The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-30
Davis City.

be used for dwelling and the south
side for warehouse for his grocery
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Downey, of Lamo-
nj, spent Sunday with Mrs. DOWney's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Craig, OF
this city.
Miss Bertha Holly returned last
Friday from a visit with relatives at
Knoxville, Iowa.
Miss Ida Habblecorn was guest
of Mrs. Myra Howard in this city the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Bradley and
daughter, Miss Mabel, OF kellerton,
made an auto trip to Davis City last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Henderson, Of
Garden Grove, visited with his par
ents, James Henderson and wife in
this city last Sunday.
Mrs Newton Ruckes, of Oklaho-
ma, is a guest of her. sister, Mrs.
John Howard, and other Davis City
relatives. a.0
Mrs. j. K. Beasley spent the past
week with her father, Squire S. l..
Cox and wife at the old home in the
country.
John Sly enjoyed weeks visit
from his mother, Grandma Sly, who
makes her home over near Blockley.
She returned home Sunday.
George Foreman was looking al
ter business in our vicinity Tuesday
of last week.
Miss Annie Merrifeld had the mis-
fortune to receive a serious fall last
Friday evening. The accident hap
pened in this way. The school teach
ers and their pupils were enjoying
an out of doors party, and in play
ing the old game of blackman, Miss
Annie slipped and fell against one
of the electric light poles, cutting
cash clear across the center OF her
forehead, and also cut open her up
per lip. She was unconscious for
time and a physician was called, who
closed the wound with clamps and
she is now able to be up and around
and is glad it was no worse.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Severe have
been enjoying a visit the past week
from their son, Chester, who has
been making his home in New York
for the past five years, also from
their daughter, Mrs. c. E. Roberts,
of Denver, Mo- Such family reun-
ions very often become very precious
memories in the future.
John Tharp visited with Kellerton
friends the past week.
Mrs. Dell Craig spent the past
week with her daughter, Mrs. Lola
Ingram near Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs C. E. Henderson, of
Leon, we're Sunday callers in Davis
City.
Mrs. Leslie Grimes and Miss Cecil
Grimes, of Leon, were visiting be-
tween trains in this city last Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Johnson and Mrs. Les
lie Cummings visited with relatives
at Mt. Ayr last Sunday.
DR.. Moore, of Lamont, had profess
sional business in this city on Tues
day of last week.
Another old landmark which has
stood the many changes of our coun.,
try and held it's corner long ago when
Davis City was known as Davis Mills,
has again been resurrected. +. Els
ton last week bought of George
Poush the building which stood in
the rear of his home residence which
was part of the old family home
farm house of the Bozarth family,
and moved it on the lots up near the
old Davis City cemetery, and is re-
pairing it for home.
Mrs. Allie Walker, of Decatur City,
was in our city last week helping
Miss Flora Laney with her new mil
linery department which she has adj
ded to her racket store this season.
Mr.. Johnson our new merchant
who bought out F. n Hansell, has
added groceries and stock of gen
eral merchandise to his establish
ment, so Davis City once more boasts
three general dry goods and grocery
stores instead of one, as it has been
in the past.
Mrs. Shaffer and Mrs. Kirk, of
California, arrived in our city last
Saturday, called here by the serious
illness of D. C. COwles, who does not
seem to improve with the warm
spring weather. His daughter, Mrs.
Lille, could not come on account OF
sickness.
Our city waterworks are still go
ing on. The iron piping has most
all been hauled to the streets and
Davis City has begun to take on a
citified air, which thanks TO our
over ruling providence, is better than
to be sleeping.
The remains of Lon Robbins were
brought here from Bethany, Mo-, for
burial last Saturday. The funeral
was held in the NJ. E. church, and in
terment was in the family lot in the
Davis City cemetery. Rev. Place Of
fciated. The deceased was young
man 80 years old, a son of the late
John Robbins, and was born and
raised in Decatur county, but for the
past two or three years had been
making his home at Bethany. He
was most exemplary young man,
honest and upright, and ever ready
to do a good turn for any one in
sickness or trouble, was loving son
and brother in the home circle, and
a general favorite with all. The
brothers and sisters have the sym
pathy of all in this the third death in
the family circle in the past year.
But God knows what is best and
He wounds but to heal. Let US all
look to Him and still trust in His
love and goodness to poor sinful
man.
Mrs. Charles Norman, of Troy,
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