Iowa Old Press

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa

July 10, 1918
We understand that Dan and John DOYLE, sons of Mrs. O.P. DOYLE, of
Minneapolis, are now in the U.S. Service. Oscar is in the medical corps.

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
July 17, 1918

Ray McNally arrived home from Tama the first of the week. He is preparing to
report for military duty. He has not yet sold his drug store at that place.
Several prospective buyers are after it but none of them cares to give the
price he asks. He will have a responsible friend conduct the store for him
until such time as he can dispose of it. Mr. McNally has developed into a
very successful business man and is making quite a sacrifice of business
interests for the good of his country.

July 24, 1918
A dance was given in the J.D. HIGGINS barn one evening during the past week.
About $40 was realized. The amount was turned over to the Great Oak branch
of the Red Cross.

Mrs. H. WEGENER and daughter of Fairfield township were the guests of
friends in this city Wednesday.

C.D. PRICE returned to Rockwell City Thursday. He was looking after real
estate interests in this locality.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis LIPPOLD and children of Graettinger were the guests of
friends in this city Thursday.

Miss Regina MURRAY arrived home from Sioux City Thursday for a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James MURRAY.

J.P. JENNINGS injured one of his fingers badly Wednesday while excavating
for the new W.I. BRANAGAN building.

Miss Helen KEMPER returned to Sheldon Thursday after a pleasant visit with
Mr.and Mrs. Jesse CHURCH of this place.

James MAGUIRE of Spencer has been a recruiting officer at Dubuque for
several months. He will probably spend the fall at Spencer.

Mrs. Thomas O'CONNOR arrived home from Colman, South Dakota, Wednesday. She
was visiting at the home of her sons, Charles and Leo.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W.H. BROWN of Ruthven Wednesday, July
17. This is welcome news to many Palo Alto friends.

George HILL and sister, Miss Alice, of Webster City, spent several days the
past week at the Mr. and Mrs. Jake SWIGERT home near this city.

J.M. DOWNEY, who was superintendent of the Ayrshire schools for some time,
is now on duty in a K.C. war camp office at Camp Forrest, Georgia.

Misses Dorothy McMAHON and Katherine JACKMAN were passengers to Fort Dodge
Thursday. While there they were the guests at the Patrick NUGENT home.

Mrs. John McCORMICK and son Vincent, Mrs. W.C. RYAN, Miss Margaret CARNEY of
this city and John McCOY of Cedar Falls spent several days during the past
week at the lakes.

Patrick ROGERS was the guest of Mr. and Mrs Tim SULLIVAN of Graettinger
several days during the past week. He is still at the Soldiers Home. He was
in Emmetsburg Friday.

A few days ago a car driven by Frank STEINER and his brother Will was struck
by another auto on the streets of Des Moines and was damaged some. The
occupants escaped without injury.

John O'NEILL and his friend, Mr. GIBBON, of Armstrong, were in Emmetsburg
Friday evening. They came down by auto. They were accompanied by Mr.
GIBBON's mother and sister. Mr. GIBBON left for Camp Pike Monday.

Miss Madeline COYNE of Fort Dodge was the guest of relatives in this city
several days during the past week.

Rev. CUTHBERT and family returned to Titonka Friday after a brief visit at
the J.E. SCHOOLEY home in this city.

Louis NUTZMAN of Austin, Minnesota, arrived in this city the latter part of
the week for a visit with relatives and friends.

John McNUTT, A.J. WOLFGANG and daughter, Miss Grace, autoed to Fremont,
Minnesota, Sunday where they enjoyed the day.

Miss Agnes TELFORD arrived from Mason City Saturday for  a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George TELFORD of this city.

Mrs. P.J. DEVLIN and daughter of Cedar Rapids were guests at the John
McNAMARA home in this city several days during the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. W.P. REINDERS and Mr. and Mrs. J.P. RUPPERT of Ellington
township recently drove to Camp Dodge to spend the day with relatives.

Mrs. John CAHILL and children returned from Minneapolis several days ago.
They were the  guests of Mr. and Mrs. BALDWIN of that city while absent.

People are now allowed to use beef on all days of the week and the order
limiting the number of ice cream cones that can be used has been suspended.

Mr. and Mrs. I.N. NOBLE and daughter, Miss Ollie, of Graettinger, were in
this city Friday. They came to meet Miss Pearl who is attending summer
school at Spencer.

Misses Mayme and Katherine SULLIVAN of Graettinger and Miss Josephine WALSH
of Algona were passengers to Des Moines Thursday to visit relatives and
friends.

Mr and Mrs. Edgar STILLMAN and family, accompanied by Mrs. A.A. WELLS of
Dolliver, spent several days during the past week visiting relatives and
friends in this city.

J.F. KELLY has been appointed station agent of the Milwaukee company at
Cylinder. He commenced his duties Monday. He will move his family to that
place within a short time.

