The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-05
A RESIDENT FOR
PAST So YEARS
MIS-. J. W. Coon, Of near Dow City,
After Long Illness, Departs this
Earthly Life.

MIS-. J. w. Coon, Of near Dow City
After Long Illness, Departs this
Earthly Life.
CAME TO CRAWFORD IN 1856
Funeral Held at the Home and Re
mains Taken to Dunlap for In
terment-Rev. Barker Otficiases.
DOW CITY, March 4-(Special)-
This week we are called upon tC
chronicle the death of Mrs. j. w. Coon
which occurred at her home north Cd
town, after a lingering illness. She
had been ill since last October, thus
death to her came as a great relief,
Isabelle G. Davie was born at Pontiac,
Livingston county, ILL.,, Dec. %, 1851.
In the spring of 1856, she moved with
her parents to Clinton county, Iowa.
Then in the fall of 1861 they moved to
{ Crawford county, near Dow City.
where she has spent the remainder OF
her life. On Oct. 6, 1873, she was
united in marriage to J. W. Coon and
to this union, one child was born, a
son, who died in infancy. After an
illness of thirteen weeks, she departed
this life, Sunday morning, Feb. %, be-
ing at the time of her death, 81 years
and two months of age. She leaves
to mourn her departure, her husband,
and an adopted son, Robert, two sis
tiers, Mrs. T. J. Rule, of Dow City and
Mrs. Emma d. Hunt of Alberta, Can
ada, one brother, w. A. Davie, of Dun
lap and a host of friends. The deceas-
ed was a kind, loving wife and mother
her departure from this life means a
great loss The funeral was held at
the home, Tuesday morning at eleven
o'clock, Rev. G. A. Barker of the
Baptist church officiating. The body
was shipped to Dunlap on the after
noon train and laid to rest in the Dun
lap cemetery. The deepest sympathy
of all is extended to the bereaved ones
The Arthur lanyard family, who
have been residing on the Riddle place
about a mile east of town for the past
year, have moved to Denison where
Mrs. w. H. Buss gave a miscellan-
eous shower Saturday in honor of Mrs.
Leslie Helm of Dunlap. Owing to the
bad condition of the roads, not many
were able to be present, but those who
were, had a very enjoyable time The
guest of honor received several beau
tifnl and useful gifts.
o. f. Bentley, wife and baby daugh-
ter, left on Tuesday OF the past week
dor their new home in Ames.
Clair Butterworth has purchased
three acres of land of the Illinois Cen
trail Railway company just northeast
OF town and we understand that it is
purpose to erect a slaughter house
there. For sometime past Mr.. Butter
worth has been having his supply of
meat for the market shipped up from
Omaha. 49, .,-, :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Colby moved on
Wednesday to Buck Grove where they
are now conducting barber shop and
restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doch-
erty have moved over from Buck
Grove and are occupying the Colby
residence property. Mr. Docherty is
to conduct a cream station here and
will be located in the building, two
doors north of the City Hotel.
Mrs. Herman Lazerus had an opera
tion performed for the removal of her
tonsils while in Omaha last week.
y. 'B. Justice moved his family in
from the country Wednesday having
rented the residence of Elder Chas
3. tButterworth which was vacated by
the o. Il. Bentley family. The George
Ahart family of near Dunlap have
moved onto the Brill farm east or
town where the Justice family had
been living.
Albert Miller was caller in Dunlap
+. f. Policy, of Denison was a visit
or in town one day last week.
Frank O'Meara returned Thursday
noon from a brief business sojourn in
Omaha.
Ben Mitchell and wife of Buck
Grove, have moved onto the Milo Kel.
ly farm which was vacated sometime
ago by the Linn Rood family who
moved to town.
LoST-AlRDALE DOG. ANSWERS
to the name Of Kaiser. Finder please
notify Mrs. S. J. Acker phone Ola.
Reward will be given for return 10.1t,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Weakley and
baby, OF Chicago, have been here the
past week, guests at the home of her
sister, Mrs. M. G. Goddard and family.
Mrs. Hugh Butterworth and son,
Gerald, and daughter, Naomi, arrived
the forepart of the past week from
David City, Nebr., for a visit at the
parental, Clair Butterworth home, re.
turning Wednesday.
Mrs. David Gillstrom and little
aaughteE left Thursday for their home
IN Minnesota after a pleasant weeks
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs,
John Mathys and family and with the
ley. III,
w, E. Bonsall was down from Deni-
son Thursday visiting with his broth
or, ]. H. Bonsall.
Hugh Schryner spent several days