defended in the district
court. Mr. WILLIAMS represented the state and Mr. MORLING the defense. The
arguments were presented at an adjourned session of court held last evening.
The judge will render a decision some time in January. The outcome of this
suit will be watched with much interest, as jobbers are as much concerned in
it as our local dealers.

The case of Mrs. P.J. NALLY vs. Peter DAILY and his bonding company was
commenced on Monday. Mr. NALLY became intoxicated one cold night last winter
and was unable to reach home. One of his hands was badly frozen. Mrs. NALLY
commenced suit against Peter DAILY for selling him liquor. She asks for
$3,000 damages. Thomas O'CONNOR is prosecuting and E.A. MORLING is
defending.
Later: Plaintiff has dismissed the case.

The case of JENSWOLD Bros. of Depew is similar to the one against Mr.
WILDEY. They were charged with violating the pure food law. They bought
their oil of an Omaha house. Like Mr. WILDEY, they allege that they sold oil
that they were told thier house would stand the test. This case is yet to be
tried.

Jack CONLON has been indicted for robbing W.P. WHELPTON of Ft. Dodge some
time during the fall. He says he will stand trial.

James CAHILL has been indicted for assault with intent to commit murder.
This is the outcome of the cutting affair that took place at the restaurant
near Mr. PAULSON's harness shop some time ago.

Later: CONLON has since been tried and convicted. He gets 90 days in jail.
Defendant did not appear. CAHILL is having his trial.

Mr. STRATTON won his case.

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A.D. DICKINSON and wife of Mason City visited at the home of the former's
parents last week.
L.H. HANKEY was calling on old friends the past few days.
Mrs. A.E. CASE of Spencer was in Emmetsburg Saturday.
B.F. SCHROEDER was called to Garnavillo to attend the funeral of a relative.
W.E.G. SAUNDERS was at Parker, South Dakota, the last of the week.
Mrs. Monroe JOHNSON went to Spencer Saturday to see her mother.
Judge BALLIE adjourned court Friday evening and went to Algona Saturday
where he heard the arguments in an important case at that place.
Mrs. Frank ILLINGWORTH was an over Sunday visitor at Parker, South Dakota.
He sister, Mrs. KNAPP, resides at that place.
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Rockers for men, women, misses and children (none for boys) . FOY & WILCOX.
East Main Street.
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Parlor suits, tables, music cabinets, etc. at FOY & WILCOX's store. East
Main Street.

Emmetsburg Democrat
Palo Alto County, Iowa
8 Dec 1909

James Cahill Jr. Acquitted.
     The case of the state vs. James Cahill, Jr., was tried Wednesday. He was charged with assault with intent to commit murder. He cut a dangerous gash in the neck of Deputy Sheriff W.P. McNally the night of the row in the restaurant near the Paulson harness shop. County Attorney Williams prosecuted and C.E. Cohoon defended. The defendant is quite deaf. He claimed that the young man who came into the restaurant while he was there picked on him and tried to use him roughly. There was also testimony to show that some members of the party had misused him while he was working in the brick yards some time before. He claimed that he acted purely self defense in using the knife that he supposed that the deputy sheriff when he called on duty was one of the boys who had been misusing him. Some of the witnesses for the state admitted that they had been drinking and that they had used him roughly and without provocation. They were quite frank in their statements. The jury returned a verdict acquitting Cahill. Had he been convicted the sentence would have been a number of years in the penitentiary.

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