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STATE Ot 1931

Journal of the htJ OF THE

Forty-fourth General Assembly

REGULAR SESSION

CONVENED JANUARY 12, 1931

ADJOURNED APRIL 15, 1931

35(, oo DAN W. TURNER, Governor

FRANCIS JOHNSON, Speaker of the House

ARCH W. McFARLANE, President of the Senate

Published by THE STATE OF lOW A

Des Moines

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 2041·

John B. Truax, representative from Buchanan county, was born in Indiana in 1859. In 1864 he moved to Iowa with his parents who settle<! on a farm in the northern part of Buchanan county. He followed the occupation ·Of farmer until 1884, when he met with an accident which made it impossible for him to continue. He worked in a general store for a number of years, and in 1898 was elected county recorder for Buchanan county and served twenty consecutive years, During that time he pur­chased a set 'Of abstract books and followed that occupation for a number of years. He was married to 'Ella 0. Lawrence of Hazelton, Iowa, Novem­ber 7, 1880. and to them was born one daughter who is now the wife of A.· J. Schuette, who is the proprietor of the book store in Independence. Mr. Truax was a member of Independence Lodge No. 87, A. F. & A. M., and was its secretary for twenty-six years. He was also a member of 0. E. S. and of the Methodist Church. He was always a republican in

;Jitics. He was elected representative of the Sixty-seventh District in ~ 4 and re--elected in 1926 and 1928 .

... Mr. Truax. was greatly handicapped physically for a number of years, being unable to walk without the aid of a cane, and in his latter years only with crutches. He always bore his affliction patiently, was ever cordial and pleasant, had many friends who esteemed him highly. Was a kind husband and father and as a legislator was highly regarded and

·well thought of, always showing a Christian spirit. 'Respectfully submitted,

W. H. GISSEL,

S. R. TORGESON, E. M. LICHTY,

Unanimously adopted April 13, 1931.

HON. G. H. VAN HOUTEN

Committee.

MR. SPI,'lAXER: Your committee, appointed to prepare suitable resolu­tions commemorating the life and ·service of the Hon. G. H. Van Houten of Taylor County, Iowa, beg- leave to submit the following report:

George H. Van Houten was born near Rockport, Missouri, Atchinson county, February 24, 1847, and died at Lenox, Iowa, October 17, 1930. In the year 1848, with his parents, be came to Madison County, Iowa, about five miles. east of Winterset, moving to Cass county in 1850 near Lewis, then the county seat of Cass county, again in 1855 moving to Taylor couiaty near Conway.

In the year of 1864 he volunteered his service and was accepted in Company E,, 4th Missauri Cavalry, United States Service, at Sedalia, Csouri, and was honorably discharged at St. Louis, July 5, 1865.

1866 he was married to Salina A. Jenks, a playmate of his childhood s. They began life together near Lenox, Iowa, where twelve children

were born to them who grew to maturity, besides helping to raise eight orphan children. On account of poor school facilities and impaired eye­sight caused by measles, his education was neglected until when his

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joined the Congregational Church. He was a faithful member of both organizations.

He was a member of the Board of Supervisors for six years. At the expiration of his term he was elected a member of' the Thirty-second General Assembly on the republican ticket, where he served with ·honor and distinction to the people of his county and the state of Iowa.

He died March 10, 1930, after an illness of six years. His age was seventy-two years, ten months, and eight days.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Forty-fourth General Assembly of the State of IQ'Wa, That the foregoing memorial be adopted as its appreciation of the life and character and public service of the Honorable David D. Webster.

Be It Further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread on the records of this House, and an enrolled copy thereof be sent to the family of 'the deceased.

THEODORE DRAKE, RALPH R. HUNT, SAMUEL D. WHITING,

Committee·. Unanimously adopted April 1~, 1931.

HON. WINFIELD SCOTT WITHROW

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare resolutions com­memorating the life and public service of the Honorable Winfield Scott Withrow, State Representative, reports as follows:

Mr. Withrow was born at Salem, Henry County, Iowa, September 28, 1855, and died at Mount Pleasant, February 7, 1930. Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant.

