Iowa Old Press
Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, Oct 3, 1917
Miss Hazel BARNES came from Cylinder Friday and spent the day
with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. S.W. SMITH arrived from Mason City Thursday for a short
visit at the
J.H. GODDEN home.
Mrs. Ed POSTEL was called to Estherville Wednesday by the serious
illness of
her aunt, Mrs. STANHOPE.
Mrs. A.L. FRYE returned to her home at West Bend Friday after a
short stay
with friends in this city.
Thomas MURRAY arrived from Council Bluffs Friday for a short
visit with his
aunt, Mrs. Rose McNAMARA.
Miss Madeline LIBERT went to Whittemore Thursday for a short
visit with her
friend, Miss Alice McGOVERN.
Mrs. Martin KNUDSON of ths city left for Jewell, Iowa, Thursday
for a short
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Mary DUHIGG left for Council Bluffs Friday. She will teach
school near
that city during the coming year.
Mrs. Peter CLASEN and daughter returned home from Bellevue, Iowa,
Friday
after a two weeks' visit with relatives.
Misses Agnes and Lottie JOYNT returned from Dubuque Wednesday
after a three
weeks' visit with relatives and friends.
Ed NOLAN arrived from Des Moines Friday to look after business
interests and
also to visit his mother, Mrs. P.C. NOLAN.
Vol FISK was over from Curlew Thursday to meet his mother, who
was returning
from a few days' visit at Algona.
George J. CONSIGNY arrived home from Los Angeles, California,
Thursday to
look after his farming interests during the fall.
Miss Barbara BRISBOLS returned to Madison, Wisconsin, Thursday
after a three
weeks' visit with her brother, J.N. BRISBOLS, and family.
Miss Lillian HARRISON returned to Des Moines Friday after a
couple of weeks'
visit with her friend, Miss Elvene COONAN, of this place.
Miss Catherine KANE of Davenport, who had been visiting her
parents, Mr and
Mrs. J.J. KANE, for a couple of weeks, left Friday for Marengo.
Mrs. Dwight JONES and son returned home to Minneapolis last
Thursday after a
two weeks' stay with her parents, Mr and Mrs. William RAFFERTY,
of this
city.
Mrand Mrs. William WRIGHT, Jr. and daughter and William WRIGHT,
Sr., of this
city, left for Minneapolis Saturday for a week's visit with
relatives and
friends.
Miss Mabel PAUL of Milo, Iowa, who had been visiting at the W.L.
ALSUP home
for four or five weeks, left Thursday for Cambridge for a short
visit with
relatives and friends.
Miss Ivy Pearl RICHARDSON of Anaconda, Montana, was in Emmetsburg
the last
of the week visiting her aunts, Misses Pearl and Cora RICHARDSON.
She will
spend the winter with her grandmother, Mrs. Wm. RICHARDSON, who
lives near
Cylinder.
The following named parties left Monday to attend college: Fred
KERBER,
Gerald BOWEN, Bernard SCHROEDER and the Misses Mary DUNNIGAN,
Margaret FRYE,
and Edna BRAGG went to Ames; Earl DODGSON to Iowa City; Allen
GOWANS and
Miss Mabel NELSON to Mount Vernon, Miss Grace BALLARD to Cornell
and Leo
MURPHY to Ames.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford PHELPS of Fonda Sundayed at the home of Mr
and Mrs
W.H. PHELPS of this city. They made the trip by auto.
John KORLESKI and Miss Minnie PHELPS were Slayton, Minnesota
visitors
several days during the past week. They made the trip by auto.
Mrs. Matt KIRSCHBAUM and baby of Garner spent Sunday with Mr and
Mrs. Peter
COLLINS of Emmetsburg.
Michael FLEMING was a passenger to West Bend Saturday for a short
visit with
his son, Francis FLEMING.
Mrs. H.H. COHEN autoed to Marion, Iowa, Monday of last week to
see her
parents. Her husband left for that place Sunday to accompany her
home.
Miss Mary WALDRON of Ayrshire was in Emmetsburg Saturday. She
will teach in
the old Mulroney district in Nevada township during the coming
year.
Chester BRAGG arrived from Chicago Saturday to visit his parents,
Mr and
Mrs. E.P. BRAGG. Mrs. BRAGG and baby have been here for a couple
of weeks.
A few days ago Chris SKOW broke one of his knee caps while at
work. He will
be laid up for some time as knee trouble is more or less serious.
Mr and Mrs. John EISENEGGER arrived from Dubuque Saturday for a
short visit
with Mrs. EISENEGGER's uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs. J.E. ELLIS, of
this city.
John BURNS, Lot REYNOLDS, Matt BRENNAN, John MURRAY and James
McNAMARA
returned from Minneapolis Saturday. They had been attending the
Minneapolis
State Fair.
The other day P.E. JONES met a gentleman who had come through
several
states. He stated that Emmetsburg's cemeteries were the best kept
of any he
had seen on his trip.
