The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-16
Van Vert.

F. r. Porter who has been visiting
at the home of his son Fred at Des
Moines was in Van Vert last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hawkins drove
UP to Des Moines in their car last
Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Warrener spent
Wednesday with her friend, Miss Vel
ma Mclimsey at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Smith.
Miss Gladys Hoadley stayed at the
home Of her grandmother, Mrs. Anna
Fierce and attended school.
Orbin Hanks of Des Moines came
last week for visit with old friends
here.
Miss Lenora Price who has been
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Ralph
Thompson and family returned home
Thursday evening.
Paul Thompson of Fairview is here
visiting with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. j. Price for a few days
The business men of town met last
Tuesday evening and decided that
Van Vert should have two big days
of celebration. The After Harvest
Carnival which has been talked of
for SO long is really going to be and
Friday and Saturday, October LIST and
End are the dates set for it. The
business men are going to see that
there are amusements enough fur
nished so that everyone will have a
fine time and can truly say that Van
Vert knows how to do things.
Orbin Hanks of Des Moines and
Burbank Halstead were Saturday
night and Sunday visitors with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Hanks.
Mrs. Ella Branscomb spent Friday
afternoon with her friend, Mrs. Ber-
tina Murphy.
Mrs. Martha Gibson who has been
quite ill for the past few months is
slowly improving and it is hoped that
she will soon be well again.
Miss Virginia West of Chicago is
here for short visit with friends and
relatives
Miss Helen Fierce took dinner with
her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Fierce.
Miss Velma Spencer was visiting in
town Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hanks spent
Sunday with Mrs. Hanks grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs John Gibson.
Newt Thompson of New Virginia
is here visiting with his brother, John
Thompson.
Mrs. A. B. Cornell is very sick at
this writing. Her many friends join
in wishing for her speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Spencer and
children were Sunday visitors at the
home of J. A. Smith and wife.
Mrs. Conn was assisting Mr.. Avery
with his restaurant work last week.
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Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Laura
Letter.
Miss Kitchener of Decatur is visit
Miss Rosa Smith was week end
guest of her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Smith.
Miss Christia Lantz spent Sunday
in town with her friend, Miss Lena
Edge.
F. E. Smith returned last week
from Parnell, Mo-, where he had been
working short time.
Fife Cornell, who is teaching
school at New Sharon was called
home on account of the serious ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. A. B. Cor
nell.
Mr.. Tiedje of Davenport came last
week for visit with his sons, Will,
Henry and Herman.
Mrs. Henry Thompson and grand
daughter, Miss Hazel Baxter were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. j. Price.
King Cornell of Creston came Mon
day to visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Cornell.
Inez Skidmore went to Leon for
farewell visit with her grandmother,
Mrs. J. l.. Gardner Miss Skidmore
will leave next week for Chicago,
where she will be student at the
Northwestern University.
Mr.. and Mrs. CARRIER and daughter
and son of near Crown were Sunday
visitors in town.