V.L. O'CONNOR of Graettinger attended the democratic state convention at Des
Moines Thursday. From there he went to Colfax to spend a couple of days with
one of his sisters.

Everett KAHN arrived in Emmetsburg from Ames Sunday. He was the guest of his
mother while there. He has enlisted in the corps of auto mechanics and is
taking a short course at Ames.

Emmett PETERSON returned to Stratford Saturday after a pleasant visit at the
C.G. CARLSON home in this city. He will leave the first of the week with a
contingent for some camp in Georgia.

Mr. and Mrs. James JENNINGS of Paulina, who were visiting local relatives
during the past week, returned home Saturday. Mr. JENNINGS will leave with
the next contingent for some camp in Georgia.

John McNAMARA was a passenger to Montezuma, Iowa, last Wednesday. He owns a
large tract of land in that locality. He is figuring on selling it when he
can find a buyer who is willing to pay him his price.

Mr. and Mrs. I.J. FOY and son Howard of Ruthven were guests of relatives in
this city Sunday.

George DIETZ of Fort Dodge was the guest of relatives in this city several
days during the past week.

Joseph SYKES was a passenger to Webster City Saturday evening for a visit
with his brother Clarence.

Mr and Mrs. Peter DALY and daughter, Miss Mildred and Miss Vera RUTLEDGE
were lake visitors Sunday.

Miss Florence QUILTY arrived in this city from Minneapolis Saturday for a
visit at the John McNAMARA home.

Mr and Mrs. Daniel BURNS were passengers to Dell Rapids Saturday. They have
relatives in that vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas KELLY and baby autoed to Emmetsburg from Whittemore
Sunday for a visit with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer ELLIS were callers to Osage Wednesday by the death of Mr.
Edwin SCANNAN, father of Mrs. ELLIS.

Frank CULLIGAN of Camp Dodge arrived in Emmetsburg Sunday for a short visit
with his wife and other relatives.

Miss Katherine FLAHERTY of Milford enjoyed a short visit at the C.W. FOSTER
home in this city the latter part of the week.

Miss Mabel SIMONSON arrived home from Gukeen, Minnesota, Saturday where she
had been visiting relatives for a week.

Dennis KIRBY returned to Aberdeen, South Dakota, Saturday. He came to visit
his parents, Mr and Mrs. Thomas KIRBY of this place.

Mr and Mrs. Ben GRADY and Mr. and Mrs. Leo DONOVAN autoed to Pocahontas
Sunday. They enjoyed the day at the Roy DONOVAN home.

Mrs. Cora WYATT and children and Miss Emma FREDERICK came from Spencer
Friday. They enjoyed the day at the William FREDERICK home.

S.G. PLACE returned to Ottawa, Illinois, Saturday after a delightful visit
with his son, L.F. PLACE and family who reside northeast of this city.

Miss Gladys VEDDER, who has been attending the teachers' summer school at
Spencer, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. I VEDDER, of this city.

H.W. BEEBE was a passenger to Waterloo Sunday. Mrs. BEEBE was there for a
couple of weeks visiting relatives. She accompanied him home Monday.

Dr. Robert NESTOR, Dr. and Mrs. Bert JOYNT of Waterloo and Dr. Martin JOYNT
of LeMars were guests at the Michael JOYNT home in this city over Sunday.

Wednesday we met Jack BOX at Livermore. He is employed in the Aaronson hotel
at that place. He is hearty and is carrying more flesh that when he lived in
Emmetsburg.

Dr. Morris SPOLUM of Watertown, South Dakota, visited several days during
the past week with his mother of this place. He also came to see his brother
who left Monday morning for Camp Pike, Arkansas.

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Had Family Reunion Sunday
Mrs. Joseph CLENNON and children of West Bend, Mr and Mrs Peter GRETHEN and
children of Mallard and Mr and Mrs. Peter MART and family of Gukeen,
Minnesota, arrived in Emmetsburg Saturday to attend the family reunion given
at the Patrick McNALLY home in honor of Robert, who left Monday for Camp
Pike, Arkansas, to report for duty. There were ten children and twenty
grandchildren present. It was the first time in six years that all of the
members of the family were together. It is needless to say that the reunion
will often be recalled by the many who were in attendance.

July 31, 1918
Mrs. Peter COLLINS went to Rochester, Minnesota Tuesday to see her daughter,
Mrs. Frank BURNS, who has been in the hospital at that place for several
weeks.

Miss Veronica McNALLY will leave tomorrow for Monticello, Iowa to continue
her duties as stenographer in the Franklin Barne Equipment Company office at
that place.

Twin daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. JOYNT Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. JOYNT have now 2 pairs of twins in their family. Of course
their many local friends will be glad to learn of the good news.

News of Twenty Years Ago
A Few Items Taken From the Files of the Democrat of June 30, 1898
Robert LAUGHLIN is home from Ruthven. He is now clerk in Hoffman Bros.
clothing store.

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