Iowa News from across the
Country
- 1917 -
Hannibal Courier
Post
Hannibal, Marion Co, MO
July 4, 1917
Keokuk, Ia, July 4 - Mayor Lofton of Keokuk yesterday performed
the first marriage ceremony since his inaugration when he united
Martin F. Cannot of Hannibal Mo and Nannie M. Brown of
Edwardsville, Ill.
[transcribed by S.B., August 2004]
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Hannibal Courier Post
Hannibal, Marion Co., MO
July 10, 1917
Mrs. Richard Gregory of Burlington, Ia., is spending a few days
with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Libbee.
[transcribed by S.B., August 2004]
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Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah
July 13, 1917
Yesterday's Enlistments
Army: Robert, B. Haworth, Des Moines, Iowa
Navy: Ralph G. Fitz, Hampton, Iowa
[Note: only the names of Iowa residents were abstracted from the enlistments; transcribed by S.F., July 2016]
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Newton Evening Kansan-Republican
Newton, Harvey co., Kansas
December 24, 1917
-Mrs. Ralph Oliver of Ames, Iowa, is here to visit relatives
during the holidays.
-Miss Hazel Mester left Saturday for Creston, Iowa, to remain
over the holidays visiting a sister.
Birthday Calendar
Dr. Bradford Knapp, chief of the Farm Demonstration division of
the U.S. department of agriculture, born at Vinton, Iowa, 47
years ago today.
Obituary - Debusk
Addie Grace Burnside was born August 2, 1879 in Cass county,
Iowa. Early in life she joined the United Presbyterian church and
has ever been a most earnest, faithful Christian worker, always
doing her part in any work for the good of the church or helping
a neighbor in need or in trouble.
She was married to C.H. Debusk, November 20, 1901, and for eleven
years they lived in Page county, Iowa. About five years ago they
purchased the Fox Winnie farm on West Broadway, and moved to
Newton [Kansas] making this place their home ever since.
Mrs. Bebusk [sic] died about 2:15 on the morning of December 21,
1917, after an illness of five days of la grippe and valvular
heart trouble.
Mrs. Debusk leaves her husband and four children to mourn the
loss of wife and mother, two boys and two girls, the youngest
being a baby boy about four months old.
The funeral was held this afternoon, Monday, December 24, 1917,
at 2:30 from the United Presbyterian church, Rev. R.T. McLaughlin
preaching the funeral sermon. Interment was made in Greenwood
cemetery.
[transcribed by S.F., September 2015]
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Newton Evening Kansan-Republican
Newton, Harvey co., Kansas
December 26, 1917
-Miss Inez Symms, who teaches at Holstein, Iowa, is home to spend
her vacation.
[transcribed by S.F., September 2015]
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska Territory
December 29, 1917
Erwin Dismisses Case For Custody of his Daughter
Several months ago, the News-Miner and other papers throughout
Alaska received press dispatches to the effect that United States
Marshal L.T. Erwin had started suit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for
the custody of his daughter. Nothing more was ever heard of the
matter until the following clipping, from the Cedar Rapids paper
was received in Fairbanks:
Judge Erwin came to Cedar Rapids from his far northern home for
the purpose of waging a legal battle to obtain custody of his
child. In open court today he declared he had feared the
environment a step-father would create, but after meeting Mr.
Haynes he was perfectly contented that the child should remain in
his care. Both Judge Erwin and Mr. Haynes, who later married the
former Mrs. Erwin, are now the best of friends.
Judge Erwin expects to leave Cedar Rapids tonight for a two weeks
visit in other sections of the country, but will return for a
final visit with his little daughter before going back to his
home and official duties in Alaska.
Asked today if the above statement was correct, the marshall siad
it was; that the principal reason he had started the proceedings
for the custody of his child was the fear that the home influence
of the little girl would be far from the best, but that he found
John Edward Haynes, the man whom Marshal Erwin's former wife
married, to be an extraordinarily fine gentleman; well situated
as representative for a big oil concern, and a man under whose
protection the child will have all the advantages that could be
desired.
The marshal brought back a large hand painted portrait of his
little daughter, which, with its rich frame, is attracting
considerable attention in his office.
[transcribed by S.F., Sept. 2013]