The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-12-29

Ogden.
Dr.. r. G. Norris and wife left Satur-
day for Independence, No., where they
are spending the holidays at the home
OF Mrs. Norris sister, Mrs. DR.. d. r
Dudley.
Miss Bess Rowell returned last
Thursday to her home at Alton after
visiting for several weeks in this city nj
tho home Of her brother, Dr.. j. W
Rowell.
Il. A. Hughes and wife and grandson
clifford were passengers Saturday for
Abba, whore they spent Christmas at
the home Of their daughter, Mrs. Otis
NcKern.
Mics Hallie Caster, who is 4 student
ct Drake University, Des Moinos, came
down Friday to spend tho holiday va
cation ut the homo of her parents in
this city.
Miss Gretchen Myers, who is study
ing voice culture at Des Moines, return
cd to Leon Friday and will spend the
holiday vacation with her parents in
this city.
Mrs. G. W. Custer and children. of
Bethany, Mo-, came up last Thursday to
spend the holidays at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Biags. in
this city.
Misses Addie and Annie Hoadley. of
Garden Grove were in Leon last Satur-
day, being on their way to Des Moines
to spend the holidays with friends in
that city. s.,
Mark Shaw and wife, of Des Moines.
passed through this city last Saturday
on their way to Garden Grove, whore
they spent Christmas at the home of
his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. Brown. Of
Jacksonville, Mo-, came last weef to
spend the holidays at the home of Mrs.
Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Cowden.
Samuel Schenck, of Decatur Citv.
spent couple Of days in this city the
first of the week, being called here to
attend the funeral of his niece. Misc
Willah Schenck.
Miss Lelah Osborne, bookkeeper for
the Kimball Piano Co., at Des Moines. is
spending the holidays in this city at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Osborne.
w. W. Craig left Tuesday for River
side, Iowa, where he will visit q fev
days with his numerous relatives In
that vicinity and attend the wedding of
one of his nieces.
Clarence sprague came in Sunday
from Brinkley, Ark, where he has been
for nearly year., and will visit for
some time at the home of his parenta in
Center township.
Roy Cannon and wife, and Mrs. ". A.
Allbaugh and son Leland went to Farm
hamville, Iowa, Friday, to spend the
holidays at the home of their sister.
Mrs. O. e. Bassett.
Prof. ]. N. Pierce left Saturday for
Kellogg, his former homo, where he
spent Christmas and will then 20 to Des
Moines and attend the State Teachers
Association meeting. =
Orr Stout left Monday for Nine
Mo-, where he, has secured
employment on the big rancho which is
superintendent by G. B. Daugherty.
formerly OF this city.
R. F. Gregory and bride, of Mowea-
qua, ILL.,, arrived in Leon last Saturday
to visit during the holidays with his
cousin, James H. Alldredge and other
relatives in this vicinity.
+. Zerbe, of Waterloo, q former resi-
dent of Leon, stopped of here last Fri
day and visited until Saturday with
friends. With his wife he was on his
way to Bethany to spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Hendricks who live
In the northwest part of the state, came
in Saturday to spend the holidays at the
home of Mrs. Hendricks parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ". G. Gibson, of near Grown.
Lee Kemp, of Des Moines, and his
sister, Miss Ella Kemp, of Lake City..
Iowa, came last Saturday and visited
over Sunday in this city at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Kemp.
D. A. McNains, the well known auc-
tioneer of Derby, came down Tuesday
to cry S. D. Smiths sale in
Woodland township, but the day was
too stormy SO the sale was postponed =
week.
]. B. Tye and Ivan Beach, of Pleasan-
ton, were in Leon Tuesday, having
started with a shipment of stock to Chi.
cago, but the severe storm cansed their
train to be laid up here until the follow
ing day.
Prof. Tillman Smith, who has been
visiting for few weeks at the home of
his parents in Eden township, left Sat-
urday for Churdan, Iowa, where he has
accepted a position in the public
schools.
Fred ]. Waight and wife, of Peoria,
Illinois, came in Christmas day for a
visit at the home of Mr.. Waight's par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. W. f. Waight, and
with Mrs. Waight's sister, Mrs. James
W. Hurst.
Miss Marian Stookey, who is stu
dent at the State University at Iowa
City, came in Saturday morning to
spend the holiday vacation at the home
of her parents, Senator and Mrs. Mar
ion r. Stookey.
Miss Mabel Rrovn who 10 .t+ond;no.