The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
Davis City.

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Davis City.
Grandma Negley, of Decatur City, was
in our city this week called here to see
the new boy at the home Of her son,
Fred Jay.
A birthday party in honor of Miss
Mary Teale's tenth birthday was given
at the family home on Davis street last
Wednesday,.
Miss Lydia Mofet visited at Leon
Saturday.
The stock sale held last week by
Rakestraw and Asbach brought only
fair prices.
School commenced Monday with Prof
Kearney at the helm, assisted by Mrs
g. G. Grimes, Misses Alton Hembrey
Veta Scott, Myra Walters and Nora
Rogers. We did not learn the number
of scholars enrolled. j. ". Milligan is
still retained as janitor.
Frank Citizens is building new
cement sidewalk in front of his proper
ty on Clark street occupied by John
Robinson.
Grant Craig had business at Leon
Monday.
Miss Mamie Kicks commenced her
first school at the Liberty school house
last Monday.
'Oren Craig and wife are rejoicing
over new son born last Saturday. All
are doing we'll, and grandpa Lee Craig
says he is the finest boy in town.
Mrs. Judd Maxwell and sister, Stella
Davis, left Tuesday morning for visit
with friends at Lamont and Mt. AYR.
Mrs. j. X. Beasley and daughter, Mrs.
Walter Fitch, returned Thursday from
a visit with Mt. Ayr friends.
Miss Viola Adkins made visit to
UnionviIle last week,
Grandma Hawkins has been quite
poorly for the past week.
Mrs. Gertrude Markley and Miss
Clarice Franklin left Saturday for their
home in Chicago.
Mrs. G. 6. Grimes entertained the
members of the music club at her pleas
ant home Friday night, in honor OF Miss
Vera Norman, of Troy, Kansas, and Miss
Gertie Sylvester, of Columbus, Montana
A two course supper WAS served.
Miss Bertha Middleton returned Sun.
day from visit in st. Joe. She was
accompanied by her cousin who was
formerly Miss Madge Arnold, for visit
with relatives here.
Cal Citizens left Tuesday for trip tc
Des Moines.
The rural route men complain Of very
heavy roads the past week.
M. H. Adams made trip to Lamon
last Monday.
Tom Sutherlin returned Monday from
Des Moines, where he attended the
state fair. Mrs. Suthorlin was taker
very sick while in Des Moines and wa!
taken to a hospital, but she is nov
convalescent and will be able to return
home the latter part of this week. He
daughter, Mrs. Cal Citizens, is with her
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clifton, of Ottum
wa, came Monday for a visit with he
brother, A. B. Norman, whom she hat
not seen for forty years. 1t seems the.
had been separated by cruel step
mother in early life and although livin.
so near for several years we're no
aware of the fact. Such meetings a
theirs are certainly very happy ones.
Art Teale last Saturday sold his stocl
of merchandise to O. E. Sprinkle. of Ne1
Buda, and Mr.. Gardner, of Decatur
In the trade Mr.. Teale gets the farr
known as the Vanhorn farm. near De
catur. The frn is invoicing today, an
the trade was made through J. N. Gate
and John Robinson.
Fred Jay, the Lariat foreman, an
wife are the proud parents of a ne,
boy which arrived last Thursday. Tn
Lariat came out on time as usual b,l
brother Jay forgot to tell the goo
new. We suppose he thought to say
cigars by his silence.
After few weeks visit in this he
childhood home, Miss Mary Arnold lef
for Hoquaim, WASH, as her school CON
mences in a few days.
Thomas Cummings and wife are Wis
iting with relatives in Oklahoma an
Kansas.
Mrs. Mile Lane and daughter lef
for their home in Weldon Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Adams returned from fey
days stay at Decatur last Wednesday.
After months visit with their grand
parents, A. B. Norman and wife, Mis-
Vera Norman and brother Clark LEI
Saturday for their home at Troy, Ka