Iowa
Old Press
Correctionville News
Correctionville, Woodbury co., Iowa
May 18, 1911
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF
SUMNER - Wednesday morning while Albert Newman 22 years old son
of Herman Newman was planting corn he was struck by a bolt of
lightning and instantly killed.
LITTLE SIOUX - Thomas B. McWilliams passed away at his home in
Soldier Valley at the age of 73 years. Mr. McWilliams was one of
the early settlers of Soldier Valley.
ELDORA - James Buchanan a veteran of the civil war a resident of
Eldora since 1860 died at the home of his son Allen C Buchanan of
Marshalltown. He will be buried here.
BOONE - Robert F Dale, a prominent lawyer and justice of the
peace for years died after a few days illness. He was once
democratic nominee for congress in the tenth district.
COUNCIL BLUFFS - A.C. Hewitt who shot William McGill on Monday
during a quarrel over domestic matters and who has been searched
for by the police of the tri cities since surprised the force by
appearing at the central police station and surrendering himself.
He was in a bad physical and mental condition.
OTTUMWA - A mild sensation was caused by the sudden death of Lew
Harvey Young chairman of the republican county central committee
and a prominent druggist. Members of the family of the dead man
state that his death was caused by an overdose of a drug taken
for his nerves he having been suffering lately from nervousness.
MAGNOLIA - Ezra Morrow died of heart failure at Nehgh Neb where
he had gone 10 days ago to visit friends and fell dead in the
yard of his friend's home. The remains were taken to the home of
his mother Mrs. Joseph DePew and the funeral was held from the
Latter Day Saints church the Rev W D Crowdson of the Christian
church of Logan officiating. Mr. Morrow was 42 years of age. He
leaves two sons. He had resided 36 years in Harrison county.
MAGNOLIA - Mrs. Anna Alter Unmack [or Uniack] who died at
Missouri Valley, was buried here. She was born in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, in May 1858, and came to Magnolia in 1876
where she lived 20 years before going to Missouri Valley. She
leaves one daughter, Amelia, and one son, Emil, besides her
husband.
WATERTOWN - Mrs. Job Trenholm, and old resident of this county
was found dead in her bed by her husband when he awoke. She was
71 years old. Death was due to heart failure.
[transcribed by C.J.L., May 2007]