Peter WALDRON of the Ayrshire neighborhood is building a fine
elevator and
corn crib combined. It will have a driveway in the center. The
lower bins
will be used for small grain and the upper part floor for corn.
It will have
an elevator.
Myles McNALLY went to Sioux City Monday to attend the Interstate
Stock Fair.
He will leave Wednesday for Bonesteel, S.D., for a couple weeks
visit with
Mr and Mrs. M.M. MAHER and Mr and Mrs L.E. MURPHY. Mrs. MAHER and
Mrs.
MURPHY are his daughters.
Postmaster DONLON spent Sunday at Des Moines. He was consulting
with Messrs.
WEIRICH and SAWYER regarding plans for the plaza for the Robert
Emmet
statue. They claim Emmetsburg will have the finest statue and
setting of any
city or town in the central west.
John W. CALLAGHAN has accepted the Palo Alto agency for the
Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee. The organization is
one of the
largest and most substantial in the United States.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas KELLY and baby were over from
Whittemore Saturday for a
few days visit with William KELLY and family.
Mrs. R.M. STRATEMEYER and daughter, Miss Wilma, went to West Bend
Saturday
for a couple days visit with Mrs. Ted HOSKINS.
Mr. John KINGDOM and Miss Blanche WRIGHT autoed from Rush Lake
township
Saturday. Miss WRIGHT was attending the teachers' meeting.
It has been learned definitely that Carl BURNSIDE of Spirit Lake
was not
injured in France a short time ago as was stated in the Chicago
dailies.
Mrs. Louis JONES returned to Iowa Falls Saturday after a weeks's
visit with
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. TYSON of this city. She is a sister of Mrs.
TYSON.
Miss Gladys CAMPBELL returned home to Des Moines Saturday after a
couple of
weeks' visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs. W.A. WESTBERG.
Mrs. Charles KERLIN, who had been visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs.
J.H. GODDEN and family returned to mason City Saturday evening.
Mrs. Mary DUHIGG and son Robert and Mr and Mrs. P.C. NEARY of
this city
spent Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs. William DOOLEY of
Estherville.
Mrs. Henry BALL and sons Louis and Howard arrived from Illinois
Friday for a
short visit with Mr. and Mrs. V.H. CLARK. She is a sister of Mr.
CLARK.
Miss Joy EMERY was in this city Saturday evening between trains.
She was on
her way home to West Bend from Ruthven. She is employed in the
Free Press
office.
A few days ago P.J. WAGNER sold Myles McNALLY five heads of
cabbage that
weighed fifty-eight pounds. He received three cents per pound. A
head sold
to another party brought down the scales at fifteen pounds. Mr.
WAGNER would
make a fortune were he to market an average field of such large
cabbage. He
is to be commended for making Irishmen use only the best of
material when
they are putting in their winter's supply of sauerkraut.
A.C. THOMPSON returned from Minneapolis Saturday. He was
attending the
Minnesota State Fair a few days.
The Dickinson county Ford agency has been placed with the Walker
Motor
Company of Estherville. G.M. DONOVAN will be the manager.
Mrs. Abbie GARDNER SHARP will spend the winter in Des Moines. She
is
publishing a new edition of her account of the Spirit Lake
massacre.
The ladies will be surprised to learn that face powders that have
been
selling for 50c to 75c per box can not be had in the future for
less than
75c to$1.00.
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Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, October 10, 1917
WALTER KEATING DEAD
Had Been Ill for Several Years-Funeral Held Tuesday
Walter Keating died at his home in this city last Sunday after an
illness of
several years duration. The funeral was held Tuesday forenoon.
Services were
conducted at the Assumption church. There was a solemn requiem
high mass
with Very Rev. P.F. Farrelly as celebrant. He was assisted by
Fathers
McNerney and Velt. There was a large attendance from this and
surrounding
communities. The burial was in St. John's cemetery. The pall
bearers were
J.J. and J.D. Higgins, James P. Jones, P.J. Nally, David Joynt
and Joseph
Joynt.
Mr. Keating was born at Ballymacord [Note: probably
Ballymacward] in the
county of Galway, Ireland, in April 1847. Hence he was in his
seventy-first
year. He came to America in April 1865. He spent some time at
Marblehead,
Massachusetts. In 1866 he came to Dubuque county, Iowa. In 1870
he located
at Delaware county, this state. On November 25, 1875, he was
married at
Dyersville, this state to Catherine Joynt. Mr. and Mrs. Keating
lived on a
farm near Earlville until 1896 when they bought the Peter Jones
homestead in
Great Oak township. Seven years later they became residents of
this city,
subsequently residing in their comfortable home in the Fourth
ward. Mr.
Keating is survived by his wife, one son, John D. of Chicago and
two
daughters, Miss Nellie Keating and Mrs. W.T. O'Brien, both of
this
community. Three brothers-Patrick, John, and Timothy- are still
living in
Ireland. One sister, Mrs. W.A. Bartlett, resides at St. Paul.
