The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-21

Will Thompson, of Mediapolis.
Iowa, came last Thursday to visit a
/ few days in this city at the home of
his neice, Mrs. S. E. Benefel, and
other relatives in this city.
/ j. B. Bedell, of Mercer, Mo-, was
in Leon Monday, returning from KEEL
Horton, where he was called to attend
the funeral of his brother, G. M. Be-
dell, who was buried Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Drake, of Win
field, Kansas, came last Friday on a
visit to their son, Ed Drake. who is
foreman of the creamery department
at the Clarinda Poultry Co. plant.
NJ +. Sanger, a former we'll known
PRESIDENT of this city, who recently
moved from Washington, Kas., to
|0larinda, Iowa, came in Monday to
visit few days with relatives here.
A. l.. Emmerson, who with his
wife and little son had been visiting
in this city at the home of Mrs. En-
merson's mother, Mrs. A. R. War
ford, left Saturday for Maryville,
Mo.
| Mrs. L. w. Orr and sister, Miss
Irena Gatlin, left last Thursday for
Kansas City where they will visit a
4 few days with friends and then go to
Independence, Kas., for visit with
relatives.
| Vice President Richards, of the
Clarinda Poultry, Butter e Egg Co.,
of Clarinda, came in Friday even
ing to attend to some business mat
tiers in connection with the big plant
in this city.
Misses Neva Curry, Mildred Avery
and Iva Briggaman went to Grand
River Friday to attend the bi-county
contest of the G. e. society, the lat
ter two appearing on the program as
contestants.
Miss Trissie Frazier, of Pratt, Kan
sas, who had been visiting with rela-
tives at PleaSanton, was in Leon Fri
day, being on her way to Tingley
where she will visit few days before
, returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. LaFollette
went to Osceola Saturday and visited
over Sunday with their daughter
Miss Mary LaFollette, who is EN-.
ployed as a stenographer in a law
Office in that city.
Fred McCaull, of Des Moines, came
! last Friday evening to visit a few
days in this city at the home of his
sister, Mrs. w. H. Howard, and his
mother, Mrs. M j. McCaull, and with
friends at Garden Grove.
]. w. Stearns, of Garden Grove
was in Leon last Saturday, being or
his way to BoZeman and other points
in Montana, to visit a couple OF
weeks while enjoying a short vaca
ton from his duties in the Garder
Grove National Bank.
John Bell returned Saturday morn
ing from Canton, Ohio, where he wa.
called to attend the funeral of his
brother. He says the weather il
Ohio has been very cold and dis
agreeable, and that about all of theil
fruit has been killed.
Mrs. j. l.. Gardner went to Var
Vert Saturday to spend a week with
relatives and attending the gradual
ing exercises of the Van Vert High
School on Thursday evening, hel
granddaughter, Miss Inez Skidmore
being one of the graduates.
Ernest Cummins and Clyde Mill
from trip to Cheyenne, Wyoming
where they went to look at the coun
: try. They did not file on any land
and wisely decided that Decatur
county was pretty good place for E
farmer after all.
w. G. Still, of Garden Grove, was
business visitor in this city last
Tuesday. Billy's name is frequently
heard as a possible candidate fol
sheriff on the democratic ticket this
year, but he has not as yet yielded
to the solicitation of friends, but i!
considering the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Teale return
ed Tuesday afternoon from Los
Angeles, California, where they hac
been enjoying themselves for severa
months, while escaping the Iowa win
ter, but they could have enjoyed al
mild weather right here at home fol
the past two months and used theil
auto on the good roads too.
Miss Nora Biggs, sister to Mrs
George Custer, came in from Los
Angeles, California, Tuesday, where
she has been since January. She
left for her home in Leon Wednes
day. Miss Biggs' parents came home
month ago. They purchased prop
erty in the Golden Gate state ant
may take up there residence there
Bethany Republican.
Thornt Linton, an old time resi-
dent of this county, having lived fol
a number of years on a farm near
Blockley, has been visiting the pas,
week with his cousin, w. A. Alex.
ander, and other relatives and ole
friends in this city. He now resides
at Everett, Wash, and is on his way
home from spending the winter with
his daughter in Philadelphia.
w. H. Snyder and family, O,
northeast of Leon, left last Friday
for Lethbridge, Alta, Canada, where
they contemplate making their flu
ture home. They will spend this veal
there to see how they like it, Mr.
Snyder having rented his fine farm
near Leon, and If they are not suited
, they will return here. We are sorry
{ to see them leave. for they are mos
estimabIe citizens.
Joe Bailey, of High Point, was il
Leon Monday, being on his way t.
Des Moines to visit his daughter, Mrs
Robert Sayre, and will then go tt
Iowa Falls to visit his cousins, Sol