The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-07

tenSlVe WORK at HaVelOck, Neb., came
in Sunday and visited over the
Fourth with his parents and many
friends in this city.
John Fulton returned Tuesday
evening to his home at Kellerton
after visiting a few days with rela-
tives and friends in this city. John
is manager of the Kellerton ball team
which played in this city on the morn
ing of the Fourth.
B. w. Garrett, republican candi-
date for clerk of the supreme court,
accompanied by his family, came last
FRIDAY evening to visit over the
Fourth at the home of Mrs. CARROTS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood
mansee, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Duro, of Des
Moines, came Saturday and visited
until Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Teale in this city. Mrs.
Duro will be remembered as Miss Ella
Gadke. who was frequent visitor in
this city few years ago.
County attorney Geo. w. Baker re-
turned last Wednesday from New
York City, where he had been for sew
eral weeks on legal business. George
says New York is great city, but the
lawyers down there are no better
than the average Iowa barrister.
j. M. Pickering and son Clyde and
Lew Warnstaff went to Davis City
Friday on fishing trip. Uncle Jerry
told us that it had been eight years
since he had been fishing, but as we
needed rain he thought he would
go in the hope of getting wetting.
Mr., and Mrs r. E. Fisher, of Mt
Ayr spent the Fourth with friends in
this city. Mr.. Fisher returned home
on the evening train and Mrs. Fisher
remained here until Tuesday evening,
when she returned home accompanied
by her sister, Miss Florence Oney.
Mrs. Zoe Cherry and son We're, of
Des Moines, came last Wednesday,
being called here by the sudden death
of Mrs. Cherry's father, c. w. Beck.
We're was compelled to return to Des
Moines Thursday afternoon. and Mrs.
Cherry returned Friday afternoon.
w. H. Young, of Grand River,
came down Friday evening and spent
a few days in this city visiting his
daughter, Mrs. j. l.. Mendenhall, and
many friends. Bill says he got so
tired watching the corn grow so fast
that he just had to break away from
the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burnison, who
were called here few weeks ago by
the death of Mrs. Burnison's father,
7. j. Graves, of Pleasanton, returned
Thursday to their home at Fredonia,
kas. They had been visiting for
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Pickering in this city.
Harry j. Vogt, who is travelling
salesman in Kansas for the Cownie
Glove Co., of Des Moines, came in
Friday night and will spend his two
months summer vacation in this CITY,
Harry came home minus his mus
tache. and says the hot winds in Kan
sas were too hot to blow through his
whiskers.
j. F. Crowley, of Charlton, an old
friend of The Reporter editor whom
We had not seen for nearly twenty
five years, spent the Fourth in this
city, 1t had been thirty years since
MIR. Crowley had been in Leon and he
was greatly surprised at the many
improvements which have been made
in this city.
Harry Yost and wife, of Hereford,
Texas, visited over the Fourth with
friends in this city Mr. Yost has
cleaned up all his real estate invest
ments I'm Texas, and they are now WIS.,
ltlng at Lamont. He has made some
money i'm Texas, butt wisely decided
that old Iowa is the place to- live in,
and expects to buy property either
in Leon or Lamont
Claude Robinson, the we'll known
pharmacist, returned Friday evening
from two weeks trip to Cincinnati,
Ohio, where he was visiting friends.
The bunch confidently expected that
Claude would not returm alone this
time, but he. evidently fooled them,
for he was all by his lonesome, but
just the same he is wearing smile
that won't come off.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Eamistonr of
Creston, came. Wednesday, evening to-
attend the funeral of C. w. Beck.
Mr. Edmiston, who is employed as
chief engineer at the Creston plant of
the Clarinda Poultry, Butter & Egg
Co., returned home Thursday even
ing, but Mrs Edmiston and the chill
dren will remain for few days.
Joe S. Warner, of Hereford, Texas,
came in Sunday to visit his mother.
Mrs. j.. r. Bashaw. He left Tuesday
for Kansas City to- meet his wife and
children, and they Will reach Leon on
Thursday to visit for several weeks
at the home of her parents, ME-. and
Mrs, j. w. Wassom- Their baby has
not been well this summer, and the
doctor advised them to come north
for the summer.
Capt. T. H. Brown, the we'll known
live stock commission man of Chfca-
go, came in Monday morning to spend
the day with his brother, Senator +.
D. Brown, and many old friends in
this city He went to Murray Tues
day to look after live stock business.
Capt. Brown is one of the oldest live
stock commission men doing business
at the Chicago union stock yards, and
has many friends all over this part
of Iowa.