The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-21

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Mrs. Marion Woodland returned Fri
day from Lake Andes, S. D., where she
was called by the illness and death of
her little granddaughter, Myron Gill
reath.
G. I. Pace, local agent for the Stand
ard Oil Co., made business trip to
Keokuk last Friday where he was
interviewing the manager for this ter
ritory.
Misses Eva Hauenstein and Ella
Bronson, of Grand River, came Monday
to visit few days in this city at the
home of the formers uncle, Nj. s..
Benefiel.
Miss Fannie Evans and little Jeanette
Carmean came from Abba Sunday and
visited couple of days at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Evans in
this city.
w. B. Gilreath and wife, of Lake An
des, S. D. who were visiting friends at
Grand River, came to Leon Tuesday for
short visit at the home of Marion
Woodland.
Mrs. o. E. Teale aud children re-
turned Monday to their home at Lamont
after pleasant visit in this city at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Albaugh.
Mrs. W. E. Myers left Sunday for Elk
celsior Springs, Mo-, where she will
spend few weeks for the benefit of her
health, which has been very poorly for
the past year.
Mrs. A. M. Thompson and daughters,
Mrs. George Daniels and Nora Thomp-
son, of Davis City, visited over Sunday
in this city at the home of her brother,
George Spicer.
| Attorneys c. W. Hoffman and V. r.
McGinnis, went to Des Moines Monday
on legal business and will also stop at
Osceola on their way home to attend
court in that city.
B. F. Hulen, wife and daughter Miss
Ola, of GAINESVILLE, were in Leon Tuesday,
being on their way to Aida, New
Mexico, where they go for the benefit
of Miss Ola's health.
| j. G. Johnson and wife returned Mon
day from Humeston, where they had
been visiting for a few days at the
home of Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Bishop.
| John Ledgerwood was a passenger
Tuesday for Des Moines where he was
looking after some special business for
the Interstate commerce committee,
of which he is a special agent.
John Ogden, of Drinkwater, Canada
who was visiting at the home of his
parents, Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Ogden, Of
south Leon, went to Bedford Monday to
look after some business matters.
Mrs. M. A. Brown, of Des Moines, who
has been visiting for several weeks at
the home of her brother, w. Fl. McCalla,
of Eden Prairie, left last Thursday for
an extended visit at Kenesaw, Neb.
A. B. McClaran and Robert Leeper
departed Tuesday afternoon for Steven
son, Alabama, where they will purchase
the piling which will be used on the
county bridge work the coming year.
John Ogden, of Drinkwater, Canada,
who is here visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Ogden, went to Pleasanton
Friday and visited couple of days
with numerous friends in that vicinity.
Paul Stookey came in from Corning
Tuesday morning, where he is attending
the Corning Academy, and will visit
here at the home of his parents for a
few days while recovering from an at
tack of illness.
DR.. w. F. Waight returned Monday
from business trip to Kansas City
and other southern points. On the way
home he stopped over at st. Joe for a
visit with his daughters, Mrs. F. E..
French and Miss Edna Waight.
c. M. Ketcham who returned the first
of last week from trip to Hereford,
Texas, where he invested in tract of
land, went right on to Persho, S. D., on
his return to look after his farm there.
He returned to Leon Friday and is
again on duty at the depot.
Mrs. o. H. Reynolds, of southwest of
town, went to Allerton Thursday, being
called there by the serious illness of
Mr.. Reynolds mother, Mrs. E. j..
Reynold, who is very low, with but
slight hopes of her recovery. Mr.. Rey
nolds also went to Allerton Saturday.
Guy Farmer and wife left Friday
afternoon for their former home at
Newton, Iowa, where they will visit
relatives for couple of weeks, during
which time Mr.. Farmer will be in
charge of the big implement stock
which Bowsher & Bowsher recently
purchased in that city, closing it out
Rev. j. 7. Hood, of Bethany, Mo-,
passed through this city last Thursday,
returning home from Osceola, where he
had been working in the interest of the
Chautauqua which will be held in that
city the coming summer. He expects
to be in Leon this week to take up the
matter of selling the season tickets for
the proposed Chautauqua in Leon.
G. R. Meeker, of Decatur City, spent
few hours in this city last Thursday,
being on his way home from Cambria,
where he had been for few days
assisting in invoicing stock of general
merchandise which E. w. Townsend, of
Decatur, purchased. Mr.. Townsend
will continue the business at Cambria,
placing his son-in-law, Vernon Ander-
son, in charge of the stock.
Mrs. ]. W. Aten, of Garden Grove,
passed through this city Thursday, re-
turning home from Varina, Iowa, where
she was called by an accident to her