The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-12-19

Miss Alice Jefries returned Saturday
to her home at Davis City after spend
ing few days in this city at the home
OF her brother, DR.. W. G. Jeffries.
Carey Thompson and wife went to
Grand River Tuesday and will spend
the holidays at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. III. Chandler at that place.
Mrs. W. G. Gibson and son, Bert, OF
Iowa, being called there by the illness
of her daughter, Mrs. ]. c. Hendricks.
Mrs. G. Hammond returned Thursday
to her home near Grand River after
pleasant visit in this city at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. A. D. Brannaman.
Mrs. G. M. Wheeler returned Thurs
day to her home at Pleasanton after
visiting few days in this city at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Nj. f. Grimes.
Mrs. G. l. Evans, of Page county, and
her mother, Mrs. Georgia Still, Of near
Davis City, were visiting with relatives
in this vicinity the latter part of last
week.
Hillery Osborn, of Davis City, was
visiting with friends in this city last
Thursday, being on his way to Decatur
City to visit few days with his
mother.
G. W. Hoffman returned Saturday from
Des Moines where he spent a week on
legal business and also attended the
annual meeting Of the State horticul-
tural society.
Mrs. s. G. Boyd returned Friday to
her home at Burrows, Mo-, after visit
ing for few days at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Il. Elliott,
south Of town.
John Ledgerwood returned Saturday
from Des Moines, where he attended the
annual meeting of the State Fair
association he being the director from
the eighth district.
Mrs. Tom Smith, of west Of town, re-
turned Friday from visit with rela-
tives at Pleasanton. Her sister and
brother, Ella and George Latta came
home with her for short visit.
M. G. Belts, a former we'll known
farmer of Hamilton township, who
moved last spring to Washington, came
in Tuesday and is spending few days
here looking after business matters.
Wood Binning, prominent citizen of
Grand River, was business visitor in
this city last Thursday. He was COM
PEELED to hobble around on crutches, as
ne was suffering from sprained ankle.
Mrs. o. D. Laffoon who has been Wis.,
iting in this city at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. d. H. Graham, returned Tues
day to her home in Kansas City. Mrs.
Howard continues in very poor health.
Mrs. l.. E. vanderbeek, of Stafford.
Neb., who was visiting in this CITY at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Ed. II.
Alexander, went to Humeston FRIDAY to
visit few days with relatives in that
vicinity.
Mrs. Claud Lorey and daughter
Margery left Monday for French, New
Mexico, where they will spend the holt
days with Mr.. Lorey who is employed
on the Santa Fe R. r. as staff IN agent
at French.
George Frizzell and daughter Miss
Minnie, Of Newton, who were visiting
in this city at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Guy Farmer, left Monday for
Corpus Christi, Texas, where they will
spend the winter.
o. E. Tullis returned Tuesday to
Charlton after spending couple of
days with his family in this city. Bert
was caught for $3.50 in the Charlton
bank failure, but is smiling to himself
that it is no worse.
Henry Engleking, Of Atlantic, an old
friend of G. f. Wright of this city, was
in Leon several days last week, looking
at real estate and has about made up
his mind to come down here and buy
one of our good farms.
J. e. Macy and daughter, Mrs. A. E..
Northrup, returned Tuesday from Rock
Island, ILL.,, where they were visiting at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Edith
Shirley, and getting acquainted with
Mrs. Robert Mckee returned Thurs
day to her home at Garden Grove after
a pleasant visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Mills,
south of Leon. Mrs. Mills went home
with her to visit few days.
DR.. B. R. McAllister, former we'll
known physician of this city, now ply
stefan at the insane hospital at Chero-
kee, passed through Leon last Thursday
} on his way to King City, Mo-, to visit
few days with his mother.
Rue Stone, of northwest of town. re-
turned Saturday from Sto ckton, Kas.,
; where he had been visiting for couple
of weeks with his brother, Orr Stone,
: and also stopped to visit his sister, Mrs.
E. j. Brown, at Paola, Kas.
Mrs. R. J. Smith and grandson Cliff
ford Merwin, who has been visiting at
; the home Of his aunt, Mrs. W. A. Alex
ander, in this city for several months,
left Saturday for lola, Kas., to visit her
daughter, Mrs. John Merwin.
, Mrs. Ed Moore, of Kellerton, visited
over Sunday at the home of her parents,
, Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Elliott, south of
town. Monday in company with her
, sister, Mrs. L. M. Booth, she went tc