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

was called here by the illness and
death of her father, j. M. Still, went
to Mt. Ayr Saturday evening to visit
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Earl
Rusk and brother, Joe Still.
Mrs. Fl. J. Close and her brother
in-law, Mr.. James Booker, of Webb
City, Mo-, came Monday for a few
days visit in this city. Mr. Booker
will go from here to Grcenville,
Tenn, for an extended visit.
G. G.. Covington, who is Off from
work suffering from blood poison on
both his hands, resulting from a fall
from telephone pole, was in Leon
Monday on his way to Koyle to visit
his mother, Mrs. A. Fulton.
Mrs. G.. w. Manning returned Mon
day evening from Osceola, having ac-
companied, her neice, Miss Cecilia
Plant that far on her way to Chicago
after spending the summer at the
Manning home in this city.
Mrs. G. N. Edwards and daughter,
Miss Laura and Mr.. Mart Rain,
who had been spending few days at
the home OF. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Jones
in this city, returned to their homes
at Clarinda, Iowa, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Oney and Mr..
and Mrs. Harl Williamson, of Eden
township, returned Friday morning
from Des Moines, where they attend
being employed as ticket takers.
Mrs. c. M. Axes departed last
Thursday morning for trip to the
exposition at San Francisco, Califor-
mia, and with her brothers, J. c.,
Lon and Joe Warner at Stockton,
California, and with Mrs. w. D.
Mitchell, at Loveland, Colorado, ex-
pecting to be absent for several
weeks.
Miss Kate Hull, who had been Wis
iting at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Charles Hull, in this city, departed
yesterday for Mt. Pleasant to resume
her duties as domestic science in
structor at Iowa Wesleyan College.
j. V. Lemley, one of the state &C
countants, who recently completed
an examination of the county offices
at Red Oak, went to Washington last
Thursday, where he will be engaged
in examining the county officers for
several weeks.
Mrs. w. H. jenkins, of Leon, &C
companied by her daughter, Mrs.
James McCutcheon and son Vernon,
of Dickinson, North Dakota, went to
Garden Grove Saturday and visited
over Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. jenkins.
Prof. O.. NJ Gass and wife return
ed Friday from Romeo, Mich, where
they spent the summer on their farm.
They report there was lots of rain in
Michigan the past summer, but they
had the best crop on their farm they
had raised in years.
Miss Fern Pryor returned Satur-
day from Osceola, having accompan-
led Francis and Jack Adwers that
far on their return to their home at
Omaha, Neb., after visit at the
home of c.. M Keller and with rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Miss Fern Melvin, who graduated
from the Leon High School with the
class of Is, departed Friday for
Ellston where she will teach fall
term of school. 1t will be Miss
Ferns first school, but we will guar
antee she will make splendid teach
er.
Col. Jack Tullis, of the well known
firm of Tullis Bros, auctioneers, at
Decatur City, was a business visitor
in this city Saturday. He tells us
there is going to be big sale bust
ness this fall judging from the num-
Der of dates they have already book
ed.
DR.. Clair Boone, of tOttumwa,
drove in last Thursday in his big
Hudson car, and visited at the home
of his father, w. A. Boone in this
city until Sunday. Mrs. Boone and
son Billy had been here for a couple
of weeks and returned home with
him.
Mrs. r. j. Elder. of Topeka, Kan
sas, arrived last Friday for visit
at the home of her neice, Mrs, Fred
Fisher, in this city Mrs. Elder is a
sister of j. D. Gardner, who was re-
Gently operated upon at the Leon
hospital, and was called here by his
illness.
Homer Dye jr., who had been Wis
iting at the home of his grandmoth-
er, Mrs. r. 3. Dye and other rela-
tives in this city, departed Monday
for st. Joe, whore he will visit few
days before returning to his studies
at the University of Missouri, at
Columbia. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brewer, of
Akron, Mo-, and Mrs. Brewers sis
ter, Miss Hazel Pryor, of Sioux Falls,
S. D., were guests at the home of A..
NJ. Pryor in this city last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer returned home
that evening and Miss Pryor visited
here until the following day when
she departed for her home at Sioux
Falls.