He attended public school in Salem and was graduated from Whittier College, Salem, Iowa. In 1880 he was graduated from the Law Depart­mt:Jnt of the State University of Iowa, admitted to the bar and began practice at Salem .. He soon thereafter purchased the Salem News and edited it in connection with his law practice. Two years later he dis­posed of the News and became assistant cashier of the Salem Savings Bank. In 1883 he went to Mankato, Minnesota, as editorial assistant on the Free Press. However, in 1884 he returned to Salem and resumed his duties in the bank and looked after his law practice. In 1884 he was elected representative and served in the Twenty-first General Assem­bly. He served on the town council and was also mayor. In 1887 he removed to Mount Pleasant and devoted himself to the practice of law, first in pa~nership with William J. Jeffries, later with W. F. Kopp, and finally witir W. I. Babb. June 15, 1896, Governor Drake appointed him a judge of the newly created Twentieth Judicial District. By reason of elections he continued in that position until April 19, 1913, when he re­signed to accept the appointment by Governor Clarke as justice of the supreme court, in which position he served until .January, 1915, when he returned to l~w practice at Mount Pleasant. July 8, 1916, Governor Clarke appointed him a member of the StaJe Board of Parole. He resigned from

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myra, ]'):Iissouri, October 26, 1875, to _Miss J one Doney, a native of the Key­

stone State. They ha\•e three children: Margaretta, Helen and Fanny. The doctor is a membet· of the A. F. & A. M., also a member of the M. E. Church, and is at present treasurer of that association. THO~IPSON, C. H., agrieullnrist, Lenox, a native of Ripley county, In.

diana, wns born April 25, 18!9, and spent his youth in agricultural pur­suits and in acr1uiring an education. At the age of fourteen, he, with his

parents, moved to Buchanan county, Iowa, where young Thompson grew to manhood. In the titll of 1875 he came to Taylor county, and has since made it his home. Subject was marr-ied in Scott connty, Iowa, in April, 1873, to Mi:>s AI. E. Vanwinkle, a m~th·e of Pennsylvania. They are the parents of one child, "William P., born July lG, 1875. Mr. T., although ~omparatively young, j,; a number one business man, and COIUIIIands the confidence nnd respect of all who know him. He is a membe1· of the I. 0. 0. F: I anu at preseJltholds the WoJ•thy position of N. G. of Lenox Lodge. , ',~~-Jj,Jif~BJ!.m~"i':~E8\ farmet· and stock-raiser, section nineteen, Lcllox, ~hose portrait will be found with this work, is a nati,•e of Atchison county, Missouri; was Lorn l!'ebrnar.r 2-!, ISH. While yet a cltild his t~Lther, John H. \Y. VanHouten, moved to Madison county, Iowa. From there he went to Cass county in the spdng of 1853, and two years later became a resident

of Taylor county. ·II is father died in Adams county in 1863. His mother is yet living and resides in Fremont county, this State. He was married December 23, 1866 tu .Miss Salina A. Jiucks, a nati,·e of .Pennsylvania.

They are tho parents of se\·en childt·en: Darthnla, Orzo, ]\large, Martel, Vernon, Ahi J, and Arthur. January4, 1861, he enlisted in company E, Fourth Missouri cavalry, and served until the ch;se of the war. He now resides about two and a half miles south of the fl.onl"ishing village of Lenox,

and is engaged in agricultural and horticultural pursuits. His n nrsery con­tains a general vat·iet.r of all the fruits adapted to this climate, and presents a tasty and systematic appearance. Ile has a large farm well improved

with good buildings, fences, etc. Mr. V. is district deputy of P. of H., !!lid is also a member of the A. F. & A. l\L and I. 0. 0. F. ti·atet·nitics. Ile luLs always taken gt·e:lt interest in the schools and churches of tlw county

and is nl::;o an earue;;t wo1·ln~r in the cause of temperance. 'VALLS, DAVID, fanner, post-otlice Leuox, was out·n on Prince Ed­

