The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09
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rains Wednesday and Thursday
nights and the streams were out Of
banks, consequently blowing is at
standstill on the lOwlands but sew
eral farmers have planted corn on
the higher land.
Ed Rushing, of Leroy, and Clar-
ence Bartlett, of Garden Grove, were
here Monday and the former pur-
chased a fine horse of Jas. Flynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Lane and
Hazel were guests Monday at the T.
C. Lane home.
DR.. j. S. Coontz of Garden Grove,
was a professional caller here Tues
day.
J. w. King returned Tuesday
from several days visit with his
brother, Jas. King, at Decatur.
DR.. G. E. Lovett went to Garden
Grove Wednesday to meet Mrs. S. B.
Wright, of Keokuk, who came to
care for her daughter, Mrs. Lovett
and the fine boy that arrived at the
Doctors home last Tuesday.
Novia S. Beavers was Lineville
business caller Wednesday.
Ray Beavers and family spent
Monday at the Jas. Beavers home.
Orville Brown and family spent
Saturday with Mrs. Mary Bethards.
Jas. F. Newlin and Roy Beavers
were business callers at Leon Fri
day.
lone Woolman visited the latter
part of the week at the Roy Beavers
home.
A valuable colt belonging to J. G..
Hurst got thorn in it's eye and was
brought to DR.. G. E. Lovett Monday,
who removed the obstacle but it is
feared it will lose the eye.
Austin Johnston and l.. G. Adalr
delivered two, loads of millet seed to
Leon Saturday for the former.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Barritt visited
Friday with their son Arthur, in
Wayne county, and their grandson
Theodore accompanied them home
for short visit.
H. O. Petty made. business trip
to Murray Wednesday, returning
Friday.
DR.. Lovett reports the birth of
twin boys to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Allen
on May /.
Mesdames H. B. Cox and E. A..
Cartwright were Leon shoppers Sat-
urday.
nellie Brown, of High Point, and
Lenna King spent Saturday night
with Hildah Riddle.
Pete Daniels, of Garden Grove,
purchased a fine team of grey horses
of Canon Evans near Big Springs,
recently, for $675.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Adair were
over Sunday guests of their daughter
" Ton nnaofr1rv
Erie L. Beavers and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. K. d.
Lockwood
Mr.. Davis, from near Mt. Olive,
was here papering rooms for Mes
danes C. A. Massey, Erie L. and
Jas. S. Beavers, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs I. N. Beavers, Miss
Martin and Mel Woolman spent
Sunday at the Roy Beavers home.
J. L. Still, of Garden Grove, and
adjuster, Mr.. Brainard, for the
Hawkeye Insurance Co. was here
Friday and settled the loss on the
B. A. Y. hall and the company store
building which was recently damag-
ed by lightning.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. S. Konklin, from
! near Leon, spent Sunday with Mrs.
MARY Beavers.
Misses nellie Brown, Lenna King,
Hildah Riddle, Grace Rayn, Alta
Lockwood, E. F. and Kent Newlin
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. @. Lockwood,
SEN, were entertained at dinner
Sunday at the A. p Coontz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gochenouer,
west of High Point, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Still.
A number of relatives and friends
of Mrs. John Moore spent Sunday
with her, the occasion being he1
birthday. Among those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Still, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Massey, Miss Lucy
Beck, Roy Woods and family, An
thony Massey and family, Joe s.
Keller and family, and Mr.. and Mrs
w. D. Gochenouer.
| J. E. Lentz and Jas. F. NeWlln
were Lineville callers Tuesday.
! w. P. Newlin went to Linevill@
Wednesday and his daughter, Mis-!
Myrtle, who had been visiting rela
tives there a few days returned home
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Leachman, Of
Lineville, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Clevie Petty.
DR.. C. E. Lovett went to Linevllle
(this) Monday to visit his mother
Mrs. D. G. Lovett, who has beer
quite i'll.