The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26

Miss Josephine Johnson departed
last Thursday morning for Brigham
City, Utah, where she has contract
ed to teach nine months term of
school for $65 per month.
Mrs. George Brown, of Alton,
who had been visiting with friends
at Decatur City, went to Kellerton
Monday evening to visit a few days
at the home of John Ross.
Mrs. +. a. Wagner and little son
went to erosion Tuesday to visit 81
few days with relatives and attend
the Home Coming Celebration being
held at that place this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Griffin and
daughters, Misses Helen and Gussie,
of Grand River, came Saturday ev-
ening for an over Sunday visit with
relatives southeast of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Cox and son,
Charles, of Burrell township, went
to Mt. Ayr Saturday evening and
visited over Sunday at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. Bert Dobson.
Mrs. A. B. Ward, who was visit
! ing at the home of her brother,
M. l. Marshall, in this city, and with
relatives at Decatur City, returned
Friday to her home at Chattanooga,
Okla.
Mrs. G. w. Custer, of Bethany,
Mo-, who had been visiting with
friends at Pleasanton, came Friday
for short visit at the home of her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. VIM. Biggs,
A. c. Mcdowell returned to his
home at Davis City Monday, having
been called to this city to attend
the funeral of his brother, Charles
A. Mcdowell, which was held on
Sunday.
Miss Effie Lindsey, of Marengo,
who had been visiting at the home
of J. w. Wagner, northeast of this
city, went to Creston Monday where
she will make a short visit before
returning home.
Lloyd M. Smith, the photographer,
went to Mt. Ayr Saturday evening
on business and from there went to
Tingley to join his wife and babies,
who had been visiting relatives at
Tingley for a couple of weeks.
Miss Florence Doyle, who was Wis
iting in this city at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Jas. F. Harvey, left
Monday for Chicago, where she will
visit for few days before return
ing to her home at Los Angeles.
Tillman Smith, former we'll
known resident Of this county, now
a prosperous attorney at Upham, N.
d., departed for home last Saturday
after visiting for week at the home
of his father, south of this city.
G. P. Shaffner, Of near Terre
Haute, was business visitor in
Leon last Saturday. Charley says
his democracy was never so strong
as this year, and he feels sure that
Wilson will be our next president.
Mrs. Fred Teale returned
Thursday from Chicago where she
had been for a few days assisting
her daughter, Miss Freda, to get
settled in pleasant rooms for the,
coming year while she is attending
University.
Col. w. P. Hepburn and wife re-
last Friday after spending a couple
of days in this city while Col. Hep :
burn was looking after his farm in
terests in this county, owning sever
al good farms near DeKalb.
Fred Waight, of Washington, D.
c., arrived Sunday to spend weeks
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ant superintendent OF the Metro
politan Insurance Co., of Washing
ton, D. c., with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. w. F. Waight, in this city.
Mrs. w. F. Wafght went to Osce-
ola Saturday to meet her son, Fred
J. Waight, of Washington, D. c.,
who is spending short vacation at
the home of his parents in this city,
and Mrs. Waight could not wait until
he arrived in Leon to see him. {
Prof. T. Johannes and little son
went to Decatur City Friday after
noon, where he assisted the Pleasan-
ton band with a concert which they
gave in connection with the home
talent play put on at Decatur City
by a Pleasanton dramatic company.
Mrs. Blanche Morris, who had
been visiting for several weeks in
Chicago and the east, came Monday
evening to visit a few days at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Allen, before returning to her
home at Walla Walla, Washington.
Mrs. E. Mayer, of Cleartield, ar
rived Saturday evening to join Mr..
Mayer, who was recently sent here
10 fill the position of bookkeeper for
The Clarinda Poultry, Butter and
Egg Co. We extend cordial well
come to these estimable young peo-
pie to our city. ..