The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
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Davis City

new home place. He was helping |
lay shingles and in some manner |
slipped and fell to the ground. He !
received injuries which necessitateS
his carrying his arm in sling, but
is up and attending to business just
the same.
Mrs. Myrtle Braman, of Leon, Wis
tied at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs John Hamilton, the past
week.
D. Daniels has a brother from Mis-
souri, visiting him whom he had not
seen for over twenty years.
Mrs G.. G. Grimes left last Monday
for Troy, Kansas, where she expects
to make her future home.
Charley Norman and wife, of Troy,
Kansas, came in last Saturday for a
visit with Davis City relatives.
Jesse Franklin was over from
Pleasanton last Sunday to see after
his mothers old home, which is
still standing, furniture and all, as
she left it when she died over a year
ago.
Mrs. G. P. Campbell returned last
Friday from a visit with relatives in
Texas
Harrison Drakewine, of Mt Nor
iah, Mo-, was a guest of Mrs. Kate
Starkey and other Davis City rela-
tives the past week.
Mrs. Lucinda Blake is treating her
home residence to new coat OF
paint.
Mrs l. Seymour made trip to
Des Moines the past week. +.
Mrs. Florence Hullinger and Mrs.
Myrtle Toney returned last Saturday
WI no
been in the M. E. hospital for treat
ment for couple of weeks.
VIM. Henderson, of Allerton, was
a caller on Davis City relatives last
Monday. \
Miss Berta Peck, of Leon visited
with friends in Davis City Monday.
Prof. Erven Spencer, of Pleasan-
ton, was caller in our city Monday
Davis City citizens are making
another effort to secure electric
lights, this time it is from the La
moni Electric Light Co.
Lloyd Hill and wife, of Leon, Wis
tied Davis City relatives over Sun
day.
= James Goldman made a trip to
st. Joe the past week.
Floyd Thompson, VINO has been
assisting J. N. Gates in the Valley
Bank for some time, left for Des
Moines the past week, having Sc
cured a position in one of the Des
Moines' banks.
Mrs. Mary Gradstaff, of Leon, was
visiting her children near Davis City
the past week.
Oscar Judd has been rebuilding
the house occupied by Leslie Cum
mingS on south Clark street.
Mrs. Ella Craig returned the past
week from a trip to Shenandoah.
Mrs. Henry Arasmith, of Blythe
dale, Mo-, visited Davis City rela-
tives last week.
Elder Stebbins delivered the Me-
mortal sermon last Sunday as per an
nouncement. While the most of the
old soldiers were present who live
in and near our city, we could not
but recall that so many familiar
faces that never missed the Memoir
ial services had gone to answer the
last great call.
Decoration day will be observed
here and all are cordially invited to
attend. There will be program by
the children and short speech is
promised by Prof Dutton. There !,
will be song service and our new
Davis City band will make their first |
public appearance on this occasion. ,
Our new band boys have taken
great pains to practice and we are
justly proud that Davis City will
once more enjoy the music of a home
band. |
Theodore Rogers had a stroke of
paralysis last Saturday and fell on
the street, and had to be helped to
his home. Mr.. Rogers has been in
poor health for some time but was
feeling no worse when he came down
town and had been talking and jok-
ing with some of his friends when
he was suddenly stricken, and on
starting for home fell on the side
walk. He has been in dangerous
condition ever since.
Prof. Button had business at Leon
Monday.
B. D. Adams and wife. of Koyle,
were callers in our city last Satur-
day
Corn planting is about over in
this vicinity. Several had to plant
over on account of the recent cold
wave rotting the corn in the ground
Mrs. H. L. McClaran and Mrs. G..
G. Grimes returned last Saturday
from visit with Doctress Estella I
Norman at Moline, Illinois, They
report DR.. Norman as we'll and en- L
joying fine practice in that city, but
she has not forgotten her old friends .
in. Decatur county and will try to
visit us in June.
Mrs. Jesse Poush and daughter
had business at Leon Tuesday,
Dennis Slaughter is building a -.
new residence on the farm he recent !
ly" bought just north of Davis City,
known as a part of the old grandma
Davis farm.
VIM. Frazier, John Poush and |
John McCu1ly each sport new auto
in the past few days. :
Otto Trrpen is the owner of a =
which he bought the past 7
week.
Riley Hullinger treated his family q
to- new piano recently.
Tom Ewing and son Fred together
with their better halves, we're down +