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8ft a 3? A-i It? !&• It* •'1 TlW tuff fe!r P2f Sfss 5#,. i£ P^, mfr lv i" f/ ffi 1 's n. Si M- 9K, 1 OUR PERSONAL MENTION Persons having friends visiting them or knowing of strangers visiting in the citv will center a great lavor upon the Editor by informing him either in person, by note or telephone. Mrs. K. Thompson is in the city for W few days. ••a Marion Woodard had business at La mem Tuesday. 3 Mrs. W. H. Jenkins was visiting Davis Oity iriends Tuesday. Mrs. 0. R. Rilev, of Decatur City, was a Leon visitor M.ondav. Miss Hess Cowden was visiting Davis City Iriends last Friday. F. ID. Thompson, of Dos Moines, -was in Loon Friduv tor a lew hours. Miss l.ucile Alexander is visiting friends in Corydon us week. Miss Delia Cornet, of Davis City, was visiting friends in Leon yesterday. Mrs. Geo. L. Jackson went to Davis City yesterday to visit her mother. Frank Hampton was a passenger for Des Moines Friday to attend the fair. Attorney F. J. Horton, of Davis City, had legal business in this city Tuesday. Geo. Carmean and family, of Kellerton, "wore over Sunday visitors in this city. Mrs. A. P. Olson and daughter went to Lainoni yesterday to visit a few days. Harry Mayer departed last Wednes day evening on a business trip to Chica go. County attorney A. P. Olsen had busi ness calling him to Des Moines yester day. Miss Lola Smith went to Des Moines Saturday to visit her mother during the fair. R. H. Spence, the well known attor ney of Mt. Ayr, was a Leon visitor Mon day. v. Miss Pearl Harrcll, of At'ton, came Monday l'or a visit with friends in this city. Mrs. ,T. Gill returned Friday from a short visit with relatives at Garden Grove. O. B. Creal and little daughter, of De icatur City, had business in this city Monday. Ed. Smith, of Center township, went f'to Des Moines Friday to attend the tS*"1 state fair. 't Mrs. Hattie Kirkpatriek is visiting at 'the home of her brother in Des Moines this week. J. M. Still and family returned Thurs day from a ten days visit with relatives .at Cainsville. Capt. Garrett Gibson returned Tues day from a week's visit with old friends at Spickards, Mo. Misses Amy and Fay Benefiel went to Van Wert Saturday to spend a few days visitingrelatives. Sam Smith and family departed yes terday for a Peek's visit with liis par ents at MeFall, Mo. Miss Ollie Coffin went to Davis City Saturday and visited over Sunday with friends in that city. Frank Tong, of Leon, Kas., arrived .• Tuesday on a visit to his sister, Mrs. O. P. Barnett, of this city. D. E. Peters and wife went to Des Moines Friday to remain during the state fair with relatives. Mrs. A. M. Garrett returned last Friday from a few days visit with iriends at Decatur City. Misses Lucy and Ruby Ii'azlett went "to Cambria Monday where they will visit a' week with friends. Miss Myrtle Howell, of Davis City, -was visiting friends in this city the latter part of last week. Mrs. Wm. Martindale and son went to Des Moines Friday where they will visit relatives during the fair. J. M. Pickering and family will leave to-niorrow to attend the big Advent campmeeting at Clearfield. Mrs. .Joe Bailey, of High Point was a passenger Saturday l'or Des Moines, where she visits her sister. Andrew McCartney, manager of the Leon Creamery, ma/ile a business trip to Bethany, Mo., last Thursday. Mrs. C. S. Eals went to Des Moines •Saturday to visit a week with her par ents who reside in that city. Capt. J. D. Brown was a Cainsville visitor Monday, and was called yester day to Oskaloosa on business. Mrs. Len Hamilton was a passenger last Friday for Grimes, Iowa, where she will visit a week with friends. Miss Lillie Tennant, of Delphos, arriv •'•ed Monday evening on a visit toiler aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Carmean. Uncle John Volverton, one of the "'''prqpaincnt citizens of Leroy, had busi ness in this city last Thursday. :,E. H. Reed, of Lawton. Okla., is a guest at the home of his brother, S. F. Reed in this city for a few days. y.^Miss Avarilla Lemiuax went to Cains ville Saturday where she visits a few .days at the home of her brother. ••Mrs. A. M. Pryor went to Van Wert Friday and visited over Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Keller. r~ Mrs. J. E. Reed, of Kirksville, Mo., arrived Saturday for a visit in this city -it the home of her sou, S. F. Reed. John Fames was a passenger Satur day l'or Des Moines where he will visit lus daughters during the state fair. 