Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, June 21, 1916 John RHEMS and George BEATTY have purchased new Overland autos during the past week. They bought them of W.D. DONOVAN. Mrs. Emma JUCHER returned to Bode Tuesday after a week's visit with her sister, Mrs Matt HENTGES, who lives northeast of this city. Mr and Mrs F CHURCHILL of Mason City were in Emmetsburg Saturday. While in town they were the guests of Postmaster P.H. DONLON Mrs. L.G. THOMPSON and family of Estherville were guests during the past week at the home of Mr and Mrs. J.R. WILLIAMS of this place. Frank BRENNAN, Ed KELLY, J.S. GIBSON and Fred PAULSON left Tuesday for Spirit Lake. They will do some work on the J.J. WATSON farm near that city. Mrs. Ada HOOBLER of Streator, Ill. arrived in Emmetsburg Friday for a visit with her son, Garret HOOBLER, and her daughter, Mrs. J.N. SNYDER, who live near this city. The Motor Inn reports that the following named parties have invested in Fords within the past week: J.P. JOYNT, Nick MARTINI, Ralph PARNHAM, Chris WOGEN, Ole GJERDE and J.H. HIGLEY. Mrs. Margaret GLEASON and Miss Kathryn DONLON of Medina, North Dakota, came to Emmetsburg the last of the week to visit their brother, P.H. DONLON. Both are teachers in the public schools of Medina. Miss Marie Z PINGREY, who was for some time principal of the Graettinger schools, has gone to Greeley, Colorado to attend a summer school. She will become superintendent of a consolidated school in Pocahontas county during the coming year. Miss Gertrued VanWAGENEN, daughter of Judge VanWAGENEN of Sioux City, has been given a position for the summer in the biological laboratories of Harvard University in the Bermuda Islands. She has, for some time, been engaged in the department of zoology in the State University of Iowa. Father CARROLL's sermon at the Assumption church Tuesday evening of last week has, for several days, been the subject of generous praise by the many who had the good fortune to hear him. His subject was the "Love of God for Mankind". Father CARROLL is intellectual and ready and he speaks with great earnestness. The people of Emmetsburg expected an elegant sermon and they knew that they would not be disappointed. Attorney Maurice O'CONNOR of Fort Dodge has retired from pracitce. He has been suffering for some time, from a nervous breakdown. He spent the winter in California and came home in the spring feeling better but close attention to business brought his painful ailment back again. Mr .O'CONNOR is one of Iowa's ablest and most conscientious attorneys. His physical decline will be greatly and sincerely regretted. Mrs. Wm. EVERTS of Spencer was called to Emmetsburg the first of the week by a serious illness of her sister, Miss Edna ROGERS. Brother Noah FALB of the West Bend Journal attended the meeting of the postal employes held at the K.C. hall in this city Saturday evening. Frank AUSINGER of Mallard was an Emmetsburg visitor the first of the week.. He is one of the pioneer and highly esteemed gentlemen of that locality. F.H. GRAAF of Estherville is now conducting his moving picture show in a large tent. He will use it until the new opera house at that place is completed. Mr and Mrs John SULLIVAN of Graettinger were in Emmetsburg Sunday. Their little daughter was quite ill with pneumonia for several days but is, we are pleased to report, better. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm