The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-04
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.


Miss Alpha Long, who is teaching
at Knoxville and her sister, Miss
Eunice Long who teaches at LadOra,
Iowa, came in Thursday noon to visit
a few days at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Long, near
this city.
Mrs. and Mrs. Frank John and lit
tie daughter returned to their home
at Rocky Ford, Colorado, Saturday
after visiting for several weeks at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Nancy
John and other relatives in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Henderson
went to Garden Grove Monday for a
short visit. They have their cozy new
home in northwest Leon almost COM
pleted, the plasterers now being at
work, and they will occupy it as soon
as it is finished.
L. P. VanWerden went to Des
Moines Saturday and visited over
Sunday with his brother, DR.. Will
Will VanWerden, who returned last
week from years stay in Europe,
where he was specializing in the big
medical colleges.
Mrs. Arthur Eldridge, who will be
remembered by some of the older
residents of this city, as sister of
Billy Smith, passed through this city
Monday, returning home from a visit
with relatives at Saline, Mo. She
now resides at Hastings, Neb. ...%~
Mrs. B. D. DeKalb returned to her
home at DeKalb Saturday after visit
ing for couple of weeks at the
homes Of her daughters, Mrs. l.. P.
VanWerden and Mrs Ed H. Sharp.
Mrs. VanWerden and children went
home with her for an over Sunday
visit. E#
Miss Ruth Farquhar, who is a stu
dent at the State University at Iowa
City, came home Thursday for
short visit with her parents and
many friends in this city. Her broth
er Ed went to Des Moines Wednes-
day to meet her and accompany her
home
Robert Bowsher and wife and J. r.
Bowsher, wife and son Vogt, went to
Des Moines Tuesday morning to at
tend the big Iowa Retail Implement
Dealers Convention. Win Cash and
Will kimport also went to Des
Moines yesterday to attend the con-
ventiOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Etty returned
to their home at keokuk Saturday
after visiting few days at the homes
of James and John Flynn southeast
of this city. Mrs. J. P. Flynn and
little daughter and Miss Mary Flynn
accompanied them home for a few
days visit.
Ralph McGinnis, the famous cap
tain of the Iowa football team OF
y 1,o ,;rvs~.
day and visited until Sunday with
the game in this city Thanksgiving
day between Graceland College and
Leon High. ,&
DR.. Paul Stookey, of Decatur, Illi-s
nois, came in Sunday for short
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Millard F. Stookey in this city, Dr..
Stookey is employed in big railroad
hospital at Decatur and is getting q
great deal of experience in his ehos.
en- profession.
Mrs. and Mrs. w. l.. Bowman and
son Louis, of King City, Mo-, visited
over Thanksgiving at the home Of
his brother, DR.. F. A. Bowman and
other relatives in this city Mr..
Bowman and son returned home Sat-
for few days visit.
Mrs. w. F. Waight returned Sat-
urday from st. Joe, where she had
been visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. F. E. French. Her
daughter, Mrs. J. C. Atz and children
of Osceola, who had also been visit
ing at St. Joe stopped off here and
visited over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jap Cesler and chill
dren, Mrs. Harl Williamson and Mrs.
G.. S. Stewart went to Charlton Thurs
day to attend a big Thanksgiving
dinner at the home of Mrs. Stewards
mother in that city. Mrs. Stewart,
who lives in Kansas City, returned
home from Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Beck and SON
Ralph, of Des Moines, came down
Wednesday evening and spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs.
Beck's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cochran. Mr.. Beck and Ralph re-
turned to Des Moines Friday morn
ing and Mrs Beck visited here until
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Millie Nicholson and children
James and Mildred, who had been
visiting for several weeks in this city
at the home of her brother, d. j..
Avery, started for their home at Big
Piney, Wyoming, Saturday stopping
a few days in St. Joe t visit her.
sister, Mrs. Josiah Hamilton. Mr..
and Mrs. Avery accompanied them
as far as st. Joe. h3s..
Prof. Otto Wesley, of Melbourne,
| Iowa, arrived last Thursday to, Join
Mrs Wesley and baby who had been
visiting for a couple of weeks at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. H. Hazlet, of Eden township.
| Prof Wesley was an instructor in
| the Leon schools few years ago and
has many friends here who were
pleased to see him.