The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-03
Davis City.

fred Burrell, John Poush, Dr. heeu'
and Grant Mallory were in atteno-
ance at the ball game at CalnsVllie
last Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Penisten, OF Leon
has rented rooms in the Joseph
Tharp building and will open up d
new stock Of millinery goods tor the
fall trade.
O. YES, the Davis City reunion and
the Leon ChautauQua are now the
next big events for Decatur county
now that the Fourth Of July cele-
bration is over. ,,
Since our last writing Mrs. Buell.
wife of Lon Buell., died at her nome
in our city on June 2oth, ana was
taken to Grand River for burial. II
is a sad blow for the bereaved nus
hand and two small children VINO
are left without a mother SululhS
care, and they have the sympathy OF
all. o. :,,
We understand Davis City Will
soon have new shoe shop ana
Charley Penisten, former Davis
CITY resident has leased the rooms
south of the DoWney meat Market
and will shortly open UP tor huSl-
ness.
Clarence Frazier and family alfo
Dr.. Wales, wife and daughter were
among the number who went W
GAINESVILLE last Sunday.
Well, the dog and pony shows
have been a little late IN STRIKING
Davis City this year, but they nave
commenced to come III. One was mere
last Monday and as usual all had
time to get there.
Mrs. Alton Howell. of Omaha, is
visiting at the VIM. Frazier home
in Davis City.
G. w. Franklin and wife are the
head managers Of the new up-to-date
Hansell store, and they are offering
some rare bargains in new goods ana
tinware. Well, let them come, the
more the better, as your correspon-
dent predicted a year ago Davis City
was not dead but sleeping. and as
then predicted she would wake up
and once more take her place as a
trading point second to none IN the
county.
Yes, Davis City has already an
nounced their big Fourth OF July
celebration tomorrow. 4e CORE
spondent was sorry that other busl-
ness called her away so she could
not announce the celebration sooner,
but better late than never. But as
we have Hon. V. R. McGinnls and
Rev. j. H. Burrows as speakers OF
the day, our nice city park and plen-
ty of shade and water. we are eX-
pecting big crowd.
Oscar Goble and Lyman Nolan
were passengers to st. Joe last week
to buy the stock Of new general
merchandise for their new store
which they will open up in the new
Poush building in the near future.
P. F. Early was also on the st.
Joe and Kansas City markets the
past week for new goods for his up
to-date clothing store in Davis City.
Mrs. Eldora McLain, Of south of
our city, visited her son, Lyman, over
last Sunday.
The bali game at GAINESVILLE last
Sunday called for large delegation
from Davis City, nine or ten auto
loads, besides those who drove with
teams
Bridge street sidewalks near the
wagon bridge are receiving some
much needed repairs.
George Shoemaker and wife are
the proud parents of their first born
baby, which was born June 9th. All
doing well.
Our new brick block is fast near
ing completion and will be a good
substantial building and Davis City
citizens are proud that once more the
cry for business houses can be filled.
John Robertson and Clate Keller,
of Leon, had business in our city last
Monday.
T. T. Stephens had paralytlc
stroke last Friday which has contin-
ed him to his bed ever since, and he
is still in a very serious condition.
Shoemaker 4 Sons sold out the
past week to Clarence Henderson,
who will take possession at once.
Ovid Shoemaker will continue for
the present as head manager of the
tonsorial parlors until Clarence can
learn the barber trade. Success to
both the incoming as we'll as the re-
firing firms.
Mrs. Sam Miller and children, of
near Akron, Mo-, visited her parents.
J. K. Beasley and wife, of this city,
the past week.
Mrs. Hayer and daughter, of La
mOnl, were guests Ol Mis-. Adl ttl |
Scott last Saturday.
Mrs. Roma Bailey, of near AndoV-
err, came in last Thursday, called here ,
by the serious illness of her father,
T. T. Stephens.
Mrs. Ida Adkins went to Leon last
called there to see the new
grandson who came to the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Scott the past
week.
Mrs. T. NJ. Walters, Of Sweeney,
South Dakota, came in last week to
visit her daughter, Mrs. George
Shoemaker, and other old friends in
Davis City. Mrs. Walters reports
they like South Dakota fine and are
doing we'll financially, but may yet
return to old Iowa to make their
home some time in the future.
Mrs. James Goldman returned the
past week from a visit at Omaha and
Council Bluffs.
Mrs. w. T. Bailey returned the
past week from a short visit at
Kansas.
Mrs. Bowlich, daughter of Mrs.
James Goldman, who has been visit