The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23

sister, Mrs. Osborn, of Davis City,
Mrs. Nancy Pitman returned Satur-
day to her home at Mercer, Mo.
Mrs. John Robertson, of Leon, Wis.,
tied Davis City friends and attended
the commencement exercises of the
Davis City High School the past
week.
Miss Ruth Longacre left last Fri
day for visit with her sister, Mrs.
Bert Parker, at Allerton.
Miss Margaret Wickes, of Lamont,
assisted by her music class of Davis
City pupils, gave a musicale at the
M. E. church last Saturday evening
which all who heard it pronounce
first-class.
Ernest Kicks came in last We'd
nesday from western Iowa where he
has been employed on the railroad
for some time.
Dick Scott and two little daughters
left last Sunday for short visit at
Bethany, Mo-, with relatives.
Miss Blanche Downey was a guest
of Miss Madge Wheeler last Wednes-
day.
The little folks enjoyed a birthday
party at the home of Mrs. Paul Scott
last Thursday, it being the birthday
of her little daughter Pauline and
also that of Miss Make Merrifield,
Cake and ice cream were served and
the little ones thought they had a
time long to be remembered, and so
they will, for We correspondent still
thinks back to the time when she
enjoyed her first child's party, and
many a pleasant memory clings
around that happy occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCully made
trip to Des Moines last Friday and
returned Sunday
Mrs. Grace Woodland and Mrs.
last Thursday by the serious illness
of their sister, Mrs. Charles Walters.
DR.. Wales new auto caused him
to build new garage at his home
residence.
Mrs. G. G. Grimes and Mrs. H. L.
McClaran left last Friday for a few
days visit with relatives at Moline,
Illinois.
Scott & Sons delivery horse be-
came frightened one day last week
and gave them lively chase, throw
ing the driver out and breaking up
the wagon considerably.
Our public schools closed last Fri
lay. There was class of six grad
Yates this year. The commencement
exercises were held at the NJ E. .
church Thursday evening and all of
he class rendered their part in a
'ery creditable manner.
Mrs. Carter Scott came home from !
owa City last Tuesday. Her daugh- I,
er, Mrs. Julian Butterworth retufh-
ID with her. Mrs. Scott is far from
veil and had to return in an invalid
hair. She had been taking treat
nent at Iowa City for an injury to :,
Ter limb the result of a fall, and it
las been troubling her considerably
# late,
What might have proven a very
erious accident occurred at the
lone of Elder McDiff1t last Thurs
lay. Their neice, Mr.. Oren Craig,
vas assisting her aunt with her
louise cleaning and her little four
ear old boy got hold of bottle of
odine and took a small quantity in
lis mouth which burned him con-
iderably. DR.. Wales was promptly
allied and administered an antidote,
nd the little fellow was all right in
few hours with the exception of his
mouth and throat being burned. Il
Senator Kenyon was interviewing
he voters of Davis City one day last
week.
Harry Wright, of Leon, had bust
less in Davis City the past week. i
John Radnich came in from Ne
c1y :.:S l>:a
ather.
Andrew Evans moved to Leon last
week so as to be near his children.
H. L. Shoemaker is moving this
week into the house he recently pur-
hased of Mr.. Evans. i
Miss Hilda Horner, of Lamont,
vas visiting Davis City friends the
ast week.
P. E. Shirley had business at Gar
len Grove last Thursday. i
Mrs. Allie Rogers and Mrs. Lee
flora were Leon visitors last We'd
lesday.
AS Mrs. Jessie Craig was driving
nto Davis City last Saturday her
lorse became frightened at an auto
oming toward her and started to
un away. She thought she had him
lnder control when another auto
anne up behind her and the driver
bought he could pass her and thus
heck the speed of the horse, but the
lorse was so badly frightened it !;
'eered to one side of the road and
Mrs. Craig and her children were !
brown out of the buggy. She was
bruised up considerably. and the
buggy was badly damaged. Neither
If the drivers of the autos were to
blame and rendered her all the as !
;istance they could, but the accident :
occurred at a dangerous turn in the
Dad coming into town, and neither !,
,arty was aware of the others pres
'nce until it was too late to prevent
he accident. So q
G. G. Grimes sends a Troy, kas.
PAPER with his new business card.
he, has general stock of goods in
tead Of clothing as we stated last
week. Their opening was, announc-l
d for last Saturday. His partners