The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
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evening.
Burbank Halstead left Saturday
afternoon for Des NoineS to visit
with friends.
Samuel Blackburn, who has been
visiting with his sister, Mrs. Sarah
Smith and daughter, Miss Rosa, left
Tuesday for visit with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Mckern, OF near
Leon.
E. o. Stearns and Nj. F. Thompson
were attending to some business mat
tiers at Weldon Friday morning.
The band boys gave another fine
concert Saturday evening, which was
enjoyed by all. The concerts are
certainly growing better all the time.
Mrs. Chester Everitt and son, Cur
tbs. of Charlton, came Thursday for a
short visit with Mrs. Everitt's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Fierce. She
left for visit at Gainesville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hall are rejOlc-
ing over the arrival of a fine baby
girl, who came Monday morning to
make her home with them.
j. A. Smith and wife spent Sunday
in the country at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Hedrick.
Lee Easter, who has been attend
ing Summer School for the past few
weeks, came Saturday evening for a
visit with his mother, Mrs. Fannie
Easter, of Fairview.
Mrs. Blades and daughter Bessie
spent Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Smith and
daughter Rosa.
Mrs. o. w. Morrow spent Friday
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Jones.
Mrs. Anna Fierce, who has been
visiting at Russell with her daughter,
Mrs Frank Brewer, returned home
last week
Joe Hampton has purchased Syl
StanbTough's feed store, and he will
move his goods from the north side
to Mr. S1anbrough's present location.
Mr.. Hampton has been engaged in
the iced business for a number Of
years, but he will will now enter on
it on a more extensive scale than be-
fore.
The following attended the Chau
tauqua at Weldon last Tuesday even
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Marley,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Price and daugh-
ter Lenore, Miss Effie Cornell, Mrs.
w. w. Brown and Burbank Halstead.
Mrs. Holgar Rasmussen spent
Thursday evening at the home of
Mrs Jim Smith and daughter.
Misses Helen and Lulu Rumley
were visitors in town Friday.
Lorel Fierce was assisting Ray
Easter with his store work Satur-
day. y 49,
w. Il. Briner, Albert Spray and Ike
Edwards made a trip to Hale, Mo-,
Saturday, returning the same day.
Miss Lydia Burnett spent Sunday
AFTERNOON at the home of Mrs. Net
tie McBee.
Mrs. Bertha Gould was visiting
with her friend, Mrs. Ella Branscomb
Monday afternoon
Mrs. Breckenridge and daughters,
of Indianola came last week for a
short visit with her mother, Mrs. NJ.
Fuller and other relatives and friends
here.
w. F. Briner and family were visit
ing in Grand River Sunday.
Miss Davis, of Nebraska, spent
few days last week at the home of
her cousin, Mrs. Holgar Rasmussen
and family.
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~ening at the home of Mrs. Anna Null
key.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Blades and
son, Myron, spent Saturday evening
in town at the home of DR.. Phelps
and wife,
w. Ship spent Thursday night in
the country at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rob Palmer.
Miss Vera Smith left last week for
Centerville, for short visit with her
sister, Mrs. Bob Moore and husband
Miss Flossie Easter was visiting in
town Saturday.
Mrs. Bertha Gould, who has been
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Brewer, at Russell, returned home
Thursday.
Harve Wilson, who had been at
tending to business matters in ROch-
ester, returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke and children
and Mrs. Harry Kelley and daughters
were visitors in town Saturday even
ing.
Lewis Fisher left Saturday after
noon for visit with relatives at De-
catur.
Mrs. Marie Under, of lilo, Idaho,
wha has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
r. L. Lewis and brother, Charles
Johnson, of Osceola, came last Tues
day to visit her aunt, Mrs. j. Smith
and daughter Rosa. She returned to
Osceola Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Young drove
out to their farm Sunday and spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Adams.
Ralph Burchett, of Grand River,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Fred Gill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Adams and Mr..
and Mrs. Rex Adams motored to keo-
kuk Sunday to see the big dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson and
Mrs. R. L. Lewis and son drove
down Tuesday and spent the evening
with Mrs. Sarah Smith and daughter.
Mrs. Jane Ramsey is spending a
few days with her brother, ]. A. Ed
wards, west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rlchey left
last week for Michigan. Rev. o. w.
Morrow and wife have charge of
their farm during their absence.
Miss Daisy Swain, of OsceOla, Wis