Mr. Keating was a quiet, modest Christian gentleman. He never
sought
attention. He attended closely to his own private affairs but he
was
invariably ready to do a neighborly act of kindness and to extend
a strong
influence on the lives of those in need. He was a conscientious
man. He was
careful and conservative and he took pride in meeting his
obligations. His
personal conduct was always above criticism. He appreciated
goodness in
others and his influence was exerted to encourage thrifty, useful
high class
citizenship. He was a devoted member of his church and he lived
up to its
obligations. He never for a moment underestimated its influences
on the
lives of those who made a conscientious effort to observe its
teachings. The
passing of Mr. Keating will be sincerely mourned not only by his
wife, son,
and two daughters, but by the large number who knew him and
respected him as
a man and a neighbor. General and sincere sympathy is extended to
the
surviving members of his excellent family.
Patrick Kelly
He Retired, Said His Prayers and Soon Passed Away
Patrick J Kelly, Formerly of Emmetsburg, Laid to Rest at
Graettinger on
Saturday.
Patrick J Kelly, a former resident of Emmetsburg, died at the
home of his
son, John Kelly of Jamestown, N.D., last Thursday afternoon. he
was ill for
a week or ten days but later he rallied and was able to be about.
A short
time before his death he went to bed, folded his hands, said his
prayers,
and quietly passed away. He did not appear to be ill or to suffer
any pain.
The remains were brought to Graettinger for burial. The funeral
was held at
that place at 9 o'clock Saturday forenoon. Services were
conducted by Father
Kelly. The burial was in St. Jacob's cemetery. The pall bearers
were J.J.
Mahan, P.J. McCarty, J.P. Conway, M.L. Murphy, P. Bannon and E.J.
Bradley.
Mr. Kelly was born in the county of Mayo, Ireland, October 15,
1829. Hence
he was rounding out his eighty-eighth year. He came to the United
States at
the age of twenty-one. He was employed in Pennsylvania for three
years,
after which he moved to Youngstown, Ohio, where he worked for the
roller
mills. He located in Fayette county, this state, forty-three
years ago,
where he engaged in farming. In 1891 he moved to this county,
buying a
quarter section farm near Graettinger. He lived with his son John
in this
city for a couple of years. A year ago last March he moved to
Jamestown with
his son. Mr. Kelly was married at Youngstown, Ohio, in 1858. The
maiden name
of Mrs. Kelly has not been learned. She died at Graettinger
in June, 1901.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were the parents of seven sons and five
daughters. Nine
are living. The sons are J.J. of Greattinger, Will, Michael and
Thomas of
Omaha, and John, Patrick and Martin of Jamestown, North Dakota.
The
daughters are Mrs. J.H. Millea of Emmetsburg, Mrs. Margaret Haley
of Fayette
county and Mrs. William Kelly of Fort Dodge. A daughter, Miss
Anna, was
buried in St. John's cemetery of this place eight years ago.
Mr. Kelly was not very well known to our local citizens, though
he resided
in our community for a couple of years. He was a plain, sensible,
practical,
inoffensive, old gentleman. He lead a clean, edifying life. he
made a record
as a citizen of which the members of his creditable family may
justly feel
proud. No one questioned his motives or doubted his loyalty to
his modest
ideals. He understood well his duties as a Christian and as a
member of the
community and he was very careful not to neglect them. The
several
neighborhoods in which he resided are deeply indebted to him for
his
laudable efforts and the wholesome influence of his helpful
example. The
several sons and daughters who mourn his death have the sincere
sympathy of
our numerous citizens.
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Palo Alto Tribune
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto co., Iowa
October 17, 1917
LOCAL ITEMS
Henry Kneer of Forest City was an over Sunday visitor here with
relatives.
John Jones, wife and daughter were over from Ayrshire Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Selle is enjoying a visit from her sister, Mrs.
Courtenkamp of Dyersville.
Mrs. Bolmer of Graceville, Minn., arrived Wednesday for a visit
with her
sister, Mrs. C.G. Thyle.
Misses Jessie Catell and Rose Kerleski and Will McNamara left
Saturday for
Des Moines. They will spend a few days with Alfred Nelson who is
at Camp
Dodge. They made the trip by auto.
Mrs. Edward Schmidt returned home to Spirit Lake Tuesday after a
short visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Atkinson. Her daughter, Miss Fay
Schmidt,
remained over for a longer visit.
Mrs. Johnson and daughter, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
A.S. Benson,
returned to their home at Letcher, S.Dak., Wednesday. Mrs. Ole
Oleson of
Budd, Ill., who had also been visiting here, accompanied them
home.
L.C. Hazen and wife spent Thursday here at the H. Hulett home.
There were
on their way home to Graettinger from Evansville, Wis., where
they spent the
summer. Mr. Hazen has been suffering from abscess of the stomach
for the
past six weeks, but is greatly improved at present.
