The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-07-09

j. B. Ward and wife went to Kellerton
Monday where they will spend month
or more. Mr.. Ward has been pitching
for the Leon ball club, but has been re-
leased and signed with the Kcllcrton
club.
Misses Ruby and Opal Early went to
st. Joe Friday and visited over the
Fourth with their brother, 7. r. Early.
Tom is one of the best brothers living
and Is always showing his sisters nice
time.
]. s.. Parrish and family came from
Dcs Moines yesterday, and Mrs. Parrish
and the children will visit at the home
of her father !. N. Clark for several
weeks, while Mr.. Parrish goes to Col
orado.
Il. S. Robbins and wife, of near Deca-
tur, departed Tuesday for Lonokc, Ark,
where they will make their future home
on farm. Many friends in this county
wish them abundant prosperity in their
new home.
Robert Good went to Derby Friday
and assisted in furnishing marshal
music for the celebration in that city.
Bob is one of the best ffers in the state,
as we'll as an honorcd old veteran of
the civil war.
Miss Bertha Robbins returned Tues
day to her home at Davis City after a
short visit in this city at the home of
her sister Mrs. G. S. Gibson. Little
Aubrey Gibson went home with her for
few days visit
A. III. Graves, of Lamont, had business
in this city Friday. He is now devoting
all of his time to the manufacture of his
new patent hay rake, which is pro-
nounced one of the best machines ever
placed on the market.
Mrs. Nellie Wharton, of Alton, came
Monday fora weeks visit in this city at
the home of her brother, DR.. j. w.
RoweIl. Mrs. Wharton has a large
circle of warm friends in this city who
always extend her cordial welcome.
Judge r. T.. Parrish, Capt. J. d. Brown,
Marion Il. Stookey, A. p. Olsen, j. r.
Gill, j. A. Mcintosh, John Ledgerwood,
Ed Sharp and John Kceler returned
Thursday from Des Moincs, where they
attended the republican state conven-
ton.
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Central City, Colorado, to attend the
annual meeting of the directors and
officers of the Blue Grass Mining Co.,
which owns some fine properties in
Colorado, Judge Parrish being a heavy
| stakeholder.
Mrs. A. J. Allen and son, Frank Allen,
the popular carrier on rural mail route
No. 1, went to Abba Friday and visited
over Sunday with relatives. Substi-
tute carrier, A. J. Allen, made the trip
for Frank Friday and Monday, the car
riers getting a holiday Saturday.
Tom Henry came in from Dcs Moincs
Friday to visit few days with his
sisters in this city. He is engaged in
publishing a railroad tariff schedule
which is sold to Wholesale shippers,
getting out one recently in Dcs Moincs,
and from there goes to Cedar Rapids.
j. e. Penniwell who has been visiting
his parents in this city for Il couple OF
weeks, returned to ST. Louis Sunday,
where he has accepted position as
| timekceper for the Westinghouse Co.,
! who have the contract for the engines
and machinery at the Worlds EXPOSE
ton now being constructed at st. Louis
p. Il. Bradley, the well known opti-
clan, spent the Fourth at Humeston
visiting with his many customers and
friends in that vicinity. Mr.. Bradley
is skillful optician and enjoys large
clientage all over southern Iowa which
he has built up by good work and never
fails to satisfy his customers i'll every
case.
Mrs. G. Il. Gardner Observation-Disclosures
for Cedar Falls, where she goes to take
a special training course in music at
the Iowa State Normal School. Mrs
Gardner is one of the most brilliant
musicians in the state, and instead OF
enjoying a summers vacation will put
in the time in further preparing her
self in her vocation as a musical instruc-
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