The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

Mrs. J. D. Brown, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Hattie Brown, of Chi
cago, and Capt. Browns sister, Mrs. S.
E. Bartlett, of Garden Grove, went to
Winterset Tuesday, for a short visit
with relatives in that city.
Mrs. w. A. Ferren and children, who
been visiting for several weeks in this
CITY at the home of her father, DR.. w. r.
Waight, went to Clearfeld yesterday to
spend couple of weeks and will then
return to Leon for the winter.
Deputy sheriff Ira Wallace and Miss
Mary LeFollett returned Thursday
from Mitchellville, where they took
Marietta Quick, the young girl whom
| Judge Evans ordered taken to the girls
industrial school at Mitchellville.
Mrs. Minnie Duvall and children, who
have been visiting for several weeks in
this city at the home of her mother
Mrs. Nate Craigo, went to Osceola Tues
day to visit few days with her sister
before returning to her home in Council
Bluffs.
Rev. A. G. Heckathorn and wife, OF
Davis City, passed through Leon Tues
day returning from Des Moines where
they attended the M. e. conference
Rev. Heckathorn who has had charge
of the church at Davis City the past
year is transferred to Arispe, for the
coming year.
Mr.. French Nelson, of Allerton, and
Mr.. Louis Nelson, of Oskaloosa, brothers
of Mrs. E. G. Evans, and Messrs Charles
Dicks and H. f. Miller, Of Cambria, and
Miss Fanny Steele, of Charlton, nephews
and niece, returned home Monday,
having been called here to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Evans.
| Will F. Bowman, wife and son Louis,
of King City, Mo-, came Saturday for a
visit at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Emma Bowman and other relatives in
this city and GAINESVILLE. Mr.. Bowman
has disposed of his newspaper at King
City, and has not yet decided what
business he will engage in.
Mrs. H. J. Close arrived in Leon last
Wednesday and is spending few days
here visiting old friends and looking
after some business matters. Mrs.
Close returned few weeks ago from
an extended visit through Europe, since
which time she has been visiting at the
home of her sister in Mt. Pleasant.
H. G. Lutz and Jap Cesler returned
Thursday from an extended overland
trip to southern Missouri. They were
gone thirty-one days and saw consider
able country, getting as far south as
Ozark, Mo. Mr.. Lutz is contemplating
locating some place in southern Mo-,
between this and spring, having sew
eral places in view.
Judge r. l.. Parrish, of Des Moines,
accompanied Mrs. Parrish and daugh-
ter Susie to Leon last Thursday, and
they will spend few days here visit
ing at the home of her mother, Mrs. G..
w. Baker and other relatives. Shortly
after removing to Des Moines Mrs
Parrish was taken sick and for many
months was confined to her bed, and
is still quite an invalid. Her many
friends in this city will enjoy her visit
here.
M. S. Benefiel and wife returned Sun
day from months visit in Colorado
at the home of Mrs. Benefiels mother
Mrs. D. ]. Garrett, at Colorado Springs
Mr.. Benetiel says they had fine visit
in the mountains and both himself and
wife made the trip up to the top OF
Pixies Peak. Morris received a fine
present while there from his brother
in-law, Fred Garrett, a beautiful meer-
chaum pipe which Fred won as one of
several prizes at their Fourth of July
celebration this wear.