The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-05-04

". n. Lane VINO Is canyaSSlnS IOr the
Diamond Garment Cutter College in the
vicinity of Weldon, returned to that
city Monday after spending Sunday
with his family in this city.
H. E. Chase, of Des Moines, one of
the owners of the Leon Electric Light
Co. spent couple of days in this city
on business connected with the plant
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Nancy NJ. John left Tuesday for
Rocky Ford, Colorado, where she will
spend year at the home of her son
Frank John, who is employed in big
beet sugar factory at that place.
Mrs. G. w. Custer and children re-
turned Tuesday to their home at Beth
any, Mo-, after visiting for a couple of
weeks at the home of her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. VIM. Biggs in this, city.
Misses yerta Scott, Vera Walters,
Grace Bullock and Hazel Freeman and
Messrs George Shoemaker and Chef
Severe, of Davis City, attended the
dance in this city Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.H. Stanley and
daughter Blanche returned Tuesday to
their home at Humeston after visiting a
few days in this city at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Thomas Pension.
Miss Blanche Stanley, of Humeston,
who was visiting at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Thos. Pension in this city,
went to Blockley Thursday to visit her
sister, Mrs. F. I. Smith for a few days.
DIR. and Mrs. A. M. Pitcher left Mon
day for Chicago, where DR.. Pitcher has
two sons residing, and will also visit
relatives at Dixon, ILL.,. and other points,
expecting to be absent couple of
weeks.
DR. J. w. Rowell left Monday for Des
Moines to attend the annual meeting Of
the Iowa State Dental Association. We
notice that DR.. w. G. Boone, of Leon, a
former Leon boy, is on the program for
a paper.
Mrs. L. P. Bosworth, who has been
visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. w. E. Myers, in this city for a
couple of weeks, went to Lamont We'd
nesday to spend few days with friends
in that city.
G. Nj. Axes was down at Blythedale
last Saturday where he officiated as
ring manager at big horse sale.
Charley's services in this line are in
great demand for he is one of the best
sale managers in the west.
R. M. Black and wife of Davis City,
returned Saturday from Des Moines
where they had been attending the
graduation of Mrs. Blacks son, DR..
John Horton, who graduated from the
dental department OF Drake University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isreal Butts, Of Burrell
township, were in Leon Monday to take
the train for Barker, Mimi, where they
expect to spend a year at the home of a
son. Mr.. Butts has rented his farm in
Burrell to Frank Sutherlin for this year.
W. L. Armstrong and family who
No. have returned to Leon to make
their home. Their farm is rented for
this year, so they have moved into the
7. E. Homer residence recently vacated
by j. f. Gill.
Arthur E. Dorm and family came in
4 Saturday evening from Katy, Texas,
where they have resided for severel
years. Mr.. Dorm has disposed of his
Texas lands and is undecided where he
will locate, but will probably spend the
summer in this city,
| Rev. A. D. Boss, Of Shenandoah, ac-
companied by his friend, Mrs. M. A.
Rousier, of Brooklyn, n. Y, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hurst in
this city last Saturday, being on their
way to Garden Grove where Rev. Boss
conducted Episcopal services Sunday.
Miss Ida Bright returned Saturday
from Chicago where she was called to
attend the funeral of her brother-in-
law, Alexander Spence. Her sister,
Mrs. Eta Spence, came home with her
and will visit for some time at the home
of her father, Henry Bright, in this city.
F. Layton, the well known travelling
salesman for the Mayer Shoe Co., Of
Milwaukee, was calling on his trade in
this city the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Layton and daughter Mildred, of
Des Moines, accompanied him to this
city and visited few days with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Martha Bedell and daughter
Miss Susan returned last Friday to
: their home at Decatur City after an ex.
tended visit with relatives at Ottumwa
They were accompanied home by Mrs
Bedell's little grandchild, Hazel Bedell
who will spend the summer at Decatu,
} City.
: Mrs. A. M. Pitcher and Mrs. Ed. H
Alexander returned last Friday from
Tingley where they had been attending
! the district meeting of the W. F. M. SO
the Charlton district. The ladies had {
5 delightful wait at Van Vert on the re
turn trip, reaching that town Thursday
afternoon but there was no train t.
,, Leon until Friday noon.
> Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Teale returned
> Tuesday afternoon from California
where they have been since last fall
most of the time at Ocean Park ant
: Los Angeles. Mr.. Teale says California
: weather may be all right when it don
! rain all winter, but this year put in full
time raining, and taking it all togethe
he thinks that our Iowa weather i
8 pretty near as good.
$ II. B. Trisler, of Beloit, Kas., passe
0 through Leon last Friday returnin