The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-26


city last Thursday. He formerly re-
sided near Decatur City, but is now
employed az brakeman on the Bur-
lington railroad. .s'
Mrs. M. w. Hamilton, of Pleas
anton, was in Leon Monday, having
accompanied her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Cornett this far on their
wya to Cresco, Iowa, where they Will
spend the winter.
Byron Watsabaugh, of St. Joe,
stopped off here Saturday afternoon
and visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Watsabaugh, going to Hum
eston on the evening train where his
wife had been visiting with her par
ents for few days.
Mrs. w. H. Howard and mother,
Mrs. M. J. McCaull left Tuesday
morning to spend week at the home
of Mrs. Howard's brother, Fred Nc
Caull, who is employed as train
dispatcher at Moulton.
G. o. (Stub) Gardner, departed
Friday afternoon for Monroe, Wis
consin, where he will resume MS
work in cigar factory, after visit
ing for week with his sister, Mrs.
John Axes, in this city.
dim WHO duu oOu, VI W.
conda, Mo-, who had been visiting in
! this city at the home of her brother,
w. A. Dodge, went to Derby Friday
! afternoon to visit a few days with
relatives in that vicinity.
Mrs. J. Hoffhines went to Chart
ton Monday to attend the wedding of
Miss Dorothy Mccullough and Mr..
James Burt Vaughn, which was SOL
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that city on Tuesday evening.
| Louis Elwell returned last Thurs
. day from Des Moines, where he had
been for several days attending the
grand convention of the Homestead
ers as the representative of the local
lodge of that order in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Cornett, Of De-
catur City, who had been visiting at
! the home of his son at Bethany, Mo-,
passed through this city Monday,
!! going to Cresco, Iowa, where they
! will spend the winter with son.
;; Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. McCalla and
/ daughter, Mrs. Beele Turner, return
ed to their home at Davis City Satur-
day evening after visiting few days
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
c. e. Chastain, of Eden township.
D. A. Jackson and wife, of Garden
! Grove, came to Leon Tuesday to con-
suit physician in regard to Mrs.
| Jackson's arm which was broken
some time ago, as they desired to
have an X-Ray examination made.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bott and
daughter Aileen, of Los Angeles,
California, arrived last Friday even
ing for visit at the homes of Mrs.
Bolts aunts, Mesdames I. N. Nc
Pherrin and L. P. Sigler in this city.
Mrs. Nancy John departed Tues
day morning for Silver Crown, wy,
where she will visit at the home of
her son, U. G. John, and will then
go to Rocky Ford, Colorado and
spend the winter with her son Frank
John.
Mrs. J. r. Simms, of Frankfort,
Indiana, who was visiting with rela-
tives at Ridgeway, Mo-, returned to
this city Monday for further visit
with her brother, Silas Whistler, be-
fore returning to her home in In
diana. RI 5-t.
Harry Aten returned to Garden
Grove Friday, having been here for
a week assisting in Stempel & Cher
rington's drug store, while Charley
Cherrington was up in South Dako-
ia, trying to win claim in the land
drawing.
Mrs. v. R. McGinnis returned last
Thursday from Creston, where she
had been for several days attending
the district convention of the Iowa
Federation of Women's Clubs, being
the representative of the City FEEDER
alton of Leon.
! Mrs. George Henderson, of Wyan-
dotte, S. D., who was visiting in this
city at the home of her sister, Mrs.
c.. E. Henderson, went to Lamont
Thursday evening to visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Hartshorn, for few days.
, Rev. H. H. Hubbell. and son Paul,
of Corvallis, Oregon, came Saturday
to visit a few days at the home of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. G. E. Hurst,
and other relatives in this city.
Rev. Hubbell was a former popular
! pastor of the Christian church in this
city. y
, Fletcher Bibby, of near New York,
Iowa, was in Leon Monday, being on
his way home from Decatur City,
| where he had been on business.
While there the contract for the sale
OF SO acres of the old Bibby home
stead was made to Dan Myers at
$50 per acre.
| Henry Bright returned Monday
evening from Des Moines, having ac-
companied his daughter, Miss Ida
to that city where she was operated
upon in hospital for tumor. The
operation was entirely successful and
Miss Ida will be able to return home
in few days.
Mrs. c. w. Hoffman retired Mon
day from a visit at Indianola with
her daughter, Miss Himena, who is
student at Simpson College, and at
Ames with her son, Leo, who is
student at the State Agricultural Col
lege. She also visited in Des Moines
with her brothers, R. L. and J. L.
Parrish.
Mrs. J. w. Beavers returned to
her home at Carlton, Nebraska, last
Thursday after a pleasant visit at
the home of her son, Freeley Beav-
ers and other relatives near Wood