The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-22
Rayis City.

Maggie, is teaching school.
Word was received in our city that
Charley Franklin, once we'll known
resident of our village, but who has
resided in St. Joe, Mo-, for the past
five years, had died about three
weeks ago in No. 2 state insane hos
pital, where he had been taking
treatment.
After a two weeks visit with rela-
tives here, Mrs. Sidney Morris left
last Tuesday for her home at Beth
any, Mo.
Mrs. Alice Johnson and MRS.
Edith Cummings returned the past
week from visit at Mt. Ayr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Craig, Of AL
bany, Mo-, came in last Saturday,
called here by the death of their
aunt, Mrs. James McDiffitt.
Mrs. Wayne Pleuss, of Leon, was a
guest of Mrs. John Poush last Fri
day.
Lewis Hill, of Leon, had business
in our city last Friday.
Mrs. G. G. Grimes, who has been
visiting with Davis City relatives for
the past two weeks, was calling on
Lamont friends last Thursday.
Mrs. George Lasley, of Lamont,
visited with Davis City relatives the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erven Spencer, of
Pleasanton, were in attendance at
the funeral of their grandmother,
Mrs. James McDifitt, in this city
Monday.
Hose Scott left Sunday for a trip
to Mt. Ayr.
The new steel coal chute is about
complete.
The work on the new brick block
has been retarded some on account
of the rain.
Mr.. Elijah Spencer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Grimes, of Leon, were in
our city Monday, called here to at
tend the funeral of their mother and
grandmother, Mrs. James McDffitt.
Mrs. Will Asbach jr. left last Sat-
urday for Des Moines to enter hos
pital for medical treatment.
Thomas Sutherlin had business at
Des Moines last Friday and Satur-
day.
Mrs Mart Robbins and Miss Opal
Beasley were shopping in Leon last
Wedn esday.
Mrs L. H. Trowbridge, of Ottum-
wa, who had been called to our city
on account of the serious illness of
her brother, w. R. Adams, left
Sunday for her home.
George Shoemaker, who has been
employed as travelling salesman by
the American Tobacco Co., with
headquarters at Pipestone, Mimi,
has resigned his position and return
ed to Davis City to make his home
for the present. They will occupy
the Grandma Boeger property on
Second street,
Mrs. G. VI. sutherlin spent the
past week in the country with her
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Marble.
Mrs. Ida Adkins was visiting with
her daughter near Decatur City the
past week.
Mrs. Charles Norman; of Troy,
Kansas, is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Judd, and other
relatives in Davis City. sa ~
Miss Abbie Hogue came down
from Leon last Friday to visit home
folks. -A"a. a.
w. R. Adams, who has been in
charge of the railroad bridge depart
ment of the Burlington for the past
nine years, has had complete break
down from nervous prostration, and
was taken to the hospital at St. Joe,
for treatment. He is reported to be
about the same as when he was TAX
en- there.
A new baby girl came to gladden.
the home of our blacksmith, MIR.
Harsh. ...s
Mrs. Ella Patterson was an over
Sunday visitor with relatives near
New Buda.
NJ, II A,C,,,o, ,,a Aa.. n
G. Grimes visited with Leon relatives
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lowell, Of
Lamont, were in our city last Mon
day, called here to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. James McDiffitt.
Lester Cummings and Earl New
ton made a trip to Leon on their
motorcycles last Sunday.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson
OF Lew Horner, south of town.
Mrs. B. e. Musser moved into her
new home the past week, and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Moore took posses
sion of the property vacated by Mrs.
Musser.
Elmer Moore has moved into the
old Fortune property.
Rev. ]. w. Birney, the NJ. E. min
lister in charge of the Mt. Ayr church
was caller in our city one day the
past week.
Garrett Benton and wife, of Deca-
tur, were guests at the Laney home
last Saturday.
Mrs. Nan McBroom returned last
Saturday from two weeks visit
with relatives at Lamont.
Mrs W. L. Severe returned on
Tuesday of last week from visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Roberts,
at Denver, Mo. ss sS-r
Mrs H. l.. McClaran and daugh-
ter Celia made trip to Lamont
Tuesday. 81
ia Mrs. Steve Edwards, of Pleasan-
ton, was in our city Monday, coming
to take the train for Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, where she goes as a
delegate to the Rebekah grand lodge
representing the Saline, Mo-, lodge.
Thee Merrifield met with an acct