The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1912

ter a weeks visit in this city with
her sisters, Mrs. A. l.. Curry and
Mrs. c.. M. Ketcham.
]. l.. Mendenhall, wife and child
rem, went to Grand River Saturday
and visited over Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Mendenhalls parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Pearce, OF
Rockport, Mo-, arrived last Friday
evening, being called here by the
serious illness of Mrs. Pearce's faith
er, Mr.. ]. p. Hamilton.
Prof. Erven Spencer, of the Van
Vert public schools, was a. visitor
in this city last Saturday. He was
on his way to his home at Pleasan-
ton to visit over Sunday.
Dave Goldsmith, of Osceola, was
the guest of his brother-in-law. M.
Mayer, in this city last Friday. He
was called here as witness in a
law suit being tried here.
Mrs. Minerva McGahuey, of Ben
tonsport, Iowa, who is visiting with
relatives in this vicinity, went to Kel-
lerton Friday to spend few days
with relatives in that vicinity.
Miss Marea Brown, of near Pleas
anton, returned last Friday from
Garden Grove, where she had been
visiting a few days at the home of
her sister, Mrs. w. G. Barbour.
o. J. Gustin, former buttermaker
at the Clarinda plant in this city,
now connected with the same COM
pany at Clarinda, was a business Wis.,
itor in this city last Thursday.
,o%rrno1 Thnrcday tO his
home in Des Moines, after spending
ten days in this city in charge of the
Leon bakery, while his son, Guy
Stark, was visiting in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Beckley, of
Bloomfield, Iowa, arrived Saturday
evening to visit a few days at the
home of their brother and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Beckley, of this city.
Mrs. w. A. Boone returned Satur-
day evening from Des Moines, where
she had been spending few days
with her son, George, who is stud
ent in West High School in that city.
Mrs. Hal Gates departed last
Thursday for her home at Sterling,
Colorado, after visiting for several
weeks in this city at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Picker
ing.
Clark Biddison, of GAINESVILLE, was
visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. H. A. Wright, in this city last
Thursday. Miss Francis Wright
days.
R. B. Drake and son, of Gibbons,
Neb., arrived last Saturday, being
called here by the serious illness of
his father-in-law, Mr.. J. P. Hamil-
ton. Mrs. Drake came the previous
week.
Mrs. Hannah Vanpelt, of Madison,
South Dakota, who is visiting with
relatives near this city, returned Sat-
urday from few days visit with rel
atives and friends at Davis City and
Lamont.
Albert A. Anderson, of Des Moines,
a former we'll known resident of this
city, came down last Saturday and
visited until Tuesday in this city,
being here to look after some bust
ness matters.
Fay Longacre, Of Davis City, pass
ed through this city last Thursday
evening, being on his way home from
Allerton, where he had been for
few weeks in charge of B. S. Parker's
hardware store.
Miss Lottie Cozad, who is teaching
at Decatur City, came home Friday
evening to visit over Sunday with
her parents, but prolonged her visit
on account of, the railroads being
blocked with snow.
Ed FarQuhar returned Saturday
from Des Moines, where he had been
all week attending the Iowa Retail
Hardware Dealers convention. He
also spent day with Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. B. Sloan, at Ames.
Miss Veta McClaran, who is at
tending college at Des Moines, pass
ed through here last Thursday, 60
ing to the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. "A. B. McClaran, near Pleas
anton, for a few days visit.
Mrs. Madaline Caffray returned to
Kansas City Friday having been here
making arrangements to open new
store in the building now
occupied by ]. R. Conrey's shoe store
about the middle of March.
C. A. Parson and wife, of Clinton,
Mo-, were visiting at the home of
Isaac Cation in this city last We'd
nesday and Thursday. They were on
their way to Pleasanton where they
will make their future home
Miss Fannie Mckee, of Grand Riv-
err, who was visiting in this city at
the home of her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Poush, left Friday for Quincy, ILL.,,
to purchase new goods for her mil
linery store at Grand River.
Bishop E. L. Kelley, of 1ndepend-
ence. NO., was in Leon last Friday
On business. He had been at Lamont
the dedication of the new
coliseum and visiting with old
friends, having formerly resided at
Miss Olive Quinn, who is teaching
in the Davis City schools, came up
evening to spend Sunday
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. E. H.
in this city, but prolonged
her visit over Monday on account of
no trains running.
Mrs. S. E. Benefiel returned Fri
day from Des Moines where she was
called by the illness of her daughter,
Miss Fay Benefiel, who was quite
sick, but is now better. Miss Fay