The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Davis CITY.

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joining on the city limits on the south
to VIM. Frazier &Son.
| A. L. Teale has bought out the firm of
Kinsey & Co. occupying the corner
brick on the corner of Davis and Bridge
st. This is one of the best business 10.
cations in our city and as Art has lived
all his life in or near Davis City we pre-.
dict he will become one of our most
successful business men.
Claud Robinson has bought the prop
erty on Davis St. known as the old
Thompson place and is building an ad.
dition and otherwise repairing it. The
cage will soon be ready and Mother
Gossip says the bird is not far of.
r. j. Teale has bought and taken pos
session of the property known as the
VIM. Mcintosh place in the south part
of town.
&. H. Finch, of Blythedale, Mo-, was
in our city this week looking after the
prospects of starting newspaper here.
Mr.. Finch comes we'll recommended by
the best business men in Blythdale and
it is to be hoped our city dads will give
him the necessary support.
A representative of the railroad COM
pany was in our city the past week
looking after business preparatory to
putting in switch and rock crusher at
the rock Quarry south of Davis City,
This will give employment to about so
men and will be quite help to the
laboring class in our little busy town.
Mr.. j. H. Broome left last Monday for
q short trip on the road in the interest
of the Security Stock Food Company OF
which firm he is member.
]. G. Keshlear and family, ofAndover,
Mo-, we're trading in our city last Wed.
nesday and remained for short visit
at the Bolon home.
Mrs. ]. w. Lsney returned from a
visit with old friends at Decatur last
Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Frazier spent last week at
Akron, Mo.
Val Spargur, wife and daughter, of
Mt. Ayr, visited relatives in our city
last week.
Mrs. H. Ewing and Mrs. VIM. Nc.
Laughlin visited at Bethany Junction
last Thursday.
M. H. Adams and wife, of Tuskeego,
were Sunday callers here.
Mrs. George Shoemaker is visiting
friends IN Illinois.
Mrs. Charley Scott and children, of
Derby. visited in our city the past week.
Quite little excitement was caused
in our city last Saturday evening by the
explosion of coal oil lamp at the home
of Uncle John Bennett. The oil took
fire in an instant, and the entire room
was blaze, burning the lace curtains
and damaging almost everything in the
room. The rest of the house was un.
injured and We will here note that if
there is one thing that the citizens of
Davis City are prompt in it is in answer
to the call of fire day or night.
Miss Georgia Horner, of Lamont, WIS.,
tied friends in our city last Saturday.
Reginald Lee and wife, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, is visiting Mrs. Lees parents,
o. 9. Bradley and wife, of this city.
Elder Columbus Scott visited at the
home Of Carter Scott over Sunday and
occupied the pulpit at the L. d. S.
church in the morning and evening.
&C. Bradley returned from trip to
st. Joseph the past week.
Mrs. S. E. Adams has returned from
Alton. Iowa, and again opened up her
photograph gallery for the winter.
Mrs. Sarah Sloane returned last week
from Burlington, Colorado, where she
spent the summer.
Q. B. Hall still continues his auction
sale every Saturday.
+. ]. Horton and wife entertained the
Davis City foot ball club at an oyster
supper last Monday evening.
Mrs. Mary Osborn has bought out the
George Cornett restaurant.
Quite number of children are on the
sick list, among whom are John Hamil.
toms little boy, three children of Mr..
VanWinkle's, one child of w. L. Severe's
and two at Green Houge's. They are
convalescent now and hopes are enter.
tanned for their recovery.
Mrs. I. N. Jeffries and son and Mrs.
Rose Hembry visited friends at Akron,
Mo-, last Sunday.
Mrs. Jim Graves came in from Nebras.
ka last Monday to1 visit at her old
home.
J.H Acton, of Leon, was visito,
in our city last Tuesday,
Old man Mendle is again in the tolls
for selling whisky. Poor old man, il
is sad thing that poverty will drive q
! man almost so years old to breaking the