The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-20

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Vert to attend the declamatory con-
test.
Miss Iva Briggaman, who teaches
in the kellerton public schools, came
over Friday evening and visited until
Saturday evening at her home in this
city.
Mrs. J. D. Gardner, of Decatur
City, came Saturday evening and Wis.
tied few days at the home of hel
daughter, Mrs. Fred Fisher, in this
city.
w. G. Spicer, of Bloomfield, Iowa
arrived Monday evening for few
days visit at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Guy Beavers, Of east OF
Leon.
David G. Fisher, of Davenport
came last Thursday and spent few
days in this city looking after bust
ness connected with their Leon Elec-
trio Co.
Fred w. Newcomb, of Lamont,
stopped off in this city Friday to look
after some business matters while re-
turning from a business trip to Bur
linton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Etheridge Craig. and
daughter, Pauline, of Davis City,
came Saturday and visited over Sun
day at the home of his mother in
this city.
Miss May Hines, Off Grand River,
came Saturday evening to visit few
days at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
d. G. Cannon, and other relatives
in this city.
Miss Capitola Robson, of near
Blockley, went to Grand River Satur-
day and on Monday commenced a
spring term of school at Center
school house.
Mrs. Jennie Atteberry, of Hart
ford, Kansas, came Monday for a
visit with relatives, being called here
by the death of her mother, Mrs. j..
w. Mcdowell.
Mrs. !. H. Paul returned to her
home at Cambria Monday having
been visiting for few days at the
home of her brother, E. l.. Hutchin-
son in this city.
=. Mrs. C. NJ. Ketcham and Miss Cora
I.unbeck returned Friday evening
from Des Moines, where they had
been visiting a few days at the home
Of Will ketcham. $40.
Miss Mabel DeKalb Felt, of Chi
cago, who was visiting with Miss
Madge Maxwell in this city, went to
Clearfield Saturday to visit few
days with friends.
Mrs. Marion E. WATSON and baby,
Dorothy May, of Des Moines, arrived
Monday evening for visit with her
Stookey in TINS city
Mrs. S. E. Ross, who had been
here visiting at the home of her par
sents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Osborn, de-
parted Friday afternoon for her
Home at o Neill, Neb.
" Prof. Ralph Shelton, of Pleasan-
ton, was visiting in Leon Saturday
being enroute home from Van Vert,
where he attended the declamatory
contest Friday evening.
Geo. O. Johnston and daughter,
Miss Nora, who are teaching schools
near Grand River, came Friday ev-
ening and visited over Sunday at
their home in this city.
w. B. Redman, of near DeKalb,
was visitor in this city last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Redman are moving
to Grand River this week, and will
try town life for a while.
Mrs. Ross Rogers, of Winterset,
and sister, Mrs. Glen Vaughn, Of At
ton. came Friday evening to visit a
few days at the home of their faith
er, c. H. Harp in this city.
Mrs. G. w. Custer returned to her
home at Davis City last Thursday
after spending a couple of weeks in
this city at the home of her parents,
hev. and Mrs. VIM. Biggs.
Mrs. w. Pelican and daughter,
Rose Esther, Of Gainesville, Mo-,
came Saturday and visited over Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. Alva
Rake, of northwest of Leon.
Closson Campbell arrived Saturday
from Osborn, Mo-, where he spent
the winter with his son, S. NJ. Camp
bell, and will visit for time with
his children in this county.
Mrs. Mile Cook returned to her
home at Columbus Junction Monday
having been here to visit her sister,
Mrs. James Marvin, who has been
sick for a number of weeks.
Mrs. S. w. Hurst returned Tues
day from visit at the home of her
son, John F. Hurst in Chicago, and
also visited few days on the way
home with relatives at Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. F. Harvey re-
turned Friday noon from their six
weeks trip to Colombia, South Amer
lea, the Canal Zone, Jamaica, New
York and other points of interest.
M. F.. Truitt returned to Blockley
Monday after visiting over Sunday
with relatives in this city. He ex-
poets to return shortly to his home
in Colorado, where he has claim.
PrOfs. O. NJ. Gass and Fred j. Elr-
hardt returned from Van Vert Sat
urday evening, where they attended
the declamatory contest on Friday
and the teachers meeting Saturday.
F. M. Freeman, of Davis City,
passed through this city Thursday,
returning from Des Moines where he
had been to secure machinery to be
used in his new brooder factory at
Davis City.
B. H. Sargent, who lives on the j.
D. Brown farm, departed last Friday
for Mt. Vernon, S. D., to drive his
car through from that place, having
left it there when he moved here
some weeks ago.
Mrs. w. w. Potts, who has been
making her home with her daughter,
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