The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-02-22
Little River.


( acre farm occupied by George Mar
tin last season and will soon take
possession.
Ernest Mccormick was business
, caller at Leon Saturday.
Doss Fitch has been hauling corn
for Elmer Stewart also Homer Tharp
and son Roy have been working at
Eimer Stewart started for Win
ston, Mo-, last Thursday. He was
driving cattle and the last report was
that they had reached Gainesville by
has rented farm there and will
conduct a dairy farm.
Simian Fitch and family made a
visit at the parental home last Sat
urday morning,
Brs. John Henderson of Ringgold
will visit relatives in Missouri be-
fore returning to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis took
dinner with their daughter, Mrs. Cal
vim Starr last Friday. This is the
first trip Mrs. Davis has made from
her home for several weeks.
! James and Mile Davis visited at
Seth Davis Friday of last week.
! John Drury and wife and Steve
Marble and family were guests OF
Mrs. Emaline Davis and family one
day last week:
| Ernest Landphair has been suffer
ing with the humps:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Starr and
daughter Estella were the guests Of
MIR. and Mrs. frank HOLSTER Tues
day of last week.
May Hollister entertained her
father, grandmothers and aunt last
Friday.
Ralph Judd recently purchased a
fine lot OF chickens and Mrs Judd
tsays she sill live with the "biddies.'
\ daughter Of Rufus Norman was
buried at the Hamilton cemetery last
Friday.
lof neighbors and relatives of Elmer
Stewart stole a march on the family
and in the forenoon with we'll filled
baskets appeared at their home. AS
the shrill whistle of the noon train
sounded over hill and vale the as
sembled guests We're sitting down to
table fairly grooming under its load
Of delicious viands. All present en-
joyed a good afternoon and could but
hope for the return of many such
days. The. event was in respect for
MIR. and Mrs. Stewart who will soon
depart for Winston, Missouri. Many
here will miss their kindly associa-
| ton.
| Clarence Martin has rented the
Wesley Chew property in Pleasanton
and will soon move there.
We are informed that Tommy Low
ing will take possession of the farm
where he previously lived.
Mabel McClaran and Lear Davis
and wife called at John McCOrmick's
last Saturday evening.
Mabel Moore called at the home
| day last week.
Lucy keown returned from Leon
! Saturday. =.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Heasley of
Ringgold county autoed through this
neck Of the woods on their way to
visit relatives at Lineville Thursday
| morning of last week
Jasper Spargur and Frank Hollis
ter and family spent Sunday at Mar
tin Hendrickson's
King Landphair and family visited
with Homer Davis and family Sun
day.
Seth Davis and wife, Cora Starr
and daughter and Mrs: Ann HendeE-
son of KellertOn visited at the Spar
! CUR home Sunday.
Lou Landphair is working for his
Mabel McClaran, Ernest McCor-
| mick and Lear Davis and wife visit
! ed at Hurd Davis last Sunday.
Homer Davis and family and Chas.
Davis visited at James Stills one ev-
ening last week.
John Henderson who recently re-
sided in our midst has rented farm
mer.
| Jesse Dunbar and son transacted
business in Davis City last Saturday.
Marion Davis who so many years
resided on the farm now occupied by
Charlie Graham moved to SCOTS
privilege of better school educa-
ton. He rented his farm near Nor
Ri and rented farm on the out
skirts of that city, where he will live
during 1917.
| Mrs. John Henderson visited the
Delbert McWilliams family Friday OF
last week.
! Ella Stuteville is spending the win
ter at Lineville working at the DR..
Grandpa Landphair visited at the
home of his son Ernest last Sunday:
Mr.. and Mrs. Payton spent last
Sunday at o. c. .Clampitt's home;
with his sister, Mrs. Stella Stuteville.
| Doss Fitch who went with Mr..
Stewart to help him drive stock took
sick going down but was able to re-
turn to Davis City Sunday.
| James Morey and family spent
Sunday under the parental roof at
PleasantOn.
Jesse Waffle has made daily trips
each day to school during the winter
| from her fathers home to- Boothtown
school riding horse back and she sure
| looks hearty and healthy although
subject to much exposures
| Tommy Williams returned some
! time ago from Wyoming and we are
( informed he has decided to stay in
Iowa this summer. He is now buy
ing corn.
Mrs. Anna Henderson left on the
2 O'Clock train Monday for her home
in Ringgoid county after a pleasant
visit with friends here.