The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-25
Davis City.

Davis City.
DR.. G. P. Reeds trial was set for last
Monday but owing to the indisposition
of the justice it was postponed.
In the William Hamilton trial last
Friday he was found guilty and fined
$50 and costs. He taking ninety days
to file an appeal to higher court.
The first accident of the season to
occur on our ball park happened here
last Sunday when Roy Davis got his
finger broke while catching ball. 1t
was SO badly broken that the bone was
sticking out through the flesh. He
went to the doctor and had it dressed
and was back on the bench before the
game closed.
An automobile containing a party Of
six were over from Pleasanton Monday.
Mrs. G.. W. Franklin and Mrs. Macy
were among the number.
A Mr.. Ward from the northern part of
the state has bought the ]. E. Parker
place in the west part of town and has
moved his family here.
Mrs. John Poush returned Saturday
from weeks stay at Pleasanton where
she had been called on account Of sick
ness in the family of her son Harve.
Lorena Leachman left for her home at
Woodland Thursday after months
visit with relatives here and at Grant
City, Mo.
Iva Black, of Des Moines, was guest
of Mrs. j. K. Beasley, of Davis City, last
week.
Frank Freeman made trip to Lamont
last Thursday.
Mrs. Joe Gore visited with relatives
in Eden township from Saturday until
Monday of this week.
Mrs. Clara Wernitch returned Satur-
day from visit with her daughter at
Shenandoah.
Master D. W. Reed who has been Wis
iting his grandma, Mrs. Hattie Reed,
for the past month returned to his home
at ST. Joe Monday.
Halle Freeman returned last Saturday
from weeks visit with friends near
Woodland.
P. E. Shirley made drive to Garden
Grove Sunday.
Ralph Scott, of St. Joe, was calling on
one of our fair ones Sunday.
The Advent brethren have added a
new bell to their church and last Satur-
day for the first time it rang to call the
people together. AS its clear tones
were calling out the thought came to us
how many thousand people were keep
ing that day sacred; and are they right
and we after all mistaken? Yet our
heavenly Father knows all hearts and
for what we do not understand his
mercy will reach out and cover all mis-
takes if made from pure heart. But
have care for the Bible says lone day
in seven shalt thou keep.
After weeks visit with old friends,
Mrs. Barnhart Heigher left for her home
at Tlngley. She was accompanied by
Leah Teale who goes for visit with
friends in that city.
nj. H. Adams had business at Lamont
Thursday.
Cecil Cummings returned from four
months stay in Wyoming Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. SAINT Newman, of Leon,
visited in our city last week at the
home of A. j. Marble.
Anna Shirley left Monday for a visit
with relatives at Topeka, Kansas.
Mrs. H. H. Hartshorn and Mrs. Alice
Marble visited at Lamont last Thursday
guests of Mrs. Alice Miller.
Mrs. Art Andrews, of Charlton, visit
ed relatives in our city the past week.
Mrs. John Atteburry, Of Leon, spent
the past week with her mother, Mrs.
L. A. Brown, of Davis City.
Maggie Wernitch left last Monday
for visit with friends at Blythhdale.
Mrs. John Archey, of Leon, spent Sun
day with relatives in our city.
Henry Marble and son Fred, of near
Woodland, were calling on friends in
our city the past week. Master Willie
Marble returned home with them for a
two weeks visit at the pleasant country
home of his uncle.
Ruth Post is visiting with relatives
in Leon this week.
Meryl Warrington, Of Garden Grove,
visited at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ralph Judd, of Davis City, the past
week.
William Zika, of Garden Grove, was a
Sunday visitor in this city.
Ottie Van Wrinkle has resigned her
position as hello girl at the telephone
office and is clerking for A. L. Teale.
Jae Shirley has taken Miss Van Wrinkles
place in the telephone Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips, of Akron, Mo-,
visited with Mrs. Phillips father, Mayor
Brown, of Davis City, over Sunday.
Adam McClain, former resident of
our county but now of Plymouth county,
Iowa, and his daughter came Monday
for visit with his son Joe and other
Davis City friends.
Mrs. Jessie Milligan left Sunday for a
trip to Garden Grove.
Mrs. Carl Morgan, Mrs. Lee Craig and
Miss Matte Martin left last Monday
for visit with friends at Ottumwa.
Will Burns, Harry Stearns and John
Shelter, of Garden Grove, were calling
in our city Saturday. Some of our Davis
City bellies was the attraction.
Claude Robinson, of Leon, was Davis
City caller Sunday.
John Franklin and family came in
from three months stay in St. Joseph
last week He rennrts all work tied nm