The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-03-07
PERSONAL COLUMN OVERFLOW.

called by the illness and death of her
aunt, Mrs. Perry Orfield.
George Adair, a former we'll known
Icitizen of this city, who left here a
couple years ago, and is now living
at Creston, was in Leon last Thursday
making arrangements to move his
family back to this city.
| Frank Bedier, of Kellerton was visit
ing with relatives in this city the first
of the week and left Tuesday for Big
Piney, Wyoming, where he goes to
prove up on claim which he secured
out there several years ago.
+ Miss Mary LeFollette, who is clerk
for Senator Mates during the session
of the general assembly, came down
from Des Mojnes Friday and visited a
few days with her parents while the
Legislature was taking four day recess.
A. L. Tyler and family, of Eden town
ship, left Tuesday for their new home
near Harrington, Neb., where MIR. Tyler
has rented a big farm. The Tyler
family have many friends in this county
who are sorry to see them leave but
wish them much success in their west
ern home.
Mrs. NJ. Boutwell, and daughter Miss
Eula went to Moravia Friday for short
visit at the home of her brother, l. N.
McDonough. They were accompanied
by her brother, Will McDonough and
wife, of Silverton, Oregon, who are here
on visit.
Mrs. r. Cohn. of Memphis, Tenn, who
has been visiting at the home of her
father, o. ]. McIIarness, of Decatur
City, returned to that place Thursday
after visiting a few days in this city at
the home of her grandfather, Edward
Mcharness.
Mrs. 7. B. Lewis and baby, who have
been visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Fletcher Bibby, near Decatur City,
scame to Leon Saturday to visit few
days with her sister, Mrs. W. N. Gil
bert before leaving for her new home
in Nebraska.
Miss Addie Woodland and brothers
Warren and Fred who were visiting at
the home of their uncle, Marion Wood
ard in this city, left Tuesday for New
London, where they will visit for some
time at the home of their aunt, Mrs.
Clara Farrell.
NJ. Mayer returned Friday from
Chicago where he has been purchasing
his stock of spring and summer clothing
for his clothing store in this city.
Mike says he struck the market Just
right and secured the finest line of
clothing he has ever handled.
Mrs. Lucy Ray returned Friday from
Chicago where she had been for a
couple of weeks selecting fine line of
spring millinery for her millinery en-
poriumin this city, and the ladies of
the whole county are more than anx-
ious to see what she has purchased.
James Grandstaff and wife were
called to Weldon last Thursday evening
by a message that his mother, Mrs.
Mary Grandstatf was much worse. Mrs.
Gl andstatf who is we'll along in years
has been in very poor health for some
time and grave fears are Entertained for
her recovery.
A. G. Warner, of Muskogee, Ind. Ty.,
arrived in Leon Monday for a short
visit with numerous relatives and
friends. He expects to leave the COM
ing week in company with Joe L. War
ner of this city, for Stockton, Calf,
where they will visit their brothers A..
j. and j. G. Warner.
D. S. Sullivan, one of the door keepers
of the State Senate at Des Moines,
came down Friday to visit few days
with his many friends in this city, the
senate having adjourned for four days.
Dan looks pretty good and seems no
worse for his associating with the
solons at Des Moines.
r. NJ. Gittinger returned Friday from
Kansas City where he attended a big
sale of Hereford cattle. He also ran
out to Paola, Kas., and visited over
night with Elmer Brown, and reports
him nicely located on one of the best
farms in that section of the country,
only forty miles from Kansas City.
DR.. H. E. Talbot, of Des Moines. assist
ant state veterinarian, was in Leon
Saturday, and released the quarantine
which has been on the herd of mules
owned by Bowsher & Bowsher and G.
w. Hoffman, as it is thought that all of
the mules are now out of any danger,
and those of the herd which survive
are now all right.
Mrs. Harry Craigo returned Thurs
day to her home at Garden Grove,
after spending a couple of weeks in
this city at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Pickering, being
called here by the illness of her brother,
Clyde Pickering, who has been very
sick with typhoid fever, but is now
we'll on the road to recovery.
Novia S. Beavers, the hustling and
popular merchant of Woodland, was in
Leon last Thursday, being on his way
to Des Moines to attend the wedding
of Mr.. Charles B. Campbell and Miss
Cora B. Dye, which was solmenized in
that city Saturday evening. Mrs.
Beavers had been visiting with friends
in Des Moines for several weeks.
F. j. Horton, of Davis City, was in
Leon Tuesday and made us very
pleasant call. The first of the year MIR.
Horton went to Goodland, Kas., to take
charge of the legal work for an eastern
land company, and is we'll pleased with
his location and business prospects.
He is here now to take his family to
Kansas with him. We are sorry to see
them leave but wish them well in their
new home.
Methodist Notes.