The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-19

Mrs. H. O. Poffinbarger returned
Friday to her home at Council
Bluffs, after visiting for couple of
weeks at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. w. Wiedner, near Blockley.
Mrs E. Housh went to Des Moines
Thursday to visit at the home of
her son, Charles Housh, and help
care for little daughter which ar
rived at their home the previous
day. !,
two children, of Gage. Oklahoma.
were in Leon last Thursday, Deing,
on their way to GAINESVILLE, sNlo,,
where they will make their future
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd jerks and
children, of Montezuma, Iowa, came
last Friday to visit a few days in
this city at the home of Mrs. jerks
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Forbes.
Mrs. M. V. Smith and son, L. L.
Smith, of Humeston, were In Leon
Saturday on their way to Decatur
City to visit a few days at the home
of the formers daughter, Mrs. JOS
eph Bogue.
President Strickland, of Simpson
College, Indianola, came Saturday
evening and visited over Sunday with
Rev. Guy j. Fansher. He occupied
the pulpit at the M. E. church Sun
day morning.
Mrs. c. NJ. Piper, of Charlton, who
had been visiting with relatives at
Springfield. Mo-, stopped off in Leon
last Saturday while enroute home,
and visited over night with her sis
ter, Mrs. Lou Parsons.
Mrs. Winfield Cash, of this city,
and Mrs. NJ. Tolbert, of Des Moines.
who was visiting at the Cash home
in this city, went to Lamont Satur-
day evening and visited over Sunday
with relatives and friends.
u. G. Tucker, of GAINESVILLE, a
member of the county court OF Har-
rison county, Mo-, was in Leon last
Thursday, being on his way home
from Bethany, where he had been
for few days on official business.
Mrs. Dollie Kelley and daughter,
Margaret, returned to their home at
Des Moines Monday after visiting
few days With relatives in this city,
having been called here to attend
the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Nalley.
B. E. Gardner departed Friday al
ternoon for his home at Monmouth,
Illinois, having been here for few
days showing his farm east OF Leon
to some parties, and had a trade
about closed up on it when he left
here.
Mrs, d. r. Fishburn, who will be
remembered as Miss Ada hurry,
passed through this city last Thurs
day enroute from Ridgeway, Mo-, to
Van Vert, where she will visit rela-
tives a few days before returning
home.
Mrs. Sherman Wheeler, of Davis
City, was in Leon Saturday visiting
her daughter, Miss Goldie, who was
recently operated upon at the Leon
hospital for appendicitis. She is do
ing nicely and will soon be able to
return home.
Miss Ora Sankey, who is employ
ed as a trained nurse at Iowa City.
passed through this city Monday ev-.
ening going to Lamont to visit her
sister, Mrs T. J. Smith, a few days,
after which she will come to Leon
to spend the holidays.
Mrs. Chef Pullen went to Gains
Vile, Mo-, Saturday to visit a lew
days with relatives in that vicinity.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. A. R. Clawson, of Spencer,
Neb., who had been visiting at Tie
Pullen home near this city.
Mrs. Robert Mckee, of Anaheim,.
California, arrived last Thursday for
visit of several weeks at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Mills, of Eden township. 1t had
been four years since she was home,
and they are enjoying fine visit
Mrs. H. G. Wilson, of Miller, S.
D., came last Thursday to visit a
few weeks at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Rhoades.
Her sister, Miss LaNelle Rhoades,
who had been making an extended
visit at Miller, returned home with
her.
j. E. Penniwell arrived Tuesday
from Cohoes, New York, and will
visit for a few weeks with relatives
and friends in this city. He has
been in charge of some important
construction work being done at
that place by the Westinghouse
Church Kerr Co., with whom he has
been employed for number OF
years at various places all over the
United States.