Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa 8 Nov 1911 NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO A Few Items Taken From the Files of The Democrat of November 4, 1891 Cornelius DWYER died Tuesday morning. Mrs. H. CONROY is visiting friends in Chicago. A Catholic school has been opened at Bancroft. Maurice HERLEY died at St. Paul a few days ago. James HIGGINS was a Dubuque visitor last week. A K. of P. lodge will soon be instituted at Ruthven. McALLISTER Brothers have a hog that weighs 750 pounds. Mrs. W.J. STICKNEY is enjoying a visit from her sister. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jake KNOER this morning. George DOWNS' land case has finally been decided against him. Will AMBLY has accepted a position in the Innis barber shop. Mm [maybe should be Wm?] MORRIS is arranging to move to Clinton, Iowa in March. A daughter was born to Mrs. and Mrs. P. McNALLY Monday. Jack INGALLS returned from Fort Dodge Wednesday afternoon. H.H. HEAD will build a large implement house at West Bend. W.E. DUNKLEBERGER made a business trip to Nevada, Iowa, last week. Frank CONOVER has bought the Fred EDWARDS barber shop at Ruthven. J.W. HINCHON is one of the stock holders of the new bank at Algona. W.J. STICKNEY has resigned as night operator at the Burlington depot. Fred ILLINGWORTH has moved onto the John DOOLEY farm south of town. William JACKMAN recently sold his farm to a party from Carroll county. James GOWANS is moving his stock of goods into his new store building. Mrs. E.R. McCALLISTER left for Augusta, Illinois, yesterday to visit friends. Charles SMITH has purchased the STURTEVANT house in the northwest part of town. Mrs. Esther RIDLEY of Estherville fell a few days ago and broke several of her ribs. J.M. FARLEY has the foundation laid for a large new store building at Whittemore. N. BREWER of Ruthven will go to Austin, Minnesota, to open a new meat market. John MIHLFREAD of Wisconsin is visiting his brother Joseph, who lives near Mallard. Mrs. ZECH and daughter Minnie of Mallard went to Chicago last week to visit relatives. MAXON & CARMICHAEL are moving into their new store room in the McCormick block. A marriage license has been issued to L.G. REIGARD and Miss Mae WHISTLER of West Bend. Mr. Thomas NALLY and Miss Nancy COLLINS were married at Assumption church Monday morning. Mr. Alfred MONZEKKA and Miss Bertha WILLENDORF were married in this city Friday by Squire HEFLEY. Mr. and Mrs. AYERS little boy had a narrow escape Friday from being drowned in J.S. ATKINSON's well. Mr. Daniel MURPHY and Miss Ellen DONAHUE were married at the Catholic church in this city Monday morning. Al STRATTON, aged 16, was accidentally covered up in a straw stack near Curlew last Saturday and was smothered to death. Andrew BROWN has sold both of his farms near West Bend. He received $18 per acre for one and $22.50 per acre for the other. T.T. SHAULL intends moving his family to Curlew this week. He will open a general store in the Sam EASTON building at that place. Mr. H.J. SIMONSON and Miss Mary JORGENSEN of Lost Island township were married at the M.E. parsonage Tuesday evening, November 3. A few days ago E.E. HUGHES had a team stolen from his barn. They were finally located at Madison, Wisconsin. Matt LITTLETON went to that place last night to bring them back. [End of News of Twenty Years Ago and start of Current news] Knew Him at Jones County. Mr. and Mrs. D.W. SUMMERVILLE were at Emmetsburg Sunday to view the remains of C.E. COHOON. Mr. COHOON boarded with them when he was a young man teaching school in Jones county. Thos. O'CONNOR Attorney at law Office in front corner over Emmetsburg National Bank Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.L. LINDERMAN Law, Loand, Land, Collections Wills and other papers drawn. Abstracts made and examined. Perfecting title a specialty. Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.H. ASHLEY, D.V.S. Successor to Dr. CHRISTOPHER Office Phone 367 Residence Phone 26 Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ McCARTY & McCARTY Lawyers Collections, Settlement of Estates, Examining, Perfecting and Quieting Land Titles a Specialty Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAVIDSON & BURT Attorneys at Law Estates Settled and Other Legal Business Given Prompt Attention. Titles Examined. Money to Loan at a per cent. Rooms 5-6 Operal House Blk. Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E.A. MORLING W.H. MORLING Attorneys at Law Examination of Land Titles a Specialty. Loans and Insurance. Ofice over Farmers Savings Bank Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daniel KELLY Wm. J. FISHER KELLY & FISHER Attorneys at Law Practice in State and Federal Courts Office on second floor of Hinkley Block. Phone No. 8 Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lewis STUEHMER Justice of the Peace Real Estate, Loans, Abstracts and Insurance Office over D.H. GLENN's. Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. HENNESSY, M.D. Physician and Surgeon All calls promptly attended to day or night. Office phone 114. House phone 332. Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. J.L. WALKER Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon X-Ray Work Office and residence on Broadway, opposite M.E. church. Tele No. 95. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F.X. CRETZMEYER, M.D. All calls promptly answered day or night. Glasses fitted. Phone 328 Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. T.A. O'BRIEN Physician, Surgeon, Accoucheur All Calls, City or Country, Promptly Made Telephone: Office 173, Residence 110 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A.A. THEILE Dentist Office in Brown-Kerwick Block Phone 231 Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. THOMAS Dentist Gas Administered. Painless Extraction. Twenty Years Experience in Emmetsburg. Office in Knoblauch Block. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F.M. McGRUDER, D.D.S. Dentist Extraction Painless, using local anaesthetic. No after effects. Office in Opera House Block. Phone 125 Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John G. JENSWOLD Auctioneer Have had many years experience Terms reasonable R.2 Ringsted-Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melvin FISK Auctioneer Special attention given to farm and live stock sales. Curlew, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Col. E.D. SMITH Auctioneer Farm and Live Stock Sales Ayrshire, Iowa 000525 Cathy Joynt Labath (where it is snowing very hard just now in Scott Co, IA!!) Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm