The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25

Mrs. c. S. Evans and daughter
Eunice, of near Garden Grove, came
Tuesday to visit a few days at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Frost in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. D. Carter depart
ed last Friday for their home at
Kearney, Neb., after few days visit
in this city at the home of Mrs. Car
ter's sister, Mrs. S. Varga. -.
Judge and Mrs. J. w. Harvey de-
parted last week on a pleasure trip
to Washington. D. c., and other
points in the east, expecting to be
absent for several weeks.
Mrs. Bert Cunningham and child
rem returned Monday to their homo
at Creston after few days visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles
keim, of Center township. -
Mrs. J. L. Parrish, of Des Moines,
came last Wednesday noon to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. N.
Clark, arriving just few minutes
after the death of her father.
Mrs. Lew Thompson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Daniels, of Davis
City, came Saturday and visited
over Sunday in this city at the home
of her brother, George Spicer.
Mrs. A. NJ. Haag, of Pleasanton,
passed through this city Saturday
going to Centerville to visit her hus-
band, who is in a hospital in that
city suffering from appendicitis.
Mrs. P. B. Walker returned Tues
day from few days visit with Mr..
Walker at Ottumwa. Mr.. Walker is
experimenting the building of S. p.
Pond & Co.'s big plant at Ottumwa.
Mrs Gertie Wallace and children
returned to their home at Creston
Saturday night after visiting a few
days at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. o. Garner, of Eden town
ship.
Mrs. w. H. McCalla and daughter,
Mrs. Ed Turner, of Davis City, re-
turned home Monday after short
visit at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. G. E. Chastain, southeast OF
Leon.
Miss Marie Parrish and brother
Leal, of Des Moines, came Friday
evening to attend the funeral of
their grandfather, Mr.. +. N. Clark.
They returned home Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. C. Clark, of Des
Moines, came last Thursday evening
and spent a few days with relatives
in this city, being called here by the
death of Mr.. Clark's father, Mr.. I. N
Clark.
J. A. Benson and C. A. Simpson, of
Diagonal, Iowa, spent last Thursday
night in Leon while enroute to
Bethany, Mo-, where they went to
the springs for treatment, both be-
ing sufferers from rheumatism. i.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Armstrong re-
turned Monday evening from Pilot
Mound, Iowa, where they closed a
series of meetings. They also held
meetings at Sioux Rapids and Grant
while they were absent from Leon.
Mrs. Charles Johnson, who lives
east of 'Fieasanton, visited over night
with friends in this city last Thurs
day, being enroute home from O.
months visit with relatives at In
dianapolis and other points in In
diana. Il
Col. Charles Wood, the wen
known auctioneer, of hear Prince
ton, was business visitor in this
city last Saturday. Col. Woods has
mduy lTleuQS Ill tulS Guy VINO were
glad to see him, for he is a jolly
good fellow.
Mrs. D. J. Garrett, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, came Saturday
for visit at the home of her daugh-.
ter, Mrs. M. S. Benefiel, in this city.
Mrs. Garrett was for many years q
resident of Leon and has many old
friends in this city. ...:
M. S. Jones went to Des Moines
last Thursday to attend a big meet
ing of M. w. A. members, as rep
resentative of the Leon Camp, the
meeting being attended by about
1000 representatives from the var,
ious camps in Iowa to protest against
the proposed big increase in the as
sessments of the members which is
to take effect on Jan. /, 1913.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion F. Stookey
returned Tuesday evening from
two months visit in California, where
they visited with Mrs. Stookey's sis
ter, Mrs. Cora Fithian at Los An
geles, and also with an aunt of Mr..
Stookey's in San Francisco. They
also visited a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Hall at Denver, Colorado,
on their way home. They had de-