The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-03
Davis City.

Miss Jae Shirley, Miss Helen
Wales, Miss Kate Burrell and Miss
Celia McClaren attended the car
nival at Lamont last Thursday.
Norm Crecelius and Mr.. Stevens,
of Mt. Ayr, were calling on some of
our fair ones last Sunday.
Oscar Judd is building an addi-
ton to his house situated south Of
his home residence. Bert Parker
has moved onto the Judd farm and
will farm it the coming season.
Mrs. G. P. Campbell left Monday
for visit in St. Joe.
Word was received in our city
that Mrs. Ruth Yingling, nee Under
wood, died at her home near Line
vile last week. Mrs. Yingling was
a daughter of the late Henry Under
wood and was raised near our city,
and has many warm friends in this
vicinity who will deeply regret to
hear the sad new and extend to the
Borrowing brother and sister their
warmest sympathies.
Miss Alice Jeffries left last Sum-
day for Chicago to continue her
studies at the Art Institute in that
city. Her mother accompanied her
as far as Burlington to buy furni-
ture for their new home.
Word was received by friends in
our city that Willard Harmon, son
of DR.. Harry Harmon, of Des Moines,
while playing with a young COM
panion last Sunday was accidentally
shot, the ball entering his mouth,
taking out three of his teeth and
breaking his jaw bone, leaving him
in a serious condition.
Word has been received that G.
G. Grimes has so far recovered as
to be able to be taken to his home
last Friday, and was able after ar
irving at home to write a few lines
to his mother.
Marion Osborn, of Leon, was look
ing after business in Davis City last
Thursday.
E. Bozarth and family, of Kansas
City, visited with relatives in and
near Davis City last week.
A sale of part of the Riverside
Hotel furniture took place last Sat-
urday.
The work on our new grain ele-
vator is progressing fine.
Ed Underwood spent several days
the past week interviewing friends
in Davis City.
Mrs. Myrtle Frazier returned Sat
urday from a visit with Leon friends.
Mrs. F. NJ. Kicks returned last
Thursday from a visit with relatives
in Ohio.
Mrs. Sherm Wheeler and daugh-
ter, Gladys, made trip to Lamont
last Friday.
Lige Spencer, of Leon, has the
contract for painting l. N. Jeffries'
new house.
Mrs. Clara Turpen had business
at Lamont last Monday.
Rev. Place and family arrived in
our city last Friday and are now
at home in the M. E. parsonage. On
behalf of our citizens we extend to
them both a cordial welcome and
the hope that their stay among us
may be both pleasant and profitable.
The series of meetings held at
the M. E. church the past ten days
closed Saturday evening, and Rev.
Todd left for Charlton the first of
the week.
Mark Grimes and sons Forest and
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our city last Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Adkins is repairing her
home residence on Clark street, and
adding some new porches.
Mrs. Clara Wernitch is also doing
some repairing on her home resi-,
dence on Second street, in the way
of new sidewalks.
The Priscilla Club met with Mrs.
M. H. Adams at her home north of
the park last Friday evening.
Miss Alta Severe visited Lamont
friends last Friday.
Ernest Kicks is now assistant
at our depot, having been sent mere
some time back from Weston, Mo.
Leslie Cummings moved into his
new home on Clark street the past
week, which he recently purchased
of the Grandma McClaren estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam McClain re-
turned last Wednesday from two
months visit with their children in
Oklahoma. From there they went
to Kansas and Nebraska, and return
ed home by way of LeMar, Iowa,
which was their home for a number
of years, but Adam says Decatur
county looks good to him.
Rich Boeger returned last Fri
day from trip to northern Iowa.
His son Myles Boeger returned last
Sunday from the same locality. They
went to buy cattle and on Monday
about 40 head arrived, 20 of them
being mich COWS.
= Mrs. Stella Hamilton made trip
to Leon last Friday.
Mrs. Fl. L. McClaren was a La
moni visitor last Wednesday.
Mrs. Walter McCully and Miss
Jen Rabidoux had business at Leon
last Wednesday.
1t would be useless to try to
enumerate all our citizens who at
tended the Lamont carnival the past
week.
Miss Jae Shirley came in from Des
Moines last Wednesday for short
visit with home folks.
After a months visit with rela-
tives in and near Davis City, Mrs.
Nan McBroom left for her home at
Murfreesboro, Arkansas, last Thurs
day. She was accompanied as far
as Oklahoma by Miss Jennie Rabi-'
doux, who has gone for months
visit with her brother, John Rabi-
douy and family