The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-25
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.

lHe monday vacation with 1Tlen0S IN
this city. Miss Bennett formerly was
one of the teachers in the Leon
schools
Peter Cruikshank returned Tues
day from a visit at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Cooley, at Dem
| yer, Colorado, and with relatives at
Hastings, Neb. Mrs. Cruikshank re-
| manned in Denver for a more extend
ed visit.
Mrs. j. V. Arney and children,
Olive, Ruth, Francis and Harold, of
Des Moines, came Saturday evening
to spend the holidays at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
WoOdmansee, and other relatives in
this city.
Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Brown went
to Garden Grove Saturday to visit a
| few days with his sisters. On Sun
| day they attended a surprise party
given in honor of his sister, Mrs.
Susan Bartlett, who was eighty years
old that day.
Mrs. Pearl Johnston, of Grand
River, who had been visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Ralph Good
man, near Crown, came Tuesday to
visit a few days at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Dale, of
west of Leon.
Mrs. Margaret Waight, who is
| teaching in the public schools at
| Moulton, came Sunday for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. Jas. W. Hurst
She returned to Moulton Monday to
| bring her little daughter to Leon to
spend the holidays.
5. A. Hall, OF Bokoshe, Oklahoma,
who had been visiting for several
weeks with relatives at GAINESVILLE,
| Mo-. was visitor in Leon Monday,
being on his way to Leavenworth,
Kansas, where he will visit a few
weeks before returning home.
Mrs. F. A. Wagner and son Ed
win went to Creston Monday to visit
over Christmas with relatives. Mr.
Wagner, the efficient linotype oper-
ator in The Reporter office, joined
| them last night and will spend a
| few days with his parents in that
city.
Oscar Beck, of Big Piney, Wyom-
Decatur City, where he had been Wis
iting with his wife for few days
and visited with DR.. and Mrs. J. w.
Rowell until Tuesday afternoon,
when he departed for his western
| home
! Mrs. w. M. Masterson and baby,
| of Creston, came Saturday to spend
the holidays at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs r. J. Barrett near
this city. Her sister, Miss Grace
Barrett, who had been staying with
her and going to school, returned
with her.
V. r. McGinnis returned Sunday
from Princeton, Mo-, where he had
been for week assisting in the
prosecution of one of the alleged
| robbers of the Modena bank. The
jury returned verdict acquitting
| the man on trial, as he was able to
prove an alibi.
Jas. G. Springer and daughter,
Mrs. O. L.. Butcher, of Newark, N.
! j., who had been visiting at the home
of her father in this city for several
weeks, went to Eldon Monday where
they will be joined by DR.. Butcher.
From Eldon DR.. and Mrs. Butcher
will go to Wichita, Kansas, for a
few days visit with his parents, and
will stop at Leon for a few days on
their way home.
J. F. Smith left Tuesday evening
for: Omaha to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Smith, who is in hospital in
that city, suffering from typhoid few
er and whooping cough. Mrs. Smiths
many friends in this city will be
pleased to learn that she is getting
along as we'll as could be hoped for.
N. P. Beavers, who has been en-
ployed as boOkkeeper at Swift &
Co.'s plant in this city, went to his
home at New Market Saturday to
visit over the holidays. He does not
expect to return to Leon again, as
he will be transferred to another of
the Swift & Co.'S plants after the
first of the year.
Homer Dye jr., came up from St.
Joe, Mo-, last week to enjoy holiday
visit with relatives and old friends
in this city Homer is one of the
bright Leon boys who have made
good, and is now employed as police
Gazette. He went to Decatur City
at that place.
J. H. Evans went to Des Moines
last Thursday to attend the COM
luelcelueIL EXERCISES at luo y. \. y.
College, his son, John, being one of
the graduates. John has secured a
fine position in wholesale house in
Des Moines, and has been holding
down his position at the same time
he was carrying on his business
course at the college.
Hon. NJ. F.. Thompson, Decatur
county's popular representative in
the last legislature, was business
visitor in this city Monday. Mel is
feeling pretty good over his record
in voting against the capitol extern
sion graft, and he is receiving many
compliments from his friends over
his position against this tax increas-
ing scheme for identifying the city
of Des Moines at the expense of the
taxpayers of the state.
Miss May Caster, who has been in
Texas for several months, working
with the Minges Evangelistic COM
pany, arrived home last Friday ev-
ening to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Caster.
She says they are having big floods
all through the south, and when