The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Davis City.


his brother Ben at Charlton.
Miss Rila Bason, of Kellerton, has
taken position in the store of her
brother, Luther Bason, in this city.
Mr.. Bason's clock work seems to have
charm and still continues to draw
large crowds.
Mrs. Stephen Radnich and Mrs.
Dell Arnold visited with Garden
Grove relatives the past week, re-
turning home Saturday.
J. C. Keshlear returned to his home
at Kansas City last Thursday. His
name should have appeared last week
in the list of former residents of Da-
Wis City who took in the Davis City
reunion.
Misses Annie and Ethel Merrifeld
returned last Saturday from weeks
visit at Mt. Ayr.
Mrs. Emma Noble left Saturday
for her home at Caledonia after a
few days visit in this city.
Mrs. Dick Scott returned Monday
from visit with her parents at
Bethany. While there she attended
family reunion of her fathers fam
lily, the first time they had all been
together for over twenty years.
Prof. John Howell and family left
the past week for their new home at
Weldon, but as the Professors farm
and home is with us we are only
lending HIM and his estimable wife
to the Weldonites for short time to
Improve their public schools.
r. e. Shirley left Monday to visit
his daughter Jae at Des Moines and
take look at the state fair.
DR.. VIM. Harmon and wife, of Ce-
dar Rapids, came last Monday, called
here by the illness of his father r. j.
Harmon.
DR.. Reed and wife left Monday for
q trip to Des Moines.
DR.. Harry Harmon and family
came in last Tuesday, called here by
the death of his father, r. ]. Harmon,
an old soldier and highly esteemed
citizen who died at his home in this
city Monday evening. A more ex-
tended notice will appear elsewhere
in this paper.
G. M. Harris and wife left Satur-
day for Kansas City, where they go
to make their home. 1t is with re-
greet we see them leave as it not
only leaves our city without good
photographer but also of very esti-
mable family, as both Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris have during their residence of
seven years in our city by their up
right lives and honorable dealings
made many warm friends who wish
them we'll in their new location
Our public schools opened. last
4 Monday with full attendance of pu-
pills and the following teachers: Prof.
button, of northern Iowa; Miss Wise
A carver, OF Fairfield; Miss Florence
Thompson, of Lamont; Mrs. g. G..
Grimes and Mrs. Jesse Poush and
Miss Maggie Wernitch, of Davis City,
We did not learn the departments
they were assigned to.
Bert Adams and Will Craig are
each sporting new buggy.
g. G. Grimes has been making
some improvements on his home
place the past week.
Prof. j. H. Dutton arrived last
week from northern Iowa, and will
occupy the house known as the old
z r. D. 1opliff property.
DR.. James Harmon, of Creston, was
called here Monday to attend the fun
eral of his father.
Miss Alton Hembrey and Mrs. Ber-
nice Keiff visited Des Moines friends
and attended the state fair the past
week.
r. M. Kicks left Monday for St.
Joe, where he will enter hospital
for treatment for severe injury he
received some time ago, and is not
recovering as fast as could be wished
for.
Mrs. Carl Morgan and little daugh-
tiers left Monday for their home in
Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott, Of near Pleas
anton, visited with Mr.. SCOTS uncle,
John Robertson and family last Sun
day.
Clarence and Orville Frazier, Vim.
Burrell and Gene Griffith are all tax
ing in the sights at the state fair
this week
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the Pleasanton picnic the past
week. 1t would be superfuous to try
7 to name them all, SO we will just say
that all kinds of conveyances and rigs
were pressed into service, and they
went by twos, and threes, and tours
in one rig, and ten ladies went In one
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