Leon Reporter Leon, Decatur County, Iowa Thursday, November 8, 1900 Uncle GEORGE TALLMAN had an experience in F.D. CLOSE's deer park last Sunday afternoon, which he will remember all his life, and one which came very near proving a fatal one for him. He has been accustomed to pass through FRED CLOSE's pasture in west Leon to get to his own pasture which joins it. MR. CLOSE is the owner of quite a herd of deer and several of the bucks are quite vicious. He has two enclosures fenced in with high wire and Sunday afternoon MR. TALLMAN was going through the west park and had no thought of there being any deer in it as they had been kept recently in the east park, but they had been turned into the west one Sunday. He was walking slowly and before he knew it was attacked from the rear by three deer, knocked down and was badly gored, cut and bruised. He was unable to get up, but finally got hold of the buck's leg and horns and held on, shouting all the time for help. He was dragged along by the enraged animal for a distance of two or three hundred feet, all the time being cut and bruised by the feet and horns of the buck. His cries were finally heard by WILL FILLICAL and WILL HINKLE, who went to his rescue and drove the deer away with clubs. MR. TALLMAN had struggled with them for 30 or 40 minutes, and was so weak he could not have held out much longer. He was unable to stand and when taken home and Dr. Bowman called, it was necessary to stitch a number of his wounds in dressing them. It is also feared he may be injured internally, and his advanced age makes his injuries quite serious.

The Davis City Advance, Davis City, Iowa Thursday, November l5, l900 HAMILTON ITEMS: MR. and MRS. JAMES SMITH, of Lamoni and GEO. CARTWRIGHT of High Point, were visiting friends on Grand River Saturday. There will be a public sale at Hall's and Toovey's on Thursday of next week. PETER LINSTROM has sold his place to RILEY HOLLINGER and will live with E.C. TREMBLY this winter. MR. LEWIS HILL from southern Missouri, has rented the house occupied by JOE VANDEL. The church lately built at New Salem was dedicated last Sunday. Rev. Jones occupied the pulpit. J.R. SMITH is buying corn at G.E. GRAHAM's for 25cts per bushel. REV. HAMILTON will assist in the meetings at Riverview next week. Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert October 24, 2003

Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, November 22, l900 MRS. SHOEMAKER and sons visited in the country Sunday with the family of GEORGE SHOEMAKER. E.S. GRIMES & Son have dissolved partnership in the harness shop, and O.E. GRIMES will put in a shop at Gilman, Mo., and will move his family to that place next week. The infant child of TOM PENNISTON and wife was buried last Tuesday in the Davis City Cemetery, funeral services being conducted at the home by Rev. Mozier. The family have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement. O.E. GRIMES and wife returned from Bethany Sunday. The United Brethren are holding protracted meetings in the Union Church this week. MESDAMES ASBACH and ROGERS left for a visit with their brother in Kansas last Tuesday. REV. SAMSON, of Van Wert, held services in the new M.E. Church Sunday. The Union Church has undergone thorough repairing, and new stoves and organ added, and is now one of the best church buildings in the county. MRS. S.R. FRAZIER, of Des Moines, is visiting relatives and old friends here this week. MRS. ALICE DAVIS, of Humeston, is visiting her parents, R.J. HARMON and wife. JOHN VAN WINKLE, wife and baby, of Akron, Mo., visited his parents here Sunday. EDD VAN BEEK, of Ottumwa, came in for a visit with home folks Monday. MR. ROSS, of Elk Creek, visited his niece, MRS. MARY CUMMINGS the past week, and also attended the meetings now in progress. He runs the Adams Gallery one day each week. MRS. MAGGIE BROWN and son, NEAL, were callers on Davis City relatives last Saturday. MRS. INEZ ADAMS, of near Tuskeego, was a caller in Davis City last Saturday. C. FOSTER and MISS BLANCH CORNETT were married Saturday evening at the residence of JARED EMMONS. This young couple are too well and favorably known to need any introduction to our readers and all join in wishing them a bright and happy future. GRANDMA WOOD, an old and highly respected citizen of New Buda Township, died rather suddenly Saturday. Will try to give an obituary next week. In last week's items, we should have stated that ARTHUR CUMMINGS had gone to housekeeping instead of BERT CUMMINGS. No, girls, BERT is still on the market, and so wants it distinctly understood so! Copied by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert

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