William Fisher had both bones in his right arm broken between the
wrist and
elbow Thursday while filling a silo at Austin Hobin’s farm.
The arm was
caught in the blower while he was cleaning it out and the engine
was started
while he was at work. Dr. Cretzinger has charge of the case.
Emmet Moore of Wallingford was a business visitor here Tuesday.
He was on
his way to Sheldon to attend a stock sale. He had a big stock
sale Monday
and Tuesday of last week. He sold 191 head of cattle for
$23,357.50, an
average of $122.25 per head. The sale consisted of calves two
days old to
cows eight years old. There were all Holsteins.
Fred Anderson went to Clear Lake Monday for a few days business
visit.
H.M. Helgen made a business trip to Joliet, Ill., Monday.
H.H. Cohen and wife and Miss Kate Scott spent Sunday at Ft.
Dodge.
Lars Eggesos of Graettinger was a business visitor here Monday.
Mollie Waldron of Ayrshire spent Sunday here with relatives.
Watch the Tribune next week for the Sloan Sale ad.
Atty. A.J. Burt was a business visitor here Monday.
Rev. L.J. Carroll was over from Ruthven Monday
Father McNerney went to Graettinger Monday evening.
Knute Iverson came down from Graettinger Friday.
Leonard Cowles went to Chicago Saturday night.
Mrs. Robt Wilson of Graettinger visited relatives here Tuesday.
Atty. E.A. Morling went to Spencer Tuesday to attend court.
Mrs. Jones of Cylinder spent Tuesday here with friends.
Mrs. W.L. Alsup has been on the sick list for the past ten days.
Will Laughlin returned Tuesday from a few days stay at Chicago.
Geo. Henry made a business trip to West Bend Monday.
Mrs. Ed Postal went to Estherville Monday for a few days visit
with
relatives.
Atty. W.H. Morling, Judge Coyle and Matt Grier went to Spencer
Monday to
attend court.
Joseph Myerly came down from Spirit Lake Monday and spent the day
with
friends.
James Lawhorn came from Kansas City Monday to spend a few days
with
relatives.
David Starr and wife visited relatives and friends at West Bend a
few days
last week.
Mesdames Frank Tower and Coyne came up from Ft. Dodge Monday for
a few days
visit at the Frank Dietz home.
Mrs. Thos. Cullen came over from Cylinder Tuesday and spent the
day with
relatives.
Ed Nolan came up from Des Moines Tuesday for a short visit with
relatives.
Chas. Fordyce and wife autoed down from Estherville Tuesday and
spent the
day with relatives.
Mrs. B.E. Kelly returned Thursday from a few days visit with her
son,
Vincent and family at Graettinger.
Juanita Wells went to Chicago Wednesday to take training to
become a nurse.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kelly Thursday, October
11.
Congratulations.
James Hilderbrandt came Monday from Reinbeck for a short visit at
the M.M.
Rogers home.
Mrs. Geo. Freeman and children of Cylinder spent Monday here with
relatives.
Mrs. Lottie Hendricks of Graettinger visited relatives here the
first of the
week.
Frank Warnke returned home from Borup, Minn., Thursday after an
absence of
five weeks.
Mrs. Matt Kirschbaum and baby of Garner spent Sunday here with
her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Collins.
J.W. Munden will have a farm sale Tuesday, Oct. 28. See his ad
elsewhere in
this issue.
Mrs. Joseph Clennon and children of West Bend visited relatives
where the
first of the week.
Mrs. Myles McNally went to Booth township Saturday to spend a
week of so
with relatives.
Mable Powell arrived Saturday from Milo, Ia., for a few days
visit with
relatives.
Bessie Howe came down from Estherville Friday for a few days
visit with her
friend Gertrude Frombach.
Mrs. C. W. Foster went to Pocahontas Friday for a few days visit
with
relatives.
Thos. Halstead came home from Elmore, Ia., Friday. He is working
for the
United Breeders of America.
Hugh Carney and wife of West Bend spent Sunday here with her
parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Nally.
Minnie Green of Ruthven attended the funeral of Will Malloy here
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ora Glenn received word Sunday that her father died at his
home at
Hornersville, Mo. She left for that place Tuesday.
Liberty Bond Week Oct 15 to 20.
Joe Harig spent Thursday at Algona.
James Thompson was down from Lost Island Friday evening.
Lloyd Richardson and wife autoed down from Estherville Friday
evening.
The Motor Inn sold a Studebaker 4 to Chatman & Son of Terril
last week.
R.H. Granger of Algona was a business visitor here Monday.
A.M. Anderson autoed over from Ruthven Monday on business.
Mrs. Arthur Dowd and children came over from Cylinder Saturday
and spent the
day with friends.
Alva Birkland came down from Graettinger Saturday and spent the
day with her
sister, Mrs. Joe Early.
Lillian McAllister spent Sunday at her parents here. She teaches
school at
Spencer.