'f, Miss Blanche Woodard went to Grand v-'\ River Thursday to spend a few days "with her sister, Mrs. Hoyle Gilreatli. a ^sses May and Louise Waight and Mr. James S. Penniwell spent last W Thursday with friends at Davis City. A*98 lear' Hoffman returned Tuesday Irotm. Wapello, Iowa, where she has been visiting her sister for several months. •v Miss |da Hebener.of Des Moines, came ... Tuesday vj,sit a MFs* couple of weeks at the uomeVpf jier sister, Mrs. C. E. Hurst. 1. Bennett returned Friday to her home at ^amoni after visiting a few days with Gramma Bennett in this city. \f *&. V*V^k* •4 S Miss Ethel Bowman returned Monday from Lake Okabo.ii, where she spent the summer at the Manhattan Beach Hotel. Mrs. Elizabeth Carmean returned Saturday from a visit with her son at Kellerton and her brother at Van Wert. Will Epporly was among tlio numer ous Leon people who went to Des Monies Saturday to attend the state tair. Littlo Miss Enid Alexander, of Leon, came Saturday to visit her iriend, Miss Cleo McGuire.—Humcston Advo cate. Miss Sue Alcott, of Sstanbury, Mo., came last Friday and visited a few clays at the home of Clem Jenkins, just east of Leon. Misses Marie and Hazel Moore re turned Saturday from a week's visit with their sister, Mrs. John Bryant, at Osceola. Miss Henrietta Wheeler, of Ottumwa, arrived Tuesday for a visit in this city at the home of her brother, Sherman Wheeler. MissHallie Moore went to Bethany Sunday and after visiting a few days in that city will visit her brother Rolla at Blythedale. Mrs. W. F. Ghormley and baby went to Des Moines Thursday where they will visit Mr. Ghormley until the state fair is over. J. M. Sallce, one of the prominent at torneys of Bethany, Mo., had business in this city a couple of days the fore part of the week. Mrs. Cyrus Smith was called to Clar india Saturday by a telegram announce ing the dangerous illness of lier sister, rs. Ed Claver. Miss Abbie Chase, of Anabolic, Mo., lias been visiting the past week in this city with her cousins, Misses Mabel and Josephine Cliaso. Mrs. Mor Sankey and children and Miss Ora Sankey came down from Des Moines yesterday and will visit until after the reunion. Mrs. John Fames and two youngest children went to Des Moines Thursday to spend a week with her daughters who reside in that city. Miss Edna Huntoon returned Monday to her home in Des Moines, after a pleasant visit at the home of Dr. J. H. Mingle in this city. F. J. Waight returned Wednesday evening to his home in Chariton after spending a few days at the home of his parents in this city. Tom Wallace went to Des Moines Friday, where he will remain until the state fair closes, being one of the gate keepers again this year. Miss Lou Harris returned Tuesday from a stay of several weeks in Des Moines, where she was pursuing her studies in photography. L. J. Tullis returned Thursday to his home in Des Moines after visiting for a week at the home of his mother, Mrs. E. T. Martin, of south Leon. Miss Anna Rohr returned to her home at Ottumwa, Monday after visiting for a few weeks in this city at the home of her brother, F. A. Rohr. Mrs. Geo. P. Britt, who has been vis iting at the home of her father, G. W. Machlan, in this city, returned Friday to her home at Davis City. Misses Ora and Mabel Marts and brother Eddie, of near Blockley, went to Des Moines Thursday to spend a week with relatives and friends. Miss Lenna Rhea, of St. Louis, who has been visiting her aunt, Miss Eva Rhea, in this city, went to Cainsville Saturday to visit l-clatives. Mrs. Dr. Woodmansee and Mrs. Julian Harris went to Des Moines Saturday for a week's visit at the home of state pardon clerk, B. W. Garrett. Mrs. Carrie M. Hyatt returned Friday to her home in Des Moines, after visiting for two weeks Avith relatives and many friends in this City. Mrs. J. F. Fee and daughter Janie re turned Friday to their homo at Andover, Mo., after a week's visit at the hoi-ne of J. W. Cocheuour at High Point. E. O. Alexander and S. F. Reed who are running W. A. Alexander's music store at Bethany, Mo., spent Sunday with their families in this city. Miss Mario Parrish returned Tuesday to her home in Des Moines, after spend ing two months in this city at the home of her grandfather, 1. iST. Clark. Mrs. Ida Bailey, who has been visit ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. H. Merrill near Crown, returned yesterday to her home in Kansas City, Kas. B. W. Childers and sou