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]


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