The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-10-22
Davis City.

]. Il. King, of Bloomington, Neb., was
looking after business and interviewing
old friends in our city the past week.
Walter McCully and wife are visiting
relatives at Scranton, Iowa, this week.
E. w. Teale returned Wednesday of
last week from Des Moines where he
has been engaged the past two months
by an automobile factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph johnson com.
menced housekeeping in the property
on East street formerly owned by Pleas
ant Kirk.
Mrs. Ella Craig left the past week
for visit at Maryville, Mo.
John McCully enjoyed visit the past
week from sister living at Des Moines.
Also his father came in from Burlington
Saturday. John, who is an adopted son
of Walter McCully, never remembered
seeing his own father until he came
Saturday for visit.
Miss Winnie Craig left last week for
a two months visit with her sister, Mrs.
Joe Warner, in California.
Mr.. Judd had the misfortune to have
50 chickens, old and young, killed by
dogs last Saturday night. S. L. Bullock
also found three of his chickens killed.
Mr.. Bullock says two puppies run
chicken on his porch about l o'clock at
night. Mr.. Judd by actual count buried
80 that had been bit through the back.
The railroad section men have had
considerable trouble fighting fire set
from the engines the past ten days. The
fire run clear around one house south
of town and the lady sick in bed. AT
the Jim Miller farm at GAINESVILLE juno
tion the fire ran over 80 acres of corn
and it is said ruined it. Hay, stock and
pasture have been burnt in several To-
calities.
Mrs. G. B. Cooper returned last week
from a visit in the south. She first
visited her brother, L. S. Cornett, of
Crowley, La, and they together with
her brother and party of friends took
a trip to New Orleans, Houston and
Galveston, Texas. While gone she had
a chance to see much of the ways and
customs of our southern brothers and
sisters and was thrown much in the
society Of the better class. She found
that while as individuals they are very
sociable, but on the whole they are
She reports business as good and money
PiShoyS ouo oliCy OIIuh duo say buO
for northern interference they would
control their black population without
any trouble. That they hire them for
sight to see a white lady if she has any
children to have from two to three
negro women as nurses for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Negley have moved
here from Decatur. We are glad to
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David Downey has bought the prop
erty he lives in near the depot of Geo.
Campbell, known as the Evans place, at
consideration of $1,000.
| Mrs. G. G.. Grimes entertained at din
ner last Sunday quite crowd of her
numerous friends.
| Mrs. E. B. Musser leaves this week
for Louisville, KY, to visit her son Roy
who has located in that city.
| 1t will be news to the many friends
of Miss Rem Williams, daughter of Erwin
| Williams, a former resident of our city,
but now of Oklahoma City, to learn
that she was married on the 10th inst.
to Mr.. Butlas, of that city. Miss Ren's
many friends here send congratulations
for her future happiness.
Mrs. VIM. Asbach entertained the
Priscilla Club last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Anthony Radnich entertained a
few friends last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley, of Burlington,
came in last Tuesday for a short visit
with Mrs. Hadley's parents, P. E. Shirley
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Poush, ST., visited
Eagleville friends last week.
Mrs. Oscar Judd has been visiting
Weldon and Des Moines friends the past
week.
Mrs. Warren Craig and her mother,
Mrs. Henry Poush, left Tuesday of
last week for visit with relatives in
Illinois.
Rev. Elmore, Christian minister from
Indiana, has been holding a series of
meetings at the Union church the past
week.
Mrs. J. H. Robinson left last Monday
for short visit with her sons in Des
Moines, and will be joined there by Mr..
and Mrs. G.. P. Campbell, and they will
go to Marshalltown as delegates to the
Odd Fellows grand lodge from our home
lodge.
Mrs. Boeger has a son visiting her
from Washington.
Mr.. Buell., one of our new merchants,
has rented the Claude Robinson house
and will move his family here in the
near future.
Miss Ivo Black, who has been engaged
here as trained nurse for Mrs. G.
Lowell and also at the Walter home,
returned to Des Moines last Saturday.
Miss LYDIA Moffatt visited Pleasanton
friends over last Sunday.
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