The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-17

uoThiHE lOT Cldflnud where Sic VIII dU-
tend the M. E. conference and visit a
few days at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. d. Pearce.
Leslie Grimes departed Friday for
Chillicothe, Mo-, where he will attend
| college the coming year, and has been
given place on the college football
team for this year.
Mrs. Lew Thompson and daughter,
Miss Nora returned Thursday to their
home at Davis City after visiting few
days at the home of her brother, George
Spicer in this city.
Will Mckay and "Tin" Alexander
went to Van Vert Thursday morning to
paint W. F. Blair's fine new residence
and then 60 to George Redman's to
paint his new house.
Mrs. c. E. Brown and children left
Friday morning for visit with friends
in st. Joe and will then go to Mound
City, Mo-, to visit few weeks at the
home of her parents.
Mrs. NJ. G. Hall, of Des Moines, who
was visiting in this city at the home of
her cousin, county recorder, W. A.
Poush, went to Blythedale Friday for a
visit with relatives.
That jolly good fellow, ex-member of
the board John r. Hacker, who owns a
fine farm near Van Vert, was Leon
visitor last Wednesday and made this
office pleasant call.
| 1.G. Smith, a former liveryman Of this
city, now living at Muscauine, was in
Leon last Thursday, selling car load
Of water melons which he had shipped
here to local merchants.
Mrs. j. W. Rush and children depart
ed Saturday for their home at Sedalia,
Mo-, after visiting for several weeks
in this city at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Penniwell.
Rev. VIM. Biggs left Friday for Savan-
nah, Mo-. where he visited for few
days at the home of his cousin, O. 8.
Stewart, and attended Baptist church
association meeting held at Savannah.
J. B. Wellman, who owns the H. r.
Gilbert farm northeast of Leon, spent
several days here last week looking
after the property. He returned Sat
urday morning to his home at Atlantic.
E. G. Brann, of Tuscola, Ill.,, who was
visiting at the home of his uncle, Oscar
Brann and other relatives in this city,
left Thursday for Kirksville, Mo-, where
he will attend the College of Osteopa-
thy.
Miss Orpha Offield, of Utica, Mo-, who
has been visiting at the home of her
brother, c. A. Of1ield, north of town,
went to Pleasanton Thursday to visit
her sister, Mrs. Oren Keller, for a few
days.
Mrs. ]. W. Honnold returned Saturday
from two months visit with her
brother, Lee Woodmansee at Spokane,
Wash. She also visited with friends at
Portland and Seattle, Wash, while
away.
J. B. Dobson, the we'll known farmer
Of north of Decatur City, was in Leon
last Thursday, being on his way home
from Chicago where he sold car OF
cattle and two cars of hogs of his own
feeding.
Mrs. Anna Irwin, Of Mexico, Mo-. who
was visiting in this city at the home Of
her. brother, George Spicer, went tc
Davis City last Thursday to spend few
days at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lew
Thompson.
Rev. J. W. Day and wife returned
Thursday to their home in Des Moines
after having been guests at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. E. D. Dorm, in this
city while the Des Moines Presbytery
was in session here.
WILDER Howell and wife, of north Of
Leon, left Friday for visit at the home
Of Mrs. Howel)'s parents at Salina, Kan.
sas, and will then go to Rocky Ford and
other points in Colorado for visit be-
! fore returning home.
Miss Nora Dobscn, stenographer fol
county attorney Geo. W. Baker, lef,
Thursday to spend ten day vacation a,
, the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
. Joseph Dobson, near Blockley and will
friends at Decatur City.
H. L. Long and Tom Penisten wer,
: down at Davis City last Thursday on /:
fishing trip, but found that the go Char
J, iton Eagles who were camping there
;. had the river about fished out so the,
, did not secure their usual big string.
= Ex-county treasurer W. II. Young, o
= Richland township, was in Leon Frida,
: visiting with his many friends. Bill i
the same old jolly fellow and says b
enjoys getting back on his farm afte
n serving as court house official for fiv
n long years.
! Frank N. Hansell returned Thursda
morning from ten day trip to 81
Louis buying new goods for his dc
n partment store. He was accompanie
l. home by Mrs. Hansell and the childre
k who had been visiting at the home {
n her parents in Bell Tree, ILL.,, for severs
weeks.
- Mrs. Emma Clark left Thursday mor1
i. ing for Denver, Colorado, after a visi
y of several weeks in this city at tn
=, home of her mother, Mrs. Amanda NJ
Clelland. Mrs. Clark will shortly NOV
to Colorado Springs, where she will max
J. her home while her daughter, Mis-
J. Eta, is attending collage at that plac'
!! Thomas Teale and wife returned lal
~ Thursday from Camp Leon on Lake Ok,
boji where they spent the summer. "
o. understand that Mr.. Teale has becom
. ona If tho hest aailOrs on the LAX