The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-15

| NioloiHS ioE several weeks al the nome
OF Mrs. Howards brother, Rev. w. A
Montgomery, returned Monday to theil
home at West Union, Iowa.
Charles Donehieu, the expert chick
EN- picker who formerly resided here
arrived from Ottumwa Monday and will
go to work for Swift 4 Company at
their new plant in this city.
\ Georgia and Frederick Throckmortor
returned Monday to their home at
city at the home of their grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Penniwell.
G. A. Hubacher returned Thursday
morning to his home at ST. Joe after
spending few days in this city on
business connected with the lumber
yard which he owns in this city.
Master Oney Fesler who has been
visiting for a couple of months at the
home Of his grandfather, Henry Oney, in
Eden township, returned last Saturday
to his home at Leavenworth, Kas.
Mrs. Mary Dejanes and son Harry re-
turned Friday to their home at Macon
City, Mo-, after visit in this city at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. W. Spicer,
and other relatives in this vicinity.
Charles Keim and family, of north of
town and his brother, Frank Keim and
family, OF Creston, who were here visit
ing him, left Monday for short visit
with relatives in Hardin county, Mo.
Miss Mate Parrish returned Friday
from an extended visit in Charlton with
her sister, Mrs. E. V. Lawrence. Little
Frances Lawrence came home with her
and visited until Saturday afternoon.
Samuel Still, of Mercer county, Mo-.
is here on visit to his brother, ]. M.
Still, it being source of unusual pleas
ure to both of them from the fact that
it has been 36 years since they saw each
other.
Will Ledgerwood, a brother of POST
master John Ledgerwood, passed
through this city last Thursday on his
way to Lancaster, Mo. He is on the
road as salesman for boot and shoe
house.
W. A. Brown, wife and son Neal, DR..
j. w. Itowell and wife, Senator Marion
+. Stookey and daughter Marian, and
Walter Bassett and wife returned Sun
day from weeks visit at the Worlds
Fair at ST. Louis.
Miss Della Still, who is clerking for
l. N. McDonough in his store at
Webster, Iowa, came Saturday to visit
week at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Still in this city, and at
tend the reunion
Claude Beck, wife and little son. re-
turned Friday from spending few days
in Des Moines, where they were guests
of Mr.. Beck's sister, Mrs. Will Cherry.
While there they had the pleasure of at
tending Barnum & Bailey's big circus.
Mrs. John Farnes and children, and
her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Kelley and
husband left the first of the week for
Des Moines where they will make their
future home, locating on farm near
that city. Mr.. Farnes will follow in a
few days.
Miss Ida Hebener departed Friday
for Bedford to resume her duties on
Monday as one of the teachers in the
Bedford public schools, position which
she has held for several years, and has
given the best of satisfaction to the
patrons and school board.
State Pardon Clerk B. ". Garrett
came down from Des Moines last Satur-
day to spend week with relatives in
this city and attend the reunion. Mr..
Garrett is a prominent figure in state
politics and has many warm friends in
this his home county, who are always
pleased to see him.
w. L. Edmondson returned Saturday
to his home near Tuskeego after spend
ing week in this city attending to his
duties as a member of the board of
supervisors. Mr.. Edmondson is making
a splendid record on the board, being
one of the best officials in this capacity
that Decatur county has ever had.
G. P. Arnold returned Saturday to his
home at Garden Grove, the board of
supervisors having completed the bust
ness of the September session. Mr..
Arnold, since his appointment on the
board, has given much of his time to the
arduous duties of the office, which is
one of the hardest to fill, and has made
record of which he and his friends
may we'll be proud.
Mrs. S. L. Darrah and children, of
Custer City, Okla, arrived last Friday
for short visit with friends in this
city. Mrs. Darrah has been in hos
pital at Keokuk most of the time since
last spring taking treatment for
her eyes, having been nearly totally
blind. Her many friends will be pleas
ed to learn that the affection has re-
sponded to treatment, and her eyesight
has been restored.
Daniel McGinnis, of Frazeysburg,
Ohio, arrived last Saturday on visit to
his son V. r. McGinnis. Mr.. McGinnis
is "a years of age, but is remarkably
well preserved man, and very hale and
hearty. He is a pleasant gentleman of
the old school, and his visit here will be
a pleasant one. 1t is not his first trip
west, and he laughed when he told of
making journey to Mt. Ayr some
thirty odd years ago, when the trip had
to be made by stage, the fare being 12aa
cents per mile, and the passengers had
to carry rail with them to help lift the
stage out of the mud holes. He expects
to spend several weeks here.