The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-21
Davis City.

Mrs. John Robinson last week enter
tanned Mrs. Brewer, of Lamont.
Mrs. Pearl Grimes and Miss Veta Scott
left Friday for Troy, Kansas, to attend
the commencement exercises of the
Troy High School, as Mrs. Grimes has a
niece, Miss Vera Norman, who i. one of
the graduates.
Mrs. C@M. Axes, of Leon, was visiting
here between trains last Friday.
The hail storm last Wednesday, while
the most severe in the last twenty
years, did but little damage aside from
breaking few windows, as most of the
growing crops were not far enough adj
vanced to be hurt in this locality.
6. p. Campbell and wife left Tuesday
morning on trip to Texas.
Ere this reaches our readers we I'M
derstand there will be two weddings in
our city. Good wishes to all.
Thede Smith, of Lamont, was the guest
of Grant Craig last Thursday night.
Walter McCully and wife left last
Wednesday morning for visit with
relatives in Michigan, after which they
will visit Mr.. McCully's boyhood home
in Canada. They expect to be gone about
six weeks and will before returning
home see some of our eastern scenery
which many Europeans have travelled
thousands of miles to see.
Vanburen Smith, for many years a
resident of our city, died at his home
in Humeston on Saturday, May 10th.
His remains we're brought here for
burial on Monday, the funeral being
held at the L. D. S. church, conducted
by Elder Stebbins, and was attended by
q 1or Of
neighbors and friends.
Carter Scott and wife enjoyed visit
from two of Mr.. Scott's brothers the
past week. One was our genial Frank
Scott, of Blythedale, and one time res
ident of our village. The other was a
younger brother from Indiana.
Misses LYDIA and Nellie Moffatt re-
turned last Wednesday from visit at
Saline, Mo.
Miss Winnie Craig is visiting Blythe
dale friends this week.
Fred Jay has moved here from Van
Vert. He will work in the printing
office with our new editor.
Mrs. Alice Marbles new house is
about completed. f. j. Teale has had
charge of the inside painting and deco.
rating and truly her parlor is marvel
of beauty and fully equals many of the
high priced decorations of our large
| cities.
Ed Underwood and Edgar Freeman
| were over interviewing the voters il
the vicinity of Woodland last Friday
Underwood was looking after his inter.
ests in the coming primary and Free
man had an eye to getting acquainted
for future times, as he will one day be-
come one of our voters.
1t is feared that Dick Chase, for years
a we'll known character about town, but
who for the past year has been an in.
mate of the county farm, was burned te
death in the fire which destroyed Ern
est Doolittle's barn last week. He was
known to have been in that vicinity al
or near the time the barn burned, anc
no trace Of him has been obtained since
and as he was known to in his wander
ings to creep into barns to sleep. 1t il
said he had been working near there
and was sleeping in that barn JUS
previous to the fire. He was grea
smoker, but poor demented and harm
less creature.
G. P. Campbell enjoyed visit from
one of his brothers the past week.
H. H. Hartshorn left last Tuesda,
morning for trip to Kansas. We un
derstand he goes on land trade, con
templating trading his farm and butcher
shop and grocery store for farm il
Kansas. We would sincerely regret tt
see this very estimable family leave
this vicinity, and hope his trade will
come to naught.
Mrs. John Smith, of Pleasanton, wa!
in our city Monday.
Mrs. Boswell, of Lamont, was here at
tending the funeral last Monday.
! Mark Akams had the misfortune tx
get his left leg broken below the kne,
last Sunday evening. He was taking
pair OF colts to the pasture, and hat
stopped to talk to friend when E. W
Teale came along in his auto, and as h,
was coming very slow Mark thought he
would turn the colts toward the ma
chine to learn them to get used to it
when one of them became frightened
and threw him down and then whirlet
around and kicked him breaking his leg
but fortunately it is not considered
bad break, although it will lay him il
the shade for awhile. 1t comes hard or
him coming as it does in crop time. He
has secured the services of Greer
Hawk to put in his crop, and he say.
the corn must go in even if he canno
work.
Dave Snethen and family, of ST. Joe
were in our city the past week, called
| here to attend the funeral of Mrs
| Snethen's father.