The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-11-28
Davis City.

= Zed Gore came in last week from
South Dakota, but thinks of return
ing there to live in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. White, of Des
Moines, came in last Saturday being
on their way to Pleasanton to attend
the Grimes-Edwards wedding Mon
day.
Wesley Chew, of Pleasanton, was
caller in our city last Saturday.
DR.. J. w. Wales returned last
Thursday from Chicago, where he
went to accompany Mrs. Carter
Scott who will be treated in hospi-
tai in that city.
The New Century Club was very
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. w. L..
Severe last Friday evening.
Mrs. R. J. Harmon left on Tues
day of last week for trip to Chi
cagO.
Clarence Frazier had business at
Leon last Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Ebrecht was a Leon visitor
Monday.
Mrs. James Miller has a lady
friend from St. Joe visiting her
Grandma Boeger enjoyed a visit
from her son who has a position in
Washington, D. c., last week.
John Francis has moved his tin
repair shop from Bridge street up to
his home residence for the winter.
F. NJ. Freeman built new cement
sidewalk in front of his home resi-
dence last week.
Mrs. Jane Simpson, of Leon, was
a guest of Mrs. Lew Thompson over
Sunday. .#
Mrs. w. H. McCalla visited with
her children near Leon the past
week. f..
Thomas Cummings and wife en-
joyed a visit from nephew from AL
lerton the past week.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. W. Wales are en-
joying a visit from relatives from
Centerville, Iowa, and, Beloit, Kan
sas, this week. ,.,, ...-
INF. and Mrs. James McDiffit,
great grandparents of the bride, and
Mrs. E. S. Grimes, grandmother of
the groom, attended the Grimes
Edwards wedding at Pleasanton on
Monday evening, by the kindness of
M, Chew, who came for them and
brought them home in his auto, CIV
ing part of them their first auto ride.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Westfall, OF
Weldon, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Mitchell,
of Des Moines, and Mark Grimes, of
Leon, were over night visitors in our
city Monday night, being enroute
home from the Pleasanton wedding.
Lew Thompson reshingled his
home residence the past week.
The scholars in the fifth grade Of
our school gave a hard times party
last Friday night, the proceeds being
used toward purchasing piano for
the school house. .
The little folks enjoyed a social
at the home of Mrs. Zed Gore Thurs
day of last week.
Mark Grimes and son, of Leon,
were in Davis City between trains
last Sunday.
Mrs. Mia Mitchell and daughter,
Hazel, of Des Moines, came in last
Sunday to visit her mother, Mrs. E.
S. Grimes.
It is with regret that we note that
Dick Scott and family left for their
new home at Bethany, Mo. the past
week. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
are among our most highly esteemed
citizens, having both been born and
raised near here, and they leave
large circle of friends who wish them
prosperity in their new home.
Ed Downing and wife left last
Monday for KellertOn, where he has
a position offered him. They go for
a two weeks trial and may conclude
to make that city their home.
Mrs. Hyson Purden last week
brought to the Davis City market
60 turkeys which netted her the neat
little sum of $111.O0.
Word has been received from Mr.
and Mrs. Genus Cummings, and they
report they will winter at Long
Beach, California.
Mrs. VIM. Burlington, after two
months visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh, left for her
home in Wyoming on Monday of last
week.
Our new electric light system is
now in partial use, the opera house,
telephone office and several other
places enjoying the benefit OF the
lights.
G. w. Needham, of Grand River,
visited his nephew, DR.. Wales, OF
this city, the past week.
MIS-. Grace Wheeler and son, of
Kellerton, visited Mrs. Albert Wheel
er, Of this city over Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Stark, of Portland,
Oregon, were in our city one day
the past week, enroute for Pleasan-
ton and Lineville to visit her aunts,
lGrs. w. c. Wheeler and Mrs. Jane
SAriner. Years ago Mrs. Stark was
! resident Of Decatur county