Wards Island in 1R2-1, and there g•·cw h malll10od and euhi,·ated his intel­lectual po\\"CI'S in the common >:cboob. Emigrated to the Uni!i·d States in

1850, locating- iu "'i:::consin where he remain{·d for a r1nartt·r of :i cen tnJ'Y· He came to Taylor county in 1873, p111·chased 100 acres of land whie.h he l1as illl}H'O\'cd nnd made intu a valuable brm. J n 185:3 he marricJ ~Ji::;s l\Iat··

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ANNALS OF IowA A HISTORICAL QUARTERLY

VOLUlVIE SEVENTEEN-THIRD SERIES'

EDITED BY

EDGAR R. HARLAN CURATOR

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HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT OF IOWA DES MOINES

1929-1931

NOTABLE DEATHS

Fr<JEUERfCK ::\TAHIO>e IInnn:LL \\-as burn at Huntington, Fairfield Coun­

ty, Connecticclrtt, Januar_,- II, IS:l9, and died in Dt•>- ::'lloines, ltl\i-a, :s-o­vemht•r 11, 1§1:30. The bod_,- ~~-as l:~id away in the famiJ~- tomh in \Vood­

land Cemeter~·. His parenb wnc Franc's Burritt and c\Uf'H'ta (Church) .fiubhcll. He- was educated in their nca r-h_,- district school, supplemented

by three years in Birmin;dwm, JHI\1 Jkrh.r. Hi;.d1 School. In Jf;i\5 he

came to Des .lloint·s nnd tlw next da~- <1fler he arrin·d secured a elerieal

position in u,-e office of P . .:\I. Ca,ml_,-. reccil·er of th,· l:nit<·cl States

land office. In~ lk!ili he went to s;"''" City, tnkillf! n similnr position in

the land oilie<t' thr·re. J.ntn ilt' uctc·d '" tkput:- ckrk of court, read law an<l on Aprit :!t, lWiH, \\·;;s <llhnittctl to the hat· in Sioux Cit;·. In ltitiO

he helped oq!:anizc Sioux Cr.untL_ hnt in ISiil rdurned tn Des .:\Ioines

and took emp•lo,nnent in the la1v firm of P. :'II. Ca.'<t<l~· anrl Jefferson S.

Polk «ncl tht' next ;cnr lwc;:m<· tht· ,innior l'<Clli 1•cr of the firm. \\'hen Judp:.e Casa<l)' rdircrl in ]Sii•) tlit· fhttt IW<''""'-" Folk & llubhell, anrl so

rernaFned untii1 JHt-17~ durin.~· YdJ:<'h tiln:• it lk·.-ntt'd its ~tttcntion chief!~·

to finii-illdal e1ntt'rprhc-.; and the jndu">trial <ku~J(rpnH·nt 1d J)es ~Ioint'S.

The)· took o~ecr and extenckcl the Jlr-t strcd railll-a!- in the cit~-, they promoted thl" buildinfr of the rnilroad fr<>tn Iks \lt•inc·s tu .\nH's, and

the huilcling ~·f the railroad to .\clt·l ;tttd Fon<l<~, tiH·:· Jnl in frelting the \\";;basb Haih·oad into De.s .:\Joines. tlw\ lmiit the Des .:\Inine.s Cnion

Railn•ad, and the Des ::'IIoinc., \\"itil'l' \i'or\s. <1:' ~~-,.Jl a- lt<~ndkd l!Wil!­

other large o:'ntnprises. In ]hli/ :\Ir. IlnhlH"il ]eel in org·anizing the

Eqtiitahlc I.iff•• Insur<~nce Cnmp>tn~- of Jo\1-:L He senTd the first year as jts, se<'rl'ta:r-y, \\·a.s ih prc:·,id\·nt frn:1l 1.~~~ t:J 190i', all<l frotn th:tt tinH .. '.

