The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Fisher of Ft.
Scott, Kansas, were in Leon Tuesday,
being enroute home from visit at
the home of his sister, Mrs. N. Mitch
ell, at Pleasanton.
Judge r. l.. Parrish, of Des
Moines, came Tuesday evening to
| look after case in the district
court and visit few days with his
friends in this city.
Otis Mckern, former we'll known
Leon boy, but for several years fore
man of Tobey & Beckett's cigar fac
tory at Abba, was business visitor
in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Crago returned Tues
day to her home at Garden Grove af-
ter visiting a few days at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Pickering in this city.
Mrs. B. w. Lanning returned last
Thursday from a four weeks visit
with relatives at Pittsburg and At
Gibson, Kansas, and with her parents
at New Hampton, Mo.
! D. E. Morgan and wife, of Humes-
ton, came down last Thursday. Mrs.
Morgan returned home the same
evening and Dave remained here for
SSNcldl udy , vi UuolAcoo.
Jap Carr, who was visiting with
old friends in this city, went to kel-
lerton last Wednesday evening for a
short visit and from there returned
to his home at Peoria, Illinois.
Mrs. Anna Woodbury., Of Newton
who had been visiting with relatives
at Garden Grove, came last Wednes-
day and visited few days at the
home of Mrs. B. l.. Eiker in this city.
E. NJ. Umphress, who is employed
on telephone construction work at
Red Oak, returned to that city last
Thursday after visiting a few days
with relatives and friends in this vi
entity.
j. E. Jaquis, of Corydon, was in
Leon Tuesday looking after some
business matters. He went to his
former home at Garden Grove Tues
day afternoon to visit over night
with old friends.
J. A. Misner and wife and Mrs. P.
w. Pigsley, of Ridgeway, Mo-, were
compelled to remain over in this city
| last Thursday while enroute home
from a visit at Lake City, Iowa, on
account of the snow blockade
Judge H. X. Evans and court re-
porter S. S. Wright, of Corydon, ar
rived Tuesday noon to open the Jan
uary term of court. They were
scheduled to arrive Monday, but the
K. & w. train was stuck in the snow
Frank Spurrier returned to his
home at Lamont Saturday after visit
ing couple Of days in this city with
| his daughter, Miss Hazel, who was
Innar9fo1 Of ho ;to1
last week for appendicitis. and is
getting along nicely.
Harry Shelter, the Garden Grove
| undertaken, was in Leon last Thurs
| day, being in charge of the H. D..
Richardson funeral from Woodland.
He drove from Garden Grove to
Woodland and then to Leon, and it
was pretty cold drive.
Joe Bailey, that unterrified demo-
crat of near Garden Grove, was in
Leon Tuesday and came in to see
what in thunder was the reason he
did not receive his Reporter last
week. He came in with blood in his
eye, but went out wearing a broad
| smile, for he carried with him a re-
ceipt for The Reporter up to Jan.
| LIST, 1913.
Ronald Monroe returned to Ames
| last Thursday to resume his studies
at college after spending the holi-
days with his parents in this city.
Raymond Hurst returned to Ames
the same day, and the boys spent all
that night on the train which was
stuck in snow drift near Probe, not
| reaching Des Moines until Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Stewart depart
ed Monday afternoon for Chicago,
where they will visit few days
while Mr.. Stewart is selecting new
furniture stock for his stores in this
city and at Alton. There is big
furniture exhibit being displayed at
Chicago and Mr.. Stewart went when
he could have the biggest and best
lines to select from.