The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Van Vert.

Fry.
Miss Helen Whistler of Leon was
in town Monday visiting with her
friend, Miss Rosa Smith and tran
sacting business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Everett and
son Curtis of Charlton visited with
Mrs. Everetts parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Fierce a short time Sunday al
ternoOn.
Miss Julia Spencer spent Saturday
night with her friend, Miss Vera
Smith.
Miss Ollie Phelps spent Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs. j. M. Halstead.
A number from here attended the
ball game at Grand River Sunday af-
ternOOn.
Mrs. Laura Keller and daughter
Grace were in town last Wednesday
afternoon.
j. E. Rhoades of Des Moines came
Tuesday for a visit with old Van
Vert friends.
Miss Julia Spencer spent Sunday
in town with friends.
Leo Price and Frank Livingston
spent last Wednesday in town.
Mrs. Anna Fierce and daughter
Mrs. Bertha Murphy left last Tues
day for a visit with Mrs. Fierce's
daughter, Mrs. Frank Brewer and
family of RUSSELL Iowa.
Miss Doris Thompson who has
been visiting with her grandmother,
Mrs. Emily Thompson and other
friends in Van Vert and vicinity re-
turned to her home in Altamont,
Kansas, last week.
Mics Moroorof How'll cnpnt FRIDAY
afternoon with her friend, Miss Vera
Smith.
Mrs. George Johnson of Norwalk
Sunday.
Miss Proda Sconce who is the mu-
sic teacher here left Saturday after
noon for her home in Mt. Ayr where
she will make a short visit with her
parents and many friends. Her SIS
ter Belle, who has been visiting with
Weldon friends for the past week &C.
companied her home.
Miss Velma McJimsey has been
visiting in our town the past few
days.
Misses Florence and Izora Heath
er who have been visiting with
friends in Illinois returned to their
home south of town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hawkins and
little daughter were Sunday visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Spencer.
Mrs. J. B. Hampton spent Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Anna
Mulkey.
Mr., and Mrs. George Arney and
little daughter took dinner with Mr..
| Arney's mother Tuesday.
Ray Easter is moving his store
goods into the new building north
of the drug store which has just Deen
| completed. Mr.. Easter is glad TO De
| back once more in the old location
that he had before the big fire.
Mrs. Blair of near Weldon who has
| been visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. B. F. Marley and husband, left
| for her home last Wednesday morn
ing
| Mr.. and Mrs John Strong and son
Max drove down from Montezuma to
visit with Mrs. Strong's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Fierce Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Strong returned to Mon
| tezuma the same evening but Mrs.
! Strong and Max remained for a long
i, err visit.
Mrs. Blackburn from Omaha, Neb.,
and daughter Mrs. McKern OF Leon
came Wednesday afternoon for a
visit with Mrs. Blackburn's slster-ln-
law, Mrs. Sarah Smith and daughter
Rosa.
Miss Bessie McBee was Weldon
visitor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston of Florl-
da came Wednesday for short visit
with their son Frank who has been
; making his home with Mr.. and Mrs
c.. J. Price
Mrs. A. B. Fierce visited with Mrs
F. D. Kelley Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Cliff Belongs mother and
sister who have been visiting with
her, left for their home in Chicago
last Wednesday. They were accom-
panied home by Mrs. Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noftsger from Mel
bourne, Iowa, came "Wednesday
morning for an over night visit with
Mrs. Sarah Smith and daughter
Rosa, leaving on Thursday morning
Mrs. /. NJ. Fry visited with Mrs
A. B. Fierce Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Manley visited
with Mrs. Manley's mother near We'll
don Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Briner went to
Des Moines Saturday to attend the
races, returning in the evening.
Mrs. George Johnson and son
Meryl of Norwalk, came Friday for
visit with old Van Vert friends.
Miss Avis Manning and sister are
visiting with their uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawks south Of town.
Miss ROSA Smith spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. A. B. Fierce.
Miss Bessie Blades and her moth
er were guests of Mrs. Sarah Smith
and daughter Rosa Saturday.
A number of people from here
were visiting in Leon Sunday after
noon.
Vern Palmer met with very pain
full accident Saturday evening While
cranking his auto preparatory to
starting for home, the crank kicking
and breaking his arm. From the last
reports it is giving him a great deal
of pain.
Mrs. w. A. Conn left Thursday TOR