The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph e. Brooke de-
parted Monday for Ridgeway, Mo-,
to visit a few days at the home of
Mrs. Brooke's parents. >s
Mrs. G. E. Turner, of Kellerton,
was visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. X. Hickman, in
this city last Saturday.
Patrick Griffin returned to his
home at Grand River Thursday after
spending few days in this city at
tending to his duties as member
of the board of supervisors.
G. A. Hamilton returned to his
home at Van Vert Monday after a
few days visit in this city, being call
ed here by the serious illness of his
brother, Mr.. J. P. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bates, of
Memphis, Tenn, will arrive Thurs
day for visit with their neices, Mrs.
A. L. Curry and Mrs. G. M. Ketcham,
and other relatives in this city.
Mrs. r. Rosen and her trimmer,
Mrs. A. Vance, left last Thursday to
visit the wholesale millinery houses
at Quincy and Chicago and select her
spring stock of millinery goods.
J. A. Hemilrich, Of Benson, Neb.,
former we'll known resident of this
county, passed through this city last
Friday, going to Davis City to visit
his father, A. Hemilrich, who is
quite sick.
Mrs. John Cook departed Monday
to join her husband at their new
home at Atchison, Kansas, where
Mr.. Cook was transferred last week
as operator and ticket agent for the
Burlington.
Rev. Sadie A. Gibbons, who has
been visiting for several weeks with
friends in this vicinity, went to Gar
den Grove Monday to visit few days
before returning to her home at Por-
tbs, Kansas.
George Dickson and wife, of Bea
constie1d, who were visiting at the
home of j. H. Evans in this city,
went to Decatur City Thursday to
visit a few days with relatives before
returning home.
Mrs. Guy Stark went to NorWalk
Saturday and visited her parents
over Sunday. Mr.. Star k Joined her
at Norwalk on Monday and they are
attending the bakers convention at
Des Moines this week.
Col. B. r. Watchbaugh, of Kansas
City, formerly of this city, stopped
off here Friday on his way home from
Van Vert, where he had been called
to cry sale, and visited friends in
this city until Saturday morning.
G. J. McDougall, of Lineville,, and
his cousin, G. J. McDougall, of At
Gil nc
at his home, were in Leon Monday,
being on their way to RidgeWay, Mo-,
to visit a few days with relatives. :
G.. L. Sage and Ed Parker went to
Davis City Monday evening to at
tend the sale of B. S. Parker on
Tuesday, Mr.. Parker has sold his
farm and will locate at Allerton,
where he has bought hardware
store.
Eugene Massey and J. E. Lentz,
of Woodland, Ed Griffin, of Eden,
and E. NJ. Arnold, of Garden Grove
township, went to Des Moines Fri
day to see about buying steel culverts
for use in the road work in their
townships.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Gardner went
to Shenandoah Monday to attend the
Tooth birthday celebration of Mrs.
Gardeners father, Uncle Jack Phipps,
which was celebrated in fitting way
at the home of his daughter in Shen-
andoah yesterday.
Rev. F. Edwards, the venerable
Baptist minister of Osceola, came
Saturday to visit his old friend, Mr..
J. P. Hamilton, whose condition is
regarded as quite serious by his
| family He has been growing stead
| lily weaker for several weeks.
| Mrs. ]. H: Stanley returned last
Thursday evening from months
visit at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Penisten, at Maryville,
Mo. She says the new twin girls at
the Penisten home are about the
prettiest things she ever laid eyes on.
| Mrs. Claude Beck, of Des MOines,
came Monday and visited at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cochran, of west Leon, until
Wednesday afternoon. Claude is en-
ployed in the advertising room of
! C. H. Cooper, of Alton, came last
FRIDAY evening and visited a couple
of days in this city at the home of
his brother, G. B: Cooper. He came
specially to see his sister, Mrs. Mary
B. Steck, of New York City, who was
visiting at the Cooper home in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Turner, arrived
from Kansas City last Wednesday
and visited over night at the home
Eof Mrs. Turner's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. Hickman, in this city. Mr..
Turner returned to Kellerton Thurs
day morning and Mrs. Turner re-
manned until the evening train.
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