The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-11

+. Rollin l. Benetiel, the only son of
S. e. and NJ. NJ. Benetiel, was born
in Decatur City, Iowa, July 81, 1886,
and died at the home of his parents
in Leon, Iowa, December 2, 1913,
2ged 27 years, months and days.
In 1894 he came to Leon with his
parents and has ever since made this
city his home, with the exception OF
the time he was employed in FIT.
Dodge, Iowa, and Quincy, Illinois.
He attended the Leon public schools
and was a most apt scholar, gradual
ing with the class of 'O3. He then
embarked in the business of news
dealer and for a number Of years
handled the daily papers and maya
zines which were sold in this city,
and by his quiet and assuming ways
and gentlemanly and courteous treat
ment of his customers he won the
friendship and admiration of every
one.
lie was always an ardent admirer
of sports of all kinds, though depriv-
ed by physical disability in partici-
pating in them and he was one of the
best posted authorities on sporting
records in the west. He commenced
writing the school reports of athletic
games for the local newspapers,
which he handled in very credit
able manner and his writings attract
ed the attention of the editors of
some of the big dailies. During the
summer of 1912 he was sporting edi-
tor of the FIT. Dodge Daily Chronicle,
his first city assignment and he made
good and was offered the position
lagain. for this year, but he was am
bilious and desired to get higher up
in the newspaper game, so he accept
ed the position of sporting editor of
the Quincy, Ill.,, Daily Journal, and
he revolutionized the sporting page
of this paper. He persuaded the
management to run pink sheet
sporting department, of which he had
full charge and the Quincy people
enpoyed reading his department, as
it was the best the city had ever had.
He retired from his work at Quincy
n few weeks before his death, on ac-
count of i'll health, and the manage
ment had offered him the position
again for next year. During his resi-
dence in Quincy he made many good
friends who learned with regret of
his death. The Daily Journal paid a
touching tribute to him which is
published elsewhere in this issue.
Rollin was little fellow, but he
had heart in him like lion, and
no task was too big for him to tackle,
and he tackled it with the determina-
ton to make good and he always sue
eeeded. He enjoyed the friendship
and esteem of everybody in Leon and
Decatur county, for everybody was
his friend.
He was a member of the Leon X.
Of p. lodge, and also of the X. of P.
hand, with both organizations he had
worked for number of years and
his ever willing services will be sadly
missed. ..@7:;-'.
He leaves to mourn his departure
father, mother, three sisters and
many relatives and dear friends.
Funeral services were held at the
family home on Thursday afternoon
ut o'clock, the sermon being
preached by Rev. Chas. w. Reeder; a
life long friend and confidant and
spiritual adviser of Rollin, assisted
By Rev. Jas. w. Johnson, of the
Christian church. A male quartette
composed of Lew Pease, G. B. Simp-
son, Frank Farquhar and Lester
Gardner sang the old songs of love
and consolation.
The X. of P. lodge had charge of
the services at the cemetery, the pro-
cession being headed by the K. of
P. band with muffled drums and sad
hearts, the lodge attending in body
and there was large concourse of
friends who wendell their
way to the cemetery to pay the last !
tribute of respect to oneAwho will al
rays be missed in Leon.
The floral offerings were many and |
Seautiful, and on arriving, at the
the K. of P.'s rendered |
their beautiful and impressive burial
Iervfce, and all that was mortal of
Dne of those rare creations of Gods !
was consigned to it's
anal resting place to await the resur-
rection.-
Another journal Office Boy Has Gone
to Heaven. .r.