The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
Davis City.

A Happy New Year to the readers
0f The Reporter family, and especial
IL to all old friends who have wan
dered away from our own happy and
prosperous state to other climes.
45 The sick folks, with the exception
OF Mrs. Minerva Franklin, are all
Improving. Mrs. Franklin is grad
ually getting worse.
John Robertson came in from a
i trip to South Dakota one day last
week. He was accompanied by his
cousin, r. Simpson, of Illinois, who
I recently proved up on a claim in
South Dakota, and was on his way
back to Illinois
The Buchanan auction on Friday
and Saturday of last week. drew
quite a crowd and they certainly did
slaughtered things in the way of
4 prices, as this was no old moth eat
en- stock, but good standard goods
which formerly belonged to the old
Bason stock of dry goods.
Mrs. w. G.. Jeffries and Miss Alice
Jefries came in last Friday from
!. Chicago to spend the holidays with
home folks.
s The M. E. Sunday school enjoyed
q Christmas tree last Saturday even
Ing. The program was a nice one
and we'll rendered, and the little
ones all enjoyed it fine.
The usual number of family re-
unions and Christmas dinners were
enjoyed by our Davis Cityites.
DIR. and Mrs. j. H. Robinson en-
/. joyed a family reunion on Christmas,
their four sons, Drs. Wild and Harry,
OF .Des Moines, DR.. Roy of Kansas
NSCity. and Claude of Leon, all being
home for the day.
Erna Bennett came in last week
\ 10 visit his step-mother, Mrs. Mary
Bennett and children of this city.
The Cooper Hotel changed hands
Il again. and is now closed awaiting a
& 1sM landlord.
Mr.. Emma Black and Mrs. P. E..
Shirley made drive to Lamont on
Saturday of last week.
John Sly and family, of Lamont,
were down to visit his mother,
Grandma Sly, the past week.
Mrs. Emma Boeger returned last
monday from visit with relatives
ct Garden Grove.
Will Mitchell had business at
HI LEON MOuudJ.
Ellsworth Sylvester and family,
OF Montana, came last week and for
the present will make Davis City
their home We understand Mr..
Sylvester contemplates going into
the real estate business.
Willard Franklin, of Pierce, S.
D., spent few days the past week
with Davis City relatives. He left
for home Monday.
Joseph Tharp received a message
last Wednesday stating his son-in-
law, Mr.. E. G. Stewart, of Weldon,
had been seriously injured by fall
from load of hay. Mrs. Tharp and
/ 0oa John left at once to assist IN
caring for him.
s B. D. Adams and wife spent
christmas with relatives near Crown.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Norman and
two daughters, Miss Estella Norman
and Mrs. G. G. Grimes, left last Sat-
urday to spend Christmas with rela-
tires at Troy, Kansas.
Mrs. Emma Noble, of Caledonia,
Iowa, Is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Mitchell, of this place.
Mrs. Kate Starkey last week re-
oeived phone message from Prince
TIM, Mo-, stating that her daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Reeves, was dangerous
ny Ill with consumption, and Mrs.
St1rkey left at once for Princeton.
Later word received from there says
there is no hopes for Mrs. Reeves
recovery.
DR.. Estella Norman came in last
Thursday from Moline, Illinois. to
n Ill wit \ to
sAnd other Davis City relatives.
DIR. George Harmon, of Des
l(oines,5 spent Christmas with his
nother, Mrs. r. J. Harmon, in this
city. ~. 4...
M. H. Adams and wife returned
"Wednesday from short trip to st.
Joe. a.. + s9=sls5, .s.s@ .--, 81,
II Miss Helen Wales returned last
Saturday from St. Joe. where she is
attending musical college. Her
aunt, Mrs. Art Andrews and child
ren, returned with her for visit
with friends here. %3ss
Mrs. Sarah Henderson, who has
been here helping to care for her
ssick sister, Mrs. Franklin, returned
~ her home at SMOravia, Iowa, last
Tuesday. Xxx X N
Mrs., Willis Clark, Of Troy, Kan
~, came last Tuesday for fare
we'll visit with her girlhood chum,
Mrs.. Bessie Mitchell, who will leave
III the near future for her new home |
ID South Dakota.
q. w. Teale came down from Leon
10 spend Christmas with his family.
II y !. Teale has opened up the
Adams photograph gallery and is
READY for business.
Mrs. Bea Martz and children, of
Charlton, are spending the holidays
With Davis City relatives.
Mis- Mildred Bailey IL reported
"a the sick list. 81
Granville Cochran and wife. Of