The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-09-30
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S. H. Amos, of Garden Grove, had
legal business in this city Tuesday.
E. S. Buffum, of Leroy, was a
VIM. Asbach, of Davis City, was
business visitor in this city Tues
day.
Charles Sutherlin, of Davis City,
was business visitor in this city
Tuesday.
Attorney B. M. Russell, of Lamont,
was business visitor in this city
Tuesday.
j. N. Gates, the well known Davis
City banker, was business visitor
in this city Tuesday.
Frank Farquhar went to, Davis
City Tuesday where he is doing a
job of furnace work.
Mrs. Eva MCGUIRE, of Walsenburg,
Colorado, came Tuesday from Hum
eston to visit few days in this city
at the home of her sister, Mrs. e., H.
Alexander.
w. w. Trisler and wife departed
Tuesday for their home at Shattuck,
Okla, after months visit in this
city at the home of Mrs. TrisleT's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Ryan
and other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Merwin and
daughter Mildred returned Tuesday
from a visit of several weeks at
Cresco, Iowa, and Mabel, Mimi,
where they attended reunion of Mr..
Merwin's family. They were accom-
panied to Leon by his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Ada Merwin, of Elk Creek,
Neb., who will visit few days in
this city.
Mrs. o. P. Barnett went to Pleas
anton Friday to spend a couple Of
days with relatives and old friends.
She was accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. e. e. Edmonds, of Los An
geles, California, who arrived the
previous day for short visit with
her mother.
Mrs. H. E. Kendall returned Mon
day afternoon to her home at Derby,
after few days visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. II.
Reynolds, near this city. Her sister,
Mrs. Fred Alley, of near Decatur
City, accompanied her home for
few days visit.
John NJ. Phipps returned last
Thursday to his home at Shenandoah
after short visit at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. F. A.. Gardner, in
early settlers in Decatur county, and
pleased to see him.
N. M. Warnstaff, of Big Cabin, Ok
Ia, came in Tuesday night to visit
a few days with his brother, J. L.
Warnstaff, in this city, and other
relatives in this county He reports
very dry season in Oklahoma this
year, they having had no rain where
he lives since May 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Stephens, of
Davis City, were visiting in this city
Monday, being on their way home
from a short visit with friends at
Decatur City,. Mr.. Stephens has
about recovered from the injuries
he received several months ago in an
accident on the steam shovel near
Davis City.
Squire S. L. Cox and wife, of Bur-
rell township, returned last Friday
from Corydon, where they attended
the reunion of his old regiment, the
34th Iowa Infantry, and visited with
relatives and old friends few days.
They were accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs. Polk Beasley, of near
Davis City.
Mrs. Winnie Clefamons, of Waldo,
Kas., came last Thursday for visit
with her cousin, Miss Ida Bright, and
other relatives in this city and vicin-
ity. Mrs. Clemmons was born and
raised in this county, being
daughter of Leander Bright, and has
many old friends here who are very
pleased to see her.
Elder j. J. Rupert, formerly of
this city, but who recently removed
to Muscotah, Kansas, came in from
Mt. Ayr Thursday evening, where he
had been called to preach the funer~
al of John German, and visited few
days in this city, going to Woodland
Saturday to fill his appointment to
preach at the Adventist church.
Mrs. L. P. Van Werden returned
Monday evening from Grand River,
where she had been for a couple Of
weeks assisting in nursing her broth
er-in-law, DR.. J. L. Lands, who has
been seriously i'll for several weeks.
The many friends of DR.. Landis will
be pleased to hear that he is holding
his own and it is thought he will
recover.
Senator ] D. Brown returned Fri
day evening from Bloomfield, Iowa,
where he attended the annual re-
union of the Third Iowa Cavalry,
with which regiment he did valiant
service during the civil war. He was
accompanied by Hon. E. j. Sankey,
of this city, and Henry Cowles, of
Pleasanton, who were members of
the same regiment. General Cyrus
Bussey was at the reunion and they
report having a most enjoyable time.
R. H. Garner, of Bay City, Ill.,,
who was visiting at the home of his
brother, ]. o. Garner, in Eden town
ship, departed for home last We'd
nesday. going back by way of Des
Moines to see the military tourna-
ment and other sights for the sec
ond time. He is greatly pleased
with the people of this locality and
talks of selling out in Illinois and
locating here. His neice, Miss Grace
Garner, accompanied him home for
a visit of several weeks.
Wills Mccullough, of Medicine
Lodge, Kansas, a former well known
resident of north of Leon, was visit
ing few days in this city the mast