The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
Davis. City.

| Oh, yes; Davis City is going to
have our paper again revived to the
| delight of every one. Last week an
| answer came in response to propo-
sition of the businessmen Of Davis
City to Grant Mallory, of Dell Rap
ids, S. d., saying he would return
here and revive the Davis City News,
the paper which ne suspended last
fall. Mr.. Mallory is expected here
by the first of May.
Elder Halberson, travelling
missionary of the Advent church
society, gave a short lecture at the
Advent church last Sunday.
Mrs. G. P. Campbell leaves the
latter part Of this week for visit
with relatives in Texas.
The railroad section men from La
moni and other sections up and
down the line met mere Monday and
put down the new side track near the
depot. And now the railroad trains
can pass at Davis City without be-
ing held up so long in passing.
Mrs. Walter McCully gave birth
day dinner for her granddaughter,
Miss Hazel, last Thursday, it being
her eighth birthday.
Quite number of our little tots
enjoyed their first picnic last Sunday
in the city park.
Otto Turpen had business at
Lamont last Monday.
VIM. Burrell received word last
| week that his son Arthur had been
! promoted to section foreman, on the
road running out from St. Joe. Ell
mer Burrell. who formerly haG the
| section was promoted to yard boss
in the St. Joe yards
Miss Martha Goodwin, Of Grant
! City, Mo, has opened up a photo
graph gallery at the old stand
| formerly occupied by G.. NJ. Harris,
and is now ready for work.
Jesse Franklin left last week for
| Pleasanton where we understand he
| will be employed the coming summer
| in a store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Rev, of Lamont,
| were visitors in our city the past
| week.
VIM. Swope and wife have agreed
to disagree and he left for other
scenes last week.
Misses Inez Hogue and Veta Rob-
inson, of Leon, were over Sunday
FlolIOIo Will DdFl ID ClLy lIl0IuS.
Mrs. Dot Markley, Of Centerville,
was a caller in our city the past
week.
Mrs. Maude Andrews and children,
of St. Joe, visited from Thursday
until Sunday with relatives in our
city.
George Barber, former old time
resident of our little village, after
an absence of five years, was inter-
viewing old friends and neighbors
in our city the past week.
Mrs. Carter Scott and Mrs. G. P.
Campbell were callers at the county
capital Tuesday of last week.
James Miller and Henry Turpen
left last week for St. Joe, where Mr..
Turpen went to plaster hotel build
ing owned by Mr. Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Shirley leave
the last of this week for Des Moines
to be in attendance at the gradua-
ton exercises of their daughter. Miss
Jae, who is a member of the class of
1912, who will graduate from the
M. E. hospital as trained nurses on
Friday evening.
Ed Underwood has accepted po-
sition with the county bridge gang,
but will make his home in Davis
City.
Jode Smith, OF Worth, Mo-, was
looking over the property he recent
ly purchased of F. M. Freeman, the
past week.
Mrs. Ralph Scott, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, has been visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman
Craig, of this city.
Miss Lucy Lindsey returned last
week from Des Moines, where she
went to be treated for appendicitis,
and was operated upon successfully,
and is now we'll on the road to recov-
cry
Charles Burnison moved his FAM
lily to this city from Lineville last
Saturday. AS they were former res
idents of our village we are glad to
welcome them back as citizens, and
hope their stay may be both pleas
ant and profitable. For the present
they will occupy the house known as
he McKeehan property.
Clarence Marble and wife were
over Sunday visitors in our city.
John Tharp made his usual trip to
Kellerton last Saturday and Sunday.
ThO1ono for co1dc