The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-05


a position with the Central Portrait Co,
of Des Moines, and started on the road
Monday taking orders.
Miss Sadie johnson returned Saturday
from Garden Grove, having closed sue.
cessful term Of school at the Tick Ridge
school house on Friday.
James McBee and wife who have been
visiting at the home of Mrs. j. H. Acton
in this city. departed last Friday for their
home at Queen City, Mo.
Miss Fannie Clark was passenger for
Des Moines Friday and will spend cou-
pie Of weeks in that city at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. j. L. Parrish.
Mrs. Newt. Primm, of Charlton, was
route to Decatur City where she will visit
her mother, Mrs. j. A. Brown.
Elmer Brown, who recently moved to
the Eals farm just north Of Leon, which
his father purchased, had business calling
him to Grand River last Friday.
Mrs. E. e. Pierce and daughter Hlsie,
who have been visiting at the home of M.
R. Sanger in this city, left Tuesday for
their homo in North Platte, Neb.
O. H. Reynolds, wife and little daugh-
ter, of southwest of Leon, went to Aller-
ton Monday to celebrate the 55th wedding
anniversary of his father and mother.
George McCalla who has been visiting
for couple Of weeks at the home of his
parents in Eden township, returned
Thursday to his home at Coats, Kas.
Ed Lane, manager Of Lane & Sons i'm
plement store, went to st. Louis Sunday
to purchase big line of buggies and wag-
ons for their establishment in this city.
Mrs. h. G. schilling, of Alton, after
visiting few days at the home of ]. A.
Harris in this city, went to Decatur satur-
day for short visit before returning
home.
@. M. Axes. R. A. Sigler and Ed AL.
baugh went to Derby Friday to bring
down number of horses which Axes &
Sigler purchased at the Charlton horse
sale last week.
| H. @. Watson, of Decatur City, was q
Leon visitor last Friday. Mr.. Watson ex.
poets to move with his family the coming
week to Colony, Kas., where he has pur.
chased fine farm.
Fred Gibson, of Renfrow, Oklahoma,
came in Thursday and visited couple OF
days with friends in this city, leaving Sat
urday for Des Moines to attend to some
business matters.
Mrs. Charles Boylan, who has been Wis
iting for some months at the home of her
father, Dan Sullivan, left Tuesday to Join
her husband at Creston, where they will
make their home.
V. R. McGinnis and G. w. Hoffman
spent couple of days at Grand River the
latter part of last week, looking up evi
dence in cases they have for trial at the
coming term of court.
County Bridge superintendent j.. E.
Leeper and Fred Barrett left Tuesday on
trip to Tennessee and other southern
points, where they will select bridge tim.
Der and look at the country.
VIM. Brown and family, his nephew
Pearl Brown, and Mrs. Sarah Bicknel
and Mrs. @. A. Tharp, of Garden Grove
went Monday to Osceola, Mo-, where they
will make their future home.
@. w. Beck left Tuesday for Des Moines
to commence his duties as mail weighel
on the Chicago Great Western railroad be.
tween Des Moines and Kansas City. The
job will last thirty days aud he receive.
80 90 per day.
Mrs. Nora Burnison departed last Thurs
day for her home at Terrace, Utah, after
visiting month in this city, having been
called here by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Lydia Osborn, who we are pleased to
state is now well on the road to recovery.
Miss Ora McKern went to Corydon
Saturday to visit over Sunday with her
sister who is taking treatment for her