Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, April 15, 1914 NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO A Few Items Taken From the Files of the Democrat of April 4, 1894 Monday Charles DUNCOMBE was appointed postmaster of Fort Dodge. Mrs. O.D. RANK of Rodman recently recovered from a long and severe attack of typhoid fever. Mr and Mrs. Wm. DEAN left for Dubuque last night where they will make their future home. M.F. KERWICK is remodelin the interior of his residence Wm. KANE of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, is visiting his brother, J.J. KANE of this place. L.H. MAYNE made his bow to the readers of the Reporter last week. He promises to give them a good republican doctrine. A marriage license has been issued to Frank L EATON and Anna TONER, to John HOLLANDER and Lucy M ADAMS and to Wm WILLARD and Minnie COWELL. GRAHAM Brothers have completed their new residence on their farm northeast of Emmetsburg. J.L. MARTIN has sold his lumber yard at Mallard and will return to Emmetsburg. Mr. Charles STURGIS and Miss Nellie SULLIVAN were married at Assumption church Monday morning. Matt WHITE was renewing acquaintances in Emmetsburg the first of the week. L.H. MAYNE has moved into the NICHOLAS residence in the northeast part of town. L.J. MULLEN is hauling lumber for a new barn on his farm in Nevada township. Dr AVERITT of Mallard will move to the south part of the state. M.A. MUGAN of Jefferson will open a marble factory in Emmetsburg. Mr. J.K. BENDA and Miss Mary KOELIK (or KOSLIK) were married at the Jesuit church in Chicago yesterday. Herman EKERT has retired from the firm of Eckert & Spies at Graettinger. Mr. TIPP of Canada is visiting his niece, Mrs. A.J. WOLFGANG, of Graettinger A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. T. SULLIVAN of Osgood a few days ago. Monday Mrs. James ANGLUM, who lives four miles north of Ayrshire, was thrown into a well by a horse. The animal fell in on top of her, pinning her to the ice. The horse broke his neck in the fall and died after some struggling. Mrs. ANGLUM was sitting on the ice with her feet in the water and the horse on top of her. She remained in that position for six hours. Seh was rescued by her husband when he returned home in the evening. She is in a serious condition but will probably recover. At the meeting of the city council held Monday evening, John McNALLY was elected marshal, D.W. BURLINGAME, clerk and Patrick O'BRIEN street commissioner. A Few Items Taken From the Files of The Democrat of April 11, 1894 Word received from St. Francis, Kansas states that I.M. EGAN has been admitted to the bar at that state. Fred HOWARD will leave for New Mexico in a short time for the benefit of his health. Yesterday Mr. B.S. KINGSLEY and Miss Mattie SCOTT were married in this city, Rev. H.M. CASE officiating. A.J. WOLFGANG has been very ill at his home in Graettinger during the past ten days. A week ago one of T.W. MARTIN's sons accidentally shot himself. His condition is not serious. A son was born to Mr.and Mrs. Joseph MARTINI Monday. Postmaster RANDOLPH of Estherville has bought the outfit that was used in the Iowa building at the World's fair in Chicago. Mr. SAUNDERS shipped three cars of cattle to Chicago last week. He has 300 head more ready for market. F.W. WHITE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter WHITE of Great Oak township, died Thursday. W.C. KING will leave for St. Paul next week to accept a position in a wholesale house. John BRENNAN of Walnut township informs us that there are 99 first cousins in the Brennan families of this county. Mr. Thomas BRAND and Miss Mary HOWE were married at Iowa Falls a few days ago. The bride is a niece of Patrick HOWE of Estherville. T.J. WHITE and J.J. REARDON have bought the Emmetsburg Conservative. C.R. CONWAY is now buttermaker in the Garfield creamery north of West Bend. J.A. ANTHONY has sold his farm north of Ruthven to an Illinois gentleman. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. T.J. MILLER of Great Oak township Thursday. Miss Bessie WARD, who was in Emmetsburg last summer, has opened a kindergarten school at Estherville. John BALLAN of Fort Dodge is under arrest charged with the murder of a gambler named TIFFANY. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm