The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-20

Willard Parrish, of Des Moines,
came last week to spend several
weeks at the home of his uncle, y.
w. Hoffman, and has gone to work
HELPING. on the farm as he is TOO
Bluff, Kansas, and her mother, Mrs
Sarah S. Jones, of Lamont, came
Monday for few days visit at the
home. of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Spring
er of northwest of Leon.
Mrs; Fred Epperl!ey went to Davis
little daughters home, they having
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Hardinger at Davis City.
Mrs. Walter S: Blakesleey and
daughters returned Monday to their
home at Bellfield, n. D., after Wis
and a. 4 Mrs ine fo r. 3 Evans ans and other
Mrs. Mary Ratliff, Of Centerviile,
who had been visiting for the past
two months at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. S. NJ. Teeters, in this city,
went to Corydon Saturday for Wis
it with relatives before returning
home.
Mrs. w. H McCalla, of Davis City,
Hoffman home near Van. vert,
stopped off here Saturday for Wis
it at the home of her daughter, Mrs:
c. E. Chastain, of southeast of
Mrs Mrs. S. A. Edwards, who had
son, Arthur Edwards, at Humeston,
stopped off in this city Friday for a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Leslie
Grimes, while enroute to her home
at Pleasanton.
carleton College at sse Noftneid
Leon Monday on her way to her
home at Pleasanton, where she will
spend the summer with her mother,
Mrs. j. II. Slower.
DR.. B. L. Eiker returned Tuesday
evening from Chicago where he had
been for several weeks, having at
tended the meeting of the National
couple of weeks attending Special
clinics in Chicago.
Mrs Alice Delaney, of Keokuk,
arrived Saturday for visit with her
sister, Miss Mary Flynn, in this
city, and other relatives near Leon.
She was accompanied by her neice,
Miss Margaret Adkins, trained
Misses Hazel and Julia Mullin. of
northeast of Leon, returned from
Des Moines Saturday evening, where
Miss Hazel was operated upon in a
hospital several weeks ago, and has
made fine recovery. Miss Julia
had been in Des Moines visiting with
her
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rush, of
Bedford, who had been visiting with
Leon Thursday for few days visit
with his mother, Mrs. J. w. Rush.
Harold went to Des Moines Friday
and has enlisted, and is awaiting his
call
Ernest Kicks, who recently COM
lar army. and had been visiting with
Kicks, at Davis City. left Saturday
for Camp Dodge, to report for duty,
having re-enlisted in the telegraph
ers' corps.
J. II. Evans returned Monday
from visit with his children at Des
attended the state G.. A. r. Encamp-
nrnt at Des Moines last week. His
daughter, Mrs. Matte Herrick.- OF
Grimes, accompanied him to Leon
for a few days visit.
Miss Ollie Roberts, who has a fine
government position at Washington
D. c., came last week for a visit with
L
She says she likes life in the capitol
oity une. and has verv pleasant work
ut a fine salary She will return to
Washington next Sunday
Irving Little, who had been Wis.
ting at the home. of his brother: r
z. Little at Decatur, returned Sat
urday to Ames, where he is manag-
bia. Irving volunteered some weeks
| ago in the medical corps, and expects
| to be in service by July 1st
Mrs. Gertrude Markley and son
Allan, went to Centerville Monday
being called there by the serious i'll
| ness of Elmore Marklev, landlord OF
the Continental hotel, who was
stricken with hemorrhage of the
brain on Sunday and was reperte
70 be in very serious condition.
Mrs. Winfield Cash went to La
moni Saturday evening to visit over
Sunday with her sister. Mrs. B. M
Russell and attend the funeral Of
her friend, Mrs. Josephine Brownell
who died at her home at Deerfield
Colorado. and was brought back tc
her old home at Lamont for burial
Miss Elma Forbes, who is a stu
dent at the State University at Iowa
City, came Monday evening to spend
| he summer vacation with her par
2nts. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Forbes. in
his city. She had been visiting FOL
: week Cd The way home with heI
lister, Mrs. Lloyd jerks, in Des
Moines.
Lieut.. Paul Stookey, who has beer
-+at'oned at Camp Cody. New Mexi,
co, for some months, arrived Satur.
y aol q lew days visit WITH n
,aro-+~, M. and Mrs. Willard
tcokey in this city. DR.. St::ee
| +, 1pokirg fine and saws aavlce.
The only life and he h3s Lvm il
health since enterinsden .oWn- A
@~e. CIvde Ynet ooT HepIer, v
a hin MISS dana meesie NJ A'vR. Wilson, I
KANSAS alps being Sunday. Mr.. and v
he fmnepai sie for. many years b
ne i nasse Decatur scorntv. Mr.. e
yrs Wig a half brother of Mrs. t
WI, Maurice Elder. Of Worland
| ""ining, who had been visiting a.
L home of her father, NJ F
rimes and other relatives in Leon,
.turned home last Thursday. Her n
tile brother, Marion Grimes, ac-
her home and will visit c