The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-03

Mrs. D. D. Dorm and three children
returned Friday to their home at
Clearfield after visiting at the nome
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Q. M.
Lindsey in this city for few days.
w. p Brown, of Garden Grove,
was a business visitor in this city
last Friday. He has sold out his
meat market at that place and is
undecided as to where he will locate.
Mrs. G.. A. Meek, of Chicago, who
was visiting at the home of her
brother, Win Cash, in this city, went
to Decatur City Saturday to visit at
the home Of her father, VIM. Cash.
Mrs. C. E. Roberts came up from
St. Joseph Thursday to visit few
days at the home of her father, Ur-
iah Mitten, in this city. She was
accompanied by her little nelce,
Audrie Jenree.
T. U. McCrystal, the Decatur City
real estate hustler, was Leon v1sl-
tor Tuesday. The dry weather does
not seem to put crimp in him for
he is hustling around and doing bust
ness all the time.
Jesse Spicer went to Red Oak
Monday to join his father, who has
his running horses on the track
there, and they will appear in the
running races at the Red Oak fair to
be held this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Shirley, of East
Moline, ILL.,, who were visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Macy, near this city, went to Des
Moines Tuesday to visit few days
before returning home.
Misses Margaret and Abigail Alex
ander, of Hastings, Neb., who were
visiting with relatives in this city,
went to Lewisburg Monday to visit a
couple of days with relatives, after
which they will return to this city.
Mrs. Emma Pace Grouse and Mrs.
Orr Pace returned Friday evening
from Winterset, where they they at
tended the funeral of their aunt,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, who died in
this city on Tuesday of last week.
A. ]. Beckett, the we'll known
cigar salesman of Abba, was in Leon
last Thursday, and carried away a
good bunch of orders from our local
dealers for Tobett & Beckett cigars,
for they are mighty popular smokes.
Mrs. w. C. Hamilton and daughter
Miss Elsie, of Wymore, Neb., who
were visiting at Davis City, passed
through this city Saturday going TO
Decatur City to visit few days at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Cornett.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Arney and
daughter Mildred, of Bonney, Texas,
who were visiting at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. V. F. Penniwell,
in this city, went to Osceola Satur-
day for few days visit at the home
of DR.. E. Mitchell.
Miss Alice Sullivan and Margaret
and Winifred Griffin went to Keller
ton Tuesday evening to visit few
days and attend the reunion. Miss
Harriet Sullivan, of Kellerton, who
had been here visiting relatives for
few days returned home with them.
| Mrs. Ivan Reed, of PleasantOn,
came Thursday to visit few days at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Leeper, northeast of Leon. Her
sister, Miss Lucinda Leeper, who had
been nursing patient at Pleasanton
for several weeks, accompanied her.
| Mrs. G.. W. Jenree and daughter,
Mrs. E. A. Gerringer, arrived last
Thursday from Gettysburg, N. D.,
and spent the day at the home of
their son and brother, J. H. Newman,
in this city, going to Mt. Ayr on the
evening train to visit relatives in
that city.
Mrs. Ed Warner and children, of
Iowa Falls, were in Leon Friday
evening, being on their way to De-
catur City for visit at the home
of c. M. Corrington. They had to
drive to Decatur City from Leon as
they were carried through there on
the train.
Col. B. R. Watchbaugh of this city
and John Robertson, of Davis City,
returned Saturday evening from
trip to Aberdeen, S. D., where they
were looking after land deal. They
reached Osceola late in the evening
and had an auto from Leon meet
them there.
Give Alexander, who since he
has been employed as an instructor
in chemistry at the summer school
at the State University at Iowa City.
arrived Saturday evening for a short
visit at the home of his father, w. A.
Alexander in this city. T.
Miss Abigail Alexander, of Hast
| AA6o, A>COA dond, WIZ udS U6eu IN
Chicago for the past year studying
music, came Saturday for a visit
with relatives and friends in this city.
Miss Alexander is vocalist of I'M
usual ability and many of our music
lovers have been delighted with her
singing. y
J. J. Moffet, of Lamont, was in
Leon last Thursday. He was on his
way home from Decatur City, where
he had just completed his third
cement cave for E. w. Townsend. He
also built over 1000 feet of walk and
other cement last year for w. H.
Bronson near Decatur City, and these
Jobs have all stood we'll, and are good
samples of the kind of cement work
Mr.. Moffet does. He will build you
anything you want in the cement
line.
A. N. Arney departed Tuesday for
his home at Bonney,, Texas, after
ten day visit with relatives and old