The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-12

J. L. Trisler and A. H. Meter, Of
Weldon, were here last Saturday at
tending the annual meeting of the
Decatur County Improved Live Stock
Breeders Association.
Mrs. Gertie Wallace and children
returned to their home at Creston
Saturday after few days visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 0. Car
ner, Of Eden township.
S. NJ Campbell, of Osborn, Mo-,
came in last Thursday for few days
visit with relatives in this vicinity.
He went to Weldon Saturday for a
short visit with friends.
Misses Mamie and Edna Daven-
port returned to their home near
Garden, Grove Thursday, having been
called here to attend the funeral OF
their grandfather Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Shields re-
turned to their home at Grand River
last Thursday after visiting few
days in this city at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Ackerley.
Mrs. Etheridge Craig and little
daughter returned Friday from Davis
City, where they had been visiting
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parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dug Davis.
H, d. DeKalb, the we'll known
Hampshire hog breeder of DeKalb,
was in Leon last Friday, being on his
way to Nora, Neb., to attend big
Hampshire hog sale at that place.
Mrs. J. w. Laney returned to her
home at Decatur City Monday after
few days visit with relatives here.
Her grandson, Louis Long, went
home with her for a few days visit.
| Mrs. H. L. McClaran returned to
her home at Davis City Thursday
after visiting a few days at the home
of Ed Biggs in this city. Mrs. Biggs
ACCOMPANIED her home for a short
visit.
Mrs. Emma McCollough, of Lamo-
nj, who had been visiting with rela-
tives at Van Vert, stopped off Mon
day evening to visit few days at
the home of her brother, R. T. Pier
cy, near this city.
Eli Ramsey, Gus Benson and VIM.
Trigg, trio of Centerville brick
masons, were in Leon Monday on
their way to GAINESVILLE, where they
were going to set some new boilers
at the coal mines.
Friday to visit friends and attend the
oratorical contest, her daughter, Miss
Nancy Kemp, being Icons represen-
tative, and she won second place in
the dramatic class.
Mrs. S. w. Robbins, of Decatur
City, came over last Thursday to at
tend surprise birthday party at the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. w. Long,
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by Miss Elizabeth Lloyd.
| Mrs. L. B. BreniZer and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth, of Lamont, were in
Leon last Friday Miss Ruth had an
arm broken in runaway accident
couple of weeks ago, and they were
here to consult physician.
John Minor returned to his home
at Red Oak, Iowa Thursday morn
ing, having assisted c. R. Piercy to
move to the farm near Crown which
he purchased few months ago from
E. w. Freestone, of Perry, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Fitch returned
Friday to their home at Olewein,
Iowa, having been called here to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Scott Gard
ner. They were former residents OF
Leon, but left here several years ago.
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Waight, of St. Joe, Mo-, who were
visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
w. F. Waight in this city, went to
Des Moines Thursday morning and
spent a few days with friends in that
city.
DR.. Cliff Belding, of Chicago, who
had been visiting at Van Vert, came
to Leon Saturday evening and visit
ed over Sunday with friends. He
sang several of his fine solos at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and evening.
Mrs. Marion e. WATSON, who had
been visiting her parents in this city
and drilling the high school con-
testants. went to Osceola Friday to
attend the district high school con-
test ard returned from that city to
her home in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Smith re-
turned last Thursday from Omaha,
Neb. Mrs. Smith had been in hos
pital in that. city for the past few
months and had been very low, but
she is now making a splendid recov-
cry. Her many friends in Leon are
mighty glad to see her home again.
Mrs. C. f. Hacker, of north OF
town, who had been visiting with
relatives in this city, went to Van
Vert Friday to visit q few days be-
fore departing for her new home at
Pine Bluff, Wyoming, Mr.. Hacker
having taken a car of stock and
household goods through a few days
previous.
Miss Helen Whistler, who is en-
ployed as linotype operator in the
Homestead Office at Des Moines, came
Saturday noon and visited over Sum
day at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Silas Whistler in this CITY,
She has resigned her position in Des
Moines and will go to Illinois to as
sist her sister, Miss Maggie Whistler
in her millinery store.