The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-07-11

Department Commander j. d.
Brown, of the Iowa G.. A. R. went to
Des Moines Monday to meet with the
representatives of the various rail-
roads and select an official route for
the G. A. R. special train to attend
the National encampment at Los
Angeles, California, next month.
Ed Macy, of north Of Leon, re-
turned Tuesday from East Moline,
ILL.,, where he had been visiting for
week at the home Of his. daughter,
Mrs. J. ]. Shirley Ed says he went
swimming and fishing in the old
Mississippi river while there and had
regular old fashioned vacation.
Mr., and Mrs. w. A. Alexander re-
turned last Friday from a pleasure
trip to Chicago of few days, being
accompanied to that city by Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Barry, of Des Moines.
They spent several days in the city,
took an excursion on Lake Michigan
and had a fine time all the time they
were gone.
Claude w. Robinson left Monday
morning for Sioux City, Iowa, to at
tend the annual meeting Of the Iowa
Pharmaceutical Association. The
| firm of Bell & Robinson never miss
one of these meetings, and their up
| to-date store shows that they profit
| by attending the meetings of their
association.
Mr.: and Mrs Morris Gardner re-
turned home Monday noon from
four weeks trip through various
parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
New York, where they were visiting
| with relatives and having a general
good time. They visited Niagara
Falls and other points of interest
while they were gone.
B. E. Gardner, of east of Leon,
was called to Galesburg, Illinois,
| last Friday by a telegram announcing
the death of his sister, Mrs. Nancy
Adcock, which occurred the prev
ious evening, she being seventy-two
yeas of age at the time of her de-
mise. Mr.. Gardner has the sympa-
thy of many friends in his bereave-
ment.
Mrs. G. w. Spencer, of Bethany,
Mo-. and her nephew, Tedford Miles,
of Corydon, visited over Sunday in
this city with Mr.. Spencer, who is
acting manager of the Clarinda
Poultry, Butter & Egg Co., during
the absence of manager Harry Pen
| niwell who is in hospital at Bos-
| ton, Mass, recovering from a severe
operation.
Mrs. w. A. Allbaugh and Mrs.
Mary Thompson returned last Friday
from Pacific Junction, Iowa, where
they went to attend the eightieth
birthday anniversary Of their uncle,
Mr.. Lee Grimes, which was cele-
brated on July 3rd, and large num-
Der of relatives and friends attended
big birthday dinner and reception
given in his honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mckinley, of
Ashland, Kansas, came in Sunday
and visited until Tuesday evening at
the homes of Robert and J. R. Bow
sher, being a nephew of Mrs. Robert
Bowsher. They made the trip in
their new Buick auto, as wedding
trip, and were accompanied to this
city by three of Mrs. Robert Bow
sher's sisters, Mrs. Sarah Miller and
Mrs. Emma Mckinley, of Ravanna,
Mo-, and Mrs Charles Minter, of
Mill Grove, Mo.
Tom Judd, of Des Moines, travel
ing passenger agent for the Chicago
Great Western Ry. was in Leon
few hours last Friday, being on his
way to Garden Grove to visit his
mothe, Mrs Newt Judd. Tom has
made rapid progress in railroad
work, and but few years ago was
an operator at the Burlington depot
in this city. He is now recognized
as one of the leading passenger
agents of Iowa. Tom had been to
Ravenwood, Mo, for the Fourth
where the Des Moines Great Western
base ball team played a game with
the Kansas City Great Western ball
tenn, tho game being won by Kansas
City.