Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa 24 June 1914 NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO A Few Items Taken from the Files of June 20, 1894 Friday evening Company K of the Fourth Regiment of the Iowa National Guards was mustered into service in theis city by Colonel C.E. FOSTER and Captaion O.C. SERVIS of Sioux City. The membership is forty-six. It will be increased to sixty. The commisioned officers are as follows: Captain P.O. REFSELL; first lieutenant, A.H. KELLER; second lieutenant, C.M. HENRY. An officer named BROWN from Omaha will remain for some time to instruct the new company in military tactics. President ALLEN of the First National bank of Estherville has been appointed receiver of the American investment company of this place. Prof. RUMMEL has been re-elected superintendent of the Emmetsburg schools for the coming year. DL. DAILY will succeed Frank HENRY as assistant principal. The other teachers chosen are Mr. CASE, Miss KELLY, Miss Lil PATTON, Miss RETSLOFF, Miss WHITE, Miss BLACK, Miss McCOMBS and Miss DONOVAN. The contract for the new school house at Whittemore was let yesterday to Mr. SWANSON for $5,200. Mrs. George C. CALL of Algona is to be married today to Miss SPEAR of Portland, Maine. J.J. WILSON will build a new flouring mill at Algona provided he is given a bonus of $1,000. Rev. W.J. JOHNSON of this place will deliver the Fourth of July oration at Renwick. Earl BRONSON has taken possession of the Spencer postoffice. Professors JOHNSON and LILLY are the new managers of he Algona Normal School. Misses DONOVAN, BLACK and LIGHT returned from Lost Island lake last week with as red noses as if they had been drinking. The had been fishing for some time. George B. McCARTY is very busy this week telling fish stories. They are whoppers. He was at Lost Island several days last week. Rev. P.F. FARRELLY of Sheldon will deliver the address at the commencement exercises of St. Mary's Academy this week. H.B. FLOM returned from Europe last Wednesday morning. He has been spending some time in Norway. Dr. POWERS is building and addition to his residence. Miss Henriette KELLY has accepted a position in the Rock Rapids schools. Mr. and Mrs. TREADGOLD are visting at their old home at Morrison, Illinois. Mr. McCARTY, of Emmet county, a brother of J.D., has gone to Iowa City where he will have a serious surgical operation performed. Cornell University has conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on Rev. F.H. SANDERSON of Spirit Lake. He was formerly pastor of the M.E. church at this place. E.C. DIMMICK, our local cigar man, pays about $4,000 per year in revenue to the United States government. Mr. and Mrs. E.P. McEVOY left Saturday for Ottawa Canada. They will visit Montreal and Portland, Maine, before returning. The following are the newly elected officers of the A.O.H. President, W.J. O'BRIEN; vice-president, M. JOYNT; corresponding secretary, J.J. DENEEN; financial secretary, P.H. HAND; treasurer, M.F. KERWICK; sergeant-at-arms, M.D. KANE; doorkeeper, Charles FLYNN; county president, Dan KELLY. [End of News of 1894] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Honor of Miss Ruth McGUIRE Wednesday evening a number of the young ladies of this city attended a farewell party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.B. WALSH in honor of Miss Ruth McGUIRE, who left during the last of the week for Slayton, Minnesota. Miss McGUIRE has attended St. Marys Academy in thsi city for a number of years, during which time she made many warm friends. They will regret to learn of her departure. 000525 Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm