The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-18

GARDEN GROVE Old SETTLERS REUNION THURSDAY and friday AUG T.
Davis City.

Davis City.
Florence Broom, had business at Leon
Friday.
Mrs. Mary Osborn, Of Decatur, stop
ped OIL here the past week while en-
route for St. Joe to buy her fall stock of
millinery goods.
Musser and Mrs. Nora Lindsey had bus
mess at Leon last Friday.
Mrs. Pryne came in from visit at
Lamont last Monday.
Julian Butterworth, student of the
Iowa City University, was calling on
one of our fair ones Sunday.
/. Gearge Howell, of Omaha, came Sun
day for his usual summer visit with his
parents.
Thurman Craig has bought the prop
erty known as the Abe Arson property
in the south part of town, considera-
tion $500 cash and by far too cheap as
the house could not be built for the
money. They took possession the past
week.
Mrs. Oliver Bailey moved last week
to her farm near Akron, Mo. Mrs.
Bailey and family have been residents
of our city nearly twenty five years and
their many friends hated to see them
leave as they we're honorable, upright
citizens and an addition to any COM
munity.
G. NJ. Harris and wife returned from a
trip to Blythedale Thursday.
Elders Carpenter and Gunsolly, of La
moni held services in the L. d. s. church
Sunday morning. -
Mrs. Alma Shoots, and daughter, of
Bethany, visited her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Venting, of this city, the past
week. ,..-..-
Frank stoneburner has bought our
city dray line.
Leon and Davis City ball teams again
crossed bats at the Davis City ball park
Sunday and Davis City again came out
ahead.
Word was received in our city that
Nell Cochenour and wife were the par
ents of a new boy born June ~.
Frank Stoneburner has. moved into
l. N. Jeffrey's house on Mill and 4th
street. -. J..
A new son came to. gladden. the home
of Henry Standifer and wife on Sunday
morning of last week.
Hazel Freeman is spending the week
with friends at Woodland. =.
Grant Craig went4to Ottumwa with a
car load of hogs Monday. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Wheeler, of
Pleasanton,. were in our city Sunday.
They contemplate returning here to
live.
An infant child of Harve Poush and
wife was hurled in the Clark cemetery
Sunday, The. bereaved parents have
the sympathy of their many friends in
this their first loss of the home circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Venting visited Satur-
day and Sunday with friends in the
country.
|. Landlord Cooper has again been max
ing some more improvements in his
hotel by adding new porches on the
east side.
!, The VIM. Hamilton trial last week re-
suited in hung jury and new trial
was ordered and new bonds. issued.
After weeks visit with Davis City
relatives Mesdames Williams and Young
left for Kansas City last Wednesday.
| Mrs. Matte Martin and Maud Wheel
er came over from Pleasanton last
Thursday for q stay with Davis City
friends.
John Robinson who is running one of
our implement stores here intends to
move his family here from Decatur in
the near future.
Fred ,Teale and wife, of Leon, came
down Sunday in their automobile but
had the misfortune to break down and
had to get livery team to take them
home.
DR.. Wales had professional call to
Pleasanton Sunday evening.
Pleas Vision, OF Akron, was shipping
hogs from our city Monday.
The Davis City Improvement club
gave an ice cream social in our city
park last Tuesday evening, the money
to be used toward more cement walk in
the park. Ia
Charley Lisle and wife, Of Lamont,
spent Sunday with relatives in our city.
Mrs. Alice Marble returned last week
from prolonged stay at Leon where
she has been engaged in learning the
art of dressmaking.
Iva Black came in from Des Moines
for a visit with her father; who is re-
ported to be slowly improving in health.
| Helen Valentine returned Saturday
from a weeks visit with friends at
Bethany.
Dick Scott and wife made drive to
Decatur one day last week.
Mrs. Jenus Emmons visited Leon
friends last Wednesday.
DR.. Reed and family, of St. Joseph,
visited with his mother and DR.. G. P.
Reed Of our city the past week.
| Winona Frisby was a guest of Jae
Shirley from Sunday until Tuesday of
this week.
| Wilma Custer, of Bethany, is a guest
at the H. L. McClaran home this week.
Sam and JEFF Hamilton left for Colo