Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Jan 18, 1911 Joe ANTELL was at Bode a few evenings ago to witness the TELFORD-HOLDEN wrestling match. Mrs. E.P. CONWAY of Gillett Grove was an Emmetsburg visitor several days during the past week. Alex EKLUND, who lives on the O.J. GATES farm near Curlew, will have a sale next Wednesday. P.H. BACH, who lives three and one half miles northwest of Mallard, will have a sale tomorrow. Thos. CLAER will have a sale on his farm a half mile north of Ayrshire Thursday, January 26. Dr. HARRIS of Chicago recently assisted Dr. BALDWIN in some surgical work at the Ruthven hospital. The old school building and contents at Mallard were sold to various parties a short time ago for $834.75 Wm. LANCASTER of Whittemore is out soliciting for the St. Paul Dispatch. His territory is northern Iowa. Mrs. James MASTERS of Whittemore was a guest at the George SEELEY home several days during the past week. Miss Nellie HARTMAN of Fairmont, Minnesota visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Monroe JOHNSON last week. J.F. TEMPLE of Reinbeck has bought the Bode Bugle. The former editor, J.C. BING, has not announced what he intends doing. Mrs. Gus COX came up from Ft. Dodge Thursday for a visit with her parents, Mr .and Mrs. O.O. WILLIAMS, and other Emmetsburg relatives. Dennis McCARTY arrived from North Dakota Friday. He is visiting his mother and other relatives at Graettinger. He says the winter has not been so severe at Fargo. Mr. and Mrs. Walter MASON returned to Dodge Center, Minnesota, Thursday evening. They had been visiting for a short time with the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs. J.S. ATKINSON. The next meeting of the W.A. of Trinity church will be held at the home of Mrs. A.T. HORTON, assisted by Mrs. M.A. SCOTT, Wednesday, January 25, beginning at three o'clock. All are cordially invited. M.C. PETERSON of Walnut township has rented his farm to Thos. NOTTERSTED of Forest City and will move to Estherville. He will have a big sale Thursday, January 26. Ole T KNUDTSON was over from Cylinder Monday. He has just had his home connected up with the Cylinder phone exchange. He has never before had a phone. It is needless to say that he appreciates the advantages it gives him. John E BRENNAN left for Algona Saturday evening to spend a few days with his sister, Mrs. Chris J MILLER. Mr and Mrs. Miller sold their 120 acre farm last fall for $16,200. Mr .MILLER bought it ten years ago for $3,500. They are planning on locating elsewhere. Miss Genevieve GARGEN, who had been visiting during the holidays with her parents at Flandreau, South Dakota, recently returned to Emmetsburg to resume her studies at St. Mary's Academy. Sim STEDMAN was a passenger to Algona yesterday. The hotel at Ringstead was destroyed by fire a short time ago. Harlan SOPER attended a bank meeting at Titonka yesterday. J.P. MAHAN and Martin STYE were down from Graettinger Monday. O.O. WILLIAMS has not been in the best of health for several weeks. He is suffering from erysipelas. Frank METZ was at Ft. Dodge last week to see Company K do up the crack basket ball team of that place. Mr. and Mrs. L.P. STILMAN of Dolliver were the guests of Emmetsburg relatives last week. Mr. STILLMAN still conducts the bank at that place. Mr. W.D. McEWEN, president of the Rolfe State Savings bank, was married in Chicago last Wednesday to __WHITE of Rolfe. They will spend a couple of months in California. Mr. and Mrs. Frank DORRIS and little boy of Kimball, South Dakota, visited Emmetsburg relatives and friends for a week or ten days. They were accompanied home yesterday by Miss ___ MANNING, who will remain with them for some time. We notice by the newspapers of Waurika, Oklahoma, that R.J. DOOLEY belongs to a dramatic company at that place and that he is participating regularly in the local entertainments. Emmetsburg talent is evidently doing creditable work in the great southwest. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm