Memb~rs of th~ L~91slature . . C«¢· · George A., marrietl ami manager or the cteaml'ry at Someca, \\'h1.: Mtl \\'!\!'1\e S., em ... him cv"f1' clay. He w~s natient and uncomplaining

$Page 1: Memb~rs of th~ L~91slature . . C«¢· · George A., marrietl ami manager or the cteaml'ry at Someca, \\'h1.: Mtl \\'!\!'1\e S., em ... him cv"f1' clay. He w~s natient and uncomplaining$
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~OHMER STATE 5£N~TOR CAllED

< ''¥'' <<<: :CAPT.-\ I!'( 0\. )1. <tt•iR:\:f,R\" OF ,u•.

J.I~GTOX nnm TOD.\Y.

\\•as tlonort>d in Bu~;h•e~~. ('"hurd•

and Politlrnl Ci••t•lt•s,

1 Aftel' au illne~s of 11e.arly two y11a<rs' duration. which had n<eessitatNl •~,-ern! opt:'ratlons and cau>rrl prolong"d

;pain and suffering, Ca!l:;ln :\. ~I. :"\\'haley. one of th,, pion~r resi!l~n•~ ·of Atlllngton. a le~dlng banket• und ro man l'rominent in buslnl'l':>.. JlOiltkal. church and IOd!!e circlt>~. passed :<\l'ay Sunday night at Hl o'dm·!;. at the Presbnerinn lloS]lital. where he had! been lll siuce Juu,. 1~. The ~•w~e or' llis death was eancer o{ the blatiliP.r "1\'ith complications.

For two "'eeks, hf.> had been failing steadily and during the tmst few clays

!his con!lition bad b~.en critical. Throughout his long illne;;s. whcne,·er his health pen:nitted. friends came 'from • .\p\ington to pay him frequent :visits while his son, \\'a~·ne S. Whaler. 'Who has made hi" home here fot· l!el·eral years, 1·isit.ed him m·err day. He was patient. and uncon\Jllaining at all it.Imes and met death wirh Christian tol'titude. A number of the relatiYes were at his stde when the end came Jast night.

Captain in Ch·il w· .. , .. • Ahin ;).[. Whaley was born In Wyoming county, X. Y., 011 ':\lay 1-1, 1S3K He was a pupil in the common schools lllttil the age of lu when he cnlered iMiddlebury academr in "''roming countY. contim1ing there. exc.ept !luring the '\\'Inters when It" taught. until 1861. when the breaking oui. of the rebelliotl put an end to pe.t".cefnl J1Ursuit~.

Patriotic antl lora!. he quicld;- enlisted fer senice and. although wlt!lout. CXI>tri<'nce. was elected h~· his com:Panions. second lieutenant or C.ompanr K. Se,·~nteenth X. Y. YOluntc.er!<; o·ne of th,. firsr companies to enl!9t. noing

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lle w'1~ a uwmher or the ~lasonlc Iolii!.• nl' Pad;~l~burg, ha1·inp; been hoti.orr.rl a.~ a Knight Templa•· and as a melllher of th<' ~li'Htk Sllr\n1•. lie was aloo " mcmi><>J' oi the John Bnul~tt <.; • .\. H. t•o~l of l'a•·ken;!Jurg.

Su,.,·h·iuJ,( Belal i\·es. :l.!r. \\'lutlo,· was m?.l'l'led on Oct. 1~.

!Sil. to .ian~ Hull Srnilh, daughter of Georg,, H. Hmilh. one of the leading l":triy rr~iclen1s of Aplington. She 1mssetl awar a YNU' ago lost .rulr. Four ROllS [1.1'" !Pt't t" mourn their fat her's death. Th~='>e are C. G .. who Is in buf'in~~ :11 li:lheron; llo!Ka 11., who is man·i"!l an!l engnged itl the land I>USiues~ at I'itH! Blufl's, \\'yo.; George A., marrietl ami manager or the cteaml'ry at Someca, \\'h1.: Mtl \\'!\!'1\e S., emJlloretl in th., Commercial bani;,. Waterloo. '\ hrollH'I', Albert, and two sister~. ~~~-~- Carl'ie Swan nml l\Irs. Rosello l'aum·c. reside at Xorth Collin~. :->. Y. ~~r~ .• 1. P. Burnham or Apllngtotl h; a ~bl er-iu-l;"" ;mel Mr. and 111 t's, .J. :'>! (;•·oat of Waterloo are cousins. The Tate H~nr~· \\'. Au~tln of Waterloo u·a5 a ln·other-in-ln.w. The•·e ar<J ttlso rour :,'Tan!lchlldren, ll\'ing in AuslinY!lie.

1-'IIIIN'Ul 011 \\'eclnl'stlny. The hod)· will be tal;en t.o Atllington

fo1· lmrial anrl thO' s.-.>lces will be l1elcl on \\'~!lnesday afternoon at t o'clocl; lli the PrcsiJrterian t'lmrch. In whiC!lt hl' was prominent so long. Rev. L. l\1. llee!Je of Excelsior Spring~. )to., his old [lii.Slor, will como to take charge or the funeral.

WOOD CHOPPER DE~O IN CABIN

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Iov.· TtiCSd tion t

lllh 1'ue~tl night cla)·.

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Chi when· tion ; fall i tone· wns ;· liquic the c diS]lO s~:tle peart: a sh: start• the 1 the 1 <~dva

Pr cei11t set bE ,·is ill relat steac net l

\V ket

I rnent DR\'(~TLJ1~"rl. rnwn. net. .')n.----snm ago.

Kramt"r. a wood <'hopper. Ji\·ing 'l\1th: ~n~ Pl1il F.,·crC"tt in a. log cabin In tho Urn- ,m R i>Cr fi,·c milt•s north ot Buttn.lo, In., 1 Was foUnll dNLd on the floor or his homo StO]l] lnst night. E1·~rett, who was found In f~l·tl '' fit'l<l nearby, is in jail ;lending an s ~a< invcsHgaUnn. S:aln

Condition!; poi:nt tn hlunlcr as Q;; Krnmer's boo:ly wa.• hn.tlly mutilated by ~~~~~ the disdHJ.rgc Of_a sltotgun. which took 1_16 of{ !>art of his ltcacl. A. fn.rm~r pass- rose lng th" 11lnc" Saturday night clnlms he AI

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C.\PT.-\lX A. )1. WHALEY. I rLi the Prcsll;·terian <"hurch, In which hP was prominent so long. Rev. L. l\1.

-------- l1~e1Je or Bxcelsior Spring~. )lo., his !his condition had b~.on critk<LL old pastor. will como to take charge Throughout hi" long illne3s. whene,·er o[ the funeraL his health pe!·mitted, friends cam<' irom Aplington to pay him freQuent :vi;its while hi; son, \\'ayne S. Whaley, 'Who has made his home here for se,·eral years, visit,,<! him cv"f1' clay. He w~s natient and uncomplaining at all time$ and met <leath wirh Cl1ristian tonitude. A number of rhc reiath·es were at his side when the end came

til" ale penn a shr start~

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last night. Captain in Ch·il \\'M.

