The Leon reporter., 1902-12-18
Davis City.

Ashley Norman comes out as the
champion fruit raiser, having picked
fresh strawberry from his garden one
day last week, it being from third crop
in this season.
F. j. Horton and Ed Van Beck made
a trip to Tuskeego last Wednesday.
James Henderson, living east of town,
had the misfortune to fall and break his
leg recently.
Miss Annie Shirley visited with her
grand parents at Mt. Ayr Saturday of
last week.
M. A. Gammill, of Leon, was on our
streets last Tuesday.
Mrs. q. w. Lanning visited at Lamont
the past week.
Miss Fleeta Post, of Leon, spent last
week in our city.
Vim. Mcintosh & Son have sold their
store building and stock of merchandise
to gentleman named Arney, taking in
part payment farm of l4O acres at fifty
dollars an acre. Consideration of the
trade about Sl2. 600.
Hartshorn & Brown are buying lots of
corn these days.
DR.. Wheeler's sale last Saturday was
not very we'll attended, owing, no doubt,
to the snow storm of the night before.
Misses Cora Sylvester and Pearl N
man were passengers on the evening
train Monday for Leon.
DR.. ]. W. May, of Baker City, Oregon,
visited in Davis City with his niece, Miss
Mary Freeman, the past week.
Mr.. Moore and daughter, Of Decatur,
were guests at the Laney home the past
week.
The wife of Rev. Knoll left for Kinks.
Vile, Mo-, last Thursday to take medi-
cal treatment.
Mrs. Ge1tie Grimes left for her home
in Nebraska last Monday after short
visit with her parents In Davis City.
Mrs. Will Adams, of Albany, Mo-,
stopped over in Davis City last M onday
between trains while on her way home
from visit at Ottumwa.
Stephen Radnish made trip to our
county capital Monday and Tuesday.
M. II. Adams has bought the house
and lot on Second street known as part
of the Cunnington estate. Mark has no
idea Of giving up farming and coming to
town to live but bought it merely for an
investment.
DR.. j. b. Horner stopped over with
Davis City friends Sunday while enroute
home from Des Moines.
Mrs. Altha Newman and daughter, of
Derby, Iowa, visited the past two weeks
with relatives near Davis City, return
ing to their home last week.
Wade Lindsey and Alonzo Fulton, of
Leon, accompanied by their wives, were
guests of Landlord Fulton and daughter
at the City Hole! Sunday.
w. H. Weller had business at Leon
Monday.
Miss Kate Cartwright returned to her
home in Woodland Monday after
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Wm.
Lee, and other relatives.
Mrs. M. j. Shriner has moved into
rooms in the rear of her millinery store.
John Hamilton and family came in
Monday night from Oklahoma for visit
with relatives here.
John N. Gates has very sick child,
also several other children are reported
on the sick list and unable to attend
school.
The L. D. S. Ladies' Aid Society held
sale last Saturday at the store of Harts.
horn 4 Brown that netted them nice
little sum.
Fred Snowden and wife, of Helena,
Mo-, visited with friends In this vicinity
last week.
DR.. Wales reports two accidents from
falling on the ice the past week. One
was Uncle Cal Williams, a farmer living
south of town, who fell and dislocated
his hip. The injury will probably leave
Uncle Cal crippled for life. Frank Cox
also slipped and fell while carrying
heavy log of wood. He struck his head
and received a serious and very painful
injury.
F. M. Freeman's new brick is about
and will be readytor occupan.
,y for the holiday trade.
6. w. Lanning came in from trip on
the road last Tuesday.
Word was received by friends here
hat Nathan Odell, a former resident of
this county, was dangerously i'll at his
home In Oklahoma.
Report from the Reform School.
j. 6. Gluck, Superintendent, Prunty-
own, w. Va, writes: "After trying all
'ther advertised cough medicines we
laye decided to use Foley's Honey and
farrexclusively in the West Virginia
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