The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10

i b. H. Negus, of Peoria, Ill, re-
turned Thursday from trip to Des
Moines, where he was making ar
rangements to move. With Mrs.
Negus he is visiting during his va
cation at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Woodland, in
this city.
State treasurer w. w. Morrow, of
Des Moines, was visiting few hours
with his many friends in this city
last Thursday He is the same genial
good fellow that he was before he
assumed the responsibilities of look
ing after the cash of the great state
of Iowa.
Mrs. Joe Nugent and daughter
Florence, of Aurora, Mo-, who were
visiting in this city at the home of
her brother, j. E. Albaugh and with
other friends, departed Thursday
evening for Lamont, to visit few
days at the home of her sister. Mrs.
o. E. Teale.
w. H. Snyder departed Saturday
afternoon for Portal, N. D., having
received a telegram from his son,
Dwight Snyder, who started with
car of goods and stock few days
previous for Swift Current, Canada,
was sick at Portal and for him to
come at once.
Mrs. l. T. Flint, of Eldon, and her
daughter, Mrs. w. M. James, of Meri-
da, Yuccatan, who were called here
by the death of Mrs. Flint's sister,
Mrs. Jas. G. Springer, went to Grand
River Monday to visit few days at
the home of her brothers, David and
William Thomas.
B. w. Garrett, of Des Moines, clerk
of the supreme court of Iowa, and a
former we'll known citizen of Leon,
accompanied by his family, came last
Friday to spend a week at the home
of Mrs. CARROTS parents, Mr.. and
relatives in this city.
Duncan Forbes, of Los Angeles,
California, who was visiting the past
week at the home of his brother,
Arthur Forbes, in this city, went with
Arthur to Blockley Monday to look
at his fine farm, and then went to
Mt. Ayr Monday evening to visit
few days with relatives at that place.
Mrs. c. A. Hawkins and children
of Chicago, who had been visiting
with relatives at Corydon, came Sat-
urday evening for few days visit at
the home of Mr.. Hawkins mother,
Mrs. w. S. Chandler, in this city.
Mr.. Hawkins Joined her here on Sun
day and is spending few days Wis
iting his many friends in this city.
John H. Springer, of near Lamont,
was business visitor in this city
last Friday and made The Reporter
a pleasant call. Mr.. Springer does
not agree with us politically, but he
does agree with us in many things of
public import, and unless things
change We will live in hope that some
of these days he will be voting the
democratic ticket.
Ed. P. Conwell, of White Sulphur
Springs, Montana, who has been WIS.,
iting with relatives in the vicinity of
Grand River, came to Leon Tuesday
for short visit with old friends in
this city. Mr. Conwell attended the
Leon schools, graduating with the
class of 80. He is now city attorney
of White Sulphur Springs and enjoys
a very lucrative law practice. - 49,.
Mrs. John Gustin, of Des Moines,
and her sister, Mrs. M. E. Coverson,
of Bethany, Mo-, stopped off in this
city Tuesday while enroute to Des
Moines and visited a couple of days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Craig. Mrs. Gustin will be we'll re-
membered by many of the older res
idents of this city, having resided in
Leon for number of years.
i O. E. Tullis, that little man, but a
mighty big one when it comes to
hustling, who used to live in Leon,
but is now the owner of two restaur-
ants and big secondhand store at
Charlton, was in Leon Monday on
business. Bert says that since the
Rock Island started to build into
Charlton the town is on big boom
and he is doing big lot of business
and making money.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Moore, of St.
Louis, Mo-, arrived Saturday to visit
few days at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Moore, who
live few miles north of this city.
Mr.. Moore for number of years has
been employed in the Office of the
superintendent of the railway mail
service at St. Louis, and has many
/ friends in this his boyhood home,
who are pleased to see him.
| j. w. Scott and son, H. G. Scott, of
north of Leon, and his daughter, Mrs.
! John Robertson, of Davis City, re-
| turned Saturday. morning from De-
catur, Illinois, where they were
called by the illness of Mr.. SCOTS
mother, who still continues very
low. Miss Fay Hooper, of Decatur,
ILL.,, came home with them and went
, with Mrs. Robertson to Davis City
on the evening train to visit few
days. NJ