The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-07
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Joseph Walkey, OF Garden Grove,
was business visitor in this city
last Thursday. He tells us he has
forty acres of corn this year which
he thinks will make 80 bushels to
the acre, which is probably the best
piece of corn raised in Decatur coun-
ty this year.
Mrs. R. B. Drake, of Gibbons,
Neb., came last week for visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Hamilton, in this city. On
Saturday she went to Blockley to
visit old friends in the neighborhood
where they formerly resided
Mr.. and Mrs. Oral Estes, of Davis
City, were visitors in this city last
Thursday, looking after business
matters. They will shortly open an
up-to-date cafe in Geo. R. Farqu-
har's new brick block two doors
north of The Reporter office.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Duncan, OF
Goldendale, WASH, stopped off in
this city Sunday to visit few days
at the home of his brother-in-law, j.
F. Smith, of the Leon Electric Co.
They are on their way for an ex-
tended visit at Boston and others
places in the east.
]. H. Evans and W. L. Witter
returned last Thursday from Mt.
Pleasant. where they attended the
annual reunion of their regiment,
the 4th Iowa Cavalry. H. F. Turner
was also in attendance, and although
not member of this regiment was
acquainted with many of them.
Miss Addie Crawford, who has
been visiting for a couple of weeks
at the home of her mother in this
city, left last Friday for HON.
my, Okla, where she has position
as teacher in the public schools
Her sister, Miss Margaret Crawford,
is employed in the same school,
Jack" Beckett, the popular cigar
salesman of Abba, was in Leon last
Friday after an absence of several
months, and loaded up the Leon
dealers with those good cigars of
Tobey & Beckett This was his first
trip to Leon for several months,
having been laid up with a sprained
ankle.
John Frye, who has been tele-
graph operator at the Burlington
station in this city for more than
year, left today for Rushville, Mo-,
where he will continue as operator
During their residence in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Frye made many good
friends who wish them we'll in their
new home.
David Still, who lives near Clio,
visited over Sunday in this city at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. M. Still. He left Monday evening
for Kellerton to visit his sister, Mrs.
Bert Ballou, and will also visit at
Mt. Ayr with, his brother, Joe Still.
He was accompanied by his brother
in-law, Bert Scott.
Mrs. j. A. Caster departed Tuesday
morning for Hanoverton, Ohio, to
visit her father and other relatives.
She will also attend the Tooth anni-
versary of the Christian church
which will be held at Pittsburg,
Penna., next week, having a sister
who lives n that city. She expects to
be absent in the east for month or.
more
Mrs. j. I. Baker, of St. Johns,
WASH, who was called here by the
illness of her father, Mr.. ]. P. Ham
ilton, returned Tuesday evening
from Des Moines, where she visited
few days with her father who is
at the Methodist hospital and is re-
covering nicely from his recent
operation, and expects to be able to
return home soon.
Mrs. Harry Statzell and children
left Wednesday morning for Wilton
Junction, Iowa, where they will
make their home, Mr.. Statzell being
manager of a poultry house in that
city. George Statzell also left We'd
with his brother. They all have
many friends in this city who regret
to have them leave.
Allie Merwin returned last Fri
day from South Dakota, where he
located on homestead claim and
expects to stay with it and prove up.
At present his claim is sixty-twO
miles from Hettinger, N. D., the
nearest railroad town, but new
road will run within a few miles of
his claim, which is eight miles from
Maltby, S. D., where there ia quite a
settlement of Decatur county peo-.
pie.
The three Moore brothers who re-
side in this county, G. B., w. A. and
lC. w. Moore, and their sister, Mrs.
Dora Robson, left Tuesday for King
fisher, Okla, to visit couple OF
weeks at the home of their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Moore, Sr., who
reside near Hitchcock, Okla, and
who will on next Tuesday celebrate,
that rare anniversary which is;
reached by but few couples. All
of their children will be present and
we know it will be happy time for
all of them.
Rev. ]. L. Gage, who has supplied
the pulpit at the Presbyterian
church in this city for several
months, left Monday for Des Moines
to visit few days with his son, ana
then returns to his home at Fairfield,
expecting to leave soon for an ex-
tended visit with relatives in New
York. During the time Rev. Gage
has occupied the pulpit in this city
he has preached some splendid SER
mons and the church was very sorry
to have him leave, but when he
came here it was with the under-
standing that he would only remain
a few weeks.
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