The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-28
Davis City.

Charles Persinger, of Stanbury, Mo-,
was here the past week on real estate
deal.
J.E. Wright, of Charlton, was in our
city the past week looking after his
large tract of land lying north of town.
Miss Rosamond Severe closed very
successful term of school near Leon last
Friday and returned home Saturday.
The G. A. r. Post will observe Memoir
ial day here. The procession will form
at 10 o'clock at the hall and march to
the cemetery where the graves of their
comrades will be decorated. Then re-
turn to the city park where short
program and speeches will be made.
Let us all come out and do honor to the
dead and gone heroes for remember
"As we are now SO once were they,
AS they are now so we must be-"
Miss Veta Scott has returned from a
visit at Troy, Kansas.
Genus Scott, of Indiana, is visiting
his brother Carter Scott this week.
Cord Cowles and Tom Sutherlin re-
turned from trip to Texas where they
went with the Campbell delegation of
land seekers. Sutherlin is we'll pleased
with that country.
The Brooks brothers shipped in last
Saturday from Kansas City five hundred
head Of sheep which they sold Monday
to Ernest Prang.
Our city dads and boys have been
capturing some very fine fish the past
few days.
For the two obituaries promised We
correspondent failed to obtain suitable
data.
Miss Eva Honn, of Shenandoah, visited
over Sunday in our city.
John Robinson and wife visited over
Sunday with Leon friends.
Editors finch and Bartruff are pack
ing up to remove to Oklahoma where
they will start paper. We regret to
see them leave.
G. 2. Campbell's trip last week to
Texas was in the capacity Of leading a
delegation of landseekers. He was ac-
companied by his wife and they will
return via Oklahoma City for a visit
with relatives.
Curt Burrell returned last Thursday
from trip to St. Joe.
AL Gammill has been looking after his
property in this city the past week
making some improvements on his store
room on Bridge street.
Mrs. Carrie Rev, of Lamont, was a
guest of Mrs. Jud Maxwell! a few days
the past week.
Misses Nellie Burrell and Maud Ham
ilton visited over Sunday with friends
in the country.
Dick Scott spent Sunday with friends
in Bethany.
Mrs. Della Simpson, of st. Joe, came
Monday for visit with home folks.
P. E. Shirley had business at Lamont
last Saturday.
Burris Howell, Arthur Burrell and
the Misses Gladys Rogers, Florence
standifer, Hattie and Lucy Lindsey
attended the commencement exercises
at Decatur last Friday evening.
Mrs. r. NJ. Black made trip to Leon
last Wednesday.
George Shoemaker returned last Sun
day from prolonged stay at GAINESVILLE
where he is working in barber shop.
| Miss Alice Jeffries returned Saturday
from visit at Leon.
Bert Adams and wife attended the
commencement exercises at Decatur
last Friday evening.
Sam Hamilton left Monday to take a
position with ". r. Adams force of
Burlington bridge carpenters.
Grant Craig returned last Friday from
St. Joe where he had taken couple of
cars of stock. Grant is one of the most
successful buyers in this vicinity.
H. H. Hartshorn returned Friday from
his trip to Nebraska. His many friends
will be pleased to learn that his trade
fell through with as he was not pleased
with the location of the land.
Capt. j. D. Brown. Of Leon, was here
last Thursday in his capacity as guard
ian of r. NJ. Black. 1t was decided
best to remove him to the country for
while in the hope that familiar scenes
might benefit him. His daughter, who
is trained nurse, has charge of him
for the present.
| A cousin from Ridgeway, Mo-, has
been visiting our new milliners, the
Campbell Sisters, the past week.
Miss Bertha Leonard took the train
here last Saturday for visit at Shenan-
doah.
j. G. Flora and G. L. Rudibaugh had
business at Leon last Saturday.
The Davis City reunion dates are an
nounced for August 18th to 18th, a week
earlier than usual.
DR.. Mather has opened new dental
parlor in the Riverside hotel. He is
here the last five days of each week.
Miss Anna Radnish is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Helen Tirara, at Des Moines.
| a very pleasant day was spent at the
home of Mrs. E. W. Teale Monday. 1t
being her birthday her sister Rebekahs
with we'll filled baskets went to her
home and gave her pleasant surprise
TO remember the occasion, and present.
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plate.
Grandma Mendall left Monday for a
visit with sister in Kansas.
Rev. Howard and wife attended the
commencement exercises of the Lamont
High School Friday.
Mrs. Pearl Ward, of Liberty. Mo-, Wis
tied over Sunday with her cousins, the
Misses Maud and Carrie Campbell.
KiIgore.
Jim Still who is farming near Wood-