The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-12-20

Mrs. W. A. Alexander left Thursday
for Tulsa, Ind. Ty, where she expects
to spend the winter with her parents in
the hope that the mild climate will
prove beneficial to her health.
George Manchester and family, of
Glenmont, Ohio, arrived here last Fri
day for visit at the home of his
uncle, Jacob Manchester, who lives
three miles southwest of Leon.
Mrs. II. Fl. Rosenthal and little son
departed Thursday afternoon for their
home in st. Louis after visiting for a
couple of weeks with her father, Nj.
Mayer and many friends in this city.
Mrs. Clark Morris, who had been
travelling for couple of weeks with her
husband in northern Missouri, came in
Thursday for visit in this city with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Myers.
George Williamson, who has been liv-
ing on a ranch near Miner, Wyoming,
for the past three years, returned Mon
day and will farm his fathers farm
southeast of Leon the coming year
Mrs. Milo Moore and daughters Eliza
and Iena, who have been visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Jenkins and other relatives in this city,
left Tuesday for their home at Carlock,
S. ID.
| E. c. Johnson, a former we'll known
resident of this county, who has been
working on a farm near Ft. Dodge the
past year, arrived last Thursday for a
short visit with relatives in this
county.
W. +. Truman, of Bushnell, Ill.,, the
Il o1r, I, l..
been spending several weeks in this
city. went to Corning Tuesday and from
that city will return home to spend the
holidays.
j. N. Still and family are enjoying a
visit from their son Alvin who has been
working at Tasting, Neb., the past year
for his uncle. j. W. Wisdom and daugh-
ter Miss Cozy accompanied him home
for visit.
Mrs. Eugene Stanley and little daugh-
Thursday, being on their way to
they had been visiting with relatives fo1
a few days
Miss Florence Patsz, the trained
nurse who has been nursing at the home
of H. Mckinley, returned Monday to he1
home in Des Moines, the little daughter
of Mr.. Mckinley being we'll on the road
to recovery.
Misses Helen and Maggie Whistler
went to Ridgeway, Mo-, Saturday to
attend the wedding of their cousin, Mr..
Arthur Whistler to Miss Amy Stewart
which was solemniZed near Mt. Moriah
Sunday evening.
George Manchester and family, of
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the home of his uncle, Jacob Manchester
southwest of this city. left Monday for
| Winterset where they will visit a few
days with relatives.
Carl Monroe, of Garden Grove, son
OF treasurer-elect Ed Monroe, came
down last Thursday and will shortly
commence work in the treasurer's office
familiarizing himself with the duties as
he will serve as his fathers deputy.
w. H. Shields, and wife, of near
Grand River, were in Leon last Thurs.
day, and we acknowledge a pleasant
call from Mr.. Shields, who is a hearty
supporter Of the newspapers and takes a
great deal of good reading matter for
his family.
Mr.. J. W. warnstalf, of Clarke county,
stopped Off at Van Vert the first of the
week and visited over night at the
home of his sister, Mrs. George Boyce,
while on his way to visit his father
Noah Warnstaff, down in the Indian
Territory.
John Ross and daughter Miss Maud
of southwest of Decatur City, were in
Leon Tuesday doing some holiday shop
ping and visiting with numerous friends
His son, r. b. Ross, who is attending
Highland Park College at Des Moines
will return home Saturday to spend the
holiday vacation.
After pleasant two weeks visit ir
Pella at the home of Rev. r. r. Sadler
Miss LaRue Hamilton, a former student
of Central College, returned Tuesday to
Fremont where she is spending the
winter at the home of her sister, Mrs
r. r. Hopton. Miss Hamiltons home is
in Leon. Iowa.-Pella Chronicle.
c. V. Biggs and family arrived ir
Leon Thursday from Maryville, Mo-, and
will take up their residence on the
W. n. Shy farm northwest of Leor
which was recently purchased by Mrs
Biggs' father, M. Morgan of Maitland
Mo. Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs are estimable
young people and we extend a cordial
welcome to them as residents of this
county.
| u: Meek and family, of Eden town
ship, left Tuesday for Tumwater, Wash.
where they will make their future home
MIR: Meek will engage in farming and
fruit raising. He has lived in that
country before so that he is fully "a
miliar with the conditions. While we
are very sorry to see them leave
Decatur county, we wish them success
in their new home.
Simon Conwell one of the bright
Decatur county boys who has gone out
into the world to make their way, was a
pleasant caller at this Office Tuesday
and ordered THE REPORTER sent to him
at Goldfield, Nevada, the coming year
Mr.. Conwell is engaged in the engineer
ing department Of the Bull Frog and
Goldield R. R., which is being built tc
open up one of the richest gold fields in
the world, much of the ore running as
high as $4,000 to the ton. He came
back on sad mission, that of &C,
companying the remains of an Iowa boy
Ross B. Kelso, to his old home al
Winterset for burial. Mr.. Kelso, who