until his <katlh, i\·;;s clwirmlll "fits h";;rd "f trtlsh:c·, .. \ftn lhc· <li.sso­

lutirm of ilte- .finn of Polk & Hubbell ;,. !~hi .\Ir. lluhlwll l"onfined his

acth·i!ties pri·BU~ipall~· to n:al <'.·,tah· inYc:~tllll'nL; in De·..; ::".Ioinc...;~ <IIHl

to thf'"ir den·il<clpnH'llt, heing the hc·at1 of the iirm of F . .:\!. lluhl)('J], Son

& CG., Inc., Hllt"al E.statc . .:\Ir. Huhhc!l 11·n.s a ;_!'rt·nt hu>illt''S man, kn·ing

judgment, ft)Jre,igltt, mt<l confidt·nce itt Ike; .:\loi1ws. He did more for

Des .l.loht('S i·n~ a hu:--inc:-....; \\·ay thnn any otill'r ut:ln, and l;., reputed to

hare built thot.~ grPtlte.-,t per.son;d forlu!H' in lu\\·;r. 1 fc \\.rh tl1e ntoYing­

spirit in the ~miltlitt;_!· and nwinhining of tlw Ilonw f,q· the ,\ged in

Des J.loines &tJJtd \\·a:..; jh Jlrc·<.;idt·nt fr(JIJI tlw linH· of jh org;tnizntion in

l89l until his, <lt"ath.

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February ~J, lHii, ""d dit'd "t Lent~'<, lllll"<t, (ktoher li, 1!J:l0. Burial

was in the e..-tnctn.' at I.""""· lli.c; pan·nts tTIIIO\('d 11·ith th('ir family to :\Iadison C•mnt.1·, ]<lll·a, in l~tii, tu (',.,, (',;uniy ia liic)1 ant! to l.f'x­

in.~·tona, IlO\\ a:dll ahatHlotH·d pl:tct' uho1d fut~:· ttlik--, !i1Jrtl1c;l...,t uf Bedford, ill Taylor Cu.tttnty, lo\\'(1~ in j.-...).J. Ilc: ilitt·JilJ'tVIl to (•11li . ..;t in tht~ r·nion

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on January 1, I864, he enlisted in Company E, Fourth Missouri and was mustered out July 5, I865. He had but limited for securing an education, but improved them to advantage. He school, preached some, but early engaged in farming, gardening stock raising, and later became a nurseryman at Lenox. H greatly occupied his attention. For twenty-five years he was of the Southwestern Iowa Horticultural Society, and was secretary the Iowa State Horticultnral Society from I887 to. 1890, and from to 1899 inclusively. He was a member of the Board of Trustees Iowa State Agricultural College from 1889 to I892. In I89I he nominated by the Republican party for lieutenant governor, along Hiram C. Wheeler for governor, but they were defeated by Boies and S. L. Bestow. In I893 he was in the United States service, his duties taking him to the Hawai!an Islands and to In 1895 he was elected representative and was re-elected in I897, ing in the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh general assemblies. In he was again elected representative and served in the General Assembly. In his later years he became a world traveler, cumn11vigating the globe and visiting many nations. and countries of world. He visited Palestine and Egypt at different times, making last visit there when over eighty years of age. He had been soldier, school-teacher, preacher, nurseryman, editbr, real estate politician, federal revenue officer, legislator, traveler and lecturer. radio lectures from the Shenandoah stations on his travels made voice familiar to many thousands.

JoHN R. PRIME was born in Utica, New York, July 11847, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 24, 1923. His burial was in W Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. In 1855 he was with his parents i;.. removal to Jonesville, Wisconsin, and in I857 to Mitchell County, Here he grew to manhood, being educated in public school and in Valley Seminary, Osage. He enlisted from the town ~f Mitchen, ell County, February I5, I864, in Company K, Twenty-seventh Infantry. July I5, I865, he was transferred to Company K. Iowa Infantry, and was mustered out January 20, 1866. He to Mitchell County and was appointed deputy county recorder. he was elected county auditor, and by re-elections served until 1878 he joined the Iowa National Guard and was rapidly until he became a major, and in 1884 was assistant inspector From February 1, 1894, to February I, I896, during Governor J administration, he was adjutant general. He was largely with the management of state authority in handling the so-called Army in Council Bluffs and on across the state. September 1 he was commissioned major of the Forty-second Regiment u~ S. teers, and commanded companies E, F, G and H. He was in the pines from December I, 1899, to June 27, 1901, and regiment part of the time, being mustered out and honorably on this latter date. In 19I8 he removed to Minneapolis.

