Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Jan 18, 1911 Hugh METZ returned from O'Keene, Oklahoma, last week. He reports that the cold weather was quite severe in that locality. Knute IVERSON spent Sunday with his family near Graettinger. He had a busy week assisting in checking up the county officers. A.M. FISH left for Beresford, South Dakota, Monday morning to attend the funeral of one of his sister's children, who died at that place. Miss Kate MAGUIRE is now attending a business college at Marshalltown. She spent the fall term at the State Normal school at Cedar Falls. One of Thos. NALLY's sons is very ill with typhoid-pneumonia at the home of Mr. KELSH in Nevada township. Dr. HENNESSY reports him in a serious condition. Charles MAGUIRE left for Omaha Monday. He will travel in South Dakota for the Cudahy packing house. The Democrat wishes him success in his new undertaking. A few days ago Mrs. J.H. HINKLEY lost her nose glasses between her home and the Congregational church. The finder will please leave at this office or Mr. HINKLEY's store. Patrick McNALLY is having his ice house moved from the Milwaukee track to the rear end of his lunch counter. He will have it filled with ice for use next summer. Dr. KULP's picture was given the best position on the front page of Sunday's Daily Capital. Lafe YOUNG is apparently trying to get on the good side of our Palo Alto representative. There will be a basket sociable in the school house in district No. 8 in Emmetsburg township Friday evening, January 27. All are invited. Miss Essie SHERLOCK is the teacher. The corner stone of the new country high school building was laid at Sterling, Colorado, Friday. It is a large, finely finished structure. Miss Anna RUTLEDGE is one of the teachers in mathematics. Mr. and Mrs. F.J. STEINER, Mrs. Mayme MAGUIRE, and Mrs. Jennie ANDERSON, all of Armstrong, were in Emmetsburg Wednesday attending the STEINER-CONLON wedding. Mr. and Mrs. C.J. SHAUGER went to Sioux Falls Friday. H.J. SIMONSON and Peter BOYSEN were down from Graettinger Saturday afternoon on business. Mr. and Mrs. Peter JONES have been quite ill during the past ten days and their son James is also ill. Miss SMITH, the daughter of Wm SMITH of Great Oak township, went to Chicago Tuesday of last week. George HINKLEY returned to Chicago a few days ago. He had been visiting his parents for several days. Miss Alice DONOVAN is working in a department store at St. Paul. She is in the millinery department. Mrs. C.F. DICKEY arrived from Broadhead, Wisconsin Saturday morning to visit her son, F.H. DICKEY. Miss Ruth MORLING recently returned to Evanston, Illinois, to resume her studies at the university at that place. S.W. BALLARD and daughter, who had been visiting Emmetsburg friends for several days, went to Sioux Falls Saturday. Wm. MILLER returned to Saylor Thursday. He had been visiting his parents in this city. He is an operator for the Northwestern at that place. There will be a basket social in District No. 5 in Emmetsburg township Friday evening, January 20. Miss Nellie MILLEA is teacher. All are invited. W.W. McKILTRICK, formerly of Humboldt, will be a cripple for life as the result of an automobile accident which occurred near Linton, North Dakota. J.H. DOTY of Spencer has been appointed assistant door keeper of the Iowa house of representatives. Those Spencer fellows usually get a job or tow at the state house during a meeting of the legislature. Mr. and Mrs. KITZMAN went to Faribault, Minnesota, the early part of last week. They will make their future home at that place. Mr. KITZMAN conducted a steam laundry at this place for several months. Jack SCOTT has rented the McCARTY building to be vacated by H.J. WILSON and will conduct a livery business during the coming year. He will put in a full line of new cars for sale and he will also do a repairing business. Wm. KELLY, the C.M.& St. P. operator at Clear Lake, who was reported missing, has been located in Chicago. He had been transferred to McGregor but he did not like his new location and decided to go elsewhere. Mrs. E.P. BARRINGER has returned to her home at Ruthven. She recently underwent a severe surgical operation in St. Joseph's hospital at Sioux City. Her many friends throughout the county will be pleased to learn of her improvement. Cathy Joynt Labath Henry, Scott, Palo Alto Cos, IA News Coordinator http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/IA/