Palo Alto Honors Father McEvoy Just Ordained
Father Leo E. McEvoy was ordained at Sioux City and celebrated his first solemn mass at St. Thomas church in Palo Alto. Archpriest Wather McNerney led the service with deacon Father Sweeney and sub-deacon Father Dunn as concelebrants and Father Ambrosy delivering the sermon noting the church’s unbroken succession since Christ. Continuous priestly power and the pope’s authority were emphasized as Father Ambrosy praised McEvoy’s Columbia College record and predicted his future as a tireless church and civic leader. Benediction followed and hundreds received individual blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo E. McEvoy
Sioux City
St. Thomas Church
Father Sweeney
Whittemers
Father Dunn
Ayrshire
Father Conway
Estherville
Wather McNerney
Ambrosy
Oelwein
Columbia College
McBvoy
Father Ambrosy
Christ
Peter
Heaven
Father Ambrose
Father McEvoy
Miss Rashford
Conadinn
Bernard Fitzgerald Visits Emmetsburg After Years Away
Bernard, son of Mr and Mrs S P, a traveling representative for a glass firm, called at this office last evening. He formerly governed much of the town, and his Des Moines headquartered family, including his mother and brother, are well known here. His Iowa State College bound brother is a senior next year. The Fitzgeralds were highly regarded as residents of Emmetsburg, and locals welcomed Bernard hoping for future visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Fitzgerald
Emmetsburg
Bernard
Banquet Honors Newly Ordained Father McEvoy At St Marys
Alumni Association of St Marys Academy hosted a banquet at Hotel Kernore Monday evening in honor of Father Leo McEvoy. Large attendance enjoyed grapefruit cocktail, breaded veal, potatoes, asparagus, olives, salad, strawberry shortcake, coffee, and nuts. The program featured toastmaster Lee Berger, Rev Leo McEvoy, Laura Joynt Renepost, Mary Stell Yoral Solo, and Mary Setle with performances by the Luehtel orchestra. Mr and Mrs Frank Tiffany of Grand Forks are visiting town, traveling by auto to meet Mrs Tiffanys mother and T A Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Academy
Hotel Kernore
Ea McEvoy
Lee Berger
Leo MeHvoy
Laura Joynt Renepost
Mary Stell Yoral
Thomas Brady Kinne
Mary Setle
Leg MeKivey
Itm' Luehtel
New Priest Welcomed at St Thomas with Catholic Daughters Breakfast
Mass attendees from city and rural churches gathered at St Thomas for a welcome breakfast honoring Father McAvoy. A reception followed with a formal dining setup, a menu including fruit cocktail and roast, plus decorated rooms and clergy from Emmetsburg and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
A. Woner
Catholic Daughters of America
McAvoy
Silver Lake to Play Charles City Here on Wednesday
Emmetsburg fans eager for a neat baseball clash as Silver Lake faces Charles City at Super Park on Wednesday June 22. The fast Charles City team, strong in the season, meets Silver Lake in a hoped for high scoring game. Admission is 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Lake
Charles City
Emmetsburg
Silverlake
Super Park
Harry Morrison
Barber shop set in W. B Freean building
Lou Moses secures the W B Freean building north of O'Brien Bros store recently vacated by Rite Way cleaners to open a new barber shop with Trotter assisting. The Democrat extends best wishes for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Moses
W. B Freean
O'Brien Bros
Rite-Way Cleaners
Trotter
Democrat
Will Send Band to Firemen's Convention
Des Moines businessman Mr. Mathes representing Eureka Wire Hose plans to send a band of about eighteen to twenty one players to perform at the State Firemen's convention in Emmetsburg on Friday and Saturday September 20 and 21. They will travel by special bus and wear fireman helmets and blue shirts as a notable attraction for the event. Also notes regional corn prospects from Mason City east to the river and other local greetings and travel mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathes
Des Moines
Emmetsburg
