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Iowa News from across the
Country
- 1897 -
Alexandria Post
News
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, January 14, 1897, page 1, col. 3.
Obituary.
It is with feelings of deep regret that I feel called upon at
this time to chronicle the death of a most estimable and amiable
young lady, Miss Emily May Bacon. Her death occurred in the
rectory belonging to the Episcopal church of this town last
Thursday, the 7th inst. She was born in Onawa, Iowa, on May 24th,
1875, so when called away was only in her 22d year. It was not my
privilege to be personally acquainted with her, as from the time
I arrived here she was too much prostrated to be visited by even
a clergyman, but from many sources I have learned of her deep
piety, and truly lovely Christian character. She received the
rite of confirmation at the hands of Bishop Gilbert, on June 2d,
1894, in St. John’s church, Hutchinson, Minn., of which
parish, her brother, Rev. F. M. Bacon, now of Crossell, Mich.,
was then rector in charge. She had been ill for the last six
years, and during all that time has exhibited the utmost patience
and resignation to her Heavenly Father’s will. The last work
she was able to perform was when she assisted last fall in
decorating the church for the Harvest Home festival, held at that
time. She has now gone to live in that city where there will
never be either tear of parting. She is
“Far from a world of grief and sin,
With God eternally shut in.”
and while we deeply sympathize with her widowed mother, surviving
sister and brothers, we realize that their loss is her eternal
gain. The remains were taken to Redwood for interment, the
burying place of the family.
J. A. McCAUSLAND
Rector Immanuel church,
Alexandria, Minn.
Redwood papers, please copy.
[transcribed by J.W. from microfilm copy of newspaper at Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN]
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, California
January 30, 1897
Licensed to Wed.
Fred C. Metcalf, a native of Kansas and a resident of Los
Angeles, aged 23, and Daisy E. Hilton, a native of Iowa and a
resident of Santa Monica, aged 22.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2012]
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Alexandria Post
News
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, February 18, 1897
page 1, col. 4.
The Cowing-Thompson Wedding.
From the Mineapolis Journal.
The wedding of Miss Alice A. Thompson of Keokuk, Iowa, and
Charles F. Cowing of this city, was solemnized yesterday
afternoon at 5 o’clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Frank Sneed at the church parlors of the first Presbyterian
church in the presence of a small gathering of relatives and
intimate friends. After the congratulations were received the
bridal party were driven to the West hotel, where the wedding
supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Cowing will make Minneapolis
their home.
[transcribed by J.W. from microfilm copy of newspaper at Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN]
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Alexandria Post
News
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, February 25, 1897
IDA.
Mr. Evan Lee sold a farm to Gust Froeming of Iowa, consideration,
one thousand three-hundred and fifty dollars.
--
Wm. Armstrong, the husband of Miss Lizzie Bondurant, daughter of
Mr. John Bondurant of this village and whom many of our people
knew, died quite suddenly, Saturday, February 6th, at Redfield,
Iowa. He had run out of the house in the evening to find the
cause of the dog’s loud barking and returning seemed out of
breath. Soon after he died sitting in his chair. The cause was
heart disease.
[note: Redfield is in Dallas co. IA]
[transcribed by J.W. from microfilm copy of newspaper at Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN]
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Davis County
Clipper
Bountiful, Davis County, Utah
April 23, 1897
A CURIOUS FIND IN IOWA.
Party from the Smithsonian Institution Investigates the Oddity.
Interest in the archeological discovery near Fairfield, Jefferson
county, Iowa, has intensified since the report of the professor
on antiquities of the Ohio university has been received stating
that the relic is undoubtedly of Aztec origin, says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. A party of scientists from the Smithsonian
institution is now on its way to aid in determining its origin.
The find was made September 9, 1896. The block of wood in which
the records were inclosed is about the size of a common brick.
The outside of this box was coated with wax or gum of some kind,
which not only fastened the pieces together, but made the
receptacle within practically water and air tight. After being
coated, the blocks had been held over a fire that the gum might
be melted and evenly distributed, and the block is not only
covered with soot but is also slightly charred. The wood,
possibly a bit of birch, is excellently preserved. The outer
wrapping of bark is purplish black, indicating that it had been
discolored by smoke. That on which the characters are written is
as thin as a bit of printing paper of this day, a pinkish yellow,
as fresh, apparently, as the day it was put in the ground. The
characters are written in red ink, possibly the juice of some
fruit or plant. The color is bright and the work neat, that of an
expert. The bark is not that of our common birch but more like
that which is used by the Indians farther north. The wax with
which the bits of wood were sealed resembles very much dark
sealing-wax of these days, melts very readily and gives out a
faint odor. The find was made under the stump of a tree, two or
three feet deep. Workmen think the tree must have been fifty
years old.
