The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-17
Decatur City.

Dr. B. l.. Eiker, Of Leon, was In
town the first of the week. ~
Miss Jessie Caldow will be the
speaker from here at the County con-
test which will be held at Davis City
April 18th.
@ j. C. Cozad's new cave is nearing
completion and is indeed something
to be proud of.
F. T. Bruner and wife and Perry
Bruner and wife were business Wis
itors here Wednesday.
Jas. Young and wife, Of Jack Oak,
were Decatur visitors Wednesday.
Epworth League subject for Sun
day evening, Money, the Test If
Christian Character"
Mrs. Ellen Beck went to Van Vert
to attend the funeral of nephew.
Mrs. Geo. Ravens and Mrs. Dell
Euritt and children were guests at
Ray Ravens Friday.
Mrs. John Coffin and Mrs. carl Cot
fin and children spent Friday at
Frank Riddles.
Granville Cochran and wife went
to Mt. Ayr Friday for a visit at the
home of their son, Perry Cochran
aid wife.
MRS. j. C. Cozad and Miss Ethel
Gardner were Leon visitors Saturday.
Miss Lola Shelton went to Pleas
anton Monday for visit at the home
of her brother, Prof. Ralph Shelton
and wife.
Misses Grace Lake and Blanche
Roberts were Leon visitors Saturday.
Mrs Dell Eurtt and children, who
live south of here, spent Saturday
and Sunday at Roy Euritts.
r. E. Mclaughlin, wife and little
daughter, Verda, of Leon, came over
Sunday and visited until Monday at
the home of his mother, Mrs. j..
w. Mclaughlin.
DR.. D. R. Springsteen went to
Murray Saturday to visit over Sun
day with his daughter, Mrs. NJ. l.
Soil
Mrs. Jas. Cresswell and Mrs. c. 3.
Townsend were Leon visitors Sat-
urdav
Quite a number from here expect
to attend the County School Con-
test, which will be held at Davis
City, April 18th.
Andy Thompson and Nathan Nor
ton are both very sick at their
home north east of town.
Johnnie Reuss and wife were
guests at Herbert Fletchers Sunday.
Misses Nora and Hazel Golfer
were Leon visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dobson and
granddaughter, Veta Easton, were
guests at Will Aker's Sunday.
Mrs. J. w. Laney and Miss Lou
Sears were visiting friends in Leon
Saturday.
There were between 95 and 100 in
attendance at the NJ. E. Sunday
school last Sunday. You come next
Sunday. ~-aa s....@ s.,
Misses Hazel Riddle and Ruby Al
len spent Monday and Tuesday at
Jas. Young's, south of town.
Helen Roger was guest of JeS-
sic Akers Sunday.
Thurman Chamberlin spent Sun
day, the guest of Arthur Martin, who
lives south of town.
T., U. McCrystal, of Des Moines,
was business visitor here Saturday.
j. C. Cozad had business in Leon
Monday.
The Annual Declamatory Contest
OF the Decatur High School was held
in the opera house last Friday night.
Although the roads were quite bad.
there was large crowd in attend
ance Jessie Caldow was given first
place in the dramatic class, Helen
Jones was first in the humorous
class, and Bryan Robbins first in the
.oratorical class. Jessie Caldow will
represent our, school in the County
Contest at Davis City.
Virgil Penniwell of LNon, was over
Monday and purchased car load of
fat cattle from w. H. Golfer. 81
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mclaughlin
and daughter verda came over from
Leon Saturday and visited until Mon
day with Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin.
Miss Grace Lake returned to her
work at Ottumwa Tuesday after Wis
iting couple OF weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lake.
Mr.. Shoemaker, of GAINESVILLE, Mo-,
isSyisiting his son Lloyd and wife.
Merle Crees spent Saturday night
with her friend, Esther Jones.
Charley Riley was passenger for
Des Moines Monday morning.
Mrs. o. F. Walker was visiting in
Des Moines last Tuesday.
Mrs. j w. Laney spent Saturday
in Leon with her daughter, Mrs. j.
w. LOuS. ".... .. '''aN ~. ~. .....-.
Miss Mildred Rauch, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Allie Walker,
returned to her home i'm Lamont last
Wednesday.
Miss Lou Sears spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. w. Sears, of Leon.
w. M. Roberts and son Clair of
Leon, visited at W. H. Golfers Sun
day.
Ray Tenney spent Sunday at Dan
Myers south of town.
Among those who visited in Leon
Saturday were Mrs. Mulkey, Grace
Lake, Blanche Roberts, Ethel Card
ner, Nora and Hazel. Golfer, Mrs
Jas Cozad, Mrs. Jas. CressWell, Mrs.
C. 3. Townsend, MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Robbins, John Coffin, S. w. Robbins,
W.. H. Golfer, Ed S. Shelton, Lewis
Negley, H. B. Lunbeck and Floyd
Shelton.
Messrs, Jas. Cozad and A. E. Ellis
returned Thursday from business
trip to Des Moines.
Miss Louie Beck is staying at VIM.