The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-04
Davis City.

George shoemaker came III lrOll
Minnesota to spend the Fourth with
his parents and other Davis City
friends.
Roy Davis together with party
of friends were camping up the river
the past week.
Mrs. Ruby Parker still remains
very low with little hopes of re-
covery.
There will be seven big days at the
Leon Chautauqua this season. There
will be twelve double programs and
twelve single ones. Just think of it,
SO event in all, and it can all be
seen and heard for the low price of
one season ticket.
Davis City enjoyed a fine rain last
Monday afternoon. The farmers
in this part of the county have COM
menced to cut their wheat the past
week, and most of it is said to be
extra good.
DR.. Moore, of Lamont, had profess
sional business in our city last Sun
day evening.
DR.. Estella Norman returned last
Friday from a visit with relatives at
Troy, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Edwards, of
Pleasanton, visited Mrs. Edwards
grandm other, Mrs. James McDiftit,
of this city, the past week.
Well, Davis City has at last settled
the electric light question and La
moni is to furnish the power. There
was quite little jubilee last Monday
evening in honor Of the occasion. The
Roberts Bros. were setting up ice
cream to all ladies and the steam
swing giving free rides to all who
called, as a token that Davis City
is not going to die just yet. At
least we will have plenty of light by
the time the Leon Chautauqua and
the Davis City reunion are here.
Davis City is preparing to have
the best celebration she has had in
many years. Everybody is cordially
invited to come out and enjoy good
old fashioned Fourth Of July.
The remains of J. H. Bowman,
who it was reported fell dead in Des
Moines last Monday, June oath, were
brought here for burial last Satur-
day on the noon train. Funeral SER
vices were held at the M. E. church,
Elder Reed officiating, interment be-
ing in the old Davis City cemetery,
by the side of his mother. Owing
to the corpse being held so long in
Des Moines to get word to his daugh-
ter Josie, who lives in Texas, a great
many were disappointed about at
tending the funeral. Also there was
misunderstanding in regard to who
was to look after the arrangements
of the funeral for Mr.. Bowman had
many friends in this his home town
for years, being at one time engaged
with the mercantile firm of Bowman
& Warnock, later Bowman & Kesh-
lear. He had wide acquaintance,
and was respected by all. During
the first Cleveland administration
he was our postmaster, and was al
ways kind and obliging to all pat
rons of the Office. His son Clyde
and daughter Miss Nettie, accom-
panied the remains here.
E. G. Stewart, of Sewall, Iowa,
visited at the home of his father-in-
law, Joseph Tharp, the past week.
Miss Clara Mcintosh came in from
Burlington the past week to visit
home folks.
Mr.. Clyde Bowman and sister,
Nettie, returned to their home at
Kansas City last Sunday.
Chef Teale, of Des Moines, spent
Sunday with home folks.
DR.. j., B. Horner, of Lamont, was
in attendance at the funeral of his
old time friend, ]. H. Bowman, last
Saturday.
John Poush and wife, Lyman Nc
, Lain, wife and baby, were guests at
the home of Mrs. Lon Fulton in the
country last Sunday.
Miss Ella Bailey returned last
Monday from few weeks visit in
St. Joe. ~
Mrs. J. B. McMannus, of Grant
City, Mo-, came Monday for visit
with her children and other friends
in this city. ...--..t. ..
Delbert Cowles was again called
to St. Joe last Saturday, his daugh-
ter, Miss Edythe, who is patient in
a hospital in that city, being report
ed as very low with no hopes of her
recovery. - ..
Dr.. G. P. Reed returned from a
business trip to st. Joe last Thurs
day.
Wash Morgan, of Bethany, Mo-,
visited his daughter, Mrs. Dick Scott,
of Davis City, the past week.
Mrs. Clarence Smith and Mrs.
John Lee, of Lamont, were here to
dCLSnQ the Iuuerdl OIL LuelT Ola lrleuu.
the late J. H. Bowman.
Mrs. r. J. Harmon returned from
a two weeks visit with relatives at
Omaha.
DIR. F. A. Bowman, Mrs. Ethel
Kopp, of Leon, Mrs. Maud Grimess of
Chamberlain, S. D., attended the
funeral of their uncle, Henry Bow
man, last Saturday.
Mrs. E. S. Grimes and daughter,
Florence, returned last Friday from
a visit at Weldon and Des Moines.
Mrs. G. P. Reed and Mrs. Emma
Hagan were shopping in Leon last
Friday.
Mrs. Emma Bowman, of Leon, was
a visitor in our city last Friday.
G. P. Campbell had business at
Leon last Friday.
P. q. Shirley was looking after
business in Leon last Saturday.
Mark Grimes, of Leon, was a caller
in Davis City between trains last
! Sunday.
=. Bert Cummings and wife, of Kan
sas Eity, are visiting Davis City rel
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