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3. 62 BUCKNER 3.63 father William A. 1862-1946 3.64 mother Darthula 1867-1914 3.65 Mayo H. Buckner 1890-1965

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3.66 Genevieve Hans dau of N.B. & Mary Shoemaker 1902-1921 ).67 Noah B. Shoemaker 1856-1934 3.68 Mary Jenks wife of N.B. Shoemaker 1862-1928

3.69 Infant son of C.O. & C.M. Boyer Sep 1, 1911 3.70 Infant son of C.O. & C.M. Boyer Jun 17, 1923

3. 71 W .C. VanHouten 1878-1936 3. 72 Sel~na A. ·· 11.849 .,.1934

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3.73 Bertha M. VanHouten wife of H.W. Peak 1883-1910 3.74 Mary V.H. Bell mother of Francis 1893-19 3.75 Francis G. son of Geo. & Mary D. VanHouten Bell 1914-1928

3.76 mother July 21, 1907 3.77 William E. Inft son of E.C. & F.G. Higgins -1910-).78 Francis G. wife of E.C. Higgins Jan 30, 1878 -Jan 25, 1921 3.79 Edward C. Higgins 1868-1931 ).80 Ida May Ross born Nov 23, 1882 died Jan 17, 1906

3.81 Albert E. Franklin Mar 23, 1849 - Aug 30,- 1904 mason Elizabeth 1847-1937

). 82 Clyde Franklin died Mar 8, 1957 ae 7Jy 11m 29d metal marker 3.83 A.R. Franklin Apr 25, 1876 .. Jul 6, 1912 3.84 Julia wife of A.R. Franklin 1883-1905 3.85 Lewis E. son of A.R. & F.E. Franklin Oct 29, 1907 -Nov 2, 1907

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3.87 father John 1861-1943 mason 3.88 GUNDERMAN 3.89 mother Annie 1866-1944 3.90 William B. sori of J. & A. Gunderman died Nov 24, 1899 ae 6y 1m 28d

3.91 BOLTINGHOUSE, Floyd E. 1894-1956 (metal•marker Am Leg) _Ruth N. 1895-19

Brenner 1840-1927 Lillie M. 1875-1963 Eugene H. 1872-1939 Ralph W. 1909-1973 Ruby M. 1912-

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Birth: 24 FEB 1847 Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri Christening: Marriage: 23 DEC 1866 Lenox, Taylor, Iowa Death: 17 OCT 1930 Lenox, Taylor, Iowa Burial:

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Birth: 17 DEC 1849 Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania Christening: Marriage: 23 DEC 1866 Lenox, Taylor, Iowa Death: 29 NOV 1934 Lenox, Taylor, Iowa Burial:

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1. [)arthula Van Female

Birth: 24 NOV 1867 Lenox, Taylor, Iowa Christening: Death: 08 SEP 1914 Burial:

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George Hamilton Van Houten Male

Event(s): Birth: 24 FEB 1847 Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri Christening: Death: 17 OCT 1930 Lenox, Taylor, Iowa Burial:

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Name: GeorgeHVanHouten [George HVanhouten]

Home in 1900: Platte, Taylor, Iowa

Age: 53

Birth Date: Feb 1847

Birthplace: Missouri

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Gender: Male

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Spouse's Name: Selina A

Marriage year: 1867

Marital Status: Married

Years Married: 33

Residence: Lenox Town, Taylor, Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Platte, Taylor, Iowa; Roll T623_461; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 127.

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