Mrs. Nora Calahan and children spent Sunday with relatives at
Ruthven.
Mrs. T.J. Duffy went to Graettinger Wednesday for a few days
visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Vincent Kelly.
John Anderson and Harry Thatcher of Ruthven were business
visitors here
Friday.
Gertrude Swanton of Worthington, Minn., visited relatives here a
few days
last week.
Mike Murphy and wife are visiting her brother, Chas. Myers at
West Superior.
E.Dungan returned from Lansing Friday after spending a week with
relatives
and friends.
Mrs. W.C. Richardson has been ill for the past week with the
chicken pox.
H.M. Wilson and wife autoed over from Spencer Tuesday for a short
visit with
their son, C.C. Wilson and wife.
Philip Bough of Long beach, Calif., who had been here visiting
his brother,
Peter Bough and family, went to Lohrville Monday.
Mike Farrell and sister, Margaret, arrived from Chicago Tuesday
to attend
the funeral of their uncle, Will Malloy.
Mrs. Bessie Bright came down from Estherville Thursday for a
visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Parks.
Geo. Hurley and son, George, who had been visiting relatives here
for a few
weeks, left Thursday for their home at Monroe, Washington.
Ella Donahue, who teaches school at Everly, spent Sunday here
with her
mother, Mrs. John Donahue.
Thomas McLamphy, wife and children of Whittemore, spent Wednesday
here with
relatives and friends.
Clifford Mayne and wife went to Sioux City Friday to spend a few
days with
relatives.
Julius A. Blinkman and Miss Maude Blacketer of Algona were
married here
Monday. Rev. J.E. Brereton performed the ceremony. We wish this
young
couple success.
Ava Adams daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Adams, who resided here
some years
ago and owned the racket store, died at Shaw, Colo., on Sept. 21.
She was
married since leaving here but we have not learned her name.
The A.S. Burnette Motor Co. sold Ford cars to the following
parties during
the week: Clem Fitzpatrick, Chas. Fritzschle, W.J. Brown, John
Rouse of
Ayrshire, Mike and James Murray of Curlew and O.C. Sprout of
Mallard.
Rev. J.W. Whiteside of Plymouth will preach at the Free Methodist
Hall
Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings beginning at 7:30. He will
also preach
Sunday morning at 11:00. All are welcome.
Henry Dorweiller and daughter autoed p from West Bend Saturday
and spent the
day with friends.
Mrs. Enger went to West Bend Friday for a short visit with
relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Peter Donlon and children were down from Graettinger between
trains
Saturday.
Mrs. S.D. Bickford and son went to Humboldt Wednesday for a few
days visit
with relatives and friends.
Bert Trotter went to Cedar Rapids Wednesday for a few days
business visit.
J.A. Steinberger and son, J.A., left Wednesday for Des Moines
where they
will make their future home.
Mose Cohen and James Murphy autoed up from Des Moines Wednesday
and spent
the day with H.H. Cohen. They left that evening for St. Paul.
H.W. Beebe returned Monday from Richfield Idaho, after an absence
of about
ten days. He left the same evening on a business trip to Sioux
City.
Mrs. Clare Brown and baby of Lancester, Ark., who had been here
visiting at
the M.M. Miller home, went to Cedar Rapids Tuesday to visit
relatives.
John Scott returned from Clear Lake, S.Dak., last week where he
had been
looking after the thresing on his farm. He reports his crop very
good. He
says that Joe Finnegan, formerly of this county who lives near
Brandt,
threshed 1600 bushels of flax and that his small grain was all
very good. He
thinks his corn will yield about 40 bushels to the acre. Mr.
Scott also
reports that the Hand brothers have a big crop of potatoes and
the quality
is excellent.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our gratitude to our many friends who kindly
assisted us
during our recent sorrow caused by the death of our husband and
father,
including those who made floral offerings and assisted with
music. Mrs.
C.C. Sykes and family.
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Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
October 31, 1917
$52,000 IN HIGHLAND
Highland Townships Subscription to the Second Liberty Loan
The Citizens of Highland Township are to
be congratulated upon their subscription to the 2nd Liberty Loan.
The committee in charge of this is deeply grateful for the
generous response by this people. There were very few refusals
and in practically every case the reason was self-evident. The
maximum quota for this township was $67,000, the minimum being
$45,000. Reports from the Chairman of the Iowa Liberty Loan
Committee indicate that the state subscribed but two-thirds of
its quota. That being the case, Highland township did her part,
and her average will be better than that of Iowa as a whole.
Taken in connection with the First Liberty Loan we largely
oversubscribed the maximum quota assigned to us. The total
subscription in June was $48,000.
Another item which should be to our
credit is that the Banks in Ruthven are called on to put up about
$25,000 above this amount which will be credited to adjoining
townships in this county and in Clay county.
