The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11

Miss Lulu Shields, who attended
Simpson College at Indianola, the
past year, came Saturday to spend
the summer vac alton at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Shields in this city.
M w. Sutherlin, of Garden Grove,
was in Leon Monday, being on hie
way to Van Vert to meet his wife,
who had been to Des Moines to take
treatment for her injured arm in a
hospital in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs, Lewis Brown Iand
children returned to their home at
GAINESVILLE, Tuesday evening after a
visit at the home of Mrs. n. Craiso
in this city and with Mrs. Browns
aunt, Mrs. nellie Flick. i
Mrs. Lester Hacker and $dau ghters,
Vera and Erma, of Mt were
guests at the home of George Kind
blade in this city last Friday, being
on their way to Charlton for d few
days visit with relatives, II
Mrs. J. D. Williams, who had been
making an extended visit In this city
with her sister, Mrs. B. o. Springer,
went to Decatur City Monday to visit
until Wednesday, when she departed
for her home at Miles City, Montana.
Mrs. J. w. Downs and daughter,
Mildred, of GAINESVILLE, who had been
visiting with friends at st. Charles,
were in Leon Monday on their way
to Derby to visit few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Harrelf.
DR.. E. E. Keller, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, arrived Monday night, being
called here by the death of his faith
er. J. w. Keller. His brother, .Jud
Keller was in California, and was
unable to come in time to attend the
funeral
Miss Annetta Howard and brother
Arthur, who are students at the state
school for the deaf at Council Bluffs,
arrived Tuesday evening to spend
the summer vacation with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Howard, in
this city
Mrs. C. R. Riley and son, Glenn, Of
Decatur City, were visitors in this
city last Thursday. Glenn graduated
the previous week from the High
School at Mallard, Iowa., of which his
brother, Prof. Charles Riley, was
principal.
Bert Mills, the special cattle buyer
for John Morrell & Co., of Ottumwa,
was in Leon Monday, closing up a
deal with C. NJ. AXES for number OF
cars of fine fat cattle which were
shipped on special train Tuesday
morning.
Miss Gretchen Hurst went to 1ndi-
anola Monday to visit her sister, Miss
Georgia Hurst, and attend the Com
mencement exercises at Simpson Col
lege, and will then go to Glidden,
Iowa, for visit with Miss Fran
ces Boyd.
Miss Myrtle Andrew and p. J.
Vollman, both Of Chicago, and Miss
Hazel Stuteville, of Pleasanton, were
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. w. Hamilton over Sunday,
each returning to their respective
homes on Tuesday s.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Teale, daugh-
| ter, Miss Freda and son Bob drove
| to Iowa City Tuesday in their car,
and while there Bob will be operated
upon to relieve a trouble which he
has been having with his nose, which
has been bothering him for some
| time.
VIM. Biggs and wife returned Sun.
dayday from Los Angeles, California,
where they spent the past winter, and
will spend the summer at their home
in this city. Their daughter, Miss
Nora, remained in California to look
after their apartment house business
there. .H"h''
J. A. Buchanan, of Leroy; was in
Leon Monday and we hardly recog-
nized him. A couple of weeks ago ne
was repairing gas tank on an auto
and got his torch too near the hole
in the tank and there was a terrific
explosion and the whole side of his
face was burned, but it is healing up
nicely. "a,
F. L. Jenkins, who is farming, 3.
G. Monroe'a fine farm south, of Gar
den Grove, was down Saturday. look
ing after his strawberry crop on his
place here in Leon. He picked about
two quarts off the three acre patch,
and that was all the patch. raised,
the dry weather having ruined the
berry crop here. But Lyss; says, his
corn is plowed over twice and is knee
high, and he is pretty we'll satisfied.