Iowa Old Press

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, Jan 2, 1924

     Mr. and Mrs. Lon Bradley and family drove by auto from Mason City
Christmas day and have since been spending the holidays at the Charles Metz
home. Mr. Bradley returned home on Wednesday.
     Miss Cecelia Larsen is home from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she
is employed.
     Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walters and baby were Ruthven visitors last week.
     Charles Meyers of Cylinder was a Ruthven visitor last Friday evening.
     Francis and George Slagle of Cylinder were visiting in Ruthven Friday.
George played basket ball Friday evening with Alumni team.
     Mrs. Mary Cronley of Madison, Wisconsin, is spending the holidays with
her father, John Brown, of this place.
     Mr. and Mrs. Arthur of Graham, Mo., are here visiting at the John
Cullah home. Mrs. Arthur is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cullah.
     Mr. and Mrs. Quinn of Sexton were visitors at the John Redeen home on
Christmas day.
     Mr. and Mrs. N.C. Rouse attended the funeral of Mr. Rouse's brother
which was held at Ayrshire Thursday afternoon.
     Our present postmaster received an official communication from the post
office department at Washington on December 21 notifying him that his
re-appointment as postmaster at Ruthven had been confirmed by the senate.
This means that Mr. Foy will serve his patrons for another four years.
     Miss Lumley of Morningside college of Sioux City is here for a visit
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Lumley during the vacation days.
     Mr. Orvin Wallace Crookshank died at his home in this locality
Saturday, December 22, 1923, at ten o'clock. His death was the result of a
stroke of paralysis. He was sixty-one years, five months and three days old
at the time of his death. He was born July 19, 1862, in Lill county, Iowa.
He was united in marriage to Miss Opal Fink of Dickens in March, 1890. Five
children survive-Guy, John and Henry, who live at home and Erva of
Springfield, Mo., and Mildred who lives near Ruthven. An aged father mourns
his death...[rest of article missing.]

    William Coonan, Jr. and Maurice Laughlin left Wednesday evening for Des
Moines where they will attend a M.W.A. convention.
    Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lauf of Nevada township are spending the holidays with
relatives in Illinois. They formerly lived in that state.
    Wm. Nolan and Gene Ganley arrived home from Aurora, Illinois, Monday of
last week to spend the holidays with their parents.
    Mrs. L.H. Lashman returned to Edgeton, Minnesota, several days ago,
after a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Dave Chapman of that place.
    George Wilkins, a former Britt banker, died in California a few days
ago.
    Miss Nellie Martin, who teaches at Spencer, is home for the holidays.
    Mrs. Mary Callahan is building a new barn on her farm in Highland
township to replace the one that was destroyed by fire a couple of weeks
ago.
    Miss Lila McAllister, who is principal of one of the schools at Spencer,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.R. McAllister, during the holiday
season.
    Mr. and Mrs. John Holmgren of Ruthven have been enjoying a visit from
their daughter, Miss Etta, who is employed in the J.W. Cory law office at
Spencer.
    Dr. H.E. Farmsworth has been chosen president of the Storm Lake Kiwanis
Club. He has for some time been an active and influential member of the
organization.
    Joseph Jackman, his daughter Margaret and his son William and Mrs.
Thomas Cullen left by car Friday for Dubuque to visit Mr. Jackman's daughter
who is in the Mt. Carmel convent.
    Miss Alice Jackman returned today to Worthington, Minnesota. She is
employed as a stenographer in the Western Union Telegraph office at that
place. She spent the holidays with local relatives.
    Wm. Christiansen,who travels for the Dickson Fruit Company of Spencer,
reports that his sister, Mrs. C.R. Earhart, was recently killed by Mexican
bandits. She formerly taught school at Onawa.
    December 24 Mr. and Mrs. F.M. VanVolzer of Estherville celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. They lived on a farm near Postville
until 1883 when they located in Emmet county.



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