Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa 25 Dec 1912 NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO A Few Items Taken From the Files of the Democrat of December 7, 1892 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday a number of farmers were plowing. Butter is at present selling for 25 cents per pound. This is higher than it was at any time last season. Mrs. Lucinda MOORE left for Lawler yesterday to visit relatives. John McCORMICK, Jr., left for Waterloo last week to attend school during the winter. Charles J. BERGER has rented the building just west of J.C. PAULSON's harness shop and will put in a stock of groceries. Mr. and Mrs. T.B. WALSH have moved to Ayrshire. H. MILLERKE has traded his farm for the GOETSCH property of Whittemore. Ole DALEN, who lives northeast of this place, will build at Graettinger and will engage in the general mercantile business. R.K. SOPER was recently elected auditor of Emmet county. Yesterday hogs were selling in this city for $5.65 per hundred. Monday Treasurer McEVOY sold 175 pieces of land for taxes. Father KELLY has ordered a new altar for the Catholic church at Graettinger. M.M. KLIEN has sold his restaurant to B.H. SMITH of Estherville. He intends leaving for California soon. A Few Items Taken From the Files of the Democrat of December 14, 1892 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last year the creameries of Palo Alto county made 641,000 pounds of butter. A marriage license has been issued to John LYNN and Louise POWERS. DOWNS Brothers are feeding 40 head of steers this winter. A son is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. KNOER. J.R. PHOENIX has opened a restaurant at Ruthven. J.E. BEATTY, a Whittemore merchant, has been forced to make an assignment for the benefit of the creditors. P.F. VANGORDEN is now traveling for Model Mills. M.F. RYAN arrived home from West Superior, Wisconsin, Tuesday. He had been working in his uncle's hardware store for two years. Mr. PHINNEY, the Iowa State band leader, appeared before the city council Wednesday evening and asked to have one Palo Alto county boy made a member of his band during the World's fair. He asked only $500 for the privilege of having our county represented. There is nothing small about PHINNEY. Patrick JACKMAN has built a nice residence at Armstrong. L.H. TAYLOR has bought the farm of his brother, T.H. TAYLOR. Mr. and Mrs. C.J. MIKESH have gone to Conover to visit relatives. A girl is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.T. WASHINGTON of Highland township. Thirty-one trains passed through Emmetsburg last Sunday. James EGAN has accepted a position in a drug store at Sibley. T.J. RYAN & Co. are having a large number of cars painted and arranged especially for their own shipping purposes. Arrangements are being made to build a creamery at Crippen. Ambrose CONWAY has gone to Ames to take a course of instruction in butter making. N.E. MASON has been elected commander of Henry Dillon Post. Mrs. William G. REID died December 12. W.H. and J.J. ROBINS are enjoying a visit from their sister, Mrs. ABBEY, of Mitchell, South Dakota. VAUGHAN Brothers and FITKIN have built a mammoth skating rink at the south end of Medium lake. It is reported that Geo. and Henry GREMMELS will open a meat market at Armstrong. W.S. FROST has sold his milk wagon to Matt RYAN. Dennis FLYNN has secured a position as yard foreman in the Minneapolis and Omaha yards at Sioux City. Tuesday while working on a building at Daniel KANE's, M.N. NOLAN fell fifteen feet and fractured one of his wrists badly. Monday a Whittemore man named STRAIGHT was found dead in the woods at Algona. Last Wednesday A.W. LEWIS of Inwood and Miss Emma ACERS of this place were married at Decorah. Friday the packing house was opened for the slaughtering of beef. 000525 Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, Iowa USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm