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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
7
A bustling week in Emmetsburg with plans for a grand ball at the Armory on New Year's night. Local social notes include visitors, school placements, sales, weddings, and church events across multiple townships.
Mr and Mrs Hughes returned from a three week visit to Oklahoma last Tuesday. Their son George works in a Guthrie hardware store and Mrs Hughes daughter Eva Stark lives in Navina where her husband is a bank cashier. He found Oklahoma soil reddish except valleys sandy and that crops like grain yield poorly. Wheat is grown but not profitable and land values seem inflated by a boom. He believes Oklahoma needs more wood and coal for winter.
Ed Kane, in partnership with Ed Bradley, suffered a serious foot injury Friday while baling hay at H. Millen’s Vernon Township home. His foot was caught in the press, the horses were stopped, and Dr. O'Brien treated the injured ankle.
Whittemore man Wm Genrich, who found a wife in Sioux City, again lives as a bachelor after his wife Mrs Genrich filed for divorce. Rumors say he paid 100 to a matrimonial agency that offered no lasting guarantee.
The remains of John Donovan died in Spokane Washington last Monday arrived in the city Sunday morning. A solemn requiem mass was sung at Assumption church by Father Costello with Fathers Kelly and McInerney assisting. Interment followed at St Johns cemetery with several floral offerings. Pallbearers were M F Coonan James Tobin John Galliger W H Coonan P R Wells and James Dunigan. The funeral was well attended.
The remains of James Owens arrived Friday evening and were interred Saturday morning in St. John’s cemetery. Assumption church held services led by Very Rev. J. J. Swithh. Attending were Mr and Mrs. Thos Claer of Ayrshire and Mrs. Claer Sr plus Mr Miloney of Gruettinger. Cold weather reduced attendance.
Monday evening a blaze destroyed about 33,000 of goods at the Anderson drug store in Ruthven, damaging the door and ceiling while the building itself largely escaped. The fire began behind the store, likely from a chemical explosion or combustion, with Christmas stock increasing the loss. The stock was partly insured.
A notice explains maps of the world, the United States and Iowa will be sent only to Palo Alto county subscribers. Nonresidents cannot receive by mail due to postage costs. Local subscribers will receive their maps before January 1.
A. H. Retsloffia Heavy Loser reports Saturday blaze wiping out his jewelry store in Manson along with damage to the post office and Long hotel. Loss estimated at 10 thousand dollars and 26,500 claimed insurance coverage, amid personal crises. Harry W. Mayne, president of the Bank of Royal Clay County, suicide Monday morning, leaving a wife and several children as banks face hardship.
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