The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-07-21


Center township, went to BonesteeI, S.
D., Monday where they will register in
hopes of getting good quarter section
of land in the Rosebud land drawing.
County attorney A. P. Olsen returned
Friday from Des Moines, where he had
been for several days OH business con-
nected with the fling of petition for
rehearing in the Frank Greenland case.
DR.. A. w. Howe, former resident Of
this city, now in the employ at the head
Office of the Yoemen at Des Moines,
passed through this city last Thursday
enroute to Pattonsburg, Mo-, on bust
ness.
Mrs. f. G. Stewart and baby, of Cam
bria, who were visiting at the home Of
A. S. Tharp in this city, went to Davis
City Thursday to visit a few days at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 7. Tharp.
Miss Ceva Behold, of Waterloo, arrived
Saturday for visit of several weeks at
the home of w. E. Myers in this CITY.
Miss Behold has frequently visited in
Leon and is warm favorite with the
Leon young people. i
G. g. Meek and wife, of Eden town.
ship, returned last Thursday morning
from an extensive trip to California and
Colorado. They report having fine
time, but were glad to get back again to
good old Decatur county.
Edwin Bruce returned Saturday to his
home at Garden Grove after assisting
his brother in the Republican office for
ten days during the absence of Miss
Bess Bruce, the local editor, who was
visiting with friends at Malvern.
]. L. McCutchan, of Eden township,
shipped his goods and left last Saturday
for Bellfield, N. D., where he has acquir-
ed an extensive cattle ranch and will
make his future home. Mrs. McCutchan
left to join him the first of the week.
Mrs. Lucy Ray. Mrs. sallie Coyne and
son Ray, Mrs. G. M. Ketcham and son
Willie, Misses Ida Hebener, Nellie
Ledgerwood and saba Penniwell, and
Mr.. Will F. Lindsey returned Sunday
from weeks visit at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair.
r. A. Grim, of Idaho Fall, Idaho, arriv-
ed Tuesday to join his wife and baby,
who have been here for several weeks
visiting at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bell. Mr.. Grim is super
intendent of the Rocky Mountain Tele-
phone Co. at Idaho Falls.
Mrs. H. R. Layton and son Ray left
Friday for Camp Leon, Lake Okoboji,
where they will spend the balance of
summer at their cottage. DR.. Layton
was already at the lakes, having gone
up the previous week to attend the
knights Templars conclave.
Mrs. Fannie Davis Cage, of Coal
Ridge, Colorado, was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Pease in this city the
latter part of last week. Mrs. Cage
was former resident of this county,
and is here for an extended visit with
her numerous friends.
Mrs. j. L. Warner was passenger
Tuesday for Blythedale, Mo-, where She
will make a short visit with her parents.
Mr.. Warner is arranging to move back
from Carl Junction, Mo-, where he has
been engaged in the jewelry business
for several years and will again become
resident of this city. Il
Judge J. W. Harvey left Monday for
Lake Okoboji to open up his fine sum
mer cottage at Camp Leon. His son
James accompanied him as far as Des
Moines where he stopped to attend the
republican state convention on Wednes-
day and will be met there Wednesday
evening by Mrs. Harvey, when they will
join the Judge at the lakes. The family
expect to remain at Okoboji until Sep
TENDER.
Andrew Mccartney, the hustling
manager of the Leon Creamery Co., was
down at Bethany the latter part of last
week arranging for more shipments of
cream from that country. The creamery
here is doing big business, and having
contracted to furnish Swift s. Company
with big quantities of milk as soon as
they resume operations are preparing
to greatly increase the business of the
creamery at this place.