The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-04-12
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Mrs. Blanche Creswell and baby came
Friday from Decatur for a visit with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roxy Fishburn, of Des
Moines, visited over Sunday with the
latter's mother, Mrs. Jane hurry. They
were returning from st. Joseph, Mo-,
where they had been visiting relatives.
James Osborne, of Shenandoah, visited
over Sunday with friends in this city.
The public school of this city closes
Friday, April 20. That evening the
school will give an entertainment in the
opera house followed by an old fashion
ed spelling school after which the high
school girls will give drill. A small
admission fee of cents will be charged
to pay for the lights. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend.
Rev. Simpson filled his regular APP
pointment at the Christian church Sun
day morning and evening.
j. B. Thompson and family came We'd
nesday from Ft. Scott, Kas., and expect
to make this their future home.
Rosa Smith, of Grand River, was in
this city Saturday.
Will Wheeler has purchased the
barber shop of @. M. Grimes and moved
it Friday evening into the building re-
Gently vacated by Ida Downey's millin-
cry shop.
Mrs. V. r. McGinnis, of Leon, was in
this city Monday between trains.
Mrs. Holt returned Monday from Le-
roy where she had been visiting her
daughter Nellie Boggs.
Loran Thompson went to Grand River
Monday where he has accepted posi-
tion as clerk in Mr.. Brains store which
was formerly owned by Covington &
Armstrong.
Alta Hart, of Corydon, passed through
this city Monday enroute for Leon for a
visit with her uncle G. M. Keller and
wife.
Chas. Grimm went to Grand River
Monday on business.
Harry Trauple came Monday from
Arkansas for visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. jerome Trauple.
Perry Miner spent Sunday at Grand
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Findley johnson, of
Weldon spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mason.
The following teachers have been
chosen for the next term of school:
Joseph Ulm principal, Mrs. Anise Craft
assistant principal, Helen Gardner, of
Leon, grammar room, Mrs. Anna Mulkey
intermediate room, Ethel King primary
room. We are sorry that Prof. Reed
cannot remain with us another year for
we know that he has been successful
in the work that he has done here and
know that he will be successful wher-
ever he may go.
John Miner went to DeKalb Monday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Skidmore spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hacker.
Don Hacker and Ray Thompson left
Thursday for Wyoming.
Chas. Mckee and family left Tuesday
for North Dakota where they will make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Saylor are the proud
parents of baby girl which was born
Sunday.
County superintendent Eli Hutchin-
son, of Leon, was in this city Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Prof. Joe Ulm, of Humeston, visited
over Sunday with friends in this city.
Steve Criswell and family expect to
leave Friday for Des Moines where they
will make their future home.
Lawrenoee Walsh and family left
Saturday for Des Moines where they
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Jim Tiggart and wife, of Hopeville,
visited Friday and Saturday with Butler
Mote and family.
Mrs. Alex Keller, of Grand River,
visited over Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. l.. L. Craft.
Mrs. Brcnizer, of Lamont, visited over
Sunday with Miss Ida Lentz.
Kate Hull, of Grand River, was in this
city Monday.
Miss Media Thompson expects to COM
mence her first term of school at the
Hazel College school house next Monday
morning. Bessie Knight begins her first
term the same day at the Coin school
house.
Cal Hoffman, Of Leon, was in this city
Monday between trains.
Carl Billiard returned Monday from
Oklahoma where he went on business.
c. A. Albers of Kansas, and Mr.. DauI-
phin, of Kirksville, Mo-, We're in this
city over Sunday.
Weldon