The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-02
Woodland.

Jas. F. and w. P. Newlin and ]. E
Coontz were Leon callers Monday
and the latter bought fine driving
team of w. A. Alexander and
brought them home with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse McGhee and
son Claud spent Monday at Lineville.
Mr. and Mrs. j. @. Lockwood SEN,
and daughter visited Monday at the
J. H. Lockwood home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Petty and
daughter Miss Adah, moved the first
of the week from their farm south
of town to the Eugene Clark resi-
dence here. We welcome this es-
Unable family to our midst.
Chas. D. Newlin: Of Leon, came
here Tuesday with three new bug
gies from the Bowsher & Bowsher
firm of that place and sold one to L..
ID. Rose, the liveryman of Lineville.
one to Ralph Mcdowell and one to
Willie Smith, near High Point.
Mr.. and Mrs Novia S. Beavers,
w. H. Wilson, Homer Johnston, Mrs.
Mary Bethards and daughters, Nora
and Lizzie, were transacting business
at Leon Tuesday.
Oscar Beavers, from near Leon.
was renewing acquaintance with his
many friends here Wednesday.
Duffy Lorey, of Leon, and Bert
Mcdowell, from Davis City, spent a
couple of days last week in this vi
pleasure trip.
DR.. Dean Rosengrant and George
Mason, of Garden Grove, were pro-
fessional callers in this vicinity We'd
nesday evening.
Sheriff Andrew and Mr.. Sharp, Of
Leon, made trip in the formers
auto tc his farm Wednesday where
they set out fruit trees and looked
after Mr.. Andrews fine farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Lane and
daughter, Miss Nell, were Lineville
visitors Tuesday,
John d. Bethards of Leon, is visit
ing relatives in this neighborhood
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Ross, Jas. F.
Newlin and r. B. Adair were Leon
shoppers Friday
"Ike" Evans and Bob" Axes, of
Leon, were business callers here Fri
day.
p. E. Hutchinson, lrl Beavers, E.
F. Newlin, Pearl Coontz, and Novia
Adair were Leon callers Saturday.
Miss Alta Lockwood returned
home Friday after spending a few
H. Lockwood, east of town.
w. C. Beavers purchased a fine
team of mules Of Jas. Grogan the
first of the week.
Everybody who is interested in a
new R. F. D. route to start from
Woodland are requested to meet at
Woodland Saturday, May 4, 1912, at
p. m.
Clarence Bartlett, of Garden
Grove, was here last Tuesday and
purchased seed corn of y. S. Beav-
ers.
The store building occupied by Fl.
o. Petty's general store was struck
by lightning last Thursday evening
between and 10 o'clock during the
electrical storm, doing considerable
damage to the south end of the
building. There was no one in the
building at the time consequently
no one was injured. Mr.. Petty had
been sleeping in the store for some
time but fortunately had moved his
and was at home that night. Had he
been sleeping in the store he un-
doubtedly would have been injured,
as his bed was in that part of the
room and directly in the way'of the
lightning.
Miss Lizzie Bethards assisted Mrs.
l.. l.. Richardson with her house
work few days the past week.
Chas. Barrett was Lineville call
er Saturday.
Clifford Petty, who is suffering
with appendicitis at the home of his
brother-in-law, Arthur McCarty, IS
reported as convalescent, also Mr.
S. F. Mcdowell is considered slightly
improved at this writing.
w. P. Newlin and daughter, Miss
Myrtle, went to Lineville Saturday.
Mr.. Newlin returned the same day
but Myrtle remained for visit with
relatives.