The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-02-23

Miss Fern Pryor went to Chicago
last Thursday to assist her sister,
Miss Jessica Pryor, in selecting new
spring millinery for the Keller &
Pryor millinery store.
Mrs. Vena Edwards returned Mon
day evening to her home at Pleas
anton after visiting few days in
this city at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Spencer
Mrs. Rose Osborne and children
returned Friday to their home lat
Franklin, Neb., after a visit at the
home of her father-in-law, John Os-
gone for couple of weeks.
R. 1. Benefiel left last Thursday
morning on business trip to Can
tril, and other points in the eastern
part of the state, expecting to be
borne, southeast of this city.
C. w. Maxwell, of Ridgeway, Mo-,
has made arrangements to locate in
this city, doing furniture repair work.
He went to his home at Ridgeway
last Thursday after his tools.
Mrs J. H. Pitman, of this city, and
her brother, E. C. Johnson, of Casey,
went to Ridgeway, NO., last Thurs
day to visit their aunt, Mrs. Emma
Whistler, who is dangerously i'll.
Ben Lanning, of the Journal force,
was down at Lamont Monday making
preparations to move to that place,
having accepted position in the
Herald Office as linotype OPERATOR
Mr.. and Mrs-<J. N. Seagraves re-
turned Friday to their home at Bell
trees, ILL.,, after visiting for several
weeks in this city at the home Of
theirs daughter, Mrs. Frank Hansell.
| Dwight Gardner, of Topeka, Kas.,
came Saturday to attend the funeral
of his cousin, Miss Louise Gardner.
He went to Humeston Monday to
visit a few days with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs George o. Gardner.
| Mrs. w. N. Price, of Gentry, Ark,
who was visiting her sister, Mrs. F.
L. Jenkins, and other relatives in
this vicinity, went to St. Paul, Minn.,
Monday, to visit her daughters, Mrs.
C. r. Hodgson and Mrs. c. w. Owen.
I. N. Beard, of Osceola, came down
last Wednesday evening and visited
until the following afternoon with his
many friends in this city. He was
here on business, being one of the
proprietors of the Kraft Clothing Co.
| VIM. A. Mcintosh, of near Grand
River, came down last Thursday even
ing and visited a couple of days in
this city. He is one Of the best known
men in Decatur county, and has many
friends in Leon. We enjoyed pleas
ant call from him.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Malone and
daughter Nellie returned Saturday
to their home at Lincoln, Neb., hav-
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the home of Mrs. Malone's mother,
Mrs. Ella Owen, of Woodland, who
has been quite sick.
| c. R. Meeker, of Decatur City, was
a business visitor in this city last
Thursday Charlie has been up
against it to secure a room for his
big stock of goods since the fire, but
some of these days he will get
Strengthened out all right.
| Rob Wallace, of Atchison, Kas.,
came in last Thursday and visited
over night at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould Wallace, Of this
city. He was on his way to Marshall
town, having been transferred to that
city by the firm for whom he has
worked for numberrof years.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bobbitt and
daughter, Mrs. H. J. Spicer, spent
Tuesday at Van Vert, it being the
birthday anniversary of Mr.. Bobbitt's
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bobbitt, one
of the old time residents of Leon,
who is now making her home with
her daughter, Mrs. F. R. Porter, at
Van Vert -
Thelma, Geraldine, Elizabeth and
Marion Clark, of SkidmOre, Mo-.
came Tuesday to visit short time
with relatives in this city, their par
ents moving to Des Moines, where
Mr.. Clark is one of the managers
for Chase Bros. chain of grocery
stores. Their aunt, Mrs. F. A. Bow
man, met them at Van Vert and ac-
companied them to this city.