The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-18

Mrs. George Fuller returned
Thursday evening from Weldon,
whee she had been visiting a few
days at the home OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Randall, VINO
lives north of Weldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunn and
children, of Des Moines, who mad
been here visiting at the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Allan Dunn, went to
Van Vert Monday for a short visit
before returning home.
Mrs. David Short departed Friday
for Ottumwa, after a visit IN this
city with her son-in-law, Add Aus
man. Mrs. Short is making her
home in Ottumwa with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. E. Meacham.
County recorder Ira B. Oftlcer re-
turned Saturday morning from Bur-
Llington where he attended the an
nual convention of the county re-
corders of Iowa, and made trip to
Keokuk to view the big dam.
Misses Wilma and Frances Gill
reath. of Yankton, S. D., who have
been visiting at the home OF their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Wood
ard, in this city, went to Grand River
Tuesday to visit a few days with rel
Iatives.
Mrs, w. R. Johnson, who had been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
|C. X, Cherrington, at Decatur City,
passed through this city Saturday,
going to Kansas City to visit over
Sunday, and from there returned to
her home at Pueblo, Colorado.
Mrs. Ed Pace departed Monday
for Fl. Madison, where they will
make their home, Mr.. Pace having
accented a position in that city.
Her father, G. w. LaFollette, ac-
|companied her as far as Van Vert,
returning home on the evening tram.
Mr.. V. R. McGinnis and son Dom
aid, who had been visiting with rel,
atives at Grand River, returned
home Thursday evening. She was
accompanied home by her sister, Mrs.
#. T. Johnston and little daughter,
who will visit few days in this city.
Misses Merle and Madge Manning
returned to their home at Kelferton
Saturday evening after few days
visit with relatives in this city and
vicinity. Miss Helen Beavers ac-
companied them home and will visit
at the Manning home for few days,
DR.. and Mrs. John Horton, of Du-
buque, who had been visiting for a
couple of weeks in this city at the
home of his mother, Mrs. X. M.
Black, departed for home last Fri
day. They expected to take steam
er at Burlington for the trip up the
river.
Mrs. J. M. Gardner, deputy presi-
dent of the Rebekah lodge, went to
Van Vert Saturday to install the
new officers of the lodge at that
place and visit over Sunday with her
father, Mr.. J. S. Arney. Mr.. Gard
ner drove up after her Sunday in
his auto.
Captain J. D. Brown returned last
Thursday from Des Moines, where
he spent several days on business
connected with the arrangements for
the official train from Iowa for the
G. A. R. members who will attend
the national encampment at Los An
geles, California, next month.
Miss Edna Kriddlebaugh, of
Charlton, former teacher in the
Leon schools, passed through this
city last Friday on her way to ST.
Joe, where she was accompanying
her cousin, Mrs. Plummer and chill
dren, who had been visiting at the
Kriddlebaugh home at Charlton.
E. J. Robinson, of Calhoun county,
Texas, former we'll known resident
of Lamont, was in Leon last Friday
attending to some business matters.
Mr.. Robinson is visiting with rela-
tives at Lamont. He moved to Texas
nearly four years ago, and says he
is we'll pleased with his southern
home.
Port Bowsher, who is travelling for
Ia Chicago wholesale grocery house,
came in Saturday to join his wife
who had been here fr a week Wis
iting with relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowsher expect to locate either in
Leon or some adjacent town which
will be convenient for him to make
his territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Pitman, of
Northwood, Iowa, came Monday
morning to visit a few days at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Will Card
ner, and other relatives in this city.
They had been in attendance at the
editorial meeting at Burlington, and
then visited with relatives in Illinois.
Mr.. Pitman for some years has been
the publisher of the Northwood An
Choir, and is getting up one of the
best papers in northern Iowa.