• Alvin :\L \\'halcv wa." born in \\'ymnin:; county. >-:. Y., oa ·~lay H. lS3R. He was a pupil in the common schoolB until the age or 1~ when he entered iMiddlebur;- ncademr in '\')·oming count~·. continuing there, except during the winr.ers when lk l:L\Ight, until 1S6L when the hrealdng our. of i.hc rehellion pm an enrl to llE;.ceful pursuits.

Patriotic ami lora\. he quieldr enlisted fci· Eerdce and. nithotig:h without cxpcrirnce. wa.s elected lly his coli)Jluriions. seconfl li€u{elH1.Ut of C.onll)~lllf li. SeY~nteenth X. 1. volunteers. one of the- fir5t r.on11mnie-s to enlist. noing to the front, be was wiTh the Army ol the Poromn·f'. ,,-here. on acronnt. of 1Jr~n·en· and mE:riL he. "·as suC"ee-ssh·eJy ad-..·anCro 10 th(' rani~ of ftrst. lieute-nant anri then captatn.

Had Henwrkahlc H<'con•ry. ) .. l Alexandria. "·hi!e ],adiug his

WOOD CHOPPER OE~O IN CABIN

Pr ce!pt sctb< \·isih relal steac net I

\\' ket men I

Daverq•nrt, Iflwa. net. ~n.-Sam [ago. KramN, a wood t'llOJ>p<'r, li\"ing '\\1lh. an<} Pllil F.nr.:.tt in n. log ca.bln In tho ttm-\ ank ber fi\'C mil<•s north or Hu!ta.lo. Ja .. \ t ' was faun<! dP<ed on the floor or his homo ~u~T~ la,t night. };,-,,~tt,_ who was foun<l in stea< a.- fH"ld ne:LrlJy, l!S 1n ja1l 1-H~n{hng an gain in\.·f~_stlgaUnn. Q;

conditions point tn n1urdC"r HS ~ere: l~ran1c-r's bru:ly wa .. ~ lltully n1utllatcd by whol the clis,•harge of o shotgun. which took l-lG <>f! part of his hcacl. A.farm~r pass rose

A! Ing the J~lacf! ~atunlay night cl~1ims he lH~~l nl some men quarr(l'l~ng a1u1 hea.rrl a. shot fir'0d. 1\.rarncr atHl Ev~rctt an" ;-;airl tn han.·- been st?cn together :t.e Bluf'" Gra£s laH· Saturday aftel·noon.

~Irs. ,\. F. Hoenig. who has been ill for sc\·ernl weoks. has so far recovered ns to 11rrmir. of her visiting down

Cd t Firs high 12 1 un<l

men in an as5'a..H1'i on the rebt"!t ·works, c, he v;aF struc\; in the head h.- a musl;et day,

town Saturday.

bnil and it wa.s supposed 1);.· all that A lkense fo we<l hru; h~n i5snorl to 10 , this was the end nr his brilliant career. l.awl·ence J?re~.lnnd, Ce<!ar Hapids, :12, Xati ~!though the sl;"H was frncmre<l, an<l Jo~t'phine ,\shcroft. ~\J. Seymour. Cow prompt ourgkal "ldll san'<l hi" lif•:. Stor but 8J remarl<alJlc was his mco,·cr)· :"lfr~. Rue\ E. Dana and ~Irs. LeY1 H that the <·ase Kas reported at lenl;lh D. \\'ait of A l"nwul', S. D, arl'i\'ed Sal- da)'. in "The ;\[edie.al an 1l Snrgkal Hi5 tory nrrla,- in \\.:Jte!·Ino, the formt'r to vise 10 1

oi l.he·. Rebellion" anrl piec.co; of his it at th<' hom<> of her brother, T .. L Pig! 6kllll are still ]lrt•!3e-TYPr1_ in the Hlll~('Uff!. ~loore. ~'lnd f:unily. s:t1 F'ourth street Pa~ .at \Yasbin,.ton. Since that acctclcnt. ;,-,'>t. and thP latt<•r to \"isit relati\·es nut h~ hari alway~ worn a s-n\.·rr l11r:te o,·er I iH .JanebYitlf:'. io his hr-ain.

AHer being di>'charge1 from the hos- Bu.;ine~s. 11rofessional men a.n(t aJl = t>1tal at Georgetown. hi? was mu~t,red others. nrc _urg?-~1 t~ att~n.d tho sn~oke_r out. hut almost irnmediacely re-emerecl' a.t So ~lock this C\en.mg ltt thE'\\ alf'l-t.he Eervice. recei>ing a commissior. aslloo club. room~. Th1s event 1s n~1der quari.ermaster aurl ~erving a:; assi~rant Jthe aU5JHres of The <;1tamber of Comquarte:-ma.ster geu.-ral. Bein>': ordered. m~n-~ a.r.Hl. for PrPs!dent ~ludf;,, at_ld i to Alabama. he w.,nt 10 \:ichsiJ•.zrg; and 1• orh~r ofl;cw\o; of the Rock Island razl- · "'raS with Shennan on h1s ra1d and ""~ · later in his famous march to. the "ea. Soon afterward. the war ende<l and 11e returned horne to engage in Janning In his native county in x~"· York.

.\n lowa Pioneer. ln 186!l, he (ame to Jowa. whf're h€'

se;.tled at Aplinf(1.on. nutler county. ·where he rapldlr be<:arnc one or the wealth" ·men of the community through hi5 extenshe !Gain. lumber ani! stock operations. and later be<:ause of •his banking lntere:;;tli as prc$iclent or the Exchange .ban1< for many rears.

SIHlw how !it·e a town this Is br uu·ning om in large numbers to the smok<'r in the \\'alerloo club rooms lCt-.j nigtu to give a gn~ttng to Presictent :>.im\g.c. and othe1· offictah or the Rock' I>laml railway. The Chamber of Cowmcrre has the matter in charge.

