The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
Davis City.

walk to the old Davis City cemetery as
soon as the cement arrives, and all
parties interested and willing to assist
can do SO by calling on r. J. Harmon
and their offerings will be thankfully
received.
Mrs. S. Radnish and daughter Nellie
left Saturday for visit at the home Of
her son, Emric Radnich, at Peoria, Ill.
Joe Gore, of kellerton, was a caller in
our city Saturday.
j. Riggs, of Oklahoma, has been Wis
iting with his cousin, Mrs. Clara Turpin,
the past week.
Misses Anna Radnich and Gertie Syl-
vester were trading in Leon last Mon
day.
Dave Frazier and wife, Of Oklahoma,
enroute to Chicago, stopped off to
visit relatives in Davis City over Sun
day.
W. A. Boone, of Leon, was caller in
our city Sunday.
RI. Harmon returned Saturday from
a visit in Des Moines.
Mrs. E. Grim, of Weldon, visited her
sister, Mrs. Fred Jay, in this city the
past week.
Mrs. Willis Allen is on the sick list
Miss "Toot" Laney and Mrs. Bert
Adams were among those from here
who attended the reunion of old school
mates at Decatur Wednesday.
Ed Underwood has gone to Albany,
Mo-, to work with a railroad bridge
gang.
The new firm of Sprinkle & Co., who
bought the Teale store, are now opened
for business and are receiving their
new stock Of goods.
visit at Leon Monday.
Mrs. James Goldman has daughter
visiting her from Ohio.
James Brewer, of Des Moines, was
down looking after his farm east of
town the past week.
Carter Scott and wife and several
others enjoyed an auto ride to Pleas
anton Sunday in E. w. Teales new car.
A crowd of about sixty gentlemen
came down from Charlton Sunday and
took possession of the camping outfit
set up on the banks Of old Grand river
in the Radnich pasture. From all indi-
cations they came prepared to have a
good time.
Miss Jae Shirley has been employed
to assist in the primary department of
our schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Morgan went to
Bethany Sunday to attend the funeral
of his brother.
Grant Craig and Mark Adams had
business at Tuskeego Saturday.
Mrs. Flora Hatfield, of Mason City
Neb., is visiting her father, Ansel Pat
terson.
Miss Nora Biggs, Of Leon, was ar
over Sunday guest of Mrs. H. L. Nc
Claran.
Mrs. Dick Scott received word tina
her uncle, Amos Morgan, of Bethany
died last Thursday morning. He wa
at one time professor in the Davis Cit,
schools.
Oscar Judd last week bought the farr
from Mr.. Scales known as the oil
Leeper farm.
Mrs. Emma Adkins and niece, Mis-
Viola Adkins, visited friends in Mis-
souri, last week.
S. E. Newman and wife, of near Leol
visited at the home of Mrs. Alice Marbl
Sunday.
Rev. Howard and wife left Monday t
attend the M. E. conference held q
Clarinda. 1t is the wish of all tina
Rev. Howard be returned here for al
other year.
Mrs. Debozy and daughter, Mrs. Sal
Hamilton, left Tuesday for visit wit
relatives in Oklahoma.
Misses Mary and Blanche Bradley, {
Kellerton, visited with Davis Cit
friends the past week.
Mrs. Florence Hamilton left the pas
week for a visit with her mother i
Kansas.
Some we'll disposed citizens went OF
to Jake Bigleys last week to look int
the condition of their family of childre
who are being raised without eithe
schooling or clothes, but the poo
mother was nearly frantic with grief t
even think of being separated from he
little ones. The parties returned will
out doing anything, and are nonplusse
as to what 60 do. While the childre
certainly need help the mother says
must be over her dead body if they ar
taken away.
Mrs. Cora Hunt and Mrs. Maggie Sy
vester will leave this week for thei
home in Montana to spend the white
After months visit with relative
here and at Charlton, Rob Cartwright
and wife left Thursday for their hon
in Kansas.
Perry Cochran and wife spent Sunda
with Mr.. and Mrs. 2. D. Adams in thi
city.
Claude and Harry Walters came i
from Sioux City last Thursday wher
they are employed with an electric;
company putting in new burglar alarm
Claude is on the sick list and cam
home to recruit up.
The Priscilla Club, the Buster Brown
and the New Century Club combine
and enjoyed an all day picnic in tn
Radnich pasture last Thursday.
Granville Cochran and wife, of Deca
tur, visited Davis City friends Wednes
day and Thursday.
The Eastern Star ladies gave an ic
cream and cake social at their hall Las
Saturday evening, and the proceed
about SIS will help pay for their pian
Mr.. Joy who has been seriously ill fc
the past six weeks has SO far recovere
as to be able to sit up.
e. W. Teale left last week for Dc
Moines where he is employed in a
automobile shop.
Mrs. Mark Adams and Mrs. Die
Scott left last Wednesday for a Wis
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