The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-02

w.. j.. Owen returned Friday to :
his home at Beaconstield, having
been visiting for a few days at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Ella Owen,
of Woodland, who still continues
quite sick. -
Miss Minnie Miles returned Fri
day to her home at Kellerton after
spending couple of days in this
city. She has quite large music
class here and now spends two days
here each week.
Mrs. M. w. Monroe and son, Thos.
ART, of Delta, Colorado, passed
through this city last Thursday on
their way to Decatur City, where
they were called by the illness of
Mrs. Monroe's father, w. H. Grayson.
Rev. VIM. Biggs returned Monday
from sojourn of several months at
various places in California. He
was accompanied by his daughter
Mrs. Cora Custer, of Bethany, Mo-,
who returned home with him.
| Patrick Griffin, of Grand River,
was in Leon Monday boosting for the
Waubonsie Trail which they think
will pass through that town, but un-
less all signs fail the Trail is going
to run through Mt. Ayr and Leon.
Mrs. G.. w. Cox, of New Virginia,
was in Leon Friday on her way to
her home at Garden Grove. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Clyde
Stewart, of New Virginia., who will
visit a few days at Garden Grove.
Mrs. Sarah Knox, of Casey, Iowa,
who had been visiting with relatives
at Ridgeway, Mo-, came Monday to
visit at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. H. Pitman, of this city. She
was accompanied here by Miss Orpha
Whistler.
George Richardson, of Sayre,
Okla, who was visiting with rel
atives and old friends in this vicin-
| ity, went to GAINESVILLE Saturday
evening to visit at the home of A.
Biddison few days before returning
| home.
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Halverson, of
near Crown, came Friday and visited
over night with friends in this city,
leaving Saturday morning for Maren-
go, Iowa, to visit few days with
relatives before leaving for their new
home in South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Walters, who
had been visiting relatives at Os-
ceola, were in Leon Thursday on
their way to Davis City to visit a
few days at the home of Mrs. Walt
ers' parents before they leave for
their home in Minnesota.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Halverson left
Saturday morning for Marengo,
Iowa, to visit a couple of weeks,
and will then go to Langdon, N. D.,
where they will locate on a farm.
They have many friends here who
are sorry to see them leave.
Mrs. J. E. Ownby, of Decatur City,
was visiting in this city Saturday.
She was accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. Bamber, of Grey Bull,
Montana, and her son, J. w. Ownby,
of OttumWa, who are visiting with
their parents at Decatur City.
j. H. Hill and j. M. Eiker of De-
catur City, were in Leon Monday to
attend the meeting of the Waubonsie
Trail boosters, and pledged that De-
catur would see that the very best of
roads were kept up if the Trail was
located to come through there =
/ Mrs. Ed Moore, Of Kellerton, who
was visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Elliott,
south of town, accompanied her sis
ter, Mrs. B. o. Meadows, who had
also been here visiting, to the latter's
home at Osceola Friday for a short
visit.
! Mrs. Paul F. Voelker, of Detroit,
Mich; came Monday for visit of
several weeks at the home of Prof.
and Mrs. A. G. Voelker in this city,
She has been engaged to drill the
| contestants from tho coh0n1a
in the coming county declamatory
contest.
Mrs. w. A. Kendall and daughter,
Miss Merle, and son, Frank returned
Friday to their home at Dalhart,
Texas, after visiting couple of weeks
with old friends at their former home
at High Point, having accompanied
the remains Of their husband and
father here for burial r.:
| Senator and Mrs. j. D. Brown
came down from Des Moines Satur-
day evening and will spend a week
in this city, the legislature having
taken the usual weeks recess at this
period of the session so as to allow
the members to look after their pri-
vate business for few days. -
Mr.. M. G. Freestone, prominent
farmer living near Decatur City, was
in Leon Monday. He is an ardent
advocate of good roads and says he
formerly lived on the auto road run
ming from Des Moines to Lake Oko-
boil, and knows what a. good thing
it is. He is boosting to have the
Waubonsie Trail come from Mt. Ayr
via Kellerton and Decatur City.