The Davis City Advance, Davis City, Iowa Thursday, February 14, l895 Clerk GATES was down Sunday. J. STATZEL of Leon was down Tuesday. MISS MARY ARNOLD spent Sunday in Leon. FRANK JACKSON spent Sunday at home. A.M. SEVERE left Monday for Memphis, Mo. MRS. GEO. KESHLEAR has been sick the past week. L.P. SIGLER of Leon was on our streets Tuesday. WM. BOWMAN of Leon gave us a call last Saturday. MR. J.C. KESHLEAR had business in Leon last Saturday. GEO. FRANKLIN's baby, ELMER, is quite sick with lung fever. Uncle BILL CRAIG made a business trip to Leon Tuesday. You can get 24 lb. of granulated sugar for $l.00 at JEFFRIES & SON's. FOR SALE: Three good cows -- one fresh. Call on JACOB BRENNER. MR. SPARKS and wife came home Tuesday from a visit to Lamoni. O.H. FERGUSON of Lamoni had business in our city last Monday. F.M. WALKER of Pleasanton was doing business in town Monday. MISS LIZZIE FRANKLIN came home Sunday from a visit to Humeston. GEORGE THACKETT and MISS CARRIE WARNER of Leon visited our jeweler, JOE WARNER, the first of the week. We regret to learn that some of the family of MR. BROOKS, near Bethany Junction, are sick with the measles. We are requested to announce that ELDER J.R. LAMBERT of Lamoni will preach at the Saint's Chapel Sunday morning and evening. MRS. HORTON returned home from Kansas City last Saturday accompanied by FRED, who has been quite sick but is now able to be around. GEO. P. CAMPBELL took his brother H.R. to Saline, Mo., last Sunday to visit another brother, A.E. CAMPBELL, who resides near that place. MR. and MRS. JAMES BOLON received a telegram announcing the birth of a grandson, JAMES BOLON, JR., born to MR. and MRS. R.C. BOLON, of Lineville, Iowa. PROF. C.H. HARMON was taken before the Mayor last Monday for shooting a cat. He was fined $l and costs, "But the cat came back," we don't think. G.D. VAN BEEK was 80 years old last Saturday. A family dinner was given in honor of him and his daughter, GERTIE, whose birthday was the day before. Three tramps were arrested here last Monday because they wanted some place to stay. They were sent to Leon. Of course the county will foot the bill. J.C. KESHLEAR of this city has been staying with his father-in-law, MR. BOLON, for the last few days. MR. BOLON has been down with rheumatism but is reported better now. REV. GEO. E. MITCHELL, the M.E. Pastor on Davis City Circuit will commence a series of meetings at the Union Church here next Sunday night, which will likely continue two or three weeks. Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert August 25, 2003

The Davis City Advance, Davis City, Iowa Thursday, February 2l, l895 On Wednesday evening of last week about l0 o'clock, POLAND HIGDON and family, who live near Akron, Mo., a few miles south of Davis City, were awakened by the smell of smoke and found their house on fire. They had retired about an hour before and left the fires banked for the night, but by some means fire had caught the woodwork of the house and was under way so that it could not be put out. But little of their effects were saved as the heat was intense and fire spread rapidly through the interior of the dwelling. the loss was nearly total; insurance $400. Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert August 26, 2003

The Independent Patriot Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa February 21, 1895 PERSONAL James POST visited at Davis City over Sunday. Mr. PARKER went to Leon Friday on business. James DRAPER was in town Friday buying horses. Mrs. Minnie WICKES returned home Monday from California. Miss VANDERPOOL of Leon was int own Thursday and Friday. Miss Carlile JARVIS arrived Monday to visit relatives in Lamoni. Miss Mattie IVY of Mt. Ayr, Iowa is staying at H. H. WHITE's. J. D. ENNIS and wife went to Leon on business and for a visit. J. W. SMITH returned home Friday from his trip with horses. Mrs. Ida YARRINGTON visited relatives near Davis City last week. James GILREATH of Grand River, Iowa, was in town Thursday last. C. H. BRUNS of Ottumwa, Iowa, was in town Thursday and Friday. Mr. SPAFFORD, the hotel man of Grant City, Missouri, was a guest at the BARR hotel Saturday. Elder F. M. WELD was in Des Moines, last week on business. He returned home Monday. Elder Evan MORGAN went to Davis City Saturday; from there he returned to his home at Lucas, Iowa, on Monday. E. P. HAWLEY, from Sheridan, Missouri, came in by team Thursday to his recently purchased farm near Lamoni. A. S. PARKER and wife and Verre REESE came over from Pleasanton Friday. Mr. and Mrs. PARKER returned home Saturday. Brick Church. See G. R. DILLON's new card on eighth page. A boy over at James WILLARD's near the Brick Church Monday night. Read card of J. J. RABIDOU on eighth page offering blacksmith shop to rent. A paper that takes no position on vital questions, is not an independent but a very dependent paper. The ladies of Memphis, Tennessee, got out a fine issue of the "Memphis Commercial Appeal", February 14, for charitable purposes. The public school building at Lamont, Iowa, burned last week. Damage $6,000. This is the town that has given Lamoni so much trouble about mail and express matter. The dwelling on the old NEWMAN place, south of Leon was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Nearly all the household goods were saved. The place was under the control of Sigler & McDonough and was occupied by Harrison FRAZIER. - Leon Journal. Copied by Stacey McDowell Dietiker September 6, 2003

The Independent Patriot Lamoni, Iowa February 21, 1895 VAN WERT, IOWA Pretty chilly these days. M. BOGGS was in Chariton last week. The young folks are enjoying themselves as they can go sleigh riding. James KELLEY came over to town last Saturday. Mr. BELDING, who has been poorly for some time is slowly recovering. Mrs. TANNER died last Wednesday morning at 8 a.m., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. MAXWELL, in Weldon, Iowa. Her remains were sent to Farmington, Illinois, where the funeral service will be held. Oscar BOATMAN was in Van Wert Saturday. Dwight BROWN was a Van Wert caller Saturday. Our school is progressing nicely under the guidance of Professor PORTER. R. J. CHRITCHFIELD informs the public through the columns of the last week's "Hornet", that he would suspend publication of that paper until he received his new outfit, and becomes located in new quarters, and has his old presses worked over and made as good as new. CORRESPONDENT Copied by Stacey McDowell Dietiker August 6, 2003

Davis City Advance, Davis City, Iowa Thursday, February 28, l895 Married in twenty-four hours courtship! Young people, how is this for dispatch? You are not "in it." MR. HUDSON of Leon, aged 8l years and MRS. NORTHCUTT of Eden, aged 72 years, were married at Leon on Saturday, the 23d inst. They met first on Thursday evening last. May they enjoy eighty-one years more of happiness and prosperity. MRS. MCMORRIS is sick with intermittent fever. JOHN EVANS has been buying corn. ROBERT MCCARTNEY returned Monday from visiting his brother in Missouri. ALBERT FINCH and sister visited at MR. STILL's Monday. MR. FOSTER had a house raising Monday, and in the evening the young folks kept step with the music. Copied by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert August 26, 2003

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