The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-27

Miss Cora Cochran, of Lamont, returned
Tuesday from visit at Grand River and
stopped off to visit a few days with
friends in this city.
A. r. Buchanan, cashier of the Beacons-
field bank, returned home Saturday, after
visiting few days with the family of M.
Grogan in this city.
]. A. Harris and MorrisJ. Gardner left
Tuesday on ten day trip to Dakot a,
going to DEVILS Lake and other points to
look at the country.
Mrs. w. ]. Bassett returned to her
home at Decatur Tuesday after visiting u
few days at the home of her father, j. w.
Bowman, in this city.
Mrs. Lillian McKlveen, of DeKalb. spent
a couple of days in this city at the home
of her sister, Mrs. l.. Van Werden, the
latter part of last week.
Earl Bells, of st. Joe, is in the city for a
few days. visit with his parents. He has a
run as news agent between st. Joe and St.
Louis on the Rock Island.
Mrs. Guy Hasty returned Monday to her
home in Winterset, after pleasant visit
in this city at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Creed Bobbitt.
Mrs. s. Knox and daughter, Miss Minnie
johnson, of Carlisle, Iowa, came yesterday
to visit a few days at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. j. H. Pitman.
Mrs. o. E. Bassett, of Wichita, Kas.,
who is visiting at the home of her father.
j. W. Keeler, south of town, went to Van
Vert Monday to visit few days.
Mrs. DR.. j. Z. Wiley, of New Hamp-
ton, came Monday and visited a couple of
days at the homes of Ed. Parker east of
town, and H. M. Kern in this city.
Mrs. James Caldwell returned to her
home at Humeston Saturday, after spend
ing few days in this city at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Alexander.
VIM. Gray, that good democrat from
Burrell, was in Leon Tuesday, and we are
sorry to see him still suffering from
rheumatism so that he has to use crutchee.
T. P. Edwards and his bride departed
last Thursday for their home at Sapulpa
Ind. Ty. THE REPORTER accompanies
them as one of the necessa ries Of their
new home. ,
Rev. H. E. Bowman, pastor of the M. e.
church, at Renwick, Iowa, came Thurs
day to attend the funeral of his brother
in-Iaw, j. w. Evans, being q brother of
Mrs. Evans.
Miss Marie Watsabaugh departed Sat
urday for Kansas City where she will
trim a few weeks in a wholesale millinery
house, and then goes to Ellis, Kas., for
the spring season.
Prof. Ralph Hogue came down from
Osceola Thursday to ASSET with the music
at the Bowsher reception at Hotel Enter
prise. He is one of the finest clarinet
players in the state.
Miss Maud Williams, who has been
here for several months taking the final
course of her musical instruction from
Mrs. G. E. Gardner, returned Monday 10
her home at Lake Mills, Iowa.
A. L. Ackerly, the Grand River banker,
who has had such long siege of sickness,
passed through Leon Monday on his way
home from Lamont, entirely recovered
and ready for business, which will indies d
be pleasing to his many friends.
Alva Hamilton arrived the first of last
week from Guanabaco, Cuba, to attend
the wedding of his sister, Miss Nellie
Hamilton and visit short time with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Hamilton.
He is prospecting in Cuba and is putting
in big orange and banana plantation.
CIV. Warner, of Eilensburg, Wash.who
has been visiting his mother and other
relatives in this city for several weeks
left Friday to visit relatives at Ottumwa,
Centerville and Oskaloosa few days be-
fore returning home. His mother, Mrs.
Mary j. Warner accompanied him to visit
her sisters.
T R. I. Mitchell and family departed Fri
day for Abba where they will reside in
the future, Mr.. Mitchell having engaged
in the vehicle business in that city. We
are sorry to lose them as citizens of Leon,
and commend them to the good people Of
Abba as most desirable acquisition to
their town both in business and social
circles.
Mr.. E. R. McNeill, of Hayre, Mont.
was in Leon Saturday on his way to Gar.
den Grove to attend the funeral of his
father, Postmaster 8. P. McNeill, of Gar.
den Grove. Mr.. McNeill has been absent
from this county since 1889 and has made
rapid strides in his profession as civil
engineer, being resident engineer of the
Northern Pacific Ry.. at Havre, and has
charge of $50 miles of road.
This Will Interest Mothers.
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