The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
Davis City.

Davis City.
Mrs. Thomas Cummins and son Cecil
returned Thursday from visit at Leon.
Chet Pullen from down in Missouri,
was caller in our town last Thursday.
John Evans and wife, of Eden town
ship, were visiting here on Tuesday Of
last week.
Andrew Evans, from near Woodland,
has bought the property west of Davis
City known as the John Arnold place.
He paid $1,000 for seven room house,
four acres of ground and lots of fruit.
Harry Taylor, of Pleasanton was in
our city Sunday.
Mrs. j. E. Ownby, of Decatur, was
guest at the Laney home Sunday.
Bert Adams and wife visited with
Leon relatives Sunday.
Capt. j. d. Brown, OF Leon, had bust
ness in our city Saturday.
Mrs. Ruth Owen left for her home in
Washington last Saturday.
Mrs. Piper and daughter, Of Charlton,
visited her uncle, j. X. Beasley, the
past week.
Mrs. Walter McCully and Miss Jen-
mic Rabidoux left Monday for a trip to
st. Joe.
The NJ. E. ladies aid society gave a
surprise last Thursday for Mrs. Ruth
Owens at the home of Mrs. Gill Blue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, of Terre Haute,
! and Mr.. and MIS-. John McCully, of
Pleasant Valley, visited Sunday with
their parents, Poke Beasley and wife.
Mrs. E. Hill spent Sunday with rela-
tives near Pleasanton.
DIR. Reed and wife entertained friends
from near st. Louis the past week.
Mrs. Charles Lyle, of Lamont, was Wis
iting her daughter in Davis City the
past week.
Rev. Campbell left for Mt. Ayr to as
sumo his duties on his new charge the
past week. His family will follow as
soon as he can secure house for them.
Rev. Campbell leaves host of friends
here regardless of religious belief who
wish him and his family success in their
new home, for he has proven himself a
\ tireless worker in the interest of saving
humanity.
Mrs. Lee Craig, Mrs. Myra Howard
and Mrs. s. E. Adams spent Thursday
at the home of Mrs. Mary Gibler north
of town.
James Goldman and wife left last
week for visit with their children at
Kansas City and st. Joe.
Rev. Howard, our new M. E. pastor,
delivered his first sermon last Sunday
evening.
Misses Alice Jeffries, Veta Scott, Ha-
eel Freeman and Vera Walters, together
with some other friends, attended the
basket meeting held at Holden school
house last Sunday.
l. N. Jeffries and son DR.. w. G.. JEFF
fries left last week for a trip through
the south.
Mrs. Cora Potteroff, of Denver, who
I has been visiting at the home of her
father, Col. Burnison, left Saturday to
visit relatives near Eagleville.
Sherm Wheeler and wife made a drive
/ to Pleasanton Friday.
Mrs. Mabel Jeffries, of Leon, spent
the past week in Davis City with hel
parents.
Thomas Cummins had business al
Leon last Monday.
Quite a number Of our citizens have
been attending the protracted meetings
at the Holden school house the past
week.
q. P. Campbell returned last Friday
! from trip to Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Alice Martz returned Tuesday
from a visit at Creston and Des Moines
( and after short visit here will join hel
husband who is railroading in the south
west.
Mrs. 6. P. Campbell and daughter
Rea left Monday for visit in St. Joe. :
Vivian Farley leaves this week fol
Denver where she goes to finish hel
music studies.
Mrs. John Mcdowell returned Tues
day from visit with her sons at Hart
ford, Kas.
Mrs. ]. B. Tippie is here from Kansas
yls.as ag her parents, VIM. Merritt ane
wife,
The members Of the Rebekah lodge
1 Joined by few Odd Fellows, celebrated
their anniversary with basket supper
I in the park Friday. Owing to the short
ness OF the notice the word was no
circulated as much as we would have
liked. There were about forty presen
and a general good time is reported.