The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-03
Grand River.

do special work in extraction this trip.
Miss Efiie Mcconnell and Rose Jones
returned from Shenandoah where they
have been attending college. They will
return in the fall
Prof. II. l.. Cosner returned from Des
Moines where he had been attending
Drake summer school. He will visit
his parents at St. Joe, Mo-, before his
school begins here in September.
d. o. Jennings and wife, of Wewoka,
Oklahoma, came in Saturday to visit his
father and other relatives and friends.
They had been visiting Mrs. jennings
father at Mt. Ayr. Dave has not been
here for some time and his friends were
glad to meet him again.
Prof. James Daughton was in Chicago
last week.
w. G. Overholtzer and Fred Bone
went to Chicago last Saturday with
stock.
Hattie Briner Holman, Of Omaha, Neb.,
is here visiting relatives.
Rev. F. Edwards, of Osceola, filled
the Baptist pulpit last Sunday.
Miss Zetta and VERNE Sloan returned
from their visit at St. Joseph last week,
and Miss Zettie returned to her post as
hello girl at Van Vert.
Jack Edwards left for his farm the
first of the week with car load of
material for new house, which he is
building near Diagonal. T. P. Edwards,
A. Palmer and Clyde Sloan go with him
to help.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckinley, of San
Bernardino, California, who have been
visiting DR.. ]. w. Robinson and family
here and relatives at Humeston return
ed to their home. Mr.. Mckinley is a
very pleasant, we'll informed gentlmen
that does one good to meet. He is re-
lated to our beloved President McKin-
ley and like his distinguished kinsman
makes friends wherever he goes.
| Mrs. j. L. Landis.visited over Sunday
at the home of her parents at DeKalb.
Forest Shocks and sister are visiting
in Missouri.
Miss Dora Landis, of Westerville, was
visiting here last week.
Irwin Brenneman and sister Florence
are visiting relatives at Charlton this
week and will hear Booker I. Wash
ington while there. They drove through
to see the good crops and the country
better.
The Union Sunday school had grand
picnic last Tuesday which was enjoyed
| by all the little folks.
J B. S. Baker has been on the sick list
the past week, but is now better.
! G.. W. Travis is painting Jake Swift
zer's house and hanging some fine paper.
A. L. Ackerley has his basement to
his bank nearly completed; also the new
plate glass has been put in; also new
joist and fine tile floor will be put in
as soon as the new stores will be ready,
so they can do all the tile work at once.
They will have the finest bank in the
county when the repairs are in place.
W. c. Mccarthy is in Des Moines
painting.
J. G. Brothers and wife and Mrs.
Dick Durham were visiting at George
Burham's in Charlton last week.
W. j. Beck is rejoicing over the ar
rival Of ten pound young lady at bis
home.
A. L. Ackerley and wife are the proud
parents of fine boy.
Miss Carrie Edwards is attending the
normal at Osceola and will teach in
Clarke county this fall.
Pat. Griffin returned from business
trip to st. Paul, Mimi, last week.
Vim. Green was taken sick while in
the hay field last week but is out again.
Harry Weldon and family were Sun
day visitors at the home of his parents
on Long Creek.
S. J. Walters and wife were Sunday
visitors at the Bennett home.
Claude Bradshaw was here ON few
days visit.
H. c. Bone was at Humeston last week
on business.
Mrs. German left for an extended
visit with her mother last week.
Mrs. Buck is here visiting at T. T.
Johnson's.
A. A. Taylor has moved his butcher
shop in T. I. Beck s old stand where he
will be found ready for business.
Jim Miller was here last week shak-
ing hands with his old neighbors. He
owns the old Brazzleton farm on the
Leon and Davis City road and has it
liked up in good shape. The railroad
company has the track almost complet-
ed there he says.
W. A. Poush and wife were here visit
ing friends and relatives and looking
after his property. Frank Mcconnell
is making him fine cement cave.
Mrs. Fred West is visiting at her