The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-19


resident of Garden Grove, who now lives
at Corydon, was looking after business
matters in this city last Thursday and Wis
iting the family of j. L. Young.
Bert Keller left Tuesday for Kechi,
Kas where he will visit his sister, Mrs.
Oliver Bassett. Miss Genie Bassett who
has spent the winter with relatives in this
county returned home with him.
G. W. Hoffman was called to Van Vert
Friday to defend Jacob Woolf, who was
arrested for striking man named w. H.
Summers over the head with a stick Of
wood at DeKalb one day last week.
Miss Opal Tong, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Ida Linthicum, in this city
and withe slatives at Pleasanton for sew
eral months, returned last Thursday to
her home at Canon City, Colorado.
Miss Eta Hubbell returned Saturday to
her home at Howard, Kas., after a visit of
several months in this city with her
brother, Ed. H. Il. Hubbell, the very
popular pastor of the Christian church.
VIM. Barrett returned Friday to his
home at Tobias, Neb., after spending sew
eral weeks with relatives in this county.
having been called here by the illness a nd
death of his father, Uncle John Barrett.
of Woodland.
]. w. Richey who has resided for the
past few years on farm i've miles north
Of Leon moved last week to his new farm
north of Osceola. The family have made
many friends during their residence in
this county.
Mrs. Zell NJ Pardee and daughter Flor
ence, who have been visiting for month
at the home of her brother, o. E. Hull,
went to Centerville yesterday where she
will visit few days before returning to
her home at Madison, wisconsin.
Joe Kriddlebaugh, of Charlton. a class
mate of John Hurst at the Iowa State Uni
versity, came last Thursday and visited q
few days in this city. John and sam Ian
dis took him out on Grand River and let
him enjoy some fine duck shooting while
here. e
Capt. j. @. uammill, of Frontier county,
Nebraska, dropped in last Friday to visit
a few DAYS with his brother, Nj. A. Gam
mill, and other relatives. He has many
warm friends in this vicinity who are al
ways pleased to see him, although his Wis
its are far between.
g. M. Ketcham and wife left Saturday
for Guthrie, Oklahoma, where they go to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Ketcham, and attend their golden we'd
ding, Mr.. and Mrs. Ketcham were resi-
dents of this county for many years and
many friends extend hearty congratula-
tions over this happy event.
Frank N. Hansell returned Saturday
from st. Louis, where he spent week
buying new bargains for the store of
Graham. Darrah & Hansell in this city,
and We'll guarantee he secured some good
ones He won't keep them long however
for he believes in putting his customers
next to the good things at his store.
Charles Dupree Smith arrived Saturday
evening from Denver to spend few days
with his family while enroute to. New
York CITY on business. Mr.. Smith had
the pleasure of driving thirteen miles
through Iowa mud, as when he got to Van
Vert on the evening train he found it was
not the day for the south bound train to
run.
w. a. Brown returned Friday from Des
Moines, where he was consulting with the
owners of the Manhattan Beach Hotel at
; Lake Okoboji, which he will again man.
age this summer, in regard to the extens-
i've improvements which are being made
on the property. A big electric light
plant is being Installed and many other
improvements made The Rock Island
road has announced that it will build a
1 line up the west side of the lake past the
, hotel this summer, and when this is done
/ Manhattan Beach Hotel will be the most
popular summer resort in the west. Land
lord Brown scored a great success last
year, and expects to do an increased bust
ness this year. la