The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-01

j. A. Mcintosh came down from We'll
don Saturday and accompanied Mrs.
Mcintosh and the baby home. They
have been visiting her couple Of
weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. j.
$. Parrish.
G. H. Preston returned Monday from
Lock, Mont, where he was employed on
a big rancho for the past year, and ex-
poets to again become resident of this
county. His wife and little son have
been here for several weeks.
Frank Goodson, former we'll known
resident of this county, now residing on
farm near Mexico, Mo-, came in last
Friday and spent few days in this
vicinity visiting with old friends and
looking after some business matters.
| Messrs. Kramer & Simpon, tho hustl-
ing new proprietors of the Leon cigar
factory, returned Tuesday from a bust
ness trip to Ottumwa. These gentle
men are meeting with good success
with their cigars, and the business is
larger than anticipated.
DIR. j. w. Robinson and wife, of Grand
River, were visiting in this city Tues
day. They are contemplating moving
to California in the near future. Dur
ing their residence in this county they
have made many friends who will be
sorry to see them leave.
DIR. ]. w. Rowell and wife departed
Saturday afternoon for Chicago on a
combine business and pleasure trip, DR..
expected to be gone but few days,
while Mrs. Rowell will spend couple
of weeks in the city, taking a special
course of instruction in painting.
Frank Davis and wife, of Lacelle,
James Davis, of Murray, Francis Davis
and family, of Cherokee, Mrs. Anna
Walker,of Cherokee and Eugene Davis, of
Holstein, Iowa, were called to this city
the past week by the illness and death
of their mother, Mrs. G. w. Jenree.
| Frank Clark of Kansas City, who was
visiting at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. l. N. Clark in this city, left
Tuesday for Des Moines to visit his
sister, Mrs. ]. L. Parrish before return
ing home. He has sold his grocer,
store at Kansas City and is contemplate
ing going to California to engage il
business.
W. ]. Fields and family left yesterda,
morning for Garnet, Kansas, where the,
will make their future home, Mr.. Field
having purchased we'll improved ~
acre farm three miles from the count,
seat. He. shipped a car of goods tn,
first of the week. Many friends in thi
county wish the Fields good success il
their new home.
W. B. Gilreath, of Lake Andes, S. D.
a former we'll known RESIDENT of Rich
land township, was in Leon Tuesday
He has been at Grand River for coupl
of weeks looking after his business
and visiting with old friends, and will
return home the latter part of thi
week. He is greatly in love with hi
new home and thinks that country ha
a great future before it.
Fl. Bradley and family departed
Sunday for Chillicothe, Mo. Leon peopl
see with regret this estimable famil,
leaving Leon. For twenty years the,
have resided here and during that tim
have made large circle of warn
friends. Mr.. Bradley has built up
reputation as one of the best optician
in the state, and has supplied thousand
OF customers in this and adjoining coun
ties and all to their complete satisfac
tion. They decided to move to Chilli
Gothic for the purpose of educating thei
children at the splendid college in tina
city, but Mr.. Bradley will still max
regular visits to this county to suppl
the needs of his large trade.