The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06

Mrs. O. Allpress and daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Reiss left Saturday for
| .Nowata, Okla, where Mrs. Allpress
will make her home, Mrs. Relss
will return here after short visit
here.
Carson N. Rhoades, of Mt. Ayr,
was in Leon Saturday on his way to
Mr.. Rhoades is now travelling for a
alendar and advertising speciality
house.
John E. Roberts, who was recent
ly discharged from service, was in
| leon Thursday enroute to his home
at williamsburg, Iowa, after few
Mrs. Israel Post returned to hel
ing, having been at the Toney
Gorsuch home near Leon for several
days assisting in caring for flu
patients.
S5sI o or" o. s nss finally II c nss
lodge and returned to Leon week
ago last Sunday, and saws he hopes
ne can stay here now for some time
! to come.
Clarence Osborn, who has been
assisting auditor Geo. A. Meek
since the first of January, returned
to Davis City Saturday and will re
MIR. and Mrs. Alma Adair and lit
tie daughter Helen, returned tc
their home at Albert Lea, Mimi.
Monday after visit with relatives
in Woodland township and in Leon
and vicinity.
Clyde Coleman, who was muster
| 1pc% of
ter overseas service, came Thursday
evening for a few days visit. at the
home of his brother, F. G. Coleman
II. T. Rauch, of Lamont, was a
business visitor in Leon Tuesday,
being accompanied by his son b. H.
Rauch, who was recently mustered
out of service on his return from
Miss Marcia i Wallace, who is at
tending college in Des Moines, came
Friday noon for few days visit at
her home in this city, and to visit
her brother Rob Wallace, who arriv-
ed the previous day.
Miss, Lena Finkbone,, who is
student in the Leon High School,
| ing accompanied by Miss Gladys
Muck, of near Grown.
Father j. c. Maher returned from
Des Moines Tuesday evening where
he attended a big banquet given
Monday evening in honor of Bishop
Bowling who has been transferred
from Des Moines to st. Paul.
Mary Jane, and Miss Eula Waight,
Of St. Joe, Mo-, came Monday night
to visit few days with their par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Waight,
and other relatives in this city.
Geo. T. Ogilvie returned Monday
afternoon from Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, where he took Mrs. Ogilvie ten
days previous, getting her nicely To-
Gated and she will remain there for
some time if the treatment benefits
her.
IDonaid returned Saturday evening
from Creston, where Donald repre-
sented the Leon High School in the
Sub District Declamatory Contest
and won first place in the humorous
class.
p. H. Peck, of St. Louis, Mo-, was
in Leon Saturday on his way to De
catur to visit over Sunday with his
wife and daughter. He says there
was no snow at all at Burlington
and very little as far west as Of
tumwa.
Mrs. Jas. F.. Harvey and children
and Miss Iris Smith returned Satnr-
day noon from Biloxi, Miss. This
weather was so disagreeable down
there they concluded they could en-
JOY the comforts of their Iowa home
a lot better
Al Luper. of Pleasanton, was in
| Leon Thursday. coming up to meet
Mrs. Luper, who returned that day
from five weeks stay in a hospital
at st. Joe, Mo-, where she was .op-
Grated upon, and is making a splen-
did recovery
Harvey 4. Axes, who has been
living on farm near Decatur for
the past two years. was in Leon Sat
urday, and called to renew his al
legiance for The Reporter which he
| has read ever since he learned his
letters. he is moving this week tc
a farm just north Of Davis City.
George Minor, who was recently
discharged at Camp Dodge, came
his mother, Mrs. J. J.. Minor and
other relatives and friends in this
city and vicinity. George saw over:
seas service, but like all the boys
says there is no place like the ole
| U. S. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sell and son
| Lester returned Thursday from Ro
chester, Mimi, where Lester was
operated upon for his hip, and the
operation has afforded him great re-
lief, and the prospects are that ne
will be permanently benefited. He
is greatly pleased with the results o.
the operation.
Mrs. J. N. Estes, of Pleasanton
who had been here for some day:
assisting in caring for Mr.. and Mrs
Orel Estes, and her daughter, Mrs
Frank Farquhar, who had all beer
sick. returned home Monday havin&
received word that another daugh
ter, Mrs. Olive Overton, of Pleasan
u,oc o,,ito c;c with tho fin