Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Sep 15, 1915 CURLEW Mrs. Charles GORDEN was a Spencer visitor last week. John CULLEN shipped a carload of cattle to Aurora, ill. George SWENDSEN was a southbound passenger Friday. Mrs. George TRESSLER's cousin from Chicago arrived last week. John CULLEN made his weekly shipment of cattle and hogs Saturday. Albert and Edgar EASTON are building a cement garage for Will Rouse. W.H. DEMPSEY sold John CULLEN a car of prime heavy hogs averaging 406 pounds. Mrs. Ed McNALLY and Mrs. Chris THOMPSON were Curlew visitors Thursday. A.A. WHITMER has been absent for a week buying goods at Cedar Rapids and other points. Mrs. FOSTER was a south-bound passenger Saturday. She had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. O.B. FISK the past two months. Dr. KEENEY was called Sunday to attend Mrs. GRIFFEN, who is quite ill at present writing. Her friends hope for her speedy recovery. The school board has decided to have a teacher for the tenth grade and procured the services of Mrs. CARROLL, wife of Professor CARROLL, who, with Gladys WOLROD as intermediate and Margaret YOUNG as primary teacher, make four teachers. Mrs. CARROLL will teach domestic science. RUTHVEN Miss Margaret GRADY was a visitor at Spencer Friday. Luther STORK purchased a fine new auto during the past week. Mr and Mrs. John CALLAHAN were Emmetsburg visitors Thursday. Frank RYDER of Estherville visited old friends in this city Monday. William BRENNAN left Tuesday for Dubuque, where he will attend Dubuque college. Arthur KING left Saturday for Ames, where he will attend college during the coming year. Mr JEFFRIES returned to his home at Hot Springs, S.D. after a visit at the Art JEFFRIES home. Charles METZ returned from Minneapolis Saturday, where he will attend the Minnesota State fair. Clement REDDEN returned to Spirit Lake Monday after spending a week with his father, John REDDEN. Adams SIMINGTON, John REDDEN, and Legrand HOFF autoed to Algona Friday to attend the races at that place. Mr and Mrs. HARMAN arrived in this city Saturday from Chicago for a visit with Mr and Mrs. Hanley MEEK. Mrs. GRAY returned Friday to her home at Red Oak, Iowa, after a couple of weeks' sojourn in this city with relatives. Mr and Mrs. John STORK and Mrs. F VONAHUSE of Breda, Iowa, were over-Sunday visitors in this city with Mr. STORK. Visited Several Localities Patrick JOYNT and his daughter, Miss Lottie, arrived home from eastern Iowa last Wednesday. They left Emmetsburg several weeks ago. They spent some time at the home of Drs. Robert and Martin JOYNT of LeMars. Dr. Robert JOYNT has one of the finest dental offices in northern Iowa and Dr. Martin JOYNT is equipping a fine office adjoining his brother's quarters. Both have good practices. From LeMars Mr JOYNT and his daughter went to Marcus, the home of Dr. Michael JOYNT. He was finishing a fine new residence and was about to move into it. He likes his location and is kept very busy. Later Mr. JOYNT and his daughter visited Mr and Mrs. L.J. MURPHY and other relatives at Sioux City. They were royally entertained and it was with great reluctance that they took their departure. They next enjoyed a trip across the state to see relatives and friends in Dubuque county. They spent a couple of weeks at the home of Mr and Mrs. Thomas DUNN. Mr DUNN is a brother-in-law of Mr JOYNT. Mr JOYNT does not think that eastern Iowa land is as good as the soil of this section. In the vicinity of Farley and Dyersville and at neighboring places the frost of a short time ago did a great deal of damage to the corn crip. The losses between New Hampton and Charles City were also quite numerous. Mr. JOYNT says he would like to tell the Democrat about the many interesting things he saw while away, but fears our space would not allow him to go into detail. Balloonist Drowned in Clay County Became Tangled in Parachute Rope in Little Sioux River Ralph LAWSON, a balloonist, aged 23, was drowned in the Little Sioux River at Peterson, Clay County, last Thursday. The parachute in which he was making a landing swerved in its course to the earth and landed the aviator in the river. He became entangled in the parachute and before he could free himself he had drowned. He had been secured to form a part of the entertainment for a farmers' picnic being held there, and had made one flight before the one in which he had met his death... Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, Iowa USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm