Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Jan 1, 1913 NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO A Few Items Taken from the Files of the Democrat of December 21, 1892 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. McCREARY of Curlew broke one of his legs a few days ago while operating a hay press. L.H. MAYNE will begin his duties as publisher of the Algona Republican January 1. K.A. ERSLAND has sold his farm in Vernon township. He talks of moving to Oregon. Do not forget the New Year's Ball at JOYCE's hall. Miss Maggie DONOVAN returned from Minneapolis after an absence of three months. Rev. H.J. BROWN, pastor of Free Baptist church at Spencer, is dead. W.S. FROST will keep 60 cows on his farm in Vernon township next year. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward CAHILL Monday of last week. C.D. PRICE of Ruthven and D.C. TIPP of Vernon townhip are at Humboldt attending the Northern Iowa Horticultural convention. Thomas CARMODY was over from Whittemore Sunday visiting friends. Charles BAHLS of Independence township will have an auction sale December 27. Misses Grace GROUT and Celia ROCHE are assisting in Val WAGNER's store during the holiday rush. George KEINE, Whittemore's grain dealer, was in Emmetsburg Tuesday. Mr. Sam DYER and Miss Mary B. EDWARDS were married at Ayrshire Thursday. Mrs. Charles GALLIGER of Elma spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. M. MORRISSEY, of this place. M. GANNON of Keokuk is visiting his brother-in-law, John McCORMICK, of this place. A Few Items Taken From the Files of the Democrat of December 28, 1892 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. and Mrs. J.J. SHAW and Mrs. H.W. KENT spent Christmas with relatives at West Union. Mrs. J.M. MAHAN is spending the holidays with relatives at Lawler. Mrs. Alta TURNER is visiting relatives at Odebolt. Miss Anna STONE is a holiday guest with relatives at Broadhead, Wisconsin. Henry BECKMAN is spending the week at Garnavillo. Will CONLON is home from Nora Springs for the holidays. Dan KELLY and M.L. WEIBEL are home from Des Moines where they are attending school. E.B. and Harlan SOPER are home from Cornell college for the holidays. Miss Clara PEDDIE arrived home from Davenport a few days ago. Miss Verne ROBBINS is home from Davenport for the holidays. Miss Edith BURT arrived home from Cedar Rapids a few days ago to remain until after New Year's. She is attending school at that place. Charles MUELLER is at Faribault, Minnesota, spending the week with relatives. Charles POTTS came home from Iowa Falls a few days ago to spend the holidays with Emmetsburg relatives. Mr. MANNING of Allamakee county is visiting his sister, Mrs. P. DUFFY, of Great Oak. Jake SKIELS will work the GILBERTSON farm near Graettinger next year. John RYAN has been spending the past two weeks with his uncle at Marion, South Dakota. Art CROUCH is home from Lyons to remain during the holidays. Mr. Carl PROUTY and Miss Emma DOUGHERTY were married at Hampton December 14. Mrs. LANNAN of St. Paul is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J.M. MAHAN. Mrs. N.L. COTTON of Whittemore died a few days ago. Charles R MEYERS of Denison has bought the Mason City Express Republican. Mrs. Martin WINTERS of North Washington is visiting her sister, Mrs. Nicholas ADAMS. Michael BOLAND of Ackley succeeds Dennis FLYNN as section foreman on the Milwaukee road. Mr. DOCHER, a man who represented himself as a priest at LeMars a short time ago, has been sent to the penitentiary for three years for obtaining money under false pretenses. A boy is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John HICKEY. Dr. KENEFICK has established a Keeley institute at Algona. Frank McCORMICK is home from LaPorte visiting his parents. Curtis ARMSTRONG is home from school visiting his parents. Mr. MOLLISON has just completed a large barn on his farm in Emmet county. Mr. John HANSON and Miss Sine NIELSON were married in this city December 23. Mr. Rufus WAGGONER and Miss Clara DREW were married in this city December 24. Mr. and Mrs. J.P. KIRBY of Estherville spent Christmas with relatives of this city. J.L. MARTIN was up from Mallard Christmas day visiting relatives. Dr. R.C. MOLLISON has opened an office in this city. After January 15 the firm of SMITH & BENDA will be known as SMITH, BENDA & Co. M.F. KERWICK has presented his little daughter Nellie with a new piano. Our friend, Patrick KEENAN, remembered us Christmas day by sending a draft for his subscription for the coming year. he is now located at Albert Lea, Minnesota. Miss Maggie McEVOY of Bloomington, Wisconsin, was the guest of E.P. McEVOY and family Christmas. The silver in a dollar is now worth 64.49 cents. Last evening George HOYT received a telegram announcing the death of his mother at Jackson, South Dakota. The directors of the new creamery at Crippen are Archie BRYCE, J.B. FIFE, John BRENNAN, Michael JOYNT, Patrick JOYNT, Daniel MURPHY and John KING. Business will soon be commenced. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm Palo Alto Co, IA News Coordinator (Contribute your news articles pre 1923 today!!) http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/