The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-09

I w. H. Golfer, Of Decatur City,
came over on the train Saturday to
attend to some business in this city.
It was the first time for many months
that Mr.. Golfer has had to. use the
steam cars as he usually drives over
in his auto. &4$E
! Mrs. S. E. Benefiel departed Tues
day for Des Moines to visit a few
days with her sister, Mrs. R. A. Da--
Wis, and will then go to Lake City,.
Iowa, to visit her daughter, Miss Fay
who is trimming in a millinery store
at that place.
Mr.. A. Merwin and daughter, Mrs.
w. A. Alexander, departed Monday.
for visit at their old home at Mabel.
Mimi, and with relatives at CrescO,.
Iowa. They will also visit on the;
way home at Oskaloosa with Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie Merwin.
Mrs. Frank Bonnet and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Davis City, and her
sisters, Mrs. Win Wymer, of La.
moni, and Mrs. Anna Fales, of st.
Joe, Mo-, passed through Leon FRI
day returning from visit with rela-
tives at Mitchell, S. D.
MRS. J. A. Armstrong returned?
last Thursday from a visit at Troy.
l
Miss Naomi Fox, of Fairbanks, Iowa.,
who will travel with Rev. Armstrong
and wife and do the singing for their
evangelistic meetings. i
Mrs. Ralph Avery and baby went.
to Creston Saturday to join Mr..
Avery, who had been running re-
freshment stand during the Creston
race meeting last week, and this:
week they are at Maryville, Mo-, at
a fall festival celebration. XXI.
Capt. J. l.. Gooding, the we'll
known auctioneer of Kellerton, was
in Leon last Thursday, being on his.
way home from Decatur City, where
he cried a big sale. Capt. Gooding
is crying sale nearly every day this,
fall, his services being in great de-.
mand
Mrs. Sadie Dorsey, of Chanute,
Kansas, accompanied the body of her
brother, Robert Shelton, from Cha
mute, Kansas, to Decatur City last
week for burial. She returned home
Saturday, being, accompanied as far
as this city by her brother, w.. D.
Shelton. .... $780,.
W. D. Shelton; Of Decatur City,
was a business visitor in this city
last Saturday. Uncle Billy says If
! it had not been for his agitation Of
the court house proposition Decatur
county would not have the present
| fine court house, and we guess he is
about right. 1',. '. g" =. ;f'a*r
/ Forest Strong, who had been visit,
| ing for several weeks at the home of
his uncle, c. M. Keller, in this city,
departed Tuesday for Kansas City,
where he has secured position, but
before commencing work will 60 to
Clinton, Oklahoma, for a short visit
with relatives. r. ~
Mrs Harry Statzell and children
departed Monday for St. Paul, Mimi.
where they will make their future
home, Mr. Statzell having a splendid
position with big produce COM
pany in that city. They have many
| warm friends in Leon who regret to
see them leave Leon.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Waugh, of
! Toledo, Ohio, arrived last Friday for
a visit with their old time friends,
| city, They were acquainted years ago
other for twenty years and they are
| having a good time renewing old ac-
! quaintance., .. a.
DR.. J. w. Rowell and DR.. w. R.
West went to Creston Monday to at
tend the meeting of the Corning Dis
| trict Dental Association. DR.. Rowell
was on the program for a paper on
"DeFrey's Synthetic Cement" and
DR.. Will J. Mather, of Lamont, was
on the program with Gold Inlay,
Central 1ncisor."
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. F. Harvey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Teale drove over
to Centerville Friday in the Harvey
auto, where the gentlemen were
called on business. Mrs. Geo. L.
Jackson, who had been visiting with
friends in this city, accompanied
them to Centerville, returning to her
home at Moline, Illinois, from that
city.