The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-08-17

Mrs. Sam Mcdowell accompanied by
Miss Ida Massey, both of Woodland,
departed Monday morning for st.
Of friends and also look after business
interests.
Miss Hattie Haskett, one of the opera
tors at the Leon Telephone Exchange,
left Thursday for Salem, Iowa, where
she will visit for a. couple of weeks at
the home Of her grandmother and other
relatives.
Charley Shinn left Tuesday for
Spearville, Kansas, where he will visit
his sister, Mrs. Eva Pine, and other
relatives. He also goes with the inten-
tion Of inspecting the land in that part
Of Kansas.
]. B. Ownsby and I. K. Fisher, Of
Decatur City, were in Leon last Satur-
day morning on business. Mr.. Ownsby
called at this office and left an addi-
tional list Of old settlers in Decatur
township.
Miss Irene Henry departed Tuesday
morning for Topeka, Kansas, where she
expects to enter the training school for
nurses at Christ hospital. Her sister,
Miss Anna Henry, is studying in the
same school.
Lew Honnold arrived Friday from St.
Joseph and began work Immediately for
VIM. Langreder, the tailor. Lew is a
first class tailor and has been employed
in many of the leading tailoring estab-
lishments of the west and south.
]. W. Honnold returned Thursday
evening from . ten days visit with 3
sister and other relatives residing in
Kansas. He reports the greatest wheat
and corn crop that state has ever
raised, and that everything is booming
out there.
George Inman, Of Boothtown, was in
town last Friday, He was here to pitch
for Leon in the ball game that was to
have been played with Lamont on Leon
| grounds. The game was called of be-
cause part of the Lamont team were
unable to come.
Mrs. Clara 4. Taylor, of Chicago, who
has been visiting for couple of weeks
in this city at the home of her sister
Mrs. ]. r. Bashaw, left Thursday for
Lake Okoboji, where she will visit a
couple of weeks, but expects to return
to Leon before going back to Chicago
George A. Coe returned Monday from
an over Sunday visit with his parents
at Clearfield. A cousin of Mr.. Goes
Miss Mary Gee, of Galesburg, ILL.,, was
also guest of relatives there for few
days and he desired to make the above
visit before she returned to her home in
Illinois.
Clerk of the District Court A. S.
Tharp returned Friday of last week
from Davenport where he had been at
tending the Knights of Pythias grand
lodge which was in session from Tues
day morning until Thursday afternoon.
]. j. Moore, Of Lamont, E. G. Monroe, of
Garden Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. E.
Morgan and Geo E. Hurst, of Leon. were
also in attendance.
Prof. ]. p. Daughton, of Grand River,
and his sister, Miss Margaret, were
visiting with friends in this city last
Thursday. Prof. Daughton has been
principal of the public schools at
Pierson, Iowa, for couple of years
and has been engaged for next year
again at an increased salary, the people
of that town being greatly pleased with
his work IN their schools.
Capt. J. D. Brown left Thursday for
Pottersville, Mich, on combined bust
ness and pleasure trip, being accom-
panied by his brother. Capt. T. Fl.
Brown, of Chicago. Their commission
firm, Brown Bros, & Ballinger, does an
immense business in that part of Michi-
gan and the Brown Bros, will also en-
JOY visit at the home of their only
living uncle, the brother of their father.
Clarence E. Barchus of Clarinda,
one of the survivors Of the explosion on
board the gunboat Bennington in the
harbor of Sandiago, Col, on July 81,
passed through Leon last week enroute
from Mt. Ayr to Humeston, where he
went to visit his aunt, Mrs. D. P. North
rup. His brother, John G. Barchus, was
killed by the explosion and the remains
were laid to rest at Clarinda Tuesday
Augustus. Clarence was some distance
from the explosion and escaped by
jumping overheard. His brother was
in one of the bath rooms at the time of
the accident in company with two other
seamen. RELYING the cause and danger
young Barchus gathered one of the lads,
a young apprentice, in his arms and
threw him through port hole into
the water. This left the hero little
chance Of escape and he was badly
burned and scalded. He died that
evening. The press devoted much
space to the heriosm of John G. Barchus
and his tragic death.
Sunday being the 51st wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Still
| their children GRAND ohildran roIot;voe