The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-21
Davis City.

Charley Smith has resigned his
position as assistant telegraph Oper-
|ator at the depot and will, with his
lamily, leave. in a short time. for
Texas to make their home. It Is
with regret we see this excellent
family leave our community but
wish them well wherever they locate:
Conductor Curry last week moved
his family back to Albany, Mo.
Oliver Friel, who has been one of
the firemen on the Davis City & AL
bany passenger, has been promot-
eer in the st. Joe yards.
Mrs. Ida Adkins visited with her
daughter at Bedford, Iowa, over
Frank standifer and Wild Kizzire
came in the past week from Gray
Ed Flora's sale last Thursday was
high water mark. One red cow
brought 1925 and other things in
proportion. The stock sale on the
Radnich farm last Monday was al
so q hummer for high prices.
n MRS DAVIS 9eRn e Har resyv who M Ks
Friday for visit at Leon before re-
turning to her home in Montana.
Otto Harvey came in the past week
for visit with relatives here while
waiting for his call to join the army.
At his first attempt. to help Uncle
Sam he e., was rejected as being too
reconsidered and said they could re-
duce his weight by hard work.
Mrs. Rose Hembry went to Oma
ha to visit her daughter who is far
Joe Moffit and wife of Lamont,
visited Davis City friends over Sun
As spring is coming our usual an
nual moving and selling out process
begins.
Dr.. Foxworthy last week sold his
farm north of our city known as the
Anthony Sylvester farm: sonsidera-
ton $l35 per acre: John vandal,
past two years, has moved to the
Charley Goble farm near our city.
Ruby Parker has bought out the
Lynzy Butcher. stock of restaurant
goods and will continue the same.
Success to him.
: Mrs: Alice Alice Marble "a and Mrs Pearl a
Leon speaking last Friday
]. ~. Gates and Fl. l.. McClaran
attended a good roads meeting at
Lamont last Wednesday.
Mrs. Claude Robinson visited at
Garden Grove the past week.
Mrs. J. M. Howell visited with
her children at Des Moines the past
week
Edgar Freeman was called to
Creston for examination last Thurs
day to see if he was to be called
for Uncle Sam as Edgar has had
weak eyes it seems he ought to be
The New Century club met last
Friday with Mrs. U. G. Griffith and
did Red Cross work.
The school girls have also organ
lied Junior Red Cross club: The
following officers were elected:
Bell Turner as secretary, Miss Cecil
Southerlin as treasurer. Success to
them
The meeting at the M. E. church
is we'll attended and considerable in
terest is manifested. Rev. Jones as
a revivalist, is certainly a great sue
cess, and in a pleasant and pleading
way invites sinners to forsake sin
and come out on the Lords side.
Grant Mallory has sold his home
reside Essdence to sSao 'aF Fes
the present Mr.. Mallory is engaged
at work in Mt. Ayr, assisting on one
of the papers, and as they could not
get a house there for the present
they will store their goods and
printing plant 1t is to the regret Of
all our citizens that we see this
esteemed couple leave. For the
past seven years Mr.. Mallory has
run a good, clean up-to-date newspa-
per in our city, but the high cost of
production in materials has caused
the best wishes Of all are for their