The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-10

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Will Pottorff, superintendent of
Ayr Monday evening to look after
some trouble on the Bell long dis
lance line.
Misses Edith and Madge Boyd, of
Gainesville, Mo-, We're in Leon Tues
day, enroute to Pleasanton from Da-
Wis City where they had been visiting
a few days.
Mrs. w. H. McCalla returned to her
home at Davis City Saturday after a
few days visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. G. E. Chastain, south
east of Leon.
Mrs. A. Merwin and granddaugh-
ter, Maurine Merwin, departed last
Thursday for visit at the home of
her son, A. G. Merwin and wife, near
Pawnee, Illinois.
Miss Marguerite Kemp went to
Centerville Saturday for an over Sun
day visit with friends, and to at
tend the Barnum C Bailey circus
Saturday evening.
j. A. Smith, who had been visiting
for few days at the home of has
father-in-law, j. j. Evans, in this
city, returned to his home at North
Platte, Neb., Tuesday.
Misses Fern and Hazel Moore,
Pearl Dale and Capitola Robson re-
turned from Des Moines Friday even
ing where they had been attending
summer School for several weeks.
F. Roberts, of Garden Grove, who
recently purchased the two farms
owned by c. M. Keller three miles
southwest of Leon, was a business
visitor in this city last Thursday.
Mrs. Lenna Hamilton and her
friend, Miss Ruby Matlock, of ST.
Joe, Mo-, returned home last Thurs
day, having been visiting for couple
of weeks at the home of Mrs. Hamil-
toms son, Grover Hamilton, at Del
ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Strong, who had
been in Leon for a couple of weeks
while Mr.. Strong was in charge of
the big sale at the Kraft Grimes
Clothing Store, returned to their
home at Minneapolis, Mimi, Satur-
day.
Mrs. Charles Robson, who had
been visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mullin, near
this city, returned to her home near
Dekalb Saturday. Her brother, Otis
Mu.ln accompanied her home for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. A. Wilson, of Des
Moines, drove in Tuesday evening
in their auto for short visit at the
home of her brother, Ed Owens, near
Woodland, after which they will go
to Lake Okoboji for a stay of several
weeks.
Mrs. j. A. Pryor and son, H. E.
Pryor, of Alberta, Canada, who had
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ Pryor in this city, went
to Garden Grove Friday for visit
with relatives and old friends in that
vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Cox, of San
Francisco, California, who had been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cox, near Davis
City, departed Tuesday for Elsber-
ry, Mo-, to visit a few days with his
parents.
Prof. P. w. Mitchell, of Seymour,
who has been visiting at his former
home at Pleasanton, passed through
this city Saturday enroute for Ames,
where he will attend special
course in manual training at the
State College. i.
j. NJ. Adams and Jack Edwards, of
Van Vert, were in Leon Thursday.
Mr.. Edwards came down to buy a
new Ford but there was not one at
the Leon agency, all having been
sold, and he had to wait day or so
before getting a car.
Charles France and family, of La
moni, took the train here for home
Monday evening. They had been on
an auto trip up in northern Iowa and
Minnesota and were on their way
home, but left their car here and re-
turned on the train on account of
rain.
Harry J. Bradley, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, come in last Friday and visit
ed here until Sunday, when he left
for weeks visit at st. Louis, taking
his little son Bobby, who had been
staying at the home of his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. WATSON,
with him.
DR.. and Mrs. John Horton and
little daughter, of Dubuque, Iowa,
passed through Leon Tuesday in
their auto, going to Morgan township
to visit Mrs. Horton sister, Mrs.
Perry Barr. Later they will go to
Goodland, Kansas, to visit his broth
er, Frank Horton.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Farquhar and
Miss Ruth, left Saturday
for Spirit Lake, where they will
spend week at Templar Lake, while
Mr.. Farquhar attends the annual
Commandery of the Knights Tenn
plar lodge, representing Tripolis
Commandery OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Slower, of Des
Moines, passed through Leon Satur-
day, going to Pleasanton to attend a
family reunion held at the home of
his mother, Mrs. j. H. Slower. Ralph
stover and family of Smithville, Tex
as, and DR.. S. H. Slower, of North
field, Mimi, were also visiting at the
home of their mother for a few
days.
Mrs. Mary L. Rumley and her
Mrs. E. j. Stanley, returned
Saturday evening from Burns, Wyom-
ing, where they were visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rumley.
They also visited at Cheyenne where
a number of former Decatur county
noOn1o reside and attended the hig