The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-06-25

home in Des Moines Monday and will
visit few days in that city at the home
of her sister.
Postmaster Lcdgerwood, Willard Il.
Stookcy, Marion +. Stookey, Thomas
Teale, Dan Sullivan and j. ID. Brown at
tended the senatorial convention at Mt.
Ayr yesterday.
Mrs. Haze McClaren, Mort Robbins,
and sister, Miss Bertha Robbins, of Davis
City, came Tuesday to visit a few days
at the home of their sister, Mrs. c. S.
Gibson in this city.
Nat Cornett and daughter Miss Della
came down from Westerville Monday and
visited couple of days in this city,
Miss Cornett going to Davis City from
here to visit few days.
w. A. Garrett and wife returned yes
terday to their home at Albany, Mo-,
after spending a week in this city.
They expect to move to this city and
make it their home shortly.
Sam HI. Slower returned Friday to his
duties at the insane hospital at Chero-
kec having been called here to attend
the funeral of his father, the late James
II. Slower, of Hamilton township.
Richard Jones, of Albany, Mo-, arriv
ed Saturday, having come up to visit
his daughter, Mrs. Charles Peugh, and
attend the graduating exercises OF
which his granddaughter is member.
Mrs. Mary Hall and daughter, Miss
Margaret, of Denver, mother and sister
of j. f. Hall, the well known railroad
man, arrived in Leon Monday for a few
days visit at the home of w. P. Clark.
w. ID. Moore, the former proprietor of
the Empire Bakery in this city, now
resident of Des Moines, dropped in last
Friday to visit a few days with many
old friends in this city and at Decatur.
Ell. Sankey, Roy Common, |. N. Clark,
of Leon, Harry Arnold, of Garden Grove,
and ]. P. Anderson of Lamont, took the
train here Tuesday for Des Moines to
attend the democratic state convention.
Mrs. A. j. Chapman and Mrs. J. nj.
Nelson, who were attending the Eden
Baptist Association meeting in this city
and visiting with Mrs. Edwin Evans,
returned to their home in Humeston
Thursday.
Mrs. j. A. Caster and son Brown left
Monday for Savanna, ILL.,, where she will
visit few days with her brother, and
then goes to Hanoverton, Ohio, for q
visit of several weeks at the home of
her father.
]. w. Mclaughlin, of Decatur, took
the train here Monday for Indianola
and after spending a day in that city
will go to Des Moines as delegate
from this county to the democratic state
convention.
Mrs. Elizabeth Zimmerman returned
Tuesday from ten weeks stay in Omaha,
Mrs. 7. III. Miller,who has been seriously
i'll for the past six months, but is now IN
a fair way to recovery,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Whitlock of Osce-
ola, We're guests at the home OIL. N.
Beard in this city last Thursday Mr..
Whitlock is a travelling salesman for
drug firm and Mrs. Whitlock
was travelling with him for a few days.
j. E. Cummins and daughters June and
Ardis. of Marion, Iowa, came in Tuesday
to visit few days with friends in this
city and at Decatur. Mr.. Cummjns has
a regular run as postal clerk on the Mil
waukee road from Marion to Kansas City.
Miss Ella Kemp returned Friday to
Lake City, Iowa, after a pleasant visit
with her parents in this city. She has
been rc-employed as music teacher in
the public schools in that city and will
also have private class during the
months.
Geo. X. Howell who graduated last
week from the law department at the
State University at Iowa City, and his
brother, Bert Howell, who is taking a
course in medicine at the same inst
tation, passed through Leon Friday on
their way to their home at Davis City.
S. r. Axes and grandson Harvey Axes,
went to Garden Grove Monday to visit
few days with his granddaughter and
in his Sind year, and hale and hearty
for one of his years, although he has
just recovered from a severe spell of
sickness.
j. e. Penniwell arrived from st. Louis
Monday and will visit his parents and
many friends in this city for few
weeks. He has resigned his position
with the American Express Co. in that
city, and has not yet fully decided on
his future location. John is looking
better than his friends ever saw him.
w. r. Ellinwocd left Friday night for
Chicago to attend the convention of the
National Telephone Association and at
tend to business connected with the
Leon Telephone Co. He was accompanied
by his son Beryl, who after spending
few days in Chicago will go to Akron,
Ohio, to visit relatives during the sum-
mer.
Rev. W. R. Wood, of Mt. Ayr, attend
ed the M. E. district conference at We'll
don last week and stopped off here Fri
day and visited few days at the home
OF his neice, Mrs. w. r. Moore. Rev.
Wood was at one time resident Of this
city, leaving here in 1870, but still has
many old friends here who were glad to
see him.
Mccormick Mowers and Binders are
the best.