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

Miss Martha Vanhousen return
ed to her home at Blythedale, Mo-,
Tuesday, after visiting few days
in this city with her sister, Mrs. G.
M. Harris.
Misses Kyle and Fay Carpenter, of
Mt. Moriah, Mo-, came Monday to
visit few days in this city at the
home of their grandmother, Mrs. J.
M. Brown.
Mrs. r. j. Richardson went to Da-
Wis City Saturday and visited over
Sunday with friends, going specially
to attend the quarterly meeting held
in that city.
Mrs. S. M. Wax returned to her
home at Clearfield Saturday, after
visiting a few days in this city at the
home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
I George Wax, who accompanied her
as far as Van Vert, returning home
on the evening train.
! Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Fisher, OF
Spencer, S. d., arrived Tuesday, be-
, ing called here by the death OF Mrs.
Fishers brother, Gilbert Campbell,
who died at Helena, Montana, and
whose body will be brought to this
city today for burial.
Judge R. L. Parrish, OF Des
Moines, came down last Thursday to
Join his wife and children, who had
been here visiting at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. G. w. Baker, and other
relatives. They returned to Des
Moines Friday afternoon.
Sharp Chamberlin, of GlenWood,
Iowa, who is visiting at the home OF
his father, S. w. Chamberlin, OF De-
catur City, was visiting in this city
t. last Friday. He has been located at
'Glenwood for the past eight years
in the insurance business.
Mrs. F. E. Warrington, Mrs. Frank
Rosengrant and Mrs. James Camp
bell, all of this county, and their
brother, Ralph Paris, of Des Moines.
went to Kellerton Saturday evening
and visited over Sunday at the home
of their sister, Mrs. Frank Manning.
M. S. Jones, E. G. Monroe and }.
R. Bowsher went to Des Moines on
/ Tuesday to attend the republican
state convention, and Uncle Bob
Bowsher went up Wednesday morn
ing to look after the youngsters and
see that they returned home safely
B. w. Lanning and family went to
Charlton last Wednesday evening to
spend the Fourth at the home OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Lam
ming. Mr.. Lanning returned home
Friday and Mrs. .Lanning and the
boys remained for a few days visit
Mrs. Harry Jenkins and two chill
dren returned to their home at Cen
try, Arkansas, last Saturday, after
visiting for a few weeks in this city
at the home of her mother, Mrs. j..
NJ. Marvin. Her nephew, Ralph
Pickering, accompanied her as far as
St. Joe.
Archie Harrell, trainmaster of the
Santa Fe R. R. at San Marcial, New
Mexico, passed through Leon Monday.
returning home from visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Harrell,
at St. Charles, Iowa. His family
will visit at St. Charles for several
weeks yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Henning, of
Albuquerque, New Mexico, who were
visiting in this city at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. M. S. Jones, left Fri
day for St. Joe, Mo-, where they will
visit a few days and then 90 to Chi
cago for a short visit before return
ing home. u
T. John R. McPherrin and son Rob-
ert, of Wichita, Kansas, came in Sat-
urday and visited over Sunday, Mrs.
McPherrin having been called here
by the death of her father, Major j.
L. Young. They expect to move back
from Wichita to Des Moines, in the
near future.
Mrs. D. E. Gatchell and daughter,
Miss Ena, of Omaha, came last Fri
day for visit with her mother, Mrs.
IF. Varga and other relatives in this
city. They had been visiting for a
few days at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Nellie Dorm, ,,at Charlton, be-
fore coming to Leon.
Misses Martha and Anna Owens,
Myrtle Parker and Floy Reed, of
Mt. Ayr, came over last Saturday
morning and visited until Monday
evening with Miss Georgia Stewart,
northeast of Leon. The young
ladies had a fine time enjoying a
week end in the country.
J. K. Willantt, of near Kingston,
was in Leon Monday, coming over
after his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dan
Wilantt, of Ell Reno, Oklahoma, who
had been spending a few days with
friends in this city. Dan will come
up the latter part of this week for a
short visit and Mrs. Wilantt will re-
turn home with him.