The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-14
Davis City.
Ike Evans was on the market with
ar of hogs last Saturday.

Ike Evans was on the market with a
car of hogs last Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Noble, of Caledonia, was
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Mitchell, from Saturday until Monday.
Squire Cox, of near Leon, visited his
daughter, Mr.. j. X. Beasley, of Davis
City, last Wednesday.
Albert Gibler, of Mt. Moriah, Mo-,
was in our the city the past week.
Miss Ola Fent, of Ottumwa, was Wis
iting friend in this city the past week.
The ladies of the Priscilla Club had a
Corinthian supper at the home of Mrs.
G. G. Grimes last Saturday evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cash and son John,
of Decatur City, were in our city last
Saturday, called here to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Cashs brother, S. S..
Starkey.
Mrs. P. Shirley and daughters Anna
and Jae visited over Sunday with old
friends at Eagleville, Mo.
Aaron Starkey, of Nebraska, came in
Saturday to attend his brothers funeral,
but arrived after they had started to
the cemetery.
B. D. Adams and wife spent Sunday
with relatives near Crown.
DR.. w. G. Jeffries, wife and baby, OF
Leon, were visiting with Davis City
friends the past week. The doctor
thought he would try his hand at fish
ing to see that he didn't forget how,
but he only caught two little catfish
which tipped the scales at "a pounds
Some say "a pounds each and other say
it took both minnows to weigh the "A
pounds. So much for the first fish story
Who will come next?
Milt Lindsey, of Leon, spent Sunday
in our city.
LeGrand Goldman came in Saturday
from prolonged stay in Kansas.
Claude Robinson was down from Leor
between trains Sunday.
Frank Horton, of Goodland, Kansas
came in Sunday to look after some bust
ness matters in this city.
Col. S. j. Burnison, wife and son Eo
came in Sunday from winters sojourI
in California, and we hope they viii
again make Davis City their future
home.
Mrs. Lew Thompson visited LeoI
friends the past week.
Mrs. Dense Cornett, an old either
and a good woman, passed away at he
home in our city last Monday morning
at O'clock. This is a sad blow to he
family and especially her aged com
panion, who has the sympathy of all
We will try to obtain data for an obitu
airy next week.
, A daughter eff Mrs. Sim Starkey o
Mt. Moriah, has been here the pas
week, called here by the death of he
: stepfather.
W. Collins and family, Of Lamon
Spent Sunday in our CITY.
; S. S. Starkey, an old resident and
good man, passed away at his home
this city last Thursday. The funera
was held Saturday at the Union churcl
: interment being in the old Davis Cit
!, cemetery. Rev. Armstrong, of Leol
preached the funeral. The decease
was born in Ohio in 1882, and came t
Il Iowa in the early tifties, and had eve
!. since been resident of this state. H
y was good, quiet citizen, and ma
that verybody liked. He was Away
= sympathetic, and as long as he was abb
- =. was ever ready to help anyone i
y need. He had not been we'll all white
but kept up and around until Wedne'
day morning, and had commenced to I'll
a saw when he was suddenly stricke
Il with paralysis and soon became III
conscious, in which condition he n
! NAMED until the last. He is survive
a by five sisters and one brother, and
n loving companion, as we'll as lars
n circle of friends and relatives to mouI
his loss. While he had never made ar
= profession he was believer in S.
y preme Ruler, and his daily walk in Ii
~ might we'll be worthy of imitation. Ma
he rest in peace.
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