Pcarlic,of west of town, left Thursday for a ten day's visit with relatives at Valley Junction, and will also attend the state fair. Mrs. J. A. Caster and son Brown re turned home Tuesday after spending two months visiting relatives in Illinois Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Judge J. W. Harvey, wife and son James, returned Friday from their sum mer's outing at Lake Okoboji, where they have a cottage at Camp Leon. Mrs. Ed Moore returned Saturday to her home at Kellerton after a short visit at the homo of her parents, Mi ami Mrs. S. H. Elliot near this city. Miss Addie Brazelton, of Denver, who has been visiting at the home of A, M. Pryor in this city, went to Decatur Friday to visit relatives and friends. Jesse Lloyd, of near Decatur City, was shaking hands with his many Leon friends last Thursday, the first time he has been to Leon for several months. Gus Tinch and O. W. Halstead, of Davis City, were interviewing Leon business men Monday in the interest of the Inter-State Farmer of Davis City. George J. Spaeth and wife, of Garden Grove, passed through Leon Monday enroute to Silesia, Mont., where they go on a month's visit to Mr. Spaeth's son, y: a -^7- Mrs. Ella Mumby, who has been visit ing for a short time at tho home of her brother, W. W. Carey, in this city, re turned Thursday to her homo in Dos Moines. Robert Shular, one of the prominent young attorneys of Des Moines, came Tuesday to join his wife and family who are visiting Mrs. Sliular's father, J. R. Bashaw. C. B. Frazo and wife of Garden Grove, were in Leon Friday, returning from a tew days visit at tho country homo of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Blackmail, near Blockley. D. T. Craig who has been visiting for some time at Carl Junction, Mo., moved his family to Leon from Davis City last week and will make his future home in this city. .Tames and May Owen and their cousin Miss Sada Forbes, left Thursday for Minburn, Iowa, where they will visit relatives a few days and then attend the state tair. E. Housli and family, Scott Gardner and daughters, and Mrs. C. M. Akes and sons drove across the country to Des Moines last Friday to attend the state fair. Mrs, May Miller, and children, of Clinton, Mo., visited over Sunday in this city at tho home of G. W. Jenree, being enroute to Pleasanton on a visit to relatives. Miss Annie Wells, of Urbana, 111., -who has been visiting at the home of Ed, Lane in this city, went to Weldon Mon day to visit a few days with relatives in that vicinity. Mrs. C. B. Jordan, of Enid, Oklahoma, is here for a month's visit with rela tives and old friends. Mr. Jordan is ex pected here next week to attend tho Leon reunion. John W. Massey jr. and sister, Miss Madge, returned Saturday tc their home at Cainsville after visiting a cou ple of weeks with relatives in the vicin ity of Woodland. Allio Merwin who is employed in a drug store at Audubon, Iowa, returned to that city Monday after enjoying his summer vacation at the home of his par ents in this city. Miss Bessie Claybaugh, of Trenton, Mo., who has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. 11. Drake, went to Des Moines Friday to visit a sister re siding in that city. W. T. Roberts and family returned Monday morning from a visit of several weeks with relatives at EHingham, 111., and also visited with John Rush and family at St. Louis. Mrs. Harry Bowcn and daughter Phania, of Conway, arrived last Wednes day for a visit of several weeks in this city at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Waight. Miss Lenna Trenibley, who is employ ed as central operator at the Weldon telephone excliange.came down Tuesday to visit a few days at tho home of her mother in this city. Misses Laura and Effie Leonard, who have been living at Cripple Creek, Colo., for some time, arrived in this city Fri day, and will visit for a time at the home of Lyss Jenkins. Mrs. A. C. Bonser and daughter Hazel, of Bethany, and sister, Mrs. J. M. Buckner, of St. Joe, came Monday to visit until after the reunion with their mother, Mrs. S. J. lvoger. F. N. Hanscll, manager of the Graham Darrah & Hanscll store in this city, left Saturday night for St. Louis, where lie goes to pick up new goods and bargains for their store in this city. Mrs. A. Tharp and daughter Hazel, of Grand Island, Neb., are visiting at the home of her son A. K. Tharp in this city, and Mr. Tharp is expected the last of the week to attend the reunion. L. Fox