The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-02-20
Decatur City.


Mrs. Ray Ravens died Friday even
ing, the funeral being held from the
NJ. Z. church Sunday afternoon at
TWO o'clock conducted by Rev Nc
Gilvray, interment in the Decatur
cemetery. The bereaved family have
the sympathy of the entire commun-
ity in their sorrow.
Mrs j. G. Cozad and the Misses
Ethel Gardner and Ida Creal were
Leon visitors Saturday.
Fred Townsend and Claud Brazel-
ton of Leon were in town Sunday.
Walter Mclaughlin and family
spent Sunday in Leon the guests Of
his brother, r. e. Mclaughlin and
wife.
Mrs. Royal Stiles, of Woodland.
Iowa, who has been a guest at the
home of her niece, Mrs. O. B. Creal,
returned to her home the last OF the
week
Mrs. John Wilson, of Leon, came
Saturday for 4 visit with her sister,
Mrs. Bluford Wilson.
John Woodland shipped car OF
wheat from here this week.
Mrs. w. A. Boone of Leon was in
town Monday.
]. c. Cozad, wife and daughter,
LaVerne and Miss Elva Gardner
were guests of Mr.. Cozad's brother
and family down in Morgan township
|. J. Dalby is rushing his elabo-
rate and commodious lumber yard
to completion anG when finished Will
be an improvement to our little city
DR.. B. l.. Eiker, OF Leon. was IN
town Monday.
Il. A. Sutherlin spent the fore part
of the week in town. managing his
stock of implements he recentl;'
bought OF Eousher & BoWsEer OF
Leon.
A. E. Ellis delivered two cars Of
hogs here Monday TO be shipped 10
Ottumwa.
Nellie Reuss spent Sunday with
Pauline Bechtel
f. F.. Allen and wife and children
returned last week from Kansas and
Nebraska where they spent the wiz
ter visiting their children.
Fred Bruncr with his family al
rived here last week from Plank
ington, South Dakota, and have TAX
en- possessiOn of their farm south OF
town. Mr.. Bruner decided there
was no place quite so good as Deca-
tul county.
Jas. Young of Jack Oak shipped
one car of hogs to Chicago the first
OF the week.
NJ. j. Porter's sale was we'll at
tended Monday. Everything brough:
good prices.
Mrs. Clearwater. former we'll
known resident of this place, who
had been living for some time at
Beatrice, Nebraska, has again be-
come a resident of our town occupy
ing her old home residence in the
north part of town.
Mrs Sadie Walker and Miss Jessie
ra1dov were Leon visitors Friday
evening.
Johnnie Reuss and wife and Lloyd
Shoemaker were guests at the nome
of MIR. and Mrs. ]. c: Cozad Saturday
evening.
The three weeks old baby OF MIR.
and Mrs. Palmer died Sunday morn
ing at about three o'clock, the 1un-
eral being held at the Palestine
church east of town at 2:3O CLOCK.
Interment was made in the Palestine
cemetery. The family have the SYM
patty Of the community in their sor-
row.
Samuel kier still remains very
sick.
Mrs. Brockway is quite sick.
tEpworth League subject SUNDAY;
evening, The Social Motive; Love.
Leader, Miss Nellie Little.
Mrs. Fred Mi.lsap and Mrs. Ray
Ravens and little sor were guests OF
friends in the country Monday.
Miss Fern Reuss spent Sunday the
guest Of Miss Ressie Creal.
Miss Ruby Allen spent Sunday
with Miss Hazel Riddle.
Harry Hicks, of Osceo!a, spent
Sunday here the guest OF his sister,
Mrs. Johnnie Tullis.
James Dobscn and .. B. Crea'
were Leon visitors Monday.
Mrs. Fort Bowsher. was guest OF
Miss Ona Riley Sunday.
Miss Garland Phipps spent Satuf-
GAY night with Miss Marie Tullls.
Mrs. Johnnie Reuss was guest OF
Mrs. DR.. d. r. Springsteen Sunday