[transcribed by C.J.L., Oct. 2004]
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New York Times
New York, New York
June 15, 1897
Dubuque, Iowa, June 14. -- Miss Regina Cooper, a daughter of A.A.
Cooper, the millionaire wagon manufacturer, and Howard Gilmore,
an actor of New York, formerly of Milwaukee, were married at 6
o'clock to-night at St. Raphael's Cathedral in this city.
Archbishop Hennessy performed the ceremony, which was witnessed
by only the relatives of the contracting parties. Miss Cooper is
the wealthiest young woman in Dubuque. Mr. Gilmore was last
season with one of the Frohman companies.
[transcribed by S.F. November 2006]
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Alexandria Post
News
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, July 15, 1897
page 1, col. 2.
McCowan-Bennett.
St. Cloud Journal Press.
The news has been received in this city of the marriage last
Friday at Clear Lake, Iowa, of two young people who have been for
several years among the best known and highly respected in St.
Cloud. Reference is had to Hervy Smith McCowan and Miss Katherine
Bennett, who were married at the home of the bride’s sister
at Clear Lake. The wedding was an informal one and there were no
cards. Mr. McCowan has until recently been the popular pastor of
the Congregational church and his bride has taught successfully
in the public schools of this city for several years. She is a
niece of Mr. VanHoesen of Alexandria. Their wedding while
unannounced was not in the nature of a surprise to their friends.
In common with their numerous other
friends the Journal Press extends its congratulations on
the happy event, coupled with its best wishes.
Prof. W. A. Godward of this village and Miss Mattie C. Young of
Tabor, Iowa, were married on June 17th at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Young, Rev. Hughes,
president of Tabor college, officiating. The happy couple arrived
here on Wednesday evening of last week, having first visited
relatives in Iowa City, Iowa.— Elbow Lake Herald.
[transcribed by J.W. from microfilm copy of newspaper at Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN]
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The Evansville
Enterprise
Evansville, Douglas Co., Minnesota
Friday, August 13 1897
Page 1, Col. 4.
Of General Interest.
Rev. Thormond T. Strand, the Quaker preacher of Norway, Iowa, is
dead. He
came from Norway forty-two years ago.
[note: there is a Norway,
Iowa in both Benton & Fayette counties]
[transcribed by J.W., November 2005]
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Davis County
Clipper
Bountiful, Davis County, Utah
September 17, 1897
Believes His Wife was a Victim.
Glenwood Springs, Colo., Sept. 14 - J.H. Gunning of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, is here looking for traces of his wife who was a passenger
on the ill-fated train which was wrecked near New Castle last
Friday morning. She was to have met her husband at Ouray, and her
failure to arrive caused an investigation which makes it
practically certain that she was one of the victims of the
disaster.
[transcribed by C.J.L., Oct. 2004]
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Davis County
Clipper
Bountiful, Davis County, Utah
October 1, 1897
Mother and her Six Children Slaughtered.
Carrolton, Iowa, Sept. 28 - The slaughter of a mother and her six
children occurred at the home of John Boecker, a farmer living
eight miles northwest of here, last night. Boecker, the fiendish
husband, completed his bloody work by sending a bullet into his
own head, inflicting a fatal wound. The family were prosperous
Germans, and as far as is known had lived happily. No motive for
the tragedy has been disclosed. Boecker's victims are his wife
and these children: Caroline, aged 14; Christine, aged 9; Henry,
aged 8; Lizzie, aged 6; John, aged 3; and an infant. All are dead
but Henry, and the latter cannot recover from his wounds.
[transcribed by C.J.L., Oct. 2004]
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Adair County News
Columbia, Kentucky
November 3, 1897
Mr. W.A. Patterson, 73 years old, died at Ottumwa, Iowa, the
other day. He was born in Adair, County, Kentucky.