HYDE'S ATTORNEY MAKES OBJECTION

Pron1jno('nt in Polit.iC'!-:., J..:nn~a8 CitY.. Oct. ao.-OY{'t" thC" C.api. '\Vha1ey Wa.."S a leading r~puh- cnstomarv nl-df'ctinn nf attorn,··,-~ fnrl

lican all his Hfe and for man~~ years~ tlH~ (lt-(~,~~e in t1F~ sN:ond ;_urrir-r waa well. known nn<l honored in the trial of JJr. n. •·. Hycl<o. :;n vrnir<'nH'n, councils of his. part:r. 1n iS77~ he waR~ \VlHlSC' n::1rn£'~ hru1 ht~cn dra.wn fr0m ttH~ elected to r-e:_pr('sent Butler county in I rE"g-ula.r j11ry "'·h··C"l. :-:r:rp.-·r\r(·d in Jullgt~

1 the lowa leg,slatnre and was returned Portl~rfif'hl·s court fn:r .,...:xAnlina.tion. to the ~arne offic~ In lSo~. On I he J Dr. !ly<ie's attnrrw~· malntain<'d the\ death of Senator n. ·B. Gaylord, he I names w~re illc.c:al!y o\rawn. was chosen to repres~nt the Fortr ... · ~lx unPxanlinr-rl "" l1ir,•mt'n nf the Eh:th sena.t~rla_l district_. which inci~Hl·i p:ln" ... l, ~alk<l l<Jst l-!atur<lRr. \•:en' also 1 ed Rutler. f.Jo:-rl and ~~lt~helt connues. pre"f'nt. ElH<·n talesm~n hn<l twrn for the 11uexpired I erm. being also re- sc·!ec:t~rl he foro' tlw npt'ning nf rourt elected for the second t~rm. He a<lain I today. Attnrnrys for hnlh .9idcs arc re-entered politle.s when on the ele<:-~ doubtful if a j11ry cen he <>htninerl tlon of Presiuent ;'ltcKinley. he was u 1 ; 5 \wek, It hf'ing n•'<:<'"''ary tn s<'lecl made postm~t('r at .Aplington, al) of~ :16 rnor·~ talC"'Stn<·r. bc·fon~ tht' r-x"rci.sing fiee which he held until a few years ,,r perc-mptnr)· challenges will hegin. ago. --------·

Church nnd J.o<lge ("onnl'rttnu~. JU('HF:SOX !XQI"JR\- STII.J; OX. He was a memht'r of llll' Presln·ter

fan church of o\Jllington and for 'owr 20 ::ea1·s "'"" an eloer in the church, beln~~; H"nt to l'epr~ent the church in th~ Pr..,bylcy~· and he.ing Rent. in 18n8 to !he gent!ral aucmbly as l"epre:<entathl' or the Waterloo Presb)·tery. Tn Sunda.y l<<'hool ancl In t lJ., Chril;lian :t-:nde~vor he was ~t.lso jnt~>rCl1ted and

BMton. Oct. :10.-The grand j,.ry tnda).' l1cgan its third day of investigation into th" charges ;,gainsr Rev. C!Mence V. T. Richeson for the allPged poisoning of )f!~s Avis LinnelL ll is uncertam when 1he inquiry w;H he ccmcludcd.

ln every 'fl'ay. he .,..as a tlevoted and Max K11ehn of Sionx ."'ails, S. n,. ~tal eupporter <H tbe church Interests, is in W~terloo on business.

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hts-o'vn !sit-> an hful

lany :r at ralr-, ex-:;om-

, left ,1oint ~arry

•s 1n bal-

tocli:,g be. tf an bfgh and

tnterruptea nerore ns conipteuon uy reason of the judge being obUged to ho1d court elsewhere. n a

'A. fff~'"\Vha.t."Y or Aplington, Vi.·ho has cd

been ln the Presh~·terian hospital for to sel'"eral months~ haB so far improved •a that he ~·as able to be down town one day and wtll probably be able to leave la the hospital soon. 1\lr. 'Vhaley; """WI a of leading hanker at Aplington unttl Ul e~

' .. ·· health compelled him to gtve up ac ... ti ve work. He is also a former post- r~ master of Aplington. Hts son .. \Va)'-ne \Vhaley, who is a graduate of - East o: \\:-aterlo high school. Js now employed 1~ in the Commercial National bank.

Vi Prot. Hugh G. Van Pelt yesterday re-

ceived a message from P. S. Eustisp general passenger agent of the Bur-

s~ lfngton lines,_ that he ll·as ready to s: commence on a schedule tor a special aatry train v:hich will be run for two V~oreeks. The succe5S of the · dairy· n trains this winter has been. rar beyond e expectations and another seaspn the dairy officials o! the state a.Ssoc.tatton s v.. .. lll be swamped with requests for 1: time. In the two weeks' time the 1\Ut ... wa.nkee special ~·as run it is estimated ] that 1n excess of 40,000 peopJe heard ~ the lecturE!s. ~

Doubtless many oersons in '\\ .. aterloo l

\vha were prh·IJeged to meet E\·angell~t and 1\lrs. \V. H. Bromley of Kentucky, wbo stopped off in \\"aterloo during the Sunday meetings on tbis way to points in South Dakota. where , the Re·"-· 1.-rr. Bromley was to conduct tabernacle meetings, will he t nterested

, and in learning that they are meeting ·witb. frove, ~.arrie

~t her home

great succe-ss. At "Milbank, a sertes of meetings has just closed with 330 con ... versions. This e\·angeHst follows very much along the same Hne as Mr. Sunnay floe~;. He puhHsbes a. dath, evang~>

) suf- Hst l)a.per de\·oted to the meetings. 8 tV~.-o whlch Is Tery tntet"esttng. They soon

II begin a campaign ln Huron, S. D. y, -(\ . Sun- County Treasnre,r Bentley today sent lrn to a draft to the state treasurer for $3,)n~:r. , ¥~6~ ~he a.mou';lt of the. costF. to Bla.ck -.. / .


h.!H Ice root oi Ul.e tem:perc.~e:e e~It

t- while othe-rs nre busy :at the branches. ... . .,.

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HON ALVIN WHALEY ..

DIED SUNDAY 1 a

. W.ELL KNOWN IOWAN PASS .. ED AWAY AT HOSPITAL

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Resident 0 n, Ia..; for Quarter of Centry--Had Been

Connected With Bank.

t' t1 ti e ~ s e t]

.Al1tin J)Iartin \Vhaley;l 73 . years or OJ

1 t age~ died Sunday- n!ght· at tile- Pres- P• l J byteria.n hospital. following a g-eneral 1 fE

physical hreakdow·n end the effects of t ~.J opera tfons. .F"or the past th-e months l II .!Vtr. Vlha.ley has been con fined to his tt bed and for- tbe past three years has lo been in fai ·u..-... health_ · H-e i3 a res- h• 1dent of ~ Iov.ra, where .for

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2-.ci yoarg he w;ts inter-ested 1n banking st opem tlons~ Early in his busine_.ss en- tb reer h-e conducted a grain binding N twine at-ore. ·Decedent is survived bt ot l three sons nwl a £laughter~ One s.on~ I cc

· . \\'n.yn e,. is employed at the Comm-erct- OI a1 National Bank and is a gradua.ta CC of the Ea5t Side BJgh School. The 1 Tl b.ody has be-eon taken to _.\ppleton. ~ !fi where fune:ral ser\·ices and burial ·will co lake place.. a_J;

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pa.s~ease

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are )road 1rses war. tered t.nds,

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sper-1riviA . anti

Captain A. Moj Whaley ot Aplington, who came to Iowa in 1869 and settled at that placet died in the Presbyterian hospital in Waterloo, on Saturday njgbt at ten o'clock, where he had been since June. The cause of his dea tb was cancer of the bladder which has been gradually sapping his Hfe away for the past two years.

