The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-22
Davis City.


visiting her grandmother, Mrs. S. E.
Adams.
Mrs. Amy Van Hooyer, of New Hamp-
ton, and Mrs. Nancy Wayman, of Albany,
were the guests of their neice, Mrs. G.
M. Harris, the first Of the week.
The martial band arrived Monday.
and gave a few selections on our
streets.
The brass band from Blythedale, ar
rived Monday and was ready for the
opening address Tuesday at our reunion.
E. S. Grimes had relatives visiting
him last week from Osceola.
Mrs. Ada Blaise, of st. Louis, visited
at the Radnish home last week.
Mrs. G. P. Campbell returned home
last Wednesday from Charlton. Her
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Martz, accom-
panied her home and will visit till after
the reunion.
Jae Shirley returned home from
visit with Bethany and Eagleville
friends Saturday.
Mrs. Pryun returned home from an
extended visit with her son at Togo
Saturday.
Mrs. Ruth Owens nee Arnold, of
Washington, is visiting relatives and
old time friends.
Maggie Trowbridge, of Ottumwa,
granddaughter of Mrs. S. E. Adams, is
here visiting and of course will take in
the reunion.
Walter Yingling is back from Okla
homa.
Mrs. G. P. Britt is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nina Bryant, of Osceola.
Roy Cummings came in from Kansas
City last week to visit his mother, Mrs.
L. A. Brown. OF course Roy couldn't
stay away during the reunion.
Mrs. Carl Morgan came from Ottumwa
one day last week and is engaged in
packing her household goods prepare
tory to moving to Ottumwa where Mr..
Morgan has position with one of the
leading wholesale houses.
The 18th annual Davis City reunion
opened Tuesday and the indications are
that it will be one of the largest gather
ings ever held on like occasions in our
city.
Though rather late in the day we can
not fail to note that quite number of
our citizens went to the depot to see
w. j. Bryan go through. Some who had
seen Mr.. Bryan before say he has aged
wonderful in the last four years.
A Holiness minister held series of
meetings at the Union church in this
city last week.
DR.. Reed was called to Lineville last
Wednesday to hold consultation over a
very serious case of fever.
After two weeks illness Mrs. John
Franklin died last Friday and was
buried last Saturday in the Terre Haute
cemetery. Will obtain dates for obitu-
airy next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Cochran, of Deca-
tur, spent Sunday with Davis City
friends.
George Franklin and family, of Pleas
anton, attended the funeral Of Mrs. John
Franklin.
After weeks visit with friends here
S. G. Martz left for the west to resume
his position on the railroad last We'd
nesday. Mrs. Martz will remain and
visit while longer here and at Cres-
ton before returning to the west.
Mrs. DR.. Jeffries came down from Leon
Saturday, called here by the indisposi-
| ton of her mother, Mrs. Thomas Cum
mings.
Mrs. C.EHollister, of near Pleasanton,
took the cars here Friday for trip to
Mrs. Minerva Franklin and son Jess
came in Monday toscare for her grand
children left motherless by the death of
her son John wife.
| John Norman came; in last Monday
from Troy, Kansas, to visit his parents
and attend the reunion. From here he
contemplates making tour of the west
taking in Montana and Wyoming on a
hunting expedition.
Mrs. Lille Harper, of Pattonsburg, is
here visiting her father, Legrand Bold
man. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Frazier returned
last week from a trip to Ohio.
Mrs. l. N. Jeffries visited last week
with Leon friends.
Word was received by friends here
that Lige Fulton and wife are the proud
parents of new boy. All doing fine.
H. Il. Hartshorn has been treating his
home residence to new coat of paint.
Frank Stoneburner has moved from
the l. N. Jeffries house into the property
known as the old King house formerly
occupied by Geo. Henderson who has
purchased of Mcintosh.
Gully Foster, of Minneapolis Mimi,
came in last Sunday called here by the
| soiious HiAeSs VI HIS Wlie WHO Id Is
feared has the consumption.
Last Sunday was surely red letter
day in the way of bad whiskey and
fights, as no less than two free for all
fistical encounters was reported during
the day.
Maggie Trowbridge, of Ottumwa, was
the guest of Mrs. Boyd Craig over Sun
day.
W. R. Adams, of Albany, was caller
in our city last Tuesday.
Center.
Miss Bunch will teach the Franklin
school.