$3500
E.P. Barringer
$3150
First National Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
$1000
J.C. Christiansen
L.J. Carroll
Pat Radigan
C.P. Ostrom
Edwin A. Dewey
J.C. Eaton
Royal Lumber Co.
Farmers Inc CoOp Society
$900
Ray E. Barringer
J.H. Anderson
P.C. Lairsen
Andrew M. Hermanson
$800
C.W. Goff
M.H. Sorenson
J.H. Currans
M.J. Fleming
C.W. Hansen
$500
H.E. Shartle
E.A. McMillin
Frederick Frederickson
R.W. Eaton
Nick Geelan
Joseph Hanson
Bridget Fleming
John Thompson
John Holmgren
Christen N. Hansen
Cora A. Babcock
Oscar Cedarholm
S.S. Grange
Thos. Horan
W.F. Currans
J.F. Nolan
L.O. Wigdahl
Mrs. Eva R. Robinson
C.J. Tripp
Dewain C. Barringer
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co.
C.R. Keepers
Ruthven Telephone Exchange Co.
Fred S. Grange
$400
Ed Rustan
Will Geelan
Olof Nelson
J.H. Thatcher
$300
Martin C. Hanson
Lizzie McDonald
$250
C.W. Eaton
Mrs. C.W. Eaton
$200
Grange Bros.
Dan J. Green
J.A. Moran
Louis Kresensky
Harrison Goff
E. Nelson
James Thompson
John Thompson Jr.
Carl G. Hanson
Perry Anderson
Jno. Williamson
Thos. Logan
J.A. Currans
O.O. Helgen
M.T. Washington
H.A. Mason
Hans Johnson
$150
John Dolan
$100
Mrs. John H. Bale
John H. Bale
Clarence Bale
Gertrude Bale
Clyde Bale
Henry Rierson
James Reitzel
Wm Schuldt
Oscar Bargstrum
Mrs. Oscar Bargstrum
Carrie Hanson
Joe Green
Peter Sandvig
Arnim Perry
Ole Nelson
Tony Rustan
Mary A. Whitman
Fred Schnell
Karl Wendt
M.T. Thompson
L.D. Eldridge
Emmet F. Gates
P.K. Iverson
Mangun Nelson
Anna Nelson
Rier Halvorson
Harry Thatcher Jr.
Will Hallowell
Rodney Welch
John Welch
Helen Welch
Elanor Welch
Bernice Welch
John D. Klein
Chas. Eldridge
Joe Reitzel
John J. Brown
A.C. Chitfield
J.P. Brennan
S.W. Kooker
Silas J. Sampson
William M. Brennan
Harry Whitman
Oscar Root
A.F. A.M. 487
W.J. Wilcox
E.R. Wilcox
Maggie Barringer
Foster Reed
Bernice Modisette
Henry M. Brown
Carrie K. Clark
Irvin J. Foy
J.P. Johnson
Grant Rice
P.F. Mortensen
Axel Anderson
Ed T. Washington
Clarence Ransen
Inez Cornwell
S.N. Wagner
G.A. Reitzel
$50
Thos. M. Clare
Joe Peterson
Matt Anderson
G.W. Hunt
O. Madsen
Wm Burke
Roy LeClair
W.O. Williamson
Pearl Sandvig
J.P. Joyce
John Burke
Harold Berg
Cyrel Berg
Arthur Berg
Lucile Berg
Olga Berg
Kathleen Berg
Blinn Prichard
Guy W. Prichard
C.C. Rusteign
Aug. J. Norden
Anna Norden
Zelda Prichard
John J. Brown
O.W. Goff
John Kelly
Mary Margaret Brennan
Katherine Donlon
William J. Brown
James R. Brown
Sam O. Sandvig
Edwin Anderson
Mrs. N.C. Bale
Andy Schnell
LeGrand Goff
Mrs. Ole Sandvig
Christ Probst
Howard T Foy
Mrs. ?. J. Foy
R.L. Logan
Mary Brown
Opal Rice
Carl B. Nelson
Andrew Larson
Mrs. H.J. Bauer
Ruthven Public School
Geo. F. Washington
James E. Washington
Mary Donlon.
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- Private Paul Groszkruger was up from Camp Dodge over Sunday. He
spent the day at his home near Dickinson and visited Ruthven
friends on his way back.
WIGDAHL-SORENSON
Dr. A.B. Wigdahl of this
city and Miss Elizabeth Sorenson of Mooreland, Iowa, were united
in marriage at the home of the bride's parents at 1 p.m.
Saturday, October 20. Rev. O.L.N. Wigdahl, brother of the groom
officiated. The immediate family of the bride and Mrs. L.O.
Wigdahl and Selmer Wigdahl of this city were the only ones
present at the ceremony. A sumptuous wedding dinner was served
after the ceremony. The young couple remained at the Sorenson
home until Monday, when they came to Ruthven for a short visit at
the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.O. Wigdahl, where
another big wedding dinner was awaiting them. The guests were Mr.