Capt.ain Whaley was a prominent character in Butler county. He was engaged for a long time in the lumber and grain business and later was president of the Exchange bank. He took a prominent part in polltics. In 1877 he was elected representative from Butler county and in 1879 was reh•rned. He was also elected state senator from the forty-sixth senator· ia1 district which Included the counties of Butler, Floyd and Mitchell. President McKinley' made him postmastel'" at Aplington.

Captain Whaley bad a brilliant record during the civil war. At Ale:x: ... andria, while leading his men in an assault on the rebel works~ he was struck in the head by' a musket ball and it was supposed by all that this was the end of his brilliant eareer. Although the skull was fractured ... prompt surgical skill saved his life, but so remarkable watJ his recovery that the case was reported at length fn 11The Medical and Surgical History of the Rebel1lon, and pieces of his skull are still preserved in the museum at Washington. Since that aca c1dent.1 he had always worn a sliver plate over his brain. He waa also prominent in social and church circles.

Seat Sale For Kryl Concert ..

The sale of seats for the Kryl concert in Green& Wednesda.1T~ Nov.

H; expE are 000.

TJ $800 paid the men held el 11 witn auto Lig!! torn will

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OJ ladi( hold ot P ed t

the sbou men: per rats~ hil1 is b and

Gt mee1 here sed Foll• tfon spok tete.


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St)cond Vice-Preswent or we .H.oc.K 1~

land and it was not but a step to the position he now holds.

The special train, in charge of Conductor F. S. Washburn and engineer, E. B. Caskey, with the distinguished party aboard, will leave this morning )at 7: 00 o'clock for St. Paul.

COFFEE AND SUGAR PRICES TAKE DROP

" Refined Sugar Dropped Ten Points

While Sharp Declines Were in Evidence in Coffee Market.

[By Asso~iated Press] New York, Oet. 30.-There was a

considerable drop today in the prices of sugar and· cottee.

In the sugar market refined was marked do'wn 10 points to the basis of · .6.60c p~ pound for ~tandard granulated wh-icl &om~ refiners not. ·lol'\g ago were quoting at 7.50. No actual change was repor~ed in the raw ma-

. terial but the market was weak and unsettled.

Sharp ~U.Ues were also in evidence in tlfe lolal·'rcolfee market with the ·grade of spot~~cot'fee known as Rio ~·s quoted at 15 ':3-8 comparing with Saturday's quotation of 15 5-8 and the re: cent high record of 16c. Futures show· ed . even greater weakness.

ARCHBISHOP FAR.LEY TO ROME.

[By ·Associated Press] · · New York, Oct. 30.-Archbishop

John M. Farley wil sail for Rome next week to be present at the consistory to be held in the Vatican November

tne aepa.rtmem: or memcat temperauc~. said that her department is trying to kill the root of the temperance evn, while others are busy at the branches.

DIED SUNDAY W.£LL KNOWN IOWAN PASS- .

ED AWAY AT HOSP.ITAL

Resident Of Appleton, Ia., for Quarter of Centcy-Had Been

Connected With Bank.

Alvin Martin Whaley, 73 years of age, died Sunday night at the Presbyterian hospital, following a s-eneral physical breakdown and the .effects of operations. .For the past five months Mr. Whaley has been confined ·to his bed and for the past three years has been· fn falling health. He is a res· tdent of Ap{>letoh. Iowa, where for 25 years he was interested in banking

.. 9.Perations. E!irly in his business '(lareer he conducted a grain binding twine store. · Decedent is survived by three sons and a daughter. One son. Wayne. ts employed at the Commercf· al National Bank and fs a graduate · of the East Side High School. The ~dy -has beE-n taken to Appleton, . where funeral services and burial will take place:

27 .. ·' Official confirmatioa of his ele- ·AUSTIN vation. to• the cardinalate havinJ been · DAM WEAK received here today by mail from Car-dinal Merry Del Val, the Papal Secre-tary of State. ·

NO INDIDTMOO Grand Jury Unable tO·· FiX Blame

For Murder· of John Wilcox -Fight at Cement Plant.

Mason City, Oct. 30.-'-Jolut WUcox wa.s &ot indicted by the grand jury for the murder of 0- J. Healey who died here recently. There see.med to be a general fight on ~t"' th~·:·Northwestern Cemen~ ,Plant., .~4: ~ all the evidence th-6 grand jury w~ able o secure Healey was ·th~f q.g~or, and at some. tim.e in .the..,g~aL mixup was dealt !J. blow with a shovel which broke· his skull. It :could no be

Base Was· Only 20 Feet ln$tead of 30

as Provided in Plana.

[By Associated Pressl Albany, N. Y., Oct .. 30-The- Austin,

Pa.. dam was only twenty feet thick at the base in,stead of -thirty as ·provided in the original ·plans and no trace of a cut off wall or ... key" was found in· his recent investigation . at the scene of the recent disaster. by Alexander R. McKim, New York inspector of dama, accordliig to a state-. ment issued today by the . State Con-servation Commission.· . · ·· · • ·

Portions of the dam as con.struct · differed as widely from the original ; plans that from the outset it ·was doomed t1> failure, says the statement .

PLOWERS FOR LiVE ONE·

- ---c':A.i:aoLICY IN U.S

Predicted That Irish-Am Will Some Da.y Succeed

Papal Throne.

· [By Associated Press] Rome, Oct. · ·ao.---'-Comments

approaching consiStory, when teen cardinals, . including thre the United ~tes wall be creat tinue to emPI!asiZtlr the great cance of Pow Piust decision t Am~rica four revres~ntatives Sacred Coll~JfE!· B~ some it is ed that the , ~al' l1L being pa the advent ot~an .American Pc

It is pointed out that the body of Catholics 'In the wor: be found in the United Statva possessions. 6 tb.e Philippine l Hawaii, PortO' Ricif and Gua1 only are the Ca,thq),ic of Ame perior in .numbeflii,¢ in deep r feeling. piety; lo)alty .. to the B and ' in waalth;'jLi£4 • qnerosi' Irish-American.· P(ij}'e' Is sugge: the day when it s\laU be consk longer necessary for the papa1 held by an Ita.li•n.

The American ·college facu students ar~ rejoicing especia the elevation of Archbishop F; New York, and,.Archbishop 0' of Bot!lton, as they are alumn cOllege. .The former was onE original thirteen .students ·wJ college was founded 'by Pope : The objections made by sox Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the A colleg~. being an Am~rican, CB ·appointed apostolic delegate a ington are confuted by tQ.e f: the present Pope ·for the fit made a departure from the ru inating Mgr. Fruehwirth as pa cio to 'Munich. ·Which. arrangE

:-working well.· )fereover Mgr 1 is described u · a Romanist backbone.

