The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Mrs. Frank Asbury and children, of
'Itngley, who have been visiting for sew
aral weeks in this city with her mother,
Mrs. VIM. Tharp, left Saturday for Osce-
ola where Mr.. Asbury has located
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Grouse went to
Pleasanton Tuesday to visit a few days
with the family of DIR. E. c. Macy and
will also visit with Mr.. .Crouse's brother
at GAINESVILLE before returning home.
Edgar Hastings. of Nashville, Tenn,
who has been staying for some time in
this city with his grandmother, Mrs. e. e..
johnson, went to Hatfield. Mo-, yesterday
to visit his mother who is quite sick.
Mrs. l. A. Hebener and son Leland, of
Leon returned Wednesday evening to
their home, having visited about week
with her daughter, Mrs. W A. Simpson and
son Charles Hebener.-M Ayr Ne VS..
DR.. B. R: McAllister went to Chicago
last week to take six weeks post grad.
uate course. Upon his return he will oc-
cupy new suit of offices now being fur
nlshed for him in the new Riggs block.
DR.. H. r. Layton went to Des Moines
yesterday to attend the Forty Ninth an
nual session Of the Iowa State Medical
Society. Drs. Ejker, of Decatur, and
Doolittle, of Garden Grove. are also in at.
Mr.. Lewis Burgh and Miss Lucy Small.
wood returned to their studies at High
land Park College. Des Moines, Tuesday,
after spending weeks vacation at the
home of Miss Lucy's parents in Morgan
township.
Prof Bradley, the we'll know Leon OPP
tician, was in Lineville and vicinity, the
latter part of last week fitting his custo-
| rners with glasses. Ills goods and work
generally gives the best of satisfaction
Lineville Tribune.
| j. l.. Harvey and Capt, j. D. Brown re-
turned Saturday from Des Moines, where
they were members of the trial and grand
jury of the U. S. federal court. There
was very little business and they were
discharged after serving five days.
Tom Burns and wife, of Chinook, Mont,
came In last Thursday to visit with the
family of his brother-in-law, Sam Reed.
This week he went to Nebraska on bust
ness, leaving his wife at Redistribution
Herald.
Hamilton, of Van Vert, departed the first
of the week for visit to the scenes of
their boyhood days in Indiana. They will
visit at Indianapolis, Charlottesville and
other places and will be gone two or
three weeks.
Tax collector F. M Cunningham was
in Leon a couple of days last week leaving
Saturday for Evansville, Ind. He has
been laid up for several weeks with
rheumatism and his friends scarcely rec
ognized him as he has fallen off from over
ZIG to 154 pounds.
II. D.DeKalb passed through Leon Tues
day enroute for Chesterville. Tex, near
which place his father, DR.. B. d. DeKalb.
owns stock ranch of several thousand
acres. Harve goes to look the country
over, and if satisfied will remain there
and assume the management of tn e ranch.
Daniel Poland returned from Ottumwa
last week and on Tuesday took his family
to that city where they will make their
future home. 1t was reported that Mr..
Poland had abandoned his family but
this is mistake. He has been working
at Ottumwa since he left Leon several
weeks ago.
County Clerk ]. c. Stockton returned
Saturday from Sioux Falls, 8. d., where
he attended the Populist National Con-
ventiou, which nominated Bryan and
Towne. Mr.. Stockton says it was an en-
thusiastic convention and he was we'll
repaid for attending as he heard some
eloquent speeches by the leaders of the
Populist party. Mrs Stockton accompan-
led him and visited over Sunday with
friends in Des Moines reaching home
| Monday