The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-05
MORE PERSONAL ITEMS.

Curt and Ord Leachman were pas
sengers last Thursday for Des Moines
after spending few days at the home
OF their brother and father, S. D.
Leachman, Of Woodland.
A. S. Ross, former we'll known
resident of this county, now living at
Salem, Ark, came in last Saturday and
will spend six weeks here visiting with
relatives and old friends.
w. j. Farnes and wife, of Broadfeld,
Montana, who are visiting relatives
here, returned Thursday from visiting
a few days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmett Gore near Blockley.
Felix Grimes and sisters, Mrs. Alma
Ellis and Mrs. Amelia Cox, of Columbus
Junction, Iowa, came last Saturday for
weeks visit in this city at the home
of their sister, Mrs. James Marvin.
Mrs. Leoti Hitchcock and son Harry
returned Saturday to their home in Des
MONIES after visiting for couple of
weeks in this city at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Newlin.
Mrs. Annie Perks returned Saturday,
iting few days with her sons in this
city. Her grandson, Pearl Perks, went
home with her to visit week or SO.
Mrs. j. G. Cozad, of Decatur City, was
visitor in this city last Thursday.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Miss Madonna Wasson, of Morgan town
ship, who is visiting at Decatur City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Smith, of La
moni, were in Leon last Thursday on
their way to Pleasanton, where they
were called by the serious illness Of
Mr.. Smiths father, Uncle John Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Hill, of Decatur
City, loft this morning for Phillips, Neb.,
and after a short visit there will go to
Denver and other Colorado points, ex-
pecting to be absent for several weeks.
j. W. Warnstaff, who lives near We'll
don, was visiting in this city Monday
with his brother, j. L. Warnstaff. He
left Wednesday for Big Cabin, Okla, to
look after his interest in his fathers
estate.
Miss LAME Meek, of Eden township,
returned Monday evening from visit
of several weeks at the home of her
cousin, Mrs. Ralph Wolbach, and her
uncle, ]. ]. Kemp, at Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
Miss Georgia Stewart returned last
Friday from Des Moines where she has
been attending Highland Park College
the past year and will visit with her
parents until college opens again in
September.
Miss Jae Shirley, of Davis City, who
is taking course in training as nurse
at the M. E. hospital in Des Moines,
passed through this city Tuesday going
to Davis City to visit a few days with
her parents.
Miss Dora O'Dell, who has been one
of the telephone operators at the Leon
exchange for several months, returned
Monday to her home at Kellerton. Her
place in the Leon Office is taken by Miss
Daisy Maine.
Mrs. Emma Bowman, of this city, and
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Grimes, of
Nebraska City, Nebraska, went to
GAINESVILLE Saturday to visit few days
at the home of Mrs. Bowman's daughter,
Mrs. T. s. DUFF.
Miss Mae Daugherty went to Ridge
way, Mo-, Saturday and visited a
couple of days with her father. She
returned to Leon Sunday and left Mon
day for two weeks visit with rel
atives at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Rev. jill. Boyd and family, Mrs. W. ]. i
Sullivan, Miss Nellie Cain, Miss Lois
Millsap and Miss Hymena Hoffman
went to Davis City Tuesday where Rev.
Boyd was called to immerse several
members of the M. E. church.
Mrs. H. Often started Monday after
noon on an extended visit in the east.
She will stop first to visit relatives in
Chicago, then will visit in Ohio and
Indiana and then go on to New York
City, where she will visit several weeks
with relatives.
Misses Mary and Della Snider, Of
Sharpsburg, Md, who have been visit
ing for a couple of weeks in this city
at the homes Of their cousins, Mrs. L. P.
Van Werden and Mrs. E. H. Sharp, went
to DeKalb Monday where they will visit
their aunt, Mrs. B. D. DeKalb.
Give Alexander who has been attend
ing the State University at Iowa City
the past year, and who has been en-
ployed as assistant in chemistry during
the summer school at the University,
G came in Monday for short visit with
his father, W. A.Ale1ander, in this city.
weaqua, lllinois,w were visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs. D. 7. Attebury-
at Davis City, we're visiting at the
home of E. Housh in this city Monday,
being on their way to Decatur City to
visit a few days before returning home.
Mrs. A. J. Allen left Tuesday for a
visit of several weeks in the west. She
will visit her sister at Denver! Colorado,
then go to Walla Walla, WASH, to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Clark Morris, and
will also visit the Seattle exposition
and with relatives in California before
returning kome.
A. W. (Ted) Hawkins, an old Leon boy,
came in Monday morning and spent the
day with friends in this city, being on
his way to Chicago on business trip.
He is a travelling salesman for David
Bradley & Co., of Council Bluffs with
whom he has been employed for ten
years, at present making his headquar-
ters at Norfolk, Neb.
Mr.. and Mis-. Harry Bradley returned
Friday from trip to St. Joe and st.
Louis where they were selecting a big
purchase of new fall goods for the Brad
ley-Wasson Mercantile Co. store in this
city. On account of the train service
being tied up last Thursday between
Leon and Davis City they were compell-
ed to drive home from Davis City.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Trogden and