It is reported that Mgr. San piari, who accompanied Cardi ecnzo Va.nnuteUi tp America occasion of the eucharistic . c at Montreal and .is private c lain to the Pope; will be entr take the red hat to Bishop 0'

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ent thought <Hid action, one whose integrity and hon~r were uuiver~ally respected and honored by his fc·llow men. His work as a legislator was espeeially commendable and won for him the highest praise. The house of reprcse;1tatin•s of the T\venty-sixth General Assembly, at the time of the special session held dnri11g the winter and spring of 1897, appoillted a committee, of which Hon. \V. G. Ray of 1\m<•:ohick county '.vas chairman, to draft resolntions relative to the death of :Mr. \Voml. Tht• re::;olntions, which were unanimonsJ;,· adopted Jf arch :3; 1897, by a rising vote, \H'I'P a~ follows:

"lYhereas, an all-wise Provide,1ce has remoYed bv death the Bon .. \. J. \Voo(l. a Wlll'

thy men; lX'r of this hon:oe., from Po~Yeshit>k county, in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth General Assemblies; therefore, be it,

"Rtsolred, By the Honse of Representatives, that in his death Iowa mourns the loss of an upright citizen of incorruptible character and pnre manhood, one whose sympathies were alwa;ys. with the toiling masseR, whose record as. a legislator is without stain, and whose life is reflected as a rich heritage in the best Jaws of the state, which in honoring him exalted true citizenship.

"Resol·ved, That we extend our sympathy to the bereaved relatives, and that these resolutions be spread on the House J onrnal, and. a copy forwarded to the widow by the clerk of this lwnse.

"\V. G. RAY.

J. J. I~owRY. "C. C. DowELL."

)fr. vVood was a lending- rnember of the A. F. & A. :M. and I. 0. 0 .. F. fraternities and an active rneml>t'r of the Presbvterian chnreh. His wife, whom he married in .. 1862, and who now survives him, was Fadilla I. (')arson, of Iowa Citv. To them were born two daughters, c:ora Be1l and Anna :Margaret.

·:Mr. \Vood was a good example of a self made man who raised himself from poverty to competence and influence by his own unaided exertions. .He was one of the best political managers in the state, one of the most successful business men and a man of integrity and uprightness, whose character may well be emulated by young men.

fonHel' seuutor from Butler county, "·as born iu Wyoming county, Xew York, :\Iay 1±,. 1838. As a child he wa:S a pnpil in tht~ common or dist riet schools of hi,; nn tin: eounty until at the age of fifteeu he lH·c·ame a ::;tndeut in )lidcllelmry ..:\.cadtm-'·, in Wyoming county. He was abo a teaeher i.n the schoolsduring fiYe snecessive winters. earning bhe means thereby to comple:c hi,; scholastic· training.

While thus engage{l in peat·eful 1mrsuits1.

with 110 harder hnttlP:'i before hilll tl!an those· incident to the t<>nehing of a ~dJ~>ol of 10nrning, came tlw call of a terrihl<· a11d bloody conflirt. TlJP \V.ar of the Hdwllif)n e::une upOll a startled people., ..:\lwny,; pnnnpt and patriotic, lw gave a qniek am! deeided response to that call. 'Vith several of his elassmates he was ·among the first to volunteer· for the defense of tt;~ Union. llnvi.n~ hecn accepted as a private in Company K, Seventeenth regiment, New York VolnnfC'er Infan-

try, though lacking experience, he was elected by his comrades second lieutenant of the company, •and went immediately to the front. From this on he participated in all the cam-· paigns of the arm:;y.- of the Potomac., :rejoic-


PROGRESSIVE MEN OF IOWA.

ing in its victories and never disheartened by its misfortunes. For bravery and meritorious conduct he was successively and rapidly promoted to first lieutenant and then captain.

While during the fierce and bloody battle of Fredericksburg, Capt. Whaley was leading his men in an assault upon the rebel works, he was struck in the head by a musket ball, and it was supposed by all his career was then to end and his was to be another of the many thousands of lives eaded on the battle field 1Jhat their country might live. His skull was fractured and several 1arge piec~s were taken from the wound. Prompt and skillful medical aid saved his life, much to the surprise and gratification of his comrades and friends. The nature of his wound, his treatment and recovery, were so remarkable, that his case was reported at length and published in full in the Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, while portions of his fractured skull are now in the Medical Museum at Washing~ ton. · As a friend remarked ·lit llltl time: "The rcbs got away with a portion of theCaptain's head, but they left the brains all there," and active ones they always have been and are now. After being discharged from the hospital at Georgetown he went home on a furlough. Returning to Washington, he was discharged with his regiment and mustered out at New York. The regiment veteranized, and he was commissioned quart.:Jrmaster and served as assistant quartermaster general; was ordered to Alabama, from there to Vicksburg; was in Sherman's Meridian raid; went via Decatur and Huntsville to Atlanta, where they joined Sherman. In the battle of Jonesboro nearly one-half of his regiment was killed, including its gallant Colonel Grover. When they reached Savannah he resigned, and returning home engaged in fanning in his native county. He came to Iowa in 1869, settling at Aplington in Butler county, where he now resides.

He is a republican in politics, and has boon repeatedly honored by his party. In 1877 he was elected to represent Butler county in the state legislature,. and re-elected in 1879. He served his constituents so faithfully while in the house, that upon the death of Senator W. B. Gaylord he was elected to

fill the vacancy as senator from the Fortysixth senatorial district, which included Butler, Floyd and Mitchell counties. At theexpiration of the term he was re-elected, serving out the second term with credit to himself and honor to the friends who elected him •. After the election of President McKinley he was appointed postmaster at Aplington,.. which position he holds at the present time. His oldest son, C. G., is his assistant. Mr. Whaley has been, and is, a useful man in social and religious circles, although positivein his convictions, he is yet broad-minded enough to concede the rights of others, thusestablishing himself firmly in the hearts of his friends, and it has frequently been said that those who know him best love him most. He is a member of the :Masonic fraternity, having attained to the honor of the Knights. Templar degree, and the Mystic Shrine. His best work is done in connection with the church. As an elder in the Presbyterian church he has repeatedly represented that. body in presbetery, and in 1898 he was a. delegate to the General Assembly · from 1Vaterloo Presbytery. For years he has. served as superintendent of the Sabbath. School, •and is an active member of the Y. P. S.C. E.

He was married October 17, 1871, to Miss. Jane H. Smith, daughter of George B. Smith, who was one of the prominent early settlers of Butler county. They have four boys: C. G., G. A., H. H. and Wayne S. For many years Mr. Whaley was actively engaged in business, ·a large portion of the time as dealer in lumber and grain, and later in the banking business, but of late year&· had retired until the duties of postmaster called him into active service again.

Public spirited and always interested in the welfare of those about him, he well deserves a place among the Progressive Men or Iowa.

WAITE, JoHN LEMAN, editor of the Bur-· lington Hawk-Eye and postmaster of Burlington, is known throughout Io"W!a. as one of th( leaders in the profession of journalism and for the high standard he has set and main- · tained for the editorial management of the Hawk-Eye, with which he has been connected


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HISTORY

OF

Butler anO Bremer Counties, I 0 W A,

TOGETHER WITH SKETCHES OF THEIR TOWNS, VILLAGES AND TOWNSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL CIVIL, MILITARY AND POLITICAL HISTORY; PORTRAITS OF PH.OM-

INENT PERSONS, AND BIOGRAPHIES OF REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.

