The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-19
THE LEON REPORTER. THURSDAY. AUGUST 10. 1909

Mrs. II. e. Hughes,and children went
to Abba Saturday to visit at the home
of her father-in-law, r. A. Hughes, and
attend birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Hughes, on Sunday.
Mrs. G. M. Axes returned Friday noon
from Sioux City, where she attended
the Grand Chapter of the Pythian
Sisters, as the representative of the
chapter in this city.
G. L. Paxton, of Parsons, Kas., a for
mer well know resident of Garden
Grove, who is back here looking after
business matters, was in Leon last
Thurday on business.
A. L. Shepard, of Red Oak, came in
Tuesday to spend few days in this
city looking after business connected
with the Leon Clothing Co., of which
he is one of the owners.
Ed II. Sharp returned Friday morning
from Chicago where he took q car load
of hogs Of his owning raising and was
fortunate in striking a good market,
selling the load at $S.05.
DR.. W. v. Ellis was called to Ames
last Friday to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, Z. s. Clark, who died
Thursday night. He was buried at
Ames on Saturday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. John Sewers returned
last Thursday from spending few days
with relatives and friends at Van Vert.
Miss Goldie Mckee, OF Van Vert, came
home with them to visit few days.
Elder T. G. Glendenning, who has been
Leon for several weeks conducting
tabernacle meetings and visiting with
old friends, left Saturday for Diagonal
to attend the Adventist Conference.
Miss Lois Sankey departed Monday
for Grand Junction, Colorado, where
she will teach the coming year, having
spent the summer in this city at the
home Of her father, Hon. E. j. Sankey.
Mrs. John Perdew and little son went
to Abba Saturday to visit few days at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Mrs. h. A. Hughes, birthday anniver-
snry OF her mother being celebrated on
Sunday.
Elmer Akers, an old time Decatur
county boy, who has been living for
several years at Wyman, Oklahoma, is
here visiting relatives, having sold out
in Oklahoma and he will seek a new
location.
y. E. Thompson, and wife, of Des
Moines, came Saturday evening for a
short visit in this city, Mr.. Thompson
leaving Monday morning and Mrs.
Thompson will remain until the last
of the week.
Mrs. q. G. Watson, of Decatur City,
and her two daughters, Mrs. E. M. Zook,
of Fontanelle, Iowa, and Mrs. Clark
Fierce, of Van Vert, we're visiting at
the home of Mrs. 3. o. Springer in this
city last Thursday.
Mrs. G. M. Keller and Miss Jessica
Pryor went to Chicago Monday where
they will purchase new millinery stock
for their millinery store. They expect
to select the largest line of new millin-
cry ever brought to this city.
Miss Gail Guilford, of Plattville, Wis,
who has been visiting for several weeks
in this city at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Q. E. Gardner, left Saturday for
Des Moines where she will visit with
friends before returning home.
Mrs. S. A. Ford, who was visiting
with relatives and friends ia this city,
returned last Thursday to her home at
Enid, Okla. Her neice, Miss Katie
Forbes, Of this city, went home with
her for visit OF several weeks.
Otis McKern, Of Abba, who is on the
road for the Tobey & Beckett cigar
factory, was interviewing their Gus
toners in this city Tuesday. Jack
Beckett, who has this territory regu-
larly is laid up with a sprained ankle.
E. 0. Jay, of Bentonsport, Iowa, who
has been visiting the past week with
relatives at Decatur City, left Monday
for home. While in Leon he called at
The Reporter Office and ordered The
Reporter sent to him the coming year.
Mrs. 0. E. Tullis and children return
ed Thursday from few days visit with
friends at Charlton. Her uncle, Mr..
Ailt Parsons, of Kansas, and her cousin,
Miss Docia Parsons, of Oklahoma, who
are visiting in Leon, accompanied her
to Charlton.
+. d. Peck, the we'll know civil en-
gineer of the Burlington road, who
makes his home at Decatur City, was in
Leon last Thursday, doing some survey
ing in regard to the new depot to be
erected in this city. He went to ST..
Joe on the noon train.
Brown Caster arrived home last
Thursday morning from a two mouths
visit with relatives at Lisbon and other
points in Ohio. He came home by way
OF the great lakes as far as Chicago and
had a voyage on the water which is the
envy Of all his young friends.
John Scott, editor of the Lamont
Chronicle, stopped off in Leon Saturday
and spent few hours visiting with his
many friends in this city. He was re-
turning from a three months vacation
which he spent with relatives at Deer
field, Mass, and other points in the
east.