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

sae SiIy, mas purchased DIR. Guffy'S
interests at Kellerton and will make
regular visits to Grand River, his next
visit being Aug. IA to 10, 1906, and will
do special work in extraction this trip
g. W. Travis and family were on the
river picnicing last week. Mr.. Travis
has been busy painting and papering all
spring and summer and was much in
need Of a vacation as he was suffering
from painters collie.
Fred Bone, G. B. Riggs and John Brad
shaw were at Villisca last week.
w. H. Drew has the sand on the
ground for a new cement sidewalk in
front of his store.
Arthur Lands is home from summer
school and normal ait Osceola. He will
begin seven months term of school in
Clarke county. Arthur is worker and
a fine young man and we are glad to see
the school board recognize true man
food and good work. inertia and Carrie
Edwards both have schools in Clarke
county at fair wages and are fine teach
ers and good young ladies of excellent
qualities. Alta Hauenstein has begun
her school at Westerville, having taught
several terms there and given good
satisfaction. Lottie Hauenstein has en-
gagged the Comstock school east of town
and will begin in September. Merle
bo.ger will teach in the Easter neigh
borhood near Van Vert. Lige johnson
teaches in the Poland district northeast
OF town, Maggie Daughton west of town,
and Emmett Daughton, Chris Overholtzer.
Ray Morrall and others are also going
to teach. These are fine young people
OF which any community might feel
proud.
Llnnle Burkart is home from school at
Winfield, Kansas, where j. W. Burkart
has been for some time. She will re-
turn early in September. Miss Rose
Burkart, who has been assistant princi-
pal OF our school for several years, will
leave about this time for Cedar Falls
to enter the State Normal school there.
Three of the Boyd girls are graduates of
the Kansas State Normal.
Forrest Cole is helping Bert Baker in
his restaurant.
Clint Cole and wife are rejoicing over
the arrival of a ten pound young lady at
their home. She has come to stay and
Is the cause of that long smile seen on
Clint's face last week.
Neva Kline, of Weldon, stopped to
call on her uncle, r. W. Boeger, last
week. She came with a party of young
folks from Weldon who were picnicing
on the river.
Prof. H. p. Brothers, our veteran band
master, goes to Derby each week to in
s:ruct the band boys. H. p. is also a
fine violinist and composes some nice
pieces of music.
The ladies of the Pleasant Valley
church east of town gave an ice cream
social at the home of VIM. Briner last
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Henry Landis, of Leon, Blanche
Roberts, of Decatur, and Peter Brenna-
man and wife. were visitors at Col. N.
B. Eaves last week.
George Brammer, of Nebraska, brother
to our town marshal, had car load of
western horses on sale at the stock
yards last Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Shields and her mother, Mr..
Day, departed on an extended visit to
her sister near st. Joe, Mo.
Mrs. Belle Biddle and daughter, Of ST.
Louis, are here visiting her parents,
Henry Hauenstein and wife. Mr.. Bid
die has a lucrative position with a salt
company.
j. N. Andrew and son Jesse were in
town trading Saturday. They have up
200 tons oil hay and have nearly enough
stock to eat it. They have several hun
dred acres Of land and grow good crops
every year.
Edie Mcconnell will return to college
at Shenandoah in September. Irwin
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cultural College at Amcs.
Leonard Edwards came in from Wv
oming last week with ear of horses
which he will dispose of here.
Mrs. Hattie Briner-Halterman, of
Omaha, who has been here visiting her
parents, Jesse Briper and wife, and
other relatives, returned last Monday.
MIR. Halterman is on the police force
there.
DR.. w. M. Fuqua, of Pella, is here
visiting his parents, Chas. Fuqua and
wife. He will go on trip through Neb-
raska and Colorado for the benefit of
his health before returning home.
Mrs. Latimer and daughter, Of Chi
cago, are here visiting her parents, John
Harris and wife near Elk Creek.
j. A. West, one of our sterling farm
e"s, had business here last Saturday.
W. c. Mccartney is home from Des