HISTORY OF IOWA, EMBRACING ACCOUNTS OF THE PRE-HISTORIC RACES, AND A BRIEF RBVTEW

OF ITS CIVIL, POLITICAL AND MILITARY HISTORY.

ILLUSTRATED.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.

UNION PUBLISHING COMPANY.

1883.


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________________ H_I_S_T_o_R_Y __ o_F __ B~U_T_L_E_R_._c_o_u_N_T_Y __ . _____________ 2_9_1 ~ a Repre,.;pntatiYe •listril't Ill it~c·lf and

numlwrs t:iO.

.The pre~c·nt ~enatm·ial •listriet ts nnm

lH'rL'<l 4G, and t•mhra•·es tlw •·nnnt ies of Butler, Floy<l an.I Mit!'hc•ll. A~ alHl\'l' :;tated, \V. P. (~aylonl was de!'tt••l in I :-:;\1, hut t!it•<l ll<~t long aftt•t· hi,; Plt·c·ti<>ll. To till th\' Yaeaney so '"·Tasinllt'•l, Hon. "\ . .M. "'haky, of Aplington, was l'l!'t'tc•d ~\'11-

to Aplington in l~U!l. ~inec• his a•IYellt imn public lift• as a ;:ol•lit•r i 11 tht• l'11ion

army, sl'H•ml skc•tehes, t<l_!!:t'tht•r with itll'i

d~·nh of his life, han• hL•en p11hli:-dtt·<l in tin• pr .. ;.;s, from whil'h we glL'an tht• folloll·

ing-: liP was hum in \Vyomin~· t'OIIIIt~·.

Xt•W York, o11 tlw l Hit of "lay, i:<::s. lit• t·ecl'in••l the lil'~t rudiments of a11 c•dnca

tinll in tlw tlistrid sl'hool, atHl at au <'arl:·

<hy hf•gan to prepan• for t•ollt•gt·. Ill' stn<lie<l laugua~·es for four yt•ars. \\'lwn

,,.,·,·ntt'\'11 yPat·s nf agt• II\' t·ntlllll<'llt'l'd

teadtin~·. and continl!<'d that in 11·intt-r S<·a

""11'. In I "lill he· <'lltt·rvd :\fiddlt•llllry

,\c:tdt·lll:''· at \\-yotniHg. L'!"'" tht• lon•akin:.!· Oil! of tht• rt-ltt•llioll i11 .\pril. J.'<ljJ. ht·.

He was dangerously woundt•d at the

batt!!.' of Ft'ederiekslmrg, The }[Nlical

an•l ~itrgieal History of tlll' Rehellion

gi1·es this as nnt> of the wonderful ca>'es of

the war. On page :!:-<:), \'ol. III., it ;;ay:-<:

''Captain .\h·in )[. \\rhaley, C<llllJllWY

K, l ;th X ew York nolnnteers, W<Hill•le•l at the batt!(• •if Fn•dt•riekshuJ·g, Va., l>l•t·c•m

IJt•t· l:l, lRIJ:!, by a musket ball which frae

tnn•rl tht• left parit'tal holll'. He walkc•d

with snnw a>'sistan<'l' to the hospital of the

:l•l <·orps. •tnitc• a •listanct-. His \'Oi<'l' lJl•<':lllll' thick antl ha<l :111 unnatural he>-~i

taney atlll slnii'Jit'"'· The mi•l<lll' and ring lin.!!;t•r of the right hand were paralyzed,

lout the m•>tion an<l ,..:pttsibility in lirst an•l

fourth tin~·et·,.; wen• only :-;lightly irlilpaired.

IIi,; mental faeulties 1n·1·e clear. He c·om

l'hlinc•l of a ,.;li.:Jiit hea<lache, al1Ll his pnlsL•

was slow and fnl L The trophine was av

plit·<l l1y Assi,;tant :o;urgeon Tice, an<l a

di.-·w of hone an•l seveml fragments WPre

r•·mo1·•·•l. on<.' 'If whieh was thn•e-tptaJ·ters ,fan iJwh in di:llllPtl'r. During· the op('r

atioll hloo•l tl•nn•d profwwly. One !argl'

fra:,!lllt'llt of th<• IJOIIl', r-l·i<ii'Htl~· from the

inllt.'r tahlL·, lay 1'.\:tl'!ly ht•neath. hut was

with 1<·11 otlu·r ··l:i,.;sm:tte~. rt·~t•ondt>•l to ton lar!!;<' to Ill· <•xtra('te•l fronl the •witiec~.

tl11· Jir,t ··all for trool's· .\ t'lllllf':llt~· 1\:l." The dura mah•J' was fou1rrl ti"1 bt~ tl!lin

fonn<·d in \\' ~·.,ming· <'tlltnt~-. and ht· wa.' jnrf•<l. The· pn11·c·t· nf :uticnlation retnrnNl

mustt•n~·l in as s,·,·nnd li<'llt\'nant. Thi~ immNliatt·l~- aft<·r tilt• <operation, all(l the

11·a,.; thl' first •·ot.npany that ll'l't \Yyoming· lllllllhnt·ss nf . thL' tin~er,.; bt•t•anw lt>ss

eutlltty. ft 11·a.~ joine•l to thl' 17th l'<•gi- !llark('d. On .fan11:1r~- :!. l~f.i:2, the numh

ment ::\t•w York Yolnntt•t•r" :uul <ll'"i.!!:llah•tl ll(•,.;s nf thl' lingt'l'" ha•l entirely <lisap

as Company K. In about ~ix months Itt• J>Pare•l, and thl• W<llln•l was ,..:lowly hl'aling.

wa~ promntl'<l to lin•t lit•tttt•nallt. awl a ft•w Thc· patit•JJt was mw<ter<'<l out with his lllOnth,..: later to captain,· _\.ft<•r <loing reg-im<'nt. His n•eo1·ery wa . ..: owing to a

guard •luty a while· at \Va,dtinp;ton, the stnmg eonstitntion and an inl'in('ihle •lt·-j l"l~g-iutent \\·a~ ~t>Jlt to ... \lPxaHtlria, "·her<: tern1inatiou.', 11

j ~-;~;,~~~:~';,~~~~;~~:~:;·~::\,::·:~:.::;;,;~~~~E:'f~;'~~::~:;e:~,::;"~'o~:~·· ~.~"~; • t o~r ~f


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... -L--!>t~ _29_2 _______________ H_I_S_T_O_R_l_~_o_F __ B~U~1-'L_E_R __ c_o __ u_~_·T_Y_. _______________ -r~ furlough. He returned to \Yashingto11, an~ wall diseharged with the reg-iment ana mustered out_ at X cw York.

