The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-27
Davis City.

Grant Craig LOOK several cars: OF cat
tie and hogs to Chicago Saturday. s'@
Ernest Prang shipped three oars of
sheep to Chicago Saturday. III
l. T. Evans WAS on the Ottumwa mar
ket with hogs Tuesday.
DR.. G. P. Reed 10 building new barn
near his home residence.
Frank akestraw last week sold his
120 acre farm to Jode Smith, of Worth,
Mo-, at $75 per acre.
Mrs. Peter Adkins has been visiting
the past week at Unionville, Mo-, with
her daughter, Mrs. M. Miller.
R. ]. Harmon and granddaughter,
Bessie Howard, went to Des Moines
Monday to visit = few days with his
sons.
Mrs. Carter Scott left Saturday for
st. Joe, where she would meet Mr..
Scott upon his return from Indiana, and
together they will visit few days in
that city.
Mrs. e. W. Teale and daughter went
to the state fair Tuesday.
Judd Maxwell and wife enjoyed
visit from their cousin, Orville Rake
and family, of Ridgeway, the past week.
| Miss Chambers, who has been the
guest Of Miss Vivian Early, left Monday
for her home at Cainsville.
Mrs. Maggie Sylvester ia visiting rela-
tives near Saline, Mo.
Carter Scott returned Tuesday from a
trip to Indiana.
Miss Clara Mcintosh left last Satur-
day for Duluth, Mimi, where she has
secured position in a music store and
| will make her home with her sister,
Mrs. Lucinda Roth.
4. S. Grimes and daughter, Mrs. Mil
lie Lane, left Monday to attend tho
state fair.
G. W. Rudibaugh left last week for
Des Moines, where he is again enc Of the
gatekeepers at the state fair.
Misses Veta Scott and Vera Walters
spent Sunday at Lamont.
Mrs. G. Nj. Harris spent last week
with relatives at Blythedale and took in
the reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hartshorn and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Walters attended
tho Stake reunion at Lamont last Sunday.
Floyd Severe is attending the state
fair and during his absence Edgar Free
man had charge of the clothing store.
Mrs. r. M. Black returned Saturday
from an extended stay at Clarinda.
She reports Mr.. Black as being no better
Mrs. G. L. jackson, of Leon, came
Tuesday to visit her mother.
Mrs. ]. W. Wales and children and
Rob Cartwright and wife returned
Tuesday from visit with relatives at
Charlton.
]. C. Farley went to st. Louis the past
week to buy his stock of winter goods
John McCully and wife went to Des
Moines Saturday to attend the fair.
The Willing Workers met with Mrs.
J. Il. Robinson Thursday. This society
was formed over a year ago to raise
funds to beautify and improve the new
cemetery. and it is succeeding nicely.
They have built walk the entire length
of the cemetery and still have about $75
in the treasury. A committee has also
been appointed to raise funds to build a
cement walk in front Of the old Davis
City cemetery, and small amount has
been raised and work will be done late
this season.
G. P. Campbell and daughter Mrs.
RUDE Martz made trip to Des Moines
last week.
After pleasant visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Shirley, Mrs.
Annie Hadley returned Sunday to her
home in Burlington.
Miss Gertie Sylvester came in Tues
day of last week from Columbus, Mont
She ATTENDED the wedding of her friend
Miss Ora Nome in Minneapolis, and
, stopped off here on her way home. She
reports big scarcity of teachers in
that state and says good wages arc
paid.
1t is with regret that we note that
word was received in our city Saturday
of the death of Mrs. Nephi Lowell who
died very suddenly at her home few
miles south of Davis City, her death be
| ing caused from heart failure. She ha6
been to Lamont only the day before
The deceased was frequent visitor il
our city and had many friends here who
| sincerely mourn her loss and deeply
sympathise with her afflicted family.
Robert Grandstaff who has been work
ing in Freeman's barber shop for the
/ past year left last week to seek new
{ location in the west.
: Misses Hazel Freeman and Yer,
! Walters returned last week from visit
with friends in Omaha.
B. d. Adams and wife returned last
Saturday from visit with relatives
near Crown, and also took in the Garden
, Grove reunion.
Mrs. G. G. Grimes, Miss Gertie Sylves
: | oO1 dAu N115o FORA 1NOEmAu udu0 q GFlk
, to Leon Saturday.
Miss Alice Joffries returned Saturday
from her trip to Minnesota.
| Frank Tolman, Of Lamont, has taken 2
position in Freeman's barber shop.
In our last weeks communication we
| neglected to speak of the music ut our
18th annual reunion. While all wal
good, the orchestra, vocal, violin and
| baritone solos, the band was exception.
ally good, and gave more good music
, than was ever given At any former re-
union.
Mrs. Minerva Franklin and daughters
Mrs. G.. Markley and Miss Clarice, Wig
ito with friends in the country last Sun
day.
Those reported on the sick list this
; week are Glenn Frazier, Orval Var
, Wrinkle and Miss Nellie Allen.
Mrs. L. A. Brown, Mrs. Vim. Mcintosh
and Mrs. VIM. Mitchell left Tuesday 70,
a visit in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Venting return
ed Saturday from q trip to Blythedale