The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26
Davis City.

a trip to DeS MOines last Sunday to
see Charley McClain and Everett
by Uncle Sam to help round up Kais-
Mr. and Mrs. A. e. Adams togeth-
er with party of friends, made a
visit to Des Moines last Saturday.
Mrs. Stella Stewart, of Winston,
Mo-, is here visiting. her parents,
Emery Thompson last Saturday
received a letter from his son Floyd
telling them he had arrived safe ov-
erseas; was we'll and we'll cOntented.
James Goldman returned from a
two weeks visit at st. Joseph, NO.,
last Saturday.
Charley Bozarth and wife are the
proud parents of a new girl that ar
rived at their home last Friday.
Mrs. Emma Adkins is reported to
be on the sick list, typhoid fever is
the complaint.
J. G. Flora and Anthony Radnich
had business at Leon last Wednes-
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Parker. of
Leon, came down Saturday for Wis
it with their son and other Davis
CITY friends.
Earl Scott and wife left last Fri
day for a trip to Mendon, Mo.
Mrs Ida Habblecorn of Lamont
'"G Mrs pas1R Robert Kimble returned the
past week from visit with relatives
Lyman McClain and wife, Dell
McCtain and wife and II. Bartlett
made trip to Camp Dodge last Sun
day
Carl Sylvester. who has been Wis
iting at the H. l.: McClaran home,
left last Monday for few days Wis
it with relatives at Troy. Kansas;
Oscar Goble returned last Friday
he had been to replenish his fall and
does not stand back from business
for fear of being called in the draft
and we are all hoping he will es-
cape for if he is called it will close
one of our two dry goods stores and
that is a calamity for any town the
stores.
Earl Mcdowell has again moved
from the farm back to our city.
Earl is looking to be called to help
round up the Germans in the near
j K. Beasley has so far recovered
as to be able to go to the barber
shop last Saturday.
Uncle Billy Turpen continues to
grow worse and has almost entirely
lost his mind and is perfectly help
less
A patriotic meeting was held at
the Nj. E. church last Sunday even
ing in the interest of raising means
for the work the. Salvation Army is
doing for our soldiers at the front.
The l.. d. S. church people are
holding series Of meetings at their
chapel in this city this week. Elder
Hagen and other speakers from La
moni, are in attendance.
Mrs. r. Kimble enjoyed ylslt
from her father who lives near kel-
lerton, the past week.
Mrs John Welch and baby came
the past week for visit. with her
parents w. T. Bailey and wife OF
Mrs. II. L. .McClaran and daugh
day for a trip to Kansas City, Mo.
G. G. Grimes made business
trip to Des Moines the fore part Of
this week
Mrs. James Rogers returned from
visit in Eden township last Satur-
day. The old lady, who is 80 years
old, was former we'll known resi-
since the death of her husband that
occurred several years. ago. has
made her home in Des Moines with
her daughter. She says this is her
farewell visit to old friends and
neiohbors.
Uncle John Poush, one of our
ly Sunday night. He had been up
and around and was up town Satur-
day evening, but complained OF
, pain in his breast, but was up and
not considered serious. The old
people who live alone had retired for
the night when about 2 o'clock he
IL fo (,x,h@ al &c a n
her next door neighbor's who went
with her, also called DR.. Reed. but
he was dead before the doctor got
, there. The funeral is being held to-
day (Tuesday?. lnterment at And ma
Again Davis City has been called
night about 2 O'clock the Teller
restaurant was discovered to be on
fire. The family. who had recently
moved into the same building to
live, were asleep and had narrow
the fire was discovered by some
young men returning from some
evening calls on their best girls, they
succeeded in giving the alarm The
, fire is supposed to have started from
defective flue and had gained, such
Roadway that the stock was almost
entirely ruined. They. succeeded in
loss is about $4,000 with only about
$500 insurance. The building
was owned by S. L. Bullock and a
small insurance We understand
that the insurance will not -emore
than cover the loss and but for the
timely help of our water work sys-
TEN the loss to Davis City property
would have been much larger and
vet there are old fogies who growl
about our water tax.
Leroy.