The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-16
Davis City.

Auooudy " dCtenu the funeral or his
father.
Mrs. Gertie Radnich and Miss
Leah Teale made trip to Leon last
Saturday.
IS Mrs Lou Rev, of Lamont, visit
ed at the home of her mother, Mrs,
George Kimball, the past week.
Henry Turpen and son, Otto, had
business at Lamont last Monday.
Dr.. J. w. Wales came home from
q trip to Rochester, Mimi, last
Thursday.
1t was with profound regret that
the many old friends and neighbors
OF Uncle John Holden, heard of his
death last Monday. and all extend
their profound sympathy to his be-
reaved companion in her hour of sor-
row and sad loss Uncle John for
years lived on farm near here and
was one who helped build up Davis
City, and was known and liked by
almost every man, woman and child
IN our little village, and was always
a welcome visitor with all. He had
put recently spent few days in our
midst, interviewing and as it seems
bidding farewell to old friends.
Mrs. Clara Turpen and Mrs. Mollie
core attended the funeral of their
aunt, Mrs. Malinda O'Dell, Of Terre
Haute, which was held on Tuesday
OF last week, and on Monday morn
ing OF this week word was received
IN our city that Grandma Butcher. of
near the same place, and sister of
the late Mrs. O'Dell, had died that
morning. Both were old and highly
esteemed, and had lived for years
on the same farm near each other
and were pioneer residents of Deca-
tur county. They will be greatly
missed by large circle of relatives
and friends.
I. N. Jeffries and wife visited Sum
day of last week in the country with
their father, Grandpa Jeffries, who
we understand had slight paralytic
stroke, but is getting over it alright.
Miss Cecil Grimes and two broth
ers, or Leon, came Saturday and Wis
tied until Monday with their grand
ma Grimes, south of this city.
Uncle Dense Cornett came down
last Tuesday for visit with Davis
City friends.
Mrs. Matte Horn came in last
week to spend the winter at home.
She has a claim in the west and is
proving up on it. She will have to
return west in the spring.
Mrs. Mia Mitchell, of Des Moines,
was visiting with Davis City rela-
tives last week.
Mrs. Ella Craig left last week for
a canvassing tour in the interest of
the Pioneers lodge.
Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Grenawalt.
OF Lamont, attended the ball given
at the opera house last Wednesday
evening.
&, Henry Downey, a one time resi-
dent of near GAINESVILLE, Mo-, but now
OF Oklahoma, has been visiting his
brother, David Downey, and other
friends in and near Davis City the
past week.
Oren Craig has moved into the
Grandma McClaran property on Clark
street, and contemplates keeping
boarding house for the lay-over. rail
road men who so often stop in our
city.
Mr.. Bailey came in last Sunday
from some point in Missouri where
he had been engaged in buying and
shipping apples for the city markets.
Mrs. Marietta Pruyn, of Lamont,
has been spending the past week
with old friends in this city.
Prof. Dutton, Mrs. G. G. Grimes,
Miss Maggie Wernitch and Miss Olive
Gwinn, the teachers of our public
schools, all attended the teachers
meeting at Des Moines the past week.
0. E. Lovett, Of Garden Grove, was
looking after business connected
with his fine farm adjoining Davis
City last Thursday.
Born, to Ovid Shoemaker and
wife, November 4th, a son. The boy
is doing fine but the mother is very
low, with but little or no hope for
her recovery.
E. S. Grimes returned last Monday
from Des Moines where he had &C.
companied his daughter, Mrs. Mia
Mitchell, on her return home from a
visit in this city.
DIR. w. G. Jeffries and wife will
sail in a few days for Europe. He
goes to continue his studies at a
noted medical college in Vienna, and
will be gone for two years at least.
Mrs. H. L. McClaran and daugh-
ter made a trip to Des Moines the
past week.
Mrs. Nora Kizzire was among the
visitors at Leon last Saturday.
Mrs. Barton Burrell, of near Ak
ron, Mo-, was visitor in our city
the past week, called here to see her
new grandson at Green Hawks.
Miss Jae Shirley came in from Des
Moines Monday, called home by the
Hines and death of her grandfather,
Mr.. Jodon.
w. L. Severe, secretary of the M.
w. A., informed We correspondent
that he last week received and deliv-
cred to J. M. Howell and wife, a
check to each for $500, the amount
being the insurance due them on a
policy Issued to their son, George
Howell, who died recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. P. Campbell re-
turned Thursday from a trip to St.
Joe, Mo.
: Miss Iva Gore, of Seymour, Iowa,
came in the past week for a visit to
her father, John Gore, of this city,
and with her sister, Mrs. Guy Flora,
of New Buda.
D. Jodon, an old and highly es-
termed Citizen died at the home If