Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa 3 Sep 1913 The Waverly Hotel Has New Landlord Mr. and Mrs. McCLURE and Mr. and Mrs. HARRIS have gone to St. Paul where they will remain for some time. They have not yet made any arrangements for the future but they will doubtless engage in the hotel business at some other place. S. BARCO, the new landlord of the Waverly hotel, arrived in Emmetsburg a few days ago and is already in possession. He conducted the Ballard hotel at Fairmount for some time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Blaze Monday Night. Mondya night about 10:15 the barn on E.J. McEVOY's lot a short distance south of Joe MULRONEY's was destroyed by fire. Herman ESSER, who lives in the house, lost a fine $400 team of horses together with the harness and some hay and grain. He does not know how the blaze started. The building was in flames when he awoke. John McCORMICK, who had just returned from Graettinger, gave the alarm but the building was almost destroyed before the fire company could reach it. We understand Mr. McEVOY had the barn insured but we have not learned the amount of the policy. Mr. ESSER had $300 insurance on his team. The losers have the sympathy of our citizens in their misfortune. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUTHVEN Mrs. Frank FITZGERALD arrived in this city Thursday from Hannibal, Missouri for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McNARY. Jas. F. NOLAN returned Friday night from a visit at Des Moines. Jerry KELLY and wife left Monday morning for N. Dakota where they will visit for some time. Legrand GOFF was a visitor at Dickens on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Duer DELANEY of Winthrope, Washington, arrived in this city during the past week for a visit with old friends and relatives in this city. Frank SULLIVAN and wife of Estherville spent Sunday in this city visiting at the T.J. BRENNAN home. Mrs. Mary RUPP returned on Sunday to Emmetsburg after a visit in this city with her mother, Mrs. LEE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CYLINDER Ralph BUTLER and wife attended the dance at Whittemore Friday evening. Roy PETERSON has purchased a Ford runabout. Wm. LITTLETON and Mrs. P.F. LITTLETON were Greattinger visitors Labor Day. Geo. HUGHES and wife left in their auto for Annadale, Minnesota, Friday morning. They will also go to Dakota before returning. Mrs. Frank JONES accompanied them to Annadale. Clarence DEMOUTH and Fred STREIT were Graettinger visitors Monday evening. School will open Monday September 8. Miss GRANZO of Algona and Miss MARTIN of Emmetsburg will have charge of the school this year. Mrs. Theo. DEMOUTH, Mrs. A.A. JONES and Mrs. A.H. GARD autoed to West Bend Saturday and visited friends. Ralph BUTLER and wife took an auto trip to Dolliver Sunday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terry SHIELDS was over from Ayrshire Thursday. J.J. WATSON was a passenger to Peoria Sunday evening. Herman MARKS was in Chicago this week taking in the sites. Mrs. J.D. HIGGINS of Ayrshire is visiting Ms. J.J. McCORMICK of this place. Miss Marie WOODS of St. Paul is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MULRONEY. Mrs. Mary CUMMINGS of Iowa Falls is visiting her sister, Mrs. O.O. WILLIAMS of this city. Mesdames KRIEG and BARRETT of Mallard were guests of Miss Margaret MULRONEY a few days ago. Miss Nell LAUGHLIN will not return to Lemburg, Canada, this fall where she has been teaching. She will take a year's rest. Mrs. Wm. DONAHUE of Independence township visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MULRONEY of this place several days during the past week. Mr. Hugh McLAUGHLIN, Jr., and Miss Nell M. KERWICK are to be married this morning at St. Thomas church. Particulars will be given next week. Dr. THOMAS is sight seeing at the Minnesota fair this week. He will go to North Dakota before returning to see about the threshing of the crop on his big Dakota farm. Michael DOOLEY of Fort Worth, Texas, arrived in Emmetsburg Monday to visit her mother and other relatives for some time. His wife and family came several weeks ago. J.F. NOLAN and son Cornelius and Mrs. Anna NOLAN and son Bernard were Emmetsburg visitors Monday. They went from here to Graettinger to attend the Labor day celebration. Wm. TIPP of Toronto, Canada, is visiting his uncle D.C. TIPP of Graettinger. He will also spend some time wieht the WOLFGANG and ALLUM families of this place, he being a nephew of Mrs. ALLUM. George H. BAKER informs us that the took in the K.P. doings at Denver in August. He was absent twelve or fourteen days. He had a most delightful trip. He took several side trips from Denver including the famous Cripple Creek route. He thinks Denver is a beautiful city, but he found Kansas City a more stirring and wide awake place. Crops in western Nebraska and western Kansas are as dry as they usually are in this locality in November. The only green spots to be seen are the alfalfa fields. H.G. OELFKE is at the Twin Cities this week seeing the wonders of the big Minnesota fair. Wm. PENDER returned to Dubuque Tuesday evening. Mrs. PENDER and the children will remain for some time. E. MORTLAND started for the Minnesota fair yesterday with 13 of his fine Shetland ponies. He will have them on exhibition during the week. After the fair he will drive to Mason City and then to Algona. He intends participating in county fairs at both places. Mr. MORTLAND raises a large number of fine Shetland ponies and finds a ready market for his little horses. Mr. and Mrs. Harry GMELIN came up from Mason City Sunday and spent the day with local relatives. The San Francisco people will own their own street railway system. Will they, when completed, allow the Japs to ride on it. Earl BROWN arrived home from California last week. He reports a pleasant trip, although the weather was very warm. However, he does not think the people of California suffered much more from the heat than people did in other parts of the country. Real estate is rather quiet on the coast this summer on account of the unsatisfactory condition of the money market. 000525 Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm