The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-12-13
BUCK GROVE NEWS
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Don't forget the big dance here on
Friday evening, Devember 18th. Fine
music and good time assured. Every
body come. 5O-1t
Mrs. Mae Larson, of Manila, taught
here a few days last week for her
friend, Miss Ida Sowles.
Jim Jones, of Denison, was in town
a few days last week experimenting
the moving of Mrs. Dee's house out
onto one of his farms near here.
Mrs. George Hester and Mrs. John
Cole were entertained at dinner last
Friday at the home of John KepfOrd
and family.
VIM. Moffitt and wife were called
to Denison to the bedside of their
aunt, Mrs. Foster, who died last week
Thursday at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Robert Beutel.
Harley Chase is building an addition
to his house on his farm south of here,
and when it is finished will move. his
family from where they now live
northwest of town.
Samuel Motfitt was called to Deni-
son to attend the funeral of his only
sister, Mrs. Foster, who died last
week. Auntie Foster, as she was gen.
orally called, lived continuously here
in Buck Grove for nearly eighteen
years and so is we'll known in this sec
ton, having moved to Denison only
about four months before her death.
Mrs. Foster was born in County Fer
mamma, Ireland in 1908, and was con-
sequently 1913 years old at the time of
her death. She was one of family
of thirteen children. She had one
sister and eleven brothers-all hav-
| ing passed to the great beyond ex-
cept one brother, Samuel Moffitt, who
resides here and is also the youngest
member OF that large family. He is
now in the nineties. The deceased
came to Canada about seventy years
ago and married there, but there were
no children from this union. Mrs. Eos.
ter came to Buck Grove about eighteen
years ago and has lived here almost
continuously, with the exception of a
few visits to Canada during that time
The death of this aged lady occurred
at the home of her niece, Mrs. Robert
Beutel, in Denison, Thursday, Deem
Der 7th, at 8 p. m. The funeral was
held Sunday and the remains taken to
DCHoASC pldCSu III Tic cemetery
there beside other relatives.
Mr.. Robert Moffitt, of Woodstock,
Min, attended the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs. Foster, and then came down to
Buck Grove to visit with old friends
and neighbors before going home. He
reports prospects 0. K. in Minnesota,
and says they have done we'll during
the past year, Notwithstanding the dry
weather. He had good crop of corn
and made good money raising sheep.
Mr. Samuel Moffitt has returned at
ter a several days stay in Denison.
David Weatherby is busy cutting
down cottonwood trees these days and
having them sawed into lumber.
John Tillett, who has many &C
quaintances in this section, died Fri
day, December 9Th, at his home in
Denver. His sister, Mrs. John KEEP
ford, and Etheline Tillett left at once
tor Colorado to attend the funeral
Miss Nellie Sullivan was a Dunlap
visitor from Thursday until Monday.
Doctor Bonney has been quite ill for
several days, but is again able to be
UP, although far from we'll.
Mrs. Shields and family were Dun
lap visitors Saturday and over Sunday.
Doctor Bonney went to Manila Mon
day to consult doctor in his case.
There was very enjoyable surprise
party held at Frank Slater's on last
Thursday evening. There was a large
attendance, although few were kept
away by sickness and death in their
family. All present report a most en-
joyable time.