The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
Woodland.


field on Tuesday, June 18th. IE
Fred Beavers spent several days
the past week at the home of his
brother, Guy, near Leon.
J. e. Lentz, Chas. Carlson, Ho-
mer Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. s..
Beavers were Leon callers Wednes-
day.
About thirty of the young folks
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Earl. Amos a
miscellaneous shower and an old
time charivari.
Miss Della Clark of Lineville, has
been visiting relatives and friends
here the past week.
Mrs. C. C. Dye, Novia S. Beavers,
Mrs. Minnie Woolman and two chill
dren were Lineville callers Thursday,
making the trip in the formers auto.
DR.. C. E. Lovett was a business
caller at Leon Thursday.
Clifford Petty returned from the
hospital at Centerville Sunday a
week ago, where he had underwent
an operation for appendicitis, and
his many friends are glad to see
him we'll on the road to recovery.
J. E. Lentz and Jas. S. Beavers
went to Garden Grove Thursday to
visit VIM. Cartwright who is quite
ill.
j. E. Lentz, Chas. Carlson, Jas.
S. Beavers, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
Beavers, Floyd Webster, Rolla and
Clyde Beavers, V. T. and Roma
Massey, Mrs. Minnie Woolman and
daughter, Audrey, were among the
Leon visitors Saturday also Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Dye, N. S. Beavers and
A. Perkins drove to Leon in the
Dye car Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Gochenouer,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Still and Miss
Eula Keller were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Still.
Mrs. Sam Mcdowell and Ralph
and Elsie were Lineville callers Fri
day.
Mabel Flowers, Erema end lone
Woolman spent Friday with Miss
Coy Lane.
A number from here attended the
Children's Day program and all day
meeting ct High Point last Sunday.
The meeting at the Union church
conducted by Evangelist J. P. Childs
and singer, Miss Darling, are still in
progress with good crowds attending
and much interest shown.
| Ottie Vaughn is sick at his home
with typhoid fever.
DR.. C. E. Lovett went to Keokuk
Saturday and visited over Sunday at
the S. B. Wright home and accom-
panied his wife and two sons who
have been visiting in the Gate City
about three weeks, home this Mon
| day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Amos visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. King near
Decatur Tuesday.
panied by Abe Jordon and family,
of Lincville, passed through here
Friday in the formers auto.
Mrs. Gertie McCalla, from near
Decatur, was an over Sunday guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Adair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jo:n King, Mr.. and
Mrs. Zearl Bethards accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Amos to Leon
Friday. where they departed for
Marshalltown to make their future
! home. We are sorry to lose this
estimable young couple from our
midst but wish them we'll in their
new home.
Mrs. Martha Cain and grandchil-
dren, Ralph and Florence Cain, of
Lineville, were over Sunday guests
at the w. T. Lane home.
Miss Ina Wood is working for
Mrs. Ed Griffin.
The large barn owned by Eli and
P. e. Hutchinson on their farm one
and one-half miles east of town, was
totally destroyed by fire Friday
afternoon. The origin of the fire is
unknown and was under such head
way when discovered that little was
saved from the burning building.
This was one of the largest and old
est barns in this section, having
been built years ago by G.. J. Hutch
1nson, from large native timber.
There was 5000 insurance on the
building.
Mrs. Erie L. Beavers entertained
a number of young ladies Wednes-
day afternoon at ncr hone in the
east part of town. Those present
were: Misses Grace Rayn, Sarah
Coontz, Myrtle Newlin, Blanche
Cartwright, Hildah Riddle, Lillian
Mae Darling, Nora and Lizzie Beth
ards, Mabel Flowers, Adah Petty,
Ercma and lone Woolman. The
afternoon was spent in games and
music and making candy. Refresh
ments of ice cream, cake and candy
were served, and all present enjoy
ed the occasion.
W. P. Newlin went to. Lineville
Wednesday and Pauline and Wee
Coontz accompanied him home for a
visit here with. relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Lane went to
Corydon Thursday and visited at the
Isaac Merrick home until Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Amos visited
at the Yves Brown home at High
Point Wednesday.
| Mabel Flowers, Erema and lone
WOolman spent Monday with Hildah
Riddle.
| w. H. Wilson Homer Johnston
and DR.. C. E. Lovett made a business
trip to Lineville Friday afternoon.
| Mrs. C.. G. Dye Mr.. and Mrs.
Novia S. Beavers Miss Lillian Mae
Darling, Mrs. Winnie Beavers and
two children were entertained Fri