The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-08

DR.. B. l.. Eiker and daughter
Edith, returned Friday. from Ottum-
wa, where DR.. Eiker attended the
forty-fifth annual meeting of the Des
Moines Valley Medical Society
Mrs. S. Il. Owens, Of Hoquiam,
Wash, who had been visiting at the
homes of Mrs. r. S. Arnold and Mrs.
l.. P. Sigler in this city. went to Da-
Wis City Saturday for visit with rela-
t1ves and old friends.
Misses Hattie Whitney and Ber-
nice Bruce, who taught in the Leon
schools the past year, departed Fri
day for their homes at Rockford,
Iowa. They will both return to
Leon again next year.
his father, VIM Mcintosh, at Davis
City Thursday evening. Mr.. McIn-
tosh is recovering very slowly from
his illness, his advanced age being
very much against him.
Mrs. James Nicholson and little
daughter, Mildred, OF Big Piney, Wy
oming, arrived last Thursday even
ing for visit at the home OF her
brother, ID. f. Avery, and with many
cid time friends in this city
Miss Alpha Long, who has been
teaching in the High School at Bed
ford, Iowa, the past year, came Fri
day evening to spend the summer
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. F. Long of Center township.
Mrs. Louis Lohmeyer and two
daughters, of Farmer City, H., who
had been visiting at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. George Follmer, north OF
Leon, went to Van Vert Thursday to,
visit a few days with relatives in that
vicinity.
Misses Mabel and Nadine McClung
and Neva Mendenhall, and Mrs. Theo
French, of Garden Grove, We're in
Leon Saturday evening, enroute home
from Cedar Falls, where they have
been attending the State Normal Col
lege the past year.
Frank Matthews, an old time De-
catur county resident son Of Ben
Matthews, of Garden Grove, came in
last week for visit with relatives
and friends. He is located at Arnet,
Oklahoma, where he is rural mail
carrier and farmer.
Miss Hazel Dean, of Clearfield,
who had been visiting with Dr.. j. P.
Maxwell and daughter, Miss Madge,
in this city, accompanied them on
their trip to the east as far as Chi
cago, where she will visit few
weeks with her father.
Mrs. Gertrude Markley and son AL
vim and her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. t.
Brinkerhoff went to Centerville Sat
urday and visited over Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore Markley, Mrs.
Brinkerhoff returning to her home
in Chicago from Centerville.
Miss Mildred Woodcoch, who has
been teaching domestic science in the
public schools at Grand Junction,
Iowa, came Saturday and visited over
Sunday at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. C. E. Butler, being enroute to
her home in Kansas City, Mo.
Harvey McCollum and family, Alva
McCollum and family and Miss Their
esa McCollum, Of Bethany, Mo-, were
Sunday visitors at the home of their
brother, R. V. McCollum in this city.
They were accompanied by their
nephew, John McCollum Of Bethany.
Rev. 0. S. Marsolf, wife and son,
Harold, returned to their home at
New Sharon, Iowa, Monday after
spending few days in this city Rev.
Marsolf occupied the pulpit at the
Presbyterian church in this city Sun
day and preached two excellent SER
mons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Allen and Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Ballou, of Kellerton,
accompanied by another couple,
autoed to Leon Sunday in Mr.. Aliens
new Overland six, for a visit with
friends. The new car attracted con-
siderable attention being painted a
lavender color.
Mrs. GEORGE Lohmeyer and Mrs.
Louis Lohmeyer and daughters, Ruth
and Bernice, of Farmer City, Ill.,, and
their sister, Mrs. Henry Lohmeyer, of
Alvin, ILL.,, who had been visiting at
the home Of their sister, Mrs. George
Follmer, north of Leon, returned to
their homes Tuesday afternoon.
John Frisby, of Saline, Mo-, passed
through Leon Tuesday, returning,
from st. Joe, No., where he was OPP
Grated upon couple of weeks ago.
He was accompanied by his brother,
j. M. Frisby, of Pratt county, Kan
sas. Mr.. Frisby while still quite.
weak, is getting along very nicely.