Eureka Wire Hose Company
McGarty
Man Crushed By Bank Falls Into Ditch On Farm
Late Thursday Carl Austin working on Joe Sherrock's farm southwest of the city slipped into a ditch when a bank collapsed. His legs were pinned by a stone and he shouted until Mrs. Henry Miller and her mother heard him. They summoned Wojahn who freed him with a spade and crowbar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Austin
Joe Sherrock
Reas
Henry Miller
Mra Leéshy
Bogey
Austin
Flag Day at W. B. C. Guest Day Placed on Anniversary Hope
W. BC held its first guest day with over two hundred attendees. Mrs. Edna Fordyce welcomed guests as Miss Thornwall and her committee staged the pageant Columbia. The cast received praise and a social hour followed with refreshments. Mrs. W. BR. Lechroeder received a duplicate of the first U S flag crafted by Eva Randall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. BC
Edna Fordyce
Backhawk Company Quits Business in Emmetsburg
The Backhawk Company discontinues operations in Emmetsburg with tanks located south of the Shadbolt and Middletence house. Jas per Heng handles products, G. E. Olsen supervised the wagon. About 2000 gallons of ton will be shipped elsewhere. Potatoes bloom and yield expected. old potatoes fetch ninety cents a peck locally, or higher. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Jolliffe and Mr and Mrs Bill Taylor of Rolfe. Jolliffe bakery owner, Taylor employed there. Chas Chapman of Storm Lake visiting relatives We J. Yous. of this city. Chas Mallard of West Bend seen en route to Levin, South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhawk
Jolliffe
Bill Taylor
Rolfe
Emmetsburg
Mr. Jolliffe
Mr. Taylor
Cylinder Picnic and Stockholders Meeting Change
Magnus Johnson cannot attend the Farmers Elevator Company stockholders meeting in Cylinder next Saturday. Rev. Share of Humboldt will replace him and give an address. Oc cident Flour representative from Fort Dodge will discuss flour and sing. An auditor is reviewing books. a dividend is likely. J. J. Brekke from Ft. Dodge has managed the elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breakenridge
Magnus Johnson
Farmers Elevator Company
Cylinder
Rev
Share of Humboldt
Occident Flour Company
Fort Dodge
Cyliner
J. J. Brekke
Ft. Dodge
Whittemore West Bend Rolfe road petition to connect to A. F. trail
Citizens of Whittemore West Bend and Rolfe petition Iowa Highway Commissioners to extend the state road from Rolfe to West Bend and onward to Whittemore to join the A F trail. The Democrat urges swift favorable action and notes local grotto interest in West Bend. Tom Kelly joins Tom Wells orchestra after vaudeville tour today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittemore
West Bend
Rolfe
Iowa Highway Commissioners
Peter Mulroney Wins State Prize for Essay
Peter T. Mulroney son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Mulroney of this city won the state prize for best essay on Daniel O Connell. Four Emmetsburg youths and several St Marys students were contestants. The papers were judged in Dubuque amid Catholic school participants. Wendell Phillips praised O Connell as a great orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter T. Mulroney
Joseph. Mulroney
Daniel O’connell
Fas. Fleming
Joseph Fleming
Whittemore
Emmetsburg
Ruth Clausen
Evelyn Meyers
Mary Conway
Catherine Phiilips
St. Marys
Patrick Cullen
Mulroney
Dubuqua
Wendell Phillips
Daniel O'Connell
Phillips
United States
They Attend Marriage of Their Daughter in West Bend Township
Mr and Mrs C C Cone of Sioux Falls visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Phelps on their West Bend farm while en route from Ames to home. They were attending the marriage of their oldest daughter and have not learned the bride's name. Palo Alto friends extend congratulations. Also reported is Geo Brothers son of Mr and Mrs Fred Brothers injuring a foot last week when a wheel ran over it while stepping onto a truck. He is in a cast but can move about on crutches.
