The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
Davis City.

Leslie Cummings has bought the
Grandma McClaran property or
Clark street, and will take possession
in the near future.
Erven Spencer and wife had bust
ness in our city last Thursday.
Miss Florence Grimes gave a sur
prise farewell party in honor of hel
friend, Miss Crystal Cummings, last
Monday evening. Miss Cummings
left with her parents last "Wednesday
for her home in Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Morgan came
in last Thursday from Ottumwa fo1
a short visit with relatives. They
were enroute for Bethany, Mo-, to
visit Mrs. Morgan's parents.
Miss Henrietta Fowler left last
Sunday to commence teaching fall
term of school near Blythedale.
Miss Dollie Gore visited the past
week with her grandma, Mrs. Willis
Cornett, at Seymour, Iowa.
Our public schools opened for the
new school year last Monday.
Born, on August 18th, to Claude
Walters and wife, of Presho, S. d.,
a son. All doing we'll even to grand
ma Freeman, who says she has re-
ceived more congratulations than
she ever received before over one
event.
Miss Flora Laney and Miss Nettie
Bowman visited at Lamont last Fri
day, the guests Of Mrs. Clarence
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Markley, of
Centerville. Iowa, were callers in our
city last Saturday. They were en-
route home from the state fair, by
auto.
J. N. Gates and son returned last
Friday from a trip to Des Moines.
Dick Scott and wife visited with
Bethany friends over Sunday
Mrs. F. NJ. Kicks left last Monday
for Ohio, called there by the serious
illness of her sister.
G. P. Campbell, Prof. Dutton and
Edgar Freeman were in attendance
at the quarterly meeting at Pleasan-
ton held last week. They went to
try to secure a preacher for the Davis
City NJ. E. church to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev.
Wehn.
Miss Martha Goodwin, who has
been operating a gallery in our city
home at Grant City, Mo.
Mr.. E. Carpenter has taken the
rooms vacated by Miss Goodwin and
is ready to handle all classes OF
work in the line of photography.
George Daniels. who has been en-
ployed with the force of men work
ing on repairing the railroad bridge
over Grand River, had the misfor-
tune to fall from a scaffold and will
be laid up for repairs for a few days.
Miss Cozy Keshlear, of Leaven-
worth, kas., visited her aunt, Mrs
James Keshlear, near Davis City,
last week.
Carter Scott has installed new
set of wagon scales on the old stand
near his store at the corner of Bridge
and Mill streets.
The Davis City ball team went to
Ridgeway, Mo-, last Sunday to cross
bats with the Missourians. OF course
Davis City came out ahead as they
have been doing the most of the
summer.
Elder H. A. Stebbins, of Lamont
was caller in our city last Satur-
day.
Elder Martin, of Lamont, held SER
vices in the Saints church last Sun
day evening.
F. M. Freeman, Anthony Radnich,
John Poush, John McCully and Drs.
WALES and Reed attended the ball
game at Ridgeway, Mo-, Sunday.
Mrs. Stella DoWney and children
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wills Allen, in Des Moines last week.
John Hamilton, who has been on
the sick list is improving.
Miss Emma Adkins left last Mon
day to commence fall term OF
school at the Latta school house.
Mrs. r. M. Black, of Leon, spent
several days the past week with her
friends in Davis City. Mrs. Black, we
understand, leaves this week to
make her home in Dubuque, Iowa
She has been a resident, Of Davis
City most Of the time since 1882,
being landlady and proprietor of the
hotel known as the Horton House
for over twenty years, and made
many friends who wish her we'll in
her new home. She moves to Du-
buque in order to be close to her
children.
Rob Mccartney has sold his prop
erty in the west part of town, con-
tanning two acres of land with a
house and good barn to a Mr.. War
ner, the consideration being $500.