E.P. Barringer, a personal friend of the groom, and Mr. and Mrs.
Osterhus and family. The young couple went to Ft. Dodge Tuesday
from where Mrs. Wigdahl returned to her home at Mooreland and Dr.
Wigdahl returned to his military duties at Camp Dodge.
The Free Press wishes to congratulate Mr. and
Mrs. Wigdahl and wish them much joy and happiness in their wedded
life.
A Surprise Party
On last Wednesday evening about sixty-five
friends and neighbors invited themselves to the Matt Anderson
home, the occasion being a farewell to Lawrence Anderson and Gay
Larson, the two young men from this immediate vicinity who have
orders to be ready to report at Camp Dodge on twenty-four hour
notice.
Rev. Wigdahl addressed the boys and then in a
few well selected words presented them with the best wishes of
the guests and a purse of U.S. coin.
A call was then made for volunteers to do
ample justice to the supper. Not a slacked in the crowd. Everyone
present reported for duty, especially Gay and Lawrence. If the
way they waded into that supper is a sample of the way they are
going to wade into the enemy, it won't take the kaiser long to
realize that. Young America has been turned loose. About the
midnight hour all departed for home feeling proud of these young
men who represent us at front.
FRED DODGE DECEASED
Passed Away on October 28th at Training Camp
Fred Dodge, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Dodge of this city, passed away at the soldiers
training camp at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas. His remains were
brought to this city today and will be interred in the Catholic
cemetery.
Fred Dodge was born at Avoca, Wis., on
September 2nd, 1896. He resided there with his parents until 1910
when the family came to Ruthven. He resided here until September
of this year, when he heard the call of his country, and went to
Camp Douglas, Wis., where he offered himself to his country. He
was later transferred to Camp McArthur, where on Sunday, October
25th, 1917, he passed away after two weeks illness. He was a
competent, steady young man, was kind hearted and likeable and
respected by all. He will be greatly missed by his family, and
America also suffers a loss, a loving son and brother and a good
clean soldier. While he did not die fighting for his country, he
passed away while straining every effort to fit himself to become
one of those who are now risking their lives daily in the
trenches. His name will be numbered among our soldiers and his
loss will long be felt by his relatives and friends. He leaves to
mourn his loss, besides his mother and father, four brothers,
Raymond of Camp Robinson, Sparta, Wis., Gardner of Spring Green,
and Robert and Joseph of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Leonard
Miller and Mrs. Bert Miller of this city.
The Free Press joins with the many friends of
these bereaved relatives in extending sincere sympathy.
IOWA STATE NEWS
- During the spring garden making season, the
C.M. & St. P. railroad company offered their right of way and
idle land near North McGregor belonging to the company free to
all who wanted to put in war gardens. Later they offered a cash
prize on each division. On the I. & D. division, P.M.W.
Becker, chief clerk with the new terminal engineering force at
North McGregor, was awarded the prize. His garden was along the
right of way in the yard limits on the banks of the old Bloody
Run. It consisted of ?800 square feet, and was planted with sugar
beets, head lettuce, endive, green beans, green peas, rutabagas,
egg plant, green peppers, spinach, round red beets, small
preserving tomatoes, lima beans, kohl rabi, carrots, radishes,
parsnips, turnips, cucumbers, cabbages, potatoes, sweet corn,
tomatoes.
- Mrs. Fannie Klinck of near Clarksville, the lady agriculturist
who has taken so many prizes with her farm products, has again
captured some valuable prizes, this time at Peoria winning first
prize and sweepstakes at the international exposition for the
best exhibit of farm products from an individual. Canada was the
second national competitor. She won first prize of $100 and
sweepstakes, a beautiful three foot silver cup. She has won many
valuable prizes in the past. Her experiment farm is northwest of
Clarksville.
- Welcome Abbott of Lamont, the sixteen year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. W.E. Abbott of that city, has finally succeeded in enlisting
in the navy. The boy, who is not yet seventeen years old, made
three unsuccessful attempts to enlist, but was turned down each
time because of his youth. Finally, owing to his training in
wireless telegraph, he was accepted by the recruiting officers.
- At a recent meeting of the Scottish Rite Masonic bodies in
Washington, D.C., the following Iowans were elected for the
thirty-third degree: William Koch, Charles M. Cathcart, Francis
R. Jones, Edwin T. Meredith, Eugene Mannheimer and Forest S.
Treat of Des Moines; Elmer S. Bickford of Greenfield and Sutin W.
Wilkinson of Winterset.
- When he stopped in front of a fast moving freight train at a
street crossing in Iowa City, Henry Osbourne was instantly
killed. The man was decapitated and the body being thrown under
the cars was terribly mangled.
- Mack B. Cotant, who went from North McGregor with the second
quota and is in the ambulance corps, Camp Dodge, thinks number 13
is O.K. His number is 13 on the roll call, he is number 13 on the
pay roll, drew $13 in his first military pay and was number 13 to
be measured for his uniform.
