The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-05
Davis City.

Mrs. Blanche Foster, wife of Gully
Foster, who came here on visit from
Minnesota, died at the home of her
grandfather, Dense Cornett, August %
Of consumption. The funeral services
were held in the Union church conduct
ed by Rev. Armstrong, interment being
in the Davis City cemetery. She was a
good woman and had many warm friends
in this her girlhood home. She leaves
two small children and a husband,
father and one brother to mourn her
early departure. Sad to think that in
less than three years her mother, an
only sister, Mrs. Jennie Burnison, and
herself have all passed away and are
now sleeping side by side in our Gene
terry.
A Mr.. Cunningham, representative Of
the Iowa Orphans Home at Des Moines,
was here Sunday and spoke at the Union
church Sunday evening.
Mark Adams and wife made an over
land trip to Ottumwa last week. Their
niece, Maggie Trowbridge, accompanied
them.
Veta Scott and Vera Walters were
Garden Grove visitors one day last
week.
Oscar Grimes and wife, former resi-
| dents at this city but now of Gillian,
were visiting relatives and shaking
hands with old time friends during our
reunion.
Frank Horton and wife are here visit
ing from Kansas. az
T. Nome and wife have returned from
their western trip. III.
| Maggie Wernitch is home from visit
with her sister, Mrs. Laura Wright at
| Shenandoah.
School commenced Monday with the
/ following teachers: Prof. j. NJ. Howell,
principal; Mrs. Pearl Grimes; assistant
principal; Alton Hembree, grammar;
Hazel Freeman, intermediate; Myrta
Walters, second primary; Yeta Scott,
first primary. I.
H. A. Hartshorn and family and Israel
Post and family attended the L. d. S.
stake convention at Lamont the past
week. "
Art Teale, G. Il. finch and George
Shoemaker made trip to Des Moines
/ in Arts auto last week.
4 Katherine Asbach left last Friday for
/; Brooklyn where she has position as
teacher.
Ora Moine left last week to visit in
Des Moines. She will 60 from there to
Wayne, Nebraska, where she has posi-
tion in one of the public schools.
! Mrs. Estella Burlington returned Sat
urday from Leon where she had been
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Minerva Franklin returned to
her home at Waukda, South Dakota, last
week. Her son John and his little
motherless children accompanied hel
home and will make that place their
future home.
! Myrta Marble was visiting relatives
in Leon last week.
1 Mrs. Myra Currens, who will be re.
membered by many as Mrs. Myra Fork.
ner, former resident of this county
but now of Hickory, Missouri, who has
been visiting relatives in this vicinity
left for her home last Friday. 4
Thomas Cummings and wife, Carter
Scott and wife, Hazel Freeman and
Hazel Frazier were among the number
i who attended the Des Moines fair last
week.
/ Mrs. Foster, of Osceola, was in our
city last week, called here to attend the
funeral of her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Blanche Foster.
1t will be sad news to some to heal
that Mrs. Martha Tucker, wife of Arne,
Tucker, died at her home in Hickory
county, Mo. They were for years resi-
dents of our county.
The 18th annual Davis City reunion
has come, gone and been forgotten will
anticipations for the next season t.
bring like returns. The crowd wa
large and orderly. The amusement
) lip ht and varied The weather and mari
!. were in ideal condition, and we trus
all who came for few days outing
found all they anticipated.
Mrs. j. W. Wales and daughter Hele
left Monday for Charlton where the
2 will visit relatives and take in the hi
: circus.
Mrs. Bert Adams visited Leon friend
Monday.
Miss Vivian Farley returned Sunda
i from visit in northern Iowa.
!, Mrs. Frank Bennett, Misses Mani
Bennett, Grace Lowell and Gertie Slar
: ter were among those from here who al
t tended the circus at Charlton Tuesda,
q Miss Linnie Tapscott, of Lamont, wa
a guest Of Mrs. Myrta Frazier last weel
S After two months visit with he
sister, Mrs. DR.. Reed, Miss Nora Shelb
e returned Friday to her home in S
n Louis.
VIM. Burrell had position on til
r police force at the state fair this yea
Frank Ordway has bought the Hocl
d ert property in the west part of til
town, consideration SLIGO.