The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-19

in Des Moines, came Friday evening
for a visit at the homes of w 9.
Cozad and Henry Bright in this city,
before returning to her home In Ok
lahoma
G.. B. Cooper returned Friday af-
| ternoon from Lamont where he had
been for several days experimenting
| the picking and packing of part OF
his big apple crop on his fruit farm.
He has several thousand bushels of
fine apples to pick.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Barnett and
wife, of Cambria, were visiting in
this city last Saturday. They came
over to attend Auto Day, but when
they found it had been postponed
said they were coming back again on
Thursday, Oct. 26th.
Henry Foust, of Bridger, Mon
tana, who had been visiting at the
home of his brother, c. E. Foust,
near Weldon, was in Leon visiting at
the home of his nephew, Guy Stark,
returning to his home in Montana
from this city Monday.
Mrs. w. w. White, of Des Moines,
came Friday for short visit with
her brother, F. l.. Lorey and other
relatives in this city. She went to
Pleasanton Saturday evening to visit
/ her sisters, Mrs. J. Wesley Chew
and Mrs. C. NJ Wheeler.
I M. F. Grimes returned Saturday
morning from Chicago, where he had
been for a week attending the fall
convention of the managers of the
Kraft Clothing Co.'s stores, and as
sisted in selecting new goods for
their big chain of stores.
Mrs. A. Deck, of near Decatur City,
left last Thursday for visit of sew
eral weeks with relatives at Denver,
| Colorado Springs, and Ebert, Colo.
Perry Chastain, of Eden township,
returned Thursday from few days
visit with friends at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. J. A. Cornett and children
returned to their home at Bethany,
Mo-, Tuesday after visiting for sew
eral weeks with relatives in this
vicinity. Her sister, Miss Pearl Ep-
perley, of near Weldon, accompanied
her to Bethany for short visit.
Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Brown re-
turned last Friday from Council
Bluffs, where they had been for few
days attending the reunion of the
Army of the Tennessee. They were
delightfully."- entertained while in that
city and had most pleasant time.
Mrs. Guy Stark returned Monday
noon from a visit with relatives near
Weldon. With Mr. Stark she went
out Sunday in their auto, but were
: caught in the rain, and Guy had to
drive home that night in order to
get out his Monday morning baking.
Mrs. Amanda Emmons returned
Saturday from few days visit with
relatives and old friends at Pleasan-
ton. Mrs. Emmon's home is in
I Spokane, Washington, and she is
! visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs o. W. Foxworthy, in this city.
| Mr.. G.. M. Holloway, who lives near
Hatfield, Mo-, was business visitor
, in this city last Friday. He is the
gentleman who won the free Maxwell
, touring car given away by Bowsher
& Bowsher, but as he is just a plain
farmer he is advertising the car for
sale.
i Mr. and Mrs. Lou Pease returned
Friday from Bloomfield, where Mrs
Pease had been visiting relatives
while Mr.. Pease attended the annual
meeting of the agents of the Farm
ers Insurance Co., at Cedar Rapids,
after which he Joined her at Bloom
field. 81
Mrs. G. M Whittlesey, of Charlton,
who was visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Tansey, in this
city, left Friday for Sedalia, Mo-,
where they will make their future
home. Her granddaughter, Miss
Helen Tansey, accompanied her to
Sedalia
! Mrs. J. A. Caster departed Sunday
for Berkeley, California, where she
/ will spend the winter with her son,
Brown Caster, who is attending the
University of California. Roe Caster
drove her to Osceola in his auto Sun
day morning, Mr.. Caster accompany
, ing her that far.
Miss Ruth Conrey went to Osceola
Friday afternoon and visited over
night with friends in that city. She
, joined Mrs. Matte Gardner and
daughter Georgia, at Osceola Satur-
day morning and accompanied them
, to Los Angeles, California, where
, they will spend the winter.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Cornett, of De-
catur City, were in Leon Saturday
enroute to the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. w. Hamilton, near
Pleasanton, where they will visit
couple of weeks and will then go to
Bethany, Mo-, where they will spend
the winter at the home of their son,
! J. A. Cornett.
/ J. J. Harris and family, of Eagle
Grove, Iowa, who had been visiting
with relatives at Davis City, came
Friday to spend few days at the
| home of Mrs. Harris parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Teater, in this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Marks, of
Pleasanton, were visitors in this city
last Thursday.
| Mrs. Allie Merwin returned Friday
! from Edinburg, ILL.,, where she had
been visiting for couple of weeks
with her mother. Mr.. Merwin has
accepted a position as pharmacist in
drug store at Oskaloosa, and Mrs.
Merwin came to pack their goods for
shipment to that city, where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stiles, of Po-
mona, California, who are visiting at
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