Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, March 5, l903 FRANK WHITE was operated on Friday afternoon at the Sanitarium of Dr. Bertha A. Greer for an Ankeylosed knee caused by an injury received in his childhood. Dr. Layton of Leon was the operating surgeon; he was assisted by Dr. A. Brown of Leon, and Drs. Horner, Wright and the Doctors Greer of Lamoni. Dr. Greenman of Kellerton, was also in attendance as a looker on. The operation is known as a resection of the knee joint, and consisted in taking away the knee cap and cutting a section of the bone above and below the joint away, so as to let the leg straighten, with the idea of growing them together and giving FRANK a straight, but stiff leg. We are told by those present the operation was most skillfully performed, and that FRANK has every prospect of soon being able to get around without the aid of the crutch that he has had to use for so long. Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert August 22, 2003

Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, March 12, l903 F.W. SEARS and L.D. GARBER, of Center Township, went to Des Moines Monday to attend the big Bigglar Short-Horn cattle sale. FRED GIBSON returned Thursday to his home at Renfrow, Okla., after spending ten days in this city looking after business matters. MRS. WESLEY CHEW, of Decatur City, came last Friday for a visit at the home of her parents, MR. and MRS. S.H. LOREY, in this city. MISS ETTA TROUT, one of Decatur County's best school teachers, left last Thursday for Salem, Oregon, where she will engage in teaching. J.M. HARMON and daughter, who had been attending the funeral of G.N. TALLMAN, returned Tuesday to their home near Blockley. HENRY BINNING, of Big Piney, Wyo., who is visiting relatives and friends at Grand river, was shaking hands with Leon friends Tuesday. MRS. REBECCA ROGERS returned to her home at Garden Grove Saturday after a visit in this city at the home of MRS. THOMAS PHIPPS. MESDAMES CLAUDE TURPIN and S.A. EDWARDS, of Pleasanton, came Tuesday to visit their parents, MR. and MRS. E. SPENCER, south of town. Little MISS FERN BRANSCOMBE returned to her home in Van Wert, after a pleasant visit at the home of her aunt, MRS. LAURA ALLARD. ED COFFIN, who is engaged in selling nursery stock in Nebraska, dropped in Friday night for a short visit with his friends in this city. MRS. LUCY RAY returned Friday from Chicago, where she selected an unusually large stock of new spring millinery for her store in this city. MRS. FRANK WARRINGTON and baby returned Thursday to their home at Garden Grove after a short visit in this city at the home of FRANK MANNING. MISS BESSIE MCBEE returned Thursday to her home at Davis City after a visit of several weeks in this city at the home of her aunt, MRS. DOC OSBORN. I.J. SHOWALTER and family, who have resided in this city for a couple of years, departed Thursday for Grant City, Mo., where they expect to locate. MRS. ERASTUS CAMPBELL, who has been visiting at the home of her sister, MRS. N.M. JOHNSON, east of town, returned Saturday to her home at Saline, Mo. MESDAMES MARY LANE and CORA LITTLE and baby, who have been visiting the family of C.R. HARP in Leon, went to Pleasanton yesterday for a visit. MR. and MRS. M.F. TROGDEN arrived on the early train Monday morning, called here by the serious illness of MRS. TROGDEN's father, MR. JAMES FARNES. MR. and MRS. W.V. WALLER returned Tuesday to their home in Omaha, having been in attendance at the funeral of the former's father, REV. THOMAS WALLER. County Surveyor JASON M. HOLLINGER returned Saturday to his home at Spring Valley, after being engaged in official duties in this vicinity for several days. MRS. A.J. HIATT, of north of town, returned Tuesday from Conrad, Iowa, where she had been called by the illness of a relative. Her sisters, MESDAMES LIZZIE COLES, of Oklahoma City, and MRS. VINA RITTER, of Sullivan, Ill., accompanied her home for a visit. W.M. HAMILTON and wife, of Blockley, were Leon visitors Monday. They were accompanied by their daughter, MRS. INEZ PATTERSON, of Clearmont, Wyo., who was here on a visit, but returned home yesterday. MR. PATTERSON is foreman of a large cattle ranch near Clearmont. SAM EVANS came in last Thursday evening for a visit with relatives and friends in Woodland Township. He left this county a couple of years ago, locating in Oklahoma, but has recently moved to Burton County, Missouri, where he will farm. SAM is looking well and is pleased with his location. MRS. JAMES PARSONS, of Pleasanton, who has been visiting the past week in this city at the home of her brother, ISAAC GATTON, departed Saturday for Wick, Iowa; MR. PARSONS having been transferred as section foreman to that place at an increased salary. JIM is a steady fellow and the railroad evidently appreciates his services. ED H. SHARP, who holds the position of messenger for the Inter-State Commerce committee at Washington, arrived home Saturday. ED thinks there is no place like Leon, and always hikes out from Washington as quick as he can. He says the season just closed by the House was the tamest one he ever saw. ED will put in the time until next fall looking after his farms, legal business and other properties in this county. Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert August 24, 2003

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