Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa 6 Nov 1912 Miss Nettie SUNDERMEYER and Miss Clare HAUGHSTEIN were Emmetsburg visitors one day last week. Miss SUNDERMEYER is a guest at the HAUGHENSTEIN home. Hugh MEADE was home from Lansing Saturday and Sunday. He reports times quite brisk in eastern Iowa. He has a position in a marble factory at Lansing. Coal is becoming scare in many of the local markets and prices are steadily advancing. Dealers in various places find it difficult to secure cars for making shipments. T. H. CALVY of White Lake, South Dakota, was the guest of his cousin, Mrs. Lillie PATTON HIGGINS of this place Sunday. He was on his way to Chicago to visit relatives. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George WILLIAMS of Cedar Rapids Sunday. They have named her Dorothy Lavonne. Their many Emmetsburg friends extend congratulations. The Journal of West Bend reports the sale by J.L. REID of a Maxwell auto to Thomas VANDICAR and a Reo five passenger machine, with electric light equipments, to George HUGHES of Cylinder. Miss Madalene COONAN gave a halloween party Wednesday evening in honor of a large number of her many young friends. Teh affair was one that will be happily remembered by all who were in attendance. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John GALLEGER quietly observed the 25th anniversary of their marriage. A number of their relatives and friends called on them and the day was pleasantly spent. The Democrat hopes they will have the pleasure of celebrating the 50th anniversary of their marriage. Mrs. Will HUGHES and children of Osakis, Minnesota, have been visiting for some time at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.F. BRENNAN and family. Mr. HUGHES recently movedto Havre, Montana where he has secured a homestead. He will be employed by a railway bridging gany on the Great Northern road until such time as it is necessary for him to begin work on his homestead. Mrs. HUGHES and children will remain in Emmetsburg for some time. George GRACE was home last week. He has been making runs as postal clerk from Dubuque to Algona and also from Galesburg, Illinois to Fort Dodge. He likes the work and hopes in a short time to secure a position on one of the local lines. P.J. LAUGHLIN left for Davenport Friday evening to spend a day with his sister, Miss Rose, who is taking a course for a trained nurse in Mercy Hospital at that place. From Davenport he went to Chicago to visit friends, after which he will return to Denver. The Free Press says that S.O. SANDVIG is suffering from a broken arm as a result of a runaway which occurred a week ago Sunday evening. In attempting to turn out for an auto, his horse stepped too close to the edge of the frade and the buggy tipped over. Hence the accident. A few days ago Mr. HOLBROOK, the M. & St. L. agent at Gilmore, resigned. He will engage in farming. There was no one present to take his place when he quit but we understand that some gentleman who used to be at Ayrshire will temporarily succeed him. The Democrat is pleased to learn that George LONG, who was recently operated on for cancer at Rochester, Minnesota, is steadily improving and will soon be able to be about again. He and his brother have published the Manson Journal for many years. He stands high in his profession and enjoys the good will of his fellow publishers. Hog cholera recently broke out in the vicinity of Webster City. The state veterinary surgeon recommends vaccination with cholera serum in order to check the spread of the contagion. He estimates the losses in Iowa this year to date will aggregate $12,000,000. As hogs are very valuable this fall it would be well for farmers to give timely suggestion. Animals that are vaccinated in time will not die of the disease. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm