The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-12

Thursday after a visit in this city at the
home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. e.
Waight.
d. A. Enslow, one of the contractors of
the new school house, went to Charlton
Friday and visited over Sunday at his
home, work being delayed on account of
the rains.
Mrs. j. W. Burnett and little daughter
Margaret, of Clayton, Ills, arrived Mon
day for visit of several weeks at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. S. L. Darrah
in this city.
Mrs. S. F. Shaw and baby of Pleasanton,
were visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. A. Fulton, in this city last Friday
while on their way to visit relatives at
Garden Grove.
J. e. Hummer returned Tuesday from a
trip to Trenton, Mo-, where he purchased
photograph gallery and will move his
family to that city at once, where he
thinks he has fine location.
Master Brown Caster went to Des
Moines Monday where he will visit few
days with his cousins, Roy and May
Caster, who are attending Drake Univers-
Miss Bell Thompson departed Monday
for Butler, Mo-, where she goes to attend
the wedding of her niece, Miss Gertrude
silvers to Mr.. McClelland, of Joplin, Mo-,
which will occur on Wednesday evening,
June 18th.
Mrs. j. P. Wharton, of Atchison, Kas..
who has been visiting for couple OF
weeks in this city at the home of her
brother, DIR. j. w. Rowell, went to Alton
Saturday for visit at the home of her
parents.
E.V. Lawrence, of Charlton, one of the
postal clerks on the Charlton and Kansas
City runs, spent couple of days with rel
atives in this city last week, going to ST.
Joe Thursday to take an examination on
the state of Missouri.
Major j. L. Young, arrived Monday
from Washington City, and will visit
couple of weeks with his family in this
city. He is employed in the Interior de-
NOTED with nice increase in salary.
A. j. Wood, of Moulton, Iowa, was a
Leon visitor yesterday. Twenty-Five year
| White & Wood being in the brokerage
business::and this is his first visit here since
he left. He is now wholesale dealer in
California honey.
r. j. Bedwell, a former resident of this
county, now residing at Saltwater, Mimi,
was visiting his father near Leon the past
week who has been quite sick for some
time Mr.. Bedwell holds good position
with the Northwest Thresher Co., at Still
water, and returned home Saturday.
Prof. John Ogden, who has been prin.
cipal of the public schools at LeClair,
Iowa, for several years, is here to spend
the summer vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and MRS. VIM. Ogden. Prof. Ogden
has been elected principal of the schools
at Lisbon, Iowa, for next year, at good
increase in salary.
Judge n. M. Towner was in Leon few
hours Saturday, having come down from
Garden Grove where he delivered the adj
dress to the graduating class Friday even
ing. Judge Towner is one of the most
polished public speakers in the state and
he is in great demand not only in his own
, district but other parts of the state.
THE CHURCHES.
Rev. w. H. Ilsley will preach at Union
Chapel next Sabbath afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Services in the M. E. church for next
Sunday will be as follows. Preaching
| morning and evening by the pastor. Sub
iect of evening sermon, "Out of the Mlre
into the Choir" Sunday school and Ep-
worth League services at usual hours.
There will be the regular preaching
services in the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning. In the evening the ex-
ercises of Children's Day will be held
consisting of music, recitations and adj
dresses. Everybody cordially invited.