The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
Davis City.

AOnof OF her twelfth birthday. About
twenty-four of her schoolmates were
present. Ice cream and cake had been
prepared by Mrs. Mitchell and all en-
j0yed very pleasant evening. A num-
Dor of nice presents we're left with Miss
Ennice as memento of the happy
occasion.
Dr.. ]. H. Robinson and son Claude
were in Ottumwa last week attending
the Pharmaceutical Association meeting
and were prevented from returning
home by the high waters for time.
Mrs. e. W. Teale and Mrs. John Nc
Gully were among the number who
attended the installation of the Rebekah
lodge at Decatur City last Wednesday.
B. D. Adams and wife visited Leon
1 friends last Sunday.
Our new opera house is now about
complete both inside aud outside. The
work of decorating the stage and paint
ing inside was done by e. J. Teale and
is considered fine piece of work, and
speaks we'll for Mr.. Teale's ability as a
painter and decorator.
The L. D. S. church society has Sc
cured Il. j. Teale to paint and decorate
the interior of their church building.
When completed the L. D. S. people will
have good church building and in fine
repair.
Glen Frazier, Ovid Shoemaker, Floyd
Severe and some of our other young
gents went to st. Joe to spend the
Fourth and did not get home until last
3 Monday, and then had to come by way
OF Benton and drive across the country
to catch our cut off train which made
the run between Davis City and Mt. Ayr
most of the time the past week. If
it had not been for that one lone train
we could almost forget that we lived on
. railroad for the past week.
A young man by the name of Davis
had the misfortune to get his leg caught
between two hand cars last Saturday
i and both bones in one leg we're broken.
DIR. Reed was called and at present
writing the young man is resting easy
and hopes are entertained that he will
recover without losing his leg, as at
first it was thought it would have to be
track loaded with dirt and the other
came around curve and was unable to
stop before they collided.
Rev. and Mrs. o. F. Howard spent the
fore part of the week with friends at
Lamont.
Mrs. Clara Henderson, of Leon, is
visiting with Davis City friends this
week.
LOWS Scott returned last week from
Lucas, Iowa, aud is again helping in his
fathers blacksmith shop.
Winfield Scott, wife and daughter, of
Spokane, Wash, former residents of this
county, are visiting at the home of his
brother, Carter Scott and family in this
city.
Mrs. Katie Garten, of st. Joe, was a
guest of Mrs. Kate Starkie the past
week.
Mr.. Newton Rucker, of Oklahoma,
came one day last week to visit friends
and accompany his wife, who had been
visiting here, back home. He had to
come by way of Omaha and Pacific
junction.
Our city has been filled with strangers
Tor several days, held here by the high
water and bad condition of the railroad.
Miss Hildreth Horner was guest of
Mrs. r. M. Freeman over Sunday.
Miss Fanny Van Glider, Mrs. P. E.
Shirley and Mrs. j. K. Beasley are re-
ported on the sick list this week.
The Priscilla club meets next Friday
with Mrs. G.. w. Henderson.
The Queen Esther Circle, a branch of
the Home Missionary Society, meets on
AAoIounJ Will NTS. ". Z. I1OWdFus
William Brewer and John Robertson
made trip to Lamont Monday.
Mrs. j. II. Robinson, Mrs. William
Brewer and Miss Ottie Van Wrinkle
( attended the installation of the Rebekah
lodge at Decatur City last Wednesday.
Miss Edith Sears, of Crown, spent the
past week with her aunt, Mrs. Bert
Adams, in this city.
Mac Cox, of near Leon, was in Davis
City Monday.
a DIR. James Harmon and wife left Mon
day for their home at Creston, after a
visit at the home of his parents in this
city.
Miss Georgia Roger, of Mt. Ayr, who
had been visiting relatives here the
Z past week, went to Humeston Saturday.
DIR. Harmon and wife returned home
last week after visit with relatives
here.
DIR. Reed had pr ,fessional business
near Pleasanton Friday evening.
The new opera house just simply
Blooms" up, the interior now being
finished.
Misses Hattie and Lucy Lindsey went
TO- Lamont Thursday.
Geo. Howell was passenger to Beth
any Saturday.
LeGrand Goldman visited his daughtc r
near Pleasanton the first of the week.
Joseph Thompson, of South Dakota,
was a business visitor here Saturday.
DIR. Sam Slower, OF Pleasanton, was in
this city Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Stoneburner, of Shenan-
4 doah, was visiting friends here last
week.
Mrs. ]. r. Hadley and baby left last
week for Des Moines where Mr.. Hadley
{ is working.
Mrs. AL Creveling, of Lamont, was an
over Sunday visitor in this city.
Ike Evans received hogs here Monday
morning.
A few nice sunny days.
C!eve Covington and Leo Sutherlin, of
Pleasanton, spent Sunday here.
We are again having our regular train
service.
Burr Oak Ridge.
Elder Gray delivered some very good