The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-22
CORRfS ONDfNCE.
Davis City.

ana think 1t Will be the event OF the
season, oven to the exclusion of our
Davis City fifteenth annual reunion,
which meddlesome gossips say is all
Davis City lives for.
Ars. Sybil Hyde, of Seattle, Wash,
came down from Leon Monday where
she had been visiting her brother, Ben
Lanning, to visit her sister, Mrs. Alma
Boswell. Mrs. Hyde was former Davis
City girl and will be remembered by
many friends as Miss Sybil Lanning.
G. W. Franklin and family were over
from Pleasanton Sunday visiting his
mother, Mrs. Minerva Franklin.
Rev. Goodsell, of Garden Grove, will
occupy the pulpit at the M. E. church
Sunday evening and Rev. Howard will
preach at Garden Grove.
A party of campers, including Fred
Newcomer, of Lamont, have been enjoy
ing the fishing and camp life in Radnish
pasture the past week.
Squire S. L. Cox aad wife, of near
Leon, were in our city the past week,
called here by the illness of his
daughter, Mrs. j. K. Beasley, who
continues far from we'll.
Tip Stephens had the misfortune to
get knocked off the top of the railroad
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his arm being broken and he was other
wise bruised and shaken up, but he is
getting along nicely.
Monday by the same machine. We. did
not learn the particulars only that he
was hurt on the head and DR.. Wales
was called to attend him.
r. ]. Harmon and wife left last Tues
day for short visit with their son, DR..
James Harmon, at Creston.
Word was received last week that
Eek KiZzire, son of JEFF Kizzire, of this
county, had been badly hurt on a
western railroad where he is at present
employed. Word received later is to
the effect that his hips had been badly
crushed and that there was but little
hopes he could ever recover, but that the
railroad company would send him home
as soon as he was able to stand the trip.
We wish to recall a local in last
weeks letter. The ladies who had in
tended to 60 to Decatur City to attend
installation received notice that the
meeting had been postponed and they
did not go. Several have since said
they were not disappointed as they
would now wait and attend the Leon
Chantauqua.
f. M. Freeman and wife visited in
the country last Sunday, guests of Boyd
Craig and wife.
w. A. Boone, of Leon, visited here
Sunday between trains with his mother.
Charley Beasley and Mac Cox were
callers in our city last Thursday.
Mrs. Sam Miller, of Terre Haute, Mrs.
lone Robbins and Mrs. Rena Fitch, of
Pleasant Valley, were in our city the
past week., being called here by the
illness of their mother, Mrs. Beasley.
The ladies of the west end enjoyed
an old fashioned carpet rag lacking at
the home of Mrs. Green Hogue last
Wednesday,.
Grant Craig was on the Chicago
market with cattle and hogs last Satur-
day.
c. M. Axes, of Leon, was visitor in
this city Saturday.
Mrs. Carter Scott and daughter Veta
left Sunday for weeks visit with rel
atives in St. Joe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Archey, of Leon,
have been visiting relatives in this city
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roma Bailey and sister,
Martha, of Akron, Mo-, spent SUNDAY
with relatives in our city.
John Newton left last Wednesday
for the west to inspect the new lands
Uncle Sam is going to open for settle
ment soon.
Anthony Radnich made trip to
Charlton Saturday evening, returning
home Sunday.
Miss Clella McClaran visited with
Lamont friends last Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Brewer made trip to Leon
Monday.
Mrs. A. B. Norman left last Wednes-
day for visit with her brother, Mont
Sylvester, and the family of the late
Arthur Sylvester in Montana.
Mrs. Grant Griffith and Mrs. L. A..
Brown were visiting in Leon last Satur-
day.
John Norman and wife left last Fri
day for their home in Troy, Kansas,
after being detained over week be-
yound the time they expected to remain
on account of the condition of the rail-
road tracks between here and st. Joe.
What is to become of our Union
church? Are our citizens going to let
it revert back to the heirs of the late
/. John Clark for want of repair and keep
ing up? There has been money offered
freely by several parties who stand
ready at any time. to pay the same. Why
don't the church people who used to
start the ball rolling get busy and then
others will help, for the church is in
q very bad condition, and the roof
leaks badly, and the frame of the clock
tower which recently received some
slight repairs needs much more.
Mrs. K. S. Grimes and daughter
Florence left last Friday for a weeks
visit at Weldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. RUDE Martz, of Chart
ton, were here last Friday enroute home
from a trip to Chicago, st. Louis and
Kansas City, stopping here for their two
little boys who had been staying
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. P. Campbell, during their absence.
Mrs. Willis Allen returned Monday
i from visit at Leon.
Misses Nina Traxler and Ruth Roe,
of Lamont, were guests of Miss Celia
McClaran Sunday.
Orville Marble returned to his duties
at Kansas City Monday after few
days visit with his mother.
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