The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-05
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.

S"uiO oNCT w tHNS Guy 'ouludy III Uuelf
auto and took dinner at the home of
Mrs. Dudley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Allen. They returned home the
same evening, accompanied by Mrs.
r. G. Morris who will visit week in
Mt. Ayr.
Elder E. M. Romine, pastor of the
Drake University at Des Moines the
coming year, went to that city Monday,
to rent a house, expecting to move there
this month. He will still continue as
pastor of the church in this city, COM
ing down each week and remaining over
Sunday.
j. o. Garner and daughter Miss
Grace, of Eden township, left Monday
afternoon for Mounds, ILL.,, where they
were called to attend the funeral of his
brother, w. L. Garner, who was acci-
dentally killed near Ft. Collins, Colo
rade, last Thursday, while taking shot
gun from a wagon 1T exploded and kill
ed him instantly.
Bob Teale returned Thursday from
Lake Okoboji, where he spent the sum-
mert with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Teale, and indulging in
such boyish antics as diving from the
other harmless amusements, and with
a pretty good coating of Lake Okoboji
tan to show for it.
G. Nj. Axes returned Friday from Des
Moines where he had been for week
officiatingsas chief marshal at the big
state fair, but Charley had a hard time
of it this year as he was sick about all
the time he was in Des Moines, but was
game enough to attend to his duties
Notwithstanding, for they could not get
along without his services.
DR.. II. r. Layton returned Friday
evening from months outing at his
cottage at Lake Okoboii. Together
with number of other passengers for
this city from Des Moines he had to
drive from Van Vert to Leon as the
railroad company took it into their
head to annul the Friday evening
freight which runs to GAINESVILLE.
Frank j. Horton, former we'll known
attorney of Davis City, now located at
Goodland. Kas., was in Leon Thursday
on business. Mrs. Horton and the chill
dren had been at Davis City visiting
during the reunion and he came after
them. Mr.. Horton says they have been
having very dry season in that part of
Kansas and things are pretty we'll
burned up.
E. E. Bell, wife and little son returned
last Thursday morning from ten day
visit with relatives of Mrs. Bell at
Salem, Iowa. Ed. says he had great
vacation in that quiet little town, and
admits he saw snakes while there, not
the kind visible to hard drinkers, but
reallive reptiles. He says it is the
greatest place for snakes of all kinds
he everNsaw.
Mrs. r. M. Osborne, and two sisters of
Mr.. Osborne, Mrs. Rebecca Foster, of
York, Neb., and Mrs. Rose Sweet, of
Buda, ILL.,, left Saturday morning for
Skidmore, Mo-, for visit at the home of
Mrs. Osborne's daughter, Mrs. o. G.
Clark, and to attend the wedding of her
daughter, Miss Lelah Osborne to Dr..
r. A. Bowman, of this city which was
so1emnized at Skidmore Monday even
ing.
Forest Bowsher visited over Sunday
in this city at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Geo. M. Hamilton, being on his
way back to Chicago from Princeton,
Mo-, where he was called by the
death of his father. Forest was for
several years a resident of this city,
being employed as bookkeeper at
Bowsher & Biddison's store. He is ro
holding a responsible position with the
International Harvester Co., at Chicago.
w. E. Myers and Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Morris returned Monday evening from
two weeks outing at Man Trap Chain
of Lakes in northern Minnesota, where
they had an enjoyable time and had the
pleasure Of landing several fine muskel-
lunge fish, the largest of which weighed
fourteen and half pounds, and they
are the gamiest fish found in American
waters. Mrs. Myers. stopped at New
Hampton, Iowa, on the way home to
visit few days with friends.