The regimPnt veteranizPrl, and lw was eommissionpd Quartermaster (-it•neral; was ordered to Alabama, from there tu Yieksburg; wa~> in Sherman's )fcrirliatl raid; went via Deeatur an.-! llnnts\·ille to "\.tJanta, where thPy joined Shennan. In tht• battle of Jonesboro nPa.rly ont•-half of his regiment was killed, ineluding its gallant Col. Grower; went to Savannah, whPn· lw resigned. Afte1· his return home lw visiterl the oil regions of Pennsyh-ania; stopped a few months; then engaged in farming in his native county. In 18611 he came tu Aplington. He bought real t•state in the town of )!on roe. In I~ 7u, lw pngagt•rl with ~. L. Kemmerer, selling agrieultmal implemcnts and machinery. In 1~7:! he bought out a dmg store, which lw run about one year; then he sold that and opened a collection office. In 1~14 he went to Independence, wlll're hP lJonght an elevator, and dealt in grain one and one-half years; then tradetl with f.i. L. Kemmerer fo1· an p]pyator and lnmher

~-ard in Aplington and rPtnmed. Ifp ha~ since made thi;; his home, dealing in grain. flax and lumber. He i;; al,.;o engaged in thP banking busine;;:~, haYing opt'ned a bank in I i< 78.

He is a republican 111 politics; eleeted to represent Butler county in the State LegislaturP, in IR7i, allll re-Plectetl in l~i9. He was chairman of the military committee both terms, and also tille<l im-portant positions on other eommittt•es. He was elected t't•nator f1·om the 4Gth Senatorial district, whieh indutled Butler, Floy<l a!Hl )litehell eonntil's, in 11:'80, to

fill a vacan\'y ea,u~ed by the death of \V. !

B. (;aylonl. Ht• wa~ al~o ehait·man of the military eommittt•e in tht· Senate.

lie ha~ ~erved hi~ con.~titnents faithfnlly-ha,.; pt>rfomwrl hi;; rluties in ~neh a rnannt·r as to rl'tlt•ct .!!rt'at <TN!it npon tht• jwlgnwnt of his fri<'Hrl>< who Plettl'<l him and honor IIIHln. himself. His re-t•lectinn anrl promotion wa.' •·Prtainly a ><trong endurs<'lllt'llt of his t'OIIl'>'<'.

I11 J >'/I ht• manit·rl .'lliss .Janp II., danghtt•r of (~t·or!!<' B. Smith, E"'tJ· Thev han· four hoys-(~rallt, Geurgt• A., llal,;.a H. awl

t'rJl":\TY IIFF!I.'IAL,;,

A history of Bntlt•r connty wonld, indee<l, lw incomplete withnnt a record of the eunnty ottieials, who han' served sinct• its organization. Tlwre has been much dittienlty conneeterl with obtaining material for biographical ;;ketches of those who haYe died or moved from the eonnty sinee tlwi1· ottieial ~l'ITit't'' wr:re pt•rfonned. \Vhere tlw mention nf men, who, in their time, wt>re prominent, is ,,Jwrt, it is lweause of the mea.gn• matt-rial to ht> ~t·t·nred. Tht· follo\Ying list, emhr:ll·es a eomplete list of tlw y;uinns ottin•rs. from l ''·J.i to 1 ~1:':.!, indnsin•. Tht> mo~t tittin!!.· ottit•t> to l'Oill

mence with h that of

l'Ol"XTY ,Jl" I>r;E.

Thi;;: office, in early •hy~, w~s the most important of the county, embracing the w01·k of \'arion;; offieer~ of the presPnt day. It i~ treated at length nnrlPr the head of

county a!lll eirenit comt:<, in the judicial chapter.

The fir~t county judge was .John Palmer, ;

who was elected in 18.'54, and held for _a // t term of one year. L ------ ,_.r


JOURN~\L OF TI-IE IlOUSE

OF THE

THIRTY- FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF IOWA

WHICH CONVENED AT THE CAPITOL AT DES MOINES. JANUARY U, A. D. I'll.\, AND ADJOURNED

SINE DIE APHIL 19, A. D. l<JI3.

DES ~!Ol~ES ROBERT HE!'iDERSON, STATE !'RINTER

.!. '1· .J.-\~rlE~J)~. ~TATE HJ~DER

'Jit1J


.JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 2821

VIvmg son, Dr. Prince E. Sawyer, and that the same be spread upon the Journal of· this House.

Respectfully submitted,

Adopted Aprii 10, 1913.

E. B. GRU'FIN, A. B. ELLIOTT,

M. F. THOl\IJ,>SON, Gomrnittee.

HON. ALVIN J\if. WHALEY.

MR. SPEAKER-Your committee appointed to draft resolutions of respect in honor of Alvin Manley Whaley, a former member of this body, respectfully submit the following:

Alvin Manley Whaley was born in Wyoming county, New York, May 14, )8. He was a. pupil in the common schools until the. age of fifteen ;{en he entered Middlebury academy in Wyoming- county, continuing

there, except during the winters he taught, until 1861, when the breaking out of the rebellion put an end to peaceful pursuits.

Patriotic and loyal, he quickly enlisted for service and, although without. experience, was elected by his companions, second lieutenant of Company K, Seventeenth N. Y. volunteers, one of the first companies to enlist. Going to the front, he was with the army of the Potomac, where, on account of ·bravery and merit, he was successively advanced to the rank of first lieutenant and then captain.

At Fredricksburg, while leading l1is men in an assault on the rebel works, he was struck on the head by a musket ball and .it was supposed

. by all that this was the end of his_ brilliant career. Although the skull · was fractured, prompt surgical skill saved his life, but so remarkable was

his recovery that the case was reported at length in "The Medical and Surgical History ·of the Rebellion" and pieces of his skull are still preserved in the museum at Washington. Since that accident, he had al· ways worn a silver plate over his brain.

After being discharged from the hospital at Georgetown, he was mus' tered out, but almost immediately re-entered the service, receiving a commission as quarter master and serving as assistant quarter master general. Being ordered to Alabama, he went .to Vicksburg and was with Sherman on his raid and later in his famous march to the sea. Soon afterwards, the war ended :and he returned to engage in farming in his native county in New York. ·

In 1869, he came to Iowa, where he settled at Aplington, Butler county, where he rapidly became one of the wealthy men of the community

~·~,10ugh his extensive grain, lumber- and stock operations, and later be(_ Jse of his banking interests as president of the m:xyhange bank for

many years.


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.JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Capt. Whaley was a leading republican all his life and for many YOO:rt 1 was well known and honored in th~ councils of his party. In 1877, h~ was _elected to re~resent Butler county in the Iowa legislatur-e and was 1

returned to the ·same office in 1879. On the death of Senator W. B. Gay- 1

lord, he was chosen to represent the forty-sixth senatorial district, which included Butler, Floyd and Mitchell counties, for the unexpired term, 1

being also re-elected for the second term. I

He was chairman of the committee on military affairs of the Senate and also chairman of the Senate committee which selected Marshalltown, Iowa, as the location for the Iowa soldiers' home.

H€ again re-entllrcd politics when on the election of President McKinley, he was made postmaster at Aplington, an office which he mild until a few years ago.

