The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16

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here to visit his cousin Uncle John
Cochran, while on his way home from
trip to California, departed Friday
for his home at Magnetic Springs,
Ohio.
Miss Estella Lands and little
neice, Vale Dale, returned to their
home at Grand River Saturday after
visiting a few days in this city at
the home of her sister, Mrs. E. s.
Harris.
Miss Nellie E. Dow, Il returned
missionary from China, was in Leon
last Thursday on her way. to Wood
land, where she delivered lecture
that evening at the Advent Christian
church.
w. A. Ames and sister, Miss Jes-
sic, of Alton, who had been visiting
at the home of /. N. Norman, of near
Decatur City, departed Monday for
Cosby, Mo-, to visit a few days with
sister.
Mrs. John Smith and Miss Tressa
Weckmann returned to their home
at Creston Thursday, having been
visiting for few days in this city at
the home of their brother, Ernest
Weckmann.
Capt. j. L. Gooding, the we'll
known auctioneer of Kellerton, was
in Leon Saturday enrOute home from
Van Vert, where he cried big sale
for F. w. Mars, including his 2O6
acre farm.
Mrs. J. p. Jenkins returned to her
home at Lamont Thursday evening
after visit at the home of David
Jenkins near Leon. Mrs. David Jen-
kins accompanied her home for
short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Pease, of
Bloomfield, came last Wednesday
and visited few days with relatives
in this city and vicinity, being called
here to attend the funeral of Ray
mond Rumley.
George Youngs and Joe Keshlear,
who are students in the Leon High
School, went to their homes near
Pleasanton Friday evening and visit
ed over Sunday.
Carl Sankey and wife, who have
been stopping for several weeks at
Wichita, Kansas, came in last Satur-
day and will visit until after the
holidays with relatives in this city
and at Davis City.
Miss Ruby Ticknor, of Rockford,
Iowa, came Tuesday evening for
visit at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
John Dale, west of Leon, being on
her way to- Garden Grove, where her
parents have located.
Mrs. T. g. McKenna, of Spokane,
Washington, who had been visiting
at the home of her brother, J. E.
Leeper, northeast of Leon, went to
Pleasanton Saturday to visit a f-w
days with relatives in that vicinity.
F. L. Jenkins, who Is superintend-
ing the construction of the fine new
school building being erected in the
town of Grand River, was in Leon
Friday, being on his way to his home
at Garden Grove to visit over Sun
day.
Mrs. c. w. Hoffman and Mrs. s. H.
VanSanford returned Tuesday from
a few days visit with relatives in Des
Moines, and also visited at Indianola
with James and Margaret Hoffman,
who are attending Simpson College
at that place.
Mrs. r.. J. Knapp, of Sheridan,
Wyoming, in company with her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Cox, of near Block
ley, were visitors in this city last
Friday. Mrs. Knapp is an old Davis
City girl, being a daughter of Mrs.
T. +. Stephens.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Boysol and
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Boysol, of Ba-
tavia, Iowa, who had been visiting,
with relatives at McFall, Mo-, came
Tuesday for few days visit at the
home of their neice, Mrs. E. L. Shira,
of Eden township.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Merritt, Mrs.
Charles Goble and Mrs. Will Hender--
son, of Davis City, were visitors in
this city Monday. They drove up in
an auto and made The Reporter a
visit and watched our linotype ma
chine in operation. @i.,a go.
Miss Fern Melvin, who is teaching
near EllstCn, came Friday evening
and visited until Monday morning at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Melvin, when she went to
Mt. Ayr to attend the Ringgold Coun-
ty Teachers Meeting.
Mrs. Robert CLANCY returned to
her home near Decatur City Tuesday
after spending several days here car
ing for her daughter, Miss Jennie,
who attends the Leon schools and had
been quite sick. Miss Jennie accom-
panied her mother home.
Mrs. NJ. A. Lesson and sister, Mrs.
AIl1Cu ASydu, Ictulucu " tuSlI uOulcSs
as Beaconsfield Monday after visit
ing few days at the home of their
brother, T. P. Conner, in this city.
Mr.. Conner accompanied them to
Beaconsfield for few days visit
Mrs. c. w. Patterson, of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, who is visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Bowman, in this city, went to
Leroy Friday for visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Lulu Swisher. Master Ger
aid Swisher accompanied her to Lee
roy.
A. c. Cannon, of Tingley, who
had been visiting few days with
relatives in this city, returned to his
home at Tingley last Thursday. Mr.. Z
Cannon travels for a fur buying
house, and while here received notice
that prices on furs had slumpad for
ty per cent, so he decided to go home
for few days.