The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-07
Davis City.
Luther Bason had business at


Luther Bason had business at
Bethany the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Potter, of near. Cheyenne,
Wyoming, has been visiting with
her mother, Mrs. Mastine who lives
four weeks but will leave for her
home this week.
Miss Ethel Merrifeld and Miss
Dorothy Brant were in Leon the
past week attending the teachers
examination to qualify for teaching
the coming season;
Mrs. VIM. Campbell came in from
visit with relatives in Oklahoma
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Scott of Bly,
thedale Mo. were over Sunday visit
ors with Mrs. SCOTS parents, Mr..
and Mrs Thurman Craig, also at
the Anthony Radnich home.
day with her parents near Terre
Mrs. Mary Potter was calling on
old friends in Davis City last Sat
Madge Hubbard. of Oklahoma, is
visiting relatives in our city.
There is considerable sickness re-
dangerous. The smallpox scare is
so far only one house and it is UNI
der quarantine.
Our school had to be stopped sew
eral days on account of frozen
pipe that had bursted. Some one
the engine room and left open the
Mrs. U. G. Griffith was St. Joe
caller last Monday.
Mrs. Claude Robinson, Mrs. II. l.:
McClaran, Mrs. U. G. Griffith and
Mrs. G. G. Grimes were callers at
t ast H TSssd Red af Gross work
Earl Fulton, of stewardsville.
Pennsylvania, visited from Saturday
until Monday with his father-in-
law, H. L. McClaran, of Davis City
A new baby came to gladden. the
home of Percy Craig and wife last
Saturday.
Mr. ground hog sure saw his
shadow last Saturday, Feb. End.
Mo-, has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Emma Hagen, and attending the
protracted meeting now in progress
in our city at the Christian chapel
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Brown, of Troy,
Norman home the past week
Our community was shocked last
Monday when word reached us that
Lindsey Butcher had died that even
ing at the home of his father, Jas.
Butcher, west of our city, where he
had gone about a week ago on ac-
count S Of sickness s .o N Mr.. Butcher tel '
City and was well known and liked
by all, had but recently bought the
Marble restaurant and became
citizen of our little village where he
was building up fine trade, and it
is with deep regret that his life is
so soon cut short in the prime of
life. His parents and brothers and
this sad hour of their bereavement
Ralph Bailey, son of our towns
man, VIM. Bailey, who is in the
navy service OF our country, had a
recent experience that he will not
care to have repeated The ship he
was on went down and the crew.
took to open, boats. The boat he
was in, togethey with % others,
floated for thirteen days before they
sighted land and then they were So
near exhausted that it took them a
day and night to row 80 miles.
They had lived 2 days on 6 crack
ers, and one glass of water. a, day,
and two of their number died and
they had to throw them overheard
Since our last communication
word has been received in our city
that Mr.. and Mrs. /. Lloyd, of Dixie
county were the proud parents of
new SON Mrs. Lloyd will be re-
membered as Miss Jae Shirley,
daughter of Perry Shirley.
Roy Davis and wife, of Omaha,
have a new son.
Elmer Hubbard last week sold
his farm south of our city to Mr..
Brenizer. Consideration said to be
$500 an acre. 1t was a part of the
old Adkins place.
The Davis City Red Cross Auxil-
larry sent the following shipment of
surgical dressings to Leon this
week: $50 gauze congresses, 9x9;
100 gauze strips, 6x3; SIS T. band
ages; 80 abdominal bandages; 10
four tailed; 65 triangular.
Mrs. Neal Andrew. of Des MOines,
is visiting With her father, ]. M.
Howell, Mrs. Howell having accom-
panied her sister, Mrs. Weller, to
Katy, Texas.
James Bennett went to erosion
Monday where he was called to take
the military physical examination.
DR.. Reed took Guy DriskM and
Mr.. Rollan to st. Joe, Mo-, Sunday
for medical attention. The doctor
went on to Texas on a. business trip.
We can use some choice first mort
g IN n.