He was a member of the Presbyterian church of Aplington. and for over twenty years was an elder· in the church, being sent to represent the church in the Presbytery and being. sent in 1898 to the general as.-· sgmbly as representative of the ·waterloo Presbytery.

He was a member of the Masonic lodge of Parkersburg, having been honored as a Knight Templar and as a member of the Mystic Shrine. He was also a member of the John Bradley G. A. R. post at Parkersburg.

Mr. Whaley. was married on October 17, 1871, to Jane Hull Smith, daughter of George B. Smith, one of the oldest leading residents of Aplington. She passed away a year ago last July. Four sons are left to mourn their father's death.

Resolved; That in the death of this noble man the state has lost ... a worthy citizen, soldier and statesman and the House and Senate a loved and honored member, and be it further

Resolved, That these sentiments be entered upon the House Journal and a copy be sent to the bereaved family of the deceased.

Ad')pted April 10, 1913.

'vV. I. ATKINSOX, M. F. LERoY, GEO. W. CROZIER,

Committee.

HON. JAMES SKILLEN.

MR. SPEAKER-Your committee appointed to draft proper resolutions of respect in honor of the Honorable James A. Skillen, a former mt>mb_er

f. this body respectfully submit the following:


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January 8, 1914. He removed with his parents to a farm in Carroll county, Illinois, in 1856. Here he grew to manhood, obtaining his education at the Mt. Carroll r>eminary and the Mt. Carroll high school. He taught r>chool for a year andthen began the study of medicine in the medical department of the University of Michigan, graduating therefrom in March, 1873. He engaged in the practice of his profession at Lyndon, Illinois, for six years. He removed to Winneshiek county in 1880 and continued there in the practice of medicine and surgery, associating in later years with his son, Dr. M. D. Jewell. He served as coroner of \Vinneshiek ccunty from 1899 to .1903 and was a member of the United States pen· sion board from 1897 untii his death. He was elected representative to the Thirty-second General Assembly in 1906 and served through the Thirty-second, Thirty-second Extra and Thirty-third Gerieral Assemblies. In 1910 he was chosen state senator and represented the Winneshiek-Howard district in the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth General Assemblies.

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• ID: I574463984 • Name: Alvin Manley WHALEY • Given Name: Alvin Manley • Surname: Whaley • Sex: M • Birth: 14 May 1838 in Middlebury, NY

Death: 29 Oct 1911 in Applington, Butler County, Iowa • Change Date: 1 Jul 2003 • Note:

Cause of Death: Cancer The most colorful of Ephraim's children is Alvin Manley Wha ley. Alvin began teaching at the age of 17 until the begin ning ofthe Civil War. He enlisted in the Union Army and b ecame a Captain in Company K, 17th NY Volunteers. He wa s severely wounded and mustered out at a hospital in George town. He then re-enlisted as a quartermaster and served a s assistant quartermaster general. He was ordered to Alaba rna and he was sent to Vicksburg. He was with Sherman on hi s raid and later fought with Sherman at the famous battle" March to the Sea". After the Civil War, he and his famil y moved to Iowa. According to the book "Days of Dale" on page 11-

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he settle din Butler County, Iowa. He served 10 consecutive terms i n the general assembly of the State. He was elected to th eState Senate 1882-1888. He is buried at Pleasant View Cemetery, Butler County, low a in Block 1, Lot 17, Grave 1. He died at Waterloo, Iowa. Taken from a page in "Report of the Adjutant General", Pag e 812: Sent from the State ofNew York, Division ofMilitar y and Naval affairs, Public Security Building State Campus , Albany New York, to a Mr. Wayne Vader. Whaley, Alvin M.- Age 23 years enrolled May 20, 1861 at War saw; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. K, May 24, 1861 , to serve two years; first lieutenant, Nov. 2, 1861; capta in, September 20, 1862; wounded, December 13, 1862 at Frede ricksburg, VA; mustered out with company, June 2, 1863 atN ew York City; subsequent service in 17th Veteran Infantry c ommission second lieutenant July 4, 1861 with rank fromMa y 20, 1861, original; first lieutenant Nov, 11,1861, withr ank from Nov. 2, 1861, vice H. A. Dudley resigned: Captain , October 22, 1822, with rank from August 30, 1862, Vice Ja mes H. Demarest, killed in action.

Father: Ephraim WHALEY b: 26 Feb 1800 in Petersburgh, NY Mother: Marinda SWAN b: 1806 in Paris, New York

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• ID: I554 \e Name: Alvin Manley WHALEY • Given Name: Alvin Manley • Surname: WHALEY • Sex: M • Change Date: 28 Nov 2004 • Birth: 14 MAY 1838 in Dale, Wyoming Co., NY • Death: 29 OCT 1911 in Aplington, Butler Co., Iowa • Census: 1870 Monroe Twp., Butler, Iowa • Census: 1910 Aplington, Butler Co., Iowa • Census: 1850 Middlebury, Wyoming Co., NY • Census: 1860 Middlebury, Wyoming Co., NY

Father: EphntimJ1. WHALEY b: 26 FEB 1800 in Petersburgh, Rensselaer, NY Mother: MarlndiiSWA.~)',J" b: ABT 1805 in Paris, Oneida Co., NY

Marriage 1 .I_g_~_l!J.llLSMliH b: MAR 1845 in New Jersey

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The most colorful of Ephraim's children is Alvin Manley Whaley. Alvin began teaching at the age of 17 until the beginning ofthe Civil War. He enlisted in the Union Army and became a Captain in Company K, 17th NY Volunteers. He was severely wounded and mustered out at a hospital in Georgetown. He then re-enlisted as a quartermaster and served as assistant quartermaster general. He was ordered to Alabama and he was sent to · Vicksburg. He was with Sherman on his raid and later fought with Sherman at the famous battle "March to the Sea". After the Civil War, he and his family moved to Iowa.

According to the book "Days of Dale" on page 11-he settled in Butler County, Iowa. He served 10 consecutive terms in the general assembly of the State. He was elected to the State"Senate 1882-1888. He is buried at Pleasant View Cemetery, Butler County, Iowa in Block 1, Lot 17, Grave 1. He died at Waterloo, Iowa.

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Whaley, Alvin M.- Age 23 years enrolled May 20, 1861 at Warsaw; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. K, May 24, 1861, to serve two years; first lieutenant, Nov. 2, 1861; captain, September 20, 1862; wounded, December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA; mustered out with company, June 2, 1863 at New York City; subsequent service in 17th Veteran Infantry commission second lieutenant July 4, 1861 with rank from May 20, 1861, original; first lieutenant Nov. 11,1861, with rank from Nov. 2, 1861, vice H. A. Dudley resigned: Captain, October 22, 1822, with rank from August 30, 1862, Vice James H. Demarest, killed in action.

Father: Ephraim WHALEY b: 26 FEB 1800 in Petersburgh, NY Mother: Maximla_s:w:_AN b: 1806 in Paris, New York

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