the well known ball player who played with the Leon club a couple of seasons ago, left Friday for his home at Wymore, Neb., after visiting a few days with old friends in this city. Mrs. George Spies, of Chebanse, Ills., who has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo. F. Ogilvie, northwest of Leon, left Thursday for Garnet, Kas., where she goes to visit another sister. Miss Grace Ogden returned Friday to Des INIoines, where she is employed as bookkeeper with the Des Moines Daily News, after spending a two week's vaca tion at the home of her parents in this city. S. E. Davenport, of Algona, who with his wife and family came last week to visit his father, T. T. Davenport, re turned to Des Moines Saturday, where he is employed as a ticket seller at the fair. Miss Lucy Machlan and brother Luther returned to their home in Des Moines Tuesday after visiting for a month at the for a month at the home of their grandfather, G. W. Machlan, north of town. Mrs. Harry Cartwrigli^ who has been visiting at the home of W. T. Cartwright, in High Point township, went to Davis City Friday, where she visited until Sunday and then returned to lier home at Joplin, Mo. Mrs. Mary Mulcahy and children Josephine and Frank returned Thursday to their home in Milwaukee, Wis., after visiting for a month with her brother, Ed. Owens and other relatives in Wood land township. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Johnson, of Leon drove up the latter part of last week and visited until Sunday evening at the home of the latter's parents, Sir. and Mrs. G. P. Bishop, and other relatives. Humeston Advocate. Geo. Parks and family, who have been visiting S. R. Akes and other relatives west of town, returned Saturday to their home at New Castle, Mo. Miss Elizabeth Akes accompanied tl^o.m home for a short visit. -1 Judge W. R. Green and family, of Audubon, Iowa, arrived last Thursday for a week's visit in this city at the home of Mrs. Green's brother, Dr. A. Brown, Judge Green coming here for medical treatment from Dr. Brown. t-S Mrs. D. E. Morgan chaperoned a party of young folks composed of Misses Maggie May Brown, Alta Morgan, Marion Stookey, and Mr. Mell Brown, who left Friday for Des Moines, where they will camp during the state fair. THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 190S. W. W. Warner left Saturday night for Chicago, where ho will bo joined by Mrs. Warner, who lias been visiting at Madison, Wis., and they will spend a week in the city buying new millinery and dry goods for their store in this city. Miss Sadie McMnrtry, of Los Angeles, California, who has been visiting for a short time at tho homo of her sister, Mrs. J. E. Bruner, in Eden township, went to Creston Thursday to visit rela tives before returning to lier western home. W. M. Hamilton, of Blockley, returned Monday from a visit with his father at Des Moines, going there to meet his brother Frank Hamilton, who is a pas senger conductor on the Mexican Central R. R. running out of tho city of Mexico. Mrs. W. S. Johnson and daughter Bertha, of Sanborn, Iowa, who have been visiting at the home of lior sister, Mrs. J. D. Brown, woro in Leon a few hours Monday on their way to Cainsville to visit Mrs. Johnson's brother, H. M. Hoadley. Mrs. E. R, Jackson left Monday night on an extended visit to her daughter, rs. E. R. Patch, at Lakeview, Oregon. Mr. Patch has been discharged from the U.S. army and is imployed as floor walker in a large mercantile establish ment in that city. Ed. H. Sharp returned Friday from Bethany, Mo., where he had been visit ing for a few days at the home of his parents. His father submitted to an operation while he was there for the removal of a cancer from his face, the operation being entirely successful. Mrs. O. S. Long, of Shenandoah, who has been visiting for a couple of weeks at the home of her father, John Bell in this city, left Saturday night for Chica go, being joined at Chariton by Mr. Long, and they will spend a week in the city selecting goods for their store at Shenandoah. 