[transcribed by S.B., August 2005]
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Fort Wayne Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana
November 27, 1897
Judge of Alaska
Charles Sumner Johnson, the newly appointed judge of the United
States court for Alaska, has a district whose extent is better
expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude than by square
miles. It is vastly greater than that of any other federal judge
in the Union and its very extent makes the position one which is
far from being a sinecure.
Judge Johnson has been for a number of years a practicing
attorney in Juneau and is thoroughly familiar with the legal
needs of the territory. He is a native of Iowa, having been born
in a prairie log cabin in Jones county 43 years ago. He was
educated at the Iowa Agricultural college and the State
University of Iowa, having been graduated from the law department
of the latter institution in 1877.
Soon after becoming a full fledged lawyer he removed to Nebraska,
where he practiced his profession and took an active part in
politics. In 1882 he was elected to the state legislature and
three years later was chosen prosecuting attorney for his
district, being re-elected in 1887. In 1889 Judge Johnson was
appointed United States attorney for the district of Alaska. No
one had been found up to that time who would serve out the full
term, but Mr. Johnson went to Alaska with the determination to
complete his term, and he did so. Then he settled in Juneau and
began to build up a private practice. In the meantime he had
identified himself with the politics of the territory and was
elected a delegate to the Republican national convention at St.
Louis in 1896, being chosen national committeeman for Alaska. He
is one of the bright and enterprising men of the territory and is
deeply interested in its future.
[transcribed by S.F. March 2006]
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Naugatuck Daily
News
Naugatuck, Connecticut
December 13, 1897
SOME AGED WOMEN
Mrs. Mary Flannery, aged 106, died in Independence, Ia., November
10. Mary Flannery was born in County Clare, Ireland, February 2,
1791. She was the mother of nine children, all born in Ireland.
[transcribed by C.J.L., August 2005]
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New York Times
New York, New York
December 30, 1897
Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 29 _ At Pleasant Ridge Township, Lee County,
in the south eastern part of the State, "Abe" Balm was
shot and killed in an encounter between a mob and the three Balm
brothers. It has been charged that the Balm boys ill-treated
their aged father, who lived near by in abject poverty. A few
days ago he died,, it is said, of starvation. The refusal of the
sons to succor him or even to go to his funeral or pay the
expenses, although they are well to do, angered the neighbors,
and last night twenty masked men went to the sons' house and
knocked for admission. When the brothers saw the mob they locked
the front door, and, arming themselves, went out by the back door
and opened fire. Three men were hurt, non mortally. The fire was
returned and "Abe" Balm fell fatally wounded. The mob
went away. Before "Abe" died this morning he named
seven men whom he said he recognized. His brothers got warrants,
but they have not yet been able to have them served. The county
is much excited over the affair, and the two Balm boys say they
will avenge their brother themselves if the law does not do it
for them.
[transcribed by S.Y., September 2009]
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New York Times
New York, New York
December 31, 1897
Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 30 - Further particulars from Pleasant Ridge
Township, Lee County, regarding the Balm boys for alleged
ill-treatment of their father state that "Abe" Balm,
who was shot, is still alive, but cannot recover. The seven men
who he identified as among the assailants of himself and brothers
are John Schantz, William Schantz, Joseph Sanderson, William Van
Sycle,John Wellington, Tice Enslow, and Frank Fonner, all
prominent and wealthy farmers. They were arrested and will have a
hearing tomorrow at Denmark. All these men proclaim their
innocence, and it is doubtful if a jury ever could be secured in
this county to try them. The trouble between the Balm boys and
their aged father started four years ago when the father married
the third time against the boys wishes. At that time the old man
was wealthy, and owned a fine farm. The boys had him sent to an
insane asylum and compelled to deed to them his property, which
they appropriated, throwing the wife out in the street. At the
end of fourteen months Mr. Balm was released and returned to live
with his wife at the old home. The boys had taken away all of the
furniture, and damaged the house so that Mr. Balm and his wife
hardly could live in it. For three years Mr. & Mrs. Balm
existed on food given by charitable neighbors, the boys
positively refusing to give any help. Sunday, Mr. Balm died from
paralysis, and the sons refused to take care of the body. The
enraged neighbors, decided to rid the neighborhood of such
ungrateful creatures , and Tuesday night,s tragedy was the
result.
[transcribed by S.Y., September 2009]