The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-17

Miss Madge WATSON returned Tues
day from Osceola, where she had been
visiting for week at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. G. Fl. Edwards.
Will McKern, who is selling nursery
stock in Clarke county, came in Saturday
from New Virginia to visit over Sunday
with his family in this city.
Drs. E. w. Doolittle and W. E. Lyons,
OF Garden Grove. were in Leon last Fri
day, attending the Decatur County
Medical Society monthly meeting.
Mrs. r. II. French returned Friday to
her home in st. Joe after few days
visit in this city at the home Of her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. W. F. Waight.
Lloyd Lane left last Friday for Lamar,
Colorado, going through with the car
of goods for his uncle, Porter Mitchell,
of Weldon, who is locating at Lamar.
Mrs. George Lehrmuir returned Fri
day to her home at Franklin, ILL.,, after
a pleasant visit at the home of her sis
ter, MRS. G.. H. G.. Follmer, east of Leen.
H. Il. Kendall and wife, of Derby,
came Tuesday for short visit at the
home Of Mrs. Kendall's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. II. Reynolds, southwest of town.
NJ. f. Grimes, manager of the big
Kraft Clothing Co.'S store in this city,
was the guest Of |. n. Beard, manager
of their store ut Osceola last Friday.
Miss Lou Harris returned Monday
evening from Des Moines where she had
been visiting for couple of weeks at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. r. G. Lay
ton.
Mrs. L. A. Mitchell, Of Weldon, who
M. z. Grimes, in this city, went to Davis
City Saturday evening to visit her
parents.
Mrs. J. r. Nugent and daughter, who
were visiting in this city at the home
OF her brother, ]. E. AlbAugh, went to
Lamont Monday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Ora Teale.
R. W. Sellers, the we'll known young
auetioneer of Decatur City, was in Leon
Monday being on his way to Ottumwa
on business. He was accompanied by l..
W. Bedell, of near Terre Haute.
Mrs. ]. r. Lands returned Monday to
her home at Grand River, after visiting
| for a few days in this city at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Harris,
whose little boy has been quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs B. f. Kohall and their
twin boys John and Ben, of Red Lodge,
Montana, arrived Saturday for visit
with relatives here. They went to De-
catur City Tuesday for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Holmes, of Allerton,
and Mr.. John D. Elder, of Chicago, came
Saturday evening for short visit at the
home OF W. A. Curry in this city. Mrs.
Curry is an aunt Of Mrs. Holmes and Mr..
Elder.
J. e. PenniwelI returned Friday from
Centerville, where he attended the big
Shrine meeting on last Wednesday,
stopping on the way home to visit his
sister, Mrs. r. E. Throckmorton, at
Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Brazeltsn, of FL
bert, Colorado, who were visiting at the
home Of his brother, Clabe Brazelton
in this city, left Monday for Wichita
Kansas, to visit few days before re-
turning home.
j. e. Leeper, OF Pleasantoo, took a
party OF landseekers consisting of W. I
Lane, Ed and Verne Massey and XII
Browning, of Woodland township, to
Canyon City, Texas, Tuesday and ex
poets to sellsome of them Texas land.
Oscar Beck, of Big Piney, Wyoming
dropped in Saturday and visited ovel
Sunday at the home of his cousin, DR.. j
| W. Rowell. He had been to Omahs
, with shipment OF cattle and took the
opportunity to run back here for a shor
visit. He reports all the Decatur coun
ty people out in that country as being
we'll and prospecting.
Miss Glare Lunbeck, of Davenport
came Thursday and visited few day
: with her sisters, Mrs. A. L. Curry ant
!. Mrs. G. M. Ketcham. Miss Lubbock il
connected with the state board OF con
, troll, having supervision of all the chill
dren which have been state charge
and also Of the paroled female prisoner
from the penitentiary or reformatory a
r it 10 now called.