The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-11-24

Mrs. j. r. McPherrin and little son, of
Newton, who are visiting at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. James W. Hurst, in this
lcity, spent Sunday with friends in Gar
den Grove.
Samuel Hoffman, of Philadelphia, came
Monday for short visit at the home of
his aunt, Mrs. Jap Stated, in this city.
He had been attending the Worlds Fair
at st. Louis.
S. II. Amos, of Garden Grove, had
legal business in this city Tuesday. Mr..
Amos accompanied the Davenport
Shriners on their steamboat excursion
) to ST. Louis last week and reports q
delightful trip.
]. B. Penniwell, of ST. Louis, who is
spending short vacation in this city at
the home of his parents, left Saturday
to visit few days with friends at Grand
River and Derby.
Al Tharp returned last Thursday to
his home at Grand Island, Neb., after
spending week in this city, visiting at
the home of his son, A. S. Tharp, and
with many old soldier friends.
Andrew Sell, of southwest of town,
went to Randolph, Iowa, last Friday to
look at farm which he is contemplat-
ing purchasing, and il successful with
the deal will remove there at once.
Henry Flanagan, one of the postal
clerks on the Des Moines and GAINESVILLE
run, was in Leon few hours last Fri
day, being on his way to Garden Grove
to visit a few days with relatives in
that city.
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Mrs. A. E. Humeston, of Collbran,
Colo, who is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Vanderley,
in this city, went to Andover, Mo-,
Thursday and visited couple of days
with friends.
Mrs. G. II. Adams and daughter Miss
Bessie, of Denver, Colo, who came last
week for visit at the home of G. Nj.
ketcham in this city, went Monday to
Tuskeego to visit few days at the home
of George Battle.
H. G. Schilling, wife and daughter
Madge, of Joliet, ILL.,, we're in Leon Mon
day, having come to attend the funeral
OF Mr.. Schillings mother, Mrs. Mary B.
Parr, who died at Alton and was buried
at Bethel, south Of Leon.
Rev. II. II. Hubbell went to Osceola
Saturday and occupied the pulpit at the
Christian church, supplying the place of
Elder Vanhorn, who is conducting a
very successful series of meetings at
the Christian church in this city.
John WATSON and daughter Miss Irene,
left Wednesday morning for a few days
visit at the Worlds Fair in st. Louis.
They were joined at st. Joe by Mr..
Wasson's son Marion who is employed
at the stock exchange in that city.
| r. Layton, of Des Moines, who is
travelling for Milwaukee shoe house,
was in Leon couple of days last week.
Mr.. Layton was formerly shoe mer-
chant in this city, and has many friends
here who are always pleased to see him.
Walter Kimport, of Eden township,
departed last week for Des Moines
where he goes to accept position in
the registry department. of the post
office in that city. His many friends
wish him success in this merited posi-
tion.
i Mrs. w. A. Montgomery and baby
went to Des Moines and visited over
Sunday with friends. She was Joined
the first of the week by Rev. Montgom-
cry and they went to West Union to
spend Thanksgiving at the home of his
parents.
w. B. Kelley, of Lamont, the county
attorney elect, was in Leon last Thurs
day in company with his father, E. L.
Kelley, renting house, expecting to
remove to Leon at once so as to be
ready to take charge of his office Janu-
uary LIST.
w. L. Edmondson returned Friday to
his home at Tuskeegoo, after spending
the week in Leon attending to his
duties as a member of the board of SUI
pervisors. Mr.. Edmondson is one Of the
best men who ever served on the board
in this county.
A. Swearingen and wife, who spent
the summer in this city, left Thursday
for Texas, where they will spend the
winter. They had not decided where
they would stop but will look up place
which pleases them. They expect to
return to Leon again next spring.
James r. Harvey returned Monday
from a trip to the Worlds Fair at st.
Louis. He attended the Shriner's meet
ing at Eft. Madison on Monday Of last
week, and then accompanied the
onflnerS on their special steamboat
down the river to st. Louis.
Dr. G. S. Warren and wife, of Chand-
Ter, Colo, stopped off here last Friday to
visit a few days with G. W. Hoffman and
other relatives in this vicinity, as they
were returning home from visit to the
ST. Louis Worlds Fair. DR.. Warren
spent his boyhood days in this city, but
it is his first visit here since he left
more than twenty years ago.
Harry Shumway and family returned
to Leon last Thursday and will make
their home in this city the coming win
ter. Mr.. Shumway left yesterday for
Chicago to visit a couple of days with
relatives and then leaves for trip to
Cuba and Porto Rico on combined
business and pleasure trip, sailing from
Mobile, Alabama, next Tuesday.