The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-22
Davis City.

Mr.. G. A. Miller and family, from
Sterling, ILL.,, who have been visiting
their aunt, Mrs. Marble, and other
relatives, departed Tuesday for Selba,
S. D., where they will visit Mr.. Mil
ler's parents, and from there return
to their home in Illinois.
Wilbur Gaulter, of Lamont, spent
Sunday with one of Davis City's fair
ones.
Miss Helen WALES left last Sun
day for St. Joe, where she will attend
High School and take music lessons.
George Davis and Roy Shoemaker,
two of our Davis City boys who have
positions as travelling statesmen on the
road for tobacco firm, spent Sunday
with home folks in this city.
VIM. Riley and family returned
from visit at GAINESVILLE, Mo-, last
Thursday.
Miss Rosamond Severe left last
Tuesday for Cheyenne, Wyoming, to
enter hospital to study to be
trained nurse.
Frank Scott and wife, of Blythe
dale, Mo-, were over Sunday visitors
at the home of his brother, Carter
Scott, in this city.
Sherm Wheeler left for Ottumwa
the past week to look for location.
We understand he secured employ
ment at once in one of the Ottumwa
butcher shops.
/ VIM. Wells took Sherm Wheeler's
place in our Davis City butcher shop,
and it is now run by Evans & Wells.
Mrs. Nellie Kimball and her sister,
Mrs. Jake Hagan, of Saline, Mo-, left
last Monday to visit their parents in
Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Piercey, of
Tuskeego, visited their sister and
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bason, in
this city over Sunday
Mrs. Ella Fulton and children left
last Thursday for their home at
Amarillo, Texas. after months visit
with her parents and other relatives
in this county.
Mrs. e. s. Grimes returned from a
visit with her son Mark at Leon last
Tuesday.
Charley Norman, of Troy, Kansas,
visited his parents in this city over
Sunday.
After months visit here and at
Leon and Pleasanton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Bicknell left last Friday for
: their home at Alliance, Neb.
Miss Opal Beasley spent Sunday
with friends at Pleasant Valley.
Joseph Tharp received the sad news
that his brother Jabe Tharp, of Den
yer, Colorado, died last Saturday.
Mr.. Tharp was for years resident OF
/. Decatur county, and for time lived
in Davis City, and is remembered
by many of our old citizens, who very
much regret to hear of his death.
o. E. Lovett and john Vail, Of
Garden Grove, were in our city tho
past week on land deal, but Mr.
Lovett concluded his Grand River
farm was too good silver mine t.
: trade for gold, SO we understand he
: called the deal off.
Earl Scott took a relapse and i!
, worse again.
Mrs. Carter Scott is confined to he
room by a severe fall she received
some time ago.
Sheriff Andrew, of Leon, was look
ing after business in Davis City las
Monday.
Mrs. P. E. Shirley left the pas
week to visit her daughter, Mrs. c
j, Hadley, of Chicago. From there sh'
= will go for visit at her old home a
South Bend, Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Merrifiele
spent Sunday with relatives in tn.
country.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Venting returned
recently from three months visi
:, in the west.
Mrs r. j. Harmon and daughter
9 Mrs. Alice Martz, left the past weel
I" for a visit at Des Moines and Ceda
Rapids.
A Mrs. Craig, of Saline, Mo-, wht
. was operated upon by DR.. Reed TO
' appendicitis, is still under his care a
!, his home in this city.
: Will Kimball left last Thursda.
for South Dakota, to plaster T. M
Walters new house. Plasterers
seems cannot be had in that country
y Mr.. Walters pays Mr.. Kimballs far
one way to get the work done.
n Mr.. Eason's clock ran down las
i Saturday and stopped to the tune o
S five dollars to the lucky holder Of tn
time. He then called in all tickets
o but as he is hustler he will inven
r something new for an advertisement
h for his already popular store.
Il T. M. Kicks has so far recovere
from his recent operation as to b
able to come down town again.
Two cars of apples were receive
here Monday. The apple man ha
rented building and it is reporte
he intends to ship in five hundre
bushels for the Davis City marke
The price so far has been dollar
. bushel.
Mrs. S. E. Adams had the misfol
tune to fall down stairs while visit
ing with her son last week, and ha
been laid up for the past ten days.
Mrs. Alice Marble returned from
trip to Des Moines the past week:
Mrs. Willis Allen had business a
Leon last Monday.
Pleasant Valley.