The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-08-18

Prof. Sherman Thompson, of Quaker
City, Ohio, who has been visiting for
three weeks at the home of his uncle,
w. d. Smith, in this city, left Tuesday
for St. Louis, where he will spend a
week visiting the Worlds Fair before
returning to Ohio.
U.G. Gibson and family, of New Hamp-
ton, Mo-, came up last Thursday and
visited a few days with his brother,
Mail Clerk G. S. Gibson, and his father,
Capt. Garrett Gibson. Mr.. Gibson has
been agent for the Burlington road at
New Hampton for many years.
Mike Grogan. who has been engaged
in the hotel business at Van Vert for
the past year, has moved his family
back to this city, where they will make
their home. Mr.. Grogan returned to
Van Vert Thursday to look after some
business matters for few days.
S. J. Walters, the Grand River livery
man, was Leon visitor last Saturday
and dropped in to pay his respects at
THE REPORTER Office. He told us that
every one of his teams were engaged to
come to Leon for the circus and he had
to refuse many applications for teams.
Roe Caster jr., rural mail carrier on
route No. 3, from the Leon Office, left
Tuesday for three weeks vacation,
telling us he was going to Des Moines
and St. Louis, but we think his railroad
ticket read to Colorado where there is q
special attraction for him this summer.
Genial Ted Morris, ex-member of the
board of supervisors from High Point
township, was Leon visitor last Satur-
day and dropped in at THE REPORTER
Office to chat few minutes. Ted is a
prime favorite in this city and has
many friends here who are always pleas
ed to see him.
/. B. F. Roger, of Des Moines, for many
years resident of this county, owning
a fine farm over OH Grand River, is
spending a few days visiting with rela-
tives in this city. He tells us he is
negotiating for the purchase of his old
farm again, and if he buys will move
back here again.
Tom Garrett and Forrest Lorey re-
turned Thursday from Wymore, Neb..
where they have been playing base ball
as members of the Wymore team for
several months. The boys say they had
good season, but on account of the
closing of the railroad shops at Wymore
and dropping off in business, the club
has disbanded.
Hoyle Gilreath and family, of Grand
River, visited over Sunday at the home
of Marion Woodland in this city. They
expect to leave shortly for their new
home at Lake Andes, S. D., where Mr..
Gilreath will be cashier of the new bank
which he and his father are starting in
that thriving new town.
j. E. Cowles, son of Henry Cowles, of
near Pleasanton, arrived here Sunday
for an extended visit with his parents.
He left here three years ago the first of
last January and has been working in
southern California, the last two years
at Los Angeles. He is very much in
love with that country, having steady
employment every day he was there at
much better wages than he could COM
mand in this country.
Frank John and wife arrived last
Wednesday evening from Rocky Ford,
Colorado, where they went little over
year ago for the benefit of Mrs. Johns
health, and will visit here for couple
of weeks. They like the Colorado coun-
try very we'll, and Mrs. John has i'm
proved in health. Mr.. John has a good
position as foreman of the boiler depart
ment in big beet sugar factory there
at splendid wages. He tells us they
live within block of Mrs. Ruth Rose,
formerly Mrs. Ruth Harris of this city,
who sent word to The REPORTER editor
that he could expect to receive whole
crate of the Rocky Ford canteloupes as
soon as they were ripe. We will watch
for them with becoming appetite.
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