The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-27

Mrs. A. NJ Pryor and daughter,
Miss Fern. returned last week from
a visit of several weeks at the home
of her son Guy Pryor, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, and with her sis
ter, Mrs. Jacob Brazelton, at Ramah,
Colorado
Mrs. Will A. Brown, who had been
visiting with relatives and friends in
this CITY, went to King City, Mo-,
Sunday to visit few days at the
home of her brother, Will Bowman,
before returning to her home at Lin
coin, Neb.
Joe Bailey, the Garden Grove Eng
lishman, was visitor in Leon Sat-
urday. Joe says if he was back in
the old country he could whip half
dozen Germans, but here in good old
Iowa he numbers them among his
best friends.
City, was a visitor in this city Mon
day, coming over with J. c. Cozad
in his auto, and says it is quite a
different mode of travel from riding
behind an OK team as he did in his
pioneer days.
Mrs. M. G. Funk, of Enid, Okla,
Miss Blanche Allyea, of Atchison,
Kansas, and Miss Peach Bailey, of
Davis City, were visitors in Leon
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Funk and
Miss Allyea are visiting at the Bailey
home in Davis City.
Mrs. c.. M. Keller returned Monday
evening from spending few days
with Mr.. Keller in Omaha, where he
has been for several weeks closing
up a big real estate deal. Miss
Frances Adwers, of Omaha, came
home with her for visit.
Mrs. Emma Sparkling, of Center
Vile, returned home last Thursday,
having been here to visit her mother,
Mrs. Rachel Cocoran, who was re-
Gently severely injured by falling
down a stairway at the county home
where she makes her home.
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Bell and chill
dren, Edgar and Jennie Lester, re-
turned Thursday evening from Des
Moines, where they had been for
several days while Mr.. Bell was pur-
chasing new holiday goods for the
Bell & Robinson store in this city.
Hon. M. F. Thompson, of Van
Vert, was a business visitor in this
made an enviable record as Decatur
county's representative in the last
legislature and the voters are going
to see that he is returned again this
year.
Frank Goodson and wife, of Mex
leo, Mo-, who had been travelling
through northern Iowa in their auto,
came in Saturday and visited a few
days with old friends in this vicinity.
Tney resided for number of years
on farm few miles northeast of
this city.
Mrs. George Smith and daughters,
Misses Gladys and Hazel, and her
neice, Miss Blanche Johnson, of Ell
Reno, Oklahoma, arrived Monday for
few days visit at the home of her
brother-in-law, E. L. Shira, of Eden
township.
j. Fl. Evans, w. L. Witter and
Gill Vanderpool went to Indianola
Tuesday to attend the reunion of
their regiment, the 4th Iowa Cavalry,
and this trio of old vets will have
about the best time there is going in
the staid old city of Indianola.
Harry j. Bradley and little son,
Bobbie, came in Monday evening
from Minneapolis, Mimi, to visit a
few days with relatives in this city
and vicinity. Mr.. Bradley is travel
ing in Minnesota for the Iowa Bush
nessmen's Accident Insurance AssO-
citation.
Earl Axes and Art Scott left Fri
day morning in Jackson auto for
trip to Brush, Colorado. They ex-
pect to dispose of the auto there and
Earl will have charge of big ships
mont Of cattle which his father pur-
chased there and which will be
brought back here.
/. N. McDonough and sons, Ralph
and Rawleigh, of Moravia, Iowa,
came In Friday evening from Chey-
enne, Wyoming, where they attended
the big Frontier Day celebration. His
daughter. Mabel, had been visiting
with relatives in this city while they
were out west
Mrs. Elmer Weaver returned
Monday evening from Des Moines,
where she Had been visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. F. J.
Bagley. She was accompanied to
Leon by her uncle, Mr.. E. Meadows,
of Des Moines, who will visit here
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. F. Harvey and
children, Mrs. E. E. Harvey, Miss
Mamie Kimport and Fay Eaton re-
turned Monday evening from Lake
Okoboji, where they spent couple
of weeks at the Harvey cottage at
Camp Leon. They made the trip in
Mr.. Harvey's big Lozier.
Paul Hubbell, who has been trav-
cling for some months in North and
South Carolina. representing the Ma
tional Trade Journal, came in last
Thursday and visited couple of days
at the home Of his father-in-law, DR..
NV. Robinson. Mrs. Hubbell went
10 Des M0ines Wednesday, to meet
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Hurst returned
Saturday noon from Chicago, where
they spent ten days attending the
Style Show and selecting new fall
goods for the big Hurst store in this
city. Their son White, who had been
visiting at Ottumwa with his cousin,
Louie Hurst, for several weeks, re-
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