===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: IAPALOAL-L@rootsweb.com From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <labaths@worldnet.att.net> Subject: !! Ruthven Free Press; Palo Alto, IA; Jan 12, 1927 Ruthven Free Press Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa Jan 12, 1927 HAPPENINGS IN NEARBY TOWNS Interesting News from Other Towns as Taken from Our Exchanges the Past Week. Mrs. Singleton, 85 years old, and an early settler of Palo Alto county, died last week at her home in Mallard. Dr. James A. Coolidge, 67, said to be a relative of President Coolidge, died at his home in Charles City last week. Mrs. James Everhart, of Marcus, died one day last week during an operation for the removal of her tonsils. Mrs. Martha Pingrey, 85 years old, widow of A.A. Pingrey, first county superintendent of Emmet county, died last week at her house in Estherville. Homer Munson, an Estherville boy, has been appointed by President Coolidge to a position as instructor at the government aerial school at Fort Riley, Kansas. -------- SHOT CHILD THROUGH DOOR The 4 months old child of Frank Faline, living near Roessle in Clay county, was shot by the accidental discharge of a shotgun in the hands of William Price, a son-in-law. The child may recover. Price, who had been out hunting for rabbits, stopped outside the door of the Faline home to unload his gun, a repeating shotgun, when a shell in the weapon was discharged and the charge of shot went through the door and a number struck the small child. Several shot penetrated the child's skull and others entered the abdomen. PUBLIC SALE DATES Sanford M. Smith, Friday, January 14. 3/4 mile and 1 3/4 miles east of Ruthven. E.T. Bowles, Thursday, January 20. 7 miles north of Ruthven. Howard Eston, Thursday, February 10, 1 mile north and 2 miles east of Ruthven. GETS 7 YEARS FOR BAD CHECK. Spencer Reporter - George Nandevender was given an intermediate sentence of not to exceed seven years' imprisonment at Fort Madison by Judge Davidson in district court here when Vandevender pled guilty of obtaining property by false pretences. He gave a bad check as part payment on an auto and ran off with the car. PALO ALTO PIONEER DIES. D.L. Randall, 89 years old, and one of the early pioneers of Palo Alto county died at his home at Emmetsburg last Friday night and the funeral was held there on Sunday. Mr. Randall was a member of the G.A.R. and one of the four surviving veterans in Emmetsburg. Stealing Hogs in Cherokee County. Donald Stratton and Alvin Jeness, living south of Cherokee, have been arrested for stealing ten hogs from a farmer living near Washta. The hogs were identified by the owner in the stock yards in Sioux City. H. Van Weston of Armstrong, lost $600 in a fire that destroyed his home. The fire started from the explosion of a gasoline stove and the money, which was hidden in a cap, was burned as the family did not think about the money until it was too late. Mrs. George Chaffee is reported ill this week. There are a number of cases of scarlet fever near Hartley. Five states - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio, ranking in the order named, now produce half the creamery butter of the United States. R.E. Bucknell, secretary of the Clay county fair and secretary of the Spencer commercial club, has resigned his positions there to become secretary of the Cedar Rapids fair. The house of the Claer farm, south of Silver Lake, was destroyed by fire one night last week. The family were away at the time, and when they returned the next day, they found that the house had burned during their absence. A family by the name of Kephart lives on the place. Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Knapp leave on Sunday evening for Washington, D.C., where they will attend a reception on Thursday evening, Jan. 13, at the White House, given by President and Mrs. Coolidge. Mrs. Knapp is a distant relative of Mr. Coolidge, and handsome invitations for this social event came the first of the week. This is the first time that a citizen of Estherville has been entertained at the White House.-- Estherville Vindicator-Republican. GAME WARDENS SUE FOR LIBEL. Game Wardens Howe and Alexander have filed separate suits against the Kossuth County Advance for $25,000 damages apiece. The suit is an outgrowth of the church dinner at Good Hope last fall when the church people served pheasants, which is contrary to law, and the Advance took the side of the church people and condemned the game wardens. The publicity given them was of a libelous nature so they claim. ANOTHER VETERAN PASSES. Josiah B. Jackson, 87 years old, and an early settler of Palo Alto county, died at his home at Emmetsburg last week. Mr. Jackson was a veteran of the civil war. Two early settlers and veterans of the civil war, Josiah Jackson and D.L. Randall, died at Emmetsburg last week. One was 87 years old and the other 80 years. The Maytag washing machine factory at Newton, Iowa, consumes 50 tons of aluminum every working day. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/index.htm Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/