The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13
Davis City.

James McDil1itt took relapse and is
worse at this writing, being very low.
Mrs. McDiflitt is better.
The d. j. HuIinger estate sale Satur-
day attracted quite crowd, the stock
being moved from the farm to Mrs.
Hullinger's residence in town.
Ed Flora has a very sick boy. The
others on the sick list are reported as
improving.
Uncle John Evans, of Woodland town
ship, was over last Tuesday looking
after his property in this city.
Mrs. Mabel Jetfries, of Leon, was a
visitor in our city the past week.
F. W. Sears, of north of Leon, was
here Monday. He came to buy corn to
feed, not because he could get it
cheaper but the corn raised on Grand
River bottom is sounder and better for
feeding than that raised near his home.
Well, Grand River and Davis City al
ways were ahead Of Leon in everything
but the new court house, but we accept
the fate, for we certainly did need a new
one.
Some parties seem to think that the
dogs referred to in our letter last week
were owned by the farmer who came to
town, but such was not the case by any
means. The dogs we're owned by our
own citizens and had attacked the man
who was on horseback.
The New Century Club met last Fri
day with Mrs. VIM. Mitchell north of
town.
The Relieio Society met last Monday
with Mrs. Il. Il. Hartshorn.
Upton McBee, one time fixture of
Davis City, came in from some point in
Missouri last week to view the old
scenes. Upton says he helped to pay
for more city sidewalks than any citizen
in the town, but that he has reformed
and if he now came back to live we need
not expect him to help with our cement
crossings.
Oren Craig and wife, of Ottumwa,
came in last Friday, called here by the
serious illness of Mrs. Craig's foster
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. McDiflitt.
A. G. Scott and wife visited at Pleas
anton last Sunday.
Mrs. Leo Oaks, of Osceola, was guest
OF her cousin, Mrs. b. A. Norman, the
past week.
Mr.. Geneser, of Des Moines, was look
ing after his big farm north of town the
past week.
Sherm Wheeler and family came in
from Van Vert Saturday ard will again
make their home in this city.
Everett Hagan, of Saline, Mo-, was
here last Saturday. He came to take
his uncle, George Kimball and family
for few days visit with relatives near
Saline.
Sam Brown, of Garden Grove, was here
on business Monday.
W. A. Boone, of Leon, was a caller in
our city Sunday.
George Henderson received last Thurs
day fine horse from Bushnell, Illinois,
which will be kept here this season.
DR.. j. W. Wales left on pleasure
trip to Rochester, Mimi, Monday. Mrs.
Wales and son accompanied him as far
as Des Moines for visit at the home
of her cousin, Ord Leacbman.
George Shoemaker came over fro1,
Tingley for a short visit with home
folks the past week.
F. NJ. Freeman received the sad intel
ligence Monday that his half brother,
James Boone, had died at Kansas City
Monday morning. He left Tuesday to
attend his funeral.
Miss Nora Biggs, of Leon. was al over
Sunday guest at the VIM. Frazier home
in this city.
Ed Bigg:, and family, of Leon, visited
relatives here last Sunday.
We noticed Charley Henderson, OF
Leon, was on our streets last Sunday
with new auto. Call around and take
all your old friends ride Charley.
John Robertson took party of land
buyers to South Dakota Monday.
Mrs. Kate Gordon, of st. Joe, was a
guest Attn Thompson home Tuesday.
She was enrouts to visit relatives in
her childhood home at Terre Haute, and
will be remembered here as Katie Nc
Bee.
George Howell, of Omaha, spent the
past week with relatives in this city.
Mrs. r. M. Black returned last We'd
nesday from visit at Clarinda. She
reports Mr.. Black as about the same
mentally. but physically he is slightly
improved.
Miss Clara Mcintosh has gone to
Charlton to work in the telephone office.
Grandpa Jodon spent the past week
in Mt. Ayr looking after business inter-
ests.
TN. Walters left for trip to South
Dakota Monday.
Elder Stebbins, of Lamont, came over
and spent Thursday night with his old
friend. James McDiffitt, who is still con
fined to his room by illness and his aged
wife 10 also on the sick list.
Mrs. ]. T. Mitchell passed through
here on her way to Blockley last Fri
day.
John Tharp was an over Sunday Wis
itoI at Kellerton.
Miss Scott, of Blythedale, Mo-, visited
here over Sunday.
VIM. Zika returned to his work in Des
| Moines the first of the week.
Miss Edith Galloway, of Mt. Ayr, re-
turned to her home the first of the week
DIR. Reed was at Lamont last Thurs.
day on professional business.
| Mrs. Jud Maxwell has been sick.
Union Ridge.
Miss Rosa Bruner was the guest Of
her cousin, Miss Laura Sell in Leon, Q