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C. C. Cone
Sioux Falls
Claude Phelps
West Bend Township
Cone
Ames
Palo Alto
Geo. Brothers
Fred Brothers
Sioux City
Father Wesling
Wesley
Father McAvoy
Mr and Mrs D H Glenn Sighted in Powell Wyoming
A report notes Mr and Mrs D H Glenn of Powell Wyoming were seen passing through Main Street in a car. They previously lived in Emmetsburg. Several guests from Eagle Grove and Goldfield shared Sunday dinner at the Ketmore Hotel, with other visitors from Pocahontas County among the patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Glenn
Hye
Powell
Wyoming
Main Street
Emmetsburg
Eagle Grove
Goldfield
Ketmore
Pocahontan County
Stop and Go Sign On National Bank Corner
National Bank of Immetsburg corner at Broadway and Main Street installs a four-sided electric Stop and Go signal. Red means stop yellow get ready green go. city council discusses new traffic rules for the corner while Legion Band boys receive recent hospitality. Tomato plants bloom signal spring delays and garden hopes.
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National Bank
National Bank of Immetsburg
Broadway
Main Street
Jack Jones Home Gutted By Fire In South Sioux City
Monday forenoon a fire gutted the Ed Gorman cottage occupied by Mr and Mrs Jack Jones near the P L Godden home. Firefighters saved the roof but the kitchen and many rooms require plastering. The blaze started from an oil stove and none of the three Jones children were injured. The home was insured through James A Slater. Priests of the Sioux City diocese attend annual retreat with Father Wesling remaining locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gorman
P. L. Godden
Jack Jones
James A. Slater
Coolidge Shuns The Iowa People
President Coolidge ignored reporters and railroad officials as his special train crossed the North Western line through southern Minnesota and headed into South Dakota. Locals note the Milwaukee division tracks are in better condition. Leo Berger returns home from Dubuque having finished at Columbia College and begins seminary preparation with a promising future in religious studies.
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Coolidge
Northwestern
Minnesota
South Dakota
Milwaukee Division
Sweet Clover Fertilizer Trusted by Local Farm at Wast Trend
Claude Phelps, a farmer in Wast Trend township, reports fifty acres of sweet clover planted in spring 1926. He feeds horses and cattle on the crop and plans plowing under the tall foliage to plant corn next year. He sowed five more acres this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Phelps
Wast Trend Township
Estherville man Swit visits Ommeraburg yesterday
Swit of Estherville yesterday visited Ommeraburg, a brief local movement reported by the paper. He was observed in town for unspecified purposes, with no further details provided about the visit or its outcome.
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Swit
Estherville
Ordination attendees listed for Father Leo B. McEvoy in Sioux City
A noted group traveled to Sioux City for Father Leo B. McEvoy’s ordination, including Miss Tessie Rathford Basil McEvoy Philip McEvoy and Catherine Elizabeth Ellen Margaret McEvoy Miss Josh McEvoy Humboldt J J McIvoy Omaha Mrs M R Brailley Graettinger Mrs Joseph Conway Marmet Chicago and others. Marion Gary of Chicago came to Emmetsburg for the first mass but did not attend the Sioux City ordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Leo B. McEvoy
Tessie Rathford
Basil McEvoy
Philip McEvoy
Catherine
Elizabeth
Ellen
Margaret McEvoy
Josh McEvoy
Humboldt
J. J. McIvoy
Omaha
M. R. Brailley
Graettinger
Joseph Conway
Marmet
Chicago
Charles Nolen
Bessie Gundert
Mary
Alice Libert
James Fay
Leo Berger
Maurice Jennings
Marion Gary
Emmetsburg
Father McEvoy
Powers Wins Internship and Local Wedding Notes
Dr H W Powers returned from Iowa City with a medical diploma and will intern at Cincinnati General Hospital after July 1. His brother Dr H R Powers also interned there. The Democrat predicts a successful career for him. Newlyweds Mr and Mrs A J Wolfgang and Mr Carl Leicht of Sheboygan are visiting. Leicht works in a local bank. A St Mary's Sisters group enjoyed a West Bend picnic to the grotto with several companions and a fine picnic dinner.
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H. W. Powers
Iowa City
The
State University
Cincinnati
Sincinnati General Hospital
H. R. Powers
Democrat
Wiel
A. J. Wolfgang
Carl Leicht
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
J. Wolfgang
Mr. Leicht
Wolfgang
Leicht
Bend
Sisters
St. Mary’s Academy
West Bend
Besdie Gundert
P. T. O'Brien
Wm H. J. Steiner
Nellie
Julia
Catherine Crowley
Silver Lake Drops Two Hard Games
Silver Lake lost to Dows Sunday in a 2 to 1 contest as Vetter held the Lake team to two hits while Hewitt allowed four against Downs. Coffin misplayed a seventh inning tag, letting in the decisive run, and Spencer Indians edged Silver Lake 4 to 3 after ten hits off Hewitt. Next up is Sandon’s Tigers, a fast all colored squad, at the lake.
