The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-13

Sunudy anu accompanied HIS Wllc duu
children home, who had been here for
few days visiting at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Green
Parsons.
John Hurst returned Saturday from
visit at Charlton with his friend Joe
Kriddlebaugh. John pitched good
game of ball for the Charlton nine
while there defeating Knoxville by
close score.
Mrs. j. ID. Hull, of Pittsburg, Penna.,
who has been visiting at the home of
o. Z. Hull for three weeks, departed
Wednesday morning for Williamsburg,
where she will visit few days before
returning home.
Mrs. Mary Craigo and daughter, Mrs.
S. X. Carmean, and Mrs. Frank Knapp,
of Fitzgerald, Ga, who is visiting at
were visiting with friends at Davis
City last Friday.
Miss Ella Gadke, of Des Moines, who
nursing Grant John through a long
Monday, Mr.. John being we'll on the
road to recovery.
Mr.. Alfred Merwin returned last
w SulSSudS w llOnO dO Visa, AhS&s
Ty., after visiting for couple of weeks
at the home of his parents, in this city,
being called here by the death of his
brother, John G. NIerwin.
Mrs. 7. H. Miller who spent several
weeks in this city visiting with rel
atives and disposing of the residence
property owned by her mother, the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Zimmerman, returned
,o{, 10 he, IN, Npoo ho
G. W. Barr returned Saturday to his
ing week in this city, attending to his
supervisors and enjoying pleasant
James McMorris and wife returned
Thursday from two weeks visit with
relatives at Greenwood and other
points in Kansas. They saw consider
able country while they were gone, as
they were travelling nearly all the
time.
Lorne L. Long returned last Thursday
from quite trip up in Canada, visiting
Calgary, Black Falds and other places.
He invested in quarter section of fine
land near Black Falds and thinks it is
sure to grow into money for him in a
few years.
Jacob L. Martin returned Saturday
from three weeks visit with his bro
Their at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and
also visited at Denver and other points
of interest in Colorado. He reports
having most enjoyable time all the
time he was gone.
Mrs. George Yaryan and children, of
Carroll, Neb., who have been visiting
for several weeks in this city at the
home of her sister, Mrs. VIM. Tharp,
left Saturday morning for visit with
relatives at Redding and Tingley be-
fore returning home.
Rev. Roy Shipman left Monday for
Des Moines to attend the Nj. E. con-
ference; he will not return to the charge
in this city which he has filled since
Rev. Pitcher resigned, as he will at
tend theological college in New Jer-
sey the coming year.
VIM. Asbach returned Saturday to
his home near Davis City to spend Sun
day with his family, returning to this
city again Monday morning to resume
his duties as member of the grand jury
which is having considerable business
before them at this term of court.
Ed. Monroe, of Garden Grove, who
was the successful candidate at the re-
publican primaries for the nomination
of county treasurer, was in Leon, Mon
day, receiving the congratulations OF
his friends, and he has many in this
city Judging from the vote at the pri,
| marieS.
Mrs. Robert Mitchell and two chill
dren, Ora and Clifford, of Weldon, De.
catur county, and Mrs. Milo Potter ano
two children, Audra and Dewey, OF
Pleasanton, Decatur county, came
Friday to visit their mother, Mrs. E
S. Martin, north of Tingley.-Tingley
indicator.
]. w. Rush and wife, of Sedalia, Mo.
returned Tuesday from Derby, where
they had been for three weeks visiting
at the home of Mrs. Rush's sister, Mrs
r. F. Throckmorton. They went te
spend week, but John was taken dow
with rheumatism and is now just able
to get around.
John nj. Caldwell, of Des Moines, wa!
visiting with friends in this city las
Friday. Mr.. Caldwell is travelling fol
the firm which is manufacturing thu
Caldwell furnace, patented by him, ant
they are selling a great many of them
as it is one of the best furnaces on TIN
market.
Uncle John Scott, publisher of tn,
Lamont Chronicle, passed through thi
city Saturday, returning from a three
months visit at his old home in Englan,
and with relatives in New York ant
Pennsylvania. We were pleased to SCI
, him returning in excellent health ant
the trip seems to have done him
world of good.
Pete Daniels, the we'll known hors
buyer and all around good fellow O
Garden Grove, was in Leon last Thurs
; day on business. Pete says the prop
osition to build a new court house viii
! receive good vote in Garden Grow
, this fall, as the people are now ready t.
, do their share toward advancing tn
interests of Decatur county.
w. j. Sullivan returned Saturda
from Lake Okoboji, where he was as
: sisting W. A. Brown in managing tn
Arnold Park Hotel, which closed Thurs
< day after the most successful seaso
since the hotel opened. Mr.. Sullivan
: says there we're more people at tn
: lakes this year than ever before an
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