The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
Davis City.


Ollie Reed met with quite a bad
accident one day last week which has
laid him up for several days. he was
coming to Davis City late in the even
ing, riding horseback, and when
crossing the Davis City bridge met
man driving team and buggy IN
rather reckless manner. The morse
Mr.. Reed was riding became fright
ened and jumped in front of the team
and the buggy tongue struck Mr..
Reed on the leg, cutting very ugly
cash several inches long. DR.. Reed
was called to attend him and found IT
necessary to take several stitches IN
closing the wound.
T. T. Stephens last week bought
the property from Uncle Isaac Toney
known as the Mrs. Pruyn place, con-
sisiting of three acres of ground ana
a four room cottage, the considera-
ton being $500. He has moved into
the property.
DR.. g. P. Reed has recently added
a new X-Ray machine to his ONCE
equipment, and now girls, if you
think your heart is in any danger OIL
breaking for that new love of hat
Won saw down town, just call on the
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Israel Post and wife are the proud
parents of new baby boy.
DR.. Fred Horton, wife and daugh-
ter left Monday for their home at FL
dora, Iowa, after visiting week with
friends in this city.
E.. S. Grimes enjoyed an over sun
day visit from his neice, Mrs. corona
Kennedy, of Osceola.
0f 7 last week
nut in a new Round Oak furnace for
S. Radnish.
Mrs. Noble, of Caledonia, visited
last week at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. VIM. Mitchell.
G. w. tanning, of Charlton, was
calling on old friends in Davis City
the past week. Since leaving here
Eve years ago he has been over most
Of the western states, but says old
Iowa beats them all for home for a
poor man.
Our city has been so we'll represent
ed at the county capitol the past week
that it would be superfiuouS to try to
name all who were in attendance
there.
L. A. Brown returned last week
from a trip to Loveland, Colorado, and
other western points.
F. M. Freeman and wife visited
with relatives at Grant City last
Thursday.
Sherman Wheeler has moved from
Mrs. e. Boeger's house to one of the
Robinson houses on Clark street.
A gentleman from Van Vert will
open up a jewelry and repair shop on
Bridge street as soon as his car of
household goods and shop instru-
ments arrive from Kansas where he
recently went from Van Vert, but
not being suited there he did not un-
load his car, but ordered it back to
old Iowa.
Claude Robinson had his house on
Davis street moved from it's old foun-
dation on the bank of the river to a
site nearer the street. In starting the
building broke in two, and the wing
or kitchen part came near going over
the bank into the river. This is one
among the first houses built on Davis
street, and the river has been grad
ually cutting the bank on that side
until it was necessary to remove the
house.
Mrs. P. E. Shirley entertained the
members of the Priscilla club at a
fudge party Thursday afternoon in
honor of her daughter, Mrs. Annie
Hadley, who leaves this week for hel
new home in Chicago.
Mrs. Villa Mitchell and daughter
of Weldon. spent Sunday with Davis
City relatives.
G. w. Morgan, of Bethany. was Wis,
iting his daughter, Mrs. Dick Scott
and family, the past week.
Mr.. S. Radnish received word from
Good Hope, Mo-. that his old FRIEND
and comrade, Mr.. Madarasz, hac
passed away on the 5th inst. Mr.
& Madarasz was one of the last of the
New Buda colonists who came here
from Hungary with Mr.. Radnish, anG
the news of his death was severe
blow to Mr.. Radnish.
James Harmon. of Leon, was OF
our streets Saturday.
Mrs. Clara Wernitch. Mrs. Lul,
Graham. Mrs. Laura Wright and Mis-!
Margaret Wernitch went to Blyth
dale Tuesday to attend the funeral o
Grandma Wernitch.
Rev. Cooper was on the sick lis