The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-08
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q Mrs. Jas. Estes was on the sick list "A
part of last week;
Capt. jeff Miller had business IN Leon
one day last week.
Rev. Quick occupied the pulpit at the
South church Sunday.
ID. Anderson, Fred Estes and ]. w.
Bicknell took horses to GAINESVILLE last
Thursday to sell.
Mrs. Merely, wife Of Rev. w. G. More
ly, arrived from Kansas Thursday. He
preceded her here some time and had
the property south of town which he
has rented for the year comfortably ar
ranged.
Mrs. w. 7. Hartsook arrived SATURDAY.
noon from Des Moines where she had
been visiting relatives and friends for a
few days.
Prof. l.. B. Jackson Sundayed with
his mother in Leon.
While drawing water from well last
week, VIM. Burch lost his watch in the
we'll. He got it the next day by bailing
the water out.
VIM. Horn and family arrived from
Kansas Wednesday evening to locate on
their farm south of town which ne pur-
chased from Melvin McGrew last year.
VIM. brought two cars of stock, house
hold and farming utinsels.
Attorney j. F. Duff, of Princeton, had
business here one day last week.
Evert Hamilton, son of VIM. Hamil-
ton north of town, made a bad stroke
with the ak last week and let the blade
strike the shin bone Of his left leg.
p. r. Barr and cousin Miss Gretta, Of
Spring Valley, were here one day last
week visiting Mrs. Lucy keshlear.
We are sorry to hear of the illness of
Q. w. Barr of near Spring Valley, and
hope he is not so bad as it was report.
ed.
Miss Silvia Vandel, of La moni, is here
visiting the family of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Leeper.
d. f. Sneathen went to Decatur Mon
day to learn the particulars of l. w.
Covington's death.
VIM. McNeley and family departed
last Wednesday for Aus tin, Mimi, to
make their future home. We wish them
success in their new field and hope thew
will soon return.
j. N. Painter transacted business in
Leon Thursday.
| G. Van Dyke and family left for south
ern Missouri Monday. They moved
here about two years ago and the peo-
pie had become very much attached to
them.
Mistaken identity usually results in
hard feelings. One day last week as
Orlando Henderson was coming in town
in front of Capt. Miller's he espied
| Scuba" Caps watch dog by the side of
the street Orlando thought the dog
his, so drove down in town and hitched
Getting rope, he retraced his steps to
where Cuba was, tied the rope around
his neck and proceeded to take him
away. Capt. followed and remonstrat.
ed and threatened, if the dog was not
turned loose, but Orlando protested,
claiming it was his dog. Finally his
Honor, Royal Richardson, was called
upon to issue the necessary papers for
his dog. Henderson gave up the dog,
but declaring it was his. Capt. had
raised the dog from infancy.
Mrs. Lucy Keshlear visited her father,
G. w. Barr, near Spring Valley last
week.
B. r. NIcGirr and DIR. j. B. Bennett
had business in Davis City last Thurs
day evening.
DR.. l. NJ. Lovett, of Lineville, was
here last week.
NJ. NJ. Shaw, Of Van Vert was here on
business Tuesday.
VIM. Mullinnix, salesman, Of Line
vile, was here Tuesday on his way to
n fathsf, br. Mullinnix, living where v Cap an.
Miller now lives. Billy's old friends
we're glad to see him again and give
him warm handshake.
| Tho nows of fhs, c,1dIop .1oofb of I
| w. Covington at Decatur last Thursday
cast gloom of sadness over our little
city. He was one Of our enterprising
and prosperous merchants until the
big fire Of '95, destroying nearly all his
goods, Gripping him financially, and
In year or two had to retire from busl.
ness, going into the store with his bro
ther Sam at Grand River, and from
there to Decatur last December. His
family and relatives have the tenderest
sympathy of their many friends here in
this their sad hour of bereavement.
Mrs. Anna Wilson, Of Leon, was
down here on visit to relatives Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Joan Anderson closed success
full term of school of six months at the
NIofiett school house last Friday. She
goes Wednesday to Emmerson to teach
two months term. Miss Joan is one
of Decatur county's best primary teach.
ers and her services are in demand
wherever she is known.
Grandpa" Reese is lying very low
with partial stroke of paralysis at the
home of his son.in-law, ]. G. Early.
Mr.. Reese has almost reached the four
score mile post while travelling through
this life, and it is feared he will not
rally from this affection
Next Monday will be election of
school directors for independent school
districts. Casually looking at this it
seems Insignificant, but in reality it is
the most important election held. 1t
means more to your children than the
election of U. S. president, therefore
look well for your candidates. Elect
men who are friends to education. If a
candidate that wants less months of
school, less pay for teachers, takes no
interest in identifying the school house
building or grounds, defeat him by all
honorable means, for, perhaps, he will
ruin the greatest opportunity of your
boy or your girl, by wanting to give less
advantages which this great State of
Iowa extends IN the nnor and rich