The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-15

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Mrs. Millie Stanley and daughter Ella,
OF Charlton, came Monday to visit her
sister, Mrs. John Allbaugh and other rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Rev. and Mrs. w. C. Williams and sons
Leo and Carson visited at the home of
Jim New)in in Woodland few days the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. A. L. Lesan returned Saturday
afternoon from visit at Weldon, Decatur
county, with her brother, DIR: o. w. Fox
worthy.-Mt. Ayr News.
Mrs. Charles Cornett aud children, of
Pleasanton, came up Saturday for few
days visit at the home of Ed Cartwright
in High Point township.
Miss Addie Wright, who has been visit
ing at the home Of her sister, Mrs. H. d.
Mckinley, east of town, returned to her
home In Charlton Saturday.
Mrs. r. e. Kentner returned te her
home at Alton yesterday after pleasant
ten day visit at the home of her son,
Hiram Kentner In south Leon.
Charley Lutz and Tom Wallace came
down from Grand River Friday where
they had been laying brick on the several
new buildings being built there.
Mrs. j. L. Warner visited over Sunday
with her mother and other friends prior
to her departure with her husband for
their future home in California.
Mrs. F. q. Thompson went TO Des
Moines Friday for three weeks stay,
Mr.. Thompson being able to be in
that city considerable of the time.
G. w. Fields, the celebrated evangelist
singer, came in from Shenandoah Mon
day. and has charge of the choir during
the revival services in progress at the M.
e. church.
j. j. Black returned to Des Moincs Fri
day, having come down to Lamont to
vote. Mrs. Black renamed to visit her
sister, Mrs. 8. Varga, and other relatives
and friends.
Prof E. P. Conwell, of Pleasanton, re-
turned Saturday from his trip to Gam
account of having homestead entered in
that country.
Joel A. Trice, the Wichita land agent
led by his stenographer, Miss Cora Leach,
and will remain here few days on some
real estate deals.
Miss Ella Rogers, of Davis City, was Wis
iting friends In this city the latter part of
last week. She was on her way to Van
Vert and will teach winter term of
school near there.
Robert McBroom, of Leroy, passed
through Leon yesterday enroute for south
ern Kansas, where he will visit few
weeks and then go to Eldora Sprin gs, Mo.
/, andspend the winter with his daughter,
Mrs. j. A. Pryor.
Mrs. Josephine Elston, who has been
visiting in this city at the home Of her
brother, Frank Bennett. for couple of
weeks, returned last Thursday to her
home at Mazeppa, Mimi.
Mrs j. M. Pickering returned Tuesday
from Charlton, where she was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Keown. She was
accompanied home by Mrs. Keoyn, who
will visit here few days.
Miss Bessie Moore returned to Weldon
Saturday to resume her duties as teacher
in District No. 1, after spending her two
weeks vacation between the fall and
winter terms with her parents in this city.
Mrs. Jane Shelton returned to her home
| in Decatur Monday, after visiting few
days in this city with her daughter, Mrs.
T. 81 Schenck. She was accompanied
home by Mrs. Schenck and daughter Miss
Jennie.
Miss Blanche Gardner, who is attend.
ing school at Humeston, visited over Sum
day with her mother northwest of Leon.
She was accompanied by Misses Grace and
Myrtle Gardner, little daughters of George
Gardner, of Humeston.
Mrs. 8. A. Yost and son Clyde visited in
Lamont over Sunday with A. II. Graves
and family and Harry Yost, son-in-law
and son of the former. Mr.. Graves and
Harry are partners In the hardware BUSH
ness at that place, successors to Hass s.
Hatcher.
Mrs.. Ev aline Ewing, who has been stay
ing at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
John Keller south of Leon for several
months. departed Monday for Lincoln,
Neb., where she will spend the winter
with her sous. Mr.. Keeler accompanied
her on the journey.
Charley Strobe, the popular engineer
who for long time was engineer on the
K. & w. from Van Vert to GAINESVILLE,
passed through Leon Monday, returning
resides at Centerville, having run from
that city to Des Moines.
Bert Winslow, who at one time was
stationed In Leon as night operator for
the @, passed through Leon Tuesday go
work with view of taking that station
He has been ticket agent at Ottumwa and
Chicago recently for the @.
/ D. n. 1amUUOu accompanied Dy MS son
Fred went to Davenport Tuesday to con-
suit specialist in regard to Mr.. Hamil-
toms health, which has been very poor
for a long time. His many friends sim
cerely hope he may receive treatment
which will restore him to good health
again.
Miss Isabel Mckinley, little girl only
nine years old, arrived Saturday from
Rocky Ford, Colorado, having made the
long trip alone. She is bright little lady
and will spend the winter with relatives
in this state, coming first to visit her
grandmother, Mrs. Isabel Priest. With
Mrs. Priest she went to Charlton Monday
to visit her aunt, Mrs. w. @, Hemelrich,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. @. Davis, of Princeton,
Mo-, visited few days last week with the
family Of Mrs. 8. A. Yost south of town.
Mrs. Davis will be remembered as Miss
Allie Pierce. Mr.. Davis is agent for the
Butcher & Ellis Marble Works, of Powers
4 vile, Mo-. and is q hustlfnP young BUSH
ness man having secured the contract to
set up three monuments in Decatur City
during his short stay here.
4 Couldn't Fool EN-.
4 This good story comes from Ceylon.
A tea planter he had glass eye-was
very DESTROYS to go and have a days
shooting with a friend, but he knew