The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Grand River.
A fine rain Saturday.

SchOOl Is progressing under the man
agement of Prof. Sullivan, Miss Ella Nc
kee and Miss Ella Rogers, the schoo
being well attended in all three depart
ments. The furnace will be replaced b,
a new one.
Pat Griffin was Leon visitor las
saturday.
| The walls of the first story of Coving
tons new brick store are up and worl
will begin on the upper story this week
1t has been going up very slow but is
good wall. Warner says it is wonderful
how patient men are when they worl
| by the hour; they slide gently dow,
the stream Of time to the heaven of paw
And when they run saw on nail the,
take plenty Of time and patiently file i
again, never making complaint. The,
are the most genial and accommodating
fellows one ever meets when they worl
by the day even doing the draying.
| Swjtzer's hall is nearly ready for tn,
public at last.
Bryant & Gilreath have their new
store open to the public and hav,
Everything new and neat. They solici
a share of the public's patronage.
Grand River is in need of more dwell
ing houses and mill, There is SOM
talk of new bank and new dru,
store. Let the good work 20 on.
Jas. Daughton shipped two cars o
cattle Saturday.
| The new depot will soon be compile,
ed.
]. E. Leeper had business here las
week.
). F. Gill, republican candidate 70
county auditor, was here last weel
looking after his interests. He is
pleasant gentleman to meet and look
like an intelligent man who has tn
ability to run the Office to which he as
pires. But We who know honest Geo
Cartwright will be only too glad to Civ
our vote to 90 81 pn.r "a ,.nn. ArGsae se
ought TO De elected by good majority.
>. ID. Crees sports new buggy. The
boys say he sits up with it.
John Boyd had well dug.
Miss Hattie Briner left Saturday for
Omaha where she has secured position
in the Boston store. She will be great
ly missed by her friends.
N. b. Eaves sports bran new phaton
which is one of the most handsome in
this part of this country.
Mrs. Robert Snyder spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. H. H. Young, east of
town.
Fred Ticknor left for st. Louis last
week, where he will purchase his fall
stock of goods.
J. H. Edwards shipped car of horses
last week.
Mr.. Cochrane, the Fidelity insurance
adjuster with j. H. Creese settled loss
for Denny Moran Monday, he haying
COW killed some time ago.
George Munyon and wife were Sunday
visitors at J.H. Edwards.
o. B. Spear rode the Woodmen goat
requested to attend next Monday
night, as there will be work and the
camp will give a supper in the near
future for the public in general.
Mis-. r. w. Boeger and children are
visiting her parents IN Monroe county.
Mr.. Boeger is having his house painted
during her absence. w. B. Howard is
doing the work.
One of the carpenters who was work
ing on the depot was killed by the train
at Clarinda Saturday evening as he was
getting home. 1t was very sad acci.
dent as the man hail wife and two
small children. We understand he had
life insurance policy which will prove
blessing 80 far as this worlds goods
are concerned. All men with family
Of small children should carry an insur-
ance policy fol- their protection. You
can get no better protection than the
M. w. A.
Mrs. Cresup, of Bonaparte, is here
and will organize a lodge Of Royal
Neighbors for the ladies of the M. w. A.
Not much is being said on political
questions here as the republicans gen.
orally feel badly knocked out, but once
in while one that doesn't know much;
cuts loose but is very quickly alenced
when he is reminded that his party has
abandoned nearly all their earlier doc
trine. They forget that the republican
party is the free trade party we have
had since '57 for they reduced the tariff
from an average of "a per cent. to an
average of 10 per cent. They were the
best greenback party we ever had for
they issued more greenbacks. They
were the best silver party we ever had
because for they coined more silver.
They were the best income tax
party we ever had because they
gave us the only income tax and
remained in force until 1871, and there
is no firm reason why we should not
have one now unless they value the in
come of the rich more than the lives of
the poor, for they have drafted men for
the army, why not the pocket-book as
well? But they have shown they love
money better than human blood for
they paid the heroes of the rebellion
in 81. cent dollars while the bond holder
got bis money twice year in gold and
the old soldier who saved the country
and thereby made the bonds worth a
hundred cents on the dollar got his pay
in deprecated currency that was good
enough in time of the greatest danger
the country was ever in, but now silver
lis not good enough in time of peace.
They said in 1888 we hold to the use of
both gold and silver as standard money.
In 1892 the American people from ira
ldition and interest favor bimetallism; in
1895 they wanted it by international
agreement. Now they congratulate the
country that we are on single gold
basis
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