The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08

Alva Walters, who had been visit
ling for short time with friends in
! this vicinity, departed last Thursday
| for Shenandoah to visit few days
before returning to Hastings, Iowa,
where he will work the coming sum-
| mer. y,.
| Prof. j. II. Dutton, principal of
| the Davis City schools, was an over
Sunday visitor in this city and oc-
cupied the pulpit at the M. E. church
Sunday morning and evening in the
absence of the pastor, Rev. Guy j.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Walker went
to Moberly, Mo-, Friday. Mr.. Walker
! is experimenting the construction of
big new poultry plant at Moberly
for Swift & Co., and Mrs. Walker
accompanied him there to visit a
| few days.
j. A. Sparkling, OF near Garden
Grove, was visitor in this city Mon
day, having brought down four
Young wolves which he captured near
his home and filed claim for the
bounty on them before auditor Nc
Laughlin. T.
Mrs. w. Allen, of Des Moines, who
was visiting at the home of her Sis
! ter, Mrs. Charles Gable, went to
koyle Tuesday to visit few days
with her mother, Mrs. Emily Baker.
Her neice, Miss Velma Gable, accom-
panied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Canaday and
daughter, Miss Marguerite, passed
through this city last Saturday, re-
turning to their home at Blythedale,
Mo-, having been called to o.
ceola to attend the funeral of her
mother, Mrs. S. o. Carlton.
Miss Ethel Smotherman, of near
this city, went to Weldon Thursday
to take the eighth grade school ex-
animation. She had formerly at
tended the Weldon schools and did
not want to miss getting her mark
ings on her final examination.
Geo. E. Hurst. E. E. Beck, Chas.
A. Cherrington and Joe Mullins, of
Leon, and Harrison Orfield of near
Decatur City, went to Creston Mon
day, having been summoned to
serve as trial jurors in the United
States Federal Court in that city.
Miss Minnie land went to Des
Moines Monday for a short visit and
from there will go to Mitchellville,
to attend the Christian Endeavor
district meeting. Miss Olive Evans
also went to Mitchellville Tuesday
morning to attend the convention.
. Justus George returned Monday
evening from visit. with relatives
and friends at Bloomfield and Keo-
kuk, Iowa, and near Athens, Mo. He
inspected the big dam at keokuk,
and says it is a wonderful structure,
and we'll worth trip to Keokuk to
see
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Harmon, of
Clyde, Kansas, who were visiting at
the home of his brother, j. NJ. Har-
mon, and other relatives in this city
and vicinity, left Tuesday morning
for Wymore, Neb., to visit few days
with relatives before returning
home.
Dan Griffin, of southeast of Leon,
went to Melrose Saturday to visit a
few days with relatives and friends
in that vicinity. 1t had been thirty
at Melrose, and at that time he made
the trip from Decatur county on
horseback. fe.i 49, 5sH s & 50 81 /
MI cAu wi X. T.. I/duS, Ol LO-
villa, former we'll known residents
of Leon, came in Sunday to attend
the funeral of C. c. Little. Mr. Lane
returned to Lovilia Monday and Mrs.
Lane went to Weldon Tuesday to
visit few days with friends before
returning home
Mrs. S L. Pine, of Dodge City,
Kansas, who was called here by the
serious illness of Ter mother Mrs.
A. NJ. Sh;nn, went TO Indiano1a Mon
day to visit few days with relatives.
Her molher is much improved and It,
is now thought she will recover from
her serious illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Harrell, of St.
Charles, Iowa, who had been visit
ing with their son Archie at San
Marcial, Arizona, arrived in Leon
Tuesday afternoon and went to
GAINESVILLE in the evening to visit a
few days with their son, Willard, be-
fore returning home.
Mrs. c. A. Horn and three chill
|dren. of Chickasha, Oklahoma, ar
rived in this city Friday and will
make her home in this city. Mrs.
Horn is a sister OF Frank N. Hansell,
and the mother of Charles and
Frank Horn, who are employed as
statesmen in the big Hansell store.