- Herman P. Dax, of Dubuque, an employee of the Sommerfield dye
works, was badly burned by an explosion of a tank of cleaning
fluids. Spontaneous combustion is believed to have caused the
blow up. Dax is expected to recover from his injuries.
- Mrs. J.D. Eagle of Waterloo has two sons in the army, Joseph
and Walter. They were both under the draft age, but enlisted in
the Waterloo company of the national guard. When the Rainbow
division was formed, one of the boys was sent with that division
and the other went to Deming, New Mexico. Mrs. Eagle wanted her
boys kept together, so she took the matter up with Senator
Kenyon, who interested Adjutant General McCain in the matter. The
official red tape was for once cut and orders sent to the
commandant at Deming to send Joseph to Mincoln, L.I., and put him
in the same company with his brother.
- Mrs. Elsie Masters of Manchester excels not only in the quality
of her canned fruits and vegetables but in the quantity canned
during the past season. At the Delaware County Fair she took a
large number of premiums, both for individual specimens and
collections of canned goods and now has in her cellar fifteen
hundred quarts of canned fruits and vegetables. This is in
addition to large quantities of jellies and jams which are also
on her shelves, all the result of the past summer's work, done in
her own kitchen.
- Sheriff Will Hohn of Webster county has secured requisition
papers for the return from Florida of Halford Tice of Ft. Dodge,
Louise Steberg, 15 years of age, and Peter Steberg, aged 15
years. Tice is accused of enticing the girl away from the home of
her parents. Sheriff Hohn has received word from Tampa that
officers there are holding Tice and the girl. Her brother and
another young man are supposed to be in Florida.
- Frank Brown of St. Anagar was killed at an Illinois Central
crossing. He was driving a car with the side curtains on and did
not see an approaching train. He applied the brakes with the
result that the car slid onto the track. He was thrown thirty
feet. He was a native of Germany. He had no relatives living
here.
- When Forest Aldrich of Valley Junction tried to stop a fast
revolving engine with a crowbar, the bar was hurled across his
face cutting his windpipe in two. While there was never at any
time any hope of his recovery, he lived for three weeks after the
accident although he was never able to talk.
- Herb Waters of Waukon received a check for $10,084 for
seventy-four head of three year old cattle which he sold to
Kneeskern & Son of Castania. The cattle were purchased a year
ago by Mr. Waters for $4,419 and were fattened for the market on
hay, grass and ensilage.
- F.H. Morgan, the druggist at Council Bluffs whose store was
painted yellow because of his alleged unpatriotic actions towards
business men's committees soliciting Liberty bond subscriptions,
has subscribed for $500 worth of bonds and paid cash for them.
- George Magel, who lives near Shenandoah, has harvested what is
considered the bumper oats crop of that section. He secured one
hundred and twenty-six bushels per acre from a twenty acre field.
The crop was worth, at the present price, over ten dollars an
acre.
- When Charles A. Joseph of Dubuque fell from a step ladder he
suffered injuries which resulted in his death a few days later.
He did not regain consciousness. Mr. Joseph, who was 69 years
old, was the founder of Dubuque Advertiser and for thirty-five
years was its editor.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
- Mrs. James Eychaner returned Monday to her home at Ft. Dodge.
She was accompanied home by her mother, Mrs. J.F. Reely.
- S.T. Sampson ,one of our soldier boys, returned on Monday to
Camp Dodge, after spending a few days here with relatives and
friends.
- S. Bauer returned to Ayrshire after an over Sunday visit at the
home of his son. He is manager of the Ayrshire Produce Co.
- Linn Dodge, of Round Lake, Minn., is here in attendance at the
funeral of his nephew, Fred Dodge. Mrs. Dodge is also here.
- Mrs. N.C. Bale received a card from her son Ernest recently
stating that he had a successful voyage and was safe in England.
- Mrs. C.H. Slagle, who visited a few days in Emmetsburg at the
home of her father, Pat Joynt, returned to her home in this city.
- Mr. and Mrs. Claude Keefer are now in our city and in charge of
their new business, the Home Bakery. Mr. Keefer arrived Monday
while Mrs. Keefer arrived a few days before.
- Mrs. O.T. Goff of Brentford, S.D., came last week to assist in
the care of her father, D.F. Thayer, who has been very ill with
bronchial pneumonia.
- Mrs. Albert Laton of Spencer visited Friday at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Archer. Her little daughter, Marion, who has been
visiting here since Monday, returned home with her.
- Mr. and Mrs. Gardner H. Dodge of Spring Green, Wis., and Miss
Anna Torpy of Madison, Wis., arrived here Tuesday to attend the
funeral of Fred Dodge.
- Mrs. Walter Palmer, a sister of Mrs. Ole Olson, returned Monday
to her home at Wesley.
- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grange have moved into the house recently
vacated by the P.G. Baldwin family.
[transcribed by CJL, August 2004]