The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-03-16

WITH MS family III CniS Guy. Inc family
expects to remove to GAINESVILLE as
soon as suitable house can be secured.
Mrs. W. W. Peasley, of Kellerton and
her sister, Mrs. G. F. Smith, of Lamont,
were over Sunday guests at the home Of
Fred Teale in this city, having come to
attend the funeral of Mrs. +. A. Bow
man.
Miss Maud Meter left Sunday for
Cedar Falls where she goes to take
special training course in primary
methods at,the State Normal School to
further fit her for the profession of
teaching.
Misses Kate Hull, Lenna Beavers and
Lottie Cozad, a trio of we'll known
Decatur County teachers, left Monday
for Cedar Falls. where they will attend
the spring term of the Iowa State Nor
NAL School.
w. J.. Bowman, editor of the King
City, Mo-. Democrat, and wife, came up
Friday evening and visited in this city
until Monday, being called to attend
the funeral Of his brothers wife, Mrs.
f. A. Bowman.
Rev. and Mrs. VIM. Biggs were called
to Elwood, Kas. Sunday by the sudden
death Of Mrs. Biggs' brother, James S.
Clark, who died suddenly Saturday
morning from heart disease, being sick
about four hours.
Mrs. G.. w. Baker went to Des Moines
Monday to visit her daughter Mrs. r. L.
Parrish, who has been in very poor
health for some time and it is feared
that she will have to submit to an
operation in the near future.
Mrs. Emma Bowman returned Thurs
day from Bethany, Mo-, where she had
been for couple of weeks helping care
for her little grandson, who she left out
of danger, although the little fellow
was in critical condition for several
days.
Mrs. S. Long returned Tuesday to
her home at Shenandoah, having stop.
ped here for short visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell as she
was returning from Chicago, where she
had been buying new goods for their
store.
W. r. Ellinwood and wife went to Des
Moines Tuesday, Mr.. Ellinwood to at
tend the annual convention of the tele-
phone companies, and Mrs. Ellinwood
will go on to Ames to visit her son
Beryl who is attending the state college
in that city.
G. H. Preston, wife and little son, Of
Garden Grove, left Wednesday for Lock,
Montana, where Mr.. Preston goes to
take the position of superintendent of a
large rancho. THE REPORTER follows
them to keep them. posted on Decatur
county news.
]. F. Sylvester, Of yLoveland, Colorado,
former we'll known resident of Davis
City, arrived in Leon Sunday afternoon,
being called here to attend the funeral
of his daughter, Mrs. f. A. Bowman.
Mrs. Sylvester had been here for a
couple of weeks.
Mrs. Ruth Cummins, and Miss Abbie
Burnison, of Davis City, returned Tues
day from an extended visit in Califor-
MIA, where they went for the benefit of
Mrs. Commins' health, but the change
seems to have done her no good and
she is very poorly.
w. B. Gilreath, of Grand River, was
in Leon Tuesday. He is making ar
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couple Of weeks to Lake Andes, s. D.,
where he is interested in bank and
other enterprises. The Gilreath family
will be greatly missed from Grand
River, and have many friends in that
,yicinityssghoo, ss are sergy to see them
leave. H: & @ v
Francis vargaat 81 icon High School
Iboy who was seiectsd as the represent
ative Of the Leon rublic Schools to
attend the Inauguration of President
Roosevelt, returned from Washington
City Sunday. He reports delightful
trip, the school boys being accorded
every courtesy, having prominent
position in the inaugural parade, and at
the inaugural ceremonies, and were
specially favored by President Roose-
welt, who deviated from his rule not to
receive any delegations during the
week and the school boys each had the
pleasure of meeting the president and
shaking hands with him.
City marshal Pryor requests us to call
the attention of the boys to the fact
that no ball playing will be- permitted
on the business streets of the town on
account Of the danuor "a nodast,;on.