The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-05
Davis City.

the past week and left for duty last
Sunday. She goes to camp in
Georgia.
Mrs. G. w. Henderson returned
the past week from a visit at Chi
cagO.
Mrs. Claude Robinson was called
to Garden Grove the past week to
attend the funeral of her mother.
Mrs. A. B. Norman received word
last week of the death Of Finley
Major of Creole, Colorado. His
mother, Mrs Major, will be remem-
ley's death was the fortieth in
Creede in two weeks from the
dreadful scourge influenza. He
was known to many here as he Wis
tied his relatives while he was a
student at Wentworth Academy,
Lexington, Mo. He leaves his par
ents, wife and son: besides many
his early departure;
Anthony Radnich and Thomas
Sutherlin made trip to Ottumwa
Miss ISIS VERNE Spencer, of near
Pleasanton, visited her aunt, Mrs.
S. Radnich, Sunday, being enroute
for Lamont to resume her studies at
Word has been received by rela-
tives that Lee Howell was in an
Omaha hospital being treated for
appendicitis. His mother Mrs. J.
M. Howell is with him helping to
care for him.
George Bates of near Des Moines,
was looking after business in Davis
c. E. Henderson, of Leon, visited
Wife ii of Of Davis city, last Sunday.
Let us make a correction in our
last communication. 1t should have
read l. S. Norman instead of J. S.
Norman who was elected to the Kan
sas legislature: We, did not know
by so many until SO many were
phoning to. know who he was. No
harm done and our old friend John
only received little bit more news
paper notoriety than he otherwise
would have done.
Orval Marble and family came in
the past week from California for
Mrs. Buell. was called to Ellston
the past week by the sad news that
her mother who was past 80 years
old, was dead
Mrs. Lyman McClain has a sister
from Lemars visiting her.
Thanksgiving day passed verv
quietly in our city: There her was II, a
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Brick church in which all church go
ers were invited to attend. There
were also number of family gath,
erings at the different homes, also
a school social in which the Senior
and Junior classes participated, was
held at the opera house in the even
ing and later those who were so in
clined stayed to finish with dance.
And surely never has our glorious
onurtry moro cauSa for to he thank
full than now.
Blyth 9TH; eo Mo-, o. visited Davis CITY
relatives the past week.
B. D. Adams and wife of koyle,
spent THANKSGIVING, with his brother,
NJ. H., in Davis City.
ley was brought here from St. JOS
eph. Mo-, for burial on Wednesday
of last week. Mrs. Barley was a
former highly esteemed resident of
our city, but left here for St.. Joseph
several years ago but was brought
here for burial beside her husband
who died about six or seven years
ago and was buried here in the new
daughter who have the deepest SYM
pathy of all their old friends in this
sad hour. We were sorry we could
not obtain dates for an obituary.
A gentleman from Osceola has
opened up an office here to buy furs.
Another gentleman has opened a
repair shop, to clean and repair
Mrs. Rosamond Roberts, of Den
YER, Mo-, was visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Severe, of Davis
City, the past week
Mrs. Fred Epperley, of Leon, spent
several days the past week with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Hardinger, in
Davis City.
had to relate happened at the home
of George Burrell in our little city
their married daughter Mrs. Sadie
Butcher, wife OF H. Butcher, and
their two year old grandchild, the
little daughter, Of Everett Mcdowell,
both died in ten minutes apart with
the same family were also sick at the
same time. The funeral services
we're held at the home on Main
street, Elder Mcconnell of the Apos-
tolic faith in charge; burial of both
were in the old q cemetery. Mrs.
Butcher is survived by her husband,
four children, her father, mother,
three sisters and one brother to
mourn the loss Of a loving com
host of relatives who all deeply
sympathize with then, in their loss
Mrs. Butcher had professed hope in
her Savior, was a member of the
Apostolic church. Her home was
near Terre Haute, but had come, to
help care for the sick ones in her
fathers family and was taken bad
at once and from the first there was
no hopes for her. May her soul
rest in peace.
Another old land mark of our
little city is being removed when
Crayton Miller last week began to
tear down the old hotel on the cor
ner of Bridge and Mill street, known
the last few years at the Lleweling
house. The old building was erect
ed in 1875, by Ceph Adkins, a SON
in-law of the late VIM: Davis. the
was named Centennial house, in
honor of our great national fair
then in process of erection at Phil
adelphia. 1t then contained %
rooms. besides halls and corridors,
but did not seem to prosper as 1t