The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-28
Davis City.

Davis City.
The Burlington company has had
quite force of men here the past
week repairing and painting the de-
pot and buildings.
: From private letters we learn that
Hiram Ewing has been so fortunate
as to have mineral spring located
ON the farm which he bought in Kan,
sas, and company of Chanute cap
italists have organized stock COM
pany called the Delaware Stock Co.,
and are now distributing the water
at the rate of 500 gallons week.
They are preparing to build big
sanatarium near the spring The
water which was tested at st. Louis,
took the gold medal for purity. Mr..
Ewing writes they have fine crops in
that country.
ling, ILL.,, are guests of Mrs. Alice
way to Lamont, where they formerly
resided.
Miss Flora Evans, of Leon, has
been visiting with friends in this
city the past week and looking after
the prospects for starting dress
making establishment in this city.
r. p. Mclaughlin, of Decatur
City, was caller in our city last
Sunday.
Charles Norman, OF Troy, Kas.,
came Sunday to visit few days
with relatives here.
Miss Helen Valentine was married
1 at Everett, WASH, on July 18th, to
Mr.. Fred Danicht. Miss Helen was
former resident of our city and has
many friends here who wish her and
her husband long and happy fu-
ture.
Our M E. Sunday school held a
picnic in the city park last Saturday,
and quite delegation were in at
tendance from Leon and Garden
Grove, and fine time was had.
The following item may be of in
terest to some of our readers as both
parties were former residents Of Da-
Wis City: James Kindred died at
his home in southern Missouri the
past spring, and Mrs Carrie Bissell,
wife of William Bissell, died recent
ly at her home in Independence, Mo.
r. j. Harmon still continues very
low and is gradually growing weak
er with no hope of his recovery.
Still the old gentleman keeps cheer
ful and has a smile for all his old
frineds.
Dixie Wishon and best girl. of Ak
ron, Mo-, were calling on Davis City
friends last Sunday.
John Poush jr., with his wife and
two sons left last Monday for Duluth,
Mimi, to visit relatives and enjoy
months outing at some of the north
Rrn lakes.
Messrs Lovett and Brown, of Gar
den Grove, with their families, were
callers in our city last Saturday,
looking after their fine farms, which
are two of the finest farms on Grand
river bottom.
Mrs. G. M. Harris enjoyed an over
Sunday visit from two of her sisters.
Elder Stebbins, of Lamont, was in
our city last Thursday to visit his
old friend and church brother, R. J.
Harmon.
Mrs. Art Andrews and children,
of St. Joe, are visiting relatives in
Davis City this week.
Mrs. Perry Martin, of Idaho, came
in Monday for visit with friends in
this her former home.
Clarence Marble and wife, of Skid
more, Mo-, are visiting relatives in
this city.
Mrs. Dot Markley, of Chicago,
came last Monday to visit her moth
er, Mrs. Minerva Franklin.
Mr.. Genezer, of Des Moines, who
owns the old Bowman farm, was here
the past week looking after business
D matters.
Mrs. Emma Black returned Mon
day from Centerville, where she, had
been visiting at the home of her
son, DR.. John Horton.
y. III. Bigham and wife returned
to their home in Ottumwa Sunday,
after visiting for week with rela-
tives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Beasley visited
at the home of Mrs. Beasley's father,
Squire S. Z. Cox, near Leon, Sunday.
Our M. e. church is receiving some
much needed interior repairs, con-
sequently the Sunday school was held
4 in the grove Sunday.
o, yes: Pa says we are all going
to the Leon Chautauqua this year.
8 You know only he and sister went
last year.