Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Nov 11, 1914 LOCAL NEWS Miss Alice GREEHY was the guest of Estherville friends Friday. Miss Nellie MARTIN attended the play in The Iowa last evening. An excellent cut of Mrs. Lloyd REFSELL will appear in Sunday's Register and Leader. She is a very prepossessing lady. H.J. McCHESNEY, who was elected treaurer of Kossuth county last week, was engineer in the cement plant at Armstrong a few years ago. An automobile train will tour Webster county this week to gather contributios for Belgian sufferers. Palo Alto county should contribute generously to this worthy purpose. We have plenty. Let us help the needy. Wedensday evening, while coming home from Graettinger, P.H. DOLAN met Senator FUNK of Spirit Lake. He had just returned from the west where he spent the summer. He was on his way to Des Moines. He was feeling quite rugged again. The Humboldt Electric Light company has had considerable difficulty in transmitting current to towns situated at a distance from its plant. The manager has decided to put on larger insulators. There are 6,000 of them. The insulators originally used were not heavy enough and during rain storms the current would escape to the ground. Miss Olive NOBLE of Graettinger was in Emmetsburg Wednesday. E.B. HIGLEY & Co. are now shipping hundreds of thousands of eggs to England. Mrs. D. RUTLEDGE visited Ayrshire relatives several days during the past week. There was a social hop at the K.P. hall Friday evening. Those who were present report a good time. Mayor Tom WHITE was over from Whittemore yesterday. He reports Kossuth quiet since the election. E.H. SKINNER arrived from Montana a few days ago and will spend the winter at the home of W.H. GAYLORD. Mrs. SKINNER came some time ago. David JOYNT recently bought the T.W. HARRISON block south of the city park. He intends building on it during the coming year. The location is a good one. Mr. and Mrs. Joe BAILEY recently enjoyed a visit from Miss Ella BURNS of Britt. Miss BURNS was employed in the Reporter office of this place a number of years ago. John MAHER, formerly of Livermore, was in Emmetsburg yesterday. Of late years he has resided in Canada. He has made a barrel of money buying and selling real estate. Albert FIFE is building a residence on his farm four miles west of this city. Fred PAULSON arrived home from British Columbia last Friday after an absence of three years. We understand he also spent some time in Alberta while away. Miss Alice GUSLAND was at Des Moines last week. While there she underwent an operation for some nose and throat ailment. We are pleased to report that she is getting along nicely. Thursday the Higgins Pharmacy gave a $3 premium to James FAY for having made the biggest showing in the increase of business in the piano contest from October 21 to November 4. John YOUNG recently returned to Savanna, Ill. to look after his business interests at that place. The Democrat hopes that the next time he comes home on a visit he will be more fortunate. Mr. and Mrs. P.O. BROWN of Jefferson, Iowa, visited Mr. and Mrs. J.W. McCARTY of this place the first of the week. They made the trip by auto in four hours. Mr. BROWN is a brother of Mrs. McCARTY. People who have no visible means of support and who will not work are generally suspicioned by police officers when crimes are committed, but there are, nevertheless, some loafers who would not harm any one. E.M. THOMPSON, the newly elected clerk of the district court, was down from Graettinger yesterday. He has not yet secured a residence. It is needless to say that Mr. THOMPSON feels elated over his election. Postmaster and Mrs. E.J. MITCHELL of Graettinger autoed to Emmetsburg yesterday. Mr. MITCHELL thinks that Maurice CONNOLLY should feel proud that he polled 500 more votes in Iowa than Woodrow Wilson did two years ago, despite the bitter fight that was made against him. Some of our citizens mowed their lawns last week. Mr. BOWDEN was a passenger to Ruthven Saturday. Miss Bridgie MARTIN came over from Algona last evening. August WORTH was a passenger to Minneapolis Saturday. Miss Alice GREEHEY was at Estherville the last of the week. Father MURTAGH of Estherville was the guest of local priests Tuesday. Father KELLY of Graettinger was in Emmetsburg yesterday. He came in his auto. Charles JOYNT is having his vacation. He went to Seattle Monday evening. Miss Mable HUGHES of Ruthven was an Emmetsburg visitor Friday and Saturday. Father SWEENEY and Father MEYERS of Milford were guests of Father FARRELLY Tuesday evening. T.J. HUGHES of Ruthven was in Emmetsburg Monday. He left Monday evening for Des Moines. Thos. GALLEGER of Ellsworth, Minnesota, is spending his vacation with his parents in this city. Wm. MUIR, who had been visiting local relatives in this city, returned to Minneapolis Saturday. Miss Agnes KOCH of Whittemore spent the last week with her brother, Frank Koch of this place. Miss Nellie DONOVAN, who had been visiting local relatives for some time, went to Estherville Monday for a few days' visit at the Edward DONOVAN home. >From there she will return to her home in Minneapolis. James and Miss Addie PRITCHER of Buffalo Center were guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. T.A. O'BRIEN of this city over Sunday. Misses Mary McNALLY and Veronica HIGGINS went to Spirit Lake Monday evening. They sang a requiem high mass for Father SWEENEY yesterday. Charles J TOBIN, a Milwaukee brakeman, was killed at Canton, South Dakota, Monday evening. He fell under a car. One of his legs was taken off. Misses Girlie and Nellie DONOVAN and Misses Agnes and Lottie and Ray and Chas. JOYNT made an auto trip to Estherville Sunday and spent the day at the Ed DONOVAN home. Miss Alice KANE, who is here from Davenport visiting her parents, went to Camp Crook, South Dakota Monday to see her sister, Mrs. Britt CATRON, who had been on the sick list. Commissioner Dan BURNS must be credited with having done a great deal of excellent work on our streets during summer. All will have to agree that he made his efforts count. The officers and members of St. John's Cemetery association tell our reporter they are very proud of the condition of the cemetery. The sexton, J.J. CARNEY, is tasty and industrious. Evidence of a long summer's toil and care is apparent to all. There will be a necktie sociable at the Fife school house next Friday evening. All are invited. Miss Alice CARNEY is the teacher. Miss Leah CAMERON received word the last of the week that her sister, Miss Bertha CAMERON, was elected superintendant of schools in San Miguel county, Colorado, Tuesday of last week. She has been teaching at Telluride for three or four years. Curt BECK has bought the George FREEMAN residence in the First ward. It will make Mr. and Mrs. BECK a neat, convenient home. The consideration was $1850. Mr. and Mrs. FREEMAN are moving to Cylinder. Mr . FREEMAN, as was stated in last week's Democrat, is to be the new cashier of the bank at that place. The Cylinder people will find Mr. and Mrs. FREEMAN splendid people. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm