The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07

last Wednesday
- NSrWent a surgical op-
ssnoye a growth Of some
nd hearing, and we are glad
Hse that he is much better. anu
!ks thatrhe will soon be entirely
Jehu Mcdaniel living. a few miles
south of Davis City met, with a
severe accident last Thursday, while
having; He had occasion to climb
changes Of repairs, and tie STACKER
upset with him, and in his fall to
the ground he sustained broken
and dislocated shoulder and other
injuries. DR.. Wales was called to
treat him. but he found it necessary
to take him to the hospital at Leon,
and have the injured parts photo
graphed by the X-Ray to be sure
that they were properly adjusted,
aat II Th IS th ne he mue ma Pan
successful recovery, and at last woru
from him he was resting as com
fortably. as could be expecpan He
was brought back to his hong, Fri
day.
Davis City has three of her octo-
the end of their earthly lifa viz:
a. F. ,Jehries, who has been eonfin
ed to his bed tor r. two years and who
Reed is very low with complicated
troubles incident to old age, and
who is past 81 years, also James
Bass is very low with compiled tons
81 years Of age. Mr.. Bass and MI
Jeffries have been residents Of Da-
Wis City, since in the ffties, and Mr.. |
Reed since about 1875 Or a little
later
Mrs HI L. McClaran arrived home
Saturday at noon from South Bend, |
Ind, where she had been visiting |
her sister, Mrs. Cora Hunt, who
came home with her for a visit to
her mother and her childhood home
for a few weeks
from his service in France on last !
Wednesday, He looks fine and his
sojourn.;s abroad seems to have agreed
boys are all back now except the
two sons OF John Davis and James |
I-atta. These are of the cxpedi- !
ton to France, but we still have "a
number trsm this vicinity in the
years, among, them are the two sons
of w. T. Bailey, Harvey Post a son |
Of Albert Hamilton and Prof Ora
ie Ms Rachel Burpison was buried
by the side of her husband in the
l. O. O.. f. cemetery here last Mon
Gay. She died at the home Of her
q daughter near Mt. Ayr on the 10th
A letter from w. T. Marble who
is stationed on The Mercy Hospital
ship at New York, says he read in
The Reporter where all the Davis
City boys are home but three and
he was one Of the three and he says
Washington, D. c., to release ali
branches except the medical corps
Z and let them go. at the rate Of ten
them on the, ship and they are ali
very much disappointed. But they
fear an epidemic of flue or any sick
ness and 1t takes 50 long to get Them
trained a., to take the place of, the
r hopes it will be him that will be in
zthes ~ pr cent and hope they Will |
speed UP the training Of men to fill |
s$ JEeir places SO they may be home |
again.
A miscellaneous shower was given
at the home Of Miss Helen Wales
in honor Of Miss Nellie Burrell.
Many beautiful presents were re-
$reived and q good time reported
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bailey were
business visitors at Lamont Satur-
disc asged from service .H g? at st camp
/. Dix, lis Visiting his many friends and
Mss Myr IN TINS Mar city al tins Tftng
Monaay. from Allerton where she
Had visited her cousin Molly Gard ,
y iaer and family the past week.
Burrls. howell arrived in this city
\ from Des Moines 4uonday where he
4 had NDeen discharged and came to
Il: Da viss+City to visit his many friends
a; and relatives who We're indeed glad |
to see him and especially to see him
Y looking SO. well.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. O. l.. Frazier return
ed home Monday from Des Moines
where they visited Mrs. Frazier
a parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Howell.
Lucia Howell accompanied them to
this city for a short visit with her
many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson re-
\ turned home from a few days visit |
at the Mineral Springs. They report
a fine outing
Mrs:;s II. l.. McClaran returned
home Saturday from a months Wis
it with her sister Mrs. Cora Hunt,
of South Bend, Indiana. Mrs Fu,
accompanied Mrs. McClaran for a
short, visit with relatives and ,
friends.
Mrs. S. E Adams left last We'd
nesday for couple of months visit !
fh friends and relatives III Indi-
lAr. and Mrs Maurice Brown and ;