1 *'1 C. E. Roberts, wife and son, of St. Joe, came up last week to visit rela tives and friends, Mr. Roberts remain ing only a few days, while his wife will bo here until after the reunion. Ed is looking well and is prospering, being time keeper in one of tho big packing houses at a good salary. Will F. Lindsey left Monday for Kan sas City, and after spending a few days in that city will go to Sycamore, 111., to assist in getting tho Fred Raymond attractions on the road for this season Ho will probably remain in the office for a couple of months and then take out a new play, "A Yellow Dog." Charles Detrick and son Willard, ar rived Monday morning from New Plymouth, Idaho, being called home by tho illness of Mrs. Detrick, who has been sick for several weeks with typhoid fever. She is now slowly re covering and as soon as she is able to travel Mr. Detrick will take her to Idaho. Farm for Sale. lloj, acres, scattering timber over one half of tract, splendid wire fence, run ning water, never failing, rolling but no waste land, does not wash, all in the finest blue grass, graze year round, join ing farms valued at $50 and $00 per acre, joins railroad, on nearly level pike to Fulton, (2 miles) county seat of Calla way county, Mo., population 5,000, Amer ican, with three colleges, and two state institutions, representing a cost of one and one-lialf million dollars, a beautiful city and country, soil very productive, with an abundance of coal and lime stone and Are clay handy. 25 miles north of the capitol, 100 miles west of St. Louis on the Chicago and Alton Ry. Price .$17 per acre. A snap. Writo quick to owner. H. F. CuuitiK, Linevillo, Iowa. Dress Goods We are showing the best line of dress goods we ever had on display.lt embraces all the little details for the dress and makes it an ideal place to trade. The quality of our goods cannot be beat and our prices are always as low as first-class goods can be bought fon Our buyer has just returned from a 10 days visit to the mar kets in Chicago and brought home one of the swellest lines of Dress and Walking Skirts 25 of the best varieties, new and old, thrifty and $4.00 per 1,000. ever brought to Leon and we invite the ladies to call and look at this line whether you are readv to buy or not you are welcome. MILLINERY Our buyer is Chicago this week selecting one of prettiest lines of fashionable millinery. Dame fashion has made many changes in the creation of ladies' hats and we expect to be in touch with fashion's favoritss. We invite you call, if only to look, at this brilliant display of fancy millinery. THOMPSON ..WARNER... 1 DECATUR CITY NURSERY Fine Strawberry Plants We have a complete line of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, etc., to go at a low price. Our fruit trees are as fine as can be grown. We guarantee every tree we sell to you this fall to grow one year, if any die we will replace them free of charge. We replace spring setting a,t price. Anyone that lost trees bought of us last spring can get them this fall if they wish at price. We have a block of 30,000 apple trees on new land and have not had a tree dug out of them. No culs. Your choice in 5 to 7 feet, any variety .. .each i2|c, per 100 $12.00 Your choice in 4 to 5 feet, any variety each 10c, per 100 10.00 Your choice in 3 to 4 feet, any variety each 8c, per 100 Ask for prices on other stock. Special prices on large orders. 'Phone 25 E. MOORE, Prop. License to Wed. Henry C. Overholtzer 20 Florence Gilreath 19 L. D. Willis 23 Susie Fogelman 17 -v Notice. On account of the old settlers reunion to be held at Caster's park, Loon, Iowa, September 1st to 4th I will sell 11 tickets for §1. These tickets are not good on any hack or omnibus,, only those of tho Leon Bus Line. Tickets on sale at L. P. Van Werdon's, W. C. Stem pel's, Wm. Alexander's and W. E. Myer's drug stores. Our record of the past will be our guarantee for tho fu ture. If you want prompt and courteous treatment ride with the Leon Bus Line. G. B. Daughkkty, 51-3t Prop, "At Pike's Peak." "At Pikes Peak" which will bo present ed at Van Werden's Opera House next Friday has gained a big following in all the cities where it was presented last seasoni playing as it did to big houses every where. It contains a strong and well developed plot the climaxes are all striking and cleverly arranged and the scenic investure is unusually elabo rate. The characters composing the drama require acting of high order and the company is a more than ordinary capable one. The press everywhere speak in the highest terms of tho pro duction. "At Pike's Peak" should in terest tfie best theatre goers. Seats on sale at Van Worden's. Idleness is the post-graduato course of worth lessness. clean. Price 50c per 100 or =, 1 iv, 5 DECATUR CITY NURSERY 11 0 ,s.y I I v: m: 5 ft 0 f4 ""A 'V-ls '11 1V \0-'v, iff /#." Wr4 1l1" *& 1 Iff* lip j4t. •4L