The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-10
Grand River.

are Jan. 14th to 10Th.
Vim. Overholtzer left Monday for
Tingley where he will visit with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Binning returned
home Wednesday. They have been Wis.,
iting few days with their son Frank.
Verna Sloan returned home from Ellis
ton where she had been visiting friends.
Harvey Young returned home from
Kellerton where he spent New Years
with friends.
Lloyd Snyder returned Tuesday from
New Market where he had been visiting
with relatives.
John Brammer is building an ice house
for George Riggs.
Mrs. Oscar Beck of Big Piney, Wyo.,
is visiting at the home of Mrs. W. j.
Beck.
Mrs. yern Chapman. of Cawker City.
Kansas, is visiting relatives.
Mrs. f. L. Jenkins and Mrs. Mary
Hazlet returned to their homes in Leon
after visiting a few days with their
sister, Mrs. j. F. Hines.
L. E. Newman has been entertaining
his brother from New Market this week.
S. II. Covington and Patrick Griffin
had business in Leon one day last week.
Mrs. John Hewlett visited at the home
Of Mrs. Clint Mcconnell Tuesday.
DIR. Bone had business in Beaconsfield
one day last week.
Media Thompson returned home to
Van Vert Tuesday after visiting a few
days with relatives.
Rev. Butterfield departed for Beacons-
field Thursday.
Lert Mcconnell returned home Mon
day after visiting few days with his
brother Leo at Osceola.
Roy Blades had business in town
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Ellsworth Brammer returned
home Tuesday from Osceola where she
has been visiting relatives.
Mrs. George Lee and daughters spent
New Years at Jim Miller's.
James Zornes is visiting his cousin,
Oscar Draper.
Stat Fullerton and wife departed Mon
day for Redding, where they will visit
few days with relatives.
Epha Munyon and wife spent Thurs
day at Robert Brammer's.
E. v. Haines returned home Monday
from Oklahoma where he has been visit
ing relatives.
W. j. Beck departed Monday for
Kansas where he will look after some
property.
W. II. Campbell and wife departed
Tuesday for Creston where he will have
his eye taken out. We hope he will get
relief for he has suffered quite a while.
Florence Baker is assisting her sister,
Mrs. c. W. Mcconnell with her work.
Azel Beck spent few days with her
aunt, Mrs. Joe Crees.
Frank Boyd and wife departed Tues
day for Garden Grove, where they will
spend few days with relatives.
Bessie Judd is visiting a few days
with her sister, Mrs. Boyd.
Fate Hedrick and Alice Hawk were
visiting friends in the west part of
town Thursday.
Rev. Cox had business in our city
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Gale departed Tuesday for
Kellerton, where she will visit her
mother who is very sick.
Hazel Overholtzer departed Thursday
for Tingley, where she will spend few
days with relatives.
Walter Kingman and wife departed
for their home in Des Moines last week.
Della Young was a Grand River visi-
tor last Thursday.
Allie Jennings went to Tingley Thurs
day to visit friends.
VIM. Overholtzer has a number of men
employed cutting wood in his timber.
Earl Beatty has charge Of W. Beck's
clothing store this week. 1t seems good
to see Earl again in our town, as he was
once one OF our leading businessmen.
David Shaw and wife were the guests
of Ellsworth Brammer and wife.
The new officers of the Nj. E. Sunday
school took their places Sunday, and
each class is we'll arranged. The young
ladies are very sorry to have Mrs. Arm
strong leave their class, as she was
good instructor. But as 7. T. Beck has
taken up her work we welcome him
back as he was our instructor two years
ago. He takes great interest in his
class and keeps in touch with the lead
ing thoughts of the lesson.
Prof. Cosner who has been visiting his
parents in st. Joe, returned to Grand
River.
A party gathered at the depot Satur-
day. They seemed to be expecting a
friend,as the train was late they decided
to wait until Mondays train came in.
The streets of Grand River were
crowded with people Saturday. All the
hitching racks were full of teams. Our
little city seems to be the center of
trade and if it keeps on in this way it
will have TO be called young Chicago"
Rev. Butterfield will begin protract-
ed citing at Beaconsfield Sunday.
Mrs. Austin Draper left for Ellston
Saturday were she will visit with her
mother over Sunday.
Little Georgetta Snyder, who has
been quite sick, is better.
James Draper was the guest of Jesse
Hawk and wife Sunday.
Misses Minnie and Chloe Young were
in Grand River Saturday.
Little Emma Lands is quite ill.
New Years dav was not as pleasant a
day for Grand River as Christmas was
as few of the old men celebrated the
day in drunken riots. We hope that no
young men will follow in their footsteps.
Lutte Conwell called at his home north
of town Sunday.
Floyd Bo'es made his regular trip to
town Sunday.
George Shoemaker, of Leon, was in