The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-06
Davis citys

',,GrandttiA Hawkins and Rrandda0gh:
ter, Miss Mary Freeman returned from
a weeks visit with friends in Leon last
Friday.
Mrs. ]. H. Killing and Mrs. j. N. Gates
visited IN Pleasanton last Sunday, the
guest of Mrs. Lucy Keshlear.
HI. L. Shoemaker and family visited
with relatives at Decatur last week.
Miss Mollie Gravatt is on the sick list.
j. N. Gates had business at Creston,
Iowa, the past week, returning Satur-
day.
Earn Walters made trip to Ridge
way, Mo-, last Wednesday.
Walter McCully has bought the Will
Mitchell house west of town and will
move it to his farm; consideration $l25.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. E. Shirley made trip
to Eaglevllle, Mo-, last Saturday. They
went to take their daughter, Annie,
who will teach school in the vicinity of
Eagleville, Mo-, this winter.
Mrs. Allie Walker, of Decatur, was q
guest in the Laney home the past week.
Miss Flnnle Hartshorn returned the
past week from prolonged stay with
friends in Tama county, Iowa.
Mrs. Lem Thompson and daughter
returned from Chicago last Saturday.
Mrs. nj j. Shriner also returned at the
same time.
Alfred Burrell has secured a position
at railroading, headquarters at Char
iton, and has moved his family to that
tplace.
Mrs. Emma Horton and son John
returned from their trip to Radcllfr, Ia,
last Friday.
Mark Adams and wife, of Tuskeego,
visited friends in Davis City last Sun
day.
Freeman's new building is nearing
completion.
Mr.. Ellinwood, of Leon, was looking
after his telephone interests at this
place last Monday.
Mrs. Catharine Axes nee Mckay was
was brought here from near Leon last
Thursday for burial. She was for years
resident Of this city before her mar.
riage to MIR. Axes and has many warm
friends who we're panied to hear of her
death. We will send obituary next
week.
DIR. Duff returned from Des Moines,
Iowa, last Thursday.
DR.. Wheeler returned from his Chica-
60 trip last week.
Mrs. E. +. Horton, Mrs. Il. p. Shir-
ley and Mrs. J. w. WALES attended the
funeral of Mrs. ]. N. Painter last Mon
day.
The entertainment at the parsonage
last Friday evening in the interest Of
the new M. E. church was we'll attend
ed.
The ladies of the L. d. S. church gave
a social at the Saints chapel last eve
ming. Quite good time was enjoyed
by all.
Mr. and Mrs. George CampbellS and
M. sGrsnt Griffin attended Mrs. Paint
er's funeral.
Curt Burrell left for Charlton, Iowa.
last Monday. He goes to a position as
clerk in the depot restaurant at Char
iton.
Miss Annie Shirley had the misfortune
to lose her gold watch and chain last
Saturday az she was going to Eagleville.
Luckily an honest mover foundlit lying
in the road and brought it to Davis
City to the Valley bank, and as her
name was on it there was no trouble
to find the owner. Truly such honesty
as that traveller showed is to be COM
memorated.
Town council met last Monday.
The store of G. A. Gave was burglar
lied last Monday night and a quantity
of dry goods taken, consisting of suit
of gents clothes, also some underwear
and pair of shoes were among the
goods missed. tits said pair of old
shoes was left on the side walk in front
of the store building. The thief or
thieves had effected an entrance by
breaking glass in the front and crawl
ed in. They had lighted the lamp and
placed a board up to shade the light in
the front. They emptied sack of rice
on the floor to get the sack to put their
plumber in. There is no clue to the
thieves.
Mrs. l. N. jeffrey and daughter and
Mrs. Gary Mitchell returned from a
months visit with relatives in Kansas
last week.
Jap statzell, of Leon, was on our
streets last Tuesday.
Maude Bowman went to High Point
last week.
Claire Bowman is at Leon.
Ebert Wickes went to Lamont Sun.
day to attend school.
People who burn the lamp of Reason
need Rocky Mountain Tea. Greatest
reason producer known. 35c. Ask
your druggist.
Coal.