The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-02
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A. A. Smith made trip to Leon
last Friday, returning in the after
noon.
Mrs. Snodgrass, Of Kingston,
Missouri, is visiting relatives at the
Peddicord home.
Grant Craft returned Christm as
day and will probably remain here if
he gets sufficient employment.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Overton and son
Glare, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Struble Sherrow in Weldon
Sunday.
E. o. Stearns and family and f..
w. Fierce and family ate Christmas
dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
j. Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Porter and Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Hall attended the
Masonic St. Johns day at Weldon
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs j. D. Young visited
from Wednesday to Saturday with
the family of their daughter, Mrs.
Dunn, at Des Moines.
Mrs. Chas. Grimm returned to her
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two weeks visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Fuller.
Mr.. Robert Shultz, >of Chicago,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Shultz, is
spending his Christmas holidays
with his parents and their family.
Mrs. Josie Parrish and daughter
came up from Centerville Christmas
morning to spend a few days with
the formers mother, Mrs. Gould.
Miss Inez Skidmore, who is at
tending Drake University spent a
few days of her Christmas vacation
with Van Vert relatives and friends.
Mrs. Martha Walker and daugh-
Z ter, Miss Emma, visited from Christ
mas until Saturday with the form
er's mother, Mrs Robbins, in Leon.
E. S. Shultz was confined to the
house Thursday and Friday on &C
count of his health, but was back to
the store again Saturday morning
ready for business. ,..,.
Virgil Adams has moved portion
of his household goods into }. M.
Aliens residence for temporary stor-
age. He rather expects to live IN
Van Vert the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Ball and
little daughter accepted an invita-
tion to spend Christmas with rela-
tives at Tingley. They returned on
Friday afternoon greatly refreshed
by the short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray e. Easter, Mr..
and Mrs. Gillham Gardner and MI.
and Mrs. E. E. Walker and their
families were Christmas guests at
the home TO Mrs. MAGELLAN in the
Fairview neighborhood.
Mr.. Reitveld's SON near Dekalb is
very sick at this time with lung lev
er and whooping cough. White
! there has been several cases OF
whooping cough near town we KNOW
of none in town now
Mr.. J. P. Witter, of Des Molnes'
and son Howard Witter and the lat
ter's wife, of Bagley, also Paul
Woodward, of Des Moines, came last
Friday to visit for few days at
the home of John Rumley Mr.. j..
p Witter is an uncle of Johns.
s5 Lincoln Roberts, an old resident
Of Van Vert, but for many years
has been living in Idaho is visiting
4 his brother. ]. A. Blair and other
relatives. Lincoln likes the west
and Judging from outward appear
ance it agrees with him. ..-. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Fierce gather
I'd their children together on. Christ
mas day. as has been their custom
for many years, and Toasted them on
good things to eat, also remembered
each one with something to remem-
Der the day. The children and their
families we're all present.
Henry Reitzel, OF Des MONIES
came Tuesday of last week ana re-
NAMED until Saturday with his par
ents. departing from here to Wash
ington, b. c., where he takes up a
clerkship in the Treasury Depart
mont. Mr.. Reitzel's eldest son,
oliver has been for several years IN
Washington state.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shonkwiler, OF
F,harta Canada, came last Tuesday
and will visit for couple OF weeks
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. J. a:
Fry, after which they Will Visit
relatives at Humeston and Center
4 sville:5 at various points in Illinois
and return to Canada via. California.
Mrs. Shonkwiler is sister OF MIS-.
4 Fry.