Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, IA 22 Apr 1914 Nelson Building J.C. BENNETT informs us that the Nelson building, now the property of Charles SLATER, which was moved down Broadway last Thursday and east to the old Fitzgerald block near Mr. FREEMAN's home, was brought to Emmetsburg from West Bend township nearly 40 years ago. It was hauled by a number of oxen. It was at that time the property of Dr. DAY, who served as county superintendent during pioneer days. A.B. CARTER says that as near as he can learn it was built on Section 17 in West Bend township, the Doctor having lived on a homestead for some time. Later he moved to Sioux City. Mr. SLATER has also bought Mrs. WAY's cottage in the east part of town and is moving it onto his lots near Mr. FREEMAN's. He will overhaul all of his houses and rent them. He will soon become one of the prosperous landlords of our community. The buildings he has bought are in fairly good condition. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Reports Terril Booming. C.G. LIGHTER, Mr. TWEDTEN and Mr. LONG, all of Terril, were in Emmetsburg Thursday afternoon. They made the trip by auto. Mr. LIGHTER formerly resided at Rolfe but bought the Terril Tribune a short time ago. He has made a great improvement in it and thinks Terril is a promising field. He says the town is having a rapid and substantial growth. Last year thirteen new houses were built and at the present time five new residences and a double store building are in the course of erection. The upper part of the store building will be used for an opera house. The Methodist people of the town have subscribed $10,000 for a new church and the people of the consolidated school district voted last week to put up a $50,000 school building. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He Improved His Condition. Joseph MIHLFREAD, who was up from Mallard Friday, told the writer about a man who came to his neighborhood from Germany a year ago. He was receiving very small wages in his native country but this spring he hired out to Andrew RUNNEBERG for $35 per month, with board and washing and the use of a driving horse whenever he may need one. There are doubtless a great many young men who would be glad to come to this country and work for such wages. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Auto Accident at Clare. Wednesday an auto driven by M.J. and Dan LAHIFF of Clare plunged into a dictch five feet deep. The former had two ribs broken and one of his shoulders dislocated and the latter was injured internally. They were extricated from the perilous position by parties who were passing in another auto. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO A Few Items Taken From the Files of the Democrat of April 18, 1894 P.S. KNUDSEN is building a new residence Miss Anna CULLEN of Ayrshire is visiting Emmetsburg friends. Estherville is to have a new creamery. E.W. REID, formerly of Wallingford, will have charge of it. C.J. BERGER has gone to Dyersville to attend the marriage of one of his brothers. W.H. SPRAGUE is the gentleman who is now in charge of the lumber yard near the Burlington depot. W.W. FROST has sold his farm of 120 acres in Ellington township to L. M. COUSAN. Mrs. J.V. JENNINGS returned to her home at Minneapolis Thursday. Miss Pearl ISMOND has gone to Jasper, Minnesota, where she has secured a good position. A.M. CARLSON has sold his restaurant to G.F. RUNCHEY. Edward McNALLY has bought the HIGLEY dray line. John WALSH recently recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia. He is 87 years of age. The present attendance at St. Mary's Academy is 160. E.A. MORLING of Emmetsburg is mentioned as a probable candidate to succeed Judge CARR. Mrs. Henry KOCH was called to Cassville, Wisconsin, last week by the death of one of her sisters. It is reported that Earl BRONSON has been appointed postmaster at Spencer. C.G. SARGENT spent Sunday at his home at Hampton. John THOMPSON of Fern Valley township is building a new residence. MULHALL Brothers of Sioux Falls have sold 3,550 acres of land near Sioux City for $80,000. T.F. McGOVERN has bought J.J. KNOER's feed store at Whittemore. August JOHNSON of Cylinder has gone to Minnesota where he will engage in the livery business. Peter GRETHEN of Ellington township shipped a car of cattle to Chicago a few days ago. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W.H. WALSH Saturday. The A.O.H. division of this city will attend the national convention of the order to be held in Omaha in June. W.H. AMLEY have an exhibition of the serpentine dance at the Woodford show at Music hall Saturday night. Julius HEIDER, who lived on the FOY farm, died from the effects of blood poison Saturday morning. Mr. P. CLAER and Miss Matie DAILY of Ayrshire were married yesterday. Mr. John HOLLANDER and Miss Lucy M. ADAMS were married at Assumption church yesterday. Mrs. Peter M. SMITH and Miss Alice SMITH of Pocahontas county were married in Emmetsburg Monday. A Mr. SMALL has moved to Emmetsburg and will become a partner of Mr. RUNCHEY in the restaurant business. Patrick FLEMING of Highland township has gone to Des Moines to attend school. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T.L. & J.P. CROSE Dress Goods, Ladies' Furnishing Goods, Notions, Etz. Millinery--the nobbiest up-to-date at popular prices. 209 Broadway, Emmetsburg, Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Strawberry Plants. Dunlaps and other leading kinds. State inspected. J.C. BENNETT, Emmetsburg. 000525 Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm Coordinator Newspaper Abstracts-Palo Alto, IA; Scott, IA; Ireland http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/