The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-05
Davis City.

Mrs. Lille Cox, of Bethany, passed
through our city last Saturday, en-
route to GAINESVILLE, Mo-, to visit her
father, Henry Harrison, who is pre-
pairing to go to California for his
health. which is very poor. For
years Mr.. Harrison and family were
esteemed citizens of our little village.
It will be surprise to the many
friends of James Post in this city to
learn that he was recently married
to a lady in Kansas City, Mo-, where
he is now living. All extend congrat-
ulations.
To every ones regret editor Grant
Mallory returned one day last week
and loaded his printing press and
household goods in car and ship
ped them to South Dakota, and now
Davis City is without paper and
another newspaper man as good as
editor Mallory will be hard to find.
Misses Kate and Stella Teale, OF
kellerton, visited their aunt, Mrs. F.
M. Freeman, over Sunday of last
week.
Will Mrs. Amelia Meek, of Aztec,
New Mexico, write again and give us
more of the description of that far
south land. AS for taking space We
correspondent will gladly lay by her
pen of town gossip to make room for
another letter as interesting as the
last one which gave us description
Of the cliff jewellers.
r. Elder Campbell, a Christian minis
ter, has been holding series OF
meetings in our city the past two
weeks.
Elder Stebbins, of Lamont, held
services at the L. D. S. church last
Sunday evening.
We are glad to note that Rev.
Wehn has been returned to the Davis
CITY charge for another conference
year.
1t is with regret that we note that
word was received in our city last
Sunday morning that George Howell
had died that morning at his home
in Omaha Mr.. Howell and his wife
had been visiting for several weeks
in our city, and had only been gone
from here a few days. His death
came as severe shock to his many
friends in this city where his boyhood
was spent. The remains were brought
to this city for burial Tuesday, fun
eral services being held at the M. E.
church, Rev. Wehn officiating. In
terment was in the new cemetery.
His obituary will appear elsewhere in
this paper.
Well, as everyone knows the long
drouth is broken at last in Decatur
county, and now some of our town
people are enjoying the luxury of
fresh radishes, lettuce and young on
ions, and if frost will only stay off
long enough. we will also have new
potatoes.
Mrs. J. H. Robinson returned last
Saturday from visit with her sons
at Kansas City and St. Joe.
n DR.. j. B. Horner and daughters,
of Lamont, were in attendance at the
funeral of George Howell Tuesday.
# 1t will be sad news to many to
learn that William Estes, a former
we'll known resident of Davis City,
but now of Oregon, fell dead last
March while on visit to a daugh-
ter who lived in Wyoming.
Norm Morgan and daughter, of Ak
ron, Mo-, visited his sister, Mrs. Dick
Scott, Of Davis City, last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dornitch, of Everett,
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new baby boy born on September
23rd. Mrs. Dornitch will be remem-
bered as former Davis City young
lady, Miss Helen Valentine.
sr Mrs. John Wilson and daughters,
OF Akron, Mo-, we're callers in our
city last Thursday. s .~.st n .~..
Ovid Shoemaker moved last Mon
day from the Mrs. Boeger house on
Clark street to Claude Robinson's
property on Davis street. ~. h
Fred Citizens, who has been ailing
all summer, seems to be improving,
and was able to be on our street last
Sunday. ssi2
Mrs, ]. w. HoAnold, Of Leon, was
I, b caller II our city last Thursday s
Mrs. w lizard Jeffrtes came n last