The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-18
DAVIS CITY REUNION.
Tenth Annual Reunion of Old Soldiers
and Settlers of Grand River
Valley Next Week.

ls making great preparations for the
tenth annual reunion Of old soldiers and
settlers of Grand River Valley which
will be held for four days next
week commencing on Tuesday at the
beautiful park on Grand River at Davis
City, and the reunion promises to be
one the most successful ones they have
ever held.
Gcod speakers have been secured for
all four days. On Tuesday B. NJ.
Russell, Of Lamont, will speak, his sub
ject being "Your Neighbor's Neighbor
and Nine.' On Wednesday, Old Set
tiers day, Hon. v. R. McGinnis, of Leon,
will speak in the forenoon, and he never
fails to attract large and attentive
audience, for they know they will have
the pleasure Of hearing an able address.
In the afternoon there will be an ad-
dress by Hon. John Hanchcr, the noted
orator of Mt. Pleasant whose subject is
Pioneers" Thursday, Old Soldiers
day, the speaker will be Hon. j. H.
Burrows, Of GAINESVILLE, in the forenoon,
and in the afternoon the speaker will
be Col. S. H. Harper, one of the veterans
OF the civil war who can talk as we'll as
ne fought. On Friday, Rev. W. L. Doug
lass, OF Des Moines will speak. Other
noted speakers, including Gov. Cummins,
have been invited to speak, and there
will be no lack of good speakers during
the entire reunion.
An unusually good line of attractions
have been booked for the reunion in
cluding Will F. Boilers big vaudeville
show with ten people, the electric
theatre with the finest of flash light and
moving pictures, glass blowers, hall of
fun, snake show, merry -go-round, Ferris
wheel, shoot the chutes, gasoline launch
on the river, automobile, aerial railway,
and about twenty small shows and con-
cessions.
Hoadley's Cornet Band, of Garden
Grove, the Big Four quartet of jubilee
singers from Humeston, and elocution-
ary work by Misses Earnestine Topliff
and Lottie Fultz, will add to the pleas
ure of the reunion. !.
A monster big camp fire for the old
soldiers will be held on Thursday eve
ming, at which there will be army
stories and short speeches by many of
the old veterans.
The ball games which each year are
feature of the reunion will this year be
held in a new ball park which has
been fitted up adjoining the reunion
grounds, and there will be good games
each day.
The association has expended several
hundred dollars this year in fitting up
the park, building cement walks and
other improvements and it is an ideal
place for people to camp. Tents will be
furnished free to all old soldiers, and
rented at a nominal price to others who
wish to camp on the ground. Straw and
wood will be furnished free to campers
and grounds are also free for those who
take teams with them.
Each year many Leon people as we'll as
from all over this county and for miles in
northern Missouri attend the Davis City
reunion, and the indications are there
will be more go this year than usual.
Leon people especially should visit the
reunion and enjoy themselves. 1t is a
delightful outing, and if you go it will
whet your appetite and make you ready
to attend the big Leon reunion three
weeks later, Sept. 13 to II.