The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-14
Woodland.

| Mr.. and MRS. j. u. dursL anu
neice, Louise Cook, Kirk Hurst and
family, Grandpa Hurst, wife and son
James, were guests Sunday at the
j. H. Johnston home.
| Homer Johnston and w. H. Will
son were Leon callers, Monday.
| J. c. McGhee and family, Chas.
Blanchard and Elmer Johnston
were Lineville visitors Monday.
The township trustees had spec
ial meeting Monday.
| DR.. C. e. Lovett and family and
lone Woolman attended the recital
given by Prof Russell Manley's
pupils at Leon last Monday evening,
| Mrs. Lovett rendered beautiful
solo.
Roy Beavers, Mark Riddle, Harry
Cox, Pearl Cooptz, Gene Massey,
Ebon Carver, Everett Massey, Grov-
err Newlin, Jas. S. Beavers and DR..
&c, E. Lovett went to Grand River
Monday to fish.
This section was visited by good
rain Tuesday evening accompanied
by a great deal of thunder and light
ming. During this storm hay stack
belonging to Ira Beavers was struck
by lightning and was burned; we UNI
derstand Mr. Beavers had insurance
on this hay.
Mrs. Okla Beavers spent Friday
night at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Petty. q
Mrs. Frederick Rains returned
home Saturday from a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Elver Smith.
Leland and Eve Young of Garden
Grove, were over Sunday guests at
the w. T. Lane home.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Blanchard,
| Chas. Blanchard and family spent
Sunday at the Pete Perkins home,
near Lineville.
Joe H. and Doug Adair have been
here the past week and sunk wells
for Ira Beavers, Jesse Still and T..
M. Riddle and found plenty of water
at each we'll.
| Lena Adair is working at the Ell
yer Smith home near High Point
and Miss Vida Sauter at the Roy
Beavers home.
Mrs. Mary Bethards spent few
days the past week at the home OF
her son George.
| Mr.. Miller of Leon, was here
| Wednesday canvassing for a gaso-
line fiat iron.
| Joe H. Adair and VIM. Torrance OF
Morgan, were here on business Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs N S. Beavers were
Lineville callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kendall from
near High Point, visited at the Jesse
Still home Monday.
Fourteen auto loads of Allerton
Wednesday. They were especially
who lectures there.
Duffy" Lorey and Jas. Evans OF
Leon, were business callers here
Thursday.
Last Friday, Aug. Sth, was red
| letter day in DR.. Lovetts calendar
as he reported the birth of boy
baby to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Beavers
and a girl baby to Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Melton, the same day.
Miss Sarah Lance returned Thurs
day from few days visit at the
Lloyd Duden home at Lineville.
Freely, Claud, Ellis, Okla and Fred
Beavers, Ed Patton, Henry Sauter
and Alpha Fry enjoyed hunting
trip at Grand River the last of the
week.
J. L. Peace preached at the Union
church Friday night and Sunday
morning.
Miss Hildah Riddle spent Sunday
with Miss Olive Coontz.
J. E. Beckwith sold and delivered
his geese to Lineville Friday.
Misses Lola and Marie Mcdowell,
Novia Adair, P. E. Hutchinson, J.
H. Johnston, Mrs. Maude Marsengill
and Iva Lentz attended the street
carnival at Lineville Saturday.
Mrs. John A. Adair and Mr.. and
Mrs. John McCalla and son Maurice
spent Sunday at the j. @. Lockwood
jr. home.
lrl and Guy Beavers, Henry Saul
err, Ed Patton and Freely Beavers
spent Monday and Tuesday at Wood
wards dam fishing. Harvesting and
threshing is about over here and the
prosperous farmers are now enjoy
ing a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Gochenour
spent Sunday at the Jesse Still home.
Miss Adah Petty spent Saturday
night with her sister, Mrs. Okla
Beavers.
Miss Hildah Riddle attended an
ice cream social at Unity church, in
Wayne county Tuesday evening.
X. P. Baker and Pearl Coontz
went to Des Moines Thursday on
business trip.
Homer Johnston accompanied his
brother Elmer to Allerton Wednes-
| day.
Dewey Dye visited relatives in
Leon over Sunday.
The Woodland ball team played a
game Sunday with "pick up team
of older boys, which resulted in a
| victory for the Woodland boys, the
score being 13 to 5.
We hear of good many in this
locality who are preparing to attend
| the big Chautauqua at Leon this
year, August 18th to Goth.