The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-29

lOOk dlUer Glle estate leIU ny samuel
Chambers, father of Mr.. Amos Chambers
who lives east of town.
Miss Clara Davis, one of the COM
positors in the Journal Office, returned
Tuesday from a ten day stay at her
home near Pleasanton, while suffering
from an attack of illness.
Rev. j. A. Armstrong, pastor of the
Leon Baptist church, went to Davis
City Saturday, having an appointment
to preach in that town Saturday even
ing and Sunday morning.
Ed. X. Pitman and wife, who were
visiting with relatives in this city, left
Thursday for Pella, Iowa, where Mr..
Pitman has accepted position as local
editor of the Pella Chronicle.
F. E. Thompson, the we'll known
travelling salesman for Marshall Field
! & Co., of Chicago, came in Friday and
visited over Sunday with his mother
and many friends in this city.
Mrs. Sarah Knox, of Casey, Iowa, who
was visiting with relatives at Ridgeway
came Monday and visited until Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. II. Pitman, in this city.
Miss Ora Hill, of Pleasanton, who is
attending the Leon High School, was
called home Friday by the death of her
grandmother, Mrs. ]. G. Norman,
which occurred Thursday evening.
NJ. F. Pullen, of near Pleasanton, left
Monday for FIT. Scott, Kas., to look at
some land with view of investing.
He was accompanied by f. M. Peck, of
G. M. Keller & Co.'S agency in this city.
Deputy clerk John Burns returned
Monday from Oakley, Kas., where he
visited a few days with ex-clerk Spence
| Keller, who moved to Kansas a year
ago, and reports him as prospecting in
his new home.
DR.. W. F. Waight returned Monday
evening from short visit at st. Joe
with his daughter Mrs. r. E. French,
having stopped off to visit her while
returning from business trip to Kan
sas City and other points.
Ralph W. Chase, of Garden Grove,
was visiting relatives in this city Tues
day. He was accompanied home by his
cousin, Miss Abbie Chase, of Anabell,
Mo-, who had been visiting in this city
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Julia
Chase.
r. r. Bedier departed Monday for
Grand Junction, Colorado where he
will visit couple of weeks with his
daughters, Mrs. Bedier having been
there for several weeks. They will
then go to Los Angeles, Calf, to spend
/ the winter.
John +. Hacker returned Friday to
his home near Van Vert after spending
several days with the board of super
visors in looking at the new court
houses in various towns and making the
prelimary arrangements for building
the new court house in this city.
Miss Louie Lindsey departed Monday
for Sacaton, Arizona, where she goes to
commence her duties as teacher in
the Pima indian school, to which she
was recently appointed after taking
the government civil service examina
tion. The position pays 5000 per year
to start with and with chances for
rapid advancement.
Sam L. Darrah and little son Donald,
of Custer City, Okla, stopped over in
| WHO ivy 41O1otJ duo SlolCOu d udy dO
the home of Harry j. Vogt while re-
turning from visit with relatives at
Charlton and Corning. Mr.. Darrah is
former we'll known citizen of this
city, and now holds the position of
postmaster at Custer City, which is a
thriving little city.
Miss Laura Leonard, who is teaching
school at Brooklyn, Iowa, was called to
this city Sunday by the death of her
brother Clyde, who was killed by the
cars in North Dakota, supposing his
funeral would be held here, but left
again Monday night for Dickinson, N.
D., as there seemed to have been a
misunderstanding in regard to the
funeral being held here.
w. G. Stempel and Miss Josie Cooney
were called to Stanberry, Mo-, last
Friday morning by a telephone message
announcing that Miss Josie's father, G.
c. Cooney, was dying. At the time Mr..
Cooney was very low and his death was
expected at any minute, but he rallied
after their arrival and is now we'll on
the way to recovery. They returned
to Leon Monday evening.
! H1duh SoCufdL, VI LduOul, WHO
travels for the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Co., was in Leon last Saturday, and ex-
pressed himself as we'll pleased over
the court house proposition carrying at
the receat election. Mr.. Cochran
travels over the entire state aud says
that new court house was the one
thing specially needed to bring Decatur
county to the front as one of the best
counties in the state.
Will H. Clay, of Taiton, Texas, was in
Leon Saturday, having been visiting
with old friends at Decatur City for a
few days, and was on his way tc
Garden Grove to spend Sunday with
friends. He reports everything boom
ing down in Texas and that land is
rapidly increasing in value. His father
John Clay, a former we'll known resident
OF this county owns nearly three thous
and acres of Texas land and it has
trebled in value since he purchased it