The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-17

his brother, DIR. h. A. Bowman. He is a
travelling solicitor for the st. Joe Daily
News.
Perry Barr, of Morgan township, was
in Leon last Thursday on his way home
from Chicago, where he had accompanied
shipment of cattle and hogs for his
father, G. W. Barr.
G. d. Mallette and wife and G.. A..
Davis and wife, of Garden Grove, were
among those from a distance who at
tended the Farmers Institute held in
this city last week.
Marion WATSON who has response
bic position with large commission firm
at the stock yards in st. Joe, came up
Saturday to visit a few days with his
parents in this city.
Miss Mollie Sears and brother-in-law,
Dolph Pease, of Center township, left
Friday for Excelsior Springs, Mo-, be-
ing called to that city by the serious
| illness of A. d. Sears.
| Claude Clark and family returned
Tuesday morning from Humeston, where
they have been staying for few weeks.
Claude has gone to i work at Swift &
Company's poultry house.
E. B. McClelland returned Friday
from business trip to Atchison, Kas.,
where he was settling up the final
details of the sale of the McClelland
Cigar factory in that city.
Mrs. w. H. Himelrich, of Charlton,
accompanied her mother, Mrs. Isabel
Priest, to this city Thursday, where she
took the train for Kingston after visit
of several weeks in Charlton.
Mrs. A. E. Piercy and daughters Eva
and Eta returned Thursday to their
home at Tuskeego, having been called
here to attend the funeral of her
brother-in-law, Zelah Percy.
/ Miss Julia Evans, of Eden township
left Tuesday for Golden City, Mo.
where she will spend the holidays at
the home of her brother, Sam Evans, a
former resident of this county.
Mrs. Nora Galpin returned Thursday
from few days visit at Bethany with
her sister, Mrs. Geo. w. Custer. Hell
little niece Wilma Custer, came home
with her to spend the holidays.
Mrs. r. L. Parrish and children Rob.
bic and Susie went to Creston Thursday
and visited couple of days with Judge
Parrish. the trip being made to consult
an occulist in regard to Robbie's eyes
Marion r. Stookey went to Des
Moihes Tuesday to meet Mrs. Stookey
who has been visiting couple Of weeks
in ST. Paul with her sister, Mrs. Cora
Fithian. They returned to Leon yester.
day.
Attorneys A. P. Olsen, Lewis B. Jack
son and Marion Woodland and court re.
porter j. S. Parrish, were passengers
Monday for Grand River, where they
will look after legal matters for few
days.
David and Frank Meadows returned
Saturday to their homes at Avery, hay.
ing stopped off in this city to visit a few
days at the home of their uncle Cyrus
Weaver, while returning from a visit al
Pittsburg, Kas.
VIM. Henderson, of Davis City, was
in Leon Friday, returning from stay Of
several months at Grand Island, Neb
He had with him number of fine dia
mond willow canes which he brought
back for his friends.
| Clerk of the courts, G. S. stranahan
Of Mt. Ayr, passed through this cit,
Thursday returning from Des Moines
where he had been attending the annu
al meeting of the State horticulture
Society, representing Ringgold county
J.P. Hall, Colorado passenger agen,
for the Santa Fe railroad, with head
quarters at Denver, arrived Friday fol
a short visit with relatives and ole
friends in this city. Mrs. Hall has beer
here for some weeks visiting her sister
Mrs. w. P. Clark.
| Clarence sprague, of Center township
who has been student at the State
University at Iowa City, has been com
PEELED to give up his studies on account
OF his eyes, and returned home Monda,
morning. He was in the terrible wreck
of the Burlington's No. 8 near Abba
Sunday morning, but fortunately escap
led with sprained ankle and some
minor cuts and bruises.