The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Woodland.

Leon visitors Monday.
" One Of John Woods horses died
Tuesday.
Word was received here last week
Of the birth of baby girl on April
20, to Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Grain,
OF Gilmore City. Mrs. Grain will be
remembered as Mrs. Ida Gochenouer.
Jas. f. Newlin was Lineville
caller Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Bethards spent few
days the past week with her sister,
Mrs. Orville Brown.
Andy Adair and Zearl Bethards
have been digging well for Novia
s. Beavers.
Miss Nora Rains spent Wednesday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Keller
DR.. McNay and Fred Aten, of Gar
den Grove, Dean Doze and George
loshier, of Humeston were business
callers here Thursday.
i J. l.. Still, of Garden Grove, was
looking after business affairs here
Thursday making the trip on his
motor cycle.
Elvin Adair spent a few days the
past week with his sister, Mrs. Ber-
tie Clay.
Bessie Carton were Lineville callers
Wednesday,
= Nellie and Hugh Brown, from
High Point, came down to j. E.
Lentz' Friday afternoon and Sarah
Lance accompanied them home and
remained until Sunday.
J. C. McGhee and family spent
Friday at Lineville.
Ed Patton returned Monday from
ElmWood, Neb., where he was called
a week previous to attend the funer-
al of his father, Thomas Patton, who
died very suddenly from heart dis
ease.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. NJ. Emmack, Mr..
and Mrs. J. @. Lockwood, jr., spent
Sunday at the John A. Adair home.
DR.. McNay and Fred Aten, of Gar
den Grove we're professional callers
here Friday and Saturday.
The heavy rains Friday night and
Saturday caused the streams to over
flow and all the lowlands were
flooded, the water being higher than
any previous time this year.
Elder A. E. Hatch will occupy the
pulpit at the A. c. church next Sat-
urday evening, May 18. Everybody
invited to come and hear him.
Miss Myrtle Newlin spent Sunday
at Garden Grove with Miss Lenna
Deisher.
DR.. c. E. Lovett reports the birth
of daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Barritt on Thursday, May 9th.
Ivan Coontz spent Sunday with
home folks. His school north of
Leon closed last Friday, but he will
remain with his brother Henry for
the coming week.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Clay spent the
latter part of the week at the John
Sinclair home.
Miss Ruth Barritt is working at
the home of her brother, Arthur
,Barritt.
- Fred Lockwood, whose home is at
Brandon, Vermont, but who has been
working in a marble plant at Bowie,
Arizona, came Saturday to visit his
brothers, r. D. and J. @. Lockwood,
sen., and other relatives and friends.
Mr. Lockwood formerly lived here
but it has been 80 years since he has
visited in Decatur county and no
doubt he will note vast changes, es-
pecially in the vicinity of Woodland.
Misses Nora and Lizzie Bethards
were Leon callers (this) Monday.
Virgene, the 8 year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Griffin, had the
misfortune to fall over sawbuck
while playing in the yard last Mon
day, and break the humerus of her
left arm just above the elbow. DR..
Eiker, of Leon, was summoned, land
DR.. Mitchell, of Weldon, was visit
ing DR.. Eiker) so he accompan-
led and assisted the doctor to reduce
the fracture and the little patient is
getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Grogan spent
Sunday at the J. S. Grogan home.
John Bethards, who has been WIS.,
iting relatives in this vicinity return
ed to his home in Leon this Monday.
Dr. Michel, of Leon, will give a
free lecture on Tuberculosis" at
Union church, Woodland, Friday
evening, May II. Everybody in
vited.