The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-11

Miss Clita Worden and brother,
Harvey, of near Weldon, were in
Leon Tuesday, being senroute home
from Pleasanton where they Had
been visiting at the home 5of their
sister, Mrs. L. e. Clark fora few
days. 8, :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hickman de-
parted Monday afternoon for pes
Moines, where they LETT their car a
couple of weeks ago, and will make
the drive across the country to their
new home near Woods, s. D., If the
roads are i'm shape to travel by auto.
Will Ketcham, of Des Moines, ar
rived in Leon last Friday, pretty
sick young man, suffering from pneu-
| monia, but is receiving the care and
attention which can only be given by
a mother at the home Of his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. C. NJ. Ketcham, in this
city. ~,
Mrs. Marion E. WATSON, of Des
Moines, came Monday evening" to
visit a few days with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion F. Stookey.
While here she will drill the contest
ants from the Leon schools for the
county declamatory contest next
week. .AE r. a."a;ai ~ =.
W. R. Clampitt, who is station
agent for the Burlington at Danville,
Iowa, returned to that place Tdes-
day, after visiting with relatives in
the vicinity of Pleasanton. He has
been taking a months layoff on &C
count of sickness, but has now fully
recovered. y
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Kemp, of Jew
ell City, Kansas, who had been visit
ling at the homo of G.. G. Meek and
other relatives in this vicinity went
to KoyIo Thursday to visit a few days
before leaving for Atchison, Kansas,
where they will visit relatives before
returning home. I
Edgar Ketcham, who for the past
year has been train dispatcher for
the Canadian Pacific r. r.. at Field,
|B. c., arrived last Friday and will
visit for month or six weeks in this
city with his parents. He was ac-
companied to Leon by his friend, l..
lR, Anderson, also of Field.
w, w. Lemmax, who for the past
year has been employed as engineer
at Swift & Co.'S plant at Clarinda,
came in Monday evening and visited
here until Tuesday afternoon, when
he departed for OskaloOsa, where he
has accepted a position with the Os-
kaloosa Light and Traction Co. -
Mrs. W. NJ Shook and daughter,
Miss Hattie, who stopped off in this
city for a short visit at the home Of
B. w. Lanning, while enroute home
from Grand River, where they had
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Shocks brother, Jacob Switzer, de-
j parted Thursday for their home at
Hiawatha, Kansas.
Rev. E. Luny, who recently closed
series of meeting south of Leon,
and who is now holding a series of
meetings at Palestine church, west
of Leon, was a visitor in this city
Saturday: The meetings at Palestine
will continue all of this week. Much
interest is being manifested and
there is a good attendance
Mrs. Frank Dye, who has been a
lpatient for several months at the
7 Leon hospital, returned Saturday to
! her home at Metz, Mo-, almost COM
J lpletely restored to health! Herr sis
$ ter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Franks, of Gilt
ner, Neb., who had been here with
her, accompanied her to. Metz for a
few-days visit before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shular and
family arrived last Thursday sf4 from
Black Fields, Canada, where they
, have resided for number of years,
and will become residents of Leon
again, Mr.. Shular becoming associat-
ed with his father-in-law, J. r. Bash
aw, in his jewelry and book store. Mr..
and Mrs. Shular have many friends
in this city who welcome their return
to Leon. =,