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Silver Lake
Dows
Vetter
Lake
Hewitt
Jon
Casey Coffin
Specttators
Sandon
Tigers
London Tigers
Fort Dodge
Essinger
Foster
Soper Park
Spencer Indians
Spencer
A A Splea of Gradlinger Incident Baffles Town
A A Splea of Gradlinger was at landing e dustness matter in town on Tuesday, leaving locals puzzled by the unclear event and its circumstances.
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A. A. Splea
Gradlinger
Tueeday
Big two day festival opens in Emmetsburg with speeches
Townsfolk prepare for a two day celebration led by Hon. Frank J. Lund of Webster City who will launch his campaign. A Ruthven commodity orchestra of twenty plus pieces will perform at the Court House square while old fiddlers promise crowd entertainment. Rural graduates are honored at a local school ceremony and merchants fill streets with tents and stands as Emmetsburg hosts visitors from across the county.
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Hmmetsburg
Court House Square
Iowa
Frank J. Lund
Webster City
London
Democrat
Ruthven
Big Bowery
Emmetsburg
Entertained Clarion Friends at Moore Home Whist and Dance
Clarion friends of Mr and Mrs J H Moore visited Emmetsburg on Friday evening for whist after a Delichy dinner. They later joined the Moores for dancing at Lake side pavilion marking a lively card party and social gathering. Gabrielson Brother Dead In Woodstock Illinois Gabriel Gabrielson of Emmetsburg township was summoned to Woodstock Illinois for the death of his brother Thomas Gabrielson. The community extends sympathy. Webster County Road Bond Vote Loses At Webster county election the bond proposition to pave primary roads was defeated by 4977 against and 2140 in support, a strong opposition effort led by opponents.
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Clarion
J. H. Moore
Emmetsburg
Mrs. Moore
Lakeside Pavilion
Gabrielson
Gabriel Gabrielson
Emmetsburg Township
Woodstock
Illinois
Thomas
Gabrielgon
Webster County
Miss Marion Palmer Weds Dr. Barber In Emmetsburg
Dr T N Barber of Minneapolis and Miss Marion Palmer were married at the bride’s home in Emmetsburg. Rev Paul Palmer performed the ceremony. The couple will live in Wichita Kansas. The bride taught in Charles City schools and trained in physical education. The groom studies medicine in Omaha and is described as a capable young man. The Democrat offers congratulations.
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T. N. Barber
Minneapolis
Marion Palmer
D. M. Palmer
Paul Palmer
Mildred Everett
Robert Rowe
Kansas
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Emmetsburg
Medical College
Omaha
Home Grown Strawberries Attract Local Pickers
Citizens report four pickers harvesting home grown strawberries with fair quality. No berries have come from southern states recently. Mrs O'orn was summoned to the home last night by Abe Meath, regarding her brother Patrick Onered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. O'orn
Abe Meath
Patrich
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McEvoy
P. Fitzgerald
Kernorl
M. A. Alumna
Leo McEvoy
Frank ‘Tiffany
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Tiffany
Mather
Howard Broderick
T. A. Taylor
Auto
Leo Edward McEvoy
J. G. Murtagh
M. McNerney
M Ta. Ambrosy
Qelwein
Firemen’s
Eureka Fire Hose Company
Mason City
W. F Dauberberger
First National Bank of
McGregor
Frank Carney
Graebinger
Fearl Peterson
Slater
Ketter
Rochealer
Minaceota
Columbia
Share
Johnson
Tom Kelly
Tom Wells
Kelly
All Nations
LaCrosse
Peter Mulroney
Yeublind Metrac
Legion Band
American Legion Band
Om John Young
Papadakes Bro
Dubuque
Sivux City
Cincinnati General Hospital
Lund
Doge
John Phelps
Slayton
I. N. Barber
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